it depends. when staging is in a good state we'll simply ask if anyone is using it. you can see a few deployments to staging in that screenshot i posted i bel

it depends. when staging is in a good state we'll simply ask if anyone is using it. you can see a few deployments to staging in that screenshot i posted i believe. however, if the developer judges that a ci pass is good enough, a deployment directly to prod after they get the ci green light is also common. this is also one of the benefits of deploying via a chat room - you can ask if you're going to be stepping on anyone before you do it.