diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 913fdd6..6d59944 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Candidate items may include optional 1–10 `rankerHints` (`value`, `effort`, `c
 
 Candidate trace note: candidate-level `sourceItemId` / `traceId`, `sourceTitle` / `lensTitle`, and `sourceExcerpt` / `sourceQuote` are preserved in ranked items, `buildOrderDetails`, and `handoff.itemTrace`. Lens-only Build Order text is also split into deterministic `concept-map.lenses.channel#N` source IDs with the original labelled sentence carried as `sourceQuote`, so pasted paid Concept Maps remain traceable even without explicit candidate objects. String items in laned Build Order arrays now also receive deterministic section-local source IDs such as `concept-map.buildOrder.validateNext#1` and carry the original string as `sourceQuote`, so simple Scattermind exports stay addressable downstream instead of becoming anonymous `feature-1` rows. Ranker also accepts the current Scattermind storage-row shape with `referenceCode`, `ideaText`, `context`, and string-valued `fullReadingJson` / `full_reading_json`; it expands the saved paid Concept Map before ranking so operators do not have to hand-copy lenses out of Appwrite rows. It also accepts private reading/API envelopes with object-valued `reading` / `fullReading` and `glimpse`, preserving `referenceCode` and `initialPrompt` while treating `reading` as the paid Concept Map. Stringified bridge envelopes in fields such as `rankerInput`, `rankerBridge`, `rankReady`, `bridgePayload`, or `continuationPlan` are expanded the same way, so Appwrite/string-copy handoffs do not have to be manually unwrapped before ranking. If the row only has free Snapshot data (`glimpseJson` / `glimpse_json` / `snapshotJson`), Ranker expands that Snapshot into a minimal continuation order: one manual proof plus the first evidence question, with the Snapshot reference code/title preserved for provenance. The public paste form mirrors this: a prose-wrapped/fenced Appwrite row paste stays intact for the API instead of unwrapping the stringified reading into nonsense fields. The decision `brief.quickGlance.sourceTrace` now repeats the winning item's source section/id/title/quote, and both `brief.source.originalPromptExcerpt` / `handoff.source.originalPromptExcerpt` or, when the original prompt is unavailable, `sourceSummaryExcerpt` carry the source context into the bridge handoff.
 
-Soft Scattermind labels are accepted at the bridge boundary so Scattermind does not need to use harsh verdict copy in its own product surface. Lens text can say `Continue first`, `Make tangible`, `Try next`, `Evidence next`, `Hold for later`, or `Set aside`, with either colon or reader-friendly dash separators (`Continue first: …`, `Continue first — …`, `Evidence next - …`). Build Order objects and direct bridge/envelope sections can use matching camel/snake-case keys such as `continueFirst`, `evidenceNext`, `holdForLater`, and `setAside`. Ranker maps those to `doFirst / validateNext / defer / park` while preserving the softer original label in `sourceQuote` or candidate source trace. Ranker also accepts softer continuation envelopes named `rankerBridge`, `continuation`, or `continuationPlan`, candidate arrays named `possibleNextMoves`, `suggestedNextMoves`, `recommendations`, or `opportunities`, laned `buildOrderPreview` / `build_order_preview` objects, first-48-hour action arrays (`next48Hours`, `next_48_hours`, `first48Hours`, `first_48_hours`, `nextTwoDays`, `next_two_days`), and evidence-question fallback arrays (`evidenceQuestions` / `evidence_questions`, `proofQuestions` / `proof_questions`, `validationQuestions` / `validation_questions`, `decisionQuestions`, `questionsToAnswer`, `followupQuestions`). Direct candidate objects may use reader-friendly prose keys like `text`, `content`, `summary`, `step`, `task`, `instruction`, `why_it_matters`, `evidence_to_collect`, `first_proof_step`, `green_flag`, and `red_flag`; Ranker normalizes those into title, value, evidence, next-step, success, and kill-signal fields so Scattermind does not have to rename paid Concept Map language into software-feature jargon. If a paid Concept Map has no labelled Build Order/action threads but does include `closing_note` / `closingNote` plus decision questions, Ranker treats the closing note as the active 48-hour Do first move and keeps the questions in Validate next. This lets Scattermind pass reader-friendly Concept Map copy without renaming everything into software-feature language.
