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## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip is the open source app people use to manage AI agents for
work.
> - Agents need a governed way to request app connections during issue
work.
> - The catalog now describes the available providers and setup methods.
> - A request must become a durable, company-scoped intent before an
operator acts on it.
> - This pull request adds that intent runtime across server, agent,
CLI, and shared contracts.
> - The benefit is a safe bridge from agent need to operator-approved
setup.

## Linked Issues or Issue Description

Refs #11965

This is stack 7 of 11. It depends on stack 6 and replaces another
reviewable part of #11965.

## What Changed

- Add connection intent types, validation, service logic, and routes.
- Add agent runtime tools and CLI support for connection requests.
- Add issue-thread interaction support for connection intents.
- Add runtime, route, adapter, and contract tests.
- Hold the final resolved-continuation row lock through asynchronous
adapter preparation until an actual process spawn, so parking or
reassignment cannot cross that boundary.
- Report Hermes Gateway's first remote run request through the shared
dispatch hook so the resolved-intent lock is released at the true
dispatch boundary.
- Revalidate the addressed user's live non-viewer membership and
connection-management authority for every intent mutation, including
OAuth completion.

## Verification

- `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/server typecheck`
- `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/server exec vitest run
src/__tests__/tool-access-service.test.ts`
- Result: 176 tests passed.
- `pnpm build`
- `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/server exec vitest run
src/__tests__/heartbeat-stale-queue-invalidation.test.ts` (32 passed;
includes non-process dispatch lock-release coverage)
- `pnpm exec vitest run --project @paperclipai/server
server/src/__tests__/connection-intents-service.test.ts -t
"addressed-user mutation"` (1 passed)
- `pnpm exec vitest run --project @paperclipai/server
server/src/__tests__/tool-access-service.test.ts -t "binds OAuth
callback completion to the initiating board session"` (1 passed)
- `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/hermes-paperclip-adapter test --
src/gateway/server/execute.test.ts` (23 passed; includes dispatch-hook
ordering and exactly-once coverage)
- `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/hermes-paperclip-adapter typecheck`

## Risks

- A malformed intent could create an unusable operator request.
- Validators and company checks reject invalid or cross-company
requests.
- The final continuation gate holds the issue row lock through adapter
preparation until process or remote dispatch; later operator changes use
the normal active-run interruption path.
- The change does not add a database migration.

> I checked `ROADMAP.md`. This stack continues the existing app
connection work from #11965 and does not duplicate another planned item.

## Model Used

OpenAI Codex, GPT-5. The runtime model ID and context window were not
exposed. The model used reasoning, tool use, and code execution.

## 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 linked the public source pull request with `Refs #`
- [x] I have not referenced internal or instance-local Paperclip issues
or links
- [x] My branch name describes the change 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>
2026-08-29 12:08:34 -05:00

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# Paperclip MCP Server
Model Context Protocol server for Paperclip.
This package is a thin MCP wrapper over the existing Paperclip REST API. It does
not talk to the database directly and it does not reimplement business logic.
## Authentication
The server reads its configuration from environment variables:
- `PAPERCLIP_API_URL` - Paperclip base URL, for example `http://localhost:3100`
- `PAPERCLIP_API_KEY` - bearer token used for `/api` requests
- `PAPERCLIP_COMPANY_ID` - optional default company for company-scoped tools
- `PAPERCLIP_AGENT_ID` - optional default agent for checkout helpers
- `PAPERCLIP_RUN_ID` - optional run id forwarded on mutating requests
Inside an active heartbeat, Paperclip also injects `PAPERCLIP_RUNTIME_TOOLS_*` variables. They enable the run-scoped `connections_search` and `connection_request` tools and expire with the run.
## Usage
```sh
npx -y @paperclipai/mcp-server
```
Or locally in this repo:
```sh
pnpm --filter @paperclipai/mcp-server build
node packages/mcp-server/dist/stdio.js
```
## Tool Surface
Run-scoped connection tools:
- `connections_search`
- `connection_request`
Read tools:
- `paperclipMe`
- `paperclipInboxLite`
- `paperclipListAgents`
- `paperclipGetAgent`
- `paperclipListIssues`
- `paperclipGetIssue`
- `paperclipGetHeartbeatContext`
- `paperclipListComments`
- `paperclipGetComment`
- `paperclipListIssueApprovals`
- `paperclipListDocuments`
- `paperclipGetDocument`
- `paperclipListDocumentRevisions`
- `paperclipListProjects`
- `paperclipGetProject`
- `paperclipGetIssueWorkspaceRuntime`
- `paperclipWaitForIssueWorkspaceService`
- `paperclipListGoals`
- `paperclipGetGoal`
- `paperclipListApprovals`
- `paperclipGetApproval`
- `paperclipGetApprovalIssues`
- `paperclipListApprovalComments`
Write tools:
- `paperclipCreateIssue`
- `paperclipUpdateIssue`
- `paperclipCheckoutIssue`
- `paperclipReleaseIssue`
- `paperclipAddComment`
- `paperclipSuggestTasks`
- `paperclipAskUserQuestions`
- `paperclipRequestConfirmation`
- `paperclipUpsertIssueDocument`
- `paperclipRestoreIssueDocumentRevision`
- `paperclipControlIssueWorkspaceServices`
- `paperclipCreateApproval`
- `paperclipLinkIssueApproval`
- `paperclipUnlinkIssueApproval`
- `paperclipApprovalDecision`
- `paperclipAddApprovalComment`
Escape hatch:
- `paperclipApiRequest`
`paperclipApiRequest` is limited to paths under `/api` and JSON bodies. It is
meant for endpoints that do not yet have a dedicated MCP tool.