diff --git a/PlotDirector.WordCompanion/manifest.xml b/PlotDirector.WordCompanion/manifest.xml
index 99e6324..2553ca1 100644
--- a/PlotDirector.WordCompanion/manifest.xml
+++ b/PlotDirector.WordCompanion/manifest.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@
   <DefaultSettings>
     <SourceLocation DefaultValue="https://localhost:7296/word-companion"/>
   </DefaultSettings>
-  <Permissions>ReadWriteDocument</Permissions>
+  <!-- ReadDocument is required for the companion to read Word paragraphs, selection context,
+       and document body content. It does not grant document write access. -->
+  <Permissions>ReadDocument</Permissions>
   <VersionOverrides xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/taskpaneappversionoverrides" xsi:type="VersionOverridesV1_0">
     <Hosts>
       <Host xsi:type="Document">
diff --git a/PlotLine/Controllers/WordCompanionController.cs b/PlotLine/Controllers/WordCompanionController.cs
index ba59d5e..acbfab7 100644
--- a/PlotLine/Controllers/WordCompanionController.cs
+++ b/PlotLine/Controllers/WordCompanionController.cs
@@ -46,6 +46,13 @@ public sealed class WordCompanionController(IWordCompanionService wordCompanion)
         return response is null ? NotFound() : Ok(response);
     }
 
+    [HttpPost("books/{bookId:int}/chapters/{chapterId:int}/scenes")]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> CreateScene(int bookId, int chapterId, WordCompanionCreateSceneRequest request)
+    {
+        var response = await wordCompanion.CreateSceneAsync(bookId, chapterId, request);
+        return response is null ? BadRequest() : Ok(response);
+    }
+
     [HttpPost("books/{bookId:int}/sync-scene")]
     public async Task<IActionResult> SyncScene(int bookId, WordCompanionSyncSceneRequest request)
     {
diff --git a/PlotLine/Data/WordCompanionRepository.cs b/PlotLine/Data/WordCompanionRepository.cs
index dc1e9b3..60e1338 100644
--- a/PlotLine/Data/WordCompanionRepository.cs
+++ b/PlotLine/Data/WordCompanionRepository.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ public interface IWordCompanionRepository
     Task<WordCompanionBookStructureResponse?> GetBookStructureAsync(int bookId, int userId);
     Task<WordCompanionResolveSceneResponse> ResolveSceneAsync(int bookId, int userId, string chapterTitle, string sceneTitle);
     Task<WordCompanionSceneCompanionResponse?> GetSceneCompanionAsync(int sceneId, int userId);
+    Task<WordCompanionCreateSceneResponse?> CreateSceneAsync(int bookId, int chapterId, int userId, WordCompanionCreateSceneRequest request);
     Task<WordCompanionSyncSceneResponse?> SyncSceneAsync(int bookId, int userId, WordCompanionSyncSceneRequest request);
     Task<WordCompanionSyncManuscriptResponse?> SyncManuscriptAsync(int bookId, int userId, WordCompanionSyncManuscriptRequest request);
     Task<WordCompanionUpdateSceneLinksResponse?> UpdateSceneLinksAsync(int sceneId, int userId, WordCompanionUpdateSceneLinksRequest request);
@@ -115,6 +116,15 @@ public sealed class WordCompanionRepository(ISqlConnectionFactory connectionFact
         };
     }
 
+    public async Task<WordCompanionCreateSceneResponse?> CreateSceneAsync(int bookId, int chapterId, int userId, WordCompanionCreateSceneRequest request)
+    {
+        using var connection = connectionFactory.CreateConnection();
+        return await connection.QuerySingleOrDefaultAsync<WordCompanionCreateSceneResponse>(
+            "dbo.WordCompanion_Scene_Create",
+            new { BookID = bookId, ChapterID = chapterId, UserID = userId, request.SceneTitle },
+            commandType: CommandType.StoredProcedure);
+    }
+
     public async Task<WordCompanionSyncSceneResponse?> SyncSceneAsync(int bookId, int userId, WordCompanionSyncSceneRequest request)
     {
         using var connection = connectionFactory.CreateConnection();
diff --git a/PlotLine/Models/WordCompanionApiModels.cs b/PlotLine/Models/WordCompanionApiModels.cs
index c3a05d3..a9889cd 100644
--- a/PlotLine/Models/WordCompanionApiModels.cs
+++ b/PlotLine/Models/WordCompanionApiModels.cs
@@ -114,6 +114,18 @@ public sealed class WordCompanionSyncSceneResponse
     public string Message { get; init; } = "Scene synced successfully.";
 }
 
+public sealed class WordCompanionCreateSceneRequest
+{
+    public string? SceneTitle { get; set; }
+}
+
+public sealed class WordCompanionCreateSceneResponse
