diff --git a/dashboards/tracker-web/src/app/dashboard/fleet/jobs/[id]/page.tsx b/dashboards/tracker-web/src/app/dashboard/fleet/jobs/[id]/page.tsx
index 8a2e7f08..48c2d6e5 100644
--- a/dashboards/tracker-web/src/app/dashboard/fleet/jobs/[id]/page.tsx
+++ b/dashboards/tracker-web/src/app/dashboard/fleet/jobs/[id]/page.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import {
   getJobExplain,
   patchJob,
   operatorAction,
+  updateDraft,
+  submitDraft,
   requestReview,
   submitReview,
   subscribeJobEvents,
@@ -256,7 +258,7 @@ export default function FleetJobDetailPage() {
       </section>
 
       {/* Prompt (the job body) + PR/target config */}
-      <PromptCard job={job} />
+      <PromptCard job={job} onChanged={refresh} />
 
       {/* Review gate (multi-reviewer human gate) */}
       {job.stage === 'review' && (
@@ -502,11 +504,48 @@ function MetaCard({ label, value }: { label: string; value: string }) {
 
 /**
  * The job's prompt (verbatim `bodyMd`) + its PR/target config. The prompt is only
- * mutable before a factory picks the job up; once it leaves `queued`/`draft` it is
- * locked (a worker may already be acting on it) so it renders read-only.
+ * mutable before a factory picks the job up (stage `draft`/`queued`/`blocked`):
+ * it can be edited + saved in place, and a `draft` can be submitted from here.
+ * Once a factory claims it (assigned+) the prompt is locked and renders read-only.
  */
-function PromptCard({ job }: { job: FleetJob }) {
-  const locked = job.stage !== 'queued' && job.stage !== 'draft';
+function PromptCard({ job, onChanged }: { job: FleetJob; onChanged: () => void | Promise<void> }) {
+  const editable = job.stage === 'draft' || job.stage === 'queued' || job.stage === 'blocked';
+  const [editing, setEditing] = useState(false);
+  const [draftBody, setDraftBody] = useState(job.bodyMd ?? '');
+  const [busy, setBusy] = useState<null | 'save' | 'submit'>(null);
+  const [err, setErr] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  const save = async () => {
+    if (!draftBody.trim()) {
+      setErr('Prompt cannot be empty.');
+      return;
+    }
+    setBusy('save');
+    setErr(null);
+    try {
+      await updateDraft(job.id, { bodyMd: draftBody.trim() });
+      setEditing(false);
+      await onChanged();
+    } catch (e) {
+      setErr(e instanceof Error ? e.message : 'Save failed.');
+    } finally {
+      setBusy(null);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const submit = async () => {
+    setBusy('submit');
+    setErr(null);
+    try {
+      await submitDraft(job.id);
+      await onChanged();
+    } catch (e) {
+      setErr(e instanceof Error ? e.message : 'Submit failed.');
+    } finally {
+      setBusy(null);
+    }
+  };
+
   const cfg: Array<[string, string | undefined]> = [
     ['Repo', job.repo],
     ['Base branch', job.repo ? (job.baseBranch ?? 'main') : undefined],
@@ -517,31 +556,91 @@ function PromptCard({ job }: { job: FleetJob }) {
     ['Idempotency key', job.idempotencyKey],
   ];
   const shown = cfg.filter(([, v]) => v != null && v !== '');
+
   return (
     <section className="space-y-3" aria-label="Prompt and target">
       <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
         <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold">Prompt</h2>
         <span
           className={`rounded-full px-2 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium ${
-            locked
-              ? 'bg-muted text-muted-foreground'
-              : 'bg-blue-500/15 text-blue-700 dark:text-blue-300'
+            editable
