# How to use KeyPaste with Siri and Shortcuts

> Automate KeyPaste with the Shortcuts app and Siri — save snippets, capture the clipboard, open your library, and search hands-free.

KeyPaste exposes App Shortcuts, so you can drive it from the Shortcuts app and Siri without opening the main app first.

## What you can automate

KeyPaste provides actions to:

- Create a new snippet.
- Save text or a single image to your Inbox.
- Open your Library or Inbox.
- Search your Library.
- Find a snippet, and — with an explicit action — get a snippet's full text.

Snippet entities expose their title, summary, tags, type, and source by default; the full body is only returned when you use the explicit "get full text" action, so your content isn't handed out implicitly.

## Build a Shortcut

1. Open the **Shortcuts** app and tap **+** to create a new shortcut.
2. Tap **Add Action** and search for **KeyPaste**.
3. Pick an action — for example *Save to Inbox* — and wire up its input (text from the share sheet, the clipboard, or a previous step).
4. Name the shortcut. You can now run it from the Shortcuts app, the Home Screen, or by asking Siri.

## Run it with Siri

Once a shortcut is named, just say "Hey Siri, *shortcut name*". For quick capture, a shortcut that saves the clipboard to your Inbox pairs well with a Back Tap or Action Button trigger.

## Related

- [How to add a custom keyboard on iPhone](/guides/how-to-add-custom-keyboard-iphone/)
- [How to back up and export your snippets](/guides/back-up-your-snippets-and-clipboard/)