diff --git a/.cursor/rules/create-flow.mdc b/.cursor/rules/create-flow.mdc
index d9ffda7..cf8d0a2 100644
--- a/.cursor/rules/create-flow.mdc
+++ b/.cursor/rules/create-flow.mdc
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ alwaysApply: false
   `app/(app)/create/utils/createFlowScreenRegistry.ts`. Never branch on layout kind
   inside a screen — pick the matching shell (`CreateFlowStepShell` /
   `CreateFlowTwoColumnSelectShell`).
+- Keep create-flow step routing centralized in
+  `app/(app)/create/utils/createFlowPaths.ts` (`createFlowStepPath`,
+  `CREATE_ROUTES`) — do not introduce new hardcoded `/create/...` literals.
 - Shared create-flow pieces go in `app/(app)/create/components/` (layout shells,
   field composites). Generic primitives go in `app/components/`.
 
@@ -49,8 +52,9 @@ file are a smell once they're used more than once.
   namespace (see `localization.mdc`).
 - Modal `sections` defaults are DB-shaped seed placeholders, not UI
   constants — expect replacement with live data.
-- Modal `sections` defaults are DB-shaped seed placeholders, not UI
-  constants — expect replacement with live data.
+- Custom-rule facet mappings (step ids, template-category aliases, selection
+  keys, strip keys) must be sourced from `lib/create/customRuleFacets.ts`
+  (`CUSTOM_RULE_FACETS`) instead of adding new ad-hoc switches/tables.
 
 ## Interaction tracking
 
diff --git a/app/(app)/create/CreateFlowLayoutClient.tsx b/app/(app)/create/CreateFlowLayoutClient.tsx
index e59ff21..d5618d7 100644
--- a/app/(app)/create/CreateFlowLayoutClient.tsx
+++ b/app/(app)/create/CreateFlowLayoutClient.tsx
@@ -20,12 +20,20 @@ import {
   getNextStep,
   getStepIndex,
   parseReviewReturnSearchParam,
-  CREATE_FLOW_REVIEW_RETURN_QUERY_KEY,
+  createFlowStepUsesSelectSplitScroll,
   TEMPLATES_FACET_RECOMMEND_QUERY,
   TEMPLATES_FACET_RECOMMEND_VALUE,
   TEMPLATE_REVIEW_FROM_CREATE_FLOW_QUERY,
   TEMPLATE_REVIEW_FROM_CREATE_FLOW_VALUE,
 } from "./utils/flowSteps";
+import {
+  CREATE_FLOW_SYNC_DRAFT_QUERY,
+  CREATE_FLOW_SYNC_DRAFT_VALUE,
+  CREATE_ROUTES,
+  createFlowStepPath,
+  createFlowStepPathAfterStrippingReviewReturn,
+  createFlowStepPathWithSyncDraft,
+} from "./utils/createFlowPaths";
 import { getProportionBarProgressForCreateFlowStep } from "./utils/createFlowProportionProgress";
 import {
   createFlowStepUsesCenteredTextLayout,
@@ -42,12 +50,12 @@ import {
   clearAnonymousCreateFlowStorage,
   setTransferPendingFlag,
 } from "./utils/anonymousDraftStorage";
-import type { CreateFlowMethodCardFacetSection } from "./types";
 import {
   createFlowStateFromPublishedRule,
   isPublishedRuleSelectionMissing,
   methodSectionsPinsFromPublishedHydratePatch,
 } from "../../../lib/create/publishedDocumentToCreateFlowState";
+import { METHOD_FACET_API_SECTION_IDS } from "../../../lib/create/customRuleFacets";
 import { readLastPublishedRule } from "../../../lib/create/lastPublishedRule";
 import { deleteServerDraft } from "../../../lib/create/api";
 import messages from "../../../messages/en/index";
@@ -193,8 +201,8 @@ function CreateFlowLayoutContent({
 
   const loginReturnPath =
     currentStep === "edit-rule"
-      ? "/create/edit-rule?syncDraft=1"
-      : "/create/final-review?syncDraft=1";
+      ? createFlowStepPathWithSyncDraft("edit-rule")
+      : createFlowStepPathWithSyncDraft("final-review");
 
   const {
     publishBannerMessage,
@@ -248,7 +256,7 @@ function CreateFlowLayoutContent({
       if (sessionUser) {
         void deleteServerDraft();
       }
-      router.push("/");
+      router.push(CREATE_ROUTES.root);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -262,7 +270,7 @@ function CreateFlowLayoutContent({
         variant: "saveProgress",
         nextPath:
           returnToTemplateReview ??
-          `${pathname ?? "/create"}?syncDraft=1`,
+          `${pathname != null && pathname.length > 0 ? pathname : CREATE_ROUTES.createRoot}?${CREATE_FLOW_SYNC_DRAFT_QUERY}=${CREATE_FLOW_SYNC_DRAFT_VALUE}`,
         backdropVariant: "blurredYellow",
       });
       return;
@@ -278,7 +286,7 @@ function CreateFlowLayoutContent({
       sessionUser &&
       currentStep === "community-save"
     ) {
-      router.replace("/create/review");
+      router.replace(CREATE_ROUTES.review);
     }
   }, [sessionResolved, sessionUser, currentStep, router]);
 
@@ -294,12 +302,12 @@ function CreateFlowLayoutContent({
     if (currentStep !== "edit-rule") return;
     const last = readLastPublishedRule();
     if (!last) {
-      router.replace("/create/completed");
+      router.replace(CREATE_ROUTES.completed);
       return;
     }
     const editingId = state.editingPublishedRuleId?.trim() ?? "";
     if (editingId.length > 0 && editingId !== last.id) {
-      router.replace("/create/completed");
+      router.replace(CREATE_ROUTES.completed);
       return;
     }
     const titleOk =
@@ -307,9 +315,7 @@ function CreateFlowLayoutContent({
     const sectionsClear = (state.sections?.length ?? 0) === 0;
     const patch = createFlowStateFromPublishedRule(last);
     const pinPatch = methodSectionsPinsFromPublishedHydratePatch(patch);
-    const METHOD_CARD_PIN_FACETS: readonly CreateFlowMethodCardFacetSection[] =
-      ["communication", "membership", "decisionApproaches", "conflictManagement"];
-    const needsPinMerge = METHOD_CARD_PIN_FACETS.some(
+    const needsPinMerge = METHOD_FACET_API_SECTION_IDS.some(
       (key) =>
         pinPatch[key] === true &&
         state.methodSectionsPinCommitted?.[key] !== true,
@@ -406,11 +412,9 @@ function CreateFlowLayoutContent({
     currentStep === "final-review" || currentStep === "edit-rule";
   const isCardLayoutStep = createFlowStepUsesCardLayout(currentStep);
   /** Two-column select / right-rail: below `lg` main scrolls; at `lg+` only the right column scrolls. */
-  const isSelectSplitScrollStep =
-    currentStep === "community-size" ||
-    currentStep === "community-structure" ||
-    currentStep === "core-values" ||
-    currentStep === "decision-approaches";
+  const isSelectSplitScrollStep = createFlowStepUsesSelectSplitScroll(
+    currentStep,
+  );
   const stepIdx = currentStep != null ? getStepIndex(currentStep) : -1;
 
   /** At `md+`, main cross-axis: center by default; exceptions stay top-aligned (see product spec). */
@@ -586,7 +590,7 @@ function CreateFlowLayoutContent({
                   editingPublishedRuleId: last.id,
                   sections: [],
                 });
-                router.push("/create/edit-rule");
+                router.push(createFlowStepPath("edit-rule"));
               }
             : undefined
         }
@@ -738,15 +742,11 @@ function CreateFlowLayoutContent({
                     setMethodSectionsPinCommitted(facet, true);
                   }
                   if (reviewReturnTarget) {
-                    const params = new URLSearchParams(
-                      searchParams?.toString() ?? "",
-                    );
-                    params.delete(CREATE_FLOW_REVIEW_RETURN_QUERY_KEY);
-                    const qs = params.toString();
                     router.push(
-                      qs.length > 0
-                        ? `/create/${reviewReturnTarget}?${qs}`
-                        : `/create/${reviewReturnTarget}`,
+                      createFlowStepPathAfterStrippingReviewReturn(
+                        reviewReturnTarget,
+                        searchParams,
+                      ),
                     );
                     return;
                   }
@@ -784,20 +784,16 @@ function CreateFlowLayoutContent({
               ? () =>
                   router.push(
                     templateReviewFooterBackToCreateReview
-                      ? "/create/review"
-                      : "/",
+                      ? CREATE_ROUTES.review
+                      : CREATE_ROUTES.root,
                   )
               : reviewReturnTarget
                 ? () => {
-                    const params = new URLSearchParams(
-                      searchParams?.toString() ?? "",
-                    );
-                    params.delete(CREATE_FLOW_REVIEW_RETURN_QUERY_KEY);
-                    const qs = params.toString();
                     router.push(
-                      qs.length > 0
-                        ? `/create/${reviewReturnTarget}?${qs}`
-                        : `/create/${reviewReturnTarget}`,
+                      createFlowStepPathAfterStrippingReviewReturn(
+                        reviewReturnTarget,
+                        searchParams,
+                      ),
                     );
                   }
                 : previousStep
diff --git a/app/(app)/create/context/CreateFlowContext.tsx b/app/(app)/create/context/CreateFlowContext.tsx
index 5b9beb1..37169fe 100644
--- a/app/(app)/create/context/CreateFlowContext.tsx
+++ b/app/(app)/create/context/CreateFlowContext.tsx
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ export function CreateFlowProvider({
     clearCoreValueDetailsLocalStorage();
   }, []);
 
