fix(recipes): preserve legacy gen params in modal flows

py/recipes/constants.py

@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@ GEN_PARAM_KEYS = [
     'seed',
     'size',
     'clip_skip',
+    'denoising_strength',
 ]

py/recipes/merger.py

@@ -1,27 +1,33 @@
 from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
 import logging
 
+from .constants import GEN_PARAM_KEYS
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+
 class GenParamsMerger:
     """Utility to merge generation parameters from multiple sources with priority."""
 
+    ALLOWED_KEYS = set(GEN_PARAM_KEYS)
+
     BLACKLISTED_KEYS = {
         "id", "url", "userId", "username", "createdAt", "updatedAt", "hash", "meta",
         "draft", "extra", "width", "height", "process", "quantity", "workflow",
         "baseModel", "resources", "disablePoi", "aspectRatio", "Created Date",
         "experimental", "civitaiResources", "civitai_resources", "Civitai resources",
         "modelVersionId", "modelId", "hashes", "Model", "Model hash", "checkpoint_hash",
-        "checkpoint", "checksum", "model_checksum"
+        "checkpoint", "checksum", "model_checksum", "raw_metadata",
     }
-    
+
     NORMALIZATION_MAPPING = {
-        # Civitai specific
+        "cfg": "cfg_scale",
         "cfgScale": "cfg_scale",
         "clipSkip": "clip_skip",
         "negativePrompt": "negative_prompt",
-        # Case variations
         "Sampler": "sampler",
+        "sampler_name": "sampler",
+        "scheduler": "sampler",
         "Steps": "steps",
         "Seed": "seed",
         "Size": "size",
@@ -36,63 +42,40 @@ class GenParamsMerger:
     def merge(
         request_params: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
         civitai_meta: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
-        embedded_metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None
+        embedded_metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
     ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         """
         Merge generation parameters from three sources.
-        
-        Priority: request_params > civitai_meta > embedded_metadata
-        
-        Args:
-            request_params: Params provided directly in the import request
-            civitai_meta: Params from Civitai Image API 'meta' field
-            embedded_metadata: Params extracted from image EXIF/embedded metadata
-            
-        Returns:
-            Merged parameters dictionary
-        """
-        result = {}
 
-        # 1. Start with embedded metadata (lowest priority)
+        Priority: request_params > civitai_meta > embedded_metadata
+        """
+        result: Dict[str, Any] = {}
+
         if embedded_metadata:
-            # If it's a full recipe metadata, we use its gen_params
+            if "gen_params" in embedded_metadata and isinstance(
-            if "gen_params" in embedded_metadata and isinstance(embedded_metadata["gen_params"], dict):
+                embedded_metadata["gen_params"], dict
+            ):
                 GenParamsMerger._update_normalized(result, embedded_metadata["gen_params"])
             else:
-                # Otherwise assume the dict itself contains gen_params
                 GenParamsMerger._update_normalized(result, embedded_metadata)
 
-        # 2. Layer Civitai meta (medium priority)
         if civitai_meta:
             GenParamsMerger._update_normalized(result, civitai_meta)
 
-        # 3. Layer request params (highest priority)
         if request_params:
             GenParamsMerger._update_normalized(result, request_params)
 
-        # Filter out blacklisted keys and also the original camelCase keys if they were normalized
+        return result
-        final_result = {}
-        for k, v in result.items():
-            if k in GenParamsMerger.BLACKLISTED_KEYS:
-                continue
-            if k in GenParamsMerger.NORMALIZATION_MAPPING:
-                continue
-            final_result[k] = v
-            
-        return final_result
 
     @staticmethod
     def _update_normalized(target: Dict[str, Any], source: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
-        """Update target dict with normalized keys from source."""
+        """Update target dict with normalized, persistence-safe keys from source."""
-        for k, v in source.items():
+        for key, value in source.items():
-            normalized_key = GenParamsMerger.NORMALIZATION_MAPPING.get(k, k)
+            if key in GenParamsMerger.BLACKLISTED_KEYS:
-            target[normalized_key] = v
+                continue
-            # Also keep the original key for now if it's not the same, 
+
-            # so we can filter at the end or avoid losing it if it wasn't supposed to be renamed?
+            normalized_key = GenParamsMerger.NORMALIZATION_MAPPING.get(key, key)
-            # Actually, if we rename it, we should probably NOT keep both in 'target' 
+            if normalized_key not in GenParamsMerger.ALLOWED_KEYS:
-            # because we want to filter them out at the end anyway.
+                continue
-            if normalized_key != k:
+
-                # If we are overwriting an existing snake_case key with a camelCase one's value,
+            target[normalized_key] = value
-                # that's fine because of the priority order of calls to _update_normalized.
-                pass
-            target[k] = v

py/routes/handlers/model_handlers.py

@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ class ModelPageView:
         self._settings = settings_service
         self._server_i18n = server_i18n
         self._logger = logger
-        self._app_version = self._get_app_version()
 
     def _load_supporters(self) -> dict:
         """Load supporters data from JSON file."""
@@ -155,7 +154,7 @@ class ModelPageView:
                 "request": request,
                 "folders": [],
                 "t": self._server_i18n.get_translation,
-                "version": self._app_version,
+                "version": self._get_app_version(),
             }
 
             if not is_initializing:

py/routes/handlers/recipe_handlers.py

@@ -756,6 +756,14 @@ class RecipeManagementHandler:
             )
             gen_params_request = self._parse_gen_params(params.get("gen_params"))
 
+            self._logger.info(
+                "Remote recipe import received: url=%s, request_gen_params_keys=%s, lora_count=%d, checkpoint_keys=%s",
+                image_url,
+                sorted(gen_params_request.keys()) if gen_params_request else [],
+                len(lora_entries),
+                sorted(checkpoint_entry.keys()) if isinstance(checkpoint_entry, dict) else [],
+            )
+
             # 2. Initial Metadata Construction
             metadata: Dict[str, Any] = {
                 "base_model": params.get("base_model", "") or "",

py/services/recipe_scanner.py

@@ -952,6 +952,30 @@ class RecipeScanner:
         except Exception as exc:
             logger.debug("Failed to update FTS index for recipe: %s", exc)
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _normalize_recipe_gen_params(recipe_data: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """Return a recipe copy with normalized generation parameter aliases added."""
+
+        normalized_recipe = dict(recipe_data)
+        gen_params = recipe_data.get("gen_params")
+        if not isinstance(gen_params, dict):
+            return normalized_recipe
+
+        normalized_gen_params = dict(gen_params)
+        for key, value in gen_params.items():
+            if value in (None, ""):
+                continue
+
+            normalized_key = GenParamsMerger.NORMALIZATION_MAPPING.get(key, key)
+            if normalized_key not in GenParamsMerger.ALLOWED_KEYS:
+                continue
+
+            if normalized_gen_params.get(normalized_key) in (None, ""):
+                normalized_gen_params[normalized_key] = value
+
+        normalized_recipe["gen_params"] = normalized_gen_params
+        return normalized_recipe
+
     async def _enrich_cache_metadata(self) -> None:
         """Perform remote metadata enrichment after the initial scan."""
 
@@ -1345,6 +1369,7 @@ class RecipeScanner:
             # Ensure gen_params exists
             if "gen_params" not in recipe_data:
                 recipe_data["gen_params"] = {}
+            recipe_data = self._normalize_recipe_gen_params(recipe_data)
 
             # Update lora information with local paths and availability
             lora_metadata_updated = await self._update_lora_information(recipe_data)
@@ -2055,7 +2080,10 @@ class RecipeScanner:
         end_idx = min(start_idx + page_size, total_items)
 
         # Get paginated items
-        paginated_items = filtered_data[start_idx:end_idx]
+        paginated_items = [
+            self._normalize_recipe_gen_params(item)
+            for item in filtered_data[start_idx:end_idx]
+        ]
 
         # Add inLibrary information and URLs for each recipe
         for item in paginated_items:
@@ -2114,8 +2142,18 @@ class RecipeScanner:
         if not recipe:
             return None
 
+        # Prefer the on-disk recipe JSON for fields that are not persisted in the
+        # SQLite cache yet, such as source_path.
+        merged_recipe = self._normalize_recipe_gen_params({**recipe})
+        recipe_json = await self._load_recipe_json(recipe_id)
+        if recipe_json:
+            for field in ("source_path", "checkpoint", "loras", "gen_params"):
+                if field not in recipe_json:
+                    merged_recipe.pop(field, None)
+            merged_recipe.update(recipe_json)
+
         # Format the recipe with all needed information
-        formatted_recipe = {**recipe}  # Copy all fields
+        formatted_recipe = {**merged_recipe}
 
         # Format file path to URL
         if "file_path" in formatted_recipe:
@@ -2149,6 +2187,30 @@ class RecipeScanner:
 
         return formatted_recipe
 
+    async def _load_recipe_json(self, recipe_id: str) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        """Load the raw recipe JSON payload for a recipe ID if it exists."""
+
+        recipe_json_path = await self.get_recipe_json_path(recipe_id)
+        if not recipe_json_path or not os.path.exists(recipe_json_path):
+            return None
+
+        try:
+            with open(recipe_json_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                recipe_data = json.load(f)
+        except Exception as exc:
+            logger.debug(
+                "Failed to load recipe JSON for %s from %s: %s",
+                recipe_id,
+                recipe_json_path,
+                exc,
+            )
+            return None
+
+        if not isinstance(recipe_data, dict):
+            return None
+
+        return self._normalize_recipe_gen_params(recipe_data)
+
     def _format_file_url(self, file_path: str) -> str:
         """Format file path as URL for serving in web UI"""
         if not file_path:

py/services/recipes/persistence_service.py

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import Any, Dict, Iterable, Optional
 
 from ...config import config
+from ...recipes.constants import GEN_PARAM_KEYS
 from ...utils.utils import calculate_recipe_fingerprint
 from .errors import RecipeNotFoundError, RecipeValidationError
 
