PasteBridge — fix image paste in WSL

Paste Windows screenshots directly into WSL, terminals, and remote Codex sessions.

Problem

Developers running Codex or terminal agents inside WSL hit “no image on clipboard” when trying to paste a screenshot, because the WSL clipboard does not bridge to the Windows graphical clipboard. Some switch back to desktop apps just to paste, which breaks the workflow.

Solution

A small Windows tray app watches clipboard images, syncs them into files accessible from WSL, and exposes a CLI plus hotkey for one-tap use from the WSL side. It can also act as a paste hook for VS Code or terminals, converting images to a path or base64.

Users

Windows developers who run Codex, Claude Code, or terminal agents inside WSL

MVP

Windows tray app watching clipboard images; auto-write to a WSL-accessible temp path; wsl-paste CLI outputting the image path; copy-to-write trigger; one-line install script

Revenue

Open-source core; one-time Pro unlock for multi-distro sync, remote SSH forwarding, and clipboard history search

Why now

WSL plus terminal agents is the default combo for Windows devs, but clipboard fragmentation is a long-standing gap with only scattered community workarounds