v1.5.1-beta.1: version bump, refactor: fixed searched to properly run a FIFO search interleaving, Got SyncPlay and Sessions to transparently proxy a bit better, overhauled the WebUI to use the space a little better, cleaned up some broken features, stopped the major version rebuild from blocking the WebUI from opening, broken button fixes

Search API doesn't return genres even with inc=genres parameter.
Now doing search to get MBID, then lookup by MBID to get genres.

.github/workflows/docker.yml

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
           images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
           tags: |
             type=ref,event=branch
-            type=sha,prefix=
+            type=ref,event=tag
             type=semver,pattern={{version}}
             type=semver,pattern={{major}}.{{minor}}
             type=semver,pattern={{major}}

allstarr.Tests/ImageConditionalRequestHelperTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
+using allstarr.Services.Common;
+
+namespace allstarr.Tests;
+
+public class ImageConditionalRequestHelperTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void ComputeStrongETag_SamePayload_ReturnsStableQuotedHash()
+    {
+        var payload = new byte[] { 1, 2, 3, 4 };
+
+        var first = ImageConditionalRequestHelper.ComputeStrongETag(payload);
+        var second = ImageConditionalRequestHelper.ComputeStrongETag(payload);
+
+        Assert.Equal(first, second);
+        Assert.StartsWith("\"", first);
+        Assert.EndsWith("\"", first);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void MatchesIfNoneMatch_WithExactMatch_ReturnsTrue()
+    {
+        var headers = new HeaderDictionary
+        {
+            ["If-None-Match"] = "\"ABC123\""
+        };
+
+        Assert.True(ImageConditionalRequestHelper.MatchesIfNoneMatch(headers, "\"ABC123\""));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void MatchesIfNoneMatch_WithMultipleValues_ReturnsTrueForMatchingEntry()
+    {
+        var headers = new HeaderDictionary
+        {
+            ["If-None-Match"] = "\"stale\", \"fresh\""
+        };
+
+        Assert.True(ImageConditionalRequestHelper.MatchesIfNoneMatch(headers, "\"fresh\""));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void MatchesIfNoneMatch_WithWildcard_ReturnsTrue()
+    {
+        var headers = new HeaderDictionary
+        {
+            ["If-None-Match"] = "*"
+        };
+
+        Assert.True(ImageConditionalRequestHelper.MatchesIfNoneMatch(headers, "\"anything\""));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void MatchesIfNoneMatch_WithoutMatch_ReturnsFalse()
+    {
+        var headers = new HeaderDictionary
+        {
+            ["If-None-Match"] = "\"ABC123\""
+        };
+
+        Assert.False(ImageConditionalRequestHelper.MatchesIfNoneMatch(headers, "\"XYZ789\""));
+    }
+}

allstarr.Tests/JellyfinControllerSearchLimitTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+using System.Reflection;
+using allstarr.Controllers;
+
+namespace allstarr.Tests;
+
+public class JellyfinControllerSearchLimitTests
+{
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData(null, 20, true, 20, 20, 20)]
+    [InlineData("MusicAlbum", 20, true, 0, 20, 0)]
+    [InlineData("Audio", 20, true, 20, 0, 0)]
+    [InlineData("MusicArtist", 20, true, 0, 0, 20)]
+    [InlineData("Playlist", 20, true, 0, 20, 0)]
+    [InlineData("Playlist", 20, false, 0, 0, 0)]
+    [InlineData("Audio,MusicArtist", 15, true, 15, 0, 15)]
+    [InlineData("BoxSet", 10, true, 0, 0, 0)]
+    public void GetExternalSearchLimits_UsesRequestedItemTypes(
+        string? includeItemTypes,
+        int limit,
+        bool includePlaylistsAsAlbums,
+        int expectedSongLimit,
+        int expectedAlbumLimit,
+        int expectedArtistLimit)
+    {
+        var requestedTypes = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(includeItemTypes)
+            ? null
+            : includeItemTypes.Split(',', StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries | StringSplitOptions.TrimEntries);
+
+        var method = typeof(JellyfinController).GetMethod(
+            "GetExternalSearchLimits",
+            BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.NonPublic);
+
+        Assert.NotNull(method);
+
+        var result = ((int SongLimit, int AlbumLimit, int ArtistLimit))method!.Invoke(
+            null,
+            new object?[] { requestedTypes, limit, includePlaylistsAsAlbums })!;
+
+        Assert.Equal(expectedSongLimit, result.SongLimit);
+        Assert.Equal(expectedAlbumLimit, result.AlbumLimit);
+        Assert.Equal(expectedArtistLimit, result.ArtistLimit);
+    }
+}

allstarr.Tests/JellyfinImageTagExtractionTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using allstarr.Controllers;
+
+namespace allstarr.Tests;
+
+public class JellyfinImageTagExtractionTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void ExtractImageTag_WithMatchingImageTagsObject_ReturnsRequestedTag()
+    {
+        using var document = JsonDocument.Parse("""
+        {
+          "ImageTags": {
+            "Primary": "playlist-primary-tag",
+            "Backdrop": "playlist-backdrop-tag"
+          }
+        }
+        """);
+
+        var imageTag = InvokeExtractImageTag(document.RootElement, "Primary");
+
+        Assert.Equal("playlist-primary-tag", imageTag);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ExtractImageTag_WithPrimaryImageTagFallback_ReturnsFallbackTag()
+    {
+        using var document = JsonDocument.Parse("""
+        {
+          "PrimaryImageTag": "primary-fallback-tag"
+        }
+        """);
+
+        var imageTag = InvokeExtractImageTag(document.RootElement, "Primary");
+
+        Assert.Equal("primary-fallback-tag", imageTag);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ExtractImageTag_WithoutMatchingTag_ReturnsNull()
+    {
+        using var document = JsonDocument.Parse("""
+        {
+          "ImageTags": {
+            "Backdrop": "playlist-backdrop-tag"
+          }
+        }
+        """);
+
+        var imageTag = InvokeExtractImageTag(document.RootElement, "Primary");
+
+        Assert.Null(imageTag);
+    }
+
+    private static string? InvokeExtractImageTag(JsonElement item, string imageType)
+    {
+        var method = typeof(JellyfinController).GetMethod(
+            "ExtractImageTag",
+            BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.NonPublic);
+
+        Assert.NotNull(method);
+        return (string?)method!.Invoke(null, new object?[] { item, imageType });
+    }
+}

allstarr.Tests/JellyfinPlaylistRouteMatchingTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+using System.Reflection;
+using allstarr.Controllers;
+
+namespace allstarr.Tests;
+
+public class JellyfinPlaylistRouteMatchingTests
+{
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData("playlists/abc123/items", "abc123")]
+    [InlineData("Playlists/abc123/Items", "abc123")]
+    [InlineData("/playlists/abc123/items/", "abc123")]
+    public void GetExactPlaylistItemsRequestId_ExactPlaylistItemsRoute_ReturnsPlaylistId(string path, string expectedPlaylistId)
+    {
+        var playlistId = InvokePrivateStatic<string?>("GetExactPlaylistItemsRequestId", path);
+
+        Assert.Equal(expectedPlaylistId, playlistId);
+    }
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData("playlists/abc123/items/extra")]
+    [InlineData("users/user-1/playlists/abc123/items")]
+    [InlineData("items/abc123")]
+    [InlineData("playlists")]
+    public void GetExactPlaylistItemsRequestId_NonExactRoute_ReturnsNull(string path)
+    {
+        var playlistId = InvokePrivateStatic<string?>("GetExactPlaylistItemsRequestId", path);
+
+        Assert.Null(playlistId);
+    }
+
+    private static T InvokePrivateStatic<T>(string methodName, params object?[] args)
+    {
+        var method = typeof(JellyfinController).GetMethod(
+            methodName,
+            BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Static);
+
+        Assert.NotNull(method);
+        var result = method!.Invoke(null, args);
+        return (T)result!;
+    }
+}

allstarr.Tests/JellyfinProxyServiceTests.cs

@@ -311,6 +311,169 @@ public class JellyfinProxyServiceTests
         Assert.Contains("UserId=user-abc", query);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetPassthroughResponseAsync_WithRepeatedFields_PreservesAllFieldParameters()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        HttpRequestMessage? captured = null;
+        _mockHandler.Protected()
+            .Setup<Task<HttpResponseMessage>>("SendAsync",
+                ItExpr.IsAny<HttpRequestMessage>(),
+                ItExpr.IsAny<CancellationToken>())
+            .Callback<HttpRequestMessage, CancellationToken>((req, ct) => captured = req)
+            .ReturnsAsync(new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK)
+            {
+                Content = new StringContent("{\"Items\":[]}")
+            });
+
+        // Act
+        var response = await _service.GetPassthroughResponseAsync(
+            "Playlists/playlist-123/Items?Fields=Genres&Fields=DateCreated&Fields=MediaSources&UserId=user-abc");
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.NotNull(captured);
+        var query = captured!.RequestUri!.Query;
+        Assert.Contains("Fields=Genres", query);
+        Assert.Contains("Fields=DateCreated", query);
+        Assert.Contains("Fields=MediaSources", query);
+        Assert.Contains("UserId=user-abc", query);
+        Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.OK, response.StatusCode);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetPassthroughResponseAsync_WithClientAuth_ForwardsAuthHeader()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        HttpRequestMessage? captured = null;
+        _mockHandler.Protected()
+            .Setup<Task<HttpResponseMessage>>("SendAsync",
+                ItExpr.IsAny<HttpRequestMessage>(),
+                ItExpr.IsAny<CancellationToken>())
+            .Callback<HttpRequestMessage, CancellationToken>((req, ct) => captured = req)
+            .ReturnsAsync(new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK)
+            {
+                Content = new StringContent("{\"Items\":[]}")
+            });
+
+        var headers = new HeaderDictionary
+        {
+            ["X-Emby-Authorization"] = "MediaBrowser Token=\"abc\""
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var response = await _service.GetPassthroughResponseAsync(
+            "Playlists/playlist-123/Items?Fields=Genres",
+            headers);
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.NotNull(captured);
+        Assert.True(captured!.Headers.TryGetValues("X-Emby-Authorization", out var values));
+        Assert.Contains("MediaBrowser Token=\"abc\"", values);
+        Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.OK, response.StatusCode);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task SendAsync_WithNoBody_PreservesEmptyRequestBody()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        HttpRequestMessage? captured = null;
+        _mockHandler.Protected()
+            .Setup<Task<HttpResponseMessage>>("SendAsync",
+                ItExpr.IsAny<HttpRequestMessage>(),
+                ItExpr.IsAny<CancellationToken>())
+            .Callback<HttpRequestMessage, CancellationToken>((req, _) => captured = req)
+            .ReturnsAsync(new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.NoContent));
+
+        var headers = new HeaderDictionary
+        {
+            ["X-Emby-Authorization"] = "MediaBrowser Token=\"abc\""
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var (_, statusCode) = await _service.SendAsync(
+            HttpMethod.Post,
+            "Sessions/session-123/Playing/Pause?controllingUserId=user-123",
+            null,
+            headers);
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.Equal(204, statusCode);
+        Assert.NotNull(captured);
+        Assert.Equal(HttpMethod.Post, captured!.Method);
+        Assert.Null(captured.Content);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task SendAsync_WithCustomContentType_PreservesOriginalType()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        HttpRequestMessage? captured = null;
+        _mockHandler.Protected()
+            .Setup<Task<HttpResponseMessage>>("SendAsync",
+                ItExpr.IsAny<HttpRequestMessage>(),
+                ItExpr.IsAny<CancellationToken>())
+            .Callback<HttpRequestMessage, CancellationToken>((req, _) => captured = req)
+            .ReturnsAsync(new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.NoContent));
+
+        var headers = new HeaderDictionary
+        {
+            ["X-Emby-Authorization"] = "MediaBrowser Token=\"abc\""
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        await _service.SendAsync(
+            HttpMethod.Put,
+            "Sessions/session-123/Command/DisplayMessage",
+            "{\"Text\":\"hello\"}",
+            headers,
+            "application/json; charset=utf-8");
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.NotNull(captured);
+        Assert.Equal(HttpMethod.Put, captured!.Method);
+        Assert.NotNull(captured.Content);
+        Assert.Equal("application/json; charset=utf-8", captured.Content!.Headers.ContentType!.ToString());
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetPassthroughResponseAsync_WithAcceptEncoding_ForwardsCompressionHeaders()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        HttpRequestMessage? captured = null;
+        _mockHandler.Protected()
+            .Setup<Task<HttpResponseMessage>>("SendAsync",
+                ItExpr.IsAny<HttpRequestMessage>(),
+                ItExpr.IsAny<CancellationToken>())
+            .Callback<HttpRequestMessage, CancellationToken>((req, ct) => captured = req)
+            .ReturnsAsync(new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK)
+            {
+                Content = new StringContent("{\"Items\":[]}")
+            });
+
+        var headers = new HeaderDictionary
+        {
+            ["Accept-Encoding"] = "gzip, br",
+            ["User-Agent"] = "Finamp/1.0",
+            ["Accept-Language"] = "en-US"
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var response = await _service.GetPassthroughResponseAsync(
+            "Playlists/playlist-123/Items?Fields=Genres",
+            headers);
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.NotNull(captured);
+        Assert.True(captured!.Headers.TryGetValues("Accept-Encoding", out var encodings));
+        Assert.Contains("gzip", encodings);
+        Assert.Contains("br", encodings);
+        Assert.True(captured.Headers.TryGetValues("User-Agent", out var userAgents));
+        Assert.Contains("Finamp/1.0", userAgents);
+        Assert.True(captured.Headers.TryGetValues("Accept-Language", out var languages));
+        Assert.Contains("en-US", languages);
+        Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.OK, response.StatusCode);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task GetJsonAsync_WithEndpointAndExplicitQuery_MergesWithExplicitPrecedence()
     {

allstarr.Tests/JellyfinResponseBuilderTests.cs

@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ public class JellyfinResponseBuilderTests
         Assert.Equal(1, result["ParentIndexNumber"]);
         Assert.Equal(2023, result["ProductionYear"]);
         Assert.Equal(245 * TimeSpan.TicksPerSecond, result["RunTimeTicks"]);
+        Assert.NotNull(result["AudioInfo"]);
+        Assert.Equal(false, result["CanDelete"]);
     }
 
     [Fact]
@@ -192,6 +194,9 @@ public class JellyfinResponseBuilderTests
         Assert.Equal("Famous Band", result["AlbumArtist"]);
         Assert.Equal(2020, result["ProductionYear"]);
         Assert.Equal(12, result["ChildCount"]);
+        Assert.Equal("Greatest Hits", result["SortName"]);
+        Assert.NotNull(result["DateCreated"]);
+        Assert.NotNull(result["BasicSyncInfo"]);
     }
 
     [Fact]
@@ -215,6 +220,9 @@ public class JellyfinResponseBuilderTests
         Assert.Equal("MusicArtist", result["Type"]);
         Assert.Equal(true, result["IsFolder"]);
         Assert.Equal(5, result["AlbumCount"]);
+        Assert.Equal("The Rockers", result["SortName"]);
+        Assert.Equal(1.0, result["PrimaryImageAspectRatio"]);
+        Assert.NotNull(result["BasicSyncInfo"]);
     }
 
     [Fact]
@@ -243,6 +251,9 @@ public class JellyfinResponseBuilderTests
         Assert.Equal("DJ Cool", result["AlbumArtist"]);
         Assert.Equal(50, result["ChildCount"]);
         Assert.Equal(2023, result["ProductionYear"]);
+        Assert.Equal("Summer Vibes [S/P]", result["SortName"]);
+        Assert.NotNull(result["DateCreated"]);
+        Assert.NotNull(result["BasicSyncInfo"]);
     }
 
     [Fact]

allstarr.Tests/JellyfinSearchInterleaveTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,224 @@
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using allstarr.Controllers;
+
+namespace allstarr.Tests;
+
+public class JellyfinSearchInterleaveTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void InterleaveByScore_PrimaryOnly_PreservesOriginalOrder()
+    {
+        var controller = CreateController();
+        var primary = new List<Dictionary<string, object?>>
+        {
+            CreateItem("zzz filler"),
+            CreateItem("BTS Anthem")
+        };
+
+        var result = InvokeInterleaveByScore(controller, primary, [], "bts", 5.0);
+
+        Assert.Equal(["zzz filler", "BTS Anthem"], result.Select(GetName));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void InterleaveByScore_SecondaryOnly_PreservesOriginalOrder()
+    {
+        var controller = CreateController();
+        var secondary = new List<Dictionary<string, object?>>
+        {
+            CreateItem("zzz filler"),
+            CreateItem("BTS Anthem")
+        };
+
+        var result = InvokeInterleaveByScore(controller, [], secondary, "bts", 5.0);
+
+        Assert.Equal(["zzz filler", "BTS Anthem"], result.Select(GetName));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void InterleaveByScore_StrongerHeadMatch_LeadsWithoutReorderingSource()
+    {
+        var controller = CreateController();
+        var primary = new List<Dictionary<string, object?>>
+        {
+            CreateItem("luther remastered"),
+            CreateItem("zzz filler")
+        };
+        var secondary = new List<Dictionary<string, object?>>
+        {
+            CreateItem("luther"),
+            CreateItem("yyy filler")
+        };
+
+        var result = InvokeInterleaveByScore(controller, primary, secondary, "luther", 0.0);
+
+        Assert.Equal(["luther", "luther remastered", "zzz filler", "yyy filler"], result.Select(GetName));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void InterleaveByScore_TiedScores_PreferPrimaryQueueHead()
+    {
+        var controller = CreateController();
+        var primary = new List<Dictionary<string, object?>>
+        {
+            CreateItem("bts", "p1"),
+            CreateItem("bts", "p2")
+        };
+        var secondary = new List<Dictionary<string, object?>>
+        {
+            CreateItem("bts", "s1"),
+            CreateItem("bts", "s2")
+        };
+
+        var result = InvokeInterleaveByScore(controller, primary, secondary, "bts", 0.0);
+
+        Assert.Equal(["p1", "p2", "s1", "s2"], result.Select(GetId));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void InterleaveByScore_StrongerLaterPrimaryHead_DoesNotBypassCurrentQueueHead()
+    {
+        var controller = CreateController();
+        var primary = new List<Dictionary<string, object?>>
+        {
+            CreateItem("zzz filler", "p1"),
+            CreateItem("bts local later", "p2")
+        };
+        var secondary = new List<Dictionary<string, object?>>
+        {
+            CreateItem("bts", "s1"),
+            CreateItem("bts live", "s2")
+        };
+
+        var result = InvokeInterleaveByScore(controller, primary, secondary, "bts", 0.0);
+
+        Assert.Equal(["s1", "s2", "p1", "p2"], result.Select(GetId));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void InterleaveByScore_JellyfinBoost_CanWinCloseHeadToHead()
+    {
+        var controller = CreateController();
+        var primary = new List<Dictionary<string, object?>>
+        {
+            CreateItem("luther remastered", "p1")
+        };
+        var secondary = new List<Dictionary<string, object?>>
+        {
+            CreateItem("luther", "s1")
+        };
+
+        var result = InvokeInterleaveByScore(controller, primary, secondary, "luther", 5.0);
+
+        Assert.Equal(["p1", "s1"], result.Select(GetId));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void CalculateItemRelevanceScore_SongUsesArtistContext()
+    {
+        var controller = CreateController();
+        var withArtist = CreateTypedItem("Audio", "cardigan", "song-with-artist");
+        withArtist["Artists"] = new[] { "Taylor Swift" };
+
+        var withoutArtist = CreateTypedItem("Audio", "cardigan", "song-without-artist");
+
+        var withArtistScore = InvokeCalculateItemRelevanceScore(controller, "taylor swift", withArtist);
+        var withoutArtistScore = InvokeCalculateItemRelevanceScore(controller, "taylor swift", withoutArtist);
+
+        Assert.True(withArtistScore > withoutArtistScore);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void CalculateItemRelevanceScore_AlbumUsesArtistContext()
+    {
+        var controller = CreateController();
+        var withArtist = CreateTypedItem("MusicAlbum", "folklore", "album-with-artist");
+        withArtist["AlbumArtist"] = "Taylor Swift";
+
+        var withoutArtist = CreateTypedItem("MusicAlbum", "folklore", "album-without-artist");
+
+        var withArtistScore = InvokeCalculateItemRelevanceScore(controller, "taylor swift", withArtist);
+        var withoutArtistScore = InvokeCalculateItemRelevanceScore(controller, "taylor swift", withoutArtist);
+
+        Assert.True(withArtistScore > withoutArtistScore);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void CalculateItemRelevanceScore_ArtistIgnoresNonNameMetadata()
+    {
+        var controller = CreateController();
+        var plainArtist = CreateTypedItem("MusicArtist", "Taylor Swift", "artist-plain");
+        var noisyArtist = CreateTypedItem("MusicArtist", "Taylor Swift", "artist-noisy");
+        noisyArtist["AlbumArtist"] = "Completely Different";
+        noisyArtist["Artists"] = new[] { "Someone Else" };
+
+        var plainScore = InvokeCalculateItemRelevanceScore(controller, "taylor swift", plainArtist);
+        var noisyScore = InvokeCalculateItemRelevanceScore(controller, "taylor swift", noisyArtist);
+
+        Assert.Equal(plainScore, noisyScore);
+    }
+
+    private static JellyfinController CreateController()
+    {
+        return (JellyfinController)RuntimeHelpers.GetUninitializedObject(typeof(JellyfinController));
+    }
+
+    private static List<Dictionary<string, object?>> InvokeInterleaveByScore(
+        JellyfinController controller,
+        List<Dictionary<string, object?>> primary,
+        List<Dictionary<string, object?>> secondary,
+        string query,
+        double primaryBoost)
+    {
+        var method = typeof(JellyfinController).GetMethod(
+            "InterleaveByScore",
+            BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic);
+
+        Assert.NotNull(method);
+
+        return (List<Dictionary<string, object?>>)method!.Invoke(
+            controller,
+            [primary, secondary, query, primaryBoost])!;
+    }
+
+    private static double InvokeCalculateItemRelevanceScore(
+        JellyfinController controller,
+        string query,
+        Dictionary<string, object?> item)
+    {
+        var method = typeof(JellyfinController).GetMethod(
+            "CalculateItemRelevanceScore",
+            BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic);
+
+        Assert.NotNull(method);
+
+        return (double)method!.Invoke(controller, [query, item])!;
+    }
+
+    private static Dictionary<string, object?> CreateItem(string name, string? id = null)
+    {
+        return new Dictionary<string, object?>
+        {
+            ["Name"] = name,
+            ["Id"] = id ?? name
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static Dictionary<string, object?> CreateTypedItem(string type, string name, string id)
+    {
+        var item = CreateItem(name, id);
+        item["Type"] = type;
+        return item;
+    }
+
+    private static string GetName(Dictionary<string, object?> item)
+    {
+        return item["Name"]?.ToString() ?? string.Empty;
+    }
+
+    private static string GetId(Dictionary<string, object?> item)
+    {
+        return item["Id"]?.ToString() ?? string.Empty;
+    }
+}

allstarr.Tests/JellyfinSearchResponseSerializationTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+using System.Reflection;
+using allstarr.Controllers;
+
+namespace allstarr.Tests;
+
+public class JellyfinSearchResponseSerializationTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void SerializeSearchResponseJson_PreservesPascalCaseShape()
+    {
+        var payload = new
+        {
+            Items = new[]
+            {
+                new Dictionary<string, object?>
+                {
+                    ["Name"] = "BTS",
+                    ["Type"] = "MusicAlbum"
+                }
+            },
+            TotalRecordCount = 1,
+            StartIndex = 0
+        };
+
+        var method = typeof(JellyfinController).GetMethod(
+            "SerializeSearchResponseJson",
+            BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Static);
+
+        Assert.NotNull(method);
+
+        var closedMethod = method!.MakeGenericMethod(payload.GetType());
+        var json = (string)closedMethod.Invoke(null, new object?[] { payload })!;
+
+        Assert.Equal(
+            "{\"Items\":[{\"Name\":\"BTS\",\"Type\":\"MusicAlbum\"}],\"TotalRecordCount\":1,\"StartIndex\":0}",
+            json);
+    }
+}

allstarr.Tests/JellyfinSessionManagerTests.cs

@@ -132,6 +132,46 @@ public class JellyfinSessionManagerTests
         Assert.Equal(45 * TimeSpan.TicksPerSecond, state.PositionTicks);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task EnsureSessionAsync_WithProxiedWebSocket_DoesNotPostSyntheticCapabilities()
+    {
+        var requestedPaths = new ConcurrentBag<string>();
+        var handler = new DelegateHttpMessageHandler((request, _) =>
+        {
+            requestedPaths.Add(request.RequestUri?.AbsolutePath ?? string.Empty);
+            return Task.FromResult(new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.NoContent));
+        });
+
+        var settings = new JellyfinSettings
+        {
+            Url = "http://127.0.0.1:1",
+            ApiKey = "server-api-key",
+            ClientName = "Allstarr",
+            DeviceName = "Allstarr",
+            DeviceId = "allstarr",
+            ClientVersion = "1.0"
+        };
+
+        var proxyService = CreateProxyService(handler, settings);
+        using var manager = new JellyfinSessionManager(
+            proxyService,
+            Options.Create(settings),
+            NullLogger<JellyfinSessionManager>.Instance);
+
+        var headers = new HeaderDictionary
+        {
+            ["X-Emby-Authorization"] =
+                "MediaBrowser Client=\"Finamp\", Device=\"Android Auto\", DeviceId=\"dev-123\", Version=\"1.0\", Token=\"abc\""
+        };
+
+        await manager.RegisterProxiedWebSocketAsync("dev-123");
+
+        var ensured = await manager.EnsureSessionAsync("dev-123", "Finamp", "Android Auto", "1.0", headers);
+
+        Assert.True(ensured);
+        Assert.DoesNotContain("/Sessions/Capabilities/Full", requestedPaths);
+    }
+
     private static JellyfinProxyService CreateProxyService(HttpMessageHandler handler, JellyfinSettings settings)
     {
         var httpClientFactory = new TestHttpClientFactory(handler);

