Production Readiness PR Gatekeeper

Production Readiness PR Gatekeeper evaluates whether a pull request is safe to ship, not just whether the code compiles. It checks for missing tests, risky migrations, observability gaps, rollback concerns, feature flags, and operational hazards that could make a release painful. The prompt is useful when teams need a final review before deployment and want a consistent, repeatable decision framework.

This template is built for release managers, staff engineers, and tech leads who need a practical merge readiness assessment. It organizes feedback around deployment risk, blast radius, rollback strategy, and monitoring. That makes it easier to decide whether to approve, request changes, or require follow-up work. Use it when the cost of a bad release is high and you need more than a basic code review.

Customize by adding {{CODE_DIFF}}, the environment in {{ENVIRONMENT}}, and your release criteria in {{RELEASE_CRITERIA}}. If your organization uses feature flags, migrations, or canary deploys, include those constraints in {{DEPLOYMENT_MODEL}}. The prompt returns a readiness verdict plus a checklist of gaps and mitigation steps. For best results, combine it with a test coverage review so functional and operational risk are both covered before release.