Add performance tests for produciton (merge latest development efforts)

scripts/check_deployment.py

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ def is_commit_newer_or_equal(commit1: str, commit2: str) -> Optional[bool]:
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
         # If the above fails, try the reverse - check if commit2 is newer
         try:
-            result = subprocess.run(
+            subprocess.run(
                 ["git", "merge-base", "--is-ancestor", commit1, commit2],
                 capture_output=True,
                 check=True,