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Devin FoleyandPaperclip 33353ce62b feat(skills): remove bundled paperclip-dev skill and retire required skill attribute (#7029)
## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip is the open source app people use to manage AI agents for
work
> - Local adapters (Claude, Codex, Cursor, Gemini, Grok, OpenCode, Pi,
ACPX) ship bundled "skills" — opinionated Markdown prompt bundles
materialized into the agent's runtime
> - One of those bundled skills, `paperclip-dev`, existed to let agents
develop Paperclip itself; it has now moved to its own external repo and
no longer belongs in the core tree
> - The adapter skill model also carried a `required` / `requiredReason`
attribute plus a `paperclip_required` `AdapterSkillOrigin` variant, all
of which only existed to mark bundled skills as non-optional in the UI
and adapter sync logic
> - With `paperclip-dev` gone, no bundled skill is "required" anymore,
and the type / runtime surface for `required` is dead weight — but it is
computed at request time and never persisted, so a clean removal is safe
(no compatibility shim needed)
> - This pull request deletes `skills/paperclip-dev/` and removes every
trace of the `required` / `requiredReason` field and the
`paperclip_required` origin across shared types, validators,
adapter-utils, all eight local adapters, server routes, the
company-skills service, the UI, the storybook fixtures, and the test
suite
> - The benefit is a smaller, simpler adapter-skill surface: one origin
(`company_managed`) for managed bundled skills,
`resolvePaperclipDesiredSkillNames` collapses to "just the configured
desired set", and the AgentDetail skills tab no longer renders a
"Required by Paperclip" section that no longer applies

## Linked Issues or Issue Description

<!-- No existing public GitHub issue; describing the underlying work
inline (feature_request template fields). -->

**Summary**

Remove the bundled `paperclip-dev` skill (now maintained in its own
external repo) and retire the `required` / `requiredReason` skill
attribute and the `paperclip_required` skill origin, which only existed
to support it.

**Problem or motivation**

`paperclip-dev` is the only bundled skill that was ever marked
"required". Now that it lives in a separate repository, shipping it
inside the core tree is wrong, and the entire `required` surface (a type
field, a validator field, a synthesized `paperclip_required` origin, UI
"Required by Paperclip" section, and required-skill merging in the
desired-skills calculation) becomes dead weight. The `required` value is
computed at request time and never persisted, so it can be removed
cleanly without a migration or compatibility shim.

**Proposed solution**

Delete `skills/paperclip-dev/`, drop the `required` / `requiredReason`
fields and `paperclip_required` origin everywhere they are produced or
consumed, collapse managed-skill origin to a single `company_managed`
value, and simplify `resolvePaperclipDesiredSkillNames` to return only
the configured desired set.

**Alternatives considered**

Keeping the `required` attribute as a no-op for forward compatibility —
rejected because it is request-time only (nothing persists it), so
leaving it in place is pure dead surface area with no callers.

**Roadmap alignment**

Internal cleanup / dead-code removal that simplifies the adapter-skill
surface; it does not introduce or duplicate any planned core feature in
ROADMAP.md.

