diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index b2897d4..39b7174 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Create release package
       if: steps.check_release.outputs.exists == 'false'
       run: |
-        chmod +x scripts/create-release-packages.sh
-        ./scripts/create-release-packages.sh ${{ steps.get_tag.outputs.new_version }}
+        chmod +x .github/workflows/scripts/create-release-packages.sh
+        .github/workflows/scripts/create-release-packages.sh ${{ steps.get_tag.outputs.new_version }}
         
     - name: Generate release notes
       if: steps.check_release.outputs.exists == 'false'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/create-release-packages.sh b/.github/workflows/scripts/create-release-packages.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5331236
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/create-release-packages.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# create-release-packages.sh (workflow-local)
+# Build Spec Kit template release archives for each supported AI assistant.
+# Usage: .github/workflows/scripts/create-release-packages.sh <version>
+# Version argument should include leading 'v'.
+
+if [[ $# -ne 1 ]]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 <version-with-v-prefix>" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+NEW_VERSION="$1"
+if [[ ! $NEW_VERSION =~ ^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+  echo "Version must look like v0.0.0" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Building release packages for $NEW_VERSION"
+
+rm -rf sdd-package-base sdd-claude-package sdd-gemini-package sdd-copilot-package \
+       spec-kit-template-claude-${NEW_VERSION}.zip \
+       spec-kit-template-gemini-${NEW_VERSION}.zip \
+       spec-kit-template-copilot-${NEW_VERSION}.zip || true
+
+mkdir -p sdd-package-base
+SPEC_DIR="sdd-package-base/.specify"
+mkdir -p "$SPEC_DIR"
+
+[[ -d memory ]] && { cp -r memory "$SPEC_DIR/"; echo "Copied memory -> .specify"; }
+[[ -d scripts ]] && { cp -r scripts "$SPEC_DIR/"; echo "Copied scripts -> .specify/scripts"; }
+[[ -d templates ]] && { mkdir -p "$SPEC_DIR/templates"; find templates -type f -not -path "templates/commands/*" -exec cp --parents {} "$SPEC_DIR"/ \;; echo "Copied templates -> .specify/templates"; }
+
+rewrite_paths() {
+  sed -E \
+    -e 's@(/?)memory/@.specify/memory/@g' \
+    -e 's@(/?)scripts/@.specify/scripts/@g' \
+    -e 's@(/?)templates/@.specify/templates/@g'
+}
+
+generate_commands() {
+  local agent=$1 ext=$2 arg_format=$3 output_dir=$4
+  mkdir -p "$output_dir"
+  for template in templates/commands/*.md; do
+    [[ -f "$template" ]] || continue
+    local name description body
+    name=$(basename "$template" .md)
+    description=$(awk '/^description:/ {gsub(/^description: *"?/, ""); gsub(/"$/, ""); print; exit}' "$template" | tr -d '\r')
+    body=$(awk '/^---$/{if(++count==2) start=1; next} start' "$template" | sed "s/{ARGS}/$arg_format/g" | rewrite_paths)
+    case $ext in
+      toml)
+        { echo "description = \"$description\""; echo; echo "prompt = \"\"\""; echo "$body"; echo "\"\"\""; } > "$output_dir/$name.$ext" ;;
+      md)
+        echo "$body" > "$output_dir/$name.$ext" ;;
+      prompt.md)
+        sed "s/{ARGS}/$arg_format/g" "$template" | rewrite_paths > "$output_dir/$name.$ext" ;;
+    esac
+  done
+}
+
+mkdir -p sdd-claude-package
+cp -r sdd-package-base/* sdd-claude-package/
+mkdir -p sdd-claude-package/.claude/commands
+generate_commands claude md "\$ARGUMENTS" sdd-claude-package/.claude/commands
+
+echo "Created Claude package"
+
+mkdir -p sdd-gemini-package
+cp -r sdd-package-base/* sdd-gemini-package/
+mkdir -p sdd-gemini-package/.gemini/commands
+generate_commands gemini toml "{{args}}" sdd-gemini-package/.gemini/commands
+[[ -f agent_templates/gemini/GEMINI.md ]] && cp agent_templates/gemini/GEMINI.md sdd-gemini-package/GEMINI.md
+
+echo "Created Gemini package"
+
+mkdir -p sdd-copilot-package
+cp -r sdd-package-base/* sdd-copilot-package/
+mkdir -p sdd-copilot-package/.github/prompts
+generate_commands copilot prompt.md "\$ARGUMENTS" sdd-copilot-package/.github/prompts
+
+echo "Created Copilot package"
+
+( cd sdd-claude-package && zip -r ../spec-kit-template-claude-${NEW_VERSION}.zip . )
+( cd sdd-gemini-package && zip -r ../spec-kit-template-gemini-${NEW_VERSION}.zip . )
+( cd sdd-copilot-package && zip -r ../spec-kit-template-copilot-${NEW_VERSION}.zip . )
+
+echo "Archives:"
+ls -1 spec-kit-template-*-${NEW_VERSION}.zip
+unzip -l spec-kit-template-copilot-${NEW_VERSION}.zip | head -10 || true
diff --git a/scripts/create-release-packages.sh b/scripts/create-release-packages.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 9f1380f..0000000
--- a/scripts/create-release-packages.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,115 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-set -euo pipefail
-
-# create-release-packages.sh
-# Build Spec Kit template release archives for each supported AI assistant.
