# Paperclip Platform for orchestrating agent teams. Tasks, roles, goals, routines and budgets structure the work of connected agents. Canonical profile: https://agenten-kompass.mmeierhoff.chatgpt.site/en/agents/paperclip/ Editor: [Michael Meierhoff](https://agenten-kompass.mmeierhoff.chatgpt.site/en/about/) Sources reviewed: 2026-10-09 Basis: provider documentation. Examples are editorial suggestions, not hands-on product tests. ## Overview Paperclip provides the organizational layer above configured agents. Their runtimes perform the work; Paperclip manages tasks, responsibilities, history and costs. - Provider: Paperclip - Product family: Paperclip - Profile type: Agent team orchestration platform - Environment: Web interface with a Node.js server; run locally or on your own infrastructure - Connections: Adapters for Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor and other runtimes; custom HTTP and process adapters - Setup: Set up an instance, create an organization and agents, and configure runtimes, credentials and working directories - Pricing model: USD 0 software license; infrastructure and agent usage are additional ## Operation & oversight Operational details for this profile have not yet been researched. ## Provider Paperclip Labs develops a platform for organized agent teams. Roles, goals, budgets and approvals are its focus; the MIT-licensed software runs on your own infrastructure. - Operator: Paperclip Labs, Inc. - Organization: Company with an open-source project - Website: https://paperclip.ing/ - Reviewed: 2026-10-09 - Repository: https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip - GitHub-Stars: 98947 (2026-10-09) - License: MIT - Provider source: https://paperclip.ing/about/ - Provider source: https://paperclip.ing/ - Provider source: https://api.github.com/repos/paperclipai/paperclip ## Prices and included usage Pricing checked: 2026-10-09 Self-hosted MIT software with separately configured agents and model access. ### Paperclip USD 0 software license Your own instance with embedded or external PostgreSQL. Agent and infrastructure costs are separate. Price source: https://paperclip.ing/ Pricing details: https://paperclip.ing/ ## Key features ### Coordinate agents through roles A reporting hierarchy organizes responsibilities, delegation and escalation within the agent team. Source: https://docs.paperclip.ing/guides/org/org-structure/ ### Connect different agent runtimes Adapters launch agents, pass work to them and receive results. Source: https://docs.paperclip.ing/guides/org/agent-adapters/ ### Keep tasks and history together Tasks bring together conversations, plans, files and run history and can be assigned to agents or people. Source: https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip ### Schedule recurring work as routines Routines create tasks for an assigned agent on a schedule; interval heartbeats can be enabled separately. Source: https://docs.paperclip.ing/guides/projects-workflow/routines/ ### Set budgets with warnings and pausing Budget policies can warn at recorded thresholds and pause affected work when hard stops are enabled. Source: https://docs.paperclip.ing/how-to/set-monthly-budget/ ### Manage organizational approvals Pause agents, reassign tasks and approve the addition of new agents. Source: https://paperclip.ing/ ### Run multiple organizations Manage multiple separate organizations in a single Paperclip instance. Source: https://paperclip.ing/ ### Connect extensions Add capabilities through extensions and custom adapters. Source: https://paperclip.ing/ ## Requirements and limits ### Prepare local operation Requirement: The installation guide requires Node.js 24.11.0 or later and pnpm. Onboarding with embedded PostgreSQL runs under a regular user account. Source: https://docs.paperclip.ing/guides/getting-started/installation/ ### Configure each agent's runtime and access Requirement: Adapters require the matching runtime and its credentials. Local adapters also require a working directory. Source: https://docs.paperclip.ing/guides/org/agent-adapters/ ### Configure automatic tool execution deliberately Limitation: Coding adapters run without individual tool approvals by default. Company permissions, budgets and organizational approvals apply alongside them. Source: https://docs.paperclip.ing/guides/org/agent-adapters/ ## Example workflows ### Organize a weekly report - Your input: Report goal, accessible data sources, assigned agent and schedule. - Possible result: A recurring task with a report and documented history. - What to check: Check sources, claims, run history and recorded costs. ### Distribute development work across a team - Your input: Project goal, roles, repository access and clear acceptance criteria. - Possible result: Assigned subtasks with outputs and traceable handoffs. - What to check: Review responsibilities, working directories, code changes and acceptance. ## Context Requires Node.js 24.11.0 or newer and pnpm. Local adapters need working directories and agent credentials. Coding adapters start without per-tool approvals by default. Official repository and documentation on adapters, organization, routines, budgets and installation reviewed. Examples are editorial suggestions; operation has not been tested here. ## Sources - https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip - https://docs.paperclip.ing/guides/welcome/what-is-paperclip/ - https://docs.paperclip.ing/guides/org/agent-adapters/ - https://docs.paperclip.ing/guides/org/org-structure/ - https://docs.paperclip.ing/guides/projects-workflow/routines/ - https://docs.paperclip.ing/how-to/set-monthly-budget/ - https://docs.paperclip.ing/guides/getting-started/installation/ - https://paperclip.ing/ [Sources and method](https://agenten-kompass.mmeierhoff.chatgpt.site/en/sources/)