EU-hosted options • Safety checks • Quality tests

LLM launch checklist

A practical checklist to scope, test, and launch LLM features with measurable quality.

Scoping

  • Clear success metric and owner
  • Data sources and retention policy defined
  • EU hosting requirement confirmed or not applicable

Safety

  • PII handling and redaction configured
  • Prohibited content and risky promises blocked
  • Escalation thresholds defined

Quality

  • Golden test set created
  • Regression gates before deploy
  • Post-launch eval with feedback loop