diff --git a/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/tor/ITorManager.kt b/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/tor/ITorManager.kt
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Vitor Pamplona
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
+ * copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the
+ * Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ * AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+ * WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+package com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.tor
+
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.StateFlow
+
+/**
+ * Platform-agnostic interface for Tor daemon management.
+ *
+ * Implementations are reactive: status is derived from settings changes.
+ * Android uses tor-android + jtorctl. Desktop uses kmp-tor.
+ */
+interface ITorManager {
+    val status: StateFlow<TorServiceStatus>
+    val activePortOrNull: StateFlow<Int?>
+
+    suspend fun dormant()
+
+    suspend fun active()
+
+    suspend fun newIdentity()
+}
diff --git a/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/tor/ITorSettingsPersistence.kt b/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/tor/ITorSettingsPersistence.kt
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Vitor Pamplona
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
+ * copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the
+ * Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ * AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+ * WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+package com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.tor
+
+/**
+ * Platform-agnostic interface for persisting Tor settings.
+ *
+ * Android uses DataStore. Desktop uses java.util.prefs.Preferences.
+ */
+interface ITorSettingsPersistence {
+    fun load(): TorSettings
+
+    fun save(settings: TorSettings)
+}
diff --git a/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/tor/TorServiceStatus.kt b/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/tor/TorServiceStatus.kt
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Vitor Pamplona
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
+ * copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the
+ * Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ * AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+ * WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+package com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.tor
+
+sealed class TorServiceStatus {
+    data class Active(
+        val port: Int,
+    ) : TorServiceStatus()
+
+    data object Off : TorServiceStatus()
+
+    data object Connecting : TorServiceStatus()
+
+    data class Error(
+        val message: String,
+    ) : TorServiceStatus()
+}