Add project-level environment variables

Co-Authored-By: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>

doc/SPEC-implementation.md

@@ -184,6 +184,11 @@ Invariant: at least one root `company` level goal per company.
 - `status` enum: `backlog | planned | in_progress | completed | cancelled`
 - `lead_agent_id` uuid fk `agents.id` null
 - `target_date` date null
+- `env` jsonb null (same secret-aware env binding format used by agent config)
+
+Invariant:
+
+- project env is merged into run environment for issues in that project and overrides conflicting agent env keys before Paperclip runtime-owned keys are injected
 
 ## 7.6 `issues` (core task entity)
 

packages/db/src/migrations/0050_stiff_luckman.sql

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ALTER TABLE "projects" ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS "env" jsonb;

packages/db/src/migrations/meta/_journal.json

@@ -351,6 +351,13 @@
       "when": 1775349863293,
       "tag": "0049_flawless_abomination",
       "breakpoints": true
+    },
+    {
+      "idx": 50,
+      "version": "7",
+      "when": 1775487782768,
+      "tag": "0050_stiff_luckman",
+      "breakpoints": true
     }
   ]
 }

packages/db/src/schema/projects.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { pgTable, uuid, text, timestamp, date, index, jsonb } from "drizzle-orm/pg-core";
+import type { AgentEnvConfig } from "@paperclipai/shared";
 import { companies } from "./companies.js";
 import { goals } from "./goals.js";
 import { agents } from "./agents.js";
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ export const projects = pgTable(
     leadAgentId: uuid("lead_agent_id").references(() => agents.id),
     targetDate: date("target_date"),
     color: text("color"),
+    env: jsonb("env").$type<AgentEnvConfig>(),
     pauseReason: text("pause_reason"),
     pausedAt: timestamp("paused_at", { withTimezone: true }),
     executionWorkspacePolicy: jsonb("execution_workspace_policy").$type<Record<string, unknown>>(),

packages/shared/src/types/company-portability.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import type { AgentEnvConfig } from "./secrets.js";
+import type { RoutineVariable } from "./routine.js";
+
 export interface CompanyPortabilityInclude {
   company: boolean;
   agents: boolean;
@@ -52,13 +55,12 @@ export interface CompanyPortabilityProjectManifestEntry {
   targetDate: string | null;
   color: string | null;
   status: string | null;
+  env: AgentEnvConfig | null;
   executionWorkspacePolicy: Record<string, unknown> | null;
   workspaces: CompanyPortabilityProjectWorkspaceManifestEntry[];
   metadata: Record<string, unknown> | null;
 }
 
-import type { RoutineVariable } from "./routine.js";
-
 export interface CompanyPortabilityProjectWorkspaceManifestEntry {
   key: string;
   name: string;

packages/shared/src/types/project.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { PauseReason, ProjectStatus } from "../constants.js";
+import type { AgentEnvConfig } from "./secrets.js";
 import type {
   ProjectExecutionWorkspacePolicy,
   ProjectWorkspaceRuntimeConfig,
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ export interface Project {
   leadAgentId: string | null;
   targetDate: string | null;
   color: string | null;
+  env: AgentEnvConfig | null;
   pauseReason: PauseReason | null;
   pausedAt: Date | null;
   executionWorkspacePolicy: ProjectExecutionWorkspacePolicy | null;

packages/shared/src/validators/project.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { z } from "zod";
 import { PROJECT_STATUSES } from "../constants.js";
+import { envConfigSchema } from "./secret.js";
 
 const executionWorkspaceStrategySchema = z
   .object({
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ const projectFields = {
   leadAgentId: z.string().uuid().optional().nullable(),
   targetDate: z.string().optional().nullable(),
   color: z.string().optional().nullable(),
+  env: envConfigSchema.optional().nullable(),
   executionWorkspacePolicy: projectExecutionWorkspacePolicySchema.optional().nullable(),
   archivedAt: z.string().datetime().optional().nullable(),
 };

server/src/__tests__/heartbeat-project-env.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { resolveExecutionRunAdapterConfig } from "../services/heartbeat.ts";
+
+describe("resolveExecutionRunAdapterConfig", () => {
+  it("overlays project env on top of agent env and unions secret keys", async () => {
+    const resolveAdapterConfigForRuntime = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+      config: {
+        env: {
+          SHARED_KEY: "agent",
+          AGENT_ONLY: "agent-only",
+        },
+        other: "value",
+      },
+      secretKeys: new Set(["AGENT_SECRET"]),
+    });
+    const resolveEnvBindings = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+      env: {
+        SHARED_KEY: "project",
+        PROJECT_ONLY: "project-only",
+      },
+      secretKeys: new Set(["PROJECT_SECRET"]),
+    });
+
+    const result = await resolveExecutionRunAdapterConfig({
+      companyId: "company-1",
+      executionRunConfig: { env: { SHARED_KEY: "agent" } },
+      projectEnv: { SHARED_KEY: "project" },
+      secretsSvc: {
+        resolveAdapterConfigForRuntime,
+        resolveEnvBindings,
+      } as any,
+    });
+
+    expect(result.resolvedConfig).toMatchObject({
+      other: "value",
+      env: {
+        SHARED_KEY: "project",
+        AGENT_ONLY: "agent-only",
+        PROJECT_ONLY: "project-only",
+      },
+    });
+    expect(Array.from(result.secretKeys).sort()).toEqual(["AGENT_SECRET", "PROJECT_SECRET"]);
+  });
+
+  it("skips project env resolution when the project has no bindings", async () => {
+    const resolveAdapterConfigForRuntime = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+      config: { env: { AGENT_ONLY: "agent-only" } },
+      secretKeys: new Set<string>(),
+    });
+    const resolveEnvBindings = vi.fn();
+
+    const result = await resolveExecutionRunAdapterConfig({
+      companyId: "company-1",
+      executionRunConfig: { env: { AGENT_ONLY: "agent-only" } },
+      projectEnv: null,
+      secretsSvc: {
+        resolveAdapterConfigForRuntime,
+        resolveEnvBindings,
+      } as any,
+    });
+
+    expect(result.resolvedConfig.env).toEqual({ AGENT_ONLY: "agent-only" });
+    expect(resolveEnvBindings).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});

