diff --git a/src/app/api/public/website-inquiries/route.ts b/src/app/api/public/website-inquiries/route.ts
index d94fe0a4..30430a9b 100644
--- a/src/app/api/public/website-inquiries/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/public/website-inquiries/route.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ import {
   notifyWebsiteSubmissionInApp,
   sendWebsiteSubmissionEmails,
 } from '@/lib/services/website-intake-email.service';
+import {
+  autoPromoteWebsiteBerthInquiry,
+  isWebsiteBerthAutopromoteEnabled,
+} from '@/lib/services/website-intake-promote.service';
 
 /**
  * POST /api/public/website-inquiries
@@ -190,6 +194,39 @@ export async function POST(req: NextRequest) {
       ),
     );
 
+    // Flag-gated berth auto-promote (Option 2). On a fresh capture, a
+    // registration for a specific currently-available berth becomes a prospect
+    // immediately and flips the public map to "Under Offer". Default OFF, so
+    // by default captures wait in triage for a rep (Option 1). Fire-and-forget
+    // after the insert: a promote failure must not 500 the capture POST.
+    if (await isWebsiteBerthAutopromoteEnabled(port.id)) {
+      void autoPromoteWebsiteBerthInquiry({
+        portId: port.id,
+        submissionId: parsed.submission_id,
+        kind: parsed.kind,
+        payload: parsed.payload,
+      })
+        .then((r) => {
+          if (r.promoted) {
+            logger.info(
+              { submissionId: parsed.submission_id, interestId: r.interestId, berthId: r.berthId },
+              'website inquiry auto-promoted to interest (berth marked under offer)',
+            );
+          } else {
+            logger.info(
+              { submissionId: parsed.submission_id, reason: r.reason },
+              'website inquiry auto-promote skipped',
+            );
+          }
+        })
+        .catch((err) =>
+          logger.error(
+            { err, submissionId: parsed.submission_id },
+            'Failed to auto-promote website inquiry',
+          ),
+        );
+    }
+
     // Flag-gated CRM-owned emails (registrant confirmation + staff alert).
     // Fire only on this fresh-insert branch so a redelivery never re-sends.
     // Inline fire-and-forget: a send failure must not 500 the capture POST.
diff --git a/src/app/api/v1/berths/[id]/status/reset/route.ts b/src/app/api/v1/berths/[id]/status/reset/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..78680563
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/v1/berths/[id]/status/reset/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { NextResponse } from 'next/server';
+
+import { withAuth, withPermission } from '@/lib/api/helpers';
+import { parseBody } from '@/lib/api/route-helpers';
+import { resetBerthOverrideSchema } from '@/lib/validators/berths';
+import { resetBerthStatusOverride } from '@/lib/services/berths.service';
+import { errorResponse } from '@/lib/errors';
+
+// POST /api/v1/berths/[id]/status/reset
+// Clears a manual status pin so the berth resumes derived/automatic status.
+export const POST = withAuth(
+  withPermission('berths', 'edit', async (req, ctx, params) => {
+    try {
+      const { reason } = await parseBody(req, resetBerthOverrideSchema);
+      const updated = await resetBerthStatusOverride(params.id!, ctx.portId, reason, {
+        userId: ctx.userId,
+        portId: ctx.portId,
+        ipAddress: ctx.ipAddress,
+        userAgent: ctx.userAgent,
+      });
+      return NextResponse.json({ data: updated });
+    } catch (error) {
+      return errorResponse(error);
+    }
+  }),
+);
diff --git a/src/components/berths/berth-columns.tsx b/src/components/berths/berth-columns.tsx
index 9d767cd4..3826ce82 100644
--- a/src/components/berths/berth-columns.tsx
+++ b/src/components/berths/berth-columns.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import { useState } from 'react';
 import { type ColumnDef } from '@tanstack/react-table';
-import { MoreHorizontal, Pencil, Activity, RefreshCw } from 'lucide-react';
+import { MoreHorizontal, Pencil, Activity, RefreshCw, Lock } from 'lucide-react';
 import { useRouter, useParams } from 'next/navigation';
 import { useMutation, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 
@@ -150,17 +150,29 @@ function StatusBadge({ status }: { status: string }) {
 }
 
 /**
- * #67 Phase 2: small amber chip beside the status pill flagging rows
- * whose status was set manually and has no backing interest. These are
- * the candidates for the catch-up wizard - the rep flipped a berth to
- * "Under Offer" or "Sold" without ever creating the matching deal.
+ * Chip beside the status pill flagging a manually-pinned status (wins over
+ * automatic derivation). Two variants:
+ *   - 'catchup' (amber): manual AND no backing interest - a candidate for the
+ *     catch-up wizard (rep flipped to Under Offer/Sold without a matching deal).
+ *   - 'pinned' (slate + lock): manual WITH a backing deal - a deliberate pin.
  */
-function ManualBadge() {
+function ManualBadge({ variant }: { variant: 'catchup' | 'pinned' }) {
+  if (variant === 'catchup') {
+    return (
+      <span
+        className="inline-flex items-center rounded-full border border-amber-300 bg-amber-50 px-1.5 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium uppercase tracking-wide text-amber-800"
+        title="Status set manually with no backing interest - needs catch-up"
+      >
+        Manual
+      </span>
+    );
+  }
   return (
     <span
-      className="inline-flex items-center rounded-full border border-amber-300 bg-amber-50 px-1.5 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium uppercase tracking-wide text-amber-800"
-      title="Status set manually with no backing interest - needs catch-up"
+      className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded-full border border-slate-300 bg-slate-100 px-1.5 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium text-slate-700"
+      title="Status pinned manually - wins over automatic derivation"
     >
+      <Lock className="h-3 w-3" aria-hidden />
       Manual
     </span>
   );
@@ -326,11 +338,12 @@ export const berthColumns: ColumnDef<BerthRow, unknown>[] = [
     header: 'Status',
     cell: ({ row }) => {
       const r = row.original;
-      const isManualUnreconciled = r.statusOverrideMode === 'manual' && !r.latestInterestStage;
+      const isManual = r.statusOverrideMode === 'manual';
+      const isManualUnreconciled = isManual && !r.latestInterestStage;
       return (
         <div className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5">
           <StatusBadge status={r.status} />
-          {isManualUnreconciled ? <ManualBadge /> : null}
+          {isManual ? <ManualBadge variant={isManualUnreconciled ? 'catchup' : 'pinned'} /> : null}
         </div>
       );
     },
diff --git a/src/components/berths/berth-detail-header.tsx b/src/components/berths/berth-detail-header.tsx
index b044cdac..b8ea2672 100644
--- a/src/components/berths/berth-detail-header.tsx
+++ b/src/components/berths/berth-detail-header.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 'use client';
 
