diff --git a/packages/shared/src/constants.ts b/packages/shared/src/constants.ts
index aab701a6703..41083e58a25 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/constants.ts
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ export const ISSUE_RECOVERY_ACTION_KINDS = [
   "configuration_validation",
   "active_run_watchdog",
   "issue_graph_liveness",
+  "dead_in_water",
 ] as const;
 export type IssueRecoveryActionKind = (typeof ISSUE_RECOVERY_ACTION_KINDS)[number];
 
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/index.ts b/packages/shared/src/index.ts
index 9502219f3e7..87c4e27196c 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/index.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,16 @@ export {
   type ResponsibleUserDenialCopy,
   type ResponsibleUserDenialTone,
 } from "./responsible-user-denial.js";
+export type {
+  AttentionDecisionVerb,
+  AttentionFeed,
+  AttentionItem,
+  AttentionSeverity,
+  AttentionSourceKind,
+  AttentionSubject,
+  AttentionSubjectKind,
+} from "./types/attention.js";
+
 export type {
   PipelineAutomationRetryBlocker,
   PipelineAutomationRetryCleanupOptions,
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/types/attention.ts b/packages/shared/src/types/attention.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..60d4bd44413
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/shared/src/types/attention.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+export type AttentionSourceKind =
+  | "approval"
+  | "issue_thread_interaction"
+  | "join_request"
+  | "recovery_action"
+  | "productivity_review"
+  | "blocker_attention"
+  | "review"
+  | "failed_run"
+  | "budget_alert"
+  | "agent_error_alert";
+
+export type AttentionSubjectKind =
+  | "approval"
+  | "issue"
+  | "interaction"
+  | "join_request"
+  | "recovery_action"
+  | "run"
+  | "budget_incident"
+  | "agent";
+
+export type AttentionSeverity = "critical" | "high" | "medium" | "low";
+
+export interface AttentionSubject {
+  kind: AttentionSubjectKind;
+  id: string;
+  companyId: string;
+  title: string | null;
+  identifier: string | null;
+  status: string | null;
+  href: string | null;
+  metadata?: Record<string, unknown>;
+}
+
+export interface AttentionDecisionVerb {
+  id: string;
+  label: string;
+  description: string | null;
+}
+
+export interface AttentionItem {
+  id: string;
+  companyId: string;
+  sourceKind: AttentionSourceKind;
+  subject: AttentionSubject;
+  whyNow: string;
+  decisionVerbs: AttentionDecisionVerb[];
+  inlineResolvable: boolean;
+  entryRule: string;
+  exitRule: string;
+  dedupKey: string;
+  dismissalKey: string;
+  severity: AttentionSeverity;
+  rank: number;
+  activityAt: string;
+  createdAt: string;
+  updatedAt: string;
+  relatedIssue: AttentionSubject | null;
+}
+
+export interface AttentionFeed {
+  companyId: string;
+  generatedAt: string;
+  totalCount: number;
+  countsBySourceKind: Record<AttentionSourceKind, number>;
+  items: AttentionItem[];
+}
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/types/index.ts b/packages/shared/src/types/index.ts
index 246c30f1616..ce713627b31 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/types/index.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/types/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
 export type { Company } from "./company.js";
+export type {
+  AttentionDecisionVerb,
+  AttentionFeed,
+  AttentionItem,
+  AttentionSeverity,
+  AttentionSourceKind,
+  AttentionSubject,
+  AttentionSubjectKind,
+} from "./attention.js";
 export type {
   Environment,
   EnvironmentDeleteBlastRadius,
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/types/issue.ts b/packages/shared/src/types/issue.ts
index 5be8c89cd0c..5a5899c9fa8 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/types/issue.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/types/issue.ts
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@ export type IssueBlockedInboxReason =
   | "blocked_by_assigned_backlog_issue"
   | "blocked_by_uninvokable_assignee"
   | "blocked_by_cancelled_issue"
+  | "dead_in_water"
   | "blocked_chain_stalled"
   | "invalid_review_participant"
   | "in_review_without_action_path"
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/validators/issue.ts b/packages/shared/src/validators/issue.ts
index 0b94aa8aeef..a60d8049e03 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/validators/issue.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/validators/issue.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ export const issueBlockedInboxReasonSchema = z.enum([
   "blocked_by_assigned_backlog_issue",
   "blocked_by_uninvokable_assignee",
   "blocked_by_cancelled_issue",
+  "dead_in_water",
   "blocked_chain_stalled",
   "invalid_review_participant",
   "in_review_without_action_path",
diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/attention-service.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/attention-service.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c731b3ca56c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/attention-service.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,638 @@
+import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
+import express from "express";
+import request from "supertest";
+import { eq } from "drizzle-orm";
+import { afterAll, afterEach, beforeAll, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import {
+  activityLog,
+  agents,
+  approvals,
+  budgetIncidents,
+  budgetPolicies,
+  companies,
+  createDb,
+  heartbeatRunEvents,
+  heartbeatRuns,
+  inboxDismissals,
+  invites,
+  issueApprovals,
+  issueRecoveryActions,
+  issueRelations,
+  issueThreadInteractions,
+  issues,
+  joinRequests,
+} from "@paperclipai/db";
+import {
+  getEmbeddedPostgresTestSupport,
+  startEmbeddedPostgresTestDatabase,
+} from "./helpers/embedded-postgres.js";
+import { errorHandler } from "../middleware/index.js";
+import { attentionRoutes } from "../routes/attention.js";
+import { attentionService } from "../services/attention.js";
+
+const embeddedPostgresSupport = await getEmbeddedPostgresTestSupport();
+const describeEmbeddedPostgres = embeddedPostgresSupport.supported ? describe : describe.skip;
+
+if (!embeddedPostgresSupport.supported) {
+  console.warn(
+    `Skipping embedded Postgres attention service tests on this host: ${embeddedPostgresSupport.reason ?? "unsupported environment"}`,
+  );
+}
+
+describeEmbeddedPostgres("attention service", () => {
+  let db!: ReturnType<typeof createDb>;
+  let tempDb: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof startEmbeddedPostgresTestDatabase>> | null = null;
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    tempDb = await startEmbeddedPostgresTestDatabase("paperclip-attention-service-");
+    db = createDb(tempDb.connectionString);
+  }, 30_000);
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    await db.delete(inboxDismissals);
+    await db.delete(issueThreadInteractions);
+    await db.delete(issueApprovals);
+    await db.delete(heartbeatRunEvents);
+    await db.delete(heartbeatRuns);
+    await db.delete(budgetIncidents);
+    await db.delete(budgetPolicies);
+    await db.delete(joinRequests);
+    await db.delete(invites);
+    await db.delete(issueRecoveryActions);
+    await db.delete(issueRelations);
+    await db.delete(activityLog);
+    await db.delete(approvals);
+    await db.delete(issues);
+    await db.delete(agents);
+    await db.delete(companies);
+  });
+
+  afterAll(async () => {
+    await tempDb?.cleanup();
+  });
+
+  async function seedCompany(prefix = "ATN") {
+    const companyId = randomUUID();
+    const workerId = randomUUID();
+    const reviewerId = randomUUID();
+    const errorAgentId = randomUUID();
+
+    await db.insert(companies).values({
+      id: companyId,
+      name: `${prefix} Co`,
+      issuePrefix: prefix,
+      requireBoardApprovalForNewAgents: false,
+    });
+    await db.insert(agents).values([
+      {
+        id: workerId,
+        companyId,
+        name: "Worker",
+        role: "engineer",
+        status: "idle",
+        adapterType: "codex_local",
+        adapterConfig: {},
+        runtimeConfig: {},
+        permissions: {},
+      },
+      {
+        id: reviewerId,
+        companyId,
+        name: "Reviewer",
+        role: "qa",
+        status: "idle",
+        adapterType: "codex_local",
+        adapterConfig: {},
+        runtimeConfig: {},
+        permissions: {},
+      },
+      {
+        id: errorAgentId,
+        companyId,
+        name: "Broken Agent",
+        role: "engineer",
+        status: "error",
+        errorReason: "adapter config missing",
+        adapterType: "codex_local",
+        adapterConfig: {},
+        runtimeConfig: {},
+        permissions: {},
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    return { companyId, workerId, reviewerId, errorAgentId, prefix };
+  }
+
+  async function insertIssue(input: {
+    companyId: string;
+    id?: string;
+    identifier: string;
+    title: string;
+    status: string;
+    priority?: string;
+    parentId?: string | null;
+    assigneeAgentId?: string | null;
+    assigneeUserId?: string | null;
+    originKind?: string;
+    originId?: string | null;
+    originFingerprint?: string;
+    executionState?: Record<string, unknown> | null;
+    updatedAt?: Date;
+    createdAt?: Date;
+  }) {
+    const id = input.id ?? randomUUID();
+    await db.insert(issues).values({
+      id,
+      companyId: input.companyId,
+      identifier: input.identifier,
+      title: input.title,
+      status: input.status,
+      priority: input.priority ?? "medium",
+      parentId: input.parentId ?? null,
+      assigneeAgentId: input.assigneeAgentId ?? null,
+      assigneeUserId: input.assigneeUserId ?? null,
+      originKind: input.originKind ?? "manual",
+      originId: input.originId ?? null,
+      originFingerprint: input.originFingerprint ?? "default",
+      executionState: input.executionState ?? null,
+      createdAt: input.createdAt,
+      updatedAt: input.updatedAt,
+    });
+    return id;
+  }
+
+  function pendingUserExecutionState(userId = "board-user") {
+    return {
+      status: "pending",
+      currentStageId: null,
+      currentStageIndex: null,
+      currentStageType: "review",
+      currentParticipant: { type: "user", userId },
+      returnAssignee: null,
+      reviewRequest: null,
+      completedStageIds: [],
+      lastDecisionId: null,
+      lastDecisionOutcome: null,
+      monitor: null,
+    };
+  }
+
+  function pendingAgentExecutionState(agentId: string) {
+    return {
+      ...pendingUserExecutionState(),
+      currentParticipant: { type: "agent", agentId },
+    };
+  }
+
+  it("returns ranked decision-only items for every active source and excludes non-human or transient rows", async () => {
+    const { companyId, workerId, reviewerId } = await seedCompany("ATN");
+    const baseTime = new Date("2026-07-09T12:00:00.000Z");
+    const interactionIssueId = await insertIssue({
+      companyId,
+      identifier: "ATN-1",
+      title: "Needs interaction",
+      status: "in_progress",
+      assigneeAgentId: workerId,
+      updatedAt: baseTime,
+    });
+    const recoverySourceIssueId = await insertIssue({
+      companyId,
+      identifier: "ATN-2",
+      title: "Needs recovery",
+      status: "in_progress",
+      assigneeAgentId: workerId,
+      updatedAt: baseTime,
+    });
+    const agentRecoverySourceIssueId = await insertIssue({
+      companyId,
+      identifier: "ATN-21",
+      title: "Agent-owned recovery source",
+      status: "in_progress",
+      assigneeAgentId: workerId,
+      updatedAt: baseTime,
+    });
+    const productivitySourceIssueId = await insertIssue({
+      companyId,
+      identifier: "ATN-3",
+      title: "Needs productivity review source",
+      status: "in_progress",
+      assigneeAgentId: workerId,
+      updatedAt: baseTime,
+    });
+    const agentProductivitySourceIssueId = await insertIssue({
+      companyId,
+      identifier: "ATN-31",
+      title: "Agent productivity review source",
+      status: "in_progress",
+      assigneeAgentId: workerId,
+      updatedAt: baseTime,
+    });
+    const blockerParentId = await insertIssue({
+      companyId,
+      identifier: "ATN-4",
+      title: "Blocked parent",
+      status: "blocked",
+      updatedAt: new Date("2026-07-09T12:04:00.000Z"),
+    });
+    const blockerLeafId = await insertIssue({
+      companyId,
+      identifier: "ATN-5",
+      title: "Stalled review blocker",
+      status: "in_review",
+      assigneeAgentId: reviewerId,
+      updatedAt: new Date("2026-07-09T12:05:00.000Z"),
+    });
+    await db.insert(issueRelations).values({
+      companyId,
+      issueId: blockerLeafId,
+      relatedIssueId: blockerParentId,
+      type: "blocks",
+    });
+    const reviewUserIssueId = await insertIssue({
+      companyId,
+      identifier: "ATN-6",
+      title: "Human review",
+      status: "in_review",
+      executionState: pendingUserExecutionState(),
+      updatedAt: new Date("2026-07-09T12:06:00.000Z"),
+    });
+    await insertIssue({
+      companyId,
+      identifier: "ATN-7",
+      title: "Agent review excluded",
+      status: "in_review",
+      executionState: pendingAgentExecutionState(reviewerId),
+      updatedAt: new Date("2026-07-09T12:07:00.000Z"),
+    });
+
+    const pendingApprovalId = randomUUID();
+    await db.insert(approvals).values([
+      {
+        id: pendingApprovalId,
+        companyId,
+        type: "hire_agent",
+        status: "pending",
+        payload: { title: "Hire Designer" },
+        createdAt: new Date("2026-07-09T12:01:00.000Z"),
+        updatedAt: new Date("2026-07-09T12:01:00.000Z"),
+      },
+      {
+        id: randomUUID(),
+        companyId,
+        type: "hire_agent",
+        status: "revision_requested",
+        payload: { title: "Revision requested" },
+        createdAt: new Date("2026-07-09T12:02:00.000Z"),
+        updatedAt: new Date("2026-07-09T12:02:00.000Z"),
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    await db.insert(issueThreadInteractions).values([
+      {
+        id: randomUUID(),
+        companyId,
+        issueId: interactionIssueId,
+        kind: "ask_user_questions",
+        status: "pending",
+        continuationPolicy: "wake_assignee",
+        title: "Pick a launch date",
+        payload: { version: 1, questions: [] },
+        createdAt: new Date("2026-07-09T12:03:00.000Z"),
+        updatedAt: new Date("2026-07-09T12:03:00.000Z"),
+      },
+      {
+        id: randomUUID(),
+        companyId,
+        issueId: interactionIssueId,
+        kind: "request_confirmation",
+        status: "accepted",
+        continuationPolicy: "wake_assignee",
+        title: "Already accepted",
+        payload: { version: 1, prompt: "Already done" },
+        createdAt: new Date("2026-07-09T12:03:30.000Z"),
+        updatedAt: new Date("2026-07-09T12:03:30.000Z"),
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    const inviteId = randomUUID();
+    await db.insert(invites).values({
+      id: inviteId,
+      companyId,
+      tokenHash: `hash-${inviteId}`,
+      allowedJoinTypes: "both",
+      expiresAt: new Date("2026-07-10T00:00:00.000Z"),
+    });
+    await db.insert(joinRequests).values({
+      id: randomUUID(),
+      inviteId,
+      companyId,
+      requestType: "human",
+      status: "pending_approval",
+      requestIp: "127.0.0.1",
+      requestEmailSnapshot: "new@paperclip.test",
+      createdAt: new Date("2026-07-09T12:04:00.000Z"),
+      updatedAt: new Date("2026-07-09T12:04:00.000Z"),
+    });
+
+    await db.insert(issueRecoveryActions).values([
+      {
+        id: randomUUID(),
+        companyId,
+        sourceIssueId: recoverySourceIssueId,
+        kind: "missing_disposition",
+        status: "escalated",
+        ownerType: "board",
+        ownerAgentId: null,
+        ownerUserId: null,
+        cause: "missing_disposition",
+        fingerprint: "human-recovery",
+        evidence: {},
+        nextAction: "Choose the final disposition.",
+        createdAt: new Date("2026-07-09T12:05:00.000Z"),
+        updatedAt: new Date("2026-07-09T12:05:00.000Z"),
+      },
+      {
+        id: randomUUID(),
+        companyId,
+        sourceIssueId: agentRecoverySourceIssueId,
+        kind: "stranded_assigned_issue",
+        status: "active",
+        ownerType: "agent",
+        ownerAgentId: workerId,
+        ownerUserId: null,
+        cause: "stranded",
+        fingerprint: "agent-recovery",
+        evidence: {},
+        nextAction: "Agent should self-heal.",
+        createdAt: new Date("2026-07-09T12:05:30.000Z"),
+        updatedAt: new Date("2026-07-09T12:05:30.000Z"),
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    await insertIssue({
+      companyId,
+      identifier: "ATN-8",
+      title: "Human productivity review",
+      status: "todo",
+      priority: "high",
+      parentId: productivitySourceIssueId,
+      assigneeUserId: "board-user",
+      originKind: "issue_productivity_review",
+      originId: productivitySourceIssueId,
+      originFingerprint: `productivity-review:${productivitySourceIssueId}`,
+      updatedAt: new Date("2026-07-09T12:08:00.000Z"),
+    });
+    await insertIssue({
+      companyId,
+      identifier: "ATN-9",
+      title: "Agent productivity review excluded",
+      status: "todo",
+      priority: "high",
+      parentId: agentProductivitySourceIssueId,
+      assigneeAgentId: workerId,
+      originKind: "issue_productivity_review",
+      originId: agentProductivitySourceIssueId,
+      originFingerprint: `productivity-review-agent:${agentProductivitySourceIssueId}`,
+      updatedAt: new Date("2026-07-09T12:08:30.000Z"),
+    });
+
+    const exhaustedRunId = randomUUID();
+    const transientRunId = randomUUID();
+    await db.insert(heartbeatRuns).values([
+      {
+        id: exhaustedRunId,
+        companyId,
+        agentId: workerId,
+        invocationSource: "automation",
+        status: "failed",
+        error: "adapter failed",
+        errorCode: "adapter_failed",
+        contextSnapshot: { issueId: reviewUserIssueId },
+        scheduledRetryAttempt: 4,
+        scheduledRetryReason: "transient_failure",
+        createdAt: new Date("2026-07-09T12:09:00.000Z"),
+        updatedAt: new Date("2026-07-09T12:09:00.000Z"),
+        finishedAt: new Date("2026-07-09T12:09:00.000Z"),
+      },
+      {
+        id: transientRunId,
+        companyId,
+        agentId: reviewerId,
+        invocationSource: "automation",
+        status: "failed",
+        error: "will retry",
+        errorCode: "provider_quota",
+        contextSnapshot: { issueId: interactionIssueId },
+        createdAt: new Date("2026-07-09T12:09:30.000Z"),
+        updatedAt: new Date("2026-07-09T12:09:30.000Z"),
+        finishedAt: new Date("2026-07-09T12:09:30.000Z"),
+      },
+    ]);
+    await db.insert(heartbeatRunEvents).values({
+      companyId,
+      runId: exhaustedRunId,
+      agentId: workerId,
+      seq: 1,
+      eventType: "lifecycle",
+      message: "Bounded retry exhausted after 4 scheduled attempts; no further automatic retry will be queued",
+      payload: { retryReason: "transient_failure", maxAttempts: 4 },
+      createdAt: new Date("2026-07-09T12:09:01.000Z"),
+    });
+
+    const softPolicy85Id = randomUUID();
+    const softPolicy84Id = randomUUID();
+    const hardPolicyId = randomUUID();
+    await db.insert(budgetPolicies).values([
+      {
+        id: softPolicy85Id,
+        companyId,
+        scopeType: "company",
+        scopeId: companyId,
+        metric: "billed_cents",
+        windowKind: "calendar_month_utc",
+        amount: 100,
+      },
+      {
+        id: softPolicy84Id,
+        companyId,
+        scopeType: "company",
+        scopeId: companyId,
+        metric: "billed_cents",
+        windowKind: "lifetime",
+        amount: 100,
+      },
+      {
+        id: hardPolicyId,
+        companyId,
+        scopeType: "agent",
+        scopeId: workerId,
+        metric: "billed_cents",
+        windowKind: "calendar_month_utc",
+        amount: 100,
+      },
+    ]);
+    await db.insert(budgetIncidents).values([
+      {
+        companyId,
+        policyId: softPolicy85Id,
+        scopeType: "company",
+        scopeId: companyId,
+        metric: "billed_cents",
+        windowKind: "calendar_month_utc",
+        windowStart: new Date("2026-07-01T00:00:00.000Z"),
+        windowEnd: new Date("2026-08-01T00:00:00.000Z"),
+        thresholdType: "soft",
+        amountLimit: 100,
+        amountObserved: 85,
+        status: "open",
+        createdAt: new Date("2026-07-09T12:10:00.000Z"),
+        updatedAt: new Date("2026-07-09T12:10:00.000Z"),
+      },
+      {
+        companyId,
+        policyId: softPolicy84Id,
+        scopeType: "company",
+        scopeId: companyId,
+        metric: "billed_cents",
+        windowKind: "lifetime",
+        windowStart: new Date("1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"),
+        windowEnd: new Date("9999-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"),
+        thresholdType: "soft",
+        amountLimit: 100,
+        amountObserved: 84,
+        status: "open",
+        createdAt: new Date("2026-07-09T12:10:30.000Z"),
+        updatedAt: new Date("2026-07-09T12:10:30.000Z"),
+      },
+      {
+        companyId,
+        policyId: hardPolicyId,
+        scopeType: "agent",
+        scopeId: workerId,
+        metric: "billed_cents",
+        windowKind: "calendar_month_utc",
+        windowStart: new Date("2026-07-01T00:00:00.000Z"),
+        windowEnd: new Date("2026-08-01T00:00:00.000Z"),
+        thresholdType: "hard",
+        amountLimit: 100,
+        amountObserved: 100,
+        status: "open",
+        createdAt: new Date("2026-07-09T12:11:00.000Z"),
+        updatedAt: new Date("2026-07-09T12:11:00.000Z"),
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    const feed = await attentionService(db).list(companyId, { userId: "board-user" });
+
+    expect(feed.totalCount).toBe(11);
+    expect(feed.countsBySourceKind).toMatchObject({
+      approval: 1,
+      issue_thread_interaction: 1,
+      join_request: 1,
+      recovery_action: 1,
+      productivity_review: 1,
+      blocker_attention: 1,
+      review: 1,
+      failed_run: 1,
+      budget_alert: 2,
+      agent_error_alert: 1,
+    });
+    expect(feed.items.map((item) => item.sourceKind)).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining([
+      "approval",
+      "issue_thread_interaction",
+      "join_request",
+      "recovery_action",
+      "productivity_review",
+      "blocker_attention",
+      "review",
+      "failed_run",
+      "budget_alert",
+      "agent_error_alert",
+    ]));
+    for (const item of feed.items) {
+      expect(item.dedupKey).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(item.dismissalKey).toBe(`attention:${item.dedupKey}`);
+      expect(item.whyNow).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(item.entryRule).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(item.exitRule).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(item.decisionVerbs.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+      expect(item.rank).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    }
+    expect(feed.items.some((item) => item.subject.title === "Revision requested")).toBe(false);
+    expect(feed.items.some((item) => item.subject.title === "Agent productivity review excluded")).toBe(false);
+    expect(feed.items.some((item) => item.subject.title === "Agent review excluded")).toBe(false);
+    expect(feed.items.some((item) =>
+      item.sourceKind === "failed_run" && item.subject.metadata?.errorCode === "provider_quota"
+    )).toBe(false);
+    expect(feed.items.some((item) =>
+      item.sourceKind === "budget_alert" && item.subject.metadata?.observedPercent === 84
+    )).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("uses inbox_dismissals with attention-prefixed dedup keys and resurfaces newer activity", async () => {
+    const { companyId } = await seedCompany("ATD");
+    const approvalId = randomUUID();
+    await db.insert(approvals).values({
+      id: approvalId,
+      companyId,
+      type: "hire_agent",
+      status: "pending",
+      payload: { title: "Hire Writer" },
+      createdAt: new Date("2026-07-09T12:00:00.000Z"),
+      updatedAt: new Date("2026-07-09T12:00:00.000Z"),
+    });
+    await db.insert(inboxDismissals).values({
+      companyId,
+      userId: "board-user",
+      itemKey: `attention:approval:${approvalId}`,
+      dismissedAt: new Date("2026-07-09T13:00:00.000Z"),
+    });
+
+    await expect(attentionService(db).list(companyId, { userId: "board-user" }))
+      .resolves.toMatchObject({ totalCount: 1 }); // agent_error_alert from seed
+    await expect(attentionService(db).list(companyId, { userId: "board-user", includeDismissed: true }))
+      .resolves.toMatchObject({ totalCount: 2 });
+
+    await db
+      .update(approvals)
+      .set({ updatedAt: new Date("2026-07-09T14:00:00.000Z") })
+      .where(eq(approvals.id, approvalId));
+
+    const feed = await attentionService(db).list(companyId, { userId: "board-user" });
+    expect(feed.items.some((item) => item.dedupKey === `approval:${approvalId}`)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("serves the route for board users and rejects agent callers", async () => {
+    const { companyId } = await seedCompany("ATR");
+
+    function app(actor: Record<string, unknown>) {
+      const testApp = express();
+      testApp.use(express.json());
+      testApp.use((req, _res, next) => {
+        (req as any).actor = actor;
+        next();
+      });
+      testApp.use("/api", attentionRoutes(db));
+      testApp.use(errorHandler);
+      return testApp;
+    }
+
+    const board = {
+      type: "board",
+      source: "local_implicit",
+      userId: "board-user",
+      companyIds: [companyId],
+      isInstanceAdmin: false,
+    };
+    const agent = {
+      type: "agent",
+      source: "agent_key",
+      companyId,
+      agentId: randomUUID(),
+      runId: null,
+    };
+
+    await request(app(board)).get(`/api/companies/${companyId}/attention`).expect(200);
+    await request(app(agent)).get(`/api/companies/${companyId}/attention`).expect(403);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/heartbeat-issue-liveness-escalation.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/heartbeat-issue-liveness-escalation.test.ts
index c501e8e52df..04c147f3b45 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/heartbeat-issue-liveness-escalation.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/heartbeat-issue-liveness-escalation.test.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   executionWorkspaces,
   heartbeatRuns,
   issueComments,
+  issueRecoveryActions,
   issueRelations,
   issueTreeHolds,
   issues,
@@ -702,6 +703,64 @@ describeEmbeddedPostgres("heartbeat issue graph liveness escalation", () => {
     expect(result.escalationsCreated).toBe(0);
   });
 
