diff --git a/app/pages/learn.vue b/app/pages/learn.vue
index 9044c6b..b009d48 100644
--- a/app/pages/learn.vue
+++ b/app/pages/learn.vue
@@ -86,7 +86,15 @@
               <v-icon size="26">mdi-lock-alert</v-icon>
               <div class="tile-overlay-text">
                 <div class="tile-overlay-title">Clearance pending</div>
-                <div class="tile-overlay-sub">Complete earlier missions to unlock this briefing.</div>
+                <div class="tile-overlay-sub">
+                  Complete earlier missions to
+                  <button
+                      type="button"
+                      class="tile-overlay-link"
+                      @click.stop.prevent="attemptUnlockModule(m.id)"
+                  >unlock</button>
+                  this briefing.
+                </div>
               </div>
             </div>
           </div>
@@ -764,6 +772,10 @@
                 </div>
                 <div class="muted small">{{ l.desc }}</div>
                 <div class="tags">
+                  <span
+                      v-if="lessonOrderTag(current.id, l.id)"
+                      class="tag tag-index"
+                  >{{ lessonOrderTag(current.id, l.id) }}</span>
                   <span v-for="k in l.keywords" :key="k" class="tag">{{ k }}</span>
                 </div>
               </button>
@@ -2348,6 +2360,7 @@ audioReveal.value = !cfg.value.audioChallenge
 const XP_PER_LEVEL = 300
 const xp = ref(0)
 const progress = ref<LearnProgress>({})
+const unlockedModules = ref<string[]>([])
 const level = computed(() => 1 + Math.floor(xp.value / XP_PER_LEVEL))
 const nextLevel = computed(() => level.value + 1)
 const levelProgress = computed(() => Math.min(100, Math.round(((xp.value % XP_PER_LEVEL) / XP_PER_LEVEL) * 100)))
@@ -2419,8 +2432,17 @@ const currentBriefingArt = computed(() => current.value?.meta?.briefingArt || '/
 
 type LearnStateResponse = LearnState
 
+function sanitizeModuleList(value: unknown): string[] {
+  if (!Array.isArray(value)) return []
+  const sanitized = value
+    .filter(item => typeof item === 'string')
+    .map(item => item.trim())
+    .filter(item => item.length > 0)
+  return Array.from(new Set(sanitized))
+}
+
 let persistTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null
-const dirtyState = reactive({xp: false, progress: false, config: false})
+const dirtyState = reactive({xp: false, progress: false, config: false, unlocked: false})
 const savingState = ref(false)
 const pendingSave = ref(false)
 
@@ -2433,19 +2455,23 @@ async function loadLearnState() {
       xp.value = Number.isFinite(response.xp) ? Math.max(0, Math.round(response.xp)) : 0
       progress.value = (response.progress ?? {}) as LearnProgress
       cfg.value = {...defaultCfg, ...(response.config || {})}
+      unlockedModules.value = sanitizeModuleList(response.unlockedModules)
     } else {
       xp.value = 0
       progress.value = {} as LearnProgress
       cfg.value = {...defaultCfg}
+      unlockedModules.value = []
     }
     dirtyState.xp = false
     dirtyState.progress = false
     dirtyState.config = false
+    dirtyState.unlocked = false
   } catch (err) {
     console.error('Failed to load learn state', err)
     xp.value = 0
     progress.value = {} as LearnProgress
     cfg.value = {...defaultCfg}
+    unlockedModules.value = []
   } finally {
     audioReveal.value = !cfg.value.audioChallenge
   }
@@ -2469,7 +2495,7 @@ function schedulePersist(immediate = false) {
 
 async function persistLearnState(force = false) {
   if (!isClient) return
-  if (!force && !dirtyState.xp && !dirtyState.progress && !dirtyState.config) {
+  if (!force && !dirtyState.xp && !dirtyState.progress && !dirtyState.config && !dirtyState.unlocked) {
     return
   }
   if (savingState.value) {
@@ -2483,6 +2509,7 @@ async function persistLearnState(force = false) {
     xp: Math.max(0, Math.round(xp.value)),
     progress: JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(progress.value)),
     config: {...cfg.value},
+    unlockedModules: [...unlockedModules.value],
   }
 
