Bump version to 1.1.4

Update package.json version from 1.1.3 to 1.1.4 to reflect a new patch release.

docker/unified/entrypoint.sh

@@ -403,12 +403,26 @@ echo "🔄 Running Prisma migrations..."
 cd /app
 su - node -c "cd /app && DATABASE_URL='$DATABASE_URL' npx prisma db push --skip-generate --accept-data-loss" || echo "⚠️  Migrations may have failed, continuing..."
 
-# Run data migrations (idempotent SQL scripts that prisma db push doesn't handle)
+# Run data migrations (run-once SQL scripts tracked in _data_migrations table)
 echo "🔄 Running data migrations..."
+
 for sql_file in /app/prisma/data-migrations/*.sql; do
     if [ -f "$sql_file" ]; then
-        echo "   Running $(basename "$sql_file")..."
+        migration_name=$(basename "$sql_file")
-        su - node -c "cd /app && DATABASE_URL='$DATABASE_URL' npx prisma db execute --schema prisma/schema.prisma --file '$sql_file'" || echo "⚠️  Data migration $(basename "$sql_file") may have failed, continuing..."
+
+        already_run=$(psql "$DATABASE_URL" -tA -c "SELECT 1 FROM _data_migrations WHERE name = '$migration_name' LIMIT 1;")
+        if [ "$already_run" = "1" ]; then
+            echo "   Skipping $migration_name (already executed)"
+            continue
+        fi
+
+        echo "   Running $migration_name..."
+        if su - node -c "cd /app && DATABASE_URL='$DATABASE_URL' npx prisma db execute --schema prisma/schema.prisma --file '$sql_file'"; then
+            psql "$DATABASE_URL" -c "INSERT INTO _data_migrations (name) VALUES ('$migration_name');"
+            echo "   ✅ $migration_name completed"
+        else
+            echo "⚠️  Data migration $migration_name failed, will retry on next start"
+        fi
     fi
 done
 

dockerfile.unified

@@ -24,14 +24,26 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     supervisor \
     curl \
     openssl \
-    ffmpeg \
     locales \
     gosu \
+    xz-utils \
     && sed -i 's/^# \(en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8\)/\1/' /etc/locale.gen \
     && locale-gen en_US.UTF-8 \
     && update-locale LANG=en_US.UTF-8 LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8 \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
+# Install static ffmpeg (no transitive dependencies like imagemagick)
+ADD https://johnvansickle.com/ffmpeg/releases/ffmpeg-release-amd64-static.tar.xz /tmp/ffmpeg.tar.xz
+RUN cd /tmp && tar xf ffmpeg.tar.xz && \
+    cp ffmpeg-*-static/ffmpeg ffmpeg-*-static/ffprobe /usr/local/bin/ && \
+    rm -rf /tmp/ffmpeg*
+
+# Remove imagemagick (pre-installed in node:20-bookworm base image, not needed)
+RUN apt-get purge -y imagemagick imagemagick-6-common 'imagemagick-6*' \
+    'libmagickcore*' 'libmagickwand*' && \
+    apt-get autoremove -y --purge && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
 ENV LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 ENV LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8
 

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "readmeabook",
-  "version": "1.1.1",
+  "version": "1.1.4",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "next dev",

prisma/data-migrations/reset-works-table.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+-- Reset works table to fix incorrect dedup groupings (v1.1.2)
+-- Books with "Series: Title" naming (e.g. "Eden's Gate: The Reborn" vs
+-- "Eden's Gate: The Spartan") were incorrectly merged into the same work
+-- because subtitle stripping collapsed them to the same base title.
+-- The works table auto-rebuilds from dedup logic as users browse.
+DELETE FROM work_asins;
+DELETE FROM works;

prisma/schema.prisma

@@ -718,3 +718,15 @@ model AudibleCacheCategory {
   @@index([categoryId, rank])
   @@map("audible_cache_categories")
 }
+
+// ============================================================================
+// DATA MIGRATION TRACKING
+// Tracks which data migration SQL scripts have been executed (run-once).
+// ============================================================================
+
+model DataMigration {
+  name       String   @id
+  executedAt DateTime @default(now()) @map("executed_at")
+
+  @@map("_data_migrations")
+}

src/app/admin/components/RequestActionsDropdown.tsx

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export function RequestActionsDropdown({
   const canSearch = ['pending', 'failed', 'awaiting_search'].includes(request.status);
   const canAdjustSearchTerms = ['pending', 'failed', 'awaiting_search', 'searching'].includes(request.status);
   const canRetryDownload = request.status === 'failed' && (request.downloadAttempts ?? 0) > 0 && !!onRetryDownload;
-  const canCancel = ['pending', 'searching', 'downloading'].includes(request.status);
+  const canCancel = ['pending', 'searching', 'downloading', 'awaiting_search'].includes(request.status);
   const canDelete = true; // Admins can always delete
 
   // View Source: For ebooks, extract MD5 from slow download URL and link to Anna's Archive

src/app/api/admin/requests/[id]/search-terms/route.ts

@@ -100,15 +100,21 @@ export async function PATCH(
             },
           });
 
-          // Queue search job
+          // Queue search job based on request type
           const { getJobQueueService } = await import('@/lib/services/job-queue.service');
           const jobQueue = getJobQueueService();
-          await jobQueue.addSearchJob(id, {
+          const audiobookData = {
             id: existingRequest.audiobook.id,
             title: existingRequest.audiobook.title,
             author: existingRequest.audiobook.author,
             asin: existingRequest.audiobook.audibleAsin || undefined,
-          });
+          };
+
+          if (existingRequest.type === 'ebook') {
+            await jobQueue.addSearchEbookJob(id, audiobookData);
+          } else {
+            await jobQueue.addSearchJob(id, audiobookData);
+          }
 
           searchTriggered = true;
           logger.info(`Search triggered for request ${id} with custom terms`, { requestId: id });

src/app/api/audiobooks/[asin]/fetch-ebook/route.ts

@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ export async function POST(
             parentRequestId: availableRequest?.id || null, // Link to parent if exists
             status: 'awaiting_approval',
             progress: 0,
+            customSearchTerms: availableRequest?.customSearchTerms || null,
           },
         });
 
@@ -292,6 +293,7 @@ export async function POST(
             parentRequestId: availableRequest?.id || null,
             status: 'pending',
             progress: 0,
+            customSearchTerms: availableRequest?.customSearchTerms || null,
           },
         });
 

src/app/api/audiobooks/[asin]/select-ebook/route.ts

@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ export async function POST(
               status: 'awaiting_approval',
               progress: 0,
               selectedTorrent: selectedEbook as any,
+              customSearchTerms: availableRequest?.customSearchTerms || null,
             },
           });
           logger.info(`Created ebook request ${ebookRequest.id}, awaiting approval`);
@@ -296,6 +297,7 @@ export async function POST(
               parentRequestId: availableRequest?.id || null,
               status: 'searching',
               progress: 0,
+              customSearchTerms: availableRequest?.customSearchTerms || null,
             },
           });
           logger.info(`Created new ebook request ${ebookRequest.id}`);

src/app/api/requests/[id]/fetch-ebook/route.ts

@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ export async function POST(
             parentRequestId,
             status: 'pending',
             progress: 0,
+            customSearchTerms: parentRequest.customSearchTerms,
           },
         });
 

src/app/api/requests/[id]/select-ebook/route.ts

@@ -52,17 +52,32 @@ export async function POST(
           return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Ebook source not specified' }, { status: 400 });
         }
 
