WIP: show filtered result in clipboard

README.md

@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ The project is intentionally dependency-light: Swift Package Manager, AppKit, Ca
   - `Command + Option + V` toggles the clipboard panel
   - `Command + ,` opens settings
   - `Command + 1` through `Command + 9` paste the numbered visible card; add `Shift` to paste that card as plain text
+  - `Command + G` shows a filtered result back in the full clipboard history
 - Clipboard history for text, URLs with local preview thumbnails when available, images, audio, RTF/HTML rich text, PDFs, and file references
 - SQLite persistence with bounded history, pinned-item retention, and encrypted app-managed payloads
-- Search with independent token matching, structured filters such as `app:Safari`, `type:image`, `date:2026-06-30`, and optional local OCR for copied images
+- Search with independent token matching, structured filters such as `app:Safari`, `type:image`, `date:2026-06-30`, result jump-back to full history, and optional local OCR for copied images
 - Sort modes for recent, most used, images, links, text, files, audio, and pinned items
 - Custom named collections for organizing clips from the card Collect control, context menu, or by dragging cards onto collection chips
 - Copy and paste actions with Accessibility permission fallback

docs/SMOKE_TEST.md

@@ -34,16 +34,17 @@ Use this checklist before a release or after changes to panel, pasteboard, setti
 1. Open the panel and confirm the search field is focused.
 2. Type a query and confirm results filter immediately.
 3. Use arrow keys to move selection while the search field is focused.
-4. Press `Esc` once with a non-empty search field and confirm search clears.
-5. Press `Esc` again and confirm the panel closes.
-6. Reopen the panel, change sort segments, and confirm each segment updates results.
-7. Right-click a card, choose Add to Collection > New Collection..., enter `Client Work`, and confirm a Client Work chip appears with the item count.
-8. Select another card and confirm its Collect button offers Client Work as a reusable destination.
-9. Select the Client Work chip and confirm the rail filters to assigned items; quit and reopen ClipBored and confirm the assignment persists.
-10. Double-click an item and confirm it attempts to paste or falls back to copy without creating a duplicate history entry.
-11. Right-click a card, use Capture Rules to ignore its source app, copy from that app again, and confirm the new item is skipped.
-12. Drag an unassigned card onto the Client Work chip and confirm the chip count increases and the card appears when Client Work is selected.
-13. Resize or test on a narrow display and confirm the bottom shelf switches to compact cards that still show two recent clips cleanly.
+4. Right-click a filtered result and choose Show in Clipboard, or press `Command + G`, and confirm search clears while the same card stays selected in Most Recent.
+5. Press `Esc` once with a non-empty search field and confirm search clears.
+6. Press `Esc` again and confirm the panel closes.
+7. Reopen the panel, change sort segments, and confirm each segment updates results.
+8. Right-click a card, choose Add to Collection > New Collection..., enter `Client Work`, and confirm a Client Work chip appears with the item count.
+9. Select another card and confirm its Collect button offers Client Work as a reusable destination.
+10. Select the Client Work chip and confirm the rail filters to assigned items; quit and reopen ClipBored and confirm the assignment persists.
+11. Double-click an item and confirm it attempts to paste or falls back to copy without creating a duplicate history entry.
+12. Right-click a card, use Capture Rules to ignore its source app, copy from that app again, and confirm the new item is skipped.
+13. Drag an unassigned card onto the Client Work chip and confirm the chip count increases and the card appears when Client Work is selected.
+14. Resize or test on a narrow display and confirm the bottom shelf switches to compact cards that still show two recent clips cleanly.
 
 ## Copy And Paste
 

sources/clipbored/views/ClipboardPanelController.swift

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ enum ClipboardPanelShortcutAction: Equatable {
   case pasteStackNext
   case preview
   case reveal
+  case showInClipboard
   case toggleStack
 }
 
