Paste
When you want to clean and reformat content (usually from your terminal) for pasting...
Install
npx skills add coreyhaines31/makerskills --skill paste -g -a claude-code -y- Repository
- coreyhaines31/makerskills880
- Category
- AI and agents
- Updated
- 9d ago
- License
- MIT
- Context cost
- Mediumabout 2,086 tokens
- Runs scripts
- No, instructions only
What it does
When you want to clean and reformat content (usually from your terminal) for pasting into Slack, Notion, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, email, GitHub, or plain text. Strips ANSI codes, box-drawing chars, terminal prompt artifacts, and applies destination-specific formatting. Default input is the system clipboard; default output is both the clipboard and a chat preview. Triggers on "/paste", "/paste [destination]", "clean this for X," "format for slack/notion/twitter/linkedin/email/github," "render as markdown," "paste-ready," "strip formatting," "make this copy-pastable." Default destination is plain. Also scans for secrets (API keys, tokens, .env values) and warns before copying anything sensitive.
/paste, Clean content for any destination
Cleans terminal output (ANSI, box-drawing, prompt artifacts, etc.) and reformats per destination rules. Reads clipboard by default, writes back to clipboard + previews in chat.
Step 1, Get the content
In order:
- If the user included content in the prompt (pasted, or referenced from earlier in the conversation), use that.
- Else, read the clipboard (commands below).
- If both empty, ask the user what to paste.
Clipboard commands by platform (read / write):
| Platform | Read | Write |
|---|---|---|
| macOS | pbpaste | pbcopy < "$f" |
| Linux (Wayland) | wl-paste -n | wl-copy < "$f" |
| Linux (X11) | xclip -selection clipboard -o | xclip -selection clipboard < "$f" |
| Windows | powershell Get-Clipboard -Raw | powershell "Get-Content -Raw '$f' | Set-Clipboard" |
$f is the temp file from the write procedure in Step 6. Always copy from a file, never from a heredoc or echo.
No clipboard (a remote, headless, or chat-bot agent): skip the clipboard, take content from the prompt, and return the cleaned text in a code fence.
Step 2, Parse destination
| Invocation | Destination |
|---|---|
/paste | plain (default) |
/paste plain | plain |
/paste slack | slack |
/paste notion | notion |
/paste twitter or /paste x | |
/paste linkedin or /paste li | |
/paste email | email (plain) |
/paste email rich or /paste email html | email (rich/HTML) |
/paste github or /paste gh | github |
/paste markdown or /paste md | markdown render |
/paste html | render to HTML file + open in browser |
If ambiguous, ask. Per-destination rules live in references/destinations.md.
Step 3, Scan for secrets
Before any cleaning or copying, scan against patterns in references/secret-patterns.md.
