A survival guide for when everything goes wrong in production.
The pipeline is green. Every stage passed. Tests: green. Lint: green. Build: green. Security scan: green. The deploy button says "Ready." You click it.
Five minutes later, the error rate jumps to 15%. The pipeline is still green. It will stay green while your users can't check out, because the pipeline tests what you wrote, not what production does with it.
Why Your Pipeline Lies to You
A green pipeline means your code compiles, your tests pass, and your container builds. It does not mean your code works in production. The gap between "works in CI" and "works in production" is where incidents live.
