diff --git a/src/lib/integrations/__tests__/admin-alert.test.ts b/src/lib/integrations/__tests__/admin-alert.test.ts
index b45552553..36354eb21 100644
--- a/src/lib/integrations/__tests__/admin-alert.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/integrations/__tests__/admin-alert.test.ts
@@ -8,10 +8,51 @@
  *
  * The formatter is a pure function so we can test deterministically
  * without touching Prisma or the dispatcher.
+ *
+ * v1.4.27 — additionally asserts `parkIntegrationAtReauth` semantics:
+ * the helper writes the row but neither increments the failure counter
+ * nor pages admins through the dispatcher. The two scope-skip
+ * call-sites in `withings/sync-{activity,sleep}.ts` must use this
+ * helper rather than `recordSyncFailure`.
  */
-import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
 
-import { formatAdminAlertPayload } from "../status";
+vi.mock("@/lib/db", () => ({
+  prisma: {
+    integrationStatus: {
+      findUnique: vi.fn(),
+      upsert: vi.fn(),
+      update: vi.fn(),
+    },
+    user: {
+      findUnique: vi.fn(),
+      findMany: vi.fn(),
+    },
+  },
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/auth/audit", () => ({
+  auditLog: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/notifications/dispatcher", () => ({
+  dispatchNotification: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/crypto", () => ({
+  encrypt: (s: string) => `enc(${s})`,
+  decrypt: (s: string) =>
+    s.startsWith("enc(") && s.endsWith(")") ? s.slice(4, -1) : s,
+}));
+
+import { formatAdminAlertPayload, parkIntegrationAtReauth } from "../status";
+import { prisma } from "@/lib/db";
+import { auditLog } from "@/lib/auth/audit";
+import { dispatchNotification } from "@/lib/notifications/dispatcher";
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  vi.resetAllMocks();
+});
 
