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Instructions for writing the README.md

The readme should be visually interesting, to the point, not too long. Use the copy from the website in cases where we need some.

  • gives the pitch why, e.g. from the homepage.

Outline

  • image header up top

  • Paperclip

  • Manage autonomous AI Businesses

  • The open-source AI-agent orchestrator teams of agents that run companies

  • a video

What is it

Paperclip is a node server & UI that orchestrates a team of agents to run businesses.

Bring-your-own agents, assign goals, and track your agent's work and costs.

It looks like a task manager but has specialized skills and agent coordination

It's high taste, and feels good to use

Paperclip is right for you if:

  • You want to build autonomous companies
  • You want to coordinate many different types agents (OpenClaw, Codex, Claude, Cursor, etc.) to collaborate towards a common goal
  • You have 20 simultaneous Claude Code terminals open (and lose track of what everyone is working on)
  • You want to let your agents run autonomously 24/7, but still audit their work and chime in when needed
  • You want to monitor costs
  • You want a process for managing your agents that feels like using a task manager
  • You want to manage your autonomous businesses from your phone

What is not

Paperclip is not:

  • a code review tool
  • opinionated about what agent you use

the problem

If you want to be maximally effective with agents, you need to

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