Paperclip: The Human Control Plane for AI Labor

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Paperclip is an open-source orchestrator for zero-human companies. Users run npx paperclip-ai onboard to start. The tool creates an org chart of agents. Users bring their own agents: Gemini, Claude, Codex, Hermes, Pi, or OpenClaw. Doda showed his own Paperclip company managing the project itself. The CEO agent breaks tasks into subtasks for executives and individual contributors. Every part of the Paperclip app has an agentic surface. Agents know how to hire new agents, install skills, and use the skills manager.

Demo: Celebrating 40,000 Stars with a Remotion Video

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Doda created a new issue assigned to the CEO. The prompt: “Please hire a video writer and have them write a Remotion video celebrating 40, celebrating 40,000 stars.” The CEO hired a video writer agent and installed the Remotion best practices skill. The agent wrote a plan. Doda gave feedback: cuts should be 2 seconds, not 6, and animate the star count. Within 5 minutes, the agent produced a branded video with real stats and charts was ready. Paperclip already had the dashboard, branding guide, and Remotion skill in the system. What would take a week became an afterthought.

Workflows, QA, and Routines

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Paperclip provides workflows to keep agents on task. The QA agent uses the agent browser skill to open websites, fill forms, and click buttons. Users can require a reviewer or approver on tasks. The manager approves final work. Routines let users set up scheduled or manual tasks with template variables. Example: “Create a Discord message of everything merged into master today” or “Write the release changelog.” Routines can use skills like the Greptile skill for first-pass code reviews on community PRs. Paperclip is not a coding tool; it is for marketing, sales, and finance operations.

Building Your Agent Organization and Roadmap

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Doda created a new company for a hypothetical agent tools directory. He hired a CEO using Claude Code. The CEO asked to hire a CTO. Doda approved. The CEO then built a hiring plan and started setting up development infrastructure. Doda advised starting with only the agents you need and crafting their instructions. He showed his Codex coder instructions: “If there’s a blocker, tell your best guess on how to fix it. Don’t just say it’s blocked.” Paperclip tracks monthly spend per agent and per project. The roadmap includes CEO chat, maximizer mode, multiple human users, cloud deployments, and a desktop app.

Notable Quotes

Paperclip is the human control plane for AI labor. Merve Noyan · ▶ Watch (0:52)

We crossed this week 40,000 GitHub stars. Merve Noyan · ▶ Watch (3:22)

Paperclip is not a coding tool. Paperclip is designed for creating businesses. Merve Noyan · ▶ Watch (13:03)

Do not worry about AI taking your job. When you use something like Paperclip, you will be in charge of thousands of agents. Merve Noyan · ▶ Watch (23:48)

Key Takeaways

  • Paperclip lets users hire AI agents and manage them through an org chart.
  • The demo created a branded Remotion video in 5 minutes from a single prompt.
  • Workflows with QA and routines ensure agents complete tasks reliably.