fix(awooop): use ssh mcp transport for ansible check-mode

apps/api/src/core/config.py

@@ -639,6 +639,31 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
         le=900,
         description="Delay before the check-mode worker first tick after API startup.",
     )
+    AWOOOP_ANSIBLE_CHECK_MODE_TRANSPORT_PROFILE: str = Field(
+        default="ssh_mcp",
+        description=(
+            "SSH transport profile used by Ansible check-mode. Production uses "
+            "the existing ssh-mcp key so repair-bot forced-command remains reserved "
+            "for whitelist repairs."
+        ),
+    )
+    AWOOOP_ANSIBLE_CHECK_MODE_SSH_KEY_PATH: str = Field(
+        default="/run/secrets/ssh_mcp_key",
+        description="Private key path for Ansible check-mode SSH transport.",
+    )
+    AWOOOP_ANSIBLE_CHECK_MODE_KNOWN_HOSTS_PATH: str = Field(
+        default="/etc/ssh-mcp/known_hosts",
+        description="known_hosts path for Ansible check-mode SSH transport.",
+    )
+    AWOOOP_ANSIBLE_CHECK_MODE_CANDIDATE_MAX_AGE_HOURS: int = Field(
+        default=24,
+        ge=1,
+        le=168,
+        description=(
+            "Only recent Ansible candidate audit rows are eligible for automatic "
+            "check-mode claims; older backlog remains visible but is not drained as noise."
+        ),
+    )
     AWOOOP_ANSIBLE_CHECK_MODE_TRANSPORT_COOLDOWN_SECONDS: int = Field(
         default=21_600,
         ge=300,