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Daniel Steigman 3c1327b115 fix(cli): Fix config set overwriting all settings instead of merging (#6980)
* fix(cli): Fix config set overwriting all settings instead of merging

ENG-1115

This fix resolves the issue where 'cline config set' would overwrite all
settings instead of merging with existing values.

Changes:
1. CLI (cli/pkg/cli/config.go): Changed setCommand to use
   UpdateSettingsPartial() instead of UpdateSettings()

2. Server (src/core/controller/state/updateSettingsCli.ts): Added defensive
   checks for defaultTerminalProfile to prevent undefined errors

3. Added merge.go with proper settings merge logic

The fix follows git-style behavior where 'cline config set key=value'
merges with existing settings, preserving all other values.

Tested and verified:
- Setting max-requests to 999 works
- Setting edit-files-externally preserves max-requests
- Multiple successive config sets preserve all previous values

* fix: use optional proto bools to fix config set field overwrite

Root cause: Non-optional bool fields in AutoApprovalSettings proto were
transmitting zero values (false) even when not set by user, causing the
server-side merge to overwrite existing settings.

Solution: Made 'enabled' and 'enableNotifications' fields optional in proto,
matching the pattern used by AutoApprovalActions fields. This allows proper
server-side merge detection using 'field !== undefined' checks.

Changes:
- proto/cline/state.proto: Added optional keyword to two bool fields
- cli/pkg/cli/task/settings_parser.go: Use boolPtr() for optional fields
- cli/pkg/cli/task/manager.go: Fix UpdateTaskAutoApprovalAction to use boolPtr()
- Removed client-side merge logic (merge.go, UpdateSettingsPartial method)
- Simplified config.go to use UpdateSettings() directly

This approach is simpler and more maintainable than the previous client-side
merge solution, relying on the existing server-side merge logic that already
handles undefined values correctly.

* fix: Address celestial-vault feedback on proto optional fields

- Remove unnecessary error suppression in updateSettingsCli.ts
- Make max_requests optional in AutoApprovalSettings proto
- Update Go parser to use int32Ptr() for optional max_requests
- Remove hardcoded MaxRequests default in UpdateTaskAutoApprovalAction

This prevents the CLI from overwriting user-configured maxRequests values
and maintains consistency with other optional fields (enabled, enableNotifications).

* fix: Remove error suppression for missing terminal manager in updateSettingsCli

Addresses celestial-vault's feedback on ENG-1115 PR.

Previously, the check 'if (controller.task && controller.task.terminalManager)'
silently suppressed errors when a task existed but terminalManager was missing.

Now properly throws an error if task exists without terminalManager (error case),
while allowing terminal profile updates when no task is running (normal case).
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