 import { useState } from 'react';
-import { Check, ChevronsUpDown, Pencil, RefreshCw } from 'lucide-react';
-import { useQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import { Check, ChevronsUpDown, Lock, Pencil, RefreshCw, RotateCcw } from 'lucide-react';
+import { useMutation, useQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 import { toast } from 'sonner';
 import { useForm } from 'react-hook-form';
 import { zodResolver } from '@hookform/resolvers/zod';
@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@ export type BerthDetailData = {
   berthApproved: boolean | null;
   statusLastChangedReason: string | null;
   statusLastModified: string | null;
+  /** 'manual' = a human pinned this status (wins over derived signals);
+   *  'automated' = set by the rules engine; null = pure derived. */
+  statusOverrideMode: string | null;
+  /** Pipeline stage of the most recent active interest on this berth, if any.
+   *  Used to flag a manual pin that diverges from an active deal. */
+  latestInterestStage: string | null;
   tags: Array<{ id: string; name: string; color: string }>;
 };
 
@@ -258,9 +264,89 @@ function StatusChangeDialog({
   );
 }
 
+/**
+ * Confirm dialog for "Reset to automatic" - drops the manual pin so the berth
+ * resumes derived status. A reason is required (audit trail). An optional
+ * `defaultReason` pre-fills the box for the one-click banner path.
+ */
+function ResetOverrideDialog({
+  berthId,
+  open,
+  onOpenChange,
+  defaultReason = '',
+}: {
+  berthId: string;
+  open: boolean;
+  onOpenChange: (open: boolean) => void;
+  defaultReason?: string;
+}) {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+  const [reason, setReason] = useState(defaultReason);
+
+  const resetMutation = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: () =>
+      apiFetch(`/api/v1/berths/${berthId}/status/reset`, {
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: { reason: reason.trim() || 'Resumed automatic status' },
+      }),
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['berths'] });
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['berth', berthId] });
+      toast.success('Berth reset to automatic status');
+      onOpenChange(false);
+    },
+    onError: (err) => toastError(err),
+  });
+
+  return (
+    <Dialog open={open} onOpenChange={onOpenChange}>
+      <DialogContent className="sm:max-w-md">
+        <DialogHeader>
+          <DialogTitle>Reset to automatic status</DialogTitle>
+        </DialogHeader>
+        <div className="space-y-3">
+          <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+            This removes the manual pin so the berth&apos;s public status is governed by its
+            interests and tenancies again. The displayed status may change immediately.
+          </p>
+          <div className="space-y-2">
+            <Label>Reason *</Label>
+            <Textarea
+              value={reason}
+              onChange={(e) => setReason(e.target.value)}
+              placeholder="Why are you dropping the manual pin?"
+              rows={3}
+            />
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <DialogFooter className="gap-2">
+          <Button variant="outline" onClick={() => onOpenChange(false)}>
+            Cancel
+          </Button>
+          <Button
+            onClick={() => resetMutation.mutate()}
+            disabled={resetMutation.isPending || reason.trim().length === 0}
+          >
+            Reset to automatic
+          </Button>
+        </DialogFooter>
+      </DialogContent>
+    </Dialog>
+  );
+}
+
 export function BerthDetailHeader({ berth }: BerthDetailHeaderProps) {
   const [editOpen, setEditOpen] = useState(false);
   const [statusOpen, setStatusOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [resetOpen, setResetOpen] = useState(false);
+
+  const isManualPin = berth.statusOverrideMode === 'manual';
+  // Divergence the rep should resolve: a berth manually pinned "Available"
+  // that nevertheless has an active deal on it - the public map shows
+  // Available even though something is happening. Prompt to resume automatic
+  // (which derives "Under Offer" from the active specific-interest link).
+  const pinDivergesFromDeal =
+    isManualPin && berth.status === 'available' && !!berth.latestInterestStage;
 
   return (
     <>
@@ -292,6 +378,19 @@ export function BerthDetailHeader({ berth }: BerthDetailHeaderProps) {
             >
               {STATUS_LABELS[berth.status] ?? berth.status}
             </StatusPill>
+            {isManualPin && (
+              <span
+                className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded-full border border-slate-300 bg-slate-100 px-2 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium text-slate-700"
+                title={
+                  berth.statusLastChangedReason
+                    ? `Manually set status (wins over automatic). Reason: ${berth.statusLastChangedReason}`
+                    : 'Manually set status - wins over automatic derivation'
+                }
+              >
+                <Lock className="h-3 w-3" aria-hidden />
+                Manual
+              </span>
+            )}
           </div>
 
