Ask what the next maintainer will be able to repeat.

Begin with one real release path

Ask the proposal to name the application, code source, build environment and destination. Include the database, background workers and external services relevant to its important tasks.

Compare useful checks

Which task will be tested after deployment? Ask how the provider will distinguish a completed build from a working application. A check might follow a synthetic request to its saved result rather than only test an HTTP response.

Include recovery and access ownership

Ask what can be reversed and what requires data reconciliation. Name the person allowed to approve or stop a release. Use the organization's existing access controls rather than sharing one person's credentials.

Review the handoff

Expect setup and release instructions, the tested revision, check results, known gaps and operating responsibilities. Ask whether an authorized maintainer can rehearse the process using those instructions.

Compare the scope assumptions or describe the release problem.