fix(agents): add direct core receipt fallback

apps/api/tests/test_ai_agent_autonomous_runtime_control.py

@@ -306,6 +306,11 @@ async def test_live_runtime_receipt_db_context_timeout_returns_degraded_payload(
         assert project_id == "awoooi"
         return _log_controlled_writeback_consumer_readback()
 
+    async def _no_direct_core_readback(*, project_id: str, lookback_hours: int):
+        assert project_id == "awoooi"
+        assert lookback_hours == 24
+        return None
+
     monkeypatch.setattr(
         runtime_control_module,
         "_RUNTIME_RECEIPT_DB_CONTEXT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS",
@@ -321,6 +326,11 @@ async def test_live_runtime_receipt_db_context_timeout_returns_degraded_payload(
         "_load_log_controlled_writeback_consumer_readback",
         _fake_consumer_readback,
     )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        runtime_control_module,
+        "_load_core_runtime_receipt_rows_direct",
+        _no_direct_core_readback,
+    )
 
     try:
         loader = getattr(
@@ -338,6 +348,81 @@ async def test_live_runtime_receipt_db_context_timeout_returns_degraded_payload(
     )
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_live_runtime_receipt_db_context_timeout_uses_direct_core_fallback(
+    monkeypatch,
+):
+    runtime_control_module._clear_runtime_receipt_readback_cache()
+
+    async def _fake_consumer_readback(*, project_id: str):
+        assert project_id == "awoooi"
+        return _log_controlled_writeback_consumer_readback()
+
+    async def _fake_direct_core_readback(*, project_id: str, lookback_hours: int):
+        assert project_id == "awoooi"
+        assert lookback_hours == 24
+        return {
+            "operation_counts": [
+                {
+                    "operation_type": "ansible_apply_executed",
+                    "status": "success",
+                    "total": 5,
+                    "recent": 2,
+                }
+            ],
+            "verifier_counts": [
+                {"verification_result": "success", "total": 5, "recent": 2}
+            ],
+            "km_counts": [
+                {"status": "linked", "total": 5, "recent": 2},
+            ],
+            "telegram_counts": [
+                {"send_status": "sent", "total": 5, "recent": 2},
+            ],
+        }
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        runtime_control_module,
+        "_RUNTIME_RECEIPT_DB_CONTEXT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS",
+        0.01,
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        runtime_control_module,
+        "get_db_context",
+        lambda project_id: _SlowEnterRuntimeDbContext(),
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        runtime_control_module,
+        "_load_log_controlled_writeback_consumer_readback",
+        _fake_consumer_readback,
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        runtime_control_module,
+        "_load_core_runtime_receipt_rows_direct",
+        _fake_direct_core_readback,
+    )
+
+    try:
+        loader = getattr(
+            runtime_control_module,
+            "_load_ai_agent_autonomous_runtime_receipt_readback_uncached",
+        )
+        readback = await loader()
+    finally:
+        runtime_control_module._clear_runtime_receipt_readback_cache()
+
+    assert readback["db_read_status"] == "ok"
+    assert readback["ansible_apply_executed"]["total"] == 5
+    assert readback["runtime_receipt_readback_recovery"]["status"] == (
+        "completed_live_runtime_receipts_observed"
+    )
+    progress_items = {
+        item["work_item_id"]: item
+        for item in readback["work_item_progress"]["ordered_items"]
+    }
+    assert progress_items["P0-A-runtime-truth"]["status"] == "completed"
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_live_runtime_receipt_lock_timeout_returns_degraded_payload(
     monkeypatch,