- Added the `xd://` virtual device protocol (`internal-urls/xd-protocol.ts`, `tools/xdev.ts`): tools declaring `loadMode: "discoverable"` are unmounted from the request tools array and driven via `read xd://` (list/docs+schema) and `write xd://<tool>` (execute), gated by the `tools.xdev` setting (default on) and inlined into the system prompt.
- Merged the `irc`, `job`, and `launch` tools into a single `hub` tool (`tools/hub/`, `async/job-manager.ts`): messaging keeps `send`/`inbox`/`list`, job control maps to `wait`/`cancel`/`jobs`, process supervision keeps `start`/`logs`/`stop`/`restart`/`describe` with `ps`, and the unified `wait` races background jobs against peer messages; SDK `IrcTool`/`JobTool`/`LaunchTool` are replaced by `HubTool`.
- Removed the hidden `resolve` tool in favor of the `xd://resolve`/`xd://reject`/`xd://propose` resolution devices, auto-including `write` whenever a deferrable tool or plan mode is present.
- Removed the BM25 tool-discovery system: the `search_tool_bm25` tool, the `tool-discovery` module, the `tools.discoveryMode`/`mcp.discoveryMode`/`mcp.discoveryDefaultServers`/`tools.essentialOverride` settings, per-tool MCP selection, and the `mcp_tool_selection` message type.
- Unified tool presentation on `ToolLoadMode` (`essential`|`discoverable`), replacing the custom-tool `xdev?: boolean` opt-out; custom, extension, MCP, RPC host, image-generation, and TTS tools now default to `discoverable`, and added a `satisfies` predicate to `SoftToolRequirement`.
- Removed the standalone `ssh` command tool and `ssh/ssh-executor` (the `ssh://` read/write/search protocol stays), and made `--tools` address hidden built-ins.
- Updated collab-web to render `xd://` dispatches and `hub` op families, dropped the `search_tool_bm25`/`ssh`/`report-finding` renderers, refreshed tool docs and prompts, and migrated the affected tests and changelogs.
Cleared pending-preview markers when resolve has no runnable handler so a stale gate cannot keep forcing resolve after the invoker is gone.
Added regression coverage for apply and discard draining stale pending markers.
Fixes#3061
- Introduced `SoftToolRequirement` to support non-invasive tool enforcement with lifecycle management and escalation.
- Added `ToolChoiceDirective` to coordinate hard and soft tool requirements within the agent loop.
- Optimized preview workflows in `coding-agent` by replacing forced tool choices with non-forcing pending invokers.
- Enhanced `CompactionSummaryMessage` to prioritize structured rendering for tool requirement reminders.
- Kept queued resolve handlers pending when a downgraded forced tool choice completes without invoking the requested tool.
- Covered the skipped-tool and invoked-tool queue paths in tool-choice queue tests.
Fixes#2546
- Validated queued toolChoice against active tools in agent and coding-agent sessions.
- Rejected queued forced choices with reason "unavailable" when selected tools were inactive.
- Dropped provider toolChoice payloads when requested function tools were not offered.
- Probed Tokio worker-thread support and fell back to current-thread runtime creation.
- Added `/force` slash command and `ToolChoiceQueue` system for managing tool-choice directives with lifecycle callbacks and requeue semantics.
- Added `setForcedToolChoice()`, `peekQueueInvoker()`, `buildToolChoice()`, `steer()`, and `getToolChoiceQueue()` methods to AgentSession and ToolSession APIs.
- Refactored tool-choice override mechanism from simple override to queue-based system with generator directives, lifecycle callbacks, and requeue preservation.
- Removed `PendingActionStore` class and replaced with `ToolChoiceQueue`; updated `ResolveTool` and custom tool loader to use queue invokers.
- Fixed tool-choice queue cleanup on agent loop abort and requeue semantics to preserve callbacks across abort cycles.
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