Run a release checklist in Slack
Turn every deploy into one self-updating checklist your whole channel can see.
Shipping is a sequence: cut the branch, run tests, deploy staging, verify, ship. When that lives in someone’s head or a doc, steps get skipped and nobody’s sure what’s live.
With Tovo the release is a single message in #releases. Pin a changelog of what’s shipping, give each step an owner, and let relay hand the baton down the line — every state change visible in the channel.
📋 Deploy v2.4.0
🧾 Changelog
- • Rate-limiter on /api/checkout
- • Fix duplicate-subscription race
smoke + e2e · retry the auth suite
Changelog front and center
Everyone sees what’s shipping and what to test, pinned to the top of the run.
Relay hand-offs
Steps move in order — finish yours and the next owner gets pinged automatically.
One source of truth
Status lives in #releases as a self-updating message, not a doc that goes stale.
Reuse every release
Save the deploy as a template and launch a fresh run for the next version in seconds.
How to set it up
From install to running it — step by step.
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Author the run
Mention @tovo with the steps in plain English — “@tovo deploy v2.4.0: cut branch @maya, run tests @sam, deploy staging, verify @lee, then ship — relay”.
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Add a changelog
Include a changelog of what’s shipping so the channel knows exactly what to test; Tovo pins it to the top of the run.
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Confirm and post
Tovo shows the parsed checklist — steps, owners and order. Hit Confirm and it posts as one live message in #releases.
- 4
Drive it with relay
Each owner taps ✅ when done; relay automatically pings whoever’s up next, so the deploy moves itself down the line.
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Catch slips
If a step goes overdue, Tovo nudges the owner by DM, email or channel so nothing stalls silently.
Release checklist — FAQ
- Can I reuse the same release checklist every deploy?
- Yes. Save the steps as a template once — owners and due offsets carry over — then run /tovo start to launch a fresh release run anytime.
- How do I make steps run in order?
- Add the word “relay” when you author the run. Tovo then runs it step by step, pinging the next owner the moment the current step is marked done.
- Where does the changelog show up?
- Pinned to the top of the run message. You can add it up front or drop more in later by replying “@tovo changelog: …” in the run’s thread.
More use cases
Bring your checklists into the conversation.
Set it up once, run it forever. Your team already lives in Slack — your process should too.
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