From ac1caef9729b08806d5cbb8314ecca58de7dff7e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: atlas <atlas@hyperhive.local>
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2026 23:55:14 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] dashboard: drop the approvals queue

Y3R C4LL is the operator inbox alone: no P3NDING APPR0VALS section, no
approval cards or history, no approval_resolved subscription, no
approval browser notifications, and the tab count and title prefix count
unread operator messages only. The H0M3 tile text drops "approvals".

The deny form was the only data-prompt form, so bindAsyncForms' prompt
branch, themedPrompt and its dialog styles go too, along with the
approval-only CSS (.approval*, .approvals-history, .btn-deny, the
status/glyph colours and .history-note).
---
 frontend/packages/dashboard/src/call.js       | 242 +-----------------
 frontend/packages/dashboard/src/common.css    |   4 -
 frontend/packages/dashboard/src/common.js     |   6 +-
 frontend/packages/dashboard/src/dashboard.css | 134 ----------
 .../packages/dashboard/src/dashboard.html     |  25 +-
 frontend/packages/dashboard/src/index.html    |   2 +-
 frontend/packages/dashboard/src/swarm.js      |   2 +-
 frontend/packages/dashboard/src/tabs.js       |  85 +-----
 frontend/packages/dashboard/src/util.js       |   2 +-
 frontend/packages/shared/src/forms.js         |  22 +-
 .../shared/src/hive-dialog/hive-dialog.css    |  28 --
 frontend/packages/shared/src/modal.js         |  62 +----
 .../packages/shared/src/terminal/terminal.js  |   2 +-
 13 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 584 deletions(-)

diff --git a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/call.js b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/call.js
index 01f82015..41a34300 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/call.js
+++ b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/call.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Y3R C4LL domain — the dashboard pane for things blocked on an operator
-// decision: approvals and the operator inbox (messages agents sent to
+// decision: the operator inbox (messages agents sent to
 // `to="operator"`). Lifted out of the dashboard entry (tabs.js) into its
 // own module so the entry stays a thin coordinator; mirrors the
 // permissions.js / schedules.js extractions.
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@
 // live-mutation paths call an injected `onCountsChanged` callback the entry
 // registers once via `initCall`.
 
-import { $, form, appendLinkified } from "./common.js";
+import { $, appendLinkified } from "./common.js";
 import { el } from "@hive/shared/dom.js";
-import { epochSec, fmtAgo } from "./util.js";
 
