diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/admin/data/AdminTagSourcesRepository.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/admin/data/AdminTagSourcesRepository.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9a6e9416
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/admin/data/AdminTagSourcesRepository.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package com.fabledsword.minstrel.admin.data
+
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.api.endpoints.AdminTagSourcesApi
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.api.endpoints.UpdateTagSourceBody
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.AdminTagSourceRef
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.TagSourceTestResult
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.wire.AdminTagSourceWire
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.wire.TestTagSourceWire
+import retrofit2.Retrofit
+import retrofit2.create
+import javax.inject.Inject
+import javax.inject.Singleton
+
+/**
+ * Read-through accessor for the tag-enrichment provider settings (#1521).
+ * No Room caching — admin settings are infrequent point-and-shoot edits;
+ * mutations fire direct REST and the ViewModel reconciles on failure.
+ * Exceptions propagate to the ViewModel (which maps them via ErrorCopy).
+ */
+@Singleton
+class AdminTagSourcesRepository @Inject constructor(
+    retrofit: Retrofit,
+) {
+    private val api: AdminTagSourcesApi = retrofit.create()
+
+    suspend fun list(): List<AdminTagSourceRef> = api.list().providers.map { it.toDomain() }
+
+    suspend fun setEnabled(id: String, enabled: Boolean): AdminTagSourceRef =
+        api.update(id, UpdateTagSourceBody(enabled = enabled)).toDomain()
+
+    suspend fun setApiKey(id: String, apiKey: String): AdminTagSourceRef =
+        api.update(id, UpdateTagSourceBody(apiKey = apiKey)).toDomain()
+
+    suspend fun test(id: String): TagSourceTestResult = api.test(id).toResult()
+}
+
+private fun AdminTagSourceWire.toDomain(): AdminTagSourceRef = AdminTagSourceRef(
+    id = id,
+    displayName = displayName,
+    requiresApiKey = requiresApiKey,
+    supports = supports,
+    enabled = enabled,
+    apiKeySet = apiKeySet,
+    testable = testable,
+)
+
+private fun TestTagSourceWire.toResult(): TagSourceTestResult =
+    TagSourceTestResult(ok = ok, durationMs = durationMs, error = error)
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/admin/ui/AdminLandingScreen.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/admin/ui/AdminLandingScreen.kt
index 6f0b0a27..0a60d78b 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/admin/ui/AdminLandingScreen.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/admin/ui/AdminLandingScreen.kt
@@ -28,15 +28,18 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
 import androidx.navigation.NavHostController
 import com.composables.icons.lucide.Inbox
 import com.composables.icons.lucide.Lucide
+import com.composables.icons.lucide.Music
 import com.composables.icons.lucide.TriangleAlert
 import com.composables.icons.lucide.Users
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.admin.data.AdminQuarantineRepository
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.admin.data.AdminRequestsRepository
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.admin.data.AdminTagSourcesRepository
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.admin.data.AdminUsersRepository
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.api.ErrorCopy
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.nav.Admin
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.nav.AdminQuarantine
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.nav.AdminRequests
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.nav.AdminTagSources
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.nav.AdminUsers
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.EmptyState
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.LoadingCentered
@@ -54,7 +57,7 @@ import javax.inject.Inject
 
 // ─── State ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-data class AdminCounts(val requests: Int, val quarantine: Int, val users: Int)
+data class AdminCounts(val requests: Int, val quarantine: Int, val users: Int, val tagSources: Int)
 
 sealed interface AdminLandingUiState {
     data object Loading : AdminLandingUiState
@@ -69,6 +72,7 @@ class AdminLandingViewModel @Inject constructor(
     private val requestsRepo: AdminRequestsRepository,
     private val quarantineRepo: AdminQuarantineRepository,
     private val usersRepo: AdminUsersRepository,
+    private val tagSourcesRepo: AdminTagSourcesRepository,
 ) : ViewModel() {
 
     private val internal = MutableStateFlow<AdminLandingUiState>(AdminLandingUiState.Loading)
@@ -85,7 +89,8 @@ class AdminLandingViewModel @Inject constructor(
                 val req = async { requestsRepo.list().size }
                 val qua = async { quarantineRepo.list().size }
                 val usr = async { usersRepo.list().size }
-                AdminCounts(req.await(), qua.await(), usr.await())
+                val tag = async { tagSourcesRepo.list().count { it.enabled } }
+                AdminCounts(req.await(), qua.await(), usr.await(), tag.await())
             }
             internal.value = AdminLandingUiState.Success(counts)
         } catch (
@@ -170,6 +175,15 @@ private fun SectionList(counts: AdminCounts, navController: NavHostController) {
                 onClick = { navController.navigate(AdminUsers) },
             )
         }
+        item {
+            SectionCard(
+                icon = Lucide.Music,
+                title = "Tag sources",
+                subtitle = "Metadata enrichment providers",
+                count = counts.tagSources,
+                onClick = { navController.navigate(AdminTagSources) },
+            )
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/admin/ui/AdminTagSourcesScreen.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/admin/ui/AdminTagSourcesScreen.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cc6f0cf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/admin/ui/AdminTagSourcesScreen.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,220 @@
+package com.fabledsword.minstrel.admin.ui
+
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.PaddingValues
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Row
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
+import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.LazyColumn
+import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.items
+import androidx.compose.foundation.text.KeyboardOptions
+import androidx.compose.material3.Button
+import androidx.compose.material3.ElevatedCard
+import androidx.compose.material3.ExperimentalMaterial3Api
+import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
+import androidx.compose.material3.OutlinedButton
+import androidx.compose.material3.OutlinedTextField
+import androidx.compose.material3.Scaffold
+import androidx.compose.material3.Switch
+import androidx.compose.material3.Text
+import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
+import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
+import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
+import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
+import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
+import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.input.KeyboardType
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.input.PasswordVisualTransformation
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
+import androidx.hilt.navigation.compose.hiltViewModel
+import androidx.lifecycle.compose.collectAsStateWithLifecycle
+import androidx.navigation.NavHostController
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.AdminTagSourceRef
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.TagSourceTestResult
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.nav.AdminTagSources
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.EmptyState
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.ErrorRetry
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.LoadingCentered
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.MinstrelTopAppBar
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.PullToRefreshScaffold
+
+@OptIn(ExperimentalMaterial3Api::class)
+@Composable
+fun AdminTagSourcesScreen(
+    navController: NavHostController,
+    viewModel: AdminTagSourcesViewModel = hiltViewModel(),
+) {
+    val state by viewModel.uiState.collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
+    Scaffold(
+        modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize(),
+        topBar = {
+            MinstrelTopAppBar(
+                title = "Admin · Tag sources",
+                navController = navController,
+                currentRouteName = AdminTagSources::class.qualifiedName,
+                onBack = { navController.popBackStack() },
+            )
+        },
+    ) { inner ->
+        PullToRefreshScaffold(
+            onRefresh = { viewModel.refresh().join() },
+            modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize().padding(inner),
+        ) {
+            when (val s = state) {
+                AdminTagSourcesUiState.Loading -> LoadingCentered()
+                AdminTagSourcesUiState.Empty -> EmptyState(
+                    title = "No tag sources",
+                    body = "Tag-enrichment providers register on the server; none are available.",
+                )
+                is AdminTagSourcesUiState.Error -> ErrorRetry(
+                    title = "Couldn't load tag sources",
+                    message = s.message,
+                    onRetry = { viewModel.refresh() },
+                )
+                is AdminTagSourcesUiState.Success -> TagSourceList(
+                    providers = s.providers,
+                    testResults = s.testResults,
+                    onToggle = viewModel::setEnabled,
+                    onSaveKey = viewModel::saveApiKey,
+                    onTest = viewModel::test,
+                )
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+@Composable
+private fun TagSourceList(
+    providers: List<AdminTagSourceRef>,
+    testResults: Map<String, TagSourceTestResult>,
+    onToggle: (String, Boolean) -> Unit,
+    onSaveKey: (String, String) -> Unit,
+    onTest: (String) -> Unit,
+) {
+    LazyColumn(
+        modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize(),
+        contentPadding = PaddingValues(16.dp),
+        verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(12.dp),
+    ) {
+        items(items = providers, key = { it.id }) { provider ->
+            TagSourceCard(
+                provider = provider,
+                testResult = testResults[provider.id],
+                onToggle = onToggle,
+                onSaveKey = onSaveKey,
+                onTest = onTest,
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+@Composable
+private fun TagSourceCard(
+    provider: AdminTagSourceRef,
+    testResult: TagSourceTestResult?,
+    onToggle: (String, Boolean) -> Unit,
+    onSaveKey: (String, String) -> Unit,
+    onTest: (String) -> Unit,
+) {
+    ElevatedCard(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth()) {
+        Column(
+            modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().padding(16.dp),
+            verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(10.dp),
+        ) {
+            Row(
+                modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
+                verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
+                horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.SpaceBetween,
+            ) {
+                Column(modifier = Modifier.weight(1f)) {
+                    Text(provider.displayName, style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleMedium)
+                    Text(
+                        text = provider.supports.joinToString(", ") { it.replace('_', ' ') },
+                        style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
+                        color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                    )
+                }
+                Switch(
+                    checked = provider.enabled,
+                    onCheckedChange = { onToggle(provider.id, it) },
+                )
+            }
+            if (provider.requiresApiKey) {
+                ApiKeyRow(provider = provider, onSaveKey = onSaveKey)
+            }
+            if (provider.testable) {
+                TestRow(provider = provider, testResult = testResult, onTest = onTest)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+@Composable
+private fun ApiKeyRow(provider: AdminTagSourceRef, onSaveKey: (String, String) -> Unit) {
+    var key by remember(provider.id) { mutableStateOf("") }
+    OutlinedTextField(
+        value = key,
+        onValueChange = { key = it },
+        modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
+        label = { Text("API key") },
+        placeholder = {
+            Text(
+                if (provider.apiKeySet) {
+                    "••• saved — leave blank to keep"
+                } else {
+                    "Paste your API key to enable this source"
+                },
+            )
+        },
+        singleLine = true,
+        visualTransformation = PasswordVisualTransformation(),
+        keyboardOptions = KeyboardOptions(keyboardType = KeyboardType.Password),
+    )
+    Row(
+        horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(8.dp),
+        verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
+    ) {
+        Button(
+            onClick = {
+                onSaveKey(provider.id, key)
+                key = ""
+            },
+            enabled = key.isNotBlank(),
+        ) { Text("Save key") }
+        if (provider.apiKeySet) {
+            Text("✓ Set", style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+@Composable
+private fun TestRow(
+    provider: AdminTagSourceRef,
+    testResult: TagSourceTestResult?,
+    onTest: (String) -> Unit,
+) {
+    Row(
+        horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(8.dp),
+        verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
+    ) {
+        OutlinedButton(onClick = { onTest(provider.id) }) { Text("Test connection") }
+        testResult?.let { result ->
+            if (result.ok) {
+                Text(
+                    text = "OK (${result.durationMs}ms)",
+                    style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
+                    color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary,
+                )
+            } else {
+                Text(
+                    text = "Failed — ${result.error}",
+                    style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
+                    color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.error,
+                )
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/admin/ui/AdminTagSourcesViewModel.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/admin/ui/AdminTagSourcesViewModel.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..53cbdfaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/admin/ui/AdminTagSourcesViewModel.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+package com.fabledsword.minstrel.admin.ui
+
+import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
+import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.admin.data.AdminTagSourcesRepository
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.api.ErrorCopy
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.connectivity.NetworkStatusController
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.connectivity.recoveries
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.AdminTagSourceRef
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.TagSourceTestResult
+import dagger.hilt.android.lifecycle.HiltViewModel
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.StateFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.asStateFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import javax.inject.Inject
+
+sealed interface AdminTagSourcesUiState {
+    data object Loading : AdminTagSourcesUiState
+    data object Empty : AdminTagSourcesUiState
+    data class Success(
+        val providers: List<AdminTagSourceRef>,
+        val testResults: Map<String, TagSourceTestResult>,
+    ) : AdminTagSourcesUiState
+    data class Error(val message: String) : AdminTagSourcesUiState
+}
+
+@HiltViewModel
+class AdminTagSourcesViewModel @Inject constructor(
+    private val repository: AdminTagSourcesRepository,
+    networkStatus: NetworkStatusController,
+) : ViewModel() {
+
+    private val internal = MutableStateFlow<AdminTagSourcesUiState>(AdminTagSourcesUiState.Loading)
+    val uiState: StateFlow<AdminTagSourcesUiState> = internal.asStateFlow()
+
+    init {
+        refresh()
+        // Screen-level auto-recovery: reload a failed list when server
+        // health returns instead of waiting for a manual pull (issue #1245).
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            networkStatus.recoveries().collect {
+                if (internal.value is AdminTagSourcesUiState.Error) refresh()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun refresh(): Job = viewModelScope.launch {
+        internal.value = AdminTagSourcesUiState.Loading
+        try {
+            val providers = repository.list()
+            internal.value = if (providers.isEmpty()) {
+                AdminTagSourcesUiState.Empty
+            } else {
+                AdminTagSourcesUiState.Success(providers, emptyMap())
+            }
+        } catch (
+            @Suppress("TooGenericExceptionCaught") e: Throwable,
+        ) {
+            internal.value = AdminTagSourcesUiState.Error(ErrorCopy.fromThrowable(e))
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun setEnabled(id: String, enabled: Boolean) {
+        val before = internal.value as? AdminTagSourcesUiState.Success ?: return
+        // Optimistic toggle; reconcile via refresh() if the server rejects.
+        internal.value = before.copy(
+            providers = before.providers.map {
+                if (it.id == id) it.copy(enabled = enabled) else it
+            },
+        )
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            try {
+                repository.setEnabled(id, enabled)
+            } catch (
+                @Suppress("TooGenericExceptionCaught", "SwallowedException") e: Throwable,
+            ) {
+                refresh()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun saveApiKey(id: String, apiKey: String) {
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            try {
+                replaceProvider(repository.setApiKey(id, apiKey))
+            } catch (
+                @Suppress("TooGenericExceptionCaught", "SwallowedException") e: Throwable,
+            ) {
+                refresh()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun test(id: String) {
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            val result = try {
+                repository.test(id)
+            } catch (
+                @Suppress("TooGenericExceptionCaught") e: Throwable,
+            ) {
+                TagSourceTestResult(ok = false, error = ErrorCopy.fromThrowable(e))
+            }
+            val current = internal.value as? AdminTagSourcesUiState.Success ?: return@launch
+            internal.value = current.copy(testResults = current.testResults + (id to result))
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun replaceProvider(updated: AdminTagSourceRef) {
+        val current = internal.value as? AdminTagSourcesUiState.Success ?: return
+        internal.value = current.copy(
+            providers = current.providers.map { if (it.id == updated.id) updated else it },
+        )
+    }
+}
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/api/endpoints/AdminTagSourcesApi.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/api/endpoints/AdminTagSourcesApi.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e02ebeec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/api/endpoints/AdminTagSourcesApi.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package com.fabledsword.minstrel.api.endpoints
+
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.wire.AdminTagSourceWire
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.wire.AdminTagSourcesListWire
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.wire.TestTagSourceWire
+import kotlinx.serialization.SerialName
+import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
+import retrofit2.http.Body
+import retrofit2.http.GET
+import retrofit2.http.PATCH
+import retrofit2.http.POST
+import retrofit2.http.Path
+
+/**
+ * Retrofit interface for `/api/admin/tag-sources` (#1521) — the admin
+ * surface for the tag-enrichment provider settings (#1490). Mirrors the
+ * web integrations "Tag enrichment sources" card. Same shape as the
+ * cover-sources admin surface; kept independent so a new tag source is
+ * added without touching art settings.
+ */
+interface AdminTagSourcesApi {
+    @GET("api/admin/tag-sources")
+    suspend fun list(): AdminTagSourcesListWire
+
+    @PATCH("api/admin/tag-sources/{id}")
+    suspend fun update(@Path("id") id: String, @Body body: UpdateTagSourceBody): AdminTagSourceWire
+
+    @POST("api/admin/tag-sources/{id}/test")
+    suspend fun test(@Path("id") id: String): TestTagSourceWire
+}
+
+/**
+ * PATCH body. Both fields are nullable + default-null so kotlinx omits the
+ * untouched one (the server reads a missing/null field as "leave
+ * unchanged"): send only `enabled` to toggle, only `apiKey` to set a key.
+ */
+@Serializable
+data class UpdateTagSourceBody(
+    val enabled: Boolean? = null,
+    @SerialName("api_key") val apiKey: String? = null,
+)
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/cache/mutations/MutationQueue.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/cache/mutations/MutationQueue.kt
index 607f2839..79dda6ce 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/cache/mutations/MutationQueue.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/cache/mutations/MutationQueue.kt
@@ -239,6 +239,9 @@ data class PlayOfflinePayload(
     val atIso: String,
     val durationPlayedMs: Long,
     val source: String? = null,
+    // #1551: device class for context conditioning; null on payloads queued
+    // before this field existed (decodes to null → server stores NULL).
+    val deviceClass: String? = null,
 )
 
 /**
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/cache/mutations/MutationReplayer.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/cache/mutations/MutationReplayer.kt
index a09c1301..c3ddfb2d 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/cache/mutations/MutationReplayer.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/cache/mutations/MutationReplayer.kt
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ class MutationReplayer @Inject constructor(
                 at = decoded.atIso,
                 durationPlayedMs = decoded.durationPlayedMs,
                 source = decoded.source,
+                deviceClass = decoded.deviceClass,
             ),
         )
         return Outcome.SENT
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/home/ui/HomeScreen.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/home/ui/HomeScreen.kt
index c7d7e6da..defdb766 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/home/ui/HomeScreen.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/home/ui/HomeScreen.kt
@@ -2,11 +2,19 @@
 
 package com.fabledsword.minstrel.home.ui
 
+import androidx.compose.animation.AnimatedVisibility
 import androidx.compose.animation.Crossfade
+import androidx.compose.animation.core.tween
+import androidx.compose.animation.fadeIn
+import androidx.compose.animation.fadeOut
+import androidx.compose.animation.slideInHorizontally
+import androidx.compose.animation.slideOutHorizontally
 import androidx.compose.foundation.background
 import androidx.compose.foundation.clickable
+import androidx.compose.foundation.interaction.MutableInteractionSource
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.BoxScope
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.PaddingValues
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Row
@@ -27,6 +35,7 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.grid.items as gridItems
 import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.items
 import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.itemsIndexed
 import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.RoundedCornerShape
+import androidx.compose.material3.CircularProgressIndicator
 import androidx.compose.material3.Icon
 import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
 import androidx.compose.material3.Scaffold
@@ -88,6 +97,7 @@ import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.SkeletonSectionHeader
 import dagger.hilt.android.lifecycle.HiltViewModel
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
 import kotlinx.coroutines.channels.Channel
+import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.SharingStarted
@@ -110,6 +120,16 @@ private const val BOTTOM_PADDING_FOR_MINIPLAYER_DP = 140
 private const val RECENTLY_ADDED_GRID_ROWS = 2
 private const val RECENTLY_ADDED_GRID_HEIGHT_DP = 440
 
+// "Updating your mixes…" veil (automatic refresh). Held through the pull
+// plus VEIL_SETTLE_MS so per-tile hydration lands behind it before it wipes
+// off; near-opaque (VEIL_ALPHA) so the section churn never bleeds through.
+private const val VEIL_SETTLE_MS = 500L
+private const val VEIL_WIPE_MS = 280
+private const val VEIL_ALPHA = 0.96f
+private const val VEIL_SPINNER_DP = 22
+private const val VEIL_SPINNER_STROKE_DP = 2
+private const val VEIL_LABEL_GAP_DP = 12
+
 // ─── State ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 data class HomeSections(
@@ -177,22 +197,36 @@ class HomeViewModel @Inject constructor(
      */
     private val refreshError = MutableStateFlow<String?>(null)
 
+    private val updatingInternal = MutableStateFlow(false)
+
+    /**
+     * True while an automatic background refresh (the 03:00 daily rebuild
+     * or a reconnect re-pull) is repopulating Home. Drives the "Updating
+     * your mixes…" veil so the section churn — delete-then-insert in
+     * [HomeRepository.refreshIndex] plus per-tile hydration — happens
+     * hidden behind the veil instead of on screen. Manual pull-to-refresh
+     * and cold start are NOT veiled (they own the pull spinner / skeleton).
+     */
+    val isUpdating: StateFlow<Boolean> = updatingInternal.asStateFlow()
+
     init {
         refresh()
         // Screen-level auto-recovery (issue #1245): a Home that failed to
         // load while the server was unreachable re-pulls itself the moment
         // health returns — same idiom as SyncController, one layer up.
+        // Veiled: content is already on screen and would otherwise churn.
         viewModelScope.launch {
-            networkStatus.recoveries().collect { refresh() }
+            networkStatus.recoveries().collect { refreshBehindVeil() }
         }
         // #968: the daily 03:00 rebuild (and manual refresh) emit
         // playlist.system_rebuilt; re-pull Home so the system-playlist tiles
         // and You-might-like rows reflect the new snapshot without a manual
-        // reload. Mirrors the web SSE consumer.
+        // reload. Mirrors the web SSE consumer. Veiled so the multi-section
+        // rebuild churn hides behind "Updating your mixes…".
         viewModelScope.launch {
             eventsStream.events
                 .filter { it.kind == "playlist.system_rebuilt" }
-                .collect { refresh() }
+                .collect { refreshBehindVeil() }
         }
     }
 
@@ -323,6 +357,26 @@ class HomeViewModel @Inject constructor(
         status.join()
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Automatic background refresh with the "Updating your mixes…" veil
+     * raised (see [isUpdating]). Used by the daily-rebuild + reconnect
+     * paths where Home is already on screen. Holds the veil through the
+     * pull plus a short settle so per-tile hydration lands behind it, then
+     * lets it wipe off. Overlapping automatic refreshes are rare enough
+     * (once-daily rebuild, reconnect) that a plain flag beats a counter.
+     */
+    private fun refreshBehindVeil() {
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            updatingInternal.value = true
+            try {
+                refresh().join()
+                delay(VEIL_SETTLE_MS)
+            } finally {
+                updatingInternal.value = false
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     val uiState: StateFlow<UiState<HomeSections>> =
         combineHomeFlows().asCacheFirstStateFlow(viewModelScope)
 
@@ -398,47 +452,108 @@ fun HomeScreen(
         val state by viewModel.uiState.collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
         val systemStatus by viewModel.systemStatus.collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
         val offline by viewModel.offline.collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
+        val updating by viewModel.isUpdating.collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
         PullToRefreshScaffold(
             onRefresh = { viewModel.refresh().join() },
             modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize().padding(inner),
         ) {
-            // Key Crossfade on the state CLASS, not the instance. Each
-            // section emission produces a new UiState.Success(data); if
-            // we keyed on `state` directly, every per-section
-            // hydration tick would re-run the 300ms crossfade, and
-            // first-sign-in (six sections cascading in) reads as
-            // continuous flicker. Keying on the class restricts the
-            // animation to Loading↔Success↔Empty↔Error transitions and
-            // lets normal Success→Success recompositions update the
-            // LazyColumn without a fade.
-            Crossfade(targetState = state::class, label = "home-state") { _ ->
-                when (val s = state) {
-                    UiState.Loading -> HomeSkeletonContent()
-                    UiState.Empty -> EmptyState(
-                        title = "Welcome to Minstrel",
-                        body = "Nothing to show yet — scan a folder in your server " +
-                            "settings, then come back here for system playlists " +
-                            "and recommendations.",
-                    )
-                    is UiState.Error -> ErrorRetry(
-                        title = "Couldn't load home",
-                        message = s.message,
-                        onRetry = { viewModel.refresh() },
-                    )
-                    is UiState.Success -> HomeSuccessContent(
-                        sections = s.data,
-                        systemStatus = systemStatus,
-                        offline = offline,
-                        onAlbumClick = { id -> navController.navigate(AlbumDetail(id)) },
-                        onArtistClick = { id -> navController.navigate(ArtistDetail(id)) },
-                        onPlaylistClick = { id -> navController.navigate(PlaylistDetail(id)) },
-                        onMostPlayedTap = viewModel::playMostPlayed,
-                        onPlayPool = viewModel::playPool,
-                        onPlayAlbum = viewModel::playAlbum,
-                        onPlayArtist = viewModel::playArtistShuffled,
-                        onPlayPlaylist = viewModel::playPlaylist,
-                    )
-                }
+            Box(Modifier.fillMaxSize()) {
+                HomeStateCrossfade(state, systemStatus, offline, navController, viewModel)
+                // Automatic-refresh veil: the daily rebuild / reconnect
+                // churn hides behind an "Updating your mixes…" wipe. Manual
+                // pull owns the PullToRefreshBox spinner instead.
+                UpdatingVeil(visible = updating)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * The Loading/Empty/Error/Success switch for Home, crossfaded on state.
+ *
+ * Key the Crossfade on the state CLASS, not the instance. Each section
+ * emission produces a new UiState.Success(data); if we keyed on `state`
+ * directly, every per-section hydration tick would re-run the 300ms
+ * crossfade, and first-sign-in (six sections cascading in) reads as
+ * continuous flicker. Keying on the class restricts the animation to
+ * Loading↔Success↔Empty↔Error transitions and lets normal Success→Success
+ * recompositions update the LazyColumn without a fade.
+ */
+@Composable
+private fun HomeStateCrossfade(
+    state: UiState<HomeSections>,
+    systemStatus: SystemPlaylistsStatus,
+    offline: Boolean,
+    navController: NavHostController,
+    viewModel: HomeViewModel,
+) {
+    Crossfade(targetState = state::class, label = "home-state") { _ ->
+        when (val s = state) {
+            UiState.Loading -> HomeSkeletonContent()
+            UiState.Empty -> EmptyState(
+                title = "Welcome to Minstrel",
+                body = "Nothing to show yet — scan a folder in your server " +
+                    "settings, then come back here for system playlists " +
+                    "and recommendations.",
+            )
+            is UiState.Error -> ErrorRetry(
+                title = "Couldn't load home",
+                message = s.message,
+                onRetry = { viewModel.refresh() },
+            )
+            is UiState.Success -> HomeSuccessContent(
+                sections = s.data,
+                systemStatus = systemStatus,
+                offline = offline,
+                onAlbumClick = { id -> navController.navigate(AlbumDetail(id)) },
+                onArtistClick = { id -> navController.navigate(ArtistDetail(id)) },
+                onPlaylistClick = { id -> navController.navigate(PlaylistDetail(id)) },
+                onMostPlayedTap = viewModel::playMostPlayed,
+                onPlayPool = viewModel::playPool,
+                onPlayAlbum = viewModel::playAlbum,
+                onPlayArtist = viewModel::playArtistShuffled,
+                onPlayPlaylist = viewModel::playPlaylist,
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Full-bleed "Updating your mixes…" veil that wipes in from the left,
+ * holds while an automatic refresh repopulates Home, then wipes off.
+ * Near-opaque so the section churn underneath never shows; swallows taps
+ * while raised so a mid-hydration tile can't be hit.
+ */
+@Composable
+private fun BoxScope.UpdatingVeil(visible: Boolean) {
+    AnimatedVisibility(
+        visible = visible,
+        enter = slideInHorizontally(tween(VEIL_WIPE_MS)) { -it } + fadeIn(tween(VEIL_WIPE_MS)),
+        exit = slideOutHorizontally(tween(VEIL_WIPE_MS)) { it } + fadeOut(tween(VEIL_WIPE_MS)),
+        modifier = Modifier.matchParentSize(),
+    ) {
+        Box(
+            modifier = Modifier
+                .fillMaxSize()
+                .background(MaterialTheme.colorScheme.background.copy(alpha = VEIL_ALPHA))
+                .clickable(
+                    interactionSource = remember { MutableInteractionSource() },
+                    indication = null,
+                ) {},
+            contentAlignment = Alignment.Center,
+        ) {
+            Row(verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically) {
+                CircularProgressIndicator(
+                    modifier = Modifier.size(VEIL_SPINNER_DP.dp),
+                    strokeWidth = VEIL_SPINNER_STROKE_DP.dp,
+                    color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary,
+                )
+                Spacer(Modifier.width(VEIL_LABEL_GAP_DP.dp))
+                Text(
+                    text = "Updating your mixes…",
+                    style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleMedium,
+                    color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onBackground,
+                )
             }
         }
     }
@@ -508,10 +623,12 @@ private fun HomeSuccessContent(
     ) {
         item {
             // Always rendered: real system/user playlists, with
-            // placeholder cards filling the For You / Discover /
-            // 3× Songs-like slots that haven't generated yet. When
-            // offline, the cache-backed pool cards lead the row.
+            // placeholder cards filling the For You / Discover slots
+            // that haven't generated yet. When offline, the cache-backed
+            // pool cards lead the row. Songs-like now lives in its own
+            // dedicated row below (#1491), no longer inside this carousel.
             PlaylistsRow(
+                title = "Playlists",
                 rowItems = buildPlaylistsRow(sections.playlists, systemStatus, offline),
                 offline = offline,
                 onPlaylistClick = onPlaylistClick,
@@ -519,6 +636,18 @@ private fun HomeSuccessContent(
                 onPlayPlaylist = onPlayPlaylist,
             )
         }
+        // Songs-like is the best-performing surface (#1491) — promoted out
+        // of the Playlists carousel into its own row so it shows a wider
+        // spread of "Songs like {artist}" mixes. Hidden when there's
+        // nothing to show (offline with none cached).
+        songsLikeSection(
+            playlists = sections.playlists,
+            status = systemStatus,
+            offline = offline,
+            onPlaylistClick = onPlaylistClick,
+            onPlayPool = onPlayPool,
+            onPlayPlaylist = onPlayPlaylist,
+        )
         youMightLikeSection(
             albums = sections.youMightLikeAlbums,
             artists = sections.youMightLikeArtists,
@@ -542,6 +671,35 @@ private fun HomeSuccessContent(
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * The dedicated "Songs like…" row (#1491). Reuses [PlaylistsRow]'s card
+ * rendering with a distinct title; hidden entirely when there's nothing
+ * to show (offline with no cached mixes). Online with none generated yet
+ * still shows a few placeholders so the building / seed-needed state is
+ * visible, matching the pre-promotion carousel behavior.
+ */
+private fun LazyListScope.songsLikeSection(
+    playlists: List<PlaylistRef>,
+    status: SystemPlaylistsStatus,
+    offline: Boolean,
+    onPlaylistClick: (String) -> Unit,
+    onPlayPool: (OfflinePoolKind) -> Unit,
+    onPlayPlaylist: suspend (PlaylistRef) -> Unit,
+) {
+    val rowItems = buildSongsLikeRow(playlists, status, offline)
+    if (rowItems.isEmpty()) return
+    item {
+        PlaylistsRow(
+            title = "Songs like…",
+            rowItems = rowItems,
+            offline = offline,
+            onPlaylistClick = onPlaylistClick,
+            onPlayPool = onPlayPool,
+            onPlayPlaylist = onPlayPlaylist,
+        )
+    }
+}
+
 private fun LazyListScope.recentlyAddedSection(
     albums: List<HomeTile<AlbumRef>>,
     onAlbumClick: (String) -> Unit,
@@ -811,13 +969,14 @@ private fun AlbumsRow(
 
 @Composable
 private fun PlaylistsRow(
+    title: String,
     rowItems: List<PlaylistRowItem>,
     offline: Boolean,
     onPlaylistClick: (String) -> Unit,
     onPlayPool: (OfflinePoolKind) -> Unit,
     onPlayPlaylist: suspend (PlaylistRef) -> Unit,
 ) {
-    HorizontalScrollRow(title = "Playlists") {
+    HorizontalScrollRow(title = title) {
         itemsIndexed(items = rowItems) { _, item ->
             when (item) {
                 is PlaylistRowItem.OfflinePool -> OfflinePoolCard(
@@ -868,11 +1027,12 @@ enum class OfflinePoolKind(val label: String) {
 /**
  * Builds the Home Playlists row.
  *
- * Online: For You + Discover + 3× Songs-like fixed slots (real card when
- * generated, placeholder otherwise), then the secondary system kinds (deep cuts
- * / rediscover / new for you / on this day / first listens) when they exist —
+ * Online: For You + Discover fixed slots (real card when generated,
+ * placeholder otherwise), then the secondary system kinds (deep cuts /
+ * rediscover / new for you / on this day / first listens) when they exist —
  * no placeholders for these since they're conditional on library shape — then
- * user-owned playlists.
+ * user-owned playlists. Songs-like has its own dedicated row (#1491) via
+ * [buildSongsLikeRow] and no longer appears in this carousel.
  *
  * Offline: the two cache-backed pools (Recently played, Liked) lead, then the
  * same real playlists in curated order but stably partitioned fully-cached
@@ -899,7 +1059,7 @@ internal fun buildPlaylistsRow(
     return out
 }
 
-/** The online layout: fixed system slots (with placeholders), secondary, user. */
+/** The online layout: For You + Discover slots (with placeholders), secondary, user. */
 private fun buildOnlineRow(
     owned: List<PlaylistRef>,
     status: SystemPlaylistsStatus,
@@ -911,12 +1071,7 @@ private fun buildOnlineRow(
     out += owned.firstOrNull { it.systemVariant == "discover" }
         ?.let { PlaylistRowItem.Real(it) }
         ?: PlaylistRowItem.Placeholder("Discover", variantFor("discover", status))
-    val songsLike = owned.filter { it.systemVariant == "songs_like_artist" }.take(SONGS_LIKE_SLOTS)
-    for (i in 0 until SONGS_LIKE_SLOTS) {
-        out += songsLike.getOrNull(i)
-            ?.let { PlaylistRowItem.Real(it) }
-            ?: PlaylistRowItem.Placeholder("Songs like…", variantFor("songs-like", status))
-    }
+    // Songs-like is no longer here — it has its own dedicated row (#1491).
     for (variant in SECONDARY_SYSTEM_VARIANTS) {
         owned.firstOrNull { it.systemVariant == variant }?.let { out += PlaylistRowItem.Real(it) }
     }
@@ -924,16 +1079,44 @@ private fun buildOnlineRow(
     return out
 }
 
+/**
+ * Builds the dedicated Songs-like row (#1491): all "Songs like {artist}"
+ * mixes the server generated, no longer capped to the 3 carousel slots.
+ *
+ * Online: every generated mix as a real card; when none exist yet, a few
+ * placeholders so the building / seed-needed state stays visible.
+ * Offline: the cached mixes only (fully-cached first, greyed after), and
+ * an empty list — hiding the whole section — when nothing is cached.
+ */
+internal fun buildSongsLikeRow(
+    owned: List<PlaylistRef>,
+    status: SystemPlaylistsStatus,
+    offline: Boolean,
+): List<PlaylistRowItem> {
+    val mixes = owned.filter { it.systemVariant == "songs_like_artist" }
+    return when {
+        offline -> {
+            val (available, greyed) = mixes.partition { !it.unavailableOffline }
+            (available + greyed).map { PlaylistRowItem.Real(it) }
+        }
+        mixes.isNotEmpty() -> mixes.map { PlaylistRowItem.Real(it) }
+        else -> List(SONGS_LIKE_PLACEHOLDER_SLOTS) {
+            PlaylistRowItem.Placeholder("Songs like…", variantFor("songs-like", status))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /**
  * Curated real-playlist order (system primaries, then secondary, then user).
  * Must mirror [buildOnlineRow]'s slot order — the offline row reuses this and
  * only differs by dropping placeholders + partitioning available-first.
+ * Songs-like is excluded here too — it renders in its own row via
+ * [buildSongsLikeRow] in both online and offline modes (#1491).
  */
 private fun orderedRealPlaylists(owned: List<PlaylistRef>): List<PlaylistRef> {
     val out = mutableListOf<PlaylistRef>()
     owned.firstOrNull { it.systemVariant == "for_you" }?.let { out += it }
     owned.firstOrNull { it.systemVariant == "discover" }?.let { out += it }
-    out += owned.filter { it.systemVariant == "songs_like_artist" }.take(SONGS_LIKE_SLOTS)
     for (variant in SECONDARY_SYSTEM_VARIANTS) {
         owned.firstOrNull { it.systemVariant == variant }?.let { out += it }
     }
@@ -948,7 +1131,10 @@ private fun variantFor(slot: String, s: SystemPlaylistsStatus): String = when {
     else -> "pending"
 }
 
-private const val SONGS_LIKE_SLOTS = 3
+// How many "Songs like…" placeholder cards the dedicated row shows while
+// the mixes haven't generated yet (building / seed-needed). Real mixes,
+// once generated, are shown in full and no longer capped by this (#1491).
+private const val SONGS_LIKE_PLACEHOLDER_SLOTS = 3
 
 /**
  * The 5 system playlist kinds the server generates that aren't pinned
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/models/AdminTagSourceRef.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/models/AdminTagSourceRef.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f892c7aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/models/AdminTagSourceRef.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package com.fabledsword.minstrel.models
+
+/** Domain model for one tag-enrichment provider in the admin surface (#1521). */
+data class AdminTagSourceRef(
+    val id: String,
+    val displayName: String,
+    val requiresApiKey: Boolean,
+    val supports: List<String>,
+    val enabled: Boolean,
+    val apiKeySet: Boolean,
+    val testable: Boolean,
+)
+
+/** Result of a provider "test connection" call. */
+data class TagSourceTestResult(
+    val ok: Boolean,
+    val durationMs: Long = 0,
+    val error: String = "",
+)
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/models/wire/AdminTagSourceWire.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/models/wire/AdminTagSourceWire.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..375f3a3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/models/wire/AdminTagSourceWire.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.wire
+
+import kotlinx.serialization.SerialName
+import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
+
+/**
+ * Wire DTOs for the `/api/admin/tag-sources` admin surface (#1521).
+ * Every field defaults defensively so a missing JSON key never crashes
+ * deserialization. `versionBumped` is present only on the PATCH response.
+ */
+@Serializable
+data class AdminTagSourceWire(
+    val id: String = "",
+    @SerialName("display_name") val displayName: String = "",
+    @SerialName("requires_api_key") val requiresApiKey: Boolean = false,
+    val supports: List<String> = emptyList(),
+    val enabled: Boolean = false,
+    @SerialName("api_key_set") val apiKeySet: Boolean = false,
+    @SerialName("display_order") val displayOrder: Int = 0,
+    val testable: Boolean = false,
+    @SerialName("version_bumped") val versionBumped: Boolean = false,
+)
+
+@Serializable
+data class AdminTagSourcesListWire(
+    val providers: List<AdminTagSourceWire> = emptyList(),
+    @SerialName("sources_version") val sourcesVersion: Int = 0,
+)
+
+@Serializable
+data class TestTagSourceWire(
+    val ok: Boolean = false,
+    @SerialName("duration_ms") val durationMs: Long = 0,
+    val error: String = "",
+)
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/models/wire/EventsWire.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/models/wire/EventsWire.kt
index 74d34d96..47072c12 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/models/wire/EventsWire.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/models/wire/EventsWire.kt
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ data class PlayStartedRequest(
     @SerialName("track_id") val trackId: String,
     @SerialName("client_id") val clientId: String,
     val source: String? = null,
+    // #1551: device class for context conditioning (server normalizes).
+    @SerialName("device_class") val deviceClass: String? = null,
 )
 
 @Serializable
@@ -56,4 +58,6 @@ data class PlayOfflineRequest(
     val at: String,
     @SerialName("duration_played_ms") val durationPlayedMs: Long,
     val source: String? = null,
+    // #1551: device class for context conditioning (server normalizes).
+    @SerialName("device_class") val deviceClass: String? = null,
 )
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/nav/MinstrelNavGraph.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/nav/MinstrelNavGraph.kt
index 987844b6..6f03705c 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/nav/MinstrelNavGraph.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/nav/MinstrelNavGraph.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import androidx.navigation.compose.composable
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.admin.ui.AdminLandingScreen
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.admin.ui.AdminQuarantineScreen
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.admin.ui.AdminRequestsScreen
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.admin.ui.AdminTagSourcesScreen
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.admin.ui.AdminUsersScreen
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.auth.ui.LoginScreen
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.auth.ui.ServerUrlScreen
@@ -190,6 +191,13 @@ private fun NavGraphBuilder.inShellDetail(
             }
         }
     }
+    composable<AdminTagSources> {
+        WithAnimatedScope {
+            ShellScaffold(onExpandPlayer = expandPlayer) {
+                AdminTagSourcesScreen(navController = navController)
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 private fun NavGraphBuilder.outsideShell(navController: NavHostController) {
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/nav/Routes.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/nav/Routes.kt
index 24509fe6..6e470f85 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/nav/Routes.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/nav/Routes.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
 @Serializable data object AdminRequests
 @Serializable data object AdminQuarantine
 @Serializable data object AdminUsers
+@Serializable data object AdminTagSources
 
 // ── Outside-shell full-screen routes ──────────────────────────────────
 
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/player/PlayEventsReporter.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/player/PlayEventsReporter.kt
index 0325fba9..c62cdb32 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/player/PlayEventsReporter.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/player/PlayEventsReporter.kt
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ class PlayEventsReporter @Inject constructor(
                         trackId = trackId,
                         clientId = cid,
                         source = source.takeIf { !it.isNullOrEmpty() },
+                        deviceClass = DEVICE_CLASS,
                     ),
                 )
                 if (curTrackId == trackId) {
@@ -248,6 +249,7 @@ class PlayEventsReporter @Inject constructor(
                     atIso = startedAt.toString(),
                     durationPlayedMs = durationPlayedMs,
                     source = source.takeIf { !it.isNullOrEmpty() },
+                    deviceClass = DEVICE_CLASS,
                 ),
             )
         }
@@ -268,6 +270,12 @@ class PlayEventsReporter @Inject constructor(
 
     // ── Lifecycle: durable-close on app background / detach ────────
 
+    companion object {
+        // #1551: Android is a mobile client. Refine to tablet/tv via device
+        // configuration later if the metrics trend view shows it matters.
+        private const val DEVICE_CLASS = "mobile"
+    }
+
     override fun onStop(owner: LifecycleOwner) {
         // App backgrounded. If the tracked play is still PLAYING, leave it
         // alone: the foreground media service keeps the process — and this
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/shared/widgets/CoverTile.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/shared/widgets/CoverTile.kt
index b51ef75f..1e16bdf4 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/shared/widgets/CoverTile.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/shared/widgets/CoverTile.kt
@@ -23,8 +23,12 @@ import com.fabledsword.minstrel.theme.FabledSwordFlatTokens
  * ServerImage + fallback structure was identical at all three sites.
  *
  * [overlay] is a `BoxScope` slot for things drawn on top of the cover
- * (e.g. the `VariantPill` system-playlist label) — callers can use
- * `Modifier.align(...)` inside it.
+ * (e.g. the `VariantPill` system-playlist label, the play button) —
+ * callers can use `Modifier.align(...)` inside it. The overlay sits on
+ * an outer, UN-clipped box so corner-anchored widgets are not cut off by
+ * [shape]: a `BottomEnd` play button on a `CircleShape` avatar falls in
+ * the square's corner, outside the circle, and would otherwise be clipped
+ * away. Only the artwork + background are clipped to [shape].
  */
 @Composable
 fun CoverTile(
@@ -38,18 +42,23 @@ fun CoverTile(
     overlay: @Composable BoxScope.() -> Unit = {},
 ) {
     Box(
-        modifier = modifier
-            .size(size)
-            .clip(shape)
-            .background(background),
+        modifier = modifier.size(size),
         contentAlignment = Alignment.Center,
     ) {
-        ServerImage(
-            url = url,
-            contentDescription = contentDescription,
-            modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize(),
+        Box(
+            modifier = Modifier
+                .fillMaxSize()
+                .clip(shape)
+                .background(background),
+            contentAlignment = Alignment.Center,
         ) {
-            fallback()
+            ServerImage(
+                url = url,
+                contentDescription = contentDescription,
+                modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize(),
+            ) {
+                fallback()
+            }
         }
         overlay()
     }
diff --git a/android/app/src/test/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/home/ui/BuildPlaylistsRowTest.kt b/android/app/src/test/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/home/ui/BuildPlaylistsRowTest.kt
index ed09e992..2315074a 100644
--- a/android/app/src/test/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/home/ui/BuildPlaylistsRowTest.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/test/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/home/ui/BuildPlaylistsRowTest.kt
@@ -56,4 +56,51 @@ class BuildPlaylistsRowTest {
         assertTrue(row.none { it is PlaylistRowItem.OfflinePool })
         assertTrue(row.any { it is PlaylistRowItem.Placeholder })
     }
+
+    private fun songsLike(id: String, cached: Boolean) = PlaylistRef(
+        id = id,
+        userId = "u",
+        name = "Songs like $id",
+        systemVariant = "songs_like_artist",
+        trackCount = 25,
+        fullyCached = cached,
+    )
+
+    @Test
+    fun `songs-like no longer appears in the main playlists carousel`() {
+        val owned = listOf(songsLike("a", cached = true), user("u1", cached = true))
+        val row = buildPlaylistsRow(owned, SystemPlaylistsStatus(), offline = false)
+        val reals = row.filterIsInstance<PlaylistRowItem.Real>().map { it.playlist.id }
+        assertTrue("a" !in reals, "songs-like mix leaked into the Playlists row: $reals")
+        assertTrue("u1" in reals)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `online songs-like row shows every generated mix uncapped`() {
+        // Six generated mixes — the old carousel capped at 3; the dedicated row shows all.
+        val owned = (1..6).map { songsLike("a$it", cached = true) }
+        val row = buildSongsLikeRow(owned, SystemPlaylistsStatus(), offline = false)
+        val reals = row.filterIsInstance<PlaylistRowItem.Real>().map { it.playlist.id }
+        assertEquals((1..6).map { "a$it" }, reals)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `online songs-like row shows placeholders when none generated`() {
+        val row = buildSongsLikeRow(emptyList(), SystemPlaylistsStatus(), offline = false)
+        assertTrue(row.isNotEmpty())
+        assertTrue(row.all { it is PlaylistRowItem.Placeholder })
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `offline songs-like row shows cached mixes available-first, none hides it`() {
+        val owned = listOf(songsLike("partial", cached = false), songsLike("full", cached = true))
+        val row = buildSongsLikeRow(owned, SystemPlaylistsStatus(), offline = true)
+        val reals = row.filterIsInstance<PlaylistRowItem.Real>().map { it.playlist.id }
+        // Fully-cached songs-like mix (not refreshable) is available; the
+        // un-cached one greys and sorts after. No placeholders offline.
+        assertEquals(listOf("full", "partial"), reals)
+        assertTrue(row.none { it is PlaylistRowItem.Placeholder })
+
+        assertTrue(buildSongsLikeRow(emptyList(), SystemPlaylistsStatus(), offline = true).isEmpty())
+    }
 }
diff --git a/cmd/minstrel/main.go b/cmd/minstrel/main.go
index b9e9d00c..b7f1248e 100644
--- a/cmd/minstrel/main.go
+++ b/cmd/minstrel/main.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgxpool"
 
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/config"
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/coplay"
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/coverart"
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/db"
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/eventbus"
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ import (
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/similarity"
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/subsonic"
 	syncpkg "git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/sync"
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/tags"
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -205,6 +207,31 @@ func run() error {
 	similarityWorker := similarity.NewWorker(pool, listenbrainz.NewClient(), logger.With("component", "similarity"))
 	go similarityWorker.Run(ctx)
 
