feat(crawler): live cover + chapter-content observability with realtime page counts

Extends the live dashboard so an operator can see exactly what's being
fetched, in realtime:

- Chapters being crawled now are tracked in the status as `active_chapters`
  (manga title · ch.N) with a live page counter that climbs per stored page
  (set_chapter_pages, pushed via the existing watch→SSE). The dispatcher
  registers each via an RAII ChapterGuard (sync Mutex) that removes the
  entry on completion, panic, or timeout-drop — replacing the old per-worker
  slot model.
- Covers: status now carries the cover being fetched now (`current_cover`,
  set around download_and_store_cover in both the metadata pass and backfill)
  and a `covers_queued` backlog count; CoverBackfill phase gains index/total.
- Two paginated backlog endpoints (fetched on demand, auto-refreshed when the
  live counts change): GET /admin/crawler/active-jobs (which chapters of which
  mangas are queued/running) and GET /admin/crawler/covers (mangas missing a
  cover). repo: list_active_jobs, list_missing_cover_mangas, count_missing_covers.
- dispatch_target now also returns manga title + chapter number.

Frontend: the crawler page replaces the Workers table with an Active-chapters
table (live page bars), adds a current-cover line + covers-queued figure, and
two backlog sections (Queued chapters / Queued covers) with search + Pager,
auto-refetched via $effect on the live counts.

Tests: status guard/page + cover unit tests; repo list/count tests; endpoint
tests; frontend api tests. Version 0.53.1 -> 0.54.0.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

.env.example

@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ CRAWLER_DOWNLOAD_ALLOWLIST=
 CRAWLER_ALLOW_ANY_HOST=false
 # Hard cap on a single image body. Default 32 MiB.
 CRAWLER_MAX_IMAGE_BYTES=33554432
+# Max manga detail fetches per metadata pass (both the in-process daemon
+# and the `bin/crawler` CLI). 0 means no cap — let the source walker run
+# to completion. Useful for capped test runs against a new source.
+CRAWLER_LIMIT=0
 # Path to a system Chromium binary. When set, the crawler skips the
 # bundled-fetcher download. Required on platforms without a usable
 # upstream Chromium build (notably Linux_arm64 / Raspberry Pi). On
@@ -83,6 +87,43 @@ CRAWLER_MAX_IMAGE_BYTES=33554432
 # the image actually contains the binary.
 CRAWLER_CHROMIUM_BINARY=
 
+# ----- Crawler TOR proxy + recircuit -----
+# The compose stack ships a `tor` service (dockurr/tor) and defaults
+# CRAWLER_PROXY to it, so by default all crawler traffic exits via the
+# TOR network. To opt out, set CRAWLER_PROXY= (empty) AND
+# CRAWLER_TOR_CONTROL_URL= (empty) below — the tor service can stay
+# running, it just won't be used.
+#
+# Going through TOR adds latency to every fetch; image downloads in
+# particular slow noticeably. The win is on sites that rate-limit or
+# fingerprint by exit IP — NEWNYM recirculation makes a fresh exit
+# cheap to reach for.
+#
+# CRAWLER_PROXY: SOCKS5(h) URL. Use `socks5h://` (not `socks5://`) so
+# DNS resolution also goes through TOR, avoiding leaks via the host's
+# resolver. Leave unset to talk to the upstream directly.
+CRAWLER_PROXY=socks5h://tor:9050
+# Control-port URL for SIGNAL NEWNYM ("get a fresh circuit"). Triggered
+# automatically on bad pages (broken-page body, missing #logo) and on
+# the Unauthenticated session probe outcome. Leave unset to disable
+# the recircuit feature (the SOCKS proxy still works).
+CRAWLER_TOR_CONTROL_URL=tcp://tor:9051
+# Max NEWNYM-and-retry cycles per recircuit-eligible failure. Default 3.
+CRAWLER_TOR_RECIRCUIT_MAX_ATTEMPTS=3
+
+# ----- TOR control-port password -----
+# Shared between the bundled dockurr/tor service (which hashes it into
+# its HashedControlPassword) and the backend's
+# CRAWLER_TOR_CONTROL_PASSWORD. REQUIRED — docker-compose.yml fails
+# fast if absent. Generate a strong random string; rotate by setting
+# a new value and restarting both `tor` and `backend`.
+#
+# Operators running their own non-dockurr tor daemon with cookie-file
+# auth can ignore this var and instead set
+# CRAWLER_TOR_CONTROL_COOKIE_PATH on the backend — the TorController
+# prefers cookie when both are present.
+TOR_CONTROL_PASSWORD=change-me-to-a-strong-random-string
+
 # ----- Frontend -----
 # The frontend container runs SvelteKit's Node adapter on :3000 and
 # proxies /api/* to BACKEND_URL via src/hooks.server.ts. In compose the

.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml

@@ -72,9 +72,17 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [test-backend, test-frontend]
     # PRs only run the test jobs; build + deploy are reserved for
-    # post-merge pushes to main. Without this gate every PR would push
+    # post-merge pushes to main.
-    # a tagged image to the registry and SSH-deploy to prod.
     if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+    # Build on the host docker daemon directly (docker-outside-of-docker):
+    # the runner shares the deploy host's daemon, so a plain `docker build`
+    # reuses the host's layer cache and avoids buildx's docker-container
+    # driver + the gha cache exporter — neither works against this single-host
+    # act_runner, and there is no in-job daemon socket unless we mount it.
+    container:
+      image: docker.gitea.com/runner-images:ubuntu-latest
+      volumes:
+        - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
     outputs:
       image_tag: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.image_tag }}
       version: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}
@@ -93,48 +101,32 @@ jobs:
           echo "image_tag=${GITHUB_SHA}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "version=${version}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
-      - uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+      - name: Build & push backend + frontend
-
+        env:
-      - name: docker login
+          REGISTRY_URL: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_URL }}
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+          REGISTRY_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USERNAME }}
-        with:
+          REGISTRY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_PASSWORD }}
-          registry: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_URL }}
+          IMAGE_TAG: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.image_tag }}
-          username: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USERNAME }}
+          VERSION: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_PASSWORD }}
+        run: |
-
+          set -eu
-      - name: Build & push backend
+          echo "$REGISTRY_PASSWORD" | docker login "$REGISTRY_URL" -u "$REGISTRY_USERNAME" --password-stdin
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+          for svc in backend frontend; do
-        with:
+            img="$REGISTRY_URL/mangalord-$svc"
-          context: ./backend
+            docker build -t "$img:$IMAGE_TAG" -t "$img:latest" -t "$img:$VERSION" "./$svc"
-          push: true
+            for tag in "$IMAGE_TAG" latest "$VERSION"; do docker push "$img:$tag"; done
-          tags: |
+          done
-            ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_URL }}/mangalord-backend:latest
+          docker logout "$REGISTRY_URL"
-            ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_URL }}/mangalord-backend:${{ steps.meta.outputs.image_tag }}
-            ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_URL }}/mangalord-backend:${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}
-          cache-from: type=gha,scope=backend
-          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max,scope=backend
-
-      - name: Build & push frontend
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
-        with:
-          context: ./frontend
-          push: true
-          tags: |
-            ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_URL }}/mangalord-frontend:latest
-            ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_URL }}/mangalord-frontend:${{ steps.meta.outputs.image_tag }}
-            ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_URL }}/mangalord-frontend:${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}
-          cache-from: type=gha,scope=frontend
-          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max,scope=frontend
 
   deploy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: build-and-push
     if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
     # Single-host deploy: the runner lives on the same box as the stack, so we
-    # drive the host docker daemon directly (act_runner shares its socket via
+    # drive the host docker daemon directly (the job mounts the host docker
-    # `docker_host: "-"`) instead of SSHing out. The compose dir is bind-mounted
+    # socket) instead of SSHing out. The compose dir is bind-mounted at its
-    # at its REAL host path so compose's relative bind-mounts (./mangalord/...,
+    # REAL host path so compose's relative bind-mounts (./mangalord/...,
-    # ./Caddyfile) resolve; this requires `/mnt/ssd/docker-data` in the runner's
+    # ./Caddyfile) resolve; both paths must be in the runner's
     # container.valid_volumes. The central compose references the images as
     # registry.mc02.dev/mangalord-*:${MANGALORD_TAG:-latest}, so we only pull
     # and recreate the two mangalord services at the freshly built SHA.
@@ -142,6 +134,7 @@ jobs:
       image: docker:cli
       volumes:
         - /mnt/ssd/docker-data:/mnt/ssd/docker-data
+        - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
     steps:
       - name: Deploy to the local stack
         working-directory: /mnt/ssd/docker-data

backend/Cargo.lock

@@ -1470,7 +1470,7 @@ checksum = "c41e0c4fef86961ac6d6f8a82609f55f31b05e4fce149ac5710e439df7619ba4"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mangalord"
-version = "0.45.1"
+version = "0.54.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "argon2",

backend/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "mangalord"
-version = "0.45.1"
+version = "0.54.0"
 edition = "2021"
 default-run = "mangalord"
 
@@ -57,3 +57,13 @@ http-body-util = "0.1"
 mime = "0.3"
 futures-util = "0.3"
 tokio = { version = "1", features = ["test-util"] }
+
+# Trim debug builds: keep line numbers in panics / backtraces but drop the
+# full DWARF info (variable-level inspection in gdb/lldb). With a sqlx +
+# axum + tokio dep tree the default ("full") leaves backend/target on the
+# order of tens of GiB; this typically cuts ~50–70% off that.
+[profile.dev]
+debug = "line-tables-only"
+
+[profile.test]
+debug = "line-tables-only"

backend/migrations/0021_chapter_source_index.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+-- Capture each chapter's position in the source site's chapter list so
+-- the user-facing list can preserve site order: variants of the same
+-- chapter number (e.g. "Ch.14 : PH" next to "Ch.14 : Official") stay
+-- adjacent, and non-numeric entries like "notice. : Officials" land
+-- where the site placed them rather than clustering at the top under
+-- number = 0.
+--
+-- Lower source_index = closer to the top of the source DOM = newer
+-- chapter on this site (it renders newest-first). The list query
+-- reverses this with ORDER BY source_index DESC so the oldest chapter
+-- appears first in our UI.
+--
+-- NULL is the sentinel for user-uploaded chapters (no source row) and
+-- for crawled rows that pre-date this migration. The list query keeps
+-- the existing (number, created_at) tiebreak via NULLS LAST so those
+-- fall through to the prior behaviour until the next crawler tick
+-- populates the column.
+ALTER TABLE chapters ADD COLUMN source_index INTEGER;

backend/src/api/admin/crawler.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,491 @@
+//! Admin-only crawler observability + control endpoints.
+//!
+//! Mounted under `/api/v1/admin/crawler*`, cookie-only via `RequireAdmin`.
+//! All control endpoints return 503 when the crawler daemon is disabled
+//! (`AppState.crawler == None`). Reads compose the live in-process status
+//! ([`crate::crawler::status`]) with DB-derived queue counts and the
+//! session/browser flags.
+
+use std::convert::Infallible;
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+use axum::extract::{Query, State};
+use axum::response::sse::{Event, KeepAlive, Sse};
+use axum::routing::{get, post};
+use axum::{Json, Router};
+use futures_util::stream::Stream;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde_json::json;
+use uuid::Uuid;
+
+use crate::app::{AppState, CrawlerControl};
+use crate::auth::extractor::RequireAdmin;
+use crate::crawler::browser_manager::RestartPhase;
+use crate::crawler::status::{ActiveChapter, CoverTarget, LastPass, Phase};
+use crate::error::{AppError, AppResult};
+use crate::repo;
+use crate::repo::crawler::{ActiveJob, DeadJob, MissingCoverRow, RequeueScope};
+
+/// Backstop recompose interval for the SSE stream. Phase/worker/session
+/// changes push instantly via the status `watch`; this only bounds the
+/// staleness of DB-derived queue counts and the browser phase when those
+/// change without an accompanying status poke.
+const SSE_BACKSTOP: Duration = Duration::from_secs(5);
+
+pub fn routes() -> Router<AppState> {
+    Router::new()
+        .route("/admin/crawler", get(get_status))
+        .route("/admin/crawler/stream", get(stream_status))
+        .route("/admin/crawler/run", post(run_now))
+        .route("/admin/crawler/browser/restart", post(restart_browser))
+        .route("/admin/crawler/session", post(update_session))
+        .route(
+            "/admin/crawler/session/clear-expired",
+            post(clear_session_expired),
+        )
+        .route("/admin/crawler/dead-jobs", get(list_dead_jobs))
+        .route("/admin/crawler/dead-jobs/requeue", post(requeue_dead_jobs))
+        .route("/admin/crawler/active-jobs", get(list_active_jobs))
+        .route("/admin/crawler/covers", get(list_covers))
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// GET /admin/crawler — live status
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
+struct QueueCounts {
+    pending: i64,
+    running: i64,
+    dead: i64,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
+struct SessionStatus {
+    /// Whether the sticky session-expired flag is set (chapter workers idle).
+    expired: bool,
+    /// Whether a PHPSESSID is currently configured at all.
+    configured: bool,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
+struct CrawlerStatusResponse {
+    /// `"running"` | `"disabled"`.
+    daemon: &'static str,
+    phase: Option<Phase>,
+    /// Configured chapter-worker count (for "N busy / M workers").
+    worker_count: usize,
+    /// Chapters being crawled right now, with live page counts.
+    active_chapters: Vec<ActiveChapter>,
+    /// The cover being fetched right now, if any.
+    current_cover: Option<CoverTarget>,
+    /// Mangas still queued for a cover fetch.
+    covers_queued: i64,
+    last_pass: LastPass,
+    session: SessionStatus,
+    /// `"healthy"` | `"draining"` | `"restarting"` | `"down"`.
+    browser: &'static str,
+    queue: QueueCounts,
+}
+
+fn browser_phase_str(p: RestartPhase) -> &'static str {
+    match p {
+        RestartPhase::Healthy => "healthy",
+        RestartPhase::Draining => "draining",
+        RestartPhase::Restarting => "restarting",
+    }
+}
+
+/// Compose a full status snapshot from the in-memory status, the
+/// browser/session flags, and a fresh DB queue-count query. Shared by the
+/// one-shot `get_status` and the SSE `stream_status`.
+async fn compose_status(state: &AppState) -> AppResult<CrawlerStatusResponse> {
+    let (pending, running, dead) = repo::crawler::job_state_counts(&state.db).await?;
+    let queue = QueueCounts {
+        pending,
+        running,
+        dead,
+    };
+    let covers_queued = repo::crawler::count_missing_covers(&state.db).await?;
+
+    Ok(match state.crawler.as_ref() {
+        None => CrawlerStatusResponse {
+            daemon: "disabled",
+            phase: None,
+            worker_count: 0,
+            active_chapters: Vec::new(),
+            current_cover: None,
+            covers_queued,
+            last_pass: LastPass::default(),
+            session: SessionStatus {
+                expired: false,
+                configured: false,
+            },
+            browser: "down",
+            queue,
+        },
+        Some(c) => {
+            let snap = c.status.snapshot().await;
+            CrawlerStatusResponse {
+                daemon: "running",
+                phase: Some(snap.phase),
+                worker_count: snap.worker_count,
+                active_chapters: snap.active_chapters,
+                current_cover: snap.current_cover,
+                covers_queued,
+                last_pass: snap.last_pass,
+                session: SessionStatus {
+                    expired: c.session.is_expired(),
+                    configured: c.session.current().await.is_some(),
+                },
+                browser: browser_phase_str(c.browser_manager.phase()),
+                queue,
+            }
+        }
+    })
+}
+
+async fn get_status(
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    _admin: RequireAdmin,
+) -> AppResult<Json<CrawlerStatusResponse>> {
+    Ok(Json(compose_status(&state).await?))
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// GET /admin/crawler/stream — Server-Sent Events live status
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/// Push live status to the dashboard instead of polling. Emits a snapshot
+/// immediately on connect, then on every status change (instant, via the
+/// `watch` notifier) and on a [`SSE_BACKSTOP`] tick (to refresh DB queue
+/// counts / browser phase that change without a status poke). The browser
+/// opens this only while the crawler page is mounted and closes it on
+/// navigate-away, so the subscription is scoped to the active page.
+async fn stream_status(
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    _admin: RequireAdmin,
+) -> Sse<impl Stream<Item = Result<Event, Infallible>>> {
+    // Subscribe before the first emit so no change between the initial
+    // snapshot and the first await is lost.
+    let rx = state.crawler.as_ref().map(|c| c.status.subscribe());
+
+    let stream = futures_util::stream::unfold(
+        (state, rx, true),
+        |(state, mut rx, first)| async move {
+            // After the first immediate emit, wait for a change or the
+            // backstop tick before recomposing.
+            if !first {
+                match rx.as_mut() {
+                    Some(rx) => {
+                        tokio::select! {
+                            _ = rx.changed() => {}
+                            _ = tokio::time::sleep(SSE_BACKSTOP) => {}
+                        }
+                    }
+                    None => tokio::time::sleep(SSE_BACKSTOP).await,
+                }
+            }
+            // Compose; on a transient DB error, emit a keep-alive comment
+            // rather than tearing down the stream.
+            let event = match compose_status(&state).await {
+                Ok(resp) => Event::default()
+                    .event("status")
+                    .json_data(&resp)
+                    .unwrap_or_else(|_| Event::default().comment("serialize error")),
+                Err(_) => Event::default().comment("status unavailable"),
+            };
+            Some((Ok(event), (state, rx, false)))
+        },
+    );
+
+    Sse::new(stream).keep_alive(KeepAlive::default())
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// POST /admin/crawler/run — trigger an out-of-cycle metadata pass
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
+struct RunResponse {
+    started: bool,
+}
+
+async fn run_now(
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    admin: RequireAdmin,
+) -> AppResult<Json<RunResponse>> {
+    let c = require_crawler(&state)?;
+    let mp = c.metadata_pass.as_ref().ok_or_else(|| {
+        AppError::ServiceUnavailable("no source configured (CRAWLER_START_URL unset)".into())
+    })?;
+    let mp = std::sync::Arc::clone(mp);
+    // Fire-and-forget: the pass can run for minutes; the dashboard polls
+    // status for progress. Overlap with the daily cron is rare (daily) and
+    // both serialise on the single browser lease.
+    tokio::spawn(async move {
+        if let Err(e) = mp.run().await {
+            tracing::warn!(error = ?e, "manual metadata pass failed");
+        }
+    });
+    repo::admin_audit::insert(&state.db, admin.0.id, "crawler_run", "crawler", None, json!({}))
+        .await?;
+    Ok(Json(RunResponse { started: true }))
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// POST /admin/crawler/browser/restart — coordinated restart
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
+struct RestartResponse {
+    ok: bool,
+    error: Option<String>,
+}
+
+async fn restart_browser(
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    admin: RequireAdmin,
+) -> AppResult<Json<RestartResponse>> {
+    let c = require_crawler(&state)?;
+    let result = c.browser_manager.coordinated_restart(c.drain_deadline).await;
+    // A successful coordinated_restart re-runs on_launch, which re-injects
+    // PHPSESSID and re-probes — i.e. the session is live. Drop the sticky
+    // `session_expired` flag so chapter workers stop idling without
+    // requiring a second click on "Clear expired".
+    if result.is_ok() {
+        c.session.clear_expired();
+    }
+    // Push the post-restart browser phase to live subscribers immediately.
+    c.status.poke();
+    repo::admin_audit::insert(
+        &state.db,
+        admin.0.id,
+        "crawler_browser_restart",
+        "crawler",
+        None,
+        json!({ "ok": result.is_ok() }),
+    )
+    .await?;
+    Ok(Json(match result {
+        Ok(()) => RestartResponse {
+            ok: true,
+            error: None,
+        },
+        Err(e) => RestartResponse {
+            ok: false,
+            error: Some(format!("{e:#}")),
+        },
+    }))
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// POST /admin/crawler/session — refresh PHPSESSID
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct UpdateSessionRequest {
+    phpsessid: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
+struct UpdateSessionResponse {
+    /// Whether the post-update browser relaunch + session probe succeeded.
+    valid: bool,
+    error: Option<String>,
+}
+
+async fn update_session(
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    admin: RequireAdmin,
+    Json(body): Json<UpdateSessionRequest>,
+) -> AppResult<Json<UpdateSessionResponse>> {
+    let c = require_crawler(&state)?;
+    c.session
+        .update(&body.phpsessid)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| AppError::InvalidInput(format!("{e:#}")))?;
+    // Relaunch the browser so on_launch re-injects the new cookie and
+    // re-probes — the restart's success IS the session-validity signal.
+    let probe = c.browser_manager.coordinated_restart(c.drain_deadline).await;
+    // Session + browser state changed — push to live subscribers.
+    c.status.poke();
+    repo::admin_audit::insert(
+        &state.db,
+        admin.0.id,
+        "crawler_session_update",
+        "crawler",
+        None,
+        json!({ "valid": probe.is_ok() }),
+    )
+    .await?;
+    Ok(Json(match probe {
+        Ok(()) => UpdateSessionResponse {
+            valid: true,
+            error: None,
+        },
+        Err(e) => UpdateSessionResponse {
+            valid: false,
+            error: Some(format!("{e:#}")),
+        },
+    }))
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
+struct ClearExpiredResponse {
+    cleared: bool,
+}
+
+async fn clear_session_expired(
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    admin: RequireAdmin,
+) -> AppResult<Json<ClearExpiredResponse>> {
+    let c = require_crawler(&state)?;
+    c.session.clear_expired();
+    // session.expired flipped — push to live subscribers.
+    c.status.poke();
+    repo::admin_audit::insert(
+        &state.db,
+        admin.0.id,
+        "crawler_session_clear_expired",
+        "crawler",
+        None,
+        json!({}),
+    )
+    .await?;
+    Ok(Json(ClearExpiredResponse { cleared: true }))
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Dead jobs
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Default)]
+struct DeadJobsParams {
+    #[serde(default)]
+    search: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(default = "default_limit")]
+    limit: i64,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    offset: i64,
+}
+
+fn default_limit() -> i64 {
+    50
+}
+
+async fn list_dead_jobs(
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    _admin: RequireAdmin,
+    Query(params): Query<DeadJobsParams>,
+) -> AppResult<Json<crate::api::pagination::PagedResponse<DeadJob>>> {
+    let limit = params.limit.clamp(1, 200);
+    let offset = params.offset.max(0);
+    let search = params.search.filter(|s| !s.trim().is_empty());
+    let (items, total) =
+        repo::crawler::list_dead_jobs(&state.db, search.as_deref(), limit, offset).await?;
+    Ok(Json(crate::api::pagination::PagedResponse::with_total(
+        items, limit, offset, total,
+    )))
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(tag = "scope", rename_all = "snake_case")]
+enum RequeueRequest {
+    All,
+    Manga { manga_id: Uuid },
+    Chapter { chapter_id: Uuid },
+    Job { job_id: Uuid },
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
+struct RequeueResponse {
+    requeued: u64,
+}
+
+async fn requeue_dead_jobs(
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    admin: RequireAdmin,
+    Json(body): Json<RequeueRequest>,
+) -> AppResult<Json<RequeueResponse>> {
+    let scope = match &body {
+        RequeueRequest::All => RequeueScope::All,
+        RequeueRequest::Manga { manga_id } => RequeueScope::Manga(*manga_id),
+        RequeueRequest::Chapter { chapter_id } => RequeueScope::Chapter(*chapter_id),
+        RequeueRequest::Job { job_id } => RequeueScope::Job(*job_id),
+    };
+    let requeued = repo::crawler::requeue_dead_jobs(&state.db, scope).await?;
+    repo::admin_audit::insert(
+        &state.db,
+        admin.0.id,
+        "crawler_dead_jobs_requeue",
+        "crawler",
+        None,
+        json!({ "requeued": requeued, "scope": scope_label(&body) }),
+    )
+    .await?;
+    Ok(Json(RequeueResponse { requeued }))
+}
+
+fn scope_label(r: &RequeueRequest) -> &'static str {
+    match r {
+        RequeueRequest::All => "all",
+        RequeueRequest::Manga { .. } => "manga",
+        RequeueRequest::Chapter { .. } => "chapter",
+        RequeueRequest::Job { .. } => "job",
+    }
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Queued-chapters + queued-covers backlogs (paginated, fetched on demand)
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/// Pagination + title-search params shared by the backlog list endpoints.
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Default)]
+struct ListParams {
+    #[serde(default)]
+    search: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(default = "default_limit")]
+    limit: i64,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    offset: i64,
+}
+
+async fn list_active_jobs(
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    _admin: RequireAdmin,
+    Query(params): Query<ListParams>,
+) -> AppResult<Json<crate::api::pagination::PagedResponse<ActiveJob>>> {
+    let limit = params.limit.clamp(1, 200);
+    let offset = params.offset.max(0);
+    let search = params.search.filter(|s| !s.trim().is_empty());
+    let (items, total) =
+        repo::crawler::list_active_jobs(&state.db, search.as_deref(), limit, offset).await?;
+    Ok(Json(crate::api::pagination::PagedResponse::with_total(
+        items, limit, offset, total,
+    )))
+}
+
+async fn list_covers(
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    _admin: RequireAdmin,
+    Query(params): Query<ListParams>,
+) -> AppResult<Json<crate::api::pagination::PagedResponse<MissingCoverRow>>> {
+    let limit = params.limit.clamp(1, 200);
+    let offset = params.offset.max(0);
+    let search = params.search.filter(|s| !s.trim().is_empty());
+    let (items, total) =
+        repo::crawler::list_missing_cover_mangas(&state.db, search.as_deref(), limit, offset)
+            .await?;
+    Ok(Json(crate::api::pagination::PagedResponse::with_total(
+        items, limit, offset, total,
+    )))
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+fn require_crawler(state: &AppState) -> Result<&std::sync::Arc<CrawlerControl>, AppError> {
+    state.crawler.as_ref().ok_or_else(|| {
+        AppError::ServiceUnavailable("crawler daemon is disabled".into())
+    })
+}

backend/src/api/admin/mod.rs

@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 //! bot/API tokens cannot reach admin routes (see
 //! `crate::auth::extractor::RequireAdmin`).
 
+pub mod crawler;
 pub mod mangas;
+pub mod resync;
 pub mod system;
 pub mod users;
 
@@ -16,5 +18,7 @@ pub fn routes() -> Router<AppState> {
     Router::new()
         .merge(users::routes())
         .merge(mangas::routes())
+        .merge(resync::routes())
         .merge(system::routes())
+        .merge(crawler::routes())
 }

backend/src/api/admin/resync.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+//! Admin-triggered force resync of a single manga's metadata + cover,
+//! or a single chapter's content.
+//!
+//! Both endpoints are admin-only (`RequireAdmin`, cookie-only) and run
+//! synchronously with the request — the response carries the refreshed
+//! resource so the UI can swap it in without a follow-up GET. The work
+//! itself is delegated to [`ResyncService`] (set on AppState by
+//! `app::build` when the crawler daemon is enabled); when the daemon
+//! is disabled, both handlers return 503.
+
+use axum::extract::{Path, State};
+use axum::routing::post;
+use axum::{Json, Router};
+use serde::Serialize;
+use serde_json::json;
+use uuid::Uuid;
+
+use crate::app::AppState;
+use crate::auth::extractor::RequireAdmin;
+use crate::crawler::resync::{ChapterResyncOutcome, ResyncError};
+use crate::domain::manga::MangaDetail;
+use crate::domain::Chapter;
+use crate::error::{AppError, AppResult};
+use crate::repo;
+use crate::repo::crawler::UpsertStatus;
+
+pub fn routes() -> Router<AppState> {
+    Router::new()
+        .route("/admin/mangas/:id/resync", post(resync_manga))
+        .route("/admin/chapters/:id/resync", post(resync_chapter))
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
+pub struct MangaResyncResponse {
+    pub manga: MangaDetail,
+    /// `"new" | "updated" | "unchanged"` — mirrors [`UpsertStatus`].
+    pub metadata_status: &'static str,
+    pub cover_fetched: bool,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
+pub struct ChapterResyncResponse {
+    pub chapter: Chapter,
+    /// `"fetched" | "skipped"` — whether new pages landed or the
+    /// service short-circuited (e.g. chapter already had pages and the
+    /// session was lost so force was downgraded).
+    pub outcome: &'static str,
+    /// Page count when `outcome == "fetched"`. `None` for `skipped`.
+    pub pages: Option<usize>,
+}
+
+async fn resync_manga(
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    admin: RequireAdmin,
+    Path(manga_id): Path<Uuid>,
+) -> AppResult<Json<MangaResyncResponse>> {
+    if !repo::manga::exists(&state.db, manga_id).await? {
+        return Err(AppError::NotFound);
+    }
+    let resync = state
+        .resync
+        .as_ref()
+        .ok_or_else(|| AppError::ServiceUnavailable(
+            "crawler daemon is disabled; force resync unavailable".into(),
+        ))?;
+
+    let outcome = resync.resync_manga(manga_id).await.map_err(map_resync_err)?;
+
+    // Audit the action with the actor + the resync outcome so an
+    // operator-of-operators can answer "who refetched this manga, and
+    // did the cover land?" from the log alone.
+    repo::admin_audit::insert(
+        &state.db,
+        admin.0.id,
+        "manga_resync",
+        "manga",
+        Some(manga_id),
+        json!({
+            "metadata_status": status_str(outcome.metadata_status),
+            "cover_fetched": outcome.cover_fetched,
+        }),
+    )
+    .await?;
+
+    let manga = repo::manga::get_detail(&state.db, manga_id).await?;
+    Ok(Json(MangaResyncResponse {
+        manga,
+        metadata_status: status_str(outcome.metadata_status),
+        cover_fetched: outcome.cover_fetched,
+    }))
+}
+
+async fn resync_chapter(
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    admin: RequireAdmin,
+    Path(chapter_id): Path<Uuid>,
+) -> AppResult<Json<ChapterResyncResponse>> {
+    let resync = state
+        .resync
+        .as_ref()
+        .ok_or_else(|| AppError::ServiceUnavailable(
+            "crawler daemon is disabled; force resync unavailable".into(),
+        ))?;
+
+    // Look up the manga the chapter belongs to so we can return the
+    // refreshed chapter row in the response and 404 for unknown ids.
+    let manga_id: Option<Uuid> =
+        sqlx::query_scalar("SELECT manga_id FROM chapters WHERE id = $1")
+            .bind(chapter_id)
+            .fetch_optional(&state.db)
+            .await?;
+    let Some(manga_id) = manga_id else {
+        return Err(AppError::NotFound);
+    };
+
+    let outcome = resync
+        .resync_chapter(chapter_id)
+        .await
+        .map_err(map_resync_err)?;
+
+    let (outcome_str, pages) = match &outcome {
+        ChapterResyncOutcome::Fetched { pages, .. } => ("fetched", Some(*pages)),
+        ChapterResyncOutcome::Skipped { .. } => ("skipped", None),
+    };
+
+    repo::admin_audit::insert(
+        &state.db,
+        admin.0.id,
+        "chapter_resync",
+        "chapter",
+        Some(chapter_id),
+        json!({
+            "outcome": outcome_str,
+            "pages": pages,
+        }),
+    )
+    .await?;
+
+    let chapter = repo::chapter::find_by_id_in_manga(&state.db, manga_id, chapter_id)
+        .await?
+        .ok_or(AppError::NotFound)?;
+    Ok(Json(ChapterResyncResponse {
+        chapter,
+        outcome: outcome_str,
+        pages,
+    }))
+}
+
+fn status_str(s: UpsertStatus) -> &'static str {
+    match s {
+        UpsertStatus::New => "new",
+        UpsertStatus::Updated => "updated",
+        UpsertStatus::Unchanged => "unchanged",
+    }
+}
+
+/// Map [`ResyncError`] (and the anyhow envelopes wrapping it) onto the
+/// right [`AppError`]. Anything else surfaces as a generic 500 via the
+/// `Other` arm — the operator sees the underlying anyhow chain in
+/// server logs, the client sees a clean envelope.
+fn map_resync_err(err: anyhow::Error) -> AppError {
+    if let Some(rerr) = err.downcast_ref::<ResyncError>() {
+        match rerr {
+            ResyncError::NoMangaSource => AppError::ValidationFailed {
+                message: "manga has no live crawler source — cannot resync".into(),
+                details: json!({ "manga": "no_source" }),
+            },
+            ResyncError::NoChapterSource => AppError::ValidationFailed {
+                message: "chapter has no live crawler source — cannot resync".into(),
+                details: json!({ "chapter": "no_source" }),
+            },
+        }
+    } else {
+        AppError::Other(err)
+    }
+}

backend/src/api/auth.rs

@@ -42,18 +42,22 @@ pub fn routes() -> Router<AppState> {
         .route("/auth/tokens/:id", delete(delete_token))
 }
 
-/// Public, unauthenticated. Exposes anonymous-relevant auth policy
+/// Public, unauthenticated. Exposes anonymous-relevant auth policy so
-/// (currently just whether self-registration is open) so the frontend
+/// the frontend can render its login / register affordances correctly
-/// can render its login / register affordances correctly without a
+/// without a probe request that would conflate "disabled" with
-/// probe request that would conflate "disabled" with "rate-limited".
+/// "rate-limited". `self_register_enabled` is the *effective* value
+/// (`allow_self_register && !private_mode`), so a private-mode
+/// instance reports `false` even if the raw flag is on.
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
 pub struct AuthConfigResponse {
     pub self_register_enabled: bool,
+    pub private_mode: bool,
 }
 
 async fn auth_config(State(state): State<AppState>) -> Json<AuthConfigResponse> {
     Json(AuthConfigResponse {
-        self_register_enabled: state.auth.allow_self_register,
+        self_register_enabled: state.auth.allow_self_register && !state.auth.private_mode,
+        private_mode: state.auth.private_mode,
     })
 }
 
@@ -103,7 +107,10 @@ async fn register(
     // disabled and enabled paths both consume a token, and disabled
     // returns 403 instead of running argon2.
     check_auth_rate_limit(&state, "register")?;
-    if !state.auth.allow_self_register {
+    // Private mode force-blocks self-registration regardless of
+    // ALLOW_SELF_REGISTER — operators of locked-down instances mint
+    // accounts via `POST /admin/users` instead.
+    if !state.auth.allow_self_register || state.auth.private_mode {
         return Err(AppError::Forbidden);
     }
     let username = input.username.trim();

backend/src/app.rs

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool;
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicU32, Ordering};
 
 use anyhow::Context;
 use async_trait::async_trait;
-use axum::extract::DefaultBodyLimit;
+use axum::extract::{DefaultBodyLimit, FromRequestParts, Request, State};
 use axum::http::{HeaderName, HeaderValue, Method};
+use axum::middleware::{self, Next};
+use axum::response::Response;
 use axum::Router;
 use sqlx::postgres::PgPoolOptions;
 use sqlx::PgPool;
@@ -12,7 +14,9 @@ use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
 use tower_http::cors::{AllowOrigin, CorsLayer};
 use tower_http::trace::TraceLayer;
 
+use crate::auth::extractor::CurrentUser;
 use crate::auth::rate_limit::AuthRateLimiter;
+use crate::error::AppError;
 use crate::config::{AuthConfig, Config, CrawlerConfig, UploadConfig};
 use crate::crawler::browser_manager::{self, BrowserManager};
 use crate::crawler::content::{self, SyncOutcome};
@@ -20,6 +24,7 @@ use crate::crawler::daemon::{self, ChapterDispatcher, DaemonConfig, MetadataPass
 use crate::crawler::jobs::JobPayload;
 use crate::crawler::pipeline::{self, MetadataStats};
 use crate::crawler::rate_limit::HostRateLimiters;
+use crate::crawler::resync::{RealResyncService, ResyncService};
 use crate::crawler::safety::DownloadAllowlist;
 use crate::crawler::session;
 use crate::repo;
@@ -35,6 +40,30 @@ pub struct AppState {
     /// One instance per AppState so tests stay isolated across the
     /// same process.
     pub auth_limiter: Arc<AuthRateLimiter>,
+    /// Admin-triggered force resync. `None` when the crawler daemon
+    /// is disabled (`CRAWLER_DAEMON=false`); admin handlers gate on
+    /// `.is_some()` and return 503 otherwise. Set by [`build`] from the
+    /// same wiring that builds the daemon's chapter dispatcher, so a
+    /// force resync uses the daemon's BrowserManager + rate limiters.
+    pub resync: Option<Arc<dyn ResyncService>>,
+    /// Crawler observability + control handle (live status, coordinated
+    /// browser restart, runtime session, manual run). `None` when the
+    /// daemon is disabled; admin handlers gate on `.is_some()` → 503.
+    pub crawler: Option<Arc<CrawlerControl>>,
+}
+
+/// Shared handle the admin crawler endpoints use to observe and control
+/// the running daemon. Bundled so the handlers take one optional field on
+/// `AppState` rather than many.
+pub struct CrawlerControl {
+    pub browser_manager: Arc<BrowserManager>,
+    pub session: Arc<crate::crawler::session_control::SessionController>,
+    pub status: crate::crawler::status::StatusHandle,
+    /// Used by the "run metadata pass now" endpoint; `None` when no
+    /// `CRAWLER_START_URL` is configured (cron disabled).
+    pub metadata_pass: Option<Arc<dyn MetadataPass>>,
+    /// Drain budget for a manually-triggered coordinated browser restart.
+    pub drain_deadline: std::time::Duration,
 }
 
 /// Bundle returned by [`build`]. The router is what `axum::serve` consumes;
@@ -69,11 +98,12 @@ pub async fn build(config: Config) -> anyhow::Result<AppHandle> {
 
     let storage: Arc<dyn Storage> = Arc::new(LocalStorage::new(config.storage_dir.clone()));
 
-    let daemon = if config.crawler.daemon_enabled {
+    let (daemon, resync, crawler) = if config.crawler.daemon_enabled {
-        Some(spawn_crawler_daemon(db.clone(), Arc::clone(&storage), &config.crawler).await?)
+        let spawned = spawn_crawler_daemon(db.clone(), Arc::clone(&storage), &config.crawler).await?;
+        (Some(spawned.handle), Some(spawned.resync), Some(spawned.crawler))
     } else {
         tracing::info!("crawler daemon disabled (CRAWLER_DAEMON=false)");
-        None
+        (None, None, None)
     };
 
     let auth_limiter = Arc::new(AuthRateLimiter::new(config.auth.rate_limit));
@@ -83,21 +113,39 @@ pub async fn build(config: Config) -> anyhow::Result<AppHandle> {
         auth: config.auth.clone(),
         upload: config.upload.clone(),
         auth_limiter,
+        resync,
+        crawler,
     };
     let router = router(state).layer(cors_layer(&config.cors_allowed_origins));
     Ok(AppHandle { router, daemon })
 }
 
+/// Bundle returned by [`spawn_crawler_daemon`]. The handle owns the
+/// daemon's tasks; `resync` is the operator-trigger service shared with
+/// `AppState` so admin endpoints can call into the same browser /
+/// rate-limit machinery.
+struct SpawnedDaemon {
+    handle: daemon::DaemonHandle,
+    resync: Arc<dyn ResyncService>,
+    crawler: Arc<CrawlerControl>,
+}
+
 async fn spawn_crawler_daemon(
     db: PgPool,
     storage: Arc<dyn Storage>,
     cfg: &CrawlerConfig,
-) -> anyhow::Result<daemon::DaemonHandle> {
+) -> anyhow::Result<SpawnedDaemon> {
-    // Reqwest client with cookie jar pre-seeded so CDN image fetches
+    // Reqwest client with a shared cookie jar so CDN image fetches include
-    // include PHPSESSID. Same shape as bin/crawler.rs main().
+    // PHPSESSID. The same `Arc<Jar>` is held by the SessionController, so a
+    // runtime session refresh rewrites it in place. Initial value: a
+    // persisted runtime session (survives restart) takes precedence over
+    // CRAWLER_PHPSESSID env.
     let cookie_jar = Arc::new(reqwest::cookie::Jar::default());
+    let initial_sid = crate::crawler::session_control::SessionController::load_persisted(&db)
+        .await
+        .or_else(|| cfg.phpsessid.clone());
     if let (Some(sid), Some(domain), Some(start_url)) =
-        (&cfg.phpsessid, &cfg.cookie_domain, &cfg.start_url)
+        (&initial_sid, &cfg.cookie_domain, &cfg.start_url)
     {
         let cookie_str = format!("PHPSESSID={sid}; Domain={domain}; Path=/");
         let seed_url = reqwest::Url::parse(start_url)
@@ -107,7 +155,7 @@ async fn spawn_crawler_daemon(
     let mut http_builder = reqwest::Client::builder()
         .timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(30))
         .no_proxy()
-        .cookie_provider(cookie_jar);
+        .cookie_provider(Arc::clone(&cookie_jar));
     if let Some(ua) = &cfg.user_agent {
         http_builder = http_builder.user_agent(ua);
     }
@@ -123,27 +171,71 @@ async fn spawn_crawler_daemon(
     }
     let rate = Arc::new(rate);
 
+    let tor = crate::crawler::tor::TorController::from_parts(
+        cfg.tor_control_url.as_deref(),
+        cfg.tor_control_password.as_deref(),
+        cfg.tor_control_cookie_path.as_deref(),
+    )
+    .context("build TorController from CRAWLER_TOR_CONTROL_* env")?
+    .map(Arc::new);
+    if let Some(t) = &tor {
+        tracing::info!(?t, "TOR control configured; transient pages will trigger NEWNYM");
+    }
+    let tor_recircuit_max = cfg.tor_recircuit_max_attempts;
+
+    // Session controller + sticky session-expired flag. Created before the
+    // browser so the on_launch hook can read the *current* session value
+    // (rather than a value captured at startup), and so a runtime refresh
+    // updates the cookie everywhere.
+    let session_expired = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
+    let session_controller = crate::crawler::session_control::SessionController::new(
+        initial_sid,
+        Arc::clone(&cookie_jar),
+        cfg.cookie_domain.clone(),
+        cfg.start_url.clone(),
+        db.clone(),
+        Arc::clone(&session_expired),
+    );
+
+    // Live status surface, sized to the worker count.
+    let status = crate::crawler::status::StatusHandle::new(cfg.chapter_workers);
+
     // Browser manager. on_launch re-injects PHPSESSID on every fresh
     // chromium spawn so an idle teardown followed by re-launch stays
     // authenticated without operator action.
     let mut launch_opts = cfg.browser.clone();
     if let Some(proxy) = &cfg.proxy {
-        launch_opts.extra_args.push(format!("--proxy-server={proxy}"));
+        let chromium_proxy = crate::crawler::url_utils::chromium_proxy_arg(proxy);
+        launch_opts.extra_args.push(format!("--proxy-server={chromium_proxy}"));
     }
-    let on_launch = match (&cfg.phpsessid, &cfg.cookie_domain, &cfg.start_url) {
+    let on_launch = match (&cfg.cookie_domain, &cfg.start_url) {
-        (Some(sid), Some(domain), Some(start_url)) => {
+        (Some(domain), Some(start_url)) => {
-            let sid = sid.clone();
             let domain = domain.clone();
             let start_url = start_url.clone();
+            let tor_for_launch = tor.as_ref().map(Arc::clone);
+            let sc = Arc::clone(&session_controller);
             let on_launch: browser_manager::OnLaunch = Arc::new(move |browser| {
-                let sid = sid.clone();
                 let domain = domain.clone();
                 let start_url = start_url.clone();
+                let tor_for_launch = tor_for_launch.as_ref().map(Arc::clone);
+                let sc = Arc::clone(&sc);
                 Box::pin(async move {
+                    // Read the *current* session each launch so a runtime
+                    // refresh is picked up on the next (re)launch. No session
+                    // configured → run unauthenticated (metadata needs no auth).
+                    let Some(sid) = sc.current().await else {
+                        tracing::info!("on_launch: no session set — skipping inject + probe");
+                        return Ok(());
+                    };
                     session::inject_phpsessid(&browser, &sid, &domain)
                         .await
                         .context("on_launch: inject_phpsessid")?;
-                    session::verify_session(&browser, &start_url)
+                    session::verify_session_with_recircuit(
+                        &browser,
+                        &start_url,
+                        tor_for_launch.as_deref(),
+                        tor_recircuit_max,
+                    )
                     .await
                     .context("on_launch: verify_session")?;
                     Ok(())
@@ -155,8 +247,6 @@ async fn spawn_crawler_daemon(
     };
     let browser_manager = BrowserManager::new(launch_opts, cfg.idle_timeout, on_launch);
 
-    let session_expired = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
-
     let metadata_pass: Option<Arc<dyn MetadataPass>> = cfg.start_url.as_ref().map(|url| {
         let m: Arc<dyn MetadataPass> = Arc::new(RealMetadataPass {
             browser_manager: Arc::clone(&browser_manager),
@@ -165,13 +255,32 @@ async fn spawn_crawler_daemon(
             http: http.clone(),
             rate: Arc::clone(&rate),
             start_url: url.clone(),
+            manga_limit: cfg.manga_limit,
             download_allowlist: cfg.download_allowlist.clone(),
             max_image_bytes: cfg.max_image_bytes,
+            metadata_max_consecutive_failures: cfg.metadata_max_consecutive_failures,
+            status: status.clone(),
+            tor: tor.as_ref().map(Arc::clone),
         });
         m
     });
 
     let dispatcher: Arc<dyn ChapterDispatcher> = Arc::new(RealChapterDispatcher {
+        browser_manager: Arc::clone(&browser_manager),
+        db: db.clone(),
+        storage: Arc::clone(&storage),
+        http: http.clone(),
+        rate: Arc::clone(&rate),
+        download_allowlist: cfg.download_allowlist.clone(),
+        max_image_bytes: cfg.max_image_bytes,
+        transient_failures: Arc::new(AtomicU32::new(0)),
+        restart_threshold: cfg.browser_restart_threshold,
+        drain_deadline: cfg.job_timeout,
+        status: status.clone(),
+        tor: tor.as_ref().map(Arc::clone),
+    });
+
+    let resync: Arc<dyn ResyncService> = Arc::new(RealResyncService {
         browser_manager: Arc::clone(&browser_manager),
         db: db.clone(),
         storage: Arc::clone(&storage),
@@ -179,6 +288,7 @@ async fn spawn_crawler_daemon(
         rate: Arc::clone(&rate),
         download_allowlist: cfg.download_allowlist.clone(),
         max_image_bytes: cfg.max_image_bytes,
+        tor: tor.as_ref().map(Arc::clone),
     });
 
     // Shared cancellation: daemon shutdown cancels the BrowserManager's
@@ -204,18 +314,32 @@ async fn spawn_crawler_daemon(
         db,
         cancel,
         DaemonConfig {
-            metadata_pass,
+            metadata_pass: metadata_pass.clone(),
             dispatcher,
             chapter_workers: cfg.chapter_workers,
             daily_at: cfg.daily_at,
             tz: cfg.tz,
             retention_days: cfg.retention_days,
             session_expired,
+            status: status.clone(),
+            job_timeout: cfg.job_timeout,
             extra_tasks: vec![reaper_task, shutdown_task],
         },
     );
 
-    Ok(daemon_handle)
+    let crawler = Arc::new(CrawlerControl {
+        browser_manager: Arc::clone(&browser_manager),
+        session: session_controller,
+        status,
+        metadata_pass,
+        drain_deadline: cfg.job_timeout,
+    });
+
+    Ok(SpawnedDaemon {
+        handle: daemon_handle,
+        resync,
+        crawler,
+    })
 }
 
 // Real impls of the daemon traits, owning the browser manager + I/O. Kept
@@ -230,8 +354,12 @@ struct RealMetadataPass {
     http: reqwest::Client,
     rate: Arc<HostRateLimiters>,
     start_url: String,
+    manga_limit: usize,
     download_allowlist: DownloadAllowlist,
     max_image_bytes: usize,
+    metadata_max_consecutive_failures: u32,
+    status: crate::crawler::status::StatusHandle,
+    tor: Option<Arc<crate::crawler::tor::TorController>>,
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
@@ -244,10 +372,13 @@ impl MetadataPass for RealMetadataPass {
             &self.http,
             &self.rate,
             &self.start_url,
-            0,
+            self.manga_limit,
             false,
             &self.download_allowlist,
             self.max_image_bytes,
+            self.metadata_max_consecutive_failures,
+            Some(&self.status),
+            self.tor.as_deref(),
         )
         .await;
         if let Err(e) = &result {
@@ -255,6 +386,38 @@ impl MetadataPass for RealMetadataPass {
                 self.browser_manager.invalidate().await;
             }
         }
+        // Cover backfill follows the metadata pass even when the pass
+        // errored — the early-stop walk can complete its work and bail
+        // late, and a transient browser failure shouldn't cancel the
+        // residual cover backlog. The backfill has its own per-call cap
+        // so a runaway error stream can't monopolise the tick. It sets the
+        // CoverBackfill{index,total} phase + current_cover per entry.
+        match pipeline::backfill_missing_covers(
+            &self.browser_manager,
+            &self.db,
+            self.storage.as_ref(),
+            &self.http,
+            &self.rate,
+            pipeline::COVER_BACKFILL_DEFAULT_MAX,
+            &self.download_allowlist,
+            self.max_image_bytes,
+            Some(&self.status),
+            self.tor.as_deref(),
+        )
+        .await
+        {
+            Ok(stats) => {
+                if stats.considered > 0 {
+                    tracing::info!(?stats, "cover backfill complete");
+                }
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                tracing::warn!(error = ?e, "cover backfill failed");
+                if crate::crawler::nav::anyhow_looks_browser_dead(&e) {
+                    self.browser_manager.invalidate().await;
+                }
+            }
+        }
         result
     }
 }
@@ -267,6 +430,17 @@ struct RealChapterDispatcher {
     rate: Arc<HostRateLimiters>,
     download_allowlist: DownloadAllowlist,
     max_image_bytes: usize,
+    /// Consecutive transient chapter failures; resets on any success.
+    /// Drives the automatic coordinated browser restart.
+    transient_failures: Arc<std::sync::atomic::AtomicU32>,
+    /// Consecutive-failure count that triggers an auto restart.
+    restart_threshold: u32,
+    /// How long a coordinated restart waits for in-flight leases to drain.
+    drain_deadline: std::time::Duration,
+    /// Live status surface — the dispatcher registers each chapter it
+    /// crawls (with a realtime page count) here.
+    status: crate::crawler::status::StatusHandle,
+    tor: Option<Arc<crate::crawler::tor::TorController>>,
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
@@ -281,10 +455,21 @@ impl ChapterDispatcher for RealChapterDispatcher {
                 let row = repo::chapter::dispatch_target(&self.db, chapter_id)
                     .await
                     .context("look up chapter for dispatch")?;
-                let Some((manga_id, source_url)) = row else {
+                let Some((manga_id, source_url, manga_title, chapter_number)) = row else {
                     // Chapter (or its source row) is gone — ack done.
                     return Ok(SyncOutcome::Skipped);
                 };
+                // Register the chapter as crawling now (live status). The
+                // guard removes it on every exit path — success, panic, or
+                // the worker's outer-timeout drop.
+                let _active = self.status.begin_chapter(crate::crawler::status::ActiveChapter {
+                    manga_id,
+                    manga_title,
+                    chapter_id,
+                    chapter_number,
+                    pages_done: 0,
+                    pages_total: None,
+                });
                 let lease = self.browser_manager.acquire().await?;
                 let result = content::sync_chapter_content(
                     &lease,
@@ -298,14 +483,38 @@ impl ChapterDispatcher for RealChapterDispatcher {
                     false,
                     &self.download_allowlist,
                     self.max_image_bytes,
+                    self.tor.as_deref(),
+                    Some(&self.status),
                 )
                 .await;
                 drop(lease);
                 match result {
-                    Ok(outcome) => Ok(outcome),
+                    Ok(outcome) => {
+                        // Any successful dispatch (including a clean Skipped)
+                        // means the browser is healthy — reset the streak.
+                        self.transient_failures.store(0, Ordering::Release);
+                        Ok(outcome)
+                    }
                     Err(e) => {
+                        let streak = self.transient_failures.fetch_add(1, Ordering::AcqRel) + 1;
                         if crate::crawler::nav::anyhow_looks_browser_dead(&e) {
+                            // Hard browser-dead: lazy invalidate (next acquire
+                            // relaunches). Reset the streak — we're recovering.
                             self.browser_manager.invalidate().await;
+                            self.transient_failures.store(0, Ordering::Release);
+                        } else if self.restart_threshold > 0 && streak >= self.restart_threshold {
+                            // Persistent transients that TOR recircuit couldn't
+                            // fix — proactively restart Chromium.
+                            tracing::warn!(
+                                streak,
+                                threshold = self.restart_threshold,
+                                "auto browser restart: consecutive transient chapter failures"
+                            );
+                            let _ = self
+                                .browser_manager
+                                .coordinated_restart(self.drain_deadline)
+                                .await;
+                            self.transient_failures.store(0, Ordering::Release);
                         }
                         Err(e)
                     }
@@ -325,11 +534,62 @@ pub fn router(state: AppState) -> Router {
     let max_request_bytes = state.upload.max_request_bytes;
     Router::new()
         .nest("/api/v1", crate::api::routes())
+        .layer(middleware::from_fn_with_state(
+            state.clone(),
+            private_mode_guard,
+        ))
         .layer(DefaultBodyLimit::max(max_request_bytes))
         .with_state(state)
         .layer(TraceLayer::new_for_http())
 }
 
