frontend/src/api/households.js

@@ -27,18 +27,6 @@ export const updateHousehold = (householdId, name) =>
 export const deleteHousehold = (householdId) =>
   api.delete(`/households/${householdId}`);
 
-/**
- * Refresh household invite code
- */
-export const refreshInviteCode = (householdId) =>
-  api.post(`/households/${householdId}/invite/refresh`);
-
-/**
- * Join a household using invite code
- */
-export const joinHousehold = (inviteCode) =>
-  api.post(`/households/join/${inviteCode}`);
-
 /**
  * Get household members
  */
@@ -68,9 +56,19 @@ function groupHeaders(groupId) {
 export const getGroupInviteLinks = (groupId) =>
   api.get("/api/groups/invites", groupHeaders(groupId));
 
+export const getPendingGroupJoinRequests = (groupId) =>
+  api.get("/api/groups/join-requests", groupHeaders(groupId));
+
 export const createGroupInviteLink = (groupId, payload) =>
   api.post("/api/groups/invites", payload, groupHeaders(groupId));
 
+export const decideGroupJoinRequest = (groupId, requestId, decision) =>
+  api.post(
+    "/api/groups/join-requests/decision",
+    { requestId, decision },
+    groupHeaders(groupId)
+  );
+
 export const revokeGroupInviteLink = (groupId, linkId) =>
   api.post("/api/groups/invites/revoke", { linkId }, groupHeaders(groupId));
 

frontend/src/components/household/NoHouseholdState.jsx

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import CreateJoinHousehold from "../manage/CreateJoinHousehold";
 
 export default function NoHouseholdState({
   title = "No household yet",
-  description = "Create a household to start building lists, or join one with an invite code or invite link.",
+  description = "Create a household to start building lists, or join one with an invite link.",
 }) {
   const { error, refreshHouseholds } = useContext(HouseholdContext);
   const [showCreateJoin, setShowCreateJoin] = useState(false);

frontend/src/components/manage/CreateJoinHousehold.jsx

@@ -1,18 +1,35 @@
 import { useContext, useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
-import { joinHousehold } from "../../api/households";
 import { HouseholdContext } from "../../context/HouseholdContext";
 import useActionToast from "../../hooks/useActionToast";
 import getApiErrorMessage from "../../lib/getApiErrorMessage";
 import "../../styles/components/manage/CreateJoinHousehold.css";
 
+function extractInviteToken(value) {
+  const trimmed = value.trim();
+  if (!trimmed) return null;
+
+  const directMatch = trimmed.match(/^\/?invite\/([a-zA-Z0-9]+)$/);
+  if (directMatch) return directMatch[1];
+
+  try {
+    const parsed = new URL(trimmed, window.location.origin);
+    const urlMatch = parsed.pathname.match(/^\/invite\/([a-zA-Z0-9]+)$/);
+    if (urlMatch) return urlMatch[1];
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return null;
+}
+
 export default function CreateJoinHousehold({ initialMode = "create", onClose }) {
   const navigate = useNavigate();
   const toast = useActionToast();
-  const { createHousehold: createHouseholdWithContext, refreshHouseholds } = useContext(HouseholdContext);
+  const { createHousehold: createHouseholdWithContext } = useContext(HouseholdContext);
   const [mode, setMode] = useState(initialMode === "join" ? "join" : "create");
   const [householdName, setHouseholdName] = useState("");
-  const [inviteCode, setInviteCode] = useState("");
+  const [inviteLink, setInviteLink] = useState("");
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
   const [error, setError] = useState("");
 
@@ -21,24 +38,6 @@ export default function CreateJoinHousehold({ initialMode = "create", onClose })
     setError("");
   }, [initialMode]);
 
