fix

apps/api/internal/processing/pipeline.go

@@ -1591,8 +1591,32 @@ func (p *Pipeline) processOne(ctx context.Context, companyID, jobID uuid.UUID, i
 	if len(result.ProcessedAttributes) == 0 {
 		result.ProcessedAttributes = result.Attributes
 	}
-	// Free template SEO meta (no FillMetaAI / no extra credits).
-	result.MetaTitle, result.MetaDescription = fillMetaFromResult(result)
+	// Free template SEO meta when enhance did not emit meta_* (no FillMetaAI / no extra credits).
+	if strings.TrimSpace(result.MetaTitle) == "" || strings.TrimSpace(result.MetaDescription) == "" {
+		mt, md := fillMetaFromResult(result)
+		if strings.TrimSpace(result.MetaTitle) == "" {
+			result.MetaTitle = mt
+		}
+		if strings.TrimSpace(result.MetaDescription) == "" {
+			result.MetaDescription = md
+		}
+	}
+	// Keep primary localized meta in sync with row-level fields used by upsert.
+	if primary := company.NormalizeLanguage(language); primary != "" && result.LocalizedContent != nil {
+		lf := company.FieldsForLanguage(result.LocalizedContent, primary)
+		changed := false
+		if lf.MetaTitle == "" && result.MetaTitle != "" {
+			lf.MetaTitle = result.MetaTitle
+			changed = true
+		}
+		if lf.MetaDescription == "" && result.MetaDescription != "" {
+			lf.MetaDescription = result.MetaDescription
+			changed = true
+		}
+		if changed {
+			result.LocalizedContent[primary] = lf
+		}
+	}
 
 	attrsJSON, procAttrsJSON, gptJSON, sourcesJSON, err := marshalProcessOnePayload(result)
 	if err != nil {