+/// Paths reachable anonymously even when `PRIVATE_MODE=true`. Login and
+/// logout are needed for the auth flow itself; `/health` is reserved
+/// for load-balancer probes; `/auth/config` lets the frontend decide
+/// whether to render the login form or its anonymous alternatives;
+/// `/auth/register` is exempted from the gate so the handler can
+/// return its informative `registration_disabled` 403 (the same code
+/// public-mode deployments use when `ALLOW_SELF_REGISTER=false`) —
+/// the handler itself force-blocks the request body in private mode,
+/// so no account ever gets created here. Everything else demands a
+/// valid session cookie or bearer token.
+fn is_public_in_private_mode(path: &str) -> bool {
+    matches!(
+        path,
+        "/api/v1/health"
+            | "/api/v1/auth/config"
+            | "/api/v1/auth/login"
+            | "/api/v1/auth/logout"
+            | "/api/v1/auth/register"
+    )
+}
+
+/// Site-wide auth gate for `PRIVATE_MODE=true`. With the flag off this
+/// is a no-op pass-through, so public deployments take no extra DB
+/// hit. With it on, the guard reuses [`CurrentUser`] — the same
+/// session-cookie-then-bearer-token logic the per-handler extractor
+/// uses — so the two paths can never drift.
+async fn private_mode_guard(
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    req: Request,
+    next: Next,
+) -> Result<Response, AppError> {
+    if !state.auth.private_mode {
+        return Ok(next.run(req).await);
+    }
+    if is_public_in_private_mode(req.uri().path()) {
+        return Ok(next.run(req).await);
+    }
+    let (mut parts, body) = req.into_parts();
+    match CurrentUser::from_request_parts(&mut parts, &state).await {
+        Ok(_) => {
+            let req = Request::from_parts(parts, body);
+            Ok(next.run(req).await)
+        }
+        Err(_) => Err(AppError::Unauthenticated),
+    }
+}
+
 pub(crate) fn cors_layer(allowed_origins: &[String]) -> CorsLayer {
     if allowed_origins.is_empty() {
         // Same-origin only — no CORS headers emitted.

backend/src/bin/crawler.rs

@@ -78,6 +78,21 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let proxy_url = std::env::var("CRAWLER_PROXY")
         .ok()
         .filter(|s| !s.trim().is_empty());
+    let tor_control_url = std::env::var("CRAWLER_TOR_CONTROL_URL")
+        .ok()
+        .filter(|s| !s.trim().is_empty());
+    let tor_control_password = std::env::var("CRAWLER_TOR_CONTROL_PASSWORD")
+        .ok()
+        .filter(|s| !s.trim().is_empty());
+    let tor_control_cookie_path = std::env::var("CRAWLER_TOR_CONTROL_COOKIE_PATH")
+        .ok()
+        .filter(|s| !s.trim().is_empty())
+        .map(std::path::PathBuf::from);
+    let tor_recircuit_max_attempts: u32 = std::env::var("CRAWLER_TOR_RECIRCUIT_MAX_ATTEMPTS")
+        .ok()
+        .and_then(|s| s.parse().ok())
+        .unwrap_or(3)
+        .max(1);
     let keep_browser_open = env_bool("CRAWLER_KEEP_BROWSER_OPEN", false);
 
     let db = PgPoolOptions::new()
@@ -112,7 +127,8 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     let mut options = LaunchOptions::from_env();
     if let Some(proxy) = &proxy_url {
-        options.extra_args.push(format!("--proxy-server={proxy}"));
+        let chromium_proxy = mangalord::crawler::url_utils::chromium_proxy_arg(proxy);
+        options.extra_args.push(format!("--proxy-server={chromium_proxy}"));
     }
     let keep_open = match (keep_browser_open, options.mode) {
         (true, BrowserMode::Headed) => true,
@@ -144,6 +160,17 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         "starting crawler"
     );
 
+    let tor = mangalord::crawler::tor::TorController::from_parts(
+        tor_control_url.as_deref(),
+        tor_control_password.as_deref(),
+        tor_control_cookie_path.as_deref(),
+    )
+    .context("build TorController from CRAWLER_TOR_CONTROL_* env")?
+    .map(Arc::new);
+    if let Some(t) = &tor {
+        tracing::info!(?t, "TOR control configured");
+    }
+
     // BrowserManager with idle_timeout = ZERO so the CLI keeps Chromium
     // alive for the entire run — same lifecycle as the old direct
     // `browser::launch()` flow. on_launch re-injects PHPSESSID + runs the
@@ -153,15 +180,22 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
             let sid = sid.clone();
             let domain = domain.clone();
             let start_url_clone = start_url.clone();
+            let tor_for_launch = tor.as_ref().map(Arc::clone);
             Arc::new(move |browser| {
                 let sid = sid.clone();
                 let domain = domain.clone();
                 let start_url = start_url_clone.clone();
+                let tor_for_launch = tor_for_launch.as_ref().map(Arc::clone);
                 Box::pin(async move {
                     session::inject_phpsessid(&browser, &sid, &domain)
                         .await
                         .context("inject_phpsessid")?;
-                    session::verify_session(&browser, &start_url)
+                    session::verify_session_with_recircuit(
+                        &browser,
+                        &start_url,
+                        tor_for_launch.as_deref(),
+                        tor_recircuit_max_attempts,
+                    )
                     .await
                     .context("verify_session")?;
                     Ok(())
@@ -187,6 +221,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         skip_chapter_content || !session_ready,
         chapter_workers,
         force_refetch_chapters,
+        tor.clone(),
     )
     .await;
 
@@ -216,6 +251,7 @@ async fn run(
     skip_chapter_content: bool,
     chapter_workers: usize,
     force_refetch_chapters: bool,
+    tor: Option<Arc<mangalord::crawler::tor::TorController>>,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let mut rate = HostRateLimiters::new(Duration::from_millis(rate_ms));
     if let Some(host) = cdn_host {
@@ -267,6 +303,12 @@ async fn run(
         skip_chapters,
         allowlist.as_ref(),
         max_image_bytes,
+        // Circuit-breaker disabled for the operator-driven CLI: a manual
+        // sweep should push through transient failures, not self-abort.
+        0,
+        // No live status surface for the one-shot CLI.
+        None,
+        tor.as_deref(),
     )
     .await?;
     tracing::info!(?stats, "metadata pass complete");
@@ -283,6 +325,7 @@ async fn run(
             force_refetch_chapters,
             Arc::clone(&allowlist),
             max_image_bytes,
+            tor.clone(),
         )
         .await?;
     }
@@ -308,6 +351,7 @@ async fn sync_bookmarked_chapter_content(
     force_refetch: bool,
     allowlist: Arc<mangalord::crawler::safety::DownloadAllowlist>,
     max_image_bytes: usize,
+    tor: Option<Arc<mangalord::crawler::tor::TorController>>,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let pending: Vec<(Uuid, Uuid, String)> = sqlx::query_as(
         r#"
@@ -345,6 +389,7 @@ async fn sync_bookmarked_chapter_content(
             let rate = Arc::clone(&rate);
             let manager = Arc::clone(&manager);
             let allowlist = Arc::clone(&allowlist);
+            let tor = tor.clone();
             let stats = &stats;
             async move {
                 if session_expired.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed) {
@@ -371,6 +416,9 @@ async fn sync_bookmarked_chapter_content(
                     force_refetch,
                     allowlist.as_ref(),
                     max_image_bytes,
+                    tor.as_deref(),
+                    // CLI one-shot — no live status surface.
+                    None,
                 )
                 .await;
                 drop(lease);

backend/src/config.rs

@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ pub struct AuthConfig {
     /// `POST /admin/users`. Defaults to `true` (open registration)
     /// for backward compatibility.
     pub allow_self_register: bool,
+    /// When `true`, every API path except a small allowlist
+    /// (`/health`, `/auth/config`, `/auth/login`, `/auth/logout`)
+    /// requires a valid session cookie or bearer token — anonymous
+    /// reads are rejected with 401. Self-registration is also
+    /// force-disabled regardless of [`Self::allow_self_register`]
+    /// so a private instance is locked down with a single switch.
+    /// Defaults to `false` (current public behaviour).
+    pub private_mode: bool,
 }
 
 impl Default for AuthConfig {
@@ -33,6 +41,7 @@ impl Default for AuthConfig {
             // defaults.
             rate_limit: crate::auth::rate_limit::RateLimitConfig::default(),
             allow_self_register: true,
+            private_mode: false,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -97,6 +106,20 @@ pub struct CrawlerConfig {
     pub cookie_domain: Option<String>,
     pub user_agent: Option<String>,
     pub proxy: Option<String>,
+    /// `tcp://host:port`, `host:port`, or bare `host` (default port
+    /// 9051). When `None`, TOR-recircuit-on-transient is disabled and
+    /// the crawler behaves identically to pre-TOR releases.
+    pub tor_control_url: Option<String>,
+    /// HashedControlPassword auth. Used only when
+    /// `tor_control_cookie_path` is `None`.
+    pub tor_control_password: Option<String>,
+    /// Cookie-file auth path (e.g.
+    /// `/var/lib/tor/control_auth_cookie`). Takes precedence over
+    /// password when both are set.
+    pub tor_control_cookie_path: Option<PathBuf>,
+    /// Maximum NEWNYM-and-retry cycles per recircuit-eligible failure.
+    /// Defaults to 3.
+    pub tor_recircuit_max_attempts: u32,
     pub browser: LaunchOptions,
     /// Hosts the crawler is allowed to download images / covers from.
     /// Always seeded with the host of `start_url` and (when set) the
@@ -105,6 +128,23 @@ pub struct CrawlerConfig {
     pub download_allowlist: DownloadAllowlist,
     /// Hard upper bound on a single image download. Defaults to 32 MiB.
     pub max_image_bytes: usize,
+    /// Max manga detail fetches per metadata pass. `0` means no cap
+    /// (full sweep up to the source's own bound). Sourced from
+    /// `CRAWLER_LIMIT`, mirroring the CLI binary.
+    pub manga_limit: usize,
+    /// Hard upper bound on a single chapter-content job dispatch. A job
+    /// exceeding this is acked failed (exponential backoff) instead of
+    /// wedging a worker. Defaults to 600s. `CRAWLER_JOB_TIMEOUT_SECS`.
+    pub job_timeout: Duration,
+    /// Consecutive `fetch_manga` failures that abort a metadata pass
+    /// (circuit-breaker for a source outage). The pass does NOT mark a
+    /// clean exit, so the next tick does a recovery sweep. Defaults to
+    /// 10. `CRAWLER_METADATA_MAX_CONSECUTIVE_FAILURES`.
+    pub metadata_max_consecutive_failures: u32,
+    /// Consecutive transient chapter failures (after TOR recircuit is
+    /// exhausted) that trigger an automatic coordinated browser restart.
+    /// Defaults to 3. `CRAWLER_BROWSER_RESTART_THRESHOLD`.
+    pub browser_restart_threshold: u32,
 }
 
 impl Default for CrawlerConfig {
@@ -124,9 +164,17 @@ impl Default for CrawlerConfig {
             cookie_domain: None,
             user_agent: None,
             proxy: None,
+            tor_control_url: None,
+            tor_control_password: None,
+            tor_control_cookie_path: None,
+            tor_recircuit_max_attempts: 3,
             browser: LaunchOptions::headless(),
             download_allowlist: DownloadAllowlist::new(),
             max_image_bytes: DEFAULT_MAX_IMAGE_BYTES,
+            manga_limit: 0,
+            job_timeout: Duration::from_secs(600),
+            metadata_max_consecutive_failures: 10,
+            browser_restart_threshold: 3,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -158,6 +206,7 @@ impl Config {
                     ) as u32,
                 },
                 allow_self_register: env_bool("ALLOW_SELF_REGISTER", true),
+                private_mode: env_bool("PRIVATE_MODE", false),
             },
             upload: UploadConfig {
                 max_request_bytes: env_usize("MAX_REQUEST_BYTES", 200 * 1024 * 1024),
@@ -234,9 +283,29 @@ impl CrawlerConfig {
             proxy: std::env::var("CRAWLER_PROXY")
                 .ok()
                 .filter(|s| !s.trim().is_empty()),
+            tor_control_url: std::env::var("CRAWLER_TOR_CONTROL_URL")
+                .ok()
+                .filter(|s| !s.trim().is_empty()),
+            tor_control_password: std::env::var("CRAWLER_TOR_CONTROL_PASSWORD")
+                .ok()
+                .filter(|s| !s.trim().is_empty()),
+            tor_control_cookie_path: std::env::var("CRAWLER_TOR_CONTROL_COOKIE_PATH")
+                .ok()
+                .filter(|s| !s.trim().is_empty())
+                .map(PathBuf::from),
+            tor_recircuit_max_attempts: env_u64("CRAWLER_TOR_RECIRCUIT_MAX_ATTEMPTS", 3)
+                .max(1) as u32,
             browser: LaunchOptions::from_env(),
             download_allowlist,
             max_image_bytes: env_usize("CRAWLER_MAX_IMAGE_BYTES", DEFAULT_MAX_IMAGE_BYTES),
+            manga_limit: env_usize("CRAWLER_LIMIT", 0),
+            job_timeout: Duration::from_secs(env_u64("CRAWLER_JOB_TIMEOUT_SECS", 600).max(1)),
+            metadata_max_consecutive_failures: env_u64(
+                "CRAWLER_METADATA_MAX_CONSECUTIVE_FAILURES",
+                10,
+            ) as u32,
+            browser_restart_threshold: env_u64("CRAWLER_BROWSER_RESTART_THRESHOLD", 3).max(1)
+                as u32,
         })
     }
 }
@@ -310,3 +379,91 @@ fn env_usize(name: &str, default: usize) -> usize {
         .unwrap_or(default)
 }
 
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use std::sync::Mutex;
+
+    // Serialise env-touching tests so concurrent cargo-test threads don't
+    // race on the process-global env. Re-acquire on poison since a
+    // panicking test still leaves the env in a consistent state for us
+    // (we set/unset within each guard region).
+    static ENV_GUARD: Mutex<()> = Mutex::new(());
+
+    #[test]
+    fn crawler_limit_env_populates_manga_limit() {
+        let _g = ENV_GUARD.lock().unwrap_or_else(|p| p.into_inner());
+        std::env::set_var("CRAWLER_LIMIT", "96");
+        let cfg = CrawlerConfig::from_env().expect("from_env");
+        std::env::remove_var("CRAWLER_LIMIT");
+        assert_eq!(cfg.manga_limit, 96);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn crawler_limit_unset_defaults_to_zero() {
+        let _g = ENV_GUARD.lock().unwrap_or_else(|p| p.into_inner());
+        std::env::remove_var("CRAWLER_LIMIT");
+        let cfg = CrawlerConfig::from_env().expect("from_env");
+        assert_eq!(cfg.manga_limit, 0);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn reliability_knobs_default_when_unset() {
+        let _g = ENV_GUARD.lock().unwrap_or_else(|p| p.into_inner());
+        std::env::remove_var("CRAWLER_JOB_TIMEOUT_SECS");
+        std::env::remove_var("CRAWLER_METADATA_MAX_CONSECUTIVE_FAILURES");
+        std::env::remove_var("CRAWLER_BROWSER_RESTART_THRESHOLD");
+        let cfg = CrawlerConfig::from_env().expect("from_env");
+        assert_eq!(cfg.job_timeout, Duration::from_secs(600));
+        assert_eq!(cfg.metadata_max_consecutive_failures, 10);
+        assert_eq!(cfg.browser_restart_threshold, 3);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn reliability_knobs_parse_from_env() {
+        let _g = ENV_GUARD.lock().unwrap_or_else(|p| p.into_inner());
+        std::env::set_var("CRAWLER_JOB_TIMEOUT_SECS", "120");
+        std::env::set_var("CRAWLER_METADATA_MAX_CONSECUTIVE_FAILURES", "5");
+        std::env::set_var("CRAWLER_BROWSER_RESTART_THRESHOLD", "7");
+        let cfg = CrawlerConfig::from_env().expect("from_env");
+        std::env::remove_var("CRAWLER_JOB_TIMEOUT_SECS");
+        std::env::remove_var("CRAWLER_METADATA_MAX_CONSECUTIVE_FAILURES");
+        std::env::remove_var("CRAWLER_BROWSER_RESTART_THRESHOLD");
+        assert_eq!(cfg.job_timeout, Duration::from_secs(120));
+        assert_eq!(cfg.metadata_max_consecutive_failures, 5);
+        assert_eq!(cfg.browser_restart_threshold, 7);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn private_mode_env_parses_true() {
+        let _g = ENV_GUARD.lock().unwrap_or_else(|p| p.into_inner());
+        std::env::set_var("PRIVATE_MODE", "true");
+        std::env::set_var("DATABASE_URL", "postgres://test");
+        let cfg = Config::from_env().expect("from_env");
+        std::env::remove_var("PRIVATE_MODE");
+        std::env::remove_var("DATABASE_URL");
+        assert!(cfg.auth.private_mode);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn private_mode_env_parses_false() {
+        let _g = ENV_GUARD.lock().unwrap_or_else(|p| p.into_inner());
+        std::env::set_var("PRIVATE_MODE", "false");
+        std::env::set_var("DATABASE_URL", "postgres://test");
+        let cfg = Config::from_env().expect("from_env");
+        std::env::remove_var("PRIVATE_MODE");
+        std::env::remove_var("DATABASE_URL");
+        assert!(!cfg.auth.private_mode);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn private_mode_defaults_to_false() {
+        let _g = ENV_GUARD.lock().unwrap_or_else(|p| p.into_inner());
+        std::env::remove_var("PRIVATE_MODE");
+        std::env::set_var("DATABASE_URL", "postgres://test");
+        let cfg = Config::from_env().expect("from_env");
+        std::env::remove_var("DATABASE_URL");
+        assert!(!cfg.auth.private_mode);
+    }
+}
+

backend/src/crawler/browser_manager.rs

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 //! until [`BrowserManager::shutdown`].
 
 use std::ops::Deref;
-use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicU8, AtomicUsize, Ordering};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
@@ -71,12 +71,42 @@ impl ActiveTracker {
     }
 }
 
+/// Lifecycle gate for a coordinated browser restart. `acquire()` parks
+/// while not [`RestartPhase::Healthy`] so no new navigation starts mid-
+/// restart; long-lived lease holders (the metadata pass) cooperate by
+/// checking [`BrowserManager::is_restart_pending`] at safe boundaries.
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
+pub enum RestartPhase {
+    /// Normal operation — acquires proceed.
+    Healthy,
+    /// Restart requested; new acquires park, waiting for in-flight leases
+    /// to drain.
+    Draining,
+    /// Chromium is being closed + relaunched.
+    Restarting,
+}
+
+const PHASE_HEALTHY: u8 = 0;
+const PHASE_DRAINING: u8 = 1;
+const PHASE_RESTARTING: u8 = 2;
+
 pub struct BrowserManager {
     inner: Mutex<Inner>,
     active: Arc<ActiveTracker>,
     launch_opts: LaunchOptions,
     idle_timeout: Duration,
     on_launch: OnLaunch,
+    /// Coarse lifecycle phase (one of the `PHASE_*` constants).
+    phase: AtomicU8,
+    /// Woken when the phase returns to `Healthy` so parked acquires resume.
+    resume: Notify,
+    /// Serialises coordinated restarts so concurrent requests collapse into
+    /// a single relaunch.
+    restart_lock: Mutex<()>,
+    /// Result of the most recent relaunch, so a caller that coalesced into
+    /// an in-progress restart reports that restart's real outcome instead
+    /// of a blind success.
+    last_restart_ok: AtomicBool,
 }
 
 struct Inner {
@@ -99,28 +129,72 @@ impl BrowserManager {
             launch_opts,
             idle_timeout,
             on_launch,
+            phase: AtomicU8::new(PHASE_HEALTHY),
+            resume: Notify::new(),
+            restart_lock: Mutex::new(()),
+            last_restart_ok: AtomicBool::new(true),
         })
     }
 
+    /// Current restart phase.
+    pub fn phase(&self) -> RestartPhase {
+        match self.phase.load(Ordering::Acquire) {
+            PHASE_DRAINING => RestartPhase::Draining,
+            PHASE_RESTARTING => RestartPhase::Restarting,
+            _ => RestartPhase::Healthy,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn set_phase(&self, phase: RestartPhase) {
+        let v = match phase {
+            RestartPhase::Healthy => PHASE_HEALTHY,
+            RestartPhase::Draining => PHASE_DRAINING,
+            RestartPhase::Restarting => PHASE_RESTARTING,
+        };
+        self.phase.store(v, Ordering::Release);
+    }
+
+    /// Whether a coordinated restart is in progress. Long-lived lease
+    /// holders poll this at safe boundaries and yield their lease so the
+    /// drain can complete promptly.
+    pub fn is_restart_pending(&self) -> bool {
+        self.phase() != RestartPhase::Healthy
+    }
+
+    /// Launch Chromium into `guard`, running the `on_launch` hook before
+    /// publishing the handle so a probe failure doesn't leave a half-
+    /// initialised browser behind.
+    async fn launch_into(&self, guard: &mut Inner) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        let handle = browser::launch(self.launch_opts.clone())
+            .await
+            .context("BrowserManager: launch chromium")?;
+        let shared = handle.shared();
+        if let Err(e) = (self.on_launch)(Arc::clone(&shared)).await {
+            let _ = handle.close().await;
+            return Err(e.context("BrowserManager: on_launch hook failed"));
+        }
+        guard.handle = Some(handle);
+        guard.shared = Some(shared);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     /// Acquire a shared browser lease. The first acquire after a teardown
     /// launches a fresh Chromium (and runs `on_launch`); subsequent acquires
     /// while a process is alive just bump the counter and clone the `Arc`.
     pub async fn acquire(&self) -> anyhow::Result<BrowserLease> {
+        // Park while a coordinated restart is draining/relaunching so no new
+        // navigation starts against a browser that's about to be torn down.
+        // The short sleep fallback guarantees liveness even if a `resume`
+        // notification is missed (classic Notify lost-wakeup).
+        while self.phase() != RestartPhase::Healthy {
+            tokio::select! {
+                _ = self.resume.notified() => {}
+                _ = tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(100)) => {}
+            }
+        }
         let mut guard = self.inner.lock().await;
         if guard.handle.is_none() {
-            let handle = browser::launch(self.launch_opts.clone())
+            self.launch_into(&mut guard).await?;
-                .await
-                .context("BrowserManager: launch chromium")?;
-            let shared = handle.shared();
-            // Run the on-launch hook before publishing the handle so a session
-            // probe failure doesn't leave a half-initialized browser behind.
-            if let Err(e) = (self.on_launch)(Arc::clone(&shared)).await {
-                // Close the just-launched browser since we won't be using it.
-                let _ = handle.close().await;
-                return Err(e.context("BrowserManager: on_launch hook failed"));
-            }
-            guard.handle = Some(handle);
-            guard.shared = Some(shared);
         }
         let browser = guard
             .shared
@@ -134,6 +208,51 @@ impl BrowserManager {
         })
     }
 
+    /// Coordinated restart: block new acquires, wait for in-flight leases
+    /// to drain (up to `drain_deadline`, then force), close + relaunch
+    /// Chromium (re-running `on_launch` → re-inject session + probe), then
+    /// resume parked acquirers. Concurrent calls collapse into one
+    /// relaunch. The phase is always returned to `Healthy` — even if the
+    /// relaunch errors — so a failed restart never permanently wedges
+    /// acquisition (the next acquire retries the launch lazily).
+    pub async fn coordinated_restart(&self, drain_deadline: Duration) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        // Dedup: if a restart is already running, wait for it and report
+        // that restart's real outcome (not a blind success).
+        let _restart_guard = match self.restart_lock.try_lock() {
+            Ok(g) => g,
+            Err(_) => {
+                let _ = self.restart_lock.lock().await;
+                return if self.last_restart_ok.load(Ordering::Acquire) {
+                    Ok(())
+                } else {
+                    Err(anyhow::anyhow!("a concurrent coordinated browser restart failed"))
+                };
+            }
+        };
+
+        self.set_phase(RestartPhase::Draining);
+        await_drain(&self.active, drain_deadline).await;
+
+        self.set_phase(RestartPhase::Restarting);
+        let relaunch = {
+            let mut guard = self.inner.lock().await;
+            guard.shared = None;
+            if let Some(handle) = guard.handle.take() {
+                let _ = handle.close().await;
+            }
+            self.launch_into(&mut guard).await
+        };
+
+        self.last_restart_ok.store(relaunch.is_ok(), Ordering::Release);
+        self.set_phase(RestartPhase::Healthy);
+        self.resume.notify_waiters();
+        match &relaunch {
+            Ok(()) => tracing::info!("BrowserManager: coordinated restart complete"),
+            Err(e) => tracing::error!(error = ?e, "BrowserManager: coordinated restart relaunch failed"),
+        }
+        relaunch.context("coordinated_restart: relaunch")
+    }
+
     /// Forcefully close the cached browser regardless of active count.
     /// Used on daemon shutdown. After this returns the next acquire will
     /// re-launch from scratch.
@@ -176,6 +295,29 @@ impl BrowserManager {
     }
 }
 
+/// Wait for the active-lease count to reach zero, up to `deadline`. Wakes
+/// on the tracker's idle signal and re-checks on a short poll so a missed
+/// signal can't strand the drain. Returns when drained or when the
+/// deadline elapses (the caller then force-restarts). Extracted as a free
+/// fn so the timing logic is unit-testable without launching Chromium.
+async fn await_drain(active: &Arc<ActiveTracker>, deadline: Duration) {
+    let start = tokio::time::Instant::now();
+    while active.current() > 0 {
+        let Some(remaining) = deadline.checked_sub(start.elapsed()) else {
+            tracing::warn!(
+                active = active.current(),
+                "coordinated_restart: drain deadline exceeded — forcing relaunch"
+            );
+            return;
+        };
+        let nap = remaining.min(Duration::from_millis(250));
+        tokio::select! {
+            _ = active.idle_signal().notified() => {}
+            _ = tokio::time::sleep(nap) => {}
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Background reaper. Returns immediately when `idle_timeout == 0`.
 /// Otherwise spawns a task that:
 ///   1. Waits on `idle_signal` (woken when active hits zero).
@@ -270,6 +412,63 @@ mod tests {
         mgr.invalidate().await;
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn await_drain_returns_immediately_when_already_idle() {
+        let active = ActiveTracker::new();
+        let start = tokio::time::Instant::now();
+        await_drain(&active, Duration::from_secs(5)).await;
+        assert!(start.elapsed() < Duration::from_millis(200), "no wait when idle");
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn await_drain_completes_when_lease_released() {
+        let active = ActiveTracker::new();
+        active.acquire();
+        let bg = {
+            let a = Arc::clone(&active);
+            tokio::spawn(async move {
+                tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
+                a.release();
+            })
+        };
+        // Generous deadline; should return shortly after the release, not
+        // at the deadline.
+        let start = tokio::time::Instant::now();
+        await_drain(&active, Duration::from_secs(5)).await;
+        assert!(start.elapsed() < Duration::from_secs(2), "drained on release");
+        assert_eq!(active.current(), 0);
+        bg.await.unwrap();
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn await_drain_force_returns_after_deadline_when_stuck() {
+        let active = ActiveTracker::new();
+        active.acquire(); // never released
+        let start = tokio::time::Instant::now();
+        await_drain(&active, Duration::from_millis(300)).await;
+        let elapsed = start.elapsed();
+        assert!(elapsed >= Duration::from_millis(250), "waited ~deadline: {elapsed:?}");
+        assert!(elapsed < Duration::from_secs(2), "but not forever: {elapsed:?}");
+        assert_eq!(active.current(), 1, "still held — caller force-restarts");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn phase_transitions_reflect_is_restart_pending() {
+        let mgr = BrowserManager::new(
+            crate::crawler::browser::LaunchOptions::default(),
+            Duration::ZERO,
+            noop_on_launch(),
+        );
+        assert_eq!(mgr.phase(), RestartPhase::Healthy);
+        assert!(!mgr.is_restart_pending());
+        mgr.set_phase(RestartPhase::Draining);
+        assert!(mgr.is_restart_pending());
+        mgr.set_phase(RestartPhase::Restarting);
+        assert!(mgr.is_restart_pending());
+        mgr.set_phase(RestartPhase::Healthy);
+        assert!(!mgr.is_restart_pending());
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn active_tracker_signals_idle_only_on_zero_transition() {
         let tracker = ActiveTracker::new();

backend/src/crawler/content.rs

@@ -73,39 +73,36 @@ pub enum SyncOutcome {
     SessionExpired,
 }
 
-/// Fetch all images for one chapter and persist them atomically. On
+/// Per-chapter max fetch attempts when TOR is configured. `N = 3` means
-/// any error after the first storage put, the DB transaction rolls
+/// up to 3 total page fetches with 2 NEWNYM signals between them. When
-/// back so the chapter stays at `page_count = 0` and is retried on the
+/// TOR is not configured the effective budget collapses to 1 (single
-/// next run. Bytes already written to storage become orphans; a future
+/// attempt, no retry, no recircuit — bit-for-bit pre-TOR behavior).
-/// reaper sweeps them.
+const CHAPTER_RECIRCUIT_MAX_ATTEMPTS: u32 = 3;
-#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
+
-pub async fn sync_chapter_content(
+/// Outcome of [`fetch_chapter_html_with_recircuit`]. `Ok` carries the
-    browser: &chromiumoxide::Browser,
+/// final reader HTML; the other two map to `sync_chapter_content`'s
-    db: &PgPool,
+/// existing failure modes.
-    storage: &dyn Storage,
+#[derive(Debug)]
-    http: &reqwest::Client,
+enum ChapterFetchOutcome {
-    rate: &HostRateLimiters,
+    Ok(String),
-    chapter_id: Uuid,
+    /// `ChapterProbe::Unauthenticated` after exhausting recircuit
-    manga_id: Uuid,
+    /// budget (or with budget=0). Caller returns
-    source_url: &str,
+    /// `SyncOutcome::SessionExpired`.
-    force_refetch: bool,
+    SessionExpired,
-    allowlist: &DownloadAllowlist,
+    /// `ChapterProbe::Transient` after exhausting recircuit budget
-    max_image_bytes: usize,
+    /// (or with budget=0). Caller bails so the dispatcher does
-) -> anyhow::Result<SyncOutcome> {
+    /// exponential backoff.
-    // Skip if already fetched, unless caller explicitly forces.
+    PersistentTransient,
-    if !force_refetch {
-        let (page_count,): (i32,) =
-            sqlx::query_as("SELECT page_count FROM chapters WHERE id = $1")
-                .bind(chapter_id)
-                .fetch_one(db)
-                .await
-                .context("read chapter page_count")?;
-        if page_count > 0 {
-            return Ok(SyncOutcome::Skipped);
-        }
 }
 
-    // Nav to chapter page (rate-limited per host).
+/// Single rate-limited Chromium navigation to the chapter URL,
+/// returning the page HTML. Extracted from `sync_chapter_content` so
+/// the recircuit loop can call it once per attempt.
+async fn fetch_chapter_html_once(
+    browser: &chromiumoxide::Browser,
+    rate: &HostRateLimiters,
+    source_url: &str,
+) -> anyhow::Result<String> {
     rate.wait_for(source_url).await?;
     let page = browser
         .new_page(source_url)
@@ -124,28 +121,140 @@ pub async fn sync_chapter_content(
         crate::crawler::nav::SELECTOR_TIMEOUT,
     )
     .await;
-
     let html = page.content().await.context("read chapter html")?;
     page.close().await.ok();
+    Ok(html)
+}
 
-    // Three-way session classification: distinguishes a transient
+/// Pure-over-IO loop: fetch + classify, up to `max_attempts` total
-    // hiccup (broken-page body or logged-in-but-no-reader) from a
+/// fetches. Between attempts, `recircuit` is invoked (a no-op when
-    // genuine PHPSESSID expiry (no reader and no avatar widget). The
+/// TOR isn't configured). `max_attempts = 1` collapses to the
-    // earlier binary `#avatar_menu` check conflated both and froze
+/// original single-shot behavior — `Unauthenticated` →
-    // every worker on a layout shift.
+/// `SessionExpired`, `Transient` → `PersistentTransient` on the first
+/// hit, no recircuit.
+///
+/// Semantics match [`crate::crawler::detect::retry_on_transient`] and
+/// [`run_session_probe_loop`]: `N` is **total attempts including the
+/// first**, so `N = 3` means 3 fetches and up to 2 NEWNYM calls.
+/// `Unauthenticated` and `Transient` share the budget — the loop
+/// doesn't distinguish, so a sequence like Transient → Unauth → Ok
+/// counts as 3 attempts.
+async fn fetch_chapter_html_with_recircuit<F, Fut, R, RFut>(
+    mut fetch: F,
+    mut recircuit: R,
+    max_attempts: u32,
+    source_url_for_msg: &str,
+) -> anyhow::Result<ChapterFetchOutcome>
+where
+    F: FnMut() -> Fut,
+    Fut: std::future::Future<Output = anyhow::Result<String>>,
+    R: FnMut() -> RFut,
+    RFut: std::future::Future<Output = ()>,
+{
+    debug_assert!(max_attempts >= 1, "max_attempts must be at least 1");
+    let mut attempt = 0u32;
+    loop {
+        attempt += 1;
+        let html = fetch().await?;
         match session::classify_chapter_probe(&html) {
-        ChapterProbe::Unauthenticated => return Ok(SyncOutcome::SessionExpired),
+            ChapterProbe::Ok => return Ok(ChapterFetchOutcome::Ok(html)),
+            ChapterProbe::Unauthenticated => {
+                if attempt >= max_attempts {
+                    return Ok(ChapterFetchOutcome::SessionExpired);
+                }
+                tracing::warn!(
+                    attempt,
+                    max = max_attempts,
+                    url = source_url_for_msg,
+                    "chapter probe Unauthenticated; signaling TOR NEWNYM and retrying"
+                );
+                recircuit().await;
+            }
             ChapterProbe::Transient => {
+                if attempt >= max_attempts {
+                    return Ok(ChapterFetchOutcome::PersistentTransient);
+                }
+                tracing::warn!(
+                    attempt,
+                    max = max_attempts,
+                    url = source_url_for_msg,
+                    "chapter probe Transient; signaling TOR NEWNYM and retrying"
+                );
+                recircuit().await;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Fetch one chapter's images and persist them. Each image is streamed to
+/// storage as it's fetched (peak memory ≈ one image, not the whole
+/// chapter); the page rows + `page_count` are then written in one short
+/// transaction. On any failure the chapter stays at `page_count = 0` (no
+/// partial rows) and the blobs already written are deleted best-effort by
+/// [`cleanup_orphans`], so a retry starts clean.
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
+pub async fn sync_chapter_content(
+    browser: &chromiumoxide::Browser,
+    db: &PgPool,
+    storage: &dyn Storage,
+    http: &reqwest::Client,
+    rate: &HostRateLimiters,
+    chapter_id: Uuid,
+    manga_id: Uuid,
+    source_url: &str,
+    force_refetch: bool,
+    allowlist: &DownloadAllowlist,
+    max_image_bytes: usize,
+    tor: Option<&crate::crawler::tor::TorController>,
+    // Optional live-status sink for the realtime page counter. The daemon
+    // dispatcher passes the shared handle (the chapter has already been
+    // registered via `begin_chapter`); the CLI / admin resync pass `None`.
+    progress: Option<&crate::crawler::status::StatusHandle>,
+) -> anyhow::Result<SyncOutcome> {
+    // Skip if already fetched, unless caller explicitly forces.
+    if !force_refetch {
+        let (page_count,): (i32,) =
+            sqlx::query_as("SELECT page_count FROM chapters WHERE id = $1")
+                .bind(chapter_id)
+                .fetch_one(db)
+                .await
+                .context("read chapter page_count")?;
+        if page_count > 0 {
+            return Ok(SyncOutcome::Skipped);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Fetch + classify. With TOR configured, allow up to
+    // CHAPTER_RECIRCUIT_MAX_ATTEMPTS total page fetches with NEWNYM
+    // between each. Without TOR, collapse to 1 attempt (no retry, no
+    // recircuit) — matches the pre-TOR single-shot behavior bit-for-bit.
+    let max_attempts = if tor.is_some() { CHAPTER_RECIRCUIT_MAX_ATTEMPTS } else { 1 };
+    let html = match fetch_chapter_html_with_recircuit(
+        || fetch_chapter_html_once(browser, rate, source_url),
+        || async {
+            if let Some(t) = tor {
+                if let Err(e) = t.new_identity().await {
+                    tracing::warn!(error = %e, "TOR NEWNYM failed; continuing with same circuit");
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        max_attempts,
+        source_url,
+    )
+    .await?
+    {
+        ChapterFetchOutcome::Ok(html) => html,
+        ChapterFetchOutcome::SessionExpired => return Ok(SyncOutcome::SessionExpired),
+        ChapterFetchOutcome::PersistentTransient => {
             // Surface as a typed Err so the dispatcher path runs
             // ack_failed with exponential backoff (rather than the
             // session-expired sticky flag).
             anyhow::bail!(
-                "chapter page at {source_url} returned a transient response \
+                "chapter page at {source_url} returned a transient response after \
-                 (broken-page body or reader didn't render); will retry"
+                 {max_attempts} attempt(s); will retry"
             );
         }
-        ChapterProbe::Ok => {}
+    };
-    }
 
     let images = parse_chapter_pages(&html)
         .with_context(|| format!("parse chapter pages at {source_url}"))?;
@@ -156,28 +265,93 @@ pub async fn sync_chapter_content(
     // Resolve image URLs against the chapter URL (they may be relative).
     let base = reqwest::Url::parse(source_url).context("parse chapter URL")?;
 
-    // Fetch every image bytes-first into memory before writing
+    // Stream each image straight to storage as it's fetched, capping peak
-    // anything. Lets us bail the whole chapter cleanly if any image
+    // memory at a single image rather than the whole chapter. Track the
-    // fails — DB stays at page_count=0, no partial rows persisted.
+    // keys written so they can be rolled back if a later page (or the
-    let mut fetched: Vec<(i32, Vec<u8>, &'static str)> = Vec::with_capacity(images.len());
+    // final DB commit) fails — preserving the all-or-nothing guarantee
+    // without holding a DB transaction open across the network puts
+    // (which matters once `Storage` is backed by S3).
+    let total = images.len();
+    // Publish the now-known page total so the dashboard shows "0/N".
+    if let Some(p) = progress {
+        p.set_chapter_pages(chapter_id, 0, Some(total));
+    }
+    let mut written_keys: Vec<String> = Vec::with_capacity(total);
+    let mut stored: Vec<StoredPage> = Vec::with_capacity(total);
     for img in &images {
-        let url = base.join(&img.url).with_context(|| {
+        match download_and_store_page(
-            format!("join image URL {} onto {source_url}", img.url)
+            storage,
-        })?;
-        rate.wait_for(url.as_str()).await?;
-        let bytes = fetch_bytes_capped(
             http,
-            url.as_str(),
+            rate,
-            Some(source_url),
+            &base,
+            source_url,
+            manga_id,
+            chapter_id,
+            img,
             allowlist,
             max_image_bytes,
         )
-        .await?
+        .await
-        .to_vec();
+        {
-        // Reject any non-image response: the only valid output of an
+            Ok(page) => {
-        // image URL is an image. `infer` returns None on truncated
+                written_keys.push(page.storage_key.clone());
-        // bytes too, which also wants to be a failure not a silent
+                stored.push(page);
-        // `.bin` extension.
+                // Live page counter: push the climbing count to subscribers.
+                if let Some(p) = progress {
+                    p.set_chapter_pages(chapter_id, stored.len(), Some(total));
+                }
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                cleanup_orphans(storage, &written_keys).await;
+                return Err(e);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Short transaction: page rows + page_count only, no network I/O. On
+    // failure, roll back the stored bytes so the chapter stays at
+    // page_count=0 and is retried cleanly next run.
+    if let Err(e) = persist_pages(db, chapter_id, &stored).await {
+        cleanup_orphans(storage, &written_keys).await;
+        return Err(e);
+    }
+
+    Ok(SyncOutcome::Fetched { pages: stored.len() })
+}
+
+/// A page image that has been written to storage and is awaiting its DB
+/// row. Carries everything `persist_pages` needs.
+pub(crate) struct StoredPage {
+    page_number: i32,
+    storage_key: String,
+    content_type: String,
+}
+
+/// Download a single page image, validate it's really an image, and write
+/// it to storage. Returns the storage key + content type. Does not touch
+/// the DB — persistence is batched into one short transaction afterward.
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
+async fn download_and_store_page(
+    storage: &dyn Storage,
+    http: &reqwest::Client,
+    rate: &HostRateLimiters,
+    base: &reqwest::Url,
+    source_url: &str,
+    manga_id: Uuid,
+    chapter_id: Uuid,
+    img: &ChapterImage,
+    allowlist: &DownloadAllowlist,
+    max_image_bytes: usize,
+) -> anyhow::Result<StoredPage> {
+    let url = base
+        .join(&img.url)
+        .with_context(|| format!("join image URL {} onto {source_url}", img.url))?;
+    rate.wait_for(url.as_str()).await?;
+    let bytes = fetch_bytes_capped(http, url.as_str(), Some(source_url), allowlist, max_image_bytes)
+        .await?;
+    // Reject any non-image response: the only valid output of an image URL
+    // is an image. `infer` returns None on truncated bytes too, which also
+    // wants to be a failure not a silent `.bin` extension.
     if !looks_like_image(&bytes) {
         anyhow::bail!(
             "image URL {url} returned non-image bytes \
@@ -188,24 +362,30 @@ pub async fn sync_chapter_content(
     let ext = infer::get(&bytes)
         .map(|k| k.extension())
         .expect("looks_like_image asserted infer succeeded");
-        fetched.push((img.page_number, bytes, ext));
-    }
-
-    // Atomic write: storage puts + page row inserts + page_count
-    // update, all in one transaction. If anything fails, rollback +
-    // the chapter is retried next run. Storage orphans the bytes; a
-    // reaper sweeps them later.
-    let mut tx = db.begin().await.context("open chapter sync tx")?;
-    for (page_number, bytes, ext) in &fetched {
     let key = format!(
         "mangas/{manga_id}/chapters/{chapter_id}/pages/{:04}.{ext}",
-            page_number
+        img.page_number
     );
     storage
-            .put(&key, bytes)
+        .put(&key, &bytes)
         .await
         .with_context(|| format!("put {key}"))?;
-        // (chapter_id, page_number) is unique — re-runs idempotent.
+    Ok(StoredPage {
+        page_number: img.page_number,
+        storage_key: key,
+        content_type: format!("image/{ext}"),
+    })
+}
+
+/// Persist the page rows + chapter `page_count` in one short transaction.
+/// `(chapter_id, page_number)` is unique so re-runs are idempotent.
+pub(crate) async fn persist_pages(
+    db: &PgPool,
+    chapter_id: Uuid,
+    stored: &[StoredPage],
+) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let mut tx = db.begin().await.context("open chapter sync tx")?;
+    for page in stored {
         sqlx::query(
             "INSERT INTO pages (chapter_id, page_number, storage_key, content_type)
              VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4)
@@ -214,22 +394,36 @@ pub async fn sync_chapter_content(
                  content_type = EXCLUDED.content_type",
         )
         .bind(chapter_id)
-        .bind(page_number)
+        .bind(page.page_number)
-        .bind(&key)
+        .bind(&page.storage_key)
-        .bind(format!("image/{ext}"))
+        .bind(&page.content_type)
         .execute(&mut *tx)
         .await
-        .with_context(|| format!("insert page row {page_number}"))?;
+        .with_context(|| format!("insert page row {}", page.page_number))?;
     }
     sqlx::query("UPDATE chapters SET page_count = $1 WHERE id = $2")
-        .bind(fetched.len() as i32)
+        .bind(stored.len() as i32)
         .bind(chapter_id)
         .execute(&mut *tx)
         .await
         .context("update page_count")?;
     tx.commit().await.context("commit chapter sync")?;
+    Ok(())
+}
 
-    Ok(SyncOutcome::Fetched { pages: fetched.len() })
+/// Best-effort delete of partially-written page blobs after a chapter sync
+/// fails, so a retry doesn't accumulate orphans. Errors are logged, not
+/// raised — a leftover blob is harmless and a future reaper can sweep it.
+pub(crate) async fn cleanup_orphans(storage: &dyn Storage, keys: &[String]) {
+    for key in keys {
+        if let Err(e) = storage.delete(key).await {
+            tracing::warn!(
+                %key,
+                error = ?e,
+                "failed to delete orphaned page blob after chapter sync failure"
+            );
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 // Suppress unused-import warning for `session::registrable_domain`
@@ -243,6 +437,90 @@ fn _keep_session_in_scope() {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
+    use crate::storage::LocalStorage;
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn cleanup_orphans_deletes_written_keys() {
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let storage = LocalStorage::new(dir.path());
+        let keys = vec![
+            "mangas/m/chapters/c/pages/0001.jpg".to_string(),
+            "mangas/m/chapters/c/pages/0002.jpg".to_string(),
+        ];
+        for k in &keys {
+            storage.put(k, b"\xff\xd8\xff\xe0 jpeg-ish").await.unwrap();
+            assert!(storage.exists(k).await.unwrap());
+        }
+        cleanup_orphans(&storage, &keys).await;
+        for k in &keys {
+            assert!(!storage.exists(k).await.unwrap(), "{k} should be deleted");
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn cleanup_orphans_tolerates_missing_keys() {
+        // A key that was never written (e.g. the put itself failed) must
+        // not make cleanup error — it's best-effort.
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let storage = LocalStorage::new(dir.path());
+        cleanup_orphans(&storage, &["never/written.jpg".to_string()]).await;
+    }
+
+    #[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+    async fn persist_pages_inserts_rows_and_sets_page_count(pool: PgPool) {
+        let manga_id = Uuid::new_v4();
+        let chapter_id = Uuid::new_v4();
+        sqlx::query("INSERT INTO mangas (id, title) VALUES ($1, 'T')")
+            .bind(manga_id)
+            .execute(&pool)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        sqlx::query("INSERT INTO chapters (id, manga_id, number) VALUES ($1, $2, 1)")
+            .bind(chapter_id)
+            .bind(manga_id)
+            .execute(&pool)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let stored = vec![
+            StoredPage {
+                page_number: 1,
+                storage_key: "k/0001.jpg".into(),
+                content_type: "image/jpeg".into(),
+            },
+            StoredPage {
+                page_number: 2,
+                storage_key: "k/0002.jpg".into(),
+                content_type: "image/jpeg".into(),
+            },
+        ];
+        persist_pages(&pool, chapter_id, &stored).await.unwrap();
+
+        let page_count: i32 =
+            sqlx::query_scalar("SELECT page_count FROM chapters WHERE id = $1")
+                .bind(chapter_id)
+                .fetch_one(&pool)
+                .await
+                .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(page_count, 2);
+        let rows: i64 =
+            sqlx::query_scalar("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM pages WHERE chapter_id = $1")
+                .bind(chapter_id)
+                .fetch_one(&pool)
+                .await
+                .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(rows, 2);
+
+        // Idempotent re-run (force refetch path): same rows, page_count stable.
+        persist_pages(&pool, chapter_id, &stored).await.unwrap();
+        let rows2: i64 =
+            sqlx::query_scalar("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM pages WHERE chapter_id = $1")
+                .bind(chapter_id)
+                .fetch_one(&pool)
+                .await
+                .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(rows2, 2, "re-run is idempotent via ON CONFLICT");
+    }
 
