Editing My LLM Agent Learned to Deploy Itself

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Discover how I trained a Large Language Model agent to deploy itself, from coding to cloud hosting, with zero manual intervention.



The Day My AI Stopped Asking for Help
It started as a weekend experiment. I wanted my LLM agent — a GPT-style model with some tool integrations — to not only write code, but also push it to production.
At first, I thought I’d have to hand-hold it through every step: “Here’s the repo… now install dependencies… okay, now deploy.”
But by the third iteration, I realized something wild: It was doing the whole thing on its own.



The Goal: A Self-Deploying LLM Agent
I wasn’t chasing AI sentience. I wanted a fully autonomous dev pipeline where my LLM agent could:
* 		Write new features or bug fixes.
* 		Test them locally.
* 		Push changes to GitHub.
* 		Trigger a deployment pipeline.
* 		Verify the deployed app works.



Step 1: Give the Agent Hands
An LLM by itself can’t actually “do” things — it can only produce text. To make it deploy itself, I connected it to:
* 		A shell executor (run commands directly).
* 		Git CLI (commit and push changes).
* 		CI/CD webhooks (trigger deployments).
* 		Monitoring tools (check if deployment succeeded).



Step 2: Teach the Deployment Process
Instead of hardcoding steps, I gave the agent detailed written SOPs for deployment — the same ones I’d give to a junior dev.
Example snippet from the prompt:
“If all tests pass, run git commit -am "<message>" and git push. Then trigger the deploy command. After deployment, run curl on the production URL to verify response.”
This way, the LLM wasn’t “guessing” — it was following my proven workflow.



Step 3: Guardrails & Safety
Giving an AI agent shell access is dangerous without limits. I added:
* 		Command whitelists (it could only run approved commands).
* 		Resource quotas (prevented infinite loops or runaway processes).
* 		Rollback rules (if production health check failed, revert commit).



Step 4: Letting It Run
Once wired up, I gave it a real ticket: “Fix the form validation bug and deploy.”
What happened next:
* 		Pulled the repo.
* 		Edited the form validation code.
* 		Ran unit tests.
* 		Committed & pushed.
* 		Triggered deployment.
* 		Verified the production URL returned expected data.
Total time: 8 minutes. My manual process? Around 1 hour.



Real-World Benefits
Since setting this up, the agent:
* 		Deployed 9 production fixes without my direct involvement.
* 		Saved me ~4–5 hours per week.
* 		Reduced deployment errors to near-zero (it never “forgets” steps).



Challenges I Hit
* 		LLM hallucinations — sometimes it invented commands. Whitelisting fixed this.
* 		Environment drift — had to ensure local, staging, and production were consistent.
* 		CI/CD bottlenecks — the AI still waits on human review for critical changes (by design).



The Bigger Picture
This isn’t just about convenience. It’s a glimpse into autonomous DevOps, where AI agents can handle the boring parts of coding life.
Imagine:
* 		Agents running A/B tests automatically.
* 		Agents scaling infrastructure based on usage.
* 		Agents deploying hotfixes at 3 a.m. without waking you up.



My Setup in 2025
* 		LLM Backend: Claude 3.5 with function calling.
* 		Execution Layer: Secure sandbox environment with command approval.
* 		CI/CD: GitHub Actions + Vercel deploy hooks.
* 		Monitoring: Post-deploy health checks via custom API.



Sample Prompt for Your Own Agent
You are a deployment automation agent.
Follow this checklist for any code change:
1. Pull latest code.
2. Apply the fix or feature request.
3. Run all tests.
4. Commit & push changes with a descriptive message.
5. Trigger deployment.
6. Verify production output.
If verification fails, roll back.



Final Thoughts
The moment your AI stops asking “What’s next?” and starts doing the work itself… That’s when you realize the future of software development is here.



✅ Action Step: Start with a safe, whitelisted sandbox and teach your LLM a single repeatable deployment task. Expand from there.
 💬 Discussion: Would you trust an AI to deploy production code without you watching?

Read the full article here: https://medium.com/@bhagyarana80/my-llm-agent-learned-to-deploy-itself-9f5a28deba03