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DottaandClaude Opus 5.5 958f9aa9f3 feat(issues): limit agent-created task trees to parent and child (#19312)
## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip is the open source app people use to manage AI agents for
work.
> - Agents split work into tasks. A task can have a parent task.
> - Today agents can nest tasks to any depth: parent, child, grandchild,
and deeper.
> - Deep agent-made trees are hard to follow, and an agent that works on
a child task makes grandchildren by default.
> - This pull request limits agent-created trees to two levels: a
top-level task and its children.
> - A request for a grandchild does not fail. The server puts the new
task beside the requester and tells the agent.
> - Board users keep full control. They can still nest to any depth.
Existing deep trees stay valid.
> - The pull request also records which task created each new task, so
the audit trail stays complete when the parent changes.

## Linked Issues or Issue Description

No public issue exists. This is the feature description. Related: #16853
(budgets that include descendant work) also reasons about task trees;
this change does not alter its traversal.

**Subsystem affected**

Issues (tasks): create, child create and move in the issue service and
routes. Agent tools, chat suggestions and creation provenance use these
paths.

**Problem or motivation**

Agents create subtasks as deep as they want. An agent that runs on a
child task gets that child as the default parent, so its follow-ups
become grandchildren. The trees become deep and hard to read. The parent
link is also the only record of which task created a follow-up, so that
record is lost when the parent changes.

**Proposed solution**

Limit agent-created trees to a parent and its children. When an agent
asks for a grandchild, put the new task under the requester's parent and
return `parentAdjusted`. Do not reject the request. Keep board users
unrestricted. Record the originating task in a new server-set
`origin_issue_id` column. Keep `origin_run_id` as the originating run.

**Alternatives considered**

Reject grandchild requests with an error. We did not do this, because
agents then fail mid-task. Add a database constraint. We did not do
this, because existing deep trees must stay valid and nesting can return
later.

## What Changed

- Add `MAX_AGENT_TASK_HIERARCHY_DEPTH` (2) and the
`IssueParentAdjustment` type in `packages/shared`.
- Add `resolveNewTaskParent` and `planIssueParentChange` in
`server/src/services/issues.ts`. `create`, `createChild` and `update`
use the agent limit by default (`parentDepthPolicy: "flatten"`).
- The issue create, `/children` and PATCH routes pass `allow_nested` for
board users. For agents, the routes check authorization against the
parent that the server actually writes.
- The requester keeps its behavior when the server moves a task beside
it: `blockParentUntilDone` blocks the requester, and the new task
inherits the requester's workspace and privacy.
- The server never moves a task above a low-trust boundary root that
contains the requester.
- These subsystems keep any depth, because they find their work by
parent: watchdog reviews, monitor recovery, email-channel placement, and
routines that a person configured.
- An agent move of a task that has children skips only the parent change
and returns `reason: "has_children"`.
- Add `issues.origin_issue_id` (nullable, `on delete set null`, indexed)
in migration `0434`. Only the server sets it. The `createdFrom` detail
field, the `createdFromIssueId` filter and task-creation provenance read
it first.
- Chat prompts now let a chat agent create one task, a task with
children, or separate tasks. The conversation is never a parent.
- The runner `create_task` tool accepts an optional `parentTaskId`. A
chat agent can create a top-level task and then put subtasks under it.
The run must be able to read and change the parent. A conversation is
never a parent. The depth limit still applies. Project tools map the
field to `parentId` through the issue route. The protocol manifest,
semantic contracts and eval fixture are regenerated.
- Watchdog runs that have an active watchdog keep their requested parent
on all create paths, because their access is limited to the watched
subtree.
- Fix a bug that the test drive found: the chat (MCP) `create_task`
ignored the requested `status`, so a `backlog` task became `todo` and
started to run. It now uses the same rule as the native tool.
- Update `skills/paperclip`, `doc/SPEC-implementation.md`, and add the
plan `doc/plans/2026-11-05-two-level-task-hierarchy.md`.

## Verification

- `cd server && npx vitest run
src/__tests__/agent-task-hierarchy-depth.test.ts
src/__tests__/agent-task-hierarchy-depth-routes.test.ts`: 19 new tests
for service and route behavior, all pass.
- Related suites (64 files: issues service, thread interactions,
privacy, watchdogs, provenance, runner tool authority, decisions,
routines, project tools): 1208 tests pass. Two tests changed because of
the intended behavior and pass now. Two `email-channels.integration`
tests fail locally because the test cannot find a bundled skill file
from this worktree path. This change does not touch that code.
- `packages/db`: migration safety, snapshot drift and journal tests
pass.
- Typecheck passes for `server`, `packages/shared`, `packages/db`, `cli`
and `ui` (local `ui` errors come only from generated Storybook catalog
files that are absent).
- Local test drive on an isolated instance with real Claude agents: 29
of 29 use cases pass, including an agent on a child task (follow-ups
placed beside it, with the notice) and a chat that creates a top-level
task with three subtasks.
- I did not run the full `pnpm test:run` or `pnpm build` locally. CI
runs them.

## Risks

- Behavior change for agents: some follow-ups that were grandchildren
are now siblings. The parent of the requester is woken when all its
children finish, which now includes these tasks.
- The runner `create_task` input contract adds one optional field, so
the protocol manifest and the pack contract change. The tool output does
not change: it shows the actual `parentId`, and the activity log records
`parentAdjusted`.
- Migration `0434` adds a nullable column, a foreign key and an index.
It does not backfill rows.
- `IssueCreationSource.run` is now nullable.

