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A channel is a named pointer at a version. Callers ask for a channel rather than a number, so the number can change without them.

Production

Every prompt gets production by default, and a get with no selector resolves it. In application code, ask for nothing:

Adding a channel

Promoting to a name that does not exist yet creates it:
Now the same prompt answers differently depending on who asks:
Which suits running a new prompt against internal traffic while customers keep receiving the version you trust.

The latest channel

latest always resolves the highest version:
It is derived from the version table rather than stored, so it cannot fall out of step with it.
Do not point production traffic at latest. Every edit ships the moment it is written, with no review and nothing to roll back to.

Naming

Channel names are lowercase alphanumeric and may contain _ or -, up to 36 characters. Name them after the audience, not the version: production, staging, beta.