diff --git a/backend/app.py b/backend/app.py
index 5beff88..743b9a3 100644
--- a/backend/app.py
+++ b/backend/app.py
@@ -90,7 +90,9 @@ def _enforce_startup_guards() -> None:
 _enforce_startup_guards()
 
 
-# --- Request ID middleware (threads X-Request-Id or generates) ---
+# --- Request ID middleware (threads X-Request-Id or generates) --
+
+
 class RequestIdMiddleware(BaseHTTPMiddleware):
     async def dispatch(self, request: Request, call_next):
         rid = request.headers.get("X-Request-Id") or str(uuid.uuid4())
@@ -178,5 +180,10 @@ async def put_settings(payload: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
     return settings_mod.update_settings(payload)
 
 
+# expose for tests
+
+from .slabs import router as slabs_router
+app.include_router(slabs_router)
+
 # expose for tests
 __all__ = ["app", "__version__"]
diff --git a/backend/slabs.py b/backend/slabs.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..814c5b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/slabs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+"""Slab CRUD service + FastAPI router (S2).
+
+Client-derived numbers are stored as sent (never recomputed). Optimistic
+concurrency via a single compare-and-set UPDATE on server_rev. Soft delete
+sets deleted_at; published slabs cannot be deleted.
+"""
+
+import json
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from typing import Any, Dict, List
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter
+from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse, Response
+
+from .db import get_connection
+
+router = APIRouter(prefix="/api/v1/slabs")
+
+# Client-settable slab columns (explicit allowlist; never build SQL from client keys).
+ALLOWED_FIELDS = [
+    "id", "sku", "length_in", "thickness_in", "sqft", "bdft",
+    "width_min_in", "width_max_in", "width_avg_in", "species_id",
+    "wood_category_ids", "edge_type_term_id", "figure_term_ids", "grade_term_id",
+    "thickness_term_id", "moisture_term_id", "fig_tag_ids", "feat_tag_ids",
+    "price", "price_source", "title", "short_description", "description",
+    "content_source", "species_confidence", "figure_confidence", "grade_confidence",
+    "inference_status", "calibration_photo_id",
+]
+JSON_ARRAY_FIELDS = {"wood_category_ids", "figure_term_ids", "fig_tag_ids", "feat_tag_ids"}
+# Columns a client may set on update (id/status/revs/timestamps/deleted_at excluded).
+ALLOWED_UPDATE_FIELDS = set(ALLOWED_FIELDS) - {
+    "id", "status", "client_rev", "server_rev", "deleted_at", "created_at", "updated_at",
+}
+TAXONOMY_TABLES = {
+    "species_id": "woo_categories",
+    "wood_category_ids": "woo_categories",
+    "edge_type_term_id": "woo_attribute_terms",
+    "figure_term_ids": "woo_attribute_terms",
+    "grade_term_id": "woo_attribute_terms",
+    "thickness_term_id": "woo_attribute_terms",
+    "moisture_term_id": "woo_attribute_terms",
+    "fig_tag_ids": "woo_tags",
+    "feat_tag_ids": "woo_tags",
+}
+
+
+def _now_iso() -> str:
+    return datetime.now(timezone.utc).replace(microsecond=0, tzinfo=None).isoformat()
+
+
+def _error(code: str, message: str, detail: Any = None) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    return {"error": {"code": code, "message": message, "detail": detail}}
+
+
+def _err(code: str, message: str, detail: Any = None, status: int = 400) -> JSONResponse:
+    return JSONResponse(status_code=status, content=_error(code, message, detail))
+
+
+def _encode(payload: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    out = dict(payload)
+    for f in JSON_ARRAY_FIELDS:
+        if f in out and isinstance(out[f], list):
+            out[f] = json.dumps(out[f])
+    return out
+
+
+def _row_to_slab(row) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    d = dict(row)
+    for f in JSON_ARRAY_FIELDS:
+        if d.get(f) is not None and isinstance(d[f], str):
