diff --git a/src/components/CopyCurlButton.test.tsx b/src/components/CopyCurlButton.test.tsx
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+// @vitest-environment jsdom
+
+import { cleanup, fireEvent, render, screen, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import CopyCurlButton from "./CopyCurlButton";
+
+describe("CopyCurlButton", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    Object.assign(navigator, {
+      clipboard: { writeText: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined) },
+    });
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    cleanup();
+    vi.restoreAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it("renders an accessible default label", () => {
+    render(<CopyCurlButton request={{ url: "https://x.test/ping" }} />);
+    expect(
+      screen.getByRole("button", { name: /copy request as a curl command/i }),
+    ).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(screen.getByText("Copy as cURL")).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("writes the cURL command to the clipboard on click", async () => {
+    const writeText = navigator.clipboard.writeText as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+    render(
+      <CopyCurlButton
+        request={{ method: "POST", url: "https://x.test/echo", body: { a: 1 } }}
+      />,
+    );
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button"));
+    await waitFor(() => expect(writeText).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1));
+    const copied = writeText.mock.calls[0][0] as string;
+    expect(copied).toContain("curl -X POST 'https://x.test/echo'");
+    expect(copied).toContain('--data \'{"a":1}\'');
+  });
+
+  it("shows success feedback after copying", async () => {
+    render(<CopyCurlButton request={{ url: "https://x.test/ping" }} />);
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button"));
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByText("Copied")).toBeTruthy());
+    expect(
+      screen.getByText("cURL command copied to clipboard"),
+    ).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/components/CopyCurlButton.tsx b/src/components/CopyCurlButton.tsx
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+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { toCurl, type CurlRequest } from "../utils/toCurl";
+
+/**
+ * CopyCurlButton — copies a request to the clipboard as a ready-to-run `curl`
+ * command and gives clear, accessible success feedback (issue #284).
+ *
+ * Accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA):
+ * - Real <button> with a descriptive `aria-label`.
+ * - Success/failure is announced via an `aria-live="polite"` region.
+ * - Focus styles rely on the app's design tokens.
+ */
+
+type CopyCurlButtonProps = {
+  /** The request to serialise into a cURL command. */
+  request: CurlRequest;
+  /** Optional class for layout integration. */
+  className?: string;
+};
+
+const RESET_MS = 2000;
+
+export default function CopyCurlButton({
+  request,
+  className,
+}: CopyCurlButtonProps): JSX.Element {
+  const [status, setStatus] = useState<"idle" | "copied" | "error">("idle");
+  const timerRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    return () => {
+      if (timerRef.current !== null) window.clearTimeout(timerRef.current);
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  const scheduleReset = () => {
+    if (timerRef.current !== null) window.clearTimeout(timerRef.current);
+    timerRef.current = window.setTimeout(() => setStatus("idle"), RESET_MS);
+  };
+
+  const handleCopy = async () => {
+    const command = toCurl(request);
+    try {
+      if (navigator.clipboard?.writeText) {
+        await navigator.clipboard.writeText(command);
+      } else {
+        // Fallback for browsers without the async clipboard API.
