diff --git a/frontend/src/shell/WidgetHost.tsx b/frontend/src/shell/WidgetHost.tsx
index 068b6d96..0436e357 100644
--- a/frontend/src/shell/WidgetHost.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/shell/WidgetHost.tsx
@@ -6,10 +6,25 @@ import type { UiResponse } from "../api/types";
 export function WidgetHost({ sessionId }: { sessionId: string | null }) {
   const pending = useSessionStore((s) => s.pendingWidget);
   const clearPending = useSessionStore((s) => s.clearPending);
+  const pushToast = useSessionStore((s) => s.pushToast);
   if (!pending) return null;
   const Renderer = resolve(pending.widget);
   const onRespond = async (r: UiResponse) => {
-    if (sessionId) await postResponse(sessionId, r);
+    if (sessionId) {
+      try {
+        await postResponse(sessionId, r);
+      } catch (err) {
+        // Surface feedback and keep the widget pending so the user can retry.
+        pushToast({
+          level: "error",
+          text:
+            err instanceof Error
+              ? `Invio risposta fallito: ${err.message}`
+              : "Invio risposta fallito.",
+        });
+        return;
+      }
+    }
     clearPending();
   };
   return <Renderer descriptor={pending} onRespond={onRespond} />;
diff --git a/frontend/src/shell/WorkflowBar.test.tsx b/frontend/src/shell/WorkflowBar.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f32c0311
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/shell/WorkflowBar.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// frontend/src/shell/WorkflowBar.test.tsx
+import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { WorkflowBar } from "./WorkflowBar";
+import { useSessionStore } from "../store/sessionStore";
+
+beforeEach(() => useSessionStore.getState().resetSession());
+
+test("highlights the phase matching currentPhase", () => {
+  useSessionStore.getState().setPhase("F4");
+  render(<WorkflowBar />);
+  expect(screen.getByTestId("phase-F4")).toHaveAttribute("data-active", "true");
+  // Other phases are not highlighted.
+  expect(screen.getByTestId("phase-F1")).toHaveAttribute("data-active", "false");
+  expect(screen.getByTestId("phase-F8")).toHaveAttribute("data-active", "false");
+});
+
+test("no phase highlighted when currentPhase is null", () => {
+  render(<WorkflowBar />);
+  for (const id of ["F1", "F2", "F3", "F4", "F5", "F6", "F7", "F8"]) {
+    expect(screen.getByTestId(`phase-${id}`)).toHaveAttribute("data-active", "false");
+  }
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/store/sessionStore.test.ts b/frontend/src/store/sessionStore.test.ts
index 00d43a9c..1a531a2c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/store/sessionStore.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/store/sessionStore.test.ts
@@ -24,3 +24,21 @@ test("clearPending removes the widget", () => {
   useSessionStore.getState().clearPending();
   expect(useSessionStore.getState().pendingWidget).toBeNull();
 });
+
+test("ui_request sets currentPhase normalized to the short id", () => {
+  useSessionStore
+    .getState()
+    .applyEvent({ type: "ui_request", ui_request: { id: "u", widget: "select", phase: "F4_schema_linking" } });
+  expect(useSessionStore.getState().currentPhase).toBe("F4");
+});
+
+test("ui_request without a phase keeps the existing currentPhase", () => {
+  useSessionStore.getState().setPhase("F2");
+  useSessionStore.getState().applyEvent({ type: "ui_request", ui_request: { id: "u", widget: "select" } });
+  expect(useSessionStore.getState().currentPhase).toBe("F2");
+});
+
+test("pushToast appends an error toast", () => {
+  useSessionStore.getState().pushToast({ level: "error", text: "boom" });
+  expect(useSessionStore.getState().toasts.at(-1)).toEqual({ level: "error", text: "boom" });
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/store/sessionStore.ts b/frontend/src/store/sessionStore.ts
index 51223ced..2a916ac4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/store/sessionStore.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/store/sessionStore.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ interface SessionState {
   clearPending: () => void;
   resetSession: () => void;
   setPhase: (phase: string | null) => void;
+  pushToast: (toast: { level: string; text: string }) => void;
 }
 
 const empty = {
@@ -30,7 +31,13 @@ export const useSessionStore = create<SessionState>((set) => ({
   ...empty,
   applyEvent: (e) =>
     set((st) => {
-      if (e.type === "ui_request") return { pendingWidget: e.ui_request };
+      if (e.type === "ui_request")
+        return {
+          pendingWidget: e.ui_request,
+          currentPhase: e.ui_request.phase
+            ? e.ui_request.phase.split("_")[0]
+            : st.currentPhase,
+        };
       if (e.type === "text_delta") {
         const t = [...st.transcript];
         const last = t.at(-1);
@@ -45,4 +52,5 @@ export const useSessionStore = create<SessionState>((set) => ({
   clearPending: () => set({ pendingWidget: null }),
   resetSession: () => set({ ...empty }),
   setPhase: (phase) => set({ currentPhase: phase }),
+  pushToast: (toast) => set((st) => ({ toasts: [...st.toasts, toast] })),
 }));