## Thinking Path
> - Paperclip orchestrates AI agents through a company-scoped control
plane.
> - The affected surface is the board UI for issue threads, issue lists,
routines, dialogs, navigation, and issue review indicators.
> - Closed PR #4692 bundled backend, schema, docs, workflow, and UI/QoL
work into one oversized change set.
> - Greptile could not keep reviewing that broad PR because it exceeded
the 100-file review limit and mixed unrelated concerns.
> - This pull request extracts the UI/QoL slice into a fresh branch
under the review limit while leaving workflow and lockfile churn out.
> - The benefit is a focused review path for the board UI performance
and workflow improvements without reopening the oversized PR.
## What Changed
- Added long issue-thread virtualization, scroll-container binding,
anchor preservation, latest-comment jump targeting, and related
regression/perf fixtures.
- Improved issue list scalability with scroll-based loading, server
offset parameters, and pagination-focused UI tests.
- Reduced new issue dialog typing churn and split dialog action
subscriptions so broad layout/nav surfaces avoid unnecessary renders.
- Added routine variables help and routine description mention options
for users, agents, and projects.
- Added productivity review badge/link UI and fixed the badge to use
Paperclip's company-prefixed router link.
- Kept the split PR below Greptile's review limit and excluded
`.github/workflows/pr.yml` and `pnpm-lock.yaml`.
## Verification
- `pnpm install --no-frozen-lockfile` in the clean worktree to install
`@tanstack/react-virtual` locally without committing lockfile churn.
- `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/ui exec vitest run --config
vitest.config.ts src/components/IssueChatThread.test.tsx
src/components/IssuesList.test.tsx
src/components/NewIssueDialog.test.tsx src/pages/Routines.test.tsx
src/pages/Issues.test.tsx` passed: 5 files, 83 tests.
- `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/ui typecheck` passed.
- `git diff --check origin/master..HEAD` passed.
- Split-scope checks: 53 changed files; no `.github/workflows/pr.yml`;
no `pnpm-lock.yaml`.
- Screenshots were not captured in this heartbeat; the changes are
primarily virtualization, routing, pagination, and editor behavior
covered by focused regression tests.
## Risks
- Moderate UI risk because issue-thread virtualization changes scroll
behavior on long conversations; regression tests cover anchor jumps,
latest-comment targeting, row metadata, and short-thread fallback.
- Moderate integration risk because the issue-list offset parameter and
productivity review field depend on matching API behavior.
- Dependency risk: the UI package adds `@tanstack/react-virtual` while
repository policy keeps `pnpm-lock.yaml` out of PRs, so CI must resolve
dependency changes through the repo's normal lockfile policy.
> 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 local repository and
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
- [ ] 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: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
## Thinking Path
> - Paperclip orchestrates AI agents for zero-human companies.
> - The board UI is the main operator surface, so its component and
workflow coverage needs to stay reviewable as the product grows.
> - This branch adds Storybook as a dedicated UI reference surface for
core Paperclip screens and interaction patterns.
> - That work spans Storybook infrastructure, app-level provider wiring,
and a large fixture set that can render real control-plane states
without a live backend.
> - The branch also expands coverage across agents, budgets, issues,
chat, dialogs, navigation, projects, and data visualization so future UI
changes have a concrete visual baseline.
> - This pull request packages that Storybook work on top of the latest
`master`, excludes the lockfile from the final diff per repo policy, and
fixes one fixture contract drift caught during verification.
> - The benefit is a single reviewable PR that adds broad UI
documentation and regression-surfacing coverage without losing the
existing branch work.
## What Changed
- Added Storybook 10 wiring for the UI package, including root scripts,
UI package scripts, Storybook config, preview wrappers, Tailwind
entrypoints, and setup docs.
- Added a large fixture-backed data source for Storybook so complex
board states can render without a live server.
- Added story suites covering foundations, status language,
control-plane surfaces, overview, UX labs, agent management, budget and
finance, forms and editors, issue management, navigation and layout,
chat and comments, data visualization, dialogs and modals, and
projects/goals/workspaces.
- Adjusted several UI components for Storybook parity so dialogs, menus,
keyboard shortcuts, budget markers, markdown editing, and related
surfaces render correctly in isolation.
- Rebasing work for PR assembly: replayed the branch onto current
`master`, removed `pnpm-lock.yaml` from the final PR diff, and aligned
the dashboard fixture with the current `DashboardSummary.runActivity`
API contract.
## Verification
- `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/ui typecheck`
- `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/ui build-storybook`
- Manual diff audit after rebase: verified the PR no longer includes
`pnpm-lock.yaml` and now cleanly targets current `master`.
- Before/after UI note: before this branch there was no dedicated
Storybook surface for these Paperclip views; after this branch the local
Storybook build includes the new overview and domain story suites in
`ui/storybook-static`.
## Risks
- Large static fixture files can drift from shared types as dashboard
and UI contracts evolve; this PR already needed one fixture correction
for `runActivity`.
- Storybook bundle output includes some large chunks, so future growth
may need chunking work if build performance becomes an issue.
- Several component tweaks were made for isolated rendering parity, so
reviewers should spot-check key board surfaces against the live app
behavior.
## Model Used
- OpenAI Codex, GPT-5-based coding agent in the Paperclip harness; exact
serving model ID is not exposed in-runtime to the agent.
- Tool-assisted workflow with terminal execution, git operations, local
typecheck/build verification, and GitHub CLI PR creation.
- Context window/reasoning mode not surfaced 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
- [ ] 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: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