+              ? 'bg-blue-500/15 text-blue-700 dark:text-blue-300'
+              : 'bg-muted text-muted-foreground'
           }`}
           title={
-            locked
-              ? 'The job has been picked up — its prompt is locked.'
-              : 'Still queued — not yet picked up by a factory.'
+            editable
+              ? 'Not yet picked up — the prompt can still be edited.'
+              : 'The job has been picked up — its prompt is locked.'
           }
         >
-          {locked ? 'read-only — picked up' : 'queued — not yet picked up'}
+          {editable
+            ? job.stage === 'draft'
+              ? 'draft — editable'
+              : 'editable until picked up'
+            : 'read-only — picked up'}
         </span>
+        <div className="ml-auto flex items-center gap-2">
+          {editable && !editing && (
+            <Button
+              variant="secondary"
+              onClick={() => {
+                setDraftBody(job.bodyMd ?? '');
+                setEditing(true);
+              }}
+              aria-label="Edit prompt"
+            >
+              Edit
+            </Button>
+          )}
+          {job.stage === 'draft' && !editing && (
+            <Button onClick={submit} disabled={busy !== null} aria-label="Submit this draft">
+              {busy === 'submit' ? 'Submitting…' : 'Submit'}
+            </Button>
+          )}
+        </div>
       </div>
-      <pre
-        className="max-h-96 overflow-auto whitespace-pre-wrap rounded-lg border bg-muted/30 p-3 text-sm font-mono"
-        aria-label="Job prompt body"
-      >
-        {job.bodyMd?.trim() ? job.bodyMd : 'No prompt body.'}
-      </pre>
+
+      {editing ? (
+        <div className="space-y-2">
+          <textarea
+            value={draftBody}
+            onChange={e => setDraftBody(e.target.value)}
+            rows={10}
+            className="w-full rounded-lg border bg-background p-3 text-sm font-mono"
+            aria-label="Edit job prompt"
+          />
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+            <Button onClick={save} disabled={busy !== null} aria-label="Save prompt">
+              {busy === 'save' ? 'Saving…' : 'Save'}
+            </Button>
+            <Button
+              variant="secondary"
+              onClick={() => {
+                setEditing(false);
+                setErr(null);
+              }}
+              disabled={busy !== null}
+              aria-label="Cancel editing"
+            >
+              Cancel
+            </Button>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      ) : (
+        <pre
+          className="max-h-96 overflow-auto whitespace-pre-wrap rounded-lg border bg-muted/30 p-3 text-sm font-mono"
+          aria-label="Job prompt body"
+        >
+          {job.bodyMd?.trim() ? job.bodyMd : 'No prompt body.'}
+        </pre>
+      )}
+
+      {err && (
+        <p className="text-sm text-destructive" role="status">
+          {err}
+        </p>
+      )}
+
       {shown.length > 0 && (
         <div className="grid gap-3 sm:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3">
           {shown.map(([k, v]) => (
diff --git a/dashboards/tracker-web/src/app/dashboard/fleet/jobs/page.tsx b/dashboards/tracker-web/src/app/dashboard/fleet/jobs/page.tsx
index 5eb8a33a..b93ac258 100644
--- a/dashboards/tracker-web/src/app/dashboard/fleet/jobs/page.tsx
+++ b/dashboards/tracker-web/src/app/dashboard/fleet/jobs/page.tsx
@@ -142,58 +142,62 @@ export default function FleetJobsPage() {
     })
     .sort((a, b) => Date.parse(b.createdAt) - Date.parse(a.createdAt));
 
