Feature Request: Add /copy command to copy messages to clipboard

[NightMachinery]

Feature Request: /copy [N=1] slash command

Summary

Add a /copy slash command that copies the last N Claude Code messages as Markdown to the OS clipboard.

Proposed Usage

/copy        # Copies the last message (Claude's response)
/copy 3      # Copies the last 3 messages (alternating user/Claude)
/copy 5      # Copies the last 5 messages

Expected Behavior

• Default N=1 (copies just Claude's last response)
• Messages should be copied as properly formatted Markdown
• Should include both user messages and Claude responses when N > 1
• Should integrate with OS clipboard (works with Cmd+V/Ctrl+V)
• Should preserve code blocks, formatting, and structure

Use Cases

• Quickly share Claude's responses in documentation
• Copy code snippets and explanations for use elsewhere
• Archive conversation snippets for later reference
• Share troubleshooting responses with team members

Implementation Notes

• Should work across platforms (macOS, Linux, Windows)
• Consider using a clipboard library like pyperclip or similar
• Messages should maintain original formatting and structure
• Could potentially support additional formats (plain text, HTML) as options

This would significantly improve the workflow when working with Claude Code responses that need to be shared or documented elsewhere.

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[EmmettHan]

need this

[gabrielbryk]

Need this too, would be nice if it was native but found this https://github.com/Twizzes/copy-claude-response

[ekil1100]

need this

[weltonrodrigo]

Please add this because a lot of times I want to copy the claude message to a colleague on slack.

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[shirgoldbird]

This would be extremely helpful!

[pokey]

Fwiw a hack I use: if the message has some uniquely identifiable piece, you can grep for that in ~/.claude. Here's a one-liner to copy the markdown to clipboard:

rg -FIN 'some unique substring from the message' ~/.claude | jq -r '.message.content[].text' | pbcopy