+Soft Scattermind labels are accepted at the bridge boundary so Scattermind does not need to use harsh verdict copy in its own product surface. Lens text can say `Continue first`, `Make tangible`, `Try next`, `Evidence next`, `Validate manually`, `Manual proof`, `Hold for later`, or `Set aside`, with either colon or reader-friendly dash separators (`Continue first: …`, `Validate manually — …`, `Evidence next - …`). Build Order objects and direct bridge/envelope sections can use matching camel/snake-case keys such as `continueFirst`, `evidenceNext`, `validateManually`, `manualProof`, `holdForLater`, and `setAside`. Ranker maps those to `doFirst / validateNext / defer / park` while preserving the softer original label in `sourceQuote` or candidate source trace. Ranker also accepts softer continuation envelopes named `rankerBridge`, `continuation`, or `continuationPlan`, candidate arrays named `possibleNextMoves`, `suggestedNextMoves`, `recommendations`, or `opportunities`, laned `buildOrderPreview` / `build_order_preview` objects, first-48-hour action arrays (`next48Hours`, `next_48_hours`, `first48Hours`, `first_48_hours`, `nextTwoDays`, `next_two_days`), and evidence-question fallback arrays (`evidenceQuestions` / `evidence_questions`, `proofQuestions` / `proof_questions`, `validationQuestions` / `validation_questions`, `decisionQuestions`, `questionsToAnswer`, `followupQuestions`). Direct candidate objects may use reader-friendly prose keys like `text`, `content`, `summary`, `step`, `task`, `instruction`, `why_it_matters`, `evidence_to_collect`, `first_proof_step`, `green_flag`, and `red_flag`; Ranker normalizes those into title, value, evidence, next-step, success, and kill-signal fields so Scattermind does not have to rename paid Concept Map language into software-feature jargon. If a paid Concept Map has no labelled Build Order/action threads but does include `closing_note` / `closingNote` plus decision questions, Ranker treats the closing note as the active 48-hour Do first move and keeps the questions in Validate next. This lets Scattermind pass reader-friendly Concept Map copy without renaming everything into software-feature language.
 
 Lane safety note: explicit Scattermind `defer` / `park` hints are hard rails, not mild suggestions. Source `nonGoals` / `avoid` guardrails are also hard enough to keep conflicting candidates out of Do first / Validate next even when their local scoring hints look attractive; soft guardrail language such as “this is not a dashboard” or “keep auth/billing/workspaces out until proof” is promoted into non-goals, not merely background context. Ranker now also infers a light `ideaRoute` from the Scattermind source text and carries it in `input.decisionContext` / `handoff.decisionContext`; for game concepts it automatically adds anti-SaaS non-goals so account/dashboard/workspace/subscription candidates cannot win a playable-prototype build order just because they were phrased loudly. The result will mark the lane source as `source-non-goal` so the handoff can explain that the candidate needs guardrail resolution before active work. Handoff `source.requiresSourceTrace` is true only when a real source artifact/title is present; plain idea-only ranking still warns about a missing artifact ID when it carries prompt provenance, but it does not spam source-section/evidence warnings meant for Scattermind artifacts. Handoff `readiness` now gives downstream bridge consumers a deterministic gate: `ready`, `usable-with-warnings`, `needs-source-context`, or `blocked`, with blockers and next checks for missing evidence, source trace, duplicate IDs, or active source-non-goal conflicts. Handoff `activeSlice` (`ranker-active-slice-v1`) is the compact machine-readable continuation unit: one active item, its proof/evidence/success/kill signals, source anchor, held-back items, readiness status, and the rule that only this slice is build-ready. For tired first-screen users, `brief.decisionReceipt` repeats the one active move, first proof step, evidence question, held-back items, source anchor, and the handoff rule that only Do first is active; use it as the compact result strip before showing the full lane board. For low-friction handoff, `/api/rank-feedback` also detects a raw Scattermind/Concept Map JSON object pasted into `idea`, `ideaText`, `optionsText`, or wrapper keys such as `payload`; it expands that object before ranking and reports `input.embeddedPayloadSource` so the public form can accept copy/paste exports without a custom import screen. Exact free Snapshot JSON (`working_name`, `restated_idea`, `lenses.shape`, `questions_to_sit_with`, `reference_code`) is rankable too: Ranker derives a manual proof active slice plus evidence questions, carrying the Snapshot reference code/title into provenance so a Snapshot-only handoff does not need a paid Concept Map before it can produce a useful build order. If a Concept Map only carries `questions_to_sit_with` / `questionsToSitWith` / `openQuestions` and no explicit build-order lanes or action threads, Ranker converts those questions into Validate-next evidence actions with source trace instead of pretending they are software features.