+  it("creates one board-owned recovery action for an assigned todo blocker that is dead in the water", async () => {
+    await enableAutoRecovery();
+    const { companyId, coderId, blockedIssueId, blockerIssueId } = await seedBlockedChain({
+      blockerAssigneeAgentId: "coder",
+    });
+    const heartbeat = heartbeatService(db);
+
+    const first = await heartbeat.reconcileIssueGraphLiveness();
+    const second = await heartbeat.reconcileIssueGraphLiveness();
+
+    expect(first.findings).toBe(1);
+    expect(first.recoveryActionsCreated).toBe(1);
+    expect(first.escalationsCreated).toBe(0);
+    expect(second.findings).toBe(0);
+    expect(second.recoveryActionsCreated).toBe(0);
+    expect(second.escalationsCreated).toBe(0);
+
+    const actions = await db
+      .select()
+      .from(issueRecoveryActions)
+      .where(
+        and(
+          eq(issueRecoveryActions.companyId, companyId),
+          eq(issueRecoveryActions.sourceIssueId, blockerIssueId),
+        ),
+      );
+    expect(actions).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(actions[0]).toMatchObject({
+      kind: "dead_in_water",
+      status: "active",
+      ownerType: "board",
+      ownerAgentId: null,
+      previousOwnerAgentId: coderId,
+      returnOwnerAgentId: coderId,
+      cause: "dead_in_water",
+      fingerprint: [
+        "source_scoped_recovery",
+        companyId,
+        blockerIssueId,
+        "dead_in_water",
+      ].join(":"),
+    });
+    expect(actions[0]?.evidence).toMatchObject({
+      recoveryCause: "dead_in_water",
+      livenessState: "dead_in_water",
+      sourceIssueId: blockerIssueId,
+      dependentIssueIds: [blockedIssueId],
+      dependentCount: 1,
+    });
+    expect(actions[0]?.nextAction).toContain("nudge its assignee");
+
+    const escalations = await db
+      .select()
+      .from(issues)
+      .where(and(eq(issues.companyId, companyId), eq(issues.originKind, "harness_liveness_escalation")));
+    expect(escalations).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
   it("creates one bounded escalation for an assigned backlog blocker leaf", async () => {
     await enableAutoRecovery();
     const { companyId, coderId, blockedIssueId, blockerIssueId } = await seedBlockedChain({
diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/issue-liveness.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/issue-liveness.test.ts
index 8dba1eb5831..246f3baf2b0 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/issue-liveness.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/issue-liveness.test.ts
@@ -152,6 +152,116 @@ describe("issue graph liveness classifier", () => {
     expect(findings).toEqual([]);
   });
 
+  it("detects a dead-in-the-water todo blocker with blocked dependents", () => {
+    const findings = classifyIssueGraphLiveness({
+      issues: [
+        issue(),
+        issue({
+          id: blockerId,
+          identifier: "PAP-1704",
+          title: "Bounced unblock work",
+          status: "todo",
+          assigneeAgentId: "blocker-agent",
+        }),
+      ],
+      relations: blocks,
+      agents: [
+        agent(),
+        manager,
+        agent({ id: "blocker-agent", name: "Blocker Agent", reportsTo: managerId }),
+      ],
+    });
+
+    expect(findings).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(findings[0]).toMatchObject({
+      issueId: blockerId,
+      identifier: "PAP-1704",
+      state: "dead_in_water",
+      severity: "critical",
+      recoveryIssueId: blockerId,
+      recommendedOwnerAgentId: "blocker-agent",
+      recommendedOwnerCandidates: expect.arrayContaining([
+        { agentId: "blocker-agent", reason: "stalled_blocker_assignee", sourceIssueId: blockerId },
+        { agentId: managerId, reason: "assignee_reporting_chain", sourceIssueId: blockerId },
+      ]),
+      dependencyPath: [
+        expect.objectContaining({ issueId: blockerId, status: "todo" }),
+        expect.objectContaining({ issueId: blockedId, status: "blocked" }),
+      ],
+      incidentKey: `harness_liveness:${companyId}:${blockerId}:dead_in_water:${blockerId}`,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("does not flag dead-in-water candidates with a liveness path, own blockers, or no dependents", () => {
+    const deadCandidate = issue({
+      id: blockerId,
+      identifier: "PAP-1704",
+      title: "Bounced unblock work",
+      status: "todo",
+      assigneeAgentId: "blocker-agent",
+    });
+    const blockerAgent = agent({ id: "blocker-agent", name: "Blocker Agent", reportsTo: managerId });
+    const upstreamBlocker = issue({
+      id: "upstream-1",
+      identifier: "PAP-1705",
+      title: "Upstream dependency",
+      status: "todo",
+      assigneeAgentId: "upstream-agent",
+    });
+    const baseInput = {
+      issues: [issue(), deadCandidate],
+      relations: blocks,
+      agents: [
+        agent(),
+        manager,
+        blockerAgent,
+        agent({ id: "upstream-agent", name: "Upstream Agent", reportsTo: managerId }),
+      ],
+    };
+
+    expect(classifyIssueGraphLiveness({
+      ...baseInput,
+      pendingInteractions: [{ companyId, issueId: blockerId, status: "pending" }],
+    })).toEqual([]);
+    expect(classifyIssueGraphLiveness({
+      ...baseInput,
+      activeRuns: [{ companyId, issueId: blockerId, agentId: "blocker-agent", status: "running" }],
+    })).toEqual([]);
+    expect(classifyIssueGraphLiveness({
+      ...baseInput,
+      queuedWakeRequests: [{ companyId, issueId: blockerId, agentId: "blocker-agent", status: "queued" }],
+    })).toEqual([]);
+    expect(classifyIssueGraphLiveness({
+      ...baseInput,
+      issues: [issue(), { ...deadCandidate, assigneeUserId: "board-user-1" }],
+    })).toEqual([]);
+    expect(classifyIssueGraphLiveness({
+      ...baseInput,
+      issues: [issue(), deadCandidate, upstreamBlocker],
+      relations: [
+        ...blocks,
+        { companyId, blockerIssueId: "upstream-1", blockedIssueId: blockerId },
+      ],
+    })).toEqual([]);
+    expect(classifyIssueGraphLiveness({
+      ...baseInput,
+      issues: [
+        issue(),
+        {
+          ...deadCandidate,
+          status: "in_review",
+          executionState: {
+            currentParticipant: { type: "user", userId: "board-user-1" },
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    })).toEqual([]);
+    expect(classifyIssueGraphLiveness({
+      ...baseInput,
+      relations: [],
+    })).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
   it("detects an assigned backlog blocker leaf with no action path", () => {
     const findings = classifyIssueGraphLiveness({
       issues: [
diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/issue-thread-interactions-service.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/issue-thread-interactions-service.test.ts
index 9463c734e3d..7908cc3348a 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/issue-thread-interactions-service.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/issue-thread-interactions-service.test.ts
@@ -98,6 +98,105 @@ describeEmbeddedPostgres("issueThreadInteractionService", () => {
     return { companyId, goalId, issueId };
   }
 
+  async function seedAgentAssignedPlanConfirmationIssue(options?: {
+    status?: string;
+    includePlanTarget?: boolean;
+  }) {
+    const companyId = randomUUID();
+    const goalId = randomUUID();
+    const issueId = randomUUID();
+    const agentId = randomUUID();
+    const documentId = randomUUID();
+    const revisionId = randomUUID();
+
+    await db.insert(companies).values({
+      id: companyId,
+      name: "Paperclip",
+      issuePrefix: `T${companyId.replace(/-/g, "").slice(0, 6).toUpperCase()}`,
+      requireBoardApprovalForNewAgents: false,
+    });
+    await instanceSettingsService(db).updateExperimental({ enableIsolatedWorkspaces: false });
+    await db.insert(goals).values({
+      id: goalId,
+      companyId,
+      title: "Approve an agent plan",
+      level: "task",
+      status: "active",
+    });
+    await db.insert(agents).values({
+      id: agentId,
+      companyId,
+      name: "CodexCoder",
+      role: "engineer",
+      status: "active",
+      adapterType: "codex_local",
+      adapterConfig: {},
+      runtimeConfig: {},
+      permissions: {},
+    });
+    await db.insert(issues).values({
+      id: issueId,
+      companyId,
+      goalId,
+      title: "Review an agent-authored plan",
+      status: options?.status ?? "in_review",
+      priority: "medium",
+      assigneeAgentId: agentId,
+    });
+    await db.insert(documents).values({
+      id: documentId,
+      companyId,
+      title: "Plan",
+      format: "markdown",
+      latestBody: "Plan v1",
+      latestRevisionId: revisionId,
+      latestRevisionNumber: 1,
+    });
+    await db.insert(issueDocuments).values({
+      companyId,
+      issueId,
+      documentId,
+      key: "plan",
+    });
+    await db.insert(documentRevisions).values({
+      id: revisionId,
+      companyId,
+      documentId,
+      revisionNumber: 1,
+      title: "Plan",
+      format: "markdown",
+      body: "Plan v1",
+    });
+
+    const created = await interactionsSvc.create({
+      id: issueId,
+      companyId,
+    }, {
+      kind: "request_confirmation",
+      continuationPolicy: "wake_assignee_on_accept",
+      payload: {
+        version: 1,
+        prompt: "Approve this plan?",
+        ...(options?.includePlanTarget === false
+          ? {}
+          : {
+              target: {
+                type: "issue_document",
+                issueId,
+                documentId,
+                key: "plan",
+                revisionId,
+                revisionNumber: 1,
+              },
+            }),
+      },
+    }, {
+      userId: "local-board",
+    });
+
+    return { companyId, goalId, issueId, agentId, created };
+  }
+
   it("accepts suggested tasks by creating a rooted issue tree under the current issue", async () => {
     const companyId = randomUUID();
     const goalId = randomUUID();
@@ -1222,6 +1321,92 @@ describeEmbeddedPostgres("issueThreadInteractionService", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("moves agent-assigned in_review plan confirmations back to todo when accepted", async () => {
+    const { companyId, goalId, issueId, agentId, created } = await seedAgentAssignedPlanConfirmationIssue();
+
+    const accepted = await interactionsSvc.acceptInteraction({
+      id: issueId,
+      companyId,
+      goalId,
+      projectId: null,
+    }, created.id, {}, {
+      userId: "local-board",
+    });
+
+    expect(accepted.continuationIssue).toEqual({
+      id: issueId,
+      assigneeAgentId: agentId,
+      assigneeUserId: null,
+      status: "todo",
+    });
+    expect(accepted.interaction).toMatchObject({
+      kind: "request_confirmation",
+      status: "accepted",
+      result: {
+        version: 1,
+        outcome: "accepted",
+      },
+    });
+
+    const updatedIssue = (await db.select().from(issues)).find((issue) => issue.id === issueId);
+    expect(updatedIssue).toMatchObject({
+      id: issueId,
+      status: "todo",
+      assigneeAgentId: agentId,
+      assigneeUserId: null,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("does not move accepted plan confirmations when the issue is not in_review", async () => {
+    const { companyId, goalId, issueId, agentId, created } = await seedAgentAssignedPlanConfirmationIssue({
+      status: "in_progress",
+    });
+
+    const accepted = await interactionsSvc.acceptInteraction({
+      id: issueId,
+      companyId,
+      goalId,
+      projectId: null,
+    }, created.id, {}, {
+      userId: "local-board",
+    });
+
+    expect(accepted.continuationIssue).toBeNull();
+
+    const updatedIssue = (await db.select().from(issues)).find((issue) => issue.id === issueId);
+    expect(updatedIssue).toMatchObject({
+      id: issueId,
+      status: "in_progress",
+      assigneeAgentId: agentId,
+      assigneeUserId: null,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("does not move non-plan request confirmations out of review", async () => {
+    const { companyId, goalId, issueId, agentId, created } = await seedAgentAssignedPlanConfirmationIssue({
+      includePlanTarget: false,
+    });
+
+    const accepted = await interactionsSvc.acceptInteraction({
+      id: issueId,
+      companyId,
+      goalId,
+      projectId: null,
+    }, created.id, {}, {
+      userId: "local-board",
+    });
+
+    expect(accepted.continuationIssue).toBeNull();
+
+    const updatedIssue = (await db.select().from(issues)).find((issue) => issue.id === issueId);
+    expect(updatedIssue).toMatchObject({
+      id: issueId,
+      status: "in_review",
+      assigneeAgentId: agentId,
+      assigneeUserId: null,
+    });
+  });
+
   it("expires request confirmations by default when a user comments after creation", async () => {
     const { companyId, issueId } = await seedConfirmationIssue();
     const commentId = randomUUID();
diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/openapi-routes.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/openapi-routes.test.ts
index 52b3658780b..f4d6aa48a81 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/openapi-routes.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/openapi-routes.test.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const apiPrefixes: Record<string, string> = {
   "activity.ts": "/api",
   "adapters.ts": "/api",
   "agents.ts": "/api",
+  "attention.ts": "/api",
   "approvals.ts": "/api",
   "assets.ts": "/api",
   "auth.ts": "/api/auth",
diff --git a/server/src/app.ts b/server/src/app.ts
index 3ee97f25f81..e5088b9bfdb 100644
--- a/server/src/app.ts
+++ b/server/src/app.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import { secretRoutes } from "./routes/secrets.js";
 import { costRoutes } from "./routes/costs.js";
 import { activityRoutes } from "./routes/activity.js";
 import { dashboardRoutes } from "./routes/dashboard.js";
+import { attentionRoutes } from "./routes/attention.js";
 import { userProfileRoutes } from "./routes/user-profiles.js";
 import { sidebarBadgeRoutes } from "./routes/sidebar-badges.js";
 import { sidebarPreferenceRoutes } from "./routes/sidebar-preferences.js";
@@ -247,6 +248,7 @@ export async function createApp(
   api.use(costRoutes(db, { pluginWorkerManager: workerManager }));
   api.use(activityRoutes(db));
   api.use(dashboardRoutes(db));
+  api.use(attentionRoutes(db));
   api.use(userProfileRoutes(db));
   api.use(sidebarBadgeRoutes(db));
   api.use(sidebarPreferenceRoutes(db));
diff --git a/server/src/routes/attention.ts b/server/src/routes/attention.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a8ef20f0e09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/routes/attention.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { Router } from "express";
+import type { Db } from "@paperclipai/db";
+import { attentionService } from "../services/attention.js";
+import { assertBoard, assertCompanyAccess } from "./authz.js";
+
+export function attentionRoutes(db: Db) {
+  const router = Router();
+  const svc = attentionService(db);
+
+  router.get("/companies/:companyId/attention", async (req, res) => {
+    const companyId = req.params.companyId as string;
+    assertCompanyAccess(req, companyId);
+    assertBoard(req);
+    if (!req.actor.userId) {
+      res.status(403).json({ error: "Board user context required" });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const includeDismissed = req.query.includeDismissed === "true";
+    const feed = await svc.list(companyId, {
+      userId: req.actor.userId,
+      includeDismissed,
+    });
+    res.json(feed);
+  });
+
+  return router;
+}
diff --git a/server/src/routes/inbox-dismissals.ts b/server/src/routes/inbox-dismissals.ts
index 1b51633e56f..1557a2b3cdf 100644
--- a/server/src/routes/inbox-dismissals.ts
+++ b/server/src/routes/inbox-dismissals.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { assertCompanyAccess, getActorInfo } from "./authz.js";
 import { inboxDismissalService, logActivity } from "../services/index.js";
 
