fix(build): enforce Node 24 across Paperclip (#11792)

## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip is the open source app people use to manage AI agents for
work.
> - Paperclip runs across the CLI, server, adapters, plugins, CI, and
container images.
> - These surfaces declared different Node.js versions from 20 through
24.
> - A newer `@types/node` major can expose APIs that the supported
runtime does not provide.
> - Node.js 20 is no longer a suitable project baseline, and Node.js 24
is the current LTS line.
> - This pull request sets Node.js 24.11.0 as one repository-wide
baseline, adds a drift check, and gives users actionable startup
guidance when their runtime is too old.
> - The benefit is one clear runtime contract for development, release,
installation, and published packages.

## Linked Issues or Issue Description

Refs #2734

Refs #11727

Refs #739

## What Changed

- Require Node.js 24.11.0 or newer in all 42 package manifests and
runtime checks.
- Use Node.js 24 in GitHub Actions, Docker images, smoke images, sandbox
setup, portable installs, and esbuild targets.
- Align every direct `@types/node` declaration on `^24.0.0`.
- Prevent Dependabot from opening major `@types/node` upgrades without a
matching runtime decision.
- Add `.nvmrc` and a CI policy check for Node version drift.
- Update ACP version gates, tests, and user documentation for the new
minimum.
- Print a non-blocking warning on CLI and server startup when Node is
unsupported, with remediation through a version manager or the
documented downloaded `install.sh` workflow.
- Deduplicate that warning when `paperclipai run` boots the CLI and
server in the same process.

## Verification

- `node scripts/check-node-version-policy.mjs`
- `node --check scripts/check-node-version-policy.mjs`
- `node --check cli/esbuild.config.mjs`
- `node --check scripts/generate-npm-package-json.mjs`
- `bash -n scripts/install.sh scripts/test-install-sh-docker.sh
scripts/e2e-install-lifecycle.sh`
- Parsed all 42 package manifests and confirmed `engines.node` is
`>=24.11.0`.
- `git diff --check`
- `vitest run
packages/adapter-utils/src/sandbox-install-command.test.ts` passed with
3 tests.
- `vitest run cli/src/node-version.test.ts` passed with 4 tests.
- Directly exercised the shared warning helper for unsupported-version
messaging and same-process deduplication.
- The focused exe.dev suite could not resolve the locally unbuilt plugin
SDK from this isolated worktree. A full offline workspace install was
also blocked because the package-manager signature verifier requires
registry access. The full suite was not run locally; draft CI performs a
clean install and evaluates the wider impact.

## Risks

- This is a breaking runtime change for users, plugins, and deployments
that still use Node.js 20 or 22.
- Published workspace packages will now produce an engine warning or
failure in strict package managers on older Node.js releases.
- Node.js 24 can reveal dependency, native module, Playwright, or agent
CLI compatibility issues in CI.
- The bootstrap installer now installs Node.js 24 when the current
runtime is older than 24.11.0.
- The portable sandbox fallback is pinned to Node.js 24.11.0 and depends
on that upstream tarball remaining available.
- Unsupported runtimes continue booting after a warning, so a later
incompatibility can still fail at its point of use.
- The CLI and server share the warning policy through the published
`@paperclipai/shared` package; packaging checks must keep that subpath
export available.
- This PR does not commit `pnpm-lock.yaml` because repository policy
assigns lockfile generation to CI.

> For core feature work, check [`ROADMAP.md`](ROADMAP.md) first and
discuss it in `#dev` before opening the PR. Feature PRs that overlap
with planned core work may need to be redirected — check the roadmap
first. See `CONTRIBUTING.md`.

## Model Used

- OpenAI Codex based on GPT-5. The exact deployment ID and context
window are not exposed in this session. Reasoning, repository tools,
shell execution, and GitHub tools were enabled.

