## Thinking Path
> - Paperclip is the open source app people use to manage AI agents for
work.
> - Agent setup connects each agent to a model provider.
> - The organization can already hold subscription logins and API keys.
> - The simplified setup flow did not consistently offer those saved
credentials.
> - This pull request restores reuse and selects a saved connection by
default.
> - Agents keep secret references, so reuse does not copy or rotate
credentials.
## Linked Issues or Issue Description
Related change: #13011. Searched public issues and PRs; no duplicate fix
found.
**What happened?**
Onboarding and new-agent setup could ask for a new API key or sign-in
despite an existing saved connection. A general environment auth signal
could also be mistaken for the owner's saved Claude subscription.
**Expected behavior**
Offer saved credentials from the selected organization. Default to a
saved subscription when one exists. Otherwise select a saved API key.
Keep the option to enter a new key or sign in to another account.
**Steps to reproduce**
1. Save a Claude or OpenAI API key, or complete a supported subscription
login.
2. Add another agent with the same provider.
3. Open the provider connection step.
4. Check whether the saved credential is available and selected.
**Paperclip version or commit**
Reproduced on 5cb4f061d after #13011. This branch is rebased onto
current master.
**Deployment mode**
Built from source. Tested in an isolated local test drive with embedded
storage and board access.
## What Changed
- Add a shared saved-credential lookup and picker for active personal
and organization keys.
- Reuse saved Claude subscriptions and saved Codex account homes. Select
an existing connection by default.
- Preserve secret references through connection tests and agent
creation, including the native Claude and Codex runner setup paths.
- Store newly entered onboarding keys separately. Do not rotate another
agent's key.
- Keep explicit choices during metadata refresh. Prevent refreshes from
remounting an active login panel.
- Add integration tests and production-component Storybook stories.
Document connection reuse.
## Verification
- All 5,628 UI tests passed before rebase.
- Twenty targeted server credential tests passed.
- UI typecheck, UI build, token gates, and diff whitespace checks
passed.
- Browser walkthroughs covered onboarding and new-agent setup, saved
keys, saved subscription fixtures, and new sign-in screens.
- Live Claude and Codex API-key probes succeeded. Created both agents
and confirmed that each retained its saved-secret reference. Both secret
versions remained unchanged. Codex passed after one retry.
- Live subscription authentication was not repeated. Subscription flows
use fixture browser tests and integration tests.
- After rebase and the cache fix, all 109 focused onboarding and
agent-creation tests passed.
- Full repository `pnpm build` and `pnpm -r typecheck` passed.
- The full local test attempt encountered timeouts and embedded
PostgreSQL startup failures under parallel load. All four affected
suites passed in isolation: 20 tests, with no code changes. The complete
CI matrix passed, including all workspace, general server, serialized
server, browser end-to-end, build, typecheck, and canary dry-run checks.
- Greptile reviewed commit d53ddf6b82c101d35894587afc9b0d135a5abc55:
5/5, successful check, no review threads.
## Risks
- The default connection mode changes when saved credentials exist. A
saved subscription takes priority over saved API keys; personal keys
appear before organization keys.
- A listed credential can be expired or unavailable in the selected
environment. The existing connection test still checks it.
- No database migration or API contract change is required.
## Model Used
OpenAI Codex, GPT-6. The exact runtime model identifier and
context-window size are not exposed in this session. Used reasoning,
code execution, repository tools, and browser automation.
## 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 either (a) linked existing issues with `Fixes: #` / `Closes
#` / `Refs #` OR (b) described the issue in-PR following the relevant
issue template
- [x] I have not referenced internal/instance-local Paperclip issues or
links (only public GitHub `#NNN` / `github.com/paperclipai/paperclip`
URLs)
- [x] My branch name describes the change (e.g. `docs/...`, `fix/...`)
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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