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What does the Clipboard Tools skill do?

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Is Clipboard Tools free to use?

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Who published Clipboard Tools?

winsorllc (@winsorllc) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Clipboard Tools by winsorllc — Agent Skill

Name: Clipboard Tools
Author: winsorllc

File contents

--- name: clipboard-tools description: "System clipboard operations. Copy text to clipboard, paste from clipboard, clear clipboard. Works on Linux (xclip/wl-copy), macOS (pbcopy/pbpaste), WSL. No API key required."

Clipboard Tools Skill

Interact with the system clipboard for copy, paste, and clear operations.

When to Use

Γ£à USE this skill when:

"Copy text to clipboard"
"Paste from clipboard"
"Clear the clipboard"
"Get clipboard content"
"Copy file contents to clipboard"

When NOT to Use

Γ¥î DON'T use this skill when:

Working with binary files ΓåÆ use file operations
Need clipboard history ΓåÆ use dedicated clipboard manager
Cross-machine clipboard ΓåÆ use network tools

Commands

Copy to Clipboard

{baseDir}/clipboard.sh copy "text to copy"
{baseDir}/clipboard.sh copy --file /path/to/file.txt

Paste from Clipboard

{baseDir}/clipboard.sh paste
{baseDir}/clipboard.sh paste --trim
{baseDir}/clipboard.sh paste --file /path/to/output.txt

Clear Clipboard

{baseDir}/clipboard.sh clear

Check Clipboard Status

{baseDir}/clipboard.sh status
{baseDir}/clipboard.sh has-content

Platform Detection

{baseDir}/clipboard.sh detect

Platform Support

Platform	Tool Required	Status
macOS	pbcopy/pbpaste	Built-in
Linux (X11)	xclip or xsel	Auto-detected
Linux (Wayland)	wl-copy/wl-paste	Auto-detected
WSL	clip.exe/powershell	Auto-detected
Cygwin	putclip/getclip	Auto-detected

Output Format

# Copy: Exit code 0 on success
echo "Hello" | {baseDir}/clipboard.sh copy
echo "Copied to clipboard"

# Paste: Returns clipboard content
{baseDir}/clipboard.sh paste
# Output: <clipboard content>

# Status: JSON output
{baseDir}/clipboard.sh status --json
# Output: {"platform": "linux", "tool": "xclip", "available": true}

Examples

Copy a string:

{baseDir}/clipboard.sh copy "Hello, World!"
# Exit 0, prints: Copied to clipboard

Copy file contents:

{baseDir}/clipboard.sh copy --file document.txt

Copy command output:

echo "$(date)" | {baseDir}/clipboard.sh copy

Paste to stdout:

CONTENT=$({baseDir}/clipboard.sh paste)
echo "Clipboard contains: $CONTENT"

Paste to file:

{baseDir}/clipboard.sh paste --file output.txt

Check if clipboard has content:

if {baseDir}/clipboard.sh has-content; then
    echo "Clipboard is not empty"
fi

Notes

Automatically detects platform and available clipboard tools
Falls back to alternative tools if primary not available
Creates tmp file for stdin if platform tool doesn't support pipes
Graceful error if no clipboard tool is available
Content is trimmed by default when pasting
Use --no-trim to preserve whitespace

---name: clipboard-toolsdescription: ---------name: clipboard-toolsdescription: "System clipboard operations. Copy text to clipboard, paste from clipboard, clear clipboard. Works on Linux (xclip/wl-copy), macOS (pbcopy/pbpaste), WSL. No API key required."---# Clipboard Tools SkillInteract with the system clipboard for copy, paste, and clear operations.## When to UseΓ£à **USE this skill when:**- "Copy text to clipboard"- "Paste from clipboard"- "Clear the clipboard"- "Get clipboard content"- "Copy file contents to clipboard"## When NOT to UseΓ¥î **DON'T use this skill when:**- Working with binary files ΓåÆ use file operations- Need clipboard history ΓåÆ use dedicated clipboard manager- Cross-machine clipboard ΓåÆ use network tools## Commands### Copy to Clipboard```bash{baseDir}/clipboard.sh copy "text to copy"{baseDir}/clipboard.sh copy --file /path/to/file.txt```### Paste from Clipboard```bash{baseDir}/clipboard.sh paste{baseDir}/clipboard.sh paste --trim{baseDir}/clipboard.sh paste --file /path/to/output.txt```### Clear Clipboard```bash{baseDir}/clipboard.sh clear```### Check Clipboard Status```bash{baseDir}/clipboard.sh status{baseDir}/clipboard.sh has-content```### Platform Detection```bash{baseDir}/clipboard.sh detect```## Platform Support| Platform | Tool Required | Status ||----------|---------------|--------|| macOS | pbcopy/pbpaste | Built-in || Linux (X11) | xclip or xsel | Auto-detected || Linux (Wayland) | wl-copy/wl-paste | Auto-detected || WSL | clip.exe/powershell | Auto-detected || Cygwin | putclip/getclip | Auto-detected |## Output Format```bash# Copy: Exit code 0 on successecho "Hello" | {baseDir}/clipboard.sh copyecho "Copied to clipboard"# Paste: Returns clipboard content{baseDir}/clipboard.sh paste# Output: <clipboard content># Status: JSON output{baseDir}/clipboard.sh status --json# Output: {"platform": "linux", "tool": "xclip", "available": true}```## Examples**Copy a string:**```bash{baseDir}/clipboard.sh copy "Hello, World!"# Exit 0, prints: Copied to clipboard```**Copy file contents:**```bash{baseDir}/clipboard.sh copy --file document.txt```**Copy command output:**```bashecho "$(date)" | {baseDir}/clipboard.sh copy```**Paste to stdout:**```bashCONTENT=$({baseDir}/clipboard.sh paste)echo "Clipboard contains: $CONTENT"```**Paste to file:**```bash{baseDir}/clipboard.sh paste --file output.txt```**Check if clipboard has content:**```bashif {baseDir}/clipboard.sh has-content; then echo "Clipboard is not empty"fi```## Notes- Automatically detects platform and available clipboard tools- Falls back to alternative tools if primary not available- Creates tmp file for stdin if platform tool doesn't support pipes- Graceful error if no clipboard tool is available- Content is trimmed by default when pasting- Use --no-trim to preserve whitespace

Frequently asked questions

Clipboard Tools