-# Usage: ./scripts/create-release-packages.sh <version>
-# <version> should include the leading 'v' (e.g. v0.0.4)
-
-if [[ $# -ne 1 ]]; then
-  echo "Usage: $0 <version-with-v-prefix>" >&2
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-NEW_VERSION="$1"
-if [[ ! $NEW_VERSION =~ ^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
-  echo "Version must look like v0.0.0" >&2
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-echo "Building release packages for $NEW_VERSION"
-
-# Clean any previous build dirs
-rm -rf sdd-package-base sdd-claude-package sdd-gemini-package sdd-copilot-package \
-       spec-kit-template-claude-${NEW_VERSION}.zip \
-       spec-kit-template-gemini-${NEW_VERSION}.zip \
-       spec-kit-template-copilot-${NEW_VERSION}.zip || true
-
-mkdir -p sdd-package-base
-
-# Copy common folders to base
-if [[ -d memory ]]; then
-  cp -r memory sdd-package-base/
-  echo "Copied memory folder"
-fi
-
-if [[ -d scripts ]]; then
-  # Exclude this script itself from being copied
-  rsync -a --exclude 'create-release-packages.sh' scripts/ sdd-package-base/scripts/
-  echo "Copied scripts folder (excluding create-release-packages.sh)"
-fi
-
-if [[ -d templates ]]; then
-  mkdir -p sdd-package-base/templates
-  # Copy all template files excluding commands (processed separately per assistant)
-  find templates -type f -not -path "templates/commands/*" -exec cp --parents {} sdd-package-base/ \;
-  echo "Copied templates folder (excluding commands directory)"
-fi
-
-# Function to generate assistant command files/prompts
-# Args: agent ext arg_format output_dir
-generate_commands() {
-  local agent=$1
-  local ext=$2
-  local arg_format=$3
-  local output_dir=$4
-  mkdir -p "$output_dir"
-  for template in templates/commands/*.md; do
-    [[ -f "$template" ]] || continue
-    local name
-    name=$(basename "$template" .md)
-    local description
-    description=$(awk '/^description:/ {gsub(/^description: *"?/, ""); gsub(/"$/, ""); print; exit}' "$template" | tr -d '\r')
-    local content
-    content=$(awk '/^---$/{if(++count==2) start=1; next} start' "$template" | sed "s/{ARGS}/$arg_format/g")
-    case $ext in
-      "toml")
-        {
-          echo "description = \"$description\""; echo ""; echo "prompt = \"\"\""; echo "$content"; echo "\"\"\"";
-        } > "$output_dir/$name.$ext"
-        ;;
-      "md")
-        echo "$content" > "$output_dir/$name.$ext"
-        ;;
-      "prompt.md")
-        # Preserve front matter exactly, just substitute {ARGS}
-        sed "s/{ARGS}/$arg_format/g" "$template" > "$output_dir/$name.$ext"
-        ;;
-    esac
-  done
-}
-
-# Claude package
-mkdir -p sdd-claude-package
-cp -r sdd-package-base/* sdd-claude-package/
-mkdir -p sdd-claude-package/.claude/commands
-generate_commands "claude" "md" "\$ARGUMENTS" "sdd-claude-package/.claude/commands"
-echo "Created Claude Code package"
-
-# Gemini package
-mkdir -p sdd-gemini-package
-cp -r sdd-package-base/* sdd-gemini-package/
-mkdir -p sdd-gemini-package/.gemini/commands
-generate_commands "gemini" "toml" "{{args}}" "sdd-gemini-package/.gemini/commands"
-if [[ -f agent_templates/gemini/GEMINI.md ]]; then
-  cp agent_templates/gemini/GEMINI.md sdd-gemini-package/GEMINI.md
-fi
-echo "Created Gemini CLI package"
-
-# Copilot package
-mkdir -p sdd-copilot-package
-cp -r sdd-package-base/* sdd-copilot-package/
-mkdir -p sdd-copilot-package/.github/prompts
-generate_commands "copilot" "prompt.md" "\$ARGUMENTS" "sdd-copilot-package/.github/prompts"
-echo "Created GitHub Copilot package"
-
-# Archives
-( cd sdd-claude-package && zip -r ../spec-kit-template-claude-${NEW_VERSION}.zip . )
-( cd sdd-gemini-package && zip -r ../spec-kit-template-gemini-${NEW_VERSION}.zip . )
-( cd sdd-copilot-package && zip -r ../spec-kit-template-copilot-${NEW_VERSION}.zip . )
-
-echo "Package archives created:"
-ls -1 spec-kit-template-*-${NEW_VERSION}.zip
-
-# Basic verification snippet
-unzip -l spec-kit-template-copilot-${NEW_VERSION}.zip | head -10 || true