> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.komodor.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Production Readiness & Standards

> Score services and release candidates against production standards, block unsafe releases, and manage evidence-backed waivers.

Production Readiness & Standards decides whether a service is ready to enter or remain in
production. This page explains the standards checks the module runs, the evidence it records, and
how release gates and waivers become reviewable decisions.

## What this module owns

Production standards tend to live across templates, review checklists, and platform knowledge.
That makes readiness depend on who reviews a release and whether they remember every requirement.
This module applies a named standards pack consistently, gathers evidence for every failure, and
routes exceptions through an explicit waiver.

Good looks like every production service carrying an accountable owner, operational evidence, and
a current readiness verdict before traffic depends on it.

## The workflows inside it

This module contains **3 workflows**.

### Pre-release readiness gate

Starts when a release candidate is ready. It selects the standards that apply to the service,
scores the candidate, gathers evidence for each failed standard, and either passes the release,
blocks it, or routes a scoped waiver for approval.

### Standards drift sweep

Runs nightly across production services. It selects the applicable standards for each service,
compares the new score with the previous run, and notifies owners when a service regresses after
its initial release.

### New service onboarding review

Starts from a new-service request. It checks the requirements needed before traffic is enabled,
records the evidence behind the verdict, and creates owned follow-up work for any gaps.

## What it needs connected

| Requirement                 | Why                                                                                   | Where to set it up                                                       |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Source and delivery systems | The module reads release candidates and posts gate results back to the delivery path  | [Built-in integrations](/manage-your-agents/build/built-in-integrations) |
| Service configuration       | Standards are scored against the service's deployment and operational metadata        | [Built-in integrations](/manage-your-agents/build/built-in-integrations) |
| Standards knowledge         | The selected standards pack defines the checks and evidence required for each service | [Knowledge base](/manage-your-agents/build/knowledge-base)               |
| Notification channel        | Owners receive regressions, failed gates, and waiver requests where they work         | [Channels](/manage-your-agents/run/channels)                             |

## Enabling it

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Modules → Overview">
    Production Readiness & Standards appears in the AI Software Operations family with the three
    workflows it contains.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Review the configured module">
    Open the module from your sidebar and choose the standards pack and service scope for each
    workflow.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set gate and waiver policy">
    Choose whether a failing score blocks, warns, or only records a result, then set who may grant
    a waiver and when that waiver expires.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## What you see when it runs

The module lists readiness reviews and standards regressions. Each record shows the service,
standards pack, score, verdict, failed requirements, and evidence collected for each one. A blocked
release that permits an exception carries the requested waiver, approver, and expiry alongside the
original failure.

## Next steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="CI/CD Health & Remediation" href="/modules-and-workflows/ops-automation/ci-cd-pipeline-health">
    Keep the delivery path trustworthy before applying a production gate.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Change Intelligence & Risk Control" href="/modules-and-workflows/ops-automation/change-intelligence">
    Judge the effect of a change after it reaches production.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Approvals" href="/security-and-governance/controls/approvals">
    Control who may approve a waiver or blocked release.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Standards & Guardrails" href="/security-and-governance/controls/standards-guardrails">
    Define the controls that govern production work.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>


## Related topics

- [CI/CD Health & Remediation](/modules-and-workflows/ops-automation/ci-cd-pipeline-health.md)
- [Standards & Guardrails](/security-and-governance/controls/standards-guardrails.md)
- [Modules & workflows](/modules-and-workflows/overview.md)
- [How it works](/security-and-governance/how-it-works.md)
- [Model Evaluation](/manage-your-agents/optimize/model-evaluation.md)