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Harold KimandPaperclip 98df214917 fix: fail closed on unusable Codex auth during sandbox auth merge
When reusing a Codex sandbox, the workspace-restore step now performs
an auth-merge check before adopting the sandbox's auth.json. The merge
fails closed when:

- host or sandbox Codex auth is unusable (missing token or account)
- the subscription payload shapes differ between host and sandbox
- subscription account identities do not match

Additional hardening: node absence on PATH during the embedded decision
script now exits non-zero instead of silently falling through. Co-change
comments link parseAuth (the embedded script) to hasUsableAuthPayload
(codex-home.ts) so a future auth-format change cannot silently diverge
between the two implementations.

Co-Authored-By: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
2026-07-09 10:08:57 +00:00

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Environment Variables Full environment variable reference

All environment variables that Paperclip uses for server configuration.

Server Configuration

Variable Default Description
PORT 3100 Server port
PAPERCLIP_BIND loopback Reachability preset: loopback, lan, tailnet, or custom
PAPERCLIP_BIND_HOST (unset) Required when PAPERCLIP_BIND=custom
HOST 127.0.0.1 Legacy host override; prefer PAPERCLIP_BIND for new setups
DATABASE_URL (embedded) PostgreSQL connection string
PAPERCLIP_HOME ~/.paperclip Base directory for all Paperclip data
PAPERCLIP_INSTANCE_ID default Instance identifier (for multiple local instances)
PAPERCLIP_DEPLOYMENT_MODE local_trusted Runtime mode override
PAPERCLIP_DEPLOYMENT_EXPOSURE private Exposure policy when deployment mode is authenticated
PAPERCLIP_API_URL (auto-derived) Paperclip API base URL. When set externally (e.g., via Kubernetes ConfigMap, load balancer, or reverse proxy), the server preserves the value instead of deriving it from the listen host and port. Useful for deployments where the public-facing URL differs from the local bind address.

Secrets

Variable Default Description
PAPERCLIP_SECRETS_MASTER_KEY (from file) 32-byte encryption key (base64/hex/raw)
PAPERCLIP_SECRETS_MASTER_KEY_FILE ~/.paperclip/.../secrets/master.key Path to key file
PAPERCLIP_SECRETS_STRICT_MODE false Require secret refs for sensitive env vars

Agent Runtime (Injected into agent processes)

These are set automatically by the server when invoking agents:

Variable Description
PAPERCLIP_AGENT_ID Agent's unique ID
PAPERCLIP_COMPANY_ID Company ID
PAPERCLIP_API_URL Paperclip API base URL (inherits the server-level value; see Server Configuration above)
PAPERCLIP_API_KEY Short-lived JWT for API auth
PAPERCLIP_RUN_ID Current heartbeat run ID
PAPERCLIP_TASK_ID Issue that triggered this wake
PAPERCLIP_WAKE_REASON Wake trigger reason
PAPERCLIP_WAKE_COMMENT_ID Comment that triggered this wake
PAPERCLIP_APPROVAL_ID Resolved approval ID
PAPERCLIP_APPROVAL_STATUS Approval decision
PAPERCLIP_LINKED_ISSUE_IDS Comma-separated linked issue IDs

LLM Provider Keys (for adapters)

Variable Description
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY Anthropic API key (for Claude Code adapter)
OPENAI_API_KEY OpenAI API key (for Codex adapter)