diff --git a/app/api.py b/app/api.py
index 3ce74c3..a96b88c 100644
--- a/app/api.py
+++ b/app/api.py
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ app = FastAPI(title="Avocet API")
 from app.sft import router as sft_router
 app.include_router(sft_router, prefix="/api/sft")
 
+from app.models import router as models_router
+app.include_router(models_router, prefix="/api/models")
+
 # In-memory last-action store (single user, local tool — in-memory is fine)
 _last_action: dict | None = None
 
diff --git a/app/models.py b/app/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ac40a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,428 @@
+"""Avocet — HF model lifecycle API.
+
+Handles model metadata lookup, approval queue, download with progress,
+and installed model management.
+
+All endpoints are registered on `router` (a FastAPI APIRouter).
+api.py includes this router with prefix="/api/models".
+
+Module-level globals (_MODELS_DIR, _QUEUE_DIR) follow the same
+testability pattern as sft.py — override them via set_models_dir() and
+set_queue_dir() in test fixtures.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import logging
+import shutil
+import threading
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
+from uuid import uuid4
+
+import httpx
+from fastapi import APIRouter, HTTPException
+from fastapi.responses import StreamingResponse
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+from app.utils import read_jsonl, write_jsonl
+
+try:
+    from huggingface_hub import snapshot_download
+except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
+    snapshot_download = None  # type: ignore[assignment]
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+_ROOT = Path(__file__).parent.parent
+_MODELS_DIR: Path = _ROOT / "models"
+_QUEUE_DIR: Path = _ROOT / "data"
+
+router = APIRouter()
+
+# ── Download progress shared state ────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Updated by the background download thread; read by GET /download/stream.
+_download_progress: dict[str, Any] = {}
+
+# ── HF pipeline_tag → adapter recommendation ──────────────────────────────────
+_TAG_TO_ADAPTER: dict[str, str] = {
+    "zero-shot-classification": "ZeroShotAdapter",
+    "text-classification": "ZeroShotAdapter",
+    "natural-language-inference": "ZeroShotAdapter",
+    "sentence-similarity": "RerankerAdapter",
+    "text-ranking": "RerankerAdapter",
+    "text-generation": "GenerationAdapter",
+    "text2text-generation": "GenerationAdapter",
+}
+
+
+# ── Testability seams ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def set_models_dir(path: Path) -> None:
+    global _MODELS_DIR
+    _MODELS_DIR = path
+
+
+def set_queue_dir(path: Path) -> None:
+    global _QUEUE_DIR
+    _QUEUE_DIR = path
+
+
+# ── Internal helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def _queue_file() -> Path:
+    return _QUEUE_DIR / "model_queue.jsonl"
+
+
+def _read_queue() -> list[dict]:
+    return read_jsonl(_queue_file())
+
+
+def _write_queue(records: list[dict]) -> None:
+    write_jsonl(_queue_file(), records)
+
+
+def _safe_model_name(repo_id: str) -> str:
+    """Convert repo_id to a filesystem-safe directory name (HF convention)."""
+    return repo_id.replace("/", "--")
+
+
+def _is_installed(repo_id: str) -> bool:
+    """Check if a model is already downloaded in _MODELS_DIR."""
+    safe_name = _safe_model_name(repo_id)
+    model_dir = _MODELS_DIR / safe_name
+    return model_dir.exists() and (
+        (model_dir / "config.json").exists()
+        or (model_dir / "training_info.json").exists()
+        or (model_dir / "model_info.json").exists()
+    )
+
+
+def _is_queued(repo_id: str) -> bool:
+    """Check if repo_id is already in the queue (non-dismissed)."""
+    for entry in _read_queue():
+        if entry.get("repo_id") == repo_id and entry.get("status") != "dismissed":
+            return True
+    return False
+
+
+def _update_queue_entry(entry_id: str, updates: dict) -> dict | None:
+    """Update a queue entry by id. Returns updated entry or None if not found."""
+    records = _read_queue()
+    for i, r in enumerate(records):
+        if r.get("id") == entry_id:
+            records[i] = {**r, **updates}
+            _write_queue(records)
+            return records[i]
+    return None
+
+
+def _get_queue_entry(entry_id: str) -> dict | None:
+    for r in _read_queue():
+        if r.get("id") == entry_id:
+            return r
+    return None
+
+
+# ── Background download ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def _run_download(entry_id: str, repo_id: str, pipeline_tag: str | None, adapter_recommendation: str | None) -> None:
+    """Background thread: download model via huggingface_hub.snapshot_download."""
+    global _download_progress
+    safe_name = _safe_model_name(repo_id)
+    local_dir = _MODELS_DIR / safe_name
+
+    _download_progress = {
+        "active": True,
+        "repo_id": repo_id,
+        "downloaded_bytes": 0,
+        "total_bytes": 0,
+        "pct": 0.0,
+        "done": False,
+        "error": None,
+    }
+
+    try:
+        if snapshot_download is None:
+            raise RuntimeError("huggingface_hub is not installed")
+
+        snapshot_download(
+            repo_id=repo_id,
+            local_dir=str(local_dir),
+        )
+
+        # Write model_info.json alongside downloaded files
+        model_info = {
+            "repo_id": repo_id,
+            "pipeline_tag": pipeline_tag,
+            "adapter_recommendation": adapter_recommendation,
+            "downloaded_at": datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
+        }
+        local_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        (local_dir / "model_info.json").write_text(
+            json.dumps(model_info, indent=2), encoding="utf-8"
+        )
+
+        _download_progress["done"] = True
+        _download_progress["pct"] = 100.0
+        _update_queue_entry(entry_id, {"status": "ready"})
+
+    except Exception as exc:
+        logger.exception("Download failed for %s: %s", repo_id, exc)
+        _download_progress["error"] = str(exc)
+        _download_progress["done"] = True
+        _update_queue_entry(entry_id, {"status": "failed", "error": str(exc)})
+    finally:
+        _download_progress["active"] = False
+
+
+# ── GET /lookup ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+@router.get("/lookup")
+def lookup_model(repo_id: str) -> dict:
+    """Validate repo_id and fetch metadata from the HF API."""
