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## Summary by CodeRabbit
- **Chores**
- Updated the CI configuration for integration tests to use revised
secret values, ensuring improved alignment with current external API
credential requirements and deprecating legacy references.
- Made several secrets optional in the workflow, enhancing flexibility
during execution.
- Removed several outdated secrets from multiple workflows, streamlining
the configuration.
- Improved error handling in the code processing logic by adding
exception management for `AttributeError` and `AssertionError`.
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