diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 543c7fa38..24e66986f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1286,6 +1286,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "fabro-exe",
  "fabro-github",
  "fabro-graphviz",
+ "fabro-interview",
  "fabro-llm",
  "fabro-retro",
  "fabro-types",
@@ -1504,6 +1505,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "thiserror 2.0.18",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "fabro-interview"
+version = "0.174.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "async-trait",
+ "dialoguer",
+ "fabro-util",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "tempfile",
+ "tokio",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "fabro-linear"
 version = "0.174.0"
@@ -1598,6 +1612,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "fabro-slack"
 version = "0.174.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "fabro-interview",
  "fabro-workflows",
  "futures-util",
  "reqwest 0.12.28",
@@ -1721,7 +1736,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "cli-table",
  "console 0.15.11",
- "dialoguer",
  "dirs",
  "dotenvy",
  "fabro-agent",
@@ -1731,6 +1745,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "fabro-git-storage",
  "fabro-github",
  "fabro-graphviz",
+ "fabro-interview",
  "fabro-llm",
  "fabro-mcp",
  "fabro-retro",
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-api/Cargo.toml b/lib/crates/fabro-api/Cargo.toml
index cb783be8c..3c3a54478 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-api/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-api/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ doctest = false
 [dependencies]
 fabro-config = { path = "../fabro-config" }
 fabro-graphviz = { path = "../fabro-graphviz" }
+fabro-interview = { path = "../fabro-interview" }
 fabro-workflows = { path = "../fabro-workflows", features = ["exedev"] }
 fabro-daytona = { path = "../fabro-daytona" }
 fabro-github = { path = "../fabro-github" }
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-api/src/serve.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-api/src/serve.rs
index 46ca64b55..d79d20772 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-api/src/serve.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-api/src/serve.rs
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ use fabro_config::server::ServerConfig;
 use crate::jwt_auth::{AuthMode, AuthStrategy};
 use crate::server::build_router;
 use crate::tls::ClientAuth;
+use fabro_interview::Interviewer;
 use fabro_workflows::cli::backend::AgentApiBackend;
 use fabro_workflows::cli::SandboxProvider;
 use fabro_workflows::handler::default_registry;
-use fabro_workflows::interviewer::Interviewer;
 
 #[derive(Args)]
 pub struct ServeArgs {
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-api/src/server.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-api/src/server.rs
index 0f3c5eb2a..fca334a7c 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-api/src/server.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-api/src/server.rs
@@ -20,13 +20,12 @@ use fabro_agent::LocalSandbox;
 
 use crate::error::ApiError;
 use crate::jwt_auth::{AuthMode, AuthenticatedService, AuthenticatedUser};
+use fabro_interview::{Answer, Interviewer, QuestionType, WebInterviewer};
 use fabro_workflows::checkpoint::Checkpoint;
 use fabro_workflows::context::Context;
 use fabro_workflows::engine::{RunConfig, WorkflowRunEngine};
 use fabro_workflows::event::{EventEmitter, WorkflowRunEvent};
 use fabro_workflows::handler::HandlerRegistry;
-use fabro_workflows::interviewer::web::WebInterviewer;
-use fabro_workflows::interviewer::{Answer, Interviewer, QuestionType};
 
 pub use fabro_types::{
     ApiQuestion, ApiQuestionOption, PaginatedRunList, PaginationMeta,
@@ -1474,9 +1473,7 @@ mod tests {
         start -> exit
     }"#;
 
-    fn test_registry(
-        _interviewer: Arc<dyn fabro_workflows::interviewer::Interviewer>,
-    ) -> HandlerRegistry {
+    fn test_registry(_interviewer: Arc<dyn fabro_interview::Interviewer>) -> HandlerRegistry {
         let mut registry = HandlerRegistry::new(Box::new(StartHandler));
         registry.register("start", Box::new(StartHandler));
         registry.register("exit", Box::new(ExitHandler));
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-api/src/sessions.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-api/src/sessions.rs
index 3d1b9d7a5..2655cc3c4 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-api/src/sessions.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-api/src/sessions.rs
@@ -433,9 +433,7 @@ mod tests {
     use fabro_workflows::handler::start::StartHandler;
     use fabro_workflows::handler::HandlerRegistry;
 
