diff --git a/backend/app/api/suggestions.py b/backend/app/api/suggestions.py
index 28df98e..4baca47 100644
--- a/backend/app/api/suggestions.py
+++ b/backend/app/api/suggestions.py
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ suggestions_bp = Blueprint("suggestions", __name__, url_prefix="/api")
 
 @suggestions_bp.route("/images/<int:image_id>/suggestions", methods=["GET"])
 async def get_suggestions(image_id: int):
-    # ?min=<float> overrides the configured per-category thresholds so the typed
-    # tag-input dropdown can surface EVERY stored prediction (min=0), including
-    # low-confidence actions/features, in canonical formatting. Omitted → the
-    # curated above-threshold list the Suggestions panel uses.
+    # ?min=<float> overrides the per-head suggest thresholds for INCLUSION. The
+    # rail sends min=0 in its single per-image fetch to get EVERY head (each row
+    # still carries above_threshold vs its natural cut), then derives the panel
+    # (above_threshold) and the typed dropdown (all, filtered by text) client-side
+    # — no second request. Omitted → only above-threshold rows.
     override = None
     raw_min = request.args.get("min")
     if raw_min is not None:
@@ -36,12 +37,11 @@ async def get_suggestions(image_id: int):
                         "category": s.category,
                         "score": round(s.score, 4),
                         "source": s.source,
-                        "creates_new_tag": s.creates_new_tag,
-                        # raw model key (alias is stored under this) + whether an
-                        # operator alias produced this suggestion — drive the
-                        # modal's "Treat as alias"/"Remove alias" affordances.
-                        "raw_name": s.raw_name,
-                        "via_alias": s.via_alias,
+                        # whether the score cleared the head's own suggest cut.
+                        # The single min=0 fetch returns every head; the panel
+                        # shows above_threshold, the typed dropdown shows all and
+                        # annotates each match with its score.
+                        "above_threshold": s.above_threshold,
                         # operator dismissed this tag for this image — surfaced
                         # (not dropped) so the rail can show it rejected + offer
                         # one-click un-reject.
@@ -73,26 +73,6 @@ async def accept_suggestion(image_id: int):
     return jsonify({"accepted": True, "tag_id": tag_id})
 
 
-@suggestions_bp.route(
-    "/images/<int:image_id>/suggestions/alias", methods=["POST"]
-)
-async def alias_suggestion(image_id: int):
-    body = await request.get_json()
-    required = {"alias_string", "alias_category", "canonical_tag_id"}
-    if not body or not required.issubset(body):
-        return jsonify({"error": f"required: {sorted(required)}"}), 400
-    canonical_tag_id = body["canonical_tag_id"]
-    async with get_session() as session:
-        await AllowlistService(session).add_alias_and_accept(
-            image_id,
-            body["alias_string"],
-            body["alias_category"],
-            canonical_tag_id,
-        )
-        await session.commit()
-    return jsonify({"accepted": True, "tag_id": canonical_tag_id})
-
-
 @suggestions_bp.route(
     "/images/<int:image_id>/suggestions/dismiss", methods=["POST"]
 )
diff --git a/backend/app/services/ml/allowlist.py b/backend/app/services/ml/allowlist.py
index a6bee65..1571e7a 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/ml/allowlist.py
+++ b/backend/app/services/ml/allowlist.py
@@ -12,13 +12,11 @@ from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
 
 from ...models import TagSuggestionRejection
 from ...models.tag import image_tag
-from .aliases import AliasService
 
 
 class AllowlistService:
     def __init__(self, session: AsyncSession):
         self.session = session
-        self.aliases = AliasService(session)
 
     async def _apply_image_tag(self, image_id: int, tag_id: int, source: str):
         stmt = insert(image_tag).values(
@@ -41,18 +39,6 @@ class AllowlistService:
         await self._apply_image_tag(image_id, tag_id, source="ml_accepted")
         await self._clear_rejection(image_id, tag_id)
 
-    async def add_alias_and_accept(
-        self,
-        image_id: int,
-        alias_string: str,
-        alias_category: str,
-        canonical_tag_id: int,
-    ) -> None:
-        await self.aliases.create(
-            alias_string, alias_category, canonical_tag_id
-        )
-        await self.accept(image_id, canonical_tag_id)
-
     async def dismiss(self, image_id: int, tag_id: int) -> None:
         stmt = insert(TagSuggestionRejection).values(
             image_record_id=image_id, tag_id=tag_id
diff --git a/backend/app/services/ml/heads.py b/backend/app/services/ml/heads.py
index 47e4073..423d70d 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/ml/heads.py
+++ b/backend/app/services/ml/heads.py
@@ -500,13 +500,19 @@ async def score_image(
     session: AsyncSession, image_id: int, threshold_override: float | None = None,
 ) -> list[dict]:
     """Suggestions for one image from the trained heads: [{tag_id, name,
-    category, score}], ranked. A concept surfaces when its score clears the
-    head's own suggest_threshold — or, when threshold_override is given (the
-    typed-dropdown "show everything" mode), that flat floor instead (0 → every
-    head). System-tag heads (wip/banner/editor) instead use a flat
-    _SYSTEM_TAG_SUGGEST_FLOOR so their false positives surface for rejection
-    (still overridden by threshold_override). Empty if the image has no
-    embedding or no heads exist yet.
+    category, score, above_threshold, grounding}], ranked. A concept is INCLUDED
+    when its score clears the head's own suggest_threshold — or, when
+    threshold_override is given (the typed-dropdown "show everything" mode), that
+    flat floor instead (0 → every head). System-tag heads (wip/banner/editor)
+    instead use a flat _SYSTEM_TAG_SUGGEST_FLOOR so their false positives surface
+    for rejection (still overridden by threshold_override). Empty if the image has
+    no embedding or no heads exist yet.
+
+    ``above_threshold`` is reported SEPARATELY from inclusion: it's always whether
+    the score cleared the head's NATURAL cut (suggest_threshold, or the system
+    floor), regardless of any override. So the single min=0 fetch returns every
+    head, and the caller can split panel (above_threshold) from dropdown (all)
+    without a second request.
 
