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- session: [[packs/paperclip-harness/80-sessions/rich-discovery-git-repo-2026-11-12-09-24-20|Rich discovery: git_repo 2026-11-12 09:24:20]]
- context: [[packs/paperclip-harness/20-context/home|git_repo]]
- observation: [[packs/paperclip-harness/60-observations/tmp-repository-structure-and-configuration-patterns|git_repo repository structure and configuration patterns]]
---
## Update (2026-11-12 20:21:44)
## Rich discovery update (2026-11-12 20:21:44)
All four answered, and two of them turned into code.
## 1. The prompt now says what to do next
```
Y make the repository now, then three steps:
1. PUT INTO .gitignore EVERY FILE YOU DO NOT WANT COMMITTED.
A file there is invisible to the agent, which is usually what
you want for evidence folders, notes with credentials, and
.paperclip/, which is written there for you.
2. commit what is left, in lazygit: stage with space, commit with c.
3. run this same command again to create the project with worktrees:
office /tmp/gw2 --new "gw2"
N create the project in place instead: no branches, no diff, nothing to merge.
```
The repeat command is generated from what you actually typed, so it includes `--host nixos-desktop` when you used one. And the message after staging repeats it with the lazygit keys:
```
i put the selected file or folder into .gitignore
space stage or unstage e edit a file, .gitignore included
c commit ? every key
Then repeat this command to create the project with worktrees:
office /tmp/rtest13 --new "rtest13" --host nixos-desktop
```
## 2. `l` is lazygit, `t` is the tool chooser — on every pane
You were right: `t` meant two different things. Now, on both `Board>board` and `Project>project`:
| key | does |
|---|---|
| `t` | the tool chooser — lazygit, yazi, nvim, hunk, fzf, ocr, shell |
| `l` | lazygit, straight away, in the project folder |
`l` was free because TUIOS owns `h j k l` in window mode, so the old "next tab" binding on `l` never fired anyway. Tabs are `(` and `)`. The chooser is now one shared function used by both panes, so they cannot drift apart again — that duplication is what let them disagree.
## 3. `~/TEST-BETA` from `.27` — yes, it needs `--host`, and drop `--session`
`~` expands on the machine you are typing on. From `.27`, `~/TEST-BETA` means `/home/sam/TEST-BETA` **on `.27`**, where it does not exist. The folder is on `.13`, so:
```sh
office ~/TEST-BETA --new "test-beta" --host nixos-desktop
```
Two things to change in what you planned:
- **drop `--session security`.** There is already a session called `security` on `.13`, made for `~/SECURITY`. Two projects in one session means `board` rebuilds those panes against the wrong folder and you lose the first one. Leave `--session` off and it becomes `test-beta`, one project, one session.
- `TEST-BETA` is **not a git repository** (I checked: `folder-0`, `TEST0.md`…, no `.git`), so the gate will ask Y or N. Since your terminal is interactive it will ask properly — I made the remote run take a terminal when yours has one. If you would rather not be asked, `--git-init` means Y, and `--commit-all` means Y plus commit in one step:
```sh
office ~/TEST-BETA --new "test-beta" --host nixos-desktop --git-init
```
That makes the repository, writes `.gitignore` with `.paperclip/`, stages everything, stops, and prints the exact command to run again once you have committed in lazygit. Verified end to end against a folder on `.13` driven from `.27`.
While testing this I also found and fixed a real bug: the "agents cannot see this folder" guard was firing on the machine you were *sitting at* instead of the machine that *owns the folder*, so `--host nixos-desktop` from `.27` was refused before it ever reached `.13`.
## 4. Do you need to reload zsh?
**Not for the rebuild itself, yes for `PATH` in a shell that was already open.** An environment variable belongs to the process that started the shell, and `PATH` is fixed at that moment. The rebuild changed the file that *new* shells read.
So:
```sh
exec zsh # in the open shell, replaces it with a new one
```
or just open a new terminal. You can tell instantly:
```sh
echo $PATH | tr ':' '\n' | grep -c .local/bin # want 1
```
You clearly already did this on `.27`, because `office` resolved by name when you ran it. And it no longer matters much: the commands read the secrets file themselves, so a shell without those variables still works.
One thing worth knowing for `.13`: TUIOS panes inherit the environment of the **daemon**, which there started on 5 November. A `PATH` change today would not reach a pane until the daemon restarts. That is why the pane launcher sets `PATH` explicitly before starting a tool, and why `bin/lib/harness.py` prepends its own directories — neither relies on the daemon's environment being current.
## Committed
`paperclip-harness` → `cba45f8`, pushed, and the commands plus the rebuilt binary are copied to `.27` and `.51`.
Nothing touched `~/SECURITY` or `~/TEST-BETA`.
## Source paths observed
- `HOME/.local/share/paperclip-harness/bin/office`
- `home/sam/TEST-BETA`
- `bin/lib/harness.py`
## Evidence
- Confidence: 84%
- Reason: Update component/repository context with detailed discovered structure and configuration
## Related learned memories <!-- same-turn-2026-11-12 20:21:44 -->
- runbook: [[packs/paperclip-harness/70-runbooks/tmp-deployment-operations|create a paperclip-harness project on a remote host]]
- action: [[packs/paperclip-harness/40-actions/2026-11-10-wrote-docs-ui-layout-md-and-three-live-layout-mockups|paperclip-harness cba45f8: clearer office prompt, unified t/l keys, remote guard fix]]
- session: [[packs/paperclip-harness/80-sessions/paperclip-harness-office-project-creation-prompt-lazygit-too|paperclip-harness: office project-creation prompt, lazygit/tool-chooser keys, remote --host workflow]]
- session: [[packs/paperclip-harness/80-sessions/rich-discovery-now-2026-11-12-20-21-44|Rich discovery: now 2026-11-12 20:21:44]]
- context: [[packs/paperclip-harness/20-context/home|now]]
- observation: [[packs/paperclip-harness/60-observations/tmp-repository-structure-and-configuration-patterns|now repository structure and configuration patterns]]

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- session: [[packs/paperclip-harness/80-sessions/rich-discovery-with-2026-11-12-09-39-17|Rich discovery: with 2026-11-12 09:39:17]]
- context: [[packs/paperclip-harness/20-context/with|with]]
- observation: [[packs/paperclip-harness/60-observations/tmp-repository-structure-and-configuration-patterns|with repository structure and configuration patterns]]
---
## Update (2026-11-12 20:21:44)
Delivered and committed to paperclip-harness at `cba45f8` (pushed to main; synced to `.27` and `.51`, harness rebuilt).
Changes:
- `office` non-git prompt now spells out next steps (gitignore, lazygit commit, re-run command) and generates the repeat command from actual typed args including `--host`.
- Added `--git-init` (auto-Y) and `--commit-all` (Y + commit) flags; post-staging message lists lazygit keys and the exact re-run command.
- Unified keybindings on Board and Project panes: `t`=tool chooser, `l`=lazygit, tabs `(`/`)`; chooser refactored into one shared function.
- Fixed a bug where the 'agents cannot see this folder' guard ran on the local machine instead of the remote host owning the folder, blocking `--host nixos-desktop`.
- Remote runs now allocate a terminal so the Y/N prompt can be interactive.
Validation: verified end-to-end against a folder on `.13` driven from `.27`; checked staging leaves `.gitignore` (containing `.paperclip/`) plus `a.md` staged and no commit. Nothing touched `~/SECURITY` or `~/TEST-BETA`.
## Evidence
- Confidence: 90%
- Reason: Concrete completed work with commit, artifacts, and validation results.
