## Thinking Path > - Paperclip is the open source app people use to manage AI agents for work. > - The board UI is the control surface for issues, projects, agents, goals, workspaces, and operator settings. > - The existing navigation and list surfaces make several high-frequency workflows feel harder to scan than they should, especially around projects and agents. > - The product direction is to improve those surfaces without breaking the existing route model or forcing a new IA on every operator at once. > - This pull request now keeps the dependent IA, project identity, and agent-list visual refresh work together while the Issue-to-Task copy migration is split into #7651. > - The benefit is a clearer left nav, better project identity, denser agent/project list rows, and brand-aligned status treatment while preserving the classic default experience behind a flag. ## Linked Issues or Issue Description Refs #7645 Refs #7651 Internal planning/work references: PAP-53, PAP-56, PAP-58, PAP-59, PAP-60, PAP-61, PAP-68, PAP-69, PAP-70, PAP-71, PAP-72, PAP-75, PAP-76, PAP-80, PAP-85, PAP-86, PAP-87, PAP-88, PAP-89. ## What Changed - Adds `enableStreamlinedLeftNavigation`, defaulting off, and gates sidebar presentation so classic navigation remains the default. - Adds project icon persistence, validation, portability, picker UI, and `ProjectTile` rendering while defaulting new projects to neutral gray. - Adds projects-list task-count and budget summary data with focused server/shared/UI coverage. - Refreshes agent list rows, row actions, active/recent sidebar behavior, and status capsule/chip styling for the approved brand state system. - Removes the placeholder Conference room and Artifacts nav/routes from the finalized experimental nav direction. - Removes `pnpm-lock.yaml` and the Issue-to-Task copy migration from this PR diff; the copy migration now lives in #7651. ## Verification - Existing branch verification from the authored commits: UI typecheck, targeted unit tests, and light/dark visual checks for `/agents`, agent detail, and design-guide status states. - Maintainer cleanup verification on `75e34e5`: `git diff --check origin/master...HEAD` passed, the `design/` diff is empty, and the PR diff is 61 files, below Greptile's 100-file review limit. - `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/ui build` passed. - `NODE_ENV=test pnpm exec vitest run ui/src/components/Sidebar.test.tsx` passed: 1 file, 8 tests. - CI and Greptile should rerun on the latest push. ## Risks - Broad UI surface area: the experimental flag keeps the classic nav default, but changed shared components such as `EntityRow`, `ProjectTile`, and agent status badges could affect multiple pages. - Database migration: `projects.icon` is additive and nullable, but migration ordering and portability import/export must stay aligned. - The Issue-to-Task copy migration is now separated into #7651, so reviewers should evaluate this PR as IA/project/agent presentation work only. - Visual regressions are possible across smaller widths because the PR intentionally changes dense list-row layouts. ## Model Used Claude Opus 4.8 assisted the original feature commits. Paperclip-Paperclip agents assisted some planning/design commits. Codex / GPT-5-class coding agent with shell, GitHub CLI, and repository access performed this PR-readiness cleanup and split. ## 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 run tests locally and they pass - [x] I have added or updated tests where applicable - [x] If this change affects the UI, I have included before/after screenshots - [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> Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com> Co-authored-by: Dotta <bippadotta@protonmail.com>
LLM Wiki
Local-file LLM Wiki plugin for source ingestion, wiki browsing, query, lint, and maintenance workflows.
Scope
This package is the standalone home for LLM Wiki behavior. Wiki-specific routes, UI, prompts, tools, local-folder templates, migrations, fixtures, and tests live here rather than in Paperclip core.
The alpha surface includes:
- manifest-declared Wiki page, sidebar entry, and settings page
- trusted local folder declaration for
raw/,wiki/,AGENTS.md,IDEA.md,wiki/index.md, andwiki/log.md - plugin database namespace migration for wiki instances, sources, pages, operations, query sessions, and resource bindings
- managed
Wiki Maintaineragent, managedLLM Wikiproject, and paused managed routines for wiki update processing, lint, and index refresh - plugin-operation issue creation using
surfaceVisibility: "plugin_operation" - local source capture into
raw/with metadata rows in the plugin DB namespace - opt-in company-scoped Paperclip event ingestion controls for issues, comments, and documents; event ingestion is disabled by default and routes captured raw provenance into the default space only
- manual Paperclip project/root issue distillation and bounded backfill actions with explicit work items, operation issues, source caps, and estimated cost recording
- Paperclip-derived distillation (cursor windows, manual
distill-now, backfill) always writes into the default wiki space in Phase 1; non-default spaces remain on manual / raw-file ingest until per-space Paperclip ingestion profiles ship - Paperclip-derived distillation maintains
wiki/projects/<slug>/standup.mdas the executive current-state view for each represented project, alongside durablewiki/projects/<slug>/index.mdknowledge pages - wiki page writes with plugin path validation, atomic local-folder writes, metadata/revision rows, backlink extraction, and optional stale-hash protection
- wiki tools for search/read/write/propose patch/source/log/index/backlinks workflows
Phase 5 Security Gate
Paperclip-derived text ingestion stays limited to issue titles/descriptions, issue comments, and issue documents.
