diff --git a/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/orchestration/model/fromA2A.ts b/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/orchestration/model/fromA2A.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3bcd98e623
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/orchestration/model/fromA2A.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/** A2A tasks → unified orchestration nodes. Pure. */
+import type { A2ATask } from "@/lib/a2a/taskManager";
+import type { OrchEdge, OrchNode, OrchState } from "./orchestrationTypes";
+
+const STATE_MAP: Record<string, OrchState> = {
+  submitted: "queued",
+  working: "running",
+  completed: "succeeded",
+  failed: "failed",
+  cancelled: "cancelled",
+};
+const TERMINAL: ReadonlySet<OrchState> = new Set(["succeeded", "failed", "cancelled"]);
+
+function truncate(s: string, n = 60): string {
+  return s.length > n ? `${s.slice(0, n - 1)}…` : s;
+}
+
+export function fromA2A(tasks: A2ATask[]): { nodes: OrchNode[]; edges: OrchEdge[] } {
+  if (tasks.length === 0) return { nodes: [], edges: [] };
+  const nodes: OrchNode[] = [];
+  const edges: OrchEdge[] = [];
+  const counts: Partial<Record<OrchState, number>> = {};
+
+  for (const t of tasks) {
+    const mapped = STATE_MAP[t.state];
+    const state: OrchState = mapped ?? "failed";
+    counts[state] = (counts[state] ?? 0) + 1;
+    const id = `a2a:${t.id}`;
+    const firstUser = t.input.messages.find((m) => m.role === "user")?.content ?? "";
+    nodes.push({
+      id,
+      kind: "work",
+      source: "a2a",
+      state,
+      label: t.skill,
+      sublabel: mapped ? truncate(firstUser) : `unknown state: ${String(t.state)}`,
+      startedAt: t.createdAt,
+      updatedAt: t.updatedAt,
+      endedAt: TERMINAL.has(state) ? t.updatedAt : undefined,
+      raw: t,
+    });
+    edges.push({
+      id: `e:source:a2a→${id}`,
+      from: "source:a2a",
+      to: id,
+      kind: "owns",
+      active: state === "running",
+    });
+  }
+
+  nodes.unshift({ id: "source:a2a", kind: "source", source: "a2a", label: "A2A", counts });
+  return { nodes, edges };
+}
diff --git a/tests/unit/ui/orchestrationModel.test.ts b/tests/unit/ui/orchestrationModel.test.ts
index 5aa06f771f..37c8f26462 100644
--- a/tests/unit/ui/orchestrationModel.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/ui/orchestrationModel.test.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import {
 import { STATUS_HEX } from "../../../src/shared/constants/statusColors.ts";
 import { fromCloudAgent } from "../../../src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/orchestration/model/fromCloudAgent.ts";
 import type { CloudAgentTask } from "../../../src/lib/cloudAgent/types.ts";
+import { fromA2A } from "../../../src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/orchestration/model/fromA2A.ts";
+import type { A2ATask } from "../../../src/lib/a2a/taskManager.ts";
 
 describe("orchestrationTypes", () => {
   it("covers all six states with a color each", () => {
@@ -101,3 +103,44 @@ describe("fromCloudAgent", () => {
     assert.equal(out.edges.length, 0);
   });
 });
+
+function a2aTask(over: Partial<A2ATask>): A2ATask {
+  return {
+    id: "a1",
+    skill: "smart-routing",
+    state: "working",
+    input: { skill: "smart-routing", messages: [{ role: "user", content: "route this well" }] },
+    artifacts: [],
+    events: [{ timestamp: "2026-08-30T10:00:00Z", state: "submitted" }],
+    metadata: {},
+    createdAt: "2026-08-30T10:00:00Z",
+    updatedAt: "2026-08-30T10:01:00Z",
+    expiresAt: "2026-08-30T10:05:00Z",
+    ...over,
+  } as A2ATask;
+}
+
+describe("fromA2A", () => {
+  it("maps the five A2A states", () => {
+    const cases: Array<[A2ATask["state"], string]> = [
+      ["submitted", "queued"],
+      ["working", "running"],
+      ["completed", "succeeded"],
+      ["failed", "failed"],
+      ["cancelled", "cancelled"],
+    ];
+    for (const [input, expected] of cases) {
+      const { nodes } = fromA2A([a2aTask({ state: input })]);
+      assert.equal(nodes.find((n) => n.kind === "work")?.state, expected, input);
+    }
+  });
+  it("work node id is a2a:<id>, label is the skill", () => {
+    const { nodes } = fromA2A([a2aTask({})]);
+    const w = nodes.find((n) => n.kind === "work");
+    assert.equal(w?.id, "a2a:a1");
+    assert.equal(w?.label, "smart-routing");
+  });
+  it("empty input emits nothing", () => {
+    assert.equal(fromA2A([]).nodes.length, 0);
+  });
+});