-  const handleSubmit = useCallback(async () => {
-    if (!body.trim()) {
-      setSubmitMsg({ ok: false, text: 'Job body is required.' });
-      return;
-    }
-    setSubmitting(true);
-    setSubmitMsg(null);
-    try {
-      const capabilities = caps
-        .split(',')
-        .map(c => c.trim())
-        .filter(Boolean);
-      const factory = FLEET_FACTORIES.find(f => f.id === factoryId) ?? FLEET_FACTORIES[0];
-      const { job } = await submitJob(
-        {
-          idempotencyKey: `ui-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 7)}`,
-          bodyMd: body.trim(),
-          priority,
-          capabilities,
-          ...(repo
-            ? {
-                repo,
-                baseBranch: FLEET_BASE_BRANCH,
-                ...(verifyCmd.trim() ? { verify: verifyCmd.trim() } : {}),
-                ...(autoMerge ? { autoMerge: true } : {}),
-              }
-            : {}),
-        },
-        factory.productId
-      );
-      // Route the dashboard view to the factory's product so the job is visible.
-      if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
-        localStorage.setItem('tracker_selected_product', factory.productId);
+  const handleSubmit = useCallback(
+    async (asDraft = false) => {
+      if (!body.trim()) {
+        setSubmitMsg({ ok: false, text: 'Job body is required.' });
+        return;
       }
-      setSubmitMsg({
-        ok: true,
-        text:
-          `Submitted ${job.id} to ${factory.id} (${factory.productId}, stage: ${job.stage})` +
-          (repo
-            ? ` — PR mode: ${repo}@${FLEET_BASE_BRANCH}${verifyCmd.trim() ? ' +verify' : ''}${autoMerge ? ' +auto-merge' : ''}`
-            : ' — no PR (plain job)') +
-          '.',
-      });
-      setBody('');
-      await refresh();
-    } catch (err: unknown) {
-      const msg = err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Submit failed.';
-      setSubmitMsg({ ok: false, text: msg });
-    } finally {
-      setSubmitting(false);
-    }
-  }, [body, caps, priority, repo, verifyCmd, autoMerge, factoryId, refresh]);
+      setSubmitting(true);
+      setSubmitMsg(null);
+      try {
+        const capabilities = caps
+          .split(',')
+          .map(c => c.trim())
+          .filter(Boolean);
+        const factory = FLEET_FACTORIES.find(f => f.id === factoryId) ?? FLEET_FACTORIES[0];
+        const { job } = await submitJob(
+          {
+            idempotencyKey: `ui-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 7)}`,
+            bodyMd: body.trim(),
+            priority,
+            capabilities,
+            ...(asDraft ? { draft: true } : {}),
+            ...(repo
+              ? {
+                  repo,
+                  baseBranch: FLEET_BASE_BRANCH,
+                  ...(verifyCmd.trim() ? { verify: verifyCmd.trim() } : {}),
+                  ...(autoMerge ? { autoMerge: true } : {}),
+                }
+              : {}),
+          },
+          factory.productId
+        );
+        // Route the dashboard view to the factory's product so the job is visible.
+        if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+          localStorage.setItem('tracker_selected_product', factory.productId);
+        }
+        setSubmitMsg({
+          ok: true,
+          text:
+            `${asDraft ? 'Saved draft' : 'Submitted'} ${job.id} to ${factory.id} (${factory.productId}, stage: ${job.stage})` +
+            (repo
+              ? ` — PR mode: ${repo}@${FLEET_BASE_BRANCH}${verifyCmd.trim() ? ' +verify' : ''}${autoMerge ? ' +auto-merge' : ''}`
+              : ' — no PR (plain job)') +
+            (asDraft ? ' — open it to edit + submit.' : '.'),
+        });
+        setBody('');
+        await refresh();
+      } catch (err: unknown) {
+        const msg = err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Submit failed.';
+        setSubmitMsg({ ok: false, text: msg });
+      } finally {
+        setSubmitting(false);
+      }
+    },
+    [body, caps, priority, repo, verifyCmd, autoMerge, factoryId, refresh]
+  );
 
   return (
     <div className="p-6 space-y-6">
@@ -323,8 +327,20 @@ export default function FleetJobsPage() {
                   Auto-merge PR
                 </label>
               )}
-              <Button onClick={handleSubmit} disabled={submitting} aria-label="Submit new job">
-                {submitting ? 'Submitting…' : 'Submit Job'}
+              <Button
+                variant="secondary"
+                onClick={() => handleSubmit(true)}
+                disabled={submitting}
+                aria-label="Save as draft (not submitted)"
+              >
+                {submitting ? 'Saving…' : 'Save as draft'}
+              </Button>
+              <Button
+                onClick={() => handleSubmit(false)}
+                disabled={submitting}
+                aria-label="Submit new job"
+              >
+                {submitting ? 'Submitting…' : 'Submit'}
               </Button>
             </div>
             {submitMsg && (
diff --git a/dashboards/tracker-web/src/lib/fleet-client.ts b/dashboards/tracker-web/src/lib/fleet-client.ts
index b5a40ce9..4516db67 100644
--- a/dashboards/tracker-web/src/lib/fleet-client.ts
+++ b/dashboards/tracker-web/src/lib/fleet-client.ts
@@ -214,6 +214,8 @@ export interface SubmitJobBody {
   /** PR mode: verify command run in the checkout before the PR opens; auto-merge the PR. */
   verify?: string;
   autoMerge?: boolean;
+  /** Save as a non-claimable, editable draft (stage `draft`) instead of queued. */
+  draft?: boolean;
 }
 
