ClipSnap FAQs

Question 1

What is ClipSnap?

Accepted Answer

ClipSnap is an MCP server designed to provide reliable clipboard image pasting for AI code assistants like Claude Code and Gemini CLI within terminal environments such as iTerm2 and Terminal.app on macOS.

Question 2

What problem does ClipSnap solve for AI developers?

Accepted Answer

ClipSnap fixes the common issue of unreliable `Ctrl+V` image pasting into AI code assistants in iTerm2/Terminal.app, often caused by `sandbox-exec` restrictions that block clipboard access, leading to 'No image found' errors.

Question 3

Which AI tools and terminal environments are compatible with ClipSnap?

Accepted Answer

Built and tested with Claude Code on iTerm2, ClipSnap is a standard MCP server and should work with any MCP-compatible client (e.g., Cursor, Claude Desktop) and other terminal AI tools like Gemini CLI. It requires macOS 15+.

Question 4

Does ClipSnap offer any security features?

Accepted Answer

Yes, ClipSnap prioritizes security with features like password detection before reading clipboard data, symlink protection, strict file permissions, session isolation, and no content logging or network calls, ensuring your data remains private and secure.

Question 5

How does ClipSnap ensure reliable image capture and pasting?

Accepted Answer

ClipSnap utilizes a lightweight Swift daemon for real-time clipboard image capture, performs multi-source discovery across clipboard, native screenshots, and Spotlight, and runs outside `sandbox-exec` to guarantee reliable access. It also includes smart image processing like auto-resizing.

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