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32745f4e84 feat(issues): keep follow-up parents and show the creation source (#15762)
## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip is the open source app people use to manage AI agents for
work
> - Agents delegate work by creating follow-up tasks through the issue
API, the CLI, and the chat `create_task` tool
> - An agent can omit `parentId` when it creates a follow-up from an
ordinary execution task. The API accepts the task as a top-level task.
The task hierarchy does not show where the task came from, even though
the run provenance is recorded
> - The operator must read run history to learn why the task exists.
This is slow and it hides delegated work from the parent task
> - This pull request keeps the parent link for delegated follow-ups by
default, keeps intentional standalone tasks possible, and shows an
access-checked "Created from <task> by <agent>" note on the task page
from the recorded run provenance
> - The benefit is that each agent-created task shows its source without
log inspection, while structural parentage, provenance, and blockers
stay separate concepts

## Linked Issues or Issue Description

Refs #13241 (shows tasks created from a task on the source task page;
this PR shows the reverse direction on the created task)
Refs #9727 (open proposal for creation provenance tracking)

**What existing behavior does this improve?**

Issue creation by agent runs, and the task detail page.

**Subsystem affected**

Server (`POST /api/companies/:companyId/issues`, `GET /api/issues/:id`),
shared types, UI task detail page, CLI `issue create`, Paperclip skill
docs.

**Current behavior**

When an agent run bound to an execution task creates a task and omits
`parentId`, the task is created with no parent. The task page shows no
source. The operator must inspect the run log to find the task that the
agent was working on. The source run and the privacy parent are
recorded, but the UI does not use them.

**Proposed behavior**

- When an agent run bound to an ordinary execution task omits
`parentId`, the server sets `parentId` to that task. The `issue.created`
activity records `parentDefaultedFromRunIssue: true`.
- An explicit `parentId: null` keeps the task standalone. Conversation
runs (chat handoffs), board or user creates, watchdog follow-ups, a run
task the agent may not mutate, a default parent that would cause a
delegation cycle, and a default parent the agent may not create a child
under (for example a protected assignment policy without a grant) also
stay standalone. The server runs the same `tasks:assign` decision with
the defaulted parent in scope before it accepts the default. No request
that succeeded before now fails. An explicit `parentId` is still checked
as before.
- `GET /api/issues/:id` returns `createdFrom` with the source task, the
run, and the agent. The server resolves it from `origin_run_id`, or from
the recorded creation activity for historical rows. It returns `null`
when the viewer may not read the source task or the run, when the run is
from another company, or when provenance is missing.
- The task page shows "Created from <task> by <agent>" in the classic
breadcrumb area and in the streamlined Tasks tab. The note is not a
blocker and it is shown with or without a parent.
- The CLI `issue create` command gets `--standalone`, which sends
`parentId: null`.

**Reason and benefit**

Operators see why a task exists on the task itself. Delegated follow-ups
stay inside the parent task tree, so parent completion and child
wake-ups keep working. Private and cross-company sources stay hidden.

**Breaking changes**

None for the API schema. Agents that create tasks from a run and relied
on the omitted `parentId` to mean "top-level" must now send `parentId:
null` (CLI: `--standalone`). The skill and the spec document this.

## What Changed

- `server/src/services/issue-creation-source.ts` (new): resolves a
task's creation source from the origin run or the creation activity,
scoped to the company, and loads the run-bound task by UUID or
identifier.
- `server/src/routes/issues.ts`: `POST /companies/:companyId/issues`
defaults `parentId` to the run's task when the body omits it (with the
exclusions above) and records the default in the activity log. `GET
/issues/:id` adds the access-checked `createdFrom` field.
- `packages/shared/src/types/issue.ts` and index exports: new
`IssueCreationSource` type and the optional `createdFrom` field on
`Issue`.
- `ui/src/components/task-detail/IssueCreatedFromNote.tsx` (new),
`TaskDetailTasksPanel.tsx`, and `IssueDetail.tsx`: show the creation
source in both task page layouts and count it in the Tasks tab badge.
- `cli/src/commands/client/issue.ts`: `issue create --standalone`.
- Docs: `doc/SPEC-implementation.md`, `doc/CLI.md`,
`skills/paperclip/SKILL.md`.
- Tests: `server/src/__tests__/issue-creation-source-routes.test.ts`
(new), `TaskDetailTasksPanel.test.tsx`, `IssueDetail.test.tsx`.

