diff --git a/PlotLine/Services/StoryIntelligenceAssetImportService.cs b/PlotLine/Services/StoryIntelligenceAssetImportService.cs
index d086b7c..b6298eb 100644
--- a/PlotLine/Services/StoryIntelligenceAssetImportService.cs
+++ b/PlotLine/Services/StoryIntelligenceAssetImportService.cs
@@ -137,12 +137,12 @@ public sealed class StoryIntelligenceAssetImportService(
 
             var requestedName = Clean(choice.ImportName);
             var importName = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(requestedName) ? candidate.DisplayName : requestedName;
-            var forceCreateSeparate = string.Equals(choice.Action, StoryIntelligenceAssetImportActions.CreateSeparate, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
-            var matchedExistingId = forceCreateSeparate
-                ? null
-                : candidate.ExistingAssetID
+            var linkExisting = string.Equals(choice.Action, StoryIntelligenceAssetImportActions.LinkExisting, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+            var matchedExistingId = linkExisting
+                ? candidate.ExistingAssetID
                     ?? existingIndex.Find(importName)?.StoryAssetID
-                    ?? existingIndex.Find(candidate.DisplayName)?.StoryAssetID;
+                    ?? existingIndex.Find(candidate.DisplayName)?.StoryAssetID
+                : null;
             var assetId = matchedExistingId;
 
             if (!assetId.HasValue)
diff --git a/PlotLine/Services/StoryIntelligenceCharacterImportService.cs b/PlotLine/Services/StoryIntelligenceCharacterImportService.cs
index fb5fbc9..83818f4 100644
--- a/PlotLine/Services/StoryIntelligenceCharacterImportService.cs
+++ b/PlotLine/Services/StoryIntelligenceCharacterImportService.cs
@@ -142,12 +142,12 @@ public sealed class StoryIntelligenceCharacterImportService(
 
             var requestedName = Clean(choice.ImportName);
             var importName = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(requestedName) ? candidate.DisplayName : requestedName;
-            var forceCreateSeparate = string.Equals(choice.Action, StoryIntelligenceCharacterImportActions.CreateSeparate, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
-            var matchedExistingId = forceCreateSeparate
-                ? null
-                : candidate.ExistingCharacterID
+            var linkExisting = string.Equals(choice.Action, StoryIntelligenceCharacterImportActions.LinkExisting, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+            var matchedExistingId = linkExisting
+                ? candidate.ExistingCharacterID
                     ?? existingIndex.Find(importName)?.CharacterID
-                    ?? existingIndex.Find(candidate.DisplayName)?.CharacterID;
+                    ?? existingIndex.Find(candidate.DisplayName)?.CharacterID
+                : null;
             var characterId = matchedExistingId;
 
             if (!characterId.HasValue)
diff --git a/PlotLine/Services/StoryIntelligenceLocationImportService.cs b/PlotLine/Services/StoryIntelligenceLocationImportService.cs
index d5777a0..a174e13 100644
--- a/PlotLine/Services/StoryIntelligenceLocationImportService.cs
+++ b/PlotLine/Services/StoryIntelligenceLocationImportService.cs
@@ -132,12 +132,12 @@ public sealed class StoryIntelligenceLocationImportService(
 
             var requestedName = Clean(choice.ImportName);
             var importName = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(requestedName) ? candidate.DisplayName : requestedName;
-            var forceCreateSeparate = string.Equals(choice.Action, StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.CreateSeparate, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
-            var matchedExistingId = forceCreateSeparate
-                ? null
-                : candidate.ExistingLocationID
+            var linkExisting = string.Equals(choice.Action, StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.LinkExisting, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+            var matchedExistingId = linkExisting
+                ? candidate.ExistingLocationID
                     ?? existingIndex.Find(importName)?.LocationID
-                    ?? existingIndex.Find(candidate.DisplayName)?.LocationID;
+                    ?? existingIndex.Find(candidate.DisplayName)?.LocationID
+                : null;
             var locationId = matchedExistingId;
 
