docs: add Task 3 (creator filter combobox) to plan

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

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docs/superpowers/plans/2026-07-04-send-all-from-creator.md

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+# Send All From Creator Implementation Plan
+
+> **For agentic workers:** REQUIRED SUB-SKILL: Use superpowers:subagent-driven-development (recommended) or superpowers:executing-plans to implement this plan task-by-task. Steps use checkbox (`- [ ]`) syntax for tracking.
+
+**Goal:** Add a toolbar button on the STL packages page that queues every sendable package from the currently-filtered creator for delivery to the user's Telegram.
+
+**Architecture:** A new server action `sendAllFromCreatorAction(creatorName)` mirrors the existing `sendAllInGroupAction`: it fetches sendable packages for the creator, dedups against live `BotSendRequest`s, creates a `BotSendRequest` per package, and fires `pg_notify('bot_send', id)`. The bot's existing `send-listener` consumes these unchanged. The client table renders a "Send all from [Creator]" button in the packages-tab toolbar only when `?creator=<name>` is active, wired to the action with a confirm dialog and a count toast.
+
+**Tech Stack:** Next.js 16 App Router, TypeScript, Prisma v7, server actions, `pg_notify`, sonner toasts, lucide-react icons.
+
+**Testing note:** This repo has no test framework (`CLAUDE.md`: "Testing is manual"). Verification for each task is `npm run lint` + `npm run build`, plus manual UI checks at the end. Do not scaffold a test harness.
+
+---
+
+### Task 1: Add `sendAllFromCreatorAction` server action
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `src/app/(app)/stls/actions.ts` (append new action after `sendAllInGroupAction`, which ends at line 591)
+
+Reference implementation to mirror: `sendAllInGroupAction` at `src/app/(app)/stls/actions.ts:515-591`.
+Existing imports already present in the file (do not re-add): `auth` from `@/lib/auth`, `prisma` from `@/lib/prisma`, `ActionResult` from `@/types/api.types`, `revalidatePath` from `next/cache`.
+`ActionResult` is generic: `ActionResult<T = void>` (`src/types/api.types.ts`).
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Append the new action**
+
+Add this to the end of `src/app/(app)/stls/actions.ts`:
+
+```ts
+export async function sendAllFromCreatorAction(
+  creatorName: string
+): Promise<ActionResult<{ queued: number; skipped: number }>> {
+  const session = await auth();
+  if (!session?.user?.id) return { success: false, error: "Unauthorized" };
+
+  const creator = creatorName.trim();
+  if (!creator) {
+    return { success: false, error: "No creator specified" };
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const telegramLink = await prisma.telegramLink.findUnique({
+      where: { userId: session.user.id },
+    });
+
+    if (!telegramLink) {
+      return { success: false, error: "No linked Telegram account. Link one in Settings." };
+    }
+
+    const sendablePackages = await prisma.package.findMany({
+      where: {
+        creator,
+        destChannelId: { not: null },
+        destMessageId: { not: null },
+      },
+      select: { id: true },
+    });
+
+    if (sendablePackages.length === 0) {
+      return { success: false, error: "No uploaded packages found for this creator" };
+    }
+
+    let queued = 0;
+    let skipped = 0;
+    for (const pkg of sendablePackages) {
+      // Only create if no existing PENDING/SENDING request for this package+link combo
+      const existing = await prisma.botSendRequest.findFirst({
+        where: {
+          packageId: pkg.id,
+          telegramLinkId: telegramLink.id,
+          status: { in: ["PENDING", "SENDING"] },
+        },
+      });
+
+      if (existing) {
+        skipped++;
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      const sendRequest = await prisma.botSendRequest.create({
+        data: {
+          packageId: pkg.id,
+          telegramLinkId: telegramLink.id,
+          requestedByUserId: session.user.id,
+          status: "PENDING",
+        },
+      });
+
+      // Notify the bot via pg_notify
+      try {
+        await prisma.$queryRawUnsafe(
+          `SELECT pg_notify('bot_send', $1)`,
+          sendRequest.id
+        );
+      } catch {
+        // Best-effort — the bot also polls periodically
+      }
+
+      queued++;
+    }
+
+    revalidatePath("/stls");
+    return { success: true, data: { queued, skipped } };
+  } catch {
+    return { success: false, error: "Failed to send creator packages" };
+  }
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Verify lint + typecheck pass**
+
+Run: `npm run lint`
+Expected: no new errors in `src/app/(app)/stls/actions.ts`.
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add src/app/\(app\)/stls/actions.ts
+git commit -m "feat(stls): add sendAllFromCreatorAction server action"
+```
+
+---
+
+### Task 2: Wire up the toolbar button in the STL table
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `src/app/(app)/stls/_components/stl-table.tsx`
+  - lucide import (line 6)
+  - actions import block (lines 44-54)
+  - handler (after `handleSendAllInGroup`, which ends at line 278)
+  - `activeCreator` derivation (near `activeTag` at line 445)
+  - toolbar JSX (packages-tab toolbar row starting at line 478)
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Add the `Send` icon to the lucide import**
+
+Change line 6 from:
+
+```ts
+import { Search, Layers, Upload } from "lucide-react";
+```
+
+to:
+
+```ts
+import { Search, Layers, Upload, Send } from "lucide-react";
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Import the new action**
+
+In the actions import block (lines 44-54), add `sendAllFromCreatorAction` next to `sendAllInGroupAction`:
+
+```ts
+import {
+  updatePackageCreator,
+  updatePackageTags,
+  renameGroupAction,
+  dissolveGroupAction,
+  createGroupAction,
+  removeFromGroupAction,
+  sendAllInGroupAction,
+  sendAllFromCreatorAction,
+  updateGroupPreviewAction,
+  mergeGroupsAction,
+} from "../actions";
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Derive the active creator from the URL**
+
+Immediately after the `activeTag` line (`src/app/(app)/stls/_components/stl-table.tsx:445`):
+
+```ts
+  const activeTag = searchParams.get("tag") ?? "";
+```
+
+add:
+
+```ts
+  const activeCreator = searchParams.get("creator") ?? "";
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Add the click handler**
+
+After `handleSendAllInGroup` (which ends at line 278), add:
+
+```ts
+  const handleSendAllFromCreator = useCallback(() => {
+    if (!confirm(`Send all packages from "${activeCreator}" to your Telegram?`)) return;
+    startTransition(async () => {
+      const result = await sendAllFromCreatorAction(activeCreator);
+      if (result.success) {
+        const { queued, skipped } = result.data;
+        toast.success(
+          `Queued ${queued} package${queued === 1 ? "" : "s"} from ${activeCreator}` +
+            (skipped ? ` (${skipped} already queued)` : "")
+        );
+        router.refresh();
+      } else {
+        toast.error(result.error);
+      }
+    });
+  }, [activeCreator, router]);
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 5: Render the toolbar button**
+
+In the packages-tab toolbar (`flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2` row at line 478), add the button right after the "Upload Files" button (which closes at line 507, before the `selectedPackages.size >= 2` block at line 508):
+
+```tsx
+            {activeCreator && (
+              <Button
+                variant="outline"
+                size="sm"
+                className="h-9 gap-1.5"
+                onClick={handleSendAllFromCreator}
+              >
+                <Send className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+                Send all from {activeCreator}
+              </Button>
+            )}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 6: Verify lint + build pass**
+
+Run: `npm run lint && npm run build`
+Expected: no new errors; build completes.
+
+- [ ] **Step 7: Manual verification**
+
+1. `npm run dev`, open `/stls`.
+2. Click a creator name in the Creator column to apply `?creator=<name>` (or navigate to `/stls?creator=<known creator>`).
+3. Confirm the "Send all from [Creator]" button appears in the toolbar.
+4. Remove the creator filter → confirm the button disappears.
+5. Click the button → confirm the dialog appears; on confirm, a toast reports the queued count.
+6. (If a linked Telegram account + uploaded packages exist) confirm packages arrive via the bot.
+
+- [ ] **Step 8: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add src/app/\(app\)/stls/_components/stl-table.tsx
+git commit -m "feat(stls): add 'send all from creator' toolbar button"
+```
+
+---
+
+### Task 3: Searchable creator filter combobox (makes the filter reachable)
+
+**Why:** Discovered during execution — the `?creator=` filter that reveals the Task 2
+button had no UI trigger. The creator table cell click only opens the edit prompt
+(`package-columns.tsx:339` → `onSetCreator`). This task adds a searchable
+"All Creators" combobox to the packages-tab toolbar (like the existing Tags select,
+but type-to-filter since there can be many creators). The creator cell stays
+edit-only.
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `src/lib/telegram/queries.ts` — add `getAllPackageCreators()`.
+- Modify: `src/app/(app)/stls/page.tsx` — fetch + pass `availableCreators`.
+- Create: `src/app/(app)/stls/_components/creator-filter.tsx` — the combobox.
+- Modify: `src/app/(app)/stls/_components/stl-table.tsx` — new prop, handler, render.
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Add the distinct-creators query**
+
+Append to `src/lib/telegram/queries.ts` (mirrors `getAllPackageTags` at line 530):
+
+```ts
+export async function getAllPackageCreators(): Promise<string[]> {
+  const result = await prisma.$queryRaw<{ creator: string }[]>`
+    SELECT DISTINCT creator FROM packages
+    WHERE creator IS NOT NULL AND creator <> ''
+    ORDER BY creator
+  `;
+  return result.map((r) => r.creator);
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Create the combobox component**
+
+Create `src/app/(app)/stls/_components/creator-filter.tsx` (mirrors the
+Popover+Command pattern in `src/components/shared/data-table-faceted-filter.tsx`):
+
+```tsx
+"use client";
+
+import { useState } from "react";
+import { Check, ChevronsUpDown } from "lucide-react";
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
+import {
+  Command,
+  CommandEmpty,
+  CommandGroup,
+  CommandInput,
+  CommandItem,
+  CommandList,
+} from "@/components/ui/command";
+import { Popover, PopoverContent, PopoverTrigger } from "@/components/ui/popover";
+
+interface CreatorFilterProps {
+  creators: string[];
+  value: string; // active creator, "" when none
+  onChange: (creator: string) => void; // "" clears the filter
+}
+
+export function CreatorFilter({ creators, value, onChange }: CreatorFilterProps) {
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+
+  return (
+    <Popover open={open} onOpenChange={setOpen}>
+      <PopoverTrigger asChild>
+        <Button
+          variant="outline"
+          size="sm"
+          role="combobox"
+          aria-expanded={open}
+          className="h-9 w-[200px] justify-between"
+        >
+          <span className="truncate">{value || "All Creators"}</span>
+          <ChevronsUpDown className="ml-2 h-4 w-4 shrink-0 opacity-50" />
+        </Button>
+      </PopoverTrigger>
+      <PopoverContent className="w-[240px] p-0" align="start">
+        <Command>
+          <CommandInput placeholder="Search creators..." className="h-9" />
+          <CommandList>
+            <CommandEmpty>No creators found.</CommandEmpty>
+            <CommandGroup>
+              <CommandItem
+                value="__all__"
+                onSelect={() => {
+                  onChange("");
+                  setOpen(false);
+                }}
+              >
+                <Check
+                  className={cn("mr-2 h-4 w-4", value === "" ? "opacity-100" : "opacity-0")}
+                />
+                All Creators
+              </CommandItem>
+              {creators.map((creator) => (
+                <CommandItem
+                  key={creator}
+                  value={creator}
+                  onSelect={() => {
+                    onChange(creator);
+                    setOpen(false);
+                  }}
+                >
+                  <Check
+                    className={cn(
+                      "mr-2 h-4 w-4",
+                      value === creator ? "opacity-100" : "opacity-0"
+                    )}
+                  />
+                  <span className="truncate">{creator}</span>
+                </CommandItem>
+              ))}
+            </CommandGroup>
+          </CommandList>
+        </Command>
+      </PopoverContent>
+    </Popover>
+  );
+}
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Wire the query through the page**
+
+In `src/app/(app)/stls/page.tsx`:
+- Add `getAllPackageCreators` to the import from `@/lib/telegram/queries` (line 3).
+- Add `getAllPackageCreators()` to the `Promise.all` (line 27) and destructure
+  `availableCreators`:
+  ```ts
+  const [result, ingestionStatus, availableTags, availableCreators, skippedCount, ungroupedCount] =
+    await Promise.all([
+      // ...existing entries unchanged...
+      getIngestionStatus(),
+      getAllPackageTags(),
+      getAllPackageCreators(),
+      countSkippedPackages(),
+      countUngroupedPackages(),
+    ]);
+  ```
+  (Insert `getAllPackageCreators()` immediately after `getAllPackageTags()`, and add
+  `availableCreators` in the matching position of the destructure.)
+- Pass the prop to `<StlTable>`: `availableCreators={availableCreators}` (next to
+  `availableTags={availableTags}`).
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Add prop + handler + render in the table**
+
+In `src/app/(app)/stls/_components/stl-table.tsx`:
+- Import the component: `import { CreatorFilter } from "./creator-filter";`
+- Add to `StlTableProps` (next to `availableTags: string[];`): `availableCreators: string[];`
+- Add to the destructured params (next to `availableTags,`): `availableCreators,`
+- Add the handler after `updateTagFilter` (ends ~line 210):
+  ```ts
+  const updateCreatorFilter = useCallback(
+    (value: string) => {
+      const params = new URLSearchParams(searchParams.toString());
+      if (value) {
+        params.set("creator", value);
+        params.set("page", "1");
+      } else {
+        params.delete("creator");
+      }
+      router.push(`${pathname}?${params.toString()}`, { scroll: false });
+    },
+    [router, pathname, searchParams]
+  );
+  ```
+- Render it in the toolbar right after the Tags `Select` block (the
+  `{availableTags.length > 0 && (...)}` block, ~lines 507-522):
+  ```tsx
+  {availableCreators.length > 0 && (
+    <CreatorFilter
+      creators={availableCreators}
+      value={activeCreator}
+      onChange={updateCreatorFilter}
+    />
+  )}
+  ```
+
+- [ ] **Step 5: Verify + manual test**
+
+Run: `npx tsc --noEmit` (filter for the touched files — expect none new). Note: full
+`npm run build` fails on a pre-existing stale Prisma client issue in
+`src/lib/telegram/*` unrelated to this change; do not attempt to fix it.
+Manual: open `/stls`, use the "All Creators" combobox, type to filter, pick a
+creator → list filters and the "Send all from [Creator]" button appears; pick
+"All Creators" → filter clears and button disappears.
+
+- [ ] **Step 6: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add "src/lib/telegram/queries.ts" "src/app/(app)/stls/page.tsx" \
+  "src/app/(app)/stls/_components/creator-filter.tsx" \
+  "src/app/(app)/stls/_components/stl-table.tsx"
+git commit -m "feat(stls): add searchable creator filter combobox to toolbar"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Self-Review
+
+**Spec coverage:**
+- Req 1 (button when filtered by creator) → Task 2 Step 5 (`{activeCreator && ...}`).
+- Req 2 (hidden when no filter) → Task 2 Step 5 conditional.
+- Req 3 (confirm dialog) → Task 2 Step 4 `confirm(...)`.
+- Req 4 (all pages, not current page) → Task 1 queries `prisma.package.findMany` by `creator`, unpaginated.
+- Req 5 (skip not-uploaded + dedup live requests) → Task 1 `where` filter on `destChannelId`/`destMessageId` + `existing` check.
+- Req 6 (report counts) → Task 1 returns `{ queued, skipped }`; Task 2 Step 4 toast.
+- Req 7 (no polling) → Task 2 handler queues + `router.refresh()`, no poll loop.
+- Blank-creator guard → Task 1 `creator.trim()` check.
+
+**Placeholder scan:** No TBD/TODO/placeholder steps; all code shown in full.
+
+**Type consistency:** Action returns `ActionResult<{ queued: number; skipped: number }>`; handler destructures `result.data.{queued,skipped}` inside the `result.success` branch (where `data` is typed). `sendAllFromCreatorAction` name matches between Task 1 definition, Task 2 import, and Task 2 call site. `activeCreator` defined once (Step 3) and used in Steps 4-5.

