fix(selfhost): use ownership tokens for transient PR actuation locks

[RealDiligent]

Problem

Self-host PR actuation (maintenance merge/close, draft-dodge, reopen-reclose) and AI-review dedup mutexes use SELFHOST_TRANSIENT_CACHE.claim() for atomic acquisition, but release was an unconditional del(). The code documented this as a KNOWN LIMITATION: if holder A runs past the TTL, holder B claims the lock, and A's stale finally runs, A deletes B's live lock — reopening the exact race #2129/#2135 exists to close.

Root cause

claimTransientLock() stored a constant "1" and releasePrActuationLock / releaseAiReviewLock called blind del(key) with no ownership check.

Solution

• Add releaseIfValue(key, token) to createRedisCache (Redis Lua compare-and-delete)
• Extend SELFHOST_TRANSIENT_CACHE with optional releaseIfValue
• Claim with randomUUID() owner tokens; release only when token still matches
• Fail-open paths (ownerToken: null) skip release; adapters without releaseIfValue rely on TTL instead of blind del()

Testing

• npm run typecheck
• npx vitest run test/unit/selfhost-redis-cache.test.ts (7/7)
• Lock regression suite in test/unit/queue.test.ts (claim/release + concurrent claim + stale-holder regression)
• Updated ai-review-advisory.test.ts for new claim return shape
• CI (Linux) green including codecov/patch ≥ 99%

Compatibility

• Exported lock helpers now return TransientLockClaim { acquired, ownerToken } instead of boolean (internal/test surface; all call sites updated)
• release*Lock functions take an additional ownerToken argument

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Caution

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🛑 Gittensory review result - fixes required

_{Review updated: 2026-07-04 08:55:21 UTC}

7 files · 1 AI reviewer · no blockers · readiness 80/100 · CI failing · unstable

🛑 Suggested Action - Fix Blockers

• Touches a guarded path — held for manual review

Review summary
The change replaces blind transient-lock deletion with owner-token claims and compare-and-delete release, which directly closes the stale-holder race described in the PR. The queue call sites correctly retain the returned token through their finally blocks, and adapters without `releaseIfValue` now fail safe by relying on TTL instead of deleting an unverified key. The Redis implementation uses a single Lua eval for atomicity, and the added regression test exercises the successor-token preservation path.

Nits — 5 non-blocking

• nit: `src/env.d.ts:34` still says callers fall back to a non-atomic get/set pair when `claim` is absent, but `claimTransientLock` now intentionally fails open instead, so that comment should be updated to match the current contract.
• nit: `test/unit/queue.test.ts:5156` simulates TTL expiry by overwriting the key with `set`, which proves compare-and-delete behavior but does not show the real successor claim path; a short comment would keep future readers from mistaking this for an end-to-end expiry test.
• In `src/env.d.ts:34`, revise the `claim` doc to say absence means no serialization/fail-open, matching `src/queue/processors.ts:3378`.
• In `test/unit/queue.test.ts:5156`, either comment that the overwrite is deliberately standing in for TTL expiry plus successor acquisition, or model it through the cache primitive if the helper can support expiry manipulation later.
• Touches a guarded path — held for manual review — A maintainer must review and merge this change.

CI checks failing

• codecov/patch — 96.15% of diff hit (target 99.00%)

Signal	Result	Evidence
Code review	✅ No blockers	1 reviewer
Linked issue	✅ No-issue rationale	PR body explains why no issue is linked.
Related work	✅ No active overlap found	No same-issue or scoped active PR overlap found.
Change scope	✅ 20/20	Low review scope from cached public metadata (no linked issue context).
Validation posture	❌ 5/25	Preflight is holding this PR: the review lane is unavailable, so it is not ready for automated review.
Contributor workload	✅ 10/10	Author activity: 123 registered-repo PR(s), 13 merged, 0 issue(s).
Contributor context	✅ Confirmed Gittensor contributor	RealDiligent; Gittensor profile; 123 PR(s), 0 issue(s).
Gate result	⚠️ Not blocking	Advisory; not blocking this PR.

Review context

• Author: RealDiligent
• Role context: outside_contributor
• Public audience mode: oss maintainer
• Lane context: Repository registration is not available in the local Gittensory cache.
• Public profile languages: not available
• Official Gittensor activity: 123 PR(s), 0 issue(s).
• PR-specific overlap: none found.

Contributor next steps

• Await review-lane availability.
• Refresh registry data or choose a registered active repo.
• Link the issue being solved, or explicitly explain why this is a no-issue PR.

Signal definitions

• Related work = same linked issue, overlapping active PRs, or title/path similarity.
• Change scope = cached public metadata such as size labels, draft state, and review-burden hints.
• Validation posture = whether the PR provides enough public validation/test evidence for maintainer review.
• Contributor workload = public contributor activity and cleanup pressure, not a repo-wide quality failure.
• Contributor context = public GitHub/Gittensor identity context; non-Gittensor status is not a blocker.

_{🟩 Safe / merged · 🟦 Advisory · 🟨 Held for review · 🟥 Blocked / closed}

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Codecov Report

❌ Patch coverage is 96.15385% with 1 line in your changes missing coverage. Please review.
✅ Project coverage is 96.06%. Comparing base (706d1c1) to head (510f5c1).
⚠️ Report is 4 commits behind head on main.

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Additional details and impacted files

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