Before taking any path that solves friction in the agent loop, ask one question: does this path keep the agent as the typist? If yes, it's a real fix. If TARS ends up typing the code, it's a bypass — surface the constraint to the user. If the user ends up typing, stop. The test catches the TARS-Direct drift, the mirror-and-rsync workaround, and the option-A/B/C menu that drags the user back into the keyboard.
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