 // Registered by the dashboard entry at boot; defaults to a no-op so the
 // module is safe to call before wiring.
@@ -113,240 +112,3 @@ export function operatorInboxAppendFromEvent(ev) {
   renderOperatorInbox();
   onCountsChanged();
 }
-
-// ─── approvals — the operator config-change approval queue ────────
-const APPROVAL_TAB_KEY = "hyperhive:approvals:tab";
-// Derived approval state — cold-loaded from /api/state, then mutated
-// live by `approval_resolved` dashboard events.
-// `pending` is the open queue (newest-first); `history` is the last
-// 30 resolved rows.
-const APPROVAL_HISTORY_LIMIT = 30;
-const approvalsState = { pending: [], history: [] };
-export function activeApprovalCount() {
-  return approvalsState.pending.length;
-}
-export function syncApprovalsFromSnapshot(s) {
-  approvalsState.pending = (s.approvals || []).slice();
-  approvalsState.history = (s.approval_history || []).slice();
-}
-export function applyApprovalResolved(ev) {
-  // Drop from pending; prepend to history (newest-first), cap at 30.
-  approvalsState.pending = approvalsState.pending.filter((a) => a.id !== ev.id);
-  // Idempotent: a snapshot re-sync (post-disconnect SSE catchup) can
-  // carry this same resolved row in `approval_history` while a live
-  // event also delivers it — guard the unshift so history can't
-  // double a row.
-  if (!approvalsState.history.some((h) => h.id === ev.id)) {
-    approvalsState.history.unshift({
-      id: ev.id,
-      agent: ev.agent,
-      kind: ev.approval_kind,
-      status: ev.status,
-      resolved_at: ev.resolved_at,
-      note: ev.note || null,
-      description: ev.description || null,
-    });
-    if (approvalsState.history.length > APPROVAL_HISTORY_LIMIT) {
-      approvalsState.history.length = APPROVAL_HISTORY_LIMIT;
-    }
-  }
-  renderApprovals();
-}
-export function renderApprovals() {
-  const root = $("approvals-section");
-  // #approvals-section only lives on /dashboard.html (Y3R C4LL tab);
-  // no-op elsewhere — `approval_resolved` SSE
-  // events route through here on every page that loads the bundle.
-  if (!root) return;
-  root.replaceChildren();
-
-  const pending = approvalsState.pending;
-  const history = approvalsState.history;
-  const active = localStorage.getItem(APPROVAL_TAB_KEY) || "pending";
-  const tabs = el("div", { class: "approval-tabs" });
-  const pendingTab = el(
-    "button",
-    {
-      type: "button",
-      class: "approval-tab" + (active === "pending" ? " active" : ""),
-    },
-    `pending · ${pending.length}`,
-  );
-  const historyTab = el(
-    "button",
-    {
-      type: "button",
-      class: "approval-tab" + (active === "history" ? " active" : ""),
-    },
-    `history · ${history.length}`,
-  );
-  pendingTab.addEventListener("click", () => {
-    localStorage.setItem(APPROVAL_TAB_KEY, "pending");
-    renderApprovals();
-  });
-  historyTab.addEventListener("click", () => {
-    localStorage.setItem(APPROVAL_TAB_KEY, "history");
-    renderApprovals();
-  });
-  tabs.append(pendingTab, historyTab);
-  root.append(tabs);
-
-  if (active === "history") {
-    renderApprovalHistory(root, history);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  if (!pending.length) {
-    root.append(el("p", { class: "empty" }, "queue empty"));
-    return;
-  }
-  const ul = el("ul", { class: "approvals" });
-  for (const a of pending) {
-    const isUpdateMeta = a.kind === "update_meta_inputs";
-    const li = el("li", { class: "approval-card" });
-
-    // ── identity header ──────────────────────────────────────────
-    const head = el(
-      "div",
-      { class: "approval-head" },
-      el("span", { class: "glyph" }, "↻"),
-      el("span", { class: "id" }, "#" + a.id),
-      el("span", { class: "agent" }, a.agent),
-      el("span", { class: "kind" }, isUpdateMeta ? "meta-update" : a.kind),
-    );
-    // When the approval was requested — relative time, right-aligned.
-    // Goes amber once it's been pending an hour so a stale request is
-    // obvious at a glance (see docs/web-ui/dashboard.md::Approval card).
-    if (a.requested_at != null) {
-      const requestedSec = epochSec(a.requested_at);
-      const ageSec = Math.max(0, Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000 - requestedSec));
-      head.append(
-        el(
-          "span",
-          {
-            class: "approval-ts" + (ageSec >= 3600 ? " stale" : ""),
