diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c8f29f1..e4bd34d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
     "start": "node server.js",
-    "check": "node --check server.js && node --check scripts/setup-appwrite.mjs && node --check public/app.js",
+    "check": "node --check server.js && node --check scripts/setup-appwrite.mjs && node --check scripts/check-rank-feedback.mjs && node --check public/app.js && node scripts/check-rank-feedback.mjs",
     "setup:appwrite": "node scripts/setup-appwrite.mjs",
     "smoke": "node scripts/smoke.mjs"
   },
diff --git a/scripts/check-rank-feedback.mjs b/scripts/check-rank-feedback.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6cfa2a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/check-rank-feedback.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { spawn } from 'node:child_process';
+
+const port = 43045 + Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000);
+const base = `http://127.0.0.1:${port}`;
+const server = spawn(process.execPath, ['server.js'], {
+  cwd: new URL('..', import.meta.url),
+  env: { ...process.env, PORT: String(port), APPWRITE_ENDPOINT: '', APPWRITE_PROJECT_ID: '', APPWRITE_API_KEY: '' },
+  stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe'],
+});
+
+let output = '';
+server.stdout.on('data', chunk => { output += chunk; });
+server.stderr.on('data', chunk => { output += chunk; });
+
+async function waitForServer() {
+  const deadline = Date.now() + 6000;
+  while (Date.now() < deadline) {
+    try {
+      const response = await fetch(`${base}/api/rank-feedback`, {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+        body: JSON.stringify({ optionsText: '- one\n- two' }),
+      });
+      if (response.status < 500) return;
+    } catch {
+      await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 120));
+    }
+  }
+  throw new Error(`server did not become ready:\n${output}`);
+}
+
+try {
+  await waitForServer();
+  const response = await fetch(`${base}/api/rank-feedback`, {
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+    body: JSON.stringify({
+      schema: 'prioritix-feature-set-v1',
+      sourceName: 'Scattermind',
+      artifactId: 'snapshot_123',
+      snapshotTitle: 'Tiny shop idea clarity pass',
+      idea: 'Scattermind clarified a small product idea. Ranker must defend the next build order, not create a dashboard.',
+      context: 'Solo builder. Need a rank-ready build order after Snapshot / Concept Map. Avoid accounts, workspaces, and team voting.',
+      mode: 'mvp',
+      featureSet: {
+        features: [
+          { id: 'bridge-contract', title: 'Snapshot to Ranker feature-set contract', description: 'Convert Concept Map next moves into a rank-ready feature set with provenance.' },
+          { id: 'build-order-preview', title: 'Build order preview', description: 'Show do first, validate next, defer, and park with reasons.' },
+          { id: 'workspace', title: 'Accounts and saved workspaces', description: 'Full dashboard with auth, workspace collaboration, team voting, and sync.' },
+          { id: 'billing', title: 'Subscription billing layer', description: 'Pricing, checkout, invoices, account plans, and admin controls.' },
+          { id: 'export', title: 'Exportable decision brief', description: 'Simple brief for sharing the defended build order.' },
+        ],
+      },
+    }),
+  });
+  assert.equal(response.status, 200);
+  const data = await response.json();
+  assert.equal(data.ok, true);
+  assert.equal(data.input.provenance.artifactId, 'snapshot_123');
+  assert.equal(data.input.provenance.source, 'Scattermind');
+  assert.equal(data.ranked.length, 5);
+  assert.deepEqual(Object.keys(data.buildOrder), ['doFirst', 'validateNext', 'defer', 'park']);
+  assert.equal(data.ranked[0].id, data.buildOrder.doFirst[0]);
+  assert.notEqual(data.ranked[0].id, 'workspace', 'dashboard swamp must not win the bridge fixture');
+  assert.ok(['defer', 'park'].includes(data.ranked.find(item => item.id === 'workspace').lane.id));
+  assert.ok(['defer', 'park'].includes(data.ranked.find(item => item.id === 'billing').lane.id));
+  assert.match(data.brief.summary, /nearest follow-up|strongest signal/i);
+  console.log(JSON.stringify({ ok: true, top: data.ranked[0].id, provenance: data.input.provenance, buildOrder: data.buildOrder }, null, 2));
+} finally {
