diff --git a/web/paperclip_client.py b/web/paperclip_client.py
index 8306e61..91785fd 100644
--- a/web/paperclip_client.py
+++ b/web/paperclip_client.py
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ PLUGIN_ID = "53461b5a-7f58-411a-9952-72f9c8d4a328"  # marcusgroup.legal-ai
 PAPERCLIP_API_URL = os.environ.get("PAPERCLIP_API_URL", "http://localhost:3100")
 PAPERCLIP_BOARD_API_KEY = os.environ.get("PAPERCLIP_BOARD_API_KEY", "")
 
+# Default workspace attached to every new Paperclip project — points agents at
+# the legal-ai source tree on the host. Override via env if the path differs.
+LEGAL_AI_WORKSPACE_CWD = os.environ.get("LEGAL_AI_WORKSPACE_CWD", "/home/chaim/legal-ai")
+LEGAL_AI_WORKSPACE_NAME = os.environ.get("LEGAL_AI_WORKSPACE_NAME", "legal-ai")
+
 # Company IDs from Paperclip DB
 COMPANIES = {
     "licensing": "42a7acd0-30c5-4cbd-ac97-7424f65df294",   # CMP — רישוי ובניה
@@ -99,6 +104,8 @@ async def create_project(
             f"%{case_number}%", company_id,
         )
         if existing:
+            # Backfill: ensure legacy projects also have a default workspace.
+            await _ensure_default_workspace(conn, str(existing["id"]), company_id)
             return {
                 "id": str(existing["id"]),
                 "company_id": company_id,
@@ -114,6 +121,8 @@ async def create_project(
                VALUES ($1, $2::uuid, $3, $4, 'backlog', $5)""",
             project_id, company_id, project_name, description[:500] if description else "", color,
         )
+        # Default primary workspace — points agents at the legal-ai source tree.
+        await _ensure_default_workspace(conn, project_id, company_id)
         # Create initial issue linked to the project
         issue_id, identifier = await _create_issue(
             conn, company_id, project_id, case_number, title, prefix,
@@ -212,6 +221,34 @@ async def restore_project(case_number: str) -> dict:
         await conn.close()
 
 
+async def _ensure_default_workspace(
+    conn: asyncpg.Connection,
+    project_id: str,
+    company_id: str,
+) -> None:
+    """Idempotently attach a primary workspace to the project so the
+    "סביבות עבודה" tab appears in the Paperclip UI and agents wake up with
+    cwd=`/home/chaim/legal-ai`. No-op if any workspace already exists.
+    """
+    existing = await conn.fetchval(
+        "SELECT id FROM project_workspaces WHERE project_id = $1::uuid LIMIT 1",
+        project_id,
+    )
+    if existing:
+        return
+
+    await conn.execute(
+        """INSERT INTO project_workspaces
+               (company_id, project_id, name, cwd, is_primary, source_type, visibility)
+           VALUES ($1::uuid, $2::uuid, $3, $4, TRUE, 'local_path', 'default')""",
+        company_id, project_id, LEGAL_AI_WORKSPACE_NAME, LEGAL_AI_WORKSPACE_CWD,
+    )
+    logger.info(
+        "Attached default workspace (cwd=%s) to project %s",
+        LEGAL_AI_WORKSPACE_CWD, project_id,
+    )
+
+
 async def _create_issue(
     conn: asyncpg.Connection,
     company_id: str,