## Thinking Path
> - Paperclip is a control plane for autonomous AI companies, where
adapters are the boundary between the board, agents, and execution
runtimes.
> - Local adapters currently expose a primary runtime configuration, but
operators often need a cheaper model lane for routine or low-risk work.
> - That cheap lane has to stay adapter-owned: runtime profile settings
should not mutate the primary adapter config or bypass existing
auth/secret mediation.
> - Issue creation also needs an ergonomic way to request primary,
cheap, or custom model behavior for a selected assignee.
> - This pull request adds a first-class `cheap` model profile contract
across adapter capabilities, heartbeat config resolution, agent
configuration, and issue creation.
> - The benefit is cheaper task execution can be configured and
requested explicitly while preserving adapter boundaries, secret
handling, and audit visibility.
## What Changed
- Added adapter model-profile capability metadata and a `cheap` profile
contract for supported local adapters.
- Applied `runtimeConfig.modelProfiles.cheap.adapterConfig` during
heartbeat config resolution, including requested/applied/fallback run
metadata.
- Added agent configuration UI for cheap model profile settings without
writing those settings into primary `adapterConfig`.
- Added New Issue assignee model lane controls for Primary / Cheap /
Custom and request payload handling.
- Added run ledger profile badges and Storybook stories for the new
cheap-lane UI states.
- Added tests for validators, heartbeat model profile application,
permission/secret mediation, UI payload helpers, and run ledger
rendering.
- Added committed UI verification screenshots under
`docs/pr-screenshots/pap-2837/`.
- Addressed Greptile review feedback around cheap-profile defaults,
shared profile types, and fallback test data.
## Verification
Local:
- `pnpm exec vitest run packages/shared/src/validators/issue.test.ts
server/src/__tests__/adapter-registry.test.ts
server/src/__tests__/agent-permissions-routes.test.ts
server/src/__tests__/heartbeat-model-profile.test.ts
ui/src/components/IssueRunLedger.test.tsx
ui/src/lib/agent-config-patch.test.ts
ui/src/lib/issue-assignee-overrides.test.ts
ui/src/lib/new-agent-runtime-config.test.ts` — passed, 8 files / 103
tests.
- `pnpm exec vitest run ui/src/lib/new-agent-runtime-config.test.ts
ui/src/components/IssueRunLedger.test.tsx` — passed after
Greptile/rebase follow-up, 2 files / 17 tests.
- `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/ui typecheck` — passed after
Greptile/rebase follow-up.
- `pnpm -r typecheck` — passed.
- `pnpm build` — passed.
- `pnpm test:run` — did not complete successfully in this local
worktree: it stopped in pre-existing `@paperclipai/adapter-utils`
sandbox/SSH fixture suites outside this PR diff. Failures were 5s local
timeouts plus `git init -b` unsupported by this machine's Git 2.21.0.
The branch-specific targeted suites above passed.
- Branch was fetched/rebased onto `public-gh/master`; `git rev-list
--left-right --count public-gh/master...HEAD` reports `0 9`.
Remote PR checks on latest head
`e30bf399146451c86cee98ed528d51d33fa5af5a`:
- `policy` — passed.
- `verify` — passed.
- `e2e` — passed.
- `Greptile Review` — passed, confidence score 5/5; Greptile review
threads resolved.
- `security/snyk (cryppadotta)` — passed.
Screenshots:
- [New issue cheap lane
desktop](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/blob/PAP-2837-plan-cheap-model-for-adapters-that-can-support-it/docs/pr-screenshots/pap-2837/newissue-cheap-desktop.png)
- [New issue custom lane
desktop](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/blob/PAP-2837-plan-cheap-model-for-adapters-that-can-support-it/docs/pr-screenshots/pap-2837/newissue-custom-desktop.png)
- [New issue unsupported adapter
desktop](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/blob/PAP-2837-plan-cheap-model-for-adapters-that-can-support-it/docs/pr-screenshots/pap-2837/newissue-unsupported-desktop.png)
- [Run ledger model profile badges
desktop](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/blob/PAP-2837-plan-cheap-model-for-adapters-that-can-support-it/docs/pr-screenshots/pap-2837/runledger-profile-badges-desktop.png)
- Mobile variants are also in `docs/pr-screenshots/pap-2837/`.
## Risks
- Medium: heartbeat config mediation now merges runtime model profiles
into adapter configs, so adapter secret normalization and host-command
restrictions must keep covering nested config paths.
- Medium: the UI adds another issue creation choice; unsupported
adapters must keep hiding the cheap lane and preserve primary behavior.
- Low migration risk: no database migration is included.
> 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 coding agent using GPT-5-class reasoning with repo tool use
and command execution. Exact served model/context window was not exposed
by the runtime.
