fix: always offer TUI hatch

src/wizard/onboarding.finalize.ts

@@ -299,6 +299,8 @@ export async function finalizeOnboardingWizard(options: FinalizeOnboardingOption
         ].join("\n"),
         "Start TUI (best option!)",
       );
+    }
+
     await prompter.note(
       [
         "Gateway token: shared auth for the Gateway + Control UI.",
@@ -326,7 +328,7 @@ export async function finalizeOnboardingWizard(options: FinalizeOnboardingOption
         password: settings.authMode === "password" ? nextConfig.gateway?.auth?.password : "",
         // Safety: onboarding TUI should not auto-deliver to lastProvider/lastTo.
         deliver: false,
-          message: "Wake up, my friend!",
+        message: hasBootstrap ? "Wake up, my friend!" : undefined,
       });
       if (settings.authMode === "token" && settings.gatewayToken) {
         seededInBackground = await openUrlInBackground(authedUrl);
@@ -375,24 +377,6 @@ export async function finalizeOnboardingWizard(options: FinalizeOnboardingOption
         "Later",
       );
     }
-    } else {
-      const browserSupport = await detectBrowserOpenSupport();
-      if (!browserSupport.ok) {
-        await prompter.note(
-          formatControlUiSshHint({
-            port: settings.port,
-            basePath: controlUiBasePath,
-            token: settings.authMode === "token" ? settings.gatewayToken : undefined,
-          }),
-          "Open Control UI",
-        );
-      } else {
-        await prompter.note(
-          "Opening Control UI automatically after onboarding (no extra prompts).",
-          "Open Control UI",
-        );
-      }
-    }
   } else if (opts.skipUi) {
     await prompter.note("Skipping Control UI/TUI prompts.", "Control UI");
   }

src/wizard/onboarding.test.ts

@@ -227,6 +227,61 @@ describe("runOnboardingWizard", () => {
     await fs.rm(workspaceDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
   });
 
+  it("offers TUI hatch even without BOOTSTRAP.md", async () => {
+    runTui.mockClear();
+
+    const workspaceDir = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "clawdbot-onboard-"));
+
+    const select: WizardPrompter["select"] = vi.fn(async (opts) => {
+      if (opts.message === "How do you want to hatch your bot?") return "tui";
+      return "quickstart";
+    });
+
+    const prompter: WizardPrompter = {
+      intro: vi.fn(async () => {}),
+      outro: vi.fn(async () => {}),
+      note: vi.fn(async () => {}),
+      select,
+      multiselect: vi.fn(async () => []),
+      text: vi.fn(async () => ""),
+      confirm: vi.fn(async () => false),
+      progress: vi.fn(() => ({ update: vi.fn(), stop: vi.fn() })),
+    };
+
+    const runtime: RuntimeEnv = {
+      log: vi.fn(),
+      error: vi.fn(),
+      exit: vi.fn((code: number) => {
+        throw new Error(`exit:${code}`);
+      }),
+    };
+
+    await runOnboardingWizard(
+      {
+        acceptRisk: true,
+        flow: "quickstart",
+        mode: "local",
+        workspace: workspaceDir,
+        authChoice: "skip",
+        skipProviders: true,
+        skipSkills: true,
+        skipHealth: true,
+        installDaemon: false,
+      },
+      runtime,
+      prompter,
+    );
+
+    expect(runTui).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        deliver: false,
+        message: undefined,
+      }),
+    );
+
+    await fs.rm(workspaceDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+
   it("shows the web search hint at the end of onboarding", async () => {
     const prevBraveKey = process.env.BRAVE_API_KEY;
     delete process.env.BRAVE_API_KEY;