   try {
@@ -2490,6 +2517,7 @@ async function persistLearnState(force = false) {
     dirtyState.xp = false
     dirtyState.progress = false
     dirtyState.config = false
+    dirtyState.unlocked = false
   } catch (err) {
     console.error('Failed to persist learn state', err)
   } finally {
@@ -2519,6 +2547,10 @@ if (isClient) {
     dirtyState.xp = true
     schedulePersist()
   })
+  watch(unlockedModules, () => {
+    dirtyState.unlocked = true
+    schedulePersist()
+  }, {deep: true})
   watch(() => cfg.value.tts, markConfigDirty)
   watch(() => cfg.value.audioChallenge, () => {
     markConfigDirty()
@@ -2952,12 +2984,25 @@ function evaluate() {
 }
 
 function isModuleUnlocked(id: string) {
+  if (unlockedModules.value.includes(id)) return true
   if (id === 'normalize') return true
   const order = modules.value.findIndex(module => module.id === id)
   const previous = modules.value[order - 1]
   return previous ? pct(previous.id) >= 80 : true
 }
 
+function attemptUnlockModule(modId: string) {
+  if (!isClient) return
+  if (!modId) return
+  if (isModuleUnlocked(modId)) return
+  const confirmed = window.confirm('Unlock this mission briefing early?')
+  if (!confirmed) return
+  const next = new Set(unlockedModules.value)
+  next.add(modId)
+  unlockedModules.value = Array.from(next)
+  toastNow('Mission unlocked')
+}
+
 function openModule(id: string, options: { autoStart?: boolean } = {}) {
   const module = modules.value.find(item => item.id === id) || null
   current.value = module
@@ -3073,6 +3118,25 @@ function pct(modId: string) {
   return Math.round((doneCount(modId) / module.lessons.length) * 100)
 }
 
+function moduleNumber(modId: string): number {
+  const index = modules.value.findIndex(module => module.id === modId)
+  return index >= 0 ? index + 1 : 0
+}
+
+function lessonNumber(modId: string, lesId: string): number {
+  const module = modules.value.find(item => item.id === modId)
+  if (!module) return 0
+  const index = module.lessons.findIndex(lesson => lesson.id === lesId)
+  return index >= 0 ? index + 1 : 0
+}
+
+function lessonOrderTag(modId: string, lesId: string): string {
+  const modNum = moduleNumber(modId)
+  const lesNum = lessonNumber(modId, lesId)
+  if (!modNum || !lesNum) return ''
+  return `${modNum}.${lesNum}`
+}
+
 function avgScore(modId: string) {
   const module = modules.value.find(item => item.id === modId)
   if (!module) return 0
@@ -3285,10 +3349,12 @@ function resetAll() {
   progress.value = {} as LearnProgress
   xp.value = 0
   cfg.value = {...defaultCfg}
+  unlockedModules.value = []
   audioReveal.value = !cfg.value.audioChallenge
   dirtyState.progress = true
   dirtyState.xp = true
   dirtyState.config = true
+  dirtyState.unlocked = true
   schedulePersist(true)
 }
 
@@ -4399,6 +4465,25 @@ onMounted(() => {
   color: rgba(248, 250, 252, .75)
 }
 
+.tile-overlay-link {
+  pointer-events: auto;
+  background: none;
+  border: none;
+  padding: 0;
+  margin: 0 2px;
+  font: inherit;
+  color: inherit;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+.tile-overlay-link:hover,
+.tile-overlay-link:focus-visible {
+  text-decoration: underline;
+  color: #f8fafc;
+  outline: none;
+}
+
 .line {
   height: 8px;
   border: 1px solid var(--border);
@@ -4886,6 +4971,13 @@ onMounted(() => {
   padding: 2px 6px
 }
 