-    fn test_registry(
-        _interviewer: Arc<dyn fabro_workflows::interviewer::Interviewer>,
-    ) -> HandlerRegistry {
+    fn test_registry(_interviewer: Arc<dyn fabro_interview::Interviewer>) -> HandlerRegistry {
         let mut registry = HandlerRegistry::new(Box::new(StartHandler));
         registry.register("start", Box::new(StartHandler));
         registry.register("exit", Box::new(ExitHandler));
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-api/tests/integration.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-api/tests/integration.rs
index 37fd55e17..e9a4c7310 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-api/tests/integration.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-api/tests/integration.rs
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ mod mtls_e2e {
     use fabro_api::server::{build_router, create_app_state};
     use fabro_api::server_config::TlsConfig;
     use fabro_api::tls::{build_rustls_config, ClientAuth};
+    use fabro_interview::Interviewer;
     use fabro_workflows::handler::agent::AgentHandler;
     use fabro_workflows::handler::exit::ExitHandler;
     use fabro_workflows::handler::start::StartHandler;
     use fabro_workflows::handler::HandlerRegistry;
-    use fabro_workflows::interviewer::Interviewer;
     use tokio::net::TcpListener;
 
     fn simple_registry(_interviewer: Arc<dyn Interviewer>) -> HandlerRegistry {
@@ -431,12 +431,12 @@ mod server_lifecycle {
     use axum::body::Body;
     use axum::http::{Request, StatusCode};
     use fabro_api::server::{build_router, create_app_state};
+    use fabro_interview::Interviewer;
     use fabro_workflows::handler::agent::AgentHandler;
     use fabro_workflows::handler::exit::ExitHandler;
     use fabro_workflows::handler::human::HumanHandler;
     use fabro_workflows::handler::start::StartHandler;
     use fabro_workflows::handler::HandlerRegistry;
-    use fabro_workflows::interviewer::Interviewer;
     use tower::ServiceExt;
 
     fn gate_registry(interviewer: Arc<dyn Interviewer>) -> HandlerRegistry {
@@ -627,11 +627,11 @@ mod sse_events {
     use axum::body::Body;
     use axum::http::{Request, StatusCode};
     use fabro_api::server::{build_router, create_app_state};
+    use fabro_interview::Interviewer;
     use fabro_workflows::handler::agent::AgentHandler;
     use fabro_workflows::handler::exit::ExitHandler;
     use fabro_workflows::handler::start::StartHandler;
     use fabro_workflows::handler::HandlerRegistry;
-    use fabro_workflows::interviewer::Interviewer;
     use http_body_util::BodyExt;
     use tower::ServiceExt;
 
@@ -789,8 +789,8 @@ mod serve_dry_run {
     use axum::body::Body;
     use axum::http::{Request, StatusCode};
     use fabro_api::server::{build_router, create_app_state};
+    use fabro_interview::Interviewer;
     use fabro_workflows::handler::default_registry;
-    use fabro_workflows::interviewer::Interviewer;
     use tower::ServiceExt;
 
     const MINIMAL_DOT: &str = r#"digraph Test {
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-api/tests/openapi_conformance.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-api/tests/openapi_conformance.rs
index 43064247c..0c132f13b 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-api/tests/openapi_conformance.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-api/tests/openapi_conformance.rs
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ use fabro_api::jwt_auth::AuthMode;
 use fabro_api::server::{build_router, create_app_state};
 use fabro_api::server_config::*;
 use fabro_daytona::*;
+use fabro_interview::Interviewer;
 use fabro_workflows::cli::run_config::*;
 use fabro_workflows::handler::exit::ExitHandler;
 use fabro_workflows::handler::start::StartHandler;
 use fabro_workflows::handler::HandlerRegistry;
 use fabro_workflows::hook::*;
-use fabro_workflows::interviewer::Interviewer;
 use tower::ServiceExt;
 
 fn test_registry(_interviewer: Arc<dyn Interviewer>) -> HandlerRegistry {
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-api/tests/pagination.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-api/tests/pagination.rs
index b0f3f751b..4b223822b 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-api/tests/pagination.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-api/tests/pagination.rs
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ use axum::body::Body;
 use axum::http::{Request, StatusCode};
 use fabro_api::jwt_auth::AuthMode;
 use fabro_api::server::{build_router, create_app_state};
+use fabro_interview::Interviewer;
 use fabro_workflows::handler::exit::ExitHandler;
 use fabro_workflows::handler::start::StartHandler;
 use fabro_workflows::handler::HandlerRegistry;
-use fabro_workflows::interviewer::Interviewer;
 use tower::ServiceExt;
 
