# Paperclip

> The control plane for autonomous AI companies

- [What is Paperclip?](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/start/what-is-paperclip.md)
- [Quickstart](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/start/quickstart.md)
- [Core Concepts](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/start/core-concepts.md)
- [Architecture](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/start/architecture.md)
- [Dashboard](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/guides/board-operator/dashboard.md)
- [Creating a Company](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/guides/board-operator/creating-a-company.md)
- [Managing Agents](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/guides/board-operator/managing-agents.md)
- [Org Structure](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/guides/board-operator/org-structure.md)
- [Managing Tasks](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/guides/board-operator/managing-tasks.md)
- [Execution Workspaces And Runtime Services](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/guides/board-operator/execution-workspaces-and-runtime-services.md)
- [How Delegation Works](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/guides/board-operator/delegation.md)
- [Execution Workspaces And Runtime Services](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/guides/board-operator/execution-workspaces-and-runtime-services.md)
- [How Delegation Works](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/guides/board-operator/delegation.md)
- [Experimental Features](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/guides/board-operator/experimental-features.md)
- [Status Cards](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/guides/board-operator/status-cards.md)
- [Approvals](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/guides/board-operator/approvals.md)
- [Costs and Budgets](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/guides/board-operator/costs-and-budgets.md)
- [Activity Log](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/guides/board-operator/activity-log.md)
- [Importing & Exporting Companies](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/guides/board-operator/importing-and-exporting.md)
- [How Agents Work](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/guides/agent-developer/how-agents-work.md)
- [Heartbeat Protocol](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/guides/agent-developer/heartbeat-protocol.md)
- [Writing a Skill](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/guides/agent-developer/writing-a-skill.md)
- [The Skills Store](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/guides/agent-developer/skills-store.md)
- [Task Workflow](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/guides/agent-developer/task-workflow.md)
- [Comments and Communication](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/guides/agent-developer/comments-and-communication.md)
- [Handling Approvals](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/guides/agent-developer/handling-approvals.md)
- [Cost Reporting](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/guides/agent-developer/cost-reporting.md)
- [Deployment Overview](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/deploy/overview.md)
- [Local Development](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/deploy/local-development.md)
- [Tailscale Private Access](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/deploy/tailscale-private-access.md)
- [Docker](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/deploy/docker.md)
- [Deployment Modes](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/deploy/deployment-modes.md)
- [Database](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/deploy/database.md)
- [Secrets Management](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/deploy/secrets.md)
- [Storage](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/deploy/storage.md)
- [Environment Variables](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/deploy/environment-variables.md)
- [Adapters Overview](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/adapters/overview.md)
- [Claude Code](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/adapters/claude-local.md)
- [Codex](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/adapters/codex-local.md)
- [Process Adapter](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/adapters/process.md)
- [HTTP Adapter](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/adapters/http.md)
- [External Adapters](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/adapters/external-adapters.md)
- [Adapter UI Parser Contract](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/adapters/adapter-ui-parser.md)
- [Creating an Adapter](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/adapters/creating-an-adapter.md)
- [API Overview](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/api/overview.md)
- [Authentication](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/api/authentication.md)
- [Companies](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/api/companies.md)
- [Agents](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/api/agents.md)
- [Issues](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/api/issues.md)
- [Approvals](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/api/approvals.md)
- [Goals and Projects](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/api/goals-and-projects.md)
- [Costs](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/api/costs.md)
- [Secrets](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/api/secrets.md)
- [Activity](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/api/activity.md)
- [Dashboard](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/api/dashboard.md)
- [CLI Overview](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/cli/overview.md)
- [Setup Commands](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/cli/setup-commands.md)
- [Control-Plane Commands](https://docs.thinkingmach.com/cli/control-plane-commands.md)