     #[test]
     fn parse_chapter_pages_skips_loader_and_sorts_by_id() {
@@ -304,4 +582,214 @@ mod tests {
         let err = parse_chapter_pages(html).expect_err("expected Transient");
         assert!(err.is_transient(), "got non-transient: {err}");
     }
+
+    // --- fetch_chapter_html_with_recircuit -------------------------------
+
+    const OK_HTML: &str = r#"<html><body><a id="pic_container"><img id="page1" src="x"/></a></body></html>"#;
+    const UNAUTH_HTML: &str = r#"<html><body><header><div id="logo">x</div></header><main>please log in</main></body></html>"#;
+    const TRANSIENT_HTML: &str = "<html><body><p>we're sorry, the request file are not found.</p></body></html>";
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn recircuit_loop_ok_first_attempt() {
+        let mut recircuits = 0u32;
+        let mut fetches = 0u32;
+        let outcome = fetch_chapter_html_with_recircuit(
+            || {
+                fetches += 1;
+                async { Ok(OK_HTML.to_string()) }
+            },
+            || {
+                recircuits += 1;
+                async {}
+            },
+            3,
+            "https://example/c",
+        )
+        .await
+        .expect("ok");
+        assert!(matches!(outcome, ChapterFetchOutcome::Ok(_)));
+        assert_eq!(fetches, 1);
+        assert_eq!(recircuits, 0);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn recircuit_loop_unauth_with_single_attempt_returns_session_expired() {
+        // max_attempts=1 = TOR disabled, fail-fast on first Unauthenticated.
+        let mut recircuits = 0u32;
+        let mut fetches = 0u32;
+        let outcome = fetch_chapter_html_with_recircuit(
+            || {
+                fetches += 1;
+                async { Ok(UNAUTH_HTML.to_string()) }
+            },
+            || {
+                recircuits += 1;
+                async {}
+            },
+            1,
+            "https://example/c",
+        )
+        .await
+        .expect("ok-result");
+        assert!(matches!(outcome, ChapterFetchOutcome::SessionExpired));
+        assert_eq!(fetches, 1);
+        assert_eq!(recircuits, 0, "no recircuit when budget is 1 (TOR disabled)");
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn recircuit_loop_unauth_then_ok_within_budget() {
+        // max_attempts=3 = up to 3 fetches with 2 recircuits between.
+        let mut recircuits = 0u32;
+        let mut fetch_n = 0u32;
+        let outcome = fetch_chapter_html_with_recircuit(
+            || {
+                fetch_n += 1;
+                let n = fetch_n;
+                async move {
+                    if n == 1 {
+                        Ok(UNAUTH_HTML.to_string())
+                    } else {
+                        Ok(OK_HTML.to_string())
+                    }
+                }
+            },
+            || {
+                recircuits += 1;
+                async {}
+            },
+            3,
+            "https://example/c",
+        )
+        .await
+        .expect("ok");
+        assert!(matches!(outcome, ChapterFetchOutcome::Ok(_)));
+        assert_eq!(fetch_n, 2);
+        assert_eq!(recircuits, 1);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn recircuit_loop_unauth_exhausts_budget_returns_session_expired() {
+        let mut recircuits = 0u32;
+        let mut fetch_n = 0u32;
+        let outcome = fetch_chapter_html_with_recircuit(
+            || {
+                fetch_n += 1;
+                async { Ok(UNAUTH_HTML.to_string()) }
+            },
+            || {
+                recircuits += 1;
+                async {}
+            },
+            3,
+            "https://example/c",
+        )
+        .await
+        .expect("ok-result");
+        assert!(matches!(outcome, ChapterFetchOutcome::SessionExpired));
+        assert_eq!(fetch_n, 3, "max_attempts=3 → 3 fetches total");
+        assert_eq!(recircuits, 2, "2 recircuits between 3 fetches");
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn recircuit_loop_transient_then_ok_within_budget() {
+        let mut recircuits = 0u32;
+        let mut fetch_n = 0u32;
+        let outcome = fetch_chapter_html_with_recircuit(
+            || {
+                fetch_n += 1;
+                let n = fetch_n;
+                async move {
+                    if n < 3 {
+                        Ok(TRANSIENT_HTML.to_string())
+                    } else {
+                        Ok(OK_HTML.to_string())
+                    }
+                }
+            },
+            || {
+                recircuits += 1;
+                async {}
+            },
+            3,
+            "https://example/c",
+        )
+        .await
+        .expect("ok");
+        assert!(matches!(outcome, ChapterFetchOutcome::Ok(_)));
+        assert_eq!(fetch_n, 3);
+        assert_eq!(recircuits, 2);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn recircuit_loop_transient_exhausts_budget_returns_persistent() {
+        let mut recircuits = 0u32;
+        let mut fetch_n = 0u32;
+        let outcome = fetch_chapter_html_with_recircuit(
+            || {
+                fetch_n += 1;
+                async { Ok(TRANSIENT_HTML.to_string()) }
+            },
+            || {
+                recircuits += 1;
+                async {}
+            },
+            3,
+            "https://example/c",
+        )
+        .await
+        .expect("ok-result");
+        assert!(matches!(outcome, ChapterFetchOutcome::PersistentTransient));
+        assert_eq!(fetch_n, 3, "max_attempts=3 → 3 fetches total");
+        assert_eq!(recircuits, 2, "2 recircuits between 3 fetches");
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn recircuit_loop_mixed_transient_then_unauth_then_ok_shares_budget() {
+        // Audit-prompted regression: outcomes share the attempt counter.
+        // Sequence: Transient (attempt 1) → Unauth (attempt 2) → Ok (3).
+        let mut recircuits = 0u32;
+        let mut fetch_n = 0u32;
+        let outcome = fetch_chapter_html_with_recircuit(
+            || {
+                fetch_n += 1;
+                let n = fetch_n;
+                async move {
+                    match n {
+                        1 => Ok(TRANSIENT_HTML.to_string()),
+                        2 => Ok(UNAUTH_HTML.to_string()),
+                        _ => Ok(OK_HTML.to_string()),
+                    }
+                }
+            },
+            || {
+                recircuits += 1;
+                async {}
+            },
+            3,
+            "https://example/c",
+        )
+        .await
+        .expect("ok");
+        assert!(matches!(outcome, ChapterFetchOutcome::Ok(_)));
+        assert_eq!(fetch_n, 3);
+        assert_eq!(recircuits, 2);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn recircuit_loop_propagates_fetch_errors() {
+        let mut fetch_n = 0u32;
+        let err = fetch_chapter_html_with_recircuit(
+            || {
+                fetch_n += 1;
+                async { Err(anyhow::anyhow!("nav timeout")) }
+            },
+            || async {},
+            3,
+            "https://example/c",
+        )
+        .await
+        .expect_err("fetch error bubbles");
+        assert_eq!(fetch_n, 1);
+        assert!(format!("{err:#}").contains("nav timeout"));
+    }
 }

backend/src/crawler/daemon.rs

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
 use crate::crawler::content::SyncOutcome;
 use crate::crawler::jobs::{self, JobPayload, Lease, KIND_SYNC_CHAPTER_CONTENT};
 use crate::crawler::pipeline;
+use crate::crawler::status::{Phase, StatusHandle};
 
 /// Fixed `pg_try_advisory_lock` key. ASCII "MANGALRD" interpreted as a
 /// big-endian i64. Hardcoded so every replica agrees on the lock identity
@@ -56,6 +57,15 @@ pub const CRON_LOCK_KEY: i64 = 0x4D414E47414C5244;
 
 const STATE_KEY_LAST_TICK: &str = "last_metadata_tick_at";
 
+/// Lease window handed to `jobs::lease`. Kept short, but continuously
+/// extended by the per-job heartbeat (see [`WorkerContext::process_lease`])
+/// so a long-but-healthy job never lapses and gets stolen.
+const LEASE_DURATION: Duration = Duration::from_secs(60);
+
+/// How often the heartbeat renews the lease while a job runs. A third of
+/// the lease window leaves two missed-beat's slack before expiry.
+const LEASE_HEARTBEAT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(20);
+
 #[async_trait]
 pub trait MetadataPass: Send + Sync {
     async fn run(&self) -> anyhow::Result<pipeline::MetadataStats>;
@@ -77,6 +87,13 @@ pub struct DaemonConfig {
     pub tz: Tz,
     pub retention_days: u32,
     pub session_expired: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+    /// Live status surface updated by the cron + workers.
+    pub status: StatusHandle,
+    /// Hard upper bound on a single job's dispatch. A job that exceeds it
+    /// is acked failed (exponential backoff) rather than wedging a worker
+    /// forever. Must exceed [`LEASE_HEARTBEAT`] and the realistic
+    /// single-job runtime.
+    pub job_timeout: Duration,
     /// Tasks that should run alongside the cron + workers and be cancelled
     /// on shutdown. Used to hand the daemon ownership of the browser
     /// manager's idle reaper.
@@ -123,6 +140,8 @@ pub fn spawn(pool: PgPool, cancel: CancellationToken, cfg: DaemonConfig) -> Daem
         tz,
         retention_days,
         session_expired,
+        status,
+        job_timeout,
         extra_tasks,
     } = cfg;
 
@@ -134,6 +153,7 @@ pub fn spawn(pool: PgPool, cancel: CancellationToken, cfg: DaemonConfig) -> Daem
             tz,
             retention_days,
             metadata,
+            status: status.clone(),
         };
         join.spawn(async move { ctx.run().await });
     } else {
@@ -146,6 +166,8 @@ pub fn spawn(pool: PgPool, cancel: CancellationToken, cfg: DaemonConfig) -> Daem
             cancel: cancel.clone(),
             dispatcher: Arc::clone(&dispatcher),
             session_expired: Arc::clone(&session_expired),
+            status: status.clone(),
+            job_timeout,
             id: worker_id,
         };
         join.spawn(async move { ctx.run().await });
@@ -169,6 +191,7 @@ struct CronContext {
     tz: Tz,
     retention_days: u32,
     metadata: Arc<dyn MetadataPass>,
+    status: StatusHandle,
 }
 
 impl CronContext {
@@ -196,6 +219,11 @@ impl CronContext {
             // (NTP step, suspend/resume) don't strand us on a stale instant.
             let next = next_fire(Utc::now(), self.daily_at, self.tz);
             let wait = (next - Utc::now()).to_std().unwrap_or(Duration::ZERO);
+            self.status
+                .set_phase(Phase::Idle {
+                    next_fire: Some(next),
+                })
+                .await;
             tracing::info!(
                 next_fire_utc = %next.to_rfc3339(),
                 wait_seconds = wait.as_secs(),
@@ -243,9 +271,13 @@ impl CronContext {
         let metadata = &self.metadata;
         let pool = &self.pool;
         let retention_days = self.retention_days;
+        let status = &self.status;
         let body = async move {
             match metadata.run().await {
-                Ok(stats) => tracing::info!(?stats, "cron: metadata pass done"),
+                Ok(stats) => {
+                    status.record_pass(&stats, Utc::now()).await;
+                    tracing::info!(?stats, "cron: metadata pass done");
+                }
                 Err(e) => tracing::error!(?e, "cron: metadata pass failed"),
             }
             match pipeline::enqueue_bookmarked_pending(pool).await {
@@ -283,6 +315,8 @@ struct WorkerContext {
     cancel: CancellationToken,
     dispatcher: Arc<dyn ChapterDispatcher>,
     session_expired: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+    status: StatusHandle,
+    job_timeout: Duration,
     id: usize,
 }
 
@@ -303,7 +337,7 @@ impl WorkerContext {
                 &self.pool,
                 Some(KIND_SYNC_CHAPTER_CONTENT),
                 1,
-                Duration::from_secs(60),
+                LEASE_DURATION,
             )
             .await
             {
@@ -341,9 +375,59 @@ impl WorkerContext {
             }
         }
 
-        let outcome = AssertUnwindSafe(self.dispatcher.dispatch(lease.payload.clone()))
+        // Heartbeat: keep the lease fresh while the (potentially long)
-            .catch_unwind()
+        // dispatch runs, so a slow-but-healthy job is never re-leased and
+        // never inflates `attempts` toward `max_attempts`. Stops itself
+        // once the job is no longer ours (renew returns false).
+        let heartbeat = {
+            let hb_pool = self.pool.clone();
+            let hb_id = lease.id;
+            tokio::spawn(async move {
+                loop {
+                    tokio::time::sleep(LEASE_HEARTBEAT).await;
+                    match jobs::renew(&hb_pool, hb_id, LEASE_DURATION).await {
+                        Ok(true) => {}
+                        Ok(false) => break,
+                        Err(e) => {
+                            tracing::warn!(lease_id = %hb_id, ?e, "heartbeat renew failed");
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            })
+        };
+
+        // The "currently crawling" chapter (with its live page count) is
+        // registered by the dispatcher itself (RealChapterDispatcher) so it
+        // carries the manga/chapter identity + page progress and is removed
+        // via an RAII guard on every exit path.
+
+        // Outer timeout: a dispatch that exceeds `job_timeout` is acked
+        // failed (exponential backoff) rather than wedging the worker.
+        let dispatch = AssertUnwindSafe(self.dispatcher.dispatch(lease.payload.clone()))
+            .catch_unwind();
+        let outcome = tokio::time::timeout(self.job_timeout, dispatch).await;
+        heartbeat.abort();
+
+        let outcome = match outcome {
+            Ok(o) => o,
+            Err(_elapsed) => {
+                tracing::warn!(
+                    worker = self.id,
+                    lease_id = %lease.id,
+                    timeout_secs = self.job_timeout.as_secs(),
+                    "worker: dispatch timed out — ack failed"
+                );
+                let _ = jobs::ack_failed(
+                    &self.pool,
+                    lease.id,
+                    "dispatch timed out",
+                    lease.attempts,
+                    lease.max_attempts,
+                )
                 .await;
+                return;
+            }
+        };
         match outcome {
             Ok(Ok(SyncOutcome::Fetched { .. } | SyncOutcome::Skipped)) => {
                 let _ = jobs::ack_done(&self.pool, lease.id).await;
@@ -355,6 +439,8 @@ impl WorkerContext {
                     "session expired — workers will idle until restart"
                 );
                 self.session_expired.store(true, Ordering::Release);
+                // Push the session-expired flip to live status subscribers.
+                self.status.poke();
                 let _ = jobs::release(&self.pool, lease.id).await;
             }
             Ok(Err(e)) => {

backend/src/crawler/detect.rs

@@ -80,13 +80,36 @@ pub fn has_logo_sentinel(doc: &scraper::Html) -> bool {
 /// caller can fall back on the job system's retry/backoff once the
 /// inline budget is exhausted.
 pub async fn retry_on_transient<F, Fut, T>(
-    mut op: F,
+    op: F,
     max_attempts: u32,
     delay: Duration,
 ) -> Result<T, PageError>
 where
     F: FnMut() -> Fut,
     Fut: Future<Output = Result<T, PageError>>,
+{
+    retry_on_transient_with_hook(op, max_attempts, delay, || async {}).await
+}
+
+/// Like [`retry_on_transient`] but invokes `on_retry` between a
+/// transient failure and the subsequent sleep+retry. The hook does
+/// **not** fire on the first attempt, after a non-transient error, or
+/// after the final attempt (no retry follows). Hook failures are not
+/// propagated — return `()` from the future and log inside if needed.
+///
+/// Wire the TOR controller's `new_identity` here to rotate circuits
+/// between page-fetch retries; see [`crate::crawler::tor`].
+pub async fn retry_on_transient_with_hook<F, Fut, T, H, HFut>(
+    mut op: F,
+    max_attempts: u32,
+    delay: Duration,
+    mut on_retry: H,
+) -> Result<T, PageError>
+where
+    F: FnMut() -> Fut,
+    Fut: Future<Output = Result<T, PageError>>,
+    H: FnMut() -> HFut,
+    HFut: Future<Output = ()>,
 {
     debug_assert!(max_attempts >= 1, "max_attempts must be at least 1");
     let mut attempt = 0u32;
@@ -101,8 +124,9 @@ where
                     attempt,
                     max_attempts,
                     error = %e,
-                    "transient error; sleeping before retry"
+                    "transient error; running on-retry hook and sleeping before retry"
                 );
+                on_retry().await;
                 tokio::time::sleep(delay).await;
             }
         }
@@ -247,4 +271,92 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(result.unwrap(), 7);
         assert_eq!(attempt, 1);
     }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn hook_fires_once_between_transient_and_success() {
+        let mut attempt = 0u32;
+        let mut hook_calls = 0u32;
+        let result: Result<i32, PageError> = retry_on_transient_with_hook(
+            || {
+                attempt += 1;
+                let n = attempt;
+                async move {
+                    if n < 2 {
+                        Err(PageError::transient("once"))
+                    } else {
+                        Ok(99)
+                    }
+                }
+            },
+            5,
+            Duration::from_millis(0),
+            || {
+                hook_calls += 1;
+                async {}
+            },
+        )
+        .await;
+        assert_eq!(result.unwrap(), 99);
+        assert_eq!(attempt, 2);
+        assert_eq!(hook_calls, 1, "hook fires exactly once between attempts");
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn hook_does_not_fire_when_first_attempt_succeeds() {
+        let mut hook_calls = 0u32;
+        let result: Result<i32, PageError> = retry_on_transient_with_hook(
+            || async { Ok(1) },
+            5,
+            Duration::from_millis(0),
+            || {
+                hook_calls += 1;
+                async {}
+            },
+        )
+        .await;
+        assert!(result.is_ok());
+        assert_eq!(hook_calls, 0);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn hook_does_not_fire_after_non_transient_error() {
+        let mut hook_calls = 0u32;
+        let result: Result<i32, PageError> = retry_on_transient_with_hook(
+            || async { Err(PageError::Other(anyhow::anyhow!("permanent"))) },
+            5,
+            Duration::from_millis(0),
+            || {
+                hook_calls += 1;
+                async {}
+            },
+        )
+        .await;
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+        assert_eq!(hook_calls, 0, "non-transient must short-circuit before hook");
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn hook_does_not_fire_after_final_failed_attempt() {
+        // With max_attempts=3 and three persistent transients, the hook
+        // should run twice (between 1→2 and 2→3) — never a third time,
+        // because no retry follows attempt 3.
+        let mut attempt = 0u32;
+        let mut hook_calls = 0u32;
+        let result: Result<i32, PageError> = retry_on_transient_with_hook(
+            || {
+                attempt += 1;
+                async { Err(PageError::transient("always")) }
+            },
+            3,
+            Duration::from_millis(0),
+            || {
+                hook_calls += 1;
+                async {}
+            },
+        )
+        .await;
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+        assert_eq!(attempt, 3);
+        assert_eq!(hook_calls, 2, "hook fires N-1 times for N attempts that all fail transient");
+    }
 }

backend/src/crawler/jobs.rs

@@ -66,16 +66,33 @@ pub struct Lease {
     pub max_attempts: i32,
 }
 
-/// Exponential backoff for `ack_failed` retries. `attempts` is the
+/// Deterministic exponential backoff base for `ack_failed` retries.
-/// post-increment value reported by `lease()` (so the first failure has
+/// `attempts` is the post-increment value reported by `lease()` (so the
-/// `attempts == 1` and waits 60s, the second 120s, etc.). Capped at 1h to
+/// first failure has `attempts == 1` and waits 60s, the second 120s,
-/// avoid runaway long sleeps that would outlive the daemon process.
+/// etc.). Capped at 1h to avoid runaway long sleeps that would outlive
-fn backoff_for(attempts: i32) -> Duration {
+/// the daemon process. Jitter is applied separately by [`apply_jitter`].
+fn backoff_base(attempts: i32) -> Duration {
     let shift = attempts.saturating_sub(1).clamp(0, 20) as u32;
     let secs = 60u64.saturating_mul(1u64 << shift);
     Duration::from_secs(secs.min(3600))
 }
 
+/// Apply ±20% jitter to a backoff duration. `jitter` is a fraction in
+/// `[0.0, 1.0)` (e.g. `rand::random::<f64>()`), mapped to a multiplier in
+/// `[0.8, 1.2)`. Pure so the bounds stay unit-testable. Spreading retries
+/// avoids a thundering herd when a source outage fails many jobs at once.
+fn apply_jitter(base: Duration, jitter: f64) -> Duration {
+    let frac = jitter.clamp(0.0, 1.0);
+    let mult = 0.8 + 0.4 * frac; // [0.8, 1.2)
+    Duration::from_secs((base.as_secs_f64() * mult).round() as u64)
+}
+
+/// Jittered exponential backoff for `ack_failed`. Wraps [`backoff_base`]
+/// with a random ±20% spread.
+fn backoff_for(attempts: i32) -> Duration {
+    apply_jitter(backoff_base(attempts), rand::random::<f64>())
+}
+
 /// Insert a new pending job. For `SyncChapterContent` payloads the
 /// partial unique index `crawler_jobs_chapter_content_dedup_idx` blocks
 /// a second `(pending|running)` insert per chapter_id, returning
@@ -104,6 +121,12 @@ pub async fn enqueue(pool: &PgPool, payload: &JobPayload) -> sqlx::Result<Enqueu
 ///
 /// `kind_filter` matches against `payload->>'kind'`; `None` means
 /// any kind.
+///
+/// Ties on `scheduled_at` (the common case: a cron batch enqueues
+/// everything with the same default `now()`) break by `created_at`, so
+/// jobs come off the queue in insertion order. The enqueue paths insert
+/// chapter-content jobs in ascending `chapters.number` order, so this
+/// tiebreaker is what propagates that intent through to dequeue.
 pub async fn lease(
     pool: &PgPool,
     kind_filter: Option<&str>,
@@ -118,7 +141,7 @@ pub async fn lease(
              WHERE (state = 'pending' OR (state = 'running' AND leased_until < now()))
                AND scheduled_at <= now()
                AND ($1::text IS NULL OR payload->>'kind' = $1)
-             ORDER BY scheduled_at
+             ORDER BY scheduled_at, created_at
              LIMIT $2
              FOR UPDATE SKIP LOCKED
         )
@@ -153,6 +176,35 @@ pub async fn lease(
     Ok(leases)
 }
 
+/// Extend the lease on a still-owned `running` job. Returns `true` if the
+/// row was updated (we still hold the lease), `false` if the job is no
+/// longer `running` (re-leased after a missed heartbeat, or already
+/// acked) — the caller's heartbeat loop should stop. The `state =
+/// 'running'` guard mirrors [`ack_done`]'s rationale.
+///
+/// This is the heartbeat primitive: a worker renews periodically while a
+/// long-but-healthy job runs so `leased_until` never lapses, which would
+/// otherwise let another worker steal the in-flight job and spuriously
+/// inflate `attempts` toward `max_attempts`.
+pub async fn renew(
+    pool: &PgPool,
+    lease_id: Uuid,
+    lease_duration: Duration,
+) -> sqlx::Result<bool> {
+    let lease_ms: i64 = lease_duration.as_millis().min(i64::MAX as u128) as i64;
+    let res = sqlx::query(
+        "UPDATE crawler_jobs \
+            SET leased_until = now() + ($2::bigint || ' milliseconds')::interval, \
+                updated_at = now() \
+          WHERE id = $1 AND state = 'running'",
+    )
+    .bind(lease_id)
+    .bind(lease_ms)
+    .execute(pool)
+    .await?;
+    Ok(res.rows_affected() > 0)
+}
+
 /// Mark a leased job as successfully completed. The `state = 'running'`
 /// predicate guards against a late ack from a worker whose lease expired
 /// and was already re-leased by another worker: without it, the late ack
@@ -272,19 +324,48 @@ mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
     #[test]
-    fn backoff_grows_exponentially_and_caps_at_one_hour() {
+    fn backoff_base_grows_exponentially_and_caps_at_one_hour() {
         // attempts == 1 → 60s, doubling each step.
-        assert_eq!(backoff_for(1), Duration::from_secs(60));
+        assert_eq!(backoff_base(1), Duration::from_secs(60));
-        assert_eq!(backoff_for(2), Duration::from_secs(120));
+        assert_eq!(backoff_base(2), Duration::from_secs(120));
-        assert_eq!(backoff_for(3), Duration::from_secs(240));
+        assert_eq!(backoff_base(3), Duration::from_secs(240));
-        assert_eq!(backoff_for(4), Duration::from_secs(480));
+        assert_eq!(backoff_base(4), Duration::from_secs(480));
-        assert_eq!(backoff_for(5), Duration::from_secs(960));
+        assert_eq!(backoff_base(5), Duration::from_secs(960));
-        assert_eq!(backoff_for(6), Duration::from_secs(1920));
+        assert_eq!(backoff_base(6), Duration::from_secs(1920));
         // 7th: 60 * 64 = 3840 → capped to 3600.
-        assert_eq!(backoff_for(7), Duration::from_secs(3600));
+        assert_eq!(backoff_base(7), Duration::from_secs(3600));
-        assert_eq!(backoff_for(20), Duration::from_secs(3600));
+        assert_eq!(backoff_base(20), Duration::from_secs(3600));
         // Garbage / zero / negatives stay sane.
-        assert_eq!(backoff_for(0), Duration::from_secs(60));
+        assert_eq!(backoff_base(0), Duration::from_secs(60));
-        assert_eq!(backoff_for(-5), Duration::from_secs(60));
+        assert_eq!(backoff_base(-5), Duration::from_secs(60));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn apply_jitter_stays_within_plus_minus_twenty_percent() {
+        let base = Duration::from_secs(100);
+        // Lower bound (jitter = 0.0) → 0.8x.
+        assert_eq!(apply_jitter(base, 0.0), Duration::from_secs(80));
+        // Midpoint (jitter = 0.5) → 1.0x.
+        assert_eq!(apply_jitter(base, 0.5), Duration::from_secs(100));
+        // Upper end (jitter → 1.0) → ~1.2x.
+        assert_eq!(apply_jitter(base, 1.0), Duration::from_secs(120));
+        // Out-of-range inputs are clamped, never panic.
+        assert_eq!(apply_jitter(base, -3.0), Duration::from_secs(80));
+        assert_eq!(apply_jitter(base, 9.0), Duration::from_secs(120));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn backoff_for_random_jitter_stays_in_band() {
+        // The production wrapper draws its own randomness; assert the
+        // result for a mid-range attempt always lands within the jitter
+        // band of the base, across many draws.
+        let base = backoff_base(3).as_secs_f64(); // 240s
+        for _ in 0..1000 {
+            let v = backoff_for(3).as_secs_f64();
+            assert!(
+                v >= base * 0.8 - 1.0 && v <= base * 1.2 + 1.0,
+                "jittered backoff {v} outside band of base {base}"
+            );
+        }
     }
 }

backend/src/crawler/mod.rs

@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@ pub mod jobs;
 pub mod nav;
 pub mod pipeline;
 pub mod rate_limit;
+pub mod resync;
 pub mod safety;
 pub mod session;
+pub mod session_control;
 pub mod source;
+pub mod status;
+pub mod tor;
 pub mod url_utils;

backend/src/crawler/pipeline.rs

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use crate::crawler::jobs::{self, EnqueueResult, JobPayload};
 use crate::crawler::rate_limit::HostRateLimiters;
 use crate::crawler::safety::{fetch_bytes_capped, looks_like_image, DownloadAllowlist};
 use crate::crawler::source::target::TargetSource;
-use crate::crawler::source::{FetchContext, Source};
+use crate::crawler::source::{FetchContext, Source, SourceMangaRef};
 use crate::repo;
 use crate::repo::crawler::UpsertStatus;
 use crate::storage::Storage;
@@ -65,6 +65,17 @@ pub(crate) fn should_mark_clean_exit(
     walked_to_completion || hit_stop_condition
 }
 
+/// Circuit-breaker: abort the walk once `consecutive` `fetch_manga`
+/// failures reach `threshold`. A `threshold` of 0 disables the breaker
+/// (unbounded — the legacy behaviour). When it fires the caller must NOT
+/// mark a clean exit, so the next tick does a recovery sweep over the
+/// catalog tail the aborted pass never reached.
+///
+/// Pure so the rule is unit-testable without the walker.
+pub(crate) fn should_abort_pass(consecutive: u32, threshold: u32) -> bool {
+    threshold > 0 && consecutive >= threshold
+}
+
 /// Runs the discover → fetch → upsert → cover → chapter-list-diff pipeline
 /// for the target source. Pure metadata; chapter content is enqueued as
 /// separate `SyncChapterContent` jobs by the caller after this returns.
@@ -103,12 +114,18 @@ pub async fn run_metadata_pass(
     skip_chapters: bool,
     allowlist: &DownloadAllowlist,
     max_image_bytes: usize,
+    max_consecutive_failures: u32,
+    status: Option<&crate::crawler::status::StatusHandle>,
+    tor: Option<&crate::crawler::tor::TorController>,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<MetadataStats> {
     let lease = browser_manager
         .acquire()
         .await
         .context("acquire browser lease for metadata pass")?;
     let browser_ref: &chromiumoxide::Browser = &lease;
+    if let Some(s) = status {
+        s.set_phase(crate::crawler::status::Phase::WalkingList).await;
+    }
 
     let source = {
         let s = TargetSource::new(start_url.to_string());
@@ -121,6 +138,7 @@ pub async fn run_metadata_pass(
     let ctx = FetchContext {
         browser: browser_ref,
         rate,
+        tor,
     };
 
     let source_id = source.id();
@@ -163,6 +181,11 @@ pub async fn run_metadata_pass(
     let mut walked_to_completion = false;
     let mut hit_limit = false;
     let mut hit_stop_condition = false;
+    // Circuit-breaker state: consecutive fetch_manga failures. A sustained
+    // run abort (source outage) leaves the pass un-clean → recovery sweep
+    // next tick.
+    let mut consecutive_failures = 0u32;
+    let mut hit_failure_breaker = false;
 
     'outer: loop {
         let batch = match walker.next_batch(&ctx).await? {
@@ -173,6 +196,17 @@ pub async fn run_metadata_pass(
             }
         };
         for r in batch {
+            // Cooperative checkpoint: if a coordinated browser restart is
+            // pending, yield our (long-lived) lease so the drain can
+            // proceed instead of stalling for the rest of the walk. The
+            // pass exits un-clean, so the next tick recovery-sweeps the
+            // tail we didn't reach.
+            if browser_manager.is_restart_pending() {
+                tracing::info!(
+                    "metadata pass: browser restart pending — yielding (recovery sweep next tick)"
+                );
+                break 'outer;
+            }
             if max_refs.map(|m| stats.discovered >= m).unwrap_or(false) {
                 hit_limit = true;
                 tracing::info!(cap = ?max_refs, "max_results reached; halting walk");
@@ -196,13 +230,24 @@ pub async fn run_metadata_pass(
                 continue;
             }
             stats.discovered += 1;
+            if let Some(s) = status {
+                s.set_phase(crate::crawler::status::Phase::FetchingMetadata {
+                    index: stats.discovered,
+                    total: max_refs,
+                    title: r.title.clone(),
+                })
+                .await;
+            }
             tracing::info!(
                 idx = stats.discovered,
                 key = %r.source_manga_key,
                 "fetching metadata"
             );
             let manga = match source.fetch_manga(&ctx, &r).await {
-                Ok(m) => m,
+                Ok(m) => {
+                    consecutive_failures = 0;
+                    m
+                }
                 Err(e) => {
                     tracing::warn!(
                         key = %r.source_manga_key,
@@ -211,6 +256,17 @@ pub async fn run_metadata_pass(
                         "fetch_manga failed"
                     );
                     stats.mangas_failed += 1;
+                    consecutive_failures += 1;
+                    if should_abort_pass(consecutive_failures, max_consecutive_failures) {
+                        hit_failure_breaker = true;
+                        tracing::error!(
+                            consecutive_failures,
+                            threshold = max_consecutive_failures,
+                            "metadata pass: too many consecutive fetch_manga failures; \
+                             aborting (recovery sweep on next tick)"
+                        );
+                        break 'outer;
+                    }
                     continue;
                 }
             };
@@ -293,7 +349,14 @@ pub async fn run_metadata_pass(
                 || matches!(upsert.status, repo::crawler::UpsertStatus::Updated);
             if needs_cover {
                 if let Some(cover_url) = manga.cover_url.as_deref() {
-                    match download_and_store_cover(
+                    if let Some(s) = status {
+                        s.set_current_cover(Some(crate::crawler::status::CoverTarget {
+                            manga_id: upsert.manga_id,
+                            manga_title: manga.title.clone(),
+                        }))
+                        .await;
+                    }
+                    let cover_result = download_and_store_cover(
                         db,
                         storage,
                         http,
@@ -304,8 +367,11 @@ pub async fn run_metadata_pass(
                         allowlist,
                         max_image_bytes,
                     )
-                    .await
+                    .await;
-                    {
+                    if let Some(s) = status {
+                        s.set_current_cover(None).await;
+                    }
+                    match cover_result {
                         Ok(()) => stats.covers_fetched += 1,
                         Err(e) => tracing::warn!(
                             manga_id = %upsert.manga_id,
@@ -388,6 +454,7 @@ pub async fn run_metadata_pass(
         walked_to_completion,
         hit_limit,
         hit_stop_condition,
+        hit_failure_breaker,
         exited_cleanly,
         "metadata pass complete"
     );
@@ -427,8 +494,8 @@ pub async fn enqueue_bookmarked_pending(pool: &PgPool) -> anyhow::Result<Enqueue
                   AND cj.state = 'dead'
                   AND cj.updated_at > now() - ($1::bigint || ' days')::interval
            )
-         GROUP BY cs.source_id, c.id, cs.source_chapter_key, c.manga_id, c.created_at
+         GROUP BY cs.source_id, c.id, cs.source_chapter_key, c.manga_id, c.number, c.created_at
-         ORDER BY c.manga_id, c.created_at ASC
+         ORDER BY c.manga_id, c.number ASC, c.created_at ASC
         "#,
     )
     .bind(CHAPTER_DEAD_QUARANTINE_DAYS)
@@ -469,7 +536,7 @@ pub async fn enqueue_pending_for_manga(
 ) -> anyhow::Result<EnqueueSummary> {
     let rows: Vec<(String, Uuid, String)> = sqlx::query_as(
         r#"
-        SELECT DISTINCT cs.source_id, c.id AS chapter_id, cs.source_chapter_key
+        SELECT cs.source_id, c.id AS chapter_id, cs.source_chapter_key
           FROM chapters c
           JOIN chapter_sources cs ON cs.chapter_id = c.id
          WHERE c.manga_id = $1
@@ -482,7 +549,8 @@ pub async fn enqueue_pending_for_manga(
                   AND cj.state = 'dead'
                   AND cj.updated_at > now() - ($2::bigint || ' days')::interval
            )
-         ORDER BY cs.source_id, c.id
+         GROUP BY cs.source_id, c.id, cs.source_chapter_key, c.number, c.created_at
+         ORDER BY c.number ASC, c.created_at ASC, cs.source_id
         "#,
     )
     .bind(manga_id)
@@ -521,12 +589,149 @@ pub struct EnqueueSummary {
     pub failed: usize,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, Copy)]
+pub struct CoverBackfillStats {
+    pub considered: usize,
+    pub fetched: usize,
+    pub failed: usize,
+}
+
+/// Default per-tick cap for [`backfill_missing_covers`]. The metadata pass
+/// already retries covers when its walk reaches the affected manga; this
+/// backfill exists to catch the residual case where the early-stop
+/// optimisation prevents the walk from reaching mangas whose cover failed
+/// on first attempt. A small cap is enough because the backlog only grows
+/// from sporadic download failures, not from systematic misses.
+pub const COVER_BACKFILL_DEFAULT_MAX: usize = 10;
+
+/// Re-attempt cover downloads for mangas where `cover_image_path IS NULL`
+/// but a live `manga_sources` row exists. Refetches the source detail
+/// page (which is where the cover URL lives) and downloads the cover.
+///
+/// Bounded by `max_mangas` per call so a steady stream of failing covers
+/// — e.g. a CDN host that's persistently 502 — can't monopolise a cron
+/// tick. Orders by `manga_sources.last_seen_at DESC` so the freshest
+/// missing-cover mangas are addressed first.
+///
+/// Failures are logged and counted, not raised: a single bad cover URL
+/// must not stall every other backfill behind it.
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
+pub async fn backfill_missing_covers(
+    browser_manager: &BrowserManager,
+    db: &PgPool,
+    storage: &dyn Storage,
+    http: &reqwest::Client,
+    rate: &HostRateLimiters,
+    max_mangas: usize,
+    allowlist: &DownloadAllowlist,
+    max_image_bytes: usize,
+    status: Option<&crate::crawler::status::StatusHandle>,
+    tor: Option<&crate::crawler::tor::TorController>,
+) -> anyhow::Result<CoverBackfillStats> {
+    let mut stats = CoverBackfillStats::default();
+    if max_mangas == 0 {
+        return Ok(stats);
+    }
+
+    let entries = repo::crawler::list_missing_covers(db, max_mangas as i64)
+        .await
+        .context("list_missing_covers")?;
+
+    if entries.is_empty() {
+        return Ok(stats);
+    }
+
+    let lease = browser_manager
+        .acquire()
+        .await
+        .context("acquire browser lease for cover backfill")?;
+    let browser_ref: &chromiumoxide::Browser = &lease;
+    let ctx = FetchContext { browser: browser_ref, rate, tor };
+
+    let total = entries.len();
+    for (index, entry) in entries.into_iter().enumerate() {
+        stats.considered += 1;
+        if let Some(s) = status {
+            s.set_phase(crate::crawler::status::Phase::CoverBackfill { index, total })
+                .await;
+        }
+        // Metadata-only TargetSource: skip chapter-list parsing so a
+        // missing-cover refetch doesn't soft-drop chapters on a partial
+        // render. Cover URL alone is what we need.
+        let source = TargetSource::new(entry.source_url.clone()).without_chapter_parsing();
+        let r = SourceMangaRef {
+            source_manga_key: entry.source_manga_key.clone(),
+            title: String::new(),
+            url: entry.source_url.clone(),
+        };
+        let manga = match source.fetch_manga(&ctx, &r).await {
+            Ok(manga) => manga,
+            Err(e) => {
+                tracing::warn!(
+                    manga_id = %entry.manga_id,
+                    url = %entry.source_url,
+                    error = ?e,
+                    "cover backfill: fetch_manga failed"
+                );
+                stats.failed += 1;
+                continue;
+            }
+        };
+        let Some(cover_url) = manga.cover_url.clone() else {
+            tracing::warn!(
+                manga_id = %entry.manga_id,
+                url = %entry.source_url,
+                "cover backfill: source returned no cover_url"
+            );
+            stats.failed += 1;
+            continue;
+        };
+        if let Some(s) = status {
+            s.set_current_cover(Some(crate::crawler::status::CoverTarget {
+                manga_id: entry.manga_id,
+                manga_title: manga.title.clone(),
+            }))
+            .await;
+        }
+        let cover_result = download_and_store_cover(
+            db,
+            storage,
+            http,
+            rate,
+            &entry.source_url,
+            entry.manga_id,
+            &cover_url,
+            allowlist,
+            max_image_bytes,
+        )
+        .await;
+        if let Some(s) = status {
+            s.set_current_cover(None).await;
+        }
+        match cover_result {
+            Ok(()) => stats.fetched += 1,
+            Err(e) => {
+                tracing::warn!(
+                    manga_id = %entry.manga_id,
+                    url = %entry.source_url,
+                    error = ?e,
+                    "cover backfill: download failed"
+                );
+                stats.failed += 1;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    drop(lease);
+    Ok(stats)
+}
+
 /// Download a cover image and persist its storage path. Local to the
 /// pipeline because the CLI still calls it from its inline chapter-content
 /// loop; once the worker pool fully replaces that path we can fold this
 /// into `pipeline` proper.
 #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
-async fn download_and_store_cover(
+pub(crate) async fn download_and_store_cover(
     db: &PgPool,
     storage: &dyn Storage,
     http: &reqwest::Client,
@@ -632,6 +837,18 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(!should_stop(false, UpsertStatus::New, None));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn abort_pass_fires_at_threshold_and_respects_disable() {
+        // Disabled (0) never fires, no matter how many failures.
+        assert!(!should_abort_pass(0, 0));
+        assert!(!should_abort_pass(100, 0));
+        // Below threshold: keep going.
+        assert!(!should_abort_pass(9, 10));
+        // At/above threshold: abort.
+        assert!(should_abort_pass(10, 10));
+        assert!(should_abort_pass(11, 10));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn clean_exit_when_walked_to_completion() {
         // End-of-walk reached the catalog tail — the recovery flag may

backend/src/crawler/resync.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,279 @@
+//! Admin-triggered resync of a single manga's metadata + cover, or a
+//! single chapter's content.
+//!
+//! The cron tick already retries covers and chapter content on its own
+//! schedule. This module exists for the operator-controlled path:
+//! "this manga's metadata is stale / its cover never landed / this
+//! chapter is broken — pull from source now, not at the next daily
+//! tick." Wired into the admin API, never into the queue, so the work
+//! happens synchronously with the HTTP request and the admin sees the
+//! refreshed row in the response.
+//!
+//! Shares the daemon's [`BrowserManager`], rate limiter, HTTP client,
+//! and TOR controller so a force resync respects the same per-host
+//! pacing and recircuit budget the daily crawl uses — admin actions
+//! must not let an operator accidentally hammer the source.
+
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use anyhow::Context;
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use sqlx::PgPool;
+use uuid::Uuid;
+
+use crate::crawler::browser_manager::BrowserManager;
+use crate::crawler::content::{self, SyncOutcome};
+use crate::crawler::pipeline;
+use crate::crawler::rate_limit::HostRateLimiters;
+use crate::crawler::safety::DownloadAllowlist;
+use crate::crawler::source::target::TargetSource;
+use crate::crawler::source::{FetchContext, Source, SourceMangaRef};
+use crate::crawler::tor::TorController;
+use crate::repo;
+use crate::repo::crawler::UpsertStatus;
+use crate::storage::Storage;
+
+/// Outcome of [`ResyncService::resync_manga`]. Mirrors the bits the
+/// admin UI cares about — was the row actually re-upserted, did the
+/// cover land — so the response can show "metadata refreshed, cover
+/// re-downloaded" or "metadata unchanged" without a second round-trip.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+pub struct MangaResyncOutcome {
+    pub manga_id: Uuid,
+    pub metadata_status: UpsertStatus,
+    pub cover_fetched: bool,
+}
+
+/// Outcome of [`ResyncService::resync_chapter`]. `Fetched(pages)` is the
+/// success case; `Skipped` means the source row was already gone or the
+/// chapter had no live source.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub enum ChapterResyncOutcome {
+    Fetched { chapter_id: Uuid, pages: usize },
+    Skipped { chapter_id: Uuid, reason: String },
+}
+
+/// Service exposed by the daemon to the admin API. Optional on
+/// [`AppState`] — `None` when the crawler daemon is disabled
+/// (`CRAWLER_DAEMON=false`), in which case admin handlers return 503.
+#[async_trait]
+pub trait ResyncService: Send + Sync {
+    async fn resync_manga(&self, manga_id: Uuid) -> anyhow::Result<MangaResyncOutcome>;
+    async fn resync_chapter(&self, chapter_id: Uuid) -> anyhow::Result<ChapterResyncOutcome>;
+}
+
+/// Errors with a stable shape so the API layer can map them to the
+/// right HTTP status (404 vs 422 vs 5xx). Anything else surfaces as a
+/// generic 500.
+#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
+pub enum ResyncError {
+    #[error("manga has no source to resync from")]
+    NoMangaSource,
+    #[error("chapter has no source to resync from")]
+    NoChapterSource,
+}
+
+pub struct RealResyncService {
+    pub browser_manager: Arc<BrowserManager>,
+    pub db: PgPool,
+    pub storage: Arc<dyn Storage>,
+    pub http: reqwest::Client,
+    pub rate: Arc<HostRateLimiters>,
+    pub download_allowlist: DownloadAllowlist,
+    pub max_image_bytes: usize,
+    pub tor: Option<Arc<TorController>>,
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl ResyncService for RealResyncService {
+    async fn resync_manga(&self, manga_id: Uuid) -> anyhow::Result<MangaResyncOutcome> {
+        // Pick the freshest live source row. Multi-source mangas
+        // (theoretical — only one Source impl today) get the row whose
+        // `last_seen_at` is newest; soft-dropped rows are skipped.
+        let row: Option<(String, String, String)> = sqlx::query_as(
+            "SELECT source_id, source_manga_key, source_url \
+               FROM manga_sources \
+              WHERE manga_id = $1 AND dropped_at IS NULL \
+              ORDER BY last_seen_at DESC \
+              LIMIT 1",
+        )
+        .bind(manga_id)
+        .fetch_optional(&self.db)
+        .await
+        .context("look up manga_sources for resync")?;
+        let Some((_source_id, source_manga_key, source_url)) = row else {
+            return Err(ResyncError::NoMangaSource.into());
+        };
+
+        let lease = self
+            .browser_manager
+            .acquire()
+            .await
+            .context("acquire browser lease for manga resync")?;
+        let browser_ref: &chromiumoxide::Browser = &lease;
+        let ctx = FetchContext {
+            browser: browser_ref,
+            rate: &self.rate,
+            tor: self.tor.as_deref(),
+        };
+
+        // Parse chapters too — a force resync is "make this manga fully
+        // current," not just metadata. The full pipeline handles the
+        // partial-render guard for us; we replicate the same caution
+        // here by skipping the chapter sync when the parser returned
+        // empty but the manga previously had chapters.
+        let source = TargetSource::new(source_url.clone());
+        let r = SourceMangaRef {
+            source_manga_key: source_manga_key.clone(),
+            title: String::new(),
+            url: source_url.clone(),
+        };
+        let manga = source
+            .fetch_manga(&ctx, &r)
+            .await
+            .with_context(|| format!("fetch_manga during resync of {manga_id}"))?;
+
+        // Partial-render guard: same logic as run_metadata_pass.
+        let source_id = source.id();
+        if !manga.chapters.is_empty() || {
+            let prior = repo::crawler::live_chapter_count_for_source_manga(
+                &self.db,
+                source_id,
+                &source_manga_key,
+            )
+            .await
+            .unwrap_or(0);
+            prior == 0
+        } {
+            // Either the new fetch surfaced chapters, or there were
+            // none before either — chapter sync is safe to run.
+        } else {
+            tracing::warn!(
+                %manga_id,
+                source_url = %source_url,
+                "resync_manga: fetch returned empty chapters but prior count > 0; skipping chapter sync to avoid soft-drop"
+            );
+        }
+
+        let upsert = repo::crawler::upsert_manga_from_source(
+            &self.db,
+            source_id,
+            &source_url,
+            &manga,
+        )
+        .await
+        .with_context(|| format!("upsert_manga_from_source during resync of {manga_id}"))?;
+
+        // Cover refetch: force-download regardless of UpsertStatus.
+        // Admin clicked "resync" because they want the cover too.
+        let mut cover_fetched = false;
+        if let Some(cover_url) = manga.cover_url.as_deref() {
+            match pipeline::download_and_store_cover(
+                &self.db,
+                self.storage.as_ref(),
+                &self.http,
+                &self.rate,
+                &source_url,
+                upsert.manga_id,
+                cover_url,
+                &self.download_allowlist,
+                self.max_image_bytes,
+            )
+            .await
+            {
+                Ok(()) => cover_fetched = true,
+                Err(e) => tracing::warn!(
+                    %manga_id,
+                    error = ?e,
+                    "resync_manga: cover download failed"
+                ),
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Chapter sync — only when the partial-render guard above
+        // didn't bail.
+        let prior_chapter_count = repo::crawler::live_chapter_count_for_source_manga(
+            &self.db,
+            source_id,
+            &source_manga_key,
+        )
+        .await
+        .unwrap_or(0);
+        if !manga.chapters.is_empty() || prior_chapter_count == 0 {
+            match repo::crawler::sync_manga_chapters(
+                &self.db,
+                source_id,
+                upsert.manga_id,
+                &manga.chapters,
+            )
+            .await
+            {
+                Ok(diff) => tracing::info!(
+                    %manga_id,
+                    new = diff.new,
+                    refreshed = diff.refreshed,
+                    dropped = diff.dropped,
+                    "resync_manga: chapters synced"
+                ),
+                Err(e) => tracing::warn!(
+                    %manga_id,
+                    error = ?e,
+                    "resync_manga: chapter sync failed"
+                ),
+            }
+        }
+
+        drop(lease);
+        Ok(MangaResyncOutcome {
+            manga_id: upsert.manga_id,
+            metadata_status: upsert.status,
+            cover_fetched,
+        })
+    }
+
+    async fn resync_chapter(&self, chapter_id: Uuid) -> anyhow::Result<ChapterResyncOutcome> {
+        let row = repo::chapter::dispatch_target(&self.db, chapter_id)
+            .await
+            .context("look up chapter_sources for resync")?;
+        let Some((manga_id, source_url, _title, _number)) = row else {
+            return Err(ResyncError::NoChapterSource.into());
+        };
+
+        let lease = self
+            .browser_manager
+            .acquire()
+            .await
+            .context("acquire browser lease for chapter resync")?;
+        let result = content::sync_chapter_content(
+            &lease,
+            &self.db,
+            self.storage.as_ref(),
+            &self.http,
+            &self.rate,
+            chapter_id,
+            manga_id,
+            &source_url,
+            true,
+            &self.download_allowlist,
+            self.max_image_bytes,
+            self.tor.as_deref(),
+            // Admin resync isn't a daemon worker slot — no live status.
+            None,
+        )
+        .await;
+        drop(lease);
+
+        match result? {
+            SyncOutcome::Fetched { pages } => {
+                Ok(ChapterResyncOutcome::Fetched { chapter_id, pages })
+            }
+            SyncOutcome::Skipped => Ok(ChapterResyncOutcome::Skipped {
+                chapter_id,
+                reason: "chapter already had pages on disk".to_string(),
+            }),
+            SyncOutcome::SessionExpired => {
+                anyhow::bail!("source session expired — operator must refresh PHPSESSID")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

backend/src/crawler/session.rs

@@ -162,38 +162,124 @@ const PROBE_RETRY_DELAY: Duration = Duration::from_secs(2);
 /// limiter. The trade is worth it — failing here costs ~1s; failing 30
 /// minutes into a backfill costs 30 minutes.
 pub async fn verify_session(browser: &Browser, probe_url: &str) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-    let mut attempt = 0u32;
+    verify_session_with_recircuit(browser, probe_url, None, 0).await
+}
+
+/// Like [`verify_session`] but, when `tor` is `Some`, signals
+/// `SIGNAL NEWNYM` between retries on transient pages AND treats
+/// `Unauthenticated` as recoverable (up to `tor_max_attempts` total
+/// probes, calling NEWNYM between each).
+///
+/// `verify_session` is `verify_session_with_recircuit(..., None, _)`,
+/// which collapses the `Unauthenticated` budget to 1 attempt — i.e.
+/// fail-fast, exactly the pre-TOR behavior.
+pub async fn verify_session_with_recircuit(
+    browser: &Browser,
+    probe_url: &str,
+    tor: Option<&crate::crawler::tor::TorController>,
+    tor_max_attempts: u32,
+) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let unauth_max_attempts = if tor.is_some() { tor_max_attempts.max(1) } else { 1 };
+    run_session_probe_loop(
+        || fetch_probe_html(browser, probe_url),
+        || async {
+            if let Some(t) = tor {
+                if let Err(e) = t.new_identity().await {
+                    tracing::warn!(error = %e, "TOR NEWNYM failed; continuing with same circuit");
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        PROBE_MAX_ATTEMPTS,
+        unauth_max_attempts,
+        PROBE_RETRY_DELAY,
+        probe_url,
+    )
+    .await
+}
+
+/// Pure-over-IO loop body for the session probe. Generic over the
+/// fetch and recircuit closures so it can be unit-tested without a
+/// real browser or TOR daemon.
+///
+/// Both budgets count **total attempts**, including the first — so
+/// `transient_max_attempts = 3` allows 3 fetches and 2 recircuits
+/// between them, and `unauth_max_attempts = 1` means "fail-fast, no
+/// retry". This matches [`crate::crawler::detect::retry_on_transient`]
+/// and the content-path recircuit loop.
+///
+/// Outcomes:
+/// - `SessionProbe::Ok` → return `Ok(())`.
+/// - `SessionProbe::Unauthenticated` → recircuit + retry while
+///   under the unauth budget. After the cap, bail with the
+///   "PHPSESSID expired" diagnostic, mentioning the attempt count so
+///   a TOR-misconfig diagnosis is easier.
+/// - `SessionProbe::Transient` → same shape against the transient
+///   budget; bails with "site down or rate-limiting" after the cap.
+async fn run_session_probe_loop<F, Fut, R, RFut>(
+    mut fetch_html: F,
+    mut recircuit: R,
+    transient_max_attempts: u32,
+    unauth_max_attempts: u32,
+    retry_delay: Duration,
+    probe_url_for_msg: &str,
+) -> anyhow::Result<()>
+where
+    F: FnMut() -> Fut,
+    Fut: std::future::Future<Output = anyhow::Result<String>>,
+    R: FnMut() -> RFut,
+    RFut: std::future::Future<Output = ()>,
+{
+    debug_assert!(transient_max_attempts >= 1);
+    debug_assert!(unauth_max_attempts >= 1);
+    let mut transient_attempts = 0u32;
+    let mut unauth_attempts = 0u32;
     loop {
-        attempt += 1;
+        let html = fetch_html().await?;
-        let html = fetch_probe_html(browser, probe_url).await?;
         match classify_probe(&html) {
             SessionProbe::Ok => {
-                tracing::info!(attempt, "session probe ok — #logo + #avatar_menu present");
+                tracing::info!(
+                    transient_attempts,
+                    unauth_attempts,
+                    "session probe ok — #logo + #avatar_menu present"
+                );
                 return Ok(());
             }
             SessionProbe::Unauthenticated => {
+                unauth_attempts += 1;
+                if unauth_attempts >= unauth_max_attempts {
                     return Err(anyhow!(
-                    "session probe failed — #avatar_menu not present at {probe_url} \
+                        "session probe failed — #avatar_menu not present at {probe_url_for_msg} \
-                     (page rendered the normal layout); PHPSESSID is missing, expired, \
+                         after {unauth_attempts} attempt(s); PHPSESSID is missing, \
-                     or revoked. Refresh CRAWLER_PHPSESSID and re-run."
+                         expired, or revoked. Refresh CRAWLER_PHPSESSID and re-run."
                     ));
                 }
-            SessionProbe::Transient if attempt < PROBE_MAX_ATTEMPTS => {
                 tracing::warn!(
-                    attempt,
+                    attempt = unauth_attempts,
-                    max_attempts = PROBE_MAX_ATTEMPTS,
+                    max_attempts = unauth_max_attempts,
-                    "session probe got a transient page; retrying"
+                    "session probe Unauthenticated despite PHPSESSID; signaling TOR \
+                     NEWNYM and retrying"
                 );
-                tokio::time::sleep(PROBE_RETRY_DELAY).await;
+                recircuit().await;
+                tokio::time::sleep(retry_delay).await;
             }
             SessionProbe::Transient => {
+                transient_attempts += 1;
+                if transient_attempts >= transient_max_attempts {
                     return Err(anyhow!(
-                    "session probe failed — probe page at {probe_url} returned a \
+                        "session probe failed — probe page at {probe_url_for_msg} returned \
-                     broken-page response after {PROBE_MAX_ATTEMPTS} attempts. \
+                         a broken-page response after {transient_max_attempts} attempts. \
                          The site appears to be down or rate-limiting us; try again \
                          later before refreshing CRAWLER_PHPSESSID."
                     ));
                 }
+                tracing::warn!(
+                    attempt = transient_attempts,
+                    max_attempts = transient_max_attempts,
+                    "session probe got a transient page; recircuit + retry"
+                );
+                recircuit().await;
+                tokio::time::sleep(retry_delay).await;
+            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -336,6 +422,204 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(classify_chapter_probe(html), ChapterProbe::Ok);
     }
 