 fn test_registry(_interviewer: Arc<dyn Interviewer>) -> HandlerRegistry {
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-interview/Cargo.toml b/lib/crates/fabro-interview/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..38b2b3d69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-interview/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+[package]
+name = "fabro-interview"
+edition.workspace = true
+version.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+description = "Human-in-the-loop interviewer traits and implementations"
+
+[lib]
+doctest = false
+
+[dependencies]
+serde.workspace = true
+serde_json.workspace = true
+async-trait.workspace = true
+tokio.workspace = true
+dialoguer.workspace = true
+fabro-util = { path = "../fabro-util" }
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["test-util", "macros"] }
+tempfile = "3"
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/interviewer/auto_approve.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-interview/src/auto_approve.rs
similarity index 96%
rename from lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/interviewer/auto_approve.rs
rename to lib/crates/fabro-interview/src/auto_approve.rs
index e647f36e6..feca03330 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/interviewer/auto_approve.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-interview/src/auto_approve.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 
-use super::{Answer, AnswerValue, Interviewer, Question, QuestionType};
+use crate::{Answer, AnswerValue, Interviewer, Question, QuestionType};
 
 /// Always approves: YES for yes/no, first option for multiple choice, "auto-approved" for freeform.
 pub struct AutoApproveInterviewer;
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ impl Interviewer for AutoApproveInterviewer {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use crate::interviewer::QuestionOption;
+    use crate::QuestionOption;
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn yes_no_returns_yes() {
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/interviewer/callback.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-interview/src/callback.rs
similarity index 93%
rename from lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/interviewer/callback.rs
rename to lib/crates/fabro-interview/src/callback.rs
index edbcb6b82..fd0424437 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/interviewer/callback.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-interview/src/callback.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 
-use super::{Answer, Interviewer, Question};
+use crate::{Answer, Interviewer, Question};
 
 /// Delegates question answering to a provided callback function.
 pub struct CallbackInterviewer {
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ impl Interviewer for CallbackInterviewer {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use crate::interviewer::{AnswerValue, QuestionType};
+    use crate::{AnswerValue, QuestionType};
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn calls_callback_with_question() {
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/interviewer/console.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-interview/src/console.rs
similarity index 94%
rename from lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/interviewer/console.rs
rename to lib/crates/fabro-interview/src/console.rs
index f114165d2..2c2e05a3d 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/interviewer/console.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-interview/src/console.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use dialoguer::theme::ColorfulTheme;
 use fabro_util::terminal::Styles;
 use tokio::io::{AsyncBufReadExt, BufReader};
 
-use super::{Answer, AnswerValue, Interviewer, Question, QuestionType};
+use crate::{Answer, AnswerValue, Interviewer, Question, QuestionOption, QuestionType};
 
 /// Reads from stdin to collect answers. Displays formatted prompts per spec 6.4.
 pub struct ConsoleInterviewer {
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ impl ConsoleInterviewer {
     }
 }
 
