feat(banners): rotate active banners one at a time with a pager

Stacking every active banner vertically ate header height when several
were active at once. Only the highest-priority banner renders now; a
‹ 1/N › pager cycles through the rest, and all active banners are still
recorded in the notification-center history so cycled-away ones stay
reachable. Newly registered banners preempt the displayed one only when
they outrank it.

Also fix the startup flow: the restart-required banner (now priority 80)
outranks the model-folders setup warning (60), and the setup banner is
retired once a non-empty folder path is saved.

New banners.pager.* keys translated in all 9 locales.

.gitignore

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ node_modules/
 coverage/
 .coverage
 model_cache/
+recipe_cache/
 
 # agent / dev tooling
 .opencode/

AGENTS.md

@@ -192,6 +192,15 @@ The system runs in two modes:
 - Auto-saves paths to `settings.json` in ComfyUI mode
 - `settings.json.example` is intentionally minimal (see Important Notes); all
   other defaults live in `DEFAULT_SETTINGS` (`py/services/settings_manager.py`)
+- **`folder_paths` vs `extra_folder_paths` — different purposes, do not conflate:**
+  - `folder_paths` (primary model roots): in ComfyUI plugin mode these come
+    from the ComfyUI host; in standalone mode they are the ONLY source of
+    model library paths and are currently edited by hand in `settings.json`.
+  - `extra_folder_paths` is a **ComfyUI-plugin-mode feature**: paths visible
+    ONLY to LoRA Manager, not to ComfyUI. Its motivation is that a very large
+    model library slows ComfyUI itself down, while LoRA Manager handles large
+    libraries without performance issues — so users keep ComfyUI's library
+    small and add the bulk via `extra_folder_paths`.
 
 ### Frontend UI Architecture
 

docs/i18n-translation-guidelines.md

@@ -57,6 +57,15 @@ Locales: `en`, `zh-CN`, `zh-TW`, `ja`, `ko`, `fr`, `de`, `es`, `ru`, `he` (RTL).
 > prototyped and removed because it collided with the browser's Alt + Arrow handling and the
 > modal's arrow-key navigation.
 
+> **Status (2026-09, standalone no-paths guidance):** the standalone branch of the
+> `other.noPaths` empty state now shows the real `settings.json` path plus an
+> `other.noPaths.openSettingsFolder` button (each locale reuses its
+> `settings.openSettingsFileLocation.label` rendering), and `descriptionStandalone` was
+> reworded in `en.json` — from "none of the configured folders exist on disk" to "no
+> other-model folders were found; add the folder keys you need to the `folder_paths`
+> section" — and re-translated in all 9 locales. The `on disk` phrase now survives only in
+> the ComfyUI variant (`descriptionComfyUI`).
+
 ---
 
 ## 1. Hard rules (do not violate)

locales/de.json

@@ -382,7 +382,8 @@
         "nav": {
             "general": "Allgemein",
             "interface": "Oberfläche",
-            "library": "Bibliothek"
+            "library": "Bibliothek",
+            "modelPaths": "Modellpfade"
         },
         "search": {
             "placeholder": "Einstellungen durchsuchen...",
@@ -583,6 +584,46 @@
                 "checkpointUnetOverlapInline": "Dieser Pfad wird bereits für einen anderen Modelltyp verwendet. Bitte verwenden Sie separate Ordner für Checkpoints und Diffusionsmodelle."
             }
         },
+        "modelPaths": {
+            "title": "Modellbibliothek-Pfade",
+            "description": "Stammordner, die LoRA Manager nach Ihren Modellen durchsucht. Dies sind die primären Modellspeicherorte, die im Standalone-Modus aus der settings.json gelesen werden.",
+            "restartRequired": "Neustart erforderlich, damit die Änderung wirksam wird",
+            "coreTypes": "Kern-Modelltypen",
+            "otherTypes": "Weitere Modelltypen",
+            "otherTypesDisabledHint": "Es sind keine weiteren Modelltypen aktiviert. Aktivieren Sie oben die benötigten Typen, um deren Ordner zu konfigurieren.",
+            "saveSuccessRestart": "Modellbibliothek-Pfade aktualisiert. Neustart erforderlich, um Änderungen anzuwenden.",
+            "pendingRestartNotice": "Pfadänderungen gespeichert. Starten Sie LoRA Manager neu, damit sie wirksam werden.",
+            "pendingRestartBannerTitle": "Neustart erforderlich, um Pfadänderungen anzuwenden",
+            "pendingRestartBannerMessage": "Die Modellbibliothek-Pfade wurden aktualisiert. Starten Sie den LoRA Manager-Server neu, um die neuen Ordner zu scannen.",
+            "folderKeys": {
+                "loras": "LoRA-Pfade",
+                "checkpoints": "Checkpoint-Pfade",
+                "unet": "Diffusionsmodell-Pfade",
+                "embeddings": "Embedding-Pfade",
+                "vae": "VAE-Pfade",
+                "upscale_models": "Upscaler-Pfade",
+                "text_encoders": "Text-Encoder-Pfade",
+                "clip": "CLIP-Pfade (Legacy)",
+                "clip_vision": "CLIP-Vision-Pfade",
+                "controlnet": "ControlNet-Pfade"
+            }
+        },
+        "directoryPicker": {
+            "title": "Ordner durchsuchen",
+            "selectFolder": "Diesen Ordner auswählen",
+            "goUp": "Nach oben",
+            "pathPlaceholder": "Pfad eingeben...",
+            "go": "Los",
+            "emptyFolder": "Keine Unterordner",
+            "loadError": "Verzeichnis konnte nicht geladen werden"
+        },
+        "pathValidation": {
+            "valid": "Pfad ist gültig",
+            "pathNotFound": "Pfad existiert nicht",
+            "notADirectory": "Kein Verzeichnis",
+            "notReadable": "Pfad ist nicht lesbar",
+            "notWritable": "Pfad ist nicht beschreibbar"
+        },
         "priorityTags": {
             "title": "Prioritäts-Tags",
             "description": "Passen Sie die Tag-Prioritätsreihenfolge für jeden Modelltyp an (z. B. character, concept, style(toon|toon_style))",
@@ -1241,11 +1282,13 @@
         },
         "noPaths": {
             "title": "Keine Ordner für weitere Modelle gefunden",
-            "descriptionStandalone": "Die Verwaltung weiterer Modelle ist aktiviert, aber keiner der konfigurierten Modellordner existiert auf dem Datenträger. Fügen Sie die unten stehenden Ordnerpfade zu settings.json hinzu und starten Sie LoRA Manager neu.",
-            "hintStandalone": "Nur die oben aufgeführten Ordnerschlüssel werden gescannt; nicht benötigte Schlüssel können weggelassen werden.",
+            "descriptionStandalone": "Die Verwaltung weiterer Modelle ist aktiviert, aber es wurden keine Ordner für weitere Modelle gefunden. Fügen Sie Ihre Modellordner unter Einstellungen → Modellpfade hinzu und starten Sie LoRA Manager anschließend neu.",
+            "hintStandalone": "Es werden nur aktivierte Modelltypen gescannt. Aktivieren Sie die benötigten Typen unter Bibliothek → Standard-Roots.",
             "descriptionComfyUI": "Die Verwaltung weiterer Modelle ist aktiviert, aber keiner der konfigurierten Modellordner existiert auf dem Datenträger. Fügen Sie die entsprechenden Modellordner zu Ihren ComfyUI-Modellpfaden hinzu und laden Sie diese Seite neu.",
             "hintComfyUI": "Weitere Modelle werden aus den Ordnern vae, upscale_models, text_encoders, clip_vision und controlnet von ComfyUI gelesen.",
-            "openSettings": "Einstellungen öffnen"
+            "openSettings": "Einstellungen öffnen",
+            "openModelPaths": "Modellordner konfigurieren",
+            "openSettingsFolder": "Einstellungsordner öffnen"
         }
     },
     "sidebar": {
@@ -2698,6 +2741,11 @@
             "content": "Scannen und verwalten Sie VAE-, Upscaler-, Text-Encoder-, CLIP-Vision- und ControlNet-Dateien und laden Sie sie von CivitAI herunter, alles auf einer eigenen Seite.",
             "enable": "Weitere Modelle aktivieren",
             "openSettings": "Einstellungen öffnen"
+        },
+        "pager": {
+            "previous": "Vorherige Mitteilung",
+            "next": "Nächste Mitteilung",
+            "position": "Mitteilung {current} von {total}"
         }
     }
 }

locales/en.json

@@ -382,7 +382,8 @@
     "nav": {
       "general": "General",
       "interface": "Interface",
-      "library": "Library"
+      "library": "Library",
+      "modelPaths": "Model Paths"
     },
     "search": {
       "placeholder": "Search settings...",
@@ -583,6 +584,46 @@
         "checkpointUnetOverlapInline": "This path is also used for a different model type. Use separate folders for checkpoints and diffusion models."
       }
     },
+    "modelPaths": {
+      "title": "Model Library Paths",
+      "description": "Root folders LoRA Manager scans for your models. These are the primary model locations read from settings.json in standalone mode.",
+      "restartRequired": "Requires restart to take effect",
+      "coreTypes": "Core Model Types",
+      "otherTypes": "Other Model Types",
+      "otherTypesDisabledHint": "No other model types are enabled. Turn on the types you need above to configure their folders.",
+      "saveSuccessRestart": "Model library paths updated. Restart required to apply changes.",
+      "pendingRestartNotice": "Path changes saved. Restart LoRA Manager for them to take effect.",
+      "pendingRestartBannerTitle": "Restart required to apply path changes",
+      "pendingRestartBannerMessage": "Model library paths were updated. Restart the LoRA Manager server to scan the new folders.",
+      "folderKeys": {
+        "loras": "LoRA Paths",
+        "checkpoints": "Checkpoint Paths",
+        "unet": "Diffusion Model Paths",
+        "embeddings": "Embedding Paths",
+        "vae": "VAE Paths",
+        "upscale_models": "Upscaler Paths",
+        "text_encoders": "Text Encoder Paths",
+        "clip": "CLIP Paths (legacy)",
+        "clip_vision": "CLIP Vision Paths",
+        "controlnet": "ControlNet Paths"
+      }
+    },
+    "directoryPicker": {
+      "title": "Browse Folders",
+      "selectFolder": "Select This Folder",
+      "goUp": "Up",
+      "pathPlaceholder": "Enter path...",
+      "go": "Go",
+      "emptyFolder": "No subfolders",
+      "loadError": "Failed to load directory"
+    },
+    "pathValidation": {
+      "valid": "Path is valid",
+      "pathNotFound": "Path does not exist",
+      "notADirectory": "Not a directory",
+      "notReadable": "Path is not readable",
+      "notWritable": "Path is not writable"
+    },
     "priorityTags": {
       "title": "Priority Tags",
       "description": "Customize the tag priority order for each model type (e.g., character, concept, style(toon|toon_style))",
@@ -1241,11 +1282,13 @@
     },
     "noPaths": {
       "title": "No other-model folders found",
-      "descriptionStandalone": "Other Models management is on, but none of the configured model folders exist on disk. Add the folder paths below to settings.json and restart LoRA Manager.",
-      "hintStandalone": "Only the folder keys listed above are scanned; keys you do not need can be omitted.",
+      "descriptionStandalone": "Other Models management is on, but no other-model folders were found. Add your model folders under Settings → Model Paths, then restart LoRA Manager.",
+      "hintStandalone": "Only enabled model types are scanned; enable the types you need under Library → Folder Settings.",
       "descriptionComfyUI": "Other Models management is on, but none of the configured model folders exist on disk. Add the matching model folders to your ComfyUI model paths, then reload this page.",
       "hintComfyUI": "Other models are read from ComfyUI's vae, upscale_models, text_encoders, clip_vision and controlnet folders.",
-      "openSettings": "Open Settings"
+      "openSettings": "Open Settings",
+      "openModelPaths": "Configure Model Folders",
+      "openSettingsFolder": "Open Settings Folder"
     }
   },
   "sidebar": {
@@ -2698,6 +2741,11 @@
       "content": "Scan and manage VAE, upscaler, text encoder, CLIP vision and ControlNet files — and download them from CivitAI — from one dedicated page.",
       "enable": "Enable Other Models",
       "openSettings": "Open Settings"
+    },
+    "pager": {
+      "previous": "Previous message",
+      "next": "Next message",
+      "position": "Message {current} of {total}"
     }
   }
 }

locales/es.json

@@ -382,7 +382,8 @@
         "nav": {
             "general": "General",
             "interface": "Interfaz",
-            "library": "Biblioteca"
+            "library": "Biblioteca",
+            "modelPaths": "Rutas de modelos"
         },
         "search": {
             "placeholder": "Buscar ajustes...",
@@ -583,6 +584,46 @@
                 "checkpointUnetOverlapInline": "Esta ruta ya se usa para otro tipo de modelo. Use carpetas separadas para checkpoints y modelos de difusión."
             }
         },
+        "modelPaths": {
+            "title": "Rutas de la biblioteca de modelos",
+            "description": "Carpetas raíz que LoRA Manager escanea en busca de tus modelos. Son las ubicaciones de modelos principales leídas de settings.json en modo independiente.",
+            "restartRequired": "Requiere reiniciar para que surta efecto",
+            "coreTypes": "Tipos de modelos principales",
+            "otherTypes": "Otros tipos de modelos",
+            "otherTypesDisabledHint": "No hay habilitado ningún otro tipo de modelo. Activa los tipos que necesites arriba para configurar sus carpetas.",
+            "saveSuccessRestart": "Rutas de la biblioteca de modelos actualizadas. Se requiere reinicio para aplicar los cambios.",
+            "pendingRestartNotice": "Cambios de rutas guardados. Reinicia LoRA Manager para que surtan efecto.",
+            "pendingRestartBannerTitle": "Se requiere reinicio para aplicar los cambios de rutas",
+            "pendingRestartBannerMessage": "Se actualizaron las rutas de la biblioteca de modelos. Reinicia el servidor de LoRA Manager para escanear las nuevas carpetas.",
+            "folderKeys": {
+                "loras": "Rutas de LoRA",
+                "checkpoints": "Rutas de Checkpoint",
+                "unet": "Rutas de modelo de difusión",
+                "embeddings": "Rutas de Embedding",
+                "vae": "Rutas de VAE",
+                "upscale_models": "Rutas de Upscaler",
+                "text_encoders": "Rutas de Text Encoder",
+                "clip": "Rutas de CLIP (heredadas)",
+                "clip_vision": "Rutas de CLIP Vision",
+                "controlnet": "Rutas de ControlNet"
+            }
+        },
+        "directoryPicker": {
+            "title": "Explorar carpetas",
+            "selectFolder": "Seleccionar esta carpeta",
+            "goUp": "Subir",
+            "pathPlaceholder": "Introducir ruta...",
+            "go": "Ir",
+            "emptyFolder": "No hay subcarpetas",
+            "loadError": "Error al cargar el directorio"
+        },
+        "pathValidation": {
+            "valid": "La ruta es válida",
+            "pathNotFound": "La ruta no existe",
+            "notADirectory": "No es un directorio",
+            "notReadable": "La ruta no es legible",
+            "notWritable": "La ruta no es escribible"
+        },
         "priorityTags": {
             "title": "Etiquetas prioritarias",
             "description": "Personaliza el orden de prioridad de etiquetas para cada tipo de modelo (p. ej., character, concept, style(toon|toon_style))",
@@ -1241,11 +1282,13 @@
         },
         "noPaths": {
             "title": "No se encontraron carpetas de otros modelos",
-            "descriptionStandalone": "La gestión de otros modelos está activada, pero ninguna de las carpetas de modelos configuradas existe en el disco. Añade las rutas de carpetas de abajo a settings.json y reinicia LoRA Manager.",
-            "hintStandalone": "Solo se escanean las claves de carpeta listadas arriba; las claves que no necesites puedes omitirlas.",
+            "descriptionStandalone": "La gestión de otros modelos está activada, pero no se encontraron carpetas de otros modelos. Añade tus carpetas de modelos en Configuración → Rutas de modelos y reinicia LoRA Manager.",
+            "hintStandalone": "Solo se escanean los tipos de modelos habilitados; activa los tipos que necesites en Biblioteca → Raíces predeterminadas.",
             "descriptionComfyUI": "La gestión de otros modelos está activada, pero ninguna de las carpetas de modelos configuradas existe en el disco. Añade las carpetas de modelos correspondientes a tus rutas de modelos de ComfyUI y recarga esta página.",
             "hintComfyUI": "Los otros modelos se leen de las carpetas vae, upscale_models, text_encoders, clip_vision y controlnet de ComfyUI.",
-            "openSettings": "Abrir configuración"
+            "openSettings": "Abrir configuración",
+            "openModelPaths": "Configurar carpetas de modelos",
+            "openSettingsFolder": "Abrir carpeta de ajustes"
         }
     },
     "sidebar": {
@@ -2698,6 +2741,11 @@
             "content": "Escanea y gestiona archivos VAE, Upscaler, Text Encoder, CLIP Vision y ControlNet, y descárgalos desde CivitAI, todo desde una página dedicada.",
             "enable": "Activar otros modelos",
             "openSettings": "Abrir configuración"
+        },
+        "pager": {
+            "previous": "Notificación anterior",
+            "next": "Notificación siguiente",
+            "position": "Notificación {current} de {total}"
         }
     }
 }

