[codex] Add agent permissions and controls plan (#6386)

## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip orchestrates AI agents for zero-human companies by keeping
task ownership, approvals, and operator control inside one control
plane.
> - Agent permissions and plugin-hosted company settings sit on the
boundary between autonomy and governance.
> - V1 needs scoped task assignment rules, plugin extension points, and
clearer company access surfaces without weakening company boundaries.
> - The branch builds the core authorization service, plugin SDK/host
APIs, and UI simplifications needed to support those controls.
> - Paperclip EE plugin surfaces were intentionally moved out of this
core PR per review direction, so this PR now carries only the public
core/plugin infrastructure work.
> - The latest updates preserve the PAP-9937 branch changes that belong
in this PR, remove the `design/` artifacts, and exclude the experimental
`plugin-briefs` package.
> - Greptile feedback was applied through the authorization/audit paths
and the final cleanup commit was re-reviewed at 5/5 with no unresolved
Greptile threads.
> - The benefit is safer assignment control with extension hooks for
richer permission products while preserving simple defaults for normal
operators.

## What Changed

- Added scoped task-assignment authorization decisions and routed
issue/agent assignment mutations through the authorization service.
- Added plugin SDK and host APIs for company settings slots,
authorization policy/grant management, assignment previews, and bridge
invocation scope propagation.
- Simplified core company access UI and moved advanced controls behind
plugin-provided settings surfaces.
- Added retry-now affordances for blocked issue next-step notices.
- Added protected-assignment enforcement for persisted
agent/project/issue policies, including explicit-grant fallback
behavior.
- Added incremental principal-access compatibility backfill for active
agent memberships and role-default human permission grants.
- Added the Markdown code block wrap action fix from the latest branch
changes.
- Removed `design/` artifacts from the PR and removed
`packages/plugins/plugin-briefs` from the final diff.
- Addressed Greptile feedback for plugin actor sanitization, legacy
membership handling, audit pagination, unknown grant-scope metadata, and
startup test mocks.

## Verification

- `pnpm exec vitest run server/src/__tests__/access-service.test.ts
server/src/__tests__/company-portability.test.ts` -> 2 files passed, 54
tests passed.
- `pnpm exec vitest run
server/src/__tests__/server-startup-feedback-export.test.ts
server/src/__tests__/access-service.test.ts
server/src/__tests__/company-portability.test.ts` -> 3 files passed, 62
tests passed.
- `pnpm exec vitest run
server/src/__tests__/authorization-service.test.ts
server/src/__tests__/plugin-access-authorization-host-services.test.ts
server/src/__tests__/server-startup-feedback-export.test.ts` -> 3 files
passed, 28 tests passed.
- `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/server typecheck` -> passed.
- `git diff --check` -> passed.
- `node ./scripts/check-docker-deps-stage.mjs` -> passed.
- `CI=true pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --ignore-scripts` -> passed
with no lockfile update.
- `pnpm exec vitest run
ui/src/components/MarkdownBody.interaction.test.tsx` -> 1 test passed.
- `git ls-files design packages/plugins/plugin-briefs | wc -l` -> 0.
- GitHub CI on `40cd83b53` -> all checks passed, merge state `CLEAN`.
- Greptile on `40cd83b53` -> 5/5, 102 files reviewed, 0
comments/annotations added, 0 unresolved review threads.
- Confirmed the PR diff contains no `design/`,
`packages/plugins/plugin-briefs`, `pnpm-lock.yaml`, or
`.github/workflows` changes.

## Risks

- Medium: task assignment authorization paths are behaviorally stricter
for protected/private policy data, so existing plugin-authored policies
may block assignment until explicit grants or approval flows are
configured.
- Medium: plugin-host authorization APIs expand the surface area
available to trusted plugins and need careful review for company
scoping.
- Low: startup now performs a principal-access compatibility backfill,
but the migration and runtime backfill use conflict-tolerant inserts.

> For core feature work, check [`ROADMAP.md`](ROADMAP.md) first and
discuss it in `#dev` before opening the PR. Feature PRs that overlap
with planned core work may need to be redirected — check the roadmap
first. See `CONTRIBUTING.md`.

## Model Used

- OpenAI Codex, GPT-5 coding agent, tool-enabled workflow with shell,
git, and GitHub CLI access.

