diff --git a/services/hermes/setup_hermes.sh b/services/hermes/setup_hermes.sh
index a6d1f7d..899c025 100644
--- a/services/hermes/setup_hermes.sh
+++ b/services/hermes/setup_hermes.sh
@@ -130,6 +130,14 @@ else
         docker exec -u node "${PAPERCLIP_CONTAINER}" hermes config set model.provider auto 2>/dev/null || true
     fi
 
+    # PaperClip Runtime-Patches anwenden (spawn E2BIG Fix für Hermes)
+    PATCH_SCRIPT="${SERVICES_DIR}/paperclip/patch_paperclip.js"
+    if [[ -f "${PATCH_SCRIPT}" ]]; then
+        log "Wende PaperClip-Patches im Container an (spawn E2BIG Fix)..."
+        docker cp "${PATCH_SCRIPT}" "${PAPERCLIP_CONTAINER}:/tmp/patch_paperclip.js"
+        docker exec -u root "${PAPERCLIP_CONTAINER}" node /tmp/patch_paperclip.js || true
+    fi
+
     # Verifikation im Container
     log "Verifiziere Hermes im PaperClip-Container:"
     docker exec -u node "${PAPERCLIP_CONTAINER}" hermes --version 2>&1 || true
diff --git a/services/paperclip/patch_paperclip.js b/services/paperclip/patch_paperclip.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7126da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/paperclip/patch_paperclip.js
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+
+console.log('[Patch PaperClip] Starting runtime patches...');
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// 1. Fix Hermes E2BIG: Write prompt to --query-file instead of passing in argv
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+const hermesExecutePath = '/app/packages/adapters/hermes/src/server/execute.ts';
+if (fs.existsSync(hermesExecutePath)) {
+  let content = fs.readFileSync(hermesExecutePath, 'utf8');
+
+  // Replace "-q", prompt with --query-file
+  const oldArgs = 'const args: string[] = ["chat", "-q", prompt];';
+  const newArgs = `const promptFile = path.join("/tmp", \`hermes-prompt-\${ctx.runId || Date.now()}.txt\`);
+  await fs.writeFile(promptFile, prompt, "utf-8");
+  const args: string[] = ["chat", "--query-file", promptFile];`;
+
+  if (content.includes(oldArgs)) {
+    content = content.replace(oldArgs, newArgs);
+
+    // Add cleanup in finally block
+    const oldRun = `  const result = await runChildProcess(ctx.runId, hermesCmd, args, {
+    cwd,
+    env,
+    timeoutSec,
+    graceSec,
+    onLog: wrappedOnLog,
+    onSpawn: ctx.onSpawn,
+  });`;
+
+    const newRun = `  let result;
+  try {
+    result = await runChildProcess(ctx.runId, hermesCmd, args, {
+      cwd,
+      env,
+      timeoutSec,
+      graceSec,
+      onLog: wrappedOnLog,
+      onSpawn: ctx.onSpawn,
+    });
+  } finally {
+    await fs.unlink(promptFile).catch(() => {});
+  }`;
+
+    if (content.includes(oldRun)) {
+      content = content.replace(oldRun, newRun);
+    }
+
+    fs.writeFileSync(hermesExecutePath, content, 'utf8');
+    console.log('[Patch PaperClip] Successfully patched hermes execute.ts for --query-file (fixes spawn E2BIG)!');
+  } else {
+    console.log('[Patch PaperClip] hermes execute.ts already patched or target pattern not found.');
+  }
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// 2. Fix server-utils E2BIG: filter monster environment variables (>32KB)
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+const serverUtilsPath = '/app/packages/adapter-utils/src/server-utils.ts';
+if (fs.existsSync(serverUtilsPath)) {
+  let content = fs.readFileSync(serverUtilsPath, 'utf8');
+  const oldEnvLoop = `        for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(childEnv)) {
+          if (value === undefined) delete childEnv[key];
+        }`;
+  const newEnvLoop = `        for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(childEnv)) {
+          if (value === undefined || (typeof value === "string" && value.length > 32768)) delete childEnv[key];
+        }`;
+
+  if (content.includes(oldEnvLoop)) {
+    content = content.replace(oldEnvLoop, newEnvLoop);
+    fs.writeFileSync(serverUtilsPath, content, 'utf8');
+    console.log('[Patch PaperClip] Successfully patched server-utils.ts to guard against env E2BIG!');
+  } else {
+    console.log('[Patch PaperClip] server-utils.ts already patched or target pattern not found.');
+  }
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// 3. Fix AI Connection endpoint for OpenRouter / custom base URLs
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+const aiConnPath = '/app/server/dist/routes/ai-connections.js';
+if (fs.existsSync(aiConnPath)) {
+  let content = fs.readFileSync(aiConnPath, 'utf8');
+  const target = '"https://api.openai.com/v1/models"';
+  const replacement = 'process.env.OPENAI_BASE_URL ? process.env.OPENAI_BASE_URL + "/models" : "https://api.openai.com/v1/models"';
+  if (content.includes(target)) {
+    content = content.split(target).join(replacement);
+    fs.writeFileSync(aiConnPath, content, 'utf8');
+    console.log('[Patch PaperClip] Successfully patched ai-connections.js for OPENAI_BASE_URL!');
+  }
+}
+
+console.log('[Patch PaperClip] All patches completed.');
diff --git a/services/paperclip/service.init b/services/paperclip/service.init
index d968c04..6fd304b 100644
--- a/services/paperclip/service.init
+++ b/services/paperclip/service.init
@@ -26,14 +26,16 @@ notify() {
 }
 
 ###############################################################################
-# 1. LLM-Validierungs-Endpunkt patchen (OpenRouter/Mistral Workaround)
-#    Verhindert, dass das Onboarding-UI OPENAI_BASE_URL ignoriert.
+# 1. PaperClip Patches anwenden (spawn E2BIG Fix + LLM Validierung)
 ###############################################################################
-log "Patching LLM validation endpoint in Paperclip container..."
-docker exec -u root "${CONTAINER}" sed -i \
-    's|"https://api.openai.com/v1/models"|process.env.OPENAI_BASE_URL ? process.env.OPENAI_BASE_URL + "/models" : "https://api.openai.com/v1/models"|g' \
-    /app/server/dist/routes/ai-connections.js || true
-docker restart "${CONTAINER}"
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+PATCH_SCRIPT="${SCRIPT_DIR}/patch_paperclip.js"
+if [[ -f "${PATCH_SCRIPT}" ]]; then
+    log "Applying runtime patches to Paperclip container (fixes spawn E2BIG and AI validation)..."
+    docker cp "${PATCH_SCRIPT}" "${CONTAINER}:/tmp/patch_paperclip.js"
+    docker exec -u root "${CONTAINER}" node /tmp/patch_paperclip.js || warn "Patch script failed (non-fatal)"
+    docker restart "${CONTAINER}"
+fi
 
 ###############################################################################
 # 2. Auf PaperClip warten