How to use the Deployment Lead

A step-by-step guide for customers who already have the Deployment Lead in one of their seats.

By Al, BuzFind founderUpdated Portland, Indiana (Reading, PA roots)
Deployment Lead AI agent - Launch and Move Checks
The Deployment Lead - Launch and Move Checks

This guide shows you how to run the Deployment Lead, what to type, and how to read what it sends back. To see what it checks and which plans include it, read the Deployment Lead page.

Before you start

  • The one address your site should end up at, for example https://yourbusiness.com, with or without www.
  • Your old page addresses, if you just moved, so you can compare them with the broken links in the report.
  • The Deployment Lead picked in one of your seats under My AI agents, with Save selection clicked. If it is not, its findings show as Locked.

Step by step

  1. Sign in and open My AI agents in the dashboard menu. Click the Deployment Lead to put it in one of your seats, then click Save selection.
  2. Open the Dashboard page. In the chat box, type what you need in plain words and include your website address.
  3. Wait while the check runs. The answer shows in the chat, and the full report is saved under Audit reports & fixes.
  4. Make the changes you agree with, then send the same request again to see what is still open.

What to type in the chat

Copy one of these requests and change the details to match your business.

“Check if yourbusiness.com is production ready”
The main request. It starts the Deployment Readiness Audit, which reads up to 4 pages.

“Run a hosting health check on yourbusiness.com”
Use this right after you move to a new host.

“Check the cache settings on yourbusiness.com”
Use this when visitors see old versions of your pages.

How to read the results

  • Address items show where the http, https, www and non-www versions end up. All four should land on one address.
  • Redirect items list each step a visitor goes through. More than one step before the final page is a chain worth shortening.
  • Broken link and sitemap items name the address that failed and the error it returned.
  • Header items cover cache-control and server headers. Mixed content items name the http file that loads on an https page.

What to do next

  • Fix address and redirect items in your host, domain or CDN settings, or send them to your web person with Copy fix instructions.
  • Update links that point to old addresses so they go straight to the new page.
  • Run the check again once the changes are live, and again after any later move.

Tips

  • Run it right after a launch or a move, while you still remember what changed.
  • Use words like production ready or hosting. The words security or headers start the Security Audit instead.
  • Questions about whether Google can index your pages belong to the Technical SSR Sentinel.

Questions about using it

How many pages does it check?

It reads up to 4 pages from the address you type. It also checks the four versions of your address, reads your sitemap and tests up to about 40 links between your pages.

Can I check my new site before I switch the domain?

Yes, if the new site has a public test address. The address and redirect items will then be about that test address, not your real domain.

What does it mean if no issues are found?

You see No issues found. The pages, redirects and headers it checked looked fine at that moment.

Agents work better together. Here are specialists that pair well with the Deployment Lead:

  • Technical SSR Sentinel - Checks your pages for technical SEO problems that stop search engines from finding, crawling, or indexing them.
  • Security Sentinel - Checks the security settings anyone can see on your site, like HTTPS and security headers, and returns a report with fixes ranked by severity.
  • Site Builder - Builds a fast, mobile-friendly website from the details you give it about your business.

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