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New appliesModeDrop: !1 escape hatch for mode-based tool restriction, unused

A new but currently unused appliesModeDrop: false option can bypass mode-based tool restrictions

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Under the hood

A new but currently unused appliesModeDrop: false option can bypass mode-based tool restrictions

What

The same tool-restriction logic that decides which tools get cut based on the current mode now has an escape hatch: if a new options field called appliesModeDrop is explicitly set to false, no restriction is applied at all, alongside the existing exemptions for things like plugin_install_diff and plugins_sync.

Why

This adds a way to opt specific cases out of mode-based tool restriction, though nothing yet appears to set this option, so it has no visible effect for users right now.

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The writer flagged doubtThe finding doesn't show anything actually setting `appliesModeDrop` to false, so it's unclear what currently uses this escape hatch.

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