## Checklist

- [x] I have included a thinking path that traces from project context
to this change
- [x] I have specified the model used (with version and capability
details)
- [x] I have checked ROADMAP.md and confirmed this PR does not duplicate
planned core work
- [x] I have searched GitHub for duplicate or related PRs and linked
them above
- [x] I have either (a) linked existing issues with `Fixes: #` / `Closes
#` / `Refs #` OR (b) described the issue in-PR following the relevant
issue template
- [x] I have not referenced internal/instance-local Paperclip issues or
links (only public GitHub `#NNN` / `github.com/paperclipai/paperclip`
URLs)
- [x] My branch name describes the change (e.g. `docs/...`, `fix/...`)
and contains no internal Paperclip ticket id or instance-derived details
- [x] I have run tests locally and they pass
- [x] I have added or updated tests where applicable
- [x] I have updated relevant documentation to reflect my changes
- [x] I have considered and documented any risks above
- [x] All Paperclip CI gates are green
- [x] Greptile is 5/5 with no open P2s, recommendations, or follow-ups
- [x] I will address all Greptile and reviewer comments before
requesting merge

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@@ -45,7 +45,10 @@
"@paperclipai/plugin-sdk": "workspace:*"
},
"devDependencies": {
"@types/node": "^22.20.1",
"@types/node": "^24.0.0",
"typescript": "^5.7.3"
},
"engines": {
"node": ">=24.11.0"
}
}
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ export function scaffoldPluginProject(options: ScaffoldPluginOptions): string {
"@paperclipai/plugin-sdk": sdkDependency,
"@rollup/plugin-node-resolve": "^16.0.1",
"@rollup/plugin-typescript": "^12.1.2",
"@types/node": "^24.6.0",
"@types/node": "^24.0.0",
"@types/react": "^19.0.8",
esbuild: "^0.27.3",
rollup: "^4.38.0",
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
"devDependencies": {
"@rollup/plugin-node-resolve": "^16.0.1",
"@rollup/plugin-typescript": "^12.1.2",
"@types/node": "^22.20.1",
"@types/node": "^24.0.0",
"@types/react": "^19.2.18",
"esbuild": "^0.28.1",
"rollup": "^4.62.4",
@@ -41,5 +41,8 @@
},
"peerDependencies": {
"react": ">=18"
},
"engines": {
"node": ">=24.11.0"
}
}
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
"codemirror": "^6.0.1"
},
"devDependencies": {
"@types/node": "^22.20.1",
"@types/node": "^24.0.0",
"@types/react": "^19.2.18",
"@types/react-dom": "^19.2.4",
"esbuild": "^0.28.1",
@@ -38,5 +38,8 @@
},
"peerDependencies": {
"react": ">=18"
},
"engines": {
"node": ">=24.11.0"
}
}
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
"@paperclipai/plugin-sdk": "workspace:*"
},
"devDependencies": {
"@types/node": "^22.20.1",
"@types/node": "^24.0.0",
"@types/react": "^19.2.18",
"@types/react-dom": "^19.2.4",
"react": "^19.2.8",
@@ -31,5 +31,8 @@
},
"peerDependencies": {
"react": ">=18"
},
"engines": {
"node": ">=24.11.0"
}
}
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
},
"devDependencies": {
"esbuild": "^0.28.1",
"@types/node": "^22.20.1",
"@types/node": "^24.0.0",
"@types/react": "^19.2.18",
"@types/react-dom": "^19.2.4",
"react": "^19.2.8",
@@ -33,5 +33,8 @@
},
"peerDependencies": {
"react": ">=18"
},
"engines": {
"node": ">=24.11.0"
}
}
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
"@paperclipai/shared": "workspace:*",
"@rollup/plugin-node-resolve": "^16.0.1",
"@rollup/plugin-typescript": "^12.1.2",
"@types/node": "^22.20.1",
"@types/node": "^24.0.0",
"@types/react": "^19.2.18",
"esbuild": "^0.28.1",
"rollup": "^4.62.4",
@@ -42,5 +42,8 @@
},
"peerDependencies": {
"react": ">=18"
},
"engines": {
"node": ">=24.11.0"
}
}
@@ -22,8 +22,11 @@
"@paperclipai/plugin-sdk": "workspace:*"
