diff --git a/plan/task/service.go b/plan/task/service.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4c2d152b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plan/task/service.go
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+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) {
+	var unix, npipe string
+	var stringErr error
+
+	unixV := v.Lookup("unix")
+	npipeV := v.Lookup("npipe")
+
+	if unixV.Exists() && unixV.IsConcrete() {
+		unix, stringErr = unixV.String()
+	}
+
+	if npipeV.Exists() && npipeV.IsConcrete() {
+		npipe, stringErr = npipeV.String()
+	}
+
+	if stringErr != nil {
+		return nil, stringErr
+	}
+
+	if unix == "" && npipe == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("invalid service")
+	}
+
+	lg := log.Ctx(ctx)
+
+	if unix != "" {
+		lg.Debug().Str("unix", unix).Msg("loading service")
+	} else if npipe != "" {
+		lg.Debug().Str("npipe", npipe).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..f99567ef 100644
--- a/tests/plan.bats
+++ b/tests/plan.bats
@@ -4,9 +4,37 @@ setup() {
     common_setup
 }
 
-@test "plan: hello" {
+@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
+  "$DAGGER" --europa up ./plan/hello-europa
+}
+
+@test "plan/context/services invalid schema" {
+  cd "$TESTDIR"
+  run "$DAGGER" --europa up ./plan/context/services/invalid_schema.cue
+  assert_failure
+}
+
+@test "plan/context/services invalid value" {
+  cd "$TESTDIR"
+  run "$DAGGER" --europa up ./plan/context/services/invalid_value.cue
+  assert_failure
+}
+
+@test "plan/context/services incomplete unix" {
+  cd "$TESTDIR"
+  run "$DAGGER" --europa up ./plan/context/services/incomplete_unix.cue
+  assert_failure
+}
+
+@test "plan/context/services incomplete service" {
+  cd "$TESTDIR"
+  run "$DAGGER" --europa up ./plan/context/services/incomplete_service.cue
+  assert_output --partial "pipeline was partially executed because of missing inputs"
+}
+
+@test "plan/context/services unix" {
+  cd "$TESTDIR"
+  "$DAGGER" --europa up ./plan/context/services/unix.cue
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/plan/context/services/incomplete_service.cue b/tests/plan/context/services/incomplete_service.cue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..33adbc79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/plan/context/services/incomplete_service.cue
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"alpha.dagger.io/europa/dagger/engine"
+	"alpha.dagger.io/dagger/op"
+	"alpha.dagger.io/alpine"
+)
+
+engine.#Plan & {
+	// should fail
+	context: services: dockerSocket: {}
+
+	actions: test: #up: [
+		op.#Load & {
+			from: alpine.#Image & {
+				package: "docker-cli": true
+			}
+		},
+
+		op.#Exec & {
+			always: true
+			mount: "/var/run/docker.sock": stream: context.services.dockerSocket.service
+			args: ["docker", "info"]
+		},
+	]
+}
diff --git a/tests/plan/context/services/incomplete_unix.cue b/tests/plan/context/services/incomplete_unix.cue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..379dc8bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/plan/context/services/incomplete_unix.cue
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"alpha.dagger.io/europa/dagger/engine"
+	"alpha.dagger.io/dagger/op"
+	"alpha.dagger.io/alpine"
+)
+
+engine.#Plan & {
+	// should succeed
+	context: services: dockerSocket: unix: string
+
+	actions: test: #up: [
+		op.#Load & {
+			from: alpine.#Image & {
+				package: "docker-cli": true
+			}
+		},
+
+		op.#Exec & {
+			always: true
+			mount: "/var/run/docker.sock": stream: context.services.dockerSocket.service
+			args: ["docker", "info"]
+		},
+	]
+}
diff --git a/tests/plan/context/services/invalid_schema.cue b/tests/plan/context/services/invalid_schema.cue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bf19f9d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/plan/context/services/invalid_schema.cue
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"alpha.dagger.io/europa/dagger/engine"
+	"alpha.dagger.io/dagger/op"
+	"alpha.dagger.io/alpine"
+)
+
+engine.#Plan & {
+	// should fail because of misspelled key
+	context: services: dockerSocket: unx: "/var/run/docker.soc"
+
+	actions: test: #up: [
+		op.#Load & {
+			from: alpine.#Image & {
+				package: "docker-cli": true
+			}
+		},
+
+		op.#Exec & {
+			always: true
+			mount: "/var/run/docker.sock": stream: context.services.dockerSocket.service
+			args: ["docker", "info"]
+		},
+	]
+}
diff --git a/tests/plan/context/services/invalid_value.cue b/tests/plan/context/services/invalid_value.cue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1dcba88c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/plan/context/services/invalid_value.cue
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"alpha.dagger.io/europa/dagger/engine"
+	"alpha.dagger.io/dagger/op"
+	"alpha.dagger.io/alpine"
+)
+
+engine.#Plan & {
+	// should fail because of misspelled value
+	context: services: dockerSocket: unix: "/var/run/docker.soc"
+
+	actions: test: #up: [
+		op.#Load & {
+			from: alpine.#Image & {
+				package: "docker-cli": true
+			}
+		},
+
+		op.#Exec & {
+			always: true
+			mount: "/var/run/docker.sock": stream: context.services.dockerSocket.service
+			args: ["docker", "info"]
+		},
+	]
+}
diff --git a/tests/plan/context/services/unix.cue b/tests/plan/context/services/unix.cue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3e1fc723
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/plan/context/services/unix.cue
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"alpha.dagger.io/europa/dagger/engine"
+	"alpha.dagger.io/dagger/op"
+	"alpha.dagger.io/alpine"
+)
+
+engine.#Plan & {
+	// should succeed
+	context: services: dockerSocket: unix: "/var/run/docker.sock"
+
+	actions: test: #up: [
+		op.#Load & {
+			from: alpine.#Image & {
+				package: "docker-cli": true
+			}
+		},
+
+		op.#Exec & {
+			always: true
+			mount: "/var/run/docker.sock": stream: context.services.dockerSocket.service
+			args: ["docker", "info"]
+		},
+	]
+}