fix(learn/gemini): stop double-counting session tokens (#2230)

## Description

The Gemini `learn` scanner inflates every session's token totals by
double-counting.

In `_parse_messages` the per-message usage accumulation is:

```python
usage = msg.get("usageMetadata", msg.get("usage", {}))
if isinstance(usage, dict):
    total_input_tokens += usage.get("promptTokenCount", 0)
    total_input_tokens += usage.get("cachedContentTokenCount", 0)
    total_output_tokens += usage.get("candidatesTokenCount", 0)
    total_output_tokens += (
        usage.get("totalTokenCount", 0) - usage.get("promptTokenCount", 0)
        if usage.get("totalTokenCount")
        else 0
    )
```

Both additions on each side double-count, per Gemini's `usageMetadata`
semantics:

- `cachedContentTokenCount` is the cached **subset** of
`promptTokenCount`, not tokens on top of it. Adding both counts the
cached input twice.
- `totalTokenCount == promptTokenCount + candidatesTokenCount`, so
`totalTokenCount - promptTokenCount` is just `candidatesTokenCount`
again. Adding it on top of `candidatesTokenCount` counts the output
twice.

For a turn with 1000 prompt tokens (300 cached) and 500 output tokens
(`totalTokenCount` 1500), the scanner records input 1300 and output 1000
instead of 1000 / 500 — so both totals are materially inflated for any
Gemini session that carries usage metadata.

## Fix

Count the prompt as input and the candidates as output, once each:

```python
total_input_tokens += usage.get("promptTokenCount", 0)
total_output_tokens += usage.get("candidatesTokenCount", 0)
```

Closes #

## Type of Change

- [x] Bug fix (non-breaking change that fixes an issue)
- [ ] New feature (non-breaking change that adds functionality)
- [ ] Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing
functionality to change)
- [ ] Documentation update
- [ ] Performance improvement
- [ ] Code refactoring (no functional changes)

## Changes Made

- `headroom/learn/plugins/gemini.py`: drop the `cachedContentTokenCount`
and `totalTokenCount - promptTokenCount` additions in `_parse_messages`.
- `tests/test_learn/test_gemini_scanner.py`: new test asserting the
input/output totals equal `promptTokenCount` / `candidatesTokenCount`.
- `CHANGELOG.md`: Bug Fixes entry.

## Testing

- [ ] Unit tests pass (`pytest`)
- [x] Linting passes (`ruff check .`)
- [x] Type checking passes (`mypy headroom`)
- [x] New tests added for new functionality
- [ ] Manual testing performed

### Test Output

```text
$ uvx ruff@0.15.17 check headroom/learn/plugins/gemini.py tests/test_learn/test_gemini_scanner.py
All checks passed!
$ uvx mypy@1.20.2 --ignore-missing-imports headroom/learn/plugins/gemini.py
Success: no issues found in 1 source file
```

## Real Behavior Proof

- Environment: Windows 11, Python 3.12, `uvx ruff@0.15.17` / `uvx
mypy@1.20.2`. A full `pytest` OOM-kills this box (ML stack import), so I
reproduced the arithmetic with a dependency-free script and left the
full pytest to CI.
- Exact command / steps: fed a usage dict of `promptTokenCount=1000,
cachedContentTokenCount=300, candidatesTokenCount=500,
totalTokenCount=1500` through the OLD accumulation and the NEW one.
- Observed result: OLD → input 1300, output 1000 (cached and candidates
both counted twice); NEW → input 1000, output 500 (the true figures).
- Not tested: a full `learn` run over a real Gemini history; full local
`pytest` deferred to CI (OOM).

## Review Readiness

- [x] I have performed a self-review
- [x] This PR is ready for human review

## Checklist

- [x] My code follows the project's style guidelines
- [x] I have performed a self-review of my code
- [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
- [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation
- [x] My changes generate no new warnings
- [x] I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my
feature works
- [ ] New and existing unit tests pass locally with my changes
- [x] I have updated the CHANGELOG.md if applicable

## Additional Notes

The "unit tests pass locally" box is unchecked because the full suite
imports the ML stack, which I can't run here. The new test uses the
existing `GeminiScanner` harness in
`tests/test_learn/test_gemini_scanner.py` so it runs under the normal CI
pytest job; behaviour is additionally verified by the standalone proof
above.

---------

Co-authored-by: JerrettDavis <mxjerrett@gmail.com>
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@ -216,14 +216,15 @@ class GeminiPlugin(LearnPlugin, ConversationScanner):
usage = msg.get("usageMetadata", msg.get("usage", {}))
if isinstance(usage, dict):
# Gemini's promptTokenCount is the FULL input token count and
# cachedContentTokenCount is the cached SUBSET of it, so adding
# both double-counts the cached input. Likewise totalTokenCount
# == promptTokenCount + candidatesTokenCount, so
# (totalTokenCount - promptTokenCount) is just candidatesTokenCount
# again — adding it on top double-counts the output. Count the
# prompt as input and the candidates as output, once each.
total_input_tokens += usage.get("promptTokenCount", 0)
total_input_tokens += usage.get("cachedContentTokenCount", 0)
total_output_tokens += usage.get("candidatesTokenCount", 0)
total_output_tokens += (
usage.get("totalTokenCount", 0) - usage.get("promptTokenCount", 0)
if usage.get("totalTokenCount")
else 0
)
if not isinstance(parts, list):
continue

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@ -173,6 +173,30 @@ class TestJsonSessionParsing:
assert tc.output == "port: 8080\nhost: localhost"
assert not tc.is_error
def test_token_counts_not_double_counted(self, tmp_path):
# promptTokenCount is the full input (cachedContentTokenCount is a subset
# of it) and totalTokenCount == prompt + candidates, so the input must be
# promptTokenCount and the output candidatesTokenCount, each once.
gemini_dir, _ = _setup_gemini_dir(tmp_path)
scanner = GeminiScanner(gemini_dir=gemini_dir)
messages = [
{
"role": "model",
"parts": [{"text": "ok"}],
"usageMetadata": {
"promptTokenCount": 1000,
"cachedContentTokenCount": 300,
"candidatesTokenCount": 500,
"totalTokenCount": 1500,
},
},
]
session = scanner._parse_messages("s1", messages)
assert session.total_input_tokens == 1000
assert session.total_output_tokens == 500
def test_multiple_tool_calls(self, tmp_path):
gemini_dir, chats_dir = _setup_gemini_dir(tmp_path)
session = _make_gemini_session(