ctrl-cv docs

Last updated: November 9, 2026

ctrl-cv is a personal clipboard for your AI apps. You ask one AI to copy text, then ask another to paste it. Each Google account has its own clipboard.

Connect your AI app

  1. Copy this address: https://app.ctrl-cv.io/mcp
  2. In your AI app, add it as a remote MCP server or custom connector. Claude and ChatGPT both support this.
  3. When the app asks you to sign in, continue with Google. Use the same Google account in every app, because each account has its own clipboard.
  4. Ask your AI to copy something to ctrl-cv.

You can see and delete your clips at app.ctrl-cv.io/clips.

Tools

  • copy saves the text you ask for, exactly as written, and returns the clip's id. It takes content, up to 1,000,000 bytes of UTF-8.
  • paste returns a saved clip's text. It takes an optional id. Without one, you get your most recent clip. It only reads.

Example prompts

  • "Copy your last answer to ctrl-cv."
  • "Paste from ctrl-cv."
  • "Copy the code block above to ctrl-cv and tell me the id."
  • "Paste ctrl-cv clip 3f2a9c1e."
  • "Paste my latest ctrl-cv clip and turn it into a checklist."

Limits

  • Each clip can be up to 1,000,000 bytes, roughly a million English characters.
  • Each account can store up to 10 million characters. Beyond that, your oldest clips are removed first.
  • Clips are deleted automatically 30 days after they are saved.
  • Your first 30 copies are free. After that, you need a plan to copy new text. You can still paste, view, and delete your existing clips until they expire.

Troubleshooting

  • A clip is missing in another app. Check that both apps are signed in with the same Google account. Clips also expire after 30 days.
  • "The clipboard is empty." Nothing has been saved to this account yet, or every clip has expired or been deleted.
  • "No clip found with id". Check the id. The clip may have expired, been deleted, or belong to another account.
  • "This text is too long to save". Split the text into clips of up to 1,000,000 bytes.
  • "used its 30 free copies". Nothing new was saved. See plans. Your existing clips can still be pasted.
  • Sign-in or connection fails. Remove ctrl-cv from your AI app and add it again. If it still fails, email us the name of your app and the error.

Disconnect

Remove ctrl-cv from your AI app, or remove its access from your Google account. Disconnecting doesn't delete your clips, which you can delete on the web.

Privacy and support

ctrl-cv only receives the text an AI sends when you ask it to copy. It doesn't read your conversations. See the Privacy Policy and Terms. For help, email help@ctrl-cv.io.