From baf49f5e97916b194a1478e6f1db53b1e8d1d164 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dotta <bippadotta@protonmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:49:04 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] fix(dev): rebuild runner before server startup

Co-Authored-By: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
---
 scripts/dev-runner.ts | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)

diff --git a/scripts/dev-runner.ts b/scripts/dev-runner.ts
index 28e152e9949..57bf8b5bb7b 100644
--- a/scripts/dev-runner.ts
+++ b/scripts/dev-runner.ts
@@ -496,6 +496,22 @@ async function buildPluginSdk() {
   }
 }
 
+async function buildPaperclipRunner() {
+  console.log("[paperclip] building paperclip runner...");
+  const result = await runPnpm(
+    ["--filter", "@paperclipai/paperclip-runner", "build:typescript"],
+    { stdio: "inherit" },
+  );
+  if (result.signal) {
+    exitForSignal(result.signal);
+    return;
+  }
+  if (result.code !== 0) {
+    console.error("[paperclip] paperclip runner build failed");
+    process.exit(result.code);
+  }
+}
+
 async function markChildAsCurrent() {
   previousSnapshot = collectWatchedSnapshot();
   dirtyPaths = new Set();
@@ -558,6 +574,7 @@ async function stopChildForRestart() {
 }
 
 async function startServerChild() {
+  await buildPaperclipRunner();
   await buildPluginSdk();
 
   const serverScript = mode === "watch" ? "dev:watch" : "dev";