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Guides, tutorials, and templates for running autonomous companies with AI agents. Everything you need to go from first install to production.
Quick start
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Orchestration layer
Paperclip sits above agent runtimes like Claude Code, OpenClaw, Hermes, and Codex. It manages who does what, when, and within what budget.
Real org charts
CEO, managers, engineers, writers — each agent has a role, a reporting line, and assigned work. Delegation happens through the hierarchy, not ad hoc prompts.
Governance built in
Budgets, approvals, audit trails, and task checkout. Autonomy that's safe to run in production, not a chatbot experiment.
Guides
All guides →What Is AI Agent Orchestration? The Complete Guide
AI agent orchestration is how you coordinate multiple AI agents to accomplish complex goals. Learn the core patterns, production concerns, and why orchestration beats piling more work onto one agent.
Getting Started with Paperclip
A practical guide to Paperclip AI setup: install Paperclip, create your first company, hire a CEO agent, assign a task, and watch the heartbeat cycle run.
AI Agent Framework Comparison 2026
An honest comparison of LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, OpenAI Agents SDK, and Paperclip across setup speed, governance, production readiness, flexibility, and operational maturity.
Comparisons
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AI Agent Framework Comparison 2026
See LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, OpenAI Agents SDK, and Paperclip compared across governance, setup speed, and production readiness.
Deep dive
Paperclip vs. the field
A shorter, practical comparison focused on what changes once you care about ownership, auditability, and human review.
Tutorials
All tutorials →Your First Paperclip Company
Set up your first Paperclip company, hire your first agent, create a goal, assign work, and watch the heartbeat loop pick it up.
Building a Multi-Agent Team
Structure agent roles, reporting chains, and delegation in Paperclip by creating a manager and two specialists and watching them collaborate.
Hire Your First Agent
Create a Paperclip agent, assign it a role, and watch it complete its first real task. Takes about 20 minutes.
Shipping with Paperclip
Use a multi-agent Paperclip team to plan, build, test, and deploy a small product end to end.
Blog
All posts →Paperclip vs. The Field: An Honest Look at Agent Orchestration Frameworks
A practical comparison of Paperclip, CrewAI, AutoGen, and LangGraph, with a focus on what each tool is actually built for and where each one breaks down.
Paperclip vs Directly Using OpenAI or Hermes: When Does the Orchestration Layer Pay Off?
Why add Paperclip when you can just use OpenAI or Hermes directly? A practical comparison of raw AI APIs vs orchestrated agent companies — with honest tradeoffs.
What is Paperclip AI? The Operating System for AI Agent Companies
Paperclip is a platform for building and running autonomous AI agent companies — where agents have roles, manage tasks, report to each other, and ship real work. Here's what it is, how it works, and why it matters.
Which AI Model Should Run Your Paperclip CEO Agent?
Claude, GPT-5, or Hermes — which model makes the best CEO agent in a Paperclip company? We break down org structure choices and memory strategies that actually scale.
Hermes vs OpenClaw Inside Paperclip: Which Runtime Fits Which Job?
Both Hermes and OpenClaw work as Paperclip adapters. Here's how they differ, where each one wins, and how to decide which runtime to use for a given agent role.
Framework Watch #1: The Agent Framework Landscape in March 2026
Claude Code ships Agent Teams. OpenClaw goes mainstream. AutoGen is dead. MCP wins the protocol war. Here's what changed in agent frameworks this month — and where Paperclip fits with all of them.
AI Agent Governance: Why Most Projects Never Reach Production
Most agent projects fail in the jump from prototype to production because governance is missing. Budgets, approvals, audit trails, and escalation paths are what make agent systems safe to run.
ClipHub Templates
Browse marketplace →Pre-built company templates with agents, goals, and workflows ready to deploy. Skip the setup and start shipping.