forked from farhoodlabs/paperclip
Devin Foley
ab8b471685
## Thinking Path > - Paperclip orchestrates AI agents for zero-human companies, so adapter quality directly affects what runtimes the control plane can supervise. > - Local CLI adapters are one of the core execution surfaces because they turn real coding tools into Paperclip-managed employees with heartbeats, transcripts, and reviewability. > - Grok Build was installed on the Paperclip host, but Paperclip had no built-in `grok_local` adapter, so the runtime could not be configured through the normal server/UI/CLI adapter path. > - That gap needed to be closed with the same built-in registry, environment diagnostics, transcript parsing, and skill/instructions behavior that the other local adapters already rely on. > - After the initial adapter landed, a real follow-up run showed that Grok streaming text was being rendered one fragment per line, which made transcripts harder to read even though the runtime itself was working. > - This pull request adds the built-in `grok_local` adapter end-to-end and then fixes the transcript parser so streamed Grok output is coalesced into readable assistant/thinking blocks. > - The benefit is that Grok Build becomes a first-class Paperclip runtime with a usable operator experience instead of a partially wired runtime with noisy transcript output. ## What Changed - Added a new built-in `@paperclipai/adapter-grok-local` package with server, UI, and CLI entrypoints. - Implemented Grok execution, session handling, environment diagnostics, config building, skill syncing, and parser coverage inside the new adapter package. - Registered `grok_local` across the built-in adapter inventories and capability/display metadata in server, UI, CLI, and shared constants. - Added adapter route coverage for the new built-in type. - Fixed Grok transcript readability by emitting streamed `text` and `thought` fragments as deltas so the shared transcript builder coalesces them into readable message blocks. - Added regression tests for the Grok parser and transcript coalescing behavior. ## Verification - `pnpm vitest run packages/adapters/grok-local/src/ui/parse-stdout.test.ts ui/src/adapters/transcript.test.ts` - `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/adapter-grok-local build` - Manual runtime verification on the Paperclip host during implementation and follow-up review: - confirmed the Grok CLI was installed and authenticated - confirmed the worktree dev server could be restarted cleanly and health-checked after the parser follow-up - No screenshots attached. This change is primarily adapter plumbing plus transcript formatting behavior; reviewers can verify via the Grok-backed run surfaces directly. ## Risks - This adds a new built-in adapter, so any missed registration surface could create inconsistencies between server, UI, and CLI behavior. - The adapter depends on Grok Build's current event/output shape; if upstream Grok streaming JSON changes, transcript parsing or session extraction may need follow-up updates. - The transcript readability fix intentionally changes how Grok fragments are grouped, so any downstream code that implicitly expected one entry per fragment would behave differently. > 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 Paperclip `codex_local` agent runtime. - GPT-5-class coding model with tool use, shell execution, file editing, and repo inspection enabled. - Exact backend model ID/context window were not surfaced to the agent in this Paperclip session. ## 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 - [ ] If this change affects the UI, I have included before/after screenshots - [ ] 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