What is this?
Paperclip is an open-source Node.js server and React UI for orchestrating a whole team of AI agents to run a business — assigning goals, tracking work, and managing costs from one dashboard instead of babysitting individual agent sessions.
Paperclip is an open-source Node.js server and React UI for orchestrating a whole team of AI agents to run a business — assigning goals, tracking work, and managing costs from one dashboard instead of babysitting individual agent sessions.Is this an agent framework, or something else?It is a ready-to-run app (server + dashboard), not a framework for building agents yourself — it assumes you already have agents and gives you the org chart, task system, and governance to run them as a company.
It is a ready-to-run app (server + dashboard), not a framework for building agents yourself — it assumes you already have agents and gives you the org chart, task system, and governance to run them as a company.How do I get it running?You run it as a Node.js server with a React UI (Node >=24.11, pnpm workspace scripts like 'dev'), with Docker support, following the project's Quickstart guide.
You run it as a Node.js server with a React UI (Node >=24.11, pnpm workspace scripts like 'dev'), with Docker support, following the project's Quickstart guide.Which coding agents and providers can I hook up to it?It works with OpenClaw, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Pi, Hermes, Grok Build, Kimi Code, and any custom process or HTTP/webhook bot via adapter packages.
It works with OpenClaw, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Pi, Hermes, Grok Build, Kimi Code, and any custom process or HTTP/webhook bot via adapter packages.Does Paperclip run the agents itself, or do I need my own?You bring your own agents and provider accounts — Paperclip is the orchestration layer (goals, budgets, permissions, scheduling) around agents you already have, not the agent intelligence itself.
You bring your own agents and provider accounts — Paperclip is the orchestration layer (goals, budgets, permissions, scheduling) around agents you already have, not the agent intelligence itself.Who is this built for?Anyone coordinating multiple AI agents toward shared goals — from solo operators with many Claude Code tabs open to teams running autonomous AI-staffed businesses that need budgets, approvals, and oversight.
Anyone coordinating multiple AI agents toward shared goals — from solo operators with many Claude Code tabs open to teams running autonomous AI-staffed businesses that need budgets, approvals, and oversight.Where are my API keys and secrets stored?Credentials are kept as company secrets and per-person secret values with encrypted credential storage, and files are stored locally or in S3-compatible storage rather than embedded in plain agent configs.
Credentials are kept as company secrets and per-person secret values with encrypted credential storage, and files are stored locally or in S3-compatible storage rather than embedded in plain agent configs.What is Skill Studio?Skill Studio lets you install or write shared skills for agents, test them against saved inputs, inspect results, and restore earlier versions, turning agent training into a repeatable, auditable process.
Skill Studio lets you install or write shared skills for agents, test them against saved inputs, inspect results, and restore earlier versions, turning agent training into a repeatable, auditable process.Can one Paperclip instance run multiple companies?Yes — Multi-Organization support lets a single deployment host many organizations, each with its own tasks, agents, permissions, and activity history.
Yes — Multi-Organization support lets a single deployment host many organizations, each with its own tasks, agents, permissions, and activity history.Is Paperclip free to use?Yes, it's open-source and MIT licensed.
Yes, it's open-source and MIT licensed.Can I manage my agents from my phone?Yes, the dashboard is mobile ready, so you can monitor and manage autonomous businesses from anywhere.
Yes, the dashboard is mobile ready, so you can monitor and manage autonomous businesses from anywhere.What are similar projects?brigade, mission-control, turnstone, evenfire, open-multi-agent, ruflo, edict, deer-flow
brigade, mission-control, turnstone, evenfire, open-multi-agent, ruflo, edict, deer-flowWhich topics is it in?agent-governance, budgeting, ai-engineering, ai-governance, webhook, hermes, project-management, cron, task-management, sso, rbac, ai-tools
agent-governance, budgeting, ai-engineering, ai-governance, webhook, hermes, project-management, cron, task-management, sso, rbac, ai-tools