-            title: "requested " + new Date(a.requested_at).toLocaleString(),
-            "data-requested-at": String(requestedSec),
-          },
-          "requested " + fmtAgo(a.requested_at),
-        ),
-      );
-    }
-    li.append(head);
-
-    // ── what-changed body ────────────────────────────────────────
-    const body = el("div", { class: "approval-body" });
-    if (a.description) {
-      body.append(el("div", { class: "approval-description" }, a.description));
-    }
-    if (isUpdateMeta) {
-      let inputs;
-      try {
-        inputs = JSON.parse(a.commit_ref || "[]");
-      } catch (_) {
-        inputs = [];
-      }
-      body.append(
-        el(
-          "span",
-          { class: "meta" },
-          inputs.length
-            ? "bump flake inputs: " + inputs.join(", ")
-            : "bump all flake inputs",
-        ),
-      );
-    } else {
-      body.append(
-        el(
-          "span",
-          { class: "meta" },
-          isInit
-            ? "scaffold proposed config repo — submitting agent customises agent.nix before spawn"
-            : "new sub-agent — container will be created on approve",
-        ),
-      );
-    }
-    li.append(body);
-
-    // ── decision actions ─────────────────────────────────────────
-    // Deny prompts the operator for an optional reason; the submit
-    // handler stashes it into a hidden `note` input that rides along
-    // on the POST and is surfaced to the submitting agent via
-    // HelperEvent::ApprovalResolved { note }.
-    const denyForm = el("form", {
-      method: "POST",
-      action: "/api/deny/" + a.id,
-      class: "inline",
-      "data-async": "",
-      "data-no-refresh": "",
-      "data-prompt": "reason for denying (optional, sent to submitter):",
-    });
-    denyForm.append(
-      el("button", { type: "submit", class: "btn btn-deny" }, "DENY"),
-    );
-    li.append(
-      el(
-        "div",
-        { class: "approval-actions" },
-        form(
-          "/api/approve/" + a.id,
-          "btn-approve",
-          "◆ APPR0VE",
-          null,
-          {},
-          { noRefresh: true },
-        ),
-        denyForm,
-      ),
-    );
-
-    ul.append(li);
-  }
-  root.append(ul);
-}
-
-function renderApprovalHistory(root, history) {
-  if (!history.length) {
-    root.append(el("p", { class: "empty" }, "no resolved approvals yet"));
-    return;
-  }
-  const ul = el("ul", { class: "approvals approvals-history" });
-  for (const a of history) {
-    const li = el("li");
-    const row = el("div", { class: "row" });
-    const glyph =
-      a.status === "approved"
-        ? "✓"
-        : a.status === "denied"
-          ? "✗"
-          : a.status === "cancelled"
-            ? "⊘"
-            : "⚠";
-    row.append(
-      el("span", { class: "glyph glyph-" + a.status }, glyph),
-      " ",
-      el("span", { class: "id" }, "#" + a.id),
-      " ",
-      el("span", { class: "agent" }, a.agent),
-      " ",
-      el(
-        "span",
-        { class: "kind" },
-        a.kind === "update_meta_inputs" ? "meta-update" : a.kind,
-      ),
-      " ",
-    );
-    if (a.sha_short) row.append(el("code", {}, a.sha_short), " ");
-    row.append(
-      el("span", { class: "status status-" + a.status }, a.status),
-      " ",
-      el("span", { class: "msg-ts" }, fmtAgo(a.resolved_at)),
-    );
-    li.append(row);
-    if (a.note) {
-      li.append(el("div", { class: "history-note" }, a.note));
-    }
-    ul.append(li);
-  }
-  root.append(ul);
-}
diff --git a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/common.css b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/common.css
index feb188c1..20840a9d 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/common.css
+++ b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/common.css
@@ -194,10 +194,6 @@ code {
   color: var(--green);
   border-color: var(--green);
 }
-.btn-deny {
-  color: var(--red);
-  border-color: var(--red);
-}
 .btn-destroy {
   color: var(--red);
   border-color: var(--red);
diff --git a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/common.js b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/common.js
index 956207b5..5b592d91 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/common.js
+++ b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/common.js
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ export function openBuildLogStream(id, pre, { onDone, onError } = {}) {
 