locales/fr.json

@@ -382,7 +382,8 @@
         "nav": {
             "general": "Général",
             "interface": "Interface",
-            "library": "Bibliothèque"
+            "library": "Bibliothèque",
+            "modelPaths": "Chemins de modèles"
         },
         "search": {
             "placeholder": "Rechercher dans les paramètres...",
@@ -583,6 +584,46 @@
                 "checkpointUnetOverlapInline": "Ce chemin est déjà utilisé pour un autre type de modèle. Utilisez des dossiers séparés pour les checkpoints et les modèles de diffusion."
             }
         },
+        "modelPaths": {
+            "title": "Chemins de la bibliothèque de modèles",
+            "description": "Dossiers racine que LoRA Manager analyse pour trouver vos modèles. Ce sont les emplacements de modèles principaux lus depuis settings.json en mode autonome.",
+            "restartRequired": "Un redémarrage est requis pour appliquer les changements",
+            "coreTypes": "Types de modèles principaux",
+            "otherTypes": "Autres types de modèles",
+            "otherTypesDisabledHint": "Aucun autre type de modèle n’est activé. Activez les types dont vous avez besoin ci-dessus pour configurer leurs dossiers.",
+            "saveSuccessRestart": "Chemins de la bibliothèque de modèles mis à jour. Redémarrage requis pour appliquer les changements.",
+            "pendingRestartNotice": "Changements de chemins enregistrés. Redémarrez LoRA Manager pour qu’ils prennent effet.",
+            "pendingRestartBannerTitle": "Redémarrage requis pour appliquer les changements de chemins",
+            "pendingRestartBannerMessage": "Les chemins de la bibliothèque de modèles ont été mis à jour. Redémarrez le serveur LoRA Manager pour analyser les nouveaux dossiers.",
+            "folderKeys": {
+                "loras": "Chemins LoRA",
+                "checkpoints": "Chemins Checkpoint",
+                "unet": "Chemins de modèle de diffusion",
+                "embeddings": "Chemins Embedding",
+                "vae": "Chemins VAE",
+                "upscale_models": "Chemins Upscaler",
+                "text_encoders": "Chemins Text Encoder",
+                "clip": "Chemins CLIP (hérité)",
+                "clip_vision": "Chemins CLIP Vision",
+                "controlnet": "Chemins ControlNet"
+            }
+        },
+        "directoryPicker": {
+            "title": "Parcourir les dossiers",
+            "selectFolder": "Sélectionner ce dossier",
+            "goUp": "Remonter",
+            "pathPlaceholder": "Saisir un chemin...",
+            "go": "Aller",
+            "emptyFolder": "Aucun sous-dossier",
+            "loadError": "Échec du chargement du dossier"
+        },
+        "pathValidation": {
+            "valid": "Le chemin est valide",
+            "pathNotFound": "Le chemin n’existe pas",
+            "notADirectory": "N’est pas un dossier",
+            "notReadable": "Le chemin n’est pas lisible",
+            "notWritable": "Le chemin n’est pas accessible en écriture"
+        },
         "priorityTags": {
             "title": "Tags prioritaires",
             "description": "Personnalisez l'ordre de priorité des tags pour chaque type de modèle (par ex. : character, concept, style(toon|toon_style))",
@@ -1241,11 +1282,13 @@
         },
         "noPaths": {
             "title": "Aucun dossier d’autres modèles trouvé",
-            "descriptionStandalone": "La gestion des autres modèles est activée, mais aucun des dossiers de modèles configurés n’existe sur le disque. Ajoutez les chemins de dossiers ci-dessous à settings.json, puis redémarrez LoRA Manager.",
-            "hintStandalone": "Seules les clés de dossiers listées ci-dessus sont analysées ; les clés inutiles peuvent être omises.",
+            "descriptionStandalone": "La gestion des autres modèles est activée, mais aucun dossier d’autres modèles n’a été trouvé. Ajoutez vos dossiers de modèles dans Paramètres → Chemins de modèles, puis redémarrez LoRA Manager.",
+            "hintStandalone": "Seuls les types de modèles activés sont analysés ; activez les types dont vous avez besoin dans Bibliothèque → Racines par défaut.",
             "descriptionComfyUI": "La gestion des autres modèles est activée, mais aucun des dossiers de modèles configurés n’existe sur le disque. Ajoutez les dossiers de modèles correspondants à vos chemins de modèles ComfyUI, puis rechargez cette page.",
             "hintComfyUI": "Les autres modèles sont lus depuis les dossiers vae, upscale_models, text_encoders, clip_vision et controlnet de ComfyUI.",
-            "openSettings": "Ouvrir les paramètres"
+            "openSettings": "Ouvrir les paramètres",
+            "openModelPaths": "Configurer les dossiers de modèles",
+            "openSettingsFolder": "Ouvrir le dossier des paramètres"
         }
     },
     "sidebar": {
@@ -2698,6 +2741,11 @@
             "content": "Analysez et gérez les fichiers VAE, Upscaler, Text Encoder, CLIP Vision et ControlNet, et téléchargez-les depuis CivitAI, le tout depuis une page dédiée.",
             "enable": "Activer les autres modèles",
             "openSettings": "Ouvrir les paramètres"
+        },
+        "pager": {
+            "previous": "Message précédent",
+            "next": "Message suivant",
+            "position": "Message {current} sur {total}"
         }
     }
 }

locales/he.json

@@ -382,7 +382,8 @@
         "nav": {
             "general": "כללי",
             "interface": "ממשק",
-            "library": "ספרייה"
+            "library": "ספרייה",
+            "modelPaths": "נתיבי מודלים"
         },
         "search": {
             "placeholder": "חיפוש בהגדרות...",
@@ -583,6 +584,46 @@
                 "checkpointUnetOverlapInline": "הנתיב הזה כבר נמצא בשימוש עבור סוג מודל אחר. יש להשתמש בתיקיות נפרדות עבור checkpoints ומודלי דיפוזיה."
             }
         },
+        "modelPaths": {
+            "title": "נתיבי ספריית המודלים",
+            "description": "תיקיות שורש ש-LoRA Manager סורק לאיתור המודלים שלך. אלו מיקומי המודלים הראשיים הנקראים מ-settings.json במצב עצמאי.",
+            "restartRequired": "נדרש אתחול כדי שהשינוי ייכנס לתוקף",
+            "coreTypes": "סוגי מודלים מרכזיים",
+            "otherTypes": "סוגי מודלים אחרים",
+            "otherTypesDisabledHint": "לא מופעלים סוגי מודלים אחרים. הפעל למעלה את הסוגים הדרושים לך כדי להגדיר את התיקיות שלהם.",
+            "saveSuccessRestart": "נתיבי ספריית המודלים עודכנו. נדרשת הפעלה מחדש כדי להחיל את השינויים.",
+            "pendingRestartNotice": "שינויי הנתיבים נשמרו. הפעל מחדש את LoRA Manager כדי שייכנסו לתוקף.",
+            "pendingRestartBannerTitle": "נדרשת הפעלה מחדש כדי להחיל את שינויי הנתיבים",
+            "pendingRestartBannerMessage": "נתיבי ספריית המודלים עודכנו. הפעל מחדש את שרת LoRA Manager כדי לסרוק את התיקיות החדשות.",
+            "folderKeys": {
+                "loras": "נתיבי LoRA",
+                "checkpoints": "נתיבי Checkpoint",
+                "unet": "נתיבי מודל דיפוזיה",
+                "embeddings": "נתיבי Embedding",
+                "vae": "נתיבי VAE",
+                "upscale_models": "נתיבי Upscaler",
+                "text_encoders": "נתיבי Text Encoder",
+                "clip": "נתיבי CLIP (ישן)",
+                "clip_vision": "נתיבי CLIP Vision",
+                "controlnet": "נתיבי ControlNet"
+            }
+        },
+        "directoryPicker": {
+            "title": "עיון בתיקיות",
+            "selectFolder": "בחר תיקייה זו",
+            "goUp": "למעלה",
+            "pathPlaceholder": "הזן נתיב...",
+            "go": "עבור",
+            "emptyFolder": "אין תתי-תיקיות",
+            "loadError": "טעינת התיקייה נכשלה"
+        },
+        "pathValidation": {
+            "valid": "הנתיב תקין",
+            "pathNotFound": "הנתיב לא קיים",
+            "notADirectory": "לא תיקייה",
+            "notReadable": "הנתיב לא ניתן לקריאה",
+            "notWritable": "הנתיב לא ניתן לכתיבה"
+        },
         "priorityTags": {
             "title": "תגיות עדיפות",
             "description": "התאם את סדר העדיפות של התגיות עבור כל סוג מודל (לדוגמה: character, concept, style(toon|toon_style))",
@@ -1241,11 +1282,13 @@
         },
         "noPaths": {
             "title": "לא נמצאו תיקיות של מודלים אחרים",
-            "descriptionStandalone": "ניהול המודלים האחרים פועל, אך אף אחת מתיקיות המודלים המוגדרות אינה קיימת בדיסק. הוסף את נתיבי התיקיות שלמטה ל-settings.json והפעל מחדש את LoRA Manager.",
-            "hintStandalone": "רק מפתחות התיקיות המפורטים למעלה נסרקים; ניתן להשמיט מפתחות שאינך צריך.",
+            "descriptionStandalone": "ניהול המודלים האחרים פועל, אך לא נמצאו תיקיות של מודלים אחרים. הוסף את תיקיות המודלים שלך תחת הגדרות > נתיבי מודלים, ולאחר מכן הפעל מחדש את LoRA Manager.",
+            "hintStandalone": "נסרקים רק סוגי מודלים מופעלים; הפעל את הסוגים הדרושים לך תחת ספרייה > תיקיות ברירת מחדל.",
             "descriptionComfyUI": "ניהול המודלים האחרים פועל, אך אף אחת מתיקיות המודלים המוגדרות אינה קיימת בדיסק. הוסף את תיקיות המודלים המתאימות לנתיבי המודלים של ComfyUI וטען מחדש עמוד זה.",
             "hintComfyUI": "מודלים אחרים נקראים מתיקיות vae, upscale_models, text_encoders, clip_vision ו-controlnet של ComfyUI.",
-            "openSettings": "פתח הגדרות"
+            "openSettings": "פתח הגדרות",
+            "openModelPaths": "הגדר תיקיות מודלים",
+            "openSettingsFolder": "פתח תיקיית הגדרות"
         }
     },
     "sidebar": {
@@ -2698,6 +2741,11 @@
             "content": "סרוק ונהל קבצי VAE, Upscaler, Text Encoder, CLIP Vision ו-ControlNet, והורד אותם מ-CivitAI — מהעמוד הייעודי.",
             "enable": "הפעל מודלים אחרים",
             "openSettings": "פתח הגדרות"
+        },
+        "pager": {
+            "previous": "הודעה קודמת",
+            "next": "הודעה הבאה",
+            "position": "הודעה {current} מתוך {total}"
         }
     }
 }

locales/ja.json

@@ -382,7 +382,8 @@
         "nav": {
             "general": "一般",
             "interface": "インターフェース",
-            "library": "ライブラリ"
+            "library": "ライブラリ",
+            "modelPaths": "モデルパス"
         },
         "search": {
             "placeholder": "設定を検索...",
@@ -583,6 +584,46 @@
                 "checkpointUnetOverlapInline": "このパスは別のモデルタイプですでに使用されています。Checkpoints と diffusion models には別々のフォルダを使用してください。"
             }
         },
+        "modelPaths": {
+            "title": "モデルライブラリパス",
+            "description": "LoRA Managerがモデルをスキャンするルートフォルダーです。スタンドアロンモードでは settings.json から読み込まれる主要なモデルの場所になります。",
+            "restartRequired": "変更を有効にするには再起動が必要です",
+            "coreTypes": "コアモデルタイプ",
+            "otherTypes": "その他のモデルタイプ",
+            "otherTypesDisabledHint": "その他のモデルタイプが有効になっていません。フォルダーを設定するには、上で必要なタイプをオンにしてください。",
+            "saveSuccessRestart": "モデルライブラリパスを更新しました。変更を適用するには再起動が必要です。",
+            "pendingRestartNotice": "パスの変更を保存しました。変更を有効にするにはLoRA Managerを再起動してください。",
+            "pendingRestartBannerTitle": "パスの変更を適用するには再起動が必要です",
+            "pendingRestartBannerMessage": "モデルライブラリパスが更新されました。新しいフォルダーをスキャンするにはLoRA Managerサーバーを再起動してください。",
+            "folderKeys": {
+                "loras": "LoRAパス",
+                "checkpoints": "Checkpointパス",
+                "unet": "Diffusionモデルパス",
+                "embeddings": "Embeddingパス",
+                "vae": "VAEパス",
+                "upscale_models": "Upscalerパス",
+                "text_encoders": "Text Encoderパス",
+                "clip": "CLIPパス（レガシー）",
+                "clip_vision": "CLIP Visionパス",
+                "controlnet": "ControlNetパス"
+            }
+        },
+        "directoryPicker": {
+            "title": "フォルダを参照",
+            "selectFolder": "このフォルダを選択",
+            "goUp": "上へ",
+            "pathPlaceholder": "パスを入力...",
+            "go": "移動",
+            "emptyFolder": "サブフォルダがありません",
+            "loadError": "ディレクトリの読み込みに失敗しました"
+        },
+        "pathValidation": {
+            "valid": "パスは有効です",
+            "pathNotFound": "パスが存在しません",
+            "notADirectory": "ディレクトリではありません",
+            "notReadable": "パスは読み取れません",
+            "notWritable": "パスは書き込めません"
+        },
         "priorityTags": {
             "title": "優先タグ",
             "description": "各モデルタイプのタグ優先順位をカスタマイズします (例: character, concept, style(toon|toon_style))",
@@ -1241,11 +1282,13 @@
         },
         "noPaths": {
             "title": "その他のモデルのフォルダーが見つかりません",
-            "descriptionStandalone": "その他のモデル管理はオンですが、設定されたモデルフォルダーがディスク上に存在しません。以下のフォルダーパスをsettings.jsonに追加し、LoRA Managerを再起動してください。",
-            "hintStandalone": "スキャンされるのは上記のフォルダーキーのみです。不要なキーは省略できます。",
+            "descriptionStandalone": "その他のモデル管理はオンですが、その他のモデルフォルダーが見つかりませんでした。「設定 > モデルパス」でモデルフォルダーを追加し、LoRA Managerを再起動してください。",
+            "hintStandalone": "有効になっているモデルタイプのみがスキャンされます。必要なタイプは「ライブラリ > デフォルトルート」で有効にしてください。",
             "descriptionComfyUI": "その他のモデル管理はオンですが、設定されたモデルフォルダーがディスク上に存在しません。該当するモデルフォルダーをComfyUIのモデルパスに追加し、このページを再読み込みしてください。",
             "hintComfyUI": "その他のモデルは、ComfyUIのvae、upscale_models、text_encoders、clip_vision、controlnetフォルダーから読み込まれます。",
-            "openSettings": "設定を開く"
+            "openSettings": "設定を開く",
+            "openModelPaths": "モデルフォルダーを設定",
+            "openSettingsFolder": "設定フォルダーを開く"
         }
     },
     "sidebar": {
@@ -2698,6 +2741,11 @@
             "content": "専用ページで VAE、Upscaler、Text Encoder、CLIP Vision、ControlNet の各ファイルをスキャン・管理し、CivitAI からダウンロードできます。",
             "enable": "その他のモデルを有効にする",
             "openSettings": "設定を開く"
+        },
+        "pager": {
+            "previous": "前の通知",
+            "next": "次の通知",
+            "position": "{total} 件中 {current} 件目の通知"
         }
     }
 }

locales/ko.json

@@ -382,7 +382,8 @@
         "nav": {
             "general": "일반",
             "interface": "인터페이스",
-            "library": "라이브러리"
+            "library": "라이브러리",
+            "modelPaths": "모델 경로"
         },
         "search": {
             "placeholder": "설정 검색...",
@@ -583,6 +584,46 @@
                 "checkpointUnetOverlapInline": "이 경로는 다른 모델 유형에 이미 사용 중입니다. checkpoints와 diffusion models에 별도의 폴더를 사용하세요."
             }
         },
+        "modelPaths": {
+            "title": "모델 라이브러리 경로",
+            "description": "LoRA Manager가 모델을 스캔하는 루트 폴더입니다. 독립 실행 모드에서는 settings.json에서 읽어오는 기본 모델 위치입니다.",
+            "restartRequired": "변경 사항을 적용하려면 재시작이 필요합니다",
+            "coreTypes": "핵심 모델 유형",
+            "otherTypes": "기타 모델 유형",
+            "otherTypesDisabledHint": "활성화된 기타 모델 유형이 없습니다. 위에서 필요한 유형을 켜면 해당 폴더를 구성할 수 있습니다.",
+            "saveSuccessRestart": "모델 라이브러리 경로가 업데이트되었습니다. 변경 사항을 적용하려면 재시작이 필요합니다.",
+            "pendingRestartNotice": "경로 변경 사항이 저장되었습니다. 적용하려면 LoRA Manager를 재시작하세요.",
+            "pendingRestartBannerTitle": "경로 변경 사항을 적용하려면 재시작이 필요합니다",
+            "pendingRestartBannerMessage": "모델 라이브러리 경로가 업데이트되었습니다. 새 폴더를 스캔하려면 LoRA Manager 서버를 재시작하세요.",
+            "folderKeys": {
+                "loras": "LoRA 경로",
+                "checkpoints": "Checkpoint 경로",
+                "unet": "Diffusion Model 경로",
+                "embeddings": "Embedding 경로",
+                "vae": "VAE 경로",
+                "upscale_models": "Upscaler 경로",
+                "text_encoders": "Text Encoder 경로",
+                "clip": "CLIP 경로 (레거시)",
+                "clip_vision": "CLIP Vision 경로",
+                "controlnet": "ControlNet 경로"
+            }
+        },
+        "directoryPicker": {
+            "title": "폴더 찾아보기",
+            "selectFolder": "이 폴더 선택",
+            "goUp": "위로",
+            "pathPlaceholder": "경로 입력...",
+            "go": "이동",
+            "emptyFolder": "하위 폴더 없음",
+            "loadError": "디렉터리를 불러오지 못했습니다"
+        },
+        "pathValidation": {
+            "valid": "유효한 경로입니다",
+            "pathNotFound": "경로가 존재하지 않습니다",
+            "notADirectory": "디렉터리가 아닙니다",
+            "notReadable": "경로를 읽을 수 없습니다",
+            "notWritable": "경로에 쓸 수 없습니다"
+        },
         "priorityTags": {
             "title": "우선순위 태그",
             "description": "모델 유형별 태그 우선순위를 사용자 지정합니다(예: character, concept, style(toon|toon_style)).",
@@ -1241,11 +1282,13 @@
         },
         "noPaths": {
             "title": "기타 모델 폴더를 찾을 수 없습니다",
-            "descriptionStandalone": "기타 모델 관리가 켜져 있지만, 설정된 모델 폴더가 디스크에 존재하지 않습니다. 아래 폴더 경로를 settings.json에 추가한 뒤 LoRA Manager를 재시작하세요.",
-            "hintStandalone": "위에 나열된 폴더 키만 스캔됩니다. 필요 없는 키는 생략할 수 있습니다.",
+            "descriptionStandalone": "기타 모델 관리가 켜져 있지만, 기타 모델 폴더를 찾을 수 없습니다. 설정 → 모델 경로에서 모델 폴더를 추가한 뒤 LoRA Manager를 재시작하세요.",
+            "hintStandalone": "활성화된 모델 유형만 스캔됩니다. 라이브러리 → 기본 루트에서 필요한 유형을 활성화하세요.",
             "descriptionComfyUI": "기타 모델 관리가 켜져 있지만, 설정된 모델 폴더가 디스크에 존재하지 않습니다. 해당 모델 폴더를 ComfyUI 모델 경로에 추가한 뒤 이 페이지를 새로 고침하세요.",
             "hintComfyUI": "기타 모델은 ComfyUI의 vae, upscale_models, text_encoders, clip_vision, controlnet 폴더에서 읽어옵니다.",
-            "openSettings": "설정 열기"
+            "openSettings": "설정 열기",
+            "openModelPaths": "모델 폴더 구성",
+            "openSettingsFolder": "설정 폴더 열기"
         }
     },
     "sidebar": {
@@ -2698,6 +2741,11 @@
             "content": "전용 페이지에서 VAE, Upscaler, Text Encoder, CLIP Vision, ControlNet 파일을 스캔 및 관리하고 CivitAI에서 다운로드할 수 있습니다.",
             "enable": "기타 모델 활성화",
             "openSettings": "설정 열기"
+        },
+        "pager": {
+            "previous": "이전 알림",
+            "next": "다음 알림",
+            "position": "전체 {total}개 중 {current}번째 알림"
         }
     }
 }