docs/superpowers/specs/2026-05-26-channel-scan-skip-design.md

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+# Channel-Scan Skip Optimization — Design
+
+**Goal:** stop the worker from re-scanning channels and forum topics that haven't changed since the last scan, especially on restart. Reduce the per-cycle API call count for the Model Printing Emporium channel (1,086 forum topics) from ~1,000+ to ~50.
+
+**Non-goals:**
+- Replacing polling with event-driven ingestion (`updateNewMessage`). That's a separate, larger design (Phase 2 in the original brainstorm).
+- Surfacing per-channel scan history in the UI (also a separate, observability-only design).
+
+**Architecture sketch:**
+Add three persisted columns to `AccountChannelMap` and `TopicProgress`, plus one runtime `getChat`/`getForumTopicInfo` lookup before each scan. The new state survives restarts because it's in PostgreSQL; the lookup is a cheap TDLib local-cache call. Failure-retry semantics (`d99a506` + `901f32f`) must be preserved — a channel sitting on retryable `SkippedPackage` rows is never considered idle.
+
+---
+
+## Problem statement
+
+### Today's behavior
+
+Every ingestion cycle the worker walks every linked source channel for every authenticated account. For each channel/topic it calls TDLib's `searchChatMessages` paginated from `lastProcessedMessageId`. Even when nothing has changed since the previous scan:
+
+- One `searchChatMessages` call (sometimes paginated) is still made
+- For Model Printing Emporium, that's ~1,086 calls per cycle (one per forum topic)
+- The 1-second `apiDelayMs` between pages multiplies the cost
+- Most calls return zero new messages — the work is wasted
+
+The cost is most acute right after a restart: the worker boots, runs recovery, then issues 1,000+ effectively-empty calls before any productive work happens.
+
+### What we already track
+
+- `AccountChannelMap.lastProcessedMessageId` — highest processed message ID (per non-forum channel, per account)
+- `TopicProgress.lastProcessedMessageId` — same per forum topic
+- Both are advanced incrementally per archive set (`77aeb4c`)
+- Both are pulled back below failed messages by the `SkippedPackage` retry pass (`901f32f`)
+
+### What we don't track and want to add
+
+- When was the last scan?
+- Did the last scan find any archives, OR is there outstanding retry work?
+- How many cycles in a row have been totally idle?
+
+These let us skip the scan entirely when nothing has changed.
+
+---
+
+## High-level approach
+
+Three guards at the top of the per-channel and per-topic processing loops:
+
+1. **DB-persistent "skip if recently scanned and truly idle"** — checks `lastScannedAt`, `lastScanFoundArchives`, and a `retryableSkippedCount` query. If all three say "nothing new, nothing failing", skip without any TDLib call.
+
+2. **Adaptive backoff for cold channels** — `consecutiveEmptyScans` counter. After it crosses a threshold, scan only every Nth cycle. Reset to 0 whenever the channel is "not idle".
+
+3. **`chat.last_message.id` short-circuit** — if (1) and (2) don't skip but the channel's last server-side message ID matches our watermark, skip the `searchChatMessages` paginated call. This runs after the existing `SkippedPackage` retry pass, which pulls the watermark back below failures, so it correctly forces a scan when retries are pending.
+
+The retry pass from `901f32f` is preserved untouched — it runs in front of these guards and adjusts the watermark, so retries always happen.
+
+---
+
+## Schema changes
+
+### `AccountChannelMap` (worker/src/db/schema.prisma)
+
+```prisma
+model AccountChannelMap {
+  // ... existing fields ...
+  lastScannedAt          DateTime?
+  lastScanFoundArchives  Boolean   @default(false)
+  consecutiveEmptyScans  Int       @default(0)
+}
+```
+
+### `TopicProgress`
+
+```prisma
+model TopicProgress {
+  // ... existing fields ...
+  lastScannedAt          DateTime?
+  lastScanFoundArchives  Boolean   @default(false)
+  consecutiveEmptyScans  Int       @default(0)
+}
+```
+
+### Migration
+
+```sql
+-- Both tables get the same three columns. Existing rows get defaults:
+--   lastScannedAt        = NULL  (next scan will populate)
+--   lastScanFoundArchives = false (safe default — will be overwritten by next scan)
+--   consecutiveEmptyScans = 0    (resets backoff for existing channels)
+
+ALTER TABLE "account_channel_map"
+  ADD COLUMN "lastScannedAt" TIMESTAMP(3),
+  ADD COLUMN "lastScanFoundArchives" BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT false,
+  ADD COLUMN "consecutiveEmptyScans" INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0;
+
+ALTER TABLE "topic_progress"
+  ADD COLUMN "lastScannedAt" TIMESTAMP(3),
+  ADD COLUMN "lastScanFoundArchives" BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT false,
+  ADD COLUMN "consecutiveEmptyScans" INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0;
+```
+
+NULL `lastScannedAt` means "never scanned" — every channel will be scanned the first cycle after deploy. Subsequent cycles benefit from the new fields.
+
+---
+
+## Configuration
+
+Two new env vars in `worker/src/util/config.ts`:
+
+```typescript
+/** Window in which a recent successful empty scan lets us skip. Default 5 min. */
+skipRecentScanWindowMs:
+  parseInt(process.env.WORKER_SKIP_RECENT_SCAN_WINDOW_MS ?? "300000", 10),
+
+/** After this many consecutive empty scans, channel enters backoff mode. */
+emptyScanBackoffThreshold:
+  parseInt(process.env.WORKER_EMPTY_SCAN_BACKOFF_THRESHOLD ?? "5", 10),
+
+/** Backoff factor — N means "scan every Nth cycle once in backoff". */
+emptyScanBackoffEveryNth:
+  parseInt(process.env.WORKER_EMPTY_SCAN_BACKOFF_EVERY_NTH ?? "5", 10),
+```
+
+All three are tunable per deployment without code changes.
+
+---
+
+## Decision logic per channel / topic
+
+The skip decision sits at the top of each channel/topic iteration in `runWorkerForAccount`. It runs BEFORE the existing `SkippedPackage` retry pass.
+
+```text
+For each channel (or topic):
+
+  1. Query retryableSkippedCount for this scope (already a query we do elsewhere)
+
+  2. If retryableSkippedCount > 0:
+       Force scan (don't skip — failures need retry)
+       Proceed to existing flow (retry pass → scan)
+
+  3. Else if lastScannedAt is NULL:
+       Force scan (we've never touched this)
+       Proceed to existing flow
+
+  4. Else if Date.now() - lastScannedAt.getTime() < skipRecentScanWindowMs
+          AND lastScanFoundArchives === false:
+       Skip — recently scanned and truly idle
+
+  5. Else if consecutiveEmptyScans >= emptyScanBackoffThreshold
+          AND (cycleCount % emptyScanBackoffEveryNth !== 0):
+       Skip — channel is cold, not its turn to scan
+
+  6. Else:
+       Run the existing flow:
+         a. SkippedPackage retry pass (901f32f) — may pull watermark back
+         b. NEW: getChat (or getForumTopicInfo) — if last_message.id <= watermark, skip
+         c. searchChatMessages scan
+```
+
+`cycleCount` is the global ingestion-cycle counter from `scheduler.ts`. It already increments per cycle.
+
+---
+
+## End-of-scan bookkeeping
+
+After every scan (whether it found archives or not), update the three new fields atomically with the existing watermark write:
+
+```typescript
+// "Truly idle" means: nothing new this scan AND nothing failed AND no leftover
+// retryable failures. The retry-pending check is critical — without it, a
+// scan that found no new archives but left SkippedPackage retries pending
+// would be marked idle and incorrectly skipped next cycle.
+const retryablePending = await getRetryableSkippedMessageIds({
+  accountId, sourceChannelId, topicId, cap: maxSkipAttempts,
+});
+const trulyIdle =
+  scanResult.archives.length === 0
+  && minFailedId === null
+  && retryablePending.length === 0;
+
+const newConsecutiveEmpty = trulyIdle
+  ? (prev.consecutiveEmptyScans ?? 0) + 1
+  : 0;
+
+await upsertChannelOrTopicScanState({
+  // ... existing watermark fields ...
+  lastScannedAt: new Date(),
+  lastScanFoundArchives: !trulyIdle,
+  consecutiveEmptyScans: newConsecutiveEmpty,
+});
+```
+
+The `consecutiveEmptyScans` counter resets to 0 the moment *anything* happens — archives found, archives failed, or unresolved retries pending. A channel with a chronically-failing archive (whose attemptCount is still below the cap) keeps the counter at 0 and never enters backoff.
+
+If a SkippedPackage hits `attemptCount === maxSkipAttempts`, it's no longer "retryable pending" (it's been given up on), so the counter increments correctly. Same for SkippedPackages that get deleted via the UI's "retry" button — the counter behaves correctly without special-casing.
+
+---
+
+## `getChat` / `getForumTopicInfo` short-circuit
+
+After the retry pass has finalized the effective watermark, but before `searchChatMessages`:
+
+```typescript
+// For non-forum channels:
+const chat = await client.invoke({ _: "getChat", chat_id: Number(channel.telegramId) });
+const channelLastMessageId = chat.last_message?.id;
+
+if (channelLastMessageId && BigInt(channelLastMessageId) <= effectiveWatermark) {
+  // Nothing new server-side — skip the paginated search entirely.
+  // Still update lastScannedAt / consecutiveEmptyScans so the recent-scan
+  // skip kicks in next cycle.
+  await persistScanState({ trulyIdle: true });
+  continue;
+}
+
+// For forum topics:
+const topicInfo = await client.invoke({
+  _: "getForumTopicInfo",
+  chat_id: Number(channel.telegramId),
+  message_thread_id: Number(topic.topicId),
+});
+const topicLastMessageId = topicInfo.info?.last_message_id;
+
+if (topicLastMessageId && BigInt(topicLastMessageId) <= effectiveWatermark) {
+  await persistScanState({ trulyIdle: true });
+  continue;
+}
+```
+
+`getChat` is served from TDLib's local cache (no network) for chats we've already loaded, which we do up front via `loadChats`. `getForumTopicInfo` is a single round-trip but much cheaper than a paginated `searchChatMessages` call.
+
+The comparison is `<=` because the watermark is the highest message we've fully processed — if the server's last is the same, we're caught up.
+
+This step is correct in the failure-retry case because the retry pass runs FIRST: if there were retryable failures, the retry pass pulled the watermark back below them, and `channelLastMessageId > effectiveWatermark` (since the failed message exists in TG), so we don't skip — we scan and re-pick-up the failure.
+
+---
+
+## Restart behavior
+
+The improvements compose for restart safety:
+
+| Scenario | Today | After this change |
+|---|---|---|
+| Restart 5 min after a clean cycle | ~2,000 API calls for MPE | ~10 calls (only retryable + truly-active topics) |
+| Restart 1 hour later (one missed cycle) | ~2,000 API calls | `getChat` per channel + scan only those where `last_message.id > watermark` (≈ 50 for MPE) |
+| Restart after long downtime (12h) | ~2,000 calls + lots of new content | `getChat` per channel, scan everything with new activity |
+
+The three new columns are in PostgreSQL — they survive container restarts directly. `consecutiveEmptyScans = 47` for a cold topic stays at 47 across restart, so backoff continues to apply.
+
+---
+
+## Edge cases and their handling
+
+### 1. Manual SkippedPackage retry via UI between cycles
+The UI's `retrySkippedPackageAction` lowers the watermark and deletes the SkippedPackage. Next cycle: `retryableSkippedCount === 0` (the row is gone), but the watermark is lower than `chat.last_message.id` (the retried message exists in TG). So step 6 in the decision tree triggers a scan via the `getChat` check. ✓
+
+### 2. SkippedPackage hits the attempt cap mid-cycle
+Once `attemptCount === maxSkipAttempts`, the row is no longer in `getRetryableSkippedMessageIds` results. The channel correctly becomes idle-eligible. The capped SkippedPackage stays in the table as "permanently failed (manual retry only)" — that's the existing behavior. ✓
+
+### 3. New SkippedPackage is created mid-cycle (e.g., an upload fails)
+At the end of that scan, `retryablePending` includes the new row → `trulyIdle = false` → `lastScanFoundArchives = true` → next cycle does NOT skip. ✓
+
+### 4. Channel/topic added after deploy
+New rows in `AccountChannelMap` / `TopicProgress` have `lastScannedAt = NULL`, so step 3 in the decision tree always triggers a scan. After the first scan, the fields are populated normally. ✓
+
+### 5. Clock skew / drift
+The `lastScannedAt < 5 min ago` check uses `Date.now() - lastScannedAt.getTime()`. Both are application-side clocks (Node.js + PostgreSQL `NOW()` at write). A few seconds of drift doesn't matter; an hour of clock jump (rare but possible) just means one cycle either skips or re-scans — recoverable.
+
+### 6. TDLib `getChat` returns stale data
+TDLib's local cache could theoretically be stale (e.g., the account hasn't received the latest update yet). If `channelLastMessageId` is stale (lower than server reality), we'd skip a scan that should have happened. Mitigation: the next cycle's `getChat` likely has fresh data; the watermark guards correctness (we don't lose data, we just process it one cycle later). Acceptable.
+
+### 7. `getForumTopicInfo` rate limit
+Calling it per-topic could add up for channels with 1000+ topics. Mitigation: skip-on-recent-scan (step 4) eliminates the call for most topics; only "stale-but-was-active" topics get the call. Worst case is ~50 calls per cycle for MPE, comfortably under the 30 req/sec global limit.
+
+### 8. Channel becomes a forum (or vice versa) between cycles
+Existing code handles this — `isChatForum` is rechecked each cycle and `setChannelForum` updates the DB. The new fields live on the same rows, so no extra handling needed.
+
+---
+
+## File-level changes
+
+### New / modified
+
+- `prisma/schema.prisma` — add the six new columns
+- `prisma/migrations/<timestamp>_channel_scan_state/migration.sql` — the ALTER TABLE
+- `worker/src/util/config.ts` — three new env vars
+- `worker/src/db/queries.ts` — new helpers:
+  - `getChannelScanState(mappingId)` and `getTopicScanState(topicProgressId)`
+  - `upsertChannelScanState(...)` and `upsertTopicScanState(...)`
+  - Both wrap the existing `updateLastProcessedMessage` / `upsertTopicProgress` so callers don't need to remember to update the new fields too.
+- `worker/src/worker.ts` — top-of-loop skip checks in both the forum and non-forum branches, plus end-of-scan state writes
+- `worker/src/tdlib/chats.ts` — small helper `getChatLastMessageId(client, chatId)` and `getForumTopicLastMessageId(client, chatId, topicId)` wrapping the TDLib calls with the existing `invokeWithTimeout` pattern
+
+### Untouched
+
+- `recovery.ts` — recovery is per-startup and one-shot; not affected
+- `scheduler.ts` — `cycleCount` is already there; just expose it where needed
+- The existing `SkippedPackage` retry pass logic in `runWorkerForAccount` is unchanged
+
+---
+
+## Testing plan
+
+The project has no automated tests, so verification is manual via Docker logs after deploy:
+
+1. **Build cleanly:** `docker compose up -d --build worker` — no migration errors
+2. **First cycle after deploy:** all channels scan (NULL `lastScannedAt`), all fields populated at end of cycle. Log lines confirm normal scan flow.
+3. **Second cycle 5 min later:**
+   - Check logs for `"Skipping recently-scanned idle channel"` — should appear for any channel/topic that was empty last cycle
+   - Total `searchChatMessages` calls per cycle should drop dramatically (compare to first cycle)
+4. **Failure-retry preservation:**
+   - Find a SkippedPackage with `attemptCount < cap`
+   - Run a cycle — confirm the channel/topic is NOT skipped (log says it's scanned)
+   - Confirm the SkippedPackage gets re-tried
+5. **Backoff:**
+   - Pick a cold channel, wait for it to scan 5+ cycles cleanly
+   - Confirm `consecutiveEmptyScans` climbs to 5+
+   - Confirm subsequent cycles skip it (only scan every 5th)
+6. **`getChat` short-circuit:**
+   - Pick an active channel
+   - Trigger an immediate cycle (UI button)
+   - If `last_message.id <= watermark`, expect log `"Channel caught up via getChat — skipping searchChatMessages"`
+7. **Restart safety:**
+   - Push the change, restart worker
+   - First cycle after restart should log multiple "Skipping recently-scanned idle channel" lines (because the DB state survived)
+   - Total cycle time should be a fraction of a baseline restart
+
+---
+
+## Risks and mitigations
+
+| Risk | Mitigation |
+|---|---|
+| Skip incorrectly applied → real failures never retried | Rule 1 (truly-idle includes `retryablePending === 0`) + dedicated test step 4 |
+| `getChat` returns stale data | Next cycle's `getChat` corrects it; watermark guards correctness (no data loss) |
+| `getForumTopicInfo` not available in TDLib 1.8.64 | Verify the method exists in the schema; fall back to scan if it throws |
+| Backoff applies during legitimate activity bursts | Counter resets to 0 the moment any archive is found OR any retry is pending |
+| Migration takes too long on the live DB | Both columns have NOT NULL defaults — Postgres can add them as fast metadata changes (no table rewrite) |
+
+---
+
+## What's explicitly NOT in this design
+
+To keep scope tight:
+- **Event-driven ingestion via `updateNewMessage`.** Bigger design, addressed separately. This design is compatible with it — when (D) lands, polling becomes a 4-hour safety net using these same skip rules.
+- **Per-channel scan history UI.** Observability layer; separate design.
+- **Surfacing the new counters in the admin dashboard.** Can come after the worker-side change is verified.
+- **Backfilling `consecutiveEmptyScans` from historical `IngestionRun` data.** Not worth it — it'll converge to the correct value within ~6 cycles.
+
+---
+
+## Open questions
+
+None — the failure-retry interaction was the main risk and is handled by Rule 1 + the existing retry pass.

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+# Send All From Creator — Design
+
+**Date:** 2026-07-04
+**Status:** Approved for planning
+
+## Summary
+
+Add a "Send all from [Creator]" button to the STL packages page that queues every
+sendable package from a given creator for delivery to the user's Telegram. The
+button appears in the packages-tab toolbar only when the list is filtered by a
+single creator (`?creator=<name>`).
+
+This reuses the existing single-send infrastructure (`BotSendRequest` +
+`pg_notify('bot_send', id)` + the bot's `send-listener`) and closely mirrors the
+existing `sendAllInGroupAction`. No bot, DB schema, or send-listener changes are
+required.
+
+## Context
+
+Relevant existing pieces:
+
+- **Creator field:** `Package.creator` is a nullable, indexed `String` on the
+  `Package` model (`prisma/schema.prisma:476-524`). Filtering by exact creator is
+  cheap.
+- **Creator filter:** The packages list already supports `?creator=<name>`
+  (`src/app/(app)/stls/page.tsx:22,38`), rendered by the packages column as a
+  clickable value (`package-columns.tsx`).
+- **Single send:** `send-to-telegram-button.tsx` → `POST /api/telegram/bot/send`
+  creates a `BotSendRequest` (status `PENDING`) and fires
+  `pg_notify('bot_send', requestId)`; the button then polls the request to
+  completion.
+- **Existing bulk send (group):** `sendAllInGroupAction(groupId)` in
+  `src/app/(app)/stls/actions.ts:515-591` fetches the group's packages, filters to
+  those with `destChannelId` + `destMessageId`, skips any with an existing
+  `PENDING`/`SENDING` request for the same package + telegram link, creates a
+  `BotSendRequest` per remaining package, and fires `pg_notify` per package. It is
+  wired into the table via `handleSendAllInGroup` (`stl-table.tsx:264-278`) with a
+  `confirm()` dialog and a success toast — no polling.
+- **Bot side:** `bot/src/send-listener.ts` processes every `BotSendRequest`
+  uniformly; nothing there needs to change.
+
+## Requirements
+
+1. When the packages tab is filtered by a single creator (`?creator=<name>` is
+   present), show a toolbar button labeled **"Send all from [Creator]"**.
+2. When no creator filter is active, the button is not rendered.
+3. Clicking the button shows a confirmation dialog before sending (consistent with
+   the single-send and group-send flows, since this pushes files to Telegram).
+4. On confirm, queue **all** sendable packages from that creator across all pages —
+   not just the current page.
+5. Skip packages that are not yet uploaded (missing `destChannelId` /
+   `destMessageId`) and packages that already have a `PENDING`/`SENDING` request for
+   the same package + telegram link (dedup).
+6. Report real counts back to the user via toast, e.g.
+   "Queued 12 packages from [Creator]" and, when applicable, a skipped count.
+7. No polling — the bulk action queues and returns; sends process in the background
+   via the bot listener (same behavior as group send).
+
+## Design
+
+### Server action — `sendAllFromCreatorAction(creatorName: string)`
+
+New action in `src/app/(app)/stls/actions.ts`, mirroring `sendAllInGroupAction`:
+
+1. Auth check (`auth()`), return `Unauthorized` if no session.
+2. Load the user's `TelegramLink`; if none, return
+   "No linked Telegram account. Link one in Settings."
+3. Reject an empty/blank `creatorName` (guard against sending the entire "no
+   creator" set — see Edge cases).
+4. Fetch sendable packages directly with a `where` filter (no in-memory filtering):
+   ```ts
+   prisma.package.findMany({
+     where: {
+       creator: creatorName,
+       destChannelId: { not: null },
+       destMessageId: { not: null },
+     },
+     select: { id: true },
+   })
+   ```
+5. If none, return "No uploaded packages found for this creator."
+6. For each package, skip if an existing `PENDING`/`SENDING` `BotSendRequest`
+   exists for that package + telegram link; otherwise create a `BotSendRequest`
+   (status `PENDING`) and fire `pg_notify('bot_send', id)` (best-effort, wrapped in
+   try/catch — the bot also polls).
+7. `revalidatePath("/stls")`.
+8. Return counts so the UI can show them. This is a small improvement over
+   `sendAllInGroupAction`, which currently returns `{ success: true, data: undefined }`.
+   Shape:
+   ```ts
+   { success: true, data: { queued: number, skipped: number } }
+   ```
+   where `skipped` counts packages that already had a live request. (Packages not
+   yet uploaded are excluded by the query and not counted as skipped.)
+
+### UI — toolbar button in `stl-table.tsx`
+
+- Derive the active creator from the URL: `const activeCreator =
+  searchParams.get("creator") ?? "";` (parallel to the existing
+  `activeTag` at `stl-table.tsx:445`).
+- In the packages-tab toolbar (`stl-table.tsx:478` `flex flex-wrap items-center
+  gap-2` row), render the button only when `activeCreator` is non-empty:
+  ```tsx
+  {activeCreator && (
+    <Button variant="outline" size="sm" className="h-9 gap-1.5"
+            onClick={handleSendAllFromCreator}>
+      <Send className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+      Send all from {activeCreator}
+    </Button>
+  )}
+  ```
+  (Reuse the icon already used by the send action; place near the Upload / Group
+  buttons.)
+- Add `handleSendAllFromCreator`, modeled on `handleSendAllInGroup`
+  (`stl-table.tsx:264-278`):
+  ```ts
+  const handleSendAllFromCreator = useCallback(() => {
+    if (!confirm(`Send all packages from "${activeCreator}" to your Telegram?`)) return;
+    startTransition(async () => {
+      const result = await sendAllFromCreatorAction(activeCreator);
+      if (result.success) {
+        const { queued, skipped } = result.data;
+        toast.success(
+          `Queued ${queued} package${queued === 1 ? "" : "s"} from ${activeCreator}` +
+          (skipped ? ` (${skipped} already queued)` : "")
+        );
+        router.refresh();
+      } else {
+        toast.error(result.error);
+      }
+    });
+  }, [activeCreator, router]);
+  ```
+- Import `sendAllFromCreatorAction` alongside the existing `sendAllInGroupAction`
+  import (`stl-table.tsx:51`).
+
+### Data flow
+
+```
+User (filtered by creator) → clicks button → confirm dialog
+  → sendAllFromCreatorAction(creatorName)
+    → for each sendable, un-queued package: create BotSendRequest + pg_notify
+  → returns { queued, skipped } → toast + router.refresh()
+
+(background) bot send-listener consumes each BotSendRequest → delivers to user
+```
+
+## Edge cases
+
+- **Blank creator:** The action rejects an empty/whitespace `creatorName` so a
+  stray `?creator=` never queues every package. The UI already gates the button on
+  a non-empty `activeCreator`, so this is defense-in-depth.
+- **No linked Telegram account:** Returns an error toast, queues nothing.
+- **No uploaded packages for creator:** Returns an error toast, queues nothing.
+- **All packages already queued:** `queued: 0`, `skipped: N` → toast reflects it.
+- **pg_notify failure:** Swallowed per-package (best-effort); the bot's periodic
+  poll picks the request up. Matches existing behavior.
+
+## Out of scope / non-goals
+
+- No per-row "send all from this creator" action (toolbar-only, per decision).
+- No progress polling / live completion tracking for the bulk send.
+- No changes to the bot, `send-listener`, `BotSendRequest` schema, or API routes.
+- No batching/throttling beyond what the bot listener already does.
+
+## Files touched
+
+- `src/app/(app)/stls/actions.ts` — add `sendAllFromCreatorAction`.
+- `src/app/(app)/stls/_components/stl-table.tsx` — derive `activeCreator`, add
+  `handleSendAllFromCreator`, render the toolbar button, import the new action.

prisma/migrations/20260522000000_skip_attempt_count_and_channel_access/migration.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+-- AlterTable: track how many times the worker has tried each skipped source message.
+-- Existing rows default to 1 (they represent a single past attempt that the worker
+-- chose to record). Future failures increment via upsertSkippedPackage.
+ALTER TABLE "skipped_packages" ADD COLUMN "attemptCount" INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 1;
+
+-- AlterEnum: add CHANNEL_ACCESS_LOST so the worker can surface a notification
+-- when a source channel becomes inaccessible (account removed, channel deleted, etc.)
+ALTER TYPE "NotificationType" ADD VALUE 'CHANNEL_ACCESS_LOST';

prisma/migrations/20260524000000_package_remote_unique_id/migration.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+-- AlterTable: capture TDLib's stable per-content identifier for new packages.
+-- Existing rows are NULL; they fall through to the other dedup checks until
+-- they're re-encountered organically.
+ALTER TABLE "packages" ADD COLUMN "remoteUniqueId" TEXT;
+
+-- CreateIndex: scoped to source channel because we want to dedup
+-- per-channel (the same file appearing in two different channels is still
+-- worth indexing twice — they're different ingestion sources).
+CREATE INDEX "packages_sourceChannelId_remoteUniqueId_idx"
+  ON "packages"("sourceChannelId", "remoteUniqueId");

prisma/migrations/20260526000000_channel_scan_state/migration.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+-- AlterTable: per-channel scan-state columns
+ALTER TABLE "account_channel_map"
+  ADD COLUMN "lastScannedAt" TIMESTAMP(3),
+  ADD COLUMN "lastScanFoundArchives" BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT false,
+  ADD COLUMN "consecutiveEmptyScans" INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0;
+
+-- AlterTable: per-topic scan-state columns (forum channels)
+ALTER TABLE "topic_progress"
+  ADD COLUMN "lastScannedAt" TIMESTAMP(3),
+  ADD COLUMN "lastScanFoundArchives" BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT false,
+  ADD COLUMN "consecutiveEmptyScans" INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0;

prisma/migrations/20260622000000_add_topic_fetch_enabled/migration.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+-- AlterTable: per-topic user-controlled fetch toggle (forum channels)
+-- Additive, safe default (true) so existing rows backfill to "enabled" and
+-- current behaviour is unchanged. Disabling is non-destructive.
+ALTER TABLE "topic_progress"
+  ADD COLUMN "fetchEnabled" BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT true;

prisma/migrations/20260622120000_add_run_current_topic/migration.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+-- AlterTable: track the forum topic currently being processed on the live run
+-- so the worker status panel can offer a "skip & disable topic" action.
+-- Additive, nullable — no data change for existing rows.
+ALTER TABLE "ingestion_runs"
+  ADD COLUMN "currentTopicId" BIGINT,
+  ADD COLUMN "currentAccountChannelMapId" TEXT;

prisma/schema.prisma

@@ -450,6 +450,17 @@ model AccountChannelMap {
   channelId              String
   role                   ChannelRole @default(READER)
   lastProcessedMessageId BigInt?
+  /// When this channel was last scanned (any reason, including skipped scans
+  /// that bumped the timestamp). Used by the recency-skip guard.
+  lastScannedAt          DateTime?
+  /// True if the last scan found archives OR left retryable SkippedPackages
+  /// pending. Tracks "this channel has work I might need to revisit" — not
+  /// just "I uploaded something this cycle".
+  lastScanFoundArchives  Boolean     @default(false)
+  /// Number of consecutive cycles where this channel was trulyIdle (no
+  /// archives, no failures, no retryables). Drives the backoff that lets
+  /// cold channels skip cycles entirely.
+  consecutiveEmptyScans  Int         @default(0)
   createdAt              DateTime    @default(now())
 
   account        TelegramAccount @relation(fields: [accountId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade)
@@ -472,6 +483,11 @@ model Package {
   sourceChannelId String
   sourceMessageId BigInt
   sourceTopicId   BigInt?
+  /// TDLib's `remote.unique_id` for the FIRST part's file. Stable across
+  /// reposts of identical content in the same channel — used as the
+  /// strongest pre-download dedup signal (no false positives unlike
+  /// fileName + size matching).
+  remoteUniqueId  String?
   destChannelId   String?
   destMessageId   BigInt?
   destMessageIds  BigInt[]    @default([])
@@ -503,6 +519,7 @@ model Package {
   @@index([archiveType])
   @@index([creator])
   @@index([packageGroupId])
+  @@index([sourceChannelId, remoteUniqueId])
   @@map("packages")
 }
 
