Merge pull request 'Home updating-veil rework: change-triggered, settle-driven, with refresh feedback' (#114) from dev into main

The veil raised eagerly: any trigger over a warm cache put it up before
knowing whether the refresh would change anything. So every launch cost
~1-2s of opaque panel even when the pull returned exactly what was already
cached — which, now that the section swap is atomic and the index flow dedups
on ids, produces no visible churn to hide at all. The veil was covering
nothing and only delaying first paint.

The raise is now reactive: it fires when the content key actually differs from
what was already on screen, and never for a no-op refresh. The baseline is the
first state that HAS content, not the first state at all — over a warm cache
the cached rows paint a moment after the session starts, and counting that
first paint as "a change" would veil every launch, which is the thing being
fixed. Cost of reacting rather than anticipating: the veil arrives one emission
after the change, so a single atomic swap shows through. Everything messier
that follows it — tile hydration, then artwork — still lands behind it.

That leaves a hole this closes too: a manual pull where nothing changed would
now produce no veil, no movement, nothing whatsoever, which reads as broken. So
sessions report an outcome — CHANGED / UNCHANGED / FAILED — and Home surfaces
it as "Already up to date" or "Couldn't check for updates".

Only for refreshes a person actually asked for. "Already up to date" on every
launch, every 03:00 rebuild and every reconnect would be worse than silence, so
VeilSessionResult carries a userInitiated bit and background sessions stay
quiet. The bit is tracked separately from the request token because the request
channel is CONFLATED: coalescing drops the older token, and a user's pull must
not be swallowed by a background trigger arriving on its heels.

The surfaced failure is a deliberate narrowing of the earlier "silent on give
up" call, which is now read as being about background refreshes: for a pull the
user deliberately triggered, silence looks broken, and staying silent while the
success case speaks would be incoherent. Recovery is unaffected either way.

Pull-to-refresh now waits for whichever successor actually arrives — the veil,
or the snackbar — via finishedSessions, instead of only ever waiting on the
veil and timing out for 2s on an unchanged pull.

The Error-state Retry goes through the controller as well, so it gets the
retries and reports its outcome; over an empty cache there's no content to
protect, so no veil appears. HomeViewModel.refresh() is gone, replaced by
retry() and refreshFromPull() — the two things that actually exist.

Tests: two changed meaning and are rewritten rather than patched. A failed pull
writes nothing, so the veil no longer stands over the retries — it goes up when
a retry finally lands. And "waits for content to paint" became "cached content
painting is not mistaken for a change", which is the baseline subtlety above.
Added coverage for UNCHANGED, FAILED, the cold-load CHANGED case, and the
conflation of a user request with a background one.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

.gitea/workflows/android.yml

@@ -80,10 +80,16 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload debug APK
         if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
-        # Gitea Actions runs in GHES-emulation mode; @actions/artifact v2+
-        # (i.e. upload-artifact@v4+) errors with "GHESNotSupportedError".
-        # Pin to @v3 until act_runner or the artifact backend catches up.
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        # Mirrored action, never actions/upload-artifact. @v4+ throws
+        # GHESNotSupportedError client-side on the hostname (no server setting
+        # reaches that check), and @v3 is worse — it reports success while Gitea
+        # serves artifacts back only through the v4 API, so the upload is stored
+        # and invisible to every retrieval path. @v3 is what left 72 unreachable
+        # artifacts on this repo. Pinned by SHA because the mirror auto-syncs;
+        # full URL because DEFAULT_ACTIONS_URL sends bare owner/repo to github.com.
+        # See Scribe issues 2255 / 2270.
+        uses: https://git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/upload-artifact@cb8afe72b42edc798abfb8fcb556cf660d894245
         with:
           name: minstrel-android-debug-${{ github.sha }}
           path: android/app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk
+          if-no-files-found: error

.gitea/workflows/release.yml

@@ -131,12 +131,19 @@ jobs:
             -PMINSTREL_VERSION_CODE=${{ steps.ver.outputs.code }}
 
       - name: Upload APK as workflow artifact
-        # @v3 because Gitea Actions emulates GHES and the v2 artifact
-        # backend used by upload-artifact@v4 errors with GHESNotSupportedError.
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        # Mirrored action, never actions/upload-artifact — @v4+ refuses on the
+        # hostname, @v3 uploads something Gitea will never serve back. This is
+        # the producing half of a pair: image-release downloads `minstrel-apk`
+        # below with the matching download-artifact mirror. Both must stay on
+        # the v4 protocol — mixing a v3 upload with a v4 download (or the
+        # reverse) yields an empty listing, not an error. See Scribe 2255 / 2270.
+        uses: https://git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/upload-artifact@cb8afe72b42edc798abfb8fcb556cf660d894245
         with:
           name: minstrel-apk
           path: android/app/build/outputs/apk/release/app-release.apk
+          # error, not the default warn: image-release hard-depends on this
+          # artifact existing, so an empty upload must fail here, not there.
+          if-no-files-found: error
 
       - name: Attach APK to gitea Release
         shell: bash
@@ -238,7 +245,20 @@ jobs:
         # Tag pushes only — android-release just produced this. Non-tag
         # builds take the "Bundle latest release APK" path below instead.
         if: steps.guard.outputs.ready == 'true' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        # Consuming half of the pair — never actions/download-artifact. Same fork,
+        # same reason: upstream's client-side GHES check rejects this hostname
+        # before it connects. bvandeusen/download-artifact mirrors
+        # code.forgejo.org/forgejo/download-artifact.
+        #
+        # SHA below is that fork's `v6` tag. Match on @actions/artifact, NOT on
+        # the action's own version number — the two actions release on unrelated
+        # cadences, and download v5 would pair a ^2.3.2 client with this file's
+        # ^4.0.0 uploader. v6 is the tag whose bundled library major (^4.0.0) is
+        # the same one proven against this instance by the upload side.
+        # Deliberately NOT v7: it moves to node24 and upstream requires runner
+        # >= 2.327.1 for it, which act_runner does not claim to satisfy.
+        # Pinned, not tagged — the mirror auto-syncs every 8h.
+        uses: https://git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/download-artifact@8d4e9521a5f7e5f8b6351f341f719f9f45a92a3a
         with:
           name: minstrel-apk
           path: client/

README.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ A self-hosted music server that thinks for you. Smart shuffle, contextual likes,
 
 > State and intelligence belong on the server, not the client.
 
-<!-- TODO: screenshot of the home page -->
+<a href="docs/screenshots/home.png"><img src="docs/screenshots/home.png" width="820" alt="Minstrel home — your library at a glance"></a>
 
 ## Highlights
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ A self-hosted music server that thinks for you. Smart shuffle, contextual likes,
 - **ListenBrainz radio.** Session-aware "more like this" pulls from ListenBrainz similarity data, not a static genre tag.
 - **Lidarr integration.** Triggered scans, request-driven album imports, and a quarantine flow when something doesn't fit.
 - **Built-in web SPA.** Full-feature library, search, queue, playlists, and admin — no separate frontend container to deploy.
-- **Flutter mobile client in flight.** Tracking issue [#356](https://git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/issues/356).
+- **Native Android client, shipped with the server.** The signed APK is bundled into every image and attached to each [release](https://git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/releases) — sideload it once, then the app self-updates straight from your own server (no app store, no separate download to track).
 
 ## Quickstart
 
@@ -24,10 +24,18 @@ services:
     image: git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel:latest
     ports: ['4533:4533']
     volumes:
+      # Your music library. Point ./music at wherever your audio files
+      # live. Mounted read-only — Minstrel never writes to your library.
       - ./music:/music:ro
-      - minstrel-data:/data
+      # Generated data: playlist cover collages, artist art, caches.
+      # The path must match MINSTREL_STORAGE_DATA_DIR, which the image
+      # sets to /app/data — keep this mount on /app/data or your cache
+      # won't survive a container recreate.
+      - minstrel-data:/app/data
     environment:
       MINSTREL_DATABASE_URL: postgres://minstrel:minstrel@db:5432/minstrel?sslmode=disable
+      # Colon-separated library roots to scan; must match the container
+      # path of the read-only music mount above (/music here).
       MINSTREL_LIBRARY_SCAN_PATHS: /music
     depends_on: [db]
 
@@ -37,6 +45,8 @@ services:
       POSTGRES_USER: minstrel
       POSTGRES_PASSWORD: minstrel
       POSTGRES_DB: minstrel
+    # Postgres data dir — users, likes, play history, sessions, settings.
+    # The one volume you must never lose; back it up with pg_dump.
     volumes: [pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data]
 