 /** Submit a new fleet job. Optionally target a specific product (factory's product),
@@ -254,6 +256,27 @@ export async function operatorAction(id: string, action: OperatorAction): Promis
   return apiFetch(`/jobs/${id}/actions/${action}`, { method: 'POST' });
 }
 
+/** Editable fields on a not-yet-picked-up job (draft/queued/blocked). */
+export interface UpdateDraftBody {
+  bodyMd?: string;
+  priority?: 'critical' | 'high' | 'medium' | 'low';
+  capabilities?: string[];
+  repo?: string;
+  baseBranch?: string;
+  verify?: string;
+  autoMerge?: boolean;
+}
+
+/** Edit a job's prompt/config in place — only valid while draft/queued/blocked. */
+export async function updateDraft(id: string, body: UpdateDraftBody): Promise<FleetJob> {
+  return apiFetch(`/jobs/${id}/draft`, { method: 'PATCH', body: JSON.stringify(body) });
+}
+
+/** Submit a draft → queued (or blocked if it has unmet deps). Idempotent. */
+export async function submitDraft(id: string): Promise<FleetJob> {
+  return apiFetch(`/jobs/${id}/submit`, { method: 'POST' });
+}
+
 // ── Multi-reviewer human gate ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 export interface ReviewPolicy {
diff --git a/services/platform-service/src/modules/fleet/coordinator.test.ts b/services/platform-service/src/modules/fleet/coordinator.test.ts
index 9ca93f55..c97cf485 100644
--- a/services/platform-service/src/modules/fleet/coordinator.test.ts
+++ b/services/platform-service/src/modules/fleet/coordinator.test.ts
@@ -1325,3 +1325,67 @@ describe('fleet coordinator — PR target + deliverable (§PR mode)', () => {
     expect(runs[0]!.branch).toBe('aq/job/pr-2');
   });
 });
+
+describe('fleet coordinator — draft lifecycle (save / edit / submit)', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => setProvider(new MemoryDatastoreProvider()));
+  afterEach(() => _resetDatastoreProvider());
+
+  it('submit with draft:true creates a draft that is NOT claimable', async () => {
+    const { job, outcome } = await coord.submitJob(PID, input({ draft: true }));
+    expect(outcome).toBe('created');
+    expect(job.stage).toBe('draft');
+    // a factory must not be able to claim a draft
+    const claim = await coord.claimNextJob(factory());
+    expect(claim).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('updateDraft edits the prompt + config while draft (content hash changes)', async () => {
+    const { job } = await coord.submitJob(PID, input({ draft: true }));
+    const before = (await repo.getJob(job.id, PID))!.contentHash;
+    const res = await coord.updateDraft(job.id, PID, {
+      bodyMd: '# edited prompt',
+      repo: 'learning_ai_notes',
+      autoMerge: true,
+      priority: 'high',
+    });
+    expect(res.ok).toBe(true);
+    if (res.ok) {
+      expect(res.doc.bodyMd).toBe('# edited prompt');
+      expect(res.doc.repo).toBe('learning_ai_notes');
+      expect(res.doc.autoMerge).toBe(true);
+      expect(res.doc.priority).toBe('high');
+      expect(res.doc.contentHash).not.toBe(before);
+      expect(res.doc.stage).toBe('draft'); // editing doesn't submit it
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('submitDraft promotes draft → queued, then it is claimable', async () => {
+    const { job } = await coord.submitJob(PID, input({ draft: true }));
+    const res = await coord.submitDraft(job.id, PID);
+    expect(res.ok).toBe(true);
+    if (res.ok) expect(res.doc.stage).toBe('queued');
+    const claim = await coord.claimNextJob(factory());
+    expect(claim?.job.id).toBe(job.id);
+  });
+
+  it('submitDraft is idempotent on an already-submitted job', async () => {
+    const { job } = await coord.submitJob(PID, input()); // queued, not a draft
+    const res = await coord.submitDraft(job.id, PID);
+    expect(res.ok).toBe(true);
+    if (res.ok) expect(res.doc.stage).toBe('queued');
+  });
+
+  it('updateDraft is rejected once the job is picked up (assigned+)', async () => {
+    const { job } = await coord.submitJob(PID, input());
+    await coord.claimNextJob(factory()); // job → assigned
+    const res = await coord.updateDraft(job.id, PID, { bodyMd: '# too late' });
+    expect(res.ok).toBe(false);
+    if (!res.ok) expect(res.reason).toBe('conflict');
+  });
+
+  it('updateDraft on a missing job returns not_found', async () => {
+    const res = await coord.updateDraft('nope', PID, { bodyMd: 'x' });
+    expect(res.ok).toBe(false);
+    if (!res.ok) expect(res.reason).toBe('not_found');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/services/platform-service/src/modules/fleet/coordinator.ts b/services/platform-service/src/modules/fleet/coordinator.ts
index 8f46566f..593f54e5 100644
--- a/services/platform-service/src/modules/fleet/coordinator.ts
+++ b/services/platform-service/src/modules/fleet/coordinator.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import {
   type FleetBudgetDoc,
   type BudgetWindow,
   type SubmitJobInput,
+  type UpdateDraftInput,
   type ReviewPolicy,
   type ReviewDecision,
   type ReviewDecisionKind,
@@ -152,7 +153,9 @@ export async function submitJob(productId: string, input: SubmitJobInput): Promi
 
   if (existingForKey.length > 0) {
     // same key, different content
-    const supersedable = existingForKey.find(j => j.stage === 'queued' || j.stage === 'blocked');
+    const supersedable = existingForKey.find(
+      j => j.stage === 'draft' || j.stage === 'queued' || j.stage === 'blocked'
+    );
     if (!supersedable) {
       throw new ConflictError(
         `idempotency-key '${input.idempotencyKey}' already in use by an in-flight/terminal job with different content`
@@ -163,7 +166,9 @@ export async function submitJob(productId: string, input: SubmitJobInput): Promi
       throw new BadRequestError('dependency cycle detected — submission rejected');
     }
     const refreshed = applyInputToJob(supersedable, input, hash);
-    const { stage } = await stageForDeps(refreshed);
+    // A draft resubmit stays a draft; otherwise re-derive queued/blocked from deps
+    // (so resubmitting a draft without the flag promotes it).
+    const stage = input.draft ? 'draft' : (await stageForDeps(refreshed)).stage;
     const updated = await repo.updateJob(supersedable.id, productId, {
       ...stripIdentity(refreshed),
       stage,
@@ -238,6 +243,10 @@ export async function submitJob(productId: string, input: SubmitJobInput): Promi
     base.blockedReason = `waiting on children: ${childKeys.join(', ')}`;
   }
 
+  // Save-as-draft: a brand-new (non-composite) job can be parked as a
+  // non-claimable, editable draft instead of going straight to queued.
+  if (input.draft && children.length === 0) base.stage = 'draft';
+
   const created = await repo.createJob(base);
 
   // Create child jobs
@@ -302,6 +311,68 @@ export async function submitJob(productId: string, input: SubmitJobInput): Promi
   return { job: created, outcome: 'created' };
 }
 
+/** Stages in which a job's prompt/config may still be edited (not yet picked up). */
+const EDITABLE_STAGES: readonly FleetStage[] = ['draft', 'queued', 'blocked'];
+
+/**
+ * Edit a not-yet-picked-up job's prompt/config in place. Allowed only while the
+ * job is `draft`/`queued`/`blocked`; once a factory has claimed it (assigned+) the
+ * prompt is locked and this returns `invalid_state`. Recomputes contentHash so the
+ * idempotency/supersede logic stays consistent.
+ */
+export async function updateDraft(
+  jobId: string,
+  productId: string,
+  patch: UpdateDraftInput
+): Promise<repo.RevResult<FleetJobDoc>> {
+  const job = await repo.getJob(jobId, productId);
+  if (!job) return { ok: false, reason: 'not_found' };
+  if (!EDITABLE_STAGES.includes(job.stage)) return { ok: false, reason: 'conflict' };
+
+  const updates: Partial<FleetJobDoc> = {};
+  if (patch.bodyMd !== undefined) {
+    updates.bodyMd = patch.bodyMd;
+    updates.contentHash = contentHash(patch.bodyMd);
+  }
+  if (patch.priority !== undefined) {
+    updates.priority = patch.priority;
+    updates.priorityOrder = PRIORITY_ORDER[patch.priority];
+  }
+  if (patch.capabilities !== undefined) updates.capabilities = patch.capabilities;
+  if (patch.repo !== undefined) updates.repo = patch.repo;
+  if (patch.baseBranch !== undefined) updates.baseBranch = patch.baseBranch;
+  if (patch.verify !== undefined) updates.verify = patch.verify;
+  if (patch.autoMerge !== undefined) updates.autoMerge = patch.autoMerge;
+
+  const updated = await repo.updateJob(jobId, productId, updates);
+  if (!updated) return { ok: false, reason: 'not_found' };
+  await repo.appendEvent({
+    jobId,
+    productId,
+    type: 'edited',
+    data: { fields: Object.keys(updates) },
+  });
+  return { ok: true, doc: updated };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Submit a draft → `queued` (or `blocked` if it has unmet deps). Idempotent: a job
+ * already past draft is returned unchanged. Only a `draft` may be submitted.
+ */
+export async function submitDraft(
+  jobId: string,
+  productId: string
+): Promise<repo.RevResult<FleetJobDoc>> {
+  const job = await repo.getJob(jobId, productId);
+  if (!job) return { ok: false, reason: 'not_found' };
+  if (job.stage !== 'draft') return { ok: true, doc: job }; // already submitted — idempotent
+  const { stage } = await stageForDeps(job);
+  const updated = await repo.updateJob(jobId, productId, { stage });
+  if (!updated) return { ok: false, reason: 'not_found' };
+  await repo.appendEvent({ jobId, productId, type: 'submitted', data: { stage, from: 'draft' } });
+  return { ok: true, doc: updated };
+}
+
 function applyInputToJob(job: FleetJobDoc, input: SubmitJobInput, hash: string): FleetJobDoc {
   return {
     ...job,
diff --git a/services/platform-service/src/modules/fleet/routes.ts b/services/platform-service/src/modules/fleet/routes.ts
index bad5264e..4db3ec28 100644
--- a/services/platform-service/src/modules/fleet/routes.ts
+++ b/services/platform-service/src/modules/fleet/routes.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ import {
   EchoJobSchema,
   SubmitChildrenSchema,
   UpsertBudgetSchema,
+  UpdateDraftSchema,
 } from './types.js';
 
 function badRequest(issues: { message: string }[]): never {
@@ -163,6 +164,35 @@ export async function fleetRoutes(app: FastifyInstance) {
     return res.doc;
   });
 