-  const extractInviteToken = (value) => {
-    const trimmed = value.trim();
-    if (!trimmed) return null;
-
-    const directMatch = trimmed.match(/^\/?invite\/([a-zA-Z0-9]+)$/);
-    if (directMatch) return directMatch[1];
-
-    try {
-      const parsed = new URL(trimmed, window.location.origin);
-      const urlMatch = parsed.pathname.match(/^\/invite\/([a-zA-Z0-9]+)$/);
-      if (urlMatch) return urlMatch[1];
-    } catch {
-      return null;
-    }
-
-    return null;
-  };
-
   const handleCreate = async (e) => {
     e.preventDefault();
     if (!householdName.trim()) return;
@@ -62,29 +61,23 @@ export default function CreateJoinHousehold({ initialMode = "create", onClose })
 
   const handleJoin = async (e) => {
     e.preventDefault();
-    if (!inviteCode.trim()) return;
+    if (!inviteLink.trim()) return;
 
     setLoading(true);
     setError("");
 
     try {
-      const inviteToken = extractInviteToken(inviteCode);
+      const inviteToken = extractInviteToken(inviteLink);
-      if (inviteToken) {
+      if (!inviteToken) {
-        toast.info("Invite link detected", "Opening invite details");
+        const message = "Use a household invite link like /invite/abcd1234.";
-        onClose();
+        setError(message);
-        navigate(`/invite/${inviteToken}`);
+        toast.error("Open invite link failed", message);
         return;
       }
 
-      await joinHousehold(inviteCode);
+      toast.info("Opening invite link", "Checking invite details");
-      await refreshHouseholds();
-      toast.success("Joined household", "Joined household successfully");
       onClose();
-    } catch (err) {
+      navigate(`/invite/${inviteToken}`);
-      console.error("Failed to join household:", err);
-      const message = getApiErrorMessage(err, "Failed to join household");
-      setError(message);
-      toast.error("Join household failed", `Join household failed: ${message}`);
     } finally {
       setLoading(false);
     }
@@ -148,18 +141,18 @@ export default function CreateJoinHousehold({ initialMode = "create", onClose })
         ) : (
           <form onSubmit={handleJoin} className="household-form">
             <div className="form-group">
-              <label htmlFor="inviteCode">Invite Code or Link</label>
+              <label htmlFor="inviteLink">Invite Link</label>
               <input
-                id="inviteCode"
+                id="inviteLink"
                 type="text"
-                value={inviteCode}
+                value={inviteLink}
-                onChange={(e) => setInviteCode(e.target.value)}
+                onChange={(e) => setInviteLink(e.target.value)}
-                placeholder="Invite code or /invite URL"
+                placeholder="https://.../invite/your-token"
                 required
                 autoFocus
               />
               <p className="form-hint">
-                Paste a raw invite code or full invite link URL
+                Paste the full invite URL or a local path like /invite/your-token
               </p>
             </div>
             <div className="form-actions">
@@ -167,7 +160,7 @@ export default function CreateJoinHousehold({ initialMode = "create", onClose })
                 Cancel
               </button>
               <button type="submit" className="btn-primary" disabled={loading}>
-                {loading ? "Joining..." : "Join Household"}
+                {loading ? "Opening..." : "Open Invite"}
               </button>
             </div>
           </form>

frontend/src/components/manage/ManageHousehold.jsx

@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
 import React, { useContext, useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import {
   createGroupInviteLink,
+  decideGroupJoinRequest,
   deleteGroupInviteLink,
   deleteHousehold,
   getGroupInviteLinks,
   getGroupJoinPolicy,
   getHouseholdMembers,
-  refreshInviteCode,
+  getPendingGroupJoinRequests,
   removeMember,
   revokeGroupInviteLink,
   reviveGroupInviteLink,
   setGroupJoinPolicy,
   updateHousehold,
-  updateMemberRole
+  updateMemberRole,
 } from "../../api/households";
 import { ToggleButtonGroup } from "../common";
 import ConfirmSlideModal from "../modals/ConfirmSlideModal";
@@ -42,6 +43,15 @@ const STATUS_METADATA = {
   Expired: { tone: "expired", icon: "🟠" },
 };
 
