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Image Paste & Drop

Paste a screenshot or drag an image into a session; NetStacks saves it into the Workspace and inserts an [Image#N] token so you can hand it to the AI assistant or reference it in a command.

Overview

Network troubleshooting is often visual — a topology diagram, a vendor GUI, an error dialog. Image paste lets you bring that context into NetStacks without saving files by hand: paste from the clipboard or drag an image onto the session.

How It Works

When you paste or drop an image, the Agent writes it into the Workspace's screenshots directory and inserts a short reference token of the form [Image#N] at the cursor — without sending a newline, so it never accidentally executes anything in a device session.

Note

The screenshots directory is cleared when the Workspace is opened, so pasted images from a previous session don't pile up. Move anything you want to keep out of that directory.

Using Images with AI

The [Image#N] token is how you point the AI assistant at a picture. Paste a topology screenshot, then ask the assistant about it in the same prompt — the token resolves to the saved image so the model can take it into account. See AI: Modes.

Q&A

Q: Will pasting an image run a command in my session?
A: No. Only the [Image#N] token text is inserted and no Enter is sent — nothing executes.
Q: Where do the images go?
A: Into the Workspace screenshots directory, which is reset each time the Workspace opens.
Q: Does the image leave my machine?
A: Only if you send a prompt that references it to a configured AI provider. Otherwise it stays local.