             if (!locationId.HasValue)
diff --git a/PlotLine/ViewModels/OnboardingViewModels.cs b/PlotLine/ViewModels/OnboardingViewModels.cs
index 6d9b037..38a784c 100644
--- a/PlotLine/ViewModels/OnboardingViewModels.cs
+++ b/PlotLine/ViewModels/OnboardingViewModels.cs
@@ -212,16 +212,16 @@ public sealed class StoryIntelligenceCharacterImportForm
 public sealed class StoryIntelligenceCharacterImportChoiceForm
 {
     public string Key { get; set; } = string.Empty;
-    public string Action { get; set; } = StoryIntelligenceCharacterImportActions.Approve;
+    public string Action { get; set; } = StoryIntelligenceCharacterImportActions.CreateNew;
     public string? ImportName { get; set; }
     public string? AliasTargetKey { get; set; }
 }
 
 public static class StoryIntelligenceCharacterImportActions
 {
-    public const string Approve = "Approve";
+    public const string CreateNew = "CreateNew";
+    public const string LinkExisting = "LinkExisting";
     public const string Ignore = "Ignore";
-    public const string CreateSeparate = "CreateSeparate";
     public const string Alias = "Alias";
 }
 
@@ -260,16 +260,16 @@ public sealed class StoryIntelligenceLocationImportForm
 public sealed class StoryIntelligenceLocationImportChoiceForm
 {
     public string Key { get; set; } = string.Empty;
-    public string Action { get; set; } = StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.Approve;
+    public string Action { get; set; } = StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.CreateNew;
     public string? ImportName { get; set; }
     public string? AliasTargetKey { get; set; }
 }
 
 public static class StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions
 {
-    public const string Approve = "Approve";
+    public const string CreateNew = "CreateNew";
+    public const string LinkExisting = "LinkExisting";
     public const string Ignore = "Ignore";
-    public const string CreateSeparate = "CreateSeparate";
     public const string Alias = "Alias";
 }
 
@@ -309,16 +309,16 @@ public sealed class StoryIntelligenceAssetImportForm
 public sealed class StoryIntelligenceAssetImportChoiceForm
 {
     public string Key { get; set; } = string.Empty;
-    public string Action { get; set; } = StoryIntelligenceAssetImportActions.Approve;
+    public string Action { get; set; } = StoryIntelligenceAssetImportActions.CreateNew;
     public string? ImportName { get; set; }
     public string? AliasTargetKey { get; set; }
 }
 
 public static class StoryIntelligenceAssetImportActions
 {
-    public const string Approve = "Approve";
+    public const string CreateNew = "CreateNew";
+    public const string LinkExisting = "LinkExisting";
     public const string Ignore = "Ignore";
-    public const string CreateSeparate = "CreateSeparate";
     public const string Alias = "Alias";
 }
 