## Related learned memories <!-- same-turn-2026-11-12 20:21:44 -->
- runbook: [[packs/paperclip-harness/70-runbooks/tmp-deployment-operations|create a paperclip-harness project on a remote host]]
- action: [[packs/paperclip-harness/40-actions/2026-11-10-wrote-docs-ui-layout-md-and-three-live-layout-mockups|paperclip-harness cba45f8: clearer office prompt, unified t/l keys, remote guard fix]]
- session: [[packs/paperclip-harness/80-sessions/paperclip-harness-office-project-creation-prompt-lazygit-too|paperclip-harness: office project-creation prompt, lazygit/tool-chooser keys, remote --host workflow]]
- session: [[packs/paperclip-harness/80-sessions/rich-discovery-now-2026-11-12-20-21-44|Rich discovery: now 2026-11-12 20:21:44]]
- context: [[packs/paperclip-harness/20-context/home|now]]
- observation: [[packs/paperclip-harness/60-observations/tmp-repository-structure-and-configuration-patterns|now repository structure and configuration patterns]]

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- session: [[packs/paperclip-harness/80-sessions/rich-discovery-with-2026-11-12-09-39-17|Rich discovery: with 2026-11-12 09:39:17]]
- context: [[packs/paperclip-harness/20-context/with|with]]
- observation: [[packs/paperclip-harness/60-observations/tmp-repository-structure-and-configuration-patterns|with repository structure and configuration patterns]]
---
## Update (2026-11-12 20:21:44)
## Structural/configuration observations (2026-11-12 20:21:44)
All four answered, and two of them turned into code.
## 1. The prompt now says what to do next
```
Y make the repository now, then three steps:
1. PUT INTO .gitignore EVERY FILE YOU DO NOT WANT COMMITTED.
A file there is invisible to the agent, which is usually what
you want for evidence folders, notes with credentials, and
.paperclip/, which is written there for you.
2. commit what is left, in lazygit: stage with space, commit with c.
3. run this same command again to create the project with worktrees:
office /tmp/gw2 --new "gw2"
N create the project in place instead: no branches, no diff, nothing to merge.
```
The repeat command is generated from what you actually typed, so it includes `--host nixos-desktop` when you used one. And the message after staging repeats it with the lazygit keys:
```
i put the selected file or folder into .gitignore
space stage or unstage e edit a file, .gitignore included
c commit ? every key
Then repeat this command to create the project with worktrees:
office /tmp/rtest13 --new "rtest13" --host nixos-desktop
```
## 2. `l` is lazygit, `t` is the tool chooser — on every pane
You were right: `t` meant two different things. Now, on both `Board>board` and `Project>project`:
| key | does |
|---|---|
| `t` | the tool chooser — lazygit, yazi, nvim, hunk, fzf, ocr, shell |
| `l` | lazygit, straight away, in the project folder |
`l` was free because TUIOS owns `h j k l` in window mode, so the old "next tab" binding on `l` never fired anyway. Tabs are `(` and `)`. The chooser is now one shared function used by both panes, so they cannot drift apart again — that duplication is what let them disagree.
## 3. `~/TEST-BETA` from `.27` — yes, it needs `--host`, and drop `--session`
`~` expands on the machine you are typing on. From `.27`, `~/TEST-BETA` means `/home/sam/TEST-BETA` **on `.27`**, where it does not exist. The folder is on `.13`, so:
```sh
office ~/TEST-BETA --new "test-beta" --host nixos-desktop
```
Two things to change in what you planned:
- **drop `--session security`.** There is already a session called `security` on `.13`, made for `~/SECURITY`. Two projects in one session means `board` rebuilds those panes against the wrong folder and you lose the first one. Leave `--session` off and it becomes `test-beta`, one project, one session.
- `TEST-BETA` is **not a git repository** (I checked: `folder-0`, `TEST0.md`…, no `.git`), so the gate will ask Y or N. Since your terminal is interactive it will ask properly — I made the remote run take a terminal when yours has one. If you would rather not be asked, `--git-init` means Y, and `--commit-all` means Y plus commit in one step:
```sh
office ~/TEST-BETA --new "test-beta" --host nixos-desktop --git-init
```
That makes the repository, writes `.gitignore` with `.paperclip/`, stages everything, stops, and prints the exact command to run again once you have committed in lazygit. Verified end to end against a folder on `.13` driven from `.27`.