},
"devDependencies": {
"@types/node": "^22.20.1",
"@types/node": "^24.0.0",
"typescript": "^5.7.3",
"vitest": "^4.1.10"
},
"engines": {
"node": ">=24.11.0"
}
}
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
"@paperclipai/plugin-sdk": "workspace:*",
"@rollup/plugin-node-resolve": "^16.0.1",
"@rollup/plugin-typescript": "^12.1.2",
"@types/node": "^22.20.1",
"@types/node": "^24.0.0",
"@types/react": "^19.2.18",
"@types/react-dom": "^19.2.4",
"esbuild": "^0.28.1",
@@ -51,5 +51,8 @@
},
"peerDependencies": {
"react": ">=18"
},
"engines": {
"node": ">=24.11.0"
}
}
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
"@pierre/diffs": "^1.2.11"
},
"devDependencies": {
"@types/node": "^22.20.1",
"@types/node": "^24.0.0",
"@types/react": "^19.2.18",
"@types/react-dom": "^19.2.4",
"esbuild": "^0.28.1",
@@ -67,5 +67,8 @@
"peerDependencies": {
"react": ">=18",
"react-dom": ">=18"
},
"engines": {
"node": ">=24.11.0"
}
}
@@ -17,5 +17,8 @@
"typescript": "^5.7.3",
"vitest": "^4.1.8",
"wrangler": "^4.15.0"
},
"engines": {
"node": ">=24.11.0"
}
}
@@ -51,8 +51,11 @@
"postpack": "if [ -f package.dev.json ]; then mv package.dev.json package.json; fi"
},
"devDependencies": {
"@types/node": "^24.6.0",
"@types/node": "^24.0.0",
"typescript": "^5.7.3",
"vitest": "^4.1.8"
},
"engines": {
"node": ">=24.11.0"
}
}
@@ -53,8 +53,11 @@
"@daytonaio/sdk": "0.203.0"
},
"devDependencies": {
"@types/node": "^24.6.0",
"@types/node": "^24.0.0",
"typescript": "^5.7.3",
"vitest": "^4.1.8"
},
"engines": {
"node": ">=24.11.0"
}
}
@@ -53,8 +53,11 @@
"e2b": "^2.19.0"
},
"devDependencies": {
"@types/node": "^24.6.0",
"@types/node": "^24.0.0",
"typescript": "^5.7.3",
"vitest": "^4.1.8"
},
"engines": {
"node": ">=24.11.0"
}
}
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Operational notes:
- Reusable leases keep the VM alive between runs. exe.dev does not expose a documented "stop and later resume" command in the public CLI docs, so `reuseLease: true` means "retain the VM" rather than "suspend it."
- The provisioning path uses `https://exe.dev/exec`, which exe.dev documents as a command-style HTTPS API with a 30-second request timeout. Typical `new` calls are expected to fit inside that limit; command execution itself does not use `/exec`.
- Probes still create and delete a real exe.dev VM through `/exec`, and so do the `new`/`rm` calls inside the normal acquire/release lifecycle. Treat all of those as real provisioning cost, not just probes.
- exe.dev runs `--setup-script` as the unprivileged `exedev` user, not as root. That user has passwordless `sudo`, so any system-level steps in a custom `setupScript` must invoke `sudo` explicitly (for example `sudo apt-get install -y …`). When you omit `setupScript`, the plugin supplies a default that installs Node 20 via the official nodesource script — Paperclip's sandbox callback bridge is a Node program, so the VM needs `node` on `PATH` before the bridge can launch.
- exe.dev runs `--setup-script` as the unprivileged `exedev` user, not as root. That user has passwordless `sudo`, so any system-level steps in a custom `setupScript` must invoke `sudo` explicitly (for example `sudo apt-get install -y …`). When you omit `setupScript`, the plugin supplies a default that installs Node 24 via the official nodesource script — Paperclip's sandbox callback bridge is a Node program, so the VM needs `node` on `PATH` before the bridge can launch.
## Local development
@@ -50,8 +50,11 @@
"postpack": "if [ -f package.dev.json ]; then mv package.dev.json package.json; fi"
},
"devDependencies": {
"@types/node": "^24.6.0",
"@types/node": "^24.0.0",
"typescript": "^5.7.3",
"vitest": "^4.1.8"
