paperclipai/paperclip

What it solves

Paperclip provides a centralized orchestration layer for teams of AI agents, solving the chaos of managing multiple autonomous bots across different providers. It eliminates the need to manually track dozens of open terminals, manage fragmented agent configurations, and worry about runaway token costs or lost context across reboots.

How it works

It operates as a Node.js server and React UI that acts as a "company" control plane. Instead of managing individual scripts, users define high-level business goals and hire a team of agents (from providers like Claude Code, Codex, or OpenClaw) into a structured org chart. The system uses a heartbeat mechanism to wake agents on a schedule, injects necessary project context and secrets, and tracks work through a ticket-based system with atomic execution locks to prevent double-work.

Who it’s for

It is designed for users and managers who coordinate many different AI agents toward a common goal and want to run autonomous businesses 24/7 with the ability to audit work, enforce budgets, and manage the organization from a mobile-ready dashboard.

Highlights

• Bring Your Own Agent: Supports any agent that can receive a heartbeat, regardless of the provider or runtime.
• Org Chart Governance: Implements hierarchies, roles, and reporting lines for agents, including approval gates and the ability to pause or terminate agents.
• Budget Control: Sets monthly token budgets per agent to prevent runaway costs, automatically pausing agents when limits are hit.
• Goal-Aware Execution: Links every task back to a company mission, ensuring agents understand the "why" behind their assignments.
• Multi-Organization Isolation: Allows a single deployment to run multiple isolated companies with separate data and audit trails.