diff --git a/PlotLine/Views/Onboarding/StoryIntelligenceAssetComplete.cshtml b/PlotLine/Views/Onboarding/StoryIntelligenceAssetComplete.cshtml
index 0a4eb12..ed52d1b 100644
--- a/PlotLine/Views/Onboarding/StoryIntelligenceAssetComplete.cshtml
+++ b/PlotLine/Views/Onboarding/StoryIntelligenceAssetComplete.cshtml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 <section class="onboarding-shell" aria-labelledby="story-asset-complete-title">
     <div class="onboarding-panel onboarding-review-panel">
-        <partial name="_StoryIntelligencePipelineHeader" model="@(new StoryIntelligencePipelineHeaderViewModel { CurrentStage = "Create Assets" })" />
+        <partial name="_StoryIntelligencePipelineHeader" model="@(new StoryIntelligencePipelineHeaderViewModel { CurrentStage = "Complete" })" />
         <div class="onboarding-copy">
             <p class="eyebrow">Build Story Database</p>
             <div class="onboarding-success-heading">
diff --git a/PlotLine/Views/Onboarding/StoryIntelligenceAssets.cshtml b/PlotLine/Views/Onboarding/StoryIntelligenceAssets.cshtml
index cb7232a..9071603 100644
--- a/PlotLine/Views/Onboarding/StoryIntelligenceAssets.cshtml
+++ b/PlotLine/Views/Onboarding/StoryIntelligenceAssets.cshtml
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@
             else
             {
                 <div class="story-review-card-actions">
-                    <button class="btn btn-outline-primary btn-sm" type="button" data-asset-bulk="approve-all">Approve all</button>
-                    <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" type="button" data-asset-bulk="approve-selected">Approve selected</button>
-                    <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" type="button" data-asset-bulk="ignore-selected">Ignore selected</button>
+                    <button class="btn btn-outline-primary btn-sm" type="button" data-asset-bulk="create-all">Create all</button>
+                    <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" type="button" data-asset-bulk="link-existing">Link existing matches</button>
+                    <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" type="button" data-asset-bulk="ignore-all">Ignore all</button>
                     <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" type="button" data-asset-bulk="expand">Expand all</button>
                     <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" type="button" data-asset-bulk="collapse">Collapse all</button>
                 </div>
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
                             var candidate = Model.AssetReview.Candidates[i];
                             <details class="story-character-card" open data-asset-card>
                                 <summary>
-                                    <input type="checkbox" checked data-asset-selected aria-label="Select @candidate.AssetName" />
                                     <span>
                                         <strong>@candidate.AssetName</strong>
                                         <small>@candidate.Category · @candidate.AppearsInScenes.ToString("N0") scene@(candidate.AppearsInScenes == 1 ? string.Empty : "s")</small>
@@ -106,19 +105,16 @@
                                     <fieldset class="story-character-actions">
                                         <legend>Decision</legend>
                                         <label>
-                                            <input type="radio" name="Assets[@i].Action" value="@StoryIntelligenceAssetImportActions.Approve" checked data-asset-action />
-                                            @(candidate.IsExistingMatch ? "Link to existing" : "Create new asset")
+                                            <input type="radio" name="Assets[@i].Action" value="@StoryIntelligenceAssetImportActions.CreateNew" checked data-asset-action />
+                                            Create new asset
+                                        </label>
+                                        <label>
+                                            <input type="radio" name="Assets[@i].Action" value="@StoryIntelligenceAssetImportActions.LinkExisting" data-asset-action @(candidate.IsExistingMatch ? string.Empty : "disabled") />
+                                            Link existing asset
                                         </label>
-                                        @if (candidate.IsExistingMatch)
-                                        {
-                                            <label>
-                                                <input type="radio" name="Assets[@i].Action" value="@StoryIntelligenceAssetImportActions.CreateSeparate" data-asset-action />
-                                                Create separate asset
-                                            </label>
-                                        }