-  // Keys produced by the Create Custom stage screens + `buildTemplateCustomizePrefill`.
-  // Kept in sync with `CreateFlowState` comments marked "Create Custom —".
+  // Keys cleared here match `STRIP_CUSTOM_RULE_SELECTION_STATE_KEYS` from
+  // `lib/create/customRuleFacets.ts` (CUSTOM_RULE_FACETS / CR-92).
   const resetCustomRuleSelections = useCallback(() => {
     setState((prev) => stripCustomRuleSelectionFields(prev));
     // Effect on `state.coreValueDetailsByChipId` clears its dedicated
diff --git a/app/(app)/create/hooks/useCreateFlowFinalize.ts b/app/(app)/create/hooks/useCreateFlowFinalize.ts
index 9415997..f187f7a 100644
--- a/app/(app)/create/hooks/useCreateFlowFinalize.ts
+++ b/app/(app)/create/hooks/useCreateFlowFinalize.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   CREATE_FLOW_COMPLETED_CELEBRATE_QUERY,
   CREATE_FLOW_COMPLETED_CELEBRATE_VALUE,
 } from "../utils/flowSteps";
+import { createFlowStepPath } from "../utils/createFlowPaths";
 
 type AppRouterLike = { push: (_href: string) => void };
 
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ export function useCreateFlowFinalize({
           document: ruleDocument,
         });
         updateState({ editingPublishedRuleId: undefined });
-        router.push("/create/completed");
+        router.push(createFlowStepPath("completed"));
         return;
       }
       if (updateResult.status === 401) {
@@ -113,7 +114,10 @@ export function useCreateFlowFinalize({
         document: ruleDocument,
       });
       router.push(
-        `/create/completed?${CREATE_FLOW_COMPLETED_CELEBRATE_QUERY}=${CREATE_FLOW_COMPLETED_CELEBRATE_VALUE}`,
+        createFlowStepPath("completed", {
+          [CREATE_FLOW_COMPLETED_CELEBRATE_QUERY]:
+            CREATE_FLOW_COMPLETED_CELEBRATE_VALUE,
+        }),
       );
       return;
     }
diff --git a/app/(app)/create/hooks/useFacetRecommendations.ts b/app/(app)/create/hooks/useFacetRecommendations.ts
index 950f6c7..42b4efd 100644
--- a/app/(app)/create/hooks/useFacetRecommendations.ts
+++ b/app/(app)/create/hooks/useFacetRecommendations.ts
@@ -2,16 +2,14 @@
 
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { buildFacetQueryString } from "../../../../lib/create/buildFacetQueryString";
+import type { MethodFacetApiSectionId } from "../../../../lib/create/customRuleFacets";
 import { useCreateFlow } from "../context/CreateFlowContext";
 
 /**
  * Card-deck section ids served by `/api/create-flow/methods` (CR-88 §9.2).
+ * Same tuple as {@link METHOD_FACET_API_SECTION_IDS} (`CUSTOM_RULE_FACETS`, CR-92).
  */
-export type RecommendationSection =
-  | "communication"
-  | "membership"
-  | "decisionApproaches"
-  | "conflictManagement";
+export type RecommendationSection = MethodFacetApiSectionId;
 
 export type FacetRecommendationsResult = {
   /** `true` once the network call completes (or short-circuits with no facets). */
diff --git a/app/(app)/create/screens/CreateFlowScreenView.tsx b/app/(app)/create/screens/CreateFlowScreenView.tsx
index 4ffd1f9..635cd15 100644
--- a/app/(app)/create/screens/CreateFlowScreenView.tsx
+++ b/app/(app)/create/screens/CreateFlowScreenView.tsx
@@ -2,20 +2,7 @@
 
 import type { ReactNode } from "react";
 import type { CreateFlowStep } from "../types";
-import { InformationalScreen } from "./informational/InformationalScreen";
-import { CreateFlowTextFieldScreen } from "./text/CreateFlowTextFieldScreen";
-import { CommunitySizeSelectScreen } from "./select/CommunitySizeSelectScreen";
-import { CommunityStructureSelectScreen } from "./select/CommunityStructureSelectScreen";
-import { CoreValuesSelectScreen } from "./select/CoreValuesSelectScreen";
-import { ConfirmStakeholdersScreen } from "./select/ConfirmStakeholdersScreen";
-import { CommunityUploadScreen } from "./upload/CommunityUploadScreen";
-import { CommunityReviewScreen } from "./review/CommunityReviewScreen";
-import { FinalReviewScreen } from "./review/FinalReviewScreen";
-import { CommunicationMethodsScreen } from "./card/CommunicationMethodsScreen";
-import { MembershipMethodsScreen } from "./card/MembershipMethodsScreen";
-import { ConflictManagementScreen } from "./card/ConflictManagementScreen";
-import { DecisionApproachesScreen } from "./right-rail/DecisionApproachesScreen";
-import { CompletedScreen } from "./completed/CompletedScreen";
+import { renderCreateFlowScreen } from "./createFlowScreenComponents";
 