+    # Validate: must contain exactly one '/', no whitespace
+    if "/" not in repo_id or any(c.isspace() for c in repo_id):
+        raise HTTPException(422, f"Invalid repo_id {repo_id!r}: must be 'owner/model-name' with no whitespace")
+
+    hf_url = f"https://huggingface.co/api/models/{repo_id}"
+    try:
+        resp = httpx.get(hf_url, timeout=10.0)
+    except httpx.RequestError as exc:
+        raise HTTPException(502, f"Network error reaching HuggingFace API: {exc}") from exc
+
+    if resp.status_code == 404:
+        raise HTTPException(404, f"Model {repo_id!r} not found on HuggingFace")
+    if resp.status_code != 200:
+        raise HTTPException(502, f"HuggingFace API returned status {resp.status_code}")
+
+    data = resp.json()
+    pipeline_tag = data.get("pipeline_tag")
+    adapter_recommendation = _TAG_TO_ADAPTER.get(pipeline_tag) if pipeline_tag else None
+    if pipeline_tag and adapter_recommendation is None:
+        logger.warning("Unknown pipeline_tag %r for %s — no adapter recommendation", pipeline_tag, repo_id)
+
+    # Estimate model size from siblings list
+    siblings = data.get("siblings") or []
+    model_size_bytes: int = sum(s.get("size", 0) for s in siblings if isinstance(s, dict))
+
+    # Description: first 300 chars of card data (modelId field used as fallback)
+    card_data = data.get("cardData") or {}
+    description_raw = card_data.get("description") or data.get("modelId") or ""
+    description = description_raw[:300] if description_raw else ""
+
+    return {
+        "repo_id": repo_id,
+        "pipeline_tag": pipeline_tag,
+        "adapter_recommendation": adapter_recommendation,
+        "model_size_bytes": model_size_bytes,
+        "description": description,
+        "tags": data.get("tags") or [],
+        "downloads": data.get("downloads") or 0,
+        "already_installed": _is_installed(repo_id),
+        "already_queued": _is_queued(repo_id),
+    }
+
+
+# ── GET /queue ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+@router.get("/queue")
+def get_queue() -> list[dict]:
+    """Return all non-dismissed queue entries sorted newest-first."""
+    records = _read_queue()
+    active = [r for r in records if r.get("status") != "dismissed"]
+    return sorted(active, key=lambda r: r.get("queued_at", ""), reverse=True)
+
+
+# ── POST /queue ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+class QueueAddRequest(BaseModel):
+    repo_id: str
+    pipeline_tag: str | None = None
+    adapter_recommendation: str | None = None
+
+
+@router.post("/queue", status_code=201)
+def add_to_queue(req: QueueAddRequest) -> dict:
+    """Add a model to the approval queue with status 'pending'."""
+    if _is_installed(req.repo_id):
+        raise HTTPException(409, f"{req.repo_id!r} is already installed")
+    if _is_queued(req.repo_id):
+        raise HTTPException(409, f"{req.repo_id!r} is already in the queue")
+
+    entry = {
+        "id": str(uuid4()),
+        "repo_id": req.repo_id,
+        "pipeline_tag": req.pipeline_tag,
+        "adapter_recommendation": req.adapter_recommendation,
+        "status": "pending",
+        "queued_at": datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
+    }
+    records = _read_queue()
+    records.append(entry)
+    _write_queue(records)
+    return entry
+
+
+# ── POST /queue/{id}/approve ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+@router.post("/queue/{entry_id}/approve")
+def approve_queue_entry(entry_id: str) -> dict:
+    """Approve a pending queue entry and start background download."""
+    entry = _get_queue_entry(entry_id)
+    if entry is None:
+        raise HTTPException(404, f"Queue entry {entry_id!r} not found")
+    if entry.get("status") != "pending":
+        raise HTTPException(409, f"Entry is not in pending state (current: {entry.get('status')!r})")
+
+    updated = _update_queue_entry(entry_id, {"status": "downloading"})
+
+    thread = threading.Thread(
+        target=_run_download,
+        args=(entry_id, entry["repo_id"], entry.get("pipeline_tag"), entry.get("adapter_recommendation")),
+        daemon=True,
+        name=f"model-download-{entry_id}",
+    )
+    thread.start()
+
+    return {"ok": True}
+
+
+# ── DELETE /queue/{id} ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+@router.delete("/queue/{entry_id}")
+def dismiss_queue_entry(entry_id: str) -> dict:
+    """Dismiss (soft-delete) a queue entry."""
+    entry = _get_queue_entry(entry_id)
+    if entry is None:
+        raise HTTPException(404, f"Queue entry {entry_id!r} not found")
+
+    _update_queue_entry(entry_id, {"status": "dismissed"})
+    return {"ok": True}
+
+
+# ── GET /download/stream ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+@router.get("/download/stream")
+def download_stream() -> StreamingResponse:
+    """SSE stream of download progress. Yields one idle event if no download active."""
+
+    def generate():
+        prog = _download_progress
+        if not prog.get("active") and not (prog.get("done") and not prog.get("error")):
+            yield f"data: {json.dumps({'type': 'idle'})}\n\n"
+            return
+
+        if prog.get("done"):
+            if prog.get("error"):
+                yield f"data: {json.dumps({'type': 'error', 'error': prog['error']})}\n\n"
+            else:
+                yield f"data: {json.dumps({'type': 'done', 'repo_id': prog.get('repo_id')})}\n\n"
+            return
+
+        # Stream live progress
+        import time
+        while True:
+            p = dict(_download_progress)
+            if p.get("done"):
+                if p.get("error"):
+                    yield f"data: {json.dumps({'type': 'error', 'error': p['error']})}\n\n"
+                else:
+                    yield f"data: {json.dumps({'type': 'done', 'repo_id': p.get('repo_id')})}\n\n"
+                break
+            event = json.dumps({
+                "type": "progress",
+                "repo_id": p.get("repo_id"),
+                "downloaded_bytes": p.get("downloaded_bytes", 0),
+                "total_bytes": p.get("total_bytes", 0),
+                "pct": p.get("pct", 0.0),
+            })
+            yield f"data: {event}\n\n"
+            time.sleep(0.5)
+
+    return StreamingResponse(
+        generate(),
+        media_type="text/event-stream",
+        headers={"Cache-Control": "no-cache", "X-Accel-Buffering": "no"},
+    )
+
+
+# ── GET /installed ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+@router.get("/installed")
+def list_installed() -> list[dict]:
+    """Scan _MODELS_DIR and return info on each installed model."""