@@ -90,23 +91,7 @@ class RecipePersistenceService:
         current_time = time.time()
         loras_data = [self._normalise_lora_entry(lora) for lora in (metadata.get("loras") or [])]
         checkpoint_entry = self._sanitize_checkpoint_entry(self._extract_checkpoint_entry(metadata))
-
+        gen_params = self._sanitize_gen_params_for_storage(metadata)
-        gen_params = metadata.get("gen_params") or {}
-        if not gen_params and "raw_metadata" in metadata:
-            raw_metadata = metadata.get("raw_metadata", {})
-            gen_params = {
-                "prompt": raw_metadata.get("prompt", ""),
-                "negative_prompt": raw_metadata.get("negative_prompt", ""),
-                "steps": raw_metadata.get("steps", ""),
-                "sampler": raw_metadata.get("sampler", ""),
-                "cfg_scale": raw_metadata.get("cfg_scale", ""),
-                "seed": raw_metadata.get("seed", ""),
-                "size": raw_metadata.get("size", ""),
-                "clip_skip": raw_metadata.get("clip_skip", ""),
-            }
-
-        # Drop checkpoint duplication from generation parameters to store it only at top level
-        gen_params.pop("checkpoint", None)
 
         fingerprint = calculate_recipe_fingerprint(loras_data)
         recipe_data: Dict[str, Any] = {
@@ -133,6 +118,7 @@ class RecipePersistenceService:
         json_filename = f"{recipe_id}.recipe.json"
         json_path = os.path.join(recipes_dir, json_filename)
         json_path = os.path.normpath(json_path)
+
         with open(json_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as file_obj:
             json.dump(recipe_data, file_obj, indent=4, ensure_ascii=False)
 
@@ -152,6 +138,30 @@ class RecipePersistenceService:
             }
         )
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _sanitize_gen_params_for_storage(metadata: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        gen_params = metadata.get("gen_params")
+        if isinstance(gen_params, dict) and gen_params:
+            source = gen_params
+        else:
+            source = metadata.get("raw_metadata")
+
+        if not isinstance(source, dict):
+            return {}
+
+        allowed_keys = set(GEN_PARAM_KEYS)
+        sanitized: dict[str, Any] = {}
+        for key in allowed_keys:
+            if key not in source:
+                continue
+            value = source.get(key)
+            if value in (None, ""):
+                continue
+            sanitized[key] = value
+
+        sanitized.pop("checkpoint", None)
+        return sanitized
+
     async def delete_recipe(self, *, recipe_scanner, recipe_id: str) -> PersistenceResult:
         """Delete an existing recipe."""
 

static/css/components/modal/doctor-modal.css

@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 }
 
 .doctor-status-badge {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
     min-width: 18px;
     height: 18px;
     padding: 0 5px;
@@ -16,7 +19,7 @@
     background: var(--lora-error);
     color: #fff;
     font-size: 11px;
-    line-height: 18px;
+    line-height: 1;
     font-weight: 700;
 }
 

static/js/api/recipeApi.js

@@ -31,6 +31,20 @@ export function extractRecipeId(filePath) {
     return dotIndex > 0 ? basename.substring(0, dotIndex) : basename;
 }
 
+export async function fetchRecipeDetails(recipeId) {
+    if (!recipeId) {
+        throw new Error('Unable to determine recipe ID');
+    }
+
+    const encodedRecipeId = encodeURIComponent(recipeId);
+    const response = await fetch(`${RECIPE_ENDPOINTS.detail}/${encodedRecipeId}`);
+    if (!response.ok) {
+        throw new Error(`Failed to load recipe: ${response.statusText}`);
+    }
+
+    return response.json();
+}
+
 /**
  * Fetch recipes with pagination for virtual scrolling
  * @param {number} page - Page number to fetch
@@ -61,7 +75,9 @@ export async function fetchRecipesPage(page = 1, pageSize = 100) {
         // If we have a specific recipe ID to load
         if (pageState.customFilter?.active && pageState.customFilter?.recipeId) {
             // Special case: load specific recipe
-            const response = await fetch(`${RECIPE_ENDPOINTS.detail}/${pageState.customFilter.recipeId}`);
+            const response = await fetch(
+                `${RECIPE_ENDPOINTS.detail}/${encodeURIComponent(pageState.customFilter.recipeId)}`
+            );
 
             if (!response.ok) {
                 throw new Error(`Failed to load recipe: ${response.statusText}`);
@@ -349,9 +365,10 @@ export function createRecipeCard(recipe) {
  * @param {Object} updates - The metadata updates to apply
  * @returns {Promise<Object>} The updated recipe data
  */
-export async function updateRecipeMetadata(filePath, updates) {
+export async function updateRecipeMetadata(filePath, updates, options = {}) {
     try {
         state.loadingManager.showSimpleLoading('Saving metadata...');
+        const listFilePath = options.listFilePath || filePath;
 
         // Extract recipeId from filePath (basename without extension)
         const recipeId = extractRecipeId(filePath);
@@ -359,7 +376,7 @@ export async function updateRecipeMetadata(filePath, updates) {
             throw new Error('Unable to determine recipe ID');
         }
 
-        const response = await fetch(`${RECIPE_ENDPOINTS.update}/${recipeId}/update`, {
+        const response = await fetch(`${RECIPE_ENDPOINTS.update}/${encodeURIComponent(recipeId)}/update`, {
             method: 'PUT',
             headers: {
                 'Content-Type': 'application/json',
@@ -374,7 +391,7 @@ export async function updateRecipeMetadata(filePath, updates) {
             throw new Error(data.error || 'Failed to update recipe');
         }
 
-        state.virtualScroller.updateSingleItem(filePath, updates);
+        state.virtualScroller.updateSingleItem(listFilePath, updates);
 
         return data;
     } catch (error) {

static/js/components/RecipeModal.js

@@ -3,16 +3,105 @@ import { showToast, copyToClipboard, sendLoraToWorkflow, sendModelPathToWorkflow
 import { translate } from '../utils/i18nHelpers.js';
 import { state } from '../state/index.js';
 import { setSessionItem, removeSessionItem } from '../utils/storageHelpers.js';
-import { updateRecipeMetadata } from '../api/recipeApi.js';
+import { fetchRecipeDetails, updateRecipeMetadata } from '../api/recipeApi.js';
 import { downloadManager } from '../managers/DownloadManager.js';
 import { MODEL_TYPES } from '../api/apiConfig.js';
 
+const ALLOWED_GEN_PARAM_KEYS = new Set([
+    'prompt',
+    'negative_prompt',
+    'steps',
+    'sampler',
+    'cfg_scale',
+    'seed',
+    'size',
+    'clip_skip',
+    'denoising_strength',
+]);
+
+const GEN_PARAM_NORMALIZATION = {
+    cfg: 'cfg_scale',
+    cfgScale: 'cfg_scale',
+    clipSkip: 'clip_skip',
+    negativePrompt: 'negative_prompt',
+    Sampler: 'sampler',
+    sampler_name: 'sampler',
+    scheduler: 'sampler',
+    Steps: 'steps',
+    Seed: 'seed',
+    Size: 'size',
+    Prompt: 'prompt',
+    'Negative prompt': 'negative_prompt',
+    'Cfg scale': 'cfg_scale',
+    'Clip skip': 'clip_skip',
+    'Denoising strength': 'denoising_strength',
+};
+
 class RecipeModal {
     constructor() {
         this.promptEditorState = {};
+        this.recipeHydrationRequestId = 0;
+        this.resetLocalEditState();
         this.init();
     }
 
+    createLocalEditState() {
+        return {
+            title: { commitVersion: 0, isDirty: false },
+            tags: { commitVersion: 0, isDirty: false },
+            prompt: { commitVersion: 0, isDirty: false },
+            negative_prompt: { commitVersion: 0, isDirty: false },
+            source_path: { commitVersion: 0, isDirty: false },
+        };
+    }
+
+    resetLocalEditState() {
+        this.localEditState = this.createLocalEditState();
+        this.sourceUrlEditState = this.localEditState.source_path;
+    }
+
+    getLocalEditState(field) {
+        if (!this.localEditState[field]) {
+            this.localEditState[field] = { commitVersion: 0, isDirty: false };
+        }
+        return this.localEditState[field];
+    }
+
+    markFieldDirty(field) {
+        this.getLocalEditState(field).isDirty = true;
+    }
+
+    clearFieldDirty(field) {
+        this.getLocalEditState(field).isDirty = false;
+    }
+
+    commitField(field) {
+        const fieldState = this.getLocalEditState(field);
+        fieldState.isDirty = false;
+        fieldState.commitVersion += 1;
+    }
+
+    captureLocalEditVersions() {
+        return Object.fromEntries(
+            Object.entries(this.localEditState).map(([field, state]) => [
+                field,
+                state.commitVersion,
+            ])
+        );
+    }
+
+    shouldPreserveField(field, requestVersions) {
+        const fieldState = this.getLocalEditState(field);
+        const requestVersion = requestVersions?.[field] ?? fieldState.commitVersion;
+        return fieldState.isDirty || fieldState.commitVersion !== requestVersion;
+    }
+
+    hasFieldCommittedSinceRequest(field, requestVersions) {
+        const fieldState = this.getLocalEditState(field);
+        const requestVersion = requestVersions?.[field] ?? fieldState.commitVersion;
+        return fieldState.commitVersion !== requestVersion;
+    }
+
     init() {
         this.setupCopyButtons();
         this.setupPromptEditors();
@@ -87,8 +176,10 @@ class RecipeModal {
     }
 
     showRecipeDetails(recipe) {
+        const hydratedRecipe = recipe || {};
+        this.resetLocalEditState();
         // Store the full recipe for editing
-        this.currentRecipe = recipe;
+        this.currentRecipe = hydratedRecipe;
         this.resetPromptEditors();
 
         // Set modal title with edit icon
@@ -96,11 +187,11 @@ class RecipeModal {
         if (modalTitle) {
             modalTitle.innerHTML = `
                 <div class="editable-content">
-                    <span class="content-text">${recipe.title || 'Recipe Details'}</span>
+                    <span class="content-text">${hydratedRecipe.title || 'Recipe Details'}</span>
                     <button class="edit-icon" title="Edit recipe name"><i class="fas fa-pencil-alt"></i></button>
                 </div>
                 <div id="recipeTitleEditor" class="content-editor">
-                    <input type="text" class="title-input" value="${recipe.title || ''}">
+                    <input type="text" class="title-input" value="${hydratedRecipe.title || ''}">
                 </div>
             `;
 
