diff --git a/src/Daqifi.Core.Tests/Communication/Consumers/StreamMessageConsumerIntegrationTests.cs b/src/Daqifi.Core.Tests/Communication/Consumers/StreamMessageConsumerIntegrationTests.cs
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+using Daqifi.Core.Communication.Consumers;
+using Daqifi.Core.Communication.Messages;
+using Google.Protobuf;
+
+namespace Daqifi.Core.Tests.Communication.Consumers;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Integration tests demonstrating the full message consumer pipeline:
+/// Stream -> StreamMessageConsumer -> ProtobufMessageParser -> MessageReceived event
+///
+/// These tests verify that StreamMessageConsumer + ProtobufMessageParser fully encapsulates
+/// protobuf internals, allowing consumers to interact only through core's abstractions.
+/// </summary>
+public class StreamMessageConsumerIntegrationTests
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Demonstrates the complete pipeline: valid protobuf data flows from stream through
+    /// parser and arrives as a strongly-typed message via the MessageReceived event.
+    /// This proves consumers don't need direct Google.Protobuf references for basic usage.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public void FullPipeline_ValidProtobufMessage_RaisesMessageReceivedEvent()
+    {
+        // Arrange - Create a valid protobuf message with device info
+        var originalMessage = new DaqifiOutMessage
+        {
+            MsgTimeStamp = 12345678,
+            DeviceStatus = 1,
+            DevicePort = 9760,
+            TimestampFreq = 80000000
+        };
+
+        // Serialize with length-delimited format (as the device sends)
+        var protobufData = SerializeWithLengthPrefix(originalMessage);
+        using var stream = new MemoryStream(protobufData);
+        var parser = new ProtobufMessageParser();
+        using var consumer = new StreamMessageConsumer<DaqifiOutMessage>(stream, parser);
+
+        IInboundMessage<DaqifiOutMessage>? receivedMessage = null;
+        byte[]? receivedRawData = null;
+        DateTime receivedTimestamp = default;
+        var messageReceived = new ManualResetEventSlim(false);
+
+        consumer.MessageReceived += (sender, args) =>
+        {
+            receivedMessage = args.Message;
+            receivedRawData = args.RawData;
+            receivedTimestamp = args.Timestamp;
+            messageReceived.Set();
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        consumer.Start();
+        var eventFired = messageReceived.Wait(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1));
+        consumer.Stop();
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.True(eventFired, "MessageReceived event should have fired");
+        Assert.NotNull(receivedMessage);
+        Assert.IsType<ProtobufMessage>(receivedMessage);
+
+        // Verify the message data is accessible through core abstractions
+        var data = receivedMessage.Data;
+        Assert.Equal(12345678u, data.MsgTimeStamp);
+        Assert.Equal(1u, data.DeviceStatus);
+        Assert.Equal(9760u, data.DevicePort);
+        Assert.Equal(80000000u, data.TimestampFreq);
+
+        // Verify event args contain useful metadata
+        Assert.NotNull(receivedRawData);
+        Assert.True(receivedRawData.Length > 0);
+        Assert.True(receivedTimestamp > DateTime.MinValue);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Demonstrates that malformed protobuf data is handled gracefully without
+    /// leaking InvalidProtocolBufferException to consumers.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public void FullPipeline_MalformedData_HandledGracefullyWithoutException()
+    {
+        // Arrange - Create intentionally malformed data
+        var malformedData = new byte[] { 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03 };
+        using var stream = new MemoryStream(malformedData);
+        var parser = new ProtobufMessageParser();
+        using var consumer = new StreamMessageConsumer<DaqifiOutMessage>(stream, parser);
+
+        var messagesReceived = new List<IInboundMessage<DaqifiOutMessage>>();
+        var errorsReceived = new List<Exception>();
+        var processingComplete = new ManualResetEventSlim(false);
+
+        consumer.MessageReceived += (sender, args) =>
+        {
+            messagesReceived.Add(args.Message);
+            processingComplete.Set();
+        };
+        consumer.ErrorOccurred += (sender, args) =>
+        {
+            errorsReceived.Add(args.Error);
+            processingComplete.Set();
+        };
+
+        // Act - Should not throw, parser handles malformed data internally
+        // We wait briefly for any potential events; timeout is expected since malformed data
+        // produces neither valid messages nor stream errors (parser skips bad bytes internally)
+        consumer.Start();
+        processingComplete.Wait(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(200));
+        consumer.Stop();
+
+        // Assert - No messages parsed from garbage data, but no crash either
+        Assert.Empty(messagesReceived);
+        // Note: ErrorOccurred may or may not fire depending on implementation
+        // The key is that no InvalidProtocolBufferException propagates to consumer
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Demonstrates that multiple consecutive messages are all delivered correctly.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public void FullPipeline_MultipleMessages_AllDeliveredInOrder()
+    {
+        // Arrange - Create multiple valid protobuf messages
+        var messages = new List<DaqifiOutMessage>
+        {
+            new() { MsgTimeStamp = 1000, DeviceStatus = 1 },
+            new() { MsgTimeStamp = 2000, DeviceStatus = 2 },