server/src/__tests__/project-goal-telemetry-routes.test.ts

@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ const mockGoalService = vi.hoisted(() => ({
 }));
 
 const mockWorkspaceOperationService = vi.hoisted(() => ({}));
+const mockSecretService = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  normalizeEnvBindingsForPersistence: vi.fn(),
+}));
 const mockLogActivity = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
 const mockTrackProjectCreated = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
 const mockTrackGoalCreated = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
@@ -46,6 +49,7 @@ vi.mock("../services/index.js", () => ({
   goalService: () => mockGoalService,
   logActivity: mockLogActivity,
   projectService: () => mockProjectService,
+  secretService: () => mockSecretService,
   workspaceOperationService: () => mockWorkspaceOperationService,
 }));
 
@@ -77,6 +81,7 @@ describe("project and goal telemetry routes", () => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
     mockGetTelemetryClient.mockReturnValue({ track: vi.fn() });
     mockProjectService.resolveByReference.mockResolvedValue({ ambiguous: false, project: null });
+    mockSecretService.normalizeEnvBindingsForPersistence.mockImplementation(async (_companyId, env) => env);
     mockProjectService.create.mockResolvedValue({
       id: "project-1",
       companyId: "company-1",

server/src/__tests__/project-routes-env.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+import express from "express";
+import request from "supertest";
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+const mockProjectService = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  list: vi.fn(),
+  getById: vi.fn(),
+  create: vi.fn(),
+  update: vi.fn(),
+  createWorkspace: vi.fn(),
+  listWorkspaces: vi.fn(),
+  updateWorkspace: vi.fn(),
+  removeWorkspace: vi.fn(),
+  remove: vi.fn(),
+  resolveByReference: vi.fn(),
+}));
+const mockSecretService = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  normalizeEnvBindingsForPersistence: vi.fn(),
+}));
+const mockWorkspaceOperationService = vi.hoisted(() => ({}));
+const mockLogActivity = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+const mockTrackProjectCreated = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+const mockGetTelemetryClient = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+
+vi.mock("@paperclipai/shared/telemetry", async () => {
+  const actual = await vi.importActual<typeof import("@paperclipai/shared/telemetry")>(
+    "@paperclipai/shared/telemetry",
+  );
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    trackProjectCreated: mockTrackProjectCreated,
+  };
+});
+
+vi.mock("../telemetry.js", () => ({
+  getTelemetryClient: mockGetTelemetryClient,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("../services/index.js", () => ({
+  logActivity: mockLogActivity,
+  projectService: () => mockProjectService,
+  secretService: () => mockSecretService,
+  workspaceOperationService: () => mockWorkspaceOperationService,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("../services/workspace-runtime.js", () => ({
+  startRuntimeServicesForWorkspaceControl: vi.fn(),
+  stopRuntimeServicesForProjectWorkspace: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+async function createApp() {
+  const { projectRoutes } = await import("../routes/projects.js");
+  const { errorHandler } = await import("../middleware/index.js");
+  const app = express();
+  app.use(express.json());
+  app.use((req, _res, next) => {
+    (req as any).actor = {
+      type: "board",
+      userId: "board-user",
+      companyIds: ["company-1"],
+      source: "local_implicit",
+      isInstanceAdmin: false,
+    };
+    next();
+  });
+  app.use("/api", projectRoutes({} as any));
+  app.use(errorHandler);
+  return app;
+}
+
+function buildProject(overrides: Record<string, unknown> = {}) {
+  return {
+    id: "project-1",
+    companyId: "company-1",
+    urlKey: "project-1",
+    goalId: null,
+    goalIds: [],
+    goals: [],
+    name: "Project",
+    description: null,
+    status: "backlog",
+    leadAgentId: null,
+    targetDate: null,
+    color: null,
+    env: null,
+    pauseReason: null,
+    pausedAt: null,
+    executionWorkspacePolicy: null,
+    codebase: {
+      workspaceId: null,
+      repoUrl: null,
+      repoRef: null,
+      defaultRef: null,
+      repoName: null,
+      localFolder: null,
+      managedFolder: "/tmp/project",
+      effectiveLocalFolder: "/tmp/project",
+      origin: "managed_checkout",
+    },
+    workspaces: [],
+    primaryWorkspace: null,
+    archivedAt: null,
+    createdAt: new Date(),
+    updatedAt: new Date(),
+    ...overrides,
+  };
+}
+
+describe("project env routes", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    mockGetTelemetryClient.mockReturnValue({ track: vi.fn() });
+    mockProjectService.resolveByReference.mockResolvedValue({ ambiguous: false, project: null });
+    mockProjectService.createWorkspace.mockResolvedValue(null);
+    mockProjectService.listWorkspaces.mockResolvedValue([]);
+    mockSecretService.normalizeEnvBindingsForPersistence.mockImplementation(async (_companyId, env) => env);
+  });
+
+  it("normalizes env bindings on create and logs only env keys", async () => {
+    const normalizedEnv = {
+      API_KEY: {
+        type: "secret_ref",
+        secretId: "11111111-1111-4111-8111-111111111111",
+        version: "latest",
+      },
+    };
+    mockSecretService.normalizeEnvBindingsForPersistence.mockResolvedValue(normalizedEnv);
+    mockProjectService.create.mockResolvedValue(buildProject({ env: normalizedEnv }));
+
+    const app = await createApp();
+    const res = await request(app)
+      .post("/api/companies/company-1/projects")
+      .send({
+        name: "Project",
+        env: normalizedEnv,
+      });
+
+    expect(res.status, JSON.stringify(res.body)).toBe(201);
+    expect(mockSecretService.normalizeEnvBindingsForPersistence).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "company-1",
+      normalizedEnv,
+      expect.objectContaining({ fieldPath: "env" }),
+    );
+    expect(mockProjectService.create).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "company-1",
+      expect.objectContaining({ env: normalizedEnv }),
+    );
+    expect(mockLogActivity).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.anything(),
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        details: expect.objectContaining({
+          envKeys: ["API_KEY"],
+        }),
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("normalizes env bindings on update and avoids logging raw values", async () => {
+    const normalizedEnv = {
+      PLAIN_KEY: { type: "plain", value: "top-secret" },
+    };
+    mockSecretService.normalizeEnvBindingsForPersistence.mockResolvedValue(normalizedEnv);
+    mockProjectService.getById.mockResolvedValue(buildProject());
+    mockProjectService.update.mockResolvedValue(buildProject({ env: normalizedEnv }));
+
+    const app = await createApp();
+    const res = await request(app)
+      .patch("/api/projects/project-1")
+      .send({
+        env: normalizedEnv,
+      });
+
+    expect(res.status, JSON.stringify(res.body)).toBe(200);
+    expect(mockProjectService.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "project-1",
+      expect.objectContaining({ env: normalizedEnv }),
+    );
+    expect(mockLogActivity).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.anything(),
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        details: {
+          changedKeys: ["env"],
+          envKeys: ["PLAIN_KEY"],
+        },
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+});