locales/ru.json

@@ -382,7 +382,8 @@
         "nav": {
             "general": "Общее",
             "interface": "Интерфейс",
-            "library": "Библиотека"
+            "library": "Библиотека",
+            "modelPaths": "Пути к моделям"
         },
         "search": {
             "placeholder": "Поиск в настройках...",
@@ -583,6 +584,46 @@
                 "checkpointUnetOverlapInline": "Этот путь уже используется для другого типа модели. Используйте отдельные папки для checkpoints и diffusion models."
             }
         },
+        "modelPaths": {
+            "title": "Пути библиотеки моделей",
+            "description": "Корневые папки, которые LoRA Manager сканирует в поисках ваших моделей. В автономном режиме это основные расположения моделей, считываемые из settings.json.",
+            "restartRequired": "Требуется перезапуск, чтобы изменения вступили в силу",
+            "coreTypes": "Основные типы моделей",
+            "otherTypes": "Другие типы моделей",
+            "otherTypesDisabledHint": "Другие типы моделей не включены. Включите нужные типы выше, чтобы настроить их папки.",
+            "saveSuccessRestart": "Пути библиотеки моделей обновлены. Требуется перезапуск для применения изменений.",
+            "pendingRestartNotice": "Изменения путей сохранены. Перезапустите LoRA Manager, чтобы они вступили в силу.",
+            "pendingRestartBannerTitle": "Требуется перезапуск для применения изменений путей",
+            "pendingRestartBannerMessage": "Пути библиотеки моделей обновлены. Перезапустите сервер LoRA Manager, чтобы просканировать новые папки.",
+            "folderKeys": {
+                "loras": "Пути LoRA",
+                "checkpoints": "Пути Checkpoint",
+                "unet": "Пути моделей диффузии",
+                "embeddings": "Пути Embedding",
+                "vae": "Пути VAE",
+                "upscale_models": "Пути Upscaler",
+                "text_encoders": "Пути Text Encoder",
+                "clip": "Пути CLIP (устаревшие)",
+                "clip_vision": "Пути CLIP Vision",
+                "controlnet": "Пути ControlNet"
+            }
+        },
+        "directoryPicker": {
+            "title": "Обзор папок",
+            "selectFolder": "Выбрать эту папку",
+            "goUp": "Вверх",
+            "pathPlaceholder": "Введите путь...",
+            "go": "Перейти",
+            "emptyFolder": "Нет подпапок",
+            "loadError": "Не удалось загрузить каталог"
+        },
+        "pathValidation": {
+            "valid": "Путь действителен",
+            "pathNotFound": "Путь не существует",
+            "notADirectory": "Не является каталогом",
+            "notReadable": "Путь недоступен для чтения",
+            "notWritable": "Путь недоступен для записи"
+        },
         "priorityTags": {
             "title": "Приоритетные теги",
             "description": "Настройте порядок приоритетов тегов для каждого типа моделей (например, character, concept, style(toon|toon_style)).",
@@ -1241,11 +1282,13 @@
         },
         "noPaths": {
             "title": "Папки других моделей не найдены",
-            "descriptionStandalone": "Управление другими моделями включено, но ни одна из настроенных папок моделей не существует на диске. Добавьте указанные ниже пути к папкам в settings.json и перезапустите LoRA Manager.",
-            "hintStandalone": "Сканируются только перечисленные выше ключи папок; ненужные ключи можно опустить.",
+            "descriptionStandalone": "Управление другими моделями включено, но папки других моделей не найдены. Добавьте свои папки моделей в разделе «Настройки → Пути к моделям», затем перезапустите LoRA Manager.",
+            "hintStandalone": "Сканируются только включённые типы моделей; включите нужные типы в разделе «Библиотека → Корневые папки».",
             "descriptionComfyUI": "Управление другими моделями включено, но ни одна из настроенных папок моделей не существует на диске. Добавьте соответствующие папки моделей в пути к моделям ComfyUI и перезагрузите эту страницу.",
             "hintComfyUI": "Другие модели читаются из папок vae, upscale_models, text_encoders, clip_vision и controlnet в ComfyUI.",
-            "openSettings": "Открыть настройки"
+            "openSettings": "Открыть настройки",
+            "openModelPaths": "Настроить папки моделей",
+            "openSettingsFolder": "Открыть папку настроек"
         }
     },
     "sidebar": {
@@ -2698,6 +2741,11 @@
             "content": "Сканирование и управление файлами VAE, Upscaler, Text Encoder, CLIP Vision и ControlNet, а также загрузка их с CivitAI — всё на одной отдельной странице.",
             "enable": "Включить другие модели",
             "openSettings": "Открыть настройки"
+        },
+        "pager": {
+            "previous": "Предыдущее уведомление",
+            "next": "Следующее уведомление",
+            "position": "Уведомление {current} из {total}"
         }
     }
 }

locales/zh-CN.json

@@ -382,7 +382,8 @@
         "nav": {
             "general": "通用",
             "interface": "界面",
-            "library": "库"
+            "library": "库",
+            "modelPaths": "模型路径"
         },
         "search": {
             "placeholder": "搜索设置...",
@@ -583,6 +584,46 @@
                 "checkpointUnetOverlapInline": "此路径已被用于另一种模型类型。请为 checkpoints 和 diffusion models 使用不同的文件夹。"
             }
         },
+        "modelPaths": {
+            "title": "模型库路径",
+            "description": "LoRA Manager 扫描模型所用的根文件夹。独立模式下，这些是从 settings.json 读取的主要模型位置。",
+            "restartRequired": "需要重启才能生效",
+            "coreTypes": "核心模型类型",
+            "otherTypes": "其他模型类型",
+            "otherTypesDisabledHint": "未启用任何其他模型类型。请在上方启用你需要的类型，然后为其配置文件夹。",
+            "saveSuccessRestart": "模型库路径已更新，需要重启才能生效。",
+            "pendingRestartNotice": "路径更改已保存。重启 LoRA Manager 后生效。",
+            "pendingRestartBannerTitle": "需要重启以应用路径更改",
+            "pendingRestartBannerMessage": "模型库路径已更新。请重启 LoRA Manager 服务器以扫描新文件夹。",
+            "folderKeys": {
+                "loras": "LoRA 路径",
+                "checkpoints": "Checkpoint 路径",
+                "unet": "Diffusion 模型路径",
+                "embeddings": "Embedding 路径",
+                "vae": "VAE 路径",
+                "upscale_models": "Upscaler 路径",
+                "text_encoders": "Text Encoder 路径",
+                "clip": "CLIP 路径（旧版）",
+                "clip_vision": "CLIP Vision 路径",
+                "controlnet": "ControlNet 路径"
+            }
+        },
+        "directoryPicker": {
+            "title": "浏览文件夹",
+            "selectFolder": "选择此文件夹",
+            "goUp": "上级目录",
+            "pathPlaceholder": "输入路径...",
+            "go": "跳转",
+            "emptyFolder": "没有子文件夹",
+            "loadError": "目录加载失败"
+        },
+        "pathValidation": {
+            "valid": "路径有效",
+            "pathNotFound": "路径不存在",
+            "notADirectory": "不是一个目录",
+            "notReadable": "路径不可读",
+            "notWritable": "路径不可写"
+        },
         "priorityTags": {
             "title": "优先标签",
             "description": "为每种模型类型自定义标签优先级顺序 (例如: character, concept, style(toon|toon_style))",
@@ -1241,11 +1282,13 @@
         },
         "noPaths": {
             "title": "未找到其他模型文件夹",
-            "descriptionStandalone": "其他模型管理已开启，但配置的模型文件夹在磁盘上都不存在。请将下面的文件夹路径添加到 settings.json，然后重启 LoRA Manager。",
-            "hintStandalone": "只会扫描上面列出的文件夹键；不需要的键可以省略。",
+            "descriptionStandalone": "其他模型管理已开启，但未找到其他模型文件夹。请在“设置 → 模型路径”中添加你的模型文件夹，然后重启 LoRA Manager。",
+            "hintStandalone": "仅扫描已启用的模型类型；请在“库 → 默认根目录”中启用你需要的类型。",
             "descriptionComfyUI": "其他模型管理已开启，但配置的模型文件夹在磁盘上都不存在。请将对应的模型文件夹添加到 ComfyUI 的模型路径，然后重新加载此页面。",
             "hintComfyUI": "其他模型从 ComfyUI 的 vae、upscale_models、text_encoders、clip_vision 和 controlnet 文件夹中读取。",
-            "openSettings": "打开设置"
+            "openSettings": "打开设置",
+            "openModelPaths": "配置模型文件夹",
+            "openSettingsFolder": "打开设置文件夹"
         }
     },
     "sidebar": {
@@ -2698,6 +2741,11 @@
             "content": "在一个专属页面中扫描和管理 VAE、Upscaler、Text Encoder、CLIP Vision 和 ControlNet 文件，并从 CivitAI 下载。",
             "enable": "启用其他模型",
             "openSettings": "打开设置"
+        },
+        "pager": {
+            "previous": "上一条通知",
+            "next": "下一条通知",
+            "position": "第 {current} 条通知，共 {total} 条"
         }
     }
 }

locales/zh-TW.json

@@ -382,7 +382,8 @@
         "nav": {
             "general": "通用",
             "interface": "介面",
-            "library": "模型庫"
+            "library": "模型庫",
+            "modelPaths": "模型路徑"
         },
         "search": {
             "placeholder": "搜尋設定...",
@@ -583,6 +584,46 @@
                 "checkpointUnetOverlapInline": "此路徑已被用於另一種模型類型。請為 checkpoints 和 diffusion models 使用不同的資料夾。"
             }
         },
+        "modelPaths": {
+            "title": "模型庫路徑",
+            "description": "LoRA Manager 掃描您模型的根目錄資料夾。這些是獨立模式下從 settings.json 讀取的主要模型位置。",
+            "restartRequired": "需要重新啟動才能生效",
+            "coreTypes": "核心模型類型",
+            "otherTypes": "其他模型類型",
+            "otherTypesDisabledHint": "尚未啟用任何其他模型類型。請在上方開啟您需要的類型，以設定其資料夾。",
+            "saveSuccessRestart": "模型庫路徑已更新，需要重新啟動才能生效。",
+            "pendingRestartNotice": "路徑變更已儲存。請重新啟動 LoRA Manager 以使其生效。",
+            "pendingRestartBannerTitle": "需要重新啟動才能套用路徑變更",
+            "pendingRestartBannerMessage": "模型庫路徑已更新。請重新啟動 LoRA Manager 伺服器以掃描新的資料夾。",
+            "folderKeys": {
+                "loras": "LoRA 路徑",
+                "checkpoints": "Checkpoint 路徑",
+                "unet": "Diffusion 模型路徑",
+                "embeddings": "Embedding 路徑",
+                "vae": "VAE 路徑",
+                "upscale_models": "Upscaler 路徑",
+                "text_encoders": "Text Encoder 路徑",
+                "clip": "CLIP 路徑（舊版）",
+                "clip_vision": "CLIP Vision 路徑",
+                "controlnet": "ControlNet 路徑"
+            }
+        },
+        "directoryPicker": {
+            "title": "瀏覽資料夾",
+            "selectFolder": "選擇此資料夾",
+            "goUp": "上一層",
+            "pathPlaceholder": "輸入路徑...",
+            "go": "前往",
+            "emptyFolder": "沒有子資料夾",
+            "loadError": "目錄載入失敗"
+        },
+        "pathValidation": {
+            "valid": "路徑有效",
+            "pathNotFound": "路徑不存在",
+            "notADirectory": "不是目錄",
+            "notReadable": "路徑無法讀取",
+            "notWritable": "路徑無法寫入"
+        },
         "priorityTags": {
             "title": "優先標籤",
             "description": "為每種模型類型自訂標籤的優先順序 (例如: character, concept, style(toon|toon_style))",
@@ -1241,11 +1282,13 @@
         },
         "noPaths": {
             "title": "找不到其他模型資料夾",
-            "descriptionStandalone": "其他模型管理已開啟，但設定的模型資料夾在磁碟上都不存在。請將下方的資料夾路徑加入 settings.json，然後重新啟動 LoRA Manager。",
-            "hintStandalone": "只會掃描上方列出的資料夾鍵；不需要的鍵可以省略。",
+            "descriptionStandalone": "其他模型管理已開啟，但找不到其他模型的資料夾。請在「設定 > 模型路徑」中加入您的模型資料夾，然後重新啟動 LoRA Manager。",
+            "hintStandalone": "僅會掃描已啟用的模型類型；請在「模型庫 > 預設根目錄」中啟用您需要的類型。",
             "descriptionComfyUI": "其他模型管理已開啟，但設定的模型資料夾在磁碟上都不存在。請將對應的模型資料夾加入 ComfyUI 的模型路徑，然後重新載入此頁面。",
             "hintComfyUI": "其他模型會從 ComfyUI 的 vae、upscale_models、text_encoders、clip_vision 和 controlnet 資料夾讀取。",
-            "openSettings": "開啟設定"
+            "openSettings": "開啟設定",
+            "openModelPaths": "設定模型資料夾",
+            "openSettingsFolder": "開啟設定資料夾"
         }
     },
     "sidebar": {
@@ -2698,6 +2741,11 @@
             "content": "在專屬頁面中掃描和管理 VAE、Upscaler、Text Encoder、CLIP Vision 和 ControlNet 檔案，並從 CivitAI 下載。",
             "enable": "啟用其他模型",
             "openSettings": "開啟設定"
+        },
+        "pager": {
+            "previous": "上一則通知",
+            "next": "下一則通知",
+            "position": "第 {current} 則通知，共 {total} 則"
         }
     }
 }

py/routes/handlers/misc_handlers.py

@@ -54,12 +54,14 @@ from ...utils.constants import (
     SUPPORTED_MEDIA_EXTENSIONS,
     VALID_LORA_TYPES,
     VALID_OTHER_CIVITAI_TYPES,
+    folder_path_schema,
 )
 from .model_source_handlers import ModelSourceHandler
 from .agent_handlers import AgentHandler
 from .download_routing_handlers import DownloadRoutingHandler
 from .model_handlers import ModelCivitaiHandler
 from ...utils.civitai_utils import rewrite_preview_url
+from ...utils.directory_browser import browse_directory
 from ...utils.example_images_paths import (
     find_non_compliant_items_in_example_images_root,
     is_valid_example_images_root,
@@ -421,6 +423,11 @@ def _wsl_to_windows_path(wsl_path: str) -> str | None:
         return None
 
 
+def _has_gui_display() -> bool:
+    """Check whether a GUI session is reachable for xdg-open."""
+    return bool(os.environ.get("DISPLAY") or os.environ.get("WAYLAND_DISPLAY"))
+
+
 class PromptServerProtocol(Protocol):
     """Subset of PromptServer used by the handlers."""
 
