diff --git a/cmd/bore/app/handler.go b/cmd/bore/app/handler.go
index 1a5ecb9..f90a9b1 100644
--- a/cmd/bore/app/handler.go
+++ b/cmd/bore/app/handler.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package app
 import (
 	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ func (a *App) Copy(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported format: %s", format)
 	}
 
-	var fn func(*cli.Context) (io.Reader, error) = a.CopyFromPrompt
+	fn := a.CopyFromPrompt
 
 	// If the program was piped to, read directly from STDIN
 	fi, err := os.Stdin.Stat()
@@ -75,11 +74,6 @@ func (a *App) Copy(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		fn = a.CopyFromStdin
 	}
 
-	// Sanity check
-	if fn == nil {
-		return errors.New("unsupported input method")
-	}
-
 	reader, err := fn(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -91,7 +85,7 @@ func (a *App) Copy(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	if a.config.ShowIdOnCopy {
-		fmt.Fprintln(ctx.App.Writer, fmt.Sprintf("Copied content with ID: %s", id))
+		fmt.Fprintf(ctx.App.Writer, "Copied content with ID: %s", id)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/cmd/bore/root.go b/cmd/bore/root.go
index 7596dcd..a0089fc 100644
--- a/cmd/bore/root.go
+++ b/cmd/bore/root.go
@@ -6,16 +6,17 @@ import (
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 	boreapp "go.trulyao.dev/bore/cmd/bore/app"
 	"go.trulyao.dev/bore/pkg/config"
+	"go.trulyao.dev/bore/pkg/handler"
 )
 
 var (
 	app *boreapp.App
-	err error
 
 	version = "latest"
 )
 
 func Execute() error {
+	var err error
 	app, err = boreapp.New(config.DefaultConfigFilePath())
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -31,8 +32,13 @@ func CreateRootCommand() *cli.App {
 		Usage:   "A minimal clipboard manager for terminal/headless environments",
 		Version: version,
 		Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
-			cli.ShowAppHelp(c)
-			return nil
+			// If the program was piped to, read directly from STDIN
+			fi, _ := os.Stdin.Stat()
+			if (fi.Mode() & os.ModeCharDevice) == 0 {
+				return app.Copy(c)
+			}
+
+			return app.Paste(c)
 		},
 		Flags: []cli.Flag{
 			&cli.StringFlag{
@@ -45,6 +51,12 @@ func CreateRootCommand() *cli.App {
 				Name:  "json",
 				Usage: "Output the result in JSON format",
 			},
+			&cli.StringFlag{
+				Name:    "format",
+				Aliases: []string{"f"},
+				Usage:   "The format of the content to copy. Available formats: base64, plain-text",
+				Value:   handler.FormatPlainText.String(),
+			},
 		},
 
 		// Global flags have to be passed in BEFORE subcommands e.g `bore -c config.toml config dump`