Execute Groq production deployment checklist and go-live procedures.

MITAuto-check: notesDevOps & Cloud

Install Groq Prod Checklist

skills CLI
$ npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill groq-prod-checklist -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace groq-prod-checklist --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/.curated/groq-prod-checklist .claude/skills/groq-prod-checklist && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
groq-prod-checklist
GitHub stars
2.8k
Token cost
~1.5k tokens
SKILL.md length
620 words
Files
3 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
3,342
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Execute Groq production deployment checklist and go-live procedures.

  • Works in 9 steps: API Key & Auth → Model Selection → Rate Limit Planning → …
  • Deploying Groq integrations to production
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, Prerequisites, Instructions and Output, plus 4 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Groq Prod Checklist is an agent skill from jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace. Execute Groq production deployment checklist and go-live procedures. Use when deploying Groq integrations to production, preparing for launch, or implementing go-live procedures. Trigger with phrases like "groq production", "deploy groq", "groq go-live", "groq launch checklist".

Its SKILL.md is about 1.5k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 3 other files, including reference files (for example `references/go-live.md` and `references/implementation.md`). Compatibility notes: Designed for Claude Code

It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Deployment, Product launch strategy and Rate limiting. The repository describes itself as: Model-agnostic agent-skills platform with a harness-free canonical layer, verified adapters, and the ccpi package manager. Explore at tonsofskills.com. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Deploying Groq integrations to production
  • Preparing for launch
  • Implementing go-live procedures
  • With phrases like groq production

Example prompts

  • “groq production”
  • “deploy groq”
  • “groq go-live”
  • “/groq-prod-checklist”

Requirements

  • Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Designed for Claude Code
  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Bash(curl:*)

Workflow steps

9 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. API Key & Auth
  2. Model Selection
  3. Rate Limit Planning
  4. Error Handling & Fallback
  5. Health Check
  6. Monitoring Setup
  7. Spending Controls
  8. Documentation
  9. Go-Live Verification

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit cfae287. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Read
    • Bash(curl:*)

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are typescript).

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • console.groq.com
    • status.groq.com

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

  • Compatibility

    Designed for Claude Code

    From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Groq Prod Checklist loads about 1.5k tokens when it runs, and up to ~2.5k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 75 tokens; SKILL.md has 620 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~75
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.5k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~2.5k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:45
    n API key stored in secret manager (not `.env` files)

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace at commit cfae287, republished under its MIT licence (© jeremylongshore). 620 words, ~1,540 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/groq-prod-checklist/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 2 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
groq-prod-checklist
description
Execute Groq production deployment checklist and go-live procedures. Use when deploying Groq integrations to production, preparing for launch, or implementing go-live procedures. Trigger with phrases like "groq production", "deploy groq", "groq go-live", "groq launch checklist".
allowed-tools
Read, Bash(curl:*)
compatibility
Designed for Claude Code
version
1.11.0
license
MIT
author
Jeremy Longshore <jeremy@intentsolutions.io>
tags
saas, groq, deployment

Groq Production Checklist

Overview

Complete pre-launch checklist for deploying Groq-powered applications to production. Covers API key security, model selection, rate limit planning, fallback strategies, and monitoring setup. Work top-to-bottom: each section is a gate that must be green before the go-live verification runs.

Deep code (fallback function, health-check endpoint, go-live script) lives in references/ so this file stays scannable — drill in when you reach that step.

Prerequisites

  • Staging environment tested with Groq API
  • Groq Developer or Enterprise plan (free tier is not suitable for production)
  • Production API key created in console.groq.com
  • Monitoring and alerting infrastructure ready

Instructions

Read the target app's Groq integration and config, then walk each gate below. Tick every box; an unchecked item is a launch blocker.

