fix(awooop): surface legacy HITL backlog

apps/api/src/services/dashboard_metrics_service.py

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+"""
+Dashboard Metrics Service
+=========================
+Small DB-backed counters used by the war-room dashboard.
+"""
+
+from sqlalchemy import text
+
+from src.core.logging import get_logger
+from src.db.base import get_db_context
+
+logger = get_logger("awoooi.dashboard_metrics")
+
+
+async def fetch_pending_approval_count() -> int:
+    """Read the live HITL backlog from approval_records."""
+    try:
+        async with get_db_context() as db:
+            result = await db.execute(
+                text(
+                    """
+                    SELECT count(*)
+                    FROM approval_records
+                    WHERE upper(status::text) = 'PENDING'
+                    """
+                )
+            )
+            return int(result.scalar_one() or 0)
+    except Exception as exc:
+        logger.warning("dashboard_pending_approval_count_failed", error=str(exc))
+        return 0