paperclipai/paperclip · error

Project is paused

Error message

Project is paused

What it means

409 from POST /issues/:id/checkout. Fires when the issue's project is paused for a reason other than budget (generic pause); checkout is refused while the project is paused regardless of cause.

Source

Thrown at server/src/routes/issues.ts:11405

                "failed to steer an active session goal; falling back to a boundary wake",
              );
            }
          }
        }
      }
      const commentReferenceSummaryAfter = await issueReferencesSvc.listIssueReferenceSummary(issue.id);
      const commentReferenceDiff = issueReferencesSvc.diffIssueReferenceSummary(
        commentReferenceSummaryBefore,
        commentReferenceSummaryAfter,
      );
      issueResponse = {
        ...issueResponse,
        relatedWork: commentReferenceSummaryAfter,
        referencedIssueIdentifiers: commentReferenceSummaryAfter.outbound.map(
          (item) => item.issue.identifier ?? item.issue.id,
        ),
      };

      await logActivity(db, {
        companyId: issue.companyId,
        actorType: actor.actorType,
        actorId: actor.actorId,
        agentId: actor.agentId,
        runId: actor.runId,
        agentApiKeyId: actor.agentApiKeyId,
        responsibleUserIdOverride: authenticatedActorResponsibleUserId(req),
        action: "issue.comment_added",
        entityType: "issue",
        entityId: issue.id,
        details: {
          commentId: comment.id,
          bodySnippet: comment.body.slice(0, 120),
          identifier: issue.identifier,
          issueTitle: issue.title,
          authorizationReason: issueMutationAuthorizationReason,
          ...(resumeRequested === true ? { resumeIntent: true, followUpRequested: true } : {}),

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Solutions

1. Wait for the conflicting state to clear (running job, hold, pause, or stale fingerprint), refresh the current state, then retry the operation.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at server/src/routes/issues.ts:10621 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of paperclipai/paperclip@01ad858492 (2026-08-18). Data as JSON: /api/errors/7f8fd37eccc6c380. Report an issue: GitHub.