+    if not _MODELS_DIR.exists():
+        return []
+
+    results: list[dict] = []
+    for sub in _MODELS_DIR.iterdir():
+        if not sub.is_dir():
+            continue
+
+        has_training_info = (sub / "training_info.json").exists()
+        has_config = (sub / "config.json").exists()
+        has_model_info = (sub / "model_info.json").exists()
+
+        if not (has_training_info or has_config or has_model_info):
+            continue
+
+        model_type = "finetuned" if has_training_info else "downloaded"
+
+        # Compute directory size
+        size_bytes = sum(f.stat().st_size for f in sub.rglob("*") if f.is_file())
+
+        # Load adapter/model_id from model_info.json or training_info.json
+        adapter: str | None = None
+        model_id: str | None = None
+
+        if has_model_info:
+            try:
+                info = json.loads((sub / "model_info.json").read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+                adapter = info.get("adapter_recommendation")
+                model_id = info.get("repo_id")
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+        elif has_training_info:
+            try:
+                info = json.loads((sub / "training_info.json").read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+                adapter = info.get("adapter")
+                model_id = info.get("base_model") or info.get("model_id")
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+
+        results.append({
+            "name": sub.name,
+            "path": str(sub),
+            "type": model_type,
+            "adapter": adapter,
+            "size_bytes": size_bytes,
+            "model_id": model_id,
+        })
+
+    return results
+
+
+# ── DELETE /installed/{name} ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+@router.delete("/installed/{name}")
+def delete_installed(name: str) -> dict:
+    """Remove an installed model directory by name. Blocks path traversal."""
+    # Validate: single path component, no slashes or '..'
+    if "/" in name or "\\" in name or ".." in name or not name or name.startswith("."):
+        raise HTTPException(400, f"Invalid model name {name!r}: must be a single directory name with no path separators or '..'")
+
+    model_path = _MODELS_DIR / name
+
+    # Extra safety: confirm resolved path is inside _MODELS_DIR
+    try:
+        model_path.resolve().relative_to(_MODELS_DIR.resolve())
+    except ValueError:
+        raise HTTPException(400, f"Path traversal detected for name {name!r}")
+
+    if not model_path.exists():
+        raise HTTPException(404, f"Installed model {name!r} not found")
+
+    shutil.rmtree(model_path)
+    return {"ok": True}
diff --git a/tests/test_models.py b/tests/test_models.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e31f04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,399 @@
+"""Tests for app/models.py — /api/models/* endpoints."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+import pytest
+from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+
+
+# ── Fixtures ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def reset_models_globals(tmp_path):
+    """Redirect module-level dirs to tmp_path and reset download progress."""
+    from app import models as models_module
+
+    prev_models = models_module._MODELS_DIR
+    prev_queue = models_module._QUEUE_DIR
+    prev_progress = dict(models_module._download_progress)
+
+    models_dir = tmp_path / "models"
+    queue_dir = tmp_path / "data"
+    models_dir.mkdir()
+    queue_dir.mkdir()
+
+    models_module.set_models_dir(models_dir)
+    models_module.set_queue_dir(queue_dir)
+    models_module._download_progress = {}
+
+    yield
+
+    models_module.set_models_dir(prev_models)
+    models_module.set_queue_dir(prev_queue)
+    models_module._download_progress = prev_progress
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def client():
+    from app.api import app
+    return TestClient(app)
+
+
+def _make_hf_response(repo_id: str = "org/model", pipeline_tag: str = "text-classification") -> dict:
+    """Minimal HF API response payload."""
+    return {
+        "modelId": repo_id,
+        "pipeline_tag": pipeline_tag,
+        "tags": ["pytorch", pipeline_tag],
+        "downloads": 42000,
+        "siblings": [
+            {"rfilename": "pytorch_model.bin", "size": 500_000_000},
+        ],
+        "cardData": {"description": "A test model description."},
+    }
+
+
+def _queue_one(client, repo_id: str = "org/model") -> dict:
+    """Helper: POST to /queue and return the created entry."""
+    r = client.post("/api/models/queue", json={
+        "repo_id": repo_id,
+        "pipeline_tag": "text-classification",
+        "adapter_recommendation": "ZeroShotAdapter",
+    })
+    assert r.status_code == 201, r.text
+    return r.json()
+
+
+# ── GET /lookup ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def test_lookup_invalid_repo_id_returns_422_no_slash(client):
+    """repo_id without a '/' should be rejected with 422."""
+    r = client.get("/api/models/lookup", params={"repo_id": "noslash"})
+    assert r.status_code == 422
+
+
+def test_lookup_invalid_repo_id_returns_422_whitespace(client):
+    """repo_id containing whitespace should be rejected with 422."""
+    r = client.get("/api/models/lookup", params={"repo_id": "org/model name"})
+    assert r.status_code == 422
+
+
+def test_lookup_hf_404_returns_404(client):
+    """HF API returning 404 should surface as HTTP 404."""
+    mock_resp = MagicMock()
+    mock_resp.status_code = 404
+
+    with patch("app.models.httpx.get", return_value=mock_resp):
+        r = client.get("/api/models/lookup", params={"repo_id": "org/nonexistent"})
+
+    assert r.status_code == 404
+
+
+def test_lookup_hf_network_error_returns_502(client):
+    """Network error reaching HF API should return 502."""
+    import httpx as _httpx
+
+    with patch("app.models.httpx.get", side_effect=_httpx.RequestError("timeout")):
+        r = client.get("/api/models/lookup", params={"repo_id": "org/model"})
+
+    assert r.status_code == 502
+
+
+def test_lookup_returns_correct_shape(client):
+    """Successful lookup returns all required fields."""
+    mock_resp = MagicMock()
+    mock_resp.status_code = 200
+    mock_resp.json.return_value = _make_hf_response("org/mymodel", "text-classification")
+
+    with patch("app.models.httpx.get", return_value=mock_resp):
+        r = client.get("/api/models/lookup", params={"repo_id": "org/mymodel"})
+
+    assert r.status_code == 200
+    data = r.json()
+    assert data["repo_id"] == "org/mymodel"
+    assert data["pipeline_tag"] == "text-classification"
+    assert data["adapter_recommendation"] == "ZeroShotAdapter"
+    assert data["model_size_bytes"] == 500_000_000
+    assert data["downloads"] == 42000
+    assert data["already_installed"] is False
+    assert data["already_queued"] is False
+
+
+def test_lookup_unknown_pipeline_tag_returns_null_adapter(client):
+    """An unrecognised pipeline_tag yields adapter_recommendation=null."""
+    mock_resp = MagicMock()
+    mock_resp.status_code = 200
+    mock_resp.json.return_value = _make_hf_response("org/m", "audio-classification")
+
+    with patch("app.models.httpx.get", return_value=mock_resp):
+        r = client.get("/api/models/lookup", params={"repo_id": "org/m"})
+
+    assert r.status_code == 200
+    assert r.json()["adapter_recommendation"] is None
+
+
+def test_lookup_already_queued_flag(client):
+    """already_queued is True when repo_id is in the pending queue."""
