Fix IMP-003: Document schema generation architecture and update conformance check

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IMP-003 conformance check failed looking for schema generation in safe_outputs_config.go, but schema generation is implemented in safe_outputs_config_generation.go with proper separation of concerns.

Changes

• Documentation: Added architecture overview to safe_outputs_config.go explaining:

  • Static schemas: 30+ built-in types embedded from js/safe_outputs_tools.json
  • Dynamic generation: generateCustomJobToolDefinition() builds MCP schemas for custom jobs
  • Schema filtering: Only enabled tools exposed to MCP gateway
  • Validation: Automated tests ensure MCP spec compliance

• Conformance checker: Updated IMP-003 to validate actual implementation:

  • Checks safe_outputs_config_generation.go for generateCustomJobToolDefinition
  • Validates js/safe_outputs_tools.json contains MCP inputSchema definitions
  • Verifies architecture documentation exists

Architecture

safe_outputs_config.go          → Frontmatter parsing
safe_outputs_config_generation.go → MCP schema generation (dynamic)
js/safe_outputs_tools.json      → Static schemas (embedded)
safe_outputs_tools_schema_test.go → MCP compliance validation

The hybrid approach keeps static definitions as source of truth while generating custom job schemas programmatically.

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<issue_title>[Safe Outputs Conformance] IMP-003: Schema generation functions missing in safe_outputs_config.go</issue_title>
<issue_description>### Conformance Check Failure

Check ID: IMP-003
Severity: MEDIUM
Category: Implementation - Schema Validation

Problem Description

The pkg/workflow/safe_outputs_config.go file exists but does not contain schema generation functions (generateSchema, buildSchema, or toolSchema). The Safe Outputs specification requires that MCP tool schemas be generated programmatically to ensure consistency between specification and implementation.

Without schema generation functions:

• Manual schema definitions may drift from the specification
• Adding new safe output types requires manual schema updates in multiple places
• Schema consistency cannot be automatically verified

Affected Components

File: pkg/workflow/safe_outputs_config.go

Current Behavior

The safe outputs configuration file exists but lacks functions for:

• Generating MCP tool schemas from safe output type definitions
• Building parameter schemas dynamically
• Validating schema consistency across handlers

Expected Behavior

Per the Safe Outputs specification:

• Schema generation SHOULD be automated and derived from type definitions
• Each safe output type should have a programmatic schema generator
• Schemas should be validated for consistency with the specification

Remediation Steps

1. Audit current schema approach: Review how MCP tool schemas are currently defined and maintained

2. Implement schema generation functions:

// Example schema generation function
func GenerateToolSchema(outputType string) (*ToolSchema, error) {
    config, exists := safeOutputConfigs[outputType]
    if !exists {
        return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown safe output type: %s", outputType)
    }
    
    schema := &ToolSchema{
        Type: "object",
        Properties: make(map[string]PropertySchema),
        Required: config.RequiredFields,
    }
    
    for fieldName, fieldConfig := range config.Fields {
        schema.Properties[fieldName] = PropertySchema{
            Type: fieldConfig.Type,
            Description: fieldConfig.Description,
            MaxLength: fieldConfig.MaxLength,
        }
    }
    
    return schema, nil
}

func BuildParameterSchema(fields []FieldDefinition) map[string]interface{} {
    // Build JSON schema from field definitions
    // ...
}

func ValidateSchemaConsistency() error {
    // Verify all registered types have valid schemas
    // Check for required sections in each schema
    // ...
}

3. Add schema generation tests:

   • Test that all registered output types can generate valid schemas
   • Verify required fields are present
   • Check max limits are applied correctly

4. Document schema generation approach in code comments and specification

Alternative: Document Current Approach

If schema generation is handled elsewhere or schemas are intentionally static:

1. Add comments in safe_outputs_config.go explaining the schema approach
2. Reference where schemas are defined (if in separate files)
3. Add note about why dynamic generation is not used
4. Update conformance checker to reflect actual implementation pattern

Verification

After remediation, verify the fix by running:

bash scripts/check-safe-outputs-conformance.sh

The IMP-003 check should pass without errors.

References

• Safe Outputs Specification: docs/src/content/docs/reference/safe-outputs-specification.md (Schema Validation section)
• Conformance Checker: scripts/check-safe-outputs-conformance.sh:355-376
• Run ID: §22022248558
• Date: 2026-02-14

Generated by Daily Safe Outputs Conformance Checker

• expires on Feb 15, 2026, 6:37 PM UTC

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• Fixes [Safe Outputs Conformance] IMP-003: Schema generation functions missing in safe_outputs_config.go #15742

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Pull request overview

Updates the Safe Outputs conformance checker (IMP-003) to validate the repository’s actual hybrid MCP schema architecture, and documents that architecture in the Safe Outputs config extractor.

Changes:

• Adjusts IMP-003 checks to look for dynamic schema generation in safe_outputs_config_generation.go and static embedded schemas in js/safe_outputs_tools.json.
• Adds an architecture overview comment to safe_outputs_config.go describing static vs dynamic schema generation, filtering, and validation coverage.

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 2 out of 2 changed files in this pull request and generated 2 comments.

File	Description
scripts/check-safe-outputs-conformance.sh	Updates IMP-003 to validate the hybrid schema implementation (dynamic generator + static embedded schemas + docs presence).
pkg/workflow/safe_outputs_config.go	Adds in-file documentation describing where schema generation and validation live.

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The grep for generateCustomJobToolDefinition matches any occurrence of the string (including comments). To avoid false positives, make the check look for the actual function definition (e.g., matching "^func generateCustomJobToolDefinition"), so IMP-003 fails if the function is removed but a comment remains.

Suggested change

	if ! grep -q "generateCustomJobToolDefinition" "pkg/workflow/safe_outputs_config_generation.go"; then
	if ! grep -qE '^[[:space:]]*func[[:space:]]+generateCustomJobToolDefinition\>' "pkg/workflow/safe_outputs_config_generation.go"; then

[Copilot]

IMP-003 no longer fails if pkg/workflow/safe_outputs_config.go is missing. The previous check treated a missing config file as a failure; consider restoring an explicit existence check (and marking failed=1) so the conformance result can’t pass with an incomplete Safe Outputs implementation.

Suggested change

	fi
	fi
	else
	log_medium "IMP-003: Safe outputs config file missing"
	failed=1