diff --git a/Assets/Features/VoxelWorld/Contracts/NavMeshWorldContracts.cs b/Assets/Features/VoxelWorld/Contracts/NavMeshWorldContracts.cs
index 4715a285..f4a8bda3 100644
--- a/Assets/Features/VoxelWorld/Contracts/NavMeshWorldContracts.cs
+++ b/Assets/Features/VoxelWorld/Contracts/NavMeshWorldContracts.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,18 @@ namespace InfiniteWorld.VoxelWorld.Contracts
         void GetCoverageWindows(List<NavCoverageWindowSnapshot> results);
     }
 
+    public interface INavCoverageHintRegistry
+    {
+        void SetLinearHint(int ownerId, Vector3 from, Vector3 to, float priority, float ttlSeconds);
+        void ClearHint(int ownerId);
+    }
+
+    public interface INavCoverageHintReader
+    {
+        int HintVersion { get; }
+        void GetHintPoints(List<WorldInterestPoint> results);
+    }
+
     public readonly struct ChunkNavSourceSnapshot
     {
         public ChunkNavSourceSnapshot(Vector2Int coord, int version, ChunkNavBuildSourceDescriptor[] sources)
@@ -84,7 +96,8 @@ namespace InfiniteWorld.VoxelWorld.Contracts
         PlayerActor = 0,
         ActiveNpc = 1,
         SpawnAnchor = 2,
-        Other = 3
+        TransientNavHint = 3,
+        Other = 4
     }
 
     public readonly struct NavCoverageWindowSnapshot
@@ -143,4 +156,14 @@ namespace InfiniteWorld.VoxelWorld.Contracts
 
         public int Version { get; }
     }
+
+    public readonly struct NavCoverageHintChangedMessage
+    {
+        public NavCoverageHintChangedMessage(int version)
+        {
+            Version = version;
+        }
+
+        public int Version { get; }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Assets/Features/VoxelWorldNavMesh/Runtime/VoxelWorldNavMeshService.cs b/Assets/Features/VoxelWorldNavMesh/Runtime/VoxelWorldNavMeshService.cs
index 50412ec4..29f5942f 100644
--- a/Assets/Features/VoxelWorldNavMesh/Runtime/VoxelWorldNavMeshService.cs
+++ b/Assets/Features/VoxelWorldNavMesh/Runtime/VoxelWorldNavMeshService.cs
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@ namespace InfiniteWorld.VoxelWorld.NavMesh
     {
         private readonly IChunkNavSourceReader chunkNavSourceReader;
         private readonly IWorldInterestReader worldInterestReader;
+        private readonly INavCoverageHintReader navCoverageHintReader;
         private readonly ISubscriber<ChunkNavGeometryReadyMessage> chunkReadySubscriber;
         private readonly ISubscriber<ChunkNavGeometryRemovedMessage> chunkRemovedSubscriber;
         private readonly ISubscriber<WorldInterestChangedMessage> worldInterestChangedSubscriber;
+        private readonly ISubscriber<NavCoverageHintChangedMessage> navCoverageHintChangedSubscriber;
         private readonly VoxelWorldNavMeshConfig config;
         private readonly Dictionary<int, NavCoverageWindowRuntime> coverageWindows = new Dictionary<int, NavCoverageWindowRuntime>();
         private readonly Queue<int> dirtyCoverageWindowIds = new Queue<int>();
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@ namespace InfiniteWorld.VoxelWorld.NavMesh
         private readonly List<NavCoverageWindowSnapshot> coverageWindowSnapshots = new List<NavCoverageWindowSnapshot>(8);
         private readonly List<DesiredCoverageWindow> desiredCoverageWindows = new List<DesiredCoverageWindow>(8);
         private readonly List<ClusterAccumulator> clusterAccumulators = new List<ClusterAccumulator>(8);
-        private readonly List<IDisposable> subscriptions = new List<IDisposable>(3);
+        private readonly List<IDisposable> subscriptions = new List<IDisposable>(4);
 