@@ -407,6 +408,8 @@ final class ClipboardPanelController: NSObject, NSWindowDelegate, QLPreviewPanel
       previewSelected()
     case .reveal:
       viewModel.revealSelected()
+    case .showInClipboard:
+      panelView.showSelectedInClipboard()
     case .toggleStack:
       viewModel.toggleSelectedStackMembership()
     }
@@ -471,6 +474,8 @@ final class ClipboardPanelController: NSObject, NSWindowDelegate, QLPreviewPanel
       return .copy
     case 31:
       return .open
+    case 5:
+      return .showInClipboard
     case 16:
       return .preview
     case 15:

sources/clipbored/views/ClipboardPanelView.swift

@@ -638,7 +638,8 @@ final class ClipboardPanelView: NSVisualEffectView, NSSearchFieldDelegate {
           layout: layout,
           collectionNames: collectionNames,
           isStacked: viewModel.isItemStacked(at: index),
-          stackCount: viewModel.stackCount
+          stackCount: viewModel.stackCount,
+          canShowInClipboard: viewModel.canShowVisibleItemsInClipboard
         )
         card.onSelect = { [weak self] selected in
           self?.viewModel.selectItem(at: selected)
@@ -672,6 +673,9 @@ final class ClipboardPanelView: NSVisualEffectView, NSSearchFieldDelegate {
         card.onClearStack = { [weak self] in
           self?.viewModel.clearStack()
         }
+        card.onShowInClipboard = { [weak self] selected in
+          self?.showSelectedInClipboard(at: selected)
+        }
         card.onEditText = { [weak self] selected in
           self?.editText(at: selected)
         }
@@ -821,7 +825,7 @@ final class ClipboardPanelView: NSVisualEffectView, NSSearchFieldDelegate {
     if lower.hasPrefix("captured") || lower.contains("capture running") || lower.contains("capture is running") || lower.contains("capture resumed") {
       return .ready
     }
-    if lower.hasPrefix("copied") || lower.hasPrefix("pasted") || lower.hasPrefix("updated") || lower.hasPrefix("added") || lower.hasPrefix("removed") || lower.hasPrefix("cleared") || lower.hasPrefix("ignored") {
+    if lower.hasPrefix("copied") || lower.hasPrefix("pasted") || lower.hasPrefix("updated") || lower.hasPrefix("added") || lower.hasPrefix("removed") || lower.hasPrefix("cleared") || lower.hasPrefix("ignored") || lower.hasPrefix("showing") {
       return .action
     }
     if lower.hasPrefix("error") || lower.contains("failed") {
@@ -1240,6 +1244,14 @@ final class ClipboardPanelView: NSVisualEffectView, NSSearchFieldDelegate {
     addSelectedClipToCollection()
   }
 
+  func debugShowFirstCardInClipboard() {
+    showSelectedInClipboard(at: 0)
+  }
+
+  var debugSearchFieldText: String {
+    searchField.stringValue
+  }
+
   func debugDropFirstCard(onCollectionNamed collectionName: String) {
     guard let itemID = cardViews.first?.debugItemID else { return }
     customCollectionButtons[collectionName]?.debugDropItem(itemID)
@@ -1298,6 +1310,16 @@ final class ClipboardPanelView: NSVisualEffectView, NSSearchFieldDelegate {
     onSettings()
   }
 