+    _queue_one(client, "org/queued-model")
+
+    mock_resp = MagicMock()
+    mock_resp.status_code = 200
+    mock_resp.json.return_value = _make_hf_response("org/queued-model")
+
+    with patch("app.models.httpx.get", return_value=mock_resp):
+        r = client.get("/api/models/lookup", params={"repo_id": "org/queued-model"})
+
+    assert r.status_code == 200
+    assert r.json()["already_queued"] is True
+
+
+# ── GET /queue ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def test_queue_empty_initially(client):
+    r = client.get("/api/models/queue")
+    assert r.status_code == 200
+    assert r.json() == []
+
+
+def test_queue_add_and_list(client):
+    """POST then GET /queue should return the entry."""
+    entry = _queue_one(client, "org/my-model")
+
+    r = client.get("/api/models/queue")
+    assert r.status_code == 200
+    items = r.json()
+    assert len(items) == 1
+    assert items[0]["repo_id"] == "org/my-model"
+    assert items[0]["status"] == "pending"
+    assert items[0]["id"] == entry["id"]
+
+
+def test_queue_add_returns_entry_fields(client):
+    """POST /queue returns an entry with all expected fields."""
+    entry = _queue_one(client)
+    assert "id" in entry
+    assert "queued_at" in entry
+    assert entry["status"] == "pending"
+    assert entry["pipeline_tag"] == "text-classification"
+    assert entry["adapter_recommendation"] == "ZeroShotAdapter"
+
+
+# ── POST /queue — 409 duplicate ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def test_queue_duplicate_returns_409(client):
+    """Posting the same repo_id twice should return 409."""
+    _queue_one(client, "org/dup-model")
+
+    r = client.post("/api/models/queue", json={
+        "repo_id": "org/dup-model",
+        "pipeline_tag": "text-classification",
+        "adapter_recommendation": "ZeroShotAdapter",
+    })
+    assert r.status_code == 409
+
+
+def test_queue_multiple_different_models(client):
+    """Multiple distinct repo_ids should all be accepted."""
+    _queue_one(client, "org/model-a")
+    _queue_one(client, "org/model-b")
+    _queue_one(client, "org/model-c")
+
+    r = client.get("/api/models/queue")
+    assert r.status_code == 200
+    assert len(r.json()) == 3
+
+
+# ── DELETE /queue/{id} — dismiss ──────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def test_queue_dismiss(client):
+    """DELETE /queue/{id} sets status=dismissed; entry not returned by GET /queue."""
+    entry = _queue_one(client)
+    entry_id = entry["id"]
+
+    r = client.delete(f"/api/models/queue/{entry_id}")
+    assert r.status_code == 200
+    assert r.json() == {"ok": True}
+
+    r2 = client.get("/api/models/queue")
+    assert r2.status_code == 200
+    assert r2.json() == []
+
+
+def test_queue_dismiss_nonexistent_returns_404(client):
+    """DELETE /queue/{id} with unknown id returns 404."""
+    r = client.delete("/api/models/queue/does-not-exist")
+    assert r.status_code == 404
+
+
+def test_queue_dismiss_allows_re_queue(client):
+    """After dismissal the same repo_id can be queued again."""
+    entry = _queue_one(client, "org/requeue-model")
+    client.delete(f"/api/models/queue/{entry['id']}")
+
+    r = client.post("/api/models/queue", json={
+        "repo_id": "org/requeue-model",
+        "pipeline_tag": None,
+        "adapter_recommendation": None,
+    })
+    assert r.status_code == 201
+
+
+# ── POST /queue/{id}/approve ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def test_approve_nonexistent_returns_404(client):
+    """Approving an unknown id returns 404."""
+    r = client.post("/api/models/queue/ghost-id/approve")
+    assert r.status_code == 404
+
+
+def test_approve_non_pending_returns_409(client):
+    """Approving an entry that is not in 'pending' state returns 409."""
+    from app import models as models_module
+
+    entry = _queue_one(client)
+    # Manually flip status to 'failed'
+    models_module._update_queue_entry(entry["id"], {"status": "failed"})
+
+    r = client.post(f"/api/models/queue/{entry['id']}/approve")
+    assert r.status_code == 409
+
+
+def test_approve_starts_download_and_returns_ok(client):
+    """Approving a pending entry returns {ok: true} and starts a background thread."""
+    import time
+    import threading
+
+    entry = _queue_one(client)
+
+    # Patch snapshot_download so the thread doesn't actually hit the network.
+    # Use an Event so we can wait for the thread to finish before asserting.
+    thread_done = threading.Event()
+    original_run = None
+
+    def _fake_snapshot_download(**kwargs):
+        pass
+
+    with patch("app.models.snapshot_download", side_effect=_fake_snapshot_download):
+        r = client.post(f"/api/models/queue/{entry['id']}/approve")
+        assert r.status_code == 200
+        assert r.json() == {"ok": True}
+        # Give the background thread a moment to complete while snapshot_download is patched
+        time.sleep(0.3)
+
+        # Queue entry status should have moved to 'downloading' (or 'ready' if fast)
+        from app import models as models_module
+        updated = models_module._get_queue_entry(entry["id"])
+        assert updated is not None, "Queue entry not found — thread may have run after fixture teardown"
+        assert updated["status"] in ("downloading", "ready", "failed")
+
+
+# ── GET /download/stream ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def test_download_stream_idle_when_no_download(client):
+    """GET /download/stream returns a single idle event when nothing is downloading."""
+    r = client.get("/api/models/download/stream")
+    assert r.status_code == 200
+    # SSE body should contain the idle event
+    assert "idle" in r.text
+
+
+# ── GET /installed ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def test_installed_empty(client):
+    """GET /installed returns [] when models dir is empty."""
+    r = client.get("/api/models/installed")
+    assert r.status_code == 200
+    assert r.json() == []
+
+
+def test_installed_detects_downloaded_model(client, tmp_path):
+    """A subdir with config.json is surfaced as type='downloaded'."""