 const inboxDismissalSchema = z.object({
-  itemKey: z.string().trim().min(1).regex(/^(approval|join|run):.+$/, "Unsupported inbox item key"),
+  itemKey: z.string().trim().min(1).regex(/^(approval|join|run|attention):.+$/, "Unsupported inbox item key"),
 });
 
 export function inboxDismissalRoutes(db: Db) {
diff --git a/server/src/routes/index.ts b/server/src/routes/index.ts
index 940047f29f9..eaaab9a7889 100644
--- a/server/src/routes/index.ts
+++ b/server/src/routes/index.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export { secretRoutes } from "./secrets.js";
 export { costRoutes } from "./costs.js";
 export { activityRoutes } from "./activity.js";
 export { dashboardRoutes } from "./dashboard.js";
+export { attentionRoutes } from "./attention.js";
 export { sidebarBadgeRoutes } from "./sidebar-badges.js";
 export { sidebarPreferenceRoutes } from "./sidebar-preferences.js";
 export { resourceMembershipRoutes } from "./resource-memberships.js";
diff --git a/server/src/routes/openapi.ts b/server/src/routes/openapi.ts
index 8c34c562ed1..666d571886a 100644
--- a/server/src/routes/openapi.ts
+++ b/server/src/routes/openapi.ts
@@ -2708,6 +2708,15 @@ registry.registerPath({
   responses: { 200: r.ok(), 401: r.unauthorized },
 });
 
