## Thinking Path
> - Paperclip orchestrates AI agents for zero-human companies, including
running adapter CLIs inside remote sandboxes
> - The QA matrix in PAPA-316 spins up local-runtime adapters
(claude/gemini/opencode) against both SSH and the new exe.dev sandbox
provider, and "Test" exercises the same install + probe path the real
runtime uses
> - On exe.dev the QA matrix failed at three different points:
SSH/sandbox secret refs would not resolve, gemini-local could not find
npm, and opencode-local installed a binary that was not on the
probe-shell PATH
> - These are all environment-shape issues the runtime should handle,
not regressions in any individual adapter, so they need to be fixed in
the shared install/resolve layer before the matrix can pass
> - This pull request wires the environment id through to secret-ref
resolution, bootstraps npm from a portable Node tarball when the sandbox
image lacks Node, and symlinks the opencode binary into a directory that
non-login shells see
> - The benefit is that the QA matrix passes end-to-end on exe.dev, and
any future sandbox provider that ships without Node or relies on rc-file
PATH wiring gets the same fixes for free
## What Changed
- `server/src/services/environment-execution-target.ts`: pass the
environment `id` into `resolveEnvironmentDriverConfigForRuntime` for
both the sandbox and SSH branches, so `privateKeySecretRef` /
sandbox-provider secret refs (e.g. exe.dev `apiKey`) can resolve against
the secret store at runtime instead of throwing `Runtime secret
resolution requires an environment id`.
- `packages/adapter-utils/src/sandbox-install-command.ts`: extend
`buildSandboxNpmInstallCommand` with an `ENSURE_NPM_PREAMBLE` that, when
`npm` is missing, downloads a portable Node v22 tarball into
`$HOME/.local` and sets `PAPERCLIP_NPM_BOOTSTRAPPED=1` so the install
step skips sudo (sudo's `secure_path` would lose the freshly-installed
`npm` in `$HOME/.local/bin`). Distro-packaged Node from apt-get is
intentionally avoided because it tends to be too old to parse modern JS
syntax used by `@google/gemini-cli`.
- `packages/adapters/gemini-local/src/index.ts`: switch the hardcoded
`npm install -g @google/gemini-cli` to `buildSandboxNpmInstallCommand`,
so gemini-local picks up the same sudo-aware + npm-bootstrap behavior as
the other local adapters.
- `packages/adapters/opencode-local/src/index.ts`: append a step to the
install command that symlinks `$HOME/.opencode/bin/opencode` into
`$HOME/.local/bin`. The upstream installer only adds `~/.opencode/bin`
to PATH via `~/.bashrc`, which non-login `sh -c` probe invocations do
not source.
- `packages/adapter-utils/src/sandbox-install-command.test.ts`: cover
the new preamble plus the unchanged root/sudo/user-prefix branches.
## Verification
- `cd packages/adapter-utils && npm test -- sandbox-install-command`
(passes; new "bootstraps npm from a portable Node tarball when missing"
case is included).
- Manual: ran the in-app `Test` action against the QA matrix dev
instance for `QA exe.dev Claude`, `QA exe.dev Gemini`, and `QA exe.dev
OpenCode` — all three now report `status=pass` including the hello
probe. `QA SSH Claude` also passes; without the environment-id fix, SSH
resolution threw before the wrapper / install fixes could run.
- Suggested reviewer check: re-run the matrix on a fresh exe.dev
environment and confirm the install step no longer hits `npm: command
not found` for gemini and the opencode probe no longer hits `opencode:
command not found`.
## Risks
- Low/medium. The npm bootstrap pins Node `v22.11.0` from
`nodejs.org/dist`; if that URL becomes unreachable the install will fail
with a clear `curl` error rather than corrupting state. The bootstrap
path is only taken when `npm` is genuinely missing, so existing sandbox
images that ship with Node are unaffected.
- The opencode symlink uses `ln -sf` into `$HOME/.local/bin`, which is
created with `mkdir -p`; idempotent on re-install.
- The `id` change is a strict additive: callers previously got
`undefined` and only the secret-ref code paths actually read it. No
behavior change for environments without secret refs.
## Model Used
- Claude (Anthropic), `claude-opus-4-7`, with extended thinking and tool
use enabled. Iterated through the Paperclip QA matrix harness; no other
model assisted.
## 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 (n/a — runtime/install path only)
- [x] I have considered and documented any risks above
- [x] I will address all Greptile and reviewer comments before
requesting merge
---------
Co-authored-by: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
> **Stacked PR.** Sits on top of the e2b sandbox chain — #5278 (stdin
staging) and #5279 (honest-resolvability + login-profiles). The
cumulative diff against `master` includes both of those PRs' content;
the files touched by *this* PR's commit are the new
`maybeRunSandboxInstallCommand` helper in
`packages/adapter-utils/src/execution-target.ts` and the per-adapter
`index.ts`/`server/test.ts`/`server/execute.ts` wiring under
`packages/adapters/{claude,codex,cursor,gemini,opencode,pi}-local/`. The
honest resolvability check from #5279 is what gives this PR's install
command a meaningful "did it actually land on PATH" follow-up.
