Add first-class issue references (#4214)

## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip orchestrates AI agents for zero-human companies.
> - Operators and agents coordinate through company-scoped issues,
comments, documents, and task relationships.
> - Issue text can mention other tickets, but those references were
previously plain markdown/text without durable relationship data.
> - That made it harder to understand related work, surface backlinks,
and keep cross-ticket context visible in the board.
> - This pull request adds first-class issue reference extraction,
storage, API responses, and UI surfaces.
> - The benefit is that issue references become queryable, navigable,
and visible without relying on ad hoc text scanning.

## What Changed

- Added shared issue-reference parsing utilities and exported
reference-related types/constants.
- Added an `issue_reference_mentions` table, idempotent migration DDL,
schema exports, and database documentation.
- Added server-side issue reference services, route integration,
activity summaries, and a backfill command for existing issue content.
- Added UI reference pills, related-work panels, markdown/editor mention
handling, and issue detail/property rendering updates.
- Added focused shared, server, and UI tests for parsing, persistence,
display, and related-work behavior.
- Rebased `PAP-735-first-class-task-references` cleanly onto
`public-gh/master`; no `pnpm-lock.yaml` changes are included.

## Verification

- `pnpm -r typecheck`
- `pnpm test:run packages/shared/src/issue-references.test.ts
server/src/__tests__/issue-references-service.test.ts
ui/src/components/IssueRelatedWorkPanel.test.tsx
ui/src/components/IssueProperties.test.tsx
ui/src/components/MarkdownBody.test.tsx`

## Risks

- Medium risk because this adds a new issue-reference persistence path
that touches shared parsing, database schema, server routes, and UI
rendering.
- Migration risk is mitigated by `CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS`, guarded
foreign-key creation, and `CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS` statements so
users who have applied an older local version of the numbered migration
can re-run safely.
- UI risk is limited by focused component coverage, but reviewers should
still manually inspect issue detail pages containing ticket references
before merge.

> 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, GPT-5-based coding agent, tool-using shell workflow with
repository inspection, git rebase/push, typecheck, and focused Vitest
verification.

