DottaandPaperclip
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<!-- entire-trail-link-start --> https://entire.com/gh/paperclipai/-/trails/209/changes/paperclip/209 <!-- entire-trail-link-end --> ## Thinking Path > - Paperclip is the open source app people use to manage AI agents for work. > - Agents use managed launchers for Git and GitHub commands. > - These launchers exclude host credentials and host Git identity. > - A checkout without an author cannot save a local commit when managed GitHub identity is absent. > - A local author default belongs in the launcher that owns this isolation. > - This pull request supplies a private Paperclip default and preserves explicit and managed identity selection. > - Agents can save local work without manual author setup or extra GitHub access. ## Linked Issues or Issue Description **What happened?** An ordinary `git commit` fails with `Author identity unknown` in a fresh checkout without author settings or a usable managed GitHub identity. An agent must set its own author to continue. **Expected behavior** The managed launcher supplies a default local author. Repository and command settings override that default. A current managed identity retains its existing precedence. **Steps to reproduce** Run the managed launcher in a fresh Git repository without author settings or broker credentials. Add a file, then run `git commit -m work`. **Paperclip version or commit** Reproduced at `063cfd43813cabf18417605fb9eefb9aacf95c8d` on Linux with Node 25.9.0 and pnpm 9.15.4. **Deployment mode** Managed sandbox execution. The shared launcher also serves local and SSH execution that selects managed access. Related: #16662 changes precedence for a connected GitHub account. #8945 assigns identity to managed worktrees. This repair supplies the missing anonymous launcher default and keeps the current managed precedence. It does not require either change. ### Hypothesis and thesis for a fix **Hypothesis:** The launcher removes inherited author variables and host Git config. Without a broker identity or explicit repository settings, it has no author. Four real-Git cases reproduce the reported error on the base revision. **Thesis for a fix:** Put `Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>` in a private Git config for each operation. Git treats it as global config, so repository and command settings can override it. The existing broker environment still takes precedence. Do not store a person's identity in shared checkout config, where it could remain after steering or revocation. The default grants no GitHub access. ## What Changed - Write the default author to the existing private operation directory with mode `0600`. Remove it when the operation exits. - Point managed Git at this file while keeping host global/system config, credentials and SSH identity excluded. - Add real-Git regressions for missing, absent, unavailable and rejected access. Preserve explicit overrides, identity changes and revocation controls. - Verify two shell commits through normal launcher staging and a commit after anonymous heartbeat cleanup. Check saved files, commit metadata and temporary config cleanup. - Update identity documentation and the two run map recipes. ## Verification - Red: the four new local-commit cases fail on the base launcher with `Author identity unknown`. - Green: all 80 focused tests pass in one run across `github-launcher.test.ts`, `github-launcher-environment.test.ts`, `heartbeat-github-launchers.test.ts` and `native-github-access.test.ts` (23.31 seconds). - A controlled filesystem failure first made the candidate discard valid managed credentials. After the correction, the same real launcher process retains them. Default-author file failure does not change operation-directory readiness. - Review found a second failure: a partial write can leave invalid Git config. The real-process test failed before the repair with `fatal: bad config line` from `git status`. The launcher now selects the default file only after the write succeeds. Both write-failure cases retain managed credentials, allow status, require identity when no default is available, and save a commit with explicit identity. The test reads the stored commit metadata with real Git. - Real shells, generated launchers and Git create and inspect saved commits. Sandbox transport and broker replies use controlled fixtures. No live cloud rollout or GitHub write acceptance is claimed. - The isolated test process excludes inherited task launcher paths, Git config and broker authentication variables. An initial run exposed those test-environment inputs; the isolated replay passed. The heartbeat assertion now checks the private default file and its cleanup instead of expecting `/dev/null`. - Adapter-utils typecheck and build pass. Map validation and `git diff --check` pass. - Conflict repair on 2026-10-29: merged master `fa5e70faf47ef2ca20bf2daf95b7503c94469b89` into the PR branch. Resolved 19 conflict paths by retaining master for unrelated files. All seven Git identity files remain byte-for-byte equal to the reviewed fix. The final diff is seven files, 145 additions and 15 deletions. - At head `c501e3f28369d404c91082b89188dc150c9362a9`, all 80 focused tests pass again (37.53 seconds). Adapter-utils typecheck and build pass. Map validation and migration checks pass. The PR diff passes `git diff --check`. - Full workspace typecheck and build were attempted again. Both stop because this sandbox has no Rust `cargo`. The duplicate full local Vitest run was stopped after about five minutes without a final result while full CI was running. The earlier full local attempt was stopped without a final result. No local full-suite pass is claimed. - GitHub now reports the PR as mergeable. All current-head checks have completed. [Full CI run 40878973679](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/actions/runs/40878973679) passes, including typecheck, build, Rust, test shards and all eight E2E shards. The exact-head check inventory has 54 successes, one neutral Paperclip Review and two Storybook skips. Snyk passes. Greptile and Paperclip each reviewed `c501e3f28369d404c91082b89188dc150c9362a9` at 5/5 with no