@@ -122,8 +213,9 @@ class RecipeModal {
         }
 
         // Store the recipe ID for copy syntax API call
-        this.recipeId = recipe.id;
+        this.recipeId = hydratedRecipe.id;
-        this.filePath = recipe.file_path;
+        this.filePath = hydratedRecipe.file_path;
+        this.listFilePath = hydratedRecipe.file_path;
 
         // Set recipe tags if they exist
         const tagsCompactElement = document.getElementById('recipeTagsCompact');
@@ -143,11 +235,11 @@ class RecipeModal {
 
             const tagsDisplay = tagsCompactElement.querySelector('.tags-display');
 
-            if (recipe.tags && recipe.tags.length > 0) {
+            if (hydratedRecipe.tags && hydratedRecipe.tags.length > 0) {
                 // Limit displayed tags to 5, show a "+X more" button if needed
                 const maxVisibleTags = 5;
-                const visibleTags = recipe.tags.slice(0, maxVisibleTags);
+                const visibleTags = hydratedRecipe.tags.slice(0, maxVisibleTags);
-                const remainingTags = recipe.tags.length > maxVisibleTags ? recipe.tags.slice(maxVisibleTags) : [];
+                const remainingTags = hydratedRecipe.tags.length > maxVisibleTags ? hydratedRecipe.tags.slice(maxVisibleTags) : [];
 
                 // Add visible tags
                 visibleTags.forEach(tag => {
@@ -184,7 +276,7 @@ class RecipeModal {
                     // Add all tags to tooltip
                     if (tagsTooltipContent) {
                         tagsTooltipContent.innerHTML = '';
-                        recipe.tags.forEach(tag => {
+                        hydratedRecipe.tags.forEach(tag => {
                             const tooltipTag = document.createElement('div');
                             tooltipTag.className = 'tooltip-tag';
                             tooltipTag.textContent = tag;
@@ -201,8 +293,8 @@ class RecipeModal {
             const tagsInput = tagsCompactElement.querySelector('.tags-input');
 
             // Set current tags in the input
-            if (recipe.tags && recipe.tags.length > 0) {
+            if (hydratedRecipe.tags && hydratedRecipe.tags.length > 0) {
-                tagsInput.value = recipe.tags.join(', ');
+                tagsInput.value = hydratedRecipe.tags.join(', ');
             }
 
             editTagsIcon.addEventListener('click', () => this.showTagsEditor());
@@ -222,49 +314,15 @@ class RecipeModal {
         // Set recipe image
         const mediaContainer = document.getElementById('recipePreviewContainer');
         if (mediaContainer) {
-            // Stop any playing video before replacing content
+            this.syncPreviewMedia(hydratedRecipe);
-            const existingVideo = mediaContainer.querySelector('video');
+            mediaContainer.querySelector('.source-url-container')?.remove();
-            if (existingVideo) {
+            mediaContainer.querySelector('.source-url-editor')?.remove();
-                existingVideo.pause();
-                existingVideo.currentTime = 0;
-            }
-
-            // Clear the container
-            mediaContainer.innerHTML = '';
-
-            // Ensure file_url exists, fallback to file_path if needed
-            const imageUrl = recipe.file_url ||
-                (recipe.file_path ? `/loras_static/root1/preview/${recipe.file_path.split('/').pop()}` :
-                    '/loras_static/images/no-preview.png');
-
-            // Check if the file is a video (mp4)
-            const isVideo = imageUrl.toLowerCase().endsWith('.mp4');
-
-            if (isVideo) {
-                const videoElement = document.createElement('video');
-                videoElement.id = 'recipeModalVideo';
-                videoElement.src = imageUrl;
-                videoElement.controls = true;
-                videoElement.autoplay = false;
-                videoElement.loop = true;
-                videoElement.muted = true;
-                videoElement.className = 'recipe-preview-media';
-                videoElement.alt = recipe.title || 'Recipe Preview';
-                mediaContainer.appendChild(videoElement);
-            } else {
-                const imgElement = document.createElement('img');
-                imgElement.id = 'recipeModalImage';
-                imgElement.src = imageUrl;
-                imgElement.className = 'recipe-preview-media';
-                imgElement.alt = recipe.title || 'Recipe Preview';
-                mediaContainer.appendChild(imgElement);
-            }
 
             // Add source URL container if the recipe has a source_path
             const sourceUrlContainer = document.createElement('div');
             sourceUrlContainer.className = 'source-url-container';
-            const hasSourceUrl = recipe.source_path && recipe.source_path.trim().length > 0;
+            const hasSourceUrl = hydratedRecipe.source_path && hydratedRecipe.source_path.trim().length > 0;
-            const sourceUrl = hasSourceUrl ? recipe.source_path : '';
+            const sourceUrl = hasSourceUrl ? hydratedRecipe.source_path : '';
             const isValidUrl = hasSourceUrl && (sourceUrl.startsWith('http://') || sourceUrl.startsWith('https://'));
 
             sourceUrlContainer.innerHTML = `
@@ -293,40 +351,273 @@ class RecipeModal {
             mediaContainer.appendChild(sourceUrlContainer);
             mediaContainer.appendChild(sourceUrlEditor);
 
-            // Set up event listeners for source URL functionality
+            // Delay binding slightly so modal layout is stable, but skip if this render was torn down.
+            const sourceUrlContainerRef = sourceUrlContainer;
+            const sourceUrlEditorRef = sourceUrlEditor;
             setTimeout(() => {
+                if (!document.body.contains(sourceUrlContainerRef) || !document.body.contains(sourceUrlEditorRef)) {
+                    return;
+                }
                 this.setupSourceUrlHandlers();
             }, 50);
         }
 
