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## Thinking Path > - Paperclip is the open source app people use to manage AI agents for work > - A repository project gets its working files from core staging or from a workspace storage plugin > - #20459 reported that an installed storage plugin attached every new repository project, so sandbox agents could not use those projects > - #20587 fixed creation with an **Available in** choice that selects storage > - #20651 then saved an environment on every new project and used it before the agent default to place runs. That solved a problem that did not exist: the project needs storage, not a run environment > - Creation saves the first environment of the chosen group, so a project silently sends every agent's runs to that environment. Project Configuration also shows two controls (Environment and Workspace storage) for one decision > - This pull request removes the project run environment and makes storage the only placement choice a project owns. Storage is fixed at creation > - The benefit is that runs follow the agent again, and project settings show one clear, read-only fact about storage ## Linked Issues or Issue Description Refs #20459. Follow-up to #20587 and #20651. Refs #11644. That issue asks for a project-level run environment override. This pull request removes the override that #20651 added for it, because the override is not necessary to fix #20459. #11644 stays a separate feature request. Related: #18176 (open) repairs placement through the legacy workspace-policy field. This pull request does not restore project placement, so it conflicts with the direction of #18176. ## What Changed - **Remove the project run environment.** Migration `0466` drops `projects.environment_id`. Run placement no longer reads the project. Runs use the agent default, then the instance default, then local execution. The low-trust task sandbox and the enforced sandbox policies keep their precedence. - **Keep the #20651 recovery and binding guards.** A recovered run still uses its admitted environment lease (source `run`). Company-binding checks before admission and during lease creation stay. - **Keep the creation choice.** **Available in** in New Project still selects storage. It still shows only when the environments need more than one storage owner. That can only occur when a storage plugin is installed. `POST /projects` with `environmentId` selects the storage of that environment and does not save the environment. - **Fix storage at creation.** `PATCH /projects/:id` rejects any storage change with `409 project_storage_locked`, from core to a plugin and from a plugin to core. Before, a core project could move to a plugin. - **Drop legacy writes.** Older clients can still send `executionWorkspacePolicy.environmentId`. The service removes it on create and update. - **Simplify Project Configuration.** Remove the Environment and Workspace storage selectors. Show an advisory **Available in** list of the environments that can use the project's storage. Show it when a storage plugin is installed or when the project uses one. When the project's plugin is not installed, show **Storage plugin unavailable**. Without a storage plugin, show nothing. - **Issue workspace card.** Remove the "project default" environment label. - **Shared contract.** Remove `Project.environmentId`, the `environmentId` project field, and `expectedStorageProviderPluginId` from the update schema. The create schema keeps `environmentId` and `expectedStorageProviderPluginId` from #20587. - **Docs and maps.** Update `doc/project-environment-compatibility.md`, `docs/api/goals-and-projects.md`, and the project feature and agent-access maps. - **SDK source pins.** Refresh `tests/runner-e2e/source-sdk-public-inputs.json` for the two shared files. The shared file blobs return to their values before #20651. The refresh also corrects the `pnpm-lock.yaml` pin and `lockSha256`: `master` pins an older lockfile blob than the one it contains. ## Verification - Targeted server suites pass (227 tests): `project-environments`, `project-workspace-provider.integration`, `heartbeat/environment-selection`, `execution-workspace-policy`, `environment-selection-route-guards`, `environment-run-orchestrator`, `openapi-routes`. - Related server suites pass (349 tests): `environment-service`, `environment-routes`, `plugin-workspaces.integration`, `issues-service`. - Targeted UI suites pass: `ProjectProperties.concurrency`, `IssueWorkspaceCard`, `NewProjectDialog`, `NewProjectDialog.managed-sandbox`, `ProjectDetail`. - New tests: - Creation saves storage, not an environment. Core and plugin projects both reject a storage change with `project_storage_locked`. - A legacy policy `environmentId` is dropped on create and update. - A new run follows the agent default for any project. A recovered run keeps its admitted lease after the agent default changes. - Project Configuration has no storage or environment selector. The note is hidden without a plugin. It lists the core or plugin environments for the project's storage. It shows **Storage plugin unavailable** for a removed plugin. - `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/server typecheck`, `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/ui typecheck`, and `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/shared typecheck` pass. - `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/db check:migrations`, `pnpm check:token-gates`, `node scripts/check-maps.mjs`, and `node tests/runner-e2e/source-sdk-public-inputs.mjs <HEAD> --check` pass. - Not run locally: the full `pnpm test:run`, `pnpm build`, and browser suites. CI supplies that coverage. - Manual check: open Project Configuration on an instance with a storage plugin. Confirm that there is no Environment or Workspace storage selector, and that **Available in** lists the environments. ## Risks - **Migration.** `0466` drops `projects.environment_id` and its foreign key. The migration deletes the saved project environments. Apply it before you serve the new revision. An old server revision that reads `projects` fails until it stops. This is the same pattern as earlier drop-column migrations (`0229`, `0289`). - **Behavior change for existing projects.** Projects created after #20651 shipped have a saved environment that overrides the agent. After this change, their runs follow the agent default again. This is the intended fix. Before #20651, a project environment selection was not applied to runs (#11644), so no older behavior is lost. - **No path from core to a plugin.** A core project, including one created before a plugin was installed, cannot move to the plugin. To use plugin storage, create a new project. - **API.** A `PATCH` that sends `environmentId` or `expectedStorageProviderPluginId` no longer has an effect. The schema strips these fields. > 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 - Claude Opus 5.5 (`claude-opus-5-5`) by Anthropic, in Claude Code, with tool use (shell, file edits, test runs). Extended thinking was available. ## 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 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) --------- Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Paperclip agent access map
This map accompanies the feature map. It records APIs, agent entry points, permission boundaries and verification for the same capability IDs. The shared contract defines the format and maintenance rules.
