install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install clippy

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install clippy

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · clippy · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id 0-don.clippy -e

Windows Package Manager source index · 0-don.clippy · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Copy files from your terminal that actually paste into GUI apps

Project links

Commands and aliases

clippy
pasty

history

Project history and usage

Clippy is a macOS-only terminal clipboard suite focused on copying file references, generated files, recent downloads, and clipboard contents in formats GUI applications understand.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created on 2025-07-15. The official README says Clippy was built specifically for the Mac clipboard system because `pbcopy` copies file contents while many GUI apps expect file references.

The project broadened from the `clippy` command into a terminal-first clipboard suite that includes `pasty` for intelligent pasting, an MCP server for AI assistants, and optional companion workflows such as Draggy.

Adoption history

Homebrew packages Clippy as stable 1.6.9, with the formula API showing more than one thousand on-request installs over the preceding year. The input package facts also record dnf and Winget package identifiers, though the upstream README itself emphasizes Homebrew installation.

How it is used

Common examples include `clippy report.pdf` to copy a file reference, `clippy *.jpg` for multiple files, `curl ... | clippy` to place streamed data on the clipboard as a file, `clippy -r` for recent downloads, and `pasty` to paste Finder-copied files into the terminal.

Why package nerds care

Clippy is interesting because it packages macOS pasteboard semantics that ordinary POSIX pipes do not capture. For terminal-heavy Mac users and AI-agent workflows, it turns Finder-style file references, pasteboard types, and MCP clipboard operations into installable CLI behavior.

Timeline

2025-07-15: GitHub repository is created.
2026: Homebrew formula tracks stable release 1.6.9 from the official GitHub tag archive.
2026: README documents MCP server support and the companion `pasty` workflow.

Related projects

The README explicitly compares Clippy to `pbcopy`, explaining that pbcopy handles bytes while Clippy handles file-reference clipboard formats for GUI apps.
Related commands in the same suite include `pasty` and the optional Draggy companion.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for clippy. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 4 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`clippy`	cli	global executable
`pasty`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version1.6.9

manager updated2026-05-10

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.6.9

https://github.com/neilberkman/clippy

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:clippy
Version	1.6.9
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/clippy
Homepage	https://github.com/neilberkman/clippy
Repository	https://github.com/neilberkman/clippy
Upstream docs	https://github.com/neilberkman/clippy#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/neilberkman/clippy/archive/refs/tags/v1.6.9.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-05-10T20:43:22Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	clippy
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Requirements	macos
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

dnf95%

clippy 1.96.0-1.fc45

Lints to catch common mistakes and improve your Rust code

https://www.rust-lang.org

sudo dnf install clippy

License: (Apache-2.0 OR MIT) AND (Artistic-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause AND ISC AND MIT AND MPL-2.0 AND Unicode-3.0)
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: rust
5 dependencies
3 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Clippy

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: clippy from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

winget95%

0-don.clippy

winget install --id 0-don.clippy -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Clippy

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: 0-don.clippy from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

winget95%

unpaved028.ClipTyper

winget install --id unpaved028.ClipTyper -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Clippy

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: unpaved028.ClipTyper from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/clippy.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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