paperclip/packages/adapter-utils
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fix(adapters): probe Git context in the remote workspace (#13116)
## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip is the open source app people use to manage AI agents for
work.
> - Remote environments realize the workspace at a provider-owned path.
> - Run startup probes Git and network context before it starts the
agent.
> - The probe used the controller path inside the remote environment.
> - A missing directory stopped the run before any provider work began.
> - This pull request uses the remote execution target's working
directory.

## Linked Issues or Issue Description

Refs #13094, which introduced this probe. Related: #8997 and #10419
address other workspace-directory handoffs; this patch fixes the newer
Git-context probe.

**What happened?**

Remote runs failed with `setup_failed: Could not read execution-target
Git context`, including tasks that did not use Git. The provider shell
could not enter the controller's workspace directory.

**Expected behavior**

Startup must inspect Git and network context in the realized remote
workspace.

**Steps to reproduce**

1. Select a remote sandbox whose workspace is
`/home/daytona/paperclip-workspace`.
2. Start a task whose controller workspace is under
`/paperclip/instances/default/workspaces/`.
3. The startup probe exits when the controller directory does not exist
in the sandbox.

**Paperclip version or commit**

Reproduced on `622376e99` and in the regression test before this patch.

**Deployment mode**

Docker controller with a remote Daytona sandbox. The same helper also
serves SSH targets.

## What Changed

- Use `remote.remoteCwd` for the remote Git-context probe.
- Cover a missing controller directory in both credential modes.
- Verify that SSH reads Git metadata from the remote workspace even when
the caller directory exists.

## Verification

- Before the fix, both new missing-directory tests failed with the
reported error.
- The launcher environment suite passes: 18 tests.
- The adapter-utils suite passes: 1,085 passed, 11 skipped.
- Adapter-utils typecheck passes.
- A disposable sandbox with the affected deployment's image reproduced
the old `cd` failure and passed with the corrected helper. The sandbox
was deleted afterward.
- Full repository typecheck and build pass locally. All CI gates pass at
`61b522c`: regular test shards, serialized server suites, browser
shards, Runner verification, build, policy, and security checks.
- The first CI Build attempt hit a Runner suspension-acknowledgment
timeout outside the changed code. The affected 13-case recovery group
passes locally with its Rust fixtures built, and the unchanged CI job
passed on its single retry.
- The full serial local test run was stopped in favor of the complete CI
matrix; it is not claimed as a local pass.

## Risks

The probe now uses the provider-resolved target directory for sandbox
and SSH execution. Local execution keeps its existing directory. There
are no schema or API changes. Existing local credential and Git metadata
tests pass.

## Model Used

OpenAI GPT-6 in Codex, with tool-assisted code analysis, implementation,
and live and automated testing. The exact model identifier and
context-window size are not exposed by this 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 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

Co-authored-by: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
2026-09-09 16:52:11 -05:00
..
src fix(adapters): probe Git context in the remote workspace (#13116) 2026-09-09 16:52:11 -05:00
CHANGELOG.md fix: bound workspace Git scans (#11572) 2026-08-17 22:11:30 -05:00
README.md PAPA-430: workspace finalize gates + no-remote-git enforcement (#6969) 2026-05-29 08:25:29 -07:00
package.json feat(connections): add self-serve intent runtime (#12345) 2026-08-29 12:08:34 -05:00
tsconfig.json Fix root TypeScript solution config 2026-03-09 14:09:30 -05:00

README.md

@paperclipai/adapter-utils

Shared utilities for Paperclip adapters: process spawning, environment injection, sandbox/SSH transport, workspace sync, and the round-trip helpers that move code between the local execution-workspace cwd and wherever the agent actually runs.

For the adapter-author guide see docs/adapters/creating-an-adapter.md and the in-repo notes at packages/adapters/AUTHORING.md.

No-remote-git contract

The local execution-workspace cwd is the only persistence boundary across runs. No adapter may depend on a git remote for cross-run state.

Adapters that run the agent on a different host should use the SSH round-trip helpers in src/ssh.ts:

  • prepareWorkspaceForSshExecution({ spec, localDir, remoteDir }) — bundles the local cwd (tracked files, dirty edits, untracked additions, and the git history needed to reconstruct it) to remoteDir before the run starts. Runs with no git remote configured.
  • restoreWorkspaceFromSshExecution({ spec, localDir, remoteDir, ... }) — syncs the remote cwd back into localDir after the run, including any new commits the agent created. Also runs with no git remote configured.

prepareRemoteManagedRuntime in src/remote-managed-runtime.ts wraps both calls for adapters that want a per-run remote workspace and an automatic restoreWorkspace() finally hook.

The invariant is pinned by the no-remote-git contract case in src/ssh-fixture.test.ts, which asserts that a remote-only commit propagates to the local worktree through the prepare → restore round-trip with no git remote configured at any point. Do not regress that test.