 // ─── side panel ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 // Singleton drawer that swipes in from the right. Long content
-// (file previews, approval diffs, journald logs, applied config)
+// (file previews, journald logs, applied config)
 // opens here via `sidePanel.open(title, node)` instead of expanding
 // inline. Body is swapped on each open; closing just slides out so
 // the content stays visible through the transition.
@@ -566,9 +566,7 @@ export function appendLinkified(parent, text, refs) {
 }
 
 // ─── browser notifications ──────────────────────────────────────────────
-// Fires OS notifications on two operator-bound signals:
-//   - new approval landed in the queue
-//   - broker message sent `to: "operator"`
+// Fires OS notifications on broker messages sent `to: "operator"`.
 // Permission grant is per-browser; a localStorage "muted" toggle lets
 // the operator silence without revoking. Secure-context only (HTTPS /
 // localhost) — on other origins the API is unavailable and we hide
diff --git a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/dashboard.css b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/dashboard.css
index 6fd695a5..fa84305e 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/dashboard.css
+++ b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/dashboard.css
@@ -496,55 +496,6 @@ hive-agent-menu {
   }
 }
 
-/* Pending approval: a card with three stacked sections — identity
-   header, what-changed body, decision actions. */
-.approvals {
-  list-style: none;
-  padding: 0;
-  margin: 0.4em 0 0;
-}
-.approval-card {
-  background: var(--bg-elev);
-  border: 1px solid var(--border);
-  border-left: 3px solid var(--purple);
-  border-radius: 4px;
-  padding: 0.6em 0.8em;
-  margin-bottom: 0.6em;
-}
-.approval-head {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: baseline;
-  flex-wrap: wrap;
-  gap: 0.3em;
-}
-.approval-ts {
-  margin-left: auto;
-  color: var(--muted);
-  font-size: 0.85em;
-}
-.approval-ts.stale {
-  color: var(--amber);
-  text-shadow: 0 0 6px color-mix(in srgb, var(--amber) 50%, transparent);
-}
-.approval-body {
-  margin: 0.45em 0;
-  padding-left: 1.3em;
-}
-.approval-description {
-  font-size: 0.9em;
-  color: var(--fg);
-  white-space: pre-wrap;
-  margin-bottom: 0.35em;
-}
-.approval-actions {
-  display: flex;
-  gap: 0.5em;
-  padding-top: 0.45em;
-  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
-}
-.approval-actions form.inline {
-  display: inline;
-}
 /* Inline drill-in triggers (logs / config repo / view diff). */
 .drill-ins {
   display: flex;
@@ -556,91 +507,6 @@ hive-agent-menu {
   margin-top: 0;
 }
 
-.approval-tabs {
-  display: flex;
-  gap: 0.4em;
-  margin: 0.6em 0 0.4em;
-}
-.approval-tab {
-  background: transparent;
-  border: 1px solid var(--border);
-  color: var(--muted);
-  font: inherit;
-  font-size: 0.85em;
-  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
-  padding: 0.25em 0.9em;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  transition:
-    color 0.15s ease,
-    border-color 0.15s ease,
-    background 0.15s ease;
-}
-.approval-tab:hover {
-  color: var(--fg);
-}
-.approval-tab.active {
-  color: var(--purple);
-  border-color: var(--purple);
-  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--purple) 8%, transparent);
-  text-shadow: 0 0 4px currentColor;
-}
-/* History items: lighter card treatment so they're visually coherent with
-   the pending .approval-card items above them. Left accent colour reflects
-   the outcome via :has() on the per-status glyph span. */
-.approvals-history li {
-  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--bg-elev) 40%, transparent);
-  border: 1px solid var(--border);
-  border-left: 3px solid var(--subtext0);
-  border-radius: 3px;
-  padding: 0.35em 0.8em;
-  margin-bottom: 0.4em;
-}
-.approvals-history li:has(.glyph-approved) {
-  border-left-color: var(--green);
-}
-.approvals-history li:has(.glyph-denied) {
-  border-left-color: var(--red);
-}
-.approvals-history li:has(.glyph-failed) {
-  border-left-color: var(--amber);
-}
-.approvals-history .status {
-  font-size: 0.85em;
-  padding: 0 0.5em;
-}
-.status-approved {
-  color: var(--green);
-}
-.status-denied {
-  color: var(--red);
-}
-.status-failed {
-  color: var(--amber);
-}
-.status-cancelled {
-  color: var(--muted);
-}
-.glyph-approved {
-  color: var(--green);
-}
-.glyph-denied {
-  color: var(--red);
-}
-.glyph-failed {
-  color: var(--amber);
-}
-.glyph-cancelled {
-  color: var(--muted);
-}
-
-.history-note {
-  margin-left: 1.8em;
-  margin-top: 0.2em;
-  color: var(--muted);
-  font-size: 0.85em;
-  white-space: pre-wrap;
-  word-break: break-word;
-}
 ul form.inline {
   display: inline-block;
 }
diff --git a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/dashboard.html b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/dashboard.html
index 062015fc..34d42ef9 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/dashboard.html
+++ b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/dashboard.html
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@
           </div>
         </section>
 
-        <!-- Y3R C4LL: things blocked on operator decision — the approval
-         queue; surfaces full bodies inline so the operator can decide
+        <!-- Y3R C4LL: things blocked on operator decision — the operator
+         inbox; surfaces full bodies inline so the operator can decide
          without leaving the pane. -->
         <section
           class="tab-pane"
@@ -157,20 +157,12 @@
             <p class="meta">loading…</p>
           </div>
 
