fix(server): delegated Muse tasks no longer ask approval for every command

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A parent agent delegated a copy-edit task to Muse with runtimeMode: "auto-accept-edits". Muse only offers Supervised and Full access, so the child ran as Supervised and asked for approval on every command, even ls. The parent was in Full access, so none of those prompts should have appeared.

delegate_task and create_threads checked the requested mode against the parent's mode, but never against the target provider.

Fix

• An explicit mode the target provider does not offer is now refused. The error lists the modes it does offer, so the agent can choose one.
• An inherited mode steps down to the broadest mode the target offers. It no longer silently becomes Supervised.
• orchestrator_capabilities now lists each provider's runtimeModes, so agents can choose a valid mode before they call delegate_task.

This affects every provider that limits its modes (Muse, Pi, Grok). Top-level t3_thread_launch is unchanged. The user can see and change the mode on those threads.

Proof: the 2 new resolveRuntimeMode tests fail against main and pass with this change. OrchestratorMcpService.test.ts and McpToolAccess.test.ts pass (65 tests), and the server typecheck is clean.

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Verdict: Approved at 2b3377d

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — This is a narrowly scoped server fix that makes delegated runtime modes respect each provider's advertised capabilities while preserving existing behavior for unrestricted providers. The API addition is optional and backwards-compatible, with focused tests and no product-default or static-analysis changes.

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Thread transfer impact

✅ Thread transfer remains within every enforced ceiling.

Provider	Metric	Main baseline	This PR	Impact	PR ceiling
Codex	Total thread wire	4.9 KiB	5.0 KiB	+23 B (+0.5%)	6.8 KiB	✅
Codex	Thread snapshot wire	3.8 KiB	3.8 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	4.9 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn WebSocket wire	1.2 KiB	1.2 KiB	+23 B (+1.9%)	2.0 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn WebSocket decoded	20.8 KiB	20.9 KiB	+41 B (+0.2%)	29.3 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn messages	1	2	+1 (+100.0%)	8	✅
Claude	Total thread wire	5.0 KiB	5.0 KiB	−24 B (−0.5%)	6.8 KiB	✅
Claude	Thread snapshot wire	3.8 KiB	3.8 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	4.9 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn WebSocket wire	1.2 KiB	1.2 KiB	−24 B (−2.0%)	2.0 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn WebSocket decoded	21.2 KiB	21.2 KiB	−41 B (−0.2%)	29.3 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn messages	2	1	−1 (−50.0%)	8	✅

Baseline: e7db61f · PR result: 2b3377d · Source CI: success

Scenario and decoded snapshot size

10 historical turns, 5 command tools per turn, 878.9 KiB retained MCP result per historical turn, and a 1.05 MiB retained result in the measured turn.

• Codex decoded thread snapshot: 108.5 KiB
• Claude decoded thread snapshot: 108.8 KiB

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Walkthrough

Provider runtime-mode capabilities now inform mode resolution for delegated tasks and threads. Tool guidance clarifies how callers handle asynchronous task completion.

Changes

Provider Runtime-Mode Resolution

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Expose provider runtime-mode capabilities packages/contracts/src/orchestratorMcp.ts, apps/server/src/mcp/OrchestratorMcpService.ts	The provider capability contract adds optional supported runtime modes. Resolved targets carry the selected provider’s modes, and capability entries include nonempty mode lists.
Resolve modes for tasks and threads apps/server/src/mcp/OrchestratorMcpService.ts, apps/server/src/mcp/OrchestratorMcpService.test.ts, docs/orchestration-v2/orchestrator-mcp-server.md	Runtime-mode resolution rejects unsupported explicit requests and selects a supported inherited mode. Delegated-task and thread creation pass the resolved target. Tests and documentation cover the behavior.

Asynchronous Delegated-Task Guidance

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Clarify asynchronous task completion apps/server/src/mcp/toolkits/orchestrator/tools.ts	The tool description says to use task_status only when the result is needed mid-turn. Otherwise, the caller should end its turn after an asynchronous completion notification.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Suggested reviewers: juliusmarminge

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Provider-mode guidance now explains when modes are omitted and when explicit requests are refused. No actionable merge risk remains.

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title clearly describes the primary user-visible fix: delegated Muse tasks no longer request approval for every command. It is concise and uses a conventional commit format.
Description check		The description explains the problem, the implementation, affected providers, unchanged scope, and verification results. It does not use the template headings or explicitly document issue triage, main…
Linked Issues check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

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Review comments at @apps/server/src/mcp/OrchestratorMcpService.ts:
- Line 114: Remove the public export from the ResolvedTarget interface
declaration in OrchestratorMcpService, keeping the interface module-private.

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