diff --git a/backend/app/api/gallery.py b/backend/app/api/gallery.py
index 8de2ed8..41b561c 100644
--- a/backend/app/api/gallery.py
+++ b/backend/app/api/gallery.py
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ async def scroll():
                     "height": i.height,
                     "created_at": i.created_at.isoformat(),
                     "posted_at": i.posted_at.isoformat() if i.posted_at else None,
-                    "effective_date": i.effective_date.isoformat(),
                     "thumbnail_url": i.thumbnail_url,
                     "artist": i.artist,
                 }
diff --git a/backend/app/api/tags.py b/backend/app/api/tags.py
index e18d94d..9061985 100644
--- a/backend/app/api/tags.py
+++ b/backend/app/api/tags.py
@@ -245,6 +245,12 @@ async def merge_tag(source_id: int):
         from ..tasks.ml import apply_allowlist_tags
 
         apply_allowlist_tags.delay(tag_id=result.target_id)
+    # Tag merge invalidates the target's centroid (the merged-in source
+    # tag's images now contribute to it). Daily list_drifted catches it
+    # within 24h, but eager recompute closes the suggestion-quality dip
+    # in the meantime. Audit 2026-06-02.
+    from ..tasks.ml import recompute_centroid
+    recompute_centroid.delay(result.target_id)
     return jsonify(
         {
             "target": {
diff --git a/backend/app/celery_app.py b/backend/app/celery_app.py
index 4051e21..eca48e8 100644
--- a/backend/app/celery_app.py
+++ b/backend/app/celery_app.py
@@ -130,6 +130,16 @@ def make_celery() -> Celery:
                 "task": "backend.app.tasks.maintenance.prune_import_batches",
                 "schedule": 86400.0,
             },
+            # Audit 2026-06-02 — backfill_thumbnails's docstring claimed
+            # "periodic Beat" but the entry was never registered, so the
+            # library got no self-healing thumbnail repair; only the
+            # manual admin-UI button fired it. Daily cadence is gentle
+            # (the task is idempotent and only enqueues regen for rows
+            # whose stored thumbnails are missing or corrupt).
+            "backfill-thumbnails-daily": {
+                "task": "backend.app.tasks.thumbnail.backfill_thumbnails",
+                "schedule": 86400.0,
+            },
         },
         timezone="UTC",
     )
diff --git a/backend/app/services/cleanup_service.py b/backend/app/services/cleanup_service.py
index 28b20da..58aab98 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/cleanup_service.py
+++ b/backend/app/services/cleanup_service.py
@@ -187,10 +187,14 @@ def unlink_image_files(
             out["thumbnail"] = True
         except OSError:
             out["thumbnail"] = False
-    # Convention thumbs dir — try all extensions; missing OK.
+    # Convention thumbs dir — try both extensions thumbnailer writes
+    # (.jpg for opaque, .png for alpha). `.webp` used to be in this
+    # tuple but the thumbnailer never writes it (operator-flagged in
+    # the 2026-06-02 audit) — keep the tuple aligned with what
+    # actually lands on disk.
     if image.sha256:
         bucket = image.sha256[:3]
-        for ext in ("jpg", "png", "webp"):
+        for ext in ("jpg", "png"):
             try:
                 (images_root / "thumbs" / bucket / f"{image.sha256}.{ext}").unlink(
                     missing_ok=True,
diff --git a/backend/app/services/download_service.py b/backend/app/services/download_service.py
index d8c15e9..bc2b361 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/download_service.py
+++ b/backend/app/services/download_service.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ from .gallery_dl import (
     SourceConfig,
 )
 from .importer import Importer
+from .platforms import auth_type_for
 from .patreon_resolver import resolve_campaign_id
 from .scheduler_service import set_platform_cooldown
 
@@ -194,7 +195,12 @@ class DownloadService:
             event_id = ev.id
 
         artist = source.artist
-        if source.platform in ("discord", "pixiv"):
+        # Drive cookies-vs-token selection from the platform registry's
+        # auth_type so a new 7th token-platform automatically picks the
+        # right credential path. The hardcoded tuple here used to drift
+        # out of sync with credential_service's auth_type_for(). Audit
+        # 2026-06-02.
+        if auth_type_for(source.platform) == "token":
             cookies_path = None
             auth_token = await self.cred_service.get_token(source.platform)
         else:
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/settings/QueuesTable.vue b/frontend/src/components/settings/QueuesTable.vue
index 2edcfb2..b326101 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/settings/QueuesTable.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/settings/QueuesTable.vue
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import { computed } from 'vue'
 const props = defineProps({
   queues: { type: Object, default: null },     // store.queues
   workers: { type: Object, default: null },    // store.workers
-  recentMinute: { type: Array, default: () => [] }, // store.recentMinute
+  recentRuns: { type: Array, default: () => [] }, // store.recentRuns
   compact: { type: Boolean, default: false },
 })
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ function activeCount(name) {
 
