Ban tool use in every text-only session prompt (closes #528)#529
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Extend the no-tools clause from #517 (reply prompts) to every other prompt that runs through session.prompt(): triage classifier, needs_more_context haiku check, summarize-as-action-item, status nudge, rescope/reorder. Symptom: rhencke/orly PR #32 'Fix CI? <link>' comment got no fido reply for minutes because the triage classifier opened a Bash shell to investigate the linked failing CI run instead of just returning a category. Same pattern across all the other text-only prompts — opus sees a directive-shaped request and decides to do real work, holding the session lock and starving the worker. Adds prompts.NO_TOOLS_CLAUSE constant; prepends it to every classifier/ summarizer/status/rescope prompt.
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prompts.NO_TOOLS_CLAUSEconstant and prepends it to every text-only session prompt:triage_prompt,status_system_prompt,rescope_prompt,needs_more_context,_summarize_as_action_item(both initial + shorten-loop).Symptom: rhencke/orly PR #32 "Fix CI? " comment got no fido reply for minutes because the triage classifier fired Bash calls to investigate the linked CI run instead of returning a category. Holds the session lock while opus grinds.
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Closes #528.