refactor(api_hook_client): replace weak type sites with aliases

src/models.py

@@ -50,6 +50,18 @@ from typing      import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Union
 
 from src.paths      import get_config_path
 from src.result_types import ErrorInfo, ErrorKind, Result
+from src.type_aliases import (
+ CommsLog,
+ CommsLogCallback,
+ CommsLogEntry,
+ FileItem,
+ FileItems,
+ History,
+ HistoryMessage,
+ Metadata,
+ ToolCall,
+ ToolDefinition,
+)
 
 
 #region: Constants
@@ -171,7 +183,7 @@ def _clean_nones(data: Any) -> Any:
   return [_clean_nones(v) for v in data if v is not None]
  return data
 
-def _load_config_from_disk() -> dict[str, Any]:
+def _load_config_from_disk() -> Metadata:
  """
  Re-read the global config.toml from disk and return the parsed
  dict. The single source of truth for the in-memory config is
@@ -184,7 +196,7 @@ def _load_config_from_disk() -> dict[str, Any]:
  with open(get_config_path(), "rb") as f:
   return tomllib.load(f)
 
-def _save_config_to_disk(config: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+def _save_config_to_disk(config: Metadata) -> None:
  # tomli_w is loaded on-demand (sub-track 2 of startup_speedup_20260606).
  # If it's already in sys.modules (e.g. warmed up or loaded by a prior
  # call), the import is a fast lookup; otherwise it's a cold load paid
@@ -199,7 +211,7 @@ def _save_config_to_disk(config: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
 
 #region: History Utilities
 
-def parse_history_entries(history_strings: list[str], roles: list[str]) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+def parse_history_entries(history_strings: list[str], roles: list[str]) -> list[Metadata]:
  import re
  from src import thinking_parser
  entries = []
@@ -273,14 +285,14 @@ class ThinkingSegment:
  content: str
  marker: str
 
- def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+ def to_dict(self) -> Metadata:
   """
   [C: src/personas.py:PersonaManager.save_persona, src/presets.py:PresetManager.save_preset, src/project_manager.py:save_project, src/project_manager.py:save_track_state, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.save_bias_profile, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.save_preset, src/workspace_manager.py:WorkspaceManager.save_profile, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_bias_profile_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_preset_extension, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_serialization, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_file_view_preset_serialization, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_round_trip_annotations, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_serialization_with_annotations, tests/test_event_serialization.py:test_user_request_event_serialization, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_to_dict, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_to_dict, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_to_dict, tests/test_gui_events_v2.py:test_user_request_event_payload, tests/test_history_manager.py:TestHistoryManager.test_snapshot_roundtrip, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_configuration_to_from_dict, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_server_config_to_from_dict, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_serialization, tests/test_persona_id.py:test_ticket_persona_id_serialization, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_defaults, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_serialization, tests/test_slice_editor_behavior.py:test_add_slice_with_annotations, tests/test_thinking_gui.py:test_thinking_segment_model_compatibility, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_to_dict_priority, tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py:test_persona_aggregation_strategy, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_to_dict, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_to_dict_with_none, tests/test_ui_summary_only_removal.py:test_file_item_serialization_with_flags]
   """
   return {"content": self.content, "marker": self.marker}
 
  @classmethod
- def from_dict(cls, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> "ThinkingSegment":
+ def from_dict(cls, data: Metadata) -> "ThinkingSegment":
   """
   [C: src/personas.py:PersonaManager.load_all, src/presets.py:PresetManager.load_all, src/project_manager.py:load_project, src/project_manager.py:load_track_state, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.load_all_bias_profiles, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.load_all_presets, src/workspace_manager.py:WorkspaceManager.load_all_profiles, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_bias_profile_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_preset_extension, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_from_dict_legacy, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_serialization, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_file_view_preset_serialization, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_deserialization_with_annotations, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_round_trip_annotations, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_dict_editors, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_string_editors, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_diff_args, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_from_dict_without_diff_args, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_from_dict, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_from_dict_defaults, tests/test_history_manager.py:TestHistoryManager.test_snapshot_roundtrip, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_configuration_to_from_dict, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_server_config_to_from_dict, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_default_on_deserialize, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_deserialization, tests/test_persona_id.py:test_ticket_persona_id_deserialization, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_defaults, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_deserialization, tests/test_project_serialization.py:TestProjectSerialization.test_backward_compatibility_strings, tests/test_slice_editor_behavior.py:test_add_slice_with_annotations, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_from_dict_default_priority, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_from_dict_priority, tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py:test_persona_aggregation_strategy, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_from_dict, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_from_dict_empty_and_missing, tests/test_ui_summary_only_removal.py:test_file_item_serialization_with_flags]
   """
@@ -340,7 +352,7 @@ class Ticket:
   """
   return getattr(self, key, default)
 
- def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+ def to_dict(self) -> Metadata:
   """
   [C: src/personas.py:PersonaManager.save_persona, src/presets.py:PresetManager.save_preset, src/project_manager.py:save_project, src/project_manager.py:save_track_state, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.save_bias_profile, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.save_preset, src/workspace_manager.py:WorkspaceManager.save_profile, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_bias_profile_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_preset_extension, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_serialization, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_file_view_preset_serialization, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_round_trip_annotations, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_serialization_with_annotations, tests/test_event_serialization.py:test_user_request_event_serialization, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_to_dict, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_to_dict, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_to_dict, tests/test_gui_events_v2.py:test_user_request_event_payload, tests/test_history_manager.py:TestHistoryManager.test_snapshot_roundtrip, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_configuration_to_from_dict, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_server_config_to_from_dict, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_serialization, tests/test_persona_id.py:test_ticket_persona_id_serialization, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_defaults, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_serialization, tests/test_slice_editor_behavior.py:test_add_slice_with_annotations, tests/test_thinking_gui.py:test_thinking_segment_model_compatibility, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_to_dict_priority, tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py:test_persona_aggregation_strategy, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_to_dict, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_to_dict_with_none, tests/test_ui_summary_only_removal.py:test_file_item_serialization_with_flags]
   """
@@ -363,7 +375,7 @@ class Ticket:
   }
 
  @classmethod
- def from_dict(cls, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> "Ticket":
+ def from_dict(cls, data: Metadata) -> "Ticket":
   """
   [C: src/personas.py:PersonaManager.load_all, src/presets.py:PresetManager.load_all, src/project_manager.py:load_project, src/project_manager.py:load_track_state, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.load_all_bias_profiles, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.load_all_presets, src/workspace_manager.py:WorkspaceManager.load_all_profiles, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_bias_profile_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_preset_extension, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_from_dict_legacy, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_serialization, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_file_view_preset_serialization, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_deserialization_with_annotations, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_round_trip_annotations, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_dict_editors, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_string_editors, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_diff_args, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_from_dict_without_diff_args, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_from_dict, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_from_dict_defaults, tests/test_history_manager.py:TestHistoryManager.test_snapshot_roundtrip, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_configuration_to_from_dict, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_server_config_to_from_dict, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_default_on_deserialize, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_deserialization, tests/test_persona_id.py:test_ticket_persona_id_deserialization, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_defaults, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_deserialization, tests/test_project_serialization.py:TestProjectSerialization.test_backward_compatibility_strings, tests/test_slice_editor_behavior.py:test_add_slice_with_annotations, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_from_dict_default_priority, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_from_dict_priority, tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py:test_persona_aggregation_strategy, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_from_dict, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_from_dict_empty_and_missing, tests/test_ui_summary_only_removal.py:test_file_item_serialization_with_flags]
   """
@@ -391,7 +403,7 @@ class Track:
  description: str
  tickets:     List[Ticket] = field(default_factory=list)
 
- def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+ def to_dict(self) -> Metadata:
   """
   """
   return {
@@ -401,7 +413,7 @@ class Track:
   }
 