-        // Get the parent audiobook request
+        // Get the request - could be an audiobook request or an existing ebook request
-        const parentRequest = await prisma.request.findUnique({
+        const foundRequest = await prisma.request.findUnique({
           where: { id: parentRequestId },
           include: { audiobook: true },
         });
 
-        if (!parentRequest) {
+        if (!foundRequest) {
           return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Request not found' }, { status: 404 });
         }
 
-        if (parentRequest.type !== 'audiobook') {
+        // If this is an ebook request, find the parent audiobook request
+        let parentRequest;
+        if (foundRequest.type === 'ebook') {
+          if (!foundRequest.parentRequestId) {
+            return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Ebook request has no parent audiobook request' }, { status: 400 });
+          }
+          parentRequest = await prisma.request.findUnique({
+            where: { id: foundRequest.parentRequestId },
+            include: { audiobook: true },
+          });
+          if (!parentRequest) {
+            return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Parent audiobook request not found' }, { status: 404 });
+          }
+        } else if (foundRequest.type === 'audiobook') {
+          parentRequest = foundRequest;
+        } else {
           return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Can only select ebooks for audiobook requests' }, { status: 400 });
         }
 
@@ -74,13 +89,16 @@ export async function POST(
         }
 
         // Check for existing ebook request
-        let ebookRequest = await prisma.request.findFirst({
+        // If we were given an ebook request ID directly, use that; otherwise search by parent
-          where: {
+        let ebookRequest = foundRequest.type === 'ebook'
-            parentRequestId,
+          ? foundRequest
-            type: 'ebook',
+          : await prisma.request.findFirst({
-            deletedAt: null,
+              where: {
-          },
+                parentRequestId: parentRequest.id,
-        });
+                type: 'ebook',
+                deletedAt: null,
+              },
+            });
 
         if (ebookRequest && !['failed', 'awaiting_search', 'pending'].includes(ebookRequest.status)) {
           return NextResponse.json({
@@ -109,9 +127,10 @@ export async function POST(
               userId: parentRequest.userId,
               audiobookId: parentRequest.audiobookId,
               type: 'ebook',
-              parentRequestId,
+              parentRequestId: parentRequest.id,
               status: 'searching',
               progress: 0,
+              customSearchTerms: parentRequest.customSearchTerms,
             },
           });
           logger.info(`Created new ebook request ${ebookRequest.id}`);

src/app/api/requests/route.ts

@@ -97,9 +97,27 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
   });
 }
 
+// Status groups for server-side filtering and count aggregation
+const STATUS_GROUPS: Record<string, string[]> = {
+  active:    ['pending', 'searching', 'downloading', 'processing'],
+  waiting:   ['awaiting_search', 'awaiting_import', 'awaiting_approval'],
+  completed: ['available', 'downloaded'],
+  failed:    ['failed'],
+  cancelled: ['cancelled', 'denied'],
+};
+
 /**
- * GET /api/requests?status=pending&limit=50
+ * GET /api/requests
- * Get user's audiobook requests (or all requests for admins)
+ * Get user's audiobook requests with cursor-based pagination and accurate counts.
+ *
+ * Query params:
+ *   status   - filter group: 'active'|'waiting'|'completed'|'failed'|'cancelled'|specific status
+ *   cursor   - request ID for cursor-based pagination (exclusive start)
+ *   take     - page size (default 20, max 100)
+ *   myOnly   - 'true' to restrict to current user even for admins
+ *   type     - 'audiobook'|'ebook'
+ *
+ * Response: { requests, nextCursor, counts: { all, active, waiting, completed, failed, cancelled } }
  */
 export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
   return requireAuth(request, async (req: AuthenticatedRequest) => {
@@ -112,61 +130,102 @@ export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
       }
 
       const searchParams = req.nextUrl.searchParams;
-      const status = searchParams.get('status');
+      const statusParam = searchParams.get('status');
-      const limit = parseInt(searchParams.get('limit') || '50', 10);
+      const cursor = searchParams.get('cursor');
+      const take = Math.min(parseInt(searchParams.get('take') || '20', 10), 100);
+      // Legacy support: honour `limit` if `take` not supplied
+      const limit = searchParams.has('take')
+        ? take
+        : Math.min(parseInt(searchParams.get('limit') || '20', 10), 100);
       const myOnly = searchParams.get('myOnly') === 'true';
-      const type = searchParams.get('type'); // 'audiobook', 'ebook', or null for all
+      const type = searchParams.get('type');
       const isAdmin = req.user.role === 'admin';
 
-      // Build query
+      // Base ownership filter
-      // If myOnly=true, always filter by current user (even for admins)
+      const baseWhere: any = myOnly || !isAdmin ? { userId: req.user.id } : {};
-      // Otherwise, admins see all requests, users see only their own
+      baseWhere.deletedAt = null;
-      const where: any = myOnly || !isAdmin ? { userId: req.user.id } : {};
-      if (status) {
-        where.status = status;
-      }
-      // Filter by type if specified (otherwise returns all types)
-      if (type && ['audiobook', 'ebook'].includes(type)) {
-        where.type = type;
-      }
-      // Only show active (non-deleted) requests
-      where.deletedAt = null;
 
+      if (type && ['audiobook', 'ebook'].includes(type)) {
+        baseWhere.type = type;
+      }
+
+      // Resolve status filter
+      const statusFilter: any = {};
+      if (statusParam) {
+        const group = STATUS_GROUPS[statusParam];
+        if (group) {
+          statusFilter.status = { in: group };
+        } else {
+          // Treat as a specific status literal
+          statusFilter.status = statusParam;
+        }
+      }
+
+      const where = { ...baseWhere, ...statusFilter };
+
+      // ── Paginated request fetch ──────────────────────────────────────────
       const requests = await prisma.request.findMany({
         where,
         include: {
           audiobook: true,
           user: {
-            select: {
+            select: { id: true, plexUsername: true },
-              id: true,
-              plexUsername: true,
-            },
           },
         },
         orderBy: { createdAt: 'desc' },
-        take: limit,
+        take: limit + 1, // fetch one extra to determine if there's a next page
+        ...(cursor ? { cursor: { id: cursor }, skip: 1 } : {}),
       });
 
-      const enriched = requests.map(r => {
+      const hasNextPage = requests.length > limit;
+      const page = hasNextPage ? requests.slice(0, limit) : requests;
+      const nextCursor = hasNextPage ? page[page.length - 1].id : null;
+
+      const enriched = page.map(r => {
         const isCompleted = COMPLETED_STATUSES.includes(r.status as typeof COMPLETED_STATUSES[number]);
         const downloadAvailable = isCompleted && !!r.audiobook?.filePath;
-        // Strip server-side absolute path from client response
         const audiobook = r.audiobook ? { ...r.audiobook, filePath: undefined } : r.audiobook;
         return { ...r, audiobook, downloadAvailable };
       });
 