+	// Start the household co-play worker (#1533). Recomputes artist–artist
+	// co-occurrence edges (source='user_cooccurrence') from play_events every
+	// 6h — a collaborative candidate arm for the radio/mix pools. Pure local
+	// SQL, no external calls; empty on single-user servers.
+	go coplay.NewWorker(pool, logger.With("component", "coplay")).Run(ctx)
+
+	// Start the tag-enrichment worker (#1490). Reconciles the compiled-in
+	// tag providers with tag_provider_settings, bumps the sources version if
+	// the provider set changed (re-opening settled rows), then drains tracks
+	// needing folksonomy tags on a periodic tick. Standalone (not in the file
+	// scan chain) because tag lookups need only DB fields — MBID / artist /
+	// title — that a scan has already imported.
+	tagSettings, err := tags.NewSettingsService(ctx, pool, logger.With("component", "tags"))
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Error("tag settings service init failed", "err", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	if newVer, bumped, berr := tagSettings.BumpVersionIfProvidersChanged(ctx); berr != nil {
+		logger.Warn("tags: provider-hash boot check failed", "err", berr)
+	} else if bumped {
+		logger.Info("tags: registered provider set changed; version bumped", "new_version", newVer)
+	}
+	tagEnricher := tags.NewEnricher(pool, logger.With("component", "tags"), tagSettings)
+	go tags.NewWorker(tagEnricher, logger.With("component", "tags")).Run(ctx)
+
 	// Start the GC worker. Runs every 1h and sweeps lifecycle tables
 	// that have no writer-side close path or retention policy:
 	// orphan play_events, stale play_sessions, expired
@@ -306,6 +333,7 @@ func run() error {
 	srv.Bus = bus
 	srv.PlaylistScheduler = playlistScheduler
 	srv.RecSettings = recSettings
+	srv.TagSettings = tagSettings
 	srv.StreamSecret = cfg.StreamSecret
 	httpServer := &http.Server{
 		Addr:              cfg.Server.Address,
diff --git a/internal/api/admin_recommendation_tuning.go b/internal/api/admin_recommendation_tuning.go
index 1a556d9d..a97276c5 100644
--- a/internal/api/admin_recommendation_tuning.go
+++ b/internal/api/admin_recommendation_tuning.go
@@ -20,26 +20,28 @@ import (
 // weightsResp is one weight profile on the wire, keyed by the same
 // snake_case field names the PATCH body accepts.
 type weightsResp struct {
-	BaseWeight       float64 `json:"base_weight"`
-	LikeBoost        float64 `json:"like_boost"`
-	RecencyWeight    float64 `json:"recency_weight"`
-	SkipPenalty      float64 `json:"skip_penalty"`
-	JitterMagnitude  float64 `json:"jitter_magnitude"`
-	ContextWeight    float64 `json:"context_weight"`
-	SimilarityWeight float64 `json:"similarity_weight"`
-	TasteWeight      float64 `json:"taste_weight"`
+	BaseWeight        float64 `json:"base_weight"`
+	LikeBoost         float64 `json:"like_boost"`
+	RecencyWeight     float64 `json:"recency_weight"`
+	SkipPenalty       float64 `json:"skip_penalty"`
+	JitterMagnitude   float64 `json:"jitter_magnitude"`
+	ContextWeight     float64 `json:"context_weight"`
+	SimilarityWeight  float64 `json:"similarity_weight"`
+	TasteWeight       float64 `json:"taste_weight"`
+	ContextTimeWeight float64 `json:"context_time_weight"`
 }
 
 func weightsRespFrom(w recommendation.ScoringWeights) weightsResp {
 	return weightsResp{
-		BaseWeight:       w.BaseWeight,
-		LikeBoost:        w.LikeBoost,
-		RecencyWeight:    w.RecencyWeight,
-		SkipPenalty:      w.SkipPenalty,
-		JitterMagnitude:  w.JitterMagnitude,
-		ContextWeight:    w.ContextWeight,
-		SimilarityWeight: w.SimilarityWeight,
-		TasteWeight:      w.TasteWeight,
+		BaseWeight:        w.BaseWeight,
+		LikeBoost:         w.LikeBoost,
+		RecencyWeight:     w.RecencyWeight,
+		SkipPenalty:       w.SkipPenalty,
+		JitterMagnitude:   w.JitterMagnitude,
+		ContextWeight:     w.ContextWeight,
+		SimilarityWeight:  w.SimilarityWeight,
+		TasteWeight:       w.TasteWeight,
+		ContextTimeWeight: w.ContextTimeWeight,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -48,6 +50,9 @@ type tasteTuningResp struct {
 	EngagementHardSkip float64 `json:"engagement_hard_skip"`
 	EngagementNeutral  float64 `json:"engagement_neutral"`
 	EngagementFull     float64 `json:"engagement_full"`
+	EnrichedTagScale   float64 `json:"enriched_tag_scale"`
+	EraScale           float64 `json:"era_scale"`
+	MoodScale          float64 `json:"mood_scale"`
 }
 
 func tasteRespFrom(t recsettings.TasteTuning) tasteTuningResp {
@@ -56,6 +61,9 @@ func tasteRespFrom(t recsettings.TasteTuning) tasteTuningResp {
 		EngagementHardSkip: t.EngagementHardSkip,
 		EngagementNeutral:  t.EngagementNeutral,
 		EngagementFull:     t.EngagementFull,
+		EnrichedTagScale:   t.EnrichedTagScale,
+		EraScale:           t.EraScale,
+		MoodScale:          t.MoodScale,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/api/admin_tag_sources.go b/internal/api/admin_tag_sources.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cc9b534b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/api/admin_tag_sources.go
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"net/http"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
+
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/apierror"
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/tags"
+)
+
+// tagSourceResp is the wire shape for one tag-enrichment provider in the
+// GET /api/admin/tag-sources list. Mirrors the cover-sources admin surface
+// (admin_cover_sources.go) — a separate, independent settings card so a new
+// tag source is added without touching art settings (#1490).
+type tagSourceResp struct {
+	ID             string   `json:"id"`
+	DisplayName    string   `json:"display_name"`
+	RequiresAPIKey bool     `json:"requires_api_key"`
+	Supports       []string `json:"supports"`
+	Enabled        bool     `json:"enabled"`
+	APIKeySet      bool     `json:"api_key_set"`
+	DisplayOrder   int32    `json:"display_order"`
+	Testable       bool     `json:"testable"`
+}
+
+func tagSourceRespFrom(info tags.ProviderInfo) tagSourceResp {
+	supports := info.Supports
+	if supports == nil {
+		supports = []string{}
+	}
+	return tagSourceResp{
+		ID:             info.ID,
+		DisplayName:    info.DisplayName,
+		RequiresAPIKey: info.RequiresAPIKey,
+		Supports:       supports,
+		Enabled:        info.Enabled,
+		APIKeySet:      info.APIKeySet,
+		DisplayOrder:   info.DisplayOrder,
+		Testable:       info.Testable,
+	}
+}
+
+type tagSourcesListResp struct {
+	Providers      []tagSourceResp `json:"providers"`
+	SourcesVersion int32           `json:"sources_version"`
+}
+
+// handleListTagSources implements GET /api/admin/tag-sources.
+func (h *handlers) handleListTagSources(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+	infos := h.tagSettings.ListProviderInfo()
+	out := tagSourcesListResp{
+		Providers:      make([]tagSourceResp, 0, len(infos)),
+		SourcesVersion: h.tagSettings.CurrentVersion(),
+	}
+	for _, info := range infos {
+		out.Providers = append(out.Providers, tagSourceRespFrom(info))
+	}
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, out)
+}
+
+// updateTagSourceReq is the PATCH body. nil pointers mean "leave
+// unchanged"; non-nil sets (empty api_key clears).
+type updateTagSourceReq struct {
+	Enabled *bool   `json:"enabled,omitempty"`
+	APIKey  *string `json:"api_key,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type updateTagSourceResp struct {
+	tagSourceResp
+	VersionBumped bool `json:"version_bumped"`
+}
+
+// handleUpdateTagSource implements PATCH /api/admin/tag-sources/{provider_id}.
+func (h *handlers) handleUpdateTagSource(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	id := chi.URLParam(r, "provider_id")
+
+	var body updateTagSourceReq
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&body); err != nil {
+		writeErr(w, apierror.BadRequest("bad_body", "invalid JSON"))
+		return
+	}
+
+	bumped, err := h.tagSettings.UpdateProvider(r.Context(), id, tags.ProviderUpdatePatch{
+		Enabled: body.Enabled,
+		APIKey:  body.APIKey,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, tags.ErrProviderNotFound) {
+			writeErr(w, &apierror.Error{Status: http.StatusNotFound, Code: "not_found", Message: "no such provider"})
+			return
+		}
+		h.logger.Error("admin: update tag source", "id", id, "err", err)
+		writeErr(w, apierror.InternalMsg("update failed", err))
+		return
+	}
+
+	var found tagSourceResp
+	for _, info := range h.tagSettings.ListProviderInfo() {
+		if info.ID == id {
+			found = tagSourceRespFrom(info)
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, updateTagSourceResp{tagSourceResp: found, VersionBumped: bumped})
+}
+
+type testTagSourceResp struct {
+	OK         bool   `json:"ok"`
+	DurationMs int64  `json:"duration_ms,omitempty"`
+	Error      string `json:"error,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// handleTestTagSource implements POST /api/admin/tag-sources/{provider_id}/test.
+func (h *handlers) handleTestTagSource(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	id := chi.URLParam(r, "provider_id")
+
+	start := time.Now()
+	err := h.tagSettings.TestProvider(r.Context(), id)
+	duration := time.Since(start).Milliseconds()
+
+	if err == nil {
+		writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, testTagSourceResp{OK: true, DurationMs: duration})
+		return
+	}
+	if errors.Is(err, tags.ErrProviderNotFound) {
+		writeErr(w, &apierror.Error{Status: http.StatusNotFound, Code: "not_found", Message: "no such provider"})
+		return
+	}
+	// Not testable, or the test failed — both surface as ok=false with a
+	// 200 (the operation completed; the result is data, not an error).
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, testTagSourceResp{OK: false, DurationMs: duration, Error: err.Error()})
+}
+
+type researchTagsResp struct {
+	SourcesVersion int32 `json:"sources_version"`
+}
+
+// handleResearchTags implements POST /api/admin/tag-sources/research: bump
+// the sources version so every settled ('none') track becomes eligible for
+// a re-enrichment pass, then the background worker re-processes them.
+func (h *handlers) handleResearchTags(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	newVer, err := h.tagSettings.BumpVersion(r.Context())
+	if err != nil {
+		h.logger.Error("admin: research tags", "err", err)
+		writeErr(w, apierror.InternalMsg("research failed", err))
+		return
+	}
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, researchTagsResp{SourcesVersion: newVer})
+}
diff --git a/internal/api/admin_tag_sources_test.go b/internal/api/admin_tag_sources_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb00a0a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/api/admin_tag_sources_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,243 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
+
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/auth"
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/tags"
+)
+
+// apiTestTagProvider is a minimal TrackTagProvider for api-package tests.
+// Does not implement TestableProvider.
+type apiTestTagProvider struct {
+	id      string
+	display string
+}
+
+func (p *apiTestTagProvider) ID() string                              { return p.id }
+func (p *apiTestTagProvider) DisplayName() string                     { return p.display }
+func (p *apiTestTagProvider) RequiresAPIKey() bool                    { return false }
+func (p *apiTestTagProvider) DefaultEnabled() bool                    { return true }
+func (p *apiTestTagProvider) Configure(_ tags.ProviderSettings) error { return nil }
+func (p *apiTestTagProvider) FetchTrackTags(_ context.Context, _ tags.TrackRef) ([]tags.Tag, error) {
+	return []tags.Tag{{Name: "x", Weight: 1}}, nil
+}
+
+// apiTestTestableTagProvider also implements TestableProvider.
+type apiTestTestableTagProvider struct {
+	apiTestTagProvider
+}
+
+func (p *apiTestTestableTagProvider) TestConnection(_ context.Context) error { return nil }
+
+func newAdminTagSourcesRouter(h *handlers) chi.Router {
+	r := chi.NewRouter()
+	r.Route("/api/admin", func(admin chi.Router) {
+		admin.Use(auth.RequireAdmin())
+		admin.Get("/tag-sources", h.handleListTagSources)
+		admin.Patch("/tag-sources/{provider_id}", h.handleUpdateTagSource)
+		admin.Post("/tag-sources/{provider_id}/test", h.handleTestTagSource)
+	})
+	return r
+}
+
+// testHandlersWithTagSettings installs a tags.SettingsService backed by the
+// test DB. Register the needed fake providers BEFORE calling this, and pair
+// with tags.ResetRegistryForTests in t.Cleanup.
+func testHandlersWithTagSettings(t *testing.T) *handlers {
+	t.Helper()
+	h, pool := testHandlers(t)
+	s, err := tags.NewSettingsService(context.Background(), pool, h.logger)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewSettingsService: %v", err)
+	}
+	h.tagSettings = s
+	return h
+}
+
+func TestAdminListTagSources_ReturnsRegisteredProviders(t *testing.T) {
+	if os.Getenv("MINSTREL_TEST_DATABASE_URL") == "" {
+		t.Skip("MINSTREL_TEST_DATABASE_URL not set")
+	}
+	tags.ResetRegistryForTests()
+	t.Cleanup(tags.ResetRegistryForTests)
+	tags.Register(&apiTestTagProvider{id: "test-tag-prov", display: "Test Tag Provider"})
+
+	h := testHandlersWithTagSettings(t)
+	admin := seedUser(t, h.pool, "tslist", "pw", true)
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/admin/tag-sources", nil)
+	req = withUser(req, admin)
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	newAdminTagSourcesRouter(h).ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d, want 200; body=%s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
+	}
+	var resp tagSourcesListResp
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &resp); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(resp.Providers) != 1 || resp.Providers[0].ID != "test-tag-prov" {
+		t.Fatalf("providers = %+v, want 1 (test-tag-prov)", resp.Providers)
+	}
+	found := false
+	for _, s := range resp.Providers[0].Supports {
+		if s == "track_tags" {
+			found = true
+		}
+	}
+	if !found {
+		t.Errorf("supports = %v, want to include track_tags", resp.Providers[0].Supports)
+	}
+	if resp.Providers[0].Testable {
+		t.Error("testable = true, want false (no TestConnection)")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAdminUpdateTagSource_FlippingEnabledBumpsVersion(t *testing.T) {
+	if os.Getenv("MINSTREL_TEST_DATABASE_URL") == "" {
+		t.Skip("MINSTREL_TEST_DATABASE_URL not set")
+	}
+	tags.ResetRegistryForTests()
+	t.Cleanup(tags.ResetRegistryForTests)
+	tags.Register(&apiTestTagProvider{id: "flip-tag", display: "Flip Tag"})
+
+	h := testHandlersWithTagSettings(t)
+	admin := seedUser(t, h.pool, "tsflip", "pw", true)
+
+	disabled := false
+	body, _ := json.Marshal(updateTagSourceReq{Enabled: &disabled})
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPatch, "/api/admin/tag-sources/flip-tag", bytes.NewReader(body))
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	req = withUser(req, admin)
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	newAdminTagSourcesRouter(h).ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d, want 200; body=%s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
+	}
+	var resp updateTagSourceResp
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &resp); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !resp.VersionBumped {
+		t.Error("version_bumped = false, want true after flipping enabled")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAdminUpdateTagSource_KeyOnlyDoesNotBump(t *testing.T) {
+	if os.Getenv("MINSTREL_TEST_DATABASE_URL") == "" {
+		t.Skip("MINSTREL_TEST_DATABASE_URL not set")
+	}
+	tags.ResetRegistryForTests()
+	t.Cleanup(tags.ResetRegistryForTests)
+	tags.Register(&apiTestTagProvider{id: "key-tag", display: "Key Tag"})
+
+	h := testHandlersWithTagSettings(t)
+	admin := seedUser(t, h.pool, "tskey", "pw", true)
+
+	newKey := "newkey"
+	body, _ := json.Marshal(updateTagSourceReq{APIKey: &newKey})
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPatch, "/api/admin/tag-sources/key-tag", bytes.NewReader(body))
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	req = withUser(req, admin)
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	newAdminTagSourcesRouter(h).ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d, want 200; body=%s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
+	}
+	var resp updateTagSourceResp
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &resp); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode: %v", err)
+	}
+	if resp.VersionBumped {
+		t.Error("version_bumped = true, want false for key-only change")
+	}
+	if !resp.APIKeySet {
+		t.Error("api_key_set = false, want true after setting key")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAdminUpdateTagSource_UnknownProvider404(t *testing.T) {
+	if os.Getenv("MINSTREL_TEST_DATABASE_URL") == "" {
+		t.Skip("MINSTREL_TEST_DATABASE_URL not set")
+	}
+	tags.ResetRegistryForTests()
+	t.Cleanup(tags.ResetRegistryForTests)
+
+	h := testHandlersWithTagSettings(t)
+	admin := seedUser(t, h.pool, "ts404", "pw", true)
+
+	body, _ := json.Marshal(updateTagSourceReq{})
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPatch, "/api/admin/tag-sources/missing", bytes.NewReader(body))
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	req = withUser(req, admin)
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	newAdminTagSourcesRouter(h).ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusNotFound {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d, want 404; body=%s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAdminTestTagSource_NonAdminReturns403(t *testing.T) {
+	if os.Getenv("MINSTREL_TEST_DATABASE_URL") == "" {
+		t.Skip("MINSTREL_TEST_DATABASE_URL not set")
+	}
+	tags.ResetRegistryForTests()
+	t.Cleanup(tags.ResetRegistryForTests)
+	tags.Register(&apiTestTestableTagProvider{apiTestTagProvider{id: "testable-tag", display: "Testable Tag"}})
+
+	h := testHandlersWithTagSettings(t)
+	nonAdmin := seedUser(t, h.pool, "tsnoadmin", "pw", false)
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/api/admin/tag-sources/testable-tag/test", nil)
+	req = withUser(req, nonAdmin)
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	newAdminTagSourcesRouter(h).ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusForbidden {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d, want 403; body=%s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAdminTestTagSource_NotTestableReturnsOkFalse(t *testing.T) {
+	if os.Getenv("MINSTREL_TEST_DATABASE_URL") == "" {
+		t.Skip("MINSTREL_TEST_DATABASE_URL not set")
+	}
+	tags.ResetRegistryForTests()
+	t.Cleanup(tags.ResetRegistryForTests)
+	tags.Register(&apiTestTagProvider{id: "nontestable-tag", display: "Non-Testable Tag"})
+
+	h := testHandlersWithTagSettings(t)
+	admin := seedUser(t, h.pool, "tsntest", "pw", true)
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/api/admin/tag-sources/nontestable-tag/test", nil)
+	req = withUser(req, admin)
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	newAdminTagSourcesRouter(h).ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d, want 200; body=%s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
+	}
+	var resp testTagSourceResp
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &resp); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode: %v", err)
+	}
+	if resp.OK {
+		t.Error("ok = true, want false for non-testable provider")
+	}
+	if resp.Error == "" {
+		t.Error("error string empty, want a message")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/api/api.go b/internal/api/api.go
index a8649fb7..a16f8f23 100644
--- a/internal/api/api.go
+++ b/internal/api/api.go
@@ -23,13 +23,14 @@ import (
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/playevents"
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/playlists"
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/recsettings"
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/tags"
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/tracks"
 )
 
 // Mount attaches /api/* handlers to r. Public endpoints (login) are outside
 // RequireUser; everything else is gated by the middleware. The events writer
 // is shared with the Subsonic mount so /rest/scrobble feeds the same store.
-func Mount(r chi.Router, pool *pgxpool.Pool, logger *slog.Logger, events *playevents.Writer, recCfg config.RecommendationConfig, recSettings *recsettings.Service, lidarrCfg *lidarrconfig.Service, lidarrReqs *lidarrrequests.Service, lidarrQuar *lidarrquarantine.Service, tracksSvc *tracks.Service, playlistsSvc *playlists.Service, coverEnricher *coverart.Enricher, coverSettings *coverart.SettingsService, scanner *library.Scanner, scanCfg library.RunScanConfig, dataDir string, sender mailer.Sender, bus *eventbus.Bus, playlistScheduler *playlists.Scheduler, streamSecret []byte) {
+func Mount(r chi.Router, pool *pgxpool.Pool, logger *slog.Logger, events *playevents.Writer, recCfg config.RecommendationConfig, recSettings *recsettings.Service, lidarrCfg *lidarrconfig.Service, lidarrReqs *lidarrrequests.Service, lidarrQuar *lidarrquarantine.Service, tracksSvc *tracks.Service, playlistsSvc *playlists.Service, coverEnricher *coverart.Enricher, coverSettings *coverart.SettingsService, tagSettings *tags.SettingsService, scanner *library.Scanner, scanCfg library.RunScanConfig, dataDir string, sender mailer.Sender, bus *eventbus.Bus, playlistScheduler *playlists.Scheduler, streamSecret []byte) {
 	rng := rand.New(rand.NewSource(rand.Int63()))
 	h := &handlers{
 		pool: pool, logger: logger, events: events, recCfg: recCfg,
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ func Mount(r chi.Router, pool *pgxpool.Pool, logger *slog.Logger, events *playev
 		playlists:         playlistsSvc,
 		coverart:          coverEnricher,
 		coverSettings:     coverSettings,
+		tagSettings:       tagSettings,
 		scanner:           scanner,
 		scanCfg:           scanCfg,
 		dataDir:           dataDir,
@@ -200,6 +202,11 @@ func Mount(r chi.Router, pool *pgxpool.Pool, logger *slog.Logger, events *playev
 				admin.Post("/cover-sources/{provider_id}/test", h.handleTestCoverSource)
 				admin.Post("/cover-sources/research", h.handleResearchMissingArt)
 
+				admin.Get("/tag-sources", h.handleListTagSources)
+				admin.Patch("/tag-sources/{provider_id}", h.handleUpdateTagSource)
+				admin.Post("/tag-sources/{provider_id}/test", h.handleTestTagSource)
+				admin.Post("/tag-sources/research", h.handleResearchTags)
+
 				admin.Get("/smtp-config", h.handleGetSMTPConfig)
 				admin.Put("/smtp-config", h.handleUpdateSMTPConfig)
 				admin.Post("/smtp-config/test", h.handleTestSMTPConfig)
@@ -242,6 +249,7 @@ type handlers struct {
 	playlists         *playlists.Service
 	coverart          *coverart.Enricher
 	coverSettings     *coverart.SettingsService
+	tagSettings       *tags.SettingsService
 	scanner           *library.Scanner
 	scanCfg           library.RunScanConfig
 	dataDir           string
diff --git a/internal/api/events.go b/internal/api/events.go
index 150f534f..191d1688 100644
--- a/internal/api/events.go
+++ b/internal/api/events.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5"
@@ -24,6 +25,33 @@ type eventRequest struct {
 	// / "discover" feed the system-playlist rotation dedup (#415);
 	// absent / "" for library, user-playlist, radio, Subsonic.
 	Source *string `json:"source"`
+	// DeviceClass is the client's self-reported device class (#1551),
+	// normalized + stored per play to condition radio on the current device.
+	DeviceClass *string `json:"device_class"`
+}
+
+// knownDeviceClasses whitelists the device classes the context-affinity facet
+// buckets by (#1551). A client sends one; anything unrecognized normalizes to
+// "other", and empty/absent to "" (stored NULL → excluded from the device
+// dimension). Kept permissive (no DB CHECK) so a new client class is one
+// whitelist entry, not a migration.
+var knownDeviceClasses = map[string]bool{
+	"mobile": true, "tablet": true, "desktop": true,
+	"web": true, "tv": true, "watch": true,
+}
+
+func normalizeDeviceClass(dc *string) string {
+	if dc == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	s := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(*dc))
+	if s == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+	if knownDeviceClasses[s] {
+		return s
+	}
+	return "other"
 }
 
 type playStartedResponse struct {
@@ -114,7 +142,9 @@ func (h *handlers) handleEventPlayStarted(
 	if req.Source != nil {
 		source = *req.Source
 	}
-	res, err := h.events.RecordPlayStartedWithSource(r.Context(), user.ID, trackID, clientID, source, at)
+	deviceClass := normalizeDeviceClass(req.DeviceClass)
+	res, err := h.events.RecordPlayStartedWithSource(
+		r.Context(), user.ID, trackID, clientID, source, deviceClass, at)
 	if err != nil {
 		h.logger.Error("api: events: play_started", "err", err)
 		writeErr(w, apierror.InternalMsg("record failed", err))
@@ -159,7 +189,8 @@ func (h *handlers) handleEventPlayOffline(
 		source = *req.Source
 	}
 	if err := h.events.RecordOfflinePlay(
-		r.Context(), user.ID, trackID, clientID, source, at, *req.DurationPlayedMs,
+		r.Context(), user.ID, trackID, clientID, source,
+		normalizeDeviceClass(req.DeviceClass), at, *req.DurationPlayedMs,
 	); err != nil {
 		h.logger.Error("api: events: play_offline", "err", err)
 		writeErr(w, apierror.InternalMsg("record failed", err))
diff --git a/internal/api/library_test.go b/internal/api/library_test.go
index 370da98e..97544d40 100644
--- a/internal/api/library_test.go
+++ b/internal/api/library_test.go
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ func TestRoutesRegisteredInMount(t *testing.T) {
 	r := chi.NewRouter()
 	w := playevents.NewWriter(h.pool, slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(io.Discard, nil)),
 		30*time.Minute, 0.5, 30000)
-	Mount(r, h.pool, h.logger, w, config.RecommendationConfig{RadioSize: 50, RadioSizeMax: 200, RecentlyPlayedHours: 1}, h.recSettings, h.lidarrCfg, h.lidarrRequests, h.lidarrQuarantine, h.tracks, h.playlists, h.coverart, h.coverSettings, h.scanner, h.scanCfg, h.dataDir, nil, eventbus.New(), nil, nil)
+	Mount(r, h.pool, h.logger, w, config.RecommendationConfig{RadioSize: 50, RadioSizeMax: 200, RecentlyPlayedHours: 1}, h.recSettings, h.lidarrCfg, h.lidarrRequests, h.lidarrQuarantine, h.tracks, h.playlists, h.coverart, h.coverSettings, h.tagSettings, h.scanner, h.scanCfg, h.dataDir, nil, eventbus.New(), nil, nil)
 
 	paths := []string{
 		"/api/artists",
diff --git a/internal/api/me_recommendation_metrics.go b/internal/api/me_recommendation_metrics.go
index 75761b05..7aa02bb1 100644
--- a/internal/api/me_recommendation_metrics.go
+++ b/internal/api/me_recommendation_metrics.go
@@ -171,18 +171,19 @@ func (h *handlers) handleGetRecommendationMetrics(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http
 }
 
 // pickKindLabels is the display vocabulary for play_events.pick_kind
-// values (mirrors the CHECK in migration 0039). Every system mix that
+// values (mirrors the CHECK in migration 0041). Every system mix that
 // stamps provenance gets its breakdown from this one map — adding a
 // stamping mix needs no metrics change.
 var pickKindLabels = map[string]string{
-	"taste":      "Taste picks",
-	"fresh":      "Fresh picks",
-	"dormant":    "Dormant artists",
-	"cross_user": "Liked by others",
-	"random":     "Random unheard",
-	"tier1":      "Tier 1 (exact)",
-	"tier2":      "Tier 2 (relaxed)",
-	"tier3":      "Tier 3 (stretched)",
+	"taste":         "Taste picks",
+	"fresh":         "Fresh picks",
+	"dormant":       "Dormant artists",
+	"taste_unheard": "Taste-matched",
+	"cross_user":    "Liked by others",
+	"random":        "Random unheard",
+	"tier1":         "Tier 1 (exact)",
+	"tier2":         "Tier 2 (relaxed)",
+	"tier3":         "Tier 3 (stretched)",
 }
 
 // pickKindOrder fixes breakdown row order; unattributed ("", i.e. NULL
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ var pickKindLabels = map[string]string{
 // of silently shrinking. The DB CHECK gates pick_kind to exactly this
 // vocabulary, so iterating the list is exhaustive.
 var pickKindOrder = []string{
-	"taste", "fresh", "dormant", "cross_user", "random",
+	"taste", "fresh", "dormant", "taste_unheard", "cross_user", "random",
 	"tier1", "tier2", "tier3", "",
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/api/me_recommendation_metrics_test.go b/internal/api/me_recommendation_metrics_test.go
index de717b79..a5a6946e 100644
--- a/internal/api/me_recommendation_metrics_test.go
+++ b/internal/api/me_recommendation_metrics_test.go
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func TestBucketMetricsResponse_ForYouBreakdown(t *testing.T) {
 func TestBucketMetricsResponse_DiscoverBucketBreakdown(t *testing.T) {
 	// Provenance is standard (#1270): Discover's bucket stamps surface as
 	// a breakdown exactly like For You's taste/fresh — this is what makes
-	// the 40/30/30 allocation judgeable instead of a guess.
+	// the bucket allocation judgeable instead of a guess.
 	src := func(s string) *string { return &s }
 	kind := func(s string) *string { return &s }
 	rows := []dbq.RecommendationSourceMetricsForUserRow{
diff --git a/internal/api/radio.go b/internal/api/radio.go
index 5aa68f6c..b39ae73f 100644
--- a/internal/api/radio.go
+++ b/internal/api/radio.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package api
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"log/slog"
@@ -81,6 +82,9 @@ func (h *handlers) handleRadio(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	currentVec := loadCurrentSessionVector(r, q, user.ID, h.logger)
+	// Condition on the current device (#1551): the latest play's device is a
+	// cheap, request-free proxy for what the user is on right now.
+	currentVec.DeviceClass = latestDeviceClass(r.Context(), q, user.ID, h.logger)
 
 	exclude := parseExcludeParam(r.URL.Query().Get("exclude"))
 	limits := recommendation.DefaultCandidateSourceLimits()
@@ -150,6 +154,24 @@ func loadCurrentSessionVector(r *http.Request, q *dbq.Queries, userID pgtype.UUI
 	return v
 }
 
+// latestDeviceClass returns the device_class of the user's most recent play as
+// the "current device" for context conditioning (#1551), or "" when unknown
+// (no plays yet, or the latest play predates device capture). Best-effort: a
+// lookup failure yields a device-agnostic ("") affinity cell.
+func latestDeviceClass(ctx context.Context, q *dbq.Queries, userID pgtype.UUID, logger *slog.Logger) string {
+	dc, err := q.GetLatestPlayDeviceClassForUser(ctx, userID)
+	if err != nil {
+		if !errors.Is(err, pgx.ErrNoRows) {
+			logger.Warn("api: radio: latest device class", "err", err)
+		}
+		return ""
+	}
+	if dc == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return *dc
+}
+
 // parseExcludeParam parses a comma-separated list of UUIDs from the
 // `exclude` query string, silently dropping malformed entries. Returns
 // nil for empty or all-malformed input.
diff --git a/internal/coplay/worker.go b/internal/coplay/worker.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ed2c0435
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/coplay/worker.go
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+// Package coplay builds household co-play similarity edges (#1533, milestone
+// #160 Opt 5). Minstrel is a single shared-library, multi-user server (no
+// per-user library ACL), so the "household" is the whole instance's user set.
+// A periodic worker recomputes artist–artist co-occurrence from play_events
+// entirely in SQL (no external API) and stores the edges in artist_similarity
+// under source='user_cooccurrence' — the pre-provisioned co-occurrence source
+// from the 0009 schema — which the radio/mix candidate pool consumes as a
+// collaborative arm. Single-user servers produce no edges (the >= 2 co-player
+// gate), so the feature is a graceful no-op there.
+package coplay
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"log/slog"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgxpool"
+
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/db/dbq"
+)
+
+// minJaccard is the co-play edge floor: prune weak pairs and self-limit hub
+// artists, whose large combined-audience denominators pull their Jaccard down.
+// 0.1 keeps only pairs whose co-player overlap is a real fraction of their
+// combined audience.
+const minJaccard = 0.1
+
+// Worker periodically rebuilds the household co-play edge set. Pure local SQL,
+// so there are no rate limits — but the pair self-join is roughly
+// O(users × artists_per_user²), so it ticks slowly: co-listening shifts over
+// days, not minutes, and a frequent rebuild would burn CPU for no fresher
+// signal.
+type Worker struct {
+	pool   *pgxpool.Pool
+	logger *slog.Logger
+	tick   time.Duration
+}
+
+// NewWorker constructs a worker with the production default 6h tick.
+func NewWorker(pool *pgxpool.Pool, logger *slog.Logger) *Worker {
+	return &Worker{pool: pool, logger: logger, tick: 6 * time.Hour}
+}
+
+// Run rebuilds once at startup (so edges exist without waiting a full tick),
+// then every w.tick until ctx is cancelled. Runs in its own goroutine, so a
+// slow initial rebuild never blocks boot.
+func (w *Worker) Run(ctx context.Context) {
+	if err := w.rebuild(ctx); err != nil {
+		w.logger.Error("coplay: initial rebuild failed", "err", err)
+	}
+	t := time.NewTicker(w.tick)
+	defer t.Stop()
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return
+		case <-t.C:
+			if err := w.rebuild(ctx); err != nil {
+				w.logger.Error("coplay: rebuild failed", "err", err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// rebuild atomic-replaces the user_cooccurrence edge set inside one
+// transaction — delete the old edges, recompute from current play history — so
+// the candidate pool never observes a half-built set.
+func (w *Worker) rebuild(ctx context.Context) error {
+	tx, err := w.pool.Begin(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer func() { _ = tx.Rollback(ctx) }()
+	q := dbq.New(tx)
+	if err := q.DeleteArtistCoplayEdges(ctx); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := q.InsertArtistCoplayEdges(ctx, minJaccard); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := tx.Commit(ctx); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	w.logger.Debug("coplay: edges rebuilt")
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/coplay/worker_integration_test.go b/internal/coplay/worker_integration_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..72737eaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/coplay/worker_integration_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+package coplay
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"io"
+	"log/slog"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgtype"
+	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgxpool"
+
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/db"
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/db/dbq"
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/dbtest"
+)
+
+func testPool(t *testing.T) *pgxpool.Pool {
+	t.Helper()
+	if testing.Short() {
+		t.Skip("skipping in -short mode")
+	}
+	dsn := os.Getenv("MINSTREL_TEST_DATABASE_URL")
+	if dsn == "" {
+		t.Skip("MINSTREL_TEST_DATABASE_URL not set")
+	}
+	if err := db.Migrate(dsn, slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(io.Discard, nil))); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("migrate: %v", err)
+	}
+	pool, err := pgxpool.New(context.Background(), dsn)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("pool: %v", err)
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(pool.Close)
+	dbtest.ResetDB(t, pool)
+	return pool
+}
+
+func discardLogger() *slog.Logger { return slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(io.Discard, nil)) }
+
+func seedUser(t *testing.T, q *dbq.Queries, name string) pgtype.UUID {
+	t.Helper()
+	u, err := q.CreateUser(context.Background(), dbq.CreateUserParams{
+		Username: dbtest.TestUserPrefix + name, PasswordHash: "x", ApiToken: name + "-tok", IsAdmin: false,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("seed user %s: %v", name, err)
+	}
+	return u.ID
+}
+
+// seedArtistTrack creates an artist + album + one track, returning both ids.
+func seedArtistTrack(t *testing.T, q *dbq.Queries, name string) (pgtype.UUID, pgtype.UUID) {
+	t.Helper()
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	a, err := q.UpsertArtist(ctx, dbq.UpsertArtistParams{Name: name, SortName: name})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("seed artist: %v", err)
+	}
+	al, err := q.UpsertAlbum(ctx, dbq.UpsertAlbumParams{Title: name, SortTitle: name, ArtistID: a.ID})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("seed album: %v", err)
+	}
+	tr, err := q.UpsertTrack(ctx, dbq.UpsertTrackParams{
+		Title: name, AlbumID: al.ID, ArtistID: a.ID,
+		DurationMs: 1000, FilePath: "/tmp/coplay-" + name + ".mp3",
+		FileSize: 1, FileFormat: "mp3",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("seed track: %v", err)
+	}
+	return a.ID, tr.ID
+}
+
+func play(t *testing.T, pool *pgxpool.Pool, userID, trackID pgtype.UUID) {
+	t.Helper()
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	at := time.Now()
+	var sessionID pgtype.UUID
+	if err := pool.QueryRow(ctx,
+		`INSERT INTO play_sessions (user_id, started_at, last_event_at, client_id)
+		 VALUES ($1, $2, $2, 'coplay-test') RETURNING id`,
+		userID, at).Scan(&sessionID); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("insert play_session: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := pool.Exec(ctx,
+		`INSERT INTO play_events (user_id, track_id, session_id, started_at, was_skipped)
+		 VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, false)`,
+		userID, trackID, sessionID, at); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("insert play_event: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func coplayEdgeCount(t *testing.T, pool *pgxpool.Pool) int {
+	t.Helper()
+	var n int
+	if err := pool.QueryRow(context.Background(),
+		`SELECT count(*) FROM artist_similarity WHERE source='user_cooccurrence'`).Scan(&n); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("count edges: %v", err)
+	}
+	return n
+}
+
+// TestCoplayWorker_BuildsEdges: two users who both play two artists produce a
+// perfect-overlap co-play edge (Jaccard 1.0) in each direction.
+func TestCoplayWorker_BuildsEdges(t *testing.T) {
+	pool := testPool(t)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	q := dbq.New(pool)
+
+	u1 := seedUser(t, q, "cop1")
+	u2 := seedUser(t, q, "cop2")
+	aA, tA := seedArtistTrack(t, q, "ArtA")
+	aB, tB := seedArtistTrack(t, q, "ArtB")
+
+	for _, u := range []pgtype.UUID{u1, u2} {
+		play(t, pool, u, tA)
+		play(t, pool, u, tB)
+	}
+
+	if err := NewWorker(pool, discardLogger()).rebuild(ctx); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("rebuild: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	var score float64
+	if err := pool.QueryRow(ctx,
+		`SELECT score FROM artist_similarity
+		 WHERE artist_a_id=$1 AND artist_b_id=$2 AND source='user_cooccurrence'`,
+		aA, aB).Scan(&score); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected co-play edge ArtA→ArtB: %v", err)
+	}
+	// Jaccard of perfectly-overlapping player sets (both users play both):
+	// coplayers=2, players each=2 → 2/(2+2-2) = 1.0.
+	if score != 1.0 {
+		t.Errorf("edge score = %v, want 1.0 (perfect overlap)", score)
+	}
+	if got := coplayEdgeCount(t, pool); got != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("edge count = %d, want 2 (A→B and B→A)", got)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestCoplayWorker_SingleUserNoEdges: one user's own co-listening yields no
+// edges — the >= 2 distinct-co-player gate keeps single-user servers empty.
+func TestCoplayWorker_SingleUserNoEdges(t *testing.T) {
+	pool := testPool(t)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	q := dbq.New(pool)
+
+	u := seedUser(t, q, "solo")
+	_, tA := seedArtistTrack(t, q, "SoloA")
+	_, tB := seedArtistTrack(t, q, "SoloB")
+	play(t, pool, u, tA)
+	play(t, pool, u, tB)
+
+	if err := NewWorker(pool, discardLogger()).rebuild(ctx); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("rebuild: %v", err)
+	}
+	if got := coplayEdgeCount(t, pool); got != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("single-user edge count = %d, want 0 (>= 2 co-player gate)", got)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/db/dbq/coplay.sql.go b/internal/db/dbq/coplay.sql.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f19fef6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/dbq/coplay.sql.go
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+// Code generated by sqlc. DO NOT EDIT.
+// versions:
+//   sqlc v1.31.1
+// source: coplay.sql
+
+package dbq
+
+import (
+	"context"
+)
+
+const deleteArtistCoplayEdges = `-- name: DeleteArtistCoplayEdges :exec
+
+DELETE FROM artist_similarity WHERE source = 'user_cooccurrence'
+`
+
+// Household co-play similarity (#1533, milestone #160 Opt 5). Minstrel is a
+// single shared-library, multi-user server (no per-user library ACL), so the
+// "household" is the whole instance's user set. These queries recompute
+// artist–artist co-occurrence edges from play_events and store them in
+// artist_similarity under the pre-provisioned source = 'user_cooccurrence'
+// (whitelisted in the 0009 CHECK from day one). A periodic worker DELETEs then
+// re-INSERTs so edges that fall below threshold disappear. Single-user servers
+// produce no edges (the >= 2 co-player gate), so the arm is empty there.
+func (q *Queries) DeleteArtistCoplayEdges(ctx context.Context) error {
+	_, err := q.db.Exec(ctx, deleteArtistCoplayEdges)
+	return err
+}
+
+const insertArtistCoplayEdges = `-- name: InsertArtistCoplayEdges :exec
+WITH user_artists AS (
+    SELECT DISTINCT pe.user_id, t.artist_id
+    FROM play_events pe
+    JOIN tracks t ON t.id = pe.track_id
+    WHERE pe.was_skipped = false
+      AND pe.started_at > now() - interval '365 days'
+),
+artist_players AS (
+    SELECT artist_id, count(*)::float8 AS players
+    FROM user_artists
+    GROUP BY artist_id
+),
+pairs AS (
+    SELECT ua.artist_id AS a_id,
+           ub.artist_id AS b_id,
+           count(*)::float8 AS coplayers
+    FROM user_artists ua
+    JOIN user_artists ub
+      ON ua.user_id = ub.user_id AND ua.artist_id <> ub.artist_id
+    GROUP BY ua.artist_id, ub.artist_id
+    HAVING count(*) >= 2
+),
+scored AS (
+    SELECT p.a_id, p.b_id,
+           p.coplayers / (pa.players + pb.players - p.coplayers) AS score
+    FROM pairs p
+    JOIN artist_players pa ON pa.artist_id = p.a_id
+    JOIN artist_players pb ON pb.artist_id = p.b_id
+)
+INSERT INTO artist_similarity (artist_a_id, artist_b_id, score, source, fetched_at)
+SELECT a_id, b_id, score, 'user_cooccurrence', now()
+FROM scored
+WHERE score >= $1
+ON CONFLICT (artist_a_id, artist_b_id, source)
+DO UPDATE SET score = EXCLUDED.score, fetched_at = EXCLUDED.fetched_at
+`
+
+// Two artists are "co-played" when the same users play both. score is the
+// Jaccard of their distinct-player sets — coplayers / (playersA + playersB −
+// coplayers) in (0,1] — which controls for globally-popular artists (an artist
+// everyone plays would otherwise co-occur with everything). Only pairs with
+// >= 2 distinct co-players AND Jaccard >= $1 (a floor that both prunes weak
+// edges and self-limits hub artists, whose large denominators drag their
+// Jaccard down) are kept. Completed plays only, 365-day window.
+func (q *Queries) InsertArtistCoplayEdges(ctx context.Context, score float64) error {
+	_, err := q.db.Exec(ctx, insertArtistCoplayEdges, score)
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/internal/db/dbq/discover.sql.go b/internal/db/dbq/discover.sql.go
index f4f8266a..69161ec1 100644
--- a/internal/db/dbq/discover.sql.go
+++ b/internal/db/dbq/discover.sql.go
@@ -211,3 +211,69 @@ func (q *Queries) ListRandomUnheardTracksForDiscover(ctx context.Context, arg Li
 	}
 	return items, nil
 }
+
+const listTasteUnheardTracksForDiscover = `-- name: ListTasteUnheardTracksForDiscover :many
+SELECT t.id, t.album_id, t.artist_id
+  FROM tracks t
+  JOIN LATERAL regexp_split_to_table(coalesce(t.genre, ''), '[;,]') AS g_split(g) ON true
+  JOIN taste_profile_tags nt ON nt.user_id = $1 AND trim(g_split.g) = nt.tag
+ WHERE nt.weight > 0
+   AND trim(g_split.g) <> ''
+   AND NOT EXISTS (
+       SELECT 1 FROM play_events pe
+        WHERE pe.user_id = $1
+          AND pe.track_id = t.id
+          AND pe.was_skipped = false
+   )
+   AND NOT EXISTS (
+       SELECT 1 FROM general_likes gl
+        WHERE gl.user_id = $1 AND gl.track_id = t.id
+   )
+   AND NOT EXISTS (
+       SELECT 1 FROM lidarr_quarantine q
+        WHERE q.user_id = $1 AND q.track_id = t.id
+   )
+ GROUP BY t.id, t.album_id, t.artist_id
+ ORDER BY SUM(nt.weight) DESC, md5(t.id::text || $2::text)
+ LIMIT 120
+`
+
+type ListTasteUnheardTracksForDiscoverParams struct {
+	UserID  pgtype.UUID
+	Column2 string
+}
+
+type ListTasteUnheardTracksForDiscoverRow struct {
+	ID       pgtype.UUID
+	AlbumID  pgtype.UUID
+	ArtistID pgtype.UUID
+}
+
+// Taste-targeted novelty: unheard tracks whose genres overlap the user's
+// taste-profile tags (taste_profile_tags, #796), ranked by summed tag
+// weight — "new to you, but your vibe" rather than the crude random arm.
+// Genres live inline on tracks.genre as a delimited string, split the
+// same way the radio tag_overlap arm does (regexp_split_to_table on
+// [;,]). Same exclusion filters as the other buckets. Returns nothing
+// when the user has no taste tags yet (cold start), so the caller
+// redistributes its slots to the other buckets. Stamped 'taste_unheard'.
+// $1 = user_id, $2 = date string for md5 tiebreak ordering.
+func (q *Queries) ListTasteUnheardTracksForDiscover(ctx context.Context, arg ListTasteUnheardTracksForDiscoverParams) ([]ListTasteUnheardTracksForDiscoverRow, error) {
+	rows, err := q.db.Query(ctx, listTasteUnheardTracksForDiscover, arg.UserID, arg.Column2)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+	var items []ListTasteUnheardTracksForDiscoverRow
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var i ListTasteUnheardTracksForDiscoverRow
+		if err := rows.Scan(&i.ID, &i.AlbumID, &i.ArtistID); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		items = append(items, i)
+	}
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return items, nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/db/dbq/events.sql.go b/internal/db/dbq/events.sql.go
index 6db1800c..0fa111d6 100644
--- a/internal/db/dbq/events.sql.go
+++ b/internal/db/dbq/events.sql.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (q *Queries) GetMostRecentPlaySessionForUser(ctx context.Context, userID pg
 }
 
 const getOpenPlayEventForUser = `-- name: GetOpenPlayEventForUser :one
-SELECT id, user_id, track_id, session_id, started_at, ended_at, duration_played_ms, completion_ratio, was_skipped, client_id, session_vector_at_play, scrobbled_at, source, pick_kind FROM play_events
+SELECT id, user_id, track_id, session_id, started_at, ended_at, duration_played_ms, completion_ratio, was_skipped, client_id, session_vector_at_play, scrobbled_at, source, pick_kind, device_class FROM play_events
 WHERE user_id = $1 AND ended_at IS NULL
 ORDER BY started_at DESC
 LIMIT 1
@@ -80,12 +80,13 @@ func (q *Queries) GetOpenPlayEventForUser(ctx context.Context, userID pgtype.UUI
 		&i.ScrobbledAt,
 		&i.Source,
 		&i.PickKind,
+		&i.DeviceClass,
 	)
 	return i, err
 }
 
 const getPlayEventByID = `-- name: GetPlayEventByID :one
-SELECT id, user_id, track_id, session_id, started_at, ended_at, duration_played_ms, completion_ratio, was_skipped, client_id, session_vector_at_play, scrobbled_at, source, pick_kind FROM play_events WHERE id = $1
+SELECT id, user_id, track_id, session_id, started_at, ended_at, duration_played_ms, completion_ratio, was_skipped, client_id, session_vector_at_play, scrobbled_at, source, pick_kind, device_class FROM play_events WHERE id = $1
 `
 
 func (q *Queries) GetPlayEventByID(ctx context.Context, id pgtype.UUID) (PlayEvent, error) {
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ func (q *Queries) GetPlayEventByID(ctx context.Context, id pgtype.UUID) (PlayEve
 		&i.ScrobbledAt,
 		&i.Source,
 		&i.PickKind,
+		&i.DeviceClass,
 	)
 	return i, err
 }
@@ -144,19 +146,22 @@ func (q *Queries) GetSystemPickKindForTrack(ctx context.Context, arg GetSystemPi
 
 const insertPlayEvent = `-- name: InsertPlayEvent :one
 INSERT INTO play_events (
-    user_id, track_id, session_id, started_at, client_id, source, pick_kind
-) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7::text)
-RETURNING id, user_id, track_id, session_id, started_at, ended_at, duration_played_ms, completion_ratio, was_skipped, client_id, session_vector_at_play, scrobbled_at, source, pick_kind
+    user_id, track_id, session_id, started_at, client_id, source, pick_kind,
+    device_class
+) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7::text,
+    $8::text)
+RETURNING id, user_id, track_id, session_id, started_at, ended_at, duration_played_ms, completion_ratio, was_skipped, client_id, session_vector_at_play, scrobbled_at, source, pick_kind, device_class
 `
 
 type InsertPlayEventParams struct {
-	UserID    pgtype.UUID
-	TrackID   pgtype.UUID
-	SessionID pgtype.UUID
-	StartedAt pgtype.Timestamptz
-	ClientID  *string
-	Source    *string
-	PickKind  *string
+	UserID      pgtype.UUID
+	TrackID     pgtype.UUID
+	SessionID   pgtype.UUID
+	StartedAt   pgtype.Timestamptz
+	ClientID    *string
+	Source      *string
+	PickKind    *string
+	DeviceClass *string
 }
 
