diff --git a/src/app/api/v1/interests/[id]/berths/[berthId]/handlers.ts b/src/app/api/v1/interests/[id]/berths/[berthId]/handlers.ts
index 6325bbe..4c5c3bd 100644
--- a/src/app/api/v1/interests/[id]/berths/[berthId]/handlers.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/v1/interests/[id]/berths/[berthId]/handlers.ts
@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@ export const patchHandler: RouteHandler = async (req, ctx, params) => {
       interestId,
       berthId,
     });
+    void import('@/lib/services/webhook-dispatch').then(({ dispatchWebhookEvent }) =>
+      dispatchWebhookEvent(ctx.portId, 'interest:berthLinkUpdated', {
+        interestId,
+        berthId,
+      }),
+    );
 
     return NextResponse.json({ data: updated });
   } catch (error) {
@@ -136,6 +142,12 @@ export const deleteHandler: RouteHandler = async (_req, ctx, params) => {
       interestId,
       berthId,
     });
+    void import('@/lib/services/webhook-dispatch').then(({ dispatchWebhookEvent }) =>
+      dispatchWebhookEvent(ctx.portId, 'interest:berthUnlinked', {
+        interestId,
+        berthId,
+      }),
+    );
 
     return new NextResponse(null, { status: 204 });
   } catch (error) {
diff --git a/src/app/api/v1/interests/[id]/berths/handlers.ts b/src/app/api/v1/interests/[id]/berths/handlers.ts
index 35c640d..1ca32d7 100644
--- a/src/app/api/v1/interests/[id]/berths/handlers.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/v1/interests/[id]/berths/handlers.ts
@@ -92,6 +92,15 @@ export const addHandler: RouteHandler = async (req, ctx, params) => {
       interestId,
       berthId: body.berthId,
     });
+    // Outbound webhook: the legacy /link-berth path dispatched
+    // `interest.berth_linked` and external integrations subscribe to it.
+    // The new junction-add path must keep that contract.
+    void import('@/lib/services/webhook-dispatch').then(({ dispatchWebhookEvent }) =>
+      dispatchWebhookEvent(ctx.portId, 'interest:berthLinked', {
+        interestId,
+        berthId: body.berthId,
+      }),
+    );
 
     return NextResponse.json({ data: link }, { status: 201 });
   } catch (error) {
diff --git a/src/components/berths/berth-interest-pulse.tsx b/src/components/berths/berth-interest-pulse.tsx
index 733c1b8..97df770 100644
--- a/src/components/berths/berth-interest-pulse.tsx
+++ b/src/components/berths/berth-interest-pulse.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { apiFetch } from '@/lib/api/client';
 import { stageBadgeClass, stageLabel } from '@/lib/constants';
 import { computeUrgencyBadges } from '@/components/interests/urgency';
 import type { InterestRow } from '@/components/interests/interest-columns';
+import { useRealtimeInvalidation } from '@/hooks/use-realtime-invalidation';
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
 
 interface InterestsResponse {
@@ -33,8 +34,9 @@ export function BerthInterestPulse({ berthId }: { berthId: string }) {
   const params = useParams<{ portSlug: string }>();
   const portSlug = params?.portSlug ?? '';
 
+  const queryKey = ['interests', { berthId, sort: 'dateLastContact', order: 'desc' }];
   const { data, isLoading } = useQuery<InterestsResponse>({
-    queryKey: ['interests', { berthId, sort: 'dateLastContact', order: 'desc' }],
+    queryKey,
     queryFn: () =>
       apiFetch<InterestsResponse>(
         `/api/v1/interests?berthId=${berthId}&limit=10&sort=dateLastContact&order=desc`,
@@ -42,6 +44,19 @@ export function BerthInterestPulse({ berthId }: { berthId: string }) {
     staleTime: 30_000,
   });
 
+  // Stay in sync with the linked-berths list + add-to-interest dialog.
+  // Each of those flows emits a realtime socket event but does NOT
+  // invalidate this exact query key (it's berth-scoped, theirs are
+  // interest-scoped) — bridge via the invalidation hook.
+  useRealtimeInvalidation({
+    'interest:berthLinked': [queryKey],
+    'interest:berthUnlinked': [queryKey],
+    'interest:berthLinkUpdated': [queryKey],
+    'interest:created': [queryKey],
+    'interest:stageChanged': [queryKey],
+    'interest:archived': [queryKey],
+  });
+
   const all = data?.data ?? [];
   const active = all.filter((i) => !i.archivedAt && !i.outcome);
   const preview = active.slice(0, PREVIEW_LIMIT);
diff --git a/src/lib/db/schema/berths.ts b/src/lib/db/schema/berths.ts
index 1f89a6a..58ba6a8 100644
--- a/src/lib/db/schema/berths.ts
+++ b/src/lib/db/schema/berths.ts
@@ -92,6 +92,17 @@ export const berths = pgTable(
   ],
 );
 
