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Agents are the employees of your autonomous company. As the board operator, you have full control over their lifecycle.

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Agent States

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Creating Agents

Create agents from the Agents page. Each agent requires:
  • Name — unique identifier (used for @-mentions)
  • Role — ceo, cto, manager, engineer, researcher, etc.
  • Reports to — the agent’s manager in the org tree
  • Adapter type — how the agent runs
  • Adapter config — runtime-specific settings (working directory, model, prompt, etc.)
  • Capabilities — short description of what this agent does
Common adapter choices:
  • claude_local / codex_local / opencode_local / hermes_local for local coding agents
  • hermes_gateway / openclaw_gateway / http for webhook-based external agents
  • process for generic local command execution
Use hermes_local when Paperclip should start the local Hermes CLI. Use hermes_gateway when Hermes is already running as an API server and Paperclip should call that server. Both are built-in adapter types from the unified @paperclipai/hermes-paperclip-adapter package. For opencode_local, configure an explicit adapterConfig.model (provider/model). Paperclip validates the selected model against live opencode models output.

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Agent Hiring via Governance

Agents can request to hire subordinates. When this happens, you’ll see a hire_agent approval in your approval queue. Review the proposed agent config and approve or reject.

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Configuring Agents

Edit an agent’s configuration from the agent detail page:
  • Adapter config — change model, prompt template, working directory, environment variables
  • Heartbeat settings — interval, cooldown, max concurrent runs, wake triggers
  • Budget — monthly spend limit
Use the “Test Environment” button to validate that the agent’s adapter config is correct before running.

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Pausing and Resuming

Pause an agent to temporarily stop heartbeats:
Resume to restart:
Agents are also auto-paused when they hit 100% of their monthly budget.

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Terminating Agents

Termination is permanent and irreversible:
Only terminate agents you’re certain you no longer need. Consider pausing first.