diff --git a/src/app/(app)/quotes/page.tsx b/src/app/(app)/quotes/page.tsx
index 75d293f..77520c2 100644
--- a/src/app/(app)/quotes/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(app)/quotes/page.tsx
@@ -331,6 +331,53 @@ export default function QuotesPage() {
     }
   };
 
+  /**
+   * Process a quote directly from the list row — claim it (if still
+   * `new`) and jump to the process page in one click. This skips the
+   * quote detail page for the common "new → processing" workflow so
+   * the operator gets to the workspace (items table, pricing, AI
+   * rewrite, PDF) without detouring through the metadata view.
+   *
+   * Already-claimed-by-me quotes skip the write and just navigate —
+   * the operator is already the owner and just needs to land on the
+   * workspace. Quotes in any other status (`claimed` by someone else,
+   * `processed`, `approval_pending`, etc.) don't show this button —
+   * they need to go through the detail page first.
+   *
+   * Note: this duplicates the "claim" half of the detail page's
+   * status-flip logic. We deliberately call the PB update directly
+   * (rather than routing through an API) to match the existing
+   * `handleDelete` pattern in this file and keep the round-trip
+   * count to one for the common case.
+   */
+  const handleProcess = async (quote: Quote) => {
+    setLoadingActionIds((prev) => new Set(prev).add(quote.id));
+    try {
+      const pb = getPocketBase();
+      const currentUserId = pb.authStore.model?.id || "";
+      // If the quote is still `new`, claim it inline so the operator
+      // shows up as the claimant before landing on the process page.
+      // Already-claimed-by-me quotes skip the write — the operator is
+      // already the owner and just needs to navigate.
+      if (quote.status === "new") {
+        await pb.collection("quotes").update(quote.id, {
+          status: "claimed",
+          claimed_by: currentUserId,
+        });
+        toast.success(`Claimed ${quote.quote_number} — opening process…`);
+      }
+      router.push(`/quotes/${quote.id}/process`);
+    } catch (err: unknown) {
+      toast.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Failed to process quote");
+    } finally {
+      setLoadingActionIds((prev) => {
+        const next = new Set(prev);
+        next.delete(quote.id);
+        return next;
+      });
+    }
+  };
+
   /**
    * Clone a real quote into a fresh new quote. Used by the Actions
    * column on the workflow tabs. Same items, same customer, fresh
@@ -486,20 +533,38 @@ export default function QuotesPage() {
             // Inline row action. Contextual per row type so the operator
             // doesn't have to think:
             //   - Template row  → "Create quote" (spawn a real quote)
-            //   - Real quote    → "Open" (navigate to the detail page)
+            //   - Real quote    → "Process" + "Open" pair when the
+            //                     operator can claim/work it from the
+            //                     list (status="new" or claimed by
+            //                     the current user). Process is the
+            //                     primary action — it claims inline
+            //                     (if new) and jumps straight to the
+            //                     process workspace, skipping the
+            //                     detail page. Open stays as a
+            //                     secondary outline for the read-only
+            //                     metadata view (history, attachments,
+            //                     etc.).
+            //   - Real quote, other statuses → "Open" only. Anything
+            //     past `claimed` (claimed by someone else, processed,
+            //     approval_pending, emailed, complete, ...) needs the
+            //     detail page for the workflow actions that live there.
             //
             // The QUOTE LIST PAGE'S WHOLE ROW IS NO LONGER CLICKABLE.
             // Operators were accidentally navigating to the detail by
             // misclicks; row click (onRowClick) is intentionally OFF.
-            // To enter the quote, click this button or the chevron to
-            // peek at items first.
+            // To enter the quote, click these buttons or the chevron
+            // to peek at items first.
             key: "actions",
             label: "",
-            className: "w-20 text-right",
+            // Width bumped from w-20 to w-44 to fit the contextual
+            // "Process + Open" pair for new/claimed-by-me rows. The
+            // Open-only fallback still fits but the extra space gives
+            // breathing room and keeps both buttons on the same line.