While testing this I also found and fixed a real bug: the "agents cannot see this folder" guard was firing on the machine you were *sitting at* instead of the machine that *owns the folder*, so `--host nixos-desktop` from `.27` was refused before it ever reached `.13`.
## 4. Do you need to reload zsh?
**Not for the rebuild itself, yes for `PATH` in a shell that was already open.** An environment variable belongs to the process that started the shell, and `PATH` is fixed at that moment. The rebuild changed the file that *new* shells read.
So:
```sh
exec zsh # in the open shell, replaces it with a new one
```
or just open a new terminal. You can tell instantly:
```sh
echo $PATH | tr ':' '\n' | grep -c .local/bin # want 1
```
You clearly already did this on `.27`, because `office` resolved by name when you ran it. And it no longer matters much: the commands read the secrets file themselves, so a shell without those variables still works.
One thing worth knowing for `.13`: TUIOS panes inherit the environment of the **daemon**, which there started on 5 November. A `PATH` change today would not reach a pane until the daemon restarts. That is why the pane launcher sets `PATH` explicitly before starting a tool, and why `bin/lib/harness.py` prepends its own directories — neither relies on the daemon's environment being current.
## Committed
`paperclip-harness` → `cba45f8`, pushed, and the commands plus the rebuilt binary are copied to `.27` and `.51`.
Nothing touched `~/SECURITY` or `~/TEST-BETA`.
## Source paths observed
- `HOME/.local/share/paperclip-harness/bin/office`
- `home/sam/TEST-BETA`
- `bin/lib/harness.py`
## Evidence
- Confidence: 82%
- Reason: Captured factual repo structure/configuration patterns from rich discovery
## Related learned memories <!-- same-turn-2026-11-12 20:21:44 -->
- runbook: [[packs/paperclip-harness/70-runbooks/tmp-deployment-operations|create a paperclip-harness project on a remote host]]
- action: [[packs/paperclip-harness/40-actions/2026-11-10-wrote-docs-ui-layout-md-and-three-live-layout-mockups|paperclip-harness cba45f8: clearer office prompt, unified t/l keys, remote guard fix]]
- session: [[packs/paperclip-harness/80-sessions/paperclip-harness-office-project-creation-prompt-lazygit-too|paperclip-harness: office project-creation prompt, lazygit/tool-chooser keys, remote --host workflow]]
- session: [[packs/paperclip-harness/80-sessions/rich-discovery-now-2026-11-12-20-21-44|Rich discovery: now 2026-11-12 20:21:44]]
- context: [[packs/paperclip-harness/20-context/home|now]]
- observation: [[packs/paperclip-harness/60-observations/tmp-repository-structure-and-configuration-patterns|now repository structure and configuration patterns]]

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- session: [[packs/paperclip-harness/80-sessions/rich-discovery-with-2026-11-12-09-39-17|Rich discovery: with 2026-11-12 09:39:17]]
- context: [[packs/paperclip-harness/20-context/with|with]]
- observation: [[packs/paperclip-harness/60-observations/tmp-repository-structure-and-configuration-patterns|with repository structure and configuration patterns]]
---
## Update (2026-11-12 20:21:44)
Trigger: creating a new `office` project whose folder lives on another machine (e.g. from `.27` targeting `nixos-desktop`/`.13`).
Steps:
1. Always pass `--host <name>` when the folder is not on the current machine; `~` expands locally, so `~/FOO` from `.27` is `.27`'s home and will not exist there.
2. Do not reuse an existing `--session` name that is already bound to a different project/folder (e.g. `security` on `.13` for `~/SECURITY`); omit `--session` so the project name becomes the session.
3. If target folder is not a git repo, the office prompt asks Y/N:
- Interactive terminal (remote runs now get one): answer Y to create a repo, but you must complete the three steps: edit `.gitignore` (must include `.paperclip/`, plus evidence/credential files), commit in lazygit (space stage, c commit), then re-run the exact command printed.
- Non-interactive: `--git-init` = Y (stages, stops, prints re-run command); `--commit-all` = Y plus commit in one step.
- N = create in place without worktrees (no branch, no diff, task edits files directly).