## Verification

Run the new server route test (embedded Postgres):

```sh
cd server && pnpm exec vitest run src/__tests__/issue-creation-source-routes.test.ts
```

It covers: ordinary delegation gets the parent and `createdFrom`;
explicit `parentId: null` stays standalone but still shows the source;
conversation handoff and board create stay standalone; a would-be
delegation cycle falls back to standalone; a protected source task
without a grant falls back to standalone while an explicit parent still
returns 403; an explicit cycle still returns 409; historical provenance
from the creation activity; missing provenance, a private source for an
outsider, and a cross-company run all return `null`.

Related existing suites that passed locally (11 files, 313 tests):
`issue-created-from-routes`, `issue-create-deduplication-routes`,
`issue-agent-mutation-ownership-routes`, `chat-project-tools`,
`issue-assignee-invokability-routes`, `issue-watchdogs-routes`,
`issue-dependency-wakeups-routes`, `public-mcp`,
`native-runtime/task-creation-backlog`, `issue-access-grants-routes`,
`issue-list-assignee-filter-routes`.

UI:

```sh
cd ui && pnpm exec vitest run src/components/task-detail/TaskDetailTasksPanel.test.tsx src/pages/IssueDetail.test.tsx
pnpm check:token-gates
```

Manual check: as an agent run bound to a task, `POST
/api/companies/:companyId/issues` with only a title. The response has
`parentId` set to the run's task. Open the new task; the page shows
"Created from <task> by <agent>".

The related server suites pass locally (`issue-created-from`,
`issue-create-deduplication`, `issue-agent-mutation-ownership`,
`chat-project-tools`, `issue-watchdogs`, `public-mcp`,
`task-creation-backlog`, `issue-access-grants`,
`permissions-upgrade-boundary`). The full `pnpm -r typecheck`, `pnpm
test:run`, and `pnpm build` were not run locally because the sandbox has
a 4 GB memory limit and the TypeScript compiler is killed on the server
project; the CI gates on this PR cover them.

## Risks

- Behavior shift for agent clients: a run-created task without
`parentId` now becomes a child of the run's task. Clients that want a
top-level task must send `parentId: null`. The watchdog, conversation,
and board paths are excluded, and the default never adds a blocker.
- The default parent inherits the parent's execution workspace, which
run-created tasks already inherited from the run's task.
- `createdFrom` adds one run lookup, one issue lookup, one access
decision, and one agent lookup to the task detail request. It is skipped
when the task has no origin run and no creation activity with a run.
- Privacy: the field returns `null` unless the viewer can read the
source task and the run, so a private source is indistinguishable from
missing provenance.

## Model Used

Claude Fable 5.1 (`claude-fable-5-1`), Anthropic, run through Claude
Code in a Paperclip-managed execution workspace with tool use, shell
execution, and a local embedded Postgres for tests.

## 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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Co-authored-by: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-10-10 00:40:08 -07:00
DottaandPaperclip 0e5830887b perf: reveal task content sooner and parallelize issue reads (#14727)
## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip helps people manage AI agents and their work.
> - A task page must show saved replies quickly so a person can read the
work.
> - The title could appear while the conversation waited for unrelated
metadata and transcripts.
> - Thread requests also waited for enriched task details, while the
server read several independent fields in sequence.
> - This change shows saved content as soon as it is ready, starts
thread reads earlier, and runs independent server reads together.
> - Native event history takes priority over legacy log fallback, and
mentioned tasks load on intent.
> - Content-free timing spans make the remaining server delays visible
without recording task content.

## Linked Issues or Issue Description

**What happened?**

Task titles and properties appeared quickly, but saved conversation
content stayed hidden for several more seconds while metadata and run
transcripts loaded.

**Expected behavior**

Saved replies and the task description should be readable without
waiting for supporting history. Returning to a cached task should show
content within a frame or two.

