fix(workspaces): preserve dependency provisioning failures (#13093)

## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip runs agent work in isolated worktrees.
> - Each worktree needs dependencies that match its source and patches.
> - A failed install currently loses its exit status after an `if`
statement.
> - The provisioner can then record a successful dependency fingerprint.
> - This pull request preserves failures and bounds lockfile recovery.
> - Agents receive a usable workspace or an accurate provisioning
failure.

## Linked Issues or Issue Description

**What happened?** A nonzero pnpm install could return success and save
a fingerprint. Patch changes alone also did not invalidate the
fingerprint.

**Expected behavior:** Fail provisioning on an unsuccessful install.
Retry known frozen-lockfile mismatches once and record success only
after installation succeeds.

**Steps to reproduce:** Run the provisioner in a worktree with a pnpm
install that exits nonzero. The regression suite uses real shell
execution and a controlled pnpm fixture.

**Paperclip version or commit:** Reproduced on master before this
change. **Deployment mode:** Self-hosted. **Installation method:** Git
checkout. **Agent adapters involved:** Core workspace provisioning.
**Database mode:** Not relevant. **Access context:** Execution host.
**Node.js version:** 26.4.0 locally; supported minimum remains
unchanged. **Operating system:** macOS locally and Linux execution
hosts.

**Relevant logs or output:** `ERR_PNPM_LOCKFILE_CONFIG_MISMATCH`,
`ERR_PNPM_OUTDATED_LOCKFILE`, and ordinary installation failures.

**Additional context:** Related lockfile maintenance: #13061. No
lockfile or workflow changes are included.

## What Changed

- Capture the failed install status inside the `else` branch.
- Use the existing single retry for both frozen-lockfile mismatch
errors.
- Include patch contents in the dependency fingerprint.
- Add executable regression coverage and document the behavior.

## Verification

- All CI checks passed, including build, typecheck, tests, browser
suites, canary dry run, and security scans. Greptile: 5/5 with no
remaining findings.

- `node --test scripts/__tests__/provision-worktree-self-heal.test.mjs`:
19 passed; one existing test requires Linux flock and was skipped on
macOS.
- `bash -n scripts/provision-worktree.sh` and `git diff --check` passed.
- Full workspace typecheck and build passed in the companion runner-fix
worktree at the same base revision. This change only touches shell
provisioning, its tests, and documentation.
- CI and review are pending.

## Risks

The existing non-frozen recovery can update a worktree-local lockfile.
Committed lockfile updates remain bot-owned. Ordinary failures now
correctly stop provisioning and may expose previously hidden
installation problems.

## Model Used

OpenAI GPT-6 through Codex, with code editing, shell execution, tests,
and browser inspection. The exact model variant and context-window size
are not exposed in this session.

## 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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@@ -131,6 +131,13 @@ pnpm dev:stop
`pnpm dev:once` now tracks backend-relevant file changes and pending migrations. When the current boot is stale, the board UI shows a `Restart required` banner. You can also enable guarded auto-restart in `Instance Settings > Experimental`, which waits for queued/running local agent runs to finish before restarting the dev server.
Worktree dependency provisioning records its fingerprint only after a successful
install. Frozen installs with outdated lockfiles or patched-dependency hash
mismatches retry once without `--frozen-lockfile`; other failures retain their
exit status. Patch contents are part of the install fingerprint. Generated
lockfile changes remain local to the worktree; the repository's lockfile bot
owns committed updates.
## Hot-Restart Deploys
Primary-instance rebuilds that restart `paperclip.service` can request one-shot live-run adoption instead of using the normal graceful shutdown drain. Before restarting the service, write the marker from the newly staged app with the current service PID: