phase-monitor-deploy
Phase agent that watches the post-merge deployment for a ticket. Reads the merge SHA from phase-monitor-merge.json (the signal file phase-monitor-merge writes after `gh pr merge` confirms via REST), subscribes via `catalyst-events wait-for` to deploy events on that SHA, then delegates a live verification check to the /canary skill (gstack). Emits phase.monitor-deploy.complete.<TICKET> on canary success, phase.monitor-deploy.failed.<TICKET> on deploy or canary failure, and phase.monitor-deploy.skipped.<TICKET> when no deploy event arrives before the timeout. Dispatched by the phase-agent orchestrator (CTL-452) via slash command — `user-invocable: true` so the dispatcher's `claude --bg "/catalyst-dev:phase-monitor-deploy ..."` resolves.
Best use case
phase-monitor-deploy is best used when you need a repeatable AI agent workflow instead of a one-off prompt.
Phase agent that watches the post-merge deployment for a ticket. Reads the merge SHA from phase-monitor-merge.json (the signal file phase-monitor-merge writes after `gh pr merge` confirms via REST), subscribes via `catalyst-events wait-for` to deploy events on that SHA, then delegates a live verification check to the /canary skill (gstack). Emits phase.monitor-deploy.complete.<TICKET> on canary success, phase.monitor-deploy.failed.<TICKET> on deploy or canary failure, and phase.monitor-deploy.skipped.<TICKET> when no deploy event arrives before the timeout. Dispatched by the phase-agent orchestrator (CTL-452) via slash command — `user-invocable: true` so the dispatcher's `claude --bg "/catalyst-dev:phase-monitor-deploy ..."` resolves.
Teams using phase-monitor-deploy should expect a more consistent output, faster repeated execution, less prompt rewriting.
When to use this skill
- You want a reusable workflow that can be run more than once with consistent structure.
When not to use this skill
- You only need a quick one-off answer and do not need a reusable workflow.
- You cannot install or maintain the underlying files, dependencies, or repository context.
Installation
Claude Code / Cursor / Codex
Manual Installation
- Download SKILL.md from GitHub
- Place it in
.claude/skills/phase-monitor-deploy/SKILL.mdinside your project - Restart your AI agent — it will auto-discover the skill
How phase-monitor-deploy Compares
| Feature / Agent | phase-monitor-deploy | Standard Approach |
|---|---|---|
| Platform Support | Not specified | Limited / Varies |
| Context Awareness | High | Baseline |
| Installation Complexity | Unknown | N/A |
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this skill do?
Phase agent that watches the post-merge deployment for a ticket. Reads the merge SHA from phase-monitor-merge.json (the signal file phase-monitor-merge writes after `gh pr merge` confirms via REST), subscribes via `catalyst-events wait-for` to deploy events on that SHA, then delegates a live verification check to the /canary skill (gstack). Emits phase.monitor-deploy.complete.<TICKET> on canary success, phase.monitor-deploy.failed.<TICKET> on deploy or canary failure, and phase.monitor-deploy.skipped.<TICKET> when no deploy event arrives before the timeout. Dispatched by the phase-agent orchestrator (CTL-452) via slash command — `user-invocable: true` so the dispatcher's `claude --bg "/catalyst-dev:phase-monitor-deploy ..."` resolves.
Where can I find the source code?
You can find the source code on GitHub using the link provided at the top of the page.
SKILL.md Source
# phase-monitor-deploy
Greenfield phase agent shipped in CTL-451 (Initiative 1 Phase 5). Runs after `phase-pr`
has merged the PR. Subscribes to GitHub `deployment_status` events on the merge commit
SHA, then delegates canary verification to `/canary` (gstack) once the deploy reaches a
terminal state.
Optimized for Haiku — the body is purely procedural shell. The model context is only used
to gate the `/canary` skill invocation (which itself decides how aggressively to probe
the live URL).
## Inputs
Environment:
- `TICKET` — Linear identifier (e.g. `CTL-451`). Required.
- `WORKER_DIR` — directory containing `phase-monitor-merge.json` (read,
primary input) and where `phase-monitor-deploy.json` (write) lands. Defaults
to `${ORCH_DIR}/workers/${TICKET}` if set, else `$(pwd)`.
