Withhold stale-score trade recommendations

tests/unit/test_rr_scanner_preservation.py

@@ -689,6 +689,31 @@ async def test_live_recommendation_payload_uses_current_score_and_sentiment(
     assert persisted.reasoning == old_reasoning
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_live_recommendation_withholds_stale_scores(
+    db_session: AsyncSession,
+):
+    stale_setup = await _seed_stale_setup_with_current_scores(db_session)
+    composite = (
+        await db_session.execute(
+            select(CompositeScore).where(CompositeScore.ticker_id == stale_setup.ticker_id)
+        )
+    ).scalar_one()
+    composite.is_stale = True
+    await db_session.flush()
+
+    rows = await get_trade_setups(
+        db_session,
+        symbol="TTWO",
+        live_recommendation=True,
+    )
+
+    assert len(rows) == 1
+    assert rows[0]["confidence_score"] is None
+    assert rows[0]["recommended_action"] == "NEUTRAL"
+    assert rows[0]["reasoning"] == "Score refresh pending; recommendation withheld."
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_live_recommendation_filters_apply_to_live_values(
     db_session: AsyncSession,