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DottaandClaude Opus 5.5 b7e28eb2f7 fix(evals): let an allowlisted manual dispatch authorize its private evidence (#19599)
## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip is the open source app people use to manage AI agents for
work
> - Chat-feature evals run in the trusted `runner-full-stack-e2e`
workflow and keep their evidence in private history
> - A manual chat run needs authority to write that private evidence
> - Today that authority is a stored approval for the exact run ID in
`RUNNER_E2E_MANUAL_PRIVATE_APPROVALS_JSON`
> - The run ID exists only after dispatch, so every manual run stops
until a person writes the record
> - The dispatcher is already checked against
`RUNNER_E2E_ALLOWED_ACTOR_IDS`, so the second step adds friction without
a new decision
> - This pull request lets an allowlisted manual dispatch authorize its
own private evidence, as the TestOps admission already does
> - The benefit is that an allowlisted operator can start a chat eval
and it runs, while scheduled runs still never touch chat evidence

## Linked Issues or Issue Description

Refs #18134, Refs #18170

**What existing behavior does this improve?**
A manual `runner-full-stack-e2e` run with chat-feature IDs fails at
private evidence transfer unless a person first adds an approval row for
that run ID to a repository variable.

**Subsystem affected**
Runner E2E manual workflow private evidence authorization
(`manual-private-transfer.ts`, `runner-full-stack-e2e.yml`).

**Proposed change**
Derive the evidence authority from the dispatch itself, with the same
checks the TestOps chat admission uses.

## What Changed

- New `tests/runner-e2e/manual-dispatch-authority.ts`:
`authorizeManualDispatch` admits private evidence only when all of these
are true:
- The event is `workflow_dispatch` of `runner-full-stack-e2e.yml` on the
default branch, with the `manual` cadence.
  - The run attempt is `1`.
- The actor is in `RUNNER_E2E_ALLOWED_ACTOR_IDS`, the event sender is
that actor, and the triggering actor is the same person.
  - The trusted cell selection equals the dispatch's own `id` input.
- The authority binds the workflow SHA, the target SHA from the
authorize job, the run ID and the cells. Every job derives the same
identity hash.
- `manual-private-transfer.ts`: uses the TestOps authority first, then
the dispatch authority, then the stored approval. With the dispatch
authority, `prepare` records the target launcher digest instead of
comparing it with an approved digest.
- `runner-full-stack-e2e.yml`: the 14 steps that read
`RUNNER_E2E_MANUAL_PRIVATE_APPROVALS_JSON` now set
`PAPERCLIP_MANUAL_DISPATCH_AUTHORITY: v1` and pass
`RUNNER_E2E_ALLOWED_ACTOR_IDS`.
- `doc/manual-e2e-private-evidence.md`: describes the dispatch
authority. The stored-approval shape stays documented for the TestOps
catalog case workflow.
- The new file is separate on purpose. `manual-private-retention.ts` and
the other protocol files must match each target byte for byte, so
existing candidate branches keep working.

## Verification

- `vitest run tests/runner-e2e/manual-dispatch-authority.test.ts
tests/runner-e2e/manual-private-transfer.test.ts
tests/runner-e2e/manual-private-report.test.ts
tests/runner-e2e/manual-private-report-integration.test.ts
tests/runner-e2e/manual-private-policy.test.ts`: 57 tests passed.
- New tests cover one valid dispatch and rejection of: a scheduled run,
a bounded cadence, a non-allowlisted actor, an empty allowlist, a rerun
by another person, a second attempt, a non-default or different workflow
ref, a sender who is not the actor, a missing target SHA, a missing
authority switch, and cells that differ from the dispatch input. The
eight-cell limit still applies.
- A `prepare` test runs the real transfer script: a non-allowlisted
actor produces no outputs, and an allowlisted dispatch produces the
session policy and an identity that records the target launcher digest.
- Negative control: with the previous `manual-private-transfer.ts`, the
new `prepare` test fails.
- Workflow tests that read this workflow: 111 of 116 passed. The 5
failures in `workflow-target.test.ts` (`IMAGE_ONLY: unbound variable`)
also fail on unchanged `master`. `paid-runner-routing.test.mjs` passed
(7 tests).
- I did not run a live dispatch. The first live proof is a manual
dispatch of chat IDs after merge.

## Risks

- The dispatcher now vouches for the target branch. A target branch with
a changed launcher can write private evidence if an allowlisted operator
dispatches it. The protocol files must still match the trusted copies
byte for byte.
- The eight-cell limit is unchanged. The report job has eight fixed read
slots, and each read policy must fit the 2,048-character session policy
limit. Lifting the limit needs a separate change to the report sessions.
- The `runner-e2e-paid` environment still has required reviewers. That
is a repository setting and this change does not touch it.
- The authority uses `RUNNER_E2E_ALLOWED_ACTOR_IDS`, not `CODEOWNERS`.
Keep that variable aligned with the people who may start paid runs.

> 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`), Anthropic, with tool use and code
execution in Claude Code.

## 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>
2026-11-06 14:26:31 -06:00
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