+function getRequesterLabel(request) {
+  return (
+    request.display_name?.trim() ||
+    request.name?.trim() ||
+    request.username?.trim() ||
+    `User #${request.user_id}`
+  );
+}
+
 export default function ManageHousehold() {
   const { userId } = useContext(AuthContext);
   const { activeHousehold, refreshHouseholds } = useContext(HouseholdContext);
@@ -50,13 +60,14 @@ export default function ManageHousehold() {
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
   const [editingName, setEditingName] = useState(false);
   const [newName, setNewName] = useState("");
-  const [showInviteCode, setShowInviteCode] = useState(false);
   const [joinPolicy, setJoinPolicyValue] = useState("NOT_ACCEPTING");
   const [inviteLinks, setInviteLinks] = useState([]);
+  const [pendingRequests, setPendingRequests] = useState([]);
   const [inviteLoading, setInviteLoading] = useState(false);
   const [inviteError, setInviteError] = useState("");
   const [ttlDays, setTtlDays] = useState(7);
   const [singleUseMode, setSingleUseMode] = useState("UNLIMITED");
+  const [pendingDecisionId, setPendingDecisionId] = useState(null);
   const [isLeaveModalOpen, setIsLeaveModalOpen] = useState(false);
 
   const isManager = ["owner", "admin"].includes(activeHousehold?.role);
@@ -66,6 +77,8 @@ export default function ManageHousehold() {
     loadMembers();
     if (isManager) {
       loadJoinAndInvites();
+    } else {
+      setPendingRequests([]);
     }
   }, [activeHousehold?.id, isManager]);
 
@@ -87,12 +100,14 @@ export default function ManageHousehold() {
     setInviteLoading(true);
     setInviteError("");
     try {
-      const [policyResponse, linksResponse] = await Promise.all([
+      const [policyResponse, linksResponse, requestsResponse] = await Promise.all([
         getGroupJoinPolicy(activeHousehold.id),
         getGroupInviteLinks(activeHousehold.id),
+        getPendingGroupJoinRequests(activeHousehold.id),
       ]);
       setJoinPolicyValue(policyResponse.data.joinPolicy || "NOT_ACCEPTING");
       setInviteLinks(linksResponse.data.links || []);
+      setPendingRequests(requestsResponse.data.requests || []);
     } catch (error) {
       setInviteError(error.response?.data?.error?.message || "Failed to load invite links");
     } finally {
@@ -183,6 +198,27 @@ export default function ManageHousehold() {
     }
   };
 
+  const handleJoinRequestDecision = async (request, decision) => {
+    const requesterName = getRequesterLabel(request);
+    setPendingDecisionId(request.id);
+    try {
+      setInviteError("");
+      await decideGroupJoinRequest(activeHousehold.id, request.id, decision);
+      await Promise.all([loadJoinAndInvites(), loadMembers()]);
+      if (decision === "APPROVE") {
+        toast.success("Approved join request", `Approved ${requesterName}`);
+      } else {
+        toast.info("Denied join request", `Denied ${requesterName}`);
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      const message = getApiErrorMessage(error, "Failed to update join request");
+      setInviteError(message);
+      toast.error("Join request update failed", `Join request update failed: ${message}`);
+    } finally {
+      setPendingDecisionId(null);
+    }
+  };
+
   const handleRevokeInvite = async (linkId) => {
     try {
       setInviteError("");
@@ -240,19 +276,6 @@ export default function ManageHousehold() {
     }
   };
 
