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DottaandPaperclip b14e1ecaf8 feat: add a complete agent YAML configuration editor (#18036)
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## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip is the open source app people use to manage AI agents for
work.
> - Operators configure each agent through several settings tabs.
> - Operators also need one complete, editable configuration document.
> - The document must retain each resource service's access and
validation rules.
> - This pull request defines the `paperclip/v1` Agent YAML format and
adds an Advanced editor.
> - The editor previews changes, rejects stale core writes, and explains
partial saves.
> - Operators can edit agent settings in one place and verify the saved
state after reload.

## Linked Issues or Issue Description

Refs #2219. Related settings work: #10974.

**Problem or motivation**

Agent configuration spans profile, runtime, instructions, skills, tools,
channels, permissions, secrets, keys, and revision history. Operators
cannot inspect and edit those settings as one versioned YAML document.

**Proposed solution**

Add an Advanced agent tab with a YAML editor. Define a shared document
schema. Read and write resources through their existing APIs. Separate
editable settings, explicit commands, and read-only observed state.

**Alternatives considered**

A raw agent-row editor would omit related resources. A generic database
update would bypass resource ownership. The editor therefore uses the
existing resource contracts and records partial results when a later
request fails.

**Roadmap alignment**

This extends the shipped agent configuration capability. It relates to
easy AGENTS.md configuration, multi-harness teams, governed tool access,
and secrets management. Stored credentials remain redacted. This format
is an editable settings view; it does not add company portability or
provider consent.

## What Changed

- Add the `paperclip/v1` Agent document schema and format documentation.
- Add the Advanced route, sidebar entry, YAML editor, validation, change
summary, save progress, and reload recovery.
- Cover core settings, instruction files, skill pins, tool
installs/profiles/policies, channels, permissions, secret operations,
API keys, and revision restore.
- Add private-keyed configuration revisions checked under the agent
write lock. Read the current key through its owner so file-based
rotation does not require restarting the server. Preserve unchanged
secret markers at their original paths.
- Retain drafts and returned credentials after partial saves. Require
reload before retrying commands. Prevent duplicate submissions. Keep new
key tokens visible through rename and disable saves with an empty change
plan.
- Send only changed channel settings. Require explicit intent for shared
profile edits. Load destination instruction files when changing their
location.
- Update Storybook fixtures, verification maps, and regression tests.
Add browser acceptance through real APIs and PostgreSQL.

## Verification

- `pnpm -r typecheck` passes.
- `pnpm build` passes.
- The focused UI suite passes all 50 tests. The API/revision helper
suites pass all 93 tests.
- All 65 lifecycle tests pass with a dedicated PostgreSQL database. They
exercise real row locks, redaction, revision history, audit, and company
access.
- All six browser acceptance cases pass. They check saved settings and
clears, secret redaction, key creation/revocation, stale drafts,
lost-response recovery, instruction relocation, revision restore, and
key-token retention through rename. The tests use real resource APIs and
storage. The MCP target uses the existing local provider fixture. No
model run or provider login is claimed.
- Signing-key regressions cover both environment changes and real
in-place key-file rotation. The protected database save/fencing cases
pass after removing the cache. A local measurement of 1,000 file-backed
revision calculations took 48 ms.
- `pnpm check:token-gates`, `node scripts/check-maps.mjs`, and Storybook
catalog checks pass.
- The full [PR CI
run](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/actions/runs/40725425470)
passes on `34ed97bbf9`: all 48 jobs, including all eight browser shards.
Greptile is 5/5 on this commit, with no unresolved review threads. This
final commit refreshes CI after a runner-routing fallback; its source
tree matches `fb4cf488cf`.
- Paperclip Review and Superagent Security Scan ended neutral because
their external agents did not complete a valid assessment/receipt.
Superagent passed on `fb4cf488cf`, which has the identical source tree.
One request to retry the final scan returned HTTP 404. Neither check
reports a code finding.
- The local full-suite attempt was blocked by host System V semaphore
exhaustion. Acceptance and lifecycle verification used an isolated
PostgreSQL 18 container. Earlier CI runners were interrupted. A local
combined run hit hook/test timeouts; the full 88-test route file passed
after the builds finished. The final full CI run passes. Earlier failure
logs and browser traces remain retained outside the repository.

To run the browser regression:

```sh
pnpm exec playwright test --config tests/e2e/playwright.config.ts tests/e2e/agent-configuration.spec.ts
```

## Risks

- Multi-resource saves are sequential. Earlier operations can remain
saved if a later operation fails. The editor reports the completed steps
and requires reload.
- Core settings and managed instruction files have atomic revision/hash
checks. Other unversioned resource writes and external supporting files
retain a race window after preflight.
- Shared profile definitions affect other bindings. The editor requires
`updateSharedDefinition: true` for those edits.
- The editor follows native service normalization and experimental
settings. Canonical reload can add generated access profiles or mask
environment values.
- New editor dependencies require the repository's normal automated
lockfile update. This pull request does not edit the lockfile or add a
database migration.

## Model Used

OpenAI Codex, GPT-6 family. The exact current model version was not
exposed. The work used reasoning, repository tools, code execution, and
browser automation. Earlier work in this chat used the configured Codex
model before a model switch; its exact model ID and context window were
not exposed. The current context window size is also not exposed.

## 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

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Co-authored-by: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
2026-10-28 11:49:24 -05:00
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