+      // ── Accurate counts per group (always scoped to ownership/type filter) ──
+      const countWhere = { ...baseWhere };
+
+      const [
+        totalAll,
+        totalActive,
+        totalWaiting,
+        totalCompleted,
+        totalFailed,
+        totalCancelled,
+      ] = await Promise.all([
+        prisma.request.count({ where: countWhere }),
+        prisma.request.count({ where: { ...countWhere, status: { in: STATUS_GROUPS.active } } }),
+        prisma.request.count({ where: { ...countWhere, status: { in: STATUS_GROUPS.waiting } } }),
+        prisma.request.count({ where: { ...countWhere, status: { in: STATUS_GROUPS.completed } } }),
+        prisma.request.count({ where: { ...countWhere, status: { in: STATUS_GROUPS.failed } } }),
+        prisma.request.count({ where: { ...countWhere, status: { in: STATUS_GROUPS.cancelled } } }),
+      ]);
+
       return NextResponse.json({
         success: true,
         requests: enriched,
+        nextCursor,
+        counts: {
+          all:       totalAll,
+          active:    totalActive,
+          waiting:   totalWaiting,
+          completed: totalCompleted,
+          failed:    totalFailed,
+          cancelled: totalCancelled,
+        },
+        // Legacy field for callers that still read `count`
         count: enriched.length,
       });
     } catch (error) {
       logger.error('Failed to get requests', { error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error) });
       return NextResponse.json(
-        {
+        { error: 'FetchError', message: 'Failed to fetch requests' },
-          error: 'FetchError',
-          message: 'Failed to fetch requests',
-        },
         { status: 500 }
       );
     }

src/app/globals.css

@@ -197,6 +197,23 @@ body {
   animation: toast-slide-in 0.3s ease-out;
 }
 
+/* Requests page list entry animations */
+@keyframes fadeIn {
+  from { opacity: 0; }
+  to   { opacity: 1; }
+}
+
+@keyframes fadeInUp {
+  from {
+    opacity: 0;
+    transform: translateY(10px);
+  }
+  to {
+    opacity: 1;
+    transform: translateY(0);
+  }
+}
+
 /* Confirmation Dialog */
 @keyframes dialog-backdrop-in {
   from { opacity: 0; }

src/app/requests/page.tsx

@@ -1,221 +1,405 @@
 /**
- * Component: Requests Page
+ * Component: My Requests Page
  * Documentation: documentation/frontend/components.md
  */
 
 'use client';
 
-import { useState } from 'react';
+import { useState, useRef, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { Header } from '@/components/layout/Header';
 import { RequestCard } from '@/components/requests/RequestCard';
-import { useRequests } from '@/lib/hooks/useRequests';
+import { useMyRequests, RequestFilterGroup, RequestCounts } from '@/lib/hooks/useRequests';
 import { useAuth } from '@/contexts/AuthContext';
-import { usePreferences } from '@/contexts/PreferencesContext';
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils/cn';
 