+    from app import models as models_module
+
+    model_dir = models_module._MODELS_DIR / "org--mymodel"
+    model_dir.mkdir()
+    (model_dir / "config.json").write_text(json.dumps({"model_type": "bert"}), encoding="utf-8")
+    (model_dir / "model_info.json").write_text(
+        json.dumps({"repo_id": "org/mymodel", "adapter_recommendation": "ZeroShotAdapter"}),
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+
+    r = client.get("/api/models/installed")
+    assert r.status_code == 200
+    items = r.json()
+    assert len(items) == 1
+    assert items[0]["type"] == "downloaded"
+    assert items[0]["name"] == "org--mymodel"
+    assert items[0]["adapter"] == "ZeroShotAdapter"
+    assert items[0]["model_id"] == "org/mymodel"
+
+
+def test_installed_detects_finetuned_model(client):
+    """A subdir with training_info.json is surfaced as type='finetuned'."""
+    from app import models as models_module
+
+    model_dir = models_module._MODELS_DIR / "my-finetuned"
+    model_dir.mkdir()
+    (model_dir / "training_info.json").write_text(
+        json.dumps({"base_model": "org/base", "epochs": 5}), encoding="utf-8"
+    )
+
+    r = client.get("/api/models/installed")
+    assert r.status_code == 200
+    items = r.json()
+    assert len(items) == 1
+    assert items[0]["type"] == "finetuned"
+    assert items[0]["name"] == "my-finetuned"
+
+
+# ── DELETE /installed/{name} ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def test_delete_installed_removes_directory(client):
+    """DELETE /installed/{name} removes the directory and returns {ok: true}."""
+    from app import models as models_module
+
+    model_dir = models_module._MODELS_DIR / "org--removeme"
+    model_dir.mkdir()
+    (model_dir / "config.json").write_text("{}", encoding="utf-8")
+
+    r = client.delete("/api/models/installed/org--removeme")
+    assert r.status_code == 200
+    assert r.json() == {"ok": True}
+    assert not model_dir.exists()
+
+
+def test_delete_installed_not_found_returns_404(client):
+    r = client.delete("/api/models/installed/does-not-exist")
+    assert r.status_code == 404
+
+
+def test_delete_installed_path_traversal_blocked(client):
+    """DELETE /installed/../../etc must be blocked (400 or 422)."""
+    r = client.delete("/api/models/installed/../../etc")
+    assert r.status_code in (400, 404, 422)
+
+
+def test_delete_installed_dotdot_name_blocked(client):
+    """A name containing '..' in any form must be rejected."""
+    r = client.delete("/api/models/installed/..%2F..%2Fetc")
+    assert r.status_code in (400, 404, 422)
+
+
+def test_delete_installed_name_with_slash_blocked(client):
+    """A name containing a literal '/' after URL decoding must be rejected."""
+    from app import models as models_module
+
+    # The router will see the path segment after /installed/ — a second '/' would
+    # be parsed as a new path segment, so we test via the validation helper directly.
+    with pytest.raises(Exception):
+        # Simulate calling delete logic with a slash-containing name directly
+        from fastapi import HTTPException as _HTTPException
+        from app.models import delete_installed
+        try:
+            delete_installed("org/traversal")
+        except _HTTPException as exc:
+            assert exc.status_code in (400, 404)
+            raise
diff --git a/web/src/components/AppSidebar.vue b/web/src/components/AppSidebar.vue
index 051feda..74e4a5c 100644
--- a/web/src/components/AppSidebar.vue
+++ b/web/src/components/AppSidebar.vue
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ const navItems = [
   { path: '/fetch',     icon: '📥', label: 'Fetch'     },
   { path: '/stats',     icon: '📊', label: 'Stats'     },
   { path: '/benchmark',   icon: '🏁', label: 'Benchmark'   },
+  { path: '/models',      icon: '🤗', label: 'Models'      },
   { path: '/corrections', icon: '✍️', label: 'Corrections' },
   { path: '/settings',    icon: '⚙️', label: 'Settings'    },
 ]
diff --git a/web/src/router/index.ts b/web/src/router/index.ts
index 24f9321..a052e4c 100644
--- a/web/src/router/index.ts
+++ b/web/src/router/index.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const StatsView     = () => import('../views/StatsView.vue')
 const BenchmarkView = () => import('../views/BenchmarkView.vue')
 const SettingsView    = () => import('../views/SettingsView.vue')
 const CorrectionsView = () => import('../views/CorrectionsView.vue')
+const ModelsView      = () => import('../views/ModelsView.vue')
 
 export const router = createRouter({
   history: createWebHashHistory(),
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ export const router = createRouter({
     { path: '/fetch',       component: FetchView,       meta: { title: 'Fetch' } },
     { path: '/stats',       component: StatsView,       meta: { title: 'Stats' } },
     { path: '/benchmark',   component: BenchmarkView,   meta: { title: 'Benchmark' } },
+    { path: '/models',      component: ModelsView,      meta: { title: 'Models' } },
     { path: '/corrections', component: CorrectionsView, meta: { title: 'Corrections' } },
     { path: '/settings',    component: SettingsView,    meta: { title: 'Settings' } },
   ],
diff --git a/web/src/views/ModelsView.vue b/web/src/views/ModelsView.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10df382
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/views/ModelsView.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,826 @@
+<template>
+  <div class="models-view">
+    <h1 class="page-title">🤗 Models</h1>
+
+    <!-- ── 1. HF Lookup ───────────────────────────────── -->
+    <section class="section">
+      <h2 class="section-title">HuggingFace Lookup</h2>
+
+      <div class="lookup-row">
+        <input
+          v-model="lookupInput"
+          type="text"
+          class="lookup-input"
+          placeholder="org/model or huggingface.co/org/model"
+          :disabled="lookupLoading"
+          @keydown.enter="doLookup"
+          aria-label="HuggingFace model ID"
+        />
+        <button
+          class="btn-primary"
+          :disabled="lookupLoading || !lookupInput.trim()"
+          @click="doLookup"
+        >
+          {{ lookupLoading ? 'Looking up…' : 'Lookup' }}
+        </button>
+      </div>
+
+      <div v-if="lookupError" class="error-notice" role="alert">
+        {{ lookupError }}
+      </div>
+
+      <div v-if="lookupResult" class="preview-card">
+        <div class="preview-header">
+          <span class="preview-repo-id">{{ lookupResult.repo_id }}</span>
+          <div class="badge-group">
+            <span v-if="lookupResult.already_installed" class="badge badge-success">Installed</span>
+            <span v-if="lookupResult.already_queued"    class="badge badge-info">In queue</span>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="preview-meta">
+          <span v-if="lookupResult.pipeline_tag" class="chip chip-pipeline">
+            {{ lookupResult.pipeline_tag }}
+          </span>
+          <span v-if="lookupResult.adapter_recommendation" class="chip chip-adapter">
+            {{ lookupResult.adapter_recommendation }}
+          </span>
+          <span v-if="lookupResult.size != null" class="preview-size">
+            {{ humanBytes(lookupResult.size) }}
+          </span>
+        </div>
+
+        <p v-if="lookupResult.description" class="preview-desc">
+          {{ lookupResult.description }}
+        </p>
+
+        <button
+          class="btn-primary btn-add-queue"
+          :disabled="lookupResult.already_installed || lookupResult.already_queued || addingToQueue"
+          @click="addToQueue"
+        >
+          {{ addingToQueue ? 'Adding…' : 'Add to queue' }}
+        </button>
+      </div>
+    </section>
+
+    <!-- ── 2. Approval Queue ──────────────────────────── -->
+    <section class="section">
+      <h2 class="section-title">Approval Queue</h2>
+
+      <div v-if="pendingModels.length === 0" class="empty-notice">
+        No models waiting for approval.
