paperclip/packages/adapter-utils/src/command-managed-runtime.ts
Devin Foley a7b45938b7
Let sandbox providers declare shell defaults (#5114)
## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip orchestrates AI agents for zero-human companies
> - Agents execute in sandboxed remote environments served by pluggable
sandbox
>   providers (E2B today, more later)
> - Today every sandbox command runs under `sh -lc` regardless of what
the
>   provider's container actually ships
> - That misses bash-only shell init on E2B (which ships bash) and
prevents
> future providers from declaring a different default — there's no way
for a
>   provider to say "I have bash, use it"
> - This PR adds a `shellCommand` field to sandbox execution targets so
providers
> can declare their preferred shell ("bash" for E2B), threads it through
the
> sandbox-managed-runtime client, callback bridge, and execution-target
shell
>   helper, and validates the value at the lease-metadata boundary
> - The benefit is that sandbox commands run under the right shell on
the right
> provider, and adding new sandbox providers only needs to declare a
shell
>   preference

## What Changed

- Added `packages/adapter-utils/src/sandbox-shell.ts` exporting
`preferredShellForSandbox(shellCommand)` (returns `"bash"` if input is
`"bash"`,
  else `"sh"`)
- Added `shellCommand?: "bash" | "sh" | null` to
`AdapterSandboxExecutionTarget`
  and `CommandManagedRuntimeSpec`; threaded it through
`runAdapterExecutionTargetShellCommand`,
`prepareAdapterExecutionTargetRuntime`,
  and `startAdapterExecutionTargetPaperclipBridge`
- `createCommandManagedRuntimeClient`, `prepareCommandManagedRuntime`,
and
`createCommandManagedSandboxCallbackBridgeQueueClient` now take an
optional
  `shellCommand` and use `preferredShellForSandbox` to pick the shell
- `startSandboxCallbackBridgeServer` accepts a `shellCommand` for its
server
  startup, readiness probe, and stop hook
- E2B sandbox plugin declares `shellCommand: "bash"` in `leaseMetadata`
- `resolveEnvironmentExecutionTarget` reads `shellCommand` from lease
metadata
  (validating against `"bash" | "sh" | null`)
- `environment-runtime.ts` adds `"shellCommand"` to
`INTERNAL_PLUGIN_SANDBOX_CONFIG_KEYS`
so the field round-trips through internal plugin config without leaking
to
  external plugin metadata
- Updated tests in `command-managed-runtime.test.ts`,
  `execution-target-sandbox.test.ts`, `sandbox-callback-bridge.test.ts`,
  `environment-execution-target.test.ts`

## Verification

- `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/adapter-utils test`
- `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/server test --
environment-execution-target`
- `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/sandbox-providers-e2b test`
- Manual QA: boot a Paperclip instance, create an E2B-backed
environment, run a
claude_local agent against it, and confirm the run completes (verifies
bash
  shell semantics flow through the callback bridge end-to-end)

## Risks

- E2B sandbox commands now run under `bash -lc` instead of `sh -lc`.
Bash is a
strict superset for the commands we issue (no busybox-only flags in our
shell
scripts), so risk is low. The shellCommand field is opt-in via lease
metadata —
  providers that don't declare it stay on `sh`.
- New optional field on `CommandManagedRuntimeSpec` and
`AdapterSandboxExecutionTarget`.
  Consumers ignoring the field retain previous behaviour (sh).
- Lease metadata now carries an additional field. Existing leases
without
`shellCommand` resolve to `null` and fall back to sh — backwards
compatible.

## Model Used

- OpenAI GPT-5.4 (reasoning effort: high) via Codex CLI
- Provider: OpenAI
- Used to author the code changes in this PR

## 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 (no UI changes)
- [ ] I have updated relevant documentation to reflect my changes — N/A
- [x] I have considered and documented any risks above
- [x] I will address all Greptile and reviewer comments before
requesting merge
2026-05-03 12:19:35 -07:00