-type FilterStatus = 'all' | 'active' | 'waiting' | 'completed' | 'failed' | 'cancelled';
+// ── Tab configuration ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+interface TabOption {
+  value: RequestFilterGroup;
+  label: string;
+  countKey: keyof RequestCounts;
+}
+
+const TABS: TabOption[] = [
+  { value: 'all',       label: 'All',       countKey: 'all'       },
+  { value: 'active',    label: 'Active',    countKey: 'active'    },
+  { value: 'waiting',   label: 'Waiting',   countKey: 'waiting'   },
+  { value: 'completed', label: 'Completed', countKey: 'completed' },
+  { value: 'failed',    label: 'Failed',    countKey: 'failed'    },
+  { value: 'cancelled', label: 'Cancelled', countKey: 'cancelled' },
+];
+
+// ── Count badge ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function CountBadge({ count, active }: { count: number; active: boolean }) {
+  if (count === 0) return null;
+  return (
+    <span
+      className={cn(
+        'inline-flex items-center justify-center min-w-[18px] h-[18px] px-1 rounded-full text-[10px] font-semibold tabular-nums transition-all duration-200',
+        active
+          ? 'bg-blue-500/20 text-blue-600 dark:bg-blue-400/20 dark:text-blue-400'
+          : 'bg-gray-200/80 text-gray-500 dark:bg-white/[0.07] dark:text-gray-400'
+      )}
+    >
+      {count > 999 ? '999+' : count}
+    </span>
+  );
+}
+
+// ── Skeleton card ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function SkeletonCard() {
+  return (
+    <div className="bg-white dark:bg-gray-800/60 rounded-xl overflow-hidden border border-gray-100 dark:border-white/[0.06]">
+      <div className="flex gap-3 sm:gap-4 p-3 sm:p-4">
+        {/* Cover placeholder */}
+        <div className="flex-shrink-0 w-16 sm:w-24 aspect-[2/3] rounded-lg bg-gray-200 dark:bg-white/[0.06] animate-pulse" />
+        {/* Content placeholder */}
+        <div className="flex-1 min-w-0 space-y-3 pt-1">
+          <div className="space-y-2">
+            <div className="h-4 bg-gray-200 dark:bg-white/[0.06] rounded-md animate-pulse w-3/4" />
+            <div className="h-3 bg-gray-200 dark:bg-white/[0.06] rounded-md animate-pulse w-1/2" />
+          </div>
+          <div className="h-5 bg-gray-200 dark:bg-white/[0.06] rounded-full animate-pulse w-20" />
+          <div className="pt-3 border-t border-gray-100 dark:border-white/[0.05]">
+            <div className="h-3 bg-gray-200 dark:bg-white/[0.06] rounded animate-pulse w-28" />
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// ── Empty state ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function EmptyState({ filter }: { filter: RequestFilterGroup }) {
+  const isAll = filter === 'all';
+  return (
+    <div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center py-20 text-center space-y-5">
+      <div className="w-16 h-16 rounded-2xl bg-gray-100 dark:bg-white/[0.06] flex items-center justify-center">
+        <svg
+          className="w-8 h-8 text-gray-400 dark:text-gray-500"
+          fill="none"
+          stroke="currentColor"
+          viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+        >
+          <path
+            strokeLinecap="round"
+            strokeLinejoin="round"
+            strokeWidth={1.5}
+            d="M9 12h6m-6 4h6m2 5H7a2 2 0 01-2-2V5a2 2 0 012-2h5.586a1 1 0 01.707.293l5.414 5.414a1 1 0 01.293.707V19a2 2 0 01-2 2z"
+          />
+        </svg>
+      </div>
+      <div className="space-y-1.5">
+        <h2 className="text-base font-semibold text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">
+          {isAll ? 'No requests yet' : `No ${filter} requests`}
+        </h2>
+        <p className="text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 max-w-xs">
+          {isAll
+            ? 'Start by searching for audiobooks and requesting them'
+            : `You don't have any ${filter} requests right now`}
+        </p>
+      </div>
+      {isAll && (
+        <a
+          href="/search"
+          className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 px-5 py-2.5 bg-blue-600 hover:bg-blue-700 active:bg-blue-800 text-white text-sm font-medium rounded-xl transition-all duration-150 shadow-sm hover:shadow-md"
+        >
+          <svg className="w-4 h-4" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+            <path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" strokeWidth={2} d="M21 21l-6-6m2-5a7 7 0 11-14 0 7 7 0 0114 0z" />
+          </svg>
+          Browse Audiobooks
+        </a>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// ── Load More button ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function LoadMoreButton({ onClick, isLoading }: { onClick: () => void; isLoading: boolean }) {
+  return (
+    <div className="flex justify-center pt-2 pb-4">
+      <button
+        onClick={onClick}
+        disabled={isLoading}
+        className={cn(
+          'inline-flex items-center gap-2 px-6 py-2.5 rounded-xl text-sm font-medium transition-all duration-150',
+          'border border-gray-200 dark:border-white/[0.1]',
+          'text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300',
+          'bg-white dark:bg-white/[0.04]',
+          'hover:bg-gray-50 dark:hover:bg-white/[0.07]',
+          'active:scale-[0.98]',
+          'disabled:opacity-50 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:active:scale-100',
+          'shadow-sm'
+        )}
+      >
+        {isLoading ? (
+          <>
+            <svg className="w-4 h-4 animate-spin text-gray-400" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+              <circle className="opacity-25" cx="12" cy="12" r="10" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="3" />
+              <path className="opacity-75" fill="currentColor" d="M4 12a8 8 0 018-8V0C5.373 0 0 5.373 0 12h4z" />
+            </svg>
+            Loading more...
+          </>
+        ) : (
+          <>
+            Load more
+            <svg className="w-4 h-4 text-gray-400" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+              <path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" strokeWidth={2} d="M19 9l-7 7-7-7" />
+            </svg>
+          </>
+        )}
+      </button>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// ── Live indicator ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function LiveIndicator({ hasActive }: { hasActive: boolean }) {
+  if (!hasActive) return null;
+  return (
+    <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-[11px] text-gray-400 dark:text-gray-500">
+      <span className="relative flex h-1.5 w-1.5">
+        <span className="animate-ping absolute inline-flex h-full w-full rounded-full bg-emerald-400 opacity-75" />
+        <span className="relative inline-flex rounded-full h-1.5 w-1.5 bg-emerald-500" />
+      </span>
+      Live
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// ── Tab bar ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+interface TabBarProps {
+  filter: RequestFilterGroup;
+  counts: RequestCounts;
+  countsLoaded: boolean;
+  onChange: (f: RequestFilterGroup) => void;
+}
+
+function TabBar({ filter, counts, countsLoaded, onChange }: TabBarProps) {
+  const scrollRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+
+  // Scroll active tab into view on mount/change
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const container = scrollRef.current;
+    if (!container) return;
+    const active = container.querySelector('[data-active="true"]') as HTMLElement | null;
+    if (active) {
+      const { offsetLeft, offsetWidth } = active;
+      const { scrollLeft, clientWidth } = container;
+      if (offsetLeft < scrollLeft || offsetLeft + offsetWidth > scrollLeft + clientWidth) {
+        container.scrollTo({ left: offsetLeft - 16, behavior: 'smooth' });
+      }
+    }
+  }, [filter]);
+
+  return (
+    <div className="relative -mx-4 sm:mx-0">
+      {/* Left fade */}
+      <div className="pointer-events-none absolute left-0 top-0 bottom-0 w-8 bg-gradient-to-r from-white dark:from-gray-950 to-transparent z-10 sm:hidden" />
+      {/* Right fade */}
+      <div className="pointer-events-none absolute right-0 top-0 bottom-0 w-8 bg-gradient-to-l from-white dark:from-gray-950 to-transparent z-10 sm:hidden" />
+
+      <div
+        ref={scrollRef}
+        className="flex gap-1 overflow-x-auto scrollbar-hide px-4 sm:px-0"
+        role="tablist"
+      >
+        {TABS.map((tab) => {
+          const isActive = filter === tab.value;
+          const count = counts[tab.countKey];
+          // Hide tabs with 0 count unless it's 'all' or currently active
+          if (!isActive && tab.value !== 'all' && countsLoaded && count === 0) return null;
+          return (
+            <button
+              key={tab.value}
+              role="tab"
+              aria-selected={isActive}
+              data-active={isActive}
+              onClick={() => onChange(tab.value)}
+              className={cn(
+                'flex items-center gap-1.5 px-3.5 py-2 rounded-xl text-sm font-medium whitespace-nowrap transition-all duration-150 outline-none flex-shrink-0',
+                'focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-blue-500 focus-visible:ring-offset-2',
+                isActive
+                  ? 'bg-white dark:bg-white/[0.08] text-gray-900 dark:text-white shadow-[0_1px_3px_rgba(0,0,0,0.08),0_1px_6px_rgba(0,0,0,0.05)] dark:shadow-[0_1px_3px_rgba(0,0,0,0.4)] border border-gray-200/80 dark:border-white/[0.1]'
+                  : 'text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 hover:text-gray-700 dark:hover:text-gray-300 hover:bg-black/[0.03] dark:hover:bg-white/[0.04]'
+              )}
+            >
+              {tab.label}
+              {countsLoaded
+                ? <CountBadge count={count} active={isActive} />
+                : tab.value !== 'all' && (
+                    <span className="inline-block w-5 h-3.5 rounded bg-gray-200 dark:bg-white/[0.07] animate-pulse" />
+                  )
+              }
+            </button>
+          );
+        })}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// ── Showing count bar ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function ShowingBar({ showing, total, hasActive }: { showing: number; total: number; hasActive: boolean }) {
+  if (showing === 0) return null;
+  return (
+    <div className="flex items-center justify-between text-xs text-gray-400 dark:text-gray-500 px-0.5">
+      <span>
+        Showing <span className="text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-300 font-medium tabular-nums">{showing}</span>
+        {' of '}
+        <span className="text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-300 font-medium tabular-nums">{total}</span>
+        {total === 1 ? ' request' : ' requests'}
+      </span>
+      <LiveIndicator hasActive={hasActive} />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// ── Main page ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 export default function RequestsPage() {
   const { user } = useAuth();
-  const { squareCovers } = usePreferences();
+  const [filter, setFilter] = useState<RequestFilterGroup>('all');
-  const [filter, setFilter] = useState<FilterStatus>('all');
 
-  // Always fetch only the current user's requests (even for admins)
+  const {
-  // This ensures "My Requests" truly shows only the user's own requests
+    requests,
-  // Admins can see all requests in the admin panel
+    counts,
-  const { requests, isLoading } = useRequests(undefined, 50, true);
+    hasMore,
+    isLoading,
+    isLoadingMore,
+    isEmpty,
+    loadMore,
+  } = useMyRequests(filter);
 
-  // Filter requests client-side based on selected filter
+  const countsLoaded = !isLoading || requests.length > 0;
-  const filteredRequests = filter === 'all'
+  const totalForFilter = counts[filter === 'all' ? 'all' : filter as keyof RequestCounts] ?? 0;
-    ? requests
+  const hasActiveRequests = requests.some(r =>
-    : filter === 'active'
+    ['pending', 'awaiting_search', 'awaiting_approval', 'searching', 'downloading', 'processing', 'awaiting_import'].includes(r.status)
-    ? requests.filter((r: any) => ['pending', 'searching', 'downloading', 'processing'].includes(r.status))
+  );
-    : filter === 'waiting'
-    ? requests.filter((r: any) => ['awaiting_search', 'awaiting_import'].includes(r.status))
-    : filter === 'completed'
-    ? requests.filter((r: any) => ['available', 'downloaded'].includes(r.status))
-    : requests.filter((r: any) => r.status === filter);
 