actionable findings. All review threads are resolved. GitHub reports the PR as clean and mergeable. - The prior CI run had one failed E2E test: `a lost creation response requires reload and cannot blindly replay commands`. Its YAML parser received page text that starts with `Skip to Main Content`. The new run passes E2E shard 7/8 and the full E2E gate. The prior failure remains part of this record. A passing run does not establish the earlier failure's cause. This change does not alter that test or the agent configuration UI. ## Risks - Commits without explicit or managed identity now use the generic Paperclip author. Operators can still set repository or command identity. - `git config --global` writes to temporary operation config and does not persist. The documentation states this behavior. - If the private config directory cannot be prepared, commits still need explicit identity. Existing redacted diagnostics and credential isolation remain. - One small synchronous file write is added to a directory the launcher already creates. No new subprocess, network request, persistent identity or authority cache is added. > For core feature work, check [`ROADMAP.md`](ROADMAP.md) first and discuss it in `#dev` before opening the PR. Feature PRs that overlap with planned core work may need to be redirected — check the roadmap first. See `CONTRIBUTING.md`. ## Model Used OpenAI Codex, based on GPT-6, with reasoning, shell execution and tool use. The runtime does not expose the exact model ID or context window size to this 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 --------- Co-authored-by: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
Paperclip maps
The maps describe the same capabilities from two perspectives:
- Feature map: what a person can do, where to reach it, and how to verify the user journey. Preserve its Poteto format.
- Agent access map: the APIs and agent entry points for those capabilities, their permission boundaries, and access verification.
The chat scenario catalog adds natural-language requests, starting context and expected conversational outcomes for the same capability IDs. It lives with Product E2E as planning data; a scenario reference is neither a registered execution nor evidence that a journey passed.
These are sibling directories under maps/. Each feature file has a same-named
agent access companion. Reuse the product map's sub-feature IDs, so tasks/create
identifies the same capability in both maps. Product behavior remains governed by
the implementation spec; a map cannot grant
authority or redefine a permission denial as success.
Capability identifiers
The feature ID is the recipe filename without .md, such as onboarding.
The full capability ID joins that feature ID and a Sub-features key with /:
the company key in feature-map/onboarding.md is onboarding/company.
Its agent-access-map/onboarding.md companion uses the same local company key.
The feature-map index lists the existing
feature and full capability IDs.
Each child page states Feature ID: `onboarding`. after its introduction or
product-map link. In feature recipes, show the full ID beside the parsed local
key: - `company`: `onboarding/company` — create a company. In access
companions and Storybook verification guidance, keep the existing local heading
and put Capability ID: `onboarding/company`. beneath it. These labels make
the existing identifiers visible without changing keys, anchors, or ID generation.
Use full capability IDs in cross-feature references, Storybook annotations, tests, issues, PRs, and verification evidence. Both segments use lowercase letters, digits, and hyphens. Keep filenames and keys stable when display titles or navigation labels change; renaming either changes the capability ID.
Entry-point IDs describe a surface, such as web-wizard, and are scoped to their
recipe. Reference them with a recipe link, such as
onboarding.md#web-wizard, and record the
capability exercised separately. Navigation section labels are not capability IDs.
See IDs and references for examples.
Access contract
Every business operation needs both an API and a usable agent entry point for an
actor authorized to perform it. A dedicated tool is optional when REST, the CLI,
an assigned MCP client, or native search_api / call_api already provides the
operation. Record which agent surfaces actually have that path; an installed CLI
or optional MCP package cannot be assumed available to every native/remote run.
Track these independently:
| Dimension | Values and meaning |
|---|---|
| API | present, missing, not-applicable, or unreviewed. Use exact methods/paths; distinguish protocols from REST. |
| Agent access | available, partial, missing, restricted, operator-only, not-applicable, or unreviewed. Name the supported surface and actual entry point. |
| Policy | Actor, action/grant, company/resource/ownership scope, responsible-user intersection, run requirements, work modes, and gates relevant to the operation. |
| Evidence | source-only, verified, failed, blocked, or not-run. Source presence and successful board calls are not agent verification. |
| Review depth | baseline records representative operations and known gaps; operation-reviewed enumerates the capability's meaningful operations and their individual access contracts. |
Broad capabilities such as task properties must be split into operations before they count as operation-reviewed: renaming, metadata edits, assignment, dependencies, and lifecycle changes can use different tools and permission rules. An available read path cannot certify a write path. List/get/create/update/delete, execution/control, credential handling, and resolution are separate where their authority or transport differs. Do not duplicate request schemas from OpenAPI.
Exceptions and restrictions
Presentation-only state, static developer fixtures, and pre-start/local operator
work may use not-applicable for a domain API, with a concrete reason and the
existing local path. When a capability combines shared data with presentation,
split the operations: browser recents do not exempt resource lookup from API
coverage. Promoting local state to a shared feature requires revisiting the entry.
