What to automate first
On every pull request: lint, typecheck, and unit tests for critical domain logic.
On main branch: build production bundle and deploy to staging automatically.
Production deploys should be one click or tag-based, with a visible changelog.
Environments
At minimum: preview (per PR), staging, production. Preview URLs help design and QA review.
Seed staging with realistic (not production) data.
Feature flags decouple deploy from release for safer rollouts.
Common pitfalls
Flaky tests erode trust; fix or delete them quickly.
Long pipelines encourage skipping CI; parallelize and cache dependencies.
Do not store secrets in workflow files; use platform secret stores.
Our stack habits
GitHub Actions or Vercel integrations work well for Next.js products we ship.
We document deploy steps so client teams can own infra after handoff.
CI/CD is part of every Clykur milestone, not a phase-two afterthought.
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