allstarr.Tests/SpotifyApiClientTests.cs

@@ -157,6 +157,31 @@ public class SpotifyApiClientTests
         Assert.Equal(new DateTime(2026, 2, 16, 5, 0, 0, DateTimeKind.Utc), track.AddedAt);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public void TryGetSpotifyPlaylistItemCount_ParsesAttributesArrayEntries()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        using var doc = JsonDocument.Parse("""
+        {
+          "attributes": [
+            { "key": "core:item_count", "value": "42" }
+          ]
+        }
+        """);
+
+        var method = typeof(SpotifyApiClient).GetMethod(
+            "TryGetSpotifyPlaylistItemCount",
+            BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.NonPublic);
+
+        Assert.NotNull(method);
+
+        // Act
+        var result = (int)method!.Invoke(null, new object?[] { doc.RootElement })!;
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.Equal(42, result);
+    }
+
     private static T InvokePrivateMethod<T>(object instance, string methodName, params object?[] args)
     {
         var method = instance.GetType().GetMethod(methodName, BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic);

allstarr.Tests/SquidWTFMetadataServiceTests.cs

@@ -299,6 +299,65 @@ public class SquidWTFMetadataServiceTests
         Assert.NotNull(result);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task SearchAllAsync_WithZeroLimits_SkipsUnusedBuckets()
+    {
+        var requestKinds = new List<string>();
+        var handler = new StubHttpMessageHandler(request =>
+        {
+            var trackQuery = GetQueryParameter(request.RequestUri!, "s");
+            var albumQuery = GetQueryParameter(request.RequestUri!, "al");
+            var artistQuery = GetQueryParameter(request.RequestUri!, "a");
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(trackQuery))
+            {
+                requestKinds.Add("song");
+                return new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK)
+                {
+                    Content = new StringContent(CreateTrackSearchResponse(CreateTrackPayload(1, "Song", "USRC12345678")))
+                };
+            }
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(albumQuery))
+            {
+                requestKinds.Add("album");
+                return new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK)
+                {
+                    Content = new StringContent(CreateAlbumSearchResponse())
+                };
+            }
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(artistQuery))
+            {
+                requestKinds.Add("artist");
+                return new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK)
+                {
+                    Content = new StringContent(CreateArtistSearchResponse())
+                };
+            }
+
+            throw new InvalidOperationException($"Unexpected request URI: {request.RequestUri}");
+        });
+
+        var httpClient = new HttpClient(handler);
+        _mockHttpClientFactory.Setup(f => f.CreateClient(It.IsAny<string>())).Returns(httpClient);
+
+        var service = new SquidWTFMetadataService(
+            _mockHttpClientFactory.Object,
+            _subsonicSettings,
+            _squidwtfSettings,
+            _mockLogger.Object,
+            _mockCache.Object,
+            new List<string> { "https://test1.example.com" });
+
+        var result = await service.SearchAllAsync("OK Computer", 0, 5, 0);
+
+        Assert.Empty(result.Songs);
+        Assert.Single(result.Albums);
+        Assert.Empty(result.Artists);
+        Assert.Equal(new[] { "album" }, requestKinds);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public void ExplicitFilter_RespectsSettings()
     {

allstarr/AppVersion.cs

@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ public static class AppVersion
     /// <summary>
     /// Current application version.
     /// </summary>
-    public const string Version = "1.4.3";
+    public const string Version = "1.5.0";
 }

allstarr/Controllers/DownloadsController.cs

@@ -139,6 +139,56 @@ public class DownloadsController : ControllerBase
         }
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// DELETE /api/admin/downloads/all
+    /// Deletes all kept audio files and removes empty folders
+    /// </summary>
+    [HttpDelete("downloads/all")]
+    public IActionResult DeleteAllDownloads()
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            var keptPath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(_configuration["Library:DownloadPath"] ?? "./downloads", "kept"));
+            if (!Directory.Exists(keptPath))
+            {
+                return Ok(new { success = true, deletedCount = 0, message = "No kept downloads found" });
+            }
+
+            var audioExtensions = new[] { ".flac", ".mp3", ".m4a", ".opus" };
+            var allFiles = Directory.GetFiles(keptPath, "*.*", SearchOption.AllDirectories)
+                .Where(f => audioExtensions.Contains(Path.GetExtension(f).ToLowerInvariant()))
+                .ToList();
+
+            foreach (var filePath in allFiles)
+            {
+                System.IO.File.Delete(filePath);
+            }
+
+            // Clean up empty directories under kept root (deepest first)
+            var allDirectories = Directory.GetDirectories(keptPath, "*", SearchOption.AllDirectories)
+                .OrderByDescending(d => d.Length);
+            foreach (var directory in allDirectories)
+            {
+                if (!Directory.EnumerateFileSystemEntries(directory).Any())
+                {
+                    Directory.Delete(directory);
+                }
+            }
+
+            return Ok(new
+            {
+                success = true,
+                deletedCount = allFiles.Count,
+                message = $"Deleted {allFiles.Count} kept download(s)"
+            });
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            _logger.LogError(ex, "Failed to delete all kept downloads");
+            return StatusCode(500, new { error = "Failed to delete all kept downloads" });
+        }
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// GET /api/admin/downloads/file
     /// Downloads a specific file from the kept folder

allstarr/Controllers/Helpers.cs

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Text;
+using System.Net.Http;
 using allstarr.Models.Domain;
 using allstarr.Models.Spotify;
 using allstarr.Services.Common;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Features;
 
 namespace allstarr.Controllers;
 
@@ -11,6 +13,20 @@ public partial class JellyfinController
 {
     #region Helpers
 
+    private static readonly HashSet<string> PassthroughResponseHeadersToSkip = new(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+    {
+        "Connection",
+        "Keep-Alive",
+        "Proxy-Authenticate",
+        "Proxy-Authorization",
+        "TE",
+        "Trailer",
+        "Transfer-Encoding",
+        "Upgrade",
+        "Content-Type",
+        "Content-Length"
+    };
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Helper to handle proxy responses with proper status code handling.
     /// </summary>
@@ -48,6 +64,60 @@ public partial class JellyfinController
         return NoContent();
     }
 
+    private async Task<IActionResult> ProxyJsonPassthroughAsync(string endpoint)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            // Match the previous proxy semantics for client compatibility.
+            // Some Jellyfin clients/proxies cancel the ASP.NET request token aggressively
+            // even though the upstream request would still complete successfully.
+            var upstreamResponse = await _proxyService.GetPassthroughResponseAsync(
+                endpoint,
+                Request.Headers);
+
+            HttpContext.Response.RegisterForDispose(upstreamResponse);
+            HttpContext.Features.Get<IHttpResponseBodyFeature>()?.DisableBuffering();
+            Response.StatusCode = (int)upstreamResponse.StatusCode;
+            Response.Headers["X-Accel-Buffering"] = "no";
+
+            CopyPassthroughResponseHeaders(upstreamResponse);
+
+            if (upstreamResponse.Content.Headers.ContentLength.HasValue)
+            {
+                Response.ContentLength = upstreamResponse.Content.Headers.ContentLength.Value;
+            }
+
+            var contentType = upstreamResponse.Content.Headers.ContentType?.ToString() ?? "application/json";
+            var stream = await upstreamResponse.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync();
+
+            return new FileStreamResult(stream, contentType);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            _logger.LogError(ex, "Failed to transparently proxy Jellyfin request for {Endpoint}", endpoint);
+            return StatusCode(502, new { error = "Failed to connect to Jellyfin server" });
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void CopyPassthroughResponseHeaders(HttpResponseMessage upstreamResponse)
+    {
+        foreach (var header in upstreamResponse.Headers)
+        {
+            if (!PassthroughResponseHeadersToSkip.Contains(header.Key))
+            {
+                Response.Headers[header.Key] = header.Value.ToArray();
+            }
+        }
+
+        foreach (var header in upstreamResponse.Content.Headers)
+        {
+            if (!PassthroughResponseHeadersToSkip.Contains(header.Key))
+            {
+                Response.Headers[header.Key] = header.Value.ToArray();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Updates ChildCount for Spotify playlists in the response to show total tracks (local + matched).
     /// </summary>
@@ -407,6 +477,47 @@ public partial class JellyfinController
         return includeItemTypes.Split(',', StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries | StringSplitOptions.TrimEntries);
     }
 
+    private static string? GetExactPlaylistItemsRequestId(string path)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(path))
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        var parts = path.Split('/', StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
+        if (parts.Length != 3 ||
+            !parts[0].Equals("playlists", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+            !parts[2].Equals("items", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return parts[1];
+    }
+
+    private static string? ExtractImageTag(JsonElement item, string imageType)
+    {
+        if (item.TryGetProperty("ImageTags", out var imageTags) &&
+            imageTags.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.Object)
+        {
+            foreach (var imageTag in imageTags.EnumerateObject())
+            {
+                if (string.Equals(imageTag.Name, imageType, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                {
+                    return imageTag.Value.GetString();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (string.Equals(imageType, "Primary", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) &&
+            item.TryGetProperty("PrimaryImageTag", out var primaryImageTag))
+        {
+            return primaryImageTag.GetString();
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Determines whether Spotify playlist count enrichment should run for a response.
     /// We only run enrichment for playlist-oriented payloads to avoid mutating unrelated item lists

allstarr/Controllers/JellyfinAdminController.cs

@@ -245,7 +245,9 @@ public class JellyfinAdminController : ControllerBase
     /// Get all playlists from the user's Spotify account
     /// </summary>
     [HttpGet("jellyfin/playlists")]
-    public async Task<IActionResult> GetJellyfinPlaylists([FromQuery] string? userId = null)
+    public async Task<IActionResult> GetJellyfinPlaylists(
+        [FromQuery] string? userId = null,
+        [FromQuery] bool includeStats = true)
     {
         if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(_jellyfinSettings.Url) || string.IsNullOrEmpty(_jellyfinSettings.ApiKey))
         {
@@ -330,13 +332,13 @@ public class JellyfinAdminController : ControllerBase
 
                     var statsUserId = requestedUserId;
                     var trackStats = (LocalTracks: 0, ExternalTracks: 0, ExternalAvailable: 0);
-                    if (isConfigured)
+                    if (isConfigured && includeStats)
                     {
                         trackStats = await GetPlaylistTrackStats(id!, session, statsUserId);
                     }
 
                     var actualTrackCount = isConfigured
-                        ? trackStats.LocalTracks + trackStats.ExternalTracks
+                        ? (includeStats ? trackStats.LocalTracks + trackStats.ExternalTracks : childCount)
                         : childCount;
 
                     playlists.Add(new
@@ -349,6 +351,7 @@ public class JellyfinAdminController : ControllerBase
                         isLinkedByAnotherUser,
                         linkedOwnerUserId = scopedLinkedPlaylist?.UserId ??
                                             allLinkedForPlaylist.FirstOrDefault()?.UserId,
+                        statsPending = isConfigured && !includeStats,
                         localTracks = trackStats.LocalTracks,
                         externalTracks = trackStats.ExternalTracks,
                         externalAvailable = trackStats.ExternalAvailable

allstarr/Controllers/JellyfinController.Authentication.cs

@@ -39,69 +39,9 @@ public partial class JellyfinController
             {
                 var responseJson = result.RootElement.GetRawText();
 
-                // On successful auth, extract access token and post session capabilities in background
                 if (statusCode == 200)
                 {
                     _logger.LogInformation("Authentication successful");
-
-                    // Extract access token from response for session capabilities
-                    string? accessToken = null;
-                    if (result.RootElement.TryGetProperty("AccessToken", out var tokenEl))
-                    {
-                        accessToken = tokenEl.GetString();
-                    }
-
-                    // Post session capabilities in background if we have a token
-                    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(accessToken))
-                    {
-                        var (deviceId, client, device, version) = ExtractDeviceInfo(Request.Headers);
-                        // Capture token in closure - don't use Request.Headers (will be disposed)
-                        var token = accessToken;
-                        var authHeader = AuthHeaderHelper.CreateAuthHeader(token, client, device, deviceId, version);
-                        _ = Task.Run(async () =>
-                        {
-                            try
-                            {
-                                _logger.LogDebug("🔧 Posting session capabilities after authentication");
-
-                                // Build auth header with the new token
-                                var authHeaders = new HeaderDictionary
-                                {
-                                    ["X-Emby-Authorization"] = authHeader,
-                                    ["X-Emby-Token"] = token
-                                };
-
-                                var capabilities = new
-                                {
-                                    PlayableMediaTypes = new[] { "Audio" },
-                                    SupportedCommands = Array.Empty<string>(),
-                                    SupportsMediaControl = false,
-                                    SupportsPersistentIdentifier = true,
-                                    SupportsSync = false
-                                };
-
-                                var capabilitiesJson = JsonSerializer.Serialize(capabilities);
-                                var (capResult, capStatus) =
-                                    await _proxyService.PostJsonAsync("Sessions/Capabilities/Full", capabilitiesJson,
-                                        authHeaders);
-
-                                if (capStatus == 204 || capStatus == 200)
-                                {
-                                    _logger.LogDebug("✓ Session capabilities posted after auth ({StatusCode})",
-                                        capStatus);
-                                }
-                                else
-                                {
-                                    _logger.LogDebug("⚠ Session capabilities returned {StatusCode} after auth",
-                                        capStatus);
-                                }
-                            }
-                            catch (Exception ex)
-                            {
-                                _logger.LogError(ex, "Failed to post session capabilities after auth");
-                            }
-                        });
-                    }
                 }
                 else
                 {

allstarr/Controllers/JellyfinController.PlaybackSessions.cs

@@ -1558,9 +1558,14 @@ public partial class JellyfinController
                 string.Join(", ", Request.Headers.Keys.Where(h =>
                     h.Contains("Auth", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))));
 
-            // Read body if present
-            string body = "{}";
-            if ((method == "POST" || method == "PUT") && Request.ContentLength > 0)
+            // Read body if present. Preserve true empty-body requests because Jellyfin
+            // uses several POST session-control endpoints with query params only.
+            string? body = null;
+            var hasRequestBody = !HttpMethods.IsGet(method) &&
+                                 (Request.ContentLength.GetValueOrDefault() > 0 ||
+                                  Request.Headers.ContainsKey("Transfer-Encoding"));
+
+            if (hasRequestBody)
             {
                 Request.EnableBuffering();
                 using (var reader = new StreamReader(Request.Body, System.Text.Encoding.UTF8,
@@ -1577,9 +1582,9 @@ public partial class JellyfinController
             var (result, statusCode) = method switch
             {
                 "GET" => await _proxyService.GetJsonAsync(endpoint, null, Request.Headers),
-                "POST" => await _proxyService.PostJsonAsync(endpoint, body, Request.Headers),
-                "PUT" => await _proxyService.PostJsonAsync(endpoint, body, Request.Headers), // Use POST for PUT
-                "DELETE" => await _proxyService.PostJsonAsync(endpoint, body, Request.Headers), // Use POST for DELETE
+                "POST" => await _proxyService.SendAsync(HttpMethod.Post, endpoint, body, Request.Headers, Request.ContentType),
+                "PUT" => await _proxyService.SendAsync(HttpMethod.Put, endpoint, body, Request.Headers, Request.ContentType),
+                "DELETE" => await _proxyService.SendAsync(HttpMethod.Delete, endpoint, body, Request.Headers, Request.ContentType),
                 _ => (null, 405)
             };
 

allstarr/Controllers/JellyfinController.Search.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Text;
+using allstarr.Models.Domain;
 using allstarr.Models.Search;
 using allstarr.Models.Subsonic;
 using allstarr.Services.Common;
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ public partial class JellyfinController
     {
         var boundSearchTerm = searchTerm;
         searchTerm = GetEffectiveSearchTerm(searchTerm, Request.QueryString.Value);
+        string? searchCacheKey = null;
 
         // AlbumArtistIds takes precedence over ArtistIds if both are provided
         var effectiveArtistIds = albumArtistIds ?? artistIds;
@@ -181,7 +183,7 @@ public partial class JellyfinController
             // Check cache for search results (only cache pure searches, not filtered searches)
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(effectiveArtistIds) && string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(albumIds))
             {
-                var cacheKey = CacheKeyBuilder.BuildSearchKey(
+                searchCacheKey = CacheKeyBuilder.BuildSearchKey(
                     searchTerm,
                     includeItemTypes,
                     limit,
@@ -192,12 +194,12 @@ public partial class JellyfinController
                     recursive,
                     userId,
                     Request.Query["IsFavorite"].ToString());
-                var cachedResult = await _cache.GetAsync<object>(cacheKey);
+                var cachedResult = await _cache.GetStringAsync(searchCacheKey);
 
-                if (cachedResult != null)
+                if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(cachedResult))
                 {
-                    _logger.LogInformation("SEARCH TRACE: cache hit for key '{CacheKey}'", cacheKey);
-                    return new JsonResult(cachedResult);
+                    _logger.LogInformation("SEARCH TRACE: cache hit for key '{CacheKey}'", searchCacheKey);
+                    return Content(cachedResult, "application/json");
                 }
             }
 
@@ -303,6 +305,7 @@ public partial class JellyfinController
 
         // Run local and external searches in parallel
         var itemTypes = ParseItemTypes(includeItemTypes);
+        var externalSearchLimits = GetExternalSearchLimits(itemTypes, limit, includePlaylistsAsAlbums: true);
         var jellyfinTask = GetLocalSearchResultForCurrentRequest(
             cleanQuery,
             includeItemTypes,
@@ -311,12 +314,29 @@ public partial class JellyfinController
             recursive,
             userId);
 
+        _logger.LogInformation(
+            "SEARCH TRACE: external limits for query '{Query}' => songs={SongLimit}, albums={AlbumLimit}, artists={ArtistLimit}",
+            cleanQuery,
+            externalSearchLimits.SongLimit,
+            externalSearchLimits.AlbumLimit,
+            externalSearchLimits.ArtistLimit);
+
         // Use parallel metadata service if available (races providers), otherwise use primary
         var externalTask = favoritesOnlyRequest
             ? Task.FromResult(new SearchResult())
             : _parallelMetadataService != null
-                ? _parallelMetadataService.SearchAllAsync(cleanQuery, limit, limit, limit, HttpContext.RequestAborted)
-                : _metadataService.SearchAllAsync(cleanQuery, limit, limit, limit, HttpContext.RequestAborted);
+                ? _parallelMetadataService.SearchAllAsync(
+                    cleanQuery,
+                    externalSearchLimits.SongLimit,
+                    externalSearchLimits.AlbumLimit,
+                    externalSearchLimits.ArtistLimit,
+                    HttpContext.RequestAborted)
+                : _metadataService.SearchAllAsync(
+                    cleanQuery,
+                    externalSearchLimits.SongLimit,
+                    externalSearchLimits.AlbumLimit,
+                    externalSearchLimits.ArtistLimit,
+                    HttpContext.RequestAborted);
 
         var playlistTask = favoritesOnlyRequest || !_settings.EnableExternalPlaylists
             ? Task.FromResult(new List<ExternalPlaylist>())
@@ -384,11 +404,11 @@ public partial class JellyfinController
         var externalAlbumItems = externalResult.Albums.Select(a => _responseBuilder.ConvertAlbumToJellyfinItem(a)).ToList();
         var externalArtistItems = externalResult.Artists.Select(a => _responseBuilder.ConvertArtistToJellyfinItem(a)).ToList();
 
-        // Score-sort each source, then interleave by highest remaining score.
-        // Keep only a small source preference for already-relevant primary results.
-        var allSongs = InterleaveByScore(jellyfinSongItems, externalSongItems, cleanQuery, primaryBoost: 1.5, boostMinScore: 72);
-        var allAlbums = InterleaveByScore(jellyfinAlbumItems, externalAlbumItems, cleanQuery, primaryBoost: 1.5, boostMinScore: 78);
-        var allArtists = InterleaveByScore(jellyfinArtistItems, externalArtistItems, cleanQuery, primaryBoost: 1.5, boostMinScore: 75);
+        // Keep Jellyfin/provider ordering intact.
+        // Scores only decide which source leads each interleaving round.
+        var allSongs = InterleaveByScore(jellyfinSongItems, externalSongItems, cleanQuery, primaryBoost: 5.0);
+        var allAlbums = InterleaveByScore(jellyfinAlbumItems, externalAlbumItems, cleanQuery, primaryBoost: 5.0);
+        var allArtists = InterleaveByScore(jellyfinArtistItems, externalArtistItems, cleanQuery, primaryBoost: 5.0);
 
         // Log top results for debugging
         if (_logger.IsEnabled(LogLevel.Debug))
@@ -437,13 +457,8 @@ public partial class JellyfinController
             _logger.LogDebug("No playlists found to merge with albums");
         }
 
-        // Merge albums and playlists using score-based interleaving (albums keep a light priority over playlists).
-        var mergedAlbumsAndPlaylists = InterleaveByScore(allAlbums, mergedPlaylistItems, cleanQuery, primaryBoost: 2.0, boostMinScore: 70);
-        mergedAlbumsAndPlaylists = ApplyRequestedAlbumOrderingIfApplicable(
-            mergedAlbumsAndPlaylists,
-            itemTypes,
-            Request.Query["SortBy"].ToString(),
-            Request.Query["SortOrder"].ToString());
+        // Keep album/playlist source ordering intact and only let scores decide who leads each round.
+        var mergedAlbumsAndPlaylists = InterleaveByScore(allAlbums, mergedPlaylistItems, cleanQuery, primaryBoost: 0.0);
 
         _logger.LogDebug(
             "Merged results: Songs={Songs}, Albums+Playlists={AlbumsPlaylists}, Artists={Artists}",
@@ -538,24 +553,16 @@ public partial class JellyfinController
                 TotalRecordCount = items.Count,
                 StartIndex = startIndex
             };
+            var json = SerializeSearchResponseJson(response);
 
             // Cache search results in Redis using the configured search TTL.
-            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(searchTerm) && string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(effectiveArtistIds))
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(searchTerm) &&
+                string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(effectiveArtistIds) &&
+                !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(searchCacheKey))
             {
                 if (externalHasRequestedTypeResults)
                 {
-                    var cacheKey = CacheKeyBuilder.BuildSearchKey(
-                        searchTerm,
-                        includeItemTypes,
-                        limit,
-                        startIndex,
-                        parentId,
-                        sortBy,
-                        Request.Query["SortOrder"].ToString(),
-                        recursive,
-                        userId,
-                        Request.Query["IsFavorite"].ToString());
-                    await _cache.SetAsync(cacheKey, response, CacheExtensions.SearchResultsTTL);
+                    await _cache.SetStringAsync(searchCacheKey, json, CacheExtensions.SearchResultsTTL);
                     _logger.LogDebug("💾 Cached search results for '{SearchTerm}' ({Minutes} min TTL)", searchTerm,
                         CacheExtensions.SearchResultsTTL.TotalMinutes);
                 }
@@ -570,12 +577,6 @@ public partial class JellyfinController
 
             _logger.LogDebug("About to serialize response...");
 
-            var json = System.Text.Json.JsonSerializer.Serialize(response, new System.Text.Json.JsonSerializerOptions
-            {
-                PropertyNamingPolicy = null,
-                DictionaryKeyPolicy = null
-            });
-
             if (_logger.IsEnabled(LogLevel.Debug))
             {
                 var preview = json.Length > 200 ? json[..200] : json;
@@ -591,6 +592,15 @@ public partial class JellyfinController
         }
     }
 
+    private static string SerializeSearchResponseJson<T>(T response) where T : class
+    {
+        return JsonSerializer.Serialize(response, new JsonSerializerOptions
+        {
+            PropertyNamingPolicy = null,
+            DictionaryKeyPolicy = null
+        });
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets child items of a parent (tracks in album, albums for artist).
     /// </summary>
@@ -681,11 +691,36 @@ public partial class JellyfinController
         }
 
         var cleanQuery = searchTerm.Trim().Trim('"');
+        var requestedTypes = ParseItemTypes(includeItemTypes);
+        var externalSearchLimits = GetExternalSearchLimits(requestedTypes, limit, includePlaylistsAsAlbums: false);
+        var includesSongs = requestedTypes == null || requestedTypes.Length == 0 ||
+                            requestedTypes.Contains("Audio", StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        var includesAlbums = requestedTypes == null || requestedTypes.Length == 0 ||
+                             requestedTypes.Contains("MusicAlbum", StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        var includesArtists = requestedTypes == null || requestedTypes.Length == 0 ||
+                              requestedTypes.Contains("MusicArtist", StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+
+        _logger.LogInformation(
+            "SEARCH TRACE: hint limits for query '{Query}' => songs={SongLimit}, albums={AlbumLimit}, artists={ArtistLimit}",
+            cleanQuery,
+            externalSearchLimits.SongLimit,
+            externalSearchLimits.AlbumLimit,
+            externalSearchLimits.ArtistLimit);
 