 // pick_kind is non-NULL only for system-playlist plays whose track was
@@ -171,6 +176,7 @@ func (q *Queries) InsertPlayEvent(ctx context.Context, arg InsertPlayEventParams
 		arg.ClientID,
 		arg.Source,
 		arg.PickKind,
+		arg.DeviceClass,
 	)
 	var i PlayEvent
 	err := row.Scan(
@@ -188,6 +194,7 @@ func (q *Queries) InsertPlayEvent(ctx context.Context, arg InsertPlayEventParams
 		&i.ScrobbledAt,
 		&i.Source,
 		&i.PickKind,
+		&i.DeviceClass,
 	)
 	return i, err
 }
@@ -254,7 +261,7 @@ func (q *Queries) InsertSkipEvent(ctx context.Context, arg InsertSkipEventParams
 }
 
 const listRecentSessionTracks = `-- name: ListRecentSessionTracks :many
-SELECT t.id, t.title, t.album_id, t.artist_id, t.track_number, t.disc_number, t.duration_ms, t.file_path, t.file_size, t.file_format, t.bitrate, t.mbid, t.genre, t.added_at, t.updated_at FROM tracks t
+SELECT t.id, t.title, t.album_id, t.artist_id, t.track_number, t.disc_number, t.duration_ms, t.file_path, t.file_size, t.file_format, t.bitrate, t.mbid, t.genre, t.added_at, t.updated_at, t.tag_source, t.tag_sources_version FROM tracks t
 JOIN play_events pe ON pe.track_id = t.id
 WHERE pe.session_id = $1
   AND pe.started_at < $2
@@ -296,6 +303,8 @@ func (q *Queries) ListRecentSessionTracks(ctx context.Context, arg ListRecentSes
 			&i.Genre,
 			&i.AddedAt,
 			&i.UpdatedAt,
+			&i.TagSource,
+			&i.TagSourcesVersion,
 		); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -331,7 +340,7 @@ SET ended_at = $2,
     completion_ratio = $4,
     was_skipped = $5
 WHERE id = $1
-RETURNING id, user_id, track_id, session_id, started_at, ended_at, duration_played_ms, completion_ratio, was_skipped, client_id, session_vector_at_play, scrobbled_at, source, pick_kind
+RETURNING id, user_id, track_id, session_id, started_at, ended_at, duration_played_ms, completion_ratio, was_skipped, client_id, session_vector_at_play, scrobbled_at, source, pick_kind, device_class
 `
 
 type UpdatePlayEventEndedParams struct {
@@ -369,6 +378,7 @@ func (q *Queries) UpdatePlayEventEnded(ctx context.Context, arg UpdatePlayEventE
 		&i.ScrobbledAt,
 		&i.Source,
 		&i.PickKind,
+		&i.DeviceClass,
 	)
 	return i, err
 }
diff --git a/internal/db/dbq/history.sql.go b/internal/db/dbq/history.sql.go
index 9ad6ae76..e2007993 100644
--- a/internal/db/dbq/history.sql.go
+++ b/internal/db/dbq/history.sql.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 const listUserHistory = `-- name: ListUserHistory :many
 SELECT pe.id           AS event_id,
        pe.started_at,
-       t.id, t.title, t.album_id, t.artist_id, t.track_number, t.disc_number, t.duration_ms, t.file_path, t.file_size, t.file_format, t.bitrate, t.mbid, t.genre, t.added_at, t.updated_at,
+       t.id, t.title, t.album_id, t.artist_id, t.track_number, t.disc_number, t.duration_ms, t.file_path, t.file_size, t.file_format, t.bitrate, t.mbid, t.genre, t.added_at, t.updated_at, t.tag_source, t.tag_sources_version,
        albums.title    AS album_title,
        artists.name    AS artist_name
   FROM play_events pe
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ func (q *Queries) ListUserHistory(ctx context.Context, arg ListUserHistoryParams
 			&i.Track.Genre,
 			&i.Track.AddedAt,
 			&i.Track.UpdatedAt,
+			&i.Track.TagSource,
+			&i.Track.TagSourcesVersion,
 			&i.AlbumTitle,
 			&i.ArtistName,
 		); err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/db/dbq/likes.sql.go b/internal/db/dbq/likes.sql.go
index 3475c710..327d1b2d 100644
--- a/internal/db/dbq/likes.sql.go
+++ b/internal/db/dbq/likes.sql.go
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ func (q *Queries) ListLikedTrackIDs(ctx context.Context, userID pgtype.UUID) ([]
 }
 
 const listLikedTrackRows = `-- name: ListLikedTrackRows :many
-SELECT t.id, t.title, t.album_id, t.artist_id, t.track_number, t.disc_number, t.duration_ms, t.file_path, t.file_size, t.file_format, t.bitrate, t.mbid, t.genre, t.added_at, t.updated_at FROM tracks t
+SELECT t.id, t.title, t.album_id, t.artist_id, t.track_number, t.disc_number, t.duration_ms, t.file_path, t.file_size, t.file_format, t.bitrate, t.mbid, t.genre, t.added_at, t.updated_at, t.tag_source, t.tag_sources_version FROM tracks t
 JOIN general_likes l ON l.track_id = t.id
 WHERE l.user_id = $1
 ORDER BY l.liked_at DESC
@@ -297,6 +297,8 @@ func (q *Queries) ListLikedTrackRows(ctx context.Context, arg ListLikedTrackRows
 			&i.Genre,
 			&i.AddedAt,
 			&i.UpdatedAt,
+			&i.TagSource,
+			&i.TagSourcesVersion,
 		); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/internal/db/dbq/models.go b/internal/db/dbq/models.go
index 29528972..10e990ef 100644
--- a/internal/db/dbq/models.go
+++ b/internal/db/dbq/models.go
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ type PlayEvent struct {
 	ScrobbledAt         pgtype.Timestamptz
 	Source              *string
 	PickKind            *string
+	DeviceClass         *string
 }
 
 type PlaySession struct {
@@ -446,16 +447,17 @@ type RecommendationTuningAudit struct {
 }
 
 type RecommendationWeightProfile struct {
-	Profile          string
-	BaseWeight       float64
-	LikeBoost        float64
-	RecencyWeight    float64
-	SkipPenalty      float64
-	JitterMagnitude  float64
-	ContextWeight    float64
-	SimilarityWeight float64
-	TasteWeight      float64
-	UpdatedAt        pgtype.Timestamptz
+	Profile           string
+	BaseWeight        float64
+	LikeBoost         float64
+	RecencyWeight     float64
+	SkipPenalty       float64
+	JitterMagnitude   float64
+	ContextWeight     float64
+	SimilarityWeight  float64
+	TasteWeight       float64
+	UpdatedAt         pgtype.Timestamptz
+	ContextTimeWeight float64
 }
 
 type RegistrationSetting struct {
@@ -532,6 +534,21 @@ type SystemPlaylistRun struct {
 	LastError   *string
 }
 
+type TagProviderSetting struct {
+	ProviderID   string
+	Enabled      bool
+	ApiKey       *string
+	DisplayOrder int32
+	CreatedAt    pgtype.Timestamptz
+	UpdatedAt    pgtype.Timestamptz
+}
+
+type TagSourcesMetum struct {
+	ID                          bool
+	CurrentVersion              int32
+	LastRegisteredProvidersHash string
+}
+
 type TasteProfileArtist struct {
 	UserID    pgtype.UUID
 	ArtistID  pgtype.UUID
@@ -539,6 +556,20 @@ type TasteProfileArtist struct {
 	UpdatedAt pgtype.Timestamptz
 }
 
+type TasteProfileEra struct {
+	UserID    pgtype.UUID
+	Era       string
+	Weight    float64
+	UpdatedAt pgtype.Timestamptz
+}
+
+type TasteProfileMood struct {
+	UserID    pgtype.UUID
+	Mood      string
+	Weight    float64
+	UpdatedAt pgtype.Timestamptz
+}
+
 type TasteProfileTag struct {
 	UserID    pgtype.UUID
 	Tag       string
@@ -553,24 +584,29 @@ type TasteTuning struct {
 	EngagementNeutral  float64
 	EngagementFull     float64
 	UpdatedAt          pgtype.Timestamptz
+	EnrichedTagScale   float64
+	EraScale           float64
+	MoodScale          float64
 }
 
 type Track struct {
-	ID          pgtype.UUID
-	Title       string
-	AlbumID     pgtype.UUID
-	ArtistID    pgtype.UUID
-	TrackNumber *int32
-	DiscNumber  *int32
-	DurationMs  int32
-	FilePath    string
-	FileSize    int64
-	FileFormat  string
-	Bitrate     *int32
-	Mbid        *string
-	Genre       *string
-	AddedAt     pgtype.Timestamptz
-	UpdatedAt   pgtype.Timestamptz
+	ID                pgtype.UUID
+	Title             string
+	AlbumID           pgtype.UUID
+	ArtistID          pgtype.UUID
+	TrackNumber       *int32
+	DiscNumber        *int32
+	DurationMs        int32
+	FilePath          string
+	FileSize          int64
+	FileFormat        string
+	Bitrate           *int32
+	Mbid              *string
+	Genre             *string
+	AddedAt           pgtype.Timestamptz
+	UpdatedAt         pgtype.Timestamptz
+	TagSource         *string
+	TagSourcesVersion int32
 }
 
 type TrackSimilarity struct {
@@ -581,6 +617,12 @@ type TrackSimilarity struct {
 	FetchedAt pgtype.Timestamptz
 }
 
+type TrackTag struct {
+	TrackID pgtype.UUID
+	Tag     string
+	Weight  float64
+}
+
 type User struct {
 	ID                  pgtype.UUID
 	Username            string
diff --git a/internal/db/dbq/recommendation.sql.go b/internal/db/dbq/recommendation.sql.go
index add1e34e..13167583 100644
--- a/internal/db/dbq/recommendation.sql.go
+++ b/internal/db/dbq/recommendation.sql.go
@@ -11,6 +11,110 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgtype"
 )
 
+const getLatestPlayDeviceClassForUser = `-- name: GetLatestPlayDeviceClassForUser :one
+SELECT device_class
+FROM play_events
+WHERE user_id = $1
+ORDER BY started_at DESC
+LIMIT 1
+`
+
+// The device_class of the user's most recent play (#1551), used as the
+// "current device" for radio context conditioning. NULL when the latest play
+// predates device capture or came from a client that didn't send one.
+func (q *Queries) GetLatestPlayDeviceClassForUser(ctx context.Context, userID pgtype.UUID) (*string, error) {
+	row := q.db.QueryRow(ctx, getLatestPlayDeviceClassForUser, userID)
+	var device_class *string
+	err := row.Scan(&device_class)
+	return device_class, err
+}
+
+const listArtistContextPlayCountsForUser = `-- name: ListArtistContextPlayCountsForUser :many
+WITH tz AS (
+    SELECT COALESCE(NULLIF(u.timezone, ''), 'UTC') AS zone
+    FROM users u WHERE u.id = $1
+),
+now_cell AS (
+    SELECT
+        CASE
+            WHEN EXTRACT(hour FROM now() AT TIME ZONE tz.zone) < 5  THEN 3
+            WHEN EXTRACT(hour FROM now() AT TIME ZONE tz.zone) < 12 THEN 0
+            WHEN EXTRACT(hour FROM now() AT TIME ZONE tz.zone) < 17 THEN 1
+            WHEN EXTRACT(hour FROM now() AT TIME ZONE tz.zone) < 22 THEN 2
+            ELSE 3
+        END AS daypart,
+        (EXTRACT(isodow FROM now() AT TIME ZONE tz.zone) >= 6) AS is_weekend
+    FROM tz
+),
+plays AS (
+    SELECT t.artist_id,
+           pe.device_class,
+           CASE
+               WHEN EXTRACT(hour FROM pe.started_at AT TIME ZONE tz.zone) < 5  THEN 3
+               WHEN EXTRACT(hour FROM pe.started_at AT TIME ZONE tz.zone) < 12 THEN 0
+               WHEN EXTRACT(hour FROM pe.started_at AT TIME ZONE tz.zone) < 17 THEN 1
+               WHEN EXTRACT(hour FROM pe.started_at AT TIME ZONE tz.zone) < 22 THEN 2
+               ELSE 3
+           END AS daypart,
+           (EXTRACT(isodow FROM pe.started_at AT TIME ZONE tz.zone) >= 6) AS is_weekend
+    FROM play_events pe
+    JOIN tracks t ON t.id = pe.track_id
+    CROSS JOIN tz
+    WHERE pe.user_id = $1
+      AND pe.was_skipped = false
+      AND pe.started_at > now() - interval '365 days'
+)
+SELECT p.artist_id,
+       count(*) AS total_plays,
+       count(*) FILTER (
+           WHERE p.daypart = (SELECT daypart FROM now_cell)
+             AND p.is_weekend = (SELECT is_weekend FROM now_cell)
+             AND ($2::text = '' OR p.device_class = $2::text)
+       ) AS cell_plays
+FROM plays p
+GROUP BY p.artist_id
+`
+
+type ListArtistContextPlayCountsForUserParams struct {
+	ID      pgtype.UUID
+	Column2 string
+}
+
+type ListArtistContextPlayCountsForUserRow struct {
+	ArtistID   pgtype.UUID
+	TotalPlays int64
+	CellPlays  int64
+}
+
+// Per-artist completed-play counts split by whether each play falls in the
+// CURRENT context cell, in the user's local timezone (#1531). The cell is
+// daypart × weekday-type, optionally narrowed by device class (#1551): when
+// $2 (the current device) is ”, the device dimension is ignored (identical to
+// the time-only #1531 behaviour, used by the daily mixes which have no device);
+// when $2 is set (radio), a play only counts in the cell if its device_class
+// matches. Feeds the context-affinity scoring term. Skips excluded; a 365-day
+// window bounds cost. Daypart buckets: night [22,5) morning [5,12)
+// afternoon [12,17) evening [17,22). Weekend = ISO days 6–7 (Sat/Sun).
+func (q *Queries) ListArtistContextPlayCountsForUser(ctx context.Context, arg ListArtistContextPlayCountsForUserParams) ([]ListArtistContextPlayCountsForUserRow, error) {
+	rows, err := q.db.Query(ctx, listArtistContextPlayCountsForUser, arg.ID, arg.Column2)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+	var items []ListArtistContextPlayCountsForUserRow
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var i ListArtistContextPlayCountsForUserRow
+		if err := rows.Scan(&i.ArtistID, &i.TotalPlays, &i.CellPlays); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		items = append(items, i)
+	}
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return items, nil
+}
+
 const listLastPlayedArtistsForUser = `-- name: ListLastPlayedArtistsForUser :many
 WITH user_plays AS (
     SELECT t.artist_id, max(pe.started_at) AS last_started
@@ -104,7 +208,7 @@ WITH plays AS (
     WHERE user_id = $2 AND was_skipped = false
     GROUP BY track_id
 )
-SELECT t.id, t.title, t.album_id, t.artist_id, t.track_number, t.disc_number, t.duration_ms, t.file_path, t.file_size, t.file_format, t.bitrate, t.mbid, t.genre, t.added_at, t.updated_at,
+SELECT t.id, t.title, t.album_id, t.artist_id, t.track_number, t.disc_number, t.duration_ms, t.file_path, t.file_size, t.file_format, t.bitrate, t.mbid, t.genre, t.added_at, t.updated_at, t.tag_source, t.tag_sources_version,
        albums.title AS album_title,
        artists.name AS artist_name
 FROM plays p
@@ -161,6 +265,8 @@ func (q *Queries) ListMostPlayedTracksForArtist(ctx context.Context, arg ListMos
 			&i.Track.Genre,
 			&i.Track.AddedAt,
 			&i.Track.UpdatedAt,
+			&i.Track.TagSource,
+			&i.Track.TagSourcesVersion,
 			&i.AlbumTitle,
 			&i.ArtistName,
 		); err != nil {
@@ -181,7 +287,7 @@ WITH plays AS (
     WHERE user_id = $1 AND was_skipped = false
     GROUP BY track_id
 )
-SELECT t.id, t.title, t.album_id, t.artist_id, t.track_number, t.disc_number, t.duration_ms, t.file_path, t.file_size, t.file_format, t.bitrate, t.mbid, t.genre, t.added_at, t.updated_at,
+SELECT t.id, t.title, t.album_id, t.artist_id, t.track_number, t.disc_number, t.duration_ms, t.file_path, t.file_size, t.file_format, t.bitrate, t.mbid, t.genre, t.added_at, t.updated_at, t.tag_source, t.tag_sources_version,
        albums.title AS album_title,
        artists.name AS artist_name
 FROM plays p
@@ -240,6 +346,8 @@ func (q *Queries) ListMostPlayedTracksForUser(ctx context.Context, arg ListMostP
 			&i.Track.Genre,
 			&i.Track.AddedAt,
 			&i.Track.UpdatedAt,
+			&i.Track.TagSource,
+			&i.Track.TagSourcesVersion,
 			&i.AlbumTitle,
 			&i.ArtistName,
 		); err != nil {
@@ -577,12 +685,14 @@ func (q *Queries) ListRediscoverArtistsForUser(ctx context.Context, arg ListRedi
 
 const loadRadioCandidates = `-- name: LoadRadioCandidates :many
 SELECT
-    t.id, t.title, t.album_id, t.artist_id, t.track_number, t.disc_number, t.duration_ms, t.file_path, t.file_size, t.file_format, t.bitrate, t.mbid, t.genre, t.added_at, t.updated_at,
+    t.id, t.title, t.album_id, t.artist_id, t.track_number, t.disc_number, t.duration_ms, t.file_path, t.file_size, t.file_format, t.bitrate, t.mbid, t.genre, t.added_at, t.updated_at, t.tag_source, t.tag_sources_version,
     (l.user_id IS NOT NULL)::bool AS is_liked,
     pe.last_played_at::timestamptz AS last_played_at,
     pe.play_count,
-    pe.skip_count
+    pe.skip_count,
+    al.release_date AS release_date
 FROM tracks t
+JOIN albums al ON al.id = t.album_id
 LEFT JOIN general_likes l ON l.user_id = $1 AND l.track_id = t.id
 LEFT JOIN LATERAL (
     SELECT
@@ -616,6 +726,7 @@ type LoadRadioCandidatesRow struct {
 	LastPlayedAt pgtype.Timestamptz
 	PlayCount    int64
 	SkipCount    int64
+	ReleaseDate  pgtype.Date
 }
 
 // Returns all tracks except the seed and any played by the user within
@@ -650,10 +761,13 @@ func (q *Queries) LoadRadioCandidates(ctx context.Context, arg LoadRadioCandidat
 			&i.Track.Genre,
 			&i.Track.AddedAt,
 			&i.Track.UpdatedAt,
+			&i.Track.TagSource,
+			&i.Track.TagSourcesVersion,
 			&i.IsLiked,
 			&i.LastPlayedAt,
 			&i.PlayCount,
 			&i.SkipCount,
+			&i.ReleaseDate,
 		); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -748,6 +862,22 @@ taste_overlap AS (
     ORDER BY tpa.weight DESC, t.id
     LIMIT $10
 ),
+coplay_artists AS (
+    -- Household co-play (#1533): tracks by artists co-played across the
+    -- instance with the seed's artist (source='user_cooccurrence', built by
+    -- the coplay worker). Mirrors similar_artists but from local co-occurrence
+    -- instead of ListenBrainz; empty on single-user servers. Same 0.5 damp as
+    -- similar_artists since it's artist-level.
+    SELECT t.id AS track_id, asim.score * 0.5 AS sim_score
+    FROM artist_similarity asim
+    JOIN tracks t ON t.artist_id = asim.artist_b_id
+    JOIN seed_artist sa ON asim.artist_a_id = sa.artist_id
+    WHERE asim.source = 'user_cooccurrence'
+      AND t.id NOT IN (SELECT id FROM excluded_ids)
+      AND t.id <> $2
+    ORDER BY asim.score DESC, random()
+    LIMIT $11
+),
 random_fill AS (
     SELECT t.id AS track_id, 0.0::float8 AS sim_score
     FROM tracks t
@@ -759,16 +889,18 @@ random_fill AS (
           UNION SELECT track_id FROM tag_overlap
           UNION SELECT track_id FROM likes_overlap
           UNION SELECT track_id FROM taste_overlap
+          UNION SELECT track_id FROM coplay_artists
       )
     ORDER BY random()
     LIMIT $9
 )
 SELECT
-    t.id, t.title, t.album_id, t.artist_id, t.track_number, t.disc_number, t.duration_ms, t.file_path, t.file_size, t.file_format, t.bitrate, t.mbid, t.genre, t.added_at, t.updated_at,
+    t.id, t.title, t.album_id, t.artist_id, t.track_number, t.disc_number, t.duration_ms, t.file_path, t.file_size, t.file_format, t.bitrate, t.mbid, t.genre, t.added_at, t.updated_at, t.tag_source, t.tag_sources_version,
     (l.user_id IS NOT NULL)::bool AS is_liked,
     pe.last_played_at::timestamptz AS last_played_at,
     pe.play_count,
     pe.skip_count,
+    al.release_date AS release_date,
     COALESCE(max(u.sim_score), 0.0) AS similarity_score
 FROM (
     SELECT track_id, sim_score FROM lb_similar
@@ -776,9 +908,11 @@ FROM (
     UNION ALL SELECT track_id, sim_score FROM tag_overlap
     UNION ALL SELECT track_id, sim_score FROM likes_overlap
     UNION ALL SELECT track_id, sim_score FROM taste_overlap
+    UNION ALL SELECT track_id, sim_score FROM coplay_artists
     UNION ALL SELECT track_id, sim_score FROM random_fill
 ) u
 JOIN tracks t ON t.id = u.track_id
+JOIN albums al ON al.id = t.album_id
 LEFT JOIN general_likes l ON l.user_id = $1 AND l.track_id = t.id
 LEFT JOIN LATERAL (
     SELECT max(started_at) AS last_played_at,
@@ -790,7 +924,8 @@ LEFT JOIN LATERAL (
 GROUP BY t.id, t.title, t.album_id, t.artist_id, t.duration_ms, t.file_path,
          t.file_format, t.file_size, t.bitrate, t.track_number, t.disc_number,
          t.mbid, t.genre, t.added_at, t.updated_at,
-         l.user_id, pe.last_played_at, pe.play_count, pe.skip_count
+         l.user_id, pe.last_played_at, pe.play_count, pe.skip_count,
+         al.release_date
 `
 
 type LoadRadioCandidatesV2Params struct {
@@ -804,6 +939,7 @@ type LoadRadioCandidatesV2Params struct {
 	Limit_4 int32
 	Limit_5 int32
 	Limit_6 int32
+	Limit_7 int32
 }
 
 type LoadRadioCandidatesV2Row struct {
@@ -812,6 +948,7 @@ type LoadRadioCandidatesV2Row struct {
 	LastPlayedAt    pgtype.Timestamptz
 	PlayCount       int64
 	SkipCount       int64
+	ReleaseDate     pgtype.Date
 	SimilarityScore interface{}
 }
 
@@ -823,7 +960,9 @@ type LoadRadioCandidatesV2Row struct {
 //	$10 taste_overlap K (#796 phase 2b — tracks by the user's top
 //	positively-weighted taste-profile artists, so taste-relevant tracks
 //	enter the pool even when the similarity/random arms miss them; scored
-//	in Go via TasteMatch, so sim_score here is 0 pool-inclusion).
+//	in Go via TasteMatch, so sim_score here is 0 pool-inclusion),
+//	$11 coplay_artists K (#1533 — tracks by artists co-played across the
+//	instance with the seed's artist; source='user_cooccurrence').
 //
 // Returns same shape as LoadRadioCandidates plus similarity_score column.
 func (q *Queries) LoadRadioCandidatesV2(ctx context.Context, arg LoadRadioCandidatesV2Params) ([]LoadRadioCandidatesV2Row, error) {
@@ -838,6 +977,7 @@ func (q *Queries) LoadRadioCandidatesV2(ctx context.Context, arg LoadRadioCandid
 		arg.Limit_4,
 		arg.Limit_5,
 		arg.Limit_6,
+		arg.Limit_7,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -862,10 +1002,13 @@ func (q *Queries) LoadRadioCandidatesV2(ctx context.Context, arg LoadRadioCandid
 			&i.Track.Genre,
 			&i.Track.AddedAt,
 			&i.Track.UpdatedAt,
+			&i.Track.TagSource,
+			&i.Track.TagSourcesVersion,
 			&i.IsLiked,
 			&i.LastPlayedAt,
 			&i.PlayCount,
 			&i.SkipCount,
+			&i.ReleaseDate,
 			&i.SimilarityScore,
 		); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
diff --git a/internal/db/dbq/recommendation_tuning.sql.go b/internal/db/dbq/recommendation_tuning.sql.go
index d41c0f19..f90aaa97 100644
--- a/internal/db/dbq/recommendation_tuning.sql.go
+++ b/internal/db/dbq/recommendation_tuning.sql.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const getTasteTuning = `-- name: GetTasteTuning :one
-SELECT singleton, half_life_days, engagement_hard_skip, engagement_neutral, engagement_full, updated_at FROM taste_tuning WHERE singleton = true
+SELECT singleton, half_life_days, engagement_hard_skip, engagement_neutral, engagement_full, updated_at, enriched_tag_scale, era_scale, mood_scale FROM taste_tuning WHERE singleton = true
 `
 
 func (q *Queries) GetTasteTuning(ctx context.Context) (TasteTuning, error) {
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ func (q *Queries) GetTasteTuning(ctx context.Context) (TasteTuning, error) {
 		&i.EngagementNeutral,
 		&i.EngagementFull,
 		&i.UpdatedAt,
+		&i.EnrichedTagScale,
+		&i.EraScale,
+		&i.MoodScale,
 	)
 	return i, err
 }
@@ -80,7 +83,7 @@ func (q *Queries) ListTuningAudit(ctx context.Context, limit int32) ([]Recommend
 }
 
 const listWeightProfiles = `-- name: ListWeightProfiles :many
-SELECT profile, base_weight, like_boost, recency_weight, skip_penalty, jitter_magnitude, context_weight, similarity_weight, taste_weight, updated_at FROM recommendation_weight_profiles ORDER BY profile
+SELECT profile, base_weight, like_boost, recency_weight, skip_penalty, jitter_magnitude, context_weight, similarity_weight, taste_weight, updated_at, context_time_weight FROM recommendation_weight_profiles ORDER BY profile
 `
 
 func (q *Queries) ListWeightProfiles(ctx context.Context) ([]RecommendationWeightProfile, error) {
@@ -103,6 +106,7 @@ func (q *Queries) ListWeightProfiles(ctx context.Context) ([]RecommendationWeigh
 			&i.SimilarityWeight,
 			&i.TasteWeight,
 			&i.UpdatedAt,
+			&i.ContextTimeWeight,
 		); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -120,9 +124,12 @@ UPDATE taste_tuning
        engagement_hard_skip = $2,
        engagement_neutral   = $3,
        engagement_full      = $4,
+       enriched_tag_scale   = $5,
+       era_scale            = $6,
+       mood_scale           = $7,
        updated_at           = now()
  WHERE singleton = true
-RETURNING singleton, half_life_days, engagement_hard_skip, engagement_neutral, engagement_full, updated_at
+RETURNING singleton, half_life_days, engagement_hard_skip, engagement_neutral, engagement_full, updated_at, enriched_tag_scale, era_scale, mood_scale
 `
 
 type UpdateTasteTuningParams struct {
@@ -130,6 +137,9 @@ type UpdateTasteTuningParams struct {
 	EngagementHardSkip float64
 	EngagementNeutral  float64
 	EngagementFull     float64
+	EnrichedTagScale   float64
+	EraScale           float64
+	MoodScale          float64
 }
 
 func (q *Queries) UpdateTasteTuning(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateTasteTuningParams) (TasteTuning, error) {
@@ -138,6 +148,9 @@ func (q *Queries) UpdateTasteTuning(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateTasteTuningPa
 		arg.EngagementHardSkip,
 		arg.EngagementNeutral,
 		arg.EngagementFull,
+		arg.EnrichedTagScale,
+		arg.EraScale,
+		arg.MoodScale,
 	)
 	var i TasteTuning
 	err := row.Scan(
@@ -147,35 +160,40 @@ func (q *Queries) UpdateTasteTuning(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateTasteTuningPa
 		&i.EngagementNeutral,
 		&i.EngagementFull,
 		&i.UpdatedAt,
+		&i.EnrichedTagScale,
+		&i.EraScale,
+		&i.MoodScale,
 	)
 	return i, err
 }
 
 const updateWeightProfile = `-- name: UpdateWeightProfile :one
 UPDATE recommendation_weight_profiles
-   SET base_weight       = $2,
-       like_boost        = $3,
-       recency_weight    = $4,
-       skip_penalty      = $5,
-       jitter_magnitude  = $6,
-       context_weight    = $7,
-       similarity_weight = $8,
-       taste_weight      = $9,
-       updated_at        = now()
+   SET base_weight         = $2,
+       like_boost          = $3,
+       recency_weight      = $4,
+       skip_penalty        = $5,
+       jitter_magnitude    = $6,
+       context_weight      = $7,
+       similarity_weight   = $8,
+       taste_weight        = $9,
+       context_time_weight = $10,
+       updated_at          = now()
  WHERE profile = $1
-RETURNING profile, base_weight, like_boost, recency_weight, skip_penalty, jitter_magnitude, context_weight, similarity_weight, taste_weight, updated_at
+RETURNING profile, base_weight, like_boost, recency_weight, skip_penalty, jitter_magnitude, context_weight, similarity_weight, taste_weight, updated_at, context_time_weight
 `
 
 type UpdateWeightProfileParams struct {
-	Profile          string
-	BaseWeight       float64
-	LikeBoost        float64
-	RecencyWeight    float64
-	SkipPenalty      float64
-	JitterMagnitude  float64
-	ContextWeight    float64
-	SimilarityWeight float64
-	TasteWeight      float64
+	Profile           string
+	BaseWeight        float64
+	LikeBoost         float64
+	RecencyWeight     float64
+	SkipPenalty       float64
+	JitterMagnitude   float64
+	ContextWeight     float64
+	SimilarityWeight  float64
+	TasteWeight       float64
+	ContextTimeWeight float64
 }
 
 func (q *Queries) UpdateWeightProfile(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateWeightProfileParams) (RecommendationWeightProfile, error) {
@@ -189,6 +207,7 @@ func (q *Queries) UpdateWeightProfile(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateWeightProfi
 		arg.ContextWeight,
 		arg.SimilarityWeight,
 		arg.TasteWeight,
+		arg.ContextTimeWeight,
 	)
 	var i RecommendationWeightProfile
 	err := row.Scan(
@@ -202,6 +221,7 @@ func (q *Queries) UpdateWeightProfile(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateWeightProfi
 		&i.SimilarityWeight,
 		&i.TasteWeight,
 		&i.UpdatedAt,
+		&i.ContextTimeWeight,
 	)
 	return i, err
 }
@@ -209,8 +229,9 @@ func (q *Queries) UpdateWeightProfile(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateWeightProfi
 const upsertTasteTuningDefaults = `-- name: UpsertTasteTuningDefaults :exec
 INSERT INTO taste_tuning (
     singleton, half_life_days, engagement_hard_skip,
-    engagement_neutral, engagement_full
-) VALUES (true, $1, $2, $3, $4)
+    engagement_neutral, engagement_full, enriched_tag_scale, era_scale,
+    mood_scale
+) VALUES (true, $1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7)
 ON CONFLICT (singleton) DO NOTHING
 `
 
@@ -219,6 +240,9 @@ type UpsertTasteTuningDefaultsParams struct {
 	EngagementHardSkip float64
 	EngagementNeutral  float64
 	EngagementFull     float64
+	EnrichedTagScale   float64
+	EraScale           float64
+	MoodScale          float64
 }
 
 func (q *Queries) UpsertTasteTuningDefaults(ctx context.Context, arg UpsertTasteTuningDefaultsParams) error {
@@ -227,6 +251,9 @@ func (q *Queries) UpsertTasteTuningDefaults(ctx context.Context, arg UpsertTaste
 		arg.EngagementHardSkip,
 		arg.EngagementNeutral,
 		arg.EngagementFull,
+		arg.EnrichedTagScale,
+		arg.EraScale,
+		arg.MoodScale,
 	)
 	return err
 }
@@ -235,21 +262,23 @@ const upsertWeightProfileDefaults = `-- name: UpsertWeightProfileDefaults :exec
 
 INSERT INTO recommendation_weight_profiles (
     profile, base_weight, like_boost, recency_weight, skip_penalty,
-    jitter_magnitude, context_weight, similarity_weight, taste_weight
-) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9)
+    jitter_magnitude, context_weight, similarity_weight, taste_weight,
+    context_time_weight
+) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9, $10)
 ON CONFLICT (profile) DO NOTHING
 `
 
 type UpsertWeightProfileDefaultsParams struct {
-	Profile          string
-	BaseWeight       float64
-	LikeBoost        float64
-	RecencyWeight    float64
-	SkipPenalty      float64
-	JitterMagnitude  float64
-	ContextWeight    float64
-	SimilarityWeight float64
-	TasteWeight      float64
+	Profile           string
+	BaseWeight        float64
+	LikeBoost         float64
+	RecencyWeight     float64
+	SkipPenalty       float64
+	JitterMagnitude   float64
+	ContextWeight     float64
+	SimilarityWeight  float64
+	TasteWeight       float64
+	ContextTimeWeight float64
 }
 
 // Recommendation tuning lab queries (#1250). Seeding happens via the
@@ -267,6 +296,7 @@ func (q *Queries) UpsertWeightProfileDefaults(ctx context.Context, arg UpsertWei
 		arg.ContextWeight,
 		arg.SimilarityWeight,
 		arg.TasteWeight,
+		arg.ContextTimeWeight,
 	)
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/internal/db/dbq/system_playlists.sql.go b/internal/db/dbq/system_playlists.sql.go
index 4f8d1a86..a86564a9 100644
--- a/internal/db/dbq/system_playlists.sql.go
+++ b/internal/db/dbq/system_playlists.sql.go
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ SELECT c.artist_id,
   FROM chosen c
   LEFT JOIN liked l ON l.artist_id = c.artist_id
  ORDER BY score DESC, c.artist_id
- LIMIT 5
+ LIMIT 12
 `
 
 type PickSeedArtistsRow struct {
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ type PickSeedArtistsRow struct {
 	Tier     int32
 }
 
-// Top-5 most-engaged distinct artist candidates, tiered so the
+// Top-12 most-engaged distinct artist candidates, tiered so the
 // "Songs like X" mixes never silently vanish (#1255): the old hard
 // 7-day window emptied the seed pool after a quiet week, and the
 // daily atomic-replace build then deleted every existing mix until
@@ -375,8 +375,9 @@ type PickSeedArtistsRow struct {
 // rule-#131 pick-kind ladder and stamps the built tracks, so metrics
 // can compare mixes seeded from fresh vs stale engagement.
 // Score = unskipped-play count + 5 if user has liked the artist. The
-// Go-side picker (pickSeedArtistsForDay) shuffles the 5
-// daily-deterministically and takes 3 so the mix set rotates.
+// Go-side picker (pickSeedArtistsForDay) shuffles the 12
+// daily-deterministically and takes songsLikeSeedCount (6) so the mix
+// set both rotates day-to-day and fills the dedicated Home row (#1491).
 func (q *Queries) PickSeedArtists(ctx context.Context, userID pgtype.UUID) ([]PickSeedArtistsRow, error) {
 	rows, err := q.db.Query(ctx, pickSeedArtists, userID)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/db/dbq/tag_settings.sql.go b/internal/db/dbq/tag_settings.sql.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61ee4524
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/dbq/tag_settings.sql.go
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+// Code generated by sqlc. DO NOT EDIT.
+// versions:
+//   sqlc v1.31.1
+// source: tag_settings.sql
+
+package dbq
+
+import (
+	"context"
+)
+
+const bumpTagSourcesVersion = `-- name: BumpTagSourcesVersion :one
+UPDATE tag_sources_meta
+   SET current_version = current_version + 1
+ WHERE id = true
+RETURNING current_version
+`
+
+// Increment + return the new version. Called only when the enabled set
+// changes (not on key edits).
+func (q *Queries) BumpTagSourcesVersion(ctx context.Context) (int32, error) {
+	row := q.db.QueryRow(ctx, bumpTagSourcesVersion)
+	var current_version int32
+	err := row.Scan(&current_version)
+	return current_version, err
+}
+
+const bumpTagVersionAndSetProvidersHash = `-- name: BumpTagVersionAndSetProvidersHash :one
+UPDATE tag_sources_meta
+   SET current_version = current_version + 1,
+       last_registered_providers_hash = $1
+ WHERE id = true
+RETURNING current_version
+`
+
+// Atomically increment the version and store the new registered-provider
+// hash. Called at boot when the compiled-in provider set changed, so
+// 'none' rows become eligible for a retry through the new chain.
+func (q *Queries) BumpTagVersionAndSetProvidersHash(ctx context.Context, lastRegisteredProvidersHash string) (int32, error) {
+	row := q.db.QueryRow(ctx, bumpTagVersionAndSetProvidersHash, lastRegisteredProvidersHash)
+	var current_version int32
+	err := row.Scan(&current_version)
+	return current_version, err
+}
+
+const getCurrentTagSourcesVersion = `-- name: GetCurrentTagSourcesVersion :one
+SELECT current_version FROM tag_sources_meta WHERE id = true
+`
+
+func (q *Queries) GetCurrentTagSourcesVersion(ctx context.Context) (int32, error) {
+	row := q.db.QueryRow(ctx, getCurrentTagSourcesVersion)
+	var current_version int32
+	err := row.Scan(&current_version)
+	return current_version, err
+}
+
+const getTagProvidersHash = `-- name: GetTagProvidersHash :one
+SELECT last_registered_providers_hash
+  FROM tag_sources_meta
+ WHERE id = true
+`
+
+func (q *Queries) GetTagProvidersHash(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
+	row := q.db.QueryRow(ctx, getTagProvidersHash)
+	var last_registered_providers_hash string
+	err := row.Scan(&last_registered_providers_hash)
+	return last_registered_providers_hash, err
+}
+
+const listTagProviderSettings = `-- name: ListTagProviderSettings :many
+
+SELECT provider_id, enabled, api_key, display_order, created_at, updated_at
+  FROM tag_provider_settings
+ ORDER BY display_order, provider_id
+`
+
+// Tag-enrichment provider settings queries (milestone #160, #1490 Step 2).
+// The tags.SettingsService consumes these — parallel to the cover-art
+// SettingsService (coverart_settings.sql). Keeping the two independent
+// means a new tag source is added without touching the art settings.
+// All rows, for boot reconciliation and the admin GET handler.
+func (q *Queries) ListTagProviderSettings(ctx context.Context) ([]TagProviderSetting, error) {
+	rows, err := q.db.Query(ctx, listTagProviderSettings)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+	var items []TagProviderSetting
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var i TagProviderSetting
+		if err := rows.Scan(
+			&i.ProviderID,
+			&i.Enabled,
+			&i.ApiKey,
+			&i.DisplayOrder,
+			&i.CreatedAt,
+			&i.UpdatedAt,
+		); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		items = append(items, i)
+	}
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return items, nil
+}
+
+const updateTagProviderSettings = `-- name: UpdateTagProviderSettings :exec
+UPDATE tag_provider_settings
+   SET enabled    = COALESCE($2, enabled),
+       api_key    = CASE WHEN $3::boolean THEN $4 ELSE api_key END,
+       updated_at = now()
+ WHERE provider_id = $1
+`
+
+type UpdateTagProviderSettingsParams struct {
+	ProviderID string
+	Enabled    bool
+	Column3    bool
+	ApiKey     *string
+}
+
+// Admin PATCH. $2 sets enabled. Pass FALSE for the $3 apiKeyChanged flag
+// to leave api_key untouched; TRUE with empty string clears it, TRUE with
+// a value sets it.
+func (q *Queries) UpdateTagProviderSettings(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateTagProviderSettingsParams) error {
+	_, err := q.db.Exec(ctx, updateTagProviderSettings,
+		arg.ProviderID,
+		arg.Enabled,
+		arg.Column3,
+		arg.ApiKey,
+	)
+	return err
+}
+
+const upsertTagProviderSettings = `-- name: UpsertTagProviderSettings :exec
+INSERT INTO tag_provider_settings (provider_id, enabled, display_order)
+VALUES ($1, $2, $3)
+ON CONFLICT (provider_id) DO UPDATE
+   SET display_order = EXCLUDED.display_order,
+       updated_at    = now()
+`
+
+type UpsertTagProviderSettingsParams struct {
+	ProviderID   string
+	Enabled      bool
+	DisplayOrder int32
+}
+
+// INSERT a default row for a newly-registered provider, or refresh an
+// existing row's display_order on boot. Does NOT overwrite enabled /
+// api_key on conflict — the operator's settings persist across restarts.
+func (q *Queries) UpsertTagProviderSettings(ctx context.Context, arg UpsertTagProviderSettingsParams) error {
+	_, err := q.db.Exec(ctx, upsertTagProviderSettings, arg.ProviderID, arg.Enabled, arg.DisplayOrder)
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/internal/db/dbq/taste_profile.sql.go b/internal/db/dbq/taste_profile.sql.go
index db865aab..473af444 100644
--- a/internal/db/dbq/taste_profile.sql.go
+++ b/internal/db/dbq/taste_profile.sql.go
@@ -20,6 +20,24 @@ func (q *Queries) DeleteTasteProfileArtistsForUser(ctx context.Context, userID p
 	return err
 }
 
+const deleteTasteProfileErasForUser = `-- name: DeleteTasteProfileErasForUser :exec
+DELETE FROM taste_profile_eras WHERE user_id = $1
+`
+
+func (q *Queries) DeleteTasteProfileErasForUser(ctx context.Context, userID pgtype.UUID) error {
+	_, err := q.db.Exec(ctx, deleteTasteProfileErasForUser, userID)
+	return err
+}
+
+const deleteTasteProfileMoodsForUser = `-- name: DeleteTasteProfileMoodsForUser :exec
+DELETE FROM taste_profile_moods WHERE user_id = $1
+`
+
+func (q *Queries) DeleteTasteProfileMoodsForUser(ctx context.Context, userID pgtype.UUID) error {
+	_, err := q.db.Exec(ctx, deleteTasteProfileMoodsForUser, userID)
+	return err
+}
+
 const deleteTasteProfileTagsForUser = `-- name: DeleteTasteProfileTagsForUser :exec
 DELETE FROM taste_profile_tags WHERE user_id = $1
 `
@@ -45,6 +63,38 @@ func (q *Queries) InsertTasteProfileArtist(ctx context.Context, arg InsertTasteP
 	return err
 }
 
+const insertTasteProfileEra = `-- name: InsertTasteProfileEra :exec
+INSERT INTO taste_profile_eras (user_id, era, weight)
+VALUES ($1, $2, $3)
+`
+
+type InsertTasteProfileEraParams struct {
+	UserID pgtype.UUID
+	Era    string
+	Weight float64
+}
+
+func (q *Queries) InsertTasteProfileEra(ctx context.Context, arg InsertTasteProfileEraParams) error {
+	_, err := q.db.Exec(ctx, insertTasteProfileEra, arg.UserID, arg.Era, arg.Weight)
+	return err
+}
+
+const insertTasteProfileMood = `-- name: InsertTasteProfileMood :exec
+INSERT INTO taste_profile_moods (user_id, mood, weight)
+VALUES ($1, $2, $3)
+`
+
+type InsertTasteProfileMoodParams struct {
+	UserID pgtype.UUID
+	Mood   string
+	Weight float64
+}
+
+func (q *Queries) InsertTasteProfileMood(ctx context.Context, arg InsertTasteProfileMoodParams) error {
+	_, err := q.db.Exec(ctx, insertTasteProfileMood, arg.UserID, arg.Mood, arg.Weight)
+	return err
+}
+
 const insertTasteProfileTag = `-- name: InsertTasteProfileTag :exec
 INSERT INTO taste_profile_tags (user_id, tag, weight)
 VALUES ($1, $2, $3)
@@ -87,19 +137,23 @@ func (q *Queries) ListLikedArtistIDsForUser(ctx context.Context, userID pgtype.U
 }
 
 const listLikedTrackTasteInputsForUser = `-- name: ListLikedTrackTasteInputsForUser :many
-SELECT t.artist_id, t.genre
+SELECT t.id AS track_id, t.artist_id, t.genre, a.release_date
 FROM general_likes gl
 JOIN tracks t ON t.id = gl.track_id
+JOIN albums a ON a.id = t.album_id
 WHERE gl.user_id = $1
 `
 
 type ListLikedTrackTasteInputsForUserRow struct {
-	ArtistID pgtype.UUID
-	Genre    *string
+	TrackID     pgtype.UUID
+	ArtistID    pgtype.UUID
+	Genre       *string
+	ReleaseDate pgtype.Date
 }
 
-// (artist_id, genre) for each track the user has explicitly liked. Feeds the
-// track-like bonus into the liked track's artist and tags.
+// (track_id, artist_id, genre, release_date) for each track the user has
+// explicitly liked. Feeds the track-like bonus into the liked track's artist,
+// tags, and era (#1530); track_id keys the enriched track_tags lookup (#1490).
 func (q *Queries) ListLikedTrackTasteInputsForUser(ctx context.Context, userID pgtype.UUID) ([]ListLikedTrackTasteInputsForUserRow, error) {
 	rows, err := q.db.Query(ctx, listLikedTrackTasteInputsForUser, userID)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -109,7 +163,12 @@ func (q *Queries) ListLikedTrackTasteInputsForUser(ctx context.Context, userID p
 	var items []ListLikedTrackTasteInputsForUserRow
 	for rows.Next() {
 		var i ListLikedTrackTasteInputsForUserRow
-		if err := rows.Scan(&i.ArtistID, &i.Genre); err != nil {
+		if err := rows.Scan(
+			&i.TrackID,
+			&i.ArtistID,
+			&i.Genre,
+			&i.ReleaseDate,
+		); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		items = append(items, i)
@@ -123,8 +182,10 @@ func (q *Queries) ListLikedTrackTasteInputsForUser(ctx context.Context, userID p
 const listPlayEngagementInputsForUser = `-- name: ListPlayEngagementInputsForUser :many
 
 SELECT
+    t.id AS track_id,
     t.artist_id,
     t.genre,
+    a.release_date,
     LEAST(GREATEST(
         COALESCE(pe.completion_ratio,
                  pe.duration_played_ms::float8 / NULLIF(t.duration_ms, 0),
@@ -132,6 +193,7 @@ SELECT
     (EXTRACT(epoch FROM now() - pe.started_at) / 86400.0)::float8 AS age_days
 FROM play_events pe
 JOIN tracks t ON t.id = pe.track_id
+JOIN albums a ON a.id = t.album_id
 WHERE pe.user_id = $1
   AND pe.started_at > now() - ($2::float8 * INTERVAL '1 day')
   AND NOT EXISTS (
@@ -146,10 +208,12 @@ type ListPlayEngagementInputsForUserParams struct {
 }
 
 type ListPlayEngagementInputsForUserRow struct {
-	ArtistID   pgtype.UUID
-	Genre      *string
-	Completion float64
-	AgeDays    float64
+	TrackID     pgtype.UUID
+	ArtistID    pgtype.UUID
+	Genre       *string
+	ReleaseDate pgtype.Date
+	Completion  float64
+	AgeDays     float64
 }
 
 // Taste profile (#796 phase 1). The daily build computes signed artist/tag
@@ -158,7 +222,8 @@ type ListPlayEngagementInputsForUserRow struct {
 // One row per play in the decay-relevant window. completion is the play's
 // completion ratio (precomputed column when present, else duration_played /
 // track duration, clamped to [0,1]); age_days drives the time-decay. Genre
-// is split into tags in Go. Quarantined tracks are excluded.
+// is split into tags in Go; release_date derives the decade for the era
+// facet (#1530). Quarantined tracks are excluded.
 func (q *Queries) ListPlayEngagementInputsForUser(ctx context.Context, arg ListPlayEngagementInputsForUserParams) ([]ListPlayEngagementInputsForUserRow, error) {
 	rows, err := q.db.Query(ctx, listPlayEngagementInputsForUser, arg.UserID, arg.Column2)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -169,8 +234,10 @@ func (q *Queries) ListPlayEngagementInputsForUser(ctx context.Context, arg ListP
 	for rows.Next() {
 		var i ListPlayEngagementInputsForUserRow
 		if err := rows.Scan(
+			&i.TrackID,
 			&i.ArtistID,
 			&i.Genre,
+			&i.ReleaseDate,
 			&i.Completion,
 			&i.AgeDays,
 		); err != nil {
@@ -223,6 +290,84 @@ func (q *Queries) ListTasteProfileArtistsForUser(ctx context.Context, arg ListTa
 	return items, nil
 }
 