 volumes:
@@ -48,7 +58,29 @@ volumes:
 docker compose up -d
 ```
 
-After the stack is up, visit `http://localhost:4533/register` and create your admin account. The first user to register on a fresh instance is automatically marked as the administrator; subsequent users can register through the same form (or via invite tokens generated from the admin Users panel, depending on how you configure registration).
+## First run
+
+With the stack up, a handful of in-app steps get you to a working library. Use your own host in place of `localhost` if you're reaching the server over a LAN/VPN address (plain `http://` is fine — no TLS required).
+
+**1. Create your admin account.** Visit `http://localhost:4533/register`. The first account on a fresh instance is automatically the administrator; later users join through the same form or an invite token (step 5).
+
+<a href="docs/screenshots/register.png"><img src="docs/screenshots/register.png" width="320" alt="Creating the first (admin) account on a fresh instance"></a>
+
+**2. Let the first library scan finish.** `scan_on_startup` is on by default, so Minstrel walks your mounted library on boot and imports artists, albums, and tracks — no button to press. Watch progress (and re-scan any time) on the **Admin** page (`/admin`); the scan runs in stages and is incremental, so later restarts only pick up what changed.
+
+<a href="docs/screenshots/library-scan.png"><img src="docs/screenshots/library-scan.png" width="820" alt="The Admin page, where the library scan runs and reports progress"></a>
+
+**3. (Optional) Name the instance and wire up integrations.** In admin **Settings → Integrations** (`/admin/integrations`), add a ListenBrainz token (scrobbling + similarity radio) and/or a Lidarr URL + API key (the request flow). These live in the UI and apply without a restart; the display name can also be set via `MINSTREL_BRANDING_APP_NAME`.
+
+<a href="docs/screenshots/integrations.png"><img src="docs/screenshots/integrations.png" width="820" alt="ListenBrainz and Lidarr integration cards in admin Settings"></a>
+
+**4. Install the Android app.** Open **Settings** (`/settings`) and use the *Install the Android app* card to download the APK that ships inside this server image, then sign in with the same account. From then on the app self-updates straight from your server.
+
+<a href="docs/screenshots/android-download.png"><img src="docs/screenshots/android-download.png" width="820" alt="The &quot;Install the Android app&quot; download card in Settings"></a>
+
+**5. Invite the rest of the household.** From admin **Users** (`/admin/users`), generate an invite token (or enable open registration). Each person gets their own account, so likes, play history, and recommendations stay per-user.
+
+<a href="docs/screenshots/invite-users.png"><img src="docs/screenshots/invite-users.png" width="820" alt="Generating an invite token in admin Users"></a>
 
 For the full configuration surface, see [`config.example.yaml`](./config.example.yaml).
 
@@ -57,7 +89,7 @@ For the full configuration surface, see [`config.example.yaml`](./config.example
 Most operators only need the env vars in the quickstart above. A few extras worth knowing:
 
 - `MINSTREL_BRANDING_APP_NAME` — rename the instance ("Family Jukebox", "Office Music"). Surfaces in the header, browser tab, and OG share previews.
-- `MINSTREL_STORAGE_DATA_DIR` — defaults to `./data`. Holds playlist cover collages and other generated artefacts.
+- `MINSTREL_STORAGE_DATA_DIR` — where generated artefacts (playlist cover collages, artist art, caches) are written. The container image sets this to `/app/data`, which is why the quickstart mounts the `minstrel-data` volume there.
 - `MINSTREL_LIBRARY_SCAN_PATHS` — colon-separated list of music library roots to scan. Supports multiple roots (`/music:/podcasts`).
 
 ListenBrainz integration (per-user scrobble + similarity tokens) and Lidarr integration (URL + API key) are configured through the admin Settings UI rather than env vars or yaml — per Minstrel's "config in UI" rule, integration settings live where operators can edit them without restarting.
@@ -66,8 +98,13 @@ Most operational keys have a `MINSTREL_<SECTION>_<FIELD>` env override. Recommen
 
 ## Updating
 
-- `:main` — rolling, follows the dev branch's tested tip. Recommended only for the operator who's running an upstream-watching deployment.
-- `:v1.0.x` — pinned releases. Recommended default. Database migrations run automatically at startup; rollbacks require restoring a Postgres dump.
+Image tags (`git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel:<tag>`):
+
+- `:latest` — the newest blessed image. Moves on every `main` push **and** every release. Recommended for most operators.
+- `:vYYYY.MM.DD` — immutable per-day release tags. Pin one of these for a deployment you don't want moving under you. (Per-day CalVer — no trailing patch digit; a same-day re-cut moves the tag forward.)
+- `:main` — the rolling post-merge tip. Same image as `:latest` at push time; choose it if you want to track `main` explicitly rather than the release line.
+
+Every `:latest` and every `:vYYYY.MM.DD` bundles the current signed Android APK, so the in-app update channel is always live. Database migrations run automatically at startup; rollbacks require restoring a Postgres dump.
 
 ## Specs
 

android/app/build.gradle.kts

@@ -210,4 +210,17 @@ dependencies {
     debugImplementation(libs.compose.ui.test.manifest)
 }
 
-tasks.withType<Test> { useJUnitPlatform() }
+tasks.withType<Test> {
+    useJUnitPlatform()
+    // Print the assertion message + full stack trace for failures. The
+    // default console output gives only "AssertionError at Foo.kt:12", and
+    // for a failure inside a `runTest { }` lambda even that line collapses
+    // to the test function's own line (the assertion frames live in the
+    // suspend-lambda class, which Gradle filters out) — leaving nothing to
+    // debug from when the HTML report isn't reachable, as in CI.
+    testLogging {
+        events("failed")
+        exceptionFormat = org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.logging.TestExceptionFormat.FULL
+        showStackTraces = true
+    }
+}

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/MinstrelApplication.kt

@@ -6,10 +6,13 @@ import androidx.work.Configuration
 import coil3.ImageLoader
 import coil3.SingletonImageLoader
 import coil3.network.okhttp.OkHttpNetworkFetcherFactory
+import coil3.request.crossfade
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.cache.CacheIndexer
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.cache.mutations.MutationReplayer
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.cache.sync.SyncController
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.di.ApplicationScope
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.diagnostics.DiagnosticsReporter
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.diagnostics.DiagnosticsUploader
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.events.EventsStream
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.events.LiveEventsDispatcher
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.metadata.FreshnessSweeper
@@ -27,6 +30,10 @@ import okhttp3.OkHttpClient
 import timber.log.Timber
 import javax.inject.Inject
 
+// Cover-art fade-in. Coil skips the transition for memory-cache hits, so
+// already-loaded art still appears instantly — only a genuine fetch fades.
+private const val ART_CROSSFADE_MS = 220
+
 @HiltAndroidApp
 class MinstrelApplication :
     Application(),
@@ -155,6 +162,11 @@ class MinstrelApplication :
      */
     @Suppress("unused") @Inject lateinit var liveEventsDispatcher: LiveEventsDispatcher
 
+    // Device diagnostics (M9). The reporter gates itself on the account's
+    // debug flag; the uploader drains its buffer on a tick / recovery.
+    @Suppress("unused") @Inject lateinit var diagnosticsReporter: DiagnosticsReporter
+    @Suppress("unused") @Inject lateinit var diagnosticsUploader: DiagnosticsUploader
+
     @Inject @ApplicationScope lateinit var appScope: CoroutineScope
 
     override fun onCreate() {
@@ -206,11 +218,18 @@ class MinstrelApplication :
      * OkHttp client as the network fetcher. The `callFactory` lambda
      * is invoked lazily so Hilt has time to inject `okHttpClient`
      * before Coil makes its first request.
+     *
+     * Crossfade is set here rather than per-call so every cover surface
+     * in the app fades its artwork in instead of snapping it. Art
+     * landing a beat after its tile was the most visible pop-in on Home
+     * (issue #2327); `ServerImage` fades its placeholder out over the
+     * same window so the two read as one cross-dissolve.
      */
     override fun newImageLoader(context: android.content.Context): ImageLoader =
         ImageLoader.Builder(context)
             .components {
                 add(OkHttpNetworkFetcherFactory(callFactory = { okHttpClient }))
             }
+            .crossfade(ART_CROSSFADE_MS)
             .build()
 }

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/admin/data/AdminTagSourcesRepository.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package com.fabledsword.minstrel.admin.data
+
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.api.endpoints.AdminTagSourcesApi
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.api.endpoints.UpdateTagSourceBody
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.AdminTagSourceRef
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.TagSourceTestResult
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.wire.AdminTagSourceWire
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.wire.TestTagSourceWire
+import retrofit2.Retrofit
+import retrofit2.create
+import javax.inject.Inject
+import javax.inject.Singleton
+
+/**
+ * Read-through accessor for the tag-enrichment provider settings (#1521).
+ * No Room caching — admin settings are infrequent point-and-shoot edits;
+ * mutations fire direct REST and the ViewModel reconciles on failure.
+ * Exceptions propagate to the ViewModel (which maps them via ErrorCopy).
+ */
+@Singleton
+class AdminTagSourcesRepository @Inject constructor(
+    retrofit: Retrofit,
+) {
+    private val api: AdminTagSourcesApi = retrofit.create()
+
+    suspend fun list(): List<AdminTagSourceRef> = api.list().providers.map { it.toDomain() }
+
+    suspend fun setEnabled(id: String, enabled: Boolean): AdminTagSourceRef =
+        api.update(id, UpdateTagSourceBody(enabled = enabled)).toDomain()
+
+    suspend fun setApiKey(id: String, apiKey: String): AdminTagSourceRef =
+        api.update(id, UpdateTagSourceBody(apiKey = apiKey)).toDomain()
+
+    suspend fun test(id: String): TagSourceTestResult = api.test(id).toResult()
+}
+
+private fun AdminTagSourceWire.toDomain(): AdminTagSourceRef = AdminTagSourceRef(
+    id = id,
+    displayName = displayName,
+    requiresApiKey = requiresApiKey,
+    supports = supports,
+    enabled = enabled,
+    apiKeySet = apiKeySet,
+    testable = testable,
+)
+
+private fun TestTagSourceWire.toResult(): TagSourceTestResult =
+    TagSourceTestResult(ok = ok, durationMs = durationMs, error = error)

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/admin/ui/AdminInvitesViewModel.kt

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
 import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.admin.data.AdminInvitesRepository
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.api.ErrorCopy
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.connectivity.NetworkStatusController
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.connectivity.recoveries
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.Invite
 import dagger.hilt.android.lifecycle.HiltViewModel
 import kotlinx.coroutines.channels.Channel
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ data class AdminInvitesUiState(
 @HiltViewModel
 class AdminInvitesViewModel @Inject constructor(
     private val repository: AdminInvitesRepository,
+    networkStatus: NetworkStatusController,
 ) : ViewModel() {
 
     private val internal = MutableStateFlow(AdminInvitesUiState())
@@ -36,6 +39,13 @@ class AdminInvitesViewModel @Inject constructor(
 
     init {
         refresh()
+        // Screen-level auto-recovery (issue #1245): reload a failed list
+        // when server health returns instead of waiting for a manual pull.
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            networkStatus.recoveries().collect {
+                if (internal.value.message != null) refresh()
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     fun refresh() {

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/admin/ui/AdminLandingScreen.kt

@@ -28,15 +28,18 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
 import androidx.navigation.NavHostController
 import com.composables.icons.lucide.Inbox
 import com.composables.icons.lucide.Lucide
+import com.composables.icons.lucide.Music
 import com.composables.icons.lucide.TriangleAlert
 import com.composables.icons.lucide.Users
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.admin.data.AdminQuarantineRepository
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.admin.data.AdminRequestsRepository
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.admin.data.AdminTagSourcesRepository
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.admin.data.AdminUsersRepository
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.api.ErrorCopy
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.nav.Admin
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.nav.AdminQuarantine
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.nav.AdminRequests
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.nav.AdminTagSources
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.nav.AdminUsers
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.EmptyState
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.LoadingCentered
@@ -54,7 +57,7 @@ import javax.inject.Inject
 
 // ─── State ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-data class AdminCounts(val requests: Int, val quarantine: Int, val users: Int)
+data class AdminCounts(val requests: Int, val quarantine: Int, val users: Int, val tagSources: Int)
 
 sealed interface AdminLandingUiState {
     data object Loading : AdminLandingUiState
@@ -69,6 +72,7 @@ class AdminLandingViewModel @Inject constructor(
     private val requestsRepo: AdminRequestsRepository,
     private val quarantineRepo: AdminQuarantineRepository,
     private val usersRepo: AdminUsersRepository,
+    private val tagSourcesRepo: AdminTagSourcesRepository,
 ) : ViewModel() {
 
     private val internal = MutableStateFlow<AdminLandingUiState>(AdminLandingUiState.Loading)
@@ -85,7 +89,8 @@ class AdminLandingViewModel @Inject constructor(
                 val req = async { requestsRepo.list().size }
                 val qua = async { quarantineRepo.list().size }
                 val usr = async { usersRepo.list().size }
-                AdminCounts(req.await(), qua.await(), usr.await())
+                val tag = async { tagSourcesRepo.list().count { it.enabled } }
+                AdminCounts(req.await(), qua.await(), usr.await(), tag.await())
             }
             internal.value = AdminLandingUiState.Success(counts)
         } catch (
@@ -170,6 +175,15 @@ private fun SectionList(counts: AdminCounts, navController: NavHostController) {
                 onClick = { navController.navigate(AdminUsers) },
             )
         }
+        item {
+            SectionCard(
+                icon = Lucide.Music,
+                title = "Tag sources",
+                subtitle = "Metadata enrichment providers",
+                count = counts.tagSources,
+                onClick = { navController.navigate(AdminTagSources) },
+            )
+        }
     }
 }
 

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/admin/ui/AdminQuarantineScreen.kt

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import androidx.navigation.NavHostController
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.AdminQuarantineItemRef
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.nav.AdminQuarantine
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.EmptyState
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.ErrorRetry
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.LoadingCentered
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.MinstrelTopAppBar
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.PullToRefreshScaffold
@@ -62,9 +63,10 @@ fun AdminQuarantineScreen(
                     body = "When users flag tracks as bad rips, wrong tags, or " +
                         "duplicates, their reports get aggregated and surfaced here.",
                 )
-                is AdminQuarantineUiState.Error -> EmptyState(
+                is AdminQuarantineUiState.Error -> ErrorRetry(
                     title = "Couldn't load queue",
-                    body = s.message,
+                    message = s.message,
+                    onRetry = { viewModel.refresh() },
                 )
                 is AdminQuarantineUiState.Success -> QueueList(
                     rows = s.rows,

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/admin/ui/AdminQuarantineViewModel.kt

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
 import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.admin.data.AdminQuarantineRepository
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.api.ErrorCopy
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.connectivity.NetworkStatusController
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.connectivity.recoveries
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.events.EventsStream
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.AdminQuarantineItemRef
 import dagger.hilt.android.lifecycle.HiltViewModel
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ sealed interface AdminQuarantineUiState {
 class AdminQuarantineViewModel @Inject constructor(
     private val repository: AdminQuarantineRepository,
     private val eventsStream: EventsStream,
+    networkStatus: NetworkStatusController,
 ) : ViewModel() {
 
     private val internal = MutableStateFlow<AdminQuarantineUiState>(AdminQuarantineUiState.Loading)
@@ -38,6 +41,13 @@ class AdminQuarantineViewModel @Inject constructor(
                 .filter { it.kind.startsWith("quarantine.") }
                 .collect { refresh() }
         }
+        // Screen-level auto-recovery (issue #1245): reload a failed list
+        // when server health returns instead of waiting for a manual pull.
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            networkStatus.recoveries().collect {
+                if (internal.value is AdminQuarantineUiState.Error) refresh()
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     fun refresh(): Job = viewModelScope.launch {

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/admin/ui/AdminRequestsScreen.kt

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import androidx.navigation.NavHostController
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.RequestRef
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.nav.AdminRequests
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.EmptyState
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.ErrorRetry
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.LoadingCentered
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.MinstrelTopAppBar
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.PullToRefreshScaffold
@@ -61,9 +62,10 @@ fun AdminRequestsScreen(
                     body = "When users ask Lidarr for new music, their pending " +
                         "requests show up here for approval.",
                 )
-                is AdminRequestsUiState.Error -> EmptyState(
+                is AdminRequestsUiState.Error -> ErrorRetry(
                     title = "Couldn't load requests",
-                    body = s.message,
+                    message = s.message,
+                    onRetry = { viewModel.refresh() },
                 )
                 is AdminRequestsUiState.Success -> RequestList(
                     rows = s.rows,

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/admin/ui/AdminRequestsViewModel.kt

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.admin.data.AdminRequestsRepository
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.admin.data.AdminUsersRepository
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.api.ErrorCopy
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.connectivity.NetworkStatusController
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.connectivity.recoveries
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.events.EventsStream
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.RequestRef
 import dagger.hilt.android.lifecycle.HiltViewModel
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ class AdminRequestsViewModel @Inject constructor(
     private val repository: AdminRequestsRepository,
     private val usersRepository: AdminUsersRepository,
     private val eventsStream: EventsStream,
+    networkStatus: NetworkStatusController,
 ) : ViewModel() {
 
     private val internal = MutableStateFlow<AdminRequestsUiState>(AdminRequestsUiState.Loading)
@@ -47,6 +50,13 @@ class AdminRequestsViewModel @Inject constructor(
                 .filter { it.kind in RELEVANT_EVENT_KINDS }
                 .collect { refresh() }
         }
+        // Screen-level auto-recovery (issue #1245): reload a failed list
+        // when server health returns instead of waiting for a manual pull.
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            networkStatus.recoveries().collect {
+                if (internal.value is AdminRequestsUiState.Error) refresh()
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     fun refresh(): Job = viewModelScope.launch {

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/admin/ui/AdminTagSourcesScreen.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,220 @@
+package com.fabledsword.minstrel.admin.ui
+
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.PaddingValues
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Row
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
+import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.LazyColumn
+import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.items
+import androidx.compose.foundation.text.KeyboardOptions
+import androidx.compose.material3.Button
+import androidx.compose.material3.ElevatedCard
+import androidx.compose.material3.ExperimentalMaterial3Api
+import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
+import androidx.compose.material3.OutlinedButton
+import androidx.compose.material3.OutlinedTextField
+import androidx.compose.material3.Scaffold
+import androidx.compose.material3.Switch
+import androidx.compose.material3.Text
+import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
+import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
+import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
+import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
+import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
+import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.input.KeyboardType
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.input.PasswordVisualTransformation
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
+import androidx.hilt.navigation.compose.hiltViewModel
+import androidx.lifecycle.compose.collectAsStateWithLifecycle
+import androidx.navigation.NavHostController
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.AdminTagSourceRef
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.TagSourceTestResult
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.nav.AdminTagSources
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.EmptyState
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.ErrorRetry
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.LoadingCentered
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.MinstrelTopAppBar
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.PullToRefreshScaffold
+
+@OptIn(ExperimentalMaterial3Api::class)
+@Composable
+fun AdminTagSourcesScreen(
+    navController: NavHostController,
+    viewModel: AdminTagSourcesViewModel = hiltViewModel(),
+) {
+    val state by viewModel.uiState.collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
+    Scaffold(
+        modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize(),
+        topBar = {
+            MinstrelTopAppBar(
+                title = "Admin · Tag sources",
+                navController = navController,
+                currentRouteName = AdminTagSources::class.qualifiedName,
+                onBack = { navController.popBackStack() },
+            )
+        },
+    ) { inner ->
+        PullToRefreshScaffold(
+            onRefresh = { viewModel.refresh().join() },
+            modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize().padding(inner),
+        ) {
+            when (val s = state) {
+                AdminTagSourcesUiState.Loading -> LoadingCentered()
+                AdminTagSourcesUiState.Empty -> EmptyState(
+                    title = "No tag sources",
+                    body = "Tag-enrichment providers register on the server; none are available.",
+                )
+                is AdminTagSourcesUiState.Error -> ErrorRetry(
+                    title = "Couldn't load tag sources",
+                    message = s.message,
+                    onRetry = { viewModel.refresh() },
+                )
+                is AdminTagSourcesUiState.Success -> TagSourceList(
+                    providers = s.providers,
+                    testResults = s.testResults,
+                    onToggle = viewModel::setEnabled,
+                    onSaveKey = viewModel::saveApiKey,
+                    onTest = viewModel::test,
+                )
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+@Composable
+private fun TagSourceList(
+    providers: List<AdminTagSourceRef>,
+    testResults: Map<String, TagSourceTestResult>,
+    onToggle: (String, Boolean) -> Unit,
+    onSaveKey: (String, String) -> Unit,
+    onTest: (String) -> Unit,
+) {
+    LazyColumn(
+        modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize(),
+        contentPadding = PaddingValues(16.dp),
+        verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(12.dp),
+    ) {
+        items(items = providers, key = { it.id }) { provider ->
+            TagSourceCard(
+                provider = provider,
+                testResult = testResults[provider.id],
+                onToggle = onToggle,
+                onSaveKey = onSaveKey,
+                onTest = onTest,
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+@Composable
+private fun TagSourceCard(
+    provider: AdminTagSourceRef,
+    testResult: TagSourceTestResult?,
+    onToggle: (String, Boolean) -> Unit,
+    onSaveKey: (String, String) -> Unit,
+    onTest: (String) -> Unit,
+) {
+    ElevatedCard(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth()) {
+        Column(
+            modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().padding(16.dp),
+            verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(10.dp),
+        ) {
+            Row(
+                modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
+                verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
+                horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.SpaceBetween,
+            ) {
+                Column(modifier = Modifier.weight(1f)) {
+                    Text(provider.displayName, style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleMedium)
+                    Text(
+                        text = provider.supports.joinToString(", ") { it.replace('_', ' ') },
+                        style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
+                        color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                    )
+                }
+                Switch(
+                    checked = provider.enabled,
+                    onCheckedChange = { onToggle(provider.id, it) },
+                )
+            }
+            if (provider.requiresApiKey) {
+                ApiKeyRow(provider = provider, onSaveKey = onSaveKey)
+            }
+            if (provider.testable) {
+                TestRow(provider = provider, testResult = testResult, onTest = onTest)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+@Composable
+private fun ApiKeyRow(provider: AdminTagSourceRef, onSaveKey: (String, String) -> Unit) {
+    var key by remember(provider.id) { mutableStateOf("") }
+    OutlinedTextField(
+        value = key,
+        onValueChange = { key = it },
+        modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
+        label = { Text("API key") },
+        placeholder = {
+            Text(
+                if (provider.apiKeySet) {
+                    "••• saved — leave blank to keep"
+                } else {
+                    "Paste your API key to enable this source"
+                },
+            )
+        },
+        singleLine = true,
+        visualTransformation = PasswordVisualTransformation(),
+        keyboardOptions = KeyboardOptions(keyboardType = KeyboardType.Password),
+    )
+    Row(
+        horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(8.dp),
+        verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
+    ) {
+        Button(
+            onClick = {
+                onSaveKey(provider.id, key)
+                key = ""
+            },
+            enabled = key.isNotBlank(),
+        ) { Text("Save key") }
+        if (provider.apiKeySet) {
+            Text("✓ Set", style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+@Composable
+private fun TestRow(
+    provider: AdminTagSourceRef,
+    testResult: TagSourceTestResult?,
+    onTest: (String) -> Unit,
+) {
+    Row(
+        horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(8.dp),
+        verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
+    ) {
+        OutlinedButton(onClick = { onTest(provider.id) }) { Text("Test connection") }
+        testResult?.let { result ->
+            if (result.ok) {
+                Text(
+                    text = "OK (${result.durationMs}ms)",
+                    style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
+                    color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary,
+                )
+            } else {
+                Text(
+                    text = "Failed — ${result.error}",
+                    style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
+                    color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.error,
+                )
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/admin/ui/AdminTagSourcesViewModel.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+package com.fabledsword.minstrel.admin.ui
+
+import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
+import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.admin.data.AdminTagSourcesRepository
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.api.ErrorCopy
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.connectivity.NetworkStatusController
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.connectivity.recoveries
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.AdminTagSourceRef
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.TagSourceTestResult
+import dagger.hilt.android.lifecycle.HiltViewModel
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.StateFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.asStateFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import javax.inject.Inject
+
+sealed interface AdminTagSourcesUiState {
+    data object Loading : AdminTagSourcesUiState
+    data object Empty : AdminTagSourcesUiState
+    data class Success(
+        val providers: List<AdminTagSourceRef>,
+        val testResults: Map<String, TagSourceTestResult>,
+    ) : AdminTagSourcesUiState
+    data class Error(val message: String) : AdminTagSourcesUiState
+}
+
+@HiltViewModel
+class AdminTagSourcesViewModel @Inject constructor(
+    private val repository: AdminTagSourcesRepository,
+    networkStatus: NetworkStatusController,
+) : ViewModel() {
+
+    private val internal = MutableStateFlow<AdminTagSourcesUiState>(AdminTagSourcesUiState.Loading)
+    val uiState: StateFlow<AdminTagSourcesUiState> = internal.asStateFlow()
+
+    init {
+        refresh()
+        // Screen-level auto-recovery: reload a failed list when server
+        // health returns instead of waiting for a manual pull (issue #1245).
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            networkStatus.recoveries().collect {
+                if (internal.value is AdminTagSourcesUiState.Error) refresh()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun refresh(): Job = viewModelScope.launch {
+        internal.value = AdminTagSourcesUiState.Loading
+        try {
+            val providers = repository.list()
+            internal.value = if (providers.isEmpty()) {
+                AdminTagSourcesUiState.Empty
+            } else {
+                AdminTagSourcesUiState.Success(providers, emptyMap())
+            }
+        } catch (
+            @Suppress("TooGenericExceptionCaught") e: Throwable,
+        ) {
+            internal.value = AdminTagSourcesUiState.Error(ErrorCopy.fromThrowable(e))
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun setEnabled(id: String, enabled: Boolean) {
+        val before = internal.value as? AdminTagSourcesUiState.Success ?: return
+        // Optimistic toggle; reconcile via refresh() if the server rejects.
+        internal.value = before.copy(
+            providers = before.providers.map {
+                if (it.id == id) it.copy(enabled = enabled) else it
+            },
+        )
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            try {
+                repository.setEnabled(id, enabled)
+            } catch (
+                @Suppress("TooGenericExceptionCaught", "SwallowedException") e: Throwable,
+            ) {
+                refresh()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun saveApiKey(id: String, apiKey: String) {
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            try {
+                replaceProvider(repository.setApiKey(id, apiKey))
+            } catch (
+                @Suppress("TooGenericExceptionCaught", "SwallowedException") e: Throwable,
+            ) {
+                refresh()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun test(id: String) {
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            val result = try {
+                repository.test(id)
+            } catch (
+                @Suppress("TooGenericExceptionCaught") e: Throwable,
+            ) {
+                TagSourceTestResult(ok = false, error = ErrorCopy.fromThrowable(e))
+            }
+            val current = internal.value as? AdminTagSourcesUiState.Success ?: return@launch
+            internal.value = current.copy(testResults = current.testResults + (id to result))
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun replaceProvider(updated: AdminTagSourceRef) {
+        val current = internal.value as? AdminTagSourcesUiState.Success ?: return
+        internal.value = current.copy(
+            providers = current.providers.map { if (it.id == updated.id) updated else it },
+        )
+    }
+}

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/admin/ui/AdminUsersViewModel.kt

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
 import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.admin.data.AdminUsersRepository
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.api.ErrorCopy
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.connectivity.NetworkStatusController
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.connectivity.recoveries
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.AdminUserRef
 import dagger.hilt.android.lifecycle.HiltViewModel
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ sealed interface AdminUsersUiState {
 @HiltViewModel
 class AdminUsersViewModel @Inject constructor(
     private val repository: AdminUsersRepository,
+    networkStatus: NetworkStatusController,
 ) : ViewModel() {
 
     private val internal = MutableStateFlow<AdminUsersUiState>(AdminUsersUiState.Loading)
@@ -30,6 +33,13 @@ class AdminUsersViewModel @Inject constructor(
 
     init {
         refresh()
+        // Screen-level auto-recovery (issue #1245): reload a failed list
+        // when server health returns instead of waiting for a manual pull.
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            networkStatus.recoveries().collect {
+                if (internal.value is AdminUsersUiState.Error) refresh()
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     fun refresh(): Job = viewModelScope.launch {

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

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package com.fabledsword.minstrel.api.endpoints
+
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.wire.AdminTagSourceWire
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.wire.AdminTagSourcesListWire
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.wire.TestTagSourceWire
+import kotlinx.serialization.SerialName
+import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
+import retrofit2.http.Body
+import retrofit2.http.GET
+import retrofit2.http.PATCH
+import retrofit2.http.POST
+import retrofit2.http.Path
+
+/**
+ * Retrofit interface for `/api/admin/tag-sources` (#1521) — the admin
+ * surface for the tag-enrichment provider settings (#1490). Mirrors the
+ * web integrations "Tag enrichment sources" card. Same shape as the
+ * cover-sources admin surface; kept independent so a new tag source is
+ * added without touching art settings.
+ */
+interface AdminTagSourcesApi {
+    @GET("api/admin/tag-sources")
+    suspend fun list(): AdminTagSourcesListWire
+
+    @PATCH("api/admin/tag-sources/{id}")
+    suspend fun update(@Path("id") id: String, @Body body: UpdateTagSourceBody): AdminTagSourceWire
+
+    @POST("api/admin/tag-sources/{id}/test")
+    suspend fun test(@Path("id") id: String): TestTagSourceWire
+}
+
+/**
+ * PATCH body. Both fields are nullable + default-null so kotlinx omits the
+ * untouched one (the server reads a missing/null field as "leave
+ * unchanged"): send only `enabled` to toggle, only `apiKey` to set a key.
+ */
+@Serializable
+data class UpdateTagSourceBody(
+    val enabled: Boolean? = null,
+    @SerialName("api_key") val apiKey: String? = null,
+)

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

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package com.fabledsword.minstrel.api.endpoints
+
+import kotlinx.serialization.SerialName
+import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.JsonElement
+import retrofit2.http.Body
+import retrofit2.http.POST
+
+/**
+ * Retrofit interface for device diagnostics ingest (M9). One call
+ * uploads a batch of buffered events. The server stores them only when
+ * the account's debug_mode_enabled flag is on (it returns 204 otherwise,
+ * which the uploader treats as success so it can drop the batch).
+ */
+interface DiagnosticsApi {
+    @POST("api/diagnostics")
+    suspend fun report(@Body body: DiagnosticsReportRequest)
+}
+
+@Serializable
+data class DiagnosticsReportRequest(
+    @SerialName("client_id") val clientId: String,
+    @SerialName("app_version") val appVersion: String? = null,
+    @SerialName("os_version") val osVersion: String? = null,
+    val events: List<DiagnosticEventWire>,
+)
+
+@Serializable
+data class DiagnosticEventWire(
+    val kind: String,
+    // Device-clock epoch milliseconds. The server stamps its own
+    // received_at; both are stored so a skewed device clock is visible.
+    @SerialName("occurred_at") val occurredAt: Long,
+    // Opaque structured payload carrying the event sub-type + fields.
+    val payload: JsonElement,
+)

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/auth/AuthController.kt

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.fabledsword.minstrel.auth
 
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.api.endpoints.AuthApi
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.api.endpoints.MeApi
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.di.ApplicationScope
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.UserRef
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.wire.LoginRequestBody
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ class AuthController @Inject constructor(
     retrofit: Retrofit,
 ) {
     private val api: AuthApi = retrofit.create()
+    private val meApi: MeApi = retrofit.create()
 
     private val currentUserState = MutableStateFlow<UserRef?>(null)
     val currentUser: StateFlow<UserRef?> = currentUserState.asStateFlow()
@@ -55,6 +57,10 @@ class AuthController @Inject constructor(
                 currentUserState.value = raw?.let { decodeUser(it) }
             }
         }
+        // Refresh from /api/me on startup so a remotely-changed account
+        // flag (e.g. admin enabling debug mode, M9) reaches the device
+        // without a re-login. Best-effort; failures keep the cached value.
+        scope.launch { refreshProfile() }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -72,9 +78,32 @@ class AuthController @Inject constructor(
         )
         currentUserState.value = user
         authStore.setUserJson(json.encodeToString(UserRef.serializer(), user))
+        // Pull the fuller /me shape (carries debug_mode_enabled) right
+        // after login so the diagnostics gate is correct without waiting
+        // for the next startup refresh.
+        scope.launch { refreshProfile() }
         return user
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Re-fetch the caller's profile from /api/me and update currentUser
+     * + persisted userJson. Carries account-level flags (debug mode)
+     * that aren't in the login response. Best-effort: a network failure
+     * leaves the cached identity untouched. No-op when signed out.
+     */
+    suspend fun refreshProfile() {
+        if (!isSignedIn) return
+        val p = runCatching { meApi.getProfile() }.getOrNull() ?: return
+        val user = UserRef(
+            id = p.id,
+            username = p.username,
+            isAdmin = p.isAdmin,
+            debugModeEnabled = p.debugModeEnabled,
+        )
+        currentUserState.value = user
+        authStore.setUserJson(json.encodeToString(UserRef.serializer(), user))
+    }
+
     /**
      * Clears the local session immediately and best-effort hits
      * `/api/auth/logout` so the server can drop its session row.

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/auth/AuthStore.kt

@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ class AuthStore @Inject constructor(
     private val cacheSettingsState = MutableStateFlow(CacheSettings.DEFAULT)
     val cacheSettings: StateFlow<CacheSettings> = cacheSettingsState.asStateFlow()
 
+    private val diagnosticsOptOutState = MutableStateFlow(false)
+    val diagnosticsOptOut: StateFlow<Boolean> = diagnosticsOptOutState.asStateFlow()
+
     private val json = Json { ignoreUnknownKeys = true }
 
     init {
@@ -70,6 +73,7 @@ class AuthStore @Inject constructor(
                 themeModeState.value = row?.themeMode
                 clientIdState.value = row?.clientId
                 cacheSettingsState.value = decodeCacheSettings(row?.cacheSettingsJson)
+                diagnosticsOptOutState.value = row?.diagnosticsOptOut ?: false
             }
         }
     }
@@ -112,6 +116,11 @@ class AuthStore @Inject constructor(
         scope.launch { persistCacheSettings(encoded) }
     }
 
+    fun setDiagnosticsOptOut(value: Boolean) {
+        diagnosticsOptOutState.value = value
+        scope.launch { persistDiagnosticsOptOut(value) }
+    }
+
     private suspend fun persistCookie(value: String?) {
         if (dao.get() == null) {
             dao.upsert(currentEntity().copy(sessionCookie = value))
@@ -160,6 +169,14 @@ class AuthStore @Inject constructor(
         }
     }
 
+    private suspend fun persistDiagnosticsOptOut(value: Boolean) {
+        if (dao.get() == null) {
+            dao.upsert(currentEntity().copy(diagnosticsOptOut = value))
+        } else {
+            dao.setDiagnosticsOptOut(value)
+        }
+    }
+
     private fun currentEntity(): AuthSessionEntity = AuthSessionEntity(
         id = ROW_ID,
         sessionCookie = sessionCookieState.value,
@@ -171,6 +188,7 @@ class AuthStore @Inject constructor(
             CacheSettings.serializer(),
             cacheSettingsState.value,
         ),
+        diagnosticsOptOut = diagnosticsOptOutState.value,
     )
 
     companion object {

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/cache/db/AppDatabase.kt

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import com.fabledsword.minstrel.cache.db.dao.CachedResumeStateDao
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.cache.db.dao.CachedPlaylistTrackDao
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.cache.db.dao.CachedQuarantineDao
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.cache.db.dao.CachedTrackDao
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.cache.db.dao.DiagnosticEventDao
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.cache.db.dao.SyncMetadataDao
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.cache.db.entities.AudioCacheIndexEntity
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.cache.db.entities.AuthSessionEntity
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ import com.fabledsword.minstrel.cache.db.entities.CachedResumeStateEntity
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.cache.db.entities.CachedPlaylistTrackEntity
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.cache.db.entities.CachedQuarantineEntity
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.cache.db.entities.CachedTrackEntity
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.cache.db.entities.DiagnosticEventEntity
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.cache.db.entities.SyncMetadataEntity
 
 /**
@@ -61,8 +63,11 @@ import com.fabledsword.minstrel.cache.db.entities.SyncMetadataEntity
         CachedHomeIndexEntity::class,
         CachedHistorySnapshotEntity::class,
         AuthSessionEntity::class,
+        DiagnosticEventEntity::class,
     ],
-    version = 6,
+    // v7: + diagnostic_events table (M9) and the diagnosticsOptOut column
+    // on auth_session. Pre-v1 destructive fallback rebuilds on mismatch.
+    version = 7,
     exportSchema = true,
 )
 @TypeConverters(MinstrelTypeConverters::class)
@@ -81,4 +86,5 @@ abstract class AppDatabase : RoomDatabase() {
     abstract fun cachedHomeIndexDao(): CachedHomeIndexDao
     abstract fun cachedHistorySnapshotDao(): CachedHistorySnapshotDao
     abstract fun authSessionDao(): AuthSessionDao
+    abstract fun diagnosticEventDao(): DiagnosticEventDao
 }

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/cache/db/DatabaseModule.kt

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import com.fabledsword.minstrel.cache.db.dao.CachedHistorySnapshotDao
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.cache.db.dao.CachedHomeIndexDao
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.cache.db.dao.CachedLikeDao
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.cache.db.dao.CachedMutationDao
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.cache.db.dao.DiagnosticEventDao
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.cache.db.dao.CachedPlaylistDao
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.cache.db.dao.CachedPlaylistTrackDao
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.cache.db.dao.CachedQuarantineDao
@@ -105,5 +106,10 @@ object DatabaseModule {
     fun provideAudioCacheIndexDao(db: AppDatabase): AudioCacheIndexDao =
         db.audioCacheIndexDao()
 
