forked from farhoodlabs/paperclip
Devin Foley
91333ec86f
## Thinking Path > - Paperclip orchestrates AI agents for zero-human companies > - Agents working on the Paperclip codebase itself need guidance on dev workflows: server lifecycle, worktrees, builds, database ops, diagnostics > - There was no bundled skill covering these workflows — agents had to figure it out from scratch each time > - Additionally, not every skill should be force-installed on every agent — a dev-focused skill should be opt-in > - This PR adds a `paperclip-dev` skill with `required: false` frontmatter so it ships with Paperclip but isn't auto-installed > - The skill's PR section references canonical files (`.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md`, `CONTRIBUTING.md`) instead of duplicating their content, with gated instructions that force agents to read those files before creating any PR > - The benefit is that developers (human or agent) can opt in to structured dev guidance without polluting the default agent skill set or creating drift between duplicated docs ## What Changed - Added `skills/paperclip-dev/SKILL.md` covering server management, worktree lifecycle, builds, database ops, diagnostics, agent operations, and common mistakes - The Pull Requests section uses gated, reference-based instructions — agents MUST read `.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md` and `CONTRIBUTING.md` before running `gh pr create`, with a brief checklist of required section names (no content duplication) - Updated `packages/adapter-utils/src/server-utils.ts` to respect `required: false` frontmatter — optional skills are bundled but not auto-installed on agents - Added test in `server/src/__tests__/paperclip-skill-utils.test.ts` verifying that optional skills are excluded from the default install set ## Verification ```bash # Run tests pnpm test # Manual verification: create a fresh worktree without seeding npx paperclipai worktree:make test-optional-skill --no-seed cd ~/paperclip-test-optional-skill eval "$(npx paperclipai worktree env)" npx paperclipai run # Verify paperclip-dev appears in company skill library but is NOT auto-assigned # Call listPaperclipSkillEntries() — paperclip-dev should show required: false # Call resolvePaperclipDesiredSkillNames() — paperclip-dev should NOT be in the default set # Cleanup npx paperclipai worktree:cleanup test-optional-skill ``` ## Risks - Low risk. The `required` field defaults to `true` when absent, so all existing skills behave identically. Only the new `paperclip-dev` skill sets `required: false`. ## Model Used Claude Opus 4.6 (`claude-opus-4-6`) via Claude Code, with tool use and extended context. ## 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 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 --------- Co-authored-by: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>