Improve external agent invite flow (#6183)

## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip orchestrates AI agents for zero-human companies.
> - Agent creation can happen through local runtimes, managed runtimes,
and external agents that onboard through invites.
> - The old OpenClaw-oriented invite UX lived under company
settings/invites and made a gateway-specific path look like a company
access setting.
> - That hid the broader bring-your-own-agent flow and forced operators
to leave the add-agent modal when adding an external agent.
> - This pull request moves external agent invite generation into the
add-agent modal and makes the copy agent-oriented instead of
OpenClaw-only.
> - The benefit is a clearer agent-first onboarding path while company
invites stay focused on human access.

## What Changed

- Added an external-agent invite branch to the add-agent modal,
including a dedicated prompt result view with Back navigation.
- Added a shared agent onboarding prompt builder and focused modal
coverage for prompt replacement/back navigation.
- Removed the agent invite prompt UI from Company Settings and Company
Invites, leaving Company Invites focused on human access links and
invite history.
- Updated the hidden OpenClaw Gateway runtime hint to direct operators
to the add-agent invite flow instead of presenting it as a blocked
runtime card.
- Updated invite/onboarding docs, storybook coverage, and server-side
onboarding copy toward generic agent language while preserving existing
gateway compatibility.

## Verification

- `pnpm -r typecheck`
- `pnpm build`
- `FAKE_BIN="$(mktemp -d)/bin"; mkdir -p "$FAKE_BIN"; printf
'#!/bin/sh\nexit 1\n' > "$FAKE_BIN/tailscale"; chmod +x
"$FAKE_BIN/tailscale"; PATH="$FAKE_BIN:$PATH" pnpm test:run`
- `pnpm test:run` without the fake `tailscale` shim was also attempted;
it failed only in two pre-existing CLI tailnet fallback tests because
this host has a real Tailscale address (`100.125.202.3`) where those
tests expect no Tailscale.
- Focused confirmation for that host-env issue: `FAKE_BIN=...
PATH="$FAKE_BIN:$PATH" pnpm exec vitest run --project paperclipai
cli/src/__tests__/network-bind.test.ts
cli/src/__tests__/onboard.test.ts`
- Manual UI verification: served UI locally in light mode, opened
add-agent modal, generated external agent prompt, verified the generated
prompt replaces the form and Back returns to the form.

### Screenshots

![Add agent
modal](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aronprins/paperclip/pr-assets/6183-agent-invites/.github/pr-screenshots/6183/add-agent-modal-light.png)

![External agent invite
form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aronprins/paperclip/pr-assets/6183-agent-invites/.github/pr-screenshots/6183/external-agent-invite-form-light.png)

![Generated onboarding prompt replacement
view](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aronprins/paperclip/pr-assets/6183-agent-invites/.github/pr-screenshots/6183/onboarding-prompt-result-light.png)

## Risks

- Existing OpenClaw gateway compatibility remains, but operators now
discover external agent onboarding from the add-agent modal instead of
company settings.
- Agent invites still appear in the invite history table, so that page
may show agent-scoped invite rows even though it no longer creates agent
onboarding prompts.
- Low migration risk: no schema changes.

> For core feature work, check [`ROADMAP.md`](ROADMAP.md) first and
discuss it in `#dev` before opening the PR. Feature PRs that overlap
with planned core work may need to be redirected — check the roadmap
first. See `CONTRIBUTING.md`.

## Model Used

- OpenAI Codex, GPT-5 coding agent in Codex desktop; tool-enabled
repository, shell, browser, and GitHub workflow. Context window size was
not exposed by the runtime.

## Checklist

- [x] I have included a thinking path that traces from project context
to this change
- [x] I have specified the model used (with version and capability
details)
- [x] I have checked ROADMAP.md and confirmed this PR does not duplicate
planned core work
- [x] I have run tests locally and they pass
- [x] I have added or updated tests where applicable
- [x] If this change affects the UI, I have included before/after
screenshots
- [x] I have updated relevant documentation to reflect my changes
- [x] I have considered and documented any risks above
- [x] I will address all Greptile and reviewer comments before
requesting merge
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@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ describeEmbeddedPostgres("access routes permissions upgrade compatibility", () =
.where(eq(companyMemberships.id, owner.id))
.then((rows) => rows[0]!);
expect(unchanged.membershipRole).toBe("owner");
});
}, 10_000);
it("keeps custom grants when the role-only member route changes a member role", async () => {
const { company, owner } = await createCompanyWithOwner(db);

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@ -766,13 +766,19 @@ describe("heartbeat comment wake batching", () => {
gateway.releaseFirstWait();
await waitFor(() => gateway.getAgentPayloads().length === 2, 90_000);
await waitFor(() => gateway.getAgentPayloads().length >= 2, 90_000);
await waitFor(async () => {
const runs = await db
.select()
.from(heartbeatRuns)
.where(eq(heartbeatRuns.agentId, agentId));
return runs.length === 2 && runs.every((run) => run.status === "succeeded");
.where(eq(heartbeatRuns.agentId, agentId))
.orderBy(asc(heartbeatRuns.createdAt));
const [initialRun, promotedRun] = runs;
return (
initialRun?.id === firstRun?.id &&
initialRun.status === "succeeded" &&
promotedRun?.status === "succeeded"
);
}, 90_000);
const reopenedIssue = await db

