feat(server): wrap a bare Cloud UI snippet body in a <script> element (#13496)

## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip is the open source app people use to manage AI agents for
work.
> - A Cloud-managed instance injects an operator-owned HTML snippet
before `</body>` through `injectCloudUiSnippet`.
> - The Cloud control plane delivers that snippet to each instance as an
environment variable through a provider API.
> - The provider edge firewall now base64-decodes the request payload
and blocks any value whose decoded form contains a `<script` marker.
> - A working snippet needs a script tag, so every delivery is now
blocked and the operator cannot ship the snippet at all.
> - This pull request treats a resolved value that does not start with
`<` as a bare script body and wraps it in a `<script>` element at
injection time.
> - The benefit is that the operator can deliver a tag-free body that
the firewall passes, and the instance restores the script element on the
page.

## Linked Issues or Issue Description

No public issue exists. The problem is described below.

Related PRs (searched the PR list; none duplicate this change):
- Refs #13168 — added `injectCloudUiSnippet`, the mechanism this
extends.
- Refs #13245 — added the base64 `_B64` path on the assumption that
base64 clears provider WAFs. That assumption no longer holds; this PR is
the successor.
- Refs #13441 — the in-product feedback approach that the Cloud-owned
snippet replaced (closed).

**What happened?**

`injectCloudUiSnippet` injects `PAPERCLIP_CLOUD_UI_SNIPPET` (or the
base64 `_B64` form) verbatim before `</body>`. A working value must
therefore contain a `<script>` tag. The Cloud control plane delivers
this value as an environment variable through a provider API that sits
behind an edge firewall. The firewall now base64-decodes the payload and
rejects any value whose decoded form contains `<script`. The delivery
request fails, so the snippet cannot reach the instance.

**Expected behavior**

The operator can deliver the snippet through the provider API, and the
instance runs it.

**Steps to reproduce**

1. Build a snippet that contains a `<script>` element.
2. Deliver it to a Cloud instance through the provider variable API, in
plain or base64 form.
3. The firewall rejects the request. The instance never receives the
snippet.

## What Changed

- `injectCloudUiSnippet` now wraps a resolved value that does not start
with `<` in a `<script>...</script>` element. A value that already looks
like markup is injected byte-for-byte, so existing full-`<script>`
snippets are unchanged.
- Added two unit tests: one for the wrap path (plain and base64), one
that confirms `$&`-style replacement tokens in the body survive the
wrap.

## Verification

- `pnpm exec vitest run src/__tests__/cloud-ui-snippet.test.ts` — 17
pass.
- `pnpm exec vitest run src/__tests__/static-index-html.test.ts` — 2
pass.
- Confirmed the changed file has no type errors. The full `pnpm run
typecheck` needs the Rust runner toolchain (`cargo`), which is absent on
this machine; CI runs it in full.
- Verified out of band that a tag-free body clears the provider firewall
and wraps into valid, executable standalone JavaScript with no premature
`</script>` close.

## Risks

Low risk. The change adds a branch that only affects values that do not
start with `<` — previously injected as inert text, never as a running
script. Values that start with `<` keep their exact bytes. The content
is trusted operator HTML, consistent with the existing contract. Roll
back by reverting this commit.

## Model Used

Claude — `claude-fable-5` (Fable 5), extended thinking, with tool use
and code execution in Claude Code. A human author reviewed and verified
the change before submission.

## 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
- [ ] All Paperclip CI gates are green
- [ ] Greptile is 5/5 with no open P2s, recommendations, or follow-ups
- [ ] I will address all Greptile and reviewer comments before
requesting merge

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@@ -29,6 +29,28 @@ included: clearing the plain variable to blank disables injection even while
a base64 value is still deployed. Everything else about the snippet is
unchanged.
Base64 does not defeat every firewall. Some decode the value before matching,
so they reject a base64 snippet whose decoded bytes still contain script
markup. Deliver a bare script body (below) through one of these.
## Bare script body
Set the value to the script body alone — the JavaScript with no surrounding
`<script>` element:
```sh
PAPERCLIP_CLOUD_UI_SNIPPET_B64="$(base64 < snippet.body.js)"
```
The server wraps a bare body in a `<script>` element before it inserts it. The
first non-whitespace character decides the form: a value that starts with `<`
is treated as markup and injected unchanged; any other value is treated as a
body and wrapped. This applies to both the plain and the base64 variant.
The body must be safe to embed inline. It must not contain a literal
`</script>`, which would close the wrapper early. Because the value carries no
`<script` marker, a firewall that decodes base64 before matching passes it.
## Plain closed beta
Set the value to this standard embed, replacing `YOUR_CHAT_APP_ID` with the