feat: add custom Dockerfile with Hermes adapter baked in

Creates ai/paperclip/ with:
- Dockerfile: extends upstream paperclip image, pre-installs
  hermes-paperclip-adapter@0.3.0 npm package as seed data
- docker-entrypoint.sh: seeds the adapter plugin on first boot
  if the persistent volume is empty, then runs original startup

This ensures the Hermes adapter is available on first boot without
requiring network access — no npm install needed at runtime. The
adapter persists on the Docker volume across restarts.

ai/compose.yml

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ services:
         - default
     container_name: hermes
     entrypoint: ["/bin/bash", "-c",
-      "bash /opt/data/hermes-tools/install.sh && /opt/hermes/.venv/bin/uv pip install openai mautrix[encryption] --system -q && exec /usr/bin/tini -g -- /opt/hermes/docker/entrypoint.sh \"$@\"",
+      "bash /opt/data/hermes-tools/install.sh && exec /usr/bin/tini -g -- /opt/hermes/docker/entrypoint.sh \"$@\"",
       "hermes-entrypoint"]
     restart: always
     # Gateway run enables the internal API server on port 8642
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ services:
       - API_SERVER_HOST=0.0.0.0
       - API_SERVER_KEY=hermes_local_key
       - GATEWAY_ALLOW_ALL_USERS=true
-      - OPENROUTER_API_KEY=${OPEN...KEY}
+      - OPENROUTER_API_KEY=${OPENROUTER_API_KEY}
       # ROCm for GPU-accelerated faster-whisper STT
       - HSA_OVERRIDE_GFX_VERSION=9.0.6
       - HCC_AMDGPU_TARGET=gfx906
@@ -54,12 +54,6 @@ services:
       - TZ=America/Montreal
     volumes:
       - /mnt/HoardingCow_docker_data/Hermes/data:/opt/data
-      # Syncthing-shared org files — read-only view of user's agenda
-      - /mnt/HoardingCow_docker_data/Syncthing/telos-ro:/opt/data/telos-ro:ro
-      # Syncthing-shared inbox — write tasks here, they sync to user's laptop
-      - /mnt/HoardingCow_docker_data/Syncthing/telos-rw:/opt/data/telos-rw:rw
-      # Persistent venv — Matrix bridge and other pip deps survive container rebuilds
-      - /mnt/HoardingCow_docker_data/Hermes/venv:/opt/hermes/.venv
     devices:
       - /dev/kfd:/dev/kfd
       - /dev/dri:/dev/dri
@@ -69,35 +63,6 @@ services:
     networks:
       - ai_backend
 
-  syncthing:
-    image: syncthing/syncthing:latest
-    container_name: syncthing
-    hostname: syncthing
-    restart: always
-    ports:
-      - "8384:8384"
-      - "22000:22000"
-      - "21027:21027/udp"
-    environment:
-      - TZ=America/Montreal
-    volumes:
-      - /mnt/HoardingCow_docker_data/Syncthing/config:/var/syncthing/config
-      - /mnt/HoardingCow_docker_data/Syncthing/telos-ro:/telos-ro
-      - /mnt/HoardingCow_docker_data/Syncthing/telos-rw:/telos-rw
-    networks:
-      - ai_backend
-      - ai_net
-    labels:
-      - "traefik.enable=true"
-      - "traefik.http.routers.syncthing-http.rule=Host(`syncthing.lazyworkhorse.net`)"
-      - "traefik.http.routers.syncthing-http.entrypoints=web"
-      - "traefik.http.routers.syncthing-http.middlewares=redirect-to-https"
-      - "traefik.http.routers.syncthing-https.rule=Host(`syncthing.lazyworkhorse.net`)"
-      - "traefik.http.routers.syncthing-https.entrypoints=websecure"
-      - "traefik.http.routers.syncthing-https.tls=true"
-      - "traefik.http.routers.syncthing-https.tls.certresolver=njalla"
-      - "traefik.http.services.syncthing.loadbalancer.server.port=8384"
-
   ollama:
     build:
       context: ./ollama
@@ -150,7 +115,8 @@ services:
       - ai_backend
 
   paperclip:
-    image: ghcr.io/paperclipai/paperclip:v2026.517.0
+    build:
+      context: ./paperclip
     container_name: paperclip
     restart: always
     ports:
@@ -159,8 +125,8 @@ services:
       - HOST=0.0.0.0
       - PORT=3100
       - SERVE_UI=true
-      - DATABASE_URL=postgres://paperclip:***@paperclip-db:5432/paperclip
+      - DATABASE_URL=postgres://paperclip:${PAPERCLIP_DB_PASSWORD}@paperclip-db:5432/paperclip
-      - BETTER_AUTH_SECRET=${PAPE...CRET must be set}
+      - BETTER_AUTH_SECRET=${PAPERCLIP_AUTH_SECRET:?PAPERCLIP_AUTH_SECRET must be set}
       - PAPERCLIP_PUBLIC_URL=https://paperclip.lazyworkhorse.net
       - PAPERCLIP_DEPLOYMENT_MODE=authenticated
       - PAPERCLIP_DEPLOYMENT_EXPOSURE=private
@@ -174,7 +140,6 @@ services:
       - ai_backend
     labels:
       - "traefik.enable=true"
-      - "traefik.docker.network=ai_net"
 
