Integrate your Linux system clipboard with AI workflows using xclip and Openclaw Skills.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install clipboard
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install clipboard using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Clipboard?
The Clipboard skill provides a bridge between your local Linux environment and your AI sessions. By utilizing the xclip utility, Openclaw Skills can programmatically access, modify, and retrieve text from the system clipboard. This eliminates the need for manual mouse interactions when moving data between your terminal and other applications.
Designed for developers and power users, this skill ensures that text-based information remains fluid across your desktop environment. Whether you are extracting code blocks or pasting configuration snippets, this skill streamlines the interaction between the system's X11 buffer and your automated processes.
Clipboard Use Cases
- Copying command outputs or AI-generated text directly to the clipboard for use in IDEs.
- Pasting clipboard content into a prompt for context or analysis.
- Transferring the contents of a local file to the system clipboard using simple CLI syntax.
- Creating automated scripts that share data between different software via the system buffer.
How Clipboard Works
- The user provides text input or a file path to be copied.
- Openclaw Skills invokes the xclip utility to store the data in the system clipboard selection.
- To retrieve data, the user or agent requests the clipboard contents, which are fetched using the xclip output flag.
- The resulting text is returned to the session or redirected to a destination of the user's choice.
Clipboard Setup
The Clipboard skill requires the xclip package to be installed on your Linux machine. You can install it using your system's package manager:
sudo dnf install xclip
After installation, verify that the binary is available in your PATH so that Openclaw Skills can interact with it correctly.
Clipboard Data Schema & Taxonomy
This skill operates on standard text data. It does not store persistent logs of clipboard history but facilitates data movement through the following streams:
| Data Stream | Source/Target | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| System Clipboard | X11 Selection Buffer | Holds the current active text content. |
| Input Stream | StdIn / File | The source content to be placed into the clipboard. |
| Output Stream | StdOut | The content retrieved from the clipboard for display or further piping. |
Clipboard Advanced Features
- Multi-command piping for complex data processing before copying.
- Low-latency interaction with the Linux X11 clipboard architecture.
- Seamless integration with other Openclaw Skills for automated data bridging.
- Support for large text blocks through file redirection inputs.
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