otak-clipboard

Copy files and directories to your clipboard directly from VS Code, formatted as markdown—perfect for AI-powered development workflows.

🔐 Security Feature: Automatic Sensitive Data Detection

otak-clipboard now includes intelligent detection of API keys, tokens, and other sensitive information. When copying code, the extension automatically scans for:

• API Keys & Tokens: AWS, Azure, GCP, OpenAI, Anthropic, GitHub, Stripe, and more
• Authentication Credentials: JWT tokens, OAuth tokens, passwords, and private keys
• Connection Strings: Database URLs and webhook endpoints

When sensitive data is detected, you'll receive a warning with options to:

• Mask all sensitive data automatically
• Review and mask items individually
• Continue without masking (with confirmation)

This feature helps prevent accidental exposure of credentials when sharing code with AI assistants or colleagues. You can disable this feature or customize detection patterns in the extension settings.

Usage

For Explorer:

1. Right-click any file or folder in the VS Code Explorer.
2. Select one of these commands from the context menu:
   • Copy File (single file)
   • Copy Folder Contents (immediate children only)
   • Copy All Folder Contents (recursive copy including all subdirectories)
3. The selected content is instantly formatted as markdown and copied to your clipboard.

For Tabs:

1. Right-click any editor tab or the tab bar area.
2. Choose from:
   • Copy Current Tab (active tab only)
   • Copy All Opened Tabs (all tabs across all groups)
3. Tab contents are formatted as markdown with syntax highlighting and copied to your clipboard.

Features

otak-clipboard streamlines sharing code with AI assistants by intelligently formatting file contents as markdown.

Key Features

• Context Menu Integration:

  • Editor context menu:
    • Copy current tab
    • Copy all open tabs (across all tab groups)
  • Explorer context menu:
    • Copy single file
    • Copy folder contents (shallow)
    • Copy folder contents (recursive)

• Smart File Processing:

  • Automatic syntax highlighting based on file type
  • Includes file paths for context

• Built-in Safeguards:

  • Character limit: 400,000 chars (≈100K tokens)
  • File limit: 200 files per operation
  • Intelligent binary file detection:
    • Magic number validation
    • Null byte detection
    • Control character analysis
    • Configurable file extension rules
    • .gitignore support (optional)
  • Binary files are listed but content is excluded

• User-Friendly Notifications:

  • Clear progress indicators with auto-dismiss (5 seconds)
  • Workspace-relative paths for easy navigation

Requirements

• Visual Studio Code 1.90.0 or higher

Installation

1. Install from the VS Code Marketplace or via VSIX package
2. Right-click files, folders, or editor tabs to access commands
3. Copied content is instantly available as markdown on your clipboard

Extension Settings

Customize otak-clipboard behavior through VS Code settings:

General Settings

• otakClipboard.maxCharacters: Maximum characters per copy (default: 400000)
• otakClipboard.maxFiles: Maximum files per operation (default: 400)
• otakClipboard.excludeDirectories: Directories to always exclude (e.g., .git, node_modules, out)

Security Settings

• otakClipboard.detectSensitiveData: Enable/disable sensitive data detection (default: true)
• otakClipboard.maskShowPartial: Show partial values when masking (e.g., sk-proj-****xyz) (default: true)
• otakClipboard.sensitiveDataPatterns: Add custom detection patterns for your specific needs

File Detection Settings

• otakClipboard.knownTextExtensions: File extensions to treat as text
• otakClipboard.knownBinaryExtensions: File extensions to treat as binary
• otakClipboard.binaryDetectionRules: Fine-tune binary file detection:
  • nullByteCheck: Enable null byte detection
  • controlCharRatio: Maximum control character ratio for text files
  • controlCharCheck: Enable control character checking

Commands

• otakClipboard.copyCurrentTab: Copy active editor tab
• otakClipboard.copyAllOpenedTabs: Copy all open tabs (all groups)
• otakClipboard.copyFile: Copy selected file from Explorer
• otakClipboard.copyFolder: Copy folder contents (shallow)
• otakClipboard.copyFolderRecursive: Copy folder contents (recursive)

Clipboard Output Example

Notifications

Clear feedback for every action:

1. Copy Success:

   • Shows which files/folders were copied
   • Auto-dismisses after 5 seconds

2. Limit Exceeded:

   • Explains why the operation was limited
   • Provides guidance on adjusting settings

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License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

Visit the GitHub repository for more information.

Part of the otak-series VS Code extensions.