diff --git a/app/api.py b/app/api.py
index a4c5af2..3ce74c3 100644
--- a/app/api.py
+++ b/app/api.py
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ def _normalize(item: dict) -> dict:
 
 app = FastAPI(title="Avocet API")
 
+from app.sft import router as sft_router
+app.include_router(sft_router, prefix="/api/sft")
+
 # In-memory last-action store (single user, local tool — in-memory is fine)
 _last_action: dict | None = None
 
diff --git a/app/sft.py b/app/sft.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80ed061
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/sft.py
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+"""Avocet — SFT candidate import and correction API.
+
+All endpoints are registered on `router` (a FastAPI APIRouter).
+api.py includes this router with prefix="/api/sft".
+
+Module-level globals (_SFT_DATA_DIR, _SFT_CONFIG_DIR) follow the same
+testability pattern as api.py — override them via set_sft_data_dir() and
+set_sft_config_dir() in test fixtures.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import yaml
+from fastapi import APIRouter, HTTPException
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+_ROOT = Path(__file__).parent.parent
+_SFT_DATA_DIR: Path = _ROOT / "data"
+_SFT_CONFIG_DIR: Path | None = None
+
+router = APIRouter()
+
+
+# ── Testability seams ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def set_sft_data_dir(path: Path) -> None:
+    global _SFT_DATA_DIR
+    _SFT_DATA_DIR = path
+
+
+def set_sft_config_dir(path: Path | None) -> None:
+    global _SFT_CONFIG_DIR
+    _SFT_CONFIG_DIR = path
+
+
+# ── Internal helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def _config_file() -> Path:
+    if _SFT_CONFIG_DIR is not None:
+        return _SFT_CONFIG_DIR / "label_tool.yaml"
+    return _ROOT / "config" / "label_tool.yaml"
+
+
+def _get_bench_results_dir() -> Path:
+    f = _config_file()
+    if not f.exists():
+        return Path("/nonexistent-bench-results")
+    raw = yaml.safe_load(f.read_text(encoding="utf-8")) or {}
+    d = raw.get("sft", {}).get("bench_results_dir", "")
+    return Path(d) if d else Path("/nonexistent-bench-results")
+
+
+def _candidates_file() -> Path:
+    return _SFT_DATA_DIR / "sft_candidates.jsonl"
+
+
+def _approved_file() -> Path:
+    return _SFT_DATA_DIR / "sft_approved.jsonl"
+
+
+def _read_jsonl(path: Path) -> list[dict]:
+    if not path.exists():
+        return []
+    records: list[dict] = []
+    for line in path.read_text(encoding="utf-8").splitlines():
+        line = line.strip()
+        if not line:
+            continue
+        try:
+            records.append(json.loads(line))
+        except json.JSONDecodeError:
+            pass
+    return records
+
+
+def _write_jsonl(path: Path, records: list[dict]) -> None:
+    path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    content = "\n".join(json.dumps(r) for r in records)
+    path.write_text(content + ("\n" if records else ""), encoding="utf-8")
+
+
+def _append_jsonl(path: Path, record: dict) -> None:
+    path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    with open(path, "a", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
+        fh.write(json.dumps(record) + "\n")
+
+
+def _read_candidates() -> list[dict]:
+    return _read_jsonl(_candidates_file())
+
+
+def _write_candidates(records: list[dict]) -> None:
+    _write_jsonl(_candidates_file(), records)
+
+
+# ── GET /runs ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+@router.get("/runs")
+def get_runs():
+    """List available benchmark runs in the configured bench_results_dir."""
+    from scripts.sft_import import discover_runs
+    bench_dir = _get_bench_results_dir()
+    existing = _read_candidates()
+    imported_run_ids = {r.get("benchmark_run_id") for r in existing}
+    runs = discover_runs(bench_dir)
+    return [
+        {
+            "run_id": r["run_id"],
+            "timestamp": r["timestamp"],
+            "candidate_count": r["candidate_count"],
+            "already_imported": r["run_id"] in imported_run_ids,
+        }
+        for r in runs
+    ]
+
+
+# ── POST /import ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+class ImportRequest(BaseModel):
+    run_id: str
+
+
+@router.post("/import")
+def post_import(req: ImportRequest):
+    """Import one benchmark run's sft_candidates.jsonl into the local data dir."""
+    from scripts.sft_import import discover_runs, import_run
+    bench_dir = _get_bench_results_dir()
+    runs = discover_runs(bench_dir)
+    run = next((r for r in runs if r["run_id"] == req.run_id), None)
+    if run is None:
+        raise HTTPException(404, f"Run {req.run_id!r} not found in bench_results_dir")
