fix(config): preserve unknown top-level fields

[PierrunoYT]

Summary

• retain unrecognized top-level config members as json.RawMessage values during FileConfig unmarshal
• merge those members back during marshal so all typed read-modify-write mutators preserve settings from newer Zero versions or extensions
• derive known keys from the existing JSON-tag reflection source of truth and protect known fields and legacy MCP aliases from Extra collisions
• add regression coverage proving SetTheme preserves futureSetting, plus coverage that extras cannot override known fields through case variants

The regression test failed before the fix because futureSetting disappeared from the persisted config.

Linked issue

Fixes #964

Checklist

• The linked issue already has the issue-approved label.
• go build ./..., go vet ./..., and go test ./... pass locally.
• Changed Go files are gofmt clean.
• Tests added/updated for the change.
• No UI changes.

Validation

• go build ./...
• go vet ./...
• go test ./...
• go test ./internal/config -count=1
• go run ./cmd/zero-release build
• go run ./cmd/zero-release smoke
• make lint-static — 0 issues
• make vulncheck — no vulnerabilities
• git diff HEAD --check

make fmt-check remains blocked on the current base by existing formatting findings under internal/perfbench/testdata/; this PR does not modify those fixtures.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes

  • Preserved unrecognized top-level configuration settings when configuration files are read and rewritten.
  • Prevented preserved settings from overriding recognized configuration fields.
  • Ensured theme updates retain custom or future configuration values.

• Tests

  • Added coverage for preserving unknown settings and protecting known fields from collisions.

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Walkthrough

FileConfig now preserves unknown top-level JSON fields during unmarshal and marshal operations. Known fields take precedence over colliding extras. Tests cover collision handling, Unicode-folded keys, and preservation through SetTheme.

Changes

Configuration field preservation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Extra field capture and merge internal/config/types.go	FileConfig stores unknown top-level fields in Extra. MarshalJSON restores them while excluding known keys, including case-insensitive and legacy MCP spellings.
Preservation validation internal/config/types_test.go, internal/config/writer_test.go	Tests verify known-field precedence, Unicode-folded MCP key recognition, and preservation of unknown fields through SetTheme.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to a638d

The configuration preservation change is merge-ready after normal checks and review; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains.

Suggested reviewers: gnanam1990, anandh8x, vasanthdev2004

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1

❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 7 functions across 3 files.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the primary change: preserving unknown top-level configuration fields.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The implementation preserves unknown top-level fields through custom marshal and unmarshal logic. It protects known fields and legacy MCP aliases from collisions. Regression tests cover configuration …
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	All production and test changes directly support preserving unknown top-level configuration fields and preventing known-field overrides. No unrelated changes are present.

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Explanation

The implementation preserves unknown top-level fields through custom marshal and unmarshal logic. It protects known fields and legacy MCP aliases from collisions. Regression tests cover configuration mutation and round-trip behavior, satisfying issue #964.

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Inline comments:
In `@internal/config/types.go`:
- Around line 423-429: Update fileConfigKnownJSONKey to use
encoding/json-compatible case folding instead of strings.ToLower, preserving the
existing aliases and known-field lookup behavior; add a regression test covering
the Unicode long-s character key mcpſervers and its round-trip unmarshalling
into MCPServers.

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internal/config/types_test.go (1)

75-100: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add a failure-path test for invalid FileConfig.Extra values. Existing tests cover malformed configuration through ValidateFile and SetPet. They do not cover json.Marshal(FileConfig{Extra: ...}) when an extra json.RawMessage is invalid. Add a focused test that asserts json.Marshal returns an error.

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In `@internal/config/types_test.go` around lines 75 - 100, Add a focused test
alongside TestFileConfigUnicodeFoldedKnownFieldRoundTrip that constructs
FileConfig with an invalid json.RawMessage in Extra, calls json.Marshal, and
asserts an error is returned.

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In `@internal/config/types_test.go`:
- Around line 75-100: Add a focused test alongside
TestFileConfigUnicodeFoldedKnownFieldRoundTrip that constructs FileConfig with
an invalid json.RawMessage in Extra, calls json.Marshal, and asserts an error is
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LGTM
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