fix: remove 2>/dev/null from cmd_add calls in auto-pickup (t279)

[marcusquinn]

Summary

• Remove 2>/dev/null from 3 cmd_add call sites in auto_pickup_tasks() (lines 12782, 12840, 12896)
• cmd_add() already has proper unknown option logging via log_error "Unknown option: $1" at line 1831
• The stderr suppression made the --metadata flag bug (PR fix: remove unsupported --metadata flag from auto-decomposition cmd_add #1071) invisible — unknown options were silently swallowed
• Pattern: never suppress stderr on internal function calls during development

Testing

• bash -n syntax check: pass
• shellcheck -S warning: no new warnings (only pre-existing SC2034 unused vars)
• Change is minimal (3 lines) and only removes stderr redirection

Closes #1090

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Improved error handling in automated task dispatch operations to ensure errors are properly surfaced during task auto-pickup instead of being silenced, enabling earlier error detection and better visibility of failures in the dispatch pipeline.

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Walkthrough

This PR removes stderr redirection from multiple cmd_add function calls in the supervisor script's auto-pickup logic, exposing previously silenced errors and making failures visible during the dispatch process.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
Error Visibility in Auto-Pickup Logic .agents/scripts/supervisor-helper.sh	Removed 2>/dev/null redirection from three cmd_add() calls across auto-dispatch branches (#auto-dispatch, Dispatch Queue, and plan-based decomposition), exposing add operation failures that were previously suppressed.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 1 (Trivial) | ⏱️ ~3 minutes

Possibly related PRs

• fix: Phase 3 error visibility in supervisor pulse (t265) #1061 — Also modifies .agents/scripts/supervisor-helper.sh to unsuppress stderr and surface failures in error handling paths.

Poem

Silence broken, errors surface bright ✨
No more shadows hiding in the night
cmd_add speaks its truth at last
Debugging days now in the past 🔍

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5

✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and accurately summarizes the main change: removing stderr suppression from cmd_add calls in auto-pickup logic, directly addressing issue t279.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	All coding requirements from issue #1090 are met: stderr suppression removed from three cmd_add call sites in auto_pickup_tasks(), exposing error diagnostics and unknown-option logging as intended.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	All changes are directly scoped to the objective: only removes 2>/dev/null redirections from cmd_add calls in auto-pickup branches; no unrelated modifications introduced.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	Docstring coverage is 100.00% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%.

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