Release coordination and migrations / Release leads and migration engineers

Decision ledger

Retire a feature flag with rollback context

Retire the flag only after agreeing the replacement rollback boundary.

A stable feature can still depend on its flag for recovery. Retire the flag, obsolete branch and runbook references only after a replacement recovery route is evidenced.

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Illustrative decision record

Illustrative planning case: A new path is stable, but removing its flag would eliminate the only tested rollback route.

Decision 01

Flag retention

Rationale and evidence: Current rollback depends on toggle
Revisit condition: Revisit after replacement recovery trial

Decision 02

Branch removal

Rationale and evidence: All supported environments use new path
Revisit condition: Revisit if old client remains supported

Decision 03

Runbook cleanup

Rationale and evidence: Operator guidance must match shipped behavior
Revisit condition: Revisit alongside artifact release

Decision to make: Retire the flag only after agreeing the replacement rollback boundary.

Inventory flag branches

Owner role · Release investigator

Evidence: Fallback path and operational dependencies are listed.

Prepare removal proposal

Owner role · Migration engineer

Evidence: The replacement recovery action is reviewed on a fixture.

Verify obsolete references

Owner role · Release reviewer

Evidence: No supported environment depends on the retired flag.

Filled illustrative release coordination record

Invented planning text. Adapt it to your evidence and confirmed owners.

The synthetic flag has been enabled for three weeks. Removal is deferred because the rollback play still toggles it off. A replacement rollback to the prior artifact is rehearsed, including compatible data reads. Only then does the deletion task include the flag, its unused branch and stale runbook step as one reviewed scope.
Decision: Retire the flag only after agreeing the replacement rollback boundary.
Review boundary: Do not remove the only reviewed recovery path.
This example uses synthetic conditions. Replace its observations with project evidence and record any changed assumptions before adopting the plan.

Put the outline to work

Inventory supported environments, overrides and recovery steps that still use the flag.
Rehearse the replacement recovery route on representative fixtures and record compatibility limits.
Approve removal only when the recovery reviewer accepts the replacement and every supported consumer has a migration decision.

Questions about this workflow

Is long enablement proof the flag is removable?

No. Check rollback, environment overrides and any operational instructions that still use the flag.

Should every fallback branch remain forever?

No. Give it an explicit retirement gate so useful recovery evidence is preserved without indefinite dead code.

Does this create tasks in the product?

No. The brief is a manual planning resource. Use the product access link to check onboarding and the workflows available in your account.

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