feat(mcp-server): add Clarification Gate to PLAN and parse_mode

Closes #1371

Make clarification a first-class runtime contract in the parse_mode PLAN
response. Instead of relying on prompt-style guidance, the handler now
detects materially ambiguous requests and forces the AI client to ask
before solutioning.

New fields on PLAN/AUTO parse_mode response:
- clarificationNeeded: boolean — true when the request is ambiguous
- planReady: boolean — mutually exclusive with clarificationNeeded
- questionBudget: number — remaining clarification rounds (defaults 3)
- nextQuestion: string — single highest-value question (when asking)
- clarificationTopics: string[] — ordered ambiguity topics (when asking)
- assumptionNote: string — emitted when budget is exhausted

Ambiguity heuristics (conservative, tunable) extracted into
clarification-gate.ts as a pure testable function:
- Request length < 20 chars without tech reference
- Vague intent verbs (improve/enhance/refactor/개선/향상/...) without scope
- No concrete technical reference (file path, function call, CamelCase,
  snake_case, backtick code span)
- Explicit override phrases ("just do it", "use your judgment", "알아서 해")
  skip the gate entirely
- Specific file paths or identifiers anchor the request as planReady

Budget mechanism: caller passes the previous round's questionBudget via
the new question_budget input parameter; the gate decrements on each
ambiguous round and falls back to planning with an explicit assumption
note when the budget reaches 0. This prevents infinite clarification
loops.

Backward-compatible: fields are omitted entirely for ACT/EVAL modes and
additive for PLAN/AUTO. Existing consumers of parse_mode are unaffected.

Tests:
- 74 unit tests for clarification-gate heuristics + behavior contract
- 10 integration tests in mode.handler.spec.ts covering ambiguous,
  clear, override, budget-exhausted, AUTO, and ACT/EVAL skip paths
- Full suite: 6030 passing (2 skipped), lint/format/typecheck/circular
  all green

