Clippy

What it does

Clippy bridges the gap between the macOS terminal and GUI applications. It allows users to copy files, images, and text from the command line in a way that GUI apps (like Slack, Email, or browsers) recognize as actual file references rather than just raw bytes or text paths.

Tools

• clipboard_copy: Copy text or files to the system clipboard.
• clipboard_paste: Paste clipboard content to specific files or directories.
• get_recent_downloads: Retrieve a list of recently downloaded files for quick copying.
• buffer_copy: Copy file bytes to a private agent buffer to avoid LLM token limits.
• buffer_cut: Cut lines from a file to the agent buffer.
• buffer_paste: Paste bytes from the agent buffer back into a file.
• buffer_list: Show metadata for the current agent buffer content.

Installation

Add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "clippy": {
      "command": "clippy",
      "args": ["mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

Supported hosts

• claude