                                         <label>
                                             <input type="radio" name="Assets[@i].Action" value="@StoryIntelligenceAssetImportActions.Alias" data-asset-action />
-                                            Alias/variant of another asset
+                                            Alias of another asset
                                         </label>
                                         <label>
                                             <input type="radio" name="Assets[@i].Action" value="@StoryIntelligenceAssetImportActions.Ignore" data-asset-action />
@@ -170,7 +166,7 @@
                     updateCard(card);
                 }
             };
-            const actionFor = (card) => card.querySelector("[data-asset-action]:checked")?.value || "@StoryIntelligenceAssetImportActions.Approve";
+            const actionFor = (card) => card.querySelector("[data-asset-action]:checked")?.value || "@StoryIntelligenceAssetImportActions.CreateNew";
             const isCanonicalTarget = (card) => {
                 const action = actionFor(card);
                 return action !== "@StoryIntelligenceAssetImportActions.Ignore" && action !== "@StoryIntelligenceAssetImportActions.Alias";
@@ -207,10 +203,13 @@
             document.querySelectorAll("[data-asset-bulk]").forEach(button => {
                 button.addEventListener("click", () => {
                     const action = button.getAttribute("data-asset-bulk");
-                    const selectedCards = cards().filter(card => card.querySelector("[data-asset-selected]")?.checked);
-                    if (action === "approve-all") cards().forEach(card => setAction(card, "@StoryIntelligenceAssetImportActions.Approve"));
-                    if (action === "approve-selected") selectedCards.forEach(card => setAction(card, "@StoryIntelligenceAssetImportActions.Approve"));
-                    if (action === "ignore-selected") selectedCards.forEach(card => setAction(card, "@StoryIntelligenceAssetImportActions.Ignore"));
+                    if (action === "create-all") cards().forEach(card => setAction(card, "@StoryIntelligenceAssetImportActions.CreateNew"));
+                    if (action === "link-existing") cards().forEach(card => {
+                        if (card.querySelector(`[data-asset-action][value="@StoryIntelligenceAssetImportActions.LinkExisting"]:not(:disabled)`)) {
+                            setAction(card, "@StoryIntelligenceAssetImportActions.LinkExisting");
+                        }
+                    });
+                    if (action === "ignore-all") cards().forEach(card => setAction(card, "@StoryIntelligenceAssetImportActions.Ignore"));
                     if (action === "expand") cards().forEach(card => card.open = true);
                     if (action === "collapse") cards().forEach(card => card.open = false);
                 });
@@ -219,11 +218,6 @@
                 input.addEventListener("change", () => updateCard(input.closest("[data-asset-card]")));
             });
             cards().forEach(updateCard);
-            form.addEventListener("submit", () => {
-                cards()
-                    .filter(card => !card.querySelector("[data-asset-selected]")?.checked)
-                    .forEach(card => setAction(card, "@StoryIntelligenceAssetImportActions.Ignore"));
-            });
         })();
     </script>
 }
diff --git a/PlotLine/Views/Onboarding/StoryIntelligenceCharacterComplete.cshtml b/PlotLine/Views/Onboarding/StoryIntelligenceCharacterComplete.cshtml
index b4f54c7..86c6e7c 100644
--- a/PlotLine/Views/Onboarding/StoryIntelligenceCharacterComplete.cshtml
+++ b/PlotLine/Views/Onboarding/StoryIntelligenceCharacterComplete.cshtml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 <section class="onboarding-shell" aria-labelledby="story-character-complete-title">
     <div class="onboarding-panel onboarding-review-panel">
-        <partial name="_StoryIntelligencePipelineHeader" model="@(new StoryIntelligencePipelineHeaderViewModel { CurrentStage = "Create Characters" })" />
+        <partial name="_StoryIntelligencePipelineHeader" model="@(new StoryIntelligencePipelineHeaderViewModel { CurrentStage = "Review Locations" })" />
         <div class="onboarding-copy">
             <p class="eyebrow">Build Story Database</p>
             <div class="onboarding-success-heading">
diff --git a/PlotLine/Views/Onboarding/StoryIntelligenceCharacters.cshtml b/PlotLine/Views/Onboarding/StoryIntelligenceCharacters.cshtml
index d37d271..1d46d78 100644
--- a/PlotLine/Views/Onboarding/StoryIntelligenceCharacters.cshtml
+++ b/PlotLine/Views/Onboarding/StoryIntelligenceCharacters.cshtml
@@ -38,15 +38,15 @@
                 </div>
                 <div class="onboarding-actions">
                     <a class="btn btn-outline-secondary" asp-action="StoryIntelligenceReview" asp-route-batchId="@Model.BatchID">Back to scenes</a>