 describe("formatAdminAlertPayload — Withings re-auth", () => {
   it("uses the integration display name (Withings, not 'withings')", () => {
@@ -148,3 +189,109 @@ describe("formatAdminAlertPayload — omits errorCode parens when undefined", ()
     expect(out.message).toContain("transient error — network reset");
   });
 });
+
+describe("parkIntegrationAtReauth — silent scope-skip park (v1.4.27 F20)", () => {
+  it("sets state=error_reauth without incrementing consecutiveFailures and without paging admins", async () => {
+    // Pre-existing row at counter=87 — the maintainer's reported
+    // surviving-deploy state. The first scope-skip after the v1.4.27
+    // deploy must NOT push the row to 88 and must NOT trigger the
+    // 3-strike alert ladder.
+    vi.mocked(prisma.integrationStatus.findUnique).mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      state: "error_transient",
+      lastError: "enc(old)",
+    } as never);
+    vi.mocked(prisma.integrationStatus.upsert).mockResolvedValueOnce(
+      {} as never,
+    );
+
+    await parkIntegrationAtReauth({
+      userId: "u1",
+      integration: "withings",
+      message: "Withings connection is missing the user.activity scope.",
+      errorCode: "scope_missing",
+    });
+
+    const upsertArgs = vi.mocked(prisma.integrationStatus.upsert).mock
+      .calls[0][0];
+    expect(upsertArgs.update).toMatchObject({
+      state: "error_reauth",
+      lastError: "enc(Withings connection is missing the user.activity scope.)",
+    });
+    // The whole point of the helper: counter is not in the update set.
+    expect(upsertArgs.update).not.toHaveProperty("consecutiveFailures");
+
+    // No admin alert fired.
+    expect(dispatchNotification).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    // A standalone reauth audit row IS written so the ops trail still
+    // shows the park event — but it lands on
+    // `integrations.reauth_required`, not `integrations.sync.failed`.
+    expect(auditLog).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "integrations.reauth_required",
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        userId: "u1",
+        details: expect.objectContaining({
+          integration: "withings",
+          errorCode: "scope_missing",
+          source: "scope_skip",
+        }),
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(auditLog).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "integrations.sync.failed",
+      expect.anything(),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("is idempotent on the audit log — a second call for the same scope-skip writes no extra audit row", async () => {
+    // First call: row already parked with the same lastError. The
+    // helper detects "no fresh park" and skips the audit write.
+    vi.mocked(prisma.integrationStatus.findUnique).mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      state: "error_reauth",
+      lastError: "enc(Withings connection is missing the user.activity scope.)",
+    } as never);
+    vi.mocked(prisma.integrationStatus.upsert).mockResolvedValueOnce(
+      {} as never,
+    );
+
+    await parkIntegrationAtReauth({
+      userId: "u1",
+      integration: "withings",
+      message: "Withings connection is missing the user.activity scope.",
+      errorCode: "scope_missing",
+    });
+
+    // Upsert still runs (it's the "set lastAttemptAt" touch), but the
+    // audit log is unchanged.
+    expect(prisma.integrationStatus.upsert).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(auditLog).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(dispatchNotification).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("creates a fresh row at counter=0 when no row exists yet", async () => {
+    // First-ever sync attempt on a legacy connection: no row in the
+    // table. Helper must create the row at counter=0 so a later
+    // genuine transient burst still has the full 3-strike runway.
+    vi.mocked(prisma.integrationStatus.findUnique).mockResolvedValueOnce(null);
+    vi.mocked(prisma.integrationStatus.upsert).mockResolvedValueOnce(
+      {} as never,
+    );
+
+    await parkIntegrationAtReauth({
+      userId: "u-new",
+      integration: "withings",
+      message: "scope missing",
+      errorCode: "scope_missing",
+    });
+
+    const upsertArgs = vi.mocked(prisma.integrationStatus.upsert).mock
+      .calls[0][0];
+    expect(upsertArgs.create).toMatchObject({
+      userId: "u-new",
+      integration: "withings",
+      state: "error_reauth",
+      consecutiveFailures: 0,
+    });
+    expect(dispatchNotification).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/integrations/status.ts b/src/lib/integrations/status.ts
index cd497a3f7..537c770ea 100644
--- a/src/lib/integrations/status.ts
+++ b/src/lib/integrations/status.ts
@@ -270,6 +270,80 @@ export async function recordSyncFailure(
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Park a connection at `error_reauth` from a deliberate scope-skip
+ * short-circuit. Unlike `recordSyncFailure`, this helper:
+ *
+ *   1. does NOT increment `consecutiveFailures`.
+ *   2. does NOT write an `integrations.sync.failed` audit row through
+ *      `recordSyncFailure`. A standalone `integrations.reauth_required`
+ *      row is written instead so the operations trail still shows the
+ *      park event.
+ *   3. does NOT enter the 3-strike alert ladder — no admin Telegram
+ *      page fires.
+ *
+ * Idempotent: a second call for the same scope-skip leaves the row at
+ * `error_reauth` with the same encrypted message and the same counter
+ * value (no increment). Use it from sync routines that have detected a
+ * deliberate, structural scope gap (e.g. legacy Withings connection
+ * missing `user.activity`). The defence-in-depth catch-block path
+ * stays on `recordSyncFailure` because a 403 reaching the catch is
+ * genuinely unexpected once the scope-skip lands.
+ *
+ * The audit-row-once semantics mean a row is only written if the row
+ * is not already parked at `error_reauth` with the same `lastError`.
+ * Re-parking the same scope-skip is a no-op for the audit log.
+ */
+export async function parkIntegrationAtReauth(opts: {
+  userId: string;
+  integration: IntegrationKey;
+  message: string;
+  errorCode: string;
+}): Promise<void> {
+  const { userId, integration, message, errorCode } = opts;
+  const now = new Date();
+  const encryptedError = safeEncryptError(message);
+
+  // Idempotency probe: re-parking the same scope-skip should NOT emit
+  // another audit row. We read the current row first; only write the
+  // audit log when the state or error changes.
+  const existing = await prisma.integrationStatus.findUnique({
+    where: { userId_integration: { userId, integration } },
+    select: { state: true, lastError: true },
+  });
+  const isFreshPark =
+    existing?.state !== "error_reauth" || existing.lastError !== encryptedError;
+
+  await prisma.integrationStatus.upsert({
+    where: { userId_integration: { userId, integration } },
+    create: {
+      userId,
+      integration,
+      state: "error_reauth",
+      lastError: encryptedError,
+      lastAttemptAt: now,
+      // First-ever row for this (user, integration) — counter stays at
+      // 0 so a later genuine transient burst still has the full
+      // 3-strike runway before paging.
+      consecutiveFailures: 0,
+    },
+    update: {
+      state: "error_reauth",
+      lastError: encryptedError,
+      lastAttemptAt: now,
+      // Deliberately omit `consecutiveFailures` — the existing value
+      // is preserved exactly. This is the whole point of the helper.
+    },
+  });
+
+  if (isFreshPark) {
+    await auditLog("integrations.reauth_required", {
+      userId,
+      details: { integration, message, errorCode, source: "scope_skip" },
+    });
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Mark a connection as needing re-auth without recording a fresh
  * "attempt". Used by the OAuth/refresh-token flows when they detect
diff --git a/src/lib/withings/__tests__/sync-activity.test.ts b/src/lib/withings/__tests__/sync-activity.test.ts
index 691de676f..38c5c8a9a 100644
--- a/src/lib/withings/__tests__/sync-activity.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/withings/__tests__/sync-activity.test.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ vi.mock("@/lib/db", () => ({
 
