DEVOPS

Vercel Preview QA Slack Approval Gate

Posts an interactive QA checklist to Slack when a Vercel preview is ready, collects an Approve or Block decision from an on-call reviewer.

CategoryDevOps
Enginesim
Difficultyintermediate
Triggerwebhook
Steps5
Setup~15 min

How it runs

The automated pipeline, trigger to output.

  • TriggerVercel preview deployment succeededVercelVercel
  • ActionRun quick smoke checks on preview URLHTTP webhook
  • ActionPost checklist with Approve/Block buttons to SlackSlack
  • LogicBranch on reviewer's decision
  • OutputWrite qa-approval commit status to GitHub PRGitHubGitHub

What it does

Bridges automated previews and human sign-off. When a preview deploys, this workflow runs lightweight smoke checks, then posts a Slack message with the preview link, the check results, and Approve / Block buttons. Whoever is on QA duty makes the call, and their decision becomes the required GitHub status that controls merge.

When to use it

Use it when a change needs a human eyeball before merge but you want that gate to be fast, in Slack, and recorded as an enforceable status rather than a verbal yes in a thread.

How it works

  1. 1Vercel sends a deployment-succeeded webhook for a preview build.
  2. 2An HTTP step runs a short set of smoke checks and summarizes the results.
  3. 3A Slack message posts the preview URL, smoke results, and Approve / Block buttons to the QA channel.
  4. 4Logic waits for the button click and branches on the reviewer's choice.
  5. 5GitHub gets a passing or failing commit status named `qa-approval`, and the workflow replies in the Slack thread confirming who decided and when.

Set it up

What you configure once, before turning it on.

  1. 1
    Connect VercelDeploys, runtime logs, analytics.
  2. 2
    Connect HTTP webhookTrigger any URL on agent actions.
  3. 3
    Connect SlackChannels, DMs, threads, mentions.
  4. 4
    Connect GitHubRepos, issues, pull requests, actions.
  5. 5
    Set each agent's modelWe leave models unset so you pick the tier — fast + cheap, or top-quality.
  6. 6
    Tune it to your dataEdit the prompts, filters, and field mappings so it matches how your team works.
  7. 7
    Test, then turn it onRun once against a sample, confirm the output, then enable the trigger.

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