diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 744df29..77023ea 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ Run a read-only health snapshot from the Debian server with:
 ./jeannie help
 ./jeannie status
 ./jeannie capacity
+./jeannie capacity-advisor
 ./jeannie recover-plan
 ./jeannie recover-power --dry-run
 ./jeannie impact --since HEAD~1
@@ -323,6 +324,10 @@ Kubernetes, Pimox, RPi, and placement signals without dumping full details. Use
 `./jeannie capacity --details`, `--json`, `--only problems`, or
 `--verbose` for the older full capacity dump.
 
+`capacity-advisor` interprets capacity, resource-budget, and control-plane
+placement signals to recommend whether to add Pimox VMs, taint Debian, or fix
+resource definitions first.
+
 `recover-plan` prints the disaster recovery order and lightweight prerequisite
 checks, from Debian and Gitea through DNS, Pimox, Kubernetes, GitOps apps, and
 edge verification.
diff --git a/README.md.tmpl b/README.md.tmpl
index 26f4cd0..7b73191 100644
--- a/README.md.tmpl
+++ b/README.md.tmpl
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ Run a read-only health snapshot from the Debian server with:
 ./{{ main_script }} help
 ./{{ main_script }} status
 ./{{ main_script }} capacity
+./{{ main_script }} capacity-advisor
 ./{{ main_script }} recover-plan
 ./{{ main_script }} recover-power --dry-run
 ./{{ main_script }} impact --since HEAD~1
@@ -323,6 +324,10 @@ Kubernetes, Pimox, RPi, and placement signals without dumping full details. Use
 `./{{ main_script }} capacity --details`, `--json`, `--only problems`, or
 `--verbose` for the older full capacity dump.
 
+`capacity-advisor` interprets capacity, resource-budget, and control-plane
+placement signals to recommend whether to add Pimox VMs, taint Debian, or fix
+resource definitions first.
+
 `recover-plan` prints the disaster recovery order and lightweight prerequisite
 checks, from Debian and Gitea through DNS, Pimox, Kubernetes, GitOps apps, and
 edge verification.
diff --git a/docs/jeannie.1.md b/docs/jeannie.1.md
index ff3ad55..b1580dd 100644
--- a/docs/jeannie.1.md
+++ b/docs/jeannie.1.md
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ deployment readiness, pod restarts, node pressure, disk pressure, Traefik
 Pimox, RPi, and placement signals. Use `capacity --details`, `--json`, `--only
 problems`, or `--verbose` for the older full dump.
 
+`capacity-advisor`
+: Interpret capacity, resource-budget, and control-plane placement signals to
+recommend whether to add Pimox VMs, taint Debian, or fix resource definitions
+first.
+
 `recover-plan`
 : Print the ordered disaster recovery checklist and lightweight prerequisite
 checks for Debian, Gitea, RPi DNS, Pimox, Kubernetes, GitOps apps, and edge
diff --git a/jeannie b/jeannie
index 9a9024d..0beabe0 100755
--- a/jeannie
+++ b/jeannie
@@ -6011,6 +6011,11 @@ resource_budget() {
     "${REPO_ROOT}/scripts/resource-budget" "${@:2}"
 }
 
