# PM Agent Unblock Request

**Author:** aevgarik@gmail.com
**Date:** 2026-03-22
**Status:** BLOCKED

## Problem

`PAPERCLIP_API_KEY` environment variable is not set.

The server logs show:

```
WARN: local agent jwt secret missing or invalid; running without injected PAPERCLIP_API_KEY
```

## Root Cause

The Paperclip server requires `PAPERCLIP_LOCAL_AGENT_JWT_SECRET` to be set in order to generate JWT tokens for local agents like `opencode_local`.

## Solution

Set the environment variable before starting the server:

### For bash/zsh:

```bash
export PAPERCLIP_LOCAL_AGENT_JWT_SECRET="36f1572de14bf4061a6bbd053e4de1d0c56a4f493c77a93bef2da5253ebd1b30"
```

### Or add to `/Users/aevgarik/Work/Project/paperclip/server/.env`:

```
PAPERCLIP_LOCAL_AGENT_JWT_SECRET=36f1572de14bf4061a6bbd053e4de1d0c56a4f493c77a93bef2da5253ebd1b30
```

Then restart the Paperclip server.

## Verification

After restart, run:

```bash
curl -s "$PAPERCLIP_API_URL/api/health"
```

Check that `PAPERCLIP_API_KEY` is now being injected into agent runs.

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Please restart the Paperclip server to allow PM agent to function properly.