diff --git a/web/src/lib/api/process.ts b/web/src/lib/api/process.ts
index 4bd31ab..89713cc 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/api/process.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/api/process.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import {
   type UseQueryResult,
 } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+
 import { apiClient } from "@/lib/api/client";
 
 export interface ProcessStatus {
@@ -78,3 +80,146 @@ export function useProcessStop(): UseMutationResult<void, Error, string> {
 export function useProcessRestart(): UseMutationResult<void, Error, string> {
   return useProcessActionMutation("restart");
 }
+
+export type ProcessWebSocketStatus =
+  | "idle"
+  | "connecting"
+  | "open"
+  | "closed"
+  | "error";
+
+export interface ProcessWebSocket {
+  status: ProcessWebSocketStatus;
+  send: (data: string) => void;
+  close: () => void;
+  onData: (cb: (data: string) => void) => () => void;
+}
+
+export function useProcessWebSocket(
+  workspaceId: string | null,
+): ProcessWebSocket {
+  const [status, setStatus] = useState<ProcessWebSocketStatus>(() =>
+    workspaceId ? "connecting" : "idle",
+  );
+  const statusRef = useRef(status);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    statusRef.current = status;
+  }, [status]);
+
+  const socketRef = useRef<WebSocket | null>(null);
+  const reconnectAttemptsRef = useRef(0);
+  const reconnectTimeoutRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
+  const intentionalCloseRef = useRef(false);
+  const lastFrameWasExitRef = useRef(false);
+  const callbacksRef = useRef(new Set<(data: string) => void>());
+
+  const clearReconnectTimeout = useCallback(() => {
+    if (reconnectTimeoutRef.current !== null) {
+      window.clearTimeout(reconnectTimeoutRef.current);
+      reconnectTimeoutRef.current = null;
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  const closeSocket = useCallback(() => {
+    intentionalCloseRef.current = true;
+    clearReconnectTimeout();
+    const socket = socketRef.current;
+    if (socket) {
+      socket.close();
+      socketRef.current = null;
+    }
+    setStatus("closed");
+  }, [clearReconnectTimeout]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!workspaceId) {
+      setStatus("idle");
+      return;
+    }
+
+    reconnectAttemptsRef.current = 0;
+    lastFrameWasExitRef.current = false;
+    intentionalCloseRef.current = false;
+
+    const openSocket = () => {
+      const wsUrl =
+        (window.location.protocol === "https:" ? "wss:" : "ws:") +
+        "//" +
+        window.location.host +
+        "/api/workspaces/" +
+        encodeURIComponent(workspaceId) +
+        "/process/ws";
+
+      const ws = new WebSocket(wsUrl);
+      socketRef.current = ws;
+      setStatus("connecting");
+
+      ws.onopen = () => {
+        reconnectAttemptsRef.current = 0;
+        lastFrameWasExitRef.current = false;
+        setStatus("open");
+      };
+
+      ws.onmessage = (event) => {
+        const data = typeof event.data === "string" ? event.data : "";
+        if (
+          data.startsWith("[process exited") ||
+          data.startsWith("\r\n[process exited")
+        ) {
+          lastFrameWasExitRef.current = true;
+        }
+        callbacksRef.current.forEach((cb) => cb(data));
+      };
+
+      ws.onclose = () => {
+        socketRef.current = null;
+        if (intentionalCloseRef.current || lastFrameWasExitRef.current) {
+          setStatus("closed");
+          return;
+        }
+
+        const attempts = reconnectAttemptsRef.current;
+        if (attempts < 3) {
+          setStatus("connecting");
+          reconnectTimeoutRef.current = window.setTimeout(() => {
+            reconnectTimeoutRef.current = null;
+            openSocket();
+          }, Math.pow(2, attempts) * 1000);
+          reconnectAttemptsRef.current = attempts + 1;
+        } else {
+          setStatus("error");
+        }
+      };
+
+      ws.onerror = () => {
+        // The browser fires onclose after an error; handle retries there.
+      };
+    };
+
+    openSocket();
+
+    return () => {
+      closeSocket();
+    };
+  }, [workspaceId, closeSocket]);
+
+  const send = useCallback((data: string) => {
+    const socket = socketRef.current;
+    if (
+      statusRef.current === "open" &&
+      socket &&
+      socket.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN
+    ) {
+      socket.send(data);
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  const onData = useCallback((cb: (data: string) => void) => {
+    callbacksRef.current.add(cb);
+    return () => {
+      callbacksRef.current.delete(cb);
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  return { status, send, close: closeSocket, onData };
+}