server/src/routes/projects.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
 } from "@paperclipai/shared";
 import { trackProjectCreated } from "@paperclipai/shared/telemetry";
 import { validate } from "../middleware/validate.js";
-import { projectService, logActivity, workspaceOperationService } from "../services/index.js";
+import { projectService, logActivity, secretService, workspaceOperationService } from "../services/index.js";
 import { conflict } from "../errors.js";
 import { assertCompanyAccess, getActorInfo } from "./authz.js";
 import { startRuntimeServicesForWorkspaceControl, stopRuntimeServicesForProjectWorkspace } from "../services/workspace-runtime.js";
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ import { getTelemetryClient } from "../telemetry.js";
 export function projectRoutes(db: Db) {
   const router = Router();
   const svc = projectService(db);
+  const secretsSvc = secretService(db);
   const workspaceOperations = workspaceOperationService(db);
+  const strictSecretsMode = process.env.PAPERCLIP_SECRETS_STRICT_MODE === "true";
 
   async function resolveCompanyIdForProjectReference(req: Request) {
     const companyIdQuery = req.query.companyId;
@@ -82,6 +84,13 @@ export function projectRoutes(db: Db) {
     };
 
     const { workspace, ...projectData } = req.body as CreateProjectPayload;
+    if (projectData.env !== undefined) {
+      projectData.env = await secretsSvc.normalizeEnvBindingsForPersistence(
+        companyId,
+        projectData.env,
+        { strictMode: strictSecretsMode, fieldPath: "env" },
+      );
+    }
     const project = await svc.create(companyId, projectData);
     let createdWorkspaceId: string | null = null;
     if (workspace) {
@@ -107,6 +116,7 @@ export function projectRoutes(db: Db) {
       details: {
         name: project.name,
         workspaceId: createdWorkspaceId,
+        envKeys: project.env ? Object.keys(project.env).sort() : [],
       },
     });
     const telemetryClient = getTelemetryClient();
@@ -128,6 +138,12 @@ export function projectRoutes(db: Db) {
     if (typeof body.archivedAt === "string") {
       body.archivedAt = new Date(body.archivedAt);
     }
+    if (body.env !== undefined) {
+      body.env = await secretsSvc.normalizeEnvBindingsForPersistence(existing.companyId, body.env, {
+        strictMode: strictSecretsMode,
+        fieldPath: "env",
+      });
+    }
     const project = await svc.update(id, body);
     if (!project) {
       res.status(404).json({ error: "Project not found" });
@@ -143,7 +159,13 @@ export function projectRoutes(db: Db) {
       action: "project.updated",
       entityType: "project",
       entityId: project.id,
-      details: req.body,
+      details: {
+        changedKeys: Object.keys(req.body).sort(),
+        envKeys:
+          body.env && typeof body.env === "object" && !Array.isArray(body.env)
+            ? Object.keys(body.env as Record<string, unknown>).sort()
+            : undefined,
+      },
     });
 
     res.json(project);

server/src/services/company-portability.ts

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import type {
   CompanyPortabilitySidebarOrder,
   CompanyPortabilitySkillManifestEntry,
   CompanySkill,
+  AgentEnvConfig,
   RoutineVariable,
 } from "@paperclipai/shared";
 import {
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ import {
   ROUTINE_TRIGGER_KINDS,
   ROUTINE_TRIGGER_SIGNING_MODES,
   deriveProjectUrlKey,
+  envConfigSchema,
   normalizeAgentUrlKey,
 } from "@paperclipai/shared";
 import {
@@ -387,6 +389,11 @@ function isSensitiveEnvKey(key: string) {
   );
 }
 
