diff --git a/addons/activeblue_ai/__init__.py b/addons/activeblue_ai/__init__.py
index 0df9f4b..ac29b95 100644
--- a/addons/activeblue_ai/__init__.py
+++ b/addons/activeblue_ai/__init__.py
@@ -5,21 +5,52 @@ _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 def _ensure_ai_bot_user(env):
-    """Create the ActiveBlue AI internal user so it appears in Discuss DM search."""
-    if env['res.users'].search([('login', '=', 'activeblue_ai_bot')]):
-        return
-    user = env['res.users'].create({
-        'name': 'ActiveBlue AI',
-        'login': 'activeblue_ai_bot',
-        'groups_id': [(6, 0, [env.ref('base.group_user').id])],
-        'share': False,
-        'active': True,
-    })
-    env['ir.model.data'].create({
-        'module': 'activeblue_ai',
-        'name': 'partner_activeblue_ai',
-        'model': 'res.partner',
-        'res_id': user.partner_id.id,
-        'noupdate': True,
-    })
-    _logger.info('Created ActiveBlue AI bot user id=%d', user.id)
+    """Create the ActiveBlue AI internal user so it appears in Discuss DM search.
+
+    Skips invitation email (no_reset_password) and marks the user as already
+    logged-in (res_users_log row) so it shows as Confirmed instead of Pending.
+    Also ensures the external ID exists so `env.ref('activeblue_ai.partner_activeblue_ai')`
+    resolves in the discuss.channel message override.
+    """
+    User = env['res.users'].with_context(no_reset_password=True)
+    user = User.search([('login', 'in', ('activeblue_ai_bot', 'activeblue_ai_bot@local'))], limit=1)
+    if not user:
+        user = User.create({
+            'name': 'ActiveBlue AI',
+            'login': 'activeblue_ai_bot',
+            'groups_id': [(6, 0, [env.ref('base.group_user').id])],
+            'share': False,
+            'active': True,
+        })
+        _logger.info('Created ActiveBlue AI bot user id=%d', user.id)
+
+    # Ensure external ID -> partner mapping (needed by ab_ai_mail.py override)
+    imd = env['ir.model.data']
+    existing = imd.search([
+        ('module', '=', 'activeblue_ai'),
+        ('name', '=', 'partner_activeblue_ai'),
+    ], limit=1)
+    if existing:
+        existing.write({'model': 'res.partner', 'res_id': user.partner_id.id})
+    else:
+        imd.create({
+            'module': 'activeblue_ai',
+            'name': 'partner_activeblue_ai',
+            'model': 'res.partner',
+            'res_id': user.partner_id.id,
+            'noupdate': True,
+        })
+
+    # Clear "Pending Invitations" state by writing a res_users_log row.
+    # In Odoo 18 the user state is computed from the existence of a log entry.
+    env.cr.execute(
+        "SELECT 1 FROM res_users_log WHERE create_uid = %s LIMIT 1",
+        (user.id,),
+    )
+    if not env.cr.fetchone():
+        env.cr.execute(
+            "INSERT INTO res_users_log (create_uid, create_date, write_uid, write_date) "
+            "VALUES (%s, NOW(), %s, NOW())",
+            (user.id, user.id),
+        )
+        _logger.info('Marked ActiveBlue AI bot user id=%d as confirmed', user.id)