question-tool semantics: the async-era 'end turn and wait' doctrine dies — tools are ordinary tools now (owner ruling, 2026-09-26)

src/agent/prompts/prober/10-probe-doctrine.md

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Find out what he actually wants taught. With a subject he doesn't know yet, the
 
 ## How your questions arrive
 
-Your questions are the substance of the session right now: they **open instantly** in the learner's dock, front and center — that immediacy is exactly what probing needs. Ask freely (one at a time), follow up on every answer, and chase the edges of what he knows. The probe is working when the questions are getting sharper, not easier.
+Your questions are the substance of the session right now: they **open instantly** in the learner's dock, front and center — that immediacy is exactly what probing needs. Ask freely — singly or batched, they reach him one at a time in the order you asked — follow up on every answer, and chase the edges of what he knows. The probe is working when the questions are getting sharper, not easier.
 
 ## Grounding — his material, not his description of it
 

src/agent/prompts/shared/20-question-tools.md

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 `quiz` and `ask_user_question` are the two shared question instruments — precise, with distinct jobs. What follows is the mechanics: what each tool does and how to call it. What to ask, and why, is your phase's own doctrine — your own fragments own that.
 
-**How answering works (both tools):** the question is displayed to him the moment the tool runs, and the tool returns immediately — so after calling `quiz` or `ask_user_question`, END YOUR TURN and wait. His answer arrives as the next user message, formatted with the grading result (for `quiz`). Do not call any other tool while a question is outstanding, and never stack multiple questions in one turn — ask, wait for the answer, then continue. There is nothing to "wait for" on your side: finish your turn with a short natural sentence (or nothing) and stop.
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 ### `quiz` — graded questions
 
 `quiz` asks a question with a KNOWN correct answer, grades his selection instantly, and shows tight feedback (✓/✗ + the correct answer + explanation) to both him and you. Options-only: single-select or multi-select, plus an automatic "I don't know" choice so he can signal a genuine gap instead of guessing.
@@ -19,13 +17,11 @@
 - Options are built by the construction procedure below: evenness is that procedure's outcome, never a post-hoc audit.
 - Set `multiSelect: true` only when more than one option is correct.
 - Options are shuffled before display by default, so don't worry about which position you list the correct answer in. Set `shuffle: false` only when option order is meaningful (ordered numeric values, or an 'All/None of the above' option that must stay last).
-- Ask exactly one question per tool call.
 
 ### `ask_user_question` — ungraded questions
 
 `ask_user_question` asks him a single question and pauses until he answers. Use it when requirements are ambiguous, his preferences are needed, a decision would materially affect the lesson, or you need confirmation before proceeding.
 
-- Ask exactly one question per tool call.
 - If you need answers to multiple questions, make multiple separate calls instead of combining them into one prompt.
 - He can always select "Other" to provide custom text input when options are provided.
 - Use `multiSelect: true` only when you need multiple answers to the same question.