diff --git a/lyra/web/static/index.html b/lyra/web/static/index.html
index 40ab89e..6fdab29 100644
--- a/lyra/web/static/index.html
+++ b/lyra/web/static/index.html
@@ -473,6 +473,7 @@
 	  up.addEventListener("click", () => rateMessage(div, 1, up, down));
 	  down.addEventListener("click", () => rateMessage(div, -1, up, down));
 	  bar.appendChild(up); bar.appendChild(down);
+	  bar.appendChild(makeCopyBtn(() => div.dataset.raw || div.textContent || ""));
 	  div.appendChild(bar);
 	}
 
@@ -491,6 +492,62 @@
 	  down.classList.toggle("rated", value === -1);
 	}
 
+	// Copy text to the clipboard. Uses the async Clipboard API when available
+	// (HTTPS / localhost), and falls back to a hidden-textarea + execCommand for
+	// iOS over plain-HTTP LAN (where navigator.clipboard is undefined).
+	function copyToClipboard(text) {
+	  text = text == null ? "" : String(text);
+	  if (navigator.clipboard && navigator.clipboard.writeText) {
+	    return navigator.clipboard.writeText(text).catch(() => legacyCopy(text));
+	  }
+	  return legacyCopy(text);
+	}
+	function legacyCopy(text) {
+	  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+	    const ta = document.createElement("textarea");
+	    ta.value = text;
+	    ta.contentEditable = "true";
+	    ta.readOnly = false;
+	    ta.style.position = "fixed";
+	    ta.style.top = "0";
+	    ta.style.left = "0";
+	    ta.style.opacity = "0";
+	    document.body.appendChild(ta);
+	    const range = document.createRange();
+	    range.selectNodeContents(ta);
+	    const sel = window.getSelection();
+	    sel.removeAllRanges();
+	    sel.addRange(range);
+	    ta.setSelectionRange(0, text.length);  // iOS needs an explicit range
+	    let ok = false;
+	    try { ok = document.execCommand("copy"); } catch (e) { ok = false; }
+	    sel.removeAllRanges();
+	    document.body.removeChild(ta);
+	    ok ? resolve() : reject(new Error("copy failed"));
+	  });
+	}
+	// A small per-message copy button. getText is read at click time.
+	function makeCopyBtn(getText) {
+	  const b = document.createElement("button");
+	  b.className = "copy-btn";
+	  b.type = "button";
+	  b.textContent = "⧉";
+	  b.title = "Copy message";
+	  b.addEventListener("click", (e) => {
+	    e.stopPropagation();
+	    copyToClipboard(typeof getText === "function" ? getText() : getText)
+	      .then(() => {
+	        b.textContent = "✓"; b.classList.add("copied");
+	        setTimeout(() => { b.textContent = "⧉"; b.classList.remove("copied"); }, 1200);
+	      })
+	      .catch(() => {
+	        b.textContent = "✗";
+	        setTimeout(() => { b.textContent = "⧉"; }, 1200);
+	      });
+	  });
+	  return b;
+	}
+
 	function addMessage(role, text, autoScroll = true) {
 	  const messagesEl = document.getElementById("messages");
 
@@ -502,6 +559,12 @@
 	    addRateBar(msgDiv);
 	  } else {
 	    msgDiv.textContent = text;
+	    if (role === "user") {
+	      const bar = document.createElement("div");
+	      bar.className = "rate-bar";
+	      bar.appendChild(makeCopyBtn(() => text));
+	      msgDiv.appendChild(bar);
+	    }
 	  }
 	  messagesEl.appendChild(msgDiv);
 
diff --git a/lyra/web/static/style.css b/lyra/web/static/style.css
index d8b7329..7e014d3 100644
--- a/lyra/web/static/style.css
+++ b/lyra/web/static/style.css
@@ -1182,6 +1182,22 @@ select:hover {
 .rate-btn:hover { filter: none; background: var(--accent-soft); }
 .rate-btn.rated { filter: none; background: rgba(255,122,0,0.22); opacity: 1; }
 
+/* Per-message copy button (lives in the rate-bar for assistant, its own bar for user). */
+.copy-btn {
+  background: none; border: none; cursor: pointer; font-size: 0.85rem;
+  padding: 2px 6px; border-radius: 5px; line-height: 1; color: var(--text-fade);
+  -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
+}
+.copy-btn:hover { background: var(--accent-soft); color: var(--accent); }
+.copy-btn.copied { color: var(--good); }
+/* User bubbles are right-aligned, so right-align their copy bar too. */
+.msg.user .rate-bar { justify-content: flex-end; opacity: 0.4; }
+.msg.user:hover .rate-bar { opacity: 0.85; }
+/* Touch devices have no hover — keep the tools tappable/visible. */
+@media (hover: none) {
+  .rate-bar, .msg.user .rate-bar { opacity: 0.65; }
+}
+
 /* Quality floor: honor reduced-motion preference. */
 @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
   *, *::before, *::after {