Clipboard MCP
by mnarditcommunityv0.1.0
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The clipboard-mcp is a cross-platform Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that allows AI assistants to directly read and write to your system clipboard without manual intervention.
From the registry: Cross-platform MCP server for system clipboard access (read, write, watch)
Install & configure
Prerequisites
- requiredInstall via cargoRust binary — install via cargo or download from releases
https://crates.io/crates/clipboard-mcp$ cargo install clipboard-mcp
Install in your client
Paste into the AI you're chatting with — it will figure out the rest
Please install the `clipboard-mcp` MCP server into my current AI client (that's you).
Required prerequisites (do these first if not already done):
- **Install via cargo** — Rust binary — install via cargo or download from releases Run: `cargo install clipboard-mcp` (https://crates.io/crates/clipboard-mcp)
Canonical MCP server config (stdio transport):
- command: `clipboard-mcp`
- args: []
Note: Cross-platform clipboard access via Rust binary (arboard). Supports stdio or HTTP (`--http`). 6 tools: get/set/watch/list_formats/clear/get_html.
Add this MCP server to my current client's config in the correct format for you. If you need secrets or credentials I haven't provided, ASK me — do not invent values or leave raw placeholders. After adding it, tell me how to verify the server is connected.Note: Cross-platform clipboard access via Rust binary (arboard). Supports stdio or HTTP (`--http`). 6 tools: get/set/watch/list_formats/clear/get_html.
Tools (6)
get_clipboard
Read current text from the clipboard. Content over 100 KB is truncated.
get_clipboard_html
Read HTML content from the clipboard (e.g., rich text from browsers).
set_clipboard
Write text to the clipboard (max 1 MB).
watch_clipboard
Wait for clipboard text to change (default 30s, max 300s). Max 5 concurrent.
list_clipboard_formats
Probe which formats are available (text, HTML, image, files).
clear_clipboard
Clear all clipboard content.
Packages
https://github.com/mnardit/clipboard-mcp/releases/download/v0.1.0/clipboard-mcp-linux-x86_64
mcpbtransport: stdio
https://github.com/mnardit/clipboard-mcp/releases/download/v0.1.0/clipboard-mcp-linux-aarch64
mcpbtransport: stdio
https://github.com/mnardit/clipboard-mcp/releases/download/v0.1.0/clipboard-mcp-macos-x86_64
mcpbtransport: stdio
https://github.com/mnardit/clipboard-mcp/releases/download/v0.1.0/clipboard-mcp-macos-aarch64
mcpbtransport: stdio
https://github.com/mnardit/clipboard-mcp/releases/download/v0.1.0/clipboard-mcp-windows-x86_64.exe
mcpbtransport: stdio
Details
- Language
- Rust
- License
- MIT
- Released
- Mar 27, 2026
- Last commit
- Mar 29, 2026
- Registry name
- io.github.mnardit/clipboard-mcp