         // Use parallel metadata service if available (races providers), otherwise use primary
         var externalTask = _parallelMetadataService != null
-            ? _parallelMetadataService.SearchAllAsync(cleanQuery, limit, limit, limit, HttpContext.RequestAborted)
-            : _metadataService.SearchAllAsync(cleanQuery, limit, limit, limit, HttpContext.RequestAborted);
+            ? _parallelMetadataService.SearchAllAsync(
+                cleanQuery,
+                externalSearchLimits.SongLimit,
+                externalSearchLimits.AlbumLimit,
+                externalSearchLimits.ArtistLimit,
+                HttpContext.RequestAborted)
+            : _metadataService.SearchAllAsync(
+                cleanQuery,
+                externalSearchLimits.SongLimit,
+                externalSearchLimits.AlbumLimit,
+                externalSearchLimits.ArtistLimit,
+                HttpContext.RequestAborted);
 
         // Run searches in parallel (local Jellyfin hints + external providers)
         var jellyfinTask = GetLocalSearchHintsResultForCurrentRequest(cleanQuery, userId);
@@ -698,9 +733,15 @@ public partial class JellyfinController
         var (localSongs, localAlbums, localArtists) = _modelMapper.ParseSearchHintsResponse(jellyfinResult);
 
         // NO deduplication - merge all results and take top matches
-        var allSongs = localSongs.Concat(externalResult.Songs).Take(limit).ToList();
-        var allAlbums = localAlbums.Concat(externalResult.Albums).Take(limit).ToList();
-        var allArtists = localArtists.Concat(externalResult.Artists).Take(limit).ToList();
+        var allSongs = includesSongs
+            ? localSongs.Concat(externalResult.Songs).Take(limit).ToList()
+            : new List<Song>();
+        var allAlbums = includesAlbums
+            ? localAlbums.Concat(externalResult.Albums).Take(limit).ToList()
+            : new List<Album>();
+        var allArtists = includesArtists
+            ? localArtists.Concat(externalResult.Artists).Take(limit).ToList()
+            : new List<Artist>();
 
         return _responseBuilder.CreateSearchHintsResponse(
             allSongs.Take(limit).ToList(),
@@ -751,6 +792,33 @@ public partial class JellyfinController
         return string.Equals(Request.Query["IsFavorite"].ToString(), "true", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
     }
 
+    private static (int SongLimit, int AlbumLimit, int ArtistLimit) GetExternalSearchLimits(
+        string[]? requestedTypes,
+        int limit,
+        bool includePlaylistsAsAlbums)
+    {
+        if (limit <= 0)
+        {
+            return (0, 0, 0);
+        }
+
+        if (requestedTypes == null || requestedTypes.Length == 0)
+        {
+            return (limit, limit, limit);
+        }
+
+        var includeSongs = requestedTypes.Contains("Audio", StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        var includeAlbums = requestedTypes.Contains("MusicAlbum", StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+                            (includePlaylistsAsAlbums &&
+                             requestedTypes.Contains("Playlist", StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+        var includeArtists = requestedTypes.Contains("MusicArtist", StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+
+        return (
+            includeSongs ? limit : 0,
+            includeAlbums ? limit : 0,
+            includeArtists ? limit : 0);
+    }
+
     private static IActionResult CreateEmptyItemsResponse(int startIndex)
     {
         return new JsonResult(new
@@ -761,227 +829,45 @@ public partial class JellyfinController
         });
     }
 
-    private List<Dictionary<string, object?>> ApplyRequestedAlbumOrderingIfApplicable(
-        List<Dictionary<string, object?>> items,
-        string[]? requestedTypes,
-        string? sortBy,
-        string? sortOrder)
-    {
-        if (items.Count <= 1 || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(sortBy))
-        {
-            return items;
-        }
-
-        if (requestedTypes == null || requestedTypes.Length == 0)
-        {
-            return items;
-        }
-
-        var isAlbumOnlyRequest = requestedTypes.All(type =>
-            string.Equals(type, "MusicAlbum", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
-            string.Equals(type, "Playlist", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
-
-        if (!isAlbumOnlyRequest)
-        {
-            return items;
-        }
-
-        var sortFields = sortBy
-            .Split(',', StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries | StringSplitOptions.TrimEntries)
-            .Where(field => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(field))
-            .ToList();
-
-        if (sortFields.Count == 0)
-        {
-            return items;
-        }
-
-        var descending = string.Equals(sortOrder, "Descending", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
-        var sorted = items.ToList();
-        sorted.Sort((left, right) => CompareAlbumItemsByRequestedSort(left, right, sortFields, descending));
-        return sorted;
-    }
-
-    private int CompareAlbumItemsByRequestedSort(
-        Dictionary<string, object?> left,
-        Dictionary<string, object?> right,
-        IReadOnlyList<string> sortFields,
-        bool descending)
-    {
-        foreach (var field in sortFields)
-        {
-            var comparison = CompareAlbumItemsByField(left, right, field);
-            if (comparison == 0)
-            {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            return descending ? -comparison : comparison;
-        }
-
-        return string.Compare(GetItemStringValue(left, "Name"), GetItemStringValue(right, "Name"), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
-    }
-
-    private int CompareAlbumItemsByField(Dictionary<string, object?> left, Dictionary<string, object?> right, string field)
-    {
-        return field.ToLowerInvariant() switch
-        {
-            "sortname" => string.Compare(GetItemStringValue(left, "SortName"), GetItemStringValue(right, "SortName"), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase),
-            "name" => string.Compare(GetItemStringValue(left, "Name"), GetItemStringValue(right, "Name"), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase),
-            "datecreated" => DateTime.Compare(GetItemDateValue(left, "DateCreated"), GetItemDateValue(right, "DateCreated")),
-            "premieredate" => DateTime.Compare(GetItemDateValue(left, "PremiereDate"), GetItemDateValue(right, "PremiereDate")),
-            "productionyear" => CompareIntValues(GetItemIntValue(left, "ProductionYear"), GetItemIntValue(right, "ProductionYear")),
-            _ => 0
-        };
-    }
-
-    private static int CompareIntValues(int? left, int? right)
-    {
-        if (left.HasValue && right.HasValue)
-        {
-            return left.Value.CompareTo(right.Value);
-        }
-
-        if (left.HasValue)
-        {
-            return 1;
-        }
-
-        if (right.HasValue)
-        {
-            return -1;
-        }
-
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    private static DateTime GetItemDateValue(Dictionary<string, object?> item, string key)
-    {
-        if (!item.TryGetValue(key, out var value) || value == null)
-        {
-            return DateTime.MinValue;
-        }
-
-        if (value is JsonElement jsonElement)
-        {
-            if (jsonElement.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.String &&
-                DateTime.TryParse(jsonElement.GetString(), out var parsedDate))
-            {
-                return parsedDate;
-            }
-
-            return DateTime.MinValue;
-        }
-
-        if (DateTime.TryParse(value.ToString(), out var parsed))
-        {
-            return parsed;
-        }
-
-        return DateTime.MinValue;
-    }
-
-    private static int? GetItemIntValue(Dictionary<string, object?> item, string key)
-    {
-        if (!item.TryGetValue(key, out var value) || value == null)
-        {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        if (value is JsonElement jsonElement)
-        {
-            if (jsonElement.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.Number && jsonElement.TryGetInt32(out var intValue))
-            {
-                return intValue;
-            }
-
-            if (jsonElement.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.String &&
-                int.TryParse(jsonElement.GetString(), out var parsedInt))
-            {
-                return parsedInt;
-            }
-
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        return int.TryParse(value.ToString(), out var parsed) ? parsed : null;
-    }
-
     /// <summary>
-    /// Score-sorts each source and then interleaves by highest remaining score.
-    /// This avoids weak head results in one source blocking stronger results later in that same source.
+    /// Merges two source queues without reordering either queue.
+    /// At each step, compare only the current head from each source and dequeue the winner.
     /// </summary>
     private List<Dictionary<string, object?>> InterleaveByScore(
         List<Dictionary<string, object?>> primaryItems,
         List<Dictionary<string, object?>> secondaryItems,
         string query,
-        double primaryBoost,
-        double boostMinScore = 70)
+        double primaryBoost)
     {
-        var primaryScored = primaryItems.Select((item, index) =>
+        var primaryScored = primaryItems.Select(item =>
         {
-            var baseScore = CalculateItemRelevanceScore(query, item);
-            var finalScore = baseScore >= boostMinScore
-                ? Math.Min(100.0, baseScore + primaryBoost)
-                : baseScore;
             return new
             {
                 Item = item,
-                BaseScore = baseScore,
-                Score = finalScore,
-                SourceIndex = index
+                Score = Math.Min(100.0, CalculateItemRelevanceScore(query, item) + primaryBoost)
             };
         })
-        .OrderByDescending(x => x.Score)
-        .ThenByDescending(x => x.BaseScore)
-        .ThenBy(x => x.SourceIndex)
         .ToList();
 
-        var secondaryScored = secondaryItems.Select((item, index) =>
+        var secondaryScored = secondaryItems.Select(item =>
         {
-            var baseScore = CalculateItemRelevanceScore(query, item);
             return new
             {
                 Item = item,
-                BaseScore = baseScore,
-                Score = baseScore,
-                SourceIndex = index
+                Score = CalculateItemRelevanceScore(query, item)
             };
         })
-        .OrderByDescending(x => x.Score)
-        .ThenByDescending(x => x.BaseScore)
-        .ThenBy(x => x.SourceIndex)
         .ToList();
 
         var result = new List<Dictionary<string, object?>>(primaryScored.Count + secondaryScored.Count);
         int primaryIdx = 0, secondaryIdx = 0;
 
-        while (primaryIdx < primaryScored.Count || secondaryIdx < secondaryScored.Count)
+        while (primaryIdx < primaryScored.Count && secondaryIdx < secondaryScored.Count)
         {
-            if (primaryIdx >= primaryScored.Count)
-            {
-                result.Add(secondaryScored[secondaryIdx++].Item);
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            if (secondaryIdx >= secondaryScored.Count)
-            {
-                result.Add(primaryScored[primaryIdx++].Item);
-                continue;
-            }
-
             var primaryCandidate = primaryScored[primaryIdx];
             var secondaryCandidate = secondaryScored[secondaryIdx];
 
-            if (primaryCandidate.Score > secondaryCandidate.Score)
-            {
-                result.Add(primaryScored[primaryIdx++].Item);
-            }
-            else if (secondaryCandidate.Score > primaryCandidate.Score)
-            {
-                result.Add(secondaryScored[secondaryIdx++].Item);
-            }
-            else if (primaryCandidate.BaseScore >= secondaryCandidate.BaseScore)
+            if (primaryCandidate.Score >= secondaryCandidate.Score)
             {
                 result.Add(primaryScored[primaryIdx++].Item);
             }
@@ -991,146 +877,31 @@ public partial class JellyfinController
             }
         }
 
+        while (primaryIdx < primaryScored.Count)
+        {
+            result.Add(primaryScored[primaryIdx++].Item);
+        }
+
+        while (secondaryIdx < secondaryScored.Count)
+        {
+            result.Add(secondaryScored[secondaryIdx++].Item);
+        }
+
         return result;
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Calculates query relevance for a search item.
-    /// Title is primary; metadata context is secondary and down-weighted.
+    /// Calculates query relevance using the product's per-type rules.
     /// </summary>
     private double CalculateItemRelevanceScore(string query, Dictionary<string, object?> item)
     {
-        var title = GetItemName(item);
-        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(title))
+        return GetItemType(item) switch
         {
-            return 0;
-        }
-
-        var titleScore = FuzzyMatcher.CalculateSimilarityAggressive(query, title);
-        var searchText = BuildItemSearchText(item, title);
-
-        if (string.Equals(searchText, title, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-        {
-            return titleScore;
-        }
-
-        var metadataScore = FuzzyMatcher.CalculateSimilarityAggressive(query, searchText);
-        var weightedMetadataScore = metadataScore * 0.85;
-
-        var baseScore = Math.Max(titleScore, weightedMetadataScore);
-        return ApplyQueryCoverageAdjustment(query, title, searchText, baseScore);
-    }
-
-    private static double ApplyQueryCoverageAdjustment(string query, string title, string searchText, double baseScore)
-    {
-        var queryTokens = TokenizeForCoverage(query);
-        if (queryTokens.Count < 2)
-        {
-            return baseScore;
-        }
-
-        var titleCoverage = CalculateTokenCoverage(queryTokens, title);
-        var searchCoverage = string.Equals(searchText, title, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
-            ? titleCoverage
-            : CalculateTokenCoverage(queryTokens, searchText);
-
-        var coverage = Math.Max(titleCoverage, searchCoverage);
-
-        if (coverage >= 0.999)
-        {
-            return Math.Min(100.0, baseScore + 3.0);
-        }
-
-        if (coverage >= 0.8)
-        {
-            return baseScore * 0.9;
-        }
-
-        if (coverage >= 0.6)
-        {
-            return baseScore * 0.72;
-        }
-
-        return baseScore * 0.5;
-    }
-
-    private static double CalculateTokenCoverage(IReadOnlyList<string> queryTokens, string target)
-    {
-        var targetTokens = TokenizeForCoverage(target);
-        if (queryTokens.Count == 0 || targetTokens.Count == 0)
-        {
-            return 0;
-        }
-
-        var matched = 0;
-        foreach (var queryToken in queryTokens)
-        {
-            if (targetTokens.Any(targetToken => IsTokenMatch(queryToken, targetToken)))
-            {
-                matched++;
-            }
-        }
-
-        return (double)matched / queryTokens.Count;
-    }
-
-    private static bool IsTokenMatch(string queryToken, string targetToken)
-    {
-        return queryToken.Equals(targetToken, StringComparison.Ordinal) ||
-               queryToken.StartsWith(targetToken, StringComparison.Ordinal) ||
-               targetToken.StartsWith(queryToken, StringComparison.Ordinal);
-    }
-
-    private static IReadOnlyList<string> TokenizeForCoverage(string text)
-    {
-        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(text))
-        {
-            return Array.Empty<string>();
-        }
-
-        var normalized = NormalizeForCoverage(text);
-        var allTokens = normalized
-            .Split(' ', StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)
-            .Distinct(StringComparer.Ordinal)
-            .ToList();
-
-        if (allTokens.Count == 0)
-        {
-            return Array.Empty<string>();
-        }
-
-        var significant = allTokens
-            .Where(token => token.Length >= 2 && !SearchStopWords.Contains(token))
-            .ToList();
-
-        return significant.Count > 0
-            ? significant
-            : allTokens.Where(token => token.Length >= 2).ToList();
-    }
-
-    private static string NormalizeForCoverage(string text)
-    {
-        var normalized = RemoveDiacritics(text).ToLowerInvariant();
-        normalized = normalized.Replace('&', ' ');
-        normalized = System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.Replace(normalized, @"[^\w\s]", " ");
-        normalized = System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.Replace(normalized, @"\s+", " ").Trim();
-        return normalized;
-    }
-
-    private static string RemoveDiacritics(string text)
-    {
-        var normalized = text.Normalize(NormalizationForm.FormD);
-        var chars = new List<char>(normalized.Length);
-
-        foreach (var c in normalized)
-        {
-            if (System.Globalization.CharUnicodeInfo.GetUnicodeCategory(c) != System.Globalization.UnicodeCategory.NonSpacingMark)
-            {
-                chars.Add(c);
-            }
-        }
-
-        return new string(chars.ToArray()).Normalize(NormalizationForm.FormC);
+            "Audio" => CalculateSongRelevanceScore(query, item),
+            "MusicAlbum" => CalculateAlbumRelevanceScore(query, item),
+            "MusicArtist" => CalculateArtistRelevanceScore(query, item),
+            _ => CalculateArtistRelevanceScore(query, item)
+        };
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -1141,52 +912,90 @@ public partial class JellyfinController
         return GetItemStringValue(item, "Name");
     }
 
-    private string BuildItemSearchText(Dictionary<string, object?> item, string title)
+    private double CalculateSongRelevanceScore(string query, Dictionary<string, object?> item)
     {
-        var parts = new List<string>();
-
-        AddDistinct(parts, title);
-        AddDistinct(parts, GetItemStringValue(item, "SortName"));
-        AddDistinct(parts, GetItemStringValue(item, "AlbumArtist"));
-        AddDistinct(parts, GetItemStringValue(item, "Artist"));
-        AddDistinct(parts, GetItemStringValue(item, "Album"));
-
-        foreach (var artist in GetItemStringList(item, "Artists").Take(3))
-        {
-            AddDistinct(parts, artist);
-        }
-
-        return string.Join(" ", parts);
+        var title = GetItemName(item);
+        var artistText = GetSongArtistText(item);
+        return CalculateBestFuzzyScore(query, title, CombineSearchFields(title, artistText));
     }
 
-    private static readonly HashSet<string> SearchStopWords = new(StringComparer.Ordinal)
+    private double CalculateAlbumRelevanceScore(string query, Dictionary<string, object?> item)
     {
-        "a",
-        "an",
-        "and",
-        "at",
-        "for",
-        "in",
-        "of",
-        "on",
-        "the",
-        "to",
-        "with",
-        "feat",
-        "ft"
-    };
+        var albumName = GetItemName(item);
+        var artistText = GetAlbumArtistText(item);
+        return CalculateBestFuzzyScore(query, albumName, CombineSearchFields(albumName, artistText));
+    }
 
-    private static void AddDistinct(List<string> values, string? value)
+    private double CalculateArtistRelevanceScore(string query, Dictionary<string, object?> item)
     {
-        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value))
+        var artistName = GetItemName(item);
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(artistName))
         {
-            return;
+            return 0;
         }
 
-        if (!values.Contains(value, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+        return FuzzyMatcher.CalculateSimilarityAggressive(query, artistName);
+    }
+
+    private double CalculateBestFuzzyScore(string query, params string?[] candidates)
+    {
+        var best = 0;
+
+        foreach (var candidate in candidates)
         {
-            values.Add(value);
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(candidate))
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            best = Math.Max(best, FuzzyMatcher.CalculateSimilarityAggressive(query, candidate));
         }
+
+        return best;
+    }
+
+    private static string CombineSearchFields(params string?[] fields)
+    {
+        return string.Join(" ", fields.Where(field => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(field)));
+    }
+
+    private string GetItemType(Dictionary<string, object?> item)
+    {
+        return GetItemStringValue(item, "Type");
+    }
+
+    private string GetSongArtistText(Dictionary<string, object?> item)
+    {
+        var artists = GetItemStringList(item, "Artists").Take(3).ToList();
+        if (artists.Count > 0)
+        {
+            return string.Join(" ", artists);
+        }
+
+        var albumArtist = GetItemStringValue(item, "AlbumArtist");
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(albumArtist))
+        {
+            return albumArtist;
+        }
+
+        return GetItemStringValue(item, "Artist");
+    }
+
+    private string GetAlbumArtistText(Dictionary<string, object?> item)
+    {
+        var albumArtist = GetItemStringValue(item, "AlbumArtist");
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(albumArtist))
+        {
+            return albumArtist;
+        }
+
+        var artists = GetItemStringList(item, "Artists").Take(3).ToList();
+        if (artists.Count > 0)
+        {
+            return string.Join(" ", artists);
+        }
+
+        return GetItemStringValue(item, "Artist");
     }
 
     private string GetItemStringValue(Dictionary<string, object?> item, string key)

allstarr/Controllers/JellyfinController.cs

@@ -628,13 +628,20 @@ public partial class JellyfinController : ControllerBase
 
         if (!isExternal)
         {
+            var effectiveImageTag = tag;
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(effectiveImageTag) &&
+                _spotifySettings.IsSpotifyPlaylist(itemId))
+            {
+                effectiveImageTag = await ResolveCurrentSpotifyPlaylistImageTagAsync(itemId, imageType);
+            }
+
             // Proxy image from Jellyfin for local content
             var (imageBytes, contentType) = await _proxyService.GetImageAsync(
                 itemId,
                 imageType,
                 maxWidth,
                 maxHeight,
-                tag);
+                effectiveImageTag);
 
             if (imageBytes == null || contentType == null)
             {
@@ -671,7 +678,7 @@ public partial class JellyfinController : ControllerBase
 
                         if (fallbackBytes != null && fallbackContentType != null)
                         {
-                            return File(fallbackBytes, fallbackContentType);
+                            return CreateConditionalImageResponse(fallbackBytes, fallbackContentType);
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -680,7 +687,7 @@ public partial class JellyfinController : ControllerBase
                 return await GetPlaceholderImageAsync();
             }
 
-            return File(imageBytes, contentType);
+            return CreateConditionalImageResponse(imageBytes, contentType);
         }
 
         // Check Redis cache for previously fetched external image
@@ -689,7 +696,7 @@ public partial class JellyfinController : ControllerBase
         if (cachedImageBytes != null)
         {
             _logger.LogDebug("Cache hit for external {Type} image: {Provider}/{ExternalId}", type, provider, externalId);
-            return File(cachedImageBytes, "image/jpeg");
+            return CreateConditionalImageResponse(cachedImageBytes, "image/jpeg");
         }
 
         // Get external cover art URL
@@ -760,7 +767,7 @@ public partial class JellyfinController : ControllerBase
 
             _logger.LogDebug("Successfully fetched and cached external image from host {Host}, size: {Size} bytes",
                 safeCoverUri.Host, imageBytes.Length);
-            return File(imageBytes, "image/jpeg");
+            return CreateConditionalImageResponse(imageBytes, "image/jpeg");
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
@@ -782,7 +789,7 @@ public partial class JellyfinController : ControllerBase
         if (System.IO.File.Exists(placeholderPath))
         {
             var imageBytes = await System.IO.File.ReadAllBytesAsync(placeholderPath);
-            return File(imageBytes, "image/png");
+            return CreateConditionalImageResponse(imageBytes, "image/png");
         }
 
         // Fallback: Return a 1x1 transparent PNG as minimal placeholder
@@ -790,7 +797,54 @@ public partial class JellyfinController : ControllerBase
             "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mNk+M9QDwADhgGAWjR9awAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=="
         );
 
-        return File(transparentPng, "image/png");
+        return CreateConditionalImageResponse(transparentPng, "image/png");
+    }
+
+    private IActionResult CreateConditionalImageResponse(byte[] imageBytes, string contentType)
+    {
+        var etag = ImageConditionalRequestHelper.ComputeStrongETag(imageBytes);
+        Response.Headers["ETag"] = etag;
+
+        if (ImageConditionalRequestHelper.MatchesIfNoneMatch(Request.Headers, etag))
+        {
+            return StatusCode(StatusCodes.Status304NotModified);
+        }
+
+        return File(imageBytes, contentType);
+    }
+
+    private async Task<string?> ResolveCurrentSpotifyPlaylistImageTagAsync(string itemId, string imageType)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            var (itemResult, statusCode) = await _proxyService.GetJsonAsyncInternal($"Items/{itemId}");
+            if (itemResult == null || statusCode != 200)
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            using var itemDocument = itemResult;
+            var imageTag = ExtractImageTag(itemDocument.RootElement, imageType);
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(imageTag))
+            {
+                _logger.LogDebug(
+                    "Resolved current Jellyfin {ImageType} image tag for Spotify playlist {PlaylistId}: {ImageTag}",
+                    imageType,
+                    itemId,
+                    imageTag);
+            }
+
+            return imageTag;
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            _logger.LogDebug(ex,
+                "Failed to resolve current Jellyfin {ImageType} image tag for Spotify playlist {PlaylistId}",
+                imageType,
+                itemId);
+            return null;
+        }
     }
 
     #endregion
@@ -1292,33 +1346,37 @@ public partial class JellyfinController : ControllerBase
             });
         }
 
-        // Intercept Spotify playlist requests by ID
-        if (_spotifySettings.Enabled &&
-            path.StartsWith("playlists/", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) &&
-            path.Contains("/items", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+        var playlistItemsRequestId = GetExactPlaylistItemsRequestId(path);
+        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(playlistItemsRequestId))
         {
-            // Extract playlist ID from path: playlists/{id}/items
-            var parts = path.Split('/', StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
-            if (parts.Length >= 2 && parts[0].Equals("playlists", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            if (_spotifySettings.Enabled)
             {
-                var playlistId = parts[1];
-
                 _logger.LogDebug("=== PLAYLIST REQUEST ===");
-                _logger.LogInformation("Playlist ID: {PlaylistId}", playlistId);
+                _logger.LogInformation("Playlist ID: {PlaylistId}", playlistItemsRequestId);
                 _logger.LogInformation("Spotify Enabled: {Enabled}", _spotifySettings.Enabled);
                 _logger.LogInformation("Configured Playlists: {Playlists}", string.Join(", ", _spotifySettings.Playlists.Select(p => $"{p.Name}:{p.Id}")));
-                _logger.LogInformation("Is configured: {IsConfigured}", _spotifySettings.IsSpotifyPlaylist(playlistId));
+                _logger.LogInformation("Is configured: {IsConfigured}", _spotifySettings.IsSpotifyPlaylist(playlistItemsRequestId));
 
