What shipped, where, and how it is doing
Recent deployments and their status, tracked and summarized so 'did it go out?' stops being a question
- Runs while your laptop is closed
- Reports in Littlebird and by email
- Free plan includes 5 routines
Five deploys have gone out since yesterday morning, and four are holding steady.
- Production: the new onboarding flow and the search fix shipped at 4:15 PM yesterday, and both are holding.
- Staging: two config changes from Sam Ortiz went out overnight, and both are holding.
- Worth a look: Casey Reed's billing update reached staging at 9:30 PM, and two error alerts have fired since then.
The problem
In a busy pipeline, deploys blur together: staging got it Tuesday, prod maybe Thursday, and the hotfix went somewhere at some point. Ask three engineers, get three answers.
The answer is technically recorded in five systems. Reading five systems is nobody's job, so the answer is technically recorded and practically unknown.
What it does
This routine tracks your recent deployments and their status: what shipped, to where, and whether it is holding.
One answer, current, on schedule. Release conversations start from facts instead of archaeology.
Try the prompt
Copy it into a new Littlebird routine, then set the days and times that fit your schedule
- Open Littlebird and go to Routines. Open the menu next to New Routine and choose Set up manually.
- Paste the prompt into Instructions, then set the days and time under Run.
- Littlebird runs it on schedule from then on. You can pause or edit it anytime. Auto-pause is on by default and pauses it if reports go unread.
You can also choose Create with Littlebird and describe the routine in chat.
Every morning list recent deployments and their current status
Why make it a routine?
A skill in an AI chat app can approximate this, if you remember to ask. Copy in your calendar, paste the thread, wait, then carry the answer back out of the chat tab.
Littlebird already has the context: your meetings, your inbox, your calendar, and what was on your screen. The routine runs on schedule whether you remember or not.
It is the same idea without the choreography: the report lands in Littlebird or your inbox instead of a chat window you have to babysit.
Frequently asked questions
Does it watch post-deploy health?
It tracks status signals after the deploy and notes when something looks off. Deep monitoring stays with your observability stack.
How many services can it cover?
As many as your connected repos hold. The summary compresses them into one readable view.
Can it alert me faster?
No. It runs on a daily, weekday, weekly, or monthly schedule, so keep your monitoring tool for real-time alerts.
What does Littlebird charge?
Seventeen dollars a month buys Plus ($20 month-to-month), and the 14-day trial means you can check the fit first. This routine also runs on the free Basic plan, which includes 5 routines.
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