## Model Used

- Claude Opus 5.5 (`claude-opus-5-5`) in Claude Code, with tool use
(shell, file edits, local test runs).

## 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
- [ ] 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>
2026-11-05 21:22:33 -06:00

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import { PaperclipRunnerToolAuthority } from "../services/native-runtime/paperclip-runner-tool-authority.js";
import { projectService } from "../services/projects.js";
import { callProjectTool } from "../services/project-tools.js";
import { createLocalAgentJwt } from "../agent-auth-jwt.js";
import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
import { afterAll, beforeAll, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
import { eq } from "drizzle-orm";
import { agents, issues, heartbeatRuns, projects, companyMemberships, executionWorkspaces } from "@paperclipai/db";
import { startRunnerApiTestServer } from "./helpers/runner-api-server.js";
import { issueService } from "../services/issues.js";
import { documentService } from "../services/documents.js";
import { activityService } from "../services/activity.js";
import { instanceSettingsService } from "../services/instance-settings.js";
import { recoveryPostgresSupport as support } from "./helpers/recovery-postgres.js";
(support.supported ? describe : describe.skip)("chat project tool handoff", () => {
let server: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof startRunnerApiTestServer>>;
const originalSecret = process.env.PAPERCLIP_AGENT_JWT_SECRET;
beforeAll(async () => { process.env.PAPERCLIP_AGENT_JWT_SECRET = randomUUID(); server = await startRunnerApiTestServer(); }, 60_000);
afterAll(async () => { await server?.close(); if (originalSecret === undefined) delete process.env.PAPERCLIP_AGENT_JWT_SECRET; else process.env.PAPERCLIP_AGENT_JWT_SECRET = originalSecret; });
const call = (fixture: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof server.fixture>>, tool: string, args: Record<string, unknown>) => fixture.authority.execute({ tool, arguments: args, callId: randomUUID() });
it("pages only visible projects and prefilters low-trust agent and run scopes", async () => {
const f = await server.fixture({ disableWakeOnDemand: true });
const ids = Array.from({ length: 53 }, (_, i) => `abcdefab-0000-4000-8000-${String(i).padStart(12, "0")}`);
await server.db.insert(projects).values(ids.map((id, i) => ({
id, companyId: f.companyId, name: `Project ${i}`, status: "in_progress",
description: "日本語🦀".repeat(5_000), executionWorkspacePolicy: { oversized: "x".repeat(20_000) },
})));
const token = createLocalAgentJwt(f.agentId, f.companyId, "paperclip_runner", f.runId, f.responsibleUserId)!;
const toolInput = { name: "list_projects", apiUrl: server.apiUrl, token, companyId: f.companyId, issueId: f.issueId, agentId: f.agentId, conversation: false };
const first = await callProjectTool({ ...toolInput, arguments: {} });
expect(first.projects).toHaveLength(50);
expect(Buffer.byteLength(JSON.stringify(first))).toBeLessThan(256 * 1024);
expect(first.projects.find((p: { id: string }) => p.id === ids[0])).toMatchObject({ descriptionTruncated: true });
expect(first.projects.every((p: object) => !Object.hasOwn(p, "executionWorkspacePolicy") && !Object.hasOwn(p, "workspaces"))).toBe(true);
const last = await callProjectTool({ ...toolInput, arguments: { cursor: first.nextCursor } });
expect([...first.projects, ...last.projects].map((p: { id: string }) => p.id).sort()).toEqual([...ids, f.projectId].sort());
expect(last.nextCursor).toBeNull();
// A permitted project beyond the first database batch must remain discoverable.
const policy = { trustPreset: "low_trust_review", authorizationPolicy: { trustBoundary: { mode: "low_trust_review", companyId: f.companyId, projectIds: ids.slice(-2) } } };
await server.db.update(agents).set({ permissions: policy }).where(eq(agents.id, f.agentId));
expect((await projectService(server.db).listSummaries(f.companyId, {
limit: 51, includeArchived: false, candidateIds: ids.slice(-2),
})).map(p => p.id)).toEqual(ids.slice(-2));
const restricted = await callProjectTool({ ...toolInput, arguments: { limit: 1 } });
expect(restricted.projects.map((p: { id: string }) => p.id)).toEqual([ids[51]]);
expect(restricted.nextCursor).toBe(ids[51]);
const restrictedLast = await callProjectTool({ ...toolInput, arguments: { limit: 1, cursor: restricted.nextCursor } });
expect(restrictedLast.projects.map((p: { id: string }) => p.id)).toEqual([ids[52]]);
expect(restrictedLast.nextCursor).toBeNull();
// A run-only boundary also restricts the database candidates.
await server.db.update(agents).set({ permissions: {} }).where(eq(agents.id, f.agentId));
const [run] = await server.db.select().from(heartbeatRuns).where(eq(heartbeatRuns.id, f.runId));
await server.db.update(heartbeatRuns).set({ contextSnapshot: { ...run.contextSnapshot, executionPolicy: policy } }).where(eq(heartbeatRuns.id, f.runId));
const runRestricted = await callProjectTool({ ...toolInput, arguments: {} });
expect(runRestricted.projects.map((p: { id: string }) => p.id)).toEqual(ids.slice(-2));
expect(runRestricted.nextCursor).toBeNull();
// Adding denied projects must not change either the visible page or cursor.
await server.db.insert(projects).values({ companyId: f.companyId, name: "Hidden" });
expect(await callProjectTool({ ...toolInput, arguments: {} })).toEqual(runRestricted);
// Project policy may contribute a root scope, so candidate narrowing must
