fix(app): harden soul enable flows and steering audit

[benjaminshafii]

Summary

• Fix both Soul enable entry points so they no longer depend on a pre-installed slash command: empty-session Give me a soul now falls back to the bundled setup prompt body, and Soul tab Enable soul mode does the same.
• Make Soul steering actions actually trigger runs by sending prompts immediately after creating a session (instead of only prefilling composer text).
• Refresh the Soul screen layout around existing features: add a setup audit checklist, heartbeat proof panel, and steering checklist state so users can verify Soul worked and trigger follow-up actions from one place.
• Add PR notes + screenshots for the validated flows under packages/app/pr/soul-flows-audit-and-steering.md and packages/app/pr/screenshots/.

Testing

• pnpm --filter @different-ai/openwork-ui typecheck
• pnpm --filter @different-ai/openwork-ui build
• pnpm --filter @different-ai/openwork-ui test:health (fails in this environment: /global/health returns Unauthorized)
• packaging/docker/dev-up.sh
• Browser MCP verification against the Docker stack:
  • Empty session -> Give me a soul launches setup prompt flow
  • Soul tab -> Enable soul mode launches setup prompt flow
  • Complete setup (confirmed with yes) and verify Soul tab shows audit + heartbeat proof
  • Soul tab steering checklist -> Run heartbeat now opens a new task and sends the steering prompt

Evidence

• packages/app/pr/screenshots/soul-flow-a-empty-session.png
• packages/app/pr/screenshots/soul-flow-b-audit.png
• packages/app/pr/screenshots/soul-flow-c-steering-trigger.png

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Project	Deployment	Actions	Updated (UTC)
openwork-software	Ready	Preview, Comment	Feb 20, 2026 6:34am

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