## Thinking Path
> - Paperclip is the open source app people use to manage AI agents for
work.
> - Sandboxed agents can do useful work in a remote workspace, then
export that result back to a host review checkout.
> - A restore can leave the host checkout's index stale even when the
sandbox content and committed state are correct.
> - That drift makes reviewers see misleading missing-file or
dirty-state results after sandbox execution.
> - This pull request repairs the host index refresh path and surfaces a
clean/dirty restore signal during finalization.
> - The benefit is more reliable review checkouts and clearer sandbox
finalization status.
## Linked Issues or Issue Description
Refs #248
No exact public GitHub issue was found for this restore/index
consistency fix. The underlying bug is that a sandbox restore can update
host working-tree content without leaving the host git index aligned, so
local review tooling may report stale deletions or misleading dirtiness.
This PR keeps the restore/export path consistent and reports the
resulting clean/dirty state.
GitHub search performed for related or duplicate work: `sandbox runtime
status`, `sandbox restore index`, and `runtime progress`. No direct
duplicate PR was found.
## What Changed
- Refreshed git workspace sync/index handling after sandbox
restore/export operations.
- Added finalization status that reports whether the restored host
checkout is clean or dirty.
- Preserved sandbox-managed runtime progress callbacks around restore
and finalization.
- Added adapter-utils tests covering the host index drift repair and
clean/dirty finalization signal.
## Verification
- Local PII scan before push: high-confidence secret patterns, internal
issue links, local user paths, and private URL patterns checked across
all three split diffs; no real secrets or internal links found.
- `git diff --check
feat/sandbox-runtime-status..fix/sandbox-restore-index-sync`
- `pnpm exec vitest run
packages/adapter-utils/src/sandbox-managed-runtime.test.ts` — 1 file, 10
tests passed.
- `pnpm run typecheck` passed on `fix/sandbox-restore-index-sync`.
- `pnpm run build` passed on `fix/sandbox-restore-index-sync`; Vite
reported existing CSS `::highlight` and chunk-size warnings.
- `pnpm run test:run` was attempted on `fix/sandbox-restore-index-sync`;
it failed in two unrelated broad-suite tests. One depends on this host's
Git default branch behavior, and one depends on local Claude
model-discovery environment. The changed focused suite above passes.
## Risks
- Git index refresh behavior needs to remain conservative so it does not
hide real uncommitted user changes.
- The clean/dirty finalization signal is diagnostic; it should not by
itself mark a sandbox run successful or failed.
- This PR is stacked on the runtime-status branch so finalization
progress can reuse the same callback path.
> 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 GPT-5 via Codex coding agent, with shell/tool execution in a
local worktree. Exact context-window metadata 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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