 
diff --git a/scripts/check-rank-feedback.mjs b/scripts/check-rank-feedback.mjs
index 194d6ad..6d75c6b 100644
--- a/scripts/check-rank-feedback.mjs
+++ b/scripts/check-rank-feedback.mjs
@@ -2036,6 +2036,59 @@ try {
   assert.equal(buildOrderPreview.handoff.readiness.status, 'ready');
   assert.deepEqual(buildOrderPreview.handoff.warnings, []);
 
+  const scattermindRoadmapLanguageResponse = await fetch(`${base}/api/rank-feedback`, {
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+    body: JSON.stringify({
+      sourceName: 'Scattermind',
+      referenceCode: 'SM-ROADMAP-LANGUAGE-1',
+      working_name: 'Snapshot roadmap preview language',
+      ideaText: 'Scattermind free Snapshot language says Build first / Validate manually / Defer / Probably noise.',
+      context: 'Solo builder. Manual proof first. Avoid saved workspaces and account dashboards before evidence.',
+      mode: 'mvp',
+      lenses: {
+        channel: 'Build first: Smallest useful offer page - one tiny before/after moment for the core user. Validate manually: Proof of core user pull - ask three real users what they would do next. Defer: Anything that does not prove the core loop. Probably noise: Big-version feature creep with accounts, dashboards, billing, and saved workspaces.',
+        risk: 'Avoid saved workspaces and account dashboards before the first manual proof lands.',
+      },
+      buildOrderPreview: {
+        buildNow: [{ id: 'roadmap-copy-strip', action: 'Roadmap copy strip', evidence_needed: 'Can a tired user read the strip and name the first move?', source_item_id: 'roadmap-strip-1', source_title: 'Snapshot roadmap preview', ranker_hints: { value: 9, effort: 2, confidence: 8, urgency: 8, risk: 2 } }],
+        validateManually: [{ id: 'roadmap-manual-proof', action: 'Roadmap manual proof', evidence_needed: 'Can three real users explain the next move without a dashboard?', source_item_id: 'roadmap-strip-2', source_title: 'Snapshot roadmap preview' }],
+        probablyNoise: [{ id: 'roadmap-account-dashboard', action: 'Roadmap account dashboard', evidence_needed: 'Not before proof.', source_item_id: 'roadmap-strip-3', source_title: 'Snapshot roadmap preview' }],
+      },
+    }),
+  });
+  assert.equal(scattermindRoadmapLanguageResponse.status, 200);
+  const scattermindRoadmapLanguage = await scattermindRoadmapLanguageResponse.json();
+  assert.equal(scattermindRoadmapLanguage.input.optionCount, 3, 'Build Order Preview object should accept validateManually / probablyNoise keys without falling back to lens text');
+  assert.equal(scattermindRoadmapLanguage.ranked[0].id, 'roadmap-copy-strip');
+  assert.equal(scattermindRoadmapLanguage.ranked.find(item => item.id === 'roadmap-manual-proof').lane.id, 'test');
+  assert.equal(scattermindRoadmapLanguage.ranked.find(item => item.id === 'roadmap-manual-proof').provenance.sourceSection, 'buildOrderPreview.validateNext');
+  assert.equal(scattermindRoadmapLanguage.ranked.find(item => item.id === 'roadmap-account-dashboard').lane.id, 'park');
+  assert.equal(scattermindRoadmapLanguage.handoff.readiness.status, 'ready');
+  assert.deepEqual(scattermindRoadmapLanguage.handoff.warnings, []);
+
+  const scattermindRoadmapLensOnlyResponse = await fetch(`${base}/api/rank-feedback`, {
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+    body: JSON.stringify({
+      sourceName: 'Scattermind',
+      referenceCode: 'SM-ROADMAP-LENS-ONLY-1',
+      working_name: 'Roadmap preview lens-only language',
+      ideaText: 'The user pasted only the visible Scattermind roadmap preview copy.',
