Make configuration truthful and clean remote session files

internal/config/cache_config_test.go

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ func TestCacheDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 whisperx:
   transcribe_url: https://example.com/transcribe
 notification:
-  timeout: 10s
+  mode: noop
 `, `session_id: 2026-05-03
 inputs:
   audio_dir: ./audio

internal/config/campaign_config_test.go

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ campaigns:
 whisperx:
   transcribe_url: https://example.com/transcribe
 notification:
-  timeout: 10s
+  mode: noop
 `
 	if err := os.WriteFile(pipelinePath, []byte(pipelineYAML), 0o644); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("write pipeline.yml: %v", err)
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ func writeCampaignConfigTestFiles(t *testing.T, campaignYAML, sessionYAML string
 	campaignPath := filepath.Join(dir, "campaign.yml")
 	sessionPath := filepath.Join(dir, "session.yml")
 
-	pipelineYAML := "workspace:\n  root: " + filepath.ToSlash(filepath.Join(dir, "work")) + "\nwhisperx:\n  transcribe_url: https://example.com/transcribe\nnotification:\n  timeout: 10s\n"
+	pipelineYAML := "workspace:\n  root: " + filepath.ToSlash(filepath.Join(dir, "work")) + "\nwhisperx:\n  transcribe_url: https://example.com/transcribe\nnotification:\n  mode: noop\n"
 	if err := os.WriteFile(pipelinePath, []byte(pipelineYAML), 0o644); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("write pipeline.yml: %v", err)
 	}

internal/config/config.go

@@ -255,8 +255,6 @@ type ScriptoriumArtifactConfig struct {
 // ScriptoriumInputConfig configures one named prompt input source.
 type ScriptoriumInputConfig struct {
 	Source   string `yaml:"source"`
-	Artifact string `yaml:"artifact"`
-	Path     string `yaml:"path"`
 	Required bool   `yaml:"required"`
 }
 
@@ -280,11 +278,9 @@ type NotariusOutputConfig struct {
 	ModuleKey     string `yaml:"module_key"`
 }
 
-// NotificationConfig configures notification backend settings.
+// NotificationConfig configures the supported notification behavior.
 type NotificationConfig struct {
-	Backend   string `yaml:"backend"`
-	Recipient string `yaml:"recipient"`
-	Timeout   string `yaml:"timeout"`
+	Mode string `yaml:"mode"`
 }
 
 // SessionInputsConfig contains per-session input references.
@@ -329,5 +325,4 @@ type SessionSource struct {
 	S3Key     string
 	S3Size    int64
 	S3ETag    string
-	SpoolPath string
 }

internal/config/defaults.go

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ const (
 
 	DefaultArchiveEnabled   = true
 	DefaultArchiveUploadRun = true
+	DefaultNotificationMode = "noop"
 
 	PathWorkDirSegment         = "work"
 	PathInputsDirSegment       = "inputs"

internal/config/load.go

@@ -378,6 +378,16 @@ func applyPipelineDefaults(cfg *PipelineConfig) {
 	applyRenderDefaults(&cfg.Render)
 	applyScriptoriumDefaults(cfg.Scriptorium)
 	applyNotariusDefaults(cfg.Notarius)
+	applyNotificationDefaults(&cfg.Notification)
+}
+
+func applyNotificationDefaults(cfg *NotificationConfig) {
+	if cfg == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	if strings.TrimSpace(cfg.Mode) == "" {
+		cfg.Mode = DefaultNotificationMode
+	}
 }
 
 func applyCampaignsDefaults(cfg *CampaignsConfig) {

internal/config/notification_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+package config
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestNotificationConfigSupportsOnlyNoopMode(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name         string
+		section      string
+		wantLoad     string
+		wantValidate string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:    "default noop mode",
+			section: "",
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "explicit noop mode",
+			section: "notification:\n  mode: noop\n",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "backend is rejected",
+			section:  "notification:\n  backend: email\n",
+			wantLoad: "field backend not found",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "recipient is rejected",
+			section:  "notification:\n  recipient: party@example.com\n",
+			wantLoad: "field recipient not found",
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "provider mode is rejected",
+			section:      "notification:\n  mode: email\n",
+			wantValidate: "pipeline.notification.mode must be \"noop\"",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			pipelinePath, sessionPath := writeConfigFiles(t, testPipelineBaseYAML+"\n"+tt.section, testSessionBaseYAML)
+			cfg, err := Load(pipelinePath, sessionPath)
+			if tt.wantLoad != "" {
+				if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tt.wantLoad) {
+					t.Fatalf("Load() error = %v, want %q", err, tt.wantLoad)
+				}
+				return
+			}
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Load() error = %v", err)
+			}
+			if got := cfg.Pipeline.Notification.Mode; tt.wantValidate == "" && got != DefaultNotificationMode {
+				t.Fatalf("notification.mode = %q, want %q", got, DefaultNotificationMode)
+			}
+			err = Validate(cfg)
+			if tt.wantValidate != "" {
+				if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tt.wantValidate) {
+					t.Fatalf("Validate() error = %v, want %q", err, tt.wantValidate)
+				}
+				return
+			}
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Validate() error = %v", err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

