feat(server): supply YouTube cookies to the API container via .env

Set YTDLP_COOKIES_HOST in server/.env and compose mounts the host
cookies.txt read-only at /cookies.txt and wires YTDLP_COOKIES
automatically — no compose edits per host. Falls back to /dev/null when
unset so the container still starts. Add server/.env.example, gitignore
server/.env, and document the flow.

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

.gitignore

@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
 __pycache__/
 *.pyc
+
+server/log.txt
+server/.env
+cookies.txt

README.md

@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ whatever you choose. It accepts:
 - A **free-form query**: an artist, an album, a track title, or combos like
   `"Artist - Title"` or `"Artist - Album"` (e.g. `"ODESZA - Bloom"`, `"Daft Punk"`, `"Discovery"`).
 - A **URL** (e.g. `"https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=..."` or a regular YouTube URL).
+- **Any streaming link** (Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Deezer, …): resolved to
+  metadata via [Odesli/song.link](https://odesli.co), then searched on Lidarr
+  first and downloaded from the matching YouTube track if no Lidarr release is
+  available. YouTube and SoundCloud links download directly.
 
 Lidarr is tried first by default. If you pick a Lidarr album but **no indexer
 release is available**, MusicFetch automatically falls through to the top
@@ -95,7 +99,12 @@ export LIDARR_API_KEY="your-lidarr-api-key"
 | `-o`, `--root PATH` | Output root folder (default `/media/music`). |
 | `--search-all` | Search all albums when adding an artist to Lidarr. |
 | `--repair` | Re-tag existing downloads under `--root` from source metadata (see below). |
+| `--workers N` | Parallel metadata fetches during `--repair` (default 4). |
+| `--cookies FILE` | yt-dlp `cookies.txt` for authenticated YouTube (avoids bot-check / rate limits). |
+| `--cookies-from-browser BROWSER` | Load YouTube cookies from a local browser (e.g. `firefox`). |
+| `--remote-components SPEC` | yt-dlp EJS challenge-solver source (default `ejs:github`; needs `deno`). Fixes "signature/n challenge solving failed". `''` to disable. |
 | `--retag-from-path` | Offline: re-tag artist/title from folder + filename (see below). |
+| `-x`, `--exclude NAME` | Folder under `--root` to skip during `--repair`/`--retag-from-path` (repeatable). |
 | `--debug` | Verbose output. |
 
 ### Examples
@@ -130,13 +139,88 @@ file using the `[id]` in its filename, and fixes tags. Useful when downloads lan
 missing album or wrong year.
 
 It is deliberately **conservative**: it overwrites **album** and **year** (the usual
-breakage), but only *fills in* a missing **artist**/**title** — it never overwrites existing
-artist/title with channel names or decorated video titles. Files whose source returns no real
-music metadata (no album and no release year — e.g. plain music videos) are left untouched.
+breakage), and fills in **artist**/**title** when they are missing *or* a known-bogus
+placeholder (`NA`, `Unknown Album`, `Unknown Artist` — left behind by older buggy tagging) —
+but it never overwrites a genuine existing artist/title with a channel name or decorated video
+title. A bogus `NA [<id>].<ext>` filename is renamed to the recovered title, and a literal
+`NA` album with no source album is normalised to `Unknown Album`.
 
-It re-queries the source over the network, so run it occasionally, not constantly. Requires
+Each file is its own yt-dlp network round-trip, so repair runs them in a thread pool;
+`--workers N` (default 4) caps concurrency. Progress prints every 100 files. Requires
 `mutagen` (a yt-dlp dependency, usually already present). CLI-only — not exposed via the REST API.
 
+**Cookies (important for bulk repair).** Unauthenticated YouTube requests get throttled fast —
+a large `--repair` (or even a `--dry-run`, which still fetches) will trip *"Sign in to confirm
+you're not a bot"* (HTTP 429) and every subsequent call fails until the IP-level flag clears.
+Pass authenticated cookies to avoid it:
+
+```bash
+./musicfetch --repair --cookies /path/cookies.txt -o /media/music        # exported cookies.txt
+./musicfetch --repair --cookies-from-browser firefox -o /media/music     # or read from a browser
+```
+
+With cookies you can raise `--workers`; without them keep it low (≤4) and expect occasional
+throttling. Cookies also apply to normal fetches/downloads. The same can be set for the API
+container via `$YTDLP_COOKIES` / `$YTDLP_COOKIES_FROM_BROWSER`. If you do get flagged, **stop** —
+retrying extends it; wait ~30-60 min (429) or longer for a bot-check.
+
+**JS challenge solving (not a cookie issue).** Separately from auth, YouTube gates media formats
+behind signature / "n" JS challenges. If yt-dlp warns *"Signature solving failed"* / *"n challenge
+solving failed: Some formats may be missing"*, downloads break even with valid cookies. musicfetch
+passes `--remote-components ejs:github` by default so yt-dlp fetches the [EJS](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/EJS)
+solver and runs it via a local JS runtime — install **[`deno`](https://deno.land)** and use a recent
+yt-dlp. Override with `--remote-components` / `$YTDLP_REMOTE_COMPONENTS` (empty disables).
+
+#### Getting YouTube cookies
+
+> ⚠️ Use a **throwaway / secondary Google account**, not your main one — bulk automated
+> requests can get the account flagged. You must be **logged in to YouTube** in the browser
+> first.
+
+**Option A — read straight from the browser (simplest, host CLI only).**
+`--cookies-from-browser` reads the browser's own cookie store, so there's nothing to export:
+
+```bash
+./musicfetch --repair --cookies-from-browser firefox -o /media/music
+./musicfetch --repair --cookies-from-browser chrome  -o /media/music
+```
+
+- **Firefox:** works while open; just be logged in to YouTube.
+- **Chrome / Chromium / Brave / Edge:** must be **fully quit** when you run this (Chrome locks
+  its cookie DB, and newer versions encrypt it — close the browser entirely first). On Linux a
+  running Chrome will usually fail with a "could not copy cookie database / locked" error.
+- Specify a profile if not the default, e.g. `--cookies-from-browser "chrome:Profile 1"`.
+
+This only works where the browser lives (your host), **not** inside the Docker container.
+
+**Option B — export a `cookies.txt` (works anywhere, incl. the container/server).**
+Use a Netscape-format cookie exporter, then point `--cookies` / `$YTDLP_COOKIES` at the file:
+
+1. Install a cookies exporter extension:
+   - Firefox: *"cookies.txt"* (a.k.a. *Export Cookies*).
+   - Chrome: *"Get cookies.txt LOCALLY"* (pick a **LOCALLY**-running one — avoid extensions that
+     upload your cookies anywhere).
+2. Log in to <https://www.youtube.com>, click the extension, **Export** → save `cookies.txt`.
+3. Use it:
+
+   ```bash
+   ./musicfetch --repair --cookies ~/cookies.txt -o /media/music
+   ```
+
+   For the API container, just point it at the host file via `.env` — no compose
+   edits needed (see `server/.env.example`):
+
+   ```bash
+   # server/.env
+   YTDLP_COOKIES_HOST=/host/path/cookies.txt
+   ```
+
+   The compose mounts it read-only at `/cookies.txt` and sets `YTDLP_COOKIES`
+   automatically. Leave `YTDLP_COOKIES_HOST` unset to run without cookies.
+
+Cookies expire — if YouTube starts rejecting them, re-export. Treat `cookies.txt` like a
+password (it *is* your logged-in session); keep it out of git (`.gitignore` it).
+
 ```bash
 # Preview what would change (writes nothing)
 ./musicfetch --repair -d
@@ -154,6 +238,9 @@ artist/title and leaves album/year alone.
 ```bash
 ./musicfetch --retag-from-path -d            # preview
 ./musicfetch --retag-from-path -o /media/music
+
+# Skip folders (e.g. hand-curated playlists you don't want re-tagged)
+./musicfetch --repair -x Unsorted -x playlists
 ```
 
 ### 📁 Output Structure

docs/superpowers/plans/2026-06-13-odesli-link-resolution.md

@@ -0,0 +1,743 @@
+# Odesli Link Resolution 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:** Let users hand MusicFetch any song link (Spotify/Apple/Tidal/…); resolve it to metadata via Odesli, then run the existing Lidarr-first, exact-YouTube-fallback flow. YouTube/SoundCloud links and text queries are unchanged.
+
+**Architecture:** Add three core helpers to the `musicfetch` script — `odesli_resolve` (HTTP → metadata), `_is_direct_url` (router), and `resolve_link_hits`/`handle_link` (turn a non-direct link into a `"Artist - Title"` query + Lidarr hits + the exact YouTube track, then reuse the existing pick/dispatch). Wire CLI `main()` and server `/fetch` to route non-direct URLs through it. The server stays a thin reuse layer via `server/mf.py`.
+
+**Tech Stack:** Python 3.10+, `requests`, `pytest`, FastAPI (server). Tests import the extension-less `musicfetch` script as `musicfetch_core` via `import server.mf`.
+
+---
+
+## File Structure
+
+- `musicfetch` — add `Resolved` dataclass, `OdesliError`, `odesli_resolve`, `_is_direct_url`, `resolve_link_hits`, `handle_link`, and extract `_dispatch_chosen` from `main()`. Wire `main()`.
+- `server/mf.py` — export the new symbols.
+- `server/app.py` — route non-direct URLs in `/fetch` through resolve + existing `perform_fetch` job path.
+- `tests/test_odesli.py` — new: `odesli_resolve`, `_is_direct_url`, `resolve_link_hits`, `handle_link`.
+- `tests/test_api_url.py` — add: server non-direct-URL routing.
+- `tests/test_mf_url_exports.py` — add: new symbols re-exported.
+
+---
+
+## Task 1: `Resolved` dataclass, `OdesliError`, and `odesli_resolve`
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `musicfetch` (add dataclass + exception near the `Hit` dataclass ~line 82; add `quote` to the `urllib.parse` import line 23; add function in the URL section)
+- Test: `tests/test_odesli.py`
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Write the failing tests**
+
+Create `tests/test_odesli.py`:
+
+```python
+import server.mf  # noqa: F401 — loads musicfetch, registers musicfetch_core
+import musicfetch_core as mf
+
+
+class _FakeResp:
+    def __init__(self, status, payload):
+        self.status_code = status
+        self._payload = payload
+
+    def json(self):
+        return self._payload
+
+
+FULL = {
+    "entityUniqueId": "SPOTIFY_SONG::abc",
+    "entitiesByUniqueId": {
+        "SPOTIFY_SONG::abc": {
+            "title": "Bloom",
+            "artistName": "ODESZA",
+            "thumbnailUrl": "https://img/cover.jpg",
+        }
+    },
+    "linksByPlatform": {
+        "youtubeMusic": {"url": "https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=YYY"},
+        "youtube": {"url": "https://youtube.com/watch?v=YYY"},
+    },
+}
+
+
+def test_odesli_resolve_full(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf.requests, "get", lambda *a, **k: _FakeResp(200, FULL))
+    r = mf.odesli_resolve("https://open.spotify.com/track/abc")
+    assert r.title == "Bloom"
+    assert r.artist == "ODESZA"
+    assert r.thumb == "https://img/cover.jpg"
+    assert r.youtube_url == "https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=YYY"
+
+
+def test_odesli_resolve_prefers_ytmusic_then_youtube(monkeypatch):
+    payload = {**FULL, "linksByPlatform": {"youtube": {"url": "https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZZZ"}}}
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf.requests, "get", lambda *a, **k: _FakeResp(200, payload))
+    r = mf.odesli_resolve("https://open.spotify.com/track/abc")
+    assert r.youtube_url == "https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZZZ"
+
+
+def test_odesli_resolve_no_youtube_link(monkeypatch):
+    payload = {**FULL, "linksByPlatform": {}}
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf.requests, "get", lambda *a, **k: _FakeResp(200, payload))
+    r = mf.odesli_resolve("https://open.spotify.com/track/abc")
+    assert r.youtube_url == ""
+    assert r.title == "Bloom"
+
+
+def test_odesli_resolve_non_200_returns_none(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf.requests, "get", lambda *a, **k: _FakeResp(429, {}))
+    assert mf.odesli_resolve("https://open.spotify.com/track/abc") is None
+
+
+def test_odesli_resolve_malformed_returns_none(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf.requests, "get", lambda *a, **k: _FakeResp(200, {"nope": 1}))
+    assert mf.odesli_resolve("https://open.spotify.com/track/abc") is None
+
+
+def test_odesli_resolve_network_error_returns_none(monkeypatch):
+    def boom(*a, **k):
+        raise mf.RequestException("down")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf.requests, "get", boom)
+    assert mf.odesli_resolve("https://open.spotify.com/track/abc") is None
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Run tests to verify they fail**
+
+Run: `pytest tests/test_odesli.py -v`
+Expected: FAIL — `AttributeError: module 'musicfetch_core' has no attribute 'odesli_resolve'`.
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Implement**
+
+In `musicfetch`, change the import on line 23 to add `quote`:
+
+```python
+from urllib.parse import urlparse, parse_qs, quote
+```
+
+Add after the `Hit` dataclass (after its `display_title` property, ~line 96):
+
+```python
+@dataclass
+class Resolved:
+    title: str = ""
+    artist: str = ""
+    thumb: str = ""
+    youtube_url: str = ""
+
+
+class OdesliError(Exception):
+    """Raised when an Odesli link can't be resolved to usable metadata."""
