Default Gemini adapter to yolo mode and add API access prompt note

Gemini CLI only registers run_shell_command in --approval-mode yolo.
Non-yolo modes don't expose it at all, making Paperclip API calls
impossible. Always pass --approval-mode yolo and remove the now-unused
policy engine code, approval mode config, and UI toggles.

Add a "Paperclip API access note" to the prompt with curl examples
via run_shell_command, since the universal SKILL.md is tool-agnostic.

Also extract structured question events from Gemini assistant messages
to support interactive approval flows.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

packages/adapter-utils/src/types.ts

@@ -75,6 +75,14 @@ export interface AdapterExecutionResult {
   runtimeServices?: AdapterRuntimeServiceReport[];
   summary?: string | null;
   clearSession?: boolean;
+  question?: {
+    prompt: string;
+    choices: Array<{
+      key: string;
+      label: string;
+      description?: string;
+    }>;
+  } | null;
 }
 
 export interface AdapterSessionCodec {

packages/adapters/gemini-local/src/index.ts

@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ Core fields:
 - instructionsFilePath (string, optional): absolute path to a markdown instructions file prepended to the run prompt
 - promptTemplate (string, optional): run prompt template
 - model (string, optional): Gemini model id. Defaults to auto.
-- approvalMode (string, optional): "default", "auto_edit", or "yolo" (default: "default")
 - sandbox (boolean, optional): run in sandbox mode (default: false, passes --sandbox=none)
 - command (string, optional): defaults to "gemini"
 - extraArgs (string[], optional): additional CLI args

packages/adapters/gemini-local/src/server/execute.ts

@@ -59,6 +59,20 @@ function renderPaperclipEnvNote(env: Record<string, string>): string {
   ].join("\n");
 }
 
+function renderApiAccessNote(env: Record<string, string>): string {
+  if (!hasNonEmptyEnvValue(env, "PAPERCLIP_API_URL") || !hasNonEmptyEnvValue(env, "PAPERCLIP_API_KEY")) return "";
+  return [
+    "Paperclip API access note:",
+    "Use run_shell_command with curl to make Paperclip API requests.",
+    "GET example:",
+    `  run_shell_command({ command: "curl -s -H \\"Authorization: Bearer $PAPERCLIP_API_KEY\\" \\"$PAPERCLIP_API_URL/api/agents/me\\"" })`,
+    "POST/PATCH example:",
+    `  run_shell_command({ command: "curl -s -X POST -H \\"Authorization: Bearer $PAPERCLIP_API_KEY\\" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H \\"X-Paperclip-Run-Id: $PAPERCLIP_RUN_ID\\" -d '{...}' \\"$PAPERCLIP_API_URL/api/issues/{id}/checkout\\"" })`,
+    "",
+    "",
+  ].join("\n");
+}
+
 async function resolvePaperclipSkillsDir(): Promise<string | null> {
   for (const candidate of PAPERCLIP_SKILLS_CANDIDATES) {
     const isDir = await fs.stat(candidate).then((s) => s.isDirectory()).catch(() => false);
@@ -132,7 +146,6 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
   );
   const command = asString(config.command, "gemini");
   const model = asString(config.model, DEFAULT_GEMINI_LOCAL_MODEL).trim();
-  const approvalMode = asString(config.approvalMode, asBoolean(config.yolo, false) ? "yolo" : "default");
   const sandbox = asBoolean(config.sandbox, false);
 
   const workspaceContext = parseObject(context.paperclipWorkspace);
@@ -250,7 +263,7 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
   }
   const commandNotes = (() => {
     const notes: string[] = ["Prompt is passed to Gemini as the final positional argument."];
-    if (approvalMode !== "default") notes.push(`Added --approval-mode ${approvalMode} for unattended execution.`);
+    notes.push("Added --approval-mode yolo for unattended execution.");
     if (!instructionsFilePath) return notes;
     if (instructionsPrefix.length > 0) {
       notes.push(
@@ -275,13 +288,14 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
     context,
   });
   const paperclipEnvNote = renderPaperclipEnvNote(env);
-  const prompt = `${instructionsPrefix}${paperclipEnvNote}${renderedPrompt}`;
+  const apiAccessNote = renderApiAccessNote(env);
+  const prompt = `${instructionsPrefix}${paperclipEnvNote}${apiAccessNote}${renderedPrompt}`;
 
