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Paperclip

Paperclip is an open-source orchestration platform that turns teams of AI agents into fully autonomous, zero-human companies — complete with org charts, governance, budgets, heartbeats, and real-time observability.

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Ecosystem category
Claw Agents
Agent class
Enterprise
Lineage
Independent
Runs
Local
Autonomy
Always On
Content type
Product
Pricing
Open Source
Open source
Yes
License
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Maintenance
Unknown
Install methods
Source
Platforms
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Autonomous executionPersistent / long-runningScheduled tasks / heartbeat

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Overview

Paperclip is a Node.js server + React UI that orchestrates teams of AI agents into complete businesses. Instead of managing individual prompts or workflows, you define a company mission, hire agents into an org chart, set budgets, and let them run 24/7 via scheduled heartbeats while you retain board-level governance.

It is not a chatbot, single-agent framework, or workflow builder — it is the operating system for zero-human companies.

Key Features

  • Bring Your Own Agent: Integrate any LLM-powered agent (Claude Code, Cursor, OpenClaw, Codex, Gemini CLI, etc.) that can receive a heartbeat.
  • Org Chart & Hierarchy: Define roles, reporting lines, job descriptions, and delegation flows.
  • Heartbeats: Agents wake on schedule, review tickets, execute work, and report upward.
  • Cost Control: Per-agent monthly budgets with automatic pause at 100% (warnings at 80%). Full cost tracking per task/project/company.
  • Ticket System: Structured, threaded tickets with immutable audit logs of every tool call and decision.
  • Governance: Act as the board — approve hires/fires, override strategy, reassign tasks, or terminate agents.
  • Multi-Company Runtime: One deployment runs dozens of isolated companies with complete data separation.
  • Mobile-Ready Dashboard: Monitor budgets, tickets, and performance from anywhere.
  • Extensible: Drop-in extensions, exportable company templates (Cliphub coming soon), and full MIT open-source license.

Quickstart

npx paperclipai onboard --yes

Or manually:

  1. git clone https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip.git
  2. cd paperclip
  3. pnpm install
  4. pnpm dev

Runs locally with embedded PostgreSQL (Node.js 20+ required). API available at http://localhost:3100.

Use Cases

  • Autonomous content agencies, trading desks, e-commerce operators, or dev teams.
  • Scaling AI-driven businesses without human overhead.
  • Managing 20+ specialized agents under one governance layer.
  • Recurring automation (social media, SEO, reporting) with full traceability.

Technical Details

  • Stack: Node.js (server), React + TypeScript (UI), PostgreSQL, pnpm, Docker-ready.
  • License: MIT (© 2026 Paperclip)
  • Execution: Atomic task checkout, persistent agent state, runtime skill injection.
  • Recent: v0.3.0 (Mar 2026), 19.8k GitHub stars, actively maintained.

Why Paperclip?

Paperclip gives you the missing infrastructure layer between individual AI agents and a real operating company — complete with accountability, cost guardrails, and human oversight at the board level.

Tags

ai-agentsorchestrationopen-sourcenodejsreacttypescriptzero-human-companyautonomous-businessgovernanceheartbeats