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Paperclip 60K Stars: The Control Plane Your AI Agents Desperately Need

Ever given an AI agent a task and watched it go full Roomba — bouncing off walls, repeating the same action 10 times, racking up API bills while getting nowhere? Yeah, me too.

Enter Paperclip (60K+ ⭐ on GitHub), the control plane for AI agents that actually works. Think of it as a brain transplant for your agent swarm.

The Heartbeat Engine

Paperclip's heartbeat engine is like a pacemaker for AI. It automatically detects what state each agent is in, schedules work intelligently, and handles retries and concurrency without you lifting a finger. No more stuck tasks, no more dead loops.

The Ticket System

This one's a game-changer. Instead of having 10 agents all trying to process the same request (hello, wasted tokens), Paperclip deduplicates automatically. One request = one ticket = one execution. It's like an OA system for your AI workforce — clean, auditable, and efficient.

Budget Control (The F***-You Button)

My favorite feature: hard budget caps per agent. Set a limit, and when an agent hits it, the system auto-meltdowns. No surprise bills, no how did we spend 500 in one night moments. Your wallet stays safe while AI spins up.

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