web/src/routes/+page.svelte

@@ -49,6 +49,30 @@
       .slice(0, 3)
   );
 
+  // Secondary system kinds the server generates that don't get pinned
+  // to fixed Home slots: surfaced after the Songs-like slots when they
+  // exist, in server-registry order (internal/playlists/system.go).
+  // No placeholders for these — they depend on library shape (Deep
+  // cuts needs deep albums, On this day needs prior history, etc.) so
+  // a missing one means "not enough data," not "still building."
+  // Mirrors Android's SECONDARY_SYSTEM_VARIANTS (HomeScreen.kt). Operator
+  // request 2026-06-01 for web parity.
+  const SECONDARY_SYSTEM_VARIANTS = [
+    'deep_cuts',
+    'rediscover',
+    'new_for_you',
+    'on_this_day',
+    'first_listens'
+  ] as const;
+
+  const secondarySystemPlaylists = $derived(
+    SECONDARY_SYSTEM_VARIANTS
+      .map((variant) =>
+        (systemPlaylistsQ.data?.owned ?? []).find((p) => p.system_variant === variant)
+      )
+      .filter((p): p is Playlist => p != null)
+  );
+
   const userPlaylists = $derived(userPlaylistsQ.data?.owned ?? []);
 
   type PlaceholderVariant = 'building' | 'failed' | 'pending' | 'seed-needed';
@@ -93,6 +117,11 @@
       }
     }
 
+    // Secondary system kinds in server-registry order, when generated.
+    for (const p of secondarySystemPlaylists) {
+      out.push({ kind: 'real', playlist: p });
+    }
+
     // User playlists trail (server returns most-recently-updated first).
     for (const p of userPlaylists) {
       out.push({ kind: 'real', playlist: p });

web/src/routes/page.test.ts

@@ -109,4 +109,42 @@ describe('home Playlists section', () => {
     // real For-You tile.
     expect(placeholders).toHaveLength(4);
   });
+
+  test('renders secondary system kinds (deep_cuts / new_for_you) after Songs-like slots', () => {
+    // Operator backflow 2026-06-01: web Home surfaces the 5 secondary
+    // system kinds when generated. No placeholders for them — they
+    // depend on library shape, so missing means "not enough data."
+    const makePlaylist = (id: string, variant: string, name: string): Playlist => ({
+      id,
+      user_id: 'u1',
+      owner_username: 'u1',
+      name,
+      description: '',
+      is_public: false,
+      kind: 'system',
+      system_variant: variant,
+      refreshable: variant !== 'songs_like_artist',
+      seed_artist_id: null,
+      cover_url: '',
+      track_count: 25,
+      duration_sec: 1500,
+      created_at: '2026-05-04T00:00:00Z',
+      updated_at: '2026-05-04T00:00:00Z'
+    });
+    const owned = [
+      makePlaylist('fy',   'for_you',     'For You'),
+      makePlaylist('dc',   'deep_cuts',   'Deep cuts'),
+      makePlaylist('nfy',  'new_for_you', 'New for you')
+    ];
+    (createPlaylistsQuery as unknown as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockImplementation(
+      (kind?: string) =>
+        kind === 'system'
+          ? readable({ data: { owned, public: [] }, isPending: false, isError: false })
+          : readable({ data: emptyPlaylistsResponse, isPending: false, isError: false })
+    );
+    render(Page);
+    expect(screen.getByText('For You')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText('Deep cuts')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText('New for you')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
 });