diff --git a/pkg/clipboard/messages.go b/pkg/clipboard/messages.go
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+++ b/pkg/clipboard/messages.go
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+// pkg/clipboard/messages.go
+package clipboard
+
+// QueryText reads the clipboard. Result: ClipboardContent
+type QueryText struct{}
+
+// TaskSetText writes text to the clipboard. Result: bool (success)
+type TaskSetText struct{ Text string }
+
+// TaskClear clears the clipboard. Result: bool (success)
+type TaskClear struct{}
diff --git a/pkg/clipboard/platform.go b/pkg/clipboard/platform.go
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+++ b/pkg/clipboard/platform.go
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+// pkg/clipboard/platform.go
+package clipboard
+
+// Platform abstracts the system clipboard backend.
+type Platform interface {
+	Text() (string, bool)
+	SetText(text string) bool
+}
+
+// ClipboardContent is the result of QueryText.
+type ClipboardContent struct {
+	Text       string `json:"text"`
+	HasContent bool   `json:"hasContent"`
+}
diff --git a/pkg/clipboard/service.go b/pkg/clipboard/service.go
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+++ b/pkg/clipboard/service.go
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+// pkg/clipboard/service.go
+package clipboard
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"forge.lthn.ai/core/go/pkg/core"
+)
+
+// Options holds configuration for the clipboard service.
+type Options struct{}
+
+// Service is a core.Service managing clipboard operations via IPC.
+type Service struct {
+	*core.ServiceRuntime[Options]
+	platform Platform
+}
+
+// Register creates a factory closure that captures the Platform adapter.
+func Register(p Platform) func(*core.Core) (any, error) {
+	return func(c *core.Core) (any, error) {
+		return &Service{
+			ServiceRuntime: core.NewServiceRuntime[Options](c, Options{}),
+			platform:       p,
+		}, nil
+	}
+}
+
+// OnStartup registers IPC handlers.
+func (s *Service) OnStartup(ctx context.Context) error {
+	s.Core().RegisterQuery(s.handleQuery)
+	s.Core().RegisterTask(s.handleTask)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// HandleIPCEvents is auto-discovered by core.WithService.
+func (s *Service) HandleIPCEvents(c *core.Core, msg core.Message) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *Service) handleQuery(c *core.Core, q core.Query) (any, bool, error) {
+	switch q.(type) {
+	case QueryText:
+		text, ok := s.platform.Text()
+		return ClipboardContent{Text: text, HasContent: ok && text != ""}, true, nil
+	default:
+		return nil, false, nil
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *Service) handleTask(c *core.Core, t core.Task) (any, bool, error) {
+	switch t := t.(type) {
+	case TaskSetText:
+		return s.platform.SetText(t.Text), true, nil
+	case TaskClear:
+		return s.platform.SetText(""), true, nil
+	default:
+		return nil, false, nil
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/clipboard/service_test.go b/pkg/clipboard/service_test.go
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+++ b/pkg/clipboard/service_test.go
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+// pkg/clipboard/service_test.go
+package clipboard
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"forge.lthn.ai/core/go/pkg/core"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+type mockPlatform struct {
+	text string
+	ok   bool
+}
+
+func (m *mockPlatform) Text() (string, bool) { return m.text, m.ok }
+func (m *mockPlatform) SetText(text string) bool {
+	m.text = text
+	m.ok = text != ""
+	return true
+}
+
+func newTestService(t *testing.T) (*Service, *core.Core) {
+	t.Helper()
+	c, err := core.New(
+		core.WithService(Register(&mockPlatform{text: "hello", ok: true})),
+		core.WithServiceLock(),
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, c.ServiceStartup(context.Background(), nil))
+	svc := core.MustServiceFor[*Service](c, "clipboard")
+	return svc, c
+}
+
+func TestRegister_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	svc, _ := newTestService(t)
+	assert.NotNil(t, svc)
+}
+
+func TestQueryText_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	_, c := newTestService(t)
+	result, handled, err := c.QUERY(QueryText{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.True(t, handled)
+	content := result.(ClipboardContent)
+	assert.Equal(t, "hello", content.Text)
+	assert.True(t, content.HasContent)
+}
+
+func TestQueryText_Bad(t *testing.T) {
+	// No clipboard service registered
+	c, _ := core.New(core.WithServiceLock())
+	_, handled, _ := c.QUERY(QueryText{})
+	assert.False(t, handled)
+}
+
+func TestTaskSetText_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	_, c := newTestService(t)
+	result, handled, err := c.PERFORM(TaskSetText{Text: "world"})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.True(t, handled)
+	assert.Equal(t, true, result)
+
+	// Verify via query
+	r, _, _ := c.QUERY(QueryText{})
+	assert.Equal(t, "world", r.(ClipboardContent).Text)
+}
+
+func TestTaskClear_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	_, c := newTestService(t)
+	_, handled, err := c.PERFORM(TaskClear{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.True(t, handled)
+
+	// Verify empty
+	r, _, _ := c.QUERY(QueryText{})
+	assert.Equal(t, "", r.(ClipboardContent).Text)
+	assert.False(t, r.(ClipboardContent).HasContent)
+}