huskies: merge 962

server/src/agents/pool/start/mod.rs

@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ impl AgentPool {
 
         // Read the preferred agent from the story's front matter before acquiring
         // the lock. (See validation::read_front_matter_agent.)
-        let front_matter_agent: Option<String> = read_front_matter_agent(story_id, agent_name);
+        let front_matter_agent: Option<crate::config::AgentName> =
+            read_front_matter_agent(story_id, agent_name);
 
         // Atomically resolve agent name, check availability, and register as
         // Pending.  When `agent_name` is `None` the first idle coder is
@@ -158,12 +159,12 @@ impl AgentPool {
                     // (bug 379).  Mirrors the auto_assign selection logic.
                     if let Some(ref pref) = front_matter_agent {
                         let stage_matches = config
-                            .find_agent(pref)
+                            .find_agent(pref.as_str())
                             .map(|cfg| agent_config_stage(cfg) == PipelineStage::Coder)
                             .unwrap_or(false);
                         if stage_matches {
-                            if auto_assign::is_agent_free(&agents, pref) {
-                                pref.clone()
+                            if auto_assign::is_agent_free(&agents, pref.as_str()) {
+                                pref.to_string()
                             } else {
                                 return Err(format!(
                                     "Preferred agent '{pref}' from story front matter is busy; \