diff --git a/home/common/programs/hyprland/default.nix b/home/common/programs/hyprland/default.nix
index fca6131..22b7843 100644
--- a/home/common/programs/hyprland/default.nix
+++ b/home/common/programs/hyprland/default.nix
@@ -219,6 +219,9 @@ in
           hl.exec_cmd("hyprctl setcursor Nordzy-cursors ${toString cfg.cursorSize}")
           hl.exec_cmd("hyprsunset")
           hl.exec_cmd("noctalia")
+          -- kdeconnectd is only DBus-activated; nothing starts it at login,
+          -- so clipboard sync stays dead until the indicator runs.
+          hl.exec_cmd("kdeconnect-indicator")
         end)
 
         -- layer rules
diff --git a/home/common/programs/neovim/default.nix b/home/common/programs/neovim/default.nix
index 089e7e8..7a3abe9 100644
--- a/home/common/programs/neovim/default.nix
+++ b/home/common/programs/neovim/default.nix
@@ -12,5 +12,14 @@
 
   programs.nvchad = {
     enable = true;
+
+    # Neovim only auto-picks OSC 52 when it finds no clipboard tool, but
+    # wl-clipboard is on every host — so over SSH it writes the *remote*
+    # clipboard instead. Locally wl-copy stays: kitty refuses OSC 52 reads.
+    extraConfig = ''
+      if vim.env.SSH_TTY and vim.env.SSH_TTY ~= "" then
+        vim.g.clipboard = "osc52"
+      end
+    '';
   };
 }
diff --git a/home/common/programs/tmux.conf b/home/common/programs/tmux.conf
index d0deef9..fb194d9 100644
--- a/home/common/programs/tmux.conf
+++ b/home/common/programs/tmux.conf
@@ -101,6 +101,20 @@ setw -g mode-keys vi
 bind -T copy-mode-vi v send -X begin-selection
 bind -T copy-mode-vi y send -X copy-selection-and-cancel
 
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Clipboard (OSC 52)
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------
+set -g set-clipboard on
+
+# tmux silently skips OSC 52 unless the outer terminal's terminfo claims the
+# capability. kitty's does; SSH sessions usually land on a bare
+# xterm-256color that does not, so declare both.
+set -ag terminal-features ",xterm-kitty:clipboard"
+set -ag terminal-features ",xterm-256color:clipboard"
+
+# Let nvim's OSC 52 provider reach the outer terminal through tmux.
+set -g allow-passthrough on
+
 
 # tmux-resurrect settings
 set -g @resurrect-capture-pane-contents 'on'
@@ -142,7 +156,9 @@ bind-key -T copy-mode-vi WheelDownPane send-keys -X scroll-down
 bind-key -T copy-mode WheelUpPane send-keys -X scroll-up
 bind-key -T copy-mode WheelDownPane send-keys -X scroll-down
 
-# Clipboard integration (drag-to-copy)
-bind-key -T copy-mode-vi MouseDragEnd1Pane send-keys -X copy-pipe-and-cancel "xclip -in -selection clipboard"
-bind-key -T copy-mode MouseDragEnd1Pane send-keys -X copy-pipe-and-cancel "xclip -in -selection clipboard"
+# Clipboard integration (drag-to-copy). No external command: set-clipboard
+# above routes this through OSC 52, which works on Wayland and over SSH.
+# xclip did neither.
+bind-key -T copy-mode-vi MouseDragEnd1Pane send-keys -X copy-pipe-and-cancel
+bind-key -T copy-mode MouseDragEnd1Pane send-keys -X copy-pipe-and-cancel
 # End agent-deck configuration
diff --git a/hosts/arrakis/default.nix b/hosts/arrakis/default.nix
index 696727a..c003706 100644
--- a/hosts/arrakis/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/arrakis/default.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     ../common/features/docker.nix
     ../common/features/appimage.nix
     ../common/features/fonts.nix
+    ../common/features/kdeconnect.nix
     ../common/features/nix-ld.nix
     ../common/features/bluetooth.nix
     ../common/features/ledger.nix
diff --git a/hosts/common/features/kdeconnect.nix b/hosts/common/features/kdeconnect.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0cda8fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts/common/features/kdeconnect.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{ pkgs, ... }:
+{
+  # Clipboard (and file) sync between hosts over the LAN. Moonlight/Sunshine
+  # carry no clipboard channel at all, so this is the only path between the
+  # streaming client and its host.
+  programs.kdeconnect = {
+    enable = true;
+    package = pkgs.kdePackages.kdeconnect-kde;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/hosts/konishi/default.nix b/hosts/konishi/default.nix
index 445cb26..a294364 100644
--- a/hosts/konishi/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/konishi/default.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     ../common/features/pipewire.nix
     ../common/features/docker.nix
     ../common/features/fonts.nix
+    ../common/features/kdeconnect.nix
     ../common/features/nix-ld.nix
     ../common/features/bluetooth.nix
     ../common/features/ledger.nix
diff --git a/hosts/yolo/default.nix b/hosts/yolo/default.nix
index 482f20f..e02e193 100644
--- a/hosts/yolo/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/yolo/default.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     ../common/features/remote-desktop.nix
     ../common/features/docker.nix
     ../common/features/fonts.nix
+    ../common/features/kdeconnect.nix
     ../common/features/nix-ld.nix
     ../common/features/appimage.nix
     ../common/features/home