-fn find_matching_option(response: &str, options: &[super::QuestionOption]) -> Option<Answer> {
+fn find_matching_option(response: &str, options: &[QuestionOption]) -> Option<Answer> {
     let trimmed = response.trim();
     // Try matching by key (case-insensitive)
     for opt in options {
@@ -228,11 +228,11 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn find_matching_option_by_key() {
         let options = vec![
-            super::super::QuestionOption {
+            crate::QuestionOption {
                 key: "A".to_string(),
                 label: "Approve".to_string(),
             },
-            super::super::QuestionOption {
+            crate::QuestionOption {
                 key: "R".to_string(),
                 label: "Reject".to_string(),
             },
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn find_matching_option_by_key_case_insensitive() {
-        let options = vec![super::super::QuestionOption {
+        let options = vec![crate::QuestionOption {
             key: "Y".to_string(),
             label: "Yes".to_string(),
         }];
@@ -256,11 +256,11 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn find_matching_option_by_index() {
         let options = vec![
-            super::super::QuestionOption {
+            crate::QuestionOption {
                 key: "A".to_string(),
                 label: "Alpha".to_string(),
             },
-            super::super::QuestionOption {
+            crate::QuestionOption {
                 key: "B".to_string(),
                 label: "Beta".to_string(),
             },
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn find_matching_option_no_match() {
-        let options = vec![super::super::QuestionOption {
+        let options = vec![crate::QuestionOption {
             key: "A".to_string(),
             label: "Alpha".to_string(),
         }];
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn find_matching_option_index_out_of_range() {
-        let options = vec![super::super::QuestionOption {
+        let options = vec![crate::QuestionOption {
             key: "A".to_string(),
             label: "Alpha".to_string(),
         }];
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/interviewer/mod.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-interview/src/lib.rs
similarity index 95%
rename from lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/interviewer/mod.rs
rename to lib/crates/fabro-interview/src/lib.rs
index 961d3b88d..12ac75daa 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/interviewer/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-interview/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-pub mod auto_approve;
-pub mod callback;
-pub mod console;
-pub mod queue;
-pub mod recording;
-pub mod replay;
-pub mod web;
+mod auto_approve;
+mod callback;
+mod console;
+mod queue;
+mod recording;
+mod replay;
+mod web;
 
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
@@ -199,6 +199,15 @@ pub trait Interviewer: Send + Sync {
     }
 }
 
+// Re-export all implementors at the crate root
+pub use auto_approve::AutoApproveInterviewer;
+pub use callback::CallbackInterviewer;
+pub use console::ConsoleInterviewer;
+pub use queue::QueueInterviewer;
+pub use recording::RecordingInterviewer;
+pub use replay::ReplayInterviewer;
+pub use web::{PendingQuestion, WebInterviewer};
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
@@ -336,7 +345,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn ask_with_timeout_no_timeout_returns_normally() {
-        let interviewer = crate::interviewer::auto_approve::AutoApproveInterviewer;
+        let interviewer = AutoApproveInterviewer;
         let q = Question::new("approve?", QuestionType::YesNo);
 
         let answer = ask_with_timeout(&interviewer, q).await;
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/interviewer/queue.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-interview/src/queue.rs
similarity index 94%
rename from lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/interviewer/queue.rs
rename to lib/crates/fabro-interview/src/queue.rs
index 8233240e7..df60194eb 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/interviewer/queue.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-interview/src/queue.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::sync::Mutex;
 
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 
-use super::{Answer, Interviewer, Question};
+use crate::{Answer, Interviewer, Question};
 
 /// Reads answers from a pre-filled queue. Returns Skipped when empty.
 pub struct QueueInterviewer {
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ impl Interviewer for QueueInterviewer {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use crate::interviewer::{AnswerValue, QuestionType};
+    use crate::{AnswerValue, QuestionType};
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn returns_queued_answers_in_order() {
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/interviewer/recording.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-interview/src/recording.rs
similarity index 89%
rename from lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/interviewer/recording.rs
rename to lib/crates/fabro-interview/src/recording.rs
index c6338c02c..1f69bcaa0 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/interviewer/recording.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-interview/src/recording.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ use std::sync::Mutex;
 
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 
-use super::{Answer, Interviewer, Question};
-use crate::error::FabroError;
+use crate::{Answer, Interviewer, Question};
 
 /// Wraps another interviewer and records all question-answer pairs.
 pub struct RecordingInterviewer {
@@ -35,24 +34,26 @@ impl RecordingInterviewer {
     ///
     /// # Errors
     /// Returns an error if serialization fails.
-    pub fn to_json(&self) -> Result<String, FabroError> {
+    pub fn to_json(&self) -> std::io::Result<String> {
         let recordings = self.recordings();
-        serde_json::to_string_pretty(&recordings).map_err(|e| FabroError::Io(e.to_string()))
+        serde_json::to_string_pretty(&recordings)
+            .map_err(|e| std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidData, e))
     }
 
     /// Deserializes recordings from a JSON string.
     ///
     /// # Errors
     /// Returns an error if deserialization fails.
-    pub fn from_json(json: &str) -> Result<Vec<(Question, Answer)>, FabroError> {
-        serde_json::from_str(json).map_err(|e| FabroError::Io(e.to_string()))
+    pub fn from_json(json: &str) -> std::io::Result<Vec<(Question, Answer)>> {
+        serde_json::from_str(json)
+            .map_err(|e| std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidData, e))
     }
 