- `PHASE_DEPLOY_TIMEOUT_SEC` — seconds to wait for a `deployment_status` event matching
the merge SHA. Default `1800` (30 minutes). Setting to a small value is the
documented way to skip deploy verification in test/dev environments.
- `PHASE_DEPLOY_ENV` — GitHub Deployment environment name to match (default
`production`). Set per-project as needed.
- `PHASE_CANARY_CMD` — command line used to invoke the canary skill. Default
`claude --model haiku -p /canary --output-format json`. Test runners override this with
a stub that emits a fixture canary result.
- `CATALYST_ORCHESTRATOR_ID`, `CATALYST_SESSION_ID` — used for event trace/span id derivation.
`gh` CLI on `$PATH`, authenticated against the GitHub repo, is required only
when `phase-monitor-merge.json` exists but `.pr.mergeCommitSha` is empty (the
REST fallback path). In the common case (where `phase-monitor-merge` recorded
the SHA successfully), `gh` is not invoked. The fallback also reads PR number
from `phase-pr.json`.
## phase-monitor-merge.json contract (input shape)
```json
{
"pr": {
"mergedAt": "2026-05-18T22:00:00Z",
"ciStatus": "merged",
"mergeCommitSha": "abc123..."
}
}
```
The skill reads `.pr.mergeCommitSha` only; everything else is informational.
The file is written by [[phase-monitor-merge]] after `gh pr merge --squash`
confirms via REST (`gh api repos/<owner>/<repo>/pulls/<num>` returns
`.merged == true`).
## /goal
```
/goal "The deploy for the merge SHA actually SUCCEEDED — a terminal
deployment_status success event arrived for the SHA AND the /canary check
passed — and I have written ${WORKER_DIR}/phase-monitor-deploy.json
recording that success. If the deploy FAILED (a deployment_status failure
or a failing canary), I have driven at least one remediation attempt
rather than passively recording failed/skipped. OR no deployment_status
event arrived within PHASE_DEPLOY_TIMEOUT_SEC and I have recorded
status:skipped with a reason (the PR is already merged, so a missing
deploy event is a skip, not a failure)."
```
CTL-656: monitor-deploy is **not** a passive watch — its goal is that the deploy
*actually succeeded*, so the `/goal` evaluator keeps the agent driving toward a
green canary, including a remediation attempt on a failed deploy, instead of
emitting `failed`/`skipped` and walking away on the first terminal signal. The
timeout path is the one legitimate early exit. (Production mode only; the CI
bash body below remains self-sufficient and deterministic.)
## Body
```bash phase-monitor-deploy-body
set -uo pipefail
__PM_SCRIPT_PATH="${BASH_SOURCE[0]:-${0}}"
__PM_SKILL_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$__PM_SCRIPT_PATH")" && pwd 2>/dev/null || pwd)"
__PM_REPO_ROOT="${PHASE_AGENT_REPO_ROOT:-$(cd "$__PM_SKILL_DIR/../../../.." 2>/dev/null && pwd || pwd)}"
__PM_LIB="${PHASE_EMIT_HELPER:-${__PM_REPO_ROOT}/plugins/dev/scripts/lib/phase-emit-complete.sh}"
# CTL-512: emit terminal events via the production wrapper so the signal
# file's `status` field is written canonically. The lib helper at
# $__PM_LIB only emits events — it never touches the signal file, which
# is why pre-CTL-512 skipped runs relied on orchestrate-revive to
# synthesize a `done` status. The wrapper also handles the broker emit,
# the session DB close, and the completedAt timestamp.
__PM_WRAPPER="${PHASE_EMIT_WRAPPER:-${__PM_REPO_ROOT}/plugins/dev/scripts/phase-agent-emit-complete}"
if [[ ! -r "$__PM_LIB" ]]; then
echo "phase-monitor-deploy: cannot find phase-emit-complete.sh at $__PM_LIB" >&2
exit 1
fi
# shellcheck disable=SC1090
. "$__PM_LIB"
if [[ ! -x "$__PM_WRAPPER" ]]; then
echo "phase-monitor-deploy: cannot find phase-agent-emit-complete wrapper at $__PM_WRAPPER" >&2
exit 1
fi
: "${TICKET:?phase-monitor-deploy: TICKET env var required}"
WORKER_DIR="${WORKER_DIR:-${ORCH_DIR:+${ORCH_DIR}/workers/${TICKET}}}"
WORKER_DIR="${WORKER_DIR:-$(pwd)}"
mkdir -p "$WORKER_DIR"
DEPLOY_TIMEOUT="${PHASE_DEPLOY_TIMEOUT_SEC:-1800}"
DEPLOY_ENV="${PHASE_DEPLOY_ENV:-production}"
CANARY_CMD="${PHASE_CANARY_CMD:-claude --model haiku -p /canary --output-format json}"