// not suppress a project that the full authorization decision permits.
await server.db.update(projects).set({ executionWorkspacePolicy: {
authorizationPolicy: { trustBoundary: { mode: "low_trust_review", companyId: f.companyId, rootIssueId: f.issueId } },
} }).where(eq(projects.id, f.projectId));
const withProjectScope = await callProjectTool({ ...toolInput, arguments: {} });
expect(withProjectScope.projects.map((p: { id: string }) => p.id).sort()).toEqual([...ids.slice(-2), f.projectId].sort());
expect(withProjectScope.nextCursor).toBeNull();
});
it("allows a conversation reply to enter review without manufacturing a review interaction", async () => {
const f = await server.fixture({ conversation: true });
const token = createLocalAgentJwt(f.agentId, f.companyId, "paperclip_runner", f.runId, f.responsibleUserId)!;
const response = await fetch(`${server.apiUrl}/api/issues/${f.issueId}`, {
method: "PATCH", headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`, "Content-Type": "application/json" },
body: JSON.stringify({ status: "in_review", comment: "The plan is ready for our next discussion." }),
});
const result = await response.json();
expect(response.status, JSON.stringify(result)).toBe(200);
expect(result.status).toBe("in_review");
});
it("creates an ordinary project task and its plan atomically, retaining the conversation plan", async () => {
const f = await server.fixture({ conversation: true });
await documentService(server.db).upsertIssueDocument({ issueId: f.issueId, key: "plan", format: "markdown", body: "Full discussion plan" });
const input = { title: "Implement the clarified outcome", projectId: f.projectId, initialPlan: "# Execution plan\n\nBuild and verify the outcome.", idempotencyKey: "handoff" };
const first = await call(f, "create_task", input) as any;
const again = await call(f, "create_task", input) as any;
expect(again.task.id).toBe(first.task.id);
expect(first.task.parentId).toBeNull();
const [task] = await server.db.select().from(issues).where(eq(issues.id, first.task.id));
expect(task).toMatchObject({ projectId: f.projectId, assigneeAgentId: f.agentId, status: "todo" });
expect((await documentService(server.db).getIssueDocumentByKey(task.id, "plan"))?.body).toBe(input.initialPlan);
expect((await documentService(server.db).getIssueDocumentByKey(f.issueId, "plan"))?.body).toBe("Full discussion plan");
await expect(call(f, "create_task", { ...input, title: "Different" })).rejects.toThrow(/idempotency/);
});
it.each([true, false])("defaults raw API creation only for a chat-bound run: %s", async (conversation) => {
const f = await server.fixture({ conversation, disableWakeOnDemand: true });
const token = createLocalAgentJwt(f.agentId, f.companyId, "paperclip_runner", f.runId, f.responsibleUserId)!;
for (const assignment of [{}, { assigneeAgentId: null }]) {
const response = await fetch(`${server.apiUrl}/api/companies/${f.companyId}/issues`, {
method: "POST", headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`, "Content-Type": "application/json" },
body: JSON.stringify({ title: `Requested task ${randomUUID()}`, projectId: f.projectId, status: "todo", ...assignment }),
});
const result = await response.json();
expect(response.status, JSON.stringify(result)).toBe(201);
expect(result).toMatchObject({ assigneeAgentId: conversation ? f.agentId : null, assigneeUserId: null });
}
});
it.each(["native", "mcp"])("preserves an explicit alternate agent or person through %s creation", async (transport) => {
const f = await server.fixture({ conversation: true, disableWakeOnDemand: true });
const [otherAgent] = await server.db.insert(agents).values({ companyId: f.companyId, name: "Requested editor", status: "idle", adapterType: "process" }).returning();
for (const assignment of [{ assigneeActorId: otherAgent.id }, { assigneeUserId: f.responsibleUserId }]) {
const args = { title: `Explicitly assigned task ${randomUUID()}`, projectId: f.projectId, idempotencyKey: randomUUID(), ...assignment };
const result = transport === "native" ? await call(f, "create_task", args) as any : await callProjectTool({
name: "create_task", arguments: args, apiUrl: server.apiUrl,
token: createLocalAgentJwt(f.agentId, f.companyId, "paperclip_runner", f.runId, f.responsibleUserId)!,
companyId: f.companyId, issueId: f.issueId, agentId: f.agentId, conversation: true,
});
const taskId = transport === "native" ? result.task.id : result.id;
const [task] = await server.db.select().from(issues).where(eq(issues.id, taskId));
expect(task).toMatchObject({ assigneeAgentId: assignment.assigneeActorId ?? null, assigneeUserId: assignment.assigneeUserId ?? null });
}
});
it.each(["native", "mcp"])("honors backlog status and parentTaskId through %s creation", async (transport) => {
const f = await server.fixture({ conversation: true, disableWakeOnDemand: true });
const create = async (args: Record<string, unknown>) => {
const result = transport === "native" ? await call(f, "create_task", args) as any : await callProjectTool({
name: "create_task", arguments: args, apiUrl: server.apiUrl,
token: createLocalAgentJwt(f.agentId, f.companyId, "paperclip_runner", f.runId, f.responsibleUserId)!,
companyId: f.companyId, issueId: f.issueId, agentId: f.agentId, conversation: true,
});
const [task] = await server.db.select().from(issues).where(eq(issues.id, transport === "native" ? result.task.id : result.id));
return task;
};
