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PaperClipAI/tests/runner-e2e/server.ts
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DottaandPaperclip ab15aff390 feat: add experimental persistent agent chat (#13284)
## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip is the open source app people use to manage AI agents for
work.
> - Conversations must use the same tasks, controls, and execution
history.
> - Users need an ongoing chat with an agent without managing task
properties.
> - Agents should clarify and plan work, then hand execution to assigned
project tasks.
> - This pull request combines the reviewed Agent Chat stack for one
squash merge.
> - The benefit is persistent conversation with normal task governance
and shared UI.

## Linked Issues or Issue Description

**Subsystem affected**

Task lifecycle, agent runtime tools, shared task UI, and browser/paid
runner tests.

**Problem or motivation**

Users need one persistent conversation with each agent. A separate chat
store or renderer would duplicate task behavior and bypass existing
controls.

**Proposed solution**

Use a task-backed chat per company, user, and agent. Reuse the task
composer and transcript. Clarify and plan in chat, then create assigned
project tasks with the relevant plan. Keep Agent Chat behind its own
disabled-by-default experimental setting.

**Roadmap alignment**

This implements the task-backed direction in [CEO
Chat](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/blob/master/ROADMAP.md#-ceo-chat).
Related proposals: #2504 and #9693. Related request: #7981. The
maintainer requested one squash merge of the complete stack.

Consolidates the reviewed runtime
[#13281](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/pull/13281), backend
[#13282](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/pull/13282), and UI
[#13283](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/pull/13283) layers
with this PR's E2E coverage. All four layers passed CI and received
Greptile 5/5 before consolidation. This PR targets master and includes
the complete feature.

## What Changed

- Add personal canonical chat tasks with ordinary company visibility,
immutable identity, idempotent first sends, and an idle waiting state.
- Process `/new` in queue order. Preserve history, release a chat pause,
and fence old provider context and delayed writes.
- Keep chat lifecycle rules across recovery, finalization, assignment,
task lists, and rollups.
- Support research and plan revision in chat. Hand plans to ordinary
assigned project tasks before execution starts. Reject new chat
subtasks.
- Add repository-aware project creation and discovery tools, including
multiple repository IDs and GitHub URLs, authorization, idempotency, and
durable project-created cards.
- Reuse task UI components for chat, with starred/recent agent
navigation and a separate `enableAgentChat` experimental flag.
- Add deterministic browser tests and 24 paid chat cells across four
Codex/Claude profiles, with validated reports and screenshots.
- Integrate current master recovery, controller lease, queued-message,
and task UI changes. Gate chat interruption and deferred promotion on
ownership/feature policy. Guarantee lease renewal and active controls
are stopped even if teardown fails.
- Preserve master's migration 0273 and generate chat migration 0274 with
idempotent replay for development databases.

## Verification

- Prior exact heads of all four PRs passed Linux CI, including build,
typecheck, general/serialized tests, and browser E2E. Each had Greptile
5/5 and no unresolved findings.
- Integrated local verification passed: full repository typecheck and
production build, Storybook build, token gates, 340 focused UI tests,
all 20 deterministic chat browser tests, two migration replay tests, 88
focused chat/queue/native/controller tests, and provider/session
regressions including real lease expiry. These include the three
lifecycle regressions for the final admission/teardown fixes; server
typecheck also passes. Current head
`1268eda16cc2af892055917e7292f068820be135` has Greptile 5/5 with no
unresolved findings and passing security scans. All final-head CI gates
passed: build, full Runner verification, typecheck/release registry,
canary, all general/serialized test shards, and all browser E2E shards
([CI
run](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/actions/runs/34696739927)).
Local PostgreSQL startup contention required serialized retries; skipped
fixtures do not count as passing coverage.
- The earlier paid campaign passed all 24 chat cells and retained 32
screenshots:
[report](https://d1p6rlowie26tp.cloudfront.net/runner-e2e/campaigns/gha-34648511170-1/index.html?report=agent-chat#suite-agent-chat).
It tested `abacbdfd2f660709ec37312cdb758284c8399d04`; it is prior
evidence, not a paid run of this integrated head.
- Manual check: enable Agent Chat in Experimental settings, open an
agent, clarify and revise a plan, then hand off to an assigned project
task. Stop a reply, send `/new`, and verify fresh context with retained
history. Disable the setting and verify agent shortcuts/new chat turns
are blocked.

## Risks

- Queue/session integration can affect retries and delayed writes. Tests
cover ownership, cancellation, reset boundaries, idle recovery, and
ordinary task behavior.
- Migration 0274 adds conversation fields and constraints. Replay is
idempotent and preserves existing development chat history.
- This combines the previously reviewed stack at the maintainer's
request. Agent Chat remains off by default and is separate from
Conference Room.