+  // ── Edit a not-yet-picked-up job's prompt/config (draft/queued/blocked) ──
+  app.patch('/fleet/jobs/:id/draft', async req => {
+    await extractAuth(req);
+    const { id } = req.params as { id: string };
+    const pid = getRequestProductId(req);
+    const parsed = UpdateDraftSchema.safeParse(req.body);
+    if (!parsed.success) badRequest(parsed.error.issues);
+    const res = await coordinator.updateDraft(id, pid, parsed.data);
+    if (!res.ok) {
+      if (res.reason === 'not_found') throw new NotFoundError('Job not found');
+      throw new ConflictError('job already picked up — prompt is read-only');
+    }
+    return res.doc;
+  });
+
+  // ── Submit a draft → queued (or blocked if it has unmet deps) ──
+  app.post('/fleet/jobs/:id/submit', async req => {
+    await extractAuth(req);
+    const { id } = req.params as { id: string };
+    const pid = getRequestProductId(req);
+    const res = await coordinator.submitDraft(id, pid);
+    if (!res.ok) {
+      if (res.reason === 'not_found') throw new NotFoundError('Job not found');
+      throw new ConflictError('concurrent update conflict — retry');
+    }
+    await trackerBridge.maybeEchoOnTransition(pid, id, req.log);
+    return res.doc;
+  });
+
   // ── Multi-reviewer human gate (§14 Phase 3) ──
   app.post('/fleet/jobs/:id/review/request', async req => {
     await extractAuth(req);
diff --git a/services/platform-service/src/modules/fleet/tracker-bridge.ts b/services/platform-service/src/modules/fleet/tracker-bridge.ts
index 63955c7b..e98d434a 100644
--- a/services/platform-service/src/modules/fleet/tracker-bridge.ts
+++ b/services/platform-service/src/modules/fleet/tracker-bridge.ts
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ export interface EchoResult {
  */
 export function stageToItemStatus(stage: FleetStage): ItemStatus {
   switch (stage) {
+    case 'draft':
+      // Saved but not submitted — not started yet.
+      return 'open';
     case 'shipped':
       return 'done';
     case 'failed':
diff --git a/services/platform-service/src/modules/fleet/types.test.ts b/services/platform-service/src/modules/fleet/types.test.ts
index f944445f..0afabba3 100644
--- a/services/platform-service/src/modules/fleet/types.test.ts
+++ b/services/platform-service/src/modules/fleet/types.test.ts
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ describe('request schemas', () => {
 describe('enum constants', () => {
   it('stages match the agent-queue lifecycle', () => {
     expect(FLEET_STAGES).toEqual([
+      'draft',
       'queued',
       'blocked',
       'assigned',
diff --git a/services/platform-service/src/modules/fleet/types.ts b/services/platform-service/src/modules/fleet/types.ts
index 7112fd15..5ba5e90c 100644
--- a/services/platform-service/src/modules/fleet/types.ts
+++ b/services/platform-service/src/modules/fleet/types.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ import { z } from 'zod';
 
 // ── Enums ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-/** Canonical job lifecycle (§11). `blocked` = unmet deps; `dead_letter` = retries exhausted. */
+/** Canonical job lifecycle (§11). `draft` = saved but not yet submitted (not
+ * claimable, editable); `blocked` = unmet deps; `dead_letter` = retries exhausted. */
 export const FLEET_STAGES = [
+  'draft',
   'queued',
   'blocked',
   'assigned',
@@ -359,6 +361,8 @@ export const SubmitJobSchema = z.object({
    * and whether to auto-merge the PR once opened. */
   verify: z.string().optional(),
   autoMerge: z.boolean().optional(),
+  /** Save as a non-claimable, editable draft (stage `draft`) instead of `queued`. */
+  draft: z.boolean().optional(),
   /** Phase 3 DAG: inline children to create atomically with the parent. */
   children: z
     .array(
@@ -381,6 +385,19 @@ export const SubmitJobSchema = z.object({
 });
 export type SubmitJobInput = z.infer<typeof SubmitJobSchema>;
 
+/** Edit a job's prompt/config while it is still `draft`/`queued`/`blocked`
+ * (i.e. not yet picked up). All fields optional — only provided ones change. */
+export const UpdateDraftSchema = z.object({
+  bodyMd: z.string().min(1).optional(),
+  priority: z.enum(FLEET_PRIORITIES).optional(),
+  capabilities: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
+  repo: z.string().optional(),
+  baseBranch: z.string().optional(),
+  verify: z.string().optional(),
+  autoMerge: z.boolean().optional(),
+});
+export type UpdateDraftInput = z.infer<typeof UpdateDraftSchema>;
+
 export const ListJobsQuerySchema = z.object({
   productId: z.string().optional(),
   stage: z.enum(FLEET_STAGES).optional(),