diff --git a/surfsense_desktop/src/ipc/channels.ts b/surfsense_desktop/src/ipc/channels.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d0f3bf80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/surfsense_desktop/src/ipc/channels.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export const IPC_CHANNELS = {
+  OPEN_EXTERNAL: 'open-external',
+  GET_APP_VERSION: 'get-app-version',
+  DEEP_LINK: 'deep-link',
+  GET_CLIPBOARD_CONTENT: 'get-clipboard-content',
+} as const;
diff --git a/surfsense_desktop/src/ipc/handlers.ts b/surfsense_desktop/src/ipc/handlers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..18e343719
--- /dev/null
+++ b/surfsense_desktop/src/ipc/handlers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { app, ipcMain, shell } from 'electron';
+import { IPC_CHANNELS } from './channels';
+
+export function registerIpcHandlers(): void {
+  ipcMain.on(IPC_CHANNELS.OPEN_EXTERNAL, (_event, url: string) => {
+    try {
+      const parsed = new URL(url);
+      if (parsed.protocol === 'http:' || parsed.protocol === 'https:') {
+        shell.openExternal(url);
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // invalid URL — ignore
+    }
+  });
+
+  ipcMain.handle(IPC_CHANNELS.GET_APP_VERSION, () => {
+    return app.getVersion();
+  });
+}
diff --git a/surfsense_desktop/src/main.ts b/surfsense_desktop/src/main.ts
index 6d55d478b..aff64db22 100644
--- a/surfsense_desktop/src/main.ts
+++ b/surfsense_desktop/src/main.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-import { app, BrowserWindow, shell, ipcMain } from 'electron';
+import { app, BrowserWindow } from 'electron';
 import { registerGlobalErrorHandlers, showErrorDialog } from './modules/errors';
 import { startNextServer } from './modules/server';
 import { createMainWindow } from './modules/window';
 import { setupDeepLinks, handlePendingDeepLink } from './modules/deep-links';
 import { setupAutoUpdater } from './modules/auto-updater';
 import { setupMenu } from './modules/menu';
+import { registerIpcHandlers } from './ipc/handlers';
 
 registerGlobalErrorHandlers();
 
@@ -12,21 +13,7 @@ if (!setupDeepLinks()) {
   app.quit();
 }
 
-// IPC handlers
-ipcMain.on('open-external', (_event, url: string) => {
-  try {
-    const parsed = new URL(url);
-    if (parsed.protocol === 'http:' || parsed.protocol === 'https:') {
-      shell.openExternal(url);
-    }
-  } catch {
-    // invalid URL — ignore
-  }
-});
-
-ipcMain.handle('get-app-version', () => {
-  return app.getVersion();
-});
+registerIpcHandlers();
 
 // App lifecycle
 app.whenReady().then(async () => {