diff --git a/database/pair_metadata_repair.py b/database/pair_metadata_repair.py
index 7fdd4847..4b8a497a 100644
--- a/database/pair_metadata_repair.py
+++ b/database/pair_metadata_repair.py
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ PROTECTED = (
     ),
 )
 _PROTECTED_ORDER = [key for key, *_rest in PROTECTED]
+# Detail rows: what the user can act on (a conflict) first.
+DETAIL_ORDER = ("conflict", "edited", "archived", "too-many-tags")
 
 _CANDIDATES_SQL = """
     SELECT p.id, p.hash, p.text, p.created_at, p.updated_at,
@@ -304,7 +306,7 @@ def _protected_detail(result, key):
 
 def _details(results, targets):
     rows = []
-    for key in _PROTECTED_ORDER:
+    for key in DETAIL_ORDER:
         for result in results:
             if key in _protected_classes(result):
                 rows.append(
@@ -384,7 +386,8 @@ def _fill_tags(conn, fills, expected):
     """Copy each source pair's tags onto its untagged prompt."""
     cursor = conn.executemany(
         "INSERT INTO prompt_tags(prompt_id, tag_id) "
-        "SELECT ?, tag_id FROM prompt_pair_tags WHERE pair_id = ? "
+        "SELECT ?, ppt.tag_id FROM prompt_pair_tags ppt "
+        "JOIN tags t ON t.id = ppt.tag_id WHERE ppt.pair_id = ? "
         "AND NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM prompt_tags WHERE prompt_id = ?)",
         fills,
     )
diff --git a/tests/test_maintenance_pair_metadata.py b/tests/test_maintenance_pair_metadata.py
index df3149e8..400071bd 100644
--- a/tests/test_maintenance_pair_metadata.py
+++ b/tests/test_maintenance_pair_metadata.py
@@ -302,6 +302,32 @@ class TestClassification(PairMetadataCase):
         self.assertEqual(draft.details[-1]["label"], "Record")
         self.assertEqual(draft.scope["count"], 60)
 
+    def test_detail_rows_list_conflicts_before_other_kept_prompts(self):
+        _a, archived = self.pair("aa archived", category="portrait")
+        self.run_sql(
+            "INSERT INTO prompt_archive(prompt_id, archived_at) VALUES(?, ?)",
+            archived,
+            "2026-10-31T00:00:00+00:00",
+        )
+        _b, edited = self.pair("bb edited", category="portrait")
+        self.edit_stamp(edited)
+        self.pair("zz conflict", "n1", category="x")
+        self.pair("zz conflict", "n2", category="y")
+        draft = self.preview()
+        self.assertEqual(
+            [label for label, _detail in self.details(draft)],
+            ["zz conflict", "bb edited", "aa archived"],
+        )
+        # The reasons keep the precedence order.
+        self.assertEqual(
+            draft.protected["reasons"],
+            [
+                "1 archived in the Library",
+                "1 edited after it was saved",
+                "1 where pairs disagree",
+            ],
+        )
+
     def test_same_library_same_fingerprint_and_pair_use_does_not_change_it(self):
         pair_id, _prompt = self.pair("fp", category="portrait", tags=["a"])
         first = self.preview().fingerprint