                 // Check if this playlist ID is configured for Spotify injection
-                if (_spotifySettings.IsSpotifyPlaylist(playlistId))
+                if (_spotifySettings.IsSpotifyPlaylist(playlistItemsRequestId))
                 {
                     _logger.LogInformation("========================================");
                     _logger.LogInformation("=== INTERCEPTING SPOTIFY PLAYLIST ===");
-                    _logger.LogInformation("Playlist ID: {PlaylistId}", playlistId);
+                    _logger.LogInformation("Playlist ID: {PlaylistId}", playlistItemsRequestId);
                     _logger.LogInformation("========================================");
-                    return await GetPlaylistTracks(playlistId);
+                    return await GetPlaylistTracks(playlistItemsRequestId);
                 }
             }
+
+            var playlistItemsPath = path;
+            if (Request.QueryString.HasValue)
+            {
+                playlistItemsPath = $"{playlistItemsPath}{Request.QueryString.Value}";
+            }
+
+            _logger.LogDebug("Using transparent Jellyfin passthrough for non-injected playlist {PlaylistId}",
+                playlistItemsRequestId);
+            return await ProxyJsonPassthroughAsync(playlistItemsPath);
         }
 
         // Handle non-JSON responses (images, robots.txt, etc.)

allstarr/Middleware/WebSocketProxyMiddleware.cs

@@ -152,6 +152,11 @@ public class WebSocketProxyMiddleware
             clientWebSocket = await context.WebSockets.AcceptWebSocketAsync();
             _logger.LogDebug("✓ WEBSOCKET: Client WebSocket accepted");
 
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(deviceId))
+            {
+                await _sessionManager.RegisterProxiedWebSocketAsync(deviceId);
+            }
+
             // Start bidirectional proxying
             var clientToServer = ProxyMessagesAsync(clientWebSocket, serverWebSocket, "Client→Server", context.RequestAborted);
             var serverToClient = ProxyMessagesAsync(serverWebSocket, clientWebSocket, "Server→Client", context.RequestAborted);
@@ -194,6 +199,11 @@ public class WebSocketProxyMiddleware
         }
         finally
         {
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(deviceId))
+            {
+                _sessionManager.UnregisterProxiedWebSocket(deviceId);
+            }
+
             // Clean up connections
             if (clientWebSocket?.State == WebSocketState.Open)
             {

allstarr/Program.cs

@@ -176,6 +176,25 @@ builder.Services.ConfigureAll<HttpClientFactoryOptions>(options =>
     // but we want to reduce noise in production logs
     options.SuppressHandlerScope = true;
 });
+
+// Register a dedicated named HttpClient for Jellyfin backend with connection pooling.
+// SocketsHttpHandler reuses TCP connections across the scoped JellyfinProxyService
+// instances, eliminating per-request TCP/TLS handshake overhead.
+builder.Services.AddHttpClient(JellyfinProxyService.HttpClientName)
+    .ConfigurePrimaryHttpMessageHandler(() => new SocketsHttpHandler
+    {
+        // Keep up to 20 idle connections to Jellyfin alive at any time
+        MaxConnectionsPerServer = 20,
+        // Recycle pooled connections every 5 minutes to pick up DNS changes
+        PooledConnectionLifetime = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5),
+        // Close idle connections after 90 seconds to avoid stale sockets
+        PooledConnectionIdleTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(90),
+        // Allow HTTP/2 multiplexing when Jellyfin supports it
+        EnableMultipleHttp2Connections = true,
+        // Follow redirects within Jellyfin
+        AllowAutoRedirect = true,
+        MaxAutomaticRedirections = 5
+    });
 builder.Services.AddEndpointsApiExplorer();
 builder.Services.AddSwaggerGen();
 builder.Services.AddHttpContextAccessor();
@@ -946,7 +965,11 @@ if (app.Environment.IsDevelopment())
     app.UseSwaggerUI();
 }
 
-app.UseHttpsRedirection();
+// The admin UI is documented and intended to be reachable directly over HTTP on port 5275.
+// Keep HTTPS redirection for non-admin traffic only.
+app.UseWhen(
+    context => context.Connection.LocalPort != 5275,
+    branch => branch.UseHttpsRedirection());
 
 // Serve static files only on admin port (5275)
 app.UseMiddleware<allstarr.Middleware.AdminNetworkAllowlistMiddleware>();

allstarr/Services/Common/ImageConditionalRequestHelper.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+using System.Security.Cryptography;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
+
+namespace allstarr.Services.Common;
+
+public static class ImageConditionalRequestHelper
+{
+    public static string ComputeStrongETag(byte[] payload)
+    {
+        var hash = SHA256.HashData(payload);
+        return $"\"{Convert.ToHexString(hash)}\"";
+    }
+
+    public static bool MatchesIfNoneMatch(IHeaderDictionary headers, string etag)
+    {
+        if (!headers.TryGetValue("If-None-Match", out var headerValues))
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        foreach (var headerValue in headerValues)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(headerValue))
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            foreach (var candidate in headerValue.Split(',', StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries | StringSplitOptions.TrimEntries))
+            {
+                if (candidate == "*" || string.Equals(candidate, etag, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+                {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+}

allstarr/Services/Common/VersionUpgradeRebuildService.cs

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ public class VersionUpgradeRebuildService : IHostedService
     private readonly SpotifyTrackMatchingService _matchingService;
     private readonly SpotifyImportSettings _spotifyImportSettings;
     private readonly ILogger<VersionUpgradeRebuildService> _logger;
+    private CancellationTokenSource? _backgroundRebuildCts;
+    private Task? _backgroundRebuildTask;
 
     public VersionUpgradeRebuildService(
         SpotifyTrackMatchingService matchingService,
@@ -53,15 +55,12 @@ public class VersionUpgradeRebuildService : IHostedService
             }
             else
             {
-                _logger.LogInformation("Triggering full rebuild for all playlists after version upgrade");
-                try
-                {
-                    await _matchingService.TriggerRebuildAllAsync();
-                }
-                catch (Exception ex)
-                {
-                    _logger.LogError(ex, "Failed to trigger auto rebuild after version upgrade");
-                }
+                _logger.LogInformation(
+                    "Scheduling full rebuild for all playlists in background after version upgrade");
+
+                _backgroundRebuildCts = CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(cancellationToken);
+                _backgroundRebuildTask = RunBackgroundRebuildAsync(currentVersion, _backgroundRebuildCts.Token);
+                return;
             }
         }
         else
@@ -76,7 +75,51 @@ public class VersionUpgradeRebuildService : IHostedService
 
     public Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
-        return Task.CompletedTask;
+        return StopBackgroundRebuildAsync(cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    private async Task RunBackgroundRebuildAsync(string currentVersion, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            _logger.LogInformation("Starting background full rebuild for all playlists after version upgrade");
+            await _matchingService.TriggerRebuildAllAsync(cancellationToken);
+            _logger.LogInformation("Background full rebuild after version upgrade completed");
+            await WriteCurrentVersionAsync(currentVersion, cancellationToken);
+        }
+        catch (OperationCanceledException) when (cancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested)
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning("Background full rebuild after version upgrade was cancelled before completion");
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            _logger.LogError(ex, "Failed to trigger auto rebuild after version upgrade");
+            await WriteCurrentVersionAsync(currentVersion, CancellationToken.None);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private async Task StopBackgroundRebuildAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        if (_backgroundRebuildTask == null)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        try
+        {
+            _backgroundRebuildCts?.Cancel();
+            await _backgroundRebuildTask.WaitAsync(cancellationToken);
+        }
+        catch (OperationCanceledException)
+        {
+            // Host shutdown is in progress or the background task observed cancellation.
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            _backgroundRebuildCts?.Dispose();
+            _backgroundRebuildCts = null;
+            _backgroundRebuildTask = null;
+        }
     }
 
     private async Task<string?> ReadPreviousVersionAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)

allstarr/Services/Deezer/DeezerMetadataService.cs

@@ -135,10 +135,15 @@ public class DeezerMetadataService : TrackParserBase, IMusicMetadataService
 
     public async Task<SearchResult> SearchAllAsync(string query, int songLimit = 20, int albumLimit = 20, int artistLimit = 20, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
     {
-        // Execute searches in parallel
-        var songsTask = SearchSongsAsync(query, songLimit, cancellationToken);
-        var albumsTask = SearchAlbumsAsync(query, albumLimit, cancellationToken);
-        var artistsTask = SearchArtistsAsync(query, artistLimit, cancellationToken);
+        var songsTask = songLimit > 0
+            ? SearchSongsAsync(query, songLimit, cancellationToken)
+            : Task.FromResult(new List<Song>());
+        var albumsTask = albumLimit > 0
+            ? SearchAlbumsAsync(query, albumLimit, cancellationToken)
+            : Task.FromResult(new List<Album>());
+        var artistsTask = artistLimit > 0
+            ? SearchArtistsAsync(query, artistLimit, cancellationToken)
+            : Task.FromResult(new List<Artist>());
 
         await Task.WhenAll(songsTask, albumsTask, artistsTask);
 

allstarr/Services/Jellyfin/JellyfinProxyService.cs

@@ -10,9 +10,17 @@ namespace allstarr.Services.Jellyfin;
 
 /// <summary>
 /// Handles proxying requests to the Jellyfin server and authentication.
+/// Uses a named HttpClient ("JellyfinBackend") with SocketsHttpHandler for
+/// TCP connection pooling across scoped instances.
 /// </summary>
 public class JellyfinProxyService
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The IHttpClientFactory registration name for the Jellyfin backend client.
+    /// Configured with SocketsHttpHandler for connection pooling in Program.cs.
+    /// </summary>
+    public const string HttpClientName = "JellyfinBackend";
+
     private readonly HttpClient _httpClient;
     private readonly JellyfinSettings _settings;
     private readonly IHttpContextAccessor _httpContextAccessor;
@@ -31,7 +39,7 @@ public class JellyfinProxyService
         ILogger<JellyfinProxyService> logger,
         RedisCacheService cache)
     {
-        _httpClient = httpClientFactory.CreateClient();
+        _httpClient = httpClientFactory.CreateClient(HttpClientName);
         _settings = settings.Value;
         _httpContextAccessor = httpContextAccessor;
         _logger = logger;
@@ -153,62 +161,35 @@ public class JellyfinProxyService
         return await GetJsonAsyncInternal(finalUrl, clientHeaders);
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sends a proxied GET request to Jellyfin and returns the raw upstream response without buffering the body.
+    /// Intended for transparent passthrough of large JSON payloads that Allstarr does not modify.
+    /// </summary>
+    public async Task<HttpResponseMessage> GetPassthroughResponseAsync(
+        string endpoint,
+        IHeaderDictionary? clientHeaders = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        var url = BuildUrl(endpoint);
+        using var request = CreateClientGetRequest(url, clientHeaders, out var isBrowserStaticRequest, out var isPublicEndpoint);
+        ForwardPassthroughRequestHeaders(clientHeaders, request);
+
+        var response = await _httpClient.SendAsync(
+            request,
+            HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead,
+            cancellationToken);
+
+        if (!response.IsSuccessStatusCode && !isBrowserStaticRequest && !isPublicEndpoint)
+        {
+            LogUpstreamFailure(HttpMethod.Get, response.StatusCode, url);
+        }
+
+        return response;
+    }
+
     private async Task<(JsonDocument? Body, int StatusCode)> GetJsonAsyncInternal(string url, IHeaderDictionary? clientHeaders)
     {
-        using var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, url);
-
-        // Forward client IP address to Jellyfin so it can identify the real client
-        if (_httpContextAccessor.HttpContext != null)
-        {
-            var clientIp = _httpContextAccessor.HttpContext.Connection.RemoteIpAddress?.ToString();
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(clientIp))
-            {
-                request.Headers.TryAddWithoutValidation("X-Forwarded-For", clientIp);
-                request.Headers.TryAddWithoutValidation("X-Real-IP", clientIp);
-            }
-        }
-
-        bool authHeaderAdded = false;
-
-        // Check if this is a browser request for static assets (favicon, etc.)
-        bool isBrowserStaticRequest = url.Contains("/favicon.ico", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
-                                      url.Contains("/web/", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
-                                      (clientHeaders?.Any(h => h.Key.Equals("User-Agent", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) &&
-                                                              h.Value.ToString().Contains("Mozilla", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)) == true &&
-                                       clientHeaders?.Any(h => h.Key.Equals("sec-fetch-dest", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) &&
-                                                              (h.Value.ToString().Contains("image", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
-                                                               h.Value.ToString().Contains("document", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))) == true);
-
-        // Check if this is a public endpoint that doesn't require authentication
-        bool isPublicEndpoint = url.Contains("/System/Info/Public", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
-                               url.Contains("/Branding/", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
-                               url.Contains("/Startup/", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
-
-        // Forward authentication headers from client if provided
-        if (clientHeaders != null && clientHeaders.Count > 0)
-        {
-            authHeaderAdded = AuthHeaderHelper.ForwardAuthHeaders(clientHeaders, request);
-
-            if (authHeaderAdded)
-            {
-                _logger.LogTrace("Forwarded authentication headers");
-            }
-
-            // Check for api_key query parameter (some clients use this)
-            if (!authHeaderAdded && url.Contains("api_key=", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-            {
-                authHeaderAdded = true; // It's in the URL, no need to add header
-                _logger.LogTrace("Using api_key from query string");
-            }
-        }
-
-        // Only log warnings for non-public, non-browser requests without auth
-        if (!authHeaderAdded && !isBrowserStaticRequest && !isPublicEndpoint)
-        {
-            _logger.LogDebug("No client auth provided for {Url} - Jellyfin will handle authentication", url);
-        }
-
-        request.Headers.Accept.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));
+        using var request = CreateClientGetRequest(url, clientHeaders, out var isBrowserStaticRequest, out var isPublicEndpoint);
 
         var response = await _httpClient.SendAsync(request);
 
@@ -245,16 +226,13 @@ public class JellyfinProxyService
         return (JsonDocument.Parse(content), statusCode);
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Sends a POST request to the Jellyfin server with JSON body.
-    /// Forwards client headers for authentication passthrough.
-    /// Returns the response body and HTTP status code.
-    /// </summary>
-    public async Task<(JsonDocument? Body, int StatusCode)> PostJsonAsync(string endpoint, string body, IHeaderDictionary clientHeaders)
+    private HttpRequestMessage CreateClientGetRequest(
+        string url,
+        IHeaderDictionary? clientHeaders,
+        out bool isBrowserStaticRequest,
+        out bool isPublicEndpoint)
     {
-        var url = BuildUrl(endpoint, null);
-
-        using var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, url);
+        var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, url);
 
         // Forward client IP address to Jellyfin so it can identify the real client
         if (_httpContextAccessor.HttpContext != null)
@@ -267,58 +245,177 @@ public class JellyfinProxyService
             }
         }
 
-        // Handle special case for playback endpoints
-        // NOTE: Jellyfin API expects PlaybackStartInfo/PlaybackProgressInfo/PlaybackStopInfo
-        // DIRECTLY as the body, NOT wrapped in a field. Do NOT wrap the body.
-        var bodyToSend = body;
-        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(body))
+        // Check if this is a browser request for static assets (favicon, etc.)
+        isBrowserStaticRequest = url.Contains("/favicon.ico", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+                                 url.Contains("/web/", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+                                 (clientHeaders?.Any(h => h.Key.Equals("User-Agent", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) &&
+                                                         h.Value.ToString().Contains("Mozilla", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)) == true &&
+                                  clientHeaders?.Any(h => h.Key.Equals("sec-fetch-dest", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) &&
+                                                         (h.Value.ToString().Contains("image", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+                                                          h.Value.ToString().Contains("document", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))) == true);
+
+        // Check if this is a public endpoint that doesn't require authentication
+        isPublicEndpoint = url.Contains("/System/Info/Public", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+                           url.Contains("/Branding/", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+                           url.Contains("/Startup/", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+
+        var authHeaderAdded = false;
+
+        // Forward authentication headers from client if provided
+        if (clientHeaders != null && clientHeaders.Count > 0)
         {
-            bodyToSend = "{}";
-            _logger.LogWarning("POST body was empty for {Url}, sending empty JSON object", url);
+            authHeaderAdded = AuthHeaderHelper.ForwardAuthHeaders(clientHeaders, request);
+
+            if (authHeaderAdded)
+            {
+                _logger.LogTrace("Forwarded authentication headers");
+            }
+
+            // Check for api_key query parameter (some clients use this)
+            if (!authHeaderAdded && url.Contains("api_key=", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                authHeaderAdded = true; // It's in the URL, no need to add header
+                _logger.LogTrace("Using api_key from query string");
+            }
         }
 
-        request.Content = new StringContent(bodyToSend, System.Text.Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");
+        // Only log warnings for non-public, non-browser requests without auth
+        if (!authHeaderAdded && !isBrowserStaticRequest && !isPublicEndpoint)
+        {
+            _logger.LogDebug("No client auth provided for {Url} - Jellyfin will handle authentication", url);
+        }
 
-        bool authHeaderAdded = false;
-        bool isAuthEndpoint = endpoint.Contains("Authenticate", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        request.Headers.Accept.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));
+        return request;
+    }
 
-        // Forward authentication headers from client
-        authHeaderAdded = AuthHeaderHelper.ForwardAuthHeaders(clientHeaders, request);
+    private static void ForwardPassthroughRequestHeaders(
+        IHeaderDictionary? clientHeaders,
+        HttpRequestMessage request)
+    {
+        if (clientHeaders == null || clientHeaders.Count == 0)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (clientHeaders.TryGetValue("Accept-Encoding", out var acceptEncoding) &&
+            acceptEncoding.Count > 0)
+        {
+            request.Headers.TryAddWithoutValidation("Accept-Encoding", acceptEncoding.ToArray());
+        }
+
+        if (clientHeaders.TryGetValue("User-Agent", out var userAgent) &&
+            userAgent.Count > 0)
+        {
+            request.Headers.TryAddWithoutValidation("User-Agent", userAgent.ToArray());
+        }
+
+        if (clientHeaders.TryGetValue("Accept-Language", out var acceptLanguage) &&
+            acceptLanguage.Count > 0)
+        {
+            request.Headers.TryAddWithoutValidation("Accept-Language", acceptLanguage.ToArray());
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sends a POST request to the Jellyfin server with JSON body.
+    /// Forwards client headers for authentication passthrough.
+    /// Returns the response body and HTTP status code.
+    /// </summary>
+    public async Task<(JsonDocument? Body, int StatusCode)> PostJsonAsync(string endpoint, string body, IHeaderDictionary clientHeaders)
+    {
+        var bodyToSend = body;
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(bodyToSend))
+        {
+            bodyToSend = "{}";
+            _logger.LogWarning("POST body was empty for {Endpoint}, sending empty JSON object", endpoint);
+        }
+
+        return await SendAsync(HttpMethod.Post, endpoint, bodyToSend, clientHeaders, "application/json");
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sends an arbitrary HTTP request to Jellyfin while preserving the caller's method and body semantics.
+    /// Intended for transparent proxy scenarios such as session control routes.
+    /// </summary>
+    public async Task<(JsonDocument? Body, int StatusCode)> SendAsync(
+        HttpMethod method,
+        string endpoint,
+        string? body,
+        IHeaderDictionary clientHeaders,
+        string? contentType = null)
+    {
+        var url = BuildUrl(endpoint, null);
+
+        using var request = new HttpRequestMessage(method, url);
+
+        // Forward client IP address to Jellyfin so it can identify the real client
+        if (_httpContextAccessor.HttpContext != null)
+        {
+            var clientIp = _httpContextAccessor.HttpContext.Connection.RemoteIpAddress?.ToString();
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(clientIp))
+            {
+                request.Headers.TryAddWithoutValidation("X-Forwarded-For", clientIp);
+                request.Headers.TryAddWithoutValidation("X-Real-IP", clientIp);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (body != null)
+        {
+            var requestContent = new StringContent(body, System.Text.Encoding.UTF8);
+            try
+            {
+                requestContent.Headers.ContentType = !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(contentType)
+                    ? MediaTypeHeaderValue.Parse(contentType)
+                    : new MediaTypeHeaderValue("application/json") { CharSet = "utf-8" };
+            }
+            catch (FormatException)
+            {
+                _logger.LogWarning("Invalid content type '{ContentType}' for {Method} {Endpoint}; falling back to application/json",
+                    contentType,
+                    method,
+                    endpoint);
+                requestContent.Headers.ContentType = new MediaTypeHeaderValue("application/json") { CharSet = "utf-8" };
+            }
+
+            request.Content = requestContent;
+        }
+
+        var authHeaderAdded = AuthHeaderHelper.ForwardAuthHeaders(clientHeaders, request);
+        var isAuthEndpoint = endpoint.Contains("Authenticate", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
 
         if (authHeaderAdded)
         {
             _logger.LogTrace("Forwarded authentication headers");
         }
-
-        // For authentication endpoints, credentials are in the body, not headers
-        // For other endpoints without auth, let Jellyfin reject the request
-        if (!authHeaderAdded && !isAuthEndpoint)
+        else if (!isAuthEndpoint)
         {
-            _logger.LogDebug("No client auth provided for POST {Url} - Jellyfin will handle authentication", url);
+            _logger.LogDebug("No client auth provided for {Method} {Url} - Jellyfin will handle authentication", method, url);
         }
 
         request.Headers.Accept.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));
 
-        // DO NOT log the body for auth endpoints - it contains passwords!
         if (isAuthEndpoint)
         {
-            _logger.LogDebug("POST to Jellyfin: {Url} (auth request - body not logged)", url);
+            _logger.LogDebug("{Method} to Jellyfin: {Url} (auth request - body not logged)", method, url);
+        }
+        else if (body == null)
+        {
+            _logger.LogTrace("{Method} to Jellyfin: {Url} (no request body)", method, url);
         }
         else
         {
-            _logger.LogTrace("POST to Jellyfin: {Url}, body length: {Length} bytes", url, bodyToSend.Length);
+            _logger.LogTrace("{Method} to Jellyfin: {Url}, body length: {Length} bytes", method, url, body.Length);
         }
 
         var response = await _httpClient.SendAsync(request);
-
         var statusCode = (int)response.StatusCode;
 
         if (!response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
         {
             var errorContent = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
-            LogUpstreamFailure(HttpMethod.Post, response.StatusCode, url, errorContent);
+            LogUpstreamFailure(method, response.StatusCode, url, errorContent);
 
-            // Try to parse error response as JSON to pass through to client
             if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(errorContent))
             {
                 try
@@ -335,21 +432,17 @@ public class JellyfinProxyService
             return (null, statusCode);
         }
 
-        // Log successful session-related responses
         if (endpoint.Contains("Sessions", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
         {
-            _logger.LogTrace("Jellyfin responded {StatusCode} for {Endpoint}", statusCode, endpoint);
+            _logger.LogTrace("Jellyfin responded {StatusCode} for {Method} {Endpoint}", statusCode, method, endpoint);
         }
 
-        // Handle 204 No Content responses (e.g., /sessions/playing, /sessions/playing/progress)
-        if (response.StatusCode == System.Net.HttpStatusCode.NoContent)
+        if (response.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.NoContent)
         {
             return (null, statusCode);
         }
 
         var responseContent = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
-
-        // Handle empty responses
         if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(responseContent))
         {
             return (null, statusCode);
@@ -411,65 +504,7 @@ public class JellyfinProxyService
     /// </summary>
     public async Task<(JsonDocument? Body, int StatusCode)> DeleteAsync(string endpoint, IHeaderDictionary clientHeaders)
     {
-        var url = BuildUrl(endpoint, null);
-
-        using var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Delete, url);
-
-        // Forward client IP address to Jellyfin so it can identify the real client
-        if (_httpContextAccessor.HttpContext != null)
-        {
-            var clientIp = _httpContextAccessor.HttpContext.Connection.RemoteIpAddress?.ToString();
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(clientIp))
-            {
-                request.Headers.TryAddWithoutValidation("X-Forwarded-For", clientIp);
-                request.Headers.TryAddWithoutValidation("X-Real-IP", clientIp);
-            }
-        }
-
-        bool authHeaderAdded = false;
-
-        // Forward authentication headers from client
-        authHeaderAdded = AuthHeaderHelper.ForwardAuthHeaders(clientHeaders, request);
-
-        if (!authHeaderAdded)
-        {
-            _logger.LogDebug("No client auth provided for DELETE {Url} - forwarding without auth", url);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            _logger.LogTrace("Forwarded authentication headers");
-        }
-
-        request.Headers.Accept.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));
-
-        _logger.LogDebug("DELETE to Jellyfin: {Url}", url);
-
-        var response = await _httpClient.SendAsync(request);
-
-        var statusCode = (int)response.StatusCode;
-
-        if (!response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
-        {
-            var errorContent = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
-            LogUpstreamFailure(HttpMethod.Delete, response.StatusCode, url, errorContent);
-            return (null, statusCode);
-        }
-
-        // Handle 204 No Content responses
-        if (response.StatusCode == System.Net.HttpStatusCode.NoContent)
-        {
-            return (null, statusCode);
-        }
-
-        var responseContent = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
-
-        // Handle empty responses
-        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(responseContent))
-        {
-            return (null, statusCode);
-        }
-
-        return (JsonDocument.Parse(responseContent), statusCode);
+        return await SendAsync(HttpMethod.Delete, endpoint, null, clientHeaders);
     }
 
