#9670: fix: handle numeric string timestamps in cron schedule normalization (#9668)
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Cron Enhancements and Fixes
## Problem
When users add cron jobs via the agent cron tool with `atMs` as a numeric string (e.g., `"1234567890"`), the schedule normalization fails to parse it correctly. `parseAbsoluteTimeMs` expects ISO date strings, not numeric timestamps.
This causes `schedule.at` to be undefined, which makes `computeJobNextRunAtMs` return `undefined`. Jobs are created without `state.nextRunAtMs`, so they never execute (scheduler shows `nextWakeAtMs: null`).
## Solution
Add a fallback in `coerceSchedule` to handle numeric strings. When `parseAbsoluteTimeMs` fails, try parsing the value as a direct numeric timestamp.
## Changes
- `src/cron/normalize.ts`: Add `parseNumericStringToMs` helper and use as fallback
## Testing
- CLI-added jobs work because they use ISO strings
- Tool-added jobs with numeric string `atMs` now work correctly
Fixes #9668
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<h3>Greptile Summary</h3>
This PR intends to fix cron schedule normalization when `schedule.atMs` is provided as a numeric string by adding a fallback parser in `src/cron/normalize.ts`. It also adjusts model provider config validation to allow an omitted `baseUrl`, and adds a default Ollama base URL when not set.
In the cron codepath, normalization (`normalizeCronJobCreate`/`normalizeCronJobPatch`) is responsible for coercing legacy/loosely-typed inputs into canonical job shapes (e.g. converting `schedule.atMs` → `schedule.at` ISO string). In config, defaults are applied post-parse to fill in missing fields such as model provider settings.
Key issues to address before merge:
- The new numeric-string fallback is effectively dead for digit-only strings because `parseAbsoluteTimeMs` already supports them, and the fallback can introduce inconsistent parsing/rounding for non-integer numeric strings.
- The schema change makes `baseUrl` optional for all model providers, which broadens accepted configs beyond Ollama and may hide missing required settings for other providers unless additional validation/defaulting is added.
<h3>Confidence Score: 3/5</h3>
- This PR is close, but has a couple behavior/validation issues to fix before merge.
- Cron parsing change appears to target a case already handled by `parseAbsoluteTimeMs`, and the added fallback can create inconsistent acceptance/rounding for numeric-like strings. Separately, making `baseUrl` optional at the schema level affects all providers and could mask misconfigurations outside Ollama.
- src/cron/normalize.ts, src/config/zod-schema.core.ts, src/config/defaults.ts
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