+    // --- run_session_probe_loop -----------------------------------------
+    //
+    // These tests exercise the recircuit-aware loop without a real
+    // browser. The fetch and recircuit closures are mocked over Vecs of
+    // canned outcomes / counters.
+
+    const OK_HTML: &str = r#"<html><body><div id="logo"></div><div id="avatar_menu"></div></body></html>"#;
+    const UNAUTH_HTML: &str = r#"<html><body><div id="logo"></div></body></html>"#;
+    const TRANSIENT_HTML: &str = "<html><body><p>we're sorry, the request file are not found.</p></body></html>";
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn probe_loop_ok_on_first_attempt_does_not_recircuit() {
+        let mut recircuits = 0u32;
+        let mut fetched = 0u32;
+        run_session_probe_loop(
+            || {
+                fetched += 1;
+                async { Ok(OK_HTML.to_string()) }
+            },
+            || {
+                recircuits += 1;
+                async {}
+            },
+            3,
+            3,
+            Duration::from_millis(0),
+            "https://example/probe",
+        )
+        .await
+        .expect("ok on first attempt");
+        assert_eq!(fetched, 1);
+        assert_eq!(recircuits, 0);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn probe_loop_unauth_then_ok_when_attempt_budget_available() {
+        // Budget = 3 total attempts. Unauth on call 1, ok on call 2.
+        let mut recircuits = 0u32;
+        let mut call = 0u32;
+        run_session_probe_loop(
+            || {
+                call += 1;
+                let n = call;
+                async move {
+                    if n == 1 {
+                        Ok(UNAUTH_HTML.to_string())
+                    } else {
+                        Ok(OK_HTML.to_string())
+                    }
+                }
+            },
+            || {
+                recircuits += 1;
+                async {}
+            },
+            3,
+            3,
+            Duration::from_millis(0),
+            "https://example/probe",
+        )
+        .await
+        .expect("recovers after one recircuit");
+        assert_eq!(call, 2);
+        assert_eq!(recircuits, 1);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn probe_loop_unauth_with_single_attempt_budget_fails_fast() {
+        // Budget = 1 total attempt = no retry (matches no-TOR behavior).
+        let mut recircuits = 0u32;
+        let mut call = 0u32;
+        let err = run_session_probe_loop(
+            || {
+                call += 1;
+                async { Ok(UNAUTH_HTML.to_string()) }
+            },
+            || {
+                recircuits += 1;
+                async {}
+            },
+            3,
+            1,
+            Duration::from_millis(0),
+            "https://example/probe",
+        )
+        .await
+        .expect_err("budget=1 → fail-fast");
+        assert_eq!(call, 1, "no retry when budget is 1");
+        assert_eq!(recircuits, 0);
+        let msg = format!("{err:#}");
+        assert!(msg.contains("Refresh CRAWLER_PHPSESSID"), "msg: {msg}");
+        assert!(msg.contains("after 1 attempt"), "expected attempt count in msg: {msg}");
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn probe_loop_unauth_after_exhausting_budget_emits_attempt_count() {
+        let mut recircuits = 0u32;
+        let mut call = 0u32;
+        let err = run_session_probe_loop(
+            || {
+                call += 1;
+                async { Ok(UNAUTH_HTML.to_string()) }
+            },
+            || {
+                recircuits += 1;
+                async {}
+            },
+            10, // transient budget irrelevant here
+            3,  // 3 attempts total, 2 recircuits between
+            Duration::from_millis(0),
+            "https://example/probe",
+        )
+        .await
+        .expect_err("exhausts unauth budget");
+        assert_eq!(call, 3);
+        assert_eq!(recircuits, 2);
+        let msg = format!("{err:#}");
+        assert!(msg.contains("after 3 attempt"), "expected attempt count in error, got: {msg}");
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn probe_loop_transient_repeats_until_max_then_errors() {
+        let mut recircuits = 0u32;
+        let mut call = 0u32;
+        let err = run_session_probe_loop(
+            || {
+                call += 1;
+                async { Ok(TRANSIENT_HTML.to_string()) }
+            },
+            || {
+                recircuits += 1;
+                async {}
+            },
+            3,
+            1,
+            Duration::from_millis(0),
+            "https://example/probe",
+        )
+        .await
+        .expect_err("transient until max → fail");
+        assert_eq!(call, 3);
+        // Recircuit fires between attempts: 3 attempts → 2 recircuits.
+        assert_eq!(recircuits, 2);
+        let msg = format!("{err:#}");
+        assert!(msg.contains("broken-page response after 3 attempts"), "msg: {msg}");
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn probe_loop_transient_then_ok_returns_ok_after_one_recircuit() {
+        let mut recircuits = 0u32;
+        let mut call = 0u32;
+        run_session_probe_loop(
+            || {
+                call += 1;
+                let n = call;
+                async move {
+                    if n == 1 {
+                        Ok(TRANSIENT_HTML.to_string())
+                    } else {
+                        Ok(OK_HTML.to_string())
+                    }
+                }
+            },
+            || {
+                recircuits += 1;
+                async {}
+            },
+            3,
+            1,
+            Duration::from_millis(0),
+            "https://example/probe",
+        )
+        .await
+        .expect("ok on second try");
+        assert_eq!(call, 2);
+        assert_eq!(recircuits, 1);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn probe_loop_propagates_fetch_errors_immediately() {
+        let mut call = 0u32;
+        let err = run_session_probe_loop(
+            || {
+                call += 1;
+                async { Err(anyhow!("nav timeout")) }
+            },
+            || async {},
+            5,
+            5,
+            Duration::from_millis(0),
+            "https://example/probe",
+        )
+        .await
+        .expect_err("fetch error bubbles");
+        assert_eq!(call, 1);
+        assert!(format!("{err:#}").contains("nav timeout"));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn classify_probe_trusts_broken_body_over_stray_avatar_match() {
         // Defensive: if a broken-page body somehow contains an

backend/src/crawler/session_control.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+//! Runtime-updatable crawler session (PHPSESSID).
+//!
+//! At startup the session comes from `CRAWLER_PHPSESSID`, but it expires
+//! and previously needed a container restart to refresh. This controller
+//! lets an admin push a fresh cookie at runtime: it rewrites the reqwest
+//! cookie jar (CDN image fetches), updates the in-memory value the browser
+//! `on_launch` hook reads, persists it to `crawler_state` (so it survives
+//! a restart), and clears the sticky `session_expired` flag. A subsequent
+//! coordinated browser restart re-runs `on_launch`, re-injecting the new
+//! cookie into Chromium and re-probing.
+
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use anyhow::Context;
+use serde_json::json;
+use sqlx::PgPool;
+use tokio::sync::RwLock;
+
+const STATE_KEY_RUNTIME_SESSION: &str = "runtime_session";
+
+pub struct SessionController {
+    /// Current PHPSESSID — what `on_launch` injects into a fresh browser.
+    phpsessid: RwLock<Option<String>>,
+    /// The same `Arc<Jar>` handed to the reqwest client; updating it here
+    /// updates the client's cookies (the jar is internally mutable).
+    cookie_jar: Arc<reqwest::cookie::Jar>,
+    cookie_domain: Option<String>,
+    start_url: Option<String>,
+    db: PgPool,
+    session_expired: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+}
+
+impl SessionController {
+    pub fn new(
+        initial: Option<String>,
+        cookie_jar: Arc<reqwest::cookie::Jar>,
+        cookie_domain: Option<String>,
+        start_url: Option<String>,
+        db: PgPool,
+        session_expired: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+    ) -> Arc<Self> {
+        Arc::new(Self {
+            phpsessid: RwLock::new(initial),
+            cookie_jar,
+            cookie_domain,
+            start_url,
+            db,
+            session_expired,
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// The PHPSESSID a fresh browser should inject (None when unset).
+    pub async fn current(&self) -> Option<String> {
+        self.phpsessid.read().await.clone()
+    }
+
+    /// Whether the sticky session-expired flag is set (chapter workers
+    /// idle while true).
+    pub fn is_expired(&self) -> bool {
+        self.session_expired.load(Ordering::Acquire)
+    }
+
+    /// Clear the session-expired flag without changing the cookie — used
+    /// when the operator knows the session is fine and wants workers to
+    /// resume immediately.
+    pub fn clear_expired(&self) {
+        self.session_expired.store(false, Ordering::Release);
+    }
+
+    /// Update the session everywhere: reqwest jar, in-memory value, and
+    /// persisted `crawler_state`. Clears the session-expired flag. Does
+    /// NOT relaunch the browser — the caller triggers a coordinated
+    /// restart so `on_launch` re-injects + re-probes.
+    pub async fn update(&self, sid: &str) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        let sid = sid.trim().to_string();
+        anyhow::ensure!(!sid.is_empty(), "PHPSESSID must not be empty");
+        // The value is spliced into a cookie string and a CDP CookieParam.
+        // Reject control chars and cookie delimiters so a pasted value
+        // can't smuggle extra attributes / break out of the cookie.
+        anyhow::ensure!(
+            sid.chars().all(|c| !c.is_control() && c != ';' && c != ','),
+            "PHPSESSID contains invalid characters"
+        );
+
+        if let (Some(domain), Some(start_url)) = (&self.cookie_domain, &self.start_url) {
+            let cookie_str = format!("PHPSESSID={sid}; Domain={domain}; Path=/");
+            let seed_url =
+                reqwest::Url::parse(start_url).context("parse start_url for cookie seed")?;
+            self.cookie_jar.add_cookie_str(&cookie_str, &seed_url);
+        }
+        *self.phpsessid.write().await = Some(sid.clone());
+        persist(&self.db, &sid).await.context("persist runtime session")?;
+        self.session_expired.store(false, Ordering::Release);
+        tracing::info!("crawler session updated at runtime");
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Read a persisted runtime session (if any) from `crawler_state`.
+    /// Called at startup so a mid-day refresh survives a restart.
+    pub async fn load_persisted(db: &PgPool) -> Option<String> {
+        let row: Option<serde_json::Value> =
+            sqlx::query_scalar("SELECT value FROM crawler_state WHERE key = $1")
+                .bind(STATE_KEY_RUNTIME_SESSION)
+                .fetch_optional(db)
+                .await
+                .ok()
+                .flatten();
+        row.and_then(|v| {
+            v.get("phpsessid")
+                .and_then(|s| s.as_str())
+                .map(|s| s.to_string())
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+async fn persist(db: &PgPool, sid: &str) -> sqlx::Result<()> {
+    sqlx::query(
+        "INSERT INTO crawler_state (key, value, updated_at) \
+         VALUES ($1, $2, now()) \
+         ON CONFLICT (key) DO UPDATE \
+            SET value = EXCLUDED.value, updated_at = now()",
+    )
+    .bind(STATE_KEY_RUNTIME_SESSION)
+    .bind(json!({ "phpsessid": sid }))
+    .execute(db)
+    .await?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    fn controller(db: PgPool) -> Arc<SessionController> {
+        SessionController::new(
+            None,
+            Arc::new(reqwest::cookie::Jar::default()),
+            Some("example.com".into()),
+            Some("https://example.com/".into()),
+            db,
+            Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(true)),
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+    async fn update_rejects_empty_and_control_chars(pool: PgPool) {
+        let c = controller(pool);
+        assert!(c.update("   ").await.is_err(), "empty rejected");
+        assert!(c.update("abc\r\ndef").await.is_err(), "CRLF rejected");
+        assert!(c.update("ab;Domain=evil").await.is_err(), "semicolon rejected");
+        assert!(c.update("x,y").await.is_err(), "comma rejected");
+    }
+
+    #[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+    async fn update_persists_and_clears_expired_then_round_trips(pool: PgPool) {
+        let c = controller(pool.clone());
+        c.update("good-sid-123").await.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(c.current().await.as_deref(), Some("good-sid-123"));
+        assert!(!c.is_expired(), "update clears the expired flag");
+        // Persisted to crawler_state and readable by a fresh load.
+        assert_eq!(
+            SessionController::load_persisted(&pool).await.as_deref(),
+            Some("good-sid-123")
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+    async fn clear_expired_flips_sticky_flag_without_touching_session(pool: PgPool) {
+        // The flag starts `true` per `controller(pool)`'s test wiring.
+        let c = controller(pool);
+        assert!(c.is_expired(), "test fixture starts with the flag set");
+        c.clear_expired();
+        assert!(!c.is_expired(), "clear_expired flips the sticky flag to false");
+        assert!(
+            c.current().await.is_none(),
+            "clear_expired does not invent a session"
+        );
+    }
+}

backend/src/crawler/source.rs

@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ pub struct SourceChapter {
 pub struct FetchContext<'a> {
     pub browser: &'a Browser,
     pub rate: &'a crate::crawler::rate_limit::HostRateLimiters,
+    /// Optional TOR control-port client. When `Some`, retry helpers
+    /// signal `NEWNYM` between transient-page attempts so the next try
+    /// draws a fresh exit. `None` keeps pre-TOR behavior.
+    pub tor: Option<&'a crate::crawler::tor::TorController>,
 }
 
 /// Lazy iterator over discovered manga refs. The caller drives the

backend/src/crawler/source/target.rs

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use super::{
     SourceMangaRef,
 };
 use crate::crawler::detect::{
-    has_logo_sentinel, is_broken_page_body, retry_on_transient, PageError,
+    has_logo_sentinel, is_broken_page_body, retry_on_transient_with_hook, PageError,
 };
 use crate::crawler::nav::{wait_for_nav, wait_for_selector, NavError, SELECTOR_TIMEOUT};
 
@@ -79,12 +79,13 @@ impl Source for TargetSource {
         // and the HTML is handed straight to the first `next_batch` call
         // so the walker doesn't re-fetch it. Page count is discovered
         // incrementally — see `TargetSourceWalker::next_batch`.
-        let first_html = retry_on_transient(
+        let first_html = retry_on_transient_with_hook(
             || async {
                 navigate(ctx, self.base_url.as_str(), LIST_PAGE_MARKER).await
             },
             PAGE_TRANSIENT_RETRY_ATTEMPTS,
             PAGE_TRANSIENT_RETRY_DELAY,
+            || async { recircuit_if_configured(ctx.tor).await },
         )
         .await?;
 
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ impl DiscoverWalk for TargetSourceWalker {
                     parse_manga_list_from(&doc)?
                 }
                 None => {
-                    retry_on_transient(
+                    retry_on_transient_with_hook(
                         || async {
                             let html = navigate(
                                 ctx,
@@ -182,12 +183,13 @@ impl DiscoverWalk for TargetSourceWalker {
                         },
                         PAGE_TRANSIENT_RETRY_ATTEMPTS,
                         PAGE_TRANSIENT_RETRY_DELAY,
+                        || async { recircuit_if_configured(ctx.tor).await },
                     )
                     .await?
                 }
             }
         } else {
-            retry_on_transient(
+            retry_on_transient_with_hook(
                 || async {
                     let url = page_url(&self.base_url, page_num);
                     let html = navigate(ctx, &url, LIST_PAGE_MARKER).await?;
@@ -196,6 +198,7 @@ impl DiscoverWalk for TargetSourceWalker {
                 },
                 PAGE_TRANSIENT_RETRY_ATTEMPTS,
                 PAGE_TRANSIENT_RETRY_DELAY,
+                || async { recircuit_if_configured(ctx.tor).await },
             )
             .await?
         };
@@ -274,6 +277,20 @@ fn classify_navigate_html(html: String) -> Result<String, PageError> {
     Ok(html)
 }
 
+/// Hook for [`retry_on_transient_with_hook`]: when TOR is configured,
+/// signal `NEWNYM` so the next navigation draws a fresh exit. Errors
+/// from the controller are logged and swallowed — failing to recircuit
+/// shouldn't take down the crawl, the next attempt just runs on the
+/// same circuit as before.
+async fn recircuit_if_configured(tor: Option<&crate::crawler::tor::TorController>) {
+    if let Some(t) = tor {
+        if let Err(e) = t.new_identity().await {
+            tracing::warn!(error = %e, "TOR NEWNYM failed; retrying on same circuit");
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
 /// Substitutes the first `/N/` path segment with the target page
 /// number. Source impls that paginate via a different URL shape can
 /// override this — for the modeled site the segment is always present.

backend/src/crawler/status.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,355 @@
+//! Live, in-process crawler status.
+//!
+//! The metadata pass runs inline in the cron tick (it is not a
+//! `crawler_jobs` row), so without this surface "what is the crawler doing
+//! right now" is unanswerable from the dashboard. The daemon publishes its
+//! current [`Phase`], the chapters being crawled right now (with a live
+//! page count), and the cover being fetched into a shared [`StatusHandle`];
+//! the admin endpoint reads a [`CrawlerStatus`] snapshot and composes it
+//! with DB-derived counts + the session/browser flags.
+//!
+//! NOTE: this is per-process state. The deployment is a single server
+//! (see CLAUDE.md), so an in-memory handle is sufficient; durable signals
+//! (last-pass summary, runtime session) are persisted in `crawler_state`.
+
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+
+use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
+use serde::Serialize;
+use tokio::sync::{watch, RwLock};
+use uuid::Uuid;
+
+use crate::crawler::pipeline::MetadataStats;
+
+/// What the daemon's metadata pass is doing right now. Serialised with an
+/// internal `state` tag so the frontend can switch on it.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize)]
+#[serde(tag = "state", rename_all = "snake_case")]
+pub enum Phase {
+    /// Sleeping until the next scheduled metadata pass.
+    Idle { next_fire: Option<DateTime<Utc>> },
+    /// Walking the source catalog list pages.
+    WalkingList,
+    /// Fetching one manga's metadata. `index`/`total` drive a progress bar
+    /// (`total` is `None` when the source size is unknown / uncapped).
+    FetchingMetadata {
+        index: usize,
+        total: Option<usize>,
+        title: String,
+    },
+    /// Backfilling covers that failed on first attempt. `index`/`total`
+    /// track progress through this tick's batch.
+    CoverBackfill { index: usize, total: usize },
+}
+
+/// A chapter being downloaded right now, with a live page count. Keyed in
+/// the status by `chapter_id`; inserted by the dispatcher when a job starts
+/// and removed (via an RAII guard) when it finishes, panics, or times out.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize)]
+pub struct ActiveChapter {
+    pub manga_id: Uuid,
+    pub manga_title: String,
+    pub chapter_id: Uuid,
+    pub chapter_number: i32,
+    pub pages_done: usize,
+    /// `None` until the chapter page list has been parsed.
+    pub pages_total: Option<usize>,
+}
+
+/// The manga whose cover is being downloaded right now.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize)]
+pub struct CoverTarget {
+    pub manga_id: Uuid,
+    pub manga_title: String,
+}
+
+/// Summary of the most recent metadata pass (persisted across restarts in
+/// `crawler_state` by the cron; mirrored here for the live read).
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Default)]
+pub struct LastPass {
+    pub at: Option<DateTime<Utc>>,
+    pub discovered: usize,
+    pub upserted: usize,
+    pub covers_fetched: usize,
+    pub mangas_failed: usize,
+}
+
+/// A point-in-time snapshot returned by [`StatusHandle::snapshot`]. The
+/// session/browser/queue fields are composed at read time by the endpoint
+/// (they live elsewhere), so they are not stored here.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize)]
+pub struct CrawlerStatus {
+    pub phase: Phase,
+    /// Number of configured chapter workers (for "N busy / M workers").
+    pub worker_count: usize,
+    /// Chapters being downloaded right now, with live page counts.
+    pub active_chapters: Vec<ActiveChapter>,
+    pub last_pass: LastPass,
+    /// The cover being downloaded right now, if any.
+    pub current_cover: Option<CoverTarget>,
+}
+
+/// Scalar status state held under the async `RwLock`. Active chapters live
+/// in a separate sync map so per-page updates and RAII removal don't need
+/// to `.await` (removal happens in `Drop`).
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+struct Scalar {
+    phase: Phase,
+    worker_count: usize,
+    last_pass: LastPass,
+    current_cover: Option<CoverTarget>,
+}
+
+/// Cloneable handle the daemon tasks use to publish status. Cheap to clone
+/// (`Arc`). All writers funnel through the helper methods so locking stays
+/// localised. Every mutation bumps a `watch` version so SSE subscribers
+/// get pushed an update instead of polling.
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct StatusHandle {
+    scalar: Arc<RwLock<Scalar>>,
+    /// Currently-downloading chapters keyed by `chapter_id`. A sync mutex so
+    /// the RAII [`ChapterGuard`]'s `Drop` can remove without `.await`.
+    active: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<Uuid, ActiveChapter>>>,
+    /// Monotonic version bumped on every change. SSE handlers `subscribe()`
+    /// and `await .changed()` for instant pushes; `watch` has no
+    /// lost-wakeup so a change between snapshots is never missed.
+    version: Arc<watch::Sender<u64>>,
+}
+
+/// Lock the active map, recovering from a poisoned mutex (we never hold the
+/// lock across a panic-prone section, so the data is still consistent).
+fn lock_active(
+    m: &Mutex<HashMap<Uuid, ActiveChapter>>,
+) -> std::sync::MutexGuard<'_, HashMap<Uuid, ActiveChapter>> {
+    m.lock().unwrap_or_else(|e| e.into_inner())
+}
+
+impl StatusHandle {
+    pub fn new(num_workers: usize) -> Self {
+        let (version, _rx) = watch::channel(0u64);
+        Self {
+            scalar: Arc::new(RwLock::new(Scalar {
+                phase: Phase::Idle { next_fire: None },
+                worker_count: num_workers.max(1),
+                last_pass: LastPass::default(),
+                current_cover: None,
+            })),
+            active: Arc::new(Mutex::new(HashMap::new())),
+            version: Arc::new(version),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn bump(&self) {
+        self.version.send_modify(|v| *v = v.wrapping_add(1));
+    }
+
+    /// A receiver whose `.changed()` resolves on the next status change.
+    pub fn subscribe(&self) -> watch::Receiver<u64> {
+        self.version.subscribe()
+    }
+
+    /// Signal a change without mutating in-memory state — used when an
+    /// *external* signal the live snapshot reflects (browser phase,
+    /// session-expired flag, queue counts) has changed, so subscribers
+    /// recompose promptly.
+    pub fn poke(&self) {
+        self.bump();
+    }
+
+    pub async fn set_phase(&self, phase: Phase) {
+        self.scalar.write().await.phase = phase;
+        self.bump();
+    }
+
+    /// Set (or clear) the cover being downloaded right now.
+    pub async fn set_current_cover(&self, cover: Option<CoverTarget>) {
+        self.scalar.write().await.current_cover = cover;
+        self.bump();
+    }
+
+    /// Register a chapter as crawling now; returns a guard that removes it
+    /// when dropped (on completion, panic-unwind, or timeout-drop).
+    pub fn begin_chapter(&self, chapter: ActiveChapter) -> ChapterGuard {
+        let id = chapter.chapter_id;
+        lock_active(&self.active).insert(id, chapter);
+        self.bump();
+        ChapterGuard {
+            active: Arc::clone(&self.active),
+            version: Arc::clone(&self.version),
+            chapter_id: id,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Update the live page count of an in-flight chapter. Sync (no
+    /// `.await`) so it's cheap to call once per stored page.
+    pub fn set_chapter_pages(&self, chapter_id: Uuid, done: usize, total: Option<usize>) {
+        {
+            let mut map = lock_active(&self.active);
+            if let Some(c) = map.get_mut(&chapter_id) {
+                c.pages_done = done;
+                c.pages_total = total;
+            }
+        }
+        self.bump();
+    }
+
+    /// Record a finished metadata pass. Stamps `at` with `now`.
+    pub async fn record_pass(&self, stats: &MetadataStats, at: DateTime<Utc>) {
+        self.scalar.write().await.last_pass = LastPass {
+            at: Some(at),
+            discovered: stats.discovered,
+            upserted: stats.upserted,
+            covers_fetched: stats.covers_fetched,
+            mangas_failed: stats.mangas_failed,
+        };
+        self.bump();
+    }
+
+    /// Seed the last-pass summary from a persisted `crawler_state` value on
+    /// startup so the dashboard isn't blank until the first tick.
+    pub async fn set_last_pass(&self, last: LastPass) {
+        self.scalar.write().await.last_pass = last;
+        self.bump();
+    }
+
+    pub async fn snapshot(&self) -> CrawlerStatus {
+        let scalar = self.scalar.read().await.clone();
+        let mut active_chapters: Vec<ActiveChapter> =
+            lock_active(&self.active).values().cloned().collect();
+        // Stable, readable order: by chapter number then id.
+        active_chapters.sort_by(|a, b| {
+            a.chapter_number
+                .cmp(&b.chapter_number)
+                .then(a.chapter_id.cmp(&b.chapter_id))
+        });
+        CrawlerStatus {
+            phase: scalar.phase,
+            worker_count: scalar.worker_count,
+            active_chapters,
+            last_pass: scalar.last_pass,
+            current_cover: scalar.current_cover,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// RAII handle removing an [`ActiveChapter`] from the live status when the
+/// chapter dispatch finishes, panics, or is dropped on timeout.
+pub struct ChapterGuard {
+    active: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<Uuid, ActiveChapter>>>,
+    version: Arc<watch::Sender<u64>>,
+    chapter_id: Uuid,
+}
+
+impl Drop for ChapterGuard {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        lock_active(&self.active).remove(&self.chapter_id);
+        self.version.send_modify(|v| *v = v.wrapping_add(1));
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    fn sample_chapter(n: i32) -> ActiveChapter {
+        ActiveChapter {
+            manga_id: Uuid::new_v4(),
+            manga_title: "M".into(),
+            chapter_id: Uuid::new_v4(),
+            chapter_number: n,
+            pages_done: 0,
+            pages_total: None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn begin_chapter_shows_in_snapshot_and_guard_removes_on_drop() {
+        let h = StatusHandle::new(2);
+        let chap = sample_chapter(7);
+        let cid = chap.chapter_id;
+        {
+            let _guard = h.begin_chapter(chap);
+            let snap = h.snapshot().await;
+            assert_eq!(snap.active_chapters.len(), 1);
+            assert_eq!(snap.active_chapters[0].chapter_id, cid);
+            assert_eq!(snap.worker_count, 2);
+        }
+        // Guard dropped → entry removed.
+        let snap = h.snapshot().await;
+        assert!(snap.active_chapters.is_empty());
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn set_chapter_pages_updates_live_count() {
+        let h = StatusHandle::new(1);
+        let chap = sample_chapter(1);
+        let cid = chap.chapter_id;
+        let _guard = h.begin_chapter(chap);
+        h.set_chapter_pages(cid, 3, Some(20));
+        let snap = h.snapshot().await;
+        assert_eq!(snap.active_chapters[0].pages_done, 3);
+        assert_eq!(snap.active_chapters[0].pages_total, Some(20));
+        // Updating an unknown chapter is a no-op, not a panic.
+        h.set_chapter_pages(Uuid::new_v4(), 9, Some(9));
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn snapshot_sorts_active_chapters_by_number() {
+        let h = StatusHandle::new(2);
+        let _g1 = h.begin_chapter(sample_chapter(5));
+        let _g2 = h.begin_chapter(sample_chapter(2));
+        let snap = h.snapshot().await;
+        assert_eq!(snap.active_chapters[0].chapter_number, 2);
+        assert_eq!(snap.active_chapters[1].chapter_number, 5);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn set_current_cover_round_trips() {
+        let h = StatusHandle::new(1);
+        let mid = Uuid::new_v4();
+        h.set_current_cover(Some(CoverTarget {
+            manga_id: mid,
+            manga_title: "One Piece".into(),
+        }))
+        .await;
+        assert_eq!(
+            h.snapshot().await.current_cover.map(|c| c.manga_id),
+            Some(mid)
+        );
+        h.set_current_cover(None).await;
+        assert!(h.snapshot().await.current_cover.is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn record_pass_captures_stats_and_timestamp() {
+        let h = StatusHandle::new(1);
+        let stats = MetadataStats {
+            discovered: 5,
+            upserted: 3,
+            covers_fetched: 2,
+            mangas_failed: 1,
+        };
+        let at = Utc::now();
+        h.record_pass(&stats, at).await;
+        let snap = h.snapshot().await;
+        assert_eq!(snap.last_pass.discovered, 5);
+        assert_eq!(snap.last_pass.upserted, 3);
+        assert_eq!(snap.last_pass.at, Some(at));
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn subscribe_resolves_on_mutation_poke_and_chapter_change() {
+        let h = StatusHandle::new(1);
+        let mut rx = h.subscribe();
+        h.set_phase(Phase::WalkingList).await;
+        rx.changed().await.unwrap();
+        h.poke();
+        rx.changed().await.unwrap();
+        // begin_chapter + guard drop each bump the version.
+        let g = h.begin_chapter(sample_chapter(1));
+        rx.changed().await.unwrap();
+        drop(g);
+        rx.changed().await.unwrap();
+    }
+}

backend/src/crawler/tor.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,446 @@
+//! TOR control-port client for `SIGNAL NEWNYM` ("recircuit").
+//!
+//! The crawler can be proxied through TOR (`CRAWLER_PROXY=socks5h://tor:9050`)
+//! to randomize the exit IP seen by the target site. When the target
+//! returns a "bad page" (its broken-template body, missing layout
+//! sentinel, or unauthenticated probe despite a valid PHPSESSID), it
+//! is often the current exit being rate-limited or fingerprinted rather
+//! than a real failure. Asking the local TOR daemon for a new identity
+//! over its control port (port 9051 by default) makes subsequent
+//! connections draw a fresh circuit; combined with `IsolateDestAddr`
+//! in torrc this is usually enough to clear the failure.
+//!
+//! Scope is deliberately tiny — `AUTHENTICATE` + `SIGNAL NEWNYM` over
+//! a one-shot TCP connection. No `torut` dep, no hidden-service
+//! plumbing, no event streaming.
+//!
+//! **Caveat for in-flight connections:** Chromium reuses sockets, so a
+//! `NEWNYM` only affects *new* connections (in TOR terms, new circuits).
+//! That's fine for our retry path — the next navigation opens a fresh
+//! connection. We do not try to forcibly close existing streams.
+
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+use anyhow::{anyhow, bail, Context};
+use tokio::io::{AsyncBufReadExt, AsyncWriteExt, BufReader};
+use tokio::net::TcpStream;
+use tokio::time::timeout;
+
+/// Default control-port (`tor --defaults-torrc` ships 9051).
+const DEFAULT_CONTROL_PORT: u16 = 9051;
+/// Connect timeout — generous enough for a slow compose start, short
+/// enough that a misconfigured controller doesn't stall a crawl.
+const CONNECT_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(5);
+/// Per-command read timeout. `SIGNAL NEWNYM` returns instantly on the
+/// happy path; bound it so a half-broken control port can't hang us.
+const READ_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(5);
+
+/// How the controller authenticates to the control port.
+///
+/// `Cookie` is preferred for compose deploys where the auth cookie file
+/// is shared between the `tor` and `backend` containers via a named
+/// volume. `Password` is the fallback when the cookie file isn't
+/// reachable (different gid, no shared volume, etc.). `None` matches a
+/// torrc with no `CookieAuthentication 1` and no `HashedControlPassword`
+/// — useful for local experimentation, not for production.
+///
+/// `Debug` is implemented manually to redact the password (and the
+/// cookie path, which is non-sensitive but uninteresting in logs).
+/// Don't add `#[derive(Debug)]` — the controller is `?`-logged at
+/// startup and a derive would expand the password into the trace.
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub enum TorAuth {
+    None,
+    Password(String),
+    Cookie(PathBuf),
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Debug for TorAuth {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            TorAuth::None => f.write_str("None"),
+            TorAuth::Password(_) => f.write_str("Password(<redacted>)"),
+            TorAuth::Cookie(_) => f.write_str("Cookie(<path>)"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct TorController {
+    /// `host:port` string. Kept as a string (not a `SocketAddr`) so
+    /// docker-compose hostnames like `tor:9051` resolve at connect time.
+    addr: String,
+    auth: TorAuth,
+}
+
+impl TorController {
+    pub fn new(addr: impl Into<String>, auth: TorAuth) -> Self {
+        Self { addr: addr.into(), auth }
+    }
+
+    /// Build a controller from the env-config shape:
+    /// `url` (e.g. `tcp://tor:9051`, `127.0.0.1:9051`, or `tor`),
+    /// optional password, optional cookie path. Returns `Ok(None)` when
+    /// `url` is absent — that's the "TOR feature disabled" signal.
+    /// Cookie wins over password when both are set (rotates with TOR;
+    /// no secret to manage).
+    pub fn from_parts(
+        url: Option<&str>,
+        password: Option<&str>,
+        cookie_path: Option<&Path>,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<Option<Self>> {
+        let Some(url) = url else { return Ok(None) };
+        let addr = parse_control_url(url)?;
+        let auth = match (cookie_path, password) {
+            (Some(p), _) => TorAuth::Cookie(p.to_path_buf()),
+            (None, Some(p)) => TorAuth::Password(p.to_string()),
+            (None, None) => TorAuth::None,
+        };
+        Ok(Some(Self { addr, auth }))
+    }
+
+    /// Open the control port, `AUTHENTICATE`, `SIGNAL NEWNYM`, `QUIT`.
+    /// Each invocation is a fresh connection; the controller is cheap
+    /// to clone and stateless across calls.
+    pub async fn new_identity(&self) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        let stream = timeout(CONNECT_TIMEOUT, TcpStream::connect(&self.addr))
+            .await
+            .with_context(|| {
+                format!("timed out connecting to TOR control port {}", self.addr)
+            })?
+            .with_context(|| format!("connect to TOR control port {}", self.addr))?;
+        let (read, mut write) = stream.into_split();
+        let mut read = BufReader::new(read);
+
+        let auth_line = self.build_auth_line().await?;
+        write_line(&mut write, &auth_line).await?;
+        timeout(READ_TIMEOUT, expect_250(&mut read))
+            .await
+            .map_err(|_| anyhow!("TOR control AUTHENTICATE timed out"))?
+            .context("AUTHENTICATE")?;
+
+        write_line(&mut write, "SIGNAL NEWNYM").await?;
+        timeout(READ_TIMEOUT, expect_250(&mut read))
+            .await
+            .map_err(|_| anyhow!("TOR control SIGNAL NEWNYM timed out"))?
+            .context("SIGNAL NEWNYM")?;
+
+        // QUIT is courtesy; ignore errors — the daemon may close the
+        // socket before our QUIT lands and that's perfectly fine.
+        let _ = write_line(&mut write, "QUIT").await;
+        // Debug-level: a busy crawl can rotate circuits many times per
+        // minute, INFO is too chatty. Failures still log at WARN.
+        tracing::debug!(addr = %self.addr, "TOR NEWNYM signaled");
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    async fn build_auth_line(&self) -> anyhow::Result<String> {
+        match &self.auth {
+            TorAuth::None => Ok("AUTHENTICATE".to_string()),
+            TorAuth::Password(p) => Ok(format!("AUTHENTICATE \"{}\"", escape_quoted(p))),
+            TorAuth::Cookie(path) => {
+                let bytes = tokio::fs::read(path)
+                    .await
+                    .with_context(|| format!("read TOR cookie file {}", path.display()))?;
+                Ok(format!("AUTHENTICATE {}", hex_encode(&bytes)))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Parse `tcp://host:port`, `host:port`, or bare `host` into a
+/// connect-time string. Default port is [`DEFAULT_CONTROL_PORT`].
+fn parse_control_url(url: &str) -> anyhow::Result<String> {
+    let stripped = url.strip_prefix("tcp://").unwrap_or(url);
+    if stripped.is_empty() {
+        bail!("TOR control url is empty");
+    }
+    if stripped.contains(':') {
+        Ok(stripped.to_string())
+    } else {
+        Ok(format!("{stripped}:{DEFAULT_CONTROL_PORT}"))
+    }
+}
+
+fn escape_quoted(s: &str) -> String {
+    s.replace('\\', r"\\").replace('"', r#"\""#)
+}
+
+fn hex_encode(bytes: &[u8]) -> String {
+    let mut s = String::with_capacity(bytes.len() * 2);
+    for b in bytes {
+        s.push_str(&format!("{b:02x}"));
+    }
+    s
+}
+
+async fn write_line<W: tokio::io::AsyncWrite + Unpin>(
+    w: &mut W,
+    line: &str,
+) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    w.write_all(line.as_bytes()).await?;
+    w.write_all(b"\r\n").await?;
+    w.flush().await?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Drain a TOR control reply, accepting only status `250`. Handles
+/// the protocol's three line forms: `XYZ ...` (single/end), `XYZ-...`
+/// (continuation), `XYZ+...` (data block ended by a lone `.`). Our
+/// commands only ever produce single-line `250 OK`, but we honor the
+/// continuation forms so a future torrc that adds events / banners
+/// doesn't confuse the parser.
+async fn expect_250<R: AsyncBufReadExt + Unpin>(r: &mut R) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    loop {
+        let mut line = String::new();
+        let n = r.read_line(&mut line).await?;
+        if n == 0 {
+            bail!("TOR control port closed connection mid-reply");
+        }
+        let trimmed = line.trim_end_matches(['\r', '\n']);
+        if trimmed.len() < 4 {
+            bail!("malformed TOR control reply: {trimmed:?}");
+        }
+        let (code, rest) = trimmed.split_at(3);
+        if code != "250" {
+            bail!("TOR control replied {trimmed:?}");
+        }
+        let sep = rest.as_bytes()[0];
+        match sep {
+            b' ' => return Ok(()),
+            b'-' => continue,
+            b'+' => {
+                // Data block — read until a line consisting of only ".".
+                loop {
+                    let mut data = String::new();
+                    let n = r.read_line(&mut data).await?;
+                    if n == 0 {
+                        bail!("TOR control port closed mid-data-block");
+                    }
+                    if data.trim_end_matches(['\r', '\n']) == "." {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            _ => bail!("malformed TOR control reply separator: {trimmed:?}"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+    use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;
+    use tokio::net::TcpListener;
+
+    /// Spawn a mock control port that responds to each \r\n-terminated
+    /// inbound line with the next entry from `replies`. Each reply has
+    /// its own `\r\n` appended. Records received lines into `recorder`.
+    /// After `replies.len()` exchanges the task drops the socket — this
+    /// matches the real TOR behavior for QUIT (close after acking).
+    async fn spawn_mock(
+        replies: Vec<&'static str>,
+        recorder: Arc<Mutex<Vec<String>>>,
+    ) -> String {
+        let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
+        let addr = listener.local_addr().unwrap().to_string();
+        tokio::spawn(async move {
+            let (sock, _) = listener.accept().await.unwrap();
+            let (r, mut w) = sock.into_split();
+            let mut r = BufReader::new(r);
+            for reply in replies {
+                let mut line = String::new();
+                let n = r.read_line(&mut line).await.unwrap_or(0);
+                if n == 0 {
+                    return;
+                }
+                recorder
+                    .lock()
+                    .unwrap()
+                    .push(line.trim_end_matches(['\r', '\n']).to_string());
+                w.write_all(reply.as_bytes()).await.unwrap();
+                w.write_all(b"\r\n").await.unwrap();
+                w.flush().await.unwrap();
+            }
+        });
+        addr
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn password_auth_then_newnym_writes_expected_sequence() {
+        let recorder = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Vec::new()));
+        // Two replies: AUTHENTICATE then SIGNAL NEWNYM. QUIT is
+        // fire-and-forget; the mock dropping the socket is the
+        // expected real-world behavior.
+        let addr =
+            spawn_mock(vec!["250 OK", "250 OK"], Arc::clone(&recorder)).await;
+        let controller = TorController::new(addr, TorAuth::Password("secret".into()));
+        controller.new_identity().await.expect("new_identity ok");
+        let recorded = recorder.lock().unwrap().clone();
+        assert_eq!(recorded.first().map(String::as_str), Some("AUTHENTICATE \"secret\""));
+        assert_eq!(recorded.get(1).map(String::as_str), Some("SIGNAL NEWNYM"));
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn cookie_auth_hex_encodes_file_bytes() {
+        let tmp = tempfile::NamedTempFile::new().unwrap();
+        let cookie: Vec<u8> = (0u8..32).collect();
+        std::fs::write(tmp.path(), &cookie).unwrap();
+        let recorder = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Vec::new()));
+        let addr =
+            spawn_mock(vec!["250 OK", "250 OK"], Arc::clone(&recorder)).await;
+        let controller =
+            TorController::new(addr, TorAuth::Cookie(tmp.path().to_path_buf()));
+        controller.new_identity().await.expect("new_identity ok");
+        let recorded = recorder.lock().unwrap().clone();
+        let expected_hex: String = cookie.iter().map(|b| format!("{b:02x}")).collect();
+        assert_eq!(
+            recorded.first().map(String::as_str),
+            Some(format!("AUTHENTICATE {expected_hex}").as_str())
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn no_auth_sends_bare_authenticate() {
+        let recorder = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Vec::new()));
+        let addr =
+            spawn_mock(vec!["250 OK", "250 OK"], Arc::clone(&recorder)).await;
+        let controller = TorController::new(addr, TorAuth::None);
+        controller.new_identity().await.expect("new_identity ok");
+        let recorded = recorder.lock().unwrap().clone();
+        assert_eq!(recorded.first().map(String::as_str), Some("AUTHENTICATE"));
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn non_250_reply_returns_err_with_reply_text() {
+        let recorder = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Vec::new()));
+        let addr = spawn_mock(
+            vec!["515 Bad authentication"],
+            Arc::clone(&recorder),
+        )
+        .await;
+        let controller =
+            TorController::new(addr, TorAuth::Password("wrong".into()));
+        let err = controller.new_identity().await.expect_err("should fail");
+        let msg = format!("{err:#}");
+        assert!(msg.contains("515"), "expected 515 in error, got: {msg}");
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn closed_connection_mid_reply_is_an_error() {
+        // Listener accepts the AUTH line then drops without replying —
+        // this exercises the EOF-mid-reply path in expect_250 (rather
+        // than tor's own error replies which are covered elsewhere).
+        let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
+        let addr = listener.local_addr().unwrap().to_string();
+        tokio::spawn(async move {
+            if let Ok((sock, _)) = listener.accept().await {
+                let (r, _w) = sock.into_split();
+                let mut r = BufReader::new(r);
+                let mut line = String::new();
+                let _ = r.read_line(&mut line).await; // read AUTH, ignore
+                // Drop _w (and the read half via scope exit) so the
+                // peer sees an immediate EOF on the next read.
+            }
+        });
+        let controller = TorController::new(addr, TorAuth::None);
+        let err = controller.new_identity().await.expect_err("should fail");
+        let msg = format!("{err:#}");
+        assert!(
+            msg.contains("closed connection"),
+            "expected EOF-mid-reply error, got: {msg}"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn multi_line_250_continuation_is_accepted() {
+        let recorder = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Vec::new()));
+        // AUTHENTICATE reply uses the `250-...\r\n250 OK\r\n` form.
+        // Single reply string contains the whole multi-line response.
+        let addr = spawn_mock(
+            vec!["250-banner=foo\r\n250 OK", "250 OK"],
+            Arc::clone(&recorder),
+        )
+        .await;
+        let controller = TorController::new(addr, TorAuth::None);
+        controller.new_identity().await.expect("new_identity ok");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn from_parts_returns_none_when_url_unset() {
+        let c = TorController::from_parts(None, None, None).unwrap();
+        assert!(c.is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn from_parts_prefers_cookie_over_password() {
+        let c = TorController::from_parts(
+            Some("tor:9051"),
+            Some("pw"),
+            Some(Path::new("/var/lib/tor/control_auth_cookie")),
+        )
+        .unwrap()
+        .expect("controller built");
+        assert!(matches!(c.auth, TorAuth::Cookie(_)));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn from_parts_falls_back_to_password_without_cookie() {
+        let c = TorController::from_parts(Some("tor:9051"), Some("pw"), None)
+            .unwrap()
+            .expect("controller built");
+        assert!(matches!(c.auth, TorAuth::Password(p) if p == "pw"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_control_url_accepts_tcp_scheme() {
+        assert_eq!(parse_control_url("tcp://127.0.0.1:9051").unwrap(), "127.0.0.1:9051");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_control_url_defaults_port_when_omitted() {
+        assert_eq!(parse_control_url("tor").unwrap(), "tor:9051");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_control_url_passes_through_host_port() {
+        assert_eq!(parse_control_url("tor:9999").unwrap(), "tor:9999");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_control_url_rejects_empty() {
+        assert!(parse_control_url("").is_err());
+        assert!(parse_control_url("tcp://").is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn escape_quoted_handles_quotes_and_backslashes() {
+        assert_eq!(escape_quoted(r#"a"b\c"#), r#"a\"b\\c"#);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn debug_format_redacts_password_and_cookie_path() {
+        // Regression: app.rs / bin/crawler.rs log the controller at
+        // startup via `tracing::info!(?t, ...)`. A derived Debug on
+        // TorAuth would expand TorAuth::Password(p) and leak the
+        // plaintext into logs.
+        let c = TorController::new("tor:9051", TorAuth::Password("super-secret".into()));
+        let dbg = format!("{c:?}");
+        assert!(!dbg.contains("super-secret"), "password leaked: {dbg}");
+        assert!(dbg.contains("<redacted>"), "expected <redacted>, got: {dbg}");
+
+        let c = TorController::new(
+            "tor:9051",
+            TorAuth::Cookie("/var/lib/tor/control_auth_cookie".into()),
+        );
+        let dbg = format!("{c:?}");
+        assert!(!dbg.contains("control_auth_cookie"), "cookie path leaked: {dbg}");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn hex_encode_zero_pads_low_bytes() {
+        assert_eq!(hex_encode(&[0x00, 0x0f, 0xff]), "000fff");
+    }
+}

backend/src/crawler/url_utils.rs

@@ -91,6 +91,26 @@ pub fn registrable_domain(url: &str) -> Option<String> {
     Some(format!(".{}", registrable.join(".")))
 }
 
+/// Normalise a SOCKS proxy URL for Chromium's `--proxy-server=` flag.
+///
+/// reqwest accepts both `socks5://` (resolve locally) and
+/// `socks5h://` (resolve via the SOCKS server — important when the
+/// proxy is TOR and we don't want the host's resolver to see the
+/// target hostname). Chromium does **not** know the `socks5h` scheme
+/// and refuses navigations with `ERR_NO_SUPPORTED_PROXIES`. It
+/// already sends destination hostnames over SOCKS5 by default
+/// regardless, so stripping the `h` is a pure scheme rename — the
+/// remote-DNS behaviour is preserved.
+///
+/// Non-SOCKS schemes pass through unchanged.
+pub fn chromium_proxy_arg(proxy: &str) -> String {
+    if let Some(rest) = proxy.strip_prefix("socks5h://") {
+        format!("socks5://{rest}")
+    } else {
+        proxy.to_string()
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
@@ -191,4 +211,34 @@ mod tests {
             Some("[2001:db8::1]")
         );
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn chromium_proxy_arg_strips_socks5h_to_socks5() {
+        // Regression: passing socks5h:// to Chromium yields
+        // ERR_NO_SUPPORTED_PROXIES at navigation time.
+        assert_eq!(
+            chromium_proxy_arg("socks5h://127.0.0.1:9050"),
+            "socks5://127.0.0.1:9050"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            chromium_proxy_arg("socks5h://tor:9050"),
+            "socks5://tor:9050"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn chromium_proxy_arg_passes_socks5_unchanged() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            chromium_proxy_arg("socks5://127.0.0.1:9050"),
+            "socks5://127.0.0.1:9050"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn chromium_proxy_arg_passes_non_socks_unchanged() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            chromium_proxy_arg("http://proxy.example:8080"),
+            "http://proxy.example:8080"
+        );
+    }
 }

backend/src/error.rs

@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ pub enum AppError {
     PayloadTooLarge(String),
     #[error("unsupported media type: {0}")]
     UnsupportedMediaType(String),
+    /// 503 — a feature is currently unavailable, distinct from a 5xx
+    /// internal error. Used when admin actions require the crawler
+    /// daemon but it's been disabled (`CRAWLER_DAEMON=false`).
+    #[error("service unavailable: {0}")]
+    ServiceUnavailable(String),
     /// 429 with an optional `Retry-After` header value (in seconds).
     #[error("too many requests")]
     TooManyRequests {
@@ -56,6 +61,7 @@ impl AppError {
             AppError::Conflict(_) => "conflict",
             AppError::PayloadTooLarge(_) => "payload_too_large",
             AppError::UnsupportedMediaType(_) => "unsupported_media_type",
+            AppError::ServiceUnavailable(_) => "service_unavailable",
             AppError::TooManyRequests { .. } => "too_many_requests",
             AppError::ValidationFailed { .. } => "validation_failed",
             AppError::Database(sqlx::Error::RowNotFound) => "not_found",
@@ -85,6 +91,9 @@ impl IntoResponse for AppError {
             AppError::UnsupportedMediaType(msg) => {
                 (StatusCode::UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE, msg.clone(), None)
             }
+            AppError::ServiceUnavailable(msg) => {
+                (StatusCode::SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE, msg.clone(), None)
+            }
             AppError::TooManyRequests { retry_after_secs } => {
                 // Emit `Retry-After: N` (RFC 6585 §4) so a well-behaved
                 // client can back off correctly. Done by building the

backend/src/repo/chapter.rs

@@ -12,15 +12,20 @@ pub async fn list_for_manga(
     limit: i64,
     offset: i64,
 ) -> AppResult<Vec<Chapter>> {
-    // Secondary sort by created_at gives duplicate-numbered chapters
+    // Display order = source-site order reversed. The crawler stamps
-    // (multiple uploaders/translations of the same number) a stable
+    // `source_index` = position in the source DOM (0 = first = newest
-    // order in lists and prev/next reader navigation.
+    // on this site, see migration 0021), so DESC puts the oldest
+    // chapter first and keeps the site's variant grouping and the
+    // placement of non-numeric entries (e.g. "notice. : Officials")
+    // intact. NULLS LAST keeps user-uploaded chapters (no source row)
+    // and rows that pre-date the migration below crawled rows; the
+    // (number, created_at) tail then orders them deterministically.
     let rows = sqlx::query_as::<_, Chapter>(
         r#"
         SELECT id, manga_id, number, title, page_count, created_at
         FROM chapters
         WHERE manga_id = $1
-        ORDER BY number ASC, created_at ASC
+        ORDER BY source_index DESC NULLS LAST, number ASC, created_at ASC
         LIMIT $2 OFFSET $3
         "#,
     )
@@ -133,14 +138,18 @@ pub async fn page_count(pool: &PgPool, id: Uuid) -> sqlx::Result<Option<i32>> {
 /// filter — this resolver stays in lockstep so a chapter that was
 /// dropped between enqueue and lease isn't dispatched against a stale
 /// URL.
+/// Returns `(manga_id, source_url, manga_title, chapter_number)`. The
+/// title + number feed the live "currently crawling" status; the rest is
+/// what the dispatcher needs to do the work.
 pub async fn dispatch_target(
     pool: &PgPool,
     chapter_id: Uuid,
-) -> sqlx::Result<Option<(Uuid, String)>> {
+) -> sqlx::Result<Option<(Uuid, String, String, i32)>> {
     sqlx::query_as(
-        "SELECT c.manga_id, cs.source_url \
+        "SELECT c.manga_id, cs.source_url, m.title, c.number \
            FROM chapters c \
            JOIN chapter_sources cs ON cs.chapter_id = c.id \
+           JOIN mangas m ON m.id = c.manga_id \
           WHERE c.id = $1 \
             AND cs.dropped_at IS NULL \
           ORDER BY cs.last_seen_at DESC \

backend/src/repo/crawler.rs

@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@
 //! Each public function is a transaction boundary so a partial failure
 //! mid-call leaves the DB in its pre-call state.
 