# 1. Read merge SHA from phase-monitor-merge.json (the prior phase artifact).
MERGE_FILE="$WORKER_DIR/phase-monitor-merge.json"
if [[ ! -f "$MERGE_FILE" ]]; then
emit_phase_complete --phase monitor-deploy --ticket "$TICKET" --status failed \
--reason "phase-monitor-merge.json missing at $MERGE_FILE"
exit 1
fi
MERGE_SHA="$(jq -r '.pr.mergeCommitSha // empty' "$MERGE_FILE" 2>/dev/null)"
if [[ -z "$MERGE_SHA" ]]; then
# Fall back to gh REST. Mirrors orchestrate-verify.sh:131-156. PR number
# comes from phase-pr.json (phase-monitor-merge.json does not record it).
PR_FILE="$WORKER_DIR/phase-pr.json"
PR_NUMBER=""
if [[ -f "$PR_FILE" ]]; then
PR_NUMBER="$(jq -r '.pr.number // empty' "$PR_FILE" 2>/dev/null)"
fi
if [[ -z "$PR_NUMBER" ]]; then
emit_phase_complete --phase monitor-deploy --ticket "$TICKET" --status failed \
--reason "phase-monitor-merge.json has empty .pr.mergeCommitSha and no PR number available for gh REST fallback"
exit 1
fi
REPO="$(gh repo view --json nameWithOwner --jq '.nameWithOwner' 2>/dev/null || echo "")"
if [[ -z "$REPO" ]]; then
emit_phase_complete --phase monitor-deploy --ticket "$TICKET" --status failed \
--reason "phase-monitor-merge.json has empty .pr.mergeCommitSha and gh repo view returned empty"
exit 1
fi
MERGE_SHA="$(gh api "repos/${REPO}/pulls/${PR_NUMBER}" --jq '.merge_commit_sha // empty' 2>/dev/null || echo "")"
if [[ -z "$MERGE_SHA" ]]; then
emit_phase_complete --phase monitor-deploy --ticket "$TICKET" --status failed \
--reason "phase-monitor-merge.json has empty .pr.mergeCommitSha and gh REST fallback also returned empty for pr#${PR_NUMBER}"
exit 1
fi
fi
# 2. Subscribe to deployment_status events for this SHA. The filter accepts any
# deployment_status event whose vcs.revision matches and whose deployment.environment
# matches PHASE_DEPLOY_ENV. wait-for scans the file from the start (it is not a true
# live tail) so historical events fire immediately, which is the behavior the test
# runner depends on.
DEPLOY_FILTER='(.attributes."event.name" | startswith("github.deployment_status"))
and .attributes."vcs.revision" == "'"$MERGE_SHA"'"
and .attributes."deployment.environment" == "'"$DEPLOY_ENV"'"'
DEPLOY_EVENT="$(catalyst-events wait-for \
--filter "$DEPLOY_FILTER" \
--timeout "$DEPLOY_TIMEOUT" 2>/dev/null || true)"
DEPLOY_TIME="$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)"
if [[ -z "$DEPLOY_EVENT" ]]; then
# 2a. No deploy event observed — emit `skipped` and exit successfully. The
# orchestrator treats skipped as success because the PR is already merged
# and the deploy pipeline simply did not signal this code path.
jq -nc \
--arg ticket "$TICKET" \
--arg sha "$MERGE_SHA" \
--arg env "$DEPLOY_ENV" \
--arg ts "$DEPLOY_TIME" \
'{
ticket: $ticket,
deploy_sha: $sha,
deploy_env: $env,
deploy_state: "skipped",
deploy_time: $ts,
canary_result: null,
completed_at: $ts,
reason: "no deployment_status event matched within timeout"
}' > "$WORKER_DIR/phase-monitor-deploy.json"
