12 micro-topics in Reliability & Operations, each with the evidence that proves you have it and the written reason behind every link. Before you start, it rests on 8 other domains. Downstream, it holds up 6 domains.
12 topics · depth 0–11 of 16 · 10 internal links · 9 in · 6 out
Load-bearing links first. Each one says what in this domain rests on what outside it, and why.
2 links
Automate workflows with CI rests on Manage remotes
Workflows are triggered by pushes to a remote.
Gate merges on checks rests on Open and review pull requests
Checks block a merge.
1 link
Deploy a frontend with previews rests on Route with the file system
You deploy an application that routes.
1 link
Run a production readiness review rests on Configure alerts
Readiness includes verified monitoring.
1 link
Containerize an application rests on Read a dependency manifest
An image installs a project's declared dependencies.
1 link
Containerize an application rests on Write and run a shell script
A Dockerfile is a build script.
1 link
Manage secrets and environment config rests on Manage environment variables
Configuration reaches the process as environment.
1 link
Run a production readiness review rests on Implement content safety filters
Safety measures are part of the launch review.
1 link
Gate merges on checks rests on Unit test JavaScript
A gate needs something worth blocking on.
In prerequisite order. Each idea names the artifact that closes it, the market demand that put it on the map, and what it stands on.
Depth 0 · conceptual · scaffolded · M12 §12.4
Decouples deploy from release
Flags separate release from the deploy you automated.
Depth 5 · representational · unassisted · M12 §12.2
Writes jobs, steps and triggers
Manage remotes · Version Control
Workflows are triggered by pushes to a remote.
Depth 6 · meta · unassisted · M12 §12.3
Requires green status before merge
Gates are required checks from workflows.
Open and review pull requests · Version Control
Checks block a merge.
Unit test JavaScript · Frontend Testing
A gate needs something worth blocking on.
Depth 7 · procedural · unassisted · M24 §24.1
Writes a Dockerfile with multi-stage builds
Read a dependency manifest · Package Managers
An image installs a project's declared dependencies.
Write and run a shell script · Shell Scripting
A Dockerfile is a build script.
Depth 7 · procedural · unassisted · M12 §12.1
Ships preview and production deployments
Route with the file system · Next.js
You deploy an application that routes.
Depth 8 · procedural · unassisted · M24 §24.1
Composes app, database and dependencies
Composition orchestrates images.
Depth 8 · meta · scaffolded · M24 §24.1
Cuts build time and surface area
Optimization operates on a working image.
Depth 8 · procedural · unassisted · M24 §24.2
Configures service, scaling and secrets
You deploy a container.
Depth 9 · conceptual · unassisted · M24 §24.2
Separates configuration from code safely
Deploy a container to a managed runtime
Secrets are supplied to a deployed service.
Manage environment variables · Shell Configuration
Configuration reaches the process as environment.
Depth 9 · meta · scaffolded · M12 §12.4
Ships on merge with a defined path to production
Deployment follows a passing gate.
Deploy a container to a managed runtime
Automation deploys to a target you can deploy to manually.
Depth 10 · meta · scaffolded · M12 §12.4
Reverts a bad release quickly
Rollback reverses a deployment.
Depth 11 · meta · scaffolded · M24 §24.4
Verifies security, performance, monitoring and docs
A readiness review asks whether you can undo.
Configure alerts · Observability
Readiness includes verified monitoring.
Implement content safety filters · AI Safety & Governance
Safety measures are part of the launch review.
Everything downstream that names an idea here as a prerequisite, grouped by where it lives.
1 link
Gate changes on evals rests on Automate workflows with CI
The gate runs in CI.
1 link
Run an AI incident response rests on Roll back safely
Containment usually means reverting.
1 link
Build a portfolio of shipped work rests on Automate deployment
Shipped beats built.
1 link
Manage lifespan and pooling rests on Manage secrets and environment config
Startup is where credentials are loaded.
1 link
Define rollback boundaries rests on Roll back safely
Reversibility is the same discipline applied to agent actions.
1 link
Set performance thresholds rests on Automate workflows with CI
A threshold becomes useful when CI enforces it.
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