rollback

Coordinate deployment rollback with pre-flight checks and health verification.

Updated Dec 21, 2018
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/dhnt/dhnt --skill rollback-dhnt
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Skill: rollback
Source: https://github.com/dhnt/dhnt/tree/main/catalog/md/deploy/rollback
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/dhnt/dhnt --skill rollback-dhnt

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

Prevents prolonged outages and compounding incidents by guiding teams to roll back a misbehaving release to the previous known-good version.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Rollback with clear pre-flight checks: verifies the issue is a deployment regression, identifies the previous good version, and confirms the correct rollback mechanism (kubectl, Helm, redeploy tag, or migration-aware revert).
  • Execution and verification workflow: communicates first, performs the documented rollback, waits for health/readiness recovery, and confirms error rate and symptom resolution.
  • Safety and accountability guardrails: locks down the bad version to avoid accidental redeploys and captures a timeline for post-mortem action.

Quick Start

Ask your AI to generate a rollback plan for a production release that is failing health checks after a recent deploy, including rollback mechanism selection and post-rollback verification steps.

Frequently Asked Questions about rollback

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I roll back a bad Kubernetes deployment to restore service during an incident?

Rolling back a bad Kubernetes deployment requires pre-flight validation to confirm the regression, selecting the correct rollback mechanism like kubectl or Helm, executing the revert, and verifying post-rollback health checks resolve the errors.

What pre-flight checks are needed before reverting a production release?

Before reverting a production release, pre-flight checks verify the issue is a deployment regression, identify the previous good version, confirm the correct rollback mechanism, and assess optional data-migration risks to prevent compounding incidents.

Does Helm rollback work for fixing failing production health checks after a deploy?

Helm rollback works for fixing failing production health checks by reverting to the previous good release. You must execute the rollback, wait for readiness recovery, and confirm error rates and symptoms are fully resolved.

How do I handle data-migration risks when reverting a misbehaving deployment?

Handling data-migration risks when reverting a misbehaving deployment requires a migration-aware revert. Pre-flight validation assesses these risks to ensure the rollback restores service stability without causing data loss or corruption.

What is the best way to lock down a bad version to prevent accidental redeploys during incident response?

The best way to lock down a bad version during incident response is applying safety guardrails after executing the rollback. This prevents accidental redeploys and captures a timeline for post-mortem action to ensure accountability.