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Nicky LeachandPaperclip 0e9b03832d fix(server): skip host provisionCommand for sandbox-driver environments (#11626)
## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip is the open source app people use to manage AI agents for
work
> - The run orchestrator prepares an execution environment before an
agent starts
> - A sandbox driver creates a remote folder before the adapter uploads
repository content
> - The orchestrator ran the host `provisionCommand` in that empty
folder
> - The command failed with exit 127 before the adapter could run its
`stage.sync` step
> - This pull request skips host provisioning for sandbox drivers and
keeps the existing local and SSH behavior
> - The benefit is that sandbox runs reach the adapter sync step without
an empty-folder setup failure

## Linked Issues or Issue Description

**What happened?**

A sandbox environment ran the host `provisionCommand` before the adapter
uploaded repository content. The command ran in an empty remote folder
and failed with exit 127.

**Expected behavior**

The orchestrator should skip host provisioning for a sandbox driver. The
adapter should upload the provisioned tree during its `stage.sync` step.

**Steps to reproduce**

1. Configure an environment with the `sandbox` driver and a host
`provisionCommand`.
2. Start a run that uses this environment.
3. Observe that the command runs in the empty sandbox folder and the run
fails with `setup_failed`.

**Paperclip version or commit**

Reproduced on the current `master` commit before this change.

**Deployment mode**

Built from source with a sandbox environment.

**Installation method**

Built from source with pnpm.

**Agent adapter(s) involved**

Not adapter-specific (core bug). The sandbox adapter syncs the tree
after environment setup.

**Database mode**

Not database-related.

**Additional context**

Related context:
[#11091](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/pull/11091) changes
provision behavior for reused workspaces. This pull request covers the
separate sandbox ordering failure.

## What Changed

- Skip the orchestrator provision step when `environment.driver` is
`sandbox`.
- Keep the existing skip for `local` and the provision step for `ssh`.
- Log one info message when a sandbox skip drops a present command.
- Keep the existing `plugin` path because it has no `stage.sync` step
and runs against the host filesystem.
- Add tests for sandbox, local, SSH, plugin, logging, and provision
failures.

## Verification

- Run `./node_modules/.bin/vitest run
server/src/__tests__/environment-run-orchestrator.test.ts`.
- Confirm that the test run passes all 10 tests.
- Confirm that CI checks pass on this pull request.

## Risks

- Low risk. The change affects only the provision gate for sandbox
drivers.
- SSH and local behavior stays unchanged.
- The plugin driver stays on its current path.
- The new log line makes a sandbox skip visible to operators.

## Model Used

OpenAI, GPT-5, exact runtime model `gpt-5`, with tool use and code
review support. The implementation author used this model to inspect
code, edit source and tests, and run the targeted test suite.

## 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 (no exact duplicate found; related PR #11091 reviewed)
- [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 (no
documentation change applies to this internal gate correction)
- [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>
2026-08-18 09:29:31 -07:00
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