diff --git a/src/components/therapy-compass/use-clipboard.ts b/src/components/therapy-compass/use-clipboard.ts
index 4d62dcf676..c966a90e91 100644
--- a/src/components/therapy-compass/use-clipboard.ts
+++ b/src/components/therapy-compass/use-clipboard.ts
@@ -2,35 +2,56 @@
 
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 
-/** Write text to the clipboard, guarded for SSR / unavailable API. Returns whether the write was attempted. */
-export function copyText(text: string): boolean {
+/**
+ * Write text to the clipboard, guarded for SSR / unavailable API. Resolves to
+ * whether the write actually succeeded: a rejected write (permission denied,
+ * lost focus, a blocked user gesture) resolves to `false` instead of throwing,
+ * so callers never signal success for a copy that didn't happen and no unhandled
+ * promise rejection escapes.
+ */
+export async function copyText(text: string): Promise<boolean> {
   if (typeof navigator === "undefined" || !navigator.clipboard || !text) return false;
-  void navigator.clipboard.writeText(text);
-  return true;
+  try {
+    await navigator.clipboard.writeText(text);
+    return true;
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
 }
 
 /**
  * Clipboard copy with transient "copied" feedback. `copied` holds the key of the
  * most recently copied item (or null) and resets after `resetMs`, so a caller can
- * flip a single button's label/icon without tracking its own timer.
+ * flip a single button's label/icon without tracking its own timer. The key is
+ * set only once the write actually succeeds, and never after the component has
+ * unmounted.
  */
 export function useClipboard(resetMs = 1400) {
   const [copied, setCopied] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const timer = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null);
+  const mounted = useRef(true);
+  const latestRequest = useRef(0);
 
-  useEffect(
-    () => () => {
+  useEffect(() => {
+    mounted.current = true;
+    return () => {
+      mounted.current = false;
       if (timer.current) clearTimeout(timer.current);
-    },
-    [],
-  );
+    };
+  }, []);
 
   const copy = useCallback(
     (text: string, key = "default") => {
-      if (!copyText(text)) return;
-      setCopied(key);
-      if (timer.current) clearTimeout(timer.current);
-      timer.current = setTimeout(() => setCopied(null), resetMs);
+      // One hook instance is shared across several controls, so tag each request
+      // and ignore stale completions: a later copy supersedes this one, and its
+      // (possibly out-of-order) success must not overwrite the newer feedback.
+      const request = ++latestRequest.current;
+      void copyText(text).then((ok) => {
+        if (!ok || !mounted.current || request !== latestRequest.current) return;
+        setCopied(key);
+        if (timer.current) clearTimeout(timer.current);
+        timer.current = setTimeout(() => setCopied(null), resetMs);
+      });
     },
     [resetMs],
   );
diff --git a/tests/therapy-compass-clipboard.dom.test.tsx b/tests/therapy-compass-clipboard.dom.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7093e174e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/therapy-compass-clipboard.dom.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+import { act, renderHook } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+import { copyText, useClipboard } from "@/components/therapy-compass/use-clipboard";
+
+// The clipboard helper must only report success when the browser actually
+// accepts the write. A rejected `writeText` (permission denied, lost focus,
+// blocked gesture) must resolve to `false` without throwing, so callers never
+// flip to "Copied" for a copy that didn't happen.
+
+const originalClipboard = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(globalThis.navigator, "clipboard");
+
+function setWriteText(writeText: ((text: string) => Promise<void>) | null) {
+  Object.defineProperty(globalThis.navigator, "clipboard", {
+    value: writeText ? { writeText } : undefined,
+    configurable: true,
+    writable: true,
+  });
+}
+
+// Let the two-microtask copyText().then() chain settle inside act().
+async function settle() {
+  await act(async () => {
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+  });
+}
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  vi.restoreAllMocks();
+  if (originalClipboard) {
+    Object.defineProperty(globalThis.navigator, "clipboard", originalClipboard);
+  } else {
+    setWriteText(null);
+  }
+});
+
+describe("copyText", () => {
+  it("resolves true and writes when the clipboard accepts the text", async () => {
+    const writeText = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+    setWriteText(writeText);
+    await expect(copyText("hello")).resolves.toBe(true);
+    expect(writeText).toHaveBeenCalledWith("hello");
+  });
+
+  it("resolves false — never throws — when the write rejects", async () => {
+    setWriteText(vi.fn().mockRejectedValue(new Error("NotAllowedError")));
+    await expect(copyText("hello")).resolves.toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("resolves false for empty text without touching the clipboard", async () => {
+    const writeText = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+    setWriteText(writeText);
+    await expect(copyText("")).resolves.toBe(false);
+    expect(writeText).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
+
+describe("useClipboard", () => {
+  it("sets copied to the key only after a successful write", async () => {
+    setWriteText(vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined));
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useClipboard());
+    expect(result.current.copied).toBeNull();
+    act(() => result.current.copy("hello", "step-1"));
+    await settle();
+    expect(result.current.copied).toBe("step-1");
+  });
+
+  it("leaves copied unset when the write rejects", async () => {
+    setWriteText(vi.fn().mockRejectedValue(new Error("NotAllowedError")));
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useClipboard());
+    act(() => result.current.copy("hello", "step-1"));
+    await settle();
+    expect(result.current.copied).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("ignores a stale out-of-order completion and keeps the most recent copy's key", async () => {
+    const resolvers: Array<() => void> = [];
+    setWriteText(vi.fn().mockImplementation(() => new Promise<void>((resolve) => resolvers.push(resolve))));
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useClipboard());
+
+    act(() => result.current.copy("first", "k-first"));
+    act(() => result.current.copy("second", "k-second"));
+    expect(resolvers).toHaveLength(2);
+
+    // The most recent (second) write resolves first — its key wins.
+    await act(async () => {
+      resolvers[1]();
+      await Promise.resolve();
+    });
+    expect(result.current.copied).toBe("k-second");
+
+    // The stale (first) write resolves later — it must NOT overwrite the newer feedback.
+    await act(async () => {
+      resolvers[0]();
+      await Promise.resolve();
+      await Promise.resolve();
+    });
+    expect(result.current.copied).toBe("k-second");
+  });
+});