Clipboard Notify

Copy, paste, and notify on macOS via pbcopy.

Skill metadata

Source	Bundled (installed by default)
Path	skills/apple/clipboard-notify
Version	1.0.0
Author	VibeOS
License	MIT
Platforms	macos
Tags	clipboard, notification, macOS, pbcopy, osascript
Related skills	computer-use

Reference: full SKILL.md

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The following is the complete skill definition that VibeOS loads when this skill is triggered. This is what the agent sees as instructions when the skill is active.

Clipboard Notify (macOS)

Read/write the system clipboard and show a lightweight notification. Uses pbcopy / pbpaste / osascript — no new core tools.

When to Use

• User asks to copy text, a path, a URL, or a command to the clipboard
• Paste clipboard contents into a reply or file
• Ping the user with a short desktop notification when a long job finishes

Prerequisites

• macOS with pbcopy, pbpaste, and osascript on PATH
• Notification permission for Terminal/VibeOS if using notify

How to Run

python3 scripts/clipboard_notify.py copy "text to copy"
python3 clipboard_notify.py paste
python3 scripts/clipboard_notify.py notify "Title" "Body message"

Resolve the skill path with search_files if needed (clipboard-notify/scripts/clipboard_notify.py).

Quick Reference

Action	Command
Copy	python3 scripts/clipboard_notify.py copy "…"
Paste	python3 scripts/clipboard_notify.py paste
Notify	python3 scripts/clipboard_notify.py notify "Title" "Body"

Procedure

1. Prefer this helper over ad-hoc echo | pbcopy so quoting stays safe.
2. Never copy secrets into notifications; notifications can appear on the Lock Screen.
3. For UI clicking beyond clipboard, use computer_use instead.

Pitfalls

• Linux/Windows are out of scope for this skill (platforms: [macos]).
• Large binary clipboard payloads are unsupported — text only.
• Do not spam notifications every tool call; notify at meaningful milestones.

Verification

• After copy, paste echoes the same text.
• notify returns notified with exit code 0.