     MAX-OVER-BAG: the image is scored as a BAG of embeddings — the whole-image
     vector PLUS every concept-region crop the agent embedded (same model
@@ -537,21 +543,25 @@ async def score_image(
     winners = probs_bag.argmax(axis=0)                  # (H,)
     out = []
     for i, p in enumerate(probs):
-        if threshold_override is not None:
-            cut = threshold_override
-        elif heads["meta"][i]["is_system"]:
-            # System tags surface at the flat floor (see _SYSTEM_TAG_SUGGEST_FLOOR)
-            # so their false positives show up for the operator to reject.
-            cut = _SYSTEM_TAG_SUGGEST_FLOOR
-        else:
-            cut = heads["thr"][i]
+        m = heads["meta"][i]
+        # The head's NATURAL suggest cut — system tags use the flat floor (see
+        # _SYSTEM_TAG_SUGGEST_FLOOR) so their false positives show up for the
+        # operator to reject; content heads use their own precision-tuned
+        # threshold. This is what "above threshold" means (drives the panel).
+        natural = (
+            _SYSTEM_TAG_SUGGEST_FLOOR if m["is_system"] else float(heads["thr"][i])
+        )
+        # INCLUSION is looser under threshold_override (dropdown show-all,
+        # override=0): every head comes back so a low-confidence concept can still
+        # be typed + picked, each carrying its own above_threshold flag.
+        cut = threshold_override if threshold_override is not None else natural
         if p >= cut:
-            m = heads["meta"][i]
             out.append({
                 "tag_id": m["tag_id"],
                 "name": m["name"],
                 "category": m["category"],
                 "score": float(p),
+                "above_threshold": bool(p >= natural),
                 "grounding": bag_meta[int(winners[i])],
             })
     out.sort(key=lambda d: d["score"], reverse=True)
diff --git a/backend/app/services/ml/suggestions.py b/backend/app/services/ml/suggestions.py
index eba40ad..2bd1d3a 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/ml/suggestions.py
+++ b/backend/app/services/ml/suggestions.py
@@ -22,22 +22,20 @@ from .heads import score_image
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
 class Suggestion:
-    # canonical_tag_id is None when this is a raw Camie tag with no alias and
-    # no existing Tag row — accepting it will create the tag.
-    canonical_tag_id: int | None
+    # Every suggestion is a canonical Tag: heads/CCIP only score EXISTING concept
+    # tags (tagging-v2, #114). The old raw-model-key / creates-new / alias-remap
+    # cases are gone — a suggestion always maps to a real tag id.
+    canonical_tag_id: int
     display_name: str
     category: str
     score: float
     source: str  # 'head' | 'ccip' | 'both' (Camie tagger/centroid removed in v2)
-    creates_new_tag: bool
-    # raw_name = the booru model vocab key behind this suggestion. It's the key
-    # an alias MUST be stored under (resolution looks up the raw key), so the
-    # modal needs it to author an alias correctly. None for centroid-only hits
-    # (no underlying prediction → nothing to alias).
-    raw_name: str | None = None
-    # via_alias = this suggestion was surfaced because an operator alias remapped
-    # the raw prediction to this canonical tag. Lets the UI mark it + offer undo.
-    via_alias: bool = False
+    # above_threshold = the score cleared the head's own suggest cut (or the
+    # system floor). The Suggestions PANEL shows only these; the typed-tag
+    # dropdown fetches ALL suggestions (every head, min=0) and just annotates each
+    # matching row with its score, so a low-confidence concept can still be typed
+    # and picked. CCIP character matches are always above their match threshold.
+    above_threshold: bool
     # rejected = the operator dismissed this tag for this image (a stored
     # TagSuggestionRejection). It stays in the list — flagged, not dropped — so
     # the rejection is VISIBLE and REVERSIBLE in the rail (misclick recovery,
@@ -108,6 +106,7 @@ class SuggestionService:
         for h in hits:
             merged[(h["category"], h["tag_id"])] = {
                 "name": h["name"], "score": h["score"], "source": "head",
+                "above_threshold": h["above_threshold"],
                 "grounding": h.get("grounding"),
             }
         for c in ccip_hits:
@@ -116,12 +115,16 @@ class SuggestionService:
             if ex is not None:
                 ex["source"] = "both"
                 ex["score"] = max(ex["score"], c["score"])
+                # CCIP only returns matches above its own threshold, so a CCIP
+                # corroboration always makes the merged suggestion above-threshold.
+                ex["above_threshold"] = True
                 # Keep the head's localized crop if it had one; else fall back to
                 # the CCIP figure so a corroborated character still grounds (#1206).
                 ex["grounding"] = ex.get("grounding") or c.get("grounding")
             else:
                 merged[key] = {
                     "name": c["name"], "score": c["score"], "source": "ccip",
+                    "above_threshold": True,
                     "grounding": c.get("grounding"),
                 }
 
@@ -136,7 +139,7 @@ class SuggestionService:
                     category=cat,
                     score=m["score"],
                     source=m["source"],
-                    creates_new_tag=False,
+                    above_threshold=m["above_threshold"],
                     rejected=tag_id in rejected,
                     grounding=m.get("grounding"),
                 )
@@ -157,8 +160,7 @@ class SuggestionService:
         was suggested for (or already applied to) >= threshold fraction of
         the selection AND was acceptable on >= 1 image. Confidence is the
         mean over images where it was suggested. Aggregated by
-        canonical_tag_id; creates-new (no canonical id) suggestions are
-        skipped (bulk Accept applies by tag id)."""
+        canonical_tag_id (every suggestion is a canonical tag now)."""
         if not image_ids:
             return {}
         threshold = min(1.0, max(0.0, threshold))
@@ -169,8 +171,6 @@ class SuggestionService:
             sl = await self.for_image(image_id)
             for category, items in sl.by_category.items():
                 for s in items:
-                    if s.canonical_tag_id is None or s.creates_new_tag:
-                        continue
                     # for_image keeps rejected tags (flagged) for the rail;
                     # bulk consensus must still ignore them — a tag dismissed on
                     # an image isn't a suggestion for that image.
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/modal/AliasPickerDialog.vue b/frontend/src/components/modal/AliasPickerDialog.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index 0890529..0000000
--- a/frontend/src/components/modal/AliasPickerDialog.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-<template>
-  <v-card>
-    <v-card-title>Treat as alias for…</v-card-title>
-    <v-card-text>
-      <p class="text-caption mb-2">
-        Pick the existing tag the model's prediction should map to. All
-        future predictions of this name will resolve to your tag.
-      </p>
-      <v-autocomplete
-        v-model="selectedId"
-        v-model:menu="menuOpen"
-        :items="results"
-        :item-title="(t) => t.fandom_name ? `${t.name} — ${t.fandom_name}` : t.name"
-        :item-value="(t) => t.id"
-        :loading="loading"
-        label="Canonical tag"
-        no-filter clearable density="compact"
-        @update:search="onSearch"
-        @keydown.enter.capture="onEnter"
-      />
-    </v-card-text>
-    <v-card-actions>
-      <v-spacer />
-      <v-btn @click="$emit('cancel')">Cancel</v-btn>
-      <v-btn
-        color="primary" rounded="pill" :disabled="!selectedId"
-        @click="$emit('confirm', selectedId)"
-      >Use this tag</v-btn>
-    </v-card-actions>
-  </v-card>
-</template>
-
-<script setup>
-import { ref } from 'vue'
-import { useApi } from '../../composables/useApi.js'
-import { useAcceptOnEnter } from '../../composables/useAcceptOnEnter.js'
-
-const props = defineProps({ category: { type: String, required: true } })
-const emit = defineEmits(['confirm', 'cancel'])
-
-const api = useApi()
-const results = ref([])
-const loading = ref(false)
-const selectedId = ref(null)
-let debounce = null
-
-// Enter on the closed dropdown confirms the selection instead of re-opening it.
-const { menuOpen, onEnter } = useAcceptOnEnter(() => {
-  if (selectedId.value != null) emit('confirm', selectedId.value)
-})
-
-function onSearch(q) {
-  if (debounce) clearTimeout(debounce)
-  debounce = setTimeout(async () => {
-    const query = (q || '').trim()
-    if (!query) { results.value = []; return }
-    loading.value = true
-    try {
-      // Scope the autocomplete to the prediction's category where it
-      // maps to a tag kind. Only 'character' surfaces as both a
-      // suggestion category and a tag kind now ('artist' + 'copyright'
-      // retired); other categories search unscoped.
-      const kind = props.category === 'character' ? 'character' : null
-      const params = { q: query, limit: 20 }
-      if (kind) params.kind = kind
-      results.value = await api.get('/api/tags/autocomplete', { params })
-    } finally {
-      loading.value = false
-    }
-  }, 200)
-}
-</script>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/modal/SuggestionItem.vue b/frontend/src/components/modal/SuggestionItem.vue
index 7a47e3c..b918d15 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/modal/SuggestionItem.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/modal/SuggestionItem.vue
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@
       {{ suggestion.display_name }}
       <span v-if="suggestion.rejected" class="fc-suggestion__rejected-tag"
         title="You rejected this for this image — un-reject to recover">rejected</span>
-      <span v-else-if="suggestion.creates_new_tag" class="fc-suggestion__new"
-        title="No matching tag yet — accepting creates it">+ new</span>
-      <span v-else-if="suggestion.via_alias" class="fc-suggestion__alias"
-        :title="`Mapped from the tagger's “${suggestion.raw_name}” via an alias`">alias</span>
     </span>
     <span class="fc-suggestion__score">{{ scorePct }}</span>
     <!-- Green ✓ / red ✗ pair (operator-asked 2026-06-28) mirrors the eval
@@ -46,40 +42,14 @@
         @click="$emit('dismiss', suggestion)"
       ><v-icon size="16">mdi-close</v-icon></button>
     </div>
-    <!-- Modal-safe kebab is baked into KebabMenu (this row lives in the
-         teleported image modal — #711). Only rendered when an alias action
-         applies — dismiss now lives on the red ✗, so a centroid hit with no
-         alias option has no menu. -->
-    <KebabMenu
-      v-if="hasMenu"
-      class="fc-suggestion__menu" size="small" variant="outlined"
-      :label="`More actions for ${suggestion.display_name}`"
-    >
-      <!-- Alias is a tagger-prediction remap, so only offer it for tagger
-           suggestions with a raw model key that aren't already aliased.
-           Centroid hits (raw_name null) have nothing to alias. -->
-      <v-list-item
-        v-if="suggestion.raw_name && !suggestion.via_alias"
-        @click="$emit('alias', suggestion)"
-      >
-        <v-list-item-title>Treat as alias for…</v-list-item-title>
-      </v-list-item>
-      <v-list-item
-        v-if="suggestion.via_alias"
-        @click="$emit('remove-alias', suggestion)"
-      >
-        <v-list-item-title>Remove alias</v-list-item-title>
-      </v-list-item>
-    </KebabMenu>
   </div>
 </template>
 