+      context: 'Solo builder. Manual proof first. Avoid account dashboards.',
+      mode: 'mvp',
+      lenses: {
+        channel: 'Build first: Smallest useful Snapshot-to-Ranker handoff. Validate manually: Proof of tired-user comprehension. Defer: Anything that does not prove the core loop. Probably noise: Big-version feature creep with account dashboards.',
+      },
+    }),
+  });
+  assert.equal(scattermindRoadmapLensOnlyResponse.status, 200);
+  const scattermindRoadmapLensOnly = await scattermindRoadmapLensOnlyResponse.json();
+  assert.equal(scattermindRoadmapLensOnly.input.optionCount, 4);
+  assert.equal(scattermindRoadmapLensOnly.ranked.find(item => item.id === 'build-order-2').lane.id, 'test', 'Validate manually label should parse into Validate next instead of being dropped');
+  assert.match(scattermindRoadmapLensOnly.ranked.find(item => item.id === 'build-order-2').provenance.sourceQuote, /Validate manually:/);
+  assert.equal(scattermindRoadmapLensOnly.ranked.find(item => item.id === 'build-order-4').lane.id, 'park');
+
   const stringifiedRankerInputResponse = await fetch(`${base}/api/rank-feedback`, {
     method: 'POST',
     headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
@@ -2108,7 +2161,7 @@ try {
   assert.equal(gameRouteGuardrail.handoff.readiness.status, 'ready');
   assert.deepEqual(gameRouteGuardrail.handoff.warnings, []);
 
-  console.log(JSON.stringify({ ok: true, top: data.ranked[0].id, hintedTop: hinted.ranked[0].id, actionTop: actions.ranked[0].id, nestedConceptTop: nestedConcept.ranked[0].id, nonGoalTop: nonGoal.ranked[0].id, structuredContextTop: structuredContext.ranked[0].id, lensOnlyTop: lensOnly.ranked[0].id, scattermindPaidShapeTop: scattermindPaidShape.ranked[0].id, mergedContextTop: mergedContext.ranked[0].id, embeddedJsonTop: embeddedJson.ranked[0].id, fencedJsonTop: fencedJson.ranked[0].id, embeddedSnapshotTop: embeddedSnapshot.ranked[0].id, sourceExcerptTop: sourceExcerpt.ranked[0].id, snakeCaseBridgeTop: snakeCaseBridge.ranked[0].id, nextStepsAliasTop: nextStepsAlias.ranked[0].id, summaryGuardrailTop: summaryGuardrail.ranked[0].id, bridgeEnvelopeTop: bridgeEnvelope.ranked[0].id, directEnvelopeSectionsTop: directEnvelopeSections.ranked[0].id, softDirectLaneAliasesTop: softDirectLaneAliases.ranked[0].id, threadsFallbackTop: threadsFallback.ranked[0].id, questionsFallbackTop: questionsFallback.ranked[0].id, freeSnapshotTop: freeSnapshot.ranked[0].id, storedScattermindRowTop: storedScattermindRow.ranked[0].id, candidateActionsAliasTop: candidateActionsAlias.ranked[0].id, rankReadyActionsEnvelopeTop: rankReadyActionsEnvelope.ranked[0].id, continuationEnvelopeTop: continuationEnvelope.ranked[0].id, buildOrderPreviewTop: buildOrderPreview.ranked[0].id, stringifiedRankerInputTop: stringifiedRankerInput.ranked[0].id, gameRouteGuardrailTop: gameRouteGuardrail.ranked[0].id, duplicateIds: duplicateIds.ranked.map(item => item.id), readiness: data.handoff.readiness.status, provenance: data.input.provenance, buildOrder: data.buildOrder }, null, 2));
+  console.log(JSON.stringify({ ok: true, top: data.ranked[0].id, hintedTop: hinted.ranked[0].id, actionTop: actions.ranked[0].id, nestedConceptTop: nestedConcept.ranked[0].id, nonGoalTop: nonGoal.ranked[0].id, structuredContextTop: structuredContext.ranked[0].id, lensOnlyTop: lensOnly.ranked[0].id, scattermindPaidShapeTop: scattermindPaidShape.ranked[0].id, mergedContextTop: mergedContext.ranked[0].id, embeddedJsonTop: embeddedJson.ranked[0].id, fencedJsonTop: fencedJson.ranked[0].id, embeddedSnapshotTop: embeddedSnapshot.ranked[0].id, sourceExcerptTop: