## Thinking Path
> - Paperclip orchestrates AI agents for zero-human companies
> - The inline markdown editor (MarkdownEditor / MDXEditor) is used to
edit agent instructions, issue descriptions, and other content
> - When users paste agent instructions copied from terminals or
consoles, extra leading whitespace is uniformly added to every line
> - PR #2572 fixed markdown structure preservation on paste but did not
address the leading whitespace (dedent) problem
> - This pull request adds a Lexical paste normalization plugin that
strips common leading whitespace and normalizes line endings before
MDXEditor processes pasted content
> - The benefit is that pasted content from terminals/consoles renders
correctly without manual cleanup
## What Changed
- **`ui/src/lib/normalize-markdown.ts`** — Pure utility that computes
minimum common indentation across non-empty lines and strips it
(dedent), plus CRLF → LF normalization
- **`ui/src/lib/paste-normalization.ts`** — Lexical `PASTE_COMMAND`
plugin at `CRITICAL` priority that intercepts plain-text pastes,
normalizes the markdown, and re-dispatches cleaned content for MDXEditor
to process. Skips HTML-rich pastes.
- **`ui/src/components/MarkdownEditor.tsx`** — Registers the new plugin;
updates PR #2572's `handlePasteCapture` to use `normalizeMarkdown()`
(dedent + CRLF) instead of `normalizePastedMarkdown()` (CRLF only) for
the markdown-routing path
- **`ui/src/lib/paste-normalization.test.ts`** — 9 unit tests covering
dedent, CRLF normalization, mixed indent, empty lines, single-line
passthrough, and edge cases
## Verification
- `pnpm --dir ui exec vitest run src/lib/paste-normalization.test.ts` —
9 tests pass
- Manual: paste indented agent instructions from a terminal into any
inline markdown editor and confirm leading whitespace is stripped
## Risks
- Low risk. The plugin only activates for plain-text pastes (no HTML
clipboard data). HTML/rich pastes pass through unchanged. Single-line
pastes are not modified. The dedent logic is conservative — it only
strips whitespace common to all non-empty lines.
## Checklist
- [x] I have included a thinking path that traces from project context
to this change
- [x] I have run tests locally and they pass
- [x] I have added or updated tests where applicable
- [ ] 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>
- 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
Supersedes #2499.
## Thinking Path
1. **Project context**: Paperclip uses a markdown editor
(`MarkdownEditor`) for document editing. Users expect to paste
markdown-formatted text from external sources (like code editors, other
documents) and have it render correctly.
2. **Problem identification**: When users paste plain text containing
markdown syntax (e.g., `# Heading`, `- list item`), the editor was
treating it as plain text, resulting in raw markdown syntax being
displayed rather than formatted content.
3. **Root cause**: The default browser paste behavior doesn't recognize
markdown syntax in plain text. The editor needed to intercept paste
events and detect when the clipboard content looks like markdown.
4. **Solution design**:
- Create a utility (`markdownPaste.ts`) to detect markdown patterns in
plain text
- Add a paste capture handler in `MarkdownEditor` that intercepts paste
events
- When markdown is detected, prevent default paste and use
`insertMarkdown` instead
- Handle edge cases (code blocks, file pastes, HTML content)
## What
- Added `ui/src/lib/markdownPaste.ts`: Utility to detect markdown
patterns and normalize line endings
- Added `ui/src/lib/markdownPaste.test.ts`: Test coverage for markdown
detection
- Modified `ui/src/components/MarkdownEditor.tsx`: Added paste capture
handler to intercept and handle markdown paste
## Why
Users frequently copy markdown content from various sources (GitHub,
documentation, notes) and expect it to render correctly when pasted into
the editor. Without this fix, users see raw markdown syntax (e.g., `#
Title` instead of a formatted heading), which degrades the editing
experience.
## How to Verify
1. Open any document in Paperclip
2. Copy markdown text from an external source (e.g., `# Heading\n\n-
Item 1\n- Item 2`)
3. Paste into the editor
4. **Expected**: The content should render as formatted markdown
(heading + bullet list), not as plain text with markdown syntax
### Test Coverage
```bash
cd ui
npm test -- markdownPaste.test.ts
```
All tests should pass, including:
- Windows line ending normalization (`\r\n` → `\n`)
- Old-Mac line ending normalization (`\r` → `\n`)
- Markdown block detection (headings, lists, code fences, etc.)
- Plain text rejection (non-markdown content)
## Risks
1. **False positives**: Plain text containing markdown-like characters
(e.g., a paragraph starting with `#` as a hashtag) may be incorrectly
treated as markdown. The detection uses a heuristic that requires
block-level markdown patterns, which reduces but doesn't eliminate this
risk.
2. **Removed focus guard**: The previous implementation used
`isFocusedRef` to prevent `onChange` from firing during programmatic
`setMarkdown` calls. This guard was removed as part of refactoring. The
assumption is that MDXEditor does not fire `onChange` during
`setMarkdown`, but this should be monitored for unexpected parent update
loops.
3. **Clipboard compatibility**: The paste handler specifically looks for
`text/plain` content and ignores `text/html` (to preserve existing HTML
paste behavior). This means pasting from rich text editors that provide
both HTML and plain text will continue to use the HTML path, which may
or may not be the desired behavior.
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issueLastActivityTimestamp() returned 0 for issues where the user was
the last to touch them (myLastTouchAt >= updatedAt) and no external
comment existed. This pushed those items to the bottom of the inbox
list regardless of how recently they were updated.
Now falls back to updatedAt instead, so recently updated items sort
to the top of the Recent tab as expected.
Co-authored-by: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
Expose project and execution workspace runtime defaults, control endpoints, startup recovery, and operator UI for start/stop/restart flows.
Co-Authored-By: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
Approvals, failed runs, and join requests now have the same
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- Click the blue dot to mark as read, then X appears on hover
- Desktop: animated dismiss with scale/slide transition
- Mobile: swipe-to-archive via SwipeToArchive wrapper
- Dismissed items are filtered out of Mine tab
- Badge count excludes dismissed approvals and join requests
- localStorage-backed read/dismiss state for non-issue items
Co-Authored-By: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
Join requests were displayed in a separate card-style section below the main
inbox list. This moves them into the unified work items feed so they sort
chronologically alongside issues, approvals, and failed runs—matching the
inline treatment hiring requests already receive.
Co-Authored-By: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
Pills with semi-transparent backgrounds were using raw color luminance to pick
text color, ignoring the page background showing through. This caused unreadable
text on dark themes for mid-luminance colors like orange. Now composites the
rgba background over the actual page bg (dark/light) before computing WCAG
contrast ratios, and centralizes the logic in a shared color-contrast utility.
Co-Authored-By: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
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