diff --git a/scripts/android-cua-smoke.py b/scripts/android-cua-smoke.py
index 88369cf..7436dd6 100755
--- a/scripts/android-cua-smoke.py
+++ b/scripts/android-cua-smoke.py
@@ -1140,11 +1140,11 @@ def run_scenario_backgrounded_permission_notification(opencode_url: str, model:
         print(f"  [api] WARNING: could not send permission-triggering message: {exc}")
 
     # Phase 4: DETERMINISTIC — poll notification drawer for permission notification.
-    # The actual notification fired by events.ts has title `req.permission ||
-    # "Permission requested"` and body `req.patterns` or "A tool needs your approval"
-    # — there is NO "Agent needs approval" string. The only token guaranteed in every
-    # dumpsys record is our package name, so gate on APP_PACKAGE (deterministic) and
-    # treat the human-readable copy as a secondary signal.
+    # events.ts fires notify({ title: "Agent needs approval", body: "<perm>: <patterns>",
+    # category: "permissions", sessionId }) — only when app is backgrounded (AppState check
+    # in notifications.ts send()). The only token guaranteed in every dumpsys record is our
+    # package name, so gate on APP_PACKAGE (deterministic); fall back to the notification
+    # title/body as secondary signals.
     print("  [notify] polling notification drawer for permission notification...")
     appeared = check_notification_drawer(APP_PACKAGE, timeout=15)
     if not appeared:
diff --git a/src/stores/events.ts b/src/stores/events.ts
index cbab02e..8a26428 100644
--- a/src/stores/events.ts
+++ b/src/stores/events.ts
@@ -269,9 +269,18 @@ export const useEvents = create<EventsState>((set, get) => ({
               }))
               notify({
                 category: "permissions",
-                title: req.permission || "Permission requested",
-                body: sanitizeBody(req.patterns?.join(", "), "A tool needs your approval"),
+                title: "Agent needs approval",
+                body: sanitizeBody(
+                  req.permission
+                    ? req.patterns?.length
+                      ? `${req.permission}: ${req.patterns.join(", ")}`
+                      : req.permission
+                    : req.patterns?.join(", "),
+                  "A tool needs your approval",
+                ),
                 sessionId: req.sessionID,
+                dedupeKey: `perm-${req.id}`,
+                dedupeCooldownMs: 60_000,
               })
               break
             }
@@ -305,6 +314,8 @@ export const useEvents = create<EventsState>((set, get) => ({
                 title: req.questions?.[0]?.header || "Input needed",
                 body: sanitizeBody(req.questions?.[0]?.question, "The assistant has a question"),
                 sessionId: req.sessionID,
+                dedupeKey: `question-${req.id}`,
+                dedupeCooldownMs: 60_000,
               })
               break
             }