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Read, write, and manage Windows clipboard content including text, HTML, images, and clipboard history via PowerShell

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Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/taracodlabs/aiden/blob/HEAD/workspace-templates/skills/clipboard-history/SKILL.md

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Clipboard History

Read and write Windows clipboard content, access clipboard history (Win+V), and manipulate clipboard data — text, HTML, and file lists — via PowerShell.

When to Use

  • User wants to read what's currently on the clipboard
  • User asks Aiden to set or overwrite clipboard content
  • User wants to pipe command output directly to the clipboard
  • User needs to clear the clipboard or check clipboard history
  • User wants to copy a file path, URL, or code snippet to clipboard

How to Use

Read current clipboard text

Get-Clipboard

Write text to clipboard

Set-Clipboard -Value "Hello from Aiden!"

Pipe command output to clipboard

Get-Process | Out-String | Set-Clipboard

Copy a file path to clipboard

Set-Clipboard -Value "C:\Users\<you>\Documents\report.pdf"

Clear the clipboard

Set-Clipboard -Value $null

Read clipboard as HTML (if HTML is on clipboard)

Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms
[System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard]::GetText([System.Windows.Forms.TextDataFormat]::Html)

Check if clipboard contains an image

Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms
[System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard]::ContainsImage()

Save clipboard image to file

Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms
$img = [System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard]::GetImage()
if ($img) {
  $img.Save("$env:USERPROFILE\Desktop\clipboard-image.png")
  Write-Host "Saved to Desktop"
} else {
  Write-Host "No image on clipboard"
}

Access clipboard history entries (Win+V API)

# Clipboard history requires Windows 10 1809+ and history enabled in Settings
# Use the ContentDeliveryManager workaround or UWP API via PowerShell
Add-Type -AssemblyName Windows.ApplicationModel
$history = [Windows.ApplicationModel.DataTransfer.Clipboard,Windows.ApplicationModel,ContentType=WindowsRuntime]
# Note: full UWP clipboard history requires a packaged app context
# For CLI use, pipe history via the built-in Win+V UI or a third-party tool
Write-Host "Open Win+V to view clipboard history interactively"

Examples

"Copy the output of dir to clipboard" → Get-ChildItem | Out-String | Set-Clipboard

"Put my public IP address on the clipboard" → (Invoke-RestMethod -Uri 'https://api.ipify.org').Trim() | Set-Clipboard

"Clear whatever is on the clipboard" → Set-Clipboard -Value $null

Cautions

  • Set-Clipboard requires PowerShell 5.1+ on Windows; earlier versions use clip.exe as fallback
  • Clipboard history (Win+V) requires it to be enabled in Settings → System → Clipboard
  • Image and HTML clipboard operations require System.Windows.Forms assembly — only available on Windows
  • Clipboard contents are not persisted across reboots unless pinned in the clipboard history UI