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Document secret storage in DATABASE.md and DEVELOPING.md. Update
SPEC-implementation with company_secrets schema and indexes. Add
migrate-inline-env-secrets script for converting existing plain
env values to managed secrets (dry-run by default, --apply to commit).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-02-19 15:44:11 -06:00

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# Developing
This project can run fully in local dev without setting up PostgreSQL manually.
## Prerequisites
- Node.js 20+
- pnpm 9+
## Start Dev
From repo root:
```sh
pnpm install
pnpm dev
```
This starts:
- API server: `http://localhost:3100`
- UI: served by the API server in dev middleware mode (same origin as API)
## Database in Dev (Auto-Handled)
For local development, leave `DATABASE_URL` unset.
The server will automatically use embedded PostgreSQL and persist data at:
- `./data/embedded-postgres`
No Docker or external database is required for this mode.
## Quick Health Checks
In another terminal:
```sh
curl http://localhost:3100/api/health
curl http://localhost:3100/api/companies
```
Expected:
- `/api/health` returns `{"status":"ok"}`
- `/api/companies` returns a JSON array
## Reset Local Dev Database
To wipe local dev data and start fresh:
```sh
rm -rf server/data/embedded-postgres
pnpm dev
```
## Optional: Use External Postgres
If you set `DATABASE_URL`, the server will use that instead of embedded PostgreSQL.
## Secrets in Dev
Agent env vars now support secret references. By default, secret values are stored with local encryption and only secret refs are persisted in agent config.
- Default local key path: `./data/secrets/master.key`
- Override key material directly: `PAPERCLIP_SECRETS_MASTER_KEY`
- Override key file path: `PAPERCLIP_SECRETS_MASTER_KEY_FILE`
Strict mode (recommended outside local trusted machines):
```sh
PAPERCLIP_SECRETS_STRICT_MODE=true
```
When strict mode is enabled, sensitive env keys (for example `*_API_KEY`, `*_TOKEN`, `*_SECRET`) must use secret references instead of inline plain values.
CLI configuration support:
- `pnpm paperclip onboard` writes a default `secrets` config section (`local_encrypted`, strict mode off, key file path set) and creates a local key file when needed.
- `pnpm paperclip configure --section secrets` lets you update provider/strict mode/key path and creates the local key file when needed.
- `pnpm paperclip doctor` validates secrets adapter configuration and can create a missing local key file with `--repair`.
Migration helper for existing inline env secrets:
```sh
pnpm secrets:migrate-inline-env # dry run
pnpm secrets:migrate-inline-env --apply # apply migration
```