         private int nextCoverageWindowId = 1;
         private int? activeBuildWindowId;
@@ -36,16 +38,20 @@ namespace InfiniteWorld.VoxelWorld.NavMesh
         public VoxelWorldNavMeshService(
             IChunkNavSourceReader chunkNavSourceReader,
             IWorldInterestReader worldInterestReader,
+            INavCoverageHintReader navCoverageHintReader,
             ISubscriber<ChunkNavGeometryReadyMessage> chunkReadySubscriber,
             ISubscriber<ChunkNavGeometryRemovedMessage> chunkRemovedSubscriber,
             ISubscriber<WorldInterestChangedMessage> worldInterestChangedSubscriber,
+            ISubscriber<NavCoverageHintChangedMessage> navCoverageHintChangedSubscriber,
             VoxelWorldNavMeshConfig config)
         {
             this.chunkNavSourceReader = chunkNavSourceReader;
             this.worldInterestReader = worldInterestReader;
+            this.navCoverageHintReader = navCoverageHintReader;
             this.chunkReadySubscriber = chunkReadySubscriber;
             this.chunkRemovedSubscriber = chunkRemovedSubscriber;
             this.worldInterestChangedSubscriber = worldInterestChangedSubscriber;
+            this.navCoverageHintChangedSubscriber = navCoverageHintChangedSubscriber;
             this.config = config ?? new VoxelWorldNavMeshConfig();
         }
 
@@ -54,6 +60,7 @@ namespace InfiniteWorld.VoxelWorld.NavMesh
             subscriptions.Add(chunkReadySubscriber.Subscribe(OnChunkNavGeometryReady));
             subscriptions.Add(chunkRemovedSubscriber.Subscribe(OnChunkNavGeometryRemoved));
             subscriptions.Add(worldInterestChangedSubscriber.Subscribe(OnWorldInterestChanged));
+            subscriptions.Add(navCoverageHintChangedSubscriber.Subscribe(OnNavCoverageHintChanged));
 
             RefreshInterestPoints();
             SyncCoverageWindows();
@@ -154,10 +161,18 @@ namespace InfiniteWorld.VoxelWorld.NavMesh
             MarkAllCoverageWindowsDirty();
         }
 
+        private void OnNavCoverageHintChanged(NavCoverageHintChangedMessage message)
+        {
+            RefreshInterestPoints();
+            SyncCoverageWindows();
+            MarkAllCoverageWindowsDirty();
+        }
+
         private void RefreshInterestPoints()
         {
             interestPoints.Clear();
             worldInterestReader.GetInterestPoints(interestPoints);
+            navCoverageHintReader.GetHintPoints(interestPoints);
         }
 
