r/PaperClip_AI

Papercliped - run your Paperclip from any MCP-enabled Al app

I’m building Papercliped, a free and open-source MCP connector for Paperclip. The goal is simple: connect an existing Paperclip instance once, then manage agents, issues, approvals, budgets, and reports from Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, or another MCP client.

I’m at the point where the biggest unknown is not another feature—it’s whether the connection and permission model is clear to someone seeing it for the first time. Users choose either Read Only or Full Control during setup, and the connector keeps that boundary explicit.

You can try it at https://papercliped.co or inspect the source at https://github.com/OpenSourcx/papercliped

I’d really value feedback on three things:

Does the setup and trust model make sense without extra explanation?
Is Read Only / Full Control the right permission split?
What is the first Paperclip workflow you would expect to complete from chat?

I’m the developer, so blunt onboarding feedback is more useful to me than general encouragement.

u/kpn_doit — 7 days ago

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What is an Human-first alternative setup to Paperclip?

I really like Paperclip and it's been helping me do lots of stuff, but I feel is an 'Agent-first, Human-later' solution. Because it works well when there are 1-2 humans at most working with a bunch of AI agents.

But what about a more production scenario like a small-medium company where you'd like roughly the same amount of humans interacting and delegating work to AI agents? kind of having on of these Kanban Boards (eg Asana, Trello, Linear, Jira) where the company's humans are already interacting, and then just add some AI agents so we can delegate them work. I know most of said tools have MCPs that theoretically you could use with AI agents with. Has anyone successfully setup one of said tools with several agents in production?

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u/Cold-Illustrator-288 — 9 days ago

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PaperclipBar: a free macOS menu-bar app for your local Paperclip instance (approvals, blocked tasks, active runs, start/stop)

I run Paperclip on my Mac, and I got tired of opening the board just to see whether anything needed me. So I built a menu-bar companion for it. It’s free.

What it shows

A count in the menu bar of what’s waiting on you: approvals first, then agents in error, blocked tasks, and tasks in review. Click one and it opens on the board.

Active runs: what each agent is working on right now, with elapsed time. Long runs get flagged (the threshold is configurable).

The board in its own window, opening to the page you choose: Dashboard, Tasks, Inbox, Agents, or a project.

Metrics: lead time, work time, agent time per task, and cost by agent, model and project, with CSV export.

A notification for each new approval, blocked task, review or agent error, once each.

What it does

Start/Stop for Paperclip (using your own start script) and for any local model servers you add. Every start and stop asks for confirmation first.

Talk (macOS 26+): hold a shortcut, dictate a task, check it, and it’s created unassigned in the project you pick.

Setup: it uses a board API key, so it works with authenticated mode:

paperclipai token board create --name "PaperclipBar" --ttl-days 30

Then paste the key into Settings › Access. It’s stored in your Keychain.

Limits, so nobody’s surprised

It only talks to a Paperclip on the same Mac (127.0.0.1 / localhost). It won’t connect to an instance on another machine.

It needs an Apple silicon Mac with macOS 14 or later.

It isn’t notarized yet, so the first launch needs System Settings › Privacy & Security › Open Anyway. SHA-256 checksums are on the release page.

No analytics, no account. It sends nothing anywhere except your local Paperclip and model servers.

Download and user manual: https://dksolutions999.com/paperclipbar.html

Disclosure: I’m the developer (DK Solutions 999). I’d love feedback from other Paperclip users. What would you want in the panel?

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u/Any-Pin4221 — 8 days ago