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PaperClipAI/cli/src/prompts/server.ts
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Devin Foley 5b6e54fba8 fix(cli): accept prompt defaults in onboarding wizard validators (#13520)
## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip is the open source app people use to manage AI agents for
work
> - The CLI onboarding wizard's custom-setup path collects server,
database, storage, and secrets configuration through `@clack/prompts`
text prompts, most of which show a sensible default
> - `@clack/prompts` runs each prompt's `validate` callback on the raw
typed value, and only substitutes `defaultValue` after validation passes
— so pressing Enter to accept a shown default hands the validator an
empty string
> - Eleven of the wizard's validators reject the empty string, which
makes their own displayed defaults unacceptable: accepting "Embedded
PostgreSQL port: 54329" fails with "Port must be an integer between 1
and 65535", "Backup directory" fails with "Backup directory is
required", and so on through every prompt in the custom path
> - This pull request makes each affected validator accept empty input
when a default exists, while keeping all real validation for typed input
> - The benefit is that the custom-setup wizard is walkable by pressing
Enter through the defaults, as the UI clearly intends

## Linked Issues or Issue Description

No existing issue. Description follows the bug-report template:

**What happened?**
In `paperclipai onboard` custom setup, pressing Enter to accept a
prompt's displayed default fails validation on eleven prompts. Confirmed
live on the "Embedded PostgreSQL port" prompt (default 54329 → "Port
must be an integer between 1 and 65535") and the "Backup directory"
prompt (populated default path → "Backup directory is required"). The
only way through is to retype every default by hand.

**Expected behavior**
Pressing Enter accepts the displayed default, as in every standard
`@clack/prompts` flow.

**Steps to reproduce**
1. `npx paperclipai onboard` → choose Custom setup.
2. At "Embedded PostgreSQL port", press Enter to accept the shown
default.
3. Validation rejects it. Same for the backup directory, backup
interval/retention, server port, bind host, storage directory, S3
bucket/region, and secrets key-file prompts.

**Paperclip version or commit**
Reproduced on `2026.915.0-canary.11`; the same validators exist in the
latest stable (`v2026.831.1`) — long-standing, not a recent regression.

**Deployment mode**
Any (the bug is in the CLI wizard).

**Installation method**
`npx paperclipai onboard`.

## What Changed

- Audited all 15 `validate:` callbacks across
`cli/src/prompts/{database,server,storage,llm,secrets}.ts`. Eleven
rejected the empty string while displaying a default; two were already
fine (hostname CSV prompts, where empty parses to `[]`); one is an
intentionally required password with no default (left alone); one
(PostgreSQL connection string) and one (public base URL) are
conditionally required — empty now passes only when a saved default
exists, so fresh setups still enforce the field
- Fix pattern: allow empty/undefined input at the top of each affected
validator; every check for non-empty typed input is unchanged. One
deliberate exception: the bind-host validator validates `(val ||
defaultHost)` so accepting the default still runs the loopback safety
check rather than bypassing it
- New `cli/src/__tests__/prompt-default-accept.test.ts` (repo-convention
vitest + clack mock reproducing real submit semantics — validate raw
`""`, then substitute the default): drives the four prompt modules
end-to-end and unit-exercises each captured validator (empty accepted,
garbage still rejected, required-when-fresh still rejected)

## Verification

- `pnpm exec vitest run src/__tests__/prompt-default-accept.test.ts` in
`cli/`: 13/13 pass; with the prompt fixes stashed: 12/13 fail — the
suite reproduces the bug
- Full cli suite: 483 passed; 15 failures are pre-existing/environmental
on the clean tree too (macOS `/var` realpath mismatch in
`worktree.test.ts`, one parallel-run flake that passes in isolation)
- `pnpm run typecheck` in `cli/`: zero errors in `cli/src` (the 228
pre-existing errors in `../server/src` from missing prebuilt workspace
dist are identical with and without the change)

## Risks

- Low. Typed input validates exactly as before; whitespace-only input is
still rejected (clack substitutes the default only for truly-empty
input). The two conditionally-required prompts still hard-require a
value on fresh setups
- No migrations, no API surface changes; CLI-only

## Model Used

Claude Fable 5 (`claude-fable-5`), extended thinking with tool use
(Claude Code); implementation drafted by a subagent on the same model
and reviewed before commit.

