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## Thinking Path
> - Paperclip is the control plane people use to create and govern
AI-agent companies
> - Agent creation persists runtime configuration that controls which
model profiles future runs may select
> - Adapters can expose a `cheap` profile, and existing creation paths
implicitly left that profile available when operators made no choice
> - That made a newly created agent eligible for a lower-cost model
without an explicit operator opt-in
> - The UI also dropped an explicit opt-in when the operator selected
the adapter's default cheap model rather than a custom model ID
> - Codex additionally hardcoded `gpt-5.3-codex-spark` into its cheap
profile and static fallback model list, making Paperclip choose an
auth-dependent model rather than requiring an operator choice
> - This pull request makes new-agent creation disable an available
cheap profile by default while preserving explicit opt-in from the UI or
API
> - The Codex cheap profile now remains available for explicit
configuration but supplies no model default, so an unconfigured cheap
request stays on the primary model
> - The benefit is predictable model quality for new agents and an
intentional, auditable choice before lower-cost routing is enabled
## Linked Issues or Issue Description
**Problem**
New agents created with an adapter that exposes a `cheap` model profile
can inherit that profile without the operator explicitly enabling it. In
the UI, enabling the adapter-default cheap model is also omitted because
runtime configuration is only written when a custom model ID is present.
**Expected behavior**
- New agents default an available `cheap` model profile to `{ enabled:
false }` when the caller does not specify it.
- Explicit API configuration remains authoritative.
- UI opt-in persists even when the adapter default model is used.
- Codex does not advertise or automatically select
`gpt-5.3-codex-spark`; operators must explicitly configure any
lower-cost Codex model.
**Related public work**
- Refs #4881, which introduced cheap model profiles for local adapters.
- Supersedes the default-selection portions of #8032 and #10004 by
removing the Codex model default instead of replacing it with another
hardcoded model.
## What Changed
- Detect whether the selected adapter exposes a `cheap` model profile
during agent creation and hiring.
- Persist `runtimeConfig.modelProfiles.cheap.enabled = false` only when
the caller did not explicitly configure the profile.
- Preserve UI cheap-profile opt-in when using the adapter's default
model by writing an empty adapter config.
- Remove `gpt-5.3-codex-spark` from the Codex static model list.
- Keep the Codex `cheap` profile explicitly configurable while giving it
an empty adapter config, so Paperclip never chooses a cheap Codex model
automatically.
- Verify that a Codex cheap request without an explicit model leaves the
primary model unchanged.
- Extend server route and UI runtime-config tests for default-disable
and explicit-opt-in behavior.
## Verification
- `env -u PAPERCLIP_IN_WORKTREE -u PAPERCLIP_WORKTREE_NAME -u
PAPERCLIP_CONFIG -u PAPERCLIP_HOME -u PAPERCLIP_INSTANCE_ID -u
PAPERCLIP_CONTEXT pnpm exec vitest run
packages/adapters/codex-local/src/index.test.ts
packages/adapters/codex-local/src/server/codex-args.test.ts
server/src/__tests__/adapter-models.test.ts
server/src/__tests__/adapter-registry.test.ts
server/src/__tests__/heartbeat-model-profile.test.ts
server/src/__tests__/agent-permissions-routes.test.ts
ui/src/lib/new-agent-runtime-config.test.ts`
- Result: 7 test files passed, 105 tests passed.
- GitHub `Typecheck + Release Registry` check passed on the final head.
- `git diff --check public-gh/master...HEAD`
## Risks
- Low behavioral risk: only newly created or hired agents are
normalized; existing agents are unchanged.
- Explicit `cheap` profile settings remain untouched, including explicit
opt-in.
- Codex users who explicitly opt into the cheap lane must choose a
model; requests without a configured override intentionally continue on
the primary model.
- Adapter profile discovery is now awaited during creation, adding a
small amount of adapter metadata lookup work.
- The source branch name is automation-provided and retained as required
by the task, so it does not satisfy the preferred public branch naming
convention.
> 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
- OpenAI `gpt-5.4` via Codex CLI, with reasoning, repository editing,
terminal execution, and GitHub/Paperclip tool access. The runtime did
not expose a 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 `#NNN` / `github.com/paperclipai/paperclip`
URLs)
- [ ] 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>