-use chrono::Utc;
+use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
-use sqlx::{PgPool, Postgres, Transaction};
+use serde::Serialize;
+use sqlx::{FromRow, PgPool, Postgres, Transaction};
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
 use crate::crawler::source::{SourceChapterRef, SourceManga};
@@ -352,7 +353,14 @@ pub async fn sync_manga_chapters(
         .map(|c| c.source_chapter_key.clone())
         .collect();
 
-    for c in chapters {
+    for (idx, c) in chapters.iter().enumerate() {
+        // `source_index` captures the chapter's position in the source
+        // DOM (0 = first = newest on this site) so the list query can
+        // reverse it for the user-facing list — see migration 0021.
+        // Every sync overwrites the value on both branches, so a new
+        // chapter inserted at the top of the source shifts every other
+        // row down by one on the next tick.
+        let source_index = idx as i32;
         // Lookup is constrained by manga_id (via the chapters join) so a
         // source whose chapter slugs collide across mangas (e.g.
         // "chapter-1" appearing under two different mangas) attributes
@@ -382,14 +390,15 @@ pub async fn sync_manga_chapters(
                 // identity is the UUID, not the number.
                 let (chapter_id,): (Uuid,) = sqlx::query_as(
                     r#"
-                    INSERT INTO chapters (manga_id, number, title, page_count)
+                    INSERT INTO chapters (manga_id, number, title, page_count, source_index)
-                    VALUES ($1, $2, $3, 0)
+                    VALUES ($1, $2, $3, 0, $4)
                     RETURNING id
                     "#,
                 )
                 .bind(manga_id)
                 .bind(c.number)
                 .bind(c.title.as_deref())
+                .bind(source_index)
                 .fetch_one(&mut *tx)
                 .await?;
                 sqlx::query(
@@ -408,8 +417,11 @@ pub async fn sync_manga_chapters(
                 diff.new += 1;
             }
             Some((chapter_id,)) => {
-                sqlx::query("UPDATE chapters SET title = $1 WHERE id = $2")
+                sqlx::query(
+                    "UPDATE chapters SET title = $1, source_index = $2 WHERE id = $3",
+                )
                     .bind(c.title.as_deref())
+                    .bind(source_index)
                     .bind(chapter_id)
                     .execute(&mut *tx)
                     .await?;
@@ -542,6 +554,51 @@ pub async fn mark_run_completed(pool: &PgPool, source_id: &str) -> sqlx::Result<
     Ok(())
 }
 
+/// List mangas whose `cover_image_path IS NULL` but a live
+/// `manga_sources` row still attaches them to a source. The bounded
+/// result feeds the cover-backfill pass in [`crate::crawler::pipeline`]:
+/// each entry is one (manga, freshest source row) pair where a cover
+/// re-download is in order.
+///
+/// Per-manga deduplication uses `DISTINCT ON (m.id)` keyed on the row
+/// with the newest `last_seen_at`, so a manga that's surfaced by
+/// multiple sources only produces one row (the freshest). Sort is
+/// stable for tests.
+pub async fn list_missing_covers(
+    pool: &PgPool,
+    max: i64,
+) -> sqlx::Result<Vec<MissingCoverEntry>> {
+    let rows: Vec<(Uuid, String, String)> = sqlx::query_as(
+        r#"
+        SELECT DISTINCT ON (m.id) m.id, ms.source_manga_key, ms.source_url
+          FROM mangas m
+          JOIN manga_sources ms ON ms.manga_id = m.id
+         WHERE m.cover_image_path IS NULL
+           AND ms.dropped_at IS NULL
+         ORDER BY m.id, ms.last_seen_at DESC
+         LIMIT $1
+        "#,
+    )
+    .bind(max)
+    .fetch_all(pool)
+    .await?;
+    Ok(rows
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|(manga_id, source_manga_key, source_url)| MissingCoverEntry {
+            manga_id,
+            source_manga_key,
+            source_url,
+        })
+        .collect())
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct MissingCoverEntry {
+    pub manga_id: Uuid,
+    pub source_manga_key: String,
+    pub source_url: String,
+}
+
 /// Read the recovery flag for `source_id`. A missing row OR an
 /// unparseable value reads as `true` ("clean") — the former covers the
 /// first-ever run on a virgin DB (no recovery needed), the latter
@@ -562,3 +619,327 @@ pub async fn last_run_completed_cleanly(
         .unwrap_or(true))
 }
 
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Dead-letter jobs: admin observability + requeue.
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/// A `dead` crawler job joined to its chapter/manga context for the admin
+/// dead-letter view. Chapter columns are `Option` because the join is
+/// best-effort (the chapter may have been removed since the job died, or
+/// the job may be a non-chapter kind).
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, FromRow)]
+pub struct DeadJob {
+    pub id: Uuid,
+    pub kind: String,
+    pub chapter_id: Option<Uuid>,
+    pub manga_id: Option<Uuid>,
+    pub manga_title: Option<String>,
+    pub chapter_number: Option<i32>,
+    pub attempts: i32,
+    pub max_attempts: i32,
+    pub last_error: Option<String>,
+    pub updated_at: DateTime<Utc>,
+}
+
+/// Paginated list of `dead` jobs, newest-failed first, joined to chapter +
+/// manga context. `search` filters on manga title (case-insensitive
+/// substring). Returns the page slice plus the unfiltered-by-page total.
+pub async fn list_dead_jobs(
+    pool: &PgPool,
+    search: Option<&str>,
+    limit: i64,
+    offset: i64,
+) -> sqlx::Result<(Vec<DeadJob>, i64)> {
+    let search_pat = search
+        .map(|s| format!("%{}%", s.trim()))
+        .filter(|p| p.len() > 2);
+
+    let items: Vec<DeadJob> = sqlx::query_as(
+        r#"
+        SELECT
+            cj.id,
+            cj.payload->>'kind'                       AS kind,
+            (cj.payload->>'chapter_id')::uuid         AS chapter_id,
+            c.manga_id                                AS manga_id,
+            m.title                                   AS manga_title,
+            c.number                                  AS chapter_number,
+            cj.attempts,
+            cj.max_attempts,
+            cj.last_error,
+            cj.updated_at
+          FROM crawler_jobs cj
+          LEFT JOIN chapters c ON c.id = (cj.payload->>'chapter_id')::uuid
+          LEFT JOIN mangas m   ON m.id = c.manga_id
+         WHERE cj.state = 'dead'
+           AND ($1::text IS NULL OR m.title ILIKE $1)
+         ORDER BY cj.updated_at DESC
+         LIMIT $2 OFFSET $3
+        "#,
+    )
+    .bind(&search_pat)
+    .bind(limit)
+    .bind(offset)
+    .fetch_all(pool)
+    .await?;
+
+    let total: i64 = sqlx::query_scalar(
+        r#"
+        SELECT COUNT(*)
+          FROM crawler_jobs cj
+          LEFT JOIN chapters c ON c.id = (cj.payload->>'chapter_id')::uuid
+          LEFT JOIN mangas m   ON m.id = c.manga_id
+         WHERE cj.state = 'dead'
+           AND ($1::text IS NULL OR m.title ILIKE $1)
+        "#,
+    )
+    .bind(&search_pat)
+    .fetch_one(pool)
+    .await?;
+
+    Ok((items, total))
+}
+
+/// An in-flight chapter-content job (`pending` or `running`) joined to its
+/// chapter + manga, for the "queued chapters" admin view.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, FromRow)]
+pub struct ActiveJob {
+    pub id: Uuid,
+    pub chapter_id: Option<Uuid>,
+    pub manga_id: Option<Uuid>,
+    pub manga_title: Option<String>,
+    pub chapter_number: Option<i32>,
+    /// `"pending"` or `"running"`.
+    pub state: String,
+    pub attempts: i32,
+    pub max_attempts: i32,
+    pub updated_at: DateTime<Utc>,
+}
+
+/// Paginated list of `pending`/`running` chapter-content jobs (which
+/// chapters of which mangas are queued or being crawled). Running first,
+/// then by scheduled order. `search` filters on manga title.
+pub async fn list_active_jobs(
+    pool: &PgPool,
+    search: Option<&str>,
+    limit: i64,
+    offset: i64,
+) -> sqlx::Result<(Vec<ActiveJob>, i64)> {
+    let search_pat = search
+        .map(|s| format!("%{}%", s.trim()))
+        .filter(|p| p.len() > 2);
+
+    let items: Vec<ActiveJob> = sqlx::query_as(
+        r#"
+        SELECT
+            cj.id,
+            (cj.payload->>'chapter_id')::uuid         AS chapter_id,
+            c.manga_id                                AS manga_id,
+            m.title                                   AS manga_title,
+            c.number                                  AS chapter_number,
+            cj.state,
+            cj.attempts,
+            cj.max_attempts,
+            cj.updated_at
+          FROM crawler_jobs cj
+          LEFT JOIN chapters c ON c.id = (cj.payload->>'chapter_id')::uuid
+          LEFT JOIN mangas m   ON m.id = c.manga_id
+         WHERE cj.state IN ('pending','running')
+           AND cj.payload->>'kind' = 'sync_chapter_content'
+           AND ($1::text IS NULL OR m.title ILIKE $1)
+         ORDER BY (cj.state = 'running') DESC, cj.scheduled_at, cj.created_at
+         LIMIT $2 OFFSET $3
+        "#,
+    )
+    .bind(&search_pat)
+    .bind(limit)
+    .bind(offset)
+    .fetch_all(pool)
+    .await?;
+
+    let total: i64 = sqlx::query_scalar(
+        r#"
+        SELECT COUNT(*)
+          FROM crawler_jobs cj
+          LEFT JOIN chapters c ON c.id = (cj.payload->>'chapter_id')::uuid
+          LEFT JOIN mangas m   ON m.id = c.manga_id
+         WHERE cj.state IN ('pending','running')
+           AND cj.payload->>'kind' = 'sync_chapter_content'
+           AND ($1::text IS NULL OR m.title ILIKE $1)
+        "#,
+    )
+    .bind(&search_pat)
+    .fetch_one(pool)
+    .await?;
+
+    Ok((items, total))
+}
+
+/// A manga whose cover is still missing (queued for cover fetch).
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, FromRow)]
+pub struct MissingCoverRow {
+    pub manga_id: Uuid,
+    pub manga_title: String,
+}
+
+/// Count mangas with no cover yet but a live source row — the cover
+/// backlog the metadata pass + backfill drain.
+pub async fn count_missing_covers(pool: &PgPool) -> sqlx::Result<i64> {
+    sqlx::query_scalar(
+        r#"
+        SELECT COUNT(*) FROM mangas m
+         WHERE m.cover_image_path IS NULL
+           AND EXISTS (
+               SELECT 1 FROM manga_sources ms
+                WHERE ms.manga_id = m.id AND ms.dropped_at IS NULL
+           )
+        "#,
+    )
+    .fetch_one(pool)
+    .await
+}
+
+/// Paginated list of mangas queued for a cover fetch (no cover yet + a live
+/// source), with titles. `search` filters on title. Freshest source first.
+pub async fn list_missing_cover_mangas(
+    pool: &PgPool,
+    search: Option<&str>,
+    limit: i64,
+    offset: i64,
+) -> sqlx::Result<(Vec<MissingCoverRow>, i64)> {
+    let search_pat = search
+        .map(|s| format!("%{}%", s.trim()))
+        .filter(|p| p.len() > 2);
+
+    let items: Vec<MissingCoverRow> = sqlx::query_as(
+        r#"
+        SELECT m.id AS manga_id, m.title AS manga_title
+          FROM mangas m
+         WHERE m.cover_image_path IS NULL
+           AND EXISTS (
+               SELECT 1 FROM manga_sources ms
+                WHERE ms.manga_id = m.id AND ms.dropped_at IS NULL
+           )
+           AND ($1::text IS NULL OR m.title ILIKE $1)
+         ORDER BY m.updated_at DESC
+         LIMIT $2 OFFSET $3
+        "#,
+    )
+    .bind(&search_pat)
+    .bind(limit)
+    .bind(offset)
+    .fetch_all(pool)
+    .await?;
+
+    let total: i64 = sqlx::query_scalar(
+        r#"
+        SELECT COUNT(*) FROM mangas m
+         WHERE m.cover_image_path IS NULL
+           AND EXISTS (
+               SELECT 1 FROM manga_sources ms
+                WHERE ms.manga_id = m.id AND ms.dropped_at IS NULL
+           )
+           AND ($1::text IS NULL OR m.title ILIKE $1)
+        "#,
+    )
+    .bind(&search_pat)
+    .fetch_one(pool)
+    .await?;
+
+    Ok((items, total))
+}
+
+/// Scope of a dead-job requeue.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub enum RequeueScope {
+    /// Every dead job.
+    All,
+    /// Dead jobs whose chapter belongs to this manga.
+    Manga(Uuid),
+    /// Dead jobs for a single chapter.
+    Chapter(Uuid),
+    /// A single dead job by its id.
+    Job(Uuid),
+}
+
+/// Requeue dead jobs back to `pending` with a fresh attempt budget. This is
+/// an explicit operator override, so it bypasses the dead-letter quarantine
+/// the enqueue helpers honour (we act directly on the row). Returns the
+/// number of rows requeued.
+///
+/// Two invariants protect the partial unique dedup index
+/// `crawler_jobs_chapter_content_dedup_idx` (one `pending|running`
+/// sync_chapter_content job per chapter):
+///   1. A chapter that already has a live (`pending|running`) job is
+///      skipped entirely (`NO_LIVE_DUP`).
+///   2. When a chapter has *multiple* dead jobs, only the newest is
+///      revived (`DISTINCT ON` the chapter key) — without this, flipping
+///      two dead rows for the same chapter to `pending` in one statement
+///      would violate the index and abort the whole requeue. Non-chapter
+///      jobs fall back to their row id so each stays distinct.
+pub async fn requeue_dead_jobs(pool: &PgPool, scope: RequeueScope) -> sqlx::Result<u64> {
+    // Scope predicate spliced into the `pick` CTE. Only compile-time
+    // literals are interpolated; all values are bound below.
+    let scope_pred: &str = match scope {
+        RequeueScope::All => "",
+        RequeueScope::Manga(_) => {
+            "AND (cj.payload->>'chapter_id')::uuid IN \
+             (SELECT id FROM chapters WHERE manga_id = $1)"
+        }
+        RequeueScope::Chapter(_) => "AND (cj.payload->>'chapter_id')::uuid = $1",
+        RequeueScope::Job(_) => "AND cj.id = $1",
+    };
+
+    let sql = format!(
+        r#"
+        WITH pick AS (
+            SELECT DISTINCT ON (COALESCE(cj.payload->>'chapter_id', cj.id::text)) cj.id
+              FROM crawler_jobs cj
+             WHERE cj.state = 'dead'
+               {scope_pred}
+               AND NOT EXISTS (
+                   SELECT 1 FROM crawler_jobs live
+                    WHERE live.payload->>'kind' = 'sync_chapter_content'
+                      AND live.payload->>'chapter_id' = cj.payload->>'chapter_id'
+                      AND live.state IN ('pending','running')
+               )
+             ORDER BY COALESCE(cj.payload->>'chapter_id', cj.id::text), cj.updated_at DESC
+        )
+        UPDATE crawler_jobs
+           SET state = 'pending', attempts = 0, leased_until = NULL,
+               last_error = NULL, scheduled_at = now(), updated_at = now()
+          FROM pick
+         WHERE crawler_jobs.id = pick.id
+        "#
+    );
+
+    let mut q = sqlx::query(&sql);
+    match scope {
+        RequeueScope::All => {}
+        RequeueScope::Manga(id) | RequeueScope::Chapter(id) | RequeueScope::Job(id) => {
+            q = q.bind(id);
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(q.execute(pool).await?.rows_affected())
+}
+
+/// Count crawler jobs grouped by state — drives the dashboard queue
+/// gauges. Returns `(pending, running, dead)`.
+pub async fn job_state_counts(pool: &PgPool) -> sqlx::Result<(i64, i64, i64)> {
+    let rows: Vec<(String, i64)> =
+        sqlx::query_as("SELECT state, COUNT(*) FROM crawler_jobs GROUP BY state")
+            .fetch_all(pool)
+            .await?;
+    let mut pending = 0;
+    let mut running = 0;
+    let mut dead = 0;
+    for (state, n) in rows {
+        match state.as_str() {
+            "pending" => pending = n,
+            "running" => running = n,
+            "dead" => dead = n,
+            _ => {}
+        }
+    }
+    Ok((pending, running, dead))
+}
+

backend/tests/api_admin_crawler.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,344 @@
+//! Integration tests for the admin crawler observability/control API.
+//!
+//! The default test harness wires `AppState.crawler = None` (no daemon),
+//! so the *control* endpoints return 503 and the *read* endpoints that
+//! work off the DB (status shell, dead-jobs list/requeue) still function.
+//! This is exactly the production "daemon disabled" posture.
+
+mod common;
+
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+use axum::http::StatusCode;
+use axum::Router;
+use http_body_util::BodyExt;
+use serde_json::json;
+use sqlx::PgPool;
+use tower::ServiceExt;
+use uuid::Uuid;
+
+use common::{body_json, get, get_with_cookie, post_json_with_cookie, register_user, harness};
+
+async fn seed_admin(pool: &PgPool, app: &Router) -> String {
+    let (username, cookie) = register_user(app).await;
+    let u = mangalord::repo::user::find_by_username(pool, &username)
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+        .unwrap();
+    mangalord::repo::user::set_is_admin_unchecked(pool, u.id, true)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    cookie
+}
+
+async fn seed_dead_job(pool: &PgPool, title: &str) -> Uuid {
+    let manga_id = Uuid::new_v4();
+    let chapter_id = Uuid::new_v4();
+    sqlx::query("INSERT INTO mangas (id, title) VALUES ($1, $2)")
+        .bind(manga_id)
+        .bind(title)
+        .execute(pool)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    sqlx::query("INSERT INTO chapters (id, manga_id, number) VALUES ($1, $2, 1)")
+        .bind(chapter_id)
+        .bind(manga_id)
+        .execute(pool)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    let job_id = Uuid::new_v4();
+    sqlx::query(
+        "INSERT INTO crawler_jobs (id, payload, state, attempts, last_error) \
+         VALUES ($1, $2, 'dead', 5, 'boom')",
+    )
+    .bind(job_id)
+    .bind(json!({
+        "kind": "sync_chapter_content",
+        "source_id": "target",
+        "chapter_id": chapter_id,
+        "source_chapter_key": "k",
+    }))
+    .execute(pool)
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+    job_id
+}
+
+/// Seed a chapter-content job in a given state ('pending'/'running').
+async fn seed_job(pool: &PgPool, title: &str, state: &str) {
+    let manga_id = Uuid::new_v4();
+    let chapter_id = Uuid::new_v4();
+    sqlx::query("INSERT INTO mangas (id, title) VALUES ($1, $2)")
+        .bind(manga_id)
+        .bind(title)
+        .execute(pool)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    sqlx::query("INSERT INTO chapters (id, manga_id, number) VALUES ($1, $2, 1)")
+        .bind(chapter_id)
+        .bind(manga_id)
+        .execute(pool)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    sqlx::query("INSERT INTO crawler_jobs (id, payload, state) VALUES ($1, $2, $3)")
+        .bind(Uuid::new_v4())
+        .bind(json!({
+            "kind": "sync_chapter_content",
+            "source_id": "target",
+            "chapter_id": chapter_id,
+            "source_chapter_key": "k",
+        }))
+        .bind(state)
+        .execute(pool)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+}
+
+/// Seed a manga with no cover + a live source row (queued for cover fetch).
+async fn seed_missing_cover(pool: &PgPool, title: &str) {
+    let manga_id = Uuid::new_v4();
+    sqlx::query("INSERT INTO mangas (id, title, cover_image_path) VALUES ($1, $2, NULL)")
+        .bind(manga_id)
+        .bind(title)
+        .execute(pool)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    sqlx::query("INSERT INTO sources (id, name, base_url) VALUES ('target','T','http://x') ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING")
+        .execute(pool)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    sqlx::query(
+        "INSERT INTO manga_sources (source_id, source_manga_key, manga_id, source_url) \
+         VALUES ('target', $1, $2, 'http://x/m')",
+    )
+    .bind(format!("k-{manga_id}"))
+    .bind(manga_id)
+    .execute(pool)
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn active_jobs_and_covers_lists_over_http(pool: PgPool) {
+    seed_job(&pool, "Naruto", "pending").await;
+    seed_job(&pool, "Bleach", "running").await;
+    seed_missing_cover(&pool, "One Piece").await;
+    let h = harness(pool.clone());
+    let cookie = seed_admin(&pool, &h.app).await;
+
+    // Queued/active chapters.
+    let resp = h
+        .app
+        .clone()
+        .oneshot(get_with_cookie("/api/v1/admin/crawler/active-jobs", &cookie))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+    let body = body_json(resp).await;
+    assert_eq!(body["page"]["total"], 2);
+
+    // Queued covers.
+    let resp = h
+        .app
+        .clone()
+        .oneshot(get_with_cookie("/api/v1/admin/crawler/covers", &cookie))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+    let body = body_json(resp).await;
+    assert_eq!(body["page"]["total"], 1);
+    assert_eq!(body["items"][0]["manga_title"], "One Piece");
+
+    // Both are admin-gated.
+    let (_u, plain) = register_user(&h.app).await;
+    let resp = h
+        .app
+        .clone()
+        .oneshot(get_with_cookie("/api/v1/admin/crawler/active-jobs", &plain))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::FORBIDDEN);
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn get_status_requires_admin(pool: PgPool) {
+    let h = harness(pool);
+    // Unauthenticated → 401.
+    let resp = h.app.clone().oneshot(get("/api/v1/admin/crawler")).await.unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::UNAUTHORIZED);
+
+    // Authenticated non-admin → 403.
+    let (_u, cookie) = register_user(&h.app).await;
+    let resp = h
+        .app
+        .clone()
+        .oneshot(get_with_cookie("/api/v1/admin/crawler", &cookie))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::FORBIDDEN);
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn get_status_reports_disabled_daemon_with_queue_counts(pool: PgPool) {
+    seed_dead_job(&pool, "Naruto").await;
+    let h = harness(pool.clone());
+    let cookie = seed_admin(&pool, &h.app).await;
+
+    let resp = h
+        .app
+        .clone()
+        .oneshot(get_with_cookie("/api/v1/admin/crawler", &cookie))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+    let body = body_json(resp).await;
+    assert_eq!(body["daemon"], "disabled");
+    assert_eq!(body["queue"]["dead"], 1);
+    assert_eq!(body["browser"], "down");
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn control_endpoints_return_503_when_daemon_disabled(pool: PgPool) {
+    let h = harness(pool.clone());
+    let cookie = seed_admin(&pool, &h.app).await;
+    for uri in [
+        "/api/v1/admin/crawler/run",
+        "/api/v1/admin/crawler/browser/restart",
+        "/api/v1/admin/crawler/session/clear-expired",
+    ] {
+        let resp = h
+            .app
+            .clone()
+            .oneshot(post_json_with_cookie(uri, json!({}), &cookie))
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            resp.status(),
+            StatusCode::SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE,
+            "{uri} should be 503 when daemon disabled"
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn status_stream_requires_admin(pool: PgPool) {
+    let h = harness(pool);
+    // Unauthenticated → 401.
+    let resp = h
+        .app
+        .clone()
+        .oneshot(get("/api/v1/admin/crawler/stream"))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::UNAUTHORIZED);
+    // Non-admin → 403.
+    let (_u, cookie) = register_user(&h.app).await;
+    let resp = h
+        .app
+        .clone()
+        .oneshot(get_with_cookie("/api/v1/admin/crawler/stream", &cookie))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::FORBIDDEN);
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn status_stream_emits_initial_event(pool: PgPool) {
+    let h = harness(pool.clone());
+    let cookie = seed_admin(&pool, &h.app).await;
+
+    let resp = h
+        .app
+        .clone()
+        .oneshot(get_with_cookie("/api/v1/admin/crawler/stream", &cookie))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+    let ct = resp
+        .headers()
+        .get(axum::http::header::CONTENT_TYPE)
+        .and_then(|v| v.to_str().ok())
+        .unwrap_or_default()
+        .to_string();
+    assert!(ct.starts_with("text/event-stream"), "content-type was {ct:?}");
+
+    // Accumulate frames (the immediate snapshot may arrive split across
+    // frames) until the status payload appears, with an overall timeout so
+    // the never-ending stream can't hang the test.
+    let mut body = resp.into_body();
+    let mut acc = String::new();
+    let deadline = tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(5), async {
+        loop {
+            let Some(frame) = body.frame().await else { break };
+            if let Ok(data) = frame.expect("frame ok").into_data() {
+                acc.push_str(&String::from_utf8_lossy(&data));
+                if acc.contains("\"daemon\"") {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    })
+    .await;
+    assert!(deadline.is_ok(), "did not receive status within 5s; got: {acc:?}");
+    assert!(acc.contains("\"daemon\""), "missing status payload: {acc}");
+    assert!(acc.contains("status"), "missing SSE event name: {acc}");
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn mutating_endpoints_reject_non_admin(pool: PgPool) {
+    let h = harness(pool);
+    // A logged-in non-admin must be forbidden from a mutating endpoint.
+    let (_u, cookie) = register_user(&h.app).await;
+    let resp = h
+        .app
+        .clone()
+        .oneshot(post_json_with_cookie(
+            "/api/v1/admin/crawler/dead-jobs/requeue",
+            json!({ "scope": "all" }),
+            &cookie,
+        ))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::FORBIDDEN);
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn dead_jobs_list_and_requeue_over_http(pool: PgPool) {
+    let job_id = seed_dead_job(&pool, "Bleach").await;
+    let h = harness(pool.clone());
+    let cookie = seed_admin(&pool, &h.app).await;
+
+    // List.
+    let resp = h
+        .app
+        .clone()
+        .oneshot(get_with_cookie("/api/v1/admin/crawler/dead-jobs", &cookie))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+    let body = body_json(resp).await;
+    assert_eq!(body["page"]["total"], 1);
+    assert_eq!(body["items"][0]["manga_title"], "Bleach");
+
+    // Requeue the single job.
+    let resp = h
+        .app
+        .clone()
+        .oneshot(post_json_with_cookie(
+            "/api/v1/admin/crawler/dead-jobs/requeue",
+            json!({ "scope": "job", "job_id": job_id }),
+            &cookie,
+        ))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+    let body = body_json(resp).await;
+    assert_eq!(body["requeued"], 1);
+
+    let state: String = sqlx::query_scalar("SELECT state FROM crawler_jobs WHERE id = $1")
+        .bind(job_id)
+        .fetch_one(&pool)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(state, "pending");
+}

backend/tests/api_admin_resync.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,350 @@
+//! Integration tests for the admin force-resync endpoints.
+//!
+//! Real resync work requires Chromium, so these tests swap in a stub
+//! [`ResyncService`] to assert the handler-level contract: routing,
+//! admin gate, 503 when the daemon is disabled, 404 / 422 mapping for
+//! missing-resource / no-source cases, and the audit-log side effect.
+
+mod common;
+
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
+
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use axum::http::StatusCode;
+use serde_json::json;
+use sqlx::PgPool;
+use tower::ServiceExt;
+use uuid::Uuid;
+
+use mangalord::crawler::resync::{
+    ChapterResyncOutcome, MangaResyncOutcome, ResyncError, ResyncService,
+};
+use mangalord::repo;
+use mangalord::repo::crawler::UpsertStatus;
+
+/// Stub that records call counts and returns a canned outcome.
+struct StubResync {
+    manga_calls: AtomicUsize,
+    chapter_calls: AtomicUsize,
+    /// When true, returns NoMangaSource / NoChapterSource.
+    no_source: bool,
+}
+
+impl StubResync {
+    fn new() -> Arc<Self> {
+        Arc::new(Self {
+            manga_calls: AtomicUsize::new(0),
+            chapter_calls: AtomicUsize::new(0),
+            no_source: false,
+        })
+    }
+    fn no_source() -> Arc<Self> {
+        Arc::new(Self {
+            manga_calls: AtomicUsize::new(0),
+            chapter_calls: AtomicUsize::new(0),
+            no_source: true,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl ResyncService for StubResync {
+    async fn resync_manga(&self, manga_id: Uuid) -> anyhow::Result<MangaResyncOutcome> {
+        self.manga_calls.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
+        if self.no_source {
+            return Err(ResyncError::NoMangaSource.into());
+        }
+        Ok(MangaResyncOutcome {
+            manga_id,
+            metadata_status: UpsertStatus::Updated,
+            cover_fetched: true,
+        })
+    }
+    async fn resync_chapter(&self, chapter_id: Uuid) -> anyhow::Result<ChapterResyncOutcome> {
+        self.chapter_calls.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
+        if self.no_source {
+            return Err(ResyncError::NoChapterSource.into());
+        }
+        Ok(ChapterResyncOutcome::Fetched {
+            chapter_id,
+            pages: 7,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+async fn promote_admin(pool: &PgPool, username: &str) {
+    let u = repo::user::find_by_username(pool, username)
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+        .unwrap();
+    repo::user::set_is_admin_unchecked(pool, u.id, true)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+}
+
+async fn insert_manga(pool: &PgPool, title: &str) -> Uuid {
+    let (id,): (Uuid,) = sqlx::query_as(
+        "INSERT INTO mangas (title, status, alt_titles) VALUES ($1, 'ongoing', ARRAY[]::text[]) RETURNING id",
+    )
+    .bind(title)
+    .fetch_one(pool)
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+    id
+}
+
+async fn insert_chapter(pool: &PgPool, manga_id: Uuid, number: i32, pages: i32) -> Uuid {
+    let (id,): (Uuid,) = sqlx::query_as(
+        "INSERT INTO chapters (manga_id, number, title, page_count) VALUES ($1, $2, NULL, $3) RETURNING id",
+    )
+    .bind(manga_id)
+    .bind(number)
+    .bind(pages)
+    .fetch_one(pool)
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+    id
+}
+
+// ----- manga resync ---------------------------------------------------------
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn manga_resync_calls_service_and_returns_refreshed_detail(pool: PgPool) {
+    let stub = StubResync::new();
+    let h = common::harness_with_resync(pool.clone(), stub.clone());
+    let (username, cookie) = common::register_user(&h.app).await;
+    promote_admin(&pool, &username).await;
+    let manga_id = insert_manga(&pool, "Hello").await;
+
+    let resp = h
+        .app
+        .oneshot(common::post_json_with_cookie(
+            &format!("/api/v1/admin/mangas/{manga_id}/resync"),
+            json!({}),
+            &cookie,
+        ))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+    let body = common::body_json(resp).await;
+    // Stub returned Updated + cover_fetched=true.
+    assert_eq!(body["metadata_status"], "updated");
+    assert_eq!(body["cover_fetched"], true);
+    // Response includes the refreshed manga detail.
+    assert_eq!(body["manga"]["id"], manga_id.to_string());
+    assert_eq!(body["manga"]["title"], "Hello");
+
+    assert_eq!(stub.manga_calls.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 1);
+
+    // Audit row written.
+    let (audit_count,): (i64,) =
+        sqlx::query_as("SELECT count(*) FROM admin_audit WHERE action = 'manga_resync' AND target_id = $1")
+            .bind(manga_id)
+            .fetch_one(&pool)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(audit_count, 1);
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn manga_resync_returns_404_for_unknown_id(pool: PgPool) {
+    let stub = StubResync::new();
+    let h = common::harness_with_resync(pool.clone(), stub.clone());
+    let (username, cookie) = common::register_user(&h.app).await;
+    promote_admin(&pool, &username).await;
+
+    let resp = h
+        .app
+        .oneshot(common::post_json_with_cookie(
+            &format!("/api/v1/admin/mangas/{}/resync", Uuid::new_v4()),
+            json!({}),
+            &cookie,
+        ))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::NOT_FOUND);
+    // Service must not have been called when the manga doesn't exist.
+    assert_eq!(stub.manga_calls.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 0);
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn manga_resync_maps_no_source_to_422(pool: PgPool) {
+    let stub = StubResync::no_source();
+    let h = common::harness_with_resync(pool.clone(), stub);
+    let (username, cookie) = common::register_user(&h.app).await;
+    promote_admin(&pool, &username).await;
+    let manga_id = insert_manga(&pool, "Manual upload, no crawler source").await;
+
+    let resp = h
+        .app
+        .oneshot(common::post_json_with_cookie(
+            &format!("/api/v1/admin/mangas/{manga_id}/resync"),
+            json!({}),
+            &cookie,
+        ))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY);
+    let body = common::body_json(resp).await;
+    assert_eq!(body["error"]["details"]["manga"], "no_source");
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn manga_resync_returns_503_when_daemon_disabled(pool: PgPool) {
+    let h = common::harness(pool.clone());
+    let (username, cookie) = common::register_user(&h.app).await;
+    promote_admin(&pool, &username).await;
+    let manga_id = insert_manga(&pool, "Z").await;
+
+    let resp = h
+        .app
+        .oneshot(common::post_json_with_cookie(
+            &format!("/api/v1/admin/mangas/{manga_id}/resync"),
+            json!({}),
+            &cookie,
+        ))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE);
+    let body = common::body_json(resp).await;
+    assert_eq!(body["error"]["code"], "service_unavailable");
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn manga_resync_requires_admin(pool: PgPool) {
+    let stub = StubResync::new();
+    let h = common::harness_with_resync(pool.clone(), stub);
+    // Non-admin user.
+    let (_u, cookie) = common::register_user(&h.app).await;
+    let manga_id = insert_manga(&pool, "M").await;
+    let resp = h
+        .app
+        .oneshot(common::post_json_with_cookie(
+            &format!("/api/v1/admin/mangas/{manga_id}/resync"),
+            json!({}),
+            &cookie,
+        ))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::FORBIDDEN);
+}
+
+// ----- chapter resync -------------------------------------------------------
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn chapter_resync_calls_service_and_returns_refreshed_chapter(pool: PgPool) {
+    let stub = StubResync::new();
+    let h = common::harness_with_resync(pool.clone(), stub.clone());
+    let (username, cookie) = common::register_user(&h.app).await;
+    promote_admin(&pool, &username).await;
+    let manga_id = insert_manga(&pool, "M").await;
+    let chapter_id = insert_chapter(&pool, manga_id, 1, 0).await;
+
+    let resp = h
+        .app
+        .oneshot(common::post_json_with_cookie(
+            &format!("/api/v1/admin/chapters/{chapter_id}/resync"),
+            json!({}),
+            &cookie,
+        ))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+    let body = common::body_json(resp).await;
+    assert_eq!(body["outcome"], "fetched");
+    assert_eq!(body["pages"], 7);
+    assert_eq!(body["chapter"]["id"], chapter_id.to_string());
+    assert_eq!(stub.chapter_calls.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 1);
+
+    let (audit_count,): (i64,) = sqlx::query_as(
+        "SELECT count(*) FROM admin_audit WHERE action = 'chapter_resync' AND target_id = $1",
+    )
+    .bind(chapter_id)
+    .fetch_one(&pool)
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(audit_count, 1);
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn chapter_resync_returns_404_for_unknown_id(pool: PgPool) {
+    let stub = StubResync::new();
+    let h = common::harness_with_resync(pool.clone(), stub.clone());
+    let (username, cookie) = common::register_user(&h.app).await;
+    promote_admin(&pool, &username).await;
+
+    let resp = h
+        .app
+        .oneshot(common::post_json_with_cookie(
+            &format!("/api/v1/admin/chapters/{}/resync", Uuid::new_v4()),
+            json!({}),
+            &cookie,
+        ))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::NOT_FOUND);
+    assert_eq!(stub.chapter_calls.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 0);
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn chapter_resync_maps_no_source_to_422(pool: PgPool) {
+    let stub = StubResync::no_source();
+    let h = common::harness_with_resync(pool.clone(), stub);
+    let (username, cookie) = common::register_user(&h.app).await;
+    promote_admin(&pool, &username).await;
+    let manga_id = insert_manga(&pool, "M").await;
+    let chapter_id = insert_chapter(&pool, manga_id, 1, 0).await;
+
+    let resp = h
+        .app
+        .oneshot(common::post_json_with_cookie(
+            &format!("/api/v1/admin/chapters/{chapter_id}/resync"),
+            json!({}),
+            &cookie,
+        ))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY);
+    let body = common::body_json(resp).await;
+    assert_eq!(body["error"]["details"]["chapter"], "no_source");
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn chapter_resync_returns_503_when_daemon_disabled(pool: PgPool) {
+    let h = common::harness(pool.clone());
+    let (username, cookie) = common::register_user(&h.app).await;
+    promote_admin(&pool, &username).await;
+    let manga_id = insert_manga(&pool, "M").await;
+    let chapter_id = insert_chapter(&pool, manga_id, 1, 0).await;
+
+    let resp = h
+        .app
+        .oneshot(common::post_json_with_cookie(
+            &format!("/api/v1/admin/chapters/{chapter_id}/resync"),
+            json!({}),
+            &cookie,
+        ))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE);
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn chapter_resync_requires_admin(pool: PgPool) {
+    let stub = StubResync::new();
+    let h = common::harness_with_resync(pool.clone(), stub);
+    let (_u, cookie) = common::register_user(&h.app).await;
+    let manga_id = insert_manga(&pool, "M").await;
+    let chapter_id = insert_chapter(&pool, manga_id, 1, 0).await;
+    let resp = h
+        .app
+        .oneshot(common::post_json_with_cookie(
+            &format!("/api/v1/admin/chapters/{chapter_id}/resync"),
+            json!({}),
+            &cookie,
+        ))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::FORBIDDEN);
+}

backend/tests/api_admin_role.rs

@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ fn admin_test_router(pool: PgPool) -> (Router, TempDir) {
         auth,
         upload: UploadConfig::default(),
         auth_limiter,
+        resync: None,
+        crawler: None,
     };
     let app = Router::new()
         .nest("/api/v1", api::routes())

backend/tests/api_private_mode.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+//! Site-wide auth gate (`PRIVATE_MODE=true`).
+//!
+//! With private mode on, every API path except a small allowlist
+//! (`/health`, `/auth/config`, `/auth/login`, `/auth/logout`) requires
+//! a valid session cookie or bearer token, and `/auth/register` is
+//! force-blocked regardless of `ALLOW_SELF_REGISTER`. With private mode
+//! off (the default), nothing changes — the `public_mode_*` test
+//! pins that regression guard.
+
+mod common;
+
+use serde_json::json;
+use sqlx::PgPool;
+use tower::ServiceExt;
+
+use axum::http::StatusCode;
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn private_mode_blocks_anonymous_manga_list(pool: PgPool) {
+    let h = common::harness_with_private_mode(pool);
+    let resp = h.app.oneshot(common::get("/api/v1/mangas")).await.unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::UNAUTHORIZED);
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn private_mode_blocks_anonymous_files(pool: PgPool) {
+    let h = common::harness_with_private_mode(pool);
+    // The path doesn't have to exist — the guard runs before routing,
+    // so the response is 401 (not 404). That's the property the test
+    // is pinning: nothing leaks via crafted URLs.
+    let resp = h
+        .app
+        .oneshot(common::get("/api/v1/files/anything.png"))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::UNAUTHORIZED);
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn private_mode_allows_session_cookie_read(pool: PgPool) {
+    // Register through a non-private harness sharing the same DB pool
+    // so the session row exists. Then exercise the gate using a fresh
+    // private-mode harness against the same DB.
+    let public = common::harness(pool.clone());
+    let (_, cookie) = common::register_user(&public.app).await;
+
+    let private = common::harness_with_private_mode(pool);
+    let resp = private
+        .app
+        .oneshot(common::get_with_cookie("/api/v1/mangas", &cookie))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn private_mode_allows_bearer_token_read(pool: PgPool) {
+    let public = common::harness(pool.clone());
+    let (_, cookie) = common::register_user(&public.app).await;
+
+    let resp = public
+        .app
+        .clone()
+        .oneshot(common::post_json_with_cookie(
+            "/api/v1/auth/tokens",
+            json!({ "name": "private-mode-bot" }),
+            &cookie,
+        ))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::CREATED);
+    let body = common::body_json(resp).await;
+    let bearer = body["bearer"].as_str().unwrap().to_string();
+
+    let private = common::harness_with_private_mode(pool);
+    let resp = private
+        .app
+        .oneshot(common::get_with_bearer("/api/v1/mangas", &bearer))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn private_mode_allows_login_endpoint_anonymous(pool: PgPool) {
+    // Seed a user via the public harness so login has credentials to
+    // verify against.
+    let public = common::harness(pool.clone());
+    let _ = public
+        .app
+        .clone()
+        .oneshot(common::post_json(
+            "/api/v1/auth/register",
+            json!({ "username": "alice", "password": "hunter2hunter2" }),
+        ))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let private = common::harness_with_private_mode(pool);
+    let resp = private
+        .app
+        .oneshot(common::post_json(
+            "/api/v1/auth/login",
+            json!({ "username": "alice", "password": "hunter2hunter2" }),
+        ))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    // Reaches the login handler and succeeds — *not* 401 from the
+    // gate. That's the property we're pinning.
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn private_mode_allows_health_and_config_anonymous(pool: PgPool) {
+    let h = common::harness_with_private_mode(pool);
+
+    let r = h
+        .app
+        .clone()
+        .oneshot(common::get("/api/v1/health"))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(r.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+
+    let r = h
+        .app
+        .oneshot(common::get("/api/v1/auth/config"))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(r.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn private_mode_blocks_register_even_when_self_register_enabled(pool: PgPool) {
+    // harness_with_private_mode keeps `allow_self_register=true` (the
+    // default) — private mode is supposed to force-block register
+    // regardless. That's what this test pins.
+    let h = common::harness_with_private_mode(pool);
+    let resp = h
+        .app
+        .oneshot(common::post_json(
+            "/api/v1/auth/register",
+            json!({ "username": "alice", "password": "hunter2hunter2" }),
+        ))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::FORBIDDEN);
+    let body = common::body_json(resp).await;
+    assert_eq!(body["error"]["code"], "forbidden");
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn auth_config_reports_private_mode_and_effective_self_register(pool: PgPool) {
+    let h = common::harness_with_private_mode(pool);
+    let resp = h
+        .app
+        .oneshot(common::get("/api/v1/auth/config"))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+    let body = common::body_json(resp).await;
+    assert_eq!(body["private_mode"], true);
+    // Effective value: `allow_self_register && !private_mode` is false
+    // here even though the raw `allow_self_register` is true.
+    assert_eq!(body["self_register_enabled"], false);
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn public_mode_does_not_gate_anonymous_reads(pool: PgPool) {
+    // Regression guard: with private_mode off (the default), the gate
+    // must be a no-op so existing public deployments stay public.
+    let h = common::harness(pool);
+    let resp = h.app.oneshot(common::get("/api/v1/mangas")).await.unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn public_mode_reports_private_mode_false(pool: PgPool) {
+    let h = common::harness(pool);
+    let resp = h
+        .app
+        .oneshot(common::get("/api/v1/auth/config"))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+    let body = common::body_json(resp).await;
+    assert_eq!(body["private_mode"], false);
+    assert_eq!(body["self_register_enabled"], true);
+}

backend/tests/common/mod.rs

@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ fn harness_with_auth_config(
             max_file_bytes: 256 * 1024,
         },
         auth_limiter,
+        // Default harness has no crawler daemon wired up; admin resync
+        // handlers return 503 in this config. Tests that need a stub
+        // resync service swap it in via `harness_with_resync`.
+        resync: None,
+        crawler: None,
     };
     Harness { app: router(state), _storage_dir: storage_dir }
 }
@@ -92,6 +97,21 @@ pub fn harness_with_self_register_disabled(pool: PgPool) -> Harness {
     harness_with_auth_config(pool, storage, storage_dir, auth)
 }
 
+/// Like [`harness`] but flips `PRIVATE_MODE` on so the site-wide auth
+/// gate is exercised. `allow_self_register` stays at its default `true`
+/// to verify that private mode force-disables self-registration on top
+/// of whatever `ALLOW_SELF_REGISTER` says.
+pub fn harness_with_private_mode(pool: PgPool) -> Harness {
+    let storage_dir = tempfile::tempdir().expect("tempdir");
+    let storage = Arc::new(LocalStorage::new(storage_dir.path()));
+    let auth = AuthConfig {
+        cookie_secure: false,
+        private_mode: true,
+        ..AuthConfig::default()
+    };
+    harness_with_auth_config(pool, storage, storage_dir, auth)
+}
+
 /// Like [`harness`] but configures a tight auth rate limit. Used by
 /// the brute-force-rate-limiting test.
 pub fn harness_with_auth_rate_limit(
@@ -109,6 +129,38 @@ pub fn harness_with_auth_rate_limit(
     harness_with_auth_config(pool, storage, storage_dir, auth)
 }
 
+/// Like [`harness`] but slots a caller-supplied [`ResyncService`] stub
+/// into `AppState.resync`. Used by the admin resync tests so the
+/// endpoint path is exercised without standing up a real Chromium.
+pub fn harness_with_resync(
+    pool: PgPool,
+    resync: Arc<dyn mangalord::crawler::resync::ResyncService>,
+) -> Harness {
+    let storage_dir = tempfile::tempdir().expect("tempdir");
+    let storage = Arc::new(LocalStorage::new(storage_dir.path()));
+    let auth = AuthConfig {
+        cookie_secure: false,
+        ..AuthConfig::default()
+    };
+    let auth_limiter = Arc::new(AuthRateLimiter::new(auth.rate_limit));
+    let state = AppState {
+        db: pool,
+        storage,
+        auth,
+        upload: UploadConfig {
+            max_request_bytes: 4 * 1024 * 1024,
+            max_file_bytes: 256 * 1024,
+        },
+        auth_limiter,
+        resync: Some(resync),
+        crawler: None,
+    };
+    Harness {
+        app: router(state),
+        _storage_dir: storage_dir,
+    }
+}
+
 /// Wraps a real `Storage` and fails on the N-th `put` call so tests can
 /// assert that handlers roll their DB writes back when storage errors
 /// mid-upload. Reads and other operations delegate to `inner`.

backend/tests/crawler_daemon.rs

@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ fn make_cfg(
         tz: Tz::UTC,
         retention_days: 7,
         session_expired,
+        status: mangalord::crawler::status::StatusHandle::new(workers),
+        job_timeout: Duration::from_secs(60),
         extra_tasks: Vec::new(),
     }
 }
@@ -88,6 +90,52 @@ impl ChapterDispatcher for PanickingDispatcher {
     }
 }
 
