# dspy-production-deployment

Prepares DSPy 3.2.1 pipelines for production by configuring safe caching, state-only JSON persistence, async calls, and output streaming.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 124
- Author: OmidZamani
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/OmidZamani/dspy-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/dspy-production-deployment/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-06-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/dspy-production-deployment

## What it does

This skill guides agents through deploying DSPy applications with runtime safeguards. DSPy caches calls in memory and on disk by default, where disk caches deserialize via pickle. The skill enforces `dspy.configure_cache(restrict_pickle=True)` or specifies explicit allowlists through `safe_types` to stop insecure object loading.

Artifact handling focuses on exporting model state via `compiled.save(path, save_program=False)` into JSON rather than dumping Python objects. For inference workloads, the guide supplies patterns for asynchronous runs with `acall()` and response streaming using `dspy.streamify()`. It also activates token tracking with `track_usage=True`.

Saving the entire program with `cloudpickle` creates code execution risks if files come from unverified origins. The instructions target DSPy 3.2.1 compatibility.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add OmidZamani/dspy-skills --skill dspy-production-deployment -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/dspy-production-deployment/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/dspy-production-deployment/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add OmidZamani/dspy-skills --skill dspy-production-deployment -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/dspy-production-deployment/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add OmidZamani/dspy-skills --skill dspy-production-deployment -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/dspy-production-deployment/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install OmidZamani/dspy-skills dspy-production-deployment
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/dspy-production-deployment/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add OmidZamani/dspy-skills --skill dspy-production-deployment -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/OmidZamani/dspy-skills --path skills/dspy-production-deployment
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/dspy-production-deployment/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add OmidZamani/dspy-skills --skill dspy-production-deployment -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/OmidZamani/dspy-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/dspy-production-deployment/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- restrict disk cache deserialization using safe allowlists
- export compiled DSPy program state to JSON without pickle
- enable async module execution using `acall()`
- stream model generation chunks with `dspy.streamify()`

## Example prompts
- Configure DSPy cache hardening with restrict_pickle enabled
- Show how to export my compiled DSPy pipeline state into JSON
- Convert this Predict module to stream chunks using streamify

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: dspy-production-deployment
version: "1.0.0"
dspy-compatibility: "3.2.1"
tags: ["production"]
requires-extras: []
description: Use for deploying DSPy with save/load, configure_cache, restrict_pickle, track_usage, async execution, streaming, and production runtime controls.
allowed-tools:
  - Read
  - Write
  - Glob
  - Grep
---

# DSPy Production Deployment

## Goal

Prepare a DSPy program for repeatable, observable, scalable, and safer production execution.

## Cache Hardening

DSPy enables memory and disk caches by default. Disk cache deserialization uses pickle unless restricted. Enable the allowlist mode in production:

```python
import dspy

dspy.configure_cache(restrict_pickle=True)
```

Register trusted custom cache types only when needed:

```python
dspy.configure_cache(
    restrict_pickle=True,
    safe_types=[MyResult, Metadata],
)
```

Disable a cache layer explicitly when a deployment cannot persist data or requires fresh model responses:

```python
dspy.configure_cache(
    enable_disk_cache=False,
    enable_memory_cache=True,
)
```

## Save and Load

Prefer state-only JSON for readable, safer artifacts:

```python
compiled.save("./artifacts/program.json", save_program=False)

loaded = MyProgram()
loaded.load("./artifacts/program.json")
```

Use whole-program save only for trusted artifacts. It uses cloudpickle:

```python
compiled.save("./artifacts/program/", save_program=True)
loaded = dspy.load("./artifacts/program/")
```

Keep the DSPy major version compatible when loading saved programs.

## Usage Tracking

```python
dspy.configure(
    lm=dspy.LM("openai/gpt-4o-mini"),
    track_usage=True,
)

prediction = program(question="What is DSPy?")
print(prediction.get_lm_usage())
```

Cached calls return no new token usage.

## Async Execution

Most built-in modules support `acall()`:

```python
import asyncio

async def main():
    prediction = await program.acall(question="What is DSPy?")
    print(prediction.answer)

asyncio.run(main())
```

Implement `aforward()` for custom async modules. Use `dspy.asyncify(program)` only when adapting a synchronous callable is the right boundary.

## Streaming

```python
import asyncio
import dspy

stream_program = dspy.streamify(
    dspy.Predict("question -> answer"),
    stream_listeners=[
        dspy.streaming.StreamListener(signature_field_name="answer"),
    ],
)

async def main():
    async for chunk in stream_program(question="Explain DSPy briefly."):
        print(chunk)

asyncio.run(main())
```

For looped modules such as ReAct, set `allow_reuse=True` on listeners for repeated fields. Cache hits yield the final `Prediction` without replaying token chunks.

## Production Checklist

1. Pin the stable DSPy series.
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