+function normalizePortableProjectEnv(value: unknown): AgentEnvConfig | null {
+  const parsed = envConfigSchema.safeParse(value);
+  return parsed.success ? parsed.data : null;
+}
+
 type ResolvedSource = {
   manifest: CompanyPortabilityManifest;
   files: Record<string, CompanyPortabilityFileEntry>;
@@ -419,6 +426,7 @@ type ProjectLike = {
   targetDate: string | null;
   color: string | null;
   status: string;
+  env: Record<string, unknown> | null;
   executionWorkspacePolicy: Record<string, unknown> | null;
   workspaces?: Array<{
     id: string;
@@ -2531,6 +2539,7 @@ function buildManifestFromPackageFiles(
       targetDate: asString(extension.targetDate),
       color: asString(extension.color),
       status: asString(extension.status),
+      env: normalizePortableProjectEnv(extension.env),
       executionWorkspacePolicy: isPlainRecord(extension.executionWorkspacePolicy)
         ? extension.executionWorkspacePolicy
         : null,
@@ -3159,6 +3168,7 @@ export function companyPortabilityService(db: Db, storage?: StorageService) {
         targetDate: project.targetDate ?? null,
         color: project.color ?? null,
         status: project.status,
+        env: normalizePortableProjectEnv(project.env) ?? undefined,
         executionWorkspacePolicy: exportPortableProjectExecutionWorkspacePolicy(
           slug,
           project.executionWorkspacePolicy,
@@ -4095,6 +4105,7 @@ export function companyPortabilityService(db: Db, storage?: StorageService) {
           status: manifestProject.status && PROJECT_STATUSES.includes(manifestProject.status as any)
             ? manifestProject.status as typeof PROJECT_STATUSES[number]
             : "backlog",
+          env: manifestProject.env,
           executionWorkspacePolicy: stripPortableProjectExecutionWorkspaceRefs(manifestProject.executionWorkspacePolicy),
         };
 

server/src/services/heartbeat.ts

@@ -86,6 +86,36 @@ const SESSIONED_LOCAL_ADAPTERS = new Set([
   "pi_local",
 ]);
 
+type RuntimeConfigSecretResolver = Pick<
+  ReturnType<typeof secretService>,
+  "resolveAdapterConfigForRuntime" | "resolveEnvBindings"
+>;
+
+export async function resolveExecutionRunAdapterConfig(input: {
+  companyId: string;
+  executionRunConfig: Record<string, unknown>;
+  projectEnv: unknown;
+  secretsSvc: RuntimeConfigSecretResolver;
+}) {
+  const { config: resolvedConfig, secretKeys } = await input.secretsSvc.resolveAdapterConfigForRuntime(
+    input.companyId,
+    input.executionRunConfig,
+  );
+  const projectEnvResolution = input.projectEnv
+    ? await input.secretsSvc.resolveEnvBindings(input.companyId, input.projectEnv)
+    : { env: {}, secretKeys: new Set<string>() };
+  if (Object.keys(projectEnvResolution.env).length > 0) {
+    resolvedConfig.env = {
+      ...parseObject(resolvedConfig.env),
+      ...projectEnvResolution.env,
+    };
+    for (const key of projectEnvResolution.secretKeys) {
+      secretKeys.add(key);
+    }
+  }
+  return { resolvedConfig, secretKeys };
+}
+
 export function applyPersistedExecutionWorkspaceConfig(input: {
   config: Record<string, unknown>;
   workspaceConfig: ExecutionWorkspaceConfig | null;
@@ -2309,17 +2339,20 @@ export function heartbeatService(db: Db) {
       : null;
     const contextProjectId = readNonEmptyString(context.projectId);
     const executionProjectId = issueContext?.projectId ?? contextProjectId;
-    const projectExecutionWorkspacePolicy = executionProjectId
+    const projectContext = executionProjectId
       ? await db
-          .select({ executionWorkspacePolicy: projects.executionWorkspacePolicy })
+          .select({
+            executionWorkspacePolicy: projects.executionWorkspacePolicy,
+            env: projects.env,
+          })
           .from(projects)
           .where(and(eq(projects.id, executionProjectId), eq(projects.companyId, agent.companyId)))
-          .then((rows) =>
-            gateProjectExecutionWorkspacePolicy(
-              parseProjectExecutionWorkspacePolicy(rows[0]?.executionWorkspacePolicy),
-              isolatedWorkspacesEnabled,
-            ))
+          .then((rows) => rows[0] ?? null)
       : null;
+    const projectExecutionWorkspacePolicy = gateProjectExecutionWorkspacePolicy(
+      parseProjectExecutionWorkspacePolicy(projectContext?.executionWorkspacePolicy),
+      isolatedWorkspacesEnabled,
+    );
     const taskSession = taskKey
       ? await getTaskSession(agent.companyId, agent.id, agent.adapterType, taskKey)
       : null;
@@ -2416,10 +2449,12 @@ export function heartbeatService(db: Db) {
       : persistedWorkspaceManagedConfig;
     const configSnapshot = buildExecutionWorkspaceConfigSnapshot(mergedConfig);
     const executionRunConfig = stripWorkspaceRuntimeFromExecutionRunConfig(mergedConfig);
-    const { config: resolvedConfig, secretKeys } = await secretsSvc.resolveAdapterConfigForRuntime(
-      agent.companyId,
+    const { resolvedConfig, secretKeys } = await resolveExecutionRunAdapterConfig({
+      companyId: agent.companyId,
       executionRunConfig,
-    );
+      projectEnv: projectContext?.env ?? null,
+      secretsSvc,
+    });
     const runtimeSkillEntries = await companySkills.listRuntimeSkillEntries(agent.companyId);
     const runtimeConfig = {
       ...resolvedConfig,

