Paste MCP
About
Use Paste clipboard history as context in AI tools. Find copied notes, links, files, and screenshots, work with saved items, and organize useful context into pinboards. Runs locally on your Mac through Paste's built-in MCP server.
Explore
- Search clipboard history and read copied items
- Save new items and create pinboards
- Add items to existing pinboards
- List all pinboards
- Works entirely locally on your Mac
- Requires macOS with Paste 6.6+ and Node.js 18+
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
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Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
Paste MCPCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
Use add-mcp to connect Paste to all your installed AI apps: npx add-mcp @pasteapp/mcp
Or connect from inside Paste: Settings → MCP & AI Tools → Connect AI Tool.
AI tools can connect to Paste only after you approve access. You can remove access in Paste settings at any time.
paste_status
Returns Paste's connection status. Call this if Paste-related tools are missing — the response explains how to bring Paste online.
Search clipboard history, read copied items, save new items, create pinboards, add items to pinboards, and list pinboards.
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"paste mcp": {
"paste": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pasteapp/mcp"
]
}
}
}
}McpServers
{
"paste": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pasteapp/mcp"
]
}
}Tools
Search clipboard history, read copied items, save new items, create pinboards, add items to pinboards, and list pinboards.Install
Use add-mcp to connect Paste to all your installed AI apps:npx add-mcp @pasteapp/mcp
Or connect from inside Paste: Settings → MCP & AI Tools → Connect AI Tool.
AI tools can connect to Paste only after you approve access. You can remove access in Paste settings at any time.
Requirements
macOS with Paste 6.6+ and MCP enabled in Settings → MCP & AI Tools. Node.js 18+.Example prompts
Check what I copied today and give me a brief work recap. Find the links I saved this week and summarize the useful points. Create a pinboard with the items I copied for this topic. Docs: https://pasteapp.io/help/mcp • Privacy: https://pasteapp.io/privacySign in to leave a review
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