fix(ui): surface declarative startup failures

docs/cordis-catalog/events.md

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ A step or turn errored. The loop reports a failure here (plus the logger) even w
 
 Types: [Agent](../core-data-structures/core.md)
 
-Source: [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:283`](../../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts)
+Source: [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:292`](../../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts)
 
 ### `agent/pre-step` — serial
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Awaited serial checkpoint for session-surface mutation after prompt assembly and
 
 Types: [Agent](../core-data-structures/core.md) · [Message](../core-data-structures/core.md)
 
-Source: [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:202`](../../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts)
+Source: [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:211`](../../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts)
 
 ### `agent/prompt-submit` — waterfall
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Allow, rewrite, or block one drained prompt before it becomes a user message. Ca
 
 Types: [Agent](../core-data-structures/core.md) · [ContentBlock](../core-data-structures/core.md) · [MessageSource](../core-data-structures/core.md)
 
-Source: [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:212`](../../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts)
+Source: [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:221`](../../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts)
 
 ### `agent/queued` — emit
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Detached, frozen content entered the agent's inbox. Source defaults have already
 
 Types: [Agent](../core-data-structures/core.md) · [ContentBlock](../core-data-structures/core.md) · [MessageSource](../core-data-structures/core.md)
 
-Source: [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:167`](../../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts)
+Source: [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:176`](../../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts)
 
 ### `agent/request` — waterfall
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ Replace the frozen call configuration. Model-visible content must use logged cha
 
 Types: [Agent](../core-data-structures/core.md) · [LlmCallConfig](../core-data-structures/core.md)
 
-Source: [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:224`](../../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts)
+Source: [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:233`](../../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts)
 
 ### `agent/session-prefix` — waterfall
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ Compose request-only messages placed before derived history. The frozen result i
 
 Types: [Agent](../core-data-structures/core.md) · [Message](../core-data-structures/core.md)
 
-Source: [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:239`](../../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts)
+Source: [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:248`](../../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts)
 
 ### `agent/session-start` — emit
 
@@ -119,7 +119,17 @@ The session lifecycle began, once before the first turn. Use `agent.inject()` to
 
 Types: [Agent](../core-data-structures/core.md) · [SessionStartSource](../core-data-structures/core.md)
 
-Source: [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:180`](../../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts)
+Source: [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:189`](../../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts)
+
+### `agent/start-failed` — emit
+
+Declarative startup failed before an agent could be published. Programmatic `ctx.agents.create()` / `resume()` calls report failure through rejection; this event covers the fire-and-forget config path.
+
+```ts cordis-catalog
+'agent/start-failed'(agentId: AgentId, error: Error): void
+```
+
+Source: [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:157`](../../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts)
 
 ### `agent/status` — emit
 
@@ -131,7 +141,7 @@ Agent status changed (`idle` ⇄ `running`, or → `disposed`). `send()` does no
 
 Types: [Agent](../core-data-structures/core.md)
 
-Source: [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:157`](../../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts)
+Source: [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:166`](../../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts)
 
 ### `agent/step-result` — waterfall
 
@@ -143,7 +153,7 @@ Waterfall: post-process the assembled assistant Message before tool dispatch (va
 
 Types: [Agent](../core-data-structures/core.md) · [Message](../core-data-structures/core.md)
 
-Source: [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:250`](../../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts)
+Source: [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:259`](../../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts)
 
 ### `agent/turn-continuation` — waterfall
 
@@ -155,7 +165,7 @@ Override whether the turn continues. The default continues after tool calls or s
 
 Types: [Agent](../core-data-structures/core.md)
 
-Source: [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:260`](../../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts)
+Source: [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:269`](../../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts)
 
 ### `agent/turn-stop` — serial
 
@@ -167,7 +177,7 @@ Monotonic terminal-stop checkpoint after continuation and steering are folded; a
 
 Types: [Agent](../core-data-structures/core.md)
 
-Source: [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:270`](../../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts)
+Source: [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:279`](../../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts)
 