+        const textarea = document.createElement("textarea");
+        textarea.value = command;
+        textarea.style.position = "fixed";
+        textarea.style.opacity = "0";
+        document.body.appendChild(textarea);
+        textarea.select();
+        document.execCommand("copy");
+        document.body.removeChild(textarea);
+      }
+      setStatus("copied");
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error("Failed to copy cURL command:", err);
+      setStatus("error");
+    }
+    scheduleReset();
+  };
+
+  const label =
+    status === "copied"
+      ? "Copied"
+      : status === "error"
+        ? "Copy failed"
+        : "Copy as cURL";
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        className={className ?? "ghost-button"}
+        onClick={handleCopy}
+        aria-label="Copy request as a cURL command"
+        style={{
+          display: "inline-flex",
+          alignItems: "center",
+          gap: "0.375rem",
+          fontSize: "0.75rem",
+          padding: "0.3125rem 0.75rem",
+          color:
+            status === "copied"
+              ? "var(--success, #10b981)"
+              : status === "error"
+                ? "var(--danger, #ef4444)"
+                : undefined,
+        }}
+      >
+        <span aria-hidden="true">{status === "copied" ? "✓" : "⌘"}</span>
+        {label}
+      </button>
+      <span
+        aria-live="polite"
+        aria-atomic="true"
+        style={{
+          position: "absolute",
+          width: "1px",
+          height: "1px",
+          margin: "-1px",
+          padding: 0,
+          overflow: "hidden",
+          clip: "rect(0 0 0 0)",
+          whiteSpace: "nowrap",
+          border: 0,
+        }}
+      >
+        {status === "copied"
+          ? "cURL command copied to clipboard"
+          : status === "error"
+            ? "Failed to copy cURL command"
+            : ""}
+      </span>
+    </>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/toCurl.test.ts b/src/utils/toCurl.test.ts
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+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import { toCurl } from "./toCurl";
+
+describe("toCurl", () => {
+  it("defaults to GET", () => {
+    expect(toCurl({ url: "https://api.example.com/v1/ping" })).toBe(
+      "curl -X GET 'https://api.example.com/v1/ping'",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("includes headers in order", () => {
+    const out = toCurl({
+      url: "https://api.example.com/v1/data",
+      headers: { Authorization: "Bearer xyz", Accept: "application/json" },
+    });
+    expect(out).toContain("-H 'Authorization: Bearer xyz'");
+    expect(out).toContain("-H 'Accept: application/json'");
+  });
+
+  it("serialises an object body as JSON for POST", () => {
+    const out = toCurl({
+      method: "post",
+      url: "https://api.example.com/v1/items",
+      body: { name: "widget", qty: 2 },
+    });
+    expect(out).toContain("curl -X POST");
+    expect(out).toContain('--data \'{"name":"widget","qty":2}\'');
+  });
+
+  it("omits the body for GET/HEAD", () => {
+    const out = toCurl({
+      method: "GET",
+      url: "https://api.example.com/v1/items",
+      body: { ignored: true },
+    });
+    expect(out).not.toContain("--data");
+  });
+
+  it("escapes single quotes in values safely", () => {
+    const out = toCurl({
+      method: "POST",
+      url: "https://api.example.com/v1/echo",
+      body: "it's fine",
+    });
+    expect(out).toContain(`--data 'it'\\''s fine'`);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/utils/toCurl.ts b/src/utils/toCurl.ts
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+/**
+ * toCurl — build a copy-pasteable `curl` command from a structured HTTP request.
+ *
+ * The output is intentionally readable (one option per line via `\` line
+ * continuations) and shell-safe: every dynamic value is single-quoted and any
+ * embedded single quotes are escaped using the standard `'\''` trick.
+ */
+
+export type CurlRequest = {
+  /** HTTP method. Defaults to "GET". */
+  method?: string;
+  /** Full request URL. */
+  url: string;
+  /** Header map. Order is preserved as provided. */
+  headers?: Record<string, string>;
+  /**
+   * Optional request body. Objects are JSON-stringified; strings are sent
+   * verbatim. Ignored for GET/HEAD.
+   */
+  body?: unknown;
+};
+
+const BODILESS_METHODS = new Set(["GET", "HEAD"]);
+
+/** Single-quote a value for safe use in a POSIX shell. */
+function shellQuote(value: string): string {
+  return `'${value.replace(/'/g, `'\\''`)}'`;
+}
+
+/** Serialize a request body to a string suitable for `--data`. */
+function serializeBody(body: unknown): string {
+  if (typeof body === "string") return body;
+  return JSON.stringify(body);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Convert a {@link CurlRequest} into a multi-line `curl` command string.
+ */
+export function toCurl(request: CurlRequest): string {
+  const method = (request.method ?? "GET").toUpperCase();
+  const lines: string[] = [`curl -X ${method} ${shellQuote(request.url)}`];
+
+  for (const [name, value] of Object.entries(request.headers ?? {})) {
+    if (!name) continue;
+    lines.push(`-H ${shellQuote(`${name}: ${value}`)}`);
+  }
+
+  const hasBody =
+    request.body !== undefined &&
+    request.body !== null &&
+    !BODILESS_METHODS.has(method);
+
+  if (hasBody) {
+    lines.push(`--data ${shellQuote(serializeBody(request.body))}`);
+  }
+
+  return lines.join(" \\\n  ");
+}
+
+export default toCurl;