diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3b206d05f9..567ad02ea5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -66,3 +66,5 @@ tmp/
 *-secret.yaml
 *-secrets.yaml
 
+apps/backend/bin/
+
diff --git a/apps/web/app/layout.tsx b/apps/web/app/layout.tsx
index bcc23374e1..115bc60966 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/app/layout.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { Metadata } from "next";
 import "./globals.css";
 import { ThemeProvider } from "@/components/theme-provider";
+import { StateProvider } from "@/components/state-provider";
 
 export const metadata: Metadata = {
   title: "Kandev - AI Kanban",
@@ -15,7 +16,9 @@ export default function RootLayout({
   return (
     <html lang="en" suppressHydrationWarning>
       <body className="antialiased font-sans">
-        <ThemeProvider>{children}</ThemeProvider>
+        <StateProvider>
+          <ThemeProvider>{children}</ThemeProvider>
+        </StateProvider>
       </body>
     </html>
   );
diff --git a/apps/web/app/page.tsx b/apps/web/app/page.tsx
index 860576a99e..1bd9554404 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/app/page.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,24 @@
-'use client';
-
 import { KanbanBoard } from '@/components/kanban-board';
+import { StateHydrator } from '@/components/state-hydrator';
+import { fetchBoardSnapshot, fetchBoards } from '@/lib/ssr/http';
+import { snapshotToState } from '@/lib/ssr/mapper';
 
-export default function Page() {
-  return <KanbanBoard />;
+export default async function Page() {
+  try {
+    const boards = await fetchBoards();
+    const boardId = boards[0]?.id;
+    if (!boardId) {
+      return <KanbanBoard />;
+    }
+    const snapshot = await fetchBoardSnapshot(boardId);
+    const initialState = snapshotToState(snapshot);
+    return (
+      <>
+        <StateHydrator initialState={initialState} />
+        <KanbanBoard />
+      </>
+    );
+  } catch {
+    return <KanbanBoard />;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/apps/web/app/task/[id]/page-client.tsx b/apps/web/app/task/[id]/page-client.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5ba03a020e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/app/task/[id]/page-client.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+'use client';
+
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import '@git-diff-view/react/styles/diff-view.css';
+import { ResizableHandle, ResizablePanel, ResizablePanelGroup } from '@/components/ui/resizable';
+import { Tabs, TabsContent, TabsList, TabsTrigger } from '@/components/ui/tabs';
+import { TooltipProvider } from '@/components/ui/tooltip';
+import { Textarea } from '@/components/ui/textarea';
+import { getLocalStorage, setLocalStorage } from '@/lib/local-storage';
+import { TaskChatPanel } from '@/components/task/task-chat-panel';
+import { TaskTopBar } from '@/components/task/task-top-bar';
+import { TaskFilesPanel } from '@/components/task/task-files-panel';
+import { TaskChangesPanel } from '@/components/task/task-changes-panel';
+import { TaskRightPanel } from '@/components/task/task-right-panel';
+import { useAppStoreApi } from '@/components/state-provider';
+import { useWebSocket } from '@/lib/ws/use-websocket';
+
+type ChatMessage = {
+  id: string;
+  role: 'user' | 'agent';
+  content: string;
+};
+
+type ChatSession = {
+  id: string;
+  title: string;
+  messages: ChatMessage[];
+};
+
+const AGENTS = [
+  { id: 'codex', label: 'Codex' },
+  { id: 'claude', label: 'Claude Code' },
+];
+
+const INITIAL_CHATS: ChatSession[] = [
+  {
+    id: 'chat-1',
+    title: 'Build overview',