  @classmethod
- def from_dict(cls, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> "Track":
+ def from_dict(cls, data: Metadata) -> "Track":
   """
   """
   return cls(
@@ -414,7 +426,7 @@ class Track:
 class WorkerContext:
  ticket_id:   str
  model_name:  str
- messages:    List[Dict[str, Any]] = field(default_factory=list)
+ messages:    list[Metadata] = field(default_factory=list)
  tool_preset: Optional[str] = None
  persona_id:  Optional[str] = None
 
@@ -426,7 +438,7 @@ class Metadata:
  created_at: Optional[datetime.datetime] = None
  updated_at: Optional[datetime.datetime] = None
 
- def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+ def to_dict(self) -> Metadata:
   """
   [C: src/personas.py:PersonaManager.save_persona, src/presets.py:PresetManager.save_preset, src/project_manager.py:save_project, src/project_manager.py:save_track_state, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.save_bias_profile, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.save_preset, src/workspace_manager.py:WorkspaceManager.save_profile, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_bias_profile_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_preset_extension, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_serialization, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_file_view_preset_serialization, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_round_trip_annotations, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_serialization_with_annotations, tests/test_event_serialization.py:test_user_request_event_serialization, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_to_dict, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_to_dict, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_to_dict, tests/test_gui_events_v2.py:test_user_request_event_payload, tests/test_history_manager.py:TestHistoryManager.test_snapshot_roundtrip, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_configuration_to_from_dict, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_server_config_to_from_dict, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_serialization, tests/test_persona_id.py:test_ticket_persona_id_serialization, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_defaults, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_serialization, tests/test_slice_editor_behavior.py:test_add_slice_with_annotations, tests/test_thinking_gui.py:test_thinking_segment_model_compatibility, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_to_dict_priority, tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py:test_persona_aggregation_strategy, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_to_dict, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_to_dict_with_none, tests/test_ui_summary_only_removal.py:test_file_item_serialization_with_flags]
   """
@@ -439,7 +451,7 @@ class Metadata:
   }
 
  @classmethod
- def from_dict(cls, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> "Metadata":
+ def from_dict(cls, data: Metadata) -> "Metadata":
   """
   [C: src/personas.py:PersonaManager.load_all, src/presets.py:PresetManager.load_all, src/project_manager.py:load_project, src/project_manager.py:load_track_state, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.load_all_bias_profiles, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.load_all_presets, src/workspace_manager.py:WorkspaceManager.load_all_profiles, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_bias_profile_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_preset_extension, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_from_dict_legacy, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_serialization, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_file_view_preset_serialization, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_deserialization_with_annotations, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_round_trip_annotations, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_dict_editors, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_string_editors, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_diff_args, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_from_dict_without_diff_args, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_from_dict, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_from_dict_defaults, tests/test_history_manager.py:TestHistoryManager.test_snapshot_roundtrip, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_configuration_to_from_dict, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_server_config_to_from_dict, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_default_on_deserialize, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_deserialization, tests/test_persona_id.py:test_ticket_persona_id_deserialization, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_defaults, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_deserialization, tests/test_project_serialization.py:TestProjectSerialization.test_backward_compatibility_strings, tests/test_slice_editor_behavior.py:test_add_slice_with_annotations, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_from_dict_default_priority, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_from_dict_priority, tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py:test_persona_aggregation_strategy, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_from_dict, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_from_dict_empty_and_missing, tests/test_ui_summary_only_removal.py:test_file_item_serialization_with_flags]
   """
@@ -471,7 +483,7 @@ class TrackState:
  discussion: List[str]    = field(default_factory=list)
  tasks:      List[Ticket] = field(default_factory=list)
 
- def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+ def to_dict(self) -> Metadata:
   """
   [C: src/personas.py:PersonaManager.save_persona, src/presets.py:PresetManager.save_preset, src/project_manager.py:save_project, src/project_manager.py:save_track_state, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.save_bias_profile, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.save_preset, src/workspace_manager.py:WorkspaceManager.save_profile, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_bias_profile_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_preset_extension, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_serialization, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_file_view_preset_serialization, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_round_trip_annotations, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_serialization_with_annotations, tests/test_event_serialization.py:test_user_request_event_serialization, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_to_dict, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_to_dict, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_to_dict, tests/test_gui_events_v2.py:test_user_request_event_payload, tests/test_history_manager.py:TestHistoryManager.test_snapshot_roundtrip, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_configuration_to_from_dict, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_server_config_to_from_dict, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_serialization, tests/test_persona_id.py:test_ticket_persona_id_serialization, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_defaults, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_serialization, tests/test_slice_editor_behavior.py:test_add_slice_with_annotations, tests/test_thinking_gui.py:test_thinking_segment_model_compatibility, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_to_dict_priority, tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py:test_persona_aggregation_strategy, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_to_dict, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_to_dict_with_none, tests/test_ui_summary_only_removal.py:test_file_item_serialization_with_flags]
   """
@@ -491,7 +503,7 @@ class TrackState:
   }
 
  @classmethod
- def from_dict(cls, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> "TrackState":
+ def from_dict(cls, data: Metadata) -> "TrackState":
   """
   [C: src/personas.py:PersonaManager.load_all, src/presets.py:PresetManager.load_all, src/project_manager.py:load_project, src/project_manager.py:load_track_state, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.load_all_bias_profiles, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.load_all_presets, src/workspace_manager.py:WorkspaceManager.load_all_profiles, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_bias_profile_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_preset_extension, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_from_dict_legacy, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_serialization, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_file_view_preset_serialization, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_deserialization_with_annotations, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_round_trip_annotations, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_dict_editors, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_string_editors, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_diff_args, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_from_dict_without_diff_args, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_from_dict, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_from_dict_defaults, tests/test_history_manager.py:TestHistoryManager.test_snapshot_roundtrip, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_configuration_to_from_dict, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_server_config_to_from_dict, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_default_on_deserialize, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_deserialization, tests/test_persona_id.py:test_ticket_persona_id_deserialization, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_defaults, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_deserialization, tests/test_project_serialization.py:TestProjectSerialization.test_backward_compatibility_strings, tests/test_slice_editor_behavior.py:test_add_slice_with_annotations, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_from_dict_default_priority, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_from_dict_priority, tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py:test_persona_aggregation_strategy, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_from_dict, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_from_dict_empty_and_missing, tests/test_ui_summary_only_removal.py:test_file_item_serialization_with_flags]
   """
@@ -543,7 +555,7 @@ class FileItem:
      normalized.append(slc)
    self.custom_slices = normalized
 
- def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+ def to_dict(self) -> Metadata:
   """
   [C: src/personas.py:PersonaManager.save_persona, src/presets.py:PresetManager.save_preset, src/project_manager.py:save_project, src/project_manager.py:save_track_state, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.save_bias_profile, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.save_preset, src/workspace_manager.py:WorkspaceManager.save_profile, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_bias_profile_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_preset_extension, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_serialization, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_file_view_preset_serialization, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_round_trip_annotations, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_serialization_with_annotations, tests/test_event_serialization.py:test_user_request_event_serialization, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_to_dict, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_to_dict, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_to_dict, tests/test_gui_events_v2.py:test_user_request_event_payload, tests/test_history_manager.py:TestHistoryManager.test_snapshot_roundtrip, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_configuration_to_from_dict, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_server_config_to_from_dict, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_serialization, tests/test_persona_id.py:test_ticket_persona_id_serialization, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_defaults, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_serialization, tests/test_slice_editor_behavior.py:test_add_slice_with_annotations, tests/test_thinking_gui.py:test_thinking_segment_model_compatibility, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_to_dict_priority, tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py:test_persona_aggregation_strategy, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_to_dict, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_to_dict_with_none, tests/test_ui_summary_only_removal.py:test_file_item_serialization_with_flags]
   """
@@ -560,7 +572,7 @@ class FileItem:
   }
 
