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Devin Foley d27998a230 Check the declared Lexical range with semver rules (#12319)
## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip is the open source app people use to manage AI agents for
work
> - People write almost every issue, goal, document, and chat message
through the rich markdown editor, which wraps `@mdxeditor/editor` on top
of Lexical
> - #12317 fixed a dependency split that broke that editor everywhere,
and it added `ui/src/lib/lexical-single-copy.test.ts` to keep the
Lexical graph honest
> - Greptile raised a P2 on the last assertion in that test. It compared
the range `@mdxeditor/editor` declares to a literal string, so it
rejected equivalent spellings such as `>=0.48.0 <0.49.0` even when the
resolved version satisfies them
> - A guard that fails on a healthy tree teaches people to delete it,
which would give back the protection #12317 just added
> - #12317 merged before the fix landed, so this pull request carries it
> - This pull request stops the test from reading semver ranges at all,
and asserts the mechanism that can actually break the graph
> - The benefit is a guard that fails only on a real problem, and a
smaller test file than before

## Linked Issues or Issue Description

Refs #12317 — this addresses the Greptile P2 left on that pull request.
No public issue exists, so the problem is described below with the bug
report template.

**What happened?**

`ui/src/lib/lexical-single-copy.test.ts` asserted the declared range
with an exact string comparison:

```ts
const [major, minor] = versionOf("lexical", requireFromUi).split(".");
expect(declared).toBe(`^${major}.${minor}.0`);
```

That accepts one spelling only. If `@mdxeditor/editor` published
`>=0.48.0 <0.49.0`, or `^0.48.2`, or `^0.47.0 || ^0.48.0`, the test
would fail even though the resolved Lexical version satisfies the
declared range. The test would report a dependency split that does not
exist.

**Expected behavior**

The test fails when the Lexical graph is actually split or forced. It
passes on any healthy tree, whatever range syntax the editor happens to
publish.

**Steps to reproduce**

1. Check out `master` at c8a136fb0.
2. Edit `ui/node_modules/@mdxeditor/editor/package.json` and change
`"lexical": "^0.48.0"` to the equivalent `"lexical": ">=0.48.0
<0.49.0"`.
3. Run `npx vitest run ui/src/lib/lexical-single-copy.test.ts`.
4. The range case fails, although 0.48.0 satisfies the range.

**Paperclip version or commit**

`master` at c8a136fb0. The assertion arrived with #12317.

**Relevant logs or output**

```
AssertionError: expected '>=0.48.0 <0.49.0' to be '^0.48.0' // Object.is equality
```

## What Changed

The test no longer reads semver ranges. It asserts the mechanism
instead.

- Replaced the range assertion with a check that no `lexical` or
`@lexical/*` key appears in the root `pnpm.overrides`. The failure
message names the fix.
- Removed the range assertion and the version-line comparison that stood
in for it. Both needed range syntax to mean something specific.
- Documented on the copy check why it now carries the whole guarantee.

Why this is sufficient, and stronger:

- An override is the only thing that can push a resolved version outside
the range a package declares. Remove the override and pnpm honours every
declared range by construction, so `@mdxeditor/editor` gets a Lexical it
supports. No parser needed.
- `@mdxeditor/editor` resolved its own Lexical from its own declared
range. The copy check asserts the app resolved the same version. So an
equal version proves the app sits on a line the editor supports,
transitively.
- It also closes the second half of the original bug. The old override
list could only pin the packages it named, and `@lexical/extension` was
reached transitively and never listed. A guard on "no Lexical override
at all" has no such blind spot, while a guard on "the override pins the
right version" would have.

The file is 65 lines shorter than the first attempt and no longer
carries a hand-rolled semver evaluator.

I considered two alternatives and rejected both. A `semver` dependency
in `ui` would work, but `ui` cannot resolve `semver` today and a new
direct dependency is a heavy way to buy one assertion. A larger
hand-rolled evaluator would have to cover partial versions, wildcards,
hyphen ranges, and spaced comparators before it stopped producing false
failures, which is a semver library with fewer tests.

Nothing outside this test file changes. The Lexical pins from #12317
stay as they are, and `pnpm-lock.yaml` is untouched because no manifest
changes.

## Verification

- `npx vitest run ui/src/lib/lexical-single-copy.test.ts` — 3 passed.
- `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/ui typecheck` — clean.
- Regression still caught. I restored the pre-#12317 pins, which are the
0.49.0 `pnpm.overrides` block and the 0.49.0 pins in `ui/package.json`,
ran `pnpm install`, and re-ran the guard. Two of the three cases failed,
and the new one reports the cause and the fix together:

```
AssertionError: Pin Lexical through ui/package.json instead. An override cannot
cover the packages it does not name, and it hides the range @mdxeditor/editor
declares.: expected [ 'lexical', …(9) ] to deeply equal []

AssertionError: expected '0.48.0' to be '0.49.0'
```

I then restored the current pins and re-ran the guard, which passed 3 of
3.
- `npx vitest run ui/src/lib/mention-deletion.test.ts
ui/src/lib/mention-aware-link-node.test.ts
ui/src/components/MarkdownEditor.test.tsx` — 42 passed, unchanged.

## Risks

- Low risk. The change touches one test file and no application code.
- The guard now forbids a legitimate tool. If someone later has a real
need for a Lexical `pnpm.overrides` entry, this test blocks it. That is
deliberate: an override is what broke the editor, and the block is one
line to remove with a reviewer looking at it. The failure message states
the supported alternative, which is pinning in `ui/package.json`.
- The guard no longer checks the declared range directly. It relies on
pnpm honouring declared ranges when no override is present, which is the
package manager's contract and the same property `pnpm install
--frozen-lockfile` depends on in CI.
- The ordering #12317 set out still holds: a Lexical upgrade must wait
for an `@mdxeditor/editor` release that supports it. Bumping `ui` past
the editor's range now produces two copies, which the copy checks fail
on.

> For core feature work, check [`ROADMAP.md`](ROADMAP.md) first and
discuss it in `#dev` before opening the PR. Feature PRs that overlap
with planned core work may need to be redirected — check the roadmap
first. See `CONTRIBUTING.md`.

## Model Used

Claude (Anthropic), Claude Opus, agentic tool use via Claude Code.

- Provider and model: Claude (Anthropic), Claude Opus
- Capability: agentic tool use through Claude Code, with repository
search, file edits, dependency installation, test and build runs

## 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 (the
reasoning lives in comments in the test file; no document states a
Lexical version or pinning policy)
- [x] I have considered and documented any risks above
- [ ] All Paperclip CI gates are green
- [ ] 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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@paperclipai/ui

Published static assets for the Paperclip board UI.

What gets published

The npm package contains the production build under dist/. It does not ship the UI source tree or workspace-only dependencies.

Storybook

Storybook config, stories, and fixtures live under ui/storybook/.

pnpm --filter @paperclipai/ui storybook
pnpm --filter @paperclipai/ui build-storybook

Typical use

Install the package, then serve or copy the built files from node_modules/@paperclipai/ui/dist.