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KRATOSandKRATOS 89bdc6719a fix(tools): read_file recovers a backwards line range instead of erroring (#779)
* fix(tools): read_file recovers a backwards line range instead of erroring

renderReadFileRange hard-failed when end_line < start_line, costing the caller a
whole retry for an arithmetic slip. It was also inconsistent: start_line past EOF
returns a friendly note and end_line past EOF is auto-clamped to the last line —
only a backwards range hard-errored.

Recover it the same way: clamp end_line UP to start_line (read just that line) and
surface the adjustment in the output so it is never silent. Valid ranges
(end_line >= start_line) are byte-for-byte unchanged.

The change is in the argument-validation phase, before any file I/O, so there is
no runtime cost; if anything it saves the agent a wasted retry turn.

Tests: TestReadFileToolRecoversBackwardsRange (recovery + note + reads only
start_line, mutation-verified against the old hard error) and
TestReadFileToolValidRangeUnchangedByRecovery (valid ranges carry no note and read
the identical window).

* test(tools): assert full valid-range output in read_file recovery test (#779 review)

anand + CodeRabbit: TestReadFileToolValidRangeUnchangedByRecovery claimed
byte-for-byte preservation but only checked substrings, so an altered
header/separator or a stray out-of-range line would still pass. Compare the
whole result.Output against the exact expected rendering.

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Co-authored-by: KRATOS <[email protected]>
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