aws / aws/amazon-q-developer-cli
bug: Conflict between agent configs - toolSettings and allowedTools
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Description
### Checks
- [x] I have searched [github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/issues](https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/issues?q=) and there are no duplicates of my issue
- [x] I have run `q doctor` in the affected terminal session
- [x] I have run `q restart` and replicated the issue again
### Operating system
MacOS
### Expected behaviour
When `fs_write` is not added to the list of `allowedTools`, then having a field for fs_write in "toolSettings" should not assume fs_write is trusted.
- `allowedTools` should take precedence over toolSettings, at least for fs_write. `allowedTools` should be the only source of truth for trust settings.
### Actual behaviour
When `fs_write` in present in `toolSettings` of cli-agent configuration, it assumes fs_write is trusted even when allowedTools does not contain fs_write.
Also, running `/tools` in this case does not show fs_write as trusted, even though it is used as a trusted tool.
### Steps to reproduce
1. Add some toolSettings for fs_write - say `allowedPaths` in a cli-agent configuration
2. Start q chat with the agent loaded.
3. Ask it to make changes to a file in the configured allowedPaths. It will proceed to do so as a trusted tool.
4. Check `/tools`, which shows fs_write as not trusted.
### Environment
```yaml
[q-details]
version = "1.15.0"
hash = "eb8db5c635fc469f3bd94ead16bb4bfb32d7443b"
date = "2025-09-02T17:57:24.662205Z (13d ago)"
variant = "full"
[system-info]
os = "macOS 15.6.1 (24G90)"
chip = "Apple M1 Pro"
total-cores = 10
memory = "32.00 GB"
...
```
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