+            className: "w-44 text-right",
             render: (item: Quote) => {
               const isTemplate = item.is_template === true;
+              const isLoading = loadingActionIds.has(item.id);
               if (isTemplate) {
-                const isLoading = loadingActionIds.has(item.id);
                 return (
                   <Tooltip>
                     <TooltipTrigger asChild>
@@ -526,8 +591,55 @@ export default function QuotesPage() {
                   </Tooltip>
                 );
               }
-              // Real quote — explicit "Open" button so navigating to
-              // the detail page is a deliberate gesture, not a misclick.
+              // Real quote — pick the primary action based on status.
+              // `new` → Process claims inline + opens the workspace.
+              // `claimed` by me → Process just opens the workspace.
+              // Anything else → Open only (worker needs the detail page).
+              const currentUserId = getPocketBase().authStore.model?.id || "";
+              const canProcess =
+                item.status === "new" ||
+                (item.status === "claimed" && item.claimed_by === currentUserId);
+              if (canProcess) {
+                return (
+                  <div className="flex items-center justify-end gap-1">
+                    <Button
+                      variant="default"
+                      size="sm"
+                      className="h-7 px-2 text-xs"
+                      onClick={(e) => {
+                        e.stopPropagation();
+                        void handleProcess(item);
+                      }}
+                      disabled={isLoading}
+                      aria-label={`Process quote ${item.quote_number}`}
+                      data-testid={`row-process-${item.id}`}
+                    >
+                      {isLoading ? (
+                        <Loader2 className="h-3.5 w-3.5 animate-spin" />
+                      ) : (
+                        <>
+                          Process <ArrowRight className="ml-1 h-3 w-3" />
+                        </>
+                      )}
+                    </Button>
+                    <Button
+                      variant="outline"
+                      size="sm"
+                      className="h-7 px-2 text-xs"
+                      onClick={(e) => {
+                        e.stopPropagation();
+                        router.push(`/quotes/${item.id}`);
+                      }}
+                      aria-label={`Open quote ${item.quote_number}`}
+                      data-testid={`row-open-${item.id}`}
+                      disabled={isLoading}
+                    >
+                      Open
+                    </Button>
+                  </div>
+                );
+              }
+              // Other statuses — fallback to the detail page.
               return (
                 <Button
                   variant="outline"
@@ -539,6 +651,7 @@ export default function QuotesPage() {
                   }}
                   aria-label={`Open quote ${item.quote_number}`}
                   data-testid={`row-open-${item.id}`}
+                  disabled={isLoading}
                 >
                   Open <ArrowRight className="ml-1 h-3 w-3" />
                 </Button>
@@ -611,59 +724,98 @@ export default function QuotesPage() {
           }
           return Object.keys(style).length > 0 ? style : undefined;
         }}
-        mobileCardRender={(item) => (
-          <Card className="cursor-pointer border-0 shadow-none" onClick={() => router.push(`/quotes/${item.id}`)}>
-            <CardContent className="p-4">
-              <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-2">
-                <div className="min-w-0 flex items-center gap-2">
-                  <div className="min-w-0">
-                    <div className="flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap">
-                      <p className="font-medium">{item.quote_number}</p>
-                      {isFollowUp(item) && <FollowUpChip due={item.follow_up_due} />}
-                      {hasCustomerReply(item) && <RepliedChip repliedAt={item.last_reply_at} />}
-                      {isAged(item) && <AgedBadge created={item.created} />}
-                    </div>
-                    <div className="leading-tight">
-                      <p className="text-sm font-medium truncate">
-                        {item.expand?.customer?.customer || "—"}
-                      </p>
-                      {item.expand?.company?.company ? (
-                        <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground truncate">
-                          {item.expand.company.company}
+        mobileCardRender={(item) => {
+          const isLoading = loadingActionIds.has(item.id);
+          const currentUserId = getPocketBase().authStore.model?.id || "";
+          const canProcess =
+            item.status === "new" ||
+            (item.status === "claimed" && item.claimed_by === currentUserId);
+          return (
+            <Card className="cursor-pointer border-0 shadow-none" onClick={() => router.push(`/quotes/${item.id}`)}>
+              <CardContent className="p-4">
+                <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-2">
+                  <div className="min-w-0 flex items-center gap-2">
+                    <div className="min-w-0">
+                      <div className="flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap">