-                    <a class="btn btn-primary" asp-action="StoryIntelligenceComplete" asp-route-batchId="@Model.BatchID">Continue</a>
+                    <a class="btn btn-primary" asp-action="StoryIntelligenceLocations" asp-route-batchId="@Model.BatchID">Continue</a>
                 </div>
             }
             else
             {
                 <div class="story-review-card-actions">
-                    <button class="btn btn-outline-primary btn-sm" type="button" data-character-bulk="approve-all">Approve all</button>
-                    <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" type="button" data-character-bulk="approve-selected">Approve selected</button>
-                    <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" type="button" data-character-bulk="ignore-selected">Ignore selected</button>
+                    <button class="btn btn-outline-primary btn-sm" type="button" data-character-bulk="create-all">Create all</button>
+                    <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" type="button" data-character-bulk="link-existing">Link existing matches</button>
+                    <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" type="button" data-character-bulk="ignore-all">Ignore all</button>
                     <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" type="button" data-character-bulk="expand">Expand all</button>
                     <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" type="button" data-character-bulk="collapse">Collapse all</button>
                 </div>
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
                             var candidate = Model.CharacterReview.Candidates[i];
                             <details class="story-character-card" open data-character-card>
                                 <summary>
-                                    <input type="checkbox" checked data-character-selected aria-label="Select @candidate.CharacterName" />
                                     <span>
                                         <strong>@candidate.CharacterName</strong>
                                         <small>@candidate.AppearsInScenes.ToString("N0") scene@(candidate.AppearsInScenes == 1 ? string.Empty : "s")</small>
@@ -87,24 +86,21 @@
                                     <fieldset class="story-character-actions">
                                         <legend>Decision</legend>
                                         <label>
-                                            <input type="radio" name="Characters[@i].Action" value="@StoryIntelligenceCharacterImportActions.Approve" checked data-character-action />
-                                            @(candidate.IsExistingMatch ? "Link to existing" : "Create new character")
+                                            <input type="radio" name="Characters[@i].Action" value="@StoryIntelligenceCharacterImportActions.CreateNew" checked data-character-action />
+                                            Create new character
                                         </label>
-                                        @if (candidate.IsExistingMatch)
-                                        {
-                                            <label>
-                                                <input type="radio" name="Characters[@i].Action" value="@StoryIntelligenceCharacterImportActions.CreateSeparate" data-character-action />
-                                                Create separate character
-                                            </label>
-                                        }
                                         <label>
-                                            <input type="radio" name="Characters[@i].Action" value="@StoryIntelligenceCharacterImportActions.Ignore" data-character-action />
-                                            Ignore
+                                            <input type="radio" name="Characters[@i].Action" value="@StoryIntelligenceCharacterImportActions.LinkExisting" data-character-action @(candidate.IsExistingMatch ? string.Empty : "disabled") />
+                                            Link existing character
                                         </label>
                                         <label>
                                             <input type="radio" name="Characters[@i].Action" value="@StoryIntelligenceCharacterImportActions.Alias" data-character-action />
                                             Alias of another character
                                         </label>
+                                        <label>
+                                            <input type="radio" name="Characters[@i].Action" value="@StoryIntelligenceCharacterImportActions.Ignore" data-character-action />
+                                            Ignore
+                                        </label>
                                     </fieldset>
 
