Automated summary

Copies the provided text to the macOS clipboard using the pbcopy command.

Strengths

Minimal, transparent implementation that is easy to read and modify
Fits naturally as a /cpc slash command with a direct text argument
Uses a quoted heredoc, preventing the shell from interpreting the content

Limitations

Works only on macOS, since pbcopy is unavailable on Linux and Windows
Adds no capability beyond a simple manual copy-paste
Does not handle rich content such as images or files

When to use it

Use it when you need to quickly place a short piece of text on the macOS clipboard from a Claude Code session.

When not to use it

Avoid it on non-macOS systems or for copying binary data and large files.

Security analysis

Caution

Quality score72/100

The skill simply pipes user-supplied text into pbcopy, which is a low-impact local operation with no network, filesystem destruction, or secret handling. The quoted heredoc prevents variable expansion, but the agent substitutes $ARGUMENTS before the shell runs, so a crafted argument containing an `EOF` line could break out of the heredoc. This is a bounded, low-severity injection concern rather than an exfiltration or destructive pattern, so caution rather than risky.

Findings

•Minor robustness/edge-case risk: user text is interpolated into a heredoc delimited by 'EOF'; if the supplied text contains a line consisting of EOF, the heredoc terminates early and any following lines would be interpreted as shell commands. Low severity, requires unusual input.
•Uses Bash (pbcopy) for a legitimate purpose; risk is minimal but the tool is execution-capable
•Argument is interpolated into a heredoc before execution, so text containing a line equal to `EOF` could terminate the heredoc early and cause the remainder to be interpreted as shell commands — a minor command-injection vector, though impact is low (local clipboard only)
•macOS-only dependency (pbcopy) will fail silently/error on other platforms

How this analysis is made

Examples

Copy a command

/cpc npm run build

Copy a snippet

/cpc const sum = (a, b) => a + b;

Copy an error message

/cpc Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'config.json'

name: cpc description: "Copy text to clipboard via pbcopy. Triggers on keywords: copy, clipboard, pbcopy, cpc" project-agnostic: true allowed-tools:

Bash

CPC - Copy to Clipboard

Name: Copy to Clipboard
Author: Skills Guide Bot

Copies provided text to the macOS clipboard.

Usage

/cpc <text to copy>

Implementation

Execute:

cat << 'EOF' | pbcopy
$ARGUMENTS
EOF

Report: "Copied to clipboard."

From the file to a first result

The download contains exactly the content displayed on this page. This copy may differ from the latest version in the source repository.

View the source and supporting files

This download contains SKILL.md only. Any scripts, references, templates and dependencies are not included. Get the required files from the source, preserving their directory structure, before continuing.

1. Download the file

Download SKILL.md

From the root of a test project, save the file as .skill-downloads/copy-to-clipboard-mryiqgoa/SKILL.md, or use the command below. This folder is for inspecting the skill before installation.

Command for macOS/Linux or WSL: requires a POSIX shell and curl. On Windows without WSL, use the download button and create the folder manually.

mkdir -p '.skill-downloads/copy-to-clipboard-mryiqgoa' && curl --fail --show-error --location 'https://skills-guides.com/api/skills/copy-to-clipboard-mryiqgoa/download' --output '.skill-downloads/copy-to-clipboard-mryiqgoa/SKILL.md.part' && mv '.skill-downloads/copy-to-clipboard-mryiqgoa/SKILL.md.part' '.skill-downloads/copy-to-clipboard-mryiqgoa/SKILL.md'

2. Check prerequisites

Read SKILL.md before using it. If it references scripts or external services, inspect them and prepare the required access in your test environment.

No recognized prerequisites section in this file. This does not mean it is self-contained: libraries, tools and access requirements may be mentioned elsewhere in the content or source repository.

The platforms on this page are catalog indications. The paths below follow tool documentation; they do not prove this skill has been run in those tools. No minimum tool version is confirmed for this listing.

3. Load the skill

After inspection, copy the complete folder into your project using one of the commands below, then open a new tool session. The command stops if a folder with the same name already exists: compare the files before replacing it.

Claude Code

test -f '.skill-downloads/copy-to-clipboard-mryiqgoa/SKILL.md' && test -s '.skill-downloads/copy-to-clipboard-mryiqgoa/SKILL.md' && mkdir -p '.claude/skills' && test ! -e '.claude/skills/cpc' && cp -R '.skill-downloads/copy-to-clipboard-mryiqgoa' '.claude/skills/cpc'

OpenSkills

OpenSkills must already be installed. The local install/read procedure is checked with OpenSkills 1.5.0, which requires Node.js ≥ 20.6.0. Catalog slugs are not resolved automatically.

Official OpenSkills installation

openskills install './.skill-downloads/copy-to-clipboard-mryiqgoa'

openskills read 'copy-to-clipboard-mryiqgoa'

Reading should display the installed file content and its base directory. It does not run the skill or install its dependencies.

For an agent that reads AGENTS.md, then sync the index. This command changes AGENTS.md: review the diff before using it.

openskills sync

Manual method or another tool: attach SKILL.md to a conversation, or open it in an agent that can read files. Include any required supporting resources. No universal folder is recognized by every tool.

4. Try a first task

Use a short, synthetic input: an API endpoint, a small document or an interface brief. In a new conversation, attach the file or give the agent its path, then adapt this request:

Read .skill-downloads/copy-to-clipboard-mryiqgoa/SKILL.md and apply its instructions to this example: [describe a test input]. Identify any missing files, dependencies or access. Produce the result requested by the skill without inventing data or running unreviewed scripts.

Expected result: output matching the skill instructions, or a precise list of missing prerequisites. A read confirmation alone does not validate a first use. If an external resource is unavailable, that path remains untested.

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