## Thinking Path
> - Paperclip is the control plane for autonomous AI companies.
> - Routines are the scheduled/recurring work surface that keeps a
company operating without manual kicks.
> - Operators need routine edits to be auditable and recoverable,
especially when routines control assignments, prompts, triggers, and
webhook secrets.
> - Documents already have revision-style safety, but routines did not
have equivalent history or restore semantics.
> - This pull request adds append-only routine revisions across the
database, shared contracts, server routes, and board UI.
> - The benefit is safer routine iteration: users can inspect history,
compare changes, restore older definitions, and avoid overwriting newer
edits.
## What Changed
- Added `routine_revisions` storage, latest revision pointers on
routines, shared types, validators, and API docs for routine revision
history.
- Added server service/route support for listing routine revisions,
conflict-aware routine saves, and append-only restore operations.
- Added a History tab on routine detail with revision preview,
structured change summaries, description line diffs, dirty-edit
blocking, restore confirmation, and restored webhook secret surfacing.
- Extracted the line diff helper from `DocumentDiffModal` into
`ui/src/lib/line-diff.ts` for reuse.
- Rebased the branch onto current `public-gh/master` and renumbered the
routine revision migration to `0077_unusual_karnak` after upstream
`0076_useful_elektra`.
- Made the `0077` routine revision migration idempotent so installs that
already applied the branch-local `0076_unusual_karnak` can safely
advance.
- Updated the plugin SDK test harness routine fixture with the new
revision fields required by the shared `Routine` contract.
## Verification
- `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/db run check:migrations` passed.
- `pnpm exec vitest run --project @paperclipai/shared
packages/shared/src/validators/routine.test.ts` passed.
- `pnpm exec vitest run --project @paperclipai/ui
ui/src/lib/line-diff.test.ts
ui/src/components/RoutineHistoryTab.test.tsx
ui/src/lib/workspace-routines.test.ts ui/src/pages/Routines.test.tsx`
passed.
- `pnpm exec vitest run --project @paperclipai/server
server/src/__tests__/routines-service.test.ts --pool=forks
--poolOptions.forks.isolate=true` passed.
- `pnpm exec vitest run --project @paperclipai/server
server/src/__tests__/routines-routes.test.ts --pool=forks
--poolOptions.forks.isolate=true` passed.
- `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/plugin-sdk typecheck` passed after
updating the SDK test harness fixture.
- `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/plugin-sdk build` passed; this refreshed
local generated SDK output needed by plugin example typechecks.
- `pnpm -r typecheck` passed.
## Risks
- Medium migration risk: this adds routine revision storage and
backfills existing routines. The migration is ordered after upstream
`0076` and uses `IF NOT EXISTS` / duplicate-object guards to tolerate
earlier branch-local migration application.
- Restore behavior intentionally appends a new revision instead of
mutating history; callers expecting an in-place rollback need to follow
the new latest revision pointer.
- Restoring webhook triggers recreates webhook secret material, so users
must copy newly surfaced secrets after restore.
- Conflict-aware saves now reject stale routine edits when the client
sends an older `baseRevisionId`.
> 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-based coding agent, with shell/tool use in a local
git worktree. Exact context-window size is not exposed in this 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
- [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
Screenshots: not attached in this draft PR; the new UI flow is covered
by component tests listed above.
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Co-authored-by: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
**#1 — Missing `description` field in fields table**
The create body example included `description` and the schema confirms
`description: z.string().optional().nullable()`, but the reference table
omitted it. Added as an optional field.
**#2 — Concurrency policy descriptions were inaccurate**
Original docs described both `coalesce_if_active` and `skip_if_active` as
variants of "skip", which was wrong. Source-verified against
`server/src/services/routines.ts` (dispatchRoutineRun, line 568):
const status = concurrencyPolicy === "skip_if_active" ? "skipped" : "coalesced";
Both policies write identical DB state (same linkedIssueId and
coalescedIntoRunId); the only difference is the run status value.
Descriptions now reflect this: both finalise the incoming run immediately
and link it to the active run — no new issue is created in either case.
Note: the reviewer's suggestion that `coalesce_if_active` "extends or
notifies" the active run was also not supported by the code; corrected
accordingly.
**#3 — `triggerId` undocumented in Manual Run**
`runRoutineSchema` accepts `triggerId` and the service genuinely uses it
(routines.ts:1029–1034): fetches the trigger, enforces that it belongs to
the routine (403) and is enabled (409), then passes it to dispatchRoutineRun
which records the run against the trigger and updates its `lastFiredAt`.
Added `triggerId` to the example body and documented all three behaviours.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Routines are recurring tasks that fire on a schedule, webhook, or API
call and create a heartbeat run for the assigned agent. Document the
full CRUD surface including:
- List / get routines
- Create with concurrency and catch-up policy options
- Add schedule, webhook, and api triggers
- Update / delete triggers, rotate webhook secrets
- Manual run and public trigger fire
- List run history
- Agent access rules (agents can only manage own routines)
- Routine lifecycle (active → paused → archived)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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