Two more on-device UAT findings:
1. Deny-retry loop: the model, told 'the user declined', simply called the
tool again — each retry minted a fresh pending and re-opened the dialog
(T-13-50 habituation, mechanized). ToolExecCtx now remembers declined
actions for the turn, keyed by confirm::action_key — the same canonical
(tool_name, validated_args) identity the nonce binds — and execute_tool
refuses a re-ask before the gate, minting nothing. Regression test
declined_action_never_reprompts_same_turn.
2. Timeout chain: rpcClient's 15s default aborted every confirmable turn
client-side while the node kept the pending alive — the next turn then
re-announced it (modal over and over) and every wait read as 'timed
out'. assistant.chat now rides a 420s timeout; AIUI's bridge goes
180s→430s so the host's error path (which also expires the dialog)
always fires first. Declined ToolResult text now also tells the model
to stop.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>