[codex] Respect manual workspace runtime controls (#4125)

## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip orchestrates AI agents inside execution and project
workspaces
> - Workspace runtime services can be controlled manually by operators
and reused by agent runs
> - Manual start/stop state was not preserved consistently across
workspace policies and routine launches
> - Routine launches also needed branch/workspace variables to default
from the selected workspace context
> - This pull request makes runtime policy state explicit, preserves
manual control, and auto-fills routine branch variables from workspace
data
> - The benefit is less surprising workspace service behavior and fewer
manual inputs when running workspace-scoped routines

## What Changed

- Added runtime-state handling for manual workspace control across
execution and project workspace validators, routes, and services.
- Updated heartbeat/runtime startup behavior so manually stopped
services are respected.
- Auto-filled routine workspace branch variables from available
workspace context.
- Added focused server and UI tests for workspace runtime and routine
variable behavior.
- Removed muted gray background styling from workspace pages and cards
for a cleaner workspace UI.

## Verification

- `pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --ignore-scripts`
- `pnpm exec vitest run server/src/__tests__/routines-service.test.ts
server/src/__tests__/workspace-runtime.test.ts
ui/src/components/RoutineRunVariablesDialog.test.tsx`
- Result: 55 tests passed, 21 skipped. The embedded Postgres routines
tests skipped on this host with the existing PGlite/Postgres init
warning; workspace-runtime and UI tests passed.

## Risks

- Medium risk: this touches runtime service start/stop policy and
heartbeat launch behavior.
- The focused tests cover manual runtime state, routine variables, and
workspace runtime reuse paths.

> 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

- OpenAI Codex coding agent based on GPT-5, tool-enabled local shell and
GitHub workflow, exact runtime context window not exposed in this
session.

## 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 run tests locally and they pass
- [x] I have added or updated tests where applicable
- [x] If this change affects the UI, I have included before/after
screenshots, or documented why targeted component/service verification
is sufficient here
- [x] I have updated relevant documentation to reflect my changes
- [x] I have considered and documented any risks above
- [x] I will address all Greptile and reviewer comments before
requesting merge

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Co-authored-by: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>

packages/shared/src/constants.ts

@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ export const AGENT_ROLE_LABELS: Record<AgentRole, string> = {
 
 export const AGENT_DEFAULT_MAX_CONCURRENT_RUNS = 5;
 
+export const WORKSPACE_BRANCH_ROUTINE_VARIABLE = "workspaceBranch";
+
 export const AGENT_ICON_NAMES = [
   "bot",
   "cpu",

packages/shared/src/index.ts

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export {
   AGENT_ROLES,
   AGENT_ROLE_LABELS,
   AGENT_DEFAULT_MAX_CONCURRENT_RUNS,
+  WORKSPACE_BRANCH_ROUTINE_VARIABLE,
   AGENT_ICON_NAMES,
   ISSUE_STATUSES,
   INBOX_MINE_ISSUE_STATUSES,

packages/shared/src/types/workspace-runtime.ts

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export type ExecutionWorkspaceCloseActionKind =
   | "git_branch_delete"
   | "remove_local_directory";
 
-export type WorkspaceRuntimeDesiredState = "running" | "stopped";
+export type WorkspaceRuntimeDesiredState = "running" | "stopped" | "manual";
 export type WorkspaceRuntimeServiceStateMap = Record<string, WorkspaceRuntimeDesiredState>;
 export type WorkspaceCommandKind = "service" | "job";
 

packages/shared/src/validators/execution-workspace.ts

@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ export const executionWorkspaceConfigSchema = z.object({
   teardownCommand: z.string().optional().nullable(),
   cleanupCommand: z.string().optional().nullable(),
   workspaceRuntime: z.record(z.unknown()).optional().nullable(),
-  desiredState: z.enum(["running", "stopped"]).optional().nullable(),
-  serviceStates: z.record(z.enum(["running", "stopped"])).optional().nullable(),
+  desiredState: z.enum(["running", "stopped", "manual"]).optional().nullable(),
+  serviceStates: z.record(z.enum(["running", "stopped", "manual"])).optional().nullable(),
 }).strict();
 
 export const workspaceRuntimeControlTargetSchema = z.object({

packages/shared/src/validators/project.ts

@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ export const projectExecutionWorkspacePolicySchema = z
 
 export const projectWorkspaceRuntimeConfigSchema = z.object({
   workspaceRuntime: z.record(z.unknown()).optional().nullable(),
-  desiredState: z.enum(["running", "stopped"]).optional().nullable(),
-  serviceStates: z.record(z.enum(["running", "stopped"])).optional().nullable(),
+  desiredState: z.enum(["running", "stopped", "manual"]).optional().nullable(),
+  serviceStates: z.record(z.enum(["running", "stopped", "manual"])).optional().nullable(),
 }).strict();
 
 const projectWorkspaceSourceTypeSchema = z.enum(["local_path", "git_repo", "remote_managed", "non_git_path"]);