           <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2 sm:shrink-0">
@@ -300,6 +399,12 @@ export function BerthDetailHeader({ berth }: BerthDetailHeaderProps) {
                 <RefreshCw className="mr-1.5 h-4 w-4" aria-hidden />
                 Change Status
               </Button>
+              {isManualPin && (
+                <Button variant="outline" size="sm" onClick={() => setResetOpen(true)}>
+                  <RotateCcw className="mr-1.5 h-4 w-4" aria-hidden />
+                  Reset to automatic
+                </Button>
+              )}
               <Button size="sm" onClick={() => setEditOpen(true)}>
                 <Pencil className="mr-1.5 h-4 w-4" aria-hidden />
                 Edit
@@ -309,6 +414,26 @@ export function BerthDetailHeader({ berth }: BerthDetailHeaderProps) {
         </div>
       </DetailHeaderStrip>
 
+      {pinDivergesFromDeal && (
+        <PermissionGate resource="berths" action="edit">
+          <div className="mt-2 flex flex-col gap-2 rounded-lg border border-amber-300 bg-amber-50 px-4 py-3 text-sm text-amber-900 sm:flex-row sm:items-center sm:justify-between">
+            <span>
+              This berth is manually pinned <strong>Available</strong>, but it has an active deal.
+              The public map will keep showing Available until you reset it.
+            </span>
+            <Button
+              size="sm"
+              variant="outline"
+              className="shrink-0 border-amber-400 bg-white hover:bg-amber-100"
+              onClick={() => setResetOpen(true)}
+            >
+              <RotateCcw className="mr-1.5 h-4 w-4" aria-hidden />
+              Reset to automatic
+            </Button>
+          </div>
+        </PermissionGate>
+      )}
+
       <BerthForm berth={berth} open={editOpen} onOpenChange={setEditOpen} />
 
       <StatusChangeDialog
@@ -317,6 +442,13 @@ export function BerthDetailHeader({ berth }: BerthDetailHeaderProps) {
         open={statusOpen}
         onOpenChange={setStatusOpen}
       />
+
+      <ResetOverrideDialog
+        berthId={berth.id}
+        open={resetOpen}
+        onOpenChange={setResetOpen}
+        defaultReason={pinDivergesFromDeal ? 'Resumed automatic status - active deal present' : ''}
+      />
     </>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/dedup/migration-transform.ts b/src/lib/dedup/migration-transform.ts
index 9e8baef1..cccca496 100644
--- a/src/lib/dedup/migration-transform.ts
+++ b/src/lib/dedup/migration-transform.ts
@@ -236,9 +236,14 @@ const DEFAULT_OPTIONS: TransformOptions = {
 // the pre-(9→7)-refactor vocab (open/details_sent/eoi_sent/…) and would have
 // written invalid `pipeline_stage` values. Current stages live in
 // `src/lib/constants.ts` PIPELINE_STAGES.
+// §4b SIGNED OFF (2026-06-02): GQI with no qualifying marker (no berth / no
+// size) is a plain enquiry; GQI that named a berth/size and SQI are qualified.
+// `nurturing` is NOT bulk-assigned from legacy (reserved for actively-worked
+// deals). `deposit_paid` is set independently from the Deposit-10% flag below.
+// Contract Signed stays in `contract` with outcome OPEN (not won).
 const STAGE_MAP: Record<string, string> = {
-  'General Qualified Interest': 'qualified',
-  'Specific Qualified Interest': 'nurturing',
+  'General Qualified Interest': 'enquiry', // refined to 'qualified' below if a berth/size marker exists
+  'Specific Qualified Interest': 'qualified',
   'EOI and NDA Sent': 'eoi',
   'Signed EOI and NDA': 'eoi',
   'Made Reservation': 'reservation',
@@ -666,6 +671,14 @@ function buildPlannedInterest(row: NocoDbRow, clientTempId: string): PlannedInte
   const depositReceived =
     ((row['Deposit 10% Status'] as string | undefined) ?? '').trim() === 'Received';
   let mappedStage = STAGE_MAP[stage] ?? 'enquiry';
+  // §4b marker rule: a "General Qualified Interest" that named a specific berth
+  // OR a desired berth size is really a qualified lead; with no such marker it
+  // stays a plain enquiry. SQI + later stages are unaffected by this.
+  if (stage === 'General Qualified Interest') {
+    const hasBerthMarker = !!(row['Berth Number'] as string | undefined)?.trim();
+    const hasSizeMarker = !!(row['Berth Size Desired'] as string | undefined)?.trim();
+    mappedStage = hasBerthMarker || hasSizeMarker ? 'qualified' : 'enquiry';
+  }
   if (depositReceived && mappedStage !== 'contract') mappedStage = 'deposit_paid';
 
