fix

apps/api/internal/processing/v1_legacy.go

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ var (
 	v1BreakTagRe = regexp.MustCompile(`(?i)<br\s*/?>`)
 	v1BlockEndRe = regexp.MustCompile(`(?i)</(p|div|li|h[1-6]|tr)>`)
 )
+
 // ParseV1ProcessingType mirrors legacy parseV1ProcessingTypeFromBody.
 // Accepts string ("full" / step), JSON array of steps, or nil (defaults to full).
 func ParseV1ProcessingType(raw any) (storageValue string, responseValue any, err error) {
@@ -311,6 +312,16 @@ func (p *Pipeline) LoadV1ProcessJobItems(ctx context.Context, companyID, jobID u
 		if catStr == "" {
 			catStr = categoryUniqueIDFromMaps(mapped, rawData)
 		}
+		// Coerce display names → taxonomy unique_id (same as processOne / d161b28).
+		if catStr != "" && len(categoryNames) > 0 {
+			valid := make(map[string]struct{}, len(categoryNames))
+			for uid := range categoryNames {
+				valid[uid] = struct{}{}
+			}
+			if resolved := resolveCompanyCategoryUniqueID(catStr, categoryNames, valid); resolved != "" {
+				catStr = resolved
+			}
+		}
 		if catNameStr == "" && catStr != "" {
 			if name, ok := categoryNames[catStr]; ok && name != "" {
 				catNameStr = name