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DottaandPaperclip 7ec6e1a237 fix(runner): explain invalid arguments for assigned tools (#16905)
## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip coordinates agents through authorized tools.
> - The native runner validates arguments before it dispatches a tool
call.
> - Schema failures give repair guidance for only five built-in tools.
> - Assigned-tool discovery receives a generic rejection, so an agent
can mistake invalid arguments for missing access.
> - This PR applies the existing safe schema feedback to every
authorized tool.
> - Agents can correct their calls while authorization, approval, and
replay checks remain in force.

## Linked Issues or Issue Description

**What happened?**

An invalid `paperclip_search_assigned_tools` call returned only
`Paperclip rejected this semantic tool call`. The call never reached the
assigned-tool gateway. The same feedback gap affects arbitrary assigned
app tools.

**Expected behavior**

Identify argument validation as the cause. Return bounded schema
locations and ask the provider to correct its arguments. Do not expose
submitted values or grant access to unassigned tools.

**Steps to reproduce**

Prepare an authorized discovery tool. Submit an invalid query or
optional argument through the native runner. Observe the generic error
before this fix. Correct the arguments and confirm one dispatch after
this fix.

**Paperclip version or commit**

Reproduced on master at `4970d5ed3d`. The incident did not retain its
rejected arguments, so the tests cover representative invalid inputs
rather than claim to replay that exact payload.

**Deployment mode**

Native runner with the Codex app-server driver. Local verification uses
macOS ARM64 and controlled provider fixtures.

Related: #16868 added bounded monitor validation feedback. #16723
changes runtime MCP catalog loading; this PR changes the Rust runner
validation response and does not depend on that work.

## What Changed

- Supply generic repair guidance for any authorized tool whose arguments
fail JSON Schema validation. Preserve specific built-in hints.
- Keep the existing three-location and 512-byte limits. Do not include
input values or unknown keys. Preserve generic authorization failures
and the existing retry flag.
- Cover missing fields, wrong types, null optional fields, bounds,
unknown fields, unchanged rejected-call state, corrected calls, and
completed-call replay protection.
- Exercise rejection, correction, one dispatch, and successful
completion through the real Codex driver with a controlled provider
subprocess.
- Document the behavior and its verification scope in execution
semantics and the agent access map.

## Verification

- Red: both new runner regressions failed on the original generic
rejection. The existing API-validation regression passed.
- Green: all seven selected validation tests passed. The new Codex
transport regression passed with one rejection and one corrected
dispatch.
- `cargo fmt --manifest-path packages/paperclip-runner/runner/Cargo.toml
--all -- --check`, `node scripts/check-maps.mjs`, and `git diff --check`
passed.
- Full Rust workspace tests, the repository build, and sequential
repository typecheck passed. The existing assigned-tool gateway suite
passed all 30 tests. All hosted test and end-to-end jobs passed on this
head. The duplicate local `test:run` was interrupted after the hosted
suites passed; its local result is incomplete. The hosted build and
clean public npm installation check also passed. All current-head CI
gates are green, including the final verify and e2e aggregates.
- Greptile reviewed commit `3e2743e1e15b3b13a7d803ce4d828510e41fb22a`:
5/5, no actionable findings.
- Setup evidence: master has a stale dependency lockfile. Dependencies
were resolved with the pinned pnpm 9.15.4; lockfile changes are
excluded. The first full typecheck overlapped the build and failed
copying a generated shared-package file. The sequential rerun passed
with no source change. The initial copy failure remains recorded here;
the concurrent build-output race was not separately reproduced.
- The provider is simulated. This proves runner validation and transport
recovery, not that a live model always retries or that GitHub
credentials work.

## Risks

The provider now sees schema locations for all authorized tools. The
existing sanitizer and bounds still apply. Unknown input keys and values
remain excluded. No schema, permission, approval, automatic tool replay,
database, or connection-auth changes are made. Unauthorized tools still
get a generic rejection.

## Model Used

OpenAI Codex (GPT-6), with reasoning, source inspection, and tool
execution. The exact runtime model ID and context-window size are not
exposed in this session.

## 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>
2026-10-19 17:03:42 -05:00
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