## Thinking Path
> - Paperclip orchestrates AI agents for zero-human companies, and the
sandbox-provider work just moved E2B into a standalone publishable
plugin package.
> - That plugin is intentionally excluded from the root pnpm workspace
so it can model third-party install behavior without forcing lockfile
churn in the main repo.
> - The merged architecture change exposed a follow-up release problem:
the canary publish workflow tried to publish `@paperclipai/plugin-e2b`,
but the tarball had no `dist/` payload because standalone public
packages were not being built in the release path.
> - That means the release pipeline needed a packaging fix in core
release tooling, not another architectural change in the sandbox
provider itself.
> - This pull request adds a generic release step for public packages
that live outside the pnpm workspace, instead of hardcoding E2B-specific
behavior into the release script.
> - The benefit is that standalone publishable packages can be built and
packed correctly during release, including future sandbox-provider
plugins that follow the same pattern.
## What Changed
- Added `scripts/build-standalone-public-packages.mjs` to discover
public packages outside the pnpm workspace, run a clean package-local
install, and build them before publish.
- Updated `scripts/release.sh` to invoke that helper immediately after
the normal workspace build step.
- Kept the behavior generic by driving off the existing public package
map and pnpm workspace patterns rather than special-casing
`@paperclipai/plugin-e2b`.
## Verification
- `rm -rf packages/plugins/sandbox-providers/e2b/dist`
- `node ./scripts/build-standalone-public-packages.mjs`
- `cd packages/plugins/sandbox-providers/e2b && npm pack --dry-run`
- Confirm the tarball now includes the rebuilt `dist/` files instead of
only `README.md` / `package.json`
## Risks
- Low risk: this only changes the release build path for public packages
outside the pnpm workspace.
- The helper performs a clean package-local install for each standalone
public package, so release time may increase slightly as more such
packages are added.
> 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 via `codex_local`
- Model ID: `gpt-5.4`
- Reasoning effort: `high`
- Context window observed in runtime session metadata: `258400` tokens
- Capabilities used: terminal tool execution, git, GitHub CLI, and local
build/test inspection
## 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
Devin Foley