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perf(adapter-utils): parallelize the two Daytona sandbox bridge setups (#10334)
## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip runs AI-agent work through adapter-backed execution paths.
> - Sandbox-backed local adapters pay startup overhead in two host-side
bridge setups.
> - Those setups were happening serially even though most of the work is
independent.
> - The remaining dependency is only the merged env that must reach the
process-session launch.
> - This pull request overlaps the independent setup work while
preserving that launch-time dependency.
> - The benefit is lower end-to-end startup latency without changing
execution semantics.

## Linked Issues or Issue Description

No public GitHub issue exists for this change.

Problem / motivation:
- Sandbox-backed local adapter startup waited for two largely
independent bridge setups in series, so users paid roughly the sum of
both setup times.
- The only hard dependency is the merged Paperclip env that must reach
the process-session launch.

Proposed solution:
- Start the paperclip callback bridge and the process-session bridge
concurrently.
- Keep the env merge as the single sequencing point before
process-session launch.
- Stop whichever bridge started if either startup path fails.
- Keep the concurrent bridge telemetry duration-only so shared runner
counters are not double-counted.

Alternatives considered:
- Keep the bridges serial, which preserves the current telemetry shape
but leaves the startup latency unchanged.
- Move env merging earlier, which would complicate launch ordering and
risk changing runtime semantics.

Roadmap alignment:
- This is the approved Daytona start-speedup work, focused on bridge
startup concurrency rather than broader runtime behavior.

## What Changed

- Started the paperclip callback bridge and the process-session bridge
concurrently in `execute.ts`.
- Added a memoized env finalizer so the process-session launch still
waits for the merged paperclip env at the correct moment.
- Updated `execution-target.ts` so the process-session bridge can accept
a deferred env resolver and consume it only at launch time.
- Added tests that cover the overlapped launch path and the
failure-cleanup path when one bridge start fails.

## Verification

- `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/adapter-utils exec vitest run
src/acpx-engine/execute.test.ts`
- `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/adapter-utils test`
- `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/adapter-utils exec tsc --noEmit`
- `git log --oneline
origin/master..origin/perf/parallelize-daytona-bridge-setups`
- `git diff --stat
origin/master...origin/perf/parallelize-daytona-bridge-setups`

## Risks

- A regression in the launch-time env merge could change what the
process-session bridge sees at startup.
- The concurrent start/cleanup logic could leak a bridge if the stop
paths were incorrect, which is why the failure cleanup test matters.
- This is low-to-moderate risk because the change is isolated to
adapter-utils startup plumbing and is covered by targeted tests.

## Model Used

OpenAI Codex, GPT-5, tool-using code execution mode.

## 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
- [ ] I have updated relevant documentation to reflect my changes
- [x] I have considered and documented any risks above
- [ ] All Paperclip CI gates are green
- [ ] Greptile is 5/5 with no open P2s, recommendations, or follow-ups
- [ ] I will address all Greptile and reviewer comments before
requesting merge

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Co-authored-by: Harold Kim <harold@paperclip.ing>
Co-authored-by: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
2026-07-27 15:26:11 -07:00
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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.