## Thinking Path > - Paperclip is the open source app people use to manage AI agents for work > - The sandbox exec path starts agent commands and passes runtime options to the server and plugin layers > - This path kept a noProfile flag after the exec wrappers stopped sourcing a login profile > - The flag no longer changed behavior, so it left dead API surface in the protocol and runtime helpers > - This pull request removes that dead flag from the plugin protocol, the server drivers, and the managed-runtime helpers > - It also updates the tests and points the agent runtime README at the sandbox requirements file > - The benefit is a smaller and clearer exec-path contract with no behavior change ## Linked Issues or Issue Description - No public GitHub issue exists. ### What happened? The sandbox exec path kept a `noProfile` field after the exec wrappers stopped sourcing a login profile. ### Expected behavior The plugin protocol, server drivers, and managed-runtime helpers should not expose or forward a dead field. ### Steps to reproduce 1. Run a managed-runtime command through the sandbox exec path. 2. Inspect the protocol payload and runtime helper inputs. 3. Observe that `noProfile` is present even though it no longer changes behavior. ### Paperclip version or commit `60c7da86fc7a6c1dbf37bbcd86e25ecaaff01607` ### Deployment mode Built from source (pnpm dev / pnpm build) ### Additional context This pull request removes the dead field, updates the affected tests, and updates the README note for the sandbox profile path. ## What Changed - Removed noProfile from the plugin protocol and the server exec-path call sites. - Updated the managed-runtime helpers to use the narrower exec-path contract. - Updated the affected tests and added the README pointer to SANDBOX-REQUIREMENTS.md. ## Verification - `git grep -n "noProfile" -- packages/ server/` returns zero matches. - `tsc --noEmit` passed for `@paperclipai/adapter-utils`, `@paperclipai/plugin-sdk`, and `@paperclipai/server`. - `command-managed-runtime.test.ts` passed: 22/22. - `environment-runtime.test.ts` passed: 24/24. ## Risks - Low risk. The flag was already a no-op. - A hidden external caller may still send the removed field. ## Model Used - OpenAI GPT-5, tool-enabled. ## 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>
@paperclipai/adapter-utils
Shared utilities for Paperclip adapters: process spawning, environment injection, sandbox/SSH transport, workspace sync, and the round-trip helpers that move code between the local execution-workspace cwd and wherever the agent actually runs.
For the adapter-author guide see
docs/adapters/creating-an-adapter.md
and the in-repo notes at packages/adapters/AUTHORING.md.
No-remote-git contract
The local execution-workspace cwd is the only persistence boundary across runs. No adapter may depend on a git remote for cross-run state.
Adapters that run the agent on a different host should use the SSH round-trip
helpers in src/ssh.ts:
prepareWorkspaceForSshExecution({ spec, localDir, remoteDir })— bundles the local cwd (tracked files, dirty edits, untracked additions, and the git history needed to reconstruct it) toremoteDirbefore the run starts. Runs with nogit remoteconfigured.restoreWorkspaceFromSshExecution({ spec, localDir, remoteDir, ... })— syncs the remote cwd back intolocalDirafter the run, including any new commits the agent created. Also runs with nogit remoteconfigured.
prepareRemoteManagedRuntime in
src/remote-managed-runtime.ts wraps both
calls for adapters that want a per-run remote workspace and an automatic
restoreWorkspace() finally hook.
The invariant is pinned by the no-remote-git contract case in
src/ssh-fixture.test.ts, which asserts that a
remote-only commit propagates to the local worktree through the
prepare → restore round-trip with no git remote configured at any point. Do
not regress that test.