@@ -1575,6 +1582,30 @@ class SettingsHandler:
                     availability_error,
                 )
                 response_data["other_models_paths_available"] = None
+            standalone_mode = os.environ.get("LORA_MANAGER_STANDALONE", "0") == "1"
+            response_data["standalone_mode"] = standalone_mode
+            if standalone_mode:
+                # Standalone reads its model roots exclusively from
+                # settings.json, so the Model Paths settings UI needs the
+                # current values plus the editable-key schema. In plugin mode
+                # the paths come from the ComfyUI host and stay hidden.
+                folder_paths = self._settings.get("folder_paths") or {}
+                # A fresh install is seeded from settings.json.example, whose
+                # folder_paths are documentation placeholders — hide them so
+                # the UI starts with empty editors instead of fake paths.
+                get_placeholders = getattr(
+                    self._settings, "get_template_folder_path_placeholders", None
+                )
+                placeholders = get_placeholders() if get_placeholders else set()
+                if placeholders:
+                    folder_paths = {
+                        key: [p for p in paths if p not in placeholders]
+                        if isinstance(paths, list)
+                        else paths
+                        for key, paths in folder_paths.items()
+                    }
+                response_data["folder_paths"] = folder_paths
+                response_data["folder_path_schema"] = folder_path_schema()
             settings_file = getattr(self._settings, "settings_file", None)
             if settings_file:
                 response_data["settings_file"] = settings_file
@@ -2759,12 +2790,40 @@ class ModelLibraryHandler:
 
             normalized_type, scanner = await self._get_scanner_for_type(model_type)
             if not normalized_type:
+                # The lookup cannot be served as a fully interactive list. Two
+                # cases share this branch: a CivitAI type with no scanner at all
+                # (Wildcards, Workflows, Hypernetwork, Poses, AestheticGradient)
+                # and an Other-model type while the opt-in master switch is off.
+                # Answer 200 with the CivitAI list marked read-only plus a
+                # machine-readable reason, so clients can still show the
+                # versions and explain why the actions are missing. Legacy
+                # clients keep working: they only read `success`/`versions`.
+                reason = (
+                    "other_models_disabled"
+                    if self._normalize_model_type(model_type) == "other"
+                    else "model_type_unsupported"
+                )
                 return web.json_response(
                     {
-                        "success": False,
-                        "error": f'Model type "{model_type}" is not supported',
-                    },
-                    status=400,
+                        "success": True,
+                        "modelId": model_id,
+                        "modelName": model_name,
+                        "modelType": model_type,
+                        "supported": False,
+                        "reason": reason,
+                        "versions": [
+                            {
+                                "id": version.get("id"),
+                                "name": version.get("name", ""),
+                                "thumbnailUrl": version.get("images")[0]["url"]
+                                if version.get("images")
+                                else None,
+                                "inLibrary": False,
+                                "hasBeenDownloaded": False,
+                            }
+                            for version in versions
+                        ],
+                    }
                 )
 
             if not scanner:
@@ -2806,6 +2865,7 @@ class ModelLibraryHandler:
                     "modelId": model_id,
                     "modelName": model_name,
                     "modelType": model_type,
+                    "supported": True,
                     "versions": enriched_versions,
                 }
             )
@@ -3393,6 +3453,18 @@ class FileSystemHandler:
                     subprocess.Popen(["open", "-R", settings_file])
                 else:
                     folder = os.path.dirname(settings_file)
+                    if not _has_gui_display():
+                        # Headless/SSH session: xdg-open cannot open a file
+                        # manager, so hand the path to the browser for copying
+                        # instead of reporting a success that never happened.
+                        return web.json_response(
+                            {
+                                "success": True,
+                                "message": "Headless session: path available for copying",
+                                "path": settings_file,
+                                "mode": "clipboard",
+                            }
+                        )
                     subprocess.Popen(["xdg-open", folder])
 
             return web.json_response(
@@ -3426,6 +3498,76 @@ class FileSystemHandler:
             logger.error("Failed to open wildcards location: %s", exc, exc_info=True)
             return web.json_response({"success": False, "error": str(exc)}, status=500)
 
+    async def browse_directory(self, request: web.Request) -> web.Response:
+        """Browse a directory for the settings-UI directory picker."""
+        try:
+            data = await request.json()
+            payload, status = browse_directory(data.get("path", ""))
+            return web.json_response(payload, status=status)
+        except json.JSONDecodeError:
+            return web.json_response(
+                {"success": False, "error": "Invalid JSON"}, status=400
+            )
+        except Exception as exc:  # pragma: no cover - defensive logging
+            logger.error("Failed to browse directory: %s", exc, exc_info=True)
+            return web.json_response({"success": False, "error": str(exc)}, status=500)
+
+    async def validate_path(self, request: web.Request) -> web.Response:
+        """Validate a filesystem path for the settings UI.
+
+        A well-formed request always returns HTTP 200; invalid paths are
+        reported via ``error_code`` in the payload. HTTP 400 is reserved for
+        malformed requests (missing path, invalid JSON).
+        """
+        try:
+            data = await request.json()
+            raw_path = data.get("path")
+            expect = data.get("expect", "directory")
+
+            if not raw_path or not isinstance(raw_path, str):
+                return web.json_response(
+                    {"success": False, "error": "Missing path parameter"}, status=400
+                )
+
+            # Business path convention: abspath only, never realpath.
+            path = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(raw_path))
+
+            exists = os.path.exists(path)
+            is_directory = os.path.isdir(path) if exists else False
+            readable = bool(exists and os.access(path, os.R_OK))
+            writable = bool(exists and os.access(path, os.W_OK))
+
+            error_code = None
+            if not exists:
+                error_code = "path_not_found"
+            elif expect == "directory" and not is_directory:
+                error_code = "not_a_directory"
+            elif expect == "file" and not os.path.isfile(path):
+                error_code = "not_a_file"
+            elif not readable:
+                error_code = "not_readable"
+            elif not writable:
+                error_code = "not_writable"
+
+            return web.json_response(
+                {
+                    "success": True,
+                    "path": path,
+                    "exists": exists,
+                    "is_directory": is_directory,
+                    "readable": readable,
+                    "writable": writable,
+                    "error_code": error_code,
+                }
+            )
+        except json.JSONDecodeError:
+            return web.json_response(
+                {"success": False, "error": "Invalid JSON"}, status=400
+            )
+        except Exception as exc:  # pragma: no cover - defensive logging
+            logger.error("Failed to validate path: %s", exc, exc_info=True)
+            return web.json_response({"success": False, "error": str(exc)}, status=500)
+
 
 class CustomWordsHandler:
     """Handler for autocomplete via TagFTSIndex."""
@@ -4070,6 +4212,8 @@ class MiscHandlerSet:
             "open_settings_location": self.filesystem.open_settings_location,
             "open_backup_location": self.filesystem.open_backup_location,
             "open_wildcards_location": self.filesystem.open_wildcards_location,
+            "browse_directory": self.filesystem.browse_directory,
+            "validate_path": self.filesystem.validate_path,
             "search_custom_words": self.custom_words.search_custom_words,
             "search_wildcards": self.wildcards.search_wildcards,
             "get_supporters": self.supporters.get_supporters,

py/routes/handlers/recipe_handlers.py

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import re
 import asyncio
 import tempfile
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Awaitable, Callable, Dict, List, Mapping, Optional, Protocol, Tuple
 
 from aiohttp import web
@@ -34,6 +33,7 @@ from ...utils.civitai_utils import (
     rewrite_preview_url,
 )
 from ...utils.constants import NSFW_LEVELS
+from ...utils.directory_browser import WINDOWS_DRIVES_TOKEN, browse_directory
 from ...utils.exif_utils import ExifUtils
 from ...utils.recipe_open_stats import RecipeOpenStats
 from ...recipes.merger import GenParamsMerger
@@ -3124,11 +3124,10 @@ class RecipeWorkflowHandler:
 class BatchImportHandler:
     """Handle batch import operations for recipes."""
 
-    # Virtual path token for the Windows drive list. Browsing up from a drive
-    # root (e.g. C:\) lands here so users can switch drives without typing a
-    # path. Only meaningful on Windows; elsewhere it falls through to normal
-    # path handling and fails the existence check.
-    WINDOWS_DRIVES_TOKEN = "__drives__"
+    # Virtual path token for the Windows drive list. Kept as a class
+    # attribute for backwards compatibility; the canonical definition lives
+    # in py/utils/directory_browser.py.
+    WINDOWS_DRIVES_TOKEN = WINDOWS_DRIVES_TOKEN
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -3301,131 +3300,8 @@ class BatchImportHandler:
         """Browse a directory and return its contents (subdirectories and files)."""
         try:
             data = await request.json()
-            directory_path = data.get("path", "")
-
-            if os.name == "nt" and directory_path == self.WINDOWS_DRIVES_TOKEN:
-                return self._windows_drives_response()
-
-            # Default to the user's home directory. The frontend previously
-            # sent "/" as the initial path, which is POSIX-only: on Windows it
-            # resolves to the current drive root and then fails the access
-            # check below.
-            if not directory_path:
-                path = Path.home()
-            else:
-                path = Path(directory_path).expanduser().resolve()
-
-            # Access check: browsing intentionally covers the whole server
-            # filesystem (the server operator browses their own machine). On
-            # POSIX every absolute path is under "/", but Path("/") has no
-            # drive letter on Windows and can never anchor a drive-qualified
-            # path in relative_to(), so test for a drive there instead.
-            if os.name == "nt":
-                is_allowed = bool(path.drive)
-            else:
-                is_allowed = path.is_absolute()
-
-            if not is_allowed:
-                return web.json_response(
-                    {"success": False, "error": "Access denied to this directory"},
-                    status=403,
-                )
-
-            if not path.exists():
-                return web.json_response(
-                    {"success": False, "error": "Directory does not exist"},
-                    status=404,
-                )
-
-            if not path.is_dir():
-                return web.json_response(
-                    {"success": False, "error": "Path is not a directory"},
-                    status=400,
-                )
-
-            # List directory contents
-            directories = []
-            image_files = []
-
-            image_extensions = {
-                ".jpg",
-                ".jpeg",
-                ".png",
-                ".gif",
-                ".webp",
-                ".bmp",
-                ".tiff",
-                ".tif",
-            }
-
-            try:
-                for item in path.iterdir():
-                    try:
-                        if item.is_dir():
-                            # Skip hidden directories and common system folders
-                            if not item.name.startswith(".") and item.name not in [
-                                "__pycache__",
-                                "node_modules",
-                            ]:
-                                directories.append(
-                                    {
-                                        "name": item.name,
-                                        "path": str(item),
-                                        "is_parent": False,
-                                    }
-                                )
-                        elif item.is_file() and item.suffix.lower() in image_extensions:
-                            image_files.append(
-                                {
-                                    "name": item.name,
-                                    "path": str(item),
-                                    "size": item.stat().st_size,
-                                }
-                            )
-                    except (PermissionError, OSError):
-                        # Skip files/directories we can't access
-                        continue
-
-                # Sort directories and files alphabetically
-                directories.sort(key=lambda x: x["name"].lower())
-                image_files.sort(key=lambda x: x["name"].lower())
-
-                # Parent directory. A filesystem root is its own parent
-                # (parent == path): POSIX "/" gets no parent, while a Windows
-                # drive root (C:\) links up to the virtual drive list so users
-                # can switch drives. The previous str(path) != str(path.root)
-                # check misfired on Windows, where a drive root's parent is
-                # itself, producing an infinite self-loop.
-                if path.parent == path:
-                    parent_path = (
-                        self.WINDOWS_DRIVES_TOKEN if os.name == "nt" else None
-                    )
-                else:
-                    parent_path = str(path.parent)
-
-                return web.json_response(
-                    {
-                        "success": True,
-                        "current_path": str(path),
-                        "parent_path": parent_path,
-                        "directories": directories,
-                        "image_files": image_files,
-                        "image_count": len(image_files),
-                        "directory_count": len(directories),
-                    }
-                )
-
-            except PermissionError:
-                return web.json_response(
-                    {"success": False, "error": "Permission denied"},
-                    status=403,
-                )
-            except OSError as exc:
-                return web.json_response(
-                    {"success": False, "error": f"Error reading directory: {str(exc)}"},
-                    status=500,
-                )
-
+            payload, status = browse_directory(data.get("path", ""))
+            return web.json_response(payload, status=status)
         except json.JSONDecodeError:
             return web.json_response(
                 {"success": False, "error": "Invalid JSON"},
@@ -3434,30 +3310,3 @@ class BatchImportHandler:
         except Exception as exc:
             self._logger.error("Error browsing directory: %s", exc, exc_info=True)
             return web.json_response({"success": False, "error": str(exc)}, status=500)
-
-    def _windows_drives_response(self) -> web.Response:
-        """List available drive letters as a virtual directory (Windows only)."""
-        try:
-            drives = os.listdrives()
-        except AttributeError:  # Python < 3.12
-            drives = [
-                f"{letter}:\\"
-                for letter in "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
-                if os.path.exists(f"{letter}:\\")
-            ]
-        directories = [
-            {"name": drive, "path": drive, "is_parent": False} for drive in drives
-        ]
-        return web.json_response(
-            {
-                "success": True,
-                # Empty current_path marks the virtual level; the frontend
-                # disables folder selection there.
-                "current_path": "",
-                "parent_path": None,
-                "directories": directories,
-                "image_files": [],
-                "image_count": 0,
-                "directory_count": len(directories),
-            }
-        )

py/routes/misc_route_registrar.py

@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ MISC_ROUTE_DEFINITIONS: tuple[RouteDefinition, ...] = (
     RouteDefinition("GET", "/api/lm/wildcards/search", "search_wildcards"),
     RouteDefinition("POST", "/api/lm/wildcards/open-location", "open_wildcards_location"),
     RouteDefinition("POST", "/api/lm/open-file-location", "open_file_location"),
+    RouteDefinition("POST", "/api/lm/browse-directory", "browse_directory"),
+    RouteDefinition("POST", "/api/lm/validate-path", "validate_path"),
     RouteDefinition("POST", "/api/lm/update-usage-stats", "update_usage_stats"),
     RouteDefinition("GET", "/api/lm/get-usage-stats", "get_usage_stats"),
     RouteDefinition("POST", "/api/lm/update-lora-code", "update_lora_code"),

py/routes/other_routes.py

@@ -83,11 +83,16 @@ class OtherRoutes(BaseModelRoutes):
         # resolved to no existing folder. Render an actionable empty state
         # instead of an apparently broken empty grid.
         standalone_mode = os.environ.get("LORA_MANAGER_STANDALONE", "0") == "1"
-        return {
+        context = {
             "other_disabled": False,
             "other_no_paths": not bool(config.other_roots),
             "standalone_mode": standalone_mode,
         }
+        if standalone_mode:
+            # The empty state points at the Model Paths settings section and
+            # shows the settings.json path as a fallback reference.
+            context["settings_file"] = getattr(self._settings, "settings_file", "") or ""
+        return context
 
     def _get_expected_model_types(self) -> str:
         """Get expected model types string for error messages"""

py/routes/update_routes.py

@@ -21,7 +21,20 @@ NETWORK_EXCEPTIONS = (ClientError, OSError, asyncio.TimeoutError)
 # otherwise delete them because they are untracked and, in released tags,
 # not listed in ``.gitignore``. ``-e`` excludes a path from cleaning
 # regardless of whether it is ignored.
-_PRESERVE_DIRS = ('settings.json', 'civitai', 'wildcards', 'backups', 'stats', 'logs', 'cache', 'model_cache')
+# ``cache`` covers the resolved cache tree (cache/model, cache/recipe,
+# cache/fts, ...); the legacy ``recipe_cache`` / ``model_cache`` directories
+# are listed too because a portable install can predate the cache/ move.
+_PRESERVE_DIRS = (
+    'settings.json',
+    'civitai',
+    'wildcards',
+    'backups',
+    'stats',
+    'logs',
+    'cache',
+    'model_cache',
+    'recipe_cache',
+)
 
 
 def _clean_excludes() -> List[str]:

py/services/persistent_model_cache.py

@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ import threading
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Mapping, Optional, Sequence, Tuple
 
+from ..utils.cache_db import connect_cache_db
 from ..utils.cache_paths import CacheType, resolve_cache_path_with_migration
+from ..utils.file_lock import exclusive_lock
 from .model_sources import normalize_metadata_source
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -257,6 +259,10 @@ class PersistentModelCache:
             return
         try:
             with self._db_lock:
+                # Cross-process serialization: another LoRA Manager instance may
+                # share this settings directory, and the read-merge-write below
+                # spans several statements.
+                with exclusive_lock(self._db_path):
                     conn = self._connect()
                     try:
                         conn.execute("PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON")
@@ -650,16 +656,14 @@ class PersistentModelCache:
                 conn.execute(f"ALTER TABLE models ADD COLUMN {column} {definition}")
 
     def _connect(self, readonly: bool = False) -> sqlite3.Connection:
-        uri = False
-        path = self._db_path
-        if readonly:
-            if not os.path.exists(path):
-                raise FileNotFoundError(path)
-            path = f"file:{path}?mode=ro"
-            uri = True
-        conn = sqlite3.connect(path, check_same_thread=False, uri=uri, detect_types=sqlite3.PARSE_DECLTYPES)
-        conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
-        return conn
+        if readonly and not os.path.exists(self._db_path):
+            raise FileNotFoundError(self._db_path)
+        return connect_cache_db(
+            self._db_path,
+            readonly=readonly,
+            detect_types=sqlite3.PARSE_DECLTYPES,
+            row_factory=sqlite3.Row,
+        )
 
     def _prepare_model_row(self, model_type: str, item: Dict[str, Any]) -> Tuple[Any, ...]:
         # Keep `source_*` and the legacy `hf_url` alias consistent no matter

py/services/persistent_recipe_cache.py

@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ import threading
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Set, Tuple
 
+from ..utils.cache_db import connect_cache_db
 from ..utils.cache_paths import CacheType, resolve_cache_path_with_migration
+from ..utils.file_lock import exclusive_lock
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -170,28 +172,59 @@ class PersistentRecipeCache:
         recipes: List[Dict[str, Any]],
         json_paths: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
         image_id_map: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
-    ) -> None:
+        skip_if_empty: bool = False,
+    ) -> bool:
         """Save all recipes to SQLite cache.
 
