diff --git a/frontend/cypress/e2e/boards_list.cy.ts b/frontend/cypress/e2e/boards_list.cy.ts
index b1585cd2..ee075937 100644
--- a/frontend/cypress/e2e/boards_list.cy.ts
+++ b/frontend/cypress/e2e/boards_list.cy.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,12 @@
 /// <reference types="cypress" />
 
+import { setupCommonPageTestHooks } from "../support/testHooks";
+
 describe("/boards", () => {
   const apiBase = "**/api/v1";
   const email = "local-auth-user@example.com";
 
-  const originalDefaultCommandTimeout = Cypress.config("defaultCommandTimeout");
-
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    Cypress.config("defaultCommandTimeout", 20_000);
-  });
-
-  afterEach(() => {
-    Cypress.config("defaultCommandTimeout", originalDefaultCommandTimeout);
-  });
+  setupCommonPageTestHooks(apiBase);
 
   it("auth negative: signed-out user is shown local auth login", () => {
     cy.visit("/boards");
@@ -21,7 +15,7 @@ describe("/boards", () => {
     );
   });
 
-  it("happy path: signed-in user sees boards list", () => {
+  it("happy path: signed-in user sees boards list and create button", () => {
     cy.intercept("GET", `${apiBase}/organizations/me/member*`, {
       statusCode: 200,
       body: {
@@ -52,9 +46,7 @@ describe("/boards", () => {
 
     cy.intercept("GET", `${apiBase}/organizations/me/list*`, {
       statusCode: 200,
-      body: [
-        { id: "o1", name: "Personal", role: "owner", is_active: true },
-      ],
+      body: [{ id: "o1", name: "Personal", role: "owner", is_active: true }],
     }).as("organizations");
 
     cy.intercept("GET", `${apiBase}/boards*`, {
@@ -98,5 +90,6 @@ describe("/boards", () => {
 