Author: JeremyDev87

apps/mcp-server/src/mcp/handlers/clarification-gate.spec.ts

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+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import {
+  evaluateClarification,
+  hasOverridePhrase,
+  hasVagueIntent,
+  hasTechnicalReference,
+  DEFAULT_QUESTION_BUDGET,
+  CLARIFICATION_TOPICS,
+  MIN_PROMPT_LENGTH,
+} from './clarification-gate';
+
+describe('clarification-gate', () => {
+  describe('hasOverridePhrase', () => {
+    it.each([
+      ['just do it'],
+      ['Just Do It and move on'],
+      ['use your judgment here'],
+      ['use your best guess'],
+      ['use your discretion'],
+      ['go ahead with it'],
+      ['make assumptions where needed'],
+      ['assume defaults'],
+      ['assume reasonable behavior'],
+      ['알아서 해'],
+      ['알아서 진행해줘'],
+      ['알아서 처리'],
+      ['그냥 해'],
+      ['임의로 진행'],
+    ])('detects override phrase in %p', input => {
+      expect(hasOverridePhrase(input)).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it.each([
+      ['implement OAuth2 login flow'],
+      ['just another feature request'],
+      ['refactor the login module'],
+      [''],
+    ])('returns false for non-override %p', input => {
+      expect(hasOverridePhrase(input)).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('hasVagueIntent', () => {
+    it.each([
+      ['improve the UI'],
+      ['make it better'],
+      ['enhance performance'],
+      ['optimize the flow'],
+      ['optimise the flow'],
+      ['refactor this'],
+      ['clean up the code'],
+      ['clean  up'],
+      ['tweak the settings'],
+      ['fix stuff'],
+      ['fix things'],
+      ['fix issues'],
+      ['로그인 개선'],
+      ['성능 향상'],
+      ['최적화 필요'],
+      ['코드 정리'],
+    ])('detects vague intent in %p', input => {
+      expect(hasVagueIntent(input)).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it.each([
+      ['implement login'],
+      ['add a new endpoint'],
+      ['write unit tests'],
+      ['create a button component'],
+    ])('returns false for concrete intent %p', input => {
+      expect(hasVagueIntent(input)).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('hasTechnicalReference', () => {
+    it.each([
+      ['add tests to src/auth.ts'],
+      ['update apps/mcp-server/src/main.ts'],
+      ['fix bug in login.tsx'],
+      ['modify config.yaml'],
+      ['update the package.json'],
+      ['call parseMode() from the handler'],
+      ['use the ModeHandler class'],
+      ['rename parse_mode function'],
+      ['check the user_profile field'],
+      ['fix `handleRequest` in the router'],
+      ['invoke fetchUser() helper'],
+    ])('detects technical reference in %p', input => {
+      expect(hasTechnicalReference(input)).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it.each([['improve the UI'], ['make things faster'], ['개선해줘'], ['fix stuff'], ['']])(
+      'returns false for non-technical %p',
+      input => {
+        expect(hasTechnicalReference(input)).toBe(false);
+      },
+    );
+  });
+
+  describe('evaluateClarification', () => {
+    describe('clear PLAN requests (planReady path)', () => {
+      it('returns planReady=true for a prompt with an explicit file path', () => {
+        const result = evaluateClarification(
+          'add unit tests to apps/mcp-server/src/auth/auth.service.ts',
+        );
+
+        expect(result.planReady).toBe(true);
+        expect(result.clarificationNeeded).toBe(false);
+        expect(result.nextQuestion).toBeUndefined();
+        expect(result.clarificationTopics).toBeUndefined();
+        expect(result.questionBudget).toBe(DEFAULT_QUESTION_BUDGET);
+      });
+
+      it('returns planReady=true for a prompt with a function identifier', () => {
+        const result = evaluateClarification('refactor parseMode() to handle localized keywords');
+
+        expect(result.planReady).toBe(true);
+        expect(result.clarificationNeeded).toBe(false);
+      });
+
+      it('returns planReady=true for a prompt with a PascalCase class reference', () => {
+        const result = evaluateClarification('add logging to ModeHandler for debugging');
+
+        expect(result.planReady).toBe(true);
+        expect(result.clarificationNeeded).toBe(false);
+      });
+
+      it('returns planReady=true for a well-specified implementation request', () => {
+        const result = evaluateClarification(
+          'implement password reset endpoint that sends an email with a reset link',
+        );
+
+        expect(result.planReady).toBe(true);
+        expect(result.clarificationNeeded).toBe(false);
+      });
+
+      it('preserves the caller-provided budget on a clear path', () => {
+        const result = evaluateClarification('add tests to src/auth.ts', {
+          questionBudget: 2,
+        });
+
+        expect(result.questionBudget).toBe(2);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('ambiguous PLAN requests (clarification path)', () => {
+      it('returns clarificationNeeded=true for a short vague prompt', () => {
+        const result = evaluateClarification('개선해줘');
+
+        expect(result.clarificationNeeded).toBe(true);
+        expect(result.planReady).toBe(false);
+        expect(result.nextQuestion).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(result.clarificationTopics?.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+      });
