Production baseline

.env

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Placeholder environment variables for local documentation/examples
+# Replace with real values before running database-backed samples.
+DATABASE_URL=postgres://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/rustapi_dev
+REDIS_URL=redis://127.0.0.1:6379
+OAUTH_CLIENT_ID=replace-me
+OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET=replace-me
+OAUTH_REDIRECT_URI=http://127.0.0.1:3000/auth/callback
+OIDC_ISSUER_URL=https://accounts.google.com

.github/workflows/benchmark.yml

@@ -28,8 +28,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run Benchmarks
         run: cargo bench --workspace | tee benchmark_results.txt
 
+      - name: Run Performance Snapshot
+        run: cargo run -p rustapi-core --example perf_snapshot --release | tee perf_snapshot.txt
+
       - name: Upload Benchmark Results
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: benchmark-results
-          path: benchmark_results.txt
+          path: |
+            benchmark_results.txt
+            perf_snapshot.txt

.gitignore

@@ -12,3 +12,11 @@ assets/b9c93c1cd427d8f50e68dbd11ed2b000.jpg
 
 docs/cookbook/book/
 build_rs_cov.profraw
+answer.md
+docs/PRODUCTION_BASELINE.md
+docs/PRODUCTION_CHECKLIST.md
+/.github/instructions
+/.github/prompts
+/.github/skills
+*.md
+tasks.md

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 This release delivers a **12x performance improvement**, bringing RustAPI from ~8K req/s to **~92K req/s**.
 
+> Note: the numbers below are preserved as a **historical release snapshot**. Current benchmark methodology and canonical public performance claims are maintained in `docs/PERFORMANCE_BENCHMARKS.md`.
+
 #### Benchmark Results
 
 | Framework | Requests/sec | Latency (avg) |

README.md

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ RustAPI ships circuit breaker and retry middleware as first-class features, not
 - **Retry** with exponential backoff
 - **Rate Limiting** (IP-based, per-route)
 - **Body Limit** with configurable max size (default 1 MB)
+- **Health Probes** via `.health_endpoints()` for `/health`, `/ready`, and `/live`
 
 ### Environment-Aware Error Masking
 
@@ -67,21 +68,32 @@ All error responses include a unique `error_id` (`err_{uuid}`) for log correlati
 Record and replay HTTP request/response pairs for production debugging:
 
 ```rust
+use rustapi_rs::extras::replay::{ReplayConfig, ReplayLayer};
+use rustapi_rs::prelude::*;
+
 RustApi::new()
-    .layer(ReplayLayer::new(store, config))
-    .run("0.0.0.0:8080").await;
+  .layer(
+    ReplayLayer::new(
+      ReplayConfig::new()
+        .enabled(true)
+        .admin_token("local-replay-token"),
+    ),
+  )
+  .run("0.0.0.0:8080")
+  .await?;
 ```
 
 ```sh
-cargo rustapi replay list
-cargo rustapi replay run <id> --target http://localhost:8080
-cargo rustapi replay diff <id> --target http://staging
+cargo rustapi replay list -t local-replay-token
+cargo rustapi replay run <id> -t local-replay-token --target http://localhost:8080
+cargo rustapi replay diff <id> -t local-replay-token --target http://staging
 ```
 
 - Middleware-based recording; no application code changes
 - Sensitive header redaction; disabled by default
 - In-memory (dev) or filesystem (production) storage with TTL
 - `ReplayClient` for programmatic test automation
+- Full incident workflow: [`docs/cookbook/src/recipes/replay.md`](docs/cookbook/src/recipes/replay.md)
 
