## Thinking Path > - Paperclip is the open source app people use to manage AI agents for work. > - Operators use connector setup, collection headers, empty states, and agent lists to manage that work. > - Provider redirects replace the setup page, and collection controls use different sizes. > - Agent selection inserts a bar above the list. The row link highlights only part of the row. > - This pull request keeps sign-in in a separate window and applies the Tasks control sizes to collection and audit headers. > - It also reuses artifact artwork for empty collections and gives agent selection a fixed action card. > - These changes preserve the operator's place and keep controls and rows stable. ## Linked Issues or Issue Description **What happened?** Connector sign-in replaced the current page. Inline collection controls had different heights. Projects and Artifacts used small placeholder empty states. Agent selection moved the list, hover covered only the identity cell, and chat/status shared that cell without matching headings. **Expected behavior** Provider sign-in opens in a new tab or window. Collection controls match Tasks. Empty collections use the large artifact graphics. Agent actions float above the page while rows remain aligned. **Steps to reproduce** Start connector sign-in from a page or dialog. Compare collection and Audit headers. Open an empty Projects or Artifacts collection. Select an agent, then hover across its row. Related public work: #13584 covers an earlier connector new-tab implementation, including same-page fallbacks that this bundle does not use. #8528 covers Tasks toggle sizing. #17742 covers scoped agent Audit sections. This bundle does not change server callback or audit authorization contracts. ## What Changed - Reserve a separate authorization window during the click. Use validated sign-in URLs, retain a new-tab fallback, and close blank windows after failed requests. Store Cloud reauthentication state in the destination window. - Use the Tasks 44px control foundation for shared collection headers and Audit, Costs, Timeline, Secrets, Teams, Gateways, and agent skill controls. - Use a large artifact stack with an off-white Paperclip image with a dark icon for Projects and artifact Tasks empty states. Use one matching artifact for other types. Set 20px gaps and use the label “Create project”. Action hover and keyboard focus animate the artwork. - Portal agent bulk actions to a fixed card 48px above the bottom safe area. Use quintic entry/exit motion and respect reduced motion. Retain card contents during exit. - Give chat and status separate cells, add a Status heading, use the MessagesSquare chat action with a hover tooltip, and highlight the entire row. - Add linked agent chips and a manager picker to the agent profile. Block self and descendant manager choices. Keep the name crown and custom title inline during edits. - Update design guidance, the connection maps, regression tests, and empty-state Storybook fixtures. ## Verification - Final commit `a41a6c6494a839deaaec1ef7cc50c90078ab6381`: all 55 checks passed, three skipped. [Canonical CI run](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/actions/runs/41999792769) includes all eight browser shards and all server/runner/workspace groups. Greptile: 5/5, zero unresolved review findings. - Workspace typecheck/build passed. Local UI suite passed 11,006 tests in 880 files, plus 542 CLI tests. Subsequent connector callback changes passed all 245 AppsConnect tests, UI typecheck, token gates, and query-error policy checks. Manager cache/error regressions passed four tests. Map checks passed. - Local connector browser suite: 20 passed. All six chat integration shards: 1,931 passed. Workspace B groups passed; database tests passed 313 cases across 72 files with one worker. - Browser preview verified agent manager changes, overview links, inline name/title geometry, empty-state colors, row actions and the chat tooltip. Live provider consent and post-deployment feature verification remain separate from these fixtures. - Preserved failures: ten bulk-roster tests initially missed the portaled action card; their selectors were fixed and all twelve roster tests passed. A nested fixture selected pnpm 11 and removed local dependencies; the local shim now pins pnpm 9. Embedded PostgreSQL native links were restored. A Python 3.9 fixture failure passed all 19 tests with the current runtime. Concurrent local database startup failures passed on the one-worker rerun. - The broad local serialized server run passed 3,791 tests with one scheduling assertion failure, which