 <script setup>
 import { computed, inject } from 'vue'
-import KebabMenu from '../common/KebabMenu.vue'
 
 const props = defineProps({ suggestion: { type: Object, required: true } })
-defineEmits(['accept', 'alias', 'remove-alias', 'dismiss', 'undismiss'])
+defineEmits(['accept', 'dismiss', 'undismiss'])
 
 // #1206: on hover, tell the image viewer which crop produced this suggestion so
 // it highlights that region. Provided by ImageViewer/Explore; a no-op elsewhere.
@@ -92,12 +62,6 @@ function onLeave () {
 }
 
 const scorePct = computed(() => `${Math.round(props.suggestion.score * 100)}%`)
-// Kebab now only carries alias actions: show it when this suggestion can be
-// aliased (raw model key, not yet aliased) or is already aliased (so it can be
-// un-aliased). Centroid hits (no raw_name, no alias) have an empty menu → hide.
-const hasMenu = computed(() =>
-  Boolean(props.suggestion.raw_name) || Boolean(props.suggestion.via_alias)
-)
 </script>
 
 <style scoped>
@@ -119,26 +83,6 @@ const hasMenu = computed(() =>
   color: rgb(var(--v-theme-on-surface));
   overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;
 }
-.fc-suggestion__new {
-  display: inline-block;
-  font-size: 10px; font-weight: 600;
-  color: rgb(var(--v-theme-accent));
-  background: rgba(var(--v-theme-accent), 0.12);
-  border: 1px solid rgb(var(--v-theme-accent), 0.4);
-  padding: 1px 6px; border-radius: 999px;
-  margin-left: 6px;
-  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.04em;
-}
-.fc-suggestion__alias {
-  display: inline-block;
-  font-size: 10px; font-weight: 600;
-  color: rgb(var(--v-theme-on-surface-variant));
-  background: rgb(var(--v-theme-surface-light));
-  border: 1px solid rgb(var(--v-theme-surface-light));
-  padding: 1px 6px; border-radius: 999px;
-  margin-left: 6px;
-  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.04em;
-}
 .fc-suggestion__score {
   flex: 0 0 auto; min-width: 38px; text-align: right;
   font-size: 11px;
@@ -166,10 +110,6 @@ const hasMenu = computed(() =>
   background: transparent; color: rgb(var(--v-theme-on-surface-variant));
   border: 1px solid rgb(var(--v-theme-on-surface-variant), 0.5);
 }
-.fc-suggestion__menu {
-  flex: 0 0 auto;
-}
-
 /* Rejected state: the row stays put (recovery), dimmed + red-edged so it
    reads as "handled, negative" without shouting over live suggestions. */
 .fc-suggestion--rejected {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/modal/SuggestionsCategoryGroup.vue b/frontend/src/components/modal/SuggestionsCategoryGroup.vue
index 613af70..142b4fe 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/modal/SuggestionsCategoryGroup.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/modal/SuggestionsCategoryGroup.vue
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@
         v-for="(s, i) in items" :key="`${s.display_name}-${i}`"
         :suggestion="s"
         @accept="$emit('accept', $event)"
-        @alias="$emit('alias', $event)"
-        @remove-alias="$emit('remove-alias', $event)"
         @dismiss="$emit('dismiss', $event)"
         @undismiss="$emit('undismiss', $event)"
       />
@@ -45,7 +43,7 @@ const props = defineProps({
   collapsible: { type: Boolean, default: false },
   defaultOpen: { type: Boolean, default: true }
 })
-defineEmits(['accept', 'alias', 'remove-alias', 'dismiss', 'undismiss', 'reject-all'])
+defineEmits(['accept', 'dismiss', 'undismiss', 'reject-all'])
 
 // Still-unhandled suggestions (not yet rejected) — how many "Reject rest" clears.
 const rejectableCount = computed(() => props.items.filter((s) => !s.rejected).length)
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/modal/SuggestionsPanel.vue b/frontend/src/components/modal/SuggestionsPanel.vue
index 3e46480..4d2a3ac 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/modal/SuggestionsPanel.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/modal/SuggestionsPanel.vue
@@ -20,48 +20,39 @@
            first, so false positives are easy to spot and reject (reject-to-train
            for these heads). Small set — collapsible, open by default. -->
       <SuggestionsCategoryGroup
-        v-if="store.byCategory.system && store.byCategory.system.length"
-        label="System" :items="store.byCategory.system"
+        v-if="store.aboveByCategory.system && store.aboveByCategory.system.length"
+        label="System" :items="store.aboveByCategory.system"
         collapsible :default-open="true"
-        @accept="onAccept" @alias="onAlias" @remove-alias="onRemoveAlias"
+        @accept="onAccept"
         @dismiss="onDismiss" @undismiss="onUndismiss"
         @reject-all="onRejectAll('system')"
       />
       <SuggestionsCategoryGroup
         v-for="cat in peopleCats" :key="cat"
-        v-show="store.byCategory[cat] && store.byCategory[cat].length"
-        :label="labelFor(cat)" :items="store.byCategory[cat] || []"
-        @accept="onAccept" @alias="onAlias" @remove-alias="onRemoveAlias"
+        v-show="store.aboveByCategory[cat] && store.aboveByCategory[cat].length"
+        :label="labelFor(cat)" :items="store.aboveByCategory[cat] || []"
+        @accept="onAccept"
         @dismiss="onDismiss" @undismiss="onUndismiss"
         @reject-all="onRejectAll(cat)"
       />
       <SuggestionsCategoryGroup
-        v-if="store.byCategory.general && store.byCategory.general.length"
-        label="General" :items="store.byCategory.general"
+        v-if="store.aboveByCategory.general && store.aboveByCategory.general.length"
+        label="General" :items="store.aboveByCategory.general"
         collapsible :default-open="true"
-        @accept="onAccept" @alias="onAlias" @remove-alias="onRemoveAlias"
+        @accept="onAccept"
         @dismiss="onDismiss" @undismiss="onUndismiss"
         @reject-all="onRejectAll('general')"
       />
     </div>
-
-    <v-dialog v-model="aliasDialog" max-width="480">
-      <AliasPickerDialog
-        v-if="aliasTarget"
-        :category="aliasTarget.category"
-        @confirm="onAliasConfirm" @cancel="aliasDialog = false"
-      />
-    </v-dialog>
   </section>
 </template>
 