         Args:
             recipes: List of recipe dictionaries to persist.
             json_paths: Optional mapping of recipe_id -> json_path for file stats.
             image_id_map: Optional precomputed civitai image_id → recipe_id mapping.
+            skip_if_empty: When True, refuse to replace a non-empty cache with an
+                empty one. This is the storage-level backstop against a scan that
+                silently loses every recipe (unavailable drive / mis-resolved
+                recipes directory): overwriting both deletes the user's data and
+                destroys their only record of it. Intentional full clears (manual
+                rebuild) must pass ``skip_if_empty=False``.
+
+        Returns:
+            ``True`` when the write happened, ``False`` when it was skipped.
         """
         if not self.is_enabled():
-            return
+            return False
         if not self._schema_initialized:
             self._initialize_schema()
         if not self._schema_initialized:
-            return
+            return False
 
         try:
             with self._db_lock:
+                # Cross-process serialization: another LoRA Manager instance may
+                # share this settings directory, and a full-table replace is a
+                # read-modify-write that SQLite alone cannot make atomic.
+                with exclusive_lock(self._db_path):
                     conn = self._connect()
                     try:
                         conn.execute("PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON")
                         conn.execute("BEGIN")
 
+                        if skip_if_empty and not recipes:
+                            existing = conn.execute(
+                                "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM recipes"
+                            ).fetchone()
+                            if existing and existing[0]:
+                                conn.rollback()
+                                logger.warning(
+                                    "Refusing to persist an empty recipe cache: the "
+                                    "stored cache still holds %d recipe(s). The scan "
+                                    "found nothing, which usually means the recipes "
+                                    "path was unavailable or resolved elsewhere; "
+                                    "keeping the stored cache so the data stays "
+                                    "recoverable.",
+                                    existing[0],
+                                )
+                                return False
+
                         # Clear existing data
                         conn.execute("DELETE FROM recipes")
 
@@ -225,10 +258,12 @@ class PersistentRecipeCache:
 
                         conn.commit()
                         logger.debug("Persisted %d recipes to cache", len(recipe_rows))
+                        return True
                     finally:
                         conn.close()
         except Exception as exc:
             logger.warning("Failed to persist recipe cache: %s", exc)
+            return False
 
     def get_file_stats(self) -> Dict[str, Tuple[float, int]]:
         """Return stored file stats for all cached recipes.
@@ -486,16 +521,14 @@ class PersistentRecipeCache:
                 logger.warning("Failed to initialize persistent recipe cache schema: %s", exc)
 
     def _connect(self, readonly: bool = False) -> sqlite3.Connection:
-        uri = False
-        path = self._db_path
-        if readonly:
-            if not os.path.exists(path):
-                raise FileNotFoundError(path)
-            path = f"file:{path}?mode=ro"
-            uri = True
-        conn = sqlite3.connect(path, check_same_thread=False, uri=uri, detect_types=sqlite3.PARSE_DECLTYPES)
-        conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
-        return conn
+        if readonly and not os.path.exists(self._db_path):
+            raise FileNotFoundError(self._db_path)
+        return connect_cache_db(
+            self._db_path,
+            readonly=readonly,
+            detect_types=sqlite3.PARSE_DECLTYPES,
+            row_factory=sqlite3.Row,
+        )
 
     def _prepare_recipe_row(self, recipe: Dict[str, Any], json_path: str) -> Tuple[Any, ...]:
         """Convert a recipe dict to a row tuple for SQLite insertion."""

py/services/recipe_fts_index.py

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import threading
 import time
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Set, Tuple
 
+from ..utils.cache_db import connect_cache_db
 from ..utils.cache_paths import CacheType, resolve_cache_path_with_migration
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -633,16 +634,13 @@ class RecipeFTSIndex:
 
     def _connect(self, readonly: bool = False) -> sqlite3.Connection:
         """Create a database connection."""
-        uri = False
-        path = self._db_path
-        if readonly:
-            if not os.path.exists(path):
-                raise FileNotFoundError(path)
-            path = f"file:{path}?mode=ro"
-            uri = True
-        conn = sqlite3.connect(path, check_same_thread=False, uri=uri)
-        conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
-        return conn
+        if readonly and not os.path.exists(self._db_path):
+            raise FileNotFoundError(self._db_path)
+        return connect_cache_db(
+            self._db_path,
+            readonly=readonly,
+            row_factory=sqlite3.Row,
+        )
 
     def _remove_recipe_locked(self, conn: sqlite3.Connection, recipe_id: str) -> None:
         """Remove a recipe entry. Caller must hold the lock."""

py/services/recipe_scanner.py

@@ -116,6 +116,12 @@ class RecipeScanner:
             self._persistent_cache: Optional[PersistentRecipeCache] = None
             self._civitai_client: Any = None  # Lazily initialized from registry
             self._json_path_map: Dict[str, str] = {}  # recipe_id -> json_path
+            # True when the last scan refused to prune the stored cache because
+            # every recorded recipe file was missing (see
+            # :meth:`_initialize_recipe_cache_sync`). Keeps dependent background
+            # work (FTS index) aligned with the stored rows instead of the
+            # intentionally out-of-sync in-memory view.
+            self._prune_skipped: bool = False
             if lora_scanner:
                 self._lora_scanner = lora_scanner
             if checkpoint_scanner:
@@ -1651,7 +1657,11 @@ class RecipeScanner:
                 'pageType': 'recipes',
             })
             self._schedule_post_scan_enrichment()
-            # Schedule FTS index build in background (non-blocking)
+            # Schedule FTS index build in background (non-blocking). When the
+            # prune was skipped the in-memory cache is intentionally out of sync
+            # with the stored rows, so leave the existing index alone instead of
+            # rebuilding it from the empty view.
+            if not self._prune_skipped:
                 self._schedule_fts_index_build()
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"Recipe Scanner: Error initializing cache in background: {e}")
@@ -1723,6 +1733,7 @@ class RecipeScanner:
         """
         loop = None
         scan_start_time: Optional[float] = None
+        self._prune_skipped = False
         try:
             # Ensure cache exists to avoid None reference errors
             if self._cache is None:
@@ -1749,14 +1760,38 @@ class RecipeScanner:
                 logger.warning(f"Recipes directory not found: {recipes_dir}")
                 return self._cache
 
+            # Record which directory the scan actually used. When the Recipes
+            # Storage Path is empty this falls back to the first LoRA root, and
+            # a support reader needs that path to tell a real wipe apart from a
+            # scan that looked somewhere else (see the prune guard below).
+            logger.info(f"Recipe scan directory: {recipes_dir}")
+
             # Try to load from persistent cache first
             persisted = self._persistent_cache.load_cache()
             if persisted:
-                recipes, changed, json_paths = self._reconcile_recipe_cache(
-                    persisted, recipes_dir
-                )
+                (
+                    recipes,
+                    changed,
+                    json_paths,
+                    skipped_prune_reason,
+                ) = self._reconcile_recipe_cache(persisted, recipes_dir)
                 self._json_path_map = json_paths
 
+                if skipped_prune_reason:
+                    # Every persisted recipe file vanished at once. That is not a
+                    # reliable deletion signal: a drive that did not mount, a
+                    # recipes_path that silently fell back to another root, or a
+                    # shared cache touched by a second instance all look exactly
+                    # like this. Keep the stored cache and skip the prune, so the
+                    # only copy of the user's recipes is not destroyed.
+                    logger.warning(
+                        f"Recipe cache prune skipped: {skipped_prune_reason}. "
+                        f"Keeping {len(persisted.raw_data)} stored recipe(s); this "
+                        "session reports no recipes until the files are found again."
+                    )
+                    self._prune_skipped = True
+                    return self._cache
+
                 if not changed:
                     # Fast path: use cached data directly
                     logger.info(
@@ -1770,7 +1805,10 @@ class RecipeScanner:
                     if self._backfill_source_path_if_needed(recipes, json_paths):
                         self._cache.image_id_map = self._build_image_id_map()
                         self._persistent_cache.save_cache(
-                            recipes, json_paths, self._cache.image_id_map
+                            recipes,
+                            json_paths,
+                            self._cache.image_id_map,
+                            skip_if_empty=True,
                         )
                     else:
                         # Use persisted map, or rebuild if empty (e.g. first startup
@@ -1798,7 +1836,10 @@ class RecipeScanner:
                     self._cache.image_id_map = self._build_image_id_map()
                     # Persist updated cache
                     self._persistent_cache.save_cache(
-                        recipes, json_paths, self._cache.image_id_map
+                        recipes,
+                        json_paths,
+                        self._cache.image_id_map,
+                        skip_if_empty=True,
                     )
                     return self._cache
 
@@ -1825,7 +1866,10 @@ class RecipeScanner:
 
             # Persist for next startup
             self._persistent_cache.save_cache(
-                recipes, json_paths, self._cache.image_id_map
+                recipes,
+                json_paths,
+                self._cache.image_id_map,
+                skip_if_empty=True,
             )
 
             if report_progress:
@@ -1862,7 +1906,7 @@ class RecipeScanner:
         self,
         persisted: PersistedRecipeData,
         recipes_dir: str,
-    ) -> Tuple[List[Dict[str, Any]], bool, Dict[str, str]]:
+    ) -> Tuple[List[Dict[str, Any]], bool, Dict[str, str], Optional[str]]:
         """Reconcile persisted cache with current filesystem state.
 
         Args:
@@ -1870,7 +1914,11 @@ class RecipeScanner:
             recipes_dir: Path to the recipes directory.
 
         Returns:
-            Tuple of (recipes list, changed flag, json_paths dict).
+            Tuple of (recipes list, changed flag, json_paths dict,
+            skipped_prune_reason). The last element is ``None`` on a normal
+            reconcile. When it is a string, the scan saw every persisted recipe
+            file disappear at once; the caller must then keep the persisted
+            cache instead of overwriting it. The reason text is user-facing.
         """
         recipes: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
         json_paths: Dict[str, str] = {}
@@ -1951,12 +1999,67 @@ class RecipeScanner:
                 time.sleep(0)
 
         # Check for deleted files
-        for json_path in persisted.file_stats.keys():
-            if json_path not in current_files:
+        orphaned_stats = [
+            json_path
+            for json_path in persisted.file_stats.keys()
+            if json_path not in current_files
+        ]
+        if orphaned_stats:
             changed = True
+            # This single line plus the resolved scan directory logged by the
+            # caller are the evidence a support reader gets for a recipes path
+            # that moved; the per-file lines stay at debug to avoid flooding.
+            if len(orphaned_stats) > 10:
+                logger.info(
+                    f"Recipe reconcile: {len(orphaned_stats)} of "
+                    f"{len(persisted.file_stats)} cached recipe file(s) are not in "
+                    f"{recipes_dir} (first: {orphaned_stats[0]}, "
+                    f"last: {orphaned_stats[-1]})"
+                )
+            else:
+                for json_path in orphaned_stats:
                     logger.debug("Recipe file deleted: %s", json_path)
 
-        return recipes, changed, json_paths
+        skipped_prune_reason: Optional[str] = None
+        if not current_files and persisted.file_stats:
+            metadata_is_coherent = self._persisted_metadata_is_coherent(persisted)
+            if metadata_is_coherent:
+                skipped_prune_reason = (
+                    f"every recipe file recorded in the cache "
+                    f"({len(persisted.file_stats)}) is missing from {recipes_dir}"
+                )
+            else:
+                # The stored row set and its recorded file stats disagree, so
+                # this cache is stale rather than a faithful record of recipes
+                # that have just gone missing. Pruning it is safe.
+                logger.info(
+                    f"Recipe reconcile: stored cache is inconsistent "
+                    f"({len(persisted.raw_data)} row(s) vs "
+                    f"{len(persisted.file_stats)} file record(s)); falling back "
+                    "to a normal prune."
+                )
+
+        return recipes, changed, json_paths, skipped_prune_reason
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _persisted_metadata_is_coherent(persisted: PersistedRecipeData) -> bool:
+        """Return True when the stored rows and their file stats describe one set.
+
+        The prune guard treats "no recipe files found" as a signal that the
+        directory moved out from under us, which is only meaningful when the
+        stored cache is a faithful record of recipes that exist on disk. A cache
+        whose row set and file-stat set have diverged (left behind by an older
+        reconcile) carries recipes that were already orphaned, so it is not
+        evidence of a fresh disappearance.
+        """
+        stats_ids = {
+            os.path.basename(json_path)[: -len(".recipe.json")]
+            for json_path in persisted.file_stats
+            if os.path.basename(json_path).lower().endswith(".recipe.json")
+        }
+        rows_ids = {str(recipe.get("id", "")) for recipe in persisted.raw_data}
+        rows_ids.discard("")
+        return bool(rows_ids) and rows_ids == stats_ids
 
     # Metadata key recording that the one-shot source_path backfill has run.
     _SOURCE_PATH_BACKFILL_MARKER = "source_path_backfilled"
@@ -2626,6 +2729,10 @@ class RecipeScanner:
                     try:
                         # Invalidate persistent cache so the sync path does a
                         # full directory scan instead of reconciling stale data.
+                        # This is the deliberate escape hatch from the
+                        # all-missing prune guard: an explicit user rebuild is
+                        # allowed to clear the stored cache, while an implicit
+                        # startup scan is not.
                         if self._persistent_cache:
                             self._persistent_cache.save_cache([], {})
                         self._json_path_map = {}
@@ -2656,6 +2763,7 @@ class RecipeScanner:
 
                         # Schedule non-blocking background work
                         self._schedule_post_scan_enrichment()
+                        if not self._prune_skipped:
                             self._schedule_fts_index_build()
 
                         return cast(RecipeCache, self._cache)

py/services/settings_manager.py

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from typing import (
     Mapping,
     Optional,
     Sequence,
+    Set,
     Tuple,
 )
 
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ from ..utils.constants import (
 from ..utils.preview_selection import VALID_MATURE_BLUR_LEVELS
 from ..utils.settings_paths import (
     APP_NAME,
+    _portable_env_override,
     ensure_settings_file,
     get_legacy_settings_path,
     get_settings_dir_override,
@@ -172,13 +174,23 @@ class SettingsManager:
         self._check_environment_variables()
         self._collect_configuration_warnings()
 
-        if (
-            os.environ.get("LORA_MANAGER_PORTABLE", "0") == "1"
-            and not is_settings_dir_pinned()
-        ):
+        portable_override = _portable_env_override()
+        if portable_override is True and not is_settings_dir_pinned():
             if not self.settings.get("use_portable_settings"):
                 self.settings["use_portable_settings"] = True
                 self._save_settings()
+        elif portable_override is False and self.settings.get(
+            "use_portable_settings"
+        ):
+            # Explicit opt-out from a persisted portable mode: clear the flag so
+            # later runs go back to the shared settings directory instead of
+            # requiring a manual edit of settings.json.
+            logger.info(
+                "Clearing the persisted portable-mode flag because %s=0",
+                "LORA_MANAGER_PORTABLE",
+            )
+            self.settings["use_portable_settings"] = False
+            self._save_settings()
 
         if self._needs_initial_save:
             self._save_settings()
@@ -297,6 +309,29 @@ class SettingsManager:
 
         return payload == template
 
+    def get_template_folder_path_placeholders(self) -> Set[str]:
+        """Placeholder folder_paths values shipped in settings.json.example.
+
+        A fresh standalone install is seeded from the template, so its
+        documentation-only placeholder paths end up in the live settings
+        file. The Model Paths settings UI hides them; the first real save
+        overwrites them via ``set("folder_paths")``.
+        """
+
+        template = self._read_template_payload()
+        if not template:
+            return set()
+
+        folder_paths = template.get("folder_paths")
+        if not isinstance(folder_paths, Mapping):
+            return set()
+
+        placeholders: Set[str] = set()
+        for value in folder_paths.values():
+            paths = value if isinstance(value, list) else [value]
+            placeholders.update(p for p in paths if isinstance(p, str) and p)
+        return placeholders
+
     def _merge_template_with_defaults(
         self, defaults: Dict[str, Any], template: Mapping[str, Any]
     ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
@@ -1208,19 +1243,27 @@ class SettingsManager:
             if self._bootstrap_reason == "missing":
                 message = (
                     "LoRA Manager created a default settings.json because no configuration was found. "
-                    "Edit settings.json to add your model directories so library scanning can run."
+                    "Open Settings → Model Paths to add your model directories so library scanning can run."
                 )
             else:
                 message = (
                     "LoRA Manager could not locate any configured model directories. "
-                    "Edit settings.json to add your model folders so library scanning can run."
+                    "Open Settings → Model Paths to add your model folders so library scanning can run."
                 )
             self._add_startup_message(
                 code="missing-model-paths",
                 title="Model folders need setup",
                 message=message,
                 severity="warning",
-                actions=self._default_settings_actions(),
+                actions=[
+                    {
+                        "action": "open-model-paths-settings",
+                        "label": "Configure model folders",
+                        "type": "primary",
+                        "icon": "fas fa-cog",
+                    },
+                    *self._default_settings_actions(),
+                ],
                 dismissible=False,
             )
 

py/services/tag_fts_index.py

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import time
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Set
 
+from ..utils.cache_db import connect_cache_db
 from ..utils.cache_paths import CacheType, resolve_cache_path_with_migration
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -677,16 +678,13 @@ class TagFTSIndex:
 
     def _connect(self, readonly: bool = False) -> sqlite3.Connection:
         """Create a database connection."""
-        uri = False
-        path = self._db_path
-        if readonly:
-            if not os.path.exists(path):
-                raise FileNotFoundError(path)
-            path = f"file:{path}?mode=ro"
-            uri = True
-        conn = sqlite3.connect(path, check_same_thread=False, uri=uri)
-        conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
-        return conn
+        if readonly and not os.path.exists(self._db_path):
+            raise FileNotFoundError(self._db_path)
+        return connect_cache_db(
+            self._db_path,
+            readonly=readonly,
+            row_factory=sqlite3.Row,
+        )
 
     def _build_fts_query(self, query: str) -> str:
         """Build an FTS5 query string with prefix matching.

py/utils/cache_db.py

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+"""Shared SQLite connection setup for LoRA Manager cache databases.
+
+Cache databases live under the settings directory (``cache/model/<library>.sqlite``,
+``cache/recipe/<library>.sqlite``, ``cache/fts/*.sqlite``). With portable mode or a
+pinned ``LORA_MANAGER_SETTINGS_DIR`` off, that directory is shared by every ComfyUI
+instance on the machine, so two processes can open the same cache file at once.
+
+SQLite serializes writers, but the default ``timeout`` is 5 seconds: a second
+instance that writes while the first is mid-transaction fails with "database is
+locked". These settings make concurrent access wait instead of failing, and keep
+the write path in WAL so readers are never blocked by a writer.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import sqlite3
+from typing import Any
+
+# How long a connection waits for a competing writer before raising.
+CONCURRENT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 30.0
+
+# PRAGMAs applied to every cache connection.
+#
+# ``busy_timeout`` mirrors the connection timeout so a busy database is retried
+# inside SQLite rather than surfacing as an immediate error. ``synchronous=NORMAL``
+# is the documented companion of WAL: still crash-safe, far fewer fsyncs.
+_TUNING_PRAGMAS = (
+    "PRAGMA busy_timeout = 30000",
+    "PRAGMA synchronous = NORMAL",
+)
+
+
+def connect_cache_db(
+    path: str,
+    *,
+    readonly: bool = False,
+    uri: bool = False,
+    detect_types: int = 0,
+    row_factory: Any = None,
+) -> sqlite3.Connection:
+    """Open a cache database with multi-instance-friendly settings.
+
+    Args:
+        path: Database path, or a ``file:`` URI when *uri* is True.
+        readonly: Open through a read-only URI. Callers still pass the
+            plain path; the ``mode=ro`` suffix is added here. The
+            write-oriented tuning pragmas are skipped in that case so a
+            read-only connection never attempts to change the file.
+        uri: Treat *path* as a SQLite URI.
+        detect_types: Forwarded to :func:`sqlite3.connect`.
+        row_factory: Optional ``row_factory`` for the connection.
+
+    Returns:
+        A configured :class:`sqlite3.Connection`.
+    """
+    if readonly:
+        if not uri and not path.startswith("file:"):
+            path = f"file:{path}?mode=ro"
+            uri = True
+
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(
+        path,
+        check_same_thread=False,
+        uri=uri,
+        detect_types=detect_types,
+        timeout=CONCURRENT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS,
+    )
+    if row_factory is not None:
+        conn.row_factory = row_factory
+
+    try:
+        for pragma in _TUNING_PRAGMAS:
+            # A read-only connection may reject write PRAGMAs; they are not
+            # needed there anyway.
+            conn.execute(pragma)
+    except sqlite3.Error:
+        # Tuning is best-effort: a connection that cannot set pragmas still
+        # works, just without the concurrency headroom.
+        pass
+
+    return conn

py/utils/constants.py

@@ -127,6 +127,29 @@ def other_sub_type_folder_keys() -> Dict[str, List[str]]:
 # Precomputed inverse of OTHER_MODEL_FOLDER_SUBTYPES, keeping the table order.
 OTHER_SUB_TYPE_FOLDER_KEYS: Dict[str, List[str]] = other_sub_type_folder_keys()
 
