Paperclip setup for Claude Code and Codex teams

Paperclip is an open source, self-hosted app for coordinating an AI agent team. The speaker explains how it assigns work and records progress while connected tools such as Claude Code and Codex do the coding. Adapters connect agent runtimes, which still need their own configuration and authentication.

The walkthrough proposes a small notes app with persistent storage, a coordinator, an implementation agent and a reviewer. It covers organization goals, task delegation, strategy and hiring approvals, and review stages that route completed work to a reviewer. Task checkout prevents competing runs from claiming one issue. Separate tasks can still touch the same code; experimental isolated workspaces can provide Git worktrees and branches, but someone must review and combine the changes.

The local setup requires Node 24.11 or newer and uses embedded PostgreSQL. The speaker describes Paperclip as MIT-licensed and free to host, with model usage and hosting costs separate. Budgets use recorded spending, so reporting delays or active work can postpone a stop.

Later sections cover heartbeats, recurring routines and Skill Studio for testing shared instructions. Timer heartbeats are off by default for new agents. Connector action controls apply through Paperclip's tool gateway and do not govern every shell command. The speaker recommends trying it when coordinating several agents already takes time.