v2026.06.06 — UPnP recovery, library watcher, artist discovery, request auto-poll (#87)

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/api/endpoints/LibraryApi.kt

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.fabledsword.minstrel.api.endpoints
 
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.wire.AlbumDetailWire
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.wire.ArtistDetailWire
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.wire.ArtistWire
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.wire.TrackWire
 import retrofit2.http.GET
 import retrofit2.http.Path
@@ -35,9 +36,26 @@ interface LibraryApi {
     @GET("api/artists/{id}/tracks")
     suspend fun getArtistTracks(@Path("id") id: String): List<TrackWire>
 
+    @GET("api/artists/{id}/similar")
+    suspend fun getSimilarArtists(
+        @Path("id") id: String,
+        @Query("limit") limit: Int = SIMILAR_ARTISTS_LIMIT,
+    ): List<ArtistWire>
+
+    @GET("api/artists/{id}/top-tracks")
+    suspend fun getArtistTopTracks(
+        @Path("id") id: String,
+        @Query("limit") limit: Int = TOP_TRACKS_LIMIT,
+    ): List<TrackWire>
+
     @GET("api/albums/{id}")
     suspend fun getAlbumDetail(@Path("id") id: String): AlbumDetailWire
 
     @GET("api/library/shuffle")
     suspend fun shuffleLibrary(@Query("limit") limit: Int = 100): List<TrackWire>
+
+    private companion object {
+        const val SIMILAR_ARTISTS_LIMIT = 12
+        const val TOP_TRACKS_LIMIT = 5
+    }
 }

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/library/data/LibraryRepository.kt

@@ -105,6 +105,22 @@ class LibraryRepository @Inject constructor(
     suspend fun fetchArtistTracks(id: String): List<TrackRef> =
         api.getArtistTracks(id).map { it.toDomain() }
 
+    /**
+     * Pulls related artists for the ArtistDetail "Similar artists"
+     * strip. Network-only — non-critical UI, callers swallow failures
+     * and render nothing rather than blocking the screen.
+     */
+    suspend fun fetchSimilarArtists(id: String): List<ArtistRef> =
+        api.getSimilarArtists(id).map { it.toDomain() }
+
+    /**
+     * Pulls the artist's top tracks for the ArtistDetail "Top tracks"
+     * panel. Network-only; tapping a row plays this exact list as a
+     * queue, so no persistence is needed.
+     */
+    suspend fun fetchArtistTopTracks(id: String): List<TrackRef> =
+        api.getArtistTopTracks(id).map { it.toDomain() }
+
     /**
      * Pulls the album detail (AlbumRef + tracks), persists both, and
      * returns the in-memory snapshot. Lets the AlbumDetail screen

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/library/ui/ArtistDetailScreen.kt

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+@file:Suppress("TooManyFunctions") // Compose screen + private helper composables
+
 package com.fabledsword.minstrel.library.ui
 
 import androidx.compose.animation.Crossfade
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.grid.GridCells
 import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.grid.GridItemSpan
 import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.grid.LazyVerticalGrid
 import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.grid.items
+import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.items as lazyItems
 import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.CircleShape
 import androidx.compose.material3.Button
 import androidx.compose.material3.ExperimentalMaterial3Api
@@ -46,21 +49,27 @@ import com.composables.icons.lucide.Lucide
 import com.composables.icons.lucide.Play
 import com.composables.icons.lucide.User
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.library.widgets.AlbumCard
-import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.ArtistDetailRef
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.library.widgets.ArtistCard
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.ArtistRef
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.TrackRef
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.albumCoverPath
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.nav.AlbumDetail
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.nav.ArtistDetail
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.formatDuration
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.EmptyState
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.HorizontalScrollRow
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.LikeButton
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.PullToRefreshScaffold
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.ServerImage
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.SkeletonAlbumTile
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.TrackRow
 
 @OptIn(ExperimentalMaterial3Api::class)
 @Composable
 fun ArtistDetailScreen(
     navController: NavHostController,
     viewModel: ArtistDetailViewModel = hiltViewModel(),
+    playerViewModel: com.fabledsword.minstrel.player.ui.PlayerViewModel = hiltViewModel(),
 ) {
     val state by viewModel.uiState.collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
     val snackbarHostState = remember { SnackbarHostState() }
@@ -102,23 +111,35 @@ fun ArtistDetailScreen(
                         title = "Couldn't load artist",
                         body = s.message,
                     )
-                    is ArtistDetailUiState.Success -> {
+                    is ArtistDetailUiState.Success ->
-                        val artistLiked by viewModel.artistLiked
+                        ArtistSuccessBody(s, viewModel, playerViewModel, navController)
-                            .collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
-                        ArtistBody(
-                            detail = s.detail,
-                            artistLiked = artistLiked,
-                            onPlay = viewModel::playArtist,
-                            onToggleLike = viewModel::toggleLikeArtist,
-                            onAlbumClick = { id -> navController.navigate(AlbumDetail(id)) },
-                        )
-                    }
                 }
             }
         }
     }
 }
 
+@Composable
+private fun ArtistSuccessBody(
+    state: ArtistDetailUiState.Success,
+    viewModel: ArtistDetailViewModel,
+    playerViewModel: com.fabledsword.minstrel.player.ui.PlayerViewModel,
+    navController: NavHostController,
+) {
+    val artistLiked by viewModel.artistLiked.collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
+    val playerState by playerViewModel.uiState.collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
+    ArtistBody(
+        state = state,
+        artistLiked = artistLiked,
+        playingTrackId = playerState.currentTrack?.id,
+        onPlay = viewModel::playArtist,
+        onToggleLike = viewModel::toggleLikeArtist,
+        onAlbumClick = { id -> navController.navigate(AlbumDetail(id)) },
+        onTopTrackClick = viewModel::playTopTracks,
+        onSimilarArtistClick = { id -> navController.navigate(ArtistDetail(id)) },
+    )
+}
+
 private fun titleFor(state: ArtistDetailUiState): String = when (state) {
     is ArtistDetailUiState.Success -> state.detail.artist.name
     is ArtistDetailUiState.Loading -> state.seed?.name ?: "Artist"
@@ -127,12 +148,16 @@ private fun titleFor(state: ArtistDetailUiState): String = when (state) {
 
 @Composable
 private fun ArtistBody(
-    detail: ArtistDetailRef,
+    state: ArtistDetailUiState.Success,
     artistLiked: Boolean,
+    playingTrackId: String?,
     onPlay: () -> Unit,
     onToggleLike: () -> Unit,
     onAlbumClick: (String) -> Unit,
+    onTopTrackClick: (Int) -> Unit,
+    onSimilarArtistClick: (String) -> Unit,
 ) {
+    val detail = state.detail
     LazyVerticalGrid(
         columns = GridCells.Adaptive(minSize = 176.dp),
         modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize(),
@@ -149,6 +174,23 @@ private fun ArtistBody(
                 onToggleLike = onToggleLike,
             )
         }
+        if (state.topTracks.isNotEmpty()) {
+            item(span = { GridItemSpan(maxLineSpan) }) {
+                TopTracksPanel(
+                    tracks = state.topTracks,
+                    playingTrackId = playingTrackId,
+                    onTrackClick = onTopTrackClick,
+                )
+            }
+        }
+        if (state.similarArtists.isNotEmpty()) {
+            item(span = { GridItemSpan(maxLineSpan) }) {
+                SimilarArtistsStrip(
+                    artists = state.similarArtists,
+                    onArtistClick = onSimilarArtistClick,
+                )
+            }
+        }
         if (detail.albums.isEmpty()) {
             item(span = { GridItemSpan(maxLineSpan) }) {
                 EmptyAlbumsHint()
@@ -161,6 +203,67 @@ private fun ArtistBody(
     }
 }
 
+@Composable
+private fun TopTracksPanel(
+    tracks: List<TrackRef>,
+    playingTrackId: String?,
+    onTrackClick: (Int) -> Unit,
+) {
+    Column(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth()) {
+        Text(
+            text = "Top tracks",
+            style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleLarge,
+            color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onBackground,
+            modifier = Modifier.padding(horizontal = 16.dp, vertical = 8.dp),
+        )
+        tracks.forEachIndexed { index, track ->
+            TopTrackRow(
+                track = track,
+                nowPlaying = track.id == playingTrackId,
+                onClick = { onTrackClick(index) },
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+@Composable
+private fun TopTrackRow(
+    track: TrackRef,
+    nowPlaying: Boolean,
+    onClick: () -> Unit,
+) {
+    TrackRow(
+        title = track.title,
+        artist = track.artistName,
+        trackId = track.id,
+        onClick = onClick,
+        nowPlaying = nowPlaying,
+        trailing = {
+            Text(
+                text = formatDuration(track.durationSec, zero = "--:--"),
+                style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
+                color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                modifier = Modifier.padding(start = 12.dp),
+            )
+        },
+    )
+}
+
+@Composable
+private fun SimilarArtistsStrip(
+    artists: List<ArtistRef>,
+    onArtistClick: (String) -> Unit,
+) {
+    HorizontalScrollRow(title = "Similar artists") {
+        lazyItems(items = artists, key = { it.id }) { artist ->
+            ArtistCard(
+                artist = artist,
+                onClick = { onArtistClick(artist.id) },
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 @Composable
 private fun ArtistHeader(
     artist: ArtistRef,

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/library/ui/ArtistDetailViewModel.kt

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import com.fabledsword.minstrel.library.data.LibraryRepository
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.likes.data.LikesRepository
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.ArtistDetailRef
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.ArtistRef
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.TrackRef
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.nav.ArtistDetail
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.nav.DetailSeedCache
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.player.PlayerController
@@ -23,13 +24,18 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.asStateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.receiveAsFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.stateIn
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import timber.log.Timber
 import javax.inject.Inject
 
 private const val SHARE_STOP_TIMEOUT_MS = 5_000L
 
 sealed interface ArtistDetailUiState {
     data class Loading(val seed: ArtistRef? = null) : ArtistDetailUiState
-    data class Success(val detail: ArtistDetailRef) : ArtistDetailUiState
+    data class Success(
+        val detail: ArtistDetailRef,
+        val similarArtists: List<ArtistRef> = emptyList(),
+        val topTracks: List<TrackRef> = emptyList(),
+    ) : ArtistDetailUiState
     data class Error(val message: String) : ArtistDetailUiState
 }
 
@@ -82,6 +88,7 @@ class ArtistDetailViewModel @Inject constructor(
         try {
             val detail = repository.refreshArtistDetail(artistId)
             internal.value = ArtistDetailUiState.Success(detail)
+            loadSecondarySections()
         } catch (
             @Suppress("TooGenericExceptionCaught") e: Throwable,
         ) {
@@ -89,6 +96,31 @@ class ArtistDetailViewModel @Inject constructor(
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Pulls the non-critical "Similar artists" + "Top tracks" sections
+     * and folds them into the live Success state. Each failure is
+     * swallowed (logged only) — these sections render absent rather than
+     * blocking, so the core artist view never depends on them.
+     */
+    private suspend fun loadSecondarySections() {
+        val similar = sectionOrEmpty { repository.fetchSimilarArtists(artistId) }
+        val top = sectionOrEmpty { repository.fetchArtistTopTracks(artistId) }
+        val current = internal.value
+        if (current is ArtistDetailUiState.Success) {
+            internal.value = current.copy(similarArtists = similar, topTracks = top)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private inline fun <T> sectionOrEmpty(block: () -> List<T>): List<T> =
+        try {
+            block()
+        } catch (
+            @Suppress("TooGenericExceptionCaught") e: Throwable,
+        ) {
+            Timber.w(e, "Artist secondary section fetch failed for %s", artistId)
+            emptyList()
+        }
+
     /**
      * Pull every track across the artist's albums, shuffle, and start
      * playing. Mirrors Flutter's artist Play button — pressing Play on
@@ -118,4 +150,20 @@ class ArtistDetailViewModel @Inject constructor(
             }
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Plays the loaded "Top tracks" list starting at [index] — the top
+     * tracks are themselves the playable queue (mirrors the web client's
+     * sectionTracks = top-tracks behaviour). No network round-trip; the
+     * list is already in the Success state.
+     */
+    fun playTopTracks(index: Int) {
+        val tracks = (internal.value as? ArtistDetailUiState.Success)?.topTracks.orEmpty()
+        if (tracks.isEmpty()) return
+        player.setQueue(
+            tracks = tracks,
+            initialIndex = index.coerceIn(0, tracks.lastIndex),
+            source = "artist-top:$artistId",
+        )
+    }
 }

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/player/MinstrelForwardingPlayer.kt

@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ class MinstrelForwardingPlayer(
         if (active == null) {
             super.play()
         } else {
+            remoteState.setPlayIntent(true)
             scope.launch {
                 runCatching { active.avTransport.play() }
                     .onSuccess {
@@ -193,6 +194,7 @@ class MinstrelForwardingPlayer(
         if (active == null) {
             super.pause()
         } else {
+            remoteState.setPlayIntent(false)
             scope.launch {
                 runCatching { active.avTransport.pause() }
                     .onSuccess {

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/player/RemotePlayerState.kt

@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@ class RemotePlayerState @Inject constructor() {
     @Volatile var lastError: Throwable? = null; private set
     @Volatile var trackNumber: Int = 0; private set
 
+    // The operator's last explicit transport intent (play=true, pause=false),
+    // distinct from the observed remote isPlaying. handleRemoteDrop resumes
+    // local playback based on THIS, not isPlaying -- so a play() that fails
+    // its SOAP (stale/dead renderer) still resumes on the phone instead of
+    // swallowing the tap. Deliberately NOT cleared by applyError.
+    @Volatile var lastPlayIntent: Boolean = false; private set
+
     // Pending-transport deadline (SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() at which we
     // give up waiting). When > 0, a user transport action (next/prev/seekTo
     // idx) is in flight: ForwardingPlayer has already moved the wrapped
@@ -63,6 +70,8 @@ class RemotePlayerState @Inject constructor() {
         positionMs = 0L
     }
 
+    fun setPlayIntent(intended: Boolean) { lastPlayIntent = intended }
+
     fun applyError(t: Throwable) {
         isPlaying = false
         lastError = t
@@ -80,6 +89,7 @@ class RemotePlayerState @Inject constructor() {
         positionMs = 0L
         durationMs = 0L
         isPlaying = false
+        lastPlayIntent = false
         currentTrackUri = ""
         lastError = null
         consecutivePollFailures = 0

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/player/output/IdleRevertAction.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package com.fabledsword.minstrel.player.output
+
+/** Action the idle-revert collector should take on a player-state change. */
+internal enum class IdleRevertAction { ARM, CANCEL, IGNORE }
+
+/**
+ * Pure decision for the UPnP idle-revert timer. [armed] is whether the
+ * idle timer Job is currently running. We ARM only on the transition INTO
+ * "engaged + not playing" (so repeated paused emissions don't reset the
+ * countdown), CANCEL whenever playback resumes or UPnP disengages, and
+ * otherwise IGNORE.
+ */
+internal fun idleRevertAction(
+    upnpEngaged: Boolean,
+    isPlaying: Boolean,
+    armed: Boolean,
+): IdleRevertAction = when {
+    upnpEngaged && !isPlaying -> if (armed) IdleRevertAction.IGNORE else IdleRevertAction.ARM
+    armed -> IdleRevertAction.CANCEL
+    else -> IdleRevertAction.IGNORE
+}

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/player/output/OutputPickerController.kt