## Thinking Path
> - Paperclip orchestrates AI agents for zero-human companies
> - Sandbox execution targets are ephemeral — each fresh lease starts
from a template image that may or may not have the agent CLIs
preinstalled
> - When a CLI isn't preinstalled, the resolvability probe fails at
`command -v` and the hello probe never runs
> - There's no shared mechanism for "before you probe or provision,
install the CLI on this sandbox"
> - This pull request adds a `SANDBOX_INSTALL_COMMAND` constant per
adapter and a `maybeRunSandboxInstallCommand` helper that runs it via
the existing sandbox login shell, captures structured output, and never
throws (so the resolvability + hello probe still run after); each
adapter's `test()` and `execute()` share the constant so the two
callsites can't drift
> - The benefit is a fresh sandbox lease without a preinstalled CLI now
installs it once via `sh -lc` before the resolvability probe and before
managed-runtime provisioning, with a uniform
`<adapter>_install_command_run` check on the test report
## What Changed
- `packages/adapter-utils/src/execution-target.ts`: add
`AdapterSandboxInstallCommandCheck` and `maybeRunSandboxInstallCommand`
(runs the install via existing sandbox shell, captures
exit/stdout/stderr, returns a structured info/warn check, never throws)
- Add `SANDBOX_INSTALL_COMMAND` to each adapter's `index.ts` so `test()`
and `execute()` share a single source of truth
- Wire each of the 6 affected adapter `testEnvironment()`s to call
`maybeRunSandboxInstallCommand` before
`ensureAdapterExecutionTargetCommandResolvable`
- Pass `installCommand: SANDBOX_INSTALL_COMMAND` through
`prepareAdapterExecutionTargetRuntime` in each adapter's `execute()`
- Per-adapter install commands use npm globals where possible so
binaries land on a PATH segment the template already exports:
- claude → `npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code`
- codex → `npm install -g @openai/codex`
- cursor → `curl https://cursor.com/install -fsS | bash`
- gemini → `npm install -g @google/gemini-cli`
- opencode → `npm install -g opencode-ai`
- pi → `npm install -g @mariozechner/pi-coding-agent`
SSH and local targets ignore `installCommand` (SSH runtime takes no such
param; local short-circuits before runtime prep), so this is a no-op for
non-sandbox environments.
## Verification
- `pnpm typecheck` clean
- `pnpm vitest run --no-coverage --project @paperclipai/adapter-utils`
and per-adapter projects pass
- Manual sandbox matrix (claude, codex, cursor, gemini, opencode, pi) —
each goes `install_command_run → resolvable → hello_probe_passed` (Codex
and Pi land on `hello_probe_auth_required`, which is the
configured-credentials problem, not an install issue)
- SSH no-regression: SSH Claude still passes; the helper short-circuits
on non-sandbox targets
## Risks
Medium — adds a network/CPU cost (npm install / curl) on every fresh
sandbox lease. Cost is bounded (one-time per lease, typically tens of
seconds for npm globals), and the helper never throws so a failing
install still lets the report run resolvability and hello probes. If a
sandbox image already has the CLI, the install is an idempotent
reinstall.
## Model Used
Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context)
## 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 — N/A (no UI)
- [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
## Thinking Path
> - Paperclip is a control plane for autonomous AI companies, where
adapters are the boundary between the board, agents, and execution
runtimes.
> - Local adapters currently expose a primary runtime configuration, but
operators often need a cheaper model lane for routine or low-risk work.
> - That cheap lane has to stay adapter-owned: runtime profile settings
should not mutate the primary adapter config or bypass existing
auth/secret mediation.
> - Issue creation also needs an ergonomic way to request primary,
cheap, or custom model behavior for a selected assignee.
> - This pull request adds a first-class `cheap` model profile contract
across adapter capabilities, heartbeat config resolution, agent
configuration, and issue creation.
> - The benefit is cheaper task execution can be configured and
requested explicitly while preserving adapter boundaries, secret
handling, and audit visibility.
## What Changed
- Added adapter model-profile capability metadata and a `cheap` profile
contract for supported local adapters.
- Applied `runtimeConfig.modelProfiles.cheap.adapterConfig` during
heartbeat config resolution, including requested/applied/fallback run
metadata.
- Added agent configuration UI for cheap model profile settings without
writing those settings into primary `adapterConfig`.
- Added New Issue assignee model lane controls for Primary / Cheap /
Custom and request payload handling.
- Added run ledger profile badges and Storybook stories for the new
cheap-lane UI states.
- Added tests for validators, heartbeat model profile application,
permission/secret mediation, UI payload helpers, and run ledger
rendering.
- Added committed UI verification screenshots under
`docs/pr-screenshots/pap-2837/`.
- Addressed Greptile review feedback around cheap-profile defaults,
shared profile types, and fallback test data.
