Remove redundant alert text from the data package

docs/internal/briefing.md

@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ The app layer passes effective units, timezone, and location context into the
 module context. `internal/facts` consumes daypart configuration before module
 builders run. Configured `location` values are prompt context only; Weather API
 `sourceLocationId` and `sourceLocation` remain source provenance.
+The `metadata` module carries report context and source warnings only; alert
+status and relevant alert details belong in the `alert_digest` module.
 
 `area_forecast_discussion` uses optional `sections` configuration to include a
 subset of discussion fields. Hourly Report defaults this module to

internal/app/app_test.go

@@ -390,8 +390,12 @@ func TestGenerateReportWritesReportAndPreflight(t *testing.T) {
 	if savedDataPackage.Report.CurrentLocalDate != "2026-05-29" {
 		t.Fatalf("data package currentLocalDate = %q, want 2026-05-29", savedDataPackage.Report.CurrentLocalDate)
 	}
-	if _, ok := savedDataPackage.Briefing.Values["metadata"]; !ok {
-		t.Fatal("data package metadata stanza missing")
+	metadataStanza, ok := savedDataPackage.Briefing.Values["metadata"].(map[string]any)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("data package metadata stanza = %#v, want metadata map", savedDataPackage.Briefing.Values["metadata"])
+	}
+	if _, ok := metadataStanza["alerts"]; ok {
+		t.Fatalf("data package metadata contains alerts, want alert details only in alert_digest: %#v", metadataStanza)
 	}
 	assertNoStaleModuleIntervalKeys(t, savedDataPackage.Briefing.Values)
 	spcOutlooks, ok := savedDataPackage.Briefing.Values["spc_convective_outlooks"].(map[string]any)

internal/briefing/base_modules_test.go

@@ -253,9 +253,6 @@ func TestMetadataModuleUsesPromptSafeSourceWarningSummary(t *testing.T) {
 	if len(value.SourceWarnings) != 1 || value.SourceWarnings[0].CompletenessImpact != "source omitted" {
 		t.Fatalf("SourceWarnings = %#v, want warning summary", value.SourceWarnings)
 	}
-	if value.Alerts == nil || !value.Alerts.Checked || value.Alerts.ActiveCount != 1 || value.Alerts.RelevantCount != 1 {
-		t.Fatalf("Alerts = %#v, want checked alert status", value.Alerts)
-	}
 	data, err := json.Marshal(output.Value)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Marshal metadata: %v", err)
@@ -264,6 +261,9 @@ func TestMetadataModuleUsesPromptSafeSourceWarningSummary(t *testing.T) {
 	if !strings.Contains(jsonText, "source_warnings") || strings.Contains(jsonText, "endpoint") || strings.Contains(jsonText, "dataSha256") {
 		t.Fatalf("metadata json = %s, want source warning summary without transport provenance", jsonText)
 	}
+	if strings.Contains(jsonText, `"alerts"`) {
+		t.Fatalf("metadata json = %s, want alert details only in alert_digest", jsonText)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestCurrentConditionsModuleUsesSnakeCaseUnitFields(t *testing.T) {

internal/briefing/metadata_module.go

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ type MetadataModule struct {
 	ValidPeriod    timeutil.Period        `json:"valid_period"`
 	Location       *LocationContext       `json:"location,omitempty"`
 	SourceWarnings []SourceWarningSummary `json:"source_warnings,omitempty"`
-	Alerts         *AlertDigestModule     `json:"alerts,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type SourceWarningSummary struct {
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ func buildMetadataModule(ctx ModuleContext, _ any) (*module.Output, error) {
 		ValidPeriod:    metadata.ValidPeriod,
 		Location:       copyLocation(ctx.Location),
 		SourceWarnings: sourceWarningSummaries(ctx.Collected.SourceWarnings),
-		Alerts:         alertDigest(ctx.Collected, ctx.Derived.AlertOverlaps, ctx.Timezone),
 	}
 	return &module.Output{ID: module.Metadata, StanzaName: "metadata", Value: value}, nil
 }