[codex] Refresh docs and agent skills (#4693)

## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip orchestrates AI agents through a company-scoped control
plane
> - Contributors and agents need docs and skills that match the current
V1 behavior
> - The source branch included documentation updates alongside
implementation work
> - Keeping docs and skill guidance separate makes the implementation PR
easier to review
> - This pull request refreshes the V1 docs and agent-operating guidance
without changing runtime behavior
> - The benefit is current contributor guidance that can merge
independently from code changes

## What Changed

- Refreshed V1 product, goal, implementation, database, and development
documentation.
- Updated the Paperclip heartbeat skill guidance and create-agent skill
references.
- Added the Paperclip plan-to-task conversion skill.
- Updated release changelog skill guidance.

## Verification

- `git diff --check public-gh/master..HEAD` passed in the PR worktree
after the Greptile fix.
- Greptile Review passed on head `673317ed` with zero unresolved review
threads.
- GitHub PR checks passed on head `673317ed`: `policy`, `verify`, `e2e`,
and `security/snyk (cryppadotta)`.

## Risks

- Low runtime risk because this branch only changes docs and skill
guidance.
- Documentation may need follow-up wording adjustments if reviewers want
a different framing for V1 behavior.

> 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 coding agent, tool-enabled terminal/GitHub
workflow. Exact runtime context window was not exposed by the harness.

## 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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@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Paperclip is the command, communication, and control plane for a company of AI a
- **Track work in real time** — see at any moment what every agent is working on
- **Control costs** — token salary budgets per agent, spend tracking, burn rate
- **Align to goals** — agents see how their work serves the bigger mission
- **Store company knowledge** — a shared brain for the organization
- **Preserve work context** — comments, documents, work products, attachments, and company state stay attached to the work
## Architecture
@ -36,17 +36,20 @@ The central nervous system. Manages:
- Agent registry and org chart
- Task assignment and status
- Budget and token spend tracking
- Company knowledge base
- Issue comments, documents, work products, attachments, and company state
- Goal hierarchy (company → team → agent → task)
- Heartbeat monitoring — know when agents are alive, idle, or stuck
It also enforces execution-control semantics such as single-assignee issues, atomic checkout and execution locks, blockers, recovery issues, and workspace/runtime controls.
### 2. Execution Services (adapters)
Agents run externally and report into the control plane. An agent is just Python code that gets kicked off and does work. Adapters connect different execution environments:
Agents run externally and report into the control plane. Adapters connect different execution environments and define how a heartbeat is invoked, observed, and cancelled:
- **OpenClaw** — initial adapter target
- **Heartbeat loop** — simple custom Python that loops, checks in, does work
- **Others** — any runtime that can call an API
- **Local CLI/session adapters** — built-in adapters for tools such as Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, OpenCode, Pi, and Cursor
- **HTTP/process-style adapters** — command or webhook/API integrations for custom runtimes
- **OpenClaw gateway** — integration for OpenClaw-style remote agents
- **External adapter plugins** — dynamically loaded adapters installed outside the core app
The control plane doesn't run agents. It orchestrates them. Agents run wherever they run and phone home.