paperclip/doc/CLI.md

CLI Reference

Paperclip CLI now supports both:

• instance setup/diagnostics (onboard, doctor, configure, env, allowed-hostname)
• control-plane client operations (issues, approvals, agents, activity, dashboard)

Base Usage

Use repo script in development:

pnpm paperclipai --help

First-time local bootstrap + run:

pnpm paperclipai run

Choose local instance:

pnpm paperclipai run --instance dev

Deployment Modes

Mode taxonomy and design intent are documented in doc/DEPLOYMENT-MODES.md.

Current CLI behavior:

• paperclipai onboard and paperclipai configure --section server set deployment mode in config
• runtime can override mode with PAPERCLIP_DEPLOYMENT_MODE
• paperclipai run and paperclipai doctor do not yet expose a direct --mode flag

Target behavior (planned) is documented in doc/DEPLOYMENT-MODES.md section 5.

Allow an authenticated/private hostname (for example custom Tailscale DNS):

pnpm paperclipai allowed-hostname dotta-macbook-pro

All client commands support:

• --data-dir <path>
• --api-base <url>
• --api-key <token>
• --context <path>
• --profile <name>
• --json

Company-scoped commands also support --company-id <id>.

Use --data-dir on any CLI command to isolate all default local state (config/context/db/logs/storage/secrets) away from ~/.paperclip:

pnpm paperclipai run --data-dir ./tmp/paperclip-dev
pnpm paperclipai issue list --data-dir ./tmp/paperclip-dev

Context Profiles

Store local defaults in ~/.paperclip/context.json:

pnpm paperclipai context set --api-base http://localhost:3100 --company-id <company-id>
pnpm paperclipai context show
pnpm paperclipai context list
pnpm paperclipai context use default

To avoid storing secrets in context, set apiKeyEnvVarName and keep the key in env:

pnpm paperclipai context set --api-key-env-var-name PAPERCLIP_API_KEY
export PAPERCLIP_API_KEY=...

Company Commands

pnpm paperclipai company list
pnpm paperclipai company get <company-id>
pnpm paperclipai company delete <company-id-or-prefix> --yes --confirm <same-id-or-prefix>

Examples:

pnpm paperclipai company delete PAP --yes --confirm PAP
pnpm paperclipai company delete 5cbe79ee-acb3-4597-896e-7662742593cd --yes --confirm 5cbe79ee-acb3-4597-896e-7662742593cd

Notes:

• Deletion is server-gated by PAPERCLIP_ENABLE_COMPANY_DELETION.
• With agent authentication, company deletion is company-scoped. Use the current company ID/prefix (for example via --company-id or PAPERCLIP_COMPANY_ID), not another company.

Issue Commands

pnpm paperclipai issue list --company-id <company-id> [--status todo,in_progress] [--assignee-agent-id <agent-id>] [--match text]
pnpm paperclipai issue get <issue-id-or-identifier>
pnpm paperclipai issue create --company-id <company-id> --title "..." [--description "..."] [--status todo] [--priority high]
pnpm paperclipai issue update <issue-id> [--status in_progress] [--comment "..."]
pnpm paperclipai issue comment <issue-id> --body "..." [--reopen]
pnpm paperclipai issue checkout <issue-id> --agent-id <agent-id> [--expected-statuses todo,backlog,blocked]
pnpm paperclipai issue release <issue-id>

Agent Commands

pnpm paperclipai agent list --company-id <company-id>
pnpm paperclipai agent get <agent-id>
pnpm paperclipai agent local-cli <agent-id-or-shortname> --company-id <company-id>

agent local-cli is the quickest way to run local Claude/Codex manually as a Paperclip agent:

• creates a new long-lived agent API key
• installs missing Paperclip skills into ~/.codex/skills and ~/.claude/skills
• prints export ... lines for PAPERCLIP_API_URL, PAPERCLIP_COMPANY_ID, PAPERCLIP_AGENT_ID, and PAPERCLIP_API_KEY

Example for shortname-based local setup:

pnpm paperclipai agent local-cli codexcoder --company-id <company-id>
pnpm paperclipai agent local-cli claudecoder --company-id <company-id>

Approval Commands

pnpm paperclipai approval list --company-id <company-id> [--status pending]
pnpm paperclipai approval get <approval-id>
pnpm paperclipai approval create --company-id <company-id> --type hire_agent --payload '{"name":"..."}' [--issue-ids <id1,id2>]
pnpm paperclipai approval approve <approval-id> [--decision-note "..."]
pnpm paperclipai approval reject <approval-id> [--decision-note "..."]
pnpm paperclipai approval request-revision <approval-id> [--decision-note "..."]
pnpm paperclipai approval resubmit <approval-id> [--payload '{"...":"..."}']
pnpm paperclipai approval comment <approval-id> --body "..."

Activity Commands

pnpm paperclipai activity list --company-id <company-id> [--agent-id <agent-id>] [--entity-type issue] [--entity-id <id>]

Dashboard Commands

pnpm paperclipai dashboard get --company-id <company-id>

Heartbeat Command

heartbeat run now also supports context/api-key options and uses the shared client stack:

pnpm paperclipai heartbeat run --agent-id <agent-id> [--api-base http://localhost:3100] [--api-key <token>]

Local Storage Defaults

Default local instance root is ~/.paperclip/instances/default:

• config: ~/.paperclip/instances/default/config.json
• embedded db: ~/.paperclip/instances/default/db
• logs: ~/.paperclip/instances/default/logs
• storage: ~/.paperclip/instances/default/data/storage
• secrets key: ~/.paperclip/instances/default/secrets/master.key

Override base home or instance with env vars:

PAPERCLIP_HOME=/custom/home PAPERCLIP_INSTANCE_ID=dev pnpm paperclipai run

Storage Configuration

Configure storage provider and settings:

pnpm paperclipai configure --section storage

Supported providers:

• local_disk (default; local single-user installs)
• s3 (S3-compatible object storage)