diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3ab7b96..2609ca1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ Next.js app for [StableRoute](https://github.com/your-org/stableroute) — Stell
 | `npm test` | Run Jest tests |
 | `npm run lint` | Next.js ESLint |
 
+## Data fetching
+
+Read-only dashboard pages should use `src/lib/useApi.ts` instead of duplicating `useEffect`, `useState`, and `apiGet` in each page. The hook exposes a `loading | error | ok` state union so pages can consistently map pending requests to `Spinner`, failures to `role="alert"`, and successful responses to list rendering.
+
 ## CI/CD
 
 On every push/PR to `main`, GitHub Actions runs:
diff --git a/src/app/events/page.test.tsx b/src/app/events/page.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2798c88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/events/page.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import EventsPage from "./page";
+
+function jsonResponse(body: unknown, init: Partial<Response> = {}) {
+  return {
+    ok: init.ok ?? true,
+    status: init.status ?? 200,
+    json: async () => body,
+  } as unknown as Response;
+}
+
+afterEach(() => jest.restoreAllMocks());
+
+it("shows the shared loading spinner", () => {
+  globalThis.fetch = jest.fn().mockReturnValue(new Promise(() => undefined));
+
+  render(<EventsPage />);
+
+  expect(screen.getByRole("status")).toHaveTextContent("Loading events");
+});
+
+it("renders events returned by useApi", async () => {
+  globalThis.fetch = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(
+    jsonResponse({
+      items: [
+        {
+          id: "evt_1",
+          ts: 1700000000000,
+          type: "route.created",
+          payload: { source: "USDC" },
+        },
+      ],
+    })
+  );
+
+  render(<EventsPage />);
+
+  expect(await screen.findByText("route.created")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  expect(screen.getByText(/USDC/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+});
+
+it("renders the empty state", async () => {
+  globalThis.fetch = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(jsonResponse({ items: [] }));
+
+  render(<EventsPage />);
+
+  expect(await screen.findByText("No events.")).toBeInTheDocument();
+});
+
+it("renders fetch errors as an alert", async () => {
+  globalThis.fetch = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(
+    jsonResponse(
+      { error: "backend_error", message: "events unavailable" },
+      { ok: false, status: 503 }
+    )
+  );
+
+  render(<EventsPage />);
+
+  expect(await screen.findByRole("alert")).toHaveTextContent(
+    "events unavailable"
+  );
+});
diff --git a/src/app/events/page.tsx b/src/app/events/page.tsx
index fcf5ef0..4aa36c7 100644
--- a/src/app/events/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/events/page.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
-import { apiGet } from "@/lib/apiClient";
+import { Spinner } from "@/components/Spinner";
+import { useApi } from "@/lib/useApi";
 
 type AppEvent = {
   id: string;
@@ -10,15 +10,15 @@ type AppEvent = {
   payload: Record<string, unknown>;
 };
 
-export default function EventsPage() {
-  const [items, setItems] = useState<AppEvent[] | null>(null);
-  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+type EventsResponse = { items: AppEvent[] };
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    apiGet<{ items: AppEvent[] }>("/api/v1/events?limit=100")
-      .then((b) => setItems(b.items))
-      .catch((e) => setError(e.message));
-  }, []);
+/**
+ * Uses the shared read-only API hook so loading, error, and ok states match
+ * other dashboard fetch surfaces.
+ */
+export default function EventsPage() {
+  const state = useApi<EventsResponse>("/api/v1/events?limit=100");
+  const items = state.status === "ok" ? state.data.items : null;
 
   return (
     <main
@@ -27,23 +27,30 @@ export default function EventsPage() {
       className="mx-auto flex min-h-[60vh] max-w-4xl flex-col gap-6 p-8 focus:outline-none"
     >
       <h1 className="text-3xl font-semibold tracking-tight">Event log</h1>
-      {error && <p role="alert" className="text-sm text-rose-600">{error}</p>}
+      {state.status === "loading" && <Spinner label="Loading events" />}
+      {state.status === "error" && (
+        <p role="alert" className="text-sm text-rose-600">
+          {state.error}
+        </p>
+      )}
       {items && items.length === 0 && (
-        <p className="text-sm text-neutral-600 dark:text-neutral-400">No events.</p>
+        <p className="text-sm text-neutral-600 dark:text-neutral-400">
+          No events.
+        </p>
       )}
       {items && items.length > 0 && (
         <ol className="flex flex-col gap-2">
-          {items.map((e) => (
+          {items.map((event) => (
             <li
-              key={e.id}
+              key={event.id}
               className="rounded border border-neutral-200 p-3 font-mono text-xs dark:border-neutral-800"
             >
               <div className="flex justify-between text-neutral-500">
-                <span>{e.type}</span>
-                <span>{new Date(e.ts).toISOString()}</span>
+                <span>{event.type}</span>
+                <span>{new Date(event.ts).toISOString()}</span>
               </div>
               <pre className="mt-2 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words">
-                {JSON.stringify(e.payload, null, 2)}
+                {JSON.stringify(event.payload, null, 2)}
               </pre>
             </li>
           ))}
diff --git a/src/app/pairs/page.test.tsx b/src/app/pairs/page.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec9ff12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/pairs/page.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import PairsPage from "./page";
+
+function jsonResponse(body: unknown, init: Partial<Response> = {}) {
+  return {
+    ok: init.ok ?? true,
+    status: init.status ?? 200,
+    json: async () => body,
+  } as unknown as Response;
+}
+
+afterEach(() => jest.restoreAllMocks());
+
+it("shows the shared loading spinner", () => {
+  globalThis.fetch = jest.fn().mockReturnValue(new Promise(() => undefined));
+
+  render(<PairsPage />);
+
+  expect(screen.getByRole("status")).toHaveTextContent("Loading pairs");
+});
+
+it("renders pairs returned by useApi", async () => {
+  globalThis.fetch = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(
+    jsonResponse({
+      pairs: [{ source: "USDC", destination: "EURC" }],
+    })
+  );
+
+  render(<PairsPage />);
+
+  expect(await screen.findByText("USDC -> EURC")).toBeInTheDocument();
+});
+
+it("renders the empty state", async () => {
+  globalThis.fetch = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(jsonResponse({ pairs: [] }));
+
+  render(<PairsPage />);
+
+  expect(await screen.findByText("No pairs registered yet.")).toBeInTheDocument();
+});
+
+it("renders fetch errors as an alert", async () => {
+  globalThis.fetch = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(
+    jsonResponse(
+      { error: "backend_error", message: "pairs unavailable" },
+      { ok: false, status: 503 }
+    )
+  );
+
+  render(<PairsPage />);
+
+  expect(await screen.findByRole("alert")).toHaveTextContent(
+    "pairs unavailable"
+  );
+});
diff --git a/src/app/pairs/page.tsx b/src/app/pairs/page.tsx
index 1835140..6ec64cf 100644
--- a/src/app/pairs/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/pairs/page.tsx
@@ -1,20 +1,18 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import Link from "next/link";
-import { apiGet } from "@/lib/apiClient";
+import { Spinner } from "@/components/Spinner";
+import { useApi } from "@/lib/useApi";
 