                                     <div data-character-import-name-panel>
@@ -151,7 +147,7 @@
                     updateCard(card);
                 }
             };
-            const actionFor = (card) => card.querySelector("[data-character-action]:checked")?.value || "@StoryIntelligenceCharacterImportActions.Approve";
+            const actionFor = (card) => card.querySelector("[data-character-action]:checked")?.value || "@StoryIntelligenceCharacterImportActions.CreateNew";
             const isCanonicalTarget = (card) => {
                 const action = actionFor(card);
                 return action !== "@StoryIntelligenceCharacterImportActions.Ignore" && action !== "@StoryIntelligenceCharacterImportActions.Alias";
@@ -188,10 +184,13 @@
             document.querySelectorAll("[data-character-bulk]").forEach(button => {
                 button.addEventListener("click", () => {
                     const action = button.getAttribute("data-character-bulk");
-                    const selectedCards = cards().filter(card => card.querySelector("[data-character-selected]")?.checked);
-                    if (action === "approve-all") cards().forEach(card => setAction(card, "@StoryIntelligenceCharacterImportActions.Approve"));
-                    if (action === "approve-selected") selectedCards.forEach(card => setAction(card, "@StoryIntelligenceCharacterImportActions.Approve"));
-                    if (action === "ignore-selected") selectedCards.forEach(card => setAction(card, "@StoryIntelligenceCharacterImportActions.Ignore"));
+                    if (action === "create-all") cards().forEach(card => setAction(card, "@StoryIntelligenceCharacterImportActions.CreateNew"));
+                    if (action === "link-existing") cards().forEach(card => {
+                        if (card.querySelector(`[data-character-action][value="@StoryIntelligenceCharacterImportActions.LinkExisting"]:not(:disabled)`)) {
+                            setAction(card, "@StoryIntelligenceCharacterImportActions.LinkExisting");
+                        }
+                    });
+                    if (action === "ignore-all") cards().forEach(card => setAction(card, "@StoryIntelligenceCharacterImportActions.Ignore"));
                     if (action === "expand") cards().forEach(card => card.open = true);
                     if (action === "collapse") cards().forEach(card => card.open = false);
                 });
@@ -200,11 +199,6 @@
                 input.addEventListener("change", () => updateCard(input.closest("[data-character-card]")));
             });
             cards().forEach(updateCard);
-            form.addEventListener("submit", () => {
-                cards()
-                    .filter(card => !card.querySelector("[data-character-selected]")?.checked)
-                    .forEach(card => setAction(card, "@StoryIntelligenceCharacterImportActions.Ignore"));
-            });
         })();
     </script>
 }
diff --git a/PlotLine/Views/Onboarding/StoryIntelligenceLocationComplete.cshtml b/PlotLine/Views/Onboarding/StoryIntelligenceLocationComplete.cshtml
index 532ba8f..657b6c4 100644
--- a/PlotLine/Views/Onboarding/StoryIntelligenceLocationComplete.cshtml
+++ b/PlotLine/Views/Onboarding/StoryIntelligenceLocationComplete.cshtml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 <section class="onboarding-shell" aria-labelledby="story-location-complete-title">
     <div class="onboarding-panel onboarding-review-panel">
-        <partial name="_StoryIntelligencePipelineHeader" model="@(new StoryIntelligencePipelineHeaderViewModel { CurrentStage = "Create Locations" })" />
+        <partial name="_StoryIntelligencePipelineHeader" model="@(new StoryIntelligencePipelineHeaderViewModel { CurrentStage = "Review Assets" })" />
         <div class="onboarding-copy">
             <p class="eyebrow">Build Story Database</p>
             <div class="onboarding-success-heading">
diff --git a/PlotLine/Views/Onboarding/StoryIntelligenceLocations.cshtml b/PlotLine/Views/Onboarding/StoryIntelligenceLocations.cshtml
index 27db8d7..7707ea0 100644
--- a/PlotLine/Views/Onboarding/StoryIntelligenceLocations.cshtml
+++ b/PlotLine/Views/Onboarding/StoryIntelligenceLocations.cshtml
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@
             else
             {
                 <div class="story-review-card-actions">
-                    <button class="btn btn-outline-primary btn-sm" type="button" data-location-bulk="approve-all">Approve all</button>
-                    <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" type="button" data-location-bulk="approve-selected">Approve selected</button>
-                    <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" type="button" data-location-bulk="ignore-selected">Ignore selected</button>
+                    <button class="btn btn-outline-primary btn-sm" type="button" data-location-bulk="create-all">Create all</button>
+                    <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" type="button" data-location-bulk="link-existing">Link existing matches</button>
+                    <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" type="button" data-location-bulk="ignore-all">Ignore all</button>
                     <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" type="button" data-location-bulk="expand">Expand all</button>
                     <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" type="button" data-location-bulk="collapse">Collapse all</button>
                 </div>
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
                             var candidate = Model.LocationReview.Candidates[i];
                             <details class="story-character-card" open data-location-card>
                                 <summary>
-                                    <input type="checkbox" checked data-location-selected aria-label="Select @candidate.LocationName" />
                                     <span>
                                         <strong>@candidate.LocationName</strong>
                                         <small>@candidate.Category · @candidate.AppearsInScenes.ToString("N0") scene@(candidate.AppearsInScenes == 1 ? string.Empty : "s")</small>
@@ -95,19 +94,16 @@
                                     <fieldset class="story-character-actions">
                                         <legend>Decision</legend>
                                         <label>
-                                            <input type="radio" name="Locations[@i].Action" value="@StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.Approve" checked data-location-action />
-                                            @(candidate.IsExistingMatch ? "Link to existing" : "Create new location")
+                                            <input type="radio" name="Locations[@i].Action" value="@StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.CreateNew" checked data-location-action />
+                                            Create new location
+                                        </label>