-        // Set generation parameters
+        this.syncGenerationParams(hydratedRecipe.gen_params);
+        this.syncResourcesSection(hydratedRecipe);
+
+        // Show the modal
+        modalManager.showModal('recipeModal');
+
+        if (this.recipeId) {
+            const hydrationRequestId = ++this.recipeHydrationRequestId;
+            const requestEditVersions = this.captureLocalEditVersions();
+            this.hydrateRecipeDetails(
+                this.recipeId,
+                hydrationRequestId,
+                requestEditVersions
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    async hydrateRecipeDetails(recipeId, requestId, requestEditVersions = {}) {
+        try {
+            const fullRecipe = await fetchRecipeDetails(recipeId);
+            if (requestId !== this.recipeHydrationRequestId || !fullRecipe) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            const nextRecipe = { ...this.currentRecipe };
+
+            if (!this.hasFieldCommittedSinceRequest('title', requestEditVersions) && fullRecipe.title !== undefined) {
+                nextRecipe.title = fullRecipe.title;
+            }
+
+            if (!this.hasFieldCommittedSinceRequest('tags', requestEditVersions) && fullRecipe.tags !== undefined) {
+                nextRecipe.tags = Array.isArray(fullRecipe.tags) ? [...fullRecipe.tags] : fullRecipe.tags;
+            }
+
+            if (!this.hasFieldCommittedSinceRequest('source_path', requestEditVersions)) {
+                nextRecipe.source_path = fullRecipe.source_path || '';
+            }
+
+            const previousFilePath = nextRecipe.file_path;
+            if (fullRecipe.file_path !== undefined) {
+                nextRecipe.file_path = fullRecipe.file_path;
+            }
+            if (fullRecipe.file_url !== undefined) {
+                nextRecipe.file_url = fullRecipe.file_url;
+            }
+            if (fullRecipe.preview_url !== undefined) {
+                nextRecipe.preview_url = fullRecipe.preview_url;
+            }
+            if (
+                fullRecipe.file_path !== undefined &&
+                fullRecipe.file_path !== previousFilePath &&
+                fullRecipe.file_url === undefined &&
+                fullRecipe.preview_url === undefined
+            ) {
+                delete nextRecipe.file_url;
+                delete nextRecipe.preview_url;
+            }
+
+            if (fullRecipe.gen_params !== undefined) {
+                const previousGenParams = nextRecipe.gen_params || {};
+                const incomingGenParams = { ...(fullRecipe.gen_params || {}) };
+                for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(previousGenParams)) {
+                    if (this.hasFieldCommittedSinceRequest(key, requestEditVersions)) {
+                        incomingGenParams[key] = value;
+                    }
+                }
+                nextRecipe.gen_params = incomingGenParams;
+            } else {
+                const previousGenParams = nextRecipe.gen_params || {};
+                const preservedGenParams = {};
+                for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(previousGenParams)) {
+                    if (this.hasFieldCommittedSinceRequest(key, requestEditVersions)) {
+                        preservedGenParams[key] = value;
+                    }
+                }
+                nextRecipe.gen_params = preservedGenParams;
+            }
+
+            if (fullRecipe.checkpoint !== undefined) {
+                nextRecipe.checkpoint = fullRecipe.checkpoint;
+            } else {
+                delete nextRecipe.checkpoint;
+            }
+            if (fullRecipe.loras !== undefined) {
+                nextRecipe.loras = Array.isArray(fullRecipe.loras) ? [...fullRecipe.loras] : fullRecipe.loras;
+            } else {
+                delete nextRecipe.loras;
+            }
+
+            this.currentRecipe = nextRecipe;
+            this.filePath = this.currentRecipe.file_path || this.filePath;
+
+            this.syncHydratedRecipeFields(requestEditVersions);
+        } catch (error) {
+            // Keep the cached recipe visible if hydration fails.
+            console.warn('Failed to hydrate recipe details:', error);
+        }
+    }
+
+    syncHydratedRecipeFields(requestEditVersions = {}) {
+        this.syncPreviewMedia(this.currentRecipe);
+
+        if (!this.shouldPreserveField('title', requestEditVersions)) {
+            this.syncTitleDisplay(this.currentRecipe?.title || '');
+        }
+
+        if (!this.shouldPreserveField('tags', requestEditVersions)) {
+            this.syncTagsDisplay(this.currentRecipe?.tags || []);
+        }
+
+        if (!this.shouldPreserveField('prompt', requestEditVersions)) {
+            this.syncPromptField(
+                'prompt',
+                this.currentRecipe?.gen_params?.prompt || '',
+                'No prompt information available'
+            );
+        }
+
+        if (!this.shouldPreserveField('negative_prompt', requestEditVersions)) {
+            this.syncPromptField(
+                'negative_prompt',
+                this.currentRecipe?.gen_params?.negative_prompt || '',
+                'No negative prompt information available'
+            );
+        }
+
+        this.syncGenerationParams(this.currentRecipe?.gen_params, { promptFieldsOnly: true });
+        this.syncResourcesSection(this.currentRecipe);
+
+        if (!this.shouldPreserveField('source_path', requestEditVersions)) {
+            this.updateSourceUrlDisplay(this.currentRecipe.source_path || '', { forceInputSync: true });
+        } else {
+            this.updateSourceUrlDisplay(this.currentRecipe.source_path || '');
+        }
+    }
+
+    getPreviewMediaUrl(recipe = {}) {
+        return recipe.file_url ||
+            recipe.preview_url ||
+            (recipe.file_path ? `/loras_static/root1/preview/${recipe.file_path.split('/').pop()}` :
+                '/loras_static/images/no-preview.png');
+    }
+
+    syncPreviewMedia(recipe = {}) {
+        const mediaContainer = document.getElementById('recipePreviewContainer');
+        if (!mediaContainer) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const previewUrl = this.getPreviewMediaUrl(recipe);
+        const isVideo = previewUrl.toLowerCase().endsWith('.mp4');
+        const expectedElementId = isVideo ? 'recipeModalVideo' : 'recipeModalImage';
+        let previewElement = mediaContainer.querySelector(`#${expectedElementId}`);
+        const existingPreviewElement = mediaContainer.querySelector('.recipe-preview-media');
+
+        if (!previewElement || (existingPreviewElement && existingPreviewElement !== previewElement)) {
+            if (existingPreviewElement?.tagName === 'VIDEO') {
+                const existingVideo = existingPreviewElement;
+                existingVideo.pause();
+                existingVideo.currentTime = 0;
+            }
+
+            existingPreviewElement?.remove();
+            previewElement = document.createElement(isVideo ? 'video' : 'img');
+            previewElement.id = expectedElementId;
+            previewElement.className = 'recipe-preview-media';
+            mediaContainer.prepend(previewElement);
+        }
+
+        previewElement.src = previewUrl;
+        previewElement.alt = recipe.title || 'Recipe Preview';
+
+        if (isVideo) {
+            previewElement.controls = true;
+            previewElement.autoplay = false;
+            previewElement.loop = true;
+            previewElement.muted = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    getMetadataUpdateOptions() {
+        return this.listFilePath ? { listFilePath: this.listFilePath } : {};
+    }
+
+    syncTitleDisplay(title) {
+        const titleContainer = document.getElementById('recipeModalTitle');
+        if (!titleContainer) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const contentText = titleContainer.querySelector('.content-text');
+        if (contentText) {
+            contentText.textContent = title || 'Recipe Details';
+        }
+
+        const titleInput = titleContainer.querySelector('.title-input');
+        if (titleInput) {
+            titleInput.value = title || '';
+        }
+    }
+
+    syncTagsDisplay(tags) {
+        const tagsContainer = document.getElementById('recipeTagsCompact');
+        if (!tagsContainer) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        this.updateTagsDisplay(tagsContainer, tags || []);
+
+        const tagsInput = tagsContainer.querySelector('.tags-input');
+        if (tagsInput) {
+            tagsInput.value = tags && tags.length > 0 ? tags.join(', ') : '';
+        }
+    }
+
+    syncPromptField(field, value, placeholder) {
+        const contentId = field === 'prompt' ? 'recipePrompt' : 'recipeNegativePrompt';
+        const editorId = field === 'prompt' ? 'recipePromptEditor' : 'recipeNegativePromptEditor';
+        const inputId = field === 'prompt' ? 'recipePromptInput' : 'recipeNegativePromptInput';
+
+        this.renderPromptContent(document.getElementById(contentId), value, placeholder);
+
+        const input = document.getElementById(inputId);
+        if (input) {
+            input.value = value || '';
+        }
+    }
+
+    syncGenerationParams(genParams, options = {}) {
         const promptElement = document.getElementById('recipePrompt');
         const negativePromptElement = document.getElementById('recipeNegativePrompt');
         const otherParamsElement = document.getElementById('recipeOtherParams');
         const promptInput = document.getElementById('recipePromptInput');
         const negativePromptInput = document.getElementById('recipeNegativePromptInput');
+        const promptFieldsOnly = options.promptFieldsOnly === true;
+        const sanitizedGenParams = this.sanitizeGenParams(genParams);
 
-        if (recipe.gen_params) {
+        if (sanitizedGenParams) {
-            this.renderPromptContent(promptElement, recipe.gen_params.prompt, 'No prompt information available');
+            if (!promptFieldsOnly) {
-            this.renderPromptContent(negativePromptElement, recipe.gen_params.negative_prompt, 'No negative prompt information available');
+                this.renderPromptContent(promptElement, sanitizedGenParams.prompt, 'No prompt information available');
+                this.renderPromptContent(negativePromptElement, sanitizedGenParams.negative_prompt, 'No negative prompt information available');
 
-            if (promptInput) {
+                if (promptInput) {
-                promptInput.value = recipe.gen_params.prompt || '';
+                    promptInput.value = sanitizedGenParams.prompt || '';
+                }
+
+                if (negativePromptInput) {
+                    negativePromptInput.value = sanitizedGenParams.negative_prompt || '';
+                }
             }
 
-            if (negativePromptInput) {
-                negativePromptInput.value = recipe.gen_params.negative_prompt || '';
-            }
-
-            // Set other parameters
             if (otherParamsElement) {
-                // Clear previous params
                 otherParamsElement.innerHTML = '';
-
-                // Add all other parameters except prompt and negative_prompt
                 const excludedParams = ['prompt', 'negative_prompt'];
 
-                for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(recipe.gen_params)) {
+                for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(sanitizedGenParams)) {
                     if (!excludedParams.includes(key) && value !== undefined && value !== null) {
                         const paramTag = document.createElement('div');
                         paramTag.className = 'param-tag';
@@ -338,22 +629,68 @@ class RecipeModal {
                     }
                 }
 
-                // If no other params, show a message
                 if (otherParamsElement.children.length === 0) {
                     otherParamsElement.innerHTML = '<div class="no-params">No additional parameters available</div>';
                 }
             }
-        } else {
+            return;
-            // No generation parameters available
+        }
+
+        if (!promptFieldsOnly) {
             this.renderPromptContent(promptElement, '', 'No prompt information available');
             this.renderPromptContent(negativePromptElement, '', 'No negative prompt information available');
             if (promptInput) promptInput.value = '';
             if (negativePromptInput) negativePromptInput.value = '';
-            if (otherParamsElement) otherParamsElement.innerHTML = '<div class="no-params">No parameters available</div>';
         }
 
+        if (otherParamsElement) {
+            otherParamsElement.innerHTML = '<div class="no-params">No parameters available</div>';
+        }
+    }
+
+    sanitizeGenParams(genParams) {
+        if (!genParams || typeof genParams !== 'object') {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        const sanitized = {};
+
+        for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(genParams)) {
+            if (value === undefined || value === null || value === '') {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (!ALLOWED_GEN_PARAM_KEYS.has(key)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            sanitized[key] = value;
+        }
+
+        for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(genParams)) {
+            if (value === undefined || value === null || value === '') {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            const normalizedKey = GEN_PARAM_NORMALIZATION[key] || key;
+            if (!ALLOWED_GEN_PARAM_KEYS.has(normalizedKey)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (sanitized[normalizedKey] === undefined || sanitized[normalizedKey] === null || sanitized[normalizedKey] === '') {
+                sanitized[normalizedKey] = value;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return sanitized;
+    }
+
+    syncResourcesSection(recipe = {}) {
         const checkpointContainer = document.getElementById('recipeCheckpoint');
         const resourceDivider = document.getElementById('recipeResourceDivider');
+        const lorasListElement = document.getElementById('recipeLorasList');
+        const lorasCountElement = document.getElementById('recipeLorasCount');
+        const loras = Array.isArray(recipe.loras) ? recipe.loras : [];
 
         if (checkpointContainer) {
             checkpointContainer.innerHTML = '';
@@ -364,59 +701,43 @@ class RecipeModal {
             }
         }
 
-        // Set LoRAs list and count
-        const lorasListElement = document.getElementById('recipeLorasList');
-        const lorasCountElement = document.getElementById('recipeLorasCount');
-
-        // Check all LoRAs status
         let allLorasAvailable = true;
         let missingLorasCount = 0;
         let deletedLorasCount = 0;
 
-        if (recipe.loras && recipe.loras.length > 0) {
+        loras.forEach(lora => {
-            recipe.loras.forEach(lora => {
+            if (lora.isDeleted) {
-                if (lora.isDeleted) {
+                deletedLorasCount++;
-                    deletedLorasCount++;
+            } else if (!lora.inLibrary) {
-                } else if (!lora.inLibrary) {
+                allLorasAvailable = false;
-                    allLorasAvailable = false;
+                missingLorasCount++;
-                    missingLorasCount++;
+            }
-                }
+        });
-            });
-        }
 