+
+
+ODESLI_URL = "https://api.song.link/v1-alpha.1/links"
+```
+
+Add in the URL section (e.g. just above `def probe_url`, ~line 765):
+
+```python
+def odesli_resolve(url: str) -> Optional[Resolved]:
+    """Resolve any streaming link to {title, artist, thumb, youtube_url} via the
+    Odesli (song.link) public API. Returns None on any failure (network, non-200,
+    malformed body, missing title+artist) so callers can fall back loudly."""
+    try:
+        resp = requests.get(ODESLI_URL,
+                            params={"url": url, "userCountry": "US"},
+                            timeout=8)
+        if resp.status_code != 200:
+            dbg(f"odesli {resp.status_code} for {url}")
+            return None
+        data = resp.json()
+        entity = data["entitiesByUniqueId"][data["entityUniqueId"]]
+        title = entity.get("title", "")
+        artist = entity.get("artistName", "")
+        if not title and not artist:
+            return None
+        platforms = data.get("linksByPlatform", {})
+        yt = (platforms.get("youtubeMusic") or platforms.get("youtube") or {}).get("url", "")
+        return Resolved(title=title, artist=artist,
+                        thumb=entity.get("thumbnailUrl", ""), youtube_url=yt)
+    except (RequestException, ValueError, KeyError, TypeError) as e:
+        dbg(f"odesli resolve failed for {url}: {e}")
+        return None
+```
+
+(`quote` is imported for completeness/consistency; `requests` handles encoding via `params`. Leave `quote` unused-import-free by relying on `params` — if a linter complains, drop the `quote` addition.)
+
+Correction: do **not** add `quote` to the import — `params=` already encodes. Keep line 23 unchanged.
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Run tests to verify they pass**
+
+Run: `pytest tests/test_odesli.py -v`
+Expected: 6 passed.
+
+- [ ] **Step 5: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add musicfetch tests/test_odesli.py
+git commit -m "feat: odesli_resolve — resolve any song link to metadata via song.link
+
+Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Task 2: `_is_direct_url` router
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `musicfetch` (add near `_is_youtube_playlist_url`, ~line 720)
+- Test: `tests/test_odesli.py`
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Write the failing tests**
+
+Append to `tests/test_odesli.py`:
+
+```python
+def test_is_direct_url_youtube():
+    assert mf._is_direct_url("https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=abc")
+    assert mf._is_direct_url("https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abc")
+    assert mf._is_direct_url("https://youtu.be/abc")
+
+
+def test_is_direct_url_soundcloud():
+    assert mf._is_direct_url("https://soundcloud.com/dj/track")
+
+
+def test_is_direct_url_other_platforms_false():
+    assert not mf._is_direct_url("https://open.spotify.com/track/abc")
+    assert not mf._is_direct_url("https://music.apple.com/us/album/x/1?i=2")
+    assert not mf._is_direct_url("https://tidal.com/browse/track/123")
+
+
+def test_is_direct_url_youtube_playlist_true():
+    assert mf._is_direct_url("https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLabc")
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Run tests to verify they fail**
+
+Run: `pytest tests/test_odesli.py -k is_direct_url -v`
+Expected: FAIL — `AttributeError: ... has no attribute '_is_direct_url'`.
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Implement**
+
+Add after `_is_youtube_playlist_url` (~line 732):
+
+```python
+_DIRECT_HOSTS = ("youtube.com", "youtu.be", "music.youtube.com",
+                 "soundcloud.com", "api.soundcloud.com")
+
+
+def _is_direct_url(url: str) -> bool:
+    """True for links yt-dlp downloads well directly (YouTube, SoundCloud).
+    These skip Odesli resolution and use the existing handle_url path."""
+    if not is_url(url):
+        return False
+    host = (urlparse(url).hostname or "").lower()
+    if host.startswith("www."):
+        host = host[4:]
+    if host.endswith(("youtube.com", "youtu.be", "soundcloud.com")):
+        return True
+    return host in _DIRECT_HOSTS
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Run tests to verify they pass**
+
+Run: `pytest tests/test_odesli.py -k is_direct_url -v`
+Expected: 4 passed.
+
+- [ ] **Step 5: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add musicfetch tests/test_odesli.py
+git commit -m "feat: _is_direct_url — route YouTube/SoundCloud links to direct download
+
+Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Task 3: Extract `_dispatch_chosen` from `main()`
+
+Refactor only — pulls the chosen-Hit dispatch out of `main()` so `handle_link` can reuse it. Behavior unchanged; existing tests must stay green.
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `musicfetch` `main()` (lines ~1268-1284) and add `_dispatch_chosen` above `main()`.
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Add `_dispatch_chosen` above `main()`**
+
+```python
+def _dispatch_chosen(chosen: Hit, hits: list[Hit], root: str, quality: str,
+                     dry_run: bool, lidarr_only: bool) -> None:
+    """Act on a picked Hit: Lidarr album (add+search, fall to top YouTube hit on
+    no release), Lidarr artist, or a YouTube track. Shared by main() and handle_link."""
+    if chosen.source == "lidarr":
+        if chosen.kind == "album":
+            handled = act_lidarr_album(chosen, root, False, dry_run)
+            if not handled and not lidarr_only:
+                yt_fallback = next((h for h in hits if h.source == "youtube"), None)
+                if yt_fallback:
+                    print("Using top YouTube hit as fallback.")
+                    act_youtube(yt_fallback, root, quality, dry_run)
+                else:
+                    print("No YouTube fallback available.")
+        else:
+            act_lidarr_artist(chosen, root, False, dry_run)
+    else:
+        act_youtube(chosen, root, quality, dry_run)
+```
+
+Note: the original `main()` passed `args.search_all` to `act_lidarr_album`/`act_lidarr_artist`. Preserve that — add a `search_all` parameter:
+
+```python
+def _dispatch_chosen(chosen, hits, root, quality, dry_run, lidarr_only, search_all):
+    if chosen.source == "lidarr":
+        if chosen.kind == "album":
+            handled = act_lidarr_album(chosen, root, search_all, dry_run)
+            if not handled and not lidarr_only:
+                yt_fallback = next((h for h in hits if h.source == "youtube"), None)
+                if yt_fallback:
+                    print("Using top YouTube hit as fallback.")
+                    act_youtube(yt_fallback, root, quality, dry_run)
+                else:
+                    print("No YouTube fallback available.")
+        else:
+            act_lidarr_artist(chosen, root, search_all, dry_run)
+    else:
+        act_youtube(chosen, root, quality, dry_run)
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Replace the dispatch block in `main()`**
+
+Replace lines ~1271-1284 (the `if chosen.source == "lidarr": ... else: act_youtube(...)` block) with:
+
+```python
+    _dispatch_chosen(chosen, hits, args.root, args.quality, args.dry_run,
+                     args.lidarr_only, args.search_all)
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Run the full suite to confirm no regressions**
+
+Run: `pytest -q`
+Expected: all existing tests pass (no behavior change).
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add musicfetch
+git commit -m "refactor: extract _dispatch_chosen from main() for reuse
+
+Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Task 4: `resolve_link_hits` and `handle_link`
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `musicfetch` (add near `handle_url`, ~line 845)
+- Test: `tests/test_odesli.py`
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Write the failing tests**
+
+Append to `tests/test_odesli.py`:
+
+```python
+def _resolved(yt="https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=YYY"):
+    return mf.Resolved(title="Bloom", artist="ODESZA",
+                       thumb="https://img/cover.jpg", youtube_url=yt)
+
+
+def test_resolve_link_hits_builds_query_and_exact_yt(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "odesli_resolve", lambda url: _resolved())
+    lid = mf.Hit(source="lidarr", kind="album", title="A Moment Apart",
+                 artist="ODESZA", album="A Moment Apart", year="2017",
+                 payload={"album": {"id": 9}})
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "lidarr_search", lambda q, limit: [lid])
+    query, hits = mf.resolve_link_hits("https://open.spotify.com/track/abc", 10)
+    assert query == "ODESZA - Bloom"
+    assert hits[0].source == "lidarr"
+    yt = hits[-1]
+    assert yt.source == "youtube" and yt.kind == "track"
+    assert yt.title == "Bloom" and yt.artist == "ODESZA"
+    assert yt.payload["url"] == "https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=YYY"
+
+
+def test_resolve_link_hits_no_yt_link_lidarr_only(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "odesli_resolve", lambda url: _resolved(yt=""))
+    lid = mf.Hit(source="lidarr", kind="album", title="X", artist="ODESZA",
+                 payload={"album": {"id": 9}})
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "lidarr_search", lambda q, limit: [lid])
+    query, hits = mf.resolve_link_hits("https://open.spotify.com/track/abc", 10)
+    assert all(h.source == "lidarr" for h in hits)
+
+
+def test_resolve_link_hits_odesli_miss_raises(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "odesli_resolve", lambda url: None)
+    import pytest
+    with pytest.raises(mf.OdesliError):
+        mf.resolve_link_hits("https://open.spotify.com/track/abc", 10)
+
+
+def test_handle_link_miss_prints_and_returns(monkeypatch, capsys):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "odesli_resolve", lambda url: None)
+    mf.handle_link("https://open.spotify.com/track/abc", "/m", "best",
+                   False, True, False, 10)
+    out = capsys.readouterr()
+    assert "Couldn't resolve" in (out.err + out.out)
+
+
+def test_handle_link_dispatches_chosen(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "odesli_resolve", lambda url: _resolved())
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "lidarr_search", lambda q, limit: [])
+    chosen = {}
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "pick", lambda hits, q, ni, yf: hits[0])
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "_dispatch_chosen",
+                        lambda c, hits, root, quality, dry, lo, sa: chosen.update(c=c, root=root))
+    mf.handle_link("https://open.spotify.com/track/abc", "/m", "best",
+                   False, True, False, 10)
+    assert chosen["c"].source == "youtube"
+    assert chosen["root"] == "/m"
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Run tests to verify they fail**
+
+Run: `pytest tests/test_odesli.py -k "resolve_link_hits or handle_link" -v`
+Expected: FAIL — `AttributeError: ... has no attribute 'resolve_link_hits'`.
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Implement**
+
+Add near `handle_url` (~line 845) in `musicfetch`:
+
+```python
+def resolve_link_hits(url: str, limit: int) -> tuple[str, list[Hit]]:
+    """Resolve a non-YouTube/SoundCloud link via Odesli into a search query plus
+    hits: Lidarr album candidates for "Artist - Title", followed by the EXACT
+    YouTube track from the shared link (not a fuzzy re-search). Raises OdesliError
+    if the link can't be resolved."""
+    r = odesli_resolve(url)
+    if r is None:
+        raise OdesliError(url)
+    query = f"{r.artist} - {r.title}".strip(" -")
+    hits = lidarr_search(query, limit)
+    if r.youtube_url:
+        hits = hits + [Hit(source="youtube", kind="track", title=r.title,
+                           artist=r.artist, thumbnail=r.thumb,
+                           payload={"url": r.youtube_url})]
+    return query, hits
+
+
+def handle_link(url: str, root: str, quality: str, dry_run: bool,
+                noninteractive: bool, yt_first: bool, limit: int) -> None:
+    """CLI path for a non-direct link: resolve via Odesli, then run the normal
+    Lidarr-first pick/dispatch with the exact YouTube track as fallback."""
+    try:
+        query, hits = resolve_link_hits(url, limit)
+    except OdesliError:
+        err(f"Couldn't resolve {url}. Try the direct YouTube/SoundCloud link.")
+        return
+    if not hits:
+        err(f"No Lidarr or YouTube source found for '{query}'.")
+        return
+    chosen = pick(hits, query, noninteractive, yt_first)
+    if not chosen:
+        print("Nothing selected.")
+        return
+    _dispatch_chosen(chosen, hits, root, quality, dry_run,
+                     lidarr_only=False, search_all=False)
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Run tests to verify they pass**
+
+Run: `pytest tests/test_odesli.py -v`
+Expected: all pass.
+
+- [ ] **Step 5: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add musicfetch tests/test_odesli.py
+git commit -m "feat: resolve_link_hits + handle_link — Odesli link -> Lidarr-first flow
+
+Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Task 5: Wire CLI `main()`
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `musicfetch` `main()` (the `if is_url(query):` block, ~line 1255)
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Replace the URL branch**
+
+Replace:
+
+```python
+    if is_url(query):
+        handle_url(query, args.root, args.quality, args.dry_run)
+        return
+```
+
+with:
+
+```python
+    if is_url(query):
+        if _is_direct_url(query):
+            handle_url(query, args.root, args.quality, args.dry_run)
+        else:
+            handle_link(query, args.root, args.quality, args.dry_run,
+                        args.noninteractive, args.ytsearch, args.limit)
+        return
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Manual smoke (dry-run, no network side effects expected on resolve failure)**
+
+Run: `./musicfetch -d "https://open.spotify.com/track/0000000000" 2>&1 | head -5`
+Expected: prints `Couldn't resolve https://open.spotify.com/track/0000000000. ...` (invalid id → Odesli miss) OR resolves and shows a picker/dry-run line. Either is acceptable — confirms routing, no traceback.
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Run the full suite**
+
+Run: `pytest -q`
+Expected: all pass.
