## Thinking Path
> - Paperclip is the open source app people use to manage AI agents for
work.
> - Onboarding creates an organization in the browser.
> - The browser keeps onboarding drafts for the same origin.
> - A new data directory does not clear that browser data.
> - The organization create request refreshes the company list.
> - The old gate unmounted the live wizard during that refresh.
> - This pull request keeps the wizard mounted after its first draft
check.
> - The customer can continue to the agent step after the organization
is created.
## Linked Issues or Issue Description
No matching public issue was found. Related earlier fix: Refs #12667.
**What happened?**
A local canary install could create an organization through the API and
then return the browser to an empty organization-name screen.
**Expected behavior**
The wizard must continue to the agent step after it creates the
organization.
**Steps to reproduce**
1. Keep a Paperclip onboarding draft in the browser.
2. Run npx paperclipai@canary onboard with a new data directory.
3. Open /onboarding.
4. Enter an organization name and select Continue.
**Paperclip version or commit**
2026.902.0-canary.7. The fix is based on current master.
**Deployment mode**
Local trusted mode through the Paperclip CLI.
**Install method**
npx package install.
**Agent adapter(s) involved**
Not adapter-specific.
**Database mode**
Embedded PostgreSQL.
## What Changed
- Keep the onboarding wizard mounted after its first successful draft
ownership check.
- Keep a failed ownership check retryable, so a later verified fetch
restores the saved draft.
- Add component, source E2E, and published-canary coverage for the
retained-draft refetch case.
## Verification
- Confirmed that the new canary scenario fails against
2026.902.0-canary.7 before this fix.
- pnpm exec vitest run ui/src/components/OnboardingWizard.test.tsx
- PAPERCLIP_E2E_PORT=3245 pnpm exec playwright test --config
tests/e2e/playwright.config.ts tests/e2e/onboarding.spec.ts
--reporter=line
- pnpm --filter @paperclipai/ui typecheck
- pnpm check:token-gates
## Risks
Low risk. The initial ownership check still waits for a fresh company
list. A later successful retry can restore a retained draft. Later
background refetches preserve live wizard state.
## Model Used
OpenAI Codex, GPT-5. Reasoning, tool use, code editing, terminal
execution, and browser testing were used. The execution environment does
not expose a context-window size.
## 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 searched GitHub for duplicate or related PRs and linked
them above
- [x] I have described the issue in-PR following the bug issue template
- [x] I have not referenced internal or instance-local Paperclip issues
or links
- [x] My branch name describes the change and contains no internal
Paperclip ticket id or instance-derived details
- [x] I have run tests locally and they pass
- [x] I have added or updated tests where applicable
- [x] I have updated relevant documentation to reflect my changes
- [x] I have considered and documented any risks above
- [x] All Paperclip CI gates are green
- [x] Greptile is 5/5 with no open P2s, recommendations, or follow-ups
- [x] I will address all Greptile and reviewer comments before
requesting merge
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