 <script setup>
 import { toast } from '../../utils/toast.js'
-import { computed, ref, watch } from 'vue'
+import { computed, watch } from 'vue'
 import { useSuggestionsStore, CATEGORY_LABELS } from '../../stores/suggestions.js'
 import { useModalStore } from '../../stores/modal.js'
 import SuggestionsCategoryGroup from './SuggestionsCategoryGroup.vue'
-import AliasPickerDialog from './AliasPickerDialog.vue'
 
 const props = defineProps({
   imageId: { type: Number, required: true },
@@ -100,13 +91,14 @@ const peopleCats = ['character']
 function labelFor(c) { return CATEGORY_LABELS[c] || c }
 
 const isEmpty = computed(() =>
-  Object.values(store.byCategory).every(list => !list || list.length === 0)
+  Object.values(store.aboveByCategory).every(list => !list || list.length === 0)
 )
 
 watch(() => props.imageId, (id) => {
   if (id == null) return
-  store.load(id)        // panel: curated, ≥ threshold
-  store.loadAll(id)     // dropdown: full prediction set (low-confidence included)
+  // One fetch (min=0) backs both surfaces: the panel reads aboveByCategory, the
+  // typed tag-input dropdown reads the full set. No second request.
+  store.load(id)
 }, { immediate: true })
 
 // After a successful accept/alias-accept, refresh the modal's current
@@ -125,31 +117,6 @@ async function onAccept(s) {
     toast({ text: `Accept failed: ${e.message}`, type: 'error' })
   }
 }
-
-const aliasDialog = ref(false)
-const aliasTarget = ref(null)
-function onAlias(s) { aliasTarget.value = s; aliasDialog.value = true }
-async function onAliasConfirm(canonicalTagId) {
-  try {
-    await store.aliasAccept(aliasTarget.value, canonicalTagId)
-    aliasDialog.value = false
-    await host.reloadTags()
-    emit('accepted')
-  } catch (e) {
-    toast({ text: `Alias failed: ${e.message}`, type: 'error' })
-  }
-}
-
-// Undo the model-key→tag mapping behind an aliased suggestion. The store
-// reloads suggestions so the prediction reverts to its raw form; the applied
-// canonical tag (if any) stays, so no tag-rail reload is needed.
-async function onRemoveAlias(s) {
-  try {
-    await store.removeAlias(s)
-  } catch (e) {
-    toast({ text: `Remove alias failed: ${e.message}`, type: 'error' })
-  }
-}
 </script>
 
 <style scoped>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/modal/TagAutocomplete.vue b/frontend/src/components/modal/TagAutocomplete.vue
index bc2303e..8e493f3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/modal/TagAutocomplete.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/modal/TagAutocomplete.vue
@@ -17,7 +17,14 @@
       density="compact" class="fc-tag-autocomplete__list"
     >
       <template v-for="(row, idx) in rows" :key="row.key">
-        <!-- Existing tag match (server autocomplete). -->
+        <!-- One unified row per DB tag (server autocomplete). Every suggestion is
+             a canonical tag now, so when the model ALSO scored this tag for the
+             image the row just carries its confidence (🔧 %) in place of the
+             redundant kind label — the coloured leading icon already shows kind.
+             That means a searched tag that's also a suggestion shows its % on ONE
+             row, with no dedup and no flicker. Picking it emits pick-existing;
+             TagPanel.findPending routes a matching suggestion through accept() so
+             the acceptance is still recorded + it drops from the panel. -->
         <v-list-item
           v-if="row.type === 'hit'"
           :active="idx === highlight" @click="onPickRow(row)"
@@ -32,32 +39,18 @@
             <span v-if="row.hit.fandom_name" class="text-caption">— {{ row.hit.fandom_name }}</span>
           </v-list-item-title>
           <template #append>
-            <span class="text-caption">{{ row.hit.kind }}</span>
-          </template>
-        </v-list-item>
-
-        <!-- ML suggestion for THIS image that matches the typed query. Picking
-             it routes through the same accept path as the Suggestions panel, so
-             it's recorded + drops out of the panel (operator-asked 2026-06-07). -->
-        <v-list-item
-          v-else-if="row.type === 'suggestion'"
-          :active="idx === highlight" @click="onPickRow(row)"
-          class="fc-tag-autocomplete__sugg"
-        >
-          <template #prepend>
-            <v-icon size="small" :color="store.colorFor(row.sugg.category)">
-              {{ iconFor(row.sugg.category) }}
-            </v-icon>
-          </template>
-          <v-list-item-title>
-            {{ row.sugg.display_name }}
-            <span v-if="row.sugg.creates_new_tag" class="text-caption">— new</span>
-          </v-list-item-title>
-          <template #append>
-            <span class="fc-tag-autocomplete__sugg-tag">
+            <span
+              v-if="row.sugg"
+              class="fc-tag-autocomplete__sugg-tag"
+              :class="{ 'fc-tag-autocomplete__sugg-tag--below': !row.sugg.above_threshold }"
+              :title="row.sugg.above_threshold
+                ? 'The model suggests this tag for this image'
+                : 'The model scored this tag below its suggest threshold'"
+            >
               <v-icon size="x-small">mdi-auto-fix</v-icon>
               {{ scorePct(row.sugg) }}
             </span>
+            <span v-else class="text-caption">{{ row.hit.kind }}</span>
           </template>
         </v-list-item>
 
@@ -100,11 +93,10 @@ import { useSuggestionsStore } from '../../stores/suggestions.js'
 import { useInflightToken } from '../../composables/useInflightToken.js'
 import FandomPicker from './FandomPicker.vue'
 
-const emit = defineEmits(['pick-existing', 'pick-new', 'accept-suggestion', 'cancel'])
-// The host surface's applied tags (host.current?.tags). Both dropdown sections
-// filter against this so a just-added tag drops out of the search the moment
-// the chip rail updates, not after the next modal refresh (operator-asked
-// 2026-07-03).
+const emit = defineEmits(['pick-existing', 'pick-new', 'cancel'])
+// The host surface's applied tags (host.current?.tags). The dropdown filters
+// against this so a just-added tag drops out of the search the moment the chip
+// rail updates, not after the next modal refresh (operator-asked 2026-07-03).
 const props = defineProps({
   appliedTags: { type: Array, default: () => [] },
 })
@@ -238,9 +230,6 @@ const createLabel = computed(() =>
 function scorePct (s) { return `${Math.round(s.score * 100)}%` }
 
 const appliedIds = computed(() => new Set(props.appliedTags.map(t => t.id)))
-const appliedNames = computed(() =>
-  new Set(props.appliedTags.map(t => `${t.kind}:${(t.name || '').toLowerCase()}`)),
-)
 
 // Server matches minus the image's applied tags. allowCreate/sameNameCharExists
 // keep reading the RAW hits — they reason about the tag universe (does this tag
@@ -249,49 +238,29 @@ const visibleHits = computed(() =>
   hits.value.filter(h => !appliedIds.value.has(h.id)),
 )
 