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import com.fabledsword.minstrel.player.output.upnp.UpnpDiscoveryController
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.player.output.upnp.bareUdn
 import dagger.hilt.android.qualifiers.ApplicationContext
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
 import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.SharingStarted
@@ -147,6 +148,12 @@ class OutputPickerController @Inject constructor(
     // can run the longest-common-prefix / common-suffix diff.
     private var lastSyncedQueueIds: List<String>? = null
 
+    // Idle-revert timer. Armed when playback is paused/stopped on a UPnP
+    // route; fires revertToPhoneOnIdle after IDLE_REVERT_MS of continuous
+    // non-playing. Cancelled on resume, route change, or explicit disconnect.
+    // See idleRevertAction for the arm/cancel decision.
+    private var idleRevertJob: Job? = null
+
     init {
         // Two-arg addCallback registers with no discovery flag —
         // androidx.mediarouter 1.7.0's default passive behavior:
@@ -163,6 +170,54 @@ class OutputPickerController @Inject constructor(
             playerFactory.dropEvents.collect { handleRemoteDrop() }
         }
         scope.launch { observeQueueChangesForSonosResync() }
+        scope.launch { observeIdleRevertWhileUpnp() }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Arm/cancel the idle-revert timer as playback state changes while a
+     * UPnP route is engaged. "Engaged" = active OR target set, so the brief
+     * selectUpnp/resync window (active momentarily null, target set) doesn't
+     * spuriously fire. The arm/cancel choice is the pure idleRevertAction.
+     */
+    private suspend fun observeIdleRevertWhileUpnp() {
+        playerController.uiState.collect { state ->
+            val engaged = activeUpnpHolder.active.value != null ||
+                activeUpnpHolder.target.value != null
+            val armed = idleRevertJob?.isActive == true
+            when (idleRevertAction(engaged, state.isPlaying, armed)) {
+                IdleRevertAction.ARM ->
+                    idleRevertJob = scope.launch {
+                        delay(IDLE_REVERT_MS)
+                        revertToPhoneOnIdle()
+                    }
+                IdleRevertAction.CANCEL -> {
+                    idleRevertJob?.cancel()
+                    idleRevertJob = null
+                }
+                IdleRevertAction.IGNORE -> Unit
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Timer fired: the operator paused on a UPnP route and never resumed.
+     * Stop the renderer (best-effort -- it's reachable, unlike a drop),
+     * clear the UPnP overlay so routesState falls back to the phone, and
+     * seek local ExoPlayer to the last remote position. No play(): the
+     * operator was paused, so we revert routing silently. Guarded by the
+     * selectUpnpMutex so it can't race selectUpnp/resync.
+     */
+    private suspend fun revertToPhoneOnIdle() = selectUpnpMutex.withLock {
+        if (remoteState.isPlaying) return@withLock // resumed at the boundary
+        val active = activeUpnpHolder.active.value
+        val capturedPositionMs = remoteState.positionMs
+        runCatching { active?.avTransport?.stop() }
+            .onFailure { Timber.w(it, "UPnP Stop failed during idle revert") }
+        activeUpnpHolder.set(null)
+        activeUpnpHolder.setTarget(null)
+        selectedUpnpRouteIdInternal.value = null
+        idleRevertJob = null
+        playerController.seekTo(capturedPositionMs)
     }
 
     /**
@@ -374,7 +429,10 @@ class OutputPickerController @Inject constructor(
      */
     private fun handleRemoteDrop() {
         val capturedPositionMs = remoteState.positionMs
-        val wasPlayingRemote = remoteState.isPlaying
+        // Resume on the operator's last play-intent, not the observed remote
+        // state: after a pause, isPlaying is false, but a failed play() that
+        // triggered this drop means the operator DID ask to play -- honor it.
+        val wasPlayingRemote = remoteState.lastPlayIntent
         activeUpnpHolder.set(null)
         activeUpnpHolder.setTarget(null)
         selectedUpnpRouteIdInternal.value = null
@@ -497,6 +555,9 @@ class OutputPickerController @Inject constructor(
                     rendering = rendering,
                 ),
             )
+            // Selecting a route loads the queue and Plays on the renderer, so
+            // the standing intent is "play" -- a later drop should resume local.
+            remoteState.setPlayIntent(true)
         }.onFailure { e ->
             Timber.w(e, "UPnP select failed for route ${effectiveRoute.id}")
             activeUpnpHolder.set(null)
@@ -640,5 +701,10 @@ class OutputPickerController @Inject constructor(
     private companion object {
         const val EXTEND_ABORT_AFTER_FAILURES = 3
         const val EXTEND_THROTTLE_MS = 50L
+
+        // 5 minutes of continuous non-playing on a UPnP route before we
+        // revert to the phone speaker, so a stale Sonos selection can't make
+        // a later "tap play" do nothing.
+        const val IDLE_REVERT_MS = 5 * 60 * 1000L
     }
 }

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/player/output/upnp/UpnpDiscoveryController.kt

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import okhttp3.HttpUrl.Companion.toHttpUrlOrNull
 import okhttp3.OkHttpClient
 import okhttp3.Request
 import timber.log.Timber
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
 import javax.inject.Inject
 import javax.inject.Singleton
 
@@ -45,6 +46,15 @@ class UpnpDiscoveryController @Inject constructor(
 ) {
     private val ssdp = SsdpDiscovery(context)
 
+    // Transport commands (play/pause/seek/next) and the 1 Hz poll go through
+    // this client. A dead renderer should fail fast so OutputPickerController's
+    // drop-recovery reverts to the phone in ~2 s instead of the shared client's
+    // 10 s connect timeout. Derived via newBuilder() so the connection pool +
+    // dispatcher stay shared with the app client.
+    private val controlHttp: OkHttpClient = okHttp.newBuilder()
+        .connectTimeout(CONTROL_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+        .build()
+
     private val routesInternal = MutableStateFlow<List<UpnpRoute>>(emptyList())
     val routes: StateFlow<List<UpnpRoute>> = routesInternal.asStateFlow()
 
@@ -91,7 +101,7 @@ class UpnpDiscoveryController @Inject constructor(
     fun transportFor(routeId: String): AVTransportClient? {
         val route = routesInternal.value.firstOrNull { it.id == routeId } ?: return null
         return AVTransportClient(
-            loggingSoapClient(okHttp, route.name),
+            loggingSoapClient(controlHttp, route.name),
             route.avTransportControlUrl,
         )
     }
@@ -225,6 +235,11 @@ class UpnpDiscoveryController @Inject constructor(
         // devices append. Anchored to end-of-string so it never eats
         // a legitimate parenthetical inside a name.
         val IP_SUFFIX_REGEX = Regex("""\s*\(\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+\)$""")
+
+        // Aggressive connect timeout for transport SOAP so a dead renderer
+        // trips the drop-recovery quickly. Conservative enough not to false-drop
+        // a slow-but-alive LAN; read timeout still inherits the shared client.
+        const val CONTROL_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 2L
     }
 }
 

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/requests/ui/RequestsViewModel.kt

@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.api.ErrorCopy
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.events.EventsStream
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.RequestRef
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.RequestStatus
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.requests.data.CancelOutcome
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.requests.data.RequestsRepository
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.UiState
 import dagger.hilt.android.lifecycle.HiltViewModel
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
+import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.StateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.asStateFlow
@@ -20,6 +22,10 @@ import javax.inject.Inject
 
 private val RELEVANT_EVENT_KINDS = setOf("request.status_changed")
 
+// Cadence for in-flight request polling — matches the web client (#369):
+// fast enough to feel live, slow enough not to hammer the server.
+private const val POLL_INTERVAL_MS = 12_000L
+
 @HiltViewModel
 class RequestsViewModel @Inject constructor(
     private val repository: RequestsRepository,
@@ -31,11 +37,14 @@ class RequestsViewModel @Inject constructor(
 
     init {
         refresh()
+        // SSE push: reconciler completions arrive here; reload silently so the
+        // row updates in place rather than flashing the loading spinner.
         viewModelScope.launch {
             eventsStream.events
                 .filter { it.kind in RELEVANT_EVENT_KINDS }
-                .collect { refresh() }
+                .collect { silentReload() }
         }
+        viewModelScope.launch { pollWhileInFlight() }
     }
 
     fun refresh(): Job = viewModelScope.launch {
@@ -54,6 +63,43 @@ class RequestsViewModel @Inject constructor(
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Auto-poll while any request is mid-ingest (status APPROVED), matching the
+     * web client (#369). Reloads silently every [POLL_INTERVAL_MS] and pauses
+     * when nothing is in-flight — complements the SSE push so progress stays
+     * live even if the event stream drops.
+     */
+    private suspend fun pollWhileInFlight() {
+        while (true) {
+            if (hasInFlightRequest()) {
+                silentReload()
+            }
+            delay(POLL_INTERVAL_MS)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun hasInFlightRequest(): Boolean {
+        val state = internal.value
+        return state is UiState.Success &&
+            state.data.any { it.status == RequestStatus.APPROVED }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reload the list in place without flipping to Loading — used by the poll
+     * loop and the SSE collector so visible rows update without a spinner
+     * flash. A transient failure keeps the current view; the next reload wins.
+     */
+    private suspend fun silentReload() {
+        try {
+            val rows = repository.listMine()
+            internal.value = if (rows.isEmpty()) UiState.Empty else UiState.Success(rows)
+        } catch (
+            @Suppress("TooGenericExceptionCaught", "SwallowedException") e: Throwable,
+        ) {
+            // Keep the current view; the next poll / SSE / pull reconciles.
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Optimistically removes [id] from the success list so the row
      * disappears immediately; on server-side success the row is

android/app/src/test/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/player/RemotePlayerStateTest.kt

@@ -69,6 +69,32 @@ class RemotePlayerStateTest {
         assertFalse(state.recordPollFailure())
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `play intent survives a SOAP error so a failed play can resume locally`() {
+        val state = RemotePlayerState()
+        state.setPlayIntent(true)
+        state.applyError(RuntimeException("connect timeout"))
+        // isPlaying is cleared by the error, but the operator's intent persists.
+        assertFalse(state.isPlaying)
+        assertTrue(state.lastPlayIntent)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `pausing clears play intent`() {
+        val state = RemotePlayerState()
+        state.setPlayIntent(true)
+        state.setPlayIntent(false)
+        assertFalse(state.lastPlayIntent)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `reset clears play intent`() {
+        val state = RemotePlayerState()
+        state.setPlayIntent(true)
+        state.reset()
+        assertFalse(state.lastPlayIntent)
+    }
+
     private companion object {
         const val DROP_THRESHOLD = 30
     }

android/app/src/test/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/player/output/IdleRevertDecisionTest.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+package com.fabledsword.minstrel.player.output
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
+import kotlin.test.assertEquals
+
+class IdleRevertDecisionTest {
+
+    @Test
+    fun `engaged and paused and not armed arms the timer`() {
+        assertEquals(
+            IdleRevertAction.ARM,
+            idleRevertAction(upnpEngaged = true, isPlaying = false, armed = false),
+        )
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `engaged and paused and already armed is ignored`() {
+        assertEquals(
+            IdleRevertAction.IGNORE,
+            idleRevertAction(upnpEngaged = true, isPlaying = false, armed = true),
+        )
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `resuming playback cancels an armed timer`() {
+        assertEquals(
+            IdleRevertAction.CANCEL,
+            idleRevertAction(upnpEngaged = true, isPlaying = true, armed = true),
+        )
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `playing with no timer armed is ignored`() {
+        assertEquals(
+            IdleRevertAction.IGNORE,
+            idleRevertAction(upnpEngaged = true, isPlaying = true, armed = false),
+        )
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `disengaging UPnP cancels an armed timer`() {
+        assertEquals(
+            IdleRevertAction.CANCEL,
+            idleRevertAction(upnpEngaged = false, isPlaying = false, armed = true),
+        )
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `disengaged with no timer armed is ignored`() {
+        assertEquals(
+            IdleRevertAction.IGNORE,
+            idleRevertAction(upnpEngaged = false, isPlaying = true, armed = false),
+        )
+    }
+}

cmd/minstrel/main.go

@@ -5,12 +5,15 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgxpool"
+
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/config"
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/coverart"
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/db"
@@ -53,6 +56,35 @@ func main() {
 	}
 }
 
+// safetyNetScanInterval backstops the fsnotify watcher with a low-frequency
+// full delta walk, catching anything the watcher missed (inotify watch-limit
+// exhaustion, dropped events). Fixed — there is no operator configuration.
+const safetyNetScanInterval = 12 * time.Hour
+
+// runSafetyNetScans ticks a delta RunScan at safetyNetScanInterval until ctx
+// is cancelled, deferring to TryStartScan's in-flight guard so it never
+// collides with a manual, startup, or watcher-driven scan.
+func runSafetyNetScans(ctx context.Context, pool *pgxpool.Pool, scanner *library.Scanner,
+	enricher *coverart.Enricher, logger *slog.Logger, scanCfg library.RunScanConfig,
+) {
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(safetyNetScanInterval)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return
+		case <-ticker.C:
+			started, existing, err := library.TryStartScan(ctx, pool, scanner, enricher, logger, scanCfg)
+			if err != nil {
+				logger.Error("safety-net scan: try start failed", "err", err)
+			} else if !started && existing != nil {
+				logger.Info("safety-net scan skipped — prior still in flight",
+					"in_flight_id", existing.ID)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func run() error {
 	configPath := flag.String("config", os.Getenv("MINSTREL_CONFIG"), "path to YAML config file")
 	flag.Parse()
@@ -237,12 +269,24 @@ func run() error {
 		ArtistEnrichCap: -1,
 		DataDir:         cfg.Storage.DataDir,
 	}
-	scheduler := library.NewScheduler(pool, logger.With("component", "scheduler"),
+	// Filesystem watcher: near-instant pickup of new/changed files via
-		scanner, coverEnricher, scanCfg)
+	// fsnotify, scanning just the affected paths + enriching their albums
-	scheduler.Start(ctx)
+	// inline. Replaces the removed configurable scan scheduler.
+	watcher := library.NewWatcher(scanner, coverEnricher,
+		logger.With("component", "watcher"), cfg.Library.ScanPaths)
+	go func() {
+		if werr := watcher.Run(ctx); werr != nil {
+			logger.Warn("library watcher exited", "err", werr)
+		}
+	}()
+	// Safety-net delta walk backstops the watcher (inotify limits / dropped
+	// events) at a fixed low frequency. No operator config.
+	go runSafetyNetScans(ctx, pool, scanner, coverEnricher,
+		logger.With("component", "scan_safetynet"), scanCfg)
+
 	srv := server.New(logger, pool, scanner, subsonic.Config{
 		AllowPlaintextPassword: cfg.Subsonic.AllowPlaintextPassword,
-	}, cfg.Events, cfg.Recommendation, cfg.Storage.DataDir, cfg.Branding, coverEnricher, coverSettings, scanner, scanCfg, scheduler)
+	}, cfg.Events, cfg.Recommendation, cfg.Storage.DataDir, cfg.Branding, coverEnricher, coverSettings, scanner, scanCfg)
 	srv.Bus = bus
 	srv.PlaylistScheduler = playlistScheduler
 	srv.StreamSecret = cfg.StreamSecret

go.mod

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ go 1.25.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/dhowden/tag v0.0.0-20240417053706-3d75831295e8
+	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.10.1
 	github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.2.5
 	github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2 v2.21.2
 	github.com/golang-migrate/migrate/v4 v4.19.1
@@ -25,5 +26,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/robfig/cron/v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.14.1 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.20.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.44.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.37.0 // indirect
 )

