Problem: non-deterministic args in attestation not filtered

[coderabbitai]

Problem

Non-deterministic arguments (such as use_cache) in attestation actions can break attestation reproducibility across validators. This is a critical issue that must be resolved before attestations are released to production.

Context

• File: internal/migrations/024-attestation-actions.sql (lines 51-56)
• Related PR: chore: user can request attestations #1207
• Comment: chore: user can request attestations #1207 (comment)

The current TODO in the code states:

TODO: some arguments are not deterministic, such as use_cache
we should aim at filtering these out before we release attestations.
One idea is to also store a force_args in the whitelisted actions. Then this should help us force some args per action

Proposed Solution

1. Add a force_args JSONB column to the attestation_actions table
2. Merge forced args with user-provided args before dispatch (with force_args taking precedence)
3. Document which args are overridden per action

Impact

Without this fix, attestations may produce different results across validators, breaking consensus and rendering the attestation system unreliable.

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Requested by: @outerlook

[coderabbitai]

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[outerlook]

jsonb type for arg doesn't exist, we'll need to adapt these parts

[outerlook]

@coderabbitai[bot] please change the title of this issue to make sure the length doesn't exceed 65 characters.

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@outerlook, I've successfully updated the issue title from 75 characters to 51 characters:

Old title: "Enforce deterministic arguments in attestation actions before release"
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