-// This image's suggestions that match the typed query, minus any the server
-// autocomplete already returned (same name+kind) so a tag never shows twice.
-// Sources the FULL prediction set (allByCategory, down to the store floor) — NOT
-// the threshold-filtered panel list — so a low-confidence action/feature the
-// model saw can be typed and accepted in canonical formatting instead of being
-// hand-entered as a custom tag (operator-asked 2026-06-09). The typed query is
-// the only filter; the threshold no longer hides anything here.
-const suggestionHits = computed(() => {
-  const q = parsedName.value.toLowerCase()
-  if (!q) return []
-  const seen = new Set(visibleHits.value.map(h => `${h.kind}:${h.name.toLowerCase()}`))
-  const out = []
-  for (const list of Object.values(suggestions.allByCategory)) {
+// This image's suggestions keyed by canonical tag id, so a matching DB-tag row
+// can show the model's confidence inline. Every suggestion is a canonical tag
+// now (tagging-v2), so the id is the join key — no name/kind matching, no dedup,
+// no flicker. Rejected suggestions are excluded: a dismissed tag shouldn't
+// advertise a score in the type-to-add dropdown (un-reject lives in the panel).
+const suggByTagId = computed(() => {
+  const m = new Map()
+  for (const list of Object.values(suggestions.byCategory)) {
     for (const s of list || []) {
-      // Rejected suggestions now stay in allByCategory (flagged) so the panel
-      // can show + un-reject them; keep them OUT of the type-to-add dropdown,
-      // whose job is finding a tag to ADD (un-reject lives in the panel).
       if (s.rejected) continue
-      // Already on the image (matched by canonical id or name+kind): nothing
-      // to add. Covers the window between an add and the next suggestions
-      // fetch, where the stale row would otherwise still be pickable.
-      if (s.canonical_tag_id != null && appliedIds.value.has(s.canonical_tag_id)) continue
-      const key = `${s.category}:${s.display_name.toLowerCase()}`
-      if (appliedNames.value.has(key)) continue
-      if (!s.display_name.toLowerCase().includes(q)) continue
-      if (seen.has(key)) continue
-      seen.add(key)
-      out.push(s)
+      if (s.canonical_tag_id != null) m.set(s.canonical_tag_id, s)
     }
   }
-  // Best matches first; cap generously so a specific typed query surfaces its
-  // matches even when many predictions exist, while the list stays scrollable.
-  out.sort((a, b) => b.score - a.score)
-  return out.slice(0, 20)
+  return m
 })
 
 // One ordered list backing both the rendered dropdown and keyboard nav, so the
-// highlight index maps 1:1 to a row regardless of which section it's in.
+// highlight index maps 1:1 to a row. Each hit is annotated with its suggestion
+// (score) when the model scored that tag for this image.
 const rows = computed(() => {
-  const r = visibleHits.value.map(h => ({ type: 'hit', key: `h${h.id}`, hit: h }))
-  for (const s of suggestionHits.value) {
-    r.push({ type: 'suggestion', key: `s${s.category}:${s.display_name}`, sugg: s })
-  }
+  const r = visibleHits.value.map(h => ({
+    type: 'hit', key: `h${h.id}`, hit: h, sugg: suggByTagId.value.get(h.id) || null,
+  }))
   if (allowCreate.value) r.push({ type: 'create', key: 'create' })
   return r
 })
@@ -313,16 +282,9 @@ function moveHighlight (delta) {
 // Dispatch a chosen dropdown row by its type.
 function onPickRow (row) {
   if (row.type === 'hit') { emit('pick-existing', row.hit); reset() }
-  else if (row.type === 'suggestion') { onPickSuggestion(row.sugg) }
   else { onCreate() }
 }
 
-// Picking an ML suggestion hands it to the parent, which runs the same accept
-// flow as the Suggestions panel (creates the tag if raw, records acceptance,
-// drops it from the panel). reset() clears the query; the panel-drop makes it
-// fall out of suggestionHits reactively.
-function onPickSuggestion (s) { emit('accept-suggestion', s); reset() }
-
 function onCreate () {
   const name = parsedName.value
   const kind = parsedKind.value
@@ -389,14 +351,16 @@ function reset () { query.value = ''; hits.value = []; highlight.value = 0 }
   border: 1px solid rgb(var(--v-theme-surface-light));
   border-radius: 6px;
 }
-/* Mark ML-suggestion rows so they read as distinct from typed/known matches. */
-.fc-tag-autocomplete__sugg {
-  border-left: 2px solid rgb(var(--v-theme-accent), 0.5);
-}
+/* The model-confidence badge on a row whose tag the model also scored. Accent
+   when above the head's suggest threshold; muted when below (a low-confidence
+   match you can still type + pick). */
 .fc-tag-autocomplete__sugg-tag {
   display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 2px;
   font-size: 11px;
   font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
   color: rgb(var(--v-theme-accent));
 }
+.fc-tag-autocomplete__sugg-tag--below {
+  color: rgb(var(--v-theme-on-surface-variant));
+}
 </style>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/modal/TagPanel.vue b/frontend/src/components/modal/TagPanel.vue
index 947bd58..903cdc6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/modal/TagPanel.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/modal/TagPanel.vue
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
       ref="tagInputRef"
       :applied-tags="host.current?.tags || []"
       @pick-existing="onPickExisting" @pick-new="onPickNew"
-      @accept-suggestion="onAcceptSuggestion"
     />
 
     <v-alert v-if="errorMsg" type="error" variant="tonal" class="mt-2" closable>
@@ -134,7 +133,6 @@ async function onRemove(tagId) {
     // until the next modal open (operator-asked 2026-07-03).
     if (host.currentImageId != null) {
       suggestions.load(host.currentImageId)
-      suggestions.loadAll(host.currentImageId)
     }
     focusTagInput()
   }
@@ -178,18 +176,6 @@ async function onPickNew(payload) {
   }
   catch (e) { errorMsg.value = e.message }
 }
-// A suggestion picked from the autocomplete dropdown runs the SAME path as the
-// Suggestions panel's Accept: the store creates the tag if it's raw, records the
-// acceptance, and drops it from the panel; then we refresh the chip rail.
-async function onAcceptSuggestion(s) {
-  errorMsg.value = null
-  try {
-    await suggestions.accept(s)
-    await host.reloadTags()
-    focusTagInput()
-  } catch (e) { errorMsg.value = e.message }
-}
-
 const renameDialog = ref(false)
 const renameTarget = ref(null)
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/suggestions.js b/frontend/src/stores/suggestions.js
index e11a6f2..523d8e5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stores/suggestions.js
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/suggestions.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { defineStore } from 'pinia'
 import { toast } from '../utils/toast.js'
-import { ref } from 'vue'
+import { computed, ref } from 'vue'
 import { useApi } from '../composables/useApi.js'
 import { useAsyncAction } from '../composables/useAsyncAction.js'
 import { useInflightToken } from '../composables/useInflightToken.js'
@@ -18,182 +18,112 @@ export const CATEGORY_LABELS = {
 
