clipboard mcp server for VS Code
io.github.cyanheads/clipboard-mcp-server
Read, write, and inspect the system clipboard on macOS, Linux (X11/Wayland), and Windows via MCP.
client:VS Code
transport:stdio
runtime:npm
Install clipboard mcp server in VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
"inputs": [
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "mcp-log-level",
"description": "MCP_LOG_LEVEL",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "clipboard-read-only",
"description": "CLIPBOARD_READ_ONLY",
"password": true
}
],
"servers": {
"clipboard-mcp-server": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cyanheads/clipboard-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "${input:mcp-log-level}",
"CLIPBOARD_READ_ONLY": "${input:clipboard-read-only}"
}
}
}
}VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs