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d627632874 Release docs for paperclip v2026.1106.0 (#172)
Docs for parent release `v2026.1106.0` (`d69631b0`), up from
`v2026.1023.0` (`1b4c8038`): 515 parent commits.

## How this branch was built

The tag is 914 commits behind what `nightly` has drafted, so this branch
isn't cut from `nightly` HEAD. It starts at nightly commit `1952052`
(parent `043f2514`), 19 commits before the tag, then adds:

- the `main` hotfix (#160)
- the sync tooling from `nightly`
- docs for those 19 commits

Later nightly drafts stay on `nightly`, so no pages had to be removed.
No `nightly-draft/*` PRs are open.

## What changed

- **Runner by default:** new Claude, Codex, OpenCode and Pi agents start
on Paperclip Runner on supported hosts, with **Legacy runner** and
**Upgrade runner**.
- **Workspaces:** cleanup of finished workspaces, optional Git
expiration, and restore points for unsaved work. Restore points are off
by default.
- **New pages:** Prompt injection prevention, Google Workspace, GitHub
Copilot, Speko, Braintrust, Daytona, Ditto and Unikraft.
- **Breaking and upgrade notes:** the run history limit, Sentry run
failures off by default and the DSN variables, the Docker start command
for custom images, `--yes` on `instructions-file:delete`, and slower
migrations on large instances.
- **Also covered:** project repositories as skill sources, roster bulk
edit, Artifacts V1 (experimental, off by default), composer dismissal,
`expectedStatusVersion`, `unexecuted_review_stage`, and plugin workspace
providers.
- **Changelog:** a v2026.1106.0 entry in `reference/changelog.md`.

## Older text corrected

These were wrong at the tag, and most are also wrong on the live site:

- which permissions let an agent read a peer's configuration or change
instructions (`api/agents.md`)
- `decideNowCount`, which doesn't exist; the field is `deskBadgeCount`
- `file-resources` routes, which are board-only
- the **Create project** dialog fields, a CEO rule the code doesn't
enforce, and where a terminated agent's reports appear
- `instructions-file:put` and `:delete` examples that always failed
(`cli/agent.md`)
- a curl example that returned `422` (`api/cases.md`)
- Google Workspace **Reconnect** instructions, which claimed it reopens
the service picker
- the `permissionKey` table, which listed 8 of 21 keys
- drafting text at the end of `api/agents.md`

## ⚠ Please check these

- **Product behaviour that may be a parent bug.** The docs now describe
the tag's code, which you may prefer to fix upstream:
- The project **Environment** dropdown saves a choice, but runs ignore
it (`experimental/environments.md`).
- `environments:manage` is granted by roles but no environment route
checks it.
- `suggest-changes` is documented as agent-only, because only agents
have a consent path. Company skill policy decides skill edits.
- **Reader-visible mismatches in the parent UI.** The docs follow the
code. Upstream copy still mentions a "Built-in agents tab", says Copilot
"awaits qualification", and tells people to "Reconnect Google Workspace
to change access".

## ⚠ Post-tag leaks removed

Nothing to remove from an already-drafted page: post-tag surfaces such
as 1Password, Vercel, Supabase deploy, custom gateway onboarding and
Artifacts V1 as default never came onto this branch. Authors left out
post-tag hunks of the next nightly draft, and the reasons are in the run
notes.

## ⚠ Drift

None. Zero findings at the tag, from a full parent snapshot.

## ⚠ Verification Failures

The tag-accuracy gate reports one leak and nine review entries. None is
a real failure:

- **Leak:** `reference/cli/service.md`, `paperclipai payload and`. This
is a false positive; it's prose from a real message at
`cli/src/commands/service.ts:184`.
- **Review, 8 new connector pages:** the gate can't confirm new pages.
Reviewers confirmed each surface exists at the tag.
- **Review, `local_tools`:** an example value from the tag's Runner
README.

Not provable from code, and kept deliberately:

- `sandbox-providers.md` uses `sandbox.yaml`. The tag's README says
`install.yaml`, which returned 404 when checked. The upstream fix is
post-tag.
- The Google Workspace row about older OAuth brokers rests on release
notes and a design doc. The broker isn't in this repo.
- External claims about provider behaviour (for example Braintrust,
Daytona, Unikraft and Google scopes).

## ↻ Renames detected

None. The rename helper wasn't run: the 19-commit delta adds no new
adapter, skill, or plugin directories that it would check.

## Verification

All checks read a checkout pinned to the tag.

- **First round:** authors, a release-notes audit, an audit of
corrections stranded on `nightly`, an audit of 321 lines the last
realign dropped from `main` (about 130 checked directly in code), and
six fresh verifiers.
- **Second round:** seven new verifiers re-checked every changed area,
tracing behaviour rather than matching labels, and fixed about 50 more
defects. That volume means more may remain.
- **Limits of that second round:**
- Each verifier reported what it only string-matched. That includes
parts of Artifacts V1, the **Upgrade runner** notice, Copilot run
behaviour, and some Plugin SDK contract text.
  - The second-round fixes themselves weren't reviewed by a third round.
- **Gates:** `docs:build`, `docs:test` and `sync:check` pass.
- **Nothing was run against a live instance.** All of this comes from
reading code.