 export const useSuggestionsStore = defineStore('suggestions', () => {
   const api = useApi()
-  const byCategory = ref({})       // { category: [suggestion, ...] } — panel (≥ threshold)
-  // The typed tag-input dropdown searches the model's FULL prediction set for
-  // the image (min=0, down to the store floor) so low-confidence actions/
-  // features can be picked in canonical formatting (operator-asked 2026-06-09).
-  const allByCategory = ref({})
+  // ONE source of truth per image: every trained head scored for this image
+  // (min=0), each row carrying above_threshold. The Suggestions PANEL renders
+  // aboveByCategory; the typed tag-input dropdown reads the full set and
+  // annotates matching DB-tag rows with their score. A single fetch backs both —
+  // every suggestion is a canonical tag now (tagging-v2, #114), so there is no
+  // raw-prediction / create-new / alias-remap path to reconcile.
+  const byCategory = ref({})
   const { loading, error, run } = useAsyncAction({ errorAs: 'message' })
   let currentImageId = null
-  const inflightAll = useInflightToken()
-  // Audit 2026-06-02: this store had no inflight guard — a late
-  // /suggestions response from a prior image could overwrite
-  // byCategory while currentImageId pointed at a new one, and
-  // accept() dereferenced currentImageId AFTER an awaited POST so
-  // the subsequent /suggestions/accept could apply A's chosen tag
-  // to image B (and push it to the allowlist). Both fixed below
-  // by capturing imageId at call-time and gating writes on the token.
+  // Audit 2026-06-02: without an inflight guard a late /suggestions response from
+  // a prior image could overwrite byCategory while currentImageId points at a new
+  // one, and accept() could apply image A's tag to image B. Both guarded below by
+  // capturing imageId at call-time and gating writes on the token.
   const inflight = useInflightToken()
 
+  // The curated above-threshold subset the Suggestions panel shows. A rejected
+  // row that still scores above its cut stays (flagged) so the rejection is
+  // visible + reversible; below-threshold rows live only in the dropdown.
+  const aboveByCategory = computed(() => {
+    const out = {}
+    for (const [cat, list] of Object.entries(byCategory.value)) {
+      const kept = (list || []).filter(s => s.above_threshold)
+      if (kept.length) out[cat] = kept
+    }
+    return out
+  })
+
   async function load(imageId) {
-    // Cancel any in-flight load from the previous image so its late
-    // response can't overwrite this image's byCategory.
+    // Cancel any in-flight load from the previous image so its late response
+    // can't overwrite this image's list.
     inflight.cancel()
     currentImageId = imageId
     byCategory.value = {}  // cleared upfront so it stays empty on error
     const t = inflight.claim()
     await run(async () => {
-      const body = await api.get(`/api/images/${imageId}/suggestions`)
+      // min=0 → every head, each flagged above_threshold; the panel + the typed
+      // dropdown are both derived from this one payload.
+      const body = await api.get(`/api/images/${imageId}/suggestions`, {
+        params: { min: 0 },
+      })
       if (!t.isCurrent()) return
       byCategory.value = body.by_category || {}
     })
   }
 
-  // Load the full prediction set for the dropdown (separate inflight guard so a
-  // late response from a prior image can't overwrite the current one's list).
-  async function loadAll(imageId) {
-    inflightAll.cancel()
-    allByCategory.value = {}
-    const t = inflightAll.claim()
-    try {
-      const body = await api.get(`/api/images/${imageId}/suggestions`, {
-        params: { min: 0 },
-      })
-      if (!t.isCurrent()) return
-      allByCategory.value = body.by_category || {}
-    } catch {
-      // Dropdown is best-effort — the panel surfaces load errors.
-    }
-  }
-
-  // A stable identity for a suggestion across the two lists (panel vs dropdown
-  // are separate fetches, so object identity differs): tag id when known, else
-  // the raw display key.
+  // A stable identity for a suggestion across the panel + dropdown surfaces:
+  // its canonical tag id (every suggestion has one now).
   function _keyOf(s) {
-    return s.canonical_tag_id != null
-      ? `id:${s.canonical_tag_id}`
-      : `raw:${s.category}:${(s.display_name || '').toLowerCase()}`
+    return `id:${s.canonical_tag_id}`
   }
 
-  // Drop an accepted/dismissed suggestion from BOTH the panel list and the
-  // dropdown's full list so it can't reappear in either surface.
+  // Drop an accepted suggestion from the list so it can't reappear.
   function _dropEverywhere(suggestion) {
     const key = _keyOf(suggestion)
-    const cat = suggestion.category
-    for (const map of [byCategory.value, allByCategory.value]) {
-      const list = map[cat]
-      if (list) map[cat] = list.filter(s => _keyOf(s) !== key)
-    }
+    const list = byCategory.value[suggestion.category]
+    if (list) byCategory.value[suggestion.category] = list.filter(s => _keyOf(s) !== key)
   }
 
-  // Flip the `rejected` flag on the matching suggestion in BOTH lists in place,
-  // so a reject/un-reject shows immediately without dropping the row (visible,
+  // Flip the `rejected` flag on the matching suggestion in place, so a
+  // reject/un-reject shows immediately without dropping the row (visible,
   // reversible rejection — misclick recovery, operator-asked 2026-06-27).
   function _setRejectedEverywhere(suggestion, value) {
     const key = _keyOf(suggestion)
-    const cat = suggestion.category
-    for (const map of [byCategory.value, allByCategory.value]) {
-      for (const s of map[cat] || []) {
-        if (_keyOf(s) === key) s.rejected = value
-      }
+    for (const s of byCategory.value[suggestion.category] || []) {
+      if (_keyOf(s) === key) s.rejected = value
     }
   }
 
-  // opts.tagId: the tag's known id, when the caller already created/resolved
-  // it (TagPanel's manual-add-matches-suggestion path). Passed separately —
-  // NOT spread onto the suggestion — because _dropEverywhere keys off the
-  // suggestion object, and mutating canonical_tag_id on a raw suggestion
-  // would stop it matching its own row in the lists.
+  // opts.tagId: the tag's known id when the caller already resolved it (TagPanel's
+  // manual-add-matches-suggestion path). Passed separately — NOT spread onto the
+  // suggestion — because _dropEverywhere keys off the suggestion object.
   async function accept(suggestion, { tagId: knownTagId = null } = {}) {
-    // Capture imageId so a mid-flight prev/next can't reroute the
-    // accept POST to a different image AND push the tag to that
-    // image's allowlist.
+    // Capture imageId so a mid-flight prev/next can't reroute the accept POST to
+    // a different image.
     const imageId = currentImageId
     if (imageId == null) return
-    // Raw tags (creates_new_tag) have no canonical_tag_id; the backend's
-    // accept endpoint needs a tag_id, so for raw tags we create the tag
-    // first via the existing /api/tags endpoint, then accept by id.
-    let tagId = knownTagId ?? suggestion.canonical_tag_id
-    if (tagId == null) {
-      const created = await api.post('/api/tags', {
-        body: { name: suggestion.display_name, kind: suggestion.category }
-      })
-      tagId = created.id
-    }
+    const tagId = knownTagId ?? suggestion.canonical_tag_id
     await api.post(`/api/images/${imageId}/suggestions/accept`, {
       body: { tag_id: tagId }
     })
-    // Only drop from THIS image's category list — if the user navigated,
-    // the new image has its own suggestions and this drop would corrupt them.
+    // Only drop from THIS image's list — if the user navigated, the new image
+    // has its own suggestions and this drop would corrupt them.
     if (currentImageId === imageId) {
       _dropEverywhere(suggestion)
     }
     _acceptToast('Tagged', suggestion.display_name)
   }
 
-  // One non-blocking toast for accept/alias. The accepted tag is applied to this
-  // image and feeds head training; head auto-apply handles propagation (earned),
-  // so there's no instant fan-out to project.
+  // One non-blocking toast for accept. The accepted tag is applied to this image
+  // and feeds head training; head auto-apply handles propagation (earned).
   function _acceptToast(verb, displayName) {
     toast({ text: `${verb}: ${displayName}`, type: 'success' })
   }
 
