Agent skill

Clipboard

Read or write the Linux clipboard. An agent skill from mikeyobrien/rho.

MITAuto-check: notes

Install Clipboard

skills CLI

$ npx skills add mikeyobrien/rho --skill clipboard -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install mikeyobrien/rho clipboard --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mikeyobrien/rho.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/platforms/linux/skills/clipboard .claude/skills/clipboard && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "clipboard" agent skill from https://github.com/mikeyobrien/rho/tree/main/platforms/linux/skills/clipboard into .claude/skills/clipboard/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "clipboard", 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.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/mikeyobrien/rho/tree/main/platforms/linux/skills/clipboard

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 mikeyobrien/rho --skill clipboard -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install mikeyobrien/rho clipboard --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mikeyobrien/rho.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/platforms/linux/skills/clipboard .agents/skills/clipboard && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "clipboard" agent skill from https://github.com/mikeyobrien/rho/tree/main/platforms/linux/skills/clipboard into .agents/skills/clipboard/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "clipboard", 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 mikeyobrien/rho --skill clipboard -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install mikeyobrien/rho clipboard --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mikeyobrien/rho.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/platforms/linux/skills/clipboard .cursor/skills/clipboard && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "clipboard" agent skill from https://github.com/mikeyobrien/rho/tree/main/platforms/linux/skills/clipboard into .cursor/skills/clipboard/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "clipboard", 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.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/mikeyobrien/rho.git --path platforms/linux/skills/clipboard

--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 mikeyobrien/rho --skill clipboard -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install mikeyobrien/rho clipboard --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mikeyobrien/rho.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/platforms/linux/skills/clipboard .gemini/skills/clipboard && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "clipboard" agent skill from https://github.com/mikeyobrien/rho/tree/main/platforms/linux/skills/clipboard into .gemini/skills/clipboard/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "clipboard", 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.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install mikeyobrien/rho clipboard

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 mikeyobrien/rho --skill clipboard -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mikeyobrien/rho.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/platforms/linux/skills/clipboard .github/skills/clipboard && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "clipboard" agent skill from https://github.com/mikeyobrien/rho/tree/main/platforms/linux/skills/clipboard into .github/skills/clipboard/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "clipboard", 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 mikeyobrien/rho --skill clipboard -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install mikeyobrien/rho clipboard --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mikeyobrien/rho.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/platforms/linux/skills/clipboard .opencode/skills/clipboard && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "clipboard" agent skill from https://github.com/mikeyobrien/rho/tree/main/platforms/linux/skills/clipboard into .opencode/skills/clipboard/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "clipboard", 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: clipboard
GitHub stars: 373
Token cost: ~333 tokens
SKILL.md length: 50 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 35
Repo updated: Oct 1, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Read or write the Linux clipboard. An agent skill from mikeyobrien/rho.

Copying/pasting text
SKILL.md covers X11 (xclip), X11 (xsel) -- alternative, Wayland (wl-clipboard) and Detect display server
Calls apt and dnf
Transferring data between apps

What it does

Clipboard is an agent skill from mikeyobrien/rho. Read or write the Linux clipboard. Use when copying/pasting text, transferring data between apps, or accessing clipboard contents.

Its SKILL.md is about 330 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It works with Linux. The repository describes itself as: An AI agent that stays running, remembers across sessions, and checks in on its own. macOS, Linux, Android. Built on Pi. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

Copying/pasting text
Transferring data between apps
Accessing clipboard contents

Example prompts

“/clipboard”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 073a3ee. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
- apt
- dnf
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
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

Clipboard loads about 333 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 35 tokens; SKILL.md has 50 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~35
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~333

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: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:13
```
sudo apt install xclip
```
NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:16
```
sudo pacman -S xclip
```
NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:19
```
sudo dnf install xclip
```
NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:60
```
sudo apt install wl-clipboard
```
NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:63
```
sudo pacman -S wl-clipboard
```
NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:66
```
sudo dnf install wl-clipboard
```

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.

