Snap inspector spread test is flaky
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Closed without a documented fix. The flaky snap inspector spread test was reported but no resolution or merge was implemented. The issue appears abandoned or tracked internally via Jira.
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### Bug Description
The [spread test for the snap inspector](https://github.com/canonical/fetch-service/blob/main/spread/inspectors/snap/task.yaml) is flaky, failing more often than not.
The specific command that fails is:
```
jq -e -r '(.artifacts[] | select(.downloads[].url=="[https://api.snapcraft.io:443/api/v1/snaps/names?confinement=strict%2Cclassic](https://api.snapcraft.io/api/v1/snaps/names?confinement=strict%2Cclassic)")).metadata' session_report.json
```
### To Reproduce
`spread craft:ubuntu-24.04:spread/inspectors/snap`
See:
- https://github.com/canonical/fetch-service/actions/runs/19637058711/job/56235942873?pr=529
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### Relevant log output
```shell
https://pastebin.canonical.com/p/WRXt6wpyRM/
```
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed without a documented fix. The flaky snap inspector spread test was reported but no resolution or merge was implemented. The issue appears abandoned or tracked internally via Jira. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #4140 Flaky spread tests | snapcraft | closed | Closed without resolution. The flaky spread tests causing intermittent CI timeouts were never addressed, indicating the report was abandoned. |