fix: make process tool descriptions client-neutral

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Summary

• remove policy-prescriptive wording from start_process and interact_with_process tool descriptions
• make read_file guidance capability-focused instead of prescribing tool choice
• preserve the existing runtime behavior and input schemas
• rebase onto current upstream main after base drift and keep the PR diff whitespace-clean

Fixes #682

Testing

• git diff --check upstream/main...HEAD: PASS on exact head 3ebc855faeec549f7d066f835f79067f019aa797
• worktree status: clean on exact head 3ebc855faeec549f7d066f835f79067f019aa797
• runtime/build tests: NOT VERIFIED locally; this rebase did not change the PR patch content
• previous GitHub Codespell run #1142 on superseded head fb5ac8d16d730a511250d85d513983f30106c115 completed as action_required before producing a test result; it is not reported as PASS or FAIL
• fresh exact-head GitHub CI for 3ebc855faeec549f7d066f835f79067f019aa797: pending

The change is limited to tool description text; runtime behavior and input schemas are unchanged.

Exact upstream base: 092ce0b841e86455f12e41f4dc36399a7522ecb5.
Exact head: 3ebc855faeec549f7d066f835f79067f019aa797.

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Walkthrough

The MCP server tool descriptions for read_file, start_process, and interact_with_process are rewritten. Prescriptive tool-selection language is removed. No execution logic or error handling changes.

Changes

Tool description updates

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Rewrite tool descriptions src/server.ts	The tool descriptions now use shorter, capability-focused wording. File-analysis mandates, cross-tool directives, workflow requirements, and performance-debugging guidance are removed. The Python example escapes backticks. The trailing newline after the resource-template handler is removed.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 68a91

This PR does not alter tool behavior or schemas. It also does not implement the intended description update, so issue #682 remains unresolved rather than regressing.

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Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 1 functions across 1 files.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Issue #682 requires client-neutral, capability-focused descriptions for start_process, interact_with_process, and read_file. The PR removes imperative tool-selection language, including ONLY, …
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The PR changes MCP tool-description text in src/server.ts and escapes backticks in the interactive Python example. These changes support the client-neutral description objective in issue #682. The d…
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Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies the main change: making process tool descriptions client-neutral. It matches the stated objectives and changeset.

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- Around line 893-894: Update the guidance near the interactive-process output
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- Line 976: Update the description template literal near the interactive Python
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