   // Interest-level EOI signing state (for display on the deal). "Signed"
diff --git a/src/lib/services/berth-rules-engine.ts b/src/lib/services/berth-rules-engine.ts
index 2df0f7d0..1412353a 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/berth-rules-engine.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/berth-rules-engine.ts
@@ -243,11 +243,33 @@ async function applyRuleToBerth(
       // pre-lock snapshot. If the prior contender already moved status to
       // our target, we're idempotent and bail.
       const [current] = await tx
-        .select({ status: berths.status })
+        .select({ status: berths.status, statusOverrideMode: berths.statusOverrideMode })
         .from(berths)
         .where(and(eq(berths.id, targetBerthId), eq(berths.portId, portId)));
 
       if (!current) return { changed: false as const };
+
+      // Soft-pin priority: a human-set manual override wins over automatic
+      // rules EXCEPT a real sale (target 'sold' — deposit_received /
+      // contract_signed / interest_completed). Soft triggers (eoi_*,
+      // reservation→under_offer, *→available) must not stomp a manual pin;
+      // the pin persists until a human changes or resets it. Sale triggers
+      // still override because a confirmed sale is a fact a stale pin can't
+      // be allowed to hide.
+      if (current.statusOverrideMode === 'manual' && rule.targetStatus !== 'sold') {
+        logger.debug(
+          {
+            trigger,
+            targetBerthId,
+            portId,
+            status: current.status,
+            targetStatus: rule.targetStatus,
+          },
+          'Berth-rule auto: respecting manual pin, skipping non-sale auto-write',
+        );
+        return { changed: false as const };
+      }
+
       if (current.status === rule.targetStatus) {
         // Idempotent re-fire. We already audited the decision above; nothing
         // more to do here.
diff --git a/src/lib/services/berths.service.ts b/src/lib/services/berths.service.ts
index ce00d4dc..56b4181c 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/berths.service.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/berths.service.ts
@@ -635,6 +635,76 @@ export async function updateBerthStatus(
   return updated!;
 }
 
