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PaperClipAI/packages/plugins/sandbox-providers/daytona
Nicky LeachandPaperclip 7797995038 perf(plugin-daytona): opt-in no-profile fast path for default-PATH execs (#10352)
## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip is the control plane for autonomous AI companies
> - The Daytona adapter turns tasks into shell commands and manages
execution overhead
> - Many short-lived exec calls still pay for login-shell profile
sourcing even when the binary already resolves on the sandbox default
PATH
> - That extra startup work adds latency on the hot path for repeated
command execution
> - This pull request adds an opt-in fast path that skips profile
sourcing only when the caller explicitly requests it and the command
does not need shell initialization
> - The benefit is lower per-call latency for eligible commands without
changing the conservative default behavior for commands that need the
profile

## Linked Issues or Issue Description

This change does not reference a public GitHub issue. It follows the
same Daytona startup-speed work as merged PR #10335 and narrows the
execution path for eligible commands while keeping the default
login-shell behavior intact.

## What Changed

- Added an optional `noProfile` flag to
`PluginEnvironmentExecuteParams`.
- Refactored Daytona login-shell script assembly so the profile and nvm
sourcing block is omitted only on the explicit fast path.
- Preserved environment prefixing, `cd`, shell quoting,
`NONINTERACTIVE_GIT_ENV`, stdin handling, and `durationMs` behavior on
both paths.
- Added regression tests for the fast path omission, the preserved
execution parameters, and the default profile-sourcing path.

## Verification

- `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/sandbox-provider-daytona exec vitest run
src/plugin.test.ts`
- `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/plugin-sdk tsc --noEmit`
- Reverted the guard locally to confirm the two behavior tests fail
again, then restored the change.

## Risks

- If a caller opts into `noProfile` for a command that depends on shell
initialization, the command can fail to resolve its binary.
- The API comment and opt-in design keep that risk narrow; the default
path remains unchanged.

## Model Used

OpenAI GPT-5 (Codex tool-using coding agent)

## 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

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Co-authored-by: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
2026-07-27 21:47:05 -07:00
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@paperclipai/plugin-daytona

Published Daytona sandbox provider plugin for Paperclip.

This package lives in the Paperclip monorepo, but it is intentionally excluded from the root pnpm workspace and shaped to publish and install like a standalone npm package. That lets operators install it from the Plugins page by package name without introducing root lockfile churn for Daytona's SDK dependencies.

Install

From a Paperclip instance, install:

@paperclipai/plugin-daytona

The host plugin installer runs npm install into the managed plugin directory, so transitive dependencies such as @daytonaio/sdk are pulled in during installation.

Configuration

Configure Daytona from Instance Settings -> Environments, not from the plugin's plugin page.

  • Put the Daytona API key on the sandbox environment itself.
  • When you save an environment, Paperclip stores pasted API keys as company secrets.
  • DAYTONA_API_KEY remains an optional host-level fallback when an environment omits the key.
  • Optional apiUrl and target settings map directly to the Daytona SDK/client configuration. If apiUrl is omitted, the Daytona SDK uses its default endpoint.

Notes:

  • The current published Daytona SDK package is @daytonaio/sdk.
  • The driver supports both snapshot-based and image-based sandbox creation. If both are set, validation rejects the config as ambiguous.
  • Reusable leases map to Daytona stop/start semantics. Non-reusable leases are deleted on release.

Local development

cd packages/plugins/sandbox-providers/daytona
pnpm install --ignore-workspace --no-lockfile
pnpm build
pnpm test
pnpm typecheck

These commands assume the repo root has already been installed once so the local @paperclipai/plugin-sdk workspace package is available to the compiler during development.

Package layout

  • src/manifest.ts declares the sandbox-provider driver metadata
  • src/plugin.ts implements the environment lifecycle hooks
  • paperclipPlugin.manifest and paperclipPlugin.worker point the host at the built plugin entrypoints in dist/