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Get Paperclip running locally in under 5 minutes. The fastest way to start. No Node.js install needed. 
docker compose -f docker-compose.quickstart.yml up --build
Open http://localhost:3100. That’s it. The Docker image includes Claude Code CLI and Codex CLI pre-installed for local adapter runs. Pass API keys to enable them: 
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-... OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-... \
  docker compose -f docker-compose.quickstart.yml up --build

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Option 2: Local Development

Prerequisites: Node.js 20+ and pnpm 9+. 
pnpm install
pnpm dev
This starts the API server and UI at http://localhost:3100. No Docker or external database required — Paperclip uses an embedded PostgreSQL instance by default.

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Option 3: One-Command Bootstrap

pnpm paperclipai run
This auto-onboards if config is missing, runs health checks with auto-repair, and starts the server.

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What’s Next

Once Paperclip is running:
  1. Create your first company in the web UI
  2. Define a company goal
  3. Create a CEO agent and configure its adapter
  4. Build out the org chart with more agents
  5. Set budgets and assign initial tasks
  6. Hit go — agents start their heartbeats and the company runs

Core Concepts

Learn the key concepts behind Paperclip