Speak Production Checklist
Overview
Production readiness checklist for Speak language learning integrations: auth, audio pipeline, monitoring, and compliance.
Prerequisites
- Completed
speak-install-authsetup - Valid API credentials configured
- ffmpeg installed for audio processing
Instructions
Authentication
- API keys stored in secrets manager
- Key rotation schedule established (90 days)
- Separate keys for dev/staging/production
- Error handling for expired keys
Audio Pipeline
- Audio preprocessor converts to WAV 16kHz mono
- File size validation (< 25MB)
- Duration validation (0.5s - 60s)
- Background noise detection/warning
- Fallback for unsupported audio formats
Rate Limiting & Performance
- Rate-limited client wrapper implemented
- Retry logic with exponential backoff on 429
- Request queue for batch assessments
- Response caching where appropriate
Monitoring & Alerting
- API response time tracking
- Error rate monitoring (target < 1%)
- Rate limit hit tracking
- Assessment score distribution monitoring
- Session completion rate tracking
Compliance
- Student data privacy policy documented
- Audio data retention policy implemented
- COPPA compliance verified (if applicable)
- FERPA compliance verified (if educational)
- GDPR data processing agreement (if EU users)
Verification Script
#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail
echo "Speak Production Readiness"
curl -sf -H "Authorization: Bearer $SPEAK_API_KEY" \
https://api.speak.com/v1/health | jq '.status'
echo " Auth: PASS"
ffmpeg -version > /dev/null 2>&1 && echo " ffmpeg: PASS" || echo " ffmpeg: FAIL"
echo "Checks complete."
Output
- Checklist implementation complete
- Speak API integration verified
- Production-ready patterns applied
Error Handling
| Error | Cause | Solution |
|---|---|---|
| 401 Unauthorized | Invalid API key | Verify SPEAK_API_KEY environment variable |
| 429 Rate Limited | Too many requests | Wait Retry-After seconds, use backoff |
| Audio format error | Wrong codec/sample rate | Convert to WAV 16kHz mono with ffmpeg |
| Session expired | Timeout after 30 min | Start a new conversation session |
Resources
Next Steps
See speak-prod-checklist for production readiness.
Examples
Basic: Apply prod checklist with default configuration for a standard Speak integration.
Advanced: Customize for production with error recovery, monitoring, and team-specific requirements.