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add musicfetch
+git commit -m "feat: route non-direct CLI links through Odesli (handle_link)
+
+Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Task 6: Export new symbols via `server/mf.py`
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `server/mf.py`
+- Test: `tests/test_mf_url_exports.py`
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Write the failing test**
+
+Append to `tests/test_mf_url_exports.py`:
+
+```python
+def test_odesli_symbols_reexported():
+    import server.mf as smf
+    assert callable(smf._is_direct_url)
+    assert callable(smf.odesli_resolve)
+    assert callable(smf.resolve_link_hits)
+    assert callable(smf.handle_link)
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Run to verify it fails**
+
+Run: `pytest tests/test_mf_url_exports.py -v`
+Expected: FAIL — `AttributeError: module 'server.mf' has no attribute '_is_direct_url'`.
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Implement**
+
+In `server/mf.py`, after the existing `download_single = _mod.download_single` line, add:
+
+```python
+_is_direct_url = _mod._is_direct_url
+odesli_resolve = _mod.odesli_resolve
+resolve_link_hits = _mod.resolve_link_hits
+handle_link = _mod.handle_link
+OdesliError = _mod.OdesliError
+```
+
+And extend `__all__` to include `"_is_direct_url"`, `"odesli_resolve"`, `"resolve_link_hits"`, `"handle_link"`, `"OdesliError"`.
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Run to verify it passes**
+
+Run: `pytest tests/test_mf_url_exports.py -v`
+Expected: pass.
+
+- [ ] **Step 5: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add server/mf.py tests/test_mf_url_exports.py
+git commit -m "feat: re-export odesli symbols through server/mf.py
+
+Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Task 7: Wire server `/fetch` non-direct URL branch
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `server/app.py` `fetch()` (the `if mf.is_url(q):` block)
+- Test: `tests/test_api_url.py`
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Write the failing tests**
+
+Append to `tests/test_api_url.py`:
+
+```python
+def test_non_direct_link_resolves_and_fetches(client, auth, monkeypatch):
+    from server import mf
+    lid = mf.Hit(source="lidarr", kind="album", title="A Moment Apart",
+                 artist="ODESZA", album="A Moment Apart", year="2017",
+                 payload={"album": {"id": 9}})
+    yt = mf.Hit(source="youtube", kind="track", title="Bloom", artist="ODESZA",
+                payload={"url": "https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=YYY"})
+    monkeypatch.setattr("server.app.mf.resolve_link_hits",
+                        lambda url, limit: ("ODESZA - Bloom", [lid, yt]))
+    monkeypatch.setattr("server.app.mf.pick", lambda hits, q, ni, yf: hits[0])
+    monkeypatch.setattr("server.app.actions.perform_fetch",
+                        lambda chosen, hits, quality, root: {"path": None, "lidarr_album_id": 9})
+    r = client.post("/fetch", params={"q": "https://open.spotify.com/track/abc"}, headers=auth)
+    assert r.status_code == 200
+    body = r.json()
+    assert body["status"] == "queued"
+    assert body["hit"]["album"] == "A Moment Apart"
+    done = _wait_done(client, auth, body["job_id"])
+    assert done["status"] == "done"
+
+
+def test_non_direct_link_resolve_failure_422(client, auth, monkeypatch):
+    def boom(url, limit):
+        raise mf_mod.OdesliError(url)
+    from server import mf as mf_mod
+    monkeypatch.setattr("server.app.mf.resolve_link_hits", boom)
+    r = client.post("/fetch", params={"q": "https://open.spotify.com/track/bad"}, headers=auth)
+    assert r.status_code == 422
+    assert "resolve" in r.json()["message"].lower()
+
+
+def test_non_direct_link_no_hits_404(client, auth, monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr("server.app.mf.resolve_link_hits",
+                        lambda url, limit: ("ODESZA - Bloom", []))
+    r = client.post("/fetch", params={"q": "https://open.spotify.com/track/abc"}, headers=auth)
+    assert r.status_code == 404
+```
+
+Note: in `test_non_direct_link_resolve_failure_422`, move the `from server import mf as mf_mod` line above the `def boom` so the closure resolves it. Final form:
+
+```python
+def test_non_direct_link_resolve_failure_422(client, auth, monkeypatch):
+    from server import mf as mf_mod
+
+    def boom(url, limit):
+        raise mf_mod.OdesliError(url)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr("server.app.mf.resolve_link_hits", boom)
+    r = client.post("/fetch", params={"q": "https://open.spotify.com/track/bad"}, headers=auth)
+    assert r.status_code == 422
+    assert "resolve" in r.json()["message"].lower()
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Run to verify they fail**
+
+Run: `pytest tests/test_api_url.py -k non_direct -v`
+Expected: FAIL — current code routes every URL through `probe_url`; the spotify URL hits `download_single`, so assertions on `resolve_link_hits`/status differ.
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Implement**
+
+In `server/app.py`, replace the URL branch:
+
+```python
+    if mf.is_url(q):
+        kind, title, hits = mf.probe_url(q)
+        ...
+        return response
+```
+
+with a direct-vs-Odesli split:
+
+```python
+    if mf.is_url(q):
+        if mf._is_direct_url(q):
+            kind, title, hits = mf.probe_url(q)
+            syn = mf.Hit(source="youtube", kind=kind, title=title, artist="")
+            job = jobs.create_job(hit=syn, message=actions.url_started_message(kind, title))
+            response = _job_public(job)
+            done_msg = actions.playlist_done_message if kind == "playlist" else actions.url_done_message
+            jobs.run_job(
+                job.id,
+                lambda: actions.perform_url_fetch(q, kind, title, hits, quality, ROOT),
+                done_message=done_msg,
+                fail_message="Download failed.",
+            )
+            return response
+
+        # Non-direct link (Spotify/Apple/…): resolve via Odesli, then run the
+        # normal Lidarr-first pick/dispatch with the exact YouTube track fallback.
+        try:
+            _query, hits = mf.resolve_link_hits(q, 10)
+        except mf.OdesliError:
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=422,
+                                detail=f"Couldn't resolve {q}. Try the direct YouTube or SoundCloud link.")
+        if not hits:
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail=f"No results found for '{q}'.")
+        chosen = mf.pick(hits, _query, True, False)
+        if chosen is None:
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail=f"No results found for '{q}'.")
+        job = jobs.create_job(hit=chosen, message=actions.started_message(chosen))
+        response = _job_public(job)
+        jobs.run_job(
+            job.id,
+            lambda: actions.perform_fetch(chosen, hits, quality, ROOT),
+            done_message=actions.done_message(chosen),
+            fail_message=actions.failed_message(chosen),
+        )
+        return response
+```
+
+The existing `source`/`build_combined_hits` text-query path below stays unchanged.
+
+- [ ] **Step 4: Run to verify they pass**
+
+Run: `pytest tests/test_api_url.py -v`
+Expected: all pass (existing direct-URL tests still green).
+
+- [ ] **Step 5: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add server/app.py tests/test_api_url.py
+git commit -m "feat: server /fetch resolves non-direct links via Odesli (Lidarr-first)
+
+Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Task 8: Full suite + README note
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `README.md` (input description)
+
+- [ ] **Step 1: Run the whole suite**
+
+Run: `pytest -q`
+Expected: all pass.
+
+- [ ] **Step 2: Update README**
+
+In the "It accepts" list near the top, change the URL bullet to mention any-platform links, e.g. add:
+
+```markdown
+- **Any streaming link** (Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Deezer, …): resolved to
+  metadata via [Odesli/song.link](https://odesli.co), then searched on Lidarr
+  first and downloaded from the matching YouTube track if no Lidarr release is
+  available. YouTube and SoundCloud links download directly.
+```
+
+- [ ] **Step 3: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add README.md
+git commit -m "docs: document any-link Odesli resolution in README
+
+Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Self-Review Notes
+
+- **Spec coverage:** `odesli_resolve` (Task 1), `_is_direct_url` (Task 2), `resolve_link_hits`/`handle_link` (Task 4), CLI wiring (Task 5), `server/mf.py` exports (Task 6), server `/fetch` branch (Task 7), tests throughout. `_dispatch_chosen` extraction (Task 3) implements the "reuse existing dispatch" requirement.
+- **Decision applied:** Lidarr-first default — `_dispatch_chosen` auto-picks/acts Lidarr album, falls to the exact YouTube hit only on no release.
+- **Out-of-scope honored:** no album/year enrichment, no non-yt/sc playlist handling, no caching.
+- **Type consistency:** `Resolved(title, artist, thumb, youtube_url)`, `resolve_link_hits -> (query, hits)`, `OdesliError`, `_dispatch_chosen(chosen, hits, root, quality, dry_run, lidarr_only, search_all)` used identically across tasks.

docs/superpowers/specs/2026-06-13-odesli-link-resolution-design.md

@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+# Odesli Link Resolution Design
+
+**Date:** 2026-06-13
+**Status:** Approved, pending implementation
+
+## Goal
+
+Let users hand MusicFetch *any* song link (Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Deezer,
+etc.) and have it resolve to real metadata, then run the normal **Lidarr-first,
+YouTube-fallback** flow — instead of failing because `yt-dlp` can't download
+those platforms.
+
+YouTube and SoundCloud links keep their current direct-`yt-dlp` behavior (they
+already download with good metadata). Free-text queries are unchanged.
+
+## Scope
+
+| Input | Behavior |
+|-------|----------|
+| youtube / youtube-music / soundcloud URL (incl. playlists) | Current `handle_url` direct download — **unchanged** |
+| any other URL (spotify/apple/tidal/deezer/…) | **New:** Odesli resolve → Lidarr-first → exact-YouTube fallback |
+| free-text query | Current combined search — **unchanged** |
+
+## Approach
+
+Approach A — *resolve-then-reuse*. Turn a non-direct link into a canonical
+`"Artist - Title"` query and feed the existing, battle-tested combined flow.
+The only metadata source added is Odesli; album/year still come from the Lidarr
+path (MusicBrainz) and the YouTube exact-track tags from `yt-dlp`/`ytmusic`.
+
+Rejected:
+- **B (full enrichment):** Odesli + MusicBrainz to also resolve album/year and
+  force-tag precisely. Marginal gain over yt-dlp's own tagging; more calls +
+  complexity. Noted as an easy later add.
+- **C (Odesli for every URL):** uniform but pointless for youtube/soundcloud,
+  which already work. Out of scope by decision.
+
+## Components
+
+### `odesli_resolve(url) -> Optional[Resolved]` (musicfetch core)
+
+- Request: `GET https://api.song.link/v1-alpha.1/links?url=<urlencoded>&userCountry=US`,
+  ~5s timeout.
+- Parse: entity = `data["entitiesByUniqueId"][data["entityUniqueId"]]`.
+  - `title` ← `entity["title"]`
+  - `artist` ← `entity["artistName"]`
+  - `thumb` ← `entity.get("thumbnailUrl", "")`
+  - `youtube_url` ← `data["linksByPlatform"]["youtubeMusic"]["url"]`,
+    else `["youtube"]["url"]`, else `""`.
+- Returns a small `Resolved` struct (or dict) with the above.
+- Returns `None` on **any** failure: network error, non-200, JSON error,
+  missing `entityUniqueId`/entity, or missing both title and artist.
+- No API key required (Odesli public tier, ~10 req/min — fine for interactive use).
+
+### `_is_direct_url(url) -> bool` (musicfetch core)
+
+True when the host is YouTube, YouTube Music, or SoundCloud, OR the URL is a
+playlist per the existing `_is_youtube_playlist_url`. These route to the
+existing `handle_url`. Everything else (that `is_url`) routes to `handle_link`.
+
+### `handle_link(url, root, quality, dry_run, noninteractive, yt_first, limit)` (musicfetch core)
+
+1. `r = odesli_resolve(url)`.
+   - If `None`: print error
+     `"Couldn't resolve <url>. Try the direct YouTube/SoundCloud link."`
+     and stop. No silent yt-dlp fallback — Spotify et al. aren't downloadable
+     by yt-dlp, so a fallback would just fail confusingly.
+2. `query = f"{r.artist} - {r.title}".strip(" -")`.
+3. Lidarr hits ← existing Lidarr search for `query` (`lidarr_search`, which
+   resolves Artist-Track → MusicBrainz album → Lidarr, filling year).
+4. YouTube hit ← **exact** track from Odesli, only if `r.youtube_url`:
+   `Hit(source="youtube", kind="track", title=r.title, artist=r.artist,
+   payload={"url": r.youtube_url})`. (Not a fuzzy YouTube re-search — it's the
+   same track the user shared.) `act_youtube` → `_track_url` already prefers
+   `payload["url"]`.
+5. `hits = lidarr_hits + ([yt_hit] if yt_hit else [])`.
+   - If empty → error `"No Lidarr or YouTube source found for <query>."`.
+6. `chosen = pick(hits, query, noninteractive, yt_first)`; then the **existing**
+   dispatch (mirrors `main()`): Lidarr album → `act_lidarr_album`; if no indexer
+   release, fall through to the YouTube hit; Lidarr artist → `act_lidarr_artist`;
+   YouTube → `act_youtube`.
+
+Default action when a Lidarr album is found: **Lidarr first** (auto-pick in
+noninteractive/server, add + indexer search, fall to exact YouTube only on no
+release) — consistent with the current text-query/server behavior.