## Model Used

OpenAI Codex, GPT-6 Astra (`gpt-6-astra`), with reasoning, code
execution, browser tools, and parallel review. The exact context-window
size is not exposed in this session. Codex and Claude also ran as test
subjects in the linked paid campaign.

## 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

---------

Co-authored-by: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
2026-09-12 08:56:04 -05:00

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TypeScript

import { spawn, type ChildProcess } from "node:child_process";
import { createWriteStream } from "node:fs";
import { mkdir, readFile, rename, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
import path from "node:path";
import { prepareRunnerE2EServerConfig } from "./server-config.js";
import {
assertIsolatedServerEnvironment,
buildPaperclipServerEnvironment,
runnerE2EServerControlPaths,
} from "./harness-env.js";
function required(name: string) {
const value = process.env[name]?.trim();
if (!value) throw new Error(`${name} is required`);
return value;
}
const logPath = required("PAPERCLIP_RUNNER_E2E_SERVER_LOG");
const temporaryRoot = required("PAPERCLIP_RUNNER_E2E_TEMP_ROOT");
const paperclipHome = required("PAPERCLIP_HOME");
const configPath = required("PAPERCLIP_CONFIG");
const port = required("PAPERCLIP_RUNNER_E2E_PORT");
const repositoryRoot = path.resolve(import.meta.dirname, "../..");
const tsxCli = path.join(repositoryRoot, "cli/node_modules/tsx/dist/cli.mjs");
const paperclipCli = path.join(repositoryRoot, "cli/src/index.ts");
const {
controlDirectory,
restartRequestPath,
restartAcknowledgementPath: restartAckPath,
} = runnerE2EServerControlPaths(temporaryRoot);
const restartTimeoutMs = 180_000;
const gracefulStopTimeoutMs = 30_000;
const serverEnvironment = buildPaperclipServerEnvironment(process.env, {
NODE_ENV: "test",
PORT: port,
// Keep provider caches attempt-private without changing Playwright's browser
// cache lookup in the parent process.
XDG_CACHE_HOME: path.join(temporaryRoot, "xdg-cache"),
PAPERCLIP_HOME: paperclipHome,
PAPERCLIP_CONFIG: configPath,
PAPERCLIP_INSTANCE_ID: required("PAPERCLIP_INSTANCE_ID"),
PAPERCLIP_AGENT_JWT_SECRET: required("PAPERCLIP_AGENT_JWT_SECRET"),
PAPERCLIP_DECISION_SIGNING_SECRET: required(
"PAPERCLIP_DECISION_SIGNING_SECRET",
),
PAPERCLIP_TOOL_ACTION_SIGNING_SECRET: required(
"PAPERCLIP_TOOL_ACTION_SIGNING_SECRET",
),
BETTER_AUTH_SECRET: required("BETTER_AUTH_SECRET"),
PAPERCLIP_BIND: "loopback",
PAPERCLIP_BIND_HOST: "127.0.0.1",
PAPERCLIP_DEPLOYMENT_MODE: "local_trusted",
PAPERCLIP_DEPLOYMENT_EXPOSURE: "private",
SERVE_UI: "true",
PAPERCLIP_STORAGE_PROVIDER: "local_disk",
PAPERCLIP_STORAGE_LOCAL_DIR: path.join(temporaryRoot, "storage"),
PAPERCLIP_SECRETS_PROVIDER: "local_encrypted",
PAPERCLIP_SECRETS_STRICT_MODE: "true",
PAPERCLIP_DB_BACKUP_ENABLED: "false",
PAPERCLIP_DB_BACKUP_DIR: path.join(temporaryRoot, "backups"),
// Onboarding normally opens the app after listen. Browser ownership belongs
// to Playwright in this harness, so never create a developer desktop tab.
PAPERCLIP_OPEN_ON_LISTEN: "false",
});
assertIsolatedServerEnvironment(serverEnvironment, {
temporaryRoot,
paperclipHome,
configPath,
});
const definedServerEnvironment = Object.fromEntries(
Object.entries(serverEnvironment).filter(
(entry): entry is [string, string] => entry[1] !== undefined,
),
);
await Promise.all([
mkdir(path.dirname(logPath), { recursive: true }),
mkdir(controlDirectory, { recursive: true, mode: 0o700 }),
]);
const log = createWriteStream(logPath, { flags: "a", mode: 0o600 });
const expectedStops = new WeakSet<ChildProcess>();
const childErrors = new WeakMap<ChildProcess, Error>();
let child: ChildProcess | null = null;
let unexpectedChildFailure: Error | null = null;
let shutdownSignal: NodeJS.Signals | null = null;
let activeRestartRequestId: string | null = null;
function appendLog(message: string) {
process.stderr.write(message);
log.write(message);
}
function shutdownRequested() {
return shutdownSignal !== null;
}
function childExited(candidate: ChildProcess) {
return candidate.exitCode !== null || candidate.signalCode !== null;
}
function describeChildExit(candidate: ChildProcess) {
const spawnError = childErrors.get(candidate);