+    messages: [
+      {
+        id: 'm1',
+        role: 'agent',
+        content: 'I can help with this task. What should I tackle first?',
+      },
+      {
+        id: 'm2',
+        role: 'user',
+        content: 'Please review the changes and summarize the key diffs.',
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+];
+
+
+export default function TaskPage() {
+  const store = useAppStoreApi();
+  useWebSocket(store, 'ws://localhost:8080/ws');
+  const defaultHorizontalLayout: [number, number] = [75, 25];
+  const [horizontalLayout, setHorizontalLayout] = useState(defaultHorizontalLayout);
+  const [horizontalSeed, setHorizontalSeed] = useState(0);
+  const [chats, setChats] = useState<ChatSession[]>(INITIAL_CHATS);
+  const [leftTab, setLeftTab] = useState('chat');
+  const [selectedDiffPath, setSelectedDiffPath] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [notes, setNotes] = useState('');
+
+  const activeChat = chats[0];
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const storedHorizontal = getLocalStorage('task-layout-horizontal', defaultHorizontalLayout);
+
+    if (
+      storedHorizontal[0] !== defaultHorizontalLayout[0] ||
+      storedHorizontal[1] !== defaultHorizontalLayout[1]
+    ) {
+      setHorizontalLayout(storedHorizontal);
+      setHorizontalSeed((value) => value + 1);
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  const handleSendMessage = useCallback((content: string) => {
+    setChats((currentChats) => {
+      const [first, ...rest] = currentChats;
+      if (!first) return currentChats;
+      return [
+        {
+          ...first,
+          messages: [...first.messages, { id: crypto.randomUUID(), role: 'user', content }],
+        },
+        ...rest,
+      ];
+    });
+  }, []);
+
+  const handleSelectDiffPath = useCallback((path: string) => {
+    setSelectedDiffPath(path);
+    setLeftTab('changes');
+  }, []);
+
+  const topFilesPanel = <TaskFilesPanel onSelectDiffPath={handleSelectDiffPath} />;
+
+  return (
+    <TooltipProvider>
+      <div className="h-screen w-full flex flex-col bg-background">
+      <TaskTopBar />
+
+      <div className="flex-1 min-h-0 px-4 pb-4">
+        <ResizablePanelGroup
+          key={horizontalSeed}
+          direction="horizontal"
+          className="h-full"
+          onLayout={(sizes) => {
+            setHorizontalLayout(sizes as [number, number]);
+            setLocalStorage('task-layout-horizontal', sizes);
+          }}
+        >
+          <ResizablePanel defaultSize={horizontalLayout[0]} minSize={55}>
+            <div className="h-full min-h-0 bg-card p-4 flex flex-col rounded-lg border border-border/70 border-r-0 mr-[5px]">
+              <Tabs
+                value={leftTab}
+                onValueChange={(value) => setLeftTab(value)}
+                className="flex-1 min-h-0"
+              >
+                <TabsList>
+                  <TabsTrigger value="notes" className="cursor-pointer">
+                    Notes
+                  </TabsTrigger>
+                  <TabsTrigger value="changes" className="cursor-pointer">
+                    All changes
+                  </TabsTrigger>
+                  <TabsTrigger value="chat" className="cursor-pointer">
+                    Chat {activeChat ? `• ${activeChat.title}` : ''}
+                  </TabsTrigger>
+                </TabsList>
+
+                <TabsContent value="notes" className="mt-3 flex-1 min-h-0">
+                  <Textarea
+                    value={notes}
+                    onChange={(event) => setNotes(event.target.value)}
+                    placeholder="Add task notes here..."
