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8b873e0112 fix(adapter-utils): skip the materialize lock for an already-current skill (#17061)
## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip is the open source app people use to manage AI agents for
work
> - A remote Claude ACP run stages the selected runtime skills into the
sandbox. The host archives the materialized skills directory with tar
and uploads it.
> - Concurrent runs of one agent share that skills directory. The
directory key is the selected skill set and its content.
> - Each run calls `materializePaperclipSkillCopy` for each skill. The
function always created and removed a sibling `<skill>.lock` directory,
even when the copy was already current.
> - The archive step lists the directory entries first and then gives
the names to tar. When a concurrent run removed its lock between these
two steps, tar failed with `Cannot stat` and the whole run failed as
`adapter_failed`.
> - This pull request checks the materialized fingerprint before it
takes the lock. An up-to-date copy now leaves no transient entries in
the shared directory.
> - The benefit is that concurrent runs of one agent no longer fail each
other's skill staging.

## Linked Issues or Issue Description

**What happened?**
A remote `claude_local` run failed before the agent started. The skill
staging step ran `tar -c ... -T entries.nul` on the shared
runtime-skills directory. Tar stopped with `tar: <skill>.lock: Cannot
stat: No such file or directory` and exit status 2. Another run of the
same agent was materializing the same skills at the same time.

**Expected behavior**
A run that finds its skills already materialized does not change the
shared skills directory. Concurrent runs can archive that directory
safely.

**Steps to reproduce**
1. Materialize a skill into a skills directory.
2. Call `materializePaperclipSkillCopy` again in a loop for the same
skill.
3. At the same time, call `createTarballFromDirectory` on the skills
directory in a loop.
4. Before this change, most archives fail with `Cannot stat` on
`<skill>.lock`.

**Agent adapter(s) involved**
`claude_local` (ACP, remote sandbox). The function is shared, so
`grok_local` and the Codex and Gemini ACP skill paths also benefit.

## What Changed

- `packages/adapter-utils/src/server-utils.ts`:
`materializePaperclipSkillCopy` hashes the source and checks the
materialized sentinel before it takes the lock. When the copy is
current, it returns without creating the lock directory or a temporary
copy. The existing check inside the lock stays, so a copy that is
missing or out of date still uses the lock as before. The source is
hashed once per call, the same as before.
- `packages/adapter-utils/src/server-utils.test.ts`: a new test holds a
live lock from another owner, then materializes an already-current
skill. The call must return at once and must not change the lock or the
directory.

## Verification

- `cd packages/adapter-utils && npx vitest run
src/server-utils.test.ts`: 132 passed.
- Red/green: without the fix, the new test times out because the call
waits on the live lock. With the fix, it passes.
- `npx vitest run src/acpx-engine/execute.test.ts -t skill`: 15 passed.
- `npx tsc --noEmit -p tsconfig.json` in `packages/adapter-utils`:
passes.
- Real-dependency race check (a temporary script, not committed). The
script used real files and the system tar. It ran
`materializePaperclipSkillCopy` for 5 skills in a loop while
`createTarballFromDirectory` archived the same directory for 8 seconds:
- Before the fix: 1994 of 2307 archives failed with `tar: skill-1.lock:
Cannot stat: No such file or directory`.
  - After the fix: 0 of 2021 archives failed.
- Assumption under test: the sentinel check outside the lock is safe.
The sentinel is written into the temporary copy before the atomic
rename, so a matching sentinel means a complete copy. The lock never
protected readers: the caller already reads `SKILL.md` after the lock is
released.
- Remaining limit: the first materialization of a new skill set still
uses the lock. A concurrent archive of the same directory is unlikely
then, because a run archives the directory only after it has
materialized every skill in it.

## Risks

- Low risk. The change only skips the lock when the result is already
correct. A missing, damaged, or out-of-date copy uses the same locked
path as before.
- No change to the materialized layout, the sentinel format, or the lock
format.

> 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

- Anthropic Claude Opus 5.5 (`claude-opus-5-5`) in Claude Code, with
tool use (shell, file edits, test runs). The exact context-window size
is 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
- [ ] 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

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Co-authored-by: devinfoley <139239+devinfoley@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-10-21 00:14:53 -07:00
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