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clipboard-mcp-server

Rank #5,048

io.github.cyanheads/clipboard-mcp-server

Read, write, and inspect the system clipboard on macOS, Linux (X11/Wayland), and Windows via MCP.

11 versions

2 GitHub stars

by cyanheads (135 servers)View repository ↗Claim this server

First listed

May 25, 2026

Last publish date

Sep 19, 2026

OVERVIEW

clipboard-mcp-server is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server published by cyanheads. It ranks #5,048 of 132,046 servers tracked on MCP Toplist, and its repository has 2 GitHub stars. clipboard-mcp-server is listed across 4 registries — Official MCP, PulseMCP, Smithery and Glama, with 11 tracked versions. It was first listed on May 25, 2026 and most recently updated on Sep 19, 2026.

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#5,048of 132,046 tracked serversTop 5%

Ranks ahead of 126,998 of 132,046 servers on MCP Toplist.

CONNECT

Use clipboard-mcp-server

No setupRuns out of the box

No credentials or required configuration declared — add it to your MCP client and go.

npm package

claude mcp add clipboard-mcp-server -e "MCP_LOG_LEVEL=<your MCP_LOG_LEVEL>" -e "CLIPBOARD_READ_ONLY=<your CLIPBOARD_READ_ONLY>" -- npx -y @cyanheads/clipboard-mcp-server run start:stdio

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npm package

claude mcp add clipboard-mcp-server -e "MCP_HTTP_HOST=<your MCP_HTTP_HOST>" -e "MCP_HTTP_PORT=<your MCP_HTTP_PORT>" -e "MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH=<your MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH>" -e "MCP_AUTH_MODE=<your MCP_AUTH_MODE>" -e "MCP_LOG_LEVEL=<your MCP_LOG_LEVEL>" -e "MCP_HTTP_MAX_BODY_BYTES=<your MCP_HTTP_MAX_BODY_BYTES>" -e "MCP_SESSION_MODE=<your MCP_SESSION_MODE>" -e "CLIPBOARD_READ_ONLY=<your CLIPBOARD_READ_ONLY>" -- npx -y @cyanheads/clipboard-mcp-server run start:http

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npm package

[mcp_servers.clipboard-mcp-server]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@cyanheads/clipboard-mcp-server", "run", "start:stdio"]

[mcp_servers.clipboard-mcp-server.env]
MCP_LOG_LEVEL = "<your MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
CLIPBOARD_READ_ONLY = "<your CLIPBOARD_READ_ONLY>"

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml. Replace each placeholder with your own value before saving.

npm package

[mcp_servers.clipboard-mcp-server]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@cyanheads/clipboard-mcp-server", "run", "start:http"]

[mcp_servers.clipboard-mcp-server.env]
MCP_HTTP_HOST = "<your MCP_HTTP_HOST>"
MCP_HTTP_PORT = "<your MCP_HTTP_PORT>"
MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH = "<your MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH>"
MCP_AUTH_MODE = "<your MCP_AUTH_MODE>"
MCP_LOG_LEVEL = "<your MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
MCP_HTTP_MAX_BODY_BYTES = "<your MCP_HTTP_MAX_BODY_BYTES>"
MCP_SESSION_MODE = "<your MCP_SESSION_MODE>"
CLIPBOARD_READ_ONLY = "<your CLIPBOARD_READ_ONLY>"

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml. Replace each placeholder with your own value before saving.

npm package

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "clipboard-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/clipboard-mcp-server",
        "run",
        "start:stdio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<your MCP_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "CLIPBOARD_READ_ONLY": "<your CLIPBOARD_READ_ONLY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json (Settings → Developer → Edit Config). Replace each placeholder with your own value before saving.

npm package

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "clipboard-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/clipboard-mcp-server",
        "run",
        "start:http"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_HTTP_HOST": "<your MCP_HTTP_HOST>",
        "MCP_HTTP_PORT": "<your MCP_HTTP_PORT>",
        "MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH": "<your MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH>",
        "MCP_AUTH_MODE": "<your MCP_AUTH_MODE>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<your MCP_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "MCP_HTTP_MAX_BODY_BYTES": "<your MCP_HTTP_MAX_BODY_BYTES>",
        "MCP_SESSION_MODE": "<your MCP_SESSION_MODE>",
        "CLIPBOARD_READ_ONLY": "<your CLIPBOARD_READ_ONLY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json (Settings → Developer → Edit Config). Replace each placeholder with your own value before saving.

npm package

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "clipboard-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/clipboard-mcp-server",
        "run",
        "start:stdio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<your MCP_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "CLIPBOARD_READ_ONLY": "<your CLIPBOARD_READ_ONLY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (per project). Replace each placeholder with your own value before saving.