-          <h2>◆ P3NDING APPR0VALS ◆</h2>
-          <div class="divider">
-            ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-          </div>
-          <div id="approvals-section">
-            <p class="meta">loading…</p>
-          </div>
-
           <!-- Operator-local preferences (browser notifications). Was its own
            S3TT1NGS page (`/settings.html`); mara moved it in here since a
            standalone page for one toggle didn't earn its own tile. State
            lives in the browser's localStorage — NOTIF.bind() (common.js)
            wires the buttons, same dispatch NOTIF.show() already used for
-           approval/inbox notifications above. -->
+           inbox notifications above. -->
           <h2>◆ PR3F3R3NC3S ◆</h2>
           <div class="divider">
             ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
@@ -182,10 +174,9 @@
           </p>
           <h3>◇ browser notifications</h3>
           <p class="meta">
-            desktop notifications for new approvals and broker messages
-            addressed to you. requires a secure context (https or localhost).
-            mute silences the notifications without revoking the OS-level
-            permission.
+            desktop notifications for broker messages addressed to you. requires
+            a secure context (https or localhost). mute silences the
+            notifications without revoking the OS-level permission.
           </p>
           <div id="notif-row" class="notif-row">
             <button
@@ -344,8 +335,8 @@
       </p>
     </footer>
 
-    <!-- Slide-in detail panel (clicked file previews, approval diffs,
-       journald logs, applied config) is a <hive-side-panel> element
+    <!-- Slide-in detail panel (clicked file previews, journald logs,
+       applied config) is a <hive-side-panel> element
        (@hive/shared/side-panel.js) — the Panel singleton in common.js
        creates + appends it to <body> lazily on first use, so nothing
        needs to be pre-declared here. -->
diff --git a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/index.html b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/index.html
index 4c5fab56..ef00a4a6 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/index.html
+++ b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/index.html
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
               <span class="home-tile-label">Dashboard</span>
             </span>
             <span class="home-tile-desc"
-              >containers · approvals · permissions · schedules · system</span
+              >containers · permissions · schedules · system</span
             >
           </a>
 
diff --git a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/swarm.js b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/swarm.js
index 7ae5c817..ad1ec12e 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/swarm.js
+++ b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/swarm.js
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ export function renderContainers(s) {
   // Belt-and-suspenders for any future page that adds tabs.js
   // without a #containers-section — matches the
   // no-op-when-target-absent convention the other renderers
-  // (renderApprovals, etc.) follow.
+  // (renderOperatorInbox, etc.) follow.
   if (!root) return;
 
   // Containers come from the derived map (event-driven) rather than
diff --git a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/tabs.js b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/tabs.js
index 25e01a7e..2ce67a2b 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/tabs.js
+++ b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/tabs.js
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-// /dashboard.html entry point: tab renderers + tab routing + refreshState
-// + notification deltas. Reads /api/state on cold load and after every
-// async-form submit; live updates run through `applyXxx` mutation
-// handlers triggered by the dashboard event stream (subscribed via
-// `openStream` from common.js). See docs/web-ui/shape.md::Shape (shared by
-// both) for the broader contract.
+// /dashboard.html entry point: tab renderers + tab routing + refreshState.
+// Reads /api/state on cold load and after every async-form submit; live
+// updates run through `applyXxx` mutation handlers triggered by the
+// dashboard event stream (subscribed via `openStream` from common.js). See
+// docs/web-ui/shape.md::Shape (shared by both) for the broader contract.
 //
 // Pure helpers (DOM, side panel, OS notifications, path linkification)
 // live in `./common.js`; the flow-page surface (operator inbox, broker
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ import { el } from "@hive/shared/dom.js";
 import { bindAsyncForms } from "@hive/shared/forms.js";
 import { createTabStrip } from "@hive/shared/tabs.js";
 import { containersState, syncContainersFromSnapshot } from "./state.js";
-import { fmtAgo } from "./util.js";
 import {
   applyCapabilitiesChanged,
   applyToolGroupsChanged,
@@ -31,10 +29,6 @@ import {
   refreshOperatorInbox,
   operatorInboxAppendFromEvent,
   operatorInboxCount,
-  syncApprovalsFromSnapshot,
-  applyApprovalResolved,
-  renderApprovals,
-  activeApprovalCount,
 } from "./call.js";
 import {
   initJobqRollup,
@@ -54,58 +48,12 @@ import {
 window.marked = marked;
 