server/src/services/secrets.ts

@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ function canonicalizeBinding(binding: EnvBinding): CanonicalEnvBinding {
 }
 
 export function secretService(db: Db) {
+  type NormalizeEnvOptions = {
+    strictMode?: boolean;
+    fieldPath?: string;
+  };
+
   async function getById(id: string) {
     return db
       .select()
@@ -94,10 +99,10 @@ export function secretService(db: Db) {
   async function normalizeEnvConfig(
     companyId: string,
     envValue: unknown,
-    opts?: { strictMode?: boolean },
+    opts?: NormalizeEnvOptions,
   ): Promise<AgentEnvConfig> {
     const record = asRecord(envValue);
-    if (!record) throw unprocessable("adapterConfig.env must be an object");
+    if (!record) throw unprocessable(`${opts?.fieldPath ?? "env"} must be an object`);
 
     const normalized: AgentEnvConfig = {};
     for (const [key, rawBinding] of Object.entries(record)) {
@@ -292,6 +297,12 @@ export function secretService(db: Db) {
       opts?: { strictMode?: boolean },
     ) => normalizeAdapterConfigForPersistenceInternal(companyId, adapterConfig, opts),
 
+    normalizeEnvBindingsForPersistence: async (
+      companyId: string,
+      envValue: unknown,
+      opts?: NormalizeEnvOptions,
+    ) => normalizeEnvConfig(companyId, envValue, opts),
+
     normalizeHireApprovalPayloadForPersistence: async (
       companyId: string,
       payload: Record<string, unknown>,

ui/src/components/AgentConfigForm.tsx

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import { MarkdownEditor } from "./MarkdownEditor";
 import { ChoosePathButton } from "./PathInstructionsModal";
 import { OpenCodeLogoIcon } from "./OpenCodeLogoIcon";
 import { ReportsToPicker } from "./ReportsToPicker";
+import { EnvVarEditor } from "./EnvVarEditor";
 import { shouldShowLegacyWorkingDirectoryField } from "../lib/legacy-agent-config";
 import { listAdapterOptions, listVisibleAdapterTypes } from "../adapters/metadata";
 import { getAdapterLabel } from "../adapters/adapter-display-registry";
@@ -1082,269 +1083,6 @@ function AdapterTypeDropdown({
   );
 }
 