+/// Never completes — used to verify the worker's outer dispatch timeout.
+struct HangingDispatcher {
+    seen: AtomicUsize,
+}
+#[async_trait::async_trait]
+impl ChapterDispatcher for HangingDispatcher {
+    async fn dispatch(&self, _payload: JobPayload) -> anyhow::Result<SyncOutcome> {
+        self.seen.fetch_add(1, Ordering::AcqRel);
+        std::future::pending::<()>().await;
+        unreachable!("hanging dispatcher never resolves");
+    }
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn worker_times_out_a_hung_dispatch_and_acks_failed(pool: PgPool) {
+    enqueue_chapter_job(&pool).await;
+    let dispatcher = Arc::new(HangingDispatcher {
+        seen: AtomicUsize::new(0),
+    });
+    let session_expired = Arc::new(std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool::new(false));
+    let cancel = CancellationToken::new();
+    let mut cfg = make_cfg(None, dispatcher.clone(), session_expired, 1);
+    cfg.job_timeout = Duration::from_millis(300);
+    let handle = daemon::spawn(pool.clone(), cancel.clone(), cfg);
+
+    // The hung job should time out and return to pending with backoff
+    // (attempts=1 < max=5). Poll for the recorded error.
+    let mut timed_out = false;
+    for _ in 0..40 {
+        let n: i64 = sqlx::query_scalar(
+            "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM crawler_jobs WHERE last_error = 'dispatch timed out'",
+        )
+        .fetch_one(&pool)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+        if n == 1 {
+            timed_out = true;
+            break;
+        }
+        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(50)).await;
+    }
+    handle.shutdown().await;
+    assert!(timed_out, "hung dispatch must be acked failed with a timeout error");
+    assert!(dispatcher.seen.load(Ordering::Acquire) >= 1);
+}
+
 #[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
 async fn workers_drain_jobs_through_dispatcher(pool: PgPool) {
     enqueue_chapter_job(&pool).await;
@@ -517,3 +565,132 @@ async fn enqueue_bookmarked_pending_resumes_after_quarantine_expires(pool: PgPoo
     );
 }
 
+/// Helper: insert a chapter with the given `number` and a non-dropped
+/// source row, returning the chapter id. Used by the ordering tests so
+/// the setup boilerplate doesn't drown the assertion.
+async fn insert_pending_chapter(
+    pool: &PgPool,
+    manga_id: Uuid,
+    number: i32,
+    source_chapter_key: &str,
+) -> Uuid {
+    let chapter_id: Uuid = sqlx::query_scalar(
+        "INSERT INTO chapters (manga_id, number, page_count) VALUES ($1, $2, 0) RETURNING id",
+    )
+    .bind(manga_id)
+    .bind(number)
+    .fetch_one(pool)
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+    sqlx::query(
+        "INSERT INTO chapter_sources (source_id, source_chapter_key, chapter_id, source_url) \
+         VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4)",
+    )
+    .bind("target")
+    .bind(source_chapter_key)
+    .bind(chapter_id)
+    .bind(format!("https://example.com/{source_chapter_key}"))
+    .execute(pool)
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+    chapter_id
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn enqueue_bookmarked_pending_queues_chapters_in_ascending_number_order(pool: PgPool) {
+    // Insert chapters with `number` values 3, 1, 2 in that insertion
+    // order — so `created_at` order (the previous tiebreaker) does NOT
+    // match number order. After enqueue + lease, the worker should see
+    // chapters 1, 2, 3 in that sequence.
+    let user_id: Uuid = sqlx::query_scalar(
+        "INSERT INTO users (username, password_hash) VALUES ($1, $2) RETURNING id",
+    )
+    .bind("alice")
+    .bind("not-a-real-hash")
+    .fetch_one(&pool)
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+    let manga_id: Uuid = sqlx::query_scalar("INSERT INTO mangas (title) VALUES ($1) RETURNING id")
+        .bind("Test")
+        .fetch_one(&pool)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    sqlx::query(
+        "INSERT INTO sources (id, name, base_url) VALUES ($1, $2, $3) ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING",
+    )
+    .bind("target")
+    .bind("Target")
+    .bind("https://example.com")
+    .execute(&pool)
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+    let c3 = insert_pending_chapter(&pool, manga_id, 3, "ch3").await;
+    let c1 = insert_pending_chapter(&pool, manga_id, 1, "ch1").await;
+    let c2 = insert_pending_chapter(&pool, manga_id, 2, "ch2").await;
+    sqlx::query("INSERT INTO bookmarks (user_id, manga_id) VALUES ($1, $2)")
+        .bind(user_id)
+        .bind(manga_id)
+        .execute(&pool)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let summary = pipeline::enqueue_bookmarked_pending(&pool).await.unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(summary.inserted, 3);
+
+    let leases = jobs::lease(&pool, None, 10, std::time::Duration::from_secs(60))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    let leased_chapter_ids: Vec<Uuid> = leases
+        .iter()
+        .map(|l| match &l.payload {
+            JobPayload::SyncChapterContent { chapter_id, .. } => *chapter_id,
+            other => panic!("unexpected payload kind: {other:?}"),
+        })
+        .collect();
+    assert_eq!(
+        leased_chapter_ids,
+        vec![c1, c2, c3],
+        "chapters must be leased in ascending chapter-number order, not insertion order"
+    );
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn enqueue_pending_for_manga_queues_chapters_in_ascending_number_order(pool: PgPool) {
+    // Same scenario as above but exercising the bookmark-create hook path
+    // (`enqueue_pending_for_manga`) which has its own ORDER BY.
+    let manga_id: Uuid = sqlx::query_scalar("INSERT INTO mangas (title) VALUES ($1) RETURNING id")
+        .bind("Test")
+        .fetch_one(&pool)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    sqlx::query(
+        "INSERT INTO sources (id, name, base_url) VALUES ($1, $2, $3) ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING",
+    )
+    .bind("target")
+    .bind("Target")
+    .bind("https://example.com")
+    .execute(&pool)
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+    let c3 = insert_pending_chapter(&pool, manga_id, 3, "ch3").await;
+    let c1 = insert_pending_chapter(&pool, manga_id, 1, "ch1").await;
+    let c2 = insert_pending_chapter(&pool, manga_id, 2, "ch2").await;
+
+    let summary = pipeline::enqueue_pending_for_manga(&pool, manga_id)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(summary.inserted, 3);
+
+    let leases = jobs::lease(&pool, None, 10, std::time::Duration::from_secs(60))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    let leased_chapter_ids: Vec<Uuid> = leases
+        .iter()
+        .map(|l| match &l.payload {
+            JobPayload::SyncChapterContent { chapter_id, .. } => *chapter_id,
+            other => panic!("unexpected payload kind: {other:?}"),
+        })
+        .collect();
+    assert_eq!(leased_chapter_ids, vec![c1, c2, c3]);
+}
+

backend/tests/crawler_dead_jobs.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,304 @@
+//! Integration tests for the dead-letter admin queries in
+//! `repo::crawler`: listing dead jobs with manga/chapter context and the
+//! scoped requeue (all / per-manga / single) used by the admin dashboard.
+
+use mangalord::repo::crawler::{self, RequeueScope};
+use serde_json::json;
+use sqlx::PgPool;
+use uuid::Uuid;
+
+/// Seed a manga with no cover + a live source row (so it's "queued for a
+/// cover fetch"). Returns the manga id.
+async fn seed_missing_cover(pool: &PgPool, title: &str) -> Uuid {
+    let manga_id = Uuid::new_v4();
+    sqlx::query("INSERT INTO mangas (id, title, cover_image_path) VALUES ($1, $2, NULL)")
+        .bind(manga_id)
+        .bind(title)
+        .execute(pool)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    sqlx::query("INSERT INTO sources (id, name, base_url) VALUES ('target', 'T', 'http://x') ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING")
+        .execute(pool)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    sqlx::query(
+        "INSERT INTO manga_sources (source_id, source_manga_key, manga_id, source_url) \
+         VALUES ('target', $1, $2, 'http://x/m')",
+    )
+    .bind(format!("k-{manga_id}"))
+    .bind(manga_id)
+    .execute(pool)
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+    manga_id
+}
+
+/// Seed a manga + chapter and return their ids.
+async fn seed_chapter(pool: &PgPool, title: &str, number: i32) -> (Uuid, Uuid) {
+    let manga_id = Uuid::new_v4();
+    let chapter_id = Uuid::new_v4();
+    sqlx::query("INSERT INTO mangas (id, title) VALUES ($1, $2)")
+        .bind(manga_id)
+        .bind(title)
+        .execute(pool)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    sqlx::query("INSERT INTO chapters (id, manga_id, number) VALUES ($1, $2, $3)")
+        .bind(chapter_id)
+        .bind(manga_id)
+        .bind(number)
+        .execute(pool)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    (manga_id, chapter_id)
+}
+
+/// Insert a crawler_jobs row in a given state for a chapter-content job.
+async fn insert_job(pool: &PgPool, chapter_id: Uuid, state: &str, attempts: i32) -> Uuid {
+    let id = Uuid::new_v4();
+    let payload = json!({
+        "kind": "sync_chapter_content",
+        "source_id": "target",
+        "chapter_id": chapter_id,
+        "source_chapter_key": "k",
+    });
+    sqlx::query(
+        "INSERT INTO crawler_jobs (id, payload, state, attempts, last_error) \
+         VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, 'boom')",
+    )
+    .bind(id)
+    .bind(payload)
+    .bind(state)
+    .bind(attempts)
+    .execute(pool)
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+    id
+}
+
+async fn state_of(pool: &PgPool, id: Uuid) -> String {
+    sqlx::query_scalar::<_, String>("SELECT state FROM crawler_jobs WHERE id = $1")
+        .bind(id)
+        .fetch_one(pool)
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn list_dead_jobs_returns_context_and_total(pool: PgPool) {
+    let (_m, c1) = seed_chapter(&pool, "Naruto", 700).await;
+    insert_job(&pool, c1, "dead", 5).await;
+    // A non-dead job must not appear.
+    let (_m2, c2) = seed_chapter(&pool, "Bleach", 1).await;
+    insert_job(&pool, c2, "pending", 0).await;
+
+    let (items, total) = crawler::list_dead_jobs(&pool, None, 50, 0).await.unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(total, 1);
+    assert_eq!(items.len(), 1);
+    let row = &items[0];
+    assert_eq!(row.manga_title.as_deref(), Some("Naruto"));
+    assert_eq!(row.chapter_number, Some(700));
+    assert_eq!(row.attempts, 5);
+    assert_eq!(row.last_error.as_deref(), Some("boom"));
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn list_dead_jobs_filters_by_title_search(pool: PgPool) {
+    let (_m, c1) = seed_chapter(&pool, "Naruto", 700).await;
+    insert_job(&pool, c1, "dead", 5).await;
+    let (_m2, c2) = seed_chapter(&pool, "One Piece", 1).await;
+    insert_job(&pool, c2, "dead", 5).await;
+
+    let (items, total) = crawler::list_dead_jobs(&pool, Some("piece"), 50, 0)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(total, 1);
+    assert_eq!(items[0].manga_title.as_deref(), Some("One Piece"));
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn requeue_all_resets_dead_jobs_to_pending(pool: PgPool) {
+    let (_m, c1) = seed_chapter(&pool, "A", 1).await;
+    let (_m2, c2) = seed_chapter(&pool, "B", 1).await;
+    let j1 = insert_job(&pool, c1, "dead", 5).await;
+    let j2 = insert_job(&pool, c2, "dead", 5).await;
+
+    let n = crawler::requeue_dead_jobs(&pool, RequeueScope::All)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(n, 2);
+    assert_eq!(state_of(&pool, j1).await, "pending");
+    assert_eq!(state_of(&pool, j2).await, "pending");
+    let attempts: i32 = sqlx::query_scalar("SELECT attempts FROM crawler_jobs WHERE id = $1")
+        .bind(j1)
+        .fetch_one(&pool)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(attempts, 0, "attempts reset on requeue");
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn requeue_by_manga_scopes_to_that_manga(pool: PgPool) {
+    let (m1, c1) = seed_chapter(&pool, "A", 1).await;
+    let (_m2, c2) = seed_chapter(&pool, "B", 1).await;
+    let j1 = insert_job(&pool, c1, "dead", 5).await;
+    let j2 = insert_job(&pool, c2, "dead", 5).await;
+
+    let n = crawler::requeue_dead_jobs(&pool, RequeueScope::Manga(m1))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(n, 1);
+    assert_eq!(state_of(&pool, j1).await, "pending");
+    assert_eq!(state_of(&pool, j2).await, "dead", "other manga untouched");
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn requeue_by_chapter_scopes_to_that_chapter(pool: PgPool) {
+    let (_m, c1) = seed_chapter(&pool, "A", 1).await;
+    let (_m2, c2) = seed_chapter(&pool, "A", 2).await;
+    let j1 = insert_job(&pool, c1, "dead", 5).await;
+    let j2 = insert_job(&pool, c2, "dead", 5).await;
+
+    let n = crawler::requeue_dead_jobs(&pool, RequeueScope::Chapter(c1))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(n, 1);
+    assert_eq!(state_of(&pool, j1).await, "pending");
+    assert_eq!(state_of(&pool, j2).await, "dead", "other chapter untouched");
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn requeue_single_job(pool: PgPool) {
+    let (_m, c1) = seed_chapter(&pool, "A", 1).await;
+    let (_m2, c2) = seed_chapter(&pool, "B", 1).await;
+    let j1 = insert_job(&pool, c1, "dead", 5).await;
+    let j2 = insert_job(&pool, c2, "dead", 5).await;
+
+    let n = crawler::requeue_dead_jobs(&pool, RequeueScope::Job(j1))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(n, 1);
+    assert_eq!(state_of(&pool, j1).await, "pending");
+    assert_eq!(state_of(&pool, j2).await, "dead");
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn requeue_skips_dead_when_live_job_exists_for_same_chapter(pool: PgPool) {
+    let (_m, c1) = seed_chapter(&pool, "A", 1).await;
+    let dead = insert_job(&pool, c1, "dead", 5).await;
+    // A live pending job for the SAME chapter already exists.
+    insert_job(&pool, c1, "pending", 0).await;
+
+    let n = crawler::requeue_dead_jobs(&pool, RequeueScope::All)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(n, 0, "must not resurrect a dead job that has a live counterpart");
+    assert_eq!(state_of(&pool, dead).await, "dead");
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn requeue_with_two_dead_jobs_for_one_chapter_revives_one_not_500(pool: PgPool) {
+    // Regression: two dead jobs for the SAME chapter must not both flip to
+    // pending in one statement — that would violate the partial unique
+    // dedup index and abort the whole requeue.
+    let (manga_id, c1) = seed_chapter(&pool, "A", 1).await;
+    let older = insert_job(&pool, c1, "dead", 5).await;
+    let newer = insert_job(&pool, c1, "dead", 5).await;
+    // Make `newer` unambiguously newer.
+    sqlx::query("UPDATE crawler_jobs SET updated_at = now() - interval '1 hour' WHERE id = $1")
+        .bind(older)
+        .execute(&pool)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    for scope in [RequeueScope::All, RequeueScope::Manga(manga_id), RequeueScope::Chapter(c1)] {
+        // Reset to two-dead before each scope variant.
+        sqlx::query("UPDATE crawler_jobs SET state = 'dead' WHERE id = ANY($1)")
+            .bind(vec![older, newer])
+            .execute(&pool)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        let n = crawler::requeue_dead_jobs(&pool, scope)
+            .await
+            .expect("requeue must not error on duplicate dead jobs");
+        assert_eq!(n, 1, "exactly one dead job per chapter is revived");
+        // The newest one is the survivor; the other stays dead.
+        assert_eq!(state_of(&pool, newer).await, "pending");
+        assert_eq!(state_of(&pool, older).await, "dead");
+    }
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn list_active_jobs_returns_pending_and_running_running_first(pool: PgPool) {
+    let (_m, c1) = seed_chapter(&pool, "Naruto", 700).await;
+    let (_m2, c2) = seed_chapter(&pool, "Bleach", 10).await;
+    insert_job(&pool, c1, "pending", 0).await;
+    insert_job(&pool, c2, "running", 1).await;
+    // A dead + a done job must NOT appear.
+    let (_m3, c3) = seed_chapter(&pool, "Gone", 1).await;
+    insert_job(&pool, c3, "dead", 5).await;
+
+    let (items, total) = crawler::list_active_jobs(&pool, None, 50, 0).await.unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(total, 2);
+    assert_eq!(items.len(), 2);
+    // Running first.
+    assert_eq!(items[0].state, "running");
+    assert_eq!(items[0].manga_title.as_deref(), Some("Bleach"));
+    assert_eq!(items[1].state, "pending");
+    assert_eq!(items[1].chapter_number, Some(700));
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn list_active_jobs_filters_by_title(pool: PgPool) {
+    let (_m, c1) = seed_chapter(&pool, "Naruto", 1).await;
+    let (_m2, c2) = seed_chapter(&pool, "One Piece", 1).await;
+    insert_job(&pool, c1, "pending", 0).await;
+    insert_job(&pool, c2, "pending", 0).await;
+    let (items, total) = crawler::list_active_jobs(&pool, Some("piece"), 50, 0)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(total, 1);
+    assert_eq!(items[0].manga_title.as_deref(), Some("One Piece"));
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn missing_covers_count_and_list(pool: PgPool) {
+    seed_missing_cover(&pool, "Naruto").await;
+    seed_missing_cover(&pool, "Bleach").await;
+    // A manga WITH a cover must not be counted.
+    let with_cover = Uuid::new_v4();
+    sqlx::query("INSERT INTO mangas (id, title, cover_image_path) VALUES ($1, 'Done', 'k.jpg')")
+        .bind(with_cover)
+        .execute(&pool)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(crawler::count_missing_covers(&pool).await.unwrap(), 2);
+
+    let (items, total) = crawler::list_missing_cover_mangas(&pool, None, 50, 0)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(total, 2);
+    assert_eq!(items.len(), 2);
+
+    let (items, total) = crawler::list_missing_cover_mangas(&pool, Some("naru"), 50, 0)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(total, 1);
+    assert_eq!(items[0].manga_title, "Naruto");
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn job_state_counts_groups_by_state(pool: PgPool) {
+    let (_m, c1) = seed_chapter(&pool, "A", 1).await;
+    let (_m2, c2) = seed_chapter(&pool, "B", 1).await;
+    let (_m3, c3) = seed_chapter(&pool, "C", 1).await;
+    insert_job(&pool, c1, "pending", 0).await;
+    insert_job(&pool, c2, "dead", 5).await;
+    insert_job(&pool, c3, "dead", 5).await;
+
+    let (pending, running, dead) = crawler::job_state_counts(&pool).await.unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(pending, 1);
+    assert_eq!(running, 0);
+    assert_eq!(dead, 2);
+}

backend/tests/crawler_jobs.rs

@@ -185,6 +185,68 @@ async fn lease_marks_running_and_bumps_attempts_and_sets_leased_until(pool: PgPo
     assert!(leased_until > chrono::Utc::now());
 }
 
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn renew_extends_leased_until_while_running(pool: PgPool) {
+    let id = match jobs::enqueue(&pool, &chapter_content_payload(Uuid::new_v4()))
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+    {
+        EnqueueResult::Inserted(id) => id,
+        EnqueueResult::Skipped => unreachable!(),
+    };
+
+    // Lease with a short window, then collapse leased_until to the recent
+    // past so the renew is unambiguously an extension.
+    let leases = jobs::lease(&pool, None, 1, Duration::from_secs(5))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(leases.len(), 1);
+    sqlx::query("UPDATE crawler_jobs SET leased_until = now() - interval '1 second' WHERE id = $1")
+        .bind(id)
+        .execute(&pool)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let still_owned = jobs::renew(&pool, id, Duration::from_secs(120))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert!(still_owned, "renew on a running job returns true");
+
+    let leased_until: chrono::DateTime<chrono::Utc> =
+        sqlx::query_scalar("SELECT leased_until FROM crawler_jobs WHERE id = $1")
+            .bind(id)
+            .fetch_one(&pool)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+    assert!(
+        leased_until > chrono::Utc::now() + chrono::Duration::seconds(60),
+        "leased_until pushed ~120s into the future"
+    );
+    assert_eq!(job_state(&pool, id).await, "running");
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn renew_is_noop_once_job_no_longer_running(pool: PgPool) {
+    let id = match jobs::enqueue(&pool, &chapter_content_payload(Uuid::new_v4()))
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+    {
+        EnqueueResult::Inserted(id) => id,
+        EnqueueResult::Skipped => unreachable!(),
+    };
+    let leases = jobs::lease(&pool, None, 1, Duration::from_secs(60))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    // Job completes — heartbeat should now see it's no longer ours.
+    jobs::ack_done(&pool, leases[0].id).await.unwrap();
+
+    let still_owned = jobs::renew(&pool, id, Duration::from_secs(120))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert!(!still_owned, "renew on a non-running job returns false");
+    assert_eq!(job_state(&pool, id).await, "done");
+}
+
 #[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
 async fn lease_with_kind_filter_only_matches_that_kind(pool: PgPool) {
     let manga_id = match jobs::enqueue(&pool, &sync_manga_payload("foo"))
@@ -531,6 +593,89 @@ async fn reap_done_deletes_old_rows_keeps_fresh(pool: PgPool) {
     assert_eq!(remaining, vec![fresh_id], "only fresh row remains");
 }
 
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn lease_ties_on_scheduled_at_break_by_created_at(pool: PgPool) {
+    // Locks in the tiebreaker that lets enqueue order survive the lease
+    // step: when many jobs share `scheduled_at` (the common cron-batch
+    // case), the worker must pick the earliest-inserted row, not whatever
+    // Postgres returns in heap order. The enqueue path inserts chapters
+    // in chapter-number order, so this tiebreaker is what makes "queue
+    // in rising order" observable at the dequeue side too.
+    let a = match jobs::enqueue(&pool, &chapter_content_payload(Uuid::new_v4()))
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+    {
+        EnqueueResult::Inserted(id) => id,
+        _ => unreachable!(),
+    };
+    let b = match jobs::enqueue(&pool, &chapter_content_payload(Uuid::new_v4()))
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+    {
+        EnqueueResult::Inserted(id) => id,
+        _ => unreachable!(),
+    };
+    let c = match jobs::enqueue(&pool, &chapter_content_payload(Uuid::new_v4()))
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+    {
+        EnqueueResult::Inserted(id) => id,
+        _ => unreachable!(),
+    };
+
+    // Pin `scheduled_at` to a single literal instant (shared across all
+    // three rows — `now()` would yield a different microsecond per UPDATE
+    // and make scheduled_at the actual sort key). Reverse `created_at`
+    // against insertion order so heap order would give the wrong answer.
+    let shared_scheduled = chrono::Utc::now() - chrono::Duration::hours(1);
+    sqlx::query(
+        "UPDATE crawler_jobs \
+            SET scheduled_at = $2, \
+                created_at   = $3 \
+          WHERE id = $1",
+    )
+    .bind(a)
+    .bind(shared_scheduled)
+    .bind(chrono::Utc::now() - chrono::Duration::seconds(10))
+    .execute(&pool)
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+    sqlx::query(
+        "UPDATE crawler_jobs \
+            SET scheduled_at = $2, \
+                created_at   = $3 \
+          WHERE id = $1",
+    )
+    .bind(b)
+    .bind(shared_scheduled)
+    .bind(chrono::Utc::now() - chrono::Duration::seconds(20))
+    .execute(&pool)
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+    sqlx::query(
+        "UPDATE crawler_jobs \
+            SET scheduled_at = $2, \
+                created_at   = $3 \
+          WHERE id = $1",
+    )
+    .bind(c)
+    .bind(shared_scheduled)
+    .bind(chrono::Utc::now() - chrono::Duration::seconds(30))
+    .execute(&pool)
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+
+    let leases = jobs::lease(&pool, None, 10, Duration::from_secs(60))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    let order: Vec<Uuid> = leases.iter().map(|l| l.id).collect();
+    assert_eq!(
+        order,
+        vec![c, b, a],
+        "lease must return jobs in created_at order when scheduled_at ties"
+    );
+}
+
 #[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
 async fn reap_done_zero_is_a_no_op(pool: PgPool) {
     let id = match jobs::enqueue(&pool, &chapter_content_payload(Uuid::new_v4()))

backend/tests/crawler_sync.rs

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 use mangalord::crawler::source::{SourceChapterRef, SourceManga};
 use mangalord::repo::crawler::{self, ChapterDiff, UpsertStatus};
+use mangalord::repo::chapter as chapter_repo;
 use sqlx::PgPool;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
@@ -829,6 +830,107 @@ async fn sync_tags_garbage_collects_orphan_user_attachments(pool: PgPool) {
     assert_eq!(orphan_rows, 0, "orphan user-attached tag should be reaped");
 }
 
+// ---- list_missing_covers ---------------------------------------------------
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn list_missing_covers_only_returns_rows_without_cover(pool: PgPool) {
+    crawler::ensure_source(&pool, "target", "T", "https://x.example")
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    let with_cover = sample_manga("with", "With Cover", "h1");
+    let without_cover = sample_manga("without", "No Cover", "h2");
+    let _w = crawler::upsert_manga_from_source(&pool, "target", "https://x.example/with", &with_cover)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    let nc = crawler::upsert_manga_from_source(&pool, "target", "https://x.example/without", &without_cover)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    // Manually set a cover for `with` only.
+    sqlx::query("UPDATE mangas SET cover_image_path = 'mangas/x/cover.jpg' WHERE id = $1")
+        .bind(_w.manga_id)
+        .execute(&pool)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let entries = crawler::list_missing_covers(&pool, 50).await.unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(entries.len(), 1, "exactly the manga without a cover");
+    assert_eq!(entries[0].manga_id, nc.manga_id);
+    assert_eq!(entries[0].source_manga_key, "without");
+    assert_eq!(entries[0].source_url, "https://x.example/without");
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn list_missing_covers_skips_dropped_source_rows(pool: PgPool) {
+    crawler::ensure_source(&pool, "target", "T", "https://x.example")
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    let m = sample_manga("foo", "Foo", "h1");
+    let up = crawler::upsert_manga_from_source(&pool, "target", "https://x.example/foo", &m)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    sqlx::query("UPDATE manga_sources SET dropped_at = NOW() WHERE manga_id = $1")
+        .bind(up.manga_id)
+        .execute(&pool)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let entries = crawler::list_missing_covers(&pool, 50).await.unwrap();
+    assert!(
+        entries.is_empty(),
+        "dropped-source mangas must not be backfilled — no live source to fetch from"
+    );
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn list_missing_covers_respects_limit(pool: PgPool) {
+    crawler::ensure_source(&pool, "target", "T", "https://x.example")
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    for i in 0..5 {
+        let key = format!("m{i}");
+        let url = format!("https://x.example/{key}");
+        let m = sample_manga(&key, &format!("M{i}"), &format!("h{i}"));
+        let _ = crawler::upsert_manga_from_source(&pool, "target", &url, &m)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+    }
+    let entries = crawler::list_missing_covers(&pool, 3).await.unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(entries.len(), 3, "limit caps the result set");
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn list_missing_covers_deduplicates_per_manga(pool: PgPool) {
+    // A manga surfaced by two sources should produce ONE backfill
+    // entry, not two — otherwise the per-tick cap could be eaten by
+    // duplicates and starve other mangas.
+    crawler::ensure_source(&pool, "src-a", "A", "https://a.example")
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    crawler::ensure_source(&pool, "src-b", "B", "https://b.example")
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    let m = sample_manga("foo", "Foo", "h1");
+    let up = crawler::upsert_manga_from_source(&pool, "src-a", "https://a.example/foo", &m)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    // Second source attaches to the SAME manga row.
+    sqlx::query(
+        "INSERT INTO manga_sources (source_id, source_manga_key, manga_id, source_url) \
+         VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4)",
+    )
+    .bind("src-b")
+    .bind("foo-on-b")
+    .bind(up.manga_id)
+    .bind("https://b.example/foo")
+    .execute(&pool)
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+
+    let entries = crawler::list_missing_covers(&pool, 50).await.unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(entries.len(), 1, "DISTINCT ON (m.id) collapses duplicate source rows");
+}
+
 #[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
 async fn re_appearing_manga_clears_dropped_at(pool: PgPool) {
     crawler::ensure_source(&pool, "target", "T", "https://x.example")
@@ -860,3 +962,261 @@ async fn re_appearing_manga_clears_dropped_at(pool: PgPool) {
     assert!(dropped.0.is_none());
     assert_eq!(dropped.1, up.manga_id);
 }
+
+// ---- source_index: site-order preservation ----
+//
+// The user-facing chapter list reverses the source-site order so that
+// the oldest chapter appears first. The crawler records each row's DOM
+// position in `chapters.source_index` (0 = first in source DOM = newest
+// on this site) on every sync; the list query orders by source_index
+// DESC NULLS LAST, falling through to number/created_at for rows with
+// no source row (e.g. user uploads).
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn source_index_set_on_insert_matches_dom_order(pool: PgPool) {
+    crawler::ensure_source(&pool, "target", "T", "https://x.example")
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    let m = sample_manga("foo", "Foo Manga", "hash-1");
+    let up = crawler::upsert_manga_from_source(&pool, "target", "https://x.example/foo", &m)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let chapters = vec![
+        SourceChapterRef {
+            source_chapter_key: "a".into(),
+            number: 30,
+            title: Some("Ch.30".into()),
+            url: "https://x.example/foo/a".into(),
+        },
+        SourceChapterRef {
+            source_chapter_key: "b".into(),
+            number: 29,
+            title: Some("Ch.29".into()),
+            url: "https://x.example/foo/b".into(),
+        },
+        SourceChapterRef {
+            source_chapter_key: "c".into(),
+            number: 28,
+            title: Some("Ch.28".into()),
+            url: "https://x.example/foo/c".into(),
+        },
+    ];
+    crawler::sync_manga_chapters(&pool, "target", up.manga_id, &chapters)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let rows: Vec<(String, Option<i32>)> = sqlx::query_as(
+        "SELECT cs.source_chapter_key, c.source_index \
+           FROM chapters c \
+           JOIN chapter_sources cs ON cs.chapter_id = c.id \
+          WHERE c.manga_id = $1 \
+          ORDER BY cs.source_chapter_key",
+    )
+    .bind(up.manga_id)
+    .fetch_all(&pool)
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(
+        rows,
+        vec![
+            ("a".to_string(), Some(0)),
+            ("b".to_string(), Some(1)),
+            ("c".to_string(), Some(2)),
+        ],
+        "source_index reflects enumerate() position in the input slice",
+    );
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn source_index_rewritten_on_resync_when_new_chapter_prepended(pool: PgPool) {
+    crawler::ensure_source(&pool, "target", "T", "https://x.example")
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    let m = sample_manga("foo", "Foo Manga", "hash-1");
+    let up = crawler::upsert_manga_from_source(&pool, "target", "https://x.example/foo", &m)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let first = vec![
+        SourceChapterRef {
+            source_chapter_key: "a".into(),
+            number: 1,
+            title: Some("Ch.1".into()),
+            url: "https://x.example/foo/a".into(),
+        },
+        SourceChapterRef {
+            source_chapter_key: "b".into(),
+            number: 2,
+            title: Some("Ch.2".into()),
+            url: "https://x.example/foo/b".into(),
+        },
+    ];
+    crawler::sync_manga_chapters(&pool, "target", up.manga_id, &first)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    // Second sync: a brand-new chapter appears at the top of the source
+    // (newest first on the site). All existing rows must shift their
+    // source_index down by one so the display order stays correct.
+    let second = vec![
+        SourceChapterRef {
+            source_chapter_key: "new".into(),
+            number: 3,
+            title: Some("Ch.3".into()),
+            url: "https://x.example/foo/new".into(),
+        },
+        SourceChapterRef {
+            source_chapter_key: "a".into(),
+            number: 1,
+            title: Some("Ch.1".into()),
+            url: "https://x.example/foo/a".into(),
+        },
+        SourceChapterRef {
+            source_chapter_key: "b".into(),
+            number: 2,
+            title: Some("Ch.2".into()),
+            url: "https://x.example/foo/b".into(),
+        },
+    ];
+    crawler::sync_manga_chapters(&pool, "target", up.manga_id, &second)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let rows: Vec<(String, Option<i32>)> = sqlx::query_as(
+        "SELECT cs.source_chapter_key, c.source_index \
+           FROM chapters c \
+           JOIN chapter_sources cs ON cs.chapter_id = c.id \
+          WHERE c.manga_id = $1 \
+          ORDER BY cs.source_chapter_key",
+    )
+    .bind(up.manga_id)
+    .fetch_all(&pool)
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(
+        rows,
+        vec![
+            ("a".to_string(), Some(1)),
+            ("b".to_string(), Some(2)),
+            ("new".to_string(), Some(0)),
+        ],
+        "new chapter takes index 0, existing rows shift down on UPDATE",
+    );
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn list_for_manga_returns_source_order_reversed(pool: PgPool) {
+    crawler::ensure_source(&pool, "target", "T", "https://x.example")
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    let m = sample_manga("foo", "Foo Manga", "hash-1");
+    let up = crawler::upsert_manga_from_source(&pool, "target", "https://x.example/foo", &m)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    // Site DOM order (top-down = newest-first):
+    //   ch11  (number = 11)
+    //   notice (number = 0, non-numeric label on the site)
+    //   ch10  (number = 10)
+    // Numbers deliberately disagree with DOM order: a number-based sort
+    // would put notice first, but the site places it between ch10 and
+    // ch11. Reversed-DOM display should yield [ch10, notice, ch11].
+    let chapters = vec![
+        SourceChapterRef {
+            source_chapter_key: "ch11".into(),
+            number: 11,
+            title: Some("Ch.11 : Official".into()),
+            url: "https://x.example/foo/11".into(),
+        },
+        SourceChapterRef {
+            source_chapter_key: "notice".into(),
+            number: 0,
+            title: Some("notice. : Officials".into()),
+            url: "https://x.example/foo/notice".into(),
+        },
+        SourceChapterRef {
+            source_chapter_key: "ch10".into(),
+            number: 10,
+            title: Some("Ch.10 : Official".into()),
+            url: "https://x.example/foo/10".into(),
+        },
+    ];
+    crawler::sync_manga_chapters(&pool, "target", up.manga_id, &chapters)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let listed = chapter_repo::list_for_manga(&pool, up.manga_id, 50, 0)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    let keys: Vec<String> = listed
+        .iter()
+        .map(|c| c.title.clone().unwrap_or_default())
+        .collect();
+    assert_eq!(
+        keys,
+        vec![
+            "Ch.10 : Official".to_string(),
+            "notice. : Officials".to_string(),
+            "Ch.11 : Official".to_string(),
+        ],
+        "list returns chapters in reversed source-DOM order, so the \
+         oldest appears first and non-numeric entries land where the \
+         site placed them",
+    );
+}
+
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn list_for_manga_places_null_source_index_last(pool: PgPool) {
+    crawler::ensure_source(&pool, "target", "T", "https://x.example")
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    let m = sample_manga("foo", "Foo Manga", "hash-1");
+    let up = crawler::upsert_manga_from_source(&pool, "target", "https://x.example/foo", &m)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    // Crawled chapters get source_index 0 and 1; the upload path leaves
+    // it NULL. NULLS LAST plus the (number, created_at) tail means the
+    // upload sits after both crawled rows even though its number is in
+    // the middle.
+    let crawled = vec![
+        SourceChapterRef {
+            source_chapter_key: "a".into(),
+            number: 1,
+            title: Some("Ch.1".into()),
+            url: "https://x.example/foo/a".into(),
+        },
+        SourceChapterRef {
+            source_chapter_key: "b".into(),
+            number: 3,
+            title: Some("Ch.3".into()),
+            url: "https://x.example/foo/b".into(),
+        },
+    ];
+    crawler::sync_manga_chapters(&pool, "target", up.manga_id, &crawled)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    chapter_repo::create(&pool, up.manga_id, 2, Some("User upload Ch.2"), None)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let listed = chapter_repo::list_for_manga(&pool, up.manga_id, 50, 0)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    let titles: Vec<String> = listed
+        .iter()
+        .map(|c| c.title.clone().unwrap_or_default())
+        .collect();
+    assert_eq!(
+        titles,
+        vec![
+            "Ch.3".to_string(),
+            "Ch.1".to_string(),
+            "User upload Ch.2".to_string(),
+        ],
+        "crawled rows ordered by reversed source_index; user upload \
+         (NULL source_index) falls through to the end",
+    );
+}

backend/tests/repo_chapter.rs

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ async fn dispatch_target_prefers_most_recent_live_source(pool: PgPool) {
         seed_chapter_with_two_live_sources(&pool).await;
 
     let row = dispatch_target(&pool, chapter_id).await.unwrap();
-    let (_manga_id, source_url) =
+    let (_manga_id, source_url, _title, _number) =
         row.expect("two live sources should yield a dispatch target");
     assert_eq!(
         source_url, new_url,
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ async fn dispatch_target_skips_dropped_sources(pool: PgPool) {
     .unwrap();
 
     let row = dispatch_target(&pool, chapter_id).await.unwrap();
-    let (_manga_id, source_url) =
+    let (_manga_id, source_url, _title, _number) =
         row.expect("a single live source should still yield a dispatch target");
     assert!(
         source_url != new_url,

docker-compose.dev.yml

@@ -17,5 +17,28 @@ services:
       timeout: 5s
       retries: 10
 
+  # Optional: TOR daemon for crawler dev. Ports bind to 127.0.0.1 only
+  # — never the LAN — so a native `cargo run` on the host can reach
+  # 127.0.0.1:9050 / 9051. Mirrors the prod tor service (see
+  # docker-compose.yml), just with host-loopback ports and a default
+  # password baked in for friction-free dev.
+  tor:
+    image: dockurr/tor:latest
+    entrypoint: ["/bin/sh", "/usr/local/bin/mangalord-entrypoint.sh"]
+    environment:
+      PASSWORD: ${TOR_CONTROL_PASSWORD:-dev-tor-password}
+    volumes:
+      - ./tor/torrc:/etc/tor/torrc:ro
+      - ./tor/entrypoint.sh:/usr/local/bin/mangalord-entrypoint.sh:ro
+    ports:
+      - "127.0.0.1:9050:9050"
+      - "127.0.0.1:9051:9051"
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "nc -z 127.0.0.1 9050 && nc -z 127.0.0.1 9051"]
+      interval: 5s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 20
+      start_period: 30s
+
 volumes:
   mangalord-postgres-dev:

docker-compose.yml

@@ -19,11 +19,48 @@ services:
       timeout: 5s
       retries: 10
 
+  tor:
+    # SOCKS5 proxy for the crawler, plus a control port so the backend
+    # can signal NEWNYM on bad pages. See tor/torrc for the daemon
+    # config; both ports are only `expose`d (compose-internal), never
+    # bound on the host.
+    #
+    # We bypass dockurr/tor's stock entrypoint because it binds the
+    # control port to localhost (unreachable from the backend
+    # container) and skips its own HashedControlPassword injection
+    # when the user's torrc declares a ControlPort. Our wrapper
+    # (tor/entrypoint.sh) generates the hash from $PASSWORD and execs
+    # tor with our torrc. Backend authenticates with the same plain
+    # string via CRAWLER_TOR_CONTROL_PASSWORD.
+    image: dockurr/tor:latest
+    entrypoint: ["/bin/sh", "/usr/local/bin/mangalord-entrypoint.sh"]
+    environment:
+      PASSWORD: ${TOR_CONTROL_PASSWORD:?TOR_CONTROL_PASSWORD must be set in .env}
+    volumes:
+      - ./tor/torrc:/etc/tor/torrc:ro
+      - ./tor/entrypoint.sh:/usr/local/bin/mangalord-entrypoint.sh:ro
+    expose:
+      - "9050"
+      - "9051"
+    # Wait for both control + SOCKS ports to listen before downstream
+    # services start. dockurr/tor's main process spawns before tor
+    # itself is bound, so `service_started` alone races the first
+    # NEWNYM call.
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "nc -z 127.0.0.1 9050 && nc -z 127.0.0.1 9051"]
+      interval: 5s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 20
+      start_period: 30s
+    restart: unless-stopped
+
   backend:
     build: ./backend
     depends_on:
       postgres:
         condition: service_healthy
+      tor:
+        condition: service_healthy
     environment:
       DATABASE_URL: postgres://${POSTGRES_USER:-mangalord}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:?POSTGRES_PASSWORD must be set in .env}@postgres:5432/${POSTGRES_DB:-mangalord}
       BIND_ADDRESS: 0.0.0.0:8080
@@ -44,6 +81,16 @@ services:
       # arm64 deployments. Pair with `--build-arg INSTALL_CHROMIUM=true`
       # so the image actually contains the binary.
       CRAWLER_CHROMIUM_BINARY: ${CRAWLER_CHROMIUM_BINARY:-}
+      # TOR proxy + NEWNYM recircuit (see .env.example for details).
+      # Defaults assume the bundled `tor` service above; override
+      # CRAWLER_PROXY=  and CRAWLER_TOR_CONTROL_URL=  (both empty) in
+      # .env to disable. CRAWLER_TOR_CONTROL_PASSWORD MUST match the
+      # tor service's PASSWORD (both wired to the same TOR_CONTROL_PASSWORD
+      # .env var below).
+      CRAWLER_PROXY: ${CRAWLER_PROXY-socks5h://tor:9050}
+      CRAWLER_TOR_CONTROL_URL: ${CRAWLER_TOR_CONTROL_URL-tcp://tor:9051}
+      CRAWLER_TOR_CONTROL_PASSWORD: ${TOR_CONTROL_PASSWORD:?TOR_CONTROL_PASSWORD must be set in .env}
+      CRAWLER_TOR_RECIRCUIT_MAX_ATTEMPTS: ${CRAWLER_TOR_RECIRCUIT_MAX_ATTEMPTS:-3}
     volumes:
       - storage-data:/var/lib/mangalord/storage
     # No host port mapping in the default setup — the frontend proxies

frontend/e2e/manga-list.spec.ts

@@ -10,6 +10,15 @@ import { test, expect, type Page } from '@playwright/test';
 const emptyPage = { items: [], page: { limit: 50, offset: 0, total: null } };
 
 async function mockAnonymous(page: Page) {
+    // Force public mode so the root +layout.ts doesn't bounce us to /login
+    // (a dev backend with PRIVATE_MODE=true must not leak into E2E runs).
+    await page.route('**/api/v1/auth/config', async (route) => {
+        await route.fulfill({
+            status: 200,
+            contentType: 'application/json',
+            body: JSON.stringify({ self_register_enabled: true, private_mode: false })
+        });
+    });
     await page.route('**/api/v1/auth/me', async (route) => {
         await route.fulfill({
             status: 401,
@@ -69,3 +78,53 @@ test('search updates the manga list', async ({ page }) => {
     await expect(page.getByTestId('manga-list')).toContainText('Berserk');
     expect(lastSearch).toBe('berserk');
 });
+
+test('clicking Next paginates to page 2 and updates the URL', async ({ page }) => {
+    await mockAnonymous(page);
+
+    // Fake a catalogue of 75 mangas; page 1 is ids 1..50, page 2 is ids 51..75.
+    const TOTAL = 75;
+    function mangaAt(i: number) {
+        return {
+            id: `m${i}`,
+            title: `Manga ${i}`,
+            author: 'Test',
+            description: null,
+            cover_image_path: null,
+            created_at: '2026-01-01T00:00:00Z',
+            updated_at: '2026-01-01T00:00:00Z',
+            authors: [],
+            genres: []
+        };
+    }
+
+    await page.route('**/api/v1/mangas*', async (route) => {
+        const url = new URL(route.request().url());
+        const limit = Number(url.searchParams.get('limit') ?? '50');
+        const offset = Number(url.searchParams.get('offset') ?? '0');
+        const items: ReturnType<typeof mangaAt>[] = [];
+        for (let i = offset + 1; i <= Math.min(offset + limit, TOTAL); i++) {
+            items.push(mangaAt(i));
+        }
+        await route.fulfill({
+            status: 200,
+            contentType: 'application/json',
+            body: JSON.stringify({
+                items,
+                page: { limit, offset, total: TOTAL }
+            })
+        });
+    });
+
+    await page.goto('/');
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('manga-total')).toContainText('Showing 1–50 of 75');
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('manga-list')).toContainText('Manga 1');
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('manga-list')).not.toContainText('Manga 75');
+
+    await page.getByTestId('manga-pager').getByRole('button', { name: /next/i }).click();
+
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL(/[?&]page=2(&|$)/);
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('manga-total')).toContainText('Showing 51–75 of 75');
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('manga-list')).toContainText('Manga 75');
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('manga-list')).not.toContainText('Manga 1');
+});

frontend/e2e/page-title.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import { test, expect, type Page } from '@playwright/test';
+
+// Guards the title-on-nav behavior: without this, a stale title from
+// the last manga / author page lingers when the user navigates to a
+// generic page like /upload.
+
+async function mockAnonymous(page: Page) {
+    await page.route('**/api/v1/auth/config', async (route) => {
+        await route.fulfill({
+            status: 200,
+            contentType: 'application/json',
+            body: JSON.stringify({ self_register_enabled: true, private_mode: false })
+        });
+    });
+    await page.route('**/api/v1/auth/me', async (route) => {
+        await route.fulfill({
+            status: 401,
+            contentType: 'application/json',
+            body: JSON.stringify({ error: { code: 'unauthenticated', message: 'unauthenticated' } })
+        });
+    });
+    await page.route('**/api/v1/mangas*', async (route) => {
+        await route.fulfill({
+            status: 200,
+            contentType: 'application/json',
+            body: JSON.stringify({ items: [], page: { limit: 50, offset: 0, total: 0 } })
+        });
+    });
+}
+
+test('static route titles use the brand-first layout map', async ({ page }) => {
+    await mockAnonymous(page);
+
+    await page.goto('/');
+    await expect(page).toHaveTitle('Mangalord');
+
+    await page.goto('/upload');
+    await expect(page).toHaveTitle('Mangalord | Upload');
+
+    await page.goto('/login');
+    await expect(page).toHaveTitle('Mangalord | Login');
+
+    await page.goto('/bookmarks');
+    await expect(page).toHaveTitle('Mangalord | Bookmarks');
+
+    await page.goto('/collections');
+    await expect(page).toHaveTitle('Mangalord | Collections');
+});
+
+test('title updates when navigating away from a content page', async ({ page }) => {
+    await mockAnonymous(page);
+
+    // Pretend we just left a manga detail page — the document title
+    // would have been overridden to "Mangalord | Berserk". Use evaluate
+    // to set it synthetically so we can assert the regression cleanly
+    // even though the dynamic page itself isn't mocked here.
+    await page.goto('/');
+    await page.evaluate(() => {
+        document.title = 'Mangalord | Berserk';
+    });
+    expect(await page.title()).toBe('Mangalord | Berserk');
+
+    // Client-side nav to /upload — the root layout must reassert its
+    // mapped title or the stale "Berserk" lingers.
+    await page.goto('/upload');
+    await expect(page).toHaveTitle('Mangalord | Upload');
+});

frontend/e2e/private-mode.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+import { test, expect, type Page } from '@playwright/test';
+
+// Network-level mocks for the private-mode UX. The backend integration
+// tests (api_private_mode.rs) cover the actual gate; here we only
+// verify that the SvelteKit universal load redirects anonymous
+// visitors to /login and then back to where they were going.
+
+const userFixture = {
+    id: 'user-1',
+    username: 'alice',
+    created_at: '2026-01-01T00:00:00Z',
+    is_admin: false
+};
+const emptyPage = { items: [], page: { limit: 50, offset: 0, total: null } };
+
+async function stubPrivateInstance(page: Page) {
+    let loggedIn = false;
+
+    // The flag that flips the gate on. Frontend reads it in
+    // `+layout.ts` to decide whether to redirect.
+    await page.route('**/api/v1/auth/config', async (route) => {
+        await route.fulfill({
+            status: 200,
+            contentType: 'application/json',
+            body: JSON.stringify({
+                self_register_enabled: false,
+                private_mode: true
+            })
+        });
+    });
+
+    await page.route('**/api/v1/auth/me', async (route) => {
+        if (loggedIn) {
+            await route.fulfill({
+                status: 200,
+                contentType: 'application/json',
+                body: JSON.stringify({ user: userFixture })
+            });
+        } else {
+            await route.fulfill({
+                status: 401,
+                contentType: 'application/json',
+                body: JSON.stringify({
+                    error: { code: 'unauthenticated', message: 'unauthenticated' }
+                })
+            });
+        }
+    });
+
+    await page.route('**/api/v1/auth/login', async (route) => {
+        loggedIn = true;
+        await route.fulfill({
+            status: 200,
+            contentType: 'application/json',
+            body: JSON.stringify({ user: userFixture })
+        });
+    });
+
+    // The real backend would 401 these too in private mode; we stub
+    // success so the post-login navigation can render the home page
+    // without an additional redirect cycle.
+    await page.route('**/api/v1/mangas*', async (route) => {
+        await route.fulfill({
+            status: 200,
+            contentType: 'application/json',
+            body: JSON.stringify(emptyPage)
+        });
+    });
+}
+
+test('private mode: anonymous visit to / redirects to /login?next=%2F', async ({ page }) => {
+    await stubPrivateInstance(page);
+    await page.goto('/');
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/login\?next=%2F$/);
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('login-username')).toBeVisible();
+});
+
+test('private mode: register link is hidden', async ({ page }) => {
+    await stubPrivateInstance(page);
+    await page.goto('/login');
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('nav-login')).toBeVisible();
+    // self_register_enabled is the effective value (false in private
+    // mode regardless of ALLOW_SELF_REGISTER), so the navbar must
+    // never render the register affordance here.
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('nav-register')).toHaveCount(0);
+});
+
+test('private mode: after login the user lands back on the requested page', async ({ page }) => {
+    await stubPrivateInstance(page);
+
+    // Visit a deep link → bounced to /login with next= preserving it.
+    await page.goto('/');
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/login\?next=%2F$/);
+
+    await page.getByTestId('login-username').fill('alice');
+    await page.getByTestId('login-password').fill('hunter2hunter2');
+    await page.getByTestId('login-submit').click();
+
+    // Authenticated → can now reach the home page without bouncing.
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('session-user')).toContainText('alice');
+});