+{
+    public int ChapterId { get; init; }
+    public int SceneId { get; init; }
+    public string Message { get; init; } = "Scene created.";
+}
+
 public sealed class WordCompanionSyncManuscriptRequest
 {
     public string? DocumentId { get; set; }
diff --git a/PlotLine/Services/WordCompanionService.cs b/PlotLine/Services/WordCompanionService.cs
index 42717a9..d032ebf 100644
--- a/PlotLine/Services/WordCompanionService.cs
+++ b/PlotLine/Services/WordCompanionService.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ public interface IWordCompanionService
     Task<WordCompanionBookStructureResponse?> GetBookStructureAsync(int bookId);
     Task<WordCompanionResolveSceneResponse?> ResolveSceneAsync(int bookId, WordCompanionResolveSceneRequest request);
     Task<WordCompanionSceneCompanionResponse?> GetSceneCompanionAsync(int sceneId);
+    Task<WordCompanionCreateSceneResponse?> CreateSceneAsync(int bookId, int chapterId, WordCompanionCreateSceneRequest request);
     Task<WordCompanionSyncSceneResponse?> SyncSceneAsync(int bookId, WordCompanionSyncSceneRequest request);
     Task<WordCompanionSyncManuscriptResponse?> SyncManuscriptAsync(int bookId, WordCompanionSyncManuscriptRequest request);
     Task<WordCompanionUpdateSceneLinksResponse?> UpdateSceneLinksAsync(int sceneId, WordCompanionUpdateSceneLinksRequest request);
@@ -55,6 +56,17 @@ public sealed class WordCompanionService(IWordCompanionRepository repository, IC
         return sceneId <= 0 ? Task.FromResult<WordCompanionSceneCompanionResponse?>(null) : repository.GetSceneCompanionAsync(sceneId, RequireUserId());
     }
 
+    public Task<WordCompanionCreateSceneResponse?> CreateSceneAsync(int bookId, int chapterId, WordCompanionCreateSceneRequest request)
+    {
+        if (bookId <= 0 || chapterId <= 0 || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(request.SceneTitle))
+        {
+            return Task.FromResult<WordCompanionCreateSceneResponse?>(null);
+        }
+
+        request.SceneTitle = request.SceneTitle.Trim();
+        return repository.CreateSceneAsync(bookId, chapterId, RequireUserId(), request);
+    }
+
     public Task<WordCompanionSyncSceneResponse?> SyncSceneAsync(int bookId, WordCompanionSyncSceneRequest request)
     {
         if (bookId <= 0
diff --git a/PlotLine/Sql/062_Phase10J_WordCompanionSceneCreateLink.sql b/PlotLine/Sql/062_Phase10J_WordCompanionSceneCreateLink.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38e883b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PlotLine/Sql/062_Phase10J_WordCompanionSceneCreateLink.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+SET ANSI_NULLS ON;
+GO
+SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON;
+GO
+
+CREATE OR ALTER PROCEDURE dbo.WordCompanion_Scene_Create
+    @BookID int,
+    @ChapterID int,
+    @UserID int,
+    @SceneTitle nvarchar(200)
+AS
+BEGIN
+    SET NOCOUNT ON;
+
+    DECLARE @TrimmedSceneTitle nvarchar(200) = LTRIM(RTRIM(COALESCE(@SceneTitle, N'')));
+    IF NULLIF(@TrimmedSceneTitle, N'') IS NULL
+        RETURN;
+
+    IF NOT EXISTS
+    (
+        SELECT 1
+        FROM dbo.Chapters c
+        INNER JOIN dbo.Books b ON b.BookID = c.BookID
+        INNER JOIN dbo.Projects p ON p.ProjectID = b.ProjectID
+        INNER JOIN dbo.ProjectUserAccess pua ON pua.ProjectID = p.ProjectID
+        WHERE b.BookID = @BookID
+            AND c.ChapterID = @ChapterID
+            AND c.IsArchived = 0
+            AND b.IsArchived = 0
+            AND p.IsArchived = 0
+            AND pua.UserID = @UserID
+            AND pua.IsActive = 1
+    )
+        RETURN;
+
+    DECLARE @PlannedRevisionStatusID int = (SELECT TOP (1) RevisionStatusID FROM dbo.RevisionStatuses WHERE StatusName = N'Planned' ORDER BY SortOrder);
+    DECLARE @UnknownTimeModeID int = (SELECT TOP (1) TimeModeID FROM dbo.TimeModes WHERE TimeModeName = N'Unknown' ORDER BY SortOrder);
+    DECLARE @UnknownTimeConfidenceID int = (SELECT TOP (1) TimeConfidenceID FROM dbo.TimeConfidences WHERE TimeConfidenceName = N'Unknown' ORDER BY SortOrder);
+
+    IF @PlannedRevisionStatusID IS NULL OR @UnknownTimeModeID IS NULL OR @UnknownTimeConfidenceID IS NULL
+        RETURN;
+
+    DECLARE @NextSceneNumber decimal(9,2) = ISNULL((SELECT MAX(SceneNumber) FROM dbo.Scenes WHERE ChapterID = @ChapterID), 0) + 1;