# CTL-512: use the production wrapper so the signal file's `status` field
# is written canonically (status: "skipped", completedAt set). The wrapper
# merges these fields on top of the artifact JSON above without clobbering
# deploy_state / deploy_sha / canary_result. Pre-CTL-512 this branch went
# through the lib helper, which emitted the event but never touched the
# signal file — orchestrate-revive then synthesized a `done` status by
# accident, masking the leak.
"$__PM_WRAPPER" --phase monitor-deploy --ticket "$TICKET" --status skipped \
--reason "no deployment_status event for $MERGE_SHA on env $DEPLOY_ENV within ${DEPLOY_TIMEOUT}s"
exit 0
fi
DEPLOY_STATE="$(printf '%s' "$DEPLOY_EVENT" \
| jq -r '.attributes."deployment.state" // .body.payload.state // empty' 2>/dev/null)"
# Preview / live environment URL from the deployment_status payload. Prefer the
# environment URL (the actual deployed/preview site, e.g. a Cloudflare Pages
# preview); fall back to target_url (often the CI run). Surfaced in the mirror
# comment and persisted to the signal as structured data so a HUD/agent can link
# straight to the running deploy.
DEPLOY_URL="$(printf '%s' "$DEPLOY_EVENT" \
| jq -r '.body.payload.environmentUrl // .body.payload.environment_url // .body.payload.targetUrl // .body.payload.target_url // empty' 2>/dev/null || true)"
# 3. Branch on deploy state.
case "$DEPLOY_STATE" in
success)
: # continue to canary
;;
failure|error)
jq -nc \
--arg ticket "$TICKET" \
--arg sha "$MERGE_SHA" \
--arg env "$DEPLOY_ENV" \
--arg state "$DEPLOY_STATE" \
--arg ts "$DEPLOY_TIME" \
'{
ticket: $ticket,
deploy_sha: $sha,
deploy_env: $env,
deploy_state: $state,
deploy_time: $ts,
canary_result: null,
completed_at: $ts
}' > "$WORKER_DIR/phase-monitor-deploy.json"
emit_phase_complete --phase monitor-deploy --ticket "$TICKET" --status failed \
--reason "deployment_status reported state=$DEPLOY_STATE for $MERGE_SHA on $DEPLOY_ENV" \
--payload-json "$(cat "$WORKER_DIR/phase-monitor-deploy.json")"
exit 1
;;
*)
# pending / in_progress / queued — wait-for already filtered terminal states
# via the test fixture, so this branch is mainly defensive. Treat as failed
# to escalate; future work can re-enter the wait loop instead.
emit_phase_complete --phase monitor-deploy --ticket "$TICKET" --status failed \
--reason "unexpected non-terminal deployment state: $DEPLOY_STATE"
exit 1
;;
esac
# 4. Run the canary check. The default command shells out to `claude -p /canary`.
# The test runner overrides PHASE_CANARY_CMD to a stub that writes a fixture
# result. Either way, the command is expected to print JSON on stdout that
# parses to an object with at least a `status` field ("success"|"failed").
CANARY_OUT_FILE="$WORKER_DIR/canary-output.json"
CANARY_STDERR_FILE="$WORKER_DIR/canary-stderr.log"
if ! eval "$CANARY_CMD" > "$CANARY_OUT_FILE" 2> "$CANARY_STDERR_FILE"; then
emit_phase_complete --phase monitor-deploy --ticket "$TICKET" --status failed \
--reason "canary command exited non-zero (see $CANARY_STDERR_FILE)"
exit 1
fi
if ! jq -e . "$CANARY_OUT_FILE" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
emit_phase_complete --phase monitor-deploy --ticket "$TICKET" --status failed \
--reason "canary stdout did not parse as JSON"
exit 1
fi
CANARY_STATUS="$(jq -r '.status // empty' "$CANARY_OUT_FILE")"
