diff --git a/web/src/state/useAgentDefinitions.ts b/web/src/state/useAgentDefinitions.ts
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+import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import { apiFetch } from '@/api/client';
+import type { AgentDefinition } from '@/api/types';
+
+export interface AgentDefinitions {
+  list: AgentDefinition[];
+  byName: Record<string, AgentDefinition>;
+}
+
+export function useAgentDefinitions() {
+  return useQuery<AgentDefinitions>({
+    queryKey: ['agent-definitions'],
+    queryFn: async () => {
+      const list = await apiFetch<AgentDefinition[]>('/agents');
+      const byName: Record<string, AgentDefinition> = {};
+      for (const a of list) {
+        byName[a.name] = a;
+      }
+      return { list, byName };
+    },
+    staleTime: Infinity,
+    gcTime: Infinity,
+  });
+}
diff --git a/web/src/state/useApprovalsQueue.ts b/web/src/state/useApprovalsQueue.ts
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+import { useMemo } from 'react';
+import { useSessionList, type SessionSummary } from './useSessionList';
+import type { ApiClientError } from '@/api/client';
+
+export interface UseApprovalsQueueResult {
+  queue: SessionSummary[];
+  count: number;
+  isLoading: boolean;
+  error: ApiClientError | null;
+}
+
+export function useApprovalsQueue(): UseApprovalsQueueResult {
+  const { sessions, isLoading, error } = useSessionList();
+  const queue = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      sessions
+        .filter((s) => s.status === 'awaiting_input')
+        .sort((a, b) => a.updated_at.localeCompare(b.updated_at)),
+    [sessions],
+  );
+  return { queue, count: queue.length, isLoading, error };
+}
diff --git a/web/tests/unit/useAgentDefinitions.test.tsx b/web/tests/unit/useAgentDefinitions.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 { useAgentDefinitions } from '@/state/useAgentDefinitions';
+
+const agents = [
+  { name: 'intake', kind: 'responsive', model: 'gpt', tools: [], routes: {}, system_prompt_excerpt: '...' },
+  { name: 'triage', kind: 'gated', model: 'claude', tools: ['obs:get_logs'], routes: {}, system_prompt_excerpt: '...' },
+];
+
+function wrapper({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
+  const client = new QueryClient({
+    defaultOptions: { queries: { retry: false, gcTime: 0 } },
+  });
+  return <QueryClientProvider client={client}>{children}</QueryClientProvider>;
+}
+
+describe('useAgentDefinitions', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    global.fetch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(
+      new Response(JSON.stringify(agents), {
+        status: 200,
+        headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' },
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('fetches /api/v1/agents and exposes the list', async () => {
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useAgentDefinitions(), { wrapper });
+    await waitFor(() => expect(result.current.data).toBeDefined());
+    expect(result.current.data?.list).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(result.current.data?.list[0]?.name).toBe('intake');
+  });
+
+  it('exposes a byName map keyed by agent name', async () => {
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useAgentDefinitions(), { wrapper });
+    await waitFor(() => expect(result.current.data).toBeDefined());
+    expect(result.current.data?.byName.triage?.kind).toBe('gated');
+    expect(result.current.data?.byName.intake?.tools).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it('hits /api/v1/agents', async () => {
+    renderHook(() => useAgentDefinitions(), { wrapper });
+    await waitFor(() => expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalled());
+    expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      '/api/v1/agents',
+      expect.objectContaining({ method: 'GET' }),
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/web/tests/unit/useApprovalsQueue.test.ts b/web/tests/unit/useApprovalsQueue.test.ts
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+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { renderHook, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { useApprovalsQueue } from '@/state/useApprovalsQueue';
+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: 'awaiting_input', label: 'bar', created_at: 't0', updated_at: 't2' },
+  { id: 'SES-3', status: 'awaiting_input', label: 'baz', created_at: 't0', updated_at: 't1' },
+  { id: 'SES-4', status: 'resolved', label: 'qux', created_at: 't0', updated_at: 't0' },
+];
+
+describe('useApprovalsQueue', () => {
+  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('returns only sessions with status="awaiting_input"', async () => {
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useApprovalsQueue());
+    await waitFor(() => expect(result.current.queue.length).toBeGreaterThan(0));
+    expect(result.current.queue.every((s) => s.status === 'awaiting_input')).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.current.queue).toHaveLength(2);
+  });
+
+  it('sorts oldest-waiting-first by updated_at ascending', async () => {
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useApprovalsQueue());
+    await waitFor(() => expect(result.current.queue).toHaveLength(2));
+    expect(result.current.queue[0]?.id).toBe('SES-3');  // updated_at = t1
+    expect(result.current.queue[1]?.id).toBe('SES-2');  // updated_at = t2
+  });
+
+  it('exposes total count via result.count', async () => {
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useApprovalsQueue());
+    await waitFor(() => expect(result.current.count).toBe(2));
+  });
+});