+                    className="min-h-0 h-full resize-none"
+                  />
+                </TabsContent>
+
+                <TabsContent value="changes" className="mt-3 flex-1 min-h-0">
+                  <TaskChangesPanel
+                    selectedDiffPath={selectedDiffPath}
+                    onClearSelected={() => setSelectedDiffPath(null)}
+                  />
+                </TabsContent>
+
+                <TabsContent value="chat" className="mt-3 flex flex-col min-h-0 flex-1">
+                  <TaskChatPanel activeChat={activeChat} agents={AGENTS} onSend={handleSendMessage} />
+                </TabsContent>
+              </Tabs>
+            </div>
+          </ResizablePanel>
+          <ResizableHandle className="w-px" />
+          <ResizablePanel defaultSize={horizontalLayout[1]} minSize={20}>
+            <TaskRightPanel topPanel={topFilesPanel} />
+          </ResizablePanel>
+        </ResizablePanelGroup>
+      </div>
+      </div>
+    </TooltipProvider>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/app/task/[id]/page.tsx b/apps/web/app/task/[id]/page.tsx
index f5c49f2922..330fdb6d89 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/task/[id]/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/app/task/[id]/page.tsx
@@ -1,162 +1,20 @@
-'use client';
+import { StateHydrator } from '@/components/state-hydrator';
+import { fetchTask } from '@/lib/ssr/http';
+import { taskToState } from '@/lib/ssr/mapper';
+import TaskPageClient from './page-client';
 
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
-import '@git-diff-view/react/styles/diff-view.css';
-import { ResizableHandle, ResizablePanel, ResizablePanelGroup } from '@/components/ui/resizable';
-import { Tabs, TabsContent, TabsList, TabsTrigger } from '@/components/ui/tabs';
-import { TooltipProvider } from '@/components/ui/tooltip';
-import { Textarea } from '@/components/ui/textarea';
-import { getLocalStorage, setLocalStorage } from '@/lib/local-storage';
-import { TaskChatPanel } from '@/components/task/task-chat-panel';
-import { TaskTopBar } from '@/components/task/task-top-bar';
-import { TaskFilesPanel } from '@/components/task/task-files-panel';
-import { TaskChangesPanel } from '@/components/task/task-changes-panel';
-import { TaskRightPanel } from '@/components/task/task-right-panel';
-
-type ChatMessage = {
-  id: string;
-  role: 'user' | 'agent';
-  content: string;
-};
-
-type ChatSession = {
-  id: string;
-  title: string;
-  messages: ChatMessage[];
-};
-
-const AGENTS = [
-  { id: 'codex', label: 'Codex' },
-  { id: 'claude', label: 'Claude Code' },
-];
-
-const INITIAL_CHATS: ChatSession[] = [
-  {
-    id: 'chat-1',
-    title: 'Build overview',
-    messages: [
-      {
-        id: 'm1',
-        role: 'agent',
-        content: 'I can help with this task. What should I tackle first?',
-      },
-      {
-        id: 'm2',
-        role: 'user',
-        content: 'Please review the changes and summarize the key diffs.',
-      },
-    ],
-  },
-];
-
-
-export default function TaskPage() {
-  const defaultHorizontalLayout: [number, number] = [75, 25];
-  const [horizontalLayout, setHorizontalLayout] = useState(defaultHorizontalLayout);
-  const [horizontalSeed, setHorizontalSeed] = useState(0);
-  const [chats, setChats] = useState<ChatSession[]>(INITIAL_CHATS);
-  const [leftTab, setLeftTab] = useState('chat');
-  const [selectedDiffPath, setSelectedDiffPath] = useState<string | null>(null);
-  const [notes, setNotes] = useState('');
-
-  const activeChat = chats[0];
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const storedHorizontal = getLocalStorage('task-layout-horizontal', defaultHorizontalLayout);
-
-    if (
-      storedHorizontal[0] !== defaultHorizontalLayout[0] ||
-      storedHorizontal[1] !== defaultHorizontalLayout[1]
-    ) {
-      setHorizontalLayout(storedHorizontal);
-      setHorizontalSeed((value) => value + 1);
-    }
-  }, []);
-
-  const handleSendMessage = useCallback((content: string) => {
-    setChats((currentChats) => {
-      const [first, ...rest] = currentChats;
-      if (!first) return currentChats;
-      return [
-        {
-          ...first,
-          messages: [...first.messages, { id: crypto.randomUUID(), role: 'user', content }],
-        },
-        ...rest,
-      ];
-    });
-  }, []);
-
-  const handleSelectDiffPath = useCallback((path: string) => {
-    setSelectedDiffPath(path);
-    setLeftTab('changes');
-  }, []);
-
-  const topFilesPanel = <TaskFilesPanel onSelectDiffPath={handleSelectDiffPath} />;
-
-  return (
-    <TooltipProvider>
-      <div className="h-screen w-full flex flex-col bg-background">
-      <TaskTopBar />
-
-      <div className="flex-1 min-h-0 px-4 pb-4">
-        <ResizablePanelGroup
-          key={horizontalSeed}
-          direction="horizontal"
-          className="h-full"
-          onLayout={(sizes) => {
-            setHorizontalLayout(sizes as [number, number]);
-            setLocalStorage('task-layout-horizontal', sizes);
-          }}
-        >
-          <ResizablePanel defaultSize={horizontalLayout[0]} minSize={55}>
-            <div className="h-full min-h-0 bg-card p-4 flex flex-col rounded-lg border border-border/70 border-r-0 mr-[5px]">
-              <Tabs
-                value={leftTab}
-                onValueChange={(value) => setLeftTab(value)}
-                className="flex-1 min-h-0"
-              >
-                <TabsList>
-                  <TabsTrigger value="notes" className="cursor-pointer">
-                    Notes
-                  </TabsTrigger>
-                  <TabsTrigger value="changes" className="cursor-pointer">
-                    All changes
-                  </TabsTrigger>
-                  <TabsTrigger value="chat" className="cursor-pointer">
-                    Chat {activeChat ? `• ${activeChat.title}` : ''}
-                  </TabsTrigger>
-                </TabsList>
-
-                <TabsContent value="notes" className="mt-3 flex-1 min-h-0">
-                  <Textarea
-                    value={notes}
-                    onChange={(event) => setNotes(event.target.value)}
-                    placeholder="Add task notes here..."