+      </div>
+
+      <div v-for="model in pendingModels" :key="model.id" class="model-card">
+        <div class="model-card-header">
+          <span class="model-repo-id">{{ model.repo_id }}</span>
+          <button
+            class="btn-dismiss"
+            :aria-label="`Dismiss ${model.repo_id}`"
+            @click="dismissModel(model.id)"
+          >
+            ✕
+          </button>
+        </div>
+        <div class="model-meta">
+          <span v-if="model.pipeline_tag"         class="chip chip-pipeline">{{ model.pipeline_tag }}</span>
+          <span v-if="model.adapter_recommendation" class="chip chip-adapter">{{ model.adapter_recommendation }}</span>
+        </div>
+        <div class="model-card-actions">
+          <button class="btn-primary btn-sm" @click="approveModel(model.id)">
+            Approve download
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </section>
+
+    <!-- ── 3. Active Downloads ────────────────────────── -->
+    <section class="section">
+      <h2 class="section-title">Active Downloads</h2>
+
+      <div v-if="downloadingModels.length === 0" class="empty-notice">
+        No active downloads.
+      </div>
+
+      <div v-for="model in downloadingModels" :key="model.id" class="model-card">
+        <div class="model-card-header">
+          <span class="model-repo-id">{{ model.repo_id }}</span>
+          <span v-if="downloadErrors[model.id]" class="badge badge-error">Error</span>
+        </div>
+        <div class="model-meta">
+          <span v-if="model.pipeline_tag" class="chip chip-pipeline">{{ model.pipeline_tag }}</span>
+        </div>
+
+        <div v-if="downloadErrors[model.id]" class="download-error" role="alert">
+          {{ downloadErrors[model.id] }}
+        </div>
+        <div v-else class="progress-wrap" :aria-label="`Download progress for ${model.repo_id}`">
+          <div
+            class="progress-bar"
+            :style="{ width: `${downloadProgress[model.id] ?? 0}%` }"
+            role="progressbar"
+            :aria-valuenow="downloadProgress[model.id] ?? 0"
+            aria-valuemin="0"
+            aria-valuemax="100"
+          />
+          <span class="progress-label">
+            {{ downloadProgress[model.id] == null ? 'Preparing…' : `${downloadProgress[model.id]}%` }}
+          </span>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </section>
+
+    <!-- ── 4. Installed Models ────────────────────────── -->
+    <section class="section">
+      <h2 class="section-title">Installed Models</h2>
+
+      <div v-if="installedModels.length === 0" class="empty-notice">
+        No models installed yet.
+      </div>
+
+      <div v-else class="installed-table-wrap">
+        <table class="installed-table">
+          <thead>
+            <tr>
+              <th>Name</th>
+              <th>Type</th>
+              <th>Adapter</th>
+              <th>Size</th>
+              <th></th>
+            </tr>
+          </thead>
+          <tbody>
+            <tr v-for="model in installedModels" :key="model.name">
+              <td class="td-name">{{ model.name }}</td>
+              <td>
+                <span
+                  class="badge"
+                  :class="model.type === 'finetuned' ? 'badge-accent' : 'badge-info'"
+                >
+                  {{ model.type }}
+                </span>
+              </td>
+              <td>{{ model.adapter ?? '—' }}</td>
+              <td>{{ humanBytes(model.size) }}</td>
+              <td>
+                <button
+                  class="btn-danger btn-sm"
+                  @click="deleteInstalled(model.name)"
+                >
+                  Delete
+                </button>
+              </td>
+            </tr>
+          </tbody>
+        </table>
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { ref, computed, onMounted, onUnmounted } from 'vue'
+
+// ── Type definitions ──────────────────────────────────
+
+interface LookupResult {
+  repo_id: string
+  pipeline_tag: string | null
+  adapter_recommendation: string | null
+  size: number | null
+  description: string | null
+  already_installed: boolean
+  already_queued: boolean
+}
+
+interface QueuedModel {
+  id: string
+  repo_id: string
+  status: 'pending' | 'downloading' | 'done' | 'error'
+  pipeline_tag: string | null
+  adapter_recommendation: string | null
+}
+
+interface InstalledModel {
+  name: string
+  type: 'finetuned' | 'downloaded'
+  adapter: string | null
+  size: number
+}
+
+interface SseProgressEvent {
+  model_id: string
+  pct: number | null
+  status: 'progress' | 'done' | 'error'
+  message?: string
+}
+
+// ── State ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+const lookupInput   = ref('')
+const lookupLoading = ref(false)
+const lookupError   = ref<string | null>(null)
+const lookupResult  = ref<LookupResult | null>(null)
+const addingToQueue = ref(false)
+
+const queuedModels    = ref<QueuedModel[]>([])
+const installedModels = ref<InstalledModel[]>([])
+
+const downloadProgress = ref<Record<string, number>>({})
+const downloadErrors   = ref<Record<string, string>>({})
+
+let pollInterval: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null = null
+let sseSource: EventSource | null = null
+
+// ── Derived ───────────────────────────────────────────
+
+const pendingModels = computed(() =>
+  queuedModels.value.filter(m => m.status === 'pending')
+)
+
+const downloadingModels = computed(() =>
+  queuedModels.value.filter(m => m.status === 'downloading')
+)
+
+// ── Helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function humanBytes(bytes: number | null): string {
+  if (bytes == null) return '—'
+  const units = ['B', 'KB', 'MB', 'GB', 'TB']
+  let value = bytes
+  let unitIndex = 0
+  while (value >= 1024 && unitIndex < units.length - 1) {
+    value /= 1024
+    unitIndex++
+  }
+  return `${value.toFixed(unitIndex === 0 ? 0 : 1)} ${units[unitIndex]}`
+}
+
+function normalizeRepoId(raw: string): string {
+  return raw.trim().replace(/^https?:\/\/huggingface\.co\//, '')
+}
+
+// ── API calls ─────────────────────────────────────────
+
+async function doLookup() {
+  const repoId = normalizeRepoId(lookupInput.value)
+  if (!repoId) return
+
+  lookupLoading.value = true
+  lookupError.value   = null
+  lookupResult.value  = null
+
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch(`/api/models/lookup?repo_id=${encodeURIComponent(repoId)}`)
+    if (res.status === 404) {
+      lookupError.value = 'Model not found on HuggingFace.'
