fix(onboarding): show workers-only engines as disabled rows instead of hiding them

src/renderer/src/components/OnboardingWizard.tsx

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import { PixelButton } from './PixelButton';
 import { Icon, type IconName } from './Icon';
 import { SpritePortrait } from './SpritePortrait';
 import { ProviderLogo } from './ProviderLogo';
-import { AGENT_PROVIDER_PRESETS, modelsForProvider, type AgentProvider, type HarnessConfig } from '@/store/config';
-import { canReceiveInbox, providerPreset } from '@shared/agentProvider';
+import { modelsForProvider, onboardingEngineChoices, type AgentProvider, type HarnessConfig } from '@/store/config';
+import { providerPreset } from '@shared/agentProvider';
 import {
   classifyEngineAvailability, engineAvailabilityBadge, engineAvailabilityMessage, engineBlocksOnboarding
 } from '@shared/engineAvailability';
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ export function OnboardingWizard({ onComplete }: OnboardingWizardProps) {
                 </div>
 
                 <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: 6 }}>
-                  {AGENT_PROVIDER_PRESETS.filter((p) => canReceiveInbox(p.id)).map((p) => {
+                  {onboardingEngineChoices().eligible.map((p) => {
                     const sel = godProvider === p.id;
                     return (
                       <label key={p.id} style={{
@@ -478,6 +478,41 @@ export function OnboardingWizard({ onComplete }: OnboardingWizardProps) {
                       </label>
                     );
                   })}
+                  {/* Engines a WORKER can run but Michael cannot (issue #355): shown
+                      disabled instead of hidden, so "Copilot is missing" reads as the
+                      real constraint — no inbox drain path — not as "unsupported". */}
+                  {onboardingEngineChoices().workersOnly.map((p) => (
+                    <label key={p.id} aria-disabled title={t('onboarding.orchestrator.workersOnlyHint')} style={{
+                      display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: 10,
+                      padding: '8px 10px',
+                      background: 'var(--cth-paper-100)',
+                      boxShadow: 'inset 0 0 0 1px var(--cth-ink-300)',
+                      cursor: 'not-allowed', opacity: 0.75
+                    }}>
+                      <input type="radio" name="godProvider" value={p.id} checked={false} disabled
+                        style={{ width: 16, height: 16, flexShrink: 0 }} />
+                      <span style={{
+                        width: 22, height: 22, flexShrink: 0, display: 'flex',
+                        alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'center', color: 'var(--cth-ink-500)'
+                      }}>
+                        <ProviderLogo provider={p.id} size={18} />
+                      </span>
+                      <span style={{ flex: 1, minWidth: 0 }}>
+                        <span style={{ display: 'block', fontFamily: 'var(--cth-font-display)', fontSize: 11, color: 'var(--cth-ink-500)' }}>
+                          {p.label.toUpperCase()}
+                        </span>
+                        <span style={{ display: 'block', fontSize: 11, color: 'var(--cth-ink-500)' }}>
+                          {t('onboarding.orchestrator.workersOnlyHint')}
+                        </span>
+                      </span>
+                      <span style={{
+                        fontSize: 10, padding: '1px 5px', lineHeight: '16px',
+                        background: 'var(--cth-paper-100)', color: 'var(--cth-ink-500)',
+                        boxShadow: 'inset 0 0 0 1px var(--cth-ink-300)',
+                        fontFamily: 'var(--cth-font-display)', flexShrink: 0
+                      }}>{t('onboarding.orchestrator.workersOnly')}</span>
+                    </label>
+                  ))}
                 </div>
                 {engineBlocked && (
                   <div style={{

src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ar.json

@@ -659,6 +659,8 @@
       "cliAgentPlain": "<strong>وكيل الـCLI</strong> مساعد برمجة ذكي يعمل على حاسوبك — وأشهرها Claude Code (من Anthropic) وCodex (من OpenAI) وAntigravity (من Google Gemini). و<strong>نسختك</strong> هي الوكيل الدائم الذي يُدير مكتبك كله. ننصح بـClaude Code على Opus 4.8 (1M). ويمكنك إضافة الباقي أو التبديل إليها لاحقًا.",
       "cliAgent": "كل خيار هو <strong>محرّك CLI</strong> (Claude Code أو Codex أو Antigravity/Gemini أو وسيط محلي مثل Qwen). المحرّكات المعلَّمة بـINSTALLED موجودة على هذا الجهاز؛ وINSTALLS ON FIRST RUN يعني أن التطبيق يُعِدّها عند أول تشغيل لـ{{godName}}. و<strong>نسختك</strong> ({{godName}}) هي المحرّك الذي ينسّق الخلية كلها. الموصى به: Claude Code · Opus 4.8 · 1M. ويمكن ربط مزوّدين آخرين لكل وكيل لاحقًا.",
       "recommended": "موصى به",
+      "workersOnly": "للعمّال فقط",
+      "workersOnlyHint": "لا يستطيع تصريف بريد الخليّة بعد، لذا لا يمكنه تشغيل نسختك — لكنه يبقى متاحًا عند تعيين العمّال.",
       "model": "النموذج",
       "modelNote": "هذا يضبط محرّك {{godName}} فقط. ويمكنك تشغيل مزوّدين آخرين لكل وكيل لاحقًا."
     },

