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Output styles can now be hot-reloaded

The SDK can now reload output styles mid-session with a new method.

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The SDK can now reload output styles mid-session with a new method.

A new SDK query method mirrors the existing reloadPlugins/reloadSkills pattern for output styles: it sends a reload_output_styles control-request subtype, which is validated in the request schema and handled by the runtime's control-request switch.

The reducer that handles cross-process sync actions (mcp_reconnect, reload_plugins, reload_skills, etc.) gained a matching reload_output_styles case, so output styles can now be hot-reloaded the same way plugins and skills are.

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