## Why
A pending optional MCP server can delay the first model request even when the
turn does not need that server.
## What changed
- Give optional MCP servers a shared one-second startup grace, then omit servers
that are still pending from the captured tool catalog.
- Continue waiting when the turn explicitly requires a server through a plugin,
skill dependency, or `mcp://` mention, and preserve this behavior for input
received between sampling steps.
- Route direct resource requests to the live connection set when a pending
server was omitted from the binding, while keeping all-server resource
discovery non-blocking.
## Testing
- Cover the shared grace period and resource behavior for pending optional
servers.
- Verify plugin, plugin-skill, and direct MCP mentions wait for startup.
- Verify an Apps-enabled turn proceeds without tools from an unrelated pending
optional server.
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