go.sum

@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ github.com/docker/go-units v0.5.0 h1:69rxXcBk27SvSaaxTtLh/8llcHD8vYHT7WSdRZ/jvr4
 github.com/docker/go-units v0.5.0/go.mod h1:fgPhTUdO+D/Jk86RDLlptpiXQzgHJF7gydDDbaIK4Dk=
 github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.0.4 h1:NFTV2Zj1bL4mc9sqWACXbQFVBBg2W3GPvqp8/ESS2Wg=
 github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.0.4/go.mod h1:m8KPJKqk1gH5J9DgRY2ASl2lWCfGKXixSwevea8zH2U=
+github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.10.1 h1:b0/UzAf9yR5rhf3RPm9gf3ehBPpf0oZKIjtpKrx59Ho=
+github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.10.1/go.mod h1:TLheqan6HD6GBK6PrDWyDPBaEV8LspOxvPSjC+bVfgo=
 github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.2.5 h1:Eg4myHZBjyvJmAFjFvWgrqDTXFyOzjj7YIm3L3mu6Ug=
 github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.2.5/go.mod h1:X7Gx4mteadT3eDOMTsXzmI4/rwUpOwBHLpAfupzFJP0=
 github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2 v2.21.2 h1:bD8/YwkojYHgXFr3iEulL148KBdTbKVxUZzFKpXcdbY=

internal/api/admin_scan_schedule.go

@@ -1,155 +0,0 @@
-package api
-
-import (
-	"encoding/json"
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"net/http"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5"
-
-	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/apierror"
-	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/db/dbq"
-	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/library"
-)
-
-type scanScheduleResp struct {
-	Mode            string  `json:"mode"`
-	IntervalHours   *int    `json:"interval_hours"`
-	TimeOfDay       *string `json:"time_of_day"`
-	WeeklyDay       *int    `json:"weekly_day"`
-	NextScheduledAt *string `json:"next_scheduled_at"`
-}
-
-type scanScheduleReq struct {
-	Mode          string  `json:"mode"`
-	IntervalHours *int    `json:"interval_hours"`
-	TimeOfDay     *string `json:"time_of_day"`
-	WeeklyDay     *int    `json:"weekly_day"`
-}
-
-func (h *handlers) handleGetScanSchedule(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	q := dbq.New(h.pool)
-	row, err := q.GetScanSchedule(r.Context())
-	if err != nil {
-		if errors.Is(err, pgx.ErrNoRows) {
-			h.logger.Error("admin: scan_schedule singleton row missing")
-			writeErr(w, apierror.InternalMsg("schedule row missing", errors.New("schedule row missing")))
-			return
-		}
-		writeErrWithLog(w, h.logger, "admin: get scan schedule", apierror.InternalMsg("lookup failed", err))
-		return
-	}
-
-	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, scanScheduleRespFromRow(row, h.scheduler.NextFire()))
-}
-
-func (h *handlers) handlePatchScanSchedule(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	var req scanScheduleReq
-	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&req); err != nil {
-		writeErr(w, apierror.BadRequest("bad_body", "invalid JSON"))
-		return
-	}
-
-	if err := validateScheduleReq(&req); err != nil {
-		writeErr(w, apierror.BadRequest("validation", err.Error()))
-		return
-	}
-
-	q := dbq.New(h.pool)
-	if err := q.UpdateScanSchedule(r.Context(), dbq.UpdateScanScheduleParams{
-		Mode:          req.Mode,
-		IntervalHours: pgInt32Ptr(req.IntervalHours),
-		TimeOfDay:     req.TimeOfDay,
-		WeeklyDay:     pgInt32Ptr(req.WeeklyDay),
-	}); err != nil {
-		writeErrWithLog(w, h.logger, "admin: update scan schedule", apierror.InternalMsg("update failed", err))
-		return
-	}
-
-	h.scheduler.Refresh()
-
-	row, err := q.GetScanSchedule(r.Context())
-	if err != nil {
-		writeErrWithLog(w, h.logger, "admin: re-read scan schedule", apierror.InternalMsg("re-read failed", err))
-		return
-	}
-	cfg := library.ScheduleConfig{Mode: row.Mode}
-	if row.IntervalHours != nil {
-		cfg.IntervalHours = int(*row.IntervalHours)
-	}
-	if row.TimeOfDay != nil {
-		cfg.TimeOfDay = *row.TimeOfDay
-	}
-	if row.WeeklyDay != nil {
-		cfg.WeeklyDay = int(*row.WeeklyDay)
-	}
-	next := cfg.NextFire(time.Now())
-
-	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, scanScheduleRespFromRow(row, next))
-}
-
-func validateScheduleReq(req *scanScheduleReq) error {
-	switch req.Mode {
-	case "off":
-		req.IntervalHours = nil
-		req.TimeOfDay = nil
-		req.WeeklyDay = nil
-		return nil
-	case "interval":
-		if req.IntervalHours == nil || *req.IntervalHours <= 0 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("interval_hours required and > 0 when mode=interval")
-		}
-		req.TimeOfDay = nil
-		req.WeeklyDay = nil
-		return nil
-	case "daily":
-		if req.TimeOfDay == nil || *req.TimeOfDay == "" {
-			return fmt.Errorf("time_of_day required when mode=daily")
-		}
-		req.IntervalHours = nil
-		req.WeeklyDay = nil
-		return nil
-	case "weekly":
-		if req.TimeOfDay == nil || *req.TimeOfDay == "" {
-			return fmt.Errorf("time_of_day required when mode=weekly")
-		}
-		if req.WeeklyDay == nil || *req.WeeklyDay < 1 || *req.WeeklyDay > 7 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("weekly_day required and in [1, 7] when mode=weekly")
-		}
-		req.IntervalHours = nil
-		return nil
-	default:
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid mode %q (want off / interval / daily / weekly)", req.Mode)
-	}
-}
-
-func scanScheduleRespFromRow(row dbq.GetScanScheduleRow, nextFire time.Time) scanScheduleResp {
-	resp := scanScheduleResp{Mode: row.Mode}
-	if row.IntervalHours != nil {
-		v := int(*row.IntervalHours)
-		resp.IntervalHours = &v
-	}
-	if row.TimeOfDay != nil {
-		v := *row.TimeOfDay
-		resp.TimeOfDay = &v
-	}
-	if row.WeeklyDay != nil {
-		v := int(*row.WeeklyDay)
-		resp.WeeklyDay = &v
-	}
-	if !nextFire.IsZero() {
-		s := nextFire.UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)
-		resp.NextScheduledAt = &s
-	}
-	return resp
-}
-
-func pgInt32Ptr(src *int) *int32 {
-	if src == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	v := int32(*src)
-	return &v
-}

internal/api/admin_scan_schedule_test.go

@@ -1,181 +0,0 @@
-package api
-
-import (
-	"bytes"
-	"context"
-	"encoding/json"
-	"net/http"
-	"net/http/httptest"
-	"os"
-	"testing"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
-
-	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/auth"
-	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/library"
-)
-
-func newAdminScheduleRouter(h *handlers) chi.Router {
-	r := chi.NewRouter()
-	r.Route("/api/admin", func(admin chi.Router) {
-		admin.Use(auth.RequireAdmin())
-		admin.Get("/scan/schedule", h.handleGetScanSchedule)
-		admin.Patch("/scan/schedule", h.handlePatchScanSchedule)
-	})
-	return r
-}
-
-func TestAdminScanSchedule_Get_DefaultIsOff(t *testing.T) {
-	if os.Getenv("MINSTREL_TEST_DATABASE_URL") == "" {
-		t.Skip("MINSTREL_TEST_DATABASE_URL not set")
-	}
-	h, pool := testHandlers(t)
-	s := library.NewScheduler(pool, h.logger, nil, nil, library.RunScanConfig{})
-	h.scheduler = s
-	admin := seedUser(t, pool, "schedget", "pw", true)
-
-	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/admin/scan/schedule", nil)
-	req = withUser(req, admin)
-	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
-	newAdminScheduleRouter(h).ServeHTTP(rec, req)
-
-	if rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
-		t.Fatalf("status = %d, want 200; body=%s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
-	}
-	var resp scanScheduleResp
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &resp); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("decode: %v", err)
-	}
-	if resp.Mode != "off" {
-		t.Errorf("Mode = %q, want off", resp.Mode)
-	}
-	if resp.NextScheduledAt != nil {
-		t.Errorf("NextScheduledAt = %v, want nil for mode=off", resp.NextScheduledAt)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestAdminScanSchedule_Patch_DailyMode(t *testing.T) {
-	if os.Getenv("MINSTREL_TEST_DATABASE_URL") == "" {
-		t.Skip("MINSTREL_TEST_DATABASE_URL not set")
-	}
-	h, pool := testHandlers(t)
-	s := library.NewScheduler(pool, h.logger, nil, nil, library.RunScanConfig{})
-	h.scheduler = s
-	admin := seedUser(t, pool, "schedpatch", "pw", true)
-
-	body := `{"mode":"daily","time_of_day":"03:00"}`
-	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPatch, "/api/admin/scan/schedule",
-		bytes.NewReader([]byte(body)))
-	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-	req = withUser(req, admin)
-	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
-	newAdminScheduleRouter(h).ServeHTTP(rec, req)
-
-	if rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
-		t.Fatalf("status = %d, want 200; body=%s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
-	}
-	var resp scanScheduleResp
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &resp); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("decode: %v", err)
-	}
-	if resp.Mode != "daily" {
-		t.Errorf("Mode = %q, want daily", resp.Mode)
-	}
-	if resp.TimeOfDay == nil || *resp.TimeOfDay != "03:00" {
-		t.Errorf("TimeOfDay = %v, want '03:00'", resp.TimeOfDay)
-	}
-	if resp.NextScheduledAt == nil {
-		t.Errorf("NextScheduledAt = nil, want a future ISO timestamp")
-	} else {
-		next, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, *resp.NextScheduledAt)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("NextScheduledAt parse: %v", err)
-		} else if local := next.Local(); local.Hour() != 3 || local.Minute() != 0 {
-			// Handler computes next-fire from time.Now() in the host zone, so
-			// the local-time hour is what's stable across CI runners regardless
-			// of TZ; the wire timestamp is UTC but parses back to the same
-			// instant either way.
-			t.Errorf("NextScheduledAt local time = %v, want 03:00 in host zone", local)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func TestAdminScanSchedule_Patch_WeeklyMissingDay_400(t *testing.T) {
-	if os.Getenv("MINSTREL_TEST_DATABASE_URL") == "" {
-		t.Skip("MINSTREL_TEST_DATABASE_URL not set")
-	}
-	h, pool := testHandlers(t)
-	s := library.NewScheduler(pool, h.logger, nil, nil, library.RunScanConfig{})
-	h.scheduler = s
-	admin := seedUser(t, pool, "schedweekly", "pw", true)
-
-	body := `{"mode":"weekly","time_of_day":"03:00"}`
-	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPatch, "/api/admin/scan/schedule",
-		bytes.NewReader([]byte(body)))
-	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-	req = withUser(req, admin)
-	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
-	newAdminScheduleRouter(h).ServeHTTP(rec, req)
-
-	if rec.Code != http.StatusBadRequest {
-		t.Errorf("status = %d, want 400; body=%s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
-	}
-}
-
-func TestAdminScanSchedule_Patch_OffNormalizes(t *testing.T) {
-	if os.Getenv("MINSTREL_TEST_DATABASE_URL") == "" {
-		t.Skip("MINSTREL_TEST_DATABASE_URL not set")
-	}
-	h, pool := testHandlers(t)
-	s := library.NewScheduler(pool, h.logger, nil, nil, library.RunScanConfig{})
-	h.scheduler = s
-	admin := seedUser(t, pool, "schedoff", "pw", true)
-
-	if _, err := pool.Exec(context.Background(),
-		`UPDATE scan_schedule SET mode='daily', time_of_day='03:00' WHERE id=true`,
-	); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("seed: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	body := `{"mode":"off","time_of_day":"03:00"}`
-	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPatch, "/api/admin/scan/schedule",
-		bytes.NewReader([]byte(body)))
-	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-	req = withUser(req, admin)
-	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
-	newAdminScheduleRouter(h).ServeHTTP(rec, req)
-
-	if rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
-		t.Fatalf("status = %d, want 200; body=%s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
-	}
-
-	var timeOfDay *string
-	if err := pool.QueryRow(context.Background(),
-		`SELECT time_of_day FROM scan_schedule WHERE id=true`,
-	).Scan(&timeOfDay); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("verify: %v", err)
-	}
-	if timeOfDay != nil {
-		t.Errorf("time_of_day = %v, want nil after mode=off normalize", timeOfDay)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestAdminScanSchedule_NonAdmin_403(t *testing.T) {
-	if os.Getenv("MINSTREL_TEST_DATABASE_URL") == "" {
-		t.Skip("MINSTREL_TEST_DATABASE_URL not set")
-	}
-	h, pool := testHandlers(t)
-	s := library.NewScheduler(pool, h.logger, nil, nil, library.RunScanConfig{})
-	h.scheduler = s
-	user := seedUser(t, pool, "schednonadmin", "pw", false)
-
-	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/admin/scan/schedule", nil)
-	req = withUser(req, user)
-	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
-	newAdminScheduleRouter(h).ServeHTTP(rec, req)
-
-	if rec.Code != http.StatusForbidden {
-		t.Errorf("status = %d, want 403", rec.Code)
-	}
-}

internal/api/api.go

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 // 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, 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, scheduler *library.Scheduler, 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, 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) {
 	rng := rand.New(rand.NewSource(rand.Int63()))
 	h := &handlers{
 		pool: pool, logger: logger, events: events, recCfg: recCfg,
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ func Mount(r chi.Router, pool *pgxpool.Pool, logger *slog.Logger, events *playev
 		coverSettings:     coverSettings,
 		scanner:           scanner,
 		scanCfg:           scanCfg,
-		scheduler:         scheduler,
 		dataDir:           dataDir,
 		mailer:            sender,
 		eventbus:          bus,
@@ -87,6 +86,8 @@ func Mount(r chi.Router, pool *pgxpool.Pool, logger *slog.Logger, events *playev
 			authed.Get("/artists", h.handleListArtists)
 			authed.Get("/artists/{id}", h.handleGetArtist)
 			authed.Get("/artists/{id}/tracks", h.handleGetArtistTracks)
+			authed.Get("/artists/{id}/similar", h.handleGetSimilarArtists)
+			authed.Get("/artists/{id}/top-tracks", h.handleGetArtistTopTracks)
 			authed.Get("/albums/{id}", h.handleGetAlbum)
 			authed.Get("/albums/{id}/cover", h.handleGetCover)
 			authed.Get("/library/shuffle", h.handleLibraryShuffle)
@@ -167,8 +168,6 @@ func Mount(r chi.Router, pool *pgxpool.Pool, logger *slog.Logger, events *playev
 
 				admin.Get("/scan/status", h.handleGetScanStatus)
 				admin.Post("/scan/run", h.handleTriggerScan)
-				admin.Get("/scan/schedule", h.handleGetScanSchedule)
-				admin.Patch("/scan/schedule", h.handlePatchScanSchedule)
 
 				admin.Get("/library/coverage", h.handleGetLibraryCoverage)
 
@@ -222,7 +221,6 @@ type handlers struct {
 	coverSettings     *coverart.SettingsService
 	scanner           *library.Scanner
 	scanCfg           library.RunScanConfig
-	scheduler         *library.Scheduler
 	dataDir           string
 	mailer            mailer.Sender
 	eventbus          *eventbus.Bus

internal/api/library.go

@@ -159,6 +159,85 @@ func (h *handlers) handleGetArtistTracks(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, out)
 }
 