const parent = await create({ title: `Backlog parent ${randomUUID()}`, projectId: f.projectId, idempotencyKey: randomUUID(), status: "backlog" });
expect(parent).toMatchObject({ status: "backlog", parentId: null });
const child = await create({ title: `Backlog child ${randomUUID()}`, projectId: f.projectId, idempotencyKey: randomUUID(), status: "backlog", parentTaskId: parent.id });
expect(child).toMatchObject({ status: "backlog", parentId: parent.id });
});
it("persists required output review supplied through MCP creation", async () => {
const f = await server.fixture({ conversation: true });
const requirement = { version: 1, deliverables: [{ key: "copy", label: "Launch copy" }] };
const result = await callProjectTool({ name: "create_task", arguments: {
title: "MCP review gate", projectId: f.projectId, idempotencyKey: "mcp-quality-gate", requiredQualityReview: requirement,
}, apiUrl: server.apiUrl, token: createLocalAgentJwt(f.agentId, f.companyId, "paperclip_runner", f.runId, f.responsibleUserId)!, companyId: f.companyId, issueId: f.issueId, agentId: f.agentId, conversation: true }) as any;
const [task] = await server.db.select().from(issues).where(eq(issues.id, result.id));
expect(task.executionPolicy).toMatchObject({ requiredQualityReview: requirement });
});
it("rejects creation, child helpers, and reparenting under a chat, while retaining legacy children", async () => {
const f = await server.fixture({ conversation: true });
const svc = issueService(server.db);
await expect(svc.create(f.companyId, { title: "Invalid", parentId: f.issueId })).rejects.toThrow(/cannot have new subtasks/);
await expect(svc.createChild(f.issueId, { title: "Invalid" })).rejects.toThrow(/cannot have new subtasks/);
await expect(svc.importIssues(f.companyId, [{
id: randomUUID(), ref: "imported", title: "Imported child", parentId: f.issueId,
projectId: null, projectWorkspaceId: null, description: null, assigneeAgentId: null,
status: "backlog", priority: "medium", billingCode: null, assigneeAdapterOverrides: null,
executionWorkspaceSettings: null, labelIds: [], monitorNotes: null, monitorScheduledBy: null,
}])).rejects.toThrow(/cannot have new subtasks/);
const ordinary = await svc.create(f.companyId, { title: "Ordinary" });
await expect(svc.update(ordinary.id, { parentId: f.issueId })).rejects.toThrow(/cannot have new subtasks/);
await server.db.update(issues).set({ parentId: f.issueId }).where(eq(issues.id, ordinary.id));
expect(await svc.update(ordinary.id, { title: "Legacy edited", parentId: f.issueId })).toMatchObject({ title: "Legacy edited" });
expect(await svc.update(ordinary.id, { parentId: null })).toMatchObject({ parentId: null });
});
it("hands off through the same API used by Claude/Codex MCP with the plan present on return", async () => {
const f = await server.fixture({ conversation: true });
const result = await callProjectTool({ name: "create_task", arguments: { title: "MCP handoff", projectId: f.projectId, initialPlan: "# Plan\nImplement in the execution task.", idempotencyKey: "mcp" },
apiUrl: server.apiUrl, token: createLocalAgentJwt(f.agentId, f.companyId, "paperclip_runner", f.runId, f.responsibleUserId)!,
companyId: f.companyId, issueId: f.issueId, agentId: f.agentId, conversation: true });
expect(result).toMatchObject({ parentId: null, projectId: f.projectId, assigneeAgentId: f.agentId });
expect((await documentService(server.db).getIssueDocumentByKey(result.id, "plan"))?.body).toContain("Implement in the execution task");
});
it("allows low-trust chat handoffs and self-assigned subtasks through both creation endpoints", async () => {
const f = await server.fixture({ conversation: true, disableWakeOnDemand: true });
const policy = { trustPreset: "low_trust_review", authorizationPolicy: { trustBoundary: { mode: "low_trust_review", companyId: f.companyId, projectIds: [f.projectId] } } };
await server.db.update(agents).set({ permissions: policy }).where(eq(agents.id, f.agentId));
const token = createLocalAgentJwt(f.agentId, f.companyId, "paperclip_runner", f.runId, f.responsibleUserId)!;
const task = await callProjectTool({ name: "create_task", arguments: { title: "Contained MCP handoff", projectId: f.projectId, initialPlan: "Do the requested work", idempotencyKey: "contained-mcp" },
apiUrl: server.apiUrl, token, companyId: f.companyId, issueId: f.issueId, agentId: f.agentId, conversation: true });
expect(task).toMatchObject({ parentId: null, projectId: f.projectId, assigneeAgentId: f.agentId, sourceTrust: { disposition: "quarantined" } });
expect(task.executionPolicy.authorizationPolicy).toMatchObject({ trustPreset: "low_trust_review", ...policy.authorizationPolicy });
expect((await documentService(server.db).getIssueDocumentByKey(task.id, "plan"))?.sourceTrust).toMatchObject({ disposition: "quarantined" });
const native = await call(f, "create_task", { title: "Contained native handoff", projectId: f.projectId, idempotencyKey: "contained-native" }) as any;
expect(native.task).toMatchObject({ parentId: null, projectId: f.projectId, assigneeActorId: f.agentId });
const [nativeTask] = await server.db.select().from(issues).where(eq(issues.id, native.task.id));
expect(nativeTask.executionPolicy).toMatchObject({ authorizationPolicy: { trustPreset: "low_trust_review", ...policy.authorizationPolicy } });
expect(nativeTask.sourceTrust).toMatchObject({ disposition: "quarantined" });
for (const path of [`/api/issues/${task.id}/children`, `/api/companies/${f.companyId}/issues`]) {