## 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
- [ ] 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>
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
## Thinking Path
> - Paperclip orchestrates AI agents for zero-human companies
> - Each adapter advertises a model list that powers the agent config UI
dropdown
> - The `claude_local` adapter's dropdown is sourced from the hard-coded
`models` array in `packages/adapters/claude-local/src/index.ts`
> - Anthropic recently released Opus 4.7, the newest current-generation
Opus model
> - Without a list entry, users cannot discover or select Opus 4.7 from
the dropdown (they can still type it manually, since the field is
creatable, but discoverability is poor)
> - This pull request adds `claude-opus-4-7` to the `claude_local` model
list so new agents can be configured with the latest model by default
> - The benefit is out-of-the-box access to the newest Opus model,
consistent with how every other current-generation Claude model is
already listed
## What Changed
- Added `{ id: "claude-opus-4-7", label: "Claude Opus 4.7" }` as the
**first** entry of the `models` array in
`packages/adapters/claude-local/src/index.ts`. Newest-first ordering
matches the convention already used for 4.6.
## Verification
- `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/adapter-claude-local typecheck` → passes.
- `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/server exec vitest run
src/__tests__/adapter-models.test.ts
src/__tests__/claude-local-adapter.test.ts` → 12/12 passing (both
directly-related files).
- No existing test pins the `claude_local` models array (see
`server/src/__tests__/adapter-models.test.ts`), so appending a new entry
is non-breaking.
- Manual check of UI consumer: `AgentConfigForm.tsx` fetches the list
via `agentsApi.adapterModels()` and renders it in a creatable popover —
no hard-coded expectations anywhere in the UI layer.
- Screenshots: single new option appears at the top of the Claude Code
(local) model dropdown; existing options unchanged.
## Risks
- Low risk. Purely additive: one new entry in a list consumed by a UI
dropdown. No behavior change for existing agents, no schema change, no
migration, no env var.
- `BEDROCK_MODELS` in
`packages/adapters/claude-local/src/server/models.ts` is intentionally
**not** touched — the exact region-qualified Bedrock id for Opus 4.7 is
not yet confirmed, and shipping a guessed id could produce a broken
option for Bedrock users. Tracked as a follow-up on the linked issue.
## Model Used
- None — human-authored.
## 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 run tests locally and they pass
- [x] I have added or updated tests where applicable (no tests needed:
existing suite already covers the list-consumer paths)
- [x] If this change affects the UI, I have included before/after
screenshots (dropdown gains one new top entry; all other entries
unchanged)
- [x] I have updated relevant documentation to reflect my changes (no
doc update needed: `docs/adapters/claude-local.md` uses
`claude-opus-4-6` only as an example, still valid)
- [x] I have considered and documented any risks above
- [x] I will address all Greptile and reviewer comments before
requesting merge
Closes#3827
- Plugin loader: install/reload/remove/reinstall external adapters
from npm packages or local directories
- Plugin store persisted at ~/.paperclip/adapter-plugins.json
- Self-healing UI parser resolution with version caching
- UI: Adapter Manager page, dynamic loader, display registry
with humanized names for unknown adapter types
- Dev watch: exclude adapter-plugins dir from tsx watcher
to prevent mid-request server restarts during reinstall
- All consumer fallbacks use getAdapterLabel() for consistent display
- AdapterTypeDropdown uses controlled open state for proper close behavior
- Remove hermes-local from built-in UI (externalized to plugin)
- Add docs for external adapters and UI parser contract
Wire up instructionsFilePath in CreateConfigValues, adapter docs, and
UI config builders for both Claude and Codex adapters.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add --chrome flag support for Claude adapter. Detect max-turns
exhaustion (via subtype, stop_reason, or result text) and clear
the session to prevent stale session re-use. Add unit tests.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Heartbeat service resolves cwd from task session, project primary
workspace, or agent home directory (~/.paperclip/instances/.../workspaces/).
Adapters receive workspace context and forward it as env vars and
session params. cwd is now optional in adapter config.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add dynamic OpenAI model list fetching for codex adapter with caching,
async listModels interface, reasoning effort support for both claude and
codex adapters, optional timeouts (default to unlimited), wakeCommentId
context propagation, and richer codex stdout event parsing/formatting.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Export agentConfigurationDoc from all adapters for LLM reflection. Inject
PAPERCLIP_APPROVAL_ID, PAPERCLIP_APPROVAL_STATUS, and PAPERCLIP_LINKED_ISSUE_IDS
into local adapter environments. Update SKILL.md with approval handling procedure,
issue-approval linking, and config revision documentation. Add new
paperclip-create-agent skill for CEO-driven agent hiring workflows.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Extract claude-local and codex-local adapter code from cli/server/ui
into packages/adapters/ and packages/adapter-utils/. CLI, server, and
UI now import shared adapter logic instead of duplicating it. Removes
~1100 lines of duplicated code across packages. Register new packages
in pnpm workspace.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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