+
+## Wiring
+
+### CLI `main()`
+
+Replace:
+```python
+if is_url(query):
+    handle_url(query, args.root, args.quality, args.dry_run)
+    return
+```
+with:
+```python
+if is_url(query):
+    if _is_direct_url(query):
+        handle_url(query, args.root, args.quality, args.dry_run)
+    else:
+        handle_link(query, args.root, args.quality, args.dry_run,
+                    args.noninteractive, args.ytsearch, args.limit)
+    return
+```
+
+### Server `/fetch`
+
+In the `mf.is_url(q)` branch, split on `mf._is_direct_url(q)`:
+- direct → existing `probe_url` + `perform_url_fetch` job (unchanged).
+- non-direct → resolve + build hits via a new `mf.resolve_link_hits(q, limit)`
+  helper returning `(query, hits)`; then reuse the **existing** combined-search
+  job path: `pick` → `actions.perform_fetch(chosen, hits, quality, ROOT)` with
+  the normal started/done/failed messages. If `resolve_link_hits` yields no
+  hits → 404 `"No results found for '<url>'."`; if Odesli itself fails → 422/404
+  with the speakable resolve-failure message.
+
+Keep core download/search logic in `musicfetch`; the server stays a thin reuse
+layer. `resolve_link_hits` lives in core so both CLI and server share it (the
+CLI `handle_link` is `resolve_link_hits` + the existing dispatch).
+
+### `server/mf.py`
+
+Export new symbols: `_is_direct_url`, `odesli_resolve`, `handle_link`,
+`resolve_link_hits`.
+
+## Error handling
+
+- Odesli miss/failure → single speakable error, no crash, no silent bad fallback.
+- Lidarr unreachable → existing loud-failure logging + YouTube fallback already
+  applies (the exact YouTube hit is in `hits`).
+- Missing youtube link from Odesli but Lidarr has the album → still works
+  (Lidarr path), just no YouTube fallback for that one.
+
+## Out of scope (YAGNI)
+
+- Album/year enrichment from Odesli (Approach B) — later if tags prove weak.
+- Non-yt/sc playlist links — single-track resolution only for now.
+- Caching Odesli responses.
+
+## Tests
+
+- `odesli_resolve`: mocked HTTP — full response, missing-youtube-link, missing
+  entity / malformed JSON (→ `None`), non-200 (→ `None`).
+- `_is_direct_url`: youtube / music.youtube / soundcloud / playlist → True;
+  spotify / apple / tidal → False.
+- `handle_link` / `resolve_link_hits`: Odesli miss → error/empty; Odesli hit →
+  `hits` contains Lidarr album(s) + exact YouTube track; Lidarr-first dispatch.

musicfetch

@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from typing import Optional
 
 import requests
-from requests.exceptions import RequestException
+from requests.exceptions import ConnectionError as ReqConnectionError
+from requests.exceptions import RequestException, Timeout
 from urllib.parse import urlparse, parse_qs
 
 # Optional deps — degrade gracefully if missing.
@@ -46,6 +47,60 @@ HEADERS = {"X-Api-Key": API_KEY, "Content-Type": "application/json"}
 # Runtime flags, populated in main().
 DEBUG = False
 
+# yt-dlp cookies — authenticated requests bypass YouTube's bot-check ("Sign in
+# to confirm you're not a bot") and lift rate limits, which is essential for
+# bulk --repair. Set via CLI (--cookies / --cookies-from-browser) or env so the
+# REST API container can supply them too.
+COOKIES_FILE = os.environ.get("YTDLP_COOKIES", "")
+COOKIES_FROM_BROWSER = os.environ.get("YTDLP_COOKIES_FROM_BROWSER", "")
+
+# Per-request throttle. YouTube rate-limits a session after a burst of metadata
+# fetches ("This content isn't available, try again later"), tripping even
+# single-worker runs after a while. Sleeping between requests (and randomly
+# before each download) keeps the session under the limit. Seconds; 0 disables.
+# Tunable via env or --sleep; default 1s mirrors yt-dlp's own `-t sleep` advice.
+SLEEP_REQUESTS = os.environ.get("YTDLP_SLEEP", "1")
+
+# yt-dlp JS-challenge solver. YouTube now gates formats behind signature / "n"
+# challenges that yt-dlp's bundled solver can't reliably crack; without the EJS
+# remote-component solver script it warns "Signature/n challenge solving failed:
+# Some formats may be missing" and downloads break (looks like a cookie problem,
+# isn't). Enabling ejs:github makes yt-dlp fetch the solver and run it via a local
+# JS runtime (deno). Needs a recent yt-dlp + deno present. Set empty to disable.
+REMOTE_COMPONENTS = os.environ.get("YTDLP_REMOTE_COMPONENTS", "ejs:github")
+
+
+def _cookie_args() -> list:
+    """yt-dlp cookie flags (file wins over browser); empty when neither is set."""
+    if COOKIES_FILE:
+        return ["--cookies", COOKIES_FILE]
+    if COOKIES_FROM_BROWSER:
+        return ["--cookies-from-browser", COOKIES_FROM_BROWSER]
+    return []
+
+
+def _sleep_args(download: bool = False) -> list:
+    """yt-dlp throttle flags; empty when SLEEP_REQUESTS<=0. Sleeps between
+    extraction HTTP requests; for downloads also adds a randomized pre-download
+    interval (secs..2*secs) to further space out hits to YouTube."""
+    try:
+        secs = float(SLEEP_REQUESTS)
+    except (TypeError, ValueError):
+        secs = 0.0
+    if secs <= 0:
+        return []
+    args = ["--sleep-requests", str(secs)]
+    if download:
+        args += ["--sleep-interval", str(secs), "--max-sleep-interval", str(secs * 2)]
+    return args
+
+
+def _ejs_args() -> list:
+    """yt-dlp EJS challenge-solver flags; empty when REMOTE_COMPONENTS is unset."""
+    if REMOTE_COMPONENTS:
+        return ["--remote-components", REMOTE_COMPONENTS]
+    return []
+
 # Quality choices for --quality.
 QUALITY_CHOICES = ["best", "320", "m4a", "opus", "flac"]
 
@@ -78,6 +133,21 @@ class Hit:
         return self.title or self.album or self.artist
 
 
+@dataclass
+class Resolved:
+    title: str = ""
+    artist: str = ""
+    thumb: str = ""
+    youtube_url: str = ""
+
+
+class OdesliError(Exception):
+    """Raised when an Odesli link can't be resolved to usable metadata."""
+
+
+ODESLI_URL = "https://api.song.link/v1-alpha.1/links"
+
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Helpers
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -236,11 +306,22 @@ def lidarr_search(query: str, limit: int) -> list[Hit]:
     return _fallback_lookup(query, limit, artist_first=True)
 
 
+def _log_lidarr_failure(label: str, e: Exception) -> None:
+    """A connection/timeout error means Lidarr is unreachable — the silent
+    YouTube fallback that follows is easy to mistake for "Lidarr had no match",
+    so surface it loudly. Ordinary HTTP errors stay debug-only."""
+    if isinstance(e, (ReqConnectionError, Timeout)):
+        err(f"Lidarr unreachable ({label} at {LIDARR_URL}): {e}. "
+            f"Falling back to YouTube.")
+    else:
+        dbg(f"{label} failed: {e}")
+
+
 def _lidarr_album_candidates(term: str) -> list[Hit]:
     try:
         return [_album_to_hit(a) for a in lidarr_get("/api/v1/album/lookup", params={"term": term})]
     except RequestException as e:
-        dbg(f"album/lookup failed: {e}")
+        _log_lidarr_failure("album/lookup", e)
         return []
 
 
@@ -248,7 +329,7 @@ def _lidarr_artist_candidates(term: str) -> list[Hit]:
     try:
         return [_artist_to_hit(a) for a in lidarr_get("/api/v1/artist/lookup", params={"term": term})]
     except RequestException as e:
-        dbg(f"artist/lookup failed: {e}")
+        _log_lidarr_failure("artist/lookup", e)
         return []
 
 
@@ -325,7 +406,7 @@ def _ytmusic_search(query: str, limit: int) -> list[Hit]:
 def _ytdlp_search(query: str, limit: int) -> list[Hit]:
     try:
         result = subprocess.run(
-            ["yt-dlp", "--flat-playlist", "-J", f"ytsearch{limit}:{query}"],
+            ["yt-dlp", *_cookie_args(), *_ejs_args(), *_sleep_args(), "--flat-playlist", "-J", f"ytsearch{limit}:{query}"],
             capture_output=True, text=True, check=True,
         )
         data = json.loads(result.stdout)
@@ -596,6 +677,9 @@ def _quality_args(quality: str) -> list[str]:
 def yt_download(url_or_query: str, target_folder: Optional[str], quality: str, dry_run: bool,
                 hit: Optional[Hit] = None, outtmpl: Optional[str] = None):
     cmd = ["yt-dlp",
+           *_cookie_args(),
+           *_ejs_args(),
+           *_sleep_args(download=True),
            *_quality_args(quality),
            "--embed-metadata",
            "--embed-thumbnail",
@@ -605,19 +689,34 @@ def yt_download(url_or_query: str, target_folder: Optional[str], quality: str, d
         cmd += ["-o", outtmpl]
     else:
         cmd += ["-P", target_folder]
-    # Override tags from the chosen hit so they don't rely on scraped titles.
+    # Override embedded tags from the chosen hit. Inject literals via a
+    # seed-then-replace pair: --parse-metadata first copies an always-present
+    # field into meta_<tag> (so the tag exists even when the source lacks it,
+    # e.g. YouTube videos with no album), then --replace-in-metadata overwrites
+    # it with the literal value. This dodges yt-dlp's output-template trap where
+    # a bare-word FROM (e.g. "Cochise") matches field_to_template's r'[a-zA-Z_]+$'
+    # and is read as a *field name* -> "NA". --replace-in-metadata args are
+    # literal, so single-word values and parens survive intact.
+    def _force_tag(field: str, value: str) -> list[str]:
+        repl = value.replace("\\", r"\\")  # backslash is special in re.sub repl
+        return ["--parse-metadata", f"%(title,id)s:%(meta_{field})s",
+                "--replace-in-metadata", f"meta_{field}", "^.*$", repl]
+
     if hit:
-        if hit.artist:
-            # First artist only; anchored ^.*$ replaces the whole field exactly once
-            # (a bare .* matches twice and doubles the value).
-            primary_artist = hit.artist.split(",")[0].strip()
-            cmd += ["--replace-in-metadata", "artist", "^.*$", primary_artist]
-        if hit.album:
-            cmd += ["--parse-metadata", f"{hit.album}:%(album)s"]
+        primary_artist = hit.artist.split(",")[0].strip() if hit.artist else ""
+        if primary_artist:
+            cmd += _force_tag("artist", primary_artist)
         if hit.title:
-            cmd += ["--parse-metadata", f"{hit.title}:%(title)s"]
+            cmd += _force_tag("title", hit.title)
+        if hit.album:
+            cmd += _force_tag("album", hit.album)
         if hit.year:
             cmd += ["--parse-metadata", f"{hit.year}:%(release_year)s"]
+    # When the hit carried no album, still embed one: the resolved/native album
+    # if present, else a placeholder so players (e.g. Plexamp) don't choke on a
+    # blank album. (A hit album is already forced above and must not be clobbered.)
+    if not (hit and hit.album):
+        cmd += ["--parse-metadata", "%(album|Unknown Album)s:%(meta_album)s"]
     cmd.append(url_or_query)
 
     dest = outtmpl or target_folder
@@ -687,6 +786,19 @@ def _is_youtube_playlist_url(url: str) -> bool:
     return "list" in qs and "v" not in qs
 
 
+_DIRECT_DOMAINS = ("youtube.com", "youtu.be", "soundcloud.com")
+
+
+def _is_direct_url(url: str) -> bool:
+    """True for links yt-dlp downloads well directly (YouTube, SoundCloud).
+    These skip Odesli resolution and use the existing handle_url path. Matches on
+    a label boundary so look-alikes (notyoutube.com) don't slip through."""
+    if not is_url(url):
+        return False
+    host = (urlparse(url).hostname or "").lower()
+    return any(host == d or host.endswith("." + d) for d in _DIRECT_DOMAINS)
+
+
 def _ytmusic_playlist(pid: str) -> tuple[str, list[Hit]]:
     """Expand a YouTube Music playlist via ytmusicapi. Returns ("", []) on failure."""
     try:
@@ -718,6 +830,32 @@ def _entry_to_hit(entry: dict) -> Hit:
                         "extractor": source})
 
 
+def odesli_resolve(url: str) -> Optional[Resolved]:
+    """Resolve any streaming link to {title, artist, thumb, youtube_url} via the
+    Odesli (song.link) public API. Returns None on any failure (network, non-200,
+    malformed body, missing title+artist) so callers can fall back loudly."""
+    try:
+        resp = requests.get(ODESLI_URL,
+                            params={"url": url, "userCountry": "US"},
+                            timeout=8)
+        if resp.status_code != 200:
+            dbg(f"odesli {resp.status_code} for {url}")
+            return None
+        data = resp.json()
+        entity = data["entitiesByUniqueId"][data["entityUniqueId"]]
+        title = entity.get("title", "")
+        artist = entity.get("artistName", "")
+        if not title and not artist:
+            return None
+        platforms = data.get("linksByPlatform", {})
+        yt = (platforms.get("youtubeMusic") or platforms.get("youtube") or {}).get("url", "")
+        return Resolved(title=title, artist=artist,
+                        thumb=entity.get("thumbnailUrl", ""), youtube_url=yt)
+    except (RequestException, ValueError, KeyError, TypeError) as e:
+        dbg(f"odesli resolve failed for {url}: {e}")
+        return None
+
+
 def probe_url(url: str) -> tuple[str, str, list[Hit]]:
     """Classify a URL via yt-dlp. Returns (kind, title, hits) where kind is
     'playlist' (hits populated) or 'track' (hits empty; caller downloads the URL).