     /// <summary>

allstarr/Services/Jellyfin/JellyfinResponseBuilder.cs

@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ public class JellyfinResponseBuilder
             ["Tags"] = new string[0],
             ["People"] = new object[0],
             ["SortName"] = songTitle,
+            ["AudioInfo"] = new Dictionary<string, object?>(),
             ["ParentLogoItemId"] = song.AlbumId,
             ["ParentBackdropItemId"] = song.AlbumId,
             ["ParentBackdropImageTags"] = new string[0],
@@ -405,6 +406,7 @@ public class JellyfinResponseBuilder
             ["MediaType"] = "Audio",
             ["NormalizationGain"] = 0.0,
             ["Path"] = $"/music/{song.Artist}/{song.Album}/{song.Title}.flac",
+            ["CanDelete"] = false,
             ["CanDownload"] = true,
             ["SupportsSync"] = true
         };
@@ -539,6 +541,7 @@ public class JellyfinResponseBuilder
             ["ServerId"] = "allstarr",
             ["Id"] = album.Id,
             ["PremiereDate"] = album.Year.HasValue ? $"{album.Year}-01-01T05:00:00.0000000Z" : null,
+            ["DateCreated"] = album.Year.HasValue ? $"{album.Year}-01-01T05:00:00.0000000Z" : "1970-01-01T00:00:00.0000000Z",
             ["ChannelId"] = (object?)null,
             ["Genres"] = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(album.Genre)
                 ? new[] { album.Genre }
@@ -547,6 +550,8 @@ public class JellyfinResponseBuilder
             ["ProductionYear"] = album.Year,
             ["IsFolder"] = true,
             ["Type"] = "MusicAlbum",
+            ["SortName"] = albumName,
+            ["BasicSyncInfo"] = new Dictionary<string, object?>(),
             ["GenreItems"] = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(album.Genre)
                 ? new[]
                 {
@@ -633,6 +638,9 @@ public class JellyfinResponseBuilder
             ["RunTimeTicks"] = 0,
             ["IsFolder"] = true,
             ["Type"] = "MusicArtist",
+            ["SortName"] = artistName,
+            ["PrimaryImageAspectRatio"] = 1.0,
+            ["BasicSyncInfo"] = new Dictionary<string, object?>(),
             ["GenreItems"] = new Dictionary<string, object?>[0],
             ["UserData"] = new Dictionary<string, object>
             {
@@ -755,6 +763,11 @@ public class JellyfinResponseBuilder
             ["RunTimeTicks"] = playlist.Duration * TimeSpan.TicksPerSecond,
             ["IsFolder"] = true,
             ["Type"] = "MusicAlbum",
+            ["SortName"] = $"{playlist.Name} [S/P]",
+            ["DateCreated"] = playlist.CreatedDate.HasValue
+                ? playlist.CreatedDate.Value.ToString("o")
+                : "1970-01-01T00:00:00.0000000Z",
+            ["BasicSyncInfo"] = new Dictionary<string, object?>(),
             ["GenreItems"] = new Dictionary<string, object?>[0],
             ["UserData"] = new Dictionary<string, object>
             {

allstarr/Services/Jellyfin/JellyfinSessionManager.cs

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ public class JellyfinSessionManager : IDisposable
     private readonly ILogger<JellyfinSessionManager> _logger;
     private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, SessionInfo> _sessions = new();
     private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, SemaphoreSlim> _sessionInitLocks = new();
+    private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, byte> _proxiedWebSocketConnections = new();
     private readonly Timer _keepAliveTimer;
 
     public JellyfinSessionManager(
@@ -53,21 +54,28 @@ public class JellyfinSessionManager : IDisposable
         await initLock.WaitAsync();
         try
         {
+            var hasProxiedWebSocket = HasProxiedWebSocket(deviceId);
+
             // Check if we already have this session tracked
             if (_sessions.TryGetValue(deviceId, out var existingSession))
             {
                 existingSession.LastActivity = DateTime.UtcNow;
+                existingSession.HasProxiedWebSocket = hasProxiedWebSocket;
                 _logger.LogInformation("Session already exists for device {DeviceId}", deviceId);
 
-                // Refresh capabilities to keep session alive
-                // If this returns false (401), the token expired and client needs to re-auth
-                var refreshOk = await PostCapabilitiesAsync(headers);
-                if (!refreshOk)
+                if (!hasProxiedWebSocket)
                 {
-                    // Token expired - remove the stale session
-                    _logger.LogWarning("Token expired for device {DeviceId} - removing session", deviceId);
-                    await RemoveSessionAsync(deviceId);
-                    return false;
+                    // Refresh capabilities to keep session alive only for sessions that Allstarr
+                    // is synthesizing itself. Native proxied websocket sessions should be left
+                    // entirely under Jellyfin's control.
+                    var refreshOk = await PostCapabilitiesAsync(headers);
+                    if (!refreshOk)
+                    {
+                        // Token expired - remove the stale session
+                        _logger.LogWarning("Token expired for device {DeviceId} - removing session", deviceId);
+                        await RemoveSessionAsync(deviceId);
+                        return false;
+                    }
                 }
 
                 return true;
@@ -75,16 +83,26 @@ public class JellyfinSessionManager : IDisposable
 
             _logger.LogDebug("Creating new session for device: {DeviceId} ({Client} on {Device})", deviceId, client, device);
 
-            // Post session capabilities to Jellyfin - this creates the session
-            var createOk = await PostCapabilitiesAsync(headers);
-            if (!createOk)
+            if (!hasProxiedWebSocket)
             {
-                // Token expired or invalid - client needs to re-authenticate
-                _logger.LogError("Failed to create session for {DeviceId} - token may be expired", deviceId);
-                return false;
-            }
+                // Post session capabilities to Jellyfin only when Allstarr is creating a
+                // synthetic session. If the real client already has a proxied websocket,
+                // re-posting capabilities can overwrite its remote-control state.
+                var createOk = await PostCapabilitiesAsync(headers);
+                if (!createOk)
+                {
+                    // Token expired or invalid - client needs to re-authenticate
+                    _logger.LogError("Failed to create session for {DeviceId} - token may be expired", deviceId);
+                    return false;
+                }
 
-            _logger.LogInformation("Session created for {DeviceId}", deviceId);
+                _logger.LogInformation("Session created for {DeviceId}", deviceId);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                _logger.LogDebug("Skipping synthetic Jellyfin session bootstrap for proxied websocket device {DeviceId}",
+                    deviceId);
+            }
 
             // Track this session
             var clientIp = headers["X-Forwarded-For"].FirstOrDefault()?.Split(',')[0].Trim()
@@ -99,11 +117,16 @@ public class JellyfinSessionManager : IDisposable
                 Version = version,
                 LastActivity = DateTime.UtcNow,
                 Headers = CloneHeaders(headers),
-                ClientIp = clientIp
+                ClientIp = clientIp,
+                HasProxiedWebSocket = hasProxiedWebSocket
             };
 
-            // Start a WebSocket connection to Jellyfin on behalf of this client
-            _ = Task.Run(() => MaintainWebSocketForSessionAsync(deviceId, headers));
+            // Start a synthetic WebSocket connection only when the client itself does not
+            // already have a proxied Jellyfin socket through Allstarr.
+            if (!hasProxiedWebSocket)
+            {
+                _ = Task.Run(() => MaintainWebSocketForSessionAsync(deviceId, headers));
+            }
 
             return true;
         }
@@ -118,6 +141,44 @@ public class JellyfinSessionManager : IDisposable
         }
     }
 
+    public async Task RegisterProxiedWebSocketAsync(string deviceId)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(deviceId))
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        _proxiedWebSocketConnections[deviceId] = 0;
+
+        if (_sessions.TryGetValue(deviceId, out var session))
+        {
+            session.HasProxiedWebSocket = true;
+            session.LastActivity = DateTime.UtcNow;
+            await CloseSyntheticWebSocketAsync(deviceId, session);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void UnregisterProxiedWebSocket(string deviceId)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(deviceId))
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        _proxiedWebSocketConnections.TryRemove(deviceId, out _);
+
+        if (_sessions.TryGetValue(deviceId, out var session))
+        {
+            session.HasProxiedWebSocket = false;
+            session.LastActivity = DateTime.UtcNow;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private bool HasProxiedWebSocket(string deviceId)
+    {
+        return !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(deviceId) && _proxiedWebSocketConnections.ContainsKey(deviceId);
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Posts session capabilities to Jellyfin.
     /// Returns true if successful, false if token expired (401).
@@ -345,8 +406,10 @@ public class JellyfinSessionManager : IDisposable
             ClientIp = s.ClientIp,
             LastActivity = s.LastActivity,
             InactiveMinutes = Math.Round((now - s.LastActivity).TotalMinutes, 1),
-            HasWebSocket = s.WebSocket != null,
-            WebSocketState = s.WebSocket?.State.ToString() ?? "None"
+            HasWebSocket = s.HasProxiedWebSocket || s.WebSocket != null,
+            HasProxiedWebSocket = s.HasProxiedWebSocket,
+            HasSyntheticWebSocket = s.WebSocket != null,
+            WebSocketState = s.HasProxiedWebSocket ? "Proxied" : s.WebSocket?.State.ToString() ?? "None"
         }).ToList();
 
         return new
@@ -363,6 +426,8 @@ public class JellyfinSessionManager : IDisposable
     /// </summary>
     public async Task RemoveSessionAsync(string deviceId)
     {
+        _proxiedWebSocketConnections.TryRemove(deviceId, out _);
+
         if (_sessions.TryRemove(deviceId, out var session))
         {
             _logger.LogDebug("🗑️ SESSION: Removing session for device {DeviceId}", deviceId);
@@ -422,6 +487,12 @@ public class JellyfinSessionManager : IDisposable
             return;
         }
 
+        if (session.HasProxiedWebSocket || HasProxiedWebSocket(deviceId))
+        {
+            _logger.LogDebug("Skipping synthetic Jellyfin websocket for proxied device {DeviceId}", deviceId);
+            return;
+        }
+
         ClientWebSocket? webSocket = null;
 
         try
@@ -525,6 +596,13 @@ public class JellyfinSessionManager : IDisposable
             {
                 try
                 {
+                    if (HasProxiedWebSocket(deviceId))
+                    {
+                        _logger.LogDebug("Stopping synthetic Jellyfin websocket because proxied client websocket is active for {DeviceId}",
+                            deviceId);
+                        break;
+                    }
+
                     // Use a timeout so we can send keep-alive messages periodically
                     using var timeoutCts = CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(cts.Token);
                     timeoutCts.CancelAfter(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30));
@@ -635,6 +713,12 @@ public class JellyfinSessionManager : IDisposable
         {
             try
             {
+                session.HasProxiedWebSocket = HasProxiedWebSocket(session.DeviceId);
+                if (session.HasProxiedWebSocket)
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
                 // Post capabilities again to keep session alive
                 // If this returns false (401), the token has expired
                 var success = await PostCapabilitiesAsync(session.Headers);
@@ -695,6 +779,7 @@ public class JellyfinSessionManager : IDisposable
         public string? LastLocalPlayedSignalItemId { get; set; }
         public string? LastExplicitStopItemId { get; set; }
         public DateTime? LastExplicitStopAtUtc { get; set; }
+        public bool HasProxiedWebSocket { get; set; }
     }
 
     public sealed record ActivePlaybackState(
@@ -729,4 +814,31 @@ public class JellyfinSessionManager : IDisposable
             }
         }
     }
+
+    private async Task CloseSyntheticWebSocketAsync(string deviceId, SessionInfo session)
+    {
+        var syntheticSocket = session.WebSocket;
+        if (syntheticSocket == null)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        session.WebSocket = null;
+
+        try
+        {
+            if (syntheticSocket.State == WebSocketState.Open || syntheticSocket.State == WebSocketState.CloseReceived)
+            {
+                await syntheticSocket.CloseAsync(WebSocketCloseStatus.NormalClosure, "Native client websocket active", CancellationToken.None);
+            }
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            _logger.LogDebug(ex, "Failed to close synthetic Jellyfin websocket for proxied device {DeviceId}", deviceId);
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            syntheticSocket.Dispose();
+        }
+    }
 }

allstarr/Services/Qobuz/QobuzMetadataService.cs

@@ -160,9 +160,15 @@ public class QobuzMetadataService : TrackParserBase, IMusicMetadataService
 
     public async Task<SearchResult> SearchAllAsync(string query, int songLimit = 20, int albumLimit = 20, int artistLimit = 20, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
     {
-        var songsTask = SearchSongsAsync(query, songLimit, cancellationToken);
-        var albumsTask = SearchAlbumsAsync(query, albumLimit, cancellationToken);
-        var artistsTask = SearchArtistsAsync(query, artistLimit, cancellationToken);
+        var songsTask = songLimit > 0
+            ? SearchSongsAsync(query, songLimit, cancellationToken)
+            : Task.FromResult(new List<Song>());
+        var albumsTask = albumLimit > 0
+            ? SearchAlbumsAsync(query, albumLimit, cancellationToken)
+            : Task.FromResult(new List<Album>());
+        var artistsTask = artistLimit > 0
+            ? SearchArtistsAsync(query, artistLimit, cancellationToken)
+            : Task.FromResult(new List<Artist>());
 
         await Task.WhenAll(songsTask, albumsTask, artistsTask);
 

allstarr/Services/Spotify/SpotifyApiClient.cs

@@ -1026,26 +1026,7 @@ public class SpotifyApiClient : IDisposable
                         continue;
                     }
 
-                    // Get track count if available - try multiple possible paths
-                    var trackCount = 0;
-                    if (playlist.TryGetProperty("content", out var content))
-                    {
-                        if (content.TryGetProperty("totalCount", out var totalTrackCount))
-                        {
-                            trackCount = totalTrackCount.GetInt32();
-                        }
-                    }
-                    // Fallback: try attributes.itemCount
-                    else if (playlist.TryGetProperty("attributes", out var attributes) &&
-                             attributes.TryGetProperty("itemCount", out var itemCountProp))
-                    {
-                        trackCount = itemCountProp.GetInt32();
-                    }
-                    // Fallback: try totalCount directly
-                    else if (playlist.TryGetProperty("totalCount", out var directTotalCount))
-                    {
-                        trackCount = directTotalCount.GetInt32();
-                    }
+                    var trackCount = TryGetSpotifyPlaylistItemCount(playlist);
 
                     // Log if we couldn't find track count for debugging
                     if (trackCount == 0)
@@ -1057,7 +1038,9 @@ public class SpotifyApiClient : IDisposable
                     // Get owner name
                     string? ownerName = null;
                     if (playlist.TryGetProperty("ownerV2", out var ownerV2) &&
+                        ownerV2.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.Object &&
                         ownerV2.TryGetProperty("data", out var ownerData) &&
+                        ownerData.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.Object &&
                         ownerData.TryGetProperty("username", out var ownerNameProp))
                     {
                         ownerName = ownerNameProp.GetString();
@@ -1066,11 +1049,14 @@ public class SpotifyApiClient : IDisposable
                     // Get image URL
                     string? imageUrl = null;
                     if (playlist.TryGetProperty("images", out var images) &&
+                        images.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.Object &&
                         images.TryGetProperty("items", out var imageItems) &&
+                        imageItems.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.Array &&
                         imageItems.GetArrayLength() > 0)
                     {
                         var firstImage = imageItems[0];
                         if (firstImage.TryGetProperty("sources", out var sources) &&
+                            sources.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.Array &&
                             sources.GetArrayLength() > 0)
                         {
                             var firstSource = sources[0];
@@ -1165,6 +1151,68 @@ public class SpotifyApiClient : IDisposable
         return null;
     }
 
+    private static int TryGetSpotifyPlaylistItemCount(JsonElement playlistElement)
+    {
+        if (playlistElement.TryGetProperty("content", out var content) &&
+            content.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.Object &&
+            content.TryGetProperty("totalCount", out var totalTrackCount) &&
+            TryParseSpotifyIntegerElement(totalTrackCount, out var contentCount))
+        {
+            return contentCount;
+        }
+
+        if (playlistElement.TryGetProperty("attributes", out var attributes))
+        {
+            if (attributes.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.Object &&
+                attributes.TryGetProperty("itemCount", out var itemCountProp) &&
+                TryParseSpotifyIntegerElement(itemCountProp, out var directAttributeCount))
+            {
+                return directAttributeCount;
+            }
+
+            if (attributes.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.Array)
+            {
+                foreach (var attribute in attributes.EnumerateArray())
+                {
+                    if (attribute.ValueKind != JsonValueKind.Object ||
+                        !attribute.TryGetProperty("key", out var keyProp) ||
+                        keyProp.ValueKind != JsonValueKind.String ||
+                        !attribute.TryGetProperty("value", out var valueProp))
+                    {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    var key = keyProp.GetString();
+                    if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(key))
+                    {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    var normalizedKey = key.Replace("_", "", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                        .Replace(":", "", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+                    if (!normalizedKey.Contains("itemcount", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) &&
+                        !normalizedKey.Contains("trackcount", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                    {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    if (TryParseSpotifyIntegerElement(valueProp, out var attributeCount))
+                    {
+                        return attributeCount;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (playlistElement.TryGetProperty("totalCount", out var directTotalCount) &&
+            TryParseSpotifyIntegerElement(directTotalCount, out var totalCount))
+        {
+            return totalCount;
+        }
+
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     private static DateTime? ParseSpotifyDateElement(JsonElement value)
     {
         switch (value.ValueKind)
@@ -1238,6 +1286,40 @@ public class SpotifyApiClient : IDisposable
         return null;
     }
 
+    private static bool TryParseSpotifyIntegerElement(JsonElement value, out int parsed)
+    {
+        switch (value.ValueKind)
+        {
+            case JsonValueKind.Number:
+                return value.TryGetInt32(out parsed);
+            case JsonValueKind.String:
+                return int.TryParse(value.GetString(), NumberStyles.Integer, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out parsed);
+            case JsonValueKind.Object:
+                if (value.TryGetProperty("value", out var nestedValue) &&
+                    TryParseSpotifyIntegerElement(nestedValue, out parsed))
+                {
+                    return true;
+                }
+
+                if (value.TryGetProperty("itemCount", out var itemCount) &&
+                    TryParseSpotifyIntegerElement(itemCount, out parsed))
+                {
+                    return true;
+                }
+
+                if (value.TryGetProperty("totalCount", out var totalCount) &&
+                    TryParseSpotifyIntegerElement(totalCount, out parsed))
+                {
+                    return true;
+                }
+
+                break;
+        }
+
+        parsed = 0;
+        return false;
+    }
+
     private static DateTime? ParseSpotifyUnixTimestamp(long value)
     {
         try

allstarr/Services/Spotify/SpotifyPlaylistFetcher.cs

@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ public class SpotifyPlaylistFetcher : BackgroundService
 
         // Re-fetch
         await GetPlaylistTracksAsync(playlistName);
+        await ClearPlaylistImageCacheAsync(playlistName);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -262,6 +263,20 @@ public class SpotifyPlaylistFetcher : BackgroundService
         }
     }
 
+    private async Task ClearPlaylistImageCacheAsync(string playlistName)
+    {
+        var playlistConfig = _spotifyImportSettings.GetPlaylistByName(playlistName);
+        if (playlistConfig == null || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(playlistConfig.JellyfinId))
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var deletedCount = await _cache.DeleteByPatternAsync($"image:{playlistConfig.JellyfinId}:*");
+        _logger.LogDebug("Cleared {Count} cached local image entries for playlist {Playlist}",
+            deletedCount,
+            playlistName);
+    }
+
     protected override async Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken stoppingToken)
     {
         _logger.LogInformation("========================================");

allstarr/Services/Spotify/SpotifyTrackMatchingService.cs

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ public class SpotifyTrackMatchingService : BackgroundService
     private readonly IServiceProvider _serviceProvider;
     private const int DelayBetweenSearchesMs = 150; // 150ms = ~6.6 searches/second to avoid rate limiting
     private const int BatchSize = 11; // Number of parallel searches (matches SquidWTF provider count)
+    private static readonly TimeSpan ExternalProviderSearchTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30);
 
     // Track last run time per playlist to prevent duplicate runs
     private readonly Dictionary<string, DateTime> _lastRunTimes = new();
@@ -295,6 +296,7 @@ public class SpotifyTrackMatchingService : BackgroundService
             throw;
         }
 
+        await ClearPlaylistImageCacheAsync(playlist);
         _logger.LogInformation("✓ Rebuild complete for {Playlist}", playlistName);
     }
 
@@ -337,6 +339,8 @@ public class SpotifyTrackMatchingService : BackgroundService
                 await MatchPlaylistTracksLegacyAsync(
                     playlist.Name, metadataService, cancellationToken);
             }
+
+            await ClearPlaylistImageCacheAsync(playlist);
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
@@ -345,14 +349,27 @@ public class SpotifyTrackMatchingService : BackgroundService
         }
     }
 
+    private async Task ClearPlaylistImageCacheAsync(SpotifyPlaylistConfig playlist)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(playlist.JellyfinId))
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var deletedCount = await _cache.DeleteByPatternAsync($"image:{playlist.JellyfinId}:*");
+        _logger.LogDebug("Cleared {Count} cached local image entries for playlist {Playlist}",
+            deletedCount,
+            playlist.Name);
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Public method to trigger full rebuild for all playlists (called from "Rebuild All Remote" button).
     /// This clears caches, fetches fresh data, and re-matches everything immediately.
     /// </summary>
-    public async Task TriggerRebuildAllAsync()
+    public async Task TriggerRebuildAllAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
     {
-        _logger.LogInformation("Manual full rebuild triggered for all playlists");
-        await RebuildAllPlaylistsAsync(CancellationToken.None);
+        _logger.LogInformation("Full rebuild triggered for all playlists");
+        await RebuildAllPlaylistsAsync(cancellationToken);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -757,11 +774,28 @@ public class SpotifyTrackMatchingService : BackgroundService
             if (cancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested) break;
 
             var batch = unmatchedSpotifyTracks.Skip(i).Take(BatchSize).ToList();
+            var batchStart = i + 1;
+            var batchEnd = i + batch.Count;
+            var batchStopwatch = System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch.StartNew();
+
+            _logger.LogInformation(
+                "Starting external matching batch for {Playlist}: tracks {Start}-{End}/{Total}",
+                playlistName,
+                batchStart,
+                batchEnd,
+                unmatchedSpotifyTracks.Count);
 
             var batchTasks = batch.Select(async spotifyTrack =>
             {
+                var primaryArtist = spotifyTrack.PrimaryArtist;
+                var trackStopwatch = System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch.StartNew();
+
                 try
                 {
+                    using var timeoutCts = CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(cancellationToken);
+                    timeoutCts.CancelAfter(ExternalProviderSearchTimeout);
+                    var trackCancellationToken = timeoutCts.Token;
+
                     var candidates = new List<(Song Song, double Score, string MatchType)>();
 
                     // Check global external mapping first
@@ -773,12 +807,23 @@ public class SpotifyTrackMatchingService : BackgroundService
                         if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(globalMapping.ExternalProvider) &&
                             !string.IsNullOrEmpty(globalMapping.ExternalId))
                         {
-                            mappedSong = await metadataService.GetSongAsync(globalMapping.ExternalProvider, globalMapping.ExternalId);
+                            mappedSong = await metadataService.GetSongAsync(
+                                globalMapping.ExternalProvider,
+                                globalMapping.ExternalId,
+                                trackCancellationToken);
                         }
 
                         if (mappedSong != null)
                         {
                             candidates.Add((mappedSong, 100.0, "global-mapping-external"));
+                            trackStopwatch.Stop();
+                            _logger.LogDebug(
+                                "External candidate search finished for {Playlist} track #{Position}: {Title} by {Artist} in {ElapsedMs}ms using global mapping",
+                                playlistName,
+                                spotifyTrack.Position,
+                                spotifyTrack.Title,
+                                primaryArtist,
+                                trackStopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds);
                             return (spotifyTrack, candidates);
                         }
                     }
@@ -786,10 +831,31 @@ public class SpotifyTrackMatchingService : BackgroundService
                     // Try ISRC match
                     if (_spotifyApiSettings.PreferIsrcMatching && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(spotifyTrack.Isrc))
                     {
-                        var isrcSong = await TryMatchByIsrcAsync(spotifyTrack.Isrc, metadataService);
-                        if (isrcSong != null)
+                        try
                         {
-                            candidates.Add((isrcSong, 100.0, "isrc"));
+                            var isrcSong = await TryMatchByIsrcAsync(
+                                spotifyTrack.Isrc,
+                                metadataService,
+                                trackCancellationToken);
+
+                            if (isrcSong != null)
+                            {
+                                candidates.Add((isrcSong, 100.0, "isrc"));
+                            }
+                        }
+                        catch (OperationCanceledException) when (!cancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested)
+                        {
+                            throw;
+                        }
+                        catch (Exception ex)
+                        {
+                            _logger.LogWarning(
+                                ex,
+                                "ISRC lookup failed for {Playlist} track #{Position}: {Title} by {Artist}",
+                                playlistName,
+                                spotifyTrack.Position,
+                                spotifyTrack.Title,
+                                primaryArtist);
                         }
                     }
 
@@ -797,7 +863,8 @@ public class SpotifyTrackMatchingService : BackgroundService
                     var fuzzySongs = await TryMatchByFuzzyMultipleAsync(
                         spotifyTrack.Title,
                         spotifyTrack.Artists,
-                        metadataService);
+                        metadataService,
+                        trackCancellationToken);
 
                     foreach (var (song, score) in fuzzySongs)
                     {
@@ -807,16 +874,48 @@ public class SpotifyTrackMatchingService : BackgroundService
                         }
                     }
 
