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+# API Reference
+
+Base URL: `http://app-01:8080`
+
+The Work Queue WebUI connects to the Work Queue API to display and manage work items. All endpoints return JSON.
+
+---
+
+## Work Items
+
+### GET /work
+
+List work items with optional filters.
+
+**Query Parameters:**
+| Parameter | Type | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `status` | `string` | Filter by status |
+| `agent` | `string` | Filter by assigned agent |
+| `project_id` | `uuid` | Filter by project |
+| `since` | `ISO8601` | Return items created after this time |
+| `type` | `string` | Filter by work item type |
+
+**Status values:** `queued`, `dispatched`, `in_progress`, `completed`, `failed`, `blocked`, `cancelled`
+
+**Response:** `200 OK`
+```json
+[
+  {
+    "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
+    "type": "infra_setup",
+    "description": "Set up nginx reverse proxy",
+    "priority": 2,
+    "status": "completed",
+    "assigned_agent": "lennie-s",
+    "created_by": "marcus-a",
+    "created_at": "2026-04-12T00:00:00Z",
+    "updated_at": "2026-04-12T00:30:00Z",
+    "outcome": "success",
+    "notes": "Deployed successfully"
+  }
+]
+```
+
+---
+
+### POST /work
+
+Submit a new work item.
+
+**Request Body:**
+```json
+{
+  "type": "code_review",
+  "description": "Review PR #42 in work-queue-api",
+  "priority": 1,
+  "agent": "steve-w",
+  "project_id": "d1457588-d7ad-4bbe-a252-ffe42cb55a77",
+  "payload": {
+    "pr": 42,
+    "repo": "work-queue-api"
+  }
+}
+```
+
+| Field | Type | Required | Description |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| `type` | `string` | Yes | Work category (e.g. `code_review`, `bug_fix`, `infra_setup`) |
+| `description` | `string` | Yes | Human-readable task description |
+| `priority` | `integer` | No | 1 (highest) to 5 (lowest), default 3 |
+| `agent` | `string` | No | Agent username to assign |
+| `project_id` | `uuid` | No | Associated project |
+| `payload` | `object` | No | Arbitrary type-specific data |
+
+**Response:** `201 Created`
+
+---
+
+### PATCH /work/{id}
+
+Update a work item.
+
+**Request Body:**
+```json
+{
+  "status": "completed",
+  "outcome": "success",
+  "notes": "All checks passed",
+  "agent": "lennie-s"
+}
+```
+
+| Field | Type | Required | Description |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| `status` | `string` | No | New status |
+| `outcome` | `string` | Yes | Required when status is terminal (`success`, `failed`, `cancelled`) |
+| `notes` | `string` | No | Human-readable notes |
+| `agent` | `string` | No | Reassign to different agent |
+
+**Response:** `200 OK`
+
+---
+
+### GET /work/{id}
+
+Get a single work item with dispatch history.
+
+**Response:** `200 OK`
+```json
+{
+  "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
+  "type": "infra_setup",
+  "description": "Set up nginx reverse proxy",
+  "priority": 2,
+  "status": "completed",
+  "assigned_agent": "lennie-s",
+  "created_by": "marcus-a",
+  "created_at": "2026-04-12T00:00:00Z",
+  "updated_at": "2026-04-12T00:30:00Z",
+  "completed_at": "2026-04-12T00:30:00Z",
+  "outcome": "success",
+  "notes": "Deployed successfully",
+  "dispatch_log": [
+    {
+      "id": "dispatch-uuid",
+      "work_item_id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
+      "dispatched_at": "2026-04-12T00:05:00Z",
+      "agent": "lennie-s",
+      "completed_at": "2026-04-12T00:30:00Z",
+      "outcome": "success"
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## Projects
+
+### GET /projects
+
+List all projects.
+
+**Response:** `200 OK`
+```json
+[
+  {
+    "id": "d1457588-d7ad-4bbe-a252-ffe42cb55a77",
+    "name": "Work Queue WebUI",
+    "external_ref": "git.danhenry.dev/thelab/work-queue-webui",
+    "created_at": "2026-04-11T00:00:00Z"
+  }
+]
+```
+
+---
+
+### POST /projects
+
+Create a new project.
+
+**Request Body:**
+```json
+{
+  "name": "Shopping List API",
+  "external_ref": "git.danhenry.dev/thelab/shopping-list-api"
+}
+```
+
+| Field | Type | Required | Description |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| `name` | `string` | Yes | Project name |
+| `external_ref` | `string` | No | External identifier (repo URL, Todoist ID, etc.) |
+
+**Response:** `201 Created`
+
+---
+
+### PATCH /projects/{id}
+
+Update a project.