## 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
- [x] If this change affects the UI, I have included before/after
screenshots
- [x] I have updated relevant documentation to reflect my changes
- [x] I have considered and documented any risks above
- [x] I will address all Greptile and reviewer comments before
requesting merge

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Co-authored-by: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
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import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
import express from "express";
import request from "supertest";
import { and, eq } from "drizzle-orm";
import { afterAll, afterEach, beforeAll, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
import {
activityLog,
companies,
companyMemberships,
createDb,
principalPermissionGrants,
} from "@paperclipai/db";
import {
getEmbeddedPostgresTestSupport,
startEmbeddedPostgresTestDatabase,
} from "./helpers/embedded-postgres.js";
vi.hoisted(() => {
process.env.PAPERCLIP_HOME = "/tmp/paperclip-test-home";
process.env.PAPERCLIP_INSTANCE_ID = "vitest";
process.env.PAPERCLIP_LOG_DIR = "/tmp/paperclip-test-home/logs";
process.env.PAPERCLIP_IN_WORKTREE = "false";
});
const embeddedPostgresSupport = await getEmbeddedPostgresTestSupport();
const describeEmbeddedPostgres = embeddedPostgresSupport.supported ? describe : describe.skip;
type Db = ReturnType<typeof createDb>;
async function createApp(db: Db, companyId: string, userId: string) {
process.env.PAPERCLIP_LOG_DIR = "/tmp/paperclip-test-home/logs";
process.env.PAPERCLIP_IN_WORKTREE = "false";
const { accessRoutes } = await import("../routes/access.js");
const app = express();
app.use(express.json());
app.use((req, _res, next) => {
req.actor = {
type: "board",
userId,
source: "local_implicit",
companyIds: [companyId],
memberships: [{ companyId, membershipRole: "owner", status: "active" }],
isInstanceAdmin: true,
};
next();
});
app.use("/api", accessRoutes(db, {
deploymentMode: "authenticated",
deploymentExposure: "private",
bindHost: "127.0.0.1",
allowedHostnames: [],
}));
app.use((err: any, _req: express.Request, res: express.Response, _next: express.NextFunction) => {
res.status(err.status ?? 500).json({ error: err.message ?? "Internal server error" });
});
return app;
}
async function createCompanyWithOwner(db: Db) {
const company = await db
.insert(companies)
.values({
name: `Access Routes ${randomUUID()}`,
issuePrefix: `AR${randomUUID().replace(/-/g, "").slice(0, 6).toUpperCase()}`,
})
.returning()
.then((rows) => rows[0]!);
const owner = await db
.insert(companyMemberships)
.values({
companyId: company.id,
principalType: "user",
principalId: `owner-${randomUUID()}`,
status: "active",
membershipRole: "owner",
})
.returning()
.then((rows) => rows[0]!);
return { company, owner };
}
describeEmbeddedPostgres("access routes permissions upgrade compatibility", () => {
let db!: Db;
let tempDb: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof startEmbeddedPostgresTestDatabase>> | null = null;
beforeAll(async () => {
tempDb = await startEmbeddedPostgresTestDatabase("paperclip-access-routes-permissions-upgrade-");
db = createDb(tempDb.connectionString);
}, 20_000);
afterEach(async () => {
await db.delete(activityLog);
await db.delete(principalPermissionGrants);
await db.delete(companyMemberships);
await db.delete(companies);
});
afterAll(async () => {
await tempDb?.cleanup();
});
it("rejects owner self-lockout through the member route after the permissions upgrade", async () => {
const { company, owner } = await createCompanyWithOwner(db);
const res = await request(await createApp(db, company.id, owner.principalId))
.patch(`/api/companies/${company.id}/members/${owner.id}`)
.send({ membershipRole: "admin" });
expect(res.status, JSON.stringify(res.body)).toBe(403);
expect(res.body.error).toContain("You cannot remove yourself");
const unchanged = await db
.select()
.from(companyMemberships)
.where(eq(companyMemberships.id, owner.id))
.then((rows) => rows[0]!);
expect(unchanged.membershipRole).toBe("owner");
});
it("keeps custom grants when the role-only member route changes a member role", async () => {
const { company, owner } = await createCompanyWithOwner(db);
const member = await db
.insert(companyMemberships)
.values({
companyId: company.id,
principalType: "user",
principalId: `admin-${randomUUID()}`,
status: "active",
membershipRole: "admin",
})
.returning()
.then((rows) => rows[0]!);
const customScope = { projectIds: ["project-1"] };
await db.insert(principalPermissionGrants).values({
companyId: company.id,
principalType: "user",
principalId: member.principalId,
permissionKey: "tasks:assign_scope",
scope: customScope,
grantedByUserId: owner.principalId,
});
const res = await request(await createApp(db, company.id, owner.principalId))
.patch(`/api/companies/${company.id}/members/${member.id}`)
.send({ membershipRole: "operator" });
expect(res.status, JSON.stringify(res.body)).toBe(200);
expect(res.body.membershipRole).toBe("operator");
const grants = await db
.select()
.from(principalPermissionGrants)
.where(
and(
eq(principalPermissionGrants.companyId, company.id),
eq(principalPermissionGrants.principalType, "user"),
eq(principalPermissionGrants.principalId, member.principalId),
),
);
expect(grants).toHaveLength(1);
expect(grants[0]).toMatchObject({
permissionKey: "tasks:assign_scope",
scope: customScope,
grantedByUserId: owner.principalId,
});
});
});