sourceExcerpt.ranked[0].id, snakeCaseBridgeTop: snakeCaseBridge.ranked[0].id, nextStepsAliasTop: nextStepsAlias.ranked[0].id, summaryGuardrailTop: summaryGuardrail.ranked[0].id, bridgeEnvelopeTop: bridgeEnvelope.ranked[0].id, directEnvelopeSectionsTop: directEnvelopeSections.ranked[0].id, softDirectLaneAliasesTop: softDirectLaneAliases.ranked[0].id, threadsFallbackTop: threadsFallback.ranked[0].id, questionsFallbackTop: questionsFallback.ranked[0].id, freeSnapshotTop: freeSnapshot.ranked[0].id, storedScattermindRowTop: storedScattermindRow.ranked[0].id, candidateActionsAliasTop: candidateActionsAlias.ranked[0].id, rankReadyActionsEnvelopeTop: rankReadyActionsEnvelope.ranked[0].id, continuationEnvelopeTop: continuationEnvelope.ranked[0].id, buildOrderPreviewTop: buildOrderPreview.ranked[0].id, scattermindRoadmapLanguageTop: scattermindRoadmapLanguage.ranked[0].id, scattermindRoadmapLensOnlyTop: scattermindRoadmapLensOnly.ranked[0].id, stringifiedRankerInputTop: stringifiedRankerInput.ranked[0].id, gameRouteGuardrailTop: gameRouteGuardrail.ranked[0].id, duplicateIds: duplicateIds.ranked.map(item => item.id), readiness: data.handoff.readiness.status, provenance: data.input.provenance, buildOrder: data.buildOrder }, null, 2));
 } finally {
   server.kill('SIGTERM');
 }
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 75cc3d1..143bf36 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -628,6 +628,10 @@ function looksLikeRankPayload(value = {}) {
     || Array.isArray(value.make_tangible)
     || Array.isArray(value.validateNext)
     || Array.isArray(value.validate_next)
+    || Array.isArray(value.validateManually)
+    || Array.isArray(value.validate_manually)
+    || Array.isArray(value.manualProof)
+    || Array.isArray(value.manual_proof)
     || Array.isArray(value.evidenceNext)
     || Array.isArray(value.evidence_next)
     || Array.isArray(value.tryNext)
@@ -1135,7 +1139,7 @@ function buildOrderSectionGroup(buildOrder = {}, baseSection = 'buildOrder') {
   const source = objectFrom(buildOrder);
   return compactCandidateGroup([
     { items: source.doFirst || source.do_first || source.buildFirst || source.buildNow || source.now || source.continueFirst || source.continue_first || source.makeTangible || source.make_tangible || source.startHere || source.start_here, sourceSection: `${baseSection}.doFirst`, defaultLane: 'do-first' },
-    { items: source.validateNext || source.validate_next || source.testNext || source.testManually || source.validation || source.evidenceNext || source.evidence_next || source.tryNext || source.try_next || source.learnNext || source.learn_next, sourceSection: `${baseSection}.validateNext`, defaultLane: 'validate-next' },
+    { items: source.validateNext || source.validate_next || source.validateManually || source.validate_manually || source.testNext || source.testManually || source.test_manually || source.manualProof || source.manual_proof || source.validation || source.evidenceNext || source.evidence_next || source.tryNext || source.try_next || source.learnNext || source.learn_next, sourceSection: `${baseSection}.validateNext`, defaultLane: 'validate-next' },
     { items: source.defer || source.deferred || source.later || source.afterProof || source.holdForLater || source.hold_for_later || source.notYet || source.not_yet, sourceSection: `${baseSection}.defer`, defaultLane: 'defer' },
     { items: source.park || source.parkingLot || source.parking_lot || source.parked || source.probablyNoise || source.probably_noise || source.noise || source.setAside || source.set_aside || source.outOfScope || source.out_of_scope, sourceSection: `${baseSection}.park`, defaultLane: 'park' },