+registry.registerPath({
+  method: "get",
+  path: "/api/companies/{companyId}/attention",
+  tags: ["inbox"],
+  summary: "List decision-only attention feed items",
+  request: { params: z.object({ companyId: z.string() }) },
+  responses: { 200: r.ok(), 401: r.unauthorized, 403: r.forbidden },
+});
+
 registry.registerPath({
   method: "get",
   path: "/api/sidebar-preferences/me",
@@ -2765,7 +2774,7 @@ registry.registerPath({
   request: {
     params: z.object({ companyId: z.string() }),
     body: jsonBody(z.object({
-      itemKey: z.string().trim().min(1).regex(/^(approval|join|run):.+$/, "Unsupported inbox item key"),
+      itemKey: z.string().trim().min(1).regex(/^(approval|join|run|attention):.+$/, "Unsupported inbox item key"),
     })),
   },
   responses: { 200: r.ok(), 401: r.unauthorized },
diff --git a/server/src/services/attention.ts b/server/src/services/attention.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ef240dedb9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/services/attention.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,843 @@
+import { and, desc, eq, gt, inArray, isNotNull, isNull, notInArray, sql } from "drizzle-orm";
+import type { Db } from "@paperclipai/db";
+import {
+  agents,
+  approvals,
+  companies,
+  heartbeatRunEvents,
+  heartbeatRuns,
+  inboxDismissals,
+  invites,
+  issueApprovals,
+  issueRecoveryActions,
+  issueThreadInteractions,
+  issues,
+  joinRequests,
+} from "@paperclipai/db";
+import type {
+  AttentionDecisionVerb,
+  AttentionFeed,
+  AttentionItem,
+  AttentionSeverity,
+  AttentionSourceKind,
+  AttentionSubject,
+} from "@paperclipai/shared";
+import { PRODUCTIVITY_REVIEW_ORIGIN_KIND } from "./productivity-review.js";
+import { budgetService } from "./budgets.js";
+import { issueService } from "./issues.js";
+import { parseIssueExecutionState } from "./issue-execution-policy.js";
+
+const ATTENTION_SOURCE_KINDS: AttentionSourceKind[] = [
+  "approval",
+  "issue_thread_interaction",
+  "join_request",
+  "recovery_action",
+  "productivity_review",
+  "blocker_attention",
+  "review",
+  "failed_run",
+  "budget_alert",
+  "agent_error_alert",
+];
+
+const SEVERITY_RANK: Record<AttentionSeverity, number> = {
+  critical: 0,
+  high: 1,
+  medium: 2,
+  low: 3,
+};
+
+const SOURCE_RANK: Record<AttentionSourceKind, number> = {
+  failed_run: 0,
+  recovery_action: 1,
+  blocker_attention: 2,
+  budget_alert: 3,
+  agent_error_alert: 4,
+  approval: 5,
+  issue_thread_interaction: 6,
+  review: 7,
+  productivity_review: 8,
+  join_request: 9,
+};
+
+const PENDING_INTERACTION_STATUSES = ["pending"] as const;
+const OPEN_RECOVERY_STATUSES = ["active", "escalated"] as const;
+const HUMAN_RECOVERY_OWNER_TYPES = ["user", "board"] as const;
+const PRODUCTIVITY_REVIEW_TERMINAL_STATUSES = ["done", "cancelled"] as const;
+const FAILED_RUN_STATUSES = ["failed", "timed_out"] as const;
+
+type IssueSummaryRow = {
+  id: string;
+  companyId: string;
+  identifier: string | null;
+  title: string;
+  status: string;
+  priority: string;
+  assigneeAgentId: string | null;
+  assigneeUserId: string | null;
+  createdAt: Date;
+  updatedAt: Date;
+};
+
+type AttentionListOptions = {
+  userId?: string | null;
+  includeDismissed?: boolean;
+};
+
+function emptyCounts(): Record<AttentionSourceKind, number> {
+  return Object.fromEntries(ATTENTION_SOURCE_KINDS.map((kind) => [kind, 0])) as Record<AttentionSourceKind, number>;
+}
+
+function toIso(value: Date | string | null | undefined): string {
+  if (!value) return new Date(0).toISOString();
+  return value instanceof Date ? value.toISOString() : new Date(value).toISOString();
+}
+
+function timestamp(value: Date | string | null | undefined): number {
+  if (!value) return 0;
+  const time = new Date(value).getTime();
+  return Number.isFinite(time) ? time : 0;
+}
+
+function isDismissed(
+  dismissedAtByKey: ReadonlyMap<string, number>,
+  dismissalKey: string,
+  activityAt: string,
+) {
+  const dismissedAt = dismissedAtByKey.get(dismissalKey);
+  return dismissedAt != null && dismissedAt >= timestamp(activityAt);
+}
+
+function issueHref(prefix: string, issue: Pick<IssueSummaryRow, "id" | "identifier">) {
+  return `/${prefix}/issues/${issue.identifier ?? issue.id}`;
+}
+
+function issueSubject(prefix: string, issue: IssueSummaryRow): AttentionSubject {
+  return {
+    kind: "issue",
+    id: issue.id,
+    companyId: issue.companyId,
+    title: issue.title,
+    identifier: issue.identifier,
+    status: issue.status,
+    href: issueHref(prefix, issue),
+    metadata: {
+      priority: issue.priority,
+      assigneeAgentId: issue.assigneeAgentId,
+      assigneeUserId: issue.assigneeUserId,
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+function itemId(sourceKind: AttentionSourceKind, dedupKey: string) {
+  return `${sourceKind}:${dedupKey}`;
+}
+
+function decisionVerbs(...verbs: AttentionDecisionVerb[]): AttentionDecisionVerb[] {
+  return verbs;
+}
+
+function createItem(input: Omit<AttentionItem, "id" | "dismissalKey" | "rank">): AttentionItem {
+  return {
+    ...input,
+    id: itemId(input.sourceKind, input.dedupKey),
+    dismissalKey: `attention:${input.dedupKey}`,
+    rank: 0,
+  };
+}
+
+function compareAttentionItems(left: AttentionItem, right: AttentionItem) {
+  const severityDiff = SEVERITY_RANK[left.severity] - SEVERITY_RANK[right.severity];
+  if (severityDiff !== 0) return severityDiff;
+  const sourceDiff = SOURCE_RANK[left.sourceKind] - SOURCE_RANK[right.sourceKind];
+  if (sourceDiff !== 0) return sourceDiff;
+  const timeDiff = timestamp(right.activityAt) - timestamp(left.activityAt);
+  if (timeDiff !== 0) return timeDiff;
+  return left.dedupKey.localeCompare(right.dedupKey);
+}
+
+function betterDuplicate(left: AttentionItem, right: AttentionItem) {
+  return compareAttentionItems(left, right) <= 0 ? left : right;
+}
+
+function approvalTitle(type: string, payload: Record<string, unknown>) {
+  const title = typeof payload.title === "string" ? payload.title.trim() : "";
+  if (title) return title;
+  const summary = typeof payload.summary === "string" ? payload.summary.trim() : "";
+  if (summary) return summary;
+  return type.replaceAll("_", " ");
+}
+
+function interactionLabel(kind: string) {
+  switch (kind) {
+    case "request_confirmation":
+      return "Confirmation requested";
+    case "request_checkbox_confirmation":
+      return "Selection confirmation requested";
+    case "ask_user_questions":
+      return "Questions need answers";
+    case "suggest_tasks":
+      return "Suggested tasks need a decision";
+    default:
+      return "Interaction needs a decision";
+  }
+}
+
+function interactionVerbs(kind: string) {
+  if (kind === "ask_user_questions") {
+    return decisionVerbs({
+      id: "respond",
+      label: "Respond",
+      description: "Submit answers to the pending questions.",
+    });
+  }
+  return decisionVerbs(
+    {
+      id: "accept",
+      label: "Accept",
+      description: "Accept the pending interaction.",
+    },
+    {
+      id: "reject",
+      label: "Reject",
+      description: "Reject the pending interaction and provide a reason when required.",
+    },
+  );
+}
+
+function budgetObservedPercent(amountObserved: number, amountLimit: number) {
+  return amountLimit > 0 ? Math.round((amountObserved / amountLimit) * 10_000) / 100 : 0;
+}
+
+async function companyPrefix(db: Db, companyId: string) {
+  const row = await db
+    .select({ issuePrefix: companies.issuePrefix })
+    .from(companies)
+    .where(eq(companies.id, companyId))
+    .then((rows) => rows[0] ?? null);
+  return row?.issuePrefix ?? "PAP";
+}
+
+async function dismissedAtByKey(db: Db, companyId: string, userId: string | null | undefined) {
+  if (!userId) return new Map<string, number>();
+  const rows = await db
+    .select({ itemKey: inboxDismissals.itemKey, dismissedAt: inboxDismissals.dismissedAt })
+    .from(inboxDismissals)
+    .where(and(eq(inboxDismissals.companyId, companyId), eq(inboxDismissals.userId, userId)));
+  return new Map(rows.map((row) => [row.itemKey, timestamp(row.dismissedAt)]));
+}
+
+async function issueSummaryMap(db: Db, companyId: string, issueIds: Array<string | null | undefined>) {
+  const ids = [...new Set(issueIds.filter((value): value is string => Boolean(value)))];
+  if (ids.length === 0) return new Map<string, IssueSummaryRow>();
+  const rows = await db
+    .select({
+      id: issues.id,
+      companyId: issues.companyId,
+      identifier: issues.identifier,
+      title: issues.title,
+      status: issues.status,
+      priority: issues.priority,
+      assigneeAgentId: issues.assigneeAgentId,
+      assigneeUserId: issues.assigneeUserId,
+      createdAt: issues.createdAt,
+      updatedAt: issues.updatedAt,
+    })
+    .from(issues)
+    .where(and(eq(issues.companyId, companyId), inArray(issues.id, ids), isNull(issues.hiddenAt)));
+  return new Map(rows.map((row) => [row.id, row]));
+}
+
+function readRunIssueId(contextSnapshot: Record<string, unknown> | null) {
+  const issueId = contextSnapshot?.issueId ?? contextSnapshot?.taskId;
+  return typeof issueId === "string" && issueId.length > 0 ? issueId : null;
+}
+
+export function attentionService(db: Db) {
+  return {
+    list: async (companyId: string, options: AttentionListOptions = {}): Promise<AttentionFeed> => {
+      const prefix = await companyPrefix(db, companyId);
+      const dismissed = await dismissedAtByKey(db, companyId, options.userId);
+      const includeDismissed = options.includeDismissed === true;
+      const collected: AttentionItem[] = [];
+
+      const add = (item: AttentionItem) => {
+        if (!includeDismissed && isDismissed(dismissed, item.dismissalKey, item.activityAt)) return;
+        collected.push(item);
+      };
+
+      const pendingApprovals = await db
+        .select({
+          id: approvals.id,
+          type: approvals.type,
+          status: approvals.status,
+          requestedByAgentId: approvals.requestedByAgentId,
+          requestedByUserId: approvals.requestedByUserId,
+          payload: approvals.payload,
+          createdAt: approvals.createdAt,
+          updatedAt: approvals.updatedAt,
+        })
+        .from(approvals)
+        .where(and(eq(approvals.companyId, companyId), eq(approvals.status, "pending")))
+        .orderBy(desc(approvals.updatedAt), desc(approvals.id));
+
+      for (const approval of pendingApprovals) {
+        const dedupKey = `approval:${approval.id}`;
+        const title = approvalTitle(approval.type, approval.payload);
+        add(createItem({
+          companyId,
+          sourceKind: "approval",
+          subject: {
+            kind: "approval",
+            id: approval.id,
+            companyId,
+            title,
+            identifier: null,
+            status: approval.status,
+            href: `/${prefix}/approvals/${approval.id}`,
+            metadata: {
+              type: approval.type,
+              requestedByAgentId: approval.requestedByAgentId,
+              requestedByUserId: approval.requestedByUserId,
+            },
+          },
+          whyNow: "Approval is pending a board decision.",
+          decisionVerbs: decisionVerbs(
+            { id: "approve", label: "Approve", description: "Approve the request." },
+            { id: "reject", label: "Reject", description: "Reject the request." },
+            { id: "request_revision", label: "Request revision", description: "Send the request back for changes." },
+          ),
+          inlineResolvable: approval.type !== "request_board_approval",
+          entryRule: "approvals.status = 'pending'",
+          exitRule: "Approval leaves pending status.",
+          dedupKey,
+          severity: "medium",
+          activityAt: toIso(approval.updatedAt),
+          createdAt: toIso(approval.createdAt),
+          updatedAt: toIso(approval.updatedAt),
+          relatedIssue: null,
+        }));
+      }
+
+      const interactionRows = await db
+        .select({
+          id: issueThreadInteractions.id,
+          issueId: issueThreadInteractions.issueId,
+          kind: issueThreadInteractions.kind,
+          status: issueThreadInteractions.status,
+          title: issueThreadInteractions.title,
+          summary: issueThreadInteractions.summary,
+          createdAt: issueThreadInteractions.createdAt,
+          updatedAt: issueThreadInteractions.updatedAt,
+        })
+        .from(issueThreadInteractions)
+        .where(and(
+          eq(issueThreadInteractions.companyId, companyId),
+          inArray(issueThreadInteractions.status, [...PENDING_INTERACTION_STATUSES]),
+        ))
+        .orderBy(desc(issueThreadInteractions.updatedAt), desc(issueThreadInteractions.id));
+      const interactionIssueMap = await issueSummaryMap(db, companyId, interactionRows.map((row) => row.issueId));
+
+      for (const interaction of interactionRows) {
+        const issue = interactionIssueMap.get(interaction.issueId) ?? null;
+        const dedupKey = `interaction:${interaction.id}`;
+        add(createItem({
+          companyId,
+          sourceKind: "issue_thread_interaction",
+          subject: {
+            kind: "interaction",
+            id: interaction.id,
+            companyId,
+            title: interaction.title ?? interaction.summary ?? interactionLabel(interaction.kind),
+            identifier: null,
+            status: interaction.status,
+            href: issue ? `${issueHref(prefix, issue)}#interaction-${interaction.id}` : null,
+            metadata: { kind: interaction.kind, issueId: interaction.issueId },
+          },
+          whyNow: `${interactionLabel(interaction.kind)} on an issue thread.`,
+          decisionVerbs: interactionVerbs(interaction.kind),
+          inlineResolvable: true,
+          entryRule: "issue_thread_interactions.status = 'pending'",
+          exitRule: "Interaction resolves, expires, fails, or is cancelled.",
+          dedupKey,
+          severity: "medium",
+          activityAt: toIso(interaction.updatedAt),
+          createdAt: toIso(interaction.createdAt),
+          updatedAt: toIso(interaction.updatedAt),
+          relatedIssue: issue ? issueSubject(prefix, issue) : null,
+        }));
+      }
+
+      const pendingJoins = await db
+        .select({
+          id: joinRequests.id,
+          requestType: joinRequests.requestType,
+          status: joinRequests.status,
+          requestingUserId: joinRequests.requestingUserId,
+          requestEmailSnapshot: joinRequests.requestEmailSnapshot,
+          agentName: joinRequests.agentName,
+          adapterType: joinRequests.adapterType,
+          createdAt: joinRequests.createdAt,
+          updatedAt: joinRequests.updatedAt,
+        })
+        .from(joinRequests)
+        .innerJoin(invites, eq(joinRequests.inviteId, invites.id))
+        .where(and(
+          eq(joinRequests.companyId, companyId),
+          eq(invites.companyId, companyId),
+          eq(joinRequests.status, "pending_approval"),
+        ))
+        .orderBy(desc(joinRequests.updatedAt), desc(joinRequests.id));
+
+      for (const join of pendingJoins) {
+        const label = join.requestType === "agent"
+          ? join.agentName ?? "Agent join request"
+          : join.requestEmailSnapshot ?? join.requestingUserId ?? "Human join request";
+        const dedupKey = `join:${join.id}`;
+        add(createItem({
+          companyId,
+          sourceKind: "join_request",
+          subject: {
+            kind: "join_request",
+            id: join.id,
+            companyId,
+            title: label,
+            identifier: null,
+            status: join.status,
+            href: `/${prefix}/settings/access`,
+            metadata: {
+              requestType: join.requestType,
+              requestingUserId: join.requestingUserId,
+              adapterType: join.adapterType,
+            },
+          },
+          whyNow: "Join request is pending approval.",
+          decisionVerbs: decisionVerbs(
+            { id: "approve", label: "Approve", description: "Approve this join request." },
+            { id: "reject", label: "Reject", description: "Reject this join request." },
+          ),
+          inlineResolvable: true,
+          entryRule: "join_requests.status = 'pending_approval'",
+          exitRule: "Join request is approved or rejected.",
+          dedupKey,
+          severity: "medium",
+          activityAt: toIso(join.updatedAt),
+          createdAt: toIso(join.createdAt),
+          updatedAt: toIso(join.updatedAt),
+          relatedIssue: null,
+        }));
+      }
+
+      const recoveryRows = await db
+        .select()
+        .from(issueRecoveryActions)
+        .where(and(
+          eq(issueRecoveryActions.companyId, companyId),
+          inArray(issueRecoveryActions.status, [...OPEN_RECOVERY_STATUSES]),
+          inArray(issueRecoveryActions.ownerType, [...HUMAN_RECOVERY_OWNER_TYPES]),
+        ))
+        .orderBy(desc(issueRecoveryActions.updatedAt), desc(issueRecoveryActions.id));
+      const recoveryIssueMap = await issueSummaryMap(
+        db,
+        companyId,
+        recoveryRows.flatMap((row) => [row.sourceIssueId, row.recoveryIssueId]),
+      );
+
+      for (const recovery of recoveryRows) {
+        const sourceIssue = recoveryIssueMap.get(recovery.sourceIssueId) ?? null;
+        const recoveryIssue = recovery.recoveryIssueId ? recoveryIssueMap.get(recovery.recoveryIssueId) ?? null : null;
+        const dedupKey = `recovery:${recovery.kind}:${recovery.sourceIssueId}:${recovery.cause}:${recovery.fingerprint}`;
+        add(createItem({
+          companyId,
+          sourceKind: "recovery_action",
+          subject: {
+            kind: "recovery_action",
+            id: recovery.id,
+            companyId,
+            title: recovery.nextAction,
+            identifier: null,
+            status: recovery.status,
+            href: recoveryIssue ? issueHref(prefix, recoveryIssue) : sourceIssue ? issueHref(prefix, sourceIssue) : null,
+            metadata: {
+              kind: recovery.kind,
+              cause: recovery.cause,
+              ownerType: recovery.ownerType,
+              ownerUserId: recovery.ownerUserId,
+              sourceIssueId: recovery.sourceIssueId,
+              recoveryIssueId: recovery.recoveryIssueId,
+            },
+          },
+          whyNow: recovery.status === "escalated"
+            ? "Recovery action escalated to a human owner."
+            : "Recovery action is assigned to a human owner.",
+          decisionVerbs: decisionVerbs(
+            { id: "resolve", label: "Resolve", description: "Record the recovery outcome." },
+            { id: "reassign", label: "Reassign", description: "Move the recovery to another owner." },
+            { id: "cancel", label: "Cancel", description: "Cancel the recovery action." },
+          ),
+          inlineResolvable: false,
+          entryRule: "issue_recovery_actions.status in ('active','escalated') and owner_type in ('user','board')",
+          exitRule: "Recovery action resolves, is cancelled, or moves back to an agent/system owner.",
+          dedupKey,
+          severity: recovery.status === "escalated" ? "high" : "medium",
+          activityAt: toIso(recovery.updatedAt),
+          createdAt: toIso(recovery.createdAt),
+          updatedAt: toIso(recovery.updatedAt),
+          relatedIssue: sourceIssue ? issueSubject(prefix, sourceIssue) : null,
+        }));
+      }
+
+      const productivityRows = await db
+        .select({
+          id: issues.id,
+          companyId: issues.companyId,
+          identifier: issues.identifier,
+          title: issues.title,
+          status: issues.status,
+          priority: issues.priority,
+          originId: issues.originId,
+          originFingerprint: issues.originFingerprint,
+          assigneeAgentId: issues.assigneeAgentId,
+          assigneeUserId: issues.assigneeUserId,
+          createdAt: issues.createdAt,
+          updatedAt: issues.updatedAt,
+        })
+        .from(issues)
+        .where(and(
+          eq(issues.companyId, companyId),
+          eq(issues.originKind, PRODUCTIVITY_REVIEW_ORIGIN_KIND),
+          isNull(issues.hiddenAt),
+          isNotNull(issues.assigneeUserId),
+          notInArray(issues.status, [...PRODUCTIVITY_REVIEW_TERMINAL_STATUSES]),
+        ))
+        .orderBy(desc(issues.updatedAt), desc(issues.id));
+      const productivitySourceMap = await issueSummaryMap(db, companyId, productivityRows.map((row) => row.originId));
+
+      for (const review of productivityRows) {
+        const reviewIssue: IssueSummaryRow = review;
+        const sourceIssue = review.originId ? productivitySourceMap.get(review.originId) ?? null : null;
+        const dedupKey = `productivity_review:${review.originFingerprint ?? review.originId ?? review.id}`;
+        add(createItem({
+          companyId,
+          sourceKind: "productivity_review",
+          subject: issueSubject(prefix, reviewIssue),
+          whyNow: "Productivity review is awaiting a human decision.",
+          decisionVerbs: decisionVerbs(
+            { id: "resolve", label: "Resolve", description: "Record a productivity review outcome." },
+            { id: "dismiss", label: "Dismiss", description: "Dismiss this review for now." },
+            { id: "reassign", label: "Reassign", description: "Move the review to another owner." },
+          ),
+          inlineResolvable: false,
+          entryRule: "Open issue_productivity_review issue assigned to a user.",
+          exitRule: "Review issue is done/cancelled or no longer assigned to a user.",
+          dedupKey,
+          severity: review.priority === "critical" ? "critical" : review.priority === "high" ? "high" : "medium",
+          activityAt: toIso(review.updatedAt),
+          createdAt: toIso(review.createdAt),
+          updatedAt: toIso(review.updatedAt),
+          relatedIssue: sourceIssue ? issueSubject(prefix, sourceIssue) : null,
+        }));
+      }
+
+      const blockedIssues = await issueService(db).list(companyId, { status: "blocked", includeBlockedBy: true });
+      for (const issue of blockedIssues as Array<IssueSummaryRow & { blockerAttention?: { state?: string; sampleStalledBlockerIdentifier?: string | null; sampleBlockerIdentifier?: string | null } | null }>) {
+        const blockerAttention = issue.blockerAttention;
+        if (blockerAttention?.state !== "stalled") continue;
+        const sample = blockerAttention.sampleStalledBlockerIdentifier ?? blockerAttention.sampleBlockerIdentifier ?? issue.identifier ?? issue.id;
+        const dedupKey = `blocker:${issue.id}:${sample}`;
+        add(createItem({
+          companyId,
+          sourceKind: "blocker_attention",
+          subject: issueSubject(prefix, issue),
+          whyNow: "Blocked dependency chain is stalled and needs a human to choose the next owner or action.",
+          decisionVerbs: decisionVerbs(
+            { id: "unblock", label: "Unblock", description: "Repair or replace the stalled blocker path." },
+            { id: "reassign", label: "Reassign", description: "Assign the stalled blocker to a live owner." },
+            { id: "nudge", label: "Nudge", description: "Wake or prompt the current owner." },
+          ),
+          inlineResolvable: false,
+          entryRule: "blocked issue has blockerAttention.state = 'stalled'",
+          exitRule: "Blocker chain is no longer stalled or the issue leaves blocked status.",
+          dedupKey,
+          severity: "high",
+          activityAt: toIso(issue.updatedAt),
+          createdAt: toIso(issue.createdAt),
+          updatedAt: toIso(issue.updatedAt),
+          relatedIssue: null,
+        }));
+      }
+
+      const reviewRows = await db
+        .select({
+          id: issues.id,
+          companyId: issues.companyId,
+          identifier: issues.identifier,
+          title: issues.title,
+          status: issues.status,
+          priority: issues.priority,
+          assigneeAgentId: issues.assigneeAgentId,
+          assigneeUserId: issues.assigneeUserId,
+          executionState: issues.executionState,
+          createdAt: issues.createdAt,
+          updatedAt: issues.updatedAt,
+        })
+        .from(issues)
+        .where(and(eq(issues.companyId, companyId), eq(issues.status, "in_review"), isNull(issues.hiddenAt)))
+        .orderBy(desc(issues.updatedAt), desc(issues.id));
+      const reviewIssueIds = reviewRows.map((row) => row.id);
+      const pendingReviewApprovalRows = reviewIssueIds.length === 0
+        ? []
+        : await db
+          .select({ issueId: issueApprovals.issueId, approvalId: approvals.id })
+          .from(issueApprovals)
+          .innerJoin(approvals, eq(issueApprovals.approvalId, approvals.id))
+          .where(and(
+            eq(issueApprovals.companyId, companyId),
+            eq(approvals.companyId, companyId),
+            inArray(issueApprovals.issueId, reviewIssueIds),
+            eq(approvals.status, "pending"),
+          ));
+      const pendingApprovalByIssueId = new Map(pendingReviewApprovalRows.map((row) => [row.issueId, row.approvalId]));
+
+      for (const review of reviewRows) {
+        const state = parseIssueExecutionState(review.executionState);
+        const currentParticipant = state?.status === "pending" ? state.currentParticipant : null;
+        const hasHumanParticipant = currentParticipant?.type === "user";
+        const pendingApprovalId = pendingApprovalByIssueId.get(review.id) ?? null;
+        if (!hasHumanParticipant && !review.assigneeUserId && !pendingApprovalId) continue;
+        const issue: IssueSummaryRow = review;
+        const dedupKey = `review:${review.id}`;
+        add(createItem({
+          companyId,
+          sourceKind: "review",
+          subject: issueSubject(prefix, issue),
+          whyNow: pendingApprovalId
+            ? "Issue is in review with a linked pending approval."
+            : hasHumanParticipant
+              ? "Issue is in review and the current execution participant is a user."
+              : "Issue is in review and assigned to a user.",
+          decisionVerbs: decisionVerbs(
+            { id: "approve", label: "Approve", description: "Approve the review and advance the issue." },
+            { id: "request_changes", label: "Request changes", description: "Return the issue to the assignee with changes requested." },
+          ),
+          inlineResolvable: false,
+          entryRule: "issues.status = 'in_review' and human reviewer, user assignee, or linked pending approval exists.",
+          exitRule: "Issue leaves in_review or the human review path resolves.",
+          dedupKey,
+          severity: "medium",
+          activityAt: toIso(review.updatedAt),
+          createdAt: toIso(review.createdAt),
+          updatedAt: toIso(review.updatedAt),
+          relatedIssue: null,
+        }));
+      }
+
+      const exhaustedRunRows = await db
+        .select({
+          id: heartbeatRuns.id,
+          companyId: heartbeatRuns.companyId,
+          agentId: heartbeatRuns.agentId,
+          agentName: agents.name,
+          status: heartbeatRuns.status,
+          error: heartbeatRuns.error,
+          errorCode: heartbeatRuns.errorCode,
+          contextSnapshot: heartbeatRuns.contextSnapshot,
+          createdAt: heartbeatRuns.createdAt,
+          updatedAt: heartbeatRuns.updatedAt,
+          finishedAt: heartbeatRuns.finishedAt,
+          exhaustionMessage: heartbeatRunEvents.message,
+        })
+        .from(heartbeatRuns)
+        .innerJoin(agents, eq(heartbeatRuns.agentId, agents.id))
+        .innerJoin(heartbeatRunEvents, eq(heartbeatRunEvents.runId, heartbeatRuns.id))
+        .where(and(
+          eq(heartbeatRuns.companyId, companyId),
+          eq(agents.companyId, companyId),
+          notInArray(agents.status, ["terminated"]),
+          inArray(heartbeatRuns.status, [...FAILED_RUN_STATUSES]),
+          eq(heartbeatRunEvents.companyId, companyId),
+          eq(heartbeatRunEvents.eventType, "lifecycle"),
+          sql`${heartbeatRunEvents.message} like 'Bounded retry exhausted%'`,
+        ))
+        .orderBy(desc(heartbeatRuns.createdAt), desc(heartbeatRunEvents.id));
+
+      const latestExhaustedByRunId = new Map<string, (typeof exhaustedRunRows)[number]>();
+      for (const row of exhaustedRunRows) {
+        if (!latestExhaustedByRunId.has(row.id)) latestExhaustedByRunId.set(row.id, row);
+      }
+      const failedRows = [...latestExhaustedByRunId.values()];
+      const failedIssueMap = await issueSummaryMap(
+        db,
+        companyId,
+        failedRows.map((row) => readRunIssueId(row.contextSnapshot)),
+      );
+      for (const run of failedRows) {
+        const issueId = readRunIssueId(run.contextSnapshot);
+        const newer = await db
+          .select({ id: heartbeatRuns.id })
+          .from(heartbeatRuns)
+          .where(and(
+            eq(heartbeatRuns.companyId, companyId),
+            eq(heartbeatRuns.agentId, run.agentId),
+            gt(heartbeatRuns.createdAt, run.createdAt),
+            sql`coalesce(${heartbeatRuns.contextSnapshot} ->> 'issueId', ${heartbeatRuns.contextSnapshot} ->> 'taskId', '') = ${issueId ?? ""}`,
+          ))
+          .limit(1);
+        if (newer.length > 0) continue;
+
+        const issue = issueId ? failedIssueMap.get(issueId) ?? null : null;
+        const dedupKey = `run:${run.id}`;
+        add(createItem({
+          companyId,
+          sourceKind: "failed_run",
+          subject: {
+            kind: "run",
+            id: run.id,
+            companyId,
+            title: `${run.agentName} run ${run.status}`,
+            identifier: null,
+            status: run.status,
+            href: `/${prefix}/agents/${run.agentId}/runs/${run.id}`,
+            metadata: {
+              agentId: run.agentId,
+              agentName: run.agentName,
+              issueId,
+              errorCode: run.errorCode,
+              error: run.error,
+              retryExhaustedReason: run.exhaustionMessage,
+            },
+          },
+          whyNow: "Run failed after automatic retries were exhausted.",
+          decisionVerbs: decisionVerbs(
+            { id: "retry", label: "Retry", description: "Retry the failed run or issue." },
+            { id: "reassign", label: "Reassign", description: "Move the work to another owner." },
+            { id: "dismiss", label: "Dismiss", description: "Dismiss this failed-run attention row." },
+          ),
+          inlineResolvable: true,
+          entryRule: "latest failed/timed_out run has a Bounded retry exhausted lifecycle event.",
+          exitRule: "A newer run exists for the same issue/agent pair or the row is dismissed.",
+          dedupKey,
+          severity: "high",
+          activityAt: toIso(run.finishedAt ?? run.updatedAt ?? run.createdAt),
+          createdAt: toIso(run.createdAt),
+          updatedAt: toIso(run.updatedAt),
+          relatedIssue: issue ? issueSubject(prefix, issue) : null,
+        }));
+      }
+
+      const budgetOverview = await budgetService(db).overview(companyId);
+      for (const incident of budgetOverview.activeIncidents) {
+        const observedPercent = budgetObservedPercent(incident.amountObserved, incident.amountLimit);
+        if (incident.thresholdType !== "hard" && observedPercent < 85) continue;
+        const dedupKey = `budget:${incident.policyId}:${toIso(incident.windowStart)}:${incident.thresholdType}`;
+        add(createItem({
+          companyId,
+          sourceKind: "budget_alert",
+          subject: {
+            kind: "budget_incident",
+            id: incident.id,
+            companyId,
+            title: `${incident.scopeName} budget ${incident.thresholdType === "hard" ? "hard stop" : "warning"}`,
+            identifier: null,
+            status: incident.status,
+            href: `/${prefix}/costs`,
+            metadata: {
+              policyId: incident.policyId,
+              scopeType: incident.scopeType,
+              scopeId: incident.scopeId,
+              thresholdType: incident.thresholdType,
+              amountObserved: incident.amountObserved,
+              amountLimit: incident.amountLimit,
+              observedPercent,
+              approvalId: incident.approvalId,
+              approvalStatus: incident.approvalStatus,
+            },
+          },
+          whyNow: incident.thresholdType === "hard"
+            ? "Budget hard stop was reached."
+            : "Budget crossed the 85% warning threshold.",
+          decisionVerbs: decisionVerbs(
+            { id: "raise_budget_and_resume", label: "Raise budget", description: "Raise the budget and resume paused work." },
+            { id: "keep_paused", label: "Keep paused", description: "Dismiss or keep the budget stop in place." },
+          ),
+          inlineResolvable: true,
+          entryRule: "open budget incident is hard, or soft with observed spend >= 85% of limit.",
+          exitRule: "Budget incident is resolved or dismissed.",
+          dedupKey,
+          severity: incident.thresholdType === "hard" ? "high" : "medium",
+          activityAt: toIso(incident.updatedAt),
+          createdAt: toIso(incident.createdAt),
+          updatedAt: toIso(incident.updatedAt),
+          relatedIssue: null,
+        }));
+      }
+
+      const erroredAgents = await db
+        .select({
+          id: agents.id,
+          companyId: agents.companyId,
+          name: agents.name,
+          role: agents.role,
+          status: agents.status,
+          errorReason: agents.errorReason,
+          createdAt: agents.createdAt,
+          updatedAt: agents.updatedAt,
+        })
+        .from(agents)
+        .where(and(eq(agents.companyId, companyId), eq(agents.status, "error")))
+        .orderBy(desc(agents.updatedAt), desc(agents.id));
+
+      for (const agent of erroredAgents) {
+        const dedupKey = `agent_error:${agent.id}`;
+        add(createItem({
+          companyId,
+          sourceKind: "agent_error_alert",
+          subject: {
+            kind: "agent",
+            id: agent.id,
+            companyId,
+            title: agent.name,
+            identifier: null,
+            status: agent.status,
+            href: `/${prefix}/agents/${agent.id}`,
+            metadata: { role: agent.role, errorReason: agent.errorReason },
+          },
+          whyNow: "Agent is in error status and needs operator action or dismissal.",
+          decisionVerbs: decisionVerbs(
+            { id: "inspect", label: "Inspect", description: "Inspect the agent error." },
+            { id: "dismiss", label: "Dismiss", description: "Dismiss this alert." },
+          ),
+          inlineResolvable: true,
+          entryRule: "agents.status = 'error'",
+          exitRule: "Agent leaves error status or the row is dismissed.",
+          dedupKey,
+          severity: "high",
+          activityAt: toIso(agent.updatedAt),
+          createdAt: toIso(agent.createdAt),
+          updatedAt: toIso(agent.updatedAt),
+          relatedIssue: null,
+        }));
+      }
+
+      const deduped = new Map<string, AttentionItem>();
+      for (const item of collected) {
+        const current = deduped.get(item.dedupKey);
+        deduped.set(item.dedupKey, current ? betterDuplicate(current, item) : item);
+      }
+
+      const items = [...deduped.values()]
+        .sort(compareAttentionItems)
+        .map((item, index) => ({ ...item, rank: index + 1 }));
+      const countsBySourceKind = emptyCounts();
+      for (const item of items) countsBySourceKind[item.sourceKind] += 1;
+
+      return {
+        companyId,
+        generatedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+        totalCount: items.length,
+        countsBySourceKind,
+        items,
+      };
+    },
+  };
+}
diff --git a/server/src/services/index.ts b/server/src/services/index.ts
index 4a351f3e4a7..ea7ae4f3cfa 100644
--- a/server/src/services/index.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/index.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ export {
 export { goalService } from "./goals.js";
 export { activityService, type ActivityFilters } from "./activity.js";
 export { workTimelineService, normalizeTimelineWindow } from "./work-timeline.js";
+export { attentionService } from "./attention.js";
 export type {
   WorkTimelineActor,
   WorkTimelineEdge,
diff --git a/server/src/services/issue-thread-interactions.ts b/server/src/services/issue-thread-interactions.ts
index 62550db0dd9..08c6378ee61 100644
--- a/server/src/services/issue-thread-interactions.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/issue-thread-interactions.ts
@@ -197,6 +197,20 @@ function shouldReturnAcceptedConfirmationToCreatorAgent(args: {
   return true;
 }
 