SKILL.md

The full file from mikeyobrien/rho at commit 073a3ee, republished under its MIT licence (© mikeyobrien). 50 words, ~333 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/clipboard/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: clipboard
description: Read or write the Linux clipboard. Use when copying/pasting text, transferring data between apps, or accessing clipboard contents.

Clipboard Operations

X11 (xclip)

Install

bash

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt install xclip

# Arch
sudo pacman -S xclip

# Fedora
sudo dnf install xclip

Read clipboard

bash

xclip -selection clipboard -o

Write to clipboard

bash

echo "text to copy" | xclip -selection clipboard

Copy file contents

bash

xclip -selection clipboard < file.txt

Copy command output

bash

ls -la | xclip -selection clipboard

X11 (xsel) -- alternative

bash

# Read
xsel --clipboard --output

# Write
echo "text" | xsel --clipboard --input

# Clear
xsel --clipboard --delete

Wayland (wl-clipboard)

Install

bash

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt install wl-clipboard

# Arch
sudo pacman -S wl-clipboard

# Fedora
sudo dnf install wl-clipboard

Read clipboard

bash

wl-paste

Write to clipboard

bash

echo "text to copy" | wl-copy

Copy file contents

bash

wl-copy < file.txt

Detect display server

bash

echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE
# Returns: x11, wayland, or tty

On headless/SSH systems, clipboard tools require a display server. Use files or pipes for data transfer instead.

Files

Just SKILL.md in platforms/linux/skills/clipboard of mikeyobrien/rho.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 073a3ee

Compare with similar skills

Clipboard next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

Clipboard compared with similar skills
Skill	Stars	Used in	Tokens	Auto-check	Licence	Repo updated
Clipboard this skillmikeyobrien/rho	373	—	~333	Automated safety check: Notes	MIT	9 days ago
Configuring Horizoncoollabsio/coolify	63k	4 repos	~898	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	yesterday
Model Usageopenclaw/openclaw	392k	1 repos	~637	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	today
Engine Whats Newflutter/flutter	179k	—	~978	Automated safety check: Pass	BSD-3-Clause	today
Openclaw Live Updateropenclaw/openclaw	392k	—	~3.7k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	today
Upgrade Browserflutter/flutter	179k	—	~1.1k	Automated safety check: Pass	BSD-3-Clause	today

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Questions about Clipboard

What does Clipboard do?

Read or write the Linux clipboard. An agent skill from mikeyobrien/rho. Clipboard is an agent skill from mikeyobrien/rho. Read or write the Linux clipboard.

When should I use Clipboard?

Clipboard fits situations like: copying/pasting text; transferring data between apps; accessing clipboard contents.

How do I install Clipboard in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add mikeyobrien/rho --skill clipboard -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (platforms/linux/skills/clipboard in mikeyobrien/rho) into .claude/skills/clipboard in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Clipboard in Codex?

Run `npx skills add mikeyobrien/rho --skill clipboard -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (platforms/linux/skills/clipboard in mikeyobrien/rho) into .agents/skills/clipboard in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Clipboard 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 mikeyobrien/rho --skill clipboard -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/clipboard, .gemini/skills/clipboard, .github/skills/clipboard and .opencode/skills/clipboard in your project.

What does Clipboard need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Clipboard needs the command-line tools its instructions call (apt and dnf).

Does Clipboard access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Clipboard safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (runs commands with sudo), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Clipboard use?

Clipboard is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Clipboard use?

About 333 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.3k 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 Clipboard?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Clipboard: Configuring Horizon (coollabsio/coolify, 63k stars), Model Usage (openclaw/openclaw, 392k stars), Engine Whats New (flutter/flutter, 179k stars) and Openclaw Live Updater (openclaw/openclaw, 392k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Clipboard?

mikeyobrien (a GitHub user) maintains it in mikeyobrien/rho, which has 373 GitHub stars. The repository holds 35 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 1, 2026.

Source: mikeyobrien/rho on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Install Clipboard

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Clipboard Operations

X11 (xclip)

Install

Read clipboard

Write to clipboard

Copy file contents

Copy command output

X11 (xsel) -- alternative

Wayland (wl-clipboard)

Install

Read clipboard

Write to clipboard

Copy file contents

Detect display server

Files

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