+    DECLARE @NextSceneOrder int = ISNULL((SELECT MAX(SortOrder) FROM dbo.Scenes WHERE ChapterID = @ChapterID), 0) + 10;
+    DECLARE @SceneID int;
+
+    INSERT dbo.Scenes
+    (
+        ChapterID,
+        SceneNumber,
+        SceneTitle,
+        Summary,
+        SortOrder,
+        TimeModeID,
+        TimeConfidenceID,
+        ScenePurposeNotes,
+        SceneOutcomeNotes,
+        RevisionStatusID,
+        PrimaryLocationID
+    )
+    VALUES
+    (
+        @ChapterID,
+        @NextSceneNumber,
+        @TrimmedSceneTitle,
+        NULL,
+        @NextSceneOrder,
+        @UnknownTimeModeID,
+        @UnknownTimeConfidenceID,
+        NULL,
+        NULL,
+        @PlannedRevisionStatusID,
+        NULL
+    );
+
+    SET @SceneID = CAST(SCOPE_IDENTITY() AS int);
+
+    INSERT dbo.SceneWorkflow (SceneID, DraftStatus, EstimatedWordCount, ActualWordCount, IsBlocked)
+    VALUES (@SceneID, N'Planned', 0, 0, 0);
+
+    SELECT @ChapterID AS ChapterId,
+        @SceneID AS SceneId,
+        N'Scene created.' AS Message;
+END;
+GO
diff --git a/PlotLine/Views/WordCompanionHost/Index.cshtml b/PlotLine/Views/WordCompanionHost/Index.cshtml
index 43f5e32..3beeed4 100644
--- a/PlotLine/Views/WordCompanionHost/Index.cshtml
+++ b/PlotLine/Views/WordCompanionHost/Index.cshtml
@@ -121,6 +121,27 @@
             <p class="word-companion-message" data-sync-note></p>
         </section>
 
+        <section class="word-companion-section word-companion-create-link" data-scene-create-link hidden aria-label="Scene Create Link">
+            <div class="word-companion-section-header">
+                <span>Scene Create / Link</span>
+            </div>
+            <div class="word-companion-scene-card">
+                <div>
+                    <span>Current Chapter</span>
+                    <strong data-create-link-chapter>-</strong>
+                </div>
+                <div>
+                    <span>Current Scene</span>
+                    <strong data-create-link-scene>-</strong>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="word-companion-actions">
+                <button type="button" data-create-plotdirector-scene disabled>Create Scene in PlotDirector</button>
+                <button type="button" data-link-existing-scene disabled>Link to Existing Scene</button>
+            </div>
+            <p class="word-companion-message" data-create-link-status></p>
+        </section>
+
         <section class="word-companion-section word-companion-brief" data-writing-brief-block hidden aria-label="Writing Brief">
             <span>Writing Brief</span>
             <p data-writing-brief></p>
@@ -264,6 +285,36 @@
         <footer class="word-companion-footer">
             <span data-office-status>Word Companion loading</span>
         </footer>
+
+        <dialog class="word-companion-dialog" data-link-existing-dialog>
+            <form method="dialog">
+                <div class="word-companion-section-header">
+                    <span>Link to Existing Scene</span>
+                    <button type="button" data-link-dialog-cancel>Cancel</button>
+                </div>
+                <label for="word-companion-scene-search">Search scenes</label>
+                <input id="word-companion-scene-search" type="search" data-link-scene-search autocomplete="off" />
+                <div class="word-companion-scene-options" data-link-scene-options></div>
+                <button type="button" data-link-selected-scene disabled>Link Scene</button>
+                <p class="word-companion-message" data-link-dialog-status></p>
+            </form>
+        </dialog>
+
+        <dialog class="word-companion-dialog" data-create-scene-dialog>
+            <form method="dialog">
+                <div class="word-companion-section-header">
+                    <span>Create PlotDirector Scene</span>
+                </div>
+                <p class="word-companion-dialog-copy">Create PlotDirector scene:</p>
+                <strong data-create-dialog-scene>-</strong>
+                <p class="word-companion-dialog-copy">within chapter:</p>
+                <strong data-create-dialog-chapter>-</strong>
+                <div class="word-companion-dialog-actions">
+                    <button type="button" data-create-dialog-confirm>Create</button>