-        // Set LoRAs count and status
+        if (lorasCountElement) {
-        if (lorasCountElement && recipe.loras) {
+            const totalCount = loras.length;
-            const totalCount = recipe.loras.length;
-
-            // Create status indicator based on LoRA states
             let statusHTML = '';
             if (totalCount > 0) {
                 if (allLorasAvailable && deletedLorasCount === 0) {
-                    // All LoRAs are available
                     statusHTML = `<div class="recipe-status ready"><i class="fas fa-check-circle"></i> Ready to use</div>`;
                 } else if (missingLorasCount > 0) {
-                    // Some LoRAs are missing (prioritize showing missing over deleted)
                     statusHTML = `<div class="recipe-status missing">
                         <i class="fas fa-exclamation-triangle"></i> ${missingLorasCount} missing
                         <div class="missing-tooltip">Click to download missing LoRAs</div>
                     </div>`;
                 } else if (deletedLorasCount > 0 && missingLorasCount === 0) {
-                    // Some LoRAs are deleted but none are missing
                     statusHTML = `<div class="recipe-status partial"><i class="fas fa-info-circle"></i> ${deletedLorasCount} deleted</div>`;
                 }
             }
 
             lorasCountElement.innerHTML = `<i class="fas fa-layer-group"></i> ${totalCount} LoRAs ${statusHTML}`;
 
-            // Add event listeners for buttons and status indicators
             setTimeout(() => {
-                // Set up click handler for View LoRAs button
                 const viewRecipeLorasBtn = document.getElementById('viewRecipeLorasBtn');
                 if (viewRecipeLorasBtn) {
                     viewRecipeLorasBtn.addEventListener('click', () => this.navigateToLorasPage());
                 }
 
-                // Add click handler for missing LoRAs status
                 const missingStatus = document.querySelector('.recipe-status.missing');
                 if (missingStatus && missingLorasCount > 0) {
                     missingStatus.classList.add('clickable');
@@ -425,13 +746,12 @@ class RecipeModal {
             }, 100);
         }
 
-        if (lorasListElement && recipe.loras && recipe.loras.length > 0) {
+        if (lorasListElement && loras.length > 0) {
-            lorasListElement.innerHTML = recipe.loras.map(lora => {
+            lorasListElement.innerHTML = loras.map(lora => {
                 const existsLocally = lora.inLibrary;
                 const isDeleted = lora.isDeleted;
                 const localPath = lora.localPath || '';
 
-                // Create status badge based on LoRA state
                 let localStatus;
                 if (existsLocally) {
                     localStatus = `
@@ -441,7 +761,7 @@ class RecipeModal {
                         </div>`;
                 } else if (isDeleted) {
                     localStatus = `
-                        <div class="deleted-badge reconnectable" data-lora-index="${recipe.loras.indexOf(lora)}">
+                        <div class="deleted-badge reconnectable" data-lora-index="${loras.indexOf(lora)}">
                             <span class="badge-text"><i class="fas fa-trash-alt"></i> Deleted</span>
                             <div class="reconnect-tooltip">Click to reconnect with a local LoRA</div>
                         </div>`;
@@ -452,7 +772,6 @@ class RecipeModal {
                         </div>`;
                 }
 
-                // Check if preview is a video
                 const isPreviewVideo = lora.preview_url && lora.preview_url.toLowerCase().endsWith('.mp4');
                 const previewMedia = isPreviewVideo ?
                     `<video class="thumbnail-video" autoplay loop muted playsinline>
@@ -460,7 +779,6 @@ class RecipeModal {
                      </video>` :
                     `<img src="${lora.preview_url || '/loras_static/images/no-preview.png'}" alt="LoRA preview">`;
 
-                // Determine CSS class based on LoRA state
                 let loraItemClass = 'recipe-lora-item';
                 if (existsLocally) {
                     loraItemClass += ' exists-locally';
@@ -471,7 +789,7 @@ class RecipeModal {
                 }
 
                 return `
-                    <div class="${loraItemClass}" data-lora-index="${recipe.loras.indexOf(lora)}">
+                    <div class="${loraItemClass}" data-lora-index="${loras.indexOf(lora)}">
                         <div class="recipe-lora-thumbnail">
                             ${previewMedia}
                         </div>
@@ -485,7 +803,7 @@ class RecipeModal {
                                 <div class="recipe-lora-weight">Weight: ${lora.strength || 1.0}</div>
                                 ${lora.baseModel ? `<div class="base-model">${lora.baseModel}</div>` : ''}
                             </div>
-                            <div class="lora-reconnect-container" data-lora-index="${recipe.loras.indexOf(lora)}">
+                            <div class="lora-reconnect-container" data-lora-index="${loras.indexOf(lora)}">
                                 <div class="reconnect-instructions">
                                     <p>Enter LoRA Syntax or Name to Reconnect:</p>
                                     <small>Example: <code>&lt;lora:Boris_Vallejo_BV_flux_D:1&gt;</code> or just <code>Boris_Vallejo_BV_flux_D</code></small>
@@ -503,15 +821,12 @@ class RecipeModal {
                 `;
             }).join('');
 
-            // Add event listeners for reconnect functionality
             setTimeout(() => {
                 this.setupReconnectButtons();
                 this.setupLoraItemsClickable();
             }, 100);
 
-            // Generate recipe syntax for copy button (this is now a placeholder, actual syntax will be fetched from the API)
             this.recipeLorasSyntax = '';
-
         } else if (lorasListElement) {
             lorasListElement.innerHTML = '<div class="no-loras">No LoRAs associated with this recipe</div>';
             this.recipeLorasSyntax = '';
@@ -522,9 +837,31 @@ class RecipeModal {
             const hasLoraItems = lorasListElement && lorasListElement.querySelector('.recipe-lora-item');
             resourceDivider.style.display = hasCheckpoint && hasLoraItems ? 'block' : 'none';
         }
+    }
 
-        // Show the modal
+    updateSourceUrlDisplay(sourcePath, options = {}) {
-        modalManager.showModal('recipeModal');
+        const sourceUrlContainer = document.querySelector('.source-url-container');
+        const sourceUrlEditor = document.querySelector('.source-url-editor');
+        if (!sourceUrlContainer || !sourceUrlEditor) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const sourceUrlText = sourceUrlContainer.querySelector('.source-url-text');
+        const sourceUrlInput = sourceUrlEditor.querySelector('.source-url-input');
+        if (!sourceUrlText || !sourceUrlInput) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const normalizedSourcePath = typeof sourcePath === 'string' ? sourcePath.trim() : '';
+        const isValidUrl = normalizedSourcePath.startsWith('http://') || normalizedSourcePath.startsWith('https://');
+
+        sourceUrlText.textContent = normalizedSourcePath || 'No source URL';
+        sourceUrlText.title = normalizedSourcePath
+            ? (isValidUrl ? 'Click to open source URL' : 'No valid URL')
+            : 'No valid URL';
+        if (options.forceInputSync || !sourceUrlEditor.classList.contains('active') || !this.sourceUrlEditState.isDirty) {
+            sourceUrlInput.value = normalizedSourcePath;
+        }
     }
 
     // Title editing methods
@@ -535,6 +872,7 @@ class RecipeModal {
             const editor = titleContainer.querySelector('#recipeTitleEditor');
             editor.classList.add('active');
             const input = editor.querySelector('input');
+            input.oninput = () => this.markFieldDirty('title');
             input.focus();
             input.select();
         }
@@ -553,19 +891,23 @@ class RecipeModal {
                 titleContainer.querySelector('.content-text').textContent = newTitle;
 
                 // Update the recipe on the server
-                updateRecipeMetadata(this.filePath, { title: newTitle })
+                updateRecipeMetadata(this.filePath, { title: newTitle }, this.getMetadataUpdateOptions())
                     .then(data => {
                         // Show success toast
                         showToast('toast.recipes.nameUpdated', {}, 'success');
 
                         // Update the current recipe object
                         this.currentRecipe.title = newTitle;
+                        this.commitField('title');
                     })
                     .catch(error => {
                         // Error is handled in the API function
                         // Reset the UI if needed
                         titleContainer.querySelector('.content-text').textContent = this.currentRecipe.title || '';
+                        this.clearFieldDirty('title');
                     });
+            } else {
+                this.clearFieldDirty('title');
             }
 
             // Hide editor
@@ -581,6 +923,7 @@ class RecipeModal {
             const editor = titleContainer.querySelector('#recipeTitleEditor');
             const input = editor.querySelector('input');
             input.value = this.currentRecipe.title || '';
+            this.clearFieldDirty('title');
 
             // Hide editor
             editor.classList.remove('active');
@@ -596,6 +939,7 @@ class RecipeModal {
             const editor = tagsContainer.querySelector('#recipeTagsEditor');
             editor.classList.add('active');
             const input = editor.querySelector('input');
+            input.oninput = () => this.markFieldDirty('tags');
             input.focus();
         }
     }
@@ -623,20 +967,24 @@ class RecipeModal {
 
             if (tagsChanged) {
                 // Update the recipe on the server
-                updateRecipeMetadata(this.filePath, { tags: newTags })
+                updateRecipeMetadata(this.filePath, { tags: newTags }, this.getMetadataUpdateOptions())
                     .then(data => {
                         // Show success toast
                         showToast('toast.recipes.tagsUpdated', {}, 'success');
 
                         // Update the current recipe object
                         this.currentRecipe.tags = newTags;
+                        this.commitField('tags');
 
                         // Update tags in the UI
                         this.updateTagsDisplay(tagsContainer, newTags);
                     })
                     .catch(error => {
                         // Error is handled in the API function
+                        this.clearFieldDirty('tags');
                     });
+            } else {
+                this.clearFieldDirty('tags');
             }
 
             // Hide editor
@@ -708,6 +1056,7 @@ class RecipeModal {
             const editor = tagsContainer.querySelector('#recipeTagsEditor');
             const input = editor.querySelector('input');
             input.value = this.currentRecipe.tags ? this.currentRecipe.tags.join(', ') : '';
+            this.clearFieldDirty('tags');
 
