fix(evi): smooth the interactive run frictions

[HugoRCD]

Three frictions surfaced by the latest end-to-end run.

• github__requestReviewers sat in the omitted-tools list and kept the default always() approval, while the instructions require requesting a review on every non-draft PR — so every PR flow produced an approval card for a reversible, harmless action. It is now not-applicable on every kind of run.
• Long silent stretches: iMessage has no typing indicator, so the minutes between an answer and the finished PR read as a hang. Instructions now require a one-line announcement before starting work that will take more than a minute or two on a chat channel.
• Input-request prompts listed only the option-id replies; free-form answers were always accepted but nothing said so. The photon prompt now ends with "Or answer in your own words."

No changeset: confined to apps/evi. Verified: tsc, 53 unit tests, eve build.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Improvements
  • Tool-approval prompts now let you respond in your own words when options are provided.
  • Longer-running chat tasks now include an announcement before work begins, followed by a result update.
  • Review requests can be sent without an additional approval prompt.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The agent now accepts free-form tool-approval responses, explicitly configures GitHub reviewer requests as approval-free, and announces longer-running tasks before reporting results.

Changes

Agent interaction behavior

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Approval prompt and reviewer configuration apps/evi/agent/channels/photon.ts, apps/evi/agent/extensions/github.ts	Photon prompts allow answers in the user’s own words. requestReviewers uses a not-applicable approval status and is removed from the omitted write-tool list.
Long-running task announcements apps/evi/agent/instructions.md	Instructions require a brief start announcement for tasks expected to take more than a minute or two, followed by the result.

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~5 minutes

Possibly related PRs

• HugoRCD/evlog#511: Adds configuration for the Photon channel updated in this PR.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5

✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies an Evi fix for interactive run friction and uses the repository's conventional commit format.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description explains all three changes, their rationale, scope, and verification results, although it omits the template headings and checklist.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

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Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
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Inline comments:
In `@apps/evi/agent/extensions/github.ts`:
- Around line 102-106: Update the authorization documentation to remove
requestReviewers from the approval-required list and explicitly document it as
not requiring approval, matching the not-applicable status returned by the
requireApproval.requestReviewers configuration.

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• apps/evi/agent/channels/photon.ts
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[coderabbitai]

🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Synchronize the authorization documentation.

apps/evi/docs/authorization.md Lines 109-118 still lists requestReviewers as requiring approval. This configuration now returns not-applicable. Remove requestReviewers from the approval-required list and document its approval-free status.

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents

Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

In `@apps/evi/agent/extensions/github.ts` around lines 102 - 106, Update the
authorization documentation to remove requestReviewers from the
approval-required list and explicitly document it as not requiring approval,
matching the not-applicable status returned by the
requireApproval.requestReviewers configuration.