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cf5ba4bbea feat(adapter-utils): generic per-asset lifecycle-contribution seam (#9778)
## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip's sandbox managed runtime is responsible for provisioning
the agent's execution environment — it extracts a home directory asset
into the sandbox before the adapter runs.
> - The sandbox runtime core was directly branching on the adapter key
(`codex`) to decide which merge scripts to stage and which merge-extract
command to run, coupling generic infrastructure to a specific adapter's
credential-merge protocol.
> - This makes it harder to add, remove, or modify per-adapter asset
provisioning without touching the runtime core; it also prevents other
adapters from contributing staged files or a custom extract command at
all.
> - The fix is to move the adapter-specific knowledge into the adapter
itself: the asset descriptor gains optional `provision` (stageFiles +
extractCommand) and `restore` contribution fields that any adapter can
populate, and the runtime core consumes them generically.
> - This pull request introduces those contribution fields, wires the
Codex adapter's inbound credential-merge as a `provision` contribution,
and removes the adapter-specific branching from the runtime core.
> - The benefit is a clean seam: the runtime core is now
adapter-agnostic for asset provisioning, the inbound behavior is
unchanged (same merge matrix, same scripts), and other adapters can
attach custom staged files or extract commands without modifying shared
infrastructure.

## Linked Issues or Issue Description

No pre-existing public GitHub issue. Describing the problem inline per
the feature template:

**Problem or motivation**

The sandbox managed-runtime asset provisioning in
`sandbox-managed-runtime.ts` branched directly on the adapter key
(`codex`) to decide which merge scripts to stage and which shell command
to use during asset extraction. This tight coupling prevents other
adapters from customizing their provisioning without modifying the
runtime core, and it means the runtime core must import and know about
adapter-specific merge scripts.

**Proposed solution**

Add an optional `provision` contribution (array of `stageFiles` entries
+ an `extractCommand` string) and an optional `restore` contribution to
the asset descriptor returned by adapters. The runtime core now consumes
these generically — if a `provision` contribution is present, it stages
those files and uses the supplied command; otherwise it falls back to
the default `tar -xf` extraction. The Codex adapter populates the
`provision` contribution where it previously depended on core branching.

**Alternatives considered**

Keeping the adapter-specific logic in the core as a documented
exception; rejected because it makes the seam inextensible.

**Roadmap alignment**

Decoupling — removes a latent coupling between the runtime core and a
specific adapter.

## What Changed

- Added `provision` contribution field (`stageFiles: Array<{src, dest}>`
+ `extractCommand: string`) to the `SandboxManagedRuntimeAsset`
descriptor type in `adapter-utils`.
- Added `restore` contribution field (hook for post-restore logic,
populated in a later phase) to the descriptor.
- Removed adapter-key branching (`if adapterKey === 'codex'`) from the
runtime core in `sandbox-managed-runtime.ts`; the core now reads
`provision.stageFiles` and `provision.extractCommand` generically.
- Extracted Codex-specific merge-script paths and the merge-extract
command into `codex-auth-merge-scripts.ts` in `adapter-utils`; the Codex
adapter's `execute.ts` now attaches them as a `provision` contribution
when it builds its managed-home asset descriptor.
- Updated `execution-target.ts` to pass the extended asset type through
to the adapter call site so the new fields are load-bearing end-to-end.
- Added seam-proving unit tests in `sandbox-managed-runtime.test.ts`:
contribution-less asset uses the default path; a non-adapter asset
round-trips the generic provision+restore seam; a structural assertion
verifies the runtime core carries no Codex-specific string literals.
- Added one test in `workspace-restore-merge.test.ts` confirming the
inbound merge matrix is unaffected.

## Verification

```bash
# Unit tests (20 pass):
npx vitest run packages/adapter-utils/src/sandbox-managed-runtime.test.ts packages/adapter-utils/src/workspace-restore-merge.test.ts

# Type-check both affected packages:
cd packages/adapter-utils && npx tsc --noEmit
cd packages/adapters/codex-local && npx tsc --noEmit

# Structural: runtime core carries no adapter string literals
grep -n 'codex\|auth\.json' packages/adapter-utils/src/sandbox-managed-runtime.ts
# Expected: zero matches
```

## Risks

**Low risk.** This is a behavior-preserving refactor: the inbound
provisioning output (which files get staged, which command runs) is
identical to before, now driven by the adapter-supplied contribution
instead of core branching. The existing inbound merge matrix tests are
the regression guard. No change to which bytes cross the sandbox
boundary. The SSH transport is untouched.

## Model Used

- **Provider:** Anthropic
- **Model:** Claude Sonnet 4.6 (`claude-sonnet-4-6`)
- **Context window:** 200 K tokens
- **Capabilities used:** tool use (file read/edit, bash execution,
Paperclip API), extended reasoning over multi-file TypeScript refactor
- **Mode:** agentic (Paperclip ACPX platform)

## 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>
Co-authored-by: Harold Kim <harold@paperclip.ing>
2026-07-17 14:18:01 -05:00
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