@@ -729,7 +867,7 @@ def probe_url(url: str) -> tuple[str, str, list[Hit]]:
             if hits:
                 return "playlist", title, hits
     try:
-        result = subprocess.run(["yt-dlp", "--flat-playlist", "-J", url],
+        result = subprocess.run(["yt-dlp", *_cookie_args(), *_ejs_args(), *_sleep_args(), "--flat-playlist", "-J", url],
                                 capture_output=True, text=True, check=True)
         data = json.loads(result.stdout)
     except (subprocess.CalledProcessError, json.JSONDecodeError) as e:
@@ -767,18 +905,28 @@ def download_single(url: str, root: str, quality: str, dry_run: bool) -> dict:
     return {"title": title, "artist": artist, "ok": ok}
 
 
-def run_yt_dlp_get_metadata(url: str) -> Optional[dict]:
+def run_yt_dlp_get_metadata(url: str, extra_args=None) -> Optional[dict]:
+    cmd = ["yt-dlp", *_cookie_args(), *_ejs_args(), *_sleep_args(), "-j", "--no-playlist", *(extra_args or []), url]
     try:
-        result = subprocess.run(
-            ["yt-dlp", "-j", "--no-playlist", url],
-            capture_output=True, text=True, check=True,
-        )
+        result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True, check=True)
         return json.loads(result.stdout)
     except (subprocess.CalledProcessError, json.JSONDecodeError) as e:
-        err(f"yt-dlp metadata extraction failed: {e}")
+        # Surface yt-dlp's own last stderr line (e.g. 429 / "not a bot") instead
+        # of a bare exit code — the actual reason is what you need to act on.
+        detail = ""
+        stderr = getattr(e, "stderr", "") or ""
+        lines = [ln for ln in stderr.strip().splitlines() if ln.strip()]
+        if lines:
+            detail = f" — {lines[-1]}"
+        err(f"yt-dlp metadata extraction failed for {url}{detail}")
         return None
 
 
+# Repair only reads tags — skip YouTube's slow/throttled JS signature step
+# (we never download here), which keeps metadata but is far faster per file.
+_REPAIR_META_ARGS = ["--extractor-args", "youtube:player_skip=js"]
+
+
 def get_artist_from_metadata(meta: dict) -> str:
     for key in ("artist", "creator", "uploader", "channel"):
         if meta.get(key):
@@ -788,6 +936,46 @@ def get_artist_from_metadata(meta: dict) -> str:
     return "Unknown Artist"
 
 
+def resolve_link_hits(url: str, limit: int) -> tuple[str, list[Hit]]:
+    """Resolve a non-YouTube/SoundCloud link via Odesli into a search query plus
+    Lidarr-first, YouTube-fallback hits for "Artist - Title". Odesli frequently
+    omits a YouTube link, so we always run a normal youtube_search for the
+    fallback; when Odesli DID supply a link, its exact track is inserted as the
+    preferred (first) YouTube hit. Raises OdesliError if the link can't resolve."""
+    r = odesli_resolve(url)
+    if r is None:
+        raise OdesliError(url)
+    query = f"{r.artist} - {r.title}".strip(" -")
+    hits = build_combined_hits(query, limit, yt_first=False,
+                               lidarr_only=False, yt_only=False)
+    if r.youtube_url:
+        exact = Hit(source="youtube", kind="track", title=r.title,
+                    artist=r.artist, thumbnail=r.thumb,
+                    payload={"url": r.youtube_url})
+        idx = next((i for i, h in enumerate(hits) if h.source == "youtube"), len(hits))
+        hits = hits[:idx] + [exact] + hits[idx:]
+    return query, hits
+
+
+def handle_link(url: str, root: str, quality: str, dry_run: bool,
+                noninteractive: bool, yt_first: bool, limit: int) -> None:
+    """CLI path for a non-direct link: resolve via Odesli, then run the normal
+    Lidarr-first pick/dispatch with the exact YouTube track as fallback."""
+    try:
+        query, hits = resolve_link_hits(url, limit)
+    except OdesliError:
+        err(f"Couldn't resolve {url}. Try the direct YouTube/SoundCloud link.")
+        return
+    if not hits:
+        err(f"No Lidarr or YouTube source found for '{query}'.")
+        return
+    chosen = pick(hits, query, noninteractive, yt_first)
+    if not chosen:
+        print("Nothing selected.")
+        return
+    _dispatch_chosen(chosen, hits, root, quality, dry_run, False, False)
+
+
 def handle_url(url: str, root: str, quality: str, dry_run: bool):
     kind, title, hits = probe_url(url)
     if kind == "playlist":
@@ -875,12 +1063,53 @@ def _read_tag(audio, key_map, field: str) -> str:
     return str(val[0]) if isinstance(val, list) else str(val)
 
 
+# Placeholder tag values the old tagging bug left behind (yt-dlp's "NA" missing
+# marker, and the "Unknown *" fallbacks). Treated as empty so repair overwrites
+# them rather than mistaking them for a real, present tag.
+_BOGUS_TAGS = {"", "na", "n/a", "unknown", "unknown album", "unknown artist"}
+
+
+def _is_bogus(value: str) -> bool:
+    return (value or "").strip().casefold() in _BOGUS_TAGS
+
+
+def _fs_safe(name: str) -> str:
+    """Filesystem-safe filename stem: mirror yt-dlp's default '/'->'⧸' so the
+    path stays a single segment, and drop NULs."""
+    return name.replace("/", "⧸").replace("\0", "").strip()
+
+
+def _maybe_rename_bogus(path: str, title: str, dry_run: bool) -> tuple[str, Optional[str]]:
+    """When the filename stem is a placeholder (e.g. 'NA [<id>]'), rename to
+    '<title> [<id>].<ext>'. Returns (current_path, change_note_or_None)."""
+    fname = os.path.basename(path)
+    parsed = _parse_track_file(fname)
+    if not parsed:
+        return path, None
+    stem_title, vid = parsed
+    if not _is_bogus(stem_title) or _is_bogus(title):
+        return path, None
+    ext = fname.rsplit(".", 1)[-1]
+    new_name = f"{_fs_safe(title)} [{vid}].{ext}"
+    new_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(path), new_name)
+    if new_path == path or not new_name:
+        return path, None
+    note = f"renamed -> {new_name}"
+    if dry_run:
+        print(f"[dry-run] would rename {fname} -> {new_name}")
+        return path, note
+    os.rename(path, new_path)
+    print(f"renamed {fname} -> {new_name}")
+    return new_path, note
+
+
 def repair_file(path: str, source: str, dry_run: bool) -> list[str]:
-    """Re-tag one file from source metadata. Conservative: fixes album/year
-    (the common breakage) and only fills MISSING artist/title — never clobbers
-    existing tags with channel names or decorated music-video titles. Files whose
-    source has no real music metadata (no album/year, e.g. music videos) are left
-    untouched. Returns the list of changed fields."""
+    """Re-tag one file from source metadata. album/year are authoritative
+    (overwrite); artist/title are filled when MISSING *or* a known-bogus
+    placeholder ('NA', 'Unknown …') — the old tagging bug wrote those — but a
+    genuine existing tag is never clobbered with a channel name or decorated
+    music-video title. A bogus 'NA [<id>]' filename is renamed to the recovered
+    title. Returns the list of changed fields."""
     parsed = _parse_track_file(os.path.basename(path))
     if not parsed:
         dbg(f"skip (no id): {path}")
@@ -893,17 +1122,11 @@ def repair_file(path: str, source: str, dry_run: bool) -> list[str]:
     if not url:
         dbg(f"skip (source '{source}' not re-queryable): {path}")
         return []
-    meta = run_yt_dlp_get_metadata(url)
+    meta = run_yt_dlp_get_metadata(url, _REPAIR_META_ARGS)
     if not meta:
         dbg(f"skip (no metadata): {path}")
         return []
 
-    album = (meta.get("album") or "").strip()
-    year = _valid_year(meta)
-    if not album and not year:
-        dbg(f"skip (no music metadata, likely a video): {path}")
-        return []
-
     try:
         audio, key_map = _open_audio(path)
     except Exception as e:  # noqa: BLE001
@@ -912,18 +1135,28 @@ def repair_file(path: str, source: str, dry_run: bool) -> list[str]:
     if audio is None:
         return []
 
-    # album/year are authoritative (overwrite); artist/title fill-missing only.
+    album = (meta.get("album") or "").strip()
+    year = _valid_year(meta)
+    cur_artist = _read_tag(audio, key_map, "artist")
+    cur_title = _read_tag(audio, key_map, "title")
+    cur_album = _read_tag(audio, key_map, "album")
+    meta_artist = get_artist_from_metadata(meta)
+    meta_title = (meta.get("title") or "").strip()
+
     updates = {}
     if album:
         updates["album"] = album
+    elif cur_album and _is_bogus(cur_album) and cur_album.strip().casefold() != "unknown album":
+        # No source album, but the tag is a literal 'NA' — normalise it so no
+        # file keeps the placeholder (a blank album is left blank, as before).
+        updates["album"] = "Unknown Album"
     if year:
         updates["date"] = year
-    artist = get_artist_from_metadata(meta)
-    if artist and artist != "Unknown Artist" and not _read_tag(audio, key_map, "artist"):
-        updates["artist"] = artist
-    title = meta.get("title", "")
-    if title and not _read_tag(audio, key_map, "title"):
-        updates["title"] = title
+    # Fill artist/title when missing OR bogus; never overwrite a genuine value.
+    if meta_artist and not _is_bogus(meta_artist) and _is_bogus(cur_artist):
+        updates["artist"] = meta_artist
+    if meta_title and not _is_bogus(meta_title) and _is_bogus(cur_title):
+        updates["title"] = meta_title
 
     changed = []
     for field, value in updates.items():
@@ -936,35 +1169,59 @@ def repair_file(path: str, source: str, dry_run: bool) -> list[str]:
     if changed:
         prefix = "[dry-run] would set" if dry_run else "set"
         print(f"{prefix} [{', '.join(changed)}] on {path}")
+
+    # Repair a placeholder filename using the final (recovered) title.
+    final_title = updates.get("title") or cur_title
+    _, rename_note = _maybe_rename_bogus(path, final_title, dry_run)
+    if rename_note:
+        changed.append(rename_note)
     return changed
 
 
-def repair_library(root: str, dry_run: bool) -> tuple[int, int]:
-    """Walk <root>/<artist>/<source>/ and re-tag audio files. Returns (scanned, changed)."""
+def repair_library(root: str, dry_run: bool, exclude=(), workers: int = 8) -> tuple[int, int]:
+    """Walk <root>/<artist>/<source>/ and re-tag audio files. Returns (scanned, changed).
+    Each file is an independent yt-dlp network round-trip, so they run in a
+    thread pool (network-bound); `workers` caps concurrency. Each thread owns
+    its own file + request, so no shared state needs locking beyond the counts.
+    Lower `workers` if YouTube starts rate-limiting (HTTP 429/403)."""
     if not os.path.isdir(root):
         err(f"Root folder not found: {root}")
         return 0, 0
-    scanned = changed = 0
-    for path, source, _artist in _iter_source_files(root):
-        scanned += 1
+
+    def _one(path, source):
         try:
-            if repair_file(path, source, dry_run):
-                changed += 1
+            return bool(repair_file(path, source, dry_run))
         except Exception as e:  # noqa: BLE001 — one bad file shouldn't abort
             err(f"repair failed ({os.path.basename(path)}): {e}")
+            return False
+
+    scanned = changed = 0
+    files = ((p, s) for p, s, _a in _iter_source_files(root, exclude))
+    with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=max(1, workers)) as ex:
+        for ok in ex.map(lambda ps: _one(*ps), files):
+            scanned += 1
+            changed += int(ok)
+            if scanned % 100 == 0:
+                print(f"… {scanned} scanned, {changed} changed", flush=True)
     verb = "Would repair" if dry_run else "Repaired"
     print(f"{verb} {changed}/{scanned} files")
     return scanned, changed
 
 
-def _iter_source_files(root: str):
+def _iter_source_files(root: str, exclude=()):
     """Yield (path, source, artist) for audio files under <root>/<artist>/<source>/
-    where source is a yt-dlp source folder (Lidarr album folders are skipped)."""
+    where source is a yt-dlp source folder (Lidarr album folders are skipped).
+    Skips any artist or source folder whose name is in `exclude` (case-insensitive)."""
