huskies: merge 877

server/src/http/mcp/agent_tools/lifecycle.rs

@@ -15,11 +15,22 @@ pub(crate) async fn tool_start_agent(args: &Value, ctx: &AppContext) -> Result<S
     let agent_name = args.get("agent_name").and_then(|v| v.as_str());
 
     let project_root = ctx.services.agents.get_project_root(&ctx.state)?;
-    let info = ctx
-        .services
-        .agents
-        .start_agent(&project_root, story_id, agent_name, None, None)
-        .await?;
+    // When an explicit agent_name is provided, persist the agent pin in the
+    // CRDT register before starting — same path as the Matrix `assign` command.
+    let info = if let Some(name) = agent_name {
+        crate::service::work_item::assign_and_start(
+            story_id,
+            name,
+            &project_root,
+            &ctx.services.agents,
+        )
+        .await?
+    } else {
+        ctx.services
+            .agents
+            .start_agent(&project_root, story_id, None, None, None)
+            .await?
+    };
 
     // Snapshot coverage baseline from the most recent coverage report (best-effort).
     if let Some(pct) = read_coverage_percent_from_json(&project_root)