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web-dev0521 a32ebf32bd Fix: handle null document_metadata in kb_prompt to prevent citation crash (#14651) (#14666)
### What problem does this PR solve?

Fixes #14651.

`kb_prompt()` in `rag/prompts/generator.py` crashes with
`AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'items'` during
agent citation generation when a retrieved chunk carries
`document_metadata: null`.

**Root cause.** The crash happens at `rag/prompts/generator.py:132-133`:

```python
meta = ck.get("document_metadata", {})
for k, v in meta.items():
```

`dict.get(key, default)` only returns the default when the key is
*missing*. When the key is present with an explicit `None` value,
`.get()` returns `None`, and `.items()` crashes.

**How the chunk gets `None`.** It's a round-trip inside RAGFlow itself,
not bad input from retrieval:

1. The agent stores retrieved chunks via `agent/canvas.py:814`, which
routes them through `chunks_format()`.
2. `rag/prompts/generator.py:61` canonicalizes the field with
`chunk.get("document_metadata")` (no default), so chunks without
metadata become `{"document_metadata": None, ...}`.
3. `agent/component/agent_with_tools.py:314` feeds those canonicalized
chunks back into `kb_prompt()` for citation generation, and
`.get("document_metadata", {})` no longer protects us.

**Fix.** One-line change at `rag/prompts/generator.py:132`: use
`ck.get("document_metadata") or {}` so an explicit `None` is also
coerced to `{}`.

The line-61 `None` is intentionally part of the API/UI contract — the
frontend handles it via optional chaining
(`web/src/components/markdown-content/index.tsx:184`,
`web/src/pages/next-search/search-view.tsx:217`) — so the fix belongs at
the consumer, not the producer.

### Type of change

- [x] Bug Fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
- [ ] New Feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
- [ ] Documentation Update
- [ ] Refactoring
- [ ] Performance Improvement
- [ ] Other (please describe):
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