ExMCP validates tool-call args in a separate process with a 100 ms deadline; on a busy machine the scheduler wait alone can blow that, and a correct call is refused as input_validation_unavailable. CI already hit it, so the agent sees validation unavailable, not arguments were fine, we starved.
From the Grok pain-radar digests, Oct 28-29 2026 (Oct 28 8:41 AM ET through Oct 29 early-morning Haitch editions). Verified live 2026-10-29: issue/PR read; title and state confirmed.