diff --git a/mcp-server/search.html b/mcp-server/search.html
index 6d47d0c..9c4bcb6 100644
--- a/mcp-server/search.html
+++ b/mcp-server/search.html
@@ -675,10 +675,16 @@ function addWorkerInsight(parent,name,detail,why,idx,highlight){
   w.appendChild(info);
   var acts=document.createElement('div');acts.className='acts';
   var call=document.createElement('button');call.className='ibtn call';call.textContent='Call';
-  call.onclick=function(e){e.stopPropagation();logSelection(workerDataRef)};
+  call.onclick=function(e){e.stopPropagation();logAction(workerDataRef,'call',call)};
   var sms=document.createElement('button');sms.className='ibtn sms';sms.textContent='SMS';
-  sms.onclick=function(e){e.stopPropagation();logSelection(workerDataRef)};
-  acts.appendChild(call);acts.appendChild(sms);w.appendChild(acts);
+  sms.onclick=function(e){e.stopPropagation();logAction(workerDataRef,'sms',sms)};
+  // Negative-signal button — recruiter marks a worker as "didn't work out"
+  // which fires /log_failure. Each such mark dampens that worker's
+  // future boost in the same geo by 0.5^n.
+  var noshow=document.createElement('button');noshow.className='ibtn';noshow.textContent='No-show';
+  noshow.style.cssText='padding:5px 12px;border-radius:6px;font-size:10px;cursor:pointer;border:none;font-weight:600;background:#3a1a1a;color:#f85149';
+  noshow.onclick=function(e){e.stopPropagation();logAction(workerDataRef,'failure',noshow)};
+  acts.appendChild(call);acts.appendChild(sms);acts.appendChild(noshow);w.appendChild(acts);
   parent.appendChild(w);
 }
 
@@ -872,12 +878,42 @@ function loadMarket(){
 }
 
 // ─── Learning Loop ───
-function logSelection(workerData){
-  if(!lastQuery||!workerData)return;
-  fetch(A+'/intelligence/learn',{method:'POST',headers:{'Content-Type':'application/json'},
-    body:JSON.stringify({query:lastQuery,worker_name:workerData.nm,worker_id:workerData.nm,worker_role:workerData.role,worker_state:(workerData.loc||'').split(',').pop().trim(),worker_city:(workerData.loc||'').split(',')[0].trim(),filters:document.getElementById('sst').value+' '+document.getElementById('srl').value})
-  }).then(function(){loadLearning()}).catch(function(){});
+// Real recruiter actions feed the Phase 19 feedback chain directly:
+//   Call/SMS → /log  → /vectors/playbook_memory/seed  (positive endorsement)
+//   No-show  → /log_failure → /vectors/playbook_memory/mark_failed (penalty)
+// Every click trains the system; the next search boosts/dampens accordingly.
+function logAction(workerData, kind, btnEl){
+  if(!workerData)return;
+  var role=workerData.role||'Worker';
+  var city=(workerData.loc||'').split(',')[0].trim();
+  var state=(workerData.loc||'').split(',').pop().trim();
+  if(!city||!state){flashBtn(btnEl,'no geo');return;}
+  var op='fill: '+role+' x1 in '+city+', '+state;
+  if(kind==='failure'){
+    fetch(A+'/log_failure',{method:'POST',headers:{'Content-Type':'application/json'},
+      body:JSON.stringify({operation:op,failed_names:[workerData.nm],reason:'marked no-show via UI'})
+    }).then(function(r){return r.json()}).then(function(d){
+      flashBtn(btnEl, d&&d.marked?'Flagged':'Ghost');
+      loadLearning();
+    }).catch(function(){flashBtn(btnEl,'err')});
+  } else {
+    fetch(A+'/log',{method:'POST',headers:{'Content-Type':'application/json'},
+      body:JSON.stringify({operation:op,approach:kind+' from UI',
+        result:'1/1 filled → '+workerData.nm,
+        context:'client=ui query='+(lastQuery||'(direct)').slice(0,40)})
+    }).then(function(r){return r.json()}).then(function(d){
+      flashBtn(btnEl, d&&d.seeded?'Logged':'Ghost');
+      loadLearning();
+    }).catch(function(){flashBtn(btnEl,'err')});
+  }
 }
+function flashBtn(btn,label){
+  if(!btn)return;
+  var old=btn.textContent;btn.textContent=label;btn.disabled=true;
+  setTimeout(function(){btn.textContent=old;btn.disabled=false},1400);
+}
+// Back-compat shim — any legacy caller still pointing at logSelection.
+function logSelection(workerData){ logAction(workerData, 'call', null); }
 
 function loadLearning(){
   api('/intelligence/activity',{}).then(function(d){