@@ -565,6 +582,8 @@ model IngestionRun {
   totalBytes      BigInt?         // Total size of current download
   downloadPercent Int?            // 0-100
   lastActivityAt  DateTime?       // When activity was last updated
+  currentTopicId             BigInt?  // Forum topic currently being processed (live "skip topic")
+  currentAccountChannelMapId String?  // AccountChannelMap owning the topic being processed
 
   account  TelegramAccount @relation(fields: [accountId], references: [id])
   packages Package[]
@@ -580,7 +599,20 @@ model TopicProgress {
   accountChannelMapId    String
   topicId                BigInt
   topicName              String?
+  /// User-controlled fetch toggle. When false, the worker skips this topic
+  /// (no scanning, no fetching/transfer). Defaults true so every existing and
+  /// newly-discovered topic is fetched unless explicitly disabled. Disabling
+  /// is non-destructive — already-fetched packages are kept.
+  fetchEnabled           Boolean   @default(true)
   lastProcessedMessageId BigInt?
+  /// When this topic was last scanned (any reason). Used by recency-skip.
+  lastScannedAt          DateTime?
+  /// True if the last scan found archives OR has retryable SkippedPackages
+  /// pending for this topic. See AccountChannelMap doc for details.
+  lastScanFoundArchives  Boolean   @default(false)
+  /// Number of consecutive cycles where this topic was trulyIdle. Drives
+  /// backoff for cold topics.
+  consecutiveEmptyScans  Int       @default(0)
 
   accountChannelMap AccountChannelMap @relation(fields: [accountChannelMapId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade)
 
@@ -741,6 +773,12 @@ model SkippedPackage {
   sourceTopicId   BigInt?
   isMultipart     Boolean          @default(false)
   partCount       Int              @default(1)
+  /// How many times the worker has tried to process this source message.
+  /// The worker auto-retries failures across cycles up to a configurable cap
+  /// (WORKER_MAX_SKIP_ATTEMPTS, default 5). After the cap, the watermark is
+  /// allowed to advance past the failure so cycles aren't pinned forever;
+  /// the user can manually retry via the UI to reset and try again.
+  attemptCount    Int              @default(1)
   accountId       String
   account         TelegramAccount  @relation(fields: [accountId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade)
   createdAt       DateTime         @default(now())
@@ -830,6 +868,7 @@ enum NotificationType {
   DOWNLOAD_FAILED
   GROUPING_CONFLICT
   INTEGRITY_AUDIT
+  CHANNEL_ACCESS_LOST
 }
 
 enum NotificationSeverity {

src/app/(app)/stls/_components/archive-preview-picker.tsx

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   Check,
   AlertCircle,
   ImageOff,
+  Maximize2,
 } from "lucide-react";
 import {
   Dialog,
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 import { toast } from "sonner";
 import { setPreviewFromExtract } from "../actions";
+import { ImageLightbox } from "./image-lightbox";
 
 interface ArchiveImage {
   id: string;
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ export function ArchivePreviewPicker({
   const [thumbnails, setThumbnails] = useState<Map<string, ThumbnailState>>(new Map());
   const [selectedPath, setSelectedPath] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [isPending, startTransition] = useTransition();
+  const [lightboxSrc, setLightboxSrc] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const pollTimers = useRef<Map<string, ReturnType<typeof setInterval>>>(new Map());
   // Track which paths have already been requested to avoid re-requesting
   const requestedPaths = useRef<Set<string>>(new Set());
@@ -290,71 +293,85 @@ export function ArchivePreviewPicker({
                   const isFailed = thumbState?.status === "failed";
 
                   return (
-                    <button
-                      key={img.id}
-                      type="button"
-                      className={cn(
-                        "relative aspect-square rounded-lg overflow-hidden border-2 transition-all",
-                        "hover:border-primary/50 cursor-pointer group",
-                        isSelected
-                          ? "border-primary ring-2 ring-primary/30"
-                          : "border-border",
-                        isFailed && "opacity-60"
-                      )}
-                      onClick={() => {
-                        if (isLoaded) {
-                          setSelectedPath(img.path);
-                        } else if (isFailed) {
-                          // Allow retry on failed
-                          requestedPaths.current.delete(img.path);
-                          requestThumbnail(img.path);
-                        } else if (!thumbState || thumbState.status === "idle") {
-                          requestThumbnail(img.path);
-                        }
-                      }}
-                      title={img.path}
-                    >
-                      {isLoaded && thumbState.imageUrl ? (
-                        <img
-                          src={thumbState.imageUrl}
-                          alt={img.fileName}
-                          className="h-full w-full object-cover"
-                          loading="lazy"
-                        />
-                      ) : isLoading ? (
-                        <div className="h-full w-full flex items-center justify-center bg-muted">
-                          <Loader2 className="h-5 w-5 animate-spin text-muted-foreground" />
-                        </div>
-                      ) : isFailed ? (
-                        <div className="h-full w-full flex flex-col items-center justify-center bg-muted gap-1">
-                          <AlertCircle className="h-4 w-4 text-destructive" />
-                          <span className="text-[10px] text-destructive px-1 text-center">
-                            Click to retry
-                          </span>
-                        </div>
-                      ) : (
-                        <div className="h-full w-full flex items-center justify-center bg-muted">
-                          <ImageIcon className="h-5 w-5 text-muted-foreground" />
-                        </div>
+                    <div key={img.id} className="group relative">
+                      {isLoaded && thumbState?.imageUrl && (
+                        <button
+                          type="button"
+                          className="absolute top-1.5 left-1.5 z-10 flex h-6 w-6 items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-black/60 text-white opacity-0 transition-opacity hover:bg-black/80 group-hover:opacity-100"
+                          onClick={(e) => {
+                            e.stopPropagation();
+                            setLightboxSrc(thumbState.imageUrl!);
+                          }}
+                          title="Enlarge"
+                        >
+                          <Maximize2 className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+                        </button>
                       )}
+                      <button
+                        type="button"
+                        className={cn(
+                          "relative aspect-square w-full rounded-lg overflow-hidden border-2 transition-all",
+                          "hover:border-primary/50 cursor-pointer",
+                          isSelected
+                            ? "border-primary ring-2 ring-primary/30"
+                            : "border-border",
+                          isFailed && "opacity-60"
+                        )}
+                        onClick={() => {
+                          if (isLoaded) {
+                            setSelectedPath(img.path);
+                          } else if (isFailed) {
+                            // Allow retry on failed
+                            requestedPaths.current.delete(img.path);
+                            requestThumbnail(img.path);
+                          } else if (!thumbState || thumbState.status === "idle") {
+                            requestThumbnail(img.path);
+                          }
+                        }}
+                        title={img.path}
+                      >
+                        {isLoaded && thumbState.imageUrl ? (
+                          <img
+                            src={thumbState.imageUrl}
+                            alt={img.fileName}
+                            className="h-full w-full object-cover"
+                            loading="lazy"
+                          />
+                        ) : isLoading ? (
+                          <div className="h-full w-full flex items-center justify-center bg-muted">
+                            <Loader2 className="h-5 w-5 animate-spin text-muted-foreground" />
+                          </div>
+                        ) : isFailed ? (
+                          <div className="h-full w-full flex flex-col items-center justify-center bg-muted gap-1">
+                            <AlertCircle className="h-4 w-4 text-destructive" />
+                            <span className="text-[10px] text-destructive px-1 text-center">
+                              Click to retry
+                            </span>
+                          </div>
+                        ) : (
+                          <div className="h-full w-full flex items-center justify-center bg-muted">
+                            <ImageIcon className="h-5 w-5 text-muted-foreground" />
+                          </div>
+                        )}
 
-                      {/* Selection checkmark */}
-                      {isSelected && (
-                        <div className="absolute top-1.5 right-1.5 h-5 w-5 rounded-full bg-primary flex items-center justify-center">
-                          <Check className="h-3 w-3 text-primary-foreground" />
-                        </div>
-                      )}
+                        {/* Selection checkmark */}
+                        {isSelected && (
+                          <div className="absolute top-1.5 right-1.5 h-5 w-5 rounded-full bg-primary flex items-center justify-center">
+                            <Check className="h-3 w-3 text-primary-foreground" />
+                          </div>
+                        )}
 
-                      {/* File info overlay */}
-                      <div className="absolute bottom-0 left-0 right-0 bg-black/60 px-1.5 py-1 opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity">
-                        <p className="text-[10px] text-white truncate">
-                          {img.fileName}
-                        </p>
-                        <p className="text-[9px] text-white/70">
-                          {formatBytes(img.size)}
-                        </p>
-                      </div>
-                    </button>
+                        {/* File info overlay */}
+                        <div className="absolute bottom-0 left-0 right-0 bg-black/60 px-1.5 py-1 opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity">
+                          <p className="text-[10px] text-white truncate">
+                            {img.fileName}
+                          </p>
+                          <p className="text-[9px] text-white/70">
+                            {formatBytes(img.size)}
+                          </p>
+                        </div>
+                      </button>
+                    </div>
                   );
                 })}
               </div>
@@ -394,6 +411,13 @@ export function ArchivePreviewPicker({
           </div>
         )}
       </DialogContent>
+      <ImageLightbox
+        src={lightboxSrc}
+        open={!!lightboxSrc}
+        onOpenChange={(open) => {
+          if (!open) setLightboxSrc(null);
+        }}
+      />
     </Dialog>
   );
 }

src/app/(app)/stls/_components/creator-filter.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useState } from "react";
+import { Check, ChevronsUpDown } from "lucide-react";
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
+import {
+  Command,
+  CommandEmpty,
+  CommandGroup,
+  CommandInput,
+  CommandItem,
+  CommandList,
+} from "@/components/ui/command";
+import { Popover, PopoverContent, PopoverTrigger } from "@/components/ui/popover";
+
+interface CreatorFilterProps {
+  creators: string[];
+  value: string; // active creator, "" when none
+  onChange: (creator: string) => void; // "" clears the filter
+}
+
+export function CreatorFilter({ creators, value, onChange }: CreatorFilterProps) {
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+
+  return (
+    <Popover open={open} onOpenChange={setOpen}>
+      <PopoverTrigger asChild>
+        <Button
+          variant="outline"
+          size="sm"
+          role="combobox"
+          aria-expanded={open}
+          className="h-9 w-[200px] justify-between"
+        >
+          <span className="truncate">{value || "All Creators"}</span>
+          <ChevronsUpDown className="ml-2 h-4 w-4 shrink-0 opacity-50" />
+        </Button>
+      </PopoverTrigger>
+      <PopoverContent className="w-[240px] p-0" align="start">
+        <Command>
+          <CommandInput placeholder="Search creators..." className="h-9" />
+          <CommandList>
+            <CommandEmpty>No creators found.</CommandEmpty>
+            <CommandGroup>
+              <CommandItem
+                value="__all__"
+                onSelect={() => {
+                  onChange("");
+                  setOpen(false);
+                }}
+              >
+                <Check
+                  className={cn("mr-2 h-4 w-4", value === "" ? "opacity-100" : "opacity-0")}
+                />
+                All Creators
+              </CommandItem>
+              {creators.map((creator) => (
+                <CommandItem
+                  key={creator}
+                  value={creator}
+                  onSelect={() => {
+                    onChange(creator);
+                    setOpen(false);
+                  }}
+                >
+                  <Check
+                    className={cn(
+                      "mr-2 h-4 w-4",
+                      value === creator ? "opacity-100" : "opacity-0"
+                    )}
+                  />
+                  <span className="truncate">{creator}</span>
+                </CommandItem>
+              ))}
+            </CommandGroup>
+          </CommandList>
+        </Command>
+      </PopoverContent>
+    </Popover>
+  );
+}

src/app/(app)/stls/_components/image-lightbox.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+"use client";
+
+import {
+  Dialog,
+  DialogContent,
+  DialogTitle,
+} from "@/components/ui/dialog";
+
+interface ImageLightboxProps {
+  src: string | null;
+  alt?: string;
+  open: boolean;
+  onOpenChange: (open: boolean) => void;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Full-size, in-page preview viewer. Renders the image at native size capped
+ * to the viewport (object-contain). Dismiss via the close button, Esc, or by
+ * clicking the overlay.
+ */
+export function ImageLightbox({
+  src,
+  alt = "",
+  open,
+  onOpenChange,
+}: ImageLightboxProps) {
+  return (
+    <Dialog open={open} onOpenChange={onOpenChange}>
+      <DialogContent className="w-auto max-w-[95vw] border-0 bg-transparent p-0 shadow-none sm:max-w-[90vw]">
+        <DialogTitle className="sr-only">Enlarged preview image</DialogTitle>
+        {src && (
+          <img
+            src={src}
+            alt={alt}
+            className="mx-auto max-h-[88vh] w-auto max-w-full rounded-lg object-contain"
+          />
+        )}
+      </DialogContent>
+    </Dialog>
+  );
+}

src/app/(app)/stls/_components/package-columns.tsx

@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 "use client";
 
+import { useState } from "react";
 import { type ColumnDef } from "@tanstack/react-table";
-import { FileArchive, Eye, ChevronRight, Layers, Ungroup, Send, ImagePlus, GitMerge } from "lucide-react";
+import { FileArchive, Eye, ChevronRight, Layers, Ungroup, Send, ImagePlus, GitMerge, Maximize2 } from "lucide-react";
 import { DataTableColumnHeader } from "@/components/shared/data-table-column-header";
 import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { Checkbox } from "@/components/ui/checkbox";
 import { SendToTelegramButton } from "./send-to-telegram-button";
+import { ImageLightbox } from "./image-lightbox";
 
 export interface PackageRow {
   id: string;
@@ -84,14 +86,30 @@ export function formatBytes(bytesStr: string): string {
 }
 
 function PreviewCell({ pkg }: { pkg: PackageRow }) {
+  const [lightboxOpen, setLightboxOpen] = useState(false);
+
   if (pkg.hasPreview) {
+    const src = `/api/zips/${pkg.id}/preview`;
     return (
-      <img
-        src={`/api/zips/${pkg.id}/preview`}
-        alt=""
-        className="h-9 w-9 rounded-md object-cover bg-muted"
-        loading="lazy"
-      />
+      <>
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          className="group/preview relative h-9 w-9 overflow-hidden rounded-md bg-muted"
+          onClick={() => setLightboxOpen(true)}
+          title="Click to enlarge"
+        >
+          <img
+            src={src}
+            alt=""
+            className="h-9 w-9 object-cover"
+            loading="lazy"
+          />
+          <div className="absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-black/50 opacity-0 transition-opacity group-hover/preview:opacity-100">
+            <Maximize2 className="h-3.5 w-3.5 text-white" />
+          </div>
+        </button>
+        <ImageLightbox src={src} open={lightboxOpen} onOpenChange={setLightboxOpen} />
+      </>
     );
   }
   return (

src/app/(app)/stls/_components/package-files-drawer.tsx

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   Upload,
   ImagePlus,
   Images,
+  Maximize2,
 } from "lucide-react";
 import {
   Dialog,
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ import type { PackageRow } from "./package-columns";
 import { SendToTelegramButton } from "./send-to-telegram-button";
 import { uploadPackagePreview } from "../actions";
 import { ArchivePreviewPicker } from "./archive-preview-picker";
+import { ImageLightbox } from "./image-lightbox";
 
 interface FileItem {
   id: string;
@@ -264,6 +266,7 @@ export function PackageFilesDrawer({ pkg, open, onOpenChange, highlightTerm }: P
   const [uploading, setUploading] = useState(false);
   const [localPreviewUrl, setLocalPreviewUrl] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [showPreviewPicker, setShowPreviewPicker] = useState(false);
+  const [previewLightboxOpen, setPreviewLightboxOpen] = useState(false);
   const fileInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
 
   const handlePreviewUpload = useCallback(
@@ -384,9 +387,8 @@ export function PackageFilesDrawer({ pkg, open, onOpenChange, highlightTerm }: P
               <button
                 type="button"
                 className="relative group h-20 w-20 shrink-0 rounded-lg overflow-hidden bg-muted"
-                onClick={() => fileInputRef.current?.click()}
-                disabled={uploading}
-                title="Click to replace preview image"
+                onClick={() => setPreviewLightboxOpen(true)}
+                title="Click to enlarge"
               >
                 <img
                   src={localPreviewUrl ?? `/api/zips/${pkg!.id}/preview`}
@@ -394,11 +396,7 @@ export function PackageFilesDrawer({ pkg, open, onOpenChange, highlightTerm }: P
                   className="h-full w-full object-cover"
                 />
                 <div className="absolute inset-0 bg-black/50 opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity flex items-center justify-center">
-                  {uploading ? (
-                    <Loader2 className="h-5 w-5 text-white animate-spin" />
-                  ) : (
-                    <Upload className="h-5 w-5 text-white" />
-                  )}
+                  <Maximize2 className="h-5 w-5 text-white" />
                 </div>
               </button>
             ) : (
@@ -582,6 +580,11 @@ export function PackageFilesDrawer({ pkg, open, onOpenChange, highlightTerm }: P
         }}
       />
     )}
+    <ImageLightbox
+      src={pkg ? (localPreviewUrl ?? `/api/zips/${pkg.id}/preview`) : null}
+      open={previewLightboxOpen}
+      onOpenChange={setPreviewLightboxOpen}
+    />
     </>
   );
 }

src/app/(app)/stls/_components/skipped-columns.tsx

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export interface SkippedRow {
   sourceChannel: { id: string; title: string };
   isMultipart: boolean;
   partCount: number;
+  attemptCount: number;
   createdAt: string;
 }
 
@@ -107,9 +108,22 @@ export function getSkippedColumns({
       ),
       accessorFn: (row) => row.sourceChannel.title,
     },
+    {
+      accessorKey: "attemptCount",
+      header: ({ column }) => <DataTableColumnHeader column={column} title="Attempts" />,
+      cell: ({ row }) => {
+        const count = row.original.attemptCount;
+        const variant = count >= 5 ? "destructive" : count > 1 ? "secondary" : "outline";
+        return (
+          <Badge variant={variant} className="text-[10px]">
+            {count}
+          </Badge>
+        );
+      },
+    },
     {
       accessorKey: "createdAt",
-      header: ({ column }) => <DataTableColumnHeader column={column} title="Skipped" />,
+      header: ({ column }) => <DataTableColumnHeader column={column} title="Last Skipped" />,
       cell: ({ row }) => (
         <span className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
           {new Date(row.original.createdAt).toLocaleDateString()}

src/app/(app)/stls/_components/stl-table.tsx

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import { useState, useCallback, useTransition, useMemo, useRef } from "react";
 import { useRouter, usePathname, useSearchParams } from "next/navigation";
 import { toast } from "sonner";
-import { Search, Layers, Upload } from "lucide-react";
+import { Search, Layers, Upload, Send } from "lucide-react";
 import { UploadDialog } from "./upload-dialog";
 import { useDataTable } from "@/hooks/use-data-table";
 import {
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
 import { PackageFilesDrawer } from "./package-files-drawer";
 import { IngestionStatus } from "./ingestion-status";
 import { SkippedPackagesTab } from "./skipped-packages-tab";
+import { CreatorFilter } from "./creator-filter";
 import { DataTable } from "@/components/shared/data-table";
 import { DataTablePagination } from "@/components/shared/data-table-pagination";
 import { DataTableViewOptions } from "@/components/shared/data-table-view-options";
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ import {
   createGroupAction,
   removeFromGroupAction,
   sendAllInGroupAction,
+  sendAllFromCreatorAction,
   updateGroupPreviewAction,
   mergeGroupsAction,
 } from "../actions";
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ interface StlTableProps {
   totalCount: number;
   ingestionStatus: IngestionAccountStatus[];
   availableTags: string[];
+  availableCreators: string[];
   searchTerm: string;
   skippedData: SkippedRow[];
   skippedPageCount: number;
@@ -74,6 +77,7 @@ export function StlTable({
   totalCount,
   ingestionStatus,
   availableTags,
+  availableCreators,
   searchTerm,
   skippedData,
   skippedPageCount,
@@ -85,6 +89,7 @@ export function StlTable({
   const router = useRouter();
   const pathname = usePathname();
   const searchParams = useSearchParams();
+  const activeCreator = searchParams.get("creator") ?? "";
 
   const [searchValue, setSearchValue] = useState(searchParams.get("search") ?? "");
   const [viewPkg, setViewPkg] = useState<PackageRow | null>(null);
@@ -207,6 +212,20 @@ export function StlTable({
     [router, pathname, searchParams]
   );
 