A board-only endpoint is restricted for agent identity, not an automatic
exception or a missing API. Cite the enforced policy and record whether the
agent can request the authorized human's action and observe its result. An
unresolved delegation question remains in Gaps. Company access, a job title,
a personal assistant's OAuth grant, or an accepted interaction does not grant
board identity. Keep budget, approval, secret and execution authority intact.
Check actual route/service authorization and production tool admission. OpenAPI actor labels and scenario/evaluation tool declarations are supporting metadata; record disagreements rather than using them as proof of access. Native API fallback restrictions, tool field/scope limits, and rollout settings are part of the agent path, even when a legacy agent can call the REST endpoint directly.
Companion file format
Each agent-access-map/<area>.md has an H1, a relative link to its product file,
and its feature ID, followed by one H2 backticked local key per product
sub-feature. Each capability starts with its full capability ID and contains
these fields:
- Review:
baselineoroperation-reviewed. - API: presence state and exact operation IDs, or a reasoned exception.
- Agent access: availability state and concrete entry points by surface.
- Policy: relevant permission and runtime boundaries, with source references.
- Evidence: evidence state, reviewed commit and sources or executed proof.
- Verification: allowed/denied assertions and observable result; record what has actually run separately from the proposed recipe.
- Gaps: missing APIs/paths, discovery drift, unreviewed operations or policy
decisions; use
noneonly for the enumerated scope that was reviewed.
For an operation-reviewed capability, use H3 backticked operation IDs and repeat
API, Agent access, Policy, Evidence, Verification and Gaps for each operation.
Use small operation names such as create, update, read, or run-now.
The enclosing capability has Review: operation-reviewed only after its
meaningful operations have been enumerated. The following excerpt shows one
operation; include the others before using that review label:
## `definition`
Review: `operation-reviewed`.
### `create`
API: `present` — POST /api/companies/{companyId}/routines.
Agent access: `available` — agent REST, CLI routine create and native call_api
under the enabled rollout and active-run/mode gates.
Policy: same company; assigneeAgentId must be the calling agent; cite the
routine authorization and native API policy sources.
Evidence: `source-only` — reviewed commit and source links; no live proof.
Verification: `not-run` — create an owned routine; reject assignment to another
agent; inspect saved configuration, attribution and retry behavior.
Gaps: verify ownership and responsible-user resolution with a permitted agent
context; source presence alone does not qualify this operation.
Keeping the maps synchronized
When a change adds/removes a capability or changes its behavior, API, permission, tool binding, CLI support, or work mode, update the affected companion and product recipe as appropriate in the same change. Preserve IDs across renames where the capability is unchanged; update the affected cross-links together. Indexes discover recipes automatically. An API-only change may update the companion without rewriting unchanged user instructions. Update the corresponding chat scenarios when their request, assumptions or expected outcome changes; use multiple cases for meaningfully different starting conditions rather than treating an API path as conversational coverage.
maintain-verification-skill owns reconciliation of both maps. It follows changed source and authorization, checks real agent reachability, and records product gaps without implementing them during a maintenance pass. The creation skill uses this structure. verify-paperclip consumes the relevant recipes and reports evidence/drift; map editing belongs to maintenance.
Run the structural check after map changes:
node scripts/check-maps.mjs
It checks paired areas/IDs, navigation metadata, required fields, and local references. It does not certify endpoint authorization, production bindings, operation completeness, or live behavior. Source audits must check those against the existing API and tool contracts; avoid a second schema catalog or runtime.
For live access proof, use Paperclip's existing API/runner/MCP fixtures or an owned
isolated instance. Use the actual agent identity, target and work mode. Assert the
allowed result and relevant denial (another company/private resource, wrong
owner, missing grant, invalid run, restricted mode or resolver). Mutations also
need persisted state/attribution and retry behavior. Capture evidence using the
existing artifact workflow; keep executed run results
separate from generated maps/generated/coverage.json, which lists page references.
Local authorship and generated indexes
Change only the recipes, access contracts and stories whose behavior or intent
changed. Feature recipes own navigation metadata; stories own small
parameters.paperclip annotations. Keep the feature-map README's readable ID
index aligned with those sources; it does not register entries for generation.
Do not refresh counts in shared READMEs, inventories, fingerprints or review
journals.
node scripts/storybook-catalog.mjs validates and generates aggregate navigation,
Storybook data, verification routes and the page inventory. All outputs live in
ignored maps/generated/, ui/storybook/generated/, and the ignored Storybook
preview.tsx wrapper. Start/build and UI typechecking generate their own inputs.
A clean merged checkout therefore assembles both branches' changes automatically.
Git provides history and diffs. PRs, issues and CI artifacts retain review/run evidence for the named revision. Capability associations do not create whole-file review dependencies. Keep durable scenario limits in the affected recipe or story.