diff --git a/web/src/lib/api/admin.cover-sources.test.ts b/web/src/lib/api/admin.cover-sources.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..46b8f060
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/api/admin.cover-sources.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
+import {
+  getCoverProviders,
+  updateCoverProvider,
+  testCoverProvider,
+  type CoverProvider,
+  type CoverProvidersResponse
+} from './admin';
+
+vi.mock('./client', () => ({
+  api: { get: vi.fn(), post: vi.fn(), patch: vi.fn() }
+}));
+
+import { api } from './client';
+
+describe('admin cover-sources API', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => vi.clearAllMocks());
+
+  it('getCoverProviders GETs the correct path', async () => {
+    const sample: CoverProvidersResponse = {
+      providers: [
+        {
+          id: 'mbcaa',
+          display_name: 'Cover Art Archive',
+          requires_api_key: false,
+          supports: ['album_cover'],
+          enabled: true,
+          api_key_set: false,
+          display_order: 0,
+          testable: true
+        }
+      ],
+      sources_version: 1
+    };
+    (api.get as unknown as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce(sample);
+    const got = await getCoverProviders();
+    expect(api.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/admin/cover-sources');
+    expect(got.providers[0].id).toBe('mbcaa');
+    expect(got.sources_version).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  it('updateCoverProvider PATCHes the right path with patch body', async () => {
+    const patched: CoverProvider & { version_bumped: boolean } = {
+      id: 'theaudiodb',
+      display_name: 'TheAudioDB',
+      requires_api_key: true,
+      supports: ['album_cover', 'artist_thumb', 'artist_fanart'],
+      enabled: true,
+      api_key_set: true,
+      display_order: 1,
+      testable: true,
+      version_bumped: false
+    };
+    (api.patch as unknown as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce(patched);
+    const got = await updateCoverProvider('theaudiodb', { api_key: 'mykey' });
+    expect(api.patch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      '/api/admin/cover-sources/theaudiodb',
+      { api_key: 'mykey' }
+    );
+    expect(got.api_key_set).toBe(true);
+    expect(got.version_bumped).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('updateCoverProvider with enabled toggle returns version_bumped: true', async () => {
+    const patched: CoverProvider & { version_bumped: boolean } = {
+      id: 'theaudiodb',
+      display_name: 'TheAudioDB',
+      requires_api_key: true,
+      supports: ['album_cover', 'artist_thumb', 'artist_fanart'],
+      enabled: false,
+      api_key_set: false,
+      display_order: 1,
+      testable: true,
+      version_bumped: true
+    };
+    (api.patch as unknown as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce(patched);
+    const got = await updateCoverProvider('theaudiodb', { enabled: false });
+    expect(got.version_bumped).toBe(true);
+    expect(got.enabled).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('testCoverProvider POSTs to /test endpoint with empty body', async () => {
+    (api.post as unknown as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      ok: true,
+      duration_ms: 234
+    });
+    const got = await testCoverProvider('theaudiodb');
+    expect(api.post).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/admin/cover-sources/theaudiodb/test', {});
+    expect(got.ok).toBe(true);
+    expect(got.duration_ms).toBe(234);
+  });
+
+  it('testCoverProvider returns ok=false with error string on failure', async () => {
+    (api.post as unknown as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      ok: false,
+      duration_ms: 12,
+      error: 'connection refused'
+    });
+    const got = await testCoverProvider('theaudiodb');
+    expect(got.ok).toBe(false);
+    expect(got.error).toBe('connection refused');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/web/src/lib/api/admin.ts b/web/src/lib/api/admin.ts
index 0aebaabd..80ce50d3 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/api/admin.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/api/admin.ts
@@ -269,3 +269,63 @@ export function createCoverageQuery() {
     refetchInterval: 3_000
   });
 }
+
+// Cover-art providers ------------------------------------------------------
+
+export type CoverProviderCapability = 'album_cover' | 'artist_thumb' | 'artist_fanart';
+
+export type CoverProvider = {
+  id: string;
+  display_name: string;
+  requires_api_key: boolean;
+  supports: CoverProviderCapability[];
+  enabled: boolean;
+  api_key_set: boolean;
+  display_order: number;
+  testable: boolean;
+};
+
+export type CoverProvidersResponse = {
+  providers: CoverProvider[];
+  sources_version: number;
+};
+
+export async function getCoverProviders(): Promise<CoverProvidersResponse> {
+  return api.get<CoverProvidersResponse>('/api/admin/cover-sources');
+}
+
+export type UpdateCoverProviderPatch = {
+  enabled?: boolean;
+  api_key?: string;
+};
+
+export type UpdateCoverProviderResponse = CoverProvider & {
+  version_bumped: boolean;
+};
+
+export async function updateCoverProvider(
+  id: string,
+  patch: UpdateCoverProviderPatch
+): Promise<UpdateCoverProviderResponse> {
+  return api.patch<UpdateCoverProviderResponse>(`/api/admin/cover-sources/${id}`, patch);
+}
+
+export type TestCoverProviderResponse = {
+  ok: boolean;
+  duration_ms?: number;
+  error?: string;
+};
+
+export async function testCoverProvider(id: string): Promise<TestCoverProviderResponse> {
+  return api.post<TestCoverProviderResponse>(`/api/admin/cover-sources/${id}/test`, {});
+}
+
+// Settings rarely change in operator time. 60s staleTime; refetches
+// on window focus + after any mutation rather than polling.
+export function createCoverProvidersQuery() {
+  return createQuery({
+    queryKey: qk.coverProviders(),
+    queryFn: getCoverProviders,
+    staleTime: 60_000
+  });
+}
diff --git a/web/src/lib/api/client.ts b/web/src/lib/api/client.ts
index 2a030a03..dadc2549 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/api/client.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/api/client.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ export const api = {
     apiFetch(path, { method: 'POST', body: JSON.stringify(body) }) as Promise<T>,
   put: <T>(path: string, body: unknown): Promise<T> =>
     apiFetch(path, { method: 'PUT', body: JSON.stringify(body) }) as Promise<T>,
+  patch: <T>(path: string, body: unknown): Promise<T> =>
+    apiFetch(path, { method: 'PATCH', body: JSON.stringify(body) }) as Promise<T>,
   del: (path: string): Promise<null> =>
     apiFetch(path, { method: 'DELETE' }) as Promise<null>
 };
diff --git a/web/src/lib/api/queries.ts b/web/src/lib/api/queries.ts
index a8d38b59..e94e3b04 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/api/queries.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/api/queries.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export const qk = {
     ['adminQuarantineActions', { limit: limit ?? 50 }] as const,
   scanStatus:             ()              => ['scanStatus'] as const,
   coverage:               ()              => ['coverage'] as const,
+  coverProviders:         ()              => ['coverProviders'] as const,
   suggestions:            (limit?: number) =>
     ['suggestions', { limit: limit ?? 12 }] as const,
   home:         ()                 => ['home'] as const,