Paste

io.pasteappPublished by pasteapp.iov0.1.3Updated Oct 24, 2026

Give AI tools access to your Mac clipboard history and pinboards from Paste. Runs locally.

VerifiedSTDIODesktop onlyProductivity & Workflow Files & Storage

Server details

Identifier: io.pasteapp/paste
Transport: STDIO
Runtime: Desktop only
Trust: Verified
Published: Sep 16, 2026

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Overview

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Local MCP server that lets AI assistants search your Mac clipboard history and pinboards in Paste, pull items into context, and save output back.

What you can do: Search clipboard history items stored in Paste
Retrieve a specific clipboard item into the assistant's context
Save the assistant's output to a Paste pinboard
Bridge the AI app to Paste's on-device server, with access granted per app
When to use it: Useful when you work on a Mac with Paste and want an assistant to reuse things you recently copied, or to file generated text into a pinboard without copy-pasting by hand.
Requirements: macOS with Paste 6.6 or later and MCP enabled in Settings → MCP & AI Tools; Node.js 18+ to run the npm package; Paste must be running. The first app to use it asks you to authenticate and allow access.

Before you install

Gives approved AI apps access to your clipboard history, which may contain passwords, tokens or other sensitive copied text; review which apps you approve and revoke access in Settings → MCP & AI Tools. It can write to your pinboards. The README states nothing is sent to Paste's servers, but clipboard content does reach the AI apps you approve.

Installation

In SourceWeft

Open Paste in the dashboard and add it to a workspace.
Enable the server for the chats that should use its tools.

Desktop only via STDIO. STDIO servers start a local process, so they need the SourceWeft desktop host.

Other MCP clients

Follow the launch instructions in the repository.

README

Paste MCP

[npm version] [npm downloads] [license]

Local MCP server for Paste. Give Claude, Codex, Cursor, and other AI tools access to your Mac's clipboard history and pinboards — without anything leaving your device.

Your assistant can search your clipboard items, pull one into context, or save its output to a pinboard.

Install

Use add-mcp to connect Paste to all your installed AI apps:

The first time an app uses Paste, it'll ask you to authenticate and allow access.

Alternatively, connect Paste to each app manually:

Claude Code

Codex

Cursor

[Add to Cursor]

VS Code

[Install in VS Code]

Connect from Paste

You can also connect any app right inside Paste. Open Settings → MCP & AI Tools, click Connect AI Tool, and choose your app — Paste does the rest.

[Connecting an AI tool from Paste's MCP & AI Tools settings]

Privacy Policy

Paste MCP runs locally on your Mac — it bridges your AI app to Paste's on-device server and sends nothing to Paste's own servers. Your clipboard items only reach the AI apps you approve, and you can revoke access anytime in Settings → MCP & AI Tools.

Full policy — what data is processed, how it's stored, sharing, retention, and contact: https://pasteapp.io/privacy.

Troubleshooting

The AI tool says Paste isn't available. Make sure Paste is running and MCP is enabled in Settings → MCP & AI Tools.

Tools don't show up after connecting. Fully quit and reopen your AI app so it relaunches the server.

npx errors or "command not found". Confirm Node.js 18+ is installed: node --version.

Requirements

macOS with Paste 6.6+, and MCP enabled in Settings → MCP & AI Tools
Node.js 18+

Contributing

Issues and pull requests welcome — see the issue tracker.

License

Source: README.md at commit 0a23d4d

Tools

SourceWeft has not started this package in its sandbox yet, so its tools are not known.

Version history

v0.1.3LatestSep 16, 2026

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