     /// Saves recordings to a file as JSON.
     ///
     /// # Errors
     /// Returns an error if serialization or file writing fails.
-    pub fn save_to_file(&self, path: &Path) -> Result<(), FabroError> {
+    pub fn save_to_file(&self, path: &Path) -> std::io::Result<()> {
         let json = self.to_json()?;
         std::fs::write(path, json)?;
         Ok(())
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ impl RecordingInterviewer {
     ///
     /// # Errors
     /// Returns an error if file reading or deserialization fails.
-    pub fn load_from_file(path: &Path) -> Result<Vec<(Question, Answer)>, FabroError> {
+    pub fn load_from_file(path: &Path) -> std::io::Result<Vec<(Question, Answer)>> {
         let json = std::fs::read_to_string(path)?;
         Self::from_json(&json)
     }
@@ -83,8 +84,8 @@ impl Interviewer for RecordingInterviewer {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use crate::interviewer::auto_approve::AutoApproveInterviewer;
-    use crate::interviewer::{AnswerValue, QuestionType};
+    use crate::AutoApproveInterviewer;
+    use crate::{AnswerValue, QuestionType};
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn records_question_answer_pairs() {
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/interviewer/replay.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-interview/src/replay.rs
similarity index 96%
rename from lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/interviewer/replay.rs
rename to lib/crates/fabro-interview/src/replay.rs
index 78fc426a8..d7e5ecbe8 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/interviewer/replay.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-interview/src/replay.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::sync::Mutex;
 
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 
-use super::{Answer, Interviewer, Question};
+use crate::{Answer, Interviewer, Question};
 
 /// Replays recorded answers in sequence. When recordings are exhausted,
 /// returns `Answer::skipped()`.
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ impl Interviewer for ReplayInterviewer {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use crate::interviewer::{AnswerValue, QuestionType};
+    use crate::{AnswerValue, QuestionType};
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn replays_recorded_answers() {
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/interviewer/web.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-interview/src/web.rs
similarity index 97%
rename from lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/interviewer/web.rs
rename to lib/crates/fabro-interview/src/web.rs
index 65420fadc..811424f2d 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/interviewer/web.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-interview/src/web.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use tokio::sync::oneshot;
 
-use super::{Answer, Interviewer, Question};
+use crate::{Answer, Interviewer, Question};
 
 /// A pending question waiting for an answer from an external source (e.g., HTTP endpoint).
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ impl Interviewer for WebInterviewer {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use crate::interviewer::{AnswerValue, QuestionType};
+    use crate::{AnswerValue, QuestionType};
     use std::sync::Arc;
 
     #[tokio::test]
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ mod tests {
         q.timeout_seconds = Some(0.05);
 
         // Use ask_with_timeout from the parent module
-        let answer = crate::interviewer::ask_with_timeout(interviewer.as_ref(), q).await;
+        let answer = crate::ask_with_timeout(interviewer.as_ref(), q).await;
         assert_eq!(answer.value, AnswerValue::Timeout);
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-slack/Cargo.toml b/lib/crates/fabro-slack/Cargo.toml
index d4daa25d1..7780ed663 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-slack/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-slack/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ description = "Slack Socket Mode integration for Fabro interviewer"
 doctest = false
 
 [dependencies]
+fabro-interview = { path = "../fabro-interview" }
 fabro-workflows = { path = "../fabro-workflows" }
 futures-util.workspace = true
 serde.workspace = true
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-slack/examples/slack_e2e.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-slack/examples/slack_e2e.rs
index a041e7406..45c125582 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-slack/examples/slack_e2e.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-slack/examples/slack_e2e.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
+use fabro_interview::{
+    Answer, AnswerValue, Interviewer, Question, QuestionOption, QuestionType, WebInterviewer,
+};
 use fabro_slack::blocks::{answered_blocks, question_to_blocks};
 use fabro_slack::client::{PostedMessage, SlackClient};
 use fabro_slack::connection;
 use fabro_slack::threads::ThreadRegistry;
-use fabro_workflows::interviewer::web::WebInterviewer;
-use fabro_workflows::interviewer::{
-    Answer, AnswerValue, Interviewer, Question, QuestionOption, QuestionType,
-};
 
