GROWTH PATTERN

Adding Post-Deploy Activation to DigitalOcean App Platform

Deployments with DigitalOcean App Platform complete, but there's no system to notify users about updates or celebrate technical milestones.

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What's Missing in Standard DigitalOcean App Platform Architecture

While DigitalOcean App Platform deploys reliably, successful deployments pass without driving user engagement or highlighting new features to active users.

Standard DigitalOcean App Platform Flow vs Optimized Skene Flow

Standard Flow
1

User has access to DigitalOcean App Platform features

2

Features available but usage not monitored

3

No activation prompts for unused features

Skene Flow
1

Monitor DigitalOcean App Platform usage patterns and feature adoption

2

Identify users who haven't used key features

3

Trigger feature discovery emails with examples and use cases

4

Track feature adoption and send advanced usage guides

Visual comparison of the flows:

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How Skene Fixes This

This Skene configuration watches DigitalOcean App Platform deployment events and automatically triggers announcement emails to engaged users, turning technical events into growth opportunities.

Implementation Comparison

Using Skene Infrastructure

Install via Prompt

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@task: Initialize Skene.
@action: Analyze my local code, validating subscription via `npx skene login`, and generate `skene.config.ts` to implement the Post-Deploy Activation pattern for DigitalOcean App Platform.

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Generated skene.config.ts

skene.config.ts
// skene.config.ts - The Automated Way
import { defineLoop } from '@skene/sdk';

export default defineLoop({
  type: 'retention',
  opinion: 'Detect dormant users and trigger personalized re-engagement campaigns',
  steps: [
    {
      trigger: {
        type: 'schedule',
        cron: '0 9 * * *' // Daily at 9 AM
      },
      condition: {
        type: 'query',
        query: `SELECT * FROM users WHERE last_activity_at < NOW() - INTERVAL '7 days' AND re_engagement_sent = false`,
        timeout: '10m'
      },
      action: {
        type: 'email',
        provider: 'resend',
        template: 're_engagement',
        personalization: {
          name: '{{user.name}}',
          lastActivity: '{{user.last_activity_at}}'
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  recovery: {
    retries: 3,
    backoff: 'exponential'
  }
});

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