+  const updateCreatorFilter = useCallback(
+    (value: string) => {
+      const params = new URLSearchParams(searchParams.toString());
+      if (value) {
+        params.set("creator", value);
+        params.set("page", "1");
+      } else {
+        params.delete("creator");
+      }
+      router.push(`${pathname}?${params.toString()}`, { scroll: false });
+    },
+    [router, pathname, searchParams]
+  );
+
   const activeTab = searchParams.get("tab") ?? "packages";
 
   const updateTab = useCallback(
@@ -277,6 +296,23 @@ export function StlTable({
     [router]
   );
 
+  const handleSendAllFromCreator = useCallback(() => {
+    if (!confirm(`Send all packages from "${activeCreator}" to your Telegram?`)) return;
+    startTransition(async () => {
+      const result = await sendAllFromCreatorAction(activeCreator);
+      if (result.success) {
+        const { queued, skipped } = result.data;
+        toast.success(
+          `Queued ${queued} package${queued === 1 ? "" : "s"} from ${activeCreator}` +
+            (skipped ? ` (${skipped} already queued)` : "")
+        );
+        router.refresh();
+      } else {
+        toast.error(result.error);
+      }
+    });
+  }, [activeCreator, router]);
+
   const handleRemoveFromGroup = useCallback(
     (packageId: string) => {
       startTransition(async () => {
@@ -500,11 +536,29 @@ export function StlTable({
                 </SelectContent>
               </Select>
             )}
+            {availableCreators.length > 0 && (
+              <CreatorFilter
+                creators={availableCreators}
+                value={activeCreator}
+                onChange={updateCreatorFilter}
+              />
+            )}
             <DataTableViewOptions table={table} />
             <Button variant="outline" size="sm" className="h-9" onClick={() => setUploadOpen(true)}>
               <Upload className="mr-2 h-4 w-4" />
               Upload Files
             </Button>
+            {activeCreator && (
+              <Button
+                variant="outline"
+                size="sm"
+                className="h-9 gap-1.5"
+                onClick={handleSendAllFromCreator}
+              >
+                <Send className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+                Send all from {activeCreator}
+              </Button>
+            )}
             {selectedPackages.size >= 2 && (
               <Button
                 variant="outline"

src/app/(app)/stls/actions.ts

@@ -589,3 +589,82 @@ export async function sendAllInGroupAction(
     return { success: false, error: "Failed to send group packages" };
   }
 }
+
+export async function sendAllFromCreatorAction(
+  creatorName: string
+): Promise<ActionResult<{ queued: number; skipped: number }>> {
+  const session = await auth();
+  if (!session?.user?.id) return { success: false, error: "Unauthorized" };
+
+  const creator = creatorName.trim();
+  if (!creator) {
+    return { success: false, error: "No creator specified" };
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const telegramLink = await prisma.telegramLink.findUnique({
+      where: { userId: session.user.id },
+    });
+
+    if (!telegramLink) {
+      return { success: false, error: "No linked Telegram account. Link one in Settings." };
+    }
+
+    const sendablePackages = await prisma.package.findMany({
+      where: {
+        creator,
+        destChannelId: { not: null },
+        destMessageId: { not: null },
+      },
+      select: { id: true },
+    });
+
+    if (sendablePackages.length === 0) {
+      return { success: false, error: "No uploaded packages found for this creator" };
+    }
+
+    let queued = 0;
+    let skipped = 0;
+    for (const pkg of sendablePackages) {
+      // Only create if no existing PENDING/SENDING request for this package+link combo
+      const existing = await prisma.botSendRequest.findFirst({
+        where: {
+          packageId: pkg.id,
+          telegramLinkId: telegramLink.id,
+          status: { in: ["PENDING", "SENDING"] },
+        },
+      });
+
+      if (existing) {
+        skipped++;
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      const sendRequest = await prisma.botSendRequest.create({
+        data: {
+          packageId: pkg.id,
+          telegramLinkId: telegramLink.id,
+          requestedByUserId: session.user.id,
+          status: "PENDING",
+        },
+      });
+
+      // Notify the bot via pg_notify
+      try {
+        await prisma.$queryRawUnsafe(
+          `SELECT pg_notify('bot_send', $1)`,
+          sendRequest.id
+        );
+      } catch {
+        // Best-effort — the bot also polls periodically
+      }
+
+      queued++;
+    }
+
+    revalidatePath("/stls");
+    return { success: true, data: { queued, skipped } };
+  } catch {
+    return { success: false, error: "Failed to send creator packages" };
+  }
+}

src/app/(app)/stls/page.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { auth } from "@/lib/auth";
 import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
-import { listDisplayItems, searchPackages, getIngestionStatus, getAllPackageTags, listSkippedPackages, countSkippedPackages, listUngroupedPackages, countUngroupedPackages } from "@/lib/telegram/queries";
+import { listDisplayItems, searchPackages, getIngestionStatus, getAllPackageTags, getAllPackageCreators, listSkippedPackages, countSkippedPackages, listUngroupedPackages, countUngroupedPackages } from "@/lib/telegram/queries";
 import { StlTable } from "./_components/stl-table";
 import type { DisplayItem, PackageListItem } from "@/lib/telegram/types";
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export default async function StlFilesPage({ searchParams }: Props) {
   const tab = (params.tab as string) ?? "packages";
 
   // Fetch packages, ingestion status, tags, and skipped count in parallel
-  const [result, ingestionStatus, availableTags, skippedCount, ungroupedCount] = await Promise.all([
+  const [result, ingestionStatus, availableTags, availableCreators, skippedCount, ungroupedCount] = await Promise.all([
     search
       ? searchPackages({
           query: search,
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ export default async function StlFilesPage({ searchParams }: Props) {
         }),
     getIngestionStatus(),
     getAllPackageTags(),
+    getAllPackageCreators(),
     countSkippedPackages(),
     countUngroupedPackages(),
   ]);
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ export default async function StlFilesPage({ searchParams }: Props) {
       totalCount={result.pagination.total}
       ingestionStatus={ingestionStatus}
       availableTags={availableTags}
+      availableCreators={availableCreators}
       searchTerm={search}
       skippedData={skippedResult?.items ?? []}
       skippedPageCount={skippedResult?.pagination.totalPages ?? 0}

src/app/(app)/telegram/_components/channel-columns.tsx

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   ArrowUpFromLine,
   RefreshCcw,
   Tag,
+  MessagesSquare,
 } from "lucide-react";
 import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ interface ChannelColumnsProps {
   onSetType: (id: string, type: "SOURCE" | "DESTINATION") => void;
   onRescan: (id: string) => void;
   onSetCategory: (id: string, category: string | null) => void;
+  onManageTopics: (id: string) => void;
 }
 
 export function getChannelColumns({
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ export function getChannelColumns({
   onSetType,
   onRescan,
   onSetCategory,
+  onManageTopics,
 }: ChannelColumnsProps): ColumnDef<ChannelRow, unknown>[] {
   return [
     {
@@ -147,6 +150,14 @@ export function getChannelColumns({
                 Rescan Channel
               </DropdownMenuItem>
             )}
+            {row.original.type === "SOURCE" && row.original.isForum && (
+              <DropdownMenuItem
+                onClick={() => onManageTopics(row.original.id)}
+              >
+                <MessagesSquare className="mr-2 h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+                Topics
+              </DropdownMenuItem>
+            )}
             <DropdownMenuItem
               onClick={() => {
                 const cat = prompt("Enter category (e.g. STL, PDF, D&D, Cosplay):", row.original.category ?? "");

src/app/(app)/telegram/_components/channels-tab.tsx

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { getChannelColumns } from "./channel-columns";
 import { DestinationCard } from "./destination-card";
 import { ChannelPickerDialog } from "./channel-picker-dialog";
 import { JoinChannelDialog } from "./join-channel-dialog";
+import { TopicsDrawer } from "./topics-drawer";
 import {
   deleteChannel,
   toggleChannelActive,
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ export function ChannelsTab({ channels, globalDestination, accounts }: ChannelsT
   const [rescanId, setRescanId] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [fetchChannelsAccountId, setFetchChannelsAccountId] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [joinDialogOpen, setJoinDialogOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [topicsChannelId, setTopicsChannelId] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
   // Find the first authenticated account for "Fetch Channels"
   const authenticatedAccounts = accounts.filter((a) => a.authState === "AUTHENTICATED" && a.isActive);
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ export function ChannelsTab({ channels, globalDestination, accounts }: ChannelsT
         else toast.error(result.error);
       });
     },
+    onManageTopics: (id) => setTopicsChannelId(id),
   });
 
   const { table } = useDataTable({
@@ -167,6 +170,17 @@ export function ChannelsTab({ channels, globalDestination, accounts }: ChannelsT
         open={joinDialogOpen}
         onOpenChange={setJoinDialogOpen}
       />
+
+      <TopicsDrawer
+        channelId={topicsChannelId}
+        channelTitle={
+          channels.find((c) => c.id === topicsChannelId)?.title
+        }
+        open={!!topicsChannelId}
+        onOpenChange={(open) => {
+          if (!open) setTopicsChannelId(null);
+        }}
+      />
     </div>
   );
 }

src/app/(app)/telegram/_components/topics-drawer.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useState, useEffect, useCallback, useMemo, useTransition } from "react";
+import { toast } from "sonner";
+import { Loader2, Search } from "lucide-react";
+import {
+  Dialog,
+  DialogContent,
+  DialogDescription,
+  DialogHeader,
+  DialogTitle,
+} from "@/components/ui/dialog";
+import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
+import { Switch } from "@/components/ui/switch";
+import { setTopicFetchEnabled } from "../actions";
+
+interface TopicRow {
+  id: string;
+  topicId: string;
+  topicName: string | null;
+  fetchEnabled: boolean;
+  lastScannedAt: string | null;
+}
+
+interface TopicsDrawerProps {
+  channelId: string | null;
+  channelTitle?: string;
+  open: boolean;
+  onOpenChange: (open: boolean) => void;
+}
+
+function topicLabel(t: TopicRow): string {
+  return t.topicName ?? `Topic ${t.topicId}`;
+}
+
+export function TopicsDrawer({
+  channelId,
+  channelTitle,
+  open,
+  onOpenChange,
+}: TopicsDrawerProps) {
+  const [topics, setTopics] = useState<TopicRow[]>([]);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
+  const [filter, setFilter] = useState("");
+  const [, startTransition] = useTransition();
+  const [pendingId, setPendingId] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  const fetchTopics = useCallback(async () => {
+    if (!channelId) return;
+    setLoading(true);
+    try {
+      const res = await fetch(`/api/telegram/channels/${channelId}/topics`);
+      if (res.ok) setTopics(await res.json());
+      else toast.error("Failed to load topics");
+    } catch {
+      toast.error("Failed to load topics");
+    }
+    setLoading(false);
+  }, [channelId]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (open && channelId) fetchTopics();
+  }, [open, channelId, fetchTopics]);
+
+  const handleOpenChange = (next: boolean) => {
+    // Reset the filter on close so the next open starts clean (the drawer is
+    // opened per-channel, so close-then-open is the normal channel switch).
+    if (!next) setFilter("");
+    onOpenChange(next);
+  };
+
+  const handleToggle = (topic: TopicRow, enabled: boolean) => {
+    // Optimistic update
+    setTopics((prev) =>
+      prev.map((t) => (t.id === topic.id ? { ...t, fetchEnabled: enabled } : t))
+    );
+    setPendingId(topic.id);
+    startTransition(async () => {
+      const result = await setTopicFetchEnabled(topic.id, enabled);
+      if (!result.success) {
+        toast.error(result.error ?? "Failed to update topic");
+        // Revert on failure
+        setTopics((prev) =>
+          prev.map((t) =>
+            t.id === topic.id ? { ...t, fetchEnabled: !enabled } : t
+          )
+        );
+      }
+      setPendingId(null);
+    });
+  };
+
+  const filtered = useMemo(() => {
+    const q = filter.trim().toLowerCase();
+    if (!q) return topics;
+    return topics.filter((t) => topicLabel(t).toLowerCase().includes(q));
+  }, [topics, filter]);
+
+  return (
+    <Dialog open={open} onOpenChange={handleOpenChange}>
+      <DialogContent className="sm:max-w-lg max-h-[80vh] flex flex-col gap-0 p-0">
+        <DialogHeader className="px-6 pt-6 pb-4 border-b border-border space-y-3">
+          <div className="space-y-1">
+            <DialogTitle className="truncate pr-8">
+              Topics{channelTitle ? `: ${channelTitle}` : ""}
+            </DialogTitle>
+            <DialogDescription>
+              Enabled topics are scanned and their files fetched. Disable a topic
+              to stop fetching new files from it — already-fetched files are kept.
+            </DialogDescription>
+          </div>
+          {topics.length > 0 && (
+            <div className="relative">
+              <Search className="absolute left-2.5 top-2.5 h-4 w-4 text-muted-foreground" />
+              <Input
+                placeholder="Filter topics..."
+                value={filter}
+                onChange={(e) => setFilter(e.target.value)}
+                className="pl-9 h-9"
+              />
+            </div>
+          )}
+        </DialogHeader>
+
+        {/* Native overflow scroll: the Radix ScrollArea viewport does not get a
+            bounded height inside this flex-column, max-h, vertically-centred
+            dialog, so the list overflowed instead of scrolling. flex-1 +
+            min-h-0 + overflow-y-auto is the canonical, touch-friendly fix. */}
+        <div className="flex-1 min-h-0 overflow-y-auto">
+          <div className="px-6 py-4 space-y-2">
+            {loading ? (
+              <div className="flex items-center justify-center gap-2 py-12">
+                <Loader2 className="h-5 w-5 animate-spin text-muted-foreground" />
+                <span className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                  Loading topics...
+                </span>
+              </div>
+            ) : topics.length === 0 ? (
+              <p className="py-12 text-center text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                No topics discovered yet — they&apos;ll appear here after the next
+                scan.
+              </p>
+            ) : filtered.length === 0 ? (
+              <p className="py-12 text-center text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                No topics match &quot;{filter}&quot;.
+              </p>
+            ) : (
+              filtered.map((topic) => (
+                <div
+                  key={topic.id}
+                  className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3 rounded-md border p-3"
+                >
+                  <div className="min-w-0">
+                    <p className="truncate text-sm font-medium">
+                      {topicLabel(topic)}
+                    </p>
+                    <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                      {topic.fetchEnabled
+                        ? "Fetching enabled"
+                        : "Fetching disabled"}
+                      {topic.lastScannedAt
+                        ? ` · last scanned ${new Date(
+                            topic.lastScannedAt
+                          ).toLocaleDateString()}`
+                        : " · not scanned yet"}
+                    </p>
+                  </div>
+                  <Switch
+                    checked={topic.fetchEnabled}
+                    disabled={pendingId === topic.id}
+                    onCheckedChange={(checked) => handleToggle(topic, checked)}
+                    aria-label={`Toggle fetching for ${topicLabel(topic)}`}
+                  />
+                </div>
+              ))
+            )}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </DialogContent>
+    </Dialog>
+  );
+}

src/app/(app)/telegram/_components/worker-status-panel.tsx

@@ -9,13 +9,14 @@ import {
   Radio,
   AlertTriangle,
   RefreshCw,
+  SkipForward,
 } from "lucide-react";
 import { Card, CardContent } from "@/components/ui/card";
 import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 import { toast } from "sonner";
-import { triggerIngestion } from "../actions";
+import { triggerIngestion, disableActiveTopic } from "../actions";
 import type { IngestionAccountStatus } from "@/lib/telegram/types";
 
 interface WorkerStatusPanelProps {
@@ -218,6 +219,24 @@ function RunningStatus({
 }: {
   run: NonNullable<IngestionAccountStatus["currentRun"]>;
 }) {
+  const [isDisabling, startDisable] = useTransition();
+
+  const handleSkipTopic = () => {
+    const acmId = run.currentAccountChannelMapId;
+    const topicId = run.currentTopicId;
+    if (!acmId || !topicId) return;
+    startDisable(async () => {
+      const result = await disableActiveTopic(acmId, topicId);
+      if (result.success) {
+        toast.success(
+          "Topic disabled — the current file finishes, then the rest is skipped"
+        );
+      } else {
+        toast.error(result.error ?? "Failed to disable topic");
+      }
+    });
+  };
+
   return (
     <div className="space-y-2">
       <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
@@ -273,6 +292,27 @@ function RunningStatus({
           </span>
         )}
       </div>
+
+      {/* Skip & disable the topic currently being processed */}
+      {run.currentTopicId && run.currentAccountChannelMapId && (
+        <div className="pl-6 pt-1">
+          <Button
+            variant="outline"
+            size="sm"
+            className="h-7 gap-1.5 text-xs"
+            onClick={handleSkipTopic}
+            disabled={isDisabling}
+            title="Finish the current file, skip the rest of this topic, and don't fetch it in future runs"
+          >
+            {isDisabling ? (
+              <Loader2 className="h-3 w-3 animate-spin" />
+            ) : (
+              <SkipForward className="h-3 w-3" />
+            )}
+            Skip &amp; disable this topic
+          </Button>
+        </div>
+      )}
     </div>
   );
 }

src/app/(app)/telegram/actions.ts

@@ -436,6 +436,80 @@ export async function rescanChannel(channelId: string): Promise<ActionResult> {
   }
 }
 
+// ── Topic fetch toggle ──
+
+export async function setTopicFetchEnabled(
+  topicProgressId: string,
+  enabled: boolean
+): Promise<ActionResult> {
+  const admin = await requireAdmin();
+  if (!admin.success) return admin;
+
+  const existing = await prisma.topicProgress.findUnique({
+    where: { id: topicProgressId },
+  });
+  if (!existing) return { success: false, error: "Topic not found" };
+
+  try {
+    await prisma.topicProgress.update({
+      where: { id: topicProgressId },
+      data: { fetchEnabled: enabled },
+    });
+    revalidatePath(REVALIDATE_PATH);
+    return { success: true, data: undefined };
+  } catch {
+    return { success: false, error: "Failed to update topic" };
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Disable the topic currently being processed by the worker, identified by its
+ * account-channel mapping + Telegram topic id (as exposed on the live run
+ * status). Upserts so a disabled row exists even if the worker hasn't persisted
+ * the topic yet. The worker honours this live: it finishes the in-flight file
+ * then skips the rest of the topic, and future runs skip it entirely.
+ */
+export async function disableActiveTopic(
+  accountChannelMapId: string,
+  topicId: string
+): Promise<ActionResult> {
+  const admin = await requireAdmin();
+  if (!admin.success) return admin;
+
+  let topicIdBig: bigint;
+  try {
+    topicIdBig = BigInt(topicId);
+  } catch {
+    return { success: false, error: "Invalid topic id" };
+  }
+  // BigInt("") / BigInt("0") don't throw — reject non-positive ids explicitly
+  // since this action is exported and admin-callable outside the UI button.
+  if (topicIdBig <= BigInt(0)) {
+    return { success: false, error: "Invalid topic id" };
+  }
+
+  try {
+    await prisma.topicProgress.upsert({
+      where: {
+        accountChannelMapId_topicId: {
+          accountChannelMapId,
+          topicId: topicIdBig,
+        },
+      },
+      create: {
+        accountChannelMapId,
+        topicId: topicIdBig,
+        fetchEnabled: false,
+      },
+      update: { fetchEnabled: false },
+    });
+    revalidatePath(REVALIDATE_PATH);
+    return { success: true, data: undefined };
+  } catch {
+    return { success: false, error: "Failed to disable topic" };
+  }
+}
+
 // ── Account-Channel link actions ──
 
 export async function linkChannel(

src/app/api/telegram/channels/[channelId]/topics/route.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
+import { authenticateApiRequest } from "@/lib/telegram/api-auth";
+import { listChannelTopics } from "@/lib/telegram/admin-queries";
+
+export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
+
+export async function GET(
+  request: Request,
+  { params }: { params: Promise<{ channelId: string }> }
+) {
+  const authResult = await authenticateApiRequest(request, true);
+  if ("error" in authResult) return authResult.error;
+
+  const { channelId } = await params;
+  const topics = await listChannelTopics(channelId);
+  return NextResponse.json(topics);
+}

src/lib/telegram/admin-queries.ts

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ export async function listChannels() {
     telegramId: c.telegramId.toString(),
     title: c.title,
     type: c.type,
+    isForum: c.isForum,
     isActive: c.isActive,
     category: c.category,
     createdAt: c.createdAt.toISOString(),
@@ -140,3 +141,24 @@ export async function getUnlinkedChannels(accountId: string) {
     telegramId: c.telegramId.toString(),
   }));
 }
+
+// ── Channel topic queries ──
+
+export async function listChannelTopics(channelId: string) {
+  const rows = await prisma.topicProgress.findMany({
+    where: { accountChannelMap: { channelId } },
+    orderBy: [{ fetchEnabled: "desc" }, { topicName: "asc" }],
+  });
+
+  return rows.map((r) => ({
+    id: r.id,
+    topicId: r.topicId.toString(),
+    topicName: r.topicName,
+    fetchEnabled: r.fetchEnabled,
+    lastScannedAt: r.lastScannedAt?.toISOString() ?? null,
+  }));
+}
+
+export type ChannelTopicRow = Awaited<
+  ReturnType<typeof listChannelTopics>
+>[number];

src/lib/telegram/queries.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,28 @@ import type {
   PackageGroupRow,
 } from "./types";
 
+/**
+ * Returns the subset of the given IDs whose `previewData` column is non-null,
+ * WITHOUT transferring the (large) image bytes.
+ *
+ * List views only need a `hasPreview` boolean per row. Selecting `previewData`
+ * directly pulls every JPEG blob (avg ~700 KB, up to 2 MB) into the Node heap
+ * just to compare it against null — under concurrent requests this exhausts the
+ * container memory limit and crashes the process. This keeps the check in SQL.
+ */
+async function fetchPreviewFlags(
+  table: "packages" | "package_groups",
+  ids: string[]
+): Promise<Set<string>> {
+  if (ids.length === 0) return new Set();
+  const placeholders = ids.map((_, i) => `$${i + 1}`).join(", ");
+  const rows = await prisma.$queryRawUnsafe<{ id: string }[]>(
+    `SELECT id FROM ${table} WHERE "previewData" IS NOT NULL AND id IN (${placeholders})`,
+    ...ids
+  );
+  return new Set(rows.map((r) => r.id));
+}
+
 export async function listPackages(options: {
   page: number;
   limit: number;
@@ -40,13 +62,17 @@ export async function listPackages(options: {
         indexedAt: true,
         creator: true,
         tags: true,
-        previewData: true, // check actual image data, not previewMsgId proxy
         sourceChannel: { select: { id: true, title: true } },
       },
     }),
     prisma.package.count({ where }),
   ]);
 
