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Open SourceApplications Layer

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Paperclip

Treat AI agents like headcount — org charts, reporting lines, budget caps, and audit logs for running AI as an autonomous workforce.
Paperclip

Type

Open Source (MIT)

Stack Layer

Applications

Pricing

Free / self-hosted

API

Any agent runtime

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What it is

Paperclip is an open-source human control plane that brings organizational structure to AI agent deployments. Rather than treating agents as ad-hoc chat sessions, it structures them into org charts with reporting lines, assigns budget caps per agent or team, and enforces governance controls — treating AI labor more like headcount than tooling. Features include persistent agent state, task management, approval workflows for high-risk actions, real-time cost tracking, and immutable audit logs. It supports any agent runtime (Claude, OpenAI, Cursor, and others) and is fully self-hostable with no vendor account required. This makes it particularly relevant for organizations in regulated industries or with compliance requirements around AI decision-making.
Use this when you’re deploying multiple AI agents for ongoing business operations — not one-off tasks — and need organizational structure, budget governance, and a full audit trail over what the agents do.

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Product overview and self-hosting guide.

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