+    @Provides
+    @Singleton
+    fun provideDiagnosticEventDao(db: AppDatabase): DiagnosticEventDao =
+        db.diagnosticEventDao()
+
     private const val DATABASE_NAME = "minstrel.db"
 }

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/cache/db/dao/AuthSessionDao.kt

@@ -42,4 +42,8 @@ interface AuthSessionDao {
     /** Partial update: change only the serialized cache settings. */
     @Query("UPDATE auth_session SET cacheSettingsJson = :json WHERE id = 0")
     suspend fun setCacheSettingsJson(json: String?)
+
+    /** Partial update: change only the per-device diagnostics opt-out. */
+    @Query("UPDATE auth_session SET diagnosticsOptOut = :optOut WHERE id = 0")
+    suspend fun setDiagnosticsOptOut(optOut: Boolean)
 }

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/cache/db/dao/CachedHomeIndexDao.kt

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import androidx.room.Dao
 import androidx.room.Insert
 import androidx.room.OnConflictStrategy
 import androidx.room.Query
+import androidx.room.Transaction
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.cache.db.entities.CachedHomeIndexEntity
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
 
@@ -21,12 +22,32 @@ interface CachedHomeIndexDao {
     )
     suspend fun getBySection(section: String): List<CachedHomeIndexEntity>
 
+    /** True when Home has any cached section rows to render. */
+    @Query("SELECT EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM cached_home_index)")
+    suspend fun hasAny(): Boolean
+
     @Insert(onConflict = OnConflictStrategy.REPLACE)
     suspend fun upsertAll(rows: List<CachedHomeIndexEntity>)
 
-    /** Replace-all pattern; sync wipes a section then re-inserts. */
-    @Query("DELETE FROM cached_home_index WHERE section = :section")
-    suspend fun deleteBySection(section: String)
+    @Query("DELETE FROM cached_home_index WHERE section IN (:sections)")
+    suspend fun deleteSections(sections: List<String>)
+
+    /**
+     * Swaps every listed section's rows in ONE transaction.
+     *
+     * Atomicity is the point, not just tidiness: Room's
+     * InvalidationTracker only notifies observers after the transaction
+     * commits, so [observeBySection] never sees the empty gap between the
+     * delete and the re-insert. Replacing sections one at a time (and
+     * un-transacted) made each Home row emit `emptyList()` — visibly
+     * collapsing — before refilling, and made the seven sections do it in
+     * sequence rather than as a single content swap.
+     */
+    @Transaction
+    suspend fun replaceSections(sections: List<String>, rows: List<CachedHomeIndexEntity>) {
+        deleteSections(sections)
+        if (rows.isNotEmpty()) upsertAll(rows)
+    }
 
     @Query("DELETE FROM cached_home_index")
     suspend fun clear()

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/cache/db/dao/DiagnosticEventDao.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package com.fabledsword.minstrel.cache.db.dao
+
+import androidx.room.Dao
+import androidx.room.Insert
+import androidx.room.Query
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.cache.db.entities.DiagnosticEventEntity
+
+@Dao
+interface DiagnosticEventDao {
+    @Insert
+    suspend fun insert(row: DiagnosticEventEntity): Long
+
+    /** FIFO drain order so the uploader sends oldest-first. */
+    @Query("SELECT * FROM diagnostic_events ORDER BY id ASC LIMIT :limit")
+    suspend fun takeBatch(limit: Int): List<DiagnosticEventEntity>
+
+    @Query("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM diagnostic_events")
+    suspend fun count(): Int
+
+    @Query("DELETE FROM diagnostic_events WHERE id IN (:ids)")
+    suspend fun deleteByIds(ids: List<Long>)
+
+    /**
+     * Ring-buffer trim: drop the oldest rows beyond [keep]. Called after
+     * insert so a long offline stretch can't grow the buffer unbounded.
+     */
+    @Query(
+        "DELETE FROM diagnostic_events WHERE id NOT IN " +
+            "(SELECT id FROM diagnostic_events ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT :keep)",
+    )
+    suspend fun trimToNewest(keep: Int)
+
+    @Query("DELETE FROM diagnostic_events")
+    suspend fun clear()
+}

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/cache/db/entities/AuthSessionEntity.kt

@@ -36,4 +36,11 @@ data class AuthSessionEntity(
      * CacheSettings shape evolves.
      */
     val cacheSettingsJson: String? = null,
+    /**
+     * Per-device opt-out of diagnostics reporting (M9). When the
+     * account's debug mode is enabled by an admin, the user can still
+     * turn reporting OFF on this device (battery/privacy) — that local
+     * choice lives here. Default false = honor the account flag.
+     */
+    val diagnosticsOptOut: Boolean = false,
 )

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/cache/db/entities/DiagnosticEventEntity.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package com.fabledsword.minstrel.cache.db.entities
+
+import androidx.room.Entity
+import androidx.room.PrimaryKey
+
+/**
+ * One buffered device-diagnostics event (M9). The DiagnosticsReporter
+ * writes rows here when the account's debug mode is on; the
+ * DiagnosticsUploader drains them to POST /api/diagnostics and deletes
+ * on success.
+ *
+ * This is a deliberate ring buffer that is NOT routed through the offline
+ * MutationQueue: diagnostics are high-volume, best-effort telemetry, and
+ * the bug we're chasing (roaming / dead-zone recovery) happens WHILE
+ * offline — so events must persist locally through the dead zone and
+ * upload on recovery, without clogging the user-data mutation replay.
+ *
+ * `occurredAtMillis` is the device-clock epoch-ms when the event happened
+ * (the server also stamps its own received_at). `payloadJson` is an
+ * opaque JSON object carrying the event sub-type + fields.
+ */
+@Entity(tableName = "diagnostic_events")
+data class DiagnosticEventEntity(
+    @PrimaryKey(autoGenerate = true) val id: Long = 0,
+    val kind: String,
+    val occurredAtMillis: Long,
+    val payloadJson: String,
+)

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/cache/mutations/MutationQueue.kt

@@ -239,6 +239,9 @@ data class PlayOfflinePayload(
     val atIso: String,
     val durationPlayedMs: Long,
     val source: String? = null,
+    // #1551: device class for context conditioning; null on payloads queued
+    // before this field existed (decodes to null → server stores NULL).
+    val deviceClass: String? = null,
 )
 
 /**

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/cache/mutations/MutationReplayer.kt

@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ class MutationReplayer @Inject constructor(
                 at = decoded.atIso,
                 durationPlayedMs = decoded.durationPlayedMs,
                 source = decoded.source,
+                deviceClass = decoded.deviceClass,
             ),
         )
         return Outcome.SENT

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/cache/sync/SyncController.kt

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.fabledsword.minstrel.cache.sync
 
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.api.ErrorCopy
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.api.endpoints.SyncApi
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.auth.AuthStore
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.connectivity.NetworkStatusController
@@ -17,6 +18,9 @@ import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.wire.SyncAlbumWire
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.wire.SyncArtistWire
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.wire.SyncTrackWire
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.StateFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.asStateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.distinctUntilChanged
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.filter
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.filterNotNull
@@ -64,6 +68,17 @@ class SyncController @Inject constructor(
     // pull-to-refresh) can fire concurrently; coalesce them into one pass.
     private val mutex = Mutex()
 
+    private val lastSyncErrorInternal = MutableStateFlow<String?>(null)
+
+    /**
+     * Human copy for the most recent sync failure; null after any clean
+     * pass. Lets the Library screen distinguish "empty because the first
+     * sync failed" (show error + retry) from "genuinely empty library"
+     * (show welcome copy) — a failed sync over a populated cache stays
+     * silent, since the cached content is still the better surface.
+     */
+    val lastSyncError: StateFlow<String?> = lastSyncErrorInternal.asStateFlow()
+
     init {
         scope.launch {
             authStore.sessionCookie
@@ -82,11 +97,13 @@ class SyncController @Inject constructor(
         }
     }
 
-    /** Public entry-point for "Sync now" affordances. Swallows errors. */
+    /** Public entry-point for "Sync now" affordances. Swallows errors into [lastSyncError]. */
     suspend fun syncSafe() {
         if (!mutex.tryLock()) return
         try {
             runCatching { sync() }
+                .onSuccess { lastSyncErrorInternal.value = null }
+                .onFailure { lastSyncErrorInternal.value = ErrorCopy.fromThrowable(it) }
         } finally {
             mutex.unlock()
         }

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/connectivity/Recovery.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package com.fabledsword.minstrel.connectivity
+
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.distinctUntilChanged
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.drop
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.filter
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.map
+
+/**
+ * Emits once each time server health RETURNS to [ServerHealth.Healthy]
+ * after the collector subscribed — the StateFlow's replayed current value
+ * is dropped, so only genuine down→up transitions fire (a screen that
+ * subscribes while already Healthy doesn't double-load).
+ *
+ * This is the screen-level half of the recovery idiom the app-lifetime
+ * singletons (SyncController / MutationReplayer / DiagnosticsUploader)
+ * already use: a ViewModel collects this in its viewModelScope and re-runs
+ * its load, so a surface that failed while the server was unreachable
+ * heals itself the moment connectivity returns instead of sitting in the
+ * failed state until a manual pull-to-refresh.
+ */
+fun NetworkStatusController.recoveries(): Flow<Unit> = state
+    .map { it == ServerHealth.Healthy }
+    .distinctUntilChanged()
+    .drop(1)
+    .filter { it }
+    .map { }

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/diagnostics/DiagnosticsReporter.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,328 @@
+package com.fabledsword.minstrel.diagnostics
+
+import android.content.BroadcastReceiver
+import android.content.Context
+import android.content.Intent
+import android.content.IntentFilter
+import android.os.PowerManager
+import androidx.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleObserver
+import androidx.lifecycle.LifecycleOwner
+import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
+import androidx.lifecycle.ProcessLifecycleOwner
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.auth.AuthController
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.auth.AuthStore
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.cache.db.dao.DiagnosticEventDao
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.cache.db.entities.DiagnosticEventEntity
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.connectivity.ConnectivityObserver
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.connectivity.NetworkStatusController
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.di.ApplicationScope
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.player.PlayerController
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.player.RemotePlayerState
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.player.output.OutputPickerController
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.player.output.OutputRoute
+import dagger.hilt.android.qualifiers.ApplicationContext
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
+import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.combine
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.distinctUntilChanged
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.map
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.Json
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.JsonObject
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.buildJsonObject
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.put
+import javax.inject.Inject
+import javax.inject.Singleton
+
+/**
+ * On-device diagnostics collector (M9). Active only while the account's
+ * debug mode is enabled (server flag, read via AuthController.currentUser)
+ * AND the user hasn't opted out locally. When active it taps existing
+ * connectivity / player / UPnP / power seams READ-ONLY and writes a
+ * timeseries of events into the [DiagnosticEventDao] ring buffer; the
+ * [DiagnosticsUploader] drains that buffer to the server.
+ *
+ * The aim is to explain two failure classes after the fact: roaming /
+ * poor-data recovery (connectivity + server-health transitions) and
+ * locked-phone UPnP desync (power/Doze transitions correlated with the
+ * Sonos-vs-local position deltas captured in the heartbeat).
+ */
+@Suppress("TooManyFunctions") // one collector + one (un)register pair per signal; cohesive
+@Singleton
+class DiagnosticsReporter @Inject constructor(
+    @ApplicationContext private val context: Context,
+    @ApplicationScope private val scope: CoroutineScope,
+    private val dao: DiagnosticEventDao,
+    private val authController: AuthController,
+    private val authStore: AuthStore,
+    private val connectivity: ConnectivityObserver,
+    private val networkStatus: NetworkStatusController,
+    private val playerController: PlayerController,
+    private val outputPicker: OutputPickerController,
+    private val remoteState: RemotePlayerState,
+    private val json: Json,
+) {
+    @Volatile private var enabled = false
+    private var collectorJob: Job? = null
+    private var powerReceiver: BroadcastReceiver? = null
+    private var lifecycleObserver: DefaultLifecycleObserver? = null
+
+    init {
+        // Gate = account flag (currentUser.debugModeEnabled) AND not the
+        // per-device local opt-out.
+        scope.launch {
+            combine(authController.currentUser, authStore.diagnosticsOptOut) { user, optOut ->
+                (user?.debugModeEnabled == true) && !optOut
+            }.distinctUntilChanged().collect { setEnabled(it) }
+        }
+        // Periodically re-pull /me so a remote admin flip propagates
+        // without a re-login or app restart.
+        scope.launch {
+            while (true) {
+                delay(GATE_REFRESH_MS)
+                authController.refreshProfile()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun setEnabled(value: Boolean) {
+        if (value == enabled) return
+        enabled = value
+        if (value) start() else stop()
+    }
+
+    private fun start() {
+        registerPowerReceiver()
+        registerLifecycleObserver()
+        collectorJob = scope.launch {
+            record("lifecycle", buildJsonObject { put("event", "reporting_started") })
+            launch { collectConnectivity() }
+            launch { collectServerHealth() }
+            launch { collectUpnpDrops() }
+            launch { collectPlayerState() }
+            launch { collectTrackChanges() }
+            launch { collectRoutes() }
+            launch { heartbeatLoop() }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun stop() {
+        collectorJob?.cancel()
+        collectorJob = null
+        unregisterPowerReceiver()
+        unregisterLifecycleObserver()
+        // Off means off: drop any unsent buffer (honors the user OFF
+        // intent and avoids leaking data captured before disable).
+        scope.launch { runCatching { dao.clear() } }
+    }
+
+    private suspend fun collectConnectivity() {
+        connectivity.online.distinctUntilChanged().collect { online ->
+            record("connectivity", buildJsonObject {
+                put("event", "online_changed")
+                put("online", online)
+            })
+        }
+    }
+
+    private suspend fun collectServerHealth() {
+        // state is a StateFlow — already conflated/distinct, so no
+        // distinctUntilChanged (it's a deprecation warning = build error).
+        networkStatus.state.collect { s ->
+            record("connectivity", buildJsonObject {
+                put("event", "server_health")
+                put("state", s.name)
+            })
+        }
+    }
+
+    private suspend fun collectUpnpDrops() {
+        playerController.dropEvents.collect { msg ->
+            record("upnp_sync", buildJsonObject {
+                put("event", "drop")
+                put("message", msg)
+            })
+        }
+    }
+
+    private suspend fun collectPlayerState() {
+        // 'playback', not 'upnp_sync' — player state applies to every output
+        // route (phone speaker, Bluetooth, UPnP), not just casting.
+        playerController.uiState
+            .map { Triple(it.currentSource, it.isUpnpLoading, it.playbackError) }
+            .distinctUntilChanged()
+            .collect { (source, upnpLoading, err) ->
+                record("playback", buildJsonObject {
+                    put("event", "player_state")
+                    put("source", source ?: "")
+                    put("upnp_loading", upnpLoading)
+                    if (err != null) put("error", err)
+                })
+            }
+    }
+
+    // Emit a snapshot at each track/queue-index change — captures a
+    // skip-induced local↔Sonos desync at the INSTANT it happens, which the
+    // 45s heartbeat misses. Note: uiState is a conflated StateFlow, so a
+    // very rapid skip burst may coalesce intermediate indices (we still get
+    // the boundaries + the local-vs-Sonos snapshot).
+    private suspend fun collectTrackChanges() {
+        playerController.uiState
+            .map { it.queueIndex to it.currentTrack?.id }
+            .distinctUntilChanged()
+            .collect { (index, _) ->
+                val ui = playerController.uiState.value
+                val casting = outputPicker.routesState.value.current.protocol !=
+                    OutputRoute.Protocol.SYSTEM
+                record("playback", buildJsonObject {
+                    put("event", "track_change")
+                    put("local_index", index)
+                    // Track IDENTITY, not just index — indices wobble across
+                    // re-casts, so the id + Sonos URI make a desync unambiguous.
+                    put("local_track_id", ui.currentTrack?.id ?: "")
+                    put("local_pos_ms", ui.positionMs)
+                    putSonos(this, casting)
+                    put("upnp_loading", ui.isUpnpLoading)
+                    put("server_health", networkStatus.state.value.name)
+                    put("route", outputPicker.routesState.value.current.name)
+                })
+            }
+    }
+
+    private suspend fun collectRoutes() {
+        // 'playback' — route changes happen for all outputs. This only ever
+        // logs the ACTIVE route (routesState.current), so no "connected" flag.
+        outputPicker.routesState.map { it.current }.distinctUntilChanged().collect { r ->
+            record("playback", buildJsonObject {
+                put("event", "route")
+                put("id", r.id)
+                put("name", r.name)
+                put("kind", r.kind.name)
+                put("protocol", r.protocol.name)
+            })
+        }
+    }
+
+    private suspend fun heartbeatLoop() {
+        while (true) {
+            delay(HEARTBEAT_MS)
+            val ui = playerController.uiState.value
+            val route = outputPicker.routesState.value.current
+            val routeActive = route.protocol != OutputRoute.Protocol.SYSTEM
+            // Idle = nothing worth sampling. Skip to keep the buffer lean.
+            if (!ui.isPlaying && !routeActive) continue
+            record("heartbeat", buildJsonObject {
+                put("server_health", networkStatus.state.value.name)
+                put("is_playing", ui.isPlaying)
+                put("source", ui.currentSource ?: "")
+                put("local_index", ui.queueIndex)
+                put("local_track_id", ui.currentTrack?.id ?: "")
+                put("local_pos_ms", ui.positionMs)
+                put("route", route.name)
+                put("route_protocol", route.protocol.name)
+                putSonos(this, routeActive)
+                addPowerFields(this)
+            })
+        }
+    }
+
+    // --- power + lifecycle taps -------------------------------------------
+
+    private fun registerPowerReceiver() {
+        if (powerReceiver != null) return
+        val receiver = object : BroadcastReceiver() {
+            override fun onReceive(c: Context?, intent: Intent?) {
+                val action = intent?.action ?: return
+                if (!enabled) return
+                scope.launch { record("power", powerEvent(action)) }
+            }
+        }
+        val filter = IntentFilter().apply {
+            addAction(Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_ON)
+            addAction(Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_OFF)
+            addAction(PowerManager.ACTION_DEVICE_IDLE_MODE_CHANGED)
+        }
+        // System-protected broadcasts, but pass NOT_EXPORTED explicitly so
+        // the API 34+ registerReceiver flag requirement is satisfied.
+        ContextCompat.registerReceiver(
+            context, receiver, filter, ContextCompat.RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED,
+        )
+        powerReceiver = receiver
+    }
+
+    private fun unregisterPowerReceiver() {
+        powerReceiver?.let { runCatching { context.unregisterReceiver(it) } }
+        powerReceiver = null
+    }
+
+    private fun registerLifecycleObserver() {
+        if (lifecycleObserver != null) return
+        val obs = object : DefaultLifecycleObserver {
+            override fun onStart(owner: LifecycleOwner) = logLifecycle("app_foreground")
+            override fun onStop(owner: LifecycleOwner) = logLifecycle("app_background")
+        }
+        lifecycleObserver = obs
+        scope.launch(Dispatchers.Main) {
+            ProcessLifecycleOwner.get().lifecycle.addObserver(obs)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun unregisterLifecycleObserver() {
+        val obs = lifecycleObserver ?: return
+        lifecycleObserver = null
+        scope.launch(Dispatchers.Main) {
+            ProcessLifecycleOwner.get().lifecycle.removeObserver(obs)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun logLifecycle(event: String) {
+        if (!enabled) return
+        scope.launch { record("lifecycle", buildJsonObject { put("event", event) }) }
+    }
+
+    private fun powerEvent(action: String): JsonObject = buildJsonObject {
+        put("event", action.substringAfterLast('.'))
+        addPowerFields(this)
+    }
+
+    // Sonos/UPnP remote-vs-local desync fields. Only meaningful while a
+    // remote route is active; zeroed otherwise so a stale RemotePlayerState
+    // from a just-ended cast can't masquerade as live Sonos data (the
+    // cast→phone handoff artifact). currentTrackUri is the desync ground
+    // truth — it carries the track the speaker is actually streaming.
+    private fun putSonos(builder: kotlinx.serialization.json.JsonObjectBuilder, casting: Boolean) {
+        builder.put("sonos_track", if (casting) remoteState.trackNumber else 0)
+        builder.put("sonos_pos_ms", if (casting) remoteState.positionMs else 0)
+        builder.put("sonos_playing", casting && remoteState.isPlaying)
+        if (casting) builder.put("sonos_uri", remoteState.currentTrackUri)
+    }
+
+    private fun addPowerFields(builder: kotlinx.serialization.json.JsonObjectBuilder) {
+        val pm = context.getSystemService(Context.POWER_SERVICE) as PowerManager
+        builder.put("doze", pm.isDeviceIdleMode)
+        builder.put("screen_on", pm.isInteractive)
+        builder.put("battery_opt_ignored", pm.isIgnoringBatteryOptimizations(context.packageName))
+    }
+
+    private suspend fun record(kind: String, payload: JsonObject) {
+        runCatching {
+            val id = dao.insert(
+                DiagnosticEventEntity(
+                    kind = kind,
+                    occurredAtMillis = System.currentTimeMillis(),
+                    payloadJson = json.encodeToString(JsonObject.serializer(), payload),
+                ),
+            )
+            if (id % TRIM_INTERVAL == 0L) dao.trimToNewest(MAX_BUFFER)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private companion object {
+        const val HEARTBEAT_MS = 45_000L
+        const val GATE_REFRESH_MS = 300_000L // re-pull /me every 5 min
+        const val MAX_BUFFER = 5_000 // ring-buffer ceiling, oldest dropped
+        const val TRIM_INTERVAL = 50L // trim every N inserts, not every one
+    }
+}

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/diagnostics/DiagnosticsUploader.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+package com.fabledsword.minstrel.diagnostics
+
+import android.os.Build
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.BuildConfig
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.api.endpoints.DiagnosticEventWire
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.api.endpoints.DiagnosticsApi
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.api.endpoints.DiagnosticsReportRequest
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.auth.AuthStore
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.cache.db.dao.DiagnosticEventDao
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.cache.db.entities.DiagnosticEventEntity
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.connectivity.NetworkStatusController
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.connectivity.ServerHealth
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.di.ApplicationScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.distinctUntilChanged
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.filter
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.filterNotNull
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.map
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import kotlinx.coroutines.sync.Mutex
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.Json
+import retrofit2.Retrofit
+import retrofit2.create
+import javax.inject.Inject
+import javax.inject.Singleton
+
+/**
+ * Drains the [DiagnosticEventDao] ring buffer to POST /api/diagnostics
+ * (M9). Triggers mirror [com.fabledsword.minstrel.cache.mutations.MutationReplayer]:
+ * a periodic tick, a sign-in (sessionCookie non-null), and a server-health
+ * recovery to [ServerHealth.Healthy] — so a dead-zone's buffered events
+ * upload the moment the link comes back.
+ *
+ * Deliberately NOT the MutationQueue: diagnostics are high-volume,
+ * best-effort telemetry. A failed upload just retries on the next tick;
+ * the server no-ops (204) when the account's debug flag is off, which the
+ * uploader treats as success so the buffer drains either way.
+ */
+@Singleton
+class DiagnosticsUploader @Inject constructor(
+    private val dao: DiagnosticEventDao,
+    private val authStore: AuthStore,
+    private val json: Json,
+    @ApplicationScope private val scope: CoroutineScope,
+    networkStatus: NetworkStatusController,
+    retrofit: Retrofit,
+) {
+    private val api: DiagnosticsApi = retrofit.create()
+    private val mutex = Mutex()
+
+    init {
+        scope.launch {
+            while (true) {
+                delay(UPLOAD_INTERVAL_MS)
+                drainSafe()
+            }
+        }
+        scope.launch {
+            authStore.sessionCookie.filterNotNull().distinctUntilChanged().collect { drainSafe() }
+        }
+        scope.launch {
+            networkStatus.state
+                .map { it == ServerHealth.Healthy }
+                .distinctUntilChanged()
+                .filter { it }
+                .collect { drainSafe() }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /** Coalesces concurrent triggers via tryLock — a drain in flight wins. */
+    private suspend fun drainSafe() {
+        val clientId = authStore.clientId.value
+        // Signed out / no client id yet → nothing to do. Single guard keeps
+        // the return count within the detekt gate.
+        if (authStore.sessionCookie.value.isNullOrEmpty() || clientId == null) return
+        if (!mutex.tryLock()) return
+        try {
+            drain(clientId)
+        } finally {
+            mutex.unlock()
+        }
+    }
+
+    private suspend fun drain(clientId: String) {
+        var more = true
+        while (more) {
+            val batch = runCatching { dao.takeBatch(BATCH_SIZE) }.getOrNull().orEmpty()
+            val sent = batch.isNotEmpty() && runCatching { upload(clientId, batch) }.isSuccess
+            if (sent) runCatching { dao.deleteByIds(batch.map { it.id }) }
+            // Keep going only while a full batch sent cleanly; otherwise stop
+            // (empty buffer, or a failure to retry on the next trigger).
+            more = sent && batch.size >= BATCH_SIZE
+        }
+    }
+
+    private suspend fun upload(clientId: String, batch: List<DiagnosticEventEntity>) {
+        api.report(
+            DiagnosticsReportRequest(
+                clientId = clientId,
+                appVersion = BuildConfig.VERSION_NAME,
+                osVersion = "Android ${Build.VERSION.RELEASE} (${Build.MODEL})",
+                events = batch.map { row ->
+                    DiagnosticEventWire(
+                        kind = row.kind,
+                        occurredAt = row.occurredAtMillis,
+                        payload = json.parseToJsonElement(row.payloadJson),
+                    )
+                },
+            ),
+        )
+    }
+
+    private companion object {
+        const val UPLOAD_INTERVAL_MS = 60_000L
+        const val BATCH_SIZE = 100
+    }
+}

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/discover/ui/DiscoverScreen.kt

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.ArtistSuggestionRef
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.LidarrRequestKind
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.LidarrSearchResultRef
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.nav.Discover
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.ErrorRetry
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.LoadingCentered
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.MinstrelTopAppBar
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.PullToRefreshScaffold
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ private fun DiscoverBody(
                             snackbar.showSnackbar(snackbarFor(outcome, s.name))
                         }
                     },
+                    onRetry = { viewModel.loadSuggestions() },
                 )
                 ResultsState.Loading -> LoadingCentered()
                 is ResultsState.Loaded -> ResultsList(
@@ -121,7 +123,11 @@ private fun DiscoverBody(
                         }
                     },
                 )
-                is ResultsState.Error -> CenteredMessage("Search failed: ${r.message}")
+                is ResultsState.Error -> ErrorRetry(
+                    title = "Search failed",
+                    message = r.message,
+                    onRetry = viewModel::runSearch,
+                )
             }
         }
     }
@@ -177,10 +183,15 @@ private fun SuggestionsPane(
     state: SuggestionState,
     locallyRequestedMbids: Set<String>,
     onRequest: (ArtistSuggestionRef) -> Unit,
+    onRetry: () -> Unit,
 ) {
     when (state) {
         SuggestionState.Loading -> LoadingCentered()
-        is SuggestionState.Error -> CenteredMessage("Couldn't load suggestions.")
+        is SuggestionState.Error -> ErrorRetry(
+            title = "Couldn't load suggestions",
+            message = state.message,
+            onRetry = onRetry,
+        )
         is SuggestionState.Loaded -> SuggestionsList(
             items = state.items.filter { it.mbid !in locallyRequestedMbids },
             onRequest = onRequest,

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/discover/ui/DiscoverViewModel.kt

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package com.fabledsword.minstrel.discover.ui
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
 import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.api.ErrorCopy
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.connectivity.NetworkStatusController
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.connectivity.recoveries
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.discover.data.DiscoverRepository
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.discover.data.RequestOutcome
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.ArtistSuggestionRef
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ sealed interface ResultsState {
 @HiltViewModel
 class DiscoverViewModel @Inject constructor(
     private val repository: DiscoverRepository,
+    networkStatus: NetworkStatusController,
 ) : ViewModel() {
 
     private val internal = MutableStateFlow(DiscoverState())
@@ -53,6 +56,15 @@ class DiscoverViewModel @Inject constructor(
 
     init {
         loadSuggestions()
+        // Screen-level auto-recovery (issue #1245): re-run whichever pane
+        // failed while the server was unreachable once health returns.
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            networkStatus.recoveries().collect {
+                val s = internal.value
+                if (s.suggestions is SuggestionState.Error) loadSuggestions()
+                if (s.results is ResultsState.Error) runSearch()
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     fun setQuery(value: String) {

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/history/ui/HistoryTab.kt

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
 import androidx.lifecycle.compose.collectAsStateWithLifecycle
 import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.api.ErrorCopy
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.connectivity.NetworkStatusController
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.connectivity.recoveries
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.history.data.HistoryEntry
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.history.data.HistoryRepository
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.TrackRef
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ import com.fabledsword.minstrel.player.PlayerController
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.UiState
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.TrackRow
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.EmptyState
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.ErrorRetry
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.LoadingCentered
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.PullToRefreshScaffold
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.TrackCoverThumb
@@ -56,6 +59,7 @@ private const val SHARE_STOP_TIMEOUT_MS = 5_000L
 class HistoryTabViewModel @Inject constructor(
     private val repository: HistoryRepository,
     private val player: PlayerController,
+    networkStatus: NetworkStatusController,
 ) : ViewModel() {
 
     private val refreshError = MutableStateFlow<String?>(null)
@@ -82,6 +86,11 @@ class HistoryTabViewModel @Inject constructor(
 
     init {
         refresh()
+        // Screen-level auto-recovery (issue #1245): re-pull when server
+        // health returns, so a load that failed offline heals unprompted.
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            networkStatus.recoveries().collect { refresh() }
+        }
     }
 
     fun refresh(): Job = viewModelScope.launch {
@@ -116,9 +125,10 @@ fun HistoryTab(
                 title = "No listening history yet",
                 body = "Play something — your recent plays will show up here.",
             )
-            is UiState.Error -> EmptyState(
+            is UiState.Error -> ErrorRetry(
                 title = "Couldn't load history",
-                body = s.message,
+                message = s.message,
+                onRetry = { viewModel.refresh() },
             )
             is UiState.Success -> HistoryList(
                 entries = s.data,

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/home/data/HomeRepository.kt

@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.TrackRef
 import kotlinx.coroutines.ExperimentalCoroutinesApi
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.combine
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.distinctUntilChanged
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.flatMapLatest
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.flowOf
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.map
 import retrofit2.Retrofit
 import retrofit2.create
 import javax.inject.Inject
@@ -34,9 +36,10 @@ import javax.inject.Singleton
  * reveals when the fetch lands and Room re-emits. Mirrors Flutter's
  * per-item tile providers.
  *
- * `refreshIndex()` pulls `GET /api/home/index`, replaces each section
- * in-place (delete-then-insert, so the section Flows re-fire), and
- * pre-warms the top artists via [HomeArtistPrewarmer].
+ * `refreshIndex()` pulls `GET /api/home/index`, swaps all sections in
+ * one transaction (so the rows update together in a single emission
+ * rather than collapsing and refilling), and pre-warms the top artists
+ * via [HomeArtistPrewarmer].
  */
 @Singleton
 // Per-section observe accessors (one per Home row) inflate the function
@@ -85,72 +88,98 @@ class HomeRepository @Inject constructor(
     fun observeYouMightLikeArtists(): Flow<List<HomeTile<ArtistRef>>> =
         observeArtistSection(SECTION_YOU_MIGHT_LIKE_ARTISTS)
 
+    /** True when the index cache already has content on screen to protect. */
+    suspend fun hasCachedIndex(): Boolean = homeIndexDao.hasAny()
+
     /**
-     * Pulls /api/home/index, replaces each cached_home_index section,
-     * and pre-warms the top artists. The section Flows re-fire on the
-     * index change; missing entity rows hydrate via the on-miss path.
+     * Pulls /api/home/index and swaps every cached_home_index section in
+     * a single transaction, then pre-warms the top artists. Missing
+     * entity rows hydrate via the on-miss path.
+     *
+     * One transaction for all seven sections is deliberate: Room notifies
+     * observers once, on commit, so Home swaps from the old content to
+     * the new in a single emission. Per-section, un-transacted writes
+     * made every row visibly collapse to empty and refill, one after
+     * another (issue #2327).
      */
     suspend fun refreshIndex() {
         val wire = api.getHomeIndex()
-        replaceSection(SECTION_RECENTLY_ADDED_ALBUMS, "album", wire.recentlyAddedAlbums)
-        replaceSection(SECTION_REDISCOVER_ALBUMS, "album", wire.rediscoverAlbums)
-        replaceSection(SECTION_REDISCOVER_ARTISTS, "artist", wire.rediscoverArtists)
-        replaceSection(SECTION_MOST_PLAYED_TRACKS, "track", wire.mostPlayedTracks)
-        replaceSection(SECTION_LAST_PLAYED_ARTISTS, "artist", wire.lastPlayedArtists)
-        replaceSection(SECTION_YOU_MIGHT_LIKE_ALBUMS, "album", wire.youMightLikeAlbums)
-        replaceSection(SECTION_YOU_MIGHT_LIKE_ARTISTS, "artist", wire.youMightLikeArtists)
+        homeIndexDao.replaceSections(
+            sections = ALL_SECTIONS,
+            rows = rowsFor(SECTION_RECENTLY_ADDED_ALBUMS, "album", wire.recentlyAddedAlbums) +
+                rowsFor(SECTION_REDISCOVER_ALBUMS, "album", wire.rediscoverAlbums) +
+                rowsFor(SECTION_REDISCOVER_ARTISTS, "artist", wire.rediscoverArtists) +
+                rowsFor(SECTION_MOST_PLAYED_TRACKS, "track", wire.mostPlayedTracks) +
+                rowsFor(SECTION_LAST_PLAYED_ARTISTS, "artist", wire.lastPlayedArtists) +
+                rowsFor(SECTION_YOU_MIGHT_LIKE_ALBUMS, "album", wire.youMightLikeAlbums) +
+                rowsFor(SECTION_YOU_MIGHT_LIKE_ARTISTS, "artist", wire.youMightLikeArtists),
+        )
         prewarmer.warm(
             wire.rediscoverArtists + wire.lastPlayedArtists + wire.youMightLikeArtists,
         )
     }
 
-    private suspend fun replaceSection(section: String, entityType: String, ids: List<String>) {
-        homeIndexDao.deleteBySection(section)
-        if (ids.isEmpty()) return
-        homeIndexDao.upsertAll(
-            ids.mapIndexed { index, id ->
+    private fun rowsFor(
+        section: String,
+        entityType: String,
+        ids: List<String>,
+    ): List<CachedHomeIndexEntity> = ids.mapIndexed { index, id ->
         CachedHomeIndexEntity(
             section = section,
             position = index,
             entityType = entityType,
             entityId = id,
         )
-            },
-        )
     }
 
+    /**
+     * The section's ordered entity ids, deduplicated.
+     *
+     * Room re-runs the query on every write to `cached_home_index` — and
+     * `CachedHomeIndexEntity.fetchedAt` is stamped fresh each time — so
+     * comparing whole rows would call every rewrite a change. Comparing
+     * the id list instead means a section whose contents didn't actually
+     * move never restarts the `flatMapLatest` below, which would
+     * otherwise tear down and rebuild all of its tiles' hydration flows
+     * and flicker unchanged tiles (issue #2327).
+     */
+    private fun observeSectionIds(section: String): Flow<List<String>> =
+        homeIndexDao.observeBySection(section)
+            .map { rows -> rows.map { it.entityId } }
+            .distinctUntilChanged()
+
     @OptIn(ExperimentalCoroutinesApi::class)
     private fun observeAlbumSection(section: String): Flow<List<HomeTile<AlbumRef>>> =
-        homeIndexDao.observeBySection(section).flatMapLatest { rows ->
-            if (rows.isEmpty()) {
+        observeSectionIds(section).flatMapLatest { ids ->
+            if (ids.isEmpty()) {
                 flowOf(emptyList())
             } else {
-                combine(rows.map { metadataProvider.observeAlbum(it.entityId) }) { refs ->
-                    rows.mapIndexed { i, r -> HomeTile(r.entityId, refs[i]) }
+                combine(ids.map { metadataProvider.observeAlbum(it) }) { refs ->
+                    ids.mapIndexed { i, id -> HomeTile(id, refs[i]) }
                 }
             }
         }
 
     @OptIn(ExperimentalCoroutinesApi::class)
     private fun observeArtistSection(section: String): Flow<List<HomeTile<ArtistRef>>> =
-        homeIndexDao.observeBySection(section).flatMapLatest { rows ->
-            if (rows.isEmpty()) {
+        observeSectionIds(section).flatMapLatest { ids ->
+            if (ids.isEmpty()) {
                 flowOf(emptyList())
             } else {
-                combine(rows.map { metadataProvider.observeArtist(it.entityId) }) { refs ->
-                    rows.mapIndexed { i, r -> HomeTile(r.entityId, refs[i]) }
+                combine(ids.map { metadataProvider.observeArtist(it) }) { refs ->
+                    ids.mapIndexed { i, id -> HomeTile(id, refs[i]) }
                 }
             }
         }
 
     @OptIn(ExperimentalCoroutinesApi::class)
     private fun observeTrackSection(section: String): Flow<List<HomeTile<TrackRef>>> =
-        homeIndexDao.observeBySection(section).flatMapLatest { rows ->
-            if (rows.isEmpty()) {
+        observeSectionIds(section).flatMapLatest { ids ->
+            if (ids.isEmpty()) {
                 flowOf(emptyList())
             } else {
-                combine(rows.map { metadataProvider.observeTrack(it.entityId) }) { refs ->
-                    rows.mapIndexed { i, r -> HomeTile(r.entityId, refs[i]) }
+                combine(ids.map { metadataProvider.observeTrack(it) }) { refs ->
+                    ids.mapIndexed { i, id -> HomeTile(id, refs[i]) }
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -163,5 +192,16 @@ class HomeRepository @Inject constructor(
         const val SECTION_LAST_PLAYED_ARTISTS = "last_played_artists"
         const val SECTION_YOU_MIGHT_LIKE_ALBUMS = "you_might_like_albums"
         const val SECTION_YOU_MIGHT_LIKE_ARTISTS = "you_might_like_artists"
+
+        /** Every section [refreshIndex] owns — the unit of one atomic swap. */
+        val ALL_SECTIONS = listOf(
+            SECTION_RECENTLY_ADDED_ALBUMS,
+            SECTION_REDISCOVER_ALBUMS,
+            SECTION_REDISCOVER_ARTISTS,
+            SECTION_MOST_PLAYED_TRACKS,
+            SECTION_LAST_PLAYED_ARTISTS,
+            SECTION_YOU_MIGHT_LIKE_ALBUMS,
+            SECTION_YOU_MIGHT_LIKE_ARTISTS,
+        )
     }
 }

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/home/ui/HomeScreen.kt

@@ -2,11 +2,19 @@
 
 package com.fabledsword.minstrel.home.ui
 
+import androidx.compose.animation.AnimatedVisibility
 import androidx.compose.animation.Crossfade
+import androidx.compose.animation.core.tween
+import androidx.compose.animation.fadeIn
+import androidx.compose.animation.fadeOut
+import androidx.compose.animation.slideInHorizontally
+import androidx.compose.animation.slideOutHorizontally
 import androidx.compose.foundation.background
 import androidx.compose.foundation.clickable
+import androidx.compose.foundation.interaction.MutableInteractionSource
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.BoxScope
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.PaddingValues
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Row
@@ -27,6 +35,7 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.grid.items as gridItems
 import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.items
 import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.itemsIndexed
 import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.RoundedCornerShape
+import androidx.compose.material3.CircularProgressIndicator
 import androidx.compose.material3.Icon
 import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
 import androidx.compose.material3.Scaffold
@@ -34,6 +43,7 @@ import androidx.compose.material3.SnackbarHost
 import androidx.compose.material3.SnackbarHostState
 import androidx.compose.material3.Text
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.runtime.CompositionLocalProvider
 import androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect
 import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
 import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
@@ -55,6 +65,7 @@ import com.composables.icons.lucide.Lucide
 import com.composables.icons.lucide.Music
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.api.ErrorCopy
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.connectivity.ServerHealth
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.connectivity.recoveries
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.home.data.HomeRepository
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.library.data.LibraryRepository
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.library.widgets.AlbumCard
@@ -75,27 +86,38 @@ import com.fabledsword.minstrel.playlists.widgets.OfflinePoolCard
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.playlists.widgets.PlaylistCard
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.playlists.widgets.PlaylistPlaceholderCard
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.UiState
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.UpdateVeilController
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.VeilOutcome
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.VeilSessionResult
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.VeilSettleState
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.asCacheFirstStateFlow
