cbcopy
Universal clipboard write CLI for AI agents. Cross-platform: Linux Wayland/X11, macOS, Windows, WSL.
Zero Python dependencies (stdlib only). Delegates to system clipboard tools with correct detection order and encoding.
Setup (local development)
uv sync
Usage
# Copy text from argument
cbcopy "hello world"
# Pipe from stdin
echo "hello" | cbcopy
# Copy file contents
cbcopy --file notes.txt
# Show detected platform and available tools
cbcopy --diagnostics
Silent on success (exit 0). Clear error on stderr (exit 1).
Install globally
uv tool install .
After install, run directly:
cbcopy "hello world"
Platform support
| Platform | Detection | Tool | Encoding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | sys.platform == "win32" |
clip.exe | UTF-16LE |
| WSL | WSL_DISTRO_NAME env |
clip.exe | UTF-16LE |
| Linux Wayland | WAYLAND_DISPLAY env |
wl-copy | UTF-8 |
| Linux X11 | DISPLAY env |
xclip / xsel | UTF-8 |
| macOS | sys.platform == "darwin" |
pbcopy | UTF-8 |
Detection order matters: WSL is checked before Wayland because WSLg sets WAYLAND_DISPLAY.
Tests
uv run pytest
1 maintainer
Metadata
1 maintainer
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