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DottaandPaperclip 0f14d26123 fix(runtime): allow bounded large untracked workspace snapshots (#14194)
## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip manages AI agents and their work.
> - Remote runs need a snapshot of the task workspace before the agent
starts.
> - The snapshot lists untracked filenames through the shared Git scan
scheduler.
> - A generated directory with a few thousand long filenames can exceed
the 1 MiB output limit.
> - This stops setup and prevents the agent from continuing its task.
> - This change gives that listing a 32 MiB bound and keeps the explicit
file snapshot.
> - Normal generated trees can now pass setup, while larger snapshots
still fail at a finite limit.

## Linked Issues or Issue Description

Refs #11572 and #12214 for the existing bounded scan and ignore-scan
protections.

**What happened?**

An agent continuation failed during workspace setup with `Workspace Git
scan exceeded its output limit`. A real Git fixture reproduces the
untracked-file path: 5,000 long filenames in one generated directory
exceed its 1 MiB output limit.

**Expected behavior**

The workspace snapshot must support ordinary generated trees with
thousands of files. It must keep a finite output bound and select
explicit files before staging.

**Steps to reproduce**

1. Commit a base file in a Git repository.
2. Add 5,000 untracked files with long names in one new directory.
3. Call `readGitWorkspaceSnapshot` with the normal scan limits.
4. Observe the output-limit error before this change.

**Paperclip version or commit**

Base commit: `640dee1`.

**Deployment mode**

Remote sandbox execution from source.

## What Changed

- Increase the untracked-file snapshot output bound from 1 MiB to 32
MiB.
- Keep explicit file selection, the shared scheduler, the timeout, and
the other scan bounds.
- Test that 40,000 long filenames above the old 8 MiB bound reach the
snapshot. Reuse those files with deeper paths to prove that output above
32 MiB still fails.
- Test that files created after the snapshot, including an ignored
secret, stay out of the overlay archive.
- Check the workspace root identity and reject selected paths with
symlinked parent directories before upload.
- Test root replacement after path resolution, including root-level
selected files.
- Preserve existing workspace root aliases by capturing the resolved
root before snapshot selection. Test that later alias retargeting cannot
change the archive contents.
- Stop staging on permission and I/O errors; continue to allow missing
files.
- Test these failures and preserve selected symlink entries.
- Accept valid case-renamed directories by checking ancestor file types.
A modeled case-insensitive regression failed before this correction and
now passes.
- Give the 40,000-file fixture enough time to remove its files.
- Document the larger bound and staging behavior.

## Verification

- Red: the 5,000-file regression failed with `stdout maxBuffer length
exceeded` before the fix.
- A separate check through the real server scheduler reproduced
`workspace_git_scan_output_limit` on the original code. The revised code
selected all 5,000 files.
- The late-file regression failed against the first PR revision because
the archive contained `drafts/late.secret`. It passes with the final
explicit-file approach.
- The staging regressions failed before the review fix: a substituted
parent directory and permission/I/O errors were accepted. All three
cases now stop before upload.
- Green: 134 tests passed across `git-workspace-sync.test.ts` and
`sandbox-managed-runtime.test.ts` with Vitest 4.1.11. This includes
complete selection above 8 MiB and rejection above 32 MiB.
- `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/adapter-utils... typecheck` passed after
the revision.
- The module-boundary check and `git diff --check` passed.
- `pnpm -r typecheck` and `pnpm build` stopped in the Rust runner steps
because this environment has no `cargo` executable.
- The full `pnpm test:run` attempt ended with `SIGKILL` during the
general server suite. It did not finish. That full-suite result belongs
to the earlier revision. Fresh checks are required for this revision.

- The new regression fails at the old 8 MiB bound with `stdout maxBuffer
length exceeded`. All 134 focused tests pass with the 32 MiB change.
- The affected typechecks and module-boundary check pass. The full local
typecheck requires Cargo, which is absent in this environment.
- Final verification for `b43e9bc95e55382c6a9bfe200487c164770c8be8`: 54
successful checks/statuses and two skipped Storybook checks. No checks
remain pending or failed.
- The [CI
run](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/actions/runs/36315569674)
passes on attempt 2. The first attempt had one unrelated preview-fixture
readiness timeout. That exact test passed locally; its CI shard passed
on the single rerun.
- [Greptile reports
5/5](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/pull/14194#issuecomment-5852045501)
on this revision. All review threads are resolved.
- [Security review accepts the documented memory
tradeoff](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/pull/14194#discussion_r4115149465)
for this finite mitigation. The separate streaming follow-up will remove
full-list buffering.
- This revision also passes affected local typechecks and the
module-boundary check. Full local typecheck/build stop because Cargo is
absent. The full local Vitest attempt was stopped after about 18 minutes
once all remote gates passed; it did not complete locally.

## Risks

- Each untracked-file scan can buffer up to 32 MiB instead of 1 MiB. The
scheduler still limits concurrent scans and execution time.
- Snapshots above 32 MiB still fail with the existing error. Tracked and
ignored-file scan bounds stay unchanged.
- A workspace that replaces a selected path’s parent with a symlink now
fails staging.
- Detailed logs from the reported host were unavailable. The exact
command that exceeded its limit on that host is unconfirmed.

## Model Used

OpenAI GPT-6 through Codex, with reasoning, tool use, and code
execution. The runtime does not expose a more specific model build or
context window size.

## 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 references)
- [x] My branch name describes the change 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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