+// ─── Reset Manual Override ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+//
+// "Reset to automatic": clears `statusOverrideMode` so the berth stops being a
+// human-pinned status and resumes derived behaviour. The base `status` is left
+// as-is (the rep can change it explicitly via updateBerthStatus) - the point of
+// the reset is to drop the pin so the public-map derivation (specific-interest
+// links, tenancies) and the rules engine govern the berth again. For the common
+// case (pinned `available` with an active specific interest) this immediately
+// flips the public map to "Under Offer" because `derivePublicStatus` no longer
+// sees a manual override to honour.
+
+export async function resetBerthStatusOverride(
+  id: string,
+  portId: string,
+  reason: string,
+  meta: AuditMeta,
+) {
+  const existing = await db.query.berths.findFirst({
+    where: and(eq(berths.id, id), eq(berths.portId, portId)),
+  });
+  if (!existing) throw new NotFoundError('Berth');
+  if (existing.statusOverrideMode !== 'manual') {
+    throw new ValidationError('Berth is not in a manual-override state');
+  }
+
+  const [updated] = await db
+    .update(berths)
+    .set({
+      statusOverrideMode: null,
+      statusLastChangedBy: meta.userId,
+      statusLastChangedReason: reason,
+      statusLastModified: new Date(),
+      updatedAt: new Date(),
+    })
+    .where(and(eq(berths.id, id), eq(berths.portId, portId)))
+    .returning();
+
+  void createAuditLog({
+    userId: meta.userId,
+    portId,
+    action: 'update',
+    entityType: 'berth',
+    entityId: id,
+    oldValue: { statusOverrideMode: 'manual' },
+    newValue: { statusOverrideMode: null, reason },
+    metadata: { type: 'reset_manual_override', reason },
+    ipAddress: meta.ipAddress,
+    userAgent: meta.userAgent,
+  });
+
+  // The displayed (derived) status may change the instant the pin drops, so
+  // tell the open boards to refetch - same event the status PATCH emits.
+  emitToRoom(`port:${portId}`, 'berth:statusChanged', {
+    berthId: id,
+    oldStatus: existing.status,
+    newStatus: existing.status,
+    triggeredBy: meta.userId,
+  });
+
+  void import('@/lib/services/webhook-dispatch').then(({ dispatchWebhookEvent }) =>
+    dispatchWebhookEvent(portId, 'berth:statusChanged', {
+      berthId: id,
+      oldStatus: existing.status,
+      newStatus: existing.status,
+    }),
+  );
+
+  return updated!;
+}
+
 // ─── Reconciliation Queue ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 //
 // #67 Phase 3: surfaces every berth whose status was set manually (i.e.
diff --git a/src/lib/services/public-berths.ts b/src/lib/services/public-berths.ts
index 426664a9..9c51188f 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/public-berths.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/public-berths.ts
@@ -106,13 +106,31 @@ export function isPermanentTenureType(tenureType: string | null | undefined): bo
  * active (non-archived, non-closed) interest. Seasonal / fixed-term
  * active tenancies do not flip the public status — they fall through
  * to the existing under-offer / available precedence.
+ *
+ * Manual-override priority (soft pin): when `overrideMode === 'manual'` a
+ * human has deliberately pinned this berth's status, so the pinned base
+ * status wins over the interest-derived signal — a berth a rep pinned
+ * `available` stays Available even with an active specific-interest link.
+ * The pin is "soft": a real permanent tenancy (genuine occupancy) and an
+ * explicit `sold` status still override it, because those represent facts
+ * a stale pin must not hide. A real deposit-paid sale overrides at WRITE
+ * time (the rules engine flips the berth to `sold` + `automated`), so by
+ * the time we read here the manual pin is already gone in that case.
+ * `overrideMode` defaults to null => pure automatic derivation (unchanged).
  */
 export function derivePublicStatus(
   internalStatus: string,
   hasSpecificInterest: boolean,
   hasActivePermanentTenancy = false,
+  overrideMode: string | null = null,
 ): PublicStatus {
+  // Real permanent occupancy / explicit sold always win, even over a pin.
   if (internalStatus === 'sold' || hasActivePermanentTenancy) return 'Sold';
+  // Soft pin: a manual override wins over the interest-derived signal.
+  if (overrideMode === 'manual') {
+    return internalStatus === 'under_offer' ? 'Under Offer' : 'Available';
+  }
+  // Automatic derivation.
   if (internalStatus === 'under_offer' || hasSpecificInterest) return 'Under Offer';
   return 'Available';
 }
@@ -149,7 +167,12 @@ export function toPublicBerth(
     'Side Pontoon': toString(berth.sidePontoon),
     'Power Capacity': toNumber(berth.powerCapacity),
     Voltage: toNumber(berth.voltage),
-    Status: derivePublicStatus(berth.status, hasSpecificInterest, hasActivePermanentTenancy),
+    Status: derivePublicStatus(
+      berth.status,
+      hasSpecificInterest,
+      hasActivePermanentTenancy,
+      berth.statusOverrideMode,
+    ),
     Area: toString(berth.area),
     'Mooring Type': toString(berth.mooringType),
     'Bow Facing': toString(berth.bowFacing),
diff --git a/src/lib/services/website-intake-promote.service.ts b/src/lib/services/website-intake-promote.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..449c5c2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/services/website-intake-promote.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,302 @@
+/**
+ * Auto-promote a captured website berth registration into a prospect.
+ *
+ * The marketing website dual-writes every inquiry into `website_submissions`
+ * (capture-only - see `/api/public/website-inquiries`). By default those sit
+ * in the triage inbox until a rep promotes them, and promotion is what marks
+ * the berth "Under Offer" on the public map (Option 1).
+ *
+ * When the per-port flag `website_berth_autopromote_enabled` is ON (Option 2),
+ * a registration for a SPECIFIC, currently-available berth skips the wait: we
+ * create the prospect immediately (client deduped by email + optional yacht +
+ * interest) and link the berth with `is_specific_interest=true`, which
+ * `derivePublicStatus` reads as "Under Offer" - so the public map flips the
+ * moment the registration lands. The submission is marked `converted` so a rep
+ * never double-creates it.
+ *
+ * Safety posture:
+ *   - Only fires for `berth_inquiry` submissions that name a resolvable berth
+ *     whose base status is exactly `available`. Sold / Under Offer / unknown
+ *     berths are left alone (never stomp a manual or sold state).
+ *   - Skips when the same client already has an open specific-interest link on
+ *     that berth (double-submit guard).
+ *   - Default OFF; intended to be flipped on only post-cutover so it never
+ *     races the NocoDB-primary migration window.
+ *   - Caller invokes this fire-and-forget after the idempotent capture insert,
+ *     so a failure here can never 500 the public capture POST.
+ */
+
+import { and, eq, isNull, or, sql } from 'drizzle-orm';
+
+import { db } from '@/lib/db';
+import { withTransaction } from '@/lib/db/utils';
+import { systemSettings } from '@/lib/db/schema/system';
+import { berths } from '@/lib/db/schema/berths';
+import { interests, interestBerths } from '@/lib/db/schema/interests';
+import { clients, clientContacts } from '@/lib/db/schema/clients';
+import { yachts, yachtOwnershipHistory } from '@/lib/db/schema/yachts';
+import { websiteSubmissions } from '@/lib/db/schema/website-submissions';
+import { upsertInterestBerthTx } from '@/lib/services/interest-berths.service';
+import { extractInquiryFields } from '@/lib/services/website-intake-fields';
+
+/** Per-port gate. Default OFF (no row -> disabled). */
+export async function isWebsiteBerthAutopromoteEnabled(portId: string): Promise<boolean> {
+  const row = await db
+    .select({ value: systemSettings.value })
+    .from(systemSettings)
+    .where(
+      and(
+        eq(systemSettings.key, 'website_berth_autopromote_enabled'),
+        or(eq(systemSettings.portId, portId), isNull(systemSettings.portId)),
+      ),
+    )
+    .limit(1);
+  return row[0]?.value === true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Pure decision helper: does this submission express interest in a SPECIFIC
+ * berth? Only `berth_inquiry` submissions that carry a non-empty mooring
+ * number qualify. Kept pure + exported for unit testing.
+ */
+export function extractPromotionIntent(
+  kind: string,
+  payload: Record<string, unknown>,
+): { hasSpecificBerth: boolean; mooringNumber: string | null } {
+  if (kind !== 'berth_inquiry') return { hasSpecificBerth: false, mooringNumber: null };
+  const fields = extractInquiryFields(payload);
+  return {
+    hasSpecificBerth: !!fields.mooringNumber,
+    mooringNumber: fields.mooringNumber,
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Pure helper: a berth is auto-promotable only when its base status is exactly
+ * `available`. Anything else (under_offer / sold / unknown) is left untouched.
+ */
+export function isBerthPromotable(status: string | null | undefined): boolean {
+  return status === 'available';
+}
+
+/** Strip the website's appended "ft" unit and return a numeric string, or null. */
+function parseFeet(value: unknown): string | null {
+  if (typeof value !== 'string' && typeof value !== 'number') return null;
+  const m = String(value).match(/-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?/);
+  return m ? m[0] : null;
+}
+
+export interface AutoPromoteInput {
+  portId: string;
+  submissionId: string;
+  kind: string;
+  payload: Record<string, unknown>;
+}
+
+export type AutoPromoteResult =
+  | { promoted: false; reason: string }
+  | {
+      promoted: true;
+      interestId: string;
+      clientId: string;
+      berthId: string;
+      mooringNumber: string;
+    };
+
+/**
+ * Attempt to auto-promote a captured berth submission. Returns a structured
+ * result describing what happened (or why it was skipped). Never throws for
+ * "skip" conditions - only genuinely unexpected DB errors propagate, and the
+ * caller wraps this in `.catch`.
+ */
+export async function autoPromoteWebsiteBerthInquiry(
+  input: AutoPromoteInput,
+): Promise<AutoPromoteResult> {
+  const { portId, submissionId, kind, payload } = input;
+
+  const intent = extractPromotionIntent(kind, payload);
+  if (!intent.hasSpecificBerth || !intent.mooringNumber) {
+    return { promoted: false, reason: 'no-specific-berth' };
+  }
+  const mooringNumber = intent.mooringNumber;
+
+  // Resolve the berth (read-only, outside the tx).
+  const berth = await db.query.berths.findFirst({
+    where: and(eq(berths.mooringNumber, mooringNumber), eq(berths.portId, portId)),
+    columns: { id: true, status: true },
+  });
+  if (!berth) {
+    return { promoted: false, reason: 'berth-not-found' };
+  }
+  if (!isBerthPromotable(berth.status)) {
+    return { promoted: false, reason: `berth-not-available:${berth.status}` };
+  }
+  const berthId = berth.id;
+
+  const fields = extractInquiryFields(payload);
+  if (!fields.email) {
+    // No email -> we can't dedup or contact; leave it in triage for a human.
+    return { promoted: false, reason: 'no-email' };
+  }
+  const normalizedEmail = fields.email.trim().toLowerCase();
+  const fullName = fields.fullName || 'Unknown';
+
+  const yachtName =
+    typeof payload.berth_yacht_name === 'string' ? payload.berth_yacht_name.trim() : '';
+  const lengthFt = parseFeet(payload.berth_min_length);
+  const widthFt = parseFeet(payload.berth_min_width);
+  const draftFt = parseFeet(payload.berth_min_draught);
+
+  const result = await withTransaction(async (tx) => {
+    // 1. Find-or-create client by lowercased primary email (mirrors the eager
+    //    public-interest dedup so a known registrant doesn't fork a new row).
+    let clientId: string;
+    const existingContact = await tx.query.clientContacts.findFirst({
+      where: and(
+        eq(clientContacts.channel, 'email'),
+        sql`LOWER(${clientContacts.value}) = ${normalizedEmail}`,
+      ),
+    });
+    if (existingContact) {
+      const existingClient = await tx.query.clients.findFirst({
+        where: eq(clients.id, existingContact.clientId),
+      });
+      if (existingClient && existingClient.portId === portId) {
+        clientId = existingClient.id;
+      } else {
+        clientId = await createPromotedClient(tx, portId, fullName, normalizedEmail, fields.phone);
+      }
+    } else {
+      clientId = await createPromotedClient(tx, portId, fullName, normalizedEmail, fields.phone);
+    }
+
+    // 2. Double-submit guard: bail if this client already has an OPEN interest
+    //    with a specific-interest link on this berth.
+    const existingLink = await tx
+      .select({ id: interests.id })
+      .from(interests)
+      .innerJoin(interestBerths, eq(interestBerths.interestId, interests.id))
+      .where(
+        and(
+          eq(interests.clientId, clientId),
+          eq(interests.portId, portId),
+          isNull(interests.archivedAt),
+          isNull(interests.outcome),
+          eq(interestBerths.berthId, berthId),
+          eq(interestBerths.isSpecificInterest, true),
+        ),
+      )
+      .limit(1);
+    if (existingLink[0]) {
+      return { kind: 'skip' as const, reason: 'duplicate-open-interest' };
+    }
+
+    // 3. Optional yacht (only when the registrant named one). Owner = client.
+    let yachtId: string | null = null;
+    if (yachtName) {
+      const [newYacht] = await tx
+        .insert(yachts)
+        .values({
+          portId,
+          name: yachtName,
+          lengthFt,
+          widthFt,
+          draftFt,
+          currentOwnerType: 'client',
+          currentOwnerId: clientId,
+          status: 'active',
+        })
+        .returning();
+      yachtId = newYacht!.id;
+      await tx.insert(yachtOwnershipHistory).values({
+        yachtId,
+        ownerType: 'client',
+        ownerId: clientId,
+        startDate: new Date(),
+        endDate: null,
+        createdBy: 'website-auto-promote',
+      });
+    }
+
+    // 4. Create the interest.
+    const [newInterest] = await tx
+      .insert(interests)
+      .values({
+        portId,
+        clientId,
+        yachtId,
+        source: 'website',
+        pipelineStage: 'enquiry',
+      })
+      .returning();
+    const interestId = newInterest!.id;
+
+    // 5. Link the berth via the canonical junction helper. is_specific_interest
+    //    true => the public map derives "Under Offer". isPrimary forces the
+    //    in-bundle invariant (matches the eager public-interest path).
+    await upsertInterestBerthTx(tx, interestId, berthId, {
+      isPrimary: true,
+      isSpecificInterest: true,
+      addedBy: 'website-auto-promote',
+    });
+
+    // 6. Mark the captured submission converted so triage never double-creates.
+    await tx
+      .update(websiteSubmissions)
+      .set({
+        triageState: 'converted',
+        triagedAt: new Date(),
+        triagedBy: 'system:website-auto-promote',
+      })
+      .where(
+        and(
+          eq(websiteSubmissions.submissionId, submissionId),
+          eq(websiteSubmissions.portId, portId),
+        ),
+      );
+
+    return { kind: 'promoted' as const, interestId, clientId };
+  });
+
+  if (result.kind === 'skip') {
+    return { promoted: false, reason: result.reason };
+  }
+  return {
+    promoted: true,
+    interestId: result.interestId,
+    clientId: result.clientId,
+    berthId,
+    mooringNumber,
+  };
+}
+
+async function createPromotedClient(
+  tx: typeof db,
+  portId: string,
+  fullName: string,
+  normalizedEmail: string,
+  phone: string,
+): Promise<string> {
+  const [newClient] = await tx
+    .insert(clients)
+    .values({ portId, fullName, source: 'website' })
+    .returning();
+  const clientId = newClient!.id;
+
+  await tx.insert(clientContacts).values({
+    clientId,
+    channel: 'email',
+    value: normalizedEmail,
+    isPrimary: true,
+  });
+  if (phone) {
+    await tx.insert(clientContacts).values({
+      clientId,
+      channel: 'phone',
+      value: phone,
+      isPrimary: false,
+    });
+  }
+
+  return clientId;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/settings/registry.ts b/src/lib/settings/registry.ts
index d277cf43..72e0a361 100644
--- a/src/lib/settings/registry.ts
+++ b/src/lib/settings/registry.ts
@@ -677,6 +677,27 @@ export const REGISTRY: SettingEntry[] = [
     defaultValue: false,
   },
 