+  func showSelectedInClipboard() {
+    showSelectedInClipboard(at: viewModel.selectedIndex)
+  }
+
+  private func showSelectedInClipboard(at index: Int) {
+    viewModel.selectItem(at: index)
+    viewModel.showSelectedInClipboard()
+    searchField.stringValue = viewModel.searchText
+  }
+
   @objc private func addSelectedClipToCollection() {
     guard viewModel.selectedItem != nil,
           let name = requestCollectionName() else {
@@ -1598,6 +1620,7 @@ private final class ClipboardItemCardView: NSView, NSDraggingSource {
   var onPasteStackNext: () -> Void = {}
   var onCopyStackNext: () -> Void = {}
   var onClearStack: () -> Void = {}
+  var onShowInClipboard: (Int) -> Void = { _ in }
   var onEditText: (Int) -> Void = { _ in }
   var onPreview: (Int) -> Void = { _ in }
   var onPasteboardWriters: (Int) -> [NSPasteboardWriting] = { _ in [] }
@@ -1616,6 +1639,7 @@ private final class ClipboardItemCardView: NSView, NSDraggingSource {
   private let itemIsPinned: Bool
   private let itemIsStacked: Bool
   private let stackCount: Int
+  private let canShowInClipboard: Bool
   private let itemSourceAppName: String?
   private let itemSourceAppBundleID: String?
   private let itemCollectionName: String?
@@ -1639,7 +1663,8 @@ private final class ClipboardItemCardView: NSView, NSDraggingSource {
     layout: ClipboardItemCardLayout = .regular,
     collectionNames: [String] = [],
     isStacked: Bool = false,
-    stackCount: Int = 0
+    stackCount: Int = 0,
+    canShowInClipboard: Bool = false
   ) {
     self.index = index
     self.itemID = item.id
@@ -1648,6 +1673,7 @@ private final class ClipboardItemCardView: NSView, NSDraggingSource {
     self.itemIsPinned = item.isPinned
     self.itemIsStacked = isStacked
     self.stackCount = stackCount
+    self.canShowInClipboard = canShowInClipboard
     self.itemSourceAppName = Self.presentSourceText(item.sourceApp)
     self.itemSourceAppBundleID = Self.presentSourceText(item.sourceAppBundleId)
     self.itemCollectionName = ClipboardCollectionDefaults.normalizedName(item.collectionName)
@@ -1840,6 +1866,9 @@ private final class ClipboardItemCardView: NSView, NSDraggingSource {
       addMenuItem("Paste Plain Text", action: #selector(pastePlainTextFromMenu), to: menu)
       addMenuItem("Copy Plain Text", action: #selector(copyPlainTextFromMenu), to: menu)
     }
+    if canShowInClipboard {
+      addMenuItem("Show in Clipboard", action: #selector(showInClipboardFromMenu), to: menu)
+    }
     addMenuItem(itemIsStacked ? "Remove from Stack" : "Add to Stack", action: #selector(toggleStackFromMenu), to: menu)
     if stackCount > 0 {
       addMenuItem("Paste Stack Next", action: #selector(pasteStackNextFromMenu), to: menu)
@@ -2138,6 +2167,10 @@ private final class ClipboardItemCardView: NSView, NSDraggingSource {
     onClearStack()
   }
 
+  @objc private func showInClipboardFromMenu() {
+    onShowInClipboard(index)
+  }
+
   @objc private func editTextFromMenu() {
     onEditText(index)
   }

sources/clipbored/views/ClipboardPanelViewModel.swift

@@ -125,6 +125,18 @@ final class ClipboardPanelViewModel {
     return visibleItems[selectedIndex]
   }
 
+  var canShowSelectedInClipboard: Bool {
+    selectedItem != nil && canShowVisibleItemsInClipboard
+  }
+
+  var canShowVisibleItemsInClipboard: Bool {
+    !visibleItems.isEmpty
+      && (!searchText.clipboardTrimmed.isEmpty
+          || sortMode != .mostRecent
+          || selectedCollectionName != nil
+          || isStackFilterSelected)
+  }
+
   var totalItemCount: Int {
     items.count
   }
@@ -464,6 +476,30 @@ final class ClipboardPanelViewModel {
     searchText = ""
   }
 
+  func showSelectedInClipboard() {
+    guard canShowSelectedInClipboard, let item = selectedItem else { return }
+    selectedItemID = item.id
+
+    if !searchText.isEmpty {
+      searchText = ""
+    }
+    if isStackFilterSelected {
+      isStackFilterSelected = false
+    }
+    if selectedCollectionName != nil {
+      selectedCollectionName = nil
+    }
+    if sortMode != .mostRecent {
+      sortMode = .mostRecent
+    }
+
+    if let index = visibleItems.firstIndex(where: { $0.id == item.id }) {
+      selectedIndex = index
+      selectedItemID = item.id
+    }
+    statusMessage = "Showing in Clipboard"
+  }
+
   func recomputeVisibleItems() {
     pruneStackItems()
     let previousSelection = selectedItemID

tests/clipboredtests/ClipboardPanelControllerTests.swift

@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ final class ClipboardPanelControllerTests: XCTestCase {
 
   func testCommandActionShortcutsMapToSelectedClipActions() {
     XCTAssertEqual(ClipboardPanelController.commandShortcutAction(forKeyCode: 8, modifiers: .command), .copy)
+    XCTAssertEqual(ClipboardPanelController.commandShortcutAction(forKeyCode: 5, modifiers: .command), .showInClipboard)
     XCTAssertEqual(ClipboardPanelController.commandShortcutAction(forKeyCode: 16, modifiers: .command), .preview)
     XCTAssertEqual(ClipboardPanelController.commandShortcutAction(forKeyCode: 31, modifiers: .command), .open)
     XCTAssertEqual(ClipboardPanelController.commandShortcutAction(forKeyCode: 15, modifiers: .command), .reveal)

tests/clipboredtests/ClipboardPanelViewModelTests.swift

@@ -256,6 +256,44 @@ final class ClipboardPanelViewModelTests: XCTestCase {
     XCTAssertEqual(viewModel.selectedItem?.payload, "needle note")
   }
 
