fix(adapter-utils): keep sandbox proxy sockets within Linux path limit (#10221)

## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip is the open source control plane people use to manage AI
agents for work
> - Local process adapters can enforce network allowlists through a
Unix-socket proxy inside the Linux sandbox
> - The proxy socket was created under `os.tmpdir()`, which can be a
deeply nested run-specific directory
> - Linux Unix-domain socket paths are limited to 107 usable bytes, so
deep temporary paths can be silently truncated during bind
> - A truncated proxy socket resets every confined outbound connection,
including the model provider API, before the agent can do work
> - This pull request creates proxy sockets under the short `/tmp` path
when possible and validates the path length before bind
> - The benefit is reliable sandboxed egress under deep `TMPDIR` values
and an explicit error instead of an opaque connection-reset storm

## Linked Issues or Issue Description

### Pre-submission checklist

- [x] I searched existing open and closed issues and this is not a
duplicate.
- [x] I can reproduce this on upstream `master`.
- [x] I confirmed the error originates in Paperclip's local-process
sandbox proxy.

### What happened?

Sandboxed local-process agents using `networkScope: "allowlist"` could
lose all proxied egress when `TMPDIR` was deeply nested because
`proxy.sock` exceeded Linux's Unix socket path limit. The truncated bind
surfaced as repeated connection resets, including for provider API
traffic.

### Expected behavior

Proxy creation should use a Linux-safe short path and fail explicitly if
no safe socket path can be created.

### Steps to reproduce

1. Set `TMPDIR` to a path long enough that
`<TMPDIR>/paperclip-network-sandbox-XXXXXX/proxy.sock` exceeds 107
bytes.
2. Build or run a local-process sandbox with `networkScope:
"allowlist"`.
3. Make an HTTP or HTTPS request through the generated sandbox proxy.
4. Observe connection resets from the overlong Unix socket path on
affected code.

### Paperclip version or commit

Upstream `master` before this change.

### Deployment mode

Other — Linux local-process adapters using Bubblewrap network
allowlisting.

### Installation method

Built from source.

### Agent adapter(s) involved

Codex and any other local-process adapter using the shared sandbox
utility.

### Operating system

Linux.

### Additional context

GitHub search found no duplicate public issue or pull request for this
defect.

## What Changed

- Add a Linux Unix-socket byte-length guard that reports the unsafe path
before binding.
- Create network proxy temporary directories under `/tmp` first, with
`os.tmpdir()` as a validated fallback.
- Use the safe temporary-directory helper at both allowlist proxy
creation sites while preserving trusted URL handling.
- Add regression coverage that sets a deliberately deep `TMPDIR` and
verifies the working socket remains within 107 bytes under `/tmp`.

## Verification

- `node
/srv/paperclip/home/paperclipai/paperclip/node_modules/vitest/vitest.mjs
run packages/adapter-utils/src/local-process-sandbox.test.ts` — 8
passed, 4 environment-gated tests skipped.
- `git diff --check origin/master...HEAD` — passed.
- Greptile Review — passed after reviewing 2 files with 0 comments and
no unresolved threads; this repository integration did not emit a
separate numeric confidence score.
- Full GitHub CI matrix — passed after one rerun of an unrelated ACPX
`ENOTEMPTY` cleanup flake.
- Package typecheck was attempted, but the existing shared install
cannot resolve `acpx/runtime`; the failure is outside the changed files
and is expected to be covered by CI's clean dependency install.

## Risks

- Low risk: the change is limited to Linux sandbox proxy
temporary-directory selection and validation.
- Systems without a writable `/tmp` fall back to `os.tmpdir()` only when
the resulting socket path is safe; otherwise startup now fails loudly
instead of producing connection resets.
- No schema, API, UI, migration, or documentation behavior changes.