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.ArtSettleTracker
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.EmptyState
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.ErrorRetry
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.HorizontalScrollRow
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.LocalArtSettleTracker
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.MinstrelTopAppBar
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.PullToRefreshScaffold
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.SkeletonAlbumTile
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.SkeletonArtistTile
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.SkeletonSectionHeader
 import dagger.hilt.android.lifecycle.HiltViewModel
-import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
+import kotlinx.coroutines.async
 import kotlinx.coroutines.channels.Channel
+import kotlinx.coroutines.coroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.SharingStarted
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.StateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.asStateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.combine
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.first
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.map
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.receiveAsFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.stateIn
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.filter
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import kotlinx.coroutines.withTimeoutOrNull
 import javax.inject.Inject
 
 private const val SHARE_STOP_TIMEOUT_MS = 5_000L
@@ -107,6 +129,22 @@ private const val BOTTOM_PADDING_FOR_MINIPLAYER_DP = 140
 private const val RECENTLY_ADDED_GRID_ROWS = 2
 private const val RECENTLY_ADDED_GRID_HEIGHT_DP = 440
 
+// "Updating your mixes…" veil. UpdateVeilController decides both whether it
+// appears at all — only when a refresh actually changes something — and how
+// long it stays, by watching the screen settle rather than by a fixed delay,
+// which lowered it while tiles and artwork were still landing (#2327).
+// Near-opaque (VEIL_ALPHA) so the section churn never bleeds through.
+private const val VEIL_WIPE_MS = 280
+private const val VEIL_ALPHA = 0.96f
+private const val VEIL_SPINNER_DP = 22
+private const val VEIL_SPINNER_STROKE_DP = 2
+private const val VEIL_LABEL_GAP_DP = 12
+
+// Backstop on how long a manual pull keeps its own indicator while waiting
+// for its successor — the veil, or the "already up to date" snackbar — so the
+// two never both vanish for a frame mid-handoff.
+private const val PULL_HANDOFF_TIMEOUT_MS = 2_000L
+
 // ─── State ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 data class HomeSections(
@@ -139,6 +177,7 @@ class HomeViewModel @Inject constructor(
     private val libraryRepository: LibraryRepository,
     private val player: com.fabledsword.minstrel.player.PlayerController,
     private val shuffleSource: com.fabledsword.minstrel.cache.ShuffleSource,
+    private val eventsStream: com.fabledsword.minstrel.events.EventsStream,
     networkStatus: com.fabledsword.minstrel.connectivity.NetworkStatusController,
 ) : ViewModel() {
 
@@ -160,14 +199,29 @@ class HomeViewModel @Inject constructor(
             initialValue = false,
         )
 
-    private val poolMessages = Channel<String>(Channel.BUFFERED)
+    private val snackbarMessages = Channel<String>(Channel.BUFFERED)
 
-    /** Transient snackbar messages from offline-pool taps. */
-    val transientMessages: Flow<String> = poolMessages.receiveAsFlow()
+    /**
+     * Transient snackbar messages: offline-pool taps, playback failures, and
+     * the outcome of a refresh the user explicitly asked for.
+     */
+    val transientMessages: Flow<String> = snackbarMessages.receiveAsFlow()
 
-    init {
-        refresh()
-    }
+    /**
+     * Copy for the most recent /home/index refresh failure; null once a
+     * refresh succeeds. Folded into [uiState] so an empty cache + failed
+     * refresh renders as Error (with retry) instead of masquerading as
+     * the "Welcome to Minstrel" empty state.
+     */
+    private val refreshError = MutableStateFlow<String?>(null)
+
+    /**
+     * Cover-art loads in flight on Home, reported by every [ServerImage]
+     * under [LocalArtSettleTracker]. The veil waits on this so artwork
+     * arriving a beat after its tile lands behind the veil rather than
+     * popping in on screen.
+     */
+    val artTracker = ArtSettleTracker()
 
     /**
      * Tap an offline pool: shuffle + play its cached tracks. Empty
@@ -180,7 +234,7 @@ class HomeViewModel @Inject constructor(
                 OfflinePoolKind.LIKED -> shuffleSource.liked()
             }.shuffled()
             if (tracks.isEmpty()) {
-                poolMessages.trySend("No cached ${kind.label} tracks yet")
+                snackbarMessages.trySend("No cached ${kind.label} tracks yet")
             } else {
                 player.setQueue(tracks, initialIndex = 0, source = "offline:${kind.name}")
             }
@@ -217,14 +271,14 @@ class HomeViewModel @Inject constructor(
             try {
                 val detail = libraryRepository.refreshAlbumDetail(albumId)
                 if (detail.tracks.isEmpty()) {
-                    poolMessages.trySend("This album has no tracks to play.")
+                    snackbarMessages.trySend("This album has no tracks to play.")
                 } else {
                     player.setQueue(detail.tracks, initialIndex = 0, source = "album:$albumId")
                 }
             } catch (
                 @Suppress("TooGenericExceptionCaught") e: Throwable,
             ) {
-                poolMessages.trySend(
+                snackbarMessages.trySend(
                     "Couldn't start playback: ${ErrorCopy.fromThrowable(e)}",
                 )
             }
@@ -242,14 +296,14 @@ class HomeViewModel @Inject constructor(
             try {
                 val tracks = libraryRepository.fetchArtistTracks(artistId).shuffled()
                 if (tracks.isEmpty()) {
-                    poolMessages.trySend("This artist has no tracks to play.")
+                    snackbarMessages.trySend("This artist has no tracks to play.")
                 } else {
                     player.setQueue(tracks, initialIndex = 0, source = "artist:$artistId")
                 }
             } catch (
                 @Suppress("TooGenericExceptionCaught") e: Throwable,
             ) {
-                poolMessages.trySend(
+                snackbarMessages.trySend(
                     "Couldn't start playback: ${ErrorCopy.fromThrowable(e)}",
                 )
             }
@@ -267,26 +321,67 @@ class HomeViewModel @Inject constructor(
     suspend fun playPlaylist(playlist: PlaylistRef) {
         viewModelScope.launch {
             playPlaylistShuffled(playlist, playlistsRepository, player) {
-                poolMessages.trySend(it)
+                snackbarMessages.trySend(it)
             }
         }.join()
     }
 
     /**
-     * Pulls both /home/index and the playlists list. Returns the Job
-     * for the combined refresh so a pull-to-refresh wrapper can await
-     * actual completion before hiding the indicator.
+     * Pulls /home/index, the playlists list and the system-playlist
+     * status. Returns true when the load-bearing /home/index pull
+     * succeeded — the veil controller retries on false and reports the
+     * outcome, so this must report failure rather than swallow it.
      */
-    fun refresh(): Job = viewModelScope.launch {
-        val home = launch { runCatching { homeRepository.refreshIndex() } }
+    private suspend fun runRefresh(): Boolean = coroutineScope {
+        // /home/index is the load-bearing pull: its failure drives the
+        // empty-cache Error state. A failure over a populated cache
+        // stays silent — cached sections beat a full-screen error.
+        //
+        // Cleared on success, NOT at the start of each attempt: with the
+        // veil's retries, clearing up front made a failing cold start
+        // flash the "Welcome to Minstrel" empty state (empty cache + no
+        // error reads as Empty) between one attempt and the next.
+        val home = async {
+            runCatching { homeRepository.refreshIndex() }
+                .onSuccess { refreshError.value = null }
+                .onFailure { refreshError.value = ErrorCopy.fromThrowable(it) }
+                .isSuccess
+        }
         val lists = launch { runCatching { playlistsRepository.refreshList() } }
         val status = launch {
             runCatching { homeRepository.getSystemPlaylistsStatus() }
                 .onSuccess { systemStatusInternal.value = it }
         }
-        home.join()
         lists.join()
         status.join()
+        home.await()
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The Error state's explicit Retry button. User-initiated, so it gets
+     * the controller's retries and reports its outcome; over an empty cache
+     * there's no content to protect, so no veil goes up.
+     */
+    fun retry() = veil.request(userInitiated = true)
+
+    /**
+     * Manual pull-to-refresh. Goes behind the veil like every other refresh
+     * (operator call, 2026-07-31: the churn a pull causes is identical to
+     * the automatic paths, and a small spinner didn't hide it).
+     *
+     * Suspends until the veil has taken over OR the session has finished,
+     * so the pull indicator hands off to exactly one successor: the veil if
+     * content changed, the "Already up to date" snackbar if it didn't. The
+     * timeout is only a backstop against a session that outlives it.
+     */
+    suspend fun refreshFromPull() {
+        val before = veil.finishedSessions.value
+        veil.request(userInitiated = true)
+        withTimeoutOrNull(PULL_HANDOFF_TIMEOUT_MS) {
+            combine(veil.visible, veil.finishedSessions) { veiled, finished ->
+                veiled || finished != before
+            }.first { it }
+        }
     }
 
     val uiState: StateFlow<UiState<HomeSections>> =
@@ -325,9 +420,135 @@ class HomeViewModel @Inject constructor(
     }
 
     private fun combineHomeFlows() =
-        observeHomeSections().combine(playlistsRepository.observeAll()) { sections, playlists ->
+        combine(
+            observeHomeSections(),
+            playlistsRepository.observeAll(),
+            refreshError,
+        ) { sections, playlists, err ->
             val merged = sections.copy(playlists = playlists)
-            if (merged.isAllEmpty) UiState.Empty else UiState.Success(merged)
+            when {
+                !merged.isAllEmpty -> UiState.Success(merged)
+                err != null -> UiState.Error(err)
+                else -> UiState.Empty
+            }
+        }
+
+    // ─── Updating veil ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+    // Declared after uiState: these initialisers read it, and Kotlin runs
+    // property initialisers and init blocks in declaration order.
+
+    /**
+     * What the veil watches to decide Home has stopped moving: the whole
+     * rendered state, plus how many covers are still loading.
+     *
+     * [UiState.Success] wraps a [HomeSections] data class, so any visible
+     * change — a section swapping ids, one tile hydrating from skeleton to
+     * album — changes this value and re-arms the veil's quiet window.
+     *
+     * Unhydrated tiles deliberately do NOT gate `quiescent`. A tile whose
+     * on-miss fetch soft-fails keeps a null value indefinitely
+     * ([MetadataProvider] swallows those errors), so treating "no
+     * skeletons left" as the settle condition would pin the veil to its
+     * hard ceiling on every refresh. They're covered by the content key
+     * instead: each tile that lands re-arms the window, and once they stop
+     * landing the screen is genuinely still.
+     */
+    private val settleSignal: Flow<VeilSettleState> =
+        combine(uiState, artTracker.inFlight) { state, artInFlight ->
+            VeilSettleState(
+                contentKey = state,
+                hasContent = state is UiState.Success,
+                quiescent = artInFlight == 0,
+            )
+        }
+
+    private val veil = UpdateVeilController(
+        scope = viewModelScope,
+        settleSignal = settleSignal,
+        shouldVeil = {
+            // Only worth hiding churn when there's already content to
+            // hide. A cold load over an empty cache keeps its skeleton —
+            // veiling that would replace a useful affordance with an
+            // opaque panel. `hasCachedIndex` is the honest check: uiState
+            // still reads Loading until the screen subscribes, so on a
+            // process restore over a warm cache it would say "no content"
+            // right before the cache emits.
+            uiState.value is UiState.Success || homeRepository.hasCachedIndex()
+        },
+        onSessionEnd = ::reportRefreshOutcome,
+        work = ::runRefresh,
+    )
+
+    /**
+     * Tells the user how a refresh *they asked for* went, in the one case
+     * the veil can't: when nothing changed there's no veil to see, and a
+     * pull that produces no visible response at all reads as broken.
+     *
+     * Only user-initiated sessions say anything. The same outcome from a
+     * background check — the initial load, the 03:00 rebuild, a reconnect —
+     * is noise, and "Already up to date" on every launch would be worse
+     * than silence (operator's call, 2026-07-31).
+     */
+    private fun reportRefreshOutcome(result: VeilSessionResult) {
+        if (!result.userInitiated) return
+        when (result.outcome) {
+            // The veil was the feedback.
+            VeilOutcome.CHANGED -> return
+            VeilOutcome.UNCHANGED -> snackbarMessages.trySend("Already up to date")
+            VeilOutcome.FAILED -> snackbarMessages.trySend("Couldn't check for updates")
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * True while the "Updating your mixes…" veil should be raised.
+     *
+     * Raised only when a refresh actually changes what's on screen, and then
+     * held until Home settles — tiles hydrated, artwork loaded — instead of
+     * for a fixed delay after the network pull returns (issue #2327). A
+     * refresh that returns what's already cached shows no veil at all;
+     * [reportRefreshOutcome] tells the user instead, if they asked.
+     */
+    val isUpdating: StateFlow<Boolean> = veil.visible
+
+    init {
+        // Every refresh path goes through the controller, which decides
+        // per session whether to raise the veil. That includes the initial
+        // load: over a warm cache it's a full re-pull that churns every
+        // section, and it used to run completely unveiled.
+        veil.request()
+        // Screen-level auto-recovery (issue #1245): a Home that failed to
+        // load while the server was unreachable re-pulls itself the moment
+        // health returns — same idiom as SyncController, one layer up.
+        // This is also the recovery that keeps trying after the veil has
+        // given up and lowered; the controller sets no latch against it.
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            networkStatus.recoveries().collect { veil.request() }
+        }
+        // Server-side changes that rewrite what Home renders (#968 and
+        // the 2026-07-31 widening) re-pull behind the veil. Mirrors the
+        // web SSE consumer.
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            eventsStream.events
+                .filter { it.kind in VEILED_EVENT_KINDS }
+                .collect { veil.request() }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private companion object {
+        /**
+         * Events that change what Home shows. `playlist.system_rebuilt`
+         * is the 03:00 daily rebuild; the other `playlist.*` kinds move
+         * the Playlists and Songs-like rows; `scan.run_finished` changes
+         * Recently added (and Home never reacted to it at all before).
+         */
+        private val VEILED_EVENT_KINDS = setOf(
+            "playlist.system_rebuilt",
+            "playlist.created",
+            "playlist.updated",
+            "playlist.deleted",
+            "playlist.tracks_changed",
+            "scan.run_finished",
+        )
     }
 }
 
@@ -356,19 +577,47 @@ fun HomeScreen(
         val state by viewModel.uiState.collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
         val systemStatus by viewModel.systemStatus.collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
         val offline by viewModel.offline.collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
+        val updating by viewModel.isUpdating.collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
         PullToRefreshScaffold(
-            onRefresh = { viewModel.refresh().join() },
+            onRefresh = { viewModel.refreshFromPull() },
             modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize().padding(inner),
         ) {
-            // Key Crossfade on the state CLASS, not the instance. Each
-            // section emission produces a new UiState.Success(data); if
-            // we keyed on `state` directly, every per-section
-            // hydration tick would re-run the 300ms crossfade, and
-            // first-sign-in (six sections cascading in) reads as
-            // continuous flicker. Keying on the class restricts the
-            // animation to Loading↔Success↔Empty↔Error transitions and
-            // lets normal Success→Success recompositions update the
-            // LazyColumn without a fade.
+            Box(Modifier.fillMaxSize()) {
+                // Every cover below reports its load state to the tracker,
+                // so the veil can wait for artwork instead of guessing.
+                CompositionLocalProvider(
+                    LocalArtSettleTracker provides viewModel.artTracker,
+                ) {
+                    HomeStateCrossfade(state, systemStatus, offline, navController, viewModel)
+                }
+                // Refresh veil: rebuild / reconnect / pull / event churn all
+                // hide behind an "Updating your mixes…" wipe that stays up
+                // until the screen has actually stopped moving.
+                UpdatingVeil(visible = updating)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * The Loading/Empty/Error/Success switch for Home, crossfaded on state.
+ *
+ * Key the Crossfade on the state CLASS, not the instance. Each section
+ * emission produces a new UiState.Success(data); if we keyed on `state`
+ * directly, every per-section hydration tick would re-run the 300ms
+ * crossfade, and first-sign-in (six sections cascading in) reads as
+ * continuous flicker. Keying on the class restricts the animation to
+ * Loading↔Success↔Empty↔Error transitions and lets normal Success→Success
+ * recompositions update the LazyColumn without a fade.
+ */
+@Composable
+private fun HomeStateCrossfade(
+    state: UiState<HomeSections>,
+    systemStatus: SystemPlaylistsStatus,
+    offline: Boolean,
+    navController: NavHostController,
+    viewModel: HomeViewModel,
+) {
     Crossfade(targetState = state::class, label = "home-state") { _ ->
         when (val s = state) {
             UiState.Loading -> HomeSkeletonContent()
@@ -378,9 +627,10 @@ fun HomeScreen(
                     "settings, then come back here for system playlists " +
                     "and recommendations.",
             )
-                    is UiState.Error -> EmptyState(
+            is UiState.Error -> ErrorRetry(
                 title = "Couldn't load home",
-                        body = s.message,
+                message = s.message,
+                onRetry = { viewModel.retry() },
             )
             is UiState.Success -> HomeSuccessContent(
                 sections = s.data,
@@ -397,6 +647,45 @@ fun HomeScreen(
             )
         }
     }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Full-bleed "Updating your mixes…" veil that wipes in from the left,
+ * holds while an automatic refresh repopulates Home, then wipes off.
+ * Near-opaque so the section churn underneath never shows; swallows taps
+ * while raised so a mid-hydration tile can't be hit.
+ */
+@Composable
+private fun BoxScope.UpdatingVeil(visible: Boolean) {
+    AnimatedVisibility(
+        visible = visible,
+        enter = slideInHorizontally(tween(VEIL_WIPE_MS)) { -it } + fadeIn(tween(VEIL_WIPE_MS)),
+        exit = slideOutHorizontally(tween(VEIL_WIPE_MS)) { it } + fadeOut(tween(VEIL_WIPE_MS)),
+        modifier = Modifier.matchParentSize(),
+    ) {
+        Box(
+            modifier = Modifier
+                .fillMaxSize()
+                .background(MaterialTheme.colorScheme.background.copy(alpha = VEIL_ALPHA))
+                .clickable(
+                    interactionSource = remember { MutableInteractionSource() },
+                    indication = null,
+                ) {},
+            contentAlignment = Alignment.Center,
+        ) {
+            Row(verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically) {
+                CircularProgressIndicator(
+                    modifier = Modifier.size(VEIL_SPINNER_DP.dp),
+                    strokeWidth = VEIL_SPINNER_STROKE_DP.dp,
+                    color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary,
+                )
+                Spacer(Modifier.width(VEIL_LABEL_GAP_DP.dp))
+                Text(
+                    text = "Updating your mixes…",
+                    style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleMedium,
+                    color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onBackground,
+                )
+            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -465,10 +754,12 @@ private fun HomeSuccessContent(
     ) {
         item {
             // Always rendered: real system/user playlists, with
-            // placeholder cards filling the For You / Discover /
-            // 3× Songs-like slots that haven't generated yet. When
-            // offline, the cache-backed pool cards lead the row.
+            // placeholder cards filling the For You / Discover slots
+            // that haven't generated yet. When offline, the cache-backed
+            // pool cards lead the row. Songs-like now lives in its own
+            // dedicated row below (#1491), no longer inside this carousel.
             PlaylistsRow(
+                title = "Playlists",
                 rowItems = buildPlaylistsRow(sections.playlists, systemStatus, offline),
                 offline = offline,
                 onPlaylistClick = onPlaylistClick,
@@ -476,6 +767,18 @@ private fun HomeSuccessContent(
                 onPlayPlaylist = onPlayPlaylist,
             )
         }
+        // Songs-like is the best-performing surface (#1491) — promoted out
+        // of the Playlists carousel into its own row so it shows a wider
+        // spread of "Songs like {artist}" mixes. Hidden when there's
+        // nothing to show (offline with none cached).
+        songsLikeSection(
+            playlists = sections.playlists,
+            status = systemStatus,
+            offline = offline,
+            onPlaylistClick = onPlaylistClick,
+            onPlayPool = onPlayPool,
+            onPlayPlaylist = onPlayPlaylist,
+        )
         youMightLikeSection(
             albums = sections.youMightLikeAlbums,
             artists = sections.youMightLikeArtists,
@@ -499,6 +802,35 @@ private fun HomeSuccessContent(
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * The dedicated "Songs like…" row (#1491). Reuses [PlaylistsRow]'s card
+ * rendering with a distinct title; hidden entirely when there's nothing
+ * to show (offline with no cached mixes). Online with none generated yet
+ * still shows a few placeholders so the building / seed-needed state is
+ * visible, matching the pre-promotion carousel behavior.
+ */
+private fun LazyListScope.songsLikeSection(
+    playlists: List<PlaylistRef>,
+    status: SystemPlaylistsStatus,
+    offline: Boolean,
+    onPlaylistClick: (String) -> Unit,
+    onPlayPool: (OfflinePoolKind) -> Unit,
+    onPlayPlaylist: suspend (PlaylistRef) -> Unit,
+) {
+    val rowItems = buildSongsLikeRow(playlists, status, offline)
+    if (rowItems.isEmpty()) return
+    item {
+        PlaylistsRow(
+            title = "Songs like…",
+            rowItems = rowItems,
+            offline = offline,
+            onPlaylistClick = onPlaylistClick,
+            onPlayPool = onPlayPool,
+            onPlayPlaylist = onPlayPlaylist,
+        )
+    }
+}
+
 private fun LazyListScope.recentlyAddedSection(
     albums: List<HomeTile<AlbumRef>>,
     onAlbumClick: (String) -> Unit,
@@ -768,13 +1100,14 @@ private fun AlbumsRow(
 
 @Composable
 private fun PlaylistsRow(
+    title: String,
     rowItems: List<PlaylistRowItem>,
     offline: Boolean,
     onPlaylistClick: (String) -> Unit,
     onPlayPool: (OfflinePoolKind) -> Unit,
     onPlayPlaylist: suspend (PlaylistRef) -> Unit,
 ) {
-    HorizontalScrollRow(title = "Playlists") {
+    HorizontalScrollRow(title = title) {
         itemsIndexed(items = rowItems) { _, item ->
             when (item) {
                 is PlaylistRowItem.OfflinePool -> OfflinePoolCard(
@@ -825,11 +1158,12 @@ enum class OfflinePoolKind(val label: String) {
 /**
  * Builds the Home Playlists row.
  *
- * Online: For You + Discover + 3× Songs-like fixed slots (real card when
- * generated, placeholder otherwise), then the secondary system kinds (deep cuts
- * / rediscover / new for you / on this day / first listens) when they exist —
+ * Online: For You + Discover fixed slots (real card when generated,
+ * placeholder otherwise), then the secondary system kinds (deep cuts /
+ * rediscover / new for you / on this day / first listens) when they exist —
  * no placeholders for these since they're conditional on library shape — then
- * user-owned playlists.
+ * user-owned playlists. Songs-like has its own dedicated row (#1491) via
+ * [buildSongsLikeRow] and no longer appears in this carousel.
  *
  * Offline: the two cache-backed pools (Recently played, Liked) lead, then the
  * same real playlists in curated order but stably partitioned fully-cached
@@ -856,7 +1190,7 @@ internal fun buildPlaylistsRow(
     return out
 }
 
-/** The online layout: fixed system slots (with placeholders), secondary, user. */
+/** The online layout: For You + Discover slots (with placeholders), secondary, user. */
 private fun buildOnlineRow(
     owned: List<PlaylistRef>,
     status: SystemPlaylistsStatus,
@@ -868,12 +1202,7 @@ private fun buildOnlineRow(
     out += owned.firstOrNull { it.systemVariant == "discover" }
         ?.let { PlaylistRowItem.Real(it) }
         ?: PlaylistRowItem.Placeholder("Discover", variantFor("discover", status))
-    val songsLike = owned.filter { it.systemVariant == "songs_like_artist" }.take(SONGS_LIKE_SLOTS)
-    for (i in 0 until SONGS_LIKE_SLOTS) {
-        out += songsLike.getOrNull(i)
-            ?.let { PlaylistRowItem.Real(it) }
-            ?: PlaylistRowItem.Placeholder("Songs like…", variantFor("songs-like", status))
-    }
+    // Songs-like is no longer here — it has its own dedicated row (#1491).
     for (variant in SECONDARY_SYSTEM_VARIANTS) {
         owned.firstOrNull { it.systemVariant == variant }?.let { out += PlaylistRowItem.Real(it) }
     }
@@ -881,16 +1210,44 @@ private fun buildOnlineRow(
     return out
 }
 
+/**
+ * Builds the dedicated Songs-like row (#1491): all "Songs like {artist}"
+ * mixes the server generated, no longer capped to the 3 carousel slots.
+ *
+ * Online: every generated mix as a real card; when none exist yet, a few
+ * placeholders so the building / seed-needed state stays visible.
+ * Offline: the cached mixes only (fully-cached first, greyed after), and
+ * an empty list — hiding the whole section — when nothing is cached.
+ */
+internal fun buildSongsLikeRow(
+    owned: List<PlaylistRef>,
+    status: SystemPlaylistsStatus,
+    offline: Boolean,
+): List<PlaylistRowItem> {
+    val mixes = owned.filter { it.systemVariant == "songs_like_artist" }
+    return when {
+        offline -> {
+            val (available, greyed) = mixes.partition { !it.unavailableOffline }
+            (available + greyed).map { PlaylistRowItem.Real(it) }
+        }
+        mixes.isNotEmpty() -> mixes.map { PlaylistRowItem.Real(it) }
+        else -> List(SONGS_LIKE_PLACEHOLDER_SLOTS) {
+            PlaylistRowItem.Placeholder("Songs like…", variantFor("songs-like", status))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /**
  * Curated real-playlist order (system primaries, then secondary, then user).
  * Must mirror [buildOnlineRow]'s slot order — the offline row reuses this and
  * only differs by dropping placeholders + partitioning available-first.
+ * Songs-like is excluded here too — it renders in its own row via
+ * [buildSongsLikeRow] in both online and offline modes (#1491).
  */
 private fun orderedRealPlaylists(owned: List<PlaylistRef>): List<PlaylistRef> {
     val out = mutableListOf<PlaylistRef>()
     owned.firstOrNull { it.systemVariant == "for_you" }?.let { out += it }
     owned.firstOrNull { it.systemVariant == "discover" }?.let { out += it }
-    out += owned.filter { it.systemVariant == "songs_like_artist" }.take(SONGS_LIKE_SLOTS)
     for (variant in SECONDARY_SYSTEM_VARIANTS) {
         owned.firstOrNull { it.systemVariant == variant }?.let { out += it }
     }
@@ -905,7 +1262,10 @@ private fun variantFor(slot: String, s: SystemPlaylistsStatus): String = when {
     else -> "pending"
 }
 
-private const val SONGS_LIKE_SLOTS = 3
+// How many "Songs like…" placeholder cards the dedicated row shows while
+// the mixes haven't generated yet (building / seed-needed). Real mixes,
+// once generated, are shown in full and no longer capped by this (#1491).
+private const val SONGS_LIKE_PLACEHOLDER_SLOTS = 3
 
 /**
  * The 5 system playlist kinds the server generates that aren't pinned

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

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ import com.fabledsword.minstrel.nav.AlbumDetail
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.nav.ArtistDetail
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.formatDuration
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.TrackRow
-import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.EmptyState
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.ErrorRetry
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.LikeButton
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.PullToRefreshScaffold
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.ServerImage
@@ -116,9 +116,10 @@ private fun AlbumDetailStateContent(
         when (val s = state) {
             is AlbumDetailUiState.Loading ->
                 if (s.seed != null) SeededAlbumLoading(s.seed) else SkeletonTrackList()
-            is AlbumDetailUiState.Error -> EmptyState(
+            is AlbumDetailUiState.Error -> ErrorRetry(
                 title = "Couldn't load album",
-                body = s.message,
+                message = s.message,
+                onRetry = { viewModel.refresh() },
             )
             is AlbumDetailUiState.Success -> {
                 val albumLiked by viewModel.albumLiked.collectAsStateWithLifecycle()

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

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
 import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
 import androidx.navigation.toRoute
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.api.ErrorCopy
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.connectivity.NetworkStatusController
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.connectivity.recoveries
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.library.data.LibraryRepository
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.likes.data.LikesRepository
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.AlbumDetailRef
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ class AlbumDetailViewModel @Inject constructor(
     private val likes: LikesRepository,
     private val player: PlayerController,
     private val seedCache: DetailSeedCache,
+    networkStatus: NetworkStatusController,
     savedStateHandle: SavedStateHandle,
 ) : ViewModel() {
 
@@ -64,6 +67,14 @@ class AlbumDetailViewModel @Inject constructor(
 
     init {
         refresh()
+        // Screen-level auto-recovery (issue #1245): a detail that failed to
+        // load while the server was unreachable re-fetches when health
+        // returns, so coming back to the screen shows content, not an error.
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            networkStatus.recoveries().collect {
+                if (internal.value is AlbumDetailUiState.Error) refresh()
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     fun refresh(): Job = viewModelScope.launch {

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

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ 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.ErrorRetry
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.HorizontalScrollRow
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.LikeButton
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.PullToRefreshScaffold
@@ -107,9 +107,10 @@ fun ArtistDetailScreen(
                         } else {
                             SkeletonArtistAlbumsGrid()
                         }
-                    is ArtistDetailUiState.Error -> EmptyState(
+                    is ArtistDetailUiState.Error -> ErrorRetry(
                         title = "Couldn't load artist",
-                        body = s.message,
+                        message = s.message,
+                        onRetry = { viewModel.refresh() },
                     )
                     is ArtistDetailUiState.Success ->
                         ArtistSuccessBody(s, viewModel, playerViewModel, navController)

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

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
 import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
 import androidx.navigation.toRoute
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.api.ErrorCopy
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.connectivity.NetworkStatusController
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.connectivity.recoveries
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.library.data.LibraryRepository
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.likes.data.LikesRepository
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.ArtistDetailRef
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ class ArtistDetailViewModel @Inject constructor(
     private val likes: LikesRepository,
     private val player: PlayerController,
     private val seedCache: DetailSeedCache,
+    networkStatus: NetworkStatusController,
     savedStateHandle: SavedStateHandle,
 ) : ViewModel() {
 
@@ -69,6 +72,19 @@ class ArtistDetailViewModel @Inject constructor(
 
     init {
         refresh()
+        // Screen-level auto-recovery (issue #1245). From Error, redo the
+        // whole load; from Success, re-pull just the secondary sections —
+        // their fetch failures are swallowed to emptyList, so a dead zone
+        // during the first load leaves them permanently absent otherwise.
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            networkStatus.recoveries().collect {
+                when (internal.value) {
+                    is ArtistDetailUiState.Error -> refresh()
+                    is ArtistDetailUiState.Success -> loadSecondarySections()
+                    is ArtistDetailUiState.Loading -> Unit
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     fun toggleLikeArtist() {

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

@@ -24,11 +24,17 @@ class LibraryViewModel @Inject constructor(
         combine(
             repository.observeArtists(),
             repository.observeAlbums(),
-        ) { artists, albums ->
-            if (artists.isEmpty() && albums.isEmpty()) {
-                UiState.Empty
-            } else {
+            syncController.lastSyncError,
+        ) { artists, albums, syncError ->
+            when {
+                artists.isNotEmpty() || albums.isNotEmpty() ->
                     UiState.Success(LibraryData(artists, albums))
+                // Empty cache + failed sync is a load failure, not an empty
+                // library — surface it so the user gets a Retry instead of
+                // the welcome copy. Heals automatically: SyncController
+                // re-syncs on health recovery, clearing lastSyncError.
+                syncError != null -> UiState.Error(syncError)
+                else -> UiState.Empty
             }
         }
             .asCacheFirstStateFlow(viewModelScope)

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/likes/ui/LikedTab.kt

@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
 import androidx.lifecycle.compose.collectAsStateWithLifecycle
 import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
 import androidx.navigation.NavHostController
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.api.ErrorCopy
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.connectivity.NetworkStatusController
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.connectivity.recoveries
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.likes.data.LikesRepository
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.library.widgets.AlbumCard
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.library.widgets.ArtistCard
@@ -38,6 +41,7 @@ import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.UiState
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.asCacheFirstStateFlow
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.TrackRow
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.EmptyState
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.ErrorRetry
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.HorizontalScrollRow
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.LikeButton
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.LoadingCentered
@@ -46,6 +50,7 @@ import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.TrackCoverThumb
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.trackactions.TrackActionsButton
 import dagger.hilt.android.lifecycle.HiltViewModel
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.StateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.combine
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
@@ -68,14 +73,25 @@ data class LikedSections(
 class LikedTabViewModel @Inject constructor(
     private val repository: LikesRepository,
     private val player: PlayerController,
+    networkStatus: NetworkStatusController,
 ) : ViewModel() {
 
+    /** Copy for the most recent refresh failure; null once one succeeds. */
+    private val refreshError = MutableStateFlow<String?>(null)
+
     init {
         refresh()
+        // Screen-level auto-recovery (issue #1245): re-pull when server
+        // health returns, so a load that failed offline heals unprompted.
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            networkStatus.recoveries().collect { refresh() }
+        }
     }
 
     fun refresh(): Job = viewModelScope.launch {
+        refreshError.value = null
         runCatching { repository.refreshIds() }
+            .onFailure { refreshError.value = ErrorCopy.fromThrowable(it) }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -92,9 +108,16 @@ class LikedTabViewModel @Inject constructor(
         repository.observeLikedArtists(),
         repository.observeLikedAlbums(),
         repository.observeLikedTracks(),
-    ) { artists, albums, tracks ->
+        refreshError,
+    ) { artists, albums, tracks, err ->
         val sections = LikedSections(artists, albums, tracks)
-        if (sections.isAllEmpty) UiState.Empty else UiState.Success(sections)
+        when {
+            !sections.isAllEmpty -> UiState.Success(sections)
+            // Empty cache + failed refresh is a load failure, not "no
+            // likes yet" — surface Error so the user gets a Retry.
+            err != null -> UiState.Error(err)
+            else -> UiState.Empty
+        }
     }.asCacheFirstStateFlow(viewModelScope)
 
     /**
@@ -130,9 +153,10 @@ fun LikedTab(
                 body = "Tap the heart on an artist, album, or track to start " +
                     "building your liked collection.",
             )
-            is UiState.Error -> EmptyState(
+            is UiState.Error -> ErrorRetry(
                 title = "Couldn't load likes",
-                body = s.message,
+                message = s.message,
+                onRetry = { viewModel.refresh() },
             )
             is UiState.Success -> LikedContent(
                 sections = s.data,

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/models/AdminTagSourceRef.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package com.fabledsword.minstrel.models
+
+/** Domain model for one tag-enrichment provider in the admin surface (#1521). */
+data class AdminTagSourceRef(
+    val id: String,
+    val displayName: String,
+    val requiresApiKey: Boolean,
+    val supports: List<String>,
+    val enabled: Boolean,
+    val apiKeySet: Boolean,
+    val testable: Boolean,
+)
+
+/** Result of a provider "test connection" call. */
+data class TagSourceTestResult(
+    val ok: Boolean,
+    val durationMs: Long = 0,
+    val error: String = "",
+)

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/models/UserRef.kt

@@ -16,4 +16,11 @@ data class UserRef(
     val id: String,
     val username: String,
     val isAdmin: Boolean = false,
+    /**
+     * Account-level diagnostics opt-in (M9). NOT present in the login
+     * response (that's the narrow UserView) — populated by the /api/me
+     * refresh in AuthController so a remote admin flip reaches the
+     * device. Default false until the first refresh.
+     */
+    val debugModeEnabled: Boolean = false,
 )

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/models/wire/AdminTagSourceWire.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.wire
+
+import kotlinx.serialization.SerialName
+import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
+
+/**
+ * Wire DTOs for the `/api/admin/tag-sources` admin surface (#1521).
+ * Every field defaults defensively so a missing JSON key never crashes
+ * deserialization. `versionBumped` is present only on the PATCH response.
+ */
+@Serializable
+data class AdminTagSourceWire(
+    val id: String = "",
+    @SerialName("display_name") val displayName: String = "",
+    @SerialName("requires_api_key") val requiresApiKey: Boolean = false,
+    val supports: List<String> = emptyList(),
+    val enabled: Boolean = false,
+    @SerialName("api_key_set") val apiKeySet: Boolean = false,
+    @SerialName("display_order") val displayOrder: Int = 0,
+    val testable: Boolean = false,
+    @SerialName("version_bumped") val versionBumped: Boolean = false,
+)
+
+@Serializable
+data class AdminTagSourcesListWire(
+    val providers: List<AdminTagSourceWire> = emptyList(),
+    @SerialName("sources_version") val sourcesVersion: Int = 0,
+)
+
+@Serializable
+data class TestTagSourceWire(
+    val ok: Boolean = false,
+    @SerialName("duration_ms") val durationMs: Long = 0,
+    val error: String = "",
+)

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/models/wire/EventsWire.kt

@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ data class PlayStartedRequest(
     @SerialName("track_id") val trackId: String,
     @SerialName("client_id") val clientId: String,
     val source: String? = null,
+    // #1551: device class for context conditioning (server normalizes).
+    @SerialName("device_class") val deviceClass: String? = null,
 )
 
 @Serializable
@@ -56,4 +58,6 @@ data class PlayOfflineRequest(
     val at: String,
     @SerialName("duration_played_ms") val durationPlayedMs: Long,
     val source: String? = null,
+    // #1551: device class for context conditioning (server normalizes).
+    @SerialName("device_class") val deviceClass: String? = null,
 )

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/models/wire/MyProfileWire.kt

@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@ data class MyProfileWire(
     @SerialName("display_name") val displayName: String? = null,
     val email: String? = null,
     @SerialName("is_admin") val isAdmin: Boolean = false,
+    @SerialName("debug_mode_enabled") val debugModeEnabled: Boolean = false,
 )

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/nav/MinstrelNavGraph.kt

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import androidx.navigation.compose.composable
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.admin.ui.AdminLandingScreen
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.admin.ui.AdminQuarantineScreen
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.admin.ui.AdminRequestsScreen
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.admin.ui.AdminTagSourcesScreen
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.admin.ui.AdminUsersScreen
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.auth.ui.LoginScreen
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.auth.ui.ServerUrlScreen
@@ -190,6 +191,13 @@ private fun NavGraphBuilder.inShellDetail(
             }
         }
     }
+    composable<AdminTagSources> {
+        WithAnimatedScope {
+            ShellScaffold(onExpandPlayer = expandPlayer) {
+                AdminTagSourcesScreen(navController = navController)
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 private fun NavGraphBuilder.outsideShell(navController: NavHostController) {

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/nav/Routes.kt

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
 @Serializable data object AdminRequests
 @Serializable data object AdminQuarantine
 @Serializable data object AdminUsers
+@Serializable data object AdminTagSources
 
 // ── Outside-shell full-screen routes ──────────────────────────────────
 

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

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import com.fabledsword.minstrel.player.output.ActiveUpnpHolder
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.player.output.upnp.SoapFaultException
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.player.output.upnp.TransportState
 import java.io.IOException
+import kotlin.math.abs
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
@@ -58,8 +59,10 @@ import timber.log.Timber
  * native queue via ClearQueue + AddURIToQueue, then points the
  * transport at x-rincon-queue:<udn>#0. Skip/prev/seekTo delegate to
  * AVTransport Next/Previous/SeekToTrack so Sonos manages gap-free
- * advance natively. PollLoop syncs the local cursor by comparing the
- * 1-based Track index from GetPositionInfo.
+ * advance natively. PollLoop keeps the local cursor aligned to the
+ * track the renderer is actually playing, matched by track identity
+ * (the id in GetPositionInfo's TrackURI) so it survives queue-reload
+ * index drift -- see [syncLocalCursorToRemote].
  */
 class MinstrelForwardingPlayer(
     private val delegate: Player,
@@ -339,6 +342,23 @@ class MinstrelForwardingPlayer(
         }
     }
 
+    // The system media notification / lock-screen / Android Auto / Wear 'next'
+    // and 'previous' buttons issue COMMAND_SEEK_TO_NEXT / COMMAND_SEEK_TO_PREVIOUS
+    // -> Player.seekToNext() / seekToPrevious(), which are DISTINCT from the
+    // *MediaItem variants the in-app transport buttons call. Un-overridden, the
+    // base ForwardingPlayer forwards these to the paused local delegate -- so
+    // the notification next/prev only nudged the local cursor (which the poll
+    // then re-synced back to Sonos), reading as dead buttons while casting.
+    // Route them through the same Sonos path as the media-item variants when a
