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Devin FoleyandPaperclip a7a73d5bc7 Fix stale server info debug metadata (#8753)
## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip is the open source app people use to manage AI agents for
work
> - The experimental server info debug view helps local operators
inspect what code a running dev instance is actually serving
> - The view was moved into the account-menu drawer, which only mounts
while that drawer is open
> - That made stale health-query data easier to see after restarts, and
the server was also caching the running commit at process boot
> - A clean commit label alone is incomplete when the checkout has
uncommitted local changes
> - This pull request keeps the drawer health data fresh, refreshes git
metadata on demand, and adds a path-free checkout-state summary
> - The benefit is that the debug view reports restart time, running
commit, and dirty-checkout state without exposing local paths, secrets,
logs, or environment details

## Linked Issues or Issue Description

Fixes: #8752

## What Changed

- `SidebarServerInfo.tsx`: refetch the health query whenever the drawer
opens and poll every 2s while the dev server is active.
- `server-info.ts`: keep `processStartedAt` stable while refreshing git
HEAD through a short TTL cache instead of freezing commit metadata at
module boot.
- Shared health contract/OpenAPI: add `serverInfo.git.localChanges` with
only staged, unstaged, and untracked counts plus safe unavailable
fallbacks.
- `SidebarServerInfo.tsx`: add a `Checkout state` row that renders
clean/dirty/unavailable copy without file paths.
- Tests: cover stale drawer refresh, interval polling, TTL commit
refresh, health response shape, checkout-state count parsing, and
path-free UI rendering.

## Verification

- `npx vitest run server/src/__tests__/server-info.test.ts
server/src/__tests__/health.test.ts
ui/src/components/SidebarServerInfo.test.tsx` -> 3 files / 19 tests
passing.
- `pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --ignore-scripts` -> refreshed stale
workspace links without lockfile/source churn.
- `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/shared --filter @paperclipai/server
--filter @paperclipai/ui typecheck` -> passing.
- `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/ui typecheck` -> passing after the
Greptile test-coverage fix.
- `pnpm check:tokens` -> no forbidden tokens found.
- Local diff scans for obvious secrets, credentials, private URLs, local
paths, and PII patterns -> no matches.
- GitHub PR checks on head `56defd446` -> all green, including `verify`,
canary dry run, e2e, security scans, and Greptile Review.
- Greptile latest summary -> Confidence Score 5/5, 0 new comments; the
prior P2 polling-coverage thread is resolved.

## Risks

Low risk. The UI remains behind the experimental
`enableServerInfoDebugView` flag. The extra git status call is throttled
by the existing server-info TTL and reports only counts, not paths or
file names. If git status is unavailable, the commit row still works and
the checkout-state row shows clear fallback copy.

## Model Used

Claude Opus (claude-opus-4-8), extended thinking, with tool use / code
execution assisted the original stale-metadata fix. OpenAI GPT-5 via
Codex local, with tool use and code execution, added the checkout-state
follow-up, Greptile fix-up, and PR verification.

## 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: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
2026-06-29 13:10:58 -07:00
Devin Foley 765a75207a Add experimental server info debug view (#8676)
## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip is the open source app people use to manage AI agents for
work
> - The dev/server UI exposes a `/api/health` endpoint and a lower-left
account drawer, but nothing surfaces *which* build the running instance
is on or when it last restarted
> - When iterating on a local dev instance it is hard to tell whether
the server you're looking at has actually restarted onto your latest
commit, or how stale the running process is
> - Developers need a lightweight, opt-in way to confirm the running
instance's identity without digging through logs or shelling into the
host
> - This pull request adds an experimental "Server Info Debug View"
setting that surfaces the running instance's last-restart time and
current commit as read-only rows in the account drawer
> - The benefit is a quick, in-UI sanity check of what the live server
is actually running, behind an experimental flag so it ships zero cost
to users who don't opt in

## Linked Issues or Issue Description

No public GitHub issue exists. Describing the underlying request inline
following the feature request template:

**Problem or motivation:**

When working against a local Paperclip dev instance there is no in-UI
way to confirm what the running server is — its current commit or when
it last restarted. You have to check logs or the host shell to know
whether the process picked up your latest build.

**Proposed solution:**

An opt-in experimental setting ("Server Info Debug View") that, once
enabled, renders a small read-only "Server" section at the bottom of the
lower-left account drawer showing **Last restarted** (the server process
start time) and **Running commit** (the current git HEAD short SHA +
subject).

**Alternatives considered:**

A separate top-right pill/overlay (like the work-life-balance plugin).
The account drawer was chosen to reuse existing menu-row styling and
avoid adding new always-present chrome.

**Roadmap alignment:**

Small, self-contained developer-experience aid gated behind an
experimental flag; does not overlap planned core roadmap work.

## What Changed

- Added `server/src/server-info.ts`: captures a `serverInfo` snapshot
once at boot — process start time and current git commit (SHA +
subject). Git is read via `execFileSync` with SHA validation and a
timeout.
- `/api/health` exposes the `serverInfo` snapshot, but only on
full-details health responses (board/agent in authenticated mode, or
local-trusted dev).
- Gated the UI surface behind a new `enableServerInfoDebugView`
experimental setting, wired through the shared instance type, validator,
settings normalizer, and OpenAPI schema.
- UI: added `SidebarServerInfo` rendering the read-only rows in the
account drawer (`BreadcrumbBar` / `SidebarAccountMenu`), plus the
experimental settings toggle and a typed `health` API client.
- Moved `ServerGitInfo` / `ServerInfoSnapshot` into
`@paperclipai/shared` so the server and UI share one definition instead
of duplicating it.
- Added unit tests for the server-info snapshot, health route exposure,
validator/normalizer, settings routes, the experimental settings page,
and the sidebar component.

## Verification

- `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/server exec vitest run
src/__tests__/health.test.ts src/__tests__/server-info.test.ts
src/__tests__/instance-settings-service.test.ts
src/__tests__/instance-settings-routes.test.ts` — 32 passed
- `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/ui exec vitest run
src/components/SidebarServerInfo.test.tsx
src/pages/InstanceExperimentalSettings.test.tsx` — 9 passed
- `tsc --noEmit` on both `@paperclipai/server` and `@paperclipai/ui` —
clean
- Manual: enable **Settings → Experimental → Server Info Debug View**,
refresh the UI, open the lower-left account drawer — a "Server" section
shows Last restarted and Running commit.

## Risks

- Low risk. The UI surface is fully opt-in via an experimental flag and
defaults off.
- The `serverInfo` field on `/api/health` is access-controlled to
full-details responses only (board/agent in authenticated mode, or
local-trusted dev) — never anonymous authenticated callers — so the git
SHA is not broadly exposed.
- The only new server work is a one-time git read at boot, guarded with
SHA validation and a timeout; failures degrade gracefully (the git block
reports `available: false` rather than throwing).

## Model Used

Claude — `claude-opus-4` (Anthropic), extended thinking with tool use,
via Claude Code.

## 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 and contains no
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
2026-06-26 14:47:01 -07:00