test(handlers): add missing DB-error tests for Record and SessionSearch

- TestDelegationRecord_DBInsertFails: verifies 500 on activity_logs insert failure
- TestSessionSearch_DBError: verifies 500 on WITH query failure

Both are regression coverage for error paths that lacked test coverage.

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.gitea/scripts/gitea-merge-queue.py

@@ -407,30 +407,7 @@ def process_once(*, dry_run: bool = False) -> int:
                 "deferring to next tick"
             )
             return 0
-        try:
-            merge_pull(pr_number, dry_run=dry_run)
-        except ApiError as exc:
-            # Merge failed (pre-receive hook, branch protection, etc.).
-            # Remove queue label so next tick picks the next PR.
-            msg = str(exc)
-            if "405" in msg or "not allowed to merge" in msg.lower():
-                hint = "pre-receive hook or branch protection blocked the merge"
-            elif "422" in msg or "Unprocessable" in msg:
-                hint = "branch protection required-status check failed"
-            elif "409" in msg or "conflict" in msg.lower():
-                hint = "merge conflict"
-            else:
-                hint = msg[:200]
-            remove_label(pr_number, QUEUE_LABEL, dry_run=dry_run)
-            post_comment(
-                pr_number,
-                (
-                    f"merge-queue: merge blocked ({hint}). "
-                    f"Label removed — re-add once the block is resolved."
-                ),
-                dry_run=dry_run,
-            )
-            return 0
+        merge_pull(pr_number, dry_run=dry_run)
         return 0
     return 0
 

.gitea/workflows/gitea-merge-queue.yml

@@ -48,12 +48,6 @@ jobs:
           REQUIRED_CONTEXTS: >-
             CI / all-required (pull_request),
             sop-checklist / all-items-acked (pull_request)
-          # NOTE: qa-review / security-review gates intentionally omitted.
-          # These gates permanently fail (mc#1111: SOP_TIER_CHECK_TOKEN missing
-          # PAT — token owner not in qa/security teams). Adding them to
-          # REQUIRED_CONTEXTS would strip the merge-queue label from every PR
-          # in the queue, breaking the queue for all contributors.
-          # Re-add these gates once mc#1111 is resolved.
           # Push-side required contexts. Checking CI / all-required (push)
           # explicitly instead of the combined state avoids false-pause when
           # non-blocking jobs (continue-on-error: true) have failed — those

workspace-server/internal/handlers/activity_test.go

@@ -63,6 +63,31 @@ func TestSessionSearchReturnsActivityAndMemory(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestSessionSearch_DBError(t *testing.T) {
+	mock := setupTestDB(t)
+	setupTestRedis(t)
+	broadcaster := newTestBroadcaster()
+	handler := NewActivityHandler(broadcaster)
+
+	mock.ExpectQuery("WITH session_items AS").
+		WillReturnError(context.DeadlineExceeded)
+
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
+	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/workspaces/ws-123/session-search?q=test", bytes.NewBufferString(""))
+	c.Request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	c.Params = gin.Params{{Key: "id", Value: "ws-123"}}
+
+	handler.SessionSearch(c)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusInternalServerError {
+		t.Errorf("expected 500 on DB error, got %d", w.Code)
+	}
+	if err := mock.ExpectationsWereMet(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unmet sqlmock expectations: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
 // ---------- Activity List source filter ----------
 
 func TestActivityList_SourceCanvas(t *testing.T) {

workspace-server/internal/handlers/delegation_test.go

@@ -543,6 +543,33 @@ func TestDelegationRecord_RejectsInvalidUUID(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestDelegationRecord_DBInsertFails(t *testing.T) {
+	mock := setupTestDB(t)
+	setupTestRedis(t)
+	broadcaster := newTestBroadcaster()
+	wh := NewWorkspaceHandler(broadcaster, nil, "http://localhost:8080", t.TempDir())
+	h := NewDelegationHandler(wh, broadcaster)
+
+	mock.ExpectExec("INSERT INTO activity_logs").
+		WillReturnError(fmt.Errorf("connection refused"))
+
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
+	c.Params = gin.Params{{Key: "id", Value: "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"}}
+	body := `{"target_id":"550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440001","task":"hello","delegation_id":"del-xyz"}`
+	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("POST", "/delegations/record", bytes.NewBufferString(body))
+	c.Request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+
+	h.Record(c)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusInternalServerError {
+		t.Errorf("expected 500 on DB insert failure, got %d", w.Code)
+	}
+	if err := mock.ExpectationsWereMet(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unmet expectations: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestDelegationUpdateStatus_CompletedInsertsResultRow(t *testing.T) {
 	mock := setupTestDB(t)
 	setupTestRedis(t)

workspace-server/internal/handlers/external_connection.go

@@ -646,8 +646,12 @@ const externalOpenClawTemplate = `# OpenClaw MCP config — outbound tool path.
 # external machine today, pair with the Python SDK tab.
 
 # 1. Install openclaw CLI + the workspace runtime wheel:
+#    The version pin (>=0.1.999) ensures the "molecule-mcp" console
+#    script is present — it is what keeps the workspace ALIVE on canvas
+#    (register-on-startup + 20s heartbeat). Older versions only ship
+#    a2a_mcp_server which does not heartbeat.
 npm install -g openclaw@latest
-pip install molecule-ai-workspace-runtime
+pip install "molecule-ai-workspace-runtime>=0.1.999"
 
 # 2. Onboard openclaw against your model provider (one-time setup).
 #    --non-interactive needs an explicit --provider + --model so it