diff --git a/deploy/deploy.yaml b/deploy/deploy.yaml
index 54e4477a..2f0a45b2 100644
--- a/deploy/deploy.yaml
+++ b/deploy/deploy.yaml
@@ -1000,6 +1000,11 @@ lanes:
       port: 5432
       migrationSecretName: hwlab-cloud-api-production-db
       migrationSecretKey: migration-database-url
+    workbench:
+      rawHwlabEventWindow:
+        enabled: true
+        maxEntries: 200
+        maxRetainedBytes: 1048576
     envReuseServices: *v03EnvReuseServices
     bootScripts: *v03BootScripts
     serviceDeclarations: *v03ServiceDeclarations
diff --git a/scripts/gitops-render.test.ts b/scripts/gitops-render.test.ts
index 754ff21a..eb34b53b 100644
--- a/scripts/gitops-render.test.ts
+++ b/scripts/gitops-render.test.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ import { CLOUD_CORE_MIGRATIONS, CLOUD_TRANSACTIONAL_REALTIME_MIGRATION_ID } from
 
 test("production migration uses its YAML-declared database Secret key", async () => {
   const deploy = parseYaml(await readFile("deploy/deploy.yaml", "utf8"));
+  assert.deepEqual(deploy.lanes.production.workbench.rawHwlabEventWindow, {
+    enabled: true,
+    maxEntries: 200,
+    maxRetainedBytes: 1048576
+  });
   const config = externalPostgresConfigForLane(deploy, "production", { nodeId: "NC01" });
   const manifest = externalPostgresManifest({
     profile: "production",