diff --git a/.github/workflows/preview-deployment.yml b/.github/workflows/preview-deployment.yml
index 3a7a8b0..bb1de4a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/preview-deployment.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/preview-deployment.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ jobs:
             password: ${{ secrets.CODESPHERE_PASSWORD }}
             team: ${{ secrets.CODESPHERE_TEAM }}
             plan: Micro
+            onDemand: true
             env: |
               CS_TOKEN=${{ secrets.CODESPHERE_TOKEN }}
             apiUrl: https://codesphere.com/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cc13b35..64ccac7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 # python-demo test
 
-before running any stage you will need to set up a 'CS_TOKEN' env var containing an Codesphere API key.
+before running any stage you will need to set up a 'CS_TOKEN' env var containing an Codesphere API key
+
+# open backend api docs
+
+`/api/docs` or `/api/redoc`
diff --git a/ci.Qa.yml b/ci.Qa.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32367e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci.Qa.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+schemaVersion: v0.2
+prepare:
+  steps:
+    - name: install Codesphere cli tool
+      command: mkdir -p $HOME/.local/bin && wget -qO-
+        'https://api.github.com/repos/codesphere-cloud/cs-go/releases/latest' |
+        grep linux_amd64 | grep browser_download_url | sed s/.*https/https/ |
+        sed s/\".*$// | xargs wget -O $HOME/.local/bin/cs && chmod +x
+        $HOME/.local/bin/cs
+    - name: install uv standalone version
+      command: curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | env
+        UV_INSTALL_DIR="$HOME/app" sh && chmod +x $HOME/app/uv
+    - name: "set ev vars "
+      command: . .env && cs set-env -w $WORKSPACE_ID -t $TEAM_ID --env-var
+        UV_PYTHON_INSTALL_DIR=$PWD/.codesphere-internal/.uv-python-install
+        --env-var UV_PYTHON_BIN_DIR=$PWD/.codesphere-internal/.uv-python-bin
+        --env-var UV_CACHE_DIR=$PWD/.codesphere-internal/.uv --env-var
+        UV_PYTHON_CACHE_DIR=$PWD/.codesphere-internal/.uv-python
+    - name: install frontend environment
+      command: . ./env && cd frontend && { [ ! -d ".venv" ] && uv venv; uv sync
+        --no-dev; }
+    - name: install backend environment
+      command: . ./env && cd backend && { [ ! -d ".venv" ] && uv venv; uv sync
+        --no-dev; }
+test:
+  steps: []
+run:
+  frontend:
+    steps:
+      - name: start frontend application
+        command: ". ./env && cd frontend && uv run streamlit run main.py
+          --server.headless true --server.address 0.0.0.0 --server.port 3000
+          --browser.gatherUsageStats false --logger.level info "
+    plan: 20
+    replicas: 1
+    isPublic: true
+    network:
+      path: /
+      stripPath: false
+  backend:
+    steps:
+      - name: start backend application
+        command: . ./env && cd backend && uv run uvicorn app:app --port 3000 --host
+          0.0.0.0 --workers 2
+    plan: 20
+    replicas: 1
+    isPublic: false
+  api-docs:
+    steps:
+      - name: deploy docs
+        command: . ./env && cd backend && uv run uvicorn doc:app_docs --host 0.0.0.0
+          --port 3000 --workers 2
+    plan: 20
+    replicas: 1
+    isPublic: true
+    network:
+      path: /api
+      stripPath: false
diff --git a/ci.dev.yml b/ci.dev.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b82cf69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci.dev.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+schemaVersion: v0.2
+prepare:
+  steps:
+    - name: install Codesphere cli tool
+      command: mkdir -p $HOME/.local/bin && wget -qO-
+        'https://api.github.com/repos/codesphere-cloud/cs-go/releases/latest' |
+        grep linux_amd64 | grep browser_download_url | sed s/.*https/https/ |