+            new() { MsgTimeStamp = 3000, DeviceStatus = 3 }
+        };
+
+        using var stream = new MemoryStream();
+        foreach (var msg in messages)
+        {
+            var data = SerializeWithLengthPrefix(msg);
+            stream.Write(data, 0, data.Length);
+        }
+        stream.Position = 0;
+
+        var parser = new ProtobufMessageParser();
+        using var consumer = new StreamMessageConsumer<DaqifiOutMessage>(stream, parser);
+
+        var receivedMessages = new List<DaqifiOutMessage>();
+        var allReceived = new CountdownEvent(3);
+
+        consumer.MessageReceived += (sender, args) =>
+        {
+            lock (receivedMessages)
+            {
+                receivedMessages.Add(args.Message.Data);
+            }
+            allReceived.Signal();
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        consumer.Start();
+        var allEventsReceived = allReceived.Wait(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2));
+        consumer.Stop();
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.True(allEventsReceived, "All 3 messages should have been received");
+        Assert.Equal(3, receivedMessages.Count);
+        Assert.Equal(1000u, receivedMessages[0].MsgTimeStamp);
+        Assert.Equal(2000u, receivedMessages[1].MsgTimeStamp);
+        Assert.Equal(3000u, receivedMessages[2].MsgTimeStamp);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Demonstrates recovery from a single corrupted byte followed by valid data.
+    /// The ProtobufMessageParser uses byte-skipping to recover from malformed data.
+    /// This test uses a single garbage byte (0x00 = empty message length) which the parser
+    /// handles by skipping to the next byte.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public void FullPipeline_SingleCorruptedByte_ThenValidData_RecoversAndParsesValidMessage()
+    {
+        // Arrange - Single zero byte (interpreted as empty length) followed by valid message
+        var validMessage = new DaqifiOutMessage { MsgTimeStamp = 99999, DeviceStatus = 5 };
+        var validData = SerializeWithLengthPrefix(validMessage);
+
+        // Prepend single 0x00 byte - parser sees this as "length 0" message, skips it
+        var combinedData = new byte[1 + validData.Length];
+        combinedData[0] = 0x00;
+        Array.Copy(validData, 0, combinedData, 1, validData.Length);
+
+        using var stream = new MemoryStream(combinedData);
+        var parser = new ProtobufMessageParser();
+        using var consumer = new StreamMessageConsumer<DaqifiOutMessage>(stream, parser);
+
+        DaqifiOutMessage? receivedData = null;
+        var messageReceived = new ManualResetEventSlim(false);
+
+        consumer.MessageReceived += (sender, args) =>
+        {
+            receivedData = args.Message.Data;
+            messageReceived.Set();
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        consumer.Start();
+        var eventFired = messageReceived.Wait(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1));
+        consumer.Stop();
+
+        // Assert - Should recover and parse the valid message after skipping the zero byte
+        Assert.True(eventFired, "Should have recovered and parsed valid message");
+        Assert.NotNull(receivedData);
+        Assert.Equal(99999u, receivedData.MsgTimeStamp);
+        Assert.Equal(5u, receivedData.DeviceStatus);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Demonstrates that ErrorOccurred event provides sufficient context for logging,
+    /// including the exception, raw data, and timestamp.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public void FullPipeline_StreamError_ErrorEventProvidesLoggingContext()
+    {
+        // Arrange - Create a stream that throws on read
+        var errorStream = new ErrorThrowingStream();
+        var parser = new ProtobufMessageParser();
+        using var consumer = new StreamMessageConsumer<DaqifiOutMessage>(errorStream, parser);
+
+        MessageConsumerErrorEventArgs? errorArgs = null;
+        var errorReceived = new ManualResetEventSlim(false);
+
+        consumer.ErrorOccurred += (sender, args) =>
+        {
+            errorArgs = args;
+            errorReceived.Set();
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        consumer.Start();
+        var eventFired = errorReceived.Wait(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1));
+        consumer.Stop();
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.True(eventFired, "ErrorOccurred event should have fired");
+        Assert.NotNull(errorArgs);
+        Assert.NotNull(errorArgs.Error);
+        Assert.IsType<IOException>(errorArgs.Error);
+        Assert.True(errorArgs.Timestamp > DateTime.MinValue);
+        // RawData may be null for stream read errors (no data was read)
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Demonstrates that ClearBuffer() is accessible via the IMessageConsumer interface
+    /// and clears the internal message buffer. This is essential for reconnection scenarios
+    /// where residual partial data from a previous session needs to be discarded.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public void ClearBuffer_CalledViaInterface_ClearsInternalBuffer()
+    {
+        // Arrange - Create a stream with partial/incomplete message data
+        // This simulates residual data from a disconnected session
+        var partialData = new byte[] { 0x05, 0x08, 0x01 }; // Incomplete protobuf (length prefix says 5 bytes, only 2 provided)
+        using var stream = new MemoryStream(partialData);
+        var parser = new ProtobufMessageParser();
+        using var consumer = new StreamMessageConsumer<DaqifiOutMessage>(stream, parser);
+