  @classmethod
- def from_dict(cls, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> "FileItem":
+ def from_dict(cls, data: Metadata) -> "FileItem":
   """
   [C: src/personas.py:PersonaManager.load_all, src/presets.py:PresetManager.load_all, src/project_manager.py:load_project, src/project_manager.py:load_track_state, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.load_all_bias_profiles, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.load_all_presets, src/workspace_manager.py:WorkspaceManager.load_all_profiles, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_bias_profile_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_preset_extension, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_from_dict_legacy, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_serialization, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_file_view_preset_serialization, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_deserialization_with_annotations, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_round_trip_annotations, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_dict_editors, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_string_editors, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_diff_args, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_from_dict_without_diff_args, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_from_dict, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_from_dict_defaults, tests/test_history_manager.py:TestHistoryManager.test_snapshot_roundtrip, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_configuration_to_from_dict, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_server_config_to_from_dict, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_default_on_deserialize, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_deserialization, tests/test_persona_id.py:test_ticket_persona_id_deserialization, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_defaults, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_deserialization, tests/test_project_serialization.py:TestProjectSerialization.test_backward_compatibility_strings, tests/test_slice_editor_behavior.py:test_add_slice_with_annotations, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_from_dict_default_priority, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_from_dict_priority, tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py:test_persona_aggregation_strategy, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_from_dict, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_from_dict_empty_and_missing, tests/test_ui_summary_only_removal.py:test_file_item_serialization_with_flags]
   """
@@ -581,14 +593,14 @@ class Preset:
  name:          str
  system_prompt: str
 
- def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+ def to_dict(self) -> Metadata:
   """
   [C: src/personas.py:PersonaManager.save_persona, src/presets.py:PresetManager.save_preset, src/project_manager.py:save_project, src/project_manager.py:save_track_state, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.save_bias_profile, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.save_preset, src/workspace_manager.py:WorkspaceManager.save_profile, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_bias_profile_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_preset_extension, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_serialization, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_file_view_preset_serialization, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_round_trip_annotations, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_serialization_with_annotations, tests/test_event_serialization.py:test_user_request_event_serialization, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_to_dict, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_to_dict, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_to_dict, tests/test_gui_events_v2.py:test_user_request_event_payload, tests/test_history_manager.py:TestHistoryManager.test_snapshot_roundtrip, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_configuration_to_from_dict, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_server_config_to_from_dict, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_serialization, tests/test_persona_id.py:test_ticket_persona_id_serialization, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_defaults, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_serialization, tests/test_slice_editor_behavior.py:test_add_slice_with_annotations, tests/test_thinking_gui.py:test_thinking_segment_model_compatibility, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_to_dict_priority, tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py:test_persona_aggregation_strategy, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_to_dict, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_to_dict_with_none, tests/test_ui_summary_only_removal.py:test_file_item_serialization_with_flags]
   """
   return {"system_prompt": self.system_prompt}
 
  @classmethod
- def from_dict(cls, name: str, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> "Preset":
+ def from_dict(cls, name: str, data: Metadata) -> "Preset":
   """
   [C: src/personas.py:PersonaManager.load_all, src/presets.py:PresetManager.load_all, src/project_manager.py:load_project, src/project_manager.py:load_track_state, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.load_all_bias_profiles, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.load_all_presets, src/workspace_manager.py:WorkspaceManager.load_all_profiles, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_bias_profile_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_preset_extension, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_from_dict_legacy, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_serialization, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_file_view_preset_serialization, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_deserialization_with_annotations, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_round_trip_annotations, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_dict_editors, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_string_editors, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_diff_args, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_from_dict_without_diff_args, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_from_dict, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_from_dict_defaults, tests/test_history_manager.py:TestHistoryManager.test_snapshot_roundtrip, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_configuration_to_from_dict, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_server_config_to_from_dict, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_default_on_deserialize, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_deserialization, tests/test_persona_id.py:test_ticket_persona_id_deserialization, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_defaults, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_deserialization, tests/test_project_serialization.py:TestProjectSerialization.test_backward_compatibility_strings, tests/test_slice_editor_behavior.py:test_add_slice_with_annotations, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_from_dict_default_priority, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_from_dict_priority, tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py:test_persona_aggregation_strategy, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_from_dict, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_from_dict_empty_and_missing, tests/test_ui_summary_only_removal.py:test_file_item_serialization_with_flags]
   """
@@ -603,7 +615,7 @@ class Tool:
  weight:         int = 3
  parameter_bias: Dict[str, str] = field(default_factory=dict)
 
- def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+ def to_dict(self) -> Metadata:
   """
   [C: src/personas.py:PersonaManager.save_persona, src/presets.py:PresetManager.save_preset, src/project_manager.py:save_project, src/project_manager.py:save_track_state, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.save_bias_profile, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.save_preset, src/workspace_manager.py:WorkspaceManager.save_profile, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_bias_profile_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_preset_extension, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_serialization, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_file_view_preset_serialization, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_round_trip_annotations, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_serialization_with_annotations, tests/test_event_serialization.py:test_user_request_event_serialization, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_to_dict, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_to_dict, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_to_dict, tests/test_gui_events_v2.py:test_user_request_event_payload, tests/test_history_manager.py:TestHistoryManager.test_snapshot_roundtrip, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_configuration_to_from_dict, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_server_config_to_from_dict, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_serialization, tests/test_persona_id.py:test_ticket_persona_id_serialization, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_defaults, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_serialization, tests/test_slice_editor_behavior.py:test_add_slice_with_annotations, tests/test_thinking_gui.py:test_thinking_segment_model_compatibility, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_to_dict_priority, tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py:test_persona_aggregation_strategy, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_to_dict, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_to_dict_with_none, tests/test_ui_summary_only_removal.py:test_file_item_serialization_with_flags]
   """
@@ -615,7 +627,7 @@ class Tool:
   }
 
  @classmethod
- def from_dict(cls, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> "Tool":
+ def from_dict(cls, data: Metadata) -> "Tool":
   """
   [C: src/personas.py:PersonaManager.load_all, src/presets.py:PresetManager.load_all, src/project_manager.py:load_project, src/project_manager.py:load_track_state, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.load_all_bias_profiles, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.load_all_presets, src/workspace_manager.py:WorkspaceManager.load_all_profiles, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_bias_profile_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_preset_extension, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_from_dict_legacy, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_serialization, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_file_view_preset_serialization, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_deserialization_with_annotations, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_round_trip_annotations, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_dict_editors, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_string_editors, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_diff_args, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_from_dict_without_diff_args, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_from_dict, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_from_dict_defaults, tests/test_history_manager.py:TestHistoryManager.test_snapshot_roundtrip, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_configuration_to_from_dict, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_server_config_to_from_dict, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_default_on_deserialize, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_deserialization, tests/test_persona_id.py:test_ticket_persona_id_deserialization, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_defaults, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_deserialization, tests/test_project_serialization.py:TestProjectSerialization.test_backward_compatibility_strings, tests/test_slice_editor_behavior.py:test_add_slice_with_annotations, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_from_dict_default_priority, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_from_dict_priority, tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py:test_persona_aggregation_strategy, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_from_dict, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_from_dict_empty_and_missing, tests/test_ui_summary_only_removal.py:test_file_item_serialization_with_flags]
   """
@@ -631,7 +643,7 @@ class ToolPreset:
  name:       str
  categories: Dict[str, List[Union[Tool, Any]]]
 
