Clippy MCP Server

Copy files from your terminal that actually paste into GUI apps. No more switching to Finder. Its 8 documented tools cover buffer, copy, clipboard, paste.

People who need email tools inside Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Go.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-21 · ★ 244 · #32 OF 75 MAINTAINED EMAIL · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · Go servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Clippy

Claude Desktop

Settings → Extensions → Install, then select the https://github.com/neilberkman/clippy/releases/download/v1.9.0/clippy_1.9.0.mcpb .mcpb bundle

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as Claude Desktop extension (.mcpb bundle)

license MIT - declared in the repository

registry namespace io.github.neilberkman is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Clippy can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can copy text or files to system clipboard, copy a structured email draft as Gmail-ready rich text (never sends), list recently downloaded files, and copy file bytes (with optional line ranges) to agent's private buffer.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Clippy lets an agent do.

Buffer

4 tools - e.g. Copy file bytes (with optional line ranges) to agent's private buffer; Cut lines from file to buffer (copy and delete from source); Paste bytes to file with append/insert/replace modes

buffer_copy · buffer_cut · buffer_paste · buffer_list

Clipboard

2 tools - e.g. Copy text or files to system clipboard; Paste clipboard content to files/directories

clipboard_copy · clipboard_paste

Copy

1 tool - e.g. Copy a structured email draft as Gmail-ready rich text (never sends)

copy_email

read & search

1 tool - e.g. List recently downloaded files

get_recent_downloads

Latest releases

v1.9.0 · 2026-08-21

Clippy v1.9.0 · Smart clipboard tool for macOS that bridges terminal and GUI workflows. · brew install clippy · Add native Slack message copying · Keep Slack headings readable · Remove the md2rtf alias for md2rich…

v1.8.0 · 2026-08-05

Clippy v1.8.0 · Smart clipboard tool for macOS that bridges terminal and GUI workflows. · brew install clippy · publish to the official MCP registry with an MCPB bundle · --- · Installation: · bash · Homebrew…

v1.7.2 · 2026-07-16

Clippy v1.7.2 · Smart clipboard tool for macOS that bridges terminal and GUI workflows. · brew install clippy · keep piped output clean and honor explicit flags over config · v1.7.2 · --- · Installation: · bash…

04 · Who maintains Clippy

Clippy is maintained by neilberkman. We track 3 MCP servers from neilberkman - 3 actively maintained, 382 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Jul 2025. Full record: all servers from neilberkman.

  1. CCRider Full-text search, browse, and resume across your coding agent sessions (Claude Code, Codex, Amp) ★ 123
  2. Sidereon GNSS positioning and astrodynamics: orbit propagation, passes, GNSS solves, and RINEX QC ★ 15

05 · Facts

repository
github.com/neilberkman/clippy
website
https://github.com/neilberkman/clippy
category
email - ranked #32 of 75 actively-maintained email servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence
5 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-21)
registry
io.github.neilberkman/clippy (active, first published 2026-08-05 · 2 versions)
packages
mcpb:https://github.com/neilberkman/clippy/releases/download/v1.9.0/clippy_1.9.0.mcpb

06 · Clippy FAQ

Is Clippy still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-21 and it shipped 5 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can Clippy do?

With this server connected, an agent can copy text or files to system clipboard, copy a structured email draft as Gmail-ready rich text (never sends), list recently downloaded files, and copy file bytes (with optional line ranges) to agent's private buffer.

07 · Alternatives to Clippy

Alternatives to Clippy

Maintained email servers if Clippy isn't the fit.

  1. Emailmd Render markdown into email-safe HTML, lint drafts for deliverability problems, and preview emails. ★ 1,303 · 2026-08-15
  2. Sessy - Amazon SES observability Read-only Amazon SES observability: search events, inspect bounces, pull delivery stats. ★ 914 · 2026-08-18
  3. Mu News, web search, mail, markets, weather, places, files, calendar, contacts. 67 tools, one endpoint. ★ 387 · 2026-08-24
  4. Hqbase Connect AI agents to your self-hosted HQBase shared email workspace. ★ 295 · 2026-08-25
  5. SendGrid MCP server for SendGrid - global transactional + marketing email (Twilio-owned) ★ 269 · 2026-08-12
  6. Atomic Mail Programmable email inbox for AI agents - JMAP, PoW auth, stdio MCP server. ★ 266 · 2026-08-11

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