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paperclip/AGENTS.md
Dotta 633885b57a fix: remove stale port 5173 references from board mutation guard
Update dev origin allowlist and tests to use port 3100 only, matching
the unified dev server setup. Fix AGENTS.md and README accordingly.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-03-02 14:21:09 -06:00

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# AGENTS.md
Guidance for human and AI contributors working in this repository.
## 1. Purpose
Paperclip is a control plane for AI-agent companies.
The current implementation target is V1 and is defined in `doc/SPEC-implementation.md`.
## 2. Read This First
Before making changes, read in this order:
1. `doc/GOAL.md`
2. `doc/PRODUCT.md`
3. `doc/SPEC-implementation.md`
4. `doc/DEVELOPING.md`
5. `doc/DATABASE.md`
`doc/SPEC.md` is long-horizon product context.
`doc/SPEC-implementation.md` is the concrete V1 build contract.
## 3. Repo Map
- `server/`: Express REST API and orchestration services
- `ui/`: React + Vite board UI
- `packages/db/`: Drizzle schema, migrations, DB clients
- `packages/shared/`: shared types, constants, validators, API path constants
- `doc/`: operational and product docs
## 4. Dev Setup (Auto DB)
Use embedded PGlite in dev by leaving `DATABASE_URL` unset.
```sh
pnpm install
pnpm dev
```
This starts:
- API: `http://localhost:3100`
- UI: `http://localhost:3100` (served by API server in dev middleware mode)
Quick checks:
```sh
curl http://localhost:3100/api/health
curl http://localhost:3100/api/companies
```
Reset local dev DB:
```sh
rm -rf data/pglite
pnpm dev
```
## 5. Core Engineering Rules
1. Keep changes company-scoped.
Every domain entity should be scoped to a company and company boundaries must be enforced in routes/services.
2. Keep contracts synchronized.
If you change schema/API behavior, update all impacted layers:
- `packages/db` schema and exports
- `packages/shared` types/constants/validators
- `server` routes/services
- `ui` API clients and pages
3. Preserve control-plane invariants.
- Single-assignee task model
- Atomic issue checkout semantics
- Approval gates for governed actions
- Budget hard-stop auto-pause behavior
- Activity logging for mutating actions
4. Do not replace strategic docs wholesale unless asked.
Prefer additive updates. Keep `doc/SPEC.md` and `doc/SPEC-implementation.md` aligned.
## 6. Database Change Workflow
When changing data model:
1. Edit `packages/db/src/schema/*.ts`
2. Ensure new tables are exported from `packages/db/src/schema/index.ts`
3. Generate migration:
```sh
pnpm db:generate
```
4. Validate compile:
```sh
pnpm -r typecheck
```
Notes:
- `packages/db/drizzle.config.ts` reads compiled schema from `dist/schema/*.js`
- `pnpm db:generate` compiles `packages/db` first
## 7. Verification Before Hand-off
Run this full check before claiming done:
```sh
pnpm -r typecheck
pnpm test:run
pnpm build
```
If anything cannot be run, explicitly report what was not run and why.
## 8. API and Auth Expectations
- Base path: `/api`
- Board access is treated as full-control operator context
- Agent access uses bearer API keys (`agent_api_keys`), hashed at rest
- Agent keys must not access other companies
When adding endpoints:
- apply company access checks
- enforce actor permissions (board vs agent)
- write activity log entries for mutations
- return consistent HTTP errors (`400/401/403/404/409/422/500`)
## 9. UI Expectations
- Keep routes and nav aligned with available API surface
- Use company selection context for company-scoped pages
- Surface failures clearly; do not silently ignore API errors
## 10. Definition of Done
A change is done when all are true:
1. Behavior matches `doc/SPEC-implementation.md`
2. Typecheck, tests, and build pass
3. Contracts are synced across db/shared/server/ui
4. Docs updated when behavior or commands change