+  func testShowSelectedInClipboardClearsFiltersAndKeepsHistoryPosition() {
+    let settings = makeSettings()
+    let cacheService = makeCacheService()
+    let store = makeStore(settings: settings, cacheService: cacheService)
+    let older = makeTextItem("release needle", createdAt: Date(timeIntervalSince1970: 100))
+    let newer = makeTextItem("meeting note", createdAt: Date(timeIntervalSince1970: 200))
+    store.upsert(older)
+    store.upsert(newer)
+    store.flushPersistenceForTesting()
+
+    let viewModel = ClipboardPanelViewModel(store: store, settings: settings, cacheService: cacheService)
+    waitForVisibleItems(in: viewModel, count: 2)
+    XCTAssertEqual(viewModel.visibleItems.map(\.payload), ["meeting note", "release needle"])
+
+    viewModel.selectItem(at: 1)
+    viewModel.assignSelected(to: "Client Work")
+    store.flushPersistenceForTesting()
+    waitForVisibleItems(in: viewModel, count: 2)
+
+    viewModel.selectCollection(named: "Client Work")
+    viewModel.searchText = "release"
+
+    XCTAssertTrue(viewModel.canShowSelectedInClipboard)
+    XCTAssertEqual(viewModel.visibleItems.map(\.payload), ["release needle"])
+
+    viewModel.showSelectedInClipboard()
+
+    XCTAssertEqual(viewModel.searchText, "")
+    XCTAssertNil(viewModel.selectedCollectionName)
+    XCTAssertFalse(viewModel.isStackFilterSelected)
+    XCTAssertEqual(viewModel.sortMode, .mostRecent)
+    XCTAssertEqual(viewModel.visibleItems.map(\.payload), ["meeting note", "release needle"])
+    XCTAssertEqual(viewModel.selectedItem?.id, older.id)
+    XCTAssertEqual(viewModel.selectedIndex, 1)
+    XCTAssertFalse(viewModel.canShowSelectedInClipboard)
+    XCTAssertEqual(viewModel.statusMessage, "Showing in Clipboard")
+  }
+
   func testSelectFirstItemSelectsFirstVisibleItem() {
     let settings = makeSettings()
     let cacheService = makeCacheService()

tests/clipboredtests/ClipboardPanelViewTests.swift

@@ -407,6 +407,36 @@ final class ClipboardPanelViewTests: XCTestCase {
     )
   }
 
+  func testFilteredCardsExposeShowInClipboardContextMenuAction() {
+    let fixture = makePanelFixture()
+    var release = makeTextItem("Release needle", store: fixture.store)
+    release.createdAt = Date(timeIntervalSince1970: 100)
+    release.lastUsedAt = release.createdAt
+    var meeting = makeTextItem("Meeting note", store: fixture.store)
+    meeting.createdAt = Date(timeIntervalSince1970: 200)
+    meeting.lastUsedAt = meeting.createdAt
+    fixture.store.upsert(release)
+    fixture.store.upsert(meeting)
+    drainMainQueue()
+
+    fixture.viewModel.searchText = "release"
+    drainMainQueue()
+    fixture.window.contentView?.layoutSubtreeIfNeeded()
+
+    XCTAssertEqual(
+      fixture.view.debugFirstCardMenuTitles,
+      ["Paste", "Copy", "Show in Clipboard", "Add to Stack", "Edit", "Pin", "Add to Collection", "Capture Rules", "-", "Open", "Reveal in Finder", "-", "Delete"]
+    )
+
+    fixture.view.debugShowFirstCardInClipboard()
+    drainMainQueue()
+    fixture.window.contentView?.layoutSubtreeIfNeeded()
+
+    XCTAssertEqual(fixture.view.debugSearchFieldText, "")
+    XCTAssertEqual(fixture.viewModel.visibleItems.map(\.payload), ["Meeting note", "Release needle"])
+    XCTAssertEqual(fixture.viewModel.selectedItem?.payload, "Release needle")
+  }
+
   func testPreviewableCardsExposeQuickLookContextMenuAction() {
     let fixture = makePanelFixture()
     fixture.store.upsert(makeItem(kind: .file, text: "/tmp/report.txt", store: fixture.store))