diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 42b1ad57..ac425514 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .PHONY: generate test test-short lint build
 
-SQLC_VERSION := 1.27.0
+SQLC_VERSION := 1.31.1
 
 generate:
 	docker run --rm -v "$(CURDIR):/src" -w /src sqlc/sqlc:$(SQLC_VERSION) generate
diff --git a/internal/db/dbq/albums.sql.go b/internal/db/dbq/albums.sql.go
index 91d8513f..37c4a3a7 100644
--- a/internal/db/dbq/albums.sql.go
+++ b/internal/db/dbq/albums.sql.go
@@ -121,6 +121,43 @@ func (q *Queries) GetAlbumByID(ctx context.Context, id pgtype.UUID) (Album, erro
 	return i, err
 }
 
+const getAlbumCoverageRollup = `-- name: GetAlbumCoverageRollup :one
+SELECT
+  COUNT(*)                                                                   AS total,
+  COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE cover_art_source IN ('sidecar','embedded','mbcaa')) AS with_art,
+  COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE cover_art_source IS NULL)                           AS pending,
+  COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE cover_art_source = 'none')                          AS settled,
+  COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE cover_art_source IS NULL AND mbid IS NULL)          AS pending_no_mbid
+FROM albums
+`
+
+type GetAlbumCoverageRollupRow struct {
+	Total         int64
+	WithArt       int64
+	Pending       int64
+	Settled       int64
+	PendingNoMbid int64
+}
+
+// M7 coverage-gauge: library-wide cover-art coverage rollup for the
+// admin gauge. Single sequential scan with FILTER aggregates —
+// sub-millisecond on realistic libraries. pending_no_mbid is a SUBSET
+// of pending; the UI surfaces it separately so operators can see how
+// many "pending" albums are blocked on missing MBID and won't be
+// helped by another scan.
+func (q *Queries) GetAlbumCoverageRollup(ctx context.Context) (GetAlbumCoverageRollupRow, error) {
+	row := q.db.QueryRow(ctx, getAlbumCoverageRollup)
+	var i GetAlbumCoverageRollupRow
+	err := row.Scan(
+		&i.Total,
+		&i.WithArt,
+		&i.Pending,
+		&i.Settled,
+		&i.PendingNoMbid,
+	)
+	return i, err
+}
+
 const listAlbumsAlphaByArtist = `-- name: ListAlbumsAlphaByArtist :many
 SELECT albums.id, albums.title, albums.sort_title, albums.artist_id, albums.release_date, albums.mbid, albums.cover_art_path, albums.created_at, albums.updated_at, albums.cover_art_source, artists.sort_name AS artist_sort_name
 FROM albums
diff --git a/internal/db/queries/albums.sql b/internal/db/queries/albums.sql
index 527fb4e5..0716205b 100644
--- a/internal/db/queries/albums.sql
+++ b/internal/db/queries/albums.sql
@@ -124,3 +124,19 @@ SELECT a.id          AS album_id,
  WHERE a.mbid IS NULL
  ORDER BY a.created_at ASC
  LIMIT $1;
+
+-- name: GetAlbumCoverageRollup :one
+-- M7 coverage-gauge: library-wide cover-art coverage rollup for the
+-- admin gauge. Single sequential scan with FILTER aggregates —
+-- sub-millisecond on realistic libraries. pending_no_mbid is a SUBSET
+-- of pending; the UI surfaces it separately so operators can see how
+-- many "pending" albums are blocked on missing MBID and won't be
+-- helped by another scan.
+SELECT
+  COUNT(*)                                                                   AS total,
+  COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE cover_art_source IN ('sidecar','embedded','mbcaa')) AS with_art,
+  COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE cover_art_source IS NULL)                           AS pending,
+  COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE cover_art_source = 'none')                          AS settled,
+  COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE cover_art_source IS NULL AND mbid IS NULL)          AS pending_no_mbid
+FROM albums;
+