tauri-app-clipboard

When to use this skill

ALWAYS use this skill when the user mentions:

• Reading or writing clipboard content (text or images)
• Clipboard change monitoring or listeners
• Restricting clipboard access to user-initiated actions

Trigger phrases include:

• "clipboard", "copy", "paste", "clipboard monitor", "copy to clipboard"

How to use this skill

1. Install the clipboard plugin:

   cargo add tauri-plugin-clipboard-manager
   

2. Register the plugin in your Tauri builder:

   tauri::Builder::default()
       .plugin(tauri_plugin_clipboard_manager::init())
   

3. Configure capabilities in src-tauri/capabilities/default.json:

   { "permissions": ["clipboard-manager:allow-write-text", "clipboard-manager:allow-read-text"] }
   

4. Copy and paste from the frontend:

   import { writeText, readText } from '@tauri-apps/plugin-clipboard-manager';
   await writeText('Hello from Tauri!');
   const content = await readText();
   

5. Restrict access to user-initiated actions only (button clicks) to prevent clipboard abuse
6. Monitor changes using clipboard event listeners when continuous monitoring is needed

Outputs

• Clipboard read/write integration with permission controls
• User-initiated access pattern to prevent abuse
• Clipboard monitoring setup when needed

References

• https://v2.tauri.app/plugin/clipboard/

Keywords

tauri clipboard, copy, paste, clipboard monitor, permissions