   ]);
@@ -1150,7 +1154,7 @@ function normalizeCandidateGroup(group = []) {
 }
 
 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 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 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 sentenceFragments(text = '') {
@@ -1169,7 +1173,7 @@ function titleFromBuildOrderFragment(value = '') {
 
 function laneFromBuildOrderLabel(fragment = '') {
   if (new RegExp(`^(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)${buildOrderLabelSeparator}`, 'i').test(fragment)) return 'do-first';
-  if (new RegExp(`^(try next|test first|prove first|evidence next|learn next|test manually|validate next)${buildOrderLabelSeparator}`, 'i').test(fragment)) return 'validate-next';
+  if (new RegExp(`^(try next|test first|prove first|evidence next|learn next|test manually|validate manually|manual proof|validate next)${buildOrderLabelSeparator}`, 'i').test(fragment)) return 'validate-next';
   if (new RegExp(`^(hold for later|leave out|skip for now|not yet|defer|do not build yet|don't build yet)${buildOrderLabelSeparator}`, 'i').test(fragment)) return 'defer';
   if (new RegExp(`^(set aside|out of scope|probably noise|park)${buildOrderLabelSeparator}`, 'i').test(fragment)) return 'park';
   return '';
@@ -1431,13 +1435,13 @@ function optionsFromBody(body = {}) {
     { items: featureSet.experiments, sourceSection: 'feature-set.experiments', defaultLane: 'validate-next' },
     { items: featureSet.validationTests || featureSet.validation_tests, sourceSection: 'feature-set.experiments', defaultLane: 'validate-next' },
     { items: featureSet.proofTests || featureSet.proof_tests, sourceSection: 'feature-set.experiments', defaultLane: 'validate-next' },
-    { items: body.validateNext || body.validate_next || body.validate || body.validation || body.evidenceNext || body.evidence_next || body.tryNext || body.try_next || body.learnNext || body.learn_next || body.testManually || body.test_manually, sourceSection: 'validateNext', defaultLane: 'validate-next' },
+    { items: body.validateNext || body.validate_next || body.validateManually || body.validate_manually || body.validate || body.validation || body.evidenceNext || body.evidence_next || body.tryNext || body.try_next || body.learnNext || body.learn_next || body.testManually || body.test_manually || body.manualProof || body.manual_proof, sourceSection: 'validateNext', defaultLane: 'validate-next' },
     { items: body.deferred || body.defer || body.later || body.afterProof || body.after_proof || body.holdForLater || body.hold_for_later || body.notYet || body.not_yet, sourceSection: 'deferred', defaultLane: 'defer' },
     { items: body.parkingLot || body.parking_lot || body.park || body.parked || body.probablyNoise || body.probably_noise || body.setAside || body.set_aside || body.outOfScope || body.out_of_scope, sourceSection: 'parkingLot', defaultLane: 'park' },
-    { items: envelope.validateNext || envelope.validate_next || envelope.validate || envelope.validation || envelope.evidenceNext || envelope.evidence_next || envelope.tryNext || envelope.try_next || envelope.learnNext || envelope.learn_next || envelope.testManually || envelope.test_manually, sourceSection: 'ranker-input.validateNext', defaultLane: 'validate-next' },