+// similarArtistsDefaultLimit caps the artist-detail "similar artists" strip;
+// artistTopTracksDefaultLimit caps the per-user "top tracks" panel.
+const (
+	similarArtistsDefaultLimit  = 12
+	artistTopTracksDefaultLimit = 5
+)
+
+// handleGetSimilarArtists implements GET /api/artists/{id}/similar. Returns
+// in-library artists similar to {id} (ranked by similarity score) as a flat
+// ArtistRef list with cover + album count. Empty when the similarity ingest
+// has no matches yet; 404 when the artist doesn't exist.
+func (h *handlers) handleGetSimilarArtists(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	id, ok := requireURLUUID(w, r, "id")
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+	q := dbq.New(h.pool)
+	if _, err := q.GetArtistByID(r.Context(), id); err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, pgx.ErrNoRows) {
+			writeErr(w, apierror.NotFound("artist"))
+			return
+		}
+		h.logger.Error("api: get artist for similar", "err", err)
+		writeErr(w, apierror.InternalMsg("lookup failed", err))
+		return
+	}
+	rows, err := q.ListSimilarArtistsForArtist(r.Context(), dbq.ListSimilarArtistsForArtistParams{
+		SeedArtistID: id, ResultLimit: similarArtistsDefaultLimit,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		h.logger.Error("api: list similar artists", "err", err)
+		writeErr(w, apierror.InternalMsg("lookup failed", err))
+		return
+	}
+	out := make([]ArtistRef, 0, len(rows))
+	for _, row := range rows {
+		out = append(out, artistRefFromCovered(row.Artist, int(row.AlbumCount), row.CoverAlbumID))
+	}
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, out)
+}
+
+// handleGetArtistTopTracks implements GET /api/artists/{id}/top-tracks. Returns
+// the current user's most-played tracks for {id} (skips excluded, quarantine
+// filtered). Empty when the user hasn't played this artist; 404 when the
+// artist doesn't exist.
+func (h *handlers) handleGetArtistTopTracks(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	id, ok := requireURLUUID(w, r, "id")
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+	user, ok := requireUser(w, r)
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+	q := dbq.New(h.pool)
+	if _, err := q.GetArtistByID(r.Context(), id); err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, pgx.ErrNoRows) {
+			writeErr(w, apierror.NotFound("artist"))
+			return
+		}
+		h.logger.Error("api: get artist for top tracks", "err", err)
+		writeErr(w, apierror.InternalMsg("lookup failed", err))
+		return
+	}
+	rows, err := q.ListMostPlayedTracksForArtist(r.Context(), dbq.ListMostPlayedTracksForArtistParams{
+		ArtistID: id, UserID: user.ID, ResultLimit: artistTopTracksDefaultLimit,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		h.logger.Error("api: list artist top tracks", "err", err)
+		writeErr(w, apierror.InternalMsg("lookup failed", err))
+		return
+	}
+	out := make([]TrackRef, 0, len(rows))
+	for _, row := range rows {
+		out = append(out, trackRefFrom(row.Track, row.AlbumTitle, row.ArtistName))
+	}
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, out)
+}
+
 // handleLibraryShuffle implements GET /api/library/shuffle?limit=N —
 // the online source for the client's always-present "Shuffle all"
 // (#427 S4). N random tracks across the whole library, per-user

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.lidarrCfg, h.lidarrRequests, h.lidarrQuarantine, h.tracks, h.playlists, h.coverart, h.coverSettings, h.scanner, h.scanCfg, nil, h.dataDir, nil, eventbus.New(), nil, nil)
+	Mount(r, h.pool, h.logger, w, config.RecommendationConfig{RadioSize: 50, RadioSizeMax: 200, RecentlyPlayedHours: 1}, 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)
 
 	paths := []string{
 		"/api/artists",

internal/db/dbq/models.go

@@ -439,15 +439,6 @@ type ScanRun struct {
 	ArtistArtEnrich []byte
 }
 
-type ScanSchedule struct {
-	ID            bool
-	Mode          string
-	IntervalHours *int32
-	TimeOfDay     *string
-	WeeklyDay     *int32
-	UpdatedAt     pgtype.Timestamptz
-}
-
 type ScrobbleQueue struct {
 	ID            pgtype.UUID
 	UserID        pgtype.UUID

internal/db/dbq/recommendation.sql.go

@@ -97,6 +97,83 @@ func (q *Queries) ListLastPlayedArtistsForUser(ctx context.Context, arg ListLast
 	return items, nil
 }
 
+const listMostPlayedTracksForArtist = `-- name: ListMostPlayedTracksForArtist :many
+WITH plays AS (
+    SELECT track_id, count(*) AS cnt
+    FROM play_events
+    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,
+       albums.title AS album_title,
+       artists.name AS artist_name
+FROM plays p
+JOIN tracks t   ON t.id = p.track_id
+JOIN albums     ON albums.id  = t.album_id
+JOIN artists    ON artists.id = t.artist_id
+WHERE t.artist_id = $1
+  AND NOT EXISTS (
+      SELECT 1 FROM lidarr_quarantine q
+      WHERE q.user_id = $2 AND q.track_id = t.id
+  )
+ORDER BY p.cnt DESC, t.id
+LIMIT $3
+`
+
+type ListMostPlayedTracksForArtistParams struct {
+	ArtistID    pgtype.UUID
+	UserID      pgtype.UUID
+	ResultLimit int32
+}
+
+type ListMostPlayedTracksForArtistRow struct {
+	Track      Track
+	AlbumTitle string
+	ArtistName string
+}
+
+// Top tracks for one artist by this user's completed-play count (skips
+// excluded, quarantine filtered). Same projection as
+// ListMostPlayedTracksForUser plus an artist_id filter, so the handler
+// reuses trackRefFrom(row.Track, row.AlbumTitle, row.ArtistName).
+func (q *Queries) ListMostPlayedTracksForArtist(ctx context.Context, arg ListMostPlayedTracksForArtistParams) ([]ListMostPlayedTracksForArtistRow, error) {
+	rows, err := q.db.Query(ctx, listMostPlayedTracksForArtist, arg.ArtistID, arg.UserID, arg.ResultLimit)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+	var items []ListMostPlayedTracksForArtistRow
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var i ListMostPlayedTracksForArtistRow
+		if err := rows.Scan(
+			&i.Track.ID,
+			&i.Track.Title,
+			&i.Track.AlbumID,
+			&i.Track.ArtistID,
+			&i.Track.TrackNumber,
+			&i.Track.DiscNumber,
+			&i.Track.DurationMs,
+			&i.Track.FilePath,
+			&i.Track.FileSize,
+			&i.Track.FileFormat,
+			&i.Track.Bitrate,
+			&i.Track.Mbid,
+			&i.Track.Genre,
+			&i.Track.AddedAt,
+			&i.Track.UpdatedAt,
+			&i.AlbumTitle,
+			&i.ArtistName,
+		); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		items = append(items, i)
+	}
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return items, nil
+}
+
 const listMostPlayedTracksForUser = `-- name: ListMostPlayedTracksForUser :many
 WITH plays AS (
     SELECT track_id, count(*) AS cnt

internal/db/dbq/scan_schedule.sql.go

@@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
-// Code generated by sqlc. DO NOT EDIT.
-// versions:
-//   sqlc v1.31.1
-// source: scan_schedule.sql
-
-package dbq
-
-import (
-	"context"
-
-	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgtype"
-)
-
-const getScanSchedule = `-- name: GetScanSchedule :one
-SELECT mode, interval_hours, time_of_day, weekly_day, updated_at
-  FROM scan_schedule WHERE id = true
-`
-
-type GetScanScheduleRow struct {
-	Mode          string
-	IntervalHours *int32
-	TimeOfDay     *string
-	WeeklyDay     *int32
-	UpdatedAt     pgtype.Timestamptz
-}
-
-// M7 recurring-scans: returns the singleton schedule row. Used by the
-// scheduler goroutine on boot and config-refresh, and by the admin GET
-// handler.
-func (q *Queries) GetScanSchedule(ctx context.Context) (GetScanScheduleRow, error) {
-	row := q.db.QueryRow(ctx, getScanSchedule)
-	var i GetScanScheduleRow
-	err := row.Scan(
-		&i.Mode,
-		&i.IntervalHours,
-		&i.TimeOfDay,
-		&i.WeeklyDay,
-		&i.UpdatedAt,
-	)
-	return i, err
-}
-
-const updateScanSchedule = `-- name: UpdateScanSchedule :exec
-UPDATE scan_schedule
-   SET mode           = $1,
-       interval_hours = $2,
-       time_of_day    = $3,
-       weekly_day     = $4,
-       updated_at     = now()
- WHERE id = true
-`
-
-type UpdateScanScheduleParams struct {
-	Mode          string
-	IntervalHours *int32
-	TimeOfDay     *string
-	WeeklyDay     *int32
-}
-
-// Admin PATCH replaces the whole row; CHECK constraints enforce validity.
-// The application normalizes mode='off' to NULL the per-mode fields
-// before calling this.
-func (q *Queries) UpdateScanSchedule(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateScanScheduleParams) error {
-	_, err := q.db.Exec(ctx, updateScanSchedule,
-		arg.Mode,
-		arg.IntervalHours,
-		arg.TimeOfDay,
-		arg.WeeklyDay,
-	)
-	return err
-}

internal/db/dbq/similarity.sql.go

@@ -154,6 +154,77 @@ func (q *Queries) ListPlayedTracksNeedingSimilarity(ctx context.Context, limit i
 	return items, nil
 }
 
+const listSimilarArtistsForArtist = `-- name: ListSimilarArtistsForArtist :many
+SELECT artists.id, artists.name, artists.sort_name, artists.mbid, artists.created_at, artists.updated_at, artists.artist_thumb_path, artists.artist_fanart_path, artists.artist_art_source, artists.artist_art_sources_version,
+       cov.id AS cover_album_id,
+       cnt.album_count::bigint AS album_count
+FROM (
+    SELECT artist_b_id, max(score) AS sim_score
+    FROM artist_similarity
+    WHERE artist_a_id = $1
+    GROUP BY artist_b_id
+) s
+JOIN artists ON artists.id = s.artist_b_id
+LEFT JOIN LATERAL (
+    SELECT id FROM albums
+    WHERE artist_id = artists.id AND cover_art_path IS NOT NULL
+    ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 1
+) cov ON true
+LEFT JOIN LATERAL (
+    SELECT count(*) AS album_count
+    FROM albums WHERE artist_id = artists.id
+) cnt ON true
+ORDER BY s.sim_score DESC, artists.sort_name
+LIMIT $2
+`
+
+type ListSimilarArtistsForArtistParams struct {
+	SeedArtistID pgtype.UUID
+	ResultLimit  int32
+}
+
+type ListSimilarArtistsForArtistRow struct {
+	Artist       Artist
+	CoverAlbumID pgtype.UUID
+	AlbumCount   int64
+}
+
+// In-library artists similar to a seed artist, ranked by best similarity
+// score across sources (deduped per candidate). cover_album_id + album_count
+// mirror ListArtistsAlphaWithCovers so the strip renders identical cards.
+func (q *Queries) ListSimilarArtistsForArtist(ctx context.Context, arg ListSimilarArtistsForArtistParams) ([]ListSimilarArtistsForArtistRow, error) {
+	rows, err := q.db.Query(ctx, listSimilarArtistsForArtist, arg.SeedArtistID, arg.ResultLimit)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+	var items []ListSimilarArtistsForArtistRow
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var i ListSimilarArtistsForArtistRow
+		if err := rows.Scan(
+			&i.Artist.ID,
+			&i.Artist.Name,
+			&i.Artist.SortName,
+			&i.Artist.Mbid,
+			&i.Artist.CreatedAt,
+			&i.Artist.UpdatedAt,
+			&i.Artist.ArtistThumbPath,
+			&i.Artist.ArtistFanartPath,
+			&i.Artist.ArtistArtSource,
+			&i.Artist.ArtistArtSourcesVersion,
+			&i.CoverAlbumID,
+			&i.AlbumCount,
+		); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		items = append(items, i)
+	}
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return items, nil
+}
+
 const upsertArtistSimilarity = `-- name: UpsertArtistSimilarity :exec
 INSERT INTO artist_similarity (artist_a_id, artist_b_id, score, source, fetched_at)
 VALUES ($1, $2, $3, 'listenbrainz', now())

internal/db/migrations/0033_drop_scan_schedule.down.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+-- Recreate the scan_schedule singleton (mirror of 0019) so the drop is
+-- reversible. The application no longer reads or writes this table.
+CREATE TABLE scan_schedule (
+    id             boolean PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT true,
+    mode           text NOT NULL DEFAULT 'off',
+    interval_hours int,
+    time_of_day    text,
+    weekly_day     int,
+    updated_at     timestamptz NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
+    CONSTRAINT scan_schedule_singleton CHECK (id = true),
+    CONSTRAINT scan_schedule_mode_check
+        CHECK (mode IN ('off', 'interval', 'daily', 'weekly')),
+    CONSTRAINT scan_schedule_interval_check
+        CHECK (mode != 'interval' OR (interval_hours IS NOT NULL AND interval_hours > 0)),
+    CONSTRAINT scan_schedule_daily_check
+        CHECK (mode != 'daily' OR time_of_day IS NOT NULL),
+    CONSTRAINT scan_schedule_weekly_check
+        CHECK (mode != 'weekly' OR (time_of_day IS NOT NULL AND weekly_day IS NOT NULL AND weekly_day BETWEEN 1 AND 7))
+);
+
+INSERT INTO scan_schedule (id) VALUES (true);

internal/db/migrations/0033_drop_scan_schedule.up.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+-- Retire the configurable scan scheduler. New-file pickup is now handled by
+-- the fsnotify watcher + a hardcoded safety-net delta walk (cmd/minstrel),
+-- so the operator-configurable schedule (and its admin UI) is gone.
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS scan_schedule;

internal/db/queries/recommendation.sql

@@ -231,6 +231,32 @@ WHERE NOT EXISTS (
 ORDER BY p.cnt DESC, t.id
 LIMIT $2;
 