+            try:
+                d[f] = json.loads(d[f])
+            except (ValueError, TypeError):
+                pass
+    return d
+
+
+def _sku_taken(conn, sku: str, exclude_id: str | None = None) -> bool:
+    if exclude_id:
+        return conn.execute(
+            "SELECT 1 FROM slabs WHERE sku=? AND deleted_at IS NULL AND id<>?", (sku, exclude_id)
+        ).fetchone() is not None
+    return conn.execute(
+        "SELECT 1 FROM slabs WHERE sku=? AND deleted_at IS NULL", (sku,)
+    ).fetchone() is not None
+
+
+def _check_taxonomy(conn, table: str, val: Any) -> bool:
+    if isinstance(val, list):
+        if not val:
+            return True
+        ph = ",".join(["?"] * len(val))
+        rows = conn.execute(f"SELECT id FROM {table} WHERE id IN ({ph})", val).fetchall()
+        return {r[0] for r in rows} == set(val)
+    return conn.execute(f"SELECT 1 FROM {table} WHERE id=?", (val,)).fetchone() is not None
+
+
+@router.post("", status_code=201)
+async def create_slab(payload: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    missing = [f for f in ALLOWED_FIELDS if f not in payload]
+    if missing:
+        return _err("validation", "missing fields", {"fields": missing}, status=400)
+    conn = get_connection()
+    if _sku_taken(conn, payload["sku"]):
+        return _err("duplicate_sku", "SKU already exists", {"sku": payload["sku"]}, status=409)
+    now = _now_iso()
+    data = _encode(payload)
+    cols = [f for f in ALLOWED_FIELDS if f in data] + ["status", "client_rev", "server_rev", "deleted_at", "created_at", "updated_at"]
+    vals = [data[f] for f in cols if f in data] + ["calibrated", 1, 1, None, now, now]
+    ph = ",".join(["?"] * len(cols))
+    conn.execute(f"INSERT INTO slabs ({', '.join(cols)}) VALUES ({ph})", vals)
+    conn.commit()
+    row = conn.execute("SELECT * FROM slabs WHERE id=?", (payload["id"],)).fetchone()
+    return _row_to_slab(row)
+
+
+@router.get("")
+async def list_slabs() -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    conn = get_connection()
+    rows = conn.execute("SELECT * FROM slabs WHERE deleted_at IS NULL ORDER BY updated_at DESC, id DESC").fetchall()
+    return [_row_to_slab(r) for r in rows]
+
+
+@router.get("/{id}")
+async def get_slab(id: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    conn = get_connection()
+    row = conn.execute("SELECT * FROM slabs WHERE id=? AND deleted_at IS NULL", (id,)).fetchone()
+    if row is None:
+        return _err("not_found", "Slab not found", status=404)
+    return _row_to_slab(row)
+
+
+@router.put("/{id}")
+async def update_slab(id: str, payload: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    if "client_rev" not in payload:
+        return _err("validation", "client_rev required", status=400)
+    conn = get_connection()
+    current = conn.execute("SELECT * FROM slabs WHERE id=? AND deleted_at IS NULL", (id,)).fetchone()
+    if current is None:
+        return _err("not_found", "Slab not found", status=404)
+    client_rev = payload["client_rev"]
+    if client_rev != current["server_rev"]:
+        return _err("revision_conflict", "client_rev mismatch",
+                    {"current_server_rev": current["server_rev"]}, status=409)
+    if "sku" in payload and payload["sku"] != current["sku"]:
+        if _sku_taken(conn, payload["sku"], exclude_id=id):
+            return _err("duplicate_sku", "SKU already exists", {"sku": payload["sku"]}, status=409)
+    for field, table in TAXONOMY_TABLES.items():
+        if field in payload and payload[field] is not None:
+            val = payload[field]
+            if isinstance(val, str):
+                try:
+                    val = json.loads(val)
+                except (ValueError, TypeError):
+                    val = []
+            if not _check_taxonomy(conn, table, val):