+# Core folder_paths keys every LoRA Manager installation understands.
+CORE_FOLDER_PATH_KEYS: List[str] = ["loras", "checkpoints", "unet", "embeddings"]
+
+
+def folder_path_schema() -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    """Ordered schema describing the editable folder_paths keys.
+
+    Drives the standalone-only Model Paths settings UI: the frontend renders
+    one multi-path editor per entry and resolves labels via the
+    ``settings.modelPaths.folderKeys.<key>`` i18n keys, so adding a new model
+    category is a constants + locale change only. ``sub_type`` lets the UI
+    hide editors for other-model categories the user has not enabled.
+    """
+    schema: List[Dict[str, Any]] = [
+        {"key": key, "category": "core", "sub_type": None}
+        for key in CORE_FOLDER_PATH_KEYS
+    ]
+    schema.extend(
+        {"key": folder_key, "category": "other", "sub_type": sub_type}
+        for folder_key, sub_type in OTHER_MODEL_FOLDER_SUBTYPES.items()
+    )
+    return schema
+
 
 def normalize_other_sub_types(value: Any) -> List[str]:
     """Normalize a stored/requested enabled-sub_type list.

py/utils/directory_browser.py

@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+"""Shared directory-browsing logic for HTTP directory pickers."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any, Dict, Tuple
+
+# Virtual path token for the Windows drive list. Browsing up from a drive
+# root (e.g. C:\) lands here so users can switch drives without typing a
+# path. Only meaningful on Windows; elsewhere it falls through to normal
+# path handling and fails the existence check.
+WINDOWS_DRIVES_TOKEN = "__drives__"
+
+_IMAGE_EXTENSIONS = {
+    ".jpg",
+    ".jpeg",
+    ".png",
+    ".gif",
+    ".webp",
+    ".bmp",
+    ".tiff",
+    ".tif",
+}
+
+
+def browse_directory(directory_path: str) -> Tuple[Dict[str, Any], int]:
+    """Browse a directory and return (payload, http_status).
+
+    The payload shape matches the JSON responses historically produced by
+    ``BatchImportHandler.browse_directory``: on success a dict with
+    ``success``, ``current_path``, ``parent_path``, ``directories``,
+    ``image_files``, ``image_count`` and ``directory_count``; on failure a
+    ``{"success": False, "error": ...}`` dict with a 400/403/404/500 status.
+    """
+    if os.name == "nt" and directory_path == WINDOWS_DRIVES_TOKEN:
+        return _windows_drives_payload(), 200
+
+    # Default to the user's home directory. The frontend previously
+    # sent "/" as the initial path, which is POSIX-only: on Windows it
+    # resolves to the current drive root and then fails the access
+    # check below.
+    if not directory_path:
+        path = Path.home()
+    else:
+        path = Path(directory_path).expanduser().resolve()
+
+    # Access check: browsing intentionally covers the whole server
+    # filesystem (the server operator browses their own machine). On
+    # POSIX every absolute path is under "/", but Path("/") has no
+    # drive letter on Windows and can never anchor a drive-qualified
+    # path in relative_to(), so test for a drive there instead.
+    if os.name == "nt":
+        is_allowed = bool(path.drive)
+    else:
+        is_allowed = path.is_absolute()
+
+    if not is_allowed:
+        return {"success": False, "error": "Access denied to this directory"}, 403
+
+    if not path.exists():
+        return {"success": False, "error": "Directory does not exist"}, 404
+
+    if not path.is_dir():
+        return {"success": False, "error": "Path is not a directory"}, 400
+
+    directories = []
+    image_files = []
+
+    try:
+        for item in path.iterdir():
+            try:
+                if item.is_dir():
+                    # Skip hidden directories and common system folders
+                    if not item.name.startswith(".") and item.name not in [
+                        "__pycache__",
+                        "node_modules",
+                    ]:
+                        directories.append(
+                            {
+                                "name": item.name,
+                                "path": str(item),
+                                "is_parent": False,
+                            }
+                        )
+                elif item.is_file() and item.suffix.lower() in _IMAGE_EXTENSIONS:
+                    image_files.append(
+                        {
+                            "name": item.name,
+                            "path": str(item),
+                            "size": item.stat().st_size,
+                        }
+                    )
+            except (PermissionError, OSError):
+                # Skip files/directories we can't access
+                continue
+
+        directories.sort(key=lambda x: x["name"].lower())
+        image_files.sort(key=lambda x: x["name"].lower())
+
+        # Parent directory. A filesystem root is its own parent
+        # (parent == path): POSIX "/" gets no parent, while a Windows
+        # drive root (C:\) links up to the virtual drive list so users
+        # can switch drives. The previous str(path) != str(path.root)
+        # check misfired on Windows, where a drive root's parent is
+        # itself, producing an infinite self-loop.
+        if path.parent == path:
+            parent_path = WINDOWS_DRIVES_TOKEN if os.name == "nt" else None
+        else:
+            parent_path = str(path.parent)
+
+        return (
+            {
+                "success": True,
+                "current_path": str(path),
+                "parent_path": parent_path,
+                "directories": directories,
+                "image_files": image_files,
+                "image_count": len(image_files),
+                "directory_count": len(directories),
+            },
+            200,
+        )
+
+    except PermissionError:
+        return {"success": False, "error": "Permission denied"}, 403
+    except OSError as exc:
+        return {"success": False, "error": f"Error reading directory: {str(exc)}"}, 500
+
+
+def _windows_drives_payload() -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """List available drive letters as a virtual directory (Windows only)."""
+    try:
+        drives = os.listdrives()
+    except AttributeError:  # Python < 3.12
+        drives = [
+            f"{letter}:\\"
+            for letter in "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
+            if os.path.exists(f"{letter}:\\")
+        ]
+    directories = [{"name": drive, "path": drive, "is_parent": False} for drive in drives]
+    return {
+        "success": True,
+        # Empty current_path marks the virtual level; the frontend
+        # disables folder selection there.
+        "current_path": "",
+        "parent_path": None,
+        "directories": directories,
+        "image_files": [],
+        "image_count": 0,
+        "directory_count": len(directories),
+    }

py/utils/example_images_metadata.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import inspect
 import logging
 import os
 import re
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, Optional
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, Mapping, MutableMapping, Optional
 
 from ..recipes.constants import GEN_PARAM_KEYS
 from ..services.metadata_service import get_default_metadata_provider, get_metadata_provider
@@ -13,9 +13,20 @@ from ..services.downloader import get_downloader
 from ..utils.constants import SUPPORTED_MEDIA_EXTENSIONS
 from ..utils.exif_utils import ExifUtils
 from ..utils.metadata_manager import MetadataManager
+from ..utils.video_metadata import get_video_dimensions
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+# Placeholder dimensions written when the real ones cannot be determined.
+# Kept for backwards compatibility with pre-existing metadata entries.
+_DEFAULT_MEDIA_WIDTH = 720
+_DEFAULT_MEDIA_HEIGHT = 1280
+
+# Example metadata entries carry a marker: ``customImages`` use their ``id``
+# while ``images`` use the positional index. Either way the marker must be a
+# plain filename-safe token, never a path fragment.
+_ENTRY_MARKER_PATTERN = re.compile(r"^(?:custom_|image_)?([^./\\]+)$")
+
 _preview_service = PreviewAssetService(
     metadata_manager=MetadataManager,
     downloader_factory=get_downloader,
@@ -66,6 +77,141 @@ def _build_metadata_sync_service(settings_manager: "SettingsManager") -> Metadat
     )
 
 
+def _read_media_dimensions(path: str, is_video: bool) -> tuple[int, int]:
+    """Return ``(width, height)`` for an example image or video file.
+
+    Videos are read from their container headers (PIL cannot open them) so the
+    showcase viewer sizes the gallery to the real aspect ratio. Falls back to
+    the legacy ``720x1280`` placeholder when the dimensions cannot be
+    determined — e.g. an unreadable file or an exotic codec — which only
+    affects the displayed aspect ratio, never the file itself.
+    """
+
+    dimensions = None
+
+    if is_video:
+        dimensions = get_video_dimensions(path)
+    else:
+        try:
+            from PIL import Image
+
+            if os.path.exists(path):
+                with Image.open(path) as img:
+                    dimensions = img.size
+        except Exception:
+            dimensions = None
+
+    if dimensions:
+        width, height = dimensions
+        if width > 0 and height > 0:
+            return int(width), int(height)
+
+    return _DEFAULT_MEDIA_WIDTH, _DEFAULT_MEDIA_HEIGHT
+
+
+def _is_video_entry(file_path: Optional[str], entry: Mapping[str, Any]) -> bool:
+    """Return True when an example entry points at a video file.
+
+    The local file extension wins over the recorded ``type`` because files in
+    the wild are frequently mislabelled (animated WebP saved as ``.mp4``);
+    ``_read_media_dimensions`` handles that correctly either way.
+    """
+
+    if file_path:
+        ext = os.path.splitext(file_path)[1].lower()
+        if ext in SUPPORTED_MEDIA_EXTENSIONS["videos"]:
+            return True
+        if ext in SUPPORTED_MEDIA_EXTENSIONS["images"]:
+            return False
+    return str(entry.get("type", "")).lower() == "video"
+
+
+def _resolve_local_file(
+    entry: Mapping[str, Any],
+    index: int,
+    local_files: Mapping[str, str],
+) -> Optional[str]:
+    """Map a metadata entry onto its example file inside the model folder.
+
+    Reads the entry's own marker (``id`` for ``customImages``, positional
+    ``index`` for ``images``) with an anchored regex, so the identifier can
+    never bleed into a neighbouring filename the way a prefix comparison can.
+    """
+
+    marker = entry.get("id")
+    if not isinstance(marker, str) or not marker:
+        marker = str(index)
+
+    match = _ENTRY_MARKER_PATTERN.fullmatch(marker)
+    if not match:
+        return None
+
+    return local_files.get(match.group(1))
+
+
+def repair_local_video_dimensions(
+    metadata: MutableMapping[str, Any],
+    local_files: Mapping[str, str],
+    *,
+    dry_run: bool = False,
+) -> int:
+    """Backfill real video dimensions for an entry that has local files.
+
+    Only entries with an empty ``url`` are considered: those have no remote
+    source, so the local file is the single source of truth for their size and
+    rewriting them cannot discard API-supplied data. Entries whose dimensions
+    already match the file are left byte-identical.
+
+    Args:
+        metadata: Raw metadata payload (mutated in place unless ``dry_run``).
+        local_files: ``{identifier: path}`` for files present in the model's
+            example folder, where the identifier is the entry's ``id`` (for
+            ``customImages``) or its positional index (for ``images``).
+        dry_run: Count the fixes without mutating ``metadata``.
+
+    Returns:
+        The number of entries that were (or would be) repaired.
+    """
+
+    civitai = metadata.get("civitai")
+    if not isinstance(civitai, dict):
+        return 0
+
+    repaired = 0
+
+    for key in ("customImages", "images"):
+        entries = civitai.get(key)
+        if not isinstance(entries, list) or not entries:
+            continue
+
+        for index, entry in enumerate(entries):
+            if not isinstance(entry, dict):
+                continue
+            if entry.get("url", "") != "":
+                # Remote-backed entry: never rebuilt from local state.
+                continue
+
+            file_path = _resolve_local_file(entry, index, local_files)
+            if not file_path or not os.path.isfile(file_path):
+                continue
+
+            dimensions = _read_media_dimensions(
+                file_path, _is_video_entry(file_path, entry)
+            )
+            width, height = dimensions
+            if width <= 0 or height <= 0:
+                continue
+            if entry.get("width") == width and entry.get("height") == height:
+                continue
+
+            if not dry_run:
+                entry["width"] = width
+                entry["height"] = height
+            repaired += 1
+
+    return repaired
+
+
 def _get_metadata_sync_service() -> MetadataSyncService:
     """Return the shared metadata sync service, initialising it lazily."""
 
@@ -231,28 +377,20 @@ class MetadataUpdater:
                     file_ext = os.path.splitext(path)[1].lower()
                     is_video = file_ext in SUPPORTED_MEDIA_EXTENSIONS['videos']
 
+                    width, height = _read_media_dimensions(path, is_video)
+
                     # Create image metadata entry
                     image_entry = {
                         "url": "",  # Empty URL as required
                         "nsfwLevel": 0,
-                        "width": 720,  # Default dimensions
-                        "height": 1280,
+                        "width": width,
+                        "height": height,
                         "type": "video" if is_video else "image",
                         "meta": None,
                         "hasMeta": False,
                         "hasPositivePrompt": False
                     }
 
-                    # If it's an image, try to get actual dimensions (optional enhancement)
-                    try:
-                        from PIL import Image
-                        if not is_video and os.path.exists(path):
-                            with Image.open(path) as img:
-                                image_entry["width"], image_entry["height"] = img.size
-                    except:
-                        # If PIL fails or is unavailable, use default dimensions
-                        pass
-                        
                     images.append(image_entry)
                 
                 # Update the model's civitai.images field
@@ -322,13 +460,15 @@ class MetadataUpdater:
                 file_ext = os.path.splitext(path)[1].lower()
                 is_video = file_ext in SUPPORTED_MEDIA_EXTENSIONS['videos']
 
+                width, height = _read_media_dimensions(path, is_video)
+
                 # Create image metadata entry
                 image_entry = {
                     "url": "",  # Empty URL as requested
                     "id": short_id,
                     "nsfwLevel": 0,
-                    "width": 720,  # Default dimensions
-                    "height": 1280,
+                    "width": width,
+                    "height": height,
                     "type": "video" if is_video else "image",
                     "meta": None,
                     "hasMeta": False,
@@ -353,16 +493,6 @@ class MetadataUpdater:
                     except Exception as e:
                         logger.warning(f"Failed to extract metadata from {os.path.basename(path)}: {e}")
                 
-                # If it's an image, try to get actual dimensions
-                try:
-                    from PIL import Image
-                    if not is_video and os.path.exists(path):
-                        with Image.open(path) as img:
-                            image_entry["width"], image_entry["height"] = img.size
-                except:
-                    # If PIL fails or is unavailable, use default dimensions
-                    pass
-                    
                 # Append to existing customImages array
                 custom_images.append(image_entry)
             

py/utils/example_images_migration.py

@@ -15,12 +15,20 @@ from ..utils.example_images_paths import (
 )
 from ..utils.metadata_manager import MetadataManager
 from ..utils.example_images_processor import ExampleImagesProcessor
-from ..utils.example_images_metadata import update_cache_from_metadata
+from ..utils.example_images_metadata import (
+    repair_local_video_dimensions,
+    update_cache_from_metadata,
+)
 from ..utils.constants import SUPPORTED_MEDIA_EXTENSIONS
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-CURRENT_NAMING_VERSION = 2  # Increment this when naming conventions change
+CURRENT_NAMING_VERSION = 3  # Increment this when naming conventions change
+
+# Example files worth inspecting during the dimension repair.
+_REPAIRABLE_EXTENSIONS = frozenset(
+    SUPPORTED_MEDIA_EXTENSIONS["images"] + SUPPORTED_MEDIA_EXTENSIONS["videos"]
+)
 
 
 class _SettingsProxy:
@@ -185,6 +193,9 @@ class ExampleImagesMigration:
             if from_version < 2 and to_version >= 2:
                 await ExampleImagesMigration._migrate_to_v2(model_folders)
             
