clipboard-copy

Clipboard Copy Skill

This skill enables copying content to the system clipboard when the user's intent suggests they want to paste content elsewhere.

When to Activate

Use this skill when the user:

• Explicitly asks to "copy to clipboard" or "put in clipboard"
• Says "copy that" after generating content
• Mentions wanting to "paste" something
• Asks to "generate X and copy it" (e.g., "generate a commit message and copy it")
• Requests content "for the clipboard"

Cross-Platform Clipboard Commands

Detect and use the appropriate clipboard command:

macOS

printf '%s' "content" | pbcopy

Linux (Wayland)

printf '%s' "content" | wl-copy

Linux (X11)

printf '%s' "content" | xclip -selection clipboard

WSL

printf '%s' "content" | clip.exe

Platform Detection Pattern

if command -v pbcopy &>/dev/null; then
  printf '%s' "$content" | pbcopy
elif command -v wl-copy &>/dev/null; then
  printf '%s' "$content" | wl-copy
elif command -v xclip &>/dev/null; then
  printf '%s' "$content" | xclip -selection clipboard
elif command -v clip.exe &>/dev/null; then
  printf '%s' "$content" | clip.exe
else
  echo "Error: No clipboard command available"
  exit 1
fi

Handling Special Characters

Always use printf '%s' instead of echo to handle:

• Backslashes
• Leading dashes
• Escape sequences

Handling Multi-line Content

For content with newlines, use a heredoc with quoted delimiter to prevent variable expansion:

cat <<'EOF' | pbcopy
line 1
line 2
special chars: $var \n "quotes"
EOF

After Copying

Confirm to the user with a brief message like "Copied to clipboard." Do not repeat the full content back.