const response = await fetch(`${server.apiUrl}${path}`, {
method: "POST", headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`, "Content-Type": "application/json" },
body: JSON.stringify({ title: `Self decomposition ${path}`, parentId: task.id, assigneeAgentId: f.agentId, status: "backlog" }),
});
const child = await response.json();
expect(response.status, JSON.stringify(child)).toBe(201);
expect(child).toMatchObject({ parentId: task.id, projectId: f.projectId, assigneeAgentId: f.agentId, sourceTrust: { disposition: "quarantined" } });
expect(child.executionPolicy.authorizationPolicy).toMatchObject({ trustPreset: "low_trust_review", ...policy.authorizationPolicy });
}
});
it("retains a run-only low-trust boundary on a new task even when standard policy is requested", async () => {
const f = await server.fixture({ conversation: true, disableWakeOnDemand: true });
const executionPolicy = { authorizationPolicy: { trustPreset: "low_trust_review", trustBoundary: { mode: "low_trust_review", companyId: f.companyId, projectIds: [f.projectId] } } };
const [run] = await server.db.select().from(heartbeatRuns).where(eq(heartbeatRuns.id, f.runId));
await server.db.update(heartbeatRuns).set({ contextSnapshot: { ...run.contextSnapshot, executionPolicy } }).where(eq(heartbeatRuns.id, f.runId));
const token = createLocalAgentJwt(f.agentId, f.companyId, "paperclip_runner", f.runId, f.responsibleUserId)!;
const response = await fetch(`${server.apiUrl}/api/companies/${f.companyId}/issues`, {
method: "POST", headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`, "Content-Type": "application/json" },
body: JSON.stringify({ title: "Retain containment", projectId: f.projectId, assigneeAgentId: f.agentId, executionPolicy: { authorizationPolicy: { trustPreset: "standard" } }, status: "backlog" }),
});
const task = await response.json();
expect(response.status, JSON.stringify(task)).toBe(201);
expect(task.executionPolicy).toMatchObject(executionPolicy);
});
it("enforces the proposed task scope and assignee before creating any low-trust work", async () => {
const f = await server.fixture({ disableWakeOnDemand: true });
const policy = { trustPreset: "low_trust_review", authorizationPolicy: { trustBoundary: { mode: "low_trust_review", companyId: f.companyId, projectIds: [f.projectId] } } };
await server.db.update(agents).set({ permissions: policy }).where(eq(agents.id, f.agentId));
const [outside] = await server.db.insert(projects).values({ companyId: f.companyId, name: "Outside boundary" }).returning();
const [otherAgent] = await server.db.insert(agents).values({ companyId: f.companyId, name: "Unauthorized assignee", status: "active" }).returning();
const token = createLocalAgentJwt(f.agentId, f.companyId, "paperclip_runner", f.runId, f.responsibleUserId)!;
const create = async (path: string, fields: Record<string, unknown>) => {
const response = await fetch(`${server.apiUrl}${path}`, {
method: "POST", headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`, "Content-Type": "application/json" },
body: JSON.stringify({ title: `Boundary test ${randomUUID()}`, status: "backlog", assigneeAgentId: f.agentId, ...fields }),
});
return { status: response.status, body: await response.json() };
};
const before = await server.db.select({ id: issues.id }).from(issues).where(eq(issues.companyId, f.companyId));
for (const path of [`/api/companies/${f.companyId}/issues`, `/api/issues/${f.issueId}/children`]) {
for (const fields of [
{ projectId: outside.id },
{ projectId: outside.id, assigneeAgentId: null },
{ projectId: f.foreignProjectId },
{ projectId: f.projectId, assigneeAgentId: otherAgent.id },
{ projectId: f.projectId, assigneeAgentId: null, assigneeUserId: "board-user" },
]) {
const result = await create(path, fields);
const hiddenProject = fields.projectId !== f.projectId && path.startsWith("/api/companies/");
expect(result.status, JSON.stringify(result.body)).toBe(hiddenProject ? 404 : 403);
expect(result.body.error).toMatch(hiddenProject ? /^Project not found$/ : /outside.*boundary|cannot assign work to board users|different company/i);
}
}
const after = await server.db.select({ id: issues.id }).from(issues).where(eq(issues.companyId, f.companyId));
expect(after).toEqual(before);
for (const fields of [{ projectId: outside.id }, { projectId: f.projectId, assigneeActorId: otherAgent.id }]) {
await expect(call(f, "create_task", { title: "Native scope denial", idempotencyKey: randomUUID(), ...fields })).rejects.toThrow(/outside.*boundary/);
}
await server.db.update(agents).set({ permissions: { ...policy, authorizationPolicy: {
...policy.authorizationPolicy, assignmentPolicy: { mode: "protected" }, protectedAgent: { blockAssignment: true },
} } }).where(eq(agents.id, f.agentId));
const protectedResult = await create(`/api/companies/${f.companyId}/issues`, { projectId: f.projectId });
expect(protectedResult.status, JSON.stringify(protectedResult.body)).toBe(403);
expect(protectedResult.body.error).toContain("protected-agent policy");
});
it("allows low-trust root-scoped subtasks without granting descendants of an exact issue scope", async () => {
const f = await server.fixture({ disableWakeOnDemand: true });
const boundary = { mode: "low_trust_review", companyId: f.companyId, rootIssueId: f.issueId };
await server.db.update(agents).set({ permissions: { trustPreset: "low_trust_review", authorizationPolicy: { trustBoundary: boundary } } }).where(eq(agents.id, f.agentId));