## 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
- [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: dotta <dotta@example.com>
Co-authored-by: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
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@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import {
issueApprovalService,
ISSUE_LIST_DEFAULT_LIMIT,
ISSUE_LIST_MAX_LIMIT,
issueReferenceService,
issueService,
clampIssueListLimit,
documentService,
@ -133,6 +134,23 @@ function summarizeIssueRelationForActivity(relation: {
};
}
function summarizeIssueReferenceActivityDetails(input:
| {
addedReferencedIssues: ActivityIssueRelationSummary[];
removedReferencedIssues: ActivityIssueRelationSummary[];
currentReferencedIssues: ActivityIssueRelationSummary[];
}
| null
| undefined,
) {
if (!input) return {};
return {
...(input.addedReferencedIssues.length > 0 ? { addedReferencedIssues: input.addedReferencedIssues } : {}),
...(input.removedReferencedIssues.length > 0 ? { removedReferencedIssues: input.removedReferencedIssues } : {}),
...(input.currentReferencedIssues.length > 0 ? { currentReferencedIssues: input.currentReferencedIssues } : {}),
};
}
function activityExecutionParticipantKey(participant: ActivityExecutionParticipant): string {
return participant.type === "agent" ? `agent:${participant.agentId}` : `user:${participant.userId}`;
}
@ -314,6 +332,7 @@ export function issueRoutes(
const executionWorkspacesSvc = executionWorkspaceService(db);
const workProductsSvc = workProductService(db);
const documentsSvc = documentService(db);
const issueReferencesSvc = issueReferenceService(db);
const routinesSvc = routineService(db);
const feedbackExportService = opts?.feedbackExportService;
const upload = multer({
@ -871,12 +890,13 @@ export function issueRoutes(
return;
}
assertCompanyAccess(req, issue.companyId);
const [{ project, goal }, ancestors, mentionedProjectIds, documentPayload, relations] = await Promise.all([
const [{ project, goal }, ancestors, mentionedProjectIds, documentPayload, relations, referenceSummary] = await Promise.all([
resolveIssueProjectAndGoal(issue),
svc.getAncestors(issue.id),
svc.findMentionedProjectIds(issue.id, { includeCommentBodies: false }),
documentsSvc.getIssueDocumentPayload(issue),
svc.getRelationSummaries(issue.id),
issueReferencesSvc.listIssueReferenceSummary(issue.id),
]);
const mentionedProjects = mentionedProjectIds.length > 0
? await projectsSvc.listByIds(issue.companyId, mentionedProjectIds)
@ -891,6 +911,8 @@ export function issueRoutes(
ancestors,
blockedBy: relations.blockedBy,
blocks: relations.blocks,
relatedWork: referenceSummary,
referencedIssueIdentifiers: referenceSummary.outbound.map((item) => item.issue.identifier ?? item.issue.id),
...documentPayload,
project: project ?? null,
goal: goal ?? null,
@ -963,6 +985,7 @@ export function issueRoutes(
}
const actor = getActorInfo(req);
const referenceSummaryBefore = await issueReferencesSvc.listIssueReferenceSummary(issue.id);
const result = await documentsSvc.upsertIssueDocument({
issueId: issue.id,
key: keyParsed.data,
@ -976,6 +999,9 @@ export function issueRoutes(
createdByRunId: actor.runId ?? null,
});
const doc = result.document;
await issueReferencesSvc.syncDocument(doc.id);
const referenceSummaryAfter = await issueReferencesSvc.listIssueReferenceSummary(issue.id);
const referenceDiff = issueReferencesSvc.diffIssueReferenceSummary(referenceSummaryBefore, referenceSummaryAfter);
await logActivity(db, {
companyId: issue.companyId,
@ -992,6 +1018,11 @@ export function issueRoutes(
title: doc.title,
format: doc.format,
revisionNumber: doc.latestRevisionNumber,
...summarizeIssueReferenceActivityDetails({
addedReferencedIssues: referenceDiff.addedReferencedIssues.map(summarizeIssueRelationForActivity),
removedReferencedIssues: referenceDiff.removedReferencedIssues.map(summarizeIssueRelationForActivity),
currentReferencedIssues: referenceDiff.currentReferencedIssues.map(summarizeIssueRelationForActivity),
}),
},
});
@ -1035,6 +1066,7 @@ export function issueRoutes(
}
const actor = getActorInfo(req);
const referenceSummaryBefore = await issueReferencesSvc.listIssueReferenceSummary(issue.id);
const result = await documentsSvc.restoreIssueDocumentRevision({
issueId: issue.id,
key: keyParsed.data,
@ -1042,6 +1074,9 @@ export function issueRoutes(
createdByAgentId: actor.agentId ?? null,
createdByUserId: actor.actorType === "user" ? actor.actorId : null,
});
await issueReferencesSvc.syncDocument(result.document.id);
const referenceSummaryAfter = await issueReferencesSvc.listIssueReferenceSummary(issue.id);
const referenceDiff = issueReferencesSvc.diffIssueReferenceSummary(referenceSummaryBefore, referenceSummaryAfter);
