Publish

automaton publish makes the latest deployed version publicly accessible.

automaton publish

Recommended flow

1. Build the app locally
2. Run automaton deploy
3. Ask whether you want it public yet
4. Run automaton publish

Why publish is separate

Deploy is the technical sync step.

Publish is the visibility step.

That means you can deploy safely without immediately exposing the app.

Typical AI prompt

Build a poker planning app for Automaton Monster.
Deploy with automaton deploy.
Ask me before publish.

Useful options

automaton publish --slug poker-planning
automaton publish --yes --json

Use --yes for non-interactive automation after approval has already been given.