         private void SyncCoverageWindows()
@@ -857,4 +872,136 @@ namespace InfiniteWorld.VoxelWorld.NavMesh
             }
         }
     }
+
+    public sealed class NavCoverageHintService : ITickable, INavCoverageHintRegistry, INavCoverageHintReader
+    {
+        private readonly IChunkNavSourceReader chunkNavSourceReader;
+        private readonly VoxelWorldNavMeshConfig config;
+        private readonly IPublisher<NavCoverageHintChangedMessage> hintChangedPublisher;
+        private readonly Dictionary<int, HintEntry> hints = new Dictionary<int, HintEntry>();
+        private readonly List<int> expiredHintOwnerIds = new List<int>(8);
+
+        private int hintVersion;
+
+        public NavCoverageHintService(
+            IChunkNavSourceReader chunkNavSourceReader,
+            VoxelWorldNavMeshConfig config,
+            IPublisher<NavCoverageHintChangedMessage> hintChangedPublisher)
+        {
+            this.chunkNavSourceReader = chunkNavSourceReader;
+            this.config = config ?? new VoxelWorldNavMeshConfig();
+            this.hintChangedPublisher = hintChangedPublisher;
+        }
+
+        public int HintVersion => hintVersion;
+
+        public void Tick()
+        {
+            if (hints.Count == 0)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            float now = Time.time;
+            expiredHintOwnerIds.Clear();
+            foreach (KeyValuePair<int, HintEntry> pair in hints)
+            {
+                if (pair.Value.ExpireAt > now)
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                expiredHintOwnerIds.Add(pair.Key);
+            }
+
+            if (expiredHintOwnerIds.Count == 0)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < expiredHintOwnerIds.Count; i++)
+            {
+                hints.Remove(expiredHintOwnerIds[i]);
+            }
+
+            NotifyHintsChanged();
+        }
+
+        public void SetLinearHint(int ownerId, Vector3 from, Vector3 to, float priority, float ttlSeconds)
+        {
+            if (ownerId == 0)
+            {
+                ownerId = 1;
+            }
+
+            float expireAt = Time.time + Mathf.Max(0.1f, ttlSeconds);
+            WorldInterestPoint[] points = BuildLinearHintPoints(from, to, Mathf.Max(0.01f, priority));
+            hints[ownerId] = new HintEntry(points, expireAt);
+            NotifyHintsChanged();
+        }
+
+        public void ClearHint(int ownerId)
+        {
+            if (!hints.Remove(ownerId))
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            NotifyHintsChanged();
+        }
+
+        public void GetHintPoints(List<WorldInterestPoint> results)
+        {
+            if (results == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(results));
+            }
+
+            foreach (KeyValuePair<int, HintEntry> pair in hints)
+            {
+                WorldInterestPoint[] points = pair.Value.Points;
+                for (int i = 0; i < points.Length; i++)
+                {
+                    results.Add(points[i]);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        private WorldInterestPoint[] BuildLinearHintPoints(Vector3 from, Vector3 to, float priority)
+        {
+            float chunkWorldSize = Mathf.Max(1f, chunkNavSourceReader.ChunkWorldSize);
+            float spacing = Mathf.Max(chunkWorldSize, config.clusterMergeDistanceInChunks * chunkWorldSize * 0.75f);
+            float distance = Vector3.Distance(from, to);
+            int segmentCount = Mathf.Max(1, Mathf.CeilToInt(distance / Mathf.Max(0.01f, spacing)));
+            int pointCount = segmentCount + 1;
+            WorldInterestPoint[] points = new WorldInterestPoint[pointCount];
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < pointCount; i++)
+            {
+                float t = pointCount == 1 ? 1f : i / (float)(pointCount - 1);
+                Vector3 position = Vector3.Lerp(from, to, t);
+                points[i] = new WorldInterestPoint(position, priority, WorldInterestKind.TransientNavHint);
+            }
+
+            return points;
+        }
+
+        private void NotifyHintsChanged()
+        {
+            hintVersion++;
+            hintChangedPublisher?.Publish(new NavCoverageHintChangedMessage(hintVersion));
+        }
+
+        private readonly struct HintEntry
+        {
+            public HintEntry(WorldInterestPoint[] points, float expireAt)
+            {
+                Points = points;
+                ExpireAt = expireAt;
+            }
+
+            public WorldInterestPoint[] Points { get; }
+            public float ExpireAt { get; }
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/VoxelWorld/VoxelWorldNavMeshLifetimeScope.cs b/Assets/Scripts/VoxelWorld/VoxelWorldNavMeshLifetimeScope.cs
index b8ae77e2..425f0be3 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/VoxelWorld/VoxelWorldNavMeshLifetimeScope.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/VoxelWorld/VoxelWorldNavMeshLifetimeScope.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ namespace VoxelWorldScene
             builder.RegisterInstance(config);
             builder.RegisterInstance(worldGenerator).As<IChunkNavSourceReader>().AsSelf();
             builder.Register<SceneWorldInterestReader>(Lifetime.Singleton).As<IWorldInterestReader>();
+            builder.RegisterEntryPoint<NavCoverageHintService>().AsSelf();
             builder.RegisterEntryPoint<VoxelWorldNavMeshService>().AsSelf();
             builder.RegisterBuildCallback(ResolvePublishers);
         }