Clipboard Copy

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Clipboard Copy skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Clipboard Copy is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: General · Sub-category: general-misc · Last updated: 2026-06-13

Copy text to the user's local clipboard via the OSC52 terminal escape, even from a sandboxed/headless shell with no controlling tty. Use when the user says "copy this to my clipboard", "copy to clipboard", "osc52", "put this on my clipboard", or wants generated text (a draft, snippet, command, summary) placed on their clipboard.

From the source SKILL.md

Copy arbitrary text to the user's local clipboard using the OSC52 escape sequence. The harness runs Bash in a sandbox with no controlling tty, so /dev/tty fails and stdout is captured (the escape never reaches the terminal). The osc52-copy.sh script handles this: it finds the terminal pty driving the session and writes the escape there, so the emulator performs the clipboard write.

What this skill does

Clipboard Copy is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the general-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/clipboard-copy/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when the user says "copy this to my clipboard", "copy to clipboard", "osc52", "put this on my clipboard", or wants generated text (a draft, snippet, command, summary) placed on their clipboard.

Who uses this skill

The Clipboard Copy Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 116,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/clipboard-copy
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/clipboard-copy/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/clipboard-copy/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/clipboard-copy/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/clipboard-copy/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\clipboard-copy\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Clipboard Copy Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/clipboard-copy/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Clipboard Copy skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Clipboard Copy skill?

Use Clipboard Copy when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the general misc area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Clipboard Copy" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Clipboard Copy skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Clipboard Copy is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/arecarn/dotfiles/blob/477211767e2e96a88e6d47bce262447ba86c96fe/agents/.config/agents/skills/clipboard-copy/SKILL.md
Author: arecarn

Cite this skill

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APA

arecarn. (2026). Clipboard Copy [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/clipboard-copy/

BibTeX

@misc{clipboard-copy-2026,
  author    = {arecarn},
  title     = {Clipboard Copy [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/clipboard-copy/}
}

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