Glossary
Canary Rollout
Gradual traffic routing to a new agent version, starting at 1-5% of real traffic with hard spend caps and automated error-rate gates. If error rate or cost per request stays within tolerance, traffic expands in stages; if not, the rollout reverts immediately.
Canary gates are usually automated: if error rate or cost per request breaches a threshold, the system rolls back within minutes rather than waiting for a human to notice.
What happens if a canary rollout fails its gates?
The rollout reverts automatically — traffic routes back to the previous version within minutes, without waiting for a human to notice or approve the rollback. The error-rate and cost gates are checked continuously, not just at the end of each stage.
Where this comes up
How to Roll Out an AI Agent Safely
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