+            if from_version < 3 and to_version >= 3:
+                await ExampleImagesMigration._migrate_to_v3(example_images_path, model_folders)
+            
             # Update version in progress file
             progress_file = os.path.join(example_images_path, '.download_progress.json')
             try:
@@ -438,3 +449,136 @@ class ExampleImagesMigration:
                 migration_errors += 1
         
         logger.info(f"Migration to v2 complete: migrated {count} custom examples across {updated_models} models with {migration_errors} errors")
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _build_local_file_map(folder):
+        """Map entry markers to their files inside a model's example folder.
+
+        Keys are the marker alone (``custom_<id>`` → ``<id>``,
+        ``image_<index>`` → ``<index>``) so they line up with the metadata
+        entries' ``id``/positional index without any prefix ambiguity.
+        """
+
+        local_files = {}
+        try:
+            entries = os.listdir(folder)
+        except OSError as exc:
+            logger.debug("Could not list example folder %s: %s", folder, exc)
+            return local_files
+
+        for name in entries:
+            stem, ext = os.path.splitext(name)
+            if ext.lower() not in _REPAIRABLE_EXTENSIONS:
+                continue
+            if stem.startswith("custom_"):
+                local_files[stem[len("custom_"):]] = os.path.join(folder, name)
+            elif stem.startswith("image_"):
+                local_files[stem[len("image_"):]] = os.path.join(folder, name)
+
+        return local_files
+
+    @staticmethod
+    async def _find_scanner_for_hash(model_hash):
+        """Return the scanner owning ``model_hash``, or ``None``."""
+
+        lora_scanner = await ServiceRegistry.get_lora_scanner()
+        checkpoint_scanner = await ServiceRegistry.get_checkpoint_scanner()
+        embedding_scanner = await ServiceRegistry.get_embedding_scanner()
+
+        for scanner in (lora_scanner, checkpoint_scanner, embedding_scanner):
+            if scanner is None:
+                continue
+            try:
+                if scanner.has_hash(model_hash):
+                    return scanner
+            except Exception as exc:  # pragma: no cover - defensive
+                logger.debug("has_hash check failed for %s: %s", type(scanner).__name__, exc)
+        return None
+
+    @staticmethod
+    async def _migrate_to_v3(example_images_path, model_folders):
+        """Backfill real dimensions for locally imported example videos.
+
+        Imported videos were stored with a hardcoded ``720x1280`` placeholder
+        (issue #1115), so landscape clips were rendered inside a portrait
+        container. Only entries with an empty ``url`` are touched — those have
+        no remote source, which makes the local file authoritative and the
+        rewrite lossless. Entries already carrying the right size are left
+        untouched, so re-running this migration is a no-op.
+
+        This runs once per library via the ``naming_version`` gate in
+        ``run_migrations``; it is deliberately not wired into any request path.
+        """
+
+        repaired_entries = 0
+        updated_models = 0
+        migration_errors = 0
+
+        logger.info(
+            "Starting v3 migration (local example video dimensions) for %d model folders",
+            len(model_folders),
+        )
+
+        for folder in model_folders:
+            try:
+                model_hash = os.path.basename(folder)
+                if not model_hash or len(model_hash) != 64:
+                    continue
+
+                local_files = ExampleImagesMigration._build_local_file_map(folder)
+                if not local_files:
+                    continue
+
+                scanner = await ExampleImagesMigration._find_scanner_for_hash(model_hash)
+                if scanner is None:
+                    logger.debug(
+                        "Model %s not found in any scanner cache, skipping dimension repair",
+                        model_hash,
+                    )
+                    continue
+
+                cache = await scanner.get_cached_data()
+                model_data = None
+                for item in cache.raw_data:
+                    if item.get("sha256") == model_hash:
+                        model_data = item
+                        break
+
+                if not model_data:
+                    continue
+
+                file_path = model_data.get("file_path")
+                if not file_path:
+                    continue
+
+                payload = await MetadataManager.load_metadata_payload(file_path)
+                if not isinstance(payload, dict):
+                    continue
+
+                repaired = repair_local_video_dimensions(payload, local_files)
+                if repaired <= 0:
+                    continue
+
+                # The model cache shape differs from the on-disk payload, so
+                # persist the file first and let the cache sync re-read it.
+                await MetadataManager.save_metadata(file_path, payload)
+                await update_cache_from_metadata(scanner, file_path, payload)
+
+                repaired_entries += repaired
+                updated_models += 1
+
+            except Exception as exc:
+                logger.error(
+                    "Failed to repair example video dimensions for %s: %s",
+                    folder,
+                    exc,
+                )
+                migration_errors += 1
+
+        logger.info(
+            "Migration to v3 complete: repaired %d example entr(ies) across %d model(s) "
+            "with %d error(s)",
+            repaired_entries,
+            updated_models,
+            migration_errors,
+        )

py/utils/file_lock.py

@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+"""Cross-process advisory locking for shared LoRA Manager state.
+
+Two LoRA Manager processes (the ComfyUI plugin and a standalone server, or two
+ComfyUI installs pointed at the same settings directory) can open the same cache
+database. SQLite serializes individual statements, but it cannot make a
+read-modify-write *sequence* atomic across processes: two full-table cache
+replacements can interleave so that one process's snapshot overwrites the
+other's.
+
+This module provides a small advisory file lock for those sequences. It is
+deliberately non-fatal: if locking is unavailable or the wait times out, callers
+keep working with SQLite's own ``busy_timeout`` as the fallback.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+import os
+import time
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# How long to wait for another process to release the lock before giving up.
+DEFAULT_LOCK_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 30.0
+_POLL_INTERVAL_SECONDS = 0.05
+
+# Windows byte-range locks; fcntl.flock on POSIX.
+try:  # pragma: no cover - platform dependent
+    import fcntl
+except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover - Windows
+    fcntl = None  # type: ignore[assignment]
+
+try:  # pragma: no cover - Windows only
+    import msvcrt
+except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover - POSIX
+    msvcrt = None  # type: ignore[assignment]
+
+
+class FileLockUnavailable(RuntimeError):
+    """Raised when the lock could not be acquired within the timeout."""
+
+
+def lock_path_for(db_path: str) -> str:
+    """Return the sibling lock file path used for *db_path*."""
+    absolute = os.path.abspath(db_path)
+    directory = os.path.dirname(absolute)
+    if not directory:
+        raise ValueError(f"Cannot derive a lock directory from {db_path!r}")
+    return os.path.join(directory, f".{os.path.basename(absolute)}.lock")
+
+
+class CrossProcessLock:
+    """A best-effort advisory lock backed by a lock file.
+
+    The lock file is a sibling of the guarded resource and is never deleted:
+    unlinking it would let a second process create a fresh inode and lock that
+    instead, defeating mutual exclusion.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, path: str, timeout: float = DEFAULT_LOCK_TIMEOUT_SECONDS):
+        self.path = path
+        self.timeout = timeout
+        self._handle = None
+
+    def acquire(self) -> bool:
+        """Try to take the lock, waiting up to ``timeout`` seconds.
+
+        Returns:
+            True when the lock is held (including when another lock is already
+            held by *this* process — the calls are not reentrant, so callers must
+            not nest them). False when locking is unsupported or timed out; the
+            caller should proceed and rely on the SQLite busy timeout instead.
+        """
+        if fcntl is None and msvcrt is None:  # pragma: no cover - exotic platform
+            return False
+
+        os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(self.path), exist_ok=True)
+        try:
+            handle = open(self.path, "a+b")
+        except OSError as exc:
+            logger.debug("Could not open lock file %s: %s", self.path, exc)
+            return False
+
+        deadline = time.monotonic() + max(0.0, self.timeout)
+        while True:
+            if self._try_lock(handle):
+                self._handle = handle
+                return True
+            if time.monotonic() >= deadline:
+                handle.close()
+                return False
+            time.sleep(_POLL_INTERVAL_SECONDS)
+
+    def release(self) -> None:
+        """Release the lock if held. Safe to call more than once."""
+        handle = self._handle
+        if handle is None:
+            return
+        self._handle = None
+        try:
+            self._unlock(handle)
+        except OSError as exc:  # pragma: no cover - defensive
+            logger.debug("Failed to release lock %s: %s", self.path, exc)
+        finally:
+            try:
+                handle.close()
+            except OSError:  # pragma: no cover - defensive
+                pass
+
+    def __enter__(self) -> "CrossProcessLock":
+        self.acquire()
+        return self
+
+    def __exit__(self, *_exc_info: object) -> None:
+        self.release()
+
+    # -- platform primitives -------------------------------------------------
+
+    def _try_lock(self, handle) -> bool:
+        if fcntl is not None:
+            try:
+                fcntl.flock(handle.fileno(), fcntl.LOCK_EX | fcntl.LOCK_NB)
+                return True
+            except OSError:
+                return False
+        if msvcrt is not None:  # pragma: no cover - Windows
+            try:
+                handle.seek(0)
+                msvcrt.locking(handle.fileno(), msvcrt.LK_NBLCK, 1)
+                return True
+            except OSError:
+                return False
+        return False
+
+    def _unlock(self, handle) -> None:
+        if fcntl is not None:
+            fcntl.flock(handle.fileno(), fcntl.LOCK_UN)
+            return
+        if msvcrt is not None:  # pragma: no cover - Windows
+            handle.seek(0)
+            msvcrt.locking(handle.fileno(), msvcrt.LK_UNLCK, 1)
+
+
+def exclusive_lock(db_path: str, timeout: float = DEFAULT_LOCK_TIMEOUT_SECONDS):
+    """Return a :class:`CrossProcessLock` for the database at *db_path*."""
+    return CrossProcessLock(lock_path_for(db_path), timeout=timeout)

py/utils/settings_paths.py

@@ -174,12 +174,42 @@ def ensure_settings_file(logger: Optional[logging.Logger] = None) -> str:
     return target_path
 
 
+def _portable_env_override() -> Optional[bool]:
+    """Return the portable mode forced by ``LORA_MANAGER_PORTABLE``, if any.
+
+    Returns:
+        ``True`` when the variable enables portable mode, ``False`` when it is
+        explicitly set to ``"0"``, and ``None`` when it is unset or holds some
+        other value (in which case the persisted settings flag decides).
+    """
+
+    raw = os.environ.get(_LM_PORTABLE_ENV)
+    if raw is None:
+        return None
+    if raw == "1":
+        return True
+    if raw == "0":
+        return False
+    return None
+
+
 def _should_use_portable_settings(path: str, logger: logging.Logger) -> bool:
     """Return ``True`` when the env var forces it or the settings file enables it."""
 
-    if os.environ.get(_LM_PORTABLE_ENV, "0") == "1":
+    override = _portable_env_override()
+    if override is True:
         logger.debug("Portable mode enabled via %s", _LM_PORTABLE_ENV)
         return True
+    if override is False:
+        # Explicit opt-out. Without this, a single `LORA_MANAGER_PORTABLE=1`
+        # run would pin the shared plugin settings.json to portable mode
+        # forever, with no way back except editing that file by hand.
+        logger.info(
+            "Portable mode disabled via %s=%s",
+            _LM_PORTABLE_ENV,
+            os.environ.get(_LM_PORTABLE_ENV, ""),
+        )
+        return False
 
