diff --git a/plan/task/service.go b/plan/task/service.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..09e31cb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plan/task/service.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package task
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+
+	"cuelang.org/go/cue"
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
+	"go.dagger.io/dagger/compiler"
+	"go.dagger.io/dagger/plancontext"
+	"go.dagger.io/dagger/solver"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	Register("Service", func() Task { return &serviceTask{} })
+}
+
+type serviceTask struct {
+}
+
+func (c serviceTask) Run(ctx context.Context, pctx *plancontext.Context, s solver.Solver, v *compiler.Value) (*compiler.Value, error) {
+	unix, _ := v.LookupPath(cue.ParsePath("unix")).String()
+	npipe, _ := v.LookupPath(cue.ParsePath("npipe")).String()
+
+	if unix == "" && npipe == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("invalid service")
+	}
+
+	lg := log.Ctx(ctx).Debug()
+
+	if unix != "" {
+		lg.Str("unix", unix)
+	} else if npipe != "" {
+		lg.Str("npipe", npipe)
+	}
+
+	lg.Msg("loading service")
+
+	service := pctx.Services.New(unix, npipe)
+	out := compiler.NewValue()
+	if err := out.FillPath(cue.ParsePath("service"), service.MarshalCUE()); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
diff --git a/stdlib/europa/dagger/engine/plan.cue b/stdlib/europa/dagger/engine/plan.cue
index 1d9b776e..a5ac386a 100644
--- a/stdlib/europa/dagger/engine/plan.cue
+++ b/stdlib/europa/dagger/engine/plan.cue
@@ -38,4 +38,14 @@ package engine
 			envvar: string
 		}
 	}
+
+	services: [string]: {
+		service: #Service
+		_type:   "Service"
+		{
+			unix: string
+		} | {
+			npipe: string
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/plan.bats b/tests/plan.bats
index d2c16fd6..0f5c35cc 100644
--- a/tests/plan.bats
+++ b/tests/plan.bats
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ setup() {
 @test "plan: hello" {
   # Europa loader handles the cwd differently, therefore we need to CD into the tree at or below the parent of cue.mod
   cd "$TESTDIR"
-  run "$DAGGER" --europa up ./plan/hello-europa
-  assert_success
+  "$DAGGER" --europa up ./plan/hello-europa
+}
+
+@test "plan: unix socket" {
+  cd "$TESTDIR"
+  "$DAGGER" --europa up ./plan/hello-europa
+  run curl http://localhost:8080
+  assert_output --partial "<title>Hello World</title>"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/plan/context/services/unix/main.cue b/tests/plan/context/services/unix/main.cue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c33e0a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/plan/context/services/unix/main.cue
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"alpha.dagger.io/dagger/engine"
+	"alpha.dagger.io/docker"
+)
+
+engine.#Plan & {
+	context: services: dockerSocket: unix: "/var/run/docker.sock"
+	actions: nginx: docker.#Run & {
+		ref:  "nginxdemos/nginx-hello"
+		name: "nginx-hello"
+		ports: ["8080:8080"]
+		socket: context.services.dockerSocket.service
+	}
+}