Clipboard Mcp Server
Let your coding agent read and write the OS clipboard so copy-paste loops between chat, terminal, and GUI tools disappear during implementation.
Overview
Clipboard MCP is a MCP server for the Build phase that reads, writes, and inspects the system clipboard from your coding agent on macOS, Linux, and Windows.
What is this MCP server?
- Read, write, and inspect system clipboard contents through MCP tools
- Cross-platform support for macOS, Linux (X11 and Wayland), and Windows
- stdio and local streamable-http on port 3010 via @cyanheads/clipboard-mcp-server npm package
- Configurable MCP_LOG_LEVEL for debug-heavy automation sessions
- Version 0.1.4 Node runtime for stdio start:stdio entrypoint
- Package version 0.1.4
- Supports macOS, Linux X11/Wayland, and Windows
- stdio transport and streamable-http on http://localhost:3010/mcp
Community signal: 1 GitHub stars.
What problem does it solve?
Agents cannot see what you copied, so you keep re-pasting context between chat, IDE, and browser during builds.
Who is it for?
Solo builders automating repetitive copy-paste between agent sessions and local apps on a trusted dev machine.
Skip if: Shared or production servers where clipboard access is a security risk, or headless CI with no desktop pasteboard.
What do I get? / Deliverables
Your agent can pull clipboard text into reasoning and push generated snippets back to the OS pasteboard in one step.
- Clipboard content readable inside agent tool results
- Agent-generated text placed on the system pasteboard
- Clipboard metadata inspection without manual GUI switching
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Journey fit
Builders wire this while constructing agent workflows in Build, where clipboard bridging is a day-to-day integration task. Agent-tooling is the right shelf because the server exists to extend what your agent can touch on the local machine, not to run a business workflow.
How it compares
Local OS integration MCP server, not a cloud sync or notes app.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is Clipboard MCP for?
Indie developers using MCP agents who want native clipboard read/write on macOS, Linux, or Windows during daily coding.
When should I use Clipboard MCP?
Use it in Build when your agent workflow needs to ingest copied logs, URLs, or code fragments and write results back to the pasteboard.
How do I add Clipboard MCP to my agent?
Add @cyanheads/clipboard-mcp-server to MCP config with npm run start:stdio for stdio, or use http://localhost:3010/mcp for streamable-http after starting the HTTP mode.