+                return _err("stale_field", f"{field} not in current taxonomy",
+                            {"current_options": val}, status=422)
+    data = _encode(payload)
+    cols = [f for f in ALLOWED_UPDATE_FIELDS if f in data]
+    if not cols:
+        return _row_to_slab(current)
+    set_clause = ", ".join(f"{f} = ?" for f in cols)
+    vals = [data[f] for f in cols] + [client_rev + 1, _now_iso(), id, client_rev]
+    cur = conn.execute(
+        f"UPDATE slabs SET {set_clause}, server_rev=?, updated_at=? WHERE id=? AND server_rev=?",
+        vals,
+    )
+    conn.commit()
+    if cur.rowcount == 0:
+        cur_server = conn.execute("SELECT server_rev FROM slabs WHERE id=?", (id,)).fetchone()
+        return _err("revision_conflict", "client_rev mismatch",
+                    {"current_server_rev": cur_server[0] if cur_server else None}, status=409)
+    row = conn.execute("SELECT * FROM slabs WHERE id=?", (id,)).fetchone()
+    return _row_to_slab(row)
+
+
+@router.delete("/{id}", status_code=204)
+async def delete_slab(id: str):
+    conn = get_connection()
+    row = conn.execute("SELECT * FROM slabs WHERE id=? AND deleted_at IS NULL", (id,)).fetchone()
+    if row is None:
+        return _err("not_found", "Slab not found", status=404)
+    if row["status"] == "published":
+        return _err("publish_conflict", "Published slab cannot be deleted", status=409)
+    conn.execute("UPDATE slabs SET deleted_at=? WHERE id=?", (_now_iso(), id))
+    conn.commit()
+    return Response(status_code=204)
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_slabs_api.py b/backend/tests/test_slabs_api.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b22fb14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/tests/test_slabs_api.py
@@ -0,0 +1,192 @@
+import os
+import json
+import uuid
+import datetime
+
+import pytest
+from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+import backend.db as db_mod
+
+
+# Helper to set environment for tests
+
+def _setup_env(monkeypatch, tmp):
+    db_path = os.path.join(tmp, "test.db")
+    img_dir = os.path.join(tmp, "images")
+    os.mkdir(img_dir)
+    monkeypatch.setenv("SLAB_DB_PATH", db_path)
+    monkeypatch.setenv("SLAB_IMAGES_DIR", img_dir)
+    monkeypatch.setenv("WOO_BASE_URL", "https://example.com")
+    monkeypatch.setenv("SLAB_AES_KEY", "aGVsbGxvb2xvY2g=")  # dummy base64
+    monkeypatch.setenv("LOG_LEVEL", "INFO")
+    db_mod._reset_for_tests()
+
+# Taxonomy seeding helper
+
+def _seed_taxonomy(conn):
+    # create some categories
+    conn.execute("INSERT OR REPLACE INTO woo_categories(id, name, slug, parent_id, woo_id) VALUES (1, 'Species A', 'species-a', NULL, 10)")
+    conn.execute("INSERT OR REPLACE INTO woo_categories(id, name, slug, parent_id, woo_id) VALUES (2, 'Wood Cat A', 'wood-cat-a', NULL, 20)")
+    # attribute terms
+    conn.execute("INSERT OR REPLACE INTO woo_attributes(id, name, slug, woo_id) VALUES (1, 'Edge Type', 'edge-type', 30)")
+    conn.execute("INSERT OR REPLACE INTO woo_attribute_terms(id, attribute_id, name, slug, woo_id) VALUES (1, 1, 'Edge A', 'edge-a', 40)")
+    # tags
+    conn.execute("INSERT OR REPLACE INTO woo_tags(id, name, slug, woo_id) VALUES (1, 'Fig Tag A', 'fig-tag-a', 50)")
+    conn.execute("INSERT OR REPLACE INTO woo_tags(id, name, slug, woo_id) VALUES (2, 'Feat Tag A', 'feat-tag-a', 60)")
+    conn.commit()
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def db(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    _setup_env(monkeypatch, tmp_path)
+    conn = db_mod.get_connection()
+    db_mod.init_db()
+    _seed_taxonomy(conn)
+    return conn
+    _setup_env(monkeypatch, tmp_path)
+    conn = db_mod.get_connection()
+    db_mod.init_db()
+    _seed_taxonomy(conn)
+    return conn
+
+# Helper to get client
+@pytest.fixture
+def client(db):
