diff --git a/.github/workflows/staging-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/staging-deploy.yml
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+name: Staging Deployment
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-deploy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      - name: Build Staging Image
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+        with:
+          context: .
+          load: true
+          tags: openai-python-staging:latest
+          target: runner
+
+      - name: Start Staging Container
+        run: |
+          docker run -d --name staging-app -p 8080:8080 openai-python-staging:latest
+
+      - name: Wait for Staging Health Check
+        run: |
+          echo "Waiting for container to become healthy..."
+          for i in {1..15}; do
+            if docker inspect --format='{{json .State.Health.Status}}' staging-app | grep -q "healthy"; then
+              echo "Container is healthy!"
+              exit 0
+            fi
+            sleep 2
+          done
+          echo "Container health check timed out."
+          docker logs staging-app
+          exit 1
+
+      - name: Run Smoke Tests
+        run: |
+          echo "Running staging environment smoke tests..."
+          RESPONSE=$(curl -s http://localhost:8080/smoke-test)
+          echo "Response: $RESPONSE"
+          if echo "$RESPONSE" | grep -q '"status": "passed"'; then
+            echo "Smoke tests passed successfully!"
+          else
+            echo "Smoke tests failed!"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+      - name: Simulate Staging Infrastructure Deployment
+        run: |
+          echo "Deploying to Kubernetes staging namespace..."
+          echo "Autodeploy complete."
+
+      - name: Container Cleanup
+        if: always()
+        run: |
+          docker stop staging-app || true
+          docker rm staging-app || true
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+# Stage 1: Build dependencies
+FROM python:3.12-alpine AS builder
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install compiler toolchain and build requirements for potential source builds
+RUN apk add --no-cache gcc musl-dev libffi-dev g++ cargo
+
+# Create a virtual environment for isolated dependency building
+RUN python -m venv /opt/venv
+ENV PATH="/opt/venv/bin:$PATH"
+
+# Copy package descriptors and source code
+COPY pyproject.toml README.md ./
+COPY src/ ./src/
+
+# Upgrade pip and install package dependencies
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip && \
+    pip install --no-cache-dir .
+
+# Stage 2: Clean, optimized runner image
+FROM python:3.12-alpine AS runner
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install runtime dependencies (like curl if needed, but python built-ins are enough)
+# Copy virtual environment from builder stage
+COPY --from=builder /opt/venv /opt/venv
+ENV PATH="/opt/venv/bin:$PATH"
+
+# Copy example mock server
+COPY examples/staging_server.py ./staging_server.py
+RUN chmod +x ./staging_server.py
+
+# Expose staging port
+EXPOSE 8080
+
+# Configure default environment variables
+ENV OPENAI_API_KEY=""
+
+# Health check configuration
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=10s --timeout=5s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \
+  CMD python -c "import urllib.request; urllib.request.urlopen('http://localhost:8080/healthz')"
+
+# Command to start the staging server
+CMD ["python", "staging_server.py"]
diff --git a/docs/staging-integration.md b/docs/staging-integration.md
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+# Staging Integration & Docker Deployment Guide
+
+This document describes how to build, run, and maintain the Docker-based deployment and CI/CD staging pipeline for the `openai` Python SDK.
+
+---
+
+## 1. Docker Build Instructions
+
+We use a multi-stage Docker build to optimize image size and maintain compatibility across environments. The final runner stage uses a minimal `python:3.12-alpine` base image.
+
+### Building the Image
+To build the Docker image locally:
+```bash
+docker build -t openai-python-staging:latest .
+```
+
+### Running the Container
+To run the container, inject the necessary `OPENAI_API_KEY` environment variable:
+```bash
+docker run -d \
+  --name staging-app \
+  -p 8080:8080 \
+  -e OPENAI_API_KEY="your-api-key-here" \
+  openai-python-staging:latest
+```
+
+---
+
+## 2. Health Checks & Endpoint Configuration
+
+The container includes a built-in health check using a Python script to hit the internal HTTP server's `/healthz` endpoint.
+- **Port:** `8080`
+- **Health Check Endpoint:** `/healthz` (returns `200 OK` when healthy).
+- **Smoke Test Endpoint:** `/smoke-test` (imports the SDK and prints the active library version).
+
+To check the container's health status via Docker:
+```bash
+docker inspect --format='{{json .State.Health.Status}}' staging-app
+```
+
+---
+
+## 3. Environment Variable Injection
+
+The container expects the following environment variables:
+- `OPENAI_API_KEY` (Required for API requests).
+- `OPENAI_ORG_ID` (Optional, for specifying organization details).
+- `PORT` (Defaults to `8080` inside the server).
+
+---
+
+## 4. Rollback & Recovery Procedures
+
+If a deployment fails the smoke tests or health check in the staging environment, perform the following rollback procedure:
+
+1. **Abort Pipeline:** The CI/CD pipeline is configured to fail the step if smoke tests or health checks fail, preventing promotion to production.
+2. **Revert Deployments:** Redeploy the last known stable image tag:
+   ```bash
+   kubectl rollout undo deployment/openai-python-staging -n staging
+   ```
+3. **Logs Verification:** Check logs to identify the build error:
+   ```bash
+   docker logs staging-app
+   ```
diff --git a/examples/staging_server.py b/examples/staging_server.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import http.server
+import json
+import sys
+
+PORT = 8080
+
+class StagingHandler(http.server.BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
+    def do_GET(self):
+        if self.path == '/healthz':
+            self.send_response(200)
+            self.send_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
+            self.end_headers()
+            self.wfile.write(json.dumps({"status": "healthy", "service": "openai-python-staging"}).encode())
+        elif self.path == '/smoke-test':
+            try:
+                import openai
+                sdk_version = openai.__version__
+                self.send_response(200)
+                self.send_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
+                self.end_headers()
+                self.wfile.write(json.dumps({
+                    "status": "passed",
+                    "message": "OpenAI SDK imported successfully",
+                    "version": sdk_version
+                }).encode())
+            except Exception as e:
+                self.send_response(500)
+                self.send_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
+                self.end_headers()
+                self.wfile.write(json.dumps({
+                    "status": "failed",
+                    "error": str(e)
+                }).encode())
+        else:
+            self.send_response(404)
+            self.send_header('Content-Type', 'text/plain')
+            self.end_headers()
+            self.wfile.write(b"Not Found")
+
+def run():
+    server_address = ('', PORT)
+    httpd = http.server.HTTPServer(server_address, StagingHandler)
+    print(f"Staging Server running on port {PORT}...")
+    try:
+        httpd.serve_forever()
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        print("\nShutting down server.")
+        httpd.server_close()
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    run()