-  const filterOptions: { value: FilterStatus; label: string }[] = [
+  const handleFilterChange = (f: RequestFilterGroup) => {
-    { value: 'all', label: 'All' },
+    setFilter(f);
-    { value: 'active', label: 'Active' },
+  };
-    { value: 'waiting', label: 'Waiting' },
-    { value: 'completed', label: 'Completed' },
-    { value: 'failed', label: 'Failed' },
-    { value: 'cancelled', label: 'Cancelled' },
-  ];
 
-  // Redirect to login if not authenticated
+  // ── Unauthenticated ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   if (!user) {
     return (
       <div className="min-h-screen">
         <Header />
-        <main className="container mx-auto px-4 py-8 max-w-7xl">
+        <main className="container mx-auto px-4 py-8 max-w-4xl">
-          <div className="text-center py-16 space-y-4">
+          <div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center py-20 text-center space-y-5">
-            <svg
+            <div className="w-16 h-16 rounded-2xl bg-gray-100 dark:bg-white/[0.06] flex items-center justify-center">
-              className="mx-auto h-16 w-16 text-gray-400"
+              <svg className="w-8 h-8 text-gray-400" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
-              fill="none"
+                <path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" strokeWidth={1.5}
-              stroke="currentColor"
+                  d="M12 15v2m-6 4h12a2 2 0 002-2v-6a2 2 0 00-2-2H6a2 2 0 00-2 2v6a2 2 0 002 2zm10-10V7a4 4 0 00-8 0v4h8z" />
-              viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+              </svg>
-            >
+            </div>
-              <path
+            <div className="space-y-1.5">
-                strokeLinecap="round"
+              <h2 className="text-base font-semibold text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">Authentication Required</h2>
-                strokeLinejoin="round"
+              <p className="text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">Please log in to view your audiobook requests</p>
-                strokeWidth={2}
+            </div>
-                d="M12 15v2m-6 4h12a2 2 0 002-2v-6a2 2 0 00-2-2H6a2 2 0 00-2 2v6a2 2 0 002 2zm10-10V7a4 4 0 00-8 0v4h8z"
-              />
-            </svg>
-            <h2 className="text-2xl font-bold text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">
-              Authentication Required
-            </h2>
-            <p className="text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400">
-              Please log in to view your audiobook requests
-            </p>
           </div>
         </main>
       </div>
     );
   }
 
+  // ── Authenticated ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   return (
     <div className="min-h-screen">
       <Header />
 
-      <main className="container mx-auto px-4 py-6 sm:py-8 max-w-7xl space-y-6 sm:space-y-8">
+      <main className="container mx-auto px-4 py-6 sm:py-10 max-w-4xl">
-        {/* Page Header */}
+
-        <div className="space-y-2 sm:space-y-4">
+        {/* Page header */}
-          <h1 className="text-2xl sm:text-3xl md:text-4xl font-bold text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">
+        <div className="mb-6 sm:mb-8">
+          <h1 className="text-2xl sm:text-3xl font-bold tracking-tight text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-50">
             My Requests
           </h1>
-          <p className="text-sm sm:text-base text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400">
+          <p className="mt-1 text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">
             Track the status of your audiobook requests in real-time
           </p>
         </div>
 
-        {/* Filter Tabs */}
+        {/* Tab bar */}
-        <div className="border-b border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 -mx-4 px-4 sm:mx-0 sm:px-0">
+        <div className="mb-5">
-          <div className="flex gap-2 sm:gap-4 -mb-px overflow-x-auto scrollbar-hide">
+          <TabBar
-            {filterOptions.map((option) => (
+            filter={filter}
-              <button
+            counts={counts}
-                key={option.value}
+            countsLoaded={countsLoaded}
-                onClick={() => setFilter(option.value)}
+            onChange={handleFilterChange}
-                className={cn(
+          />
-                  'px-3 sm:px-4 py-2 sm:py-3 text-xs sm:text-sm font-medium border-b-2 transition-colors whitespace-nowrap',
-                  filter === option.value
-                    ? 'border-blue-600 text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400'
-                    : 'border-transparent text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400 hover:text-gray-900 dark:hover:text-gray-200 hover:border-gray-300'
-                )}
-              >
-                {option.label}
-                {!isLoading && (
-                  <span className="ml-2 text-xs">
-                    ({option.value === 'all'
-                      ? requests.length
-                      : option.value === 'active'
-                      ? requests.filter((r: any) => ['pending', 'searching', 'downloading', 'processing'].includes(r.status)).length
-                      : option.value === 'waiting'
-                      ? requests.filter((r: any) => ['awaiting_search', 'awaiting_import'].includes(r.status)).length
-                      : option.value === 'completed'
-                      ? requests.filter((r: any) => ['available', 'downloaded'].includes(r.status)).length
-                      : requests.filter((r: any) => r.status === option.value).length
-                    })
-                  </span>
-                )}
-              </button>
-            ))}
-          </div>
         </div>
 
-        {/* Loading State */}
+        {/* Showing bar */}
+        {!isLoading && requests.length > 0 && (
+          <div className="mb-4">
+            <ShowingBar
+              showing={requests.length}
+              total={totalForFilter}
+              hasActive={hasActiveRequests}
+            />
+          </div>
+        )}
+
+        {/* Loading state — skeleton cards */}
         {isLoading && (
-          <div className="space-y-4">
+          <div className="space-y-3">
-            {[1, 2, 3].map((i) => (
+            {Array.from({ length: 4 }).map((_, i) => (
               <div
                 key={i}
-                className="bg-white dark:bg-gray-800 rounded-lg shadow-md p-4 animate-pulse"
+                style={{ animationDelay: `${i * 60}ms` }}
+                className="animate-[fadeIn_0.3s_ease-out_both]"
               >
-                <div className="flex gap-4">
+                <SkeletonCard />
-                  <div className={cn(
-                    'w-24 bg-gray-300 dark:bg-gray-700 rounded',
-                    squareCovers ? 'aspect-square' : 'aspect-[2/3]'
-                  )}></div>
-                  <div className="flex-1 space-y-3">
-                    <div className="h-6 bg-gray-300 dark:bg-gray-700 rounded w-3/4"></div>
-                    <div className="h-4 bg-gray-300 dark:bg-gray-700 rounded w-1/2"></div>
-                    <div className="h-6 bg-gray-300 dark:bg-gray-700 rounded w-24"></div>
-                  </div>
-                </div>
               </div>
             ))}
           </div>
         )}
 
-        {/* Requests List */}
+        {/* Request list */}
-        {!isLoading && filteredRequests.length > 0 && (
+        {!isLoading && requests.length > 0 && (
-          <div className="space-y-4">
+          <div className="space-y-3">
-            {filteredRequests.map((request: any) => (
+            {requests.map((request, i) => (
-              <RequestCard key={request.id} request={request} showActions={true} />
+              <div
+                key={request.id}
+                style={{ animationDelay: `${Math.min(i, 8) * 40}ms` }}
+                className="animate-[fadeInUp_0.25s_ease-out_both]"
+              >
+                <RequestCard request={request} showActions={true} />
+              </div>
             ))}
           </div>
         )}
 
