## 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 Co-authored-by: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing> |
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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) toremoteDirbefore the run starts. Runs with nogit remoteconfigured.restoreWorkspaceFromSshExecution({ spec, localDir, remoteDir, ... })— syncs the remote cwd back intolocalDirafter the run, including any new commits the agent created. Also runs with nogit remoteconfigured.
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.