+  const previewIds = await fetchPreviewFlags(
+    "packages",
+    items.map((p) => p.id)
+  );
+
   const mapped: PackageListItem[] = items.map((pkg) => ({
     id: pkg.id,
     fileName: pkg.fileName,
@@ -55,7 +81,7 @@ export async function listPackages(options: {
     archiveType: pkg.archiveType,
     fileCount: pkg.fileCount,
     isMultipart: pkg.isMultipart,
-    hasPreview: pkg.previewData !== null,
+    hasPreview: previewIds.has(pkg.id),
     creator: pkg.creator,
     tags: pkg.tags,
     indexedAt: pkg.indexedAt.toISOString(),
@@ -149,7 +175,7 @@ export async function listDisplayItems(options: {
         select: {
           id: true, fileName: true, fileSize: true, contentHash: true,
           archiveType: true, fileCount: true, isMultipart: true,
-          indexedAt: true, creator: true, tags: true, previewData: true,
+          indexedAt: true, creator: true, tags: true,
           sourceChannel: { select: { id: true, title: true } },
         },
       })
@@ -159,13 +185,13 @@ export async function listDisplayItems(options: {
     ? await prisma.packageGroup.findMany({
         where: { id: { in: groupIds } },
         select: {
-          id: true, name: true, previewData: true,
+          id: true, name: true,
           sourceChannel: { select: { id: true, title: true } },
           packages: {
             select: {
               id: true, fileName: true, fileSize: true, contentHash: true,
               archiveType: true, fileCount: true, isMultipart: true,
-              indexedAt: true, creator: true, tags: true, previewData: true,
+              indexedAt: true, creator: true, tags: true,
               sourceChannel: { select: { id: true, title: true } },
             },
             orderBy: { indexedAt: "desc" },
@@ -174,6 +200,16 @@ export async function listDisplayItems(options: {
       })
     : [];
 
+  // Compute hasPreview flags without transferring image bytes (see fetchPreviewFlags)
+  const allPackageIds = [
+    ...standalonePackages.map((p) => p.id),
+    ...groups.flatMap((g) => g.packages.map((p) => p.id)),
+  ];
+  const [packagePreviewIds, groupPreviewIds] = await Promise.all([
+    fetchPreviewFlags("packages", allPackageIds),
+    fetchPreviewFlags("package_groups", groups.map((g) => g.id)),
+  ]);
+
   // Build DisplayItem array in the original sort order
   const packageMap = new Map(standalonePackages.map((p) => [p.id, p]));
   const groupMap = new Map(groups.map((g) => [g.id, g]));
@@ -191,7 +227,7 @@ export async function listDisplayItems(options: {
           archiveType: pkg.archiveType,
           fileCount: pkg.fileCount,
           isMultipart: pkg.isMultipart,
-          hasPreview: pkg.previewData !== null,
+          hasPreview: packagePreviewIds.has(pkg.id),
           creator: pkg.creator,
           tags: pkg.tags,
           indexedAt: pkg.indexedAt.toISOString(),
@@ -209,7 +245,7 @@ export async function listDisplayItems(options: {
         data: {
           id: grp.id,
           name: grp.name,
-          hasPreview: grp.previewData !== null,
+          hasPreview: groupPreviewIds.has(grp.id),
           totalFileSize: grp.packages.reduce((sum, p) => sum + p.fileSize, BigInt(0)).toString(),
           totalFileCount: grp.packages.reduce((sum, p) => sum + p.fileCount, 0),
           packageCount: grp.packages.length,
@@ -227,7 +263,7 @@ export async function listDisplayItems(options: {
             archiveType: pkg.archiveType,
             fileCount: pkg.fileCount,
             isMultipart: pkg.isMultipart,
-            hasPreview: pkg.previewData !== null,
+            hasPreview: packagePreviewIds.has(pkg.id),
             creator: pkg.creator,
             tags: pkg.tags,
             indexedAt: pkg.indexedAt.toISOString(),
@@ -440,13 +476,17 @@ export async function searchPackages(options: {
           indexedAt: true,
           creator: true,
           tags: true,
-          previewData: true,
           sourceChannel: { select: { id: true, title: true } },
         },
       }),
       Promise.resolve(allIds.length),
     ]);
 
+    const previewIds = await fetchPreviewFlags(
+      "packages",
+      items.map((p) => p.id)
+    );
+
     const mapped: PackageListItem[] = items.map((pkg) => ({
       id: pkg.id,
       fileName: pkg.fileName,
@@ -455,7 +495,7 @@ export async function searchPackages(options: {
       archiveType: pkg.archiveType,
       fileCount: pkg.fileCount,
       isMultipart: pkg.isMultipart,
-      hasPreview: pkg.previewData !== null,
+      hasPreview: previewIds.has(pkg.id),
       creator: pkg.creator,
       tags: pkg.tags,
       indexedAt: pkg.indexedAt.toISOString(),
@@ -494,6 +534,15 @@ export async function getAllPackageTags(): Promise<string[]> {
   return result.map((r) => r.tag);
 }
 
+export async function getAllPackageCreators(): Promise<string[]> {
+  const result = await prisma.$queryRaw<{ creator: string }[]>`
+    SELECT DISTINCT creator FROM packages
+    WHERE creator IS NOT NULL AND creator <> ''
+    ORDER BY creator
+  `;
+  return result.map((r) => r.creator);
+}
+
 export async function getIngestionStatus(): Promise<IngestionAccountStatus[]> {
   const accounts = await prisma.telegramAccount.findMany({
     orderBy: { createdAt: "asc" },
@@ -550,6 +599,8 @@ export async function getIngestionStatus(): Promise<IngestionAccountStatus[]> {
             totalBytes: currentRun.totalBytes?.toString() ?? null,
             downloadPercent: currentRun.downloadPercent,
             lastActivityAt: currentRun.lastActivityAt?.toISOString() ?? null,
+            currentTopicId: currentRun.currentTopicId?.toString() ?? null,
+            currentAccountChannelMapId: currentRun.currentAccountChannelMapId,
           }
         : null,
     });
@@ -589,6 +640,7 @@ export async function listSkippedPackages(options: {
     sourceMessageId: s.sourceMessageId.toString(),
     isMultipart: s.isMultipart,
     partCount: s.partCount,
+    attemptCount: s.attemptCount,
     createdAt: s.createdAt.toISOString(),
   }));
 
@@ -633,13 +685,17 @@ export async function listUngroupedPackages(options: {
         partCount: true,
         tags: true,
         indexedAt: true,
-        previewData: true,
         sourceChannel: { select: { id: true, title: true } },
       },
     }),
     prisma.package.count({ where }),
   ]);
 
+  const previewIds = await fetchPreviewFlags(
+    "packages",
+    items.map((p) => p.id)
+  );
+
   return {
     items: items.map((p) => ({
       id: p.id,
@@ -653,7 +709,7 @@ export async function listUngroupedPackages(options: {
       partCount: p.partCount,
       tags: p.tags,
       indexedAt: p.indexedAt.toISOString(),
-      hasPreview: !!p.previewData,
+      hasPreview: previewIds.has(p.id),
       sourceChannel: p.sourceChannel,
       matchedFileCount: 0,
       matchedByContent: false,

src/lib/telegram/types.ts

@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ export interface SkippedPackageItem {
   sourceMessageId: string;
   isMultipart: boolean;
   partCount: number;
+  /** How many times the worker has tried this source message across cycles. */
+  attemptCount: number;
   createdAt: string;
 }
 
@@ -121,5 +123,7 @@ export interface IngestionAccountStatus {
     totalBytes: string | null; // BigInt serialized as string
     downloadPercent: number | null;
     lastActivityAt: string | null;
+    currentTopicId: string | null; // BigInt serialized as string
+    currentAccountChannelMapId: string | null;
   } | null;
 }

worker/package-lock.json

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
         "@prisma/client": "^7.4.0",
         "pg": "^8.18.0",
         "pino": "^9.6.0",
-        "prebuilt-tdlib": "^0.1008050.0",
-        "tdl": "^8.0.0",
+        "prebuilt-tdlib": "^0.1008064.0",
+        "tdl": "^8.1.0",
         "yauzl": "^3.2.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -568,9 +568,9 @@
       "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/@prebuilt-tdlib/darwin-arm64": {
-      "version": "0.1008050.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@prebuilt-tdlib/darwin-arm64/-/darwin-arm64-0.1008050.0.tgz",
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+      "version": "0.1008064.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@prebuilt-tdlib/darwin-arm64/-/darwin-arm64-0.1008064.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Oq5us+o0g68Jag74RIV3LdLkZxQxJMcOdrVbgmyE7Unk+WcifqTb/gZw1rS6BrW+2SX2LNeGY4zQqqBTNDr17Q==",
       "cpu": [
         "arm64"
       ],
@@ -581,9 +581,9 @@
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     },
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-      "version": "0.1008050.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@prebuilt-tdlib/darwin-x64/-/darwin-x64-0.1008050.0.tgz",
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+      "version": "0.1008064.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@prebuilt-tdlib/darwin-x64/-/darwin-x64-0.1008064.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Pz11xjET2Y3uUJKxkWKBc0dmOtlykmBdZ9D6Ahh+EsoLDLIWHm7M91p6nZT396YZ4n2BL+FtDYK65Ae3LDIA5g==",
       "cpu": [
         "x64"
       ],
@@ -594,9 +594,22 @@
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-      "version": "0.1008050.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@prebuilt-tdlib/linux-arm64-glibc/-/linux-arm64-glibc-0.1008050.0.tgz",
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+      "version": "0.1008064.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@prebuilt-tdlib/linux-arm64-glibc/-/linux-arm64-glibc-0.1008064.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1kML9+RCfTOTWLzxq2klCN962/XwYhd+SGd4BxOwcmvPniYDNRUXtgMi3qRyV/Flola8dchGFrqZJU4kNZNLuQ==",
+      "cpu": [
+        "arm64"
+      ],
+      "license": "0BSD",
+      "optional": true,
+      "os": [
+        "linux"
+      ]
+    },
+    "node_modules/@prebuilt-tdlib/linux-arm64-musl": {
+      "version": "0.1008064.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@prebuilt-tdlib/linux-arm64-musl/-/linux-arm64-musl-0.1008064.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-tN9FJOR8VDfmOoTHMivAqBfQ/d9Bry9T/9cGSTcms3H4ORun/WO5U5zT8VqadAsqjuiQ8Y9HaUqqz65xBDtcgw==",
       "cpu": [
         "arm64"
       ],
@@ -607,9 +620,9 @@
       ]
     },
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-      "version": "0.1008050.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@prebuilt-tdlib/linux-x64-glibc/-/linux-x64-glibc-0.1008050.0.tgz",
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+      "version": "0.1008064.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@prebuilt-tdlib/linux-x64-glibc/-/linux-x64-glibc-0.1008064.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-7fyCp2uk0BdeHKJ9PyQOCditC9vBXeeIjYPAKKBcrkum5bi1e9txy2g5kkGjqwUkN0ntIniS5QfHEyr17Idr9g==",
       "cpu": [
         "x64"
       ],
@@ -619,10 +632,30 @@
         "linux"
       ]
     },
+    "node_modules/@prebuilt-tdlib/linux-x64-musl": {
+      "version": "0.1008064.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@prebuilt-tdlib/linux-x64-musl/-/linux-x64-musl-0.1008064.0.tgz",
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+      "cpu": [
+        "x64"
+      ],
+      "license": "0BSD",
+      "optional": true,
+      "os": [
+        "linux"
+      ]
+    },
+    "node_modules/@prebuilt-tdlib/types": {
+      "version": "0.1008064.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@prebuilt-tdlib/types/-/types-0.1008064.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-eqr1+fiHZ+Gj4lwcITzMp6FwPg8UrxlxxaFjhiJRHL9BlbmD2QkCRHac4wW1Sx8Dzwzd7f+xO21Pgi7TBRSwmw==",
+      "license": "0BSD",
+      "optional": true
+    },
     "node_modules/@prebuilt-tdlib/win32-x64": {
-      "version": "0.1008050.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@prebuilt-tdlib/win32-x64/-/win32-x64-0.1008050.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-4v8tU5bodMcLhzrWWXzIzqdHBIpq0wim+7sDmQWQIMy3kDeIzVtpuM+vQjxrGoeH9oWr2WXSRKuj93ld7G5NbQ==",
+      "version": "0.1008064.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@prebuilt-tdlib/win32-x64/-/win32-x64-0.1008064.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-rkacZWexQw52/EUaLAmbsu2+P3C1/AtinlCjfiX07oQAEg3327BCEZqrcY0ER83D8+MMf2pfwMPCDJKytr4hcg==",
       "cpu": [
         "x64"
       ],
@@ -1696,16 +1729,19 @@
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     },
     "node_modules/prebuilt-tdlib": {
-      "version": "0.1008050.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/prebuilt-tdlib/-/prebuilt-tdlib-0.1008050.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-CfeQE1rG51d2iC6m72fzrbCW4mqI17ugil9pVurWHtfUJi1Fcn7zadpTzDoUl4oc1dEtKgM7S24DVP67gcl4SQ==",
+      "version": "0.1008064.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/prebuilt-tdlib/-/prebuilt-tdlib-0.1008064.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-jJLowKZoH4slXYrkTkKlEgyGsIGv61AWjDZcxxVxJYu21X3kmukGwbCpk4ML99cJp2CwRsD41GCEQBkKJAwCUg==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "optionalDependencies": {
-        "@prebuilt-tdlib/darwin-arm64": "0.1008050.0",
-        "@prebuilt-tdlib/darwin-x64": "0.1008050.0",
-        "@prebuilt-tdlib/linux-arm64-glibc": "0.1008050.0",
-        "@prebuilt-tdlib/linux-x64-glibc": "0.1008050.0",
-        "@prebuilt-tdlib/win32-x64": "0.1008050.0"
+        "@prebuilt-tdlib/darwin-arm64": "0.1008064.0",
+        "@prebuilt-tdlib/darwin-x64": "0.1008064.0",
+        "@prebuilt-tdlib/linux-arm64-glibc": "0.1008064.0",
+        "@prebuilt-tdlib/linux-arm64-musl": "0.1008064.0",
+        "@prebuilt-tdlib/linux-x64-glibc": "0.1008064.0",
+        "@prebuilt-tdlib/linux-x64-musl": "0.1008064.0",
+        "@prebuilt-tdlib/types": "0.1008064.0",
+        "@prebuilt-tdlib/win32-x64": "0.1008064.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/prisma": {
@@ -1998,13 +2034,13 @@
       "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/tdl": {
-      "version": "8.0.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tdl/-/tdl-8.0.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-KYxlJ4eao7FUu91U1dCDkaHmK70JAyZ1KqitkKqpPC7rxAiXWhaYxddWvt84UxIYoWbgdd0B70FYJ4p/YqpFCA==",
+      "version": "8.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tdl/-/tdl-8.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-idpw60gjJdiJALQg0+6UbxtJTMxVhzZAgCO6QzL81gqBYCkEFjm9zM9HwTTQGeOaAavw4yRHymR68yUUiCoKrA==",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "debug": "^4.4.0",
+        "debug": "^4.4.3",
         "node-addon-api": "^7.1.1",
         "node-gyp-build": "^4.8.4"
       },

worker/package.json

@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
     "@prisma/client": "^7.4.0",
     "pg": "^8.18.0",
     "pino": "^9.6.0",
-    "prebuilt-tdlib": "^0.1008050.0",
-    "tdl": "^8.0.0",
+    "prebuilt-tdlib": "^0.1008064.0",
+    "tdl": "^8.1.0",
     "yauzl": "^3.2.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {

worker/src/archive/integrity.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+import { execFile } from "child_process";
+import { promisify } from "util";
+import { childLogger } from "../util/logger.js";
+
+const execFileAsync = promisify(execFile);
+const log = childLogger("integrity");
+
+export type IntegrityFailureKind = "encrypted" | "corrupt" | "inconclusive";
+
+export type IntegrityResult =
+  | { ok: true }
+  | { ok: false; reason: string; kind: IntegrityFailureKind };
+
+/**
+ * Test that the archive can be read end-to-end without errors, BEFORE we
+ * spend bandwidth uploading it to the destination channel.
+ *
+ * Failures are classified so the caller can react appropriately:
+ *   - "encrypted"    — password-protected; users can't extract it. Actionable.
+ *   - "corrupt"      — genuine CRC / structural error (truncated download, bad
+ *                      central directory, CRC mismatch). Actionable.
+ *   - "inconclusive" — the test tool itself was killed (OOM) or timed out,
+ *                      typically on very large 7z archives in a memory-limited
+ *                      container (exit 137 / SIGKILL). This is a TOOL
+ *                      LIMITATION, not corruption — callers should NOT raise a
+ *                      user-facing alarm for it.
+ *
+ * Returns { ok: true } if the archive is intact, otherwise
+ * { ok: false, reason, kind }.
+ *
+ * For multipart archives, pass the first part. unzip / unrar / 7z all
+ * auto-discover sibling parts.
+ *
+ * archiveType "DOCUMENT" is a pass-through — there's no container to test.
+ */
+export async function testArchiveIntegrity(
+  archiveType: "ZIP" | "RAR" | "SEVEN_Z" | "DOCUMENT",
+  firstPartPath: string
+): Promise<IntegrityResult> {
+  if (archiveType === "DOCUMENT") {
+    return { ok: true };
+  }
+
+  try {
+    if (archiveType === "ZIP") {
+      // -t = test, -qq = very quiet (errors only)
+      const { stderr } = await execFileAsync("unzip", ["-tqq", firstPartPath], {
+        timeout: 300_000, // 5 min for very large archives
+        maxBuffer: 10 * 1024 * 1024,
+      });
+      if (stderr && stderr.trim()) {
+        return { ok: false, kind: "corrupt", reason: `unzip -t reported: ${stderr.slice(0, 500)}` };
+      }
+      return { ok: true };
+    }
+
+    if (archiveType === "RAR") {
+      const { stdout, stderr } = await execFileAsync("unrar", ["t", firstPartPath], {
+        timeout: 300_000,
+        maxBuffer: 10 * 1024 * 1024,
+      });
+      // unrar uses non-zero exit code on errors, which becomes a throw.
+      // If it succeeds, "All OK" is in stdout.
+      const combined = `${stdout}\n${stderr}`;
+      if (/All OK/i.test(combined)) {
+        return { ok: true };
+      }
+      return { ok: false, kind: "corrupt", reason: `unrar t did not report "All OK": ${combined.slice(-500)}` };
+    }
+
+    if (archiveType === "SEVEN_Z") {
+      const { stdout, stderr } = await execFileAsync("7z", ["t", firstPartPath], {
+        timeout: 300_000,
+        maxBuffer: 10 * 1024 * 1024,
+      });
+      const combined = `${stdout}\n${stderr}`;
+      if (/Everything is Ok/i.test(combined)) {
+        return { ok: true };
+      }
+      return { ok: false, kind: "corrupt", reason: `7z t did not report "Everything is Ok": ${combined.slice(-500)}` };
+    }
+
+    return { ok: false, kind: "corrupt", reason: `Unknown archive type: ${archiveType}` };
+  } catch (err) {
+    const msg = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+    // execFile throws on non-zero exit, on timeout, and when killed by a signal.
+    const e = err as {
+      stderr?: unknown;
+      stdout?: unknown;
+      signal?: string | null;
+      killed?: boolean;
+      code?: number | string | null;
+    };
+    const stderr = typeof e.stderr === "string" ? e.stderr : "";
+    const stdout = typeof e.stdout === "string" ? e.stdout : "";
+    const detail = stderr ? `: ${stderr.slice(0, 500)}` : "";
+    const haystack = `${msg}\n${stdout}\n${stderr}`;
+
+    // Encrypted archives — users can't extract them, so flag clearly.
+    if (/password|encrypted|wrong password|enter password/i.test(haystack)) {
+      return { ok: false, kind: "encrypted", reason: `Archive is encrypted (password protected): ${msg}${detail}` };
+    }
+
+    // Inconclusive — the test tool was killed or timed out rather than
+    // reporting corruption. Common on large 7z in memory-limited containers,
+    // where `7z t` gets OOM-killed (SIGKILL / exit 137) mid-decompression.
+    // That's a tool limitation, not a corrupt archive.
+    const killedBySignal = e.signal === "SIGKILL" || e.signal === "SIGTERM";
+    const killedExitCode = e.code === 137 || e.code === 143; // 128 + SIGKILL/SIGTERM
+    const timedOut = e.killed === true;
+    const maxBufferExceeded = e.code === "ERR_CHILD_PROCESS_STDIO_MAXBUFFER";
+    if (killedBySignal || killedExitCode || timedOut || maxBufferExceeded) {
+      log.debug(
+        { err, archiveType, firstPartPath, signal: e.signal, code: e.code, killed: e.killed },
+        "Archive integrity test inconclusive (tool killed or timed out)"
+      );
+      return {
+        ok: false,
+        kind: "inconclusive",
+        reason: `Integrity test could not complete (tool killed or timed out — likely OOM on a large archive): ${msg}`,
+      };
+    }
+
+    // Genuine failure: a real non-zero exit with error output.
+    log.debug({ err, archiveType, firstPartPath }, "Archive integrity test failed");
+    return { ok: false, kind: "corrupt", reason: `Integrity test failed: ${msg}${detail}` };
+  }
+}

worker/src/archive/multipart.ts

@@ -11,8 +11,11 @@ export interface TelegramMessage {
   fileSize: bigint;
   date: Date;
   mediaAlbumId?: string;
-  replyToMessageId?: bigint;  // NEW
-  caption?: string;            // NEW
+  replyToMessageId?: bigint;
+  caption?: string;
+  /** TDLib's `remote.unique_id` for the file — stable across reposts of
+   *  the exact same content. Empty string if the message didn't expose it. */
+  remoteUniqueId?: string;
 }
 
 export interface ArchiveSet {

worker/src/archive/rar-reader.ts

@@ -8,83 +8,122 @@ const execFileAsync = promisify(execFile);
 const log = childLogger("rar-reader");
 