             // Hide editor
             editor.classList.remove('active');
@@ -748,6 +1097,7 @@ class RecipeModal {
             }
 
             if (input) {
+                input.addEventListener('input', () => this.markFieldDirty(config.field));
                 input.addEventListener('keydown', (event) => {
                     if (event.key === 'Escape') {
                         event.preventDefault();
@@ -840,9 +1190,10 @@ class RecipeModal {
 
         const currentGenParams = this.currentRecipe.gen_params || {};
         const nextValue = input.value.trim() === '' ? '' : input.value;
-        const currentValue = currentGenParams[config.field] || '';
+        const currentValue = this.sanitizeGenParams(currentGenParams)?.[config.field] || '';
 
         if (nextValue === currentValue) {
+            this.clearFieldDirty(config.field);
             this.hidePromptEditor(config);
             return;
         }
@@ -857,14 +1208,17 @@ class RecipeModal {
                 ...promptState,
                 isSaving: true,
             };
-            await updateRecipeMetadata(this.filePath, { gen_params: nextGenParams });
+            await updateRecipeMetadata(this.filePath, { gen_params: nextGenParams }, this.getMetadataUpdateOptions());
             this.currentRecipe.gen_params = nextGenParams;
             this.renderPromptContent(content, nextValue, config.placeholder);
             showToast(config.successKey, {}, 'success', config.successFallback);
+            this.commitField(config.field);
         } catch (error) {
             this.renderPromptContent(content, currentValue, config.placeholder);
             input.value = currentValue;
+            this.clearFieldDirty(config.field);
         } finally {
+            this.clearFieldDirty(config.field);
             this.hidePromptEditor(config);
         }
     }
@@ -872,10 +1226,10 @@ class RecipeModal {
     cancelPromptEdit(config) {
         const input = document.getElementById(config.inputId);
         if (input) {
-            const initialValue = this.promptEditorState[config.field]?.initialValue;
+            input.value = this.currentRecipe?.gen_params?.[config.field] || '';
-            input.value = initialValue ?? (this.currentRecipe?.gen_params?.[config.field] || '');
         }
 
+        this.clearFieldDirty(config.field);
         this.hidePromptEditor(config);
     }
 
@@ -918,11 +1272,16 @@ class RecipeModal {
             sourceUrlInput.focus();
         });
 
+        sourceUrlInput.addEventListener('input', () => {
+            this.sourceUrlEditState.isDirty = true;
+        });
+
         // Cancel editing
         sourceUrlCancelBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
             sourceUrlEditor.classList.remove('active');
             sourceUrlContainer.classList.remove('hide');
-            sourceUrlInput.value = this.currentRecipe.source_path || '';
+            this.updateSourceUrlDisplay(this.currentRecipe.source_path || '', { forceInputSync: true });
+            this.clearFieldDirty('source_path');
         });
 
         // Save new source URL
@@ -930,23 +1289,24 @@ class RecipeModal {
             const newSourceUrl = sourceUrlInput.value.trim();
             if (newSourceUrl !== this.currentRecipe.source_path) {
                 // Update the recipe on the server
-                updateRecipeMetadata(this.filePath, { source_path: newSourceUrl })
+                updateRecipeMetadata(this.filePath, { source_path: newSourceUrl }, this.getMetadataUpdateOptions())
                     .then(data => {
                         // Show success toast
                         showToast('toast.recipes.sourceUrlUpdated', {}, 'success');
 
                         // Update source URL in the UI
-                        sourceUrlText.textContent = newSourceUrl || 'No source URL';
+                        this.commitField('source_path');
-                        sourceUrlText.title = newSourceUrl && (newSourceUrl.startsWith('http://') ||
+                        this.updateSourceUrlDisplay(newSourceUrl, { forceInputSync: true });
-                            newSourceUrl.startsWith('https://')) ?
-                            'Click to open source URL' : 'No valid URL';
 
                         // Update the current recipe object
                         this.currentRecipe.source_path = newSourceUrl;
                     })
                     .catch(error => {
                         // Error is handled in the API function
+                        this.clearFieldDirty('source_path');
                     });
+            } else {
+                this.clearFieldDirty('source_path');
             }
 
             // Hide editor
@@ -1286,7 +1646,7 @@ class RecipeModal {
                     this.showRecipeDetails(this.currentRecipe);
                 }, 500);
 
-                state.virtualScroller.updateSingleItem(this.currentRecipe.file_path, {
+                state.virtualScroller.updateSingleItem(this.listFilePath || this.currentRecipe.file_path, {
                     loras: this.currentRecipe.loras
                 });
             } else {

static/js/managers/DoctorManager.js

@@ -103,6 +103,16 @@ export class DoctorManager {
         return document.body?.dataset?.appVersion || '';
     }
 
+    buildReloadUrl() {
+        const url = new URL(window.location.href);
+        url.searchParams.set('_lm_reload', Date.now().toString());
+        return url.toString();
+    }
+
+    reloadUi() {
+        window.location.replace(this.buildReloadUrl());
+    }
+
     setLoading(isLoading) {
         if (this.loadingState) {
             this.loadingState.classList.toggle('visible', isLoading);
@@ -308,7 +318,7 @@ export class DoctorManager {
                 await this.repairCache();
                 break;
             case 'reload-page':
-                window.location.reload();
+                this.reloadUi();
                 break;
             default:
                 break;

static/js/managers/SettingsManager.js

@@ -1443,12 +1443,12 @@ export class SettingsManager {
 
             // Add empty row for new path if no paths exist
             if (paths.length === 0) {
-                this.addExtraFolderPathRow(modelType, '');
+                this.addExtraFolderPathRow(modelType, '', false);
             }
         });
     }
 
-    addExtraFolderPathRow(modelType, path = '') {
+    addExtraFolderPathRow(modelType, path = '', shouldFocus = true) {
         const container = document.getElementById(`extraFolderPaths-${modelType}`);
         if (!container) return;
 
@@ -1472,7 +1472,7 @@ export class SettingsManager {
         container.appendChild(row);
 
         // Focus the input if it's empty (new row)
-        if (!path) {
+        if (!path && shouldFocus) {
             const input = row.querySelector('.extra-folder-path-input');
             if (input) {
                 setTimeout(() => input.focus(), 0);

tests/frontend/api/recipeApi.bulk.test.js

@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ const loadingManagerMock = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   showSimpleLoading: vi.fn(),
   hide: vi.fn(),
 }));
+const virtualScrollerMock = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  updateSingleItem: vi.fn(),
+}));
 
 vi.mock('../../../static/js/utils/uiHelpers.js', () => {
   return {
@@ -20,12 +23,13 @@ vi.mock('../../../static/js/state/index.js', () => {
   return {
     state: {
       loadingManager: loadingManagerMock,
+      virtualScroller: virtualScrollerMock,
     },
     getCurrentPageState: vi.fn(),
   };
 });
 
-import { RecipeSidebarApiClient } from '../../../static/js/api/recipeApi.js';
+import { RecipeSidebarApiClient, fetchRecipeDetails, updateRecipeMetadata } from '../../../static/js/api/recipeApi.js';
 
 describe('RecipeSidebarApiClient bulk operations', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
@@ -111,4 +115,37 @@ describe('RecipeSidebarApiClient bulk operations', () => {
     });
     expect(loadingManagerMock.hide).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
+
+  it('encodes recipe IDs when fetching recipe details', async () => {
+    global.fetch.mockResolvedValue({
+      ok: true,
+      json: async () => ({ id: 'abc' }),
+    });
+
+    await fetchRecipeDetails('recipe#1?name=foo%bar');
+
+    expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/lm/recipe/recipe%231%3Fname%3Dfoo%25bar');
+  });
+
+  it('updates the virtual scroller using the original list path when provided', async () => {
+    global.fetch.mockResolvedValue({
+      ok: true,
+      json: async () => ({ success: true }),
+    });
+
+    await updateRecipeMetadata(
+      '/recipes/new-folder/recipe#1.webp',
+      { title: 'Updated Title' },
+      { listFilePath: '/recipes/old-folder/recipe#1.webp' }
+    );
+
+    expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      '/api/lm/recipe/recipe%231/update',
+      expect.objectContaining({ method: 'PUT' })
+    );
+    expect(virtualScrollerMock.updateSingleItem).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      '/recipes/old-folder/recipe#1.webp',
+      { title: 'Updated Title' }
+    );
+  });
 });

tests/frontend/managers/DoctorManager.test.js

@@ -53,4 +53,26 @@ describe('DoctorManager', () => {
 
     expect(refreshSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
+
+  it('builds a cache-busted reload URL that preserves the current location', () => {
+    renderDoctorFixture();
+    window.history.replaceState({}, '', '/loras?filter=active#details');
+    vi.spyOn(Date, 'now').mockReturnValue(1234567890);
+
+    const manager = new DoctorManager();
+
+    const url = manager.buildReloadUrl();
+
+    expect(url).toBe('http://localhost:3000/loras?filter=active&_lm_reload=1234567890#details');
+  });
+
+  it('delegates reload-page actions to reloadUi', async () => {
+    renderDoctorFixture();
+    const manager = new DoctorManager();
+    const reloadSpy = vi.spyOn(manager, 'reloadUi').mockImplementation(() => undefined);
+
+    await manager.handleAction('reload-page');
+
+    expect(reloadSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
 });

tests/frontend/managers/settingsManager.library.test.js

@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ beforeEach(() => {
 });
 
 afterEach(() => {
+    vi.useRealTimers();
     delete global.fetch;
     delete document.hidden;
     Object.defineProperty(window, 'location', {
@@ -231,6 +232,51 @@ describe('SettingsManager library controls', () => {
         expect(input.value).toBe('/custom/recipes');
     });
 