+      return
+    }
+    if (res.status === 502) {
+      lookupError.value = 'HuggingFace unreachable. Check your connection and try again.'
+      return
+    }
+    if (!res.ok) {
+      lookupError.value = `Lookup failed (HTTP ${res.status}).`
+      return
+    }
+    lookupResult.value = await res.json() as LookupResult
+  } catch {
+    lookupError.value = 'Network error. Is the Avocet API running?'
+  } finally {
+    lookupLoading.value = false
+  }
+}
+
+async function addToQueue() {
+  if (!lookupResult.value) return
+  addingToQueue.value = true
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch('/api/models/queue', {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+      body: JSON.stringify({ repo_id: lookupResult.value.repo_id }),
+    })
+    if (res.ok) {
+      lookupResult.value = { ...lookupResult.value, already_queued: true }
+      await loadQueue()
+    }
+  } catch { /* ignore — already_queued badge won't flip, user can retry */ }
+  finally {
+    addingToQueue.value = false
+  }
+}
+
+async function approveModel(id: string) {
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch(`/api/models/queue/${encodeURIComponent(id)}/approve`, { method: 'POST' })
+    if (res.ok) {
+      await loadQueue()
+      startSse()
+    }
+  } catch { /* ignore */ }
+}
+
+async function dismissModel(id: string) {
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch(`/api/models/queue/${encodeURIComponent(id)}`, { method: 'DELETE' })
+    if (res.ok) {
+      queuedModels.value = queuedModels.value.filter(m => m.id !== id)
+    }
+  } catch { /* ignore */ }
+}
+
+async function deleteInstalled(name: string) {
+  if (!window.confirm(`Delete installed model "${name}"? This cannot be undone.`)) return
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch(`/api/models/installed/${encodeURIComponent(name)}`, { method: 'DELETE' })
+    if (res.ok) {
+      installedModels.value = installedModels.value.filter(m => m.name !== name)
+    }
+  } catch { /* ignore */ }
+}
+
+async function loadQueue() {
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch('/api/models/queue')
+    if (res.ok) queuedModels.value = await res.json() as QueuedModel[]
+  } catch { /* non-fatal */ }
+}
+
+async function loadInstalled() {
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch('/api/models/installed')
+    if (res.ok) installedModels.value = await res.json() as InstalledModel[]
+  } catch { /* non-fatal */ }
+}
+
+// ── SSE for download progress ─────────────────────────
+
+function startSse() {
+  if (sseSource) return  // already connected
+
+  sseSource = new EventSource('/api/models/download/stream')
+
+  sseSource.addEventListener('message', (e: MessageEvent) => {
+    let event: SseProgressEvent
+    try {
+      event = JSON.parse(e.data as string) as SseProgressEvent
+    } catch {
+      return
+    }
+
+    const { model_id, pct, status, message } = event
+
+    if (status === 'progress' && pct != null) {
+      downloadProgress.value = { ...downloadProgress.value, [model_id]: pct }
+    } else if (status === 'done') {
+      const updated = { ...downloadProgress.value }
+      delete updated[model_id]
+      downloadProgress.value = updated
+
+      queuedModels.value = queuedModels.value.filter(m => m.id !== model_id)
+      loadInstalled()
+    } else if (status === 'error') {
+      downloadErrors.value = {
+        ...downloadErrors.value,
+        [model_id]: message ?? 'Download failed.',
+      }
+    }
+  })
+
+  sseSource.onerror = () => {
+    sseSource?.close()
+    sseSource = null
+  }
+}
+
+function stopSse() {
+  sseSource?.close()
+  sseSource = null
+}
+
+// ── Polling ───────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function startPollingIfDownloading() {
+  if (pollInterval) return
+  pollInterval = setInterval(async () => {
+    await loadQueue()
+    if (downloadingModels.value.length === 0) {
+      stopPolling()
+    }
+  }, 5000)
+}
+
+function stopPolling() {
+  if (pollInterval) {
+    clearInterval(pollInterval)
+    pollInterval = null
+  }
+}
+
+// ── Lifecycle ─────────────────────────────────────────
+
+onMounted(async () => {
+  await Promise.all([loadQueue(), loadInstalled()])
+
+  if (downloadingModels.value.length > 0) {
+    startSse()
+    startPollingIfDownloading()
+  }
+})
+
+onUnmounted(() => {
+  stopPolling()
+  stopSse()
+})
+</script>
+
+<style scoped>
+.models-view {
+  max-width: 760px;
+  margin: 0 auto;
+  padding: 1.5rem 1rem 4rem;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 2rem;
+}
+
+.page-title {
+  font-family: var(--font-display, var(--font-body, sans-serif));
+  font-size: 1.4rem;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  color: var(--color-primary, #2d5a27);
+}
+
+/* ── Sections ── */
+.section {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.75rem;
+}
+
+.section-title {
+  font-size: 1rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--color-text, #1a2338);
+  padding-bottom: 0.4rem;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border, #a8b8d0);
+}
+
+/* ── Lookup row ── */
+.lookup-row {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+}
+
+.lookup-input {
+  flex: 1;
+  min-width: 0;
+  padding: 0.45rem 0.7rem;
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border, #a8b8d0);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-md, 0.5rem);
+  background: var(--color-surface-raised, #f5f7fc);
+  color: var(--color-text, #1a2338);
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+  font-family: var(--font-body, sans-serif);
+}
+
+.lookup-input:disabled {
+  opacity: 0.6;
+}
+
+.lookup-input::placeholder {
+  color: var(--color-text-muted, #4a5c7a);
+}
+
+/* ── Notices ── */
+.error-notice {
+  padding: 0.6rem 0.8rem;
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-error, #c0392b) 12%, transparent);
+  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-error, #c0392b) 30%, transparent);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-md, 0.5rem);
+  color: var(--color-error, #c0392b);
+  font-size: 0.88rem;
+}
+
+.empty-notice {
+  color: var(--color-text-muted, #4a5c7a);
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+  padding: 0.75rem;
+  border: 1px dashed var(--color-border, #a8b8d0);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-md, 0.5rem);
+}
+
+/* ── Preview card ── */
+.preview-card {
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border, #a8b8d0);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-lg, 1rem);
+  background: var(--color-surface-raised, #f5f7fc);
+  padding: 1rem;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.6rem;
+  box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
+}
+
+.preview-header {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: flex-start;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+}
+
+.preview-repo-id {
+  font-family: var(--font-mono, monospace);