+    skip = {e.lower() for e in exclude}
     for artist in sorted(os.listdir(root)):
+        if artist.lower() in skip:
+            continue
         adir = os.path.join(root, artist)
         if not os.path.isdir(adir):
             continue
         for source in sorted(os.listdir(adir)):
+            if source.lower() in skip:
+                continue
             sdir = os.path.join(adir, source)
             if not os.path.isdir(sdir) or not _is_source_dir(source):
                 continue
@@ -1029,13 +1286,13 @@ def retag_file_from_path(path: str, folder_artist: str, dry_run: bool) -> list[s
     return changed
 
 
-def retag_library_from_path(root: str, dry_run: bool) -> tuple[int, int]:
+def retag_library_from_path(root: str, dry_run: bool, exclude=()) -> tuple[int, int]:
     """Re-tag artist/title offline from folder+filename for every source file."""
     if not os.path.isdir(root):
         err(f"Root folder not found: {root}")
         return 0, 0
     scanned = changed = 0
-    for path, _source, artist in _iter_source_files(root):
+    for path, _source, artist in _iter_source_files(root, exclude):
         scanned += 1
         try:
             if retag_file_from_path(path, artist, dry_run):
@@ -1084,25 +1341,73 @@ def parse_args():
                    help="Search all albums when adding an artist to Lidarr.")
     p.add_argument("--repair", action="store_true",
                    help="Re-tag existing downloads under --root from source metadata.")
+    p.add_argument("--workers", type=int, default=4,
+                   help="Parallel yt-dlp metadata fetches during --repair (default 4; "
+                        "raise with cookies, lower if YouTube rate-limits).")
+    p.add_argument("--sleep", type=float, metavar="SECS",
+                   help="Seconds to sleep between yt-dlp requests (0 disables). "
+                        "Avoids YouTube rate-limiting on bulk runs. Overrides "
+                        "$YTDLP_SLEEP (default 1).")
+    p.add_argument("--cookies", metavar="FILE",
+                   help="Path to a yt-dlp cookies.txt (authenticated requests avoid "
+                        "YouTube's bot-check / rate limits). Overrides $YTDLP_COOKIES.")
+    p.add_argument("--cookies-from-browser", metavar="BROWSER",
+                   help="Load YouTube cookies from a local browser, e.g. firefox or "
+                        "chrome. Overrides $YTDLP_COOKIES_FROM_BROWSER.")
+    p.add_argument("--remote-components", metavar="SPEC",
+                   help="yt-dlp EJS challenge-solver source (default ejs:github; "
+                        "needs deno). Fixes 'signature/n challenge solving failed'. "
+                        "Pass '' to disable. Overrides $YTDLP_REMOTE_COMPONENTS.")
     p.add_argument("--retag-from-path", action="store_true",
                    help="Offline: re-tag artist/title from folder + filename "
                         "(fixes tags damaged by a prior --repair).")
+    p.add_argument("-x", "--exclude", action="append", default=[], metavar="NAME",
+                   help="Folder name under --root to skip during --repair/--retag-from-path "
+                        "(repeatable, e.g. -x Unsorted -x playlists).")
     p.add_argument("--debug", action="store_true", help="Verbose output.")
     return p.parse_args()
 
 
+def _dispatch_chosen(chosen: Hit, hits: list[Hit], root: str, quality: str,
+                     dry_run: bool, lidarr_only: bool, search_all: bool) -> None:
+    """Act on a picked Hit: Lidarr album (add+search, fall to top YouTube hit on
+    no release), Lidarr artist, or a YouTube track. Shared by main() and handle_link."""
+    if chosen.source == "lidarr":
+        if chosen.kind == "album":
+            handled = act_lidarr_album(chosen, root, search_all, dry_run)
+            if not handled and not lidarr_only:
+                yt_fallback = next((h for h in hits if h.source == "youtube"), None)
+                if yt_fallback:
+                    print("Using top YouTube hit as fallback.")
+                    act_youtube(yt_fallback, root, quality, dry_run)
+                else:
+                    print("No YouTube fallback available.")
+        else:
+            act_lidarr_artist(chosen, root, search_all, dry_run)
+    else:
+        act_youtube(chosen, root, quality, dry_run)
+
+
 def main():
-    global DEBUG
+    global DEBUG, COOKIES_FILE, COOKIES_FROM_BROWSER, SLEEP_REQUESTS, REMOTE_COMPONENTS
     args = parse_args()
     DEBUG = args.debug
+    if args.sleep is not None:
+        SLEEP_REQUESTS = args.sleep
+    if args.cookies:
+        COOKIES_FILE = args.cookies
+    if args.cookies_from_browser:
+        COOKIES_FROM_BROWSER = args.cookies_from_browser
+    if args.remote_components is not None:  # '' disables; None keeps env default
+        REMOTE_COMPONENTS = args.remote_components
     query = " ".join(args.query).strip()
 
     if args.retag_from_path:
-        retag_library_from_path(args.root, args.dry_run)
+        retag_library_from_path(args.root, args.dry_run, args.exclude)
         return
 
     if args.repair:
-        repair_library(args.root, args.dry_run)
+        repair_library(args.root, args.dry_run, args.exclude, args.workers)
         return
 
     if not query:
@@ -1114,7 +1419,11 @@ def main():
         sys.exit(1)
 
     if is_url(query):
-        handle_url(query, args.root, args.quality, args.dry_run)
+        if _is_direct_url(query):
+            handle_url(query, args.root, args.quality, args.dry_run)
+        else:
+            handle_link(query, args.root, args.quality, args.dry_run,
+                        args.noninteractive, args.ytsearch, args.limit)
         return
 
     hits = build_combined_hits(query, args.limit, args.ytsearch,
@@ -1128,21 +1437,8 @@ def main():
         print("Nothing selected.")
         return
 
-    if chosen.source == "lidarr":
-        if chosen.kind == "album":
-            handled = act_lidarr_album(chosen, args.root, args.search_all, args.dry_run)
-            if not handled and not args.lidarr_only:
-                # Fall through to the top YouTube hit for the same query.
-                yt_fallback = next((h for h in hits if h.source == "youtube"), None)
-                if yt_fallback:
-                    print("Using top YouTube hit as fallback.")
-                    act_youtube(yt_fallback, args.root, args.quality, args.dry_run)
-                else:
-                    print("No YouTube fallback available.")
-        else:
-            act_lidarr_artist(chosen, args.root, args.search_all, args.dry_run)
-    else:
-        act_youtube(chosen, args.root, args.quality, args.dry_run)
+    _dispatch_chosen(chosen, hits, args.root, args.quality, args.dry_run,
+                     args.lidarr_only, args.search_all)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":

server/.env.example

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Copy to server/.env and fill in. docker-compose reads it automatically.
+
+# Lidarr (preferred source)
+LIDARR_API_KEY=
+
+# API key clients must send to musicfetch-api
+MUSICFETCH_API_KEY=
+
+# Optional: authenticated YouTube cookies to dodge the bot-check
+# ("Sign in to confirm you're not a bot") and rate limits.
+# Set to the host path of a Netscape-format cookies.txt (see README
+# "Getting YouTube cookies"). Leave unset to run without cookies.
+# YTDLP_COOKIES_HOST=/host/path/cookies.txt

server/Dockerfile

@@ -1,7 +1,20 @@
 FROM python:3.12-slim
 
+# ffmpeg for audio extraction/embedding; deno is the JS runtime yt-dlp needs
+# for YouTube (without it: "No supported JavaScript runtime" -> missing formats
+# / HTTP 403). yt-dlp auto-detects deno on PATH.
 RUN apt-get update \
-    && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends ffmpeg \
+    && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends ffmpeg ca-certificates curl unzip \
+    && arch="$(uname -m)" \
+    && case "$arch" in \
+         x86_64)  deno_arch=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu ;; \
+         aarch64) deno_arch=aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu ;; \
+         *) echo "unsupported arch: $arch" >&2; exit 1 ;; \
+       esac \
+    && curl -fsSL "https://github.com/denoland/deno/releases/latest/download/deno-${deno_arch}.zip" -o /tmp/deno.zip \
+    && unzip /tmp/deno.zip -d /usr/local/bin \
+    && rm /tmp/deno.zip \
+    && apt-get purge -y --auto-remove curl unzip \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 WORKDIR /app

server/app.py

@@ -53,16 +53,39 @@ def fetch(q: str = Query(..., min_length=1),
         raise HTTPException(status_code=422, detail=f"Invalid quality '{quality}'.")
 
     if mf.is_url(q):
-        kind, title, hits = mf.probe_url(q)
-        syn = mf.Hit(source="youtube", kind=kind, title=title, artist="")
-        job = jobs.create_job(hit=syn, message=actions.url_started_message(kind, title))
+        if mf._is_direct_url(q):
+            kind, title, hits = mf.probe_url(q)
+            syn = mf.Hit(source="youtube", kind=kind, title=title, artist="")
+            job = jobs.create_job(hit=syn, message=actions.url_started_message(kind, title))
+            response = _job_public(job)
+            done_msg = actions.playlist_done_message if kind == "playlist" else actions.url_done_message
+            jobs.run_job(
+                job.id,
+                lambda: actions.perform_url_fetch(q, kind, title, hits, quality, ROOT),
+                done_message=done_msg,
+                fail_message="Download failed.",
+            )
+            return response
+
+        # Non-direct link (Spotify/Apple/...): resolve via Odesli, then run the
+        # normal Lidarr-first pick/dispatch with the exact YouTube track fallback.
+        try:
+            query, hits = mf.resolve_link_hits(q, 10)
+        except mf.OdesliError:
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=422,
+                                detail=f"Couldn't resolve {q}. Try the direct YouTube or SoundCloud link.")
+        if not hits:
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail=f"No results found for '{q}'.")
+        chosen = mf.pick(hits, query, True, False)
+        if chosen is None:
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail=f"No results found for '{q}'.")
+        job = jobs.create_job(hit=chosen, message=actions.started_message(chosen))
         response = _job_public(job)
-        done_msg = actions.playlist_done_message if kind == "playlist" else actions.url_done_message
         jobs.run_job(
             job.id,
-            lambda: actions.perform_url_fetch(q, kind, title, hits, quality, ROOT),
-            done_message=done_msg,
-            fail_message="Download failed.",
+            lambda: actions.perform_fetch(chosen, hits, quality, ROOT),
+            done_message=actions.done_message(chosen),
+            fail_message=actions.failed_message(chosen),
         )
         return response
 

server/docker-compose.yml

@@ -13,13 +13,14 @@ services:
       MUSICFETCH_API_KEY: "${MUSICFETCH_API_KEY}"
       MUSICFETCH_ROOT: "/media/music"
       MUSICFETCH_PORT: "6769"
+      # Optional: authenticated YouTube cookies to avoid bot-check ("Sign in to
+      # confirm you're not a bot") / rate limits. To enable, set in a .env file
+      # (see server/.env.example):
+      #   YTDLP_COOKIES_HOST=/host/path/cookies.txt
+      # The host file is mounted read-only at /cookies.txt and used automatically.
+      YTDLP_COOKIES: "${YTDLP_COOKIES_HOST:+/cookies.txt}"
     volumes:
       - /media/music:/media/music
-    networks:
-      - lidarr_net
-
-networks:
-  lidarr_net:
-    external: true
-    # Set to the actual network name of your existing Lidarr stack, e.g.:
-    # name: media_default
+      # Cookies bind: maps to the host cookies.txt when YTDLP_COOKIES_HOST is set,
+      # otherwise /dev/null (harmless no-op so the container still starts).
+      - "${YTDLP_COOKIES_HOST:-/dev/null}:/cookies.txt:ro"

server/mf.py

@@ -28,7 +28,14 @@ is_url = _mod.is_url
 probe_url = _mod.probe_url
 download_hits = _mod.download_hits
 download_single = _mod.download_single
+_is_direct_url = _mod._is_direct_url
+odesli_resolve = _mod.odesli_resolve
+resolve_link_hits = _mod.resolve_link_hits
+handle_link = _mod.handle_link
+OdesliError = _mod.OdesliError
 
 __all__ = ["Hit", "build_combined_hits", "pick", "act_youtube",
            "act_lidarr_album", "act_lidarr_artist", "QUALITY_CHOICES",
-           "is_url", "probe_url", "download_hits", "download_single"]
+           "is_url", "probe_url", "download_hits", "download_single",
+           "_is_direct_url", "odesli_resolve", "resolve_link_hits",
+           "handle_link", "OdesliError"]

server/requirements.txt

@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ requests
 ytmusicapi
 rich
 yt-dlp
+mutagen

tests/test_api_url.py

@@ -73,3 +73,43 @@ def test_search_query_still_works(client, auth, monkeypatch):
     r = client.post("/fetch", params={"q": "Daft Punk - Discovery"}, headers=auth)
     assert r.status_code == 200
     assert r.json()["status"] == "queued"
+
+
+def test_non_direct_link_resolves_and_fetches(client, auth, monkeypatch):
+    from server import mf
+    lid = mf.Hit(source="lidarr", kind="album", title="A Moment Apart",
+                 artist="ODESZA", album="A Moment Apart", year="2017",
+                 payload={"album": {"id": 9}})
+    yt = mf.Hit(source="youtube", kind="track", title="Bloom", artist="ODESZA",
+                payload={"url": "https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=YYY"})
+    monkeypatch.setattr("server.app.mf.resolve_link_hits",
+                        lambda url, limit: ("ODESZA - Bloom", [lid, yt]))
+    monkeypatch.setattr("server.app.mf.pick", lambda hits, q, ni, yf: hits[0])
+    monkeypatch.setattr("server.app.actions.perform_fetch",
+                        lambda chosen, hits, quality, root: {"path": None, "lidarr_album_id": 9})
+    r = client.post("/fetch", params={"q": "https://open.spotify.com/track/abc"}, headers=auth)
+    assert r.status_code == 200
+    body = r.json()
+    assert body["status"] == "queued"
+    assert body["hit"]["album"] == "A Moment Apart"
+    done = _wait_done(client, auth, body["job_id"])
+    assert done["status"] == "done"
+
+
+def test_non_direct_link_resolve_failure_422(client, auth, monkeypatch):
+    from server import mf as mf_mod
+
+    def boom(url, limit):
+        raise mf_mod.OdesliError(url)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr("server.app.mf.resolve_link_hits", boom)
+    r = client.post("/fetch", params={"q": "https://open.spotify.com/track/bad"}, headers=auth)
+    assert r.status_code == 422
+    assert "resolve" in r.json()["message"].lower()
+
+
+def test_non_direct_link_no_hits_404(client, auth, monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr("server.app.mf.resolve_link_hits",
+                        lambda url, limit: ("ODESZA - Bloom", []))
+    r = client.post("/fetch", params={"q": "https://open.spotify.com/track/abc"}, headers=auth)
+    assert r.status_code == 404

tests/test_lidarr_search.py

@@ -81,3 +81,30 @@ def test_last_resort_universal_search(monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "lidarr_get", fake_get)
     hits = mf.lidarr_search("Daft Punk - Discovery", 10)
     assert hits and hits[0].album == "Discovery"
+
+
+def test_unreachable_lidarr_warns_loudly(monkeypatch, capsys):
+    # A connection error must surface on stderr (not silent dbg) so the
+    # YouTube fallback isn't mistaken for "Lidarr had no match".