 vi.mock("@/lib/integrations/status", () => ({
   isReauthRequired: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(false),
+  parkIntegrationAtReauth: vi.fn(),
   recordSyncFailure: vi.fn(),
   recordSyncSuccess: vi.fn(),
 }));
@@ -45,7 +46,11 @@ vi.mock("@/lib/logging/context", () => ({
 }));
 
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/db";
-import { recordSyncFailure, recordSyncSuccess } from "@/lib/integrations/status";
+import {
+  parkIntegrationAtReauth,
+  recordSyncFailure,
+  recordSyncSuccess,
+} from "@/lib/integrations/status";
 
 import { fetchWithingsActivity, syncUserActivity } from "../sync-activity";
 
@@ -284,7 +289,12 @@ describe("syncUserActivity — scope-skip guard (v1.4.26)", () => {
     expect(recordSyncSuccess).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
-  it("parks the connection at error_reauth with kind=reauth_required + errorCode=scope_missing", async () => {
+  it("parks the connection via parkIntegrationAtReauth (NOT recordSyncFailure) — v1.4.27 F20", async () => {
+    // The deliberate scope-skip is a no-op park, not a failure burst.
+    // Calling `recordSyncFailure` here would increment the per-user
+    // counter and trip the 3-strike admin alert ladder. The v1.4.27
+    // fix swaps to `parkIntegrationAtReauth`, which leaves the counter
+    // untouched and never pages admins.
     vi.mocked(prisma.withingsConnection.findUnique).mockResolvedValue({
       scope: "user.metrics",
     } as never);
@@ -292,18 +302,20 @@ describe("syncUserActivity — scope-skip guard (v1.4.26)", () => {
 
     await syncUserActivity("user-1");
 
-    expect(recordSyncFailure).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    expect(recordSyncFailure).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+    expect(parkIntegrationAtReauth).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(parkIntegrationAtReauth).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       expect.objectContaining({
         userId: "user-1",
         integration: "withings",
-        kind: "reauth_required",
         errorCode: "scope_missing",
       }),
     );
+    // CRITICAL: the failure path is NOT touched on a scope-skip — that
+    // is what silences the false 3-strike Telegram alert.
+    expect(recordSyncFailure).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
-  it("treats a null scope (pre-v1.4.25 connection) as missing user.activity", async () => {
+  it("treats a null scope (pre-v1.4.25 connection) as missing user.activity and parks silently", async () => {
     vi.mocked(prisma.withingsConnection.findUnique).mockResolvedValue({
       scope: null,
     } as never);
@@ -314,18 +326,19 @@ describe("syncUserActivity — scope-skip guard (v1.4.26)", () => {
 