-  const handleRefreshInvite = async () => {
-    if (!confirm("Generate a new invite code? The old code will no longer work.")) return;
-
-    try {
-      await refreshInviteCode(activeHousehold.id);
-      await refreshHouseholds();
-      toast.success("Generated new invite code", "Generated a new invite code");
-    } catch (error) {
-      const message = getApiErrorMessage(error, "Failed to refresh invite code");
-      toast.error("Refresh invite code failed", `Refresh invite code failed: ${message}`);
-    }
-  };
-
   const handleUpdateRole = async (memberId, currentRole, memberName) => {
     if (currentRole === "owner") return;
     const newRole = currentRole === "admin" ? "member" : "admin";
@@ -310,19 +333,6 @@ export default function ManageHousehold() {
     }
   };
 
-  const copyInviteCode = async () => {
-    const copied = await copyTextToClipboard(activeHousehold.invite_code);
-    if (copied) {
-      toast.info("Copied invite code", "Copied invite code to clipboard");
-      return;
-    }
-
-    toast.error(
-      "Copy invite code failed",
-      "Copy invite code failed: unable to access clipboard. Copy manually."
-    );
-  };
-
   const managerCount = members.filter((member) => ["owner", "admin"].includes(member.role)).length;
   const memberCount = members.filter((member) => member.role === "member").length;
 
@@ -375,47 +385,14 @@ export default function ManageHousehold() {
         )}
       </section>
 
-      {isManager && (
-        <section key="invite-code" className="manage-section">
-          <div className="manage-section-header">
-            <div>
-              <p className="manage-section-eyebrow">Legacy Access</p>
-              <h2>Invite Code</h2>
-              <p className="section-description">
-                Keep a simple code handy for older join flows while newer invite links stay fully managed below.
-              </p>
-            </div>
-          </div>
-          <div className="invite-actions">
-            <div className="invite-code-panel">
-              <div className="invite-code-copy">
-                <span className="invite-code-label">Current code</span>
-                <code className="invite-code">{showInviteCode ? activeHousehold.invite_code : "••••••••"}</code>
-              </div>
-              <div className="invite-action-group">
-                <button onClick={() => setShowInviteCode(!showInviteCode)} className="btn-secondary">
-                  {showInviteCode ? "Hide Code" : "Show Code"}
-                </button>
-                <button onClick={copyInviteCode} className="btn-secondary" disabled={!showInviteCode}>
-                  Copy
-                </button>
-                <button onClick={handleRefreshInvite} className="btn-secondary">
-                  Generate New Code
-                </button>
-              </div>
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        </section>
-      )}
-
       {isManager && (
         <section key="join-and-invites" className="manage-section">
           <div className="manage-section-header">
             <div>
               <p className="manage-section-eyebrow">Entry Rules</p>
-              <h2>Join and Invites</h2>
+              <h2>Invite Links</h2>
               <p className="section-description">
-                Decide how new people can enter, then generate compact links that match your current policy.
+                Decide how new people can enter, review manual approvals, then create invite links for the flow you want.
               </p>
             </div>
           </div>
@@ -427,11 +404,58 @@ export default function ManageHousehold() {
             className="tbg-group manage-household-join-policy-toggle"
             options={JOIN_POLICY_OPTIONS.map((option) => ({
               ...option,
-              disabled: inviteLoading
+              disabled: inviteLoading,
             }))}
             onChange={handleUpdateJoinPolicy}
           />
 
