Going live
A new app ends its setup live. What still needs you, and how to rotate a key.
Your app goes live on its own. When the setup agent finishes, Rendel publishes the Appearance and Experience drafts and turns the live key on, if four checks pass.
The Go live checks
| Check | Passes when | If not |
|---|---|---|
| The SDK has called in | A build has started with your key at least once | Run the app once with the test key |
| The app sent its manifest | The SDK sent its actions and screens, which it does at init | Run a build that calls Rendel.init |
| Knowledge is indexed | At least one knowledge source is Ready | Add a source under Knowledge |
| The last smoke test passed | At least 80% of its answers were grounded or backed by an action | Run smoke test on Overview, fix what it shows |
Until then the live key is refused with 403 app_not_live: the SDK hides the launcher and logs one warning, and the test key keeps working. If a check was still open when the agent finished, Overview names it and Go live turns the key on once it passes.
What still needs you
- Ship a release build. Merge the
rendel/setupbranch; the agent wired the live key into release builds, or listed the swap in its to-dos. - Keys the agent could not enter. An endpoint that needs a shared API key is saved switched off: Actions → Add key.
- Websites: list your production domains under Settings → Security → Allowed domains.
- Every week: open Improve. Unanswered questions and failing actions are your backlog.
After go-live a setup file can no longer change the app (409 app_live). Changes from your code go through Sync with code, where a person reviews them.
Rotating a key
Rotating issues the new key at once and keeps the old one working for seven days on live, one day on test. Ship the new key inside that window.
Set up with AI, in detail
Which agents run the setup file, what the agent changes in your code and in the console, the token it carries, and what to do when it gets stuck.
Sync after a change
Your code gained a screen, an API call or a feature. Say what changed in one sentence, paste one prompt, and the agent brings the copilot level with the code.