 /**
  * Maps each wizard `screenId` to its screen component.
@@ -23,73 +10,14 @@ import { CompletedScreen } from "./completed/CompletedScreen";
  * **Folder rule (Figma):** subfolders match `CREATE_FLOW_SCREEN_REGISTRY[].layoutKind`
  * — `select/` (two-column chip flows), `card/` (compact card-stack steps), `text/`, etc.
  * The URL segment (`communication-methods`) is not the folder name; see `createFlowScreenRegistry.ts`.
+ *
+ * Implementation lives in {@link renderCreateFlowScreen} (`createFlowScreenComponents.tsx`)
+ * so the registry metadata and this router stay easier to keep in sync (CR-92 §3).
  */
 export function CreateFlowScreenView({
   screenId,
 }: {
   screenId: CreateFlowStep;
 }): ReactNode {
-  switch (screenId) {
-    case "informational":
-      return <InformationalScreen />;
-    case "community-name":
-      return (
-        <CreateFlowTextFieldScreen
-          messageNamespace="create.community.communityName"
-          stateField="title"
-          maxLength={48}
-        />
-      );
-    case "community-structure":
-      return <CommunityStructureSelectScreen />;
-    case "community-context":
-      return (
-        <CreateFlowTextFieldScreen
-          messageNamespace="create.community.communityContext"
-          stateField="communityContext"
-          maxLength={200}
-          mainAlign="center"
-        />
-      );
-    case "community-size":
-      return <CommunitySizeSelectScreen />;
-    case "community-upload":
-      return <CommunityUploadScreen />;
-    case "community-save":
-      return (
-        <CreateFlowTextFieldScreen
-          messageNamespace="create.community.communitySave"
-          stateField="communitySaveEmail"
-          maxLength={254}
-          mainAlign="center"
-          inputType="email"
-          showCharacterCount={false}
-          headerJustification="center"
-        />
-      );
-    case "review":
-      return <CommunityReviewScreen />;
-    case "core-values":
-      return <CoreValuesSelectScreen />;
-    case "communication-methods":
-      return <CommunicationMethodsScreen />;
-    case "membership-methods":
-      return <MembershipMethodsScreen />;
-    case "decision-approaches":
-      return <DecisionApproachesScreen />;
-    case "conflict-management":
-      return <ConflictManagementScreen />;
-    case "confirm-stakeholders":
-      return <ConfirmStakeholdersScreen />;
-    case "final-review":
-      return <FinalReviewScreen />;
-    case "edit-rule":
-      return <FinalReviewScreen variant="editPublished" />;
-    case "completed":
-      return <CompletedScreen />;
-    default: {
-      const _exhaustive: never = screenId;
-      return _exhaustive;
-    }
-  }
+  return renderCreateFlowScreen(screenId);
 }
diff --git a/app/(app)/create/screens/createFlowScreenComponents.tsx b/app/(app)/create/screens/createFlowScreenComponents.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..581ca0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/(app)/create/screens/createFlowScreenComponents.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/**
+ * Step → screen component map (Linear CR-92 §3). Keeps {@link CreateFlowScreenView}
+ * thin; pair with {@link CREATE_FLOW_SCREEN_REGISTRY} metadata in tests/docs so
+ * new steps do not drift.
+ */
+
+import type { ReactNode } from "react";
+import type { CreateFlowStep } from "../types";
+import { InformationalScreen } from "./informational/InformationalScreen";
+import { CreateFlowTextFieldScreen } from "./text/CreateFlowTextFieldScreen";
+import { CommunitySizeSelectScreen } from "./select/CommunitySizeSelectScreen";
+import { CommunityStructureSelectScreen } from "./select/CommunityStructureSelectScreen";
+import { CoreValuesSelectScreen } from "./select/CoreValuesSelectScreen";
+import { ConfirmStakeholdersScreen } from "./select/ConfirmStakeholdersScreen";
+import { CommunityUploadScreen } from "./upload/CommunityUploadScreen";
+import { CommunityReviewScreen } from "./review/CommunityReviewScreen";
+import { FinalReviewScreen } from "./review/FinalReviewScreen";
+import { CommunicationMethodsScreen } from "./card/CommunicationMethodsScreen";
+import { MembershipMethodsScreen } from "./card/MembershipMethodsScreen";
+import { ConflictManagementScreen } from "./card/ConflictManagementScreen";
+import { DecisionApproachesScreen } from "./right-rail/DecisionApproachesScreen";
+import { CompletedScreen } from "./completed/CompletedScreen";
+
+export function renderCreateFlowScreen(screenId: CreateFlowStep): ReactNode {
+  switch (screenId) {
+    case "informational":
+      return <InformationalScreen />;
+    case "community-name":
+      return (
+        <CreateFlowTextFieldScreen
+          messageNamespace="create.community.communityName"
+          stateField="title"
+          maxLength={48}
+        />
+      );
+    case "community-structure":
+      return <CommunityStructureSelectScreen />;
+    case "community-context":
+      return (
+        <CreateFlowTextFieldScreen
+          messageNamespace="create.community.communityContext"
+          stateField="communityContext"
+          maxLength={200}
+          mainAlign="center"
+        />
+      );
+    case "community-size":
+      return <CommunitySizeSelectScreen />;
+    case "community-upload":
+      return <CommunityUploadScreen />;
+    case "community-save":
+      return (
+        <CreateFlowTextFieldScreen
+          messageNamespace="create.community.communitySave"
+          stateField="communitySaveEmail"
+          maxLength={254}
+          mainAlign="center"
+          inputType="email"
+          showCharacterCount={false}
+          headerJustification="center"
+        />
+      );
+    case "review":
+      return <CommunityReviewScreen />;
+    case "core-values":
+      return <CoreValuesSelectScreen />;
+    case "communication-methods":
+      return <CommunicationMethodsScreen />;
+    case "membership-methods":
+      return <MembershipMethodsScreen />;
+    case "decision-approaches":
+      return <DecisionApproachesScreen />;
+    case "conflict-management":
+      return <ConflictManagementScreen />;
+    case "confirm-stakeholders":
+      return <ConfirmStakeholdersScreen />;
+    case "final-review":
+      return <FinalReviewScreen />;
+    case "edit-rule":
+      return <FinalReviewScreen variant="editPublished" />;
+    case "completed":
+      return <CompletedScreen />;
+    default: {
+      const _exhaustive: never = screenId;
+      return _exhaustive;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/(app)/create/screens/review/CommunityReviewScreen.tsx b/app/(app)/create/screens/review/CommunityReviewScreen.tsx
index 0536910..c5f164b 100644
--- a/app/(app)/create/screens/review/CommunityReviewScreen.tsx
+++ b/app/(app)/create/screens/review/CommunityReviewScreen.tsx
@@ -17,19 +17,7 @@ import {
   vectorMarkPath,
 } from "../../../../../lib/assetUtils";
 import { methodSectionsPinsForHydratedSelections } from "../../../../../lib/create/publishedDocumentToCreateFlowState";
-
-/**
- * Targets for a `pendingTemplateAction` redirect. Customize resumes the
- * custom-rule stage with chips already prefilled; useWithoutChanges jumps to
- * the review-and-complete stage since the template body is already in state.
- */
-const PENDING_TEMPLATE_REDIRECT_TARGET: Record<
-  "customize" | "useWithoutChanges",
-  string
-> = {
-  customize: "/create/core-values",
-  useWithoutChanges: "/create/confirm-stakeholders",
-};
+import { createFlowStepPath } from "../../utils/createFlowPaths";
 
 /** Create Community review — Figma `19706:12135` (`/create/review`; two columns from `lg:`; column caps in `createFlowLayoutTokens`). */
 export function CommunityReviewScreen() {
@@ -56,8 +44,10 @@ export function CommunityReviewScreen() {
     if (firedRedirectRef.current) return;
     const pending = state.pendingTemplateAction;
     if (!pending) return;
-    const target = PENDING_TEMPLATE_REDIRECT_TARGET[pending.mode];
-    if (!target) return;
+    const target =
+      pending.mode === "customize"
+        ? createFlowStepPath("core-values")
+        : createFlowStepPath("confirm-stakeholders");
     firedRedirectRef.current = true;
     const pinMerge =
       pending.mode === "customize"
diff --git a/app/(app)/create/types.ts b/app/(app)/create/types.ts
index 57ca0b8..526f1cc 100644
--- a/app/(app)/create/types.ts
+++ b/app/(app)/create/types.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
  * including step types, state management, and context interfaces.
  */
 
+import type { MethodFacetApiSectionId } from "../../../lib/create/customRuleFacets";
+
 /**
  * Valid step IDs for the create rule flow (URL segment after `/create/`).
  * Create Community order matches Figma; `review` closes that stage per design.
@@ -36,12 +38,11 @@ export type CreateFlowTextStateField =
   | "communityContext"
   | "communitySaveEmail";
 
-/** Facet-backed method card stacks (`GET /api/create-flow/methods?section=`). */
-export type CreateFlowMethodCardFacetSection =
-  | "communication"
-  | "membership"
-  | "decisionApproaches"
-  | "conflictManagement";
+/**
+ * Facet-backed method card stacks (`GET /api/create-flow/methods?section=`).
+ * Canonical ids: {@link METHOD_FACET_API_SECTION_IDS} in `lib/create/customRuleFacets.ts`.
+ */
+export type CreateFlowMethodCardFacetSection = MethodFacetApiSectionId;
 
 /**
  * Serialized chip row for `community-structure` (preset + custom labels).
diff --git a/app/(app)/create/utils/createFlowPaths.ts b/app/(app)/create/utils/createFlowPaths.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d5ba0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/(app)/create/utils/createFlowPaths.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/**
+ * Central `/create/...` path builders (Linear CR-92 §2).
+ * Prefer these over string literals so layout, redirects, hooks, and tests stay aligned.
+ */
+
+import type { CreateFlowStep } from "../types";
+import { CREATE_FLOW_REVIEW_RETURN_QUERY_KEY } from "./flowSteps";
+
+export const CREATE_ROUTES = {
+  root: "/",
+  createRoot: "/create",
+  /** First step resolves via redirect from `/create`. */
+  createFirstStep: "/create",
+  review: "/create/review",
+  finalReview: "/create/final-review",
+  completed: "/create/completed",
+  editRule: "/create/edit-rule",
+} as const;
+
+/**
+ * Post-login return and session-gate paths on wizard steps.
+ * (Also used when `pathname` is unknown but `syncDraft` must be appended.)
+ */
+export const CREATE_FLOW_SYNC_DRAFT_QUERY = "syncDraft" as const;
+export const CREATE_FLOW_SYNC_DRAFT_VALUE = "1" as const;
+
+export function createFlowStepPathWithSyncDraft(step: CreateFlowStep): string {
+  return createFlowStepPath(step, {
+    [CREATE_FLOW_SYNC_DRAFT_QUERY]: CREATE_FLOW_SYNC_DRAFT_VALUE,
+  });
+}
+
+export type CreateFlowPathQuery = Record<
+  string,
+  string | number | boolean | undefined
+>;
+
+/**
+ * Path for a wizard step: `/create/{screenId}` with optional query string.
+ */
+export function createFlowStepPath(
+  step: CreateFlowStep,
+  query?: CreateFlowPathQuery,
+): string {
+  const base = `/create/${step}`;
+  if (query == null || Object.keys(query).length === 0) return base;
+  const sp = new URLSearchParams();
+  for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(query)) {
+    if (v === undefined) continue;
+    sp.set(k, String(v));
+  }
+  const q = sp.toString();
+  return q.length > 0 ? `${base}?${q}` : base;
+}
+
+export function createCompletedPath(query?: CreateFlowPathQuery): string {
+  return createFlowStepPath("completed", query);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Navigate back from a facet step to final-review / edit-rule, dropping
+ * `reviewReturn` from the current query while preserving other params.
+ */
+export function createFlowStepPathAfterStrippingReviewReturn(
+  step: CreateFlowStep,
+  searchParams: URLSearchParams | null | undefined,
+): string {
+  const params = new URLSearchParams(searchParams?.toString() ?? "");
+  params.delete(CREATE_FLOW_REVIEW_RETURN_QUERY_KEY);
+  const query: CreateFlowPathQuery = {};
+  params.forEach((value, key) => {
+    query[key] = value;
+  });
+  return createFlowStepPath(
+    step,
+    Object.keys(query).length > 0 ? query : undefined,
+  );
+}
diff --git a/app/(app)/create/utils/customRuleConfirmFooterSteps.ts b/app/(app)/create/utils/customRuleConfirmFooterSteps.ts
index 4b22413..26e6beb 100644
--- a/app/(app)/create/utils/customRuleConfirmFooterSteps.ts
+++ b/app/(app)/create/utils/customRuleConfirmFooterSteps.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { CUSTOM_RULE_FACETS } from "../../../../lib/create/customRuleFacets";
 import type {
   CreateFlowMethodCardFacetSection,
   CreateFlowState,
@@ -11,9 +12,9 @@ type FooterMessageKey = keyof typeof footerMessages;
  * Binding for each Custom Rule stage step whose footer primary button
  * gates the user on "has at least one chip selected?". All five screens
  * render the same `<Button …>`; only the disable predicate and the
- * footer message differ — this table is the single source of truth for
- * both, so `CreateFlowLayoutClient` can render one JSX block for the
- * whole group.
+ * footer message differ — rows are derived from {@link CUSTOM_RULE_FACETS}
+ * (Linear CR-92) so `CreateFlowLayoutClient` stays aligned with template
+ * prefill, strip keys, and API section ids.
  *
  * `selectionIds` returns the currently-selected ids array from flow
  * state for that step (empty array when nothing has been selected or
@@ -39,33 +40,11 @@ export type CustomRuleConfirmFooterStep = {
 };
 
 export const CUSTOM_RULE_CONFIRM_FOOTER_STEPS: readonly CustomRuleConfirmFooterStep[] =
-  [
-    {
-      step: "core-values",
-      footerMessageKey: "confirmCoreValues",
-      selectionIds: (s) => s.selectedCoreValueIds ?? [],
-    },
-    {
-      step: "communication-methods",
-      footerMessageKey: "confirmCommunication",
-      selectionIds: (s) => s.selectedCommunicationMethodIds ?? [],
-    },
-    {
-      step: "membership-methods",
-      footerMessageKey: "confirmMembership",
-      selectionIds: (s) => s.selectedMembershipMethodIds ?? [],
-    },
-    {
-      step: "decision-approaches",
-      footerMessageKey: "confirmDecisionApproaches",
-      selectionIds: (s) => s.selectedDecisionApproachIds ?? [],
-    },
-    {
-      step: "conflict-management",
-      footerMessageKey: "confirmConflictManagement",
-      selectionIds: (s) => s.selectedConflictManagementIds ?? [],
-    },
-  ] as const;
+  CUSTOM_RULE_FACETS.filter((r) => r.footerMessageKey != null).map((r) => ({
+    step: r.createFlowStep as CustomRuleConfirmFooterStep["step"],
+    footerMessageKey: r.footerMessageKey as FooterMessageKey,
+    selectionIds: r.selectionIds,
+  }));
 
 export const CUSTOM_RULE_CONFIRM_FOOTER_STEP_BY_STEP: ReadonlyMap<
   CreateFlowStep,
@@ -79,16 +58,9 @@ export const CUSTOM_RULE_CONFIRM_FOOTER_STEP_BY_STEP: ReadonlyMap<
 export function methodCardFacetSectionForConfirmStep(
   step: CustomRuleConfirmFooterStep["step"],
 ): CreateFlowMethodCardFacetSection | undefined {
-  switch (step) {
-    case "communication-methods":
-      return "communication";
-    case "membership-methods":
-      return "membership";
-    case "decision-approaches":
-      return "decisionApproaches";
-    case "conflict-management":
-      return "conflictManagement";
-    default:
-      return undefined;
+  const row = CUSTOM_RULE_FACETS.find((r) => r.createFlowStep === step);
+  if (row == null || row.kind !== "method" || row.apiMethodSectionId == null) {
+    return undefined;
   }
+  return row.apiMethodSectionId;
 }
diff --git a/app/(app)/create/utils/facetGroupToCreateFlowStep.ts b/app/(app)/create/utils/facetGroupToCreateFlowStep.ts
index 0034ddb..bbb8218 100644
--- a/app/(app)/create/utils/facetGroupToCreateFlowStep.ts
+++ b/app/(app)/create/utils/facetGroupToCreateFlowStep.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,13 @@
 import type { TemplateFacetGroupKey } from "../../../../lib/create/templateReviewMapping";
+import { createFlowStepForCustomRuleFacetGroup } from "../../../../lib/create/customRuleFacets";
 import type { CreateFlowStep } from "../types";
 
-const MAP: Record<TemplateFacetGroupKey, CreateFlowStep> = {
-  coreValues: "core-values",
-  communication: "communication-methods",
-  membership: "membership-methods",
-  decisionApproaches: "decision-approaches",
-  conflictManagement: "conflict-management",
-};
-
 /**
  * Custom-rule URL segment for a final-review category row (`+` navigation).
+ * Source: {@link CUSTOM_RULE_FACETS} (CR-92).
  */
 export function createFlowStepForFacetGroup(
   groupKey: TemplateFacetGroupKey,
 ): CreateFlowStep {
-  return MAP[groupKey];
+  return createFlowStepForCustomRuleFacetGroup(groupKey);
 }
diff --git a/app/(app)/create/utils/flowSteps.ts b/app/(app)/create/utils/flowSteps.ts
index e5f7875..cbe40aa 100644
--- a/app/(app)/create/utils/flowSteps.ts
+++ b/app/(app)/create/utils/flowSteps.ts
@@ -117,6 +117,26 @@ export function getStepIndex(step: CreateFlowStep | null | undefined): number {
   return FLOW_STEP_ORDER.indexOf(step);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Steps where below `lg` the main column scrolls with split layout
+ * (`CreateFlowLayoutClient` — Linear CR-92 §4).
+ */
+export const CREATE_FLOW_SELECT_SPLIT_SCROLL_STEPS: readonly CreateFlowStep[] = [
+  "community-size",
+  "community-structure",
+  "core-values",
+  "decision-approaches",
+] as const;
+
+export function createFlowStepUsesSelectSplitScroll(
+  step: CreateFlowStep | null | undefined,
+): boolean {
+  if (!step) return false;
+  return (CREATE_FLOW_SELECT_SPLIT_SCROLL_STEPS as readonly string[]).includes(
+    step,
+  );
+}
+
 /**
  * Whether the given string is a valid create flow step
  */
diff --git a/app/components/modals/Share/Share.view.tsx b/app/components/modals/Share/Share.view.tsx
index 069a96d..44c0c5b 100644
--- a/app/components/modals/Share/Share.view.tsx
+++ b/app/components/modals/Share/Share.view.tsx
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export const ShareView = memo(function ShareView({
   onSlackShare,
   onDiscordShare,
   className = "",
-  backdropVariant = "default",
+  backdropVariant = "blurredYellow",
   dialogRef,
   overlayRef,
   titleId,
diff --git a/docs/create-flow.md b/docs/create-flow.md
index 744c94c..2e6b950 100644
--- a/docs/create-flow.md
+++ b/docs/create-flow.md
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@ Order is defined in code by [`FLOW_STEP_ORDER`](../app/(app)/create/utils/flowSt
 
 Active step for chrome and navigation is resolved from the pathname via [`parseCreateFlowScreenFromPathname`](../app/(app)/create/utils/flowSteps.ts) inside [`useCreateFlowNavigation`](../app/(app)/create/hooks/useCreateFlowNavigation.ts).
 
+### Custom-rule facet catalog and `/create` path helpers (CR-92)
+
+**[`CUSTOM_RULE_FACETS`](../lib/create/customRuleFacets.ts)** is the single table for template category keys, `CreateFlowStep`, footer confirm bindings, `selected*` / strip keys, and the four `GET /api/create-flow/methods?section=` ids. Update that module (and related tests) when adding or renaming a custom-rule facet instead of scattering new switches across `applyTemplatePrefill`, `customRuleConfirmFooterSteps`, `buildFinalReviewCategories`, `stripCustomRuleSelectionFields`, etc.
+
+**[`createFlowPaths`](../app/(app)/create/utils/createFlowPaths.ts)** centralises `/create/{step}` builders and shared constants (`CREATE_ROUTES`, `syncDraft` helpers). Prefer these over raw string literals in layout, hooks, and redirects.
+
+Wizard step → React screen rendering lives in [`createFlowScreenComponents.tsx`](../app/(app)/create/screens/createFlowScreenComponents.tsx) (`renderCreateFlowScreen`), paired with [`CREATE_FLOW_SCREEN_REGISTRY`](../app/(app)/create/utils/createFlowScreenRegistry.ts) for Figma/layout metadata.
+
 ### Fresh start vs continue draft (signed-in + sync)
 
 **Established pattern:** anonymous and signed-in users should see the **same** wizard when starting a **new** rule from marketing or profile: empty state at the first step, with no surprise reload of old work. Signed-in users additionally get **Save & Exit** and **publish**; their in-progress payload may also live on **`/api/drafts/me`** when `NEXT_PUBLIC_ENABLE_BACKEND_SYNC=true`.
diff --git a/lib/create/applyFinalReviewChipEditPatch.ts b/lib/create/applyFinalReviewChipEditPatch.ts
index 72b3aa9..397d527 100644
--- a/lib/create/applyFinalReviewChipEditPatch.ts
+++ b/lib/create/applyFinalReviewChipEditPatch.ts
@@ -1,59 +1,39 @@
 import type { CreateFlowState } from "../../app/(app)/create/types";
 import type { FinalReviewChipEditPatch } from "../../app/(app)/create/components/FinalReviewChipEditModal";
+import { CUSTOM_RULE_FACET_BY_GROUP } from "./customRuleFacets";
 
 /**
+ * `groupKey` cases mirror {@link CUSTOM_RULE_FACETS} / `TemplateFacetGroupKey`
+ * (Linear CR-92 — keep exhaustiveness when adding a facet row).
+ *
  * Translate a {@link FinalReviewChipEditPatch} into the `Partial<CreateFlowState>`
  * patch that {@link CreateFlowState}'s update merger should write back. Each
  * group key targets its own `*DetailsById` (or `coreValueDetailsByChipId`)
  * record; the patch always merges the new value onto the existing record so
  * other chips' overrides are preserved.
  *
- * The `switch` is exhaustive because {@link FinalReviewChipEditPatch} is a
- * discriminated union — adding a new facet group in the modal forces a new
- * `case` here at compile time, which is the whole reason this lives outside
- * `FinalReviewScreen` (the screen used to host an identical 5-case switch).
- *
  * Exported as a pure function so it's unit-testable without React.
  */
 export function applyFinalReviewChipEditPatch(
   state: CreateFlowState,
   patch: FinalReviewChipEditPatch,
 ): Partial<CreateFlowState> {
-  switch (patch.groupKey) {
-    case "coreValues":
-      return {
-        coreValueDetailsByChipId: {
-          ...(state.coreValueDetailsByChipId ?? {}),
-          [patch.overrideKey]: patch.value,
-        },
-      };
-    case "communication":
-      return {
-        communicationMethodDetailsById: {
-          ...(state.communicationMethodDetailsById ?? {}),
-          [patch.overrideKey]: patch.value,
-        },
-      };
-    case "membership":
-      return {
-        membershipMethodDetailsById: {
-          ...(state.membershipMethodDetailsById ?? {}),
-          [patch.overrideKey]: patch.value,
-        },
-      };
-    case "decisionApproaches":
-      return {
-        decisionApproachDetailsById: {
-          ...(state.decisionApproachDetailsById ?? {}),
-          [patch.overrideKey]: patch.value,
-        },
-      };
-    case "conflictManagement":
-      return {
-        conflictManagementDetailsById: {
-          ...(state.conflictManagementDetailsById ?? {}),
-          [patch.overrideKey]: patch.value,
-        },
-      };
+  const facet = CUSTOM_RULE_FACET_BY_GROUP.get(patch.groupKey);
+  if (!facet) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `applyFinalReviewChipEditPatch: unknown facet group ${patch.groupKey}`,
+    );
   }
+  const stateKey = facet.detailOverridesStateKey;
+  const current = state[stateKey];
+  const record =
+    current && typeof current === "object"
+      ? (current as Record<string, unknown>)
+      : {};
+  return {
+    [stateKey]: {
+      ...record,
+      [patch.overrideKey]: patch.value,
+    },
+  };
 }
diff --git a/lib/create/applyTemplatePrefill.ts b/lib/create/applyTemplatePrefill.ts
index d605ced..f1e2fef 100644
--- a/lib/create/applyTemplatePrefill.ts
+++ b/lib/create/applyTemplatePrefill.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import type {
   CreateFlowState,
 } from "../../app/(app)/create/types";
 import coreValuesMessages from "../../messages/en/create/customRule/coreValues.json";
+import { assignTemplateMethodSlugsToPrefill } from "./customRuleFacets";
 import { methodSlugFromTitle } from "./methodSlugFromTitle";
 
 type TemplateEntry = { title: unknown };
@@ -117,28 +118,7 @@ export function buildTemplateCustomizePrefill(
     const slugs = titles.map(methodSlugFromTitle).filter((s) => s.length > 0);
     if (slugs.length === 0) continue;
 
-    switch (key) {
-      case "communication":
-      case "communications":
-        prefill.selectedCommunicationMethodIds = slugs;
-        break;
-      case "membership":
-      case "memberships":
-        prefill.selectedMembershipMethodIds = slugs;
-        break;
-      case "decisionmaking":
-      case "decisionapproaches":
-      case "decisions":
-        prefill.selectedDecisionApproachIds = slugs;
-        break;
-      case "conflictmanagement":
-      case "conflict":
-      case "conflictresolution":
-        prefill.selectedConflictManagementIds = slugs;
-        break;
-      default:
-        break;
-    }
+    assignTemplateMethodSlugsToPrefill(prefill, key, slugs);
   }
 
   return prefill;
diff --git a/lib/create/buildFinalReviewCategories.ts b/lib/create/buildFinalReviewCategories.ts
index 1ebd3df..692c405 100644
--- a/lib/create/buildFinalReviewCategories.ts
+++ b/lib/create/buildFinalReviewCategories.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 import type { CreateFlowState } from "../../app/(app)/create/types";
-import communicationMessages from "../../messages/en/create/customRule/communication.json";
-import conflictManagementMessages from "../../messages/en/create/customRule/conflictManagement.json";
-import decisionApproachesMessages from "../../messages/en/create/customRule/decisionApproaches.json";
-import membershipMessages from "../../messages/en/create/customRule/membership.json";
+import { readMethodPresetsForFacetGroup } from "./customRuleFacets";
 import {
   buildCoreValuesForDocument,
   parseSectionsFromCreateFlowState,
@@ -55,21 +52,6 @@ export type FinalReviewCategoryNames = {
 
 type MethodPreset = { id: string; label: string };
 
-function readMethodsArray(source: unknown): MethodPreset[] {
-  if (!source || typeof source !== "object") return [];
-  const methods = (source as { methods?: unknown }).methods;
-  if (!Array.isArray(methods)) return [];
-  const out: MethodPreset[] = [];
-  for (const raw of methods) {
-    if (!raw || typeof raw !== "object") continue;
-    const o = raw as Record<string, unknown>;
-    if (typeof o.id === "string" && typeof o.label === "string") {
-      out.push({ id: o.id, label: o.label });
-    }
-  }
-  return out;
-}
-
 /**
  * Resolve an ordered list of preset ids to `{label, id}` entries, filtering
  * missing/duplicate labels. The id is returned alongside so callers can key
@@ -115,18 +97,8 @@ function overrideKeyForLabel(
 function methodsForGroup(
   groupKey: TemplateFacetGroupKey | null,
 ): readonly MethodPreset[] {
-  switch (groupKey) {
-    case "communication":
-      return readMethodsArray(communicationMessages);
-    case "membership":
-      return readMethodsArray(membershipMessages);
-    case "decisionApproaches":
-      return readMethodsArray(decisionApproachesMessages);
-    case "conflictManagement":
-      return readMethodsArray(conflictManagementMessages);
-    default:
-      return [];
-  }
+  if (groupKey == null) return [];
+  return readMethodPresetsForFacetGroup(groupKey);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/create/customRuleFacets.ts b/lib/create/customRuleFacets.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02021c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/create/customRuleFacets.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,245 @@
+/**
+ * Single source of truth for custom-rule facet dimensions: URL steps, template
+ * category keys, footer confirm bindings, API method sections, and related
+ * state keys (Linear CR-92 §1 — `CUSTOM_RULE_FACETS`).
+ *
+ * Callers: `applyTemplatePrefill`, `customRuleConfirmFooterSteps`,
+ * `stripCustomRuleSelectionFields`, `buildFinalReviewCategories`,
+ * `facetGroupToCreateFlowStep`, `methodFacetsSchemas` (`SECTION_IDS`),
+ * `publishedDocumentToCreateFlowState` (selection keys), pin lists, etc.
+ */
+
+import type { CreateFlowState, CreateFlowStep } from "../../app/(app)/create/types";
+import type footerMessages from "../../messages/en/create/footer.json";
+import communicationMessages from "../../messages/en/create/customRule/communication.json";
+import conflictManagementMessages from "../../messages/en/create/customRule/conflictManagement.json";
+import decisionApproachesMessages from "../../messages/en/create/customRule/decisionApproaches.json";
+import membershipMessages from "../../messages/en/create/customRule/membership.json";
+
+type FooterMessageKey = keyof typeof footerMessages;
+
+type MethodPreset = { id: string; label: string };
+
+/**
+ * Known facet groups that template sections map to. Matches the five modals on
+ * the custom-rule create flow (`m.create.customRule.*`).
+ */
+export type TemplateFacetGroupKey =
+  | "coreValues"
+  | "communication"
+  | "membership"
+  | "decisionApproaches"
+  | "conflictManagement";
+
+function readMethodsArray(source: unknown): MethodPreset[] {
+  if (!source || typeof source !== "object") return [];
+  const methods = (source as { methods?: unknown }).methods;
+  if (!Array.isArray(methods)) return [];
+  const out: MethodPreset[] = [];
+  for (const raw of methods) {
+    if (!raw || typeof raw !== "object") continue;
+    const o = raw as Record<string, unknown>;
+    if (typeof o.id === "string" && typeof o.label === "string") {
+      out.push({ id: o.id, label: o.label });
+    }
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
+const METHOD_MESSAGES: Record<
+  Exclude<TemplateFacetGroupKey, "coreValues">,
+  unknown
+> = {
+  communication: communicationMessages,
+  membership: membershipMessages,
+  decisionApproaches: decisionApproachesMessages,
+  conflictManagement: conflictManagementMessages,
+};
+
+/** API + recommendation `section` param ids (CR-88); excludes core values. */
+export const METHOD_FACET_API_SECTION_IDS = [
+  "communication",
+  "membership",
+  "decisionApproaches",
+  "conflictManagement",
+] as const;
+
+export type MethodFacetApiSectionId = (typeof METHOD_FACET_API_SECTION_IDS)[number];
+
+export type CustomRuleFacetKind = "coreValues" | "method";
+
+export type CustomRuleFacetRow = {
+  readonly facetGroupKey: TemplateFacetGroupKey;
+  readonly kind: CustomRuleFacetKind;
+  readonly createFlowStep: CreateFlowStep;
+  /**
+   * Normalised template `categoryName` keys (see `applyTemplatePrefill` /
+   * `templateCategoryToGroupKey`) — which headers map to this facet.
+   */
+  readonly templateCategoryNormalizedKeys: readonly string[];
+  /** Footer primary on confirm steps; `null` if this row is not in that table. */
+  readonly footerMessageKey: FooterMessageKey | null;
+  readonly selectionIds: (state: CreateFlowState) => readonly string[];
+  /** Primary selection array on `CreateFlowState` (hydrate + published checks). */
+  readonly selectedIdsStateKey: keyof CreateFlowState;
+  /**
+   * Per-chip edit overrides map (`FinalReviewChipEditPatch` target) keyed by
+   * chip/preset id, e.g. `communicationMethodDetailsById`.
+   */
+  readonly detailOverridesStateKey: keyof CreateFlowState;
+  /** Keys removed by `stripCustomRuleSelectionFields` for this facet. */
+  readonly stripSelectionKeys: readonly (keyof CreateFlowState)[];
+  /** `GET /api/create-flow/methods?section=` — only for `kind === "method"`. */
+  readonly apiMethodSectionId: MethodFacetApiSectionId | null;
+};
+
+const coreValuesRow = {
+  facetGroupKey: "coreValues",
+  kind: "coreValues",
+  createFlowStep: "core-values",
+  templateCategoryNormalizedKeys: ["values", "corevalues"] as const,
+  footerMessageKey: "confirmCoreValues",
+  selectionIds: (s: CreateFlowState) => s.selectedCoreValueIds ?? [],
+  selectedIdsStateKey: "selectedCoreValueIds",
+  detailOverridesStateKey: "coreValueDetailsByChipId",
+  stripSelectionKeys: [
+    "selectedCoreValueIds",
+    "coreValuesChipsSnapshot",
+    "coreValueDetailsByChipId",
+  ] as const,
+  apiMethodSectionId: null,
+} satisfies CustomRuleFacetRow;
+
+const communicationRow = {
+  facetGroupKey: "communication",
+  kind: "method",
+  createFlowStep: "communication-methods",
+  templateCategoryNormalizedKeys: ["communication", "communications"] as const,
+  footerMessageKey: "confirmCommunication",
+  selectionIds: (s: CreateFlowState) => s.selectedCommunicationMethodIds ?? [],
+  selectedIdsStateKey: "selectedCommunicationMethodIds",
+  detailOverridesStateKey: "communicationMethodDetailsById",
+  stripSelectionKeys: ["selectedCommunicationMethodIds"] as const,
+  apiMethodSectionId: "communication",
+} satisfies CustomRuleFacetRow;
+
+const membershipRow = {
+  facetGroupKey: "membership",
+  kind: "method",
+  createFlowStep: "membership-methods",
+  templateCategoryNormalizedKeys: ["membership", "memberships"] as const,
+  footerMessageKey: "confirmMembership",
+  selectionIds: (s: CreateFlowState) => s.selectedMembershipMethodIds ?? [],
+  selectedIdsStateKey: "selectedMembershipMethodIds",
+  detailOverridesStateKey: "membershipMethodDetailsById",
+  stripSelectionKeys: ["selectedMembershipMethodIds"] as const,
+  apiMethodSectionId: "membership",
+} satisfies CustomRuleFacetRow;
+
+const decisionRow = {
+  facetGroupKey: "decisionApproaches",
+  kind: "method",
+  createFlowStep: "decision-approaches",
+  templateCategoryNormalizedKeys: [
+    "decisionmaking",
+    "decisionapproaches",
+    "decisions",
+  ] as const,
+  footerMessageKey: "confirmDecisionApproaches",
+  selectionIds: (s: CreateFlowState) => s.selectedDecisionApproachIds ?? [],
+  selectedIdsStateKey: "selectedDecisionApproachIds",
+  detailOverridesStateKey: "decisionApproachDetailsById",
+  stripSelectionKeys: ["selectedDecisionApproachIds"] as const,
+  apiMethodSectionId: "decisionApproaches",
+} satisfies CustomRuleFacetRow;
+
+const conflictRow = {
+  facetGroupKey: "conflictManagement",
+  kind: "method",
+  createFlowStep: "conflict-management",
+  templateCategoryNormalizedKeys: [
+    "conflictmanagement",
+    "conflict",
+    "conflictresolution",
+  ] as const,
+  footerMessageKey: "confirmConflictManagement",
+  selectionIds: (s: CreateFlowState) => s.selectedConflictManagementIds ?? [],
+  selectedIdsStateKey: "selectedConflictManagementIds",
+  detailOverridesStateKey: "conflictManagementDetailsById",
+  stripSelectionKeys: ["selectedConflictManagementIds"] as const,
+  apiMethodSectionId: "conflictManagement",
+} satisfies CustomRuleFacetRow;
+
+/**
+ * Ordered facet rows: core values first, then the four method groups (matches
+ * footer confirm order and typical wizard progression).
+ */
+export const CUSTOM_RULE_FACETS: readonly CustomRuleFacetRow[] = [
+  coreValuesRow,
+  communicationRow,
+  membershipRow,
+  decisionRow,
+  conflictRow,
+] as const;
+
+export const CUSTOM_RULE_FACET_BY_GROUP: ReadonlyMap<
+  TemplateFacetGroupKey,
+  CustomRuleFacetRow
+> = new Map(CUSTOM_RULE_FACETS.map((r) => [r.facetGroupKey, r]));
+
+/** Keys cleared by {@link stripCustomRuleSelectionFields} (plus pin map). */
+export const STRIP_CUSTOM_RULE_SELECTION_STATE_KEYS: readonly (keyof CreateFlowState)[] =
+  [
+    ...CUSTOM_RULE_FACETS.flatMap((r) => [...r.stripSelectionKeys]),
+    "methodSectionsPinCommitted",
+  ];
+
+/** `selected*` keys used when merging published rule selections into draft. */
+export const PUBLISHED_CUSTOM_RULE_SELECTION_KEYS: readonly (keyof CreateFlowState)[] =
+  CUSTOM_RULE_FACETS.map((r) => r.selectedIdsStateKey);
+
+export function readMethodPresetsForFacetGroup(
+  groupKey: TemplateFacetGroupKey,
+): readonly MethodPreset[] {
+  if (groupKey === "coreValues") return [];
+  return readMethodsArray(METHOD_MESSAGES[groupKey]);
+}
+
+export function assignTemplateMethodSlugsToPrefill(
+  prefill: Partial<CreateFlowState>,
+  normalizedCategoryKey: string,
+  slugs: string[],
+): boolean {
+  for (const row of CUSTOM_RULE_FACETS) {
+    if (row.kind !== "method") continue;
+    if (!row.templateCategoryNormalizedKeys.includes(normalizedCategoryKey)) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    const k = row.selectedIdsStateKey;
+    (prefill as Record<string, unknown>)[k] = slugs;
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+export function createFlowStepForCustomRuleFacetGroup(
+  groupKey: TemplateFacetGroupKey,
+): CreateFlowStep {
+  const row = CUSTOM_RULE_FACET_BY_GROUP.get(groupKey);
+  if (!row) {
+    throw new Error(`customRuleFacets: unknown group ${groupKey}`);
+  }
+  return row.createFlowStep;
+}
+
+export function templateCategoryToFacetGroupKey(
+  categoryName: string,
+): TemplateFacetGroupKey | null {
+  const key = categoryName.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z]+/g, "");
+  for (const row of CUSTOM_RULE_FACETS) {
+    if (row.templateCategoryNormalizedKeys.includes(key)) {
+      return row.facetGroupKey;
+    }
+  }
+  return null;
+}
diff --git a/lib/create/publishedDocumentToCreateFlowState.ts b/lib/create/publishedDocumentToCreateFlowState.ts
index 78f449b..d54e162 100644
--- a/lib/create/publishedDocumentToCreateFlowState.ts
+++ b/lib/create/publishedDocumentToCreateFlowState.ts
@@ -2,17 +2,13 @@ import type {
   CreateFlowMethodCardFacetSection,
   CreateFlowState,
 } from "../../app/(app)/create/types";
+import {
+  CUSTOM_RULE_FACETS,
+  PUBLISHED_CUSTOM_RULE_SELECTION_KEYS,
+} from "./customRuleFacets";
 import type { PublishedMethodSelections } from "./buildPublishPayload";
 import type { StoredLastPublishedRule } from "./lastPublishedRule";
 
-const PUBLISHED_SELECTION_FIELD_KEYS: readonly (keyof CreateFlowState)[] = [
-  "selectedCoreValueIds",
-  "selectedCommunicationMethodIds",
-  "selectedMembershipMethodIds",
-  "selectedDecisionApproachIds",
-  "selectedConflictManagementIds",
-] as const;
-
 /**
  * True when `patch` (from {@link createFlowStateFromPublishedRule}) expects
  * non-empty facet selections but `state` still has none for that facet.
@@ -25,7 +21,7 @@ export function isPublishedRuleSelectionMissing(
   state: CreateFlowState,
   patch: Partial<CreateFlowState>,
 ): boolean {
-  for (const k of PUBLISHED_SELECTION_FIELD_KEYS) {
+  for (const k of PUBLISHED_CUSTOM_RULE_SELECTION_KEYS) {
     const desired = patch[k];
     if (!Array.isArray(desired) || desired.length === 0) continue;
     const actualRaw = state[k];
@@ -49,17 +45,12 @@ export function methodSectionsPinsForHydratedSelections(
   patch: Partial<CreateFlowState>,
 ): Partial<Record<CreateFlowMethodCardFacetSection, boolean>> {
   const out: Partial<Record<CreateFlowMethodCardFacetSection, boolean>> = {};
-  if ((patch.selectedCommunicationMethodIds?.length ?? 0) > 0) {
-    out.communication = true;
-  }
-  if ((patch.selectedMembershipMethodIds?.length ?? 0) > 0) {
-    out.membership = true;
-  }
-  if ((patch.selectedDecisionApproachIds?.length ?? 0) > 0) {
-    out.decisionApproaches = true;
-  }
-  if ((patch.selectedConflictManagementIds?.length ?? 0) > 0) {
-    out.conflictManagement = true;
+  for (const row of CUSTOM_RULE_FACETS) {
+    if (row.kind !== "method" || row.apiMethodSectionId == null) continue;
+    const sel = patch[row.selectedIdsStateKey];
+    if (Array.isArray(sel) && sel.length > 0) {
+      out[row.apiMethodSectionId] = true;
+    }
   }
   return out;
 }
diff --git a/lib/create/stripCustomRuleSelectionFields.ts b/lib/create/stripCustomRuleSelectionFields.ts
index 1b7e2c9..74a8666 100644
--- a/lib/create/stripCustomRuleSelectionFields.ts
+++ b/lib/create/stripCustomRuleSelectionFields.ts
@@ -1,22 +1,19 @@
 import type { CreateFlowState } from "../../app/(app)/create/types";
+import { STRIP_CUSTOM_RULE_SELECTION_STATE_KEYS } from "./customRuleFacets";
 
 /**
  * Same field removal as {@link resetCustomRuleSelections} in CreateFlowProvider.
  * Used to apply template "Use without changes" in one atomic replaceState updater.
+ *
+ * Keys come from {@link CUSTOM_RULE_FACETS} / {@link STRIP_CUSTOM_RULE_SELECTION_STATE_KEYS}
+ * (Linear CR-92).
  */
 export function stripCustomRuleSelectionFields(
   prev: CreateFlowState,
 ): CreateFlowState {
-  const {
-    selectedCoreValueIds: _a,
-    coreValuesChipsSnapshot: _b,
-    coreValueDetailsByChipId: _c,
-    selectedCommunicationMethodIds: _d,
-    selectedMembershipMethodIds: _e,
-    selectedDecisionApproachIds: _f,
-    selectedConflictManagementIds: _g,
-    methodSectionsPinCommitted: _h,
-    ...rest
-  } = prev;
-  return rest;
+  const out: CreateFlowState = { ...prev };
+  for (const key of STRIP_CUSTOM_RULE_SELECTION_STATE_KEYS) {
+    delete (out as Record<string, unknown>)[key as string];
+  }
+  return out;
 }
diff --git a/lib/create/templateReviewMapping.ts b/lib/create/templateReviewMapping.ts
index 8861004..8448606 100644
--- a/lib/create/templateReviewMapping.ts
+++ b/lib/create/templateReviewMapping.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 import type { Category } from "../../app/components/cards/Rule";
 import type { ChipOption } from "../../app/components/controls/MultiSelect/MultiSelect.types";
 import type { CommunityRuleSection } from "../../app/components/type/CommunityRule/CommunityRule.types";
+import type { TemplateFacetGroupKey } from "./customRuleFacets";
+import { templateCategoryToFacetGroupKey } from "./customRuleFacets";
 import { isDocumentEntry } from "./documentEntryGuards";
 
+export type { TemplateFacetGroupKey } from "./customRuleFacets";
+
 function isDocumentSection(x: unknown): x is CommunityRuleSection {
   if (!x || typeof x !== "object") return false;
   const o = x as Record<string, unknown>;
@@ -11,17 +15,6 @@ function isDocumentSection(x: unknown): x is CommunityRuleSection {
   return o.entries.every(isDocumentEntry);
 }
 
-/**
- * Known facet groups that template sections map to. Matches the five modals on
- * the custom-rule create flow (`m.create.customRule.*`).
- */
-export type TemplateFacetGroupKey =
-  | "coreValues"
-  | "communication"
-  | "membership"
-  | "decisionApproaches"
-  | "conflictManagement";
-
 /**
  * Normalize a section `categoryName` (as it appears in a template's `body`)
  * to the custom-rule facet-group key. Returns `null` for unknown categories.
@@ -31,28 +24,7 @@ export type TemplateFacetGroupKey =
 export function templateCategoryToGroupKey(
   categoryName: string,
 ): TemplateFacetGroupKey | null {
-  const key = categoryName.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z]+/g, "");
-  switch (key) {
-    case "values":
-    case "corevalues":
-      return "coreValues";
-    case "communication":
-    case "communications":
-      return "communication";
-    case "membership":
-    case "memberships":
-      return "membership";
-    case "decisionmaking":
-    case "decisionapproaches":
-    case "decisions":
-      return "decisionApproaches";
-    case "conflictmanagement":
-    case "conflict":
-    case "conflictresolution":
-      return "conflictManagement";
-    default:
-      return null;
-  }
+  return templateCategoryToFacetGroupKey(categoryName);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/server/validation/methodFacetsSchemas.ts b/lib/server/validation/methodFacetsSchemas.ts
index 5686499..c720a23 100644
--- a/lib/server/validation/methodFacetsSchemas.ts
+++ b/lib/server/validation/methodFacetsSchemas.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { z } from "zod";
+import { METHOD_FACET_API_SECTION_IDS } from "../../create/customRuleFacets";
 
 /**
  * Zod schemas for the recommendation matrix (CR-88).
@@ -14,12 +15,8 @@ import { z } from "zod";
  * facet values), §6 (JSON shape), §7 (`MethodFacet` schema), §9 (API).
  */
 
-export const SECTION_IDS = [
-  "communication",
-  "membership",
-  "decisionApproaches",
-  "conflictManagement",
-] as const;
+/** Canonical ids — source: {@link METHOD_FACET_API_SECTION_IDS} in `lib/create/customRuleFacets.ts`. */
+export const SECTION_IDS = METHOD_FACET_API_SECTION_IDS;
 export type SectionId = (typeof SECTION_IDS)[number];
 export const sectionIdSchema = z.enum(SECTION_IDS);
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/createFlowPaths.test.ts b/tests/unit/createFlowPaths.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60bece8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/createFlowPaths.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import {
+  CREATE_FLOW_SYNC_DRAFT_QUERY,
+  CREATE_FLOW_SYNC_DRAFT_VALUE,
+  CREATE_ROUTES,
+  createFlowStepPath,
+  createFlowStepPathAfterStrippingReviewReturn,
+  createFlowStepPathWithSyncDraft,
+} from "../../app/(app)/create/utils/createFlowPaths";
+import { CREATE_FLOW_REVIEW_RETURN_QUERY_KEY } from "../../app/(app)/create/utils/flowSteps";
+
+describe("createFlowPaths (CR-92 §2)", () => {
+  it("createFlowStepPath builds segment path", () => {
+    expect(createFlowStepPath("review")).toBe("/create/review");
+  });
+
+  it("createFlowStepPath encodes query", () => {
+    expect(
+      createFlowStepPath("completed", { celebrate: "1", foo: "bar" }),
+    ).toBe("/create/completed?celebrate=1&foo=bar");
+  });
+
+  it("createFlowStepPathWithSyncDraft", () => {
+    expect(createFlowStepPathWithSyncDraft("final-review")).toBe(
+      `/create/final-review?${CREATE_FLOW_SYNC_DRAFT_QUERY}=${CREATE_FLOW_SYNC_DRAFT_VALUE}`,
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("createFlowStepPathAfterStrippingReviewReturn drops reviewReturn only", () => {
+    const sp = new URLSearchParams(
+      `a=1&${CREATE_FLOW_REVIEW_RETURN_QUERY_KEY}=final-review&b=2`,
+    );
+    expect(createFlowStepPathAfterStrippingReviewReturn("final-review", sp)).toBe(
+      "/create/final-review?a=1&b=2",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("CREATE_ROUTES constants", () => {
+    expect(CREATE_ROUTES.review).toBe("/create/review");
+    expect(CREATE_ROUTES.completed).toBe("/create/completed");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/unit/createFlowRegistryScreenAlignment.test.ts b/tests/unit/createFlowRegistryScreenAlignment.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..608ad88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/createFlowRegistryScreenAlignment.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { CREATE_FLOW_SCREEN_REGISTRY } from "../../app/(app)/create/utils/createFlowScreenRegistry";
+import { VALID_STEPS } from "../../app/(app)/create/utils/flowSteps";
+
+describe("create flow registry vs valid steps (CR-92 §3)", () => {
+  it("CREATE_FLOW_SCREEN_REGISTRY defines every VALID_STEPS id", () => {
+    const keys = new Set(Object.keys(CREATE_FLOW_SCREEN_REGISTRY));
+    for (const step of VALID_STEPS) {
+      expect(keys.has(step), `missing registry entry for ${step}`).toBe(true);
+    }
+    expect(keys.size).toBe(VALID_STEPS.length);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/unit/customRuleFacets.test.ts b/tests/unit/customRuleFacets.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9791af8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/customRuleFacets.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import {
+  assignTemplateMethodSlugsToPrefill,
+  createFlowStepForCustomRuleFacetGroup,
+  CUSTOM_RULE_FACETS,
+  CUSTOM_RULE_FACET_BY_GROUP,
+  METHOD_FACET_API_SECTION_IDS,
+  PUBLISHED_CUSTOM_RULE_SELECTION_KEYS,
+  readMethodPresetsForFacetGroup,
+  STRIP_CUSTOM_RULE_SELECTION_STATE_KEYS,
+} from "../../lib/create/customRuleFacets";
+import { SECTION_IDS } from "../../lib/server/validation/methodFacetsSchemas";
+import type { CreateFlowStep } from "../../app/(app)/create/types";
+
+describe("customRuleFacets (CR-92)", () => {
+  it("METHOD_FACET_API_SECTION_IDS matches API SECTION_IDS", () => {
+    expect([...METHOD_FACET_API_SECTION_IDS]).toEqual([...SECTION_IDS]);
+  });
+
+  it("has five rows in stable order", () => {
+    expect(CUSTOM_RULE_FACETS.map((r) => r.facetGroupKey)).toEqual([
+      "coreValues",
+      "communication",
+      "membership",
+      "decisionApproaches",
+      "conflictManagement",
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("facet group map covers every TemplateFacetGroupKey", () => {
+    for (const row of CUSTOM_RULE_FACETS) {
+      expect(CUSTOM_RULE_FACET_BY_GROUP.get(row.facetGroupKey)).toBe(row);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("createFlowStepForCustomRuleFacetGroup matches footer steps", () => {
+    const steps = new Set<CreateFlowStep>();
+    for (const row of CUSTOM_RULE_FACETS) {
+      steps.add(createFlowStepForCustomRuleFacetGroup(row.facetGroupKey));
+    }
+    expect(steps.has("core-values")).toBe(true);
+    expect(steps.has("communication-methods")).toBe(true);
+    expect(steps.has("membership-methods")).toBe(true);
+    expect(steps.has("decision-approaches")).toBe(true);
+    expect(steps.has("conflict-management")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("assignTemplateMethodSlugsToPrefill maps normalised keys", () => {
+    const prefill: Record<string, unknown> = {};
+    expect(assignTemplateMethodSlugsToPrefill(prefill, "communications", ["a"])).toBe(
+      true,
+    );
+    expect(prefill.selectedCommunicationMethodIds).toEqual(["a"]);
+  });
+
+  it("published selection keys are the five selected* fields", () => {
+    expect(PUBLISHED_CUSTOM_RULE_SELECTION_KEYS).toEqual([
+      "selectedCoreValueIds",
+      "selectedCommunicationMethodIds",
+      "selectedMembershipMethodIds",
+      "selectedDecisionApproachIds",
+      "selectedConflictManagementIds",
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("strip keys include method pins once", () => {
+    const pinCount = STRIP_CUSTOM_RULE_SELECTION_STATE_KEYS.filter(
+      (k) => k === "methodSectionsPinCommitted",
+    ).length;
+    expect(pinCount).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  it("readMethodPresetsForFacetGroup returns ids for communication", () => {
+    const m = readMethodPresetsForFacetGroup("communication");
+    expect(m.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(typeof m[0]!.id).toBe("string");
+  });
+});