+                    <button type="button" data-create-dialog-cancel>Cancel</button>
+                </div>
+            </form>
+        </dialog>
     </main>
     <script src="~/js/word-companion-host.js" asp-append-version="true"></script>
 </body>
diff --git a/PlotLine/wwwroot/css/word-companion.css b/PlotLine/wwwroot/css/word-companion.css
index cfbf3ab..3a64cc4 100644
--- a/PlotLine/wwwroot/css/word-companion.css
+++ b/PlotLine/wwwroot/css/word-companion.css
@@ -339,6 +339,103 @@ body {
   color: var(--companion-muted);
 }
 
+.word-companion-create-link {
+  border-color: rgba(47, 111, 99, 0.38);
+}
+
+.word-companion-dialog {
+  width: min(360px, calc(100vw - 24px));
+  border: 1px solid var(--companion-line);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  padding: 12px;
+  background: var(--companion-panel);
+  color: var(--companion-ink);
+  font-family: "Segoe UI", system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif;
+}
+
+.word-companion-dialog::backdrop {
+  background: rgba(30, 37, 43, 0.28);
+}
+
+.word-companion-dialog form {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 8px;
+}
+
+.word-companion-dialog strong {
+  min-width: 0;
+  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+}
+
+.word-companion-dialog-copy {
+  margin: 0;
+  color: var(--companion-muted);
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+}
+
+.word-companion-dialog-actions {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
+  gap: 8px;
+}
+
+.word-companion-dialog input[type="search"] {
+  width: 100%;
+  min-height: 36px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--companion-line);
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  padding: 6px 8px;
+  background: #ffffff;
+  color: var(--companion-ink);
+  font: inherit;
+}
+
+.word-companion-dialog button {
+  min-height: 32px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--companion-accent);
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  padding: 5px 9px;
+  background: var(--companion-accent);
+  color: #ffffff;
+  font: inherit;
+  font-size: 0.82rem;
+  font-weight: 700;
+}
+
+.word-companion-dialog button:disabled {
+  border-color: var(--companion-line);
+  background: var(--companion-soft);
+  color: var(--companion-muted);
+}
+
+.word-companion-scene-options {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 5px;
+  max-height: 220px;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+}
+
+.word-companion-scene-option {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: auto 1fr;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 7px;
+  min-height: 32px;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(47, 111, 99, 0.18);
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  padding: 5px 7px;
+  background: #ffffff;
+  color: var(--companion-ink);
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+}
+
+.word-companion-scene-option input {
+  width: 16px;
+  height: 16px;
+  margin: 0;
+  accent-color: var(--companion-accent);
+}
+
 .word-companion-empty-list {
   margin: 0;
   color: var(--companion-muted);
diff --git a/PlotLine/wwwroot/js/word-companion-host.js b/PlotLine/wwwroot/js/word-companion-host.js
index f1d3962..85599d9 100644
--- a/PlotLine/wwwroot/js/word-companion-host.js
+++ b/PlotLine/wwwroot/js/word-companion-host.js
@@ -51,6 +51,23 @@
     const primaryLocationSelect = document.querySelector("[data-primary-location-select]");
     const saveSceneLinksButton = document.querySelector("[data-save-scene-links]");
     const sceneLinksStatus = document.querySelector("[data-scene-links-status]");
+    const sceneCreateLink = document.querySelector("[data-scene-create-link]");
+    const createLinkChapter = document.querySelector("[data-create-link-chapter]");
+    const createLinkScene = document.querySelector("[data-create-link-scene]");
+    const createPlotDirectorSceneButton = document.querySelector("[data-create-plotdirector-scene]");
+    const linkExistingSceneButton = document.querySelector("[data-link-existing-scene]");
+    const createLinkStatus = document.querySelector("[data-create-link-status]");
+    const linkExistingDialog = document.querySelector("[data-link-existing-dialog]");
+    const linkSceneSearch = document.querySelector("[data-link-scene-search]");
+    const linkSceneOptions = document.querySelector("[data-link-scene-options]");