-  async function aliasAccept(suggestion, canonicalTagId) {
-    const imageId = currentImageId
-    if (imageId == null) return
-    // The alias MUST be stored under the raw model key — resolution looks up the
-    // raw prediction key, not the normalized display name. Sending display_name
-    // (the old bug) stored an alias that never resolved, so the prediction kept
-    // reappearing unaliased. raw_name is null only for centroid hits, which
-    // can't be aliased (the UI hides the action for them).
-    const aliasString = suggestion.raw_name ?? suggestion.display_name
-    await api.post(`/api/images/${imageId}/suggestions/alias`, {
-      body: {
-        alias_string: aliasString,
-        alias_category: suggestion.category,
-        canonical_tag_id: canonicalTagId
-      }
-    })
-    if (currentImageId === imageId) {
-      _dropEverywhere(suggestion)
-    }
-    _acceptToast('Aliased & tagged', suggestion.display_name)
-  }
-
-  // Remove the alias behind an aliased suggestion (the raw prediction reverts to
-  // its unaliased form on reload). The canonical tag stays applied if it was
-  // accepted — this only undoes the model-key→tag mapping.
-  async function removeAlias(suggestion) {
-    const imageId = currentImageId
-    if (imageId == null || suggestion.raw_name == null) return
-    await api.delete(
-      `/api/aliases/${encodeURIComponent(suggestion.raw_name)}/${encodeURIComponent(suggestion.category)}`
-    )
-    if (currentImageId === imageId) {
-      await load(imageId)
-      await loadAll(imageId)
-    }
-    toast({ text: `Alias removed: ${suggestion.display_name}`, type: 'success' })
-  }
-
-  // Find a live (non-rejected) pending suggestion matching a manually-picked
-  // tag — by canonical id when known, else by (kind, name). Manually adding a
-  // tag the model also suggested must be indistinguishable from accepting the
-  // suggestion (recorded + dropped from the panel), so TagPanel routes matches
-  // through accept() (operator-asked 2026-07-03). Searches the full dropdown
-  // set first, then the panel list (loadAll is best-effort and can be empty).
+  // Find a live (non-rejected) suggestion matching a manually-picked tag — by
+  // canonical id when known, else by (kind, name). Manually adding a tag the
+  // model also suggested must be indistinguishable from accepting the suggestion
+  // (recorded + dropped from the panel), so TagPanel routes matches through
+  // accept() (operator-asked 2026-07-03).
   function findPending(kind, name, tagId = null) {
     const lname = (name || '').toLowerCase()
-    for (const map of [allByCategory.value, byCategory.value]) {
-      for (const list of Object.values(map)) {
-        for (const s of list || []) {
-          if (s.rejected) continue
-          if (tagId != null && s.canonical_tag_id === tagId) return s
-          if (
-            s.category === kind &&
-            (s.display_name || '').toLowerCase() === lname
-          ) return s
-        }
+    for (const list of Object.values(byCategory.value)) {
+      for (const s of list || []) {
+        if (s.rejected) continue
+        if (tagId != null && s.canonical_tag_id === tagId) return s
+        if (s.category === kind && (s.display_name || '').toLowerCase() === lname) return s
       }
     }
     return null
@@ -202,14 +132,8 @@ export const useSuggestionsStore = defineStore('suggestions', () => {
   async function dismiss(suggestion) {
     const imageId = currentImageId
     if (imageId == null) return
-    // Dismiss needs a tag_id. Raw tags (creates_new_tag) have none, so there's
-    // nothing to persist a rejection against — drop them client-side as before.
     // Canonical tags persist a rejection and STAY in the list flagged rejected,
     // so the operator can see it and one-click un-reject (misclick recovery).
-    if (suggestion.canonical_tag_id == null) {
-      if (currentImageId === imageId) _dropEverywhere(suggestion)
-      return
-    }
     await api.post(`/api/images/${imageId}/suggestions/dismiss`, {
       body: { tag_id: suggestion.canonical_tag_id }
     })
@@ -218,33 +142,31 @@ export const useSuggestionsStore = defineStore('suggestions', () => {
     }
   }
 
-  // Reject every still-unhandled suggestion in a category in one go ("confirm
-  // the good ones, reject the rest" — operator-asked 2026-07-06). Canonical tags
-  // persist a rejection and STAY flagged rejected (reversible, one-click
-  // un-reject); raw creates-new-tag rows drop client-side. Dispatched in parallel
-  // so a big section clears fast.
+  // Reject every still-unhandled VISIBLE (above-threshold) suggestion in a
+  // category in one go ("confirm the good ones, reject the rest" — operator-asked
+  // 2026-07-06). Only touches what the panel shows, not the low-confidence tail
+  // the dropdown carries. Dispatched in parallel so a big section clears fast.
   async function dismissRemaining(category) {
     const imageId = currentImageId
     if (imageId == null) return
-    const targets = (byCategory.value[category] || []).filter((s) => !s.rejected)
+    const targets = (byCategory.value[category] || []).filter(
+      (s) => s.above_threshold && !s.rejected
+    )
     if (!targets.length) return
-    const canon = targets.filter((s) => s.canonical_tag_id != null)
-    const raw = targets.filter((s) => s.canonical_tag_id == null)
-    await Promise.all(canon.map((s) =>
+    await Promise.all(targets.map((s) =>
       api.post(`/api/images/${imageId}/suggestions/dismiss`, {
         body: { tag_id: s.canonical_tag_id },
       })
     ))
     if (currentImageId === imageId) {
-      canon.forEach((s) => _setRejectedEverywhere(s, true))
-      raw.forEach((s) => _dropEverywhere(s))
+      targets.forEach((s) => _setRejectedEverywhere(s, true))
     }
   }
 
   // Undo a per-image dismissal — the suggestion reverts to a live row.
   async function undismiss(suggestion) {
     const imageId = currentImageId
-    if (imageId == null || suggestion.canonical_tag_id == null) return
+    if (imageId == null) return
     await api.post(`/api/images/${imageId}/suggestions/undismiss`, {
       body: { tag_id: suggestion.canonical_tag_id }
     })
@@ -254,8 +176,7 @@ export const useSuggestionsStore = defineStore('suggestions', () => {
   }
 
   return {
-    byCategory, allByCategory, loading, error,
-    load, loadAll, accept, aliasAccept, removeAlias, dismiss, dismissRemaining,
-    undismiss, findPending
+    byCategory, aboveByCategory, loading, error,
+    load, accept, dismiss, dismissRemaining, undismiss, findPending
   }
 })
diff --git a/frontend/test/suggestions.spec.js b/frontend/test/suggestions.spec.js
index 929e13e..69e3dc2 100644
--- a/frontend/test/suggestions.spec.js
+++ b/frontend/test/suggestions.spec.js
@@ -16,25 +16,44 @@ function stubFetch(handler) {
   })
 }
 
+// Every suggestion is a canonical DB tag now (tagging-v2): a real id, flagged
+// above/below its head's suggest threshold. No raw / creates-new / alias cases.
 const sugg = (over = {}) => ({
   canonical_tag_id: 7,
   display_name: 'Ichigo',
   category: 'character',
   score: 0.9,
   source: 'head',
-  creates_new_tag: false,
+  above_threshold: true,
   rejected: false,
   ...over,
 })
 
-// Seed the store through its own load/loadAll so currentImageId is set the
-// way the panel sets it (accept() derives the image from it).
+// Seed the store through its single load() so currentImageId is set the way the
+// panel sets it (accept() derives the image from it).
 async function seed(store, byCategory) {
   stubFetch(() => ({ status: 200, body: { by_category: byCategory } }))
   await store.load(1)
-  await store.loadAll(1)
 }
 