frontend/e2e/reader-chapter-select.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+import { test, expect, type Page } from '@playwright/test';
+
+const mangaId = '33333333-3333-3333-3333-333333333333';
+const chapter1Id = 'c1111111-3333-3333-3333-333333333333';
+const chapter2Id = 'c2222222-3333-3333-3333-333333333333';
+const chapter3Id = 'c3333333-3333-3333-3333-333333333333';
+
+const mangaFixture = {
+    id: mangaId,
+    title: 'Vinland Saga',
+    author: 'Makoto Yukimura',
+    description: null,
+    cover_image_path: null,
+    created_at: '2026-01-01T00:00:00Z',
+    updated_at: '2026-01-01T00:00:00Z'
+};
+
+const chaptersFixture = [
+    {
+        id: chapter1Id,
+        manga_id: mangaId,
+        number: 1,
+        title: 'Somewhere, Not Here',
+        page_count: 1,
+        created_at: '2026-01-01T00:00:00Z'
+    },
+    {
+        id: chapter2Id,
+        manga_id: mangaId,
+        number: 2,
+        title: null,
+        page_count: 1,
+        created_at: '2026-01-02T00:00:00Z'
+    },
+    {
+        id: chapter3Id,
+        manga_id: mangaId,
+        number: 3,
+        title: 'Sword Dance',
+        page_count: 1,
+        created_at: '2026-01-03T00:00:00Z'
+    }
+];
+
+function pageFixture(chapterId: string) {
+    return [
+        {
+            id: `p1111111-${chapterId.slice(1, 8)}-3333-3333-333333333333`,
+            chapter_id: chapterId,
+            page_number: 1,
+            storage_key: `mangas/${mangaId}/chapters/${chapterId}/pages/0001.png`,
+            content_type: 'image/png'
+        }
+    ];
+}
+
+async function mockReaderApis(page: Page) {
+    // Force public mode so the layout doesn't bounce anonymous visitors
+    // to /login (the dev backend on this machine runs with
+    // PRIVATE_MODE=true, which the layout's universal load respects).
+    await page.route('**/api/v1/auth/config', (route) =>
+        route.fulfill({
+            status: 200,
+            contentType: 'application/json',
+            body: JSON.stringify({ self_register_enabled: true, private_mode: false })
+        })
+    );
+    await page.route('**/api/v1/auth/me', (route) =>
+        route.fulfill({
+            status: 401,
+            contentType: 'application/json',
+            body: JSON.stringify({ error: { code: 'unauthenticated', message: '' } })
+        })
+    );
+    await page.route('**/api/v1/auth/me/preferences', (route) =>
+        route.fulfill({
+            status: 401,
+            contentType: 'application/json',
+            body: JSON.stringify({ error: { code: 'unauthenticated', message: '' } })
+        })
+    );
+    await page.route('**/api/v1/me/bookmarks*', (route) =>
+        route.fulfill({
+            status: 401,
+            contentType: 'application/json',
+            body: JSON.stringify({ error: { code: 'unauthenticated', message: '' } })
+        })
+    );
+    await page.route(`**/api/v1/mangas/${mangaId}`, (route) =>
+        route.fulfill({
+            status: 200,
+            contentType: 'application/json',
+            body: JSON.stringify(mangaFixture)
+        })
+    );
+    await page.route(new RegExp(`/api/v1/mangas/${mangaId}/chapters(\\?.*)?$`), (route) =>
+        route.fulfill({
+            status: 200,
+            contentType: 'application/json',
+            body: JSON.stringify({
+                items: chaptersFixture,
+                page: { limit: 200, offset: 0, total: chaptersFixture.length }
+            })
+        })
+    );
+    for (const c of chaptersFixture) {
+        await page.route(`**/api/v1/mangas/${mangaId}/chapters/${c.id}`, (route) =>
+            route.fulfill({
+                status: 200,
+                contentType: 'application/json',
+                body: JSON.stringify(c)
+            })
+        );
+        await page.route(
+            `**/api/v1/mangas/${mangaId}/chapters/${c.id}/pages`,
+            (route) =>
+                route.fulfill({
+                    status: 200,
+                    contentType: 'application/json',
+                    body: JSON.stringify({ pages: pageFixture(c.id) })
+                })
+        );
+    }
+    const png = Buffer.from(
+        '89504e470d0a1a0a0000000d49484452000000010000000108060000001f15c4890000000d49444154789c63000100000005000158a3b62a0000000049454e44ae426082',
+        'hex'
+    );
+    await page.route('**/api/v1/files/**', (route) =>
+        route.fulfill({ status: 200, contentType: 'image/png', body: png })
+    );
+}
+
+test('reader chapter select lists every chapter with the manga-detail-style label', async ({
+    page
+}) => {
+    await mockReaderApis(page);
+    await page.goto(`/manga/${mangaId}/chapter/${chapter2Id}`);
+
+    const select = page.getByTestId('reader-chapter-select');
+    await expect(select).toBeVisible();
+
+    // The current chapter is preselected.
+    await expect(select).toHaveValue(chapter2Id);
+
+    // Each chapter rendered as "Ch. N — Title" (or "Ch. N" when title is null),
+    // in ascending number order — matching the prev/next sort.
+    const labels = await select.locator('option').allTextContents();
+    expect(labels.map((l) => l.trim())).toEqual([
+        'Ch. 1 — Somewhere, Not Here',
+        'Ch. 2',
+        'Ch. 3 — Sword Dance'
+    ]);
+});
+
+test('choosing a chapter from the select navigates to that chapter', async ({ page }) => {
+    await mockReaderApis(page);
+    await page.goto(`/manga/${mangaId}/chapter/${chapter1Id}`);
+
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('reader-chapter-select')).toHaveValue(chapter1Id);
+
+    await page.getByTestId('reader-chapter-select').selectOption(chapter3Id);
+
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL(
+        new RegExp(`/manga/${mangaId}/chapter/${chapter3Id}$`)
+    );
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('reader-chapter-select')).toHaveValue(chapter3Id);
+});

frontend/e2e/reader.spec.ts

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ test('manga overview shows title, cover, and a chapter list', async ({ page }) =
     await expect(page.getByTestId('manga-title')).toHaveText('Berserk');
     await expect(page.getByTestId('manga-author')).toContainText('Kentaro Miura');
     await expect(page.getByTestId('manga-cover')).toBeVisible();
-    await expect(page.getByTestId('chapter-list')).toContainText('Chapter 1');
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('chapter-list')).toContainText('The Brand');
     await expect(page.getByTestId('bookmark-signin')).toBeVisible();
 });
 

frontend/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mangalord-frontend",
-  "version": "0.45.1",
+  "version": "0.54.0",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {

frontend/src/lib/api/admin.test.ts

@@ -14,7 +14,19 @@ import {
     createAdminUser,
     listAdminMangas,
     listAdminChapters,
-    getSystemStats
+    getSystemStats,
+    resyncManga,
+    resyncChapter,
+    getCrawlerStatus,
+    crawlerStatusStreamUrl,
+    runCrawlerPass,
+    restartCrawlerBrowser,
+    updateCrawlerSession,
+    clearCrawlerSessionExpired,
+    listDeadJobs,
+    requeueDeadJobs,
+    listActiveJobs,
+    listMissingCovers
 } from './admin';
 
 function ok(body: unknown, status = 200): Response {
@@ -242,4 +254,211 @@ describe('admin api client', () => {
         const s = await getSystemStats();
         expect(s.disk).toBeNull();
     });
+
+    // ---- force resync ----
+
+    it('resyncManga POSTs to /v1/admin/mangas/{id}/resync and returns the envelope', async () => {
+        const resp = {
+            manga: {
+                id: 'm-1',
+                title: 'T',
+                status: 'ongoing',
+                alt_titles: [],
+                description: null,
+                cover_image_path: 'mangas/m-1/cover.jpg',
+                created_at: '2026-01-01T00:00:00Z',
+                updated_at: '2026-01-02T00:00:00Z',
+                authors: [],
+                genres: [],
+                tags: []
+            },
+            metadata_status: 'updated',
+            cover_fetched: true
+        };
+        fetchSpy.mockResolvedValueOnce(ok(resp));
+        const got = await resyncManga('m-1');
+        expect(got.metadata_status).toBe('updated');
+        expect(got.cover_fetched).toBe(true);
+        expect(got.manga.id).toBe('m-1');
+        const url = fetchSpy.mock.calls[0][0] as string;
+        expect(url).toMatch(/\/v1\/admin\/mangas\/m-1\/resync$/);
+        const init = fetchSpy.mock.calls[0][1] as RequestInit;
+        expect(init.method).toBe('POST');
+    });
+
+    it('resyncManga surfaces 503 service_unavailable when the daemon is off', async () => {
+        fetchSpy.mockResolvedValueOnce(
+            envelope(503, 'service_unavailable', 'crawler daemon is disabled')
+        );
+        await expect(resyncManga('m-1')).rejects.toMatchObject({
+            status: 503,
+            code: 'service_unavailable'
+        });
+    });
+
+    it('resyncChapter POSTs to /v1/admin/chapters/{id}/resync and returns the envelope', async () => {
+        const resp = {
+            chapter: {
+                id: 'c-1',
+                manga_id: 'm-1',
+                number: 1,
+                title: 'Foo',
+                page_count: 7,
+                created_at: '2026-01-01T00:00:00Z'
+            },
+            outcome: 'fetched',
+            pages: 7
+        };
+        fetchSpy.mockResolvedValueOnce(ok(resp));
+        const got = await resyncChapter('c-1');
+        expect(got.outcome).toBe('fetched');
+        expect(got.pages).toBe(7);
+        expect(got.chapter.page_count).toBe(7);
+        const url = fetchSpy.mock.calls[0][0] as string;
+        expect(url).toMatch(/\/v1\/admin\/chapters\/c-1\/resync$/);
+        const init = fetchSpy.mock.calls[0][1] as RequestInit;
+        expect(init.method).toBe('POST');
+    });
+
+    it('resyncChapter handles the "skipped" outcome envelope', async () => {
+        const resp = {
+            chapter: {
+                id: 'c-1',
+                manga_id: 'm-1',
+                number: 1,
+                title: null,
+                page_count: 7,
+                created_at: '2026-01-01T00:00:00Z'
+            },
+            outcome: 'skipped',
+            pages: null
+        };
+        fetchSpy.mockResolvedValueOnce(ok(resp));
+        const got = await resyncChapter('c-1');
+        expect(got.outcome).toBe('skipped');
+        expect(got.pages).toBeNull();
+    });
+});
+
+describe('admin crawler api client', () => {
+    let fetchSpy: MockInstance<typeof globalThis.fetch>;
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        fetchSpy = vi.spyOn(globalThis, 'fetch');
+    });
+    afterEach(() => {
+        vi.restoreAllMocks();
+    });
+
+    const statusFixture = {
+        daemon: 'running',
+        phase: { state: 'fetching_metadata', index: 3, total: 10, title: 'One Piece' },
+        worker_count: 2,
+        active_chapters: [
+            {
+                manga_id: 'm-1',
+                manga_title: 'Bleach',
+                chapter_id: 'c-1',
+                chapter_number: 12,
+                pages_done: 4,
+                pages_total: 20
+            }
+        ],
+        current_cover: { manga_id: 'm-2', manga_title: 'Naruto' },
+        covers_queued: 7,
+        last_pass: { at: null, discovered: 0, upserted: 0, covers_fetched: 0, mangas_failed: 0 },
+        session: { expired: false, configured: true },
+        browser: 'healthy',
+        queue: { pending: 2, running: 1, dead: 4 }
+    };
+
+    it('crawlerStatusStreamUrl points at the SSE endpoint under the API base', () => {
+        expect(crawlerStatusStreamUrl()).toMatch(/\/v1\/admin\/crawler\/stream$/);
+    });
+
+    it('getCrawlerStatus GETs /v1/admin/crawler with live chapter/cover fields', async () => {
+        fetchSpy.mockResolvedValueOnce(ok(statusFixture));
+        const s = await getCrawlerStatus();
+        expect(s.queue.dead).toBe(4);
+        expect(s.phase?.state).toBe('fetching_metadata');
+        expect(s.active_chapters[0].pages_done).toBe(4);
+        expect(s.active_chapters[0].pages_total).toBe(20);
+        expect(s.current_cover?.manga_title).toBe('Naruto');
+        expect(s.covers_queued).toBe(7);
+        const url = fetchSpy.mock.calls[0][0] as string;
+        expect(url).toMatch(/\/v1\/admin\/crawler$/);
+    });
+
+    it('listActiveJobs GETs /v1/admin/crawler/active-jobs with search', async () => {
+        fetchSpy.mockResolvedValueOnce(
+            ok({ items: [], page: { limit: 20, offset: 0, total: 0 } })
+        );
+        await listActiveJobs({ search: 'bleach' });
+        const url = fetchSpy.mock.calls[0][0] as string;
+        expect(url).toMatch(/\/v1\/admin\/crawler\/active-jobs\?/);
+        expect(url).toContain('search=bleach');
+    });
+
+    it('listMissingCovers GETs /v1/admin/crawler/covers', async () => {
+        fetchSpy.mockResolvedValueOnce(
+            ok({ items: [{ manga_id: 'm-1', manga_title: 'X' }], page: { limit: 20, offset: 0, total: 1 } })
+        );
+        const r = await listMissingCovers();
+        expect(r.items[0].manga_title).toBe('X');
+        expect(fetchSpy.mock.calls[0][0]).toMatch(/\/v1\/admin\/crawler\/covers$/);
+    });
+
+    it('runCrawlerPass POSTs /v1/admin/crawler/run', async () => {
+        fetchSpy.mockResolvedValueOnce(ok({ started: true }));
+        const r = await runCrawlerPass();
+        expect(r.started).toBe(true);
+        const init = fetchSpy.mock.calls[0][1] as RequestInit;
+        expect(init.method).toBe('POST');
+        expect(fetchSpy.mock.calls[0][0]).toMatch(/\/v1\/admin\/crawler\/run$/);
+    });
+
+    it('restartCrawlerBrowser POSTs the restart endpoint', async () => {
+        fetchSpy.mockResolvedValueOnce(ok({ ok: true, error: null }));
+        const r = await restartCrawlerBrowser();
+        expect(r.ok).toBe(true);
+        expect(fetchSpy.mock.calls[0][0]).toMatch(/\/v1\/admin\/crawler\/browser\/restart$/);
+    });
+
+    it('updateCrawlerSession POSTs the phpsessid body', async () => {
+        fetchSpy.mockResolvedValueOnce(ok({ valid: true, error: null }));
+        const r = await updateCrawlerSession('abc123');
+        expect(r.valid).toBe(true);
+        const init = fetchSpy.mock.calls[0][1] as RequestInit;
+        expect(init.method).toBe('POST');
+        expect(JSON.parse(init.body as string)).toEqual({ phpsessid: 'abc123' });
+    });
+
+    it('clearCrawlerSessionExpired POSTs clear-expired', async () => {
+        fetchSpy.mockResolvedValueOnce(ok({ cleared: true }));
+        const r = await clearCrawlerSessionExpired();
+        expect(r.cleared).toBe(true);
+        expect(fetchSpy.mock.calls[0][0]).toMatch(/\/v1\/admin\/crawler\/session\/clear-expired$/);
+    });
+
+    it('listDeadJobs forwards search + pagination', async () => {
+        fetchSpy.mockResolvedValueOnce(
+            ok({ items: [], page: { limit: 20, offset: 20, total: 0 } })
+        );
+        await listDeadJobs({ search: 'naruto', limit: 20, offset: 20 });
+        const url = fetchSpy.mock.calls[0][0] as string;
+        expect(url).toContain('search=naruto');
+        expect(url).toContain('offset=20');
+    });
+
+    it('requeueDeadJobs POSTs the scope body', async () => {
+        fetchSpy.mockResolvedValueOnce(ok({ requeued: 3 }));
+        const r = await requeueDeadJobs({ scope: 'manga', manga_id: 'm-9' });
+        expect(r.requeued).toBe(3);
+        const init = fetchSpy.mock.calls[0][1] as RequestInit;
+        expect(JSON.parse(init.body as string)).toEqual({ scope: 'manga', manga_id: 'm-9' });
+    });
+
+    it('surfaces a 503 as ApiError', async () => {
+        fetchSpy.mockResolvedValueOnce(envelope(503, 'service_unavailable', 'disabled'));
+        await expect(runCrawlerPass()).rejects.toMatchObject({ status: 503 });
+    });
 });

frontend/src/lib/api/admin.ts

@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
 // won't reach these routes). 403s thrown here propagate up to the
 // /admin layout, which renders the framework error page.
 
-import { request, type Page } from './client';
+import { request, apiUrl, type Page } from './client';
 import type { User } from './auth';
+import type { MangaDetail } from './mangas';
+import type { Chapter } from './chapters';
 
 // ---- users -----------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -176,3 +178,208 @@ export type SystemStats = {
 export async function getSystemStats(): Promise<SystemStats> {
     return request<SystemStats>('/v1/admin/system');
 }
+
+// ---- force resync ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+export type MangaResyncResponse = {
+    manga: MangaDetail;
+    metadata_status: 'new' | 'updated' | 'unchanged';
+    cover_fetched: boolean;
+};
+
+export type ChapterResyncResponse = {
+    chapter: Chapter;
+    outcome: 'fetched' | 'skipped';
+    /** Page count when `outcome === 'fetched'`; null when skipped. */
+    pages: number | null;
+};
+
+/** POST /v1/admin/mangas/:id/resync — refetches metadata + cover from
+ *  the manga's live crawler source. Long-running (one HTTP request per
+ *  Chromium nav + image download), so the UI should disable the trigger
+ *  and surface progress. */
+export async function resyncManga(id: string): Promise<MangaResyncResponse> {
+    return request<MangaResyncResponse>(
+        `/v1/admin/mangas/${encodeURIComponent(id)}/resync`,
+        { method: 'POST' }
+    );
+}
+
+/** POST /v1/admin/chapters/:id/resync — force-refetches a chapter's
+ *  pages even if `page_count > 0`. Same long-running caveat as
+ *  `resyncManga`. */
+export async function resyncChapter(id: string): Promise<ChapterResyncResponse> {
+    return request<ChapterResyncResponse>(
+        `/v1/admin/chapters/${encodeURIComponent(id)}/resync`,
+        { method: 'POST' }
+    );
+}
+
+// ---- crawler observability + control ---------------------------------------
+
+/** Current daemon activity. Discriminated on `state`. */
+export type CrawlerPhase =
+    | { state: 'idle'; next_fire: string | null }
+    | { state: 'walking_list' }
+    | { state: 'fetching_metadata'; index: number; total: number | null; title: string }
+    | { state: 'cover_backfill'; index: number; total: number };
+
+/** A chapter being crawled right now, with a live page count. */
+export type ActiveChapter = {
+    manga_id: string;
+    manga_title: string;
+    chapter_id: string;
+    chapter_number: number;
+    pages_done: number;
+    pages_total: number | null;
+};
+
+export type CrawlerLastPass = {
+    at: string | null;
+    discovered: number;
+    upserted: number;
+    covers_fetched: number;
+    mangas_failed: number;
+};
+
+export type CrawlerStatus = {
+    daemon: 'running' | 'disabled';
+    phase: CrawlerPhase | null;
+    worker_count: number;
+    active_chapters: ActiveChapter[];
+    current_cover: { manga_id: string; manga_title: string } | null;
+    covers_queued: number;
+    last_pass: CrawlerLastPass;
+    session: { expired: boolean; configured: boolean };
+    browser: 'healthy' | 'draining' | 'restarting' | 'down';
+    queue: { pending: number; running: number; dead: number };
+};
+
+export async function getCrawlerStatus(): Promise<CrawlerStatus> {
+    return request<CrawlerStatus>('/v1/admin/crawler');
+}
+
+/** URL of the Server-Sent Events live-status stream. Open with
+ *  `new EventSource(...)` while the crawler page is mounted and close it on
+ *  navigate-away so the subscription is scoped to the active page. Each
+ *  message is a named `status` event whose `data` is a {@link CrawlerStatus}. */
+export function crawlerStatusStreamUrl(): string {
+    return apiUrl('/v1/admin/crawler/stream');
+}
+
+/** POST /v1/admin/crawler/run — trigger an out-of-cycle metadata pass. */
+export async function runCrawlerPass(): Promise<{ started: boolean }> {
+    return request('/v1/admin/crawler/run', { method: 'POST' });
+}
+
+/** POST /v1/admin/crawler/browser/restart — coordinated Chromium restart. */
+export async function restartCrawlerBrowser(): Promise<{ ok: boolean; error: string | null }> {
+    return request('/v1/admin/crawler/browser/restart', { method: 'POST' });
+}
+
+/** POST /v1/admin/crawler/session — refresh PHPSESSID and re-probe. */
+export async function updateCrawlerSession(
+    phpsessid: string
+): Promise<{ valid: boolean; error: string | null }> {
+    return request('/v1/admin/crawler/session', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' },
+        body: JSON.stringify({ phpsessid })
+    });
+}
+
+/** POST /v1/admin/crawler/session/clear-expired — resume idled workers. */
+export async function clearCrawlerSessionExpired(): Promise<{ cleared: boolean }> {
+    return request('/v1/admin/crawler/session/clear-expired', { method: 'POST' });
+}
+
+export type DeadJob = {
+    id: string;
+    kind: string;
+    chapter_id: string | null;
+    manga_id: string | null;
+    manga_title: string | null;
+    chapter_number: number | null;
+    attempts: number;
+    max_attempts: number;
+    last_error: string | null;
+    updated_at: string;
+};
+
+export type DeadJobsPage = { items: DeadJob[]; page: Page };
+
+export async function listDeadJobs(opts?: {
+    search?: string;
+    limit?: number;
+    offset?: number;
+}): Promise<DeadJobsPage> {
+    const params = new URLSearchParams();
+    if (opts?.search) params.set('search', opts.search);
+    if (opts?.limit != null) params.set('limit', String(opts.limit));
+    if (opts?.offset != null) params.set('offset', String(opts.offset));
+    const qs = params.toString();
+    return request<DeadJobsPage>(`/v1/admin/crawler/dead-jobs${qs ? `?${qs}` : ''}`);
+}
+
+/** Requeue scope: all dead jobs, one manga's, one chapter's, or a single job. */
+export type RequeueScope =
+    | { scope: 'all' }
+    | { scope: 'manga'; manga_id: string }
+    | { scope: 'chapter'; chapter_id: string }
+    | { scope: 'job'; job_id: string };
+
+export async function requeueDeadJobs(scope: RequeueScope): Promise<{ requeued: number }> {
+    return request('/v1/admin/crawler/dead-jobs/requeue', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' },
+        body: JSON.stringify(scope)
+    });
+}
+
+/** A queued/running chapter-content job (which chapters are queued). */
+export type ActiveJob = {
+    id: string;
+    chapter_id: string | null;
+    manga_id: string | null;
+    manga_title: string | null;
+    chapter_number: number | null;
+    state: 'pending' | 'running';
+    attempts: number;
+    max_attempts: number;
+    updated_at: string;
+};
+
+export type ActiveJobsPage = { items: ActiveJob[]; page: Page };
+
+/** GET /v1/admin/crawler/active-jobs — which chapters of which mangas are
+ *  queued or running now. */
+export async function listActiveJobs(opts?: {
+    search?: string;
+    limit?: number;
+    offset?: number;
+}): Promise<ActiveJobsPage> {
+    const params = new URLSearchParams();
+    if (opts?.search) params.set('search', opts.search);
+    if (opts?.limit != null) params.set('limit', String(opts.limit));
+    if (opts?.offset != null) params.set('offset', String(opts.offset));
+    const qs = params.toString();
+    return request<ActiveJobsPage>(`/v1/admin/crawler/active-jobs${qs ? `?${qs}` : ''}`);
+}
+
+/** A manga queued for a cover fetch (no cover yet + a live source). */
+export type MissingCover = { manga_id: string; manga_title: string };
+export type MissingCoversPage = { items: MissingCover[]; page: Page };
+
+/** GET /v1/admin/crawler/covers — which manga covers are queued. */
+export async function listMissingCovers(opts?: {
+    search?: string;
+    limit?: number;
+    offset?: number;
+}): Promise<MissingCoversPage> {
+    const params = new URLSearchParams();
+    if (opts?.search) params.set('search', opts.search);
+    if (opts?.limit != null) params.set('limit', String(opts.limit));
+    if (opts?.offset != null) params.set('offset', String(opts.offset));
+    const qs = params.toString();
+    return request<MissingCoversPage>(`/v1/admin/crawler/covers${qs ? `?${qs}` : ''}`);
+}

frontend/src/lib/api/auth.ts

@@ -102,10 +102,14 @@ export async function deleteToken(id: string): Promise<void> {
 }
 
 export type AuthConfig = {
-    /** When false, /v1/auth/register returns 403 and the UI should
+    /** Effective value (`allow_self_register && !private_mode`).
+     * When false, /v1/auth/register returns 403 and the UI should
      * hide its register affordance. Admins can still mint accounts
      * via POST /v1/admin/users. */
     self_register_enabled: boolean;
+    /** When true, every read endpoint requires auth and anonymous
+     * visitors are redirected to `/login` (see `+layout.ts`). */
+    private_mode: boolean;
 };
 
 /** Public — no auth, no cookie required. */

frontend/src/lib/api/chapters.test.ts

@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ import {
     listChapters,
     getChapter,
     getChapterPages,
-    createChapter
+    createChapter,
+    chapterLabel
 } from './chapters';
 
 function ok(body: unknown): Response {
@@ -129,6 +130,18 @@ describe('chapters api client', () => {
         }
     });
 
+    describe('chapterLabel', () => {
+        it('returns the site title verbatim when present', () => {
+            expect(chapterLabel({ number: 7, title: 'Ch.7 : Official' })).toBe(
+                'Ch.7 : Official'
+            );
+        });
+
+        it('falls back to "Chapter {number}" when title is null', () => {
+            expect(chapterLabel({ number: 3, title: null })).toBe('Chapter 3');
+        });
+    });
+
     it('getChapterPages unwraps the {pages} envelope into the array', async () => {
         fetchSpy.mockResolvedValueOnce(
             ok({

frontend/src/lib/api/chapters.ts

@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ export type ChaptersPage = {
     page: Page;
 };
 
+export function chapterLabel(c: Pick<Chapter, 'number' | 'title'>): string {
+    return c.title ?? `Chapter ${c.number}`;
+}
+
 export type ListOptions = {
     limit?: number;
     offset?: number;

frontend/src/lib/api/client.ts

@@ -12,6 +12,15 @@ export function fileUrl(key: string): string {
     return `${BASE}/v1/files/${key}`;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Builds an API URL for non-`fetch` consumers (e.g. `EventSource` for SSE),
+ * applying the same `VITE_API_BASE` prefix as `request()`. `path` is the
+ * route after the base, e.g. `/v1/admin/crawler/stream`.
+ */
+export function apiUrl(path: string): string {
+    return `${BASE}${path}`;
+}
+
 export class ApiError extends Error {
     constructor(
         public readonly status: number,

frontend/src/lib/auth-config.svelte.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { getAuthConfig } from './api/auth';
 
 class AuthConfigStore {
     self_register_enabled = $state(true);
+    private_mode = $state(false);
     loaded = $state(false);
     private loading = false;
 
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ class AuthConfigStore {
         try {
             const cfg = await getAuthConfig();
             this.self_register_enabled = cfg.self_register_enabled;
+            this.private_mode = cfg.private_mode;
             this.loaded = true;
         } catch {
             // Keep optimistic default; next page mount will retry.
@@ -32,6 +34,16 @@ class AuthConfigStore {
             this.loading = false;
         }
     }
+
+    /** Seed from server-rendered layout data so the very first paint
+     *  doesn't flash the loading state. Used by `+layout.ts` /
+     *  `+layout.svelte` on the universal-load path. Safe to call from
+     *  SSR (no `browser` guard) since it touches only reactive state. */
+    seed(cfg: { self_register_enabled: boolean; private_mode: boolean }): void {
+        this.self_register_enabled = cfg.self_register_enabled;
+        this.private_mode = cfg.private_mode;
+        this.loaded = true;
+    }
 }
 
 export const authConfig = new AuthConfigStore();

frontend/src/lib/components/Pager.svelte

@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+    type Props = {
+        page: number;
+        totalPages: number;
+        onChange: (page: number) => void;
+        testid?: string;
+    };
+
+    let { page, totalPages, onChange, testid }: Props = $props();
+
+    type Slot = number | 'ellipsis';
+
+    // Compact layout: always show first + last, surround the current page with
+    // its direct neighbours, and use "…" to elide the rest. Keeps the bar to
+    // at most 7 buttons regardless of totalPages.
+    function buildSlots(p: number, total: number): Slot[] {
+        if (total <= 7) {
+            return Array.from({ length: total }, (_, i) => i + 1);
+        }
+        const out: Slot[] = [1];
+        if (p <= 4) {
+            for (let i = 2; i <= 5; i++) out.push(i);
+            out.push('ellipsis');
+            out.push(total);
+        } else if (p >= total - 3) {
+            out.push('ellipsis');
+            for (let i = total - 4; i <= total; i++) out.push(i);
+        } else {
+            out.push('ellipsis');
+            out.push(p - 1);
+            out.push(p);
+            out.push(p + 1);
+            out.push('ellipsis');
+            out.push(total);
+        }
+        return out;
+    }
+
+    const slots = $derived(buildSlots(page, totalPages));
+</script>
+
+{#if totalPages > 1}
+    <nav class="pager" aria-label="Pagination" data-testid={testid}>
+        <button
+            type="button"
+            class="step"
+            disabled={page <= 1}
+            onclick={() => onChange(page - 1)}
+            aria-label="Previous page"
+        >
+            ‹ Prev
+        </button>
+
+        {#each slots as slot, i (i)}
+            {#if slot === 'ellipsis'}
+                <span class="ellipsis" aria-hidden="true">…</span>
+            {:else}
+                <button
+                    type="button"
+                    class="num"
+                    class:active={slot === page}
+                    aria-current={slot === page ? 'page' : undefined}
+                    aria-label={`Go to page ${slot}`}
+                    onclick={() => onChange(slot)}
+                >
+                    {slot}
+                </button>
+            {/if}
+        {/each}
+
+        <button
+            type="button"
+            class="step"
+            disabled={page >= totalPages}
+            onclick={() => onChange(page + 1)}
+            aria-label="Next page"
+        >
+            Next ›
+        </button>
+    </nav>
+{/if}
+
+<style>
+    .pager {
+        display: flex;
+        flex-wrap: wrap;
+        align-items: center;
+        gap: var(--space-1);
+        margin: var(--space-4) 0;
+        justify-content: center;
+    }
+
+    .step,
+    .num {
+        min-width: 36px;
+        height: 36px;
+        padding: 0 var(--space-2);
+        background: var(--surface);
+        border: 1px solid var(--border);
+        border-radius: var(--radius-md);
+        color: var(--text);
+        cursor: pointer;
+        font-size: var(--font-sm);
+    }
+
+    .step:hover:not(:disabled),
+    .num:hover:not(.active) {
+        border-color: var(--primary);
+    }
+
+    .step:disabled {
+        opacity: 0.4;
+        cursor: not-allowed;
+    }
+
+    .num.active {
+        background: var(--primary);
+        color: var(--primary-contrast);
+        border-color: var(--primary);
+        cursor: default;
+    }
+
+    .ellipsis {
+        padding: 0 var(--space-1);
+        color: var(--text-muted);
+        user-select: none;
+    }
+</style>

frontend/src/lib/components/Pager.svelte.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, afterEach } from 'vitest';
+import { render, screen, cleanup } from '@testing-library/svelte';
+import Pager from './Pager.svelte';
+
+afterEach(() => cleanup());
+
+describe('Pager', () => {
+    it('renders nothing when totalPages <= 1', () => {
+        const { container } = render(Pager, { props: { page: 1, totalPages: 1, onChange: () => {} } });
+        expect(container.querySelector('nav')).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it('disables Prev on the first page and Next on the last', () => {
+        const { rerender } = render(Pager, {
+            props: { page: 1, totalPages: 5, onChange: () => {} }
+        });
+        expect((screen.getByRole('button', { name: /prev/i }) as HTMLButtonElement).disabled).toBe(true);
+        expect((screen.getByRole('button', { name: /next/i }) as HTMLButtonElement).disabled).toBe(false);
+
+        rerender({ page: 5, totalPages: 5, onChange: () => {} });
+        expect((screen.getByRole('button', { name: /prev/i }) as HTMLButtonElement).disabled).toBe(false);
+        expect((screen.getByRole('button', { name: /next/i }) as HTMLButtonElement).disabled).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('marks the current page button as aria-current', () => {
+        render(Pager, { props: { page: 3, totalPages: 5, onChange: () => {} } });
+        const current = screen.getByRole('button', { name: /go to page 3/i });
+        expect(current.getAttribute('aria-current')).toBe('page');
+    });
+
+    it('fires onChange with the clicked page number', async () => {
+        const onChange = vi.fn();
+        render(Pager, { props: { page: 1, totalPages: 5, onChange } });
+        screen.getByRole('button', { name: /go to page 3/i }).click();
+        expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith(3);
+    });
+
+    it('Prev decrements and Next increments via onChange', () => {
+        const onChange = vi.fn();
+        render(Pager, { props: { page: 3, totalPages: 5, onChange } });
+        screen.getByRole('button', { name: /prev/i }).click();
+        screen.getByRole('button', { name: /next/i }).click();
+        expect(onChange).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, 2);
+        expect(onChange).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, 4);
+    });
+
+    it('shows every page button when totalPages <= 7', () => {
+        render(Pager, { props: { page: 4, totalPages: 7, onChange: () => {} } });
+        for (let n = 1; n <= 7; n++) {
+            expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: new RegExp(`go to page ${n}$`, 'i') })).toBeTruthy();
+        }
+    });
+
+    it('collapses middle pages with ellipsis when totalPages > 7 and current is in the middle', () => {
+        render(Pager, { props: { page: 10, totalPages: 24, onChange: () => {} } });
+        // First and last are always shown
+        expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /go to page 1$/i })).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /go to page 24$/i })).toBeTruthy();
+        // Current and direct neighbours are shown
+        expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /go to page 9$/i })).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /go to page 10$/i })).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /go to page 11$/i })).toBeTruthy();
+        // Distant pages are NOT rendered as buttons
+        expect(screen.queryByRole('button', { name: /go to page 2$/i })).toBeNull();
+        expect(screen.queryByRole('button', { name: /go to page 23$/i })).toBeNull();
+        // Ellipsis appears on both sides
+        const ellipses = screen.getAllByText('…');
+        expect(ellipses.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(2);
+    });
+
+    it('does not duplicate boundary buttons when current is near the edge', () => {
+        render(Pager, { props: { page: 2, totalPages: 20, onChange: () => {} } });
+        // Each page button rendered should be unique — no duplicate "go to page 1"
+        const first = screen.getAllByRole('button', { name: /go to page 1$/i });
+        expect(first.length).toBe(1);
+    });
+});

frontend/src/routes/+layout.svelte

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
     import { onMount, onDestroy } from 'svelte';
     import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
+    import { page } from '$app/stores';
     import { logout } from '$lib/api/auth';
     import { authConfig } from '$lib/auth-config.svelte';
     import { preferences } from '$lib/preferences.svelte';
@@ -14,15 +15,49 @@
     import Shield from '@lucide/svelte/icons/shield';
     import '$lib/styles/tokens.css';
 
-    let { children } = $props();
+    let { children, data } = $props();
     let loggingOut = $state(false);
     let headerEl: HTMLElement | undefined = $state();
 
+    // Static-route title map. Dynamic pages (manga / author / collection /
+    // chapter) override this via their own <svelte:head><title>, since the
+    // title depends on data the layout doesn't have. Routes omitted here
+    // (notably the dynamic ones) fall through to the bare brand and rely
+    // on the page to set the descriptive form.
+    const STATIC_TITLES: Record<string, string> = {
+        '/': 'Mangalord',
+        '/login': 'Mangalord | Login',
+        '/register': 'Mangalord | Register',
+        '/upload': 'Mangalord | Upload',
+        '/bookmarks': 'Mangalord | Bookmarks',
+        '/collections': 'Mangalord | Collections',
+        '/profile': 'Mangalord | Profile',
+        '/profile/account': 'Mangalord | Account',
+        '/profile/bookmarks': 'Mangalord | Bookmarks',
+        '/profile/collections': 'Mangalord | Collections',
+        '/profile/history': 'Mangalord | Reading history',
+        '/profile/preferences': 'Mangalord | Preferences',
+        '/admin': 'Mangalord | Admin',
+        '/admin/mangas': 'Mangalord | Admin · Mangas',
+        '/admin/users': 'Mangalord | Admin · Users',
+        '/admin/system': 'Mangalord | Admin · System'
+    };
+
+    const layoutTitle = $derived(STATIC_TITLES[$page.route?.id ?? ''] ?? 'Mangalord');
+
+    // Seed authConfig from the universal layout load. $effect keeps
+    // the store in sync if `data` is replaced by a subsequent layout
+    // load (client-side nav). The first run also covers initial
+    // hydration so the navbar's register link reflects the real
+    // server flag without a separate fetch.
+    $effect(() => {
+        authConfig.seed(data.authConfig);
+    });
+
     onMount(() => {
         theme.init();
         preferences.init();
         if (!session.loaded) session.refresh();
-        if (!authConfig.loaded) authConfig.load();
 
         // Publish the header's measured height as a CSS custom
         // property so sticky descendants (e.g. the reader nav) can
@@ -70,6 +105,10 @@
     }
 </script>
 
+<svelte:head>
+    <title>{layoutTitle}</title>
+</svelte:head>
+
 <header bind:this={headerEl}>
     <nav aria-label="primary">
         <a class="brand" href="/">Mangalord</a>

frontend/src/routes/+layout.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+// Universal root load. Surfaces /auth/config to every page so the
+// navbar + layout can render without an extra round-trip, and — when
+// the backend reports PRIVATE_MODE=true — bounces anonymous visitors
+// to /login before any page-specific load fires. The backend
+// middleware is still the source of truth for the gate; this just
+// matches the UX so users don't see a page full of failed fetches.
+import type { LayoutLoad } from './$types';
+import { redirect } from '@sveltejs/kit';
+import { getAuthConfig, me, type AuthConfig } from '$lib/api/auth';
+
+// Paths reachable anonymously even when private_mode is on. /login is
+// the entry point of the auth flow; everything else (including
+// /register, which is force-blocked in private mode) bounces.
+const PRIVATE_MODE_BYPASS = new Set(['/login']);
+
+const PUBLIC_DEFAULTS: AuthConfig = {
+    self_register_enabled: true,
+    private_mode: false
+};
+
+export const load: LayoutLoad = async ({ url }) => {
+    let authConfig: AuthConfig = PUBLIC_DEFAULTS;
+    try {
+        authConfig = await getAuthConfig();
+    } catch {
+        // Fail-soft: keep the optimistic public-mode defaults so a
+        // backend hiccup doesn't lock anyone out of the login page.
+        // No private data can leak through here — the backend
+        // middleware is still authoritative for the gate.
+    }
+
+    if (authConfig.private_mode && !PRIVATE_MODE_BYPASS.has(url.pathname)) {
+        const user = await me().catch(() => null);
+        if (!user) {
+            const next = url.pathname + url.search;
+            redirect(302, `/login?next=${encodeURIComponent(next)}`);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return { authConfig };
+};

frontend/src/routes/+page.svelte

@@ -13,10 +13,13 @@
     import { listTags, type Tag } from '$lib/api/tags';
     import Chip from '$lib/components/Chip.svelte';
     import MangaCard from '$lib/components/MangaCard.svelte';
+    import Pager from '$lib/components/Pager.svelte';
     import Search from '@lucide/svelte/icons/search';
     import SlidersHorizontal from '@lucide/svelte/icons/sliders-horizontal';
     import Plus from '@lucide/svelte/icons/plus';
 
+    const PAGE_SIZE = 50;
+
     let mangas: MangaCardData[] = $state([]);
     let search = $state('');
     let sort: MangaSort = $state('recent');
@@ -36,11 +39,21 @@
     let total: number | null = $state(null);
     let loading = $state(true);
     let error: string | null = $state(null);
+    let currentPage = $state(1);
 
     const activeFilterCount = $derived(
         (statusFilter ? 1 : 0) + selectedGenres.length + selectedTags.length
     );
 
+    const totalPages = $derived(
+        total != null && total > 0 ? Math.ceil(total / PAGE_SIZE) : 1
+    );
+
+    // 1-indexed range like "51–100 of 237", clamped to the actual loaded set
+    // in case the last page is short.
+    const rangeStart = $derived(mangas.length === 0 ? 0 : (currentPage - 1) * PAGE_SIZE + 1);
+    const rangeEnd = $derived((currentPage - 1) * PAGE_SIZE + mangas.length);
+
     async function load() {
         loading = true;
         error = null;
@@ -50,7 +63,9 @@
                 status: statusFilter || undefined,
                 genreIds: selectedGenres.map((g) => g.id),
                 tagIds: selectedTags.map((t) => t.id),
-                sort
+                sort,
+                limit: PAGE_SIZE,
+                offset: (currentPage - 1) * PAGE_SIZE
             });
             mangas = result.items;
             total = result.page.total;
@@ -71,11 +86,29 @@
             params.set('genres', selectedGenres.map((g) => g.id).join(','));
         if (selectedTags.length)
             params.set('tags', selectedTags.map((t) => t.id).join(','));
+        if (currentPage > 1) params.set('page', String(currentPage));
         const qs = params.toString();
         const url = qs ? `/?${qs}` : '/';
         goto(url, { replaceState: true, keepFocus: true, noScroll: true });
     }
 
+    // Filter / search / sort changes invalidate the current page — drop back
+    // to page 1 so the user isn't stranded on an out-of-range page when the
+    // result set shrinks. Direct page navigation calls `goToPage()` instead.
+    function resetAndReload() {
+        currentPage = 1;
+        syncUrl();
+        load();
+    }
+
+    function goToPage(p: number) {
+        if (p === currentPage) return;
+        currentPage = p;
+        syncUrl();
+        load();
+        if (browser) window.scrollTo({ top: 0, behavior: 'smooth' });
+    }
+
     async function hydrateFromUrl() {
         // Parse the query and resolve the supplied ids back to full Tag /
         // Genre objects so the chip rows render real labels.
@@ -100,6 +133,8 @@
             const tags = await listTags({ limit: 50 });
             selectedTags = tags.filter((t) => tagIds.includes(t.id));
         }
+        const pageParam = Number(url.searchParams.get('page') ?? '1');
+        currentPage = Number.isFinite(pageParam) && pageParam >= 1 ? Math.floor(pageParam) : 1;
         // Open the filters panel if anything is active so the user can see why.
         if (statusFilter || selectedGenres.length || selectedTags.length) {
             filtersOpen = true;
@@ -108,32 +143,27 @@
 
     async function onSubmit(e: SubmitEvent) {
         e.preventDefault();
-        syncUrl();
+        resetAndReload();
-        await load();
     }
 
     function onSortChange() {
-        syncUrl();
+        resetAndReload();
-        load();
     }
 
     function onStatusChange() {
-        syncUrl();
+        resetAndReload();
-        load();
     }
 
     function toggleGenre(g: Genre) {
         selectedGenres = selectedGenres.some((x) => x.id === g.id)
             ? selectedGenres.filter((x) => x.id !== g.id)
             : [...selectedGenres, g];
-        syncUrl();
+        resetAndReload();
-        load();
     }
 
     function removeTag(t: Tag) {
         selectedTags = selectedTags.filter((x) => x.id !== t.id);
-        syncUrl();
+        resetAndReload();
-        load();
     }
 
     function pickTag(t: Tag) {
@@ -143,8 +173,7 @@
         tagDraft = '';
         tagSuggestions = [];
         tagSuggestHighlight = -1;
-        syncUrl();
+        resetAndReload();
-        load();
     }
 
     function onTagDraftInput() {
@@ -192,8 +221,7 @@
         statusFilter = '';
         selectedGenres = [];
         selectedTags = [];
-        syncUrl();
+        resetAndReload();
-        load();
     }
 
     onMount(async () => {
@@ -383,7 +411,7 @@
 {:else}
     {#if total !== null}
         <p class="count" data-testid="manga-total">
-            Showing {mangas.length} of {total}
+            Showing {rangeStart}–{rangeEnd} of {total}
         </p>
     {/if}
     <ul class="manga-grid" data-testid="manga-list">
@@ -391,6 +419,12 @@
             <MangaCard manga={m} authors={m.authors} genres={m.genres} />
         {/each}
     </ul>
+    <Pager
+        page={currentPage}
+        {totalPages}
+        onChange={goToPage}
+        testid="manga-pager"
+    />
 {/if}
 
 <style>

frontend/src/routes/admin/+layout.svelte

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
         { href: '/admin', label: 'Overview' },
         { href: '/admin/users', label: 'Users' },
         { href: '/admin/mangas', label: 'Mangas' },
+        { href: '/admin/crawler', label: 'Crawler' },
         { href: '/admin/system', label: 'System' }
     ];
 </script>