+                    trackStopwatch.Stop();
+                    _logger.LogDebug(
+                        "External candidate search finished for {Playlist} track #{Position}: {Title} by {Artist} in {ElapsedMs}ms with {CandidateCount} candidates",
+                        playlistName,
+                        spotifyTrack.Position,
+                        spotifyTrack.Title,
+                        primaryArtist,
+                        trackStopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds,
+                        candidates.Count);
+
                     return (spotifyTrack, candidates);
                 }
+                catch (OperationCanceledException) when (cancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested)
+                {
+                    return (spotifyTrack, new List<(Song, double, string)>());
+                }
+                catch (OperationCanceledException)
+                {
+                    _logger.LogWarning(
+                        "External candidate search timed out for {Playlist} track #{Position}: {Title} by {Artist} after {TimeoutSeconds}s",
+                        playlistName,
+                        spotifyTrack.Position,
+                        spotifyTrack.Title,
+                        primaryArtist,
+                        ExternalProviderSearchTimeout.TotalSeconds);
+                    return (spotifyTrack, new List<(Song, double, string)>());
+                }
                 catch (Exception ex)
                 {
-                    _logger.LogError(ex, "Failed to match track: {Title}", spotifyTrack.Title);
+                    _logger.LogError(
+                        ex,
+                        "Failed to match track for {Playlist} track #{Position}: {Title} by {Artist}",
+                        playlistName,
+                        spotifyTrack.Position,
+                        spotifyTrack.Title,
+                        primaryArtist);
                     return (spotifyTrack, new List<(Song, double, string)>());
                 }
             }).ToList();
 
             var batchResults = await Task.WhenAll(batchTasks);
+            batchStopwatch.Stop();
 
             foreach (var result in batchResults)
             {
@@ -826,6 +925,16 @@ public class SpotifyTrackMatchingService : BackgroundService
                 }
             }
 
+            var batchCandidateCount = batchResults.Sum(result => result.Item2.Count);
+            _logger.LogInformation(
+                "Finished external matching batch for {Playlist}: tracks {Start}-{End}/{Total} in {ElapsedMs}ms ({CandidateCount} candidates)",
+                playlistName,
+                batchStart,
+                batchEnd,
+                unmatchedSpotifyTracks.Count,
+                batchStopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds,
+                batchCandidateCount);
+
             if (i + BatchSize < unmatchedSpotifyTracks.Count)
             {
                 await Task.Delay(DelayBetweenSearchesMs, cancellationToken);
@@ -998,140 +1107,136 @@ public class SpotifyTrackMatchingService : BackgroundService
     private async Task<List<(Song Song, double Score)>> TryMatchByFuzzyMultipleAsync(
         string title,
         List<string> artists,
-        IMusicMetadataService metadataService)
+        IMusicMetadataService metadataService,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
-        try
+        var primaryArtist = artists.FirstOrDefault() ?? "";
+        var titleStripped = FuzzyMatcher.StripDecorators(title);
+        var query = $"{titleStripped} {primaryArtist}";
+
+        var allCandidates = new List<(Song Song, double Score)>();
+
+        // STEP 1: Search LOCAL Jellyfin library FIRST
+        using var scope = _serviceProvider.CreateScope();
+        var proxyService = scope.ServiceProvider.GetService<JellyfinProxyService>();
+        if (proxyService != null)
         {
-            var primaryArtist = artists.FirstOrDefault() ?? "";
-            var titleStripped = FuzzyMatcher.StripDecorators(title);
-            var query = $"{titleStripped} {primaryArtist}";
-
-            var allCandidates = new List<(Song Song, double Score)>();
-
-            // STEP 1: Search LOCAL Jellyfin library FIRST
-            using var scope = _serviceProvider.CreateScope();
-            var proxyService = scope.ServiceProvider.GetService<JellyfinProxyService>();
-            if (proxyService != null)
+            try
             {
-                try
+                // Search Jellyfin for local tracks
+                var searchParams = new Dictionary<string, string>
                 {
-                    // Search Jellyfin for local tracks
-                    var searchParams = new Dictionary<string, string>
-                    {
-                        ["searchTerm"] = query,
-                        ["includeItemTypes"] = "Audio",
-                        ["recursive"] = "true",
-                        ["limit"] = "10"
-                    };
+                    ["searchTerm"] = query,
+                    ["includeItemTypes"] = "Audio",
+                    ["recursive"] = "true",
+                    ["limit"] = "10"
+                };
 
-                    var (searchResponse, _) = await proxyService.GetJsonAsyncInternal("Items", searchParams);
+                var (searchResponse, _) = await proxyService.GetJsonAsyncInternal("Items", searchParams);
 
-                    if (searchResponse != null && searchResponse.RootElement.TryGetProperty("Items", out var items))
+                if (searchResponse != null && searchResponse.RootElement.TryGetProperty("Items", out var items))
+                {
+                    var localResults = new List<Song>();
+                    foreach (var item in items.EnumerateArray())
                     {
-                        var localResults = new List<Song>();
-                        foreach (var item in items.EnumerateArray())
+                        var id = item.TryGetProperty("Id", out var idEl) ? idEl.GetString() ?? "" : "";
+                        var songTitle = item.TryGetProperty("Name", out var nameEl) ? nameEl.GetString() ?? "" : "";
+                        var artist = "";
+
+                        if (item.TryGetProperty("Artists", out var artistsEl) && artistsEl.GetArrayLength() > 0)
                         {
-                            var id = item.TryGetProperty("Id", out var idEl) ? idEl.GetString() ?? "" : "";
-                            var songTitle = item.TryGetProperty("Name", out var nameEl) ? nameEl.GetString() ?? "" : "";
-                            var artist = "";
-
-                            if (item.TryGetProperty("Artists", out var artistsEl) && artistsEl.GetArrayLength() > 0)
-                            {
-                                artist = artistsEl[0].GetString() ?? "";
-                            }
-                            else if (item.TryGetProperty("AlbumArtist", out var albumArtistEl))
-                            {
-                                artist = albumArtistEl.GetString() ?? "";
-                            }
-
-                            localResults.Add(new Song
-                            {
-                                Id = id,
-                                Title = songTitle,
-                                Artist = artist,
-                                IsLocal = true
-                            });
+                            artist = artistsEl[0].GetString() ?? "";
+                        }
+                        else if (item.TryGetProperty("AlbumArtist", out var albumArtistEl))
+                        {
+                            artist = albumArtistEl.GetString() ?? "";
                         }
 
-                        if (localResults.Count > 0)
+                        localResults.Add(new Song
                         {
-                            // Score local results
-                            var scoredLocal = localResults
-                                .Select(song => new
-                                {
-                                    Song = song,
-                                    TitleScore = FuzzyMatcher.CalculateSimilarityAggressive(title, song.Title),
-                                    ArtistScore = FuzzyMatcher.CalculateArtistMatchScore(artists, song.Artist, song.Contributors)
-                                })
-                                .Select(x => new
-                                {
-                                    x.Song,
-                                    x.TitleScore,
-                                    x.ArtistScore,
-                                    TotalScore = (x.TitleScore * 0.7) + (x.ArtistScore * 0.3)
-                                })
-                                .Where(x =>
-                                    x.TotalScore >= 40 ||
-                                    (x.ArtistScore >= 70 && x.TitleScore >= 30) ||
-                                    x.TitleScore >= 85)
-                                .OrderByDescending(x => x.TotalScore)
-                                .Select(x => (x.Song, x.TotalScore))
-                                .ToList();
+                            Id = id,
+                            Title = songTitle,
+                            Artist = artist,
+                            IsLocal = true
+                        });
+                    }
 
-                            allCandidates.AddRange(scoredLocal);
-
-                            // If we found good local matches, return them (don't search external)
-                            if (scoredLocal.Any(x => x.TotalScore >= 70))
+                    if (localResults.Count > 0)
+                    {
+                        // Score local results
+                        var scoredLocal = localResults
+                            .Select(song => new
                             {
-                                _logger.LogDebug("Found {Count} local matches for '{Title}', skipping external search",
-                                    scoredLocal.Count, title);
-                                return allCandidates;
-                            }
+                                Song = song,
+                                TitleScore = FuzzyMatcher.CalculateSimilarityAggressive(title, song.Title),
+                                ArtistScore = FuzzyMatcher.CalculateArtistMatchScore(artists, song.Artist, song.Contributors)
+                            })
+                            .Select(x => new
+                            {
+                                x.Song,
+                                x.TitleScore,
+                                x.ArtistScore,
+                                TotalScore = (x.TitleScore * 0.7) + (x.ArtistScore * 0.3)
+                            })
+                            .Where(x =>
+                                x.TotalScore >= 40 ||
+                                (x.ArtistScore >= 70 && x.TitleScore >= 30) ||
+                                x.TitleScore >= 85)
+                            .OrderByDescending(x => x.TotalScore)
+                            .Select(x => (x.Song, x.TotalScore))
+                            .ToList();
+
+                        allCandidates.AddRange(scoredLocal);
+
+                        // If we found good local matches, return them (don't search external)
+                        if (scoredLocal.Any(x => x.TotalScore >= 70))
+                        {
+                            _logger.LogDebug("Found {Count} local matches for '{Title}', skipping external search",
+                                scoredLocal.Count, title);
+                            return allCandidates;
                         }
                     }
                 }
-                catch (Exception ex)
-                {
-                    _logger.LogWarning(ex, "Failed to search local library for '{Title}'", title);
-                }
             }
-
-            // STEP 2: Only search EXTERNAL if no good local match found
-            var externalResults = await metadataService.SearchSongsAsync(query, limit: 10);
-
-            if (externalResults.Count > 0)
+            catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                var scoredExternal = externalResults
-                    .Select(song => new
-                    {
-                        Song = song,
-                        TitleScore = FuzzyMatcher.CalculateSimilarityAggressive(title, song.Title),
-                        ArtistScore = FuzzyMatcher.CalculateArtistMatchScore(artists, song.Artist, song.Contributors)
-                    })
-                    .Select(x => new
-                    {
-                        x.Song,
-                        x.TitleScore,
-                        x.ArtistScore,
-                        TotalScore = (x.TitleScore * 0.7) + (x.ArtistScore * 0.3)
-                    })
-                    .Where(x =>
-                        x.TotalScore >= 40 ||
-                        (x.ArtistScore >= 70 && x.TitleScore >= 30) ||
-                        x.TitleScore >= 85)
-                    .OrderByDescending(x => x.TotalScore)
-                    .Select(x => (x.Song, x.TotalScore))
-                    .ToList();
-
-                allCandidates.AddRange(scoredExternal);
+                _logger.LogWarning(ex, "Failed to search local library for '{Title}'", title);
             }
+        }
 
-            return allCandidates;
-        }
-        catch
+        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
+        // STEP 2: Only search EXTERNAL if no good local match found
+        var externalResults = await metadataService.SearchSongsAsync(query, limit: 10, cancellationToken);
+
+        if (externalResults.Count > 0)
         {
-            return new List<(Song, double)>();
+            var scoredExternal = externalResults
+                .Select(song => new
+                {
+                    Song = song,
+                    TitleScore = FuzzyMatcher.CalculateSimilarityAggressive(title, song.Title),
+                    ArtistScore = FuzzyMatcher.CalculateArtistMatchScore(artists, song.Artist, song.Contributors)
+                })
+                .Select(x => new
+                {
+                    x.Song,
+                    x.TitleScore,
+                    x.ArtistScore,
+                    TotalScore = (x.TitleScore * 0.7) + (x.ArtistScore * 0.3)
+                })
+                .Where(x =>
+                    x.TotalScore >= 40 ||
+                    (x.ArtistScore >= 70 && x.TitleScore >= 30) ||
+                    x.TitleScore >= 85)
+                .OrderByDescending(x => x.TotalScore)
+                .Select(x => (x.Song, x.TotalScore))
+                .ToList();
+
+            allCandidates.AddRange(scoredExternal);
         }
+
+        return allCandidates;
     }
 
     private double CalculateMatchScore(string jellyfinTitle, string jellyfinArtist, string spotifyTitle, string spotifyArtist)
@@ -1145,21 +1250,19 @@ public class SpotifyTrackMatchingService : BackgroundService
     /// Attempts to match a track by ISRC.
     /// SEARCHES LOCAL FIRST, then external if no local match found.
     /// </summary>
-    private async Task<Song?> TryMatchByIsrcAsync(string isrc, IMusicMetadataService metadataService)
+    private async Task<Song?> TryMatchByIsrcAsync(
+        string isrc,
+        IMusicMetadataService metadataService,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
-        try
-        {
-            // STEP 1: Search LOCAL Jellyfin library FIRST by ISRC
-            // Note: Jellyfin doesn't have ISRC search, so we skip local ISRC search
-            // Local tracks will be found via fuzzy matching instead
+        // STEP 1: Search LOCAL Jellyfin library FIRST by ISRC
+        // Note: Jellyfin doesn't have ISRC search, so we skip local ISRC search
+        // Local tracks will be found via fuzzy matching instead
 
-            // STEP 2: Search EXTERNAL by ISRC
-            return await metadataService.FindSongByIsrcAsync(isrc);
-        }
-        catch
-        {
-            return null;
-        }
+        cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
+        // STEP 2: Search EXTERNAL by ISRC
+        return await metadataService.FindSongByIsrcAsync(isrc, cancellationToken);
     }
 
     /// <summary>

allstarr/Services/SquidWTF/SquidWTFMetadataService.cs

@@ -498,14 +498,19 @@ public class SquidWTFMetadataService : TrackParserBase, IMusicMetadataService
 
     public async Task<SearchResult> SearchAllAsync(string query, int songLimit = 20, int albumLimit = 20, int artistLimit = 20, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
     {
-        // Execute searches in parallel
-        var songsTask = SearchSongsAsync(query, songLimit, cancellationToken);
-        var albumsTask = SearchAlbumsAsync(query, albumLimit, cancellationToken);
-        var artistsTask = SearchArtistsAsync(query, artistLimit, cancellationToken);
+        var songsTask = songLimit > 0
+            ? SearchSongsAsync(query, songLimit, cancellationToken)
+            : Task.FromResult(new List<Song>());
+        var albumsTask = albumLimit > 0
+            ? SearchAlbumsAsync(query, albumLimit, cancellationToken)
+            : Task.FromResult(new List<Album>());
+        var artistsTask = artistLimit > 0
+            ? SearchArtistsAsync(query, artistLimit, cancellationToken)
+            : Task.FromResult(new List<Artist>());
 
         await Task.WhenAll(songsTask, albumsTask, artistsTask);
 
-		var temp = new SearchResult
+        var temp = new SearchResult
         {
             Songs = await songsTask,
             Albums = await albumsTask,

allstarr/wwwroot/index.html

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
     <!-- Restart Required Banner -->
     <div class="restart-banner" id="restart-banner">
         ⚠️ Configuration changed. Restart required to apply changes.
-        <button onclick="restartContainer()">Restart Allstarr</button>
-        <button onclick="dismissRestartBanner()"
+        <button data-action="restartContainer">Restart Allstarr</button>
+        <button data-action="dismissRestartBanner"
             style="background: transparent; border: 1px solid var(--bg-primary);">Dismiss</button>
     </div>
 
@@ -32,46 +32,67 @@
                 <div class="auth-error" id="auth-error" role="alert"></div>
             </form>
         </div>
+
+        <div class="support-badge">
+            If Allstarr has helped you, or maybe even replaced a monthly streaming service subscription, consider
+            supporting its development via
+            <a href="https://github.com/sponsors/SoPat712" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">GitHub Sponsor</a>
+            or
+            <a href="https://ko-fi.com/joshpatra" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ko-Fi</a>.
+        </div>
     </div>
 
-    <div class="container" id="main-container" style="display:none;">
-        <header>
-            <h1>
-                Allstarr <span class="version" id="version">Loading...</span>
-            </h1>
-            <div class="header-actions">
-                <div class="auth-user" id="auth-user-display" style="display:none;">
-                    Signed in as <strong id="auth-user-name">-</strong>
+    <div class="container hidden" id="main-container">
+        <div class="app-shell">
+            <aside class="sidebar" aria-label="Admin navigation">
+                <div class="sidebar-brand">
+                    <div class="sidebar-title">Allstarr</div>
+                    <div class="sidebar-subtitle" id="sidebar-version">Loading...</div>
                 </div>
-                <button id="auth-logout-btn" onclick="logoutAdminSession()" style="display:none;">Logout</button>
-                <div id="status-indicator">
-                    <span class="status-badge" id="spotify-status">
-                        <span class="status-dot"></span>
-                        <span>Loading...</span>
-                    </span>
+                <nav class="sidebar-nav">
+                    <button class="sidebar-link active" type="button" data-tab="dashboard">Dashboard</button>
+                    <button class="sidebar-link" type="button" data-tab="jellyfin-playlists">Link Playlists</button>
+                    <button class="sidebar-link" type="button" data-tab="playlists">Injected Playlists</button>
+                    <button class="sidebar-link" type="button" data-tab="kept">Kept Downloads</button>
+                    <button class="sidebar-link" type="button" data-tab="scrobbling">Scrobbling</button>
+                    <button class="sidebar-link" type="button" data-tab="config">Configuration</button>
+                    <button class="sidebar-link" type="button" data-tab="endpoints">API Analytics</button>
+                </nav>
+                <div class="sidebar-footer">
+                    <div class="auth-user hidden" id="auth-user-display">
+                        Signed in as <strong id="auth-user-name">-</strong>
+                    </div>
+                    <button id="auth-logout-btn" data-action="logoutAdminSession" class="hidden">Logout</button>
                 </div>
-            </div>
-        </header>
+            </aside>
 
-        <div class="tabs">
-            <div class="tab active" data-tab="dashboard">Dashboard</div>
-            <div class="tab" data-tab="jellyfin-playlists">Link Playlists</div>
-            <div class="tab" data-tab="playlists">Injected Playlists</div>
-            <div class="tab" data-tab="kept">Kept Downloads</div>
-            <div class="tab" data-tab="scrobbling">Scrobbling</div>
-            <div class="tab" data-tab="config">Configuration</div>
-            <div class="tab" data-tab="endpoints">API Analytics</div>
-        </div>
+            <main class="app-main">
+                <header class="app-header">
+                    <h1>
+                        Allstarr <span class="version" id="version">Loading...</span>
+                    </h1>
+                    <div class="header-actions">
+                        <div id="status-indicator">
+                            <span class="status-badge" id="spotify-status">
+                                <span class="status-dot"></span>
+                                <span>Loading...</span>
+                            </span>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </header>
+
+                <div class="tabs top-tabs" aria-hidden="true">
+                    <div class="tab active" data-tab="dashboard">Dashboard</div>
+                    <div class="tab" data-tab="jellyfin-playlists">Link Playlists</div>
+                    <div class="tab" data-tab="playlists">Injected Playlists</div>
+                    <div class="tab" data-tab="kept">Kept Downloads</div>
+                    <div class="tab" data-tab="scrobbling">Scrobbling</div>
+                    <div class="tab" data-tab="config">Configuration</div>
+                    <div class="tab" data-tab="endpoints">API Analytics</div>
+                </div>
 
         <!-- Dashboard Tab -->
         <div class="tab-content active" id="tab-dashboard">
-            <div class="card" id="download-activity-card">
-                <h2>Live Download Queue</h2>
-                <div id="download-activity-list" class="download-queue-list">
-                    <div class="empty-state">No active downloads</div>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-
             <div class="grid">
                 <div class="card">
                     <h2>Spotify API</h2>
@@ -120,9 +141,9 @@
                 </h2>
                 <div id="dashboard-guidance" class="guidance-stack"></div>
                 <div class="card-actions-row">
-                    <button class="primary" onclick="refreshPlaylists()">Refresh All Playlists</button>
-                    <button onclick="clearCache()">Clear Cache</button>
-                    <button onclick="openAddPlaylist()">Add Playlist</button>
+                    <button class="primary" data-action="refreshPlaylists">Refresh All Playlists</button>
+                    <button data-action="clearCache">Clear Cache</button>
+                    <button data-action="openAddPlaylist">Add Playlist</button>
                     <button onclick="window.location.href='/spotify-mappings.html'">View Spotify Mappings</button>
                 </div>
             </div>
@@ -137,7 +158,7 @@
                         <button onclick="fetchJellyfinPlaylists()">Refresh</button>
                     </div>
                 </h2>
-                <p style="color: var(--text-secondary); margin-bottom: 16px;">
+                <p class="text-secondary mb-16">
                     Connect your Jellyfin playlists to Spotify playlists. Allstarr will automatically fill in missing
                     tracks from Spotify using your preferred music service (SquidWTF/Deezer/Qobuz).
                     <br><strong>Tip:</strong> Use the sp_dc cookie method for best results - it's simpler and more
@@ -145,10 +166,9 @@
                 </p>
                 <div id="jellyfin-guidance" class="guidance-stack"></div>
 
-                <div id="jellyfin-user-filter" style="display: flex; gap: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px; flex-wrap: wrap;">
-                    <div class="form-group" style="margin: 0; flex: 1; min-width: 200px;">
-                        <label
-                            style="display: block; margin-bottom: 4px; color: var(--text-secondary); font-size: 0.85rem;">User</label>
+                <div id="jellyfin-user-filter" class="flex-row-wrap mb-16">
+                    <div class="form-group jellyfin-user-form-group">
+                        <label class="text-secondary">User</label>
                         <select id="jellyfin-user-select" onchange="fetchJellyfinPlaylists()"
                             style="width: 100%; padding: 8px; background: var(--bg-secondary); border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: 6px; color: var(--text-primary);">
                             <option value="">All Users</option>
@@ -224,7 +244,7 @@
                     </div>
                 </details>
 
-                <p style="color: var(--text-secondary); margin-bottom: 12px;">
+                <p class="text-secondary mb-12">
                     These are the Spotify playlists currently being injected into Jellyfin with tracks from your music
                     service.
                 </p>
@@ -260,15 +280,14 @@
                     Manual mappings override automatic matching for external providers (SquidWTF, Deezer, Qobuz). For
                     local Jellyfin tracks, use the Spotify Import plugin instead.
                 </p>
-                <div id="mappings-summary"
-                    style="display: flex; gap: 20px; margin-bottom: 16px; padding: 12px; background: var(--bg-tertiary); border-radius: 6px;">
+                <div id="mappings-summary" class="summary-box">
                     <div>
-                        <span style="color: var(--text-secondary);">Total:</span>
-                        <span style="font-weight: 600; margin-left: 8px;" id="mappings-total">0</span>
+                        <span class="summary-label">Total:</span>
+                        <span class="summary-value" id="mappings-total">0</span>
                     </div>
                     <div>
-                        <span style="color: var(--text-secondary);">External:</span>
-                        <span style="font-weight: 600; margin-left: 8px; color: var(--success);"
+                        <span class="summary-label">External:</span>
+                        <span class="summary-value success"
                             id="mappings-external">0</span>
                     </div>
                 </div>
@@ -301,15 +320,14 @@
                         <button onclick="fetchMissingTracks()">Refresh</button>
                     </div>
                 </h2>
-                <p style="color: var(--text-secondary); margin-bottom: 12px;">
+                <p class="text-secondary mb-12">
                     Tracks that couldn't be matched locally or externally. Map them manually to add them to your
                     playlists.
                 </p>
-                <div id="missing-summary"
-                    style="display: flex; gap: 20px; margin-bottom: 16px; padding: 12px; background: var(--bg-tertiary); border-radius: 6px;">
+                <div id="missing-summary" class="summary-box">
                     <div>
-                        <span style="color: var(--text-secondary);">Total Missing:</span>
-                        <span style="font-weight: 600; margin-left: 8px; color: var(--warning);"
+                        <span class="summary-label">Total Missing:</span>
+                        <span class="summary-value warning"
                             id="missing-total">0</span>
                     </div>
                 </div>
@@ -340,23 +358,23 @@
                 <h2>
                     Kept Downloads
                     <div class="actions">
-                        <button onclick="downloadAllKept()" style="background:var(--accent);border-color:var(--accent);">Download All</button>
+                        <button onclick="downloadAllKept()" class="primary">Download All</button>
+                        <button onclick="deleteAllKept()" class="danger">Delete All</button>
                         <button onclick="fetchDownloads()">Refresh</button>
                     </div>
                 </h2>
-                <p style="color: var(--text-secondary); margin-bottom: 12px;">
+                <p class="text-secondary mb-12">
                     Downloaded files stored permanently. Download individual tracks or download all as a zip archive.
                 </p>
-                <div id="downloads-summary"
-                    style="display: flex; gap: 20px; margin-bottom: 16px; padding: 12px; background: var(--bg-tertiary); border-radius: 6px;">
+                <div id="downloads-summary" class="summary-box">
                     <div>
-                        <span style="color: var(--text-secondary);">Total Files:</span>
-                        <span style="font-weight: 600; margin-left: 8px; color: var(--accent);"
+                        <span class="summary-label">Total Files:</span>
+                        <span class="summary-value accent"
                             id="downloads-count">0</span>
                     </div>
                     <div>
-                        <span style="color: var(--text-secondary);">Total Size:</span>
-                        <span style="font-weight: 600; margin-left: 8px; color: var(--accent);" id="downloads-size">0
+                        <span class="summary-label">Total Size:</span>
+                        <span class="summary-value accent" id="downloads-size">0
                             B</span>
                     </div>
                 </div>
@@ -954,6 +972,18 @@
                 </p>
             </div>
         </div>
+
+        <footer class="support-footer">
+            <p>
+                If Allstarr has helped you, or maybe even replaced a monthly streaming service subscription, consider
+                supporting its development via
+                <a href="https://github.com/sponsors/SoPat712" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">GitHub Sponsor</a>
+                or
+                <a href="https://ko-fi.com/joshpatra" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ko-Fi</a>.
+            </p>
+        </footer>
+            </main>
+        </div>
     </div>
 