-                    className="min-h-0 h-full resize-none"
-                  />
-                </TabsContent>
-
-                <TabsContent value="changes" className="mt-3 flex-1 min-h-0">
-                  <TaskChangesPanel
-                    selectedDiffPath={selectedDiffPath}
-                    onClearSelected={() => setSelectedDiffPath(null)}
-                  />
-                </TabsContent>
-
-                <TabsContent value="chat" className="mt-3 flex flex-col min-h-0 flex-1">
-                  <TaskChatPanel activeChat={activeChat} agents={AGENTS} onSend={handleSendMessage} />
-                </TabsContent>
-              </Tabs>
-            </div>
-          </ResizablePanel>
-          <ResizableHandle className="w-px" />
-          <ResizablePanel defaultSize={horizontalLayout[1]} minSize={20}>
-            <TaskRightPanel topPanel={topFilesPanel} />
-          </ResizablePanel>
-        </ResizablePanelGroup>
-      </div>
-      </div>
-    </TooltipProvider>
-  );
+export default async function TaskPage({ params }: { params: Promise<{ id: string }> }) {
+  try {
+    const { id } = await params;
+    const task = await fetchTask(id);
+    const initialState = taskToState(task);
+    return (
+      <>
+        <StateHydrator initialState={initialState} />
+        <TaskPageClient />
+      </>
+    );
+  } catch {
+    return <TaskPageClient />;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/apps/web/components/state-hydrator.tsx b/apps/web/components/state-hydrator.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2b7d956d04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/components/state-hydrator.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+'use client';
+
+import { useEffect } from 'react';
+import type { AppState } from '@/lib/state/store';
+import { useAppStoreApi } from '@/components/state-provider';
+
+type StateHydratorProps = {
+  initialState: Partial<AppState>;
+};
+
+export function StateHydrator({ initialState }: StateHydratorProps) {
+  const store = useAppStoreApi();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (Object.keys(initialState).length) {
+      store.getState().hydrate(initialState);
+    }
+  }, [initialState, store]);
+
+  return null;
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/components/state-provider.tsx b/apps/web/components/state-provider.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2fd8f662c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/components/state-provider.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+'use client';
+
+import { createContext, useContext, useRef } from 'react';
+import type { StoreApi } from 'zustand';
+import { useStore } from 'zustand';
+import type { AppState, StoreProviderProps } from '@/lib/state/store';
+import { createAppStore } from '@/lib/state/store';
+
+const StoreContext = createContext<StoreApi<AppState> | null>(null);
+
+export function StateProvider({ children, initialState }: StoreProviderProps) {
+  const storeRef = useRef<StoreApi<AppState> | null>(null);
+
+  if (!storeRef.current) {
+    storeRef.current = createAppStore(initialState);
+  }
+
+  return <StoreContext.Provider value={storeRef.current}>{children}</StoreContext.Provider>;
+}
+
+export function useAppStore<T>(selector: (state: AppState) => T) {
+  const store = useContext(StoreContext);
+  if (!store) {
+    throw new Error('useAppStore must be used within StateProvider');
+  }
+  return useStore(store, selector);
+}
+
+export function useAppStoreApi() {
+  const store = useContext(StoreContext);
+  if (!store) {
+    throw new Error('useAppStoreApi must be used within StateProvider');
+  }
+  return store;
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/lib/ssr/http.ts b/apps/web/lib/ssr/http.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b6a28029a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/lib/ssr/http.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import type { Board, BoardSnapshot, Task } from '@/lib/types/http';
+
+const API_BASE_URL = process.env.KANDEV_API_BASE_URL ?? 'http://localhost:8080';
+
+async function fetchJson<T>(url: string): Promise<T> {
+  const response = await fetch(url, { cache: 'no-store' });