+    // UPnP route is engaged; plain local playback keeps the default behaviour.
+    override fun seekToNext() {
+        if (isRemote() || isLoadingUpnp()) seekToNextMediaItem() else super.seekToNext()
+    }
+
+    override fun seekToPrevious() {
+        if (isRemote() || isLoadingUpnp()) seekToPreviousMediaItem() else super.seekToPrevious()
+    }
+
     override fun getCurrentPosition(): Long =
         if (isRemote()) remoteState.positionMs else super.getCurrentPosition()
 
@@ -526,18 +546,8 @@ class MinstrelForwardingPlayer(
 
     /**
      * One poll tick: read position + transport state from Sonos, apply to
-     * [remoteState], and forward-sync the local cursor to Sonos's Track
-     * index when not in queue load.
-     *
-     * Cursor sync is gated on `holder.target == null` (= not loading)
-     * because during load Sonos reports Track=1 while we're still
-     * appending, and syncing would race the SetAV+Seek that lands
-     * after. Outside load, forward sync catches Sonos auto-advances
-     * (queue end-of-track), Sonos-app driven Next presses, and any
-     * drift after a brief poll-failure burst that didn't trip the
-     * drop threshold. Forward-only because a Next override we just
-     * issued can race with a poll still reporting the prior Track --
-     * the next poll catches up safely.
+     * [remoteState], and sync the local cursor to the track the renderer is
+     * actually playing (see [syncLocalCursorToRemote]).
      */
     private suspend fun pollOnce(active: ActiveUpnp) {
         val info = active.avTransport.getPositionInfo()
@@ -553,7 +563,7 @@ class MinstrelForwardingPlayer(
             trackUri = info.trackUri,
             trackNumber = info.track,
         )
-        maybeSyncLocalCursor(info.track)
+        syncLocalCursorToRemote(sonosTrack = info.track, trackUri = info.trackUri)
         val transport = active.avTransport.getTransportInfo()
         when (transport.state) {
             TransportState.PLAYING -> {
@@ -577,23 +587,95 @@ class MinstrelForwardingPlayer(
         notifyRemoteStateChanged()
     }
 
-    private fun maybeSyncLocalCursor(sonosTrack: Int) {
-        if (holder.target.value != null) return
-        if (sonosTrack <= 0) return
-        val sonosIdx = sonosTrack - 1
+    /**
+     * Align the paused local delegate cursor to the track the renderer is
+     * actually playing, so the un-overridden current-item getters
+     * (getCurrentMediaItem/Index -- what both the in-app player UI via
+     * PlayerController.onEvents AND the MediaSession notification read) always
+     * resolve to that track. This is THE single source of truth for "what's
+     * playing" during a cast.
+     *
+     * Identity-first: match the track-id embedded in the renderer's current URI
+     * against the delegate's MediaItem.mediaId (PlayerController sets mediaId =
+     * TrackRef.id), so the index-offset wobble across queue reloads / re-casts
+     * can never park the cursor on a stale (pre-cast) track. Falls back to the
+     * 1-based Sonos Track index only when the URI can't be resolved to a queue
+     * item. Unlike the old forward-only sync this moves the cursor in BOTH
+     * directions -- a renderer Previous / re-cast to a lower track pulls it back
+     * too. Runs on the application looper (delegate access contract).
+     *
+     * Suppressed while:
+     *  - loading ([isLoadingUpnp]) -- the native Sonos queue is still being
+     *    (re)uploaded, so its Track index is meaningless; and
+     *  - a user transport (next/prev/seekTo idx) is pending Sonos's ack --
+     *    the override already advanced the delegate optimistically, and Sonos
+     *    still reports the OLD track for a beat, so syncing now would undo the
+     *    user's press. The pending deadline is honoured directly so a missed
+     *    clear can't wedge the sync.
+     */
+    private fun syncLocalCursorToRemote(sonosTrack: Int, trackUri: String) {
+        if (isLoadingUpnp()) return
+        val pendingDeadline = remoteState.pendingTransportDeadlineMs
+        if (pendingDeadline > 0L && SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() < pendingDeadline) return
         handler.post {
-            val localIdx = delegate.currentMediaItemIndex
-            if (sonosIdx > localIdx && sonosIdx < delegate.mediaItemCount) {
+            val target = resolveRemoteCursorIndex(sonosTrack, trackUri) ?: return@post
+            if (target != delegate.currentMediaItemIndex) {
                 Timber.w(
-                    "UPnP cursor catch-up: local=%d -> sonos=%d",
-                    localIdx, sonosIdx,
+                    "UPnP cursor sync: local=%d -> %d",
+                    delegate.currentMediaItemIndex, target,
                 )
-                delegate.seekTo(sonosIdx, 0L)
+                delegate.seekTo(target, 0L)
             }
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Most-authoritative -> most-degraded (project rule #48): the track-id
+     * parsed from the renderer's current URI wins; else the 1-based Sonos Track
+     * index; else null (leave the cursor put rather than surface a wrong track).
+     * Must run on the application looper -- reads the delegate timeline.
+     */
+    private fun resolveRemoteCursorIndex(sonosTrack: Int, trackUri: String): Int? {
+        val byId = trackIdFromStreamUri(trackUri)?.let { id ->
+            nearestIndexWithMediaId(id, preferNear = sonosTrack - 1)
+        }
+        return byId ?: (sonosTrack - 1).takeIf { it in 0 until delegate.mediaItemCount }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Index of the delegate MediaItem whose mediaId == [mediaId], preferring the
+     * occurrence nearest [preferNear] so a track that appears twice in the queue
+     * doesn't snap the cursor across the queue. null if the id isn't present.
+     */
+    private fun nearestIndexWithMediaId(mediaId: String, preferNear: Int): Int? {
+        var best: Int? = null
+        var bestDist = Int.MAX_VALUE
+        for (i in 0 until delegate.mediaItemCount) {
+            if (delegate.getMediaItemAt(i).mediaId == mediaId) {
+                val dist = abs(i - preferNear)
+                if (dist < bestDist) {
+                    best = i
+                    bestDist = dist
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return best
+    }
+
+    /** Extract `{id}` from a `.../api/tracks/{id}/stream...` stream URI. */
+    private fun trackIdFromStreamUri(uri: String): String? {
+        val start = uri.indexOf(TRACKS_PATH_MARKER)
+        if (start < 0) return null
+        val idStart = start + TRACKS_PATH_MARKER.length
+        val idEnd = uri.indexOf('/', idStart)
+        return if (idEnd > idStart) uri.substring(idStart, idEnd) else null
+    }
+
     private companion object {
+        // Path segment that precedes the track-id in a stream URI
+        // (…/api/tracks/{id}/stream…) — used to map the renderer's current URI
+        // back to a delegate MediaItem by identity.
+        const val TRACKS_PATH_MARKER = "/api/tracks/"
         const val POLL_INTERVAL_MS = 1_000L
         const val NON_PLAYING_CONFIRM = 2
         const val SEEK_ACK_WINDOW_MS = 2_000L

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

@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ class PlayEventsReporter @Inject constructor(
                         trackId = trackId,
                         clientId = cid,
                         source = source.takeIf { !it.isNullOrEmpty() },
+                        deviceClass = DEVICE_CLASS,
                     ),
                 )
                 if (curTrackId == trackId) {
@@ -248,6 +249,7 @@ class PlayEventsReporter @Inject constructor(
                     atIso = startedAt.toString(),
                     durationPlayedMs = durationPlayedMs,
                     source = source.takeIf { !it.isNullOrEmpty() },
+                    deviceClass = DEVICE_CLASS,
                 ),
             )
         }
@@ -268,6 +270,12 @@ class PlayEventsReporter @Inject constructor(
 
     // ── Lifecycle: durable-close on app background / detach ────────
 
+    companion object {
+        // #1551: Android is a mobile client. Refine to tablet/tv via device
+        // configuration later if the metrics trend view shows it matters.
+        private const val DEVICE_CLASS = "mobile"
+    }
+
     override fun onStop(owner: LifecycleOwner) {
         // App backgrounded. If the tracked play is still PLAYING, leave it
         // alone: the foreground media service keeps the process — and this

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

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import androidx.media3.session.MediaController
 import androidx.media3.session.SessionToken
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.di.ApplicationScope
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.TrackRef
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.playlists.data.PlaylistsRepository
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.playlists.data.toPlayableTrackRefs
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.resolveServerUrl
 import dagger.hilt.android.qualifiers.ApplicationContext
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ class PlayerController @Inject constructor(
     @ApplicationContext private val context: Context,
     @ApplicationScope private val scope: CoroutineScope,
     private val radio: RadioController,
+    private val playlists: PlaylistsRepository,
     private val playerFactory: PlayerFactory,
     private val activeUpnpHolder: com.fabledsword.minstrel.player.output.ActiveUpnpHolder,
     private val remoteState: RemotePlayerState,
@@ -111,6 +114,13 @@ class PlayerController @Inject constructor(
      */
     private var lastEvaluatedItemIndex: Int = -1
 
+    /**
+     * #968: self-heal budget — re-pulls of a stale refreshable queue since
+     * the last successful play. Capped so a still-broken refresh can't loop;
+     * reset when any track loads with real audio.
+     */
+    private var selfHealAttempts = 0
+
     /**
      * Stable queue snapshot kept in sync with the player's MediaItems —
      * the player's own getMediaItem(index) returns Media3 types; we keep
@@ -278,6 +288,37 @@ class PlayerController @Inject constructor(
         controller.addMediaItem(track.toMediaItem(source = null))
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Reorder the queue: move the item at [from] to [to], keeping the domain
+     * snapshot in lock-step with the player's MediaItem timeline. Media3 emits
+     * onEvents → uiState reflects the new order (and the still-playing item's
+     * index). No-op on bad indices or a no-move.
+     */
+    fun moveInQueue(from: Int, to: Int) {
+        val controller = mediaController ?: return
+        if (from !in queueRefs.indices || to !in queueRefs.indices || from == to) return
+        queueRefs = queueRefs.toMutableList().apply { add(to, removeAt(from)) }
+        controller.moveMediaItem(from, to)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Remove the queue item at [index]. When it's the currently-playing item
+     * Media3 advances to the next automatically. No-op on a bad index.
+     */
+    fun removeFromQueue(index: Int) {
+        val controller = mediaController ?: return
+        if (index !in queueRefs.indices) return
+        queueRefs = queueRefs.toMutableList().apply { removeAt(index) }
+        controller.removeMediaItem(index)
+    }
+
+    /** Empty the queue and stop playback. */
+    fun clearQueue() {
+        val controller = mediaController ?: return
+        queueRefs = emptyList()
+        controller.clearMediaItems()
+    }
+
     /**
      * Seed a fresh radio queue from [trackId]. The `source` tag is
      * "radio:<id>" so the server-side rotation reporter can
@@ -351,7 +392,12 @@ class PlayerController @Inject constructor(
         if (current == null || upnpEngaged) return
         val duration = controller.duration
         val isZeroDuration = duration <= 0L || duration == androidx.media3.common.C.TIME_UNSET
-        if (!isZeroDuration) return
+        if (!isZeroDuration) {
+            // A track loaded with real audio — clear the self-heal budget so
+            // a later stale queue can recover again.
+            selfHealAttempts = 0
+            return
+        }
         playbackErrorEventsChannel.trySend(
             PlaybackErrorEvent(
                 trackId = current.id,
@@ -367,6 +413,58 @@ class PlayerController @Inject constructor(
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * #968: the queue is fully unplayable (every track failed to load). If it
+     * came from a refreshable source — a system playlist (bare-variant source)
+     * or radio ("radio:<seed>") — the snapshot is probably stale (app/tab left
+     * open across the daily rebuild); re-pull it and resume instead of stopping.
+     * Bounded by [selfHealAttempts]. Album / artist / user-playlist / offline
+     * sources have nothing to refresh — stop.
+     */
+    private fun selfHealOrStop(controller: MediaController) {
+        val source = controller.currentMediaItem
+            ?.mediaMetadata?.extras?.getString(MINSTREL_SOURCE_KEY)
+        if (source == null || selfHealAttempts >= MAX_SELF_HEAL_ATTEMPTS) {
+            controller.stop()
+            return
+        }
+        when {
+            source.startsWith("radio:") -> {
+                selfHealAttempts++
+                scope.launch { selfHealRadio(source.removePrefix("radio:")) }
+            }
+            !source.contains(':') -> { // bare variant = refreshable system playlist
+                selfHealAttempts++
+                scope.launch { selfHealSystem(source) }
+            }
+            else -> controller.stop()
+        }
+    }
+
+    private suspend fun selfHealSystem(variant: String) {
+        val refs = runCatching { playlists.systemShuffle(variant).tracks.toPlayableTrackRefs() }
+            .getOrDefault(emptyList())
+        if (refs.isEmpty()) {
+            stopOnControllerThread()
+            return
+        }
+        setQueue(refs, initialIndex = 0, source = variant)
+    }
+
+    private suspend fun selfHealRadio(seedTrackId: String) {
+        val refs = runCatching { radio.seed(seedTrackId) }.getOrDefault(emptyList())
+        if (refs.isEmpty()) {
+            stopOnControllerThread()
+            return
+        }
+        setQueue(refs, initialIndex = 0, source = "radio:$seedTrackId")
+    }
+
+    private fun stopOnControllerThread() {
+        val controller = mediaController ?: return
+        runOnControllerThread(controller) { controller.stop() }
+    }
+
     // ── Internal: async connect + Listener-driven UI state sync ──────────
 
     private suspend fun connectAndObserve() {
@@ -417,6 +515,17 @@ class PlayerController @Inject constructor(
                             detail = error.message,
                         ),
                     )
+                    // A failed load leaves the player IDLE; advance past the bad
+                    // track and re-prepare so one unplayable item doesn't strand
+                    // playback (mirrors the zero_duration skip). At the end of a
+                    // fully-unplayable queue, try to self-heal a stale refreshable
+                    // source before stopping.
+                    if (controller.hasNextMediaItem()) {
+                        controller.seekToNextMediaItem()
+                        controller.prepare()
+                    } else {
+                        selfHealOrStop(controller)
+                    }
                 }
 
                 override fun onMediaItemTransition(
@@ -520,18 +629,19 @@ class PlayerController @Inject constructor(
     }
 
     /**
-     * One position-polling tick. Owns track-change detection too: when UPnP
-     * is active and the wrapped ExoPlayer is paused, `delegate.seekTo` from
-     * `maybeSyncLocalCursor` may not fire `onMediaItemTransition`, leaving
-     * uiState.queueIndex stuck on the old track even after Sonos has
-     * advanced. So the tick reads Sonos's reported Track as the source of
-     * truth, rebuilds the index/title fields itself, and force-syncs the
-     * wrapped player as defense in depth.
+     * One position-polling tick. Patches ONLY the smoothly-changing transport
+     * fields (position / duration / play-pause / buffer) via `.copy()`. The
+     * queue index + current track are owned solely by [onEvents], which reads
+     * the authoritative delegate cursor: during a cast,
+     * [MinstrelForwardingPlayer.syncLocalCursorToRemote] keeps that cursor on
+     * the track the renderer is actually playing (matched by identity), so there
+     * is exactly one writer of "what's playing" and a stale tick can never
+     * revert it to the old track. (Previously the tick was a second index writer
+     * that fought onEvents — the flicker-to-stale-track bug.)
      */
     private fun tickPositionPoll(controller: MediaController) {
         val upnpActive = activeUpnpHolder.active.value != null
         resolvePendingTransport(controller, upnpActive)
-        val pendingTransport = upnpActive && remoteState.pendingTransportDeadlineMs > 0L
         val effectiveIsPlaying =
             if (upnpActive) remoteState.isPlaying else controller.isPlaying
         val effectivePosition = if (upnpActive) {
@@ -539,28 +649,30 @@ class PlayerController @Inject constructor(
         } else {
             controller.currentPosition
         }
-        val desiredIdx = desiredQueueIndex(controller, upnpActive)
+        val idx = controller.currentMediaItemIndex
         val current = uiStateInternal.value
         val newPos = effectivePosition.coerceAtLeast(0)
         val newDur = effectiveDuration(
             upnpActive,
             remoteState.durationMs,
             controller.duration,
-            desiredIdx = desiredIdx,
-            controllerIdx = controller.currentMediaItemIndex,
+            desiredIdx = idx,
+            controllerIdx = idx,
         )
         val newBuf = controller.bufferedPosition.coerceAtLeast(0)
-        // Track adjustments are forward-only AND suppressed while a user
-        // transport press is pending Sonos confirmation. Together those keep
-        // either direction of user input from being undone by a stale poll.
-        val trackChanged = !pendingTransport &&
-            desiredIdx > current.queueIndex &&
-            desiredIdx in queueRefs.indices
-        publishTickIfChanged(
-            current, trackChanged, desiredIdx,
-            effectiveIsPlaying, newPos, newDur, newBuf,
+        val somethingChanged = current.isPlaying != effectiveIsPlaying ||
+            current.positionMs != newPos ||
+            current.durationMs != newDur ||
+            current.bufferedPositionMs != newBuf
+        if (somethingChanged) {
+            uiStateInternal.value = current.copy(
+                isPlaying = effectiveIsPlaying,
+                positionMs = newPos,
+                durationMs = newDur,
+                bufferedPositionMs = newBuf,
             )
         }
+    }
 
     /**
      * Event-driven primary path: clear pending the moment Sonos's reported
@@ -576,48 +688,6 @@ class PlayerController @Inject constructor(
         }
     }
 
-    @Suppress("LongParameterList") // assembled at one tick call site; refactor would cost clarity
-    private fun publishTickIfChanged(
-        current: PlayerUiState,
-        trackChanged: Boolean,
-        desiredIdx: Int,
-        effectiveIsPlaying: Boolean,
-        newPos: Long,
-        newDur: Long,
-        newBuf: Long,
-    ) {
-        val somethingChanged = trackChanged ||
-            current.isPlaying != effectiveIsPlaying ||
-            current.positionMs != newPos ||
-            current.durationMs != newDur
-        if (!somethingChanged) return
-        val newTrack = if (trackChanged) queueRefs[desiredIdx] else current.currentTrack
-        val newIdx = if (trackChanged) desiredIdx else current.queueIndex
-        uiStateInternal.value = current.copy(
-            currentTrack = newTrack,
-            queueIndex = newIdx,
-            isPlaying = effectiveIsPlaying,
-            positionMs = newPos,
-            durationMs = newDur,
-            bufferedPositionMs = newBuf,
-        )
-        // Intentionally do NOT call controller.seekTo here. That would route
-        // through MinstrelForwardingPlayer's seekTo override and re-issue
-        // AVTransport.SeekToTrack to Sonos -- which seeks Sonos back to the
-        // start of the same track it's already playing, restarting the song.
-        // The wrapped player's index is kept in sync by maybeSyncLocalCursor's
-        // delegate.seekTo (which bypasses the override). If it lags briefly,
-        // the next pollOnce catches up; the uiState above already reflects
-        // Sonos's truth for the user.
-    }
-
-    private fun desiredQueueIndex(controller: MediaController, upnpActive: Boolean): Int =
-        if (upnpActive) {
-            (remoteState.trackNumber - 1).coerceAtLeast(0)
-        } else {
-            controller.currentMediaItemIndex
-        }
-
     // ── Remote position interpolation state ──────────────────────────────
     // remoteState.positionMs is only refreshed by ForwardingPlayer's 1Hz
     // SOAP poll (and only when the round-trip completes -- screen-off WiFi
@@ -763,6 +833,10 @@ class PlayerController @Inject constructor(
 // they don't need this poll.
 private const val POSITION_POLL_INTERVAL_MS = 500L
 
+// #968: at most one stale-queue self-heal re-pull per exhaustion (reset on
+// the next successful play) so a still-broken refresh can't loop.
+private const val MAX_SELF_HEAL_ATTEMPTS = 1
+
 /**
  * Structured playback failure event for [PlaybackErrorReporter]. Drives
  * both the user-facing snackbar ("Couldn't play X — skipping") and the

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

@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ private fun RouteRow(
                     maxLines = 2,
                     overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
                 )
-                val subtitle = route.description ?: defaultSubtitle(route)
+                val subtitle = route.description ?: defaultSubtitle(route, isSelected)
                 Text(
                     text = subtitle,
                     style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
@@ -198,10 +198,13 @@ private fun MulticastHintRow() {
     }
 }
 
-private fun defaultSubtitle(route: OutputRoute): String = when (route.kind) {
+// isSelected (route == the active/selected route) drives the Bluetooth
+// "Connected" subtitle. RouteInfo.connectionState can't — it stays
+// DISCONNECTED for local SYSTEM routes even when they're in use.
+private fun defaultSubtitle(route: OutputRoute, isSelected: Boolean): String = when (route.kind) {
     OutputRoute.Kind.BuiltIn -> "Phone speaker"
     OutputRoute.Kind.Wired -> "Wired"
-    OutputRoute.Kind.Bluetooth -> if (route.isConnected) "Connected" else "Available"
+    OutputRoute.Kind.Bluetooth -> if (isSelected) "Connected" else "Available"
     OutputRoute.Kind.Cast -> "Cast"
     OutputRoute.Kind.Other -> "Available"
 }

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

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ data class OutputRoute(
     val description: String?,
     val kind: Kind,
     val protocol: Protocol,
-    val isConnected: Boolean,
 ) {
     enum class Kind { BuiltIn, Wired, Bluetooth, Cast, Other }
 
@@ -43,9 +42,11 @@ data class OutputRoute(
         /**
          * Lift a MediaRouter [route] into the domain model. Kind is
          * inferred from [MediaRouter.RouteInfo.getDeviceType]; unknown
-         * device types fall through to [Kind.Other]. The
-         * `connectionState` proxy is good enough for the chip's
-         * "Connected"/"Available" subtitle.
+         * device types fall through to [Kind.Other]. "Active" is NOT an
+         * intrinsic of the route — the caller derives it by comparing to
+         * the selected route (RouteSnapshot.current), because
+         * RouteInfo.connectionState only reflects remote-route handshakes
+         * and stays DISCONNECTED for local SYSTEM routes even when in use.
          */
         fun fromRouteInfo(route: MediaRouter.RouteInfo): OutputRoute {
             val kind = when (route.deviceType) {
@@ -58,15 +59,12 @@ data class OutputRoute(
                 MediaRouter.RouteInfo.DEVICE_TYPE_SPEAKER -> Kind.Other
                 else -> Kind.Other
             }
-            val connected =
-                route.connectionState == MediaRouter.RouteInfo.CONNECTION_STATE_CONNECTED
             return OutputRoute(
                 id = route.id,
                 name = route.name,
                 description = route.description,
                 kind = kind,
                 protocol = Protocol.SYSTEM,
-                isConnected = connected,
             )
         }
 
@@ -76,10 +74,10 @@ data class OutputRoute(
          * network speakers into the same `OutputPickerController`
          * routes stream the system routes come through.
          *
-         * `isConnected = false` because UPnP devices have no
-         * MediaRouter connection-state concept — they're always
-         * "available" on the LAN, and the picker's selected-route
-         * rendering handles the "currently playing" indicator.
+         * UPnP devices have no MediaRouter connection-state concept —
+         * they're always "available" on the LAN, and the picker's
+         * selected-route rendering handles the "currently playing"
+         * indicator.
          *
          * Subtitle is `manufacturer modelName` joined by a single
          * space, falling back to "Network speaker" when both fields
@@ -96,7 +94,6 @@ data class OutputRoute(
                 description = description,
                 kind = Kind.Other,
                 protocol = Protocol.UPNP,
-                isConnected = false,
             )
         }
     }

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

@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 package com.fabledsword.minstrel.player.ui
 
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
+import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.likes.data.LikesRepository
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.player.PlayerController
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.player.PlayerUiState
 import dagger.hilt.android.lifecycle.HiltViewModel
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.SharedFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.SharingStarted
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.StateFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.stateIn
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import javax.inject.Inject
 
 /**
@@ -20,13 +25,29 @@ import javax.inject.Inject
  * stub-test for ViewModel-level logic when it grows).
  */
 @HiltViewModel
+@Suppress("TooManyFunctions") // Thin transport facade — each fun forwards to PlayerController.
 class PlayerViewModel @Inject constructor(
     private val controller: PlayerController,
+    private val likes: LikesRepository,
 ) : ViewModel() {
 
     val uiState: StateFlow<PlayerUiState> = controller.uiState
     val dropEvents: SharedFlow<String> = controller.dropEvents
 
+    /**
+     * Reactive set of liked track ids — the set-based pattern the queue
+     * (and playlist/album/artist detail) uses to color each row's
+     * [com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.LikeButton] without a
+     * per-row Flow subscription.
+     */
+    val likedTrackIds: StateFlow<Set<String>> =
+        likes.observeLikedTrackIds()
+            .stateIn(
+                scope = viewModelScope,
+                started = SharingStarted.WhileSubscribed(SHARE_STOP_TIMEOUT_MS),
+                initialValue = emptySet(),
+            )
+
     fun play() = controller.play()
     fun pause() = controller.pause()
     fun seekTo(positionMs: Long) = controller.seekTo(positionMs)
@@ -35,4 +56,16 @@ class PlayerViewModel @Inject constructor(
     fun seekToIndex(index: Int) = controller.seekToIndex(index)
     fun toggleShuffle() = controller.toggleShuffle()
     fun cycleRepeat() = controller.cycleRepeat()
+    fun moveInQueue(from: Int, to: Int) = controller.moveInQueue(from, to)
+    fun removeFromQueue(index: Int) = controller.removeFromQueue(index)
+    fun clearQueue() = controller.clearQueue()
+
+    fun toggleLikeTrack(trackId: String) {
+        val desired = trackId !in likedTrackIds.value
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            likes.toggleLike(LikesRepository.ENTITY_TRACK, trackId, desired)
+        }
+    }
 }
+
+private const val SHARE_STOP_TIMEOUT_MS = 5_000L

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

@@ -1,17 +1,25 @@
 package com.fabledsword.minstrel.player.ui
 
+import androidx.compose.animation.AnimatedVisibility
 import androidx.compose.foundation.background
 import androidx.compose.foundation.clickable
+import androidx.compose.foundation.gestures.detectDragGestures
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Row
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Spacer
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.width
 import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.LazyColumn
 import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.itemsIndexed
+import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.rememberLazyListState
+import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.RoundedCornerShape
 import androidx.compose.material3.ExperimentalMaterial3Api
+import androidx.compose.material3.FilledTonalButton
 import androidx.compose.material3.HorizontalDivider
 import androidx.compose.material3.Icon
 import androidx.compose.material3.IconButton
@@ -20,22 +28,43 @@ import androidx.compose.material3.Scaffold
 import androidx.compose.material3.Text
 import androidx.compose.material3.TopAppBar
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect
+import androidx.compose.runtime.derivedStateOf
 import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
+import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableFloatStateOf
+import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableIntStateOf
+import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
+import androidx.compose.runtime.rememberCoroutineScope
+import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.draw.clip
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
+import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.graphicsLayer
+import androidx.compose.ui.input.pointer.pointerInput
+import androidx.compose.ui.layout.onSizeChanged
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontWeight
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextOverflow
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
+import androidx.compose.ui.zIndex
 import androidx.hilt.navigation.compose.hiltViewModel
 import androidx.lifecycle.compose.collectAsStateWithLifecycle
 import androidx.navigation.NavHostController
+import com.composables.icons.lucide.ArrowDown
 import com.composables.icons.lucide.ArrowLeft
+import com.composables.icons.lucide.GripVertical
 import com.composables.icons.lucide.Lucide
+import com.composables.icons.lucide.Music
+import com.composables.icons.lucide.Trash2
 import com.composables.icons.lucide.Volume2
+import com.composables.icons.lucide.X
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.TrackRef
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.formatDuration
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.EmptyState
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.LikeButton
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.ServerImage
+import kotlin.math.roundToInt
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 
 @OptIn(ExperimentalMaterial3Api::class)
 @Composable
@@ -44,16 +73,35 @@ fun QueueScreen(
     viewModel: PlayerViewModel = hiltViewModel(),
 ) {
     val state by viewModel.uiState.collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
+    val likedTrackIds by viewModel.likedTrackIds.collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
     Scaffold(
         modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize(),
         topBar = {
             TopAppBar(
-                title = { Text("Queue") },
+                title = {
+                    Column {
+                        Text("Queue")
+                        if (state.queue.isNotEmpty()) {
+                            Text(
+                                text = queueSummary(state.queue),
+                                style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
+                                color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                            )
+                        }
+                    }
+                },
                 navigationIcon = {
                     IconButton(onClick = { navController.popBackStack() }) {
                         Icon(Lucide.ArrowLeft, contentDescription = "Back")
                     }
                 },
+                actions = {
+                    if (state.queue.isNotEmpty()) {
+                        IconButton(onClick = viewModel::clearQueue) {
+                            Icon(Lucide.Trash2, contentDescription = "Clear queue")
+                        }
+                    }
+                },
             )
         },
     ) { inner ->
@@ -67,33 +115,109 @@ fun QueueScreen(
                 QueueList(
                     tracks = state.queue,
                     currentIndex = state.queueIndex,
+                    likedTrackIds = likedTrackIds,
                     onJumpTo = viewModel::seekToIndex,
+                    onToggleLike = viewModel::toggleLikeTrack,
+                    onMove = viewModel::moveInQueue,
+                    onRemove = viewModel::removeFromQueue,
                 )
             }
         }
     }
 }
 
+@Suppress("LongParameterList") // Compose list wiring — layout + queue callbacks, not logic.
 @Composable
 private fun QueueList(
     tracks: List<TrackRef>,
     currentIndex: Int,
+    likedTrackIds: Set<String>,
     onJumpTo: (Int) -> Unit,
+    onToggleLike: (String) -> Unit,
+    onMove: (Int, Int) -> Unit,
+    onRemove: (Int) -> Unit,
 ) {
-    LazyColumn(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize()) {
+    val listState = rememberLazyListState(
+        initialFirstVisibleItemIndex = currentIndex.coerceIn(0, tracks.lastIndex),
+    )
+    val scope = rememberCoroutineScope()
+
+    // Follow the now-playing row as the track auto-advances, but only while it's
+    // near the visible window — if the user has scrolled away to browse, leave
+    // them there (the pill offers the way back). Parity with the web queue.
+    LaunchedEffect(currentIndex) {
+        if (currentIndex < 0) return@LaunchedEffect
+        val visible = listState.layoutInfo.visibleItemsInfo
+        val first = visible.firstOrNull()?.index ?: 0
+        val last = visible.lastOrNull()?.index ?: 0
+        if (currentIndex in (first - 1)..(last + 1)) {
+            listState.animateScrollToItem(currentIndex)
+        }
+    }
+
+    val currentVisible by remember {
+        derivedStateOf {
+            listState.layoutInfo.visibleItemsInfo.any { it.index == currentIndex }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Box(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize()) {
+        LazyColumn(state = listState, modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize()) {
             itemsIndexed(items = tracks, key = { _, track -> track.id }) { index, track ->
                 QueueRow(
                     track = track,
+                    index = index,
+                    queueSize = tracks.size,
                     isCurrent = index == currentIndex,
+                    liked = track.id in likedTrackIds,
                     onClick = { onJumpTo(index) },
+                    onToggleLike = { onToggleLike(track.id) },
+                    onRemove = { onRemove(index) },
+                    onMove = onMove,
                 )
                 HorizontalDivider()
             }
         }
+        JumpToCurrentPill(
+            visible = currentIndex >= 0 && !currentVisible,
+            onClick = {
+                scope.launch { listState.animateScrollToItem(currentIndex.coerceAtLeast(0)) }
+            },
+            modifier = Modifier.align(Alignment.BottomCenter).padding(bottom = 16.dp),
+        )
+    }
 }
 
 @Composable
-private fun QueueRow(track: TrackRef, isCurrent: Boolean, onClick: () -> Unit) {
+private fun JumpToCurrentPill(
+    visible: Boolean,
+    onClick: () -> Unit,
+    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
+) {
+    AnimatedVisibility(visible = visible, modifier = modifier) {
+        FilledTonalButton(onClick = onClick) {
+            Icon(Lucide.ArrowDown, contentDescription = null, modifier = Modifier.size(18.dp))
+            Spacer(modifier = Modifier.width(6.dp))
+            Text("Jump to current")
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+@Suppress("LongParameterList") // Compose row wiring — layout + queue callbacks, not logic.
+@Composable
+private fun QueueRow(
+    track: TrackRef,
+    index: Int,
+    queueSize: Int,
+    isCurrent: Boolean,
+    liked: Boolean,
+    onClick: () -> Unit,
+    onToggleLike: () -> Unit,
+    onRemove: () -> Unit,
+    onMove: (Int, Int) -> Unit,
+) {
+    var dragOffsetY by remember { mutableFloatStateOf(0f) }
+    var rowHeightPx by remember { mutableIntStateOf(0) }
     val highlight = if (isCurrent) {
         MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary.copy(alpha = HIGHLIGHT_ALPHA)
     } else {
@@ -102,12 +226,23 @@ private fun QueueRow(track: TrackRef, isCurrent: Boolean, onClick: () -> Unit) {
     Row(
         modifier = Modifier
             .fillMaxWidth()
+            .onSizeChanged { rowHeightPx = it.height }
+            .zIndex(if (dragOffsetY != 0f) 1f else 0f)
+            .graphicsLayer { translationY = dragOffsetY }
             .background(highlight)
             .clickable(onClick = onClick)
             .padding(horizontal = 16.dp, vertical = 12.dp),
         verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
         horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(12.dp),
     ) {
+        DragHandle(
+            index = index,
+            queueSize = queueSize,
+            rowHeightPx = rowHeightPx,
+            onOffsetChange = { dragOffsetY = it },
+            onMove = onMove,
+        )
+        QueueRowThumbnail(track = track)
         if (isCurrent) {
             Icon(
                 Lucide.Volume2,
@@ -115,7 +250,85 @@ private fun QueueRow(track: TrackRef, isCurrent: Boolean, onClick: () -> Unit) {
                 tint = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary,
             )
         }
-        Column(modifier = Modifier.weight(1f)) {
+        QueueRowText(track = track, isCurrent = isCurrent, modifier = Modifier.weight(1f))
+        if (track.durationSec > 0) {
+            Text(
+                text = formatDuration(track.durationSec),
+                style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
+                color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+            )
+        }
+        LikeButton(liked = liked, onToggle = onToggleLike)
+        IconButton(onClick = onRemove) {
+            Icon(Lucide.X, contentDescription = "Remove from queue")
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+@Composable
+private fun DragHandle(
+    index: Int,
+    queueSize: Int,
+    rowHeightPx: Int,
+    onOffsetChange: (Float) -> Unit,
+    onMove: (Int, Int) -> Unit,
+) {
+    // Mirrors the web queue: the row follows the finger during a drag, then on
+    // release we translate the accumulated offset into a row delta and reorder.
+    var offset by remember { mutableFloatStateOf(0f) }
+    Icon(
+        Lucide.GripVertical,
+        contentDescription = "Reorder track",
+        tint = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+        modifier = Modifier.pointerInput(index, queueSize, rowHeightPx) {
+            detectDragGestures(
+                onDrag = { change, dragAmount ->
+                    change.consume()
+                    offset += dragAmount.y
+                    onOffsetChange(offset)
+                },
+                onDragEnd = {
+                    val delta = if (rowHeightPx > 0) (offset / rowHeightPx).roundToInt() else 0
+                    val target = (index + delta).coerceIn(0, queueSize - 1)
+                    if (target != index) onMove(index, target)
+                    offset = 0f
+                    onOffsetChange(0f)
+                },
+                onDragCancel = {
+                    offset = 0f
+                    onOffsetChange(0f)
+                },
+            )
+        },
+    )
+}
+
+@Composable
+private fun QueueRowThumbnail(track: TrackRef) {
+    Box(
+        modifier = Modifier
+            .size(48.dp)
+            .clip(RoundedCornerShape(4.dp))
+            .background(MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surfaceVariant),
+        contentAlignment = Alignment.Center,
+    ) {
+        ServerImage(
+            url = track.coverUrl,
+            contentDescription = null,
+            modifier = Modifier.size(48.dp),
+        ) {
+            Icon(
+                Lucide.Music,
+                contentDescription = null,
+                tint = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+@Composable
+private fun QueueRowText(track: TrackRef, isCurrent: Boolean, modifier: Modifier = Modifier) {
+    Column(modifier = modifier) {
         Text(
             text = track.title,
             style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyLarge,
@@ -135,14 +348,6 @@ private fun QueueRow(track: TrackRef, isCurrent: Boolean, onClick: () -> Unit) {
             )
         }
     }
-        if (track.durationSec > 0) {
-            Text(
-                text = formatDuration(track.durationSec),
-                style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
-                color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
-            )
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 /** "Artist · Album" — collapses gracefully when either is missing. */
@@ -150,4 +355,18 @@ private fun queueSubtitle(track: TrackRef): String = listOf(track.artistName, tr
     .filter { it.isNotEmpty() }
     .joinToString(" · ")
 
+/** "N tracks · 12 min" header summary. */
+private fun queueSummary(tracks: List<TrackRef>): String {
+    val minutes = tracks.sumOf { it.durationSec } / SECONDS_PER_MINUTE
+    val length = if (minutes >= MINUTES_PER_HOUR) {
+        "${minutes / MINUTES_PER_HOUR}h ${minutes % MINUTES_PER_HOUR}m"
+    } else {
+        "$minutes min"
+    }
+    val noun = if (tracks.size == 1) "track" else "tracks"
+    return "${tracks.size} $noun · $length"
+}
+
 private const val HIGHLIGHT_ALPHA = 0.12f
+private const val SECONDS_PER_MINUTE = 60
+private const val MINUTES_PER_HOUR = 60

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/playlists/ui/PlaylistDetailScreen.kt

@@ -28,15 +28,17 @@ import androidx.compose.material3.IconButton
 import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
 import androidx.compose.material3.OutlinedButton
 import androidx.compose.material3.Scaffold
+import androidx.compose.material3.SnackbarDuration
+import androidx.compose.material3.SnackbarHost
+import androidx.compose.material3.SnackbarHostState
+import androidx.compose.material3.SnackbarResult
 import androidx.compose.material3.Text
 import androidx.compose.material3.TopAppBar
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect
 import androidx.compose.runtime.collectAsState
 import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
-import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
 import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
-import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.draw.clip
@@ -56,6 +58,8 @@ import com.composables.icons.lucide.Play
 import com.composables.icons.lucide.RefreshCw
 import com.composables.icons.lucide.Shuffle
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.api.ErrorCopy
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.connectivity.NetworkStatusController
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.connectivity.recoveries
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.events.EventsStream
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.events.LiveEvent
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.PlaylistRef
@@ -72,6 +76,7 @@ import com.fabledsword.minstrel.playlists.data.PlaylistsRepository
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.playlists.data.toPlayableTrackRefs
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.formatDuration
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.TrackRow
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.ErrorRetry
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.LikeButton
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.PullToRefreshScaffold
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.SkeletonTrackRow
@@ -113,6 +118,7 @@ class PlaylistDetailViewModel @Inject constructor(
     private val player: PlayerController,
     private val eventsStream: EventsStream,
     private val seedCache: DetailSeedCache,
+    networkStatus: NetworkStatusController,
     savedStateHandle: SavedStateHandle,
 ) : ViewModel() {
 
@@ -139,6 +145,15 @@ class PlaylistDetailViewModel @Inject constructor(
     private val regeneratedChannel = Channel<String>(Channel.BUFFERED)
     val regenerated: Flow<String> = regeneratedChannel.receiveAsFlow()
 
+    /**
+     * #980: a system-playlist rebuild landed (SSE) while this screen is open —
+     * its list is now stale and the uuid has rotated. Drives a "this mix was
+     * refreshed → Refresh" snackbar rather than yanking the user; Refresh
+     * re-resolves the variant via [reloadRebuilt].
+     */
+    private val staleInternal = MutableStateFlow(false)
+    val stale: StateFlow<Boolean> = staleInternal.asStateFlow()
+
     val likedTrackIds: StateFlow<Set<String>> =
         likes.observeLikedTrackIds()
             .stateIn(
@@ -154,6 +169,14 @@ class PlaylistDetailViewModel @Inject constructor(
                 .filter { it.kind.startsWith("playlist.") }
                 .collect { handlePlaylistEvent(it) }
         }
+        // Screen-level auto-recovery (issue #1245): a detail that failed to
+        // load while the server was unreachable re-fetches when health
+        // returns, instead of waiting for the Retry tap.
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            networkStatus.recoveries().collect {
+                if (internal.value is PlaylistDetailUiState.Error) refresh()
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -163,6 +186,12 @@ class PlaylistDetailViewModel @Inject constructor(
      * ignored — the playlists-list screen handles those.
      */
     private fun handlePlaylistEvent(event: LiveEvent) {
+        // #980: a system rebuild carries no playlist_id (it rebuilds all of the
+        // user's system mixes at once) — handle it before the per-id filter.
+        if (event.kind == "playlist.system_rebuilt") {
+            markStaleIfSystem()
+            return
+        }
         val eventPlaylistId = event.data["playlist_id"]?.jsonPrimitive?.contentOrNull
         if (eventPlaylistId != playlistId) return
         when (event.kind) {
@@ -171,6 +200,14 @@ class PlaylistDetailViewModel @Inject constructor(
         }
     }
 
+    private fun markStaleIfSystem() {
+        val playlist = (internal.value as? PlaylistDetailUiState.Success)
+            ?.detail?.playlist ?: return
+        if (playlist.systemVariant?.takeIf { playlist.refreshable } != null) {
+            staleInternal.value = true
+        }
+    }
+
     fun toggleLikeTrack(trackId: String) {
         val desired = trackId !in likedTrackIds.value
         viewModelScope.launch {
