diff --git a/scripts/check-rank-feedback.mjs b/scripts/check-rank-feedback.mjs
index 8186d33..9c41c59 100644
--- a/scripts/check-rank-feedback.mjs
+++ b/scripts/check-rank-feedback.mjs
@@ -1934,6 +1934,44 @@ try {
   assert.equal(storedScattermindRow.handoff.readiness.status, 'ready');
   assert.deepEqual(storedScattermindRow.handoff.warnings, []);
 
+  const numberedMarkdownBuildOrderResponse = await fetch(`${base}/api/rank-feedback`, {
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+    body: JSON.stringify({
+      referenceCode: 'SM-NUMBERED-BUILD-ORDER-1',
+      ideaText: 'Scattermind generated a paid Concept Map with numbered Markdown labels in the Build Order lens.',
+      context: 'Solo builder. Avoid account dashboards before the first proof.',
+      mode: 'mvp',
+      fullReadingJson: JSON.stringify({
+        working_name: 'Numbered Build Order',
+        opening_reflection: 'The Concept Map has a clear continuation order, but the labels are formatted for humans, not strict JSON.',
+        lenses: {
+          risk: { title: 'What Can Mislead You', content: 'Avoid account dashboards before the first proof works.' },
+          channel: {
+            title: 'Build Order',
+            content: '1. **Build first:** Numbered source-traced preview — turn this Concept Map into one defended first move.\n2. **Test manually:** Ask one tired user whether the copied handoff tells them what to do next.\n3. **Defer:** Visual polish until the proof says the handoff is understandable.\n4. **Probably noise:** Account dashboard with saved workspaces before proof.',
+          },
+        },
+        questions_to_sit_with: ['Can a tired user act from the first numbered move?'],
+        closing_note: 'Use the numbered source-traced preview as the first 48-hour move.',
+        reference_code: 'SM-NUMBERED-BUILD-ORDER-1',
+      }),
+    }),
+  });
+  assert.equal(numberedMarkdownBuildOrderResponse.status, 200);
+  const numberedMarkdownBuildOrder = await numberedMarkdownBuildOrderResponse.json();
+  assert.equal(numberedMarkdownBuildOrder.input.provenance.artifactId, 'SM-NUMBERED-BUILD-ORDER-1');
+  assert.equal(numberedMarkdownBuildOrder.input.optionCount, 4);
+  assert.equal(numberedMarkdownBuildOrder.ranked[0].id, 'build-order-1');
+  assert.equal(numberedMarkdownBuildOrder.ranked[0].title, 'Numbered source-traced preview');
+  assert.equal(numberedMarkdownBuildOrder.ranked[0].lane.id, 'do');
+  assert.match(numberedMarkdownBuildOrder.ranked[0].provenance.sourceQuote, /Build first.*Numbered source-traced preview/);
+  assert.equal(numberedMarkdownBuildOrder.ranked.find(item => item.id === 'build-order-2').lane.id, 'test');
+  assert.equal(numberedMarkdownBuildOrder.ranked.find(item => item.id === 'build-order-3').lane.id, 'defer');
+  assert.equal(numberedMarkdownBuildOrder.ranked.find(item => item.id === 'build-order-4').lane.id, 'park');
+  assert.equal(numberedMarkdownBuildOrder.handoff.readiness.status, 'ready');
+  assert.deepEqual(numberedMarkdownBuildOrder.handoff.warnings, []);
+
   const candidateActionsAliasResponse = await fetch(`${base}/api/rank-feedback`, {
     method: 'POST',
     headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 2d1a25e..2799b76 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -1199,11 +1199,19 @@ const buildOrderLabelSeparator = '\\s*(?::|,|[-–—])\\s*';
 const buildOrderLabelPattern = '(build first|build this first|start here|start with|start by|ship first|ship this first|first week|week one|first-week build order|continue first|make tangible first|make tangible|try next|test first|prove first|evidence next|learn next|test manually|validate manually|manual proof|validate next|hold for later|leave out|skip for now|not yet|defer|set aside|out of scope|probably noise|park|do not build yet|don\'t build yet)';
 const buildOrderLabelRegex = new RegExp(`^${buildOrderLabelPattern}${buildOrderLabelSeparator}`, 'i');
 
+function normalizeBuildOrderFragment(fragment = '') {
+  return cleanMultiline(fragment, 600)
+    .replace(/^\s*(?:[-*•]|\d+[.)])\s*/, '')
+    .replace(/^\s*\*\*([^*:]{2,80})\s*:?\*\*\s*(?::|[-–—])?\s*/i, '$1: ')
+    .replace(/^\s*__([^_:]{2,80})\s*:?__\s*(?::|[-–—])?\s*/i, '$1: ')
+    .trim();
+}
+
 function sentenceFragments(text = '') {
   return cleanMultiline(text, 4000)
     .replace(new RegExp(`\\s+${buildOrderLabelPattern}${buildOrderLabelSeparator}`, 'gi'), '\n$1: ')
     .split(/\n|;|\s+[•-]\s+/)
-    .map(part => part.trim())
+    .map(part => normalizeBuildOrderFragment(part))
     .filter(Boolean);
 }