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How to export a Paperclip company and import it on another machine with Paperclip Guide

Package a whole agent department and move it to a different Paperclip install.

Authorization notice. Paperclip Guide is dual-use. Only use it on software, sites and systems you own or have explicit permission to test.

Who it is forAn operator moving an AI department from a test laptop to a server, or copying it for a second site.

The problemRebuilding a multi-agent company by hand on a new machine takes hours and invites mistakes.

The outcomeThe full company packaged as an export and imported into a new Paperclip install, with agents and tasks in place.

What you need first

  • A machine to run Paperclip: a Mac, a Linux box, or Windows with WSL2, or a VM or cloud server
  • Node.js 24.11 or newer
  • At least one AI account for your agents: a Claude subscription or API key, an OpenAI account for Codex, or a local model through Ollama
  • Optional: a Hermes agent running on another machine, if you want to bring one in
  • Optional: a Flare account, for the Flare chapter

Steps

  1. Follow chapter 10 (guide/10-export-your-company.md) to export the whole company from your current install.
  2. Follow chapter 2 (guide/02-install-paperclip.md) to install Paperclip on the new machine.
  3. Import the exported company into the new install as chapter 10 describes.
  4. Check the imported company's agents and tasks against the original before you run them.

Prompt for your agent

Using the repo theNetworkChuck/paperclip-guide, follow chapter 10 to export the company from <source install> and import it into <target install>. Report the agent count and task count in both installs. Verify that the counts match and that agent approvals still apply after import.

Caveat. Exports depend on the Paperclip version used, and the guide was tested on 2026.916.1, so match versions on both installs where possible.

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