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DottaandClaude Opus 5.5 16e9157577 fix(api): publish agent-grant access operations as board_or_agent in the API catalog (#20349)
## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip is the open source app people use to manage AI agents for
work.
> - Agents read the API catalog (`server/src/routes/openapi.ts`) to
decide which operations they may call. The `x-paperclip-authorization`
actor tells them who performs each operation.
> - The invite, join-request and member-list routes admit agents that
hold the matching company grant (`users:invite`, `joins:approve`,
`users:manage_permissions`).
> - The catalog still listed these operations as board-only.
> - In a chat eval, a CEO agent with `users:invite` read `actor:
"board"` on `POST /invites`, treated it as a final boundary, and told
the person it could not invite anyone.
> - This pull request publishes those operations as `board_or_agent` and
names the grant each needs. It also names the Members page on member
edits, which stay board-only.
> - The benefit is that a granted agent uses the permission the board
gave it, and agents without the grant still get a 403.

## Linked Issues or Issue Description

**What happened?**

A board granted the CEO agent `users:invite` with `PATCH
/api/agents/:id/permission-grants`. The person asked in chat: "Invite
alex@example.test to join this company." The agent searched the API
catalog. It found `POST /api/companies/{companyId}/invites` with
`x-paperclip-authorization: { actor: "board" }`. It concluded that
invites are board-only and did not try the call. The route itself
accepts agents with `users:invite`.

**Expected behavior**

The catalog shows `board_or_agent` for operations whose route accepts an
agent with a company grant. The description names the grant. The agent
creates the invite and returns the join link.

**Steps to reproduce**

1. Grant an agent `users:invite`.
2. Read `GET /api/openapi.json` and find `POST
/api/companies/{companyId}/invites`.
3. See `x-paperclip-authorization: { actor: "board" }`, although
`assertCompanyPermission` admits the agent.

**Paperclip version or commit**

Master at the merge base of this branch.

**Deployment mode**

Any. Found in the runner full-stack chat eval `access.invite-teammate`.

## What Changed

- Remove six operations from `BOARD_ONLY_OPERATIONS`: `POST`/`GET
/companies/{companyId}/invites`, `GET /join-requests`, `POST
/join-requests/{requestId}/approve` and `/reject`, and `GET /members`.
Their routes use `assertCompanyPermission`, which admits agents with the
grant.
- Add descriptions that name the grant for each operation. The invite
description also says it returns a shareable `inviteUrl` (no email
field), and that membership starts only after acceptance.
- Member edits (`PATCH /members/{memberId}`, `/role-and-grants`,
`/permissions` and `POST /archive`) stay board-only. The route guard
requires board access, and a test keeps the catalog in line with that
guard.
- Describe those member edits as board-only even for agents holding
`users:manage_permissions`, and name the Members page
(`/<prefix>/company/settings/members`) where a person makes the change.
The member list description says the same. An agent then links the page
instead of searching for an agent route.
- Add a regression test in `openapi-routes.test.ts`.

## Verification

- `cd server && node ../node_modules/vitest/vitest.mjs run --config
vitest.config.ts src/__tests__/openapi-routes.test.ts` — 43 passed. The
new test also checks that the Members page is named. With master's
`openapi.ts`, the new test fails (`expected { actor: 'board' } to deeply
equal { actor: 'board_or_agent' }`).
- `src/services/native-runtime/runner-api.test.ts` — 2075 passed.

## Risks

- Low risk. This changes catalog metadata only. Route guards do not
change. An agent without the grant still gets 403.
- Agents with these grants will now attempt these operations instead of
stopping. That is the intended behavior of the grant.

## Model Used

- Anthropic Claude Opus 5.5 (`claude-opus-5-5`), tool use and code
execution.

## 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
- [ ] All Paperclip CI gates are green
- [ ] 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: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-11-09 13:52:43 -06:00
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