feat(paperclip): keep Claude auto memory in AGENT_HOME (REN-541) #1108

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Ghost merged 1 commits from atlas/ren-541-claude-auto-memory into master 2026-10-03 17:02:56 +00:00
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@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@ paperclipai/paperclip#14769, also open: the plugin sets `remoteCwd:
/workspace` when it acquires or resumes a lease.
`pr-14769-probe-remote-cwd.patch` is that PR's diff (head `10dc7371`).
Claude auto memory is lost after every run (REN-541): it lives under
`CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR`, which Paperclip makes fresh per run and deletes.
`ren-541-claude-auto-memory.patch` makes the ACPX engine write
`autoMemoryDirectory: <AGENT_HOME>/memory` into the per-run
`.claude/settings.local.json`. `AGENT_HOME` is restored before and saved after
every run, local and in k8s pods. The value is not part of the session
fingerprint, so resume is unchanged. No upstream PR yet; rename the patch to
`pr-<n>-…` once there is one.
## Files
- `upstream.env` — pinned commit and the version string stamped into the
@@ -39,10 +48,10 @@ Set `PAPERCLIP_COMMIT` to the new master commit and `PAPERCLIP_VERSION` to
`git describe --tags --match 'v*' --long <commit>`, then run
`sh prepare.sh /tmp/src`: it fails if a patch no longer applies.
## Exit: when #13733 and #14769 are merged upstream
## Exit: when every patch here is merged upstream
Renovate cannot watch an upstream PR, so this is a manual step. Once
upstream nightly contains both fixes:
upstream nightly contains all of them:
1. `kubernetes/infrastructure/image-automation/paperclip.yaml`: back to
`ghcr.io/paperclipai/paperclip` with `filterTags.pattern: '^nightly$'`
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
diff --git a/packages/adapter-utils/src/acpx-engine/execute.test.ts b/packages/adapter-utils/src/acpx-engine/execute.test.ts
index a26f980..112e2eb 100644
--- a/packages/adapter-utils/src/acpx-engine/execute.test.ts
+++ b/packages/adapter-utils/src/acpx-engine/execute.test.ts
@@ -2544,6 +2544,37 @@ describe("shared ACPX engine runtime behavior", () => {
expect(note).toBeTruthy();
});
+ it("points Claude auto memory at the run's AGENT_HOME without changing the session fingerprint", async () => {
+ const root = await makeTempRoot();
+ const stateDir = path.join(root, "state");
+ const cwd = path.join(root, "worktree");
+ await fs.mkdir(cwd, { recursive: true });
+ const stableHome = path.join(root, "agent-home");
+ const runAgentHome = (runId: string) => path.join(root, "file-sync", "runs", runId, "live");
+ const readSettings = async () =>
+ JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(path.join(cwd, ".claude", "settings.local.json"), "utf8")) as {
+ autoMemoryDirectory?: string;
+ permissions?: { additionalDirectories?: string[] };
+ };
+
+ const first = await runExecutor(
+ { agent: "claude", stateDir, cwd },
+ { context: { paperclipWorkspace: { cwd, agentHome: runAgentHome("a"), agentHomeForPermissions: stableHome } } },
+ );
+ expect((await readSettings()).autoMemoryDirectory).toBe(path.join(runAgentHome("a"), "memory"));
+
+ const second = await runExecutor(
+ { agent: "claude", stateDir, cwd },
+ { context: { paperclipWorkspace: { cwd, agentHome: runAgentHome("b"), agentHomeForPermissions: stableHome } } },
+ );
+ const written = await readSettings();
+ expect(written.autoMemoryDirectory).toBe(path.join(runAgentHome("b"), "memory"));
+ expect(written.permissions?.additionalDirectories).toContain(stableHome);
+ expect(written.permissions?.additionalDirectories).not.toContain(runAgentHome("b"));
+ expect(second.result.sessionParams?.configFingerprint).toBeTypeOf("string");
+ expect(second.result.sessionParams?.configFingerprint).toBe(first.result.sessionParams?.configFingerprint);
+ });
+
it("merges Paperclip allowlist into an existing .claude/settings.local.json without losing user entries", async () => {
const root = await makeTempRoot();
const stateDir = path.join(root, "state");
diff --git a/packages/adapter-utils/src/acpx-engine/execute.ts b/packages/adapter-utils/src/acpx-engine/execute.ts
index b1dc569..e5681b8 100644
--- a/packages/adapter-utils/src/acpx-engine/execute.ts
+++ b/packages/adapter-utils/src/acpx-engine/execute.ts
@@ -1558,6 +1558,7 @@ interface PaperclipClaudeSettingsResult {
additionalDirectories: string[];
defaultMode: string;
overrodeDontAsk: boolean;
+ autoMemoryDirectory: string | null;
}
function uniqueSorted(values: Array<string | null | undefined>): string[] {
@@ -1571,10 +1572,19 @@ function uniqueSorted(values: Array<string | null | undefined>): string[] {
// denies every non-allowlisted tool and never reaches `canUseTool`), and we
// widen the SDK's Read sandbox to include the Paperclip state dirs the agent
// needs to talk to its own control plane.
