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Background tasks can now be explicitly disabled per session

Groundwork exists for turning off the background task tool per session, telling the model background tasks are disabled.

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New validation logic supports telling the model "Background tasks are disabled in this session." and validates an optional tool_use_id string for background-task control, pointing to a new toggle for disabling the background task tool on a per-session basis.

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