passed in isolation. The local general-server run reproduced a native recovery provider/model fixture failure and has not completed. These server sources are unchanged by this bundle; all final canonical CI server shards passed. This is not a claim that every broad local run passed. - [Earlier CI run](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/actions/runs/41995119880) failed a browser test during cleanup when heartbeat-run cancellation hit a PostgreSQL lock timeout. All final browser shards passed without weakening that test. - Review follow-ups cover Slack popup/fallback recovery, a single artwork hover transform, shared manager error rendering, detached standalone OAuth windows, and verified task-bound callbacks in both hosts. ## Risks - Browser popup policy and provider callback behavior can affect sign-in completion. The original setup page stays open; blocked windows have an explicit recovery path. - Shared toolbar styles affect several surfaces. Menu content remains in its existing portals; canonical label tabs and search clear buttons retain their own geometry. - No schema, server, API authorization, or migration change. - Required CI and review are complete. Deployment provenance and hosted feature verification are checked separately after merge. ## Model Used OpenAI Codex, GPT-6 family, with reasoning, repository tools, test execution, and browser inspection. The exact model ID and context-window size were 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 relevant tests locally and they pass (broader local exceptions are recorded above) - [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>
Storybook Visual Baselines
The visual suite compares built Storybook stories against PNG snapshots stored
outside git. The checked-in manifest at baseline-manifest.json pins the
immutable archive URL, SHA-256, byte size, snapshot count, and capture
environment.
Commands
pnpm storybook-visual:baseline download
pnpm storybook-visual:baseline verify
pnpm test:storybook-visual
pnpm test:storybook-visual:update
download fetches the archive, verifies its SHA-256 and byte size, unpacks it to
tests/storybook-visual/.snapshots/, and checks the PNG count. The same snapshot
directory can be overridden with STORYBOOK_VISUAL_SNAPSHOT_DIR.
Known Limitation: Linux Baselines
Storybook visual baselines are platform-locked. The checked-in manifest records
the capture environment as ubuntu-24.04, and Playwright compares screenshots
with maxDiffPixels: 0. Pixel-exact results are only meaningful when local runs
use the same Linux/Ubuntu capture platform as the baseline.
macOS, Windows, and other non-matching local environments can produce
false-positive diffs from font rasterization and subpixel rendering differences.
Use the Storybook Visual GitHub Actions workflow on ubuntu-latest as the
source of truth for cross-platform review, or run the suite locally in a matching
Linux environment before accepting or updating baselines.
CI and Review Artifacts
Storybook visual tests are opt-in while the suite stabilizes. Add the
storybook-visual label to a pull request, or run the Storybook Visual
workflow manually, to download the pinned baseline, build Storybook, and run the
Playwright visual suite on GitHub Actions.
The workflow uploads tests/storybook-visual/playwright-report/ and
tests/storybook-visual/test-results/ as a storybook-visual-report-* artifact
on every run. When screenshots differ, Playwright writes the actual, expected,
and diff PNGs into test-results, so reviewers can inspect the failure without
rerunning the suite locally.
Normal PR visual runs use repository read-only permissions and never upload or
modify baseline objects. To review intentional visual changes before updating
baseline-manifest.json, run the workflow manually with update_snapshots
enabled. That produces a storybook-visual-baseline-review-* artifact containing
the packed candidate snapshot archive for review. Publishing that bundle to the
baseline bucket still requires the explicit maintainer upload command below.
Updating Baselines
- Run
pnpm test:storybook-visual:updateafter reviewing intentional visual diffs. - Run
pnpm storybook-visual:baseline packto createtests/storybook-visual/baseline-review/snapshots.tgz. - Upload the archive from a trusted maintainer environment with
STORYBOOK_VISUAL_S3_URI=s3://bucket/baselines/storybook-visual/<sha>/snapshots.tgz pnpm storybook-visual:baseline upload. - Copy the printed
snapshotCountandarchivefields intobaseline-manifest.json.
Generated snapshots, review bundles, Playwright reports, and downloaded caches are ignored by git.