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+kind: pipeline
+type: docker
+name: default
+
+steps:
+  # Step 1: Install dependencies and run tests
+  - name: test
+    image: composer:2
+    commands:
+      - composer install --prefer-dist --no-progress --no-interaction
+      - composer validate --strict
+      - echo "✓ Composer validation passed"
+      # Uncomment when tests are ready:
+      # - php artisan test
+
+  # Step 2: Deploy to staging (on develop/main branch)
+  - name: deploy-staging
+    image: appleboy/drone-ssh
+    when:
+      branch:
+        - develop
+        - main
+      event:
+        - push
+    settings:
+      host:
+        from_secret: staging_host
+      user: root
+      key:
+        from_secret: ssh_private_key
+      port: 22
+      script:
+        - /opt/deploy-scripts/deploy-laravel.sh staging main
+        - cd /var/www/laravel/current && php artisan migrate --force
+
+  # Step 3: Deploy to production (manual trigger only)
+  - name: deploy-production
+    image: appleboy/drone-ssh
+    when:
+      branch:
+        - main
+      event:
+        - promote
+      target:
+        - production
+    settings:
+      host:
+        from_secret: production_host
+      user: root
+      key:
+        from_secret: ssh_private_key
+      port: 22
+      script:
+        - /opt/deploy-scripts/deploy-laravel.sh production main
+        - cd /var/www/laravel/current && php artisan migrate --force
+        - cd /var/www/laravel/current && php artisan queue:restart
+
+  # Step 4: Notification
+  - name: notify
+    image: plugins/slack
+    when:
+      status:
+        - success
+        - failure
+    settings:
+      webhook:
+        from_secret: slack_webhook
+      channel: deployments
+      username: Drone CI
+      template: >
+        {{#success build.status}}
+          ✓ Laravel API build {{build.number}} succeeded.
+          Branch: {{build.branch}}
+          Commit: {{build.commit}}
+        {{else}}
+          ✗ Laravel API build {{build.number}} failed.
+          Branch: {{build.branch}}
+          Commit: {{build.commit}}
+        {{/success}}
+    failure: ignore
+
+trigger:
+  branch:
+    - main
+    - develop
+  event:
+    - push
+    - promote