diff --git a/teressa-copeland-homes/src/app/portal/(protected)/documents/[docId]/_components/DocumentPageClient.tsx b/teressa-copeland-homes/src/app/portal/(protected)/documents/[docId]/_components/DocumentPageClient.tsx
index b28a615..b0c18fa 100644
--- a/teressa-copeland-homes/src/app/portal/(protected)/documents/[docId]/_components/DocumentPageClient.tsx
+++ b/teressa-copeland-homes/src/app/portal/(protected)/documents/[docId]/_components/DocumentPageClient.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export function DocumentPageClient({
   const [previewToken, setPreviewToken] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [selectedFieldId, setSelectedFieldId] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [textFillData, setTextFillData] = useState<Record<string, string>>({});
+  const [aiPlacementKey, setAiPlacementKey] = useState(0);
 
   const handleFieldsChanged = useCallback(() => {
     setPreviewToken(null);
@@ -40,6 +41,24 @@ export function DocumentPageClient({
     setPreviewToken(null); // TXTF-03: reset staleness on quick fill
   }, []);
 
+  const handleAiAutoPlace = useCallback(async () => {
+    const res = await fetch(`/api/documents/${docId}/ai-prepare`, { method: 'POST' });
+    if (!res.ok) {
+      const err = await res.json().catch(() => ({ error: 'AI placement failed' }));
+      throw new Error(err.error ?? err.message ?? 'AI placement failed');
+    }
+    const { textFillData: aiTextFill } = await res.json() as {
+      fields: unknown[];
+      textFillData: Record<string, string>;
+    };
+    // Merge AI pre-fill into existing textFillData (AI values take precedence)
+    setTextFillData(prev => ({ ...prev, ...aiTextFill }));
+    // Trigger FieldPlacer to re-fetch from DB (fields were written server-side)
+    setAiPlacementKey(k => k + 1);
+    // Reset preview staleness — fields changed
+    setPreviewToken(null);
+  }, [docId]);
+
   return (
     <div className="grid grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-3 gap-6">
       <div className="lg:col-span-2">
@@ -51,6 +70,7 @@ export function DocumentPageClient({
           textFillData={textFillData}
           onFieldSelect={setSelectedFieldId}
           onFieldValueChange={handleFieldValueChange}
+          aiPlacementKey={aiPlacementKey}
         />
       </div>
       <div className="lg:col-span-1 lg:sticky lg:top-6 lg:self-start lg:max-h-[calc(100vh-6rem)] lg:overflow-y-auto">
@@ -67,6 +87,7 @@ export function DocumentPageClient({
           textFillData={textFillData}
           selectedFieldId={selectedFieldId}
           onQuickFill={handleQuickFill}
+          onAiAutoPlace={handleAiAutoPlace}
         />
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/teressa-copeland-homes/src/app/portal/(protected)/documents/[docId]/_components/PreparePanel.tsx b/teressa-copeland-homes/src/app/portal/(protected)/documents/[docId]/_components/PreparePanel.tsx
index 1e484a4..99629b8 100644
--- a/teressa-copeland-homes/src/app/portal/(protected)/documents/[docId]/_components/PreparePanel.tsx
+++ b/teressa-copeland-homes/src/app/portal/(protected)/documents/[docId]/_components/PreparePanel.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ interface PreparePanelProps {
   textFillData: Record<string, string>;
   selectedFieldId: string | null;
   onQuickFill: (fieldId: string, value: string) => void;
+  onAiAutoPlace: () => Promise<void>;
 }
 
 function parseEmails(raw: string | undefined): string[] {
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ export function PreparePanel({
   agentDownloadUrl, signedAt, clientPropertyAddress,
   previewToken, onPreviewTokenChange,
   textFillData, selectedFieldId, onQuickFill,
+  onAiAutoPlace,
 }: PreparePanelProps) {
   const router = useRouter();
   const [recipients, setRecipients] = useState(defaultEmail ?? '');
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ export function PreparePanel({
     if (defaultEmail) setRecipients(defaultEmail);
   }, [defaultEmail]);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
+  const [aiLoading, setAiLoading] = useState(false);
   const [result, setResult] = useState<{ ok: boolean; message: string } | null>(null);
   const [previewBytes, setPreviewBytes] = useState<ArrayBuffer | null>(null);
   const [showPreview, setShowPreview] = useState(false);
@@ -93,6 +96,18 @@ export function PreparePanel({
     );
   }
 
+  async function handleAiAutoPlaceClick() {
+    setAiLoading(true);
+    setResult(null);
+    try {
+      await onAiAutoPlace();
+    } catch (e) {
+      setResult({ ok: false, message: String(e) });
+    } finally {
+      setAiLoading(false);
+    }
+  }
+
   async function handlePreview() {
     setLoading(true);
     setResult(null);
@@ -227,6 +242,15 @@ export function PreparePanel({
         )}
       </div>
 
+      <button
+        onClick={handleAiAutoPlaceClick}
+        disabled={aiLoading || loading}
+        className="w-full py-2 px-4 bg-violet-600 text-white rounded hover:bg-violet-700 disabled:opacity-50 disabled:cursor-not-allowed text-sm font-medium"
+        type="button"
+      >
+        {aiLoading ? 'AI placing fields...' : 'AI Auto-place Fields'}
+      </button>
+
       <button
         onClick={handlePreview}
         disabled={loading}