diff --git a/public/views/cards/inbox.js b/public/views/cards/inbox.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1ebfd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/views/cards/inbox.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// public/views/cards/inbox.js
+import { el, mount } from '../../dom.js';
+import { api } from '../../api.js';
+
+let body, timer;
+async function load() {
+  if (!body) return;
+  try {
+    const rows = await api.get('/api/pending-changes');
+    mount(body,
+      el('div', { class: 'sv-row', style: { fontSize: '22px' } },
+        el('span', { style: { fontFamily: 'var(--font-mono)' } }, String(rows.length)),
+        el('span', { class: 'k' }, 'awaiting review')),
+      el('a', { href: '#/inbox', class: 'k', style: { display: 'block', marginTop: '8px' } }, 'Open Inbox →')
+    );
+  } catch (e) {
+    mount(body, el('span', { class: 'muted' }, e.status === 403 ? 'Owner only' : 'Inbox unavailable'));
+  }
+}
+export default {
+  id: 'inbox', title: 'Inbox', size: 's',
+  mount(el_) { body = el_; load(); },
+  start() { timer = setInterval(load, 10000); },
+  stop() { clearInterval(timer); body = null; }
+};
diff --git a/public/views/sacred_valley.js b/public/views/sacred_valley.js
index 7876cb9..358f2aa 100644
--- a/public/views/sacred_valley.js
+++ b/public/views/sacred_valley.js
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ import clock from './cards/clock.js';
 import weather from './cards/weather.js';
 import hostPerf from './cards/host_perf.js';
 import jobs from './cards/jobs.js';
+import inbox from './cards/inbox.js';
 
-const CARD_MODULES = [clock, weather, hostPerf, jobs];   // grows in later tasks
+const CARD_MODULES = [clock, weather, hostPerf, jobs, inbox];   // grows in later tasks
 let active = [];                                   // mounted cards needing stop()
 
 export async function render(main) {