+  // Operations - Website berth auto-promote. Port-scoped gate that decides
+  // what a website berth registration does to the public map. OFF (default):
+  // captures land in the triage inbox and a rep promotes them, which marks
+  // the berth (Option 1, the safe posture - matches the old NocoDB manual
+  // flow). ON: a berth_inquiry naming a specific, currently-available berth
+  // is auto-promoted to a prospect (client + optional yacht + interest) with
+  // the berth linked is_specific_interest=true, immediately flipping the
+  // public map to "Under Offer" (Option 2, hybrid). General/residence/contact
+  // submissions stay capture-only either way. Intended to be flipped ON only
+  // post-cutover so it never races the NocoDB-primary migration window.
+  {
+    key: 'website_berth_autopromote_enabled',
+    section: 'operations.intake',
+    label: 'Auto-mark berths from website registrations',
+    description:
+      'When enabled, a website registration for a SPECIFIC, currently-available berth is auto-promoted into a prospect (client + interest, with the berth marked "Under Offer" on the public map) instead of waiting in the triage inbox for a rep. Skips berths that are already Sold or Under Offer, and skips general inquiries with no specific berth (those still go to triage). Leave OFF for the safe behavior where a rep reviews and promotes each registration. Recommended to keep OFF until after the website cutover.',
+    type: 'boolean',
+    scope: 'port',
+    defaultValue: false,
+  },
+
   // ─── Operations - Residential module ──────────────────────────────────────
   // Port-scoped gate for the entire Residential surface (sidebar
   // "Residential" section, /residential/clients + /residential/interests
diff --git a/src/lib/validators/berths.ts b/src/lib/validators/berths.ts
index 925f555e..4418b4ca 100644
--- a/src/lib/validators/berths.ts
+++ b/src/lib/validators/berths.ts
@@ -91,6 +91,15 @@ export const updateBerthStatusSchema = z.object({
 