 ### Dual-Stack HTTP/1.1 + HTTP/3
 
@@ -121,7 +133,7 @@ Run HTTP/1.1 (TCP) and HTTP/3 (QUIC/UDP) simultaneously on the same server. Enab
 
 | Feature | RustAPI | Actix-web | Axum | FastAPI (Python) |
 |:--------|:-------:|:---------:|:----:|:----------------:|
-| Performance | ~92k req/s | ~105k | ~100k | ~12k |
+| Performance | See benchmark source | Workload-dependent | Workload-dependent | Workload-dependent |
 | Ergonomics | High | Low | Medium | High |
 | AI/LLM native format (TOON) | Yes | No | No | No |
 | Request replay / time-travel debug | Built-in | No | No | 3rd-party |
@@ -132,6 +144,8 @@ Run HTTP/1.1 (TCP) and HTTP/3 (QUIC/UDP) simultaneously on the same server. Enab
 | Background jobs | Built-in | 3rd-party | 3rd-party | 3rd-party |
 | API stability model | Facade + CI contract | Direct | Direct | Stable |
 
+Current benchmark methodology and canonical published performance claims live in [`docs/PERFORMANCE_BENCHMARKS.md`](docs/PERFORMANCE_BENCHMARKS.md). Historical point-in-time numbers in older release notes should not be treated as the current baseline unless they are linked from that document.
+
 ## Quick Start
 
 ```rust
@@ -146,13 +160,52 @@ async fn hello(Path(name): Path<String>) -> Json<Message> {
 }
 
 #[rustapi_rs::main]
-async fn main() {
-    RustApi::auto().run("127.0.0.1:8080").await
+async fn main() -> std::result::Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>> {
+  RustApi::auto().run("127.0.0.1:8080").await
 }
 ```
 
 `RustApi::auto()` collects all macro-annotated handlers, generates OpenAPI documentation (served at `/docs`), and starts a multi-threaded tokio runtime.
 
+For production deployments, you can enable standard probe endpoints without writing handlers manually:
+
+```rust
+use rustapi_rs::prelude::*;
+
+#[rustapi_rs::main]
+async fn main() -> std::result::Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>> {
+    let health = HealthCheckBuilder::new(true)
+        .add_check("database", || async { HealthStatus::healthy() })
+        .build();
+
+    RustApi::auto()
+        .with_health_check(health)
+        .run("127.0.0.1:8080")
+        .await
+}
+```
+
+This registers:
+- `/health` — aggregate dependency health
+- `/ready` — readiness probe (`503` when dependencies are unhealthy)
+- `/live` — lightweight liveness probe
+
+Or use a single production baseline preset:
+
+```rust
+use rustapi_rs::prelude::*;
+
+#[rustapi_rs::main]
+async fn main() -> std::result::Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>> {
+  RustApi::auto()
+    .production_defaults("users-api")
+    .run("127.0.0.1:8080")
+    .await
+}
+```
+
+`production_defaults()` enables request IDs, tracing spans, and standard probe endpoints in one call.
+
 You can shorten the macro prefix by renaming the crate:
 
 ```toml
@@ -202,6 +255,8 @@ Detailed architecture, recipes, and guides are in the [Cookbook](docs/cookbook/s
 - [System Architecture](docs/cookbook/src/architecture/system_overview.md)
 - [Performance Benchmarks](docs/cookbook/src/concepts/performance.md)
 - [gRPC Integration Guide](docs/cookbook/src/crates/rustapi_grpc.md)
+- [Recommended Production Baseline](docs/PRODUCTION_BASELINE.md)
+- [Production Checklist](docs/PRODUCTION_CHECKLIST.md)
 - [Examples](crates/rustapi-rs/examples/)
 
 ---

RELEASES.md

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 **Release Date**: February 26, 2026
 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/Tuntii/RustAPI/compare/v0.1.335...v0.1.397
 
+**Benchmark Source of Truth**: Current benchmark methodology and canonical performance claims live in `docs/PERFORMANCE_BENCHMARKS.md`. Historical release-specific benchmark notes should be treated as point-in-time snapshots unless they are linked from that document.
+
 ---
 
 ## 🎯 Highlights