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Description
Enable bi-directional clipboard service between host and VM
Contributor guide
- Tech stack
- None
- Domain
- backendinfrastructure
- Issue type
- feature
- DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
- 3
- Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
- 3-5 days
- Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
- fresh
- ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
- mostly clear
- Prerequisites
- Basic understanding of VM clipboard protocolsFamiliarity with host guest communication
- Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
- 35
- Research direction
- Investigate existing clipboard sharing mechanisms in QEMU/VirtualBox. Review the CUA codebase for any existing clipboard hooks. Look into setting up a bidirectional channel using virtio or spice protocol. Consider security implications of sharing clipboard between host and VM.