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Devin FoleyandPaperclip e2f1a66aa7 feat: support default-hidden experimental settings (#13980)
## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip is the open source control plane for AI-agent companies.
> - Operators can hide settings that their users must not change.
> - The server shares the effective restrictions with the UI and
settings API.
> - An explicit list must change whenever a new experimental flag is
added.
> - This pull request adds a wildcard with named exceptions to the
existing setting.
> - Core applies the policy to its current catalog, so new flags stay
hidden automatically.

## Linked Issues or Issue Description

Related: #11823 introduced settings visibility. #13907 added workspace
isolation visibility. I searched related PRs and issues and found no
duplicate wildcard implementation.

**What existing behavior does this improve?**

Operator control of experimental setting visibility through
`PAPERCLIP_HIDDEN_SETTINGS`.

**Subsystem affected**

Shared settings policy and its existing server health and mutation
consumers.

**Current behavior**

Operators must name every hidden experimental toggle. A new Core flag
can become visible until the operator updates that list.

**Proposed behavior**

`instance.experimental.*` hides current and future experimental toggles.
Entries such as `!instance.experimental.enableEnvironments` leave named
controls available. Explicit hidden keys and the hidden parent page take
precedence over exceptions.

**Reason and benefit**

Operators can maintain a short list of allowed controls instead of a
second copy of Core's full feature catalog.

**Breaking changes**

Existing explicit lists and unset configuration keep their behavior. The
new syntax is opt-in. Older images ignore it, so operators must retain
explicit restrictions until those images are upgraded. Visibility does
not change feature values.

## What Changed

- Expand the wildcard into concrete catalog keys in the shared parser.
- Limit exceptions to known experimental controls and preserve explicit
restrictions in either input order.
- Test a synthetic future catalog addition, duplicate and invalid
entries, API rejection, same-value echoes, and the effective health
payload.
- Document the syntax and the transition for deployments with mixed
image versions.

## Verification

- Targeted parser, future-catalog, health, and settings-route tests
pass: 95 tests across four files.
- `pnpm -r typecheck` passes, including Rust checks, with the installed
Cargo directory on PATH.
- `pnpm build` passes.
- All current-head CI gates pass, including the full test shards, Rust,
build, browser E2E, and canary dry run:
https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/actions/runs/36083292578. One
unchanged runtime-exposure cold-start test passed on its first retry.
- The full local `pnpm test:run` did not pass on macOS/Node 25: the
first server group reported 13,356 passed, 18 failed, and 99 skipped,
with six failed files (including two failed suite setups). Failures were
in unchanged runtime/company skill cache, chat/email connector fixtures,
embedded-Postgres setup, and workspace cleanup tests. A standalone
filesystem probe reproduced the read-only-directory rename permission
failure. Missing connector fixture paths, database startup failures, and
two integration assertions also occurred; the remaining local groups
were not reached after this group failed. The corresponding CI lanes all
pass. These local failures are not claimed as fixed by this PR.
- Browser suites were not run because this changes the shared policy,
not UI rendering or browser workflows. Health payload and route tests
cover the shared UI/API contract.

## Risks

A malformed exception remains hidden and is reported as unknown.
Exceptions cannot override an explicit hidden toggle or parent page.
Older images ignore wildcard syntax; keep their explicit list during a
mixed-version rollout. No schema or feature-value changes are included.

## Model Used

OpenAI GPT-6 through Codex, with reasoning, tool use, and code
execution. The exact runtime variant and context-window size are not
exposed in this session.

## Checklist

- [x] I have included a thinking path that traces from project context
to this change
- [x] I have specified the model used (with version and capability
details)
- [x] I have checked ROADMAP.md and confirmed this PR does not duplicate
planned core work
- [x] I have searched GitHub for duplicate or related PRs and linked
them above
- [x] I have either (a) linked existing issues with `Fixes: #` / `Closes
#` / `Refs #` OR (b) described the issue in-PR following the relevant
issue template
- [x] I have not referenced internal/instance-local Paperclip issues or
links (only public GitHub `#NNN` / `github.com/paperclipai/paperclip`
URLs)
- [x] My branch name describes the change (e.g. `docs/...`, `fix/...`)
and contains no internal Paperclip ticket id or instance-derived details
- [x] I have run tests locally and they pass
- [x] I have added or updated tests where applicable
- [x] I have updated relevant documentation to reflect my changes
- [x] I have considered and documented any risks above
- [x] All Paperclip CI gates are green
- [x] Greptile is 5/5 with no open P2s, recommendations, or follow-ups
- [x] I will address all Greptile and reviewer comments before
requesting merge

Co-authored-by: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
2026-09-25 08:07:50 -07:00
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