+    it('does not autofocus empty extra folder path rows during initial settings load', async () => {
+        vi.useFakeTimers();
+
+        const manager = createManager();
+        document.body.innerHTML = `
+            <div id="extraFolderPaths-loras"></div>
+            <div id="extraFolderPaths-checkpoints"></div>
+            <div id="extraFolderPaths-unet"></div>
+            <div id="extraFolderPaths-embeddings"></div>
+        `;
+
+        vi.spyOn(manager, 'loadMetadataArchiveSettings').mockResolvedValue();
+        vi.spyOn(manager, 'loadBackupSettings').mockResolvedValue();
+        vi.spyOn(manager, 'loadLibraries').mockResolvedValue();
+        vi.spyOn(manager, 'loadLoraRoots').mockResolvedValue();
+        vi.spyOn(manager, 'loadCheckpointRoots').mockResolvedValue();
+        vi.spyOn(manager, 'loadUnetRoots').mockResolvedValue();
+        vi.spyOn(manager, 'loadEmbeddingRoots').mockResolvedValue();
+
+        const focusSpy = vi.spyOn(HTMLElement.prototype, 'focus').mockImplementation(() => {});
+
+        state.global.settings = {
+            extra_folder_paths: {},
+        };
+
+        await manager.loadSettingsToUI();
+        await vi.runAllTimersAsync();
+
+        expect(focusSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('still focuses an extra folder path row when it is added explicitly', async () => {
+        vi.useFakeTimers();
+
+        const manager = createManager();
+        document.body.innerHTML = '<div id="extraFolderPaths-embeddings"></div>';
+
+        const focusSpy = vi.spyOn(HTMLElement.prototype, 'focus').mockImplementation(() => {});
+
+        manager.addExtraFolderPathRow('embeddings', '');
+        await vi.runAllTimersAsync();
+
+        expect(focusSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
     it('shows loading while saving recipes_path', async () => {
         const manager = createManager();
         const input = document.createElement('input');

tests/routes/test_model_page_view.py

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+
+import jinja2
+
+from py.routes.handlers.model_handlers import ModelPageView
+
+
+class DummySettings:
+    def get(self, key, default=None):
+        return default
+
+
+class DummyI18n:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.locale = None
+
+    def set_locale(self, locale):
+        self.locale = locale
+
+    def get_translation(self, key, default=None, **_kwargs):
+        return default or key
+
+    def create_template_filter(self):
+        return lambda key, *_args, **_kwargs: key
+
+
+class DummyScanner:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._cache = SimpleNamespace()
+
+    async def get_cached_data(self, *_args, **_kwargs):
+        return SimpleNamespace(folders=[])
+
+
+class DummyService:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.scanner = DummyScanner()
+
+
+async def test_model_page_view_reads_version_per_request():
+    template_env = jinja2.Environment(
+        loader=jinja2.DictLoader({"dummy.html": "{{ version }}"}),
+        autoescape=True,
+    )
+    view = ModelPageView(
+        template_env=template_env,
+        template_name="dummy.html",
+        service=DummyService(),
+        settings_service=DummySettings(),
+        server_i18n=DummyI18n(),
+        logger=SimpleNamespace(
+            debug=lambda *_args, **_kwargs: None,
+            error=lambda *_args, **_kwargs: None,
+        ),
+    )
+
+    view._get_app_version = lambda: "1.0.2-old"
+    first = await view.handle(SimpleNamespace())
+
+    view._get_app_version = lambda: "1.0.2-new"
+    second = await view.handle(SimpleNamespace())
+
+    assert first.text == "1.0.2-old"
+    assert second.text == "1.0.2-new"

tests/services/test_gen_params_merger.py

@@ -1,95 +1,86 @@
-import pytest
 from py.recipes.merger import GenParamsMerger
 
-def test_merge_priority():
+
-    request_params = {"prompt": "from request", "steps": 20}
+def test_merge_priority_and_normalization():
-    civitai_meta = {"prompt": "from civitai", "cfg": 7.0}
+    request_params = {"prompt": "from request", "Steps": 20, "cfg": 7.5}
+    civitai_meta = {"prompt": "from civitai", "cfgScale": 6.5, "negativePrompt": "bad"}
     embedded_metadata = {"gen_params": {"prompt": "from embedded", "seed": 123}}
-    
+
     merged = GenParamsMerger.merge(request_params, civitai_meta, embedded_metadata)
-    
-    assert merged["prompt"] == "from request"
-    assert merged["steps"] == 20
-    assert merged["cfg"] == 7.0
-    assert merged["seed"] == 123
 
-def test_merge_no_request_params():
+    assert merged == {
-    civitai_meta = {"prompt": "from civitai", "cfg": 7.0}
+        "prompt": "from request",
-    embedded_metadata = {"gen_params": {"prompt": "from embedded", "seed": 123}}
+        "steps": 20,
-    
+        "cfg_scale": 7.5,
-    merged = GenParamsMerger.merge(None, civitai_meta, embedded_metadata)
+        "negative_prompt": "bad",
-    
+        "seed": 123,
-    assert merged["prompt"] == "from civitai"
+    }
-    assert merged["cfg"] == 7.0
+
-    assert merged["seed"] == 123
+
+def test_merge_accepts_raw_embedded_metadata():
+    embedded_metadata = {"prompt": "from raw embedded", "seed": 456, "scheduler": "karras"}
 
-def test_merge_only_embedded():
-    embedded_metadata = {"gen_params": {"prompt": "from embedded", "seed": 123}}
-    
     merged = GenParamsMerger.merge(None, None, embedded_metadata)
-    
-    assert merged["prompt"] == "from embedded"
-    assert merged["seed"] == 123
 
-def test_merge_raw_embedded():
+    assert merged == {
-    # Test when embedded metadata is just the gen_params themselves
+        "prompt": "from raw embedded",
-    embedded_metadata = {"prompt": "from raw embedded", "seed": 456}
+        "seed": 456,
-    
+        "sampler": "karras",
-    merged = GenParamsMerger.merge(None, None, embedded_metadata)
+    }
-    
-    assert merged["prompt"] == "from raw embedded"
-    assert merged["seed"] == 456
 
-def test_merge_none_values():
-    merged = GenParamsMerger.merge(None, None, None)
-    assert merged == {}
 
-def test_merge_filters_blacklisted_keys():
+def test_merge_filters_unknown_and_blacklisted_keys():
-    request_params = {"prompt": "test", "id": "should-be-removed", "checkpoint": "should-not-be-here"}
+    request_params = {
-    civitai_meta = {"cfg": 7, "url": "remove-me"}
+        "prompt": "test",
-    embedded_metadata = {"seed": 123, "hash": "remove-also"}
+        "id": "should-be-removed",
-    
+        "checkpoint": "should-not-be-here",
-    merged = GenParamsMerger.merge(request_params, civitai_meta, embedded_metadata)
+        "raw_metadata": {"prompt": "remove"},
-    
+    }
-    assert "prompt" in merged
+    civitai_meta = {
-    assert "cfg" in merged
+        "Version": "ComfyUI",
-    assert "seed" in merged
+        "RNG": "cpu",
-    assert "id" not in merged
+        "cfgScale": 7,
-    assert "url" not in merged
+        "url": "remove-me",
-    assert "hash" not in merged
+    }
-    assert "checkpoint" not in merged
+    embedded_metadata = {
-
+        "seed": 123,
-def test_merge_filters_meta_and_normalizes_keys():
+        "hash": "remove-also",
+        "Discard penultimate sigma": True,
+        "eps_scaling_factor": 0.1,
+    }
+
+    merged = GenParamsMerger.merge(request_params, civitai_meta, embedded_metadata)
+
+    assert merged == {
+        "prompt": "test",
+        "cfg_scale": 7,
+        "seed": 123,
+    }
+
+
+def test_merge_does_not_keep_original_key_variants():
     civitai_meta = {
-        "prompt": "masterpiece",
         "cfgScale": 5,
         "clipSkip": 2,
         "negativePrompt": "low quality",
-        "meta": {"irrelevant": "data"},
         "Size": "1024x1024",
-        "draft": False,
+        "Denoising strength": 0.35,
-        "workflow": "txt2img",
-        "civitaiResources": [{"type": "checkpoint"}]
     }
     request_params = {
         "cfg_scale": 5.0,
         "clip_skip": "2",
-        "Steps": 30
     }
-    
+
     merged = GenParamsMerger.merge(request_params, civitai_meta)
-    
+
-    assert "meta" not in merged
+    assert merged == {
-    assert "cfgScale" not in merged
+        "cfg_scale": 5.0,
-    assert "clipSkip" not in merged
+        "clip_skip": "2",
-    assert "negativePrompt" not in merged
+        "negative_prompt": "low quality",
-    assert "Size" not in merged
+        "size": "1024x1024",
-    assert "draft" not in merged
+        "denoising_strength": 0.35,
-    assert "workflow" not in merged
+    }
-    assert "civitaiResources" not in merged
+
-    
+
-    assert merged["cfg_scale"] == 5.0  # From request_params
+def test_merge_none_values():
-    assert merged["clip_skip"] == "2"  # From request_params
+    assert GenParamsMerger.merge(None, None, None) == {}
-    assert merged["negative_prompt"] == "low quality" # Normalized from civitai_meta
-    assert merged["size"] == "1024x1024" # Normalized from civitai_meta
-    assert merged["steps"] == 30 # Normalized from request_params

