## Thinking Path
> - Paperclip is the open source app people use to manage AI agents for
work.
> - Projects give tasks a common source repository and execution
context.
> - The current project form asks for a raw URL and unrelated metadata.
> - Teams need to select several repos from GitHub connections they can
use.
> - This pull request implements the reviewed project form and
repository editor.
> - The server checks credential ownership and shared audiences before
discovery.
> - Existing workspace URLs and runtime identity rules remain
compatible.
## Linked Issues or Issue Description
**Problem or motivation**
Project creation accepts one raw repository URL. It does not help users
select repos from their usable GitHub connections or attach several
repos together.
**Proposed solution**
Add a shared GitHub repository picker to project creation and
Configuration. Support multiple selections, transactional persistence,
and the existing GitHub setup flow. Simplify the project form and
Configuration tab as reviewed.
**Alternatives considered**
Keep a raw URL field or add a separate repository table. The existing
workspace collection already supports several repositories and keeps
legacy URLs compatible.
**Roadmap alignment**
This builds on the shipped MCP Tool Gateway and Apps capability. It does
not change runtime credential delegation.
Related work: #11662 addresses the existing dialog's viewport limits.
#4552 addresses generic Git URLs; this change preserves those URLs in
existing workspaces.
## What Changed
- Add company-scoped repository discovery from usable personal and
shared GitHub grants, with provider-ID deduplication, PAT pagination,
and partial failure handling.
- Document the repository endpoints and board access requirements in
OpenAPI.
- Validate new selections and save projects with multiple repository
workspaces in one transaction. Preserve legacy URLs and existing
selections whose access was lost.
- Implement the reviewed Create project dialog, shared repository
editor, scrolling, and mobile layout.
- Move repositories above environment variables, remove Status and Goals
controls and env help paragraphs, move Created to the bottom, and
redirect Overview to Configuration.
- Reuse GitHub setup in dialogs, preserve project drafts, and verify
popup completion through the API.
- Replace the configuration story's DOM adapter with explicit production
composition. Keep the reviewed mobile and short-viewport stories.
## Verification
- Passed: `pnpm build`, `pnpm -r typecheck`, `pnpm build-storybook`, and
`pnpm check:token-gates`.
- Passed: focused repository access, database persistence,
configuration, and connection setup tests.
- Passed: `pnpm exec playwright test --config
tests/e2e/playwright.config.ts tests/e2e/project-repositories.spec.ts`.
- The browser tests use a real temporary server/database. They cover
create, forty persisted repos, mobile scrolling, save/reload, legacy URL
editing, and rejection without a partial project.
- GitHub responses and popup completion use deterministic fixtures. No
real GitHub account was authorized by the test suite.
- All CI general, serialized server, and browser test shards pass on the
final commit.
- The local full-suite run overlapped review edits and was stopped;
fresh repository, OpenAPI, UI/CLI, and connection tests pass. Unrelated
local worker, built-in-agent, and routine timing/socket failures passed
isolated reruns.
- Final commit `1b3308dca`: all CI gates pass, including build, runner
verification, typecheck, canary dry run, and security checks. Greptile
is 5/5 with no unresolved review threads.
- Storybook visual regression is opt-in and was skipped by CI; the
Storybook build passed locally.
## Risks
- Repository discovery depends on provider availability. Failed
connections are reported while successful results stay usable.
- Selections identify source workspaces; they do not grant agents new
credentials. The existing primary-workspace and responsible-user
identity rules still apply.
- No database migration is needed. Existing API status, goals, dates,
and manual workspace URLs remain supported.
## Model Used
OpenAI Codex, based on GPT-6, with repository inspection, code
execution, and browser tools. The runtime does not expose a more
specific model deployment ID or context-window size.
## 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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