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DottaandPaperclip 985d3b12b6 fix(runner): explain rejected task monitor arguments (#16868)
## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip is the open source app people use to manage AI agents for
work.
> - Agents use task monitors to resume work after a future check.
> - The runner rejects monitor arguments that fail the tool schema.
> - It returned a generic error with no field or repair guidance.
> - An agent could treat a repairable call as a scheduling outage and
block its task.
> - This pull request adds safe repair guidance and shows the nested
request shape.
> - Agents can correct the call and confirm a saved schedule before they
yield.

## Linked Issues or Issue Description

Refs: #15446, #16686.

**What happened?**

A rejected native `set_task_monitor` call returned `invalid_tool_call`
with only “Paperclip rejected this semantic tool call.” The agent could
not identify the invalid field. A retry could fail again and leave
unfinished work without a scheduled wake.

**Expected behavior**

Reject invalid arguments before any mutation. Give the provider bounded
schema locations and clear repair guidance. A corrected call must save a
monitor and allow one wake without duplicate effects.

**Steps to reproduce**

1. Call `set_task_monitor` with `idempotencyKey`, `nextCheckAt`, and
`notes` at the top level.
2. The schema rejects the call because scheduling fields belong inside
`monitor`.
3. Before this change, the provider received no guidance about the
required shape.

**Paperclip version or commit**

Reproduced against master `35c75b56d4` with a failing Rust regression.

**Deployment mode**

Source checkout. This affects the native runner tool bridge.

## What Changed

- Add monitor-specific repair guidance to the runner's existing safe
schema error path.
- Keep feedback within 512 bytes and omit submitted values and unknown
field names.
- Show the nested monitor request in the production tool description.
Refresh generated contracts and catalog identities.
- Test flat and nested invalid input, private value handling, and
unchanged authorization errors.
- Test rejection, correction with the same key, saved schedule and
audit, receipt replay, and one timer wake with real PostgreSQL and the
native tool authority.
- Update execution documentation and the task verification recipes.

## Verification

- Red/green: the Rust provider error regression failed on master because
monitor repair guidance was absent. It passed after the fix.
- Passed: 29 PostgreSQL monitor and scheduler integration tests. These
use the real tool authority and scheduler, with a no-op process agent
for wake delivery.
- Passed: the native Codex server vertical-slice test. It runs the
rebuilt Runner binary with a fake provider and checks durable results
and session resume.
- Passed: map structure checks, Rust formatting, and `git diff --check`.
- Passed locally: full repository `pnpm -r typecheck`, `pnpm build`, and
all 392 Rust library unit tests.
- Passed on commit `3b667ad24763c1828edd48f56ef7a10766aeb946`: [CI run
39290889768](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/actions/runs/39290889768),
including all server, Runner, serialized, browser, typecheck, build, and
canary gates. Across the PR, 56 checks passed and four conditional
checks were skipped. No check remains pending or failed.
- Greptile: 5/5 on that exact commit. The check concluded success, with
no review comments or unresolved threads.
- The duplicate local `pnpm test:run` attempt did not complete. It was
stopped after the full CI suite passed; it is not counted as a local
full-suite pass.
- The first PostgreSQL attempt could not bind localhost inside the shell
sandbox. It passed with normal localhost access. The first broader Rust
attempt had 37 socket-permission failures and 355 passes; all 392 passed
with localhost access and no code change.
- Live model recovery was not run. Local execution policy did not
authorize an extra acceptance run through the signed-in provider
account. This PR does not include a deployment or recovery of an
existing task.

## Risks

- Error feedback must not reveal submitted values. Tests cover private
values, unknown keys, nested constraints, length bounds, and unchanged
generic authorization errors.
- This changes guidance only. It does not relax the schema, retry calls
automatically, or change scheduling authority.
- A new runner binary and refreshed provider contract must reach the
target instance before agents receive this guidance.

## Model Used

OpenAI Codex, GPT-6, with reasoning, tool use, and code execution. The
exact runtime suffix and context window size are not exposed in this
session.

## 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

Co-authored-by: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
2026-10-19 12:37:28 -05:00
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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.

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 requires operator rollout admission, 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.

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.