fix

apps/api/internal/processing/catalog_fix.go

@@ -211,9 +211,10 @@ func FixCatalogHygieneWithIDs(ctx context.Context, pool *pgxpool.Pool, companyID
 	return out, ids, nil
 }
 
-// NormalizeProcessedDescriptions rewrites processed_description to the plain-text
-// form produced by PlainDescriptionFromAny (unwraps JSON arrays, strips HTML). When
-// processed_description is empty, normalizes from description. Returns rows updated.
+// NormalizeProcessedDescriptions rewrites processed_description to a single
+// string form via DescriptionFromAny (unwraps JSON arrays, preserves formula
+// HTML). When processed_description is empty, normalizes from description.
+// Returns rows updated.
 func NormalizeProcessedDescriptions(ctx context.Context, pool *pgxpool.Pool, companyID uuid.UUID) (int, error) {
 	if pool == nil {
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("normalize descriptions: nil pool")
@@ -245,7 +246,7 @@ func NormalizeProcessedDescriptions(ctx context.Context, pool *pgxpool.Pool, com
 		if raw == "" {
 			continue
 		}
-		plain := plainDescriptionFromStored(raw)
+		plain := descriptionFromStored(raw)
 		if plain == "" || plain == strings.TrimSpace(processedDesc) {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -265,7 +266,26 @@ func NormalizeProcessedDescriptions(ctx context.Context, pool *pgxpool.Pool, com
 	return updated, nil
 }
 
+// descriptionFromStored handles DB text that may itself be a JSON array/string,
+// preserving formula HTML tags for process/API consumers.
+func descriptionFromStored(raw string) string {
+	raw = strings.TrimSpace(raw)
+	if raw == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+	if strings.HasPrefix(raw, "[") || strings.HasPrefix(raw, "{") {
+		var decoded any
+		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(raw), &decoded); err == nil {
+			if s := DescriptionFromAny(decoded); s != "" {
+				return s
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return DescriptionFromAny(raw)
+}
+
 // plainDescriptionFromStored handles DB text that may itself be a JSON array/string.
+// Strips HTML — prefer descriptionFromStored when formula markup must be kept.
 func plainDescriptionFromStored(raw string) string {
 	raw = strings.TrimSpace(raw)
 	if raw == "" {