Curtis 'Fjord' Hawthorne 63c2ac96cd fix(js_repl): surface uncaught kernel errors and reset cleanly (#12636)
## Summary

Improve `js_repl` behavior when the Node kernel hits a process-level
failure (for example, an uncaught exception or unhandled Promise
rejection).

Instead of only surfacing a generic `js_repl kernel exited unexpectedly`
after stdout EOF, `js_repl` now returns a clearer exec error for the
active request, then resets the kernel cleanly.

## Why

Some sandbox-denied operations can trigger Node errors that become
process-level failures (for example, an unhandled EventEmitter `'error'`
event). In that case:

- the kernel process exits,
- the host sees stdout EOF,
- the user gets a generic kernel-exit error,
- and the next request can briefly race with stale kernel state.

This change improves that failure mode without monkeypatching Node APIs.

## Changes

### Kernel-side (`js_repl` Node process)
- Add process-level handlers for:
  - `uncaughtException`
  - `unhandledRejection`
- When one of these fires:
  - best-effort emit a normal `exec_result` error for the active exec
- include actionable guidance to catch/handle async errors (including
Promise rejections and EventEmitter `'error'` events)
  - exit intentionally so the host can reset/restart the kernel

### Host-side (`JsReplManager`)
- Clear dead kernel state as soon as the stdout reader observes
unexpected kernel exit/EOF.
- This lets the next `js_repl` exec start a fresh kernel instead of
hitting a stale broken-pipe path.

### Tests
- Add regression coverage for:
- uncaught async exception -> exec error + kernel recovery on next exec
- Update forced-kernel-exit test to validate recovery behavior (next
exec restarts cleanly)

## Impact

- Better user-facing error for kernel crashes caused by
uncaught/unhandled async failures.
- Cleaner recovery behavior after kernel exit.

## Validation

- `cargo test -p codex-core --lib
tools::js_repl::tests::js_repl_uncaught_exception_returns_exec_error_and_recovers
-- --exact`
- `cargo test -p codex-core --lib
tools::js_repl::tests::js_repl_forced_kernel_exit_recovers_on_next_exec
-- --exact`
- `just fmt`
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