fix(ai): AI feature robustness — runner keying, isolation race, local-model completion, local-driver PoC, steer consume

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Five fixes for the AI feature.

1) run_workflow / run_scan children stuck PENDING

A child persists to the workflows / scans collection, keyed on {type}_chunk_id (falling back to {type}_id). _child_preamble stamped a task_chunk_id on every child, so a workflow/scan child had neither a workflow_chunk_id/scan_chunk_id nor a {type}_id (_get_result_context strips those) — update_runner resolved the key to ObjectId(None), minting a fresh doc every write, so the run sat at PENDING. _child_preamble(ctx, context, runner_type="task") now stamps {runner_type}_chunk_id; ensure_mongo_run_id coerces workflow_chunk_id/scan_chunk_id. Await path (frozen Celery ids) and the api-driver chunk-attr keying are unaffected.

2) Intermittent "could not start isolation container" (exit 125)

Shells in the same run share one sandbox container; two racing to create it collide on the name, and check=True swallowed docker's stderr. Serialize creation with a process lock (bootstrap outside it), re-inspect and reuse on collision, otherwise raise docker's real stderr.

3) Local models returning an empty response

Messages carry secator-internal keys (_token_count/_token_model, ChatHistory's token cache) that aren't in the chat-completion schema; some providers return empty on unknown keys. call_llm sends litellm a per-message copy without _-prefixed keys; the caller keeps them.

4) add_vuln_poc "not found" on the local (json) driver

The json live store is the append-only results.ndjson (last-wins by _uuid), but _execute_update only rewrote the end-of-run report.json, so an update against a finding recorded this run matched nothing — add_vuln_poc reported "No vulnerability found" and the model duplicated. _execute_update now updates the live ndjson (append the $set-applied record) with nested dotted-key $set; add_vuln_poc re-applies the $set to its re-fetch.

5) Interjection (steer) replayed until the loop-breaker

poll_steers returns steer content but marks steers consumed only by _uuid, so a steer doc written without a _uuid was re-served every poll and replayed as the user's answer each turn until the same-answer loop-breaker tripped (a mid-flight interjection duplicated N times). poll_steers now only injects steers that carry a _uuid (which it can consume); a _uuid-less one is dropped once. The writer-side fix (always stamp a _uuid) is in the api PR.

Tests

test_ai_actions.py, test_ai_isolation.py, test_ai_utils.py, test_json_driver.py, test_ai_interactivity.py — chunk-key typing/coercion; sandbox race; internal message fields stripped; json _execute_update patches the live ndjson; a _uuid-less steer is not injected/consumed.

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AI child contexts now receive chunk ID keys that match their runner type. MongoDB run ID coercion now handles workflow and scan chunk IDs in addition to task chunk IDs. Unit tests cover key selection and coercion.

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AI Child Run IDs

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Stamp runner-specific chunk IDs secator/ai/actions.py, tests/unit/test_ai_actions.py	_child_preamble stamps the chunk ID key that matches the child runner type. _run_runner passes the runner type. Tests cover task, workflow, scan, and default behavior.
Coerce MongoDB chunk IDs secator/hooks/mongodb.py, tests/unit/test_ai_actions.py	ensure_mongo_run_id coerces workflow and scan chunk IDs along with task chunk IDs. Tests check that all three string values become valid ObjectId values.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to ad376

API-only workflow runner cards can point to the wrong run. Align their IDs and cover the workflow's MongoDB create-and-update path before merging.

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Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Linked Issues check	⚠️ Warning	Issue #452 requires hook keys to use getattr(self, 'output_types', []) instead of the broad on_item hook. The reviewed PR changes _child_preamble in secator/ai/actions.py, `ensure_mongo_run_id…	Implement hook registration from getattr(self, 'output_types', []) and add automated tests that verify the type-specific hook keys. If this PR does not intend to implement #452, link the correct issue and move the MongoDB changes to that …
Out of Scope Changes check	⚠️ Warning	The PR changes AI child context chunk IDs and MongoDB run-ID coercion for task, workflow, and scan children. These changes address the MongoDB child-document problem described in the PR summary, not t…	Remove or move the MongoDB and AI child-context changes to a PR with the matching issue. Keep this PR limited to the #452 hook-registration implementation and its tests, or update the linked issue to establish the MongoDB scope.
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 36.36% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 11 functions across 3 files.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

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Issue #452 requires hook keys to use getattr(self, 'output_types', []) instead of the broad on_item hook. The reviewed PR changes _child_preamble in secator/ai/actions.py, ensure_mongo_run_id in secator/hooks/mongodb.py, and related tests. The summary provides no implementation or test for the #452 hook-registration requirement.

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Implement hook registration from getattr(self, 'output_types', []) and add automated tests that verify the type-specific hook keys. If this PR does not intend to implement #452, link the correct issue and move the MongoDB changes to that scope.

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The PR changes AI child context chunk IDs and MongoDB run-ID coercion for task, workflow, and scan children. These changes address the MongoDB child-document problem described in the PR summary, not the directly linked hook-registration objective in #452. The added tests cover chunk IDs and coercion, not hook registration.

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1870-1887: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Cover the reachable AI workflow child through both MongoDB writes.

_run_runner dispatches workflow, and _child_preamble supplies workflow_chunk_id. Add a test that creates the MongoDB placeholder through an AI workflow child, updates it through update_runner, and asserts that both operations use the same document and do not leave it PENDING. Do not add scan coverage here because the AI dispatcher has no scan entrypoint.

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In `@tests/unit/test_ai_actions.py` around lines 1870 - 1887, Add an integration
test to the AI workflow child coverage that exercises `_run_runner` dispatch
through `_child_preamble`, then updates the placeholder with `update_runner`.
Assert both MongoDB writes target the same document and the final document is no
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Inline comments:
In `@secator/ai/actions.py`:
- Line 492: Update the runner ID assignment in _run_runner so the child link
uses the identifier persisted by the active driver; for API-only persistence,
ensure context["workflow_chunk_id"] matches the runner’s persisted workflow_id
rather than an unset chunk ID.

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In `@tests/unit/test_ai_actions.py`:
- Around line 1870-1887: Add an integration test to the AI workflow child
coverage that exercises `_run_runner` dispatch through `_child_preamble`, then
updates the placeholder with `update_runner`. Assert both MongoDB writes target
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