Context Plugin for LM Studio — Live System Context for Your Local AI

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Live system context for LM Studio. Gives the model instant access to your clipboard, active window, running apps, and system info — on demand via tools, or automatically injected into every new chat session.

What It Does

Clipboard reading — paste-and-ask without copying text manually
Active window — know which app and window you're focused on
Running apps — list all visible applications currently open
System info — platform, CPU, RAM, hostname, username
Auto-injection — clipboard content optionally prepended to every new chat session

Who This Is For

Developers who want their AI to see the current code or error message on their clipboard without manual pasting
Power users who want context-aware responses based on the app they're currently using
Privacy-conscious users who won't send clipboard contents to cloud AI services and need a fully local alternative
Anyone using LM Studio as a daily assistant who wants zero-friction paste-and-ask workflows

Installation

Load the built plugin folder in LM Studio.

Requirements

macOS — clipboard, active window, and running apps require macOS (uses pbpaste and AppleScript)
System info works on all platforms

Configuration

Field	Default	Description
Inject Clipboard into Prompt	`false`	Prepend clipboard contents to every new chat session
Max Clipboard Characters	`8000`	Truncate clipboard at this length to avoid oversized prompts

Tool: `context`

Single tool with four actions.

`clipboard`

Get the current clipboard text.

Returns { chars, content }. Truncated at Max Clipboard Characters if oversized.

`active_window`

Get the frontmost application and window title.

Returns { active_app, window_title }.

`running_apps`

List all visible (non-background) running applications.

Returns { count, apps } — sorted alphabetically.

`system`

OS and hardware info.

Returns { platform, os_release, arch, hostname, username, cpu, ram_total_gb, ram_free_gb, ram_used_pct }.

How Clipboard Injection Works

When Inject Clipboard into Prompt is enabled, the first message of every session gets the clipboard prepended:

This enables a fast paste-and-ask workflow: copy something → open LM Studio → ask your question — the model already has the context. Disable if you prefer to ask explicitly via context(action="clipboard").

Example Workflows

Ask about something you just copied:

"Explain this" (with clipboard injection enabled — the copied text is already in context)

Check what's in the clipboard:

"What do I have in my clipboard?" → context(action="clipboard")

Situational awareness:

"What am I working on right now?" → context(action="active_window")

Debug environment:

"What machine am I on?" → context(action="system")

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