 export type UpdateBerthStatusInput = z.infer<typeof updateBerthStatusSchema>;
 
+// ─── Reset Manual Override ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// Drops the manual pin so the berth resumes derived/automatic status. A reason
+// is required so the audit trail records why the rep stopped pinning.
+export const resetBerthOverrideSchema = z.object({
+  reason: z.string().trim().min(1, 'Reason is required'),
+});
+
+export type ResetBerthOverrideInput = z.infer<typeof resetBerthOverrideSchema>;
+
 // ─── Archive Berth ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 // Post-audit F5: archive replaces hard-delete. A `reason` is required so
diff --git a/tests/unit/dedup/migration-transform.test.ts b/tests/unit/dedup/migration-transform.test.ts
index be8bd674..cdd200d0 100644
--- a/tests/unit/dedup/migration-transform.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/dedup/migration-transform.test.ts
@@ -180,15 +180,59 @@ describe('transformSnapshot - fixture regression', () => {
     expect(sourceIds).toEqual([188, 236, 336, 536, 585, 624, 625, 681, 682, 683, 717, 999]);
   });
 
-  it('maps the legacy 8-stage enum to new pipeline stages', () => {
+  it('maps the legacy 8-stage enum to new pipeline stages (§4b signed-off)', () => {
     const plan = transformSnapshot(FIXTURE);
     const stagesById = new Map(plan.interests.map((i) => [i.sourceId, i.pipelineStage]));
-    expect(stagesById.get(681)).toBe('qualified'); // General Qualified Interest
-    expect(stagesById.get(682)).toBe('nurturing'); // Specific Qualified Interest
+    // 681 is "General Qualified Interest" with no berth/size marker → enquiry.
+    expect(stagesById.get(681)).toBe('enquiry');
+    // 682 is "Specific Qualified Interest" → qualified.
+    expect(stagesById.get(682)).toBe('qualified');
     expect(stagesById.get(336)).toBe('contract'); // Contract Signed
     expect(stagesById.get(585)).toBe('eoi'); // Signed EOI and NDA
   });
 