## Screenshots

**196 of 278 screenshots are stale and none were recaptured.** The list
is in `SCREENSHOTS_PENDING.md`. Some visibly differ from the text, such
as the removed **Run with provider trace** button and the old roster
tabs.

## After merge

1. Keep the PR title as is: `tag-docs-release.yml` reads the version
from it.
2. Confirm the `docs/v2026.1106.0` tag exists.
3. Run `node scripts/sync/realign-nightly.mjs release/v2026.1106.0
--push`, then audit for dropped lines and duplicated paragraphs, and set
`nightly` state back to `branch_mode: nightly`.
4. Check that `docs.paperclip.ing` serves the release: a new page, a new
claim, and the changelog's top entry.

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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: DevRel Gemini <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Paperclip <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Dotta <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: ClaudeCoder <[email protected]>
2026-11-07 13:02:42 +01:00

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v2026.1106.0 Google Workspace Search Connector One read-only search across Gmail, Drive, Calendar, and Chat. When to use it instead of the single-app connectors, what it requests, and a test.

Google Workspace Search

Warning: Google verification pending. Paperclip has not yet completed Google app verification. You may see an unverified-app warning during authorization. If Google offers an Advanced option to continue to Paperclip, you can choose to proceed after reviewing the requested access. This option is not available for every account; Workspace administrator restrictions and other Google access requirements still apply. Contact [email protected] if you cannot connect.

Note: This connector is no longer listed on the Connectors page for new setup; it appears there only when you have a saved connection to it, which keeps running unchanged. Google Workspace, the connector for new Google accounts, does not include cross-service search. An agent that needs this service can still ask you for it with a connection card on its task.

One read-only search that spans Gmail, Drive, Calendar, and Chat together, so an agent can answer "where did we discuss this?" without knowing which app holds the answer.

It searches all four. There is no way to connect it for a subset.

Warning: This connection requests read access to Gmail, Drive, Calendar, and Chat at once. That is broader than any single-app connector. If an agent only needs one app, connect that app instead.

When to use this instead of an app connector

You want Use
To find something without knowing which app it is in This connector
To read, edit, or create in one specific app Gmail, Google Drive, Google Calendar, or Google Chat
The narrowest possible access The single-app connector, with its read-only group

This connector only searches. It returns results with links; it does not read a full document, create a draft, or change an event. Agents that need to act on what they find also need the relevant app connector.

Before you connect

  • A Google Workspace account whose mail, files, calendar, and chat you are willing to make searchable.
  • Google Workspace Developer Preview registration for that account, confirmed by Google. Apply at Google Workspace Developer Preview.
  • Without Paperclip Cloud enrollment, your own Google OAuth client with the Gmail API, Drive API, Calendar API, Chat API, and Workspace MCP API enabled — five APIs, more than any single-app connector needs. Set up your own Google OAuth app is the complete procedure.
  1. Open Connectors and select Google Workspace Search.
  2. Read the access line above the main button. It says who the connection signs in as and which agents can use it. To pick a different identity, narrow the agents, or use another sign-in method, select Change.
  3. Paperclip uses Connect with Paperclip when your instance offers it. To use your own client instead, select Use your own Google OAuth app and supply the client ID and secret from Set up your own Google OAuth app.
  4. Complete Google's consent screen with the registered Workspace account.

One capability group, Search Workspace, requesting gmail.readonly, drive.readonly, calendar.readonly, and chat.messages.readonly. There is a single operation, search-corpus.

Choose access

What the search covers is what the authorizing account can already see across those four apps — its own mail, files shared with it, calendars on its list, and spaces it belongs to. Paperclip does not narrow it, and there is no per-app or per-folder filter.

Because the scope is wide, the agent-selection choice matters more than usual. Prefer Just agents I pick. An Organization identity here lets eligible agents search the connected account on runs whose responsible person is in the credential's human audience — rarely what you want.

How connector access works covers identity and agent selection.

Try it

Search for something you know exists and can recognize in the results:

Search my Google Workspace for "renewal contract" and tell me which app each result came from.

Expect a handful of results, each identifying its source app with a link. Compare each result with a known item and inspect the connector calls. One query verifies only the returned results; it does not establish that all four services were searched successfully.

Note: Illustrative task, not a recorded test result. Use a phrase you know appears in your own mail or files.

Troubleshooting and limitations

Problem Likely cause Fix
Google refuses before the consent screen Developer Preview registration is incomplete Finish registration and retry
Connect with Paperclip is not offered The instance is not enrolled with Paperclip Cloud, or Cloud is not advertising the search profile Use your own Google OAuth app
Results only ever come from one app The query matches in one corpus, or the account has little content in the others Try a phrase you know appears elsewhere
A result is found but the agent cannot read the whole item Expected — this connector searches, it does not read Add the relevant app connector
You need a connection dedicated to Drive This connection requests access across multiple Workspace services Use Google Drive and review its scopes and actions
Needs attention The Google token expired or was revoked Select Reconnect

Limitations: read-only and search-only, using one authorized account. Results depend on Google's search tools and that account's access. Developer Preview applies.