+.tag-index {
+  border-style: solid;
+  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 40%, transparent);
+  color: var(--accent);
+  font-weight: 600;
+}
+
 .console {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
diff --git a/server/api/learn/state.get.ts b/server/api/learn/state.get.ts
index 470d786..e942989 100644
--- a/server/api/learn/state.get.ts
+++ b/server/api/learn/state.get.ts
@@ -15,10 +15,14 @@ export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
     profile.progress && typeof profile.progress === 'object'
       ? JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(profile.progress))
       : {}
+  const unlockedModules = Array.isArray(profile.unlockedModules)
+    ? Array.from(new Set((profile.unlockedModules as unknown[]).filter(item => typeof item === 'string').map(item => item.trim())))
+    : []
 
   return {
     xp: typeof profile.xp === 'number' ? profile.xp : 0,
     progress,
     config,
+    unlockedModules,
   }
 })
diff --git a/server/api/learn/state.put.ts b/server/api/learn/state.put.ts
index 5f2941c..143fb64 100644
--- a/server/api/learn/state.put.ts
+++ b/server/api/learn/state.put.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ interface LearnStateUpdateBody {
   xp?: number
   progress?: LearnProgress
   config?: Partial<LearnConfig>
+  unlockedModules?: string[]
 }
 
 function sanitizeProgress(input: LearnProgress | undefined): LearnProgress | undefined {
@@ -76,6 +77,19 @@ function sanitizeConfig(input: Partial<LearnConfig> | undefined): LearnConfig |
   return config
 }
 
+function sanitizeUnlockedModules(input: string[] | undefined): string[] | undefined {
+  if (!Array.isArray(input)) {
+    return undefined
+  }
+
+  const sanitized = input
+    .filter(value => typeof value === 'string')
+    .map(value => value.trim())
+    .filter(value => value.length > 0)
+
+  return Array.from(new Set(sanitized))
+}
+
 export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
   const user = await requireUserSession(event)
   const body = await readBody<LearnStateUpdateBody>(event)
@@ -99,6 +113,11 @@ export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
     profile.config = config
   }
 
+  const unlockedModules = sanitizeUnlockedModules(body.unlockedModules)
+  if (unlockedModules !== undefined) {
+    profile.unlockedModules = unlockedModules
+  }
+
   await profile.save()
 
   const responseConfig = { ...createDefaultLearnConfig(), ...(profile.config || {}) }
@@ -106,10 +125,14 @@ export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
     profile.progress && typeof profile.progress === 'object'
       ? JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(profile.progress))
       : {}
+  const responseUnlockedModules = Array.isArray(profile.unlockedModules)
+    ? Array.from(new Set((profile.unlockedModules as unknown[]).filter(item => typeof item === 'string').map(item => item.trim())))
+    : []
 
   return {
     xp: typeof profile.xp === 'number' ? profile.xp : 0,
     progress: responseProgress,
     config: responseConfig,
+    unlockedModules: responseUnlockedModules,
   }
 })
diff --git a/server/models/LearnProfile.ts b/server/models/LearnProfile.ts
index 3190c57..0aa3312 100644
--- a/server/models/LearnProfile.ts
+++ b/server/models/LearnProfile.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export interface LearnProfileDocument extends mongoose.Document {
   xp: number
   progress: LearnProgress
   config: LearnConfig
+  unlockedModules: string[]
   createdAt: Date
   updatedAt: Date
 }
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ const learnProfileSchema = new mongoose.Schema<LearnProfileDocument>(
     user: { type: mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId, ref: 'User', required: true, unique: true },
     xp: { type: Number, default: 0 },
     progress: { type: mongoose.Schema.Types.Mixed, default: () => ({}) },
+    unlockedModules: { type: [String], default: () => [] },
     config: {
       tts: { type: Boolean, default: false },
       radioLevel: { type: Number, default: 4, min: 1, max: 5 },
diff --git a/shared/learn/config.ts b/shared/learn/config.ts
index c4df32d..3f4f2fe 100644
--- a/shared/learn/config.ts
+++ b/shared/learn/config.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export interface LearnState {
   xp: number
   progress: LearnProgress
   config: LearnConfig
+  unlockedModules: string[]
 }
 
 export const LEARN_CONFIG_DEFAULTS: LearnConfig = {
@@ -36,5 +37,6 @@ export function createDefaultLearnState(): LearnState {
     xp: 0,
     progress: {} as LearnProgress,
     config: createDefaultLearnConfig(),
+    unlockedModules: [],
   }
 }