+                                        <label>
+                                            <input type="radio" name="Locations[@i].Action" value="@StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.LinkExisting" data-location-action @(candidate.IsExistingMatch ? string.Empty : "disabled") />
+                                            Link existing location
                                         </label>
-                                        @if (candidate.IsExistingMatch)
-                                        {
-                                            <label>
-                                                <input type="radio" name="Locations[@i].Action" value="@StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.CreateSeparate" data-location-action />
-                                                Create separate location
-                                            </label>
-                                        }
                                         <label>
                                             <input type="radio" name="Locations[@i].Action" value="@StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.Alias" data-location-action />
-                                            Alias/variant of another location
+                                            Alias of another location
                                         </label>
                                         <label>
                                             <input type="radio" name="Locations[@i].Action" value="@StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.Ignore" data-location-action />
@@ -159,7 +155,7 @@
                     updateCard(card);
                 }
             };
-            const actionFor = (card) => card.querySelector("[data-location-action]:checked")?.value || "@StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.Approve";
+            const actionFor = (card) => card.querySelector("[data-location-action]:checked")?.value || "@StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.CreateNew";
             const isCanonicalTarget = (card) => {
                 const action = actionFor(card);
                 return action !== "@StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.Ignore" && action !== "@StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.Alias";
@@ -196,10 +192,13 @@
             document.querySelectorAll("[data-location-bulk]").forEach(button => {
                 button.addEventListener("click", () => {
                     const action = button.getAttribute("data-location-bulk");
-                    const selectedCards = cards().filter(card => card.querySelector("[data-location-selected]")?.checked);
-                    if (action === "approve-all") cards().forEach(card => setAction(card, "@StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.Approve"));
-                    if (action === "approve-selected") selectedCards.forEach(card => setAction(card, "@StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.Approve"));
-                    if (action === "ignore-selected") selectedCards.forEach(card => setAction(card, "@StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.Ignore"));
+                    if (action === "create-all") cards().forEach(card => setAction(card, "@StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.CreateNew"));
+                    if (action === "link-existing") cards().forEach(card => {
+                        if (card.querySelector(`[data-location-action][value="@StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.LinkExisting"]:not(:disabled)`)) {
+                            setAction(card, "@StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.LinkExisting");
+                        }
+                    });
+                    if (action === "ignore-all") cards().forEach(card => setAction(card, "@StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.Ignore"));
                     if (action === "expand") cards().forEach(card => card.open = true);
                     if (action === "collapse") cards().forEach(card => card.open = false);
                 });
@@ -208,11 +207,6 @@
                 input.addEventListener("change", () => updateCard(input.closest("[data-location-card]")));
             });
             cards().forEach(updateCard);
-            form.addEventListener("submit", () => {
-                cards()
-                    .filter(card => !card.querySelector("[data-location-selected]")?.checked)
-                    .forEach(card => setAction(card, "@StoryIntelligenceLocationImportActions.Ignore"));
-            });
         })();
     </script>
 }
diff --git a/PlotLine/Views/Onboarding/_StoryIntelligencePipelineHeader.cshtml b/PlotLine/Views/Onboarding/_StoryIntelligencePipelineHeader.cshtml
index 0d6493c..aa852f9 100644
--- a/PlotLine/Views/Onboarding/_StoryIntelligencePipelineHeader.cshtml
+++ b/PlotLine/Views/Onboarding/_StoryIntelligencePipelineHeader.cshtml
@@ -2,14 +2,18 @@
 @{
     var phases = new[]
     {
-        new { Name = "Phase 1", Label = "Prepare manuscript", Stages = new[] { "Connect Word Companion", "Scan Manuscript", "Review Chapters" } },
+        new { Name = "Phase 1", Label = "Prepare manuscript", Stages = new[] { "Welcome", "Writing Preferences", "Project", "Book", "Connect Word", "Scan Manuscript", "Review Chapters" } },
         new { Name = "Phase 2", Label = "Analyse manuscript", Stages = new[] { "Analyse Manuscript" } },
-        new { Name = "Phase 3", Label = "Review Story Intelligence", Stages = new[] { "Review Scenes", "Review Characters", "Review Locations", "Review Assets", "Review Relationships", "Review Knowledge" } },
-        new { Name = "Phase 4", Label = "Build Story Database", Stages = new[] { "Create Scenes", "Create Characters", "Create Locations", "Create Assets", "Complete" } }
+        new { Name = "Phase 3", Label = "Review Story Intelligence", Stages = new[] { "Review Scenes", "Review Characters", "Review Locations", "Review Assets" } },
+        new { Name = "Phase 4", Label = "Build Story Database", Stages = new[] { "Complete" } }
     };
     var flatStages = phases.SelectMany(phase => phase.Stages).ToList();
     var currentIndex = Math.Max(0, flatStages.FindIndex(stage => string.Equals(stage, Model.CurrentStage, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)));
-    var percent = flatStages.Count <= 1 ? 100 : Math.Clamp((currentIndex * 100) / (flatStages.Count - 1), 0, 100);
+    var implementedReviewStages = new[] { "Review Scenes", "Review Characters", "Review Locations", "Review Assets", "Complete" };
+    var reviewIndex = Array.FindIndex(implementedReviewStages, stage => string.Equals(stage, Model.CurrentStage, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+    var percent = reviewIndex >= 0
+        ? Math.Clamp((reviewIndex * 100) / (implementedReviewStages.Length - 1), 0, 100)
+        : flatStages.Count <= 1 ? 100 : Math.Clamp((currentIndex * 100) / (flatStages.Count - 1), 0, 100);
 }
 
 <div class="onboarding-progress story-pipeline-progress" aria-label="Story Intelligence pipeline progress">