Copy To Clipboard

Copy To Clipboard

Workflow

1. Resolve the exact text to copy.

   • If the user says "this", "that", "it", or "the above", infer the target from the immediate conversation context.
   • If the target is ambiguous, ask one concise clarification before copying.
   • Preserve line breaks, bullets, code fences, URLs, and punctuation exactly unless the user asks for cleanup.

2. Copy with macOS pbcopy.

   • Prefer a direct pbcopy invocation when possible.
   • For short text, a shell-safe command such as printf '%s' $'escaped text' | pbcopy is acceptable.
   • For long or quoting-sensitive text, start pbcopy in an interactive command session, send the text to stdin, then send EOF.

3. Handle sandbox restrictions.

   • If pbcopy fails because pasteboard access is blocked by the sandbox, immediately retry the same copy operation with sandbox_permissions: "require_escalated" and a short justification such as "Do you want to allow writing this text to your macOS clipboard?"
   • Do not ask separately before the escalation request; the tool approval prompt is the confirmation.

4. Confirm briefly.

   • Final response should be short, for example: "Copied it to your clipboard."
   • Do not repeat the copied text unless the user asks.

Guardrails

• Copy only the content the user asked to copy.
• Do not modify files or create artifacts for clipboard-only requests.
• Do not use the clipboard for secrets unless the user explicitly provided the secret and asked to copy it.
• If the user asks to copy command output, run or summarize the requested command first only when needed, then copy the requested output.