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`