},
"engines": {
"node": ">=24.11.0"
}
}
@@ -372,7 +372,9 @@ describe("exe.dev sandbox provider plugin", () => {
const body = String(fetchMock.mock.calls[0]?.[1]?.body ?? "");
expect(body).toContain("--setup-script=");
expect(body).toContain("nodesource.com/setup_20.x");
expect(body).toContain("process.versions.node");
expect(body).toContain("v[0]>24||(v[0]===24&&v[1]>=11)");
expect(body).toContain("nodesource.com/setup_24.x");
expect(body).toContain("sudo apt-get install -y nodejs");
});
@@ -425,7 +427,7 @@ describe("exe.dev sandbox provider plugin", () => {
await acquirePromise?.catch((error: Error) => {
// Operator did not supply a setupScript, so the visible default install
// is not a secret and stays in the error for debuggability.
expect(error.message).toContain("nodesource.com/setup_20.x");
expect(error.message).toContain("nodesource.com/setup_24.x");
expect(error.message).not.toContain("[REDACTED]");
});
});
@@ -74,11 +74,13 @@ const UUID_SECRET_REF_RE = /^[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-
// exe.dev's `--setup-script` runs at VM init as the unprivileged `exedev` user, which
// has passwordless sudo. The Paperclip sandbox callback bridge is a Node script, so
// every Paperclip workload on this provider needs node on PATH before the bridge can
// start. When the operator hasn't supplied their own setup script, install Node 20 via
// start. When the operator hasn't supplied their own setup script, install Node 24 via
// nodesource so the VM comes up ready for Paperclip out of the box.
const DEFAULT_SETUP_SCRIPT =
"command -v node >/dev/null 2>&1 || " +
"(curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | sudo -E bash - && " +
"(command -v node >/dev/null 2>&1 && " +
"node -e 'const v=process.versions.node.split(\".\").map(Number);" +
"process.exit(v[0]>24||(v[0]===24&&v[1]>=11)?0:1)' >/dev/null 2>&1) || " +
"(curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_24.x | sudo -E bash - && " +
"sudo apt-get install -y nodejs)";
class ExeDevApiError extends Error {
@@ -52,8 +52,11 @@
"zod": "^3.24.2"
},
"devDependencies": {
"@types/node": "^24.6.0",
"@types/node": "^24.0.0",
"typescript": "^5.7.3",
"vitest": "^3.2.4"
},
"engines": {
"node": ">=24.11.0"
}
}
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ The host plugin installer runs `npm install` into the managed plugin directory,
## Runtime support note
Modal's official JS SDK README pins support to **Node 22 or later**. Paperclip's repo baseline is currently `node >= 20`; empirically `modal@0.7.4` imports and operates against the Modal API under Node 20, so the plugin runs there today, but the vendor support contract is Node 22+. The plugin logs a startup warning when it detects Node `< 22`. Operators who can pin their Paperclip runtime to Node 22+ should do so; treat Node-20 usage as best-effort until the host bumps its baseline.
The empirical Node 20 compatibility check is recorded in [PAPA-352](/PAPA/issues/PAPA-352).
Paperclip and this plugin require **Node 24 or later**. The plugin logs a startup warning when it detects an older host runtime.
## Configuration
@@ -27,7 +25,7 @@ Configure Modal from `Instance Settings -> Environments`, not from the plugin's
| Field | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `appName` | yes | Modal App name. The plugin calls `modal.apps.fromName(appName, { createIfMissing: true })`, so the App is created on first acquire if it does not already exist. |
| `image` | yes | Container image passed to `modal.images.fromRegistry()`, e.g. `python:3.13` or `node:20`. |
| `image` | yes | Container image passed to `modal.images.fromRegistry()`, e.g. `python:3.13` or `node:24`. |
