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A chat-triggered deploy is not a release train. Replace prompt-and-hope promotion with an owned pipeline: locked dependencies, reviewable diffs, preview environments that expire cleanly, and a deliberate production step that keeps a rollback artifact warm.
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CodeCross LLC’s CI/CD checklist for vibe-coded products replaces prompt-and-hope deploys with an owned pipeline: lint and test gates, preview environments per change, and deliberate production promotion with rollback. We map Lovable, Bolt, Rork, and v0 exit paths onto Git-hosted CI so founders review diffs—not regenerated screens—before traffic moves. Intent is pipeline, preview, and promotion discipline for vibe apps, not rewriting the product UI.
Why preview-deploy fails as a train
Generator deploys feel fast because they skip branch hygiene, secret injection, and a reversible promote. That speed becomes untraceable churn the first week real users depend on the app.
If the only record of a change is a chat transcript, nobody can say what shipped. Git-hosted CI makes the delta visible before traffic moves.
Disposable WebContainer sessions and prompt-loop regenerations are not preview environments. Previews should live on owned hosting and expire cleanly.
Config shape should match. Credentials must not. Reusing production keys in a branch preview is how a throwaway URL becomes an incident.
Main should require review. Production should be a deliberate step with a named artifact — not “the founder clicked deploy from chat.”
The train
Size the pipeline to MVP reality. Locked dependencies, checks on the pull request, a preview per change, required review, and a promote that keeps rollback warm.
01
Extract or already-owned code lives in Git you admin. Lockfiles are committed. CI — not a laptop — installs them.
02
Lint, typecheck, and the tests that cover sign-in and the primary write. A red check blocks merge. A green check is not a ship.
03
Each change gets a URL on hosting you control, with production-like config minus production secrets, and a TTL so abandoned branches die.
04
After smoke on preview or staging, a named person promotes a versioned build. The previous artifact stays reachable. Tie this step to the ship checklist.
How to
Move from prompt-deploy to a Git-hosted pipeline. The output is reviewable, reversible promotion — not a redesigned UI.
Step 01
Export or already-owned source lands in an organization repository. Lock dependencies. Give a second human access so the train does not live on one laptop.
Step 02
Run lint, typecheck, and the smallest test set that covers sign-in and the primary write. Require a green check before merge. Size the suite to MVP reality.
Step 03
Each branch or PR gets a URL on owned hosting. Use the same config shape as production, different secrets, and an expiry so abandoned previews do not linger.
Step 04
A second pair of eyes reads the diff — not a regenerated screenshot. Main is the candidate line, not a chat-triggered production push.
Step 05
After smoke on preview or staging, promote a versioned build. Keep the prior artifact warm. Tie the promote to the ship checklist so CI/CD and release gates stay aligned.
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Internals
Stay inside the vibe-coding cluster, or open booking and the Austin money page.
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Shared intents, checklists, and the eight builder packs.
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Release, store, and rollback after the train exists.
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Keep secrets out of the pipeline and the client bundle.
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Stand the pipeline up in week one, or hear why it can wait.
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Preview links and generator deploys hide branch hygiene, secret injection, and rollback. CodeCross LLC’s checklist makes every change reviewable and reversible so vibe velocity does not become untraceable production churn.
Locked dependencies, automated checks on pull requests, a preview URL per branch or PR, required review before main, and a production promotion step that is not “merge and pray.” We size gates to MVP reality—enough discipline to sleep, not enterprise theater.
Previews should mirror production config shape (minus production secrets), use owned hosting, and expire cleanly—unlike disposable WebContainer sessions or prompt-loop regenerations. CodeCross LLC designs preview → staging → production promotion so v0/Next and extracted Lovable/Bolt repos behave like real software trains.
After smoke on preview or staging, changelog ownership, and a named rollback artifact—not after a founder clicks deploy from chat. We tie production promotion to the ship checklist so CI/CD and release gates stay aligned; book via /book when the pipeline must stand up in week one.
Bring the repo and the current preview URL. In thirty minutes we will name the missing gate — checks, preview, review, or rollback — or tell you the train is already safe to use.
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