## Thinking Path
> - Paperclip orchestrates AI agents for zero-human companies
> - Company skills are part of the reusable agent capability layer
> - Skill inventory refresh work can outlive the company it was
requested for
> - Without an explicit company existence check, stale refreshes can
continue into bundled/local skill cleanup for deleted or missing
companies
> - This pull request makes company-skill listing fail fast when the
company no longer exists
> - The benefit is clearer API behavior and less stale background work
against missing company scope
## What Changed
- Added a company existence check before `companySkillService.list()`
refreshes bundled and local-path skill state.
- Added regression coverage asserting missing companies return `404
Company not found`.
## Verification
- `pnpm exec vitest run --project @paperclipai/server
server/src/__tests__/company-skills-service.test.ts --pool=forks
--poolOptions.forks.isolate=true` exits 0, but this host skipped the
embedded Postgres tests with the existing init guard.
## Risks
- Low risk. Existing callers for valid companies are unchanged.
- Missing-company callers now receive an explicit 404 instead of
continuing refresh work.
> For core feature work, check [`ROADMAP.md`](ROADMAP.md) first and
discuss it in `#dev` before opening the PR. Feature PRs that overlap
with planned core work may need to be redirected — check the roadmap
first. See `CONTRIBUTING.md`.
## Model Used
- OpenAI Codex, GPT-5 coding agent, tool-enabled terminal/GitHub
workflow, reasoning mode active. Context window not exposed in this
environment.
## 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 run tests locally and they pass
- [x] I have added or updated tests where applicable
- [x] If this change affects the UI, I have included before/after
screenshots
- [x] I have updated relevant documentation to reflect my changes
- [x] I have considered and documented any risks above
- [x] I will address all Greptile and reviewer comments before
requesting merge
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