diff --git a/app/components/controls/Upload/Upload.view.tsx b/app/components/controls/Upload/Upload.view.tsx
index 96748bc..8409881 100644
--- a/app/components/controls/Upload/Upload.view.tsx
+++ b/app/components/controls/Upload/Upload.view.tsx
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ function UploadView({
         />
       )}
 
-      {/* Upload container */}
-      <div className="bg-[var(--color-surface-default-secondary,#141414)] flex gap-[24px] items-center justify-center px-[var(--measures-spacing-600,24px)] py-[var(--measures-spacing-1200,48px)] rounded-[var(--measures-radius-200,8px)] shrink-0 w-full">
+      {/* Upload container — max width per create-flow spec */}
+      <div className="bg-[var(--color-surface-default-secondary,#141414)] mx-auto flex w-full max-w-[474px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center gap-[24px] rounded-[var(--measures-radius-200,8px)] px-[var(--measures-spacing-600,24px)] py-[var(--measures-spacing-1200,48px)]">
         {/* Upload button */}
         <button
           type="button"
diff --git a/app/create/context/CreateFlowContext.tsx b/app/create/context/CreateFlowContext.tsx
index a57d600..57239d7 100644
--- a/app/create/context/CreateFlowContext.tsx
+++ b/app/create/context/CreateFlowContext.tsx
@@ -77,10 +77,16 @@ export function CreateFlowProvider({
   }, []);
 
   const updateState = useCallback((updates: Partial<CreateFlowState>) => {
-    setState((prevState) => ({
-      ...prevState,
-      ...updates,
-    }));
+    setState((prevState) => {
+      const merged: CreateFlowState = { ...prevState, ...updates };
+      if (updates.communityStructureChipSnapshots !== undefined) {
+        merged.communityStructureChipSnapshots = {
+          ...(prevState.communityStructureChipSnapshots ?? {}),
+          ...updates.communityStructureChipSnapshots,
+        };
+      }
+      return merged;
+    });
   }, []);
 
   const replaceState = useCallback((next: CreateFlowState) => {
diff --git a/app/create/screens/select/CommunityStructureSelectScreen.tsx b/app/create/screens/select/CommunityStructureSelectScreen.tsx
index eb465b2..eaf30cf 100644
--- a/app/create/screens/select/CommunityStructureSelectScreen.tsx
+++ b/app/create/screens/select/CommunityStructureSelectScreen.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import MultiSelect from "../../../components/controls/MultiSelect";
 import type { ChipOption } from "../../../components/controls/MultiSelect/MultiSelect.types";
 import { useMessages } from "../../../contexts/MessagesContext";
 import { useCreateFlow } from "../../context/CreateFlowContext";
+import type { CommunityStructureChipSnapshotRow } from "../../types";
 import { CreateFlowHeaderLockup } from "../../components/CreateFlowHeaderLockup";
 import { CreateFlowStepShell } from "../../components/CreateFlowStepShell";
 import { CREATE_FLOW_MD_UP_COLUMN_MAX_CLASS } from "../../components/createFlowLayoutTokens";
@@ -79,6 +80,30 @@ function selectedIdsFromOptions(options: ChipOption[]): string[] {
     .map((o) => o.id);
 }
 
+function chipOptionsToSnapshotRows(
+  options: ChipOption[],
+): CommunityStructureChipSnapshotRow[] {
+  return options.map((o) => ({
+    id: o.id,
+    label: o.label,
+    ...(o.state !== undefined ? { state: o.state } : {}),
+  }));
+}
+
+/** Returns chips when a draft snapshot exists; otherwise null (use preset rows + selected ids). */
+function snapshotRowsToChipOptions(
+  rows: CommunityStructureChipSnapshotRow[] | undefined,
+): ChipOption[] | null {
+  if (!Array.isArray(rows) || rows.length === 0) return null;
+  return rows.map((r) => ({
+    id: r.id,
+    label: r.label,
+    ...(r.state !== undefined
+      ? { state: r.state as ChipOption["state"] }
+      : {}),
+  }));
+}
+
 /** Create Community step 3 — Figma `20094:18244` (responsive grid + column caps via `createFlowLayoutTokens`). */
 export function CommunityStructureSelectScreen() {
   const m = useMessages();
@@ -87,42 +112,84 @@ export function CommunityStructureSelectScreen() {
 
   const [organizationTypeOptions, setOrganizationTypeOptions] = useState<
     ChipOption[]
-  >(() =>
-    applySavedSelection(
+  >(() => {
+    const fromSnap = snapshotRowsToChipOptions(
+      state.communityStructureChipSnapshots?.organizationTypes,
+    );
+    if (fromSnap) return fromSnap;
+    return applySavedSelection(
       chipRowsFromLabels(cs.organizationTypes),
       state.selectedOrganizationTypeIds,
-    ),
-  );
+    );
+  });
 
