DottaandPaperclip
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## Thinking Path > - Paperclip manages AI agents and their work. > - A child task can inherit its parent's remote workspace. > - The remote workspace permits one writer until that writer saves its files. > - Reservation reports an active writer as a generic setup failure. > - The existing shared workspace wait does not cover inherited isolated workspaces or a race at reservation. > - This pull request sends verified active writer contention through the existing scheduled retry path. > - The child keeps a live execution path while unfinished files remain protected. ## Linked Issues or Issue Description **What happened?** A native sandbox task inherited an isolated remote workspace from its running parent. Setup failed with `The workspace still has an unfinished writer or save operation.` The child became blocked before provider execution and had no scheduled continuation after the parent saved. **Expected behavior** The child waits for the active writer through the existing workspace retry path. It keeps its workspace binding. A stale writer or a stopped writer with unfinished saves still requires reconciliation. **Steps to reproduce** 1. Start a native sandbox task with remote workspace storage. 2. Create a child that inherits its isolated workspace or operator branch while the parent is still writing. 3. Start the child. On the old code, atomic reservation raises a generic setup failure. **Paperclip version or commit** Observed on `410b0e27015495ab8951768b5b0b94727de33785`. Regression reproduced on source based on `554a770c6f8e48e327e19f5208b575a5ec5bce30`. **Deployment mode** Authenticated managed server, external PostgreSQL, native Codex with a Daytona sandbox. The failed attempt stopped before runtime selection or provider startup. Related: #18611 permits inherited remote bindings. #16371 adds waits for reused shared execution workspaces. This repair handles active writer contention at atomic remote reservation. #17156 proposes a separate change to task workspace inheritance. ## What Changed - Return a typed conflict with the exact active writer from the remote reservation owner. Keep company, binding, access, and writer checks in that transaction. - Translate a recent running writer into the existing heartbeat workspace wait. Keep stale, unknown, stopped, dirty, and uncertain save fences. The writer task lookup uses its primary key. - Preserve the admitted assignee role across preparation so reassignment cannot turn an old owner into a guest retry. - Add PostgreSQL regressions for isolated workspaces, operator branches, native writer identity, unchanged saved authority, admission after save, durable retry, Stop, and reassignment before contention reaches the wait handler. - Update the development guide and workspace verification recipes. ## Verification - Red: both inherited isolated/operator preparation cases fail on the old code. They receive `HttpError(remote_workspace_writer_pending)` instead of a workspace wait. No provider or allocation starts. - Green: those same cases pass after the repair. The assembled public heartbeat cases also pass: one scheduled retry owns the task lock, no sandbox lease is created, the original writer and saved authority remain unchanged, and Stop prevents retry promotion. - Ownership race red/green: changing the assignee during preparation produced `wasIssueAssignee: false` before the review fix. The same regression now preserves its original role. A real transaction fault boundary also reassigns the task after reservation rejects it and before the wait handler runs; promotion cancels that retry with `issue_reassigned`. - Test isolation: an initial combined placement cached the synthetic S3 run-log backend and failed twelve later preparation cases. The assembled native tests now have their own process. The ordered reproduction and all four complete affected suites pass after that change: 171 tests, zero skipped. - Four additional saved-file lifecycle cases pass against disposable Docker PostgreSQL 17 with independent filesystem execution and local object storage. They restore inherited shared, isolated, and operator-branch files on a new allocation and retain the second-writer fence. The other 42 cases in that file were outside the selection. - `pnpm -r typecheck`, `pnpm build`, `node scripts/check-maps.mjs`, and `git diff --check` pass on the final source. - The earlier `pnpm test:run` passed all six chat shards: 1,828 tests. Its remaining general-server phase was interrupted after final-head CI passed. That local command began before the review fix and is not a complete local full-suite pass. - Final head `096235d8fc80033f92d8de1fcfa9835795ba0456`: 54 successful checks/statuses, three skipped checks, and two neutral checks. None is pending or failed. All build, typecheck, general/serialized tests, Runner checks, and eight browser E2E shards pass in [CI](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/actions/runs/41544310900). The PR is mergeable with no conflicts. - Greptile is 5/5 on that exact head. Its ownership finding is resolved and no review thread remains open. Paperclip Review also reports 5/5 with no findings; its check conclusion is neutral. Its earlier status-conflict recovery completed through the ordinary review request path. - Local environment: macOS arm64, Node 26.4.0, pnpm 9.15.4, isolated native PostgreSQL and the disposable PostgreSQL 17 lifecycle fixture. The acquisition boundary is controlled in the focused preparation cases. No live Codex/Daytona replay is claimed: the local environment and test configuration lack the required test credentials. - No deployment, merge, or original task recovery is claimed. ## Risks - Incorrect contention classification could retry a stopped or unverified writer. Only a running writer with a same-company task and recent activity enters the wait path. Stale and terminal dirty cases retain the conflict. - Retries must not start another executor or release unsaved files. Reservation remains atomic. The tests check unchanged writer authority, no allocation before release, one durable retry, retained binding, Stop, and reassignment before the conflict is caught. - No API schema, database migration, provider configuration, model, credential, trust, or approval changes. ## Model Used - OpenAI `gpt-6.1-sol` through Codex. The context window size is not exposed in this session. Used reasoning, tool use, code execution, and browser diagnostics. No sub-agents were used. ## 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 — targeted and chat results are recorded above; the full local command was interrupted - [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 --------- Co-authored-by: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
Paperclip agent access map
This map accompanies the feature map. It records APIs, agent entry points, permission boundaries and verification for the same capability IDs. The shared contract defines the format and maintenance rules.
