How do I install the clipboard mcp server?

Use a recorded configuration for your client, replace example credential values and paths, and verify the documented runtime. Restart or reconnect the client, then inspect the available tools.

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Clipboard MCP Server

An MCP server that gives your AI assistant direct access to your system clipboard: read what you copied, or write clean text straight to it. Works with any MCP-compatible client, including Claude Code, Claude Desktop…

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What is the Clipboard MCP Server?

Clipboard MCP source profile. From the maintainer documentation: “An MCP server that gives your AI assistant direct access to your system clipboard: read what you copied, or write clean text straight to it. Works with any MCP-compatible client, including Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, and others.”

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Maintainer setup documentation.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

Tool	What it does
clipboard_paste	Primary tool. Read any clipboard content: tables, text, code, JSON, URLs, images. Tables are formatted as Markdown/JSON/CSV; pass include_schema=true to append
clipboard_copy	Write text content to the system clipboard. Accepts an optional mime_type parameter (text/plain by default; also text/html, text/rtf, image/svg+xml, or any text
clipboard_copy_markdown	Render markdown to HTML and place both formats on the clipboard so paste targets pick the right one — Slack/Gmail/Notion/Discord get rich text; vim/terminal get
clipboard_copy_image	Write a PNG or JPEG image to the system clipboard from base64-encoded bytes. Pass-through with no re-encoding; magic bytes are validated against the declared MI
clipboard_list_formats	List what MIME types are currently on the clipboard. Accepts selection="primary" for the X11/Wayland PRIMARY selection.
clipboard_read_raw	Return raw clipboard content for a given MIME type (diagnostic). Any non-binary type passes through; only image/, audio/, video/, and application/octet-stream a
clipboard_version	Return the running mcp-clipboard package version as {"name": "mcp-clipboard", "version": " "}. Diagnostic. Useful for hosts that don't surface the standard MCP

How to install the Clipboard MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "clipboard": {
      "command": "pipx",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "mcp-clipboard"
      ]
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Example prompts to try

“Use Clipboard MCP to clipboard paste.”
“Use Clipboard MCP to clipboard copy.”
“Use Clipboard MCP to clipboard copy markdown.”

Frequently asked questions

<picture> <source media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)" srcset="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cmeans/mcp-clipboard/main/src/mcp_clipboard/icons/mcp-clipboard-logo Confirm the tools offered by your installed version in the connected client. Tool availability and permissions depend on the server and account configuration.

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