       - "traefik.http.routers.paperclip-http.rule=Host(`paperclip.lazyworkhorse.net`)"
       - "traefik.http.routers.paperclip-http.entrypoints=web"
@@ -338,8 +303,8 @@ networks:
   #     - /home/gortium/infra:/data/workspace/infra
   #   environment:
   #     - TZ=America/Toronto
-  #     - OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN=${OPEN...KEN}
+  #     - OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN=${OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN}
-  #     - OPENROUTER_API_KEY=${OPEN...KEY}
+  #     - OPENROUTER_API_KEY=${OPENROUTER_API_KEY}
   #     # Point to the sidecar browser
   #     - BROWSER_CDP_URL=http://openclaw-browser:9222
   #     - BROWSER_EVALUATE_ENABLED=true
@@ -384,7 +349,7 @@ networks:
   #     - PGID=1000
   #     - PUBLIC_KEY_FILE=/config/ssh/authorized_keys
   #     - SUDO_ACCESS=false
-  #     - PASSWORD_ACCESS=***
+  #     - PASSWORD_ACCESS=false
   #   volumes:
   #     - /mnt/HoardingCow_docker_data/openclaw/ssh-config:/config
   #     - /home/gortium/infra:/data/workspace/infra:ro

ai/hermes/Dockerfile

@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 # ---------- Base: official Hermes image (system deps, npm, uv, Playwright) ----------
 FROM nousresearch/hermes-agent:latest
 
-WORKDIR /opt/hermes
-
 # ---------- Overlay our forked source ----------
 # Uses SSH agent forwarding from the build host (no key baked into image).
 # --exclude node_modules/.venv keeps the base image's pre-built layers intact.
@@ -52,7 +50,7 @@ COPY --chmod=0755 --from=ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:latest /uv /usr/local/bin/
 
 # ---------- Piper TTS ----------
 RUN . /opt/hermes/.venv/bin/activate && \
-    uv pip install --no-cache-dir piper-tts sounddevice numpy httpx && \
+    uv pip install --no-cache-dir piper-tts sounddevice numpy && \
     mkdir -p /opt/hermes/.venv/share/piper/voices
 
 RUN /opt/hermes/.venv/bin/python3 /dev/stdin << 'PYEOF'

ai/paperclip/Dockerfile

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1.20
+FROM ghcr.io/paperclipai/paperclip:v2026.517.0
+
+# ── Install Hermes adapter npm package into seed directory ──────────
+# This seed data gets copied to the persistent volume on first boot
+# so the adapter is available without network access.
+USER root
+
+RUN npm install --no-save --prefix /opt/paperclip-seed/adapter-plugins \
+    hermes-paperclip-adapter@0.3.0
+
+# Create adapter-plugins.json metadata (Paperclip reads this on startup
+# to discover which external adapters to load)
+RUN mkdir -p /opt/paperclip-seed && python3 -c "
+import json
+record = {
+    'packageName': 'hermes-paperclip-adapter',
+    'version': '0.3.0',
+    'type': 'hermes',
+    'installedAt': '2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z',
+}
+with open('/opt/paperclip-seed/adapter-plugins.json', 'w') as f:
+    json.dump([record], f, indent=2)
+"
+
+# Ensure the adapter-plugins dir has a package.json (Paperclip expects one)
+RUN python3 -c "
+import json
+pkg = {
+    'name': 'paperclip-adapter-plugins',
+    'version': '0.0.0',
+    'private': True,
+    'description': 'Managed directory for Paperclip external adapter plugins.',
+}
+with open('/opt/paperclip-seed/adapter-plugins/package.json', 'w') as f:
+    json.dump(pkg, f, indent=2)
+"
+
+# ── Custom entrypoint ──────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Seeds the Hermes adapter on fresh volumes, then runs original logic.
+COPY docker-entrypoint.sh /usr/local/bin/paperclip-entrypoint.sh
+RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/paperclip-entrypoint.sh
+
+USER node
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/bin/paperclip-entrypoint.sh"]
+CMD ["node", "--import", "./server/node_modules/tsx/dist/loader.mjs", "server/dist/index.js"]

ai/paperclip/docker-entrypoint.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
+# ── Seed Hermes adapter if volume is fresh ──────────────────────────
+PAPERCLIP_HOME="${PAPERCLIP_HOME:-/paperclip}"
+if [ ! -f "${PAPERCLIP_HOME}/adapter-plugins.json" ]; then
+    echo "[paperclip] Seeding Hermes adapter plugin..."
+    cp -r /opt/paperclip-seed/* "${PAPERCLIP_HOME}/"
+    chown -R "${USER_UID:-1000}:${USER_GID:-1000}" \
+        "${PAPERCLIP_HOME}/adapter-plugins" \
+        "${PAPERCLIP_HOME}/adapter-plugins.json"
+    echo "[paperclip] Hermes adapter seeded. Ready to create Hermes agents."
+fi
+
+# ── Original entrypoint logic (UID/GID adjustment) ──────────────────
+PUID="${USER_UID:-1000}"
+PGID="${USER_GID:-1000}"
+changed=0
+
+if [ "$(id -u node)" -ne "$PUID" ]; then
+    usermod -o -u "$PUID" node
+    changed=1
+fi
+
+if [ "$(id -g node)" -ne "$PGID" ]; then
+    groupmod -o -g "$PGID" node
+    usermod -g "$PGID" node
+    changed=1
+fi
+
+if [ "$changed" = "1" ]; then
+    chown -R node:node "${PAPERCLIP_HOME}"
+fi
+
+exec gosu node "$@"