+const listTasteProfileErasForUser = `-- name: ListTasteProfileErasForUser :many
+SELECT era, weight
+FROM taste_profile_eras
+WHERE user_id = $1
+ORDER BY weight DESC
+LIMIT $2
+`
+
+type ListTasteProfileErasForUserParams struct {
+	UserID pgtype.UUID
+	Limit  int32
+}
+
+type ListTasteProfileErasForUserRow struct {
+	Era    string
+	Weight float64
+}
+
+// Top-weighted taste eras (#1530); consumed by the scorer's era term.
+func (q *Queries) ListTasteProfileErasForUser(ctx context.Context, arg ListTasteProfileErasForUserParams) ([]ListTasteProfileErasForUserRow, error) {
+	rows, err := q.db.Query(ctx, listTasteProfileErasForUser, arg.UserID, arg.Limit)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+	var items []ListTasteProfileErasForUserRow
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var i ListTasteProfileErasForUserRow
+		if err := rows.Scan(&i.Era, &i.Weight); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		items = append(items, i)
+	}
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return items, nil
+}
+
+const listTasteProfileMoodsForUser = `-- name: ListTasteProfileMoodsForUser :many
+SELECT mood, weight
+FROM taste_profile_moods
+WHERE user_id = $1
+ORDER BY weight DESC
+LIMIT $2
+`
+
+type ListTasteProfileMoodsForUserParams struct {
+	UserID pgtype.UUID
+	Limit  int32
+}
+
+type ListTasteProfileMoodsForUserRow struct {
+	Mood   string
+	Weight float64
+}
+
+// Top-weighted taste moods (#1534); consumed by the scorer's mood term.
+func (q *Queries) ListTasteProfileMoodsForUser(ctx context.Context, arg ListTasteProfileMoodsForUserParams) ([]ListTasteProfileMoodsForUserRow, error) {
+	rows, err := q.db.Query(ctx, listTasteProfileMoodsForUser, arg.UserID, arg.Limit)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+	var items []ListTasteProfileMoodsForUserRow
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var i ListTasteProfileMoodsForUserRow
+		if err := rows.Scan(&i.Mood, &i.Weight); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		items = append(items, i)
+	}
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return items, nil
+}
+
 const listTasteProfileTagsForUser = `-- name: ListTasteProfileTagsForUser :many
 SELECT tag, weight
 FROM taste_profile_tags
diff --git a/internal/db/dbq/track_tags.sql.go b/internal/db/dbq/track_tags.sql.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..70ddcec4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/dbq/track_tags.sql.go
@@ -0,0 +1,222 @@
+// Code generated by sqlc. DO NOT EDIT.
+// versions:
+//   sqlc v1.31.1
+// source: track_tags.sql
+
+package dbq
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgtype"
+)
+
+const deleteTrackTags = `-- name: DeleteTrackTags :exec
+DELETE FROM track_tags WHERE track_id = $1
+`
+
+// Clear a track's cached tags before rewriting (atomic replace by the caller).
+func (q *Queries) DeleteTrackTags(ctx context.Context, trackID pgtype.UUID) error {
+	_, err := q.db.Exec(ctx, deleteTrackTags, trackID)
+	return err
+}
+
+const insertTrackTag = `-- name: InsertTrackTag :exec
+INSERT INTO track_tags (track_id, tag, weight)
+VALUES ($1, $2, $3)
+ON CONFLICT (track_id, tag)
+    DO UPDATE SET weight = GREATEST(track_tags.weight, EXCLUDED.weight)
+`
+
+type InsertTrackTagParams struct {
+	TrackID pgtype.UUID
+	Tag     string
+	Weight  float64
+}
+
+// Upsert one (track, tag); keep the stronger weight when two providers
+// agree on a tag with different folksonomy strengths.
+func (q *Queries) InsertTrackTag(ctx context.Context, arg InsertTrackTagParams) error {
+	_, err := q.db.Exec(ctx, insertTrackTag, arg.TrackID, arg.Tag, arg.Weight)
+	return err
+}
+
+const listLikedTrackTagsForUser = `-- name: ListLikedTrackTagsForUser :many
+SELECT tt.track_id, tt.tag, tt.weight
+  FROM track_tags tt
+  JOIN general_likes gl ON gl.track_id = tt.track_id
+ WHERE gl.user_id = $1
+`
+
+// Enriched tags for the user's liked tracks — the like-bonus path in the
+// recompute mirrors the play path, so it needs the same tag lookup.
+func (q *Queries) ListLikedTrackTagsForUser(ctx context.Context, userID pgtype.UUID) ([]TrackTag, error) {
+	rows, err := q.db.Query(ctx, listLikedTrackTagsForUser, userID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+	var items []TrackTag
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var i TrackTag
+		if err := rows.Scan(&i.TrackID, &i.Tag, &i.Weight); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		items = append(items, i)
+	}
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return items, nil
+}
+
+const listPlayedTrackTagsForUser = `-- name: ListPlayedTrackTagsForUser :many
+SELECT tt.track_id, tt.tag, tt.weight
+  FROM track_tags tt
+ WHERE tt.track_id IN (
+       SELECT DISTINCT pe.track_id
+         FROM play_events pe
+        WHERE pe.user_id = $1
+          AND pe.was_skipped = false
+          AND pe.started_at > now() - make_interval(days => $2::int)
+   )
+`
+
+type ListPlayedTrackTagsForUserParams struct {
+	UserID  pgtype.UUID
+	Column2 int32
+}
+
+// The enriched tags for every track this user played inside the taste
+// window, so the recompute can union them into the tag facet alongside
+// ID3 genre. $1 = user_id, $2 = window_days. One row per (track, tag).
+func (q *Queries) ListPlayedTrackTagsForUser(ctx context.Context, arg ListPlayedTrackTagsForUserParams) ([]TrackTag, error) {
+	rows, err := q.db.Query(ctx, listPlayedTrackTagsForUser, arg.UserID, arg.Column2)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+	var items []TrackTag
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var i TrackTag
+		if err := rows.Scan(&i.TrackID, &i.Tag, &i.Weight); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		items = append(items, i)
+	}
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return items, nil
+}
+
+const listTrackTagsForTracks = `-- name: ListTrackTagsForTracks :many
+SELECT tt.track_id, tt.tag
+  FROM track_tags tt
+ WHERE tt.track_id = ANY($1::uuid[])
+`
+
+type ListTrackTagsForTracksRow struct {
+	TrackID pgtype.UUID
+	Tag     string
+}
+
+// Enriched tags for a set of candidate tracks (#1534), so the scorer can
+// derive each candidate's mood buckets at scoring time. One row per (track,
+// tag); the caller filters to mood words via the internal/mood vocabulary.
+func (q *Queries) ListTrackTagsForTracks(ctx context.Context, dollar_1 []pgtype.UUID) ([]ListTrackTagsForTracksRow, error) {
+	rows, err := q.db.Query(ctx, listTrackTagsForTracks, dollar_1)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+	var items []ListTrackTagsForTracksRow
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var i ListTrackTagsForTracksRow
+		if err := rows.Scan(&i.TrackID, &i.Tag); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		items = append(items, i)
+	}
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return items, nil
+}
+
+const listTracksMissingTags = `-- name: ListTracksMissingTags :many
+
+SELECT t.id, t.mbid, t.title, a.name AS artist_name, a.mbid AS artist_mbid
+  FROM tracks t
+  JOIN artists a ON a.id = t.artist_id
+ WHERE t.tag_source IS NULL
+    OR (t.tag_source = 'none' AND t.tag_sources_version < $1)
+ ORDER BY t.id
+ LIMIT $2
+`
+
+type ListTracksMissingTagsParams struct {
+	TagSourcesVersion int32
+	Limit             int32
+}
+
+type ListTracksMissingTagsRow struct {
+	ID         pgtype.UUID
+	Mbid       *string
+	Title      string
+	ArtistName string
+	ArtistMbid *string
+}
+
+// Track-tag enrichment queries (milestone #160, #1490). The tag enricher
+// drains ListTracksMissingTags, fetches from the provider chain, and
+// writes the merged top-K via DeleteTrackTags + InsertTrackTag, then
+// stamps SetTrackTagSource. Mirrors the coverart artist-enricher shape.
+// Tracks eligible for tag enrichment: never processed (tag_source NULL)
+// or previously settled 'none' under an older provider version. Returns
+// the fields the provider chain needs — recording MBID (nullable) for
+// keyed lookups, title + artist name for name-based fallback, and the
+// artist MBID (nullable) for MusicBrainz's artist-tag fallback (#1519).
+// $1 = current tag_sources_version, $2 = limit.
+func (q *Queries) ListTracksMissingTags(ctx context.Context, arg ListTracksMissingTagsParams) ([]ListTracksMissingTagsRow, error) {
+	rows, err := q.db.Query(ctx, listTracksMissingTags, arg.TagSourcesVersion, arg.Limit)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+	var items []ListTracksMissingTagsRow
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var i ListTracksMissingTagsRow
+		if err := rows.Scan(
+			&i.ID,
+			&i.Mbid,
+			&i.Title,
+			&i.ArtistName,
+			&i.ArtistMbid,
+		); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		items = append(items, i)
+	}
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return items, nil
+}
+
+const setTrackTagSource = `-- name: SetTrackTagSource :exec
+UPDATE tracks SET tag_source = $2, tag_sources_version = $3 WHERE id = $1
+`
+
+type SetTrackTagSourceParams struct {
+	ID                pgtype.UUID
+	TagSource         *string
+	TagSourcesVersion int32
+}
+
+// Stamp the enrichment outcome so the batch drainer skips settled rows.
+// $2 = 'lastfm' | 'musicbrainz' | 'mixed' | 'none', $3 = current version.
+func (q *Queries) SetTrackTagSource(ctx context.Context, arg SetTrackTagSourceParams) error {
+	_, err := q.db.Exec(ctx, setTrackTagSource, arg.ID, arg.TagSource, arg.TagSourcesVersion)
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/internal/db/dbq/tracks.sql.go b/internal/db/dbq/tracks.sql.go
index ffe498e3..ff34e172 100644
--- a/internal/db/dbq/tracks.sql.go
+++ b/internal/db/dbq/tracks.sql.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func (q *Queries) DeleteTrack(ctx context.Context, id pgtype.UUID) (DeleteTrackR
 }
 
 const getTrackByID = `-- name: GetTrackByID :one
-SELECT id, title, album_id, artist_id, track_number, disc_number, duration_ms, file_path, file_size, file_format, bitrate, mbid, genre, added_at, updated_at FROM tracks WHERE id = $1
+SELECT id, title, album_id, artist_id, track_number, disc_number, duration_ms, file_path, file_size, file_format, bitrate, mbid, genre, added_at, updated_at, tag_source, tag_sources_version FROM tracks WHERE id = $1
 `
 
 func (q *Queries) GetTrackByID(ctx context.Context, id pgtype.UUID) (Track, error) {
@@ -112,12 +112,14 @@ func (q *Queries) GetTrackByID(ctx context.Context, id pgtype.UUID) (Track, erro
 		&i.Genre,
 		&i.AddedAt,
 		&i.UpdatedAt,
+		&i.TagSource,
+		&i.TagSourcesVersion,
 	)
 	return i, err
 }
 
 const getTrackByPath = `-- name: GetTrackByPath :one
-SELECT id, title, album_id, artist_id, track_number, disc_number, duration_ms, file_path, file_size, file_format, bitrate, mbid, genre, added_at, updated_at FROM tracks WHERE file_path = $1
+SELECT id, title, album_id, artist_id, track_number, disc_number, duration_ms, file_path, file_size, file_format, bitrate, mbid, genre, added_at, updated_at, tag_source, tag_sources_version FROM tracks WHERE file_path = $1
 `
 
 func (q *Queries) GetTrackByPath(ctx context.Context, filePath string) (Track, error) {
@@ -139,12 +141,14 @@ func (q *Queries) GetTrackByPath(ctx context.Context, filePath string) (Track, e
 		&i.Genre,
 		&i.AddedAt,
 		&i.UpdatedAt,
+		&i.TagSource,
+		&i.TagSourcesVersion,
 	)
 	return i, err
 }
 
 const getTracksByIDs = `-- name: GetTracksByIDs :many
-SELECT id, title, album_id, artist_id, track_number, disc_number, duration_ms, file_path, file_size, file_format, bitrate, mbid, genre, added_at, updated_at FROM tracks WHERE id = ANY($1::uuid[])
+SELECT id, title, album_id, artist_id, track_number, disc_number, duration_ms, file_path, file_size, file_format, bitrate, mbid, genre, added_at, updated_at, tag_source, tag_sources_version FROM tracks WHERE id = ANY($1::uuid[])
 `
 
 // Batched lookup used by /api/library/sync to hydrate upsert payloads
@@ -174,6 +178,8 @@ func (q *Queries) GetTracksByIDs(ctx context.Context, dollar_1 []pgtype.UUID) ([
 			&i.Genre,
 			&i.AddedAt,
 			&i.UpdatedAt,
+			&i.TagSource,
+			&i.TagSourcesVersion,
 		); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -186,7 +192,7 @@ func (q *Queries) GetTracksByIDs(ctx context.Context, dollar_1 []pgtype.UUID) ([
 }
 
 const listArtistTracksForUser = `-- name: ListArtistTracksForUser :many
-SELECT t.id, t.title, t.album_id, t.artist_id, t.track_number, t.disc_number, t.duration_ms, t.file_path, t.file_size, t.file_format, t.bitrate, t.mbid, t.genre, t.added_at, t.updated_at,
+SELECT t.id, t.title, t.album_id, t.artist_id, t.track_number, t.disc_number, t.duration_ms, t.file_path, t.file_size, t.file_format, t.bitrate, t.mbid, t.genre, t.added_at, t.updated_at, t.tag_source, t.tag_sources_version,
        albums.title AS album_title,
        artists.name AS artist_name
 FROM tracks t
@@ -242,6 +248,8 @@ func (q *Queries) ListArtistTracksForUser(ctx context.Context, arg ListArtistTra
 			&i.Track.Genre,
 			&i.Track.AddedAt,
 			&i.Track.UpdatedAt,
+			&i.Track.TagSource,
+			&i.Track.TagSourcesVersion,
 			&i.AlbumTitle,
 			&i.ArtistName,
 		); err != nil {
@@ -256,7 +264,7 @@ func (q *Queries) ListArtistTracksForUser(ctx context.Context, arg ListArtistTra
 }
 
 const listRandomTracksForUser = `-- name: ListRandomTracksForUser :many
-SELECT t.id, t.title, t.album_id, t.artist_id, t.track_number, t.disc_number, t.duration_ms, t.file_path, t.file_size, t.file_format, t.bitrate, t.mbid, t.genre, t.added_at, t.updated_at,
+SELECT t.id, t.title, t.album_id, t.artist_id, t.track_number, t.disc_number, t.duration_ms, t.file_path, t.file_size, t.file_format, t.bitrate, t.mbid, t.genre, t.added_at, t.updated_at, t.tag_source, t.tag_sources_version,
        albums.title AS album_title,
        artists.name AS artist_name
 FROM tracks t
@@ -309,6 +317,8 @@ func (q *Queries) ListRandomTracksForUser(ctx context.Context, arg ListRandomTra
 			&i.Track.Genre,
 			&i.Track.AddedAt,
 			&i.Track.UpdatedAt,
+			&i.Track.TagSource,
+			&i.Track.TagSourcesVersion,
 			&i.AlbumTitle,
 			&i.ArtistName,
 		); err != nil {
@@ -323,7 +333,7 @@ func (q *Queries) ListRandomTracksForUser(ctx context.Context, arg ListRandomTra
 }
 
 const listTracksByAlbum = `-- name: ListTracksByAlbum :many
-SELECT id, title, album_id, artist_id, track_number, disc_number, duration_ms, file_path, file_size, file_format, bitrate, mbid, genre, added_at, updated_at FROM tracks
+SELECT id, title, album_id, artist_id, track_number, disc_number, duration_ms, file_path, file_size, file_format, bitrate, mbid, genre, added_at, updated_at, tag_source, tag_sources_version FROM tracks
 WHERE album_id = $1
   AND NOT EXISTS (
     SELECT 1 FROM lidarr_quarantine q
@@ -365,6 +375,8 @@ func (q *Queries) ListTracksByAlbum(ctx context.Context, arg ListTracksByAlbumPa
 			&i.Genre,
 			&i.AddedAt,
 			&i.UpdatedAt,
+			&i.TagSource,
+			&i.TagSourcesVersion,
 		); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -412,7 +424,7 @@ func (q *Queries) ListTracksMissingMbidWithPath(ctx context.Context, limit int32
 }
 
 const searchTracks = `-- name: SearchTracks :many
-SELECT id, title, album_id, artist_id, track_number, disc_number, duration_ms, file_path, file_size, file_format, bitrate, mbid, genre, added_at, updated_at FROM tracks
+SELECT id, title, album_id, artist_id, track_number, disc_number, duration_ms, file_path, file_size, file_format, bitrate, mbid, genre, added_at, updated_at, tag_source, tag_sources_version FROM tracks
 WHERE title ILIKE '%' || $1::text || '%'
   AND NOT EXISTS (
     SELECT 1 FROM lidarr_quarantine q
@@ -461,6 +473,8 @@ func (q *Queries) SearchTracks(ctx context.Context, arg SearchTracksParams) ([]T
 			&i.Genre,
 			&i.AddedAt,
 			&i.UpdatedAt,
+			&i.TagSource,
+			&i.TagSourcesVersion,
 		); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -508,7 +522,7 @@ ON CONFLICT (file_path) DO UPDATE SET
     mbid = EXCLUDED.mbid,
     genre = EXCLUDED.genre,
     updated_at = now()
-RETURNING id, title, album_id, artist_id, track_number, disc_number, duration_ms, file_path, file_size, file_format, bitrate, mbid, genre, added_at, updated_at
+RETURNING id, title, album_id, artist_id, track_number, disc_number, duration_ms, file_path, file_size, file_format, bitrate, mbid, genre, added_at, updated_at, tag_source, tag_sources_version
 `
 
 type UpsertTrackParams struct {
@@ -559,6 +573,8 @@ func (q *Queries) UpsertTrack(ctx context.Context, arg UpsertTrackParams) (Track
 		&i.Genre,
 		&i.AddedAt,
 		&i.UpdatedAt,
+		&i.TagSource,
+		&i.TagSourcesVersion,
 	)
 	return i, err
 }
diff --git a/internal/db/migrations/0041_discover_taste_unheard.down.sql b/internal/db/migrations/0041_discover_taste_unheard.down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2bc620a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/migrations/0041_discover_taste_unheard.down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+-- Reverse 0041_discover_taste_unheard.up.sql.
+--
+-- Null out any rows stamped with the new value before shrinking the
+-- CHECK back to the 0039 vocabulary, or the ADD CONSTRAINT would fail
+-- on existing 'taste_unheard' rows (mirrors 0039's down).
+UPDATE play_events SET pick_kind = NULL WHERE pick_kind = 'taste_unheard';
+UPDATE playlist_tracks SET pick_kind = NULL WHERE pick_kind = 'taste_unheard';
+
+ALTER TABLE playlist_tracks
+    DROP CONSTRAINT playlist_tracks_pick_kind_check;
+ALTER TABLE playlist_tracks
+    ADD CONSTRAINT playlist_tracks_pick_kind_check
+        CHECK (pick_kind IN (
+            'taste', 'fresh',
+            'dormant', 'cross_user', 'random',
+            'tier1', 'tier2', 'tier3'
+        ));
+
+ALTER TABLE play_events
+    DROP CONSTRAINT play_events_pick_kind_check;
+ALTER TABLE play_events
+    ADD CONSTRAINT play_events_pick_kind_check
+        CHECK (pick_kind IN (
+            'taste', 'fresh',
+            'dormant', 'cross_user', 'random',
+            'tier1', 'tier2', 'tier3'
+        ));
diff --git a/internal/db/migrations/0041_discover_taste_unheard.up.sql b/internal/db/migrations/0041_discover_taste_unheard.up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c2cee8bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/migrations/0041_discover_taste_unheard.up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+-- Discover taste-targeted novelty bucket (milestone #127, Scribe #1252/#1488).
+--
+-- The 2-week metrics review found Discover beating the manual baseline on
+-- skip rate — which for a discovery surface means it is playing it safe:
+-- on a single-user server it is effectively dormant + crude-random, and
+-- the per-user taste profile (n_tags, #796) went unused. This adds a
+-- fourth Discover candidate bucket that ranks unheard tracks by the
+-- user's taste-profile tag weights ("novelty that fits your vibe"), so
+-- its picks need a new pick_kind provenance value.
+--
+-- Postgres CHECK whitelists can't be altered in place: DROP + re-ADD with
+-- the expanded list, in the same migration (family rule — new CHECK-enum
+-- value needs a same-change migration).
+ALTER TABLE playlist_tracks
+    DROP CONSTRAINT playlist_tracks_pick_kind_check;
+ALTER TABLE playlist_tracks
+    ADD CONSTRAINT playlist_tracks_pick_kind_check
+        CHECK (pick_kind IN (
+            'taste', 'fresh',
+            'dormant', 'cross_user', 'random', 'taste_unheard',
+            'tier1', 'tier2', 'tier3'
+        ));
+
+ALTER TABLE play_events
+    DROP CONSTRAINT play_events_pick_kind_check;
+ALTER TABLE play_events
+    ADD CONSTRAINT play_events_pick_kind_check
+        CHECK (pick_kind IN (
+            'taste', 'fresh',
+            'dormant', 'cross_user', 'random', 'taste_unheard',
+            'tier1', 'tier2', 'tier3'
+        ));
diff --git a/internal/db/migrations/0042_track_tags.down.sql b/internal/db/migrations/0042_track_tags.down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e60b8a3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/migrations/0042_track_tags.down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+-- Reverse 0042_track_tags.up.sql.
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS tracks_tag_source_idx;
+ALTER TABLE tracks DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS tag_sources_version;
+ALTER TABLE tracks DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS tag_source;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS track_tags;
diff --git a/internal/db/migrations/0042_track_tags.up.sql b/internal/db/migrations/0042_track_tags.up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..212da925
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/migrations/0042_track_tags.up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+-- Track-level folksonomy tags for taste enrichment (milestone #160, #1490).
+--
+-- A global (not per-user) cache of style/mood tags fetched from
+-- MusicBrainz (keyless) + Last.fm (when a key is configured), keyed by
+-- track. Feeds the taste recompute's tag facet alongside raw ID3 genre,
+-- lifting resolution from coarse "Rock" to "post-punk / shoegaze /
+-- melancholic". The enricher caps to the top-K tags per track at write
+-- time so a heavily-tagged track can't dominate the profile. weight is a
+-- normalized folksonomy strength in [0,1]. Mirrors the coverart
+-- enricher's versioned source-tracking pattern.
+CREATE TABLE track_tags (
+    track_id uuid             NOT NULL REFERENCES tracks(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    tag      text             NOT NULL,
+    weight   double precision NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
+    PRIMARY KEY (track_id, tag)
+);
+CREATE INDEX track_tags_track_idx ON track_tags (track_id);
+
+-- Enrichment bookkeeping (mirror artists.artist_art_source):
+--   tag_source NULL                            → not yet processed (eligible)
+--   tag_source 'lastfm' / 'musicbrainz' / 'mixed' → found, cached
+--   tag_source 'none'                          → providers returned nothing
+--   tag_sources_version                        → bump to re-process none/stale
+ALTER TABLE tracks ADD COLUMN tag_source text;
+ALTER TABLE tracks ADD COLUMN tag_sources_version integer NOT NULL DEFAULT 0;
+CREATE INDEX tracks_tag_source_idx ON tracks (tag_source, tag_sources_version);
diff --git a/internal/db/migrations/0043_tag_provider_settings.down.sql b/internal/db/migrations/0043_tag_provider_settings.down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6c82f9d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/migrations/0043_tag_provider_settings.down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+-- Reverse 0043_tag_provider_settings.up.sql.
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS tag_sources_meta;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS tag_provider_settings;
diff --git a/internal/db/migrations/0043_tag_provider_settings.up.sql b/internal/db/migrations/0043_tag_provider_settings.up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a9438bf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/migrations/0043_tag_provider_settings.up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+-- Tag-enrichment provider settings (milestone #160, #1490 Step 2).
+--
+-- Mirrors the cover-art provider-settings substrate (migration 0018) so
+-- adding a new tag source later is "register a provider + it auto-upserts
+-- a row here" — never a schema change. The tag enricher reads the enabled
+-- set + api keys from tag_provider_settings and stamps the current version
+-- from tag_sources_meta onto tracks.tag_sources_version (added in 0042).
+--
+-- current_version starts at 1 while tracks.tag_sources_version defaults to
+-- 0 (migration 0042), so every existing track is "stale" relative to
+-- current and gets enriched on the first pass after this migrates.
+
+CREATE TABLE tag_provider_settings (
+    provider_id   text PRIMARY KEY,
+    enabled       boolean     NOT NULL DEFAULT true,
+    api_key       text,
+    display_order int         NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+    created_at    timestamptz NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
+    updated_at    timestamptz NOT NULL DEFAULT now()
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE tag_sources_meta (
+    id                              boolean PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT true,
+    current_version                 int     NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
+    last_registered_providers_hash  text    NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+    CONSTRAINT tag_sources_meta_singleton CHECK (id = true)
+);
+INSERT INTO tag_sources_meta (id, current_version) VALUES (true, 1);
+
+-- Seed the v1 providers. MusicBrainz is the keyless always-on default;
+-- Last.fm ships disabled and is opt-in once the operator supplies a key
+-- (Step 4 Settings UI), per the no-coercive-settings rule (#26). The
+-- SettingsService also upserts these at boot, so the seed is belt-and-
+-- suspenders / documents the intended defaults.
+INSERT INTO tag_provider_settings (provider_id, enabled, display_order) VALUES
+    ('musicbrainz', true,  0),
+    ('lastfm',      false, 1);
diff --git a/internal/db/migrations/0044_taste_tuning_enriched_tag_scale.down.sql b/internal/db/migrations/0044_taste_tuning_enriched_tag_scale.down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4ad01726
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/migrations/0044_taste_tuning_enriched_tag_scale.down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+-- Reverse 0044_taste_tuning_enriched_tag_scale.up.sql.
+ALTER TABLE taste_tuning DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS enriched_tag_scale;
diff --git a/internal/db/migrations/0044_taste_tuning_enriched_tag_scale.up.sql b/internal/db/migrations/0044_taste_tuning_enriched_tag_scale.up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4b605c32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/migrations/0044_taste_tuning_enriched_tag_scale.up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+-- Expose EnrichedTagScale in the tuning lab (#1520). Adds the enriched-tag
+-- weight knob to the taste_tuning singleton so operators can dial how much
+-- folksonomy tags (#1490) count vs raw ID3 genre. DEFAULT 0.5 backfills the
+-- existing row and matches taste.DefaultConfig().EnrichedTagScale.
+ALTER TABLE taste_tuning
+    ADD COLUMN enriched_tag_scale double precision NOT NULL DEFAULT 0.5;
diff --git a/internal/db/migrations/0045_taste_profile_eras.down.sql b/internal/db/migrations/0045_taste_profile_eras.down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bbd08459
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/migrations/0045_taste_profile_eras.down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+ALTER TABLE taste_tuning DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS era_scale;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS taste_profile_eras;
diff --git a/internal/db/migrations/0045_taste_profile_eras.up.sql b/internal/db/migrations/0045_taste_profile_eras.up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..54acd866
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/migrations/0045_taste_profile_eras.up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+-- 0045_taste_profile_eras.up.sql — era/decade taste facet (#1530,
+-- milestone #160 Opt 2). A third taste facet alongside artists + tags:
+-- signed weights over decade buckets ("1990s") derived from
+-- albums.release_date, rebuilt daily by internal/taste next to the
+-- artist/tag facets. Weight is a signed float — positive = drawn to
+-- that era, negative = passively avoided; magnitude reflects decayed
+-- engagement. Consumed by the recommendation scorer's taste match.
+-- Mirrors taste_profile_tags: CASCADE on user delete, indexed by
+-- (user_id, weight DESC) so "top eras" reads stay cheap.
+CREATE TABLE taste_profile_eras (
+    user_id    uuid             NOT NULL REFERENCES users(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    era        text             NOT NULL,
+    weight     double precision NOT NULL,
+    updated_at timestamptz      NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
+    PRIMARY KEY (user_id, era)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX taste_profile_eras_user_weight_idx
+    ON taste_profile_eras (user_id, weight DESC);
+
+-- Era-facet build knob, tunable in the lab (mirrors enriched_tag_scale,
+-- #1520): scales how strongly a decade-play imprints on the profile.
+-- DEFAULT 0.5 backfills the existing singleton and matches
+-- taste.DefaultConfig().EraScale; 0 disables the era facet entirely.
+ALTER TABLE taste_tuning
+    ADD COLUMN era_scale double precision NOT NULL DEFAULT 0.5;
diff --git a/internal/db/migrations/0046_context_time_weight.down.sql b/internal/db/migrations/0046_context_time_weight.down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d2be5249
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/migrations/0046_context_time_weight.down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ALTER TABLE recommendation_weight_profiles DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS context_time_weight;
diff --git a/internal/db/migrations/0046_context_time_weight.up.sql b/internal/db/migrations/0046_context_time_weight.up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6b7b7388
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/migrations/0046_context_time_weight.up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+-- 0046_context_time_weight.up.sql — time-of-day/weekday context conditioning
+-- (#1531, milestone #160 Opt 3). Adds a per-profile scoring weight for the new
+-- context-affinity term: how strongly a candidate is boosted when its artist's
+-- play history concentrates in the current daypart × weekday-type cell (in the
+-- user's local timezone). Mirrors the other ScoringWeights columns.
+--
+-- DEFAULT 1.0 backfills both existing profile rows to a modest on-value; the
+-- Go ShippedRadioWeights/ShippedDailyMixWeights carry the same 1.0 so fresh
+-- installs seed identically. Reconcile only seeds MISSING rows (ON CONFLICT DO
+-- NOTHING), so existing rows rely on this DEFAULT until an operator resets.
+ALTER TABLE recommendation_weight_profiles
+    ADD COLUMN context_time_weight double precision NOT NULL DEFAULT 1.0;
diff --git a/internal/db/migrations/0047_taste_profile_moods.down.sql b/internal/db/migrations/0047_taste_profile_moods.down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ae61a7dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/migrations/0047_taste_profile_moods.down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+ALTER TABLE taste_tuning DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS mood_scale;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS taste_profile_moods;
diff --git a/internal/db/migrations/0047_taste_profile_moods.up.sql b/internal/db/migrations/0047_taste_profile_moods.up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3d16c380
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/migrations/0047_taste_profile_moods.up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+-- 0047_taste_profile_moods.up.sql — mood taste facet (#1534, milestone #160
+-- Opt 2b). A fourth taste facet alongside artists + tags + eras: signed weights
+-- over canonical mood buckets (melancholic / energetic / chill / …) derived
+-- from a track's enriched folksonomy tags (#1490) via the internal/mood
+-- vocabulary, rebuilt daily. Weight is a signed float — positive = drawn to
+-- that mood, negative = passively avoided. Coverage is partial (grows with tag
+-- enrichment), so it's a supplement, not a foundation. Mirrors
+-- taste_profile_tags: CASCADE on user delete, indexed by (user_id, weight DESC).
+CREATE TABLE taste_profile_moods (
+    user_id    uuid             NOT NULL REFERENCES users(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    mood       text             NOT NULL,
+    weight     double precision NOT NULL,
+    updated_at timestamptz      NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
+    PRIMARY KEY (user_id, mood)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX taste_profile_moods_user_weight_idx
+    ON taste_profile_moods (user_id, weight DESC);
+
+-- Mood-facet build knob, tunable in the lab (mirrors era_scale / enriched_tag_
+-- scale): scales how strongly a mood-tagged play imprints on the profile.
+-- DEFAULT 0.5 backfills the existing singleton and matches
+-- taste.DefaultConfig().MoodScale; 0 disables the mood facet entirely.
+ALTER TABLE taste_tuning
+    ADD COLUMN mood_scale double precision NOT NULL DEFAULT 0.5;
diff --git a/internal/db/migrations/0048_play_events_device_class.down.sql b/internal/db/migrations/0048_play_events_device_class.down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4742e15a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/migrations/0048_play_events_device_class.down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ALTER TABLE play_events DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS device_class;
diff --git a/internal/db/migrations/0048_play_events_device_class.up.sql b/internal/db/migrations/0048_play_events_device_class.up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d8072d25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/migrations/0048_play_events_device_class.up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+-- 0048_play_events_device_class.up.sql — device-class context conditioning
+-- (#1551, milestone #160 Opt 3b). Records which class of device a play came
+-- from (mobile / web / …), sent by the client on play-start and normalized
+-- server-side. Extends the #1531 time-of-day/weekday affinity cell to
+-- (daypart × weekday × device) for the radio path. Nullable + no CHECK: values
+-- are normalized in Go (avoids a CHECK-migration each time a client class is
+-- added, rule #36), and historical rows stay NULL → excluded from the device
+-- dimension (a graceful cold-start; the facet ramps as new plays land).
+ALTER TABLE play_events ADD COLUMN device_class text;
diff --git a/internal/db/queries/coplay.sql b/internal/db/queries/coplay.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d2e07c0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/queries/coplay.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+-- Household co-play similarity (#1533, milestone #160 Opt 5). Minstrel is a
+-- single shared-library, multi-user server (no per-user library ACL), so the
+-- "household" is the whole instance's user set. These queries recompute
+-- artist–artist co-occurrence edges from play_events and store them in
+-- artist_similarity under the pre-provisioned source = 'user_cooccurrence'
+-- (whitelisted in the 0009 CHECK from day one). A periodic worker DELETEs then
+-- re-INSERTs so edges that fall below threshold disappear. Single-user servers
+-- produce no edges (the >= 2 co-player gate), so the arm is empty there.
+
+-- name: DeleteArtistCoplayEdges :exec
+DELETE FROM artist_similarity WHERE source = 'user_cooccurrence';
+
+-- name: InsertArtistCoplayEdges :exec
+-- Two artists are "co-played" when the same users play both. score is the
+-- Jaccard of their distinct-player sets — coplayers / (playersA + playersB −
+-- coplayers) in (0,1] — which controls for globally-popular artists (an artist
+-- everyone plays would otherwise co-occur with everything). Only pairs with
+-- >= 2 distinct co-players AND Jaccard >= $1 (a floor that both prunes weak
+-- edges and self-limits hub artists, whose large denominators drag their
+-- Jaccard down) are kept. Completed plays only, 365-day window.
+WITH user_artists AS (
+    SELECT DISTINCT pe.user_id, t.artist_id
+    FROM play_events pe
+    JOIN tracks t ON t.id = pe.track_id
+    WHERE pe.was_skipped = false
+      AND pe.started_at > now() - interval '365 days'
+),
+artist_players AS (
+    SELECT artist_id, count(*)::float8 AS players
+    FROM user_artists
+    GROUP BY artist_id
+),
+pairs AS (
+    SELECT ua.artist_id AS a_id,
+           ub.artist_id AS b_id,
+           count(*)::float8 AS coplayers
+    FROM user_artists ua
+    JOIN user_artists ub
+      ON ua.user_id = ub.user_id AND ua.artist_id <> ub.artist_id
+    GROUP BY ua.artist_id, ub.artist_id
+    HAVING count(*) >= 2
+),
+scored AS (
+    SELECT p.a_id, p.b_id,
+           p.coplayers / (pa.players + pb.players - p.coplayers) AS score
+    FROM pairs p
+    JOIN artist_players pa ON pa.artist_id = p.a_id
+    JOIN artist_players pb ON pb.artist_id = p.b_id
+)
+INSERT INTO artist_similarity (artist_a_id, artist_b_id, score, source, fetched_at)
+SELECT a_id, b_id, score, 'user_cooccurrence', now()
+FROM scored
+WHERE score >= $1
+ON CONFLICT (artist_a_id, artist_b_id, source)
+DO UPDATE SET score = EXCLUDED.score, fetched_at = EXCLUDED.fetched_at;
diff --git a/internal/db/queries/discover.sql b/internal/db/queries/discover.sql
index 3f3762d4..ed44c378 100644
--- a/internal/db/queries/discover.sql
+++ b/internal/db/queries/discover.sql
@@ -102,3 +102,37 @@ SELECT t.id, t.album_id, t.artist_id
    )
  ORDER BY md5(t.id::text || $2::text)
  LIMIT 200;
+
+-- name: ListTasteUnheardTracksForDiscover :many
+-- Taste-targeted novelty: unheard tracks whose genres overlap the user's
+-- taste-profile tags (taste_profile_tags, #796), ranked by summed tag
+-- weight — "new to you, but your vibe" rather than the crude random arm.
+-- Genres live inline on tracks.genre as a delimited string, split the
+-- same way the radio tag_overlap arm does (regexp_split_to_table on
+-- [;,]). Same exclusion filters as the other buckets. Returns nothing
+-- when the user has no taste tags yet (cold start), so the caller
+-- redistributes its slots to the other buckets. Stamped 'taste_unheard'.
+-- $1 = user_id, $2 = date string for md5 tiebreak ordering.
+SELECT t.id, t.album_id, t.artist_id
+  FROM tracks t
+  JOIN LATERAL regexp_split_to_table(coalesce(t.genre, ''), '[;,]') AS g_split(g) ON true
+  JOIN taste_profile_tags nt ON nt.user_id = $1 AND trim(g_split.g) = nt.tag
+ WHERE nt.weight > 0
+   AND trim(g_split.g) <> ''
+   AND NOT EXISTS (
+       SELECT 1 FROM play_events pe
+        WHERE pe.user_id = $1
+          AND pe.track_id = t.id
+          AND pe.was_skipped = false
+   )
+   AND NOT EXISTS (
+       SELECT 1 FROM general_likes gl
+        WHERE gl.user_id = $1 AND gl.track_id = t.id
+   )
+   AND NOT EXISTS (
+       SELECT 1 FROM lidarr_quarantine q
+        WHERE q.user_id = $1 AND q.track_id = t.id
+   )
+ GROUP BY t.id, t.album_id, t.artist_id
+ ORDER BY SUM(nt.weight) DESC, md5(t.id::text || $2::text)
+ LIMIT 120;
diff --git a/internal/db/queries/events.sql b/internal/db/queries/events.sql
index 565b510c..2be5df2f 100644
--- a/internal/db/queries/events.sql
+++ b/internal/db/queries/events.sql
@@ -28,8 +28,10 @@ LIMIT 1;
 -- found (with a stamped kind) in the user's live snapshot for that
 -- variant at ingestion time (#1249, generalized in #1270).
 INSERT INTO play_events (
-    user_id, track_id, session_id, started_at, client_id, source, pick_kind
-) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, sqlc.narg(pick_kind)::text)
+    user_id, track_id, session_id, started_at, client_id, source, pick_kind,
+    device_class
+) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, sqlc.narg(pick_kind)::text,
+    sqlc.narg(device_class)::text)
 RETURNING *;
 
 -- name: GetSystemPickKindForTrack :one
diff --git a/internal/db/queries/recommendation.sql b/internal/db/queries/recommendation.sql
index 05882dbe..bf9e10f7 100644
--- a/internal/db/queries/recommendation.sql
+++ b/internal/db/queries/recommendation.sql
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@ SELECT
     (l.user_id IS NOT NULL)::bool AS is_liked,
     pe.last_played_at::timestamptz AS last_played_at,
     pe.play_count,
-    pe.skip_count
+    pe.skip_count,
+    al.release_date AS release_date
 FROM tracks t
+JOIN albums al ON al.id = t.album_id
 LEFT JOIN general_likes l ON l.user_id = $1 AND l.track_id = t.id
 LEFT JOIN LATERAL (
     SELECT
@@ -40,7 +42,9 @@ WHERE t.id <> $2
 --   $10 taste_overlap K (#796 phase 2b — tracks by the user's top
 --   positively-weighted taste-profile artists, so taste-relevant tracks
 --   enter the pool even when the similarity/random arms miss them; scored
---   in Go via TasteMatch, so sim_score here is 0 pool-inclusion).
+--   in Go via TasteMatch, so sim_score here is 0 pool-inclusion),
+--   $11 coplay_artists K (#1533 — tracks by artists co-played across the
+--   instance with the seed's artist; source='user_cooccurrence').
 -- Returns same shape as LoadRadioCandidates plus similarity_score column.
 
 WITH
@@ -124,6 +128,22 @@ taste_overlap AS (
     ORDER BY tpa.weight DESC, t.id
     LIMIT $10
 ),
+coplay_artists AS (
+    -- Household co-play (#1533): tracks by artists co-played across the
+    -- instance with the seed's artist (source='user_cooccurrence', built by
+    -- the coplay worker). Mirrors similar_artists but from local co-occurrence
+    -- instead of ListenBrainz; empty on single-user servers. Same 0.5 damp as
+    -- similar_artists since it's artist-level.
+    SELECT t.id AS track_id, asim.score * 0.5 AS sim_score
+    FROM artist_similarity asim
+    JOIN tracks t ON t.artist_id = asim.artist_b_id
+    JOIN seed_artist sa ON asim.artist_a_id = sa.artist_id
+    WHERE asim.source = 'user_cooccurrence'
+      AND t.id NOT IN (SELECT id FROM excluded_ids)
+      AND t.id <> $2
+    ORDER BY asim.score DESC, random()
+    LIMIT $11
+),
 random_fill AS (
     SELECT t.id AS track_id, 0.0::float8 AS sim_score
     FROM tracks t
@@ -135,6 +155,7 @@ random_fill AS (
           UNION SELECT track_id FROM tag_overlap
           UNION SELECT track_id FROM likes_overlap
           UNION SELECT track_id FROM taste_overlap
+          UNION SELECT track_id FROM coplay_artists
       )
     ORDER BY random()
     LIMIT $9
@@ -145,6 +166,7 @@ SELECT
     pe.last_played_at::timestamptz AS last_played_at,
     pe.play_count,
     pe.skip_count,
+    al.release_date AS release_date,
     COALESCE(max(u.sim_score), 0.0) AS similarity_score
 FROM (
     SELECT track_id, sim_score FROM lb_similar
@@ -152,9 +174,11 @@ FROM (
     UNION ALL SELECT track_id, sim_score FROM tag_overlap
     UNION ALL SELECT track_id, sim_score FROM likes_overlap
     UNION ALL SELECT track_id, sim_score FROM taste_overlap
+    UNION ALL SELECT track_id, sim_score FROM coplay_artists
     UNION ALL SELECT track_id, sim_score FROM random_fill
 ) u
 JOIN tracks t ON t.id = u.track_id
+JOIN albums al ON al.id = t.album_id
 LEFT JOIN general_likes l ON l.user_id = $1 AND l.track_id = t.id
 LEFT JOIN LATERAL (
     SELECT max(started_at) AS last_played_at,
@@ -166,7 +190,72 @@ LEFT JOIN LATERAL (
 GROUP BY t.id, t.title, t.album_id, t.artist_id, t.duration_ms, t.file_path,
          t.file_format, t.file_size, t.bitrate, t.track_number, t.disc_number,
          t.mbid, t.genre, t.added_at, t.updated_at,
-         l.user_id, pe.last_played_at, pe.play_count, pe.skip_count;
+         l.user_id, pe.last_played_at, pe.play_count, pe.skip_count,
+         al.release_date;
+
+-- name: ListArtistContextPlayCountsForUser :many
+-- Per-artist completed-play counts split by whether each play falls in the
+-- CURRENT context cell, in the user's local timezone (#1531). The cell is
+-- daypart × weekday-type, optionally narrowed by device class (#1551): when
+-- $2 (the current device) is '', the device dimension is ignored (identical to
+-- the time-only #1531 behaviour, used by the daily mixes which have no device);
+-- when $2 is set (radio), a play only counts in the cell if its device_class
+-- matches. Feeds the context-affinity scoring term. Skips excluded; a 365-day
+-- window bounds cost. Daypart buckets: night [22,5) morning [5,12)
+-- afternoon [12,17) evening [17,22). Weekend = ISO days 6–7 (Sat/Sun).
+WITH tz AS (
+    SELECT COALESCE(NULLIF(u.timezone, ''), 'UTC') AS zone
+    FROM users u WHERE u.id = $1
+),
+now_cell AS (
+    SELECT
+        CASE
+            WHEN EXTRACT(hour FROM now() AT TIME ZONE tz.zone) < 5  THEN 3
+            WHEN EXTRACT(hour FROM now() AT TIME ZONE tz.zone) < 12 THEN 0
+            WHEN EXTRACT(hour FROM now() AT TIME ZONE tz.zone) < 17 THEN 1
+            WHEN EXTRACT(hour FROM now() AT TIME ZONE tz.zone) < 22 THEN 2
+            ELSE 3
+        END AS daypart,
+        (EXTRACT(isodow FROM now() AT TIME ZONE tz.zone) >= 6) AS is_weekend
+    FROM tz
+),
+plays AS (
+    SELECT t.artist_id,
+           pe.device_class,
+           CASE
+               WHEN EXTRACT(hour FROM pe.started_at AT TIME ZONE tz.zone) < 5  THEN 3
+               WHEN EXTRACT(hour FROM pe.started_at AT TIME ZONE tz.zone) < 12 THEN 0
+               WHEN EXTRACT(hour FROM pe.started_at AT TIME ZONE tz.zone) < 17 THEN 1
+               WHEN EXTRACT(hour FROM pe.started_at AT TIME ZONE tz.zone) < 22 THEN 2
+               ELSE 3
+           END AS daypart,
+           (EXTRACT(isodow FROM pe.started_at AT TIME ZONE tz.zone) >= 6) AS is_weekend
+    FROM play_events pe
+    JOIN tracks t ON t.id = pe.track_id
+    CROSS JOIN tz
+    WHERE pe.user_id = $1
+      AND pe.was_skipped = false
+      AND pe.started_at > now() - interval '365 days'
+)
+SELECT p.artist_id,
+       count(*) AS total_plays,
+       count(*) FILTER (
+           WHERE p.daypart = (SELECT daypart FROM now_cell)
+             AND p.is_weekend = (SELECT is_weekend FROM now_cell)
+             AND ($2::text = '' OR p.device_class = $2::text)
+       ) AS cell_plays
+FROM plays p
+GROUP BY p.artist_id;
+
+-- name: GetLatestPlayDeviceClassForUser :one
+-- The device_class of the user's most recent play (#1551), used as the
+-- "current device" for radio context conditioning. NULL when the latest play
+-- predates device capture or came from a client that didn't send one.
+SELECT device_class
+FROM play_events
+WHERE user_id = $1
+ORDER BY started_at DESC
+LIMIT 1;
 
 -- name: SuggestArtistsForUser :many
 -- M5c: per-user artist suggestions ranked by signal x similarity. The
diff --git a/internal/db/queries/recommendation_tuning.sql b/internal/db/queries/recommendation_tuning.sql
index 760ea716..b017e542 100644
--- a/internal/db/queries/recommendation_tuning.sql
+++ b/internal/db/queries/recommendation_tuning.sql
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@
 -- doesn't exist yet. Never overwrites operator-tuned values.
 INSERT INTO recommendation_weight_profiles (
     profile, base_weight, like_boost, recency_weight, skip_penalty,
-    jitter_magnitude, context_weight, similarity_weight, taste_weight
-) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9)
+    jitter_magnitude, context_weight, similarity_weight, taste_weight,
+    context_time_weight
+) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9, $10)
 ON CONFLICT (profile) DO NOTHING;
 
 -- name: ListWeightProfiles :many
@@ -15,23 +16,25 @@ SELECT * FROM recommendation_weight_profiles ORDER BY profile;
 
 -- name: UpdateWeightProfile :one
 UPDATE recommendation_weight_profiles
-   SET base_weight       = $2,
-       like_boost        = $3,
-       recency_weight    = $4,
-       skip_penalty      = $5,
-       jitter_magnitude  = $6,
-       context_weight    = $7,
-       similarity_weight = $8,
-       taste_weight      = $9,
-       updated_at        = now()
+   SET base_weight         = $2,
+       like_boost          = $3,
+       recency_weight      = $4,
+       skip_penalty        = $5,
+       jitter_magnitude    = $6,
+       context_weight      = $7,
+       similarity_weight   = $8,
+       taste_weight        = $9,
+       context_time_weight = $10,
+       updated_at          = now()
  WHERE profile = $1
 RETURNING *;
 
