CI failed all 7 requeue tests that passed locally. Root cause is a real
shipping bug, not test flake: config/settings.py's default template set
retry_next_candidate_on_mismatch: False ("Default off — opt-in") while the
monitor reads it with inline default True and the PR documents it as ON.
Outcome split the userbase: a FRESH install (or CI's clean runner) gets the
template key = retry engine silently OFF; an existing config.json lacks the
key = inline True wins = engine ON. Same code, opposite behavior, decided by
install age.
- template aligned to True (the documented + approved default; existing
installs already behave this way via the inline default)
- the requeue tests now pin the toggle ON via the wiring helper instead of
reading the runner's ambient config — CI's fresh defaults vs a dev's
lived-in config.json must never decide whether they pass. _patch_config
composes (it wraps the pinned get and falls through).
64 retry-engine tests pass; fresh-default simulation confirms the toggle
resolves True.
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