- def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+ def to_dict(self) -> Metadata:
   """
   [C: src/personas.py:PersonaManager.save_persona, src/presets.py:PresetManager.save_preset, src/project_manager.py:save_project, src/project_manager.py:save_track_state, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.save_bias_profile, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.save_preset, src/workspace_manager.py:WorkspaceManager.save_profile, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_bias_profile_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_preset_extension, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_serialization, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_file_view_preset_serialization, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_round_trip_annotations, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_serialization_with_annotations, tests/test_event_serialization.py:test_user_request_event_serialization, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_to_dict, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_to_dict, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_to_dict, tests/test_gui_events_v2.py:test_user_request_event_payload, tests/test_history_manager.py:TestHistoryManager.test_snapshot_roundtrip, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_configuration_to_from_dict, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_server_config_to_from_dict, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_serialization, tests/test_persona_id.py:test_ticket_persona_id_serialization, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_defaults, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_serialization, tests/test_slice_editor_behavior.py:test_add_slice_with_annotations, tests/test_thinking_gui.py:test_thinking_segment_model_compatibility, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_to_dict_priority, tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py:test_persona_aggregation_strategy, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_to_dict, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_to_dict_with_none, tests/test_ui_summary_only_removal.py:test_file_item_serialization_with_flags]
   """
@@ -641,7 +653,7 @@ class ToolPreset:
   return {"categories": serialized_categories}
 
  @classmethod
- def from_dict(cls, name: str, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> "ToolPreset":
+ def from_dict(cls, name: str, data: Metadata) -> "ToolPreset":
   """
   [C: src/personas.py:PersonaManager.load_all, src/presets.py:PresetManager.load_all, src/project_manager.py:load_project, src/project_manager.py:load_track_state, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.load_all_bias_profiles, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.load_all_presets, src/workspace_manager.py:WorkspaceManager.load_all_profiles, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_bias_profile_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_preset_extension, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_from_dict_legacy, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_serialization, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_file_view_preset_serialization, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_deserialization_with_annotations, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_round_trip_annotations, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_dict_editors, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_string_editors, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_diff_args, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_from_dict_without_diff_args, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_from_dict, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_from_dict_defaults, tests/test_history_manager.py:TestHistoryManager.test_snapshot_roundtrip, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_configuration_to_from_dict, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_server_config_to_from_dict, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_default_on_deserialize, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_deserialization, tests/test_persona_id.py:test_ticket_persona_id_deserialization, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_defaults, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_deserialization, tests/test_project_serialization.py:TestProjectSerialization.test_backward_compatibility_strings, tests/test_slice_editor_behavior.py:test_add_slice_with_annotations, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_from_dict_default_priority, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_from_dict_priority, tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py:test_persona_aggregation_strategy, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_from_dict, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_from_dict_empty_and_missing, tests/test_ui_summary_only_removal.py:test_file_item_serialization_with_flags]
   """
@@ -657,7 +669,7 @@ class BiasProfile:
  tool_weights:         Dict[str, int]   = field(default_factory=dict)
  category_multipliers: Dict[str, float] = field(default_factory=dict)
 
- def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+ def to_dict(self) -> Metadata:
   """
   [C: src/personas.py:PersonaManager.save_persona, src/presets.py:PresetManager.save_preset, src/project_manager.py:save_project, src/project_manager.py:save_track_state, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.save_bias_profile, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.save_preset, src/workspace_manager.py:WorkspaceManager.save_profile, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_bias_profile_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_preset_extension, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_serialization, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_file_view_preset_serialization, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_round_trip_annotations, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_serialization_with_annotations, tests/test_event_serialization.py:test_user_request_event_serialization, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_to_dict, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_to_dict, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_to_dict, tests/test_gui_events_v2.py:test_user_request_event_payload, tests/test_history_manager.py:TestHistoryManager.test_snapshot_roundtrip, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_configuration_to_from_dict, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_server_config_to_from_dict, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_serialization, tests/test_persona_id.py:test_ticket_persona_id_serialization, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_defaults, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_serialization, tests/test_slice_editor_behavior.py:test_add_slice_with_annotations, tests/test_thinking_gui.py:test_thinking_segment_model_compatibility, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_to_dict_priority, tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py:test_persona_aggregation_strategy, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_to_dict, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_to_dict_with_none, tests/test_ui_summary_only_removal.py:test_file_item_serialization_with_flags]
   """
@@ -668,7 +680,7 @@ class BiasProfile:
   }
 
  @classmethod
- def from_dict(cls, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> "BiasProfile":
+ def from_dict(cls, data: Metadata) -> "BiasProfile":
   """
   [C: src/personas.py:PersonaManager.load_all, src/presets.py:PresetManager.load_all, src/project_manager.py:load_project, src/project_manager.py:load_track_state, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.load_all_bias_profiles, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.load_all_presets, src/workspace_manager.py:WorkspaceManager.load_all_profiles, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_bias_profile_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_preset_extension, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_from_dict_legacy, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_serialization, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_file_view_preset_serialization, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_deserialization_with_annotations, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_round_trip_annotations, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_dict_editors, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_string_editors, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_diff_args, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_from_dict_without_diff_args, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_from_dict, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_from_dict_defaults, tests/test_history_manager.py:TestHistoryManager.test_snapshot_roundtrip, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_configuration_to_from_dict, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_server_config_to_from_dict, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_default_on_deserialize, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_deserialization, tests/test_persona_id.py:test_ticket_persona_id_deserialization, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_defaults, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_deserialization, tests/test_project_serialization.py:TestProjectSerialization.test_backward_compatibility_strings, tests/test_slice_editor_behavior.py:test_add_slice_with_annotations, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_from_dict_default_priority, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_from_dict_priority, tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py:test_persona_aggregation_strategy, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_from_dict, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_from_dict_empty_and_missing, tests/test_ui_summary_only_removal.py:test_file_item_serialization_with_flags]
   """
@@ -686,7 +698,7 @@ class TextEditorConfig:
  path:      str
  diff_args: List[str] = field(default_factory=list)
 
- def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+ def to_dict(self) -> Metadata:
   """
   [C: src/personas.py:PersonaManager.save_persona, src/presets.py:PresetManager.save_preset, src/project_manager.py:save_project, src/project_manager.py:save_track_state, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.save_bias_profile, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.save_preset, src/workspace_manager.py:WorkspaceManager.save_profile, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_bias_profile_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_preset_extension, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_serialization, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_file_view_preset_serialization, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_round_trip_annotations, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_serialization_with_annotations, tests/test_event_serialization.py:test_user_request_event_serialization, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_to_dict, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_to_dict, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_to_dict, tests/test_gui_events_v2.py:test_user_request_event_payload, tests/test_history_manager.py:TestHistoryManager.test_snapshot_roundtrip, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_configuration_to_from_dict, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_server_config_to_from_dict, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_serialization, tests/test_persona_id.py:test_ticket_persona_id_serialization, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_defaults, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_serialization, tests/test_slice_editor_behavior.py:test_add_slice_with_annotations, tests/test_thinking_gui.py:test_thinking_segment_model_compatibility, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_to_dict_priority, tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py:test_persona_aggregation_strategy, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_to_dict, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_to_dict_with_none, tests/test_ui_summary_only_removal.py:test_file_item_serialization_with_flags]
   """
@@ -697,7 +709,7 @@ class TextEditorConfig:
   }
 
  @classmethod
- def from_dict(cls, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> "TextEditorConfig":
+ def from_dict(cls, data: Metadata) -> "TextEditorConfig":
   """
   [C: src/personas.py:PersonaManager.load_all, src/presets.py:PresetManager.load_all, src/project_manager.py:load_project, src/project_manager.py:load_track_state, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.load_all_bias_profiles, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.load_all_presets, src/workspace_manager.py:WorkspaceManager.load_all_profiles, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_bias_profile_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_preset_extension, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_from_dict_legacy, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_serialization, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_file_view_preset_serialization, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_deserialization_with_annotations, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_round_trip_annotations, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_dict_editors, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_string_editors, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_diff_args, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_from_dict_without_diff_args, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_from_dict, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_from_dict_defaults, tests/test_history_manager.py:TestHistoryManager.test_snapshot_roundtrip, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_configuration_to_from_dict, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_server_config_to_from_dict, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_default_on_deserialize, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_deserialization, tests/test_persona_id.py:test_ticket_persona_id_deserialization, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_defaults, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_deserialization, tests/test_project_serialization.py:TestProjectSerialization.test_backward_compatibility_strings, tests/test_slice_editor_behavior.py:test_add_slice_with_annotations, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_from_dict_default_priority, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_from_dict_priority, tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py:test_persona_aggregation_strategy, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_from_dict, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_from_dict_empty_and_missing, tests/test_ui_summary_only_removal.py:test_file_item_serialization_with_flags]
   """
@@ -722,7 +734,7 @@ class ExternalEditorConfig:
    return next(iter(self.editors.values()))
   return None
 