 ## `approval/*`
 

docs/cordis-catalog/services.md

@@ -32,13 +32,15 @@ async resume(options: ResumeAgentOptions): Promise<AgentHandle>
 register(agent: Agent): () => void
 enter(agent: Agent): () => void
 announce(agent: Agent): void
+reportStartFailure(id: AgentId, error: Error): () => void
+getStartFailure(id: AgentId): Error | undefined
 get(id: AgentId): Agent | undefined
 list(): Agent[]
 ```
 
 Types: [Agent](../core-data-structures/core.md)
 
-Source: [`packages/core/agent/src/index.ts:133`](../../packages/core/agent/src/index.ts)
+Source: [`packages/core/agent/src/index.ts:187`](../../packages/core/agent/src/index.ts)
 
 ## `ctx.approval` — `ApprovalService`
 

docs/event-producer-consumer.md

@@ -7,19 +7,20 @@ This matrix shows which packages dispatch each harness-owned event and which pac
 
 | Event | Mode | Declared in | Dispatchers | Listeners |
 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
-| `agent/created` | `emit` | [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:139`](../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts) | [`agent`](../packages/core/agent) (`events.dispatch`) | [`jsonrpc`](../packages/ui/jsonrpc), [`stdio`](../packages/ui/stdio), [`tui`](../packages/ui/tui) |
+| `agent/created` | `emit` | [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:139`](../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts) | [`agent`](../packages/core/agent) (`events.dispatch`) | [`agent`](../packages/core/agent), [`jsonrpc`](../packages/ui/jsonrpc), [`stdio`](../packages/ui/stdio) |
 | `agent/disposed` | `emit` | [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:148`](../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts) | [`agent`](../packages/core/agent) (`events.dispatch`) | [`stdio`](../packages/ui/stdio), [`tui`](../packages/ui/tui) |
-| `agent/error` | `emit` | [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:283`](../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts) | [`agent-loop`](../packages/core/agent-loop) (`emit`) | [`tui`](../packages/ui/tui) |
-| `agent/pre-step` | `serial` | [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:202`](../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts) | [`agent-loop`](../packages/core/agent-loop) (`serial`) | [`compact-basic`](../packages/compact/compact-basic), [`user-approval`](../packages/ui/user-approval) |
-| `agent/prompt-submit` | `waterfall` | [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:212`](../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts) | [`agent-loop`](../packages/core/agent-loop) (`waterfall`) | [`acp`](../packages/ui/acp), [`hooks-claude`](../packages/hooks/hooks-claude), [`hooks-codex`](../packages/hooks/hooks-codex), [`repeat-tool-guard`](../packages/guard/repeat-tool-guard) |
-| `agent/queued` | `emit` | [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:167`](../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts) | [`agent-loop`](../packages/core/agent-loop) (`emit`) | - |
-| `agent/request` | `waterfall` | [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:224`](../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts) | [`agent-loop`](../packages/core/agent-loop) (`waterfall`) | - |
-| `agent/session-prefix` | `waterfall` | [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:239`](../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts) | [`agent-loop`](../packages/core/agent-loop) (`waterfall`) | [`tool-skill`](../packages/skill/tool-skill) |
-| `agent/session-start` | `emit` | [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:180`](../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts) | [`agent-loop`](../packages/core/agent-loop) (`emit`) | [`hooks-claude`](../packages/hooks/hooks-claude), [`hooks-codex`](../packages/hooks/hooks-codex) |
-| `agent/status` | `emit` | [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:157`](../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts) | [`agent-loop`](../packages/core/agent-loop) (`emit`) | [`invariants`](../packages/support/invariants), [`repeat-tool-guard`](../packages/guard/repeat-tool-guard), [`stdio`](../packages/ui/stdio), [`tui`](../packages/ui/tui) |
-| `agent/step-result` | `waterfall` | [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:250`](../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts) | [`agent-loop`](../packages/core/agent-loop) (`waterfall`) | - |
