Add optional background consult jobs

1 files changed, 37 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/crates/phone-opus/src/mcp/catalog.rs b/crates/phone-opus/src/mcp/catalog.rs
index 4c71e83..839c477 100644
--- a/crates/phone-opus/src/mcp/catalog.rs
+++ b/crates/phone-opus/src/mcp/catalog.rs
@@ -41,11 +41,23 @@ impl ToolSpec {
 const TOOL_SPECS: &[ToolSpec] = &[
     ToolSpec {
         name: "consult",
-        description: "Run a blocking consult against the system Claude Code install using a read-only built-in toolset, optionally resume a prior Claude session by session_id, and return the response.",
+        description: "Run a consult against the system Claude Code install using a read-only built-in toolset, optionally resume a prior Claude session by session_id, optionally queue the consult in the background, and return the response or job handle.",
         dispatch: DispatchTarget::Worker,
         replay: ReplayContract::NeverReplay,
     },
     ToolSpec {
+        name: "consult_job",
+        description: "Read the status of one background consult job by job_id. When the job has finished, the final Claude response or failure is included.",
+        dispatch: DispatchTarget::Host,
+        replay: ReplayContract::Convergent,
+    },
+    ToolSpec {
+        name: "consult_jobs",
+        description: "List recent background consult jobs. Defaults to render=porcelain; use render=json for structured output.",
+        dispatch: DispatchTarget::Host,
+        replay: ReplayContract::Convergent,
+    },
+    ToolSpec {
         name: "health_snapshot",
         description: "Read host lifecycle, worker generation, rollout state, and latest fault. Defaults to render=porcelain; use render=json for structured output.",
         dispatch: DispatchTarget::Host,
@@ -98,10 +110,34 @@ fn tool_schema(name: &str) -> Value {
                 "session_id": {
                     "type": "string",
                     "description": "Optional Claude session handle returned by a previous consult call. When set, phone_opus resumes that conversation instead of starting a fresh one."
+                },
+                "background": {
+                    "type": "boolean",
+                    "description": "When true, queue the consult as a background job and return immediately with a job handle. The default is false, which keeps consult synchronous."
                 }
             },
             "required": ["prompt"]
         })),
+        "consult_job" => with_common_presentation(json!({
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+                "job_id": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "description": "Background consult job handle returned by consult with background=true."
+                }
+            },
+            "required": ["job_id"]
+        })),
+        "consult_jobs" => with_common_presentation(json!({
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+                "limit": {
+                    "type": "integer",
+                    "minimum": 1,
+                    "description": "Maximum number of recent background jobs to return. Defaults to 10."
+                }
+            }
+        })),
         "health_snapshot" | "telemetry_snapshot" => with_common_presentation(json!({
             "type": "object",
             "properties": {}