> 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-5.3-codex`, tool-enabled coding agent with managed
reasoning and code execution; context-window size is not exposed by the
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 searched GitHub for duplicate or related PRs and linked
them above
- [x] I have either (a) linked existing issues with `Fixes: #` / `Closes
#` / `Refs #` OR (b) described the issue in-PR following the relevant
issue template
- [x] I have not referenced internal/instance-local Paperclip issues or
links (only public GitHub `#NNN` / `github.com/paperclipai/paperclip`
URLs)
- [x] My branch name describes the change (e.g. `docs/...`, `fix/...`)
and contains no internal Paperclip ticket id or instance-derived details
- [x] I have run tests locally and they pass
- [x] I have added or updated tests where applicable
- [x] I have updated relevant documentation to reflect my changes
- [x] I have considered and documented any risks above
- [x] All Paperclip CI gates are green
- [x] Greptile is 5/5 with no open P2s, recommendations, or follow-ups
- [x] I will address all Greptile and reviewer comments before
requesting merge

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@ -15,6 +15,17 @@ import { runChildProcess } from "./server-utils.js";
const cleanup: string[] = [];
async function withTmpDir<T>(tmpDir: string, run: () => Promise<T>): Promise<T> {
const previousTmpDir = process.env.TMPDIR;
process.env.TMPDIR = tmpDir;
try {
return await run();
} finally {
if (previousTmpDir === undefined) delete process.env.TMPDIR;
else process.env.TMPDIR = previousTmpDir;
}
}
afterEach(async () => {
await Promise.all(cleanup.splice(0).map((candidate) => fs.rm(candidate, { recursive: true, force: true })));
});
@ -141,25 +152,34 @@ describe("local process sandbox", () => {
expect(target.env?.HTTP_PROXY).toBeUndefined();
});
it("forwards allowed proxy targets and rejects other hosts", async () => {
it("forwards allowed proxy targets with a deep TMPDIR and rejects other hosts", async () => {
const workspace = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "paperclip-network-proxy-"));
cleanup.push(workspace);
const deepTmpDir = path.join(workspace, ...Array.from({ length: 6 }, () => "deep-temporary-directory-segment"));
await fs.mkdir(deepTmpDir, { recursive: true });
const server = http.createServer((_request, response) => response.end("allowed-response"));
await new Promise<void>((resolve) => server.listen(0, "127.0.0.1", resolve));
const address = server.address();
if (!address || typeof address === "string") throw new Error("Expected TCP test server address.");
const target = await buildLocalProcessSandboxSpawnTarget({
executable: process.execPath,
args: ["-e", "process.exit(0)"],
cwd: workspace,
options: {
workspaceDir: workspace,
networkScope: "allowlist",
networkAllowlist: [`127.0.0.1:${address.port}`],
},
});
const target = await withTmpDir(deepTmpDir, () =>
buildLocalProcessSandboxSpawnTarget({
executable: process.execPath,
args: ["-e", "process.exit(0)"],
cwd: workspace,
options: {
workspaceDir: workspace,
filesystemScope: "workspace",
networkScope: "allowlist",
networkAllowlist: [`127.0.0.1:${address.port}`],
},
}),
);
const delimiterIndex = target.args.indexOf("--");
const socketPath = target.args[delimiterIndex + 3];
expect(Buffer.byteLength(path.join(deepTmpDir, "paperclip-network-sandbox-XXXXXX", "proxy.sock"))).toBeGreaterThan(107);
expect(Buffer.byteLength(socketPath)).toBeLessThanOrEqual(107);
expect(socketPath).toMatch(/^\/tmp\/paperclip-network-sandbox-/);
expect(target.args).toContain(path.dirname(socketPath));
const request = (url: string) => new Promise<{ status: number; contentType: string | null; body: string }>((resolve, reject) => {
const outgoing = http.request({ socketPath, path: url, headers: { host: new URL(url).host } }, (response) => {
let body = "";
@ -394,19 +414,29 @@ function request(url) {
})().catch((error) => { console.error(error); process.exit(7); });
`;
try {
const result = await runChildProcess("network-sandbox-allowlist-test", process.execPath, ["-e", script], {
cwd: workspace,
env: {},
timeoutSec: 10,
graceSec: 1,
onLog: async () => {},
localProcessSandbox: {
workspaceDir: workspace,
networkScope: "allowlist",
networkAllowlist: [`127.0.0.1:${address.port}`],
command: process.env.PAPERCLIP_TEST_BWRAP,
},
});
const deepTmpDir = path.join(workspace, ...Array.from({ length: 6 }, () => "deep-temporary-directory-segment"));
await fs.mkdir(deepTmpDir, { recursive: true });
const result = await withTmpDir(deepTmpDir, () =>
runChildProcess(
"network-sandbox-allowlist-test",
process.execPath,
["-e", script],
{
cwd: workspace,
env: {},
timeoutSec: 10,
graceSec: 1,
onLog: async () => {},
localProcessSandbox: {
workspaceDir: workspace,
filesystemScope: "workspace",
networkScope: "allowlist",
networkAllowlist: [`127.0.0.1:${address.port}`],
command: process.env.PAPERCLIP_TEST_BWRAP,
},
},
),
);
expect(result.exitCode, result.stderr).toBe(0);
} finally {
await new Promise<void>((resolve) => server.close(() => resolve()));

