• v0.12.4
• fix(release): polish pre-flight, workflow lookup, watch timeout, node -e safety
• docs: align retry-budget comments with the simplified bail check
• full-pass follow-ons: tighten retry budget, hostname regex, boundary test
• fix(release): address six issues from review of the CI-handoff step
• fix(release): hand off to CI instead of racing it at step 5