src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/en.json

@@ -659,6 +659,8 @@
       "cliAgentPlain": "A <strong>CLI agent</strong> is an AI coding assistant that runs on your computer — popular ones are Claude Code (Anthropic), Codex (OpenAI) and Antigravity (Google Gemini). <strong>Your clone</strong> is the always-on one that runs your whole office. We recommend Claude Code on Opus 4.8 (1M). You can add or switch the others later.",
       "cliAgent": "Each option is a <strong>CLI engine</strong> (Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity/Gemini, or a local proxy like Qwen). Engines marked INSTALLED are already on this machine; INSTALLS ON FIRST RUN means the app sets it up when {{godName}} first starts. <strong>Your clone</strong> ({{godName}}) is the engine that orchestrates the whole hive. Recommended: Claude Code · Opus 4.8 · 1M. Other providers can be wired per agent later.",
       "recommended": "RECOMMENDED",
+      "workersOnly": "WORKERS ONLY",
+      "workersOnlyHint": "Can't drain hive mail yet, so it can't run your clone — still available when hiring workers.",
       "model": "Model",
       "modelNote": "This only sets {{godName}}'s engine. You can run other providers per agent later."
     },

src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.json

@@ -659,6 +659,8 @@
       "cliAgentPlain": "一个<strong>CLI 智能体</strong>是运行在你电脑上的 AI 编程助手 —— 常见的有 Claude Code（Anthropic）、Codex（OpenAI）和 Antigravity（Google Gemini）。<strong>你的克隆体</strong>是常驻运行、打理整个办公室的那一个。我们推荐使用 Opus 4.8（1M）的 Claude Code。其他引擎之后可以随时添加或切换。",
       "cliAgent": "每个选项都是一个<strong>CLI 引擎</strong>（Claude Code、Codex、Antigravity/Gemini，或本地代理如 Qwen）。标记为 INSTALLED 的引擎已在本机就绪；INSTALLS ON FIRST RUN 表示应用会在 {{godName}} 首次启动时进行安装。<strong>你的克隆体</strong>（{{godName}}）是统筹整个 hive 的引擎。推荐：Claude Code · Opus 4.8 · 1M。其他提供方之后可按智能体逐一接入。",
       "recommended": "推荐",
+      "workersOnly": "仅限雇员",
+      "workersOnlyHint": "暂时无法接收蜂巢邮件，因此不能运行你的分身——但雇佣工作智能体时仍然可用。",
       "model": "模型",
       "modelNote": "这只设置 {{godName}} 的引擎。之后你可以在每个智能体上运行其他提供商。"
     },

src/renderer/src/store/config.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import {
   providerPreset,
   inferAgentProvider,
   isClaudeProvider,
-  type AgentProvider
+  type AgentProvider,
+  type AgentProviderPreset
 } from '@shared/agentProvider';
 import type {
   ContextTriggerConfig,
@@ -305,6 +306,25 @@ export function modelProvidersForAgent(isGod = false) {
   );
 }
 
+/** The onboarding engine step's two groups (issue #355). Hiding inbox-less
+ *  engines there read as "Copilot isn't supported at all", when the truth is
+ *  narrower: a print-mode / bridge-less CLI can be HIRED as a worker but cannot
+ *  run Michael, because the orchestrator must drain hive mail. So the step now
+ *  shows those engines too, as disabled workers-only rows — same god-eligible
+ *  set as `modelProvidersForAgent(true)` for the selectable group, and every
+ *  other preset except `custom` (bring-your-own command, not an engine) in the
+ *  disabled group. */
+export function onboardingEngineChoices(): {
+  eligible: AgentProviderPreset[];
+  workersOnly: AgentProviderPreset[];
+} {
+  const eligible = modelProvidersForAgent(true);
+  const workersOnly = AGENT_PROVIDER_PRESETS.filter(
+    (preset) => preset.id !== 'custom' && !eligible.includes(preset)
+  );
+  return { eligible, workersOnly };
+}
+
 /** Native <select> values must carry both provider and model because each
  *  provider has its own "default" option and model namespace. */
 export function encodeProviderModel(provider: AgentProvider, model?: string): string {

test/provider-config.test.cjs

@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ const {
   decodeProviderModel,
   encodeProviderModel,
   modelProvidersForAgent,
-  modelsForProvider
+  modelsForProvider,
+  onboardingEngineChoices
 } = loadTs('src/renderer/src/store/config.ts');
 
 const autoConfig = { defaultCommand: 'claude', autoMode: true };
@@ -122,6 +123,22 @@ test('Command Center model choices round-trip provider and model', () => {
   assert.equal(decodeProviderModel('unknown:model'), null);
 });
 
+test('onboarding lists every engine — orchestrator-capable first, workers-only after, custom never', () => {
+  // Issue #355: hiding Copilot from the onboarding engine step read as "not
+  // supported at all". The step now SHOWS inbox-less engines as disabled
+  // workers-only rows instead of omitting them, so the split must be exact:
+  // selectable = the god-eligible set, workersOnly = everything a worker can
+  // run but Michael cannot (custom stays hidden — it is not a preset engine).
+  const { eligible, workersOnly } = onboardingEngineChoices();
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    eligible.map((preset) => preset.id),
+    modelProvidersForAgent(true).map((preset) => preset.id),
+    'selectable rows are exactly the god-eligible engines, same order'
+  );
+  assert.deepEqual(workersOnly.map((preset) => preset.id), ['kimi', 'copilot']);
+  assert.ok(!eligible.concat(workersOnly).some((preset) => preset.id === 'custom'));
+});
+
 test('God only sees providers that can drain hive inbox messages', () => {
   // God-eligible = supportsModel && canReceiveInbox: kimi and copilot are
   // excluded (no inbox drain path), custom is excluded (no model picker).