* fix(providers): keep duplicate catalogs from breaking agent drafts
Normalize model identities before publication and when materializing older
catalogs, preserving the first definition and configured overrides. Keep
explicit default variants separate from the base model selection.
* fix(providers): preserve saved variant identities across resumes
Persist the selection encoding so legacy names remain literal. Refresh provider persistence when a selection changes, before another prompt is sent.
* test(app): let fixtures own catalog journey cleanup
* fix(providers): preserve the existing default variant contract
Keep one Default catalog choice and let the provider resolve an omitted variant. Remove the encoding and persistence machinery; other variant IDs retain their literal meaning.
* test(creation): expose failed completion after conflicting requests
Creation returns a failed snapshot instead of rejecting. Assert the result before its side effects so platform failures report the underlying error.
* test(app): wait for the seed client after daemon restart
The browser and seed client reconnect independently. Wait for the seed connection before issuing post-restart RPCs instead of assuming browser readiness covers both clients.
* test(app): isolate visible prompts and checkout diff fixtures
Inactive tabs retain message DOM, so prompt assertions must inspect visible rows. Ignore the local fixture remote before observation rather than deleting it after the daemon has started tracking the checkout.
* fix(file-observer): preserve final deletions when batching events
A duplicate creation notification followed by deletion was collapsed into an update, hiding final absence from consumers that distinguish deletes. Keep final deletes while retaining update semantics for atomic replacement.
* fix(desktop): wait for Metro HTTP readiness before launching Electron
Expo briefly listens while probing port availability. A successful TCP connection can therefore launch Electron before Metro starts and leave it exiting on connection refusal. Require the configured renderer origin to report the running packager status.
* test(ci): consolidate fixture and readiness corrections
Await the connection and UI states each journey owns, isolate Git fixture contents before observation, and hold real Markdown frames at asserted checkpoints. Keep creation completion diagnostics explicit without claiming the original Windows failure is fixed.
Mohamed Boudra
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