clipboard-manager skill

Overview

This skill manages system clipboard operations: copy and paste text or files with a searchable history and optional format conversion. It exposes a simple command interface for programmatic clipboard control and supports redirecting clipboard content to or from files. It is lightweight and designed for automation and scripting workflows.

How this skill works

The tool provides commands to copy text or file contents into the system clipboard and to paste clipboard contents back to stdout or into a file. Each copy action is recorded in a local history store, allowing retrieval of previous entries. Built-in format conversion simplifies switching between plain text and common encodings when copying or pasting.

When to use it

• Automating copy/paste tasks in scripts or CI jobs
• Saving repeated clipboard snippets or templates for later retrieval
• Copying file contents into the clipboard for quick sharing
• Pasting clipboard contents into files from a headless or remote session
• Converting clipboard formats during data exchange between tools

Best practices

• Use history search to avoid overwriting frequently used snippets
• Prefer file-based copy/paste for large or binary content to reduce memory use
• Secure the history store if it may contain sensitive data
• Use specific flags when copying binary versus text to preserve encoding
• Script visually confirm paste targets in automation to prevent accidental data loss

Example use cases

• Copy a short template into the clipboard for pasting into multiple documents
• Capture a file's content into the clipboard for quick sharing via chat or email
• Automate pasting configuration snippets into remote machines during deployment
• Maintain a history of copied database queries or code snippets for reuse
• Convert clipboard text encoding before pasting into an application that requires a different charset

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