4. After staging, review and commit in lazygit, then re-run the printed `office <path> --new "<name>" [--host ...]` command to create the project with worktrees.
Caveats: verify folder ownership/guard uses remote host, not local machine (bug now fixed). Rebuilt harness needs a fresh shell (`exec zsh`) on the machine where `office` is used, though TUIOS panes on `.13` inherit the old daemon env — pane launcher sets PATH explicitly.
## Evidence
- Confidence: 90%
- Reason: Repeatable procedure with prerequisites, steps, safe/dangerous flags, and caveats.
## Related learned memories <!-- same-turn-2026-11-12 20:21:44 -->
- runbook: [[packs/paperclip-harness/70-runbooks/tmp-deployment-operations|create a paperclip-harness project on a remote host]]
- action: [[packs/paperclip-harness/40-actions/2026-11-10-wrote-docs-ui-layout-md-and-three-live-layout-mockups|paperclip-harness cba45f8: clearer office prompt, unified t/l keys, remote guard fix]]
- session: [[packs/paperclip-harness/80-sessions/paperclip-harness-office-project-creation-prompt-lazygit-too|paperclip-harness: office project-creation prompt, lazygit/tool-chooser keys, remote --host workflow]]
- session: [[packs/paperclip-harness/80-sessions/rich-discovery-now-2026-11-12-20-21-44|Rich discovery: now 2026-11-12 20:21:44]]
- context: [[packs/paperclip-harness/20-context/home|now]]
- observation: [[packs/paperclip-harness/60-observations/tmp-repository-structure-and-configuration-patterns|now repository structure and configuration patterns]]

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type: session
id: session.paperclip-harness.paperclip-harness-office-project-creation-prompt-lazygit-too
title: paperclip-harness: office project-creation prompt, lazygit/tool-chooser keys, remote --host workflow
status: active
source_of_truth: false
freshness: current
last_reviewed: 2026-11-12
tags:
- pack/paperclip-harness
- agent-memory/session
- paperclip-harness
- office
- cli-prompt
- lazygit
- remote-hosts
- tuios
- path
---
# paperclip-harness: office project-creation prompt, lazygit/tool-chooser keys, remote --host workflow
Working on paperclip-harness (repo `paperclip-harness`, commit `cba45f8`, pushed to main; commands synced to hosts `.27` and `.51`; harness rebuilt).
Key durable discovery: two machines involved — local workstation `sam-4screen-desktop` (192.168.20.27) and remote `nixos-desktop` (192.168.20.13). Remote runs use `run_on_remote`; there is a `is_this_machine` check and a guard that was firing on the machine you are sitting at instead of the machine that owns the folder — bug fixed (guard now applies where the folder lives).
New `office` project-creation prompt (when target dir is not a git repo):
- Y = make repository now, then three steps: (1) put everything unwanted into `.gitignore` (evidence folders, notes with credentials, `.paperclip/`), (2) commit via lazygit (space=stage, c=commit, i=gitignore, e=edit, ?=all keys), (3) re-run same command to create project with worktrees.
- N = create project in place, no branches/worktrees, task edits files directly.
- The repeat command is generated from what the user actually typed (e.g. preserves `--host nixos-desktop`).
- `--git-init` = answer Y non-interactively; `--commit-all` = Y plus commit in one step (then still prints the re-run command after staging). Remote runs now get a terminal to ask in when the local terminal is interactive.
Key bindings unified on both `Board>board` and `Project>project` panes: `t` = tool chooser (lazygit, yazi, nvim, hunk, fzf, ocr, shell), `l` = lazygit straight away in project folder. Tabs are `(` and `)`. `l` was free because TUIOS owns `h j k l` in window mode. Chooser is now one shared function for both panes to prevent drift.
Path/`--session` caveats: `~` expands on the machine you type on, so from `.27` `~/TEST-BETA` needs `--host nixos-desktop` to reach `.13`. Do not reuse `--session security` (already exists on `.13` for `~/SECURITY`); omit `--session` so it becomes `test-beta`. `~/TEST-BETA` is not a git repo, so gate applies.