## What Changed

- Deleted bundled `skills/paperclip-dev/` (moved to a separate repo).
- Dropped `required`, `requiredReason`, and the `paperclip_required`
origin from `packages/shared/src/types/adapter-skills.ts`,
`packages/shared/src/validators/adapter-skills.ts`, and
`packages/adapter-utils/src/types.ts`.
- In `packages/adapter-utils/src/server-utils.ts`: removed
`readSkillRequired()`; dropped `required`/`requiredReason` from
`listPaperclipSkillEntries()`,
`normalizeConfiguredPaperclipRuntimeSkills()`,
`buildPersistentSkillSnapshot()`, and `PaperclipSkillEntry`; collapsed
`buildManagedSkillOrigin()` to always return `company_managed`;
simplified `resolvePaperclipDesiredSkillNames()` to return only the
configured desired set (signature preserved so adapter call sites are
untouched).
- Walked all eight local adapters (`acpx-local`, `claude-local`,
`codex-local`, `cursor-local`, `gemini-local`, `grok-local`,
`opencode-local`, `pi-local`) and removed every remaining
`requiredReason` / `paperclip_required` reference.
- `server/src/services/company-skills.ts`: dropped the `required =
sourceKind === "paperclip_bundled"` synthesis when listing runtime skill
entries.
- `server/src/routes/agents.ts`: removed required-skill merging from the
desired-skills calculation in the persist-config path and the
unsupported-snapshot path (keeping the current version-aware
`desiredSkillEntries` structure).
- `ui/src/pages/AgentDetail.tsx`: dropped required-based filters, the
required tooltip, and the entire "Required by Paperclip" section from
the agent skills tab; storybook fixtures in
`ui/storybook/stories/acpx-local.stories.tsx` cleaned up to match.
- Tests: deleted the `required: false` case in
`paperclip-skill-utils.test.ts` and the "keeps required bundled skills
installed" case in every `*-local-skill-sync.test.ts`;
`acpx-local-execute.test.ts`, `cursor-local-execute.test.ts`,
`cursor-local-skill-sync.test.ts`, `agent-skills-routes.test.ts`, and
`packages/adapter-utils/src/server-utils.test.ts` were updated to drop
removed fields and map `origin: "paperclip_required"` →
`"company_managed"`.
- `server/src/adapters/registry.ts`: two `as unknown as
ServerAdapterModule["..."]` casts on `hermesListSkills` /
`hermesSyncSkills` (matching the existing `executeHermesLocal` pattern).
`hermes-paperclip-adapter@0.2.0` still depends on the published
`@paperclipai/adapter-utils` which keeps the retired
`paperclip_required` variant; the cast bridges the
workspace-vs-published type mismatch at the registry seam and can drop
once hermes upgrades.

## Verification

Run from the workspace root:

```sh
grep -rn "skills/paperclip-dev" .
grep -rn "paperclip_required" --include="*.ts" --include="*.tsx" .
grep -rn "requiredReason" --include="*.ts" --include="*.tsx" .

pnpm -w typecheck
pnpm --filter @paperclipai/server exec vitest run paperclip-skill-utils
pnpm --filter @paperclipai/server exec vitest run skill-sync
```

The first three greps return only the explanatory comment in
`server/src/adapters/registry.ts` (no live `paperclip_required` /
`requiredReason` usage) and zero `skills/paperclip-dev` source hits.

Locally:

- `pnpm -w typecheck` → all packages this PR touches pass
(adapter-utils, shared, server, ui, cli, and the
cursor/gemini/opencode/pi adapters).
- Affected vitest suites pass: `paperclip-skill-utils`, `server-utils`,
all eight `*-local-skill-sync`, `agent-skills-routes`, and the
`acpx`/`cursor`/`pi` execute suites.

## Risks

- Behavioral shift in the agent skills UI: the "Required by Paperclip"
section disappears. No bundled skill is required anymore, so this only
affects environments that previously surfaced `paperclip-dev` as a
forced-on row; those installs will see the skill move into the regular
"company-managed" list (and be uninstalled on next sync unless
explicitly listed as desired).
- Existing agents may still have the string `"paperclip-dev"` in their
persisted `desiredSkills`. That entry is inert (no source for it to
install from); a one-time DB cleanup is out of scope. Low risk.
- Hermes adapter type bridge: two casts in `registry.ts` paper over a
type-only divergence between the workspace `@paperclipai/adapter-utils`
and the published version still pinned by
`hermes-paperclip-adapter@0.2.0`. Runtime behavior is unaffected because
the retired `paperclip_required` value is no longer produced by anything
in this tree. The casts can be removed once hermes upgrades its
dependency.

## Model Used

- Provider: Anthropic
- Model: Claude Opus 4.7 (`claude-opus-4-7`)
- Capability: agent tool use via Paperclip's `claude_local` adapter

## 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
- [ ] All Paperclip CI gates are green
- [ ] 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>
2026-06-20 21:58:44 -07:00

