diff --git a/webapp/plugins/vouch-proxy.test.ts b/webapp/plugins/vouch-proxy.test.ts
index 3b1e0f0c..c58472c5 100644
--- a/webapp/plugins/vouch-proxy.test.ts
+++ b/webapp/plugins/vouch-proxy.test.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
           method: req.method,
           path: req.url,
           auth: req.headers.authorization ?? null,
+          agent: req.headers['x-vouch-agent'] ?? null,
           body,
         }),
       )
@@ -63,6 +64,21 @@ test('forwards POST body and Authorization to the target, rewriting /proxy prefi
   expect(JSON.parse(echoed.body).method).toBe('kb.status')
 })
 
+test('forwards the X-Vouch-Agent reviewer identity to the target', async () => {
+  const res = await fetch(`${proxyUrl}/proxy/rpc`, {
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: {
+      'content-type': 'application/json',
+      'x-vouch-target': upstreamUrl,
+      'x-vouch-agent': 'alice',
+    },
+    body: JSON.stringify({ id: '1', method: 'kb.approve', params: {} }),
+  })
+  expect(res.status).toBe(200)
+  const echoed = await res.json()
+  expect(echoed.agent).toBe('alice')
+})
+
 test('forwards GET /proxy/health to target /health', async () => {
   const res = await fetch(`${proxyUrl}/proxy/health`, {
     headers: { 'x-vouch-target': upstreamUrl },
diff --git a/webapp/plugins/vouch-proxy.ts b/webapp/plugins/vouch-proxy.ts
index 8e2b9442..c3dfdee6 100644
--- a/webapp/plugins/vouch-proxy.ts
+++ b/webapp/plugins/vouch-proxy.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ export function proxyMiddleware(): (req: IncomingMessage, res: ServerResponse, n
     const headers: Record<string, string> = {}
     if (req.headers['content-type']) headers['content-type'] = String(req.headers['content-type'])
     if (req.headers.authorization) headers.authorization = String(req.headers.authorization)
+    // Reviewer identity: a human approving in the console must be attributed to
+    // themselves, not left as the tokenless `unknown-agent` default (which
+    // collides with the proposing agent and trips the self-approval gate).
+    if (req.headers['x-vouch-agent']) headers['x-vouch-agent'] = String(req.headers['x-vouch-agent'])
 
     const upstream = mod.request(
       {
diff --git a/webapp/src/components/Shell.tsx b/webapp/src/components/Shell.tsx
index f0d53b37..81a8341a 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/Shell.tsx
+++ b/webapp/src/components/Shell.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { NavLink, Outlet, useLocation } from 'react-router-dom'
 import { ConnectDialog } from '../connection/ConnectDialog'
 import { ALL_SCOPE, useConnection } from '../connection/ConnectionContext'
 import { useFanout } from '../lib/fanout'
+import { reviewerId, setReviewerId } from '../lib/rpc'
 import type { Proposal, SessionEntry } from '../lib/types'
 
 const THEME_KEY = 'vouch-ui.theme'
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ export function Shell() {
   const location = useLocation()
   const [theme, setTheme] = useState(() => localStorage.getItem(THEME_KEY) ?? 'dark')
   const [manageOpen, setManageOpen] = useState(false)
+  const [reviewer, setReviewer] = useState(reviewerId)
 
   useEffect(() => {
     document.documentElement.dataset.theme = theme
@@ -127,6 +129,17 @@ export function Shell() {
                 ))}
               </select>
             )}
+            <input
+              aria-label="reviewer identity"
+              value={reviewer}
+              onChange={(e) => {
+                setReviewer(e.target.value)
+                setReviewerId(e.target.value)
+              }}
+              placeholder="reviewer"
+              title="Approvals and proposals from this console are attributed to this name (empty falls back to 'console')"
+              className="w-28 rounded-lg border border-rule bg-paper-2 px-2 py-1.5 text-xs text-ink-2 outline-none focus:border-accent"
+            />
             <button
               onClick={() => setTheme(theme === 'dark' ? 'light' : 'dark')}
               title="Toggle theme"
diff --git a/webapp/src/lib/rpc.test.ts b/webapp/src/lib/rpc.test.ts
index 07c59112..12493486 100644
--- a/webapp/src/lib/rpc.test.ts
+++ b/webapp/src/lib/rpc.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 import { afterEach, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest'
-import { fetchCapabilities, fetchHealth, rpc, VouchHttpError, VouchRpcError } from './rpc'
+import {
+  DEFAULT_REVIEWER,
+  fetchCapabilities,
+  fetchHealth,
+  REVIEWER_KEY,
+  rpc,
+  setReviewerId,
+  VouchHttpError,
+  VouchRpcError,
+} from './rpc'
 import type { VouchConnectionInfo } from './types'
 
 const conn: VouchConnectionInfo = { endpoint: 'http://127.0.0.1:8731', token: 'tok' }
@@ -29,6 +38,45 @@ test('rpc posts the envelope to /proxy/rpc with target + bearer headers and unwr
   expect(sent.id).toMatch(/^ui-\d+$/)
 })
 