npm package

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "clipboard-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/clipboard-mcp-server",
        "run",
        "start:http"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_HTTP_HOST": "<your MCP_HTTP_HOST>",
        "MCP_HTTP_PORT": "<your MCP_HTTP_PORT>",
        "MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH": "<your MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH>",
        "MCP_AUTH_MODE": "<your MCP_AUTH_MODE>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<your MCP_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "MCP_HTTP_MAX_BODY_BYTES": "<your MCP_HTTP_MAX_BODY_BYTES>",
        "MCP_SESSION_MODE": "<your MCP_SESSION_MODE>",
        "CLIPBOARD_READ_ONLY": "<your CLIPBOARD_READ_ONLY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (per project). Replace each placeholder with your own value before saving.

npm package

{
  "servers": {
    "clipboard-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/clipboard-mcp-server",
        "run",
        "start:stdio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<your MCP_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "CLIPBOARD_READ_ONLY": "<your CLIPBOARD_READ_ONLY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Save as .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace. Replace each placeholder with your own value before saving.

npm package

{
  "servers": {
    "clipboard-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/clipboard-mcp-server",
        "run",
        "start:http"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_HTTP_HOST": "<your MCP_HTTP_HOST>",
        "MCP_HTTP_PORT": "<your MCP_HTTP_PORT>",
        "MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH": "<your MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH>",
        "MCP_AUTH_MODE": "<your MCP_AUTH_MODE>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<your MCP_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "MCP_HTTP_MAX_BODY_BYTES": "<your MCP_HTTP_MAX_BODY_BYTES>",
        "MCP_SESSION_MODE": "<your MCP_SESSION_MODE>",
        "CLIPBOARD_READ_ONLY": "<your CLIPBOARD_READ_ONLY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Save as .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace. Replace each placeholder with your own value before saving.

npm package

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "clipboard-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/clipboard-mcp-server",
        "run",
        "start:stdio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<your MCP_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "CLIPBOARD_READ_ONLY": "<your CLIPBOARD_READ_ONLY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json. Replace each placeholder with your own value before saving.

npm package

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "clipboard-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/clipboard-mcp-server",
        "run",
        "start:http"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_HTTP_HOST": "<your MCP_HTTP_HOST>",
        "MCP_HTTP_PORT": "<your MCP_HTTP_PORT>",
        "MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH": "<your MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH>",
        "MCP_AUTH_MODE": "<your MCP_AUTH_MODE>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<your MCP_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "MCP_HTTP_MAX_BODY_BYTES": "<your MCP_HTTP_MAX_BODY_BYTES>",
        "MCP_SESSION_MODE": "<your MCP_SESSION_MODE>",
        "CLIPBOARD_READ_ONLY": "<your CLIPBOARD_READ_ONLY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json. Replace each placeholder with your own value before saving.

npm package

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "clipboard-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/clipboard-mcp-server",
        "run",
        "start:stdio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<your MCP_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "CLIPBOARD_READ_ONLY": "<your CLIPBOARD_READ_ONLY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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npm package

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "clipboard-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/clipboard-mcp-server",
        "run",
        "start:http"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_HTTP_HOST": "<your MCP_HTTP_HOST>",
        "MCP_HTTP_PORT": "<your MCP_HTTP_PORT>",
        "MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH": "<your MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH>",
        "MCP_AUTH_MODE": "<your MCP_AUTH_MODE>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<your MCP_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "MCP_HTTP_MAX_BODY_BYTES": "<your MCP_HTTP_MAX_BODY_BYTES>",
        "MCP_SESSION_MODE": "<your MCP_SESSION_MODE>",
        "CLIPBOARD_READ_ONLY": "<your CLIPBOARD_READ_ONLY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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REGISTRIES

Listed on 4 registries

ORGANIZATION

cyanheads

Organization

cyanheads

Servers in org

135

Versions across org

2337

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VERSIONS

Available versions (11)

Version	Published
0.2.2	Sep 19, 2026
0.2.1	Sep 9, 2026
0.2.0	Sep 9, 2026
0.1.10	Sep 9, 2026
0.1.9	Sep 9, 2026
0.1.8	Aug 31, 2026
0.1.7	Aug 21, 2026
0.1.6	Jun 16, 2026
0.1.5	Jun 12, 2026
0.1.4	May 26, 2026
0.1.3	May 25, 2026

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Who maintains clipboard-mcp-server?: clipboard-mcp-server is maintained by cyanheads, which publishes 135 MCP servers (2337 total versions) tracked on MCP Toplist.
Is clipboard-mcp-server listed on the Official MCP Registry?: Yes — clipboard-mcp-server is listed on the Official MCP Registry, alongside PulseMCP, Smithery and Glama.
How many versions does clipboard-mcp-server have?: MCP Toplist tracks 11 versions of clipboard-mcp-server, most recently published on Sep 19, 2026.
Where can I find the source code for clipboard-mcp-server?: The source code for clipboard-mcp-server is hosted at github.com/cyanheads/clipboard-mcp-server.

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