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import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
import fs from "node:fs/promises";
import os from "node:os";
import path from "node:path";
import { runChildProcess } from "@paperclipai/adapter-utils/server-utils";
import { execute } from "@paperclipai/adapter-cursor-local/server";
async function writeFakeCursorCommand(commandPath: string): Promise<void> {
const script = `#!/usr/bin/env node
const fs = require("node:fs");
const capturePath = process.env.PAPERCLIP_TEST_CAPTURE_PATH;
const payload = {
argv: process.argv.slice(2),
prompt: fs.readFileSync(0, "utf8"),
paperclipEnvKeys: Object.keys(process.env)
.filter((key) => key.startsWith("PAPERCLIP_"))
.sort(),
};
if (capturePath) {
fs.writeFileSync(capturePath, JSON.stringify(payload), "utf8");
}
console.log(JSON.stringify({
type: "system",
subtype: "init",
session_id: "cursor-session-1",
model: "auto",
}));
console.log(JSON.stringify({
type: "assistant",
message: { content: [{ type: "output_text", text: "hello" }] },
}));
console.log(JSON.stringify({
type: "result",
subtype: "success",
session_id: "cursor-session-1",
result: "ok",
}));
`;
await fs.writeFile(commandPath, script, "utf8");
await fs.chmod(commandPath, 0o755);
}
async function writeFakeSandboxCursorAgent(commandPath: string, capturePath: string): Promise<void> {
const script = `#!/usr/bin/env node
const fs = require("node:fs");
const payload = {
command: process.argv[1],
argv: process.argv.slice(2),
prompt: fs.readFileSync(0, "utf8"),
path: process.env.PATH || "",
};
fs.writeFileSync(${JSON.stringify(capturePath)}, JSON.stringify(payload), "utf8");
console.log(JSON.stringify({
type: "system",
subtype: "init",
session_id: "cursor-session-remote-1",
model: "auto",
}));
console.log(JSON.stringify({
type: "assistant",
message: { content: [{ type: "output_text", text: "hello" }] },
}));
console.log(JSON.stringify({
type: "result",
subtype: "success",
session_id: "cursor-session-remote-1",
result: "ok",
}));
`;
await fs.mkdir(path.dirname(commandPath), { recursive: true });
await fs.writeFile(commandPath, script, "utf8");
await fs.chmod(commandPath, 0o755);
}
function createLocalSandboxRunner() {
let counter = 0;
return {
execute: async (input: {
command: string;
args?: string[];
cwd?: string;
env?: Record<string, string>;
stdin?: string;
timeoutMs?: number;
onLog?: (stream: "stdout" | "stderr", chunk: string) => Promise<void>;
onSpawn?: (meta: { pid: number; startedAt: string }) => Promise<void>;
}) => {
counter += 1;
return await runChildProcess(`cursor-sandbox-execute-${counter}`, input.command, input.args ?? [], {
cwd: input.cwd ?? process.cwd(),
env: input.env ?? {},
stdin: input.stdin,
timeoutSec: Math.max(1, Math.ceil((input.timeoutMs ?? 30_000) / 1000)),
graceSec: 5,
onLog: input.onLog ?? (async () => {}),
onSpawn: input.onSpawn
? async (meta) => input.onSpawn?.({ pid: meta.pid, startedAt: meta.startedAt })
: undefined,
});
},
};
}
type CapturePayload = {
argv: string[];
prompt: string;
paperclipEnvKeys: string[];
};
async function createSkillDir(root: string, name: string) {
const skillDir = path.join(root, name);
await fs.mkdir(skillDir, { recursive: true });
await fs.writeFile(path.join(skillDir, "SKILL.md"), `---\nname: ${name}\n---\n`, "utf8");
return skillDir;
}
describe("cursor execute", () => {
it("injects paperclip env vars and prompt note by default", async () => {
const root = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "paperclip-cursor-execute-"));
const workspace = path.join(root, "workspace");
const commandPath = path.join(root, "agent");
const capturePath = path.join(root, "capture.json");
await fs.mkdir(workspace, { recursive: true });
await writeFakeCursorCommand(commandPath);
const previousHome = process.env.HOME;
process.env.HOME = root;
let invocationPrompt = "";
try {
const result = await execute({
runId: "run-1",
agent: {
id: "agent-1",
companyId: "company-1",
name: "Cursor Coder",
adapterType: "cursor",
adapterConfig: {},
},
runtime: {
sessionId: null,
sessionParams: null,
sessionDisplayId: null,
taskKey: null,
},
config: {
