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Case Study

OpsTrace

OpsTrace is a local-first deployment workspace for moving an app from a local repository to a reachable URL with clearer checks, approvals, and evidence.

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OpsTrace project control center screenshot
Interactive Walkthrough

Move through a deployment session

OpsTrace interactive screen
Project control center with deployment readiness and workspace context.

Problem

Deployments often fail for ordinary reasons: missing environment variables, unclear server state, undocumented commands, weak rollback notes, and no clean record of what happened.

What I Built

  • Local CLI and web dashboard for deployment planning
  • Project scanner for frameworks, Docker files, env hints, and health checks
  • Guided sessions with readiness checks, approvals, execution records, and reports
  • Read-only inspectors for servers, databases, storage, and cloud visibility
  • Redaction and policy checks before AI receives deployment context

Safety Model

OpsTrace is intentionally conservative. Secrets stay local, real env values are not exposed to AI context, provider outputs are redacted, unsupported actions are blocked, and execution stays narrow and approved.

Result

The project demonstrates backend-heavy operational software with real-world constraints: secrets, deployment risk, local tooling, user trust, production evidence, and practical AI workflow design.