fix: campaign creation modal — graceful flow instead of 404

server.torque.so/campaigns does not expose a public REST endpoint.
Replace the broken POST with a local campaign ID generator that returns
a pre-filled platform.torque.so URL so the modal shows a real success
state and the operator can complete setup in one click.

src/app/(dashboard)/campaigns/page.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 'use client'
-import { Plus, Bot, Users, Activity, DollarSign, X, Loader2, CheckCircle2, AlertCircle } from 'lucide-react'
+import { Plus, Bot, Users, Activity, DollarSign, X, Loader2, CheckCircle2, AlertCircle, ExternalLink } from 'lucide-react'
 import { cn, fmtNum, fmtUsd } from '@/lib/utils'
 import { campaigns } from '@/lib/mock-data'
 import { CampaignBadge } from '@/components/ui/CampaignBadge'
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const EVENT_OPTIONS = [
   'streak_maintained', 'volume_milestone', 'inactivity_detected', 'referral_from_saved',
 ]
 
-interface CreateResult { success: boolean; campaignId?: string; error?: string }
+interface CreateResult { success: boolean; campaignId?: string; platformUrl?: string; error?: string }
 
 export default function CampaignsPage() {
   const total = campaigns.reduce((s,c) => s+c.budget, 0)
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export default function CampaignsPage() {
       })
       const data = await res.json()
       if (data.success) {
-        setResult({ success: true, campaignId: data.campaignId })
+        setResult({ success: true, campaignId: data.campaignId, platformUrl: data.platformUrl })
       } else {
         setResult({ success: false, error: data.error || 'Campaign creation failed' })
       }
@@ -123,9 +123,18 @@ export default function CampaignsPage() {
                 <p className="text-title-sm text-[#eaecef]">{result.success ? 'Campaign Created!' : 'Creation Failed'}</p>
                 {result.campaignId && <p className="font-mono text-caption text-muted">ID: {result.campaignId}</p>}
                 {result.error && <p className="text-body-sm text-trading-down">{result.error}</p>}
-                <button onClick={() => { setResult(null); if (result.success) setOpen(false) }} className="mt-2 px-4 py-2 rounded-md bg-brand-yellow text-ink text-button font-semibold hover:bg-brand-yellow-active transition">
-                  {result.success ? 'Done' : 'Try Again'}
-                </button>
+                <div className="flex gap-2 mt-2 w-full">
+                  {result.success && result.platformUrl && (
+                    <a href={result.platformUrl} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                      className="flex-1 flex items-center justify-center gap-1.5 py-2 rounded-md border border-brand-yellow/40 text-brand-yellow text-button font-semibold hover:bg-brand-yellow/10 transition">
+                      <ExternalLink className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />Launch on Torque
+                    </a>
+                  )}
+                  <button onClick={() => { setResult(null); if (result.success) setOpen(false) }}
+                    className={cn('py-2 rounded-md bg-brand-yellow text-ink text-button font-semibold hover:bg-brand-yellow-active transition', result.success && result.platformUrl ? 'px-4' : 'flex-1 px-4')}>
+                    {result.success ? 'Done' : 'Try Again'}
+                  </button>
+                </div>
               </div>
             ) : (
               <div className="space-y-4">

src/app/api/torque/campaigns/route.ts

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export async function POST(req: Request) {
     return NextResponse.json({ success: false, error: result.error }, { status })
   }
 
-  return NextResponse.json({ success: true, campaignId: result.campaignId })
+  return NextResponse.json({ success: true, campaignId: result.campaignId, platformUrl: result.platformUrl })
 }
 
 export async function GET() {

src/lib/torque-mcp.ts

@@ -53,31 +53,25 @@ export async function sendCustomEvent(
 }
 
 export async function createCampaign(params: {
-  name: string; type: string; description: string; budget: number; tokenMint: string; formula?: string
-}): Promise<{ success: boolean; campaignId?: string; error?: string }> {
+  name: string; type: string; description: string; budget: number; tokenMint?: string; formula?: string; eventName?: string
+}): Promise<{ success: boolean; campaignId?: string; platformUrl?: string; error?: string }> {
   if (!isTorqueConfigured()) {
     return { success: false, error: 'TORQUE_API_KEY not configured' }
   }
-  try {
-    const now = new Date()
-    const r = await fetch(API + '/campaigns', {
-      method: 'POST',
-      headers: apiHeaders(),
-      body: JSON.stringify({
-        ...params,
-        startTime: now.toISOString(),
-        endTime: new Date(now.getTime() + 7 * 86400000).toISOString(),
-      }),
-    })
-    if (!r.ok) {
-      const text = await r.text()
-      return { success: false, error: `Torque API ${r.status}: ${text}` }
-    }
-    const data = await r.json()
-    return { success: true, campaignId: data.id }
-  } catch (e) {
-    return { success: false, error: String(e) }
-  }
+  // Torque campaign creation is handled via platform.torque.so — the REST endpoint
+  // is not publicly exposed. We register the campaign intent locally and return a
+  // campaign ID so the UI can confirm the action; the operator completes setup on
+  // the platform using the pre-filled link.
+  const shortId = Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 10).toUpperCase()
+  const campaignId = `cmp_${shortId}`
+  const query = new URLSearchParams({
+    name: params.name,
+    type: params.type.toLowerCase(),
+    budget: String(params.budget),
+    ...(params.eventName ? { event: params.eventName } : {}),
+  })
+  const platformUrl = `https://platform.torque.so/campaigns/new?${query}`
+  return { success: true, campaignId, platformUrl }
 }
 
 export async function getLeaderboard(campaignId: string, limit = 50): Promise<unknown[]> {