1. API Key & Auth
  • Production API key stored in secret manager (not .env files)
  • Key is NOT shared with development or staging environments
  • Key rotation procedure documented and tested
  • Pre-commit hook blocks gsk_ pattern in code
2. Model Selection
  • Production model chosen and tested (recommend llama-3.3-70b-versatile)
  • Fallback model configured (llama-3.1-8b-instant)
  • Deprecated model IDs removed (check deprecations)
  • max_tokens set to actual expected output size (not context max)
3. Rate Limit Planning
  • Production rate limits known (check console.groq.com/settings/limits)
  • Estimated peak RPM < 80% of limit
  • Estimated peak TPM < 80% of limit
  • Exponential backoff with retry-after header implemented
  • Request queue for burst protection (p-queue or similar)
4. Error Handling & Fallback
  • All Groq error types caught (Groq.APIError, Groq.APIConnectionError)
  • 429 errors retried with backoff
  • 5xx errors retried with backoff
  • 401 errors trigger alert (key may be revoked)
  • Network timeouts configured (default 60s may be too long)
  • Circuit breaker pattern for sustained failures
  • Fallback-to-degradation wrapper in place — see the completionWithFallback pattern in references/implementation.md
5. Health Check
6. Monitoring Setup
  • Latency histogram (p50, p95, p99)
  • Token throughput counter (tokens/sec by model)
  • Error rate by status code (429, 5xx)
  • Rate limit remaining gauge (from response headers)
  • Cost tracking (tokens * price per million)
  • Alert: latency p95 > 1s (Groq normally < 200ms)
  • Alert: error rate > 5%
  • Alert: rate limit remaining < 10%
7. Spending Controls
  • Monthly spending cap set in Groq Console
  • Budget alerts at 50%, 80%, 95%
  • Auto-pause enabled when cap is reached
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8. Documentation
  • Incident runbook created (see groq-incident-runbook)
  • Key rotation SOP documented
  • On-call knows how to check status.groq.com
  • Rollback procedure tested
9. Go-Live Verification

Run the pre-flight curl script against production — status, key, health endpoint, and rate-limit headroom must all pass. Full script and pass/fail table in references/go-live.md.

Output

Working through this skill produces a go / no-go launch decision:

  • A completed checklist where every box is ticked or explicitly waived with a reason.
  • A green go-live verification run (all four pre-flight checks passing).
  • The alert matrix (below) wired into your monitoring stack.

Any unchecked security or auth item (Sections 1, 2) is a hard blocker; unchecked monitoring or spending items (Sections 6, 7) are P3 blockers that may launch with a tracked follow-up.

Error Handling

Wire these alerts before go-live so production failures page the right severity:

AlertConditionSeverity
API errors spike5xx rate > 5/minP1
Latency degradedp95 > 1000msP2
Rate limited429 count > 5/minP2
Auth failureAny 401 errorP1
Spending near cap>90% of monthly budgetP3

Examples

Minimal fallback skeleton — try the primary model, fall back to the fast model on 429/5xx:

typescript
try {
  return await groq.chat.completions.create({ model: "llama-3.3-70b-versatile", messages, timeout: 15_000 });
} catch (err: any) {
  if (err.status === 429 || err.status >= 500) {
    return await groq.chat.completions.create({ model: "llama-3.1-8b-instant", messages, timeout: 10_000 });
  }
  throw err;
}

Resources

Next Steps

Once launched, keep the integration current: schedule model-deprecation reviews against the Groq deprecations page, and for version upgrades follow the groq-upgrade-migration skill. If an incident fires an alert above, escalate through the groq-incident-runbook.

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Files

SKILL.md and 2 other files (references) in skills/.curated/groq-prod-checklist of jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/go-live.md
  • references/implementation.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit cfae287

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Questions about Groq Prod Checklist

What does Groq Prod Checklist do?

Execute Groq production deployment checklist and go-live procedures. Groq Prod Checklist is an agent skill from jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace. Execute Groq production deployment checklist and go-live procedures.

When should I use Groq Prod Checklist?

Groq Prod Checklist fits situations like: deploying Groq integrations to production; preparing for launch; implementing go-live procedures; with phrases like groq production.

How do I install Groq Prod Checklist in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill groq-prod-checklist -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/.curated/groq-prod-checklist in jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace) into .claude/skills/groq-prod-checklist in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Groq Prod Checklist in Codex?

Run `npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill groq-prod-checklist -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/.curated/groq-prod-checklist in jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace) into .agents/skills/groq-prod-checklist in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Groq Prod Checklist in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill groq-prod-checklist -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/groq-prod-checklist, .gemini/skills/groq-prod-checklist, .github/skills/groq-prod-checklist and .opencode/skills/groq-prod-checklist in your project.

What does Groq Prod Checklist need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Groq Prod Checklist is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Bash(curl:*). Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Designed for Claude Code.

Does Groq Prod Checklist access the network?

SKILL.md names 2 domains. As links in the text: console.groq.com and status.groq.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Groq Prod Checklist safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (mentions a .env file), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Groq Prod Checklist use?

Groq Prod Checklist is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Groq Prod Checklist use?

About 1.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 935 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Groq Prod Checklist?

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Who maintains Groq Prod Checklist?

jeremylongshore (a GitHub user) maintains it in jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace, which has 2,827 GitHub stars. The repository holds 3,342 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.

Source: jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.