The chat scenario catalog uses these same IDs for human requests and expected outcomes. Its scenarios retain the access boundaries here; neither a CEO role nor a planned scenario grants board authority or establishes a working production tool binding.
Use full capability IDs when referring to access contracts outside their file:
onboarding/company means the company capability in onboarding.md in both maps.
The feature index lists feature and
capability IDs; IDs and references
explains entry-point references and stable naming.
Browse access contracts
The same-named feature recipes define navigation and capability IDs. Run
node scripts/storybook-catalog.mjs for the generated
maps/generated/agent-access-map.md index, or browse the
published feature guide.
Add or update the affected companion; there is no central registration or count.
Existing baseline source references describe the original inspection, not current verification. Record new executed evidence in the PR, issue, or CI artifact with its revision and scope. Do not refresh unrelated headers as bookkeeping.
Using an entry
Read its Policy and Gaps before selecting an agent path. Native fallback, legacy
REST/CLI, stdio MCP and a personal assistant connection can have different
authority and availability. Use a real admitted production binding; a scenario
declaration is not an installed tool. A restricted entry records current
enforcement and leaves any unresolved delegation decision visible.
For API catalog disagreements, follow the route/service authorization and record
discovery drift. For not-applicable, retain the concrete exception and local
path. Split shared business operations from client-only presentation.
Use maintain-verification-skill to reconcile changed source and both maps.
Use verify-paperclip and existing API/runner/MCP fixtures to collect the
permitted-agent and denial evidence; report blocked/not-run coverage honestly.
Run node scripts/check-maps.mjs after editing. The structural check does not
certify permissions, API catalog coverage, tool admission or live behavior.
Native REST transport
The call_api parity change reconciles affected baselines against
58e16dbddfc9c8d0cf60867f9d9847f0feda055b and the changes in this PR. Ordinary
REST operations use the same route authorization as legacy agent REST. Dedicated
tools remain optional for those operations; protocol endpoints still need their
existing clients. Board-only routes remain restricted for agent identity.
Native search_api / call_api is enabled by default, but explicit server,
company-allowlist and binding settings can narrow admission. It requires a running
authorized native run, current task assignment and execution-run binding, company
and budget authority, task privacy, and a permitted work mode. Ask and Plan retain
mutation restrictions, and runs retain their admitted JWT scope during restart
recovery even when task mode changes. A waiting
agent does not gain independent native control just because a REST route exists.
Connection-management reads support Standard, Ask and Plan; mutations require
Standard. Skill-test runs and nonstandard task-bridge keys cannot administer
connections. These gates supplement each operation's grants, resolved resource
and target scope, and responsible-user authority. See the
rollout policy
and connection authorization.
Credential-bearing replies, including company exports and their legacy alias, stay inline under a 10 MiB limit and use encrypted mutation receipts. Other saved API snapshots are limited to the issuing actor and responsible user, plus authorized administrators. Artifact uploads enforce the same access checks as downloads; private snapshots are excluded from company exports and public company logos. Explicit deliverables use the existing sharing path. Native event history, checkpoints and completion records omit API bodies while preserving receipt metadata and replay digests. Restored webhook secrets use the same encrypted receipt and inline response policy as newly created webhook secrets. Task image access requires the company boundary and the task permission; skill-test and low-trust agents do not need company-wide browsing authority. Completion replay applies the same idempotent projection to stored and expected payloads; the run-log guide describes its fields.
Sources: API client,
catalog,
native authority,
credential storage classification,
snapshot access,
and history redaction. The affected entries remain
baseline and source-only; this reconciliation does not certify every operation.
Targeted real-route proof lives in the
API integration suite,
including owned routines, skill tests, scoped secrets, proposals and private export replay.