+-- name: ListMostPlayedTracksForArtist :many
+-- Top tracks for one artist by this user's completed-play count (skips
+-- excluded, quarantine filtered). Same projection as
+-- ListMostPlayedTracksForUser plus an artist_id filter, so the handler
+-- reuses trackRefFrom(row.Track, row.AlbumTitle, row.ArtistName).
+WITH plays AS (
+    SELECT track_id, count(*) AS cnt
+    FROM play_events
+    WHERE user_id = sqlc.arg(user_id) AND was_skipped = false
+    GROUP BY track_id
+)
+SELECT sqlc.embed(t),
+       albums.title AS album_title,
+       artists.name AS artist_name
+FROM plays p
+JOIN tracks t   ON t.id = p.track_id
+JOIN albums     ON albums.id  = t.album_id
+JOIN artists    ON artists.id = t.artist_id
+WHERE t.artist_id = sqlc.arg(artist_id)
+  AND NOT EXISTS (
+      SELECT 1 FROM lidarr_quarantine q
+      WHERE q.user_id = sqlc.arg(user_id) AND q.track_id = t.id
+  )
+ORDER BY p.cnt DESC, t.id
+LIMIT sqlc.arg(result_limit);
+
 -- name: ListLastPlayedArtistsForUser :many
 -- M6a: artists ranked by max(play_events.started_at) for the user, with
 -- a derived cover_album_id via a representative-album lateral join (most

internal/db/queries/scan_schedule.sql

@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
--- name: GetScanSchedule :one
--- M7 recurring-scans: returns the singleton schedule row. Used by the
--- scheduler goroutine on boot and config-refresh, and by the admin GET
--- handler.
-SELECT mode, interval_hours, time_of_day, weekly_day, updated_at
-  FROM scan_schedule WHERE id = true;
-
--- name: UpdateScanSchedule :exec
--- Admin PATCH replaces the whole row; CHECK constraints enforce validity.
--- The application normalizes mode='off' to NULL the per-mode fields
--- before calling this.
-UPDATE scan_schedule
-   SET mode           = $1,
-       interval_hours = $2,
-       time_of_day    = $3,
-       weekly_day     = $4,
-       updated_at     = now()
- WHERE id = true;

internal/db/queries/similarity.sql

@@ -60,3 +60,29 @@ ON CONFLICT (seed_artist_id, candidate_mbid, source) DO UPDATE SET
     candidate_name = EXCLUDED.candidate_name,
     score          = EXCLUDED.score,
     fetched_at     = now();
+
+-- name: ListSimilarArtistsForArtist :many
+-- In-library artists similar to a seed artist, ranked by best similarity
+-- score across sources (deduped per candidate). cover_album_id + album_count
+-- mirror ListArtistsAlphaWithCovers so the strip renders identical cards.
+SELECT sqlc.embed(artists),
+       cov.id AS cover_album_id,
+       cnt.album_count::bigint AS album_count
+FROM (
+    SELECT artist_b_id, max(score) AS sim_score
+    FROM artist_similarity
+    WHERE artist_a_id = sqlc.arg(seed_artist_id)
+    GROUP BY artist_b_id
+) s
+JOIN artists ON artists.id = s.artist_b_id
+LEFT JOIN LATERAL (
+    SELECT id FROM albums
+    WHERE artist_id = artists.id AND cover_art_path IS NOT NULL
+    ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 1
+) cov ON true
+LEFT JOIN LATERAL (
+    SELECT count(*) AS album_count
+    FROM albums WHERE artist_id = artists.id
+) cnt ON true
+ORDER BY s.sim_score DESC, artists.sort_name
+LIMIT sqlc.arg(result_limit);

internal/library/scanner.go

@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func (s *Scanner) Scan(ctx context.Context, progressCb func(Stats)) (Stats, erro
 			if !audioExtensions[strings.ToLower(filepath.Ext(path))] {
 				return nil
 			}
-			if err := s.scanFile(ctx, q, path, &stats); err != nil {
+			if _, _, err := s.scanFile(ctx, q, path, &stats); err != nil {
 				s.logger.Warn("library scan file error", "path", path, "err", err)
 				stats.Errored++
 			}
@@ -114,19 +114,24 @@ func (s *Scanner) Scan(ctx context.Context, progressCb func(Stats)) (Stats, erro
 	return stats, nil
 }
 
-func (s *Scanner) scanFile(ctx context.Context, q *dbq.Queries, path string, stats *Stats) error {
+// scanFile upserts a single audio file. Returns the album ID the track
+// belongs to and whether the file was added/updated (false = skipped as
+// unchanged), so watcher-driven callers can enrich just the changed albums.
+func (s *Scanner) scanFile(
+	ctx context.Context, q *dbq.Queries, path string, stats *Stats,
+) (pgtype.UUID, bool, error) {
 	stats.Scanned++
 
 	info, err := os.Stat(path)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("stat: %w", err)
+		return pgtype.UUID{}, false, fmt.Errorf("stat: %w", err)
 	}
 	mtime := info.ModTime()
 
 	existing, err := q.GetTrackByPath(ctx, path)
 	knownTrack := err == nil
 	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, pgx.ErrNoRows) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("lookup: %w", err)
+		return pgtype.UUID{}, false, fmt.Errorf("lookup: %w", err)
 	}
 	// Incremental skip: only when the file hasn't changed AND we already have
 	// a real duration. The second clause lets older scans that recorded
@@ -135,18 +140,18 @@ func (s *Scanner) scanFile(ctx context.Context, q *dbq.Queries, path string, sta
 	// scans short-circuit as before.
 	if knownTrack && !existing.UpdatedAt.Time.Before(mtime) && existing.DurationMs > 0 {
 		stats.Skipped++
-		return nil
+		return pgtype.UUID{}, false, nil
 	}
 
 	f, err := os.Open(path)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("open: %w", err)
+		return pgtype.UUID{}, false, fmt.Errorf("open: %w", err)
 	}
 	defer func() { _ = f.Close() }()
 
 	meta, err := tag.ReadFrom(f)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("tag read: %w", err)
+		return pgtype.UUID{}, false, fmt.Errorf("tag read: %w", err)
 	}
 	albumMBID, artistMBID := extractMBIDs(meta)
 	recordingMBID := extractRecordingMBID(meta)
@@ -166,11 +171,11 @@ func (s *Scanner) scanFile(ctx context.Context, q *dbq.Queries, path string, sta
 
 	artist, err := s.resolveArtist(ctx, q, artistName, artistMBID)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("artist: %w", err)
+		return pgtype.UUID{}, false, fmt.Errorf("artist: %w", err)
 	}
 	album, err := s.resolveAlbum(ctx, q, artist.ID, albumTitle, meta.Year(), albumMBID)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("album: %w", err)
+		return pgtype.UUID{}, false, fmt.Errorf("album: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	trackNum, _ := meta.Track()
@@ -213,7 +218,7 @@ func (s *Scanner) scanFile(ctx context.Context, q *dbq.Queries, path string, sta
 
 	track, err := q.UpsertTrack(ctx, params)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("upsert track: %w", err)
+		return pgtype.UUID{}, false, fmt.Errorf("upsert track: %w", err)
 	}
 	if err := syncpkg.LogChange(ctx, s.pool, syncpkg.EntityTrack,
 		syncpkg.FormatUUID(track.ID), syncpkg.OpUpsert); err != nil {
@@ -227,7 +232,47 @@ func (s *Scanner) scanFile(ctx context.Context, q *dbq.Queries, path string, sta
 	} else {
 		stats.Added++
 	}
-	return nil
+	return album.ID, true, nil
+}
+
+// ScanFiles processes a specific set of audio file paths (watcher-driven),
+// applying the same upsert + delta-skip logic as a full Scan. Non-audio or
+// unreadable paths are skipped (logged), never fatal. Returns the distinct
+// album IDs whose tracks were added or updated, so the caller can enrich
+// just those albums inline rather than waiting for a batch pass.
+func (s *Scanner) ScanFiles(ctx context.Context, paths []string) ([]pgtype.UUID, error) {
+	q := dbq.New(s.pool)
+	seen := make(map[[16]byte]struct{})
+	changed := make([]pgtype.UUID, 0)
+	var stats Stats
+	for _, path := range paths {
+		if ctx.Err() != nil {
+			return changed, ctx.Err()
+		}
+		if !audioExtensions[strings.ToLower(filepath.Ext(path))] {
+			continue
+		}
+		albumID, didChange, err := s.scanFile(ctx, q, path, &stats)
+		if err != nil {
+			s.logger.Warn("library watch: scan file error", "path", path, "err", err)
+			continue
+		}
+		if didChange && albumID.Valid {
+			if _, ok := seen[albumID.Bytes]; !ok {
+				seen[albumID.Bytes] = struct{}{}
+				changed = append(changed, albumID)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if stats.Added > 0 || stats.Updated > 0 {
+		s.logger.Info("library watch: scan batch",
+			"added", stats.Added,
+			"updated", stats.Updated,
+			"skipped", stats.Skipped,
+			"errored", stats.Errored,
+		)
+	}
+	return changed, nil
 }
 
 func (s *Scanner) resolveArtist(ctx context.Context, q *dbq.Queries, name, mbid string) (dbq.Artist, error) {

internal/library/scanner_test.go

@@ -121,6 +121,45 @@ func TestScanner_Integration(t *testing.T) {
 	if stats2.Added != 0 || stats2.Updated != 0 || stats2.Skipped != 4 {
 		t.Errorf("incremental scan stats = %+v, want Skipped=4", stats2)
 	}
+
+	// ScanFiles (watcher-driven targeted scan): a newly-added file is picked
+	// up by path without walking the whole tree, and its album ID is returned
+	// so the watcher can enrich just that album. A non-audio path in the batch
+	// is silently ignored.
+	newFile := filepath.Join(root, "artistX/albumA/03.mp3")
+	writeTestMP3(t, newFile, map[string]string{
+		"TIT2": "Track Three", "TPE1": "Artist X", "TALB": "Album A", "TRCK": "3", "TYER": "2020",
+	})
+	notAudio := filepath.Join(root, "artistX/albumA/cover.txt")
+	if err := os.WriteFile(notAudio, []byte("nope"), 0o644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write non-audio: %v", err)
+	}
+	changed, err := scanner.ScanFiles(ctx, []string{newFile, notAudio})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ScanFiles: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(changed) != 1 || !changed[0].Valid {
+		t.Fatalf("ScanFiles changed albums = %+v, want exactly 1 valid", changed)
+	}
+
+	// The targeted scan upserts only the named file; the rest of the library
+	// is untouched (no full walk).
+	if _, err := q.GetTrackByPath(ctx, newFile); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GetTrackByPath after ScanFiles: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Re-running ScanFiles on the now-unchanged file (duration probed) skips it,
+	// so no album is reported as changed.
+	if _, err := pool.Exec(ctx, "UPDATE tracks SET duration_ms = 1000 WHERE duration_ms = 0"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("seed durations (2): %v", err)
+	}
+	changed2, err := scanner.ScanFiles(ctx, []string{newFile})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ScanFiles (rescan): %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(changed2) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("ScanFiles on unchanged file changed = %+v, want none", changed2)
+	}
 }
 
 // writeTestMP3 emits a file with only an ID3v2.3 tag payload plus a few

internal/library/scheduler.go

@@ -1,238 +0,0 @@
-package library
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"log/slog"
-	"sync"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgxpool"
-
-	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/coverart"
-	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/db/dbq"
-)
-
-// ScheduleConfig represents the operator's recurring scan schedule.
-// Loaded from the scan_schedule singleton row on boot and on Refresh.
-type ScheduleConfig struct {
-	Mode          string // "off" | "interval" | "daily" | "weekly"
-	IntervalHours int
-	TimeOfDay     string // "HH:MM" (24h)
-	WeeklyDay     int    // 1..7 (Mon..Sun, ISO 8601)
-}
-
-// NextFire returns the next time the scan should fire given a reference
-// "now". Returns zero time when mode == "off" or config is invalid.
-//
-// DST semantics: "daily 02:30" on a spring-forward day will fire at the
-// computed time using the local zone's rules (Go time.Date silently
-// normalizes a non-existent local time). Single-operator scale; documented
-// as known and acceptable.
-func (c ScheduleConfig) NextFire(now time.Time) time.Time {
-	switch c.Mode {
-	case "off":
-		return time.Time{}
-	case "interval":
-		if c.IntervalHours <= 0 {
-			return time.Time{}
-		}
-		return now.Add(time.Duration(c.IntervalHours) * time.Hour)
-	case "daily":
-		h, m, ok := parseHHMM(c.TimeOfDay)
-		if !ok {
-			return time.Time{}
-		}
-		next := time.Date(now.Year(), now.Month(), now.Day(), h, m, 0, 0, now.Location())
-		if !next.After(now) {
-			next = next.AddDate(0, 0, 1)
-		}
-		return next
-	case "weekly":
-		h, m, ok := parseHHMM(c.TimeOfDay)
-		if !ok || c.WeeklyDay < 1 || c.WeeklyDay > 7 {
-			return time.Time{}
-		}
-		// Map ISO weekday (1=Mon..7=Sun) to Go's time.Weekday (0=Sun..6=Sat).
-		targetGoDow := c.WeeklyDay % 7
-		nowGoDow := int(now.Weekday())
-		daysAhead := (targetGoDow - nowGoDow + 7) % 7
-		next := time.Date(now.Year(), now.Month(), now.Day(), h, m, 0, 0, now.Location())
-		next = next.AddDate(0, 0, daysAhead)
-		if !next.After(now) {
-			next = next.AddDate(0, 0, 7)
-		}
-		return next
-	}
-	return time.Time{}
-}
-
-func parseHHMM(s string) (h, m int, ok bool) {
-	if len(s) != 5 || s[2] != ':' {
-		return 0, 0, false
-	}
-	for i, c := range s {
-		if i == 2 {
-			continue
-		}
-		if c < '0' || c > '9' {
-			return 0, 0, false
-		}
-	}
-	h = int(s[0]-'0')*10 + int(s[1]-'0')
-	m = int(s[3]-'0')*10 + int(s[4]-'0')
-	if h < 0 || h > 23 || m < 0 || m > 59 {
-		return 0, 0, false
-	}
-	return h, m, true
-}
-
-// Scheduler runs in a goroutine and triggers RunScan on the operator's
-// configured cadence via library.TryStartScan (which handles in-flight
-// conflicts and stale-row reaping).
-type Scheduler struct {
-	pool     *pgxpool.Pool
-	logger   *slog.Logger
-	scanner  *Scanner
-	enricher *coverart.Enricher
-	scanCfg  RunScanConfig
-
-	mu       sync.RWMutex
-	cfg      ScheduleConfig
-	nextFire time.Time
-
-	refresh chan struct{}
-	stop    chan struct{}
-}
-
-func NewScheduler(pool *pgxpool.Pool, logger *slog.Logger,
-	scanner *Scanner, enricher *coverart.Enricher,
-	scanCfg RunScanConfig,
-) *Scheduler {
-	return &Scheduler{
-		pool: pool, logger: logger,
-		scanner: scanner, enricher: enricher, scanCfg: scanCfg,
-		refresh: make(chan struct{}, 1),
-		stop:    make(chan struct{}),
-	}
-}
-
-// Start launches the scheduler's loop goroutine. The loop runs until
-// the passed ctx is cancelled or Stop is called.
-func (s *Scheduler) Start(ctx context.Context) {
-	go s.loop(ctx)
-}
-
-// Stop signals the loop to exit. Not idempotent — call only once
-// (typically at server shutdown).
-func (s *Scheduler) Stop() { close(s.stop) }
-
-// Refresh signals the loop to reload config and recompute next-fire.
-// Non-blocking: additional Refresh calls coalesce on the buffered channel.
-func (s *Scheduler) Refresh() {
-	select {
-	case s.refresh <- struct{}{}:
-	default:
-	}
-}
-
-// NextFire returns the cached next-fire time. Zero when mode=off.
-func (s *Scheduler) NextFire() time.Time {
-	s.mu.RLock()
-	defer s.mu.RUnlock()
-	return s.nextFire
-}
-
-func (s *Scheduler) setState(cfg ScheduleConfig, next time.Time) {
-	s.mu.Lock()
-	s.cfg = cfg
-	s.nextFire = next
-	s.mu.Unlock()
-}
-
-func (s *Scheduler) loadConfig(ctx context.Context) (ScheduleConfig, error) {
-	q := dbq.New(s.pool)
-	row, err := q.GetScanSchedule(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return ScheduleConfig{}, err
-	}
-	cfg := ScheduleConfig{Mode: row.Mode}
-	if row.IntervalHours != nil {
-		cfg.IntervalHours = int(*row.IntervalHours)
-	}
-	if row.TimeOfDay != nil {
-		cfg.TimeOfDay = *row.TimeOfDay
-	}
-	if row.WeeklyDay != nil {
-		cfg.WeeklyDay = int(*row.WeeklyDay)
-	}
-	return cfg, nil
-}
-
-func (s *Scheduler) loop(ctx context.Context) {
-	for {
-		cfg, err := s.loadConfig(ctx)
-		if err != nil {
-			s.logger.Error("scheduler: load config failed", "err", err)
-			retry := time.NewTimer(1 * time.Minute)
-			select {
-			case <-retry.C:
-			case <-s.refresh:
-				retry.Stop()
-			case <-s.stop:
-				retry.Stop()
-				return
-			case <-ctx.Done():
-				retry.Stop()
-				return
-			}
-			continue
-		}
-
-		next := cfg.NextFire(time.Now())
-		s.setState(cfg, next)
-
-		if next.IsZero() {
-			s.logger.Info("scheduler: mode=off, waiting for config change")
-			select {
-			case <-s.refresh:
-				continue
-			case <-s.stop:
-				return
-			case <-ctx.Done():
-				return
-			}
-		}
-
-		wait := time.Until(next)
-		s.logger.Info("scheduler: next scan scheduled", "at", next, "in", wait)
-		timer := time.NewTimer(wait)
-		select {
-		case <-timer.C:
-			s.tryFire(ctx)
-		case <-s.refresh:
-			timer.Stop()
-		case <-s.stop:
-			timer.Stop()
-			return
-		case <-ctx.Done():
-			timer.Stop()
-			return
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func (s *Scheduler) tryFire(ctx context.Context) {
-	started, existing, err := TryStartScan(
-		ctx, s.pool, s.scanner, s.enricher,
-		s.logger.With("source", "scheduler"), s.scanCfg,
-	)
-	if err != nil {
-		s.logger.Error("scheduler: try start failed", "err", err)
-		return
-	}
-	if !started && existing != nil {
-		s.logger.Info("scheduler: scan skipped — prior still in flight",
-			"in_flight_id", existing.ID,
-			"in_flight_started_at", existing.StartedAt.Time)
-	}
-}