 /**
- * Parse output of `unrar l -v <file>` to extract file metadata.
- * unrar automatically discovers sibling parts when they're co-located.
+ * Parse output of `unrar lt <file>` to extract file metadata.
+ *
+ * `lt` (list technical) emits one block per archived file with key:value
+ * lines — far more reliable than the column-based default `l -v` output,
+ * which has changed format twice across unrar versions.
+ *
+ * unrar automatically discovers sibling multipart files when they're
+ * co-located (e.g. *.part1.rar + *.part2.rar in the same directory).
+ *
+ * Returns [] on any failure (best-effort: ingestion still succeeds with
+ * an empty file list rather than failing the whole archive).
  */
 export async function readRarContents(
   firstPartPath: string
 ): Promise<FileEntry[]> {
   try {
-    const { stdout } = await execFileAsync("unrar", ["l", "-v", firstPartPath], {
-      timeout: 30000,
-      maxBuffer: 10 * 1024 * 1024, // 10MB for very large archives
+    const { stdout } = await execFileAsync("unrar", ["lt", firstPartPath], {
+      timeout: 60_000,
+      maxBuffer: 50 * 1024 * 1024, // 50MB for archives with very many files
     });
 
-    return parseUnrarOutput(stdout);
+    const entries = parseUnrarTechnical(stdout);
+    if (entries.length === 0) {
+      // Log a sample of the output so we can diagnose format changes
+      log.warn(
+        { file: firstPartPath, sample: stdout.slice(0, 500) },
+        "unrar lt returned no parseable entries"
+      );
+    }
+    return entries;
   } catch (err) {
     log.warn({ err, file: firstPartPath }, "Failed to read RAR contents");
-    return []; // Fallback: return empty on error
+    return [];
   }
 }
 
 /**
- * Parse the tabular output of `unrar l -v`.
+ * Parse `unrar lt` output: header followed by per-file key:value blocks
+ * separated by blank lines.
  *
- * Example output format:
- *  Archive: test.rar
- *  Details: RAR 5
+ * Example block:
  *
- *   Attributes      Size     Packed Ratio   Date   Time   CRC-32  Name
- *  ----------- ---------  --------- ----- -------- ----- --------  ----
- *   ...A....      12345      10234  83%  2024-01-15 10:30 DEADBEEF  folder/file.stl
- *  ----------- ---------  --------- ----- -------- ----- --------  ----
+ *         Name: folder/file.stl
+ *         Type: File
+ *         Size: 12345
+ *  Packed size: 10234
+ *        Ratio: 83%
+ *        mtime: 2024-01-15 10:30:00,000000000
+ *   Attributes: ..A....
+ *        CRC32: DEADBEEF
+ *      Host OS: Windows
+ *  Compression: RAR 5.0(v50) -m3 -md=32M
  */
-function parseUnrarOutput(output: string): FileEntry[] {
+function parseUnrarTechnical(output: string): FileEntry[] {
   const entries: FileEntry[] = [];
-  const lines = output.split("\n");
+  // Split into blocks on blank lines, then on each block read key:value pairs.
+  const blocks = output.split(/\r?\n\s*\r?\n/);
 
-  let inFileList = false;
-  let separatorCount = 0;
+  for (const block of blocks) {
+    const fields = parseBlock(block);
+    if (!fields) continue;
 
-  for (const line of lines) {
-    const trimmed = line.trim();
+    // Only File entries (skip Directory, and anything missing the basics)
+    if (fields.type && fields.type.toLowerCase() !== "file") continue;
+    if (!fields.name || fields.size === undefined) continue;
 
-    // Detect separator lines (------- pattern)
-    if (/^-{5,}/.test(trimmed)) {
-      separatorCount++;
-      if (separatorCount === 1) {
-        inFileList = true;
-      } else if (separatorCount >= 2) {
-        inFileList = false;
-      }
-      continue;
-    }
-
-    if (!inFileList) continue;
-
-    // Parse file entry line
-    // Format: Attributes Size Packed Ratio Date Time CRC Name
-    const match = trimmed.match(
-      /^\S+\s+(\d+)\s+(\d+)\s+\d+%\s+\S+\s+\S+\s+([0-9A-Fa-f]+)\s+(.+)$/
-    );
-
-    if (match) {
-      const [, uncompressedStr, compressedStr, crc32, filePath] = match;
-
-      // Skip directory entries (typically end with / or have size 0 with dir attributes)
-      if (filePath.endsWith("/") || filePath.endsWith("\\")) continue;
-
-      const ext = path.extname(filePath).toLowerCase();
-      entries.push({
-        path: filePath,
-        fileName: path.basename(filePath),
-        extension: ext ? ext.slice(1) : null,
-        compressedSize: BigInt(compressedStr),
-        uncompressedSize: BigInt(uncompressedStr),
-        crc32: crc32.toLowerCase(),
-      });
-    }
+    const filePath = fields.name;
+    const ext = path.extname(filePath).toLowerCase();
+    entries.push({
+      path: filePath,
+      fileName: path.basename(filePath),
+      extension: ext ? ext.slice(1) : null,
+      uncompressedSize: BigInt(fields.size),
+      compressedSize: fields.packedSize !== undefined
+        ? BigInt(fields.packedSize)
+        : BigInt(fields.size),
+      crc32: fields.crc32 ? fields.crc32.toLowerCase() : null,
+    });
   }
 
   return entries;
 }
+
+interface BlockFields {
+  name?: string;
+  type?: string;
+  size?: string;
+  packedSize?: string;
+  crc32?: string;
+}
+
+function parseBlock(block: string): BlockFields | null {
+  // Skip the archive-header block (contains "Archive:" / "Details:" lines
+  // and lacks a Name field).
+  if (!/^\s*Name:/m.test(block)) return null;
+
+  const fields: BlockFields = {};
+  const lines = block.split(/\r?\n/);
+
+  for (const line of lines) {
+    // Match "  key: value" with arbitrary leading whitespace and a multi-word
+    // key (e.g. "Packed size", "Host OS").
+    const m = line.match(/^\s*([A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9 ]*?)\s*:\s*(.*)$/);
+    if (!m) continue;
+    const key = m[1].trim().toLowerCase();
+    const value = m[2].trim();
+    if (key === "name") fields.name = value;
+    else if (key === "type") fields.type = value;
+    else if (key === "size") fields.size = value;
+    else if (key === "packed size") fields.packedSize = value;
+    else if (key === "crc32" || key === "blake2sp" || key === "checksum") {
+      // unrar may report BLAKE2sp for newer archives instead of CRC32.
+      // Either way we just store it as a hex string in our crc32 field.
+      fields.crc32 = value;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return fields;
+}

worker/src/archive/slicer-tags.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import type { FileEntry } from "./zip-reader.js";
+
+/**
+ * Mapping from file extensions to slicer tags. Each tag groups a family of
+ * extensions that mean the same thing for end users — "this archive contains
+ * files I can open in <slicer>".
+ *
+ * Extensions are matched case-insensitively without the leading dot.
+ */
+const SLICER_EXTENSION_MAP: Record<string, string> = {
+  // Lychee Slicer
+  lys: "lychee",
+  lyt: "lychee",
+  lyc: "lychee",
+
+  // ChituBox / Anycubic / Phrozen / Elegoo (resin printers)
+  chitubox: "chitubox",
+  ctb: "chitubox",
+  cbddlp: "chitubox",
+
+  // Anycubic Photon family
+  photon: "anycubic",
+  pwmo: "anycubic",
+  pwmx: "anycubic",
+  pwmb: "anycubic",
+  pwma: "anycubic",
+  pws: "anycubic",
+  pwsq: "anycubic",
+  phz: "anycubic",
+
+  // Bambu / Prusa
+  "3mf": "bambu",
+  bgcode: "bambu",
+
+  // FDM gcode (generic)
+  gcode: "fdm",
+
+  // Mango / generic resin formats sometimes seen in releases
+  mfp: "mango",
+  mfpv: "mango",
+  osla: "mango",
+};
+
+/**
+ * Derive a deduplicated list of slicer tags from an archive's file listing.
+ * Returns an empty array if no recognised slicer-specific files are present
+ * (e.g., the archive is just STLs without pre-supports).
+ */
+export function extractSlicerTags(entries: FileEntry[]): string[] {
+  const tags = new Set<string>();
+  for (const entry of entries) {
+    if (!entry.extension) continue;
+    const ext = entry.extension.toLowerCase();
+    const tag = SLICER_EXTENSION_MAP[ext];
+    if (tag) tags.add(tag);
+  }
+  return [...tags].sort();
+}

worker/src/backfill.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,343 @@
+import path from "path";
+import { mkdir, rm } from "fs/promises";
+import { db } from "./db/client.js";
+import { config } from "./util/config.js";
+import { childLogger } from "./util/logger.js";
+import { withTdlibMutex } from "./util/mutex.js";
+import { createTdlibClient, closeTdlibClient } from "./tdlib/client.js";
+import { downloadFile } from "./tdlib/download.js";
+import { getActiveAccounts } from "./db/queries.js";
+import { readZipCentralDirectory } from "./archive/zip-reader.js";
+import { readRarContents } from "./archive/rar-reader.js";
+import { read7zContents } from "./archive/sevenz-reader.js";
+import { extractSlicerTags } from "./archive/slicer-tags.js";
+import type { FileEntry } from "./archive/zip-reader.js";
+
+const log = childLogger("backfill");
+
+/**
+ * Re-extract file listings for Packages whose fileCount is 0 — usually
+ * caused by historical bugs in the archive readers (e.g. the RAR parser
+ * that silently returned [] for every archive before 0bdd4ba).
+ *
+ * For each candidate Package:
+ *   1. Download all destMessageIds from the destination channel
+ *   2. Run the appropriate reader (ZIP / RAR / 7Z) on the assembled files
+ *   3. Insert PackageFile rows + update Package.fileCount
+ *   4. Clean up the temp files
+ *
+ * Triggered via pg_notify "backfill_filelists" with optional payload
+ * `{"limit": N, "archiveType": "RAR"}` — both fields optional, defaults
+ * are limit=100, archiveType=any.
+ */
+export async function processBackfillRequest(payloadJson: string): Promise<void> {
+  let limit = 100;
+  let archiveTypeFilter: "ZIP" | "RAR" | "SEVEN_Z" | undefined;
+  try {
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(payloadJson) as { limit?: number; archiveType?: string };
+    if (typeof parsed.limit === "number" && parsed.limit > 0) limit = parsed.limit;
+    if (parsed.archiveType === "ZIP" || parsed.archiveType === "RAR" || parsed.archiveType === "SEVEN_Z") {
+      archiveTypeFilter = parsed.archiveType;
+    }
+  } catch {
+    // Empty / invalid payload — use defaults
+  }
+
+  const candidates = await db.package.findMany({
+    where: {
+      fileCount: 0,
+      destChannelId: { not: null },
+      destMessageId: { not: null },
+      archiveType: archiveTypeFilter
+        ? archiveTypeFilter
+        : { in: ["ZIP", "RAR", "SEVEN_Z"] },
+    },
+    select: {
+      id: true,
+      fileName: true,
+      fileSize: true,
+      archiveType: true,
+      destChannelId: true,
+      destMessageId: true,
+      destMessageIds: true,
+      isMultipart: true,
+      partCount: true,
+    },
+    orderBy: { createdAt: "asc" },
+    take: limit,
+  });
+
+  if (candidates.length === 0) {
+    log.info({ archiveTypeFilter }, "Backfill: no candidates with fileCount=0");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  log.info(
+    { count: candidates.length, archiveTypeFilter },
+    "Backfill: starting batch"
+  );
+
+  const accounts = await getActiveAccounts();
+  if (accounts.length === 0) {
+    log.warn("Backfill: no authenticated accounts — aborting");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Prefer the Premium account if available (faster downloads, larger files)
+  const account = accounts.find((a) => a.isPremium) ?? accounts[0];
+
+  await withTdlibMutex(account.phone, "backfill", async () => {
+    const { client } = await createTdlibClient({ id: account.id, phone: account.phone });
+
+    try {
+      // Load chats so TDLib knows about the destination chat
+      try {
+        await client.invoke({
+          _: "getChats",
+          chat_list: { _: "chatListMain" },
+          limit: 1000,
+        });
+      } catch {
+        // May already be loaded
+      }
+
+      let processed = 0;
+      let succeeded = 0;
+      let failed = 0;
+
+      for (const pkg of candidates) {
+        processed++;
+        const ctx = { packageId: pkg.id, fileName: pkg.fileName };
+
+        try {
+          await processOnePackage(client, pkg, ctx);
+          succeeded++;
+        } catch (err) {
+          failed++;
+          log.warn({ err, ...ctx }, "Backfill failed for package");
+        }
+      }
+
+      log.info(
+        { processed, succeeded, failed, archiveTypeFilter },
+        "Backfill batch complete"
+      );
+    } finally {
+      await closeTdlibClient(client).catch(() => {});
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+interface BackfillPackage {
+  id: string;
+  fileName: string;
+  fileSize: bigint;
+  archiveType: "ZIP" | "RAR" | "SEVEN_Z" | "DOCUMENT" | string;
+  destChannelId: string | null;
+  destMessageId: bigint | null;
+  destMessageIds: bigint[];
+  isMultipart: boolean;
+  partCount: number;
+}
+
+async function processOnePackage(
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+  client: any,
+  pkg: BackfillPackage,
+  ctx: { packageId: string; fileName: string }
+): Promise<void> {
+  if (!pkg.destChannelId || !pkg.destMessageId) {
+    log.debug(ctx, "Skipping: no destination channel/message");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Look up the destination channel's Telegram ID
+  const destChannel = await db.telegramChannel.findUnique({
+    where: { id: pkg.destChannelId },
+    select: { telegramId: true },
+  });
+  if (!destChannel) {
+    throw new Error("Destination channel not found in DB");
+  }
+  const chatId = Number(destChannel.telegramId);
+
+  // Resolve which message IDs to download. The Package may carry a
+  // single destMessageId or multiple destMessageIds (for multipart).
+  const messageIds: bigint[] =
+    pkg.destMessageIds.length > 0
+      ? pkg.destMessageIds
+      : pkg.destMessageId
+      ? [pkg.destMessageId]
+      : [];
+
+  if (messageIds.length === 0) {
+    throw new Error("Package has no destination message IDs");
+  }
+
+  const tempDir = path.join(config.tempDir, `backfill_${pkg.id}`);
+  await mkdir(tempDir, { recursive: true });
+
+  try {
+    const partPaths: string[] = [];
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < messageIds.length; i++) {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+      const message = (await client.invoke({
+        _: "getMessage",
+        chat_id: chatId,
+        message_id: Number(messageIds[i]),
+      })) as unknown as {
+        content?: { document?: { file_name?: string; document?: { id: number; size: number } } };
+      };
+
+      const doc = message?.content?.document;
+      if (!doc?.document?.id) {
+        throw new Error(`Destination message ${messageIds[i]} has no document`);
+      }
+
+      const fileId = String(doc.document.id);
+      const fileName = doc.file_name ?? `${pkg.id}.part${i + 1}`;
+      const localPath = path.join(tempDir, fileName);
+
+      await downloadFile(
+        client,
+        fileId,
+        localPath,
+        BigInt(doc.document.size),
+        fileName
+      );
+
+      partPaths.push(localPath);
+    }
+
+    // Run the appropriate reader on the assembled file(s)
+    let entries: FileEntry[] = [];
+    if (pkg.archiveType === "ZIP") {
+      entries = await readZipCentralDirectory(partPaths);
+    } else if (pkg.archiveType === "RAR") {
+      // unrar auto-discovers sibling parts when in the same directory
+      entries = await readRarContents(partPaths[0]);
+    } else if (pkg.archiveType === "SEVEN_Z") {
+      entries = await read7zContents(partPaths[0]);
+    } else {
+      log.debug({ ...ctx, archiveType: pkg.archiveType }, "Skipping unsupported archive type");
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (entries.length === 0) {
+      log.warn(ctx, "Reader returned 0 entries — archive may be encrypted or corrupt");
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Also derive slicer tags from the file list so the backfilled packages
+    // gain the same search/filter context as newly-ingested ones.
+    const slicerTags = extractSlicerTags(entries);
+
+    // Write everything in a single transaction so a partial backfill never
+    // leaves the Package half-indexed.
+    await db.$transaction(async (tx) => {
+      // Re-check fileCount inside the transaction: another worker might
+      // have backfilled this package between our read and write.
+      const current = await tx.package.findUnique({
+        where: { id: pkg.id },
+        select: { fileCount: true, tags: true },
+      });
+      if (current && current.fileCount > 0) {
+        log.debug({ ...ctx, existingFileCount: current.fileCount }, "Already backfilled by another worker — skipping");
+        return;
+      }
+
+      await tx.packageFile.deleteMany({ where: { packageId: pkg.id } });
+      await tx.packageFile.createMany({
+        data: entries.map((e) => ({
+          packageId: pkg.id,
+          path: e.path,
+          fileName: e.fileName,
+          extension: e.extension,
+          compressedSize: e.compressedSize,
+          uncompressedSize: e.uncompressedSize,
+          crc32: e.crc32,
+        })),
+      });
+
+      // Merge slicer tags with whatever's already on the Package (preserve
+      // channel category, manual tags, etc.).
+      const existingTags = current?.tags ?? [];
+      const mergedTags = [...new Set([...existingTags, ...slicerTags])];
+
+      await tx.package.update({
+        where: { id: pkg.id },
+        data: { fileCount: entries.length, tags: mergedTags },
+      });
+    });
+
+    log.info({ ...ctx, fileCount: entries.length }, "Backfilled file list");
+  } finally {
+    await rm(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true }).catch(() => {});
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Cheap pure-DB backfill: walk Packages that already have PackageFile rows
+ * but no slicer tags, recompute the tags from their extensions, and merge
+ * with the existing tag list. No downloads, no TDLib.
+ *
+ * Trigger:
+ *   SELECT pg_notify('backfill_slicer_tags', '{"limit":1000}');
+ */
+export async function processSlicerTagBackfill(payloadJson: string): Promise<void> {
+  let limit = 1000;
+  try {
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(payloadJson) as { limit?: number };
+    if (typeof parsed.limit === "number" && parsed.limit > 0) limit = parsed.limit;
+  } catch {
+    // Use default
+  }
+
+  // KNOWN_TAGS = the slicer tags we know how to derive. A Package missing
+  // all of these is a candidate for recompute. extractSlicerTags is safe
+  // to run on every package (returns [] for archives with no slicer files),
+  // but filtering up-front avoids walking the entire DB.
+  const KNOWN_TAGS = ["lychee", "chitubox", "anycubic", "bambu", "fdm", "mango"];
+
+  const candidates = await db.package.findMany({
+    where: {
+      fileCount: { gt: 0 },
+      NOT: { tags: { hasSome: KNOWN_TAGS } },
+    },
+    select: {
+      id: true,
+      tags: true,
+      files: { select: { extension: true } },
+    },
+    orderBy: { createdAt: "asc" },
+    take: limit,
+  });
+
+  if (candidates.length === 0) {
+    log.info("Slicer tag backfill: no candidates");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  log.info({ count: candidates.length }, "Slicer tag backfill: starting");
+
+  let updated = 0;
+  for (const pkg of candidates) {
+    const fileEntries = pkg.files.map((f) => ({
+      path: "",
+      fileName: "",
+      extension: f.extension,
+      compressedSize: 0n,
+      uncompressedSize: 0n,
+      crc32: null as string | null,
+    }));
+    const slicerTags = extractSlicerTags(fileEntries);
+    if (slicerTags.length === 0) continue;
+    const merged = [...new Set([...pkg.tags, ...slicerTags])];
+    if (merged.length === pkg.tags.length) continue;
+    await db.package.update({ where: { id: pkg.id }, data: { tags: merged } });
+    updated++;
+  }
+
+  log.info({ candidates: candidates.length, updated }, "Slicer tag backfill: done");
+}

worker/src/db/queries.ts

@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ export interface CreatePackageStubInput {
   sourceChannelId: string;
   sourceMessageId: bigint;
   sourceTopicId?: bigint | null;
+  /** TDLib remote.unique_id of the first part — for future dedup. */
+  remoteUniqueId?: string | null;
   destChannelId: string;
   destMessageId: bigint;
   destMessageIds: bigint[];
@@ -111,6 +113,7 @@ export async function createPackageStub(
       sourceChannelId: input.sourceChannelId,
       sourceMessageId: input.sourceMessageId,
       sourceTopicId: input.sourceTopicId ?? undefined,
+      remoteUniqueId: input.remoteUniqueId ?? undefined,
       destChannelId: input.destChannelId,
       destMessageId: input.destMessageId,
       destMessageIds: input.destMessageIds,
@@ -189,6 +192,73 @@ export async function packageExistsBySourceMessage(
   return pkg !== null;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Strongest pre-download dedup signal: a Package in this channel already
+ * has a matching TDLib remote.unique_id. The unique_id is stable across
+ * reposts of the exact same file content, so a hit is a guaranteed
+ * (lossless) duplicate. No false positives.
+ *
+ * Falls back to the older findRepostedPackage (name + size) for packages
+ * that were ingested before we started capturing remote.unique_id.
+ */
+export async function findPackageByRemoteUniqueId(
+  sourceChannelId: string,
+  remoteUniqueId: string
+): Promise<{
+  id: string;
+  destMessageId: bigint | null;
+  sourceTopicId: bigint | null;
+} | null> {
+  return db.package.findFirst({
+    where: {
+      sourceChannelId,
+      remoteUniqueId,
+      destMessageId: { not: null },
+    },
+    orderBy: { sourceTopicId: { sort: "desc", nulls: "last" } },
+    select: { id: true, destMessageId: true, sourceTopicId: true },
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Detect a likely repost: same source channel + same fileName + same total
+ * fileSize already exists with destMessageId set. Used to skip downloads
+ * when the channel admin re-posts the same file under a new message ID
+ * (which `packageExistsBySourceMessage` cannot catch because the message ID
+ * is different).
+ *
+ * Returns the existing package's destMessageId for logging/observability,
+ * or null if no match. Approximate: same name + same total size is an
+ * extremely strong signal that it's the same content, but theoretically
+ * two unrelated files could collide. If that ever happens, the new file
+ * gets treated as a duplicate and is lost; the user can manually re-link
+ * via the UI by removing the existing Package.
+ */
+export async function findRepostedPackage(
+  sourceChannelId: string,
+  fileName: string,
+  fileSize: bigint
+): Promise<{
+  id: string;
+  destMessageId: bigint | null;
+  sourceTopicId: bigint | null;
+} | null> {
+  return db.package.findFirst({
+    where: {
+      sourceChannelId,
+      fileName,
+      fileSize,
+      destMessageId: { not: null },
+    },
+    // Prefer the existing Package with the most specific (non-NULL)
+    // sourceTopicId, so when the user is re-scanning and the file already
+    // exists in a specific topic, the audit log shows the most informative
+    // match. NULLS LAST in DESC order achieves that for any non-null IDs.
+    orderBy: { sourceTopicId: { sort: "desc", nulls: "last" } },
+    select: { id: true, destMessageId: true, sourceTopicId: true },
+  });
+}
+
 /**
  * Delete orphaned Package rows that have the same content hash but never
  * completed the upload (destMessageId is null). Called before creating a
@@ -299,6 +369,8 @@ export interface ActivityUpdate {
   downloadedBytes?: bigint | null;
   totalBytes?: bigint | null;
   downloadPercent?: number | null;
+  currentTopicId?: bigint | null;
+  currentAccountChannelMapId?: string | null;
   messagesScanned?: number;
   zipsFound?: number;
   zipsDuplicate?: number;
@@ -326,6 +398,10 @@ export async function updateRunActivity(
       ...(activity.zipsFound !== undefined && { zipsFound: activity.zipsFound }),
       ...(activity.zipsDuplicate !== undefined && { zipsDuplicate: activity.zipsDuplicate }),
       ...(activity.zipsIngested !== undefined && { zipsIngested: activity.zipsIngested }),
+      ...(activity.currentTopicId !== undefined && { currentTopicId: activity.currentTopicId }),
+      ...(activity.currentAccountChannelMapId !== undefined && {
+        currentAccountChannelMapId: activity.currentAccountChannelMapId,
+      }),
     },
   });
 }
@@ -340,6 +416,8 @@ const CLEAR_ACTIVITY = {
   downloadedBytes: null,
   totalBytes: null,
   downloadPercent: null,
+  currentTopicId: null,
+  currentAccountChannelMapId: null,
   lastActivityAt: new Date(),
 };
 
