diff --git a/app/(app)/create/screens/select/CoreValuesSelectScreen.tsx b/app/(app)/create/screens/select/CoreValuesSelectScreen.tsx
index 5732c74..743c044 100644
--- a/app/(app)/create/screens/select/CoreValuesSelectScreen.tsx
+++ b/app/(app)/create/screens/select/CoreValuesSelectScreen.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import {
   MAX_SELECTED_CORE_VALUES,
   removeCoreValueChipFromDraft,
 } from "../../../../../lib/create/coreValueChipFacet";
+import { methodCardMetaWithCustomizeHeader } from "../../../../../lib/create/methodCardCustomizeMetaPatch";
+import { moveFacetSelectionIdToFront } from "../../../../../lib/create/methodCardSelectionOrder";
 import {
   buildMethodCardWizardInitialValues,
   coreValueDetailsFromWizardFieldBlocks,
@@ -41,11 +43,13 @@ const MAX_CORE_VALUES = MAX_SELECTED_CORE_VALUES;
  *
  * - `pending` — preset chip just selected; modal opened to capture
  *   meaning/signals. Close (X) confirms, then unselects the chip.
- * - `customPending` — brand-new custom chip just created via the Add
- *   value flow; modal opened with empty fields. Dismiss = drop the
- *   chip entirely (it was never confirmed via the Add Value button).
+ * - `customPending` — leftover inline custom-chip drafts (older sessions).
+ *   Dismiss = drop the chip entirely.
  * - `editing` — chip already exists & is selected; modal reopened to
  *   tweak meaning/signals. Dismiss = no-op (chip stays as-is).
+ *
+ * **Add value** (and the header "add" link) opens an empty custom-policy
+ * wizard. Finalize writes a selected chip named from the wizard title.
  */
 type ModalSession = "pending" | "customPending" | "editing";
 
@@ -489,12 +493,57 @@ export function CoreValuesSelectScreen() {
       description: string;
       fieldBlocks: CustomMethodCardFieldBlock[];
     }) => {
-      const chipId = wizardCustomizeChipId ?? activeModalChipId;
-      if (!chipId) return;
-      markCreateFlowInteraction();
-      pendingEphemeralCoreDuplicateRef.current = null;
       const trimmedTitle = title.trim();
       const trimmedDescription = description.trim();
+      if (!trimmedTitle) return;
+      markCreateFlowInteraction();
+      pendingEphemeralCoreDuplicateRef.current = null;
+
+      const existingId = wizardCustomizeChipId;
+      if (!existingId) {
+        const id = crypto.randomUUID();
+        const nextDetails = {
+          ...coreValueDetailsFromWizardFieldBlocks(fieldBlocks, EMPTY_DETAIL),
+          ...(trimmedDescription.length > 0
+            ? { supportText: trimmedDescription }
+            : {}),
+        };
+        replaceState((prev) => {
+          const sel = prev.selectedCoreValueIds ?? [];
+          if (sel.length >= MAX_CORE_VALUES) {
+            return prev;
+          }
+          const snap = [...(prev.coreValuesChipsSnapshot ?? [])];
+          snap.push({
+            id,
+            label: trimmedTitle,
+            state: "selected",
+          });
+          return {
+            ...prev,
+            selectedCoreValueIds: moveFacetSelectionIdToFront(sel, id),
+            coreValuesChipsSnapshot: snap,
+            coreValueDetailsByChipId: {
+              ...(prev.coreValueDetailsByChipId ?? {}),
+              [id]: nextDetails,
+            },
+            customMethodCardFieldBlocksById: {
+              ...(prev.customMethodCardFieldBlocksById ?? {}),
+              [id]: structuredClone(fieldBlocks),
+            },
+            customMethodCardMetaById: methodCardMetaWithCustomizeHeader(
+              prev.customMethodCardMetaById,
+              id,
+              { title: trimmedTitle, description: trimmedDescription },
+            ),
+          };
+        });
+        setAddCustomWizardOpen(false);
+        setWizardCustomizeChipId(null);
+        setWizardInitialValues(null);
+        return;
+      }
+
       const nextDetails = {
         ...coreValueDetailsFromWizardFieldBlocks(fieldBlocks, draft),
         ...(trimmedDescription.length > 0
@@ -503,8 +552,8 @@ export function CoreValuesSelectScreen() {
       };
       replaceState((prev) => {
         const snap = [...(prev.coreValuesChipsSnapshot ?? [])];
-        const i = snap.findIndex((r) => r.id === chipId);
-        if (i >= 0 && trimmedTitle.length > 0) {
+        const i = snap.findIndex((r) => r.id === existingId);
+        if (i >= 0) {
           snap[i] = { ...snap[i], label: trimmedTitle };
         }
         return {
@@ -512,11 +561,11 @@ export function CoreValuesSelectScreen() {
           coreValuesChipsSnapshot: snap,
           coreValueDetailsByChipId: {
             ...(prev.coreValueDetailsByChipId ?? {}),
-            [chipId]: nextDetails,
+            [existingId]: nextDetails,
           },
           customMethodCardFieldBlocksById: {
             ...(prev.customMethodCardFieldBlocksById ?? {}),
-            [chipId]: structuredClone(fieldBlocks),
+            [existingId]: structuredClone(fieldBlocks),
           },
         };
       });
@@ -526,13 +575,7 @@ export function CoreValuesSelectScreen() {
       setWizardCustomizeChipId(null);
       setWizardInitialValues(null);
     },
-    [
-      activeModalChipId,
-      draft,
-      markCreateFlowInteraction,
-      replaceState,
-      wizardCustomizeChipId,
-    ],
+    [draft, markCreateFlowInteraction, replaceState, wizardCustomizeChipId],
   );
 
