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# Why isn't activity name one of the Terra activity enums?

`metadata.name` carries the user's **custom activity title** from the provider and can be any free-text string. It is not restricted to enum values.

The standardised Terra activity classification lives in the `type` field, which uses the activity enum.

A free-text `name` alongside a valid `type` value is **expected behaviour**.