diff --git a/web/src/state/selectedRef.tsx b/web/src/state/selectedRef.tsx
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+import { createContext, useContext, useState, useCallback } from 'react';
+import type { ReactNode } from 'react';
+
+export type SelectedKind = 'agent' | 'tool_call' | 'message' | null;
+
+export interface SelectedRef {
+  kind: SelectedKind;
+  id?: string;
+}
+
+const emptyRef: SelectedRef = { kind: null };
+
+const SelectedRefContext = createContext<SelectedRef | undefined>(undefined);
+const SetSelectedRefContext = createContext<((ref: SelectedRef) => void) | undefined>(undefined);
+
+export function SelectedRefProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
+  const [ref, setRef] = useState<SelectedRef>(emptyRef);
+  const set = useCallback((next: SelectedRef) => setRef(next), []);
+  return (
+    <SelectedRefContext.Provider value={ref}>
+      <SetSelectedRefContext.Provider value={set}>
+        {children}
+      </SetSelectedRefContext.Provider>
+    </SelectedRefContext.Provider>
+  );
+}
+
+export function useSelected(): SelectedRef {
+  const ctx = useContext(SelectedRefContext);
+  if (ctx === undefined) {
+    throw new Error('useSelected must be used within a SelectedRefProvider');
+  }
+  return ctx;
+}
+
+export function useSetSelected(): (ref: SelectedRef) => void {
+  const ctx = useContext(SetSelectedRefContext);
+  if (ctx === undefined) {
+    throw new Error('useSetSelected must be used within a SelectedRefProvider');
+  }
+  return ctx;
+}
diff --git a/web/src/state/useSessionFull.ts b/web/src/state/useSessionFull.ts
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+import { useEffect, useReducer, useState, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { apiFetch, ApiClientError } from '@/api/client';
+import { useEventSource } from '@/api/sse';
+import { sessionReducer, initialSessionState, type SessionState } from './sessionReducer';
+import type { SessionFullBundle, SessionEvent, SessionId } from '@/api/types';
+
+export interface UseSessionFullResult {
+  state: SessionState;
+  isLoading: boolean;
+  error: ApiClientError | null;
+  refresh: () => void;
+}
+
+export function useSessionFull(sid: SessionId | null): UseSessionFullResult {
+  const [state, dispatch] = useReducer(sessionReducer, initialSessionState);
+  const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState<boolean>(sid !== null);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<ApiClientError | null>(null);
+  const [bootstrapped, setBootstrapped] = useState(false);
+  const [refreshTick, setRefreshTick] = useState(0);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!sid) {
+      setIsLoading(false);
+      setBootstrapped(false);
+      return;
+    }
+    let cancelled = false;
+    setIsLoading(true);
+    setError(null);
+    setBootstrapped(false);
+    apiFetch<SessionFullBundle>(`/sessions/${sid}/full`)
+      .then((bundle) => {
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        dispatch({ type: 'bootstrap', bundle });
+        setBootstrapped(true);
+        setIsLoading(false);
+      })
+      .catch((err: unknown) => {
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        if (err instanceof ApiClientError) {
+          setError(err);
+        } else {
+          setError(new ApiClientError(0, 'network_error', String(err), {}));
+        }
+        setIsLoading(false);
+      });
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+    };
+  }, [sid, refreshTick]);
+
+  const onEvent = useCallback((ev: SessionEvent) => {
+    dispatch({ type: 'event', event: ev });
+  }, []);
+
+  useEventSource(
+    sid ? `/api/v1/sessions/${sid}/events` : '',
+    onEvent,
+    Boolean(sid) && bootstrapped,
+  );
+
+  const refresh = useCallback(() => {
+    setRefreshTick((n) => n + 1);
+  }, []);
+
+  return { state, isLoading, error, refresh };
+}
diff --git a/web/src/state/useSessionList.ts b/web/src/state/useSessionList.ts
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+++ b/web/src/state/useSessionList.ts
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+import { useEffect, useState, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { apiFetch, ApiClientError } from '@/api/client';
+import { useEventSource } from '@/api/sse';
+import type { SessionEvent, SessionId } from '@/api/types';
+
+export interface SessionSummary {
+  id: SessionId;
+  status: string;
+  label?: string;
+  created_at: string;
+  updated_at: string;
+  active_agent?: string | null;
+}
+
+export interface UseSessionListResult {
+  sessions: SessionSummary[];
+  isLoading: boolean;
+  error: ApiClientError | null;
+}
+
+export function useSessionList(): UseSessionListResult {
+  const [sessions, setSessions] = useState<SessionSummary[]>([]);
+  const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(true);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<ApiClientError | null>(null);
+  const [loaded, setLoaded] = useState(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let cancelled = false;
+    apiFetch<SessionSummary[]>('/sessions')
+      .then((list) => {
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        setSessions(list);
+        setIsLoading(false);
+        setLoaded(true);
+      })
+      .catch((err: unknown) => {
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        if (err instanceof ApiClientError) {
+          setError(err);
+        } else {
+          setError(new ApiClientError(0, 'network_error', String(err), {}));
+        }
+        setIsLoading(false);
+      });
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  const onEvent = useCallback((ev: SessionEvent) => {
+    if (ev.kind === 'session.created') {