+
+**Request Body:**
+```json
+{
+  "name": "Shopping List API (revived)",
+  "external_ref": "git.danhenry.dev/thelab/shopping-list-api"
+}
+```
+
+**Response:** `200 OK`
+
+---
+
+## WorkItem Shape
+
+| Field | Type | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `id` | `uuid` | Unique identifier |
+| `type` | `string` | Work category |
+| `description` | `string` | Task description |
+| `priority` | `integer` | 1 (highest) to 5 (lowest) |
+| `status` | `string` | Current lifecycle state |
+| `assigned_agent` | `string\|null` | Agent username |
+| `created_by` | `string` | Creator username |
+| `created_at` | `ISO8601` | Creation timestamp |
+| `updated_at` | `ISO8601` | Last update timestamp |
+| `completed_at` | `ISO8601\|null` | Completion timestamp |
+| `outcome` | `string\|null` | `success`, `failed`, or `cancelled` |
+| `notes` | `string\|null` | Optional notes |
+| `payload` | `object\|null` | Type-specific data |
+| `project_id` | `uuid\|null` | Associated project |
+| `dispatch_log` | `array` | Dispatch history entries |
+
+---
+
+## Status Lifecycle
+
+```
+queued → dispatched → in_progress → completed
+                              ↘ blocked
+                              ↘ failed
+           ↘ cancelled (from queued or dispatched only)
+```
+
+| Transition | From → To | Notes |
+|---|---|---|
+| submit | — → queued | New work item created |
+| dispatch | queued → dispatched | Assigned to agent |
+| pick up | dispatched → in_progress | Agent starts work |
+| block | in_progress → blocked | Work stalled |
+| complete | in_progress → completed | Requires `outcome: success` |
+| fail | in_progress → failed | Requires `outcome: failed` |
+| cancel | queued/dispatched → cancelled | Requires `outcome: cancelled` |
+
+---
+
+## Agent Queue
+
+### GET /work/agent/{agent}
+
+Get all work items for a specific agent.
+
+**Response:** `200 OK` — array of WorkItem objects
+
+---
+
+## Health
+
+### GET /health
+
+Returns API health status.
+
+**Response:** `200 OK`
+```json
+{
+  "status": "ok"
+}
+```
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+# Deployment
+
+## Docker
+
+The WebUI ships as a multi-stage Docker image.
+
+### Build
+
+```bash
+git clone https://git.danhenry.dev/thelab/work-queue-webui.git
+cd work-queue-webui
+docker build -t git.danhenry.dev/thelab/work-queue-webui:latest .
+```
+
+### Run
+
+```bash
+docker run -d \
+  --name work-queue-webui \
+  -p 8081:80 \
+  git.danhenry.dev/thelab/work-queue-webui:latest
+```
+
+The WebUI will be available at `http://localhost:8081`.
+
+### Environment
+
+| Variable | Default | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `WORK_QUEUE_API_URL` | `http://app-01:8080` | Work Queue API endpoint |
+
+### Volumes
+
+| Path | Description |
+|---|---|
+| `/app/data` | Persistent data directory |
+
+---
+
+## Docker Compose
+
+```yaml
+services:
+  webui:
+    image: git.danhenry.dev/thelab/work-queue-webui:latest
+    volumes:
+      - ./data:/app/data
+    restart: unless-stopped
+
+  proxy:
+    image: nginx:alpine
+    ports:
+      - "8081:80"
+    volumes:
+      - ./nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf:ro
+    depends_on:
+      webui:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    restart: unless-stopped
+
+volumes:
+  data:
+```
+
+---
+
+## Ansible
+
+An Ansible role is available in `roles/work_queue_webui/`. See the role's `defaults/main.yml` for configuration options.
+
+### Variables
+
+| Variable | Default | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `work_queue_webui_image_tag` | `latest` | Docker image tag |
+| `work_queue_webui_proxy_port` | `8081` | External port |
+| `work_queue_webui_data_path` | `.../work-queue-webui/data` | Data volume path |
+
+### Deploy
+
+```bash
+cd infrastructure/ansible
+ansible-playbook -i inventory playbooks/services/work_queue_webui.yml
+```
+
+---
+
+## Nginx Reverse Proxy
+
+If deploying behind an existing nginx instance, proxy to the container port:
+
+```nginx
+location / {
+    proxy_pass http://localhost:8081;
+    proxy_set_header Host $host;
+    proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+    proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+    proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## Health Check
+
+The WebUI exposes a basic health endpoint at `/health` (returns `{"status": "ok"}`). The container uses `wget` to verify the nginx frontend is responding.