await logActivity(db, {
companyId: issue.companyId,
@ -1060,6 +1095,11 @@ export function issueRoutes(
revisionNumber: result.document.latestRevisionNumber,
restoredFromRevisionId: result.restoredFromRevisionId,
restoredFromRevisionNumber: result.restoredFromRevisionNumber,
...summarizeIssueReferenceActivityDetails({
addedReferencedIssues: referenceDiff.addedReferencedIssues.map(summarizeIssueRelationForActivity),
removedReferencedIssues: referenceDiff.removedReferencedIssues.map(summarizeIssueRelationForActivity),
currentReferencedIssues: referenceDiff.currentReferencedIssues.map(summarizeIssueRelationForActivity),
}),
},
});
@ -1084,11 +1124,15 @@ export function issueRoutes(
res.status(400).json({ error: "Invalid document key", details: keyParsed.error.issues });
return;
}
const referenceSummaryBefore = await issueReferencesSvc.listIssueReferenceSummary(issue.id);
const removed = await documentsSvc.deleteIssueDocument(issue.id, keyParsed.data);
if (!removed) {
res.status(404).json({ error: "Document not found" });
return;
}
await issueReferencesSvc.deleteDocumentSource(removed.id);
const referenceSummaryAfter = await issueReferencesSvc.listIssueReferenceSummary(issue.id);
const referenceDiff = issueReferencesSvc.diffIssueReferenceSummary(referenceSummaryBefore, referenceSummaryAfter);
const actor = getActorInfo(req);
await logActivity(db, {
companyId: issue.companyId,
@ -1103,6 +1147,11 @@ export function issueRoutes(
key: removed.key,
documentId: removed.id,
title: removed.title,
...summarizeIssueReferenceActivityDetails({
addedReferencedIssues: referenceDiff.addedReferencedIssues.map(summarizeIssueRelationForActivity),
removedReferencedIssues: referenceDiff.removedReferencedIssues.map(summarizeIssueRelationForActivity),
currentReferencedIssues: referenceDiff.currentReferencedIssues.map(summarizeIssueRelationForActivity),
}),
},
});
res.json({ ok: true });
@ -1427,6 +1476,12 @@ export function issueRoutes(
createdByAgentId: actor.agentId,
createdByUserId: actor.actorType === "user" ? actor.actorId : null,
});
await issueReferencesSvc.syncIssue(issue.id);
const referenceSummary = await issueReferencesSvc.listIssueReferenceSummary(issue.id);
const referenceDiff = issueReferencesSvc.diffIssueReferenceSummary(
issueReferencesSvc.emptySummary(),
referenceSummary,
);
await logActivity(db, {
companyId,
@ -1441,6 +1496,11 @@ export function issueRoutes(
title: issue.title,
identifier: issue.identifier,
...(Array.isArray(req.body.blockedByIssueIds) ? { blockedByIssueIds: req.body.blockedByIssueIds } : {}),
...summarizeIssueReferenceActivityDetails({
addedReferencedIssues: referenceDiff.addedReferencedIssues.map(summarizeIssueRelationForActivity),
removedReferencedIssues: referenceDiff.removedReferencedIssues.map(summarizeIssueRelationForActivity),
currentReferencedIssues: referenceDiff.currentReferencedIssues.map(summarizeIssueRelationForActivity),
}),
},
});
@ -1454,7 +1514,11 @@ export function issueRoutes(
requestedByActorId: actor.actorId,
});
res.status(201).json(issue);
res.status(201).json({
...issue,
relatedWork: referenceSummary,
referencedIssueIdentifiers: referenceSummary.outbound.map((item) => item.issue.identifier ?? item.issue.id),
});
});
router.post("/issues/:id/children", validate(createChildIssueSchema), async (req, res) => {
@ -1530,6 +1594,7 @@ export function issueRoutes(
existing.companyId,
req.body.assigneeAgentId as string | null | undefined,
);
const titleOrDescriptionChanged = req.body.title !== undefined || req.body.description !== undefined;
const existingRelations =
Array.isArray(req.body.blockedByIssueIds)
? await svc.getRelationSummaries(existing.id)
@ -1552,6 +1617,9 @@ export function issueRoutes(
actorType: actor.actorType,
actorId: actor.actorId,
}));
const updateReferenceSummaryBefore = titleOrDescriptionChanged
? await issueReferencesSvc.listIssueReferenceSummary(existing.id)
: null;
let interruptedRunId: string | null = null;
const closedExecutionWorkspace = await getClosedIssueExecutionWorkspace(existing);
const isAgentWorkUpdate = req.actor.type === "agent" && Object.keys(updateFields).length > 0;
@ -1723,7 +1791,21 @@ export function issueRoutes(
res.status(404).json({ error: "Issue not found" });
return;
}
let issueResponse: typeof issue & { blockedBy?: unknown; blocks?: unknown } = issue;
if (titleOrDescriptionChanged) {
await issueReferencesSvc.syncIssue(issue.id);
}
const updateReferenceSummaryAfter = titleOrDescriptionChanged
? await issueReferencesSvc.listIssueReferenceSummary(issue.id)
: null;
const updateReferenceDiff = updateReferenceSummaryBefore && updateReferenceSummaryAfter
