## Thinking Path
> - Paperclip helps people manage AI agents and their work.
> - The Coordinator workspace shows a task transcript and a message
composer.
> - The composer footer can cover part of the transcript on desktop.
> - The footer has a transparent background, so text shows through
accessory panels and gaps.
> - This pull request gives the footer a solid background from the
active theme.
> - Users can read the composer controls without text from the
transcript behind them.
## Linked Issues or Issue Description
**What happened?**
The Coordinator composer footer lets transcript text show through the
area above the message field.
**Expected behavior**
The full footer has a solid surface in light and dark themes.
**Steps to reproduce**
1. Enable the Coordinator workspace.
2. Open a task with enough messages to scroll.
3. Show a composer accessory, such as queued messages or a pending
question.
4. Scroll the transcript behind the footer on desktop.
**Paperclip version or commit**
Base commit: f2db909393.
**Deployment mode**
Built from source. The change affects the Coordinator workspace.
Related work: https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/pull/17983 added
the workspace. Searches for an opaque or transparent composer fix found
no duplicate.
## What Changed
- Use `var(--background)` for the full Coordinator composer footer.
- Keep the outer footer square so transcript text cannot show at its
corners.
- Block clicks through the footer gaps. Forward wheel input from these
gaps to the transcript.
- Keep editor scrolling, zoom input, and the classic workspace behavior.
- Add regression tests for the footer surface, wheel input, and canceled
forwarded events.
- Keep wheel modifier keys. Use the font size to calculate horizontal
distance for line-mode input.
- Remove the old comment that describes a transparent footer.
## Verification
- Passed: 173 tests in `TaskChatComposerDock`, `TaskChatComposerStyles`,
`TaskChatComposer`, `TaskChatQueuedMessages`, and `TaskMessageScroller`.
- The surface and wheel tests fail on the previous implementation and
pass with this change.
- The latest wheel tests reproduce lost modifier keys and excessive
horizontal distance on the prior commit. The cancellation test fails
when the cancellation guard is removed.
- Passed: `pnpm check:token-gates` and `git diff --check`.
- Passed: local Chromium checks with the production dock and built UI
CSS in light and dark themes at desktop and mobile sizes. The checks
cover solid corners, blocked clicks in footer gaps, wheel input, message
entry, and horizontal overflow.
- The browser fixture reproduces the hidden-control click when the old
pointer rules are restored. These are local fixture checks, not a
deployed acceptance result.
- Passed: `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/ui typecheck` and `pnpm --filter
@paperclipai/ui build`.
- Full local `pnpm -r typecheck` and `pnpm build` could not finish
because Cargo is absent from this environment. The full local test run
was stopped without a complete result after these missing prerequisites
were confirmed. Full CI now passes on the current commit.
- Passed: [full
CI](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/actions/runs/41205893876)
on commit `37feaef28`. Greptile and Paperclip both gave this commit 5/5.
Both review threads are resolved.
- Paperclip review found hidden clicks through footer gaps and exposed
corners. This change addresses both findings. The first CI quality
review required a regression test. This change adds those tests. The
later review requested a cancellation test and better horizontal wheel
handling. This change addresses both items.
## Risks
- Low risk. The CSS selector applies only inside the Coordinator
workspace.
- The footer now captures clicks across its full area. Wheel input in
empty footer space still scrolls the transcript.
- The dock forwards wheel input to the transcript handler so
earlier-history loading still receives that input.
- No API, data, or migration changes.
## Model Used
- OpenAI Codex, based on GPT-6 (`gpt-6`), with reasoning, tool use, and
code execution. The runtime does not expose its context window. The
model ID for the original saved CSS patch is not retained in the task
evidence.
## 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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@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.
Editor dependency identity
Keep the root and workspace overrides for @codemirror/state,
@codemirror/view, and @lezer/common aligned. CodeMirror requires shared
extension identity, while Lezer parsers and syntax highlighters require shared
NodeProp IDs. Multiple Lezer copies can crash code-block highlighting with
tags is not iterable. src/lib/codemirror-single-instance.test.ts checks the
installed dependency graph and highlights sample code through the editor's real
language dependencies. GitHub Actions owns regeneration of pnpm-lock.yaml.