--- id: procedures.deploy type: procedure layer: L4 title: How to deploy authority: approved owner: operations status: approved durability: operational classification: internal canonical_source: true updated: 2026-08-01T00:00:00Z references: [policies.change-management] applies_to: [operations] --- 1. Confirm the rollback plan exists before starting. 2. Deploy to one region, watch error rates for ten minutes, then continue. 3. Roll back rather than roll forward.