diff --git a/apps/server/src/main/kotlin/com/correx/apps/server/approval/ApprovalCoordinator.kt b/apps/server/src/main/kotlin/com/correx/apps/server/approval/ApprovalCoordinator.kt
index 1a9c774a..e249b678 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/main/kotlin/com/correx/apps/server/approval/ApprovalCoordinator.kt
+++ b/apps/server/src/main/kotlin/com/correx/apps/server/approval/ApprovalCoordinator.kt
@@ -62,6 +62,14 @@ open class ApprovalCoordinator(
 
     fun lookupSession(requestId: ApprovalRequestId): SessionId? = requestSessions[requestId]
 
+    /**
+     * The pending approval request for [sessionId], if any. A session suspends on at most one
+     * approval at a time, so this reverse lookup is unambiguous. Used by the REST approve route,
+     * which is keyed by session (the caller need not know the requestId).
+     */
+    fun pendingRequestFor(sessionId: SessionId): ApprovalRequestId? =
+        requestSessions.entries.firstOrNull { it.value == sessionId }?.key
+
     /**
      * Register a pending approval request that was reconstructed from the persisted event store
      * during snapshot replay. This makes [lookupSession] work for approvals that were created
diff --git a/apps/server/src/main/kotlin/com/correx/apps/server/routes/ApprovalStageRoute.kt b/apps/server/src/main/kotlin/com/correx/apps/server/routes/ApprovalStageRoute.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..62f12a05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/src/main/kotlin/com/correx/apps/server/routes/ApprovalStageRoute.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package com.correx.apps.server.routes
+
+import com.correx.apps.server.ServerModule
+import com.correx.apps.server.protocol.ApprovalDecision
+import com.correx.apps.server.protocol.ClientMessage
+import com.correx.apps.server.protocol.ServerMessage
+import com.correx.core.events.types.SessionId
+import com.correx.core.utils.TypeId
+import io.ktor.http.HttpStatusCode
+import io.ktor.server.request.receive
+import io.ktor.server.response.respond
+import io.ktor.server.routing.Route
+import io.ktor.server.routing.post
+
+// REST parity for stage approvals (WS already has ClientMessage.ApprovalResponse). Keyed by
+// session — a session suspends on at most one approval at a time, so the pending requestId is
+// resolved server-side and the caller need not know it. Lets a headless run (a script, `correx
+// run`) clear an approval gate without a WebSocket. STEER attaches the note alongside an APPROVE.
+internal fun Route.approveStageRoute(module: ServerModule) {
+    post("/approve") {
+        val id = call.parameters["id"]
+        if (id == null) {
+            call.respond(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest, "Missing session id")
+            return@post
+        }
+        val body = call.receive<ApproveStageRequest>()
+        val decision = when (body.decision.uppercase()) {
+            "APPROVE", "STEER" -> ApprovalDecision.APPROVE
+            "REJECT" -> ApprovalDecision.REJECT
+            else -> null
+        }
+        if (decision == null) {
+            call.respond(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest, "Invalid decision '${body.decision}'.")
+            return@post
+        }
+        val sessionId: SessionId = TypeId(id)
+        val requestId = module.approvalCoordinator.pendingRequestFor(sessionId)
+        if (requestId == null) {
+            call.respond(HttpStatusCode.NotFound, "No pending approval for session $id")
+            return@post
+        }
+        val response = ClientMessage.ApprovalResponse(requestId, decision, body.steeringNote)
+        val error = module.approvalCoordinator.handleResponse(response, sessionId)
+        if (error is ServerMessage.ProtocolError) {
+            call.respond(HttpStatusCode.Conflict, error.message)
+        } else {
+            call.respond(HttpStatusCode.OK)
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/apps/server/src/main/kotlin/com/correx/apps/server/routes/SessionRoutes.kt b/apps/server/src/main/kotlin/com/correx/apps/server/routes/SessionRoutes.kt
index 18277694..b40ee3cb 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/main/kotlin/com/correx/apps/server/routes/SessionRoutes.kt
+++ b/apps/server/src/main/kotlin/com/correx/apps/server/routes/SessionRoutes.kt
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ data class SessionStateResponse(val sessionId: String, val status: String, val c
 @Serializable
 data class StartSessionResponse(val sessionId: String)
 
+@Serializable
+data class ApproveStageRequest(val decision: String, val steeringNote: String? = null)
+
 @Serializable
 data class ApproveSourcesRequest(val urls: List<String>)
 
@@ -94,6 +97,7 @@ fun Route.sessionRoutes(module: ServerModule) {
         route("/{id}") {
             getSessionRoute(module)
             cancelSessionRoute(module)
+            approveStageRoute(module)
             approveSourcesRoute(module)
             undoSessionRoute(module)
             resumeSessionRoute(module)