-        {/* Empty State */}
+        {/* Empty state */}
-        {!isLoading && filteredRequests.length === 0 && (
+        {!isLoading && isEmpty && (
-          <div className="text-center py-16 space-y-4">
+          <EmptyState filter={filter} />
-            <svg
+        )}
-              className="mx-auto h-16 w-16 text-gray-400"
+
-              fill="none"
+        {/* Load more */}
-              stroke="currentColor"
+        {!isLoading && hasMore && (
-              viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+          <div className="mt-4">
-            >
+            <LoadMoreButton onClick={loadMore} isLoading={isLoadingMore} />
-              <path
-                strokeLinecap="round"
-                strokeLinejoin="round"
-                strokeWidth={2}
-                d="M9 12h6m-6 4h6m2 5H7a2 2 0 01-2-2V5a2 2 0 012-2h5.586a1 1 0 01.707.293l5.414 5.414a1 1 0 01.293.707V19a2 2 0 01-2 2z"
-              />
-            </svg>
-            <div className="space-y-2">
-              <h2 className="text-xl font-semibold text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">
-                {filter === 'all' ? 'No requests yet' : `No ${filter} requests`}
-              </h2>
-              <p className="text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400">
-                {filter === 'all'
-                  ? 'Start by searching for audiobooks and requesting them'
-                  : `You don't have any ${filter} requests at the moment`
-                }
-              </p>
-            </div>
-            {filter === 'all' && (
-              <div className="pt-4">
-                <a
-                  href="/search"
-                  className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 px-6 py-3 bg-blue-600 text-white font-medium rounded-lg hover:bg-blue-700 transition-colors"
-                >
-                  <svg className="w-5 h-5" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
-                    <path
-                      strokeLinecap="round"
-                      strokeLinejoin="round"
-                      strokeWidth={2}
-                      d="M21 21l-6-6m2-5a7 7 0 11-14 0 7 7 0 0114 0z"
-                    />
-                  </svg>
-                  Search Audiobooks
-                </a>
-              </div>
-            )}
           </div>
         )}
 
-        {/* Auto-refresh indicator */}
+        {/* Load more skeleton (when fetching additional pages) */}
-        {!isLoading && filteredRequests.length > 0 && (
+        {isLoadingMore && (
-          <div className="text-center text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-500 py-4">
+          <div className="mt-3 space-y-3">
-            <div className="flex items-center justify-center gap-2">
+            {Array.from({ length: 2 }).map((_, i) => (
-              <div className="w-2 h-2 bg-green-500 rounded-full animate-pulse"></div>
+              <SkeletonCard key={`more-${i}`} />
-              <span>Auto-refreshing every 5 seconds</span>
+            ))}
-            </div>
           </div>
         )}
+
       </main>
     </div>
   );

src/components/requests/RequestCard.tsx

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export function RequestCard({ request, showActions = true }: RequestCardProps) {
   const isEbook = requestType === 'ebook';
 
   const isCompleted = COMPLETED_STATUSES.includes(request.status as typeof COMPLETED_STATUSES[number]);
-  const canCancel = ['pending', 'searching', 'downloading'].includes(request.status);
+  const canCancel = ['pending', 'searching', 'downloading', 'awaiting_search'].includes(request.status);
   const isActive = ['searching', 'downloading', 'processing'].includes(request.status);
   const isFailed = request.status === 'failed';
 

src/lib/hooks/useRequests.ts

@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@
 
 'use client';
 
-import { useState } from 'react';
+import { useState, useMemo } from 'react';
 import useSWR, { mutate } from 'swr';
+import useSWRInfinite from 'swr/infinite';
 import { useAuth } from '@/contexts/AuthContext';
 import { fetchWithAuth } from '@/lib/utils/api';
 import { Audiobook } from './useAudiobooks';
@@ -59,6 +60,95 @@ export function useRequests(status?: string, limit: number = 50, myOnly: boolean
   };
 }
 
+// ── Active statuses that warrant live polling ────────────────────────────────
+const ACTIVE_STATUSES = new Set([
+  'pending', 'awaiting_search', 'awaiting_approval',
+  'searching', 'downloading', 'processing', 'awaiting_import',
+]);
+
+export type RequestFilterGroup = 'all' | 'active' | 'waiting' | 'completed' | 'failed' | 'cancelled';
+
+export interface RequestCounts {
+  all: number;
+  active: number;
+  waiting: number;
+  completed: number;
+  failed: number;
+  cancelled: number;
+}
+
+export interface RequestPage {
+  requests: Request[];
+  nextCursor: string | null;
+  counts: RequestCounts;
+}
+
+const PAGE_SIZE = 20;
+
+/**
+ * Paginated hook for "My Requests" page.
+ * Uses SWRInfinite for cursor-based pagination.
+ * Polls only when active requests are present.
+ */
+export function useMyRequests(filter: RequestFilterGroup) {
+  const { accessToken } = useAuth();
+
+  const getKey = (pageIndex: number, previousPage: RequestPage | null): string | null => {
+    if (!accessToken) return null;
+    if (previousPage && !previousPage.nextCursor) return null; // reached end
+
+    const params = new URLSearchParams();
+    params.set('myOnly', 'true');
+    params.set('take', String(PAGE_SIZE));
+    if (filter !== 'all') params.set('status', filter);
+    if (pageIndex > 0 && previousPage?.nextCursor) {
+      params.set('cursor', previousPage.nextCursor);
+    }
+    return `/api/requests?${params.toString()}`;
+  };
+
+  const { data, error, isLoading, isValidating, size, setSize, mutate: revalidate } =
+    useSWRInfinite<RequestPage>(getKey, fetcher, {
+      revalidateFirstPage: true,
+      revalidateOnFocus: false,
+      // Smart polling: refresh every 5s only when active requests exist
+      refreshInterval: (data) => {
+        if (!data) return 5000;
+        const hasActive = data.some(page =>
+          page.requests.some(r => ACTIVE_STATUSES.has(r.status))
+        );
+        return hasActive ? 5000 : 0;
+      },
+    });
+
+  const allRequests = useMemo(
+    () => data?.flatMap(page => page.requests) ?? [],
+    [data]
+  );
+
+  // Counts come from the first page (always the authoritative totals)
+  const counts: RequestCounts = data?.[0]?.counts ?? {
+    all: 0, active: 0, waiting: 0, completed: 0, failed: 0, cancelled: 0,
+  };
+
+  const hasMore = data ? !!data[data.length - 1]?.nextCursor : false;
+  const isLoadingMore = isValidating && size > 1 && !data?.[size - 1];
+  const isEmpty = !isLoading && allRequests.length === 0;
+
+  const loadMore = () => setSize(s => s + 1);
+
+  return {
+    requests: allRequests,
+    counts,
+    hasMore,
+    isLoading,
+    isLoadingMore,
+    isEmpty,
+    loadMore,
+    revalidate,
+  };
+}
+
 export function useRequest(requestId: string) {
   const { accessToken } = useAuth();
 