? issueReferencesSvc.diffIssueReferenceSummary(updateReferenceSummaryBefore, updateReferenceSummaryAfter)
: null;
let issueResponse: typeof issue & {
blockedBy?: unknown;
blocks?: unknown;
relatedWork?: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof issueReferencesSvc.listIssueReferenceSummary>>;
referencedIssueIdentifiers?: string[];
} = issue;
let updatedRelations: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof svc.getRelationSummaries>> | null = null;
if (issue && Array.isArray(req.body.blockedByIssueIds)) {
updatedRelations = await svc.getRelationSummaries(issue.id);
@ -1775,6 +1857,15 @@ export function issueRoutes(
...(reopened ? { reopened: true, reopenedFrom: reopenFromStatus } : {}),
...(interruptedRunId ? { interruptedRunId } : {}),
_previous: hasFieldChanges ? previous : undefined,
...summarizeIssueReferenceActivityDetails(
updateReferenceDiff
? {
addedReferencedIssues: updateReferenceDiff.addedReferencedIssues.map(summarizeIssueRelationForActivity),
removedReferencedIssues: updateReferenceDiff.removedReferencedIssues.map(summarizeIssueRelationForActivity),
currentReferencedIssues: updateReferenceDiff.currentReferencedIssues.map(summarizeIssueRelationForActivity),
}
: null,
),
},
});
@ -1870,11 +1961,26 @@ export function issueRoutes(
let comment = null;
if (commentBody) {
const commentReferenceSummaryBefore = updateReferenceSummaryAfter
?? await issueReferencesSvc.listIssueReferenceSummary(issue.id);
comment = await svc.addComment(id, commentBody, {
agentId: actor.agentId ?? undefined,
userId: actor.actorType === "user" ? actor.actorId : undefined,
runId: actor.runId,
});
await issueReferencesSvc.syncComment(comment.id);
const commentReferenceSummaryAfter = await issueReferencesSvc.listIssueReferenceSummary(issue.id);
const commentReferenceDiff = issueReferencesSvc.diffIssueReferenceSummary(
commentReferenceSummaryBefore,
commentReferenceSummaryAfter,
);
issueResponse = {
...issueResponse,
relatedWork: commentReferenceSummaryAfter,
referencedIssueIdentifiers: commentReferenceSummaryAfter.outbound.map(
(item) => item.issue.identifier ?? item.issue.id,
),
};
await logActivity(db, {
companyId: issue.companyId,
@ -1893,9 +1999,22 @@ export function issueRoutes(
...(reopened ? { reopened: true, reopenedFrom: reopenFromStatus, source: "comment" } : {}),
...(interruptedRunId ? { interruptedRunId } : {}),
...(hasFieldChanges ? { updated: true } : {}),
...summarizeIssueReferenceActivityDetails({
addedReferencedIssues: commentReferenceDiff.addedReferencedIssues.map(summarizeIssueRelationForActivity),
removedReferencedIssues: commentReferenceDiff.removedReferencedIssues.map(summarizeIssueRelationForActivity),
currentReferencedIssues: commentReferenceDiff.currentReferencedIssues.map(summarizeIssueRelationForActivity),
}),
},
});
} else if (updateReferenceSummaryAfter) {
issueResponse = {
...issueResponse,
relatedWork: updateReferenceSummaryAfter,
referencedIssueIdentifiers: updateReferenceSummaryAfter.outbound.map(
(item) => item.issue.identifier ?? item.issue.id,
),
};
}
const assigneeChanged =
issue.assigneeAgentId !== existing.assigneeAgentId || issue.assigneeUserId !== existing.assigneeUserId;
@ -2489,6 +2608,7 @@ export function issueRoutes(
let reopenFromStatus: string | null = null;
let interruptedRunId: string | null = null;
let currentIssue = issue;
const commentReferenceSummaryBefore = await issueReferencesSvc.listIssueReferenceSummary(issue.id);
if (effectiveReopenRequested && isClosed) {
const reopenedIssue = await svc.update(id, { status: "todo" });
@ -2550,6 +2670,12 @@ export function issueRoutes(
userId: actor.actorType === "user" ? actor.actorId : undefined,
runId: actor.runId,
});
await issueReferencesSvc.syncComment(comment.id);
const commentReferenceSummaryAfter = await issueReferencesSvc.listIssueReferenceSummary(currentIssue.id);
const commentReferenceDiff = issueReferencesSvc.diffIssueReferenceSummary(
commentReferenceSummaryBefore,
commentReferenceSummaryAfter,
);
if (actor.runId) {
await heartbeat.reportRunActivity(actor.runId).catch((err) =>
@ -2572,6 +2698,11 @@ export function issueRoutes(
issueTitle: currentIssue.title,
...(reopened ? { reopened: true, reopenedFrom: reopenFromStatus, source: "comment" } : {}),
...(interruptedRunId ? { interruptedRunId } : {}),
...summarizeIssueReferenceActivityDetails({
addedReferencedIssues: commentReferenceDiff.addedReferencedIssues.map(summarizeIssueRelationForActivity),
removedReferencedIssues: commentReferenceDiff.removedReferencedIssues.map(summarizeIssueRelationForActivity),
currentReferencedIssues: commentReferenceDiff.currentReferencedIssues.map(summarizeIssueRelationForActivity),
}),
},
});