-| `agent/turn-continuation` | `waterfall` | [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:260`](../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts) | [`agent-loop`](../packages/core/agent-loop) (`waterfall`) | [`hooks-claude`](../packages/hooks/hooks-claude), [`hooks-codex`](../packages/hooks/hooks-codex) |
-| `agent/turn-stop` | `serial` | [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:270`](../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts) | [`agent-loop`](../packages/core/agent-loop) (`serial`) | [`subagent-inprocess`](../packages/subagent/subagent-inprocess) |
+| `agent/error` | `emit` | [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:292`](../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts) | [`agent-loop`](../packages/core/agent-loop) (`emit`) | [`tui`](../packages/ui/tui) |
+| `agent/pre-step` | `serial` | [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:211`](../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts) | [`agent-loop`](../packages/core/agent-loop) (`serial`) | [`compact-basic`](../packages/compact/compact-basic), [`user-approval`](../packages/ui/user-approval) |
+| `agent/prompt-submit` | `waterfall` | [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:221`](../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts) | [`agent-loop`](../packages/core/agent-loop) (`waterfall`) | [`acp`](../packages/ui/acp), [`hooks-claude`](../packages/hooks/hooks-claude), [`hooks-codex`](../packages/hooks/hooks-codex), [`repeat-tool-guard`](../packages/guard/repeat-tool-guard) |
+| `agent/queued` | `emit` | [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:176`](../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts) | [`agent-loop`](../packages/core/agent-loop) (`emit`) | - |
+| `agent/request` | `waterfall` | [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:233`](../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts) | [`agent-loop`](../packages/core/agent-loop) (`waterfall`) | - |
+| `agent/session-prefix` | `waterfall` | [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:248`](../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts) | [`agent-loop`](../packages/core/agent-loop) (`waterfall`) | [`tool-skill`](../packages/skill/tool-skill) |
+| `agent/session-start` | `emit` | [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:189`](../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts) | [`agent-loop`](../packages/core/agent-loop) (`emit`) | [`hooks-claude`](../packages/hooks/hooks-claude), [`hooks-codex`](../packages/hooks/hooks-codex) |
+| `agent/start-failed` | `emit` | [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:157`](../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts) | [`agent`](../packages/core/agent) (`events.dispatch`) | [`agent`](../packages/core/agent) |
+| `agent/status` | `emit` | [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:166`](../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts) | [`agent-loop`](../packages/core/agent-loop) (`emit`) | [`invariants`](../packages/support/invariants), [`repeat-tool-guard`](../packages/guard/repeat-tool-guard), [`stdio`](../packages/ui/stdio), [`tui`](../packages/ui/tui) |
+| `agent/step-result` | `waterfall` | [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:259`](../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts) | [`agent-loop`](../packages/core/agent-loop) (`waterfall`) | - |
+| `agent/turn-continuation` | `waterfall` | [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:269`](../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts) | [`agent-loop`](../packages/core/agent-loop) (`waterfall`) | [`hooks-claude`](../packages/hooks/hooks-claude), [`hooks-codex`](../packages/hooks/hooks-codex) |
+| `agent/turn-stop` | `serial` | [`packages/core/agent/src/types.ts:279`](../packages/core/agent/src/types.ts) | [`agent-loop`](../packages/core/agent-loop) (`serial`) | [`subagent-inprocess`](../packages/subagent/subagent-inprocess) |
 | `approval/request` | `waterfall` | [`packages/ui/user-approval/src/index.ts:31`](../packages/ui/user-approval/src/index.ts) | [`user-approval`](../packages/ui/user-approval) (`waterfall`) | [`acp`](../packages/ui/acp) |
 | `fs/edit-intent` | `waterfall` | [`packages/fs/fs/src/index.ts:59`](../packages/fs/fs/src/index.ts) | [`tool-fs`](../packages/fs/tool-fs) (`waterfall`) | [`fs-policy`](../packages/fs/fs-policy) |
 | `fs/observed` | `emit` | [`packages/fs/fs/src/index.ts:68`](../packages/fs/fs/src/index.ts) | [`tool-fs`](../packages/fs/tool-fs) (`emit`) | [`fs-policy`](../packages/fs/fs-policy) |