     expect(imported).toBe(0);
     expect(fetchMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(recordSyncFailure).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      expect.objectContaining({ kind: "reauth_required" }),
+    expect(parkIntegrationAtReauth).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({ errorCode: "scope_missing" }),
     );
+    expect(recordSyncFailure).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
-  it("classifies a Withings 403 in the catch-block as reauth_required (defence-in-depth)", async () => {
-    // The scope-skip above is the primary guard. This test covers the
-    // race where Withings revokes scope between OAuth and the next
-    // sync without invalidating the refresh token — `getValidToken`
-    // succeeds, the connection scope still claims `user.activity`,
-    // but the resource call 403s. Must park at reauth_required, not
-    // transient, so pg-boss stops retrying.
+  it("classifies a Withings 403 in the catch-block as reauth_required and STILL pages (defence-in-depth)", async () => {
+    // BL-P3-2 — the defence-in-depth 403 catch-block stays on
+    // `recordSyncFailure` so a genuinely unexpected 403 (Withings
+    // revokes scope between OAuth and the next sync without
+    // invalidating the refresh token) still trips the 3-strike alert.
+    // This is the asymmetric pair to the scope-skip park above: the
+    // park is silent, the catch is loud.
     vi.mocked(prisma.withingsConnection.findUnique).mockResolvedValue({
       scope: "user.metrics,user.activity",
     } as never);
@@ -346,5 +359,7 @@ describe("syncUserActivity — scope-skip guard (v1.4.26)", () => {
         errorCode: "403",
       }),
     );
+    // The park helper is NOT used for the catch — only the scope-skip.
+    expect(parkIntegrationAtReauth).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/lib/withings/__tests__/sync-sleep.test.ts b/src/lib/withings/__tests__/sync-sleep.test.ts
index 1ec9d1ee0..e79c9cfa0 100644
--- a/src/lib/withings/__tests__/sync-sleep.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/withings/__tests__/sync-sleep.test.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ vi.mock("@/lib/db", () => ({
 
 vi.mock("@/lib/integrations/status", () => ({
   isReauthRequired: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(false),
+  parkIntegrationAtReauth: vi.fn(),
   recordSyncFailure: vi.fn(),
   recordSyncSuccess: vi.fn(),
 }));
@@ -44,7 +45,11 @@ vi.mock("@/lib/logging/context", () => ({
 }));
 
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/db";
-import { recordSyncFailure, recordSyncSuccess } from "@/lib/integrations/status";
+import {
+  parkIntegrationAtReauth,
+  recordSyncFailure,
+  recordSyncSuccess,
+} from "@/lib/integrations/status";
 
 import {
   fetchWithingsSleep,
@@ -279,7 +284,11 @@ describe("syncUserSleep — scope-skip guard (v1.4.26)", () => {
     expect(recordSyncSuccess).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
-  it("parks the connection at error_reauth with kind=reauth_required + errorCode=scope_missing", async () => {
+  it("parks the connection via parkIntegrationAtReauth (NOT recordSyncFailure) — v1.4.27 F20 + BL-P3-2 parity", async () => {
+    // BL-P3-2 — sleep mirrors activity. The deliberate scope-skip is a
+    // no-op park, not a failure burst; calling `recordSyncFailure`
+    // here would increment the counter and could trip the 3-strike
+    // admin alert ladder. Swap to `parkIntegrationAtReauth`.
     vi.mocked(prisma.withingsConnection.findUnique).mockResolvedValue({
       scope: "user.metrics",
     } as never);
@@ -287,18 +296,18 @@ describe("syncUserSleep — scope-skip guard (v1.4.26)", () => {
 
     await syncUserSleep("user-1");
 
-    expect(recordSyncFailure).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    expect(recordSyncFailure).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+    expect(parkIntegrationAtReauth).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(parkIntegrationAtReauth).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       expect.objectContaining({
         userId: "user-1",
         integration: "withings",
-        kind: "reauth_required",
         errorCode: "scope_missing",
       }),
     );
+    expect(recordSyncFailure).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
-  it("treats a null scope (pre-v1.4.25 connection) as missing user.activity", async () => {
+  it("treats a null scope (pre-v1.4.25 connection) as missing user.activity and parks silently", async () => {
     vi.mocked(prisma.withingsConnection.findUnique).mockResolvedValue({
       scope: null,
     } as never);
@@ -309,16 +318,17 @@ describe("syncUserSleep — scope-skip guard (v1.4.26)", () => {
 