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`);
+  }
+  return (await response.json()) as T;
+}
+
+export async function fetchBoards(): Promise<Board[]> {
+  return fetchJson<Board[]>(`${API_BASE_URL}/api/v1/boards`);
+}
+
+export async function fetchBoardSnapshot(boardId: string): Promise<BoardSnapshot> {
+  return fetchJson<BoardSnapshot>(`${API_BASE_URL}/api/v1/boards/${boardId}/snapshot`);
+}
+
+export async function fetchTask(taskId: string): Promise<Task> {
+  return fetchJson<Task>(`${API_BASE_URL}/api/v1/tasks/${taskId}`);
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/lib/ssr/mapper.ts b/apps/web/lib/ssr/mapper.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2541d391b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/lib/ssr/mapper.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import type { AppState } from '@/lib/state/store';
+import type { BoardSnapshot, Task } from '@/lib/types/http';
+
+export function snapshotToState(snapshot: BoardSnapshot): Partial<AppState> {
+  const columnByState = new Map(snapshot.columns.map((column) => [column.state, column.id]));
+  const tasks = snapshot.tasks
+    .map((task) => {
+      const columnId = columnByState.get(task.state);
+      if (!columnId) return null;
+      return { id: task.id, columnId, title: task.title };
+    })
+    .filter((task): task is { id: string; columnId: string; title: string } => Boolean(task));
+
+  return {
+    kanban: {
+      boardId: snapshot.board.id,
+      columns: snapshot.columns.map((column) => ({ id: column.id, title: column.name })),
+      tasks,
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+export function taskToState(task: Task): Partial<AppState> {
+  return {
+    tasks: {
+      activeTaskId: task.id,
+    },
+  };
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/lib/state/store.ts b/apps/web/lib/state/store.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d2db2a6d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/lib/state/store.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import type { ReactNode } from 'react';
+import { createStore } from 'zustand/vanilla';
+import { immer } from 'zustand/middleware/immer';
+
+export type KanbanState = {
+  boardId: string | null;
+  columns: Array<{ id: string; title: string }>;
+  tasks: Array<{ id: string; columnId: string; title: string }>;
+};
+
+export type TaskState = {
+  activeTaskId: string | null;
+};
+
+export type AgentState = {
+  agents: Array<{ id: string; status: 'idle' | 'running' | 'error' }>;
+};
+
+export type TerminalState = {
+  terminals: Array<{ id: string; output: string[] }>;
+};
+
+export type DiffState = {
+  files: Array<{ path: string; status: 'A' | 'M' | 'D'; plus: number; minus: number }>;
+};
+
+export type AppState = {
+  kanban: KanbanState;
+  tasks: TaskState;
+  agents: AgentState;
+  terminal: TerminalState;
+  diffs: DiffState;
+  hydrate: (state: Partial<AppState>) => void;
+  setTerminalOutput: (terminalId: string, data: string) => void;
+};
+
+export type AppStore = ReturnType<typeof createAppStore>;
+
+const defaultState: AppState = {
+  kanban: { boardId: null, columns: [], tasks: [] },
+  tasks: { activeTaskId: null },
+  agents: { agents: [] },
+  terminal: { terminals: [] },
+  diffs: { files: [] },
+  hydrate: () => undefined,
+  setTerminalOutput: () => undefined,
+};
+
+export function createAppStore(initialState?: Partial<AppState>) {
+  return createStore<AppState>()(
+    immer((set) => ({
+      ...defaultState,
+      ...initialState,
+      hydrate: (state) =>
+        set((draft) => {
+          Object.assign(draft, state);
+        }),
+      setTerminalOutput: (terminalId, data) =>
+        set((draft) => {
+          const existing = draft.terminal.terminals.find((terminal) => terminal.id === terminalId);
+          if (existing) {
+            existing.output.push(data);
+          } else {
+            draft.terminal.terminals.push({ id: terminalId, output: [data] });
+          }
+        }),
+    }))
+  );
+}
+
+export type StoreProviderProps = {
+  children: ReactNode;
+  initialState?: Partial<AppState>;
+};
diff --git a/apps/web/lib/types/backend.ts b/apps/web/lib/types/backend.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eb3ddd1737