+function shouldMoveAcceptedPlanConfirmationToAgentTodo(args: {
+  issue: IssueResolutionContext;
+  interaction: RequestConfirmationLikeInteraction;
+}) {
+  if (args.interaction.kind !== "request_confirmation") return false;
+  if (args.issue.status !== "in_review") return false;
+  if (!args.issue.assigneeAgentId) return false;
+
+  const target = args.interaction.payload.target;
+  if (!target || target.type !== "issue_document") return false;
+  const targetIssueId = target.issueId ?? args.issue.id;
+  return targetIssueId === args.issue.id && target.key === "plan";
+}
+
 function shouldSupersedeInteractionOnUserComment(interaction: UserCommentSupersedableInteraction) {
   return interaction.payload.supersedeOnUserComment === true;
 }
@@ -845,6 +859,7 @@ export function issueThreadInteractionService(db: Db) {
         throw notFound("Issue not found");
       }
 
+      const acceptedInteraction = hydrateInteraction(updated) as RequestConfirmationLikeInteraction;
       let continuationIssue: IssueWakeTarget | null = null;
       if (shouldReturnAcceptedConfirmationToCreatorAgent({
         issue: issueContext,
@@ -860,6 +875,24 @@ export function issueThreadInteractionService(db: Db) {
           actorUserId: args.actor.userId ?? null,
         }, tx);
 
+        if (returnedIssue) {
+          continuationIssue = {
+            id: returnedIssue.id,
+            assigneeAgentId: returnedIssue.assigneeAgentId ?? null,
+            assigneeUserId: returnedIssue.assigneeUserId ?? null,
+            status: returnedIssue.status,
+          };
+        }
+      } else if (shouldMoveAcceptedPlanConfirmationToAgentTodo({
+        issue: issueContext,
+        interaction: acceptedInteraction,
+      })) {
+        const returnedIssue = await issueService(db).update(args.issue.id, {
+          status: "todo",
+          actorAgentId: args.actor.agentId ?? null,
+          actorUserId: args.actor.userId ?? null,
+        }, tx);
+
         if (returnedIssue) {
           continuationIssue = {
             id: returnedIssue.id,
@@ -873,7 +906,7 @@ export function issueThreadInteractionService(db: Db) {
       }
 
       return {
-        interaction: hydrateInteraction(updated),
+        interaction: acceptedInteraction,
         continuationIssue,
       };
     });
diff --git a/server/src/services/issues.ts b/server/src/services/issues.ts
index 2f75a672bf8..0db02044eea 100644
--- a/server/src/services/issues.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/issues.ts
@@ -3294,6 +3294,7 @@ async function listIssueBlockedInboxAttentionMap(
         state: "needs_attention",
         reason: finding.state as IssueBlockedInboxAttention["reason"],
         severity: finding.state === "blocked_by_assigned_backlog_issue"
+          || finding.state === "dead_in_water"
           || finding.state === "in_review_without_action_path"
           ? "high"
           : finding.severity === "critical" ? "critical" : "high",
@@ -3315,6 +3316,8 @@ async function listIssueBlockedInboxAttentionMap(
                 return "Assign active owner";
               case "blocked_by_cancelled_issue":
                 return "Replace blocker";
+              case "dead_in_water":
+                return "Choose disposition";
               case "invalid_review_participant":
                 return "Repair review participant";
               case "in_review_without_action_path":
diff --git a/server/src/services/recovery/issue-graph-liveness.ts b/server/src/services/recovery/issue-graph-liveness.ts
index 91cf2e73dd6..6ebe6f71e31 100644
--- a/server/src/services/recovery/issue-graph-liveness.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/recovery/issue-graph-liveness.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export type IssueLivenessState =
   | "blocked_by_assigned_backlog_issue"
   | "blocked_by_uninvokable_assignee"
   | "blocked_by_cancelled_issue"
+  | "dead_in_water"
   | "invalid_review_participant"
   | "in_review_without_action_path";
 
@@ -361,6 +362,7 @@ export function classifyIssueGraphLiveness(input: IssueGraphLivenessInput): Issu
   const issuesById = new Map(input.issues.map((issue) => [issue.id, issue]));
   const agentsById = new Map(input.agents.map((agent) => [agent.id, agent]));
   const blockersByBlockedIssueId = new Map<string, IssueLivenessRelationInput[]>();
+  const blockedDependentsByBlockerIssueId = new Map<string, IssueLivenessIssueInput[]>();
   const unresolvedBlockers = new Set<string>();
   const findings: IssueLivenessFinding[] = [];
   const activeRuns = input.activeRuns ?? [];
@@ -387,6 +389,20 @@ export function classifyIssueGraphLiveness(input: IssueGraphLivenessInput): Issu
     ) {
       unresolvedBlockers.add(blocker.id);
     }
+
+    if (
+      blocker &&
+      blocked &&
+      blocker.companyId === relation.companyId &&
+      blocked.companyId === relation.companyId &&
+      blocker.status !== "done" &&
+      blocker.status !== "cancelled" &&
+      blocked.status === "blocked"
+    ) {
+      const list = blockedDependentsByBlockerIssueId.get(blocker.id) ?? [];
+      list.push(blocked);
+      blockedDependentsByBlockerIssueId.set(blocker.id, list);
+    }
   }
 
   for (const relations of blockersByBlockedIssueId.values()) {
@@ -399,6 +415,10 @@ export function classifyIssueGraphLiveness(input: IssueGraphLivenessInput): Issu
     });
   }
 
+  for (const dependents of blockedDependentsByBlockerIssueId.values()) {
+    dependents.sort((left, right) => issueLabel(left).localeCompare(issueLabel(right)));
+  }
+
   function hasExplicitWaitingPath(issue: IssueLivenessIssueInput) {
     return Boolean(issue.assigneeUserId) ||
       hasScheduledMonitor(issue, nowMs) ||
@@ -408,6 +428,70 @@ export function classifyIssueGraphLiveness(input: IssueGraphLivenessInput): Issu
       hasWaitingPath(issue.companyId, issue.id, openRecoveryIssues);
   }
 
+  function hasOpenBlockers(issue: IssueLivenessIssueInput) {
+    const relations = blockersByBlockedIssueId.get(issue.id) ?? [];
+    return relations.some((relation) => {
+      if (relation.companyId !== issue.companyId) return false;
+      const blocker = issuesById.get(relation.blockerIssueId);
+      return Boolean(
+        blocker &&
+          blocker.companyId === issue.companyId &&
+          blocker.status !== "done" &&
+          blocker.status !== "cancelled",
+      );
+    });
+  }
+
+  function hasReviewerPath(issue: IssueLivenessIssueInput) {
+    const participant = issue.executionState?.currentParticipant;
+    const participantAgentId = readPrincipalAgentId(participant);
+    if (participantAgentId) {
+      const participantAgent = agentsById.get(participantAgentId);
+      return Boolean(
+        participantAgent &&
+          participantAgent.companyId === issue.companyId &&
+          isInvokableAgent(participantAgent, agentsById),
+      );
+    }
+    return principalIsResolvableUser(participant);
+  }
+
+  function deadInWaterFinding(issue: IssueLivenessIssueInput): IssueLivenessFinding | null {
+    if (issue.status !== "todo" || !issue.assigneeAgentId) return null;
+    const assignee = agentsById.get(issue.assigneeAgentId);
+    if (
+      !assignee ||
+      assignee.companyId !== issue.companyId ||
+      !isInvokableAgent(assignee, agentsById)
+    ) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    const dependents = blockedDependentsByBlockerIssueId.get(issue.id) ?? [];
+    if (dependents.length === 0) return null;
+    if (hasExplicitWaitingPath(issue) || hasOpenBlockers(issue) || hasReviewerPath(issue)) return null;
+
+    const ownerCandidates = ownerCandidatesForRecoveryIssue(issue, input.agents, agentsById, {
+      includeStalledAssignee: true,
+    });
+    const dependentLabels = dependents.map(issueLabel);
+    const dependentCopy = dependentLabels.length === 1
+      ? dependentLabels[0]!
+      : `${dependentLabels.slice(0, 3).join(", ")}${dependentLabels.length > 3 ? `, and ${dependentLabels.length - 3} more` : ""}`;
+
+    return finding({
+      issue,
+      state: "dead_in_water",
+      reason: `${issueLabel(issue)} is ${issue.status}, blocks ${dependents.length} issue${dependents.length === 1 ? "" : "s"} (${dependentCopy}), and has no interaction, own blocker, active run, queued wake, reviewer, human owner, monitor, or recovery action owning the next step.`,
+      dependencyPath: [issue, ...dependents],
+      recoveryIssue: issue,
+      recommendedOwnerCandidateAgentIds: ownerCandidates.map((candidate) => candidate.agentId),
+      recommendedOwnerCandidates: ownerCandidates,
+      recommendedAction:
+        `Choose a disposition for ${issueLabel(issue)}: nudge its assignee, reassign it, cancel it, or de-prioritize/remove the blocked dependent${dependents.length === 1 ? "" : "s"} (${dependentCopy}).`,
+      blockerIssueId: issue.id,
+    });
+  }
+
   function reviewFinding(
     source: IssueLivenessIssueInput,
     reviewIssue: IssueLivenessIssueInput,
@@ -590,6 +674,9 @@ export function classifyIssueGraphLiveness(input: IssueGraphLivenessInput): Issu
   }
 
   for (const issue of input.issues) {
+    const dead = deadInWaterFinding(issue);
+    if (dead) findings.push(dead);
+
     if (issue.status === "blocked") {
       if (unresolvedBlockers.has(issue.id)) continue;
       const chainFinding = firstBlockedChainFinding(issue, issue, [issue], new Set());
diff --git a/server/src/services/recovery/service.ts b/server/src/services/recovery/service.ts
index 336f5a8fb08..f001226bd41 100644
--- a/server/src/services/recovery/service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/recovery/service.ts
@@ -462,6 +462,36 @@ function livenessRecoveryLeafKey(companyId: string, state: string, leafIssueId:
   return buildIssueGraphLivenessLeafKey({ companyId, state, leafIssueId });
 }
 
+function isDeadInWaterFinding(finding: IssueLivenessFinding) {
+  return finding.state === "dead_in_water";
+}
+
+function deadInWaterRecoveryActionFingerprint(finding: IssueLivenessFinding) {
+  return [
+    "source_scoped_recovery",
+    finding.companyId,
+    finding.recoveryIssueId,
+    "dead_in_water",
+  ].join(":");
+}
+
+function buildDeadInWaterRecoveryActionEvidence(finding: IssueLivenessFinding) {
+  const source = finding.dependencyPath[0] ?? null;
+  const dependents = finding.dependencyPath.slice(1);
+  return {
+    sourceIssueId: finding.recoveryIssueId,
+    sourceIdentifier: source?.identifier ?? finding.identifier,
+    sourceStatus: source?.status ?? null,
+    recoveryCause: "dead_in_water",
+    livenessState: finding.state,
+    incidentKey: finding.incidentKey,
+    reason: finding.reason,
+    dependentIssueIds: dependents.map((entry) => entry.issueId),
+    dependentIdentifiers: dependents.map((entry) => entry.identifier).filter(Boolean),
+    dependentCount: dependents.length,
+  };
+}
+
 function isUniqueLivenessRecoveryConflict(error: unknown) {
   if (!error || typeof error !== "object") return false;
   const maybe = error as { code?: string; constraint?: string; message?: string };
@@ -4086,6 +4116,68 @@ export function recoveryService(db: Db, deps: { enqueueWakeup: RecoveryWakeup })
     return { kind: "created" as const, escalationIssueId: escalation.id };
   }
 
+  async function ensureDeadInWaterRecoveryAction(input: {
+    finding: IssueLivenessFinding;
+    runId?: string | null;
+  }) {
+    const issue = await db
+      .select()
+      .from(issues)
+      .where(and(eq(issues.id, input.finding.recoveryIssueId), eq(issues.companyId, input.finding.companyId)))
+      .then((rows) => rows[0] ?? null);
+    if (!issue) return { kind: "skipped" as const };
+
+    const action = await recoveryActionsSvc.upsertSourceScoped({
+      companyId: issue.companyId,
+      sourceIssueId: issue.id,
+      recoveryIssueId: null,
+      kind: "dead_in_water",
+      ownerType: "board",
+      ownerAgentId: null,
+      previousOwnerAgentId: issue.assigneeAgentId,
+      returnOwnerAgentId: issue.assigneeAgentId,
+      cause: "dead_in_water",
+      fingerprint: deadInWaterRecoveryActionFingerprint(input.finding),
+      evidence: buildDeadInWaterRecoveryActionEvidence(input.finding),
+      nextAction: input.finding.recommendedAction,
+      wakePolicy: {
+        type: "board_escalation",
+        reason: "dead_in_water",
+        decisionVerbs: ["nudge_assignee", "reassign", "cancel", "deprioritize_dependents"],
+      },
+      monitorPolicy: null,
+      maxAttempts: null,
+      lastAttemptAt: new Date(),
+    });
+
+    if (action.attemptCount === 1) {
+      await logActivity(db, {
+        companyId: issue.companyId,
+        actorType: "system",
+        actorId: "system",
+        agentId: null,
+        runId: input.runId ?? null,
+        action: "issue.recovery_action_opened",
+        entityType: "issue",
+        entityId: issue.id,
+        details: {
+          identifier: issue.identifier,
+          recoveryActionId: action.id,
+          recoveryActionKind: action.kind,
+          recoveryActionStatus: action.status,
+          ownerType: action.ownerType,
+          source: "recovery.reconcile_issue_graph_liveness",
+          findingState: input.finding.state,
+          incidentKey: input.finding.incidentKey,
+          dependentIssueIds: input.finding.dependencyPath.slice(1).map((entry) => entry.issueId),
+        },
+      });
+      return { kind: "created" as const, recoveryActionId: action.id };
+    }
+
+    return { kind: "existing" as const, recoveryActionId: action.id };
+  }
+
   async function reconcileResolvedDependencyWakeBackstop(opts?: ResolvedDependencyWakeBackstopOptions) {
     const result = {
       checked: 0,
@@ -4347,6 +4439,8 @@ export function recoveryService(db: Db, deps: { enqueueWakeup: RecoveryWakeup })
       cutoff: cutoff.toISOString(),
       escalationsCreated: 0,
       existingEscalations: 0,
+      recoveryActionsCreated: 0,
+      existingRecoveryActions: 0,
       skipped: 0,
       skippedAutoRecoveryDisabled: 0,
       skippedOutsideLookback: 0,
@@ -4367,6 +4461,7 @@ export function recoveryService(db: Db, deps: { enqueueWakeup: RecoveryWakeup })
       dependencyWakeIssueIds: [] as string[],
       issueIds: [] as string[],
       escalationIssueIds: [] as string[],
+      recoveryActionIds: [] as string[],
       retiredRecoveryIssueIds: obsoleteRecoveryCleanup.retiredIssueIds,
     };
 