+    from backend.app import app
+    return TestClient(app)
+
+# Utility to format now
+_now_iso = lambda: datetime.datetime.utcnow().replace(microsecond=0).isoformat()
+
+# --- Tests ---
+
+
+def test_create_and_fetch(client, db):
+    slab_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+    payload = {
+        "id": slab_id,
+        "sku": "SKU001",
+        "length_in": 10.0,
+        "thickness_in": 2.0,
+        "sqft": 20.0,
+        "bdft": 5.0,
+        "width_min_in": 1.0,
+        "width_max_in": 2.0,
+        "width_avg_in": 1.5,
+        "species_id": 1,
+        "wood_category_ids": json.dumps([2]),
+        "edge_type_term_id": 1,
+        "figure_term_ids": json.dumps([1]),
+        "grade_term_id": 1,
+        "thickness_term_id": 1,
+        "moisture_term_id": 1,
+        "fig_tag_ids": json.dumps([1]),
+        "feat_tag_ids": json.dumps([2]),
+        "price": 100.0,
+        "price_source": "recommendation",
+        "title": "Test Slab",
+        "short_description": "short",
+        "description": "desc",
+        "content_source": "manual",
+        "species_confidence": 0.9,
+        "figure_confidence": 0.8,
+        "grade_confidence": 0.7,
+        "inference_status": "inferring",
+        "calibration_photo_id": None
+    }
+    resp = client.post("/api/v1/slabs", json=payload)
+    assert resp.status_code == 201
+    body = resp.json()
+    assert body["status"] == "calibrated"
+    assert body["client_rev"] == 1
+    assert body["server_rev"] == 1
+    for key in ["length_in","thickness_in","sqft","bdft","width_min_in","width_max_in","width_avg_in"]:
+        assert body[key] == payload[key]
+
+
+def test_duplicate_sku(client, db):
+    slab_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+    payload = {"id": slab_id, "sku": "SKU001", "length_in":10,"thickness_in":2,"sqft":20,"bdft":5,"width_min_in":1,"width_max_in":2,"width_avg_in":1.5,"species_id":1,"wood_category_ids":json.dumps([2]),"edge_type_term_id":1,"figure_term_ids":json.dumps([1]),"grade_term_id":1,"thickness_term_id":1,"moisture_term_id":1,"fig_tag_ids":json.dumps([1]),"feat_tag_ids":json.dumps([2]),"price":100,"price_source":"recommendation","title":"Test","short_description":"short","description":"desc","content_source":"manual","species_confidence":0.9,"figure_confidence":0.8,"grade_confidence":0.7,"inference_status":"inferring","calibration_photo_id":None}
+    resp1 = client.post("/api/v1/slabs", json=payload)
+    assert resp1.status_code == 201
+    resp2 = client.post("/api/v1/slabs", json=payload)
+    assert resp2.status_code == 409
+
+
+def test_list_and_exclude_deleted(client, db):
+    # create two slabs
+    for i in [1,2]:
+        slab_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+        payload = {"id": slab_id, "sku": f"SKU{i}", "length_in":10,"thickness_in":2,"sqft":20,"bdft":5,"width_min_in":1,"width_max_in":2,"width_avg_in":1.5,"species_id":1,"wood_category_ids":json.dumps([2]),"edge_type_term_id":1,"figure_term_ids":json.dumps([1]),"grade_term_id":1,"thickness_term_id":1,"moisture_term_id":1,"fig_tag_ids":json.dumps([1]),"feat_tag_ids":json.dumps([2]),"price":100,"price_source":"recommendation","title":"Test","short_description":"short","description":"desc","content_source":"manual","species_confidence":0.9,"figure_confidence":0.8,"grade_confidence":0.7,"inference_status":"inferring","calibration_photo_id":None}
+        client.post("/api/v1/slabs", json=payload)
+    # delete first created
+    resp_list = client.get("/api/v1/slabs")
+    ids = [r["id"] for r in resp_list.json()]
+    client.delete(f"/api/v1/slabs/{ids[0]}")
+    # list again
+    resp2 = client.get("/api/v1/slabs")
+    body = resp2.json()
+    assert len(body) == 1
+    assert body[0]["id"] == ids[1]
+
+
+def test_get_not_found(client, db):
+    resp = client.get("/api/v1/slabs/nonexistent")