     expect(imported).toBe(0);
     expect(fetchMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(recordSyncFailure).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      expect.objectContaining({ kind: "reauth_required" }),
+    expect(parkIntegrationAtReauth).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({ errorCode: "scope_missing" }),
     );
+    expect(recordSyncFailure).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
-  it("classifies a Withings 403 in the catch-block as reauth_required (defence-in-depth)", async () => {
-    // Scope claim says we're fine but the resource call 403s — the
-    // race where Withings revokes scope without invalidating the
-    // refresh token. Must park at reauth_required, not transient,
-    // so pg-boss stops retrying.
+  it("classifies a Withings 403 in the catch-block as reauth_required and STILL pages (defence-in-depth)", async () => {
+    // BL-P3-2 — symmetric to sync-activity. The catch-block stays on
+    // `recordSyncFailure` because a 403 reaching the catch IS
+    // genuinely unexpected after the scope-skip lands above. The
+    // 3-strike alert ladder fires here.
     vi.mocked(prisma.withingsConnection.findUnique).mockResolvedValue({
       scope: "user.metrics,user.activity",
     } as never);
@@ -339,5 +349,6 @@ describe("syncUserSleep — scope-skip guard (v1.4.26)", () => {
         errorCode: "403",
       }),
     );
+    expect(parkIntegrationAtReauth).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/lib/withings/sync-activity.ts b/src/lib/withings/sync-activity.ts
index 018eea583..f541a6b7c 100644
--- a/src/lib/withings/sync-activity.ts
+++ b/src/lib/withings/sync-activity.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import {
 import { getValidToken } from "./sync";
 import {
   isReauthRequired,
+  parkIntegrationAtReauth,
   recordSyncFailure,
   recordSyncSuccess,
 } from "@/lib/integrations/status";
@@ -226,10 +227,16 @@ export async function syncUserActivity(
     getEvent()?.addWarning(
       `withings activity sync skipped for ${userId}: missing user.activity scope (legacy connection — reconnect required)`,
     );
-    await recordSyncFailure({
+    // v1.4.27 — silent park. The scope-skip is a deliberate no-op, not
+    // a failure burst, so the 3-strike admin alert must NOT fire from
+    // this branch. `parkIntegrationAtReauth` sets the row to
+    // `error_reauth` without incrementing the failure counter and
+    // without entering the threshold ladder. The defence-in-depth 403
+    // catch-block below stays on `recordSyncFailure` — a 403 reaching
+    // the catch IS unexpected once the scope-skip lands.
+    await parkIntegrationAtReauth({
       userId,
       integration: "withings",
-      kind: "reauth_required",
       message:
         "Withings connection is missing the user.activity scope. Reconnect Withings in Settings to enable activity sync.",
       errorCode: "scope_missing",
diff --git a/src/lib/withings/sync-sleep.ts b/src/lib/withings/sync-sleep.ts
index c3c4a8f78..b69f16ddf 100644
--- a/src/lib/withings/sync-sleep.ts
+++ b/src/lib/withings/sync-sleep.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import {
 import { getValidToken } from "./sync";
 import {
   isReauthRequired,
+  parkIntegrationAtReauth,
   recordSyncFailure,
   recordSyncSuccess,
 } from "@/lib/integrations/status";
@@ -173,10 +174,14 @@ export async function syncUserSleep(
     getEvent()?.addWarning(
       `withings sleep sync skipped for ${userId}: missing user.activity scope (legacy connection — reconnect required)`,
     );
-    await recordSyncFailure({
+    // v1.4.27 — silent park (BL-P3-2 parity with activity sync). The
+    // scope-skip is a deliberate no-op; the 3-strike admin alert must
+    // NOT fire from this branch. The defence-in-depth 403 catch-block
+    // below stays on `recordSyncFailure` so a genuinely unexpected 403
+    // after the scope-skip lands still pages admins.
+    await parkIntegrationAtReauth({
       userId,
       integration: "withings",
-      kind: "reauth_required",
       message:
         "Withings connection is missing the user.activity scope. Reconnect Withings in Settings to enable sleep sync.",
       errorCode: "scope_missing",