The 30 second default for 'ask.timeout' silently auto-selects the
recommended option mid-deliberation, which surprises users who are
weighing options the agent flagged as having materially different
tradeoffs. The setting was meant to be opt-in: 0 already means
'wait indefinitely' and plan mode already forces the timer off.
Flip the default to 0 so a fresh install matches the documented
'wait until the user replies' behavior, and update the AskTool
prompt so the model expects unlimited reply time by default. Users
who liked the auto-select can still set a positive timeout from
the Interaction settings tab.
Add a regression test asserting the dialog timeout is not passed
to the underlying selector when 'ask.timeout' is unset.
Leo Kim
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