- def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+ def to_dict(self) -> Metadata:
   """
   [C: src/personas.py:PersonaManager.save_persona, src/presets.py:PresetManager.save_preset, src/project_manager.py:save_project, src/project_manager.py:save_track_state, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.save_bias_profile, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.save_preset, src/workspace_manager.py:WorkspaceManager.save_profile, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_bias_profile_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_preset_extension, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_serialization, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_file_view_preset_serialization, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_round_trip_annotations, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_serialization_with_annotations, tests/test_event_serialization.py:test_user_request_event_serialization, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_to_dict, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_to_dict, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_to_dict, tests/test_gui_events_v2.py:test_user_request_event_payload, tests/test_history_manager.py:TestHistoryManager.test_snapshot_roundtrip, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_configuration_to_from_dict, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_server_config_to_from_dict, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_serialization, tests/test_persona_id.py:test_ticket_persona_id_serialization, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_defaults, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_serialization, tests/test_slice_editor_behavior.py:test_add_slice_with_annotations, tests/test_thinking_gui.py:test_thinking_segment_model_compatibility, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_to_dict_priority, tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py:test_persona_aggregation_strategy, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_to_dict, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_to_dict_with_none, tests/test_ui_summary_only_removal.py:test_file_item_serialization_with_flags]
   """
@@ -732,7 +744,7 @@ class ExternalEditorConfig:
   }
 
  @classmethod
- def from_dict(cls, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> "ExternalEditorConfig":
+ def from_dict(cls, data: Metadata) -> "ExternalEditorConfig":
   """
   [C: src/personas.py:PersonaManager.load_all, src/presets.py:PresetManager.load_all, src/project_manager.py:load_project, src/project_manager.py:load_track_state, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.load_all_bias_profiles, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.load_all_presets, src/workspace_manager.py:WorkspaceManager.load_all_profiles, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_bias_profile_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_preset_extension, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_from_dict_legacy, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_serialization, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_file_view_preset_serialization, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_deserialization_with_annotations, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_round_trip_annotations, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_dict_editors, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_string_editors, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_diff_args, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_from_dict_without_diff_args, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_from_dict, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_from_dict_defaults, tests/test_history_manager.py:TestHistoryManager.test_snapshot_roundtrip, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_configuration_to_from_dict, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_server_config_to_from_dict, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_default_on_deserialize, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_deserialization, tests/test_persona_id.py:test_ticket_persona_id_deserialization, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_defaults, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_deserialization, tests/test_project_serialization.py:TestProjectSerialization.test_backward_compatibility_strings, tests/test_slice_editor_behavior.py:test_add_slice_with_annotations, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_from_dict_default_priority, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_from_dict_priority, tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py:test_persona_aggregation_strategy, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_from_dict, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_from_dict_empty_and_missing, tests/test_ui_summary_only_removal.py:test_file_item_serialization_with_flags]
   """
@@ -747,7 +759,7 @@ class ExternalEditorConfig:
 @dataclass
 class Persona:
  name: str
- preferred_models: List[Dict[str, Any]] = field(default_factory=list)
+ preferred_models: list[Metadata] = field(default_factory=list)
  system_prompt: str = ''
  tool_preset: Optional[str] = None
  bias_profile: Optional[str] = None
@@ -779,7 +791,7 @@ class Persona:
   if not self.preferred_models: return None
   return self.preferred_models[0].get("max_output_tokens")
 
- def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+ def to_dict(self) -> Metadata:
   """
   [C: src/personas.py:PersonaManager.save_persona, src/presets.py:PresetManager.save_preset, src/project_manager.py:save_project, src/project_manager.py:save_track_state, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.save_bias_profile, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.save_preset, src/workspace_manager.py:WorkspaceManager.save_profile, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_bias_profile_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_preset_extension, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_serialization, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_file_view_preset_serialization, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_round_trip_annotations, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_serialization_with_annotations, tests/test_event_serialization.py:test_user_request_event_serialization, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_to_dict, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_to_dict, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_to_dict, tests/test_gui_events_v2.py:test_user_request_event_payload, tests/test_history_manager.py:TestHistoryManager.test_snapshot_roundtrip, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_configuration_to_from_dict, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_server_config_to_from_dict, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_serialization, tests/test_persona_id.py:test_ticket_persona_id_serialization, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_defaults, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_serialization, tests/test_slice_editor_behavior.py:test_add_slice_with_annotations, tests/test_thinking_gui.py:test_thinking_segment_model_compatibility, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_to_dict_priority, tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py:test_persona_aggregation_strategy, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_to_dict, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_to_dict_with_none, tests/test_ui_summary_only_removal.py:test_file_item_serialization_with_flags]
   """
@@ -799,7 +811,7 @@ class Persona:
   return res
 
  @classmethod
- def from_dict(cls, name: str, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> "Persona":
+ def from_dict(cls, name: str, data: Metadata) -> "Persona":
   """
   [C: src/personas.py:PersonaManager.load_all, src/presets.py:PresetManager.load_all, src/project_manager.py:load_project, src/project_manager.py:load_track_state, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.load_all_bias_profiles, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.load_all_presets, src/workspace_manager.py:WorkspaceManager.load_all_profiles, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_bias_profile_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_preset_extension, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_from_dict_legacy, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_serialization, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_file_view_preset_serialization, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_deserialization_with_annotations, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_round_trip_annotations, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_dict_editors, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_string_editors, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_diff_args, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_from_dict_without_diff_args, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_from_dict, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_from_dict_defaults, tests/test_history_manager.py:TestHistoryManager.test_snapshot_roundtrip, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_configuration_to_from_dict, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_server_config_to_from_dict, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_default_on_deserialize, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_deserialization, tests/test_persona_id.py:test_ticket_persona_id_deserialization, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_defaults, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_deserialization, tests/test_project_serialization.py:TestProjectSerialization.test_backward_compatibility_strings, tests/test_slice_editor_behavior.py:test_add_slice_with_annotations, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_from_dict_default_priority, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_from_dict_priority, tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py:test_persona_aggregation_strategy, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_from_dict, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_from_dict_empty_and_missing, tests/test_ui_summary_only_removal.py:test_file_item_serialization_with_flags]
   """
@@ -838,9 +850,9 @@ class WorkspaceProfile:
  name:         str
  ini_content:  str
  show_windows: Dict[str, bool]
- panel_states: Dict[str, Any]
+ panel_states: Metadata
 
- def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+ def to_dict(self) -> Metadata:
   """
   [C: src/personas.py:PersonaManager.save_persona, src/presets.py:PresetManager.save_preset, src/project_manager.py:save_project, src/project_manager.py:save_track_state, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.save_bias_profile, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.save_preset, src/workspace_manager.py:WorkspaceManager.save_profile, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_bias_profile_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_preset_extension, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_serialization, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_file_view_preset_serialization, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_round_trip_annotations, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_serialization_with_annotations, tests/test_event_serialization.py:test_user_request_event_serialization, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_to_dict, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_to_dict, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_to_dict, tests/test_gui_events_v2.py:test_user_request_event_payload, tests/test_history_manager.py:TestHistoryManager.test_snapshot_roundtrip, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_configuration_to_from_dict, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_server_config_to_from_dict, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_serialization, tests/test_persona_id.py:test_ticket_persona_id_serialization, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_defaults, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_serialization, tests/test_slice_editor_behavior.py:test_add_slice_with_annotations, tests/test_thinking_gui.py:test_thinking_segment_model_compatibility, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_to_dict_priority, tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py:test_persona_aggregation_strategy, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_to_dict, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_to_dict_with_none, tests/test_ui_summary_only_removal.py:test_file_item_serialization_with_flags]
   """
@@ -851,7 +863,7 @@ class WorkspaceProfile:
   }
 