+  it('§4b marker rule: a GQI that named a berth or size is qualified, not a plain enquiry', () => {
+    const snap: NocoDbSnapshot = {
+      fetchedAt: '2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z',
+      berths: [],
+      residentialInterests: [],
+      websiteInterestSubmissions: [],
+      websiteContactFormSubmissions: [],
+      websiteBerthEoiSupplements: [],
+      interests: [
+        row({
+          Id: 9001,
+          'Full Name': 'Bare Enquiry',
+          'Email Address': 'bare@example.com',
+          'Phone Number': '+15550000001',
+          'Sales Process Level': 'General Qualified Interest',
+        }),
+        row({
+          Id: 9002,
+          'Full Name': 'Named Berth',
+          'Email Address': 'berth@example.com',
+          'Phone Number': '+15550000002',
+          'Sales Process Level': 'General Qualified Interest',
+          'Berth Number': 'A1',
+        }),
+        row({
+          Id: 9003,
+          'Full Name': 'Wants Size',
+          'Email Address': 'size@example.com',
+          'Phone Number': '+15550000003',
+          'Sales Process Level': 'General Qualified Interest',
+          'Berth Size Desired': '20m',
+        }),
+      ],
+    };
+    const stagesById = new Map(
+      transformSnapshot(snap).interests.map((i) => [i.sourceId, i.pipelineStage]),
+    );
+    expect(stagesById.get(9001)).toBe('enquiry'); // no marker
+    expect(stagesById.get(9002)).toBe('qualified'); // named a berth
+    expect(stagesById.get(9003)).toBe('qualified'); // entered a desired size
+  });
+
   it('attaches different yachts to one merged Constanzo client', () => {
     const plan = transformSnapshot(FIXTURE);
     const constanzoClient = plan.clients.find(
diff --git a/tests/unit/services/public-berths.test.ts b/tests/unit/services/public-berths.test.ts
index de5f6b23..662fb639 100644
--- a/tests/unit/services/public-berths.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/services/public-berths.test.ts
@@ -117,6 +117,31 @@ describe('derivePublicStatus', () => {
       expect(derivePublicStatus('available', true)).toBe('Under Offer');
     });
   });
+
+  describe('manual override (soft pin)', () => {
+    it('a manual "available" pin wins over an active specific-interest link', () => {
+      // The key behaviour: a rep deliberately keeping a berth Available is NOT
+      // overridden by an interest-derived "Under Offer".
+      expect(derivePublicStatus('available', true, false, 'manual')).toBe('Available');
+    });
+    it('a manual "under_offer" pin shows Under Offer', () => {
+      expect(derivePublicStatus('under_offer', false, false, 'manual')).toBe('Under Offer');
+    });
+    it('a manual "sold" pin shows Sold', () => {
+      expect(derivePublicStatus('sold', false, false, 'manual')).toBe('Sold');
+    });
+    it('a real permanent tenancy still overrides a manual "available" pin (soft pin)', () => {
+      expect(derivePublicStatus('available', false, true, 'manual')).toBe('Sold');
+      expect(derivePublicStatus('available', true, true, 'manual')).toBe('Sold');
+    });
+    it('"automated" override mode falls through to normal derivation (interest promotes)', () => {
+      expect(derivePublicStatus('available', true, false, 'automated')).toBe('Under Offer');
+    });
+    it('null/omitted override mode preserves pre-pin behaviour', () => {
+      expect(derivePublicStatus('available', true, false, null)).toBe('Under Offer');
+      expect(derivePublicStatus('available', true, false)).toBe('Under Offer');
+    });
+  });
 });
 
 describe('isPermanentTenureType', () => {
diff --git a/tests/unit/website-intake-promote.test.ts b/tests/unit/website-intake-promote.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ad0ae264
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/website-intake-promote.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+
+import {
+  extractPromotionIntent,
+  isBerthPromotable,
+} from '@/lib/services/website-intake-promote.service';
+
+describe('extractPromotionIntent', () => {
+  it('detects a specific berth on a berth_inquiry', () => {
+    expect(extractPromotionIntent('berth_inquiry', { first_name: 'Jane', berth: 'A1' })).toEqual({
+      hasSpecificBerth: true,
+      mooringNumber: 'A1',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('returns no berth for a berth_inquiry with no mooring', () => {
+    expect(extractPromotionIntent('berth_inquiry', { first_name: 'Jane' })).toEqual({
+      hasSpecificBerth: false,
+      mooringNumber: null,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('ignores residence / contact kinds entirely', () => {
+    expect(extractPromotionIntent('residence_inquiry', { berth: 'A1' })).toEqual({
+      hasSpecificBerth: false,
+      mooringNumber: null,
+    });
+    expect(extractPromotionIntent('contact_form', { berth: 'A1' })).toEqual({
+      hasSpecificBerth: false,
+      mooringNumber: null,
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe('isBerthPromotable', () => {
+  it('only an exactly-available berth is promotable', () => {
+    expect(isBerthPromotable('available')).toBe(true);
+  });
+  it('under_offer / sold / unknown / null are NOT promotable (never stomp)', () => {
+    expect(isBerthPromotable('under_offer')).toBe(false);
+    expect(isBerthPromotable('sold')).toBe(false);
+    expect(isBerthPromotable('something')).toBe(false);
+    expect(isBerthPromotable(null)).toBe(false);
+    expect(isBerthPromotable(undefined)).toBe(false);
+  });
+});