diff --git a/cmd/bore/app/handler.go b/cmd/bore/app/handler.go
index 5884db6..9731a1c 100644
--- a/cmd/bore/app/handler.go
+++ b/cmd/bore/app/handler.go
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ package app
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
+	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
-	"strings"
+	"os"
 
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 	"go.trulyao.dev/bore/pkg/handler"
@@ -34,38 +35,65 @@ func (a *App) PasteCommand() *cli.Command {
 }
 
 func (a *App) Copy(ctx *cli.Context) error {
-	if strings.TrimSpace(ctx.String("file")) != "" {
-		return a.CopyFromFile(ctx)
+	fi, _ := os.Stdin.Stat()
+	isPipe := (fi.Mode() & os.ModeCharDevice) == 0
+
+	if isPipe {
+		return a.CopyFromStdin(ctx)
 	}
 
-	return a.CopyFromStdin(ctx)
+	return a.CopyFromPrompt(ctx)
 }
 
-// CopyFromStdin copies the content from the STDIN to the database
-// TODO: implement collections and artifact types
-func (a *App) CopyFromStdin(ctx *cli.Context) error {
-	content := bufio.NewReader(ctx.App.Reader)
-	id, err := a.Handler().Copy(content, handler.CopyOpts{})
+// CopyFromPrompt reads the content from the terminal prompt
+func (a *App) CopyFromPrompt(ctx *cli.Context) error {
+	content := []byte{}
+
+	reader := bufio.NewReader(ctx.App.Reader)
+	fmt.Print("Enter content to copy (press esc + enter to finish):\n")
+
+	for {
+		b, err := reader.ReadByte()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if b == 27 {
+			break
+		}
+
+		content = append(content, b)
+	}
+
+	contentReader := bytes.NewReader(content)
+	id, err := a.Handler().Copy(contentReader, handler.CopyOpts{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	if a.config.ShowIdOnCopy {
-		fmt.Fprintln(ctx.App.Writer, fmt.Sprintf("Copied content with ID: %s\n", id))
+		fmt.Fprintln(ctx.App.Writer, fmt.Sprintf("Copied content with ID: %s", id))
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (a *App) CopyFromFile(ctx *cli.Context) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("not implemented")
-}
-
-func (a *App) Paste(ctx *cli.Context) error {
-	err := a.Handler().PasteLastCopied(ctx.App.Writer)
+// CopyFromStdin copies the content from the STDIN
+func (a *App) CopyFromStdin(ctx *cli.Context) error {
+	content := bufio.NewReader(ctx.App.Reader)
+	id, err := a.Handler().Copy(content, handler.CopyOpts{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if a.config.ShowIdOnCopy {
+		fmt.Fprintln(ctx.App.Writer, fmt.Sprintf("Copied content with ID: %s", id))
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (a *App) Paste(ctx *cli.Context) error {
+	err := a.Handler().PasteLastCopied(ctx.App.Writer)
+	return err
+}