-function EnvVarEditor({
-  value,
-  secrets,
-  onCreateSecret,
-  onChange,
-}: {
-  value: Record<string, EnvBinding>;
-  secrets: CompanySecret[];
-  onCreateSecret: (name: string, value: string) => Promise<CompanySecret>;
-  onChange: (env: Record<string, EnvBinding> | undefined) => void;
-}) {
-  type Row = {
-    key: string;
-    source: "plain" | "secret";
-    plainValue: string;
-    secretId: string;
-  };
-
-  function toRows(rec: Record<string, EnvBinding> | null | undefined): Row[] {
-    if (!rec || typeof rec !== "object") {
-      return [{ key: "", source: "plain", plainValue: "", secretId: "" }];
-    }
-    const entries = Object.entries(rec).map(([k, binding]) => {
-      if (typeof binding === "string") {
-        return {
-          key: k,
-          source: "plain" as const,
-          plainValue: binding,
-          secretId: "",
-        };
-      }
-      if (
-        typeof binding === "object" &&
-        binding !== null &&
-        "type" in binding &&
-        (binding as { type?: unknown }).type === "secret_ref"
-      ) {
-        const recBinding = binding as { secretId?: unknown };
-        return {
-          key: k,
-          source: "secret" as const,
-          plainValue: "",
-          secretId: typeof recBinding.secretId === "string" ? recBinding.secretId : "",
-        };
-      }
-      if (
-        typeof binding === "object" &&
-        binding !== null &&
-        "type" in binding &&
-        (binding as { type?: unknown }).type === "plain"
-      ) {
-        const recBinding = binding as { value?: unknown };
-        return {
-          key: k,
-          source: "plain" as const,
-          plainValue: typeof recBinding.value === "string" ? recBinding.value : "",
-          secretId: "",
-        };
-      }
-      return {
-        key: k,
-        source: "plain" as const,
-        plainValue: "",
-        secretId: "",
-      };
-    });
-    return [...entries, { key: "", source: "plain", plainValue: "", secretId: "" }];
-  }
-
-  const [rows, setRows] = useState<Row[]>(() => toRows(value));
-  const [sealError, setSealError] = useState<string | null>(null);
-  const valueRef = useRef(value);
-  const emittingRef = useRef(false);
-
-  // Sync when value identity changes (overlay reset after save).
-  // Skip re-sync when the change was triggered by our own emit() to avoid
-  // reverting local row state (e.g. a secret-transition dropdown choice).
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (emittingRef.current) {
-      emittingRef.current = false;
-      valueRef.current = value;
-      return;
-    }
-    if (value !== valueRef.current) {
-      valueRef.current = value;
-      setRows(toRows(value));
-    }
-  }, [value]);
-
-  function emit(nextRows: Row[]) {
-    const rec: Record<string, EnvBinding> = {};
-    for (const row of nextRows) {
-      const k = row.key.trim();
-      if (!k) continue;
-      if (row.source === "secret") {
-        if (row.secretId) {
-          rec[k] = { type: "secret_ref", secretId: row.secretId, version: "latest" };
-        } else {
-          // Row is transitioning to secret but user hasn't picked one yet.
-          // Preserve the plain value so it isn't silently dropped.
-          rec[k] = { type: "plain", value: row.plainValue };
-        }
-      } else {
-        rec[k] = { type: "plain", value: row.plainValue };
-      }
-    }
-    emittingRef.current = true;
-    onChange(Object.keys(rec).length > 0 ? rec : undefined);
-  }
-
-  function updateRow(i: number, patch: Partial<Row>) {
-    const withPatch = rows.map((r, idx) => (idx === i ? { ...r, ...patch } : r));
-    if (
-      withPatch[withPatch.length - 1].key ||
-      withPatch[withPatch.length - 1].plainValue ||
-      withPatch[withPatch.length - 1].secretId
-    ) {
-      withPatch.push({ key: "", source: "plain", plainValue: "", secretId: "" });
-    }
-    setRows(withPatch);
-    emit(withPatch);
-  }
-
-  function removeRow(i: number) {
-    const next = rows.filter((_, idx) => idx !== i);
-    if (
-      next.length === 0 ||
-      next[next.length - 1].key ||
-      next[next.length - 1].plainValue ||
-      next[next.length - 1].secretId
-    ) {
-      next.push({ key: "", source: "plain", plainValue: "", secretId: "" });
-    }
-    setRows(next);
-    emit(next);
-  }
-
-  function defaultSecretName(key: string): string {
-    return key
-      .trim()
-      .toLowerCase()
-      .replace(/[^a-z0-9_]+/g, "_")
-      .replace(/^_+|_+$/g, "")
-      .slice(0, 64);
-  }
-
-  async function sealRow(i: number) {
-    const row = rows[i];
-    if (!row) return;
-    const key = row.key.trim();
-    const plain = row.plainValue;
-    if (!key || plain.length === 0) return;
-
-    const suggested = defaultSecretName(key) || "secret";
-    const name = window.prompt("Secret name", suggested)?.trim();
-    if (!name) return;
-
-    try {
-      setSealError(null);
-      const created = await onCreateSecret(name, plain);
-      updateRow(i, {
-        source: "secret",
-        secretId: created.id,
-      });
-    } catch (err) {
-      setSealError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Failed to create secret");
-    }
-  }
-
-  return (
-    <div className="space-y-1.5">
-      {rows.map((row, i) => {
-        const isTrailing =
-          i === rows.length - 1 &&
-          !row.key &&
-          !row.plainValue &&
-          !row.secretId;
-        return (
-          <div key={i} className="flex items-center gap-1.5">
-            <input
-              className={cn(inputClass, "flex-[2]")}
-              placeholder="KEY"
-              value={row.key}
-              onChange={(e) => updateRow(i, { key: e.target.value })}
-            />
-            <select
-              className={cn(inputClass, "flex-[1] bg-background")}
-              value={row.source}
-              onChange={(e) =>
-                updateRow(i, {
-                  source: e.target.value === "secret" ? "secret" : "plain",
-                  ...(e.target.value === "plain" ? { secretId: "" } : {}),
-                })
-              }
-            >
-              <option value="plain">Plain</option>
-              <option value="secret">Secret</option>
-            </select>
-            {row.source === "secret" ? (
-              <>
-                <select
-                  className={cn(inputClass, "flex-[3] bg-background")}
-                  value={row.secretId}
-                  onChange={(e) => updateRow(i, { secretId: e.target.value })}
-                >
-                  <option value="">Select secret...</option>
-                  {secrets.map((secret) => (
-                    <option key={secret.id} value={secret.id}>
-                      {secret.name}
-                    </option>
-                  ))}
-                </select>
-                <button
-                  type="button"
-                  className="inline-flex items-center rounded-md border border-border px-2 py-0.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground hover:bg-accent/50 transition-colors shrink-0"
-                  onClick={() => sealRow(i)}
-                  disabled={!row.key.trim() || !row.plainValue}
-                  title="Create secret from current plain value"
-                >
-                  New
-                </button>
-              </>
-            ) : (
-              <>
-                <input
-                  className={cn(inputClass, "flex-[3]")}
-                  placeholder="value"
-                  value={row.plainValue}
-                  onChange={(e) => updateRow(i, { plainValue: e.target.value })}
-                />
-                <button
-                  type="button"
-                  className="inline-flex items-center rounded-md border border-border px-2 py-0.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground hover:bg-accent/50 transition-colors shrink-0"
-                  onClick={() => sealRow(i)}
-                  disabled={!row.key.trim() || !row.plainValue}
-                  title="Store value as secret and replace with reference"
-                >
-                  Seal
-                </button>
-              </>
-            )}
-            {!isTrailing ? (
-              <button
-                type="button"
-                className="shrink-0 p-1 rounded hover:bg-destructive/10 text-muted-foreground hover:text-destructive transition-colors"
-                onClick={() => removeRow(i)}
-              >
-                <X className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
-              </button>
-            ) : (
-              <div className="w-[26px] shrink-0" />
-            )}
-          </div>
-        );
-      })}
-      {sealError && <p className="text-[11px] text-destructive">{sealError}</p>}
-      <p className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground/60">
-        PAPERCLIP_* variables are injected automatically at runtime.
-      </p>
-    </div>
-  );
-}
-
 function ModelDropdown({
   models,
   value,

