diff --git a/app/logic/vision_analysis.py b/app/logic/vision_analysis.py
index 50b9118..9e511b0 100644
--- a/app/logic/vision_analysis.py
+++ b/app/logic/vision_analysis.py
@@ -696,6 +696,76 @@ def build_vision_candidate_fields(classification: dict[str, Any]) -> list[dict[s
 
     return fields
 
+
+def build_vision_field_suggestions(
+    candidate_fields: list[dict[str, Any]],
+    existing_fields: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
+) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+    """
+    Convert vision candidate fields into simple add/update/ignore suggestions.
+
+    This intentionally stays conservative:
+    - high confidence merchant/time/item_count/money candidates are surfaced
+    - symbol/noise is ignored
+    - existing field comparison can be expanded later
+    """
+    existing_fields = existing_fields or {}
+    suggestions: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+
+    type_to_existing_key = {
+        "merchant_or_header": "merchant_raw",
+        "transaction_time": "transaction_time",
+        "item_count": "item_count",
+        "money_amounts": "amount_candidates",
+    }
+
+    for field in candidate_fields or []:
+        candidate_type = field.get("candidate_type")
+        if candidate_type == "symbol_or_noise":
+            continue
+
+        confidence = float(field.get("confidence") or 0)
+        ocr_confidence = field.get("ocr_confidence")
+        value = field.get("value")
+
+        if not value:
+            continue
+
+        min_conf = 0.40
+        if candidate_type in {"merchant_or_header", "transaction_time"}:
+            min_conf = 0.60
+        elif candidate_type == "money_amounts":
+            min_conf = 0.50
+
+        if confidence < min_conf:
+            continue
+
+        existing_key = type_to_existing_key.get(candidate_type, candidate_type)
+        existing_value = existing_fields.get(existing_key)
+
+        action = "add"
+        if existing_value:
+            action = "review_update" if str(existing_value).strip() != str(value).strip() else "already_present"
+
+        suggestions.append(
+            {
+                "suggestion_type": candidate_type,
+                "target_field": existing_key,
+                "action": action,
+                "value": value,
+                "existing_value": existing_value,
+                "confidence": confidence,
+                "ocr_confidence": ocr_confidence,
+                "source": "vision_candidate_fields",
+                "source_region_index": field.get("source_region_index"),
+                "source_bbox": field.get("source_bbox"),
+                "source_crop_path": field.get("source_crop_path"),
+                "raw_text": field.get("raw_text"),
+            }
+        )
+
+    return suggestions
+
 def build_vision_assisted_layout(source_layout: dict[str, Any] | None, vision_result: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
     """
     Convert vision analysis into normal layout_json.
@@ -716,6 +786,7 @@ def build_vision_assisted_layout(source_layout: dict[str, Any] | None, vision_re
         region_score,
     )
     candidate_fields = build_vision_candidate_fields(region_classification)
+    field_suggestions = build_vision_field_suggestions(candidate_fields)
 
     layout["vision_assisted"] = True
     layout["vision_assisted_status"] = normalized_vision.get("status", "unknown")
@@ -725,6 +796,7 @@ def build_vision_assisted_layout(source_layout: dict[str, Any] | None, vision_re
     layout["vision_region_score"] = region_score
     layout["vision_region_classification"] = region_classification
     layout["vision_candidate_fields"] = candidate_fields
+    layout["vision_field_suggestions"] = field_suggestions
     layout["layout_sync_source"] = "vision_assisted"
     layout["layout_needs_review"] = True
     return layout