## Thinking Path
> - Paperclip orchestrates AI agents for zero-human companies
> - That operator experience depends not just on issue chat, but also on
how workspaces, inbox groups, and navigation state behave over
long-running sessions
> - The current branch included a separate cluster of workspace-runtime
controls, inbox grouping, sidebar ordering, and worktree lifecycle fixes
> - Those changes cross server, shared contracts, database state, and UI
navigation, but they still form one coherent operator workflow area
> - This pull request isolates the workspace/runtime and navigation
ergonomics work into one standalone branch
> - The benefit is better workspace recovery and navigation persistence
without forcing reviewers through the unrelated issue-detail/chat work
## What Changed
- Improved execution workspace and project workspace controls, request
wiring, layout, and JSON editor ergonomics
- Hardened linked worktree reuse/startup behavior and documented the
`worktree repair` flow for recovering linked worktrees safely
- Added inbox workspace grouping, mobile collapse, archive undo,
keyboard navigation, shared group-header styling, and persisted
collapsed-group behavior
- Added persistent sidebar order preferences with the supporting DB
migration, shared/server contracts, routes, services, hooks, and UI
integration
- Scoped issue-list preferences by context and added targeted UI/server
tests for workspace controls, inbox behavior, sidebar preferences, and
worktree validation
## Verification
- `pnpm vitest run
server/src/__tests__/sidebar-preferences-routes.test.ts
ui/src/pages/Inbox.test.tsx
ui/src/components/ProjectWorkspaceSummaryCard.test.tsx
ui/src/components/WorkspaceRuntimeControls.test.tsx
ui/src/api/workspace-runtime-control.test.ts`
- `server/src/__tests__/workspace-runtime.test.ts` was attempted, but
the embedded Postgres suite self-skipped/hung on this host after
reporting an init-script issue, so it is not counted as a local pass
here
## Risks
- Medium: this branch includes migration-backed preference storage plus
worktree/runtime behavior, so merge review should pay attention to state
persistence and worktree recovery semantics
- The sidebar preference migration is standalone, but it should still be
watched for conflicts if another migration lands first
## Model Used
- OpenAI Codex coding agent (GPT-5-class runtime in Codex CLI; exact
deployed model ID is not exposed in this environment), reasoning
enabled, tool use and local code execution enabled
## 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)
- [ ] 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>
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>
Fix project mention insertion to use markdown-level replacement instead
of DOM manipulation. Restructure project validator to accept an optional
workspace when creating a project.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Make workspace cwd optional to support repo-only workspaces that don't require
a local directory. Refactor workspace resolution in heartbeat service to pass
all workspace hints to adapters, add fallback logic when project workspaces
have no valid local cwd, and improve workspace name derivation. Also adds limit
param to heartbeat runs list endpoint.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
New project_workspaces table with primary workspace designation.
Full CRUD routes, service with auto-primary promotion on delete,
workspace management UI in project properties panel, and workspace
data included in project/issue ancestor responses.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Add `color` (text) and `archivedAt` (timestamp) columns to projects table
- Add PROJECT_COLORS palette constant (10 colors) in shared package
- Add color/archivedAt to Project type interface and Zod validators
- Auto-assign next available color from palette on project creation
- New SidebarProjects component with:
- Collapsible PROJECTS header above WORK section
- Caret toggle visible on hover (left of header)
- Always-visible plus button (right of header) opens NewProjectDialog
- Lists non-archived projects with colored rounded squares
- Active project highlighted based on URL match
- Remove Projects nav item from WORK section in sidebar
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Create project_goals join table with composite PK (project_id, goal_id),
backfill from existing projects.goal_id, and update the project service
to read/write through the join table. Shared types now include goalIds
and goals arrays on Project. Legacy goalId column is kept in sync.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add new DB schemas: companies, agent_api_keys, approvals, cost_events,
heartbeat_runs, issue_comments. Add corresponding shared types and
validators. Update existing schemas (agents, goals, issues, projects)
with new fields for company association, budgets, and richer metadata.
Generate initial Drizzle migration. Update seed data.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Shared TypeScript types, Zod validators, API contract definitions,
and constants used by both server and UI. Covers agents, goals,
issues, projects, and activity entities.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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