office: --new creates the Paperclip project, --remote adopts a folder on another machine

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 - action: [[packs/paperclip-harness/40-actions/2026-11-10-wrote-docs-ui-layout-md-and-three-live-layout-mockups|Paperclip Harness: docs published to Outline, Obsidian note updated, repo pushed]]
 - session: [[packs/paperclip-harness/80-sessions/rich-discovery-link-2026-11-11-21-45-49|Rich discovery: link. 2026-11-11 21:45:49]]
 - context: [[packs/paperclip-harness/20-context/home|link.]]
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+---
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+## Update (2026-11-11 22:37:01)
+
+Trigger: verifying a fresh install/offboarding of the paperclip-harness office after changes to `bin/office`.
+
+Working dir: `~/paseo/projects/paperclip-harness`. Full script with expected outputs: `docs/CLEAN-TESTS.md`.
+
+Test 1 — new project:
+1. `mkdir -p ~/paseo/projects/test-alpha && cd ~/paseo/projects/test-alpha && git init -b main && printf '# test alpha\n' > README.md && git add . && git commit -m "initial commit"`
+2. `cd ~/paseo/projects/paperclip-harness && bin/office ~/paseo/projects/test-alpha --new "test-alpha"` — expect `project: test-alpha created`, `session: test-alpha`, and `wrote .../.harness/{harness.toml,check.sh,NOTES.md}` plus eight panes.
+3. `tuios attach test-alpha` (or the session switcher): Repair>repair all pass; Shell>shell shows `.../test-alpha`; Board>board says no tasks; press `R` once and confirm all eight panes return still on test-alpha.
+4. One task end to end: New task>new with title `Add a STATUS.md with one line`, description `Create STATUS.md at the repository root with the line: alpha is running. Change no other file. Commit it.`, no blocker, no command, assign yes. Watch in Board>board then Agents>agents (`)` runs, `↑`, Enter for log). Work>work: `change` shows one file, `v` = review, `m` then `y` = merge.
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+Pass for Test 1: STATUS.md on `main`, task `done`, cost visible in Project>costs, nothing typed into a terminal after step 2.
+
+Test 2 — existing repo (`paperclip-harness` itself, project already created as `harness-repo`):
+1. `bin/office . --project harness-repo --session harness-repo` (separate session on purpose; do not rebuild the working `paperclip-harness` session).
+2. `git status --short` — only new files under `.harness/`; anything modified existing = stop.
+3. `tuios attach harness-repo`; Project>project → `projects` tab lists `spike-2026-11-10` and `harness-repo` with folder and machine; Board>board empty.
+4. Task `Add a line to README`: `Add the line "tested by the harness" at the end of README.md. Change nothing else. Commit it.`, assign yes. Watch it, read diff in Work>work, then **cancel with `c` in Board>board — do not merge** — and confirm with `git log` that `main` is untouched.
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+Caveat: `bin/office` dry runs create the TUIOS session and need manual kill (see observation on dry-run side effects).
+
+## Evidence
+
+- Confidence: 80%
+- Reason: Repeatable, precise validation procedure with commands, expected outputs, and pass criteria.
+
+## Related learned memories <!-- same-turn-2026-11-11 22:37:01 -->
+
+- observation: [[packs/paperclip-harness/60-observations/tmp-repository-structure-and-configuration-patterns|bin/office dry run still creates the TUIOS session and refuses on project-name mismatch]]
+- runbook: [[packs/paperclip-harness/70-runbooks/tmp-deployment-operations|clean end-to-end acceptance tests for paperclip-harness (`docs/CLEAN-TESTS.md`)]]
+- action: [[packs/paperclip-harness/40-actions/2026-11-11-paperclip-harness-added-new-onboarding-clean-test-doc-and-pi|paperclip-harness: added `--new` onboarding, clean-test doc, and Pi dry-run analysis; pushed 08a4b4e]]
+- session: [[packs/paperclip-harness/80-sessions/paperclip-harness-new-existing-dry-runs-clean-test-plan-pi-v|paperclip-harness: --new/--existing dry runs, clean test plan, Pi version dry-run on .13/.27]]
+- session: [[packs/paperclip-harness/80-sessions/rich-discovery-root-2026-11-11-22-37-01|Rich discovery: root 2026-11-11 22:37:01]]
+- context: [[packs/paperclip-harness/20-context/paperclip-harness|root]]