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RAAD exposes your clipboard history two ways outside the app itself: an MCP server for AI clients like Claude, and a raad CLI for the terminal. Both are read-only by default, off until you turn them on, and never return a sensitive or deleted clip no matter what they're asked — see the security policy for the full boundary.

Where to start

• MCP server — point Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, or VS Code at RAAD's clipboard history. Setup, consent scopes, and the full tool reference.
• CLI — raad search, raad recent, raad copy, and local encrypted backup (raad export/raad import).
• Troubleshooting — MCP client not connecting, CLI not found, search not finding something you know you copied.
• Support — how to reach a human, and what to include so it's fast.

The privacy boundary, in one place

Everything RAAD exposes outside the app goes through the same two gates:

1. Off by default. MCP access, MCP writes, and clipboard-set access are three independent toggles in Settings → Platform Surfaces, none on until you turn them on.
2. Sensitive, deleted, and sealed-pinboard clips are never returned, no matter what a client asks for or how it asks. This is enforced in one place in the code (RAADMCPCore.ClipQueryBuilder), not per-tool, so there's no path that can forget it.

Read the security policy for the complete threat model, including what a compromised machine can and can't see regardless of any of these toggles.