Documentation needed for recent CLI features: AskQuestion tool, CheckBackgroundJob defaults, and AI SDK environment variable

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Summary

Several recent feature PRs have been merged that require documentation updates:

1. AskQuestion Tool (PR #10845)

Merged: 2026-03-01

A new interactive tool has been added to the CLI that allows the agent to ask clarifying questions to gather requirements, preferences, or implementation details before proceeding. Users can select from options or provide free-form answers.

Documentation needed:

• Add AskQuestion to the list of tools in docs/cli/tool-permissions.mdx
• Document this interactive capability in docs/cli/tui-mode.mdx
• Explain how the quiz/question flow works in the TUI

2. CheckBackgroundJob Tool Default Permission (PR #10874)

Merged: 2026-03-01

The CheckBackgroundJob tool is now allowed by default in both standard and plan mode policies. This is a read-only CLI-specific tool for checking background job status.

Documentation needed:

• Add CheckBackgroundJob to the list of read-only tools in docs/cli/tool-permissions.mdx that default to allow

3. CONTINUE_USE_AI_SDK Environment Variable (PR #10775)

Merged: 2026-03-01

A new environment variable CONTINUE_USE_AI_SDK=1 enables the Vercel AI SDK for OpenAI and Anthropic providers. This provides an alternative path for API calls.

Documentation needed:

• Document this environment variable in the CLI configuration docs or a new advanced configuration section
• Explain when/why users might want to enable this

Related PRs

• feat(cli): quiz answers #10845 - feat(cli): quiz answers
• feat: allow background job perm check by default #10874 - feat: allow background job perm check by default
• feat: use env variable to enable ai sdk #10775 - feat: use env variable to enable ai sdk
• feat: ai-sdk support for xai and deepseek #10784 - feat: ai-sdk support for xai and deepseek

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Opened #11357 to cover the remaining CLI docs gaps for CONTINUE_USE_AI_SDK and CheckBackgroundJob background-job polling. I kept this scoped away from the AskQuestion docs since #11162 is already covering that part.