# Paperclip

> MIT org control-plane for agent budgets, Board governance, heartbeats

**Category:** AI Agents  
**Pricing:** open-source  
**URL:** https://paperclip.ing  
**GitHub:** https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip  
**Added:** 2026-09-26

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## The Hook

Paperclip is the open-source company OS for agents at work: budgets, Board-style governance, and heartbeats so org control sits above the coding CLIs.

## What's Good

MIT (paperclipai/paperclip). Free self-host via `npx paperclipai onboard --yes`, install.sh, or pnpm. Org control-plane lane — budgets + Board governance + heartbeats — when you need company-level agent ops, not another issue board. Homepage paperclip.ing; ★~85k on GitHub.

## The Catch

Vs Multica: Multica is a coding-agent issue board; Paperclip is company OS / org control. Vs OpenClaw: messaging employee, not budgeted Board governance. ★85k, but repo created 2026-03 — maturity may not match stars; piped install.sh is a supply-chain note, not a free pass.

## Verdict

MIT org control-plane when agent budgets and Board governance matter more than another task board — verify install path and star-vs-age risk.