| `tokenId` / `tokenSecret` | yes | Modal auth tokens. Both must be provided together. Paperclip stores pasted values as company secrets. The plugin worker runs in a child process that does not inherit host env vars, so `MODAL_TOKEN_ID` / `MODAL_TOKEN_SECRET` set on the Paperclip server are **not** read by the plugin — provide the tokens in this form. |
| `environment` | no | Optional Modal environment name. Falls back to the SDK profile default. |
| `workdir` | no | Remote working directory inside the sandbox. Defaults to `/workspace/paperclip`. |
@@ -53,8 +53,11 @@
"modal": "^0.7.4"
},
"devDependencies": {
"@types/node": "^24.6.0",
"@types/node": "^24.0.0",
"typescript": "^5.7.3",
"vitest": "^4.1.8"
},
"engines": {
"node": ">=24.11.0"
}
}
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ const manifest: PaperclipPluginManifestV1 = {
image: {
type: "string",
description:
"Container image reference passed to `modal.images.fromRegistry()`, e.g. `python:3.13` or `node:22`. The default `node:22` satisfies the sandbox runtime contract (node, sh, and tar on PATH).",
default: "node:22",
"Container image reference passed to `modal.images.fromRegistry()`, e.g. `python:3.13` or `node:24`. The default `node:24` satisfies the sandbox runtime contract (node, sh, and tar on PATH).",
default: "node:24",
},
tokenId: {
type: "string",
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ describe("modal manifest form defaults", () => {
it("pre-fills the required app name and image so the form works out of the box", () => {
expect(properties.appName?.default).toBe("paperclip");
expect(properties.image?.default).toBe("node:22");
expect(properties.image?.default).toBe("node:24");
});
it("declares no default on secret-ref fields, which would be persisted as a company secret", () => {
@@ -318,8 +318,8 @@ async function getSandboxOrNull(
function warnIfUnsupportedNode(logger: { warn: (msg: string) => void } | undefined): void {
const major = Number.parseInt(process.versions.node.split(".")[0] ?? "0", 10);
if (Number.isFinite(major) && major < 22) {
const message = `Modal sandbox provider is running on Node ${process.versions.node}; Modal officially supports Node 22+. The plugin will attempt to operate but vendor support is not guaranteed below Node 22.`;
if (Number.isFinite(major) && major < 24) {
const message = `Modal sandbox provider is running on Node ${process.versions.node}; Paperclip requires Node 24+. Upgrade the host runtime before using this plugin.`;
logger?.warn(message);
}
}
@@ -54,8 +54,11 @@
"novita-sandbox": "^1.0.3-b2"
},
"devDependencies": {
"@types/node": "^24.6.0",
"@types/node": "^24.0.0",
"typescript": "^5.7.3",
"vitest": "^4.1.8"
},
"engines": {
"node": ">=24.11.0"
}
}
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@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
"zod": "^4.4.3"
},
"devDependencies": {
"@types/node": "^22.20.1",
"@types/node": "^24.0.0",
"@types/react": "^19.2.18",
"typescript": "^5.7.3"
},
@@ -123,5 +123,8 @@
"react": {
"optional": true
}
},
"engines": {
"node": ">=24.11.0"
}
}
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@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export function createPluginBundlerPresets(input: PluginBundlerPresetInput = {})
bundle: true,
format: "esm",
platform: "node",
target: "node20",
target: "node24",
sourcemap,
minify,
external: ["react", "react-dom"],
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export function createPluginBundlerPresets(input: PluginBundlerPresetInput = {})
bundle: true,
format: "esm",
platform: "node",
target: "node20",
target: "node24",
sourcemap,
external: ["@paperclipai/plugin-sdk"],
};