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Dependency check
Verifying upstream services — embedding API, vector DB, secrets — before accepting user traffic.
#When to use
Readiness probes, pre-flight startup scripts, and synthetic monitoring for RAG stacks.
#When not to
Checking every optional analytics sink on the critical path — tier dependencies by impact.
#Example
Startup fails fast if `PINECONE_HOST` unreachable; runtime readiness drops when error rate >5% for 2m.