 (() => {
-  // Track which items we've already notified about so a re-render
-  // doesn't re-fire for the same row. Keyed by stable ids; reset only
-  // when the page reloads.
-  const seenApprovals = new Set();
-  let seededNotify = false;
-
-  function notifyDeltas(s) {
-    const approvals = s.approvals || [];
-    if (!seededNotify) {
-      // First render after page load — fill the "seen" set without
-      // firing notifications. We only want to notify on NEW items
-      // that arrived while the page is open. The inbox no longer
-      // needs seeding here: it's derived from the broker stream which
-      // does its own per-event notification on live arrival, and
-      // history-replayed events are silent by virtue of `fromHistory`.
-      for (const a of approvals) seenApprovals.add(a.id);
-      seededNotify = true;
-      return;
-    }
-    for (const a of approvals) {
-      if (seenApprovals.has(a.id)) continue;
-      seenApprovals.add(a.id);
-      NOTIF.show(
-        "◆ approval #" + a.id,
-        `config commit for ${a.agent}`,
-        "hyperhive:approval:" + a.id,
-      );
-    }
-  }
-
   // ─── async forms ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   // Shared `data-async` submit interceptor (now in common.js so /core.html's
   // bundle gets it too). On success it re-runs refreshState unless the form
   // opts out via `data-no-refresh` (its mutation arrives via an SSE event).
   bindAsyncForms(() => refreshState());
 
-  // Refreshes approval request-age chips (`.approval-ts`, flips `.stale`
-  // at the 1h mark), which would otherwise only update on the next
-  // SSE-triggered re-render.
-  setInterval(() => {
-    const now = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000);
-    document
-      .querySelectorAll(".approval-ts[data-requested-at]")
-      .forEach((node) => {
-        const requestedAt = Number(node.getAttribute("data-requested-at"));
-        if (!Number.isFinite(requestedAt)) return;
-        const ageSec = Math.max(0, now - requestedAt);
-        node.textContent = "requested " + fmtAgo(requestedAt);
-        node.classList.toggle("stale", ageSec >= 3600);
-      });
-  }, 1000);
-
   // ─── state polling ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   let pollTimer = null;
   // Sections whose innerHTML gets blown away on each refresh. If the
@@ -114,7 +62,6 @@ window.marked = marked;
   const MANAGED_SECTION_IDS = [
     "containers-section",
     "inbox-section",
-    "approvals-section",
     "schedules-section",
     "capabilities-section",
     "tool-groups-section",
@@ -211,18 +158,12 @@ window.marked = marked;
       // mount's own effect handles the actual fetch.
       initJobqRollup();
       renderContainers(s);
-      // Sync the derived approvals store from the snapshot, then
-      // render. Live `*_added` / `*_resolved` events mutate the store
-      // directly and re-render without a snapshot refetch.
-      syncApprovalsFromSnapshot(s);
-      renderApprovals();
       refreshSchedules();
       restoreOpenDetails(openDetails);
-      notifyDeltas(s);
       // No periodic refresh timer. Phase 6 covers every container
       // mutation with `ContainerStateChanged` / `ContainerRemoved`
       // (lifecycle ops, destroy, rebuild, crash_watch's 10s poll);
-      // approvals + transients have their own events;
+      // transients have their own events;
       // broker traffic flows through the SSE channel. The only
       // /api/state fetches are the initial cold load and the
       // post-submit refetch on forms without `data-no-refresh`
@@ -246,7 +187,7 @@ window.marked = marked;
   refreshOperatorInbox();
   // NOTIF.bind() wires the enable/mute/unmute toggle buttons that now
   // live in the Y3R C4LL tab's ◆ PR3F3R3NC3S ◆ section. NOTIF.show()
-  // (approval/inbox notifications) reads the same browser permission +
+  // (inbox notifications) reads the same browser permission +
   // localStorage mute flag regardless of which page fires it — bind()
   // only needs to run once, here, where the buttons live. The side
   // panel (<hive-side-panel>) wires its own internals in
@@ -270,7 +211,6 @@ window.marked = marked;
   // and filter client-side — the dashboard ignores broker traffic
   // and the inbox ignores mutation events.
   const MUTATION_HANDLERS = {
-    approval_resolved: applyApprovalResolved,
     transient_set: applyTransientSet,
     transient_cleared: applyTransientCleared,
     container_state_changed: applyContainerStateChanged,
@@ -293,12 +233,12 @@ window.marked = marked;
     //
     // kinds= matches MUTATION_HANDLERS below verbatim, plus `sent`
     // (checked separately, just above, for the operator inbox) —
-    // narrows this from all 13 wire kinds down to the 9 this page
+    // narrows this from all 12 wire kinds down to the 8 this page
     // actually acts on. This page was one of 4 unfiltered
     // `/api/dashboard/stream` subscribers before this (subscription
     // discipline, part 1 of the dashboard-event-stream-split issue).
     const es = openStream(
-      "/api/dashboard/stream?kinds=sent,approval_resolved," +
+      "/api/dashboard/stream?kinds=sent," +
         "transient_set,transient_cleared," +
         "container_state_changed,container_removed,rebuild_queue_changed," +
         "capabilities_changed,tool_groups_changed",
@@ -358,8 +298,7 @@ window.marked = marked;
     document.body.dataset.activeTab = target;
     renderSelectionBar(Array.from(containersState.values()));
     // Re-fetch on activation as a safety net: SSE covers live mutations,
-    // re-sync covers disconnect windows / approval-path inserts that
-    // don't yet emit.
+    // re-sync covers disconnect windows.
     if (target === "schedules") {
       refreshSchedules();
     }
@@ -410,8 +349,8 @@ window.marked = marked;
       if (c.needs_update) swarm++;
     }
     setTabCount("swarm", swarm);
-    // Y3R C4LL — pending approvals + unread agent->operator messages.
-    const callCount = activeApprovalCount() + operatorInboxCount();
+    // Y3R C4LL — unread agent->operator messages.
+    const callCount = operatorInboxCount();
     setTabCount("call", callCount);
     // Browser tab title prefix — lets the operator see the pending
     // call count without switching to the window. Strips any existing
diff --git a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/util.js b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/util.js
index 2a187b44..2cbdbf14 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/util.js
+++ b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/util.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Shared dashboard render + format helpers.
 //
 // Small pure utilities used across most dashboard tabs (the container
-// tree, the rebuild queue, approvals, schedules + reminders):
+// tree, the rebuild queue, schedules + reminders):
 // an atomic-swap render helper and a handful of relative-time / duration
 // formatters. They live here — a dashboard-internal module — rather than
 // in the cross-page `common.js`, because they're specific to the
diff --git a/frontend/packages/shared/src/forms.js b/frontend/packages/shared/src/forms.js
index 966b52d8..25397809 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/shared/src/forms.js
+++ b/frontend/packages/shared/src/forms.js
@@ -47,11 +47,10 @@ export function asyncBtn(btn, fn) {
 // successful submit unless the form opts out with `data-no-refresh` (forms
 // whose mutation arrives faster via an SSE event).
 //
-// Confirmation (`data-confirm`) and free-text prompts (`data-prompt` /
-// `data-prompt-field`) are surfaced via the themed dialogs in `modal.js`
-// rather than native `confirm()`/`prompt()`, and errors via `themedToast`
+// Confirmation (`data-confirm`) is surfaced via the themed dialog in
+// `modal.js` rather than native `confirm()`, and errors via `themedToast`
 // rather than `alert()`, so every page gets the same in-theme experience.
-import { themedConfirm, themedPrompt, themedToast } from "./modal.js";
+import { themedConfirm, themedToast } from "./modal.js";
 