@@ -4396,6 +4491,26 @@ export function recoveryService(db: Db, deps: { enqueueWakeup: RecoveryWakeup })
         result.skipped += 1;
         continue;
       }
+
+      if (isDeadInWaterFinding(finding)) {
+        const recoveryAction = await ensureDeadInWaterRecoveryAction({
+          finding,
+          runId: opts?.runId ?? null,
+        });
+        if (recoveryAction.kind === "created") {
+          result.recoveryActionsCreated += 1;
+          result.issueIds.push(finding.issueId);
+          result.recoveryActionIds.push(recoveryAction.recoveryActionId);
+        } else if (recoveryAction.kind === "existing") {
+          result.existingRecoveryActions += 1;
+          result.issueIds.push(finding.issueId);
+          result.recoveryActionIds.push(recoveryAction.recoveryActionId);
+        } else {
+          result.skipped += 1;
+        }
+        continue;
+      }
+
       const escalation = await createIssueGraphLivenessEscalation({
         finding,
         runId: opts?.runId ?? null,
diff --git a/ui/src/App.tsx b/ui/src/App.tsx
index 54797e99454..9ba99b2a0d4 100644
--- a/ui/src/App.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/App.tsx
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import { ApprovalDetail } from "./pages/ApprovalDetail";
 import { Costs } from "./pages/Costs";
 import { Activity } from "./pages/Activity";
 import { Inbox } from "./pages/Inbox";
+import { WhatNeedsMe } from "./pages/WhatNeedsMe";
 import { BoardChat } from "./pages/BoardChat";
 import { CompanySettings } from "./pages/CompanySettings";
 import { CompanyEnvironments } from "./pages/CompanyEnvironments";
@@ -204,6 +205,7 @@ function boardRoutes() {
         <Route path="board-chat" element={<BoardChat />} />
         <Route path="artifacts" element={<Artifacts />} />
       </Route>
+      <Route path="attention" element={<WhatNeedsMe />} />
       <Route path="inbox" element={<InboxRootRedirect />} />
       <Route path="inbox/mine" element={<Inbox />} />
       <Route path="inbox/recent" element={<Inbox />} />
diff --git a/ui/src/api/attention.ts b/ui/src/api/attention.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e53b63f4c89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/api/attention.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import type { AttentionFeed } from "@paperclipai/shared";
+import { api } from "./client";
+
+export const attentionApi = {
+  /**
+   * Fetch the ranked "What needs me" attention feed for a company. The server
+   * unions every attention source (approvals, interactions, recovery, reviews,
+   * failures, budget…) into one ranked queue with the §0 contract.
+   */
+  list: (companyId: string, options: { includeDismissed?: boolean } = {}) =>
+    api.get<AttentionFeed>(
+      `/companies/${companyId}/attention${options.includeDismissed ? "?includeDismissed=true" : ""}`,
+    ),
+};
diff --git a/ui/src/components/AttentionInteractionResolver.tsx b/ui/src/components/AttentionInteractionResolver.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bea029b2c92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/components/AttentionInteractionResolver.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+import { useMemo } from "react";
+import { useMutation, useQuery, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { Loader2 } from "lucide-react";
+import type { Agent } from "@paperclipai/shared";
+import { issuesApi } from "../api/issues";
+import { queryKeys } from "../lib/queryKeys";
+import {
+  isIssueThreadInteraction,
+  type AskUserQuestionsAnswer,
+  type AskUserQuestionsInteraction,
+  type IssueThreadInteraction,
+  type RequestCheckboxConfirmationInteraction,
+  type RequestConfirmationInteraction,
+  type SuggestTasksInteraction,
+} from "../lib/issue-thread-interactions";
+import { IssueThreadInteractionCard } from "./IssueThreadInteractionCard";
+
+interface AttentionInteractionResolverProps {
+  companyId: string;
+  issueId: string;
+  interactionId: string;
+  agentMap?: Map<string, Agent>;
+  currentUserId?: string | null;
+  userLabelMap?: ReadonlyMap<string, string> | null;
+  /** Called after a resolution so the parent can refresh the feed. */
+  onResolved?: () => void;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Lazily fetches the full issue-thread interaction referenced by an attention
+ * row and renders the existing {@link IssueThreadInteractionCard} inline, so
+ * confirmations and questions are answerable in-row without leaving the queue
+ * (converged PAP-12628). Reviews never reach here — they deep-link.
+ */
+export function AttentionInteractionResolver({
+  companyId,
+  issueId,
+  interactionId,
+  agentMap,
+  currentUserId,
+  userLabelMap,
+  onResolved,
+}: AttentionInteractionResolverProps) {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+
+  const { data: interactions, isLoading, error } = useQuery({
+    queryKey: queryKeys.issues.interactions(issueId),
+    queryFn: () => issuesApi.listInteractions(issueId),
+    enabled: !!issueId,
+  });
+
+  const interaction = useMemo<IssueThreadInteraction | null>(() => {
+    const match = (interactions ?? []).find((entry) => entry.id === interactionId);
+    return match && isIssueThreadInteraction(match) ? match : null;
+  }, [interactions, interactionId]);
+
+  const invalidate = () => {
+    queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: queryKeys.issues.interactions(issueId) });
+    queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: queryKeys.attention(companyId) });
+    onResolved?.();
+  };
+
+  const acceptMutation = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: (input: {
+      interaction: SuggestTasksInteraction | RequestConfirmationInteraction | RequestCheckboxConfirmationInteraction;
+      selectedClientKeys?: string[];
+      selectedOptionIds?: string[];
+    }) =>
+      issuesApi.acceptInteraction(issueId, input.interaction.id, {
+        selectedClientKeys: input.selectedClientKeys,
+        selectedOptionIds: input.selectedOptionIds,
+      }),
+    onSuccess: invalidate,
+  });
+
+  const rejectMutation = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: (input: { interactionId: string; reason?: string }) =>
+      issuesApi.rejectInteraction(issueId, input.interactionId, input.reason),
+    onSuccess: invalidate,
+  });
+
+  const respondMutation = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: (input: { interactionId: string; answers: AskUserQuestionsAnswer[] }) =>
+      issuesApi.respondToInteraction(issueId, input.interactionId, { answers: input.answers }),
+    onSuccess: invalidate,
+  });
+
+  const cancelMutation = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: (input: { interactionId: string }) =>
+      issuesApi.cancelInteraction(issueId, input.interactionId),
+    onSuccess: invalidate,
+  });
+
+  if (isLoading) {
+    return (
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-2 py-3 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+        <Loader2 className="h-3.5 w-3.5 animate-spin" /> Loading decision…
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (error || !interaction) {
+    return (
+      <p className="py-3 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+        This decision is no longer available — it may have been resolved elsewhere.
+      </p>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <IssueThreadInteractionCard
+      interaction={interaction}
+      agentMap={agentMap}
+      currentUserId={currentUserId}
+      userLabelMap={userLabelMap}
+      onAcceptInteraction={(target, selectedClientKeys, selectedOptionIds) =>
+        acceptMutation.mutateAsync({ interaction: target, selectedClientKeys, selectedOptionIds }).then(() => undefined)
+      }
+      onRejectInteraction={(target, reason) =>
+        rejectMutation.mutateAsync({ interactionId: target.id, reason }).then(() => undefined)
+      }
+      onSubmitInteractionAnswers={(target: AskUserQuestionsInteraction, answers) =>
+        respondMutation.mutateAsync({ interactionId: target.id, answers }).then(() => undefined)
+      }
+      onCancelInteraction={(target: AskUserQuestionsInteraction) =>
+        cancelMutation.mutateAsync({ interactionId: target.id }).then(() => undefined)
+      }
+    />
+  );
+}
diff --git a/ui/src/components/AttentionQueueRow.test.tsx b/ui/src/components/AttentionQueueRow.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bb9c7f7cf18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/components/AttentionQueueRow.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+// @vitest-environment jsdom
+
+import { createRoot } from "react-dom/client";
+import { flushSync } from "react-dom";
+import type { AnchorHTMLAttributes, ReactElement } from "react";
+import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import type { AttentionItem, AttentionSourceKind } from "@paperclipai/shared";
+import { AttentionQueueRow } from "./AttentionQueueRow";
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/router", () => ({
+  Link: ({ children, to, ...props }: AnchorHTMLAttributes<HTMLAnchorElement> & { to: string }) => (
+    <a href={to} {...props}>{children}</a>
+  ),
+}));
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+(globalThis as any).IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT = true;
+
+function act<T>(cb: () => T): T {
+  let result: T | undefined;
+  flushSync(() => {
+    result = cb();
+  });
+  return result as T;
+}
+
+let root: ReturnType<typeof createRoot> | null = null;
+let container: HTMLDivElement | null = null;
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  if (root) act(() => root?.unmount());
+  root = null;
+  container?.remove();
+  container = null;
+});
+
+function render(element: ReactElement) {
+  container = document.createElement("div");
+  document.body.appendChild(container);
+  root = createRoot(container);
+  const client = new QueryClient({ defaultOptions: { queries: { retry: false } } });
+  act(() =>
+    root?.render(<QueryClientProvider client={client}>{element}</QueryClientProvider>),
+  );
+  return container;
+}
+
+function buildItem(overrides: Partial<AttentionItem> = {}): AttentionItem {
+  return {
+    id: "a1",
+    companyId: "c1",
+    sourceKind: "approval",
+    subject: {
+      kind: "approval",
+      id: "approval-1",
+      companyId: "c1",
+      title: "Hire agent: Research Analyst",
+      identifier: null,
+      status: "pending",
+      href: "/PAP/approvals/approval-1",
+      metadata: {},
+    },
+    whyNow: "Approval is pending a board decision.",
+    decisionVerbs: [],
+    inlineResolvable: true,
+    entryRule: "",
+    exitRule: "",
+    dedupKey: "approval:approval-1",
+    dismissalKey: "attention:approval:approval-1",
+    severity: "high",
+    rank: 0,
+    activityAt: "2026-07-09T12:00:00Z",
+    createdAt: "2026-07-09T12:00:00Z",
+    updatedAt: "2026-07-09T12:00:00Z",
+    relatedIssue: null,
+    ...overrides,
+  };
+}
+
+const noop = () => {};
+
+describe("AttentionQueueRow", () => {
+  it("renders an inline approval resolver when expanded", () => {
+    const el = render(
+      <AttentionQueueRow
+        item={buildItem()}
+        companyId="c1"
+        expanded
+        onToggleExpand={noop}
+        onDismiss={noop}
+      />,
+    );
+    expect(el.textContent).toContain("Approve");
+    expect(el.textContent).toContain("Request revision");
+    expect(el.textContent).toContain("Reject");
+    // Inline rows show an expand chevron, not an "Open" deep-link.
+    expect(el.textContent).not.toContain("Open");
+  });
+
+  it("does not inline a review — it deep-links instead", () => {
+    const el = render(
+      <AttentionQueueRow
+        item={buildItem({
+          sourceKind: "review" as AttentionSourceKind,
+          inlineResolvable: true,
+          subject: {
+            kind: "issue",
+            id: "issue-1",
+            companyId: "c1",
+            title: "PR ready for review",
+            identifier: null,
+            status: "in_review",
+            href: "/PAP/issues/PAP-1",
+            metadata: {},
+          },
+        })}
+        companyId="c1"
+        expanded
+        onToggleExpand={noop}
+        onDismiss={noop}
+      />,
+    );
+    expect(el.textContent).toContain("Open");
+    // No approval buttons should render for a review row.
+    expect(el.textContent).not.toContain("Request revision");
+  });
+
+  it("fires onDismiss from the row menu action", () => {
+    const onDismiss = vi.fn();
+    const item = buildItem();
+    render(
+      <AttentionQueueRow
+        item={item}
+        companyId="c1"
+        expanded={false}
+        onToggleExpand={noop}
+        onDismiss={onDismiss}
+      />,
+    );
+    // The dropdown trigger + item live in a portal; invoke the handler contract
+    // directly via the rendered menu after opening is environment-flaky in
+    // jsdom, so assert the wiring by locating the trigger exists.
+    const trigger = container?.querySelector('[aria-label="Row actions"]');
+    expect(trigger).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/ui/src/components/AttentionQueueRow.tsx b/ui/src/components/AttentionQueueRow.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..74ddb8d61ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/components/AttentionQueueRow.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,290 @@
+import { useState } from "react";
+import { useMutation, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import {
+  ChevronDown,
+  ChevronRight,
+  Clock,
+  ExternalLink,
+  Loader2,
+  MoreHorizontal,
+} from "lucide-react";
+import type { Agent, AttentionItem } from "@paperclipai/shared";
+import { Link } from "@/lib/router";
+import { accessApi } from "../api/access";
+import { approvalsApi } from "../api/approvals";
+import { queryKeys } from "../lib/queryKeys";
+import { isInlineResolvable, severityStyle, sourceMeta } from "../lib/attention";
+import { cn, relativeTime } from "../lib/utils";
+import { Button } from "./ui/button";
+import { Textarea } from "./ui/textarea";
+import {
+  DropdownMenu,
+  DropdownMenuContent,
+  DropdownMenuItem,
+  DropdownMenuTrigger,
+} from "./ui/dropdown-menu";
+import { AttentionInteractionResolver } from "./AttentionInteractionResolver";
+
+interface AttentionQueueRowProps {
+  item: AttentionItem;
+  companyId: string;
+  expanded: boolean;
+  onToggleExpand: () => void;
+  onDismiss: (item: AttentionItem) => void;
+  agentMap?: Map<string, Agent>;
+  currentUserId?: string | null;
+  userLabelMap?: ReadonlyMap<string, string> | null;
+}
+
+export function AttentionQueueRow({
+  item,
+  companyId,
+  expanded,
+  onToggleExpand,
+  onDismiss,
+  agentMap,
+  currentUserId,
+  userLabelMap,
+}: AttentionQueueRowProps) {
+  const meta = sourceMeta(item.sourceKind);
+  const severity = severityStyle(item.severity);
+  const Icon = meta.icon;
+  const inline = isInlineResolvable(item);
+  const href = item.subject.href;
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={cn(
+        "relative flex flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-lg border border-border bg-card",
+        "transition-colors hover:border-border/80",
+      )}
+      data-attention-source={item.sourceKind}
+      data-attention-severity={item.severity}
+    >
+      {/* Severity accent bar */}
+      <span className={cn("absolute inset-y-0 left-0 w-1", severity.accent)} aria-hidden />
+
+      <div className="flex items-start gap-3 py-3 pl-4 pr-3">
+        {/* Expand affordance / source icon */}
+        {inline ? (
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            onClick={onToggleExpand}
+            className="mt-0.5 shrink-0 rounded-md p-0.5 text-muted-foreground hover:bg-accent hover:text-accent-foreground focus-visible:ring-ring focus-visible:ring-[3px]"
+            aria-expanded={expanded}
+            aria-label={expanded ? "Collapse decision" : "Expand decision"}
+          >
+            {expanded ? <ChevronDown className="h-4 w-4" /> : <ChevronRight className="h-4 w-4" />}
+          </button>
+        ) : (
+          <span className="mt-0.5 shrink-0 p-0.5" aria-hidden>
+            <Icon className="h-4 w-4 text-muted-foreground" />
+          </span>
+        )}
+
+        <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+            <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground">
+              <Icon className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+              {meta.label}
+            </span>
+            {item.relatedIssue?.identifier && (
+              <Link
+                to={item.relatedIssue.href ?? "#"}
+                className="font-mono text-(length:--text-nano) text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground"
+                onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+              >
+                {item.relatedIssue.identifier}
+              </Link>
+            )}
+            <span className="ml-auto inline-flex items-center gap-1 text-(length:--text-nano) text-muted-foreground">
+              <Clock className="h-3 w-3" />
+              {relativeTime(item.activityAt)}
+            </span>
+          </div>
+
+          <div className="mt-1 flex items-start gap-2">
+            <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
+              {href ? (
+                <Link
+                  to={href}
+                  className="block truncate text-sm font-medium text-foreground hover:underline"
+                  title={item.subject.title ?? undefined}
+                >
+                  {item.subject.title ?? meta.label}
+                </Link>
+              ) : (
+                <span className="block truncate text-sm font-medium text-foreground">
+                  {item.subject.title ?? meta.label}
+                </span>
+              )}
+              <p className="mt-0.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground">{item.whyNow}</p>
+            </div>
+
+            {/* Deep-link / open for non-inline rows */}
+            {!inline && href && (
+              <Button asChild variant="outline" size="xs" className="shrink-0">
+                <Link to={href}>
+                  Open
+                  <ExternalLink className="h-3 w-3" />
+                </Link>
+              </Button>
+            )}
+
+            {/* Snooze / dismiss */}
+            <DropdownMenu>
+              <DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>
+                <Button
+                  variant="ghost"
+                  size="icon-xs"
+                  className="shrink-0 text-muted-foreground"
+                  aria-label="Row actions"
+                >
+                  <MoreHorizontal className="h-4 w-4" />
+                </Button>
+              </DropdownMenuTrigger>
+              <DropdownMenuContent align="end">
+                <DropdownMenuItem onClick={() => onDismiss(item)}>Snooze / dismiss</DropdownMenuItem>
+                {href && (
+                  <DropdownMenuItem asChild>
+                    <Link to={href}>Open source</Link>
+                  </DropdownMenuItem>
+                )}
+              </DropdownMenuContent>
+            </DropdownMenu>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      {inline && expanded && (
+        <div className="border-t border-border/60 bg-muted/20 px-4 py-3">
+          <InlineResolver
+            item={item}
+            companyId={companyId}
+            agentMap={agentMap}
+            currentUserId={currentUserId}
+            userLabelMap={userLabelMap}
+          />
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function InlineResolver({
+  item,
+  companyId,
+  agentMap,
+  currentUserId,
+  userLabelMap,
+}: {
+  item: AttentionItem;
+  companyId: string;
+  agentMap?: Map<string, Agent>;
+  currentUserId?: string | null;
+  userLabelMap?: ReadonlyMap<string, string> | null;
+}) {
+  if (item.sourceKind === "issue_thread_interaction") {
+    const issueId = (item.subject.metadata?.issueId as string | undefined) ?? item.relatedIssue?.id;
+    if (!issueId) {
+      return <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Missing issue reference for this decision.</p>;
+    }
+    return (
+      <AttentionInteractionResolver
+        companyId={companyId}
+        issueId={issueId}
+        interactionId={item.subject.id}
+        agentMap={agentMap}
+        currentUserId={currentUserId}
+        userLabelMap={userLabelMap}
+      />
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (item.sourceKind === "approval") {
+    return <ApprovalResolver item={item} companyId={companyId} />;
+  }
+
+  if (item.sourceKind === "join_request") {
+    return <JoinRequestResolver item={item} companyId={companyId} />;
+  }
+
+  return null;
+}
+
+function ApprovalResolver({ item, companyId }: { item: AttentionItem; companyId: string }) {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+  const [note, setNote] = useState("");
+  const invalidate = () => {
+    queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: queryKeys.attention(companyId) });
+    queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: queryKeys.approvals.list(companyId) });
+  };
+  const approve = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: () => approvalsApi.approve(item.subject.id, note.trim() || undefined),
+    onSuccess: invalidate,
+  });
+  const reject = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: () => approvalsApi.reject(item.subject.id, note.trim() || undefined),
+    onSuccess: invalidate,
+  });
+  const revise = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: () => approvalsApi.requestRevision(item.subject.id, note.trim() || undefined),
+    onSuccess: invalidate,
+  });
+  const pending = approve.isPending || reject.isPending || revise.isPending;
+
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-3">
+      <Textarea
+        value={note}
+        onChange={(e) => setNote(e.target.value)}
+        placeholder="Optional decision note…"
+        className="min-h-[64px] text-sm"
+      />
+      <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+        <Button size="sm" onClick={() => approve.mutate()} disabled={pending}>
+          {approve.isPending && <Loader2 className="h-3.5 w-3.5 animate-spin" />}
+          Approve
+        </Button>
+        <Button size="sm" variant="outline" onClick={() => revise.mutate()} disabled={pending}>
+          {revise.isPending && <Loader2 className="h-3.5 w-3.5 animate-spin" />}
+          Request revision
+        </Button>
+        <Button size="sm" variant="destructive" onClick={() => reject.mutate()} disabled={pending}>
+          {reject.isPending && <Loader2 className="h-3.5 w-3.5 animate-spin" />}
+          Reject
+        </Button>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function JoinRequestResolver({ item, companyId }: { item: AttentionItem; companyId: string }) {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+  const invalidate = () => {
+    queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: queryKeys.attention(companyId) });
+    queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: queryKeys.access.joinRequests(companyId) });
+  };
+  const approve = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: () => accessApi.approveJoinRequest(companyId, item.subject.id),
+    onSuccess: invalidate,
+  });
+  const reject = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: () => accessApi.rejectJoinRequest(companyId, item.subject.id),
+    onSuccess: invalidate,
+  });
+  const pending = approve.isPending || reject.isPending;
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+      <Button size="sm" onClick={() => approve.mutate()} disabled={pending}>
+        {approve.isPending && <Loader2 className="h-3.5 w-3.5 animate-spin" />}
+        Approve
+      </Button>
+      <Button size="sm" variant="destructive" onClick={() => reject.mutate()} disabled={pending}>
+        {reject.isPending && <Loader2 className="h-3.5 w-3.5 animate-spin" />}
+        Reject
+      </Button>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/ui/src/components/IssueRecoveryActionCard.tsx b/ui/src/components/IssueRecoveryActionCard.tsx
index adb4ef8152f..afcfba6eb15 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/IssueRecoveryActionCard.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/IssueRecoveryActionCard.tsx
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ const KIND_LABEL: Record<IssueRecoveryActionKind, string> = {
   configuration_validation: "Configuration Validation",
   active_run_watchdog: "Active Watchdog",
   issue_graph_liveness: "Graph Liveness",
+  dead_in_water: "Dead in the Water",
 };
 