+  server.kill('SIGTERM');
+}
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index f65d4f5..151ab8d 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ const judgementModes = {
 const wordSets = {
   revenue: ['pay', 'paid', 'price', 'pricing', 'stripe', 'checkout', 'invoice', 'sales', 'sell', 'buyer', 'subscription', 'revenue', 'client', 'customer', 'conversion', 'upsell'],
   value: ['pain', 'problem', 'save', 'faster', 'clear', 'clarity', 'decision', 'feedback', 'user', 'customer', 'relief', 'manual', 'core', 'must', 'need', 'trust'],
-  effort: ['dashboard', 'workspace', 'workspaces', 'collaboration', 'realtime', 'integration', 'integrations', 'automation', 'accounts', 'auth', 'billing', 'ai', 'model', 'mobile', 'sync', 'admin', 'export', 'exportable', 'slack', 'notion', 'team', 'voting'],
+  effort: ['dashboard', 'workspace', 'workspaces', 'collaboration', 'realtime', 'integration', 'integrations', 'automation', 'accounts', 'auth', 'billing', 'subscription', 'pricing', 'checkout', 'invoices', 'ai', 'model', 'mobile', 'sync', 'admin', 'export', 'exportable', 'slack', 'notion', 'team', 'voting'],
   risk: ['unclear', 'maybe', 'complex', 'hard', 'risky', 'unknown', 'depends', 'enterprise', 'platform', 'everything', 'all users', 'team voting', 'marketplace', 'saved workspaces', 'team voting'],
   novelty: ['new', 'novel', 'different', 'unique', 'original', 'weird', 'unexpected', 'expert', 'judgement', 'reflection', 'rank', 'compare'],
   urgency: ['now', 'launch', 'blocker', 'first', 'mvp', 'today', 'week', 'urgent', 'stuck', 'before', 'next'],
@@ -358,15 +358,52 @@ function parseOptionsFromText(value) {
   }).filter(item => item.title);
 }
 
+function cleanProvenance(input = {}) {
+  const artifact = input.artifact && typeof input.artifact === 'object' ? input.artifact : {};
+  const source = input.source && typeof input.source === 'object' ? input.source : {};
+  return {
+    schema: cleanText(input.schema || artifact.schema || input.type || 'prioritix-feature-set-v1', 80),
+    source: cleanText(input.sourceName || source.name || artifact.sourceName || 'Scattermind', 80),
+    artifactId: cleanText(input.artifactId || input.sourceArtifactId || artifact.id || source.artifactId || '', 120),
+    snapshotTitle: cleanText(input.snapshotTitle || artifact.snapshotTitle || input.ideaTitle || '', 160),
+    conceptMapId: cleanText(input.conceptMapId || artifact.conceptMapId || '', 120),
+  };
+}
+
+function optionsFromBody(body = {}) {
+  const featureSet = body.featureSet && typeof body.featureSet === 'object' ? body.featureSet : {};
+  const rawFeatures = Array.isArray(body.features) ? body.features : Array.isArray(featureSet.features) ? featureSet.features : null;
+  if (rawFeatures) {
+    return rawFeatures.slice(0, 24).map((item, index) => ({
+      id: cleanText(item?.id || item?.key || `feature-${index + 1}`, 80) || `feature-${index + 1}`,
+      title: cleanText(item?.title || item?.name || item?.action || '', 140),
+      description: cleanText(item?.description || item?.brief || item?.why || item?.evidenceNeeded || '', 520),
+      provenance: {
+        sourceId: cleanText(item?.sourceId || item?.sourceArtifactId || item?.id || '', 120),
+        sourceSection: cleanText(item?.sourceSection || item?.section || item?.lane || '', 80),
+      },
+    })).filter(item => item.title);
+  }
+  if (Array.isArray(body.options)) {
+    return body.options.slice(0, 24).map((item, index) => ({
+      id: cleanText(item?.id || `option-${index + 1}`, 80) || `option-${index + 1}`,
+      title: cleanText(item?.title || item?.name || '', 140),
+      description: cleanText(item?.description || item?.brief || '', 420),
+    })).filter(item => item.title);
+  }
+  return parseOptionsFromText(body.optionsText || featureSet.optionsText || '');
+}
+
 function scoreOption(option, mode, context = '') {
   const text = `${option.title} ${option.description} ${context}`;
   const effortHits = hits(text, wordSets.effort);
   const riskHits = hits(text, wordSets.risk);
   const coreLoopHits = hits(text, ['ranked feedback map', 'feedback map', 'pasted feature', 'feature lists', 'first-pass', 'decision brief', 'expert reflections']);
+  const bridgeHits = hits(text, ['snapshot', 'concept map', 'feature set', 'build order', 'rank-ready', 'provenance', 'next moves']);
   const metrics = {
