DEPLOYMENT REVIEW CHECKLIST Innovate with Ajay | Quick-start companion Release: ___________________ Reviewer: ___________________ Date: _________ FUNCTIONALITY [ ] Core journeys work with real expected inputs. [ ] Empty, loading, error and success states are understandable. [ ] No success message appears before the external action succeeds. [ ] Broken links, downloads and navigation have been checked. APPLICATION SECURITY [ ] Secrets remain server-side and outside version control. [ ] Input validation runs on the server. [ ] Authentication and authorization are tested separately. [ ] Output is safely encoded or escaped. [ ] External requests use trusted destinations. [ ] Abuse controls are appropriate for public endpoints. QUALITY [ ] Mobile and keyboard operation work. [ ] Focus is visible and form labels are present. [ ] Images have appropriate alternative text. [ ] Performance is measured on representative pages. [ ] Metadata, canonicals, sitemap and redirects are correct. AI-SPECIFIC CHECKS (WHEN RELEVANT) [ ] Representative quality tests are recorded. [ ] Untrusted retrieved content cannot authorize tool actions. [ ] Consequential actions require appropriate review. [ ] Timeouts, spending limits and fallback behaviour are defined. OPERATIONS [ ] Production configuration is documented. [ ] Data migrations and backups have an owner. [ ] Logs avoid unnecessary personal information. [ ] Rollback has been tested or reviewed. [ ] An incident contact and monitoring process are defined. [ ] Known limitations are documented for the operator. This is a starting point, not a comprehensive security certification. https://innovatewithajay.com/contact