internal/library/scheduler_test.go

@@ -1,129 +0,0 @@
-package library
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-	"time"
-)
-
-func TestNextFire_Off(t *testing.T) {
-	c := ScheduleConfig{Mode: "off"}
-	if got := c.NextFire(time.Now()); !got.IsZero() {
-		t.Errorf("NextFire = %v, want zero time", got)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestNextFire_Interval(t *testing.T) {
-	c := ScheduleConfig{Mode: "interval", IntervalHours: 6}
-	now := time.Date(2026, 5, 6, 14, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	want := time.Date(2026, 5, 6, 20, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	if got := c.NextFire(now); !got.Equal(want) {
-		t.Errorf("NextFire = %v, want %v", got, want)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestNextFire_Daily_Tomorrow(t *testing.T) {
-	c := ScheduleConfig{Mode: "daily", TimeOfDay: "03:00"}
-	now := time.Date(2026, 5, 6, 14, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	want := time.Date(2026, 5, 7, 3, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	if got := c.NextFire(now); !got.Equal(want) {
-		t.Errorf("NextFire = %v, want %v", got, want)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestNextFire_Daily_Today(t *testing.T) {
-	c := ScheduleConfig{Mode: "daily", TimeOfDay: "03:00"}
-	now := time.Date(2026, 5, 6, 2, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	want := time.Date(2026, 5, 6, 3, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	if got := c.NextFire(now); !got.Equal(want) {
-		t.Errorf("NextFire = %v, want %v", got, want)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestNextFire_Weekly_UpcomingDay(t *testing.T) {
-	// Tuesday 2pm, schedule = Sunday (ISO 7) 03:00 → upcoming Sunday at 03:00.
-	c := ScheduleConfig{Mode: "weekly", WeeklyDay: 7, TimeOfDay: "03:00"}
-	now := time.Date(2026, 5, 5, 14, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)  // 2026-05-05 = Tuesday
-	want := time.Date(2026, 5, 10, 3, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC) // 2026-05-10 = Sunday
-	if got := c.NextFire(now); !got.Equal(want) {
-		t.Errorf("NextFire = %v, want %v", got, want)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestNextFire_Weekly_TodayBeforeTime(t *testing.T) {
-	c := ScheduleConfig{Mode: "weekly", WeeklyDay: 2, TimeOfDay: "03:00"} // ISO 2 = Tuesday
-	now := time.Date(2026, 5, 5, 2, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	want := time.Date(2026, 5, 5, 3, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	if got := c.NextFire(now); !got.Equal(want) {
-		t.Errorf("NextFire = %v, want %v", got, want)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestNextFire_Weekly_TodayAfterTime(t *testing.T) {
-	c := ScheduleConfig{Mode: "weekly", WeeklyDay: 2, TimeOfDay: "03:00"}
-	now := time.Date(2026, 5, 5, 14, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	want := time.Date(2026, 5, 12, 3, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	if got := c.NextFire(now); !got.Equal(want) {
-		t.Errorf("NextFire = %v, want %v", got, want)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestNextFire_InvalidConfigs(t *testing.T) {
-	cases := []ScheduleConfig{
-		{Mode: "interval", IntervalHours: 0},
-		{Mode: "interval", IntervalHours: -1},
-		{Mode: "daily", TimeOfDay: "bad"},
-		{Mode: "daily", TimeOfDay: "25:00"},
-		{Mode: "weekly", TimeOfDay: "03:00", WeeklyDay: 0},
-		{Mode: "weekly", TimeOfDay: "03:00", WeeklyDay: 8},
-		{Mode: "unknown"},
-	}
-	now := time.Now()
-	for _, c := range cases {
-		if got := c.NextFire(now); !got.IsZero() {
-			t.Errorf("NextFire(%+v) = %v, want zero", c, got)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func TestParseHHMM(t *testing.T) {
-	cases := []struct {
-		in     string
-		h, m   int
-		wantOK bool
-	}{
-		{"03:00", 3, 0, true},
-		{"23:59", 23, 59, true},
-		{"00:00", 0, 0, true},
-		{"24:00", 0, 0, false},
-		{"23:60", 0, 0, false},
-		{"3:00", 0, 0, false},
-		{"03-00", 0, 0, false},
-		{"ab:cd", 0, 0, false},
-	}
-	for _, c := range cases {
-		h, m, ok := parseHHMM(c.in)
-		if ok != c.wantOK || (ok && (h != c.h || m != c.m)) {
-			t.Errorf("parseHHMM(%q) = (%d, %d, %v), want (%d, %d, %v)",
-				c.in, h, m, ok, c.h, c.m, c.wantOK)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func TestScheduler_Refresh_NonBlocking(t *testing.T) {
-	s := &Scheduler{
-		refresh: make(chan struct{}, 1),
-		stop:    make(chan struct{}),
-	}
-	s.Refresh()
-	done := make(chan struct{})
-	go func() {
-		s.Refresh()
-		s.Refresh()
-		close(done)
-	}()
-	select {
-	case <-done:
-	case <-time.After(100 * time.Millisecond):
-		t.Errorf("Refresh blocked when channel was full")
-	}
-}

internal/library/watcher.go

@@ -0,0 +1,249 @@
+package library
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"io/fs"
+	"log/slog"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify"
+
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/coverart"
+)
+
+// watcherDebounce is the quiet period after the last filesystem event before
+// the watcher processes the pending batch. Copying an album emits a burst of
+// write events; waiting for quiet coalesces the whole album into one scan.
+const watcherDebounce = 3 * time.Second
+
+// watchAction is the pure decision for a single filesystem event.
+type watchAction int
+
+const (
+	watchIgnore      watchAction = iota // not a relevant change
+	watchEnqueueFile                    // an audio file was created/written
+	watchScanDir                        // a directory appeared; scan it recursively
+)
+
+// classifyEvent decides what to do with a filesystem event, separated from I/O
+// so it is unit-testable. Only Create/Write matter (removals are not pruned
+// here -- see the watcher's design non-goals). A newly-created directory is
+// scanned recursively because fsnotify does not emit events for files that
+// already existed inside a directory that was moved/copied in wholesale.
+func classifyEvent(op fsnotify.Op, isDir, isAudio bool) watchAction {
+	if op&(fsnotify.Create|fsnotify.Write) == 0 {
+		return watchIgnore
+	}
+	if isDir {
+		if op&fsnotify.Create != 0 {
+			return watchScanDir
+		}
+		return watchIgnore
+	}
+	if isAudio {
+		return watchEnqueueFile
+	}
+	return watchIgnore
+}
+
+// Watcher delivers near-instant library updates by watching the scan roots
+// with fsnotify and scanning just the changed files (plus inline cover-art
+// enrichment for the affected albums), instead of waiting for a full scan.
+// It is recursive: a watch is added per directory, and new directories get a
+// watch as they appear. inotify watch-limit exhaustion on huge libraries is
+// logged, not fatal -- the periodic safety-net scan covers anything missed.
+type Watcher struct {
+	scanner  *Scanner
+	enricher *coverart.Enricher
+	logger   *slog.Logger
+	roots    []string
+	debounce time.Duration
+}
+
+func NewWatcher(
+	scanner *Scanner, enricher *coverart.Enricher, logger *slog.Logger, roots []string,
+) *Watcher {
+	return &Watcher{
+		scanner:  scanner,
+		enricher: enricher,
+		logger:   logger,
+		roots:    roots,
+		debounce: watcherDebounce,
+	}
+}
+
+// Run blocks until ctx is cancelled. Returns a non-nil error only when the
+// fsnotify watcher cannot be created at all; per-path watch failures and
+// fsnotify errors are logged and tolerated.
+func (w *Watcher) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
+	if len(w.roots) == 0 {
+		w.logger.Info("library watcher: no scan paths configured, watcher disabled")
+		return nil
+	}
+	fsw, err := fsnotify.NewWatcher()
+	if err != nil {
+		w.logger.Error("library watcher: create failed", "err", err)
+		return err
+	}
+	defer func() { _ = fsw.Close() }()
+
+	for _, root := range w.roots {
+		w.addRecursive(fsw, root)
+	}
+	w.logger.Info("library watcher: started", "roots", len(w.roots))
+
+	batches := make(chan []string, batchQueueDepth)
+	go w.processLoop(ctx, batches)
+	w.eventLoop(ctx, fsw, batches)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// eventLoop reads fsnotify events, coalesces them via a debounce timer, and
+// hands drained batches to the process loop. Returns on ctx cancellation.
+func (w *Watcher) eventLoop(ctx context.Context, fsw *fsnotify.Watcher, batches chan<- []string) {
+	pending := make(map[string]struct{})
+	timer := time.NewTimer(w.debounce)
+	timer.Stop()
+	var timerC <-chan time.Time
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			timer.Stop()
+			w.logger.Info("library watcher: stopped")
+			return
+		case event, ok := <-fsw.Events:
+			if !ok {
+				return
+			}
+			if w.handleEvent(fsw, event, pending) {
+				timer.Reset(w.debounce)
+				timerC = timer.C
+			}
+		case err, ok := <-fsw.Errors:
+			if ok {
+				w.logger.Warn("library watcher: fsnotify error", "err", err)
+			}
+		case <-timerC:
+			timerC = nil
+			paths := drainPending(pending)
+			if len(paths) == 0 {
+				continue
+			}
+			select {
+			case batches <- paths:
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// handleEvent applies one event to the pending set and reports whether the
+// debounce timer should be (re)armed.
+func (w *Watcher) handleEvent(
+	fsw *fsnotify.Watcher, event fsnotify.Event, pending map[string]struct{},
+) bool {
+	info, err := os.Stat(event.Name)
+	isDir := err == nil && info.IsDir()
+	isAudio := audioExtensions[strings.ToLower(filepath.Ext(event.Name))]
+	switch classifyEvent(event.Op, isDir, isAudio) {
+	case watchScanDir:
+		w.addRecursive(fsw, event.Name)
+		return w.enqueueDirAudio(event.Name, pending)
+	case watchEnqueueFile:
+		pending[event.Name] = struct{}{}
+		return true
+	case watchIgnore:
+		return false
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
+}
+
+// processLoop serializes batch processing so a slow remote enrichment never
+// blocks the fsnotify event loop.
+func (w *Watcher) processLoop(ctx context.Context, batches <-chan []string) {
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return
+		case paths, ok := <-batches:
+			if !ok {
+				return
+			}
+			w.process(ctx, paths)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// process scans the changed files then enriches just the affected albums.
+func (w *Watcher) process(ctx context.Context, paths []string) {
+	changed, err := w.scanner.ScanFiles(ctx, paths)
+	if err != nil {
+		w.logger.Warn("library watcher: scan batch failed", "err", err)
+	}
+	if w.enricher != nil {
+		for _, albumID := range changed {
+			if ctx.Err() != nil {
+				return
+			}
+			if eerr := w.enricher.EnrichAlbum(ctx, albumID); eerr != nil {
+				w.logger.Warn("library watcher: enrich album failed", "err", eerr)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if len(changed) > 0 {
+		w.logger.Info("library watcher: applied", "files", len(paths), "albums", len(changed))
+	}
+}
+
+// addRecursive adds an fsnotify watch for root and every subdirectory under it.
+// Per-directory failures (inotify limits, permissions) are logged and skipped.
+func (w *Watcher) addRecursive(fsw *fsnotify.Watcher, root string) {
+	_ = filepath.WalkDir(root, func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
+		if err != nil || !d.IsDir() {
+			return nil //nolint:nilerr // tolerate unreadable subtrees
+		}
+		if aerr := fsw.Add(path); aerr != nil {
+			w.logger.Warn("library watcher: add watch failed", "path", path, "err", aerr)
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+}
+
+// enqueueDirAudio enqueues every audio file under dir (used when a directory
+// appears wholesale, since fsnotify emits no events for its existing children).
+func (w *Watcher) enqueueDirAudio(dir string, pending map[string]struct{}) bool {
+	added := false
+	_ = filepath.WalkDir(dir, func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
+		if err != nil || d.IsDir() {
+			return nil //nolint:nilerr // tolerate unreadable subtrees
+		}
+		if audioExtensions[strings.ToLower(filepath.Ext(path))] {
+			pending[path] = struct{}{}
+			added = true
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	return added
+}
+
+// drainPending returns the pending paths and clears the set.
+func drainPending(pending map[string]struct{}) []string {
+	if len(pending) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	paths := make([]string, 0, len(pending))
+	for p := range pending {
+		paths = append(paths, p)
+	}
+	clear(pending)
+	return paths
+}
+
+// batchQueueDepth bounds how many debounced batches can be in flight before the
+// event loop would block; generous since each batch is processed quickly.
+const batchQueueDepth = 16

internal/library/watcher_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package library
+
+import (
+	"sort"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify"
+)
+
+func TestClassifyEvent(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		op      fsnotify.Op
+		isDir   bool
+		isAudio bool
+		want    watchAction
+	}{
+		{"create audio file enqueues", fsnotify.Create, false, true, watchEnqueueFile},
+		{"write audio file enqueues", fsnotify.Write, false, true, watchEnqueueFile},
+		{"create non-audio file ignored", fsnotify.Create, false, false, watchIgnore},
+		{"create directory scans it", fsnotify.Create, true, false, watchScanDir},
+		{"write on directory ignored", fsnotify.Write, true, false, watchIgnore},
+		{"remove audio file ignored (no pruning)", fsnotify.Remove, false, true, watchIgnore},
+		{"rename audio file ignored", fsnotify.Rename, false, true, watchIgnore},
+		{"chmod audio file ignored", fsnotify.Chmod, false, true, watchIgnore},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := classifyEvent(tt.op, tt.isDir, tt.isAudio); got != tt.want {
+				t.Fatalf("classifyEvent(%v, dir=%v, audio=%v) = %v, want %v",
+					tt.op, tt.isDir, tt.isAudio, got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDrainPending(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("empty set returns nil", func(t *testing.T) {
+		if got := drainPending(map[string]struct{}{}); got != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("drainPending(empty) = %v, want nil", got)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("returns paths and clears the set", func(t *testing.T) {
+		pending := map[string]struct{}{
+			"/music/a.mp3":  {},
+			"/music/b.flac": {},
+		}
+		got := drainPending(pending)
+		sort.Strings(got)
+		want := []string{"/music/a.mp3", "/music/b.flac"}
+		if len(got) != len(want) || got[0] != want[0] || got[1] != want[1] {
+			t.Fatalf("drainPending = %v, want %v", got, want)
+		}
+		if len(pending) != 0 {
+			t.Fatalf("pending not cleared: %v", pending)
+		}
+	})
+}

internal/server/server.go

@@ -78,9 +78,8 @@ type Server struct {
 	CoverSettings  *coverart.SettingsService
 	LibraryScanner *library.Scanner
 	ScanCfg        library.RunScanConfig
-	Scheduler      *library.Scheduler
 	// Bus is the live-event bus shared with background workers (the
-	// lidarr reconciler, scan scheduler) constructed in cmd/minstrel/main.go.
+	// lidarr reconciler, scan workers) constructed in cmd/minstrel/main.go.
 	// When nil, Router() constructs a local fallback (test contexts).
 	Bus *eventbus.Bus
 	// PlaylistScheduler fires per-user daily system-playlist builds at
@@ -97,8 +96,8 @@ type Server struct {
 	StreamSecret []byte
 }
 
