Docker - Paperclip — ContextQMD

Run Paperclip in Docker without installing Node or pnpm locally.

Compose Quickstart (Recommended)

docker compose -f docker/docker-compose.quickstart.yml up --build

Open http://localhost:3100.

Defaults:

Host port: 3100
Data directory: ./data/docker-paperclip

Override with environment variables:

PAPERCLIP_PORT=3200 PAPERCLIP_DATA_DIR=../data/pc \
  docker compose -f docker/docker-compose.quickstart.yml up --build

Note: PAPERCLIP_DATA_DIR is resolved relative to the compose file (docker/), so ../data/pc maps to data/pc in the project root.

Manual Docker Build

docker build -t paperclip-local .
docker run --name paperclip \
  -p 3100:3100 \
  -e HOST=0.0.0.0 \
  -e PAPERCLIP_HOME=/paperclip \
  -v "$(pwd)/data/docker-paperclip:/paperclip" \
  paperclip-local

Data Persistence

All data is persisted under the bind mount (./data/docker-paperclip):

Embedded PostgreSQL data
Uploaded assets
Local secrets key
Agent workspace data

Claude and Codex Adapters in Docker

The Docker image pre-installs:

claude (Anthropic Claude Code CLI)
codex (OpenAI Codex CLI)

Pass API keys to enable local adapter runs inside the container:

docker run --name paperclip \
  -p 3100:3100 \
  -e HOST=0.0.0.0 \
  -e PAPERCLIP_HOME=/paperclip \
  -e OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-... \
  -e ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-... \
  -v "$(pwd)/data/docker-paperclip:/paperclip" \
  paperclip-local

Without API keys, the app runs normally — adapter environment checks will surface missing prerequisites.