     <!-- Add Playlist Modal -->

allstarr/wwwroot/js/action-dispatcher.js

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+function toBoolean(value) {
+  if (value === true || value === false) {
+    return value;
+  }
+  const normalized = String(value ?? "")
+    .trim()
+    .toLowerCase();
+  return normalized === "true" || normalized === "1" || normalized === "yes";
+}
+
+function toNumber(value) {
+  const parsed = Number(value);
+  return Number.isFinite(parsed) ? parsed : null;
+}
+
+function getActionArgs(el) {
+  if (!el || !el.dataset) {
+    return {};
+  }
+
+  // Convention:
+  // - data-action="foo"
+  // - data-arg-bar="baz"  => { bar: "baz" }
+  const args = {};
+  for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(el.dataset)) {
+    if (!key.startsWith("arg")) continue;
+    const argName = key.slice(3);
+    if (!argName) continue;
+    const normalized =
+      argName.charAt(0).toLowerCase() + argName.slice(1);
+    args[normalized] = value;
+  }
+
+  return args;
+}
+
+export function initActionDispatcher({ root = document } = {}) {
+  const handlers = new Map();
+
+  function register(actionName, handler) {
+    if (!actionName || typeof handler !== "function") {
+      return;
+    }
+    handlers.set(actionName, handler);
+  }
+
+  async function dispatch(actionName, el, event = null) {
+    const handler = handlers.get(actionName);
+    const args = getActionArgs(el);
+
+    if (handler) {
+      return await handler({ el, event, args, toBoolean, toNumber });
+    }
+
+    // Transitional fallback: if a legacy window function exists, call it.
+    // This allows incremental conversion away from inline onclick.
+    const legacy = typeof window !== "undefined" ? window[actionName] : null;
+    if (typeof legacy === "function") {
+      const legacyArgs = args && Object.keys(args).length > 0 ? [args] : [];
+      return legacy(...legacyArgs);
+    }
+
+    console.warn(`No handler registered for action "${actionName}"`);
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  function bind() {
+    root.addEventListener("click", (event) => {
+      const trigger = event.target?.closest?.("[data-action]");
+      if (!trigger) return;
+
+      const actionName = trigger.getAttribute("data-action") || "";
+      if (!actionName) return;
+
+      event.preventDefault();
+      dispatch(actionName, trigger, event);
+    });
+  }
+
+  bind();
+
+  return { register, dispatch };
+}
+

allstarr/wwwroot/js/api.js

@@ -124,6 +124,14 @@ export async function deleteDownload(path) {
   );
 }
 
+export async function deleteAllDownloads() {
+  return requestJson(
+    "/api/admin/downloads/all",
+    { method: "DELETE" },
+    "Failed to delete all downloads",
+  );
+}
+
 export async function fetchConfig() {
   return requestJson(
     "/api/admin/config",
@@ -144,10 +152,15 @@ export async function fetchJellyfinUsers() {
   return requestOptionalJson("/api/admin/jellyfin/users");
 }
 
-export async function fetchJellyfinPlaylists(userId = null) {
+export async function fetchJellyfinPlaylists(userId = null, includeStats = true) {
   let url = "/api/admin/jellyfin/playlists";
+  const params = [];
   if (userId) {
-    url += "?userId=" + encodeURIComponent(userId);
+    params.push("userId=" + encodeURIComponent(userId));
+  }
+  params.push("includeStats=" + String(Boolean(includeStats)));
+  if (params.length > 0) {
+    url += "?" + params.join("&");
   }
 
   return requestJson(url, {}, "Failed to fetch Jellyfin playlists");

allstarr/wwwroot/js/dashboard-data.js

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { escapeHtml, showToast, formatCookieAge } from "./utils.js";
+import { escapeHtml, escapeJs, showToast, formatCookieAge } from "./utils.js";
 import * as API from "./api.js";
 import * as UI from "./ui.js";
 import { renderCookieAge } from "./settings-editor.js";
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ let onCookieNeedsInit = async () => {};
 let setCurrentConfigState = () => {};
 let syncConfigUiExtras = () => {};
 let loadScrobblingConfig = () => {};
+let jellyfinPlaylistRequestToken = 0;
 
 async function fetchStatus() {
   try {
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ async function fetchMissingTracks() {
           missing.forEach((t) => {
             missingTracks.push({
               playlist: playlist.name,
+              provider: t.externalProvider || t.provider || "squidwtf",
               ...t,
             });
           });
@@ -151,6 +153,7 @@ async function fetchMissingTracks() {
         const artist =
           t.artists && t.artists.length > 0 ? t.artists.join(", ") : "";
         const searchQuery = `${t.title} ${artist}`;
+        const provider = t.provider || "squidwtf";
         const trackPosition = Number.isFinite(t.position)
           ? Number(t.position)
           : 0;
@@ -163,7 +166,7 @@ async function fetchMissingTracks() {
                     <td class="mapping-actions-cell">
                         <button class="map-action-btn map-action-search missing-track-search-btn"
                             data-query="${escapeHtml(searchQuery)}"
-                            data-provider="squidwtf">🔍 Search</button>
+                            data-provider="${escapeHtml(provider)}">🔍 Search</button>
                         <button class="map-action-btn map-action-local missing-track-local-btn"
                             data-playlist="${escapeHtml(t.playlist)}"
                             data-position="${trackPosition}"
@@ -213,9 +216,9 @@ async function fetchDownloads() {
                     <td style="font-family:monospace;font-size:0.85rem;">${escapeHtml(f.fileName)}</td>
                     <td style="color:var(--text-secondary);">${f.sizeFormatted}</td>
                     <td>
-                        <button onclick="downloadFile('${escapeJs(f.path)}')"
+                        <button data-action="downloadFile" data-arg-path="${escapeHtml(escapeJs(f.path))}"
                             style="margin-right:4px;font-size:0.75rem;padding:4px 8px;background:var(--accent);border-color:var(--accent);">Download</button>
-                        <button onclick="deleteDownload('${escapeJs(f.path)}')"
+                        <button data-action="deleteDownload" data-arg-path="${escapeHtml(escapeJs(f.path))}"
                             class="danger" style="font-size:0.75rem;padding:4px 8px;">Delete</button>
                     </td>
                 </tr>
@@ -245,11 +248,28 @@ async function fetchJellyfinPlaylists() {
     '<tr><td colspan="4" class="loading"><span class="spinner"></span> Loading Jellyfin playlists...</td></tr>';
 
   try {
+    const requestToken = ++jellyfinPlaylistRequestToken;
     const userId = isAdminSession()
       ? document.getElementById("jellyfin-user-select")?.value
       : null;
-    const data = await API.fetchJellyfinPlaylists(userId);
-    UI.updateJellyfinPlaylistsUI(data);
+    const baseData = await API.fetchJellyfinPlaylists(userId, false);
+    if (requestToken !== jellyfinPlaylistRequestToken) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    UI.updateJellyfinPlaylistsUI(baseData);
+
+    // Enrich counts after initial render so big accounts don't appear empty.
+    API.fetchJellyfinPlaylists(userId, true)
+      .then((statsData) => {
+        if (requestToken !== jellyfinPlaylistRequestToken) {
+          return;
+        }
+        UI.updateJellyfinPlaylistsUI(statsData);
+      })
+      .catch((err) => {
+        console.error("Failed to fetch Jellyfin playlist track stats:", err);
+      });
   } catch (error) {
     console.error("Failed to fetch Jellyfin playlists:", error);
     tbody.innerHTML =
@@ -346,7 +366,10 @@ function startDashboardRefresh() {
       fetchPlaylists();
       fetchTrackMappings();
       fetchMissingTracks();
-      fetchDownloads();
+      const keptTab = document.getElementById("tab-kept");
+      if (keptTab && keptTab.classList.contains("active")) {
+        fetchDownloads();
+      }
 
       const endpointsTab = document.getElementById("tab-endpoints");
       if (endpointsTab && endpointsTab.classList.contains("active")) {
@@ -380,7 +403,6 @@ async function loadDashboardData() {
   }
 
   startDashboardRefresh();
-  startDownloadActivityStream();
 }
 
 function startDownloadActivityStream() {

allstarr/wwwroot/js/helpers.js

@@ -100,14 +100,14 @@ export async function viewTracks(name) {
         const durationSeconds = Math.floor((t.durationMs || 0) / 1000);
         const externalSearchLink =
           t.isLocal === false && t.searchQuery && t.externalProvider
-            ? `<br><small style="color:var(--accent)"><a href="#" onclick="searchProvider('${escapeJs(t.searchQuery)}', '${escapeJs(t.externalProvider)}'); return false;" style="color:var(--accent);text-decoration:underline;">🔍 Search: ${escapeHtml(searchLinkText)}</a></small>`
+            ? `<br><small style="color:var(--accent)"><a href="#" data-action="searchProvider" data-arg-query="${escapeHtml(escapeJs(t.searchQuery))}" data-arg-provider="${escapeHtml(escapeJs(t.externalProvider))}" style="color:var(--accent);text-decoration:underline;">🔍 Search: ${escapeHtml(searchLinkText)}</a></small>`
             : "";
         const missingSearchLink =
           t.isLocal === null && t.searchQuery
-            ? `<br><small style="color:var(--text-secondary)"><a href="#" onclick="searchProvider('${escapeJs(t.searchQuery)}', 'squidwtf'); return false;" style="color:var(--text-secondary);text-decoration:underline;">🔍 Search: ${escapeHtml(searchLinkText)}</a></small>`
+            ? `<br><small style="color:var(--text-secondary)"><a href="#" data-action="searchProvider" data-arg-query="${escapeHtml(escapeJs(t.searchQuery))}" data-arg-provider="squidwtf" style="color:var(--text-secondary);text-decoration:underline;">🔍 Search: ${escapeHtml(searchLinkText)}</a></small>`
             : "";
 
-        const lyricsMapButton = `<button class="small" onclick="openLyricsMap('${escapeJs(firstArtist)}', '${escapeJs(t.title)}', '${escapeJs(t.album || "")}', ${durationSeconds})" style="margin-left:4px;font-size:0.75rem;padding:4px 8px;background:#3b82f6;border-color:#3b82f6;color:white;">Map Lyrics ID</button>`;
+        const lyricsMapButton = `<button class="small" data-action="openLyricsMap" data-arg-artist="${escapeHtml(escapeJs(firstArtist))}" data-arg-title="${escapeHtml(escapeJs(t.title))}" data-arg-album="${escapeHtml(escapeJs(t.album || ""))}" data-arg-duration-seconds="${durationSeconds}" style="margin-left:4px;font-size:0.75rem;padding:4px 8px;background:#3b82f6;border-color:#3b82f6;color:white;">Map Lyrics ID</button>`;
 
         return `
                 <div class="track-item" data-position="${t.position}">
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ export async function searchJellyfinTracks() {
         const artist = track.artist || "";
         const album = track.album || "";
         return `
-                <div class="jellyfin-result" data-jellyfin-id="${escapeHtml(id)}" onclick="selectJellyfinTrack('${escapeJs(id)}')">
+                <div class="jellyfin-result" data-jellyfin-id="${escapeHtml(id)}" data-action="selectJellyfinTrack" data-arg-jellyfin-id="${escapeHtml(escapeJs(id))}">
                     <div>
                         <strong>${escapeHtml(title)}</strong>
                         <br>
@@ -344,7 +344,15 @@ export async function searchExternalTracks() {
         const externalUrl = track.url || "";
 
         return `
-                <div class="external-result" data-result-index="${index}" data-external-id="${escapeHtml(id)}" onclick="selectExternalTrack(${index}, '${escapeJs(id)}', '${escapeJs(title)}', '${escapeJs(artist)}', '${escapeJs(providerName)}', '${escapeJs(externalUrl)}')">
+                <div class="external-result" data-result-index="${index}" data-external-id="${escapeHtml(id)}"
+                  data-action="selectExternalTrack"
+                  data-arg-result-index="${index}"
+                  data-arg-external-id="${escapeHtml(escapeJs(id))}"
+                  data-arg-title="${escapeHtml(escapeJs(title))}"
+                  data-arg-artist="${escapeHtml(escapeJs(artist))}"
+                  data-arg-provider="${escapeHtml(escapeJs(providerName))}"
+                  data-arg-external-url="${escapeHtml(escapeJs(externalUrl))}"
+                >
                     <div>
                         <strong>${escapeHtml(title)}</strong>
                         <br>
@@ -662,13 +670,26 @@ export async function saveLyricsMapping() {
 // Search provider (open in new tab)
 export async function searchProvider(query, provider) {
   try {
-    const data = await API.getSquidWTFBaseUrl();
-    const baseUrl = data.baseUrl; // Use the actual property name from API
-    const searchUrl = `${baseUrl}/music/search?q=${encodeURIComponent(query)}`;
+    const normalizedProvider = (provider || "squidwtf").toLowerCase();
+    let searchUrl = "";
+
+    if (normalizedProvider === "squidwtf" || normalizedProvider === "tidal") {
+      const data = await API.getSquidWTFBaseUrl();
+      const baseUrl = data.baseUrl;
+      searchUrl = `${baseUrl}/search/?s=${encodeURIComponent(query)}`;
+    } else if (normalizedProvider === "deezer") {
+      searchUrl = `https://www.deezer.com/search/${encodeURIComponent(query)}`;
+    } else if (normalizedProvider === "qobuz") {
+      searchUrl = `https://www.qobuz.com/search?query=${encodeURIComponent(query)}`;
+    } else {
+      const data = await API.getSquidWTFBaseUrl();
+      const baseUrl = data.baseUrl;
+      searchUrl = `${baseUrl}/search/?s=${encodeURIComponent(query)}`;
+    }
+
     window.open(searchUrl, "_blank");
   } catch (error) {
-    console.error("Failed to get SquidWTF base URL:", error);
-    // Fallback to first encoded URL (triton)
-    showToast("Failed to get SquidWTF URL, using fallback", "warning");
+    console.error("Failed to open provider search:", error);
+    showToast("Failed to open provider search link", "warning");
   }
 }

allstarr/wwwroot/js/main.js

@@ -34,17 +34,13 @@ import {
 } from "./playlist-admin.js";
 import { initScrobblingAdmin } from "./scrobbling-admin.js";
 import { initAuthSession } from "./auth-session.js";
+import { initActionDispatcher } from "./action-dispatcher.js";
+import { initNavigationView } from "./views/navigation-view.js";
+import { initScrobblingView } from "./views/scrobbling-view.js";
 
 let cookieDateInitialized = false;
 let restartRequired = false;
 
-window.showToast = showToast;
-window.escapeHtml = escapeHtml;
-window.escapeJs = escapeJs;
-window.openModal = openModal;
-window.closeModal = closeModal;
-window.capitalizeProvider = capitalizeProvider;
-
 window.showRestartBanner = function () {
   restartRequired = true;
   document.getElementById("restart-banner")?.classList.add("active");
@@ -58,17 +54,30 @@ window.switchTab = function (tabName) {
   document
     .querySelectorAll(".tab")
     .forEach((tab) => tab.classList.remove("active"));
+  document
+    .querySelectorAll(".sidebar-link")
+    .forEach((link) => link.classList.remove("active"));
   document
     .querySelectorAll(".tab-content")
     .forEach((content) => content.classList.remove("active"));
 
   const tab = document.querySelector(`.tab[data-tab="${tabName}"]`);
+  const sidebarLink = document.querySelector(
+    `.sidebar-link[data-tab="${tabName}"]`,
+  );
   const content = document.getElementById(`tab-${tabName}`);
 
   if (tab && content) {
     tab.classList.add("active");
+    if (sidebarLink) {
+      sidebarLink.classList.add("active");
+    }
     content.classList.add("active");
     window.location.hash = tabName;
+
+    if (tabName === "kept" && typeof window.fetchDownloads === "function") {
+      window.fetchDownloads();
+    }
   }
 };
 
@@ -138,46 +147,112 @@ const authSession = initAuthSession({
   },
 });
 
-window.viewTracks = viewTracks;
 window.openManualMap = openManualMap;
 window.openExternalMap = openExternalMap;
 window.openMapToLocal = openManualMap;
 window.openMapToExternal = openExternalMap;
+window.openModal = openModal;
+window.closeModal = closeModal;
 window.searchJellyfinTracks = searchJellyfinTracks;
-window.selectJellyfinTrack = selectJellyfinTrack;
 window.saveLocalMapping = saveLocalMapping;
 window.saveManualMapping = saveManualMapping;
 window.searchExternalTracks = searchExternalTracks;
-window.selectExternalTrack = selectExternalTrack;
-window.validateExternalMapping = validateExternalMapping;
-window.openLyricsMap = openLyricsMap;
-window.saveLyricsMapping = saveLyricsMapping;
 window.searchProvider = searchProvider;
+window.validateExternalMapping = validateExternalMapping;
+window.saveLyricsMapping = saveLyricsMapping;
+// Note: viewTracks/selectExternalTrack/selectJellyfinTrack/openLyricsMap/searchProvider
+// are now wired via the ActionDispatcher and no longer require window exports.
 
 document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
   console.log("🚀 Allstarr Admin UI (Modular) loaded");
 
-  document.querySelectorAll(".tab").forEach((tab) => {
-    tab.addEventListener("click", () => {
-      window.switchTab(tab.dataset.tab);
-    });
+  const dispatcher = initActionDispatcher({ root: document });
+  // Register a few core actions first; more will be migrated as inline
+  // onclick handlers are removed from HTML and generated markup.
+  dispatcher.register("switchTab", ({ args }) => {
+    const tab = args?.tab || args?.tabName;
+    if (tab) {
+      window.switchTab(tab);
+    }
   });
+  dispatcher.register("logoutAdminSession", () => window.logoutAdminSession?.());
+  dispatcher.register("dismissRestartBanner", () =>
+    window.dismissRestartBanner?.(),
+  );
+  dispatcher.register("restartContainer", () => window.restartContainer?.());
+  dispatcher.register("refreshPlaylists", () => window.refreshPlaylists?.());
+  dispatcher.register("clearCache", () => window.clearCache?.());
+  dispatcher.register("openAddPlaylist", () => window.openAddPlaylist?.());
+  dispatcher.register("toggleRowMenu", ({ event, args }) =>
+    window.toggleRowMenu?.(event, args?.menuId),
+  );
+  dispatcher.register("toggleDetailsRow", ({ event, args }) =>
+    window.toggleDetailsRow?.(event, args?.detailsRowId),
+  );
+  dispatcher.register("viewTracks", ({ args }) => viewTracks(args?.playlistName));
+  dispatcher.register("refreshPlaylist", ({ args }) =>
+    window.refreshPlaylist?.(args?.playlistName),
+  );
+  dispatcher.register("matchPlaylistTracks", ({ args }) =>
+    window.matchPlaylistTracks?.(args?.playlistName),
+  );
+  dispatcher.register("clearPlaylistCache", ({ args }) =>
+    window.clearPlaylistCache?.(args?.playlistName),
+  );
+  dispatcher.register("editPlaylistSchedule", ({ args }) =>
+    window.editPlaylistSchedule?.(args?.playlistName, args?.syncSchedule),
+  );
+  dispatcher.register("removePlaylist", ({ args }) =>
+    window.removePlaylist?.(args?.playlistName),
+  );
+  dispatcher.register("openLinkPlaylist", ({ args }) =>
+    window.openLinkPlaylist?.(args?.jellyfinId, args?.jellyfinName),
+  );
+  dispatcher.register("unlinkPlaylist", ({ args }) =>
+    window.unlinkPlaylist?.(args?.jellyfinId, args?.jellyfinName),
+  );
+  dispatcher.register("fetchJellyfinPlaylists", () =>
+    window.fetchJellyfinPlaylists?.(),
+  );
+  dispatcher.register("searchProvider", ({ args }) =>
+    searchProvider(args?.query, args?.provider),
+  );
+  dispatcher.register("openLyricsMap", ({ args, toNumber }) =>
+    openLyricsMap(
+      args?.artist,
+      args?.title,
+      args?.album,
+      toNumber(args?.durationSeconds) ?? 0,
+    ),
+  );
+  dispatcher.register("selectJellyfinTrack", ({ args }) =>
+    selectJellyfinTrack(args?.jellyfinId),
+  );
+  dispatcher.register("selectExternalTrack", ({ args, toNumber }) =>
+    selectExternalTrack(
+      toNumber(args?.resultIndex),
+      args?.externalId,
+      args?.title,
+      args?.artist,
+      args?.provider,
+      args?.externalUrl,
+    ),
+  );
+  dispatcher.register("downloadFile", ({ args }) =>
+    window.downloadFile?.(args?.path),
+  );
+  dispatcher.register("deleteDownload", ({ args }) =>
+    window.deleteDownload?.(args?.path),
+  );
 
-  const hash = window.location.hash.substring(1);
-  if (hash) {
-    window.switchTab(hash);
-  }
+  initNavigationView({ switchTab: window.switchTab });
 
   setupModalBackdropClose();
 
-  const scrobblingTab = document.querySelector('.tab[data-tab="scrobbling"]');
-  if (scrobblingTab) {
-    scrobblingTab.addEventListener("click", () => {
-      if (authSession.isAuthenticated()) {
-        window.loadScrobblingConfig();
-      }
-    });
-  }
+  initScrobblingView({
+    isAuthenticated: () => authSession.isAuthenticated(),
+    loadScrobblingConfig: () => window.loadScrobblingConfig?.(),
+  });
 
   authSession.bootstrapAuth();
 });

allstarr/wwwroot/js/modals.js

@@ -1,17 +1,100 @@
 // Modal management
+const modalState = new Map();
+const FOCUSABLE_SELECTOR =
+  'a[href], button:not([disabled]), textarea, input, select, [tabindex]:not([tabindex="-1"])';
+
+function getModal(id) {
+  return document.getElementById(id);
+}
+
+function getFocusableElements(modal) {
+  return Array.from(modal.querySelectorAll(FOCUSABLE_SELECTOR)).filter(
+    (el) => !el.hasAttribute("disabled") && !el.getAttribute("aria-hidden"),
+  );
+}
+
+function onModalKeyDown(event, modal) {
+  if (event.key === "Escape") {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    closeModal(modal.id);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (event.key !== "Tab") {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const focusable = getFocusableElements(modal);
+  if (focusable.length === 0) {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const first = focusable[0];
+  const last = focusable[focusable.length - 1];
+  const isShift = event.shiftKey;
+
+  if (isShift && document.activeElement === first) {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    last.focus();
+  } else if (!isShift && document.activeElement === last) {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    first.focus();
+  }
+}
 
 export function openModal(id) {
-    document.getElementById(id).classList.add('active');
+  const modal = getModal(id);
+  if (!modal) return;
+
+  const modalContent = modal.querySelector(".modal-content");
+  if (!modalContent) return;
+
+  const previousActive = document.activeElement;
+  modalState.set(id, { previousActive });
+
+  modal.setAttribute("role", "dialog");
+  modal.setAttribute("aria-modal", "true");
+  modal.removeAttribute("aria-hidden");
+  modal.classList.add("active");
+
+  const keydownHandler = (event) => onModalKeyDown(event, modal);
+  modalState.set(id, { previousActive, keydownHandler });
+  modal.addEventListener("keydown", keydownHandler);
+
+  const focusable = getFocusableElements(modalContent);
+  if (focusable.length > 0) {
+    focusable[0].focus();
+  } else {
+    modalContent.setAttribute("tabindex", "-1");
+    modalContent.focus();
+  }
 }
 
 export function closeModal(id) {
-    document.getElementById(id).classList.remove('active');
+  const modal = getModal(id);
+  if (!modal) return;
+
+  modal.classList.remove("active");
+  modal.setAttribute("aria-hidden", "true");
+
+  const state = modalState.get(id);
+  if (state?.keydownHandler) {
+    modal.removeEventListener("keydown", state.keydownHandler);
+  }
+
+  if (state?.previousActive && typeof state.previousActive.focus === "function") {
+    state.previousActive.focus();
+  }
+
+  modalState.delete(id);
 }
 
 export function setupModalBackdropClose() {
-    document.querySelectorAll('.modal').forEach(modal => {
-        modal.addEventListener('click', e => {
-            if (e.target === modal) closeModal(modal.id);
-        });
+  document.querySelectorAll(".modal").forEach((modal) => {
+    modal.setAttribute("aria-hidden", "true");
+    modal.addEventListener("click", (e) => {
+      if (e.target === modal) closeModal(modal.id);
     });
+  });
 }

allstarr/wwwroot/js/operations.js

@@ -77,6 +77,20 @@ function downloadAllKept() {
   }
 }
 
+async function deleteAllKept() {
+  const result = await runAction({
+    confirmMessage:
+      "Delete ALL kept downloads?\n\nThis will permanently remove all kept audio files.",
+    task: () => API.deleteAllDownloads(),
+    success: (data) => data.message || "All kept downloads deleted",
+    error: (err) => err.message || "Failed to delete all kept downloads",
+  });
+
+  if (result) {
+    await fetchDownloads();
+  }
+}
+
 async function deleteDownload(path) {
   const result = await runAction({
     confirmMessage: `Delete this file?\n\n${path}\n\nThis action cannot be undone.`,
@@ -364,6 +378,7 @@ export function initOperations(options) {
   window.deleteTrackMapping = deleteTrackMapping;
   window.downloadFile = downloadFile;
   window.downloadAllKept = downloadAllKept;
+  window.deleteAllKept = deleteAllKept;
   window.deleteDownload = deleteDownload;
   window.refreshPlaylists = refreshPlaylists;
   window.refreshPlaylist = refreshPlaylist;

allstarr/wwwroot/js/playlist-admin.js

@@ -70,7 +70,12 @@ async function openLinkPlaylist(jellyfinId, name) {
     }
 
     try {
-      spotifyUserPlaylists = await API.fetchSpotifyUserPlaylists(selectedUserId);
+      const response = await API.fetchSpotifyUserPlaylists(selectedUserId);
+      spotifyUserPlaylists = Array.isArray(response?.playlists)
+        ? response.playlists
+        : Array.isArray(response)
+          ? response
+          : [];
       spotifyUserPlaylistsScopeUserId = selectedUserId;
       const availablePlaylists = spotifyUserPlaylists.filter((p) => !p.isLinked);
 

allstarr/wwwroot/js/ui.js

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 import { escapeHtml, escapeJs, capitalizeProvider } from "./utils.js";
 
 let rowMenuHandlersBound = false;
+let tableRowHandlersBound = false;
+const expandedInjectedPlaylistDetails = new Set();
 
 function bindRowMenuHandlers() {
   if (rowMenuHandlersBound) {
@@ -16,6 +18,41 @@ function bindRowMenuHandlers() {
   rowMenuHandlersBound = true;
 }
 
