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get_context_usage tool call gains a detail parameter

get_context_usage takes a detail parameter, where summary answers without extra token-counting API calls.

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get_context_usage takes a detail parameter, where summary answers without extra token-counting API calls.

The get_context_usage tool call now accepts an optional detail parameter of 'summary' or 'full'. 'full' is the default and performs per-category token-count API calls, while 'summary' answers from the last response's usage plus local estimates without extra API calls.

The internal tool.call hooks API, used by plugin- and skill-authored tool invocations, now also accepts an optional consent string, which is injected as a synthetic human-origin message into the session context before the tool call runs.

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