fix(commands): enrich search assets, surface variables for all command slots

- UI: command-template-configs now resolves slot variables against the
  active provider first (varsRef[provider_type][slot]) before falling back
  to shared entries, so provider-specific slots like /search, /status,
  /repos, /issues, /boards show the Variables button and autocomplete.
- Backend: /search, /find, /person, /place now normalize raw Immich API
  responses through build_asset_dict, extracting city/country from
  exifInfo and mapping isFavorite -> is_favorite so templates render
  location and favorite indicators.
- Telegram: extract build_telegram_asset_entry into a shared helper so
  the notification dispatcher and command media groups agree on video
  typing and /video/playback URLs; videos no longer render as still
  thumbnails in /latest /random /favorites media mode.
- Commands: send_media_group now reuses the same Telegram file_id caches
  as the notification dispatcher, avoiding re-upload churn for repeated
  commands.

packages/server/src/notify_bridge_server/commands/handler.py

@@ -393,30 +393,38 @@ async def send_media_group(
     reply_to_message_id: int | None = None,
     session: aiohttp.ClientSession | None = None,
 ) -> None:
-    """Send media items via TelegramClient.send_notification."""
+    """Send media items via TelegramClient.send_notification.
+
+    ``media_items`` must already be in TelegramClient asset format — each
+    entry contains ``type`` (``"photo"``/``"video"``/``"document"``),
+    ``url``, optional ``cache_key``, and optional ``headers``. Provider
+    command handlers build this format directly (via
+    ``build_telegram_asset_entry``) so videos keep their ``"video"`` type
+    and point at a real video URL instead of a still thumbnail.
+
+    Reuses the same Telegram file_id caches as the notification dispatcher
+    so repeated ``/latest`` / ``/random`` commands don't re-upload bytes
+    for assets Telegram has already seen. If the cache hasn't been
+    initialized (no data dir configured) we fall through to a plain
+    upload — identical behavior to the notification path.
+    """
     if not media_items:
         return
 
-    # Convert command handler media format to TelegramClient asset format
-    assets = []
-    for item in media_items:
-        assets.append({
-            "type": "photo",
-            "url": item.get("thumbnail_url", ""),
-            "cache_key": item.get("asset_id", ""),
-            "headers": {"x-api-key": item.get("api_key", "")},
-        })
-
-    # Build caption from first item
-    captions = [item.get("caption", "") for item in media_items if item.get("caption")]
-    caption = "\n".join(captions) if captions else None
-
     if session is None:
         from ..services.http_session import get_http_session
         session = await get_http_session()
-    client = TelegramClient(session, bot_token)
+
+    from ..services.watcher import _get_telegram_caches
+    url_cache, asset_cache = await _get_telegram_caches()
+
+    client = TelegramClient(
+        session, bot_token,
+        url_cache=url_cache,
+        asset_cache=asset_cache,
+    )
     result = await client.send_notification(
-        chat_id, assets=assets, caption=caption,
+        chat_id, assets=media_items,
         reply_to_message_id=reply_to_message_id,
         chat_action=None,
     )

packages/server/src/notify_bridge_server/commands/immich/common.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import asyncio
 import logging
 from typing import Any
 
+from notify_bridge_core.notifications.telegram.media import build_telegram_asset_entry
 from notify_bridge_core.providers.immich.asset_utils import get_public_url
 
 from ..handler import _render_cmd_template
@@ -74,13 +75,16 @@ def build_asset_dict(
 ) -> dict[str, Any]:
     """Build a rich asset dict for command templates from an ImmichAssetInfo or raw dict."""
     if isinstance(asset, dict):
+        # Immich raw search responses nest geo under exifInfo — pull it out so
+        # templates can use flat asset.city / asset.country.
+        exif = asset.get("exifInfo") or {}
         d = {
             "id": asset.get("id", ""),
             "originalFileName": asset.get("originalFileName", asset.get("filename", "")),
             "type": asset.get("type", "IMAGE"),
             "createdAt": asset.get("createdAt", asset.get("created_at", asset.get("fileCreatedAt", ""))),
-            "city": asset.get("city", ""),
-            "country": asset.get("country", ""),
+            "city": asset.get("city") or exif.get("city") or "",
+            "country": asset.get("country") or exif.get("country") or "",
             "is_favorite": asset.get("is_favorite", asset.get("isFavorite", False)),
             "public_url": asset.get("public_url", public_url),
         }
@@ -123,16 +127,27 @@ def _format_assets(
     })
 
     if response_mode == "media":
+        # Reuse the same entry-building helper as the notification dispatcher
+        # so videos keep their "video" type and point at /video/playback —
+        # typing them as "photo" made Telegram render the still poster
+        # thumbnail in media groups instead of the real clip.
         media_items: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
         for asset in assets:
             asset_id = asset.get("id", "")
-            media_items.append({
-                "type": "photo",
-                "asset_id": asset_id,
-                "caption": "",
-                "thumbnail_url": f"{client.url}/api/assets/{asset_id}/thumbnail?size=preview",
-                "api_key": client.api_key,
-            })
+            is_video = (asset.get("type") or "").upper() == "VIDEO"
+            if is_video:
+                url = f"{client.url}/api/assets/{asset_id}/video/playback"
+            else:
+                url = f"{client.url}/api/assets/{asset_id}/thumbnail?size=preview"
+            entry = build_telegram_asset_entry(
+                url=url,
+                media_type="video" if is_video else "image",
+                api_key=client.api_key,
+                internal_url=client.url,
+                cache_key=asset_id,
+            )
+            if entry is not None:
+                media_items.append(entry)
         # Return text message + media items — text is sent first, media as reply
         return {"text": text, "media": media_items}
 

packages/server/src/notify_bridge_server/commands/immich/search.py

@@ -5,17 +5,14 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 from typing import Any
 
 from ..handler import _render_cmd_template
-from .common import _format_assets
+from .common import _format_assets, build_asset_dict
 
 
 def _enrich_assets(assets: list[dict[str, Any]], asset_public_urls: dict[str, str]) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
-    """Add public_url to assets from the pre-built map. Returns new list without mutating inputs."""
-    if not asset_public_urls:
-        return assets
+    """Normalize raw Immich assets and attach public_url from the pre-built map."""
+    pub = asset_public_urls or {}
     return [
-        {**asset, "public_url": asset_public_urls.get(asset.get("id", ""), "")}
-        if asset.get("id", "") in asset_public_urls and not asset.get("public_url")
-        else asset
+        build_asset_dict(asset, public_url=pub.get(asset.get("id", ""), ""))
         for asset in assets
     ]