From a295fba09c89dab573fdd29a750a6a1bd3913ab3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: damocles <damocles@hyperhive.local>
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2026 21:38:52 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] hive-agent-mcp: drop stale ask/answer language from tool
 descriptions

---
 hive-agent-mcp/src/mcp/mod.rs | 21 ++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/hive-agent-mcp/src/mcp/mod.rs b/hive-agent-mcp/src/mcp/mod.rs
index c00e58a3..a82c6cf6 100644
--- a/hive-agent-mcp/src/mcp/mod.rs
+++ b/hive-agent-mcp/src/mcp/mod.rs
@@ -233,15 +233,14 @@ impl AgentServer {
     }
 
     #[tool(
-        description = "List loose ends pending against this agent: unanswered questions \
-        where you are the asker (waiting on someone) or the target (someone's waiting on \
-        you), pending reminders you scheduled, plus — for the manager only — pending \
+        description = "List loose ends pending against this agent: pending reminders \
+        you scheduled, plus — for the manager only — pending \
         approvals you submitted that the operator hasn't acted on yet (agents with the \
         `approvals` tool group also see their own pending approvals). Also lists active \
         local tasks published by external MCP daemons (e.g. running bash tasks). Cheap sweep, no args. Useful \
         at turn start to remember what you owe / what's owed to you without scrolling \
         inbox history. Output is a short bulleted list with ids, ages in seconds, and \
-        the relevant context. Each `question` or `reminder` row can be cancelled by \
+        the relevant context. A `reminder` row can be cancelled by \
         passing its id + kind to `cancel_loose_end`. Empty result is reported clearly.\n\
         Todos are a to-do list, not an inbox to empty on sight — a row that's still \
         genuinely in flight (a running bash task, say) is expected to sit there and \
@@ -355,20 +354,16 @@ impl AgentServer {
         .await
     }
 
-    #[tool(
-        description = "Cancel an open thread you own — a `question` you asked (the \
-        asker gets `[cancelled by <you>]` as the answer and unblocks) or a `reminder` \
-        you scheduled (hard-deleted before it fires). `kind` is `\"question\"` or \
-        `\"reminder\"`; `id` is the row id from the matching `get_loose_ends` entry \
-        or the `question_queued` reply you got when you submitted. Auth: you can only \
-        cancel rows where you're the asker / owner. Returns `ok` or an error string.\n\
+    #[tool(description = "Cancel an open thread you own — a `reminder` \
+        you scheduled (hard-deleted before it fires). `kind` is `\"reminder\"`; \
+        `id` is the row id from the matching `get_loose_ends` entry. Auth: you can only \
+        cancel rows where you're the owner. Returns `ok` or an error string.\n\
         `kind` may also be `\"approval\"` to withdraw a pending approval you submitted \
         (before the operator acts on it) — root agent (`ruth`) only; the server rejects \
         `approval` kind for all other callers.\n\
         `kind` may also be `\"todo\"` to clear one of your own loose-ends-v2 todos (the id \
         from a `get_loose_ends` `todo #N` line) — dials the in-agent socket directly, safe \
-        to call repeatedly."
-    )]
+        to call repeatedly.")]
     async fn cancel_loose_end(&self, Parameters(args): Parameters<CancelLooseEndArgs>) -> String {
         let log = format!("{args:?}");
         let id = args.id;