Root cause (Codex audit): the client pins the brief by generated_at, but image
enrichment populates image_url AFTER the brief is built without bumping
generated_at — so a verbatim pinned copy stays imageless even once the server
has the image. The reclassify rebuilt the brief and the early pin stuck.
- Frontend: when reusing a pinned brief (same generated_at), refresh server-owned
metadata by article id (esp. image_url) while preserving the user's order and
replacements. Re-saves the merged view so it stays current.
- enrich_brief_images: default limit 5 -> 7 (any brief item can become the hero
via the client fallback or a replace, so cover the whole brief).
- Don't cache image failures forever: retry brief items still missing an image
after a TTL (retry_days=2) instead of stamping them imageless permanently.
Pairs with the hero image fallback (dd0087b). 99 tests pass.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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