+    assert resp.status_code == 404
+
+
+def test_update_success(client, db):
+    slab_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+    payload = {"id": slab_id, "sku": "SKU001", "length_in":10,"thickness_in":2,"sqft":20,"bdft":5,"width_min_in":1,"width_max_in":2,"width_avg_in":1.5,"species_id":1,"wood_category_ids":json.dumps([2]),"edge_type_term_id":1,"figure_term_ids":json.dumps([1]),"grade_term_id":1,"thickness_term_id":1,"moisture_term_id":1,"fig_tag_ids":json.dumps([1]),"feat_tag_ids":json.dumps([2]),"price":100,"price_source":"recommendation","title":"Test","short_description":"short","description":"desc","content_source":"manual","species_confidence":0.9,"figure_confidence":0.8,"grade_confidence":0.7,"inference_status":"inferring","calibration_photo_id":None}
+    client.post("/api/v1/slabs", json=payload)
+    # update
+    update_payload = {"client_rev":1, "sku":"SKU002"}
+    resp = client.put(f"/api/v1/slabs/{slab_id}", json=update_payload)
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+    body = resp.json()
+    assert body["sku"] == "SKU002"
+    assert body["server_rev"] == 2
+
+
+def test_update_revision_conflict(client, db):
+    slab_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+    payload = {"id": slab_id, "sku": "SKU001", "length_in":10,"thickness_in":2,"sqft":20,"bdft":5,"width_min_in":1,"width_max_in":2,"width_avg_in":1.5,"species_id":1,"wood_category_ids":json.dumps([2]),"edge_type_term_id":1,"figure_term_ids":json.dumps([1]),"grade_term_id":1,"thickness_term_id":1,"moisture_term_id":1,"fig_tag_ids":json.dumps([1]),"feat_tag_ids":json.dumps([2]),"price":100,"price_source":"recommendation","title":"Test","short_description":"short","description":"desc","content_source":"manual","species_confidence":0.9,"figure_confidence":0.8,"grade_confidence":0.7,"inference_status":"inferring","calibration_photo_id":None}
+    client.post("/api/v1/slabs", json=payload)
+    # wrong client_rev
+    resp = client.put(f"/api/v1/slabs/{slab_id}", json={"client_rev":99, "sku":"SKU002"})
+    assert resp.status_code == 409
+
+
+def test_update_duplicate_sku(client, db):
+    # create two slabs
+    id1, id2 = str(uuid.uuid4()), str(uuid.uuid4())
+    payload1 = {"id": id1, "sku": "SKU001", "length_in":10,"thickness_in":2,"sqft":20,"bdft":5,"width_min_in":1,"width_max_in":2,"width_avg_in":1.5,"species_id":1,"wood_category_ids":json.dumps([2]),"edge_type_term_id":1,"figure_term_ids":json.dumps([1]),"grade_term_id":1,"thickness_term_id":1,"moisture_term_id":1,"fig_tag_ids":json.dumps([1]),"feat_tag_ids":json.dumps([2]),"price":100,"price_source":"recommendation","title":"Test","short_description":"short","description":"desc","content_source":"manual","species_confidence":0.9,"figure_confidence":0.8,"grade_confidence":0.7,"inference_status":"inferring","calibration_photo_id":None}
+    payload2 = {"id": id2, "sku": "SKU002", "length_in":10,"thickness_in":2,"sqft":20,"bdft":5,"width_min_in":1,"width_max_in":2,"width_avg_in":1.5,"species_id":1,"wood_category_ids":json.dumps([2]),"edge_type_term_id":1,"figure_term_ids":json.dumps([1]),"grade_term_id":1,"thickness_term_id":1,"moisture_term_id":1,"fig_tag_ids":json.dumps([1]),"feat_tag_ids":json.dumps([2]),"price":100,"price_source":"recommendation","title":"Test","short_description":"short","description":"desc","content_source":"manual","species_confidence":0.9,"figure_confidence":0.8,"grade_confidence":0.7,"inference_status":"inferring","calibration_photo_id":None}
+    client.post("/api/v1/slabs", json=payload1)
+    client.post("/api/v1/slabs", json=payload2)
+    # update first to sku of second
+    resp = client.put(f"/api/v1/slabs/{id1}", json={"client_rev":1, "sku":"SKU002"})
+    assert resp.status_code == 409
+
+
+def test_soft_delete(client, db):