 struct TestCase {
     label: &'static str,
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-slack/src/blocks.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-slack/src/blocks.rs
index 1e0c060cd..ab3df0930 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-slack/src/blocks.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-slack/src/blocks.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use fabro_workflows::interviewer::{Question, QuestionType};
+use fabro_interview::{Question, QuestionType};
 use serde_json::{json, Value};
 
 fn text_block(text: &str) -> Value {
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ pub fn question_to_blocks(question_id: &str, question: &Question) -> Vec<Value>
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use fabro_workflows::interviewer::QuestionOption;
+    use fabro_interview::QuestionOption;
 
     #[test]
     fn yes_no_produces_two_buttons() {
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-slack/src/connection.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-slack/src/connection.rs
index 87d336eea..0190a83e7 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-slack/src/connection.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-slack/src/connection.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use fabro_workflows::interviewer::web::WebInterviewer;
+use fabro_interview::WebInterviewer;
 use futures_util::{SinkExt, StreamExt};
 use tokio_tungstenite::tungstenite::Message;
 use tracing::{debug, error, info, warn};
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ pub async fn run(
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use fabro_workflows::interviewer::AnswerValue;
+    use fabro_interview::AnswerValue;
 
     fn registry() -> ThreadRegistry {
         ThreadRegistry::new()
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ mod tests {
         let i_clone = Arc::clone(&interviewer);
 
         let handle = tokio::spawn(async move {
-            use fabro_workflows::interviewer::{Interviewer, Question, QuestionType};
+            use fabro_interview::{Interviewer, Question, QuestionType};
             let q = Question::new("approve?", QuestionType::YesNo);
             i_clone.ask(q).await
         });
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-slack/src/dispatch.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-slack/src/dispatch.rs
index e9b4519da..1c8ce974b 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-slack/src/dispatch.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-slack/src/dispatch.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use fabro_workflows::interviewer::Answer;
+use fabro_interview::Answer;
 
 use crate::interaction;
 use crate::socket::{classify_envelope, SocketEnvelope, SocketEventKind};
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ pub fn dispatch(envelope: &SocketEnvelope, thread_registry: &ThreadRegistry) ->
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use fabro_workflows::interviewer::AnswerValue;
+    use fabro_interview::AnswerValue;
 
     #[test]
     fn hello_produces_connected() {
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-slack/src/interaction.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-slack/src/interaction.rs
index 09898c9e1..1884fc54c 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-slack/src/interaction.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-slack/src/interaction.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use fabro_workflows::interviewer::Answer;
+use fabro_interview::Answer;
 use serde_json::Value;
 
 /// Parses a Slack interaction payload and returns (question_id, Answer).
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ fn extract_checkbox_selections(question_id: &str, payload: &Value) -> Answer {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use fabro_workflows::interviewer::AnswerValue;
+    use fabro_interview::AnswerValue;
 
     #[test]
     fn parse_yes_button_click() {
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/Cargo.toml b/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/Cargo.toml
index 7aefac2f1..69add2c90 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/Cargo.toml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ fabro-exe = { path = "../fabro-exe", optional = true }
 fabro-ssh = { path = "../fabro-ssh" }
 fabro-mcp = { path = "../fabro-mcp" }
 fabro-github = { path = "../fabro-github" }
+fabro-interview = { path = "../fabro-interview" }
 fabro-util = { path = "../fabro-util" }
 fabro-daytona = { path = "../fabro-daytona" }
 fabro-git-storage = { path = "../fabro-git-storage" }
@@ -45,7 +46,6 @@ futures.workspace = true
 chrono = { workspace = true, features = ["serde"] }
 toml.workspace = true
 dirs = "6"
-dialoguer.workspace = true
 regex.workspace = true
 scopeguard = "1"
 hex.workspace = true
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/cli/progress.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/cli/progress.rs
index 833856646..450a0e14c 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/cli/progress.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/cli/progress.rs
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ use console::Style;
 use indicatif::{MultiProgress, ProgressBar, ProgressDrawTarget, ProgressStyle};
 
 use crate::event::{EventEmitter, WorkflowRunEvent};
-use crate::interviewer::{Answer, Interviewer, Question};
 use crate::outcome::StageStatus;
 use fabro_agent::AgentEvent;
+use fabro_interview::{Answer, ConsoleInterviewer, Interviewer, Question};
 
 use super::{compute_stage_cost, format_cost, format_tokens_human};
 
