Install the "ctrl-clip" agent skill from https://github.com/davepoon/buildwithclaude/tree/main/plugins/all-skills/skills/ctrl-clip into .claude/skills/ctrl-clip/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ctrl-clip", then confirm the skill loads.
Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
skills CLI
$ npx skills add davepoon/buildwithclaude --skill ctrl-clip -a codex
Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
Install the "ctrl-clip" agent skill from https://github.com/davepoon/buildwithclaude/tree/main/plugins/all-skills/skills/ctrl-clip into .agents/skills/ctrl-clip/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ctrl-clip", then confirm the skill loads.
Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
skills CLI
$ npx skills add davepoon/buildwithclaude --skill ctrl-clip -a cursor
Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
Install the "ctrl-clip" agent skill from https://github.com/davepoon/buildwithclaude/tree/main/plugins/all-skills/skills/ctrl-clip into .cursor/skills/ctrl-clip/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ctrl-clip", then confirm the skill loads.
Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
skills CLI
$ npx skills add davepoon/buildwithclaude --skill ctrl-clip -a gemini-cli
Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
Install the "ctrl-clip" agent skill from https://github.com/davepoon/buildwithclaude/tree/main/plugins/all-skills/skills/ctrl-clip into .gemini/skills/ctrl-clip/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ctrl-clip", then confirm the skill loads.
Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
skills CLI
$ npx skills add davepoon/buildwithclaude --skill ctrl-clip -a github-copilot
Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
Install the "ctrl-clip" agent skill from https://github.com/davepoon/buildwithclaude/tree/main/plugins/all-skills/skills/ctrl-clip into .github/skills/ctrl-clip/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ctrl-clip", then confirm the skill loads.
GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
skills CLI
$ npx skills add davepoon/buildwithclaude --skill ctrl-clip -a opencode
OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
Install the "ctrl-clip" agent skill from https://github.com/davepoon/buildwithclaude/tree/main/plugins/all-skills/skills/ctrl-clip into .opencode/skills/ctrl-clip/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ctrl-clip", then confirm the skill loads.
OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
Skill name
ctrl-clip
GitHub stars
3.6k
Token cost
~1.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
200 words
Files
4
Skills in repo
245
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT
At a glance
⧉ Copy a message to the system clipboard cleanly formatted — no blockquote pipes, no terminal bars, no Claude commentary.
Works in 2 steps: Decide WHAT to copy → Format for the target
You draft a message the user will paste (Slack
SKILL.md covers 1. Decide WHAT to copy and 2. Format for the target
Runs Shell scripts from its folder
What it does
Ctrl Clip is an agent skill from davepoon/buildwithclaude. ⧉ Copy a message to the system clipboard cleanly formatted — no blockquote pipes, no terminal bars, no Claude commentary. Use whenever you draft a message the user will paste (Slack, Teams, PR comment, email) to add a clickable "⧉ ctrl + click" copy link under it, and when the user says "/ctrl-clip", "copy that", "put it on the clipboard" (in any language). Optional argument picks the target format: slack (default), md, plain.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 3 other files (for example `clip-setup.sh`, `clip-url-handler.sh` and `clip.sh`).
It works with Slack. The repository describes itself as: A single hub to find Claude Skills, Agents, Commands, Hooks, Plugins, and Marketplace collections to extend Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Agent SDK and OpenClaw. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
You draft a message the user will paste (Slack
Email) to add a clickable ⧉ ctrl + click copy link under it
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 10bfc43. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:
Write
Bash(${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/clip.sh:*)
Bash(${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/clip-setup.sh:*)
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Ships script files (Shell), which the agent can run.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):
github.com
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Ctrl Clip loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 110 tokens; SKILL.md has 200 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Always· name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~110
When it runs· the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.2k
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/ctrl-clip/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 3 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
ctrl-clip
description
⧉ Copy a message to the system clipboard cleanly formatted — no blockquote pipes, no terminal bars, no Claude commentary. Use whenever you draft a message the user will paste (Slack, Teams, PR comment, email) to add a clickable "⧉ ctrl + click" copy link under it, and when the user says "/ctrl-clip", "copy that", "put it on the clipboard" (in any language). Optional argument picks the target format: slack (default), md, plain.
Source: https://github.com/geanruca/ctrl-clip (MIT). Also installable as a Claude Code
plugin: /plugin marketplace add geanruca/ctrl-clip then /plugin install ctrl-clip@ctrl-clip.
Usage: /ctrl-clip [slack|md|plain] [what to copy].
Put text on the user's clipboard so it pastes cleanly. The built-in /copy copies
the raw markdown of the last response — blockquotes turn into >/│ pipes and the
commentary comes along. This skill copies only the content meant to be pasted,
reformatted for its destination.
1. Decide WHAT to copy
Arguments: $ARGUMENTS
If the arguments describe the content ("the Slack reply", "the PR description",
"the second draft"), copy that.
Otherwise copy the most recent drafted message in the conversation (a Slack
reply, comment, email, PR text). If the last response had no draft, copy the whole
last response.