@@ -220,6 +257,30 @@ class PlaylistDetailViewModel @Inject constructor(
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * #980: user tapped Refresh on the stale-view snackbar. The rebuild
+     * already ran server-side (uuid rotated) — re-resolve the variant to the
+     * fresh playlist id and hand it to [regenerated] for navigate-replace.
+     * Unlike [regenerate] this does NOT trigger another rebuild.
+     */
+    fun reloadRebuilt() {
+        val playlist = (internal.value as? PlaylistDetailUiState.Success)
+            ?.detail?.playlist ?: return
+        val variant = playlist.systemVariant?.takeIf { playlist.refreshable } ?: return
+        staleInternal.value = false
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            runCatching { repository.systemShuffle(variant).playlist.id }
+                .onSuccess { newId ->
+                    if (newId.isNotEmpty()) regeneratedChannel.trySend(newId)
+                }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /** #980: user dismissed the stale-view snackbar without refreshing. */
+    fun dismissStale() {
+        staleInternal.value = false
+    }
+
     /** Play the available tracks starting at [startTrackId] (or first available). */
     fun play(tracks: List<PlaylistTrackRef>, startTrackId: String?) {
         val refs = tracks.toPlayableTrackRefs()
@@ -261,8 +322,25 @@ fun PlaylistDetailScreen(
             }
         }
     }
+    // #980: a rebuild landed while this system-playlist screen is open. Offer a
+    // non-intrusive "refreshed → Refresh" snackbar; Refresh re-resolves the
+    // rotated uuid (via the regenerated navigate-replace flow).
+    val snackbarHostState = remember { SnackbarHostState() }
+    val stale by viewModel.stale.collectAsState()
+    LaunchedEffect(stale) {
+        if (stale) {
+            val result = snackbarHostState.showSnackbar(
+                message = "This mix was refreshed",
+                actionLabel = "Refresh",
+                duration = SnackbarDuration.Indefinite,
+            )
+            if (result == SnackbarResult.ActionPerformed) viewModel.reloadRebuilt()
+            else viewModel.dismissStale()
+        }
+    }
     Scaffold(
         modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize(),
+        snackbarHost = { SnackbarHost(snackbarHostState) },
         topBar = {
             TopAppBar(
                 title = { Text(currentTitle(state)) },
@@ -301,7 +379,11 @@ private fun PlaylistDetailContent(
     Crossfade(targetState = state::class, label = "playlist-detail") { _ -> when (val s = state) {
         is PlaylistDetailUiState.Loading ->
             s.seed?.let { SeededPlaylistLoading(it) } ?: SkeletonPlaylistTrackList()
-        is PlaylistDetailUiState.Error -> ErrorBlock(s.message, viewModel::refresh)
+        is PlaylistDetailUiState.Error -> ErrorRetry(
+            title = "Couldn't load playlist",
+            message = s.message,
+            onRetry = { viewModel.refresh() },
+        )
         is PlaylistDetailUiState.Success -> {
             val likedTrackIds by viewModel.likedTrackIds.collectAsState()
             val playerState by playerViewModel.uiState.collectAsState()
@@ -585,33 +667,6 @@ private fun SeededPlaylistLoading(seed: PlaylistRef) {
     }
 }
 
-@Composable
-private fun ErrorBlock(message: String, onRetry: () -> Unit) {
-    var retried by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
-    Column(
-        modifier = Modifier
-            .fillMaxSize()
-            .padding(24.dp),
-        verticalArrangement = Arrangement.Center,
-        horizontalAlignment = Alignment.CenterHorizontally,
-    ) {
-        Text(
-            text = message,
-            color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.error,
-            style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyLarge,
-        )
-        Spacer(Modifier.height(12.dp))
-        OutlinedButton(
-            onClick = {
-                if (!retried) {
-                    retried = true
-                    onRetry()
-                }
-            },
-        ) { Text("Retry") }
-    }
-}
-
 // ─── Helpers ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 private const val UNAVAILABLE_ALPHA = 0.4f

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/playlists/ui/PlaylistsListScreen.kt

@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
 import androidx.lifecycle.compose.collectAsStateWithLifecycle
 import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
 import androidx.navigation.NavHostController
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.api.ErrorCopy
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.connectivity.NetworkStatusController
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.connectivity.ServerHealth
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.connectivity.recoveries
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.events.EventsStream
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.PlaylistRef
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.nav.PlaylistDetail
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.UiState
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.asCacheFirstStateFlow
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.playlists.widgets.PlaylistCard
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.EmptyState
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.ErrorRetry
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.LoadingCentered
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.MinstrelTopAppBar
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.PullToRefreshScaffold
@@ -47,8 +50,10 @@ import dagger.hilt.android.lifecycle.HiltViewModel
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
 import kotlinx.coroutines.channels.Channel
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.SharingStarted
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.StateFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.combine
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.filter
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.map
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.receiveAsFlow
@@ -84,6 +89,9 @@ class PlaylistsListViewModel @Inject constructor(
             initialValue = false,
         )
 
+    /** Copy for the most recent list-refresh failure; null once one succeeds. */
+    private val refreshError = MutableStateFlow<String?>(null)
+
     init {
         refresh()
         // Live updates: a playlist created/updated/deleted from another
@@ -93,11 +101,18 @@ class PlaylistsListViewModel @Inject constructor(
                 .filter { it.kind.startsWith("playlist.") }
                 .collect { refresh() }
         }
+        // Screen-level auto-recovery (issue #1245): re-pull when server
+        // health returns, so a load that failed offline heals unprompted.
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            networkStatus.recoveries().collect { refresh() }
+        }
     }
 
     /** Re-pull the playlists list. Returns the Job for pull-to-refresh awaits. */
     fun refresh(): Job = viewModelScope.launch {
+        refreshError.value = null
         runCatching { repository.refreshList() }
+            .onFailure { refreshError.value = ErrorCopy.fromThrowable(it) }
     }
 
     /** Tile play button: shuffle the playlist's tracks and start at index 0. */
@@ -110,12 +125,13 @@ class PlaylistsListViewModel @Inject constructor(
     }
 
     val uiState: StateFlow<UiState<List<PlaylistRef>>> =
-        repository.observeAll()
-            .map { list ->
-                if (list.isEmpty()) {
-                    UiState.Empty
-                } else {
-                    UiState.Success(list)
+        combine(repository.observeAll(), refreshError) { list, err ->
+            when {
+                list.isNotEmpty() -> UiState.Success(list)
+                // Empty cache + failed refresh is a load failure, not "no
+                // playlists yet" — surface Error so the user gets a Retry.
+                err != null -> UiState.Error(err)
+                else -> UiState.Empty
             }
         }
             .asCacheFirstStateFlow(viewModelScope)
@@ -157,9 +173,10 @@ fun PlaylistsListScreen(
                         "appear once your library has enough plays. Create your " +
                         "own playlist from any album or track in the meantime.",
                 )
-                is UiState.Error -> EmptyState(
+                is UiState.Error -> ErrorRetry(
                     title = "Couldn't load playlists",
-                    body = s.message,
+                    message = s.message,
+                    onRetry = { viewModel.refresh() },
                 )
                 is UiState.Success -> PlaylistsGrid(
                     playlists = s.data,

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/quarantine/ui/HiddenTab.kt

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import com.composables.icons.lucide.Lucide
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.QuarantineRef
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.UiState
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.EmptyState
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.ErrorRetry
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.LoadingCentered
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.PullToRefreshScaffold
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.TrackCoverThumb
@@ -43,9 +44,10 @@ fun HiddenTab(viewModel: HiddenTabViewModel = hiltViewModel()) {
                     "and it'll show up here. The track stays out of system " +
                     "playlists until you unhide it.",
             )
-            is UiState.Error -> EmptyState(
+            is UiState.Error -> ErrorRetry(
                 title = "Couldn't load hidden tracks",
-                body = s.message,
+                message = s.message,
+                onRetry = { viewModel.refresh() },
             )
             is UiState.Success -> HiddenList(
                 rows = s.data,

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/quarantine/ui/HiddenTabViewModel.kt

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package com.fabledsword.minstrel.quarantine.ui
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
 import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.api.ErrorCopy
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.connectivity.NetworkStatusController
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.connectivity.recoveries
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.events.EventsStream
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.QuarantineRef
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.UiState
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ private const val SHARE_STOP_TIMEOUT_MS = 5_000L
 class HiddenTabViewModel @Inject constructor(
     private val repository: QuarantineRepository,
     private val eventsStream: EventsStream,
+    networkStatus: NetworkStatusController,
 ) : ViewModel() {
 
     private val refreshError = MutableStateFlow<String?>(null)
@@ -61,6 +64,11 @@ class HiddenTabViewModel @Inject constructor(
                 .filter { it.kind.startsWith("quarantine.") }
                 .collect { refresh() }
         }
+        // Screen-level auto-recovery (issue #1245): re-pull when server
+        // health returns, so a load that failed offline heals unprompted.
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            networkStatus.recoveries().collect { refresh() }
+        }
     }
 
     fun refresh(): Job = viewModelScope.launch {

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

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.UiState
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.nav.ArtistDetail
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.nav.Requests
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.EmptyState
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.ErrorRetry
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.LoadingCentered
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.MinstrelTopAppBar
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.PullToRefreshScaffold
@@ -78,9 +79,10 @@ fun RequestsScreen(
                     body = "Use Discover to ask Lidarr for new music; your " +
                         "requests show up here.",
                 )
-                is UiState.Error -> EmptyState(
+                is UiState.Error -> ErrorRetry(
                     title = "Couldn't load requests",
-                    body = s.message,
+                    message = s.message,
+                    onRetry = { viewModel.refresh() },
                 )
                 is UiState.Success -> RequestList(
                     rows = s.data,

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

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package com.fabledsword.minstrel.requests.ui
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
 import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.api.ErrorCopy
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.connectivity.NetworkStatusController
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.connectivity.recoveries
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.events.EventsStream
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.RequestRef
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.RequestStatus
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ private const val POLL_INTERVAL_MS = 12_000L
 class RequestsViewModel @Inject constructor(
     private val repository: RequestsRepository,
     private val eventsStream: EventsStream,
+    networkStatus: NetworkStatusController,
 ) : ViewModel() {
 
     private val internal = MutableStateFlow<UiState<List<RequestRef>>>(UiState.Loading)
@@ -45,6 +48,14 @@ class RequestsViewModel @Inject constructor(
                 .collect { silentReload() }
         }
         viewModelScope.launch { pollWhileInFlight() }
+        // Screen-level auto-recovery (issue #1245): a load that failed while
+        // the server was unreachable heals the moment health returns, without
+        // waiting for the next poll tick.
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            networkStatus.recoveries().collect {
+                if (internal.value is UiState.Error) silentReload()
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     fun refresh(): Job = viewModelScope.launch {
@@ -71,7 +82,11 @@ class RequestsViewModel @Inject constructor(
      */
     private suspend fun pollWhileInFlight() {
         while (true) {
-            if (hasInFlightRequest()) {
+            // Also retry from a failed load (issue #1245): from UiState.Error
+            // the in-flight predicate can never become true, so without this
+            // the poll never self-heals the screen — e.g. after a transient
+            // 500 that health monitoring (transport-level) never saw.
+            if (hasInFlightRequest() || internal.value is UiState.Error) {
                 silentReload()
             }
             delay(POLL_INTERVAL_MS)

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/search/ui/SearchScreen.kt

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ import com.fabledsword.minstrel.nav.AlbumDetail
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.nav.ArtistDetail
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.nav.Search as SearchRoute
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.TrackRow
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.ErrorRetry
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.LoadingCentered
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.MainAppBarActions
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets.TrackCoverThumb
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ fun SearchScreen(
                 onTrackPlay = viewModel::playTrack,
                 onNavigateToAlbum = { id -> navController.navigate(AlbumDetail(id)) },
                 onNavigateToArtist = { id -> navController.navigate(ArtistDetail(id)) },
+                onRetry = viewModel::retry,
             )
         }
     }
@@ -151,11 +153,16 @@ private fun ResultsPane(
     onTrackPlay: (TrackRef) -> Unit,
     onNavigateToAlbum: (String) -> Unit,
     onNavigateToArtist: (String) -> Unit,
+    onRetry: () -> Unit,
 ) {
     when (state) {
         SearchResultsState.Idle -> CenteredHint("Type to search your library.")
         SearchResultsState.Loading -> LoadingCentered()
-        is SearchResultsState.Error -> CenteredHint("Search failed: ${state.message}")
+        is SearchResultsState.Error -> ErrorRetry(
+            title = "Search failed",
+            message = state.message,
+            onRetry = onRetry,
+        )
         is SearchResultsState.Loaded -> {
             if (state.response.isEmpty) {
                 CenteredHint(

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/search/ui/SearchViewModel.kt

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package com.fabledsword.minstrel.search.ui
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
 import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.api.ErrorCopy
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.connectivity.NetworkStatusController
+import com.fabledsword.minstrel.connectivity.recoveries
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.SearchResponseRef
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.models.TrackRef
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.player.PlayerController
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ data class SearchState(
 class SearchViewModel @Inject constructor(
     private val repository: SearchRepository,
     private val player: PlayerController,
+    networkStatus: NetworkStatusController,
 ) : ViewModel() {
 
     private val queryFlow = MutableStateFlow("")
@@ -69,6 +72,14 @@ class SearchViewModel @Inject constructor(
                     runSearch(q)
                 }
         }
+        // Screen-level auto-recovery (issue #1245): a search that failed
+        // while the server was unreachable re-runs when health returns —
+        // the queryFlow pipeline can't, since the text hasn't changed.
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            networkStatus.recoveries().collect {
+                if (internal.value.results is SearchResultsState.Error) retry()
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     fun setQuery(value: String) {
@@ -80,6 +91,18 @@ class SearchViewModel @Inject constructor(
         setQuery("")
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Re-run the current query after a failure. Bypasses the queryFlow
+     * pipeline, whose distinctUntilChanged drops a same-text resubmit —
+     * without this, a transient error pins "Search failed" until the
+     * user edits the query.
+     */
+    fun retry() {
+        val q = internal.value.query.trim()
+        if (q.isEmpty()) return
+        viewModelScope.launch { runSearch(q) }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Tapping a search result builds a queue from the full visible
      * track-results list starting at the tapped entry, matching Flutter.

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/settings/ui/SettingsScreen.kt

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import androidx.compose.material3.Scaffold
 import androidx.compose.material3.SegmentedButton
 import androidx.compose.material3.SegmentedButtonDefaults
 import androidx.compose.material3.SingleChoiceSegmentedButtonRow
+import androidx.compose.material3.Switch
 import androidx.compose.material3.Text
 import androidx.compose.material3.TextButton
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ fun SettingsScreen(
             onPickTheme = themeVm::setThemeMode,
             onNavToRequests = { navController.navigate(Requests) },
             onNavToAdmin = { navController.navigate(Admin) },
+            onToggleDiagnostics = viewModel::setDiagnosticsOptOut,
             onSignOutClick = { showSignOutConfirm = true },
         )
     }
@@ -116,6 +118,7 @@ private fun SettingsList(
     onPickTheme: (ThemeMode) -> Unit,
     onNavToRequests: () -> Unit,
     onNavToAdmin: () -> Unit,
+    onToggleDiagnostics: (Boolean) -> Unit,
     onSignOutClick: () -> Unit,
 ) {
     Column(
@@ -148,6 +151,12 @@ private fun SettingsList(
         ProfileCard()
         PasswordCard()
         ListenBrainzCard()
+        if (state.diagnosticsEnabledByAdmin) {
+            DiagnosticsCard(
+                optOut = state.diagnosticsOptOut,
+                onToggle = onToggleDiagnostics,
+            )
+        }
         AppearanceCard(themeMode = themeMode, onPick = onPickTheme)
         StorageCard()
         AboutCard()
@@ -262,6 +271,46 @@ private fun AccountCard(username: String, isAdmin: Boolean, serverUrl: String) {
     }
 }
 
+// Shown only while an admin has enabled debug mode on this account. Lets
+// the user turn reporting OFF on this device (battery/privacy) without
+// touching the account flag. Checked = reporting on = NOT opted out.
+@Composable
+private fun DiagnosticsCard(optOut: Boolean, onToggle: (Boolean) -> Unit) {
+    ElevatedCard(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth()) {
+        Column(
+            modifier = Modifier.padding(16.dp),
+            verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(8.dp),
+        ) {
+            Text(
+                text = "Diagnostics",
+                style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleMedium,
+                color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurface,
+            )
+            Row(verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically) {
+                Column(modifier = Modifier.weight(1f)) {
+                    Text(
+                        text = "Send diagnostic reports",
+                        style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyLarge,
+                        color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurface,
+                    )
+                    Text(
+                        text = "Your admin enabled debug mode to investigate an " +
+                            "issue. This device streams connectivity and playback " +
+                            "diagnostics. Turn off any time.",
+                        style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
+                        color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                    )
+                }
+                Spacer(Modifier.size(12.dp))
+                Switch(
+                    checked = !optOut,
+                    onCheckedChange = { checked -> onToggle(!checked) },
+                )
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 @OptIn(ExperimentalMaterial3Api::class)
 @Composable
 private fun AppearanceCard(themeMode: ThemeMode, onPick: (ThemeMode) -> Unit) {

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/settings/ui/SettingsViewModel.kt

@@ -19,12 +19,15 @@ data class SettingsState(
     val isAdmin: Boolean = false,
     val isSigningOut: Boolean = false,
     val signedOut: Boolean = false,
+    // M9: account debug flag (admin-set) + this device's local opt-out.
+    val diagnosticsEnabledByAdmin: Boolean = false,
+    val diagnosticsOptOut: Boolean = false,
 )
 
 @HiltViewModel
 class SettingsViewModel @Inject constructor(
     private val authController: AuthController,
-    authStore: AuthStore,
+    private val authStore: AuthStore,
 ) : ViewModel() {
 
     private val transient = MutableStateFlow(TransientState())
@@ -41,19 +44,27 @@ class SettingsViewModel @Inject constructor(
             combine(
                 authStore.baseUrl,
                 authController.currentUser,
+                authStore.diagnosticsOptOut,
                 transient,
-            ) { url, user, t ->
+            ) { url, user, optOut, t ->
                 SettingsState(
                     serverUrl = url,
                     username = user?.username.orEmpty(),
                     isAdmin = user?.isAdmin == true,
                     isSigningOut = t.isSigningOut,
                     signedOut = t.signedOut,
+                    diagnosticsEnabledByAdmin = user?.debugModeEnabled == true,
+                    diagnosticsOptOut = optOut,
                 )
             }.collect { internal.value = it }
         }
     }
 
+    /** Per-device opt-out of diagnostics while the account flag is on. */
+    fun setDiagnosticsOptOut(optOut: Boolean) {
+        authStore.setDiagnosticsOptOut(optOut)
+    }
+
     fun signOut() {
         if (transient.value.isSigningOut) return
         viewModelScope.launch {

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/shared/UpdateVeilController.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,315 @@
+package com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared
+
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CompletableDeferred
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.FlowPreview
+import kotlinx.coroutines.channels.Channel
+import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.StateFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.asStateFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.debounce
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.distinctUntilChanged
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.first
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.update
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import kotlinx.coroutines.withTimeoutOrNull
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean
+
+// Once raised, the veil stays up at least this long. Without a floor a
+// no-op refresh wipes on and straight back off, which reads as a glitch.
+private const val DEFAULT_MIN_HOLD_MS = 900L
+
+// The screen must stop changing for this long before the veil lowers.
+// Every content change re-arms it, so a refresh that lands in stages
+// (index → tile hydration → artwork) holds the veil across all of them.
+private const val DEFAULT_QUIET_MS = 700L
+
+// Hard ceiling on visibility. A refresh that never settles must not
+// strand the user behind an opaque veil; the work itself is NOT capped.
+private const val DEFAULT_MAX_HOLD_MS = 12_000L
+
+// Attempts per session. Retrying behind the veil is the point: a pull
+// that fails on the first try gets another go before the user sees
+// anything, instead of the veil wiping off over unchanged content.
+private const val DEFAULT_ATTEMPTS = 3
+private const val DEFAULT_RETRY_BACKOFF_MS = 600L
+
+/** Tunables for [UpdateVeilController]; defaults are the Home values. */
+data class VeilTimings(
+    val minHoldMs: Long = DEFAULT_MIN_HOLD_MS,
+    val quietMs: Long = DEFAULT_QUIET_MS,
+    val maxHoldMs: Long = DEFAULT_MAX_HOLD_MS,
+    val attempts: Int = DEFAULT_ATTEMPTS,
+    val retryBackoffMs: Long = DEFAULT_RETRY_BACKOFF_MS,
+)
+
+/**
+ * A snapshot of everything that visibly moves on the veiled screen.
+ *
+ * @param contentKey any value whose equality tracks what's rendered — a
+ *   change means the screen moved, and re-arms the quiet timer.
+ * @param hasContent true when real content (not a skeleton or an empty
+ *   state) is on screen. The veil waits for this before raising: there's
+ *   nothing to hide until there's something to hide.
+ * @param quiescent false while something is still landing (artwork
+ *   loading, tiles hydrating). The veil will not lower until this is
+ *   true, up to [VeilTimings.maxHoldMs].
+ */
+data class VeilSettleState(
+    val contentKey: Any?,
+    val hasContent: Boolean,
+    val quiescent: Boolean,
+)
+
+/** What a finished session did, so callers can report it if they want. */
+enum class VeilOutcome {
+    /** Content changed, and the veil covered the churn. */
+    CHANGED,
+
+    /** The refresh worked, but nothing on screen moved — already current. */
+    UNCHANGED,
+
+    /** Every attempt failed. */
+    FAILED,
+}
+
+/**
+ * One session's result, plus whether a user explicitly asked for it.
+ *
+ * [userInitiated] is what lets a caller tell feedback from noise: a user
+ * who pulled to refresh is owed an answer even when the answer is "nothing
+ * changed", while the same outcome from a background check is noise.
+ */
+data class VeilSessionResult(
+    val outcome: VeilOutcome,
+    val userInitiated: Boolean,
+)
+
+/**
+ * Drives an "updating" overlay from *observed content change and settling*
+ * rather than from a fixed delay.
+ *
+ * The problem this replaces: a veil held for `refresh().join() + 500ms`
+ * lowers while the screen is still moving, because finishing the network
+ * pull is nowhere near the end of the visible work — the pull writes id
+ * lists, then tiles hydrate one by one, then artwork loads. And a plain
+ * `isUpdating` Boolean set in a `finally` gets cleared by whichever of
+ * two overlapping refreshes finishes first, wiping the veil off mid-update
+ * (issue #2327).
+ *
+ * So instead: run [work], raise only if the content actually changes, then
+ * hold until [settleSignal] reports the screen has stopped changing for
+ * [VeilTimings.quietMs] AND is quiescent — bounded below by
+ * [VeilTimings.minHoldMs] so it can never flash, and above by
+ * [VeilTimings.maxHoldMs] so it can never strand.
+ *
+ * The raise is deliberately *reactive*: a refresh that returns what's
+ * already on screen — the common case on a launch over a warm cache —
+ * raises nothing at all, because a veil over an unchanged screen hides
+ * nothing and only delays first paint. The cost is that the veil arrives
+ * one emission after the change, so a single atomic content swap shows
+ * through; everything messier that follows it (tile hydration, then
+ * artwork) still lands behind the veil.
+ *
+ * Overlapping triggers extend the running session instead of racing it,
+ * so the veil stays up continuously rather than lowering and re-raising.
+ *
+ * Failure is quiet at this layer: [work] gets [VeilTimings.attempts] tries
+ * behind the veil, and if they all fail the veil simply wipes off over the
+ * cached content. Giving up ends only *this* session — it sets no latch and
+ * blocks nothing, so the caller's own recovery paths (reconnect re-pull,
+ * freshness sweeps, the next event, a manual pull) keep retrying afterwards
+ * exactly as before. Callers that want to surface a failure can do it from
+ * [onSessionEnd] instead.
+ *
+ * @param work one refresh attempt; returns true when it succeeded.
+ * @param shouldVeil sampled at session start — "is there cached content
+ *   this refresh is about to overwrite?". False means a cold load, where
+ *   a skeleton is the right affordance, and the work runs unveiled.
+ * @param onSessionEnd called once per finished session, on the controller's
+ *   coroutine. Use it for user-facing feedback the veil itself can't give.
+ */
+class UpdateVeilController(
+    private val scope: CoroutineScope,
+    private val settleSignal: Flow<VeilSettleState>,
+    private val shouldVeil: suspend () -> Boolean,
+    private val timings: VeilTimings = VeilTimings(),
+    private val onSessionEnd: (VeilSessionResult) -> Unit = {},
+    private val work: suspend () -> Boolean,
+) {
+    private val visibleInternal = MutableStateFlow(false)
+
+    /** True while the veil should be drawn over the screen. */
+    val visible: StateFlow<Boolean> = visibleInternal.asStateFlow()
+
+    private val finishedInternal = MutableStateFlow(0)
+
+    /**
+     * Increments as each session ends. Lets a caller wait for "this
+     * refresh is done" without knowing whether a veil ever went up —
+     * a pull-to-refresh indicator needs exactly that, since an unchanged
+     * refresh never raises one.
+     */
+    val finishedSessions: StateFlow<Int> = finishedInternal.asStateFlow()
+
+    // Conflated: a burst of triggers (reconnect + rebuild event arriving
+    // together) collapses into one follow-up pass, not a queue of them.
+    private val requests = Channel<Unit>(Channel.CONFLATED)
+
+    // Sticky across a conflated burst: conflation drops the older token, so
+    // the "a user asked for this" bit can't ride on it. If ANY coalesced
+    // trigger was the user's, the session still owes them an answer.
+    private val userAsked = AtomicBoolean(false)
+
+    init {
+        // One consumer, so sessions are serialised by construction: two
+        // triggers can never each own a piece of the veil's state.
+        scope.launch {
+            while (true) {
+                requests.receive()
+                runSession()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Ask for a refresh. Safe to call from any trigger at any rate —
+     * calls arriving during a session extend it rather than starting a
+     * competing one.
+     *
+     * @param userInitiated true when a person explicitly asked (pull to
+     *   refresh, a Retry button), which is what [VeilSessionResult] carries
+     *   through to [onSessionEnd].
+     */
+    fun request(userInitiated: Boolean = false) {
+        if (userInitiated) userAsked.set(true)
+        requests.trySend(Unit)
+    }
+
+    private suspend fun runSession() {
+        // Sampled at both ends of the work: a trigger folded in mid-session
+        // (see [drainWork]) may have been the user's, and they're still owed
+        // an answer for it.
+        val askedAtStart = userAsked.getAndSet(false)
+        if (!shouldVeil()) {
+            // Cold load: the skeleton is the right affordance, so no veil.
+            // Succeeding here did change the screen — from nothing to
+            // something — so it reports CHANGED, never "already up to date".
+            val ok = drainWork()
+            finish(succeeded = ok, changed = ok, userInitiated = askedAtStart)
+            return
+        }
+        val raised = CompletableDeferred<Unit>()
+        val raiser = scope.launch { raiseWhenContentChanges(raised) }
+        // Floor and ceiling are measured from the raise, not the request,
+        // so a late raise still gets its full no-flash minimum.
+        val floor = scope.launch {
+            raised.await()
+            delay(timings.minHoldMs)
+        }
+        val ceiling = scope.launch {
+            raised.await()
+            delay(timings.maxHoldMs)
+            visibleInternal.value = false
+        }
+        var succeeded = false
+        try {
+            succeeded = drainWork()
+            // Always wait for the settle, never conditionally on `visible`:
+            // work that finishes without suspending would otherwise reach
+            // here before the raiser has been dispatched, tear the session
+            // down, and leave the churn uncovered. This wait is also what
+            // makes `raised.isCompleted` below a trustworthy "did anything
+            // change?" — a change landing just after the pull returns still
+            // gets seen.
+            withTimeoutOrNull(timings.maxHoldMs) { awaitSettled() }
+            // Honour the no-flash minimum before lowering. Deliberately in
+            // the try and not the finally: on cancellation the scope is
+            // going away and nothing will render the veil, so the floor is
+            // pointless there — and a finally that suspends is a finally
+            // that can resist teardown.
+            if (raised.isCompleted) floor.join()
+        } finally {
+            raiser.cancel()
+            ceiling.cancel()
+            floor.cancel()
+            visibleInternal.value = false
+            finish(
+                succeeded = succeeded,
+                changed = raised.isCompleted,
+                userInitiated = askedAtStart,
+            )
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Raises the veil the moment the screen's content differs from what was
+     * already on it — and never, if this refresh turns out to be a no-op.
+     *
+     * The baseline is the first state that HAS content, not simply the first
+     * state: over a warm cache the cached rows paint a moment after the
+     * session starts, and treating that first paint as "a change" would veil
+     * every launch, which is the whole thing this avoids.
+     */
+    private suspend fun raiseWhenContentChanges(raised: CompletableDeferred<Unit>) {
+        val baseline = settleSignal.first { it.hasContent }
+        settleSignal.first { it.hasContent && it.contentKey != baseline.contentKey }
+        visibleInternal.value = true
+        raised.complete(Unit)
+    }
+
+    private fun finish(succeeded: Boolean, changed: Boolean, userInitiated: Boolean) {
+        val outcome = when {
+            !succeeded -> VeilOutcome.FAILED
+            changed -> VeilOutcome.CHANGED
+            else -> VeilOutcome.UNCHANGED
+        }
+        onSessionEnd(
+            VeilSessionResult(
+                outcome = outcome,
+                // Fold in a mid-session request from the user.
+                userInitiated = userInitiated || userAsked.getAndSet(false),
+            ),
+        )
+        finishedInternal.update { it + 1 }
+    }
+
+    /** True when the refresh eventually succeeded. */
+    private suspend fun drainWork(): Boolean {
+        var succeeded: Boolean
+        do {
+            succeeded = runWorkWithRetries()
+            // A trigger that arrived mid-session gets folded into this one.
+        } while (requests.tryReceive().isSuccess)
+        return succeeded
+    }
+
+    private suspend fun runWorkWithRetries(): Boolean {
+        repeat(timings.attempts) { attempt ->
+            if (work()) return true
+            if (attempt < timings.attempts - 1) {
+                delay(timings.retryBackoffMs * (attempt + 1))
+            }
+        }
+        return false
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Suspends until the screen has been unchanged for
+     * [VeilTimings.quietMs] and reports itself quiescent.
+     *
+     * `debounce` is what makes this hold across a staged update: every
+     * change restarts the window, so the veil lowers only once emissions
+     * actually stop. `first { quiescent }` then rejects a quiet-but-
+     * still-loading moment and waits for the next lull.
+     */
+    @OptIn(FlowPreview::class)
+    private suspend fun awaitSettled() {
+        settleSignal
+            .distinctUntilChanged()
+            .debounce(timings.quietMs)
+            .first { it.quiescent }
+    }
+}

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/shared/widgets/ArtSettleTracker.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets
+
+import androidx.compose.runtime.Stable
+import androidx.compose.runtime.staticCompositionLocalOf
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.StateFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.asStateFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.update
+
+/**
+ * Counts the cover-art loads that are currently in flight, so a
+ * screen-level overlay can wait for the artwork to actually land instead
+ * of guessing with a fixed delay.
+ *
+ * Artwork is the most visible pop-in on Home: a tile can be fully
+ * hydrated (title, artist, counts all present) and still snap its cover
+ * in a second later, which is exactly the churn the "Updating your
+ * mixes…" veil exists to hide. The refresh coroutine can't see that —
+ * it finishes long before Coil does — so the composition reports it
+ * upward here instead.
+ *
+ * [ServerImage] reports into whatever tracker it finds in
+ * [LocalArtSettleTracker], which means every art surface in the app
+ * participates for free. Only *composed* images are counted, so a
+ * LazyRow's off-screen tiles are correctly ignored — the count tracks
+ * the pop-in a user can actually see.
+ *
+ * Provide one per screen that needs it (typically owned by the
+ * screen's ViewModel so its refresh logic can read [inFlight]):
+ *
+ *     CompositionLocalProvider(LocalArtSettleTracker provides vm.artTracker) { ... }
+ */
+@Stable
+class ArtSettleTracker {
+    private val inFlightInternal = MutableStateFlow(0)
+
+    /**
+     * How many on-screen images are still loading. Zero means the
+     * artwork has settled — every composed cover has either drawn or
+     * failed to a fallback.
+     */
+    val inFlight: StateFlow<Int> = inFlightInternal.asStateFlow()
+
+    fun begin() {
+        inFlightInternal.update { it + 1 }
+    }
+
+    fun end() {
+        // Floor at zero: a decrement can outlive its increment when a
+        // tile is disposed mid-load and the count must not go negative
+        // and wedge "settled" off forever.
+        inFlightInternal.update { (it - 1).coerceAtLeast(0) }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * The tracker [ServerImage] reports load state to, or null on screens
+ * that don't care (the default) — reporting is then a no-op.
+ */
+val LocalArtSettleTracker = staticCompositionLocalOf<ArtSettleTracker?> { null }

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/shared/widgets/CoverTile.kt

@@ -23,8 +23,12 @@ import com.fabledsword.minstrel.theme.FabledSwordFlatTokens
  * ServerImage + fallback structure was identical at all three sites.
  *
  * [overlay] is a `BoxScope` slot for things drawn on top of the cover
- * (e.g. the `VariantPill` system-playlist label) — callers can use
- * `Modifier.align(...)` inside it.
+ * (e.g. the `VariantPill` system-playlist label, the play button) —
+ * callers can use `Modifier.align(...)` inside it. The overlay sits on
+ * an outer, UN-clipped box so corner-anchored widgets are not cut off by
+ * [shape]: a `BottomEnd` play button on a `CircleShape` avatar falls in
+ * the square's corner, outside the circle, and would otherwise be clipped
+ * away. Only the artwork + background are clipped to [shape].
  */
 @Composable
 fun CoverTile(
@@ -38,8 +42,12 @@ fun CoverTile(
     overlay: @Composable BoxScope.() -> Unit = {},
 ) {
     Box(
-        modifier = modifier
-            .size(size)
+        modifier = modifier.size(size),
+        contentAlignment = Alignment.Center,
+    ) {
+        Box(
+            modifier = Modifier
+                .fillMaxSize()
                 .clip(shape)
                 .background(background),
             contentAlignment = Alignment.Center,
@@ -51,6 +59,7 @@ fun CoverTile(
             ) {
                 fallback()
             }
+        }
         overlay()
     }
 }

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/shared/widgets/ErrorRetry.kt

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
+import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.LazyColumn
 import androidx.compose.material3.Button
 import androidx.compose.material3.ButtonDefaults
 import androidx.compose.material3.Icon
@@ -23,18 +24,26 @@ import com.fabledsword.minstrel.theme.LocalActionColors
  * Shared error-with-retry widget. Surfaces a brief message and a
  * primary action button. Per the design system, the button uses
  * `LocalActionColors.primary` (Moss) — NEVER the accent.
+ *
+ * Renders inside a single-item LazyColumn (same rationale as
+ * [EmptyState]) so the widget participates in nested-scroll dispatch
+ * under PullToRefreshBox — both the Retry button and a pull gesture
+ * can recover from the error state.
  */
 @Composable
 fun ErrorRetry(
     message: String,
     onRetry: () -> Unit,
     modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
+    title: String? = null,
     retryLabel: String = "Retry",
 ) {
     val actionColors = LocalActionColors.current
+    LazyColumn(modifier = modifier.fillMaxSize()) {
+        item {
             Column(
-        modifier = modifier
-            .fillMaxSize()
+                modifier = Modifier
+                    .fillParentMaxSize()
                     .padding(32.dp),
                 verticalArrangement = Arrangement.Center,
                 horizontalAlignment = Alignment.CenterHorizontally,
@@ -45,9 +54,18 @@ fun ErrorRetry(
                     modifier = Modifier.size(48.dp),
                     tint = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.error,
                 )
+                if (title != null) {
+                    Text(
+                        text = title,
+                        modifier = Modifier.padding(top = 16.dp),
+                        style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleMedium,
+                        color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurface,
+                        textAlign = TextAlign.Center,
+                    )
+                }
                 Text(
                     text = message,
-            modifier = Modifier.padding(top = 16.dp),
+                    modifier = Modifier.padding(top = if (title != null) 8.dp else 16.dp),
                     style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
                     color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurface,
                     textAlign = TextAlign.Center,
@@ -63,4 +81,6 @@ fun ErrorRetry(
                     Text(retryLabel)
                 }
             }
+        }
+    }
 }

android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/shared/widgets/ServerImage.kt

@@ -1,15 +1,40 @@
 package com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.widgets
 
+import androidx.compose.animation.core.animateFloatAsState
+import androidx.compose.animation.core.tween
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.runtime.DisposableEffect
+import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
+import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
+import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
+import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
+import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.draw.alpha
 import androidx.compose.ui.layout.ContentScale
 import coil3.compose.AsyncImage
+import coil3.compose.AsyncImagePainter
 import com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared.resolveServerUrl
 
+// The fallback fades out as the artwork crossfades in (Coil's crossfade is
+// configured globally on the ImageLoader in MinstrelApplication). Matching
+// durations makes the swap read as one cross-dissolve; without the fade the
+// placeholder icon vanished a frame before the cover appeared, which is the
+// "art popping in" the Home veil exists to hide (issue #2327).
+private const val FALLBACK_FADE_MS = 220
+
 /**
  * Renders a server-hosted image, resolving relative URLs centrally so
  * every cover surface loads consistently. Shows [fallback] when the URL
- * is blank or unresolvable.
+ * is blank/unresolvable, while the image is still loading, and when the
+ * load fails — so a tile is never left blank (e.g. art not yet backfilled,
+ * which the "You might like" row hits often).
+ *
+ * In-flight loads are reported to [LocalArtSettleTracker] when a screen
+ * provides one, so a screen-level overlay can wait for artwork to land
+ * instead of guessing with a fixed delay.
  */
 @Composable
 fun ServerImage(
@@ -22,12 +47,43 @@ fun ServerImage(
     val resolved = resolveServerUrl(url)
     if (resolved == null) {
         fallback()
-    } else {
+        return
+    }
+    // Track Coil's load state so the fallback doubles as a placeholder
+    // (loading) and an error state (404 / unreachable) — not just a
+    // null-URL guard, which left present-but-failing URLs blank.
+    var state by remember(resolved) {
+        mutableStateOf<AsyncImagePainter.State>(AsyncImagePainter.State.Empty)
+    }
+    // Empty counts as loading: it's the pre-request state, so treating it
+    // as settled would let a screen overlay lower before Coil even starts.
+    val loading = state is AsyncImagePainter.State.Empty ||
+        state is AsyncImagePainter.State.Loading
+    val tracker = LocalArtSettleTracker.current
+    DisposableEffect(tracker, loading) {
+        if (loading) tracker?.begin()
+        // Balanced by construction: the effect re-runs when `loading` flips
+        // (decrement, then no re-increment) and disposes when a tile leaves
+        // the composition mid-load (scrolled away).