Environment: TUIOS panes inherit the daemon environment (on `.13` daemon started 5 Nov), so `PATH` changes don't reach panes until daemon restart; pane launcher sets `PATH` explicitly and `bin/lib/harness.py` prepends its own dirs. An already-open shell needs `exec zsh` (or new terminal) to pick up `PATH`; check with `echo $PATH | tr ':' '\n' | grep -c .local/bin` (want 1). Commands read the secrets file themselves so shell env vars are no longer required.
## Evidence
- Confidence: 90%
- Reason: Rich sanitized discovery snapshot with architecture, CLI behavior, keybindings, host/IP layout, and caveats useful to a future agent.
## Related
- [[packs/paperclip-harness/00-system/pi-agent/memory-manifest|Memory Manifest]]
## Related learned memories <!-- same-turn-2026-11-12 20:21:44 -->
- runbook: [[packs/paperclip-harness/70-runbooks/tmp-deployment-operations|create a paperclip-harness project on a remote host]]
- action: [[packs/paperclip-harness/40-actions/2026-11-10-wrote-docs-ui-layout-md-and-three-live-layout-mockups|paperclip-harness cba45f8: clearer office prompt, unified t/l keys, remote guard fix]]
- session: [[packs/paperclip-harness/80-sessions/paperclip-harness-office-project-creation-prompt-lazygit-too|paperclip-harness: office project-creation prompt, lazygit/tool-chooser keys, remote --host workflow]]
- session: [[packs/paperclip-harness/80-sessions/rich-discovery-now-2026-11-12-20-21-44|Rich discovery: now 2026-11-12 20:21:44]]
- context: [[packs/paperclip-harness/20-context/home|now]]
- observation: [[packs/paperclip-harness/60-observations/tmp-repository-structure-and-configuration-patterns|now repository structure and configuration patterns]]

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type: session
id: session.paperclip-harness.rich-discovery-now-2026-11-12-20-21-44
title: Rich discovery: now 2026-11-12 20:21:44
status: active
source_of_truth: false
freshness: current
last_reviewed: 2026-11-12
tags:
- pack/paperclip-harness
- agent-memory/session
- autolearn
- rich-discovery
- repo/now
---
# Rich discovery: now 2026-11-12 20:21:44
Sanitized rich discovery snapshot captured automatically from the completed turn.
## Source paths observed
- `HOME/.local/share/paperclip-harness/bin/office`
- `home/sam/TEST-BETA`
- `bin/lib/harness.py`
## Final answer snapshot
All four answered, and two of them turned into code.
## 1. The prompt now says what to do next
```
Y make the repository now, then three steps:
1. PUT INTO .gitignore EVERY FILE YOU DO NOT WANT COMMITTED.
A file there is invisible to the agent, which is usually what
you want for evidence folders, notes with credentials, and
.paperclip/, which is written there for you.
2. commit what is left, in lazygit: stage with space, commit with c.
3. run this same command again to create the project with worktrees:
office /tmp/gw2 --new "gw2"
N create the project in place instead: no branches, no diff, nothing to merge.
```
The repeat command is generated from what you actually typed, so it includes `--host nixos-desktop` when you used one. And the message after staging repeats it with the lazygit keys:
```
i put the selected file or folder into .gitignore
space stage or unstage e edit a file, .gitignore included
c commit ? every key
Then repeat this command to create the project with worktrees:
office /tmp/rtest13 --new "rtest13" --host nixos-desktop
```
## 2. `l` is lazygit, `t` is the tool chooser — on every pane
You were right: `t` meant two different things. Now, on both `Board>board` and `Project>project`:
| key | does |
|---|---|
| `t` | the tool chooser — lazygit, yazi, nvim, hunk, fzf, ocr, shell |
| `l` | lazygit, straight away, in the project folder |
`l` was free because TUIOS owns `h j k l` in window mode, so the old "next tab" binding on `l` never fired anyway. Tabs are `(` and `)`. The chooser is now one shared function used by both panes, so they cannot drift apart again — that duplication is what let them disagree.