+        sed s/\".*$// | xargs wget -O $HOME/.local/bin/cs && chmod +x
+        $HOME/.local/bin/cs
+    - name: install uv standalone version
+      command: curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | env
+        UV_INSTALL_DIR="$HOME/app" sh && chmod +x $HOME/app/uv
+    - name: copy template .env file
+      command: cp -n .env.sample .env
+    - name: "set ev vars "
+      command: . .env && cs set-env -w $WORKSPACE_ID -t $TEAM_ID --env-var
+        UV_PYTHON_INSTALL_DIR=$PWD/.codesphere-internal/.uv-python-install
+        --env-var UV_PYTHON_BIN_DIR=$PWD/.codesphere-internal/.uv-python-bin
+        --env-var UV_CACHE_DIR=$PWD/.codesphere-internal/.uv --env-var
+        UV_PYTHON_CACHE_DIR=$PWD/.codesphere-internal/.uv-python
+    - name: install frontend environment
+      command: . ./env && cd frontend && { [ ! -d ".venv" ] && uv venv; uv sync; }
+    - name: install backend environment
+      command: . ./env && cd backend && { [ ! -d ".venv" ] && uv venv; uv sync; }
+test:
+  steps:
+    - name: test frontend
+      command: . ./env && cd frontend && uv run pytest
+    - name: test backend
+      command: ". ./env && cd backend &&  uv run pytest "
+    - name: security check frontend
+      command: '. ./env && cd frontend && uv run bandit -r . -c pyproject.toml
+        --format=custom --msg-template "{abspath}:{line}: {test_id}[{severity}]:
+        {msg}" -o bandit-results.txt'
+    - name: security check backend
+      command: '. ./env && cd backend && uv run bandit -r . -c pyproject.toml
+        --format=custom --msg-template "{abspath}:{line}: {test_id}[{severity}]:
+        {msg}" -o bandit-results.txt'
+run:
+  frontend:
+    steps:
+      - name: start frontend application
+        command: . ./env && cd frontend && uv run streamlit run --server.address 0.0.0.0
+          --server.port 3000 main.py
+    plan: 20
+    replicas: 1
+    isPublic: true
+    network:
+      path: /
+      stripPath: false
+  backend:
+    steps:
+      - name: start backend application
+        command: . ./env && cd backend && uv run uvicorn app:app --reload --port 3000
+          --host 0.0.0.0
+    plan: 20
+    replicas: 1
+    isPublic: false
+  api-docs:
+    steps:
+      - name: deploy docs
+        command: . ./env && cd backend && uv run uvicorn doc:app_docs --host 0.0.0.0
+          --port 3000
+    plan: 20
+    replicas: 1
+    isPublic: true
+    network:
+      path: /api
+      stripPath: false
diff --git a/ci.prod.yml b/ci.prod.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01109f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci.prod.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+schemaVersion: v0.2
+prepare:
+  steps:
+    - name: install Codesphere cli tool
+      command: mkdir -p $HOME/.local/bin && wget -qO-
+        'https://api.github.com/repos/codesphere-cloud/cs-go/releases/latest' |
+        grep linux_amd64 | grep browser_download_url | sed s/.*https/https/ |
+        sed s/\".*$// | xargs wget -O $HOME/.local/bin/cs && chmod +x
+        $HOME/.local/bin/cs
+    - name: install uv standalone version
+      command: curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | env
+        UV_INSTALL_DIR="$HOME/app" sh && chmod +x $HOME/app/uv
+    - name: "set ev vars "
+      command: . .env && cs set-env -w $WORKSPACE_ID -t $TEAM_ID --env-var
+        UV_PYTHON_INSTALL_DIR=$PWD/.codesphere-internal/.uv-python-install
+        --env-var UV_PYTHON_BIN_DIR=$PWD/.codesphere-internal/.uv-python-bin
+        --env-var UV_CACHE_DIR=$PWD/.codesphere-internal/.uv --env-var
+        UV_PYTHON_CACHE_DIR=$PWD/.codesphere-internal/.uv-python
+    - name: install frontend environment
+      command: . ./env && cd frontend && { [ ! -d ".venv" ] && uv venv; uv sync
+        --no-dev; }
+    - name: install backend environment
+      command: . ./env && cd backend && { [ ! -d ".venv" ] && uv venv; uv sync