  @classmethod
- def from_dict(cls, name: str, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> "WorkspaceProfile":
+ def from_dict(cls, name: str, data: Metadata) -> "WorkspaceProfile":
   """
   [C: src/personas.py:PersonaManager.load_all, src/presets.py:PresetManager.load_all, src/project_manager.py:load_project, src/project_manager.py:load_track_state, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.load_all_bias_profiles, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.load_all_presets, src/workspace_manager.py:WorkspaceManager.load_all_profiles, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_bias_profile_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_preset_extension, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_from_dict_legacy, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_serialization, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_file_view_preset_serialization, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_deserialization_with_annotations, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_round_trip_annotations, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_dict_editors, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_string_editors, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_diff_args, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_from_dict_without_diff_args, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_from_dict, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_from_dict_defaults, tests/test_history_manager.py:TestHistoryManager.test_snapshot_roundtrip, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_configuration_to_from_dict, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_server_config_to_from_dict, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_default_on_deserialize, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_deserialization, tests/test_persona_id.py:test_ticket_persona_id_deserialization, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_defaults, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_deserialization, tests/test_project_serialization.py:TestProjectSerialization.test_backward_compatibility_strings, tests/test_slice_editor_behavior.py:test_add_slice_with_annotations, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_from_dict_default_priority, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_from_dict_priority, tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py:test_persona_aggregation_strategy, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_from_dict, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_from_dict_empty_and_missing, tests/test_ui_summary_only_removal.py:test_file_item_serialization_with_flags]
   """
@@ -871,14 +883,14 @@ class ContextFileEntry:
  ast_signatures:  bool = False
  ast_definitions: bool = False
 
- def to_dict(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
+ def to_dict(self) -> Metadata:
   """
   [C: src/personas.py:PersonaManager.save_persona, src/presets.py:PresetManager.save_preset, src/project_manager.py:save_project, src/project_manager.py:save_track_state, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.save_bias_profile, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.save_preset, src/workspace_manager.py:WorkspaceManager.save_profile, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_bias_profile_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_preset_extension, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_serialization, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_file_view_preset_serialization, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_round_trip_annotations, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_serialization_with_annotations, tests/test_event_serialization.py:test_user_request_event_serialization, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_to_dict, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_to_dict, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_to_dict, tests/test_gui_events_v2.py:test_user_request_event_payload, tests/test_history_manager.py:TestHistoryManager.test_snapshot_roundtrip, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_configuration_to_from_dict, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_server_config_to_from_dict, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_serialization, tests/test_persona_id.py:test_ticket_persona_id_serialization, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_defaults, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_serialization, tests/test_slice_editor_behavior.py:test_add_slice_with_annotations, tests/test_thinking_gui.py:test_thinking_segment_model_compatibility, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_to_dict_priority, tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py:test_persona_aggregation_strategy, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_to_dict, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_to_dict_with_none, tests/test_ui_summary_only_removal.py:test_file_item_serialization_with_flags]
   """
   return {"path": self.path, "view_mode": self.view_mode, "custom_slices": self.custom_slices, "ast_mask": self.ast_mask, "ast_signatures": self.ast_signatures, "ast_definitions": self.ast_definitions}
 
  @classmethod
- def from_dict(cls, data: dict[str, Any]) -> "ContextFileEntry":
+ def from_dict(cls, data: Metadata) -> "ContextFileEntry":
   """
   [C: src/personas.py:PersonaManager.load_all, src/presets.py:PresetManager.load_all, src/project_manager.py:load_project, src/project_manager.py:load_track_state, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.load_all_bias_profiles, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.load_all_presets, src/workspace_manager.py:WorkspaceManager.load_all_profiles, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_bias_profile_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_preset_extension, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_from_dict_legacy, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_serialization, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_file_view_preset_serialization, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_deserialization_with_annotations, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_round_trip_annotations, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_dict_editors, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_string_editors, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_diff_args, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_from_dict_without_diff_args, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_from_dict, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_from_dict_defaults, tests/test_history_manager.py:TestHistoryManager.test_snapshot_roundtrip, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_configuration_to_from_dict, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_server_config_to_from_dict, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_default_on_deserialize, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_deserialization, tests/test_persona_id.py:test_ticket_persona_id_deserialization, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_defaults, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_deserialization, tests/test_project_serialization.py:TestProjectSerialization.test_backward_compatibility_strings, tests/test_slice_editor_behavior.py:test_add_slice_with_annotations, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_from_dict_default_priority, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_from_dict_priority, tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py:test_persona_aggregation_strategy, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_from_dict, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_from_dict_empty_and_missing, tests/test_ui_summary_only_removal.py:test_file_item_serialization_with_flags]
   """
@@ -898,14 +910,14 @@ class NamedViewPreset:
  ast_mask:      dict = field(default_factory=dict)
  custom_slices: list = field(default_factory=list)
 
- def to_dict(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
+ def to_dict(self) -> Metadata:
   """
   [C: src/personas.py:PersonaManager.save_persona, src/presets.py:PresetManager.save_preset, src/project_manager.py:save_project, src/project_manager.py:save_track_state, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.save_bias_profile, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.save_preset, src/workspace_manager.py:WorkspaceManager.save_profile, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_bias_profile_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_preset_extension, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_serialization, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_file_view_preset_serialization, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_round_trip_annotations, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_serialization_with_annotations, tests/test_event_serialization.py:test_user_request_event_serialization, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_to_dict, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_to_dict, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_to_dict, tests/test_gui_events_v2.py:test_user_request_event_payload, tests/test_history_manager.py:TestHistoryManager.test_snapshot_roundtrip, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_configuration_to_from_dict, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_server_config_to_from_dict, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_serialization, tests/test_persona_id.py:test_ticket_persona_id_serialization, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_defaults, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_serialization, tests/test_slice_editor_behavior.py:test_add_slice_with_annotations, tests/test_thinking_gui.py:test_thinking_segment_model_compatibility, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_to_dict_priority, tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py:test_persona_aggregation_strategy, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_to_dict, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_to_dict_with_none, tests/test_ui_summary_only_removal.py:test_file_item_serialization_with_flags]
   """
   return {"name": self.name, "view_mode": self.view_mode, "ast_mask": self.ast_mask, "custom_slices": self.custom_slices}
 
  @classmethod
- def from_dict(cls, data: dict[str, Any]) -> "NamedViewPreset":
+ def from_dict(cls, data: Metadata) -> "NamedViewPreset":
   """
   [C: src/personas.py:PersonaManager.load_all, src/presets.py:PresetManager.load_all, src/project_manager.py:load_project, src/project_manager.py:load_track_state, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.load_all_bias_profiles, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.load_all_presets, src/workspace_manager.py:WorkspaceManager.load_all_profiles, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_bias_profile_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_preset_extension, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_from_dict_legacy, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_serialization, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_file_view_preset_serialization, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_deserialization_with_annotations, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_round_trip_annotations, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_dict_editors, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_string_editors, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_diff_args, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_from_dict_without_diff_args, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_from_dict, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_from_dict_defaults, tests/test_history_manager.py:TestHistoryManager.test_snapshot_roundtrip, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_configuration_to_from_dict, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_server_config_to_from_dict, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_default_on_deserialize, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_deserialization, tests/test_persona_id.py:test_ticket_persona_id_deserialization, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_defaults, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_deserialization, tests/test_project_serialization.py:TestProjectSerialization.test_backward_compatibility_strings, tests/test_slice_editor_behavior.py:test_add_slice_with_annotations, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_from_dict_default_priority, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_from_dict_priority, tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py:test_persona_aggregation_strategy, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_from_dict, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_from_dict_empty_and_missing, tests/test_ui_summary_only_removal.py:test_file_item_serialization_with_flags]
   """
@@ -923,7 +935,7 @@ class ContextPreset:
  screenshots: list[str] = field(default_factory=list)
  description: str = ""
 
