diff --git a/frontend/src/shell/SessionDocumentsPanel.test.tsx b/frontend/src/shell/SessionDocumentsPanel.test.tsx
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+import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { http, HttpResponse } from "msw";
+import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { server } from "../test/msw";
+import { SessionDocumentsPanel } from "./SessionDocumentsPanel";
+import type { SessionSummary } from "../api/types";
+
+function makeClient() {
+  return new QueryClient({ defaultOptions: { queries: { retry: false } } });
+}
+
+function wrap(ui: React.ReactElement, client = makeClient()) {
+  const Wrapper = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => (
+    <QueryClientProvider client={client}>{children}</QueryClientProvider>
+  );
+  return render(ui, { wrapper: Wrapper });
+}
+
+const base: SessionSummary = {
+  id: "s1", status: "open", question: "How many ablations?", summary: null,
+  created_at: "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z", updated_at: null, author: null,
+  name: null, group: null, archived: false,
+};
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  server.use(http.get("http://localhost:8787/sessions/s1/documents", () =>
+    HttpResponse.json([
+      { phase: "—", key: "question", title: "Original question", format: "text", content: "How many ablations?" },
+      { phase: "F7", key: "sql", title: "Final SQL", format: "sql", content: "SELECT 1" },
+    ]),
+  ));
+});
+
+test("renders the document titles from the API", async () => {
+  wrap(<SessionDocumentsPanel session={base} onClose={vi.fn()} onResume={vi.fn()} />);
+  expect(await screen.findByText("Original question")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  expect(screen.getByText("Final SQL")).toBeInTheDocument();
+});
+
+test("shows Resume for resumable, hides it for finalized", async () => {
+  const { rerender } = wrap(<SessionDocumentsPanel session={base} onClose={vi.fn()} onResume={vi.fn()} />);
+  expect(await screen.findByRole("button", { name: /resume/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
+  rerender(<SessionDocumentsPanel session={{ ...base, status: "finalized" }} onClose={vi.fn()} onResume={vi.fn()} />);
+  expect(screen.queryByRole("button", { name: /resume/i })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/shell/SessionDocumentsPanel.tsx b/frontend/src/shell/SessionDocumentsPanel.tsx
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+import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { X } from "lucide-react";
+import { getSessionDocuments } from "../api/sessions";
+import type { SessionDocument, SessionSummary } from "../api/types";
+import { Button } from "../components/ui/button";
+import { SqlViewer } from "../viewers/SqlViewer";
+import { SchemaLinkingViewer } from "../viewers/SchemaLinkingViewer";
+import { MarkdownView } from "../viewers/MarkdownView";
+
+interface Props {
+  session: SessionSummary;
+  onClose: () => void;
+  onResume: (id: string) => void;
+}
+
+function statusLabel(s: SessionSummary): string {
+  if (s.archived) return "Archived";
+  if (s.status === "finalized") return "Completed";
+  return `In progress · ${s.status}`;
+}
+
+function DocBody({ doc }: { doc: SessionDocument }) {
+  if (doc.format === "sql") return <SqlViewer blocks={[{ name: doc.title, sql: doc.content }]} />;
+  if (doc.format === "markdown") return <MarkdownView source={doc.content} />;
+  if (doc.format === "schema-linking") {
+    try {
+      const linking = JSON.parse(doc.content);
+      return <SchemaLinkingViewer linking={linking} />;
+    } catch {
+      return <pre className="text-xs">{doc.content}</pre>;
+    }
+  }
+  if (doc.format === "decisions") {
+    const lines = doc.content.split("\n").filter(Boolean);
+    return (
+      <details>
+        <summary className="cursor-pointer text-sm text-muted-foreground">{`${lines.length} decisions`}</summary>
+        <ul className="mt-2 flex flex-col gap-1 text-xs">
+          {lines.map((line, i) => {
+            let d: { type?: string; subject?: string; detail?: string };
+            try { d = JSON.parse(line); } catch { d = {}; }
+            return <li key={i} className="font-mono">[{d.type}] {d.subject}{d.detail ? ` — ${d.detail}` : ""}</li>;
+          })}
+        </ul>
+      </details>
+    );
+  }
+  return <p className="whitespace-pre-wrap text-sm">{doc.content}</p>;
+}
+
+export function SessionDocumentsPanel({ session, onClose, onResume }: Props) {
+  const { data: docs = [], isLoading } = useQuery<SessionDocument[]>({
+    queryKey: ["session-documents", session.id],
+    queryFn: () => getSessionDocuments(session.id),
+  });
+  const resumable = session.status !== "finalized" && !session.archived;
+
+  return (
+    <aside className="flex w-[380px] shrink-0 flex-col border-r border-border bg-sidebar">
+      <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-2 border-b border-border/70 px-4 py-3">
+        <div className="min-w-0">
+          <h2 className="truncate font-heading text-sm font-semibold text-foreground">
+            {session.name || session.question}
+          </h2>
+          <p className="mt-0.5 text-[0.7rem] uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground">{statusLabel(session)}</p>
+        </div>
+        <div className="flex shrink-0 items-center gap-1">
+          {resumable && (
+            <Button size="sm" variant="outline" onClick={() => onResume(session.id)}>Resume</Button>
+          )}
+          <Button size="icon-sm" variant="ghost" aria-label="Close panel" onClick={onClose}>
+            <X className="size-4" />
+          </Button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <div className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto px-4 py-4">
+        {isLoading ? (
+          <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Loading…</p>
+        ) : (
+          <div className="flex flex-col gap-5">
+            {docs.map((doc) => (
+              <section key={doc.key}>
+                <h3 className="mb-2 text-[0.65rem] font-bold uppercase tracking-wide text-primary">
+                  {doc.title}{doc.phase !== "—" ? ` · ${doc.phase}` : ""}
+                </h3>
+                <DocBody doc={doc} />
+              </section>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </aside>
+  );
+}