ClipPilot

A lightweight, cross-platform clipboard monitor that automatically summarizes anything you copy using OpenAI chat models.
Perfect for devs, writers, and researchers who want to stay focused while working with long-form content.

Quickstart

# Clone
git clone <repo url>
cd clippilot

# Install
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Configure
cp .env.example .env   # then add your OpenAI API key

# Run
python main.py

Features

• Real-time monitoring: auto detects new clipboard content
• AI-powered summaries: concise 2-3 bullet takeaways from copied text
• Resilient: handles rate limits, timeouts, and network issues
• Cross-platform: Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux
• Minimal: single script, few dependencies, quick setup

Example Output

Clipboard Monitor Started...
Press Ctrl+C to stop monitoring
========================================
New clipboard content detected:
Length: 1250 characters
Content: [Your copied text here]
========================================
AI Summary:
--------------------
• Key point 1 about the content
• Key point 2 about the content
• Key point 3 about the content
========================================

Dependencies

• pyperclip: clipboard access
• openai: OpenAI API client
• python-dotenv: environment variable management

Configuration

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Required
OPENAI_API_KEY	Your OpenAI API key	Yes

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

"OPENAI_API_KEY not found"

• Ensure your .env file exists and contains the API key
• Check that the key is valid and has sufficient credits

"Rate limit exceeded"

• Wait a moment before copying new content
• Consider upgrading your OpenAI plan if needed

"Request timed out"

• Check your internet connection
• Try again in a few moments

Contributing

Contributions welcome! Open an issue or PR.

License

MIT - feel free to use, modify, and share.