verification

Pre-release verification checks for backend and frontend changes are standardized by running a defined checklist before declaring work complete. These checks validate boot sequences, endpoint responses, authentication, CORS, and contract alignment to ensure release readiness.

Contract alignment verification validates request and response shapes and error formats against the defined contract. This documentation-driven approach ties verification steps to design notes for auditability.

Smoke checks verify application boot and core paths by booting the application and ensuring endpoints respond as expected. This confirms the application starts correctly and core functionality is accessible.

Documentation is required to run pre-release verification checks with full auditability. The verification process is documentation-driven, tying verification steps to documented design and implementation notes.

Verification covers database migrations and authentication boundaries by ensuring migrations apply cleanly and confirming authentication and authorization behave as intended across security boundaries.

CI verification prevents it works on my machine issues by codifying standardized pre-release checks across backend, frontend, migrations, and security boundaries to ensure consistent release readiness.