deploy_group
Deploy a service group
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Deploy several connected services in one go (e.g. a frontend + an API). Call this when the user's project is split across multiple repos that must talk to each other; for a single repo use deploy_app. Each service is a public GitHub repo that gets its own URL. Wire them by setting an env var to the exact token ${services.<otherServiceName>.url} — Dockhold injects that service's live URL once it deploys. Give the backend its own database with "db":"enable" (DATABASE_URL is injected; a pure frontend doesn't need one). Builds run in parallel; poll get_app_status with each returned app_id.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| services | object | yes | Map of service name (lowercase letters, digits, hyphens) to its definition. Provide two or more. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"services": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Map of service name (lowercase letters, digits, hyphens) to its definition. Provide two or more.",
"additionalProperties": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"source": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Public GitHub repository URL for this service"
},
"type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"web"
],
"description": "Only 'web' is supported today (the service gets a public URL)"
},
"port": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Port this service listens on (1-65535)"
},
"env": {
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Environment variables. A value of EXACTLY ${services.<otherServiceName>.url} is replaced by that sibling service's live URL once it deploys; any other value is a literal."
},
"db": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"enable"
],
"description": "Set to 'enable' to give THIS service its own managed Postgres database; DATABASE_URL is injected automatically. Usually only the backend/API needs it."
}
},
"required": [
"source",
"port"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}
}
},
"required": [
"services"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}