+    slab_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+    payload = {"id": slab_id, "sku": "SKU001", "length_in":10,"thickness_in":2,"sqft":20,"bdft":5,"width_min_in":1,"width_max_in":2,"width_avg_in":1.5,"species_id":1,"wood_category_ids":json.dumps([2]),"edge_type_term_id":1,"figure_term_ids":json.dumps([1]),"grade_term_id":1,"thickness_term_id":1,"moisture_term_id":1,"fig_tag_ids":json.dumps([1]),"feat_tag_ids":json.dumps([2]),"price":100,"price_source":"recommendation","title":"Test","short_description":"short","description":"desc","content_source":"manual","species_confidence":0.9,"figure_confidence":0.8,"grade_confidence":0.7,"inference_status":"inferring","calibration_photo_id":None}
+    client.post("/api/v1/slabs", json=payload)
+    client.delete(f"/api/v1/slabs/{slab_id}")
+    resp = client.get("/api/v1/slabs")
+    body = resp.json()
+    assert all(r["id"] != slab_id for r in body)
+    resp_get = client.get(f"/api/v1/slabs/{slab_id}")
+    assert resp_get.status_code == 404
+
+
+def test_delete_published_conflict(client, db):
+    slab_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+    payload = {"id": slab_id, "sku": "SKU001", "length_in":10,"thickness_in":2,"sqft":20,"bdft":5,"width_min_in":1,"width_max_in":2,"width_avg_in":1.5,"species_id":1,"wood_category_ids":json.dumps([2]),"edge_type_term_id":1,"figure_term_ids":json.dumps([1]),"grade_term_id":1,"thickness_term_id":1,"moisture_term_id":1,"fig_tag_ids":json.dumps([1]),"feat_tag_ids":json.dumps([2]),"price":100,"price_source":"recommendation","title":"Test","short_description":"short","description":"desc","content_source":"manual","species_confidence":0.9,"figure_confidence":0.8,"grade_confidence":0.7,"inference_status":"inferring","calibration_photo_id":None}
+    client.post("/api/v1/slabs", json=payload)
+    # manually set status to published
+    conn = db_mod.get_connection()
+    conn.execute("UPDATE slabs SET status = 'published' WHERE id = ?", (slab_id,))
+    conn.commit()
+    resp = client.delete(f"/api/v1/slabs/{slab_id}")
+    assert resp.status_code == 409
diff --git a/frontend/src/App.svelte b/frontend/src/App.svelte
index a8a359c..137fe25 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/App.svelte
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import MaskPanel from './capture/MaskPanel.svelte';
 import AxisPanel from './capture/AxisPanel.svelte';
 import MeasurePanel from './capture/MeasurePanel.svelte';
 import Settings from './create/settings/Settings.svelte';
+import SlabList from './create/slabs/SlabList.svelte';
 
   const gate = typeof window !== 'undefined' ? supported() : 'window unavailable';
   const session: CaptureSession = createCaptureSession();
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ import Settings from './create/settings/Settings.svelte';
   let busy = false;
   let pngUrl: string | null = null;
   let showSettings = false;
+  let showSlabs = false;
 
   const unsubCap = session.capture.subscribe((c) => {
     cap = c;
@@ -90,10 +92,16 @@ import Settings from './create/settings/Settings.svelte';
         {pngUrl}
       />
     {/if}
-    <button on:click={() => (showSettings = !showSettings)} style="margin-top:1rem">Settings (dev)</button>
+    <div style="margin-top:1rem;display:flex;gap:8px">
+      <button on:click={() => (showSettings = !showSettings)}>Settings (dev)</button>
+      <button on:click={() => (showSlabs = !showSlabs)}>Slabs (dev)</button>
+    </div>
     {#if showSettings}
       <Settings />
     {/if}
+    {#if showSlabs}
+      <SlabList />
+    {/if}
   </main>
 {/if}
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/slabs.ts b/frontend/src/api/slabs.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..785fb08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/api/slabs.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+// Thin client for the S2 slabs endpoints. Svelte-agnostic.
