diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md
index edb36a5d..ed124f29 100644
--- a/ROADMAP.md
+++ b/ROADMAP.md
@@ -7641,3 +7641,5 @@ Original filing (2026-04-18): the session emitted `SessionStart hook (completed)
 736. **`claw doctor --output-format json` `boot_preflight` check `details[]` had `value: null` for `Required binary`, `Last failed boot`, `MCP eligible`, and `Plugin eligible` entries — all four used format strings with no double-space separator, so the prose-splitter that builds `{key, value}` objects (introduced in #701) could not split key from value and emitted the entire string as `key` with `value: null`** — dogfooded 2026-05-26 on `b3242e8c`. Fix: insert the two-space separator between the label and its value in each format string: `"Required binary {}  available={}"` → `key="Required binary claw"` / `value="available=true"`; `"Last failed boot  {}"` → `key="Last failed boot"` / `value="<none>"`; MCP/Plugin eligible compound values use `"  ·  "` intra-value separator since `splitn(2, "  ")` splits only on the first double-space run. Source: Jobdori dogfood on `b3242e8c`, 2026-05-26.
 
 737. **Test coverage gap: `doctor --output-format json` `boot_preflight` `details[]` had no assertion that entries are `{key,value}` objects with non-null `value` fields — the #736 double-space separator fix had no regression guard, so a revert or accidental prose-format change would silently re-introduce `value:null` entries** — filed 2026-05-26 on `ad982d20`. Added assertions to `doctor_and_resume_status_emit_json_when_requested` in `output_format_contract.rs`: iterate all `boot_preflight.details[]` entries and assert each has a string `key` and a non-null `value`. Source: Jobdori dogfood on `ad982d20`, 2026-05-26.
+
+738. **`claw /commit --output-format json` (and all other interactive-only slash commands invoked outside a session) emitted `hint: null` — the remediation text was in the `error` prose string but no newline separated the short error from the hint, so `split_error_hint` returned the entire message as `error` and `hint: null`** — dogfooded 2026-05-26 on `c592313d`. The format string `"slash command {cmd} is interactive-only. Start `claw`..."` had no newline, so `split_error_hint` (which splits on `\n`) could not extract the hint. Fix: add `\n` between the short error `"slash command X is interactive-only."` and the remediation text, so callers reading `.hint` get the actionable guidance directly. Source: Jobdori dogfood on `c592313d`, 2026-05-26.
diff --git a/rust/crates/rusty-claude-cli/src/main.rs b/rust/crates/rusty-claude-cli/src/main.rs
index 1f448a56..73b0016e 100644
--- a/rust/crates/rusty-claude-cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/rust/crates/rusty-claude-cli/src/main.rs
@@ -1513,7 +1513,8 @@ fn parse_direct_slash_cli_action(
         Ok(Some(command)) => Err({
             let _ = command;
             format!(
-                "slash command {command_name} is interactive-only. Start `claw` and run it there, or use `claw --resume SESSION.jsonl {command_name}` / `claw --resume {latest} {command_name}` when the command is marked [resume] in /help.",
+                // #738: newline before remediation so split_error_hint populates hint field
+                "slash command {command_name} is interactive-only.\nStart `claw` and run it there, or use `claw --resume SESSION.jsonl {command_name}` / `claw --resume {latest} {command_name}` when the command is marked [resume] in /help.",
                 command_name = rest[0],
                 latest = LATEST_SESSION_REFERENCE,
             )