-func New(logger *slog.Logger, pool *pgxpool.Pool, scanner ScanTrigger, subCfg subsonic.Config, eventsCfg config.EventsConfig, recCfg config.RecommendationConfig, dataDir string, brandingCfg config.BrandingConfig, coverEnricher *coverart.Enricher, coverSettings *coverart.SettingsService, libraryScanner *library.Scanner, scanCfg library.RunScanConfig, scheduler *library.Scheduler) *Server {
+func New(logger *slog.Logger, pool *pgxpool.Pool, scanner ScanTrigger, subCfg subsonic.Config, eventsCfg config.EventsConfig, recCfg config.RecommendationConfig, dataDir string, brandingCfg config.BrandingConfig, coverEnricher *coverart.Enricher, coverSettings *coverart.SettingsService, libraryScanner *library.Scanner, scanCfg library.RunScanConfig) *Server {
-	return &Server{Logger: logger, Pool: pool, Scanner: scanner, SubsonicCfg: subCfg, EventsCfg: eventsCfg, RecommendationCfg: recCfg, DataDir: dataDir, BrandingCfg: brandingCfg, CoverEnricher: coverEnricher, CoverSettings: coverSettings, LibraryScanner: libraryScanner, ScanCfg: scanCfg, Scheduler: scheduler}
+	return &Server{Logger: logger, Pool: pool, Scanner: scanner, SubsonicCfg: subCfg, EventsCfg: eventsCfg, RecommendationCfg: recCfg, DataDir: dataDir, BrandingCfg: brandingCfg, CoverEnricher: coverEnricher, CoverSettings: coverSettings, LibraryScanner: libraryScanner, ScanCfg: scanCfg}
 }
 
 func (s *Server) Router() http.Handler {
@@ -144,7 +143,7 @@ func (s *Server) Router() http.Handler {
 		if bus == nil {
 			bus = eventbus.New()
 		}
-		api.Mount(r, s.Pool, s.Logger, writer, s.RecommendationCfg, lidarrCfg, lidarrReqs, lidarrQuar, tracksSvc, playlistsSvc, s.CoverEnricher, s.CoverSettings, s.LibraryScanner, s.ScanCfg, s.Scheduler, s.DataDir, smtpSender, bus, s.PlaylistScheduler, s.StreamSecret)
+		api.Mount(r, s.Pool, s.Logger, writer, s.RecommendationCfg, lidarrCfg, lidarrReqs, lidarrQuar, tracksSvc, playlistsSvc, s.CoverEnricher, s.CoverSettings, 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

internal/server/server_test.go

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestHealthz(t *testing.T) {
-	s := New(slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(io.Discard, nil)), nil, nil, subsonic.Config{}, config.EventsConfig{}, config.RecommendationConfig{}, "", config.BrandingConfig{}, nil, nil, nil, library.RunScanConfig{}, nil)
+	s := New(slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(io.Discard, nil)), nil, nil, subsonic.Config{}, config.EventsConfig{}, config.RecommendationConfig{}, "", config.BrandingConfig{}, nil, nil, nil, library.RunScanConfig{})
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(s.Router())
 	defer ts.Close()
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func TestHealthz_IncludesMinClientVersion(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRouter_ServesSPAAtRoot(t *testing.T) {
-	s := New(slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(io.Discard, nil)), nil, nil, subsonic.Config{}, config.EventsConfig{}, config.RecommendationConfig{}, "", config.BrandingConfig{}, nil, nil, nil, library.RunScanConfig{}, nil)
+	s := New(slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(io.Discard, nil)), nil, nil, subsonic.Config{}, config.EventsConfig{}, config.RecommendationConfig{}, "", config.BrandingConfig{}, nil, nil, nil, library.RunScanConfig{})
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(s.Router())
 	defer ts.Close()
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func TestRouter_ServesSPAAtRoot(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRouter_DeepLinkFallbackReturnsSPA(t *testing.T) {
-	s := New(slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(io.Discard, nil)), nil, nil, subsonic.Config{}, config.EventsConfig{}, config.RecommendationConfig{}, "", config.BrandingConfig{}, nil, nil, nil, library.RunScanConfig{}, nil)
+	s := New(slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(io.Discard, nil)), nil, nil, subsonic.Config{}, config.EventsConfig{}, config.RecommendationConfig{}, "", config.BrandingConfig{}, nil, nil, nil, library.RunScanConfig{})
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(s.Router())
 	defer ts.Close()
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func TestRouter_DeepLinkFallbackReturnsSPA(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRouter_APIPathNotSwallowedBySPA(t *testing.T) {
-	s := New(slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(io.Discard, nil)), nil, nil, subsonic.Config{}, config.EventsConfig{}, config.RecommendationConfig{}, "", config.BrandingConfig{}, nil, nil, nil, library.RunScanConfig{}, nil)
+	s := New(slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(io.Discard, nil)), nil, nil, subsonic.Config{}, config.EventsConfig{}, config.RecommendationConfig{}, "", config.BrandingConfig{}, nil, nil, nil, library.RunScanConfig{})
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(s.Router())
 	defer ts.Close()
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func TestRouter_APIPathNotSwallowedBySPA(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRouter_RestPathNotSwallowedBySPA(t *testing.T) {
-	s := New(slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(io.Discard, nil)), nil, nil, subsonic.Config{}, config.EventsConfig{}, config.RecommendationConfig{}, "", config.BrandingConfig{}, nil, nil, nil, library.RunScanConfig{}, nil)
+	s := New(slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(io.Discard, nil)), nil, nil, subsonic.Config{}, config.EventsConfig{}, config.RecommendationConfig{}, "", config.BrandingConfig{}, nil, nil, nil, library.RunScanConfig{})
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(s.Router())
 	defer ts.Close()
 
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ func TestRouter_AdminSubtreeNotShadowed(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	s := New(slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(io.Discard, nil)), pool,
-		stubScanner{}, subsonic.Config{}, config.EventsConfig{}, config.RecommendationConfig{}, "", config.BrandingConfig{}, nil, nil, nil, library.RunScanConfig{}, nil)
+		stubScanner{}, subsonic.Config{}, config.EventsConfig{}, config.RecommendationConfig{}, "", config.BrandingConfig{}, nil, nil, nil, library.RunScanConfig{})
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(s.Router())
 	defer ts.Close()
 

web/src/lib/api/admin.scan-schedule.test.ts

@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
-import { getScanSchedule, updateScanSchedule, type ScanSchedule } from './admin';
-
-vi.mock('./client', () => ({
-  api: { get: vi.fn(), post: vi.fn(), patch: vi.fn() }
-}));
-
-import { api } from './client';
-
-describe('admin scan-schedule API', () => {
-  beforeEach(() => vi.clearAllMocks());
-
-  it('getScanSchedule GETs the correct path', async () => {
-    const sample: ScanSchedule = {
-      mode: 'daily',
-      interval_hours: null,
-      time_of_day: '03:00',
-      weekly_day: null,
-      next_scheduled_at: '2026-05-07T03:00:00Z'
-    };
-    (api.get as unknown as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce(sample);
-    const got = await getScanSchedule();
-    expect(api.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/admin/scan/schedule');
-    expect(got).toEqual(sample);
-  });
-
-  it('updateScanSchedule PATCHes with the right body', async () => {
-    const sample: ScanSchedule = {
-      mode: 'interval',
-      interval_hours: 6,
-      time_of_day: null,
-      weekly_day: null,
-      next_scheduled_at: '2026-05-06T20:00:00Z'
-    };
-    (api.patch as unknown as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce(sample);
-    const got = await updateScanSchedule({ mode: 'interval', interval_hours: 6 });
-    expect(api.patch).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/admin/scan/schedule', {
-      mode: 'interval',
-      interval_hours: 6
-    });
-    expect(got.mode).toBe('interval');
-    expect(got.interval_hours).toBe(6);
-  });
-
-  it('updateScanSchedule with mode=off sends just mode', async () => {
-    const sample: ScanSchedule = {
-      mode: 'off',
-      interval_hours: null,
-      time_of_day: null,
-      weekly_day: null,
-      next_scheduled_at: null
-    };
-    (api.patch as unknown as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce(sample);
-    const got = await updateScanSchedule({ mode: 'off' });
-    expect(api.patch).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/admin/scan/schedule', { mode: 'off' });
-    expect(got.next_scheduled_at).toBe(null);
-  });
-});

web/src/lib/api/admin.ts

@@ -383,43 +383,6 @@ export function createCoverProvidersQuery() {
   });
 }
 
-// Scan schedule -----------------------------------------------------------
-
-export type ScanScheduleMode = 'off' | 'interval' | 'daily' | 'weekly';
-
-export type ScanSchedule = {
-  mode: ScanScheduleMode;
-  interval_hours: number | null;
-  time_of_day: string | null;       // 'HH:MM'
-  weekly_day: number | null;        // 1..7 (Mon..Sun, ISO 8601)
-  next_scheduled_at: string | null; // RFC3339 ISO timestamp; null when mode='off'
-};
-
-export type ScanScheduleUpdate = {
-  mode: ScanScheduleMode;
-  interval_hours?: number | null;
-  time_of_day?: string | null;
-  weekly_day?: number | null;
-};
-
-export async function getScanSchedule(): Promise<ScanSchedule> {
-  return api.get<ScanSchedule>('/api/admin/scan/schedule');
-}
-
-export async function updateScanSchedule(patch: ScanScheduleUpdate): Promise<ScanSchedule> {
-  return api.patch<ScanSchedule>('/api/admin/scan/schedule', patch);
-}
-
-// Settings rarely change in operator time. 60s staleTime; refetches
-// on window focus + after any PATCH invalidation — no polling.
-export function createScanScheduleQuery() {
-  return createQuery({
-    queryKey: qk.scanSchedule(),
-    queryFn: getScanSchedule,
-    staleTime: 60_000
-  });
-}
-
 // Admin user-management ------------------------------------------------------
 
 export type AdminUser = {

web/src/lib/api/queries.ts

@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ export const qk = {
   adminPlaybackErrors:    (resolved?: boolean) =>
     ['adminPlaybackErrors', { resolved: resolved ?? false }] as const,
   scanStatus:             ()              => ['scanStatus'] as const,
-  scanSchedule:           ()              => ['scanSchedule'] as const,
   coverage:               ()              => ['coverage'] as const,
   coverProviders:         ()              => ['coverProviders'] as const,
   adminUsers:             ()              => ['adminUsers'] as const,
@@ -57,6 +56,8 @@ export const qk = {
   home:         ()                 => ['home'] as const,
   albumsAlpha:  ()                 => ['albumsAlpha'] as const,
   artistTracks: (artistId: string) => ['artistTracks', artistId] as const,
+  similarArtists:  (artistId: string) => ['similarArtists', artistId] as const,
+  artistTopTracks: (artistId: string) => ['artistTopTracks', artistId] as const,
   playlists:                (kind?: 'user' | 'system' | 'all') =>
     ['playlists', { kind: kind ?? 'user' }] as const,
   playlist:                 (id: string) => ['playlist', id] as const,
@@ -89,6 +90,22 @@ export function createAlbumQuery(id: string) {
   });
 }
 
+export function createSimilarArtistsQuery(id: string) {
+  return createQuery({
+    queryKey: qk.similarArtists(id),
+    queryFn: () => api.get<ArtistRef[]>(`/api/artists/${id}/similar`),
+    enabled: id.length > 0,
+  });
+}
+
+export function createArtistTopTracksQuery(id: string) {
+  return createQuery({
+    queryKey: qk.artistTopTracks(id),
+    queryFn: () => api.get<TrackRef[]>(`/api/artists/${id}/top-tracks`),
+    enabled: id.length > 0,
+  });
+}
+
 export function createSearchQuery(q: string) {
   return createQuery({
     queryKey: qk.search(q),

web/src/routes/admin/+page.svelte

@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
     createAdminQuarantineQuery,
     createScanStatusQuery,
     createCoverageQuery,
-    createScanScheduleQuery,
-    updateScanSchedule,
     approveRequest,
     rejectRequest,
     resolveQuarantine,
@@ -19,9 +17,7 @@
     deleteQuarantineViaLidarr,
     refetchMissingCovers,
     triggerScan,
-    researchMissingArt,
+    researchMissingArt
-    type ScanSchedule,
-    type ScanScheduleMode
   } from '$lib/api/admin';
   import { qk } from '$lib/api/queries';
   import { errCode } from '$lib/api/errors';
@@ -211,89 +207,6 @@
     return new Date(iso).toLocaleString();
   }
 