 const KIND_HEADLINE: Record<IssueRecoveryActionKind, string> = {
@@ -118,6 +119,8 @@ const KIND_HEADLINE: Record<IssueRecoveryActionKind, string> = {
     "The active run has been silent. Recovery is observing without interrupting it.",
   issue_graph_liveness:
     "Paperclip detected this task lost a live action path. A recovery owner needs to act.",
+  dead_in_water:
+    "This task is blocking other work and has no live owner, wait, or recovery path.",
 };
 
 const STATE_TONE: Record<RecoveryCardCardState, {
diff --git a/ui/src/components/Sidebar.tsx b/ui/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
index cc5e9b26105..e17983ba294 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import {
   Inbox,
+  ListChecks,
   CircleDot,
   Target,
   LayoutDashboard,
@@ -31,9 +32,11 @@ import { SidebarStarredProjects } from "./SidebarStarredProjects";
 import { useDialogActions } from "../context/DialogContext";
 import { useCompany } from "../context/CompanyContext";
 import { useSidebar } from "../context/SidebarContext";
+import { attentionApi } from "../api/attention";
 import { heartbeatsApi } from "../api/heartbeats";
 import { instanceSettingsApi } from "../api/instanceSettings";
 import { queryKeys } from "../lib/queryKeys";
+import { attentionBadgeCount } from "../lib/attention";
 import { useInboxBadge } from "../hooks/useInboxBadge";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { Tooltip, TooltipContent, TooltipTrigger } from "@/components/ui/tooltip";
@@ -52,6 +55,13 @@ export function Sidebar() {
   const { isMobile, collapsed, collapseLocked, peeking, toggleCollapsed, setCollapsed } = useSidebar();
   const rail = collapsed && !peeking;
   const inboxBadge = useInboxBadge(selectedCompanyId);
+  const { data: attentionFeed } = useQuery({
+    queryKey: queryKeys.attention(selectedCompanyId!),
+    queryFn: () => attentionApi.list(selectedCompanyId!),
+    enabled: !!selectedCompanyId,
+    refetchInterval: 60_000,
+  });
+  const attentionCount = attentionBadgeCount(attentionFeed);
   const { data: experimentalSettings } = useQuery({
     queryKey: queryKeys.instance.experimentalSettings,
     queryFn: () => instanceSettingsApi.getExperimental(),
@@ -168,6 +178,13 @@ export function Sidebar() {
             );
           })()}
           <SidebarNavItem to="/dashboard" label="Dashboard" icon={LayoutDashboard} liveCount={liveRunCount} />
+          <SidebarNavItem
+            to="/attention"
+            label="What needs me"
+            icon={ListChecks}
+            badge={attentionCount}
+            badgeLabel="decisions"
+          />
           <SidebarNavItem
             to="/inbox"
             label="Inbox"
diff --git a/ui/src/components/routine-sections/operate-sections.test.tsx b/ui/src/components/routine-sections/operate-sections.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fb1b4092275
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/components/routine-sections/operate-sections.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+// @vitest-environment jsdom
+
+import { flushSync } from "react-dom";
+import { createRoot } from "react-dom/client";
+import type { RoutineDetail, RoutineRunSummary } from "@paperclipai/shared";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { RunsSection } from "./operate-sections";
+import { RoutineDetailContext, type RoutineDetailContextValue } from "./context";
+
+(globalThis as unknown as { IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT: boolean }).IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT = true;
+
+vi.mock("../RoutineHistoryTab", () => ({
+  RoutineHistoryTab: () => null,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("../MarkdownEditor", () => ({
+  MarkdownEditor: () => null,
+}));
+
+function act(callback: () => void) {
+  flushSync(callback);
+}
+
+function makeRoutine(): RoutineDetail {
+  return {
+    id: "routine-1",
+    companyId: "company-1",
+    projectId: null,
+    goalId: null,
+    parentIssueId: null,
+    title: "Daily digest",
+    description: null,
+    assigneeAgentId: null,
+    priority: "medium",
+    status: "active",
+    concurrencyPolicy: "coalesce_if_active",
+    catchUpPolicy: "skip_missed",
+    variables: [],
+    latestRevisionId: null,
+    latestRevisionNumber: 1,
+    createdByAgentId: null,
+    createdByUserId: "user-1",
+    responsibleUserId: null,
+    updatedByAgentId: null,
+    updatedByUserId: "user-1",
+    lastTriggeredAt: null,
+    lastEnqueuedAt: null,
+    createdAt: new Date("2026-07-01T12:00:00.000Z"),
+    updatedAt: new Date("2026-07-01T12:00:00.000Z"),
+    project: null,
+    assignee: null,
+    parentIssue: null,
+    triggers: [],
+    recentRuns: [],
+    activeIssue: null,
+  };
+}
+
+function makeRun(id: string, triggeredAt: string, label: string): RoutineRunSummary {
+  return {
+    id,
+    companyId: "company-1",
+    routineId: "routine-1",
+    triggerId: `trigger-${id}`,
+    source: "api",
+    status: "succeeded",
+    triggeredAt: new Date(triggeredAt),
+    idempotencyKey: null,
+    triggerPayload: null,
+    dispatchFingerprint: null,
+    routineRevisionId: null,
+    linkedIssueId: null,
+    coalescedIntoRunId: null,
+    failureReason: null,
+    completedAt: new Date(triggeredAt),
+    createdAt: new Date(triggeredAt),
+    updatedAt: new Date(triggeredAt),
+    linkedIssue: null,
+    trigger: {
+      id: `trigger-${id}`,
+      kind: "api",
+      label,
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+function Harness({ runs }: { runs: RoutineRunSummary[] }) {
+  const value = {
+    routine: makeRoutine(),
+    routineRuns: runs,
+    hasLiveRun: false,
+    activeIssueId: undefined,
+    onOpenRunDialog: vi.fn(),
+  } as unknown as RoutineDetailContextValue;
+
+  return (
+    <RoutineDetailContext.Provider value={value}>
+      <RunsSection />
+    </RoutineDetailContext.Provider>
+  );
+}
+
+describe("RunsSection", () => {
+  let container: HTMLDivElement;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    vi.setSystemTime(new Date("2026-07-09T12:00:00.000Z"));
+    container = document.createElement("div");
+    document.body.appendChild(container);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+    container.remove();
+    document.body.innerHTML = "";
+  });
+
+  it("adds the inbox-style earlier divider when routine runs cross the recent window", () => {
+    const root = createRoot(container);
+
+    act(() => {
+      root.render(
+        <Harness
+          runs={[
+            makeRun("newer", "2026-07-09T10:00:00.000Z", "Newer execution"),
+            makeRun("older", "2026-07-08T10:00:00.000Z", "Older execution"),
+          ]}
+        />,
+      );
+    });
+
+    const text = container.textContent ?? "";
+    expect(text).toContain("Earlier");
+    expect(text.indexOf("Newer execution")).toBeLessThan(text.indexOf("Earlier"));
+    expect(text.indexOf("Earlier")).toBeLessThan(text.indexOf("Older execution"));
+
+    act(() => root.unmount());
+  });
+
+  it("does not show the earlier divider when all visible runs are recent", () => {
+    const root = createRoot(container);
+
+    act(() => {
+      root.render(
+        <Harness
+          runs={[
+            makeRun("newer", "2026-07-09T10:00:00.000Z", "Newer execution"),
+            makeRun("recent", "2026-07-08T13:00:00.000Z", "Recent execution"),
+          ]}
+        />,
+      );
+    });
+
+    expect(container.textContent).not.toContain("Earlier");
+
+    act(() => root.unmount());
+  });
+});
diff --git a/ui/src/components/routine-sections/operate-sections.tsx b/ui/src/components/routine-sections/operate-sections.tsx
index 0bf55441a93..9b1a397bed0 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/routine-sections/operate-sections.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/routine-sections/operate-sections.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useMemo, useState } from "react";
+import { useMemo, useState, type ReactNode } from "react";
 import { Activity as ActivityIcon, Play, SlidersHorizontal } from "lucide-react";
 import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
 import {
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ const DATE_WINDOW_OPTIONS: { value: string; label: string; ms: number | null }[]
   { value: "30d", label: "Last 30d", ms: 30 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000 },
 ];
 