## 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
2026-09-16 10:23:32 -07:00

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import * as p from "@clack/prompts";
import { isLoopbackHost, type BindMode } from "@paperclipai/shared";
import type { AuthConfig, ServerConfig } from "../config/schema.js";
import { parseHostnameCsv } from "../config/hostnames.js";
import { buildCustomServerConfig, buildPresetServerConfig, inferConfiguredBind } from "../config/server-bind.js";
const TAILNET_BIND_WARNING =
"No Tailscale address was detected during setup. The saved config will stay on loopback until Tailscale is available or PAPERCLIP_TAILNET_BIND_HOST is set.";
function cancelled(): never {
p.cancel("Setup cancelled.");
process.exit(0);
}
export async function promptServer(opts?: {
currentServer?: Partial<ServerConfig>;
currentAuth?: Partial<AuthConfig>;
}): Promise<{ server: ServerConfig; auth: AuthConfig }> {
const currentServer = opts?.currentServer;
const currentAuth = opts?.currentAuth;
const currentBind = inferConfiguredBind(currentServer);
const bindSelection = await p.select({
message: "Reachability",
options: [
{
value: "loopback" as const,
label: "Trusted local",
hint: "Recommended for first run: localhost only, no login friction",
},
{
value: "lan" as const,
label: "Private network",
hint: "Broad private bind for LAN, VPN, or legacy --tailscale-auth style access",
},
{
value: "tailnet" as const,
label: "Tailnet",
hint: "Private authenticated access using the machine's detected Tailscale address",
},
{
value: "custom" as const,
label: "Custom",
hint: "Choose exact auth mode, exposure, and host manually",
},
],
initialValue: currentBind,
});
if (p.isCancel(bindSelection)) cancelled();
const bind = bindSelection as BindMode;
const portDefault = String(currentServer?.port ?? 3100);
const portStr = await p.text({
message: "Server port",
defaultValue: portDefault,
placeholder: "3100",
validate: (val) => {
// Clack validates the raw input before applying defaultValue, so an
// Enter press hands the validator an empty string. Validate the value
// that will actually be submitted — the typed input, or the default.
const n = Number(val || portDefault);
if (isNaN(n) || n < 1 || n > 65535 || !Number.isInteger(n)) {
return "Must be an integer between 1 and 65535";
}
},
});
if (p.isCancel(portStr)) cancelled();
const port = Number(portStr) || 3100;
const serveUi = currentServer?.serveUi ?? true;
if (bind === "loopback") {
return buildPresetServerConfig("loopback", {
port,
allowedHostnames: [],
serveUi,
});
}
if (bind === "lan" || bind === "tailnet") {
const allowedHostnamesInput = await p.text({
message: "Allowed private hostnames (comma-separated, optional)",
defaultValue: (currentServer?.allowedHostnames ?? []).join(", "),
placeholder:
bind === "tailnet"
? "your-machine.tailnet.ts.net"
: "dotta-macbook-pro, host.docker.internal",
validate: (val) => {
try {
parseHostnameCsv(val ?? "");
return;
} catch (err) {
return err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Invalid hostname list";
}
},
});
if (p.isCancel(allowedHostnamesInput)) cancelled();
const preset = buildPresetServerConfig(bind, {
port,
allowedHostnames: parseHostnameCsv(allowedHostnamesInput),
serveUi,
});
if (bind === "tailnet" && isLoopbackHost(preset.server.host)) {
p.log.warn(TAILNET_BIND_WARNING);
}
return preset;
}
const deploymentModeSelection = await p.select({
message: "Auth mode",
options: [
{
value: "local_trusted",
label: "Local trusted",
hint: "No login required; only safe with loopback-only or similarly trusted access",
},
{
value: "authenticated",
label: "Authenticated",
hint: "Login required; supports both private-network and public deployments",
},
],
initialValue: currentServer?.deploymentMode ?? "authenticated",
});
if (p.isCancel(deploymentModeSelection)) cancelled();
const deploymentMode = deploymentModeSelection as ServerConfig["deploymentMode"];
let exposure: ServerConfig["exposure"] = "private";
if (deploymentMode === "authenticated") {
const exposureSelection = await p.select({
message: "Exposure profile",
options: [
{
value: "private",
label: "Private network",
hint: "Private access only, with automatic URL handling",
},
{
value: "public",
label: "Public internet",
hint: "Internet-facing deployment with explicit public URL requirements",
},
],
initialValue: currentServer?.exposure ?? "private",
});
if (p.isCancel(exposureSelection)) cancelled();
exposure = exposureSelection as ServerConfig["exposure"];
}
const defaultHost =
currentServer?.customBindHost ??
currentServer?.host ??
(deploymentMode === "local_trusted" ? "127.0.0.1" : "0.0.0.0");
const host = await p.text({
message: "Bind host",
defaultValue: defaultHost,
placeholder: defaultHost,
validate: (val) => {
const candidate = (val || defaultHost).trim();
if (!candidate) return "Host is required";
if (deploymentMode === "local_trusted" && !isLoopbackHost(candidate)) {
return "Local trusted mode requires a loopback host such as 127.0.0.1";
}
},
});
if (p.isCancel(host)) cancelled();
let allowedHostnames: string[] = [];
if (deploymentMode === "authenticated" && exposure === "private") {
const allowedHostnamesInput = await p.text({
message: "Allowed private hostnames (comma-separated, optional)",
defaultValue: (currentServer?.allowedHostnames ?? []).join(", "),
placeholder: "dotta-macbook-pro, your-host.tailnet.ts.net",
validate: (val) => {
try {
parseHostnameCsv(val ?? "");
return;
} catch (err) {
return err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Invalid hostname list";
}
},
});
if (p.isCancel(allowedHostnamesInput)) cancelled();
allowedHostnames = parseHostnameCsv(allowedHostnamesInput);
}
let publicBaseUrl: string | undefined;
if (deploymentMode === "authenticated" && exposure === "public") {
const publicBaseUrlDefault = currentAuth?.publicBaseUrl ?? "";
const urlInput = await p.text({
message: "Public base URL",
defaultValue: publicBaseUrlDefault,
placeholder: "https://paperclip.example.com",
validate: (val) => {
const candidate = (val || publicBaseUrlDefault).trim();
if (!candidate) return "Public base URL is required for public exposure";
try {
const url = new URL(candidate);
if (url.protocol !== "http:" && url.protocol !== "https:") {
return "URL must start with http:// or https://";
}
return;
} catch {
return "Enter a valid URL";
}
},
});
if (p.isCancel(urlInput)) cancelled();
publicBaseUrl = urlInput.trim().replace(/\/+$/, "");
}
return buildCustomServerConfig({
deploymentMode,
exposure,
host: host.trim(),
port,
allowedHostnames,
serveUi,
publicBaseUrl,
});
}