deploy-to-connect

<!-- Maintainer note: edit this skill in posit-dev/connect only. Downstream copies are overwritten by the sync workflow. --> # Deploying to Posit Connect This guide covers Python and R content on a Posit Connect server. Work through the stages in order. Two toolchains do the work: - Python — [rsconnect-python](https://github.com/posit-dev/rsconnect-python), which provides the `rsconnect` CLI and is published on PyPI. - R — the R [`rsconnect`](https://rstudio.github.io/rsconnect/) package, pointed at a Connect server. If the user asks a question ("how do I…", "what is the command…") rather than asking for a deploy, answer from this guide and stop. At the end, report which server you deployed to, which content type you picked, any tool you installed, and any assumption you made. --- ## Stage 1 — Detect the content Infer the language and framework from the files in the project directory. Common signals: | Signal in project dir | Likely content | | --- | --- | | `app.py` | Python web app — Shiny for Python, Streamlit, Dash, Gradio, Panel, or Bokeh | | `app.R`, or `ui.R` + `server.R` | Shiny for R | | `plumber.R` / `entrypoint.R` containing `plumb()` | Plumber API (R) | | `*.qmd` | Quarto document | | `*.Rmd` | R Markdown | | `*.ipynb` | Jupyter notebook / Voila | | `manifest.json` | Prebuilt bundle — deploy it directly, no framework guess needed | | A bare `.py` or `.R` — no framework import, no `ui.R`/`server.R`/`plumber.R`/`entrypoint.R` alongside | Script — a batch/E...