How do I install Clipboard?

Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does Clipboard need an API key?

The publisher lists these environment variables: MCP_LOG_LEVEL, CLIPBOARD_READ_ONLY, MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE, MCP_HTTP_HOST, MCP_HTTP_PORT, MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH, MCP_AUTH_MODE, MCP_HTTP_MAX_BODY_BYTES, MCP_SESSION_MODE.

What transport does Clipboard use?

Clipboard runs locally over stdio.

When was Clipboard last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-09. Read, write, and inspect the system clipboard on macOS, Linux (X11/Wayland), and Windows via MCP.

Clipboard MCP server

Power your agent

Add this server

The publisher's own command. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Local command

npx -y @cyanheads/[email protected]

Credentials from the publisher

MCP_LOG_LEVEL — Sets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn').
CLIPBOARD_READ_ONLY — Serve the clipboard read-only. When true, clipboard_write is not registered: it is absent from tools/list and uncallable, absent from the manifest but shown as disabled on the landing page and startup log. Accepts true/false/1/0/yes/no/on/off.

Claude Code has no install link for a local command. Copy the command below and run it in a terminal.

shClaude Code

1MCP_LOG_LEVEL=<value> CLIPBOARD_READ_ONLY=<value> claude mcp add io.github.cyanheads-clipboard-mcp-server -- npx -y @cyanheads/clipboard-mcp-server@0.3.0

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "io.github.cyanheads-clipboard-mcp-server": {4      "command": "npx",5      "args": [6        "-y",7        "@cyanheads/[email protected]"8      ],9      "env": {10        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<value>",11        "CLIPBOARD_READ_ONLY": "<value>"12      }13    }14  }15}

claude_desktop_config.json

Local · npmPublisher installStep-by-step: add this in Claude

Remote URL or a command on your machine? How the two installs differ

Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

A new server you create. It is not this listing's official endpoint. Use the publisher install when you want their URL and their credentials.

Launch

Server facts

Local

Transport

Tools

No tool list yet. Remote servers get one after the first health check.

FAQ

Clipboard

Add this server

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Server facts

Tools

Questions

How do I install Clipboard?

Does Clipboard need an API key?

What transport does Clipboard use?

When was Clipboard last checked?

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