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/lib/types/backend.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+export type BackendMessageType =
+  | 'kanban.update'
+  | 'task.update'
+  | 'agent.update'
+  | 'terminal.output'
+  | 'diff.update'
+  | 'system.error';
+
+export type BackendMessage<T extends BackendMessageType, P> = {
+  type: T;
+  payload: P;
+  requestId?: string;
+  timestamp?: string;
+};
+
+export type KanbanUpdatePayload = {
+  boardId: string;
+  columns: Array<{ id: string; title: string }>;
+  tasks: Array<{ id: string; columnId: string; title: string }>;
+};
+
+export type TaskUpdatePayload = {
+  taskId: string;
+  status: string;
+  title?: string;
+  description?: string;
+};
+
+export type AgentUpdatePayload = {
+  agentId: string;
+  status: 'idle' | 'running' | 'error';
+  message?: string;
+};
+
+export type TerminalOutputPayload = {
+  terminalId: string;
+  data: string;
+  stream?: 'stdout' | 'stderr';
+};
+
+export type DiffUpdatePayload = {
+  taskId: string;
+  files: Array<{
+    path: string;
+    status: 'A' | 'M' | 'D';
+    plus: number;
+    minus: number;
+  }>;
+};
+
+export type SystemErrorPayload = {
+  message: string;
+  code?: string;
+};
+
+export type BackendMessageMap = {
+  'kanban.update': BackendMessage<'kanban.update', KanbanUpdatePayload>;
+  'task.update': BackendMessage<'task.update', TaskUpdatePayload>;
+  'agent.update': BackendMessage<'agent.update', AgentUpdatePayload>;
+  'terminal.output': BackendMessage<'terminal.output', TerminalOutputPayload>;
+  'diff.update': BackendMessage<'diff.update', DiffUpdatePayload>;
+  'system.error': BackendMessage<'system.error', SystemErrorPayload>;
+};
diff --git a/apps/web/lib/types/http.ts b/apps/web/lib/types/http.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..775d652bd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/lib/types/http.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+export type TaskState = 'TODO' | 'IN_PROGRESS' | 'BLOCKED' | 'COMPLETED' | 'FAILED' | 'CANCELLED';
+
+export type Board = {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+  description?: string | null;
+  owner_id: string;
+  created_at: string;
+  updated_at: string;
+};
+
+export type Column = {
+  id: string;
+  board_id: string;
+  name: string;
+  position: number;
+  state: TaskState;
+  created_at: string;
+  updated_at: string;
+};
+
+export type Task = {
+  id: string;
+  board_id: string;
+  title: string;
+  description: string;
+  state: TaskState;
+  priority: number;
+  agent_type?: string | null;
+  repository_url?: string | null;
+  branch?: string | null;
+  assigned_agent_id?: string | null;
+  created_at: string;
+  updated_at: string;
+  metadata?: Record<string, unknown> | null;
+};
+
+export type BoardSnapshot = {
+  board: Board;
+  columns: Column[];
+  tasks: Task[];
+};
diff --git a/apps/web/lib/ws/client.ts b/apps/web/lib/ws/client.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b857644cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/lib/ws/client.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+import type { BackendMessageMap, BackendMessageType } from '@/lib/types/backend';
+
+type MessageHandler<T extends BackendMessageType> = (message: BackendMessageMap[T]) => void;
+
+type WebSocketStatus = 'idle' | 'connecting' | 'open' | 'closed' | 'error';
+
+export class WebSocketClient {
+  private socket: WebSocket | null = null;
+  private status: WebSocketStatus = 'idle';
+  private handlers = new Map<BackendMessageType, Set<MessageHandler<BackendMessageType>>>();
+  private pendingQueue: string[] = [];
+
+  constructor(private url: string) {}
+
+  getStatus() {
+    return this.status;
+  }
+
+  connect() {
+    if (this.socket) return;
+    this.status = 'connecting';
+    this.socket = new WebSocket(this.url);
+
+    this.socket.onopen = () => {
+      this.status = 'open';
+      this.flushQueue();
+    };
+
+    this.socket.onmessage = (event) => {
+      try {
+        const message = JSON.parse(event.data) as BackendMessageMap[BackendMessageType];
+        const handlers = this.handlers.get(message.type);
+        if (!handlers) return;
+        handlers.forEach((handler) => handler(message));
+      } catch {
+        // Ignore malformed messages for now.