internal/config/scriptorium_test.go

@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func TestScriptoriumLoadAndValidate(t *testing.T) {
 			wantValidateErr: "pipeline.scriptorium.timeout must be a valid duration",
 		},
 		{
-			name: "legacy previous session artifact source fails validation",
+			name: "legacy previous session source fails validation",
 			scriptoriumYAML: `scriptorium:
   binary: scriptorium
   artifacts:
@@ -109,8 +109,6 @@ func TestScriptoriumLoadAndValidate(t *testing.T) {
           required: true
         previous_recap:
           source: ` + legacyPreviousSource + `
-          artifact: session_recap
-          path: ""
           required: false
       vars:
         session_id: true
@@ -118,6 +116,21 @@ func TestScriptoriumLoadAndValidate(t *testing.T) {
 `,
 			wantValidateErr: `pipeline.scriptorium.artifacts.session_recap.inputs.previous_recap.source "` + legacyPreviousSource + `" is unsupported`,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "obsolete input passthrough fields fail strict decoding",
+			scriptoriumYAML: `scriptorium:
+  artifacts:
+    session_recap:
+      enabled: true
+      prompt_id: dnd.session_recap
+      output_path: artifacts/session_recap.md
+      inputs:
+        transcript:
+          source: narratio.transcript.polished
+          artifact: session_recap
+`,
+			wantLoadErr: "field artifact not found",
+		},
 		{
 			name: "canonical previous-session source is accepted",
 			scriptoriumYAML: `scriptorium:

internal/config/validate.go

@@ -122,13 +122,20 @@ func validatePipeline(cfg *PipelineConfig) error {
 	if err := validateScriptorium(cfg.Scriptorium, cfg.Notarius); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := validateDuration("pipeline.notification.timeout", cfg.Notification.Timeout); err != nil {
+	if err := validateNotification(cfg.Notification); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
+func validateNotification(cfg NotificationConfig) error {
+	if strings.EqualFold(strings.TrimSpace(cfg.Mode), DefaultNotificationMode) {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return fmt.Errorf("pipeline.notification.mode must be %q until a notification provider is configured", DefaultNotificationMode)
+}
+
 func validateStorage(cfg StorageConfig) error {
 	backend := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(cfg.Backend))
 	switch backend {

internal/config/validation_duration_test.go

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ func TestValidateDurationsRequirePositiveValues(t *testing.T) {
 			p.Scriptorium.Artifacts["session_recap"] = ScriptoriumArtifactConfig{Timeout: value}
 		}, want: "pipeline.scriptorium.artifacts.session_recap.timeout"},
 		{name: "trim bounds timeout", set: func(p *PipelineConfig, value string) { p.Trim.Bounds.Timeout = value }, want: "pipeline.trim.bounds.timeout"},
-		{name: "notification timeout", set: func(p *PipelineConfig, value string) { p.Notification.Timeout = value }, want: "pipeline.notification.timeout"},
 	}
 
 	for _, value := range []string{"0s", "-1ms"} {
@@ -82,7 +81,6 @@ func TestValidateDurationRejectsOverflowAndAcceptsPositiveSubsecondValues(t *tes
 	cfg.Pipeline.Audita.Timeout = "1ms"
 	cfg.Pipeline.Scriptorium.Timeout = "1ms"
 	cfg.Pipeline.Trim.Bounds.Timeout = "1ms"
-	cfg.Pipeline.Notification.Timeout = "1ms"
 	if cfg.Pipeline.Scriptorium.Artifacts == nil {
 		cfg.Pipeline.Scriptorium.Artifacts = map[string]ScriptoriumArtifactConfig{}
 	}