 -- name: UpsertTasteTuningDefaults :exec
 INSERT INTO taste_tuning (
     singleton, half_life_days, engagement_hard_skip,
-    engagement_neutral, engagement_full
-) VALUES (true, $1, $2, $3, $4)
+    engagement_neutral, engagement_full, enriched_tag_scale, era_scale,
+    mood_scale
+) VALUES (true, $1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7)
 ON CONFLICT (singleton) DO NOTHING;
 
 -- name: GetTasteTuning :one
@@ -43,6 +46,9 @@ UPDATE taste_tuning
        engagement_hard_skip = $2,
        engagement_neutral   = $3,
        engagement_full      = $4,
+       enriched_tag_scale   = $5,
+       era_scale            = $6,
+       mood_scale           = $7,
        updated_at           = now()
  WHERE singleton = true
 RETURNING *;
diff --git a/internal/db/queries/system_playlists.sql b/internal/db/queries/system_playlists.sql
index 4f8a7696..b57fd079 100644
--- a/internal/db/queries/system_playlists.sql
+++ b/internal/db/queries/system_playlists.sql
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ UPDATE system_playlist_runs
 UPDATE system_playlist_runs SET in_flight = false WHERE in_flight = true;
 
 -- name: PickSeedArtists :many
--- Top-5 most-engaged distinct artist candidates, tiered so the
+-- Top-12 most-engaged distinct artist candidates, tiered so the
 -- "Songs like X" mixes never silently vanish (#1255): the old hard
 -- 7-day window emptied the seed pool after a quiet week, and the
 -- daily atomic-replace build then deleted every existing mix until
@@ -61,8 +61,9 @@ UPDATE system_playlist_runs SET in_flight = false WHERE in_flight = true;
 -- rule-#131 pick-kind ladder and stamps the built tracks, so metrics
 -- can compare mixes seeded from fresh vs stale engagement.
 -- Score = unskipped-play count + 5 if user has liked the artist. The
--- Go-side picker (pickSeedArtistsForDay) shuffles the 5
--- daily-deterministically and takes 3 so the mix set rotates.
+-- Go-side picker (pickSeedArtistsForDay) shuffles the 12
+-- daily-deterministically and takes songsLikeSeedCount (6) so the mix
+-- set both rotates day-to-day and fills the dedicated Home row (#1491).
 WITH liked AS (
     SELECT gla.artist_id FROM general_likes_artists gla WHERE gla.user_id = $1
 ),
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ SELECT c.artist_id,
   FROM chosen c
   LEFT JOIN liked l ON l.artist_id = c.artist_id
  ORDER BY score DESC, c.artist_id
- LIMIT 5;
+ LIMIT 12;
 
 -- name: PickTopPlayedTracksForUser :many
 -- For-You candidate seeds, tiered so For-You never silently vanishes:
diff --git a/internal/db/queries/tag_settings.sql b/internal/db/queries/tag_settings.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..03748656
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/queries/tag_settings.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+-- Tag-enrichment provider settings queries (milestone #160, #1490 Step 2).
+-- The tags.SettingsService consumes these — parallel to the cover-art
+-- SettingsService (coverart_settings.sql). Keeping the two independent
+-- means a new tag source is added without touching the art settings.
+
+-- name: ListTagProviderSettings :many
+-- All rows, for boot reconciliation and the admin GET handler.
+SELECT provider_id, enabled, api_key, display_order, created_at, updated_at
+  FROM tag_provider_settings
+ ORDER BY display_order, provider_id;
+
+-- name: UpsertTagProviderSettings :exec
+-- INSERT a default row for a newly-registered provider, or refresh an
+-- existing row's display_order on boot. Does NOT overwrite enabled /
+-- api_key on conflict — the operator's settings persist across restarts.
+INSERT INTO tag_provider_settings (provider_id, enabled, display_order)
+VALUES ($1, $2, $3)
+ON CONFLICT (provider_id) DO UPDATE
+   SET display_order = EXCLUDED.display_order,
+       updated_at    = now();
+
+-- name: UpdateTagProviderSettings :exec
+-- Admin PATCH. $2 sets enabled. Pass FALSE for the $3 apiKeyChanged flag
+-- to leave api_key untouched; TRUE with empty string clears it, TRUE with
+-- a value sets it.
+UPDATE tag_provider_settings
+   SET enabled    = COALESCE($2, enabled),
+       api_key    = CASE WHEN $3::boolean THEN $4 ELSE api_key END,
+       updated_at = now()
+ WHERE provider_id = $1;
+
+-- name: GetCurrentTagSourcesVersion :one
+SELECT current_version FROM tag_sources_meta WHERE id = true;
+
+-- name: BumpTagSourcesVersion :one
+-- Increment + return the new version. Called only when the enabled set
+-- changes (not on key edits).
+UPDATE tag_sources_meta
+   SET current_version = current_version + 1
+ WHERE id = true
+RETURNING current_version;
+
+-- name: GetTagProvidersHash :one
+SELECT last_registered_providers_hash
+  FROM tag_sources_meta
+ WHERE id = true;
+
+-- name: BumpTagVersionAndSetProvidersHash :one
+-- Atomically increment the version and store the new registered-provider
+-- hash. Called at boot when the compiled-in provider set changed, so
+-- 'none' rows become eligible for a retry through the new chain.
+UPDATE tag_sources_meta
+   SET current_version = current_version + 1,
+       last_registered_providers_hash = $1
+ WHERE id = true
+RETURNING current_version;
diff --git a/internal/db/queries/taste_profile.sql b/internal/db/queries/taste_profile.sql
index 01387670..d9ddb987 100644
--- a/internal/db/queries/taste_profile.sql
+++ b/internal/db/queries/taste_profile.sql
@@ -6,10 +6,13 @@
 -- One row per play in the decay-relevant window. completion is the play's
 -- completion ratio (precomputed column when present, else duration_played /
 -- track duration, clamped to [0,1]); age_days drives the time-decay. Genre
--- is split into tags in Go. Quarantined tracks are excluded.
+-- is split into tags in Go; release_date derives the decade for the era
+-- facet (#1530). Quarantined tracks are excluded.
 SELECT
+    t.id AS track_id,
     t.artist_id,
     t.genre,
+    a.release_date,
     LEAST(GREATEST(
         COALESCE(pe.completion_ratio,
                  pe.duration_played_ms::float8 / NULLIF(t.duration_ms, 0),
@@ -17,6 +20,7 @@ SELECT
     (EXTRACT(epoch FROM now() - pe.started_at) / 86400.0)::float8 AS age_days
 FROM play_events pe
 JOIN tracks t ON t.id = pe.track_id
+JOIN albums a ON a.id = t.album_id
 WHERE pe.user_id = $1
   AND pe.started_at > now() - ($2::float8 * INTERVAL '1 day')
   AND NOT EXISTS (
@@ -25,11 +29,13 @@ WHERE pe.user_id = $1
   );
 
 -- name: ListLikedTrackTasteInputsForUser :many
--- (artist_id, genre) for each track the user has explicitly liked. Feeds the
--- track-like bonus into the liked track's artist and tags.
-SELECT t.artist_id, t.genre
+-- (track_id, artist_id, genre, release_date) for each track the user has
+-- explicitly liked. Feeds the track-like bonus into the liked track's artist,
+-- tags, and era (#1530); track_id keys the enriched track_tags lookup (#1490).
+SELECT t.id AS track_id, t.artist_id, t.genre, a.release_date
 FROM general_likes gl
 JOIN tracks t ON t.id = gl.track_id
+JOIN albums a ON a.id = t.album_id
 WHERE gl.user_id = $1;
 
 -- name: ListLikedArtistIDsForUser :many
@@ -64,3 +70,33 @@ FROM taste_profile_tags
 WHERE user_id = $1
 ORDER BY weight DESC
 LIMIT $2;
+
+-- name: DeleteTasteProfileErasForUser :exec
+DELETE FROM taste_profile_eras WHERE user_id = $1;
+
+-- name: InsertTasteProfileEra :exec
+INSERT INTO taste_profile_eras (user_id, era, weight)
+VALUES ($1, $2, $3);
+
+-- name: ListTasteProfileErasForUser :many
+-- Top-weighted taste eras (#1530); consumed by the scorer's era term.
+SELECT era, weight
+FROM taste_profile_eras
+WHERE user_id = $1
+ORDER BY weight DESC
+LIMIT $2;
+
+-- name: DeleteTasteProfileMoodsForUser :exec
+DELETE FROM taste_profile_moods WHERE user_id = $1;
+
+-- name: InsertTasteProfileMood :exec
+INSERT INTO taste_profile_moods (user_id, mood, weight)
+VALUES ($1, $2, $3);
+
+-- name: ListTasteProfileMoodsForUser :many
+-- Top-weighted taste moods (#1534); consumed by the scorer's mood term.
+SELECT mood, weight
+FROM taste_profile_moods
+WHERE user_id = $1
+ORDER BY weight DESC
+LIMIT $2;
diff --git a/internal/db/queries/track_tags.sql b/internal/db/queries/track_tags.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9449265a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/queries/track_tags.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+-- Track-tag enrichment queries (milestone #160, #1490). The tag enricher
+-- drains ListTracksMissingTags, fetches from the provider chain, and
+-- writes the merged top-K via DeleteTrackTags + InsertTrackTag, then
+-- stamps SetTrackTagSource. Mirrors the coverart artist-enricher shape.
+
+-- name: ListTracksMissingTags :many
+-- Tracks eligible for tag enrichment: never processed (tag_source NULL)
+-- or previously settled 'none' under an older provider version. Returns
+-- the fields the provider chain needs — recording MBID (nullable) for
+-- keyed lookups, title + artist name for name-based fallback, and the
+-- artist MBID (nullable) for MusicBrainz's artist-tag fallback (#1519).
+-- $1 = current tag_sources_version, $2 = limit.
+SELECT t.id, t.mbid, t.title, a.name AS artist_name, a.mbid AS artist_mbid
+  FROM tracks t
+  JOIN artists a ON a.id = t.artist_id
+ WHERE t.tag_source IS NULL
+    OR (t.tag_source = 'none' AND t.tag_sources_version < $1)
+ ORDER BY t.id
+ LIMIT $2;
+
+-- name: DeleteTrackTags :exec
+-- Clear a track's cached tags before rewriting (atomic replace by the caller).
+DELETE FROM track_tags WHERE track_id = $1;
+
+-- name: InsertTrackTag :exec
+-- Upsert one (track, tag); keep the stronger weight when two providers
+-- agree on a tag with different folksonomy strengths.
+INSERT INTO track_tags (track_id, tag, weight)
+VALUES ($1, $2, $3)
+ON CONFLICT (track_id, tag)
+    DO UPDATE SET weight = GREATEST(track_tags.weight, EXCLUDED.weight);
+
+-- name: SetTrackTagSource :exec
+-- Stamp the enrichment outcome so the batch drainer skips settled rows.
+-- $2 = 'lastfm' | 'musicbrainz' | 'mixed' | 'none', $3 = current version.
+UPDATE tracks SET tag_source = $2, tag_sources_version = $3 WHERE id = $1;
+
+-- name: ListPlayedTrackTagsForUser :many
+-- The enriched tags for every track this user played inside the taste
+-- window, so the recompute can union them into the tag facet alongside
+-- ID3 genre. $1 = user_id, $2 = window_days. One row per (track, tag).
+SELECT tt.track_id, tt.tag, tt.weight
+  FROM track_tags tt
+ WHERE tt.track_id IN (
+       SELECT DISTINCT pe.track_id
+         FROM play_events pe
+        WHERE pe.user_id = $1
+          AND pe.was_skipped = false
+          AND pe.started_at > now() - make_interval(days => $2::int)
+   );
+
+-- name: ListLikedTrackTagsForUser :many
+-- Enriched tags for the user's liked tracks — the like-bonus path in the
+-- recompute mirrors the play path, so it needs the same tag lookup.
+SELECT tt.track_id, tt.tag, tt.weight
+  FROM track_tags tt
+  JOIN general_likes gl ON gl.track_id = tt.track_id
+ WHERE gl.user_id = $1;
+
+-- name: ListTrackTagsForTracks :many
+-- Enriched tags for a set of candidate tracks (#1534), so the scorer can
+-- derive each candidate's mood buckets at scoring time. One row per (track,
+-- tag); the caller filters to mood words via the internal/mood vocabulary.
+SELECT tt.track_id, tt.tag
+  FROM track_tags tt
+ WHERE tt.track_id = ANY($1::uuid[]);
diff --git a/internal/dbtest/reset.go b/internal/dbtest/reset.go
index b8c1465a..b499dfeb 100644
--- a/internal/dbtest/reset.go
+++ b/internal/dbtest/reset.go
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ var dataTables = []string{
 	// (never recreates the singleton, seeded once by 0018); ResetDB
 	// resets its counter via UPDATE below instead.
 	"cover_art_provider_settings",
+	// Same reasoning for the tag-enrichment settings (#1490): truncate the
+	// per-provider rows (reconcile re-seeds registered ones), and reset the
+	// tag_sources_meta counter via UPDATE below rather than truncating it.
+	"tag_provider_settings",
 	// recsettings.New reconciles shipped defaults on every construction
 	// (#1250), so truncating gives each test pristine tuning values.
 	"recommendation_weight_profiles",
@@ -98,4 +102,12 @@ func ResetDB(t *testing.T, pool *pgxpool.Pool) {
 	); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("dbtest.ResetDB reset cover-art version: %v", err)
 	}
+	// Same for the tag-sources counter (#1490) — clears cross-test version
+	// accumulation that would spuriously report version_bumped on a
+	// key-only change.
+	if _, err := pool.Exec(ctx,
+		"UPDATE tag_sources_meta SET current_version = 1, last_registered_providers_hash = ''",
+	); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("dbtest.ResetDB reset tag-sources version: %v", err)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/mood/mood.go b/internal/mood/mood.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7e855643
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/mood/mood.go
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+// Package mood maps folksonomy tags (from the track_tags cache, #1490) to a
+// small set of canonical mood buckets (#1534, milestone #160 Opt 2b). Both the
+// taste-profile builder and the recommendation scorer classify a track's tags
+// through Of() so a track's mood is derived the same way on both sides.
+//
+// The vocabulary is intentionally narrow: only words that clearly denote mood
+// (not genre). A track with no mood-word tags contributes nothing — the mood
+// facet is a supplement whose coverage grows with folksonomy enrichment
+// (thin on MusicBrainz-only, richer once Last.fm is keyed).
+package mood
+
+import "strings"
+
+// vocab maps a lowercased folksonomy tag to its canonical mood bucket. Several
+// synonyms collapse to one bucket so "sad" / "melancholy" / "melancholic" all
+// score the same dimension.
+var vocab = map[string]string{
+	// melancholic
+	"melancholic": "melancholic", "melancholy": "melancholic", "sad": "melancholic",
+	"sombre": "melancholic", "somber": "melancholic", "wistful": "melancholic",
+	"bittersweet": "melancholic", "mournful": "melancholic",
+	// energetic
+	"energetic": "energetic", "energy": "energetic", "upbeat": "energetic",
+	"uplifting": "energetic", "party": "energetic", "anthemic": "energetic",
+	// chill
+	"chill": "chill", "chillout": "chill", "chilled": "chill", "mellow": "chill",
+	"relaxing": "chill", "relaxed": "chill", "calm": "chill", "laid-back": "chill",
+	"laidback": "chill", "soothing": "chill",
+	// aggressive
+	"aggressive": "aggressive", "angry": "aggressive", "intense": "aggressive",
+	"heavy": "aggressive", "brutal": "aggressive",
+	// dark
+	"dark": "dark", "moody": "dark", "brooding": "dark", "haunting": "dark", "eerie": "dark",
+	// dreamy
+	"dreamy": "dreamy", "ethereal": "dreamy", "atmospheric": "dreamy",
+	"ambient": "dreamy", "hypnotic": "dreamy",
+	// happy
+	"happy": "happy", "cheerful": "happy", "feel good": "happy", "feel-good": "happy",
+	"feelgood": "happy", "joyful": "happy", "fun": "happy",
+	// romantic
+	"romantic": "romantic", "sensual": "romantic", "sexy": "romantic", "sentimental": "romantic",
+}
+
+// Of returns the distinct canonical mood buckets present in tags, lowercasing +
+// trimming each tag before lookup. Returns nil when no tag maps to a mood, so
+// callers get no mood signal for a track with only genre/descriptive tags.
+func Of(tags []string) []string {
+	var out []string
+	seen := make(map[string]bool)
+	for _, t := range tags {
+		key := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(t))
+		if m, ok := vocab[key]; ok && !seen[m] {
+			seen[m] = true
+			out = append(out, m)
+		}
+	}
+	return out
+}
diff --git a/internal/mood/mood_test.go b/internal/mood/mood_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3be30e01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/mood/mood_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package mood
+
+import (
+	"sort"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestOf(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name string
+		in   []string
+		want []string
+	}{
+		{"synonyms collapse", []string{"sad", "melancholy", "melancholic"}, []string{"melancholic"}},
+		{"case + whitespace", []string{" CHILL ", "Mellow"}, []string{"chill"}},
+		{"multiple buckets", []string{"energetic", "dark"}, []string{"dark", "energetic"}},
+		{"genre-only → none", []string{"rock", "shoegaze", "post-punk"}, nil},
+		{"empty", nil, nil},
+	}
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		got := Of(c.in)
+		sort.Strings(got)
+		want := append([]string(nil), c.want...)
+		sort.Strings(want)
+		if len(got) != len(want) {
+			t.Errorf("%s: Of(%v) = %v, want %v", c.name, c.in, got, want)
+			continue
+		}
+		for i := range got {
+			if got[i] != want[i] {
+				t.Errorf("%s: Of(%v) = %v, want %v", c.name, c.in, got, want)
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestOf_Dedupes(t *testing.T) {
+	// Three tags mapping to the same bucket yield one entry.
+	if got := Of([]string{"chill", "mellow", "relaxed"}); len(got) != 1 || got[0] != "chill" {
+		t.Errorf("Of dedupe = %v, want [chill]", got)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/playevents/writer.go b/internal/playevents/writer.go
index 22999945..f83fb099 100644
--- a/internal/playevents/writer.go
+++ b/internal/playevents/writer.go
@@ -65,7 +65,16 @@ func (w *Writer) RecordPlayStarted(
 	clientID string,
 	at time.Time,
 ) (StartedResult, error) {
-	return w.RecordPlayStartedWithSource(ctx, userID, trackID, clientID, "", at)
+	return w.RecordPlayStartedWithSource(ctx, userID, trackID, clientID, "", "", at)
+}
+
+// strPtrOrNil maps an empty string to a NULL text column (nullable pointer),
+// mirroring the clientID/source nil-on-empty pattern used above.
+func strPtrOrNil(s string) *string {
+	if s == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return &s
 }
 
 // systemPlaylistSources are the play_events.source values that count
@@ -136,7 +145,7 @@ func lookupSystemPickKind(
 func (w *Writer) RecordPlayStartedWithSource(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	userID, trackID pgtype.UUID,
-	clientID, source string,
+	clientID, source, deviceClass string,
 	at time.Time,
 ) (StartedResult, error) {
 	var out StartedResult
@@ -165,13 +174,14 @@ func (w *Writer) RecordPlayStartedWithSource(
 			}
 		}
 		ev, err := q.InsertPlayEvent(ctx, dbq.InsertPlayEventParams{
-			UserID:    userID,
-			TrackID:   trackID,
-			SessionID: sessionID,
-			StartedAt: pgtype.Timestamptz{Time: at, Valid: true},
-			ClientID:  clientIDPtr,
-			Source:    sourcePtr,
-			PickKind:  pickKind,
+			UserID:      userID,
+			TrackID:     trackID,
+			SessionID:   sessionID,
+			StartedAt:   pgtype.Timestamptz{Time: at, Valid: true},
+			ClientID:    clientIDPtr,
+			Source:      sourcePtr,
+			PickKind:    pickKind,
+			DeviceClass: strPtrOrNil(deviceClass),
 		})
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -389,7 +399,7 @@ func (w *Writer) RecordSyntheticCompletedPlay(
 func (w *Writer) RecordOfflinePlay(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	userID, trackID pgtype.UUID,
-	clientID, source string,
+	clientID, source, deviceClass string,
 	at time.Time,
 	durationPlayedMs int32,
 ) error {
@@ -441,13 +451,14 @@ func (w *Writer) RecordOfflinePlay(
 			}
 		}
 		ev, err := q.InsertPlayEvent(ctx, dbq.InsertPlayEventParams{
-			UserID:    userID,
-			TrackID:   trackID,
-			SessionID: sessionID,
-			StartedAt: pgtype.Timestamptz{Time: at, Valid: true},
-			ClientID:  clientIDPtr,
-			Source:    sourcePtr,
-			PickKind:  pickKind,
+			UserID:      userID,
+			TrackID:     trackID,
+			SessionID:   sessionID,
+			StartedAt:   pgtype.Timestamptz{Time: at, Valid: true},
+			ClientID:    clientIDPtr,
+			Source:      sourcePtr,
+			PickKind:    pickKind,
+			DeviceClass: strPtrOrNil(deviceClass),
 		})
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/internal/playevents/writer_test.go b/internal/playevents/writer_test.go
index b6dc1bd6..bab96826 100644
--- a/internal/playevents/writer_test.go
+++ b/internal/playevents/writer_test.go
@@ -226,10 +226,10 @@ func TestRecordOfflinePlay_DedupsByUserTrackStartedAt(t *testing.T) {
 	f := newFixture(t, 200_000)
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	at := time.Now().UTC()
-	if err := f.w.RecordOfflinePlay(ctx, f.user, f.track, "c", "", at, 120_000); err != nil {
+	if err := f.w.RecordOfflinePlay(ctx, f.user, f.track, "c", "", "", at, 120_000); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("first offline: %v", err)
 	}
-	if err := f.w.RecordOfflinePlay(ctx, f.user, f.track, "c", "", at, 120_000); err != nil {
+	if err := f.w.RecordOfflinePlay(ctx, f.user, f.track, "c", "", "", at, 120_000); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("replay offline: %v", err)
 	}
 	var count int
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ func TestRecordPlayStartedWithSource_AppendsRotation(t *testing.T) {
 	f := newFixture(t, 200_000)
 	now := time.Now().UTC()
 	if _, err := f.w.RecordPlayStartedWithSource(
-		context.Background(), f.user, f.track, "c", "for_you", now,
+		context.Background(), f.user, f.track, "c", "for_you", "", now,
 	); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("RecordPlayStartedWithSource: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ func TestRecordPlayStartedWithSource_AppendsRotation(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Re-playing the same track stays a set (no duplicate append).
 	if _, err := f.w.RecordPlayStartedWithSource(
-		context.Background(), f.user, f.track, "c", "for_you", now.Add(time.Minute),
+		context.Background(), f.user, f.track, "c", "for_you", "", now.Add(time.Minute),
 	); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("RecordPlayStartedWithSource 2: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ func TestRecordPlayStartedWithSource_StampsForYouPickKind(t *testing.T) {
 	f := newFixture(t, 200_000)
 	seedSystemSnapshot(t, f, "for_you", "fresh")
 	res, err := f.w.RecordPlayStartedWithSource(
-		context.Background(), f.user, f.track, "c", "for_you", time.Now().UTC(),
+		context.Background(), f.user, f.track, "c", "for_you", "", time.Now().UTC(),
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("RecordPlayStartedWithSource: %v", err)
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ func TestRecordPlayStartedWithSource_NoSnapshotMatch_PickKindNull(t *testing.T)
 	// out, or no snapshot exists) stays unattributed rather than guessing.
 	f := newFixture(t, 200_000)
 	res, err := f.w.RecordPlayStartedWithSource(
-		context.Background(), f.user, f.track, "c", "for_you", time.Now().UTC(),
+		context.Background(), f.user, f.track, "c", "for_you", "", time.Now().UTC(),
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("RecordPlayStartedWithSource: %v", err)
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ func TestRecordPlayStartedWithSource_CrossVariant_PickKindNull(t *testing.T) {
 	f := newFixture(t, 200_000)
 	seedSystemSnapshot(t, f, "for_you", "taste")
 	res, err := f.w.RecordPlayStartedWithSource(
-		context.Background(), f.user, f.track, "c", "discover", time.Now().UTC(),
+		context.Background(), f.user, f.track, "c", "discover", "", time.Now().UTC(),
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("RecordPlayStartedWithSource: %v", err)
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ func TestRecordPlayStartedWithSource_StampsDiscoverBucket(t *testing.T) {
 	f := newFixture(t, 200_000)
 	seedSystemSnapshot(t, f, "discover", "dormant")
 	res, err := f.w.RecordPlayStartedWithSource(
-		context.Background(), f.user, f.track, "c", "discover", time.Now().UTC(),
+		context.Background(), f.user, f.track, "c", "discover", "", time.Now().UTC(),
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("RecordPlayStartedWithSource: %v", err)
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ func TestRecordOfflinePlay_StampsForYouPickKind(t *testing.T) {
 	seedSystemSnapshot(t, f, "for_you", "taste")
 	at := time.Now().UTC().Add(-time.Hour)
 	if err := f.w.RecordOfflinePlay(
-		context.Background(), f.user, f.track, "c", "for_you", at, 180_000,
+		context.Background(), f.user, f.track, "c", "for_you", "", at, 180_000,
 	); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("RecordOfflinePlay: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/playlists/discover.go b/internal/playlists/discover.go
index 809e33fb..f70c658d 100644
--- a/internal/playlists/discover.go
+++ b/internal/playlists/discover.go
@@ -10,10 +10,17 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	discoverTotalSlots         = 100
-	discoverDormantSlots       = 40
-	discoverCrossUserSlots     = 30
-	discoverRandomSlots        = 30
+	discoverTotalSlots = 100
+	// Bucket allocation, pushed toward *targeted* novelty (Scribe #1488):
+	// the taste-matched-unheard arm gets the plurality, dormant stays a
+	// familiar anchor, and the crude random arm is trimmed to a
+	// serendipity sliver. On a single-user server cross_user is empty and
+	// its slots redistribute, so taste_unheard becomes the dominant real
+	// arm — Discover actually discovers instead of re-warming known artists.
+	discoverTasteUnheardSlots  = 35
+	discoverDormantSlots       = 30
+	discoverCrossUserSlots     = 20
+	discoverRandomSlots        = 15
 	discoverMaxTracksPerAlbum  = 2
 	discoverMaxTracksPerArtist = 3
 )
@@ -21,9 +28,10 @@ const (
 // discoverTrack is the common shape used by the bucket allocator. The
 // three sqlc-generated row types collapse into this internal struct so
 // downstream functions don't need to be generic over them. PickKind is
-// the originating bucket (dormant/cross_user/random, #1270), stamped in
-// the row adapters so it survives the interleave — bucket identity is
-// what makes the 40/30/30 allocation measurable in the metrics.
+// the originating bucket (taste_unheard/dormant/cross_user/random,
+// #1270/#1488), stamped in the row adapters so it survives the
+// interleave — bucket identity is what makes the slot allocation
+// measurable in the metrics.
 type discoverTrack struct {
 	ID       pgtype.UUID
 	AlbumID  pgtype.UUID
@@ -32,8 +40,9 @@ type discoverTrack struct {
 }
 
 // buildDiscoverCandidates assembles the Discover playlist track list.
-// Pulls from three buckets, applies per-album/per-artist caps, then
-// redistributes any deficit equally across the remaining buckets.
+// Pulls from four buckets (taste_unheard / dormant / cross_user /
+// random), applies per-album/per-artist caps, then redistributes any
+// deficit equally across the remaining buckets.
 //
 // Returns up to discoverTotalSlots track IDs in the order they should
 // appear in the playlist (round-robin interleaved across buckets).
@@ -43,6 +52,57 @@ type discoverTrack struct {
 // the redistribution algorithm rolls the deficit into the surviving
 // buckets so one broken bucket can't silently kill the whole playlist.
 func buildDiscoverCandidates(ctx context.Context, q *dbq.Queries, logger *slog.Logger, userID pgtype.UUID, dateStr string) ([]rankedCandidate, error) {
+	pools := loadDiscoverPools(ctx, q, logger, userID, dateStr)
+
+	// Allocate slots with redistribution. Order fixes both the allocation
+	// index mapping and (below) the interleave/dedup priority.
+	allocations := redistributeSlots([]bucketRequest{
+		{want: discoverTasteUnheardSlots, available: len(pools.taste)},
+		{want: discoverDormantSlots, available: len(pools.dormant)},
+		{want: discoverCrossUserSlots, available: len(pools.crossUser)},
+		{want: discoverRandomSlots, available: len(pools.random)},
+	})
+
+	// Round-robin interleave so the playlist doesn't front-load one
+	// flavour. taste_unheard leads so a track shared with another bucket
+	// keeps the taste stamp — the targeted-novelty arm stays measurable.
+	out := interleaveBuckets(
+		pools.taste[:allocations[0]],
+		pools.dormant[:allocations[1]],
+		pools.crossUser[:allocations[2]],
+		pools.random[:allocations[3]],
+	)
+
+	// Convert to rankedCandidate (the type insertSystemPlaylist accepts).
+	// Score is unused for Discover — the daily-deterministic md5 ordering
+	// already gave us the ranking.
+	ranked := make([]rankedCandidate, 0, len(out))
+	for _, t := range out {
+		ranked = append(ranked, rankedCandidate{TrackID: t.ID, PickKind: t.PickKind})
+	}
+	return ranked, nil
+}
+
+// discoverPools holds the four Discover candidate buckets after adapting
+// + per-album/per-artist capping. Bucket query failures degrade to an
+// empty pool (logged) so one broken bucket can't kill the whole playlist;
+// the slot redistribution rolls its deficit into the survivors.
+type discoverPools struct {
+	taste     []discoverTrack
+	dormant   []discoverTrack
+	crossUser []discoverTrack
+	random    []discoverTrack
+}
+
+func loadDiscoverPools(ctx context.Context, q *dbq.Queries, logger *slog.Logger, userID pgtype.UUID, dateStr string) discoverPools {
+	tasteRows, err := q.ListTasteUnheardTracksForDiscover(ctx, dbq.ListTasteUnheardTracksForDiscoverParams{
+		UserID: userID, Column2: dateStr,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Warn("discover: taste-unheard bucket failed; continuing with empty pool",
+			"user_id", uuidStringPL(userID), "err", err)
+		tasteRows = nil
+	}
 	dormantRows, err := q.ListDormantArtistTracksForDiscover(ctx, dbq.ListDormantArtistTracksForDiscoverParams{
 		UserID: userID, Column2: dateStr,
 	})
@@ -67,37 +127,23 @@ func buildDiscoverCandidates(ctx context.Context, q *dbq.Queries, logger *slog.L
 			"user_id", uuidStringPL(userID), "err", err)
 		randomRows = nil
 	}
-
-	// Adapt sqlc-generated rows into the internal struct, then apply
-	// per-album / per-artist caps.
-	dormantPool := capByAlbumAndArtist(dormantRowsToTracks(dormantRows))
-	crossUserPool := capByAlbumAndArtist(crossUserRowsToTracks(crossUserRows))
-	randomPool := capByAlbumAndArtist(randomRowsToTracks(randomRows))
-
-	// Allocate slots with redistribution.
-	allocations := redistributeSlots([]bucketRequest{
-		{want: discoverDormantSlots, available: len(dormantPool)},
-		{want: discoverCrossUserSlots, available: len(crossUserPool)},
-		{want: discoverRandomSlots, available: len(randomPool)},
-	})
-
-	// Take the head of each bucket's capped pool.
-	dormantTake := dormantPool[:allocations[0]]
-	crossUserTake := crossUserPool[:allocations[1]]
-	randomTake := randomPool[:allocations[2]]
-
-	// Round-robin interleave so the playlist doesn't front-load one
-	// flavour.
-	out := interleaveBuckets(dormantTake, crossUserTake, randomTake)
-
-	// Convert to rankedCandidate (the type insertSystemPlaylist accepts).
-	// Score is unused for Discover — the daily-deterministic md5 ordering
-	// already gave us the ranking.
-	ranked := make([]rankedCandidate, 0, len(out))
-	for _, t := range out {
-		ranked = append(ranked, rankedCandidate{TrackID: t.ID, PickKind: t.PickKind})
+	return discoverPools{
+		taste:     capByAlbumAndArtist(tasteUnheardRowsToTracks(tasteRows)),
+		dormant:   capByAlbumAndArtist(dormantRowsToTracks(dormantRows)),
+		crossUser: capByAlbumAndArtist(crossUserRowsToTracks(crossUserRows)),
+		random:    capByAlbumAndArtist(randomRowsToTracks(randomRows)),
 	}
-	return ranked, nil
+}
+
+func tasteUnheardRowsToTracks(rows []dbq.ListTasteUnheardTracksForDiscoverRow) []discoverTrack {
+	out := make([]discoverTrack, len(rows))
+	for i, r := range rows {
+		out[i] = discoverTrack{
+			ID: r.ID, AlbumID: r.AlbumID, ArtistID: r.ArtistID,
+			PickKind: pickKindTasteUnheard,
+		}
+	}
+	return out
 }
 
 func dormantRowsToTracks(rows []dbq.ListDormantArtistTracksForDiscoverRow) []discoverTrack {
diff --git a/internal/playlists/seed_selection_test.go b/internal/playlists/seed_selection_test.go
index e3399f3b..14822422 100644
--- a/internal/playlists/seed_selection_test.go
+++ b/internal/playlists/seed_selection_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package playlists
 
 import (
+	"sort"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgtype"
@@ -98,8 +99,8 @@ func TestUserIDHash_DifferentUserChangesHash(t *testing.T) {
 
 // pickDailySeeds shuffles the candidate pool daily-deterministically
 // and takes up to n — For-You uses n=forYouSeedCount for its
-// multi-seed blend (#1269), Songs-like uses n=3 via the
-// pickSeedArtistsForDay wrapper. Verifies determinism within a day,
+// multi-seed blend (#1269), Songs-like uses n=songsLikeSeedCount via
+// the pickSeedArtistsForDay wrapper. Verifies determinism within a day,
 // variation across days, and graceful degradation on small pools.
 
 func TestPickDailySeeds_DeterministicWithinDay(t *testing.T) {
@@ -158,24 +159,38 @@ func TestPickDailySeeds_EmptyPool(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-// pickSeedArtistsForDay takes the user's top-5 candidate artists and
-// returns 3 of them via daily-deterministic shuffle. Verifies the
-// picker is deterministic within a day, varies across days, and
-// degrades gracefully when fewer than 3 or 5 candidates exist.
+// pickSeedArtistsForDay takes the user's top-12 candidate artists and
+// returns songsLikeSeedCount of them via daily-deterministic shuffle.
+// Verifies the picker is deterministic within a day, varies across days,
+// and degrades gracefully when fewer than songsLikeSeedCount candidates
+// exist. bigSeedPool is a pool comfortably larger than songsLikeSeedCount
+// so the "returns exactly the count" cases have room.
+func bigSeedPool(n int) []pgtype.UUID {
+	pool := make([]pgtype.UUID, 0, n)
+	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
+		pool = append(pool, pgtype.UUID{Bytes: [16]byte{byte(10 * (i + 1))}, Valid: true})
+	}
+	return pool
+}
+
+// seedSetKey sorts the picked seeds' lead bytes into a stable string so
+// two picks with the same members (any order) compare equal.
+func seedSetKey(seeds []pgtype.UUID) string {
+	bs := make([]byte, 0, len(seeds))
+	for _, s := range seeds {
+		bs = append(bs, s.Bytes[0])
+	}
+	sort.Slice(bs, func(i, j int) bool { return bs[i] < bs[j] })
+	return string(bs)
+}
 
 func TestPickSeedArtistsForDay_DeterministicWithinDay(t *testing.T) {
 	u := pgtype.UUID{Bytes: [16]byte{1}, Valid: true}
-	pool := []pgtype.UUID{
-		{Bytes: [16]byte{10}, Valid: true},
-		{Bytes: [16]byte{20}, Valid: true},
-		{Bytes: [16]byte{30}, Valid: true},
-		{Bytes: [16]byte{40}, Valid: true},
-		{Bytes: [16]byte{50}, Valid: true},
-	}
+	pool := bigSeedPool(10)
 	a := pickSeedArtistsForDay(pool, u, "2026-05-04")
 	b := pickSeedArtistsForDay(pool, u, "2026-05-04")
-	if len(a) != 3 || len(b) != 3 {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 3 seeds; got %d / %d", len(a), len(b))
+	if len(a) != songsLikeSeedCount || len(b) != songsLikeSeedCount {
+		t.Fatalf("expected %d seeds; got %d / %d", songsLikeSeedCount, len(a), len(b))
 	}
 	for i := range a {
 		if a[i] != b[i] {
@@ -186,40 +201,23 @@ func TestPickSeedArtistsForDay_DeterministicWithinDay(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestPickSeedArtistsForDay_VariesAcrossDays(t *testing.T) {
 	u := pgtype.UUID{Bytes: [16]byte{1}, Valid: true}
-	pool := []pgtype.UUID{
-		{Bytes: [16]byte{10}, Valid: true},
-		{Bytes: [16]byte{20}, Valid: true},
-		{Bytes: [16]byte{30}, Valid: true},
-		{Bytes: [16]byte{40}, Valid: true},
-		{Bytes: [16]byte{50}, Valid: true},
-	}
-	// Collect the trio (as a sorted byte tuple) across many dates.
-	// With C(5,3) = 10 possible trios, 30 dates should yield >=2 distinct sets.
-	seen := map[[3]byte]bool{}
+	pool := bigSeedPool(10)
+	// Collect the seed set (order-independent) across many dates. With
+	// C(10, songsLikeSeedCount) combinations, 30 dates yield >=2 distinct sets.
+	seen := map[string]bool{}
 	for i := 1; i <= 30; i++ {
 		got := pickSeedArtistsForDay(pool, u, "2026-05-"+twoDigits(i))
-		if len(got) != 3 {
-			t.Fatalf("expected 3 seeds; got %d", len(got))
+		if len(got) != songsLikeSeedCount {
+			t.Fatalf("expected %d seeds; got %d", songsLikeSeedCount, len(got))
 		}
-		// Sort the three byte values for set-equivalence comparison.
-		v := [3]byte{got[0].Bytes[0], got[1].Bytes[0], got[2].Bytes[0]}
-		if v[0] > v[1] {
-			v[0], v[1] = v[1], v[0]
-		}
-		if v[1] > v[2] {
-			v[1], v[2] = v[2], v[1]
-		}
-		if v[0] > v[1] {
-			v[0], v[1] = v[1], v[0]
-		}
-		seen[v] = true
+		seen[seedSetKey(got)] = true
 	}
 	if len(seen) < 2 {
-		t.Errorf("expected >=2 distinct seed trios across 30 days; got %d", len(seen))
+		t.Errorf("expected >=2 distinct seed sets across 30 days; got %d", len(seen))
 	}
 }
 
-func TestPickSeedArtistsForDay_FewerThanFive(t *testing.T) {
+func TestPickSeedArtistsForDay_FewerThanCount(t *testing.T) {
 	u := pgtype.UUID{Bytes: [16]byte{1}, Valid: true}
 	pool := []pgtype.UUID{
 		{Bytes: [16]byte{10}, Valid: true},
diff --git a/internal/playlists/system.go b/internal/playlists/system.go
index 5103c14f..d12a1e3e 100644
--- a/internal/playlists/system.go
+++ b/internal/playlists/system.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ type seedArtistRow struct {
 }
 
 // pickSeedArtistsFromRows projects sqlc rows into the seed list. The
-// SQL already orders by score DESC + artist_id and LIMIT 3, so this is
+// SQL already orders by score DESC + artist_id and LIMIT 12, so this is
 // just a column projection — but pulling it into a function keeps the
 // call-site readable and makes the post-fetch path testable without
 // a database.
@@ -110,10 +110,20 @@ func pickDailySeeds(pool []pgtype.UUID, userID pgtype.UUID, dateStr string, n in
 	return shuffled[:n]
 }
 
-// pickSeedArtistsForDay picks up to 3 seed artists for the Songs-like
-// mixes; For-You uses pickDailySeeds directly with forYouSeedCount.
+// songsLikeSeedCount is how many "Songs like {artist}" mixes to build
+// each day (#1491). Bumped from 3 when Songs-like was promoted to its
+// own dedicated Home row — the best-performing surface (low skip / high
+// completion) was buried as 3 tiles in the shared Playlists carousel, so
+// the wider row now shows a wider spread. Drawn from PickSeedArtists'
+// deeper top-12 pool via a daily-deterministic shuffle so the set still
+// rotates day to day rather than pinning the same six artists.
+const songsLikeSeedCount = 6
+
+// pickSeedArtistsForDay picks up to songsLikeSeedCount seed artists for
+// the Songs-like mixes; For-You uses pickDailySeeds directly with
+// forYouSeedCount.
 func pickSeedArtistsForDay(pool []pgtype.UUID, userID pgtype.UUID, dateStr string) []pgtype.UUID {
-	return pickDailySeeds(pool, userID, dateStr, 3)
+	return pickDailySeeds(pool, userID, dateStr, songsLikeSeedCount)
 }
 
 // rankedCandidate is a (track_id, score) pair used during in-memory
@@ -130,17 +140,18 @@ type rankedCandidate struct {
 // Pick kinds, persisted on playlist_tracks.pick_kind so plays can
 // attribute skips to the population that sourced the track — For You's
 // "taste engine missing" vs "freshness tax", Discover's three buckets
-// (#1270). Values mirror the CHECK in migration 0039; the tier1-3
-// values there land with the tiered-mix rebuilds.
+// (#1270). Values mirror the CHECK in migration 0041; taste_unheard is
+// Discover's taste-targeted-novelty arm (#1488).
 const (
-	pickKindTaste     = "taste"
-	pickKindFresh     = "fresh"
-	pickKindDormant   = "dormant"
-	pickKindCrossUser = "cross_user"
-	pickKindRandom    = "random"
-	pickKindTier1     = "tier1"
-	pickKindTier2     = "tier2"
-	pickKindTier3     = "tier3"
+	pickKindTaste        = "taste"
+	pickKindFresh        = "fresh"
+	pickKindDormant      = "dormant"
+	pickKindTasteUnheard = "taste_unheard"
+	pickKindCrossUser    = "cross_user"
+	pickKindRandom       = "random"
+	pickKindTier1        = "tier1"
+	pickKindTier2        = "tier2"
+	pickKindTier3        = "tier3"
 )
 
 // pickKindForSeedTier maps PickSeedArtists' seed-pool fallback tier
@@ -204,6 +215,9 @@ var (
 		// [-1,+1], so 1.5 makes a strong taste fit comparable to a like boost
 		// while passive avoidance (negative) gently demotes.
 		TasteWeight: 1.5,
+		// Time-of-day/weekday context affinity (#1531), in [-1,+1]. Starts
+		// uniform with radio pending trend data.
+		ContextTimeWeight: 1.0,
 	}
 	systemTasteConfig = taste.DefaultConfig()
 )
@@ -532,6 +546,9 @@ func systemForYouSourceLimits() recommendation.CandidateSourceLimits {
 		// deep slice of the user's top taste-profile artists into the pool
 		// (#796 phase 2b). Empty for cold-start users (no profile yet).
 		TasteOverlap: 80,
+		// Household co-play (#1533): a deeper collaborative slice for the
+		// taste surfaces. Empty on single-user servers.
+		UserCoplay: 40,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -588,8 +605,8 @@ func produceForYou(
 	return []builtPlaylist{{Name: "For You", Variant: "for_you", Tracks: tracks}}, nil
 }
 
-// produceSeedMixes: up to 3 "Songs like {artist}" mixes. Seed
-// artists rotate daily-deterministically; the seed query falls back
+// produceSeedMixes: up to songsLikeSeedCount "Songs like {artist}"
+// mixes. Seed artists rotate daily-deterministically; the seed query falls back
 // through widening engagement windows (#1255) and every returned row
 // shares the winning tier, stamped onto the built tracks as their
 // pick_kind. The base seed-artist query failing is fatal; per-artist
@@ -684,7 +701,7 @@ func produceDiscover(
 }
 
 // BuildSystemPlaylists builds the user's daily system mixes (one For-You +
-// up to 3 Songs-like-{seed} mixes). Atomic-replace inside one tx;
+// up to songsLikeSeedCount Songs-like-{seed} mixes). Atomic-replace inside one tx;
 // concurrency-guarded via system_playlist_runs.in_flight; deterministic
 // within a day via tieBreakHash(track_id, now.UTC().Format("2006-01-02")).
 //
diff --git a/internal/recommendation/candidates.go b/internal/recommendation/candidates.go
index 81c9f6bf..ad6531e4 100644
--- a/internal/recommendation/candidates.go
+++ b/internal/recommendation/candidates.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgtype"
 
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/db/dbq"
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/mood"
 )
 
 // LoadCandidates fetches the candidate pool for radio scoring. Combines
@@ -41,6 +42,11 @@ func LoadCandidates(
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	affinity, err := LoadContextAffinity(ctx, q, userID, currentVector.DeviceClass)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	out := make([]Candidate, 0, len(rows))
 	for _, r := range rows {
 		var lpt *time.Time
@@ -57,7 +63,11 @@ func LoadCandidates(
 				PlayCount:            int(r.PlayCount),
 				SkipCount:            int(r.SkipCount),
 				ContextualMatchScore: ctxScore,
-				TasteMatchScore:      profile.Match(r.Track.ArtistID, r.Track.Genre),
+				// Fallback path: mood is scored only in the primary
+				// (similarity) loader — loading per-candidate tags over this
+				// near-whole-library pool isn't worth it (nil moods → 0).
+				TasteMatchScore:      profile.Match(r.Track.ArtistID, r.Track.Genre, r.ReleaseDate, nil),
+				ContextAffinityScore: affinity.Affinity(r.Track.ArtistID),
 			},
 		})
 	}
@@ -76,6 +86,10 @@ type CandidateSourceLimits struct {
 	// weighted taste-profile artists. 0 disables the arm (e.g. cold-start
 	// users have an empty profile, so it contributes nothing anyway).
 	TasteOverlap int
+	// UserCoplay (#1533): tracks by artists co-played across the instance
+	// with the seed's artist (source='user_cooccurrence'). Empty on
+	// single-user servers, so it contributes nothing there.
+	UserCoplay int
 }
 
 // DefaultCandidateSourceLimits returns the v1 hardcoded constants per spec.
@@ -87,6 +101,7 @@ func DefaultCandidateSourceLimits() CandidateSourceLimits {
 		LikesOverlap:  20,
 		RandomFill:    30,
 		TasteOverlap:  20,
+		UserCoplay:    20,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -119,6 +134,7 @@ func LoadCandidatesFromSimilarity(
 		Limit_4: int32(limits.LikesOverlap),
 		Limit_5: int32(limits.RandomFill),
 		Limit_6: int32(limits.TasteOverlap),
+		Limit_7: int32(limits.UserCoplay),
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -134,6 +150,20 @@ func LoadCandidatesFromSimilarity(
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	affinity, err := LoadContextAffinity(ctx, q, userID, currentVector.DeviceClass)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	trackIDs := make([]pgtype.UUID, 0, len(rows))
+	for _, r := range rows {
+		trackIDs = append(trackIDs, r.Track.ID)
+	}
+	moods, err := loadCandidateMoods(ctx, q, trackIDs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	out := make([]Candidate, 0, len(rows))
 	for _, r := range rows {
 		var lpt *time.Time
@@ -158,13 +188,42 @@ func LoadCandidatesFromSimilarity(
 				SkipCount:            int(r.SkipCount),
 				ContextualMatchScore: ctxScore,
 				SimilarityScore:      simScore,
-				TasteMatchScore:      profile.Match(r.Track.ArtistID, r.Track.Genre),
+				TasteMatchScore: profile.Match(
+					r.Track.ArtistID, r.Track.Genre, r.ReleaseDate, moods[r.Track.ID]),
+				ContextAffinityScore: affinity.Affinity(r.Track.ArtistID),
 			},
 		})
 	}
 	return out, nil
 }
 