+      }
+    };
+
+    this.socket.onerror = () => {
+      this.status = 'error';
+    };
+
+    this.socket.onclose = () => {
+      this.status = 'closed';
+      this.socket = null;
+    };
+  }
+
+  disconnect() {
+    if (!this.socket) return;
+    this.socket.close();
+    this.socket = null;
+    this.status = 'closed';
+  }
+
+  send(payload: unknown) {
+    const data = JSON.stringify(payload);
+    if (this.status !== 'open' || !this.socket) {
+      this.pendingQueue.push(data);
+      return;
+    }
+    this.socket.send(data);
+  }
+
+  on<T extends BackendMessageType>(type: T, handler: MessageHandler<T>) {
+    const handlers = this.handlers.get(type) ?? new Set();
+    handlers.add(handler as MessageHandler<BackendMessageType>);
+    this.handlers.set(type, handlers);
+    return () => this.off(type, handler);
+  }
+
+  off<T extends BackendMessageType>(type: T, handler: MessageHandler<T>) {
+    const handlers = this.handlers.get(type);
+    if (!handlers) return;
+    handlers.delete(handler as MessageHandler<BackendMessageType>);
+    if (!handlers.size) {
+      this.handlers.delete(type);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private flushQueue() {
+    if (!this.socket || this.status !== 'open') return;
+    this.pendingQueue.forEach((data) => this.socket?.send(data));
+    this.pendingQueue = [];
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/lib/ws/router.ts b/apps/web/lib/ws/router.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f958968dda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/lib/ws/router.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import type { StoreApi } from 'zustand';
+import type { AppState } from '@/lib/state/store';
+import type { BackendMessageMap } from '@/lib/types/backend';
+
+export function registerWsHandlers(store: StoreApi<AppState>) {
+  return {
+    'kanban.update': (message: BackendMessageMap['kanban.update']) => {
+      store.setState((state) => ({
+        ...state,
+        kanban: {
+          boardId: message.payload.boardId,
+          columns: message.payload.columns,
+          tasks: message.payload.tasks,
+        },
+      }));
+    },
+    'task.update': (message: BackendMessageMap['task.update']) => {
+      store.setState((state) => ({
+        ...state,
+        tasks: {
+          ...state.tasks,
+          activeTaskId: message.payload.taskId,
+        },
+      }));
+    },
+    'agent.update': (message: BackendMessageMap['agent.update']) => {
+      store.setState((state) => ({
+        ...state,
+        agents: {
+          agents: state.agents.agents.some((agent) => agent.id === message.payload.agentId)
+            ? state.agents.agents.map((agent) =>
+                agent.id === message.payload.agentId
+                  ? { ...agent, status: message.payload.status }
+                  : agent
+              )
+            : [...state.agents.agents, { id: message.payload.agentId, status: message.payload.status }],
+        },
+      }));
+    },
+    'terminal.output': (message: BackendMessageMap['terminal.output']) => {
+      store.getState().setTerminalOutput(message.payload.terminalId, message.payload.data);
+    },
+    'diff.update': (message: BackendMessageMap['diff.update']) => {
+      store.setState((state) => ({
+        ...state,
+        diffs: {
+          files: message.payload.files,
+        },
+      }));
+    },
+    'system.error': () => {
+      // TODO: surface as toast/notification once UI is ready.