- def to_dict(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
+ def to_dict(self) -> Metadata:
   """
   [C: src/personas.py:PersonaManager.save_persona, src/presets.py:PresetManager.save_preset, src/project_manager.py:save_project, src/project_manager.py:save_track_state, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.save_bias_profile, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.save_preset, src/workspace_manager.py:WorkspaceManager.save_profile, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_bias_profile_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_preset_extension, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_serialization, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_file_view_preset_serialization, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_round_trip_annotations, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_serialization_with_annotations, tests/test_event_serialization.py:test_user_request_event_serialization, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_to_dict, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_to_dict, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_to_dict, tests/test_gui_events_v2.py:test_user_request_event_payload, tests/test_history_manager.py:TestHistoryManager.test_snapshot_roundtrip, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_configuration_to_from_dict, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_server_config_to_from_dict, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_serialization, tests/test_persona_id.py:test_ticket_persona_id_serialization, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_defaults, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_serialization, tests/test_slice_editor_behavior.py:test_add_slice_with_annotations, tests/test_thinking_gui.py:test_thinking_segment_model_compatibility, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_to_dict_priority, tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py:test_persona_aggregation_strategy, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_to_dict, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_to_dict_with_none, tests/test_ui_summary_only_removal.py:test_file_item_serialization_with_flags]
   """
@@ -934,7 +946,7 @@ class ContextPreset:
   }
 
  @classmethod
- def from_dict(cls, name: str, data: dict[str, Any]) -> "ContextPreset":
+ def from_dict(cls, name: str, data: Metadata) -> "ContextPreset":
   """
   [C: src/personas.py:PersonaManager.load_all, src/presets.py:PresetManager.load_all, src/project_manager.py:load_project, src/project_manager.py:load_track_state, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.load_all_bias_profiles, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.load_all_presets, src/workspace_manager.py:WorkspaceManager.load_all_profiles, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_bias_profile_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_preset_extension, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_from_dict_legacy, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_serialization, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_file_view_preset_serialization, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_deserialization_with_annotations, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_round_trip_annotations, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_dict_editors, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_string_editors, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_diff_args, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_from_dict_without_diff_args, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_from_dict, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_from_dict_defaults, tests/test_history_manager.py:TestHistoryManager.test_snapshot_roundtrip, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_configuration_to_from_dict, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_server_config_to_from_dict, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_default_on_deserialize, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_deserialization, tests/test_persona_id.py:test_ticket_persona_id_deserialization, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_defaults, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_deserialization, tests/test_project_serialization.py:TestProjectSerialization.test_backward_compatibility_strings, tests/test_slice_editor_behavior.py:test_add_slice_with_annotations, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_from_dict_default_priority, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_from_dict_priority, tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py:test_persona_aggregation_strategy, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_from_dict, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_from_dict_empty_and_missing, tests/test_ui_summary_only_removal.py:test_file_item_serialization_with_flags]
   """
@@ -956,7 +968,7 @@ class MCPServerConfig:
  url:        Optional[str] = None
  auto_start: bool          = False
 
- def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+ def to_dict(self) -> Metadata:
   """
   [C: src/personas.py:PersonaManager.save_persona, src/presets.py:PresetManager.save_preset, src/project_manager.py:save_project, src/project_manager.py:save_track_state, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.save_bias_profile, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.save_preset, src/workspace_manager.py:WorkspaceManager.save_profile, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_bias_profile_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_preset_extension, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_serialization, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_file_view_preset_serialization, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_round_trip_annotations, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_serialization_with_annotations, tests/test_event_serialization.py:test_user_request_event_serialization, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_to_dict, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_to_dict, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_to_dict, tests/test_gui_events_v2.py:test_user_request_event_payload, tests/test_history_manager.py:TestHistoryManager.test_snapshot_roundtrip, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_configuration_to_from_dict, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_server_config_to_from_dict, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_serialization, tests/test_persona_id.py:test_ticket_persona_id_serialization, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_defaults, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_serialization, tests/test_slice_editor_behavior.py:test_add_slice_with_annotations, tests/test_thinking_gui.py:test_thinking_segment_model_compatibility, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_to_dict_priority, tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py:test_persona_aggregation_strategy, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_to_dict, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_to_dict_with_none, tests/test_ui_summary_only_removal.py:test_file_item_serialization_with_flags]
   """
@@ -967,7 +979,7 @@ class MCPServerConfig:
   return res
 
  @classmethod
- def from_dict(cls, name: str, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'MCPServerConfig':
+ def from_dict(cls, name: str, data: Metadata) -> 'MCPServerConfig':
   """
   [C: src/personas.py:PersonaManager.load_all, src/presets.py:PresetManager.load_all, src/project_manager.py:load_project, src/project_manager.py:load_track_state, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.load_all_bias_profiles, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.load_all_presets, src/workspace_manager.py:WorkspaceManager.load_all_profiles, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_bias_profile_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_preset_extension, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_serialization, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_file_view_preset_model, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_file_view_preset_serialization, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_deserialization_with_annotations, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_round_trip_annotations, tests/test_event_serialization.py:test_user_request_event_serialization, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_dict_editors, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_string_editors, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_diff_args, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_from_dict_without_diff_args, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_from_dict, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_from_dict_defaults, tests/test_gui_events_v2.py:test_user_request_event_payload, tests/test_history_manager.py:TestHistoryManager.test_snapshot_roundtrip, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_load_mcp_config, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_configuration_to_from_dict, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_server_config_to_from_dict, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_default_on_serialize, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_deserialization, tests/test_persona_id.py:test_ticket_persona_id_deserialization, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_defaults, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_deserialization, tests/test_project_serialization.py:TestProjectSerialization.test_backward_compatibility_strings, tests/test_slice_editor_behavior.py:test_add_slice_with_annotations, tests/test_thinking_gui.py:test_thinking_segment_model_compatibility, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_from_dict_default_priority, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_from_dict_priority, tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py:test_persona_aggregation_strategy, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_from_dict, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_from_dict_empty_and_missing, tests/test_ui_summary_only_view_mode_removal.py:test_file_item_serialization_with_flags]
   """
@@ -985,14 +997,14 @@ class MCPServerConfig:
 class MCPConfiguration:
  mcpServers: Dict[str, MCPServerConfig] = field(default_factory=dict)
 
- def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+ def to_dict(self) -> Metadata:
   """
   [C: src/personas.py:PersonaManager.save_persona, src/presets.py:PresetManager.save_preset, src/project_manager.py:save_project, src/project_manager.py:save_track_state, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.save_bias_profile, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.save_preset, src/workspace_manager.py:WorkspaceManager.save_profile, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_bias_profile_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_preset_extension, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_serialization, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_file_view_preset_serialization, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_round_trip_annotations, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_serialization_with_annotations, tests/test_event_serialization.py:test_user_request_event_serialization, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_to_dict, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_to_dict, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_to_dict, tests/test_gui_events_v2.py:test_user_request_event_payload, tests/test_history_manager.py:TestHistoryManager.test_snapshot_roundtrip, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_configuration_to_from_dict, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_server_config_to_from_dict, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_serialization, tests/test_persona_id.py:test_ticket_persona_id_serialization, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_defaults, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_serialization, tests/test_slice_editor_behavior.py:test_add_slice_with_annotations, tests/test_thinking_gui.py:test_thinking_segment_model_compatibility, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_to_dict_priority, tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py:test_persona_aggregation_strategy, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_to_dict, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_to_dict_with_none, tests/test_ui_summary_only_removal.py:test_file_item_serialization_with_flags]
   """
   return {'mcpServers': {name: cfg.to_dict() for name, cfg in self.mcpServers.items()}}
 