const token = createLocalAgentJwt(f.agentId, f.companyId, "paperclip_runner", f.runId, f.responsibleUserId)!;
for (const path of [`/api/companies/${f.companyId}/issues`, `/api/issues/${f.issueId}/children`]) {
const response = await fetch(`${server.apiUrl}${path}`, {
method: "POST", headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`, "Content-Type": "application/json" },
body: JSON.stringify({ title: `Root subtask ${randomUUID()}`, parentId: f.issueId, assigneeAgentId: f.agentId, status: "backlog" }),
});
const child = await response.json();
expect(response.status, JSON.stringify(child)).toBe(201);
expect(child.executionPolicy.authorizationPolicy.trustBoundary).toMatchObject(boundary);
}
await expect(call(f, "create_task", { title: "Native root subtask", idempotencyKey: "root-child", status: "backlog" })).resolves.toMatchObject({ task: { parentId: f.issueId, assigneeActorId: f.agentId } });
const [outside] = await server.db.insert(projects).values({ companyId: f.companyId, name: "Unrelated project" }).returning();
const before = await server.db.select({ id: issues.id }).from(issues).where(eq(issues.companyId, f.companyId));
for (const path of [`/api/companies/${f.companyId}/issues`, `/api/issues/${f.issueId}/children`]) {
const response = await fetch(`${server.apiUrl}${path}`, {
method: "POST", headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`, "Content-Type": "application/json" },
body: JSON.stringify({ title: "Root cannot escape into another project", parentId: f.issueId,
projectId: outside.id, assigneeAgentId: f.agentId, status: "backlog" }),
});
const denied = await response.json();
const hiddenProject = path.startsWith("/api/companies/");
expect(response.status, JSON.stringify(denied)).toBe(hiddenProject ? 404 : 403);
expect(denied.error).toMatch(hiddenProject ? /^Project not found$/ : /outside.*boundary/i);
}
await expect(call(f, "create_task", { title: "Native root cannot escape", projectId: outside.id,
idempotencyKey: "root-outside", status: "backlog" })).rejects.toThrow(/outside.*boundary/);
expect(await server.db.select({ id: issues.id }).from(issues).where(eq(issues.companyId, f.companyId))).toEqual(before);
await server.db.update(agents).set({ permissions: { trustPreset: "low_trust_review", authorizationPolicy: { trustBoundary: { mode: "low_trust_review", issueIds: [f.issueId] } } } }).where(eq(agents.id, f.agentId));
await expect(call(f, "create_task", { title: "Exact scope is not a subtree", idempotencyKey: "exact-child" })).rejects.toThrow(/outside.*boundary/);
});
it("authorizes workspace sources without assigning projects to children of a projectless root", async () => {
const f = await server.fixture({ disableWakeOnDemand: true });
const settings = instanceSettingsService(server.db);
const previous = await settings.getExperimental();
await settings.updateExperimental({ enableIsolatedWorkspaces: true });
try {
await server.db.update(issues).set({ projectId: null, projectWorkspaceId: null }).where(eq(issues.id, f.issueId));
const [executionWorkspace] = await server.db.insert(executionWorkspaces).values({ companyId: f.companyId,
projectId: f.projectId, projectWorkspaceId: f.projectWorkspaceId, mode: "shared_workspace", strategyType: "project_primary", name: "Outside root" }).returning();
const boundary = { mode: "low_trust_review", companyId: f.companyId, rootIssueId: f.issueId };
await server.db.update(agents).set({ permissions: { trustPreset: "low_trust_review", authorizationPolicy: { trustBoundary: boundary } } }).where(eq(agents.id, f.agentId));
const token = createLocalAgentJwt(f.agentId, f.companyId, "paperclip_runner", f.runId, f.responsibleUserId)!;
const before = await server.db.select({ id: issues.id }).from(issues).where(eq(issues.companyId, f.companyId));
const paths = [`/api/companies/${f.companyId}/issues`, `/api/issues/${f.issueId}/children`];
const selections: Array<Record<string, string>> = [{ projectWorkspaceId: f.projectWorkspaceId }, { executionWorkspaceId: executionWorkspace.id },
{ inheritExecutionWorkspaceFromIssueId: f.blockerId }];
const create = async (path: string, selection: Record<string, string>) => {
const response = await fetch(`${server.apiUrl}${path}`, {
method: "POST", headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`, "Content-Type": "application/json" },
body: JSON.stringify({ title: `Workspace scope ${randomUUID()}`, parentId: f.issueId,
assigneeAgentId: f.agentId, status: "backlog", ...selection }),
});
return { status: response.status, body: await response.json() };
};
for (const path of paths) {
for (const selection of selections) {
if (path.endsWith("/children") && selection.inheritExecutionWorkspaceFromIssueId) continue;
const response = await create(path, selection);
expect(response.status, JSON.stringify(response.body)).toBe(403);
}
}
expect(await server.db.select({ id: issues.id }).from(issues).where(eq(issues.companyId, f.companyId))).toEqual(before);
await server.db.update(issues).set({ executionWorkspaceId: executionWorkspace.id }).where(eq(issues.id, f.issueId));
await expect(call(f, "create_task", { title: "Inherited source cannot escape", idempotencyKey: "inherited-source-denied", status: "backlog" })).rejects.toThrow(/outside.*boundary/i);
await server.db.update(agents).set({ permissions: { trustPreset: "low_trust_review", authorizationPolicy: {
trustBoundary: { ...boundary, projectIds: [f.projectId] },
} } }).where(eq(agents.id, f.agentId));
for (const path of paths) {
for (const selection of selections) {