+
+export interface Slab {
+  id: string;
+  sku: string;
+  status: string;
+  price: number;
+  length_in: number;
+  thickness_in: number;
+  sqft: number;
+  bdft: number;
+  width_avg_in: number;
+  title: string | null;
+  server_rev: number;
+  created_at: string;
+  updated_at: string;
+}
+
+export class ApiError extends Error {
+  constructor(public status: number, public code: string | null, message: string) {
+    super(message);
+    this.name = 'ApiError';
+  }
+}
+
+async function parse<T>(res: Response): Promise<T> {
+  if (!res.ok) {
+    let code: string | null = null;
+    let message = res.statusText;
+    try {
+      const body = await res.json();
+      if (body?.error) {
+        code = body.error.code ?? null;
+        message = body.error.message ?? message;
+      }
+    } catch {
+      /* non-JSON body */
+    }
+    throw new ApiError(res.status, code, message);
+  }
+  if (res.status === 204) return undefined as T;
+  return (await res.json()) as T;
+}
+
+export function listSlabs(): Promise<Slab[]> {
+  return fetch('/api/v1/slabs').then((r) => parse<Slab[]>(r));
+}
+
+export function getSlab(id: string): Promise<Slab> {
+  return fetch(`/api/v1/slabs/${encodeURIComponent(id)}`).then((r) => parse<Slab>(r));
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/create/slabs/SlabList.svelte b/frontend/src/create/slabs/SlabList.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..444edda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/create/slabs/SlabList.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { onMount } from 'svelte';
+  import { listSlabs, type Slab } from '../../api/slabs';
+
+  let slabs: Slab[] = [];
+  let loading = true;
+  let error = '';
+
+  async function load() {
+    loading = true;
+    error = '';
+    try {
+      slabs = await listSlabs();
+    } catch (e) {
+      error = e instanceof Error ? e.message : 'Failed to load slabs';
+    }
+    loading = false;
+  }
+
+  onMount(() => {
+    void load();
+  });
+</script>
+
+<div class="slab-list">
+  <div class="head">
+    <h2>Slabs</h2>
+    <button on:click={() => void load()}>Refresh</button>
+  </div>
+  {#if loading}
+    <p>Loading…</p>
+  {:else if error}
+    <p class="err">{error}</p>
+  {:else if slabs.length === 0}
+    <p class="empty">No slabs yet.</p>
+  {:else}
+    <table>
+      <thead>
+        <tr>
+          <th>SKU</th>
+          <th>Size (L×T)</th>
+          <th>Avg W</th>
+          <th>sqft</th>
+          <th>Price</th>
+          <th>Status</th>
+          <th>Updated</th>
+        </tr>
+      </thead>
+      <tbody>
+        {#each slabs as s (s.id)}
+          <tr>
+            <td>{s.sku}</td>
+            <td>{s.length_in}″ × {s.thickness_in}″</td>
+            <td>{s.width_avg_in}″</td>
+            <td>{s.sqft}</td>
+            <td>${s.price.toFixed(2)}</td>
+            <td><span class="status" class:ready={s.status === 'ready'}>{s.status}</span></td>
+            <td>{s.updated_at?.replace('T', ' ').slice(0, 16)}</td>
+          </tr>
+        {/each}
+      </tbody>
+    </table>
+  {/if}
+</div>
+
+<style>
+  .head { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; }
+  .slab-list { max-width: 720px; color: #eee; }
+  table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin-top: 12px; }
+  th, td { text-align: left; padding: 6px 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #333; font-size: 0.9rem; }
+  .status { text-transform: capitalize; }
+  .status.ready { color: #7fd37f; }
+  .err { color: #e88; }
+  .empty { color: #888; }
+</style>