What does this actually do?
Say you copied a hotel address last week and cannot remember where. Ask Claude "What was the hotel address I copied last week?" and it looks in Tucket for you, then answers with the address.
It works through MCP, the open standard AI apps use to connect to other apps. Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Codex, Windsurf, LM Studio and any other app that speaks MCP can use it. It is free for everyone, and off until you turn it on.
How do I turn it on?
- Open Settings, then AI Apps.
- Turn on Let AI apps use your clipboard.
- Click Test Connection. It should say Working.
How do I connect my AI app?
| App | What to do in Settings, then AI Apps |
|---|---|
| Claude Desktop | Click Set Up. Tucket asks first, then closes Claude, adds itself and opens Claude again. Your chats are kept. |
| Claude Code | Click Copy and run the command in Terminal. New Claude Code sessions connect. |
| Cursor | Click Set Up, then restart Cursor. |
| VS Code | Click Copy, run the command in Terminal, then reload VS Code. Copilot’s agent mode can then use Tucket. |
| Codex | Click Copy and run the command in Terminal before you start Codex. |
| Windsurf | Click Set Up, then restart Windsurf. |
| LM Studio | Click Set Up, then restart LM Studio. |
| Any other MCP app | Click Copy and paste the setup into that app’s MCP settings, in its mcpServers list. |
Keep Tucket in your Applications folder before you connect anything. Connected apps find Tucket by where it lives, so if it moves they lose it. Settings warns you if it is somewhere else.
Why does Claude Desktop have to restart?
Claude Desktop saves over its own settings while it is open, so anything added while it runs gets thrown away. Tucket asks before doing anything, then closes Claude, adds itself, and opens Claude again. Your chats are all still there.
What happens the first time an app asks?
Tucket asks you, once per app: "Claude wants to read your Tucket history", with Allow and Don’t Allow. The name is the one the app gave itself.
Change your mind any time in Settings, then AI Apps. Apps you have allowed show when each one last asked, with Remove Access next to it. An app you said no to shows Ask Again.
What can I ask?
Anything about what you copied. A few to start with: "What was the hotel address I copied last week?", "Summarize everything on my Research pinboard.", "Find the link about pricing I copied from Slack.", "What did I copy in the last hour?"
Click one of these in Settings, then AI Apps, and Tucket copies it for you to paste. The AI app decides how to look: it can search your clips, read one in full, list your recent ones and open your pinboards.
What stays private?
Clips marked sensitive are never shared, not even to say they exist. Nothing is shared while Tucket is paused. Apps can only read: they cannot change, delete or copy anything.
Tucket itself sends nothing anywhere. The app you connect is a different matter. When Claude or Cursor reads a clip to answer you, that clip becomes part of your chat, and goes wherever that app sends your chats. If you want everything to stay on your Mac, use an app that runs its model on your Mac, like LM Studio.
It is not working
The AI app says Tucket is not sharing.
Why: The switch is off, or Tucket is not running.
Fix: Turn on Let AI apps use your clipboard in Settings, then AI Apps, and check the Tucket icon is in your menu bar.
The AI app says Tucket is paused.
Why: Clipboard capture is paused, and nothing is shared while it is.
Fix: Turn Pause clipboard capture off in Settings, then Privacy.
Tucket does not show up in Claude Desktop.
Why: Claude was open and saved over its settings.
Fix: Quit Claude with ⌘Q, then click Set Up again.
Cursor, Windsurf or LM Studio cannot see Tucket.
Why: They only read their settings when they start.
Fix: Quit the app and open it again.
VS Code cannot see Tucket.
Why: VS Code has not picked up the new setting yet.
Fix: Reload VS Code after you run the command.
Set Up says the settings file is not in the usual shape.
Why: Tucket left that app’s settings alone rather than risk breaking them.
Fix: Use Any other MCP app instead, and paste the setup into the app yourself.
Test Connection says the helper is missing or will not start.
Why: Part of Tucket is missing from the app.
Fix: Download Tucket again and replace the copy in your Applications folder.
Good to know
- If the app already had a settings file, Set Up keeps a copy of it from before Tucket was added, next to it, ending in .before-tucket.
- Turning the switch off stops every app at once. Your connections stay set up, so turning it back on is all it takes.
- AI apps arrived in 1.4.4. They can only read for now.
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