Power User
Built for always-on automation, recurring tasks, and heavier day-to-day agent activity.
6 vCPU Cores
12 GB RAM
200 GB SSD
Auto Backup available
Team Use
Great for shared dashboards, internal workflows, and multi-agent collaboration across a small team.
8 vCPU Cores
24 GB RAM
400 GB SSD
Auto Backup available
Enterprise
Designed for larger-scale orchestration with more parallel work, governance, and operational headroom.
12 vCPU Cores
48 GB RAM
500 GB SSD
Auto Backup available
What is Paperclip AI?
Paperclip AI is the control plane for autonomous AI companies, turning scattered agents into a structured, company‑like workforce. It is an open‑source AI orchestration platform that coordinates agents through adapters to runtimes like Claude Code, OpenClaw, and Hermes, rather than acting as the runtime itself.
From a single dashboard you define goals, assign roles, set budgets, and review task histories, while the adapters handle execution on your preferred infrastructure. The result is a governed, auditable workflow layer that upgrades ad‑hoc prompting into repeatable processes you fully control.
Why Host Paperclip AI on VPS/VDS?
Run agents 24/7 with heartbeats, budgets, and task tracking on your Contabo VPS.
Deploy from the official GitHub repo with Docker as an optional rollout method.
Use the Paperclip UI to set goals, wire adapters, assign agents, and monitor runs.
What Can You Build With Paperclip AI?
Route internal support requests, coordinate document review pipelines, automate approval workflows, and run compliance checks.
Assign tasks, track outcomes, and manage handoffs between LLM-powered roles inside a structured company workflow.
Replace ad hoc prompting with structured task definitions and get consistent, coordinated outputs every time.
Run multi-step content pipelines from research and outlining through draft production and editorial review.
Get Started with Paperclip AI
Step 1: Choose the Right VPS/VDS for Paperclip
The Paperclip control plane itself is lightweight, but your total resource requirement depends on which adapters you run and how many agents operate concurrently. See our recommendations above.
Step 2: Deploy from Paperclip GitHub or Paperclip Docker
The fastest way to get started is Contabo's free one-click Paperclip image - select it during VPS setup and the control plane is ready without any manual installation. If you prefer to manage the deployment yourself, clone from the Paperclip GitHub repository for full codebase access.
Step 3: Open the Paperclip App UI and Configure Agent Roles
Once Paperclip is running on your VPS, open the app UI to complete onboarding. Create your AI company, add the adapters your team will use, assign roles to specific agents and define operational budgets.
Why Choose Contabo for Paperclip AI Hosting?
Your workflow data stays yours. Everything runs on your secure Contabo server. Agent outputs, adapter credentials, and task history never leave your infrastructure.
Always-on orchestration. Paperclip runs 24/7, coordinating agents and heartbeats continuously while your team focuses on higher-level work.
One flat monthly fee. No per-seat charges, no per-request billing, no escalating costs as your workflows scale. Pay for the server, run as much as your plan supports.
Unlimited agent runs. Trigger as many workflows, task chains, and adapter calls as your infrastructure allows, with no artificial usage caps from a managed platform.
Choose your AI models. Paperclip works with Claude, GPT-4, Gemini, and local models. Swap or combine models across adapters without being locked to one provider.
Multiple adapters, one control plane. Run Claude Code, OpenClaw, Hermes, Codex, Cursor, and custom process or webhook adapters inside a single Paperclip company.
What Can You Integrate with Paperclip AI?
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Paperclip AI Guides
Learn how to install Paperclip AI on a VPS in 2026 works, how to maintain and configure your instance correctly and how to secure your Paperclip AI instance: How to Self-Host Paperclip on a Contabo VPS in 2026