Deployment Patterns

AI agents should be deployed like production applications: isolated, observable, configurable, and reversible.

Public-Safe Patterns

Build immutable containers for application code.
Use reverse proxies for TLS, routing, and headers.
Separate local, staging, and production environments.
Load secrets at runtime from a secret manager.
Add health checks for app readiness and dependencies.
Emit traces and logs without leaking prompt secrets or customer data.
Keep internal topology and private endpoints out of public docs.

Environment Separation

Local development should be fast and disposable. Production should use explicit configuration, durable storage, backups, access controls, and auditability.

Operational Principle

The deployment should make the safe path the default: no hardcoded credentials, no private hostnames in public guides, and no reliance on manual state that is invisible to version control.

Related pages: Infisical Secrets and Langfuse Observability.