From b02dac5fe82e00c3d7040d8dcd3225cff0a8a5fc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Shaheer Sarfaraz <53654735+DaKheera47@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2026 23:20:05 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Fix for level 1 being added to skills (#73)

* single commit fix!

* fix tests!
---
 .../src/server/services/pdf-skills-validation.test.ts       | 2 +-
 orchestrator/src/server/services/pdf.ts                     | 6 +++---
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/orchestrator/src/server/services/pdf-skills-validation.test.ts b/orchestrator/src/server/services/pdf-skills-validation.test.ts
index ab974a3..5324277 100644
--- a/orchestrator/src/server/services/pdf-skills-validation.test.ts
+++ b/orchestrator/src/server/services/pdf-skills-validation.test.ts
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ describe("PDF Service Skills Validation", () => {
     expect(newSkill.description).toBe("");
     // Optional but good to check
     expect(newSkill.id).toBeDefined();
-    expect(newSkill.level).toBe(1);
+    expect(newSkill.level).toBe(0);
 
     // Check "Existing Skill" - should preserve existing fields if not overwritten?
     // In the implementation, we look up existing.
diff --git a/orchestrator/src/server/services/pdf.ts b/orchestrator/src/server/services/pdf.ts
index 5a5c3ce..d734db4 100644
--- a/orchestrator/src/server/services/pdf.ts
+++ b/orchestrator/src/server/services/pdf.ts
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ export async function generatePdf(
     const { email, password, baseUrl } = await getCredentials();
     const client = new RxResumeClient(baseUrl);
 
-    // Read base resume from profile (fetches from v4 API if configured)
-    const baseResume = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(await getProfile()));
+    // Read base resume from profile (fetches from v4 API if configured, force fetch)
+    const baseResume = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(await getProfile(true)));
 
     // Sanitize skills: Ensure all skills have required schema fields (visible, description, id, level, keywords)
     // This fixes issues where the base JSON uses a shorthand format (missing required fields)
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ export async function generatePdf(
               level:
                 newSkill.level !== undefined
                   ? (newSkill.level as number)
-                  : ((existing?.level as number | undefined) ?? 1),
+                  : ((existing?.level as number | undefined) ?? 0),
               keywords:
                 (newSkill.keywords as string[]) ||
                 (existing?.keywords as string[]) ||