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Devin FoleyandPaperclip 546cfee919 fix(github): send gh repo create and fork to the connection's tools (#20142)
## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip is the open source app people use to manage AI agents for
work
> - Agents with a managed GitHub connection get `git` and `gh` launchers
that use the connection's credential
> - The launcher gives that credential to any `gh` command, and the
broker does not see which command runs
> - So `gh repo create` and `gh repo fork` skip the connection's tool
switches, ask-first approvals, owner defaults, and audit
> - The connection's `create_repository` and `fork_repository` tools
apply all of these
> - This pull request stops `gh repo create`, `gh repo new`, and `gh
repo fork` when a managed credential is in use, and names the tool to
use instead
> - The benefit is that repository creation follows the connection's
rules, whichever path the agent tries first

## Linked Issues or Issue Description

Refs #20141 (default owner for `create_repository` and
`fork_repository`).

**What happened?**
An agent with a managed GitHub connection can run `gh repo create` in
its shell. The command uses the connection's token, but it does not use
the connection's tool rules. If the user turns off or reviews
`create_repository` on the connection, the agent can still create a
repository with `gh`. The owner default from #20141 also does not apply,
so the command can fail with `403 Resource not accessible by
integration` when the App is installed only on an organization.

**Expected behavior**
With a managed connection, repository creation and forks go through the
connection's tools. The tool switch, approvals, owner default, and audit
apply.

**Steps to reproduce**
1. Connect GitHub with a managed connection.
2. Set the connection's `create_repository` tool to off or ask first.
3. In an agent run, run `gh repo create demo --private`.
4. The command runs with the connection's credential and ignores the
tool setting.

## What Changed

- `packages/adapter-utils/src/github-launcher.ts`: when the broker
returns a managed credential, `gh repo create`, `gh repo new`, and `gh
repo fork` exit with code 1 before `gh` starts. The message names the
`create_repository` or `fork_repository` tool and tells the agent to
finish with Git.
- `--help` still runs. Other `gh` commands do not change. Executions
without a managed credential run these commands as before.
- `doc/execution-github-identity.md`: describes the behavior and states
that this is guidance, not a security boundary.

## Verification

- New test in `packages/adapter-utils/src/github-launcher.test.ts`:
"sends repository creation and forks to the connection's tools when a
connection is in use". It covers `create`, the `new` alias, `fork`,
`--help`, another `gh repo` command, and the case without a connection.
It fails without the launcher change.
- `npx vitest run src/execution-target.test.ts
src/github-launcher-environment.test.ts src/github-launcher.test.ts` in
`packages/adapter-utils`: 83 passed.
- `npx vitest run src/drivers/acpx/github-launcher.test.ts` in
`packages/paperclip-runner`: 3 passed.
- `npx vitest run src/services/heartbeat-github-launchers.test.ts` in
`server`: 12 passed.
- `npx tsc --noEmit -p packages/adapter-utils` passes.

## Risks

- Agents that used `gh repo create --source . --push` must now call
`create_repository`, then add the remote and push with Git. The message
tells them to do this.
- If the connection's tool is off for the agent, the agent cannot create
a repository. This is the purpose of the tool setting.
- This is not a security boundary. Other commands that receive the
token, such as `gh api`, can still call the same GitHub endpoints.
- Running launchers keep their earlier source until the next run stages
new launchers.

## Model Used

- Claude Opus 5.5 (`claude-opus-5-5`), Anthropic, used through Claude
Code with tool use (code reading, shell commands, and test 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
- [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

Co-authored-by: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
2026-11-08 17:08:35 -08:00
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