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# Go-live Checklist

Use this checklist before production rollout.

#### Environment and secrets

* [ ] Separate API keys for dev/staging/prod
* [ ] Standard keys for runtime; **MIGRATION** keys only for historical import
* [ ] All keys stored in secure environment variables or secret manager
* [ ] No secrets committed to code repository

#### Integration quality

* [ ] Tokenize on write paths validated
* [ ] `entityId` set for profile grouping where needed
* [ ] Detokenize only in approved workflows
* [ ] `reason` provided for detokenization calls
* [ ] Bulk endpoints used for high-volume operations

#### Legacy data migration

* [ ] Migration mode activated and budget sized for export cell count
* [ ] `veilio-migrate.mjs` tested on sample CSV with `--dry-run`
* [ ] Checkpoint/resume tested (`--resume`) for large files
* [ ] Migration key rotated or revoked after import completes

#### Organizations (if team sharing)

* [ ] Organization created before owner Stripe subscription (Pro+ for 2+ people)
* [ ] Column policies defined per dataset
* [ ] VIEWER whitelist reviewed if using invite-only read access

#### Reliability

* [ ] Retry strategy implemented for `429` and transient `5xx`
* [ ] Monitoring and alerts on error rates
* [ ] Integration load tests completed

#### Security and operations

* [ ] API key rotation process documented
* [ ] Incident response runbook created
* [ ] Access permissions reviewed (least privilege)
* [ ] Shred strategy defined (per-token, bulk, `entityId` profile)
* [ ] Dataset public share link TTL policy reviewed
* [ ] Offboarding path documented (export data + logs before delete)

#### Business readiness

* [ ] Support team trained on token-based workflows
* [ ] Compliance stakeholders validated process
* [ ] Rollback plan documented
* [ ] Billing model confirmed (Stripe self-service vs Enterprise invoice)

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Make sure to validate all your tests before moving to production.
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