if (spawnError) return `server spawn failed: ${spawnError.message}`;
return `server exited code=${String(candidate.exitCode)} signal=${String(candidate.signalCode)}`;
}
function startServer() {
if (shutdownRequested()) {
throw new Error("Refusing to start Paperclip after wrapper shutdown");
}
const candidate = spawn(
process.execPath,
[tsxCli, paperclipCli, "onboard", "--yes", "--run"],
{
cwd: repositoryRoot,
env: definedServerEnvironment,
stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
// Stay in the launcher-created process group. That lets the launcher stop
// Playwright, this wrapper, Paperclip, embedded Postgres, and runner children
// as one verified tree even if graceful web-server shutdown stalls.
detached: false,
},
);
child = candidate;
candidate.stdout?.on("data", (chunk) => {
process.stdout.write(chunk);
log.write(chunk);
});
candidate.stderr?.on("data", (chunk) => {
process.stderr.write(chunk);
log.write(chunk);
});
candidate.once("error", (error) => {
childErrors.set(candidate, error);
if (!expectedStops.has(candidate) && !shutdownRequested()) {
unexpectedChildFailure = new Error(
`Paperclip server spawn failed: ${error.message}`,
);
}
});
candidate.once("exit", () => {
appendLog(`\n${describeChildExit(candidate)}\n`);
if (!expectedStops.has(candidate) && !shutdownRequested()) {
unexpectedChildFailure = new Error(
`Paperclip server stopped unexpectedly: ${describeChildExit(candidate)}`,
);
}
});
// A shutdown may arrive in the synchronous interval around spawn. Never let
// that race create an unowned replacement server.
if (shutdownSignal) {
expectedStops.add(candidate);
try {
candidate.kill(shutdownSignal);
} catch {
// The process may have failed during spawn.
}
}
return candidate;
}
function delay(milliseconds: number) {
return new Promise<void>((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, milliseconds));
}
async function waitForExit(candidate: ChildProcess, timeoutMs: number) {
if (childExited(candidate) || childErrors.has(candidate)) return true;
return await new Promise<boolean>((resolve) => {
let settled = false;
const finish = (exited: boolean) => {
if (settled) return;
settled = true;
clearTimeout(timeout);
candidate.off("exit", onExit);
candidate.off("error", onError);
resolve(exited);
};
const onExit = () => finish(true);
const onError = () => finish(true);
const timeout = setTimeout(() => finish(false), timeoutMs);
candidate.once("exit", onExit);
candidate.once("error", onError);
});
}
async function stopServer(
candidate: ChildProcess,
signal: NodeJS.Signals = "SIGTERM",
) {
expectedStops.add(candidate);
if (childExited(candidate) || childErrors.has(candidate)) return;
try {
candidate.kill(signal);
} catch {
if (childExited(candidate) || childErrors.has(candidate)) return;
throw new Error("Could not signal the Paperclip server to stop");
}
if (await waitForExit(candidate, gracefulStopTimeoutMs)) return;
appendLog(
`\nPaperclip did not stop within ${gracefulStopTimeoutMs}ms; sending SIGKILL\n`,
);
try {
candidate.kill("SIGKILL");
} catch {
if (childExited(candidate) || childErrors.has(candidate)) return;
throw new Error("Could not force the Paperclip server to stop");
}
if (!(await waitForExit(candidate, 5_000))) {
throw new Error("Paperclip server did not exit after SIGKILL");
}
}
async function waitForHealth(candidate: ChildProcess) {
const deadline = Date.now() + restartTimeoutMs;
const healthUrl = `http://127.0.0.1:${port}/api/health`;
while (Date.now() < deadline) {
if (shutdownRequested()) {
throw new Error("Wrapper shutdown interrupted the Paperclip restart");
}
if (childErrors.has(candidate) || childExited(candidate)) {
throw new Error(
`Replacement Paperclip server could not start: ${describeChildExit(candidate)}`,
);
}
try {
const response = await fetch(healthUrl, {
signal: AbortSignal.timeout(1_000),
});
if (response.ok) return;
} catch {
// The replacement process may still be booting.
}
await delay(250);
}
throw new Error(
`Replacement Paperclip server did not become healthy within ${restartTimeoutMs}ms`,
);
}
async function waitForHealthToStop() {
const healthUrl = `http://127.0.0.1:${port}/api/health`;
const deadline = Date.now() + gracefulStopTimeoutMs;
while (Date.now() < deadline) {