-  const [scaleOptions, setScaleOptions] = useState<ChipOption[]>(() =>
-    applySavedSelection(
+  const [scaleOptions, setScaleOptions] = useState<ChipOption[]>(() => {
+    const fromSnap = snapshotRowsToChipOptions(
+      state.communityStructureChipSnapshots?.scale,
+    );
+    if (fromSnap) return fromSnap;
+    return applySavedSelection(
       chipRowsFromLabels(cs.scaleOptions),
       state.selectedScaleIds,
-    ),
-  );
+    );
+  });
 
-  const [maturityOptions, setMaturityOptions] = useState<ChipOption[]>(() =>
-    applySavedSelection(
+  const [maturityOptions, setMaturityOptions] = useState<ChipOption[]>(() => {
+    const fromSnap = snapshotRowsToChipOptions(
+      state.communityStructureChipSnapshots?.maturity,
+    );
+    if (fromSnap) return fromSnap;
+    return applySavedSelection(
       chipRowsFromLabels(cs.maturityOptions),
       state.selectedMaturityIds,
-    ),
-  );
+    );
+  });
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    const fromSnap = snapshotRowsToChipOptions(
+      state.communityStructureChipSnapshots?.organizationTypes,
+    );
+    if (fromSnap) {
+      setOrganizationTypeOptions(fromSnap);
+      return;
+    }
     setOrganizationTypeOptions((prev) =>
       applySavedSelection(prev, state.selectedOrganizationTypeIds),
     );
-  }, [state.selectedOrganizationTypeIds]);
+  }, [
+    state.communityStructureChipSnapshots?.organizationTypes,
+    state.selectedOrganizationTypeIds,
+  ]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    const fromSnap = snapshotRowsToChipOptions(
+      state.communityStructureChipSnapshots?.scale,
+    );
+    if (fromSnap) {
+      setScaleOptions(fromSnap);
+      return;
+    }
     setScaleOptions((prev) => applySavedSelection(prev, state.selectedScaleIds));
-  }, [state.selectedScaleIds]);
+  }, [
+    state.communityStructureChipSnapshots?.scale,
+    state.selectedScaleIds,
+  ]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    const fromSnap = snapshotRowsToChipOptions(
+      state.communityStructureChipSnapshots?.maturity,
+    );
+    if (fromSnap) {
+      setMaturityOptions(fromSnap);
+      return;
+    }
     setMaturityOptions((prev) =>
       applySavedSelection(prev, state.selectedMaturityIds),
     );
-  }, [state.selectedMaturityIds]);
+  }, [
+    state.communityStructureChipSnapshots?.maturity,
+    state.selectedMaturityIds,
+  ]);
 
   const organizationCustomHandlers = useMemo(
     () =>
@@ -155,19 +222,34 @@ export function CommunityStructureSelectScreen() {
   const persistOrg = (next: ChipOption[]) => {
     markCreateFlowInteraction();
     setOrganizationTypeOptions(next);
-    updateState({ selectedOrganizationTypeIds: selectedIdsFromOptions(next) });
+    updateState({
+      selectedOrganizationTypeIds: selectedIdsFromOptions(next),
+      communityStructureChipSnapshots: {
+        organizationTypes: chipOptionsToSnapshotRows(next),
+      },
+    });
   };
 
   const persistScale = (next: ChipOption[]) => {
     markCreateFlowInteraction();
     setScaleOptions(next);
-    updateState({ selectedScaleIds: selectedIdsFromOptions(next) });
+    updateState({
+      selectedScaleIds: selectedIdsFromOptions(next),
+      communityStructureChipSnapshots: {
+        scale: chipOptionsToSnapshotRows(next),
+      },
+    });
   };
 
   const persistMaturity = (next: ChipOption[]) => {
     markCreateFlowInteraction();
     setMaturityOptions(next);
-    updateState({ selectedMaturityIds: selectedIdsFromOptions(next) });
+    updateState({
+      selectedMaturityIds: selectedIdsFromOptions(next),
+      communityStructureChipSnapshots: {
+        maturity: chipOptionsToSnapshotRows(next),
+      },
+    });
   };
 
   const handleOrganizationTypeClick = (chipId: string) => {
diff --git a/app/create/types.ts b/app/create/types.ts
index fa45dbc..9aae00a 100644
--- a/app/create/types.ts
+++ b/app/create/types.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@ export type CreateFlowTextStateField =
   | "communityContext"
   | "communitySaveEmail";
 