**Steps to reproduce**

1. Open a task with saved comments and completed runs.
2. Delay the task activity and runs responses by five seconds in the
browser.
3. Observe whether saved content remains hidden until those responses
finish.
4. Navigate away and return to the task to check cached navigation.

**Paperclip version or commit**

The change was developed from `1b48e73e0` and rebased onto `44736c9c7`.

**Deployment mode**

Built from source, tested in an authenticated staging deployment and
with local response replay.

Related: #14667 overlaps the transcript reveal behavior and adds
separate retry UX. This PR also changes navigation prefetch, parent
metadata gates, native log fallback, server read scheduling, and timing
spans. #12647 proposes a separate SQL predicate optimization in the runs
service. #13597 and #13095 are earlier loading fixes.

## What Changed

- Start activity and runs when the task page mounts, alongside task
details and comments, using the route reference for shared query keys.
Hover/focus prefetch does not start full history reads.
- Reveal saved comments and descriptions while metadata and transcripts
load. Preserve strict waits for linked-comment navigation and tasks with
only runtime content.
- For settled native runs, fetch legacy logs only when event history is
empty or fails. Preserve live-log subscriptions for queued and running
native runs. Fetch mentioned-task details on hover or focus.
- Run independent issue-detail enrichment and run metadata reads in
parallel while preserving recovery dependencies.
- Add `Server-Timing` phases and opt-in OpenTelemetry spans, plus
regression tests and observability documentation.

## Verification

- **313 tests passed** across the initial seven focused component,
cache, timing, and scroll suites. After review fixes, **313 tests
passed** across five task-page, cache, prefetch, and live-transcript
suites (`pnpm exec vitest run` with `--maxWorkers=1`; these sets
overlap).
- `pnpm -r typecheck` and `pnpm build` passed locally before the final
UI-only review fixes. UI typecheck/build and `pnpm check:token-gates`
passed after those fixes. The final commit also passes full typecheck
and build in CI.
- The full local Vitest run was attempted. Several unrelated embedded
PostgreSQL fixtures failed to start, and parallel test workers hit
timeouts. Focused reruns passed. A later local full-suite rerun was
stopped after the complete CI suite passed; it is not claimed as a local
full-suite pass.
- Final commit `d1e147145`: **54 checks passed, 2 skipped**, including
all server/workspace test shards, all eight browser E2E shards, full
build/typecheck, Runner checks, release registry, and canary
clean-install verification. [CI
run](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/actions/runs/36734642034).
Greptile **5/5** after two reviews; both findings fixed and all review
threads resolved. No merge conflicts.
- Live browser tests on an existing task with two saved replies: median
full reload to visible content fell from **1.92 s** (3 samples) to
**1.40 s** (5 samples). Cached return fell from **421 ms** (1 sample) to
**29 ms** (3 samples). These are observed samples, not a performance
guarantee.
- With activity and runs delayed by five seconds, saved content appeared
in **1.38 s** on desktop and **1.33 s** on mobile. The inspected comment
did not move when metadata arrived. Verified history expansion, task
properties, pending-input navigation, dashboard return, and mobile
layout.
- A separate local replay with fixed responses reduced visible-content
time from **5.12 s** to **2.15 s**. This isolates frontend behavior and
is not a live-server benchmark.

## Risks

Progressive history can change the thread after first paint. Existing
anchor behavior is retained and covered by tests and delayed-response
browser checks. Query aliases must stay aligned for invalidation.
Parallel reads can increase short bursts of database work; dependent
recovery operations remain ordered. Full reloads still depend on network
and task-detail latency.

No schema or authorization change. OpenTelemetry remains disabled
without an operator endpoint. The added spans use a closed set of phase
names and carry no task IDs, task content, or exception text.

I checked `ROADMAP.md`; this is a performance fix within the existing
task page.

## Model Used

OpenAI GPT-6 in Codex. The runtime does not expose a more specific model
ID or context-window size. The agent used reasoning, code editing,
terminal tools, and Chrome performance profiling.

## 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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2026-09-30 10:26:28 -05:00