+    },
+  };
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/lib/ws/use-websocket.tsx b/apps/web/lib/ws/use-websocket.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..67a3424ea9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/lib/ws/use-websocket.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+'use client';
+
+import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import type { StoreApi } from 'zustand';
+import { WebSocketClient } from '@/lib/ws/client';
+import { registerWsHandlers } from '@/lib/ws/router';
+import type { AppState } from '@/lib/state/store';
+
+export function useWebSocket(store: StoreApi<AppState>, url: string) {
+  const clientRef = useRef<WebSocketClient | null>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const client = new WebSocketClient(url);
+    clientRef.current = client;
+    client.connect();
+
+    const handlers = registerWsHandlers(store);
+    const unsubscribers = Object.entries(handlers).map(([type, handler]) =>
+      client.on(type as keyof typeof handlers, handler as never)
+    );
+
+    return () => {
+      unsubscribers.forEach((unsubscribe) => unsubscribe());
+      client.disconnect();
+    };
+  }, [store, url]);
+
+  return clientRef;
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/package-lock.json b/apps/web/package-lock.json
index 0314ecb22d..efdaea28aa 100644
--- a/apps/web/package-lock.json
+++ b/apps/web/package-lock.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
         "@tabler/icons-react": "^3.36.1",
         "class-variance-authority": "^0.7.1",
         "clsx": "^2.1.1",
+        "immer": "^10.1.1",
         "next": "16.1.1",
         "next-themes": "^0.4.6",
         "radix-ui": "^1.4.3",
@@ -24,7 +25,8 @@
         "react-resizable-panels": "^2.1.9",
         "shadcn": "^3.6.3",
         "tailwind-merge": "^3.4.0",
-        "tw-animate-css": "^1.4.0"
+        "tw-animate-css": "^1.4.0",
+        "zustand": "^5.0.8"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@tailwindcss/postcss": "^4",
@@ -7350,6 +7352,17 @@
         "node": ">= 4"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/immer": {
+      "version": "10.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/immer/-/immer-10.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-d/+XTN3zfODyjr89gM3mPq1WNX2B8pYsu7eORitdwyA2sBubnTl3laYlBk4sXY5FUa5qTZGBDPJICVbvqzjlbw==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "peer": true,
+      "funding": {
+        "type": "opencollective",
+        "url": "https://opencollective.com/immer"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/import-fresh": {
       "version": "3.3.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/import-fresh/-/import-fresh-3.3.1.tgz",
@@ -11721,6 +11734,35 @@
       "peerDependencies": {
         "zod": "^3.25.0 || ^4.0.0"
       }
+    },
+    "node_modules/zustand": {
+      "version": "5.0.9",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/zustand/-/zustand-5.0.9.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ALBtUj0AfjJt3uNRQoL1tL2tMvj6Gp/6e39dnfT6uzpelGru8v1tPOGBzayOWbPJvujM8JojDk3E1LxeFisBNg==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12.20.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "@types/react": ">=18.0.0",
+        "immer": ">=9.0.6",
+        "react": ">=18.0.0",
+        "use-sync-external-store": ">=1.2.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "@types/react": {
+          "optional": true
+        },
+        "immer": {
+          "optional": true
+        },
+        "react": {
+          "optional": true
+        },
+        "use-sync-external-store": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/apps/web/package.json b/apps/web/package.json
index 21a8166773..ee2d582d29 100644
--- a/apps/web/package.json
+++ b/apps/web/package.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     "@tabler/icons-react": "^3.36.1",
     "class-variance-authority": "^0.7.1",
     "clsx": "^2.1.1",
+    "immer": "^10.1.1",
     "next": "16.1.1",
     "next-themes": "^0.4.6",
     "radix-ui": "^1.4.3",
@@ -25,7 +26,8 @@
     "react-resizable-panels": "^2.1.9",
     "shadcn": "^3.6.3",
     "tailwind-merge": "^3.4.0",
-    "tw-animate-css": "^1.4.0"
+    "tw-animate-css": "^1.4.0",
+    "zustand": "^5.0.8"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@tailwindcss/postcss": "^4",