Restore the originals
The AI only ever sees placeholders such as [EMAIL_1]. Cloakpaste remembers which original each placeholder stands for, so you can read and copy replies with the real values.
Where the originals are kept
Each site has its own vault: the list of placeholders and their originals. It is kept in the browser's session storage, in memory only, and is deleted when you close the browser. The same value always gets the same placeholder on a site, so the AI can follow who is who across a conversation.
After the browser restarts, the vault is empty. Old placeholders in earlier chats then no longer show their originals, and new pastes start again from _1.
Read a reply
Under Replies in the settings, choose how placeholders in replies are handled:
| Option | What happens |
|---|---|
| Highlight, show originals on hover (recommended, default) | Placeholders are highlighted. Hover one to see the original in Cloakpaste's own tooltip, with a Copy button. The original is never written into the page. |
| Swap originals into the page | The real values replace the placeholders in the reply text. Easier to read, but the site's own scripts can then read the originals on screen. |
| Leave replies alone | Placeholders stay as they are. |
Cloakpaste never swaps originals into the chat box you are typing in, since that text is about to be sent.
Copy a reply with the originals
With Restore originals when copying on (the default), selecting a reply and copying it with Ctrl + C puts the real values on the clipboard.
WARNING
The site's own copy button is not covered. It copies the placeholders. Select the text and copy it yourself.
Undo a paste
The notice after each paste has Paste original. It replaces the redacted text with what you actually copied. If you have edited the chat box since, Cloakpaste shows Couldn't swap the text back and offers Copy original, so you can paste it yourself.
See and forget stored values
Select the Cloakpaste icon. Hidden on this site lists every placeholder in this site's vault:
- Show reveals the original.
- Copy copies it.
- Forget removes it from the browser. Replies that use that placeholder no longer show the original.
- Forget all for this site clears the whole vault for the site.