- Read
CLAUDE.md, docs/plan.md, and docs/deployment-workflow.md.
- Get the local stack running end to end.
- Pair a throwaway WhatsApp number for local development.
- Set up read-only production database access through pgweb using
replybox_ro.
- Install and authenticate
doctl; verify deployment listing and component logs.
- Run
python -m app.cli diagnose-stuck-sends against production once so healthy output is familiar.
- Audit DigitalOcean App Platform env vars against
apps/api/app/config.py.
- Do one trivial release end to end, ideally a small web copy change.
- Prune dead branches as you encounter them.