fix cognitive local model discovery

cmd/core-runtime/learning_test.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -38,6 +39,18 @@ type learningSelfStub struct {
 	ledgers int
 }
 
+type failingLearningSelfStub struct{}
+
+func (failingLearningSelfStub) SaveLearningSignal(context.Context, selfcontract.LearningSignal) error {
+	return errors.New("self repository unavailable")
+}
+func (failingLearningSelfStub) SaveImprovementNeed(context.Context, selfcontract.ImprovementNeed) error {
+	return errors.New("self repository unavailable")
+}
+func (failingLearningSelfStub) SaveLearningLedger(context.Context, selfcontract.LearningLedgerEntry) error {
+	return errors.New("self repository unavailable")
+}
+
 func (s *learningSelfStub) SaveLearningSignal(context.Context, selfcontract.LearningSignal) error {
 	s.signals++
 	return nil
@@ -104,3 +117,16 @@ func TestCorrectionWritesBoundedSelfEvidenceWithoutChangingResponsePath(t *testi
 		t.Fatalf("completed learning path was changed")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestSelfRepositoryFailureDoesNotDiscardUserFacingLearningPath(t *testing.T) {
+	epistemicsStore := &learningEpistemicsStub{}
+	recorder := learningRecorder{epistemics: epistemicsStore, self: failingLearningSelfStub{}}
+	recorder.recordCorrection(context.Background(), correctionLearningInput{
+		Intent:    interaction.OriginalHumanIntent{ID: "intent-failure"},
+		Utterance: interaction.HumanUtterance{ID: "utterance-failure", PrincipalID: "principal-failure"},
+		At:        time.UnixMilli(3000),
+	})
+	if len(epistemicsStore.experiences) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("SELF repository failure must not discard the completed epistemics response path")
+	}
+}