@@ -385,6 +463,73 @@ export async function updateLastProcessedMessage(
   });
 }
 
+export interface ScanStateUpdate {
+  /** New watermark to persist. Use the same value the caller would have
+   *  passed to updateLastProcessedMessage / upsertTopicProgress. */
+  lastProcessedMessageId: bigint | null;
+  /** True if the scan found archives OR has retryable SkippedPackages
+   *  pending. The caller computes this via the trulyIdle formula. */
+  lastScanFoundArchives: boolean;
+  /** Pre-incremented value of consecutiveEmptyScans. Caller passes:
+   *    trulyIdle ? prev + 1 : 0
+   *  We do the arithmetic outside the helper so the helper stays a pure
+   *  setter — easier to reason about. */
+  consecutiveEmptyScans: number;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Atomically update an AccountChannelMap's watermark and scan-state fields.
+ * Replaces the older updateLastProcessedMessage for the post-scan write.
+ * Sets lastScannedAt = NOW() server-side.
+ */
+export async function upsertChannelScanState(
+  mappingId: string,
+  update: ScanStateUpdate
+) {
+  return db.accountChannelMap.update({
+    where: { id: mappingId },
+    data: {
+      lastProcessedMessageId: update.lastProcessedMessageId ?? undefined,
+      lastScannedAt: new Date(),
+      lastScanFoundArchives: update.lastScanFoundArchives,
+      consecutiveEmptyScans: update.consecutiveEmptyScans,
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Atomically upsert a TopicProgress row with the new watermark + scan-state
+ * fields. Same semantics as upsertChannelScanState but for forum topics.
+ */
+export async function upsertTopicScanState(
+  accountChannelMapId: string,
+  topicId: bigint,
+  topicName: string | null,
+  update: ScanStateUpdate
+) {
+  return db.topicProgress.upsert({
+    where: {
+      accountChannelMapId_topicId: { accountChannelMapId, topicId },
+    },
+    create: {
+      accountChannelMapId,
+      topicId,
+      topicName,
+      lastProcessedMessageId: update.lastProcessedMessageId,
+      lastScannedAt: new Date(),
+      lastScanFoundArchives: update.lastScanFoundArchives,
+      consecutiveEmptyScans: update.consecutiveEmptyScans,
+    },
+    update: {
+      topicName,
+      lastProcessedMessageId: update.lastProcessedMessageId ?? undefined,
+      lastScannedAt: new Date(),
+      lastScanFoundArchives: update.lastScanFoundArchives,
+      consecutiveEmptyScans: update.consecutiveEmptyScans,
+    },
+  });
+}
+
 export async function markStaleRunsAsFailed() {
   return db.ingestionRun.updateMany({
     where: { status: "RUNNING" },
@@ -522,6 +667,45 @@ export async function upsertTopicProgress(
   });
 }
 
+/**
+ * Ensure a TopicProgress row exists for every discovered topic so the admin
+ * UI can list and toggle them — including brand-new topics. Inserts missing
+ * rows only (fetchEnabled defaults to true); never overwrites watermarks,
+ * scan-state, or the user's fetchEnabled choice on rows that already exist.
+ */
+export async function ensureTopicProgressRows(
+  mappingId: string,
+  topics: { topicId: bigint; name: string | null }[]
+): Promise<void> {
+  if (topics.length === 0) return;
+  await db.topicProgress.createMany({
+    data: topics.map((t) => ({
+      accountChannelMapId: mappingId,
+      topicId: t.topicId,
+      topicName: t.name,
+    })),
+    skipDuplicates: true,
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Read the CURRENT per-topic fetch flag straight from the DB. Returns true
+ * when no row exists yet (default = enabled). Called fresh inside the topic
+ * loop so a mid-run toggle is honoured for topics not yet started.
+ */
+export async function isTopicFetchEnabled(
+  mappingId: string,
+  topicId: bigint
+): Promise<boolean> {
+  const row = await db.topicProgress.findUnique({
+    where: {
+      accountChannelMapId_topicId: { accountChannelMapId: mappingId, topicId },
+    },
+    select: { fetchEnabled: true },
+  });
+  return row?.fetchEnabled ?? true;
+}
+
 // ── Channel fetch requests (DB-mediated communication with web app) ──
 
 export async function getChannelFetchRequest(requestId: string) {
@@ -625,6 +809,7 @@ export async function upsertSkippedPackage(data: {
       errorMessage: data.errorMessage ?? null,
       fileName: data.fileName,
       fileSize: data.fileSize,
+      attemptCount: { increment: 1 },
       createdAt: new Date(),
     },
     create: {
@@ -642,6 +827,26 @@ export async function upsertSkippedPackage(data: {
   });
 }
 
+/**
+ * Return source-message IDs in a channel whose SkippedPackage attemptCount has
+ * reached or exceeded the cap — these are treated as "permanently failed for
+ * now" so the watermark can advance past them. The user can manually retry via
+ * the UI to reset the SkippedPackage record.
+ */
+export async function getCappedSkippedMessageIds(
+  sourceChannelId: string,
+  cap: number
+): Promise<Set<bigint>> {
+  const rows = await db.skippedPackage.findMany({
+    where: {
+      sourceChannelId,
+      attemptCount: { gte: cap },
+    },
+    select: { sourceMessageId: true },
+  });
+  return new Set(rows.map((r) => r.sourceMessageId));
+}
+
 export async function deleteSkippedPackage(
   sourceChannelId: string,
   sourceMessageId: bigint
@@ -651,6 +856,63 @@ export async function deleteSkippedPackage(
   });
 }
 
+/**
+ * Find SkippedPackages for a given account+channel that are still eligible
+ * for auto-retry (attemptCount below the cap). Used at the start of a scan
+ * to pull the watermark back so we don't strand failed messages forever
+ * after the watermark has advanced past them.
+ *
+ * For non-forum channels, pass `topicId: null` to get rows with NULL topic.
+ * For forum channels, pass the topic ID to scope to that topic only.
+ */
+export async function getRetryableSkippedMessageIds(args: {
+  accountId: string;
+  sourceChannelId: string;
+  topicId: bigint | null;
+  cap: number;
+}): Promise<bigint[]> {
+  const rows = await db.skippedPackage.findMany({
+    where: {
+      accountId: args.accountId,
+      sourceChannelId: args.sourceChannelId,
+      sourceTopicId: args.topicId,
+      attemptCount: { lt: args.cap },
+    },
+    select: { sourceMessageId: true },
+    orderBy: { sourceMessageId: "asc" },
+  });
+  return rows.map((r) => r.sourceMessageId);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Update a Package's source topic when a more specific topic context is
+ * discovered for the same content. Used when findRepostedPackage matches
+ * an existing Package whose topic is less specific (e.g., "General") than
+ * the topic we just encountered the file in.
+ *
+ * Also updates the creator if the new topic name is more informative than
+ * the existing creator (i.e., the existing creator was derived from a
+ * less-specific topic name like "General").
+ */
+export async function updatePackageTopicContext(
+  packageId: string,
+  newTopicId: bigint,
+  newTopicName: string | null
+): Promise<void> {
+  await db.package.update({
+    where: { id: packageId },
+    data: {
+      sourceTopicId: newTopicId,
+      // Only overwrite creator if the new topic name is meaningful (non-empty,
+      // non-General). Keeps explicit creator values from filename or admin
+      // input intact.
+      ...(newTopicName && newTopicName !== "General"
+        ? { creator: newTopicName }
+        : {}),
+    },
+  });
+}
+
 export async function createOrFindPackageGroup(input: {
   mediaAlbumId: string;
   sourceChannelId: string;

worker/src/fetch-listener.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { processFetchRequest } from "./worker.js";
 import { processExtractRequest } from "./extract-listener.js";
 import { rebuildPackageDatabase } from "./rebuild.js";
 import { processManualUpload } from "./manual-upload.js";
+import { processBackfillRequest, processSlicerTagBackfill } from "./backfill.js";
 import { generateInviteLink, createSupergroup, searchPublicChat } from "./tdlib/chats.js";
 import { createTdlibClient, closeTdlibClient } from "./tdlib/client.js";
 import { triggerImmediateCycle } from "./scheduler.js";
@@ -58,6 +59,8 @@ async function connectListener(): Promise<void> {
     await pgClient.query("LISTEN archive_extract");
     await pgClient.query("LISTEN rebuild_packages");
     await pgClient.query("LISTEN manual_upload");
+    await pgClient.query("LISTEN backfill_filelists");
+    await pgClient.query("LISTEN backfill_slicer_tags");
 
     pgClient.on("notification", (msg) => {
       if (msg.channel === "channel_fetch" && msg.payload) {
@@ -76,6 +79,10 @@ async function connectListener(): Promise<void> {
         handleRebuildPackages(msg.payload);
       } else if (msg.channel === "manual_upload" && msg.payload) {
         handleManualUpload(msg.payload);
+      } else if (msg.channel === "backfill_filelists") {
+        handleBackfillFilelists(msg.payload ?? "{}");
+      } else if (msg.channel === "backfill_slicer_tags") {
+        handleBackfillSlicerTags(msg.payload ?? "{}");
       }
     });
 
@@ -101,7 +108,7 @@ async function connectListener(): Promise<void> {
       }
     });
 
-    log.info("Fetch listener started (channel_fetch, generate_invite, create_destination, ingestion_trigger, join_channel, archive_extract, rebuild_packages, manual_upload)");
+    log.info("Fetch listener started (channel_fetch, generate_invite, create_destination, ingestion_trigger, join_channel, archive_extract, rebuild_packages, manual_upload, backfill_filelists, backfill_slicer_tags)");
   } catch (err) {
     log.error({ err }, "Failed to start fetch listener — retrying");
     scheduleReconnect();
@@ -528,3 +535,30 @@ function handleManualUpload(uploadId: string): void {
     .then(() => processManualUpload(uploadId))
     .catch((err) => log.error({ err, uploadId }, "Manual upload processing failed"));
 }
+
+// ── Backfill file-list handler ──
+//
+// Trigger via:
+//   SELECT pg_notify('backfill_filelists', '{"limit":50,"archiveType":"RAR"}');
+//
+// Both fields are optional. archiveType filters to one of ZIP/RAR/SEVEN_Z.
+// Default limit is 100. The handler queues so multiple notifications run
+// sequentially (no concurrent TDLib downloads competing for the mutex).
+function handleBackfillFilelists(payload: string): void {
+  fetchQueue = fetchQueue
+    .then(() => processBackfillRequest(payload))
+    .catch((err) => log.error({ err, payload }, "Backfill request failed"));
+}
+
+// ── Slicer tag backfill handler ──
+//
+// Trigger:
+//   SELECT pg_notify('backfill_slicer_tags', '{"limit":1000}');
+//
+// Pure-DB pass over Packages that have file lists but no slicer tags.
+// No downloads, no TDLib involvement — fast and safe.
+function handleBackfillSlicerTags(payload: string): void {
+  fetchQueue = fetchQueue
+    .then(() => processSlicerTagBackfill(payload))
+    .catch((err) => log.error({ err, payload }, "Slicer tag backfill failed"));
+}

worker/src/rebuild.ts

@@ -308,14 +308,15 @@ async function scanDestinationChannel(
     }>(client, {
       _: "searchChatMessages",
       chat_id: Number(chatId),
+      // No topic context for a flat destination scan. TDLib 1.8.64+ replaced
+      // `message_thread_id` / `saved_messages_topic_id` with a single
+      // optional `topic_id`; for a flat scan we just omit it.
       query: "",
       from_message_id: currentFromId,
       offset: 0,
       limit: 100,
       filter: { _: "searchMessagesFilterDocument" },
       sender_id: null,
-      message_thread_id: 0,
-      saved_messages_topic_id: 0,
     });
 
     if (!result.messages || result.messages.length === 0) break;

worker/src/recovery.ts

@@ -78,18 +78,31 @@ export async function recoverIncompleteUploads(): Promise<void> {
 
     let resetCount = 0;
     let verifiedCount = 0;
+    let unknownCount = 0;
+    let wrongContentCount = 0;
+
+    // Batch size for getMessages. TDLib accepts up to ~100 IDs per call.
+    // Using 100 means 20k packages → ~200 round-trips instead of 20k.
+    const BATCH_SIZE = 100;
 
     for (const [, channelPackages] of byChannel) {
-      for (const pkg of channelPackages) {
-        const exists = await verifyMessageExists(
+      // Group packages by destChannelId (already done) — within each group,
+      // process in batches via getMessages (plural).
+      for (let i = 0; i < channelPackages.length; i += BATCH_SIZE) {
+        const batch = channelPackages.slice(i, i + BATCH_SIZE);
+        const batchResults = await verifyMessagesBatch(
           client,
           destChannel.telegramId,
-          pkg.destMessageId!
+          batch.map((p) => p.destMessageId!)
         );
 
-        if (exists) {
-          verifiedCount++;
-        } else {
+        for (let j = 0; j < batch.length; j++) {
+          const pkg = batch[j];
+          const result = batchResults[j];
+
+          if (result.state === "exists") {
+            verifiedCount++;
+          } else if (result.state === "deleted") {
           log.warn(
             {
               packageId: pkg.id,
@@ -100,21 +113,50 @@ export async function recoverIncompleteUploads(): Promise<void> {
           );
           await resetPackageDestination(pkg.id);
           resetCount++;
+        } else if (result.state === "wrong-content") {
+          // The message exists but isn't a document anymore (got cleared /
+          // replaced). Treat as missing so we re-upload.
+          log.warn(
+            {
+              packageId: pkg.id,
+              fileName: pkg.fileName,
+              destMessageId: Number(pkg.destMessageId),
+              contentType: result.contentType,
+            },
+            "Destination message is not a document, resetting package for re-upload"
+          );
+          await resetPackageDestination(pkg.id);
+          wrongContentCount++;
+        } else {
+          // Unknown — TDLib couldn't tell us. Don't reset, but DO count this
+          // so the summary line shows recovery wasn't 100% successful.
+          unknownCount++;
+          log.warn(
+            {
+              packageId: pkg.id,
+              fileName: pkg.fileName,
+              destMessageId: Number(pkg.destMessageId),
+              reason: result.reason.slice(0, 200),
+            },
+            "Could not verify destination message — will retry on next startup"
+          );
+        }
         }
       }
     }
 
-    if (resetCount > 0) {
-      log.info(
-        { resetCount, verifiedCount, totalChecked: packages.length },
-        "Upload recovery complete — packages reset for re-processing"
-      );
-    } else {
-      log.info(
-        { verifiedCount, totalChecked: packages.length },
-        "Upload recovery complete — all destination messages verified"
-      );
-    }
+    log.info(
+      {
+        verifiedCount,
+        resetCount,
+        wrongContentCount,
+        unknownCount,
+        totalChecked: packages.length,
+      },
+      unknownCount === 0
+        ? "Upload recovery complete"
+        : "Upload recovery complete — some packages could not be verified, will retry next startup"
+    );
   } catch (err) {
     log.error({ err }, "Upload recovery failed (non-fatal, will retry next startup)");
   } finally {
@@ -124,15 +166,77 @@ export async function recoverIncompleteUploads(): Promise<void> {
   }
 }
 
+type VerifyResult =
+  | { state: "exists" }
+  | { state: "deleted" }
+  | { state: "wrong-content"; contentType: string }
+  | { state: "unknown"; reason: string };
+
 /**
- * Check whether a message exists in a Telegram chat.
- * Returns false if the message was deleted or never existed.
+ * Batch version of verifyMessageExists. Calls TDLib's getMessages (plural)
+ * with up to ~100 message IDs at once. Returns one VerifyResult per input
+ * ID, in input order. Missing messages come back as null in TDLib's response
+ * — translated to {state: "deleted"} here.
+ *
+ * Falls back to per-message verification on any error so that one bad batch
+ * doesn't lose all verification for that chunk.
+ */
+async function verifyMessagesBatch(
+  client: Client,
+  chatTelegramId: bigint,
+  messageIds: bigint[]
+): Promise<VerifyResult[]> {
+  try {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+    const result = (await withFloodWait(
+      () =>
+        client.invoke({
+          _: "getMessages",
+          chat_id: Number(chatTelegramId),
+          message_ids: messageIds.map((id) => Number(id)),
+        }),
+      "getMessages:verify"
+    )) as { messages?: (null | { content?: { _: string } })[] };
+
+    const messages = result.messages ?? [];
+    return messageIds.map((_id, i) => {
+      const m = messages[i];
+      if (!m || !m.content) return { state: "deleted" };
+      if (m.content._ !== "messageDocument") {
+        return { state: "wrong-content", contentType: String(m.content._) };
+      }
+      return { state: "exists" };
+    });
+  } catch (err) {
+    // If the whole batch errors out, fall back to per-message verification.
+    log.warn(
+      { err, batchSize: messageIds.length, chatTelegramId: chatTelegramId.toString() },
+      "getMessages batch failed, falling back to per-message verification"
+    );
+    const out: VerifyResult[] = [];
+    for (const id of messageIds) {
+      out.push(await verifyMessageExists(client, chatTelegramId, id));
+    }
+    return out;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check whether a message exists in a Telegram chat and is the document we
+ * uploaded. Returns a discriminated result instead of a bare boolean so the
+ * caller can distinguish "definitely gone" (reset) from "couldn't reach TG"
+ * (leave alone, try again next startup).
+ *
+ * Previous version conflated all non-404 errors with "exists", which masked
+ * recovery completely when TDLib had a degraded connection — the worker
+ * would log "all destination messages verified" even though it had answered
+ * questions it couldn't actually answer.
  */
 async function verifyMessageExists(
   client: Client,
   chatTelegramId: bigint,
   messageId: bigint
-): Promise<boolean> {
+): Promise<VerifyResult> {
   try {
     const result = await withFloodWait(
       () =>
@@ -144,44 +248,37 @@ async function verifyMessageExists(
       "getMessage:verify"
     );
 
-    // TDLib returns the message object if it exists.
-    // A deleted message may return with content type "messageChatDeleteMessage"
-    // or the call may throw. Check that we got a real message with content.
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
     const msg = result as any;
     if (!msg || !msg.content) {
-      return false;
+      return { state: "deleted" };
     }
 
-    // Check that the message has document content (our uploads are documents)
-    // A message that exists but has no document content was likely cleared/replaced
     if (msg.content._ !== "messageDocument") {
-      log.debug(
-        {
-          messageId: Number(messageId),
-          contentType: msg.content._,
-        },
-        "Destination message exists but is not a document"
-      );
-      return false;
+      return { state: "wrong-content", contentType: String(msg.content._) };
     }
 
-    return true;
+    return { state: "exists" };
   } catch (err) {
-    // TDLib throws "Message not found" (error code 404) for deleted messages
-    const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+    const errMessage = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
     const code = (err as { code?: number })?.code;
 
-    if (code === 404 || message.includes("not found") || message.includes("Not Found")) {
-      return false;
+    // Hard "the message is definitely gone" signals from TDLib:
+    //   - HTTP 404
+    //   - "Message not found" / "MESSAGE_ID_INVALID" error strings
+    const lower = errMessage.toLowerCase();
+    if (
+      code === 404 ||
+      lower.includes("message not found") ||
+      lower.includes("message_id_invalid") ||
+      lower.includes("messageidinvalid") ||
+      lower.includes("not found")
+    ) {
+      return { state: "deleted" };
     }
 
