# Merged but not live, or a deploy broke something

Prompts to start with when a codebase shows this problem.

- [Why production might not match main](https://atlasscope.dev/prompts/why-production-might-not-match-main): Lists every way 'merged' can fail to mean 'live'.
- [Database changes during a deploy](https://atlasscope.dev/prompts/database-changes-during-a-deploy): Checks that each database change works with the old code that is still live while a release finishes.
- [Settings that differ in production](https://atlasscope.dev/prompts/settings-that-differ-in-production): Finds settings that behave differently in production than anyone expects.
- [Dashboard and repo out of sync](https://atlasscope.dev/prompts/dashboard-and-repo-out-of-sync): Finds where the hosting dashboard and the repo disagree.

Source: https://atlasscope.dev/fix/merged-but-not-live-or-a-deploy-broke-something