+        --no-dev; }
+test:
+  steps: []
+run:
+  frontend:
+    steps:
+      - name: start frontend application
+        command: ". ./env && cd frontend && uv run streamlit run main.py
+          --server.headless true --server.address 0.0.0.0 --server.port 3000
+          --browser.gatherUsageStats false --logger.level info "
+    plan: 8
+    replicas: 1
+    isPublic: true
+    network:
+      path: /
+      stripPath: false
+  backend:
+    steps:
+      - name: start backend application
+        command: . ./env && cd backend && uv run uvicorn app:app --port 3000 --host
+          0.0.0.0 --workers 2
+    plan: 8
+    replicas: 1
+    isPublic: false
+  api-docs:
+    steps:
+      - name: deploy docs
+        command: . ./env && cd backend && uv run uvicorn doc:app_docs --host 0.0.0.0
+          --port 3000 --workers 2
+    plan: 8
+    replicas: 1
+    isPublic: true
+    network:
+      path: /api
+      stripPath: false
diff --git a/ci.yml b/ci.yml
index 5b96d5e..01109f7 100644
--- a/ci.yml
+++ b/ci.yml
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ prepare:
     - name: install uv standalone version
       command: curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | env
         UV_INSTALL_DIR="$HOME/app" sh && chmod +x $HOME/app/uv
-    - name: copy template .env file
-      command: cp -n .env.sample .env
     - name: "set ev vars "
       command: . .env && cs set-env -w $WORKSPACE_ID -t $TEAM_ID --env-var
         UV_PYTHON_INSTALL_DIR=$PWD/.codesphere-internal/.uv-python-install
@@ -19,29 +17,20 @@ prepare:
         --env-var UV_CACHE_DIR=$PWD/.codesphere-internal/.uv --env-var
         UV_PYTHON_CACHE_DIR=$PWD/.codesphere-internal/.uv-python
     - name: install frontend environment
-      command: . ./env && cd frontend && { [ ! -d ".venv" ] && uv venv; uv sync; }
+      command: . ./env && cd frontend && { [ ! -d ".venv" ] && uv venv; uv sync
+        --no-dev; }
     - name: install backend environment
-      command: . ./env && cd backend && { [ ! -d ".venv" ] && uv venv; uv sync; }
+      command: . ./env && cd backend && { [ ! -d ".venv" ] && uv venv; uv sync
+        --no-dev; }
 test:
-  steps:
-    - name: test frontend
-      command: . ./env && cd frontend && uv run pytest
-    - name: test backend
-      command: ". ./env && cd backend &&  uv run pytest "
-    - name: security check frontend
-      command: '. ./env && cd frontend && uv run bandit -r . -c pyproject.toml
-        --format=custom --msg-template "{abspath}:{line}: {test_id}[{severity}]:
-        {msg}" -o bandit-results.txt'
-    - name: security check backend
-      command: '. ./env && cd backend && uv run bandit -r . -c pyproject.toml
-        --format=custom --msg-template "{abspath}:{line}: {test_id}[{severity}]:
-        {msg}" -o bandit-results.txt'
+  steps: []
 run:
   frontend:
     steps:
       - name: start frontend application
-        command: . ./env && cd frontend && uv run streamlit run --server.address 0.0.0.0
-          --server.port 3000 main.py
+        command: ". ./env && cd frontend && uv run streamlit run main.py
+          --server.headless true --server.address 0.0.0.0 --server.port 3000
+          --browser.gatherUsageStats false --logger.level info "
     plan: 8
     replicas: 1
     isPublic: true
@@ -51,8 +40,8 @@ run:
   backend:
     steps:
       - name: start backend application
-        command: . ./env && cd backend && uv run uvicorn app:app --reload --port 3000
-          --host 0.0.0.0
+        command: . ./env && cd backend && uv run uvicorn app:app --port 3000 --host
+          0.0.0.0 --workers 2
     plan: 8
     replicas: 1
     isPublic: false
@@ -60,7 +49,7 @@ run:
     steps:
       - name: deploy docs
         command: . ./env && cd backend && uv run uvicorn doc:app_docs --host 0.0.0.0
-          --port 3000
+          --port 3000 --workers 2
     plan: 8
     replicas: 1
     isPublic: true