+/**
+ * Serialized chip row for `community-structure` (preset + custom labels).
+ * Stored in drafts so custom chips survive refresh and server sync.
+ */
+export type CommunityStructureChipSnapshotRow = {
+  id: string;
+  label: string;
+  state?: string;
+};
+
 /**
  * Flow state for inputs across create-flow steps.
  * Validated on `PUT /api/drafts/me` via `createFlowStateSchema` (Zod + JSON safety checks).
@@ -51,6 +61,15 @@ export interface CreateFlowState {
   selectedScaleIds?: string[];
   /** Selected chip ids from `community-structure` (maturity). */
   selectedMaturityIds?: string[];
+  /**
+   * Full chip lists for `community-structure` (needed so custom chips round-trip in drafts).
+   * IDs alone are insufficient because custom rows are not reconstructible from copy JSON.
+   */
+  communityStructureChipSnapshots?: {
+    organizationTypes?: CommunityStructureChipSnapshotRow[];
+    scale?: CommunityStructureChipSnapshotRow[];
+    maturity?: CommunityStructureChipSnapshotRow[];
+  };
   currentStep?: CreateFlowStep;
   /** Section drafts; structure will tighten as steps persist real shapes. */
   sections?: Record<string, unknown>[];
diff --git a/lib/server/validation/createFlowSchemas.ts b/lib/server/validation/createFlowSchemas.ts
index fc14112..37d24eb 100644
--- a/lib/server/validation/createFlowSchemas.ts
+++ b/lib/server/validation/createFlowSchemas.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,20 @@ const flowStepTuple = FLOW_STEP_ORDER as unknown as [string, ...string[]];
 
 const createFlowStepSchema = z.enum(flowStepTuple);
 
+const communityStructureChipSnapshotRowSchema = z.object({
+  id: z.string().max(200),
+  label: z.string().max(2000),
+  state: z.string().max(32).optional(),
+});
+
+const communityStructureChipSnapshotsSchema = z
+  .object({
+    organizationTypes: z.array(communityStructureChipSnapshotRowSchema).optional(),
+    scale: z.array(communityStructureChipSnapshotRowSchema).optional(),
+    maturity: z.array(communityStructureChipSnapshotRowSchema).optional(),
+  })
+  .strict();
+
 /**
  * Published rule `document` column: arbitrary JSON object with safety bounds.
  */
@@ -35,6 +49,8 @@ export const createFlowStateSchema = z
     selectedOrganizationTypeIds: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
     selectedScaleIds: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
     selectedMaturityIds: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
+    communityStructureChipSnapshots:
+      communityStructureChipSnapshotsSchema.optional(),
     currentStep: createFlowStepSchema.optional(),
     sections: z.array(z.unknown()).optional(),
     stakeholders: z.array(z.unknown()).optional(),
diff --git a/tests/unit/createFlowValidation.test.ts b/tests/unit/createFlowValidation.test.ts
index b435cad..8efafad 100644
--- a/tests/unit/createFlowValidation.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/createFlowValidation.test.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,29 @@ describe("createFlowStateSchema", () => {
     });
     expect(r.success).toBe(false);
   });
+
+  it("accepts communityStructureChipSnapshots with custom chip rows", () => {
+    const r = createFlowStateSchema.safeParse({
+      communityStructureChipSnapshots: {
+        organizationTypes: [
+          { id: "1", label: "Co-op", state: "Selected" },
+          { id: "custom-uuid", label: "My type", state: "Selected" },
+        ],
+        scale: [{ id: "1", label: "Local" }],
+        maturity: [],
+      },
+    });
+    expect(r.success).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("rejects invalid chip snapshot row types", () => {
+    const r = createFlowStateSchema.safeParse({
+      communityStructureChipSnapshots: {
+        organizationTypes: [{ id: "1", label: 123 }],
+      },
+    });
+    expect(r.success).toBe(false);
+  });
 });
 
 describe("putDraftBodySchema", () => {