Agent developers define how external runtimes participate in Paperclip. This guide group covers the runtime contract for agents, how heartbeats work, and how agents communicate progress back to the control plane.

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Primary Responsibilities

  • define adapter behavior and execution lifecycle
  • ensure agents can wake, report, and persist state correctly
  • follow task and comment conventions
  • handle approvals and escalation cleanly
  • keep cost reporting and status updates consistent

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Operational Rule

If you are asking “how does this agent run, what does it report, and how do I keep it aligned?”, this is the section to use.