   const buildArgs = (resumeSessionId: string | null) => {
     const args = ["--output-format", "stream-json"];
     if (resumeSessionId) args.push("--resume", resumeSessionId);
     if (model && model !== DEFAULT_GEMINI_LOCAL_MODEL) args.push("--model", model);
-    if (approvalMode !== "default") args.push("--approval-mode", approvalMode);
+    args.push("--approval-mode", "yolo");
     if (sandbox) {
       args.push("--sandbox");
     } else {
@@ -398,6 +412,7 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
         stderr: attempt.proc.stderr,
       },
       summary: attempt.parsed.summary,
+      question: attempt.parsed.question,
       clearSession: clearSessionForTurnLimit || Boolean(clearSessionOnMissingSession && !resolvedSessionId),
     };
   };

packages/adapters/gemini-local/src/server/parse.ts

@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ export function parseGeminiJsonl(stdout: string) {
   let errorMessage: string | null = null;
   let costUsd: number | null = null;
   let resultEvent: Record<string, unknown> | null = null;
+  let question: { prompt: string; choices: Array<{ key: string; label: string; description?: string }> } | null = null;
   const usage = {
     inputTokens: 0,
     cachedInputTokens: 0,
@@ -98,6 +99,25 @@ export function parseGeminiJsonl(stdout: string) {
 
     if (type === "assistant") {
       messages.push(...collectMessageText(event.message));
+      const messageObj = parseObject(event.message);
+      const content = Array.isArray(messageObj.content) ? messageObj.content : [];
+      for (const partRaw of content) {
+        const part = parseObject(partRaw);
+        if (asString(part.type, "").trim() === "question") {
+          question = {
+            prompt: asString(part.prompt, "").trim(),
+            choices: (Array.isArray(part.choices) ? part.choices : []).map((choiceRaw) => {
+              const choice = parseObject(choiceRaw);
+              return {
+                key: asString(choice.key, "").trim(),
+                label: asString(choice.label, "").trim(),
+                description: asString(choice.description, "").trim() || undefined,
+              };
+            }),
+          };
+          break; // only one question per message
+        }
+      }
       continue;
     }
 
@@ -154,6 +174,7 @@ export function parseGeminiJsonl(stdout: string) {
     costUsd,
     errorMessage,
     resultEvent,
+    question,
   };
 }
 

packages/adapters/gemini-local/src/ui/build-config.ts

@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ export function buildGeminiLocalConfig(v: CreateConfigValues): Record<string, un
     }
   }
   if (Object.keys(env).length > 0) ac.env = env;
-  if (v.dangerouslyBypassSandbox) ac.approvalMode = "yolo";
   ac.sandbox = !v.dangerouslyBypassSandbox;
+
   if (v.command) ac.command = v.command;
   if (v.extraArgs) ac.extraArgs = parseCommaArgs(v.extraArgs);
   return ac;