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TypeScript

import path from "node:path";
import {
prepareSandboxManagedRuntime,
type PreparedSandboxManagedRuntime,
type SandboxManagedRuntimeAsset,
type SandboxManagedRuntimeClient,
type SandboxRemoteExecutionSpec,
} from "./sandbox-managed-runtime.js";
import { preferredShellForSandbox } from "./sandbox-shell.js";
import type { RunProcessResult } from "./server-utils.js";
export interface CommandManagedRuntimeRunner {
execute(input: {
command: string;
args?: string[];
cwd?: string;
env?: Record<string, string>;
stdin?: string;
timeoutMs?: number;
onLog?: (stream: "stdout" | "stderr", chunk: string) => Promise<void>;
onSpawn?: (meta: { pid: number; startedAt: string }) => Promise<void>;
}): Promise<RunProcessResult>;
}
export interface CommandManagedRuntimeSpec {
providerKey?: string | null;
shellCommand?: "bash" | "sh" | null;
leaseId?: string | null;
remoteCwd: string;
timeoutMs?: number | null;
paperclipApiUrl?: string | null;
}
export type CommandManagedRuntimeAsset = SandboxManagedRuntimeAsset;
function shellQuote(value: string) {
return `'${value.replace(/'/g, `'"'"'`)}'`;
}
function mergeRuntimeExcludes(entries: string[] | undefined): string[] {
return [...new Set([".paperclip-runtime", ...(entries ?? [])])];
}
const REMOTE_WRITE_BASE64_CHUNK_SIZE = 32 * 1024;
function toBuffer(bytes: Buffer | Uint8Array | ArrayBuffer): Buffer {
if (Buffer.isBuffer(bytes)) return bytes;
if (bytes instanceof ArrayBuffer) return Buffer.from(bytes);
return Buffer.from(bytes.buffer, bytes.byteOffset, bytes.byteLength);
}
function requireSuccessfulResult(result: RunProcessResult, action: string): void {
if (result.exitCode === 0 && !result.timedOut) return;
const stderr = result.stderr.trim();
const detail = stderr.length > 0 ? `: ${stderr}` : "";
throw new Error(`${action} failed with exit code ${result.exitCode ?? "null"}${detail}`);
}
export function createCommandManagedRuntimeClient(input: {
runner: CommandManagedRuntimeRunner;
remoteCwd: string;
timeoutMs: number;
shellCommand?: "bash" | "sh" | null;
}): SandboxManagedRuntimeClient {
const shellCommand = preferredShellForSandbox(input.shellCommand);
const runShell = async (script: string, opts: { stdin?: string; timeoutMs?: number } = {}) => {
const result = await input.runner.execute({
command: shellCommand,
args: ["-lc", script],
cwd: input.remoteCwd,
stdin: opts.stdin,
timeoutMs: opts.timeoutMs ?? input.timeoutMs,
});
requireSuccessfulResult(result, script);
return result;
};
return {
makeDir: async (remotePath) => {
await runShell(`mkdir -p ${shellQuote(remotePath)}`);
},
writeFile: async (remotePath, bytes) => {
const body = toBuffer(bytes).toString("base64");
const remoteDir = path.posix.dirname(remotePath);
const remoteTempPath = `${remotePath}.paperclip-upload.b64`;
await runShell(
`mkdir -p ${shellQuote(remoteDir)} && rm -f ${shellQuote(remoteTempPath)} && : > ${shellQuote(remoteTempPath)}`,
);
for (let offset = 0; offset < body.length; offset += REMOTE_WRITE_BASE64_CHUNK_SIZE) {
const chunk = body.slice(offset, offset + REMOTE_WRITE_BASE64_CHUNK_SIZE);
await runShell(`printf '%s' ${shellQuote(chunk)} >> ${shellQuote(remoteTempPath)}`);
}
await runShell(
`base64 -d < ${shellQuote(remoteTempPath)} > ${shellQuote(remotePath)} && rm -f ${shellQuote(remoteTempPath)}`,
);
},
readFile: async (remotePath) => {
const result = await runShell(`base64 < ${shellQuote(remotePath)}`);
return Buffer.from(result.stdout.replace(/\s+/g, ""), "base64");
},
listFiles: async (remotePath) => {
const result = await runShell(
`if [ -d ${shellQuote(remotePath)} ]; then ` +
`for entry in ${shellQuote(remotePath)}/*; do ` +
`[ -f "$entry" ] || continue; ` +
`basename "$entry"; ` +
`done; ` +
`fi`,
);
return result.stdout
.split(/\r?\n/)
.map((entry) => entry.trim())
.filter((entry) => entry.length > 0)
.sort((left, right) => left.localeCompare(right));
},
remove: async (remotePath) => {
const result = await input.runner.execute({
command: shellCommand,
args: ["-lc", `rm -rf ${shellQuote(remotePath)}`],
cwd: input.remoteCwd,
timeoutMs: input.timeoutMs,
});
requireSuccessfulResult(result, `remove ${remotePath}`);
},
run: async (command, options) => {
const result = await input.runner.execute({
command: shellCommand,
args: ["-lc", command],
cwd: input.remoteCwd,
timeoutMs: options.timeoutMs,
});
requireSuccessfulResult(result, command);
},
};
}
export async function prepareCommandManagedRuntime(input: {
runner: CommandManagedRuntimeRunner;
spec: CommandManagedRuntimeSpec;
adapterKey: string;
workspaceLocalDir: string;
workspaceRemoteDir?: string;
workspaceExclude?: string[];
preserveAbsentOnRestore?: string[];
assets?: CommandManagedRuntimeAsset[];
installCommand?: string | null;
}): Promise<PreparedSandboxManagedRuntime> {
const timeoutMs = input.spec.timeoutMs && input.spec.timeoutMs > 0 ? input.spec.timeoutMs : 300_000;
const workspaceRemoteDir = input.workspaceRemoteDir ?? input.spec.remoteCwd;
const runtimeSpec: SandboxRemoteExecutionSpec = {
transport: "sandbox",
provider: input.spec.providerKey ?? "sandbox",
sandboxId: input.spec.leaseId ?? "managed",
remoteCwd: workspaceRemoteDir,
timeoutMs,
apiKey: null,
paperclipApiUrl: input.spec.paperclipApiUrl ?? null,
};
const client = createCommandManagedRuntimeClient({
runner: input.runner,
remoteCwd: workspaceRemoteDir,
timeoutMs,
shellCommand: input.spec.shellCommand,
});
const shellCommand = preferredShellForSandbox(input.spec.shellCommand);
if (input.installCommand?.trim()) {
const result = await input.runner.execute({
command: shellCommand,
args: ["-lc", input.installCommand.trim()],
cwd: workspaceRemoteDir,
timeoutMs,
});
requireSuccessfulResult(result, input.installCommand.trim());
}
return await prepareSandboxManagedRuntime({
spec: runtimeSpec,
client,
adapterKey: input.adapterKey,
workspaceLocalDir: input.workspaceLocalDir,
workspaceRemoteDir,
workspaceExclude: mergeRuntimeExcludes(input.workspaceExclude),
preserveAbsentOnRestore: input.preserveAbsentOnRestore,
assets: input.assets,
});
}