## Verification
Local:
- `pnpm exec vitest run packages/shared/src/validators/issue.test.ts
server/src/__tests__/adapter-registry.test.ts
server/src/__tests__/agent-permissions-routes.test.ts
server/src/__tests__/heartbeat-model-profile.test.ts
ui/src/components/IssueRunLedger.test.tsx
ui/src/lib/agent-config-patch.test.ts
ui/src/lib/issue-assignee-overrides.test.ts
ui/src/lib/new-agent-runtime-config.test.ts` — passed, 8 files / 103
tests.
- `pnpm exec vitest run ui/src/lib/new-agent-runtime-config.test.ts
ui/src/components/IssueRunLedger.test.tsx` — passed after
Greptile/rebase follow-up, 2 files / 17 tests.
- `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/ui typecheck` — passed after
Greptile/rebase follow-up.
- `pnpm -r typecheck` — passed.
- `pnpm build` — passed.
- `pnpm test:run` — did not complete successfully in this local
worktree: it stopped in pre-existing `@paperclipai/adapter-utils`
sandbox/SSH fixture suites outside this PR diff. Failures were 5s local
timeouts plus `git init -b` unsupported by this machine's Git 2.21.0.
The branch-specific targeted suites above passed.
- Branch was fetched/rebased onto `public-gh/master`; `git rev-list
--left-right --count public-gh/master...HEAD` reports `0 9`.
Remote PR checks on latest head
`e30bf399146451c86cee98ed528d51d33fa5af5a`:
- `policy` — passed.
- `verify` — passed.
- `e2e` — passed.
- `Greptile Review` — passed, confidence score 5/5; Greptile review
threads resolved.
- `security/snyk (cryppadotta)` — passed.
Screenshots:
- [New issue cheap lane
desktop](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/blob/PAP-2837-plan-cheap-model-for-adapters-that-can-support-it/docs/pr-screenshots/pap-2837/newissue-cheap-desktop.png)
- [New issue custom lane
desktop](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/blob/PAP-2837-plan-cheap-model-for-adapters-that-can-support-it/docs/pr-screenshots/pap-2837/newissue-custom-desktop.png)
- [New issue unsupported adapter
desktop](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/blob/PAP-2837-plan-cheap-model-for-adapters-that-can-support-it/docs/pr-screenshots/pap-2837/newissue-unsupported-desktop.png)
- [Run ledger model profile badges
desktop](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/blob/PAP-2837-plan-cheap-model-for-adapters-that-can-support-it/docs/pr-screenshots/pap-2837/runledger-profile-badges-desktop.png)
- Mobile variants are also in `docs/pr-screenshots/pap-2837/`.
## Risks
- Medium: heartbeat config mediation now merges runtime model profiles
into adapter configs, so adapter secret normalization and host-command
restrictions must keep covering nested config paths.
- Medium: the UI adds another issue creation choice; unsupported
adapters must keep hiding the cheap lane and preserve primary behavior.
- Low migration risk: no database migration is included.
> 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 using GPT-5-class reasoning with repo tool use
and command execution. Exact served model/context window was not exposed
by the runtime.
## 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
- [ ] 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
---------
Co-authored-by: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Gemini CLI only registers run_shell_command in --approval-mode yolo.
Non-yolo modes don't expose it at all, making Paperclip API calls
impossible. Always pass --approval-mode yolo and remove the now-unused
policy engine code, approval mode config, and UI toggles.
Add a "Paperclip API access note" to the prompt with curl examples
via run_shell_command, since the universal SKILL.md is tool-agnostic.
Also extract structured question events from Gemini assistant messages
to support interactive approval flows.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Update stale doc comment in index.ts to reflect direct ~/.gemini/skills/
injection instead of tmpdir approach
- Remove bare GEMINI_API_KEY/GOOGLE_API_KEY from auth regex to prevent
false positives when those strings appear in assistant output
- Align hello probe sandbox/approvalMode flags with execute.ts
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Incorporate improvements from PR #13 and #105 into the gemini-local adapter:
- Add detectGeminiAuthRequired() for runtime auth failure detection with
errorCode: "gemini_auth_required" on execution results
- Add isGeminiTurnLimitResult() to detect exit code 53 / turn_limit status
and clear session to prevent stuck sessions on next heartbeat
- Add describeGeminiFailure() for structured error messages from parsed
result events including errors array extraction
- Return parsed resultEvent in resultJson instead of raw stdout/stderr
- Add isRetry guard to prevent stale session ID fallback after retry
- Replace boolean yolo with approvalMode string (default/auto_edit/yolo)
with backwards-compatible config.yolo fallback
- Add sandbox config option (--sandbox / --sandbox=none)
- Add GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_GCA auth detection in environment test
- Consolidate auth detection regex into shared detectGeminiAuthRequired()
- Add gemini-2.0-flash and gemini-2.0-flash-lite model IDs
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Isolate skills injection using a temporary directory mapped via
GEMINI_CLI_HOME, mirroring the claude-local sandbox approach
instead of polluting the global ~/.gemini/skills directory.
- Update the environment probe to use `--output-format stream-json`
so the payload matches the downstream parseGeminiJsonl parser.
- Deduplicate `firstNonEmptyLine` helper by extracting it to a
shared `utils.ts` module.
- Clean up orphaned internal exports and update adapter documentation.