server/src/__tests__/gemini-local-adapter.test.ts

@@ -39,6 +39,37 @@ describe("gemini_local parser", () => {
     expect(parsed.costUsd).toBeCloseTo(0.00123, 6);
     expect(parsed.errorMessage).toBe("model access denied");
   });
+
+  it("extracts structured questions", () => {
+    const stdout = [
+      JSON.stringify({
+        type: "assistant",
+        message: {
+          content: [
+            { type: "output_text", text: "I have a question." },
+            {
+              type: "question",
+              prompt: "Which model?",
+              choices: [
+                { key: "pro", label: "Gemini Pro", description: "Better" },
+                { key: "flash", label: "Gemini Flash" },
+              ],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      }),
+    ].join("\n");
+
+    const parsed = parseGeminiJsonl(stdout);
+    expect(parsed.summary).toBe("I have a question.");
+    expect(parsed.question).toEqual({
+      prompt: "Which model?",
+      choices: [
+        { key: "pro", label: "Gemini Pro", description: "Better" },
+        { key: "flash", label: "Gemini Flash", description: undefined },
+      ],
+    });
+  });
 });
 
 describe("gemini_local stale session detection", () => {

server/src/__tests__/gemini-local-execute.test.ts

@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ describe("gemini execute", () => {
           command: commandPath,
           cwd: workspace,
           model: "gemini-2.5-pro",
-          yolo: true,
           env: {
             PAPERCLIP_TEST_CAPTURE_PATH: capturePath,
           },
@@ -112,6 +111,51 @@ describe("gemini execute", () => {
       );
       expect(invocationPrompt).toContain("Paperclip runtime note:");
       expect(invocationPrompt).toContain("PAPERCLIP_API_URL");
+      expect(invocationPrompt).toContain("Paperclip API access note:");
+      expect(invocationPrompt).toContain("run_shell_command");
+      expect(result.question).toBeNull();
+    } finally {
+      if (previousHome === undefined) {
+        delete process.env.HOME;
+      } else {
+        process.env.HOME = previousHome;
+      }
+      await fs.rm(root, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("always passes --approval-mode yolo", async () => {
+    const root = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "paperclip-gemini-yolo-"));
+    const workspace = path.join(root, "workspace");
+    const commandPath = path.join(root, "gemini");
+    const capturePath = path.join(root, "capture.json");
+    await fs.mkdir(workspace, { recursive: true });
+    await writeFakeGeminiCommand(commandPath);
+
+    const previousHome = process.env.HOME;
+    process.env.HOME = root;
+
+    try {
+      await execute({
+        runId: "run-yolo",
+        agent: { id: "a1", companyId: "c1", name: "G", adapterType: "gemini_local", adapterConfig: {} },
+        runtime: { sessionId: null, sessionParams: null, sessionDisplayId: null, taskKey: null },
+        config: {
+          command: commandPath,
+          cwd: workspace,
+          env: { PAPERCLIP_TEST_CAPTURE_PATH: capturePath },
+        },
+        context: {},
+        authToken: "t",
+        onLog: async () => {},
+      });
+
+      const capture = JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(capturePath, "utf8")) as CapturePayload;
+      expect(capture.argv).toContain("--approval-mode");
+      expect(capture.argv).toContain("yolo");
+      expect(capture.argv).not.toContain("--policy");
+      expect(capture.argv).not.toContain("--allow-all");
+      expect(capture.argv).not.toContain("--allow-read");
     } finally {
       if (previousHome === undefined) {
         delete process.env.HOME;

ui/src/adapters/gemini-local/config-fields.tsx

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import type { AdapterConfigFieldsProps } from "../types";
 import {
   DraftInput,
   Field,
-  ToggleField,
 } from "../../components/agent-config-primitives";
 import { ChoosePathButton } from "../../components/PathInstructionsModal";
 
@@ -45,20 +44,6 @@ export function GeminiLocalConfigFields({
           <ChoosePathButton />
         </div>
       </Field>
-      <ToggleField
-        label="Yolo mode"
-        hint="Run Gemini with --approval-mode yolo for unattended operation."
-        checked={
-          isCreate
-            ? values!.dangerouslyBypassSandbox
-            : eff("adapterConfig", "yolo", config.yolo === true)
-        }
-        onChange={(v) =>
-          isCreate
-            ? set!({ dangerouslyBypassSandbox: v })
-            : mark("adapterConfig", "yolo", v)
-        }
-      />
     </>
   );
 }