- Issue attachments/assets are metadata-only in Phase 5.
- Issue work products are metadata-only in Phase 5.
- The wiki must not fetch
/api/assets/:id/content, dereference work-producturlfields, or store those capability-bearing links in source bundles/snapshots.
The accepted policy lives in doc/plans/2026-05-06-llm-wiki-paperclip-asset-security-gate.md.
Development
pnpm install
pnpm dev # watch builds
pnpm dev:ui # local dev server with hot-reload events
pnpm test
From the Paperclip repo root:
pnpm --filter @paperclipai/plugin-llm-wiki typecheck
pnpm --filter @paperclipai/plugin-llm-wiki test
pnpm --filter @paperclipai/plugin-llm-wiki build
Alpha Verification
Run these commands from the Paperclip repo root before handing off alpha plugin changes:
pnpm --filter @paperclipai/plugin-llm-wiki typecheck
pnpm --filter @paperclipai/plugin-llm-wiki test
pnpm --filter @paperclipai/plugin-llm-wiki build
The focused Vitest suite covers:
- standalone package boundaries and package-local harness dependencies
- required local folder bootstrap writes
- raw source capture plus ingest metadata persistence
- hidden plugin-operation issue creation for ingest/query/file-as-page workflows
- disabled and enabled Paperclip event ingestion paths
- managed routine declarations, manual distill/backfill work items, source cap handling, and backfill project/date scoping
- atomic page writes, metadata/revision rows, backlinks, and stale-hash refusal
- query session creation, run-id recording, stream event forwarding, and completion updates
- filing a streamed query answer back into the wiki through a hidden operation
Remaining alpha gaps:
- Browser screenshot capture is maintained separately under
tests/screenshots; generatedscreenshots/outputs are local artifacts and are ignored by git. - Host-level plugin install and live agent invocation still need Paperclip server/runtime smoke coverage when preparing a release candidate.
Install Into Paperclip
curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:3100/api/plugins/install \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"packageName":"/Users/dotta/paperclip/.paperclip/worktrees/PAP-3179-design-a-llm-wiki-plugin/packages/plugins/plugin-llm-wiki","isLocalPath":true}'
Build Options
pnpm builduses esbuild presets from@paperclipai/plugin-sdk/bundlers.pnpm build:rollupuses rollup presets from the same SDK.
After changing manifest-loaded assets such as skills, agent instructions, or templates, recompile the local plugin before re-enabling it:
pnpm --filter @paperclipai/plugin-llm-wiki build
The package-local dist/ directory is ignored by git, but local Paperclip
installs load the compiled dist/manifest.js and dist/worker.js files at
runtime. If activation failed before the rebuild, re-enable the plugin or
restart the Paperclip dev server so the host imports the fresh bundle.
Local File Layout
<configured-wiki-root>/
AGENTS.md
IDEA.md
.gitignore
raw/
.gitkeep
wiki/
index.md
log.md
sources/
.gitkeep
projects/
.gitkeep
<project-slug>/
index.md
standup.md
decisions.md
history.md
entities/
.gitkeep
concepts/
.gitkeep
synthesis/
.gitkeep
Use the settings page or bootstrap-root action to configure the folder and
write the starter files. The plugin uses Paperclip's local folder API for path
containment, symlink checks, read/write validation, and atomic writes.
Bootstrap preserves existing files rather than overwriting operator edits. The
default first-install skeleton is copied from the vanilla LLM Wiki layout, with
CLAUDE.md renamed to AGENTS.md and Paperclip project overviews, standups,
decisions, and history kept together under wiki/projects/<slug>/.
Managed Agent Instructions
Plugin-managed agent instruction bundles live under:
agents/<agent-key>/AGENTS.md
For this plugin the Wiki Maintainer source bundle is agents/wiki-maintainer/AGENTS.md.
Any additional files in that folder are installed as sibling instruction files
for the managed agent. The settings health check reports drift from these
defaults, and resetting the managed agent asks for confirmation before replacing
customized instructions.