feat(deep-scan): IR-parity port — refreshed status + counter, re-queue completed paths in deep mode, honest UX — Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

frontend/src/components/settings/ImportTriggerPanel.vue

@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
           {{ store.activeBatch.scan_mode === 'deep' ? 'Deep scanning' : 'Scanning' }}
           {{ store.activeBatch.source_path || '/import' }} —
           imported {{ store.activeBatch.imported }},
+          <template v-if="store.activeBatch.scan_mode === 'deep'">
+            refreshed {{ store.activeBatch.refreshed || 0 }},
+          </template>
           skipped {{ store.activeBatch.skipped }},
           failed {{ store.activeBatch.failed }} /
           {{ store.activeBatch.total_files }} files
@@ -26,11 +29,12 @@
       <p class="text-body-2 mb-3">
         <span v-if="!store.activeBatch">
           <strong>Quick scan</strong> walks <code>/import</code> and enqueues
-          new files only (skips paths already on a non-failed ImportTask).
-          <strong>Deep scan</strong> additionally chains a phash backfill
-          across the existing library — use after bulk-imports to catch
-          near-duplicates that slipped through. Both modes route non-media
-          + sidecar pairs through PostAttachment capture.
+          new files only.
+          <strong>Deep scan</strong> additionally re-walks already-imported
+          files so updated sidecar metadata (post title/date/attribution) and
+          previously-NULL phashes / artist links get refreshed. Use after
+          bulk-downloading fresh sidecars for existing content. Both modes
+          route non-media + sidecar pairs through PostAttachment capture.
         </span>
         <span v-else>
           An active batch is in progress. Wait for it to finish, or click

frontend/src/stores/import.js

@@ -66,21 +66,42 @@ export const useImportStore = defineStore('import', () => {
       // batch flashes 'running' for <100ms then 'complete' before the
       // first refreshStatus() lands; UI never sees the active state).
       const label = mode === 'deep'
-        ? 'Deep scan triggered (pHash backfill chained)'
+        ? 'Deep scan triggered (re-applying sidecar metadata + filling NULL phash/artist on existing rows)'
         : mode === 'verify' ? 'Library verify triggered' : 'Quick scan triggered'
       window.__fcToast?.({ text: label, type: 'success' })
       await refreshStatus()
-      // Re-poll twice over ~5s to catch quick-finalize transitions and
-      // surface a result toast either way. Skip the "no new files" hint
-      // for 'verify' since it doesn't walk the import_root.
+      // Re-poll twice over ~5s and produce an HONEST follow-up toast.
+      // Operator-flagged 2026-05-25: the prior "no new files" message was
+      // misleading because deep scan IS doing work (refresh) even when
+      // there are no new files to import. Surface the real workload count
+      // (imported + refreshed + queued) instead. For quick scan + zero
+      // queued work, fall back to "up to date" instead of the old
+      // implementation-detail-leaking message.
       setTimeout(async () => {
         await refreshStatus()
         await loadTasks(true)
-        if (!activeBatch.value && mode !== 'verify') {
+        if (activeBatch.value || mode === 'verify') return
+        // Batch finalized quickly; figure out what actually happened.
+        // The task list was just refreshed; the freshest row(s) carry
+        // the batch outcome.
+        const batchId = tasks.value[0]?.batch_id
+        const sameBatch = batchId
+          ? tasks.value.filter(t => t.batch_id === batchId)
+          : []
+        const refreshedCount = sameBatch.filter(t => t.status === 'complete' && t.result_image_id).length
+        const newImported = sameBatch.filter(t => t.status === 'complete' && t.result_image_id && !t.error).length
+        if (mode === 'deep' && sameBatch.length > 0) {
           window.__fcToast?.({
-            text: 'Scan complete — no new files (everything already on an ImportTask row)',
+            text: `Deep scan finished — ${sameBatch.length} file(s) processed`,
             type: 'info',
           })
+        } else if (mode === 'quick' && sameBatch.length > 0) {
+          window.__fcToast?.({
+            text: `Quick scan finished — ${newImported} new file(s) queued`,
+            type: 'info',
+          })
+        } else {
+          window.__fcToast?.({ text: 'Library is up to date', type: 'info' })
         }
       }, 2000)
     } catch (e) {