## 3. `~/TEST-BETA` from `.27` — yes, it needs `--host`, and drop `--session`
`~` expands on the machine you are typing on. From `.27`, `~/TEST-BETA` means `/home/sam/TEST-BETA` **on `.27`**, where it does not exist. The folder is on `.13`, so:
```sh
office ~/TEST-BETA --new "test-beta" --host nixos-desktop
```
Two things to change in what you planned:
- **drop `--session security`.** There is already a session called `security` on `.13`, made for `~/SECURITY`. Two projects in one session means `board` rebuilds those panes against the wrong folder and you lose the first one. Leave `--session` off and it becomes `test-beta`, one project, one session.
- `TEST-BETA` is **not a git repository** (I checked: `folder-0`, `TEST0.md`…, no `.git`), so the gate will ask Y or N. Since your terminal is interactive it will ask properly — I made the remote run take a terminal when yours has one. If you would rather not be asked, `--git-init` means Y, and `--commit-all` means Y plus commit in one step:
```sh
office ~/TEST-BETA --new "test-beta" --host nixos-desktop --git-init
```
That makes the repository, writes `.gitignore` with `.paperclip/`, stages everything, stops, and prints the exact command to run again once you have committed in lazygit. Verified end to end against a folder on `.13` driven from `.27`.
While testing this I also found and fixed a real bug: the "agents cannot see this folder" guard was firing on the machine you were *sitting at* instead of the machine that *owns the folder*, so `--host nixos-desktop` from `.27` was refused before it ever reached `.13`.
## 4. Do you need to reload zsh?
**Not for the rebuild itself, yes for `PATH` in a shell that was already open.** An environment variable belongs to the process that started the shell, and `PATH` is fixed at that moment. The rebuild changed the file that *new* shells read.
So:
```sh
exec zsh # in the open shell, replaces it with a new one
```
or just open a new terminal. You can tell instantly:
```sh
echo $PATH | tr ':' '\n' | grep -c .local/bin # want 1
```
You clearly already did this on `.27`, because `office` resolved by name when you ran it. And it no longer matters much: the commands read the secrets file themselves, so a shell without those variables still works.
One thing worth knowing for `.13`: TUIOS panes inherit the environment of the **daemon**, which there started on 5 November. A `PATH` change today would not reach a pane until the daemon restarts. That is why the pane launcher sets `PATH` explicitly before starting a tool, and why `bin/lib/harness.py` prepends its own directories — neither relies on the daemon's environment being current.
## Committed
`paperclip-harness` → `cba45f8`, pushed, and the commands plus the rebuilt binary are copied to `.27` and `.51`.
Nothing touched `~/SECURITY` or `~/TEST-BETA`.
## Evidence
- Confidence: 86%
- Reason: Preserve full sanitized discovery detail from a rich investigation turn
## Related
- [[packs/paperclip-harness/00-system/pi-agent/memory-manifest|Memory Manifest]]
## Related learned memories <!-- same-turn-2026-11-12 20:21:44 -->
- runbook: [[packs/paperclip-harness/70-runbooks/tmp-deployment-operations|create a paperclip-harness project on a remote host]]
- action: [[packs/paperclip-harness/40-actions/2026-11-10-wrote-docs-ui-layout-md-and-three-live-layout-mockups|paperclip-harness cba45f8: clearer office prompt, unified t/l keys, remote guard fix]]
- session: [[packs/paperclip-harness/80-sessions/paperclip-harness-office-project-creation-prompt-lazygit-too|paperclip-harness: office project-creation prompt, lazygit/tool-chooser keys, remote --host workflow]]
- session: [[packs/paperclip-harness/80-sessions/rich-discovery-now-2026-11-12-20-21-44|Rich discovery: now 2026-11-12 20:21:44]]
- context: [[packs/paperclip-harness/20-context/home|now]]
- observation: [[packs/paperclip-harness/60-observations/tmp-repository-structure-and-configuration-patterns|now repository structure and configuration patterns]]