   const kebabMenuItems = useMemo(() => {
@@ -587,15 +630,14 @@ export function CoreValuesSelectScreen() {
 
   const addHandlers = {
     onAddClick: () => {
+      const selectedCount = coreValueOptions.filter(
+        (o) => o.state === "selected",
+      ).length;
+      if (selectedCount >= MAX_CORE_VALUES) return;
       markCreateFlowInteraction();
-      setCoreValueOptions((prev) => {
-        const next: ChipOption[] = [
-          ...prev,
-          { id: crypto.randomUUID(), label: "", state: "custom" },
-        ];
-        queueMicrotask(() => syncCoreValuesToDraft(next));
-        return next;
-      });
+      setWizardCustomizeChipId(null);
+      setWizardInitialValues(null);
+      setAddCustomWizardOpen(true);
     },
     onCustomChipConfirm: (chipId: string, value: string) => {
       markCreateFlowInteraction();
diff --git a/tests/components/CoreValuesSelectScreen.test.tsx b/tests/components/CoreValuesSelectScreen.test.tsx
index fa7e044..02dce53 100644
--- a/tests/components/CoreValuesSelectScreen.test.tsx
+++ b/tests/components/CoreValuesSelectScreen.test.tsx
@@ -256,25 +256,12 @@ describe("CoreValuesSelectScreen", () => {
     expect(labels[1]).toMatch(/What does this value mean to your group/);
   });
 
-  // The "Add value" → custom-chip → modal flow uses a `customPending`
-  // session: dismissing the modal must drop the brand-new chip entirely
-  // (not just unselect it), because the user never confirmed it via
-  // the modal's Add Value button. Clicking Add Value keeps the chip
-  // as a selected entry. These two tests pin both halves of the
-  // contract so the screens stay in sync with the create-flow draft.
-  describe("custom chip — confirmed vs dismissed", () => {
-    // Use a label guaranteed to NOT collide with any preset value
-    // (we'd otherwise get two matching chips and false positives).
+  // The "Add value" control opens an empty custom-policy wizard. Dismissing
+  // without Finalize leaves the chip list unchanged. Finalize writes a
+  // selected chip named from the wizard title.
+  describe("Add value wizard", () => {
     const CUSTOM_LABEL = "ZZTopBespokeValue";
 
-    async function addCustomChipNamed(label: string) {
-      fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Add value" }));
-      const input = await screen.findByPlaceholderText("Type to add");
-      fireEvent.change(input, { target: { value: label } });
-      fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Confirm" }));
-      return screen.findByRole("dialog");
-    }
-
     /**
      * The label can also appear in the modal header while the modal
      * is open, and as the chip's "Remove" button aria-label. Scope to
@@ -290,33 +277,50 @@ describe("CoreValuesSelectScreen", () => {
         ).length;
     }
 
-    it("removes the custom chip when its modal is dismissed without Add Value", async () => {
-      renderWithProviders(<CoreValuesSelectScreen />);
-      await addCustomChipNamed(CUSTOM_LABEL);
-      expect(countCustomChips(CUSTOM_LABEL)).toBe(1);
+    async function completeAddValueWizard(label: string) {
+      fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Add value" }));
+      const nameInput = await screen.findByPlaceholderText("Policy name");
+      fireEvent.change(nameInput, { target: { value: label } });
+      fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Next" }));
+      const descriptionInput =
+        await screen.findByPlaceholderText("Policy description");
+      fireEvent.change(descriptionInput, {
+        target: { value: "A community-authored value." },
+      });
+      fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Next" }));
+      fireEvent.click(await screen.findByRole("button", { name: "Finalize" }));
+    }
 
-      fireEvent.keyDown(document, { key: "Escape" });
-      await waitFor(() => {
-        expect(screen.queryByRole("dialog")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
-      });
-      // Chip must be gone — not just unselected. If it were merely
-      // unselected the chip button would still render. Wrap in waitFor
-      // because the chip removal flushes through `updateState` →
-      // `useEffect` → `setCoreValueOptions` and isn't synchronous with
-      // the dialog close.
-      await waitFor(() => {
-        expect(countCustomChips(CUSTOM_LABEL)).toBe(0);
-      });
+    it("opens the empty custom-policy wizard from Add value", async () => {
+      renderWithProviders(<CoreValuesSelectScreen />);
+      fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Add value" }));
+      expect(
+        await screen.findByPlaceholderText("Policy name"),
+      ).toHaveValue("");
+      expect(screen.queryByPlaceholderText("Type to add")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
-    it("keeps the custom chip selected when Add Value is clicked", async () => {
+    it("leaves no chip when the Add value wizard is dismissed", async () => {
       renderWithProviders(<CoreValuesSelectScreen />);
-      const dialog = await addCustomChipNamed(CUSTOM_LABEL);
-      fireEvent.click(
-        within(dialog).getByRole("button", { name: "Add Value" }),
-      );
+      fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Add value" }));
+      await screen.findByPlaceholderText("Policy name");
+      fireEvent.keyDown(document, { key: "Escape" });
       await waitFor(() => {
-        expect(screen.queryByRole("dialog")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+        expect(
+          screen.queryByPlaceholderText("Policy name"),
+        ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+      });
+      expect(countCustomChips(CUSTOM_LABEL)).toBe(0);
+      expect(screen.queryByPlaceholderText("Type to add")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    it("adds a selected chip named from the wizard title after Finalize", async () => {
+      renderWithProviders(<CoreValuesSelectScreen />);
+      await completeAddValueWizard(CUSTOM_LABEL);
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(
+          screen.queryByPlaceholderText("Policy name"),
+        ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
       });
       expect(countCustomChips(CUSTOM_LABEL)).toBe(1);
     });