Clear leftover setup answers on template paths that skip those questions, and treat Continue as an edit so restored ticks are not overwritten.

app/(app)/create/CreateFlowLayoutClient.tsx

@@ -999,6 +999,7 @@ function CreateFlowLayoutContent({
                   }
                   className={CREATE_FLOW_FOOTER_BUTTON_CLASS}
                   onClick={() => {
+                    markCreateFlowInteraction();
                     goToNextStep();
                   }}
                 >

app/(app)/create/hooks/useTemplateReviewActions.ts

@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ export type UseTemplateReviewActionsResult = {
    * Customize: apply the template's selections onto state and route to
    * `/create/core-values` (if community name is set) or `/create/informational`
    * with a `pendingTemplateAction` pin so `/create/review` can later replace
-   * itself with `/create/core-values`.
+   * itself with `/create/core-values`. A named community skips setup
+   * questions, so leftover setup answers are dropped and cannot change
+   * suggested cards.
    */
   handleCustomize: () => Promise<void>;
   /**
@@ -39,8 +41,9 @@ export type UseTemplateReviewActionsResult = {
    * Customize) so drilling from final-review via + shows selected cards, drop
    * the Values row from `state.sections`. Direct template entry routes to
    * `/create/community-name` with a pin so Next/Back collect only name →
-   * description → photo. In-flow (`?fromFlow=1`, community steps already done)
+   * description → photo, and drops leftover setup answers along with the
-   * routes to `/create/confirm-stakeholders`.
+   * other identity fields. In-flow (`?fromFlow=1`, community steps already
+   * done) routes to `/create/confirm-stakeholders` and keeps those answers.
    */
   handleUseWithoutChanges: () => Promise<void>;
 };
@@ -128,7 +131,7 @@ export function useTemplateReviewActions({
       },
       templateReviewBackSlug: undefined,
       ...(hasCommunityName
-        ? { pendingTemplateAction: undefined }
+        ? { pendingTemplateAction: undefined, setupTraits: undefined }
         : {
             pendingTemplateAction: {
               slug: templateReviewSlug,
@@ -256,6 +259,7 @@ export function useTemplateReviewActions({
         communityAvatarUrl: undefined,
         currentStep: undefined,
         templateReviewEntryFromCreateFlow: undefined,
+        setupTraits: undefined,
         pendingTemplateAction: {
           slug: templateReviewSlug,
           mode: "useWithoutChanges",

tests/unit/hooks/useTemplateReviewActions.test.tsx

@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ describe("useTemplateReviewActions", () => {
           title: "Neighborhood",
           communityContext: "Stale description",
           currentStep: "confirm-stakeholders",
+          setupTraits: { employer: true, network: false },
         });
       },
     );
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ describe("useTemplateReviewActions", () => {
     expect(applied?.title).toBeUndefined();
     expect(applied?.communityContext).toBeUndefined();
     expect(applied?.currentStep).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(applied?.setupTraits).toBeUndefined();
     expect(applied?.pendingTemplateAction?.mode).toBe("useWithoutChanges");
   });
 
@@ -114,6 +116,7 @@ describe("useTemplateReviewActions", () => {
           title: "Neighborhood",
           communityContext: "We meet weekly",
           templateReviewEntryFromCreateFlow: true,
+          setupTraits: { employer: true },
         });
       },
     );
@@ -129,7 +132,38 @@ describe("useTemplateReviewActions", () => {
     expect(router.push).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/create/confirm-stakeholders");
     expect(applied?.title).toBe("Neighborhood");
     expect(applied?.communityContext).toBe("We meet weekly");
+    expect(applied?.setupTraits).toEqual({ employer: true });
     expect(applied?.pendingTemplateAction).toBeUndefined();
     expect(applied?.templateReviewBackSlug).toBe("mutual-aid-mondays");
   });
+
+  it("customize with a community name drops leftover setup answers", async () => {
+    const { result } = renderActions({
+      title: "Neighborhood",
+      setupTraits: { employer: true },
+    });
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      await result.current.handleCustomize();
+    });
+
+    expect(router.push).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/create/core-values");
+    expect(updateState).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({ setupTraits: undefined }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("customize without a community name leaves setup answers for the questionnaire", async () => {
+    const { result } = renderActions({
+      setupTraits: { employer: true },
+    });
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      await result.current.handleCustomize();
+    });
+
+    expect(router.push).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/create/informational");
+    const patch = updateState.mock.calls[0]?.[0] as CreateFlowState;
+    expect(patch).not.toHaveProperty("setupTraits");
+  });
 });