+    return import_run(run["sft_path"], _SFT_DATA_DIR)
diff --git a/tests/test_sft.py b/tests/test_sft.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a66da27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_sft.py
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+"""API integration tests for app/sft.py — /api/sft/* endpoints."""
+import json
+import pytest
+from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def reset_sft_globals(tmp_path):
+    from app import sft as sft_module
+    sft_module.set_sft_data_dir(tmp_path)
+    sft_module.set_sft_config_dir(tmp_path)
+    yield
+    sft_module.set_sft_data_dir(Path(__file__).parent.parent / "data")
+    sft_module.set_sft_config_dir(None)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def client():
+    from app.api import app
+    return TestClient(app)
+
+
+def _make_record(id: str, run_id: str = "2026-04-07-143022") -> dict:
+    return {
+        "id": id, "source": "cf-orch-benchmark",
+        "benchmark_run_id": run_id, "timestamp": "2026-04-07T10:00:00Z",
+        "status": "needs_review",
+        "prompt_messages": [
+            {"role": "system", "content": "You are a helpful assistant."},
+            {"role": "user", "content": "Write a Python function that adds two numbers."},
+        ],
+        "model_response": "def add(a, b): return a - b",
+        "corrected_response": None,
+        "quality_score": 0.2, "failure_reason": "pattern_match: 0/2 matched",
+        "task_id": "code-fn", "task_type": "code",
+        "task_name": "Code: Write a Python function",
+        "model_id": "Qwen/Qwen2.5-3B", "model_name": "Qwen2.5-3B",
+        "node_id": "heimdall", "gpu_id": 0, "tokens_per_sec": 38.4,
+    }
+
+
+def _write_run(tmp_path, run_id: str, records: list[dict]) -> Path:
+    run_dir = tmp_path / "bench_results" / run_id
+    run_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
+    sft_path = run_dir / "sft_candidates.jsonl"
+    sft_path.write_text(
+        "\n".join(json.dumps(r) for r in records) + "\n", encoding="utf-8"
+    )
+    return sft_path
+
+
+def _write_config(tmp_path, bench_results_dir: Path) -> None:
+    import yaml
+    cfg = {"sft": {"bench_results_dir": str(bench_results_dir)}}
+    (tmp_path / "label_tool.yaml").write_text(
+        yaml.dump(cfg, allow_unicode=True), encoding="utf-8"
+    )
+
+
+# ── /api/sft/runs ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def test_runs_returns_empty_when_no_config(client):
+    r = client.get("/api/sft/runs")
+    assert r.status_code == 200
+    assert r.json() == []
+
+
+def test_runs_returns_available_runs(client, tmp_path):
+    _write_run(tmp_path, "2026-04-07-143022", [_make_record("a"), _make_record("b")])
+    _write_config(tmp_path, tmp_path / "bench_results")
+    r = client.get("/api/sft/runs")
+    assert r.status_code == 200
+    data = r.json()
+    assert len(data) == 1
+    assert data[0]["run_id"] == "2026-04-07-143022"
+    assert data[0]["candidate_count"] == 2
+    assert data[0]["already_imported"] is False
+
+
+def test_runs_marks_already_imported(client, tmp_path):
+    _write_run(tmp_path, "2026-04-07-143022", [_make_record("a")])
+    _write_config(tmp_path, tmp_path / "bench_results")
+    from app import sft as sft_module
+    candidates = sft_module._candidates_file()
+    candidates.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    candidates.write_text(
+        json.dumps(_make_record("a", run_id="2026-04-07-143022")) + "\n",
+        encoding="utf-8"
+    )
+    r = client.get("/api/sft/runs")
+    assert r.json()[0]["already_imported"] is True
+
+
+# ── /api/sft/import ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def test_import_adds_records(client, tmp_path):
+    _write_run(tmp_path, "2026-04-07-143022", [_make_record("a"), _make_record("b")])
+    _write_config(tmp_path, tmp_path / "bench_results")
+    r = client.post("/api/sft/import", json={"run_id": "2026-04-07-143022"})
+    assert r.status_code == 200
+    assert r.json() == {"imported": 2, "skipped": 0}
+
+
+def test_import_is_idempotent(client, tmp_path):
+    _write_run(tmp_path, "2026-04-07-143022", [_make_record("a")])
+    _write_config(tmp_path, tmp_path / "bench_results")
+    client.post("/api/sft/import", json={"run_id": "2026-04-07-143022"})
+    r = client.post("/api/sft/import", json={"run_id": "2026-04-07-143022"})
+    assert r.json() == {"imported": 0, "skipped": 1}
+
+
+def test_import_unknown_run_returns_404(client, tmp_path):
+    _write_config(tmp_path, tmp_path / "bench_results")
+    r = client.post("/api/sft/import", json={"run_id": "nonexistent"})
+    assert r.status_code == 404