diff --git a/frontend/commander-ai-lab-ui/src/api/lab.ts b/frontend/commander-ai-lab-ui/src/api/lab.ts
index a243950..09bbdbe 100644
--- a/frontend/commander-ai-lab-ui/src/api/lab.ts
+++ b/frontend/commander-ai-lab-ui/src/api/lab.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import { get, post } from './client'
 import type { LabDeck, LabStatus, LabResult, LabHistoryEntry, PreconDeck } from '../types'
 
 export async function getLabDecks() {
-  return get<LabDeck[]>('/api/lab/decks')
+  const res = await get<{ decks: LabDeck[] } | LabDeck[]>('/api/lab/decks')
+  return Array.isArray(res) ? res : (res as { decks: LabDeck[] }).decks || []
 }
 
 export async function startBatchSim(config: { decks: string[]; games: number; threads?: number; use_deepseek?: boolean; deepseek_deck?: string }) {
@@ -22,11 +23,13 @@ export async function getLabResult() {
 }
 
 export async function getLabHistory() {
-  return get<LabHistoryEntry[]>('/api/lab/history')
+  const res = await get<{ results: LabHistoryEntry[] } | LabHistoryEntry[]>('/api/lab/history')
+  return Array.isArray(res) ? res : (res as { results: LabHistoryEntry[] }).results || []
 }
 
 export async function getPrecons() {
-  return get<PreconDeck[]>('/api/lab/precons')
+  const res = await get<{ precons: PreconDeck[] } | PreconDeck[]>('/api/lab/precons')
+  return Array.isArray(res) ? res : (res as { precons: PreconDeck[] }).precons || []
 }
 
 export async function installPrecon(name: string) {
diff --git a/lab_api.py b/lab_api.py
index 36c94b4..c80336c 100644
--- a/lab_api.py
+++ b/lab_api.py
@@ -129,14 +129,19 @@ class StartResponse(BaseModel):
     message: str = ""
 
 class StatusResponse(BaseModel):
-    batchId: str
-    running: bool
-    completed: int
-    total: int
-    threads: int
-    elapsedMs: int
+    batchId: str = ""
+    running: bool = False
+    completed: int = 0
+    total: int = 0
+    threads: int = 0
+    elapsedMs: int = 0
     error: Optional[str] = None
-    simsPerSec: float = 0.0  # v24 (Issue #5): Real-time throughput
+    simsPerSec: float = 0.0
+    # React SPA aliases (same data, expected field names)
+    run_id: str = ""
+    games_completed: int = 0
+    total_games: int = 0
+    current_decks: list = []
 
 class DeckInfo(BaseModel):
     name: str
@@ -431,8 +436,10 @@ async def get_status(batchId: Optional[str] = None):
         return StatusResponse(
             batchId="", running=False, completed=0, total=0,
             threads=0, elapsedMs=0, error=None, simsPerSec=0.0,
+            run_id="", games_completed=0, total_games=0, current_decks=[],
         )
     elapsed = int((datetime.now() - state.start_time).total_seconds() * 1000)
+    deck_names = getattr(state, 'deck_names', []) if hasattr(state, 'deck_names') else []
     return StatusResponse(
         batchId=state.batch_id,
         running=state.running,
@@ -442,6 +449,11 @@ async def get_status(batchId: Optional[str] = None):
         elapsedMs=elapsed if state.running else state.elapsed_ms,
         error=state.error,
         simsPerSec=state.sims_per_sec,
+        # React SPA fields
+        run_id=state.batch_id,
+        games_completed=state.completed_games,
+        total_games=state.total_games,
+        current_decks=deck_names,
     )