+                        <p className="font-medium">{item.quote_number}</p>
+                        {isFollowUp(item) && <FollowUpChip due={item.follow_up_due} />}
+                        {hasCustomerReply(item) && <RepliedChip repliedAt={item.last_reply_at} />}
+                        {isAged(item) && <AgedBadge created={item.created} />}
+                      </div>
+                      <div className="leading-tight">
+                        <p className="text-sm font-medium truncate">
+                          {item.expand?.customer?.customer || "—"}
                         </p>
-                      ) : null}
+                        {item.expand?.company?.company ? (
+                          <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground truncate">
+                            {item.expand.company.company}
+                          </p>
+                        ) : null}
+                      </div>
                     </div>
                   </div>
+                  <Badge variant="outline" className={quoteStatusClassName(item.status)}>
+                    {formatQuoteStatus(item.status)}
+                  </Badge>
                 </div>
-                <Badge variant="outline" className={quoteStatusClassName(item.status)}>
-                  {formatQuoteStatus(item.status)}
-                </Badge>
-              </div>
-              <div className="mt-3 grid grid-cols-2 gap-x-3 gap-y-1 text-sm">
-                <div className="flex justify-between gap-2 min-w-0">
-                  <span className="text-muted-foreground shrink-0">Rep:</span>
-                  {(() => {
-                    const rep = item.expand?.customer?.expand?.rep;
-                    return rep?.name || rep?.email ? (
-                      <span className="font-medium truncate">{rep.name || rep.email}</span>
+                <div className="mt-3 grid grid-cols-2 gap-x-3 gap-y-1 text-sm">
+                  <div className="flex justify-between gap-2 min-w-0">
+                    <span className="text-muted-foreground shrink-0">Rep:</span>
+                    {(() => {
+                      const rep = item.expand?.customer?.expand?.rep;
+                      return rep?.name || rep?.email ? (
+                        <span className="font-medium truncate">{rep.name || rep.email}</span>
+                      ) : (
+                        <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground truncate">Unassigned</span>
+                      );
+                    })()}
+                  </div>
+                  <div className="flex justify-between gap-2 min-w-0">
+                    <span className="text-muted-foreground shrink-0">Claimed:</span>
+                    <span className="font-medium truncate">
+                      {item.claimed_by ? userDisplayName(userById.get(item.claimed_by) ?? null) : "—"}
+                    </span>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+                <div className="mt-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                  {formatDate(item.created)}
+                </div>
+                {/*
+                 * Process shortcut — mirrors the desk-top row's "Process"
+                 * button. Lives at the bottom of the card so the existing
+                 * (entire-card-clickable) Open detail-page gesture stays
+                 * intact for the read-only review case. The button stops
+                 * propagation so a tap doesn't double-fire as a card click.
+                 */}
+                {canProcess && (
+                  <Button
+                    variant="default"
+                    size="sm"
+                    className="mt-3 w-full"
+                    onClick={(e) => {
+                      e.stopPropagation();
+                      void handleProcess(item);
+                    }}
+                    disabled={isLoading}
+                    aria-label={`Process quote ${item.quote_number}`}
+                    data-testid={`mobile-row-process-${item.id}`}
+                  >
+                    {isLoading ? (
+                      <>
+                        <Loader2 className="h-3.5 w-3.5 animate-spin mr-1" />
+                        Processing…
+                      </>
                     ) : (
-                      <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground truncate">Unassigned</span>
-                    );
-                  })()}
-                </div>
-                <div className="flex justify-between gap-2 min-w-0">
-                  <span className="text-muted-foreground shrink-0">Claimed:</span>
-                  <span className="font-medium truncate">
-                    {item.claimed_by ? userDisplayName(userById.get(item.claimed_by) ?? null) : "—"}
-                  </span>
-                </div>
-              </div>
-              <div className="mt-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-                {formatDate(item.created)}
-              </div>
-            </CardContent>
-          </Card>
-        )}
+                      <>
+                        Process <ArrowRight className="ml-1 h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+                      </>
+                    )}
+                  </Button>
+                )}
+              </CardContent>
+            </Card>
+          );
+        }}
       />
 
       <QuoteForm open={formOpen} onOpenChange={setFormOpen} onSaved={fetchQuotes} />