clipboard_read

What clipboard_read does on Yaver

AI agents call clipboard_read to retrieve information from Yaver without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why clipboard_read is rated Low

This tool retrieves data (clipboard contents) without modifying, deleting, or executing anything. It is a straightforward read operation. Severity is low because clipboard contents are typically user-accessible and the tool cannot cause destructive or external harm on its own, though confidence is slightly reduced (not 1.0) because clipboard data could theoretically contain sensitive information depending on user…

From the tool's definition Tool name is 'clipboard_read' and description states 'Read the system clipboard contents.' The verb 'read' and absence of any modification language clearly indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects.

The rule that runs clipboard_read safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Yaver, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For clipboard_read, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "clipboard_read": {}
  }
}

Questions about clipboard_read