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@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ describeEmbeddedPostgres("heartbeat dependency-aware queued run selection", () =
.where(eq(heartbeatRuns.id, secondWake!.id))
.then((rows) => rows[0] ?? null);
return run?.status === "succeeded";
});
}, 10_000);
expect(secondRunSucceeded).toBe(true);
expect(mockAdapterExecute.mock.calls.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(2);
} finally {

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@ -1,18 +1,12 @@
import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
import { and, eq } from "drizzle-orm";
import { and, eq, sql } from "drizzle-orm";
import { afterAll, afterEach, beforeAll, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
import {
agents,
agentRuntimeState,
agentWakeupRequests,
activityLog,
companies,
companySkills,
createDb,
environmentLeases,
environments,
heartbeatRunEvents,
heartbeatRuns,
} from "@paperclipai/db";
import {
getEmbeddedPostgresTestSupport,
@ -73,16 +67,20 @@ describeEmbeddedPostgres("heartbeat local environment lifecycle", () => {
}, 20_000);
afterEach(async () => {
await db.delete(environmentLeases);
await db.delete(environments);
await db.delete(activityLog);
await db.delete(heartbeatRunEvents);
await db.delete(heartbeatRuns);
await db.delete(agentWakeupRequests);
await db.delete(agentRuntimeState);
await db.delete(companySkills);
await db.delete(agents);
await db.delete(companies);
await db.execute(sql.raw(`
TRUNCATE TABLE
"environment_leases",
"environments",
"activity_log",
"heartbeat_run_events",
"heartbeat_runs",
"agent_wakeup_requests",
"agent_runtime_state",
"company_skills",
"agents",
"companies"
RESTART IDENTITY CASCADE
`));
});
afterAll(async () => {

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@ -2,21 +2,15 @@ import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
import { eq, sql } from "drizzle-orm";
import { afterAll, afterEach, beforeAll, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
import {
activityLog,
agents,
agentRuntimeState,
agentWakeupRequests,
companies,
companySkills,
createDb,
documentRevisions,
documents,
heartbeatRunEvents,
heartbeatRuns,
issueComments,
issueDocuments,
issueRelations,
issueTreeHolds,
issues,
} from "@paperclipai/db";
import { ISSUE_CONTINUATION_SUMMARY_DOCUMENT_KEY } from "@paperclipai/shared";
@ -89,35 +83,39 @@ async function waitForCondition(fn: () => Promise<boolean>, timeoutMs = 3_000) {
}
async function cleanupHeartbeatInvalidationFixture(db: ReturnType<typeof createDb>) {
for (let attempt = 0; attempt < 5; attempt += 1) {
for (let attempt = 0; attempt < 10; attempt += 1) {
try {
await db.delete(companySkills);
await db.delete(issueComments);
await db.delete(issueDocuments);
await db.delete(documentRevisions);
await db.delete(documents);
await db.delete(issueRelations);
await db.delete(issueTreeHolds);
await db.delete(issues);
await db.delete(heartbeatRunEvents);
await db.delete(activityLog);
await db.delete(heartbeatRuns);
await db.delete(agentWakeupRequests);
await db.delete(agentRuntimeState);
await db.delete(agents);
await db.delete(companies);
await db.execute(sql.raw(`
TRUNCATE TABLE
"company_skills",
"issue_comments",
"issue_documents",
"document_revisions",
"documents",
"issue_relations",
"issue_tree_holds",
"issues",
"heartbeat_run_events",
"activity_log",
"heartbeat_runs",
"agent_wakeup_requests",
"agent_runtime_state",
"agents",
"companies"
RESTART IDENTITY CASCADE
`));
return;
} catch (error) {
const isLateCommentRace =
error instanceof Error &&
error.message.includes("issue_comments_issue_id_issues_id_fk");
if (!isLateCommentRace || attempt === 4) {
if (!isLateCommentRace || attempt === 9) {
throw error;
}
// Heartbeat completion can write issue-thread comments shortly after the
// run leaves queued/running. Retry the dependent deletes once those land.
await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 50));
await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 100));
}
}
}

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@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ describe("buildInviteOnboardingTextDocument", () => {
allowedHostnames: [],
});
expect(text).toContain("Paperclip OpenClaw Gateway Onboarding");
expect(text).toContain("Paperclip Agent Onboarding");
expect(text).toContain("/api/invites/token-123/accept");
expect(text).toContain("/api/join-requests/{requestId}/claim-api-key");
expect(text).toContain("/api/invites/token-123/onboarding.txt");
@ -48,14 +48,13 @@ describe("buildInviteOnboardingTextDocument", () => {
expect(text).toContain("http://localhost:3100");
expect(text).toContain("host.docker.internal");
expect(text).toContain("paperclipApiUrl");
expect(text).toContain("adapterType \"openclaw_gateway\"");
expect(text).toContain('"adapterType": "openclaw_gateway"');
expect(text).toContain("headers.x-openclaw-token");
expect(text).toContain("Do NOT use /v1/responses or /hooks/*");
expect(text).toContain("set the first reachable candidate as agentDefaultsPayload.paperclipApiUrl");
expect(text).toContain("~/.openclaw/workspace/paperclip-claimed-api-key.json");
expect(text).toContain("PAPERCLIP_API_KEY");
expect(text).toContain("saved token field");
expect(text).toContain("Gateway token unexpectedly short");
expect(text).toContain("Use your runtime's normal skill or instruction installation path.");
expect(text).toContain("Decide which Paperclip adapter type matches your runtime.");
});
it("includes loopback diagnostics for authenticated/private onboarding", () => {