What this agent helps you do
A Heroku app operations agent helps teams understand application state before taking action. It can summarize relevant app, process, addon, log, and database context when available.
When to use this workflow
Use it before deploys, during incident triage, when reviewing app inventory, or when preparing maintenance and database operations.
How Heroku gives the agent context
Connect the plugin and scope the agent to the app, pipeline, team, or incident window. Ask it to treat restarts, scaling, maintenance, database, and deploy actions as approval-required unless explicitly allowed.
Example starter prompt
Review operational context for this Heroku app. Summarize current status, recent logs or changes, addon and database risks, and recommended next actions. Do not change production state without approval.Suggested workflow steps
Identify the app and timeframe, gather platform context, compare signals with recent changes, classify risks, and prepare safe next checks or commands.
Expected handoff
The handoff should include a status summary, evidence, likely issues, approval-ready actions, and rollback or monitoring recommendations. Pair with GitHub or Sentry for code and error context.