quantum-ai/DEVELOPMENT_WORKFLOW.md

🚀 Development Workflow - Quick Reference

Current Branch Strategy

main (production) ← Railway Auto-Deploy ON
│
├── staging (pre-production) ← Railway Staging Environment  
│   │
│   └── development (active development) ← Railway Auto-Deploy OFF

📋 Daily Development Workflow

1. Start New Work

# Always start from development branch
git checkout development
git pull origin development

# Create feature branch (optional but recommended)
git checkout -b feature/your-feature-name

2. Make Changes & Test

# Make your changes
# Test locally
python manage.py runserver

# Use subagents for specialized tasks:
# - "Create new agent" → agent-architect subagent
# - "Fix Django error" → django-debugger subagent  
# - "Security review" → security-auditor subagent
# - "Optimize template" → template-optimizer subagent

3. Commit to Development

# Commit your changes
git add .
git commit -m "✨ Add your feature description"

# Push to development (safe - no auto-deploy)
git push origin development

4. Test on Staging (When Ready)

# Merge to staging for testing
git checkout staging
git merge development
git push origin staging

# This deploys to Railway staging environment
# Test at: https://staging-quantumtaskai.railway.app

5. Deploy to Production (Manual Approval Required)

# Only when staging tests pass
# Create Pull Request: staging → main
# Requires approval before merging
# Auto-deploys to production after merge

🛡️ Safety Features

✅ What's Protected

• main branch: Requires PR approval, auto-deploys to production
• Railway production: Only deploys from main branch
• Accidental deployments: Prevented by branch protection

✅ What's Safe

• development branch: No auto-deployment, safe for experimentation
• feature branches: No auto-deployment, safe for testing
• Local testing: Always safe with python manage.py runserver

🚨 Emergency Procedures

Hotfix Critical Production Bug

git checkout main
git checkout -b hotfix/critical-fix
# Make minimal fix
git checkout main
git merge hotfix/critical-fix
git push origin main  # Deploys immediately

Rollback Production

# Option 1: Git rollback
git checkout main
git reset --hard HEAD~1
git push --force-with-lease origin main

# Option 2: Railway dashboard rollback
# Use Railway UI to rollback to previous deployment

📞 Quick Commands

Development Server

./run_dev.sh  # Quick start with migrations
python manage.py runserver  # Manual start

Testing

python manage.py check --deploy  # Production readiness
python tests/test_agent_name.py  # Test specific agent

Documentation

./scripts/update_docs_manual.sh  # Update documentation
/update-docs  # Claude Code slash command

Branch Protection

./scripts/setup_branch_protection.sh  # Setup GitHub protections

🎯 Key Points

1. Development branch = Safe zone - No auto-deployment
2. Staging branch = Test environment - Deploys to staging
3. Main branch = Production - Requires approval, auto-deploys
4. All new work should start on development branch
5. Subagents available for specialized development tasks
6. Auto-documentation updates with each commit

🔗 Related Documentation

• Complete Deployment Control Guide
• Subagents Guide
• Auto-Documentation System
• Railway Deployment Guide

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Remember: development branch is your safe space - experiment freely! 🧪