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DottaandPaperclip dc9f387edc fix(api): surface existing skill source import in discovery (#18757)
## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip is the open source app people use to manage AI agents for
work.
> - Agents discover supported API operations through the public OpenAPI
catalog.
> - Importing existing skill content must retain its source provenance.
> - A normal source-import query misses the applicable operation on its
first page because that operation has little search metadata.
> - This pull request describes the existing import operation and its
source boundaries.
> - The benefit is clearer discovery without changing search scoring or
import authority.

## Linked Issues or Issue Description

**What happened?**

`search_api` does not return `POST
/api/companies/{companyId}/skills/import` in the first ten results for
`import skill from source SKILL.md`. Source-management operations rank
ahead of the import operation. The import entry has only the summary
“Import a skill.”

**Expected behavior**

Ordinary source-import discovery should surface the existing operation.
Its documentation should explain that imported content retains
provenance and remains subject to company policy and source checks.

**Steps to reproduce**

Call `searchRunnerApi({ query: "import skill from source SKILL.md",
limit: 10 })`. Inspect the operation IDs on the first page. The new
regression sends this result through the real bounded MCP serializer.

Related: #18717 clarifies the separate `create_skill` tool. This change
covers the existing source-import HTTP operation. Neither PR is merged
by this work.

## What Changed

- Expand only the source-import OpenAPI summary and description.
Describe allowed local skill directories, supported remote sources,
retained provenance and existing access checks.
- Add a first-page discovery regression through the actual authenticated
MCP bridge and serializer. Keep non-import lookup, company/mode refusal
and denial forwarding controls.
- Update the feature and access maps with the test scope and its limits.

## Verification

- Parent regression: the controlled loopback MCP response lacked the
applicable import operation on the first page.
- Focused current checks: 2,060 tests pass in
`skill-import-discovery.test.ts` and the existing `runner-api.test.ts`
owner.
- `node scripts/check-maps.mjs` passes. This checks map structure only.
- The first head had one server test job cancelled after a runner
shutdown signal. The reason for the shutdown is unknown. The reviewed
successor removes only two test comments required by contribution rules;
its four focused controls pass. The remaining obsolete CI run was
cancelled after that successor was published. No same-head retry was
used.
- The new test is under `server/src/__tests__`, which the production
server typecheck excludes and the server Vitest suite includes.
- No local app, database, native agent or provider model was run. Normal
PR CI on `a4aaae8e320fb1d56cdbff9f376ec832a634a5da` passed with 48
successful jobs and one skipped job, including the required `ci /
verify` and `ci / e2e` checks. No completed agent-import journey or
reliability result is claimed.
- Greptile is 5/5 on the current head with no unresolved threads. The
optional Paperclip Review check remains queued. This is not merge
authorization.
- Keep this core PR open and unmerged. Do not enable auto-merge.

## Risks

The expanded metadata can change where this operation ranks for related
queries. Search weights, request schemas, HTTP routes, source parsing,
authorization and company skill policy are unchanged. The synthetic 403
control proves denial forwarding; it does not qualify the real policy or
source-import route. A live import still needs separate acceptance.

## Model Used

OpenAI `gpt-6.1-sol`, through Codex with reasoning, source review and
code execution tools. The exact context-window size is not exposed by
this environment. A separate agent reviewed the source and contract
before publication.

## 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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Co-authored-by: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
2026-11-03 06:29:13 -06:00
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