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How to deploy a RAG app (checklist)

Last updated Jul 17, 2026

Pre-flight before customer traffic hits retrieval + chat.

Checklist

API keys server-side only

Embedding model version pinned (index + query)

Vector index version tagged in deploy notes

`/health` checks DB + model reachability

Golden questions pass in staging

Rollback: prior index snapshot or model ID documented

Monitor groundedness / citation rate after cutover

**Try the lesson:** `deploy-rag-app` in Lane D