+describe('suggestions store: load derives aboveByCategory', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => setActivePinia(createPinia()))
+  afterEach(() => vi.restoreAllMocks())
+
+  it('one fetch backs both surfaces: byCategory is the full set, aboveByCategory the panel subset', async () => {
+    const s = useSuggestionsStore()
+    await seed(s, {
+      general: [
+        sugg({ canonical_tag_id: 1, display_name: 'sword', category: 'general' }),
+        sugg({ canonical_tag_id: 2, display_name: 'faint', category: 'general', above_threshold: false }),
+      ],
+    })
+    expect(s.byCategory.general).toHaveLength(2)          // dropdown sees all
+    expect(s.aboveByCategory.general).toHaveLength(1)      // panel sees above-threshold only
+    expect(s.aboveByCategory.general[0].display_name).toBe('sword')
+  })
+})
+
 describe('suggestions store: findPending (manual add == accept, 2026-07-03)', () => {
   beforeEach(() => setActivePinia(createPinia()))
   afterEach(() => vi.restoreAllMocks())
@@ -45,15 +64,12 @@ describe('suggestions store: findPending (manual add == accept, 2026-07-03)', ()
     expect(s.findPending('general', 'unrelated', 7)?.display_name).toBe('Ichigo')
   })
 
-  it('matches raw suggestions by kind + name, case-insensitively', async () => {
+  it('matches by kind + name, case-insensitively', async () => {
     const s = useSuggestionsStore()
     await seed(s, {
-      general: [sugg({
-        canonical_tag_id: null, display_name: 'Holding Sword',
-        category: 'general', creates_new_tag: true,
-      })],
+      general: [sugg({ canonical_tag_id: 12, display_name: 'Holding Sword', category: 'general' })],
     })
-    expect(s.findPending('general', 'holding sword')).toBeTruthy()
+    expect(s.findPending('general', 'holding sword')?.canonical_tag_id).toBe(12)
     // Kind must match: same name under another kind is a different tag.
     expect(s.findPending('character', 'holding sword')).toBeNull()
   })
@@ -66,37 +82,31 @@ describe('suggestions store: findPending (manual add == accept, 2026-07-03)', ()
   })
 })
 
-describe('suggestions store: accept with a known tag id', () => {
+describe('suggestions store: accept', () => {
   beforeEach(() => setActivePinia(createPinia()))
   afterEach(() => vi.restoreAllMocks())
 
-  it('POSTs only the accept endpoint (no tag create) and drops the row', async () => {
+  it('POSTs only the accept endpoint (canonical id) and drops the row', async () => {
     const s = useSuggestionsStore()
     await seed(s, { character: [sugg()] })
     const calls = []
     stubFetch((url, init) => {
-      calls.push({ url, method: init?.method })
+      calls.push({ url, method: init?.method, body: init?.body })
       return { status: 200, body: { accepted: true, tag_id: 7 } }
     })
-    await s.accept(s.byCategory.character[0], { tagId: 7 })
+    await s.accept(s.byCategory.character[0])
     expect(calls).toHaveLength(1)
     expect(calls[0].url).toContain('/api/images/1/suggestions/accept')
+    expect(JSON.parse(calls[0].body)).toEqual({ tag_id: 7 })
     expect(s.byCategory.character).toHaveLength(0)
-    expect(s.allByCategory.character).toHaveLength(0)
   })
 
-  it('a RAW suggestion accepted with a known tagId skips create AND still drops its row', async () => {
-    // TagPanel's manual-create path: the tag was just created by
-    // host.createAndAdd, so accept must not create again — and the drop must
-    // key off the original raw suggestion object, not the resolved id
-    // (regression: spreading canonical_tag_id onto the suggestion changed its
-    // identity key and left the panel row behind).
+  it('honors a known tagId and still drops the row by the suggestion identity', async () => {
+    // TagPanel's manual-add-matches-suggestion path passes the resolved tag id;
+    // accept sends exactly it and drops the original suggestion row (which keys
+    // off the suggestion object, not the passed id).
     const s = useSuggestionsStore()
-    const raw = sugg({
-      canonical_tag_id: null, display_name: 'Holding Sword',
-      category: 'general', creates_new_tag: true,
-    })
-    await seed(s, { general: [raw] })
+    await seed(s, { general: [sugg({ canonical_tag_id: 12, display_name: 'Holding Sword', category: 'general' })] })
     const calls = []
     stubFetch((url, init) => {
       calls.push({ url, body: init?.body })
@@ -107,6 +117,5 @@ describe('suggestions store: accept with a known tag id', () => {
     expect(calls[0].url).toContain('/api/images/1/suggestions/accept')
     expect(JSON.parse(calls[0].body)).toEqual({ tag_id: 42 })
     expect(s.byCategory.general).toHaveLength(0)
-    expect(s.allByCategory.general).toHaveLength(0)
   })
 })
diff --git a/tests/test_api_suggestions.py b/tests/test_api_suggestions.py
index 1e3355c..6e7dfef 100644
--- a/tests/test_api_suggestions.py
+++ b/tests/test_api_suggestions.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ async def test_get_suggestions(client, db):
     general = body["by_category"].get("general", [])
     s2 = next(x for x in general if x["canonical_tag_id"] == tag.id)
     assert s2["source"] == "head"
+    assert s2["above_threshold"] is True   # ~0.73 clears the 0.5 suggest cut
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
@@ -114,12 +115,3 @@ async def test_undismiss_reverses_rejection(client, db):
         f"/api/images/{img.id}/suggestions/undismiss", json={"tag_id": tag.id}
     )
     assert resp2.status_code == 204
-
-
-@pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_alias_requires_fields(client, db):
-    img = await _img(db)
-    resp = await client.post(
-        f"/api/images/{img.id}/suggestions/alias", json={"alias_string": "x"}
-    )
-    assert resp.status_code == 400
diff --git a/tests/test_ml_suggestions.py b/tests/test_ml_suggestions.py
index babf36d..1091518 100644
--- a/tests/test_ml_suggestions.py
+++ b/tests/test_ml_suggestions.py
@@ -62,9 +62,8 @@ async def test_head_suggestion_surfaces_for_matching_image(db):
     s = general[0]
     assert s.canonical_tag_id == tag.id
     assert s.source == "head"
-    assert s.creates_new_tag is False
-    assert s.via_alias is False and s.raw_name is None
     assert s.score > 0.5
+    assert s.above_threshold is True   # ~0.73 clears the 0.5 suggest cut
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
@@ -109,7 +108,10 @@ async def test_threshold_override_surfaces_below_cut(db):
     svc = SuggestionService(db)
     assert svc and not (await svc.for_image(img.id)).by_category.get("general")
     flooded = await svc.for_image(img.id, threshold_override=0.0)
-    assert any(s.canonical_tag_id == tag.id for s in flooded.by_category["general"])
+    s = next(s for s in flooded.by_category["general"] if s.canonical_tag_id == tag.id)
+    # Included by the floor, but flagged below its own cut (0.5 < 0.6) — this is
+    # what lets the dropdown show it while the panel hides it.
+    assert s.above_threshold is False
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
@@ -281,6 +283,7 @@ async def test_ccip_character_surfaces_in_rail(db):
         if c.canonical_tag_id == raven.id
     )
     assert m.source == "ccip"
+    assert m.above_threshold is True   # CCIP only returns matches above its cut
 
 
 # --- #1206 Step 4: on-demand grounding for ALREADY-APPLIED tag chips ---------