+capacity_advisor() {
+    require_debian_server "capacity-advisor"
+    "${REPO_ROOT}/scripts/capacity-advisor" "${@:2}"
+}
+
 control_plane() {
     require_debian_server "control-plane"
     "${REPO_ROOT}/scripts/control-plane" "${@:2}"
@@ -6127,6 +6132,7 @@ Operator View And Reports
   status                                     Cascading health check from host to public URLs.
   scorecard                                  Compact pass/warn/fail operator scorecard.
   capacity                                   Compact capacity and placement report.
+  capacity-advisor                          Decide whether to add VMs or fix placement/resources.
   recover-plan                               Print disaster recovery order and prerequisites.
   recover-power [--dry-run]                  Run or preview post-outage recovery.
   impact [--since REF] [PATH...]             Explain affected lab areas before changes.
@@ -6227,6 +6233,9 @@ case "${1:-}" in
     capacity)
         capacity_report "$@"
         ;;
+    capacity-advisor)
+        capacity_advisor "$@"
+        ;;
     recover-plan)
         recover_plan
         ;;
diff --git a/scripts/capacity-advisor b/scripts/capacity-advisor
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9f6c1b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/capacity-advisor
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+
+run_check() {
+    local name="$1"
+    shift
+    echo "## ${name}"
+    set +e
+    "$@" 2>&1
+    local status=$?
+    set -e
+    echo "exit_status=${status}"
+}
+
+tmp_file="$(mktemp "${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/jeannie-capacity-advisor.XXXXXX")"
+trap 'rm -f "$tmp_file"' EXIT
+
+{
+    run_check "capacity" "${REPO_ROOT}/scripts/capacity-report" --only problems
+    run_check "resource-budget" "${REPO_ROOT}/scripts/resource-budget"
+    run_check "control-plane" "${REPO_ROOT}/scripts/control-plane" status
+} >"$tmp_file"
+
+python3 - "$tmp_file" <<'PY'
+import re
+import sys
+
+text = open(sys.argv[1], encoding="utf-8").read()
+lowered = text.lower()
+
+missing_match = re.search(r"(\d+)\s+pods missing requests/limits", text)
+missing_count = int(missing_match.group(1)) if missing_match else 0
+
+pressure = any(token in lowered for token in ["diskpressure", "memorypressure", "node pressure"])
+worker_storage_warn = "worker storage" in lowered and "warn" in lowered
+non_system_control_plane = False
+control_plane_section = text.split("## control-plane", 1)[-1]
+for line in control_plane_section.splitlines():
+    if re.match(r"\s*(argocd|website-production|demos-static|heimdall|arr-stack|security-lab|monitoring)\s+", line):
+        non_system_control_plane = True
+        break
+
+print("Jeannie Capacity Advisor")
+print("========================")
+
+recommendations = []
+if missing_count:
+    recommendations.append(
+        (
+            "Fix resource requests/limits first",
+            f"{missing_count} pods are missing requests/limits, so scheduling and capacity math are not trustworthy yet.",
+            "./jeannie resource-budget --details",
+            "code/config: add resources to app manifests or Helm values",
+        )
+    )
+if non_system_control_plane:
+    recommendations.append(
+        (
+            "Keep app/data-plane pods off Debian",
+            "Non-system workloads are still scheduled on the Debian control-plane host.",
+            "./jeannie control-plane taint",
+            "scheduling: taint Debian after Pimox workers are Ready",
+        )
+    )
+if pressure or worker_storage_warn:
+    recommendations.append(
+        (
+            "Consider adding or recreating Pimox worker capacity",
+            "Cluster pressure or worker storage pressure is visible after current placement checks.",
+            "./jeannie workers list",
+            "capacity: increase LAB_PIMOX_WORKER_COUNT or recreate the pressured worker",
+        )
+    )
+
+if not recommendations:
+    recommendations.append(
+        (
+            "No new Pimox VM needed from current signals",
+            "No capacity warning, node pressure, or control-plane placement issue was detected in the sampled reports.",
+            "./jeannie capacity",
+            "watch: rerun after adding workloads",
+        )
+    )
+
+for index, (title, why, command, fix) in enumerate(recommendations, start=1):
+    print(f"\n{index}. {title}")
+    print(f"   Why: {why}")
+    print(f"   Next command: {command}")
+    print(f"   Fix path: {fix}")
+
+print("\nRule of thumb")
+print("- Add requests before deciding you need more VMs.")
+print("- Taint Debian once Pimox workers are stable.")
+print("- Add a Pimox VM only when real pressure remains after placement and requests are cleaned up.")
+PY