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refactor: /btw is now an alias for /background (#16053)

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The ephemeral no-tools side-question variant of /btw confused users who
expected 'by-the-way' to mean 'run this off to the side with tools' —
they'd type /btw and get a toolless agent that couldn't do the work.
/bg worked because it was /background with full tools.

Collapse the two: /btw and /bg both alias to /background. One command,
one behavior, no more gotchas about which variant has tools.

Removed:
- _handle_btw_command in cli.py and gateway/run.py
- _run_btw_task + _active_btw_tasks state in gateway/run.py
- prompt.btw JSON-RPC method + btw.complete event in tui_gateway
- BtwStartResponse type + btw.complete case in ui-tui
- Standalone /btw slash tree registration in Discord
- Standalone btw CommandDef in hermes_cli/commands.py

Updated:
- background CommandDef aliases: (bg,) -> (bg, btw)
- TUI session.ts: local btw handler merged into background
- Docs and tips updated to describe /btw as a /background alias
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@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ Type `/` in the CLI to open the autocomplete menu. Built-in commands are case-in
| `/resume [name]` | Resume a previously-named session |
| `/status` | Show session info |
| `/agents` (alias: `/tasks`) | Show active agents and running tasks across the current session. |
| `/background <prompt>` (alias: `/bg`) | Run a prompt in a separate background session. The agent processes your prompt independently — your current session stays free for other work. Results appear as a panel when the task finishes. See [CLI Background Sessions](/docs/user-guide/cli#background-sessions). |
| `/btw <question>` | Ephemeral side question using session context (no tools, not persisted). Useful for quick clarifications without affecting the conversation history. |
| `/background <prompt>` (alias: `/bg`, `/btw`) | Run a prompt in a separate background session. The agent processes your prompt independently — your current session stays free for other work. Results appear as a panel when the task finishes. See [CLI Background Sessions](/docs/user-guide/cli#background-sessions). |
| `/branch [name]` (alias: `/fork`) | Branch the current session (explore a different path) |
### Configuration