 export function bindAsyncForms(onSuccess) {
   document.addEventListener("submit", async (e) => {
@@ -64,21 +63,6 @@ export function bindAsyncForms(onSuccess) {
       !(await themedConfirm({ message: f.dataset.confirm }))
     )
       return;
-    if (f.dataset.prompt) {
-      const ans = await themedPrompt({ message: f.dataset.prompt });
-      if (ans === null) return; // operator hit Cancel
-      // Drop into a hidden input named after `data-prompt-field` (or
-      // 'note' by default) so the value rides along on the POST.
-      const field = f.dataset.promptField || "note";
-      let input = f.querySelector(`input[name="${field}"]`);
-      if (!input) {
-        input = document.createElement("input");
-        input.type = "hidden";
-        input.name = field;
-        f.append(input);
-      }
-      input.value = ans;
-    }
     const btn = f.querySelector(
       'button[type="submit"], button:not([type]), .btn-inline',
     );
diff --git a/frontend/packages/shared/src/hive-dialog/hive-dialog.css b/frontend/packages/shared/src/hive-dialog/hive-dialog.css
index 33ce877b..df228492 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/shared/src/hive-dialog/hive-dialog.css
+++ b/frontend/packages/shared/src/hive-dialog/hive-dialog.css
@@ -63,31 +63,3 @@
   gap: 0.6em;
   margin-top: 0.2em;
 }
-.promptfield {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 0.4em;
-}
-.promptlabel {
-  color: var(--subtext0);
-  font-size: 0.9em;
-}
-.input {
-  font-family: inherit;
-  font-size: 1em;
-  width: 100%;
-  box-sizing: border-box;
-  background: var(--crust);
-  color: var(--fg);
-  border: 1px solid var(--purple-dim);
-  padding: 0.4em 0.6em;
-}
-.input:focus {
-  outline: 1px solid var(--green);
-}
-.textarea {
-  resize: vertical;
-  min-height: 4.5em;
-  line-height: 1.4;
-  white-space: pre-wrap;
-}
diff --git a/frontend/packages/shared/src/modal.js b/frontend/packages/shared/src/modal.js
index 5e964fcf..4ba08ed5 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/shared/src/modal.js
+++ b/frontend/packages/shared/src/modal.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 // (see each component's own header comment for the design rationale).
 // This file is the orchestration layer on top: `openDialog` is the
 // general primitive (any title/message/content + a row of buttons);
-// `themedConfirm`/`themedPrompt`/`themedToast` are thin wrappers built on
+// `themedConfirm`/`themedToast` are thin wrappers built on
 // it. It's the single entry point external packages import
 // (`@hive/shared/modal.js`) — the component internals aren't exported
 // individually.
@@ -107,66 +107,6 @@ export function themedConfirm(opts = {}) {
   });
 }
 
