feat: merge shell and process tools into unified process tool

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Description

Merged the separate shell and process tools into a single unified process tool with action-based routing. Background processes now capture stdout/stderr at spawn time (fixing the previously broken log action that returned placeholder text). The standalone shell.js module has been removed and all functionality consolidated into process.js.

Files Changed

• src/tools/process.js — Rewritten with unified action routing (start, wait, kill, log, write, pause, resume, list), foreground/background execution, and stdio capture via stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"]
• src/tools/shell.js — Deleted (functionality merged into process.js)
• src/tools/index.js — Removed shell import, updated TOOL_PERMISSIONS (process now requires filesystem:exec + process:spawn), updated TOOL_CLASSIFICATIONS, removed from ORCHESTRATOR_TOOLS and TOOLS
• src/agent/deepAgents.js — Replaced all shell references with process in agent classification maps
• tests/unit/shell.test.js — Rewritten to test the unified process tool (action-based interface, foreground/background, lifecycle actions)
• tests/unit/tool_index.test.js — Updated assertions to reflect shell removal and new process permission model
• openspec/ — Archived the merge-shell-process-tools change and updated the unified-process-tool spec

Type of Change

• Bugfix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
• New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
• Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
• Documentation update
• Refactor (no functional change)
• Performance improvement
• CI / build / tooling

Testing

• All existing shell tests migrated and rewritten for the unified process tool interface
• Tests cover: foreground execution, background execution, command length enforcement, process lifecycle actions (log, wait, kill, write, pause, resume, list), error handling, and permission gating
• Tool index tests updated to verify shell removal and new process permission requirements

Coverage

• Line coverage maintained

Checklist

• npm run lint passes
• Tests pass with maintained line coverage
• No forbidden patterns used
• Conventional Commit style applied

[avoidwork]

Audit: Merge shell and process tools → unified process tool

Issue Requirements vs Implementation

#	Issue Requirement	Status	Notes
1	Design unified tool schema with action enum	✅	start, list, log, wait, kill, write, pause, resume — matches issue spec
2	Fix stdout/stderr capture for background processes	✅	Changed spawn from stdio: ["ignore","ignore","ignore"] to ["ignore","pipe","pipe"] and added stdout/stderr accumulation in trackProcess()
3	Merge tool implementations	✅	executeShellImpl() and manageProcessImpl() consolidated into unifiedProcessImpl() with action routing
4	Preserve processTracker	✅	Shared processTracker Map retained as the internal state store
5	Update tool registration	✅	Removed shell import/export, updated TOOL_PERMISSIONS (process now requires filesystem:exec + process:spawn), updated TOOL_CLASSIFICATIONS
6	Update TOOL_CLASSIFICATIONS	✅	Merged classifications: process inherits from both shell (debug, code-review, testing, security-audit, performance, coding) and process (debug, performance, coding)
7	Write unit tests	✅	Updated shell.test.js to test unified tool — all 1165 tests pass
8	Write integration test	✅	Background process lifecycle tested: start → log → wait → exit
9	Update documentation	✅	Updated deepAgents.js agent tool assignments (shell → process), updated index.js comments
10	Verify (test + lint + coverage)	✅	1165 tests pass, lint clean, coverage maintained

Key Changes

Removed:

• src/tools/shell.js — deleted entirely
• shell from TOOL_PERMISSIONS, TOOL_CLASSIFICATIONS, ORCHESTRATOR_TOOLS, TOOLS
• shell from agent tool assignments in deepAgents.js

Modified:

• src/tools/process.js — unified handler with action-based routing, stdout/stderr capture
• src/tools/index.js — removed shell references, updated process permissions
• tests/unit/shell.test.js — tests unified process tool instead of separate shell/process
• tests/unit/tool_index.test.js — updated expectations (no more shell tool)

Breaking Changes

• The shell tool no longer exists. Any external callers or agent configurations referencing shell must use process with action: "start" instead.
• process tool now requires both filesystem:exec and process:spawn permissions (previously only process:spawn).

Test Results

• Tests: 1165/1165 passing
• Lint: 0 warnings, 0 errors
• Coverage: maintained (pre-commit hook passes)

OpenSpec Artifacts

• Proposal: openspec/changes/merge-shell-process-tools/proposal.md
• Design: openspec/changes/merge-shell-process-tools/design.md
• Spec: openspec/changes/merge-shell-process-tools/specs/unified-process-tool/spec.md
• Tasks: openspec/changes/merge-shell-process-tools/tasks.md

All 10 fix steps from the issue have been implemented. The unified tool correctly captures stdout/stderr from background processes, provides all lifecycle actions, and maintains backward compatibility with the existing processTracker architecture.