+          <div className="pending-requests-summary">
+            <span className="pending-requests-summary-label">Pending approvals</span>
+            <span className="pending-requests-summary-count">{pendingRequests.length}</span>
+          </div>
+
+          {inviteLoading ? (
+            <p>Loading invite settings...</p>
+          ) : pendingRequests.length === 0 ? (
+            <p className="section-description">No pending join requests right now.</p>
+          ) : (
+            <div className="pending-requests-list">
+              {pendingRequests.map((request) => {
+                const requesterLabel = getRequesterLabel(request);
+                const isBusy = pendingDecisionId === request.id;
+                return (
+                  <div key={request.id} className="pending-request-card">
+                    <div className="pending-request-main">
+                      <div className="pending-request-topline">
+                        <p className="pending-request-name">{requesterLabel}</p>
+                        <span className="pending-request-badge">🕒 Pending</span>
+                      </div>
+                      <p className="pending-request-meta">
+                        @{request.username} • Requested {new Date(request.created_at).toLocaleString()}
+                      </p>
+                    </div>
+                    <div className="pending-request-actions">
+                      <button
+                        className="btn-secondary btn-small member-role-action"
+                        onClick={() => handleJoinRequestDecision(request, "APPROVE")}
+                        disabled={isBusy}
+                      >
+                        {isBusy ? "Working..." : "Approve"}
+                      </button>
+                      <button
+                        className="btn-danger btn-small"
+                        onClick={() => handleJoinRequestDecision(request, "DENY")}
+                        disabled={isBusy}
+                      >
+                        Deny
+                      </button>
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+                );
+              })}
+            </div>
+          )}
+
           <div className="invite-controls">
             <label>
               <span className="invite-control-label">TTL</span>

frontend/src/styles/components/manage/ManageHousehold.css

@@ -130,76 +130,115 @@ body.dark-mode .edit-name-form input {
   border-color: var(--color-border-medium);
 }
 
-/* Invite Code Section */
+.manage-household-join-policy-toggle {
-.invite-actions {
+  margin-bottom: 0.2rem;
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
 }
 
-.invite-code-panel {
+.pending-requests-summary {
-  display: grid;
+  display: inline-flex;
-  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
-  gap: 0.9rem;
   align-items: center;
-  padding: 0.95rem 1rem;
+  gap: 0.65rem;
-  border: 1px solid var(--color-border-light);
+  width: fit-content;
-  border-radius: var(--border-radius-lg);
+  padding: 0.45rem 0.8rem;
-  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);
+  border-radius: var(--border-radius-full);
+  background: rgba(30, 144, 255, 0.1);
+  color: var(--primary-dark);
 }
 
-[data-theme="dark"] .invite-code-panel,
+.pending-requests-summary-label {
-body.dark-mode .invite-code-panel {
-  background: rgba(12, 19, 30, 0.9);
-  border-color: var(--color-border-medium);
-}
-
-.invite-code-copy {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 0.3rem;
-  min-width: 0;
-}
-
-.invite-code-label {
   font-size: 0.8rem;
   font-weight: 700;
-  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
+  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
-  color: var(--text-secondary);
   text-transform: uppercase;
 }
 
-.invite-code {
+.pending-requests-summary-count {
+  min-width: 1.85rem;
+  height: 1.85rem;
   display: inline-flex;
-  width: fit-content;
+  align-items: center;
-  max-width: 100%;
+  justify-content: center;
-  overflow: hidden;
+  border-radius: 999px;
-  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  background: var(--primary);
-  background: var(--background);
+  color: var(--color-text-inverse);
-  padding: 0.65rem 0.8rem;
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
-  border-radius: var(--border-radius-md);
-  font-family: var(--font-family-mono);
-  font-size: 0.95rem;
-  color: var(--primary);
-  border: 1px solid var(--border);
   font-weight: 700;
-  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
 }
 
-[data-theme="dark"] .invite-code,
+[data-theme="dark"] .pending-requests-summary,
-body.dark-mode .invite-code {
+body.dark-mode .pending-requests-summary {
-  background: rgba(8, 14, 24, 0.95);
+  background: rgba(95, 178, 255, 0.14);
+  color: #d8ecff;
+}
+
+.pending-requests-list {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.75rem;
+}
+
+.pending-request-card {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
+  gap: 0.85rem;
+  align-items: center;
+  padding: 0.95rem 1rem;
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-radius: var(--border-radius-lg);
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--primary-light) 40%, white);
+}
+
+[data-theme="dark"] .pending-request-card,
+body.dark-mode .pending-request-card {
+  background: rgba(14, 27, 45, 0.96);
   border-color: var(--color-border-medium);
 }
 