+// loadCandidateMoods fetches the enriched tags for the given candidate tracks
+// and reduces each to its canonical mood buckets (internal/mood, #1534), so the
+// scorer can apply the mood facet per candidate. Tracks with no mood-word tags
+// are absent from the map (→ no mood signal). Empty input short-circuits.
+func loadCandidateMoods(
+	ctx context.Context, q *dbq.Queries, trackIDs []pgtype.UUID,
+) (map[pgtype.UUID][]string, error) {
+	if len(trackIDs) == 0 {
+		return map[pgtype.UUID][]string{}, nil
+	}
+	rows, err := q.ListTrackTagsForTracks(ctx, trackIDs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	tagsByTrack := make(map[pgtype.UUID][]string)
+	for _, r := range rows {
+		tagsByTrack[r.TrackID] = append(tagsByTrack[r.TrackID], r.Tag)
+	}
+	out := make(map[pgtype.UUID][]string, len(tagsByTrack))
+	for id, tags := range tagsByTrack {
+		if m := mood.Of(tags); len(m) > 0 {
+			out[id] = m
+		}
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
 // loadContextualLikesByTrack fetches the user's active contextual_likes in
 // one query and groups them by track_id. Rows whose session_vector fails
 // to unmarshal are skipped with no error (don't poison scoring over one
diff --git a/internal/recommendation/context.go b/internal/recommendation/context.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6f94345d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/recommendation/context.go
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+package recommendation
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgtype"
+
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/db/dbq"
+)
+
+// contextAffinityShrinkage is the pseudo-count that pulls a low-play artist's
+// cell-share toward the user's baseline, so an artist with one or two plays
+// can't swing its affinity to ±1 on noise. At k plays the estimate sits
+// halfway between the raw cell-share and the baseline.
+const contextAffinityShrinkage = 5.0
+
+// ContextAffinity is the read-side map of per-artist time-of-day/weekday
+// affinity for the CURRENT context (#1531): artist_id → score in [-1, +1].
+// Absent artists (no play history) score 0, so cold-start candidates stay
+// neutral. The zero value is a valid all-neutral affinity.
+type ContextAffinity struct {
+	byArtist map[pgtype.UUID]float64
+}
+
+// Affinity returns the artist's current-context affinity, or 0 if unknown.
+func (c ContextAffinity) Affinity(artistID pgtype.UUID) float64 {
+	return c.byArtist[artistID]
+}
+
+// LoadContextAffinity computes each artist's affinity for the user's CURRENT
+// context cell — daypart × weekday, narrowed by deviceClass when non-empty
+// (#1551; radio passes the current device, the daily mixes pass "" for a
+// device-agnostic cell). For every artist with completed plays in the window it
+// compares the share of that artist's plays that fall in the current cell
+// against the user's overall baseline share, shrinking sparse artists toward
+// the baseline. Returns an empty (all-neutral) affinity when the user has no
+// plays.
+func LoadContextAffinity(
+	ctx context.Context, q *dbq.Queries, userID pgtype.UUID, deviceClass string,
+) (ContextAffinity, error) {
+	rows, err := q.ListArtistContextPlayCountsForUser(ctx, dbq.ListArtistContextPlayCountsForUserParams{
+		ID:      userID,
+		Column2: deviceClass,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return ContextAffinity{}, err
+	}
+	var totalPlays, cellPlays int64
+	for _, r := range rows {
+		totalPlays += r.TotalPlays
+		cellPlays += r.CellPlays
+	}
+	out := ContextAffinity{byArtist: make(map[pgtype.UUID]float64, len(rows))}
+	if totalPlays == 0 {
+		return out, nil
+	}
+	baseline := float64(cellPlays) / float64(totalPlays)
+	for _, r := range rows {
+		out.byArtist[r.ArtistID] = contextAffinity(
+			float64(r.CellPlays), float64(r.TotalPlays), baseline, contextAffinityShrinkage)
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+// contextAffinity returns an artist's shrunk cell-share minus the user's
+// baseline share, clamped to [-1, 1]. The shrinkage pseudo-count k pulls
+// low-play artists toward the baseline (→ 0 affinity) so noise can't dominate;
+// a heavily-played artist keeps close to its raw over/under-representation.
+func contextAffinity(cellPlays, totalPlays, baseline, k float64) float64 {
+	if totalPlays == 0 {
+		return 0
+	}
+	shrunk := (cellPlays + baseline*k) / (totalPlays + k)
+	return clampUnit(shrunk - baseline)
+}
diff --git a/internal/recommendation/context_device_integration_test.go b/internal/recommendation/context_device_integration_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..484c5d62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/recommendation/context_device_integration_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+package recommendation
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgtype"
+	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgxpool"
+
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/db/dbq"
+)
+
+func insertPlayEventDevice(
+	t *testing.T, pool *pgxpool.Pool, userID, trackID pgtype.UUID, startedAt time.Time, device string,
+) {
+	t.Helper()
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	var sessionID pgtype.UUID
+	if err := pool.QueryRow(ctx,
+		`INSERT INTO play_sessions (user_id, started_at, last_event_at, client_id)
+		 VALUES ($1, $2, $2, 'ctx-dev-test') RETURNING id`,
+		userID, startedAt).Scan(&sessionID); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("insert play_session: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := pool.Exec(ctx,
+		`INSERT INTO play_events (user_id, track_id, session_id, started_at, was_skipped, device_class)
+		 VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, false, $5)`,
+		userID, trackID, sessionID, startedAt, device); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("insert play_event: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestLoadContextAffinity_DeviceNarrowing seeds one artist played only on
+// mobile and another only on web (all in the current time cell), and verifies
+// the current-device parameter narrows the affinity cell (#1551): on 'mobile'
+// the mobile artist out-scores the web artist and vice-versa, while the
+// device-agnostic (”) pass treats them equally.
+func TestLoadContextAffinity_DeviceNarrowing(t *testing.T) {
+	pool := newPool(t)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	q := dbq.New(pool)
+
+	u := seedUser(t, pool, "ctx-dev")
+	aMobile := seedArtist(t, pool, "MobileArtist", "")
+	aWeb := seedArtist(t, pool, "WebArtist", "")
+	alM := seedAlbumForArtist(t, pool, aMobile.ID, "AlbM")
+	tM := seedTrackOnAlbum(t, pool, alM.ID, aMobile.ID, "TrkM")
+	alW := seedAlbumForArtist(t, pool, aWeb.ID, "AlbW")
+	tW := seedTrackOnAlbum(t, pool, alW.ID, aWeb.ID, "TrkW")
+
+	now := time.Now()
+	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
+		insertPlayEventDevice(t, pool, u.ID, tM.ID, now, "mobile")
+		insertPlayEventDevice(t, pool, u.ID, tW.ID, now, "web")
+	}
+
+	mob, err := LoadContextAffinity(ctx, q, u.ID, "mobile")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("mobile: %v", err)
+	}
+	if mob.Affinity(aMobile.ID) <= mob.Affinity(aWeb.ID) {
+		t.Errorf("on mobile, mobile artist (%.3f) should out-score web artist (%.3f)",
+			mob.Affinity(aMobile.ID), mob.Affinity(aWeb.ID))
+	}
+
+	web, err := LoadContextAffinity(ctx, q, u.ID, "web")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("web: %v", err)
+	}
+	if web.Affinity(aWeb.ID) <= web.Affinity(aMobile.ID) {
+		t.Errorf("on web, web artist (%.3f) should out-score mobile artist (%.3f)",
+			web.Affinity(aWeb.ID), web.Affinity(aMobile.ID))
+	}
+
+	// Device-agnostic ('' ): all plays fall in the same time cell, so the two
+	// artists are treated identically — the device dimension is what separates
+	// them above.
+	agn, err := LoadContextAffinity(ctx, q, u.ID, "")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("agnostic: %v", err)
+	}
+	if agn.Affinity(aMobile.ID) != agn.Affinity(aWeb.ID) {
+		t.Errorf("device-agnostic affinities should match, got mobile=%.3f web=%.3f",
+			agn.Affinity(aMobile.ID), agn.Affinity(aWeb.ID))
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/recommendation/context_test.go b/internal/recommendation/context_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..56437b6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/recommendation/context_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package recommendation
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func TestContextAffinity(t *testing.T) {
+	const baseline = 0.4 // 40% of the user's plays fall in the current cell
+	const k = contextAffinityShrinkage
+
+	// Heavy history, over-represented in the current cell → positive.
+	if a := contextAffinity(80, 100, baseline, k); a <= 0 {
+		t.Errorf("over-represented artist affinity = %.3f, want positive", a)
+	}
+	// Heavy history, under-represented → negative.
+	if a := contextAffinity(10, 100, baseline, k); a >= 0 {
+		t.Errorf("under-represented artist affinity = %.3f, want negative", a)
+	}
+	// A sparse artist (1/1) shrinks toward the baseline, so its affinity is
+	// smaller than a heavily-played artist with the same raw cell-share.
+	sparse := contextAffinity(1, 1, baseline, k)
+	heavy := contextAffinity(100, 100, baseline, k)
+	if sparse >= heavy {
+		t.Errorf("sparse (%.3f) should shrink below heavy (%.3f)", sparse, heavy)
+	}
+	// No plays → neutral.
+	if a := contextAffinity(0, 0, baseline, k); a != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("no plays affinity = %.3f, want 0", a)
+	}
+	// Result stays within [-1, 1].
+	for _, tc := range [][2]float64{{100, 100}, {0, 100}, {50, 50}} {
+		a := contextAffinity(tc[0], tc[1], baseline, k)
+		if a < -1 || a > 1 {
+			t.Errorf("affinity out of [-1,1]: %.3f", a)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestScore_ContextTermAddsAndSubtracts(t *testing.T) {
+	now := time.Now()
+	zeroJitter := func() float64 { return 0.5 } // (0.5*2-1)=0 with any magnitude
+	w := ScoringWeights{ContextTimeWeight: 2.0} // all other weights 0
+
+	pos := Score(ScoringInputs{ContextAffinityScore: 1.0}, w, now, zeroJitter)
+	if !almostEq(pos, 2.0) {
+		t.Errorf("positive context affinity: Score = %.3f, want 2.0", pos)
+	}
+	neg := Score(ScoringInputs{ContextAffinityScore: -1.0}, w, now, zeroJitter)
+	if !almostEq(neg, -2.0) {
+		t.Errorf("negative context affinity: Score = %.3f, want -2.0 (demotes)", neg)
+	}
+	off := Score(ScoringInputs{ContextAffinityScore: 1.0}, ScoringWeights{}, now, zeroJitter)
+	if !almostEq(off, 0.0) {
+		t.Errorf("ContextTimeWeight 0: Score = %.3f, want 0 (no effect)", off)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/recommendation/score.go b/internal/recommendation/score.go
index c3b9a9ef..3876519b 100644
--- a/internal/recommendation/score.go
+++ b/internal/recommendation/score.go
@@ -24,19 +24,26 @@ type ScoringInputs struct {
 	// user's taste, negative reflects passive avoidance, 0 when there's no
 	// profile signal (cold start / artist+tags absent from the profile).
 	TasteMatchScore float64
+	// ContextAffinityScore is the candidate artist's time-of-day/weekday
+	// affinity for the CURRENT context (#1531), in [-1, +1]: positive when the
+	// artist's plays concentrate in the current daypart × weekday-type cell
+	// more than the user's baseline, negative when under-represented, 0 when
+	// there's no history (cold-start neutral).
+	ContextAffinityScore float64
 }
 
 // ScoringWeights are the operator-tunable knobs. Defaults live in
 // config.RecommendationConfig and are propagated here per request.
 type ScoringWeights struct {
-	BaseWeight       float64
-	LikeBoost        float64
-	RecencyWeight    float64
-	SkipPenalty      float64
-	JitterMagnitude  float64
-	ContextWeight    float64
-	SimilarityWeight float64
-	TasteWeight      float64
+	BaseWeight        float64
+	LikeBoost         float64
+	RecencyWeight     float64
+	SkipPenalty       float64
+	JitterMagnitude   float64
+	ContextWeight     float64
+	SimilarityWeight  float64
+	TasteWeight       float64
+	ContextTimeWeight float64
 }
 
 // Score computes the weighted-shuffle score per spec §6:
@@ -48,6 +55,7 @@ type ScoringWeights struct {
 //	      + contextual_match_score * ContextWeight
 //	      + similarity_score * SimilarityWeight
 //	      + taste_match_score * TasteWeight
+//	      + context_affinity_score * ContextTimeWeight
 //	      + small_random_jitter
 //
 // Higher score = more likely to surface. rng is a function returning a
@@ -63,6 +71,7 @@ func Score(in ScoringInputs, w ScoringWeights, now time.Time, rng func() float64
 	s += in.ContextualMatchScore * w.ContextWeight
 	s += in.SimilarityScore * w.SimilarityWeight
 	s += in.TasteMatchScore * w.TasteWeight
+	s += in.ContextAffinityScore * w.ContextTimeWeight
 	s += (rng()*2 - 1) * w.JitterMagnitude
 	return s
 }
diff --git a/internal/recommendation/sessionvector.go b/internal/recommendation/sessionvector.go
index d244d51e..c98a7d13 100644
--- a/internal/recommendation/sessionvector.go
+++ b/internal/recommendation/sessionvector.go
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ type SessionVector struct {
 	Artists        []string       `json:"artists"`
 	Tags           map[string]int `json:"tags"`
 	RecentTrackIDs []string       `json:"recent_track_ids"`
+	// DeviceClass is the current request's device (#1551), set by the radio
+	// handler from the user's latest play; drives the device dimension of the
+	// context-affinity term. Empty (omitted) for the daily mixes and for the
+	// snapshot stored on play_events, so it never narrows those.
+	DeviceClass string `json:"device_class,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func BuildSessionVector(priorTracks []dbq.Track) SessionVector {
diff --git a/internal/recommendation/taste.go b/internal/recommendation/taste.go
index 0953b01c..46fd37f6 100644
--- a/internal/recommendation/taste.go
+++ b/internal/recommendation/taste.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package recommendation
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"math"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgtype"
@@ -10,24 +11,37 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Taste-match tuning. The taste profile (written by internal/taste) holds
-// signed, unbounded artist/tag weights; these scales squash them into a
+// signed, unbounded artist/tag/era weights; these scales squash them into a
 // bounded [-1, +1] match via tanh, so one outlier artist can't compress the
 // rest toward zero (as a per-user max-normalisation would). A weight at the
 // scale value maps to tanh(1) ≈ 0.76 — "clearly a preference."
+//
+// The era (#1530) and mood (#1534) terms are added on TOP of artist+tag
+// (shares don't sum to 1) so they're pure nudges that never weaken the existing
+// artist/tag signal when a track lacks a date or mood tags; clampUnit bounds
+// the combined result. Their shares are small — both are coarse, partial-
+// coverage signals — and re-bakeable if the lab shows they should carry more.
 const (
 	tasteArtistScale  = 4.0
 	tasteTagScale     = 3.0
+	tasteEraScale     = 4.0
+	tasteMoodScale    = 3.0
 	tasteArtistShare  = 0.7
 	tasteTagShare     = 0.3
+	tasteEraShare     = 0.15
+	tasteMoodShare    = 0.12
 	tasteProfileLimit = 2000 // read cap; profiles are size-capped on write
 )
 
-// TasteProfile is the read-side view of a user's learned taste: signed
-// weights over artists and genre tags. The zero value (and any unknown
-// artist/tag) contributes 0, so cold-start users get no taste effect.
+// TasteProfile is the read-side view of a user's learned taste: signed weights
+// over artists, genre tags, decade/era buckets, and mood buckets. The zero
+// value (and any unknown key) contributes 0, so cold-start users get no taste
+// effect.
 type TasteProfile struct {
 	artists map[pgtype.UUID]float64
 	tags    map[string]float64
+	eras    map[string]float64
+	moods   map[string]float64
 }
 
 // LoadTasteProfile reads the user's taste profile from the taste_profile_*
@@ -46,9 +60,23 @@ func LoadTasteProfile(ctx context.Context, q *dbq.Queries, userID pgtype.UUID) (
 	if err != nil {
 		return TasteProfile{}, err
 	}
+	eras, err := q.ListTasteProfileErasForUser(ctx, dbq.ListTasteProfileErasForUserParams{
+		UserID: userID, Limit: tasteProfileLimit,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return TasteProfile{}, err
+	}
+	moods, err := q.ListTasteProfileMoodsForUser(ctx, dbq.ListTasteProfileMoodsForUserParams{
+		UserID: userID, Limit: tasteProfileLimit,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return TasteProfile{}, err
+	}
 	p := TasteProfile{
 		artists: make(map[pgtype.UUID]float64, len(arts)),
 		tags:    make(map[string]float64, len(tags)),
+		eras:    make(map[string]float64, len(eras)),
+		moods:   make(map[string]float64, len(moods)),
 	}
 	for _, a := range arts {
 		p.artists[a.ArtistID] = a.Weight
@@ -56,13 +84,23 @@ func LoadTasteProfile(ctx context.Context, q *dbq.Queries, userID pgtype.UUID) (
 	for _, t := range tags {
 		p.tags[t.Tag] = t.Weight
 	}
+	for _, e := range eras {
+		p.eras[e.Era] = e.Weight
+	}
+	for _, m := range moods {
+		p.moods[m.Mood] = m.Weight
+	}
 	return p, nil
 }
 
 // Match scores a candidate track's fit to the profile in [-1, +1]: a blend of
-// the artist's taste weight and the average of its genre tags' weights, each
-// tanh-squashed. Absent artist/tags contribute 0.
-func (p TasteProfile) Match(artistID pgtype.UUID, genre *string) float64 {
+// the artist's taste weight, the average of its genre tags' weights, its
+// decade/era weight, and the average of its mood buckets' weights, each
+// tanh-squashed. moods are the candidate's canonical mood buckets (from
+// internal/mood; nil when unknown). Absent artist/tags/era/moods contribute 0.
+func (p TasteProfile) Match(
+	artistID pgtype.UUID, genre *string, releaseDate pgtype.Date, moods []string,
+) float64 {
 	a := math.Tanh(p.artists[artistID] / tasteArtistScale)
 
 	var tg float64
@@ -76,7 +114,31 @@ func (p TasteProfile) Match(artistID pgtype.UUID, genre *string) float64 {
 			tg = math.Tanh((sum / float64(len(tags))) / tasteTagScale)
 		}
 	}
-	return clampUnit(tasteArtistShare*a + tasteTagShare*tg)
+
+	var er float64
+	if decade := decadeOf(releaseDate); decade != "" {
+		er = math.Tanh(p.eras[decade] / tasteEraScale)
+	}
+
+	var mo float64
+	if len(moods) > 0 {
+		var sum float64
+		for _, m := range moods {
+			sum += p.moods[m]
+		}
+		mo = math.Tanh((sum / float64(len(moods))) / tasteMoodScale)
+	}
+	return clampUnit(tasteArtistShare*a + tasteTagShare*tg + tasteEraShare*er + tasteMoodShare*mo)
+}
+
+// decadeOf maps an album release date to a decade bucket ("1990s"), or "" for
+// an absent date. Mirrors the taste builder's helper (kept local to avoid a
+// cross-package dependency) so a candidate's era is derived exactly as learned.
+func decadeOf(d pgtype.Date) string {
+	if !d.Valid {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%ds", (d.Time.Year()/10)*10)
 }
 
 // clampUnit constrains x to [-1, 1].
diff --git a/internal/recommendation/taste_test.go b/internal/recommendation/taste_test.go
index 408e894a..3dfd97e8 100644
--- a/internal/recommendation/taste_test.go
+++ b/internal/recommendation/taste_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ func uuidN(n byte) pgtype.UUID {
 
 func strPtr(s string) *string { return &s }
 
+// noDate is an absent release date — the era term contributes 0.
+func noDate() pgtype.Date { return pgtype.Date{} }
+
+// dateInYear builds a valid release date in the given year (era = its decade).
+func dateInYear(year int) pgtype.Date {
+	return pgtype.Date{Time: time.Date(year, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC), Valid: true}
+}
+
 func TestTasteProfile_Match(t *testing.T) {
 	loved := uuidN(1)
 	disliked := uuidN(2)
@@ -26,32 +34,76 @@ func TestTasteProfile_Match(t *testing.T) {
 		tags:    map[string]float64{"Jazz": 6.0, "Noise": -6.0},
 	}
 
-	if m := p.Match(loved, strPtr("Jazz")); m <= 0.5 {
+	if m := p.Match(loved, strPtr("Jazz"), noDate(), nil); m <= 0.5 {
 		t.Errorf("loved artist + loved tag = %.3f, want strongly positive", m)
 	}
-	if m := p.Match(disliked, strPtr("Noise")); m >= -0.5 {
+	if m := p.Match(disliked, strPtr("Noise"), noDate(), nil); m >= -0.5 {
 		t.Errorf("disliked artist + disliked tag = %.3f, want strongly negative", m)
 	}
-	if m := p.Match(unknown, nil); m != 0 {
+	if m := p.Match(unknown, nil, noDate(), nil); m != 0 {
 		t.Errorf("unknown artist, no genre = %.3f, want 0", m)
 	}
 	// Artist dominates (0.7 share): loved artist with an unknown tag is still
 	// clearly positive.
-	if m := p.Match(loved, strPtr("Unheard")); m <= 0 {
+	if m := p.Match(loved, strPtr("Unheard"), noDate(), nil); m <= 0 {
 		t.Errorf("loved artist + unknown tag = %.3f, want positive", m)
 	}
 	// Output stays within [-1, 1] even with saturated inputs.
 	for _, a := range []pgtype.UUID{loved, disliked, unknown} {
-		m := p.Match(a, strPtr("Jazz"))
+		m := p.Match(a, strPtr("Jazz"), dateInYear(1994), nil)
 		if m < -1 || m > 1 {
 			t.Errorf("Match out of [-1,1]: %.3f", m)
 		}
 	}
 }
 
+// TestTasteProfile_EraTerm verifies the decade facet nudges the match: with
+// artist + genre held neutral, a loved era lifts the score and a disliked era
+// lowers it, while an undated track is unaffected.
+func TestTasteProfile_EraTerm(t *testing.T) {
+	art := uuidN(1)
+	p := TasteProfile{
+		artists: map[pgtype.UUID]float64{},
+		tags:    map[string]float64{},
+		eras:    map[string]float64{"1990s": 8.0, "1980s": -8.0},
+	}
+	loved := p.Match(art, nil, dateInYear(1994), nil)
+	if loved <= 0 {
+		t.Errorf("loved era (1990s) = %.3f, want positive", loved)
+	}
+	disliked := p.Match(art, nil, dateInYear(1987), nil)
+	if disliked >= 0 {
+		t.Errorf("disliked era (1980s) = %.3f, want negative", disliked)
+	}
+	if m := p.Match(art, nil, noDate(), nil); m != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("undated track = %.3f, want 0 (no era contribution)", m)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestTasteProfile_MoodTerm verifies the mood facet nudges the match: with
+// artist/genre/era neutral, a loved mood lifts the score and a disliked mood
+// lowers it, while a track with no mood buckets is unaffected.
+func TestTasteProfile_MoodTerm(t *testing.T) {
+	art := uuidN(1)
+	p := TasteProfile{
+		artists: map[pgtype.UUID]float64{},
+		tags:    map[string]float64{},
+		moods:   map[string]float64{"chill": 8.0, "aggressive": -8.0},
+	}
+	if m := p.Match(art, nil, noDate(), []string{"chill"}); m <= 0 {
+		t.Errorf("loved mood (chill) = %.3f, want positive", m)
+	}
+	if m := p.Match(art, nil, noDate(), []string{"aggressive"}); m >= 0 {
+		t.Errorf("disliked mood (aggressive) = %.3f, want negative", m)
+	}
+	if m := p.Match(art, nil, noDate(), nil); m != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("no moods = %.3f, want 0 (no mood contribution)", m)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestTasteProfile_EmptyIsNeutral(t *testing.T) {
 	var p TasteProfile // zero value: nil maps
-	if m := p.Match(uuidN(1), strPtr("Jazz")); m != 0 {
+	if m := p.Match(uuidN(1), strPtr("Jazz"), dateInYear(1994), nil); m != 0 {
 		t.Errorf("empty profile Match = %.3f, want 0 (cold start neutral)", m)
 	}
 }
@@ -100,10 +152,10 @@ func TestLoadTasteProfile_RoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("load: %v", err)
 	}
-	if m := p.Match(art.ID, strPtr("Jazz")); m <= 0.5 {
+	if m := p.Match(art.ID, strPtr("Jazz"), noDate(), nil); m <= 0.5 {
 		t.Errorf("round-trip Match = %.3f, want strongly positive", m)
 	}
-	if m := p.Match(uuidN(9), nil); m != 0 {
+	if m := p.Match(uuidN(9), nil, noDate(), nil); m != 0 {
 		t.Errorf("absent artist Match = %.3f, want 0", m)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/recsettings/patch.go b/internal/recsettings/patch.go
index e3c78ab6..6ae86833 100644
--- a/internal/recsettings/patch.go
+++ b/internal/recsettings/patch.go
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ var weightFields = map[string]weightField{
 		get: func(w recommendation.ScoringWeights) float64 { return w.TasteWeight },
 		set: func(w *recommendation.ScoringWeights, v float64) { w.TasteWeight = v },
 	},
+	"context_time_weight": {
+		get: func(w recommendation.ScoringWeights) float64 { return w.ContextTimeWeight },
+		set: func(w *recommendation.ScoringWeights, v float64) { w.ContextTimeWeight = v },
+	},
 }
 
 // applyWeightPatch validates and applies a partial update, returning
@@ -129,6 +133,12 @@ func applyTastePatch(current TasteTuning, patch map[string]float64) (TasteTuning
 			target = &next.EngagementNeutral
 		case "engagement_full":
 			target = &next.EngagementFull
+		case "enriched_tag_scale":
+			target = &next.EnrichedTagScale
+		case "era_scale":
+			target = &next.EraScale
+		case "mood_scale":
+			target = &next.MoodScale
 		default:
 			return current, nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: %q", ErrUnknownField, field)
 		}
@@ -174,5 +184,8 @@ func diffTaste(a, b TasteTuning) []fieldChange {
 	add("engagement_hard_skip", a.EngagementHardSkip, b.EngagementHardSkip)
 	add("engagement_neutral", a.EngagementNeutral, b.EngagementNeutral)
 	add("engagement_full", a.EngagementFull, b.EngagementFull)
+	add("enriched_tag_scale", a.EnrichedTagScale, b.EnrichedTagScale)
+	add("era_scale", a.EraScale, b.EraScale)
+	add("mood_scale", a.MoodScale, b.MoodScale)
 	return out
 }
diff --git a/internal/recsettings/service.go b/internal/recsettings/service.go
index 4a1a0b0b..22640847 100644
--- a/internal/recsettings/service.go
+++ b/internal/recsettings/service.go
@@ -38,28 +38,36 @@ const (
 )
 
 // TasteTuning is the tunable subset of taste.Config: the engagement
-// half-life and the completion→engagement curve points.
+// half-life, the completion→engagement curve points, the enriched-tag
+// weight (how much folksonomy tags count vs raw ID3 genre, #1520), and the
+// era-facet weight (how strongly a decade-play imprints, #1530).
 type TasteTuning struct {
 	HalfLifeDays       float64
 	EngagementHardSkip float64
 	EngagementNeutral  float64
 	EngagementFull     float64
+	EnrichedTagScale   float64
+	EraScale           float64
+	MoodScale          float64
 }
 
 // ShippedRadioWeights are the shipped radio-profile defaults (moved
 // here from config.RecommendationConfig — YAML is bootstrap-only,
 // rule: config in UI). Radio is seed-directed (the user picked a
 // direction), so taste is a lighter nudge than in the daily mixes.
+// ContextTimeWeight starts uniform (1.0) across both profiles pending
+// trend data (#1531); split them once the metrics view justifies it.
 func ShippedRadioWeights() recommendation.ScoringWeights {
 	return recommendation.ScoringWeights{
-		BaseWeight:       1.0,
-		LikeBoost:        2.0,
-		RecencyWeight:    1.0,
-		SkipPenalty:      1.0,
-		JitterMagnitude:  0.1,
-		ContextWeight:    2.0,
-		SimilarityWeight: 2.0,
-		TasteWeight:      1.0,
+		BaseWeight:        1.0,
+		LikeBoost:         2.0,
+		RecencyWeight:     1.0,
+		SkipPenalty:       1.0,
+		JitterMagnitude:   0.1,
+		ContextWeight:     2.0,
+		SimilarityWeight:  2.0,
+		TasteWeight:       1.0,
+		ContextTimeWeight: 1.0,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -67,14 +75,15 @@ func ShippedRadioWeights() recommendation.ScoringWeights {
 // Must stay in sync with the pre-push literal in playlists/system.go.
 func ShippedDailyMixWeights() recommendation.ScoringWeights {
 	return recommendation.ScoringWeights{
-		BaseWeight:       1.0,
-		LikeBoost:        2.0,
-		RecencyWeight:    1.0,
-		SkipPenalty:      2.0,
-		JitterMagnitude:  0.1,
-		ContextWeight:    0.5,
-		SimilarityWeight: 1.5,
-		TasteWeight:      1.5,
+		BaseWeight:        1.0,
+		LikeBoost:         2.0,
+		RecencyWeight:     1.0,
+		SkipPenalty:       2.0,
+		JitterMagnitude:   0.1,
+		ContextWeight:     0.5,
+		SimilarityWeight:  1.5,
+		TasteWeight:       1.5,
+		ContextTimeWeight: 1.0,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -86,6 +95,9 @@ func ShippedTasteTuning() TasteTuning {
 		EngagementHardSkip: d.Engagement.HardSkip,
 		EngagementNeutral:  d.Engagement.NeutralCompletion,
 		EngagementFull:     d.Engagement.FullCompletion,
+		EnrichedTagScale:   d.EnrichedTagScale,
+		EraScale:           d.EraScale,
+		MoodScale:          d.MoodScale,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -133,6 +145,9 @@ func (s *Service) reconcile(ctx context.Context) error {
 		EngagementHardSkip: st.EngagementHardSkip,
 		EngagementNeutral:  st.EngagementNeutral,
 		EngagementFull:     st.EngagementFull,
+		EnrichedTagScale:   st.EnrichedTagScale,
+		EraScale:           st.EraScale,
+		MoodScale:          st.MoodScale,
 	}); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("seed taste tuning: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -156,6 +171,9 @@ func (s *Service) reconcile(ctx context.Context) error {
 		EngagementHardSkip: tt.EngagementHardSkip,
 		EngagementNeutral:  tt.EngagementNeutral,
 		EngagementFull:     tt.EngagementFull,
+		EnrichedTagScale:   tt.EnrichedTagScale,
+		EraScale:           tt.EraScale,
+		MoodScale:          tt.MoodScale,
 	}
 	s.mu.Unlock()
 
@@ -205,6 +223,9 @@ func (s *Service) TasteConfig() taste.Config {
 		NeutralCompletion: t.EngagementNeutral,
 		FullCompletion:    t.EngagementFull,
 	}
+	cfg.EnrichedTagScale = t.EnrichedTagScale
+	cfg.EraScale = t.EraScale
+	cfg.MoodScale = t.MoodScale
 	return cfg
 }
 
@@ -301,6 +322,9 @@ func (s *Service) persistTaste(
 		EngagementHardSkip: t.EngagementHardSkip,
 		EngagementNeutral:  t.EngagementNeutral,
 		EngagementFull:     t.EngagementFull,
+		EnrichedTagScale:   t.EnrichedTagScale,
+		EraScale:           t.EraScale,
+		MoodScale:          t.MoodScale,
 	}); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("update taste tuning: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -334,41 +358,44 @@ func (s *Service) audit(
 
 func upsertParams(profile string, w recommendation.ScoringWeights) dbq.UpsertWeightProfileDefaultsParams {
 	return dbq.UpsertWeightProfileDefaultsParams{
-		Profile:          profile,
-		BaseWeight:       w.BaseWeight,
-		LikeBoost:        w.LikeBoost,
-		RecencyWeight:    w.RecencyWeight,
-		SkipPenalty:      w.SkipPenalty,
-		JitterMagnitude:  w.JitterMagnitude,
-		ContextWeight:    w.ContextWeight,
-		SimilarityWeight: w.SimilarityWeight,
-		TasteWeight:      w.TasteWeight,
+		Profile:           profile,
+		BaseWeight:        w.BaseWeight,
+		LikeBoost:         w.LikeBoost,
+		RecencyWeight:     w.RecencyWeight,
+		SkipPenalty:       w.SkipPenalty,
+		JitterMagnitude:   w.JitterMagnitude,
+		ContextWeight:     w.ContextWeight,
+		SimilarityWeight:  w.SimilarityWeight,
+		TasteWeight:       w.TasteWeight,
+		ContextTimeWeight: w.ContextTimeWeight,
 	}
 }
 
 func updateParams(profile string, w recommendation.ScoringWeights) dbq.UpdateWeightProfileParams {
 	return dbq.UpdateWeightProfileParams{
-		Profile:          profile,
-		BaseWeight:       w.BaseWeight,
-		LikeBoost:        w.LikeBoost,
-		RecencyWeight:    w.RecencyWeight,
-		SkipPenalty:      w.SkipPenalty,
-		JitterMagnitude:  w.JitterMagnitude,
-		ContextWeight:    w.ContextWeight,
-		SimilarityWeight: w.SimilarityWeight,
-		TasteWeight:      w.TasteWeight,
+		Profile:           profile,
+		BaseWeight:        w.BaseWeight,
+		LikeBoost:         w.LikeBoost,
+		RecencyWeight:     w.RecencyWeight,
+		SkipPenalty:       w.SkipPenalty,
+		JitterMagnitude:   w.JitterMagnitude,
+		ContextWeight:     w.ContextWeight,
+		SimilarityWeight:  w.SimilarityWeight,
+		TasteWeight:       w.TasteWeight,
+		ContextTimeWeight: w.ContextTimeWeight,
 	}
 }
 
