Paperclip API launchd Self-Heal

Status: Delivered
CAS: CAS-3096
Delivered: 2026-05-18

What changed

Added launchd-focused self-heal behavior for the local Paperclip API process so routine failures recover without manual operator intervention. The mechanism focuses on restart reliability and preserving developer workflow continuity when the background service exits unexpectedly.

Why it matters

Reduces operator interruption from local daemon/API crashes.
Improves routine reliability when Paperclip-driven work depends on API availability.
Keeps issue attribution and CLI mutation paths (pc) available after transient failures.

Operational anchors

Paperclip runtime process supervision on developer machine (launchd path)
pc CLI operational workflow in AGENTS instructions