+    { items: envelope.validateNext || envelope.validate_next || envelope.validateManually || envelope.validate_manually || envelope.validate || envelope.validation || envelope.evidenceNext || envelope.evidence_next || envelope.tryNext || envelope.try_next || envelope.learnNext || envelope.learn_next || envelope.testManually || envelope.test_manually || envelope.manualProof || envelope.manual_proof, sourceSection: 'ranker-input.validateNext', defaultLane: 'validate-next' },
     { items: envelope.deferred || envelope.defer || envelope.later || envelope.afterProof || envelope.after_proof || envelope.holdForLater || envelope.hold_for_later || envelope.notYet || envelope.not_yet, sourceSection: 'ranker-input.deferred', defaultLane: 'defer' },
     { items: envelope.parkingLot || envelope.parking_lot || envelope.park || envelope.parked || envelope.probablyNoise || envelope.probably_noise || envelope.setAside || envelope.set_aside || envelope.outOfScope || envelope.out_of_scope, sourceSection: 'ranker-input.parkingLot', defaultLane: 'park' },
-    { items: featureSet.validateNext || featureSet.validate_next || featureSet.validate || featureSet.validation || featureSet.evidenceNext || featureSet.evidence_next || featureSet.tryNext || featureSet.try_next || featureSet.learnNext || featureSet.learn_next || featureSet.testManually || featureSet.test_manually, sourceSection: 'feature-set.validateNext', defaultLane: 'validate-next' },
+    { items: featureSet.validateNext || featureSet.validate_next || featureSet.validateManually || featureSet.validate_manually || featureSet.validate || featureSet.validation || featureSet.evidenceNext || featureSet.evidence_next || featureSet.tryNext || featureSet.try_next || featureSet.learnNext || featureSet.learn_next || featureSet.testManually || featureSet.test_manually || featureSet.manualProof || featureSet.manual_proof, sourceSection: 'feature-set.validateNext', defaultLane: 'validate-next' },
     { items: featureSet.deferred || featureSet.defer || featureSet.later || featureSet.afterProof || featureSet.after_proof || featureSet.holdForLater || featureSet.hold_for_later || featureSet.notYet || featureSet.not_yet, sourceSection: 'feature-set.deferred', defaultLane: 'defer' },
     { items: featureSet.parkingLot || featureSet.parking_lot || featureSet.park || featureSet.parked || featureSet.probablyNoise || featureSet.probably_noise || featureSet.setAside || featureSet.set_aside || featureSet.outOfScope || featureSet.out_of_scope, sourceSection: 'feature-set.parkingLot', defaultLane: 'park' },
   ]);
@@ -1450,7 +1454,7 @@ function optionsFromBody(body = {}) {
     { items: conceptMap.candidates, sourceSection: 'concept-map.candidates' },
     { items: conceptMap.candidateActions || conceptMap.candidate_actions || conceptMap.candidateMoves || conceptMap.candidate_moves || conceptMap.rankReadyActions || conceptMap.rank_ready_actions, sourceSection: 'concept-map.candidateActions' },
     { items: conceptMap.doFirst || conceptMap.do_first || conceptMap.buildFirst || conceptMap.build_first || conceptMap.buildNow || conceptMap.build_now || conceptMap.continueFirst || conceptMap.continue_first || conceptMap.makeTangible || conceptMap.make_tangible || conceptMap.startHere || conceptMap.start_here, sourceSection: 'concept-map.doFirst', defaultLane: 'do-first' },
-    { items: conceptMap.validateNext || conceptMap.validate_next || conceptMap.validate || conceptMap.validation || conceptMap.evidenceNext || conceptMap.evidence_next || conceptMap.tryNext || conceptMap.try_next || conceptMap.learnNext || conceptMap.learn_next || conceptMap.testManually || conceptMap.test_manually, sourceSection: 'concept-map.validateNext', defaultLane: 'validate-next' },
