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Command reference · Aider

/paste

Pastes an image or text from the clipboard into the chat.

/paste reads the current clipboard content (image or text) and adds it as a message to the chat. For images, an optional name can be given for the image.

✅ WHEN TO USE IT?

Insert a screenshot of a bug or UI state

Copy a screenshot, then /paste bug.png — Aider receives the image as context

⛔ WHEN NOT TO?

The clipboard content is just plain text that could be typed or pasted directly

/paste is mainly meant for images, or when direct pasting into the terminal input doesn't work.

Better: Paste text directly into the chat input line with normal copy-paste

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