if (path.endsWith("/children") && selection.inheritExecutionWorkspaceFromIssueId) continue;
const response = await create(path, selection);
expect(response.status, JSON.stringify(response.body)).toBe(201);
expect(response.body.projectId).toBe(selection.inheritExecutionWorkspaceFromIssueId ? f.projectId : null);
if (selection.projectWorkspaceId) {
expect(response.body.projectWorkspaceId).toBe(selection.projectWorkspaceId);
expect(response.body.executionWorkspaceId).toBeNull();
}
expect(response.body.executionPolicy.authorizationPolicy.trustBoundary.projectIds).toEqual([f.projectId]);
}
}
} finally {
await settings.updateExperimental({ enableIsolatedWorkspaces: previous.enableIsolatedWorkspaces });
}
});
it("keeps the responsible user's assignment restrictions on low-trust self-assignment", async () => {
const f = await server.fixture({ conversation: true, disableWakeOnDemand: true });
await server.db.update(agents).set({ permissions: { trustPreset: "low_trust_review", authorizationPolicy: { trustBoundary: { mode: "low_trust_review", projectIds: [f.projectId] } } } }).where(eq(agents.id, f.agentId));
await server.db.update(companyMemberships).set({ membershipRole: "viewer" }).where(eq(companyMemberships.principalId, f.responsibleUserId!));
await expect(call(f, "create_task", { title: "Viewer cannot assign", projectId: f.projectId, idempotencyKey: "viewer-denied" })).rejects.toThrow();
expect(await server.db.select().from(issues).where(eq(issues.companyId, f.companyId))).toHaveLength(2);
});
it("does not reuse an out-of-scope task through a title or idempotency collision", async () => {
const f = await server.fixture({ disableWakeOnDemand: true });
const [outside] = await server.db.insert(projects).values({ companyId: f.companyId, name: "Private project" }).returning();
const token = createLocalAgentJwt(f.agentId, f.companyId, "paperclip_runner", f.runId, f.responsibleUserId)!;
for (const parentId of [null, f.issueId]) {
const key = randomUUID();
const title = `Existing private work ${randomUUID()}`;
const existing = await issueService(server.db).create(f.companyId, { projectId: outside.id, parentId,
title, description: "Private contents", assigneeAgentId: f.agentId, status: "backlog", idempotencyKey: key });
for (const allowed of [false, true]) {
await server.db.update(agents).set({ permissions: { trustPreset: "low_trust_review", authorizationPolicy: {
trustBoundary: { mode: "low_trust_review", projectIds: [f.projectId, ...(allowed ? [outside.id] : [])] },
} } }).where(eq(agents.id, f.agentId));
for (const collision of [{ idempotencyKey: key, title: "Different proposed task" }, { title }]) {
const response = await fetch(`${server.apiUrl}/api/companies/${f.companyId}/issues`, {
method: "POST", headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`, "Content-Type": "application/json" },
body: JSON.stringify({ projectId: f.projectId, parentId, assigneeAgentId: f.agentId, status: "backlog", ...collision }),
});
const body = await response.json();
expect(response.status, JSON.stringify(body)).toBe(allowed ? 200 : 403);
if (allowed) expect(body).toMatchObject({ id: existing.id, projectId: outside.id, deduplicated: true });
else expect(JSON.stringify(body)).not.toContain("Private contents");
}
}
expect((await issueService(server.db).getById(existing.id))?.projectId).toBe(outside.id);
}
});
it("retains ordinary child delegation and projectless task creation", async () => {
const f = await server.fixture();
const result = await call(f, "create_task", { title: "Delegate ordinary work", idempotencyKey: "child" }) as any;
expect(result.task.parentId).toBe(f.issueId);
expect(await issueService(server.db).create(f.companyId, { title: "No project needed" })).toMatchObject({ projectId: null });
});
it("creates a project once through the production API and records it on the source feed", async () => {
const f = await server.fixture({ conversation: true });
const input = { name: "New non-code project", description: "A well-scoped outcome", idempotencyKey: "project" };
const results = await Promise.all(Array.from({ length: 4 }, () => call(f, "create_project", input))) as any[];
const project = results[0];
expect(new Set(results.map(result => result.id)).size).toBe(1);
expect(project.id).toBeTruthy();
expect((await call(f, "create_project", input) as any).id).toBe(project.id);
const feed = await activityService(server.db).forIssue(f.issueId);
expect(feed.filter(event => event.action === "project.created")).toHaveLength(1);
expect(feed.find(event => event.action === "project.created")).toMatchObject({ entityId: project.id, runId: f.runId, details: { sourceIssueId: f.issueId } });
await expect(call(f, "create_project", { ...input, name: "Changed" })).rejects.toThrow(/different inputs/);
});
it("recovers a committed project after losing its HTTP response without repeating the effect", async () => {
const f = await server.fixture({ conversation: true, disableWakeOnDemand: true });
const request = { tool: "create_project", arguments: { name: "Surviving project", idempotencyKey: "lost-response" }, callId: randomUUID() };
const realFetch = globalThis.fetch;
const lostResponse = vi.spyOn(globalThis, "fetch").mockImplementation(async (url, options) => {
const response = await realFetch(url, options);
if (response.status === 201 && String(url).endsWith(`/companies/${f.companyId}/projects`)) {
await response.arrayBuffer();
throw new Error("Controller lost the committed response");
