Improve Claude slash commands based on field test feedback.

Enhance workflow monitoring with explicit success criteria:
- Replace timeout messages with CRITICAL warnings
- Add explicit "✓ completed with 'success'" requirement
- Emphasize halting on failures for user consultation

Add patch commit identification guidance:
- Distinguish bug fixes vs maintenance commits
- Add git visualization commands for better commit review
- Guide decision-making for cherry-pick selection

Strengthen verification steps before release deployment.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: emcd

template/.auxiliary/configuration/claude/commands/release-final.md

@@ -116,18 +116,26 @@ git push [-u] origin release-$ARGUMENTS
 gh run list --workflow=qa --limit=1
 gh run watch <qa-run-id> --interval 30 --compact
 ```
-**Halt if any QA jobs fail.** If `gh run watch` times out, rerun it until workflow completion.
+**CRITICAL - DO NOT PROCEED UNTIL WORKFLOW COMPLETES:**
+- Monitor QA workflow with `gh run watch`
+- If command times out, immediately rerun `gh run watch` until completion
+- Only proceed to next step after seeing "✓ [workflow-name] completed with 'success'"
+- HALT if any jobs fail - consult user before proceeding
 
 ### 6. Release Deployment
-After QA passes, tag and monitor release:
+**Verify QA passed before proceeding to release tag:**
 ```bash
 git tag -m "Release v$(hatch version): <brief-description>." v$(hatch version)
 git push --tags
 
 gh run list --workflow=release --limit=1
 gh run watch <release-run-id> --interval 30 --compact
 ```
-**Halt if release workflow fails.** If `gh run watch` times out, rerun it until workflow completion.
+**CRITICAL - DO NOT PROCEED UNTIL WORKFLOW COMPLETES:**
+- Monitor release workflow with `gh run watch`
+- If command times out, immediately rerun `gh run watch` until completion
+- Only proceed to next step after seeing "✓ [workflow-name] completed with 'success'"
+- HALT if any jobs fail - consult user before proceeding
 
 ### 7. Post-Release Cleanup
 ```bash

template/.auxiliary/configuration/claude/commands/release-patch.md

@@ -84,6 +84,26 @@ git pull origin release-$ARGUMENTS
 ### 3. Patch Integration
 **Determine patch location and integrate if needed:**
 
+### 3.1. Identify Patch Commits
+Before cherry-picking, identify which commits contain actual patch fixes vs. maintenance:
+
+```bash
+git log --oneline master
+git log --graph --oneline master --since="1 month ago"
+```
+
+**Patch commits** (always cherry-pick):
+- Bug fixes
+- Security patches  
+- Critical functionality fixes
+
+**Maintenance commits** (evaluate case-by-case):
+- Template updates
+- Dependency bumps
+- Documentation changes
+
+Use `git show <commit>` to review each commit's content before deciding.
+
 **If patches were developed on master** (cherry-pick to release branch):
 ```bash
 # Cherry-pick patch commits from master to release branch
@@ -117,18 +137,26 @@ git push origin release-$ARGUMENTS
 gh run list --workflow=qa --limit=1
 gh run watch <qa-run-id> --interval 30 --compact
 ```
-**Halt if any QA jobs fail.** If `gh run watch` times out, rerun it until workflow completion.
+**CRITICAL - DO NOT PROCEED UNTIL WORKFLOW COMPLETES:**
+- Monitor QA workflow with `gh run watch`
+- If command times out, immediately rerun `gh run watch` until completion
+- Only proceed to next step after seeing "✓ [workflow-name] completed with 'success'"
+- HALT if any jobs fail - consult user before proceeding
 
 ### 7. Release Deployment
-After QA passes, tag and monitor release:
+**Verify QA passed before proceeding to release tag:**
 ```bash
 git tag -m "Release v$(hatch version) patch: <brief-description>." v$(hatch version)
 git push --tags
 
 gh run list --workflow=release --limit=1
 gh run watch <release-run-id> --interval 30 --compact
 ```
-**Halt if release workflow fails.** If `gh run watch` times out, rerun it until workflow completion.
+**CRITICAL - DO NOT PROCEED UNTIL WORKFLOW COMPLETES:**
+- Monitor release workflow with `gh run watch`
+- If command times out, immediately rerun `gh run watch` until completion
+- Only proceed to next step after seeing "✓ [workflow-name] completed with 'success'"
+- HALT if any jobs fail - consult user before proceeding
 
 ### 8. Post-Release Cleanup
 ```bash