Checklist · · 12 checks
RAG production-readiness checklist
Twelve checks to pass before a retrieval system answers a real user. Tick them locally; progress stays in your browser.
Topic
Operations
6 entries.
Entries
Article · · 1 min read
What an AI gateway actually costs to run
The operational bill for one gateway in front of a dozen tool servers, including the costs nobody budgets for.
Failure story · · 1 min read
The retrieval cache that served stale policies
A well-meaning cache in front of retrieval kept answering from last quarter's HR policy for eleven days.
Explainer · · 2 min read
Nothing broke, and the system is still getting worse
Drift is quiet by construction. SLOs and a standing review are what make it audible.
Explainer · · 2 min read
You cannot roll back a prompt you never versioned
AI failures cross model, prompt, retrieval, tool and data boundaries. The runbook and the rollback controls have to as well.
Explainer · · 2 min read
The 3am agent run that nobody is watching
Scheduled agent work fails quietly by default. Traces, release gates and a runbook are what make it fail loudly.