}
return response;
});
try {
await expect(f.authority.execute(request)).rejects.toThrow(/lost the committed response/);
} finally { lostResponse.mockRestore(); }
const committed = await f.snapshot();
const created = committed.projects.find(project => project.name === request.arguments.name)!;
expect(created).toBeDefined();
const recovered = await Promise.all(Array.from({ length: 4 }, () => new PaperclipRunnerToolAuthority(server.db, f).recover(request)));
expect(recovered).toEqual(Array.from({ length: 4 }, () => ({ result: expect.objectContaining({ id: created.id }) })));
await expect(new PaperclipRunnerToolAuthority(server.db, f).recover({ ...request, arguments: { ...request.arguments, name: "Changed" } })).rejects.toThrow(/different inputs/);
const after = await f.snapshot();
expect(after.projects.map(project => project.id).sort()).toEqual(committed.projects.map(project => project.id).sort());
expect(after.activity.filter(event => event.action === "project.created")).toHaveLength(1);
const foreign = await server.fixture({ disableWakeOnDemand: true });
expect(await foreign.authority.recover(request)).toBeNull();
await server.db.update(heartbeatRuns).set({ status: "cancelled" }).where(eq(heartbeatRuns.id, f.runId));
await expect(new PaperclipRunnerToolAuthority(server.db, f).recover(request)).rejects.toThrow();
});
it("holds an unknown project mutation without creating a project or audit event", async () => {
const f = await server.fixture({ disableWakeOnDemand: true });
const before = await f.snapshot();
const request = { tool: "create_project", arguments: { name: "Uncertain project", idempotencyKey: "unknown" }, callId: randomUUID() };
expect(await f.authority.recover(request)).toBeNull();
const token = createLocalAgentJwt(f.agentId, f.companyId, "paperclip_runner", f.runId, f.responsibleUserId)!;
const response = await fetch(`${server.apiUrl}/api/companies/${f.companyId}/projects`, {
method: "POST", headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`, "Content-Type": "application/json", "X-Paperclip-Receipt-Only": "true" },
body: JSON.stringify(request.arguments),
});
expect(response.status).toBe(204);
const missingKey = await fetch(`${server.apiUrl}/api/companies/${f.companyId}/projects`, {
method: "POST", headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`, "Content-Type": "application/json", "X-Paperclip-Receipt-Only": "true" },
body: JSON.stringify({ name: "Missing receipt key" }),
});
expect(missingKey.status).toBe(422);
const after = await f.snapshot();
expect(after.projects.map(project => project.id).sort()).toEqual(before.projects.map(project => project.id).sort());
expect(after.activity.filter(event => event.action === "project.created")).toEqual([]);
});
it("includes an explicit workspace repository in the committed project card", async () => {
const f = await server.fixture({ conversation: true });
const project = await call(f, "create_project", { name: "Workspace repo", workspace: { repoUrl: "https://github.com/example/web" }, idempotencyKey: "workspace" }) as any;
const feed = await activityService(server.db).forIssue(f.issueId);
expect(feed.find(event => event.entityId === project.id)?.details?.repositories).toEqual([
expect.objectContaining({ url: "https://github.com/example/web" }),
]);
});
it("registers multiple previously unknown GitHub URLs and deduplicates equivalent URLs", async () => {
const f = await server.fixture({ conversation: true });
const project = await call(f, "create_project", { name: "Across repos", repositoryUrls: ["https://github.com/example/web.git", "https://github.com/example/api", "https://github.com/example/web/"], idempotencyKey: "urls" }) as any;
expect(project.workspaces.map((w: any) => w.repoUrl).sort()).toEqual(["https://github.com/example/api", "https://github.com/example/web"]);
expect(project.workspaces.filter((w: any) => w.isPrimary)).toHaveLength(1);
await expect(call(f, "create_project", { name: "Invalid", repositoryUrls: ["https://github.com/example/api"], workspace: { repoUrl: "https://github.com/example/web" }, idempotencyKey: "conflict" })).rejects.toThrow(/either workspace/);
await expect(call(f, "create_project", { name: "Invalid", repositoryUrls: ["https://user:password@github.com/example/api"], idempotencyKey: "credentials" })).rejects.toThrow(/without credentials/);
});
it("allows planning documents while denying project/task creation in Plan and Ask mode", async () => {
for (const mode of ["planning", "ask"] as const) {
const f = await server.fixture({ conversation: true, mode });
await expect(call(f, "create_project", { name: "No", idempotencyKey: "no" })).rejects.toThrow(/mode_denied/);
await expect(call(f, "create_task", { title: "No", idempotencyKey: "no" })).rejects.toThrow(/mode_denied/);
if (mode === "planning") await call(f, "write_document", { key: "plan", title: "Plan", body: "Clarify and plan here", idempotencyKey: "plan" });
}
});
it("rejects invented repository IDs and cancelled runs without creating a project", async () => {
const f = await server.fixture({ conversation: true });
await expect(call(f, "create_project", { name: "Missing repo", repositoryIds: ["999999"], idempotencyKey: "missing" })).rejects.toThrow(/repository.*available/);
await server.db.update(heartbeatRuns).set({ status: "cancelled" }).where(eq(heartbeatRuns.id, f.runId));
await expect(call(f, "create_project", { name: "Cancelled", idempotencyKey: "cancelled" })).rejects.toThrow();
});
});