-    value: Math.min(10, 4.8 + hits(text, wordSets.value) * 0.9 + coreLoopHits * 0.8 + hits(context, wordSets.value) * 0.15),
-    feasibility: Math.max(1, Math.min(10, 8.2 - effortHits * 0.8 - riskHits * 0.35 + Math.min(1.1, coreLoopHits * 0.28))),
-    confidence: Math.max(1, Math.min(10, 5.8 + coreLoopHits * 0.35 + hits(text, ['manual', 'existing', 'already', 'simple', 'clear', 'known']) * 0.7 - hits(text, ['maybe', 'unknown', 'new market', 'all users']) * 0.9)),
+    value: Math.min(10, 4.8 + hits(text, wordSets.value) * 0.9 + coreLoopHits * 0.8 + bridgeHits * 0.75 + hits(context, wordSets.value) * 0.15),
+    feasibility: Math.max(1, Math.min(10, 8.2 - effortHits * 0.8 - riskHits * 0.35 + Math.min(1.1, coreLoopHits * 0.28 + bridgeHits * 0.18))),
+    confidence: Math.max(1, Math.min(10, 5.8 + coreLoopHits * 0.35 + bridgeHits * 0.28 + hits(text, ['manual', 'existing', 'already', 'simple', 'clear', 'known']) * 0.7 - hits(text, ['maybe', 'unknown', 'new market', 'all users']) * 0.9)),
     urgency: Math.min(10, 4.9 + hits(text, wordSets.urgency) * 0.9),
     revenue: Math.min(10, 3.8 + hits(text, wordSets.revenue) * 1.05),
     novelty: Math.min(10, 4.1 + hits(text, wordSets.novelty) * 0.95),
@@ -388,6 +425,7 @@ function laneFor(option, rankIndex, total) {
 
 function reasonFor(option) {
   const m = option.metrics;
+  if (option.lane?.id === 'do' && /snapshot|concept map|feature set|build order|rank/i.test(`${option.title} ${option.description}`)) return 'it strengthens the Scattermind → Ranker bridge instead of inventing a generic workspace';
   if (m.feasibility >= 7.2 && m.value >= 6.2) return 'high enough value with low enough delivery drag to create fast signal';
   if (m.revenue >= 6.4) return 'clearer buyer or money signal than the rest of the list';
   if (m.risk >= 6.5) return 'interesting, but it carries assumption risk that should be tested before build';
@@ -441,25 +479,33 @@ app.post('/api/rank-feedback', (req, res) => {
   const context = cleanMultiline(req.body?.context || '', 3000);
   const modeId = cleanText(req.body?.mode || 'progress', 40);
   const mode = judgementModes[modeId] || judgementModes.progress;
-  let options = Array.isArray(req.body?.options)
-    ? req.body.options.slice(0, 24).map((item, index) => ({ id: `option-${index + 1}`, title: cleanText(item?.title || item?.name || '', 140), description: cleanText(item?.description || item?.brief || '', 420) })).filter(item => item.title)
-    : parseOptionsFromText(req.body?.optionsText || '');
+  const provenance = cleanProvenance(req.body || {});
+  let options = optionsFromBody(req.body || {});
   if (options.length < 2) return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Paste at least two options, features, ideas, or next moves to rank.' });
-  options = options.map(option => ({ ...option, metrics: scoreOption(option, mode, `${idea}\n${context}`) }))
+  const bridgeContext = `${idea}\n${context}\n${provenance.snapshotTitle}\n${provenance.schema}`;
+  options = options.map(option => ({ ...option, metrics: scoreOption(option, mode, bridgeContext) }))
     .sort((a, b) => b.metrics.score - a.metrics.score || b.metrics.value - a.metrics.value || a.metrics.risk - b.metrics.risk)
-    .map((option, index, arr) => ({
-      ...option,
-      rank: index + 1,
-      lane: laneFor(option, index, arr.length),
-      reason: reasonFor(option),
-      concern: concernFor(option),
-    }));
+    .map((option, index, arr) => {
+      const lane = laneFor(option, index, arr.length);
+      const rankedOption = { ...option, rank: index + 1, lane };
+      return {
+        ...rankedOption,
+        reason: reasonFor(rankedOption),
+        concern: concernFor(rankedOption),
+      };
+    });
   res.json({
     ok: true,
     mode: { id: modeId in judgementModes ? modeId : 'progress', label: mode.label },
-    input: { idea, context, optionCount: options.length },
+    input: { idea, context, optionCount: options.length, provenance },
     ranked: options,
     brief: createDecisionBrief({ idea, context, mode, ranked: options }),
+    buildOrder: {
+      doFirst: options.filter(item => item.lane.id === 'do').map(item => item.id),
+      validateNext: options.filter(item => item.lane.id === 'test').map(item => item.id),
+      defer: options.filter(item => item.lane.id === 'defer').map(item => item.id),
+      park: options.filter(item => item.lane.id === 'park').map(item => item.id),
+    },
   });
 });