Copy only the draft — never your own framing ("Here's a draft:", "Let me know
if…", labels, explanations).
Keep the wording verbatim. Reformat, don't rewrite. Don't translate.
2. Format for the target
First word of the arguments selects the format; default is slack.
slack (default — also Teams, WhatsApp, chat)
No blockquotes (>), no headings (#), no tables, no horizontal rules.
Keep standard Markdown (headings, **bold**, lists, tables, code fences).
Still no blockquotes unless the content genuinely quotes someone.
plain (email body, forms, anything without markup)
No markup at all: strip *, _, backticks, #. Bullets become - .
Tables → Label: value lines.
3. Copy
Write the formatted text with the Write tool to clip.txt in the session
scratchpad directory (fall back to /tmp/claude-clip.txt if there is none). Using
a file avoids every shell quoting problem with $, backticks and quotes.
Run:
${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/clip.sh <that file>
The script strips leftover >/│/⏺ markers and trailing whitespace, then copies
via wl-copy, xclip, xsel, pbcopy, or OSC 52 (in that order).
4. Confirm
Reply with a single line: the script's ⧉ Copied … output plus the format used,
e.g. ⧉ Copied 6 lines / 412 chars (slack). Do not echo the copied text again.
If the script fails, show its error line.
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Inline ⧉ copy link (whenever you draft a message to paste)
Every draft the user will paste somewhere gets a clickable copy icon (⧉, two
overlapping squares) labeled ctrl + click, as a reminder of how to trigger it.
<CLIP_DIR> below is the absolute path of ~/.cache/claude-clip, for example
/home/alice/.cache/claude-clip. The "Drafts to paste" rule loaded at session start
spells it out. If that rule is not in your context, run
${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/clip-setup.sh once: it registers the Ctrl+click handler if needed
and prints CLIP_DIR=…. Never write ~ or $HOME into a path or link — neither is
expanded.
Write the formatted text (section 2, no blockquote markers) with the Write tool
to <CLIP_DIR>/<id>.claudeclip. <id> is a short unique slug matching
[A-Za-z0-9_-]{1,64}, e.g. slack-33247-review.
In the response, show the draft as a blockquote — every line prefixed with > ,
blank lines as >. The bar is how the user sees exactly what gets copied; nothing
else goes inside it.
Right under the blockquote, on its own line:
[⧉ ctrl + click](file://<CLIP_DIR>/<id>.claudeclip)
The user Ctrl+clicks the link (a plain click does nothing). If copying breaks, check
<CLIP_DIR>/handler.log first — no entry means the click never reached the handler.
Why file://: Claude Code's fullscreen TUI refuses clicks on non-allowlisted schemes
(custom claude-clip:// links are never dispatched), but it opens local file://
links with xdg-open. *.claudeclip is registered as application/x-claude-clip,
whose default app is clip-url-handler.sh: it copies the file via clip.sh and shows
a desktop notification.
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⧉ Copy a message to the system clipboard cleanly formatted — no blockquote pipes, no terminal bars, no Claude commentary. Ctrl Clip is an agent skill from davepoon/buildwithclaude. ⧉ Copy a message to the system clipboard cleanly formatted — no blockquote pipes, no terminal bars, no Claude commentary.
When should I use Ctrl Clip?
Ctrl Clip fits situations like: you draft a message the user will paste (Slack; email) to add a clickable ⧉ ctrl + click copy link under it; when the user says /ctrl-clip; put it on the clipboard (in any language).
How do I install Ctrl Clip in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add davepoon/buildwithclaude --skill ctrl-clip -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/all-skills/skills/ctrl-clip in davepoon/buildwithclaude) into .claude/skills/ctrl-clip in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Ctrl Clip in Codex?
Run `npx skills add davepoon/buildwithclaude --skill ctrl-clip -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/all-skills/skills/ctrl-clip in davepoon/buildwithclaude) into .agents/skills/ctrl-clip in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Ctrl Clip in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add davepoon/buildwithclaude --skill ctrl-clip -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/ctrl-clip, .gemini/skills/ctrl-clip, .github/skills/ctrl-clip and .opencode/skills/ctrl-clip in your project.
What does Ctrl Clip need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Ctrl Clip needs a shell for the scripts in its folder. Our summary lists: A Bash shell. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Write, Bash(${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/clip.sh:*), Bash(${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/clip-setup.sh:*).
Does Ctrl Clip access the network?
SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: github.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Ctrl Clip safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Ctrl Clip use?
Ctrl Clip is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Ctrl Clip use?
About 1.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.9k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Ctrl Clip?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Ctrl Clip: Agent Browser CLI (vercel-labs/agent-browser, 44k stars), Slack GIF Creator (anthropics/skills, 180k stars), Code Design Rationale Investigator (cursor/plugins, 10k stars) and Electron App Automation (vercel-labs/agent-browser, 44k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Ctrl Clip?
davepoon (a GitHub user) maintains it in davepoon/buildwithclaude, which has 3,604 GitHub stars. The repository holds 245 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.
Source: davepoon/buildwithclaude on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.