+//
+// It also points Claude's auto memory at `<AGENT_HOME>/memory`. The default
+// location lives under CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR, which is a per-run temp home, so
+// memories were lost after every run. AGENT_HOME is restored before and saved
+// after each run, locally and in remote sandboxes. Claude ignores
+// `autoMemoryDirectory` only in checked-in project settings, not local ones.
async function writePaperclipClaudeSettings(input: {
cwd: string;
stateDir: string;
agentHome: string;
+ // The run's actual AGENT_HOME (the in-sandbox path for remote runs). It may
+ // differ from `agentHome`, which stays stable for session identity.
+ runAgentHome: string;
companyId: string;
}): Promise<PaperclipClaudeSettingsResult> {
const filePath = path.join(input.cwd, ".claude", "settings.local.json");
@@ -1630,7 +1640,14 @@ async function writePaperclipClaudeSettings(input: {
additionalDirectories: mergedAdditionalDirectories,
defaultMode,
};
- const next: Record<string, unknown> = { ...existing, permissions: nextPermissions };
+ const autoMemoryDirectory = input.runAgentHome
+ ? path.posix.join(input.runAgentHome, "memory")
+ : null;
+ const next: Record<string, unknown> = {
+ ...existing,
+ permissions: nextPermissions,
+ ...(autoMemoryDirectory ? { autoMemoryDirectory } : {}),
+ };
await writeFileAtomically({
target: filePath,
contents: `${JSON.stringify(next, null, 2)}\n`,
@@ -1642,6 +1659,7 @@ async function writePaperclipClaudeSettings(input: {
additionalDirectories: mergedAdditionalDirectories,
defaultMode,
overrodeDontAsk,
+ autoMemoryDirectory,
};
}
@@ -2064,12 +2082,18 @@ async function buildRuntime(input: {
// by the company root already granted in these settings; the process env
// still receives this run's actual AGENT_HOME.
agentHome: asString(workspaceContext.agentHomeForPermissions, agentHome),
+ // Auto memory follows the actual AGENT_HOME so it is saved with the run.
+ // It is not part of the session fingerprint: a moved memory directory
+ // must not invalidate a resumable conversation.
+ runAgentHome: agentHome,
companyId: agent.companyId,
});
skillCommandNotes.push(
`Wrote Paperclip-managed Claude settings to ${paperclipClaudeSettings.filePath} (defaultMode=${paperclipClaudeSettings.defaultMode}${
paperclipClaudeSettings.overrodeDontAsk ? "; overrode user dontAsk" : ""
- }, +${paperclipClaudeSettings.additionalDirectories.length} read root(s), +${paperclipClaudeSettings.allow.length} allow rule(s)).`,
+ }, +${paperclipClaudeSettings.additionalDirectories.length} read root(s), +${paperclipClaudeSettings.allow.length} allow rule(s)${
+ paperclipClaudeSettings.autoMemoryDirectory ? `, autoMemoryDirectory=${paperclipClaudeSettings.autoMemoryDirectory}` : ""
+ }).`,
);
} else if (acpxAgent === "codex") {
// Step 2 — codex-home.seed: the codex managed-home + skills preparation.