Borrowing it
Nothing to install: this file belongs to levifig/rails-instructions. Take a copy, put it at the same path in your own repository, and replace the rules that are about this project with yours.
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/levifig/rails-instructions/main/.github/instructions/rails-deployment.instructions.mdgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/levifig/rails-instructionsWrote this? Show the measurements
A badge with what this costs and how it scanned, read live from this page, so it follows the numbers instead of freezing them. Markdown for a README, HTML for a documentation site or a project page.
[](https://agentmods.dev/instructions/levifig/rails-instructions/rails-deployment)<a href="https://agentmods.dev/instructions/levifig/rails-instructions/rails-deployment"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/instructions/levifig/rails-instructions/rails-deployment/github.svg" alt="Measured on agentmods" height="20"></a>Or the 80×15 button, for a site that already has a row of RSS and ATOM ones. Only the verdict fits; the numbers stay here.
<a href="https://agentmods.dev/instructions/levifig/rails-instructions/rails-deployment"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/instructions/levifig/rails-instructions/rails-deployment.svg" alt="Reviewed on agentmods" width="80" height="20"></a>What it costs to keep this loaded
Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.
| Model | Per session | Once invoked |
|---|---|---|
| Fable 5.1 | $0.00978 | $0.00978 |
| Opus 5.5 | $0.00391 | $0.00391 |
| Sonnet 5.5 | $0.00196 | $0.00196 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00098 | $0.00098 |
Grade A, and why
rails-instructions rails-deployment.instructions.md scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 1mo ago.
A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.
Nothing flagged
None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.
How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 201 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
Rails Deployment with Kamal
Core Philosophy
- Deploy containerized Rails applications without complexity
- Use Kamal for zero-downtime deployments
- Keep deployment configuration simple and version controlled
- Leverage Docker without becoming a Docker expert
- Deploy anywhere with SSH access
Kamal Principles
- One command deployments with automatic rollback
- Built-in health checks and rolling updates
- Integrated secret management
- No Kubernetes complexity needed
- Direct SSH-based deployment to servers
Configuration Strategy
- Keep all deployment config in
config/deploy.yml - Use environment-specific settings wisely
- Store secrets securely with Kamal's encryption
- Version control deployment configuration
- Document server requirements clearly
Server Prerequisites
- Ensure servers have Docker installed
- Configure SSH access for deployment user
- Set up firewall rules appropriately
- Prepare SSL certificates if needed
- Verify sufficient disk space and memory
Environment Management
- Use Kamal's built-in environment variable handling
- Separate secrets from non-sensitive configuration
- Use
.envfiles for local development only - Leverage Rails credentials for application secrets
- Keep production passwords out of version control
Container Strategy
- Build minimal production Docker images
- Use multi-stage builds to reduce size
- Install only production dependencies
- Configure proper health check endpoints
- Set appropriate resource limits
Database Configuration
- Use managed databases when possible
- Configure connection pooling appropriately
- Set up automated backups
- Use read replicas for scaling
- Handle database migrations carefully
Asset Management
- Precompile assets during Docker build
- Use CDN for asset delivery
- Configure proper cache headers
- Compress assets appropriately
- Handle asset versioning correctly
Health Checks
- Implement
/upendpoint for health monitoring - Check database connectivity
- Verify background job processing
- Monitor external service dependencies
- Return appropriate status codes
What this file has done since we first saw it
Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.
- 1mo ago First seen · 201 lines · 978 tokens per session scan A ed5620618852
rails-instructions rails-deployment.instructions.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository levifig/rails-instructions (56 stars, last pushed 1y ago), licensed MIT. It adds 978 tokens to every session, about $0.0039 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.
Other instructions, from other repositories
plan-forge dapr.instructions.md
Dapr patterns for .NET — building blocks, component config, sidecar architecture, multi-tenant isolation, workflows, state management, secrets.
plan-forge multi-environment.instructions.md
Multi-environment configuration — Dev/staging/production settings, environment detection, config management.
vscode buildNext.instructions.md
Working notes and architecture documentation for the new esbuild-based build system in build/next. Use when making changes to the new build pipeline (transpile/bundle commands, NLS plugin, source-map handling, resource copying, or self-hosting watch tasks).
next.js AGENTS.md
AGENTS.md instructions for vercel/next.js, covering next.js development guide, codebase structure, monorepo overview, core package: packages/next and other important packages.
vscode oss-third-party-notices.instructions.md
Instructions for microsoft/vscode, covering vs code oss third-party-notices pipeline, architecture, pipeline flow in ci, cache eligibility and rollout and applying the notice (cutover).
langchain AGENTS.md
AGENTS.md instructions for langchain-ai/langchain, covering global development guidelines for the langchain monorepo, corridor security analysis, project architecture and context, monorepo structure and development tools & commands.