+        // Start the consumer to let it read the partial data into internal buffer
+        consumer.Start();
+        Thread.Sleep(50); // Brief pause to allow consumer to read data
+
+        // Verify data was buffered (QueuedMessageCount tracks internal buffer size)
+        // Note: The exact count depends on timing, but buffer should have some data
+        var bufferCountBeforeClear = consumer.QueuedMessageCount;
+
+        // Act - Call ClearBuffer via interface (as desktop would do during reconnection)
+        IMessageConsumer<DaqifiOutMessage> interfaceRef = consumer;
+        interfaceRef.ClearBuffer();
+
+        // Assert - Internal buffer should be cleared
+        Assert.Equal(0, consumer.QueuedMessageCount);
+
+        // Additional verification: consumer should still be functional after clear
+        Assert.True(consumer.IsRunning);
+
+        consumer.Stop();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Demonstrates that ClearBuffer() can be called safely when consumer is not running.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public void ClearBuffer_WhenNotRunning_DoesNotThrow()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        using var stream = new MemoryStream();
+        var parser = new ProtobufMessageParser();
+        using var consumer = new StreamMessageConsumer<DaqifiOutMessage>(stream, parser);
+
+        // Act & Assert - Should not throw when called on non-running consumer
+        IMessageConsumer<DaqifiOutMessage> interfaceRef = consumer;
+        var exception = Record.Exception(() => interfaceRef.ClearBuffer());
+
+        Assert.Null(exception);
+        Assert.Equal(0, consumer.QueuedMessageCount);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Demonstrates that StopSafely() returns true for clean shutdown and false on timeout.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public void StopSafely_CleanShutdown_ReturnsTrue()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        using var stream = new MemoryStream();
+        var parser = new ProtobufMessageParser();
+        using var consumer = new StreamMessageConsumer<DaqifiOutMessage>(stream, parser);
+        consumer.Start();
+
+        // Act
+        var result = consumer.StopSafely(timeoutMs: 1000);
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.True(result, "StopSafely should return true for clean shutdown");
+        Assert.False(consumer.IsRunning);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Demonstrates that the consumer properly implements IDisposable.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public void Dispose_StopsConsumerAndCleansUp()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        using var stream = new MemoryStream();
+        var parser = new ProtobufMessageParser();
+        var consumer = new StreamMessageConsumer<DaqifiOutMessage>(stream, parser);
+        consumer.Start();
+        Assert.True(consumer.IsRunning);
+
+        // Act
+        consumer.Dispose();
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.False(consumer.IsRunning);
+        Assert.Throws<ObjectDisposedException>(() => consumer.Start());
+        Assert.Throws<ObjectDisposedException>(() => consumer.ClearBuffer());
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Helper method to serialize a protobuf message with length-delimited format.
+    /// This is how the DAQiFi device sends data over the wire.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static byte[] SerializeWithLengthPrefix(DaqifiOutMessage message)
+    {
+        using var stream = new MemoryStream();
+        message.WriteDelimitedTo(stream);
+        return stream.ToArray();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Test helper stream that throws IOException on read.
+    /// </summary>
+    private class ErrorThrowingStream : Stream
+    {
+        public override bool CanRead => true;
+        public override bool CanSeek => false;
+        public override bool CanWrite => false;
+        public override long Length => throw new NotSupportedException();
+        public override long Position
+        {
+            get => throw new NotSupportedException();
+            set => throw new NotSupportedException();
+        }
+
+        public override void Flush() { }
+
+        public override int Read(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
+        {
+            throw new IOException("Simulated stream read error");
+        }
+
+        public override long Seek(long offset, SeekOrigin origin) => throw new NotSupportedException();
+        public override void SetLength(long value) => throw new NotSupportedException();
+        public override void Write(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count) => throw new NotSupportedException();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Daqifi.Core/Communication/Consumers/IMessageConsumer.cs b/src/Daqifi.Core/Communication/Consumers/IMessageConsumer.cs
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--- a/src/Daqifi.Core/Communication/Consumers/IMessageConsumer.cs
+++ b/src/Daqifi.Core/Communication/Consumers/IMessageConsumer.cs
@@ -44,4 +44,10 @@ public interface IMessageConsumer<T> : IDisposable
     /// <param name="timeoutMs">Maximum time to wait for processing to complete in milliseconds.</param>
     /// <returns>True if stopped cleanly, false if timeout occurred.</returns>
     bool StopSafely(int timeoutMs = 1000);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Clears any buffered data from the stream and internal buffers.
+    /// Useful for WiFi devices that may have residual data on connection or during reconnection.
+    /// </summary>
+    void ClearBuffer();
 }
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