Oleg Isonen
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## Summary - add exact `$ref` asset values that resolve to Asset Manager metadata - keep plain local asset paths returning URL strings for backward compatibility - derive reference metadata from the canonical asset object so newly added asset fields flow through automatically - let Assets query output fields select only the metadata returned, including nested arrays - carry the same resolved shape through preview, generated preview, published runtime, and static export - document the syntax and accessible image binding in Content Engine and MCP docs ## Design The source document declares only the relationship: ```yaml featureImage: $ref: ./assets/hero.png ``` The Assets query controls projection with fields such as `properties.featureImage.src` and `properties.featureImage.description`. Selecting `properties.featureImage` returns the canonical Asset Manager asset metadata together with the resolved `src`. The Content Engine runtime contract accepts the canonical asset object instead of maintaining a second metadata field list; `url` becomes `src`, and internal `contentRef` is not exposed. Plain strings retain their existing URL-string result. Existing document `$ref` behavior is preserved by resolving structured asset metadata only when the target is a known non-document asset. ## Verification - [x] Content Engine full test suite: 298 tests - [x] SDK full test suite: 517 tests - [x] Asset repository tests: 39 tests - [x] CLI prebuild tests: 58 tests - [x] Content Engine, SDK, Asset Uploader, CLI, and Project Build typechecks - [x] Repository lint - [x] Content Engine and MCP documentation generation and tests - [x] Generated API check - [x] Local fixture build and generated fixture update - [x] New behavior tests demonstrated fail before/pass after the implementation - [ ] Complete fixture sync (development API currently rejects this branch's newer CLI protocol; local fixture build passes) - [ ] Agent evaluations (not run; require explicit approval) ## Checklist - [x] Local structured references return field-selected metadata - [x] Newly added canonical asset fields flow through without a Content Engine whitelist change - [x] Plain-path queries remain backward compatible - [x] Nested object and array projection - [x] External URL strings remain usable - [x] Missing or null descriptions allow `??` fallback to the title - [x] Expanded metadata counts toward query result-size limits - [x] Documentation impact reviewed and Content Engine and MCP docs updated - [ ] Missing asset targets return a non-failing unresolved value and dedicated diagnostic - [ ] Apply the resource and Image binding changes to the separate Webstudio blog project ## Known limitation A `$ref` whose asset target no longer exists is not yet converted into an unresolved asset value with a dedicated diagnostic. This PR intentionally does not claim that acceptance criterion yet. Ref #6179
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