What would make your deployment ready?
A working endpoint is one check. Model behavior and the ability to operate the service need their own evidence.
Use this worksheet to agree what will be tested, how results will be judged and who accepts them. Copy it into your team’s documents and keep the evidence alongside your project.
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One record for each acceptance check.
- Deployment under test. Record the model version, serving configuration and target environment so another person can identify what was tested.
- Scenario and input. Describe a representative request, failure case or operating procedure. Keep sensitive examples in your own approved systems.
- Expected result. Write the criterion before running the test. Agree any threshold against the actual task and environment.
- Workload and method. Describe how the test will run, what will be measured and the workload it represents.
- Observed result and evidence. After testing, record the result and a reference to evidence in your own system. An expectation is not an observation.
- Decision and owner. Mark pass, fail or not yet tested. Name the acceptance owner and the next action for an unresolved result.
Three examples to adapt.
These scenarios are illustrative and have not been executed. Set your own criteria; no measured outcomes or performance thresholds are implied.
01 / Language-model behavior
An application expects a structured response to a representative request. Define the required structure and content, including what should happen when the request cannot be completed. Record the actual result separately after testing.
02 / Embedding-based retrieval
The application uses embeddings to retrieve documents. Agree example queries and relevant documents, then assess the retrieved results against that reference. Record the model, index and retrieval settings used; the result reflects the application as well as the embedding model.
03 / Recovery and handover
The operating team follows the agreed recovery procedure in an approved test environment. Check the selected deployment version, application access and service health after recovery. Name who records the evidence and resolves any gaps.
Make an unresolved result actionable.
“Not yet tested” keeps missing evidence visible. Assign an owner and a next step. Agree who can accept an exception and record that decision explicitly; do not silently convert an incomplete check into a pass.
This worksheet is a planning aid. It does not establish capacity, security, quality or delivery commitments. A feasibility assessment and agreed engagement scope determine the checks your deployment needs.
Still defining the starting point? Use the seven-question readiness checklist first.
Bring one result your team must verify.
Tell us where the model needs to run and whether you have selected a model or need a recommendation. Leave credentials and confidential examples in your own systems.
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