+// Note: `berths.current_pdf_version_id` has an `ON DELETE SET NULL` FK to
+// `berth_pdf_versions.id` installed by migration 0030. The column is left
+// without a `.references()` / `foreignKey()` declaration in the Drizzle
+// schema because the two tables form a circular FK (berth_pdf_versions →
+// berths), and Drizzle's relation inference doesn't tolerate the cycle
+// when both sides are declared via column-level `.references()`. The
+// migration chain authoritatively maintains the constraint; a fresh
+// `db:push` against an empty DB would skip the FK and require a follow-up
+// generated migration to add it back. This is acceptable because we
+// always apply migrations in order in dev/CI/prod.
+
 export const berthMapData = pgTable(
   'berth_map_data',
   {
diff --git a/src/lib/services/berth-pdf-parser.ts b/src/lib/services/berth-pdf-parser.ts
index d7d49c8..4d5c746 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/berth-pdf-parser.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/berth-pdf-parser.ts
@@ -470,9 +470,13 @@ function coerceFieldValue(key: keyof ExtractedBerthFields, raw: string): string
     }
     return raw;
   }
-  // Numeric columns: strip currency / unit suffixes and commas.
+  // Numeric columns: strip currency / unit suffixes and commas. Berth
+  // dimensions / capacities / prices are all non-negative — reject
+  // negatives outright so an AcroForm with `length_ft="-50"` doesn't
+  // poison the recommender feasibility filter when applied.
   const numeric = Number(raw.replace(/[^0-9.\-]/g, ''));
-  return Number.isFinite(numeric) ? numeric : null;
+  if (!Number.isFinite(numeric)) return null;
+  return numeric < 0 ? null : numeric;
 }
 
 /** Parse a human date like "September 15 2025" → "2025-09-15". */
diff --git a/src/lib/services/berth-recommender.service.ts b/src/lib/services/berth-recommender.service.ts
index ebc7c6e..197ad92 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/berth-recommender.service.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/berth-recommender.service.ts
@@ -448,7 +448,15 @@ export async function recommendBerths(args: RecommendBerthsArgs): Promise<Recomm
     aggregates AS (
       SELECT
         f.id AS berth_id,
-        COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE i.archived_at IS NULL AND i.outcome IS NULL) AS active_interest_count,
+        -- Active = is_specific_interest=true junction rows only (matches
+        -- the public-map "Under Offer" filter). An EOI-bundle-only link
+        -- (is_specific_interest=false, is_in_eoi_bundle=true) is legal
+        -- coverage, not a pitch, and shouldn't demote the berth.
+        COUNT(*) FILTER (
+          WHERE i.archived_at IS NULL
+            AND i.outcome IS NULL
+            AND ib.is_specific_interest = true
+        ) AS active_interest_count,
         COUNT(*) FILTER (
           WHERE i.outcome IS NOT NULL AND (i.outcome::text LIKE 'lost%' OR i.outcome = 'cancelled')
         ) AS lost_count,
@@ -483,7 +491,11 @@ export async function recommendBerths(args: RecommendBerthsArgs): Promise<Recomm
           ) FILTER (WHERE i.outcome IS NOT NULL AND (i.outcome::text LIKE 'lost%' OR i.outcome = 'cancelled')),
           0
         ) AS fallthrough_max_stage,
-        COUNT(*) AS total_interest_count,
+        -- COUNT(ib.berth_id) (not COUNT(*)) so a berth with no junction
+        -- rows reports 0 — the LEFT JOIN otherwise produces a single
+        -- NULL-right-side row that COUNT(*) would tally as 1 and inflate
+        -- the heat interest-count component for berths with no history.
+        COUNT(ib.berth_id) AS total_interest_count,
         COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE i.eoi_status = 'signed') AS eoi_signed_count
       FROM feasible f
       LEFT JOIN interest_berths ib ON ib.berth_id = f.id
diff --git a/src/lib/services/webhook-event-map.ts b/src/lib/services/webhook-event-map.ts
index e3cbfce..3677bf9 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/webhook-event-map.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/webhook-event-map.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ export const WEBHOOK_EVENTS = [
   'interest.created',
   'interest.stage_changed',
   'interest.berth_linked',
+  'interest.berth_unlinked',
+  'interest.berth_link_updated',
   'berth.status_changed',
   'berth.updated',
   'document.sent',
@@ -51,6 +53,8 @@ export const INTERNAL_TO_WEBHOOK_MAP: Record<string, WebhookEvent> = {
   'interest:created': 'interest.created',
   'interest:stageChanged': 'interest.stage_changed',
   'interest:berthLinked': 'interest.berth_linked',
+  'interest:berthUnlinked': 'interest.berth_unlinked',
+  'interest:berthLinkUpdated': 'interest.berth_link_updated',
   'berth:statusChanged': 'berth.status_changed',
   'berth:updated': 'berth.updated',
   'document:sent': 'document.sent',
diff --git a/src/lib/storage/filesystem.ts b/src/lib/storage/filesystem.ts
index f4bf45d..5d22475 100644
--- a/src/lib/storage/filesystem.ts
+++ b/src/lib/storage/filesystem.ts
@@ -314,9 +314,19 @@ function resolveHmacSecret(encryptedSecret: string | null): string {
       logger.error({ err }, 'Failed to decrypt storage_proxy_hmac_secret_encrypted');
     }
   }
-  // Derive a stable per-process secret from BETTER_AUTH_SECRET so dev mode
-  // works without explicit configuration. In production the admin UI writes
-  // an encrypted random secret.
+  // Production refuses to derive: an admin must have explicitly configured
+  // `storage_proxy_hmac_secret_encrypted` before flipping the storage
+  // backend to filesystem. Conflating this trust domain with the auth
+  // cookie HMAC (BETTER_AUTH_SECRET) is acceptable in dev for ergonomics
+  // but a deployment-time misconfig in prod.
+  if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
+    throw new Error(
+      'FilesystemBackend: storage_proxy_hmac_secret_encrypted must be set in production. ' +
+        'Generate a random secret in admin > storage and persist it before flipping the backend.',
+    );
+  }
+  // Dev fallback: derive a stable per-process secret so the filesystem
+  // backend works without explicit configuration during local development.
   const seed = process.env.BETTER_AUTH_SECRET ?? env.BETTER_AUTH_SECRET ?? 'storage-default';
   return createHash('sha256').update(`storage-proxy:${seed}`).digest('hex');
 }