+    const linkSelectedSceneButton = document.querySelector("[data-link-selected-scene]");
+    const linkDialogCancel = document.querySelector("[data-link-dialog-cancel]");
+    const linkDialogStatus = document.querySelector("[data-link-dialog-status]");
+    const createSceneDialog = document.querySelector("[data-create-scene-dialog]");
+    const createDialogScene = document.querySelector("[data-create-dialog-scene]");
+    const createDialogChapter = document.querySelector("[data-create-dialog-chapter]");
+    const createDialogConfirm = document.querySelector("[data-create-dialog-confirm]");
+    const createDialogCancel = document.querySelector("[data-create-dialog-cancel]");
     const resolveProjectId = document.querySelector("[data-resolve-project-id]");
     const resolveProjectTitle = document.querySelector("[data-resolve-project-title]");
     const resolveBookId = document.querySelector("[data-resolve-book-id]");
@@ -93,6 +110,9 @@
     let currentResolutionMethod = "";
     let currentResolutionAnchorType = "Title Match";
     let storedAnchorInvalid = false;
+    let linkDialogScenes = [];
+    let selectedLinkSceneId = null;
+    let pendingCreateSceneConfirmation = null;
     let currentSceneLinks = {
         characters: [],
         assets: [],
@@ -244,11 +264,48 @@
         setText(sceneLinksStatus, message);
     };
 
+    const setCreateLinkStatus = (message) => {
+        setText(createLinkStatus, message);
+    };
+
+    const canUseCreateLinkActions = () => !!selectedBook() && !!detectedSceneTitle;
+
+    const hideSceneCreateLink = () => {
+        setHidden(sceneCreateLink, true);
+        setCreateLinkStatus("");
+        if (createPlotDirectorSceneButton) {
+            createPlotDirectorSceneButton.disabled = true;
+            createPlotDirectorSceneButton.textContent = "Create Scene in PlotDirector";
+        }
+        if (linkExistingSceneButton) {
+            linkExistingSceneButton.disabled = true;
+            linkExistingSceneButton.textContent = "Link to Existing Scene";
+        }
+    };
+
+    const showSceneCreateLink = (message = "") => {
+        setText(createLinkChapter, displayValue(detectedChapterTitle));
+        setText(createLinkScene, displayValue(detectedSceneTitle));
+        setHidden(sceneCreateLink, false);
+        setCreateLinkStatus(message);
+
+        const enabled = canUseCreateLinkActions();
+        if (createPlotDirectorSceneButton) {
+            createPlotDirectorSceneButton.disabled = !enabled;
+            createPlotDirectorSceneButton.textContent = "Create Scene in PlotDirector";
+        }
+        if (linkExistingSceneButton) {
+            linkExistingSceneButton.disabled = !enabled;
+            linkExistingSceneButton.textContent = "Link to Existing Scene";
+        }
+    };
+
     const resetPlotDirectorScene = (message) => {
         setPlotDirectorSceneStatus(message);
         setHidden(plotDirectorSceneDetails, true);
         setHidden(writingBriefBlock, true);
         setHidden(plotDirectorLinkGroups, true);
+        hideSceneCreateLink();
         currentResolutionMethod = "";
         currentResolutionAnchorType = detectedSceneAnchorId ? "SceneID Anchor" : detectedChapterAnchorId ? "ChapterID Anchor" : "Title Match";
         storedAnchorInvalid = false;
@@ -441,6 +498,30 @@
         return null;
     };
 
+    const getBookStructureChapters = async (bookId) => {
+        const structure = await fetchJson(`/api/word-companion/books/${bookId}/structure`);
+        return Array.isArray(structure?.chapters) ? structure.chapters : [];
+    };
+
+    const findCurrentChapterInChapters = (chapters) => {
+        const requestChapterTitle = normalizeTitleForResolve(detectedChapterTitle, "chapter").toLocaleLowerCase();
+        if (!requestChapterTitle) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return chapters.find((chapter) =>
+            normalizeTitleForResolve(chapter.title, "chapter").toLocaleLowerCase() === requestChapterTitle) || null;
+    };
+
+    const findCurrentChapter = async () => {
+        const book = selectedBook();
+        if (!book) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return findCurrentChapterInChapters(await getBookStructureChapters(book.bookId));
+    };
+
     const loadResolvedCompanionData = async (bookId, sceneId, chapterId, resolutionMethod, anchorType) => {