 func weightsFromRow(r dbq.RecommendationWeightProfile) recommendation.ScoringWeights {
 	return recommendation.ScoringWeights{
-		BaseWeight:       r.BaseWeight,
-		LikeBoost:        r.LikeBoost,
-		RecencyWeight:    r.RecencyWeight,
-		SkipPenalty:      r.SkipPenalty,
-		JitterMagnitude:  r.JitterMagnitude,
-		ContextWeight:    r.ContextWeight,
-		SimilarityWeight: r.SimilarityWeight,
-		TasteWeight:      r.TasteWeight,
+		BaseWeight:        r.BaseWeight,
+		LikeBoost:         r.LikeBoost,
+		RecencyWeight:     r.RecencyWeight,
+		SkipPenalty:       r.SkipPenalty,
+		JitterMagnitude:   r.JitterMagnitude,
+		ContextWeight:     r.ContextWeight,
+		SimilarityWeight:  r.SimilarityWeight,
+		TasteWeight:       r.TasteWeight,
+		ContextTimeWeight: r.ContextTimeWeight,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/recsettings/service_test.go b/internal/recsettings/service_test.go
index 65019ff3..cf96f8a3 100644
--- a/internal/recsettings/service_test.go
+++ b/internal/recsettings/service_test.go
@@ -182,6 +182,67 @@ func TestUpdateTaste_CurveOrderingEnforced(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestUpdateTaste_EnrichedTagScale(t *testing.T) {
+	pool := newPool(t)
+	s := newService(t, pool)
+	// In-range update persists into cache + the assembled taste config.
+	if err := s.UpdateTaste(context.Background(),
+		map[string]float64{"enriched_tag_scale": 0.8}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("UpdateTaste: %v", err)
+	}
+	if got := s.Taste().EnrichedTagScale; got != 0.8 {
+		t.Errorf("Taste().EnrichedTagScale = %v, want 0.8", got)
+	}
+	if got := s.TasteConfig().EnrichedTagScale; got != 0.8 {
+		t.Errorf("TasteConfig().EnrichedTagScale = %v, want 0.8", got)
+	}
+	// Out of [0,1] rejects.
+	if err := s.UpdateTaste(context.Background(),
+		map[string]float64{"enriched_tag_scale": 1.5}); !errors.Is(err, ErrOutOfRange) {
+		t.Errorf("err = %v, want ErrOutOfRange for 1.5", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUpdateTaste_EraScale(t *testing.T) {
+	pool := newPool(t)
+	s := newService(t, pool)
+	// In-range update persists into cache + the assembled taste config.
+	if err := s.UpdateTaste(context.Background(),
+		map[string]float64{"era_scale": 0.8}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("UpdateTaste: %v", err)
+	}
+	if got := s.Taste().EraScale; got != 0.8 {
+		t.Errorf("Taste().EraScale = %v, want 0.8", got)
+	}
+	if got := s.TasteConfig().EraScale; got != 0.8 {
+		t.Errorf("TasteConfig().EraScale = %v, want 0.8", got)
+	}
+	// Out of [0,1] rejects.
+	if err := s.UpdateTaste(context.Background(),
+		map[string]float64{"era_scale": 1.5}); !errors.Is(err, ErrOutOfRange) {
+		t.Errorf("err = %v, want ErrOutOfRange for 1.5", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUpdateTaste_MoodScale(t *testing.T) {
+	pool := newPool(t)
+	s := newService(t, pool)
+	if err := s.UpdateTaste(context.Background(),
+		map[string]float64{"mood_scale": 0.8}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("UpdateTaste: %v", err)
+	}
+	if got := s.Taste().MoodScale; got != 0.8 {
+		t.Errorf("Taste().MoodScale = %v, want 0.8", got)
+	}
+	if got := s.TasteConfig().MoodScale; got != 0.8 {
+		t.Errorf("TasteConfig().MoodScale = %v, want 0.8", got)
+	}
+	if err := s.UpdateTaste(context.Background(),
+		map[string]float64{"mood_scale": 1.5}); !errors.Is(err, ErrOutOfRange) {
+		t.Errorf("err = %v, want ErrOutOfRange for 1.5", err)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestReset_RestoresShippedAndAudits(t *testing.T) {
 	pool := newPool(t)
 	s := newService(t, pool)
diff --git a/internal/server/server.go b/internal/server/server.go
index 05b3cb65..4b75e7b4 100644
--- a/internal/server/server.go
+++ b/internal/server/server.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/playlists"
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/recsettings"
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/subsonic"
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/tags"
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/tracks"
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/web"
 )
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ type Server struct {
 	BrandingCfg    config.BrandingConfig
 	CoverEnricher  *coverart.Enricher
 	CoverSettings  *coverart.SettingsService
+	TagSettings    *tags.SettingsService
 	LibraryScanner *library.Scanner
 	ScanCfg        library.RunScanConfig
 	// Bus is the live-event bus shared with background workers (the
@@ -162,7 +164,7 @@ func (s *Server) Router() http.Handler {
 				s.Logger.Error("server: recsettings boot failed", "err", err)
 			}
 		}
-		api.Mount(r, s.Pool, s.Logger, writer, s.RecommendationCfg, recSettings, lidarrCfg, lidarrReqs, lidarrQuar, tracksSvc, playlistsSvc, s.CoverEnricher, s.CoverSettings, s.LibraryScanner, s.ScanCfg, s.DataDir, smtpSender, bus, s.PlaylistScheduler, s.StreamSecret)
+		api.Mount(r, s.Pool, s.Logger, writer, s.RecommendationCfg, recSettings, lidarrCfg, lidarrReqs, lidarrQuar, tracksSvc, playlistsSvc, s.CoverEnricher, s.CoverSettings, s.TagSettings, s.LibraryScanner, s.ScanCfg, s.DataDir, smtpSender, bus, s.PlaylistScheduler, s.StreamSecret)
 		// /api/admin/scan is the only admin route owned by the server package
 		// (it needs the Scanner). Register it as a single inline-middleware
 		// route — using r.Route("/api/admin", ...) here would create a second
diff --git a/internal/tags/enricher.go b/internal/tags/enricher.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..60b9909f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/tags/enricher.go
@@ -0,0 +1,261 @@
+package tags
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
+	"sort"
+
+	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgtype"
+	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgxpool"
+
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/db/dbq"
+)
+
+// defaultTopK caps how many tags are cached per track. Enough for a rich
+// facet, small enough that a heavily-tagged track can't swamp the taste
+// profile when the recompute unions them in.
+const defaultTopK = 8
+
+// Source labels stamped onto tracks.tag_source. A single contributing
+// provider stamps its own ID; two or more stamp "mixed". Kept in sync with
+// the SetTrackTagSource query's documented whitelist.
+const (
+	sourceNone  = "none"
+	sourceMixed = "mixed"
+)
+
+// outcome classifies one track's enrichment for the batch tally.
+type outcome int
+
+const (
+	outcomeEnriched outcome = iota // wrote ≥1 tag
+	outcomeNone                    // every provider had nothing → settled 'none'
+	outcomeLeftNull                // a transient failure → left NULL for retry
+)
+
+// Enricher drains tracks needing tags, fetches from the enabled provider
+// chain, MERGES the results (union across providers, unlike coverart's
+// first-success-wins for a single image), and caches the top-K into
+// track_tags. Owns no pool; receives one via the constructor so the boot
+// backfill, post-scan trigger, and admin endpoints share state.
+type Enricher struct {
+	pool     *pgxpool.Pool
+	logger   *slog.Logger
+	settings *SettingsService
+	topK     int
+}
+
+// NewEnricher constructs an Enricher.
+func NewEnricher(pool *pgxpool.Pool, logger *slog.Logger, settings *SettingsService) *Enricher {
+	return &Enricher{pool: pool, logger: logger, settings: settings, topK: defaultTopK}
+}
+
+// EnrichTrack runs the chain for one track and persists the merged result.
+//
+// Every enabled TrackTagProvider is queried and its tags unioned (max
+// weight wins on overlap). If any tags surface they're written with the
+// source stamped by which providers contributed (musicbrainz / lastfm /
+// mixed). If every provider cleanly reports ErrNotFound (or none are
+// enabled) the row settles to 'none'. If a provider fails transiently and
+// no tags surfaced, the row is left NULL for a next-pass retry.
+func (e *Enricher) EnrichTrack(ctx context.Context, trackID pgtype.UUID, ref TrackRef) (outcome, error) {
+	merged := map[string]float64{}
+	contributors := map[string]bool{}
+	anyTransient := false
+
+	for _, provider := range e.settings.EnabledTrackTagProviders() {
+		tags, perr := provider.FetchTrackTags(ctx, ref)
+		switch {
+		case perr == nil:
+			for _, t := range tags {
+				if t.Weight > merged[t.Name] {
+					merged[t.Name] = t.Weight
+				}
+			}
+			if len(tags) > 0 {
+				contributors[provider.ID()] = true
+			}
+		case errors.Is(perr, ErrNotFound):
+			// Clean "no data from this source" — try the next provider.
+		default:
+			anyTransient = true
+			e.logger.Warn("tags: provider fetch failed; continuing",
+				"track_id", uuidString(trackID), "provider", provider.ID(), "err", perr)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(merged) > 0 {
+		top := topKByWeight(merged, e.topK)
+		source := sourceLabel(contributorIDs(contributors))
+		if err := e.writeTags(ctx, trackID, top, source, e.settings.CurrentVersion()); err != nil {
+			return outcomeLeftNull, err
+		}
+		return outcomeEnriched, nil
+	}
+	if anyTransient {
+		// Nothing landed but a source may recover — leave NULL for retry.
+		return outcomeLeftNull, nil
+	}
+	// Every provider (if any) had nothing: settle 'none' so we don't
+	// re-process until the version bumps (a provider enabled/added).
+	if err := e.writeTags(ctx, trackID, nil, sourceNone, e.settings.CurrentVersion()); err != nil {
+		return outcomeNone, err
+	}
+	return outcomeNone, nil
+}
+
+// writeTags atomically replaces a track's cached tags and stamps the source
+// + version. tags may be empty (the 'none' settle path), which just clears
+// any prior tags and records the outcome.
+func (e *Enricher) writeTags(ctx context.Context, trackID pgtype.UUID, tags []Tag, source string, version int32) error {
+	tx, err := e.pool.Begin(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("begin tx: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer func() { _ = tx.Rollback(ctx) }()
+	q := dbq.New(tx)
+	if err := q.DeleteTrackTags(ctx, trackID); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("delete track tags: %w", err)
+	}
+	for _, t := range tags {
+		if err := q.InsertTrackTag(ctx, dbq.InsertTrackTagParams{
+			TrackID: trackID, Tag: t.Name, Weight: t.Weight,
+		}); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("insert track tag: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+	src := source
+	if err := q.SetTrackTagSource(ctx, dbq.SetTrackTagSourceParams{
+		ID: trackID, TagSource: &src, TagSourcesVersion: version,
+	}); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("set track tag source: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := tx.Commit(ctx); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("commit: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// EnrichTrackBatch drains up to limit tracks needing tags and enriches each
+// serially. limit: 0 = disabled; >0 = bounded; <0 = unbounded (remote
+// providers self-throttle via their httpClient MinInterval). Returns the
+// processed/succeeded/failed tally for the scan-run record.
+func (e *Enricher) EnrichTrackBatch(ctx context.Context, limit int,
+	progressCb func(processed, succeeded, failed int)) (processed, succeeded, failed int, err error) {
+	if limit == 0 {
+		return 0, 0, 0, nil
+	}
+	queryLimit := int32(limit)
+	if limit < 0 {
+		queryLimit = 1<<31 - 1
+	}
+	q := dbq.New(e.pool)
+	rows, qerr := q.ListTracksMissingTags(ctx, dbq.ListTracksMissingTagsParams{
+		TagSourcesVersion: e.settings.CurrentVersion(),
+		Limit:             queryLimit,
+	})
+	if qerr != nil {
+		return 0, 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("list tracks missing tags: %w", qerr)
+	}
+
+	var enriched, settledNone, leftNull, errored int
+	for _, r := range rows {
+		if ctx.Err() != nil {
+			e.logBatchSummary(len(rows), processed, enriched, settledNone, leftNull, errored)
+			return processed, enriched, settledNone + leftNull + errored, ctx.Err()
+		}
+		processed++
+		ref := TrackRef{ArtistName: r.ArtistName, Title: r.Title}
+		if r.Mbid != nil {
+			ref.MBID = *r.Mbid
+		}
+		if r.ArtistMbid != nil {
+			ref.ArtistMBID = *r.ArtistMbid
+		}
+		oc, eerr := e.EnrichTrack(ctx, r.ID, ref)
+		if eerr != nil {
+			e.logger.Warn("tags: batch entry failed", "track_id", uuidString(r.ID), "err", eerr)
+			errored++
+		} else {
+			switch oc {
+			case outcomeEnriched:
+				enriched++
+			case outcomeNone:
+				settledNone++
+			case outcomeLeftNull:
+				leftNull++
+			}
+		}
+		if progressCb != nil {
+			progressCb(processed, enriched, settledNone+leftNull+errored)
+		}
+	}
+	e.logBatchSummary(len(rows), processed, enriched, settledNone, leftNull, errored)
+	return processed, enriched, settledNone + leftNull + errored, nil
+}
+
+// logBatchSummary emits one Info line with the category breakdown — the
+// enriched/settled/left-null split is the operator's diagnostic for a
+// "0 enriched" symptom the collapsed tally can't explain.
+func (e *Enricher) logBatchSummary(eligible, processed, enriched, settledNone, leftNull, errored int) {
+	e.logger.Info("tags: enrichment batch complete",
+		"eligible", eligible,
+		"processed", processed,
+		"enriched", enriched,
+		"settled_none", settledNone,
+		"left_null", leftNull,
+		"errored", errored)
+}
+
+// topKByWeight returns the highest-weighted tags, tie-broken by name for
+// determinism, capped at k (k<=0 means no cap).
+func topKByWeight(merged map[string]float64, k int) []Tag {
+	tags := make([]Tag, 0, len(merged))
+	for name, w := range merged {
+		tags = append(tags, Tag{Name: name, Weight: w})
+	}
+	sort.Slice(tags, func(i, j int) bool {
+		if tags[i].Weight != tags[j].Weight {
+			return tags[i].Weight > tags[j].Weight
+		}
+		return tags[i].Name < tags[j].Name
+	})
+	if k > 0 && len(tags) > k {
+		tags = tags[:k]
+	}
+	return tags
+}
+
+// contributorIDs returns the sorted set of provider IDs that returned tags.
+func contributorIDs(set map[string]bool) []string {
+	ids := make([]string, 0, len(set))
+	for id := range set {
+		ids = append(ids, id)
+	}
+	sort.Strings(ids)
+	return ids
+}
+
+// sourceLabel maps the contributing providers onto the tag_source value:
+// none / a single provider's own ID / "mixed" for two or more.
+func sourceLabel(ids []string) string {
+	switch len(ids) {
+	case 0:
+		return sourceNone
+	case 1:
+		return ids[0]
+	default:
+		return sourceMixed
+	}
+}
+
+// uuidString renders a pgtype.UUID for logs.
+func uuidString(u pgtype.UUID) string {
+	if !u.Valid {
+		return "<nil>"
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%x-%x-%x-%x-%x",
+		u.Bytes[0:4], u.Bytes[4:6], u.Bytes[6:8], u.Bytes[8:10], u.Bytes[10:16])
+}
diff --git a/internal/tags/enricher_test.go b/internal/tags/enricher_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..844cf92f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/tags/enricher_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+package tags
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestTopKByWeight(t *testing.T) {
+	merged := map[string]float64{
+		"a": 0.9,
+		"b": 0.5,
+		"c": 0.5, // ties with b → name asc breaks it (b before c)
+		"d": 0.1,
+	}
+	got := topKByWeight(merged, 3)
+	if len(got) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("cap not applied: got %d", len(got))
+	}
+	wantOrder := []string{"a", "b", "c"}
+	for i, w := range wantOrder {
+		if got[i].Name != w {
+			t.Errorf("position %d = %q, want %q (full: %v)", i, got[i].Name, w, got)
+		}
+	}
+	// k<=0 means no cap.
+	if len(topKByWeight(merged, 0)) != 4 {
+		t.Error("k=0 should not cap")
+	}
+	if len(topKByWeight(nil, 5)) != 0 {
+		t.Error("empty input yields empty output")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSourceLabel(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		ids  []string
+		want string
+	}{
+		{nil, sourceNone},
+		{[]string{"musicbrainz"}, "musicbrainz"},
+		{[]string{"lastfm"}, "lastfm"},
+		{[]string{"lastfm", "musicbrainz"}, sourceMixed},
+	}
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		if got := sourceLabel(c.ids); got != c.want {
+			t.Errorf("sourceLabel(%v) = %q, want %q", c.ids, got, c.want)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestContributorIDs_Sorted(t *testing.T) {
+	got := contributorIDs(map[string]bool{"lastfm": true, "musicbrainz": true})
+	if len(got) != 2 || got[0] != "lastfm" || got[1] != "musicbrainz" {
+		t.Errorf("contributorIDs sorted = %v, want [lastfm musicbrainz]", got)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/tags/httpclient.go b/internal/tags/httpclient.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a65f1087
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/tags/httpclient.go
@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+package tags
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"math/rand"
+	"net/http"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// httpClientOptions configures a httpClient. A trimmed sibling of the
+// coverart HTTP helper — JSON-only (tag APIs return no binary), plus a
+// User-Agent field because MusicBrainz rejects requests without one.
+// Kept local to this package so tag enrichment never depends on
+// coverart's internals.
+type httpClientOptions struct {
+	HTTPClient *http.Client
+	// Name prefixes wrapped error messages (e.g. "tags lastfm: ...").
+	Name string
+	// UserAgent is sent on every request. MusicBrainz mandates a
+	// descriptive one; empty omits the header.
+	UserAgent string
+	// MinInterval throttles requests; 0 disables rate limiting.
+	MinInterval time.Duration
+	// MaxRetries is the number of retry attempts on 429 / 5xx.
+	MaxRetries int
+	// BaseBackoff is the base unit for exponential backoff (2^attempt × base ± 20%).
+	BaseBackoff time.Duration
+	// TreatAuthAsTransient maps 401/403 to ErrTransient (keyed providers
+	// want this so a bad/expired key retries rather than settling 'none').
+	TreatAuthAsTransient bool
+	// JSONBodyLimit caps the response body read.
+	JSONBodyLimit int64
+}
+
+// httpClient performs rate-limited, retrying JSON GETs. Each provider
+// owns one, configured with provider-specific intervals + auth semantics.
+type httpClient struct {
+	opts httpClientOptions
+
+	mu       sync.Mutex
+	lastCall time.Time
+}
+
+func newHTTPClient(opts httpClientOptions) *httpClient {
+	if opts.HTTPClient == nil {
+		opts.HTTPClient = &http.Client{Timeout: 30 * time.Second}
+	}
+	if opts.MaxRetries == 0 {
+		opts.MaxRetries = 3
+	}
+	if opts.BaseBackoff == 0 {
+		opts.BaseBackoff = 250 * time.Millisecond
+	}
+	if opts.JSONBodyLimit == 0 {
+		opts.JSONBodyLimit = 1 * 1024 * 1024
+	}
+	return &httpClient{opts: opts}
+}
+
+// getJSON sends GET fullURL and decodes the 200 body into out (capped at
+// JSONBodyLimit). Retries 429/5xx with exponential backoff up to
+// MaxRetries. 404 → ErrNotFound; other non-2xx → wrapped ErrTransient.
+func (c *httpClient) getJSON(ctx context.Context, fullURL string, out any) error {
+	for attempt := 0; attempt <= c.opts.MaxRetries; attempt++ {
+		if err := c.rateLimitWait(ctx); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, fullURL, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("tags %s: build request: %w", c.opts.Name, err)
+		}
+		req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json")
+		if c.opts.UserAgent != "" {
+			req.Header.Set("User-Agent", c.opts.UserAgent)
+		}
+
+		resp, err := c.opts.HTTPClient.Do(req)
+		if err != nil {
+			if attempt < c.opts.MaxRetries {
+				if waitErr := c.backoff(ctx, attempt); waitErr != nil {
+					return waitErr
+				}
+				continue
+			}
+			return fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", ErrTransient, err)
+		}
+
+		retry, ferr := c.handleStatus(ctx, resp, attempt)
+		if retry {
+			continue
+		}
+		if ferr != nil {
+			return ferr
+		}
+
+		body, rerr := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(resp.Body, c.opts.JSONBodyLimit))
+		_ = resp.Body.Close()
+		if rerr != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%w: read body: %v", ErrTransient, rerr)
+		}
+		if uerr := json.Unmarshal(body, out); uerr != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%w: decode body: %v", ErrTransient, uerr)
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+	return fmt.Errorf("%w: exhausted retries", ErrTransient)
+}
+
+// handleStatus classifies a response. Returns retry=true to loop again
+// (after backing off), or a terminal error, or (false, nil) to proceed to
+// body read. Closes the body on every path except the proceed case.
+func (c *httpClient) handleStatus(ctx context.Context, resp *http.Response, attempt int) (retry bool, err error) {
+	switch {
+	case resp.StatusCode == http.StatusNotFound:
+		_ = resp.Body.Close()
+		return false, ErrNotFound
+	case c.opts.TreatAuthAsTransient &&
+		(resp.StatusCode == http.StatusUnauthorized || resp.StatusCode == http.StatusForbidden):
+		_ = resp.Body.Close()
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("%w: status %d (auth)", ErrTransient, resp.StatusCode)
+	case resp.StatusCode == http.StatusTooManyRequests || resp.StatusCode >= 500:
+		_ = resp.Body.Close()
+		if attempt < c.opts.MaxRetries {
+			if waitErr := c.backoff(ctx, attempt); waitErr != nil {
+				return false, waitErr
+			}
+			return true, nil
+		}
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("%w: status %d", ErrTransient, resp.StatusCode)
+	case resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK:
+		_ = resp.Body.Close()
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("%w: status %d", ErrTransient, resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+	return false, nil
+}
+
+// rateLimitWait blocks until MinInterval has elapsed since the last call,
+// then claims the slot. Disabled when MinInterval is 0.
+func (c *httpClient) rateLimitWait(ctx context.Context) error {
+	if c.opts.MinInterval <= 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	wait := time.Until(c.lastCall.Add(c.opts.MinInterval))
+	if wait > 0 {
+		timer := time.NewTimer(wait)
+		c.mu.Unlock()
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			timer.Stop()
+			return ctx.Err()
+		case <-timer.C:
+		}
+		c.mu.Lock()
+	}
+	c.lastCall = time.Now()
+	c.mu.Unlock()
+	return nil
+}
+
+// backoff sleeps for 2^attempt × BaseBackoff ± 20% jitter, or until ctx is done.
+func (c *httpClient) backoff(ctx context.Context, attempt int) error {
+	base := time.Duration(1<<attempt) * c.opts.BaseBackoff
+	jitterRange := int64(base) / 5
+	if jitterRange <= 0 {
+		jitterRange = 1
+	}
+	jitter := time.Duration(rand.Int63n(jitterRange))
+	if rand.Intn(2) == 0 {
+		jitter = -jitter
+	}
+	timer := time.NewTimer(base + jitter)
+	defer timer.Stop()
+	select {
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		return ctx.Err()
+	case <-timer.C:
+		return nil
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/tags/provider.go b/internal/tags/provider.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d1d8c8ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/tags/provider.go
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+// Package tags enriches the taste profile's tag facet beyond raw ID3
+// genre (milestone #160, task #1490). It fetches folksonomy style/mood
+// tags for tracks from a chain of pluggable providers (MusicBrainz,
+// Last.fm, …), caches them in track_tags, and the taste recompute unions
+// them alongside tracks.genre.
+//
+// The provider model mirrors internal/coverart deliberately: a source is
+// added by implementing TrackTagProvider and calling Register() in the
+// provider file's init() — no enricher, settings, or schema change. The
+// DB-backed SettingsService then auto-upserts a settings row for it, and
+// the boot-time provider-hash bump makes previously-settled rows eligible
+// for a retry through the widened chain.
+package tags
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"sync"
+
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/apierror"
+)
+
+// Tag is one folksonomy tag with a normalized strength in [0,1]. Each
+// provider normalizes its own upstream weighting (Last.fm's 0-100 count,
+// MusicBrainz's vote count) into this range so the enricher can merge
+// across providers on a common scale.
+type Tag struct {
+	Name   string
+	Weight float64
+}
+
+// TrackRef is the lookup key passed to a provider. MBID is the track's
+// recording MBID (preferred by MBID-keyed providers); ArtistName + Title
+// are the always-populated fallback for name-based providers (Last.fm);
+// ArtistMBID (nullable) enables MusicBrainz's artist-tag fallback (#1519)
+// when the recording itself is untagged or MBID-less.
+type TrackRef struct {
+	MBID       string
+	ArtistName string
+	Title      string
+	ArtistMBID string
+}
+
+// Provider is the base shape every tag source implements. Providers
+// register at init() via Register(). The SettingsService reads the
+// per-provider row (enabled, api_key) and calls Configure().
+type Provider interface {
+	// ID is a stable lowercase token persisted in tracks.tag_source and
+	// keyed in tag_provider_settings.provider_id, and shown in the admin UI.
+	ID() string
+
+	// DisplayName is the human-readable label for the admin Settings card.
+	DisplayName() string
+
+	// RequiresAPIKey reports whether the provider needs a key to function.
+	// The admin UI shows/hides the key field on this; it does NOT gate the
+	// enabled toggle (rule #26 — providers with usable defaults ship working).
+	RequiresAPIKey() bool
+
+	// DefaultEnabled is whether a freshly-installed Minstrel ships with
+	// this provider on. MusicBrainz (keyless) returns true; Last.fm
+	// (keyed) returns false — opt-in once a key is supplied.
+	DefaultEnabled() bool
+
+	// Configure applies the operator's settings. Called at boot and on
+	// every admin PATCH; must be idempotent and goroutine-safe (the
+	// enricher may read concurrently).
+	Configure(ProviderSettings) error
+}
+
+// ProviderSettings is the runtime config a provider receives on Configure.
+type ProviderSettings struct {
+	Enabled bool
+	APIKey  string
+}
+
+// TrackTagProvider is the tag-fetch capability. Split from Provider so a
+// future source with a different capability (e.g. artist-level tags) can
+// be added without widening this one.
+type TrackTagProvider interface {
+	Provider
+	// FetchTrackTags returns the folksonomy tags for the track, or
+	// ErrNotFound (terminal — nothing upstream) / ErrTransient (retry).
+	// A disabled provider, or one missing a required key, returns
+	// ErrNotFound so the chain simply skips it.
+	FetchTrackTags(ctx context.Context, ref TrackRef) ([]Tag, error)
+}
+
+// TestableProvider is an opt-in capability for the admin Test-Connection
+// button: answer "is my config working?" without a full enrichment cycle.
+type TestableProvider interface {
+	Provider
+	TestConnection(ctx context.Context) error
+}
+
+// ErrNotFound: the provider confirmed it has no tags for this track — a
+// terminal-this-pass result. The enricher moves to the next provider; if
+// every provider returns ErrNotFound the row settles to tag_source='none'.
+// Aliased to apierror.ErrNotFound for consistency with the rest of the app.
+var ErrNotFound = apierror.ErrNotFound
+
+// ErrTransient: a temporary failure (5xx, network, timeout, auth). The
+// enricher leaves the row's tag_source NULL so the next pass retries.
+var ErrTransient = errors.New("tags: transient error")
+
+// ErrProviderNotFound is returned when a named provider is not registered.
+var ErrProviderNotFound = errors.New("tags: provider not registered")
+
+// ErrNotTestable is returned when a provider doesn't implement
+// TestableProvider.
+var ErrNotTestable = errors.New("tags: provider does not support test connection")
+
+// registry holds all compiled-in providers. Providers register at init()
+// via Register(); the enricher iterates this list filtered by settings.
+var registry = struct {
+	mu        sync.Mutex
+	providers []Provider
+}{}
+
+// Register adds a provider. Must be called from a provider file's init().
+// Duplicate IDs panic — providers are compiled-in, so it's a build bug.
+func Register(p Provider) {
+	registry.mu.Lock()
+	defer registry.mu.Unlock()
+	for _, existing := range registry.providers {
+		if existing.ID() == p.ID() {
+			panic(fmt.Sprintf("tags: duplicate provider ID %q", p.ID()))
+		}
+	}
+	registry.providers = append(registry.providers, p)
+}
+
+// AllProviders returns a snapshot in registration order. Do not mutate.
+func AllProviders() []Provider {
+	registry.mu.Lock()
+	defer registry.mu.Unlock()
+	out := make([]Provider, len(registry.providers))
+	copy(out, registry.providers)
+	return out
+}
+
+// ProviderByID looks up a registered provider. Returns ErrProviderNotFound
+// if none matches.
+func ProviderByID(id string) (Provider, error) {
+	registry.mu.Lock()
+	defer registry.mu.Unlock()
+	for _, p := range registry.providers {
+		if p.ID() == id {
+			return p, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return nil, ErrProviderNotFound
+}
+
+// ResetRegistryForTests clears the registry. Test-only.
+func ResetRegistryForTests() {
+	registry.mu.Lock()
+	defer registry.mu.Unlock()
+	registry.providers = nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/tags/provider_lastfm.go b/internal/tags/provider_lastfm.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e37a3eb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/tags/provider_lastfm.go
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+package tags
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// lastfmBaseURL is a var (not const) so tests can override it.
+var lastfmBaseURL = "https://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/"
+
+const (
+	// lastfmMinPeriod throttles to 4 req/s under the 5/s per-key ceiling.
+	lastfmMinPeriod = 250 * time.Millisecond
+	// lastfmTagMaxCount is Last.fm's top-tag count scale (0-100 popularity).
+	lastfmTagMaxCount = 100.0
+)
+
+// lastfmTransientErrors are Last.fm JSON-level error codes that mean
+// "try again" rather than "no data": 8 operation failed, 11/16 service
+// temporarily unavailable, 29 rate limit. Everything else non-zero
+// (6 not found, 10 invalid key, …) is treated as ErrNotFound so the
+// chain simply skips this provider for the track.
+var lastfmTransientErrors = map[int]bool{8: true, 11: true, 16: true, 29: true}
+
+// lastfmProvider fetches track-level folksonomy tags via Last.fm's
+// track.getTopTags. Requires an operator-supplied API key; stays inert
+// (ErrNotFound on every call) when disabled or unkeyed. Name-based, so it
+// covers the many local tracks that lack a recording MBID.
+type lastfmProvider struct {
+	enabled atomic.Bool
+	apiKey  atomic.Pointer[string]
+	client  *httpClient
+}
+
+func init() {
+	Register(&lastfmProvider{
+		client: newHTTPClient(httpClientOptions{
+			Name:                 "lastfm",
+			HTTPClient:           &http.Client{Timeout: 30 * time.Second},
+			MinInterval:          lastfmMinPeriod,
+			MaxRetries:           3,
+			TreatAuthAsTransient: true,
+		}),
+	})
+}
+
+func (p *lastfmProvider) ID() string           { return "lastfm" }
+func (p *lastfmProvider) DisplayName() string  { return "Last.fm" }
+func (p *lastfmProvider) RequiresAPIKey() bool { return true }
+func (p *lastfmProvider) DefaultEnabled() bool { return false }
+
+func (p *lastfmProvider) Configure(s ProviderSettings) error {
+	p.enabled.Store(s.Enabled)
+	key := s.APIKey
+	p.apiKey.Store(&key)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (p *lastfmProvider) currentKey() string {
+	if k := p.apiKey.Load(); k != nil {
+		return *k
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+// lastfmTopTags models the subset of track.getTopTags we read. Last.fm
+// returns `error` on failure responses instead of the toptags block.
+type lastfmTopTags struct {
+	TopTags struct {
+		Tag []lastfmTag `json:"tag"`
+	} `json:"toptags"`
+	Error int `json:"error"`
+}
+
+type lastfmTag struct {
+	Name  string `json:"name"`
+	Count int    `json:"count"`
+}
+
+// FetchTrackTags looks up the track's top tags by artist + title (with the
+// recording MBID as an extra hint when present). Returns ErrNotFound when
+// disabled, unkeyed, missing artist/title, or when Last.fm has no tags.
+func (p *lastfmProvider) FetchTrackTags(ctx context.Context, ref TrackRef) ([]Tag, error) {
+	if !p.enabled.Load() || p.currentKey() == "" {
+		return nil, ErrNotFound
+	}
+	if ref.ArtistName == "" || ref.Title == "" {
+		return nil, ErrNotFound
+	}
+
+	q := url.Values{
+		"method":      {"track.gettoptags"},
+		"api_key":     {p.currentKey()},
+		"format":      {"json"},
+		"artist":      {ref.ArtistName},
+		"track":       {ref.Title},
+		"autocorrect": {"1"},
+	}
+	if ref.MBID != "" {
+		q.Set("mbid", ref.MBID)
+	}
+
+	var resp lastfmTopTags
+	if err := p.client.getJSON(ctx, lastfmBaseURL+"?"+q.Encode(), &resp); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if resp.Error != 0 {
+		if lastfmTransientErrors[resp.Error] {
+			return nil, ErrTransient
+		}
+		return nil, ErrNotFound
+	}
+	out := normalizeLastfmTags(resp.TopTags.Tag)
+	if len(out) == 0 {
+		return nil, ErrNotFound
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+// TestConnection verifies the key against a well-known track.
+func (p *lastfmProvider) TestConnection(ctx context.Context) error {
+	if p.currentKey() == "" {
+		return errors.New("tags: lastfm api key not set")
+	}
+	q := url.Values{
+		"method":  {"track.gettoptags"},
+		"api_key": {p.currentKey()},
+		"format":  {"json"},
+		"artist":  {"Radiohead"},
+		"track":   {"Creep"},
+	}
+	var resp lastfmTopTags
+	err := p.client.getJSON(ctx, lastfmBaseURL+"?"+q.Encode(), &resp)
+	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, ErrNotFound) {
+		return err
+	}
+	if resp.Error == 10 { // invalid API key
+		return errors.New("tags: lastfm rejected the api key")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// normalizeLastfmTags scales the 0-100 popularity counts into [0,1] and
+// drops zero-count / unnamed tags.
+func normalizeLastfmTags(raw []lastfmTag) []Tag {
+	out := make([]Tag, 0, len(raw))
+	for _, t := range raw {
+		if t.Count <= 0 || t.Name == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		w := float64(t.Count) / lastfmTagMaxCount
+		if w > 1 {
+			w = 1
+		}
+		out = append(out, Tag{Name: t.Name, Weight: w})
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+// Compile-time capability checks.
+var (
+	_ TrackTagProvider = (*lastfmProvider)(nil)
+	_ TestableProvider = (*lastfmProvider)(nil)
+)
diff --git a/internal/tags/provider_lastfm_test.go b/internal/tags/provider_lastfm_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..675e86ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/tags/provider_lastfm_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+package tags
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strconv"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func newLastfmProvider(enabled bool, key string) *lastfmProvider {
+	p := &lastfmProvider{client: newHTTPClient(httpClientOptions{
+		Name: "lastfm", MaxRetries: 1, TreatAuthAsTransient: true,
+	})}
+	_ = p.Configure(ProviderSettings{Enabled: enabled, APIKey: key})
+	return p
+}
+
+func TestNormalizeLastfmTags(t *testing.T) {
+	got := tagsByName(normalizeLastfmTags([]lastfmTag{
+		{Name: "indie", Count: 100},
+		{Name: "dream pop", Count: 40},
+		{Name: "zero-drop", Count: 0},
+		{Name: "", Count: 50},
+		{Name: "clamp", Count: 150}, // >100 clamps to 1.0
+	}))
+	if len(got) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("want 3 tags, got %v", got)
+	}
+	if got["indie"] != 1.0 || got["dream pop"] != 0.4 || got["clamp"] != 1.0 {
+		t.Errorf("weights = %v", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLastfmFetch_GatedOff(t *testing.T) {
+	// Enabled but unkeyed → ErrNotFound.
+	if _, err := newLastfmProvider(true, "").FetchTrackTags(context.Background(),
+		TrackRef{ArtistName: "A", Title: "B"}); !errors.Is(err, ErrNotFound) {
+		t.Errorf("unkeyed: err = %v, want ErrNotFound", err)
+	}
+	// Keyed but disabled → ErrNotFound.
+	if _, err := newLastfmProvider(false, "k").FetchTrackTags(context.Background(),
+		TrackRef{ArtistName: "A", Title: "B"}); !errors.Is(err, ErrNotFound) {
+		t.Errorf("disabled: err = %v, want ErrNotFound", err)
+	}
+	// Keyed + enabled but missing artist/title → ErrNotFound.
+	if _, err := newLastfmProvider(true, "k").FetchTrackTags(context.Background(),
+		TrackRef{MBID: "x"}); !errors.Is(err, ErrNotFound) {
+		t.Errorf("no artist/title: err = %v, want ErrNotFound", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLastfmFetch_ParsesTags(t *testing.T) {
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"toptags":{"tag":[{"name":"shoegaze","count":100},{"name":"90s","count":30}]}}`))
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+	old := lastfmBaseURL
+	lastfmBaseURL = srv.URL + "/"
+	defer func() { lastfmBaseURL = old }()
+
+	tags, err := newLastfmProvider(true, "k").FetchTrackTags(context.Background(),
+		TrackRef{ArtistName: "Slowdive", Title: "Alison"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("fetch: %v", err)
+	}
+	m := tagsByName(tags)
+	if m["shoegaze"] != 1.0 || m["90s"] != 0.3 {
+		t.Errorf("weights = %v", m)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLastfmFetch_ErrorCodes(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name      string
+		errorCode int
+		want      error
+	}{
+		{"not-found", 6, ErrNotFound},
+		{"transient-rate-limit", 29, ErrTransient},
+		{"transient-unavailable", 16, ErrTransient},
+	}
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+				_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"error":` + strconv.Itoa(c.errorCode) + `,"message":"x"}`))
+			}))
+			defer srv.Close()
+			old := lastfmBaseURL
+			lastfmBaseURL = srv.URL + "/"
+			defer func() { lastfmBaseURL = old }()
+
+			_, err := newLastfmProvider(true, "k").FetchTrackTags(context.Background(),
+				TrackRef{ArtistName: "A", Title: "B"})
+			if !errors.Is(err, c.want) {
+				t.Errorf("error %d: got %v, want %v", c.errorCode, err, c.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/tags/provider_musicbrainz.go b/internal/tags/provider_musicbrainz.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5c89e7d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/tags/provider_musicbrainz.go
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+package tags
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// mbBaseURL is a var (not const) so tests can point it at an httptest server.
+var mbBaseURL = "https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2"
+
+const (
+	// mbMinPeriod honors MusicBrainz's 1 req/s anonymous ceiling (with headroom).
+	mbMinPeriod = 1100 * time.Millisecond
+	// mbUserAgent identifies the app — MusicBrainz rejects requests without one.
+	mbUserAgent = "Minstrel/1.0 ( https://git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel )"
+	// artistTagWeightFactor down-weights artist-level fallback tags relative
+	// to recording-specific tags — the artist's overall character is a coarser
+	// signal than a tag on the exact recording (#1519).
+	artistTagWeightFactor = 0.6
+)
+
+// musicbrainzProvider fetches folksonomy tags from the MusicBrainz web
+// service. Keyless (the public endpoint needs no auth) and on by default —
+// the always-available baseline source. Prefers recording-level tags by the
+// track's recording MBID; when the recording is untagged or MBID-less it
+// falls back to the artist's tags by artist MBID (#1519), down-weighted as a
+// coarser signal. Name-based lookup is deferred to providers like Last.fm.
+type musicbrainzProvider struct {
+	enabled atomic.Bool
+	client  *httpClient
+}
+
+func init() {
+	Register(&musicbrainzProvider{
+		client: newHTTPClient(httpClientOptions{
+			Name:        "musicbrainz",
+			UserAgent:   mbUserAgent,
+			HTTPClient:  &http.Client{Timeout: 30 * time.Second},
+			MinInterval: mbMinPeriod,
+			MaxRetries:  3,
+		}),
+	})
+}
+
+func (p *musicbrainzProvider) ID() string           { return "musicbrainz" }
+func (p *musicbrainzProvider) DisplayName() string  { return "MusicBrainz" }
+func (p *musicbrainzProvider) RequiresAPIKey() bool { return false }
+func (p *musicbrainzProvider) DefaultEnabled() bool { return true }
+
+func (p *musicbrainzProvider) Configure(s ProviderSettings) error {
+	p.enabled.Store(s.Enabled)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// mbTagsResponse models the subset of /ws/2/recording/{mbid}?inc=tags we read.
+type mbTagsResponse struct {
+	Tags []mbTag `json:"tags"`
+}
+
+type mbTag struct {
+	Count int    `json:"count"`
+	Name  string `json:"name"`
+}
+
+// FetchTrackTags looks up recording tags by MBID, then falls back to artist
+// tags by artist MBID when the recording is untagged or MBID-less. Returns
+// ErrNotFound when disabled or when neither level yields tags. A transient
+// error at the recording step is returned as-is (retry) rather than silently
+// masked by the artist fallback.
+func (p *musicbrainzProvider) FetchTrackTags(ctx context.Context, ref TrackRef) ([]Tag, error) {
+	if !p.enabled.Load() {
+		return nil, ErrNotFound
+	}
+	if ref.MBID != "" {
+		tags, err := p.fetchEntityTags(ctx, "recording", ref.MBID, 1.0)
+		if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, ErrNotFound) {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if len(tags) > 0 {
+			return tags, nil
+		}
+	}
+	if ref.ArtistMBID != "" {
+		tags, err := p.fetchEntityTags(ctx, "artist", ref.ArtistMBID, artistTagWeightFactor)
+		if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, ErrNotFound) {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if len(tags) > 0 {
+			return tags, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return nil, ErrNotFound
+}
+
+// fetchEntityTags loads folksonomy tags for a MusicBrainz entity ("recording"
+// or "artist") by MBID and scales the normalized weights by `scale`. Returns
+// an empty slice (not ErrNotFound) when the entity exists but is untagged, so
+// the caller can decide whether to fall through to the next level.
+func (p *musicbrainzProvider) fetchEntityTags(ctx context.Context, entity, mbid string, scale float64) ([]Tag, error) {
+	q := url.Values{"inc": {"tags"}, "fmt": {"json"}}
+	full := mbBaseURL + "/" + entity + "/" + url.PathEscape(mbid) + "?" + q.Encode()
+	var resp mbTagsResponse
+	if err := p.client.getJSON(ctx, full, &resp); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	tags := normalizeMBTags(resp.Tags)
+	if scale != 1.0 {
+		for i := range tags {
+			tags[i].Weight *= scale
+		}
+	}
+	return tags, nil
+}
+
+// TestConnection issues a tiny search request; any non-transient response
+// means MusicBrainz is reachable.
+func (p *musicbrainzProvider) TestConnection(ctx context.Context) error {
+	full := mbBaseURL + "/recording?query=*&limit=1&fmt=json"
+	var discard map[string]any
+	err := p.client.getJSON(ctx, full, &discard)
+	if err == nil || errors.Is(err, ErrNotFound) {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
+// normalizeMBTags drops non-positive-vote tags (net-downvoted or zero) and
+// scales the remaining vote counts into [0,1] relative to the strongest tag
+// on this recording, so one recording's raw counts don't dominate another's.
+func normalizeMBTags(raw []mbTag) []Tag {
+	maxCount := 0
+	for _, t := range raw {
+		if t.Count > maxCount {
+			maxCount = t.Count
+		}
+	}
+	if maxCount == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := make([]Tag, 0, len(raw))
+	for _, t := range raw {
+		if t.Count <= 0 || t.Name == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		out = append(out, Tag{Name: t.Name, Weight: float64(t.Count) / float64(maxCount)})
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+// Compile-time capability checks.
+var (
+	_ TrackTagProvider = (*musicbrainzProvider)(nil)
+	_ TestableProvider = (*musicbrainzProvider)(nil)
+)
diff --git a/internal/tags/provider_musicbrainz_test.go b/internal/tags/provider_musicbrainz_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8af8774c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/tags/provider_musicbrainz_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+package tags
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func newMBProvider(enabled bool) *musicbrainzProvider {
+	p := &musicbrainzProvider{client: newHTTPClient(httpClientOptions{Name: "musicbrainz", MaxRetries: 1})}
+	_ = p.Configure(ProviderSettings{Enabled: enabled})
+	return p
+}
+
+func tagsByName(ts []Tag) map[string]float64 {
+	m := make(map[string]float64, len(ts))
+	for _, t := range ts {
+		m[t.Name] = t.Weight
+	}
+	return m
+}
+
+func TestNormalizeMBTags(t *testing.T) {
+	got := tagsByName(normalizeMBTags([]mbTag{
+		{Count: 3, Name: "rock"},
+		{Count: 6, Name: "shoegaze"},
+		{Count: 0, Name: "zero-drop"},
+		{Count: -2, Name: "downvoted-drop"},
+		{Count: 5, Name: ""},
+	}))
+	if len(got) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("want 2 tags, got %v", got)
+	}
+	if got["shoegaze"] != 1.0 {
+		t.Errorf("shoegaze weight = %v, want 1.0", got["shoegaze"])
+	}
+	if got["rock"] != 0.5 {
+		t.Errorf("rock weight = %v, want 0.5", got["rock"])
+	}
+	if normalizeMBTags(nil) != nil {
+		t.Error("nil input should yield nil")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMusicBrainzFetch_GatedOff(t *testing.T) {
+	// Disabled → ErrNotFound without any network call.
+	if _, err := newMBProvider(false).FetchTrackTags(context.Background(),
+		TrackRef{MBID: "abc"}); !errors.Is(err, ErrNotFound) {
+		t.Errorf("disabled: err = %v, want ErrNotFound", err)
+	}
+	// No recording MBID and no artist MBID → nothing to look up → ErrNotFound.
+	if _, err := newMBProvider(true).FetchTrackTags(context.Background(),
+		TrackRef{ArtistName: "A", Title: "B"}); !errors.Is(err, ErrNotFound) {
+		t.Errorf("no MBID: err = %v, want ErrNotFound", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// mbEntityServer returns tags keyed by entity path segment ("recording" or
+// "artist"), so a test can make the recording untagged while the artist has
+// tags (or vice-versa). An empty body string means "{tags:[]}".
+func mbEntityServer(recordingJSON, artistJSON string) *httptest.Server {
+	empty := `{"tags":[]}`
+	return httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		body := empty
+		switch {
+		case strings.Contains(r.URL.Path, "/recording/"):
+			if recordingJSON != "" {
+				body = recordingJSON
+			}
+		case strings.Contains(r.URL.Path, "/artist/"):
+			if artistJSON != "" {
+				body = artistJSON
+			}
+		}
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte(body))
+	}))
+}
+
+func TestMusicBrainzFetch_ArtistFallbackWhenRecordingUntagged(t *testing.T) {
+	// Recording exists but has no tags; artist has tags → use the artist's,
+	// down-weighted by artistTagWeightFactor.
+	srv := mbEntityServer(``, `{"tags":[{"count":4,"name":"art rock"},{"count":2,"name":"experimental"}]}`)
+	defer srv.Close()
+	old := mbBaseURL
+	mbBaseURL = srv.URL
+	defer func() { mbBaseURL = old }()
+
+	tags, err := newMBProvider(true).FetchTrackTags(context.Background(),
+		TrackRef{MBID: "rec-1", ArtistMBID: "art-1"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("fetch: %v", err)
+	}
+	m := tagsByName(tags)
+	// "art rock" is the top artist tag (weight 1.0) × 0.6 fallback factor.
+	if got := m["art rock"]; got != 0.6 {
+		t.Errorf("art rock = %v, want 0.6 (down-weighted)", got)
+	}
+	if got := m["experimental"]; got != 0.3 { // 0.5 × 0.6
+		t.Errorf("experimental = %v, want 0.3", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMusicBrainzFetch_ArtistOnlyWhenNoRecordingMBID(t *testing.T) {
+	srv := mbEntityServer(``, `{"tags":[{"count":1,"name":"folk"}]}`)
+	defer srv.Close()
+	old := mbBaseURL
+	mbBaseURL = srv.URL
+	defer func() { mbBaseURL = old }()
+
+	tags, err := newMBProvider(true).FetchTrackTags(context.Background(),
+		TrackRef{ArtistName: "A", Title: "B", ArtistMBID: "art-2"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("fetch: %v", err)
+	}
+	if got := tagsByName(tags)["folk"]; got != 0.6 {
+		t.Errorf("folk = %v, want 0.6", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMusicBrainzFetch_RecordingPreferredOverArtist(t *testing.T) {
+	// Recording has tags → they win at full weight; artist is never consulted.
+	srv := mbEntityServer(`{"tags":[{"count":3,"name":"shoegaze"}]}`,
+		`{"tags":[{"count":9,"name":"rock"}]}`)
+	defer srv.Close()
+	old := mbBaseURL
+	mbBaseURL = srv.URL
+	defer func() { mbBaseURL = old }()
+
+	tags, err := newMBProvider(true).FetchTrackTags(context.Background(),
+		TrackRef{MBID: "rec-2", ArtistMBID: "art-3"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("fetch: %v", err)
+	}
+	m := tagsByName(tags)
+	if got := m["shoegaze"]; got != 1.0 {
+		t.Errorf("shoegaze = %v, want 1.0 (recording, full weight)", got)
+	}
+	if _, ok := m["rock"]; ok {
+		t.Error("artist tag 'rock' leaked in — recording tags should win outright")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMusicBrainzFetch_ParsesTags(t *testing.T) {
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"tags":[{"count":2,"name":"post-punk"},{"count":4,"name":"melancholic"}]}`))
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+	old := mbBaseURL
+	mbBaseURL = srv.URL
+	defer func() { mbBaseURL = old }()
+
+	tags, err := newMBProvider(true).FetchTrackTags(context.Background(), TrackRef{MBID: "mbid-1"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("fetch: %v", err)
+	}
+	m := tagsByName(tags)
+	if m["melancholic"] != 1.0 || m["post-punk"] != 0.5 {
+		t.Errorf("weights = %v, want melancholic=1.0 post-punk=0.5", m)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMusicBrainzFetch_EmptyTags(t *testing.T) {
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"tags":[]}`))
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+	old := mbBaseURL
+	mbBaseURL = srv.URL
+	defer func() { mbBaseURL = old }()
+
+	if _, err := newMBProvider(true).FetchTrackTags(context.Background(),
+		TrackRef{MBID: "mbid-1"}); !errors.Is(err, ErrNotFound) {
+		t.Errorf("empty tags: err = %v, want ErrNotFound", err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/tags/provider_test.go b/internal/tags/provider_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fec124e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/tags/provider_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+package tags
+
+import "testing"
+
+// fakeProvider is a minimal Provider for registry mechanics tests.
+type fakeProvider struct {
+	id      string
+	deflt   bool
+	needKey bool
+}
+
+func (f *fakeProvider) ID() string                       { return f.id }
+func (f *fakeProvider) DisplayName() string              { return f.id }
+func (f *fakeProvider) RequiresAPIKey() bool             { return f.needKey }
+func (f *fakeProvider) DefaultEnabled() bool             { return f.deflt }
+func (f *fakeProvider) Configure(ProviderSettings) error { return nil }
+
+func TestRegisterAndLookup(t *testing.T) {
+	ResetRegistryForTests()
+	t.Cleanup(ResetRegistryForTests)
+
+	a := &fakeProvider{id: "alpha", deflt: true}
+	b := &fakeProvider{id: "beta"}
+	Register(a)
+	Register(b)
+
+	all := AllProviders()
+	if len(all) != 2 || all[0].ID() != "alpha" || all[1].ID() != "beta" {
+		t.Fatalf("AllProviders preserves registration order; got %v", all)
+	}
+
+	got, err := ProviderByID("beta")
+	if err != nil || got.ID() != "beta" {
+		t.Fatalf("ProviderByID(beta) = %v, %v", got, err)
+	}
+	if _, err := ProviderByID("missing"); err != ErrProviderNotFound {
+		t.Fatalf("ProviderByID(missing) err = %v, want ErrProviderNotFound", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRegisterDuplicatePanics(t *testing.T) {
+	ResetRegistryForTests()
+	t.Cleanup(ResetRegistryForTests)
+	Register(&fakeProvider{id: "dup"})
+	defer func() {
+		if recover() == nil {
+			t.Error("expected panic on duplicate provider ID")
+		}
+	}()
+	Register(&fakeProvider{id: "dup"})
+}
+
+// TestBuiltinProvidersRegister confirms the two v1 sources register with
+// the expected identities/defaults. Runs against a fresh registry so it is
+// independent of test ordering: re-register constructed instances.
+func TestBuiltinProvidersRegister(t *testing.T) {
+	ResetRegistryForTests()
+	t.Cleanup(ResetRegistryForTests)
+	Register(&musicbrainzProvider{})
+	Register(&lastfmProvider{})
+
+	mb, err := ProviderByID("musicbrainz")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("musicbrainz not registered: %v", err)
+	}
+	if mb.RequiresAPIKey() || !mb.DefaultEnabled() {
+		t.Errorf("musicbrainz should be keyless + default-on; got key=%v deflt=%v",
+			mb.RequiresAPIKey(), mb.DefaultEnabled())
+	}
+	lf, err := ProviderByID("lastfm")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("lastfm not registered: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !lf.RequiresAPIKey() || lf.DefaultEnabled() {
+		t.Errorf("lastfm should require a key + default-off; got key=%v deflt=%v",
+			lf.RequiresAPIKey(), lf.DefaultEnabled())
+	}
+	// Both implement the tag-fetch + test capabilities.
+	if _, ok := mb.(TrackTagProvider); !ok {
+		t.Error("musicbrainz must implement TrackTagProvider")
+	}
+	if _, ok := lf.(TestableProvider); !ok {
+		t.Error("lastfm must implement TestableProvider")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/tags/settings.go b/internal/tags/settings.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b16a3117
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/tags/settings.go
@@ -0,0 +1,305 @@
+package tags
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgxpool"
+
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/db/dbq"
+)
+
+// SettingsService reconciles the compiled-in provider registry with the
+// tag_provider_settings table at boot and on every admin update, and owns
+// the tag_sources_meta current_version stamp. Parallel to (and independent
+// of) coverart's SettingsService — the two never share a row, so a new tag
+// source is added without touching art settings.
+type SettingsService struct {
+	pool   *pgxpool.Pool
+	logger *slog.Logger
+
+	mu             sync.RWMutex
+	enabledIDs     map[string]bool
+	apiKeys        map[string]string
+	currentVersion int32
+}
+
+// ProviderUpdatePatch is the admin-PATCH body. nil pointers mean "leave
+// unchanged"; non-nil means "set" (empty APIKey clears it).
+type ProviderUpdatePatch struct {
+	Enabled *bool
+	APIKey  *string
+}
+
+// ProviderInfo is the settings view of a provider for the admin GET handler.
+type ProviderInfo struct {
+	ID             string
+	DisplayName    string
+	RequiresAPIKey bool
+	Supports       []string
+	Enabled        bool
+	APIKeySet      bool
+	DisplayOrder   int32
+	Testable       bool
+}
+
+// NewSettingsService boots the service: upserts default rows for any
+// registered provider, Configures each with its row, and loads the version.
+func NewSettingsService(ctx context.Context, pool *pgxpool.Pool, logger *slog.Logger) (*SettingsService, error) {
+	s := &SettingsService{
+		pool:       pool,
+		logger:     logger,
+		enabledIDs: map[string]bool{},
+		apiKeys:    map[string]string{},
+	}
+	if err := s.reconcile(ctx); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("tag settings boot: %w", err)
+	}
+	return s, nil
+}
+
+// reconcile reads the DB, inserts defaults for missing providers, Configures
+// each registered provider, and caches the current version.
+func (s *SettingsService) reconcile(ctx context.Context) error {
+	q := dbq.New(s.pool)
+
+	registered := AllProviders()
+	for i, p := range registered {
+		if err := q.UpsertTagProviderSettings(ctx, dbq.UpsertTagProviderSettingsParams{
+			ProviderID:   p.ID(),
+			Enabled:      p.DefaultEnabled(),
+			DisplayOrder: int32(i),
+		}); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("upsert provider %q: %w", p.ID(), err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	rows, err := q.ListTagProviderSettings(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("list provider settings: %w", err)
+	}
+	settingsByID := map[string]dbq.TagProviderSetting{}
+	for _, r := range rows {
+		settingsByID[r.ProviderID] = r
+	}
+
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+	s.enabledIDs = map[string]bool{}
+	s.apiKeys = map[string]string{}
+	for _, p := range registered {
+		row, ok := settingsByID[p.ID()]
+		if !ok {
+			s.logger.Warn("tag settings: missing row after upsert", "provider", p.ID())
+			continue
+		}
+		key := ""
+		if row.ApiKey != nil {
+			key = *row.ApiKey
+		}
+		s.enabledIDs[p.ID()] = row.Enabled
+		s.apiKeys[p.ID()] = key
+		if err := p.Configure(ProviderSettings{Enabled: row.Enabled, APIKey: key}); err != nil {
+			s.logger.Warn("tag settings: provider Configure failed", "provider", p.ID(), "err", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	v, err := q.GetCurrentTagSourcesVersion(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("get current tag sources version: %w", err)
+	}
+	s.currentVersion = v
+	return nil
+}
+
+// EnabledTrackTagProviders returns the enabled providers implementing
+// TrackTagProvider, in registration order. Snapshot — do not mutate.
+func (s *SettingsService) EnabledTrackTagProviders() []TrackTagProvider {
+	s.mu.RLock()
+	defer s.mu.RUnlock()
+	var out []TrackTagProvider
+	for _, p := range AllProviders() {
+		if !s.enabledIDs[p.ID()] {
+			continue
+		}
+		if tp, ok := p.(TrackTagProvider); ok {
+			out = append(out, tp)
+		}
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+// CurrentVersion returns the version the enricher stamps onto rows.
+func (s *SettingsService) CurrentVersion() int32 {
+	s.mu.RLock()
+	defer s.mu.RUnlock()
+	return s.currentVersion
+}
+
+// UpdateProvider applies an admin patch. Returns versionBumped=true if the
+// enabled set changed (not on key-only changes). Re-Configures the provider.
+func (s *SettingsService) UpdateProvider(ctx context.Context, providerID string, patch ProviderUpdatePatch) (bool, error) {
+	p, err := ProviderByID(providerID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	q := dbq.New(s.pool)
+
+	s.mu.RLock()
+	beforeSig := enabledSetSignature(s.enabledIDs)
+	currentEnabled := s.enabledIDs[providerID]
+	s.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	enabledVal := currentEnabled
+	if patch.Enabled != nil {
+		enabledVal = *patch.Enabled
+	}
+	if err := q.UpdateTagProviderSettings(ctx, dbq.UpdateTagProviderSettingsParams{
+		ProviderID: providerID,
+		Enabled:    enabledVal,
+		Column3:    patch.APIKey != nil,
+		ApiKey:     patch.APIKey,
+	}); err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("update provider settings: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	rows, err := q.ListTagProviderSettings(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("re-list provider settings: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+	for _, r := range rows {
+		key := ""
+		if r.ApiKey != nil {
+			key = *r.ApiKey
+		}
+		s.enabledIDs[r.ProviderID] = r.Enabled
+		s.apiKeys[r.ProviderID] = key
+		if r.ProviderID == providerID {
+			if err := p.Configure(ProviderSettings{Enabled: r.Enabled, APIKey: key}); err != nil {
+				s.logger.Warn("tag settings: Configure after update failed", "provider", providerID, "err", err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if enabledSetSignature(s.enabledIDs) == beforeSig {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+	newVersion, err := q.BumpTagSourcesVersion(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("bump tag sources version: %w", err)
+	}
+	s.currentVersion = newVersion
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+// enabledSetSignature is a deterministic string of the enabled provider IDs.
+func enabledSetSignature(enabledIDs map[string]bool) string {
+	ids := make([]string, 0, len(enabledIDs))
+	for id, on := range enabledIDs {
+		if on {
+			ids = append(ids, id)
+		}
+	}
+	sort.Strings(ids)
+	return strings.Join(ids, ",")
+}
+
+// BumpVersionIfProvidersChanged bumps the version + stores the new provider
+// hash when the compiled-in provider set changed since the last boot, so
+// 'none' rows become eligible for a retry through the widened chain. This
+// is what makes "add a source" a zero-touch change — a new registered
+// provider trips this on the next start.
+func (s *SettingsService) BumpVersionIfProvidersChanged(ctx context.Context) (version int32, bumped bool, err error) {
+	hash := registeredProvidersHash()
+	q := dbq.New(s.pool)
+
+	stored, qerr := q.GetTagProvidersHash(ctx)
+	if qerr != nil {
+		return 0, false, fmt.Errorf("get providers hash: %w", qerr)
+	}
+	if stored == hash {
+		return s.CurrentVersion(), false, nil
+	}
+	newVer, berr := q.BumpTagVersionAndSetProvidersHash(ctx, hash)
+	if berr != nil {
+		return 0, false, fmt.Errorf("bump version: %w", berr)
+	}
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	s.currentVersion = newVer
+	s.mu.Unlock()
+	return newVer, true, nil
+}
+
+// registeredProvidersHash is the SHA-256 hex of the sorted, colon-joined
+// registered provider IDs.
+func registeredProvidersHash() string {
+	provs := AllProviders()
+	ids := make([]string, 0, len(provs))
+	for _, p := range provs {
+		ids = append(ids, p.ID())
+	}
+	sort.Strings(ids)
+	sum := sha256.Sum256([]byte(strings.Join(ids, ":")))
+	return hex.EncodeToString(sum[:])
+}
+
+// BumpVersion unconditionally increments the version. Used by the admin
+// "re-search missing tags" action to re-attempt every 'none' row next pass.
+func (s *SettingsService) BumpVersion(ctx context.Context) (int32, error) {
+	q := dbq.New(s.pool)
+	newVer, err := q.BumpTagVersionAndSetProvidersHash(ctx, registeredProvidersHash())
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("bump version: %w", err)
+	}
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	s.currentVersion = newVer
+	s.mu.Unlock()
+	return newVer, nil
+}
+
+// TestProvider invokes TestConnection if the provider supports it.
+func (s *SettingsService) TestProvider(ctx context.Context, providerID string) error {
+	p, err := ProviderByID(providerID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	tp, ok := p.(TestableProvider)
+	if !ok {
+		return ErrNotTestable
+	}
+	return tp.TestConnection(ctx)
+}
+
+// ListProviderInfo builds the admin-GET view in registration order.
+func (s *SettingsService) ListProviderInfo() []ProviderInfo {
+	s.mu.RLock()
+	defer s.mu.RUnlock()
+	var out []ProviderInfo
+	for i, p := range AllProviders() {
+		info := ProviderInfo{
+			ID:             p.ID(),
+			DisplayName:    p.DisplayName(),
+			RequiresAPIKey: p.RequiresAPIKey(),
+			Enabled:        s.enabledIDs[p.ID()],
+			APIKeySet:      s.apiKeys[p.ID()] != "",
+			DisplayOrder:   int32(i),
+		}
+		if _, ok := p.(TrackTagProvider); ok {
+			info.Supports = append(info.Supports, "track_tags")
+		}
+		if _, ok := p.(TestableProvider); ok {
+			info.Testable = true
+		}
+		out = append(out, info)
+	}
+	return out
+}
diff --git a/internal/tags/worker.go b/internal/tags/worker.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..701a08f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/tags/worker.go
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package tags
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"log/slog"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// Worker periodically drains tracks needing tag enrichment. Unlike cover
+// art (threaded through the file-scan chain because it needs track file
+// paths), tag enrichment only needs data already in the DB — recording
+// MBID / artist / title — so it runs as a standalone background worker,
+// mirroring the ListenBrainz similarity worker. Rate limiting lives in the
+// providers' httpClients, so a tick just drains a bounded batch and the
+// external APIs pace themselves.
+type Worker struct {
+	enricher *Enricher
+	logger   *slog.Logger
+	tick     time.Duration
+	batch    int
+}
+
+// NewWorker constructs a worker with production defaults: an initial drain
+// shortly after boot, then every 30 minutes, up to 200 tracks per tick.
+// MusicBrainz's 1 req/s ceiling is the real throttle, so the batch size
+// mainly bounds how long one tick runs, not the request rate.
+func NewWorker(enricher *Enricher, logger *slog.Logger) *Worker {
+	return &Worker{
+		enricher: enricher,
+		logger:   logger,
+		tick:     30 * time.Minute,
+		batch:    200,
+	}
+}
+
+// Run blocks until ctx is cancelled: an initial drain, then every w.tick.
+func (w *Worker) Run(ctx context.Context) {
+	w.tickOnce(ctx)
+	t := time.NewTicker(w.tick)
+	defer t.Stop()
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return
+		case <-t.C:
+			w.tickOnce(ctx)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// tickOnce drains one bounded batch. EnrichTrackBatch already logs a
+// category breakdown, so this only surfaces a fatal batch error.
+func (w *Worker) tickOnce(ctx context.Context) {
+	if _, _, _, err := w.enricher.EnrichTrackBatch(ctx, w.batch, nil); err != nil {
+		if ctx.Err() == nil {
+			w.logger.Error("tags: enrichment tick failed", "err", err)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/taste/profile.go b/internal/taste/profile.go
index c9696bdf..65fd187a 100644
--- a/internal/taste/profile.go
+++ b/internal/taste/profile.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgxpool"
 