if (shutdownRequested()) {
throw new Error("Wrapper shutdown interrupted the Paperclip restart");
}
try {
await fetch(healthUrl, { signal: AbortSignal.timeout(500) });
} catch {
return;
}
await delay(100);
}
throw new Error(
"The old Paperclip server remained healthy after its launcher exited",
);
}
interface RestartRequest {
requestId: string;
}
async function readRestartRequest(): Promise<RestartRequest | null> {
let encoded: string;
try {
encoded = await readFile(restartRequestPath, "utf8");
} catch (error) {
if ((error as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code === "ENOENT") return null;
throw error;
}
let value: unknown;
try {
value = JSON.parse(encoded);
} catch {
// The writer may not have completed its atomic replacement yet.
return null;
}
if (!value || typeof value !== "object" || Array.isArray(value)) return null;
const requestId = (value as { requestId?: unknown }).requestId;
if (
typeof requestId !== "string" ||
!/^[A-Za-z0-9._:-]{1,200}$/.test(requestId)
) {
return null;
}
return { requestId };
}
async function writeRestartAck(
requestId: string,
status: "ready" | "failed",
message?: string,
) {
const temporaryAckPath = `${restartAckPath}.${process.pid}.tmp`;
await writeFile(
temporaryAckPath,
`${JSON.stringify({
requestId,
status,
completedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
...(message ? { message } : {}),
})}\n`,
{ encoding: "utf8", mode: 0o600 },
);
await rename(temporaryAckPath, restartAckPath);
}
async function restartServer(requestId: string) {
activeRestartRequestId = requestId;
appendLog(`\nRestart request ${requestId}: stopping Paperclip\n`);
const previous = child;
if (!previous) throw new Error("No Paperclip server is available to restart");
await stopServer(previous);
if (child === previous) child = null;
// Do not mistake an orphaned old server for a healthy replacement. The port
// must stop answering before the next launcher is allowed to start.
await waitForHealthToStop();
if (shutdownRequested()) {
throw new Error("Wrapper shutdown interrupted the Paperclip restart");
}
appendLog(`Restart request ${requestId}: starting Paperclip\n`);
const replacement = startServer();
await waitForHealth(replacement);
if (shutdownRequested()) {
throw new Error("Wrapper shutdown interrupted the Paperclip restart");
}
await writeRestartAck(requestId, "ready");
appendLog(`Restart request ${requestId}: Paperclip is healthy\n`);
activeRestartRequestId = null;
}
for (const signal of ["SIGINT", "SIGTERM", "SIGHUP"] as const) {
process.on(signal, () => {
if (shutdownSignal) return;
shutdownSignal = signal;
if (!child) return;
expectedStops.add(child);
try {
child.kill(signal);
} catch {
// The Paperclip process may already have exited.
}
});
}
async function supervise() {
const databaseReservation = await prepareRunnerE2EServerConfig({
temporaryRoot,
configPath,
serverPort: Number(port),
});
// Postgres needs the socket itself; release immediately before child spawn.
await databaseReservation?.close();
startServer();
let lastRestartRequestId: string | null = null;
while (!shutdownRequested()) {
if (unexpectedChildFailure) throw unexpectedChildFailure;
const request = await readRestartRequest();
if (request && request.requestId !== lastRestartRequestId) {
lastRestartRequestId = request.requestId;
await restartServer(request.requestId);
}
await delay(200);
}
const running = child;
if (running) await stopServer(running, shutdownSignal ?? "SIGTERM");
}
let exitCode = 0;
try {
await supervise();
} catch (error) {
exitCode = 1;
const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
appendLog(`\nPaperclip E2E server supervisor failed: ${message}\n`);
if (activeRestartRequestId) {
try {
await writeRestartAck(activeRestartRequestId, "failed", message);
} catch (ackError) {
appendLog(
`Failed to write restart acknowledgement: ${ackError instanceof Error ? ackError.message : String(ackError)}\n`,
);
}
}
const running = child;
if (running) {
try {
await stopServer(running);
} catch (stopError) {
appendLog(
`Failed to stop Paperclip after supervisor failure: ${stopError instanceof Error ? stopError.message : String(stopError)}\n`,
);
}
}
}
await new Promise<void>((resolve) => log.end(resolve));
process.exitCode = exitCode;