command: commandPath,
cwd: workspace,
model: "auto",
env: {
PAPERCLIP_TEST_CAPTURE_PATH: capturePath,
},
promptTemplate: "Follow the paperclip heartbeat.",
},
context: {},
authToken: "run-jwt-token",
onLog: async () => {},
onMeta: async (meta) => {
invocationPrompt = meta.prompt ?? "";
},
});
expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
expect(result.errorMessage).toBeNull();
const capture = JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(capturePath, "utf8")) as CapturePayload;
expect(capture.argv).not.toContain("Follow the paperclip heartbeat.");
expect(capture.argv).not.toContain("--mode");
expect(capture.argv).not.toContain("ask");
expect(capture.paperclipEnvKeys).toEqual(
expect.arrayContaining([
"PAPERCLIP_AGENT_ID",
"PAPERCLIP_API_KEY",
"PAPERCLIP_API_URL",
"PAPERCLIP_COMPANY_ID",
"PAPERCLIP_RUN_ID",
]),
);
expect(capture.prompt).toContain("Paperclip runtime note:");
expect(capture.prompt).toContain("PAPERCLIP_API_KEY");
expect(invocationPrompt).toContain("Paperclip runtime note:");
expect(invocationPrompt).toContain("PAPERCLIP_API_URL");
} finally {
if (previousHome === undefined) {
delete process.env.HOME;
} else {
process.env.HOME = previousHome;
}
await fs.rm(root, { recursive: true, force: true });
}
});
it("passes --mode when explicitly configured", async () => {
const root = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "paperclip-cursor-execute-mode-"));
const workspace = path.join(root, "workspace");
const commandPath = path.join(root, "agent");
const capturePath = path.join(root, "capture.json");
await fs.mkdir(workspace, { recursive: true });
await writeFakeCursorCommand(commandPath);
const previousHome = process.env.HOME;
process.env.HOME = root;
try {
const result = await execute({
runId: "run-2",
agent: {
id: "agent-1",
companyId: "company-1",
name: "Cursor Coder",
adapterType: "cursor",
adapterConfig: {},
},
runtime: {
sessionId: null,
sessionParams: null,
sessionDisplayId: null,
taskKey: null,
},
config: {
command: commandPath,
cwd: workspace,
model: "auto",
mode: "ask",
env: {
PAPERCLIP_TEST_CAPTURE_PATH: capturePath,
},
promptTemplate: "Follow the paperclip heartbeat.",
},
context: {},
authToken: "run-jwt-token",
onLog: async () => {},
});
expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
expect(result.errorMessage).toBeNull();
const capture = JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(capturePath, "utf8")) as CapturePayload;
expect(capture.argv).toContain("--mode");
expect(capture.argv).toContain("ask");
} finally {
if (previousHome === undefined) {
delete process.env.HOME;
} else {
process.env.HOME = previousHome;
}
await fs.rm(root, { recursive: true, force: true });
}
});
it("injects company-library runtime skills into the Cursor skills home before execution", async () => {
const root = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "paperclip-cursor-execute-runtime-skill-"));
const workspace = path.join(root, "workspace");
const commandPath = path.join(root, "agent");
const runtimeSkillsRoot = path.join(root, "runtime-skills");
await fs.mkdir(workspace, { recursive: true });
await writeFakeCursorCommand(commandPath);
const paperclipDir = await createSkillDir(runtimeSkillsRoot, "paperclip");
const asciiHeartDir = await createSkillDir(runtimeSkillsRoot, "ascii-heart");
const previousHome = process.env.HOME;
process.env.HOME = root;
try {
const result = await execute({
runId: "run-3",
agent: {
id: "agent-1",
companyId: "company-1",
name: "Cursor Coder",
adapterType: "cursor",
adapterConfig: {},
},
runtime: {
sessionId: null,
sessionParams: null,
sessionDisplayId: null,
taskKey: null,
},
config: {
command: commandPath,
cwd: workspace,
model: "auto",
paperclipRuntimeSkills: [
{
name: "paperclip",
source: paperclipDir,
},
{
name: "ascii-heart",
source: asciiHeartDir,
},
],
paperclipSkillSync: {
desiredSkills: ["ascii-heart"],
},
promptTemplate: "Follow the paperclip heartbeat.",
},
context: {},
authToken: "run-jwt-token",
onLog: async () => {},
onMeta: async () => {},
});
expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
expect(result.errorMessage).toBeNull();