+        onDispose { if (loading) tracker?.end() }
+    }
+    val fallbackAlpha by animateFloatAsState(
+        targetValue = if (loading || state is AsyncImagePainter.State.Error) 1f else 0f,
+        animationSpec = tween(FALLBACK_FADE_MS),
+        label = "art-fallback",
+    )
+    Box(modifier = modifier, contentAlignment = Alignment.Center) {
         AsyncImage(
             model = resolved,
             contentDescription = contentDescription,
-            modifier = modifier,
+            modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize(),
             contentScale = contentScale,
+            onState = { state = it },
         )
+        if (fallbackAlpha > 0f) {
+            Box(Modifier.alpha(fallbackAlpha), contentAlignment = Alignment.Center) {
+                fallback()
+            }
+        }
     }
 }

android/app/src/test/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/home/ui/BuildPlaylistsRowTest.kt

@@ -56,4 +56,51 @@ class BuildPlaylistsRowTest {
         assertTrue(row.none { it is PlaylistRowItem.OfflinePool })
         assertTrue(row.any { it is PlaylistRowItem.Placeholder })
     }
+
+    private fun songsLike(id: String, cached: Boolean) = PlaylistRef(
+        id = id,
+        userId = "u",
+        name = "Songs like $id",
+        systemVariant = "songs_like_artist",
+        trackCount = 25,
+        fullyCached = cached,
+    )
+
+    @Test
+    fun `songs-like no longer appears in the main playlists carousel`() {
+        val owned = listOf(songsLike("a", cached = true), user("u1", cached = true))
+        val row = buildPlaylistsRow(owned, SystemPlaylistsStatus(), offline = false)
+        val reals = row.filterIsInstance<PlaylistRowItem.Real>().map { it.playlist.id }
+        assertTrue("a" !in reals, "songs-like mix leaked into the Playlists row: $reals")
+        assertTrue("u1" in reals)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `online songs-like row shows every generated mix uncapped`() {
+        // Six generated mixes — the old carousel capped at 3; the dedicated row shows all.
+        val owned = (1..6).map { songsLike("a$it", cached = true) }
+        val row = buildSongsLikeRow(owned, SystemPlaylistsStatus(), offline = false)
+        val reals = row.filterIsInstance<PlaylistRowItem.Real>().map { it.playlist.id }
+        assertEquals((1..6).map { "a$it" }, reals)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `online songs-like row shows placeholders when none generated`() {
+        val row = buildSongsLikeRow(emptyList(), SystemPlaylistsStatus(), offline = false)
+        assertTrue(row.isNotEmpty())
+        assertTrue(row.all { it is PlaylistRowItem.Placeholder })
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `offline songs-like row shows cached mixes available-first, none hides it`() {
+        val owned = listOf(songsLike("partial", cached = false), songsLike("full", cached = true))
+        val row = buildSongsLikeRow(owned, SystemPlaylistsStatus(), offline = true)
+        val reals = row.filterIsInstance<PlaylistRowItem.Real>().map { it.playlist.id }
+        // Fully-cached songs-like mix (not refreshable) is available; the
+        // un-cached one greys and sorts after. No placeholders offline.
+        assertEquals(listOf("full", "partial"), reals)
+        assertTrue(row.none { it is PlaylistRowItem.Placeholder })
+
+        assertTrue(buildSongsLikeRow(emptyList(), SystemPlaylistsStatus(), offline = true).isEmpty())
+    }
 }

android/app/src/test/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/library/ui/LibraryViewModelTest.kt

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import com.fabledsword.minstrel.testutil.MainDispatcherExtension
 import io.mockk.every
 import io.mockk.mockk
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableSharedFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.flow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.flowOf
 import kotlinx.coroutines.test.runTest
@@ -21,6 +22,13 @@ import kotlin.test.assertEquals
 @ExtendWith(MainDispatcherExtension::class)
 class LibraryViewModelTest {
 
+    // lastSyncError needs a real StateFlow: the VM combines it into uiState,
+    // and a relaxed-mock flow never emits, so the combine would never fire.
+    private fun syncControllerMock(): SyncController =
+        mockk<SyncController>(relaxed = true) {
+            every { lastSyncError } returns MutableStateFlow(null)
+        }
+
     @Test
     fun `initial state is Loading before any DAO emission`() = runTest {
         val repo = mockk<LibraryRepository>()
@@ -29,7 +37,7 @@ class LibraryViewModelTest {
 
         val vm = LibraryViewModel(
             repo,
-            mockk<SyncController>(relaxed = true),
+            syncControllerMock(),
             mockk<PlayerController>(relaxed = true),
         )
 
@@ -51,7 +59,7 @@ class LibraryViewModelTest {
 
         val vm = LibraryViewModel(
             repo,
-            mockk<SyncController>(relaxed = true),
+            syncControllerMock(),
             mockk<PlayerController>(relaxed = true),
         )
 
@@ -71,7 +79,7 @@ class LibraryViewModelTest {
 
         val vm = LibraryViewModel(
             repo,
-            mockk<SyncController>(relaxed = true),
+            syncControllerMock(),
             mockk<PlayerController>(relaxed = true),
         )
 
@@ -94,7 +102,7 @@ class LibraryViewModelTest {
 
         val vm = LibraryViewModel(
             repo,
-            mockk<SyncController>(relaxed = true),
+            syncControllerMock(),
             mockk<PlayerController>(relaxed = true),
         )
 

android/app/src/test/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/shared/UpdateVeilControllerTest.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,314 @@
+package com.fabledsword.minstrel.shared
+
+import kotlinx.coroutines.ExperimentalCoroutinesApi
+import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.map
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import kotlinx.coroutines.test.TestScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.test.advanceTimeBy
+import kotlinx.coroutines.test.runCurrent
+import kotlinx.coroutines.test.runTest
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
+import kotlin.test.assertEquals
+import kotlin.test.assertFalse
+import kotlin.test.assertTrue
+
+private const val WORK_MS = 1_000L
+private const val CHURN_ROUNDS = 5
+private const val ART_IN_FLIGHT = 3
+private const val SUCCEED_ON_ATTEMPT = 3
+private const val QUIET_WINDOWS_TO_OUTLAST = 3
+
+// Time to let a session finish once the screen has stopped changing: the
+// retry backoffs, the quiet window and the minimum hold all fit inside it,
+// while staying well under maxHoldMs. That gap matters — if a drain ran
+// past the ceiling, "the veil lowered" would no longer distinguish
+// "it settled" from "it gave up", which is the whole point of these tests.
+private const val DRAIN_MS = 3_000L
+
+/**
+ * The veil's job is to go up only when content actually changes, and then to
+ * stay up until the screen has stopped moving. Each test pins one of the ways
+ * the original fixed-delay implementation got that wrong (issue #2327).
+ *
+ * The controller is built on `backgroundScope` throughout: its consumer
+ * loop runs forever, so hanging it off the test's own scope would stop
+ * `runTest` from ever completing.
+ *
+ * Consequence, and the reason every wait below is an explicit
+ * `advanceTimeBy`: **`advanceUntilIdle()` is useless here.** It advances
+ * only while *foreground* work remains, and everything this controller
+ * does lives in `backgroundScope` — so it returns having run nothing, and
+ * assertions land on a session that never started (CI run 3163 failed all
+ * seven of these with "expected 3, actual 0" and friends). Drive the clock
+ * deliberately instead; don't "simplify" these back to advanceUntilIdle.
+ */
+@OptIn(ExperimentalCoroutinesApi::class)
+class UpdateVeilControllerTest {
+
+    private val timings = VeilTimings(
+        minHoldMs = 900,
+        quietMs = 700,
+        maxHoldMs = 12_000,
+        attempts = 3,
+        retryBackoffMs = 600,
+    )
+
+    /** Drives the settle signal by hand: content key, presence, art count. */
+    private class FakeScreen(hasContent: Boolean = true) {
+        val state = MutableStateFlow(Triple(0, hasContent, 0))
+
+        val signal = state.map { (key, hasContent, art) ->
+            VeilSettleState(contentKey = key, hasContent = hasContent, quiescent = art == 0)
+        }
+
+        /** Content visibly changed — what the veil exists to cover. */
+        fun churn() {
+            state.value = state.value.copy(first = state.value.first + 1)
+        }
+
+        fun artLoading(count: Int) {
+            state.value = state.value.copy(third = count)
+        }
+
+        fun contentAppears() {
+            state.value = state.value.copy(second = true)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun TestScope.controllerOn(
+        screen: FakeScreen,
+        shouldVeil: suspend () -> Boolean = { true },
+        onSessionEnd: (VeilSessionResult) -> Unit = {},
+        work: suspend () -> Boolean,
+    ) = UpdateVeilController(
+        scope = backgroundScope,
+        settleSignal = screen.signal,
+        shouldVeil = shouldVeil,
+        timings = timings,
+        onSessionEnd = onSessionEnd,
+        work = work,
+    )
+
+    /** Records every visibility transition, so an extra raise can't hide. */
+    private fun TestScope.recordVisibility(controller: UpdateVeilController): List<Boolean> {
+        val seen = mutableListOf<Boolean>()
+        backgroundScope.launch { controller.visible.collect { seen.add(it) } }
+        return seen
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `veil outlasts content that keeps churning after the pull returns`() = runTest {
+        val screen = FakeScreen()
+        val controller = controllerOn(screen) { true }
+
+        controller.request()
+        runCurrent()
+        // The pull's write lands: content changed, so the veil goes up.
+        screen.churn()
+        runCurrent()
+        assertTrue(controller.visible.value, "veil is up while the screen is still moving")
+
+        // Tiles hydrating one after another, each inside the quiet window.
+        // The old implementation had already wiped off after a flat 500ms.
+        repeat(CHURN_ROUNDS) {
+            advanceTimeBy(timings.quietMs / 2)
+            screen.churn()
+            runCurrent()
+            assertTrue(controller.visible.value, "veil must hold across staged churn")
+        }
+
+        advanceTimeBy(DRAIN_MS)
+        assertFalse(controller.visible.value, "veil lowers once the screen goes quiet")
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `veil waits for artwork to finish loading`() = runTest {
+        val screen = FakeScreen()
+        val controller = controllerOn(screen) { true }
+
+        screen.artLoading(ART_IN_FLIGHT)
+        controller.request()
+        runCurrent()
+        screen.churn()
+        runCurrent()
+        // Well past the quiet window and the floor — but art is still in
+        // flight, so lowering now would show the covers popping in.
+        advanceTimeBy(timings.minHoldMs + timings.quietMs * QUIET_WINDOWS_TO_OUTLAST)
+        assertTrue(controller.visible.value, "veil must wait on in-flight art")
+
+        screen.artLoading(0)
+        advanceTimeBy(DRAIN_MS)
+        assertFalse(controller.visible.value, "veil lowers once art has landed")
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `retries quietly, then veils the churn the successful attempt produces`() = runTest {
+        val screen = FakeScreen()
+        var attempts = 0
+        val controller = controllerOn(screen) {
+            attempts++
+            val succeeded = attempts >= SUCCEED_ON_ATTEMPT // fail twice
+            // Only a pull that worked writes anything.
+            if (succeeded) screen.churn()
+            succeeded
+        }
+        val seen = recordVisibility(controller)
+
+        controller.request()
+        runCurrent()
+        // A failed pull changes nothing, so there is nothing to hide yet —
+        // the retries happen with no veil at all.
+        assertFalse(controller.visible.value, "no veil over a pull that changed nothing")
+
+        advanceTimeBy(DRAIN_MS)
+        assertEquals(SUCCEED_ON_ATTEMPT, attempts, "retries until the pull succeeds")
+        assertEquals(
+            listOf(false, true, false),
+            seen,
+            "the veil went up once, over the churn the retry finally produced",
+        )
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `giving up is silent, reports FAILED, and does not block later requests`() = runTest {
+        val screen = FakeScreen()
+        val results = mutableListOf<VeilSessionResult>()
+        var attempts = 0
+        var succeed = false
+        val controller = controllerOn(screen, onSessionEnd = { results += it }) {
+            attempts++
+            succeed
+        }
+
+        controller.request(userInitiated = true)
+        advanceTimeBy(DRAIN_MS)
+        assertEquals(timings.attempts, attempts, "exhausts its attempts")
+        assertFalse(controller.visible.value, "no veil — a failed pull changed nothing")
+        assertEquals(VeilOutcome.FAILED, results.single().outcome)
+        assertTrue(results.single().userInitiated, "the user asked, so they're owed an answer")
+
+        // Giving up must not latch anything off — the reconnect-driven
+        // recovery still gets to try again later.
+        succeed = true
+        controller.request()
+        advanceTimeBy(DRAIN_MS)
+        assertEquals(timings.attempts + 1, attempts, "a later request still runs")
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `overlapping requests extend one veil instead of racing it`() = runTest {
+        val screen = FakeScreen()
+        var started = 0
+        val controller = controllerOn(screen) {
+            started++
+            delay(WORK_MS)
+            screen.churn()
+            true
+        }
+        val seen = recordVisibility(controller)
+
+        // Reconnect and the rebuild event arriving together is what made the
+        // old Boolean flag clear mid-update: whichever pull finished first
+        // wiped the veil off while the other was still running.
+        controller.request()
+        runCurrent()
+        controller.request()
+        advanceTimeBy(WORK_MS + 1)
+        assertTrue(controller.visible.value, "second trigger extends the same veil")
+
+        advanceTimeBy(DRAIN_MS)
+        assertEquals(2, started, "the mid-session trigger still did its pull")
+        assertEquals(listOf(false, true, false), seen, "one veil session, not two")
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `a never-settling screen still releases the veil at the ceiling`() = runTest {
+        val screen = FakeScreen()
+        val controller = controllerOn(screen) {
+            screen.churn()
+            true
+        }
+
+        screen.artLoading(1) // an image that never completes
+        controller.request()
+        advanceTimeBy(timings.maxHoldMs + 1)
+        assertFalse(controller.visible.value, "the hard ceiling must never strand the user")
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `an unchanged refresh never raises the veil and reports UNCHANGED`() = runTest {
+        val screen = FakeScreen()
+        val results = mutableListOf<VeilSessionResult>()
+        // Succeeds without writing anything — the common case on a launch
+        // over a warm cache, where the server returns what's already cached.
+        val controller = controllerOn(screen, onSessionEnd = { results += it }) { true }
+        val seen = recordVisibility(controller)
+
+        controller.request(userInitiated = true)
+        advanceTimeBy(DRAIN_MS)
+
+        assertEquals(listOf(false), seen, "a veil over an unchanged screen would hide nothing")
+        assertEquals(VeilOutcome.UNCHANGED, results.single().outcome)
+        assertTrue(results.single().userInitiated, "so the caller can say 'already up to date'")
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `cached content painting is not mistaken for a change`() = runTest {
+        // Warm cache that hasn't painted yet: the rows arrive a moment after
+        // the session starts. Treating that first paint as churn would veil
+        // every single launch.
+        val screen = FakeScreen(hasContent = false)
+        val controller = controllerOn(screen) { true }
+
+        controller.request()
+        runCurrent()
+        screen.contentAppears()
+        advanceTimeBy(DRAIN_MS)
+
+        assertFalse(controller.visible.value, "first paint is not churn")
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `a background trigger coalescing with the user's does not swallow their answer`() =
+        runTest {
+            val screen = FakeScreen()
+            val results = mutableListOf<VeilSessionResult>()
+            val controller = controllerOn(screen, onSessionEnd = { results += it }) { true }
+
+            // Conflation drops the older token, so the "a user asked" bit
+            // cannot ride on it — it's tracked separately for exactly this.
+            controller.request(userInitiated = true)
+            controller.request()
+            advanceTimeBy(DRAIN_MS)
+
+            assertTrue(
+                results.first().userInitiated,
+                "the user's request must not be conflated away",
+            )
+        }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `a cold load runs unveiled and is never reported as already up to date`() = runTest {
+        val screen = FakeScreen()
+        val results = mutableListOf<VeilSessionResult>()
+        var ran = false
+        val controller = controllerOn(
+            screen,
+            shouldVeil = { false }, // empty cache: the skeleton owns this
+            onSessionEnd = { results += it },
+        ) {
+            ran = true
+            true
+        }
+
+        controller.request(userInitiated = true)
+        advanceTimeBy(DRAIN_MS)
+
+        assertTrue(ran, "the refresh still happens")
+        assertFalse(controller.visible.value, "but no veil over a skeleton")
+        // It went from nothing to something — that IS a change.
+        assertEquals(VeilOutcome.CHANGED, results.single().outcome)
+    }
+}

ci-requirements.md

@@ -44,4 +44,64 @@ None.
 - **Go toolchain pin.** `go.mod` is on `go 1.25.0` because `golang.org/x/crypto v0.51.0` declares 1.25 as its minimum. `ci-go:1.26` satisfies this with headroom. Future `x/crypto` bumps that move the Go floor should be paired with an image-tag bump in this file + the workflows.
 - **In-app update channel polling.** `release.yml` polls Gitea's release-asset API for up to 15 min on tag pushes to fetch the APK that `flutter.yml` is concurrently attaching to the same release. The asset eventually appears because `flutter.yml` and `release.yml` run in parallel on the same tag; if the polling times out, the server image ships without the bundled update channel (graceful degradation, not a build failure).
 - **Cache server reachability.** `test-web.yml` does NOT use `cache: 'npm'` on `actions/setup-node` — the Gitea Actions cache server isn't reachable from this runner's container network and `setup-node` was burning ~4m41s on ETIMEDOUT before failing open. With the migration to `ci-go:1.26`, `setup-node` is removed entirely (Node is in the image). The cache concern reappears if a future change re-introduces a network-dependent action.
+- **Artifacts — use the mirrored actions, never `actions/{upload,download}-artifact`.**
+  ```yaml
+  uses: https://git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/upload-artifact@cb8afe72b42edc798abfb8fcb556cf660d894245
+  uses: https://git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/download-artifact@8d4e9521a5f7e5f8b6351f341f719f9f45a92a3a
+  ```
+  Upstream's `@v4+` cannot work against this instance and no server-side change
+  will help: `isGhes()` rejects any hostname that isn't `github.com` /
+  `*.ghe.com` / `*.localhost` and throws before it opens a connection, so the
+  server is never asked what it supports. `@v3` is worse — it reports success,
+  and Gitea then serves artifacts back only through the v4 API
+  (`content_encoding = application/zip`), so a v3 upload is stored but invisible
+  to every retrieval path. A green job producing nothing retrievable; that is how
+  72 unreachable artifacts accumulated on this repo. Scribe issues 2255 / 2270.
+
+  Both are pull mirrors of the Forgejo project's forks
+  (`code.forgejo.org/forgejo/{upload,download}-artifact`, one commit on upstream
+  disabling that check), mirrored so CI depends on commits we hold and pinned by
+  SHA because the mirrors auto-sync every 8h — a moved upstream tag would
+  otherwise silently change what runs.
+
+  **Match the pins on `@actions/artifact`, not on the actions' own version
+  numbers.** The two actions release on unrelated cadences, so equal version
+  numbers do NOT mean a compatible pair — upload `v5` bundles `@actions/artifact`
+  ^4.0.0 while download `v5` bundles ^2.3.2. The pins above are upload **v5** and
+  download **v6**, which is the pairing that puts ^4.0.0 on both sides. This
+  matters because `release.yml` is a producer/consumer pair — `android-release`
+  uploads `minstrel-apk`, `image-release` downloads it — and a protocol mismatch
+  across it yields an empty listing rather than an error, exactly the silent
+  failure this entry exists to prevent.
+
+  | tag | `@actions/artifact` | runtime |
+  |---|---|---|
+  | upload v4 | ^2.1.1 | node20 |
+  | **upload v5** ← pinned | **^4.0.0** | node20 |
+  | download v4 | ^2.1.1 | node20 |
+  | download v5 | ^2.3.2 | node20 |
+  | **download v6** ← pinned | **^4.0.0** | node20 |
+  | download v7 | ^5.0.0 | **node24** |
+
+  The only true protocol break in this history was **v3 → v4** (upstream:
+  "Downloading artifacts that were created from `actions/upload-artifact@v3` and
+  below are not supported"); v4-and-up are one family. Later majors are mostly
+  ergonomics and runtime — upload v4 forbids re-uploading a name and caps a job
+  at 500 artifacts; download v5 made by-ID extraction match by-name.
+
+  **Do not jump the download pin to v7.** That major is a runner requirement, not
+  a feature change: it moves to `runs.using: node24` and upstream states it
+  "requires a minimum Actions Runner version of 2.327.1 … if you are using
+  self-hosted runners, ensure they are updated before upgrading." act_runner is
+  not GitHub's runner and makes no such version claim, so node24 is unverified
+  here. Everything currently pinned is node20.
+
+  Upload steps set `if-no-files-found: error` rather than the default `warn`, so
+  an upload that matches nothing fails its own job instead of failing the
+  consumer later.
+
+  Retrieval: `GET /api/v1/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/runs/{run_id}/artifacts`
+  for the id (global run id, not the repo-scoped run number), then
+  `…/actions/artifacts/{id}/zip`. The workstation has no `unzip` — use
+  `python3 -m zipfile -e`.
 - **Friction asks.** None pending. The two images cover everything Minstrel needs.

client/README.md

@@ -6,17 +6,27 @@ in-app update flow (#397).
 
 ## Production
 
-CI populates this directory on tag releases:
-1. `flutter.yml` builds `app-release.apk` and attaches it to the
-   Gitea release as `minstrel-<TAG>.apk`.
-2. `release.yml` waits for that asset to appear, downloads it into
-   this directory as `minstrel.apk`, writes the tag string to
-   `minstrel.apk.version`, and `docker buildx build` includes both
-   via `COPY client/ /app/client/`.
+CI populates this directory in `release.yml` (no Flutter — the client is
+native Android, built by the `android-release` job):
+
+- **Tag release (`v*`):** the `android-release` job builds + signs the
+  APK, uploads it as a workflow artifact, and attaches it to the Gitea
+  release as `minstrel-<TAG>.apk`. The `image-release` job
+  (`needs: android-release`) downloads that artifact into this directory
+  as `minstrel.apk` and writes the computed versionName to
+  `minstrel.apk.version`.
+- **Main push (non-tag `:latest` / `:main`):** no APK is built, but the
+  image still moves `:latest`, so `image-release` pulls the most-recent
+  release's signed APK from the Gitea API and reconstructs its exact
+  versionName — keeping the in-app update channel alive on `:latest`
+  instead of stripping it until the next tag.
+
+Either way, `docker buildx build` bakes both files into the image via
+`COPY client/ /app/client/`.
 
 ## Development
 
-Empty directory works fine — the endpoints return 404 and the Flutter
+Empty directory works fine — the endpoints return 404 and the Android
 update banner stays hidden ("no update channel" graceful degradation).
 
 To smoke-test the update flow locally, drop a real APK + a version

cmd/minstrel/main.go

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgxpool"
 
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/config"
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/coplay"
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/coverart"
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/db"
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/eventbus"
@@ -25,12 +26,14 @@ import (
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/lidarrrequests"
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/logging"
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/playlists"
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/recsettings"
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/scrobble"
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/scrobble/listenbrainz"
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/server"
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/similarity"
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/subsonic"
 	syncpkg "git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/sync"
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/tags"
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -146,6 +149,16 @@ func run() error {
 	coverEnricher := coverart.NewEnricher(pool, logger.With("component", "coverart"), coverSettings)
 	coverEnricher.DataDir = cfg.Storage.DataDir
 
+	// Recommendation tuning lab (#1250): seeds shipped defaults on first
+	// boot and pushes the daily_mix weights + taste config into package
+	// playlists — must precede the scheduler so the first builds score
+	// with the operator's tuned values, not the pre-push literals.
+	recSettings, err := recsettings.New(ctx, pool, logger.With("component", "recsettings"))
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Error("recommendation settings service init failed", "err", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
 	// One unified scan chain: library walk → MBID backfill → cover enrich.
 	// Boot-time scan and manual-trigger scans share this path; results land
 	// in scan_runs for the admin overview.
@@ -194,6 +207,31 @@ func run() error {
 	similarityWorker := similarity.NewWorker(pool, listenbrainz.NewClient(), logger.With("component", "similarity"))
 	go similarityWorker.Run(ctx)
 
+	// Start the household co-play worker (#1533). Recomputes artist–artist
+	// co-occurrence edges (source='user_cooccurrence') from play_events every
+	// 6h — a collaborative candidate arm for the radio/mix pools. Pure local
+	// SQL, no external calls; empty on single-user servers.
+	go coplay.NewWorker(pool, logger.With("component", "coplay")).Run(ctx)
+
+	// Start the tag-enrichment worker (#1490). Reconciles the compiled-in
+	// tag providers with tag_provider_settings, bumps the sources version if
+	// the provider set changed (re-opening settled rows), then drains tracks
+	// needing folksonomy tags on a periodic tick. Standalone (not in the file
+	// scan chain) because tag lookups need only DB fields — MBID / artist /
+	// title — that a scan has already imported.
+	tagSettings, err := tags.NewSettingsService(ctx, pool, logger.With("component", "tags"))
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Error("tag settings service init failed", "err", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	if newVer, bumped, berr := tagSettings.BumpVersionIfProvidersChanged(ctx); berr != nil {
+		logger.Warn("tags: provider-hash boot check failed", "err", berr)
+	} else if bumped {
+		logger.Info("tags: registered provider set changed; version bumped", "new_version", newVer)
+	}
+	tagEnricher := tags.NewEnricher(pool, logger.With("component", "tags"), tagSettings)
+	go tags.NewWorker(tagEnricher, logger.With("component", "tags")).Run(ctx)
+
 	// Start the GC worker. Runs every 1h and sweeps lifecycle tables
 	// that have no writer-side close path or retention policy:
 	// orphan play_events, stale play_sessions, expired
@@ -242,7 +280,12 @@ func run() error {
 	// active user's daily build at 03:00 in their stored timezone.
 	// Replaces the 24h-anchored cron loop (removed in the next commit
 	// of this arc).
-	playlistScheduler, err := playlists.NewScheduler(pool, logger.With("component", "playlist_scheduler"), cfg.Storage.DataDir)
+	playlistScheduler, err := playlists.NewScheduler(
+		pool,
+		logger.With("component", "playlist_scheduler"),
+		cfg.Storage.DataDir,
+		bus,
+	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("init playlist scheduler: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -289,6 +332,8 @@ func run() error {
 	}, cfg.Events, cfg.Recommendation, cfg.Storage.DataDir, cfg.Branding, coverEnricher, coverSettings, scanner, scanCfg)
 	srv.Bus = bus
 	srv.PlaylistScheduler = playlistScheduler
+	srv.RecSettings = recSettings
+	srv.TagSettings = tagSettings
 	srv.StreamSecret = cfg.StreamSecret
 	httpServer := &http.Server{
 		Addr:              cfg.Server.Address,

config.example.yaml

@@ -26,8 +26,13 @@ library:
   # Filesystem roots to scan for music. Each path is walked recursively.
   # Env: MINSTREL_LIBRARY_SCAN_PATHS (colon-separated, PATH-style)
   scan_paths: []
-  # Kick off a scan on server startup. Env: MINSTREL_LIBRARY_SCAN_ON_STARTUP
-  scan_on_startup: false
+  # Kick off a scan on server startup. On by default so a fresh install
+  # populates its library on first boot with no manual step. Scans are
+  # incremental (unchanged files are skipped by mtime), so the cost on
+  # every later restart is just a directory walk, not a full re-index.
+  # Set false if you'd rather scan only on a schedule / via the admin UI.
+  # Env: MINSTREL_LIBRARY_SCAN_ON_STARTUP
+  scan_on_startup: true
 
 # Per-instance branding. Operators can rename their instance ("Family
 # Jukebox", "Office Music", etc.) and override the OG share-preview

docs/screenshots/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# README screenshots
+
+Drop the files below into this directory with these **exact names** — the
+root `README.md` already references them, so no Markdown editing is needed.
+Export as PNG. Capture while logged in as admin and *after* the first
+library scan so nothing looks empty; keep the same browser width and theme
+across all shots for a consistent look.
+
+| Filename | Route | What to capture |
+|---|---|---|
+| `home.png` | `/` | The home page with a populated library (system playlists / recently added) |
+| `register.png` | `/register` | The account-creation form on a fresh instance |
+| `library-scan.png` | `/admin` | The library scan running in stages (grab it mid-scan so stage tallies show) |
+| `integrations.png` | `/admin/integrations` | The ListenBrainz + Lidarr integration cards |
+| `android-download.png` | `/settings` | The "Install the Android app" download card |
+| `invite-users.png` | `/admin/users` | The invite-token generation / users list |
+
+Tip: to control display width in the README, you can swap the Markdown
+`![alt](path)` for an HTML tag, e.g. `<img src="docs/screenshots/home.png" width="800" alt="...">`.

internal/api/admin_recommendation_trends.go

@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+// Admin recommendation-trends endpoint (#1251): weekly per-surface
+// outcome series with tuning-audit markers — the verify half of the
+// tune→verify loop the tuning lab (#1250) opens. Aggregated across
+// all users because the knobs are global; rows carry rates only.
+package api
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"sort"
+	"strconv"
+	"time"
+
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/apierror"
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/db/dbq"
+)
+
+const (
+	trendsDefaultWeeks = 12
+	trendsMaxWeeks     = 52
+	// trendsAuditFetchCap bounds the audit fetch; markers older than
+	// the window are dropped in Go. Far above any real knob-turn count
+	// inside a year.
+	trendsAuditFetchCap = 500
+)
+
+// trendPoint is one week of one surface family's outcomes.
+type trendPoint struct {
+	WeekStart     string  `json:"week_start"` // ISO date (Monday)
+	Plays         int64   `json:"plays"`
+	Skips         int64   `json:"skips"`
+	SkipRate      float64 `json:"skip_rate"`
+	AvgCompletion float64 `json:"avg_completion"`
+	// TasteHitRate is the share of plays whose track's artist carries a
+	// positive weight in the player's current taste profile — a drifted
+	// but retroactive read on whether the surface feeds taste-fitting
+	// tracks.
+	TasteHitRate float64 `json:"taste_hit_rate"`
+	// completionN carries the completion sample count through same-week
+	// merges so avg_completion stays sample-weighted; not serialized.
+	completionN int64
+}
+
+// trendSeries is one surface family's weekly series.
+type trendSeries struct {
+	Key    string       `json:"key"`
+	Label  string       `json:"label"`
+	Intent string       `json:"intent"` // go_to | discovery | direct; "" for the manual baseline
+	Plays  int64        `json:"plays"`  // window total, for sorting/volume-gating
+	Points []trendPoint `json:"points"`
+}
+
+// trendMarker is one tuning-audit event annotated on the timeline.
+type trendMarker struct {
+	ChangedAt string          `json:"changed_at"`
+	Scope     string          `json:"scope"`
+	Action    string          `json:"action"`
+	Changes   json.RawMessage `json:"changes"`
+}
+
+type trendsResp struct {
+	Weeks   int           `json:"weeks"`
+	Series  []trendSeries `json:"series"`
+	Markers []trendMarker `json:"markers"`
+}
+
+// handleGetRecommendationTrends implements
+// GET /api/admin/recommendation-trends?weeks=N (default 12, cap 52).
+func (h *handlers) handleGetRecommendationTrends(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	weeks := trendsDefaultWeeks
+	if v := r.URL.Query().Get("weeks"); v != "" {
+		n, err := strconv.Atoi(v)
+		if err != nil || n < 1 {
+			writeErr(w, apierror.BadRequest("bad_request", "invalid weeks"))
+			return
+		}
+		if n > trendsMaxWeeks {
+			n = trendsMaxWeeks
+		}
+		weeks = n
+	}
+
+	q := dbq.New(h.pool)
+	rows, err := q.RecommendationWeeklyTrends(r.Context(), int32(weeks))
+	if err != nil {
+		h.logger.Error("api: recommendation trends", "err", err)
+		writeErr(w, apierror.InternalMsg("lookup failed", err))
+		return
+	}
+	audits, err := q.ListTuningAudit(r.Context(), trendsAuditFetchCap)
+	if err != nil {
+		h.logger.Error("api: recommendation trends audit", "err", err)
+		writeErr(w, apierror.InternalMsg("lookup failed", err))
+		return
+	}
+
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, buildTrendsResponse(weeks, time.Now().UTC(), rows, audits))
+}
+
+// buildTrendsResponse folds weekly rows into per-family series and
+// windows the audit markers. Split from the handler for pure-unit
+// testability.
+func buildTrendsResponse(
+	weeks int, now time.Time,
+	rows []dbq.RecommendationWeeklyTrendsRow,
+	audits []dbq.RecommendationTuningAudit,
+) trendsResp {
+	type accum struct {
+		fam    recFamily
+		plays  int64
+		points []trendPoint
+	}
+	families := map[string]*accum{}
+	for _, row := range rows {
+		fam := recFamily{key: "manual", label: "Manual library plays"}
+		if row.Source != nil && *row.Source != "" {
+			fam = bucketRecSource(*row.Source)
+		}
+		acc, ok := families[fam.key]
+		if !ok {
+			acc = &accum{fam: fam}
+			families[fam.key] = acc
+		}
+		acc.plays += row.Plays
+		p := trendPoint{
+			WeekStart:     row.WeekStart.Time.Format("2006-01-02"),
+			Plays:         row.Plays,
+			Skips:         row.Skips,
+			AvgCompletion: row.AvgCompletion,
+			completionN:   row.CompletionN,
+		}
+		if row.Plays > 0 {
+			p.SkipRate = float64(row.Skips) / float64(row.Plays)
+			p.TasteHitRate = float64(row.TasteHits) / float64(row.Plays)
+		}
+		// Same family can arrive as several raw sources (radio:<uuid>);
+		// merge same-week points play-weighted.
+		if n := len(acc.points); n > 0 && acc.points[n-1].WeekStart == p.WeekStart {
+			acc.points[n-1] = mergeTrendPoints(acc.points[n-1], p)
+		} else {
+			acc.points = append(acc.points, p)
+		}
+	}
+
+	resp := trendsResp{Weeks: weeks, Series: []trendSeries{}, Markers: []trendMarker{}}
+	for _, acc := range families {
+		resp.Series = append(resp.Series, trendSeries{
+			Key:    acc.fam.key,
+			Label:  acc.fam.label,
+			Intent: acc.fam.intent,
+			Plays:  acc.plays,
+			Points: acc.points,
+		})
+	}
+	sort.Slice(resp.Series, func(i, j int) bool {
+		if resp.Series[i].Plays != resp.Series[j].Plays {
+			return resp.Series[i].Plays > resp.Series[j].Plays
+		}
+		return resp.Series[i].Key < resp.Series[j].Key
+	})
+
+	cutoff := now.Add(-time.Duration(weeks) * 7 * 24 * time.Hour)
+	for _, a := range audits {
+		if a.ChangedAt.Time.Before(cutoff) {
+			continue
+		}
+		resp.Markers = append(resp.Markers, trendMarker{
+			ChangedAt: a.ChangedAt.Time.UTC().Format(time.RFC3339),
+			Scope:     a.Scope,
+			Action:    a.Action,
+			Changes:   json.RawMessage(a.Changes),
+		})
+	}
+	// ListTuningAudit returns newest-first; the timeline reads better
+	// oldest-first.
+	sort.Slice(resp.Markers, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return resp.Markers[i].ChangedAt < resp.Markers[j].ChangedAt
+	})
+	return resp
+}
+
+// mergeTrendPoints combines two same-week points of one family:
+// counts add, skip/taste rates re-derive from the merged counts, and
+// avg_completion is weighted by each side's completion sample count.
+func mergeTrendPoints(a, b trendPoint) trendPoint {
+	out := trendPoint{
+		WeekStart:   a.WeekStart,
+		Plays:       a.Plays + b.Plays,
+		Skips:       a.Skips + b.Skips,
+		completionN: a.completionN + b.completionN,
+	}
+	if out.Plays > 0 {
+		out.SkipRate = float64(out.Skips) / float64(out.Plays)
+		out.TasteHitRate = (a.TasteHitRate*float64(a.Plays) + b.TasteHitRate*float64(b.Plays)) /
+			float64(out.Plays)
+	}
+	if out.completionN > 0 {
+		out.AvgCompletion = (a.AvgCompletion*float64(a.completionN) + b.AvgCompletion*float64(b.completionN)) /
+			float64(out.completionN)
+	}
+	return out
+}

internal/api/admin_recommendation_trends_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
+	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgtype"
+
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/db/dbq"
+)
+
+func date(s string) pgtype.Date {
+	t, _ := time.Parse("2006-01-02", s)
+	return pgtype.Date{Time: t, Valid: true}
+}
+
+func TestBuildTrendsResponse_SeriesMergingAndMarkers(t *testing.T) {
+	src := func(s string) *string { return &s }
+	now := time.Date(2026, 7, 3, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	rows := []dbq.RecommendationWeeklyTrendsRow{
+		// Two radio session sources in the same week collapse into one
+		// family point; completion weighting by sample count.
+		{WeekStart: date("2026-06-22"), Source: src("radio:aaaa"),
+			Plays: 3, Skips: 1, CompletionN: 3, AvgCompletion: 0.6, TasteHits: 3},
+		{WeekStart: date("2026-06-22"), Source: src("radio:bbbb"),
+			Plays: 1, Skips: 1, CompletionN: 1, AvgCompletion: 0.2, TasteHits: 0},
+		{WeekStart: date("2026-06-29"), Source: src("radio:aaaa"),
+			Plays: 2, Skips: 0, CompletionN: 2, AvgCompletion: 0.9, TasteHits: 1},
+		// NULL source = manual baseline family.
+		{WeekStart: date("2026-06-29"), Source: nil,
+			Plays: 5, Skips: 1, CompletionN: 5, AvgCompletion: 0.8, TasteHits: 4},
+	}
+	audits := []dbq.RecommendationTuningAudit{
+		{ID: 2, ChangedAt: pgtype.Timestamptz{Time: now.Add(-24 * time.Hour), Valid: true},
+			Scope: "radio", Action: "update", Changes: []byte(`[{"field":"taste_weight","old":1,"new":2}]`)},
+		// Older than the window → dropped.
+		{ID: 1, ChangedAt: pgtype.Timestamptz{Time: now.Add(-100 * 7 * 24 * time.Hour), Valid: true},
+			Scope: "taste", Action: "reset", Changes: []byte(`[]`)},
+	}
+
+	resp := buildTrendsResponse(12, now, rows, audits)
+
+	if len(resp.Series) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("series = %d, want 2 (radio + manual)", len(resp.Series))
+	}
+	radio := resp.Series[0] // 6 plays > manual's 5 → sorted first
+	if radio.Key != "radio" || radio.Plays != 6 {
+		t.Fatalf("series[0] = %s/%d, want radio/6", radio.Key, radio.Plays)
+	}
+	if len(radio.Points) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("radio points = %d, want 2 weeks", len(radio.Points))
+	}
+	wk1 := radio.Points[0]
+	if wk1.WeekStart != "2026-06-22" || wk1.Plays != 4 || wk1.Skips != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("week1 = %+v, want 2026-06-22 with 4 plays / 2 skips", wk1)
+	}
+	if wk1.SkipRate != 0.5 {
+		t.Errorf("week1 skip_rate = %v, want 0.5", wk1.SkipRate)
+	}
+	// Completion weighted by sample count: (0.6*3 + 0.2*1) / 4 = 0.5.
+	if wk1.AvgCompletion < 0.49 || wk1.AvgCompletion > 0.51 {
+		t.Errorf("week1 avg_completion = %v, want 0.5", wk1.AvgCompletion)
+	}
+	// Taste hits: 3 of 4 plays.
+	if wk1.TasteHitRate != 0.75 {
+		t.Errorf("week1 taste_hit_rate = %v, want 0.75", wk1.TasteHitRate)
+	}
+	if manual := resp.Series[1]; manual.Key != "manual" || manual.Intent != "" {
+		t.Errorf("series[1] = %+v, want the manual baseline family", manual)
+	}
+
+	if len(resp.Markers) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("markers = %d, want 1 (out-of-window marker dropped)", len(resp.Markers))
+	}
+	if resp.Markers[0].Scope != "radio" || resp.Markers[0].Action != "update" {
+		t.Errorf("marker = %+v, want radio/update", resp.Markers[0])
+	}
+}
+
+func newTrendsRouter(h *handlers) chi.Router {
+	r := chi.NewRouter()
+	r.Get("/api/admin/recommendation-trends", h.handleGetRecommendationTrends)
+	return r
+}
+
+func TestRecommendationTrends_EndToEnd(t *testing.T) {
+	h, pool := testHandlers(t)
+	user := seedUser(t, pool, "trends", "pw", true)
+	artist := seedArtist(t, pool, "TrendArtist")
+	album := seedAlbum(t, pool, artist.ID, "TrendAlbum", 2020)
+	tk := seedTrack(t, pool, album.ID, artist.ID, "TrendTrack", 1, 200000)
+	session := seedPlaySession(t, pool, user.ID, time.Now())
+
+	// Positive taste weight for the artist → plays count as taste hits.
+	if _, err := pool.Exec(context.Background(),
+		`INSERT INTO taste_profile_artists (user_id, artist_id, weight) VALUES ($1, $2, 1.5)`,
+		user.ID, artist.ID); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("seed taste profile: %v", err)
+	}
+	radio := "radio"
+	seedSourcedPlay(t, h, user.ID, tk.ID, session, &radio, nil, 0.9, false)
+	// A knob turn to mark the timeline.
+	if err := h.recSettings.UpdateProfile(context.Background(), "radio",
+		map[string]float64{"taste_weight": 2}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("UpdateProfile: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/admin/recommendation-trends", nil)
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	newTrendsRouter(h).ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d, want 200 (%s)", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
+	}
+	var resp trendsResp
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &resp); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode: %v", err)
+	}
+	if resp.Weeks != trendsDefaultWeeks {
+		t.Errorf("weeks = %d, want %d", resp.Weeks, trendsDefaultWeeks)
+	}
+	var radioSeries *trendSeries
+	for i := range resp.Series {
+		if resp.Series[i].Key == "radio" {
+			radioSeries = &resp.Series[i]
+		}
+	}
+	if radioSeries == nil || len(radioSeries.Points) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("radio series = %+v, want one point", radioSeries)
+	}
+	if radioSeries.Points[0].TasteHitRate != 1.0 {
+		t.Errorf("taste_hit_rate = %v, want 1.0 (positive-weight artist)",
+			radioSeries.Points[0].TasteHitRate)
+	}
+	if len(resp.Markers) != 1 || resp.Markers[0].Scope != "radio" {
+		t.Errorf("markers = %+v, want the radio knob turn", resp.Markers)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRecommendationTrends_InvalidWeeks(t *testing.T) {
+	h, _ := testHandlers(t)
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/admin/recommendation-trends?weeks=zero", nil)
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	newTrendsRouter(h).ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusBadRequest {
+		t.Errorf("status = %d, want 400", rec.Code)
+	}
+}

internal/api/admin_recommendation_tuning.go

@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+// Admin recommendation-tuning endpoints (#1250): the defaults-
+// discovery lab. GET returns current values + shipped defaults for
+// every scope; PATCH applies a partial update to one scope; reset
+// restores a scope to shipped defaults. Every change writes an audit
+// row (consumed by the metrics trend view, #1251).
+package api
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
+
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/apierror"
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/recommendation"
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/recsettings"
+)
+
+// weightsResp is one weight profile on the wire, keyed by the same
+// snake_case field names the PATCH body accepts.
+type weightsResp struct {
+	BaseWeight        float64 `json:"base_weight"`
+	LikeBoost         float64 `json:"like_boost"`
+	RecencyWeight     float64 `json:"recency_weight"`
+	SkipPenalty       float64 `json:"skip_penalty"`
+	JitterMagnitude   float64 `json:"jitter_magnitude"`
+	ContextWeight     float64 `json:"context_weight"`
+	SimilarityWeight  float64 `json:"similarity_weight"`
+	TasteWeight       float64 `json:"taste_weight"`
+	ContextTimeWeight float64 `json:"context_time_weight"`
+}
+
+func weightsRespFrom(w recommendation.ScoringWeights) weightsResp {
+	return weightsResp{
+		BaseWeight:        w.BaseWeight,
+		LikeBoost:         w.LikeBoost,
+		RecencyWeight:     w.RecencyWeight,
+		SkipPenalty:       w.SkipPenalty,
+		JitterMagnitude:   w.JitterMagnitude,
+		ContextWeight:     w.ContextWeight,
+		SimilarityWeight:  w.SimilarityWeight,
+		TasteWeight:       w.TasteWeight,
+		ContextTimeWeight: w.ContextTimeWeight,
+	}
+}
+
+type tasteTuningResp struct {
+	HalfLifeDays       float64 `json:"half_life_days"`
+	EngagementHardSkip float64 `json:"engagement_hard_skip"`
+	EngagementNeutral  float64 `json:"engagement_neutral"`
+	EngagementFull     float64 `json:"engagement_full"`
+	EnrichedTagScale   float64 `json:"enriched_tag_scale"`
+	EraScale           float64 `json:"era_scale"`
+	MoodScale          float64 `json:"mood_scale"`
+}
+
+func tasteRespFrom(t recsettings.TasteTuning) tasteTuningResp {
+	return tasteTuningResp{
+		HalfLifeDays:       t.HalfLifeDays,
+		EngagementHardSkip: t.EngagementHardSkip,
+		EngagementNeutral:  t.EngagementNeutral,
+		EngagementFull:     t.EngagementFull,
+		EnrichedTagScale:   t.EnrichedTagScale,
+		EraScale:           t.EraScale,
+		MoodScale:          t.MoodScale,
+	}
+}
+
+// tuningSnapshot is both the GET response and the post-mutation echo:
+// current values alongside shipped defaults so the card can mark
+// which knobs deviate.
+type tuningSnapshot struct {
+	Profiles map[string]weightsResp `json:"profiles"`
+	Taste    tasteTuningResp        `json:"taste"`
+	Shipped  struct {
+		Profiles map[string]weightsResp `json:"profiles"`
+		Taste    tasteTuningResp        `json:"taste"`
+	} `json:"shipped"`
+}
+
+func (h *handlers) tuningSnapshot() tuningSnapshot {
+	var out tuningSnapshot
+	out.Profiles = map[string]weightsResp{
+		recsettings.ScopeRadio:    weightsRespFrom(h.recSettings.Weights(recsettings.ScopeRadio)),
+		recsettings.ScopeDailyMix: weightsRespFrom(h.recSettings.Weights(recsettings.ScopeDailyMix)),
+	}
