A one-page checklist for testing an AI workflow before handing it to another team

A small team can hand off an AI workflow without a formal program, provided it has one bounded workflow, a few honest tests, and someone who can run them independently. The author uses a hypothetical demo, an assistant that reads a shared support inbox and drafts replies for human review, to illustrate the process. Key steps include stating in one sentence what the workflow does and does not do, testing it with ordinary and malformed inputs, and auditing every system and tool it can reach. The checklist also requires confirming that sending requires explicit human approval, mapping where data travels and how long it is kept, and giving the handover person a one-page guide covering scope, access, how to pause, and who to contact. The process ends with the new owner running the checks alone, so that any gaps are fixed in the documentation rather than blamed on the person.