+
+---
+
+## CI Pipeline
+
+A Gitea Actions workflow (`.gitea/workflows/docker.yml`) automatically builds and pushes the image on every push to `main`:
+
+- **Triggers:** push to `main`
+- **Platforms:** `linux/amd64`, `linux/arm64`
+- **Tags:** `git.danhenry.dev/thelab/work-queue-webui:<sha>` and `:latest`
+- **Registry:** Gitea container registry at `git.danhenry.dev`
+
+Required secrets in the repo:
+- `DOCKER_REGISTRY_USER` — Gitea username
+- `DOCKER_REGISTRY_TOKEN` — Gitea API token
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+# User Guide
+
+## How the Queue System Works
+
+TheLab's work queue system dispatches tasks to autonomous agents. Each work item has a lifecycle:
+
+```
+queued → dispatched → in_progress → completed
+                              ↘ blocked
+                              ↘ failed
+           ↘ cancelled (from queued or dispatched only)
+```
+
+1. **Marcus** (or another human) creates a work item via the Work Queue API
+2. Work items wait in `queued` until an agent is available
+3. The item is `dispatched` to an agent — the agent picks it up and it becomes `in_progress`
+4. On completion, the item reaches `completed` (or `failed` if something went wrong)
+5. Agents can only have one `in_progress` item at a time
+
+## Viewing the Queue
+
+On the main dashboard you can see:
+- **Queued** — work items waiting for an agent
+- **In Progress** — items currently being worked on
+- **Completed** — finished items with outcomes
+
+## Work Item Fields
+
+| Field | Description |
+|---|---|
+| `id` | Unique identifier (UUID) |
+| `type` | Category: `code_review`, `bug_fix`, `infra_setup`, etc. |
+| `description` | Human-readable task description |
+| `priority` | 1 (highest) to 5 (lowest) |
+| `status` | Current lifecycle state |
+| `assigned_agent` | Agent currently handling the item |
+| `outcome` | `success`, `failed`, or `cancelled` |
+| `created_at` | ISO8601 timestamp |
+| `notes` | Optional human notes |
+
+## Agents
+
+Agents are autonomous workers assigned to the queue. Each agent picks up dispatched items and works through them one at a time.
+
+Current known agents:
+- **lennie-s** — infrastructure and tooling tasks
+- **steve-w** — general development tasks
+
+## Projects
+
+Work items can be grouped under projects. Projects have a name and an optional external reference (e.g., a Git repo URL or Todoist project ID).
+
+## Priorities
+
+Work items have priorities from 1 (highest) to 5 (lowest). Higher priority items are picked up first by agents.
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+# Work Queue WebUI
+
+A web interface for managing TheLab's distributed work queue system. It connects to the [Work Queue API](https://git.danhenry.dev/thelab/work-queue-api) and presents queue state in real time.
+
+## Overview
+
+The Work Queue WebUI provides a visual interface for monitoring and managing work items dispatched to agents across TheLab's infrastructure.
+
+## Features
+
+- Real-time queue status monitoring
+- Agent activity tracking
+- Work item lifecycle visibility
+- Project-based work organization
+
+## Quick Start
+
+1. Open the WebUI in your browser (default: `http://localhost:8081`)
+2. View active work items and their current status
+3. Monitor agent activity and queue depth
+
+## Architecture
+
+The WebUI is a React frontend that communicates with the Work Queue API backend. It polls for updates and displays the current state of all queued, in-progress, and completed work items.
+
+```
+Browser → Work Queue WebUI → Work Queue API (app-01:8080) → PostgreSQL
+```
+
+## Related
+
+- [Work Queue API](https://git.danhenry.dev/thelab/work-queue-api)
+- [Deployment Guide](./deployment.md)
+- [API Reference](./api.md)
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+site_name: Work Queue WebUI
+site_description: Web interface for TheLab Work Queue system
+site_url: https://git.danhenry.dev/thelab/work-queue-webui
+
+repo_name: thelab/work-queue-webui
+repo_url: https://git.danhenry.dev/thelab/work-queue-webui
+
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+  - Home: index.md
+  - User Guide: guide.md
+  - API Reference: api.md
+  - Deployment: deployment.md
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