clipboard
Read text from the Windows clipboard or write text to it, with delivery verification on write to detect interception by third-party clipboard managers.
Instructions
Read or write the Windows clipboard. action='read' returns current text content (empty string if non-text). action='write' replaces clipboard with given text and verifies delivery via Get-Clipboard -Raw read-back, comparing the bytes (UTF-16LE) for exact equality. Caveats: Non-text clipboard payloads (images, files) return empty string on read. Overwrites existing clipboard content on write. action='write' delivery-verification failure returns code:'ClipboardWriteNotDelivered' — typical causes: a third-party clipboard manager intercepts SetClipboardData, DLP / endpoint protection blocks the payload, RDP / Citrix clipboard transcoding strips the text, or another process clears the clipboard between Set and the read-back. Recovery: retry the write, or fall back to keyboard(action='type', use_clipboard=false) for short text. Examples: clipboard({action:'write', text:'hello'}) → write+verify; clipboard({action:'read'}) → returns current text.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| text | No | Text to place on the clipboard | |
| action | Yes | Action selector — one of: read, write. Per-action required fields are enforced at call time (see the tool description); this flat schema lists every action's fields as optional. | |
| include | No | Optional response-shape opt-in. `['envelope']` returns the self-documenting envelope (`_version` / `data` / `as_of` / `confidence`). `['raw']` forces raw shape (overrides DESKTOP_TOUCH_ENVELOPE=1 server default). Default behaviour is raw shape (compat with existing clients). |