Paperclip AI Agent
by paperclipaiThe open-source app everyone uses to manage agents at work
Paperclip is an open-source ai agent by paperclipai, written mainly in TypeScript, with 109,691 GitHub stars and the MIT license. Its code was last updated Nov 1, 2026. The latest npm release is paperclipai 2026.1106.0, published Nov 6, 2026, with 62,324 downloads last week.
Scan summary: scanned Nov 5, 2026 at commit 036b186. Seen able to run dynamic code, read environment and secrets, connect to the internet. 2 published advisories for its package. Scan policy
What Paperclip can touch
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Run shell commandsNot seen in this scan
- Seen in this scan, either in the code or while it ran.Run dynamic codeFound in the code by our scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or write filesNot seen in this scan
- Seen in this scan, either in the code or while it ran.Read environment and secretsFound in the code by our scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Control a web browserNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Connect to databasesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or send messagesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Touch money or tradingNot seen in this scan
- Seen in this scan, either in the code or while it ran.Connect to the internetFound in the code by our scan
"Not seen" means our checks did not find it, and the tool may still do it. Covers commit 036b186, Nov 5, 2026. See the scan policy.
Before you install Paperclip
AgenticMart scanned Paperclip on Nov 5, 2026 with automated checks for hidden code, known-malicious packages, leaked secrets and vulnerable dependencies. The result covers one commit under our scan policy, so review what access you give it and check any advisories shown here.
What it can access
- An AI agent decides its own next steps and calls whatever tools you give it, so its risk depends on the access you grant.
Before you install
- Pin the version you reviewed instead of always installing the latest release.
- Read the tool list or scripts before the first run, and keep approval prompts on for actions that write, send or delete.
- Maintained by paperclipai on GitHub, 109,691 stars and 18,168 forks. Popularity is not proof of safety.
- Last code change: Nov 1, 2026.
- Open-source license: MIT.
Published advisories for paperclipai
From the OSV database, for this npm package. Check that your installed version is past any fix.
- CVE-2026-41679paperclip Vulnerable to Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via Import Authorization BypassFixed in 2026.410.0.
- GHSA-gqqj-85qm-8qhfPaperclip: codex_local inherited ChatGPT/OpenAI-connected Gmail and was able to send real email
Paperclip is an open-source ai agent by paperclipai, written mainly in TypeScript. The open-source app everyone uses to manage agents at work
At a glance
- Stars
- 110k
- Forks
- 18k
- Language
- TypeScript
- License
- MIT
- Created
- Mar 2026
- Last update
- Nov 1, 2026
- Type
- AI Agent
- Price
- Free
Topics
Questions about Paperclip
What is Paperclip?
The open-source app everyone uses to manage agents at work
Who maintains Paperclip?
Paperclip is maintained by paperclipai on GitHub (paperclipai/paperclip). AgenticMart lists it from public repository data.
Is Paperclip safe to use?
AgenticMart scanned Paperclip on Nov 5, 2026 with automated checks for hidden code, known-malicious packages, leaked secrets and vulnerable dependencies. The result covers one commit under our scan policy, so review what access you give it and check any advisories shown here.
What license does Paperclip use?
It is published under the MIT license.
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