@@ -1266,15 +1266,12 @@ impl ProgressUI {
 /// Wraps a `ConsoleInterviewer` so that progress bars are hidden during
 /// interactive prompts (avoids garbled output from concurrent writes).
 pub struct ProgressAwareInterviewer {
-    inner: crate::interviewer::console::ConsoleInterviewer,
+    inner: ConsoleInterviewer,
     progress: Arc<Mutex<ProgressUI>>,
 }
 
 impl ProgressAwareInterviewer {
-    pub fn new(
-        inner: crate::interviewer::console::ConsoleInterviewer,
-        progress: Arc<Mutex<ProgressUI>>,
-    ) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(inner: ConsoleInterviewer, progress: Arc<Mutex<ProgressUI>>) -> Self {
         Self { inner, progress }
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/cli/run.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/cli/run.rs
index f9035774e..8c06feea3 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/cli/run.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/cli/run.rs
@@ -15,11 +15,9 @@ use crate::checkpoint::Checkpoint;
 use crate::engine::{RunConfig, WorkflowRunEngine};
 use crate::event::EventEmitter;
 use crate::handler::default_registry;
-use crate::interviewer::auto_approve::AutoApproveInterviewer;
-use crate::interviewer::console::ConsoleInterviewer;
-use crate::interviewer::Interviewer;
 use crate::outcome::StageStatus;
 use crate::workflow::WorkflowBuilder;
+use fabro_interview::{AutoApproveInterviewer, ConsoleInterviewer, Interviewer};
 use fabro_validate::Severity;
 
 use fabro_llm::provider::Provider;
@@ -1708,10 +1706,10 @@ async fn run_from_branch(
     };
 
     // Build interviewer
-    let interviewer: Arc<dyn crate::interviewer::Interviewer> = if args.auto_approve {
-        Arc::new(crate::interviewer::auto_approve::AutoApproveInterviewer)
+    let interviewer: Arc<dyn fabro_interview::Interviewer> = if args.auto_approve {
+        Arc::new(fabro_interview::AutoApproveInterviewer)
     } else {
-        Arc::new(crate::interviewer::console::ConsoleInterviewer::new(styles))
+        Arc::new(fabro_interview::ConsoleInterviewer::new(styles))
     };
 
     // Build engine with a backend
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/engine.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/engine.rs
index 077481a61..901f68423 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/engine.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/engine.rs
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ use crate::error::{FabroError, FailureClass, FailureSignature, Result};
 use crate::event::{EventEmitter, WorkflowRunEvent};
 use crate::handler::{EngineServices, HandlerRegistry};
 use crate::hook::{HookContext, HookDecision, HookEvent, HookRunner};
-use crate::interviewer::Interviewer;
 use crate::millis_u64;
 use crate::outcome::{Outcome, StageStatus};
 use crate::preamble::build_preamble;
 use fabro_graphviz::graph::{Edge, Graph, Node};
+use fabro_interview::Interviewer;
 
 /// Classify the failure mode of a completed outcome.
 ///
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/handler/human.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/handler/human.rs
index 619565d38..27aec49e8 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/handler/human.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/handler/human.rs
@@ -8,12 +8,10 @@ use crate::context::keys;
 use crate::context::Context;
 use crate::error::FabroError;
 use crate::event::{EventEmitter, WorkflowRunEvent};
-use crate::interviewer::{
-    Answer, AnswerValue, Interviewer, Question, QuestionOption, QuestionType,
-};
 use crate::millis_u64;
 use crate::outcome::Outcome;
 use fabro_graphviz::graph::{Graph, Node};
+use fabro_interview::{Answer, AnswerValue, Interviewer, Question, QuestionOption, QuestionType};
 
 use super::{EngineServices, Handler};
 