+	out.Taste = tasteRespFrom(h.recSettings.Taste())
+	out.Shipped.Profiles = map[string]weightsResp{
+		recsettings.ScopeRadio:    weightsRespFrom(recsettings.ShippedRadioWeights()),
+		recsettings.ScopeDailyMix: weightsRespFrom(recsettings.ShippedDailyMixWeights()),
+	}
+	out.Shipped.Taste = tasteRespFrom(recsettings.ShippedTasteTuning())
+	return out
+}
+
+// handleGetRecommendationTuning implements GET /api/admin/recommendation-tuning.
+func (h *handlers) handleGetRecommendationTuning(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, h.tuningSnapshot())
+}
+
+// patchTuningReq carries the partial update: field name → new value,
+// using the same snake_case names the GET response emits.
+type patchTuningReq struct {
+	Values map[string]float64 `json:"values"`
+}
+
+// handlePatchRecommendationTuning implements
+// PATCH /api/admin/recommendation-tuning/{scope}.
+func (h *handlers) handlePatchRecommendationTuning(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	scope := chi.URLParam(r, "scope")
+	var body patchTuningReq
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&body); err != nil {
+		writeErr(w, apierror.BadRequest("bad_body", "invalid JSON"))
+		return
+	}
+	if len(body.Values) == 0 {
+		writeErr(w, apierror.BadRequest("bad_body", "values is empty"))
+		return
+	}
+
+	var err error
+	if scope == recsettings.ScopeTaste {
+		err = h.recSettings.UpdateTaste(r.Context(), body.Values)
+	} else {
+		err = h.recSettings.UpdateProfile(r.Context(), scope, body.Values)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		writeTuningErr(w, h, scope, err)
+		return
+	}
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, h.tuningSnapshot())
+}
+
+// handleResetRecommendationTuning implements
+// POST /api/admin/recommendation-tuning/{scope}/reset.
+func (h *handlers) handleResetRecommendationTuning(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	scope := chi.URLParam(r, "scope")
+	if err := h.recSettings.Reset(r.Context(), scope); err != nil {
+		writeTuningErr(w, h, scope, err)
+		return
+	}
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, h.tuningSnapshot())
+}
+
+// writeTuningErr maps recsettings validation errors to 400s and
+// everything else to a logged 500.
+func writeTuningErr(w http.ResponseWriter, h *handlers, scope string, err error) {
+	switch {
+	case errors.Is(err, recsettings.ErrUnknownScope):
+		writeErr(w, &apierror.Error{
+			Status: http.StatusNotFound, Code: "not_found", Message: "no such tuning scope",
+		})
+	case errors.Is(err, recsettings.ErrUnknownField), errors.Is(err, recsettings.ErrOutOfRange):
+		writeErr(w, apierror.BadRequest("invalid_tuning", err.Error()))
+	default:
+		h.logger.Error("admin: recommendation tuning", "scope", scope, "err", err)
+		writeErr(w, apierror.InternalMsg("tuning update failed", err))
+	}
+}

internal/api/admin_recommendation_tuning_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
+
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/recsettings"
+)
+
+func newTuningRouter(h *handlers) chi.Router {
+	r := chi.NewRouter()
+	r.Get("/api/admin/recommendation-tuning", h.handleGetRecommendationTuning)
+	r.Patch("/api/admin/recommendation-tuning/{scope}", h.handlePatchRecommendationTuning)
+	r.Post("/api/admin/recommendation-tuning/{scope}/reset", h.handleResetRecommendationTuning)
+	return r
+}
+
+func decodeTuning(t *testing.T, rec *httptest.ResponseRecorder) tuningSnapshot {
+	t.Helper()
+	var snap tuningSnapshot
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &snap); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode: %v", err)
+	}
+	return snap
+}
+
+func TestRecommendationTuning_GetReturnsShippedDefaults(t *testing.T) {
+	h, _ := testHandlers(t)
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/admin/recommendation-tuning", nil)
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	newTuningRouter(h).ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d, want 200", rec.Code)
+	}
+	snap := decodeTuning(t, rec)
+	if snap.Profiles["radio"].TasteWeight != 1.0 || snap.Profiles["daily_mix"].TasteWeight != 1.5 {
+		t.Errorf("profiles = %+v, want shipped taste weights 1.0 / 1.5", snap.Profiles)
+	}
+	if snap.Taste.HalfLifeDays != 75 {
+		t.Errorf("taste half-life = %v, want shipped 75", snap.Taste.HalfLifeDays)
+	}
+	if snap.Shipped.Profiles["radio"] != snap.Profiles["radio"] {
+		t.Error("untouched values must equal shipped defaults")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRecommendationTuning_PatchAndReset(t *testing.T) {
+	h, _ := testHandlers(t)
+	r := newTuningRouter(h)
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPatch, "/api/admin/recommendation-tuning/radio",
+		strings.NewReader(`{"values":{"taste_weight": 2.5}}`))
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	r.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("patch status = %d, want 200 (%s)", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
+	}
+	snap := decodeTuning(t, rec)
+	if snap.Profiles["radio"].TasteWeight != 2.5 {
+		t.Errorf("patched taste_weight = %v, want 2.5", snap.Profiles["radio"].TasteWeight)
+	}
+	// The change is live for the radio scoring path.
+	if got := h.recSettings.Weights(recsettings.ScopeRadio).TasteWeight; got != 2.5 {
+		t.Errorf("service taste_weight = %v, want 2.5 (live effect)", got)
+	}
+
+	req = httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/api/admin/recommendation-tuning/radio/reset", nil)
+	rec = httptest.NewRecorder()
+	r.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("reset status = %d, want 200", rec.Code)
+	}
+	snap = decodeTuning(t, rec)
+	if snap.Profiles["radio"].TasteWeight != 1.0 {
+		t.Errorf("reset taste_weight = %v, want shipped 1.0", snap.Profiles["radio"].TasteWeight)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRecommendationTuning_PatchErrors(t *testing.T) {
+	h, _ := testHandlers(t)
+	r := newTuningRouter(h)
+	cases := []struct {
+		name, path, body string
+		want             int
+	}{
+		{"unknown scope", "/api/admin/recommendation-tuning/banana",
+			`{"values":{"taste_weight":1}}`, http.StatusNotFound},
+		{"unknown field", "/api/admin/recommendation-tuning/radio",
+			`{"values":{"vibes":1}}`, http.StatusBadRequest},
+		{"out of range", "/api/admin/recommendation-tuning/taste",
+			`{"values":{"engagement_neutral":2}}`, http.StatusBadRequest},
+		{"empty values", "/api/admin/recommendation-tuning/radio",
+			`{"values":{}}`, http.StatusBadRequest},
+		{"bad json", "/api/admin/recommendation-tuning/radio",
+			`{`, http.StatusBadRequest},
+	}
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPatch, c.path, strings.NewReader(c.body))
+		rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+		r.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+		if rec.Code != c.want {
+			t.Errorf("%s: status = %d, want %d", c.name, rec.Code, c.want)
+		}
+	}
+}

internal/api/admin_tag_sources.go

@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"net/http"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
+
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/apierror"
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/tags"
+)
+
+// tagSourceResp is the wire shape for one tag-enrichment provider in the
+// GET /api/admin/tag-sources list. Mirrors the cover-sources admin surface
+// (admin_cover_sources.go) — a separate, independent settings card so a new
+// tag source is added without touching art settings (#1490).
+type tagSourceResp struct {
+	ID             string   `json:"id"`
+	DisplayName    string   `json:"display_name"`
+	RequiresAPIKey bool     `json:"requires_api_key"`
+	Supports       []string `json:"supports"`
+	Enabled        bool     `json:"enabled"`
+	APIKeySet      bool     `json:"api_key_set"`
+	DisplayOrder   int32    `json:"display_order"`
+	Testable       bool     `json:"testable"`
+}
+
+func tagSourceRespFrom(info tags.ProviderInfo) tagSourceResp {
+	supports := info.Supports
+	if supports == nil {
+		supports = []string{}
+	}
+	return tagSourceResp{
+		ID:             info.ID,
+		DisplayName:    info.DisplayName,
+		RequiresAPIKey: info.RequiresAPIKey,
+		Supports:       supports,
+		Enabled:        info.Enabled,
+		APIKeySet:      info.APIKeySet,
+		DisplayOrder:   info.DisplayOrder,
+		Testable:       info.Testable,
+	}
+}
+
+type tagSourcesListResp struct {
+	Providers      []tagSourceResp `json:"providers"`
+	SourcesVersion int32           `json:"sources_version"`
+}
+
+// handleListTagSources implements GET /api/admin/tag-sources.
+func (h *handlers) handleListTagSources(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+	infos := h.tagSettings.ListProviderInfo()
+	out := tagSourcesListResp{
+		Providers:      make([]tagSourceResp, 0, len(infos)),
+		SourcesVersion: h.tagSettings.CurrentVersion(),
+	}
+	for _, info := range infos {
+		out.Providers = append(out.Providers, tagSourceRespFrom(info))
+	}
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, out)
+}
+
+// updateTagSourceReq is the PATCH body. nil pointers mean "leave
+// unchanged"; non-nil sets (empty api_key clears).
+type updateTagSourceReq struct {
+	Enabled *bool   `json:"enabled,omitempty"`
+	APIKey  *string `json:"api_key,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type updateTagSourceResp struct {
+	tagSourceResp
+	VersionBumped bool `json:"version_bumped"`
+}
+
+// handleUpdateTagSource implements PATCH /api/admin/tag-sources/{provider_id}.
+func (h *handlers) handleUpdateTagSource(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	id := chi.URLParam(r, "provider_id")
+
+	var body updateTagSourceReq
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&body); err != nil {
+		writeErr(w, apierror.BadRequest("bad_body", "invalid JSON"))
+		return
+	}
+
+	bumped, err := h.tagSettings.UpdateProvider(r.Context(), id, tags.ProviderUpdatePatch{
+		Enabled: body.Enabled,
+		APIKey:  body.APIKey,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, tags.ErrProviderNotFound) {
+			writeErr(w, &apierror.Error{Status: http.StatusNotFound, Code: "not_found", Message: "no such provider"})
+			return
+		}
+		h.logger.Error("admin: update tag source", "id", id, "err", err)
+		writeErr(w, apierror.InternalMsg("update failed", err))
+		return
+	}
+
+	var found tagSourceResp
+	for _, info := range h.tagSettings.ListProviderInfo() {
+		if info.ID == id {
+			found = tagSourceRespFrom(info)
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, updateTagSourceResp{tagSourceResp: found, VersionBumped: bumped})
+}
+
+type testTagSourceResp struct {
+	OK         bool   `json:"ok"`
+	DurationMs int64  `json:"duration_ms,omitempty"`
+	Error      string `json:"error,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// handleTestTagSource implements POST /api/admin/tag-sources/{provider_id}/test.
+func (h *handlers) handleTestTagSource(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	id := chi.URLParam(r, "provider_id")
+
+	start := time.Now()
+	err := h.tagSettings.TestProvider(r.Context(), id)
+	duration := time.Since(start).Milliseconds()
+
+	if err == nil {
+		writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, testTagSourceResp{OK: true, DurationMs: duration})
+		return
+	}
+	if errors.Is(err, tags.ErrProviderNotFound) {
+		writeErr(w, &apierror.Error{Status: http.StatusNotFound, Code: "not_found", Message: "no such provider"})
+		return
+	}
+	// Not testable, or the test failed — both surface as ok=false with a
+	// 200 (the operation completed; the result is data, not an error).
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, testTagSourceResp{OK: false, DurationMs: duration, Error: err.Error()})
+}
+
+type researchTagsResp struct {
+	SourcesVersion int32 `json:"sources_version"`
+}
+
+// handleResearchTags implements POST /api/admin/tag-sources/research: bump
+// the sources version so every settled ('none') track becomes eligible for
+// a re-enrichment pass, then the background worker re-processes them.
+func (h *handlers) handleResearchTags(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	newVer, err := h.tagSettings.BumpVersion(r.Context())
+	if err != nil {
+		h.logger.Error("admin: research tags", "err", err)
+		writeErr(w, apierror.InternalMsg("research failed", err))
+		return
+	}
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, researchTagsResp{SourcesVersion: newVer})
+}

internal/api/admin_tag_sources_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,243 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
+
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/auth"
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/tags"
+)
+
+// apiTestTagProvider is a minimal TrackTagProvider for api-package tests.
+// Does not implement TestableProvider.
+type apiTestTagProvider struct {
+	id      string
+	display string
+}
+
+func (p *apiTestTagProvider) ID() string                              { return p.id }
+func (p *apiTestTagProvider) DisplayName() string                     { return p.display }
+func (p *apiTestTagProvider) RequiresAPIKey() bool                    { return false }
+func (p *apiTestTagProvider) DefaultEnabled() bool                    { return true }
+func (p *apiTestTagProvider) Configure(_ tags.ProviderSettings) error { return nil }
+func (p *apiTestTagProvider) FetchTrackTags(_ context.Context, _ tags.TrackRef) ([]tags.Tag, error) {
+	return []tags.Tag{{Name: "x", Weight: 1}}, nil
+}
+
+// apiTestTestableTagProvider also implements TestableProvider.
+type apiTestTestableTagProvider struct {
+	apiTestTagProvider
+}
+
+func (p *apiTestTestableTagProvider) TestConnection(_ context.Context) error { return nil }
+
+func newAdminTagSourcesRouter(h *handlers) chi.Router {
+	r := chi.NewRouter()
+	r.Route("/api/admin", func(admin chi.Router) {
+		admin.Use(auth.RequireAdmin())
+		admin.Get("/tag-sources", h.handleListTagSources)
+		admin.Patch("/tag-sources/{provider_id}", h.handleUpdateTagSource)
+		admin.Post("/tag-sources/{provider_id}/test", h.handleTestTagSource)
+	})
+	return r
+}
+
+// testHandlersWithTagSettings installs a tags.SettingsService backed by the
+// test DB. Register the needed fake providers BEFORE calling this, and pair
+// with tags.ResetRegistryForTests in t.Cleanup.
+func testHandlersWithTagSettings(t *testing.T) *handlers {
+	t.Helper()
+	h, pool := testHandlers(t)
+	s, err := tags.NewSettingsService(context.Background(), pool, h.logger)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewSettingsService: %v", err)
+	}
+	h.tagSettings = s
+	return h
+}
+
+func TestAdminListTagSources_ReturnsRegisteredProviders(t *testing.T) {
+	if os.Getenv("MINSTREL_TEST_DATABASE_URL") == "" {
+		t.Skip("MINSTREL_TEST_DATABASE_URL not set")
+	}
+	tags.ResetRegistryForTests()
+	t.Cleanup(tags.ResetRegistryForTests)
+	tags.Register(&apiTestTagProvider{id: "test-tag-prov", display: "Test Tag Provider"})
+
+	h := testHandlersWithTagSettings(t)
+	admin := seedUser(t, h.pool, "tslist", "pw", true)
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/admin/tag-sources", nil)
+	req = withUser(req, admin)
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	newAdminTagSourcesRouter(h).ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d, want 200; body=%s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
+	}
+	var resp tagSourcesListResp
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &resp); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(resp.Providers) != 1 || resp.Providers[0].ID != "test-tag-prov" {
+		t.Fatalf("providers = %+v, want 1 (test-tag-prov)", resp.Providers)
+	}
+	found := false
+	for _, s := range resp.Providers[0].Supports {
+		if s == "track_tags" {
+			found = true
+		}
+	}
+	if !found {
+		t.Errorf("supports = %v, want to include track_tags", resp.Providers[0].Supports)
+	}
+	if resp.Providers[0].Testable {
+		t.Error("testable = true, want false (no TestConnection)")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAdminUpdateTagSource_FlippingEnabledBumpsVersion(t *testing.T) {
+	if os.Getenv("MINSTREL_TEST_DATABASE_URL") == "" {
+		t.Skip("MINSTREL_TEST_DATABASE_URL not set")
+	}
+	tags.ResetRegistryForTests()
+	t.Cleanup(tags.ResetRegistryForTests)
+	tags.Register(&apiTestTagProvider{id: "flip-tag", display: "Flip Tag"})
+
+	h := testHandlersWithTagSettings(t)
+	admin := seedUser(t, h.pool, "tsflip", "pw", true)
+
+	disabled := false
+	body, _ := json.Marshal(updateTagSourceReq{Enabled: &disabled})
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPatch, "/api/admin/tag-sources/flip-tag", bytes.NewReader(body))
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	req = withUser(req, admin)
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	newAdminTagSourcesRouter(h).ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d, want 200; body=%s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
+	}
+	var resp updateTagSourceResp
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &resp); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !resp.VersionBumped {
+		t.Error("version_bumped = false, want true after flipping enabled")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAdminUpdateTagSource_KeyOnlyDoesNotBump(t *testing.T) {
+	if os.Getenv("MINSTREL_TEST_DATABASE_URL") == "" {
+		t.Skip("MINSTREL_TEST_DATABASE_URL not set")
+	}
+	tags.ResetRegistryForTests()
+	t.Cleanup(tags.ResetRegistryForTests)
+	tags.Register(&apiTestTagProvider{id: "key-tag", display: "Key Tag"})
+
+	h := testHandlersWithTagSettings(t)
+	admin := seedUser(t, h.pool, "tskey", "pw", true)
+
+	newKey := "newkey"
+	body, _ := json.Marshal(updateTagSourceReq{APIKey: &newKey})
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPatch, "/api/admin/tag-sources/key-tag", bytes.NewReader(body))
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	req = withUser(req, admin)
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	newAdminTagSourcesRouter(h).ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d, want 200; body=%s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
+	}
+	var resp updateTagSourceResp
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &resp); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode: %v", err)
+	}
+	if resp.VersionBumped {
+		t.Error("version_bumped = true, want false for key-only change")
+	}
+	if !resp.APIKeySet {
+		t.Error("api_key_set = false, want true after setting key")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAdminUpdateTagSource_UnknownProvider404(t *testing.T) {
+	if os.Getenv("MINSTREL_TEST_DATABASE_URL") == "" {
+		t.Skip("MINSTREL_TEST_DATABASE_URL not set")
+	}
+	tags.ResetRegistryForTests()
+	t.Cleanup(tags.ResetRegistryForTests)
+
+	h := testHandlersWithTagSettings(t)
+	admin := seedUser(t, h.pool, "ts404", "pw", true)
+
+	body, _ := json.Marshal(updateTagSourceReq{})
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPatch, "/api/admin/tag-sources/missing", bytes.NewReader(body))
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	req = withUser(req, admin)
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	newAdminTagSourcesRouter(h).ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusNotFound {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d, want 404; body=%s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAdminTestTagSource_NonAdminReturns403(t *testing.T) {
+	if os.Getenv("MINSTREL_TEST_DATABASE_URL") == "" {
+		t.Skip("MINSTREL_TEST_DATABASE_URL not set")
+	}
+	tags.ResetRegistryForTests()
+	t.Cleanup(tags.ResetRegistryForTests)
+	tags.Register(&apiTestTestableTagProvider{apiTestTagProvider{id: "testable-tag", display: "Testable Tag"}})
+
+	h := testHandlersWithTagSettings(t)
+	nonAdmin := seedUser(t, h.pool, "tsnoadmin", "pw", false)
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/api/admin/tag-sources/testable-tag/test", nil)
+	req = withUser(req, nonAdmin)
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	newAdminTagSourcesRouter(h).ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusForbidden {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d, want 403; body=%s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAdminTestTagSource_NotTestableReturnsOkFalse(t *testing.T) {
+	if os.Getenv("MINSTREL_TEST_DATABASE_URL") == "" {
+		t.Skip("MINSTREL_TEST_DATABASE_URL not set")
+	}
+	tags.ResetRegistryForTests()
+	t.Cleanup(tags.ResetRegistryForTests)
+	tags.Register(&apiTestTagProvider{id: "nontestable-tag", display: "Non-Testable Tag"})
+
+	h := testHandlersWithTagSettings(t)
+	admin := seedUser(t, h.pool, "tsntest", "pw", true)
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/api/admin/tag-sources/nontestable-tag/test", nil)
+	req = withUser(req, admin)
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	newAdminTagSourcesRouter(h).ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d, want 200; body=%s", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
+	}
+	var resp testTagSourceResp
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(rec.Body.Bytes(), &resp); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode: %v", err)
+	}
+	if resp.OK {
+		t.Error("ok = true, want false for non-testable provider")
+	}
+	if resp.Error == "" {
+		t.Error("error string empty, want a message")
+	}
+}

internal/api/admin_users.go

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ type adminUserView struct {
 	DisplayName         *string `json:"display_name"`
 	IsAdmin             bool    `json:"is_admin"`
 	AutoApproveRequests bool    `json:"auto_approve_requests"`
+	DebugModeEnabled    bool    `json:"debug_mode_enabled"`
 	CreatedAt           string  `json:"created_at"`
 }
 
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ func (h *handlers) handleAdminListUsers(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 			DisplayName:         row.DisplayName,
 			IsAdmin:             row.IsAdmin,
 			AutoApproveRequests: row.AutoApproveRequests,
+			DebugModeEnabled:    row.DebugModeEnabled,
 			CreatedAt:           row.CreatedAt.Time.UTC().Format(time.RFC3339),
 		}
 		out = append(out, v)
@@ -120,6 +122,7 @@ func (h *handlers) handleUpdateUserAdmin(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 		DisplayName:         updated.DisplayName,
 		IsAdmin:             updated.IsAdmin,
 		AutoApproveRequests: updated.AutoApproveRequests,
+		DebugModeEnabled:    updated.DebugModeEnabled,
 		CreatedAt:           updated.CreatedAt.Time.UTC().Format(time.RFC3339),
 	})
 }
@@ -189,6 +192,7 @@ func (h *handlers) handleAdminCreateUser(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 		DisplayName:         user.DisplayName,
 		IsAdmin:             user.IsAdmin,
 		AutoApproveRequests: user.AutoApproveRequests,
+		DebugModeEnabled:    user.DebugModeEnabled,
 		CreatedAt:           user.CreatedAt.Time.UTC().Format(time.RFC3339),
 	})
 }
@@ -329,6 +333,7 @@ func (h *handlers) handleAdminAutoApproveToggle(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.R
 		DisplayName:         updated.DisplayName,
 		IsAdmin:             updated.IsAdmin,
 		AutoApproveRequests: updated.AutoApproveRequests,
+		DebugModeEnabled:    updated.DebugModeEnabled,
 		CreatedAt:           updated.CreatedAt.Time.UTC().Format(time.RFC3339),
 	})
 }

internal/api/api.go

@@ -22,16 +22,19 @@ import (
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/mailer"
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/playevents"
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/playlists"
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/recsettings"
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/tags"
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/tracks"
 )
 
 // Mount attaches /api/* handlers to r. Public endpoints (login) are outside
 // RequireUser; everything else is gated by the middleware. The events writer
 // is shared with the Subsonic mount so /rest/scrobble feeds the same store.
-func Mount(r chi.Router, pool *pgxpool.Pool, logger *slog.Logger, events *playevents.Writer, recCfg config.RecommendationConfig, lidarrCfg *lidarrconfig.Service, lidarrReqs *lidarrrequests.Service, lidarrQuar *lidarrquarantine.Service, tracksSvc *tracks.Service, playlistsSvc *playlists.Service, coverEnricher *coverart.Enricher, coverSettings *coverart.SettingsService, scanner *library.Scanner, scanCfg library.RunScanConfig, dataDir string, sender mailer.Sender, bus *eventbus.Bus, playlistScheduler *playlists.Scheduler, streamSecret []byte) {
+func Mount(r chi.Router, pool *pgxpool.Pool, logger *slog.Logger, events *playevents.Writer, recCfg config.RecommendationConfig, recSettings *recsettings.Service, lidarrCfg *lidarrconfig.Service, lidarrReqs *lidarrrequests.Service, lidarrQuar *lidarrquarantine.Service, tracksSvc *tracks.Service, playlistsSvc *playlists.Service, coverEnricher *coverart.Enricher, coverSettings *coverart.SettingsService, tagSettings *tags.SettingsService, scanner *library.Scanner, scanCfg library.RunScanConfig, dataDir string, sender mailer.Sender, bus *eventbus.Bus, playlistScheduler *playlists.Scheduler, streamSecret []byte) {
 	rng := rand.New(rand.NewSource(rand.Int63()))
 	h := &handlers{
 		pool: pool, logger: logger, events: events, recCfg: recCfg,
+		recSettings:       recSettings,
 		rng:               rng.Float64,
 		lidarrCfg:         lidarrCfg,
 		lidarrRequests:    lidarrReqs,
@@ -40,6 +43,7 @@ func Mount(r chi.Router, pool *pgxpool.Pool, logger *slog.Logger, events *playev
 		playlists:         playlistsSvc,
 		coverart:          coverEnricher,
 		coverSettings:     coverSettings,
+		tagSettings:       tagSettings,
 		scanner:           scanner,
 		scanCfg:           scanCfg,
 		dataDir:           dataDir,
@@ -135,6 +139,12 @@ func Mount(r chi.Router, pool *pgxpool.Pool, logger *slog.Logger, events *playev
 			// load failures). Admin-only inbox; any user can report.
 			authed.Post("/playback-errors", h.handleReportPlaybackError)
 
+			// Device diagnostics ingest (M9). Any signed-in user can
+			// POST a batch, but events are only stored when the
+			// account's debug_mode_enabled flag is on (handler no-ops
+			// otherwise). Admin views live under /admin/diagnostics.
+			authed.Post("/diagnostics", h.handleReportDiagnostics)
+
 			// Self-hosted in-app update channel (#397). Auth-gated to
 			// prevent anonymous bandwidth abuse on the APK stream;
 			// /apk additionally per-user rate-limited.
@@ -181,15 +191,33 @@ func Mount(r chi.Router, pool *pgxpool.Pool, logger *slog.Logger, events *playev
 				admin.Delete("/users/{id}", h.handleAdminDeleteUser)
 				admin.Post("/users/{id}/reset-password", h.handleAdminResetPassword)
 				admin.Put("/users/{id}/auto-approve", h.handleAdminAutoApproveToggle)
+				admin.Put("/users/{id}/debug-mode", h.handleAdminDebugModeToggle)
+
+				// Device diagnostics timeline + device overview (M9).
+				admin.Get("/diagnostics", h.handleListAdminDiagnostics)
+				admin.Get("/diagnostics/devices", h.handleListAdminDiagnosticDevices)
 
 				admin.Get("/cover-sources", h.handleListCoverSources)
 				admin.Patch("/cover-sources/{provider_id}", h.handleUpdateCoverSource)
 				admin.Post("/cover-sources/{provider_id}/test", h.handleTestCoverSource)
 				admin.Post("/cover-sources/research", h.handleResearchMissingArt)
 
+				admin.Get("/tag-sources", h.handleListTagSources)
+				admin.Patch("/tag-sources/{provider_id}", h.handleUpdateTagSource)
+				admin.Post("/tag-sources/{provider_id}/test", h.handleTestTagSource)
+				admin.Post("/tag-sources/research", h.handleResearchTags)
+
 				admin.Get("/smtp-config", h.handleGetSMTPConfig)
 				admin.Put("/smtp-config", h.handleUpdateSMTPConfig)
 				admin.Post("/smtp-config/test", h.handleTestSMTPConfig)
+
+				// Recommendation tuning lab (#1250): scoring-weight
+				// profiles + taste-build knobs, DB-backed, live effect.
+				admin.Get("/recommendation-tuning", h.handleGetRecommendationTuning)
+				admin.Patch("/recommendation-tuning/{scope}", h.handlePatchRecommendationTuning)
+				admin.Post("/recommendation-tuning/{scope}/reset", h.handleResetRecommendationTuning)
+				// Weekly outcome trends + knob-turn markers (#1251).
+				admin.Get("/recommendation-trends", h.handleGetRecommendationTrends)
 			})
 
 			authed.Get("/playlists", h.handleListPlaylists)
@@ -212,6 +240,7 @@ type handlers struct {
 	logger            *slog.Logger
 	events            *playevents.Writer
 	recCfg            config.RecommendationConfig
+	recSettings       *recsettings.Service
 	rng               func() float64
 	lidarrCfg         *lidarrconfig.Service
 	lidarrRequests    *lidarrrequests.Service
@@ -220,6 +249,7 @@ type handlers struct {
 	playlists         *playlists.Service
 	coverart          *coverart.Enricher
 	coverSettings     *coverart.SettingsService
+	tagSettings       *tags.SettingsService
 	scanner           *library.Scanner
 	scanCfg           library.RunScanConfig
 	dataDir           string

internal/api/auth_test.go

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/mailer"
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/playevents"
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/playlists"
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/recsettings"
 	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/tracks"
 )
 
@@ -56,11 +57,12 @@ func testHandlers(t *testing.T) (*handlers, *pgxpool.Pool) {
 	dbtest.ResetDB(t, pool)
 	w := playevents.NewWriter(pool, logger, 30*time.Minute, 0.5, 30000)
 	recCfg := config.RecommendationConfig{
-		BaseWeight: 1.0, LikeBoost: 2.0, RecencyWeight: 1.0,
-		SkipPenalty: 1.0, JitterMagnitude: 0.1,
-		ContextWeight: 2.0, SimilarityWeight: 2.0,
 		RecentlyPlayedHours: 1, RadioSize: 50, RadioSizeMax: 200,
 	}
+	recSettings, err := recsettings.New(context.Background(), pool, logger)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("recsettings: %v", err)
+	}
 	lidarrCfg := lidarrconfig.New(pool)
 	lidarrReqs := lidarrrequests.NewService(pool, lidarrCfg, nil, nil)
 	lidarrQuar := lidarrquarantine.NewService(pool, lidarrCfg, nil)
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ func testHandlers(t *testing.T) (*handlers, *pgxpool.Pool) {
 	dataDir := t.TempDir()
 	tracksSvc := tracks.NewService(pool, logger, nil, dataDir)
 	playlistsSvc := playlists.NewService(pool, logger, dataDir)
-	h := &handlers{pool: pool, logger: logger, events: w, recCfg: recCfg, rng: func() float64 { return 0.5 }, lidarrCfg: lidarrCfg, lidarrRequests: lidarrReqs, lidarrQuarantine: lidarrQuar, tracks: tracksSvc, playlists: playlistsSvc, dataDir: dataDir, scanner: nil, scanCfg: library.RunScanConfig{}, mailer: &mailer.FakeSender{}}
+	h := &handlers{pool: pool, logger: logger, events: w, recCfg: recCfg, recSettings: recSettings, rng: func() float64 { return 0.5 }, lidarrCfg: lidarrCfg, lidarrRequests: lidarrReqs, lidarrQuarantine: lidarrQuar, tracks: tracksSvc, playlists: playlistsSvc, dataDir: dataDir, scanner: nil, scanCfg: library.RunScanConfig{}, mailer: &mailer.FakeSender{}}
 	return h, pool
 }
 

internal/api/diagnostics.go

@@ -0,0 +1,346 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5"
+	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgtype"
+
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/apierror"
+	"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/db/dbq"
+)
+
+// validDiagnosticKinds is the COARSE category whitelist. Mirrors the
+// CHECK constraint in migration 0036 — keep both in sync (per the
+// enum-CHECK-whitelist rule). The finer event discriminator + all
+// event-specific fields live inside each event's payload, so new event
+// variants do NOT require a new category here.
+var validDiagnosticKinds = map[string]struct{}{
+	"connectivity": {},
+	"upnp_sync":    {}, // genuinely UPnP/Sonos-specific (drops, resync)
+	"playback":     {}, // route + player-state, any output (phone/BT/UPnP)
+	"power":        {},
+	"lifecycle":    {},
+	"heartbeat":    {},
+	"http":         {},
+}
+
+// maxDiagnosticBatch caps a single ingest call. The client buffers and
+// flushes in batches of ~100; 500 leaves generous headroom while
+// bounding a misbehaving client's per-request work.
+const maxDiagnosticBatch = 500
+
+// Diagnostics list paging. Larger than the generic parsePaging caps
+// because the admin timeline is meant to be exported as a slice and
+// handed off for analysis — a heartbeat-dense window has many rows.
+const (
+	defaultDiagnosticPageSize = 500
+	maxDiagnosticPageSize     = 5000
+)
+
+// diagnosticEventIn is one event in a POST /api/diagnostics batch.
+// OccurredAt is the client device clock as epoch milliseconds (may be
+// skewed — the server also stamps received_at). Payload is opaque JSON
+// carrying the event's sub-type + fields.
+type diagnosticEventIn struct {
+	Kind       string          `json:"kind"`
+	OccurredAt int64           `json:"occurred_at"`
+	Payload    json.RawMessage `json:"payload"`
+}
+
+// reportDiagnosticsRequest is the body of POST /api/diagnostics — one
+// batch from one device.
+type reportDiagnosticsRequest struct {
+	ClientID   string              `json:"client_id"`
+	AppVersion *string             `json:"app_version,omitempty"`
+	OsVersion  *string             `json:"os_version,omitempty"`
+	Events     []diagnosticEventIn `json:"events"`
+}
+
+// handleReportDiagnostics implements POST /api/diagnostics. Any signed-in
+// user can call it, but events are only stored when the account's
+// debug_mode_enabled flag is on; otherwise the call is a 204 no-op so the
+// client can safely drop the batch (it gates locally on /api/me, this is
+// the race-safe backstop for "admin just disabled debug").
+func (h *handlers) handleReportDiagnostics(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	user, ok := requireUser(w, r)
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+	if !user.DebugModeEnabled {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
+		return
+	}
+	var req reportDiagnosticsRequest
+	if !decodeBody(w, r, &req) {
+		return
+	}
+	if strings.TrimSpace(req.ClientID) == "" {
+		writeErr(w, apierror.BadRequest("bad_request", "client_id required"))
+		return
+	}
+	if len(req.Events) == 0 {
+		writeJSON(w, http.StatusAccepted, map[string]int{"accepted": 0})
+		return
+	}
+	if len(req.Events) > maxDiagnosticBatch {
+		writeErr(w, apierror.BadRequest("batch_too_large", "too many events in one batch"))
+		return
+	}
+	for i := range req.Events {
+		if _, valid := validDiagnosticKinds[req.Events[i].Kind]; !valid {
+			writeErr(w, apierror.BadRequest("invalid_kind", "unknown diagnostic kind"))
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	err := pgx.BeginFunc(r.Context(), h.pool, func(tx pgx.Tx) error {
+		q := dbq.New(tx)
+		for i := range req.Events {
+			ev := req.Events[i]
+			payload := ev.Payload
+			if len(payload) == 0 {
+				payload = json.RawMessage("{}")
+			}
+			if _, err := q.InsertDiagnosticEvent(r.Context(), dbq.InsertDiagnosticEventParams{
+				UserID:     user.ID,
+				ClientID:   req.ClientID,
+				AppVersion: req.AppVersion,
+				OsVersion:  req.OsVersion,
+				Kind:       ev.Kind,
+				Payload:    payload,
+				OccurredAt: pgtype.Timestamptz{Time: time.UnixMilli(ev.OccurredAt).UTC(), Valid: true},
+			}); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		writeErrWithLog(w, h.logger, "diagnostics: insert batch failed", apierror.Internal(err))
+		return
+	}
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusAccepted, map[string]int{"accepted": len(req.Events)})
+}
+
+// adminDiagnosticView is one row in the admin timeline response. Payload
+// is passed through verbatim as raw JSON so the SPA can render / export
+// the structured event without the server re-shaping it.
+type adminDiagnosticView struct {
+	ID         string          `json:"id"`
+	UserID     string          `json:"user_id"`
+	Username   string          `json:"username"`
+	ClientID   string          `json:"client_id"`
+	AppVersion *string         `json:"app_version,omitempty"`
+	OsVersion  *string         `json:"os_version,omitempty"`
+	Kind       string          `json:"kind"`
+	Payload    json.RawMessage `json:"payload"`
+	OccurredAt string          `json:"occurred_at"`
+	ReceivedAt string          `json:"received_at"`
+}
+
+// handleListAdminDiagnostics implements GET /api/admin/diagnostics with
+// optional filters user_id, client_id, kind, from, to (RFC3339 or epoch
+// millis) plus limit/offset. Newest-first; the SPA reverses for a
+// chronological timeline + export.
+func (h *handlers) handleListAdminDiagnostics(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	q := r.URL.Query()
+	params, ok := h.buildDiagnosticsFilter(w, q)
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+	rows, err := dbq.New(h.pool).ListAdminDiagnostics(r.Context(), params)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeErrWithLog(w, h.logger, "admin: list diagnostics failed", apierror.Internal(err))
+		return
+	}
+	out := make([]adminDiagnosticView, 0, len(rows))
+	for _, row := range rows {
+		out = append(out, adminDiagnosticView{
+			ID:         uuidToString(row.ID),
+			UserID:     uuidToString(row.UserID),
+			Username:   row.Username,
+			ClientID:   row.ClientID,
+			AppVersion: row.AppVersion,
+			OsVersion:  row.OsVersion,
+			Kind:       row.Kind,
+			Payload:    json.RawMessage(row.Payload),
+			OccurredAt: formatTimestamp(row.OccurredAt),
+			ReceivedAt: formatTimestamp(row.ReceivedAt),
+		})
+	}
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, out)
+}
+
+// buildDiagnosticsFilter parses the query string into a query param
+// struct, writing a 400 and returning ok=false on a malformed time.
+func (h *handlers) buildDiagnosticsFilter(
+	w http.ResponseWriter, q map[string][]string,
+) (dbq.ListAdminDiagnosticsParams, bool) {
+	get := func(k string) string {
+		if v, present := q[k]; present && len(v) > 0 {
+			return v[0]
+		}
+		return ""
+	}
+	limit, offset, err := parseDiagPaging(get("limit"), get("offset"))
+	if err != nil {
+		writeErr(w, apierror.BadRequest("bad_request", "invalid limit or offset"))
+		return dbq.ListAdminDiagnosticsParams{}, false
+	}
+	from, okFrom := parseDiagTime(get("from"))
+	to, okTo := parseDiagTime(get("to"))
+	if !okFrom || !okTo {
+		writeErr(w, apierror.BadRequest("bad_request", "invalid from/to timestamp"))
+		return dbq.ListAdminDiagnosticsParams{}, false
+	}
+	params := dbq.ListAdminDiagnosticsParams{
+		ClientID: optionalQuery(get("client_id")),
+		Kind:     optionalQuery(get("kind")),
+		FromTs:   from,
+		ToTs:     to,
+		Off:      int32(offset),
+		Lim:      int32(limit),
+	}
+	if uid, valid := parseUUID(get("user_id")); valid {
+		params.UserID = uid
+	}
+	return params, true
+}
+
+// adminDiagnosticDeviceView is one device in the "who is reporting"
+// overview / device filter dropdown.
+type adminDiagnosticDeviceView struct {
+	ClientID   string `json:"client_id"`
+	UserID     string `json:"user_id"`
+	Username   string `json:"username"`
+	AppVersion string `json:"app_version"`
+	OsVersion  string `json:"os_version"`
+	LastSeen   string `json:"last_seen"`
+	EventCount int64  `json:"event_count"`
+}
+
+// handleListAdminDiagnosticDevices implements GET
+// /api/admin/diagnostics/devices?user_id=. Lists distinct reporting
+// devices so the admin UI can populate its device filter.
+func (h *handlers) handleListAdminDiagnosticDevices(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	var userID pgtype.UUID
+	if uid, valid := parseUUID(r.URL.Query().Get("user_id")); valid {
+		userID = uid
+	}
+	rows, err := dbq.New(h.pool).ListDiagnosticDevices(r.Context(), userID)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeErrWithLog(w, h.logger, "admin: list diagnostic devices failed", apierror.Internal(err))
+		return
+	}
+	out := make([]adminDiagnosticDeviceView, 0, len(rows))
+	for _, row := range rows {
+		out = append(out, adminDiagnosticDeviceView{
+			ClientID:   row.ClientID,
+			UserID:     uuidToString(row.UserID),
+			Username:   row.Username,
+			AppVersion: row.AppVersion,
+			OsVersion:  row.OsVersion,
+			LastSeen:   formatTimestamp(row.LastSeen),
+			EventCount: row.EventCount,
+		})
+	}
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, out)
+}
+
+// adminDebugModeReq is the body of PUT /api/admin/users/{id}/debug-mode.
+type adminDebugModeReq struct {
+	Enabled bool `json:"enabled"`
+}
+
+// handleAdminDebugModeToggle implements PUT
+// /api/admin/users/{id}/debug-mode — flip an account's diagnostics
+// opt-in remotely while a bug is live. Echoes the updated user.
+func (h *handlers) handleAdminDebugModeToggle(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	targetID, ok := requireURLUUID(w, r, "id")
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+	var req adminDebugModeReq
+	if !decodeBody(w, r, &req) {
+		return
+	}
+	updated, err := dbq.New(h.pool).SetDebugMode(r.Context(), dbq.SetDebugModeParams{
+		ID:               targetID,
+		DebugModeEnabled: req.Enabled,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		writeErrWithLog(w, h.logger, "admin: set debug mode failed", apierror.Internal(err))
+		return
+	}
+	h.logger.Info("admin: debug mode toggled",
+		"target_user", uuidToString(targetID), "enabled", req.Enabled)
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, adminUserView{
+		ID:                  uuidToString(updated.ID),
+		Username:            updated.Username,
+		DisplayName:         updated.DisplayName,
+		IsAdmin:             updated.IsAdmin,
+		AutoApproveRequests: updated.AutoApproveRequests,
+		DebugModeEnabled:    updated.DebugModeEnabled,
+		CreatedAt:           updated.CreatedAt.Time.UTC().Format(time.RFC3339),
+	})
+}
+
+// parseDiagPaging reads limit/offset with diagnostics-specific caps.
+// Blank → defaults; out-of-range clamps; non-numeric → error.
+func parseDiagPaging(rawLimit, rawOffset string) (limit, offset int, err error) {
+	limit = defaultDiagnosticPageSize
+	if s := strings.TrimSpace(rawLimit); s != "" {
+		n, perr := strconv.Atoi(s)
+		if perr != nil {
+			return 0, 0, perr
+		}
+		if n < 1 {
+			n = 1
+		}
+		if n > maxDiagnosticPageSize {
+			n = maxDiagnosticPageSize
+		}
+		limit = n
+	}
+	if s := strings.TrimSpace(rawOffset); s != "" {
+		n, perr := strconv.Atoi(s)
+		if perr != nil {
+			return 0, 0, perr
+		}
+		if n > 0 {
+			offset = n
+		}
+	}
+	return limit, offset, nil
+}
+
+// optionalQuery returns nil for an absent/blank query value so the sqlc
+// NULL-or-equals filter treats it as "no filter."
+func optionalQuery(raw string) *string {
+	raw = strings.TrimSpace(raw)
+	if raw == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return &raw
+}
+
+// parseDiagTime accepts RFC3339 or epoch-millis. Empty = absent (NULL
+// filter, ok=true). Returns ok=false only on a non-empty unparseable value.
+func parseDiagTime(raw string) (pgtype.Timestamptz, bool) {
+	raw = strings.TrimSpace(raw)
+	if raw == "" {
+		return pgtype.Timestamptz{}, true
+	}
+	if t, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, raw); err == nil {
+		return pgtype.Timestamptz{Time: t.UTC(), Valid: true}, true
+	}
+	if ms, err := strconv.ParseInt(raw, 10, 64); err == nil {
+		return pgtype.Timestamptz{Time: time.UnixMilli(ms).UTC(), Valid: true}, true
+	}
+	return pgtype.Timestamptz{}, false
+}

internal/api/events.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5"
@@ -24,6 +25,33 @@ type eventRequest struct {
 	// / "discover" feed the system-playlist rotation dedup (#415);
 	// absent / "" for library, user-playlist, radio, Subsonic.
 	Source *string `json:"source"`
+	// DeviceClass is the client's self-reported device class (#1551),
+	// normalized + stored per play to condition radio on the current device.
+	DeviceClass *string `json:"device_class"`
+}
+
+// knownDeviceClasses whitelists the device classes the context-affinity facet
+// buckets by (#1551). A client sends one; anything unrecognized normalizes to
+// "other", and empty/absent to "" (stored NULL → excluded from the device
+// dimension). Kept permissive (no DB CHECK) so a new client class is one
+// whitelist entry, not a migration.
+var knownDeviceClasses = map[string]bool{
+	"mobile": true, "tablet": true, "desktop": true,
+	"web": true, "tv": true, "watch": true,
+}
+
+func normalizeDeviceClass(dc *string) string {
+	if dc == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	s := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(*dc))
+	if s == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+	if knownDeviceClasses[s] {
+		return s
+	}
+	return "other"
 }
 
 type playStartedResponse struct {
@@ -31,6 +59,26 @@ type playStartedResponse struct {
 	SessionID   string `json:"session_id"`
 }
 
+// eventFutureSkew is the tolerated client-clock drift into the future
+// before a timestamp is treated as bogus and replaced with now.
+const eventFutureSkew = 5 * time.Minute
+
+// clampEventTime bounds a client-supplied event timestamp to sanity:
+// no earlier than the account's creation (offline replays can
+// legitimately be days old, but no play can predate the user) and no
+// later than now + a small skew allowance. Unbounded client clocks
+// previously let a skewed device write arbitrarily old plays, which
+// poisoned Rediscover's "not played in 6 months" ordering (#1246).
+func clampEventTime(at, userCreatedAt, now time.Time) time.Time {
+	if at.Before(userCreatedAt) {
+		return userCreatedAt
+	}
+	if at.After(now.Add(eventFutureSkew)) {
+		return now
+	}
+	return at
+}
+
 type okResponse struct {
 	OK bool `json:"ok"`
 }
@@ -52,7 +100,7 @@ func (h *handlers) handleEvents(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			writeErr(w, apierror.BadRequest("bad_request", "invalid `at` timestamp"))
 			return
 		}
-		at = parsed
+		at = clampEventTime(parsed.UTC(), user.CreatedAt.Time, time.Now().UTC())
 	}
 	clientID := ""
 	if req.ClientID != nil {
@@ -94,7 +142,9 @@ func (h *handlers) handleEventPlayStarted(
 	if req.Source != nil {
 		source = *req.Source
 	}
-	res, err := h.events.RecordPlayStartedWithSource(r.Context(), user.ID, trackID, clientID, source, at)
+	deviceClass := normalizeDeviceClass(req.DeviceClass)
+	res, err := h.events.RecordPlayStartedWithSource(
+		r.Context(), user.ID, trackID, clientID, source, deviceClass, at)
 	if err != nil {
 		h.logger.Error("api: events: play_started", "err", err)
 		writeErr(w, apierror.InternalMsg("record failed", err))
@@ -139,7 +189,8 @@ func (h *handlers) handleEventPlayOffline(
 		source = *req.Source
 	}
 	if err := h.events.RecordOfflinePlay(
-		r.Context(), user.ID, trackID, clientID, source, at, *req.DurationPlayedMs,
+		r.Context(), user.ID, trackID, clientID, source,
+		normalizeDeviceClass(req.DeviceClass), at, *req.DurationPlayedMs,
 	); err != nil {
 		h.logger.Error("api: events: play_offline", "err", err)
 		writeErr(w, apierror.InternalMsg("record failed", err))

internal/api/events_publish.go

@@ -88,6 +88,21 @@ func (h *handlers) publishPlaylistEvent(kind string, ownerID, playlistID pgtype.
 	})
 }
 
+// publishSystemRebuilt notifies the owner's clients that their system
+// playlists (and You-might-like rows) were regenerated, so they invalidate
+// the home / system-playlist providers and a stale active queue can re-pull.
+// Mirrors the daily scheduler's event; fired here from the manual refresh.
+func (h *handlers) publishSystemRebuilt(userID pgtype.UUID) {
+	if h.eventbus == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	h.eventbus.Publish(eventbus.Event{
+		Kind:   "playlist.system_rebuilt",
+		UserID: uuidToString(userID),
+		Data:   map[string]any{},
+	})
+}
+
 // publishRequestStatusChanged broadcasts a Lidarr request status flip to
 // the request's original requester so their /requests page reflects the
 // new state without manual refresh. Admin actors (approve / reject) still

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

internal/api/me_profile.go

@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ type meProfileResp struct {
 	DisplayName *string `json:"display_name"`
 	Email       *string `json:"email"`
 	IsAdmin     bool    `json:"is_admin"`
+	// DebugModeEnabled is the account's diagnostics opt-in. The client
+	// reads it here to decide whether to run the on-device diagnostics
+	// reporter (M9). Admin-set; the client also has a local OFF switch.
+	DebugModeEnabled bool `json:"debug_mode_enabled"`
 }
 
 func (h *handlers) handleUpdateMyProfile(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
@@ -125,5 +129,6 @@ func profileViewFromUser(u dbq.User) meProfileResp {
 		DisplayName:      u.DisplayName,
 		Email:            u.Email,
 		IsAdmin:          u.IsAdmin,
+		DebugModeEnabled: u.DebugModeEnabled,
 	}
 }