-// themedPrompt({ title, message, label, placeholder, value, confirmLabel, cancelLabel })
-//   → Promise<string | null>. Themed replacement for window.prompt(): a
-//   resizable <textarea> dialog that resolves to the entered string on confirm,
-//   or null on cancel. Chat-box key behaviour: **Enter submits**, **Shift+Enter
-//   inserts a newline** — so short answers are one keystroke while multi-line
-//   reasons (e.g. an approval deny note) are still possible. Escape cancels
-//   (via openDialog).
-export function themedPrompt(opts = {}) {
-  const {
-    title = "",
-    message = "",
-    label = "",
-    placeholder = "",
-    value = "",
-    confirmLabel = "ok",
-    cancelLabel = "cancel",
-  } = opts;
-  const input = el("textarea", {
-    class: "input textarea",
-    rows: "3",
-    placeholder,
-  });
-  if (value) input.value = value;
-  // Enter submits (clicks the confirm button mounted by openDialog);
-  // Shift+Enter falls through to the textarea's default newline insert.
-  // `closest()`/`querySelector()` stay within the shadow tree the input
-  // lives in, so this resolves to the dialog's own `.box`/confirm button
-  // without leaking across instances. The confirm button is selected by
-  // its `variant` attribute now (hive-btn.js), not a CSS class.
-  input.addEventListener("keydown", (e) => {
-    if (e.key === "Enter" && !e.shiftKey) {
-      e.preventDefault();
-      input.closest(".box")?.querySelector('[variant="confirm"]')?.click();
-    }
-  });
-  const content = el(
-    "div",
-    { class: "promptfield" },
-    label ? el("label", { class: "promptlabel" }, label) : null,
-    input,
-  );
-  const result = openDialog({
-    title,
-    message,
-    content,
-    buttons: [
-      { label: cancelLabel, value: "__cancel__", class: "cancel" },
-      {
-        label: confirmLabel,
-        value: "__ok__",
-        class: "confirm",
-        autofocus: true,
-      },
-    ],
-  }).then((v) => (v === "__ok__" ? input.value : null));
-  // Prefer focusing the field over the OK button once the dialog has mounted.
-  setTimeout(() => input.focus(), 0);
-  return result;
-}
-
 // themedToast(message, { type, duration }) — non-blocking transient
 //   notification; a lighter alternative to a modal for feedback that needs no
 //   decision (errors, validation, status). Stacks in a fixed top-right
diff --git a/frontend/packages/shared/src/terminal/terminal.js b/frontend/packages/shared/src/terminal/terminal.js
index 36d8732e..b510c75c 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/shared/src/terminal/terminal.js
+++ b/frontend/packages/shared/src/terminal/terminal.js
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ export function create(opts) {
         // Seq-dedupe only events of a kind that actually appeared in
         // the history replay — those are the only ones that could
         // double (once via history, once via the live buffer).
-        // Mutation events (approval/container/…) are never
+        // Mutation events (container/transient/…) are never
         // carried by the history endpoint; deduping them against the
         // broker-history seq would wrongly drop ones that fired
         // between a consumer's own snapshot read and this history