+function bindTableRowHandlers() {
+  if (tableRowHandlersBound) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  document.addEventListener("click", (event) => {
+    const detailsTrigger = event.target.closest?.(
+      "button.details-trigger[data-details-target]",
+    );
+    if (detailsTrigger) {
+      const target = detailsTrigger.getAttribute("data-details-target");
+      if (target) {
+        toggleDetailsRow(event, target);
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const row = event.target.closest?.("tr.compact-row[data-details-row]");
+    if (!row) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (event.target.closest("button, a, .row-actions-menu")) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const detailsRowId = row.getAttribute("data-details-row");
+    if (detailsRowId) {
+      toggleDetailsRow(null, detailsRowId);
+    }
+  });
+
+  tableRowHandlersBound = true;
+}
+
 function closeAllRowMenus(exceptId = null) {
   document.querySelectorAll(".row-actions-menu.open").forEach((menu) => {
     if (!exceptId || menu.id !== exceptId) {
@@ -82,6 +119,18 @@ function toggleDetailsRow(event, detailsRowId) {
   );
   if (parentRow) {
     parentRow.classList.toggle("expanded", isExpanded);
+
+    // Persist Injected Playlists details expansion across auto-refreshes.
+    if (parentRow.closest("#playlist-table-body")) {
+      const detailsKey = parentRow.getAttribute("data-details-key");
+      if (detailsKey) {
+        if (isExpanded) {
+          expandedInjectedPlaylistDetails.add(detailsKey);
+        } else {
+          expandedInjectedPlaylistDetails.delete(detailsKey);
+        }
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -183,11 +232,15 @@ if (typeof window !== "undefined") {
 }
 
 bindRowMenuHandlers();
+bindTableRowHandlers();
 
 export function updateStatusUI(data) {
   const versionEl = document.getElementById("version");
   if (versionEl) versionEl.textContent = "v" + data.version;
 
+  const sidebarVersionEl = document.getElementById("sidebar-version");
+  if (sidebarVersionEl) sidebarVersionEl.textContent = "v" + data.version;
+
   const backendTypeEl = document.getElementById("backend-type");
   if (backendTypeEl) backendTypeEl.textContent = data.backendType;
 
@@ -271,6 +324,7 @@ export function updatePlaylistsUI(data) {
   const playlists = data.playlists || [];
 
   if (playlists.length === 0) {
+    expandedInjectedPlaylistDetails.clear();
     tbody.innerHTML =
       '<tr><td colspan="4" style="text-align:center;color:var(--text-secondary);padding:40px;">No playlists configured. Link playlists from the Link Playlists tab.</td></tr>';
     renderGuidance("playlists-guidance", [
@@ -329,9 +383,12 @@ export function updatePlaylistsUI(data) {
       const summary = getPlaylistStatusSummary(playlist);
       const detailsRowId = `playlist-details-${index}`;
       const menuId = `playlist-menu-${index}`;
+      const detailsKey = `${playlist.id || playlist.name || index}`;
+      const isExpanded = expandedInjectedPlaylistDetails.has(detailsKey);
       const syncSchedule = playlist.syncSchedule || "0 8 * * *";
-      const escapedPlaylistName = escapeJs(playlist.name);
-      const escapedSyncSchedule = escapeJs(syncSchedule);
+      const escapedPlaylistName = escapeHtml(playlist.name);
+      const escapedSyncSchedule = escapeHtml(syncSchedule);
+      const escapedDetailsKey = escapeHtml(detailsKey);
 
       const breakdownBadges = [
         `<span class="status-pill neutral">${summary.localCount} Local</span>`,
@@ -345,7 +402,7 @@ export function updatePlaylistsUI(data) {
       }
 
       return `
-                <tr class="compact-row" data-details-row="${detailsRowId}" onclick="onCompactRowClick(event, '${detailsRowId}')">
+                <tr class="compact-row ${isExpanded ? "expanded" : ""}" data-details-row="${detailsRowId}" data-details-key="${escapedDetailsKey}">
                     <td>
                         <div class="name-cell">
                             <strong>${escapeHtml(playlist.name)}</strong>
@@ -358,24 +415,23 @@ export function updatePlaylistsUI(data) {
                     </td>
                     <td><span class="status-pill ${summary.statusClass}">${summary.statusLabel}</span></td>
                     <td class="row-controls">
-                        <button class="icon-btn details-trigger" data-details-target="${detailsRowId}" aria-expanded="false"
-                            onclick="toggleDetailsRow(event, '${detailsRowId}')">Details</button>
+                        <button class="icon-btn details-trigger" data-details-target="${detailsRowId}" aria-expanded="${isExpanded ? "true" : "false"}">${isExpanded ? "Hide" : "Details"}</button>
                         <div class="row-actions-wrap">
                             <button class="icon-btn menu-trigger" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false"
-                                onclick="toggleRowMenu(event, '${menuId}')">...</button>
+                                data-action="toggleRowMenu" data-arg-menu-id="${menuId}">...</button>
                             <div class="row-actions-menu" id="${menuId}" role="menu">
-                                <button onclick="closeRowMenu(event, '${menuId}'); viewTracks('${escapedPlaylistName}')">View Tracks</button>
-                                <button onclick="closeRowMenu(event, '${menuId}'); refreshPlaylist('${escapedPlaylistName}')">Refresh</button>
-                                <button onclick="closeRowMenu(event, '${menuId}'); matchPlaylistTracks('${escapedPlaylistName}')">Rematch</button>
-                                <button onclick="closeRowMenu(event, '${menuId}'); clearPlaylistCache('${escapedPlaylistName}')">Rebuild</button>
-                                <button onclick="closeRowMenu(event, '${menuId}'); editPlaylistSchedule('${escapedPlaylistName}', '${escapedSyncSchedule}')">Edit Schedule</button>
+                                <button data-action="viewTracks" data-arg-playlist-name="${escapedPlaylistName}">View Tracks</button>
+                                <button data-action="refreshPlaylist" data-arg-playlist-name="${escapedPlaylistName}">Refresh</button>
+                                <button data-action="matchPlaylistTracks" data-arg-playlist-name="${escapedPlaylistName}">Rematch</button>
+                                <button data-action="clearPlaylistCache" data-arg-playlist-name="${escapedPlaylistName}">Rebuild</button>
+                                <button data-action="editPlaylistSchedule" data-arg-playlist-name="${escapedPlaylistName}" data-arg-sync-schedule="${escapedSyncSchedule}">Edit Schedule</button>
                                 <hr>
-                                <button class="danger-item" onclick="closeRowMenu(event, '${menuId}'); removePlaylist('${escapedPlaylistName}')">Remove Playlist</button>
+                                <button class="danger-item" data-action="removePlaylist" data-arg-playlist-name="${escapedPlaylistName}">Remove Playlist</button>
                             </div>
                         </div>
                     </td>
                 </tr>
-                <tr id="${detailsRowId}" class="details-row" hidden>
+                <tr id="${detailsRowId}" class="details-row" ${isExpanded ? "" : "hidden"}>
                     <td colspan="4">
                         <div class="details-panel">
                             <div class="details-grid">
@@ -383,7 +439,7 @@ export function updatePlaylistsUI(data) {
                                     <span class="detail-label">Sync Schedule</span>
                                     <span class="detail-value mono">
                                         ${escapeHtml(syncSchedule)}
-                                        <button class="inline-action-link" onclick="editPlaylistSchedule('${escapedPlaylistName}', '${escapedSyncSchedule}')">Edit</button>
+                                        <button class="inline-action-link" data-action="editPlaylistSchedule" data-arg-playlist-name="${escapedPlaylistName}" data-arg-sync-schedule="${escapedSyncSchedule}">Edit</button>
                                     </span>
                                 </div>
                                 <div class="detail-item">
@@ -478,9 +534,9 @@ export function updateDownloadsUI(data) {
                 <td style="font-family:monospace;font-size:0.85rem;">${escapeHtml(f.fileName)}</td>
                 <td style="color:var(--text-secondary);">${f.sizeFormatted}</td>
                 <td>
-                    <button onclick="downloadFile('${escapeJs(f.path)}')"
+                    <button data-action="downloadFile" data-arg-path="${escapeHtml(escapeJs(f.path))}"
                         style="margin-right:4px;font-size:0.75rem;padding:4px 8px;background:var(--accent);border-color:var(--accent);">Download</button>
-                    <button onclick="deleteDownload('${escapeJs(f.path)}')"
+                    <button data-action="deleteDownload" data-arg-path="${escapeHtml(escapeJs(f.path))}"
                         class="danger" style="font-size:0.75rem;padding:4px 8px;">Delete</button>
                 </td>
             </tr>
@@ -634,26 +690,27 @@ export function updateJellyfinPlaylistsUI(data) {
     .map((playlist, index) => {
       const detailsRowId = `jellyfin-details-${index}`;
       const menuId = `jellyfin-menu-${index}`;
+      const statsPending = Boolean(playlist.statsPending);
       const localCount = playlist.localTracks || 0;
       const externalCount = playlist.externalTracks || 0;
       const externalAvailable = playlist.externalAvailable || 0;
-      const escapedId = escapeJs(playlist.id);
-      const escapedName = escapeJs(playlist.name);
+      const escapedId = escapeHtml(playlist.id);
+      const escapedName = escapeHtml(playlist.name);
       const statusClass = playlist.isConfigured ? "success" : "info";
       const statusLabel = playlist.isConfigured ? "Linked" : "Not Linked";
 
       const actionButtons = playlist.isConfigured
         ? `
-            <button onclick="closeRowMenu(event, '${menuId}'); fetchJellyfinPlaylists()">Refresh Row Data</button>
-            <button class="danger-item" onclick="closeRowMenu(event, '${menuId}'); unlinkPlaylist('${escapedId}', '${escapedName}')">Unlink from Spotify</button>
+            <button data-action="fetchJellyfinPlaylists">Refresh Row Data</button>
+            <button class="danger-item" data-action="unlinkPlaylist" data-arg-jellyfin-id="${escapedId}" data-arg-jellyfin-name="${escapedName}">Unlink from Spotify</button>
         `
         : `
-            <button onclick="closeRowMenu(event, '${menuId}'); openLinkPlaylist('${escapedId}', '${escapedName}')">Link to Spotify</button>
-            <button onclick="closeRowMenu(event, '${menuId}'); fetchJellyfinPlaylists()">Refresh Row Data</button>
+            <button data-action="openLinkPlaylist" data-arg-jellyfin-id="${escapedId}" data-arg-jellyfin-name="${escapedName}">Link to Spotify</button>
+            <button data-action="fetchJellyfinPlaylists">Refresh Row Data</button>
         `;
 
       return `
-            <tr class="compact-row" data-details-row="${detailsRowId}" onclick="onCompactRowClick(event, '${detailsRowId}')">
+            <tr class="compact-row" data-details-row="${detailsRowId}">
                 <td>
                     <div class="name-cell">
                         <strong>${escapeHtml(playlist.name)}</strong>
@@ -661,16 +718,15 @@ export function updateJellyfinPlaylistsUI(data) {
                     </div>
                 </td>
                 <td>
-                    <span class="track-count">${localCount + externalAvailable}</span>
-                    <div class="meta-text">L ${localCount} • E ${externalAvailable}/${externalCount}</div>
+                    <span class="track-count">${statsPending ? "..." : localCount + externalAvailable}</span>
+                    <div class="meta-text">${statsPending ? "Loading track stats..." : `L ${localCount} • E ${externalAvailable}/${externalCount}`}</div>
                 </td>
                 <td><span class="status-pill ${statusClass}">${statusLabel}</span></td>
                 <td class="row-controls">
-                    <button class="icon-btn details-trigger" data-details-target="${detailsRowId}" aria-expanded="false"
-                        onclick="toggleDetailsRow(event, '${detailsRowId}')">Details</button>
+                    <button class="icon-btn details-trigger" data-details-target="${detailsRowId}" aria-expanded="false">Details</button>
                     <div class="row-actions-wrap">
                         <button class="icon-btn menu-trigger" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false"
-                            onclick="toggleRowMenu(event, '${menuId}')">...</button>
+                            data-action="toggleRowMenu" data-arg-menu-id="${menuId}">...</button>
                         <div class="row-actions-menu" id="${menuId}" role="menu">
                             ${actionButtons}
                         </div>
@@ -683,11 +739,11 @@ export function updateJellyfinPlaylistsUI(data) {
                         <div class="details-grid">
                             <div class="detail-item">
                                 <span class="detail-label">Local Tracks</span>
-                                <span class="detail-value">${localCount}</span>
+                                <span class="detail-value">${statsPending ? "..." : localCount}</span>
                             </div>
                             <div class="detail-item">
                                 <span class="detail-label">External Tracks</span>
-                                <span class="detail-value">${externalAvailable}/${externalCount}</span>
+                                <span class="detail-value">${statsPending ? "Loading..." : `${externalAvailable}/${externalCount}`}</span>
                             </div>
                             <div class="detail-item">
                                 <span class="detail-label">Linked Spotify ID</span>

allstarr/wwwroot/js/views/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+This folder contains small “view” modules for the admin UI.
+
+Goal: keep `js/main.js` as orchestration only, while view modules encapsulate DOM wiring for each section.
+

allstarr/wwwroot/js/views/navigation-view.js

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+export function initNavigationView({ switchTab } = {}) {
+  const doSwitch =
+    typeof switchTab === "function" ? switchTab : (tab) => window.switchTab?.(tab);
+
+  document.querySelectorAll(".tab").forEach((tab) => {
+    tab.addEventListener("click", () => {
+      doSwitch(tab.dataset.tab);
+    });
+  });
+
+  document.querySelectorAll(".sidebar-link").forEach((link) => {
+    link.addEventListener("click", () => {
+      doSwitch(link.dataset.tab);
+    });
+  });
+
+  const hash = window.location.hash.substring(1);
+  if (hash) {
+    doSwitch(hash);
+  }
+}
+

allstarr/wwwroot/js/views/scrobbling-view.js

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+export function initScrobblingView({
+  isAuthenticated,
+  loadScrobblingConfig,
+} = {}) {
+  const canLoad =
+    typeof isAuthenticated === "function" ? isAuthenticated : () => false;
+  const load =
+    typeof loadScrobblingConfig === "function"
+      ? loadScrobblingConfig
+      : () => window.loadScrobblingConfig?.();
+
+  function onActivateScrobbling() {
+    if (canLoad()) {
+      load();
+    }
+  }
+
+  const scrobblingTab = document.querySelector('.tab[data-tab="scrobbling"]');
+  if (scrobblingTab) {
+    scrobblingTab.addEventListener("click", onActivateScrobbling);
+  }
+
+  const scrobblingSidebar = document.querySelector(
+    '.sidebar-link[data-tab="scrobbling"]',
+  );
+  if (scrobblingSidebar) {
+    scrobblingSidebar.addEventListener("click", onActivateScrobbling);
+  }
+}
+

allstarr/wwwroot/spotify-mappings.html

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
         <meta charset="UTF-8" />
         <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
         <title>Spotify Track Mappings - Allstarr</title>
+        <link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css" />
         <style>
             :root {
                 --bg-primary: #0d1117;
@@ -41,6 +42,26 @@
                 padding: 20px;
             }
 
+            .support-footer {
+                max-width: 1400px;
+                margin: 0 auto 24px;
+                padding: 20px;
+                border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
+                color: var(--text-secondary);
+                font-size: 0.92rem;
+                text-align: center;
+            }
+
+            .support-footer a {
+                color: var(--accent);
+                text-decoration: none;
+            }
+
+            .support-footer a:hover {
+                color: var(--accent-hover);
+                text-decoration: underline;
+            }
+
             header {
                 display: flex;
                 justify-content: space-between;
@@ -646,5 +667,15 @@
                 </div>
             </div>
         </div>
+
+        <footer class="support-footer">
+            <p>
+                If Allstarr has helped you, or maybe even replaced a monthly streaming service subscription, consider
+                supporting its development via
+                <a href="https://github.com/sponsors/SoPat712" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">GitHub Sponsor</a>
+                or
+                <a href="https://ko-fi.com/joshpatra" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ko-Fi</a>.
+            </p>
+        </footer>
     </body>
 </html>

allstarr/wwwroot/spotify-mappings.js

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ let localMapContext = null;
 let localMapResults = [];
 let localMapSelectedIndex = -1;
 let externalMapContext = null;
+const modalFocusState = new Map();
 
 function showToast(message, type = "success", duration = 3000) {
   const toast = document.createElement("div");
@@ -247,9 +248,26 @@ function toggleModal(modalId, shouldOpen) {
   }
 
   if (shouldOpen) {
+    const previousActive = document.activeElement;
+    modalFocusState.set(modalId, previousActive);
+    modal.setAttribute("role", "dialog");
+    modal.setAttribute("aria-modal", "true");
+    modal.removeAttribute("aria-hidden");
     modal.classList.add("active");
+    const firstFocusable = modal.querySelector(
+      'button, input, select, textarea, a[href], [tabindex]:not([tabindex="-1"])',
+    );
+    if (firstFocusable) {
+      firstFocusable.focus();
+    }
   } else {
     modal.classList.remove("active");
+    modal.setAttribute("aria-hidden", "true");
+    const previousActive = modalFocusState.get(modalId);
+    if (previousActive && typeof previousActive.focus === "function") {
+      previousActive.focus();
+    }
+    modalFocusState.delete(modalId);
   }
 }
 
@@ -627,6 +645,10 @@ function initializeEventListeners() {
     closeLocalMapModal();
     closeExternalMapModal();
   });
+
+  document.querySelectorAll(".modal-overlay").forEach((modal) => {
+    modal.setAttribute("aria-hidden", "true");
+  });
 }
 
 // Initialize on page load

allstarr/wwwroot/styles.css

@@ -69,12 +69,144 @@ body {
     font-size: 0.85rem;
 }
 
+.support-badge {
+    position: fixed;
+    right: 20px;
+    bottom: 20px;
+    width: min(360px, calc(100vw - 32px));
+    padding: 12px 14px;
+    border: 1px solid var(--border);
+    border-radius: 10px;
+    background: rgba(22, 27, 34, 0.94);
+    box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28);
+    color: var(--text-secondary);
+    font-size: 0.82rem;
+    line-height: 1.45;
+    z-index: 10;
+}
+
+.support-badge a,
+.support-footer a {
+    color: var(--accent);
+    text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+.support-badge a:hover,
+.support-footer a:hover {
+    color: var(--accent-hover);
+    text-decoration: underline;
+}
+
 .container {
     max-width: 1200px;
     margin: 0 auto;
     padding: 20px;
 }
 
+.app-shell {
+    display: grid;
+    grid-template-columns: 260px 1fr;
+    gap: 18px;
+    align-items: start;
+}
+
+.sidebar {
+    position: sticky;
+    top: 16px;
+    border: 1px solid var(--border);
+    border-radius: 10px;
+    background: rgba(22, 27, 34, 0.8);
+    backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
+    padding: 14px;
+    max-height: calc(100vh - 32px);
+    overflow: auto;
+}
+
+.sidebar-brand {
+    padding-bottom: 12px;
+    margin-bottom: 12px;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
+}
+
+.sidebar-title {
+    font-weight: 700;
+    font-size: 1.05rem;
+    letter-spacing: 0.2px;
+}
+
+.sidebar-subtitle {
+    margin-top: 2px;
+    color: var(--text-secondary);
+    font-size: 0.82rem;
+    font-family: ui-monospace, Menlo, Monaco, "Cascadia Mono", "Segoe UI Mono",
+        monospace;
+}
+
+.sidebar-nav {
+    display: grid;
+    gap: 6px;
+}
+
+.sidebar-link {
+    width: 100%;
+    text-align: left;
+    padding: 9px 10px;
+    border-radius: 8px;
+    border: 1px solid transparent;
+    background: transparent;
+    color: var(--text-secondary);
+}
+
+.sidebar-link:hover {
+    background: rgba(33, 38, 45, 0.7);
+    color: var(--text-primary);
+}
+
+.sidebar-link.active {
+    background: rgba(88, 166, 255, 0.12);
+    border-color: rgba(88, 166, 255, 0.35);
+    color: #9ecbff;
+}
+
+.sidebar-footer {
+    margin-top: 14px;
+    padding-top: 12px;
+    border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
+    display: grid;
+    gap: 10px;
+}
+
+.sidebar-footer button {
+    width: 100%;
+}
+
+.app-main {
+    min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.app-header {
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    align-items: center;
+    padding: 12px 0 16px;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
+    margin-bottom: 18px;
+}
+
+.top-tabs,
+.tabs.top-tabs {
+    display: none !important;
+}
+
+.support-footer {
+    margin-top: 8px;
+    padding: 20px 0 8px;
+    border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
+    color: var(--text-secondary);
+    font-size: 0.92rem;
+    text-align: center;
+}
+
 header {
     display: flex;
     justify-content: space-between;
@@ -859,6 +991,31 @@ input::placeholder {
     border-bottom-color: var(--accent);
 }
 
+@media (max-width: 768px) {
+    .app-shell {
+        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+        gap: 12px;
+    }
+
+    .sidebar {
+        position: static;
+        max-height: none;
+    }
+
+    .support-badge {
+        right: 12px;
+        bottom: 12px;
+        width: min(340px, calc(100vw - 24px));
+        padding: 10px 12px;
+        font-size: 0.78rem;
+    }
+
+    .support-footer {
+        padding-top: 16px;
+        font-size: 0.88rem;
+    }
+}
+
 .tab-content {
     display: none;
 }
@@ -867,6 +1024,140 @@ input::placeholder {
     display: block;
 }
 
+/* Utility classes to reduce inline styles in index.html */
+.hidden {
+    display: none;
+}
+
+.text-secondary {
+    color: var(--text-secondary);
+}
+
+.text-warning {
+    color: var(--warning);
+}
+
+.text-error {
+    color: var(--error);
+}
+
+.mb-12 {
+    margin-bottom: 12px;
+}
+
+.mb-16 {
+    margin-bottom: 16px;
+}
+
+.mt-8 {
+    margin-top: 8px;
+}
+
+.mt-12 {
+    margin-top: 12px;
+}
+
+.w-full {
+    width: 100%;
+}
+
+.flex-row-wrap {
+    display: flex;
+    gap: 12px;
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
+}
+
+.flex-row-wrap-8 {
+    display: flex;
+    gap: 8px;
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
+}
+
+.summary-box {
+    display: flex;
+    gap: 20px;
+    margin-bottom: 16px;
+    padding: 12px;
+    background: var(--bg-tertiary);
+    border-radius: 6px;
+}
+
+.summary-label {
+    color: var(--text-secondary);
+}
+
+.summary-value {
+    font-weight: 600;
+    margin-left: 8px;
+}
+
+.summary-value.success {
+    color: var(--success);
+}
+
+.summary-value.warning {
+    color: var(--warning);
+}
+
+.summary-value.accent {
+    color: var(--accent);
+}
+
+.callout {
+    border: 1px solid var(--border);
+    border-radius: 6px;
+    padding: 12px;
+    margin-bottom: 16px;
+}
+
+.callout.warning {
+    background: rgba(245, 158, 11, 0.12);
+    border-color: var(--warning);
+    color: var(--text-secondary);
+}
+
+.callout.warning-strong {
+    background: rgba(255, 193, 7, 0.15);
+    border-color: #ffc107;
+    color: var(--text-primary);
+}
+
+.callout.danger {
+    background: rgba(248, 81, 73, 0.15);
+    border-color: var(--error);
+    color: var(--text-primary);
+}
+
+.pill-card {
+    background: var(--bg-tertiary);
+    padding: 16px;
+    border-radius: 8px;
+}
+
+.stats-grid-auto {
+    display: grid;
+    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(200px, 1fr));
+    gap: 16px;
+    margin-bottom: 20px;
+}
+
+.max-h-600 {
+    max-height: 600px;
+    overflow-y: auto;
+}
+
+.jellyfin-user-form-group {
+    margin: 0;
+    flex: 1;
+    min-width: 200px;
+}
+
+.jellyfin-user-form-group label {
+    display: block;
+    margin-bottom: 4px;
+    font-size: 0.85rem;
+}
+
 .tracks-list {
     max-height: 400px;
     overflow-y: auto;