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/db/dbq"
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/mood"
 )
 
 // Config holds the operator-tunable knobs. DefaultConfig supplies tuned
@@ -36,6 +37,31 @@ type Config struct {
 	TrackLikeBonus  float64
 	TagLikeBonus    float64
 
+	// EnrichedTagScale weights folksonomy tags (from the track_tags cache,
+	// #1490) relative to a track's raw ID3 genre when both fold into the tag
+	// facet. Each enriched tag contributes base × tag.weight × this scale,
+	// where base is the play's decayed engagement (or the tag-like bonus for
+	// a liked track) and tag.weight is the normalized folksonomy strength in
+	// [0,1]. Below 1 so the richer-but-noisier enriched vocabulary augments
+	// the ID3 genre signal without swamping it. 0 disables the enriched
+	// contribution entirely (falls back to genre-only).
+	EnrichedTagScale float64
+
+	// EraScale weights the decade/era facet (#1530): each play adds
+	// base × this scale to its album's decade bucket ("1990s"), where base
+	// is the decayed engagement (or the tag-like bonus for a liked track).
+	// Era is a coarse signal, so it's kept ≤ 1 to imprint at most as strongly
+	// as the raw engagement; 0 disables the era facet entirely. Tunable in the
+	// lab (mirrors EnrichedTagScale, #1520).
+	EraScale float64
+
+	// MoodScale weights the mood facet (#1534): each play adds base × this
+	// scale to the canonical mood buckets (melancholic / chill / …) derived
+	// from its enriched folksonomy tags via internal/mood. Coverage is partial
+	// (depends on tag enrichment), so it's a supplement kept ≤ 1; 0 disables
+	// the mood facet entirely. Tunable in the lab (mirrors EraScale).
+	MoodScale float64
+
 	// ArtistFloor / TagFloor clamp how negative a single entity's weight may
 	// go. Aggregation already protects an artist the user likes (one skip
 	// nets out against many good plays); the floor additionally bounds the
@@ -48,29 +74,42 @@ type Config struct {
 	WeightEpsilon float64
 
 	// Size caps (guard rails for pathological libraries). Persist the top
-	// MaxArtists by weight plus the most-negative MaxNegArtists; same for tags.
+	// MaxArtists by weight plus the most-negative MaxNegArtists; same for tags
+	// and eras. Real libraries span ~a dozen decades, so the era caps rarely
+	// bind — they exist for symmetry with the other facets.
 	MaxArtists    int
 	MaxNegArtists int
 	MaxTags       int
 	MaxNegTags    int
+	MaxEras       int
+	MaxNegEras    int
+	MaxMoods      int
+	MaxNegMoods   int
 }
 
 // DefaultConfig returns the tuned starting configuration.
 func DefaultConfig() Config {
 	return Config{
-		Engagement:      DefaultEngagementParams(),
-		HalfLifeDays:    75,
-		WindowDays:      270,
-		ArtistLikeBonus: 3.0,
-		TrackLikeBonus:  1.0,
-		TagLikeBonus:    0.5,
-		ArtistFloor:     -3.0,
-		TagFloor:        -3.0,
-		WeightEpsilon:   0.05,
-		MaxArtists:      500,
-		MaxNegArtists:   150,
-		MaxTags:         200,
-		MaxNegTags:      60,
+		Engagement:       DefaultEngagementParams(),
+		HalfLifeDays:     75,
+		WindowDays:       270,
+		ArtistLikeBonus:  3.0,
+		TrackLikeBonus:   1.0,
+		TagLikeBonus:     0.5,
+		EnrichedTagScale: 0.5,
+		EraScale:         0.5,
+		MoodScale:        0.5,
+		ArtistFloor:      -3.0,
+		TagFloor:         -3.0,
+		WeightEpsilon:    0.05,
+		MaxArtists:       500,
+		MaxNegArtists:    150,
+		MaxTags:          200,
+		MaxNegTags:       60,
+		MaxEras:          30,
+		MaxNegEras:       15,
+		MaxMoods:         20,
+		MaxNegMoods:      10,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -90,72 +129,168 @@ func BuildTasteProfile(
 ) error {
 	q := dbq.New(pool)
 
-	artistW, tagW, err := accumulate(ctx, q, userID, cfg)
+	artistW, tagW, eraW, moodW, err := accumulate(ctx, q, userID, cfg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	applyFloor(artistW, cfg.ArtistFloor)
 	applyFloor(tagW, cfg.TagFloor)
+	// Era + mood share the tag floor (all text-keyed facets; a decade or mood
+	// that's been heavily skipped shouldn't dominate as an extreme negative).
+	applyFloor(eraW, cfg.TagFloor)
+	applyFloor(moodW, cfg.TagFloor)
 
+	strLess := func(a, b string) bool { return a < b }
 	artists := rankWeighted(artistW, cfg.WeightEpsilon, cfg.MaxArtists, cfg.MaxNegArtists, uuidLess)
-	tags := rankWeighted(tagW, cfg.WeightEpsilon, cfg.MaxTags, cfg.MaxNegTags,
-		func(a, b string) bool { return a < b })
+	tags := rankWeighted(tagW, cfg.WeightEpsilon, cfg.MaxTags, cfg.MaxNegTags, strLess)
+	eras := rankWeighted(eraW, cfg.WeightEpsilon, cfg.MaxEras, cfg.MaxNegEras, strLess)
+	moods := rankWeighted(moodW, cfg.WeightEpsilon, cfg.MaxMoods, cfg.MaxNegMoods, strLess)
 
-	if err := persist(ctx, pool, userID, artists, tags); err != nil {
+	if err := persist(ctx, pool, userID, artists, tags, eras, moods); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	logger.Debug("taste: profile rebuilt",
-		"user_id", uuidString(userID), "artists", len(artists), "tags", len(tags))
+	logger.Debug("taste: profile rebuilt", "user_id", uuidString(userID),
+		"artists", len(artists), "tags", len(tags), "eras", len(eras), "moods", len(moods))
 	return nil
 }
 
-// accumulate sums decayed play engagement and like bonuses into artist/tag
-// weight maps.
+// accumulate sums decayed play engagement and like bonuses into
+// artist/tag/era/mood weight maps.
 func accumulate(
 	ctx context.Context, q *dbq.Queries, userID pgtype.UUID, cfg Config,
-) (map[pgtype.UUID]float64, map[string]float64, error) {
+) (map[pgtype.UUID]float64, map[string]float64, map[string]float64, map[string]float64, error) {
 	plays, err := q.ListPlayEngagementInputsForUser(ctx, dbq.ListPlayEngagementInputsForUserParams{
 		UserID:  userID,
 		Column2: cfg.WindowDays,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("taste: load play engagement: %w", err)
+		return nil, nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("taste: load play engagement: %w", err)
 	}
+	// Enriched folksonomy tags keyed by track (#1490) — folded into the tag
+	// facet alongside raw ID3 genre so a coarse "Rock" gains the cached
+	// "post-punk / shoegaze / melancholic" vocabulary. Window matches the
+	// play window; a track with no cached tags simply contributes genre only.
+	playedTagRows, err := q.ListPlayedTrackTagsForUser(ctx, dbq.ListPlayedTrackTagsForUserParams{
+		UserID:  userID,
+		Column2: int32(cfg.WindowDays),
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("taste: load played track tags: %w", err)
+	}
+	playedTags := groupTagsByTrack(playedTagRows)
+
 	artistW := make(map[pgtype.UUID]float64)
 	tagW := make(map[string]float64)
+	eraW := make(map[string]float64)
+	moodW := make(map[string]float64)
 	for _, p := range plays {
 		e := Engagement(p.Completion, cfg.Engagement) * decay(p.AgeDays, cfg.HalfLifeDays)
 		artistW[p.ArtistID] += e
 		for _, tag := range splitGenres(p.Genre) {
 			tagW[tag] += e
 		}
+		foldEnrichedTags(tagW, playedTags[p.TrackID], e, cfg.EnrichedTagScale)
+		foldEra(eraW, p.ReleaseDate, e, cfg.EraScale)
+		foldMoods(moodW, playedTags[p.TrackID], e, cfg.MoodScale)
 	}
 
 	likedTracks, err := q.ListLikedTrackTasteInputsForUser(ctx, userID)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("taste: load liked tracks: %w", err)
+		return nil, nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("taste: load liked tracks: %w", err)
 	}
+	likedTagRows, err := q.ListLikedTrackTagsForUser(ctx, userID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("taste: load liked track tags: %w", err)
+	}
+	likedTags := groupTagsByTrack(likedTagRows)
 	for _, lt := range likedTracks {
 		artistW[lt.ArtistID] += cfg.TrackLikeBonus
 		for _, tag := range splitGenres(lt.Genre) {
 			tagW[tag] += cfg.TagLikeBonus
 		}
+		foldEnrichedTags(tagW, likedTags[lt.TrackID], cfg.TagLikeBonus, cfg.EnrichedTagScale)
+		foldEra(eraW, lt.ReleaseDate, cfg.TagLikeBonus, cfg.EraScale)
+		foldMoods(moodW, likedTags[lt.TrackID], cfg.TagLikeBonus, cfg.MoodScale)
 	}
 
 	likedArtists, err := q.ListLikedArtistIDsForUser(ctx, userID)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("taste: load liked artists: %w", err)
+		return nil, nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("taste: load liked artists: %w", err)
 	}
 	for _, aid := range likedArtists {
 		artistW[aid] += cfg.ArtistLikeBonus
 	}
-	return artistW, tagW, nil
+	return artistW, tagW, eraW, moodW, nil
+}
+
+// groupTagsByTrack buckets flat (track, tag, weight) rows by track id so
+// each play/like can fold in its track's enriched tags in one lookup.
+func groupTagsByTrack(rows []dbq.TrackTag) map[pgtype.UUID][]dbq.TrackTag {
+	m := make(map[pgtype.UUID][]dbq.TrackTag)
+	for _, r := range rows {
+		m[r.TrackID] = append(m[r.TrackID], r)
+	}
+	return m
+}
+
+// foldEnrichedTags adds each enriched tag to tagW weighted by
+// base × tag.weight × scale — base is the play's decayed engagement or the
+// tag-like bonus, tag.weight is the folksonomy strength in [0,1]. scale=0
+// disables the enriched contribution (genre-only fallback).
+func foldEnrichedTags(tagW map[string]float64, tags []dbq.TrackTag, base, scale float64) {
+	if scale == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	for _, t := range tags {
+		tagW[t.Tag] += base * t.Weight * scale
+	}
+}
+
+// foldEra adds a track's decade bucket to eraW weighted by base × scale — base
+// is the play's decayed engagement or the tag-like bonus, scale (EraScale)
+// dials the facet's strength. scale=0 disables the era facet; undated tracks
+// (decade "") contribute nothing so they don't pollute the profile.
+func foldEra(eraW map[string]float64, d pgtype.Date, base, scale float64) {
+	if scale == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	if decade := decadeOf(d); decade != "" {
+		eraW[decade] += base * scale
+	}
+}
+
+// foldMoods adds a track's canonical mood buckets (derived from its enriched
+// folksonomy tags via internal/mood) to moodW weighted by base × scale. base is
+// the play's decayed engagement or the tag-like bonus; scale (MoodScale) dials
+// the facet's strength. scale=0 disables the mood facet; tracks with no
+// mood-word tags contribute nothing.
+func foldMoods(moodW map[string]float64, tags []dbq.TrackTag, base, scale float64) {
+	if scale == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	names := make([]string, len(tags))
+	for i, t := range tags {
+		names[i] = t.Tag
+	}
+	for _, m := range mood.Of(names) {
+		moodW[m] += base * scale
+	}
+}
+
+// decadeOf maps an album release date to a decade bucket like "1990s", or ""
+// for an absent/invalid date. Mirrored by the recommendation scorer so a
+// candidate's era is derived the same way it was learned.
+func decadeOf(d pgtype.Date) string {
+	if !d.Valid {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%ds", (d.Time.Year()/10)*10)
 }
 
 // persist atomic-replaces the user's profile rows inside one transaction.
 func persist(
 	ctx context.Context, pool *pgxpool.Pool, userID pgtype.UUID,
-	artists []weighted[pgtype.UUID], tags []weighted[string],
+	artists []weighted[pgtype.UUID], tags, eras, moods []weighted[string],
 ) error {
 	tx, err := pool.Begin(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -184,6 +319,26 @@ func persist(
 			return fmt.Errorf("taste: insert tag: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
+	if err := qtx.DeleteTasteProfileErasForUser(ctx, userID); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("taste: delete eras: %w", err)
+	}
+	for _, e := range eras {
+		if err := qtx.InsertTasteProfileEra(ctx, dbq.InsertTasteProfileEraParams{
+			UserID: userID, Era: e.Key, Weight: e.Weight,
+		}); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("taste: insert era: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+	if err := qtx.DeleteTasteProfileMoodsForUser(ctx, userID); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("taste: delete moods: %w", err)
+	}
+	for _, m := range moods {
+		if err := qtx.InsertTasteProfileMood(ctx, dbq.InsertTasteProfileMoodParams{
+			UserID: userID, Mood: m.Key, Weight: m.Weight,
+		}); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("taste: insert mood: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
 	if err := tx.Commit(ctx); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("taste: commit: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/taste/profile_test.go b/internal/taste/profile_test.go
index f3a9e472..538601f7 100644
--- a/internal/taste/profile_test.go
+++ b/internal/taste/profile_test.go
@@ -4,10 +4,39 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgtype"
+
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/db/dbq"
 )
 
 func strLess(a, b string) bool { return a < b }
 
+func TestFoldEnrichedTags(t *testing.T) {
+	tagW := map[string]float64{"rock": 1.0} // pre-existing ID3 genre weight
+	tags := []dbq.TrackTag{
+		{Tag: "shoegaze", Weight: 1.0},
+		{Tag: "melancholic", Weight: 0.5},
+		{Tag: "rock", Weight: 0.4}, // overlaps genre → accumulates
+	}
+	// base=2 (engagement), scale=0.5 → contribution = 2 * weight * 0.5 = weight.
+	foldEnrichedTags(tagW, tags, 2.0, 0.5)
+	if got := tagW["shoegaze"]; got != 1.0 {
+		t.Errorf("shoegaze = %v, want 1.0", got)
+	}
+	if got := tagW["melancholic"]; got != 0.5 {
+		t.Errorf("melancholic = %v, want 0.5", got)
+	}
+	if got := tagW["rock"]; got != 1.4 { // 1.0 genre + 2*0.4*0.5
+		t.Errorf("rock = %v, want 1.4", got)
+	}
+
+	// scale=0 disables the enriched contribution entirely.
+	base := map[string]float64{"rock": 1.0}
+	foldEnrichedTags(base, tags, 2.0, 0)
+	if len(base) != 1 || base["rock"] != 1.0 {
+		t.Errorf("scale=0 should leave tagW untouched; got %v", base)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestRankWeighted_DropsEpsilonAndSortsDesc(t *testing.T) {
 	m := map[string]float64{"a": 3.0, "b": 1.0, "tiny": 0.01, "d": -2.0}
 	got := rankWeighted(m, 0.05, 10, 10, strLess)
diff --git a/web/src/lib/api/admin.tag-sources.test.ts b/web/src/lib/api/admin.tag-sources.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e7b9c4d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/api/admin.tag-sources.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
+import {
+  getTagProviders,
+  updateTagProvider,
+  testTagProvider,
+  type TagProvider,
+  type TagProvidersResponse
+} from './admin';
+
+vi.mock('./client', () => ({
+  api: { get: vi.fn(), post: vi.fn(), patch: vi.fn() }
+}));
+
+import { api } from './client';
+
+describe('admin tag-sources API', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => vi.clearAllMocks());
+
+  it('getTagProviders GETs the correct path', async () => {
+    const sample: TagProvidersResponse = {
+      providers: [
+        {
+          id: 'musicbrainz',
+          display_name: 'MusicBrainz',
+          requires_api_key: false,
+          supports: ['track_tags'],
+          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 getTagProviders();
+    expect(api.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/admin/tag-sources');
+    expect(got.providers[0].id).toBe('musicbrainz');
+    expect(got.sources_version).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  it('updateTagProvider PATCHes the right path with patch body', async () => {
+    const patched: TagProvider & { version_bumped: boolean } = {
+      id: 'lastfm',
+      display_name: 'Last.fm',
+      requires_api_key: true,
+      supports: ['track_tags'],
+      enabled: true,
+      api_key_set: true,
+      display_order: 1,
+      testable: true,
+      version_bumped: true
+    };
+    (api.patch as unknown as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce(patched);
+    const got = await updateTagProvider('lastfm', { enabled: true, api_key: 'mykey' });
+    expect(api.patch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      '/api/admin/tag-sources/lastfm',
+      { enabled: true, api_key: 'mykey' }
+    );
+    expect(got.api_key_set).toBe(true);
+    expect(got.version_bumped).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('testTagProvider POSTs to /test endpoint with empty body', async () => {
+    (api.post as unknown as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      ok: true,
+      duration_ms: 55
+    });
+    const got = await testTagProvider('musicbrainz');
+    expect(api.post).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/admin/tag-sources/musicbrainz/test', {});
+    expect(got.ok).toBe(true);
+    expect(got.duration_ms).toBe(55);
+  });
+
+  it('testTagProvider returns ok=false with error string on failure', async () => {
+    (api.post as unknown as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      ok: false,
+      error: 'lastfm api key not set'
+    });
+    const got = await testTagProvider('lastfm');
+    expect(got.ok).toBe(false);
+    expect(got.error).toBe('lastfm api key not set');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/web/src/lib/api/admin.ts b/web/src/lib/api/admin.ts
index 8e4d775a..8fafa7a8 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/api/admin.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/api/admin.ts
@@ -383,6 +383,67 @@ export function createCoverProvidersQuery() {
   });
 }
 
+// Tag-enrichment providers -------------------------------------------------
+// Parallel to the cover-art providers surface, over /api/admin/tag-sources.
+// Independent settings so a new folksonomy source is added without touching
+// art config (#1490).
+
+export type TagProviderCapability = 'track_tags';
+
+export type TagProvider = {
+  id: string;
+  display_name: string;
+  requires_api_key: boolean;
+  supports: TagProviderCapability[];
+  enabled: boolean;
+  api_key_set: boolean;
+  display_order: number;
+  testable: boolean;
+};
+
+export type TagProvidersResponse = {
+  providers: TagProvider[];
+  sources_version: number;
+};
+
+export async function getTagProviders(): Promise<TagProvidersResponse> {
+  return api.get<TagProvidersResponse>('/api/admin/tag-sources');
+}
+
+export type UpdateTagProviderPatch = {
+  enabled?: boolean;
+  api_key?: string;
+};
+
+export type UpdateTagProviderResponse = TagProvider & {
+  version_bumped: boolean;
+};
+
+export async function updateTagProvider(
+  id: string,
+  patch: UpdateTagProviderPatch
+): Promise<UpdateTagProviderResponse> {
+  return api.patch<UpdateTagProviderResponse>(`/api/admin/tag-sources/${id}`, patch);
+}
+
+export type TestTagProviderResponse = {
+  ok: boolean;
+  duration_ms?: number;
+  error?: string;
+};
+
+export async function testTagProvider(id: string): Promise<TestTagProviderResponse> {
+  return api.post<TestTagProviderResponse>(`/api/admin/tag-sources/${id}/test`, {});
+}
+
+export function createTagProvidersQuery() {
+  return createQuery({
+    queryKey: qk.tagProviders(),
+    queryFn: getTagProviders,
+    staleTime: 60_000
+  });
+}
+
 // Admin user-management ------------------------------------------------------
 
 export type AdminUser = {
diff --git a/web/src/lib/api/queries.ts b/web/src/lib/api/queries.ts
index d12397e1..f59d7260 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/api/queries.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/api/queries.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ export const qk = {
   scanStatus:             ()              => ['scanStatus'] as const,
   coverage:               ()              => ['coverage'] as const,
   coverProviders:         ()              => ['coverProviders'] as const,
+  tagProviders:           ()              => ['tagProviders'] as const,
   adminUsers:             ()              => ['adminUsers'] as const,
   adminInvites:           ()              => ['adminInvites'] as const,
   adminDiagnostics:       (f: Record<string, string | number | undefined>) =>
diff --git a/web/src/lib/api/tuning.ts b/web/src/lib/api/tuning.ts
index 8ffd0218..fae0f40f 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/api/tuning.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/api/tuning.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export type WeightProfile = {
   context_weight: number;
   similarity_weight: number;
   taste_weight: number;
+  context_time_weight: number;
 };
 
 export type TasteTuning = {
@@ -20,6 +21,9 @@ export type TasteTuning = {
   engagement_hard_skip: number;
   engagement_neutral: number;
   engagement_full: number;
+  enriched_tag_scale: number;
+  era_scale: number;
+  mood_scale: number;
 };
 
 export type TuningScope = 'radio' | 'daily_mix' | 'taste';
diff --git a/web/src/lib/player/events.svelte.ts b/web/src/lib/player/events.svelte.ts
index 6606d648..4240c26b 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/player/events.svelte.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/player/events.svelte.ts
@@ -124,7 +124,10 @@ export function useEventsDispatcher(): void {
         // #415: tag the play with the system playlist it came from
         // (null for library / user-playlist / radio) so the server
         // can advance that playlist's rotation.
-        source: player.queueSource ?? undefined
+        source: player.queueSource ?? undefined,
+        // #1551: device class for context conditioning. The web app is a
+        // browser session, so it reports 'web'.
+        device_class: 'web'
       });
       // The user may have moved on by the time the response arrives. Only
       // adopt the id if we're still on the same track and still playing.
diff --git a/web/src/routes/+page.svelte b/web/src/routes/+page.svelte
index 5f711c2b..266e8182 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/web/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -43,10 +43,11 @@
     (systemPlaylistsQ.data?.owned ?? []).find((p) => p.system_variant === 'discover') ?? null
   );
 
+  // Songs-like mixes get their own dedicated row (#1491) — no longer
+  // capped to 3 carousel slots, so take all the server generated.
   const songsLikePlaylists = $derived(
     (systemPlaylistsQ.data?.owned ?? [])
       .filter((p) => p.system_variant === 'songs_like_artist')
-      .slice(0, 3)
   );
 
   // Secondary system kinds the server generates that don't get pinned
@@ -108,14 +109,7 @@
       out.push({ kind: 'placeholder', label: 'Discover', variant: placeholderVariant('discover') });
     }
 
-    // Slots 3-5: Songs-like (real first, padded with placeholders).
-    for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
-      if (songsLikePlaylists[i]) {
-        out.push({ kind: 'real', playlist: songsLikePlaylists[i] });
-      } else {
-        out.push({ kind: 'placeholder', label: 'Songs like…', variant: placeholderVariant('songs-like') });
-      }
-    }
+    // Songs-like moved to its own dedicated row below (#1491).
 
     // Secondary system kinds in server-registry order, when generated.
     for (const p of secondarySystemPlaylists) {
@@ -129,6 +123,25 @@
 
     return out;
   });
+
+  // Dedicated Songs-like row (#1491): every generated "Songs like {artist}"
+  // mix — the best-performing surface, promoted out of the Playlists
+  // carousel to show a wider spread. Shows a few placeholders while the
+  // mixes haven't generated yet (building / seed-needed).
+  const SONGS_LIKE_PLACEHOLDER_SLOTS = 3;
+  const songsLikeRow = $derived.by((): PlaylistRowItem[] => {
+    if (songsLikePlaylists.length > 0) {
+      return songsLikePlaylists.map((playlist) => ({ kind: 'real', playlist }) as PlaylistRowItem);
+    }
+    return Array.from(
+      { length: SONGS_LIKE_PLACEHOLDER_SLOTS },
+      (): PlaylistRowItem => ({
+        kind: 'placeholder',
+        label: 'Songs like…',
+        variant: placeholderVariant('songs-like')
+      })
+    );
+  });
 </script>
 
 <svelte:head><title>{pageTitle('Home')}</title></svelte:head>
@@ -156,6 +169,27 @@
     </HorizontalScrollRow>
   </section>
 
+  <!-- Songs like…: the best-performing surface, its own row (#1491).
+       Depends on the system-playlists query (same as Playlists above), so
+       it sits outside the home-sections {#if data} block. -->
+  <section class="space-y-3">
+    <HorizontalScrollRow
+      rows={[songsLikeRow]}
+      title="Songs like…"
+      ariaLabel="Songs like"
+    >
+      {#snippet item(rowItem: PlaylistRowItem)}
+        <div class="w-56">
+          {#if rowItem.kind === 'real'}
+            <PlaylistCard playlist={rowItem.playlist} />
+          {:else}
+            <PlaylistPlaceholderCard label={rowItem.label} variant={rowItem.variant} />
+          {/if}
+        </div>
+      {/snippet}
+    </HorizontalScrollRow>
+  </section>
+
   {#if query.isError}
     <ApiErrorBanner error={query.error} onRetry={query.refetch} />
   {:else if showSkeleton.value && !data}
diff --git a/web/src/routes/admin/integrations/+page.svelte b/web/src/routes/admin/integrations/+page.svelte
index 1b5b7553..7915ec50 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/admin/integrations/+page.svelte
+++ b/web/src/routes/admin/integrations/+page.svelte
@@ -13,10 +13,14 @@
     createCoverProvidersQuery,
     updateCoverProvider,
     testCoverProvider,
+    createTagProvidersQuery,
+    updateTagProvider,
+    testTagProvider,
     updateSMTPConfig,
     testSMTPConfig,
     createSMTPConfigQuery,
     type CoverProvider,
+    type TagProvider,
     type SMTPConfig
   } from '$lib/api/admin';
   import { qk } from '$lib/api/queries';
@@ -280,6 +284,62 @@
     }
   }
 
+  // ---- Tag enrichment providers ----
+  // Mirrors the cover-art providers panel over /api/admin/tag-sources (#1490).
+  const tagProvidersStore = $derived(createTagProvidersQuery());
+  const tagProvidersQ = $derived($tagProvidersStore);
+
+  let tagLocalState = $state<Record<string, { enabled: boolean; apiKey: string }>>({});
+  let tagTestResults = $state<Record<string, { ok: boolean; duration_ms?: number; error?: string }>>({});
+  let tagSaving = $state<Record<string, boolean>>({});
+  let tagTesting = $state<Record<string, boolean>>({});
+
+  $effect(() => {
+    if (tagProvidersQ.data) {
+      for (const p of tagProvidersQ.data.providers) {
+        if (!tagLocalState[p.id]) {
+          tagLocalState[p.id] = { enabled: p.enabled, apiKey: '' };
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  });
+
+  function tagHasChanges(provider: TagProvider): boolean {
+    const local = tagLocalState[provider.id];
+    if (!local) return false;
+    return provider.enabled !== local.enabled || local.apiKey !== '';
+  }
+
+  async function tagSave(provider: TagProvider) {
+    const local = tagLocalState[provider.id];
+    if (!local || !tagHasChanges(provider)) return;
+    const patch: { enabled?: boolean; api_key?: string } = {};
+    if (provider.enabled !== local.enabled) patch.enabled = local.enabled;
+    if (local.apiKey !== '') patch.api_key = local.apiKey;
+
+    tagSaving[provider.id] = true;
+    try {
+      const result = await updateTagProvider(provider.id, patch);
+      tagLocalState[provider.id] = { enabled: result.enabled, apiKey: '' };
+      await client.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: qk.tagProviders() });
+    } catch (_e) {
+      // Inline error surfacing handled by the mutation toast layer; swallow here.
+    } finally {
+      tagSaving[provider.id] = false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function tagTest(provider: TagProvider) {
+    tagTesting[provider.id] = true;
+    try {
+      tagTestResults[provider.id] = await testTagProvider(provider.id);
+    } catch (e) {
+      tagTestResults[provider.id] = { ok: false, error: (e as Error).message };
+    } finally {
+      tagTesting[provider.id] = false;
+    }
+  }
+
   // SMTP config -------------------------------------------------------------
 
   const smtpStore = $derived(createSMTPConfigQuery());
@@ -597,6 +657,108 @@
       <p class="text-sm text-text-muted">No providers registered.</p>
     {/if}
   </section>
+
+  <!-- Tag enrichment providers -->
+  <section class="space-y-4 rounded-xl border border-border bg-surface p-5">
+    <div>
+      <h3 class="font-display text-lg font-medium text-text-primary">Tag enrichment sources</h3>
+      <p class="mt-1 text-sm text-text-secondary">
+        Folksonomy style/mood tags fetched per track and folded into each
+        listener's taste profile alongside the raw file genre — so "Rock"
+        gains "post-punk / shoegaze / melancholic". All enabled sources are
+        merged. Enabling or disabling a source re-opens previously-processed
+        tracks for a fresh pass.
+      </p>
+    </div>
+
+    {#if tagProvidersQ.data}
+      {#each tagProvidersQ.data.providers as provider (provider.id)}
+        <article class="rounded-lg border border-border bg-background p-4 space-y-3">
+          <header class="flex items-baseline justify-between gap-3">
+            <div class="flex items-center gap-2">
+              <h4 class="font-display text-base font-medium text-text-primary">{provider.display_name}</h4>
+              <span
+                class="h-1.5 w-1.5 rounded-full {provider.enabled ? 'bg-action-primary' : 'bg-text-muted'}"
+                title={provider.enabled ? 'Active' : 'Disabled'}
+              ></span>
+            </div>
+            <div class="flex flex-wrap gap-1">
+              {#each provider.supports as cap}
+                <span class="rounded bg-surface px-1.5 py-0.5 text-xs text-text-secondary">{cap.replace('_', ' ')}</span>
+              {/each}
+            </div>
+          </header>
+
+          {#if tagLocalState[provider.id]}
+            <div class="grid gap-2 sm:grid-cols-[auto_1fr] items-center">
+              <label class="text-sm text-text-secondary" for="tag-enabled-{provider.id}">Enabled</label>
+              <div>
+                <input id="tag-enabled-{provider.id}" type="checkbox"
+                       bind:checked={tagLocalState[provider.id].enabled} />
+              </div>
+
+              {#if provider.requires_api_key}
+                <label class="text-sm text-text-secondary" for="tag-key-{provider.id}">API key</label>
+                <div class="flex items-center gap-2">
+                  <input id="tag-key-{provider.id}" type="password"
+                         placeholder={provider.api_key_set ? '••• (saved — leave empty to keep)' : 'Paste your API key to enable this source'}
+                         bind:value={tagLocalState[provider.id].apiKey}
+                         class="mt-1 w-full rounded-md border border-border bg-background px-3 py-2 font-mono text-sm text-text-primary placeholder:text-text-muted focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-accent flex-1" />
+                  {#if provider.api_key_set}
+                    <span class="text-xs text-text-secondary whitespace-nowrap">✓ Set</span>
+                  {/if}
+                </div>
+              {/if}
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="flex items-center gap-2 pt-1">
+              <button type="button"
+                      disabled={!tagHasChanges(provider) || tagSaving[provider.id]}
+                      onclick={() => tagSave(provider)}
+                      class="inline-flex items-center gap-2 rounded-md bg-action-primary px-3 py-1.5 text-sm text-action-fg disabled:opacity-50">
+                {tagSaving[provider.id] ? 'Saving…' : 'Save changes'}
+              </button>
+              {#if provider.testable}
+                <button type="button"
+                        disabled={tagTesting[provider.id]}
+                        onclick={() => tagTest(provider)}
+                        class="inline-flex items-center gap-2 rounded-md border border-border bg-transparent px-3 py-1.5 text-sm text-text-secondary hover:text-text-primary disabled:opacity-50">
+                  {tagTesting[provider.id] ? 'Testing…' : 'Test connection'}
+                </button>
+              {/if}
+              {#if tagTestResults[provider.id]}
+                {#if tagTestResults[provider.id].ok}
+                  <p class="text-sm text-action-primary">
+                    OK{tagTestResults[provider.id].duration_ms ? ` (${tagTestResults[provider.id].duration_ms}ms)` : ''}
+                  </p>
+                {:else}
+                  <p class="text-sm text-error">
+                    Failed — {tagTestResults[provider.id].error}
+                  </p>
+                {/if}
+              {/if}
+            </div>
+          {/if}
+
+          {#if provider.id === 'musicbrainz'}
+            <p class="text-xs text-text-muted">
+              Keyless and on by default — the always-available baseline. Matches tags by
+              recording MBID, so coverage tracks how well your library is MusicBrainz-tagged.
+            </p>
+          {:else if provider.id === 'lastfm'}
+            <p class="text-xs text-text-muted">
+              Name-based (artist + title), so it covers tracks without an MBID. Requires a free
+              API key — get one at <a class="underline" href="https://www.last.fm/api/account/create" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">last.fm/api</a>.
+            </p>
+          {/if}
+        </article>
+      {/each}
+    {:else if tagProvidersQ.isPending}
+      <p class="text-sm text-text-muted">Loading…</p>
+    {:else}
+      <p class="text-sm text-text-muted">No providers registered.</p>
+    {/if}
+  </section>
   <!-- SMTP / email config -->
   <section class="space-y-4 rounded-xl border border-border bg-surface p-5">
     <div>
diff --git a/web/src/routes/admin/integrations/integrations.test.ts b/web/src/routes/admin/integrations/integrations.test.ts
index e5b295b4..360d41a3 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/admin/integrations/integrations.test.ts
+++ b/web/src/routes/admin/integrations/integrations.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { afterEach, describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest';
 import { render, screen, fireEvent, waitFor, within } from '@testing-library/svelte';
 import { mockQuery } from '../../../test-utils/query';
 import type { LidarrConfig } from '$lib/api/types';
-import type { CoverProvider, SMTPConfig } from '$lib/api/admin';
+import type { CoverProvider, TagProvider, SMTPConfig } from '$lib/api/admin';
 
 // useQueryClient is wrapped so the page can call invalidateQueries() without
 // a real QueryClient context. Per-file mock OVERRIDES the vitest.setup default
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ vi.mock('$lib/api/admin', () => ({
   createCoverProvidersQuery: vi.fn(),
   updateCoverProvider: vi.fn(),
   testCoverProvider: vi.fn(),
+  createTagProvidersQuery: vi.fn(),
+  updateTagProvider: vi.fn(),
+  testTagProvider: vi.fn(),
   createSMTPConfigQuery: vi.fn(),
   updateSMTPConfig: vi.fn(),
   testSMTPConfig: vi.fn()
@@ -39,6 +42,9 @@ import {
   createCoverProvidersQuery,
   updateCoverProvider,
   testCoverProvider,
+  createTagProvidersQuery,
+  updateTagProvider,
+  testTagProvider,
   createSMTPConfigQuery,
   updateSMTPConfig,
   testSMTPConfig
@@ -95,6 +101,34 @@ const defaultCoverProviders = {
   sources_version: 1
 };
 
+// Fixture tag providers
+const providerMusicbrainz: TagProvider = {
+  id: 'musicbrainz',
+  display_name: 'MusicBrainz',
+  requires_api_key: false,
+  supports: ['track_tags'],
+  enabled: true,
+  api_key_set: false,
+  display_order: 0,
+  testable: true
+};
+
+const providerLastfm: TagProvider = {
+  id: 'lastfm',
+  display_name: 'Last.fm',
+  requires_api_key: true,
+  supports: ['track_tags'],
+  enabled: false,
+  api_key_set: false,
+  display_order: 1,
+  testable: true
+};
+
+const defaultTagProviders = {
+  providers: [providerMusicbrainz, providerLastfm],
+  sources_version: 1
+};
+
 const testResponseOk = {
   ok: true as const,
   version: '2.0.5',
@@ -133,7 +167,7 @@ afterEach(() => {
   invalidateQueries.mockReset();
 });
 
-function setup(opts: { config?: LidarrConfig; coverProviders?: typeof defaultCoverProviders | null; smtp?: SMTPConfig } = {}) {
+function setup(opts: { config?: LidarrConfig; coverProviders?: typeof defaultCoverProviders | null; tagProviders?: typeof defaultTagProviders | null; smtp?: SMTPConfig } = {}) {
   (createLidarrConfigQuery as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockReturnValue(
     mockQuery({ data: opts.config ?? cfgConnected })
   );
@@ -160,6 +194,10 @@ function setup(opts: { config?: LidarrConfig; coverProviders?: typeof defaultCov
   (createCoverProvidersQuery as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockReturnValue(
     mockQuery({ data: cpData, isPending: opts.coverProviders === null })
   );
+  const tpData = opts.tagProviders === null ? undefined : (opts.tagProviders ?? defaultTagProviders);
+  (createTagProvidersQuery as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockReturnValue(
+    mockQuery({ data: tpData, isPending: opts.tagProviders === null })
+  );
   (createSMTPConfigQuery as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockReturnValue(
     mockQuery({ data: opts.smtp ?? smtpUnset })
   );
@@ -195,6 +233,16 @@ function providerCard(providerName: string): HTMLElement {
     .closest('article') as HTMLElement;
 }
 
+function tagProvidersSection(): HTMLElement {
+  return screen.getByRole('heading', { name: /tag enrichment sources/i, level: 3 }).closest('section') as HTMLElement;
+}
+
+function tagProviderCard(providerName: string): HTMLElement {
+  return within(tagProvidersSection())
+    .getByRole('heading', { name: providerName, level: 4 })
+    .closest('article') as HTMLElement;
+}
+
 describe('/admin/integrations', () => {
   test('Save calls putLidarrConfig with empty api_key when input is blank', async () => {
     setup();
@@ -641,3 +689,48 @@ describe('Lidarr first-time setup (Test-then-Save)', () => {
     });
   });
 });
+
+describe('/admin/integrations tag sources', () => {
+  test('renders tag enrichment providers', () => {
+    setup();
+    const section = tagProvidersSection();
+    expect(within(section).getByRole('heading', { name: 'MusicBrainz', level: 4 })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(within(section).getByRole('heading', { name: 'Last.fm', level: 4 })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(within(section).getAllByText('track tags').length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+  });
+
+  test('enabling Last.fm and typing a key calls updateTagProvider', async () => {
+    setup();
+    (updateTagProvider as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      ...providerLastfm,
+      enabled: true,
+      api_key_set: true,
+      version_bumped: true
+    });
+    const card = tagProviderCard('Last.fm');
+    const enabledCheckbox = card.querySelector('input[type="checkbox"]') as HTMLInputElement;
+    await fireEvent.click(enabledCheckbox);
+    const keyInput = within(card).getByLabelText(/api key/i);
+    await fireEvent.input(keyInput, { target: { value: 'lfmkey' } });
+    await fireEvent.click(within(card).getByRole('button', { name: /save changes/i }));
+
+    expect(updateTagProvider).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'lastfm',
+      expect.objectContaining({ enabled: true, api_key: 'lfmkey' })
+    );
+    await waitFor(() =>
+      expect(invalidateQueries).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({ queryKey: ['tagProviders'] })
+      )
+    );
+  });
+
+  test('Test connection on a tag provider calls testTagProvider and shows OK', async () => {
+    setup();
+    (testTagProvider as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce({ ok: true, duration_ms: 42 });
+    const card = tagProviderCard('MusicBrainz');
+    await fireEvent.click(within(card).getByRole('button', { name: /test connection/i }));
+    await waitFor(() => expect(testTagProvider).toHaveBeenCalledWith('musicbrainz'));
+    await waitFor(() => expect(within(card).getByText(/ok.*42ms/i)).toBeInTheDocument());
+  });
+});
diff --git a/web/src/routes/admin/tuning/+page.svelte b/web/src/routes/admin/tuning/+page.svelte
index ef7a9d7a..79e96668 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/admin/tuning/+page.svelte
+++ b/web/src/routes/admin/tuning/+page.svelte
@@ -29,14 +29,18 @@
     { key: 'jitter_magnitude',  label: 'Jitter',            hint: 'Random reshuffle magnitude for near-ties.' },
     { key: 'context_weight',    label: 'Context weight',    hint: 'Session-vector similarity contribution.' },
     { key: 'similarity_weight', label: 'Similarity weight', hint: 'Seed-similarity contribution.' },
-    { key: 'taste_weight',      label: 'Taste weight',      hint: 'Learned taste-profile fit, in [-1, +1].' }
+    { key: 'taste_weight',      label: 'Taste weight',      hint: 'Learned taste-profile fit, in [-1, +1].' },
+    { key: 'context_time_weight', label: 'Time-of-day weight', hint: "Artist's time-of-day/weekday affinity for the current context, in [-1, +1]. 0 = ignore when you listen." }
   ];
 
   const tasteFields: { key: keyof TasteTuning; label: string; hint: string }[] = [
     { key: 'half_life_days',       label: 'Half-life (days)', hint: "A play's influence halves every this-many days." },
     { key: 'engagement_hard_skip', label: 'Hard-skip point',  hint: 'Completion at/below which a play reads −1.' },
     { key: 'engagement_neutral',   label: 'Neutral point',    hint: 'Completion at which a play reads 0.' },
-    { key: 'engagement_full',      label: 'Full point',       hint: 'Completion at/above which a play reads +1.' }
+    { key: 'engagement_full',      label: 'Full point',       hint: 'Completion at/above which a play reads +1.' },
+    { key: 'enriched_tag_scale',   label: 'Enriched tag weight', hint: 'How much folksonomy tags (MusicBrainz/Last.fm) count vs raw file genre, in [0, 1]. 0 = genre only.' },
+    { key: 'era_scale',            label: 'Era weight', hint: 'How strongly a decade-play imprints on the era facet, in [0, 1]. 0 = era ignored.' },
+    { key: 'mood_scale',           label: 'Mood weight', hint: 'How strongly a mood-tagged play imprints on the mood facet (from folksonomy tags), in [0, 1]. 0 = mood ignored.' }
   ];
 
   const profileScopes: { scope: 'radio' | 'daily_mix'; label: string; blurb: string }[] = [
diff --git a/web/src/routes/admin/tuning/tuning.test.ts b/web/src/routes/admin/tuning/tuning.test.ts
index d953d164..ce0de18d 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/admin/tuning/tuning.test.ts
+++ b/web/src/routes/admin/tuning/tuning.test.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ const weights = (over: Partial<Record<string, number>> = {}) => ({
   context_weight: 0.5,
   similarity_weight: 1.5,
   taste_weight: 1.5,
+  context_time_weight: 1,
   ...over
 });
 
@@ -36,6 +37,9 @@ const taste = (over: Partial<Record<string, number>> = {}) => ({
   engagement_hard_skip: 0.05,
   engagement_neutral: 0.3,
   engagement_full: 0.9,
+  enriched_tag_scale: 0.5,
+  era_scale: 0.5,
+  mood_scale: 0.5,
   ...over
 });
 
diff --git a/web/src/routes/page.test.ts b/web/src/routes/page.test.ts
index b8a6bd17..cb11e9e2 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/page.test.ts
+++ b/web/src/routes/page.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest';
-import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/svelte';
+import { render, screen, within } from '@testing-library/svelte';
 import { readable } from 'svelte/store';
 import { emptyLikesMock } from '../test-utils/mocks/likes';
 import type { Playlist } from '$lib/api/types';
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ afterEach(() => vi.clearAllMocks());
 
 describe('home Playlists section', () => {
   test('renders 5 placeholder cards when no playlists exist', () => {
-    // Slot layout: For-You, Discover, 3× Songs-like.
+    // For-You + Discover in the Playlists row, plus 3 in the dedicated
+    // Songs-like row (#1491) = 5 placeholders total.
     render(Page);
     const placeholders = screen.queryAllByTestId('playlist-placeholder-card');
     expect(placeholders).toHaveLength(5);
@@ -107,12 +108,52 @@ describe('home Playlists section', () => {
     render(Page);
     expect(screen.getByText('For You')).toBeInTheDocument();
     const placeholders = screen.queryAllByTestId('playlist-placeholder-card');
-    // 1 Discover + 3 Songs-like slots = 4 placeholders alongside the
-    // real For-You tile.
+    // 1 Discover placeholder (Playlists row) + 3 Songs-like placeholders
+    // (dedicated row) = 4 alongside the real For-You tile.
     expect(placeholders).toHaveLength(4);
   });
 
-  test('renders secondary system kinds (deep_cuts / new_for_you) after Songs-like slots', () => {
+  test('dedicated Songs-like row shows every generated mix, uncapped and out of Playlists', () => {
+    const makeSongsLike = (id: string, name: string): Playlist => ({
+      id,
+      user_id: 'u1',
+      owner_username: 'u1',
+      name,
+      description: '',
+      is_public: false,
+      kind: 'system',
+      system_variant: 'songs_like_artist',
+      refreshable: false,
+      seed_artist_id: 'a1',
+      cover_url: '',
+      track_count: 25,
+      duration_sec: 1500,
+      created_at: '2026-05-04T00:00:00Z',
+      updated_at: '2026-05-04T00:00:00Z'
+    });
+    // Six generated mixes — the old carousel capped at 3; the dedicated row shows all.
+    const owned = Array.from({ length: 6 }, (_, i) => makeSongsLike(`sl${i}`, `Songs like ${i}`));
+    (createPlaylistsQuery as unknown as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockImplementation(
+      (kind?: string) =>
+        kind === 'system'
+          ? readable({ data: { owned, public: [] }, isPending: false, isError: false })
+          : readable({ data: emptyPlaylistsResponse, isPending: false, isError: false })
+    );
+    const { container } = render(Page);
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
+      expect(screen.getByText(`Songs like ${i}`)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    }
+    // The mixes live in the Songs-like row, not the Playlists carousel.
+    const playlistsSection = container.querySelector('[aria-label="Playlists"]') as HTMLElement;
+    expect(within(playlistsSection).queryByText('Songs like 0')).toBeNull();
+    const songsSection = container.querySelector('[aria-label="Songs like"]') as HTMLElement;
+    expect(within(songsSection).getByText('Songs like 0')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    // No placeholders once real mixes exist.
+    expect(within(songsSection).queryByTestId('playlist-placeholder-card')).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  test('renders secondary system kinds (deep_cuts / new_for_you) in the Playlists row', () => {
     // Operator backflow 2026-06-01: web Home surfaces the 5 secondary
     // system kinds when generated. No placeholders for them — they
     // depend on library shape, so missing means "not enough data."