         const companionData = await fetchJson(`/api/word-companion/scenes/${sceneId}/companion`);
         try {
@@ -452,6 +533,7 @@
         storedAnchorInvalid = false;
         setPlotDirectorSceneStatus("Linked to PlotDirector");
         setDocumentMessage("");
+        hideSceneCreateLink();
         setResolvedScene(sceneId, chapterId, resolutionMethod);
         renderCompanionData(companionData);
     };
@@ -1006,21 +1088,21 @@
         return control;
     };
 
-    const attachPlotDirectorIds = async () => {
+    const attachResolvedPlotDirectorIds = async (successMessage = "PlotDirector IDs attached successfully.") => {
         if (!resolvedSceneId || !resolvedChapterId) {
             setDocumentMessage("No resolved PlotDirector scene.");
-            return;
+            return false;
         }
 
         const replacingExistingAnchor = (detectedSceneAnchorId && detectedSceneAnchorId !== resolvedSceneId)
             || (detectedChapterAnchorId && detectedChapterAnchorId !== resolvedChapterId);
         if (replacingExistingAnchor && !window.confirm("This scene is already linked. Replace the existing PlotDirector link?")) {
-            return;
+            return false;
         }
 
         if (!officeReady || !wordHostAvailable || !window.Word || typeof window.Word.run !== "function") {
             setDocumentMessage("Word document access is unavailable.");
-            return;
+            return false;
         }
 
         if (attachPlotDirectorIdsButton) {
@@ -1051,14 +1133,16 @@
             storedAnchorInvalid = false;
             currentResolutionAnchorType = "SceneID Anchor";
             currentResolutionMethod = "Anchor";
-            setDocumentMessage("PlotDirector IDs attached successfully.");
+            setDocumentMessage(successMessage);
             setDiagnostics({ lastError: "-" });
             updateAnchorDisplay();
+            return true;
         } catch (error) {
             console.error("Unable to attach PlotDirector IDs.", error);
             setDocumentMessage("Unable to attach PlotDirector IDs.");
             setDiagnostics({ lastError: errorText(error) });
             updateAnchorDisplay();
+            return false;
         } finally {
             if (attachPlotDirectorIdsButton) {
                 attachPlotDirectorIdsButton.textContent = detectedSceneAnchorId === resolvedSceneId
@@ -1069,6 +1153,239 @@
         }
     };
 
+    const attachPlotDirectorIds = async () => {
+        await attachResolvedPlotDirectorIds();
+    };
+
+    const resolveCreatedOrLinkedScene = async (sceneId, chapterId, successMessage) => {
+        const book = selectedBook();
+        if (!book) {
+            setCreateLinkStatus("Select a PlotDirector book first.");
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        await loadResolvedCompanionData(book.bookId, sceneId, chapterId, "Manual link", "Title Match");
+        const anchored = await attachResolvedPlotDirectorIds(successMessage);
+        if (!anchored) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        setCreateLinkStatus(successMessage);
+        hideSceneCreateLink();
+        return true;
+    };
+
+    const closeCreateSceneDialog = (confirmed) => {
+        if (pendingCreateSceneConfirmation) {
+            pendingCreateSceneConfirmation(confirmed);
+            pendingCreateSceneConfirmation = null;
+        }
+
+        if (createSceneDialog?.close) {
+            createSceneDialog.close();
+        } else if (createSceneDialog) {
+            createSceneDialog.hidden = true;
+        }
+    };
+
+    const confirmCreateScene = (sceneTitle, chapterTitle) => {
+        setText(createDialogScene, `"${sceneTitle}"`);
+        setText(createDialogChapter, `"${chapterTitle}"`);
+
+        if (!createSceneDialog) {
+            return Promise.resolve(window.confirm(`Create PlotDirector scene:\n\n"${sceneTitle}"\n\nwithin chapter:\n\n"${chapterTitle}"\n\n?`));
+        }
+
+        return new Promise((resolve) => {
+            pendingCreateSceneConfirmation = resolve;
+            if (createSceneDialog.showModal) {
+                createSceneDialog.showModal();
+            } else {
+                createSceneDialog.hidden = false;
+            }
+        });
+    };
+
+    const createPlotDirectorScene = async () => {