+      const summary = ev.payload as unknown as SessionSummary;
+      setSessions((prev) => {
+        if (prev.find((s) => s.id === summary.id)) return prev;
+        return [summary, ...prev];
+      });
+    } else if (ev.kind === 'session.status_changed') {
+      const p = ev.payload as { id: string; status: string };
+      setSessions((prev) => prev.map((s) => (s.id === p.id ? { ...s, status: p.status } : s)));
+    } else if (ev.kind === 'session.agent_running') {
+      const p = ev.payload as { id: string; agent: string | null };
+      setSessions((prev) => prev.map((s) => (s.id === p.id ? { ...s, active_agent: p.agent } : s)));
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  useEventSource('/api/v1/sessions/recent/events', onEvent, loaded);
+
+  return { sessions, isLoading, error };
+}
diff --git a/web/src/state/useUiHints.ts b/web/src/state/useUiHints.ts
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+++ b/web/src/state/useUiHints.ts
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+import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import { apiFetch } from '@/api/client';
+import type { UiHints } from '@/api/types';
+
+export function useUiHints() {
+  return useQuery({
+    queryKey: ['ui-hints'],
+    queryFn: () => apiFetch<UiHints>('/config/ui-hints'),
+    staleTime: Infinity,
+    gcTime: Infinity,
+  });
+}
diff --git a/web/tests/unit/selectedRef.test.tsx b/web/tests/unit/selectedRef.test.tsx
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+++ b/web/tests/unit/selectedRef.test.tsx
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+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { renderHook, act } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { SelectedRefProvider, useSelected, useSetSelected } from '@/state/selectedRef';
+import type { ReactNode } from 'react';
+
+function wrapper({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
+  return <SelectedRefProvider>{children}</SelectedRefProvider>;
+}
+
+describe('selectedRef', () => {
+  it('defaults to {kind: null}', () => {
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useSelected(), { wrapper });
+    expect(result.current).toEqual({ kind: null });
+  });
+
+  it('setSelected updates the value', () => {
+    const { result } = renderHook(
+      () => ({ selected: useSelected(), set: useSetSelected() }),
+      { wrapper },
+    );
+    act(() => {
+      result.current.set({ kind: 'agent', id: 'intake' });
+    });
+    expect(result.current.selected).toEqual({ kind: 'agent', id: 'intake' });
+  });
+
+  it('setSelected({kind: null}) clears the selection', () => {
+    const { result } = renderHook(
+      () => ({ selected: useSelected(), set: useSetSelected() }),
+      { wrapper },
+    );
+    act(() => {
+      result.current.set({ kind: 'tool_call', id: 'tool-1' });
+    });
+    expect(result.current.selected.kind).toBe('tool_call');
+    act(() => {
+      result.current.set({ kind: null });
+    });
+    expect(result.current.selected).toEqual({ kind: null });
+  });
+
+  it('throws when useSelected called outside Provider', () => {
+    expect(() => renderHook(() => useSelected())).toThrow(/SelectedRefProvider/);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/web/tests/unit/useSessionFull.test.ts b/web/tests/unit/useSessionFull.test.ts
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+++ b/web/tests/unit/useSessionFull.test.ts
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+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { renderHook, waitFor, act } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { useSessionFull } from '@/state/useSessionFull';
+import type { SessionFullBundle } from '@/api/types';
+import { MockEventSource } from '../_helpers/MockEventSource';
+
+const bundle: SessionFullBundle = {
+  session: {
+    id: 'SES-1', status: 'in_progress',
+    created_at: 't0', updated_at: 't0', deleted_at: null,
+    agents_run: [], tool_calls: [], findings: {},
+    pending_intervention: null, user_inputs: [],
+    parent_session_id: null, dedup_rationale: null,
+    extra_fields: {}, version: 1,
+  },
+  agents_run: [], tool_calls: [], events: [],
+  agent_definitions: {}, vm_seq: 0,
+};
+
+describe('useSessionFull', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    MockEventSource.reset();
+    // @ts-expect-error global override
+    global.EventSource = MockEventSource;
+    global.fetch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(
+      new Response(JSON.stringify(bundle), {
+        status: 200,
+        headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' },
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('fetches bootstrap then sets state.session.id', async () => {
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useSessionFull('SES-1'));
+    expect(result.current.isLoading).toBe(true);
+    await waitFor(() => expect(result.current.isLoading).toBe(false));
+    expect(result.current.state.session?.id).toBe('SES-1');
+    expect(result.current.error).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('opens SSE stream after bootstrap and applies events', async () => {
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useSessionFull('SES-1'));
+    await waitFor(() => expect(result.current.isLoading).toBe(false));
+    await waitFor(() => expect(MockEventSource.lastInstance()).toBeDefined());
+    expect(MockEventSource.lastInstance()!.url).toBe('/api/v1/sessions/SES-1/events');
+
+    act(() => {
+      MockEventSource.lastInstance()!.emit(
+        JSON.stringify({ seq: 1, kind: 'status_changed', payload: { status: 'resolved' }, ts: 't1' }),
+      );
+    });
+    await waitFor(() => expect(result.current.state.session?.status).toBe('resolved'));