 const recentByQueue = computed(() => {
   const out = {}
-  for (const r of props.recentMinute) {
+  for (const r of props.recentRuns) {
     if (!out[r.queue]) out[r.queue] = { ok: 0, err: 0 }
     if (r.status === 'ok') out[r.queue].ok++
     else if (r.status === 'error' || r.status === 'timeout') out[r.queue].err++
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/settings/SystemActivitySummary.vue b/frontend/src/components/settings/SystemActivitySummary.vue
index c494bbd..354f94f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/settings/SystemActivitySummary.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/settings/SystemActivitySummary.vue
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
       <QueuesTable
         :queues="store.queues"
         :workers="store.workers"
-        :recent-minute="store.recentMinute"
+        :recent-runs="store.recentRuns"
         compact
       />
     </v-card-text>
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ function pollOnce() {
   if (document.hidden) return
   store.loadQueues()
   store.loadWorkers()
-  store.loadRecentMinute()
+  store.loadRecentRuns()
 }
 
 onMounted(() => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/settings/SystemActivityTab.vue b/frontend/src/components/settings/SystemActivityTab.vue
index fe9db71..ff2f7a7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/settings/SystemActivityTab.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/settings/SystemActivityTab.vue
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         <QueuesTable
           :queues="store.queues"
           :workers="store.workers"
-          :recent-minute="store.recentMinute"
+          :recent-runs="store.recentRuns"
         />
       </v-card-text>
     </v-card>
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ function pollQueues() {
   if (document.hidden) return
   store.loadQueues()
   store.loadWorkers()
-  store.loadRecentMinute()
+  store.loadRecentRuns()
 }
 function pollFailures() {
   if (document.hidden) return
diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/modal.js b/frontend/src/stores/modal.js
index 2b89d76..05876d0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stores/modal.js
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/modal.js
@@ -155,6 +155,19 @@ export const useModalStore = defineStore('modal', () => {
     const imageId = currentImageId.value
     if (!imageId) return
     const tag = await api.post('/api/tags', { body: { name, kind, fandom_id } })
+    // Audit 2026-06-02: a kind='fandom' created here used to be
+    // invisible to FandomPicker until a full page reload — its load
+    // gates on fandomCache.length, so a non-empty cache skips the
+    // refetch and the new fandom never appears. Push it into the
+    // cache directly so the next open sees it.
+    if (kind === 'fandom') {
+      const { useTagStore } = await import('./tags.js')
+      const tagStore = useTagStore()
+      tagStore.fandomCache.push({
+        id: tag.id, name: tag.name, kind: 'fandom',
+        fandom_id: null, fandom_name: null, image_count: 0,
+      })
+    }
     if (currentImageId.value !== imageId) return  // navigated away
     await addExistingTag(tag.id)
   }
diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/systemActivity.js b/frontend/src/stores/systemActivity.js
index 7d8252f..44980a6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stores/systemActivity.js
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/systemActivity.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export const useSystemActivityStore = defineStore('systemActivity', () => {
   // Live polled state.
   const queues = ref(null)       // { queues: {name: depth|null}, fetched_at }
   const workers = ref(null)      // { workers: {hostname: {...}}, fetched_at }
-  const recentMinute = ref([])   // last-60s rows (for Overview summary)
+  const recentRuns = ref([])   // last-60s rows (for Overview summary)
   const failures = ref(null)     // { recent, count_by_type, since }
 
   // Paginated runs (Activity tab "All recent activity" pane).
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ export const useSystemActivityStore = defineStore('systemActivity', () => {
     }
   }
 
-  async function loadRecentMinute() {
+  async function loadRecentRuns() {
     // Used by the Overview summary card: pull last 60s of runs to compute
     // per-queue ok/err counts. One call covers all queues; UI groups.
     try {
       const body = await api.get('/api/system/activity/runs', {
         params: { limit: 200 },
       })
-      recentMinute.value = body.runs || []
+      recentRuns.value = body.runs || []
     } catch (e) {
       lastError.value = e.message
     }
@@ -106,10 +106,10 @@ export const useSystemActivityStore = defineStore('systemActivity', () => {
   }
 
   return {
-    queues, workers, recentMinute, failures, summary,
+    queues, workers, recentRuns, failures, summary,
     runs, runsCursor, runsHasMore, runsFilter,
     loading, lastError,
-    loadQueues, loadWorkers, loadRecentMinute,
+    loadQueues, loadWorkers, loadRecentRuns,
     loadRuns, loadFailures, loadSummary, setFilter,
   }
 })