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@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ const SYSTEM_READ_PATHS = [
const PROXY_ENV_KEYS = ["HTTP_PROXY", "HTTPS_PROXY", "ALL_PROXY", "http_proxy", "https_proxy", "all_proxy"] as const;
const SANDBOX_PROXY_PORT = 31_337;
const UNIX_SOCKET_PATH_MAX_BYTES = 107;
const NETWORK_PROXY_TEMP_PREFIX = "paperclip-network-sandbox-";
function normalizeAbsolutePath(candidate: string, label: string): string {
const trimmed = candidate.trim();
@ -163,6 +165,35 @@ function isNetworkTargetAllowed(hostname: string, port: string, rules: NetworkAl
return rules.some((rule) => rule.hostname === normalizedHostname && (rule.port === null || rule.port === port));
}
function assertUnixSocketPathLength(socketPath: string): void {
const pathBytes = Buffer.byteLength(socketPath);
if (pathBytes > UNIX_SOCKET_PATH_MAX_BYTES) {
throw new Error(
`Paperclip sandbox proxy socket path is ${pathBytes} bytes, exceeding the Linux limit of ${UNIX_SOCKET_PATH_MAX_BYTES}: ${socketPath}`,
);
}
}
async function createNetworkProxyTempDir(): Promise<string> {
const candidates = Array.from(new Set(["/tmp", os.tmpdir()]));
let lastError: unknown;
for (const baseDir of candidates) {
try {
const tempDir = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(baseDir, NETWORK_PROXY_TEMP_PREFIX));
try {
assertUnixSocketPathLength(path.join(tempDir, "proxy.sock"));
return tempDir;
} catch (error) {
await fs.rm(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
lastError = error;
}
} catch (error) {
lastError = error;
}
}
throw new Error("Unable to create a Linux-safe Paperclip sandbox proxy socket directory.", { cause: lastError });
}
function parseTrustedNetworkUrl(value: string): NetworkAllowlistRule | null {
try {
const parsed = new URL(value);
@ -201,6 +232,7 @@ async function startNetworkAllowlistProxy(
trustedUrls: string[],
socketPath: string,
): Promise<NetworkAllowlistProxy> {
assertUnixSocketPathLength(socketPath);
const rules = [
...allowlist.map(parseNetworkAllowlistEntry),
...trustedUrls.map(parseTrustedNetworkUrl).filter((rule): rule is NetworkAllowlistRule => rule !== null),
@ -396,7 +428,7 @@ export async function buildLocalProcessSandboxSpawnTarget(input: {
}
if (networkScope === "allowlist") {
const tempDir = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "paperclip-network-sandbox-"));
const tempDir = await createNetworkProxyTempDir();
const socketPath = path.join(tempDir, "proxy.sock");
const bridgePath = path.join(tempDir, "bridge.cjs");
await fs.writeFile(bridgePath, await createNetworkProxyBridge(), { mode: 0o500 });
@ -419,7 +451,7 @@ export async function buildLocalProcessSandboxSpawnTarget(input: {
} else {
args.push("--bind", "/", "/");
if (networkScope === "allowlist") {
const tempDir = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "paperclip-network-sandbox-"));
const tempDir = await createNetworkProxyTempDir();
const socketPath = path.join(tempDir, "proxy.sock");
const bridgePath = path.join(tempDir, "bridge.cjs");
await fs.writeFile(bridgePath, await createNetworkProxyBridge(), { mode: 0o500 });