---
title: "Hand Off to Platform Teams"
url: "https://docs.caracal.run/operations/platform-team-handoff/"
markdown_url: "https://docs.caracal.run/markdown/operations/platform-team-handoff.md"
description: "Handoff checklist for teams operating Caracal in production."
page_type: "reference"
concepts: []
requires: []
---

# Hand Off to Platform Teams

Canonical URL: https://docs.caracal.run/operations/platform-team-handoff/
Markdown URL: https://docs.caracal.run/markdown/operations/platform-team-handoff.md
Description: Handoff checklist for teams operating Caracal in production.
Page type: reference
Concepts: none
Requires: none

---

Use this checklist before a platform team accepts production ownership of a Caracal environment.

## Handoff Checklist

| Area | Evidence |
| --- | --- |
| Ownership | Service owner, on-call rotation, escalation path, security owner. |
| Versioning | Image tags, chart values, release notes, rollback revision. |
| Secrets | Secret inventory, storage location, rotation owner, last rotation date. |
| Storage | Postgres backup/restore proof, Redis stream verification, retention policy. |
| Network | Ingress, NetworkPolicy, DNS, TLS, upstream egress, provider endpoints. |
| Observability | Dashboards, ServiceMonitor, PrometheusRule or equivalent alerts, log access. |
| Runbooks | Deployment, upgrade, incident, backup, restore, policy deployment, failure recovery. |
| Access | Console/Admin access, Control API credentials, audit access, break-glass policy. |
| Compliance | Audit export path, evidence retention, tamper-response plan. |

## Day-2 Operations

| Cadence | Action |
| --- | --- |
| Daily | Check readiness, critical alerts, audit DLQ, outbox health, and revocation freshness. |
| Weekly | Review capacity, backups, policy changes, and pending stream entries. |
| Monthly | Rotate or review secrets, restore test, audit export review, dependency updates. |
| Per release | Render diff, migration review, rollout gates, rollback compatibility check. |

## Escalation Package

When escalating, include environment, version, recent changes, readiness output, alert names, request IDs, audit explanations, Redis stream status, migration status, and whether any access-safety guarantee is degraded.