+    { items: conceptMap.validateNext || conceptMap.validate_next || conceptMap.validateManually || conceptMap.validate_manually || conceptMap.validate || conceptMap.validation || conceptMap.evidenceNext || conceptMap.evidence_next || conceptMap.tryNext || conceptMap.try_next || conceptMap.learnNext || conceptMap.learn_next || conceptMap.testManually || conceptMap.test_manually || conceptMap.manualProof || conceptMap.manual_proof, sourceSection: 'concept-map.validateNext', defaultLane: 'validate-next' },
     { items: conceptMap.experiments, sourceSection: 'concept-map.experiments', defaultLane: 'validate-next' },
     { items: conceptMap.validationTests || conceptMap.validation_tests, sourceSection: 'concept-map.experiments', defaultLane: 'validate-next' },
     { items: conceptMap.proofTests || conceptMap.proof_tests, sourceSection: 'concept-map.experiments', defaultLane: 'validate-next' },
@@ -1467,7 +1471,7 @@ function optionsFromBody(body = {}) {
     { items: snapshot.candidates, sourceSection: 'snapshot.candidates' },
     { items: snapshot.candidateActions || snapshot.candidate_actions || snapshot.candidateMoves || snapshot.candidate_moves || snapshot.rankReadyActions || snapshot.rank_ready_actions, sourceSection: 'snapshot.candidateActions' },
     { items: snapshot.doFirst || snapshot.do_first || snapshot.buildFirst || snapshot.build_first || snapshot.buildNow || snapshot.build_now || snapshot.continueFirst || snapshot.continue_first || snapshot.makeTangible || snapshot.make_tangible || snapshot.startHere || snapshot.start_here, sourceSection: 'snapshot.doFirst', defaultLane: 'do-first' },
-    { items: snapshot.validateNext || snapshot.validate_next || snapshot.validate || snapshot.validation || snapshot.evidenceNext || snapshot.evidence_next || snapshot.tryNext || snapshot.try_next || snapshot.learnNext || snapshot.learn_next || snapshot.testManually || snapshot.test_manually, sourceSection: 'snapshot.validateNext', defaultLane: 'validate-next' },
+    { items: snapshot.validateNext || snapshot.validate_next || snapshot.validateManually || snapshot.validate_manually || snapshot.validate || snapshot.validation || snapshot.evidenceNext || snapshot.evidence_next || snapshot.tryNext || snapshot.try_next || snapshot.learnNext || snapshot.learn_next || snapshot.testManually || snapshot.test_manually || snapshot.manualProof || snapshot.manual_proof, sourceSection: 'snapshot.validateNext', defaultLane: 'validate-next' },
     { items: snapshot.experiments, sourceSection: 'snapshot.experiments', defaultLane: 'validate-next' },
     { items: snapshot.validationTests || snapshot.validation_tests, sourceSection: 'snapshot.experiments', defaultLane: 'validate-next' },
     { items: snapshot.proofTests || snapshot.proof_tests, sourceSection: 'snapshot.experiments', defaultLane: 'validate-next' },
@@ -1634,7 +1638,7 @@ function scoreOption(option, mode, context = '', decisionContext = {}) {
 function normalizeLaneHint(value = '') {
   const hint = cleanText(value, 40).toLowerCase().replace(/_/g, '-');
   if (/^(do|do-first|first|build|build-now|now|continue-first|make-tangible|start-here)$/.test(hint)) return 'do';
-  if (/^(validate|validate-next|test|test-next|proof|evidence|evidence-next|try-next|learn-next)$/.test(hint)) return 'test';
+  if (/^(validate|validate-next|validate-manually|test|test-next|test-manually|proof|manual-proof|evidence|evidence-next|try-next|learn-next)$/.test(hint)) return 'test';
   if (/^(defer|later|sequence-later|after-proof|hold-for-later|not-yet)$/.test(hint)) return 'defer';
   if (/^(park|cut|drop|icebox|not-now|set-aside|out-of-scope)$/.test(hint)) return 'park';
   return '';