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Operations

The final AI-DLC phase turns a built feature into something shippable and owned. /specforge:operate writes an operations plan for the active feature — and it plans operations, it does not execute deploys (running a real deployment stays an explicit human action).

Step Command Output
Operate /specforge:operate specs/NNN/operations.md — deploy · runbook · observability · rollback · handoff
  • Deployment — ordered steps, migrations, flags/config/secrets, post-deploy verification.
  • Runbook — symptoms → cause → action for likely failures; common ops commands; escalation.
  • Observability — metrics to watch, alert thresholds, where logs/traces live.
  • Rollback — how to revert safely, data/back-compat considerations, roll-back-vs-forward criteria.
  • Handoff & Ownership — owner/on-call, dependencies, known limitations and follow-ups.

The committed operations plan travels with the PR, so on-call gets a runbook instead of tribal knowledge. New operational scope (a monitoring feature, an infra change) is a new /specforge:specify cycle, not something smuggled into the operations plan.