# 5. Compose phase-monitor-deploy.json.
RESULT_FILE="$WORKER_DIR/phase-monitor-deploy.json"
jq -nc \
--arg ticket "$TICKET" \
--arg sha "$MERGE_SHA" \
--arg env "$DEPLOY_ENV" \
--arg ts "$DEPLOY_TIME" \
--arg url "$DEPLOY_URL" \
--slurpfile canary "$CANARY_OUT_FILE" \
'{
ticket: $ticket,
deploy_sha: $sha,
deploy_env: $env,
deploy_state: "success",
deploy_time: $ts,
deployment: ({environment: $env} + (if $url != "" then {url: $url} else {} end)),
canary_result: ($canary | first),
completed_at: $ts
}' > "$RESULT_FILE"
CANARY_STATUS_FOR_MIRROR="$(jq -r '.status // "unknown"' "$CANARY_OUT_FILE" 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")"
# Mirror the deploy outcome to Linear as a single comment (CTL-632). Shows the
# environment + preview/live URL (clickable straight from the ticket) and the
# canary verdict. Fail-open + idempotent via the per-phase marker. The footer is
# appended via the shared helper. monitor-deploy is the terminal phase, so this
# is the last automated comment on the ticket.
LINEAR_MIRROR_MARKER="${WORKER_DIR}/.linear-mirror-monitor-deploy"
if [[ ! -e "${LINEAR_MIRROR_MARKER}" ]] && command -v linearis >/dev/null 2>&1; then
DEPLOY_URL_LINE="${DEPLOY_URL:-_none reported_}"
MIRROR_BODY="$(cat <<EOF
**Phase Monitor-Deploy** — deployed to \`${DEPLOY_ENV}\`
- **Deploy**: success · canary \`${CANARY_STATUS_FOR_MIRROR}\`
- **Preview / environment URL**: ${DEPLOY_URL_LINE}
- **Merge SHA**: \`${MERGE_SHA}\`
_Posted automatically by phase-monitor-deploy (CTL-632)._
EOF
)"
ORCH_DIR_RESOLVED="${CATALYST_ORCHESTRATOR_DIR:-${ORCH_DIR:-$(cd "${WORKER_DIR}/../.." 2>/dev/null && pwd || echo "")}}"
FOOTER_BIN="${__PM_REPO_ROOT}/plugins/dev/scripts/lib/phase-mirror-footer.sh"
if [[ -n "${ORCH_DIR_RESOLVED}" && -x "${FOOTER_BIN}" ]]; then
MIRROR_FOOTER="$("${FOOTER_BIN}" --orch-dir "${ORCH_DIR_RESOLVED}" --ticket "${TICKET}" --phase "monitor-deploy" 2>/dev/null || true)"
[[ -n "${MIRROR_FOOTER}" ]] && MIRROR_BODY="${MIRROR_BODY}
${MIRROR_FOOTER}"
fi
COMMENT_POST="${CATALYST_COMMENT_POST_HELPER:-${PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/lib/linear-comment-post.sh}"
if [[ ! -x "$COMMENT_POST" ]]; then COMMENT_POST="$(command -v linear-comment-post.sh 2>/dev/null || true)"; fi
if [[ -n "$COMMENT_POST" && -x "$COMMENT_POST" ]] && "$COMMENT_POST" "${TICKET}" "${MIRROR_BODY}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
: > "${LINEAR_MIRROR_MARKER}"
else
echo "phase-monitor-deploy: linear-comment-post failed (continuing)" >&2
fi
fi
# 6. Emit the canonical phase event based on canary status.
if [[ "$CANARY_STATUS" == "success" ]]; then
emit_phase_complete --phase monitor-deploy --ticket "$TICKET" --status complete \
--payload-json "$(cat "$RESULT_FILE")"
exit 0
fi
emit_phase_complete --phase monitor-deploy --ticket "$TICKET" --status failed \
--reason "canary status=${CANARY_STATUS:-unknown}" \
--payload-json "$(cat "$RESULT_FILE")"
exit 1
```
## What an Opus-mode invocation adds
Haiku is the default. If the orchestrator routes this to an Opus agent (e.g., for a
high-stakes deploy where the canary is borderline), the agent should:
1. Run the bash body to drive the deploy event wait + canary invocation.
2. Read `canary-output.json` and decide whether the canary result is materially actionable
beyond the binary `status` field (e.g., performance regressions worth flagging).
3. Optionally extend the comment posted by a later phase agent with model-grade insight.
The bash body alone is enough to drive the state machine. Opus-mode add-ons are pure
upside.