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Zamil Majdy f79d8f0449 fix(backend): move placeholder_values exclusively to AgentDropdownInputBlock (#12551)
## Why

`AgentInputBlock` has a `placeholder_values` field whose
`generate_schema()` converts it into a JSON schema `enum`. The frontend
renders any field with `enum` as a dropdown/select. This means
AI-generated agents that populate `placeholder_values` with example
values (e.g. URLs) on regular `AgentInputBlock` nodes end up with
dropdowns instead of free-text inputs — users can't type custom values.

Only `AgentDropdownInputBlock` should produce dropdown behavior.

## What

- Removed `placeholder_values` field from `AgentInputBlock.Input`
- Moved the `enum` generation logic to
`AgentDropdownInputBlock.Input.generate_schema()`
- Cleaned up test data for non-dropdown input blocks
- Updated copilot agent generation guide to stop suggesting
`placeholder_values` for `AgentInputBlock`

## How

The base `AgentInputBlock.Input.generate_schema()` no longer converts
`placeholder_values` → `enum`. Only `AgentDropdownInputBlock.Input`
defines `placeholder_values` and overrides `generate_schema()` to
produce the `enum`.

**Backward compatibility**: Existing agents with `placeholder_values` on
`AgentInputBlock` nodes load fine — `model_construct()` silently ignores
extra fields not defined on the model. Those inputs will now render as
text fields (desired behavior).

## Test plan
- [x] `poetry run pytest backend/blocks/test/test_block.py -xvs` — all
block tests pass
- [x] `poetry run format && poetry run lint` — clean
- [ ] Import an agent JSON with `placeholder_values` on an
`AgentInputBlock` — verify it loads and renders as text input
- [ ] Create an agent with `AgentDropdownInputBlock` — verify dropdown
still works
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