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## Thinking Path > - Paperclip is the open source app people use to manage AI agents for work > - The UI keeps a selected company in `CompanyProvider` with two writers: a bootstrap effect that repairs invalid selections, and a Layout route-sync effect that selects the company the URL prefix names > - The route-sync matches the URL against the full company list (archived included), while the bootstrap resolver only accepted companies from the sidebar-filtered non-archived list > - On any archived company's URL the two effects overwrite each other's selection in a synchronous loop until React throws error #185 ("Maximum update depth exceeded") and unmounts the root to a blank page — armed by remembered last-visited paths, back/forward navigation, or bookmarks, on first load and client navigation alike > - This pull request makes an already-selected company only need to exist, keeping the sidebar filter for fresh-boot resolution where no explicit selection exists > - The benefit is that archived company URLs render instead of blanking the entire app ## Linked Issues or Issue Description No existing issue. Description follows the bug template: **What happened?** Opening (or back-navigating to) a URL whose company prefix belongs to an archived company blanked the whole app with `Minified React error #185`. Console in dev mode: "Maximum update depth exceeded. This can happen when a component calls setState inside useEffect…". A workspace whose first/seeded company was archived hit this on every load of its remembered URL. **Expected behavior** An archived company's URL renders its pages (the company still exists and its API routes serve data). The sidebar simply does not feature archived companies, and fresh boots still land on a non-archived company. **Steps to reproduce** 1. Create two companies; archive one (`PATCH /api/companies/:id` with `status: "archived"`). 2. Navigate to `/{archivedPrefix}/dashboard` — direct load or client-side back-navigation. 3. Before this fix: React #185 and an unmounted blank page (reproduced deterministically by the new e2e test). ## What Changed - `ui/src/context/CompanyContext.tsx`: `resolveBootstrapCompanySelection` keeps an explicitly selected company that exists in the full company list; stored-id and default resolution still prefer sidebar (non-archived) companies. - `ui/src/context/CompanyContext.test.tsx`: resolver keeps an archived-but-existing selection; a truly deleted selection is still replaced. - `tests/e2e/archived-company-url.spec.ts`: end-to-end regression driving both field shapes (direct load and back-navigation onto an archived company URL); it failed with the exact #185 console errors before the fix and passes after. ## Verification - `pnpm vitest run src/context …` in `ui/` — 122 tests pass (includes the new resolver cases). - `npx playwright test --config tests/e2e/playwright.config.ts archived-company-url` — fails before the fix (captured "Maximum update depth exceeded" console errors), passes after. - `pnpm typecheck` in `ui/` — clean. ## Risks Low risk. The only behavioral change is that a selection naming an archived-but-existing company survives the bootstrap repair — previously that state was unreachable without crashing. Boots with no valid selection behave exactly as before (non-archived preferred), covered by the existing and new resolver tests. ## Model Used - Claude (Anthropic), Claude Fable 5 (`claude-fable-5`), via Claude Code CLI with extended thinking and tool use (code search, edit, test execution, Playwright-driven crash reproduction). ## 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 - [x] I will address all Greptile and reviewer comments before requesting merge