+  });
+
+  it('captures fetch error in error state', async () => {
+    global.fetch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(
+      new Response(
+        JSON.stringify({ error: { code: 'not_found', message: 'gone', details: {} } }),
+        { status: 404, headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' } },
+      ),
+    );
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useSessionFull('SES-x'));
+    await waitFor(() => expect(result.current.error).not.toBeNull());
+    expect(result.current.error?.code).toBe('not_found');
+    expect(result.current.isLoading).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/web/tests/unit/useSessionList.test.ts b/web/tests/unit/useSessionList.test.ts
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+++ b/web/tests/unit/useSessionList.test.ts
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+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { renderHook, waitFor, act } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { useSessionList } from '@/state/useSessionList';
+import { MockEventSource } from '../_helpers/MockEventSource';
+
+const sessions = [
+  { id: 'SES-1', status: 'in_progress', label: 'foo', created_at: 't0', updated_at: 't0' },
+  { id: 'SES-2', status: 'resolved', label: 'bar', created_at: 't0', updated_at: 't1' },
+];
+
+describe('useSessionList', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    MockEventSource.reset();
+    // @ts-expect-error global override
+    global.EventSource = MockEventSource;
+    global.fetch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(
+      new Response(JSON.stringify(sessions), {
+        status: 200,
+        headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' },
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('fetches /sessions and exposes the list', async () => {
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useSessionList());
+    expect(result.current.isLoading).toBe(true);
+    await waitFor(() => expect(result.current.isLoading).toBe(false));
+    expect(result.current.sessions).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(result.current.sessions[0]?.id).toBe('SES-1');
+  });
+
+  it('opens the recent-events SSE stream and prepends session.created', async () => {
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useSessionList());
+    await waitFor(() => expect(result.current.isLoading).toBe(false));
+    await waitFor(() => expect(MockEventSource.lastInstance()).toBeDefined());
+    expect(MockEventSource.lastInstance()!.url).toBe('/api/v1/sessions/recent/events');
+
+    act(() => {
+      MockEventSource.lastInstance()!.emit(
+        JSON.stringify({
+          seq: 1, kind: 'session.created', ts: 't2',
+          payload: { id: 'SES-3', status: 'new', label: 'baz', created_at: 't2', updated_at: 't2' },
+        }),
+      );
+    });
+    await waitFor(() => expect(result.current.sessions).toHaveLength(3));
+    expect(result.current.sessions[0]?.id).toBe('SES-3');
+  });
+
+  it('updates an existing session status on session.status_changed', async () => {
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useSessionList());
+    await waitFor(() => expect(result.current.isLoading).toBe(false));
+    await waitFor(() => expect(MockEventSource.lastInstance()).toBeDefined());
+
+    act(() => {
+      MockEventSource.lastInstance()!.emit(
+        JSON.stringify({
+          seq: 1, kind: 'session.status_changed', ts: 't3',
+          payload: { id: 'SES-1', status: 'resolved' },
+        }),
+      );
+    });
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      const s = result.current.sessions.find((x) => x.id === 'SES-1');
+      expect(s?.status).toBe('resolved');
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/web/tests/unit/useUiHints.test.tsx b/web/tests/unit/useUiHints.test.tsx
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+++ b/web/tests/unit/useUiHints.test.tsx
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+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { renderHook, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import type { ReactNode } from 'react';
+import { useUiHints } from '@/state/useUiHints';
+
+const hints = {
+  brand_name: 'Acme Agents',
+  brand_logo_url: null,
+  approval_rationale_templates: ['Looks safe', 'Verified'],
+  hitl_question_templates: { 'rem:restart_service': 'Restart {service}?' },
+  environments: ['dev', 'prod'],
+};
+
+function wrapper({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
+  const client = new QueryClient({
+    defaultOptions: { queries: { retry: false, gcTime: 0 } },
+  });
+  return <QueryClientProvider client={client}>{children}</QueryClientProvider>;
+}
+
+describe('useUiHints', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    global.fetch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(
+      new Response(JSON.stringify(hints), {
+        status: 200,
+        headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' },
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('fetches ui-hints once and exposes data', async () => {
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useUiHints(), { wrapper });
+    await waitFor(() => expect(result.current.data?.brand_name).toBe('Acme Agents'));
+    expect(result.current.isLoading).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('hits /api/v1/config/ui-hints', async () => {
+    renderHook(() => useUiHints(), { wrapper });
+    await waitFor(() => expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalled());
+    expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      '/api/v1/config/ui-hints',
+      expect.objectContaining({ method: 'GET' }),
+    );
+  });
+});