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "API_KEY", "testkey")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "DEBUG", False)
+
+    def boom(path, params=None, timeout=15):
+        raise mf.ReqConnectionError("Name or service not known")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "lidarr_get", boom)
+
+    hits = mf._lidarr_album_candidates("anything")
+    assert hits == []
+    assert "Lidarr unreachable" in capsys.readouterr().err
+
+
+def test_http_error_stays_quiet(monkeypatch, capsys):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "API_KEY", "testkey")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "DEBUG", False)
+
+    def boom(path, params=None, timeout=15):
+        raise mf.RequestException("500 Server Error")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "lidarr_get", boom)
+
+    assert mf._lidarr_album_candidates("anything") == []
+    assert "Lidarr unreachable" not in capsys.readouterr().err

tests/test_mf_url_exports.py

@@ -6,3 +6,11 @@ def test_url_helpers_reexported():
     assert callable(smf.probe_url)
     assert callable(smf.download_hits)
     assert callable(smf.download_single)
+
+
+def test_odesli_symbols_reexported():
+    import server.mf as smf
+    assert callable(smf._is_direct_url)
+    assert callable(smf.odesli_resolve)
+    assert callable(smf.resolve_link_hits)
+    assert callable(smf.handle_link)

tests/test_odesli.py

@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+import server.mf  # noqa: F401 — loads musicfetch, registers musicfetch_core
+import musicfetch_core as mf
+
+
+class _FakeResp:
+    def __init__(self, status, payload):
+        self.status_code = status
+        self._payload = payload
+
+    def json(self):
+        return self._payload
+
+
+FULL = {
+    "entityUniqueId": "SPOTIFY_SONG::abc",
+    "entitiesByUniqueId": {
+        "SPOTIFY_SONG::abc": {
+            "title": "Bloom",
+            "artistName": "ODESZA",
+            "thumbnailUrl": "https://img/cover.jpg",
+        }
+    },
+    "linksByPlatform": {
+        "youtubeMusic": {"url": "https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=YYY"},
+        "youtube": {"url": "https://youtube.com/watch?v=YYY"},
+    },
+}
+
+
+def test_odesli_resolve_full(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf.requests, "get", lambda *a, **k: _FakeResp(200, FULL))
+    r = mf.odesli_resolve("https://open.spotify.com/track/abc")
+    assert r.title == "Bloom"
+    assert r.artist == "ODESZA"
+    assert r.thumb == "https://img/cover.jpg"
+    assert r.youtube_url == "https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=YYY"
+
+
+def test_odesli_resolve_prefers_ytmusic_then_youtube(monkeypatch):
+    payload = {**FULL, "linksByPlatform": {"youtube": {"url": "https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZZZ"}}}
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf.requests, "get", lambda *a, **k: _FakeResp(200, payload))
+    r = mf.odesli_resolve("https://open.spotify.com/track/abc")
+    assert r.youtube_url == "https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZZZ"
+
+
+def test_odesli_resolve_no_youtube_link(monkeypatch):
+    payload = {**FULL, "linksByPlatform": {}}
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf.requests, "get", lambda *a, **k: _FakeResp(200, payload))
+    r = mf.odesli_resolve("https://open.spotify.com/track/abc")
+    assert r.youtube_url == ""
+    assert r.title == "Bloom"
+
+
+def test_odesli_resolve_non_200_returns_none(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf.requests, "get", lambda *a, **k: _FakeResp(429, {}))
+    assert mf.odesli_resolve("https://open.spotify.com/track/abc") is None
+
+
+def test_odesli_resolve_malformed_returns_none(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf.requests, "get", lambda *a, **k: _FakeResp(200, {"nope": 1}))
+    assert mf.odesli_resolve("https://open.spotify.com/track/abc") is None
+
+
+def test_odesli_resolve_network_error_returns_none(monkeypatch):
+    def boom(*a, **k):
+        raise mf.RequestException("down")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf.requests, "get", boom)
+    assert mf.odesli_resolve("https://open.spotify.com/track/abc") is None
+
+
+def test_is_direct_url_youtube():
+    assert mf._is_direct_url("https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=abc")
+    assert mf._is_direct_url("https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abc")
+    assert mf._is_direct_url("https://youtu.be/abc")
+
+
+def test_is_direct_url_soundcloud():
+    assert mf._is_direct_url("https://soundcloud.com/dj/track")
+
+
+def test_is_direct_url_other_platforms_false():
+    assert not mf._is_direct_url("https://open.spotify.com/track/abc")
+    assert not mf._is_direct_url("https://music.apple.com/us/album/x/1?i=2")
+    assert not mf._is_direct_url("https://tidal.com/browse/track/123")
+
+
+def test_is_direct_url_youtube_playlist_true():
+    assert mf._is_direct_url("https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLabc")
+
+
+def test_is_direct_url_lookalike_hosts_false():
+    # Trailing-substring look-alikes must NOT be treated as direct (label boundary).
+    assert not mf._is_direct_url("https://notyoutube.com/watch?v=abc")
+    assert not mf._is_direct_url("https://myyoutube.com/x")
+    assert not mf._is_direct_url("https://evilyoutu.be/x")
+    assert not mf._is_direct_url("https://youtube.com.evil.com/x")
+
+
+def test_is_direct_url_subdomains_true():
+    assert mf._is_direct_url("https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=abc")
+    assert mf._is_direct_url("https://on.soundcloud.com/x")
+    assert mf._is_direct_url("https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1")
+
+
+def _resolved(yt="https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=YYY"):
+    return mf.Resolved(title="Bloom", artist="ODESZA",
+                       thumb="https://img/cover.jpg", youtube_url=yt)
+
+
+def _ytsearch_hit():
+    return mf.Hit(source="youtube", kind="track", title="Bloom (search)",
+                  artist="ODESZA", payload={"videoId": "srch"})
+
+
+def test_resolve_link_hits_lidarr_first_then_exact_then_search(monkeypatch):
+    # Odesli supplies a YouTube link -> exact track is the FIRST youtube hit,
+    # ahead of the fuzzy youtube_search results, and after the Lidarr hits.
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "odesli_resolve", lambda url: _resolved())
+    lid = mf.Hit(source="lidarr", kind="album", title="A Moment Apart",
+                 artist="ODESZA", album="A Moment Apart", year="2017",
+                 payload={"album": {"id": 9}})
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "lidarr_search", lambda q, limit: [lid])
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "youtube_search", lambda q, limit: [_ytsearch_hit()])
+    query, hits = mf.resolve_link_hits("https://open.spotify.com/track/abc", 10)
+    assert query == "ODESZA - Bloom"
+    assert hits[0].source == "lidarr"
+    yt = [h for h in hits if h.source == "youtube"]
+    assert yt[0].payload.get("url") == "https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=YYY"  # exact first
+    assert any(h.payload.get("videoId") == "srch" for h in yt)                  # search fallback present
+
+
+def test_resolve_link_hits_no_odesli_yt_uses_search_fallback(monkeypatch):
+    # Regression: Odesli often omits YouTube links. With no Lidarr match and no
+    # Odesli YouTube link, a normal youtube_search must still yield hits (not empty).
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "odesli_resolve", lambda url: _resolved(yt=""))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "lidarr_search", lambda q, limit: [])
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "youtube_search", lambda q, limit: [_ytsearch_hit()])
+    query, hits = mf.resolve_link_hits("https://open.spotify.com/track/abc", 10)
+    assert hits, "must not be empty when YouTube search finds the track"
+    assert all(h.source == "youtube" for h in hits)
+    assert not any(h.payload.get("url") for h in hits)  # no exact Odesli hit injected
+
+
+def test_resolve_link_hits_odesli_miss_raises(monkeypatch):
+    import pytest
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "odesli_resolve", lambda url: None)
+    with pytest.raises(mf.OdesliError):
+        mf.resolve_link_hits("https://open.spotify.com/track/abc", 10)
+
+
+def test_handle_link_miss_prints_and_returns(monkeypatch, capsys):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "odesli_resolve", lambda url: None)
+    mf.handle_link("https://open.spotify.com/track/abc", "/m", "best",
+                   False, True, False, 10)
+    out = capsys.readouterr()
+    assert "Couldn't resolve" in (out.err + out.out)
+
+
+def test_handle_link_dispatches_chosen(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "odesli_resolve", lambda url: _resolved())
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "lidarr_search", lambda q, limit: [])
+    chosen = {}
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "pick", lambda hits, q, ni, yf: hits[0])
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "_dispatch_chosen",
+                        lambda c, hits, root, quality, dry, lo, sa: chosen.update(c=c, root=root))
+    mf.handle_link("https://open.spotify.com/track/abc", "/m", "best",
+                   False, True, False, 10)
+    assert chosen["c"].source == "youtube"
+    assert chosen["root"] == "/m"

tests/test_playlist.py

@@ -102,3 +102,43 @@ def test_yt_download_returns_true_on_zero_exit(monkeypatch):
 
 def test_yt_download_dry_run_returns_true():
     assert mf.yt_download("u", "/tmp/x", "best", True) is True
+
+
+def test_yt_download_always_sets_album_default(monkeypatch):
+    captured = {}
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf.os, "makedirs", lambda *a, **k: None)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf.subprocess, "run", lambda cmd, **k: captured.update(cmd=cmd) or _CP(""))
+    mf.yt_download("u", "/tmp/x", "best", False)
+    assert "%(album|Unknown Album)s:%(meta_album)s" in captured["cmd"]
+
+
+def test_yt_download_single_word_tags_injected_literally(monkeypatch):
+    # Regression: `--parse-metadata "Cochise:%(title)s"` makes yt-dlp treat the
+    # bare word 'Cochise' as a FIELD name (field_to_template's r'[a-zA-Z_]+$'),
+    # producing 'NA'. Single-word album/title must reach yt-dlp as literals.
+    captured = {}
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf.os, "makedirs", lambda *a, **k: None)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf.subprocess, "run", lambda cmd, **k: captured.update(cmd=cmd) or _CP(""))
+    hit = mf.Hit(source="youtube", kind="track", title="Cochise",
+                 artist="Audioslave", album="Solid", payload={"videoId": "x"})
+    mf.yt_download("u", "/tmp/x", "best", False, hit=hit)
+    cmd = captured["cmd"]
+    joined = " ".join(cmd)
+    # The buggy bare-word parse-metadata FROM must be gone.
+    assert "Solid:%(album)s" not in joined
+    assert "Cochise:%(title)s" not in joined
+    # Literal values must be passed as literal args (immune to template parsing).
+    assert "Solid" in cmd
+    assert "Cochise" in cmd
+    # A hit album must not be clobbered by the Unknown-Album default.
