fix(publish): always bundle ui-dist into server package

scripts/prepare-server-ui-dist.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# prepare-server-ui-dist.sh — Build the UI and copy it into server/ui-dist.
+# This keeps @paperclipai/server publish artifacts self-contained for static UI serving.
+
+REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)"
+UI_DIST="$REPO_ROOT/ui/dist"
+SERVER_UI_DIST="$REPO_ROOT/server/ui-dist"
+
+echo "  -> Building @paperclipai/ui..."
+pnpm --dir "$REPO_ROOT" --filter @paperclipai/ui build
+
+if [ ! -f "$UI_DIST/index.html" ]; then
+  echo "Error: UI build output missing at $UI_DIST/index.html"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+rm -rf "$SERVER_UI_DIST"
+cp -r "$UI_DIST" "$SERVER_UI_DIST"
+echo "  -> Copied ui/dist to server/ui-dist"

scripts/release.sh

@@ -283,9 +283,7 @@ pnpm --filter @paperclipai/adapter-openclaw-gateway build
 pnpm --filter @paperclipai/server build
 
 # Build UI and bundle into server package for static serving
-pnpm --filter @paperclipai/ui build
-rm -rf "$REPO_ROOT/server/ui-dist"
-cp -r "$REPO_ROOT/ui/dist" "$REPO_ROOT/server/ui-dist"
+bash "$REPO_ROOT/scripts/prepare-server-ui-dist.sh"
 
 # Bundle skills into packages that need them (adapters + server)
 for pkg_dir in server packages/adapters/claude-local packages/adapters/codex-local; do

server/package.json

@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "tsx src/index.ts",
     "dev:watch": "PAPERCLIP_MIGRATION_PROMPT=never tsx watch --ignore ../ui/node_modules --ignore ../ui/.vite --ignore ../ui/dist src/index.ts",
+    "prepare:ui-dist": "bash ../scripts/prepare-server-ui-dist.sh",
     "build": "tsc",
+    "prepack": "pnpm run prepare:ui-dist",
+    "postpack": "rm -rf ui-dist",
     "clean": "rm -rf dist",
     "start": "node dist/index.js",
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit"