diff --git a/frontend/src/components/modal/TagChip.vue b/frontend/src/components/modal/TagChip.vue
index ccd698d..bc82dbe 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/modal/TagChip.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/modal/TagChip.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <template>
   <span class="fc-tag-chip" @mouseenter="onEnter" @mouseleave="onLeave">
     <v-chip
-      size="small" closable
+      size="small" :closable="!unconfirmedAuto"
       :color="store.colorFor(tag.kind)" variant="tonal"
       class="fc-tag-chip__nav"
       role="link"
@@ -16,20 +16,26 @@
       >mdi-shield-outline</v-icon><span
         v-if="tag.fandom_id" class="fc-tag-chip__fandom"
         :title="tag.fandom_name ? `Fandom: ${tag.fandom_name}` : 'Has a fandom'"
-      >→<template v-if="fandomLabel">&nbsp;{{ fandomLabel }}</template></span><span
-        v-if="unconfirmedAuto" class="fc-tag-chip__auto"
-        title="Auto-applied — provisional: it won't train the model and can be retracted until you confirm it."
-      >auto</span>
+      >→<template v-if="fandomLabel">&nbsp;{{ fandomLabel }}</template></span>
+      <!-- Provisional auto-tag: an in-pill yes/no pair REPLACES the ✕ (the pair
+           itself signals "auto" — no separate label, operator 2026-07-07). Yes
+           confirms it (trains + shields from retraction); No removes it (records
+           a negative). Both hand focus back to the tag input via TagPanel. -->
+      <span v-if="unconfirmedAuto" class="fc-tag-chip__verdict">
+        <button
+          type="button" class="fc-tag-chip__yes"
+          :title="`Yes — keep “${tag.name}” (trains the model, won't be retracted)`"
+          :aria-label="`Confirm ${tag.name}`"
+          @click.stop="$emit('confirm', tag)"
+        ><v-icon size="13">mdi-check</v-icon></button>
+        <button
+          type="button" class="fc-tag-chip__no"
+          :title="`No — remove “${tag.name}”`"
+          :aria-label="`Reject ${tag.name}`"
+          @click.stop="$emit('remove', tag.id)"
+        ><v-icon size="13">mdi-close</v-icon></button>
+      </span>
     </v-chip>
-    <!-- Keep/confirm an auto-applied tag: promotes it to a training positive and
-         shields it from the retraction sweep (milestone 139). Only shown for
-         provisional (unconfirmed) auto-tags. -->
-    <button
-      v-if="unconfirmedAuto" class="fc-tag-chip__confirm" type="button"
-      :title="`Keep “${tag.name}” — confirm this auto-tag so it trains the model and won't be retracted`"
-      :aria-label="`Confirm ${tag.name}`"
-      @click.stop="$emit('confirm', tag)"
-    ><v-icon size="16">mdi-check</v-icon></button>
     <!-- Modal-safe kebab is baked into KebabMenu (this chip lives in the
          teleported image modal — #711). System tags hide it entirely: rename
          is refused server-side (the hygiene machinery keys on the row) and
@@ -71,8 +77,8 @@ const store = useTagStore()
 const api = useApi()
 
 // An auto-applied tag the operator hasn't confirmed yet — provisional (milestone
-// 139): it doesn't train the model and the retraction sweep can drop it. Shows
-// the "auto" badge + a Keep/confirm button. `source`/`confirmed` come from the
+// 139): it doesn't train the model and the retraction sweep can drop it. Shows an
+// in-pill yes/no pair in place of the ✕. `source`/`confirmed` come from the
 // applied-tags payload (list_for_image / get_image_with_tags).
 const unconfirmedAuto = computed(() =>
   AUTO_SOURCES.includes(props.tag.source) && !props.tag.confirmed
@@ -130,10 +136,11 @@ function iconFor (k) { return KIND_ICONS[k] || 'mdi-tag' }
 </script>
 
 <style scoped>
-/* A chip must never exceed the rail — a long character+fandom(+AUTO) chip used
-   to overflow the right edge and clip its close ✕ (operator-flagged 2026-07-06).
-   The name is the elastic part: it ellipsis-truncates so the ✕, fandom, and AUTO
-   badge stay reachable. Full name is still available via the chip's hover title. */
+/* A chip must never exceed the rail — a long character+fandom chip used to
+   overflow the right edge and clip its trailing control (operator-flagged
+   2026-07-06). The name is the elastic part: it ellipsis-truncates so the ✕ (or
+   the auto-tag yes/no pair) and fandom stay reachable. Full name is on the
+   chip's hover title. */
 .fc-tag-chip { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 1px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0; }
 .fc-tag-chip__nav { max-width: 100%; min-width: 0; }
 .fc-tag-chip__nav :deep(.v-chip__content) { min-width: 0; overflow: hidden; }
@@ -152,28 +159,23 @@ function iconFor (k) { return KIND_ICONS[k] || 'mdi-tag' }
 .fc-tag-chip__kebab { opacity: 0.7; }
 .fc-tag-chip:hover .fc-tag-chip__kebab { opacity: 1; }
 .fc-tag-chip__fandom { opacity: 0.7; font-size: 0.85em; }
-/* "auto" = provisional (auto-applied, unconfirmed). Quiet pill inside the chip. */
-.fc-tag-chip__auto {
-  display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; margin-left: 4px;
-  font-size: 9px; font-weight: 700;
-  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.04em;
-  color: rgb(var(--v-theme-on-surface-variant));
-  background: rgb(var(--v-theme-surface-light));
-  border: 1px solid rgb(var(--v-theme-on-surface-variant), 0.3);
-  padding: 0 4px; border-radius: 999px;
+/* Provisional auto-tag: a compact green ✓ / red ✗ pair in place of the ✕. The
+   yes/no is obvious enough on its own, so there's no "auto" label (operator-asked
+   2026-07-07). flex:0 0 auto keeps it visible while the name ellipsis-truncates. */
+.fc-tag-chip__verdict {
+  flex: 0 0 auto; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 1px;
+  margin-left: 3px;
 }
-/* Keep/confirm — the SAME filled green ✓ circle as the suggestion accept button
-   (.fc-act--yes in SuggestionItem), so "accept this tag" reads identically
-   wherever it appears (operator-asked 2026-07-06). */
-.fc-tag-chip__confirm {
-  flex: 0 0 auto;
-  width: 26px; height: 26px; border-radius: 50%; border: none; cursor: pointer;
+.fc-tag-chip__yes, .fc-tag-chip__no {
   display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
-  color: #fff; background: rgb(var(--v-theme-success));
-  opacity: 0.9; transition: transform 0.1s, opacity 0.1s;
+  width: 18px; height: 18px; padding: 0; border: none; border-radius: 50%;
+  background: transparent; cursor: pointer; transition: background 0.1s;
 }
-.fc-tag-chip__confirm:hover { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1.1); }
-.fc-tag-chip__confirm:focus-visible {
+.fc-tag-chip__yes { color: rgb(var(--v-theme-success)); }
+.fc-tag-chip__no { color: rgb(var(--v-theme-error)); }
+.fc-tag-chip__yes:hover { background: rgb(var(--v-theme-success), 0.16); }
+.fc-tag-chip__no:hover { background: rgb(var(--v-theme-error), 0.16); }
+.fc-tag-chip__yes:focus-visible, .fc-tag-chip__no:focus-visible {
   outline: 2px solid rgb(var(--v-theme-accent)); outline-offset: 1px;
 }
 </style>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/modal/TagPanel.vue b/frontend/src/components/modal/TagPanel.vue
index ec939e2..947bd58 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/modal/TagPanel.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/modal/TagPanel.vue
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ async function onConfirm(tag) {
   try {
     await api.post(`/api/images/${host.currentImageId}/tags/${tag.id}/confirm`)
     await host.reloadTags()
+    // Return the cursor to the tag input — its resting position in these views,
+    // matching every other chip action (remove/accept) so the keyboard flow
+    // never leaves the field (operator-asked 2026-07-07).
+    focusTagInput()
   }
   catch (e) { errorMsg.value = e.message }
 }