+        const book = selectedBook();
+        if (!book || !detectedSceneTitle) {
+            showSceneCreateLink("Scene not found in PlotDirector.");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const sceneTitle = normalizeTitleForResolve(detectedSceneTitle, "scene");
+        const chapterTitle = normalizeTitleForResolve(detectedChapterTitle, "chapter");
+        const confirmed = await confirmCreateScene(sceneTitle, chapterTitle);
+        if (!confirmed) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (createPlotDirectorSceneButton) {
+            createPlotDirectorSceneButton.disabled = true;
+            createPlotDirectorSceneButton.textContent = "Creating...";
+        }
+
+        try {
+            const chapter = await findCurrentChapter();
+            if (!chapter) {
+                showSceneCreateLink("This chapter does not exist in PlotDirector. Create or link the chapter first.");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            const response = await postJson(`/api/word-companion/books/${book.bookId}/chapters/${chapter.chapterId}/scenes`, {
+                sceneTitle
+            });
+
+            if (!response?.sceneId || !response?.chapterId) {
+                throw new Error("Scene creation did not return a scene ID.");
+            }
+
+            await resolveCreatedOrLinkedScene(response.sceneId, response.chapterId, "Scene created and linked successfully.");
+        } catch (error) {
+            setCreateLinkStatus("Unable to create scene.");
+            setDiagnostics({ lastError: errorText(error) });
+        } finally {
+            if (createPlotDirectorSceneButton) {
+                createPlotDirectorSceneButton.disabled = !canUseCreateLinkActions();
+                createPlotDirectorSceneButton.textContent = "Create Scene in PlotDirector";
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
+    const renderLinkSceneOptions = () => {
+        if (!linkSceneOptions) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const query = normalizeWhitespace(linkSceneSearch?.value || "").toLocaleLowerCase();
+        const rows = linkDialogScenes.filter((scene) => !query || String(scene.title || "").toLocaleLowerCase().includes(query));
+        linkSceneOptions.innerHTML = "";
+        selectedLinkSceneId = null;
+        if (linkSelectedSceneButton) {
+            linkSelectedSceneButton.disabled = true;
+        }
+
+        if (rows.length === 0) {
+            const empty = document.createElement("p");
+            empty.className = "word-companion-empty-list";
+            empty.textContent = "No scenes found.";
+            linkSceneOptions.append(empty);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        for (const scene of rows) {
+            const sceneId = Number.parseInt(scene.sceneId || "", 10);
+            if (!Number.isInteger(sceneId) || sceneId <= 0) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            const label = document.createElement("label");
+            label.className = "word-companion-scene-option";
+
+            const radio = document.createElement("input");
+            radio.type = "radio";
+            radio.name = "word-companion-link-scene";
+            radio.value = String(sceneId);
+            radio.addEventListener("change", () => {
+                selectedLinkSceneId = sceneId;
+                if (linkSelectedSceneButton) {
+                    linkSelectedSceneButton.disabled = false;
+                }
+            });
+
+            const text = document.createElement("span");
+            text.textContent = scene.title || "Untitled scene";
+
+            label.append(radio, text);
+            linkSceneOptions.append(label);
+        }
+    };
+
+    const openLinkExistingSceneDialog = async () => {
+        const book = selectedBook();
+        if (!book || !detectedSceneTitle) {
+            showSceneCreateLink("Scene not found in PlotDirector.");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (linkExistingSceneButton) {
+            linkExistingSceneButton.disabled = true;
+            linkExistingSceneButton.textContent = "Loading...";
+        }
+
+        try {
+            const chapters = await getBookStructureChapters(book.bookId);
+            const chapter = findCurrentChapterInChapters(chapters);
+            if (!chapter) {
