- Updated AGENTS.md discovery to use glob search honoring .gitignore, depth limits, and deduped results.
- Updated eval tool flow so Python preflight runs only when needed and exec now maps to eval when available.
- Deferred canonical model-index rebuilds during refresh/rebuildProvider and replayed pending rebuilds after resume.
- Added memoized model-equivalence resolution with trailing-marker and canonical reference caches.
- Optimized frontmatter key normalization to keep unchanged keys/arrays/objects without extra cloning.
- Updated JS executor tests to use base-path concatenation for nested fixture filesystem calls.
- Added a unified eval framework with parser grammar, backend interfaces, and JS/Python execution result types.
- Added eval tool docs and updated prompts for fenced cells, `eval.py`/`eval.js`, and fallback behavior.
- Replaced the built-in `python` tool with `eval` across registry, rendering, interactive modes, and tool settings.
- Migrated Python execution runtime from `src/ipy` to `src/eval/py`, renamed state fields, and removed legacy introspection.
- Refactored browser tooling from in-process VM helpers to worker-managed tab supervisors and protocol transport.
- Added eval parser fallback and JS tool-bridge tests, updated imports, and removed obsolete python-mode suites.
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