The chat scenario catalog uses these same IDs for human requests and expected outcomes. Its scenarios retain the access boundaries here; neither a CEO role nor a planned scenario grants board authority or establishes a working production tool binding.
Use full capability IDs when referring to access contracts outside their file:
onboarding/company means the company capability in onboarding.md in both maps.
The feature index lists feature and
capability IDs; IDs and references
explains entry-point references and stable naming.
Browse access contracts
The same-named feature recipes define navigation and capability IDs. Run
node scripts/storybook-catalog.mjs for the generated
maps/generated/agent-access-map.md index, or browse the
published feature guide.
Add or update the affected companion; there is no central registration or count.
Existing baseline source references describe the original inspection, not current verification. Record new executed evidence in the PR, issue, or CI artifact with its revision and scope. Do not refresh unrelated headers as bookkeeping.
Using an entry
Read its Policy and Gaps before selecting an agent path. Native fallback, legacy
REST/CLI, stdio MCP and a personal assistant connection can have different
authority and availability. Use a real admitted production binding; a scenario
declaration is not an installed tool. A restricted entry records current
enforcement and leaves any unresolved delegation decision visible.
For API catalog disagreements, follow the route/service authorization and record
discovery drift. For not-applicable, retain the concrete exception and local
path. Split shared business operations from client-only presentation.
Use maintain-verification-skill to reconcile changed source and both maps.
Use verify-paperclip and existing API/runner/MCP fixtures to collect the
permitted-agent and denial evidence; report blocked/not-run coverage honestly.
Run node scripts/check-maps.mjs after editing. The structural check does not
certify permissions, API catalog coverage, tool admission or live behavior.
Native REST transport
The call_api parity change reconciles affected baselines against
58e16dbddfc9c8d0cf60867f9d9847f0feda055b and the changes in this PR. Ordinary
REST operations use the same route authorization as legacy agent REST. Dedicated
tools remain optional for those operations; protocol endpoints still need their
existing clients. Board-only routes remain restricted for agent identity.
Native search_api / call_api is enabled by default, but explicit server,
company-allowlist and binding settings can narrow admission. It requires a running
authorized native run, current task assignment and execution-run binding, company
and budget authority, task privacy, and a permitted work mode. Ask and Plan retain
mutation restrictions, and runs retain their admitted JWT scope during restart
recovery even when task mode changes. A waiting
agent does not gain independent native control just because a REST route exists.
Connection-management reads support Standard, Ask and Plan; mutations require
Standard. Skill-test runs and nonstandard task-bridge keys cannot administer
connections. These gates supplement each operation's grants, resolved resource
and target scope, and responsible-user authority. See the
rollout policy
and connection authorization.
Credential-bearing replies, including company exports and their legacy alias, stay inline under a 10 MiB limit and use encrypted mutation receipts. Other saved API snapshots are limited to the issuing actor and responsible user, plus authorized administrators. Artifact uploads enforce the same access checks as downloads; private snapshots are excluded from company exports and public company logos. Explicit deliverables use the existing sharing path. Native event history, checkpoints and completion records omit API bodies while preserving receipt metadata and replay digests. Restored webhook secrets use the same encrypted receipt and inline response policy as newly created webhook secrets. Task image access requires the company boundary and the task permission; skill-test and low-trust agents do not need company-wide browsing authority. Completion replay applies the same idempotent projection to stored and expected payloads; the run-log guide describes its fields.
Sources: API client,
catalog,
native authority,
credential storage classification,
snapshot access,
and history redaction. The affected entries remain
baseline and source-only; this reconciliation does not certify every operation.
Targeted real-route proof lives in the
API integration suite,
including owned routines, skill tests, scoped secrets, proposals and private export replay.