+    assert "%(album|Unknown Album)s:%(meta_album)s" not in cmd
+
+
+def test_yt_download_passes_cookies(monkeypatch):
+    captured = {}
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "COOKIES_FILE", "/cookies.txt")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "COOKIES_FROM_BROWSER", "")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf.os, "makedirs", lambda *a, **k: None)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf.subprocess, "run", lambda cmd, **k: captured.update(cmd=cmd) or _CP(""))
+    mf.yt_download("u", "/tmp/x", "best", False)
+    assert "--cookies" in captured["cmd"] and "/cookies.txt" in captured["cmd"]

tests/test_repair.py

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class _FakeAudio(dict):
 
 def test_repair_file_fixes_album_and_year(monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "run_yt_dlp_get_metadata",
-                        lambda url: {"artist": "Daft Punk", "title": "Aerodynamic",
+                        lambda url, *a: {"artist": "Daft Punk", "title": "Aerodynamic",
                                      "album": "Discovery", "release_year": 2001})
     audio = _FakeAudio({"artist": ["Daft Punk"], "title": ["Aerodynamic"]})  # album/date missing
     monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "_open_audio", lambda path: (audio, None))
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def test_repair_file_fixes_album_and_year(monkeypatch):
 
 def test_repair_file_dry_run_writes_nothing(monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "run_yt_dlp_get_metadata",
-                        lambda url: {"artist": "A", "title": "T", "album": "Alb", "release_year": 2020})
+                        lambda url, *a: {"artist": "A", "title": "T", "album": "Alb", "release_year": 2020})
     audio = _FakeAudio({})
     monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "_open_audio", lambda path: (audio, None))
     changed = mf.repair_file(f"X/youtube/T [{YT_ID}].opus", "youtube", dry_run=True)
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def test_repair_file_dry_run_writes_nothing(monkeypatch):
 def test_repair_file_skips_music_video(monkeypatch):
     # No album AND no valid release year -> treat as a video, leave tags alone.
     monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "run_yt_dlp_get_metadata",
-                        lambda url: {"title": "Artist - Song (Official Music Video)",
+                        lambda url, *a: {"title": "Artist - Song (Official Music Video)",
                                      "uploader": "SomeVEVO", "upload_date": "20110101"})
     audio = _FakeAudio({"artist": ["Real Artist"], "title": ["Song"]})
     monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "_open_audio", lambda path: (audio, None))
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def test_repair_file_skips_music_video(monkeypatch):
 def test_repair_file_fills_missing_but_never_clobbers(monkeypatch):
     # Source artist is a channel name; existing artist must be kept.
     monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "run_yt_dlp_get_metadata",
-                        lambda url: {"artist": "SomeChannelVEVO", "title": "Channel Decorated Title",
+                        lambda url, *a: {"artist": "SomeChannelVEVO", "title": "Channel Decorated Title",
                                      "album": "Real Album", "release_year": 2019})
     audio = _FakeAudio({"artist": ["Correct Artist"], "title": ["Clean Title"]})
     monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "_open_audio", lambda path: (audio, None))
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ def test_repair_file_fills_missing_but_never_clobbers(monkeypatch):
 
 def test_repair_file_fills_missing_artist_when_absent(monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "run_yt_dlp_get_metadata",
-                        lambda url: {"artist": "Real Artist", "title": "T",
+                        lambda url, *a: {"artist": "Real Artist", "title": "T",
                                      "album": "Alb", "release_year": 2020})
     audio = _FakeAudio({})  # nothing present -> fill artist + title too
     monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "_open_audio", lambda path: (audio, None))
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ def test_repair_file_fills_missing_artist_when_absent(monkeypatch):
 def test_repair_file_skips_bad_id(monkeypatch):
     called = {"meta": False}
     monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "run_yt_dlp_get_metadata",
-                        lambda url: called.update(meta=True) or {})
+                        lambda url, *a: called.update(meta=True) or {})
     # last bracket is a descriptor, not a real id
     assert mf.repair_file("X/youtube/Song [Official Video].opus", "youtube", dry_run=False) == []
     assert called["meta"] is False  # never hit the network
@@ -132,11 +132,33 @@ def test_repair_file_skips_bad_id(monkeypatch):
 def test_repair_file_skips_unparseable(monkeypatch):
     called = {"meta": False}
     monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "run_yt_dlp_get_metadata",
-                        lambda url: called.update(meta=True) or {})
+                        lambda url, *a: called.update(meta=True) or {})
     assert mf.repair_file("X/youtube/no-id.opus", "youtube", dry_run=False) == []
     assert called["meta"] is False
 
 
+def test_run_yt_dlp_get_metadata_passes_extra_args(monkeypatch):
+    captured = {}
+
+    class _R:
+        stdout = '{"title": "x"}'
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf.subprocess, "run", lambda cmd, **k: captured.update(cmd=cmd) or _R())
+    mf.run_yt_dlp_get_metadata("http://u", ["--extractor-args", "youtube:player_skip=js"])
+    assert "youtube:player_skip=js" in captured["cmd"]
+
+
+def test_repair_uses_player_skip_fast_args(monkeypatch):
+    captured = {}
+
+    def fake_meta(url, extra_args=None):
+        captured["extra"] = extra_args
+        return {"album": "A", "release_year": 2020, "artist": "X", "title": "T"}
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "run_yt_dlp_get_metadata", fake_meta)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "_open_audio", lambda p: (_FakeAudio({}), None))
+    mf.repair_file(f"X/youtube/T [{YT_ID}].opus", "youtube", dry_run=True)
+    assert captured["extra"] == mf._REPAIR_META_ARGS
+
+
 # ---- repair_library (real temp tree, repair_file mocked) ----
 def test_repair_library_scans_only_source_dirs(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
     root = tmp_path
@@ -159,6 +181,23 @@ def test_repair_library_missing_root():
     assert mf.repair_library("/no/such/dir", dry_run=False) == (0, 0)
 
 
+def test_repair_library_exclude_skips_folders(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    root = tmp_path
+    (root / "Daft Punk" / "youtube").mkdir(parents=True)
+    (root / "Daft Punk" / "youtube" / f"A [{YT_ID}].opus").write_text("x")
+    (root / "Unsorted" / "youtube").mkdir(parents=True)          # excluded artist folder
+    (root / "Unsorted" / "youtube" / f"B [{YT_ID}].opus").write_text("x")
+    (root / "Ephixa" / "playlists").mkdir(parents=True)          # excluded source folder
+    (root / "Ephixa" / "playlists" / f"C [{YT_ID}].opus").write_text("x")
+
+    visited = []
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "repair_file",
+                        lambda path, source, dry_run: visited.append(path) or ["x"])
+    scanned, _ = mf.repair_library(str(root), dry_run=False, exclude=["unsorted", "playlists"])
+    assert scanned == 1
+    assert visited and "Daft Punk" in visited[0]
+
+
 # ---- offline retag-from-path ----
 def test_title_from_filename():
     assert mf._title_from_filename(f"Song [{YT_ID}].opus") == "Song"
@@ -221,3 +260,174 @@ def test_retag_library_walks_source_files(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
     scanned, changed = mf.retag_library_from_path(str(root), dry_run=False)
     assert (scanned, changed) == (1, 1)
     assert visited == ["Daft Punk"]
+
+
+# ---- bogus-tag recovery (old-code NA / Unknown breakage) ----
+def test_is_bogus():
+    for v in ("", "NA", "na", "N/A", "Unknown", "Unknown Album", "unknown artist", "  NA  "):
+        assert mf._is_bogus(v) is True, v
+    for v in ("Cochise", "Solid", "Brother Stoon", "Discovery"):
+        assert mf._is_bogus(v) is False, v
+
+
+def test_repair_file_overwrites_bogus_title(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "run_yt_dlp_get_metadata",
+                        lambda url, *a: {"artist": "Audioslave", "title": "Cochise",
+                                         "album": "Audioslave", "release_year": 2002})
+    audio = _FakeAudio({"artist": ["Audioslave"], "title": ["NA"]})  # bogus title
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "_open_audio", lambda path: (audio, None))
+    changed = mf.repair_file(f"X/youtube/Brother Stoon [{YT_ID}].opus", "youtube", dry_run=False)
+    assert "title=Cochise" in changed
+    assert audio["title"] == ["Cochise"]
+
+
+def test_repair_file_overwrites_bogus_artist(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "run_yt_dlp_get_metadata",
+                        lambda url, *a: {"artist": "Real Artist", "title": "Real Title",
+                                         "album": "Alb", "release_year": 2020})
+    audio = _FakeAudio({"artist": ["NA"], "title": ["Good Title"]})  # bogus artist, good title
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "_open_audio", lambda path: (audio, None))
+    changed = mf.repair_file(f"X/youtube/Good Title [{YT_ID}].opus", "youtube", dry_run=False)
+    assert "artist=Real Artist" in changed
+    assert audio["artist"] == ["Real Artist"]
+    assert audio["title"] == ["Good Title"]  # good title untouched
+
+
+def test_repair_file_normalizes_na_album_when_source_has_none(monkeypatch):
+    # Music video: no source album/year, but album tag is the literal 'NA' -> Unknown Album.
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "run_yt_dlp_get_metadata",
+                        lambda url, *a: {"title": "Some Live Thing", "uploader": "Chan"})
+    audio = _FakeAudio({"artist": ["X"], "title": ["Y"], "album": ["NA"]})
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "_open_audio", lambda path: (audio, None))
+    changed = mf.repair_file(f"X/youtube/Y [{YT_ID}].opus", "youtube", dry_run=False)
+    assert "album=Unknown Album" in changed
+    assert audio["album"] == ["Unknown Album"]
+
+
+def test_repair_file_renames_bogus_filename(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    d = tmp_path / "Audioslave" / "youtube"
+    d.mkdir(parents=True)
+    f = d / f"NA [{YT_ID}].opus"
+    f.write_text("x")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "run_yt_dlp_get_metadata",
+                        lambda url, *a: {"artist": "Audioslave", "title": "Cochise",
+                                         "album": "Audioslave", "release_year": 2002})
+    audio = _FakeAudio({"artist": ["Audioslave"], "title": ["NA"]})
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "_open_audio", lambda path: (audio, None))
+    changed = mf.repair_file(str(f), "youtube", dry_run=False)
+    assert (d / f"Cochise [{YT_ID}].opus").exists()
+    assert not f.exists()
+    assert any("rename" in c.lower() or c.startswith("title=") for c in changed)
+
+
+def test_repair_file_dry_run_does_not_rename(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    d = tmp_path / "Audioslave" / "youtube"
+    d.mkdir(parents=True)
+    f = d / f"NA [{YT_ID}].opus"
+    f.write_text("x")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "run_yt_dlp_get_metadata",
+                        lambda url, *a: {"artist": "Audioslave", "title": "Cochise",
+                                         "album": "Audioslave", "release_year": 2002})
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "_open_audio", lambda path: (_FakeAudio({"title": ["NA"]}), None))
+    mf.repair_file(str(f), "youtube", dry_run=True)
+    assert f.exists()  # untouched in dry-run
+    assert not (d / f"Cochise [{YT_ID}].opus").exists()
+
+
+def test_fs_safe_replaces_slash():
+    assert "/" not in mf._fs_safe("AC/DC Live")
+
+
+# ---- parallel repair ----
+def test_repair_library_parallel_visits_all(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    root = tmp_path
+    n = 50
+    for i in range(n):
+        d = root / f"Artist{i}" / "youtube"
+        d.mkdir(parents=True)
+        (d / f"T{i} [{YT_ID}].opus").write_text("x")
+
+    import threading
+    seen = set()
+    lock = threading.Lock()
+
+    def fake(path, source, dry_run):
+        with lock:
+            seen.add(path)
+        return ["album=X"]
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "repair_file", fake)
+    scanned, changed = mf.repair_library(str(root), dry_run=False, workers=8)
+    assert scanned == n and changed == n
+    assert len(seen) == n
+
+
+def test_repair_library_default_workers_still_works(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    root = tmp_path
+    (root / "A" / "youtube").mkdir(parents=True)
+    (root / "A" / "youtube" / f"T [{YT_ID}].opus").write_text("x")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "repair_file", lambda p, s, d: ["x"])
+    assert mf.repair_library(str(root), dry_run=False) == (1, 1)
+
+
+# ---- cookies + error visibility ----
+def test_cookie_args_file_takes_precedence(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "COOKIES_FILE", "/c.txt")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "COOKIES_FROM_BROWSER", "firefox")
+    assert mf._cookie_args() == ["--cookies", "/c.txt"]
+
+
+def test_cookie_args_browser(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "COOKIES_FILE", "")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "COOKIES_FROM_BROWSER", "firefox")
+    assert mf._cookie_args() == ["--cookies-from-browser", "firefox"]
+
+
+def test_cookie_args_none(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "COOKIES_FILE", "")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "COOKIES_FROM_BROWSER", "")
+    assert mf._cookie_args() == []
+
+
+def test_metadata_fetch_passes_cookies(monkeypatch):
+    captured = {}
+
+    class _R:
+        stdout = '{"title": "x"}'
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "COOKIES_FILE", "/cookies.txt")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "COOKIES_FROM_BROWSER", "")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf.subprocess, "run", lambda cmd, **k: captured.update(cmd=cmd) or _R())
+    mf.run_yt_dlp_get_metadata("http://u")
+    assert "--cookies" in captured["cmd"]
+    assert "/cookies.txt" in captured["cmd"]
+
+
+def test_ejs_args_default(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "REMOTE_COMPONENTS", "ejs:github")
+    assert mf._ejs_args() == ["--remote-components", "ejs:github"]
+
+
+def test_ejs_args_disabled(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "REMOTE_COMPONENTS", "")
+    assert mf._ejs_args() == []
+
+
+def test_metadata_fetch_passes_ejs(monkeypatch):
+    captured = {}
+
+    class _R:
+        stdout = '{"title": "x"}'
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf, "REMOTE_COMPONENTS", "ejs:github")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf.subprocess, "run", lambda cmd, **k: captured.update(cmd=cmd) or _R())
+    mf.run_yt_dlp_get_metadata("http://u")
+    assert "--remote-components" in captured["cmd"]
+    assert "ejs:github" in captured["cmd"]
+
+
+def test_metadata_fetch_logs_stderr(monkeypatch, capsys):
+    def boom(cmd, **k):
+        raise mf.subprocess.CalledProcessError(
+            1, cmd, output="", stderr="WARNING: foo\nERROR: Sign in to confirm you're not a bot.")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mf.subprocess, "run", boom)
+    assert mf.run_yt_dlp_get_metadata("http://u") is None
+    out = capsys.readouterr().err
+    assert "not a bot" in out  # the actionable last stderr line surfaces