     cy.contains(/boards/i).should("be.visible");
     cy.contains("Demo Board").should("be.visible");
+    cy.contains("a", /create board/i).should("be.visible");
   });
 });
diff --git a/frontend/cypress/e2e/global_approvals.cy.ts b/frontend/cypress/e2e/global_approvals.cy.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7e0d7fb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/cypress/e2e/global_approvals.cy.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/// <reference types="cypress" />
+
+import { setupCommonPageTestHooks } from "../support/testHooks";
+
+describe("Global approvals", () => {
+  const apiBase = "**/api/v1";
+
+  setupCommonPageTestHooks(apiBase);
+
+  it("can render a pending approval and approve it", () => {
+    const approval = {
+      id: "a1",
+      board_id: "b1",
+      action_type: "task.closeout",
+      status: "pending",
+      confidence: 92,
+      created_at: "2026-02-14T00:00:00Z",
+      task_id: "t1",
+      task_ids: ["t1"],
+      payload: {
+        task_id: "t1",
+        title: "Close task",
+        reason: "Merged and ready to close",
+      },
+    };
+
+    cy.intercept("GET", `${apiBase}/boards*`, {
+      statusCode: 200,
+      body: {
+        items: [
+          {
+            id: "b1",
+            name: "Testing",
+            group_id: null,
+            objective: null,
+            success_metrics: null,
+            target_date: null,
+            updated_at: "2026-02-14T00:00:00Z",
+            created_at: "2026-02-10T00:00:00Z",
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    }).as("boardsList");
+
+    cy.intercept("GET", `${apiBase}/boards/b1/approvals*`, {
+      statusCode: 200,
+      body: { items: [approval] },
+    }).as("approvalsList");
+
+    cy.intercept("PATCH", `${apiBase}/boards/b1/approvals/a1`, {
+      statusCode: 200,
+      body: { ...approval, status: "approved" },
+    }).as("approvalUpdate");
+
+    cy.loginWithLocalAuth();
+    cy.visit("/approvals");
+    cy.waitForAppLoaded();
+
+    cy.wait(
+      [
+        "@usersMe",
+        "@organizationsList",
+        "@orgMeMember",
+        "@boardsList",
+        "@approvalsList",
+      ],
+      { timeout: 20_000 },
+    );
+
+    // Pending approval should be visible in the list.
+    cy.contains(/unapproved tasks/i).should("be.visible");
+    // Action type is humanized as "Task · Closeout" in the UI.
+    cy.contains(/task\s*(?:·|\u00b7|\u2022)?\s*closeout/i).should("be.visible");
+
+    cy.contains("button", /^approve$/i).click();
+    cy.wait("@approvalUpdate", { timeout: 20_000 });
+
+    // Status badge should flip to approved.
+    cy.contains(/approved/i).should("be.visible");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/frontend/cypress/e2e/skill_packs_sync.cy.ts b/frontend/cypress/e2e/skill_packs_sync.cy.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d0cb05fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/cypress/e2e/skill_packs_sync.cy.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/// <reference types="cypress" />
+
+import { setupCommonPageTestHooks } from "../support/testHooks";
+
+describe("Skill packs", () => {
+  const apiBase = "**/api/v1";
+
+  setupCommonPageTestHooks(apiBase);
+
+  it("can sync a pack and surface warnings", () => {
+    cy.intercept("GET", `${apiBase}/skills/packs*`, {
+      statusCode: 200,
+      body: [
+        {
+          id: "p1",
+          name: "OpenClaw Skills",
+          description: "Test pack",
+          source_url: "https://github.com/openclaw/skills",
+          branch: "main",
+          skill_count: 12,
+          updated_at: "2026-02-14T00:00:00Z",
+          created_at: "2026-02-10T00:00:00Z",
+        },
+      ],
+    }).as("packsList");
+
+    cy.intercept("POST", `${apiBase}/skills/packs/p1/sync*`, {
+      statusCode: 200,
+      body: {
+        warnings: ["1 skill skipped (missing SKILL.md)"],
+      },
+    }).as("packSync");
+
+    cy.loginWithLocalAuth();
+    cy.visit("/skills/packs");
+    cy.waitForAppLoaded();
+
+    cy.wait(["@usersMe", "@organizationsList", "@orgMeMember", "@packsList"], {
+      timeout: 20_000,
+    });
+    cy.contains(/openclaw skills/i).should("be.visible");
+
+    cy.contains("button", /^sync$/i).click();
+    cy.wait("@packSync", { timeout: 20_000 });
+
+    cy.contains(/skill skipped/i).should("be.visible");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/frontend/cypress/support/testHooks.ts b/frontend/cypress/support/testHooks.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4414132f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/cypress/support/testHooks.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/// <reference types="cypress" />
+
+type CommonPageTestHooksOptions = {
+  timeoutMs?: number;
+  orgMemberRole?: string;
+  organizationId?: string;
+  organizationName?: string;
+  userId?: string;
+  userEmail?: string;
+  userName?: string;
+};
+
+export function setupCommonPageTestHooks(
+  apiBase: string,
+  options: CommonPageTestHooksOptions = {},
+): void {
+  const {
+    timeoutMs = 20_000,
+    orgMemberRole = "owner",
+    organizationId = "org1",
+    organizationName = "Testing Org",
+    userId = "u1",
+    userEmail = "local-auth-user@example.com",
+    userName = "Local User",
+  } = options;
+  const originalDefaultCommandTimeout = Cypress.config("defaultCommandTimeout");
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    Cypress.config("defaultCommandTimeout", timeoutMs);
+
+    cy.intercept("GET", "**/healthz", {
+      statusCode: 200,
+      body: { ok: true },
+    }).as("healthz");
+
+    cy.intercept("GET", `${apiBase}/users/me*`, {
+      statusCode: 200,
+      body: {
+        id: userId,
+        clerk_user_id: "local-auth-user",
+        email: userEmail,
+        name: userName,
+        preferred_name: userName,
+        timezone: "UTC",
+      },
+    }).as("usersMe");
+
+    cy.intercept("GET", `${apiBase}/organizations/me/list*`, {
+      statusCode: 200,
+      body: [
+        {
+          id: organizationId,
+          name: organizationName,
+          is_active: true,
+          role: orgMemberRole,
+        },
+      ],
+    }).as("organizationsList");
+
+    cy.intercept("GET", `${apiBase}/organizations/me/member*`, {
+      statusCode: 200,
+      body: {
+        id: "membership-1",
+        organization_id: organizationId,
+        user_id: userId,
+        role: orgMemberRole,
+        all_boards_read: true,
+        all_boards_write: true,
+        board_access: [],
+      },
+    }).as("orgMeMember");
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    Cypress.config("defaultCommandTimeout", originalDefaultCommandTimeout);
+  });
+}