tests/services/test_recipe_scanner.py

@@ -358,6 +358,188 @@ async def test_get_recipe_by_id_handles_non_dict_checkpoint(recipe_scanner):
     assert recipe["checkpoint"]["file_name"] == "by-id"
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_get_recipe_by_id_merges_recipe_json_details(recipe_scanner):
+    scanner, _ = recipe_scanner
+    recipes_dir = Path(scanner.recipes_dir)
+    recipe_id = "hydrate-me"
+    recipe_json_path = recipes_dir / f"{recipe_id}.recipe.json"
+    recipe_json_path.write_text(
+        json.dumps(
+            {
+                "id": recipe_id,
+                "file_path": "/tmp/hydrate-me.png",
+                "title": "Hydrated Recipe",
+                "source_path": "https://example.com/source",
+                "gen_params": {
+                    "prompt": "prompt from json",
+                    "negative_prompt": "negative from json",
+                },
+                "loras": [],
+            }
+        ),
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+
+    scanner._cache.raw_data = [
+        {
+            "id": recipe_id,
+            "file_path": "/tmp/hydrate-me.png",
+            "title": "Cached Recipe",
+            "folder": "",
+            "modified": 0.0,
+            "created_date": 0.0,
+            "loras": [],
+            "gen_params": {},
+        }
+    ]
+
+    recipe = await scanner.get_recipe_by_id(recipe_id)
+
+    assert recipe is not None
+    assert recipe["title"] == "Hydrated Recipe"
+    assert recipe["source_path"] == "https://example.com/source"
+    assert recipe["gen_params"]["prompt"] == "prompt from json"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_get_recipe_by_id_normalizes_gen_params_aliases_without_dropping_metadata(
+    recipe_scanner,
+):
+    scanner, _ = recipe_scanner
+    recipes_dir = Path(scanner.recipes_dir)
+    recipe_id = "dirty-json-gen-params"
+    recipe_json_path = recipes_dir / f"{recipe_id}.recipe.json"
+    recipe_json_path.write_text(
+        json.dumps(
+            {
+                "id": recipe_id,
+                "file_path": "/tmp/dirty-json-gen-params.png",
+                "title": "Dirty Recipe",
+                "gen_params": {
+                    "Prompt": "prompt from json",
+                    "negativePrompt": "negative from json",
+                    "cfgScale": 7,
+                    "raw_metadata": {"prompt": "nested"},
+                    "Version": "ComfyUI",
+                    "RNG": "cpu",
+                },
+                "loras": [],
+            }
+        ),
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+
+    scanner._cache.raw_data = [
+        {
+            "id": recipe_id,
+            "file_path": "/tmp/dirty-json-gen-params.png",
+            "title": "Cached Recipe",
+            "folder": "",
+            "modified": 0.0,
+            "created_date": 0.0,
+            "loras": [],
+            "gen_params": {"prompt": "cached prompt", "raw_metadata": {"bad": True}},
+        }
+    ]
+
+    recipe = await scanner.get_recipe_by_id(recipe_id)
+
+    assert recipe is not None
+    assert recipe["gen_params"]["Prompt"] == "prompt from json"
+    assert recipe["gen_params"]["negativePrompt"] == "negative from json"
+    assert recipe["gen_params"]["cfgScale"] == 7
+    assert recipe["gen_params"]["raw_metadata"] == {"prompt": "nested"}
+    assert recipe["gen_params"]["Version"] == "ComfyUI"
+    assert recipe["gen_params"]["RNG"] == "cpu"
+    assert recipe["gen_params"]["prompt"] == "prompt from json"
+    assert recipe["gen_params"]["negative_prompt"] == "negative from json"
+    assert recipe["gen_params"]["cfg_scale"] == 7
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_get_recipe_by_id_prefers_json_file_path(recipe_scanner):
+    scanner, _ = recipe_scanner
+    recipes_dir = Path(scanner.recipes_dir)
+    recipe_id = "move-me"
+    recipe_json_path = recipes_dir / f"{recipe_id}.recipe.json"
+    recipe_json_path.write_text(
+        json.dumps(
+            {
+                "id": recipe_id,
+                "file_path": "/tmp/new-location.png",
+                "title": "Moved Recipe",
+                "source_path": "https://example.com/moved",
+                "gen_params": {},
+                "loras": [],
+            }
+        ),
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+
+    scanner._cache.raw_data = [
+        {
+            "id": recipe_id,
+            "file_path": "/tmp/old-location.png",
+            "title": "Cached Title",
+            "folder": "",
+            "modified": 0.0,
+            "created_date": 0.0,
+            "loras": [],
+            "gen_params": {},
+        }
+    ]
+
+    recipe = await scanner.get_recipe_by_id(recipe_id)
+
+    assert recipe is not None
+    assert recipe["file_path"] == "/tmp/new-location.png"
+    assert recipe["title"] == "Moved Recipe"
+    assert recipe["source_path"] == "https://example.com/moved"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_get_recipe_by_id_drops_deleted_optional_json_fields(recipe_scanner):
+    scanner, _ = recipe_scanner
+    recipes_dir = Path(scanner.recipes_dir)
+    recipe_id = "drop-optional-fields"
+    recipe_json_path = recipes_dir / f"{recipe_id}.recipe.json"
+    recipe_json_path.write_text(
+        json.dumps(
+            {
+                "id": recipe_id,
+                "file_path": "/tmp/drop-optional-fields.png",
+                "title": "Trimmed Recipe",
+            }
+        ),
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+
+    scanner._cache.raw_data = [
+        {
+            "id": recipe_id,
+            "file_path": "/tmp/drop-optional-fields.png",
+            "title": "Cached Recipe",
+            "folder": "",
+            "modified": 0.0,
+            "created_date": 0.0,
+            "source_path": "https://example.com/stale-source",
+            "checkpoint": {"name": "stale-checkpoint.safetensors"},
+            "loras": [{"modelName": "stale-lora"}],
+            "gen_params": {"prompt": "stale prompt"},
+        }
+    ]
+
+    recipe = await scanner.get_recipe_by_id(recipe_id)
+
+    assert recipe is not None
+    assert recipe["title"] == "Trimmed Recipe"
+    assert "source_path" not in recipe
+    assert "checkpoint" not in recipe
+    assert "gen_params" not in recipe
+    assert "loras" not in recipe
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_get_paginated_data_filters_by_checkpoint_hash(recipe_scanner):
     scanner, _ = recipe_scanner
@@ -401,6 +583,40 @@ async def test_get_paginated_data_filters_by_checkpoint_hash(recipe_scanner):
     assert [item["id"] for item in result["items"]] == ["checkpoint-match"]
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_get_paginated_data_normalizes_gen_params_aliases_without_dropping_metadata(
+    recipe_scanner,
+):
+    scanner, _ = recipe_scanner
+    await scanner.add_recipe(
+        {
+            "id": "dirty-listing",
+            "file_path": str(Path(config.loras_roots[0]) / "dirty-listing.webp"),
+            "title": "Dirty Listing",
+            "modified": 0.0,
+            "created_date": 0.0,
+            "loras": [],
+            "gen_params": {
+                "Prompt": "a beautiful forest landscape",
+                "cfgScale": 7,
+                "Version": "ComfyUI",
+                "raw_metadata": {"bad": True},
+            },
+        }
+    )
+    await asyncio.sleep(0)
+
+    result = await scanner.get_paginated_data(page=1, page_size=10)
+    item = next(entry for entry in result["items"] if entry["id"] == "dirty-listing")
+
+    assert item["gen_params"]["Prompt"] == "a beautiful forest landscape"
+    assert item["gen_params"]["cfgScale"] == 7
+    assert item["gen_params"]["Version"] == "ComfyUI"
+    assert item["gen_params"]["raw_metadata"] == {"bad": True}
+    assert item["gen_params"]["prompt"] == "a beautiful forest landscape"
+    assert item["gen_params"]["cfg_scale"] == 7
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_get_recipes_for_checkpoint_matches_hash_case_insensitively(recipe_scanner):
     scanner, _ = recipe_scanner

tests/services/test_recipe_services.py

@@ -306,6 +306,120 @@ async def test_save_recipe_promotes_checkpoint_from_gen_params(tmp_path):
     assert "checkpoint" not in stored["gen_params"]
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_save_recipe_strips_non_persistable_gen_params(tmp_path):
+    exif_utils = DummyExifUtils()
+
+    class DummyScanner:
+        def __init__(self, root):
+            self.recipes_dir = str(root)
+
+        async def find_recipes_by_fingerprint(self, fingerprint):
+            return []
+
+        async def add_recipe(self, recipe_data):
+            return None
+
+    scanner = DummyScanner(tmp_path)
+    service = RecipePersistenceService(
+        exif_utils=exif_utils,
+        card_preview_width=512,
+        logger=logging.getLogger("test"),
+    )
+
+    metadata = {
+        "base_model": "Flux",
+        "loras": [],
+        "gen_params": {
+            "prompt": "hello world",
+            "negative_prompt": "bad hands",
+            "cfg_scale": 7,
+            "raw_metadata": {"prompt": "should not persist"},
+            "Version": "ComfyUI",
+            "RNG": "cpu",
+            "Schedule type": "karras",
+            "Discard penultimate sigma": True,
+            "eps_scaling_factor": 0.1,
+        },
+    }
+
+    result = await service.save_recipe(
+        recipe_scanner=scanner,
+        image_bytes=b"img",
+        image_base64=None,
+        name="Sanitized",
+        tags=[],
+        metadata=metadata,
+    )
+
+    stored = json.loads(Path(result.payload["json_path"]).read_text())
+    assert stored["gen_params"] == {
+        "prompt": "hello world",
+        "negative_prompt": "bad hands",
+        "cfg_scale": 7,
+    }
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_save_recipe_derives_allowed_fields_from_raw_metadata(tmp_path):
+    exif_utils = DummyExifUtils()
+
+    class DummyScanner:
+        def __init__(self, root):
+            self.recipes_dir = str(root)
+
+        async def find_recipes_by_fingerprint(self, fingerprint):
+            return []
+
+        async def add_recipe(self, recipe_data):
+            return None
+
+    scanner = DummyScanner(tmp_path)
+    service = RecipePersistenceService(
+        exif_utils=exif_utils,
+        card_preview_width=512,
+        logger=logging.getLogger("test"),
+    )
+
+    metadata = {
+        "base_model": "Flux",
+        "loras": [],
+        "raw_metadata": {
+            "prompt": "hello world",
+            "negative_prompt": "bad hands",
+            "steps": 30,
+            "sampler": "Euler",
+            "cfg_scale": 7,
+            "seed": 123,
+            "size": "1024x1024",
+            "clip_skip": 2,
+            "Version": "ComfyUI",
+            "raw_metadata": {"nested": True},
+        },
+    }
+
+    result = await service.save_recipe(
+        recipe_scanner=scanner,
+        image_bytes=b"img",
+        image_base64=None,
+        name="Derived",
+        tags=[],
+        metadata=metadata,
+    )
+
+    stored = json.loads(Path(result.payload["json_path"]).read_text())
+    assert stored["gen_params"] == {
+        "prompt": "hello world",
+        "negative_prompt": "bad hands",
+        "steps": 30,
+        "sampler": "Euler",
+        "cfg_scale": 7,
+        "seed": 123,
+        "size": "1024x1024",
+        "clip_skip": 2,
+    }
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_save_recipe_strips_checkpoint_local_fields(tmp_path):
     exif_utils = DummyExifUtils()