diff --git a/sbas/views.py b/sbas/views.py
index 4d8cf00e..40a35d46 100644
--- a/sbas/views.py
+++ b/sbas/views.py
@@ -570,6 +570,28 @@ def import_llm_questions(request):
         new_s, n = pattern.subn(r"\\\\", s)
         return new_s, n
 
+    def _strip_numeric_refs_in_payload(p):
+        """Return a copy of payload with inline numeric refs removed from any '*_feedback' or 'feedback' fields.
+        Also return a list of keys that were modified.
+        """
+        if not isinstance(p, dict):
+            return p, []
+        cleaned = dict(p)
+        changed = []
+        # pattern matches [1] or [1,2, 3] with optional spaces
+        pattern = re.compile(r"\[\s*\d+(?:\s*,\s*\d+)*\s*\]")
+        for k, v in list(p.items()):
+            if not isinstance(v, str):
+                continue
+            if k.endswith("_feedback") or k == "feedback":
+                newv = pattern.sub("", v).strip()
+                # collapse multiple spaces
+                newv = re.sub(r"\s{2,}", " ", newv)
+                if newv != v:
+                    cleaned[k] = newv
+                    changed.append(k)
+        return cleaned, changed
+
     raw_text_stripped = raw_text.strip()
     raw_text, sanitized_count = _sanitize_backslashes(raw_text_stripped)
     logger.debug("import_llm_questions: sanitized input length %d (escaped %d backslashes)", len(raw_text), sanitized_count)
@@ -638,6 +660,12 @@ def import_llm_questions(request):
     for idx, payload in enumerate(candidates):
         item_report = {"index": idx, "status": None, "errors": [], "missing_m2m": [], "resolved_m2m": {}, "payload": payload}
 
+        # Strip numeric bracket references from feedback fields (e.g., [1], [1,2]) and record which fields were changed
+        cleaned_payload, stripped = _strip_numeric_refs_in_payload(payload)
+        if stripped:
+            item_report['stripped_fields'] = stripped
+            payload = cleaned_payload
+
         # Collect validation errors
         validation_errors = list(validator.iter_errors(payload))
         if validation_errors:
@@ -919,7 +947,10 @@ def import_llm_confirm(request):
         except Exception:
             errors.append({"index": idx, "errors": ["Missing candidate"]})
             continue
-
+        # Strip numeric bracket references here as well, before confirm import
+        payload, stripped = _strip_numeric_refs_in_payload(payload)
+        if stripped:
+            logger.debug("import_llm_confirm: stripped numeric refs for idx=%s fields=%s", idx, stripped)
         try:
             with transaction.atomic():
                 q = Question()