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## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip is the open source app people use to manage AI agents for
work
> - Sandbox providers run agent work in isolated environments
> - The Daytona documents described a command wrapper that the provider
no longer uses
> - Those documents therefore described a control that the code does not
have
> - This pull request states the real sandbox boundary and the controls
for paths that cross it
> - The benefit is accurate security guidance for sandbox provider
authors and operators

## Linked Issues or Issue Description

**Issue type**

Outdated (no longer matches behavior).

**Where is the issue?**

`packages/plugins/sandbox-providers/SANDBOX-REQUIREMENTS.md` and
`packages/plugins/sandbox-providers/daytona/README.md`.

**What's wrong?**

The Daytona provider no longer uses the documented command wrapper,
package installation commands, or sudoers rule. The requirements
document also lacked a clear statement of the sandbox security boundary.

**Suggested fix**

State that the sandbox provides the boundary. Name outbound workspace
synchronization and the application programming interface bridge as the
paths that cross the boundary. State that a provider must not map a host
path into a sandbox synchronization path.

## What Changed

- Replace stale wrapper requirements with the actual sandbox security
boundary.
- State the controls that apply to outbound workspace synchronization
and the application programming interface bridge.
- State that this repository does not enforce the provider path-mapping
duty today.
- Remove obsolete Daytona package-install commands and the sudoers rule.

## Verification

- Confirm the difference contains the two documentation files and the
test file changed by the follow-up fix.
- Confirm that no unrelated source, configuration, or fixture file
appears in the difference.
- Run the repository continuous integration checks and confirm that
every required check passes.
- Run the repository review bot and confirm its final verdict.

## Risks

Low risk. This pull request changes two documents and closes a database
client in one integration test. It does not change product runtime
behavior or configuration.

## Model Used

OpenAI Codex, GPT-5, with tool use and code execution. The model
produced the documentation change and the pull request text.

## 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 the affected test locally; continuous integration
provides complete test verification.
- [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>
2026-08-27 09:25:06 -07:00

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@paperclipai/plugin-daytona

Published Daytona sandbox provider plugin for Paperclip.

This package lives in the Paperclip monorepo, but it is intentionally excluded from the root pnpm workspace and shaped to publish and install like a standalone npm package. That lets operators install it from the Plugins page by package name without introducing root lockfile churn for Daytona's SDK dependencies.

Install

From a Paperclip instance, install:

@paperclipai/plugin-daytona

The host plugin installer runs npm install into the managed plugin directory, so transitive dependencies such as @daytonaio/sdk are pulled in during installation.

Configuration

Configure Daytona from Instance Settings -> Environments, not from the plugin's plugin page.

  • Put the Daytona API key on the sandbox environment itself.
  • When you save an environment, Paperclip stores pasted API keys as company secrets.
  • DAYTONA_API_KEY remains an optional host-level fallback when an environment omits the key.
  • Optional apiUrl and target settings map directly to the Daytona SDK/client configuration. If apiUrl is omitted, the Daytona SDK uses its default endpoint.

Notes:

  • The current published Daytona SDK package is @daytonaio/sdk.
  • The driver supports both snapshot-based and image-based sandbox creation. If both are set, validation rejects the config as ambiguous.
  • Reusable leases map to Daytona stop/start semantics. Non-reusable leases are deleted on release.

Local development

cd packages/plugins/sandbox-providers/daytona
pnpm install --ignore-workspace --no-lockfile
pnpm build
pnpm test
pnpm typecheck

These commands assume the repo root has already been installed once so the local @paperclipai/plugin-sdk workspace package is available to the compiler during development.

Package layout

  • src/manifest.ts declares the sandbox-provider driver metadata
  • src/plugin.ts implements the environment lifecycle hooks
  • paperclipPlugin.manifest and paperclipPlugin.worker point the host at the built plugin entrypoints in dist/