expect((await fs.lstat(path.join(root, ".cursor", "skills", "ascii-heart"))).isSymbolicLink()).toBe(true);
expect(await fs.realpath(path.join(root, ".cursor", "skills", "ascii-heart"))).toBe(
await fs.realpath(asciiHeartDir),
);
} finally {
if (previousHome === undefined) {
delete process.env.HOME;
} else {
process.env.HOME = previousHome;
}
await fs.rm(root, { recursive: true, force: true });
}
});
it("prefers ~/.local/bin/cursor-agent for remote sandbox execution when using the default command", async () => {
const root = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "paperclip-cursor-sandbox-execute-"));
const homeDir = path.join(root, "home");
const workspace = path.join(root, "workspace");
const remoteWorkspace = path.join(root, "remote-workspace");
const capturePath = path.join(root, "capture.json");
const cursorAgentPath = path.join(homeDir, ".local", "bin", "cursor-agent");
await fs.mkdir(workspace, { recursive: true });
await fs.mkdir(remoteWorkspace, { recursive: true });
await writeFakeSandboxCursorAgent(cursorAgentPath, capturePath);
const previousHome = process.env.HOME;
process.env.HOME = homeDir;
try {
const result = await execute({
runId: "run-sandbox-1",
agent: {
id: "agent-1",
companyId: "company-1",
name: "Cursor Coder",
adapterType: "cursor",
adapterConfig: {},
},
runtime: {
sessionId: null,
sessionParams: null,
sessionDisplayId: null,
taskKey: null,
},
executionTarget: {
kind: "remote",
transport: "sandbox",
remoteCwd: remoteWorkspace,
runner: createLocalSandboxRunner(),
timeoutMs: 30_000,
},
config: {
command: "agent",
cwd: workspace,
promptTemplate: "Follow the paperclip heartbeat.",
},
context: {},
authToken: "run-jwt-token",
onLog: async () => {},
});
expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
const capture = JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(capturePath, "utf8")) as {
command: string;
argv: string[];
prompt: string;
path: string;
};
expect(capture.command).toBe(cursorAgentPath);
expect(capture.path.split(":")[0]).toBe(path.join(homeDir, ".local", "bin"));
expect(capture.prompt).toContain("Follow the paperclip heartbeat.");
} finally {
if (previousHome === undefined) delete process.env.HOME;
else process.env.HOME = previousHome;
await fs.rm(root, { recursive: true, force: true });
}
}, 10_000);
it("keeps explicit command overrides for remote sandbox execution", async () => {
const root = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "paperclip-cursor-sandbox-explicit-"));
const homeDir = path.join(root, "home");
const workspace = path.join(root, "workspace");
const remoteWorkspace = path.join(root, "remote-workspace");
const capturePath = path.join(root, "capture.json");
const cursorAgentPath = path.join(homeDir, ".local", "bin", "cursor-agent");
const customCommandPath = path.join(root, "bin", "custom-cursor");
await fs.mkdir(workspace, { recursive: true });
await fs.mkdir(remoteWorkspace, { recursive: true });
await writeFakeSandboxCursorAgent(cursorAgentPath, path.join(root, "unused.json"));
await writeFakeSandboxCursorAgent(customCommandPath, capturePath);
const previousHome = process.env.HOME;
process.env.HOME = homeDir;
try {
const result = await execute({
runId: "run-sandbox-2",
agent: {
id: "agent-1",
companyId: "company-1",
name: "Cursor Coder",
adapterType: "cursor",
adapterConfig: {},
},
runtime: {
sessionId: null,
sessionParams: null,
sessionDisplayId: null,
taskKey: null,
},
executionTarget: {
kind: "remote",
transport: "sandbox",
remoteCwd: remoteWorkspace,
runner: createLocalSandboxRunner(),
timeoutMs: 30_000,
},
config: {
command: customCommandPath,
cwd: workspace,
promptTemplate: "Follow the paperclip heartbeat.",
},
context: {},
authToken: "run-jwt-token",
onLog: async () => {},
});
expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
const capture = JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(capturePath, "utf8")) as { command: string };
expect(capture.command).toBe(customCommandPath);
} finally {
if (previousHome === undefined) delete process.env.HOME;
else process.env.HOME = previousHome;
await fs.rm(root, { recursive: true, force: true });
}
});
});