-.invite-action-group {
+.pending-request-main {
-  display: flex;
+  min-width: 0;
-  flex-wrap: wrap;
-  gap: 0.55rem;
-  justify-content: flex-end;
 }
 
-.manage-household-join-policy-toggle {
+.pending-request-topline {
-  margin-bottom: 0.2rem;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.6rem;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
+}
+
+.pending-request-name,
+.pending-request-meta {
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
+.pending-request-name {
+  font-weight: 700;
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+}
+
+.pending-request-meta {
+  color: var(--text-secondary);
+  font-size: 0.84rem;
+  line-height: 1.5;
+}
+
+.pending-request-badge {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.35rem;
+  padding: 0.28rem 0.6rem;
+  border-radius: var(--border-radius-full);
+  background: rgba(245, 158, 11, 0.18);
+  color: #b45309;
+  font-size: 0.78rem;
+  font-weight: 700;
+}
+
+.pending-request-actions {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  justify-content: flex-end;
 }
 
 .invite-controls {
@@ -544,6 +583,14 @@ body.dark-mode .danger-zone {
   .invite-link-actions {
     justify-content: flex-start;
   }
+
+  .pending-request-card {
+    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+  }
+
+  .pending-request-actions {
+    justify-content: flex-start;
+  }
 }
 
 @media (max-width: 768px) {
@@ -562,18 +609,6 @@ body.dark-mode .danger-zone {
     grid-template-columns: 1fr;
   }
 
-  .invite-code-panel {
-    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
-  }
-
-  .invite-action-group {
-    justify-content: stretch;
-  }
-
-  .invite-action-group button {
-    flex: 1 1 100%;
-  }
-
   .invite-controls {
     grid-template-columns: 1fr;
   }
@@ -596,7 +631,8 @@ body.dark-mode .danger-zone {
     width: 100%;
   }
 
-  .member-actions button {
+  .member-actions button,
+  .pending-request-actions button {
     flex: 1 1 100%;
   }
 }