+                showSceneCreateLink("This chapter does not exist in PlotDirector. Create or link the chapter first.");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            linkDialogScenes = Array.isArray(chapter.scenes) ? chapter.scenes : [];
+            selectedLinkSceneId = null;
+            if (linkSceneSearch) {
+                linkSceneSearch.value = "";
+            }
+            setText(linkDialogStatus, "");
+            renderLinkSceneOptions();
+
+            if (linkExistingDialog?.showModal) {
+                linkExistingDialog.showModal();
+            } else if (linkExistingDialog) {
+                linkExistingDialog.hidden = false;
+            }
+        } catch (error) {
+            setCreateLinkStatus("Unable to load scenes.");
+            setDiagnostics({ lastError: errorText(error) });
+        } finally {
+            if (linkExistingSceneButton) {
+                linkExistingSceneButton.disabled = !canUseCreateLinkActions();
+                linkExistingSceneButton.textContent = "Link to Existing Scene";
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
+    const closeLinkExistingSceneDialog = () => {
+        if (linkExistingDialog?.close) {
+            linkExistingDialog.close();
+        } else if (linkExistingDialog) {
+            linkExistingDialog.hidden = true;
+        }
+    };
+
+    const linkSelectedExistingScene = async () => {
+        const book = selectedBook();
+        const scene = linkDialogScenes.find((item) => item.sceneId === selectedLinkSceneId);
+        if (!book || !scene) {
+            setText(linkDialogStatus, "Select a scene.");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (linkSelectedSceneButton) {
+            linkSelectedSceneButton.disabled = true;
+            linkSelectedSceneButton.textContent = "Linking...";
+        }
+
+        try {
+            const chapter = await findCurrentChapter();
+            if (!chapter) {
+                throw new Error("This chapter does not exist in PlotDirector. Create or link the chapter first.");
+            }
+
+            closeLinkExistingSceneDialog();
+            await resolveCreatedOrLinkedScene(scene.sceneId, chapter.chapterId, "Scene linked successfully.");
+        } catch (error) {
+            setText(linkDialogStatus, "Unable to link scene.");
+            setCreateLinkStatus("Unable to link scene.");
+            setDiagnostics({ lastError: errorText(error) });
+        } finally {
+            if (linkSelectedSceneButton) {
+                linkSelectedSceneButton.disabled = !selectedLinkSceneId;
+                linkSelectedSceneButton.textContent = "Link Scene";
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
     const syncSceneProgress = async () => {
         if (!resolvedSceneId) {
             setSyncStatus("No resolved PlotDirector scene.");
@@ -1237,6 +1554,9 @@
                     chapterId: resolveResponse?.chapterId,
                     sceneId: resolveResponse?.sceneId
                 });
+                if (!hadInvalidAnchor) {
+                    showSceneCreateLink("Scene not found in PlotDirector.");
+                }
                 restorePlotDirectorSceneButton();
                 return false;
             }
@@ -1406,6 +1726,17 @@
     syncSceneProgressButton?.addEventListener("click", syncSceneProgress);
     saveSceneLinksButton?.addEventListener("click", saveSceneLinks);
     attachPlotDirectorIdsButton?.addEventListener("click", attachPlotDirectorIds);
+    createPlotDirectorSceneButton?.addEventListener("click", createPlotDirectorScene);
+    linkExistingSceneButton?.addEventListener("click", openLinkExistingSceneDialog);
+    linkSceneSearch?.addEventListener("input", renderLinkSceneOptions);
+    linkSelectedSceneButton?.addEventListener("click", linkSelectedExistingScene);
+    linkDialogCancel?.addEventListener("click", closeLinkExistingSceneDialog);
+    createDialogConfirm?.addEventListener("click", () => closeCreateSceneDialog(true));
+    createDialogCancel?.addEventListener("click", () => closeCreateSceneDialog(false));
+    createSceneDialog?.addEventListener("cancel", (event) => {
+        event.preventDefault();
+        closeCreateSceneDialog(false);
+    });
     runDiagnosticsButton?.addEventListener("click", runDiagnostics);
 
     if (isAuthenticated) {