src/lib/processors/plex-recently-added.processor.ts

@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ export async function processPlexRecentlyAddedCheck(payload: PlexRecentlyAddedPa
     const matchableRequests = await prisma.request.findMany({
       where: {
         type: 'audiobook', // Only match audiobook requests (ebooks don't go to 'available')
-        status: { notIn: ['available', 'cancelled'] },
+        status: { notIn: ['available', 'cancelled', 'denied'] },
         deletedAt: null,
       },
       include: {

src/lib/processors/scan-plex.processor.ts

@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ export async function processScanPlex(payload: ScanPlexPayload): Promise<any> {
     const matchableRequests = await prisma.request.findMany({
       where: {
         type: 'audiobook', // Only match audiobook requests (ebooks don't go to 'available')
-        status: { notIn: ['available', 'cancelled'] },
+        status: { notIn: ['available', 'cancelled', 'denied'] },
         deletedAt: null,
       },
       include: {

src/lib/processors/search-ebook.processor.ts

@@ -36,16 +36,25 @@ export async function processSearchEbook(payload: SearchEbookPayload): Promise<a
   logger.info(`Processing ebook request ${requestId} for "${audiobook.title}"`);
 
   try {
-    // Update request status to searching
+    // Update request status to searching and fetch custom search terms
-    await prisma.request.update({
+    const requestRecord = await prisma.request.update({
       where: { id: requestId },
       data: {
         status: 'searching',
         searchAttempts: { increment: 1 },
         updatedAt: new Date(),
       },
+      select: { customSearchTerms: true },
     });
 
+    // Use custom search terms if set, otherwise use audiobook title
+    const effectiveSearchTitle = requestRecord?.customSearchTerms || audiobook.title;
+    const searchAudiobook = { ...audiobook, title: effectiveSearchTitle };
+
+    if (requestRecord?.customSearchTerms) {
+      logger.info(`Using custom search terms: "${effectiveSearchTitle}" (original: "${audiobook.title}")`);
+    }
+
     // Get ebook configuration
     const configService = getConfigService();
     const preferredFormat = payloadFormat || await configService.get('ebook_sidecar_preferred_format') || 'epub';
@@ -62,7 +71,7 @@ export async function processSearchEbook(payload: SearchEbookPayload): Promise<a
     // ========== STEP 1: Try Anna's Archive (if enabled) ==========
     if (annasArchiveEnabled) {
       logger.info(`Searching Anna's Archive...`);
-      annasArchiveResult = await searchAnnasArchive(audiobook, preferredFormat, logger);
+      annasArchiveResult = await searchAnnasArchive(searchAudiobook, preferredFormat, logger);
 
       if (annasArchiveResult) {
         logger.info(`Found ebook via Anna's Archive (score: ${annasArchiveResult.score})`);
@@ -74,7 +83,7 @@ export async function processSearchEbook(payload: SearchEbookPayload): Promise<a
     // ========== STEP 2: Try Indexer Search (if enabled and no Anna's Archive result) ==========
     if (!annasArchiveResult && indexerSearchEnabled) {
       logger.info(`Searching indexers...`);
-      indexerResult = await searchIndexers(requestId, audiobook, preferredFormat, logger);
+      indexerResult = await searchIndexers(requestId, searchAudiobook, preferredFormat, logger);
 
       if (indexerResult) {
         logger.info(`Found ebook via indexer search (score: ${indexerResult.finalScore.toFixed(1)})`);

src/lib/utils/deduplicate-audiobooks.ts

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import type { AudibleAudiobook } from '../integrations/audible.service';
 /** Patterns in parentheses or brackets to strip (edition markers, format labels) */
 const EDITION_PAREN_RE = /[([][^)\]]*?(?:unabridged|abridged|edition|remaster(?:ed)?|anniversary|complete|original|version|narrat(?:ed|or)?|audio(?:book)?|full cast|dramatiz(?:ed|ation))[^)\]]*[)\]]/gi;
 
-/** Trailing subtitle after colon or long dash */
+/** Trailing subtitle after colon or long dash (used for extraction, not blind stripping) */
 const SUBTITLE_RE = /\s*[:]\s+.+$/;
 const LONG_DASH_SUBTITLE_RE = /\s+[-\u2013\u2014]\s+.+$/;
 
@@ -44,6 +44,44 @@ export function normalizeTitle(title: string): string {
   return t.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim();
 }
 
+/**
+ * Extract the subtitle portion from a title (part after colon or long dash).
+ * Returns empty string if no subtitle found.
+ * Used to prevent false dedup of series books like "Series: Book A" vs "Series: Book B".
+ */
+export function extractSubtitle(title: string): string {
+  let t = title.toLowerCase();
+  // Remove parenthesized/bracketed edition markers first (same as normalizeTitle)
+  t = t.replace(EDITION_PAREN_RE, '');
+  // Remove trailing descriptors
+  t = t.replace(TRAILING_DESCRIPTOR_RE, '');
+  t = t.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim();
+
+  // Try colon subtitle
+  const colonMatch = t.match(/\s*[:]\s+(.+)$/);
+  if (colonMatch) return colonMatch[1].trim();
+
+  // Try long dash subtitle
+  const dashMatch = t.match(/\s+[-\u2013\u2014]\s+(.+)$/);
+  if (dashMatch) return dashMatch[1].trim();
+
+  return '';
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check if two titles' subtitles are compatible for dedup purposes.
+ * - Both have no subtitle → compatible
+ * - One has a subtitle, other doesn't → compatible (re-listing with/without subtitle)
+ * - Both have the SAME subtitle → compatible
+ * - Both have DIFFERENT subtitles → NOT compatible (different books, e.g. series entries)
+ */
+function areSubtitlesCompatible(titleA: string, titleB: string): boolean {
+  const subA = extractSubtitle(titleA);
+  const subB = extractSubtitle(titleB);
+  if (!subA || !subB) return true; // one or both missing → compatible
+  return subA === subB;
+}
+
 /** Normalize narrator for comparison. Sorts individual names so order doesn't matter. */
 function normalizeNarrator(narrator?: string): string {
   const raw = (narrator || '').toLowerCase().trim();
@@ -152,16 +190,20 @@ export function deduplicateAndCollectGroups(books: AudibleAudiobook[]): Deduplic
       continue;
     }
 
-    // Within a title+narrator group, further split by duration compatibility.
+    // Within a title+narrator group, further split by duration AND subtitle
-    // Build sub-groups where all members are duration-compatible with the
+    // compatibility. Build sub-groups where all members are compatible with
-    // representative (first member). A book joins the first compatible sub-group.
+    // the representative (first member). A book joins the first compatible sub-group.
+    // This prevents false dedup of series entries like "Series: Book A" vs "Series: Book B".
     const subGroups: AudibleAudiobook[][] = [];
 
     for (const book of group) {
       let placed = false;
       for (const sg of subGroups) {
-        // Check compatibility against the representative (first member)
+        // Check both duration and subtitle compatibility against the representative
-        if (areDurationsCompatible(sg[0].durationMinutes, book.durationMinutes)) {
+        if (
+          areDurationsCompatible(sg[0].durationMinutes, book.durationMinutes) &&
+          areSubtitlesCompatible(sg[0].title, book.title)
+        ) {
           sg.push(book);
           placed = true;
           break;

tests/api/requests.route.test.ts

@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ describe('Requests API routes', () => {
   it('filters requests for current user when not admin', async () => {
     authRequest.nextUrl = new URL('http://localhost/api/requests?status=pending&limit=5');
     prismaMock.request.findMany.mockResolvedValueOnce([]);
+    prismaMock.request.count.mockResolvedValue(0);
 
     const { GET } = await import('@/app/api/requests/route');
     const response = await GET({} as any);
@@ -212,7 +213,7 @@ describe('Requests API routes', () => {
     expect(prismaMock.request.findMany).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       expect.objectContaining({
         where: expect.objectContaining({ userId: 'user-1', status: 'pending' }),
-        take: 5,
+        take: 6, // limit + 1 for cursor pagination next-page detection
       })
     );
   });

tests/app/requests.page.test.tsx

@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 import { resetMockAuthState, setMockAuthState } from '../helpers/mock-auth';
 import { resetMockRouter } from '../helpers/mock-next-navigation';
 