+const RECENT_RUN_WINDOW_MS = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+
 export function RunsSection() {
   const ctx = useRoutineDetail();
   const { routine, routineRuns, hasLiveRun, activeIssueId, onOpenRunDialog } = ctx;
@@ -151,44 +153,66 @@ export function RunsSection() {
             />
           ) : (
             <div className="rounded-lg border border-border">
-              {filtered.map((run) => {
-                const label = dedupedTriggerLabel(run.trigger);
-                const title = run.linkedIssue?.title ?? label ?? "Run";
-                return (
-                  <EntityRow
-                    key={run.id}
-                    leading={
-                      <>
-                        <Badge variant="outline" className="shrink-0">
-                          {run.source}
-                        </Badge>
-                        <Badge
-                          variant={run.status === "failed" ? "destructive" : "secondary"}
-                          className="shrink-0"
-                        >
-                          {run.status.replaceAll("_", " ")}
-                        </Badge>
-                      </>
-                    }
-                    identifier={
-                      run.linkedIssue
-                        ? run.linkedIssue.identifier ?? run.linkedIssue.id.slice(0, 8)
-                        : undefined
-                    }
-                    title={title}
-                    subtitle={runRowSubtitle(run, routine.variables)}
-                    reserveSubtitleSpace
-                    trailing={
-                      <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{timeAgo(run.triggeredAt)}</span>
-                    }
-                    to={
-                      run.linkedIssue
-                        ? `/issues/${run.linkedIssue.identifier ?? run.linkedIssue.id}`
-                        : undefined
-                    }
-                  />
-                );
-              })}
+              {(() => {
+                let previousTimestamp = Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
+                const cutoff = Date.now() - RECENT_RUN_WINDOW_MS;
+                return filtered.flatMap((run, index) => {
+                  const elements: ReactNode[] = [];
+                  const timestamp = new Date(run.triggeredAt).getTime();
+                  const showTodayDivider =
+                    Number.isFinite(timestamp)
+                    && timestamp < cutoff
+                    && previousTimestamp >= cutoff;
+                  if (Number.isFinite(timestamp)) previousTimestamp = timestamp;
+                  if (showTodayDivider) {
+                    elements.push(
+                      <div key={`today-divider-${run.id}-${index}`} className="my-2 flex items-center gap-3 px-4">
+                        <div className="flex-1 border-t border-border/80" />
+                        <span className="shrink-0 text-(length:--text-micro) font-medium uppercase tracking-wider text-muted-foreground">
+                          Earlier
+                        </span>
+                      </div>,
+                    );
+                  }
+                  const label = dedupedTriggerLabel(run.trigger);
+                  const title = run.linkedIssue?.title ?? label ?? "Run";
+                  elements.push(
+                    <EntityRow
+                      key={run.id}
+                      leading={
+                        <>
+                          <Badge variant="outline" className="shrink-0">
+                            {run.source}
+                          </Badge>
+                          <Badge
+                            variant={run.status === "failed" ? "destructive" : "secondary"}
+                            className="shrink-0"
+                          >
+                            {run.status.replaceAll("_", " ")}
+                          </Badge>
+                        </>
+                      }
+                      identifier={
+                        run.linkedIssue
+                          ? run.linkedIssue.identifier ?? run.linkedIssue.id.slice(0, 8)
+                          : undefined
+                      }
+                      title={title}
+                      subtitle={runRowSubtitle(run, routine.variables)}
+                      reserveSubtitleSpace
+                      trailing={
+                        <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{timeAgo(run.triggeredAt)}</span>
+                      }
+                      to={
+                        run.linkedIssue
+                          ? `/issues/${run.linkedIssue.identifier ?? run.linkedIssue.id}`
+                          : undefined
+                      }
+                    />,
+                  );
+                  return elements;
+                });
+              })()}
             </div>
           )}
         </>
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/attention.test.ts b/ui/src/lib/attention.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..99d22bea1b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/lib/attention.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import type { AttentionFeed, AttentionItem, AttentionSourceKind } from "@paperclipai/shared";
+import { attentionBadgeCount, isInlineResolvable, severityStyle, sourceMeta } from "./attention";
+
+function buildItem(overrides: Partial<AttentionItem> = {}): AttentionItem {
+  return {
+    id: "a1",
+    companyId: "c1",
+    sourceKind: "approval",
+    subject: { kind: "approval", id: "s1", companyId: "c1", title: "t", identifier: null, status: null, href: null },
+    whyNow: "why",
+    decisionVerbs: [],
+    inlineResolvable: true,
+    entryRule: "",
+    exitRule: "",
+    dedupKey: "d1",
+    dismissalKey: "attention:d1",
+    severity: "medium",
+    rank: 0,
+    activityAt: "2026-07-09T12:00:00Z",
+    createdAt: "2026-07-09T12:00:00Z",
+    updatedAt: "2026-07-09T12:00:00Z",
+    relatedIssue: null,
+    ...overrides,
+  };
+}
+
+describe("isInlineResolvable", () => {
+  it("is true for approvals/interactions/join when server flags inlineResolvable", () => {
+    for (const kind of ["approval", "issue_thread_interaction", "join_request"] as AttentionSourceKind[]) {
+      expect(isInlineResolvable(buildItem({ sourceKind: kind, inlineResolvable: true }))).toBe(true);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("is false when the server marks a row non-inline (e.g. board approval)", () => {
+    expect(isInlineResolvable(buildItem({ sourceKind: "approval", inlineResolvable: false }))).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("is never inline for reviews even when flagged", () => {
+    expect(isInlineResolvable(buildItem({ sourceKind: "review", inlineResolvable: true }))).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("deep-links recovery/failure/budget rows rather than inlining", () => {
+    for (const kind of ["recovery_action", "failed_run", "budget_alert", "blocker_attention"] as AttentionSourceKind[]) {
+      expect(isInlineResolvable(buildItem({ sourceKind: kind, inlineResolvable: true }))).toBe(false);
+    }
+  });
+});
+
+describe("attentionBadgeCount", () => {
+  it("counts every queue row as a decision (mentions/unread never enter the feed)", () => {
+    const feed: AttentionFeed = {
+      companyId: "c1",
+      generatedAt: "2026-07-09T12:00:00Z",
+      totalCount: 3,
+      countsBySourceKind: {} as AttentionFeed["countsBySourceKind"],
+      items: [buildItem({ id: "1" }), buildItem({ id: "2" }), buildItem({ id: "3" })],
+    };
+    expect(attentionBadgeCount(feed)).toBe(3);
+  });
+
+  it("is zero for an empty or missing feed", () => {
+    expect(attentionBadgeCount(null)).toBe(0);
+    expect(attentionBadgeCount(undefined)).toBe(0);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("sourceMeta + severityStyle", () => {
+  it("labels every catalog source kind", () => {
+    const kinds: AttentionSourceKind[] = [
+      "approval",
+      "issue_thread_interaction",
+      "join_request",
+      "recovery_action",
+      "productivity_review",
+      "blocker_attention",
+      "review",
+      "failed_run",
+      "budget_alert",
+      "agent_error_alert",
+    ];
+    for (const kind of kinds) {
+      expect(sourceMeta(kind).label.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+      expect(sourceMeta(kind).icon).toBeTruthy();
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("maps escalation severity to distinct accents", () => {
+    expect(severityStyle("critical").accent).not.toBe(severityStyle("low").accent);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/attention.ts b/ui/src/lib/attention.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f7b99c10005
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/lib/attention.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import {
+  AlertTriangle,
+  Ban,
+  DollarSign,
+  Eye,
+  LifeBuoy,
+  MessageSquareQuote,
+  RefreshCw,
+  ShieldCheck,
+  UserPlus,
+  Zap,
+  type LucideIcon,
+} from "lucide-react";
+import type { AttentionFeed, AttentionItem, AttentionSeverity, AttentionSourceKind } from "@paperclipai/shared";
+
+/**
+ * Source kinds the queue can fully resolve in-row. Everything else deep-links
+ * to its native surface — reviews are *never* inline (converged PAP-12628),
+ * and the remaining state-derived sources (recovery, failures, budget) expose
+ * verbs too rich to safely inline here, so they open their surface.
+ */
+export const INLINE_RESOLVABLE_SOURCE_KINDS: ReadonlySet<AttentionSourceKind> = new Set<AttentionSourceKind>([
+  "approval",
+  "issue_thread_interaction",
+  "join_request",
+]);
+
+export function isInlineResolvable(item: AttentionItem): boolean {
+  return item.inlineResolvable && INLINE_RESOLVABLE_SOURCE_KINDS.has(item.sourceKind);
+}
+
+interface SourceMeta {
+  label: string;
+  icon: LucideIcon;
+}
+
+const SOURCE_META: Record<AttentionSourceKind, SourceMeta> = {
+  approval: { label: "Approval", icon: ShieldCheck },
+  issue_thread_interaction: { label: "Decision requested", icon: MessageSquareQuote },
+  join_request: { label: "Join request", icon: UserPlus },
+  recovery_action: { label: "Recovery", icon: LifeBuoy },
+  productivity_review: { label: "Productivity review", icon: Zap },
+  blocker_attention: { label: "Blocked dependency", icon: Ban },
+  review: { label: "Review", icon: Eye },
+  failed_run: { label: "Failed run", icon: RefreshCw },
+  budget_alert: { label: "Budget", icon: DollarSign },
+  agent_error_alert: { label: "Agent error", icon: AlertTriangle },
+};
+
+export function sourceMeta(kind: AttentionSourceKind): SourceMeta {
+  return SOURCE_META[kind] ?? { label: kind.replaceAll("_", " "), icon: AlertTriangle };
+}
+
+interface SeverityStyle {
+  /** Left accent bar + dot color. */
+  accent: string;
+  dot: string;
+  label: string;
+}
+
+const SEVERITY_STYLE: Record<AttentionSeverity, SeverityStyle> = {
+  critical: { accent: "bg-red-500", dot: "bg-red-500", label: "Critical" },
+  high: { accent: "bg-orange-500", dot: "bg-orange-500", label: "High" },
+  medium: { accent: "bg-yellow-500", dot: "bg-yellow-500", label: "Medium" },
+  low: { accent: "bg-blue-500", dot: "bg-blue-500", label: "Low" },
+};
+
+export function severityStyle(severity: AttentionSeverity): SeverityStyle {
+  return SEVERITY_STYLE[severity] ?? SEVERITY_STYLE.low;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Decisions-only badge count. Every feed row *is* a pending decision (the
+ * server drops anything without a decision verb into Activity, per the §0
+ * invariant), and mentions/unread never enter the feed — so the row count is
+ * the decisions-only number. `/inbox` keeps its own unread count untouched.
+ */
+export function attentionBadgeCount(feed: AttentionFeed | null | undefined): number {
+  return feed?.items.length ?? 0;
+}
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/blockedInbox.test.ts b/ui/src/lib/blockedInbox.test.ts
index 33aa33cba5a..52b4d76429a 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/blockedInbox.test.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/blockedInbox.test.ts
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ describe("blockedInbox", () => {
       "blocked_by_assigned_backlog_issue",
       "blocked_by_cancelled_issue",
       "blocked_by_uninvokable_assignee",
+      "dead_in_water",
       "in_review_without_action_path",
       "invalid_review_participant",
       "open_recovery_issue",
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/blockedInbox.ts b/ui/src/lib/blockedInbox.ts
index d14db461e22..82a9797f247 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/blockedInbox.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/blockedInbox.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const VARIANT_BY_REASON: Record<IssueBlockedInboxReason, BlockedReasonVariant> =
   blocked_by_unassigned_issue: "needs_attention",
   blocked_by_assigned_backlog_issue: "needs_attention",
   blocked_by_cancelled_issue: "needs_attention",
+  dead_in_water: "needs_attention",
   in_review_without_action_path: "needs_attention",
   invalid_review_participant: "needs_attention",
   open_recovery_issue: "recovery_required",
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ const REASON_LABELS: Record<IssueBlockedInboxReason, string> = {
   blocked_by_unassigned_issue: "Unassigned blocker",
   blocked_by_assigned_backlog_issue: "Parked blocker",
   blocked_by_cancelled_issue: "Cancelled blocker",
+  dead_in_water: "Dead in the water",
   in_review_without_action_path: "Review without action path",
   invalid_review_participant: "Invalid review participant",
   open_recovery_issue: "Recovery in progress",
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/company-routes.ts b/ui/src/lib/company-routes.ts
index 05a2c6a0b7a..c92791bf851 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/company-routes.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/company-routes.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const BOARD_ROUTE_ROOTS = new Set([
   "costs",
   "usage",
   "activity",
+  "attention",
   "inbox",
   "board-chat",
   "artifacts",
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/queryKeys.ts b/ui/src/lib/queryKeys.ts
index 7e228137a70..5608c4c2c28 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/queryKeys.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/queryKeys.ts
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ export const queryKeys = {
       ["company-search", companyId, q, scope, limit, offset] as const,
   },
   dashboard: (companyId: string) => ["dashboard", companyId] as const,
+  attention: (companyId: string) => ["attention", companyId] as const,
   workTimeline: (companyId: string, lens?: string) => ["work-timeline", companyId, lens ?? "all"] as const,
   userProfile: (companyId: string, userSlug: string) =>
     ["user-profile", companyId, userSlug] as const,
diff --git a/ui/src/pages/WhatNeedsMe.tsx b/ui/src/pages/WhatNeedsMe.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..aeb726c0be1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/pages/WhatNeedsMe.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
+import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { CheckCircle2, Inbox } from "lucide-react";
+import type { Agent, AttentionItem } from "@paperclipai/shared";
+import { attentionApi } from "../api/attention";
+import { agentsApi } from "../api/agents";
+import { authApi } from "../api/auth";
+import { useCompany } from "../context/CompanyContext";
+import { useBreadcrumbs } from "../context/BreadcrumbContext";
+import { useInboxDismissals } from "../hooks/useInboxBadge";
+import { queryKeys } from "../lib/queryKeys";
+import { isInlineResolvable } from "../lib/attention";
+import { PageSkeleton } from "../components/PageSkeleton";
+import { AttentionQueueRow } from "../components/AttentionQueueRow";
+
+export function WhatNeedsMe() {
+  const { selectedCompanyId } = useCompany();
+  const { setBreadcrumbs } = useBreadcrumbs();
+  const [expandedId, setExpandedId] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [autoExpandDone, setAutoExpandDone] = useState(false);
+  const [clearedIds, setClearedIds] = useState<Set<string>>(() => new Set());
+
+  const { dismiss, dismissedAtByKey } = useInboxDismissals(selectedCompanyId);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setBreadcrumbs([{ label: "What needs me" }]);
+  }, [setBreadcrumbs]);
+
+  const { data: feed, isLoading, error } = useQuery({
+    queryKey: queryKeys.attention(selectedCompanyId!),
+    queryFn: () => attentionApi.list(selectedCompanyId!),
+    enabled: !!selectedCompanyId,
+    refetchOnWindowFocus: true,
+  });
+
+  const { data: agents } = useQuery({
+    queryKey: queryKeys.agents.list(selectedCompanyId!),
+    queryFn: () => agentsApi.list(selectedCompanyId!),
+    enabled: !!selectedCompanyId,
+  });
+
+  const { data: session } = useQuery({
+    queryKey: queryKeys.auth.session,
+    queryFn: () => authApi.getSession(),
+  });
+  const currentUserId = session?.user?.id ?? session?.session?.userId ?? null;
+
+  const agentMap = useMemo(() => {
+    const map = new Map<string, Agent>();
+    for (const agent of agents ?? []) map.set(agent.id, agent);
+    return map;
+  }, [agents]);
+
+  // Client-side guard: the server already filters dismissed rows, but this
+  // keeps a just-dismissed row from flashing back before the refetch lands.
+  const items = useMemo(() => {
+    const list = feed?.items ?? [];
+    return list.filter((item) => {
+      if (clearedIds.has(item.id)) return false;
+      const dismissedAt = dismissedAtByKey.get(item.dismissalKey);
+      return !(dismissedAt != null && dismissedAt >= new Date(item.activityAt).getTime());
+    });
+  }, [feed, clearedIds, dismissedAtByKey]);
+
+  // Auto-expand the topmost inline-capable decision, once, per converged UX.
+  // Rank never reorders while interacting, so we only seed the default once.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (autoExpandDone || items.length === 0) return;
+    const topInline = items.find((item) => isInlineResolvable(item));
+    if (topInline) setExpandedId(topInline.id);
+    setAutoExpandDone(true);
+  }, [items, autoExpandDone]);
+
+  const handleDismiss = (item: AttentionItem) => {
+    dismiss(item.dismissalKey);
+    setClearedIds((prev) => {
+      const next = new Set(prev);
+      next.add(item.id);
+      return next;
+    });
+    if (expandedId === item.id) setExpandedId(null);
+  };
+
+  if (!selectedCompanyId) {
+    return <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">Select a company first.</p>;
+  }
+
+  if (isLoading) {
+    return <PageSkeleton variant="approvals" />;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="mx-auto max-w-3xl space-y-4">
+      <div className="flex items-baseline justify-between">
+        <h1 className="text-xl font-bold">What needs me</h1>
+        {items.length > 0 && (
+          <span className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+            {items.length} {items.length === 1 ? "decision" : "decisions"}
+          </span>
+        )}
+      </div>
+
+      {error && <p className="text-sm text-destructive">{(error as Error).message}</p>}
+
+      {items.length === 0 ? (
+        <ZeroState />
+      ) : (
+        <div className="space-y-2">
+          {items.map((item) => (
+            <AttentionQueueRow
+              key={item.id}
+              item={item}
+              companyId={selectedCompanyId}
+              expanded={expandedId === item.id}
+              onToggleExpand={() => setExpandedId((prev) => (prev === item.id ? null : item.id))}
+              onDismiss={handleDismiss}
+              agentMap={agentMap}
+              currentUserId={currentUserId}
+            />
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function ZeroState() {
+  return (
+    <div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center rounded-xl border border-dashed border-border py-20 text-center">
+      <div className="mb-4 rounded-full bg-green-500/10 p-4">
+        <CheckCircle2 className="h-10 w-10 text-green-500" />
+      </div>
+      <p className="text-lg font-semibold text-foreground">You're all caught up</p>
+      <p className="mt-1 flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+        <Inbox className="h-4 w-4" />
+        Nothing needs a decision from you right now.
+      </p>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/ui/storybook/stories/what-needs-me.stories.tsx b/ui/storybook/stories/what-needs-me.stories.tsx
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+import { useState } from "react";
+import type { Meta, StoryObj } from "@storybook/react-vite";
+import { CheckCircle2, Inbox } from "lucide-react";
+import type { AttentionItem, AttentionSourceKind, AttentionSeverity } from "@paperclipai/shared";
+import { AttentionQueueRow } from "@/components/AttentionQueueRow";
+
+const companyId = "company-storybook";
+
+function item(
+  id: string,
+  sourceKind: AttentionSourceKind,
+  severity: AttentionSeverity,
+  title: string,
+  whyNow: string,
+  overrides: Partial<AttentionItem> = {},
+): AttentionItem {
+  const now = new Date("2026-07-09T12:00:00Z");
+  return {
+    id,
+    companyId,
+    sourceKind,
+    subject: {
+      kind: "issue",
+      id: `${id}-subject`,
+      companyId,
+      title,
+      identifier: null,
+      status: "pending",
+      href: "/PAP/issues/PAP-1000",
+      metadata: {},
+    },
+    whyNow,
+    decisionVerbs: [
+      { id: "approve", label: "Approve", description: null },
+      { id: "reject", label: "Reject", description: null },
+    ],
+    inlineResolvable: false,
+    entryRule: "",
+    exitRule: "",
+    dedupKey: `${id}-dedup`,
+    dismissalKey: `attention:${id}-dedup`,
+    severity,
+    rank: 0,
+    activityAt: now.toISOString(),
+    createdAt: now.toISOString(),
+    updatedAt: now.toISOString(),
+    relatedIssue: {
+      kind: "issue",
+      id: "issue-1000",
+      companyId,
+      title: "Ship the attention queue",
+      identifier: "PAP-1000",
+      status: "in_progress",
+      href: "/PAP/issues/PAP-1000",
+      metadata: {},
+    },
+    ...overrides,
+  };
+}
+
+const POPULATED: AttentionItem[] = [
+  item(
+    "recov-1",
+    "recovery_action",
+    "critical",
+    "Run watchdog escalated — agent stalled 40m",
+    "Recovery action escalated and needs a human decision.",
+    { subject: { kind: "recovery_action", id: "r1", companyId, title: "Run watchdog escalated — agent stalled 40m", identifier: null, status: "escalated", href: "/PAP/issues/PAP-1000", metadata: {} } },
+  ),
+  item(
+    "appr-1",
+    "approval",
+    "high",
+    "Hire agent: Research Analyst",
+    "Approval is pending a board decision.",
+    {
+      inlineResolvable: true,
+      subject: { kind: "approval", id: "approval-1", companyId, title: "Hire agent: Research Analyst", identifier: null, status: "pending", href: "/PAP/approvals/approval-1", metadata: { type: "hire_agent" } },
+      relatedIssue: null,
+      decisionVerbs: [
+        { id: "approve", label: "Approve", description: null },
+        { id: "reject", label: "Reject", description: null },
+        { id: "request_revision", label: "Request revision", description: null },
+      ],
+    },
+  ),
+  item(
+    "intx-1",
+    "issue_thread_interaction",
+    "medium",
+    "Which rollout order should we use?",
+    "Questions need answers on an issue thread.",
+    {
+      inlineResolvable: true,
+      subject: { kind: "interaction", id: "interaction-1", companyId, title: "Which rollout order should we use?", identifier: null, status: "pending", href: "/PAP/issues/PAP-1000#interaction-1", metadata: { kind: "ask_user_questions", issueId: "issue-1000" } },
+      decisionVerbs: [{ id: "respond", label: "Respond", description: null }],
+    },
+  ),
+  item(
+    "review-1",
+    "review",
+    "medium",
+    "PR ready for review: attention feed endpoint",
+    "In-review issue is waiting on a human reviewer.",
+    {
+      inlineResolvable: false,
+      decisionVerbs: [
+        { id: "approve", label: "Approve", description: null },
+        { id: "request_changes", label: "Request changes", description: null },
+      ],
+    },
+  ),
+  item(
+    "join-1",
+    "join_request",
+    "medium",
+    "alex@acme.dev wants to join",
+    "Join request is pending approval.",
+    {
+      inlineResolvable: true,
+      subject: { kind: "join_request", id: "join-1", companyId, title: "alex@acme.dev wants to join", identifier: null, status: "pending_approval", href: "/PAP/settings/access", metadata: {} },
+      relatedIssue: null,
+    },
+  ),
+  item(
+    "fail-1",
+    "failed_run",
+    "high",
+    "Deploy pipeline failed after 3 retries",
+    "Retries are exhausted; a human action is needed.",
+    { relatedIssue: null, inlineResolvable: false },
+  ),
+  item(
+    "budget-1",
+    "budget_alert",
+    "low",
+    "Company budget crossed 85%",
+    "Budget crossed the 85% threshold.",
+    { relatedIssue: null, inlineResolvable: false },
+  ),
+];
+
+function Queue({ items }: { items: AttentionItem[] }) {
+  const firstInline = items.find((i) => i.inlineResolvable && (i.sourceKind === "approval" || i.sourceKind === "join_request"));
+  const [expandedId, setExpandedId] = useState<string | null>(firstInline?.id ?? null);
+  const [cleared, setCleared] = useState<Set<string>>(new Set());
+  const visible = items.filter((i) => !cleared.has(i.id));
+
+  return (
+    <div className="mx-auto max-w-3xl space-y-4 p-6">
+      <div className="flex items-baseline justify-between">
+        <h1 className="text-xl font-bold">What needs me</h1>
+        {visible.length > 0 && (
+          <span className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+            {visible.length} {visible.length === 1 ? "decision" : "decisions"}
+          </span>
+        )}
+      </div>
+      {visible.length === 0 ? (
+        <div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center rounded-xl border border-dashed border-border py-20 text-center">
+          <div className="mb-4 rounded-full bg-green-500/10 p-4">
+            <CheckCircle2 className="h-10 w-10 text-green-500" />
+          </div>
+          <p className="text-lg font-semibold text-foreground">You're all caught up</p>
+          <p className="mt-1 flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+            <Inbox className="h-4 w-4" />
+            Nothing needs a decision from you right now.
+          </p>
+        </div>
+      ) : (
+        <div className="space-y-2">
+          {visible.map((it) => (
+            <AttentionQueueRow
+              key={it.id}
+              item={it}
+              companyId={companyId}
+              expanded={expandedId === it.id}
+              onToggleExpand={() => setExpandedId((p) => (p === it.id ? null : it.id))}
+              onDismiss={(dismissed) => setCleared((prev) => new Set(prev).add(dismissed.id))}
+            />
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+const meta: Meta<typeof Queue> = {
+  title: "Pages/What needs me",
+  component: Queue,
+  parameters: { layout: "fullscreen" },
+};
+export default meta;
+
+type Story = StoryObj<typeof Queue>;
+
+export const Populated: Story = {
+  args: { items: POPULATED },
+};
+
+export const ZeroState: Story = {
+  args: { items: [] },
+};