fix: port search and dimension safety guardrails

- enforce canonical dimensions across app and MCP surfaces
- prioritize title-first node search in UI and query tools
- add regression tests for ranking and dimension validation

app/api/nodes/[id]/route.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { nodeService } from '@/services/database';
 import { autoEmbedQueue } from '@/services/embedding/autoEmbedQueue';
 import { hasSufficientContent } from '@/services/embedding/constants';
 import { normalizeDimensions, validateExplicitDescription } from '@/services/database/quality';
+import { formatUnknownDimensionsError, getUnknownDimensions } from '@/services/database/dimensionValidation';
 
 export const runtime = 'nodejs';
 
@@ -83,6 +84,13 @@ export async function PUT(
 
     if (Array.isArray(body.dimensions)) {
       updates.dimensions = normalizeDimensions(body.dimensions, 5);
+      const unknownDimensions = getUnknownDimensions(updates.dimensions as string[]);
+      if (unknownDimensions.length > 0) {
+        return NextResponse.json({
+          success: false,
+          error: formatUnknownDimensionsError(unknownDimensions)
+        }, { status: 400 });
+      }
     }
 
     delete updates.notes;

app/api/nodes/route.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { autoEmbedQueue } from '@/services/embedding/autoEmbedQueue';
 import { generateDescription } from '@/services/database/descriptionService';
 import { scheduleAutoEdgeCreation } from '@/services/agents/autoEdge';
 import { normalizeDimensions, validateExplicitDescription } from '@/services/database/quality';
+import { formatUnknownDimensionsError, getUnknownDimensions } from '@/services/database/dimensionValidation';
 
 export const runtime = 'nodejs';
 
@@ -97,6 +98,13 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
 
     // Process provided dimensions first (needed for description generation)
     const trimmedProvidedDimensions = normalizeDimensions(body.dimensions, 5);
+    const unknownDimensions = getUnknownDimensions(trimmedProvidedDimensions);
+    if (unknownDimensions.length > 0) {
+      return NextResponse.json({
+        success: false,
+        error: formatUnknownDimensionsError(unknownDimensions)
+      }, { status: 400 });
+    }
 
     // Use provided description if present, otherwise auto-generate
     const isUserSuppliedDescription = typeof body.description === 'string' && body.description.trim().length > 0;