-const useRequestsMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+const useMyRequestsMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
 
 vi.mock('@/lib/hooks/useRequests', () => ({
-  useRequests: useRequestsMock,
+  useMyRequests: useMyRequestsMock,
 }));
 
 vi.mock('@/components/layout/Header', () => ({
@@ -41,13 +41,18 @@ describe('RequestsPage', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     resetMockAuthState();
     resetMockRouter();
-    useRequestsMock.mockReset();
+    useMyRequestsMock.mockReset();
     vi.resetModules();
   });
 
+  const defaultCounts = { all: 0, active: 0, waiting: 0, completed: 0, failed: 0, cancelled: 0 };
+
   it('prompts for authentication when no user is available', async () => {
     setMockAuthState({ user: null });
-    useRequestsMock.mockReturnValue({ requests: [], isLoading: false });
+    useMyRequestsMock.mockReturnValue({
+      requests: [], counts: defaultCounts, hasMore: false,
+      isLoading: false, isLoadingMore: false, isEmpty: true, loadMore: vi.fn(),
+    });
 
     const { default: RequestsPage } = await import('@/app/requests/page');
     render(<RequestsPage />);
@@ -62,23 +67,35 @@ describe('RequestsPage', () => {
       isLoading: false,
     });
 
-    const requests = [
+    const allRequests = [
       { id: 'req-active', status: 'pending', audiobook: { title: 'Active', author: 'Author' } },
       { id: 'req-wait', status: 'awaiting_search', audiobook: { title: 'Wait', author: 'Author' } },
       { id: 'req-complete', status: 'downloaded', audiobook: { title: 'Done', author: 'Author' } },
       { id: 'req-failed', status: 'failed', audiobook: { title: 'Fail', author: 'Author' } },
     ];
 
-    useRequestsMock.mockReturnValue({ requests, isLoading: false });
+    const counts = { all: 4, active: 1, waiting: 1, completed: 1, failed: 1, cancelled: 0 };
+
+    // The hook is called with the current filter; mock returns different data per filter
+    useMyRequestsMock.mockImplementation((filter: string) => {
+      let requests = allRequests;
+      if (filter === 'active') requests = allRequests.filter(r => r.status === 'pending');
+      else if (filter === 'waiting') requests = allRequests.filter(r => r.status === 'awaiting_search');
+      return {
+        requests, counts, hasMore: false,
+        isLoading: false, isLoadingMore: false, isEmpty: requests.length === 0, loadMore: vi.fn(),
+      };
+    });
 
     const { default: RequestsPage } = await import('@/app/requests/page');
     render(<RequestsPage />);
 
-    const activeTab = screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Active/i });
+    // Counts now render as badge numbers inside tabs, not "(1)" format
-    const waitingTab = screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Waiting/i });
+    const activeTab = screen.getByRole('tab', { name: /Active/i });
+    const waitingTab = screen.getByRole('tab', { name: /Waiting/i });
 
-    expect(activeTab).toHaveTextContent('(1)');
+    expect(activeTab).toHaveTextContent('1');
-    expect(waitingTab).toHaveTextContent('(1)');
+    expect(waitingTab).toHaveTextContent('1');
 
     fireEvent.click(activeTab);
 

tests/utils/deduplicate-audiobooks.test.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   deduplicateAudiobooks,
   deduplicateAndCollectGroups,
   normalizeTitle,
+  extractSubtitle,
   areDurationsCompatible,
 } from '@/lib/utils/deduplicate-audiobooks';
 import type { AudibleAudiobook } from '@/lib/integrations/audible.service';
@@ -92,6 +93,32 @@ describe('normalizeTitle', () => {
   });
 });
 
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// extractSubtitle
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+describe('extractSubtitle', () => {
+  it('extracts subtitle after colon', () => {
+    expect(extractSubtitle('Eden\'s Gate: The Reborn')).toBe('the reborn');
+  });
+
+  it('extracts subtitle after long dash', () => {
+    expect(extractSubtitle('Eden\'s Gate \u2014 The Reborn')).toBe('the reborn');
+  });
+
+  it('returns empty for title without subtitle', () => {
+    expect(extractSubtitle('The Black Prism')).toBe('');
+  });
+
+  it('strips edition markers before extracting', () => {
+    expect(extractSubtitle('The Hobbit (Unabridged): Extended')).toBe('extended');
+  });
+
+  it('returns empty string for empty input', () => {
+    expect(extractSubtitle('')).toBe('');
+  });
+});
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // areDurationsCompatible
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -302,6 +329,27 @@ describe('deduplicateAudiobooks', () => {
     expect(deduplicateAudiobooks(books)).toHaveLength(1);
   });
 
+  it('does NOT collapse series entries with different subtitles (Eden\'s Gate bug)', () => {
+    // Series format: "Series Name: Book Title" — different books, NOT duplicates
+    const books = [
+      makeBook({ asin: 'A1', title: 'Eden\'s Gate: The Reborn', author: 'Edward Brody', narrator: 'Pavi Proczko', durationMinutes: 510 }),
+      makeBook({ asin: 'A2', title: 'Eden\'s Gate: The Spartan', author: 'Edward Brody', narrator: 'Pavi Proczko', durationMinutes: 540 }),
+      makeBook({ asin: 'A3', title: 'Eden\'s Gate: The Sapper', author: 'Edward Brody', narrator: 'Pavi Proczko', durationMinutes: 600 }),
+    ];
+    const result = deduplicateAudiobooks(books);
+    expect(result).toHaveLength(3); // All 3 are different books!
+  });
+
+  it('still collapses when one has subtitle and other does not', () => {
+    // Same book re-listed: "The Black Prism: Lightbringer, Book 1" vs "The Black Prism"
+    const books = [
+      makeBook({ asin: 'A1', title: 'The Black Prism: Lightbringer, Book 1', author: 'Brent Weeks', narrator: 'Simon Vance', durationMinutes: 1260 }),
+      makeBook({ asin: 'A2', title: 'The Black Prism', author: 'Brent Weeks', narrator: 'Simon Vance', durationMinutes: 1262 }),
+    ];
+    const result = deduplicateAudiobooks(books);
+    expect(result).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+
   it('does not collapse empty-narrator with named narrator', () => {
     const books = [
       makeBook({ asin: 'A1', title: 'Test Book', author: 'Auth', narrator: undefined, durationMinutes: 300 }),