-  // ---- Scan schedule ----
-  const scheduleStore = $derived(createScanScheduleQuery());
-  const scheduleQ = $derived($scheduleStore);
-  const schedule = $derived(scheduleQ.data);
-
-  let scheduleLocal = $state<{
-    mode: ScanScheduleMode;
-    interval_hours: number;
-    time_of_day: string;
-    weekly_day: number;
-  }>({
-    mode: 'off',
-    interval_hours: 6,
-    time_of_day: '03:00',
-    weekly_day: 7,
-  });
-  let scheduleSaving = $state(false);
-
-  $effect(() => {
-    if (schedule) {
-      scheduleLocal = {
-        mode: schedule.mode,
-        interval_hours: schedule.interval_hours ?? 6,
-        time_of_day: schedule.time_of_day ?? '03:00',
-        weekly_day: schedule.weekly_day ?? 7,
-      };
-    }
-  });
-
-  function scheduleHasChanges(): boolean {
-    if (!schedule) return false;
-    if (scheduleLocal.mode !== schedule.mode) return true;
-    switch (scheduleLocal.mode) {
-      case 'interval':
-        return scheduleLocal.interval_hours !== (schedule.interval_hours ?? -1);
-      case 'daily':
-        return scheduleLocal.time_of_day !== (schedule.time_of_day ?? '');
-      case 'weekly':
-        return scheduleLocal.time_of_day !== (schedule.time_of_day ?? '')
-            || scheduleLocal.weekly_day !== (schedule.weekly_day ?? -1);
-      default:
-        return false;
-    }
-  }
-
-  async function onSaveSchedule() {
-    scheduleSaving = true;
-    try {
-      const patch: { mode: ScanScheduleMode; interval_hours?: number; time_of_day?: string; weekly_day?: number } = {
-        mode: scheduleLocal.mode,
-      };
-      if (scheduleLocal.mode === 'interval') patch.interval_hours = scheduleLocal.interval_hours;
-      if (scheduleLocal.mode === 'daily' || scheduleLocal.mode === 'weekly') patch.time_of_day = scheduleLocal.time_of_day;
-      if (scheduleLocal.mode === 'weekly') patch.weekly_day = scheduleLocal.weekly_day;
-      await updateScanSchedule(patch);
-      await client.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: qk.scanSchedule() });
-    } catch (e) {
-      pushToast(`Schedule save failed: ${errCode(e)}`, 'error');
-    } finally {
-      scheduleSaving = false;
-    }
-  }
-
-  function formatRelative(iso: string): string {
-    const target = new Date(iso);
-    const now = new Date();
-    const diffMs = target.getTime() - now.getTime();
-    const absHours = Math.abs(diffMs) / 3_600_000;
-    let rel: string;
-    if (absHours < 1) {
-      const mins = Math.round(Math.abs(diffMs) / 60_000);
-      rel = diffMs >= 0 ? `in ${mins} min` : `${mins} min ago`;
-    } else if (absHours < 48) {
-      const h = Math.round(absHours);
-      rel = diffMs >= 0 ? `in ${h} hour${h === 1 ? '' : 's'}` : `${h} hour${h === 1 ? '' : 's'} ago`;
-    } else {
-      const days = Math.round(absHours / 24);
-      rel = diffMs >= 0 ? `in ${days} days` : `${days} days ago`;
-    }
-    const local = target.toLocaleString();
-    return `${rel} (${local})`;
-  }
-
   // ---- Cover art bulk refetch ----
   let bulkBusy = $state(false);
   let bulkResult = $state<string | null>(null);
@@ -517,77 +430,6 @@
     {/if}
   </section>
 
-  <!-- Scan schedule -->
-  <section class="rounded border border-border bg-surface p-4 space-y-3">
-    <div>
-      <h2 class="font-display text-lg font-medium">Scan schedule</h2>
-      <p class="mt-1 text-sm text-text-secondary">
-        Run a library scan automatically on a recurring cadence. Manual triggers
-        and boot scans are unaffected.
-      </p>
-    </div>
-
-    {#if schedule}
-      <div class="grid gap-3 sm:grid-cols-[auto_1fr] items-center">
-        <label class="text-sm text-text-secondary" for="schedule-mode">Mode</label>
-        <select id="schedule-mode" bind:value={scheduleLocal.mode}
-                class="text-sm rounded border border-border bg-background px-2 py-1">
-          <option value="off">Off</option>
-          <option value="interval">Every N hours</option>
-          <option value="daily">Daily at time</option>
-          <option value="weekly">Weekly at day + time</option>
-        </select>
-
-        {#if scheduleLocal.mode === 'interval'}
-          <label class="text-sm text-text-secondary" for="schedule-interval">Interval</label>
-          <div class="flex items-center gap-2">
-            <input id="schedule-interval" type="number" min="1" max="168"
-                   bind:value={scheduleLocal.interval_hours}
-                   class="w-20 text-sm rounded border border-border bg-background px-2 py-1" />
-            <span class="text-sm text-text-muted">hours</span>
-          </div>
-        {/if}
-
-        {#if scheduleLocal.mode === 'daily' || scheduleLocal.mode === 'weekly'}
-          <label class="text-sm text-text-secondary" for="schedule-time">Time</label>
-          <input id="schedule-time" type="time" bind:value={scheduleLocal.time_of_day}
-                 class="text-sm rounded border border-border bg-background px-2 py-1" />
-        {/if}
-
-        {#if scheduleLocal.mode === 'weekly'}
-          <label class="text-sm text-text-secondary" for="schedule-day">Day</label>
-          <select id="schedule-day" bind:value={scheduleLocal.weekly_day}
-                  class="text-sm rounded border border-border bg-background px-2 py-1">
-            <option value={1}>Monday</option>
-            <option value={2}>Tuesday</option>
-            <option value={3}>Wednesday</option>
-            <option value={4}>Thursday</option>
-            <option value={5}>Friday</option>
-            <option value={6}>Saturday</option>
-            <option value={7}>Sunday</option>
-          </select>
-        {/if}
-      </div>
-
-      <div class="flex items-center gap-3">
-        <button type="button" disabled={!scheduleHasChanges() || scheduleSaving}
-                onclick={onSaveSchedule}
-                class="rounded-md bg-action-primary px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-action-fg hover:opacity-90 disabled:opacity-50">
-          {scheduleSaving ? 'Saving…' : 'Save changes'}
-        </button>
-        {#if schedule.next_scheduled_at}
-          <span class="text-xs text-text-muted">
-            Next scan: {formatRelative(schedule.next_scheduled_at)}
-          </span>
-        {:else if scheduleLocal.mode === 'off'}
-          <span class="text-xs text-text-muted">Schedule is off.</span>
-        {/if}
-      </div>
-    {:else}
-      <p class="text-sm text-text-muted">Loading…</p>
-    {/if}
-  </section>
-
   <!-- Cover art bulk refetch -->
   <section class="rounded border border-border bg-surface p-4">
     <h2 class="font-display text-lg font-medium">Cover art</h2>

web/src/routes/admin/admin.test.ts

@@ -42,21 +42,7 @@ vi.mock('$lib/api/admin', async () => {
     deleteQuarantineViaLidarr: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({}),
     triggerScan: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({}),
     refetchMissingCovers: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ started: true }),
-    researchMissingArt: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ version: 1 }),
+    researchMissingArt: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ version: 1 })
-    createScanScheduleQuery: vi.fn(() =>
-      readable({
-        data: {
-          mode: 'off',
-          interval_hours: null,
-          time_of_day: null,
-          weekly_day: null,
-          next_scheduled_at: null,
-        },
-        isPending: false,
-        isError: false
-      })
-    ),
-    updateScanSchedule: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({})
   };
 });
 
@@ -250,14 +236,6 @@ describe('admin Overview page', () => {
     );
   });
 
-  test('renders the scan-schedule section with mode=off default', () => {
-    setupOverview();
-    render(OverviewPage);
-    expect(screen.getByText('Scan schedule')).toBeInTheDocument();
-    const select = screen.getByLabelText('Mode') as HTMLSelectElement;
-    expect(select.value).toBe('off');
-  });
-
   test('renders Re-search missing art button and invokes on click', async () => {
     setupOverview();
     render(OverviewPage);

web/src/routes/artists/[id]/+page.svelte

@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import { Play } from 'lucide-svelte';
   import { page } from '$app/state';
-  import { createArtistQuery } from '$lib/api/queries';
+  import {
+    createArtistQuery,
+    createSimilarArtistsQuery,
+    createArtistTopTracksQuery
+  } from '$lib/api/queries';
   import { pageTitle } from '$lib/branding';
   import AlbumCard from '$lib/components/AlbumCard.svelte';
+  import ArtistCard from '$lib/components/ArtistCard.svelte';
+  import CompactTrackCard from '$lib/components/CompactTrackCard.svelte';
+  import HorizontalScrollRow from '$lib/components/HorizontalScrollRow.svelte';
   import LikeButton from '$lib/components/LikeButton.svelte';
   import LibrarySkeleton from '$lib/components/LibrarySkeleton.svelte';
   import ApiErrorBanner from '$lib/components/ApiErrorBanner.svelte';
@@ -11,13 +18,20 @@
   import { api } from '$lib/api/client';
   import { playQueue } from '$lib/player/store.svelte';
   import type { ApiError } from '$lib/api/client';
-  import type { TrackRef } from '$lib/api/types';
+  import type { ArtistRef, TrackRef } from '$lib/api/types';
 
   const id = $derived(page.params.id ?? '');
   const queryStore = $derived(createArtistQuery(id));
   const query = $derived($queryStore);
   const showSkeleton = useDelayed(() => query.isPending);
 
+  // Secondary sections, lazy-loaded alongside the detail. Each hides itself
+  // when empty (no similarity matches yet / user hasn't played this artist).
+  const similarStore = $derived(createSimilarArtistsQuery(id));
+  const similarQuery = $derived($similarStore);
+  const topTracksStore = $derived(createArtistTopTracksQuery(id));
+  const topTracksQuery = $derived($topTracksStore);
+
   const notFound = $derived(
     query.isError && (query.error as unknown as ApiError | undefined)?.code === 'not_found'
   );
@@ -97,5 +111,30 @@
         {/each}
       </div>
     {/if}
+
+    {#if (topTracksQuery.data?.length ?? 0) > 0}
+      {@const top = topTracksQuery.data ?? []}
+      <section class="space-y-3">
+        <HorizontalScrollRow rows={[top]} title="Top tracks" ariaLabel={`Top tracks for ${detail.name}`}>
+          {#snippet item(track: TrackRef, globalIdx: number)}
+            <CompactTrackCard {track} sectionTracks={top} index={globalIdx} />
+          {/snippet}
+        </HorizontalScrollRow>
+      </section>
+    {/if}
+
+    {#if (similarQuery.data?.length ?? 0) > 0}
+      <section class="space-y-3">
+        <HorizontalScrollRow
+          rows={[similarQuery.data ?? []]}
+          title="Similar artists"
+          ariaLabel="Similar artists"
+        >
+          {#snippet item(artist: ArtistRef)}
+            <div class="w-36"><ArtistCard {artist} /></div>
+          {/snippet}
+        </HorizontalScrollRow>
+      </section>
+    {/if}
   {/if}
 </div>

web/src/routes/artists/[id]/artist.test.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { afterEach, describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest';
 import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/svelte';
 import { flushSync } from 'svelte';
 import { mockQuery } from '../../../test-utils/query';
@@ -16,13 +16,19 @@ vi.mock('$app/state', () => ({
 
 vi.mock('$lib/api/queries', () => ({
   qk: { artist: (id: string) => ['artist', id] },
-  createArtistQuery: vi.fn()
+  createArtistQuery: vi.fn(),
+  createSimilarArtistsQuery: vi.fn(),
+  createArtistTopTracksQuery: vi.fn()
 }));
 
 vi.mock('$lib/api/likes', () => emptyLikesMock());
 
 import ArtistPage from './+page.svelte';
-import { createArtistQuery } from '$lib/api/queries';
+import {
+  createArtistQuery,
+  createSimilarArtistsQuery,
+  createArtistTopTracksQuery
+} from '$lib/api/queries';
 
 function album(id: string, title: string, year?: number): AlbumRef {
   return {
@@ -40,6 +46,13 @@ afterEach(() => {
   state.pageParams = { id: 'abc' };
 });
 
+beforeEach(() => {
+  // Secondary sections default to empty so the existing album-grid assertions
+  // are unaffected; individual tests can override to exercise the new strips.
+  (createSimilarArtistsQuery as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockReturnValue(mockQuery({ data: [] }));
+  (createArtistTopTracksQuery as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockReturnValue(mockQuery({ data: [] }));
+});
+
 describe('artist detail page', () => {
   test('renders artist name, subtitle, and one AlbumCard per album', () => {
     const detail: ArtistDetail = {
@@ -54,6 +67,28 @@ describe('artist detail page', () => {
     expect(screen.getByRole('link', { name: /Second/ })).toHaveAttribute('href', '/albums/a2');
   });
 
+  test('renders top-tracks panel and similar-artists strip when present', () => {
+    const detail: ArtistDetail = {
+      id: 'abc', name: 'Alice', sort_name: 'Alice', album_count: 1, cover_url: '',
+      albums: [album('a1', 'First', 2020)]
+    };
+    (createArtistQuery as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockReturnValue(mockQuery({ data: detail }));
+    (createArtistTopTracksQuery as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockReturnValue(mockQuery({
+      data: [{
+        id: 't1', title: 'Hit Song', album_id: 'a1', album_title: 'First',
+        artist_id: 'abc', artist_name: 'Alice', duration_sec: 200, stream_url: '/s/t1'
+      }]
+    }));
+    (createSimilarArtistsQuery as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockReturnValue(mockQuery({
+      data: [{ id: 'sim1', name: 'Bob', sort_name: 'Bob', album_count: 2, cover_url: '' }]
+    }));
+    render(ArtistPage);
+    expect(screen.getByText(/top tracks/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText('Hit Song')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText(/similar artists/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByRole('link', { name: /Bob/ })).toHaveAttribute('href', '/artists/sim1');
+  });
+
   test('back link points to Library', () => {
     (createArtistQuery as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockReturnValue(mockQuery({
       data: { id: 'abc', name: 'Alice', sort_name: 'Alice', album_count: 0, cover_url: '', albums: [] }

web/src/routes/discover/+page.svelte

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
   import { pageTitle } from '$lib/branding';
   import { createLidarrSearchQuery } from '$lib/api/lidarr';
   import { createRequest } from '$lib/api/requests';
+  import { qk } from '$lib/api/queries';
+  import { useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/svelte-query';
   import DiscoverResultCard from '$lib/components/DiscoverResultCard.svelte';
   import DiscoverTabs from '$lib/components/DiscoverTabs.svelte';
   import ApiErrorBanner from '$lib/components/ApiErrorBanner.svelte';
@@ -12,6 +14,8 @@
     LidarrSearchResult
   } from '$lib/api/types';
 
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+
   // Local input is the source of truth for the discover query — Shell's global
   // SearchInput targets /search, not /discover. We debounce by 250ms before
   // pushing into `debouncedQ`, which is what the query factory observes.
@@ -87,6 +91,8 @@
       const next = new Set(optimisticRequested);
       next.add(r.mbid);
       optimisticRequested = next;
+      // Surface the new request on /requests right away (+ start its poll) (#369).
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: qk.myRequests() });
     } catch {
       // Swallow for v1: error toasts land in a later UX pass. The card stays
       // in 'requestable' so the user can retry.

web/src/routes/discover/discover.test.ts

@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@ vi.mock('$lib/api/requests', () => ({
 
 vi.mock('$lib/api/client', () => apiClientMock());
 
+// The page calls useQueryClient() to invalidate qk.myRequests() after a
+// submit (#369); stub it so rendering doesn't require a real QueryClient and
+// we can assert the invalidation fires.
+const queryClientMock = vi.hoisted(() => ({ invalidateQueries: vi.fn() }));
+vi.mock('@tanstack/svelte-query', async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import('@tanstack/svelte-query')>();
+  return { ...actual, useQueryClient: () => queryClientMock };
+});
+
 import DiscoverPage from './+page.svelte';
 import { createLidarrSearchQuery } from '$lib/api/lidarr';
 import { createSuggestionsQuery } from '$lib/api/suggestions';
@@ -187,6 +196,27 @@ describe('Discover page', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  test('submitting a request invalidates myRequests so /requests updates (#369)', async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    const r = result({ mbid: 'art-mbid', artist_mbid: 'art-mbid', name: 'Boards of Canada' });
+    mockedCreateQuery.mockReturnValue(mockQuery<LidarrSearchResult[]>({ data: [r] }));
+    render(DiscoverPage);
+    const input = screen.getByLabelText(/search lidarr/i);
+    await fireEvent.input(input, { target: { value: 'boards' } });
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(250);
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+
+    const requestBtn = await screen.findByRole('button', {
+      name: /request boards of canada/i
+    });
+    await fireEvent.click(requestBtn);
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(queryClientMock.invalidateQueries).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        queryKey: ['myRequests']
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   test('track-kind Request click opens confirm modal; Confirm calls createRequest', async () => {
     vi.useFakeTimers();
     const r = result({