frontend/src/routes/admin/crawler/+page.svelte

@@ -0,0 +1,838 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+    import { onMount, onDestroy } from 'svelte';
+    import Modal from '$lib/components/Modal.svelte';
+    import Pager from '$lib/components/Pager.svelte';
+    import {
+        getCrawlerStatus,
+        crawlerStatusStreamUrl,
+        runCrawlerPass,
+        restartCrawlerBrowser,
+        updateCrawlerSession,
+        clearCrawlerSessionExpired,
+        listDeadJobs,
+        requeueDeadJobs,
+        listActiveJobs,
+        listMissingCovers,
+        type CrawlerStatus,
+        type CrawlerPhase,
+        type DeadJob,
+        type ActiveJob,
+        type MissingCover,
+        type RequeueScope
+    } from '$lib/api/admin';
+
+    let status: CrawlerStatus | null = $state(null);
+    let error: string | null = $state(null);
+    let notice: string | null = $state(null);
+    let live = $state(false);
+    let source: EventSource | null = null;
+    let busy = $state(false);
+
+    // Dead jobs
+    let deadJobs: DeadJob[] = $state([]);
+    let deadTotal = $state(0);
+    let deadSearch = $state('');
+    let deadPage = $state(1);
+    const DEAD_LIMIT = 20;
+
+    // Queued chapters (pending/running)
+    let activeJobs: ActiveJob[] = $state([]);
+    let activeTotal = $state(0);
+    let activeSearch = $state('');
+    let activePage = $state(1);
+    const ACTIVE_LIMIT = 20;
+
+    // Queued covers (mangas missing a cover)
+    let covers: MissingCover[] = $state([]);
+    let coversTotal = $state(0);
+    let coversSearch = $state('');
+    let coversPage = $state(1);
+    const COVERS_LIMIT = 20;
+
+    // Modals
+    let sessionModalOpen = $state(false);
+    let restartModalOpen = $state(false);
+    let phpsessid = $state('');
+    let sessionResult: string | null = $state(null);
+
+    async function refresh() {
+        try {
+            status = await getCrawlerStatus();
+            error = null;
+        } catch (e) {
+            error = e instanceof Error ? e.message : 'refresh failed';
+        }
+    }
+
+    async function loadDeadJobs() {
+        try {
+            const resp = await listDeadJobs({
+                search: deadSearch.trim() || undefined,
+                limit: DEAD_LIMIT,
+                offset: (deadPage - 1) * DEAD_LIMIT
+            });
+            deadJobs = resp.items;
+            deadTotal = resp.page.total ?? resp.items.length;
+        } catch (e) {
+            error = e instanceof Error ? e.message : 'failed to load dead jobs';
+        }
+    }
+
+    async function loadActiveJobs() {
+        try {
+            const resp = await listActiveJobs({
+                search: activeSearch.trim() || undefined,
+                limit: ACTIVE_LIMIT,
+                offset: (activePage - 1) * ACTIVE_LIMIT
+            });
+            activeJobs = resp.items;
+            activeTotal = resp.page.total ?? resp.items.length;
+        } catch (e) {
+            error = e instanceof Error ? e.message : 'failed to load queued chapters';
+        }
+    }
+
+    async function loadCovers() {
+        try {
+            const resp = await listMissingCovers({
+                search: coversSearch.trim() || undefined,
+                limit: COVERS_LIMIT,
+                offset: (coversPage - 1) * COVERS_LIMIT
+            });
+            covers = resp.items;
+            coversTotal = resp.page.total ?? resp.items.length;
+        } catch (e) {
+            error = e instanceof Error ? e.message : 'failed to load queued covers';
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Auto-refresh the (fetched, not streamed) backlog lists when the live
+    // status shows the relevant counts moved — keeps the lists feeling live
+    // without pushing big payloads over SSE. `$effect` re-runs when these
+    // tracked values change.
+    let lastQueueKey = $state('');
+    let lastCoversKey = $state(-1);
+    $effect(() => {
+        const k = `${status?.queue.pending ?? 0}:${status?.queue.running ?? 0}`;
+        if (k !== lastQueueKey) {
+            lastQueueKey = k;
+            loadActiveJobs();
+        }
+    });
+    $effect(() => {
+        const c = status?.covers_queued ?? -1;
+        if (c !== lastCoversKey) {
+            lastCoversKey = c;
+            loadCovers();
+        }
+    });
+
+    // Live updates via Server-Sent Events instead of polling. The
+    // EventSource is opened on mount and closed on destroy, so the
+    // subscription exists only while this page is showing live data.
+    function openStream() {
+        const es = new EventSource(crawlerStatusStreamUrl(), { withCredentials: true });
+        es.addEventListener('status', (e) => {
+            try {
+                status = JSON.parse((e as MessageEvent).data) as CrawlerStatus;
+                error = null;
+                live = true;
+            } catch {
+                // ignore a malformed frame; the next one will replace it
+            }
+        });
+        es.onopen = () => {
+            live = true;
+        };
+        es.onerror = () => {
+            // The browser auto-reconnects; reflect the gap in the UI.
+            live = false;
+        };
+        source = es;
+    }
+
+    onMount(() => {
+        // One-shot fetch for instant initial paint + resilience if SSE is
+        // blocked; the stream then drives subsequent updates.
+        refresh();
+        loadDeadJobs();
+        openStream();
+    });
+    onDestroy(() => {
+        source?.close();
+        source = null;
+    });
+
+    async function withBusy(label: string, fn: () => Promise<void>) {
+        busy = true;
+        notice = null;
+        error = null;
+        try {
+            await fn();
+        } catch (e) {
+            error = e instanceof Error ? e.message : `${label} failed`;
+        } finally {
+            busy = false;
+            await refresh();
+        }
+    }
+
+    async function onRunPass() {
+        await withBusy('run pass', async () => {
+            await runCrawlerPass();
+            notice = 'Metadata pass started.';
+        });
+    }
+
+    async function onConfirmRestart() {
+        restartModalOpen = false;
+        await withBusy('restart browser', async () => {
+            const r = await restartCrawlerBrowser();
+            notice = r.ok ? 'Browser restarted.' : `Restart failed: ${r.error ?? 'unknown'}`;
+        });
+    }
+
+    async function onSaveSession() {
+        sessionResult = null;
+        busy = true;
+        try {
+            const r = await updateCrawlerSession(phpsessid);
+            sessionResult = r.valid
+                ? '✓ Session valid — workers resumed.'
+                : `✕ Probe failed: ${r.error ?? 'unauthenticated'}`;
+            if (r.valid) {
+                sessionModalOpen = false;
+                phpsessid = '';
+                notice = 'Session updated.';
+            }
+        } catch (e) {
+            sessionResult = e instanceof Error ? e.message : 'update failed';
+        } finally {
+            busy = false;
+            await refresh();
+        }
+    }
+
+    async function onClearExpired() {
+        await withBusy('clear expired', async () => {
+            await clearCrawlerSessionExpired();
+            notice = 'Session-expired flag cleared.';
+        });
+    }
+
+    async function requeue(scope: RequeueScope) {
+        await withBusy('requeue', async () => {
+            const r = await requeueDeadJobs(scope);
+            notice = `Requeued ${r.requeued} job(s).`;
+            await loadDeadJobs();
+        });
+    }
+
+    function onSearchDead() {
+        deadPage = 1;
+        loadDeadJobs();
+    }
+
+    function onDeadPageChange(p: number) {
+        deadPage = p;
+        loadDeadJobs();
+    }
+
+    function onSearchActive() {
+        activePage = 1;
+        loadActiveJobs();
+    }
+    function onActivePageChange(p: number) {
+        activePage = p;
+        loadActiveJobs();
+    }
+    function onSearchCovers() {
+        coversPage = 1;
+        loadCovers();
+    }
+    function onCoversPageChange(p: number) {
+        coversPage = p;
+        loadCovers();
+    }
+
+    // ---- display helpers ----
+    function phaseLabel(p: CrawlerPhase | null): string {
+        if (!p) return 'Daemon disabled';
+        switch (p.state) {
+            case 'idle':
+                return p.next_fire
+                    ? `Idle — next pass ${new Date(p.next_fire).toLocaleString()}`
+                    : 'Idle';
+            case 'walking_list':
+                return 'Walking source list';
+            case 'fetching_metadata':
+                return `Fetching metadata · ${p.index}/${p.total ?? '?'} · ${p.title}`;
+            case 'cover_backfill':
+                return `Backfilling covers · ${p.index + 1}/${p.total}`;
+        }
+    }
+
+    function phasePercent(p: CrawlerPhase | null): number | null {
+        if (p && p.state === 'fetching_metadata' && p.total && p.total > 0) {
+            return Math.min(100, (p.index / p.total) * 100);
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    function sessionPill(s: CrawlerStatus): { cls: string; text: string } {
+        if (s.daemon === 'disabled') return { cls: 'badge-not_downloaded', text: 'n/a' };
+        if (s.session.expired) return { cls: 'badge-in_progress', text: 'Expired' };
+        if (!s.session.configured) return { cls: 'badge-not_downloaded', text: 'Not set' };
+        return { cls: 'badge-synced', text: 'OK' };
+    }
+
+    function browserPill(s: CrawlerStatus): { cls: string; text: string } {
+        switch (s.browser) {
+            case 'healthy':
+                return { cls: 'badge-synced', text: 'Up' };
+            case 'draining':
+            case 'restarting':
+                return { cls: 'badge-in_progress', text: s.browser };
+            default:
+                return { cls: 'badge-not_downloaded', text: 'Down' };
+        }
+    }
+
+    const deadTotalPages = $derived(Math.max(1, Math.ceil(deadTotal / DEAD_LIMIT)));
+    const activeTotalPages = $derived(Math.max(1, Math.ceil(activeTotal / ACTIVE_LIMIT)));
+    const coversTotalPages = $derived(Math.max(1, Math.ceil(coversTotal / COVERS_LIMIT)));
+
+    function chapterPercent(c: { pages_done: number; pages_total: number | null }): number | null {
+        return c.pages_total && c.pages_total > 0
+            ? Math.min(100, (c.pages_done / c.pages_total) * 100)
+            : null;
+    }
+</script>
+
+<div class="titlebar">
+    <h1>Crawler</h1>
+    <span class="livedot" class:on={live} title={live ? 'Live (SSE)' : 'Reconnecting…'}>
+        {live ? '● live' : '○ reconnecting…'}
+    </span>
+</div>
+
+{#if error}
+    <p class="error" role="alert">{error}</p>
+{/if}
+{#if notice}
+    <p class="notice" role="status">{notice}</p>
+{/if}
+
+{#if status}
+    <!-- Status hero -->
+    <section class="hero" data-testid="crawler-hero">
+        <div class="pills">
+            <span class="pill"
+                >Daemon
+                <span class={`badge ${status.daemon === 'running' ? 'badge-synced' : 'badge-not_downloaded'}`}
+                    >{status.daemon}</span
+                ></span
+            >
+            <span class="pill"
+                >Session <span class={`badge ${sessionPill(status).cls}`}>{sessionPill(status).text}</span></span
+            >
+            <span class="pill"
+                >Browser <span class={`badge ${browserPill(status).cls}`}>{browserPill(status).text}</span></span
+            >
+        </div>
+
+        <p class="phase" data-testid="crawler-phase">{phaseLabel(status.phase)}</p>
+        {#if phasePercent(status.phase) !== null}
+            {@render Bar({ percent: phasePercent(status.phase) ?? 0 })}
+        {/if}
+
+        {#if status.session.expired}
+            <p class="warn">
+                ⚠ Chapter downloads paused — session expired. Metadata + list crawl continue.
+            </p>
+        {/if}
+
+        {#if status.current_cover}
+            <p class="cover" data-testid="current-cover">
+                🖼 Fetching cover: <strong>{status.current_cover.manga_title}</strong>
+            </p>
+        {/if}
+
+        <p class="lastpass">
+            Last pass:
+            {#if status.last_pass.at}
+                {new Date(status.last_pass.at).toLocaleString()} ·
+                {status.last_pass.discovered} seen · {status.last_pass.upserted} upserted ·
+                {status.last_pass.mangas_failed} failed
+            {:else}
+                — none yet this session
+            {/if}
+        </p>
+    </section>
+
+    <!-- Controls -->
+    <section class="controls">
+        <button onclick={onRunPass} disabled={busy || status.daemon !== 'running'}
+            >Run metadata pass now</button
+        >
+        <button onclick={() => (restartModalOpen = true)} disabled={busy || status.daemon !== 'running'}
+            >Restart browser</button
+        >
+        <button onclick={() => { sessionModalOpen = true; sessionResult = null; }} disabled={busy || status.daemon !== 'running'}
+            >Manage session…</button
+        >
+        {#if status.session.expired}
+            <button onclick={onClearExpired} disabled={busy}>Clear expired flag</button>
+        {/if}
+    </section>
+
+    <!-- Queue + covers stats -->
+    <section class="grid2">
+        <article>
+            <h2>Queue</h2>
+            <dl>
+                <dt>Pending</dt>
+                <dd>{status.queue.pending}</dd>
+                <dt>Running</dt>
+                <dd>{status.queue.running}</dd>
+                <dt>Dead</dt>
+                <dd>{status.queue.dead}</dd>
+                <dt>Covers queued</dt>
+                <dd>{status.covers_queued}</dd>
+            </dl>
+        </article>
+        <article>
+            <h2>Active chapters ({status.active_chapters.length}/{status.worker_count})</h2>
+            {#if status.active_chapters.length === 0}
+                <p class="muted">idle — no chapters downloading</p>
+            {:else}
+                <table class="active">
+                    <tbody>
+                        {#each status.active_chapters as c (c.chapter_id)}
+                            <tr>
+                                <td>{c.manga_title} · ch.{c.chapter_number}</td>
+                                <td class="pagecount" data-testid="active-pages">
+                                    {c.pages_done}/{c.pages_total ?? '?'}
+                                </td>
+                                <td class="pagebar">
+                                    {#if chapterPercent(c) !== null}
+                                        {@render Bar({ percent: chapterPercent(c) ?? 0 })}
+                                    {/if}
+                                </td>
+                            </tr>
+                        {/each}
+                    </tbody>
+                </table>
+            {/if}
+        </article>
+    </section>
+{:else}
+    <p>Loading…</p>
+{/if}
+
+<!-- Queued chapters (pending/running backlog) -->
+<section class="backlog">
+    <div class="deadhead">
+        <h2>Queued chapters ({activeTotal})</h2>
+        <div class="deadtools">
+            <input
+                placeholder="Search manga…"
+                bind:value={activeSearch}
+                onkeydown={(e) => e.key === 'Enter' && onSearchActive()}
+            />
+            <button onclick={onSearchActive}>Search</button>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+    {#if activeJobs.length === 0}
+        <p class="muted">No chapters queued.</p>
+    {:else}
+        <table class="dead">
+            <thead>
+                <tr>
+                    <th>Manga / Chapter</th>
+                    <th>State</th>
+                    <th>Att.</th>
+                </tr>
+            </thead>
+            <tbody>
+                {#each activeJobs as j (j.id)}
+                    <tr>
+                        <td>
+                            {j.manga_title ?? '(unknown)'}
+                            {#if j.chapter_number != null}· ch.{j.chapter_number}{/if}
+                        </td>
+                        <td>
+                            <span
+                                class={`badge ${j.state === 'running' ? 'badge-downloading' : 'badge-not_downloaded'}`}
+                                >{j.state}</span
+                            >
+                        </td>
+                        <td>{j.attempts}/{j.max_attempts}</td>
+                    </tr>
+                {/each}
+            </tbody>
+        </table>
+        <Pager page={activePage} totalPages={activeTotalPages} onChange={onActivePageChange} />
+    {/if}
+</section>
+
+<!-- Queued covers (mangas missing a cover) -->
+<section class="backlog">
+    <div class="deadhead">
+        <h2>Queued covers ({coversTotal})</h2>
+        <div class="deadtools">
+            <input
+                placeholder="Search manga…"
+                bind:value={coversSearch}
+                onkeydown={(e) => e.key === 'Enter' && onSearchCovers()}
+            />
+            <button onclick={onSearchCovers}>Search</button>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+    {#if covers.length === 0}
+        <p class="muted">No covers queued 🎉</p>
+    {:else}
+        <table class="dead">
+            <thead>
+                <tr><th>Manga</th></tr>
+            </thead>
+            <tbody>
+                {#each covers as c (c.manga_id)}
+                    <tr><td>{c.manga_title}</td></tr>
+                {/each}
+            </tbody>
+        </table>
+        <Pager page={coversPage} totalPages={coversTotalPages} onChange={onCoversPageChange} />
+    {/if}
+</section>
+
+<!-- Dead jobs -->
+<section class="deadjobs">
+    <div class="deadhead">
+        <h2>Dead jobs ({deadTotal})</h2>
+        <div class="deadtools">
+            <input
+                placeholder="Search manga…"
+                bind:value={deadSearch}
+                onkeydown={(e) => e.key === 'Enter' && onSearchDead()}
+            />
+            <button onclick={onSearchDead}>Search</button>
+            <button
+                onclick={() => requeue({ scope: 'all' })}
+                disabled={busy || deadTotal === 0}>Requeue all ({deadTotal})</button
+            >
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    {#if deadJobs.length === 0}
+        <p class="muted">No dead jobs 🎉</p>
+    {:else}
+        <table class="dead">
+            <thead>
+                <tr>
+                    <th>Manga / Chapter</th>
+                    <th>Att.</th>
+                    <th>Failed</th>
+                    <th>Last error</th>
+                    <th class="actions">Action</th>
+                </tr>
+            </thead>
+            <tbody>
+                {#each deadJobs as j (j.id)}
+                    <tr>
+                        <td>
+                            {j.manga_title ?? '(unknown)'}
+                            {#if j.chapter_number != null}· ch.{j.chapter_number}{/if}
+                        </td>
+                        <td>{j.attempts}/{j.max_attempts}</td>
+                        <td>{new Date(j.updated_at).toLocaleDateString()}</td>
+                        <td class="err" title={j.last_error ?? ''}>{j.last_error ?? '—'}</td>
+                        <td class="actions">
+                            <button onclick={() => requeue({ scope: 'job', job_id: j.id })} disabled={busy}
+                                >Requeue</button
+                            >
+                            {#if j.manga_id}
+                                <button
+                                    class="secondary"
+                                    onclick={() => requeue({ scope: 'manga', manga_id: j.manga_id! })}
+                                    disabled={busy}>Manga</button
+                                >
+                            {/if}
+                        </td>
+                    </tr>
+                {/each}
+            </tbody>
+        </table>
+        <Pager page={deadPage} totalPages={deadTotalPages} onChange={onDeadPageChange} />
+    {/if}
+</section>
+
+<!-- Restart confirm modal -->
+<Modal open={restartModalOpen} title="Restart browser" onClose={() => (restartModalOpen = false)} size="sm">
+    {#snippet children()}
+        <p>This relaunches Chromium and re-injects the session cookie.</p>
+        <ul class="coord">
+            <li>In-flight jobs are allowed to finish (bounded), then forced.</li>
+            <li>New jobs pause until the relaunch completes.</li>
+            <li>The metadata pass yields at its next checkpoint.</li>
+        </ul>
+    {/snippet}
+    {#snippet footer()}
+        <button onclick={() => (restartModalOpen = false)}>Cancel</button>
+        <button class="primary" onclick={onConfirmRestart} disabled={busy}>Restart</button>
+    {/snippet}
+</Modal>
+
+<!-- Session modal -->
+<Modal open={sessionModalOpen} title="Manage crawler session" onClose={() => (sessionModalOpen = false)} size="md">
+    {#snippet children()}
+        <label for="phpsessid">PHPSESSID</label>
+        <input id="phpsessid" type="password" bind:value={phpsessid} autocomplete="off" />
+        <p class="hint">
+            Saving rewrites the cookie everywhere, persists it, restarts the browser, and re-probes.
+        </p>
+        {#if sessionResult}
+            <p class="sessionresult">{sessionResult}</p>
+        {/if}
+    {/snippet}
+    {#snippet footer()}
+        <button onclick={() => (sessionModalOpen = false)}>Cancel</button>
+        <button class="primary" onclick={onSaveSession} disabled={busy || phpsessid.trim() === ''}
+            >Save &amp; validate</button
+        >
+    {/snippet}
+</Modal>
+
+{#snippet Bar({ percent }: { percent: number })}
+    <div class="bar" role="progressbar" aria-valuenow={percent} aria-valuemin="0" aria-valuemax="100">
+        <div class="fill" style:width="{Math.min(100, Math.max(0, percent))}%"></div>
+        <span class="label">{percent.toFixed(0)}%</span>
+    </div>
+{/snippet}
+
+<style>
+    h1 {
+        margin: 0;
+    }
+    .titlebar {
+        display: flex;
+        align-items: baseline;
+        gap: var(--space-3);
+        margin-bottom: var(--space-4);
+    }
+    .livedot {
+        font-size: var(--font-sm);
+        color: var(--text-muted);
+    }
+    .livedot.on {
+        color: var(--success, #0a7d2c);
+    }
+    h2 {
+        margin: 0 0 var(--space-3) 0;
+        font-size: var(--font-sm);
+        color: var(--text-muted);
+        text-transform: uppercase;
+        letter-spacing: 0.04em;
+    }
+    .hero {
+        padding: var(--space-4);
+        border: 1px solid var(--border);
+        border-radius: var(--radius-md);
+        background: var(--surface);
+        margin-bottom: var(--space-4);
+    }
+    .pills {
+        display: flex;
+        gap: var(--space-4);
+        flex-wrap: wrap;
+        margin-bottom: var(--space-3);
+    }
+    .pill {
+        font-size: var(--font-sm);
+        color: var(--text-muted);
+        display: inline-flex;
+        align-items: center;
+        gap: var(--space-2);
+    }
+    .phase {
+        font-size: var(--font-lg);
+        font-weight: var(--weight-semibold);
+        margin: var(--space-2) 0;
+    }
+    .lastpass,
+    .hint {
+        color: var(--text-muted);
+        font-size: var(--font-sm);
+    }
+    .warn {
+        color: #92400e;
+        background: #fef3c7;
+        border: 1px solid #fcd34d;
+        padding: var(--space-2) var(--space-3);
+        border-radius: var(--radius-md);
+        font-size: var(--font-sm);
+    }
+    .controls {
+        display: flex;
+        gap: var(--space-2);
+        flex-wrap: wrap;
+        margin-bottom: var(--space-4);
+    }
+    .grid2 {
+        display: grid;
+        grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(16rem, 1fr));
+        gap: var(--space-3);
+        margin-bottom: var(--space-4);
+    }
+    article {
+        padding: var(--space-3);
+        border: 1px solid var(--border);
+        border-radius: var(--radius-md);
+        background: var(--surface);
+    }
+    dl {
+        display: grid;
+        grid-template-columns: max-content 1fr;
+        gap: var(--space-1) var(--space-3);
+        margin: 0;
+        font-size: var(--font-sm);
+    }
+    dt {
+        color: var(--text-muted);
+    }
+    dd {
+        margin: 0;
+        font-family: var(--font-mono, monospace);
+    }
+    table {
+        width: 100%;
+        border-collapse: collapse;
+    }
+    th,
+    td {
+        padding: var(--space-2);
+        text-align: left;
+        border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
+        font-size: var(--font-sm);
+    }
+    .actions {
+        text-align: right;
+    }
+    .mono {
+        font-family: var(--font-mono, monospace);
+        font-size: var(--font-xs);
+    }
+    .err {
+        max-width: 22rem;
+        overflow: hidden;
+        text-overflow: ellipsis;
+        white-space: nowrap;
+        color: var(--text-muted);
+    }
+    .deadhead {
+        display: flex;
+        justify-content: space-between;
+        align-items: center;
+        gap: var(--space-3);
+        flex-wrap: wrap;
+    }
+    .deadtools {
+        display: flex;
+        gap: var(--space-2);
+    }
+    button.secondary {
+        background: var(--surface-elevated);
+    }
+    .notice {
+        color: var(--success, #0a7d2c);
+        padding: var(--space-2) var(--space-3);
+        border: 1px solid var(--success, #0a7d2c);
+        border-radius: var(--radius-md);
+        margin-bottom: var(--space-3);
+    }
+    .sessionresult {
+        margin-top: var(--space-2);
+        font-size: var(--font-sm);
+    }
+    .coord {
+        margin: var(--space-2) 0;
+        padding-left: var(--space-4);
+        font-size: var(--font-sm);
+        color: var(--text-muted);
+    }
+    /* badges (shared convention with admin/mangas) */
+    :global(.badge) {
+        display: inline-block;
+        padding: 0 var(--space-2);
+        border-radius: var(--radius-sm, 4px);
+        font-size: var(--font-xs);
+        font-weight: var(--weight-semibold);
+        text-transform: uppercase;
+        letter-spacing: 0.04em;
+        border: 1px solid var(--border);
+        background: var(--surface);
+    }
+    :global(.badge-synced) {
+        background: #dcfce7;
+        color: #166534;
+        border-color: #86efac;
+    }
+    :global(.badge-in_progress),
+    :global(.badge-downloading) {
+        background: #fef3c7;
+        color: #92400e;
+        border-color: #fcd34d;
+    }
+    :global(.badge-not_downloaded) {
+        background: var(--surface-elevated);
+        color: var(--text-muted);
+    }
+    .bar {
+        position: relative;
+        background: var(--surface-elevated);
+        border-radius: var(--radius-sm, 4px);
+        height: 1.5rem;
+        margin: var(--space-2) 0;
+        overflow: hidden;
+    }
+    .fill {
+        height: 100%;
+        background: #22c55e;
+        transition: width 0.3s ease;
+    }
+    .label {
+        position: absolute;
+        top: 50%;
+        left: 50%;
+        transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
+        font-size: var(--font-xs);
+        font-weight: var(--weight-semibold);
+    }
+    .error {
+        color: var(--danger, #dc2626);
+        padding: var(--space-2) var(--space-3);
+        border: 1px solid var(--danger, #dc2626);
+        border-radius: var(--radius-md);
+        margin-bottom: var(--space-3);
+    }
+    .muted {
+        color: var(--text-muted);
+    }
+    .cover {
+        font-size: var(--font-sm);
+    }
+    .backlog {
+        margin-top: var(--space-4);
+    }
+    .pagecount {
+        font-family: var(--font-mono, monospace);
+        font-size: var(--font-xs);
+        white-space: nowrap;
+    }
+    .pagebar {
+        width: 8rem;
+    }
+    table.active td {
+        vertical-align: middle;
+    }
+</style>

frontend/src/routes/admin/mangas/+page.svelte

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     import {
         listAdminMangas,
         listAdminChapters,
+        requeueDeadJobs,
         type AdminMangasPage,
         type AdminChapterRow,
         type MangaSyncState
@@ -59,6 +60,27 @@
     function badgeClass(state: string): string {
         return `badge badge-${state}`;
     }
+
+    let requeuingChapter: string | null = $state(null);
+
+    /** Requeue the dead job(s) for a single failed chapter, then refresh
+     *  that manga's chapter list so the pill updates. */
+    async function requeueChapter(mangaId: string, chapterId: string) {
+        requeuingChapter = chapterId;
+        error = null;
+        try {
+            await requeueDeadJobs({ scope: 'chapter', chapter_id: chapterId });
+            const resp = await listAdminChapters(mangaId, { limit: 500 });
+            chaptersByManga[mangaId] = {
+                items: resp.items,
+                total: resp.page.total ?? resp.items.length
+            };
+        } catch (e) {
+            error = e instanceof ApiError ? e.message : 'requeue failed';
+        } finally {
+            requeuingChapter = null;
+        }
+    }
 </script>
 
 <h1>Mangas</h1>
@@ -71,16 +93,19 @@
 >
     <input
         type="search"
-        placeholder="search by title"
+        placeholder="Search by title"
         bind:value={search}
         data-testid="admin-mangas-search"
     />
+    <label class="sync-label">
+        <span>Sync state</span>
         <select bind:value={syncFilter} aria-label="sync state">
-        <option value="">all states</option>
+            <option value="">All</option>
-        <option value="in_progress">in progress</option>
+            <option value="in_progress">In progress</option>
-        <option value="dropped">dropped</option>
+            <option value="dropped">Dropped</option>
-        <option value="synced">synced</option>
+            <option value="synced">Synced</option>
         </select>
+    </label>
     <button type="submit">Search</button>
 </form>
 
@@ -150,6 +175,16 @@
                                                         <span class={badgeClass(c.sync_state)}>
                                                             {c.sync_state}
                                                         </span>
+                                                        {#if c.sync_state === 'failed'}
+                                                            <button
+                                                                class="requeue"
+                                                                onclick={() => requeueChapter(m.id, c.id)}
+                                                                disabled={requeuingChapter === c.id}
+                                                                title="Requeue this chapter"
+                                                            >
+                                                                ↻ requeue
+                                                            </button>
+                                                        {/if}
                                                     </td>
                                                 </tr>
                                             {/each}
@@ -173,17 +208,28 @@
     }
     form {
         display: flex;
+        flex-wrap: wrap;
+        align-items: center;
         gap: var(--space-2);
         margin-bottom: var(--space-3);
     }
     input[type='search'] {
         flex: 1;
+        min-width: 0;
+        max-width: 24rem;
         padding: var(--space-2) var(--space-3);
         border: 1px solid var(--border);
         border-radius: var(--radius-md);
         background: var(--surface);
         color: var(--text);
     }
+    .sync-label {
+        display: inline-flex;
+        align-items: center;
+        gap: var(--space-2);
+        color: var(--text-muted);
+        font-size: var(--font-sm);
+    }
     select {
         padding: var(--space-2) var(--space-3);
         border-radius: var(--radius-md);
@@ -258,6 +304,11 @@
         color: #991b1b;
         border-color: #fca5a5;
     }
+    .requeue {
+        margin-left: var(--space-2);
+        font-size: var(--font-xs);
+        padding: 0 var(--space-2);
+    }
     .badge-not_downloaded {
         background: var(--surface-elevated);
         color: var(--text-muted);

frontend/src/routes/authors/[id]/+page.svelte

@@ -1,15 +1,33 @@
 <script lang="ts">
     import MangaCard from '$lib/components/MangaCard.svelte';
+    import Pager from '$lib/components/Pager.svelte';
     import ArrowLeft from '@lucide/svelte/icons/arrow-left';
+    import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
+    import { page } from '$app/stores';
 
     let { data } = $props();
     const author = $derived(data.author);
     const mangas = $derived(data.mangas);
     const total = $derived(data.total);
+    const currentPage = $derived(data.currentPage);
+    const pageSize = $derived(data.pageSize);
+    const totalPages = $derived(
+        total != null && total > 0 ? Math.ceil(total / pageSize) : 1
+    );
+    const rangeStart = $derived(mangas.length === 0 ? 0 : (currentPage - 1) * pageSize + 1);
+    const rangeEnd = $derived((currentPage - 1) * pageSize + mangas.length);
+
+    function goToPage(p: number) {
+        if (p === currentPage) return;
+        const url = new URL($page.url);
+        if (p === 1) url.searchParams.delete('page');
+        else url.searchParams.set('page', String(p));
+        goto(url.pathname + url.search, { noScroll: false });
+    }
 </script>
 
 <svelte:head>
-    <title>{author.name} — Mangalord</title>
+    <title>Mangalord | {author.name}</title>
 </svelte:head>
 
 <nav class="back">
@@ -34,7 +52,7 @@
 {:else}
     {#if total != null}
         <p class="meta" data-testid="author-shown-of-total">
-            Showing {mangas.length} of {total}
+            Showing {rangeStart}–{rangeEnd} of {total}
         </p>
     {/if}
     <ul class="manga-grid" data-testid="author-manga-list">
@@ -42,6 +60,12 @@
             <MangaCard manga={m} testid={`author-manga-${m.id}`} />
         {/each}
     </ul>
+    <Pager
+        page={currentPage}
+        {totalPages}
+        onChange={goToPage}
+        testid="author-pager"
+    />
 {/if}
 
 <style>

frontend/src/routes/authors/[id]/+page.ts

@@ -5,13 +5,27 @@ import type { PageLoad } from './$types';
 
 export const ssr = false;
 
-export const load: PageLoad = async ({ params }) => {
+const PAGE_SIZE = 50;
+
+export const load: PageLoad = async ({ params, url }) => {
+    const pageParam = Number(url.searchParams.get('page') ?? '1');
+    const currentPage =
+        Number.isFinite(pageParam) && pageParam >= 1 ? Math.floor(pageParam) : 1;
     try {
         const [author, mangas] = await Promise.all([
             getAuthor(params.id),
-            listAuthorMangas(params.id, { limit: 50 })
+            listAuthorMangas(params.id, {
+                limit: PAGE_SIZE,
+                offset: (currentPage - 1) * PAGE_SIZE
+            })
         ]);
-        return { author, mangas: mangas.items, total: mangas.page.total };
+        return {
+            author,
+            mangas: mangas.items,
+            total: mangas.page.total,
+            currentPage,
+            pageSize: PAGE_SIZE
+        };
     } catch (e) {
         // 404 surfaces as a real SvelteKit error so the framework shell
         // renders the standard not-found page instead of the route's

frontend/src/routes/bookmarks/+page.svelte

@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@
     const error = $derived(data.error);
 </script>
 
-<svelte:head>
-    <title>Bookmarks — Mangalord</title>
-</svelte:head>
-
 <h1>Bookmarks</h1>
 
 {#if error}

frontend/src/routes/collections/+page.svelte

@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@
     const collections = $derived(data.collections);
 </script>
 
-<svelte:head>
-    <title>Collections — Mangalord</title>
-</svelte:head>
-
 <h1>Collections</h1>
 
 {#if !data.authenticated}

frontend/src/routes/collections/[id]/+page.svelte

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 </script>
 
 <svelte:head>
-    <title>{collection.name} — Mangalord</title>
+    <title>Mangalord | {collection.name}</title>
 </svelte:head>
 
 <nav class="back">

frontend/src/routes/layout.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
+
+// Mock the API client *before* importing the load function so the
+// module under test picks up the mock when it resolves its imports.
+vi.mock('$lib/api/auth', () => ({
+    getAuthConfig: vi.fn(),
+    me: vi.fn()
+}));
+
+import { load } from './+layout';
+import { getAuthConfig, me, type AuthConfig } from '$lib/api/auth';
+
+type MinimalLoadEvent = { url: { pathname: string; search: string } };
+
+function event(pathname: string, search = ''): MinimalLoadEvent {
+    return { url: { pathname, search } };
+}
+
+// `LayoutLoad`'s declared return type is `void | …`. Our `load`
+// always returns `{ authConfig }`, but TypeScript can't narrow on
+// that at the call site. Wrap to remove the `void` arm so the
+// assertions stay terse.
+async function callLoad(ev: MinimalLoadEvent): Promise<{ authConfig: AuthConfig }> {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+    const result = await load(ev as any);
+    return result as { authConfig: AuthConfig };
+}
+
+const PUBLIC_CFG = { self_register_enabled: true, private_mode: false };
+const PRIVATE_CFG = { self_register_enabled: false, private_mode: true };
+
+const aliceUser = {
+    id: 'u1',
+    username: 'alice',
+    created_at: '2026-01-01T00:00:00Z',
+    is_admin: false
+};
+
+describe('root +layout load', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        vi.mocked(getAuthConfig).mockReset();
+        vi.mocked(me).mockReset();
+    });
+
+    it('public mode: returns authConfig data, never calls me()', async () => {
+        vi.mocked(getAuthConfig).mockResolvedValue(PUBLIC_CFG);
+        const data = await callLoad(event('/'));
+        expect(data.authConfig).toEqual(PUBLIC_CFG);
+        expect(me).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('private mode + anonymous on `/`: throws redirect(302) to /login with next=', async () => {
+        vi.mocked(getAuthConfig).mockResolvedValue(PRIVATE_CFG);
+        vi.mocked(me).mockResolvedValue(null);
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+        await expect(load(event('/') as any)).rejects.toMatchObject({
+            status: 302,
+            location: '/login?next=%2F'
+        });
+    });
+
+    it('private mode + anonymous on `/login`: passes through without redirect', async () => {
+        vi.mocked(getAuthConfig).mockResolvedValue(PRIVATE_CFG);
+        const data = await callLoad(event('/login'));
+        expect(data.authConfig.private_mode).toBe(true);
+        // me() must not run on the login page itself, otherwise anonymous
+        // visits make an extra round-trip every page load.
+        expect(me).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('private mode + logged-in user: no redirect, returns authConfig', async () => {
+        vi.mocked(getAuthConfig).mockResolvedValue(PRIVATE_CFG);
+        vi.mocked(me).mockResolvedValue(aliceUser);
+        const data = await callLoad(event('/'));
+        expect(data.authConfig).toEqual(PRIVATE_CFG);
+    });
+
+    it('private mode + anonymous: preserves pathname AND search in next=', async () => {
+        vi.mocked(getAuthConfig).mockResolvedValue(PRIVATE_CFG);
+        vi.mocked(me).mockResolvedValue(null);
+        await expect(
+            // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+            load(event('/manga/abc', '?page=3') as any)
+        ).rejects.toMatchObject({
+            status: 302,
+            location: '/login?next=%2Fmanga%2Fabc%3Fpage%3D3'
+        });
+    });
+
+    it('private mode + anonymous on /register: redirects to /login (register is never reachable in private mode)', async () => {
+        vi.mocked(getAuthConfig).mockResolvedValue(PRIVATE_CFG);
+        vi.mocked(me).mockResolvedValue(null);
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+        await expect(load(event('/register') as any)).rejects.toMatchObject({
+            status: 302,
+            location: '/login?next=%2Fregister'
+        });
+    });
+
+    it('getAuthConfig failure: falls back to public-mode defaults, no redirect', async () => {
+        // The backend middleware is the source of truth for the gate;
+        // if the config probe blips, fail soft so a brief outage doesn't
+        // lock everyone out of even the login page. No private data
+        // can leak because the backend still 401s every request.
+        vi.mocked(getAuthConfig).mockRejectedValue(new Error('network'));
+        const data = await callLoad(event('/'));
+        expect(data.authConfig).toEqual({
+            self_register_enabled: true,
+            private_mode: false
+        });
+        expect(me).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+});

frontend/src/routes/manga/[id]/+page.svelte

@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-    import { fileUrl } from '$lib/api/client';
+    import { fileUrl, ApiError } from '$lib/api/client';
     import { createBookmark, deleteBookmark, type Bookmark } from '$lib/api/bookmarks';
     import {
         attachTag,
         detachTag,
         type AuthorRef,
         type GenreRef,
+        type MangaDetail,
         type TagRef
     } from '$lib/api/mangas';
+    import { resyncManga } from '$lib/api/admin';
+    import { chapterLabel } from '$lib/api/chapters';
     import { listTags, type Tag } from '$lib/api/tags';
     import { session } from '$lib/session.svelte';
     import Chip from '$lib/components/Chip.svelte';
@@ -16,9 +19,15 @@
     import FolderPlus from '@lucide/svelte/icons/folder-plus';
     import Pencil from '@lucide/svelte/icons/pencil';
     import UploadCloud from '@lucide/svelte/icons/upload-cloud';
+    import RefreshCw from '@lucide/svelte/icons/refresh-cw';
 
     let { data } = $props();
-    const manga = $derived(data.manga);
+    // `manga` is locally overridable so a successful force resync can
+    // swap in the refreshed detail (new cover URL, refreshed status,
+    // etc.) without a router reload. Falls back to the server-loaded
+    // data otherwise.
+    let mangaOverride = $state<MangaDetail | null>(null);
+    const manga = $derived<MangaDetail>(mangaOverride ?? data.manga);
     const chapters = $derived(data.chapters);
     const readProgress = $derived(data.readProgress);
     /** Chapter row from the local chapters list when present (so we
@@ -37,6 +46,11 @@
         continueChapter?.number ?? readProgress?.chapter_number ?? null
     );
     const continueChapterTitle = $derived(continueChapter?.title ?? null);
+    const continueLabel = $derived(
+        continueChapterNumber != null
+            ? chapterLabel({ number: continueChapterNumber, title: continueChapterTitle })
+            : null
+    );
 
     const authors = $derived<AuthorRef[]>(manga.authors);
     const genres = $derived<GenreRef[]>(manga.genres);
@@ -171,10 +185,35 @@
     const statusLabel = $derived(manga.status === 'completed' ? 'Completed' : 'Ongoing');
 
     let collectionModalOpen = $state(false);
+
+    // ---- Admin force resync ----
+    let resyncBusy = $state(false);
+    let resyncMessage = $state<{ kind: 'ok' | 'err'; text: string } | null>(null);
+    async function forceResync() {
+        if (!session.user?.is_admin || resyncBusy) return;
+        resyncBusy = true;
+        resyncMessage = null;
+        try {
+            const r = await resyncManga(manga.id);
+            mangaOverride = r.manga;
+            const coverNote = r.cover_fetched
+                ? ' Cover re-downloaded.'
+                : ' Cover unchanged.';
+            resyncMessage = {
+                kind: 'ok',
+                text: `Metadata ${r.metadata_status}.${coverNote}`
+            };
+        } catch (e) {
+            const msg = e instanceof ApiError ? e.message : (e as Error).message;
+            resyncMessage = { kind: 'err', text: msg };
+        } finally {
+            resyncBusy = false;
+        }
+    }
 </script>
 
 <svelte:head>
-    <title>{manga.title} — Mangalord</title>
+    <title>Mangalord | {manga.title}</title>
 </svelte:head>
 
 <article>
@@ -344,7 +383,34 @@
                         <UploadCloud size={16} aria-hidden="true" />
                         <span>Upload chapter</span>
                     </a>
+                    {#if session.user.is_admin}
+                        <button
+                            type="button"
+                            class="action"
+                            onclick={forceResync}
+                            disabled={resyncBusy}
+                            title="Refetch metadata + cover from the crawler source"
+                            data-testid="force-resync-manga"
+                        >
+                            <RefreshCw
+                                size={16}
+                                aria-hidden="true"
+                                class={resyncBusy ? 'spin' : ''}
+                            />
+                            <span>{resyncBusy ? 'Resyncing…' : 'Force resync'}</span>
+                        </button>
+                    {/if}
                 </div>
+                {#if resyncMessage}
+                    <p
+                        class="resync-msg"
+                        class:err={resyncMessage.kind === 'err'}
+                        role="status"
+                        data-testid="force-resync-message"
+                    >
+                        {resyncMessage.text}
+                    </p>
+                {/if}
             {:else}
                 <a class="action" href="/login" data-testid="bookmark-signin">
                     Sign in to bookmark or collect
@@ -371,7 +437,7 @@
             >
                 <span class="continue-label">Continue reading</span>
                 <span class="continue-target">
-                    Chapter {continueChapterNumber}{#if continueChapterTitle}: {continueChapterTitle}{/if}
+                    {continueLabel}
                     {#if readProgress && readProgress.page > 1}
                         — page {readProgress.page}
                     {/if}
@@ -385,7 +451,7 @@
                 {#each chapters as c (c.id)}
                     <li>
                         <a href="/manga/{manga.id}/chapter/{c.id}">
-                            Chapter {c.number}{#if c.title}: {c.title}{/if}
+                            {chapterLabel(c)}
                         </a>
                         <span class="pages">({c.page_count} pages)</span>
                     </li>
@@ -586,6 +652,29 @@
         color: var(--text);
     }
 
+    .resync-msg {
+        margin-top: var(--space-2);
+        color: var(--text-muted);
+        font-size: var(--font-sm);
+    }
+
+    .resync-msg.err {
+        color: var(--danger);
+    }
+
+    :global(.spin) {
+        animation: spin 0.9s linear infinite;
+    }
+
+    @keyframes spin {
+        from {
+            transform: rotate(0deg);
+        }
+        to {
+            transform: rotate(360deg);
+        }
+    }
+
     .continue {
         display: flex;
         flex-direction: column;

frontend/src/routes/manga/[id]/chapter/[chapter_id]/+page.svelte

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 <script lang="ts">
     import { onMount, onDestroy } from 'svelte';
-    import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
+    import { goto, invalidateAll } from '$app/navigation';
-    import { fileUrl } from '$lib/api/client';
+    import { fileUrl, ApiError } from '$lib/api/client';
     import { GAP_PX, type ReaderPageGap } from '$lib/api/preferences';
     import { preferences } from '$lib/preferences.svelte';
     import { updateReadProgress } from '$lib/api/read_progress';
+    import { chapterLabel } from '$lib/api/chapters';
+    import { resyncChapter } from '$lib/api/admin';
     import { readerFullscreen } from '$lib/reader-fullscreen.svelte';
     import { session } from '$lib/session.svelte';
     import ChevronLeft from '@lucide/svelte/icons/chevron-left';
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@
     import ScrollText from '@lucide/svelte/icons/scroll-text';
     import Maximize2 from '@lucide/svelte/icons/maximize-2';
     import Minimize2 from '@lucide/svelte/icons/minimize-2';
+    import RefreshCw from '@lucide/svelte/icons/refresh-cw';
 
     let { data } = $props();
     const manga = $derived(data.manga);
@@ -26,28 +29,25 @@
     const gapPx = $derived(GAP_PX[preferences.readerPageGap]);
 
     const pageTitle = $derived(
-        chapter.title
+        `Mangalord | ${manga.title} · ${chapterLabel(chapter)}`
-            ? `${manga.title} — Ch. ${chapter.number}: ${chapter.title}`
-            : `${manga.title} — Ch. ${chapter.number}`
     );
 
     // Prev/next chapter computed from the chapter list. listChapters
-    // returns chapters in number ASC order; we still resolve via find
+    // returns chapters in display order (reversed source-site order, so
-    // rather than index because the current chapter's position may
+    // oldest first — see backend repo::chapter::list_for_manga), and
-    // not be `chapter.number - 1` (sparse numbering / chapter 0.5 /
+    // prev/next walks that order positionally. Resolving the current
-    // future skipped numbers).
+    // index via `find` rather than `chapter.number - 1` matters because
-    const sortedChapters = $derived(
+    // numbers aren't a reliable index: variants share numbers, non-
-        [...chapters].sort((a, b) => a.number - b.number)
+    // numeric entries pin to 0, and uploads can sparse-fill.
-    );
     const currentIdx = $derived(
-        sortedChapters.findIndex((c) => c.id === chapter.id)
+        chapters.findIndex((c) => c.id === chapter.id)
     );
     const prevChapter = $derived(
-        currentIdx > 0 ? sortedChapters[currentIdx - 1] : null
+        currentIdx > 0 ? chapters[currentIdx - 1] : null
     );
     const nextChapter = $derived(
-        currentIdx >= 0 && currentIdx < sortedChapters.length - 1
+        currentIdx >= 0 && currentIdx < chapters.length - 1
-            ? sortedChapters[currentIdx + 1]
+            ? chapters[currentIdx + 1]
             : null
     );
 
@@ -256,6 +256,36 @@
         if (typeof window !== 'undefined') window.removeEventListener('keydown', onKeydown);
     });
 
+    // ---- Admin force resync (current chapter) ----
+    let resyncBusy = $state(false);
+    let resyncMessage = $state<{ kind: 'ok' | 'err'; text: string } | null>(null);
+    async function forceResync() {
+        if (!session.user?.is_admin || resyncBusy) return;
+        resyncBusy = true;
+        resyncMessage = null;
+        try {
+            const r = await resyncChapter(chapter.id);
+            if (r.outcome === 'fetched') {
+                resyncMessage = {
+                    kind: 'ok',
+                    text: `Refetched ${r.pages} page${r.pages === 1 ? '' : 's'}. Reloading…`
+                };
+                // Re-run all loaders for this route so the reader picks
+                // up the freshly-downloaded pages. The page.ts loader
+                // doesn't `depends()` on anything explicitly, so
+                // invalidateAll is the right brush here.
+                await invalidateAll();
+            } else {
+                resyncMessage = { kind: 'ok', text: 'No new pages — source had nothing fresh.' };
+            }
+        } catch (e) {
+            const msg = e instanceof ApiError ? e.message : (e as Error).message;
+            resyncMessage = { kind: 'err', text: msg };
+        } finally {
+            resyncBusy = false;
+        }
+    }
+
     // ---- Reading progress tracking ----
     //
     // High-water mark seeded from the server: progress only ever moves
@@ -427,6 +457,27 @@
     </a>
 
     <div class="controls" role="group" aria-label="reader options">
+        <label class="chapter-field">
+            <span class="visually-hidden">Jump to chapter</span>
+            <select
+                class="chapter-select"
+                value={chapter.id}
+                onchange={(e) => {
+                    const target = (e.currentTarget as HTMLSelectElement).value;
+                    if (target && target !== chapter.id) {
+                        void goto(`/manga/${manga.id}/chapter/${target}`);
+                    }
+                }}
+                data-testid="reader-chapter-select"
+            >
+                {#each chapters as c (c.id)}
+                    <option value={c.id}>
+                        {chapterLabel(c)}
+                    </option>
+                {/each}
+            </select>
+        </label>
+
         <div class="mode-toggle" role="radiogroup" aria-label="layout">
             <button
                 type="button"
@@ -481,6 +532,23 @@
         {/if}
     </span>
 
+    {#if session.user?.is_admin}
+        <button
+            type="button"
+            class="reader-resync"
+            onclick={forceResync}
+            disabled={resyncBusy}
+            title={resyncMessage?.kind === 'err'
+                ? resyncMessage.text
+                : 'Force refetch this chapter from the crawler source'}
+            aria-label="Force resync chapter"
+            data-testid="force-resync-chapter"
+        >
+            <RefreshCw size={16} aria-hidden="true" class={resyncBusy ? 'spin' : ''} />
+            <span>{resyncBusy ? 'Resyncing…' : 'Force resync'}</span>
+        </button>
+    {/if}
+
     <button
         type="button"
         class="fullscreen-toggle"
@@ -494,6 +562,17 @@
     </button>
 </nav>
 
+{#if resyncMessage}
+    <p
+        class="resync-toast"
+        class:err={resyncMessage.kind === 'err'}
+        role="status"
+        data-testid="force-resync-message"
+    >
+        {resyncMessage.text}
+    </p>
+{/if}
+
 <!--
     Floating exit affordance — only rendered while focus mode is on.
     Lives in the top-right corner with a low resting opacity so it
@@ -604,7 +683,7 @@
             </span>
         </button>
         <span class="chapter-bar-current" aria-hidden="true">
-            Ch. {chapter.number}{#if chapter.title} — {chapter.title}{/if}
+            {chapterLabel(chapter)}
         </span>
         <button
             type="button"
@@ -741,7 +820,8 @@
         outline-offset: -2px;
     }
 
-    .gap-field select {
+    .gap-field select,
+    .chapter-select {
         height: 32px;
         padding: 0 var(--space-2);
         background: var(--surface);
@@ -751,6 +831,13 @@
         font-size: var(--font-sm);
     }
 
+    /* Cap the chapter dropdown's resting width so long titles don't
+       push the rest of the nav off-screen; the native control's
+       expanded menu still shows full option text on focus. */
+    .chapter-select {
+        max-width: 16rem;
+    }
+
     .visually-hidden {
         position: absolute;
         width: 1px;
@@ -911,7 +998,8 @@
     }
 
     /* ===== Focus-mode controls ===== */
-    .fullscreen-toggle {
+    .fullscreen-toggle,
+    .reader-resync {
         display: inline-flex;
         align-items: center;
         gap: var(--space-1);
@@ -925,12 +1013,52 @@
         font-size: var(--font-xs);
     }
 
-    .fullscreen-toggle:hover {
+    .fullscreen-toggle:hover,
+    .reader-resync:hover:not(:disabled) {
         background: var(--surface-elevated);
         color: var(--text);
         border-color: var(--primary);
     }
 
+    .reader-resync:disabled {
+        opacity: 0.7;
+        cursor: progress;
+    }
+
+    .resync-toast {
+        position: fixed;
+        top: calc(var(--app-header-h) + var(--reader-nav-h, 48px) + var(--space-2));
+        right: var(--space-3);
+        z-index: 11;
+        margin: 0;
+        padding: var(--space-2) var(--space-3);
+        max-width: min(420px, calc(100vw - 2 * var(--space-3)));
+        background: var(--surface);
+        color: var(--text);
+        border: 1px solid var(--primary);
+        border-radius: var(--radius-md);
+        box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);
+        font-size: var(--font-sm);
+    }
+
+    .resync-toast.err {
+        border-color: var(--danger);
+        color: var(--danger);
+    }
+
+    :global(.spin) {
+        animation: spin 0.9s linear infinite;
+    }
+
+    @keyframes spin {
+        from {
+            transform: rotate(0deg);
+        }
+        to {
+            transform: rotate(360deg);
+        }
+    }
+
     /* Small floating exit affordance — corner-pinned, low resting
        opacity so it doesn't sit on the chapter image too aggressively
        but is still findable without hover. */

frontend/src/routes/manga/[id]/edit/+page.svelte

@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 </script>
 
 <svelte:head>
-    <title>Edit {manga.title} — Mangalord</title>
+    <title>Mangalord | Edit · {manga.title}</title>
 </svelte:head>
 
 <h1>Edit manga</h1>

frontend/src/routes/manga/[id]/upload-chapter/+page.svelte

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 </script>
 
 <svelte:head>
-    <title>Upload chapter — {manga.title} — Mangalord</title>
+    <title>Mangalord | Upload chapter · {manga.title}</title>
 </svelte:head>
 
 <nav class="back">

frontend/src/routes/profile/+layout.svelte

@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@
     );
 </script>
 
-<svelte:head>
-    <title>Profile — Mangalord</title>
-</svelte:head>
-
 <header class="profile-header">
     <h1>Profile</h1>
     {#if !session.loaded}

frontend/src/routes/profile/history/+page.svelte

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
     import { fileUrl } from '$lib/api/client';
+    import { chapterLabel } from '$lib/api/chapters';
     import { clearReadProgress, type ReadProgressSummary } from '$lib/api/read_progress';
     import BookImage from '@lucide/svelte/icons/book-image';
     import Trash2 from '@lucide/svelte/icons/trash-2';
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@
                                 <a href="/manga/{u.manga_id}" class="title">{u.manga_title}</a>
                                 <span class="target">
                                     <a href="/manga/{u.manga_id}/chapter/{u.chapter.id}">
-                                        Chapter {u.chapter.number}{#if u.chapter.title}: {u.chapter.title}{/if}
+                                        {chapterLabel(u.chapter)}
                                     </a>
                                     <span class="muted">({u.chapter.page_count} pages)</span>
                                 </span>

frontend/src/routes/upload/+page.svelte

@@ -184,10 +184,6 @@
     }
 </script>
 
-<svelte:head>
-    <title>Upload — Mangalord</title>
-</svelte:head>
-
 <h1>Create manga</h1>
 
 {#if !session.loaded}

frontend/vite.config.ts

@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => {
             environment: 'jsdom',
             include: ['src/**/*.test.ts'],
             globals: false
+        },
+        resolve: {
+            // Use Svelte's browser entry under vitest so component tests can
+            // mount with @testing-library/svelte. The default (server entry)
+            // throws lifecycle_function_unavailable on mount().
+            conditions: mode === 'test' ? ['browser'] : []
         }
     };
 });

tor/entrypoint.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Mangalord wrapper around dockurr/tor's tor binary.
+#
+# We bypass the image's stock entrypoint for two reasons:
+#   1. It generates a `ControlPort 9051` line that binds to localhost
+#      only (tor's default), but our backend lives in a separate
+#      container and needs to reach 0.0.0.0:9051.
+#   2. It then *skips* writing HashedControlPassword whenever the
+#      user's torrc declares a ControlPort, so we can't both bind to
+#      0.0.0.0 and benefit from its auto-hashing — it's one or the
+#      other. Doing the hashing ourselves is simpler than threading
+#      around its logic.
+#
+# This wrapper hashes $PASSWORD with `tor --hash-password`, appends a
+# `HashedControlPassword` line to a writable copy of /etc/tor/torrc,
+# then execs tor. Container runs as root (image default); tor binds
+# 9050/9051 which don't require root and is fine inside a single-
+# purpose container.
+
+set -eu
+
+if [ -z "${PASSWORD:-}" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: PASSWORD env must be set (the plain string the backend will" >&2
+    echo "       send as CRAWLER_TOR_CONTROL_PASSWORD)" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# `tor --hash-password` prints the hash on the last line of stdout
+# (preceded by initialization noise).
+HASH=$(tor --hash-password "$PASSWORD" 2>/dev/null | tail -n1)
+if [ -z "$HASH" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: 'tor --hash-password' produced no output" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# /etc/tor/torrc is bind-mounted read-only, so copy + append.
+cp /etc/tor/torrc /tmp/torrc
+printf '\n# Injected by mangalord-entrypoint.sh from $PASSWORD env.\nHashedControlPassword %s\n' "$HASH" >> /tmp/torrc
+
+exec tor -f /tmp/torrc

tor/torrc

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# torrc for the Mangalord crawler.
+#
+# Mounted into the dockurr/tor container at /etc/tor/torrc. The
+# crawler talks to this daemon over the internal compose network only:
+# `expose:` on the tor service surfaces 9050/9051 to sibling
+# containers, never to the host.
+
+# SOCKS5 proxy that reqwest and Chromium use. IsolateDestAddr +
+# IsolateDestPort means each new (destination IP, port) draws a fresh
+# circuit — so a SIGNAL NEWNYM picks up promptly on the next
+# navigation instead of having to wait for an existing dirty circuit
+# to age out.
+SOCKSPort 0.0.0.0:9050 IsolateDestAddr IsolateDestPort
+
+# Control port for SIGNAL NEWNYM. We rely on the dockurr/tor
+# entrypoint to inject `HashedControlPassword <hash>` from its
+# PASSWORD env var (see docker-compose.yml `tor.environment.PASSWORD`)
+# via a higher-priority --defaults-torrc. We just need to declare the
+# port itself here.
+ControlPort 0.0.0.0:9051
+
+# Keep circuits dirty for a while so a single chapter (which serial-
+# fetches all its images through the same SOCKS endpoint) finishes on
+# one circuit rather than mid-circuit-rotating in a way that looks like
+# anti-bot evasion to the target. NEWNYM still forces a fresh circuit
+# immediately when we want one — this is just the idle-rotation knob.
+MaxCircuitDirtiness 600
+
+# Drop privileges to the image's `tor` user after binding ports.
+# Required because /var/lib/tor (the image's DataDirectory volume)
+# is owned by tor:tor and tor refuses to use a data dir it doesn't
+# own. Our entrypoint runs as root only so it can call
+# `tor --hash-password` and write /tmp/torrc.
+User tor
+
+# Data + logs.
+DataDirectory /var/lib/tor
+Log notice stdout