frontend/tests/invite-link-management.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,194 @@
+import { expect, test } from "@playwright/test";
+
+function seedAuthStorage(page: import("@playwright/test").Page, role = "admin") {
+  return page.addInitScript((seedRole) => {
+    localStorage.setItem("token", "test-token");
+    localStorage.setItem("userId", "1");
+    localStorage.setItem("role", seedRole);
+    localStorage.setItem("username", "manager-user");
+  }, role);
+}
+
+async function mockConfig(page: import("@playwright/test").Page) {
+  await page.route("**/config", async (route) => {
+    await route.fulfill({
+      status: 200,
+      contentType: "application/json",
+      body: JSON.stringify({
+        maxFileSizeMB: 20,
+        maxImageDimension: 800,
+        imageQuality: 85,
+      }),
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+test("join household modal accepts invite links but rejects legacy invite codes", async ({ page }) => {
+  await seedAuthStorage(page);
+  await mockConfig(page);
+
+  await page.route("**/households", async (route) => {
+    await route.fulfill({
+      status: 200,
+      contentType: "application/json",
+      body: JSON.stringify([]),
+    });
+  });
+
+  await page.route("**/api/invite-links/approval-token", async (route) => {
+    await route.fulfill({
+      status: 200,
+      contentType: "application/json",
+      body: JSON.stringify({
+        link: {
+          token: "approval-token",
+          status: "ACTIVE",
+          viewerStatus: null,
+          active_policy: "APPROVAL_REQUIRED",
+          group_name: "Approval Home",
+        },
+      }),
+    });
+  });
+
+  await page.goto("/manage");
+  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Join Household" }).click();
+  await page.getByLabel("Invite Link").fill("HABC123");
+  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Open Invite" }).click();
+
+  await expect(page.getByText("Use a household invite link like /invite/abcd1234.")).toBeVisible();
+
+  await page.getByLabel("Invite Link").fill("/invite/approval-token");
+  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Open Invite" }).click();
+
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/invite\/approval-token$/);
+  await expect(page.getByRole("heading", { name: "Join Approval Home" })).toBeVisible();
+});
+
+test("household management shows pending invite approvals and can approve them", async ({ page }) => {
+  await seedAuthStorage(page);
+  await mockConfig(page);
+
+  let members = [
+    { id: 1, username: "manager-user", role: "owner" },
+  ];
+  let pendingRequests = [
+    {
+      id: 41,
+      user_id: 7,
+      username: "pending-pal",
+      name: "Pending Pal",
+      display_name: "",
+      created_at: "2026-03-31T12:00:00.000Z",
+      status: "PENDING",
+    },
+  ];
+
+  await page.route("**/households", async (route) => {
+    await route.fulfill({
+      status: 200,
+      contentType: "application/json",
+      body: JSON.stringify([{ id: 1, name: "Approval Home", role: "owner", invite_code: "ABCD1234" }]),
+    });
+  });
+
+  await page.route("**/households/1/members", async (route) => {
+    await route.fulfill({
+      status: 200,
+      contentType: "application/json",
+      body: JSON.stringify(members),
+    });
+  });
+
+  await page.route("**/api/groups/join-policy", async (route) => {
+    const request = route.request();
+    if (request.method() === "GET") {
+      await route.fulfill({
+        status: 200,
+        contentType: "application/json",
+        body: JSON.stringify({ joinPolicy: "APPROVAL_REQUIRED" }),
+      });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    await route.fulfill({
+      status: 200,
+      contentType: "application/json",
+      body: JSON.stringify({ ok: true }),
+    });
+  });
+
+  await page.route("**/api/groups/invites", async (route) => {
+    const request = route.request();
+    if (request.method() === "GET") {
+      await route.fulfill({
+        status: 200,
+        contentType: "application/json",
+        body: JSON.stringify({
+          links: [
+            {
+              id: 9,
+              token: "invite-token-1234",
+              policy: "APPROVAL_REQUIRED",
+              single_use: false,
+              expires_at: "2030-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+              used_at: null,
+              revoked_at: null,
+            },
+          ],
+        }),
+      });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    await route.fulfill({
+      status: 201,
+      contentType: "application/json",
+      body: JSON.stringify({ link: { id: 10, token: "new-token" } }),
+    });
+  });
+
+  await page.route("**/api/groups/join-requests", async (route) => {
+    await route.fulfill({
+      status: 200,
+      contentType: "application/json",
+      body: JSON.stringify({ requests: pendingRequests }),
+    });
+  });
+
+  await page.route("**/api/groups/join-requests/decision", async (route) => {
+    const body = route.request().postDataJSON() as { requestId?: number; decision?: string };
+    if (body.requestId === 41 && body.decision === "APPROVE") {
+      pendingRequests = [];
+      members = [
+        ...members,
+        { id: 7, username: "pending-pal", role: "member" },
+      ];
+    }
+
+    await route.fulfill({
+      status: 200,
+      contentType: "application/json",
+      body: JSON.stringify({
+        request: {
+          id: 41,
+          user_id: 7,
+          status: body.decision === "APPROVE" ? "APPROVED" : "DENIED",
+        },
+      }),
+    });
+  });
+
+  await page.goto("/manage?tab=household");
+
+  await expect(page.getByRole("heading", { name: "Invite Links" })).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(page.getByText("Pending Pal")).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(page.getByText("Invite Code")).toHaveCount(0);
+
+  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Approve" }).click();
+
+  await expect(page.locator(".action-toast.action-toast-success")).toContainText("Approved join request");
+  await expect(page.locator(".action-toast.action-toast-success")).toContainText("Pending Pal");
+  await expect(page.getByText("No pending join requests right now.")).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(page.getByText("Members (2)")).toBeVisible();
+});