 type Pair = { source: string; destination: string };
+type PairsResponse = { pairs: Pair[] };
 
+/**
+ * Keeps the dashboard list aligned with the shared read-only API state model.
+ */
 export default function PairsPage() {
-  const [pairs, setPairs] = useState<Pair[] | null>(null);
-  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    apiGet<{ pairs: Pair[] }>("/api/v1/pairs")
-      .then((b) => setPairs(b.pairs))
-      .catch((e) => setError(e.message));
-  }, []);
+  const state = useApi<PairsResponse>("/api/v1/pairs");
+  const pairs = state.status === "ok" ? state.data.pairs : null;
 
   return (
     <main
@@ -31,12 +29,12 @@ export default function PairsPage() {
           New pair
         </Link>
       </header>
-      {error && (
+      {state.status === "loading" && <Spinner label="Loading pairs" />}
+      {state.status === "error" && (
         <p role="alert" className="text-sm text-rose-600">
-          {error}
+          {state.error}
         </p>
       )}
-      {!pairs && !error && <p>Loading…</p>}
       {pairs && pairs.length === 0 && (
         <p className="text-sm text-neutral-600 dark:text-neutral-400">
           No pairs registered yet.
@@ -45,8 +43,11 @@ export default function PairsPage() {
       {pairs && pairs.length > 0 && (
         <ul className="divide-y divide-neutral-200 dark:divide-neutral-800">
           {pairs.map((p) => (
-            <li key={`${p.source}::${p.destination}`} className="py-3 font-mono text-sm">
-              {p.source} → {p.destination}
+            <li
+              key={`${p.source}::${p.destination}`}
+              className="py-3 font-mono text-sm"
+            >
+              {p.source} -&gt; {p.destination}
             </li>
           ))}
         </ul>
diff --git a/src/lib/__tests__/useApi.test.tsx b/src/lib/__tests__/useApi.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c89d3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/__tests__/useApi.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import { act, render, screen, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { useApi } from "../useApi";
+
+function Probe({ path }: { path: string | null }) {
+  const state = useApi<{ value: string }>(path);
+
+  if (state.status === "loading") return <p role="status">Loading</p>;
+  if (state.status === "error") return <p role="alert">{state.error}</p>;
+  return <p>{state.data.value}</p>;
+}
+
+function jsonResponse(body: unknown, init: Partial<Response> = {}) {
+  return {
+    ok: init.ok ?? true,
+    status: init.status ?? 200,
+    json: async () => body,
+  } as unknown as Response;
+}
+
+afterEach(() => jest.restoreAllMocks());
+
+it("loads data and exposes ok state", async () => {
+  globalThis.fetch = jest
+    .fn()
+    .mockResolvedValue(jsonResponse({ value: "ready" }));
+
+  render(<Probe path="/api/v1/demo" />);
+
+  expect(screen.getByRole("status")).toHaveTextContent("Loading");
+  expect(await screen.findByText("ready")).toBeInTheDocument();
+});
+
+it("surfaces API failures as error state", async () => {
+  globalThis.fetch = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(
+    jsonResponse(
+      { error: "bad_request", message: "request failed" },
+      { ok: false, status: 400 }
+    )
+  );
+
+  render(<Probe path="/api/v1/demo" />);
+
+  expect(await screen.findByRole("alert")).toHaveTextContent(
+    "request failed"
+  );
+});
+
+it("does not fetch when path is null", () => {
+  globalThis.fetch = jest.fn();
+
+  render(<Probe path={null} />);
+
+  expect(screen.getByRole("status")).toHaveTextContent("Loading");
+  expect(globalThis.fetch).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+});
+
+it("does not update state after unmounting an in-flight request", async () => {
+  let resolveFetch!: (value: Response) => void;
+  const fetchPromise = new Promise<Response>((resolve) => {
+    resolveFetch = resolve;
+  });
+  const consoleErrorSpy = jest
+    .spyOn(console, "error")
+    .mockImplementation(() => undefined);
+  globalThis.fetch = jest.fn().mockReturnValue(fetchPromise);
+
+  const { unmount } = render(<Probe path="/api/v1/demo" />);
+  unmount();
+
+  await act(async () => {
+    resolveFetch(jsonResponse({ value: "late" }));
+    await fetchPromise;
+  });
+
+  await waitFor(() => {
+    expect(consoleErrorSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});