+  font-size: 0.95rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--color-text, #1a2338);
+  word-break: break-all;
+}
+
+.preview-meta {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 0.4rem;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  align-items: center;
+}
+
+.preview-size {
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted, #4a5c7a);
+  margin-left: 0.25rem;
+}
+
+.preview-desc {
+  font-size: 0.875rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted, #4a5c7a);
+  line-height: 1.5;
+  margin: 0;
+  display: -webkit-box;
+  -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
+  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.btn-add-queue {
+  align-self: flex-start;
+}
+
+/* ── Model cards (queue + downloads) ── */
+.model-card {
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border, #a8b8d0);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-md, 0.5rem);
+  background: var(--color-surface-raised, #f5f7fc);
+  padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+  box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
+}
+
+.model-card-header {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+}
+
+.model-repo-id {
+  font-family: var(--font-mono, monospace);
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--color-text, #1a2338);
+  word-break: break-all;
+}
+
+.model-meta {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 0.4rem;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+}
+
+.model-card-actions {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  padding-top: 0.25rem;
+}
+
+/* ── Progress bar ── */
+.progress-wrap {
+  position: relative;
+  height: 1.5rem;
+  background: var(--color-surface-alt, #dde4f0);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-full, 9999px);
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.progress-bar {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  height: 100%;
+  background: var(--color-accent, #c4732a);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-full, 9999px);
+  transition: width 300ms ease;
+}
+
+.progress-label {
+  position: absolute;
+  inset: 0;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--color-text, #1a2338);
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+
+.download-error {
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  color: var(--color-error, #c0392b);
+  padding: 0.4rem 0.5rem;
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-error, #c0392b) 10%, transparent);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-sm, 0.25rem);
+}
+
+/* ── Installed table ── */
+.installed-table-wrap {
+  overflow-x: auto;
+}
+
+.installed-table {
+  width: 100%;
+  border-collapse: collapse;
+  font-size: 0.875rem;
+}
+
+.installed-table th {
+  text-align: left;
+  padding: 0.4rem 0.6rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted, #4a5c7a);
+  font-size: 0.78rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border, #a8b8d0);
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.installed-table td {
+  padding: 0.55rem 0.6rem;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border-light, #ccd5e6);
+  vertical-align: middle;
+}
+
+.td-name {
+  font-family: var(--font-mono, monospace);
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  word-break: break-all;
+}
+
+/* ── Badges ── */
+.badge-group {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 0.35rem;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  align-items: center;
+}
+
+.badge {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  padding: 0.15rem 0.55rem;
+  border-radius: var(--radius-full, 9999px);
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.badge-success {
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-success, #3a7a32) 15%, transparent);
+  color: var(--color-success, #3a7a32);
+}
+
+.badge-info {
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-info, #1e6091) 15%, transparent);
+  color: var(--color-info, #1e6091);
+}
+
+.badge-accent {
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-accent, #c4732a) 15%, transparent);
+  color: var(--color-accent, #c4732a);
+}
+
+.badge-error {
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-error, #c0392b) 15%, transparent);
+  color: var(--color-error, #c0392b);
+}
+
+/* ── Chips ── */
+.chip {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  padding: 0.15rem 0.5rem;
+  border-radius: var(--radius-full, 9999px);
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  background: var(--color-surface-alt, #dde4f0);
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.chip-pipeline {
+  color: var(--color-primary, #2d5a27);
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary, #2d5a27) 12%, var(--color-surface-alt, #dde4f0));
+}
+
+.chip-adapter {
+  color: var(--color-accent, #c4732a);
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-accent, #c4732a) 12%, var(--color-surface-alt, #dde4f0));
+}
+
+/* ── Buttons ── */
+.btn-primary, .btn-danger {
+  padding: 0.4rem 0.9rem;
+  border-radius: var(--radius-md, 0.5rem);
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  border: 1px solid;
+  font-family: var(--font-body, sans-serif);
+  transition: background var(--transition, 200ms ease), color var(--transition, 200ms ease);
+}
+
+.btn-sm {
+  padding: 0.25rem 0.65rem;
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+}
+
+.btn-primary {
+  border-color: var(--color-primary, #2d5a27);
+  background: var(--color-primary, #2d5a27);
+  color: var(--color-text-inverse, #eaeff8);
+}
+
+.btn-primary:hover:not(:disabled) {
+  background: var(--color-primary-hover, #234820);
+  border-color: var(--color-primary-hover, #234820);
+}
+
+.btn-primary:disabled {
+  opacity: 0.5;
+  cursor: not-allowed;
+}
+
+.btn-danger {
+  border-color: var(--color-error, #c0392b);
+  background: transparent;
+  color: var(--color-error, #c0392b);
+}
+
+.btn-danger:hover {
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-error, #c0392b) 10%, transparent);
+}
+
+.btn-dismiss {
+  border: none;
+  background: transparent;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted, #4a5c7a);
+  cursor: pointer;
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+  padding: 0.15rem 0.4rem;
+  border-radius: var(--radius-sm, 0.25rem);
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  transition: color var(--transition, 200ms ease), background var(--transition, 200ms ease);
+}
+
+.btn-dismiss:hover {
+  color: var(--color-error, #c0392b);
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-error, #c0392b) 10%, transparent);
+}
+
+/* ── Responsive ── */
+@media (max-width: 480px) {
+  .lookup-row {
+    flex-direction: column;
+  }
+
+  .lookup-input {
+    width: 100%;
+  }
+
+  .btn-primary:not(.btn-sm) {
+    width: 100%;
+  }
+
+  .installed-table th:nth-child(3),
+  .installed-table td:nth-child(3) {
+    display: none;  /* hide Adapter column on very narrow screens */
+  }
+}
+</style>