ui/src/components/EnvVarEditor.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,252 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import type { CompanySecret, EnvBinding } from "@paperclipai/shared";
+import { X } from "lucide-react";
+import { cn } from "../lib/utils";
+
+const inputClass =
+  "w-full rounded-md border border-border px-2.5 py-1.5 bg-transparent outline-none text-sm font-mono placeholder:text-muted-foreground/40";
+
+type Row = {
+  key: string;
+  source: "plain" | "secret";
+  plainValue: string;
+  secretId: string;
+};
+
+function toRows(rec: Record<string, EnvBinding> | null | undefined): Row[] {
+  if (!rec || typeof rec !== "object") {
+    return [{ key: "", source: "plain", plainValue: "", secretId: "" }];
+  }
+  const entries = Object.entries(rec).map(([key, binding]) => {
+    if (typeof binding === "string") {
+      return { key, source: "plain" as const, plainValue: binding, secretId: "" };
+    }
+    if (
+      typeof binding === "object" &&
+      binding !== null &&
+      "type" in binding &&
+      (binding as { type?: unknown }).type === "secret_ref"
+    ) {
+      const record = binding as { secretId?: unknown };
+      return {
+        key,
+        source: "secret" as const,
+        plainValue: "",
+        secretId: typeof record.secretId === "string" ? record.secretId : "",
+      };
+    }
+    if (
+      typeof binding === "object" &&
+      binding !== null &&
+      "type" in binding &&
+      (binding as { type?: unknown }).type === "plain"
+    ) {
+      const record = binding as { value?: unknown };
+      return {
+        key,
+        source: "plain" as const,
+        plainValue: typeof record.value === "string" ? record.value : "",
+        secretId: "",
+      };
+    }
+    return { key, source: "plain" as const, plainValue: "", secretId: "" };
+  });
+  return [...entries, { key: "", source: "plain", plainValue: "", secretId: "" }];
+}
+
+export function EnvVarEditor({
+  value,
+  secrets,
+  onCreateSecret,
+  onChange,
+}: {
+  value: Record<string, EnvBinding>;
+  secrets: CompanySecret[];
+  onCreateSecret: (name: string, value: string) => Promise<CompanySecret>;
+  onChange: (env: Record<string, EnvBinding> | undefined) => void;
+}) {
+  const [rows, setRows] = useState<Row[]>(() => toRows(value));
+  const [sealError, setSealError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const valueRef = useRef(value);
+  const emittingRef = useRef(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (emittingRef.current) {
+      emittingRef.current = false;
+      valueRef.current = value;
+      return;
+    }
+    if (value !== valueRef.current) {
+      valueRef.current = value;
+      setRows(toRows(value));
+    }
+  }, [value]);
+
+  function emit(nextRows: Row[]) {
+    const rec: Record<string, EnvBinding> = {};
+    for (const row of nextRows) {
+      const key = row.key.trim();
+      if (!key) continue;
+      if (row.source === "secret") {
+        if (row.secretId) {
+          rec[key] = { type: "secret_ref", secretId: row.secretId, version: "latest" };
+        } else {
+          rec[key] = { type: "plain", value: row.plainValue };
+        }
+      } else {
+        rec[key] = { type: "plain", value: row.plainValue };
+      }
+    }
+    emittingRef.current = true;
+    onChange(Object.keys(rec).length > 0 ? rec : undefined);
+  }
+
+  function updateRow(index: number, patch: Partial<Row>) {
+    const withPatch = rows.map((row, rowIndex) => (rowIndex === index ? { ...row, ...patch } : row));
+    if (
+      withPatch[withPatch.length - 1].key ||
+      withPatch[withPatch.length - 1].plainValue ||
+      withPatch[withPatch.length - 1].secretId
+    ) {
+      withPatch.push({ key: "", source: "plain", plainValue: "", secretId: "" });
+    }
+    setRows(withPatch);
+    emit(withPatch);
+  }
+
+  function removeRow(index: number) {
+    const next = rows.filter((_, rowIndex) => rowIndex !== index);
+    if (
+      next.length === 0 ||
+      next[next.length - 1].key ||
+      next[next.length - 1].plainValue ||
+      next[next.length - 1].secretId
+    ) {
+      next.push({ key: "", source: "plain", plainValue: "", secretId: "" });
+    }
+    setRows(next);
+    emit(next);
+  }
+
+  function defaultSecretName(key: string) {
+    return key
+      .trim()
+      .toLowerCase()
+      .replace(/[^a-z0-9_]+/g, "_")
+      .replace(/^_+|_+$/g, "")
+      .slice(0, 64);
+  }
+
+  async function sealRow(index: number) {
+    const row = rows[index];
+    if (!row) return;
+    const key = row.key.trim();
+    const plain = row.plainValue;
+    if (!key || plain.length === 0) return;
+
+    const suggested = defaultSecretName(key) || "secret";
+    const name = window.prompt("Secret name", suggested)?.trim();
+    if (!name) return;
+
+    try {
+      setSealError(null);
+      const created = await onCreateSecret(name, plain);
+      updateRow(index, { source: "secret", secretId: created.id });
+    } catch (error) {
+      setSealError(error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Failed to create secret");
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-1.5">
+      {rows.map((row, index) => {
+        const isTrailing =
+          index === rows.length - 1 &&
+          !row.key &&
+          !row.plainValue &&
+          !row.secretId;
+        return (
+          <div key={index} className="flex items-center gap-1.5">
+            <input
+              className={cn(inputClass, "flex-[2]")}
+              placeholder="KEY"
+              value={row.key}
+              onChange={(event) => updateRow(index, { key: event.target.value })}
+            />
+            <select
+              className={cn(inputClass, "flex-[1] bg-background")}
+              value={row.source}
+              onChange={(event) =>
+                updateRow(index, {
+                  source: event.target.value === "secret" ? "secret" : "plain",
+                  ...(event.target.value === "plain" ? { secretId: "" } : {}),
+                })
+              }
+            >
+              <option value="plain">Plain</option>
+              <option value="secret">Secret</option>
+            </select>
+            {row.source === "secret" ? (
+              <>
+                <select
+                  className={cn(inputClass, "flex-[3] bg-background")}
+                  value={row.secretId}
+                  onChange={(event) => updateRow(index, { secretId: event.target.value })}
+                >
+                  <option value="">Select secret...</option>
+                  {secrets.map((secret) => (
+                    <option key={secret.id} value={secret.id}>
+                      {secret.name}
+                    </option>
+                  ))}
+                </select>
+                <button
+                  type="button"
+                  className="inline-flex items-center rounded-md border border-border px-2 py-0.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground hover:bg-accent/50 transition-colors shrink-0"
+                  onClick={() => sealRow(index)}
+                  disabled={!row.key.trim() || !row.plainValue}
+                  title="Create secret from current plain value"
+                >
+                  New
+                </button>
+              </>
+            ) : (
+              <>
+                <input
+                  className={cn(inputClass, "flex-[3]")}
+                  placeholder="value"
+                  value={row.plainValue}
+                  onChange={(event) => updateRow(index, { plainValue: event.target.value })}
+                />
+                <button
+                  type="button"
+                  className="inline-flex items-center rounded-md border border-border px-2 py-0.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground hover:bg-accent/50 transition-colors shrink-0"
+                  onClick={() => sealRow(index)}
+                  disabled={!row.key.trim() || !row.plainValue}
+                  title="Store value as secret and replace with reference"
+                >
+                  Seal
+                </button>
+              </>
+            )}
+            {!isTrailing ? (
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                className="shrink-0 p-1 rounded hover:bg-destructive/10 text-muted-foreground hover:text-destructive transition-colors"
+                onClick={() => removeRow(index)}
+              >
+                <X className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+              </button>
+            ) : (
+              <div className="w-[26px] shrink-0" />
+            )}
+          </div>
+        );
+      })}
+      {sealError && <p className="text-[11px] text-destructive">{sealError}</p>}
+      <p className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground/60">
+        PAPERCLIP_* variables are injected automatically at runtime.
+      </p>
+    </div>
+  );
+}