-    // For other errors (network issues, etc.), assume the message exists
-    // to avoid incorrectly resetting packages due to transient failures
-    log.warn(
-      { err, messageId: Number(messageId) },
-      "Could not verify message (assuming it exists)"
-    );
-    return true;
+    // Everything else (network, connection, TDLib internal) is genuinely
+    // unknown — do NOT claim "verified".
+    return { state: "unknown", reason: errMessage };
   }
 }

worker/src/scheduler.ts

@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ let activeCyclePromise: Promise<void> | null = null;
  */
 const CYCLE_TIMEOUT_MS = (parseInt(process.env.WORKER_CYCLE_TIMEOUT_MINUTES ?? "240", 10)) * 60 * 1000;
 
+/** Read-only access to the current cycle counter for code that needs to
+ *  apply per-cycle modulo logic (e.g. the cold-channel backoff). */
+export function getCurrentCycle(): number {
+  return cycleCount;
+}
+
 /**
  * Run one ingestion cycle:
  * 1. Authenticate any PENDING accounts (triggers SMS code flow + auto-fetch channels)

worker/src/tdlib/chats.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,36 @@ import { withFloodWait } from "../util/retry.js";
 
 const log = childLogger("chats");
 
+/**
+ * Collect chat folder IDs to widen the loadChats sweep across all folder
+ * chat lists. In TDLib 1.8.64+ there's no synchronous getChatFolders call —
+ * the folder list arrives via updateChatFolders. We listen for it briefly
+ * (200ms) and fall back to an empty list if nothing arrives; chats inside
+ * folders are still reachable via chatListMain so this only loses some
+ * preemptive cache warming.
+ */
+async function collectFolderIds(
+  client: Client
+): Promise<{ _: "chatListFolder"; chat_folder_id: number }[]> {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    const ids: number[] = [];
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+    const handler = (update: any) => {
+      if (update?._ === "updateChatFolders") {
+        const folders = update.chat_folders as { id: number }[] | undefined;
+        if (folders) {
+          for (const f of folders) ids.push(f.id);
+        }
+      }
+    };
+    client.on("update", handler);
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      client.off("update", handler);
+      resolve(ids.map((id) => ({ _: "chatListFolder" as const, chat_folder_id: id })));
+    }, 200);
+  });
+}
+
 export interface TelegramChatInfo {
   chatId: bigint;
   title: string;
@@ -37,21 +67,16 @@ export async function getAccountChats(
   // First, load all chats into TDLib's cache using loadChats (the proper API).
   // loadChats returns 404 when all chats have been loaded.
   // Then use getChats to retrieve the IDs for enrichment.
-  // Load from main, archive, AND chat folders to cover all chat types.
-  const folderLists: { _: "chatListFolder"; chat_folder_id: number }[] = [];
-  try {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-    const folders = (await client.invoke({ _: "getChatFolders" })) as any;
-    if (folders?.chat_folders) {
-      for (const f of folders.chat_folders) {
-        folderLists.push({ _: "chatListFolder", chat_folder_id: f.id });
-      }
-    }
-  } catch {
-    // getChatFolders may not be available in older TDLib versions
-  }
+  //
+  // Folder-specific loading (chatListFolder) was removed in TDLib 1.8.64+ —
+  // getChatFolders (plural) is no longer a callable method, only the
+  // updateChatFolders event. The chats inside folders are still reachable
+  // via chatListMain so this isn't a functional regression.
+  const folderLists: { _: "chatListFolder"; chat_folder_id: number }[] =
+    await collectFolderIds(client);
 
-  const chatLists: Record<string, unknown>[] = [
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+  const chatLists: any[] = [
     { _: "chatListMain" },
     { _: "chatListArchive" },
     ...folderLists,
@@ -282,3 +307,63 @@ export async function searchPublicChat(
 function sleep(ms: number): Promise<void> {
   return new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
 }
+
+/**
+ * Return the chat's server-side last_message.id from TDLib's local cache.
+ * Used by the channel-scan-skip guard to short-circuit a paginated
+ * searchChatMessages when nothing has changed since our watermark.
+ *
+ * Returns null when the chat has no last_message (empty channel) or the
+ * call fails — callers must treat null as "unknown" and run the scan.
+ */
+export async function getChannelLastMessageId(
+  client: Client,
+  chatId: bigint
+): Promise<bigint | null> {
+  try {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+    const chat = (await client.invoke({
+      _: "getChat",
+      chat_id: Number(chatId),
+    })) as { last_message?: { id?: number } };
+    const id = chat.last_message?.id;
+    return id ? BigInt(id) : null;
+  } catch (err) {
+    log.debug({ err, chatId: chatId.toString() }, "getChannelLastMessageId failed");
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Return the forum topic's last_message_id from TDLib. Same purpose as
+ * getChannelLastMessageId but scoped to a single topic in a forum
+ * supergroup. TDLib's `getForumTopic` returns a `forumTopic` whose `info`
+ * field contains the last_message_id.
+ *
+ * Returns null on failure or empty topic — caller treats as "unknown".
+ */
+export async function getForumTopicLastMessageId(
+  client: Client,
+  chatId: bigint,
+  topicId: bigint
+): Promise<bigint | null> {
+  try {
+    // TDLib 1.8.64 uses `forum_topic_id` (renamed from `message_thread_id`
+    // in the request) — consistent with the rest of the forum-topic API
+    // surface in this version.
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+    const topic = (await client.invoke({
+      _: "getForumTopic",
+      chat_id: Number(chatId),
+      forum_topic_id: Number(topicId),
+    })) as { last_message?: { id?: number }; info?: { last_message_id?: number } };
+    const id = topic.last_message?.id ?? topic.info?.last_message_id;
+    return id ? BigInt(id) : null;
+  } catch (err) {
+    log.debug(
+      { err, chatId: chatId.toString(), topicId: topicId.toString() },
+      "getForumTopicLastMessageId failed"
+    );
+    return null;
+  }
+}

worker/src/tdlib/download.ts

@@ -39,7 +39,15 @@ interface TdMessage {
   id: number;
   date: number;
   media_album_id?: string;
+  // TDLib 1.8.50 exposed `reply_to_message_id` directly on the message.
+  // 1.8.64+ replaced it with a tagged-union `reply_to: MessageReplyTo`.
+  // Read both for resilience across versions.
   reply_to_message_id?: number;
+  reply_to?: {
+    _: string;
+    chat_id?: number;
+    message_id?: number;
+  };
   content: {
     _: string;
     document?: {
@@ -51,6 +59,10 @@ interface TdMessage {
           path?: string;
           is_downloading_completed?: boolean;
         };
+        remote?: {
+          /** Stable identifier across reposts of the same file content. */
+          unique_id?: string;
+        };
       };
     };
     photo?: {
@@ -62,6 +74,24 @@ interface TdMessage {
   };
 }
 
+/**
+ * Pick the right "the message I'm replying to" ID across TDLib versions.
+ *  - 1.8.50 and earlier expose it directly as `reply_to_message_id`.
+ *  - 1.8.64+ expose `reply_to: MessageReplyTo` (tagged union); a reply to
+ *    a regular message has `_: "messageReplyToMessage"` with `message_id`.
+ *  - Story replies (`_: "messageReplyToStory"`) intentionally return null
+ *    here — they aren't useful for our reply-chain grouping.
+ */
+function extractReplyToMessageId(msg: TdMessage): bigint | undefined {
+  if (msg.reply_to_message_id) {
+    return BigInt(msg.reply_to_message_id);
+  }
+  if (msg.reply_to && msg.reply_to._ === "messageReplyToMessage" && msg.reply_to.message_id) {
+    return BigInt(msg.reply_to.message_id);
+  }
+  return undefined;
+}
+
 interface TdFile {
   id: number;
   size: number;
@@ -115,7 +145,10 @@ export async function invokeWithTimeout<T>(
           }
         }, timeoutMs);
 
-        (client.invoke(request) as Promise<T>)
+        // The tdl 8.1+ types are very strict about the literal `_` field;
+        // our generic wrapper passes arbitrary requests, so cast through any.
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+        (client.invoke(request as any) as Promise<T>)
           .then((result) => {
             if (!settled) {
               settled = true;
@@ -195,12 +228,14 @@ export async function getChannelMessages(
       const result = await invokeWithTimeout<{ messages: TdMessage[]; total_count?: number }>(client, {
         _: "searchChatMessages",
         chat_id: Number(chatId),
+        // No topic_id for a flat (non-forum) channel scan. TDLib 1.8.64+
+        // dropped the top-level `message_thread_id: 0` we used to pass; the
+        // type-narrow now is "omit the field entirely if not in a topic".
         query: "",
         from_message_id: fromMessageId,
         offset: 0,
         limit: Math.min(limit, 100),
         filter,
-        message_thread_id: 0,
       });
 
       if (!result.messages || result.messages.length === 0) break;
@@ -226,8 +261,9 @@ export async function getChannelMessages(
             fileSize: BigInt(doc.document.size),
             date: new Date(msg.date * 1000),
             mediaAlbumId: msg.media_album_id && msg.media_album_id !== "0" ? msg.media_album_id : undefined,
-            replyToMessageId: msg.reply_to_message_id ? BigInt(msg.reply_to_message_id) : undefined,
+            replyToMessageId: extractReplyToMessageId(msg),
             caption: msg.content?.caption?.text || undefined,
+            remoteUniqueId: doc.document.remote?.unique_id || undefined,
           });
           continue;
         }

worker/src/tdlib/topics.ts

@@ -64,7 +64,11 @@ export async function getForumTopicList(
   const topics: ForumTopic[] = [];
   let offsetDate = 0;
   let offsetMessageId = 0;
-  let offsetMessageThreadId = 0;
+  // TDLib 1.8.64+ renamed `offset_message_thread_id` → `offset_forum_topic_id`
+  // in the getForumTopics request, and `next_offset_message_thread_id` →
+  // `next_offset_forum_topic_id` in the response. Individual topic infos
+  // also moved from `info.message_thread_id` → `info.forum_topic_id`.
+  let offsetForumTopicId = 0;
   let pageCount = 0;
 
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-constant-condition
@@ -80,12 +84,16 @@ export async function getForumTopicList(
 
     const prevOffsetDate = offsetDate;
     const prevOffsetMessageId = offsetMessageId;
-    const prevOffsetMessageThreadId = offsetMessageThreadId;
+    const prevOffsetForumTopicId = offsetForumTopicId;
 
     const result = await invokeWithTimeout<{
       topics?: {
         info?: {
+          // Both names — 1.8.50 used the first, 1.8.64+ uses the second.
+          // Read both so a future TDLib downgrade or transition build is
+          // still handled.
           message_thread_id?: number;
+          forum_topic_id?: number;
           name?: string;
           is_general?: boolean;
         };
@@ -93,45 +101,49 @@ export async function getForumTopicList(
       next_offset_date?: number;
       next_offset_message_id?: number;
       next_offset_message_thread_id?: number;
+      next_offset_forum_topic_id?: number;
     }>(client, {
       _: "getForumTopics",
       chat_id: Number(chatId),
       query: "",
       offset_date: offsetDate,
       offset_message_id: offsetMessageId,
-      offset_message_thread_id: offsetMessageThreadId,
+      offset_forum_topic_id: offsetForumTopicId,
       limit: 100,
     });
 
     if (!result.topics || result.topics.length === 0) break;
 
     for (const t of result.topics) {
-      if (!t.info?.message_thread_id) continue;
+      const topicId = t.info?.forum_topic_id ?? t.info?.message_thread_id;
+      if (!topicId) continue;
 
       topics.push({
-        topicId: BigInt(t.info.message_thread_id),
-        name: t.info.is_general ? "General" : (t.info.name ?? "Unnamed"),
+        topicId: BigInt(topicId),
+        name: t.info?.is_general ? "General" : (t.info?.name ?? "Unnamed"),
       });
     }
 
     // Check if there are more pages
+    const nextForumTopicId =
+      result.next_offset_forum_topic_id ?? result.next_offset_message_thread_id;
     if (
       !result.next_offset_date &&
       !result.next_offset_message_id &&
-      !result.next_offset_message_thread_id
+      !nextForumTopicId
     ) {
       break;
     }
 
     offsetDate = result.next_offset_date ?? 0;
     offsetMessageId = result.next_offset_message_id ?? 0;
-    offsetMessageThreadId = result.next_offset_message_thread_id ?? 0;
+    offsetForumTopicId = nextForumTopicId ?? 0;
 
     // Stuck detection: if offsets didn't advance, break
     if (
       offsetDate === prevOffsetDate &&
       offsetMessageId === prevOffsetMessageId &&
-      offsetMessageThreadId === prevOffsetMessageThreadId
+      offsetForumTopicId === prevOffsetForumTopicId
     ) {
       log.warn(
         { chatId: chatId.toString(), topicCount: topics.length },
@@ -210,6 +222,7 @@ export async function getTopicMessages(
             document?: {
               id: number;
               size: number;
+              remote?: { unique_id?: string };
             };
           };
           photo?: {
@@ -226,14 +239,20 @@ export async function getTopicMessages(
     }>(client, {
       _: "searchChatMessages",
       chat_id: Number(chatId),
+      // TDLib 1.8.64+ replaced the top-level `message_thread_id` and
+      // `saved_messages_topic_id` parameters with a single tagged-union
+      // `topic_id: MessageTopic$Input`. For a forum topic, use the
+      // messageTopicForum variant carrying the forum_topic_id.
+      topic_id: {
+        _: "messageTopicForum",
+        forum_topic_id: Number(topicId),
+      },
       query: "",
-      message_thread_id: Number(topicId),
       from_message_id: currentFromId,
       offset: 0,
       limit: Math.min(limit, 100),
       filter: null,
       sender_id: null,
-      saved_messages_topic_id: 0,
     });
 
     if (!result.messages || result.messages.length === 0) break;
@@ -257,6 +276,7 @@ export async function getTopicMessages(
           fileSize: BigInt(doc.document.size),
           date: new Date(msg.date * 1000),
           mediaAlbumId: msg.media_album_id && msg.media_album_id !== "0" ? msg.media_album_id : undefined,
+          remoteUniqueId: doc.document.remote?.unique_id || undefined,
         });
         continue;
       }

worker/src/upload/channel.ts

@@ -119,23 +119,43 @@ async function sendWithRetry(
         continue;
       }
 
-      // Stall or timeout — retry with a cooldown
+      // Stall or timeout — fail fast and let the caller recreate the TDLib
+      // client. Retrying on the same degraded event stream wastes ~15 min
+      // per attempt because the underlying issue (missing send-success
+      // events) is client-level, not transient. The set ends up in
+      // SkippedPackage and the caller's watermark cap ensures it gets
+      // retried next cycle on a fresh client.
       const errMsg = err instanceof Error ? err.message : "";
       if (errMsg.includes("stalled") || errMsg.includes("timed out")) {
-        if (!isLastAttempt) {
-          log.warn(
-            { fileName, attempt: attempt + 1, maxRetries: MAX_UPLOAD_RETRIES },
-            "Upload stalled/timed out — retrying"
-          );
-          await sleep(10_000);
-          continue;
-        }
-        // All stall retries exhausted — throw UploadStallError so the caller
-        // knows the TDLib client's event stream is likely degraded and can
-        // recreate the client before continuing.
-        throw new UploadStallError(
-          `Upload stalled after ${MAX_UPLOAD_RETRIES} retries for ${fileName}`
+        log.warn(
+          { fileName, attempt: attempt + 1 },
+          "Upload stalled — failing fast so caller can recreate TDLib client"
         );
+        throw new UploadStallError(
+          `Upload stalled for ${fileName}: ${errMsg}`
+        );
+      }
+
+      // Transient Telegram server-side error (HTTP 5xx returned via
+      // updateMessageSendFailed). These are NOT FLOOD_WAIT, NOT stalls — just
+      // TG having a bad moment. They typically resolve on a short backoff, so
+      // retry up to MAX_UPLOAD_RETRIES with linear backoff before giving up.
+      const lowerMsg = errMsg.toLowerCase();
+      const isTransientServerError =
+        lowerMsg.includes("internal server error") ||
+        lowerMsg.includes("internal error") ||
+        lowerMsg.includes("server error") ||
+        lowerMsg.includes("bad gateway") ||
+        lowerMsg.includes("service unavailable") ||
+        lowerMsg.includes("gateway timeout");
+      if (isTransientServerError && !isLastAttempt) {
+        const backoffMs = 15_000 * (attempt + 1) + Math.random() * 5_000;
+        log.warn(
+          { fileName, attempt: attempt + 1, maxRetries: MAX_UPLOAD_RETRIES, backoffMs: Math.round(backoffMs) },
+          `Transient Telegram server error — retrying after backoff`
+        );
+        await sleep(backoffMs);
+        continue;
       }
 
       throw err;
@@ -168,6 +188,12 @@ async function sendAndWaitForUpload(
     let lastProgressBytes = 0;
     let lastProgressTime = Date.now();
 
+    // Events for our message can arrive before `sendMessage` resolves
+    // (TDLib emits them while our .then() is still in the microtask queue).
+    // Buffer them and replay once tempMsgId is known.
+    let pendingSuccess: { oldMsgId: number; finalId: number } | null = null;
+    let pendingFailure: { oldMsgId: number; errorMsg: string; code?: number } | null = null;
+
     // Timeout: 20 minutes per GB, minimum 15 minutes
     const timeoutMs = Math.max(
       15 * 60_000,
@@ -204,6 +230,26 @@ async function sendAndWaitForUpload(
       }
     }, 30_000);
 
+    const completeWithSuccess = (finalId: number) => {
+      if (settled) return;
+      settled = true;
+      cleanup();
+      log.info(
+        { fileName, tempMsgId, finalMsgId: finalId },
+        "Upload confirmed by Telegram"
+      );
+      resolve(BigInt(finalId));
+    };
+
+    const completeWithFailure = (errorMsg: string, code?: number) => {
+      if (settled) return;
+      settled = true;
+      cleanup();
+      const error = new Error(`Upload failed for ${fileName}: ${errorMsg}`);
+      (error as Error & { code?: number }).code = code;
+      reject(error);
+    };
+
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
     const handleUpdate = (update: any) => {
       // Track upload progress via updateFile events
@@ -234,33 +280,29 @@ async function sendAndWaitForUpload(
       // The money event: upload succeeded, we get the final server message ID
       if (update?._ === "updateMessageSendSucceeded") {
         const msg = update.message;
-        const oldMsgId = update.old_message_id;
-        if (tempMsgId !== null && oldMsgId === tempMsgId) {
-          if (!settled) {
-            settled = true;
-            cleanup();
-            const finalId = BigInt(msg.id);
-            log.info(
-              { fileName, tempMsgId, finalMsgId: Number(finalId) },
-              "Upload confirmed by Telegram"
-            );
-            resolve(finalId);
-          }
+        const oldMsgId: number = update.old_message_id;
+        if (tempMsgId === null) {
+          // Race: event arrived before our .then() assigned tempMsgId.
+          // Buffer it and process once tempMsgId is known.
+          pendingSuccess = { oldMsgId, finalId: msg.id };
+          return;
+        }
+        if (oldMsgId === tempMsgId) {
+          completeWithSuccess(msg.id);
         }
       }
 
       // Upload failed
       if (update?._ === "updateMessageSendFailed") {
-        const oldMsgId = update.old_message_id;
-        if (tempMsgId !== null && oldMsgId === tempMsgId) {
-          if (!settled) {
-            settled = true;
-            cleanup();
-            const errorMsg = update.error?.message ?? "Unknown upload error";
-            const error = new Error(`Upload failed for ${fileName}: ${errorMsg}`);
-            (error as Error & { code?: number }).code = update.error?.code;
-            reject(error);
-          }
+        const oldMsgId: number = update.old_message_id;
+        const errorMsg: string = update.error?.message ?? "Unknown upload error";
+        const code: number | undefined = update.error?.code;
+        if (tempMsgId === null) {
+          pendingFailure = { oldMsgId, errorMsg, code };
+          return;
+        }
+        if (oldMsgId === tempMsgId) {
+          completeWithFailure(errorMsg, code);
         }
       }
     };
@@ -304,6 +346,13 @@ async function sendAndWaitForUpload(
           { fileName, tempMsgId },
           "Message queued, waiting for upload confirmation"
         );
+
+        // Replay any event that arrived before we knew tempMsgId
+        if (pendingSuccess && pendingSuccess.oldMsgId === tempMsgId) {
+          completeWithSuccess(pendingSuccess.finalId);
+        } else if (pendingFailure && pendingFailure.oldMsgId === tempMsgId) {
+          completeWithFailure(pendingFailure.errorMsg, pendingFailure.code);
+        }
       })
       .catch((err) => {
         if (!settled) {

worker/src/util/config.ts

@@ -20,4 +20,26 @@ export const config = {
   apiDelayMs: 1000,
   /** Max retries for rate-limited requests */
   maxRetries: 5,
+  /** After this many failed attempts on the same source message, the worker
+   *  stops auto-retrying and lets the watermark advance past it. The user can
+   *  manually retry via the UI to reset and try again. */
+  maxSkipAttempts: parseInt(process.env.WORKER_MAX_SKIP_ATTEMPTS ?? "5", 10),
+  /** Window in which a recent successful empty scan lets us skip the next
+   *  scan entirely. Default 5 minutes. */
+  skipRecentScanWindowMs: parseInt(
+    process.env.WORKER_SKIP_RECENT_SCAN_WINDOW_MS ?? "300000",
+    10
+  ),
+  /** After this many consecutive empty scans, a channel/topic enters
+   *  backoff and is only scanned every Nth cycle. */
+  emptyScanBackoffThreshold: parseInt(
+    process.env.WORKER_EMPTY_SCAN_BACKOFF_THRESHOLD ?? "5",
+    10
+  ),
+  /** While in backoff, scan only every Nth cycle. Default 5 = scan every
+   *  fifth cycle = once every ~5 hours given the 60-min default interval. */
+  emptyScanBackoffEveryNth: parseInt(
+    process.env.WORKER_EMPTY_SCAN_BACKOFF_EVERY_NTH ?? "5",
+    10
+  ),
 } as const;