  @classmethod
- def from_dict(cls, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> 'MCPConfiguration':
+ def from_dict(cls, data: Metadata) -> 'MCPConfiguration':
   """
   [C: src/personas.py:PersonaManager.load_all, src/presets.py:PresetManager.load_all, src/project_manager.py:load_project, src/project_manager.py:load_track_state, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.load_all_bias_profiles, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.load_all_presets, src/workspace_manager.py:WorkspaceManager.load_all_profiles, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_bias_profile_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_preset_extension, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_from_dict_legacy, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_serialization, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_file_view_preset_serialization, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_deserialization_with_annotations, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_round_trip_annotations, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_dict_editors, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_string_editors, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_diff_args, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_from_dict_without_diff_args, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_from_dict, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_from_dict_defaults, tests/test_history_manager.py:TestHistoryManager.test_snapshot_roundtrip, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_configuration_to_from_dict, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_server_config_to_from_dict, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_default_on_deserialize, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_deserialization, tests/test_persona_id.py:test_ticket_persona_id_deserialization, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_defaults, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_deserialization, tests/test_project_serialization.py:TestProjectSerialization.test_backward_compatibility_strings, tests/test_slice_editor_behavior.py:test_add_slice_with_annotations, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_from_dict_default_priority, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_from_dict_priority, tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py:test_persona_aggregation_strategy, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_from_dict, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_from_dict_empty_and_missing, tests/test_ui_summary_only_removal.py:test_file_item_serialization_with_flags]
   """
@@ -1009,7 +1021,7 @@ class VectorStoreConfig:
  mcp_server:      Optional[str] = None
  mcp_tool:        Optional[str] = None
 
- def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+ def to_dict(self) -> Metadata:
   """
   [C: src/personas.py:PersonaManager.save_persona, src/presets.py:PresetManager.save_preset, src/project_manager.py:save_project, src/project_manager.py:save_track_state, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.save_bias_profile, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.save_preset, src/workspace_manager.py:WorkspaceManager.save_profile, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_bias_profile_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_preset_extension, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_serialization, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_file_view_preset_serialization, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_round_trip_annotations, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_serialization_with_annotations, tests/test_event_serialization.py:test_user_request_event_serialization, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_to_dict, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_to_dict, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_to_dict, tests/test_gui_events_v2.py:test_user_request_event_payload, tests/test_history_manager.py:TestHistoryManager.test_snapshot_roundtrip, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_configuration_to_from_dict, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_server_config_to_from_dict, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_serialization, tests/test_persona_id.py:test_ticket_persona_id_serialization, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_defaults, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_serialization, tests/test_slice_editor_behavior.py:test_add_slice_with_annotations, tests/test_thinking_gui.py:test_thinking_segment_model_compatibility, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_to_dict_priority, tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py:test_persona_aggregation_strategy, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_to_dict, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_to_dict_with_none, tests/test_ui_summary_only_removal.py:test_file_item_serialization_with_flags]
   """
@@ -1023,7 +1035,7 @@ class VectorStoreConfig:
   }
 
  @classmethod
- def from_dict(cls, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> "VectorStoreConfig":
+ def from_dict(cls, data: Metadata) -> "VectorStoreConfig":
   """
   [C: src/personas.py:PersonaManager.load_all, src/presets.py:PresetManager.load_all, src/project_manager.py:load_project, src/project_manager.py:load_track_state, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.load_all_bias_profiles, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.load_all_presets, src/workspace_manager.py:WorkspaceManager.load_all_profiles, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_bias_profile_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_preset_extension, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_from_dict_legacy, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_serialization, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_file_view_preset_serialization, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_deserialization_with_annotations, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_round_trip_annotations, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_dict_editors, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_string_editors, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_diff_args, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_from_dict_without_diff_args, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_from_dict, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_from_dict_defaults, tests/test_history_manager.py:TestHistoryManager.test_snapshot_roundtrip, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_configuration_to_from_dict, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_server_config_to_from_dict, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_default_on_deserialize, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_deserialization, tests/test_persona_id.py:test_ticket_persona_id_deserialization, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_defaults, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_deserialization, tests/test_project_serialization.py:TestProjectSerialization.test_backward_compatibility_strings, tests/test_slice_editor_behavior.py:test_add_slice_with_annotations, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_from_dict_default_priority, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_from_dict_priority, tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py:test_persona_aggregation_strategy, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_from_dict, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_from_dict_empty_and_missing, tests/test_ui_summary_only_removal.py:test_file_item_serialization_with_flags]
   """
@@ -1044,7 +1056,7 @@ class RAGConfig:
  chunk_size:         int = 1000
  chunk_overlap:      int = 200
 
- def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+ def to_dict(self) -> Metadata:
   """
   [C: src/personas.py:PersonaManager.save_persona, src/presets.py:PresetManager.save_preset, src/project_manager.py:save_project, src/project_manager.py:save_track_state, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.save_bias_profile, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.save_preset, src/workspace_manager.py:WorkspaceManager.save_profile, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_bias_profile_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_preset_extension, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_serialization, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_file_view_preset_serialization, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_round_trip_annotations, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_serialization_with_annotations, tests/test_event_serialization.py:test_user_request_event_serialization, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_to_dict, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_to_dict, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_to_dict, tests/test_gui_events_v2.py:test_user_request_event_payload, tests/test_history_manager.py:TestHistoryManager.test_snapshot_roundtrip, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_configuration_to_from_dict, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_server_config_to_from_dict, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_serialization, tests/test_persona_id.py:test_ticket_persona_id_serialization, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_defaults, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_serialization, tests/test_slice_editor_behavior.py:test_add_slice_with_annotations, tests/test_thinking_gui.py:test_thinking_segment_model_compatibility, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_to_dict_priority, tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py:test_persona_aggregation_strategy, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_to_dict, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_to_dict_with_none, tests/test_ui_summary_only_removal.py:test_file_item_serialization_with_flags]
   """
@@ -1057,7 +1069,7 @@ class RAGConfig:
   }
 
  @classmethod
- def from_dict(cls, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> "RAGConfig":
+ def from_dict(cls, data: Metadata) -> "RAGConfig":
   """
   [C: src/personas.py:PersonaManager.load_all, src/presets.py:PresetManager.load_all, src/project_manager.py:load_project, src/project_manager.py:load_track_state, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.load_all_bias_profiles, src/tool_presets.py:ToolPresetManager.load_all_presets, src/workspace_manager.py:WorkspaceManager.load_all_profiles, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_bias_profile_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_model, tests/test_bias_models.py:test_tool_preset_extension, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_from_dict_legacy, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_context_preset_serialization, tests/test_context_presets_models.py:test_file_view_preset_serialization, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_deserialization_with_annotations, tests/test_custom_slices_annotations.py:test_file_item_custom_slices_round_trip_annotations, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_dict_editors, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestExternalEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_string_editors, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_from_dict_with_diff_args, tests/test_external_editor.py:TestTextEditorConfig.test_from_dict_without_diff_args, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_from_dict, tests/test_file_item_model.py:test_file_item_from_dict_defaults, tests/test_history_manager.py:TestHistoryManager.test_snapshot_roundtrip, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_configuration_to_from_dict, tests/test_mcp_config.py:test_mcp_server_config_to_from_dict, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_default_on_deserialize, tests/test_per_ticket_model.py:test_model_override_deserialization, tests/test_persona_id.py:test_ticket_persona_id_deserialization, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_defaults, tests/test_persona_models.py:test_persona_deserialization, tests/test_project_serialization.py:TestProjectSerialization.test_backward_compatibility_strings, tests/test_slice_editor_behavior.py:test_add_slice_with_annotations, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_from_dict_default_priority, tests/test_ticket_queue.py:test_ticket_from_dict_priority, tests/test_tiered_aggregation.py:test_persona_aggregation_strategy, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_from_dict, tests/test_track_state_schema.py:test_track_state_from_dict_empty_and_missing, tests/test_ui_summary_only_removal.py:test_file_item_serialization_with_flags]
   """