Add cheap model profiles for local adapters (#4881)

## 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>
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@@ -159,6 +159,45 @@ function readString(value: unknown) {
return typeof value === "string" && value.trim().length > 0 ? value.trim() : null;
}
interface ModelProfileSummary {
requested: string;
applied: string | null;
configSource: string | null;
fallbackReason: string | null;
}
function modelProfileForRun(run: RunForIssue): ModelProfileSummary | null {
const result = asRecord(run.resultJson);
const profile = asRecord(result?.modelProfile);
if (!profile) return null;
const requested = readString(profile.requested);
if (!requested) return null;
return {
requested,
applied: readString(profile.applied),
configSource: readString(profile.configSource),
fallbackReason: readString(profile.fallbackReason),
};
}
function modelProfileBadgeTone(summary: ModelProfileSummary) {
if (summary.applied === summary.requested) {
return "border-emerald-500/30 bg-emerald-500/10 text-emerald-700 dark:text-emerald-300";
}
if (summary.fallbackReason) {
return "border-amber-500/30 bg-amber-500/10 text-amber-700 dark:text-amber-300";
}
return "border-border bg-background text-muted-foreground";
}
function modelProfileTitle(summary: ModelProfileSummary) {
const lines = [`Requested: ${summary.requested}`];
if (summary.applied) lines.push(`Applied: ${summary.applied}`);
if (summary.configSource) lines.push(`Source: ${summary.configSource}`);
if (summary.fallbackReason) lines.push(`Fallback: ${summary.fallbackReason}`);
return lines.join("\n");
}
function readNumber(value: unknown) {
return typeof value === "number" && Number.isFinite(value) ? value : null;
}
@@ -713,6 +752,26 @@ export function IssueRunLedgerContent({
{RUN_OUTPUT_SILENCE_COPY[run.outputSilence.level]?.label}
</span>
) : null}
{(() => {
const profile = modelProfileForRun(run);
if (!profile) return null;
const label = profile.applied === profile.requested
? `Profile: ${profile.requested}`
: profile.applied
? `Profile: ${profile.requested}${profile.applied}`
: `Profile: ${profile.requested} (unavailable)`;
return (
<span
className={cn(
"rounded-md border px-1.5 py-0.5 text-[11px] font-medium",
modelProfileBadgeTone(profile),
)}
title={modelProfileTitle(profile)}
>
{label}
</span>
);
})()}
<span className="ml-auto shrink-0">{relativeTime(item.timestamp)}</span>
</div>
@@ -749,6 +808,20 @@ export function IssueRunLedgerContent({
</div>
) : null}
{(() => {
const profile = modelProfileForRun(run);
if (!profile?.fallbackReason || profile.applied === profile.requested) return null;
return (
<p className="min-w-0 break-words text-[11px] leading-5 text-amber-700 dark:text-amber-300">
{profile.requested === "cheap"
? "Cheap profile fell back to primary"
: `${profile.requested} profile unavailable`}
{": "}
<span className="font-mono">{profile.fallbackReason}</span>
</p>
);
})()}
{run.livenessReason ? (
<p className="min-w-0 break-words text-xs leading-5 text-muted-foreground">
{run.livenessReason}