@@ -327,9 +325,8 @@ fn answer_text(answer: &Answer) -> String {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use crate::interviewer::auto_approve::AutoApproveInterviewer;
-    use crate::interviewer::recording::RecordingInterviewer;
     use fabro_graphviz::graph::{AttrValue, Edge};
+    use fabro_interview::{AutoApproveInterviewer, RecordingInterviewer};
 
     fn make_services() -> EngineServices {
         EngineServices::test_default()
@@ -437,9 +434,9 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn wait_human_with_freeform_edge() {
-        let interviewer = Arc::new(crate::interviewer::callback::CallbackInterviewer::new(
-            |_| Answer::text("custom input"),
-        ));
+        let interviewer = Arc::new(fabro_interview::CallbackInterviewer::new(|_| {
+            Answer::text("custom input")
+        }));
         let handler = HumanHandler::new(interviewer);
 
         let mut graph = Graph::new("test");
@@ -474,9 +471,9 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn freeform_only_gate_uses_freeform_question_type() {
-        let inner = Box::new(crate::interviewer::callback::CallbackInterviewer::new(
-            |_| Answer::text("hello"),
-        ));
+        let inner = Box::new(fabro_interview::CallbackInterviewer::new(|_| {
+            Answer::text("hello")
+        }));
         let recorder = Arc::new(RecordingInterviewer::new(inner));
         let handler = HumanHandler::new(recorder.clone());
 
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/handler/mod.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/handler/mod.rs
index db4552935..5d05b7b3d 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/handler/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/handler/mod.rs
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ use crate::engine::GitState;
 use crate::error::FabroError;
 use crate::event::EventEmitter;
 use crate::hook::{HookContext, HookDecision, HookRunner};
-use crate::interviewer::Interviewer;
 use crate::outcome::Outcome;
 use fabro_graphviz::graph::{shape_to_handler_type, Graph, Node};
+use fabro_interview::Interviewer;
 
 /// Shared services available to all handlers during execution.
 pub struct EngineServices {
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/lib.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/lib.rs
index 58bc2345a..af924ce2c 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/lib.rs
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ pub mod event;
 pub mod git;
 pub mod handler;
 pub mod hook;
-pub mod interviewer;
 pub mod manifest;
 pub mod outcome;
 pub mod preamble;
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/tests/integration.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/tests/integration.rs
index a54866ddb..894997e94 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/tests/integration.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-workflows/tests/integration.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 
 use fabro_graphviz::graph::{AttrValue, Edge, Graph, Node};
 use fabro_graphviz::parser::parse;
+use fabro_interview::{
+    Answer, AnswerValue, AutoApproveInterviewer, Interviewer, QueueInterviewer,
+    RecordingInterviewer,
+};
 use fabro_llm::provider::Provider;
 use fabro_validate::{validate, validate_or_raise, Severity};
 use fabro_workflows::checkpoint::Checkpoint;
@@ -23,10 +27,6 @@ use fabro_workflows::handler::manager_loop::SubWorkflowHandler;
 use fabro_workflows::handler::start::StartHandler;
 use fabro_workflows::handler::wait::WaitHandler;
 use fabro_workflows::handler::{Handler, HandlerRegistry};
-use fabro_workflows::interviewer::auto_approve::AutoApproveInterviewer;
-use fabro_workflows::interviewer::queue::QueueInterviewer;
-use fabro_workflows::interviewer::recording::RecordingInterviewer;
-use fabro_workflows::interviewer::{Answer, AnswerValue, Interviewer};
 use fabro_workflows::outcome::{Outcome, StageStatus};
 use fabro_workflows::stylesheet::{apply_stylesheet, parse_stylesheet};
 use fabro_workflows::transform::{
@@ -6106,6 +6106,7 @@ mod real_llm {
 
     use super::local_env;
     use fabro_graphviz::graph::{AttrValue, Edge, Graph};
+    use fabro_interview::AutoApproveInterviewer;
     use fabro_workflows::checkpoint::Checkpoint;
     use fabro_workflows::engine::{RunConfig, WorkflowRunEngine};
     use fabro_workflows::event::EventEmitter;
@@ -6113,7 +6114,6 @@ mod real_llm {
     use fabro_workflows::handler::human::HumanHandler;
     use fabro_workflows::handler::start::StartHandler;
     use fabro_workflows::handler::HandlerRegistry;
-    use fabro_workflows::interviewer::auto_approve::AutoApproveInterviewer;
     use fabro_workflows::outcome::StageStatus;
 
     #[tokio::test]