configuration drift
Configuration drift is a difference between intended and running configuration.
Use this when An environment behaves differently despite using the expected application build.
without the term
“Staging and production are supposed to be the same but behave differently. I think someone changed settings by hand on prod at some point. Can you find the differences?”
with the term · How do you ask a model for configuration drift?
Identify configuration drift in this environment. Show the differences and their effects before proposing how to reconcile them.
What is configuration drift?
The configuration actually running has changed from what's written down, through a manual hotfix or a forgotten setting, so environments behave differently.
Why does configuration drift matter when vibe coding?
Applying a configuration blindly can remove an active mitigation.
How do you do configuration drift?
Compare authoritative configuration with observed state and explain each meaningful difference.
What goes wrong with configuration drift?
Automatically overwriting an emergency change without understanding why it exists.