+
+      it('returns clarificationNeeded=true for vague intent verbs without scope', () => {
+        const result = evaluateClarification('improve the thing and make it better');
+
+        expect(result.clarificationNeeded).toBe(true);
+        expect(result.planReady).toBe(false);
+        expect(result.clarificationTopics).toContain(CLARIFICATION_TOPICS.VAGUE_INTENT);
+      });
+
+      it('returns clarificationNeeded=true for a too-short prompt without tech reference', () => {
+        expect('fix it'.length).toBeLessThan(MIN_PROMPT_LENGTH);
+        const result = evaluateClarification('fix it');
+
+        expect(result.clarificationNeeded).toBe(true);
+        expect(result.planReady).toBe(false);
+      });
+
+      it('emits a single highest-value next question, not a list', () => {
+        const result = evaluateClarification('개선해줘');
+
+        expect(result.nextQuestion).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(typeof result.nextQuestion).toBe('string');
+        // Single question, no bullet lists
+        expect(result.nextQuestion).not.toMatch(/\n\s*[-*]/);
+      });
+
+      it('decrements the budget on each ambiguous round', () => {
+        const r1 = evaluateClarification('improve it', { questionBudget: 3 });
+        expect(r1.clarificationNeeded).toBe(true);
+        expect(r1.questionBudget).toBe(2);
+
+        const r2 = evaluateClarification('improve it', { questionBudget: 2 });
+        expect(r2.clarificationNeeded).toBe(true);
+        expect(r2.questionBudget).toBe(1);
+
+        const r3 = evaluateClarification('improve it', { questionBudget: 1 });
+        expect(r3.clarificationNeeded).toBe(true);
+        expect(r3.questionBudget).toBe(0);
+      });
+
+      it('orders clarificationTopics by priority (vague-intent first when applicable)', () => {
+        const result = evaluateClarification('개선');
+
+        expect(result.clarificationTopics?.[0]).toBe(CLARIFICATION_TOPICS.VAGUE_INTENT);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('override phrases', () => {
+      it('returns planReady=true even when prompt is otherwise ambiguous', () => {
+        const result = evaluateClarification('improve it, just do it');
+
+        expect(result.planReady).toBe(true);
+        expect(result.clarificationNeeded).toBe(false);
+        expect(result.questionBudget).toBe(DEFAULT_QUESTION_BUDGET);
+      });
+
+      it('honors Korean override phrase 알아서', () => {
+        const result = evaluateClarification('개선해줘 알아서 해');
+
+        expect(result.planReady).toBe(true);
+        expect(result.clarificationNeeded).toBe(false);
+      });
+
+      it('does not decrement budget on override path', () => {
+        const result = evaluateClarification('improve it, use your judgment', {
+          questionBudget: 2,
+        });
+
+        expect(result.questionBudget).toBe(2);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('budget exhausted', () => {
+      it('returns planReady=true with assumptionNote when budget=0', () => {
+        const result = evaluateClarification('improve it', { questionBudget: 0 });
+
+        expect(result.planReady).toBe(true);
+        expect(result.clarificationNeeded).toBe(false);
+        expect(result.questionBudget).toBe(0);
+        expect(result.assumptionNote).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(result.assumptionNote).toMatch(/assum/i);
+      });
+
+      it('returns planReady=true when budget is negative (defensive)', () => {
+        const result = evaluateClarification('개선', { questionBudget: -1 });
+
+        expect(result.planReady).toBe(true);
+        expect(result.clarificationNeeded).toBe(false);
+        expect(result.questionBudget).toBe(0);
+      });
+
+      it('does not trigger budget-exhausted path when request is already clear', () => {
+        // Even with budget=0 the response is planReady; the distinguishing
+        // factor is that a clear request does not need an assumptionNote.
+        const clearResult = evaluateClarification('add tests to src/auth.ts', {
+          questionBudget: 0,
+        });
+
+        expect(clearResult.planReady).toBe(true);
+        // Budget-exhausted path always sets assumptionNote
+        expect(clearResult.assumptionNote).toBeTruthy();
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('edge cases', () => {
+      it('handles an empty prompt as clear (no fields to ask about)', () => {
+        const result = evaluateClarification('');
+
+        // An empty string isn't "too short" (length 0), and no vague verbs or
+        // tech references trigger — fall through to planReady.
+        expect(result.planReady).toBe(true);
+      });
+
+      it('uses DEFAULT_QUESTION_BUDGET when options are omitted', () => {
+        const result = evaluateClarification('add tests to src/auth.ts');
+
+        expect(result.questionBudget).toBe(DEFAULT_QUESTION_BUDGET);
+      });
+
+      it('does not include nextQuestion on planReady path', () => {
+        const result = evaluateClarification('add tests to src/auth.ts');
+
+        expect(result.nextQuestion).toBeUndefined();
+        expect(result.clarificationTopics).toBeUndefined();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});