+test('rpc sends x-vouch-agent defaulting to the console reviewer', async () => {
+  localStorage.removeItem(REVIEWER_KEY)
+  const fn = mockFetch(200, { id: 'x', ok: true, result: {} })
+  await rpc(conn, 'kb.status')
+  expect(fn.mock.calls[0][1].headers['x-vouch-agent']).toBe(DEFAULT_REVIEWER)
+})
+
+test('setReviewerId is trimmed and sent as x-vouch-agent on later calls', async () => {
+  setReviewerId('  alice  ')
+  const fn = mockFetch(200, { id: 'x', ok: true, result: {} })
+  await rpc(conn, 'kb.approve', { proposal_id: 'p1' })
+  expect(fn.mock.calls[0][1].headers['x-vouch-agent']).toBe('alice')
+  localStorage.removeItem(REVIEWER_KEY)
+})
+
+test('rpc unwraps the {items} envelope for kb.list_* results', async () => {
+  mockFetch(200, { id: 'x', ok: true, result: { items: [{ id: 'a' }, { id: 'b' }], _meta: { deprecation: {} } } })
+  const out = await rpc<{ id: string }[]>(conn, 'kb.list_pending')
+  expect(out).toEqual([{ id: 'a' }, { id: 'b' }])
+})
+
+test('rpc passes a bare-array kb.list_* result through unchanged (old server)', async () => {
+  mockFetch(200, { id: 'x', ok: true, result: [{ id: 'a' }] })
+  const out = await rpc<{ id: string }[]>(conn, 'kb.list_claims')
+  expect(out).toEqual([{ id: 'a' }])
+})
+
+test('rpc leaves kb.list_sessions {sessions} envelope untouched', async () => {
+  mockFetch(200, { id: 'x', ok: true, result: { sessions: [{ session_id: 's1' }] } })
+  const out = await rpc<{ sessions: { session_id: string }[] }>(conn, 'kb.list_sessions')
+  expect(out).toEqual({ sessions: [{ session_id: 's1' }] })
+})
+
+test('rpc does not unwrap items for non-list methods', async () => {
+  mockFetch(200, { id: 'x', ok: true, result: { items: [1, 2, 3] } })
+  const out = await rpc<{ items: number[] }>(conn, 'kb.synthesize')
+  expect(out).toEqual({ items: [1, 2, 3] })
+})
+
 test('rpc omits authorization header when no token', async () => {
   const fn = mockFetch(200, { id: 'x', ok: true, result: {} })
   await rpc({ endpoint: 'http://127.0.0.1:8731' }, 'kb.status')
diff --git a/webapp/src/lib/rpc.ts b/webapp/src/lib/rpc.ts
index c3ee7d00..fa6e6ffe 100644
--- a/webapp/src/lib/rpc.ts
+++ b/webapp/src/lib/rpc.ts
@@ -22,8 +22,34 @@ export class VouchHttpError extends Error {
 
 let seq = 0
 
+// The identity this console acts as. Sent on every call as X-Vouch-Agent so
+// approvals/proposals are attributed to a human reviewer rather than the
+// tokenless `unknown-agent` default — the server derives approved_by from it,
+// and a distinct reviewer no longer self-collides with the proposing agent.
+export const REVIEWER_KEY = 'vouch-ui.reviewer.v1'
+export const DEFAULT_REVIEWER = 'console'
+
+export function reviewerId(): string {
+  try {
+    return localStorage.getItem(REVIEWER_KEY)?.trim() || DEFAULT_REVIEWER
+  } catch {
+    return DEFAULT_REVIEWER
+  }
+}
+
+export function setReviewerId(id: string): void {
+  try {
+    localStorage.setItem(REVIEWER_KEY, id.trim())
+  } catch {
+    /* private-mode / storage-disabled: fall back to the default reviewer */
+  }
+}
+
 function baseHeaders(conn: VouchConnectionInfo): Record<string, string> {
-  const h: Record<string, string> = { 'x-vouch-target': conn.endpoint }
+  const h: Record<string, string> = {
+    'x-vouch-target': conn.endpoint,
+    'x-vouch-agent': reviewerId(),
+  }
   if (conn.token) h.authorization = `Bearer ${conn.token}`
   return h
 }
@@ -44,7 +70,28 @@ export async function rpc<T>(
   if (!body.ok || body.error) {
     throw new VouchRpcError(body.error?.code ?? 'unknown', body.error?.message ?? 'unknown error')
   }
-  return body.result as T
+  return unwrapListEnvelope(method, body.result) as T
+}
+
+/**
+ * `kb.list_*` results moved from a bare array to a `{ items, _meta }` dict
+ * envelope (server deprecation, remove_in 1.4.0). Consumers still type these
+ * as flat arrays, so unwrap `items` here and keep tolerating the old shape —
+ * one place, so the fan-out, optimistic caches, and views are untouched.
+ * `kb.list_sessions` keeps its own `{ sessions }` key and has no `items`, so it
+ * passes through unchanged.
+ */
+function unwrapListEnvelope<T>(method: string, result: T): T {
+  if (
+    method.startsWith('kb.list_') &&
+    result !== null &&
+    typeof result === 'object' &&
+    !Array.isArray(result) &&
+    Array.isArray((result as { items?: unknown }).items)
+  ) {
+    return (result as unknown as { items: T }).items
+  }
+  return result
 }
 
 export async function fetchHealth(conn: VouchConnectionInfo): Promise<boolean> {