ui/src/components/ProjectProperties.tsx

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { cn, formatDate } from "../lib/utils";
 import { goalsApi } from "../api/goals";
 import { instanceSettingsApi } from "../api/instanceSettings";
 import { projectsApi } from "../api/projects";
+import { secretsApi } from "../api/secrets";
 import { useCompany } from "../context/CompanyContext";
 import { queryKeys } from "../lib/queryKeys";
 import { statusBadge, statusBadgeDefault } from "../lib/status-colors";
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ import { ChoosePathButton } from "./PathInstructionsModal";
 import { ToggleSwitch } from "@/components/ui/toggle-switch";
 import { DraftInput } from "./agent-config-primitives";
 import { InlineEditor } from "./InlineEditor";
+import { EnvVarEditor } from "./EnvVarEditor";
 
 const PROJECT_STATUSES = [
   { value: "backlog", label: "Backlog" },
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ export type ProjectConfigFieldKey =
   | "description"
   | "status"
   | "goals"
+  | "env"
   | "execution_workspace_enabled"
   | "execution_workspace_default_mode"
   | "execution_workspace_base_ref"
@@ -245,6 +248,21 @@ export function ProjectProperties({ project, onUpdate, onFieldUpdate, getFieldSa
     queryFn: () => instanceSettingsApi.getExperimental(),
     retry: false,
   });
+  const { data: availableSecrets = [] } = useQuery({
+    queryKey: selectedCompanyId ? queryKeys.secrets.list(selectedCompanyId) : ["secrets", "none"],
+    queryFn: () => secretsApi.list(selectedCompanyId!),
+    enabled: Boolean(selectedCompanyId),
+  });
+  const createSecret = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: (input: { name: string; value: string }) => {
+      if (!selectedCompanyId) throw new Error("Select a company to create secrets");
+      return secretsApi.create(selectedCompanyId, input);
+    },
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      if (!selectedCompanyId) return;
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: queryKeys.secrets.list(selectedCompanyId) });
+    },
+  });
 
   const linkedGoalIds = project.goalIds.length > 0
     ? project.goalIds
@@ -583,6 +601,26 @@ export function ProjectProperties({ project, onUpdate, onFieldUpdate, getFieldSa
             </Popover>
           )}
         </PropertyRow>
+        <PropertyRow
+          label={<FieldLabel label="Env" state={fieldState("env")} />}
+          alignStart
+          valueClassName="space-y-2"
+        >
+          <div className="space-y-2">
+            <EnvVarEditor
+              value={project.env ?? {}}
+              secrets={availableSecrets}
+              onCreateSecret={async (name, value) => {
+                const created = await createSecret.mutateAsync({ name, value });
+                return created;
+              }}
+              onChange={(env) => commitField("env", { env: env ?? null })}
+            />
+            <p className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground">
+              Applied to all runs for issues in this project. Project values override agent env on key conflicts.
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        </PropertyRow>
         <PropertyRow label={<FieldLabel label="Created" state="idle" />}>
           <span className="text-sm">{formatDate(project.createdAt)}</span>
         </PropertyRow>

ui/src/components/RoutineRunVariablesDialog.test.tsx

@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ function createProject(): Project {
     leadAgentId: null,
     targetDate: null,
     color: "#22c55e",
+    env: null,
     pauseReason: null,
     pausedAt: null,
     archivedAt: null,

ui/src/lib/company-portability-sidebar.test.ts

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ function makeProject(id: string, name: string): Project {
     leadAgentId: null,
     targetDate: null,
     color: null,
+    env: null,
     pauseReason: null,
     pausedAt: null,
     executionWorkspacePolicy: null,