diff --git a/src/hooks/engine.test.ts b/src/hooks/engine.test.ts
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+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { HookEngine } from './engine.js';
+
+describe('HookEngine', () => {
+  it('returns silent action for non-matching tools', async () => {
+    const engine = new HookEngine({
+      confirm: ['shell.*'],
+      log: ['web.*'],
+      silent: [],
+    });
+
+    const action = engine.getAction('unknown.tool');
+    expect(action).toBe('silent');
+  });
+
+  it('returns confirm action for matching confirm patterns', () => {
+    const engine = new HookEngine({
+      confirm: ['shell.*', 'file.write'],
+      log: [],
+      silent: [],
+    });
+
+    expect(engine.getAction('shell.exec')).toBe('confirm');
+    expect(engine.getAction('shell.run')).toBe('confirm');
+    expect(engine.getAction('file.write')).toBe('confirm');
+    expect(engine.getAction('file.read')).toBe('silent');
+  });
+
+  it('returns log action for matching log patterns', () => {
+    const engine = new HookEngine({
+      confirm: [],
+      log: ['web.*'],
+      silent: [],
+    });
+
+    expect(engine.getAction('web.fetch')).toBe('log');
+    expect(engine.getAction('web.search')).toBe('log');
+  });
+
+  it('queues confirmation and resolves when approved', async () => {
+    const engine = new HookEngine({
+      confirm: ['shell.*'],
+      log: [],
+      silent: [],
+    });
+
+    const confirmPromise = engine.requestConfirmation('shell.exec', { cmd: 'ls' });
+
+    const pending = engine.getPendingConfirmations();
+    expect(pending).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(pending[0].tool).toBe('shell.exec');
+
+    engine.resolveConfirmation(pending[0].id, { approved: true });
+
+    const result = await confirmPromise;
+    expect(result.approved).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('resolves with denied when rejected', async () => {
+    const engine = new HookEngine({
+      confirm: ['shell.*'],
+      log: [],
+      silent: [],
+    });
+
+    const confirmPromise = engine.requestConfirmation('shell.exec', { cmd: 'rm -rf' });
+
+    const pending = engine.getPendingConfirmations();
+    engine.resolveConfirmation(pending[0].id, { approved: false, reason: 'Too dangerous' });
+
+    const result = await confirmPromise;
+    expect(result.approved).toBe(false);
+    expect(result.reason).toBe('Too dangerous');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/hooks/engine.ts b/src/hooks/engine.ts
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+import { randomUUID } from 'crypto';
+import type { HookAction, HookResult, PendingConfirmation, HookConfig } from './types.js';
+
+export class HookEngine {
+  private confirmPatterns: RegExp[];
+  private logPatterns: RegExp[];
+  private pendingConfirmations: Map<string, PendingConfirmation> = new Map();
+
+  constructor(config: HookConfig) {
+    this.confirmPatterns = config.confirm.map(p => this.patternToRegex(p));
+    this.logPatterns = config.log.map(p => this.patternToRegex(p));
+  }
+
+  private patternToRegex(pattern: string): RegExp {
+    const escaped = pattern
+      .replace(/[.+^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&')
+      .replace(/\*/g, '.*');
+    return new RegExp(`^${escaped}$`);
+  }
+
+  getAction(tool: string): HookAction {
+    if (this.confirmPatterns.some(p => p.test(tool))) {
+      return 'confirm';
+    }
+    if (this.logPatterns.some(p => p.test(tool))) {
+      return 'log';
+    }
+    return 'silent';
+  }
+
+  async requestConfirmation(tool: string, args: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<HookResult> {
+    const id = randomUUID();
+
+    return new Promise((resolve) => {
+      const pending: PendingConfirmation = {
+        id,
+        tool,
+        args,
+        resolve,
+        createdAt: new Date(),
+      };
+      this.pendingConfirmations.set(id, pending);
+    });
+  }
+
+  resolveConfirmation(id: string, result: HookResult): boolean {
+    const pending = this.pendingConfirmations.get(id);
+    if (!pending) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    pending.resolve(result);
+    this.pendingConfirmations.delete(id);
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  getPendingConfirmations(): PendingConfirmation[] {
+    return Array.from(this.pendingConfirmations.values());
+  }
+
+  clearExpiredConfirmations(maxAgeMs: number = 5 * 60 * 1000): number {
+    const now = Date.now();
+    let cleared = 0;
+
+    for (const [id, pending] of this.pendingConfirmations) {
+      if (now - pending.createdAt.getTime() > maxAgeMs) {
+        pending.resolve({ approved: false, reason: 'Confirmation timed out' });
+        this.pendingConfirmations.delete(id);
+        cleared++;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return cleared;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/hooks/index.ts b/src/hooks/index.ts
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+export { HookEngine } from './engine.js';
+export type { HookAction, HookResult, PendingConfirmation, HookConfig } from './types.js';
diff --git a/src/hooks/types.ts b/src/hooks/types.ts
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+export type HookAction = 'confirm' | 'log' | 'silent';
+
+export interface HookResult {
+  approved: boolean;
+  reason?: string;
+}
+
+export interface PendingConfirmation {
+  id: string;
+  tool: string;
+  args: Record<string, unknown>;
+  resolve: (result: HookResult) => void;
+  createdAt: Date;
+}
+
+export interface HookConfig {
+  confirm: string[];
+  log: string[];
+  silent: string[];
+}