diff --git a/scripts/setup-remote.ts b/scripts/setup-remote.ts
index a33e601..41a87ee 100644
--- a/scripts/setup-remote.ts
+++ b/scripts/setup-remote.ts
@@ -235,6 +235,50 @@ async function ensureCommitSummaryFields(pb: PocketBase): Promise<void> {
  *
  * Re-runs are safe: fields are not duplicated.
  */
+/**
+ * Add the `brief`, `transcript`, `size_band` fields used by Phase 4b's intake.
+ *
+ * `brief` is the JSON object the client confirmed in the wizard, kept verbatim
+ * after re-parsing through the same parseBrief whitelist. `transcript` is the
+ * question-and-answer pairs. `size_band` is derived in code from the
+ * decomposition, never taken from the model's output.
+ *
+ * Re-runs are safe: fields are not duplicated.
+ */
+async function ensureCardIntakeFields(pb: PocketBase): Promise<void> {
+  const cards = await pb.collections.getOne("cards");
+  const have = new Set(cards.fields.map((f: { name: string }) => f.name));
+
+  const additions = [
+    { name: "brief", type: "json", required: false, maxSize: 200_000 },
+    { name: "transcript", type: "json", required: false, maxSize: 200_000 },
+    {
+      name: "size_band",
+      type: "select",
+      required: false,
+      maxSelect: 1,
+      values: ["small", "medium", "large"],
+    },
+  ];
+
+  const fields = [...(cards.fields as unknown[])];
+  let changed = false;
+
+  for (const field of additions) {
+    if (!have.has(field.name)) {
+      fields.push({ ...field, presentable: false, hidden: false, system: false });
+      changed = true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (changed) {
+    await pb.collections.update(cards.id, { fields });
+    console.log("  + cards fields: brief, transcript, size_band");
+  } else {
+    console.log("  = card intake fields already present");
+  }
+}
+
 async function ensureCardNarrativeFields(pb: PocketBase): Promise<void> {
   const cards = await pb.collections.getOne("cards");
   const have = new Set(cards.fields.map((f: { name: string }) => f.name));
@@ -862,6 +906,9 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
   // Add the AI-generated card narrative fields used by Phase 3c.
   await ensureCardNarrativeFields(pb);
 
+  // Add the intake wizard's fields (brief, transcript, size_band) for Phase 4b.
+  await ensureCardIntakeFields(pb);
+
   console.log("Done.");
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/pb/types.ts b/src/lib/pb/types.ts
index 7c89a20..19d8384 100644
--- a/src/lib/pb/types.ts
+++ b/src/lib/pb/types.ts
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ export interface CardRecord extends BaseRecord {
   narrative_version: number;
   /** Fingerprint of the commit set the narrative was written from. */
   narrative_shas: string;
+  /** The intake brief, when this card came from the wizard. */
+  brief: unknown;
+  /** The interview question-and-answer pairs. */
+  transcript: unknown;
+  size_band: "small" | "medium" | "large" | "";
 }
 
 export interface SubtaskRecord extends BaseRecord {