     if not os.path.exists(path):
         return False

py/utils/video_metadata.py

@@ -0,0 +1,623 @@
+"""Read intrinsic dimensions from video containers without external tooling.
+
+PIL cannot open ``.mp4``/``.webm`` files, so example videos imported through
+the "Add examples" flow used to fall back to a hardcoded ``720x1280`` (portrait)
+entry, which forced the showcase viewer to letterbox landscape videos.
+
+This module reads the dimensions out of the container headers themselves:
+
+* ISO base media files (``.mp4``/``.mov``/``.m4v``) — ``moov/trak/tkhd``,
+  falling back to the sample description of the video track.
+* WebM/Matroska (``.webm``/``.mkv``) — ``Segment/Tracks/TrackEntry/Video``
+  ``PixelWidth``/``PixelHeight``.
+* Animated WebP (``RIFF``/``WEBP``) — handled because users routinely save
+  animated examples with a video extension.
+
+The container signature decides which reader runs, so a mislabelled file
+(a ``.mp4`` that is really WebM) still reports the right dimensions.
+
+Both readers stream over the file: only container headers are read, so a
+multi-gigabyte ``mdat`` is never pulled into memory (it is seeked past).
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import functools
+import logging
+import os
+import struct
+from typing import BinaryIO, Iterator, Optional, Tuple
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+ISO_MEDIA_EXTENSIONS = frozenset({".mp4", ".m4v", ".mov"})
+EBML_MEDIA_EXTENSIONS = frozenset({".webm", ".mkv"})
+
+_EBML_MAGIC = b"\x1a\x45\xdf\xa3"
+
+# Cap recursion into nesting containers so a crafted/corrupt file cannot blow
+# the Python stack.
+_MAX_BOX_DEPTH = 12
+_MAX_EBML_DEPTH = 12
+
+# Header structs (``tkhd``, sample entries) are tiny; guard against a bogus
+# size claiming the whole file.
+_MAX_HEADER_PAYLOAD = 1024 * 1024
+
+_WIDTH_HEIGHT_UNSET = (0, 0)
+
+
+@functools.lru_cache(maxsize=4096)
+def _get_video_dimensions_cached(
+    path: str, _mtime_ns: int, _size: int
+) -> Optional[Tuple[int, int]]:
+    """Return ``(width, height)`` for ``path``, or ``None`` on any failure.
+
+    ``_mtime_ns`` and ``_size`` participate in the cache key only so a replaced
+    file is re-probed; they are never read by the parser.
+    """
+    try:
+        return _read_video_dimensions(path)
+    except Exception:
+        logger.debug("Failed to read video dimensions for %s", path, exc_info=True)
+        return None
+
+
+def _read_video_dimensions(path: str) -> Optional[Tuple[int, int]]:
+    """Dispatch to the ISO or EBML reader based on the container's magic bytes.
+
+    Real libraries contain files whose extension lies about their container
+    (a ``.mp4`` that is really WebM, typically), so the sniffed signature wins
+    and the extension is only a fallback.
+    """
+
+    ext = os.path.splitext(path)[1].lower()
+    file_size = os.path.getsize(path)
+
+    with open(path, "rb") as stream:
+        magic = stream.read(12)
+
+        if _looks_like_iso_media(magic):
+            return _read_iso_media_dimensions(stream, file_size)
+        if magic[:4] == _EBML_MAGIC:
+            return _read_ebml_dimensions(stream, file_size)
+        if magic[:4] == b"RIFF" and magic[8:12] == b"WEBP":
+            return _read_riff_webp_dimensions(stream, file_size)
+
+        # Signature is inconclusive (truncated or unusual file): fall back to
+        # the extension.
+        if ext in EBML_MEDIA_EXTENSIONS:
+            return _read_ebml_dimensions(stream, file_size)
+        if ext in ISO_MEDIA_EXTENSIONS:
+            return _read_iso_media_dimensions(stream, file_size)
+        return None
+
+
+def _looks_like_iso_media(magic: bytes) -> bool:
+    """Return True when the leading bytes are an ISO base media box header."""
+
+    return len(magic) >= 8 and magic[4:8] in {
+        b"ftyp",
+        b"moov",
+        b"mdat",
+        b"free",
+        b"skip",
+        b"wide",
+    }
+
+
+def get_video_dimensions(path: str) -> Optional[Tuple[int, int]]:
+    """Return the intrinsic ``(width, height)`` of a local video file.
+
+    Returns ``None`` when the extension is unsupported, the file is missing or
+    corrupt, or the dimensions cannot be determined. Never raises.
+    """
+    if not path:
+        return None
+    try:
+        stat = os.stat(path)
+    except OSError:
+        return None
+    return _get_video_dimensions_cached(path, stat.st_mtime_ns, stat.st_size)
+
+
+def _clear_video_dimensions_cache() -> None:
+    """Drop the dimension cache (used by tests)."""
+
+    _get_video_dimensions_cached.cache_clear()
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# ISO base media (MP4 / MOV)
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+
+def _iter_boxes(
+    stream: BinaryIO, end: int, depth: int = 0
+) -> Iterator[Tuple[bytes, int, int]]:
+    """Yield ``(type, payload_start, box_end)`` for boxes in ``[tell, end)``.
+
+    The stream is left at the next box boundary after each yielded box.
+    """
+    if depth > _MAX_BOX_DEPTH:
+        return
+
+    while True:
+        start = stream.tell()
+        if start + 8 > end:
+            return
+
+        header = stream.read(8)
+        if len(header) < 8:
+            return
+
+        size, box_type = struct.unpack(">I4s", header)
+        header_size = 8
+
+        if size == 1:
+            # 64-bit ``largesize`` follows the type.
+            extended = stream.read(8)
+            if len(extended) < 8:
+                return
+            size = struct.unpack(">Q", extended)[0]
+            header_size = 16
+        elif size == 0:
+            # Box extends to the end of the enclosing container.
+            size = end - start
+
+        if size < header_size or start + size > end:
+            return
+
+        yield box_type, start + header_size, start + size
+        stream.seek(start + size)
+
+
+def _read_iso_media_dimensions(
+    stream: BinaryIO, file_size: int
+) -> Optional[Tuple[int, int]]:
+    """Walk ``moov`` looking for the video track's dimensions."""
+
+    stream.seek(0)
+    moov: Optional[Tuple[int, int]] = None
+    for box_type, payload_start, box_end in _iter_boxes(stream, file_size):
+        if box_type == b"moov":
+            moov = (payload_start, box_end)
+            break
+
+    if moov is None:
+        return None
+
+    stream.seek(moov[0])
+    for box_type, payload_start, box_end in _iter_boxes(stream, moov[1], depth=1):
+        if box_type != b"trak":
+            continue
+        dimensions = _read_trak_dimensions(stream, payload_start, box_end)
+        if dimensions is not None:
+            return dimensions
+
+    return None
+
+
+def _read_trak_dimensions(
+    stream: BinaryIO, trak_start: int, trak_end: int
+) -> Optional[Tuple[int, int]]:
+    """Return the dimensions of a ``trak`` when it describes a video track."""
+
+    stream.seek(trak_start)
+
+    is_video = False
+    tkhd_dimensions = _WIDTH_HEIGHT_UNSET
+    stsd_dimensions = _WIDTH_HEIGHT_UNSET
+
+    for box_type, payload_start, box_end in _iter_boxes(stream, trak_end, depth=2):
+        if box_type == b"tkhd":
+            tkhd_dimensions = _parse_tkhd(stream, payload_start, box_end)
+        elif box_type == b"mdia":
+            stream.seek(payload_start)
+            media = _read_mdia_dimensions(stream, payload_start, box_end)
+            if media is not None:
+                is_video, stsd_dimensions = media
+
+    if not is_video:
+        return None
+
+    # ``tkhd`` is preferred: it is display space, and its 16.16 fixed point
+    # encoding keeps non-integer dimensions (odd crops produce those).
+    for width, height in (tkhd_dimensions, stsd_dimensions):
+        if width > 0 and height > 0:
+            return int(round(width)), int(round(height))
+    return None
+
+
+def _read_mdia_dimensions(
+    stream: BinaryIO, mdia_start: int, mdia_end: int
+) -> Optional[Tuple[bool, Tuple[float, float]]]:
+    """Return ``(is_video, dimensions)`` for a ``mdia`` box."""
+
+    handler_type = b""
+    stsd_dimensions = _WIDTH_HEIGHT_UNSET
+
+    for box_type, payload_start, box_end in _iter_boxes(stream, mdia_end, depth=3):
+        if box_type == b"hdlr":
+            handler_type = _parse_handler_type(stream, payload_start, box_end)
+        elif box_type == b"minf":
+            stream.seek(payload_start)
+            stsd_dimensions = _read_minf_dimensions(stream, payload_start, box_end)
+
+    return handler_type == b"vide", stsd_dimensions
+
+
+def _read_minf_dimensions(
+    stream: BinaryIO, minf_start: int, minf_end: int
+) -> Tuple[float, float]:
+    """Return the sample-entry dimensions declared under ``minf/stbl/stsd``."""
+
+    for box_type, payload_start, box_end in _iter_boxes(stream, minf_end, depth=4):
+        if box_type != b"stbl":
+            continue
+        stream.seek(payload_start)
+        for inner_type, inner_start, inner_end in _iter_boxes(
+            stream, box_end, depth=5
+        ):
+            if inner_type == b"stsd":
+                return _parse_stsd(stream, inner_start, inner_end)
+    return _WIDTH_HEIGHT_UNSET
+
+
+def _parse_tkhd(
+    stream: BinaryIO, payload_start: int, box_end: int
+) -> Tuple[float, float]:
+    """Parse the 16.16 fixed point width/height trailer of a ``tkhd`` box."""
+
+    size = box_end - payload_start
+    if size < 8 or size > _MAX_HEADER_PAYLOAD:
+        return _WIDTH_HEIGHT_UNSET
+
+    stream.seek(box_end - 8)
+    trailer = stream.read(8)
+    if len(trailer) < 8:
+        return _WIDTH_HEIGHT_UNSET
+
+    width, height = struct.unpack(">II", trailer)
+    return width / 65536.0, height / 65536.0
+
+
+def _parse_handler_type(
+    stream: BinaryIO, payload_start: int, box_end: int
+) -> bytes:
+    """Parse the handler type from an ``hdlr`` box.
+
+    Layout: version/flags (4) + pre_defined (4) + handler_type (4).
+    """
+
+    if box_end - payload_start < 12:
+        return b""
+    stream.seek(payload_start)
+    data = stream.read(12)
+    if len(data) < 12:
+        return b""
+    return data[8:12]
+
+
+def _parse_stsd(
+    stream: BinaryIO, payload_start: int, box_end: int
+) -> Tuple[float, float]:
+    """Parse the visual sample entry dimensions from an ``stsd`` box.
+
+    Only the first entry is inspected: video tracks are single-entry in every
+    container we import from.
+    """
+
+    if box_end - payload_start < 16:
+        return _WIDTH_HEIGHT_UNSET
+
+    stream.seek(payload_start)
+    header = stream.read(8)  # version/flags + entry_count
+    if len(header) < 8:
+        return _WIDTH_HEIGHT_UNSET
+
+    entry_start = payload_start + 8
+    if entry_start + 8 > box_end:
+        return _WIDTH_HEIGHT_UNSET
+
+    stream.seek(entry_start)
+    entry_header = stream.read(8)
+    if len(entry_header) < 8:
+        return _WIDTH_HEIGHT_UNSET
+
+    entry_size = struct.unpack(">I", entry_header[:4])[0]
+    header_size = 8
+
+    if entry_size == 1:
+        extended = stream.read(8)
+        if len(extended) < 8:
+            return _WIDTH_HEIGHT_UNSET
+        entry_size = struct.unpack(">Q", extended)[0]
+        header_size = 16
+    elif entry_size == 0:
+        entry_size = box_end - entry_start
+
+    if entry_size < header_size + 8 or entry_start + entry_size > box_end:
+        return _WIDTH_HEIGHT_UNSET
+
+    # Visual sample entries: 6 bytes reserved + 2 bytes data_reference_index,
+    # then width (2) and height (2).
+    stream.seek(entry_start + header_size + 6 + 2)
+    dimensions = stream.read(4)
+    if len(dimensions) < 4:
+        return _WIDTH_HEIGHT_UNSET
+
+    width, height = struct.unpack(">HH", dimensions)
+    return float(width), float(height)
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# WebM / Matroska (EBML)
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+# EBML element IDs (stored with their length marker, as they appear on disk).
+_ID_SEGMENT = 0x18538067
+_ID_TRACKS = 0x1654AE6B
+_ID_TRACK_ENTRY = 0xAE
+_ID_TRACK_TYPE = 0x83
+_ID_VIDEO = 0xE0
+_ID_PIXEL_WIDTH = 0xB0
+_ID_PIXEL_HEIGHT = 0xBA
+
+# Nested containers we descend into while hunting for video dimensions.
+_EBML_CONTAINER_IDS = frozenset({_ID_SEGMENT, _ID_TRACKS, _ID_TRACK_ENTRY})
+
+
+def _read_ebml_vint(stream: BinaryIO, *, keep_marker: bool) -> Optional[Tuple[int, int]]:
+    """Read an EBML variable-length integer.
+
+    Returns ``(value, byte_length)``. For element IDs the marker bit is kept
+    (``keep_marker=True``) because IDs are compared in their on-disk form; for
+    sizes the marker is stripped to yield the actual payload length.
+    """
+
+    first = stream.read(1)
+    if not first:
+        return None
+
+    first_byte = first[0]
+    if first_byte == 0:
+        return None
+
+    length = 1
+    mask = 0x80
+    while not first_byte & mask:
+        mask >>= 1
+        length += 1
+        if length > 8:
+            return None
+
+    value = first_byte if keep_marker else first_byte & (mask - 1)
+    remaining = length - 1
+
+    if remaining:
+        extra = stream.read(remaining)
+        if len(extra) < remaining:
+            return None
+        for byte in extra:
+            value = (value << 8) | byte
+
+    return value, length
+
+
+def _read_ebml_dimensions(
+    stream: BinaryIO, file_size: int
+) -> Optional[Tuple[int, int]]:
+    """Parse ``Segment/Tracks`` for the first video ``TrackEntry``."""
+
+    stream.seek(0)
+    header = stream.read(4)
+    if header != _EBML_MAGIC:
+        return None
+
+    return _walk_ebml(stream, 0, file_size, depth=0)
+
+
+def _walk_ebml(
+    stream: BinaryIO, start: int, end: int, *, depth: int
+) -> Optional[Tuple[int, int]]:
+    """Recursively scan EBML elements in ``[start, end)`` for video dimensions."""
+
+    if depth > _MAX_EBML_DEPTH:
+        return None
+
+    stream.seek(start)
+
+    while stream.tell() < end:
+        element_start = stream.tell()
+
+        element_id = _read_ebml_vint(stream, keep_marker=True)
+        if element_id is None:
+            return None
+        element_id_value = element_id[0]
+
+        size_field = _read_ebml_vint(stream, keep_marker=False)
+        if size_field is None:
+            return None
+        payload_size, size_length = size_field
+
+        payload_start = element_start + element_id[1] + size_length
+
+        # A size field of all-ones marks an unknown-size element, which is
+        # legal for Segment/Tracks; treat it as "until the parent ends".
+        unknown_size = payload_size == (1 << (7 * size_length)) - 1
+        payload_end = end if unknown_size else payload_start + payload_size
+
+        if payload_end > end:
+            return None
+
+        if element_id_value == _ID_VIDEO:
+            dimensions = _read_ebml_video(stream, payload_start, min(payload_end, end))
+            if dimensions is not None:
+                return dimensions
+        elif element_id_value == _ID_TRACK_ENTRY:
+            track = _read_ebml_track_entry(
+                stream, payload_start, min(payload_end, end)
+            )
+            if track is not None:
+                return track
+        elif element_id_value in _EBML_CONTAINER_IDS:
+            found = _walk_ebml(
+                stream, payload_start, min(payload_end, end), depth=depth + 1
+            )
+            if found is not None:
+                return found
+
+        if unknown_size:
+            # Cannot resume after an unknown-size element; its siblings cannot
+            # be located reliably, so stop scanning this level.
+            return None
+
+        stream.seek(payload_end)
+
+    return None
+
+
+def _read_ebml_track_entry(
+    stream: BinaryIO, start: int, end: int
+) -> Optional[Tuple[int, int]]:
+    """Return dimensions when a ``TrackEntry`` is a video track."""
+
+    track_type: Optional[int] = None
+    dimensions: Optional[Tuple[int, int]] = None
+
+    stream.seek(start)
+    while stream.tell() < end:
+        element_start = stream.tell()
+
+        element_id = _read_ebml_vint(stream, keep_marker=True)
+        if element_id is None:
+            return None
+
+        size_field = _read_ebml_vint(stream, keep_marker=False)
+        if size_field is None:
+            return None
+        payload_size, size_length = size_field
+
+        payload_start = element_start + element_id[1] + size_length
+        payload_end = min(payload_start + payload_size, end)
+
+        if element_id[0] == _ID_TRACK_TYPE:
+            track_type = _read_ebml_uint(stream, payload_start, payload_end)
+        elif element_id[0] == _ID_VIDEO:
+            dimensions = _read_ebml_video(stream, payload_start, payload_end)
+
+        stream.seek(payload_end)
+
+    # Track type 1 is video.
+    if track_type == 1 and dimensions is not None:
+        return dimensions
+    return None
+
+
+def _read_ebml_video(
+    stream: BinaryIO, start: int, end: int
+) -> Optional[Tuple[int, int]]:
+    """Return ``PixelWidth``/``PixelHeight`` from a ``Video`` element."""
+
+    width: Optional[int] = None
+    height: Optional[int] = None
+
+    stream.seek(start)
+    while stream.tell() < end:
+        element_start = stream.tell()
+
+        element_id = _read_ebml_vint(stream, keep_marker=True)
+        if element_id is None:
+            return None
+
+        size_field = _read_ebml_vint(stream, keep_marker=False)
+        if size_field is None:
+            return None
+        payload_size, size_length = size_field
+
+        payload_start = element_start + element_id[1] + size_length
+        payload_end = min(payload_start + payload_size, end)
+
+        if element_id[0] == _ID_PIXEL_WIDTH:
+            width = _read_ebml_uint(stream, payload_start, payload_end)
+        elif element_id[0] == _ID_PIXEL_HEIGHT:
+            height = _read_ebml_uint(stream, payload_start, payload_end)
+
+        stream.seek(payload_end)
+
+    if width and height and width > 0 and height > 0:
+        return width, height
+    return None
+
+
+def _read_ebml_uint(stream: BinaryIO, start: int, end: int) -> Optional[int]:
+    """Read an unsigned big-endian integer element payload."""
+
+    length = end - start
+    if length <= 0 or length > 8:
+        return None
+
+    stream.seek(start)
+    raw = stream.read(length)
+    if len(raw) < length:
+        return None
+
+    value = 0
+    for byte in raw:
+        value = (value << 8) | byte
+    return value
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# RIFF / WebP (animated examples are often renamed to ``.mp4``)
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+
+def _read_riff_webp_dimensions(
+    stream: BinaryIO, file_size: int
+) -> Optional[Tuple[int, int]]:
+    """Return dimensions from a WebP file's first dimension-bearing chunk."""
+
+    stream.seek(12)
+
+    while stream.tell() + 8 <= file_size:
+        header = stream.read(8)
+        if len(header) < 8:
+            return None
+
+        fourcc, chunk_size = struct.unpack("<4sI", header)
+        payload_start = stream.tell()
+
+        if fourcc == b"VP8X":
+            payload = stream.read(10)
+            if len(payload) < 10:
+                return None
+            # Canvas size is stored minus one, as 24-bit little endian values.
+            width = int.from_bytes(payload[4:7], "little") + 1
+            height = int.from_bytes(payload[7:10], "little") + 1
+            return width, height
+
+        if fourcc == b"VP8 ":
+            # Frame tag (3 bytes, bit 0 = key frame) then the key frame start
+            # code 0x9d 0x01 0x2a and the 16-bit dimensions.
+            payload = stream.read(10)
+            if len(payload) < 10:
+                return None
+            start = payload.find(b"\x9d\x01\x2a")
+            if start < 0 or start + 7 > len(payload):
+                return None
+            width, height = struct.unpack("<HH", payload[start + 3 : start + 7])
+            return width & 0x3FFF, height & 0x3FFF
+
+        if fourcc == b"VP8L":
+            payload = stream.read(5)
+            if len(payload) < 5 or payload[0] != 0x2F:
+                return None
+            bits = int.from_bytes(payload[1:5], "little")
+            return (bits & 0x3FFF) + 1, ((bits >> 14) & 0x3FFF) + 1
+
+        # Skip this chunk (payloads are padded to an even byte boundary).
+        stream.seek(payload_start + chunk_size + (chunk_size & 1))
+
+    return None

scripts/e2e/start_server.py

@@ -225,10 +225,9 @@ def main() -> int:
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
-    # Get project root (parent of .agents directory)
+    # Get project root: this script lives in <project_root>/scripts/e2e/.
     script_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
-    skill_dir = os.path.dirname(script_dir)
-    project_root = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(skill_dir)))
+    project_root = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(script_dir))
 
     managed_pids = read_managed_pids(args.port)
 

static/css/components/banner.css

@@ -118,6 +118,44 @@
     transform: translateY(-1px);
 }
 
+/* Banner Pager (cycles through multiple active banners) */
+.banner-pager {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 2px;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+    margin-left: var(--space-2);
+}
+
+.banner-pager-btn {
+    width: 24px;
+    height: 24px;
+    border: none;
+    background: transparent;
+    color: var(--text-muted);
+    cursor: pointer;
+    border-radius: 50%;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    transition: var(--transition-base);
+    font-size: 0.75em;
+    padding: 0;
+}
+
+.banner-pager-btn:hover {
+    background: oklch(var(--lora-accent) / 0.1);
+    color: var(--lora-accent);
+}
+
+.banner-pager-indicator {
+    font-size: 0.8em;
+    color: var(--text-muted);
+    min-width: 2.8em;
+    text-align: center;
+    font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+}
+
 /* Dismiss Button */
 .banner-dismiss {
     position: absolute;
@@ -184,6 +222,10 @@
         justify-content: flex-start;
     }
 
+    .banner-pager {
+        margin-left: 0;
+    }
+    
     .banner-action {
         flex: 1;
         min-width: 0;

static/css/components/modal/directory-picker-modal.css

@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+/* Directory Picker Modal */
+/* Stacks above the settings modal: settings tooltips/combobox panels sit at
+   10000/10002, so 10010 keeps the picker on top of everything settings-side. */
+#directoryPickerModal {
+    z-index: 10010;
+}
+
+.directory-picker-content {
+    max-width: 560px;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+}
+
+.directory-picker-content h3 {
+    color: var(--text-color);
+    margin-bottom: var(--space-2);
+}
+
+/* Manual path row */
+#directoryPickerModal .directory-picker-path-row {
+    display: flex;
+    gap: 8px;
+    margin-bottom: var(--space-2);
+}
+
+#directoryPickerModal .directory-picker-path-row input {
+    flex: 1;
+    min-width: 0;
+    padding: 8px 12px;
+    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+    border-radius: var(--border-radius-xs);
+    background: var(--bg-color);
+    color: var(--text-color);
+    font-family: inherit;
+    font-size: 0.9em;
+}
+
+#directoryPickerModal .directory-picker-path-row input:focus {
+    outline: none;
+    border-color: var(--lora-accent);
+    box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px oklch(from var(--lora-accent) l c h / 0.2);
+}
+
+/* Directory browser (class names shared with the batch import browser) */
+#directoryPickerModal .directory-browser {
+    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+    border-radius: var(--border-radius-xs);
+    background: var(--lora-surface);
+    overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+#directoryPickerModal .browser-header {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 10px;
+    padding: 10px 12px;
+    background: var(--bg-color);
+    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+}
+
+#directoryPickerModal .back-btn {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    width: 32px;
+    height: 32px;
+    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+    border-radius: var(--border-radius-xs);
+    background: var(--card-bg);
+    color: var(--text-color);
+    cursor: pointer;
+    transition: var(--transition-base);
+}
+
+#directoryPickerModal .back-btn:hover {
+    border-color: var(--lora-accent);
+    background: var(--bg-color);
+}
+
+#directoryPickerModal .back-btn:disabled {
+    opacity: 0.5;
+    cursor: not-allowed;
+}
+
+#directoryPickerModal .current-path {
+    flex: 1;
+    padding: 6px 10px;
+    background: var(--card-bg);
+    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+    border-radius: var(--border-radius-xs);
+    font-size: 0.9em;
+    color: var(--text-color);
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+}
+
+#directoryPickerModal .browser-content {
+    max-height: 300px;
+    overflow-y: auto;
+    padding: 12px;
+}
+
+#directoryPickerModal .folder-list {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    gap: 4px;
+}
+
+#directoryPickerModal .folder-item {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 10px;
+    padding: 8px 10px;
+    border-radius: var(--border-radius-xs);
+    cursor: pointer;
+    transition: var(--transition-base);
+    border: 1px solid transparent;
+}
+
+#directoryPickerModal .folder-item:hover {
+    background: var(--lora-surface-hover, oklch(from var(--lora-accent) l c h / 0.1));
+    border-color: var(--lora-accent);
+}
+
+#directoryPickerModal .folder-item i {
+    color: #fbbf24;
+    font-size: 1.1em;
+}
+
+#directoryPickerModal .item-name {
+    flex: 1;
+    font-size: 0.9em;
+    color: var(--text-color);
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+}
+
+#directoryPickerModal .browser-footer {
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: flex-end;
+    align-items: center;
+    padding: 10px 12px;
+    background: var(--bg-color);
+    border-top: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+}
+
+#directoryPickerModal .directory-picker-error {
+    margin-top: 8px;
+    padding: 8px 10px;
+    border-radius: var(--border-radius-xs);
+    background: oklch(from var(--lora-error) l c h / 0.12);
+    color: var(--lora-error);
+    font-size: 0.85em;
+    word-break: break-word;
+}
+
+#directoryPickerModal .directory-picker-empty {
+    padding: var(--space-2);
+    text-align: center;
+    color: var(--text-color);
+    opacity: 0.6;
+    font-size: 0.9em;
+}
+
+/* Dark theme adjustments */
+[data-theme="dark"] #directoryPickerModal .directory-browser {
+    background: var(--card-bg);
+}
+
+[data-theme="dark"] #directoryPickerModal .browser-header,
+[data-theme="dark"] #directoryPickerModal .browser-footer {
+    background: var(--lora-surface);
+}
+
+[data-theme="dark"] #directoryPickerModal .folder-item i {
+    color: #fcd34d;
+}

static/css/components/modal/settings-modal.css

@@ -1692,6 +1692,87 @@ input:checked + .toggle-slider:before {
     color: white;
 }
 
+/* Browse (directory picker) button — boxed accent style used on the dynamic
+   extra-folder-path / model-path rows, mirroring .remove-path-btn. Static
+   path fields use the .inset variant below instead. */
+#settingsModal .browse-path-btn {
+    width: 32px;
+    height: 32px;
+    padding: 0;
+    border-radius: var(--border-radius-xs);
+    border: 1px solid var(--lora-accent);
+    background: transparent;
+    color: var(--lora-accent);
+    cursor: pointer;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    transition: var(--transition-base);
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+#settingsModal .browse-path-btn:hover {
+    background: var(--lora-accent);
+    color: white;
+}
+
+/* Inset variant (static path fields): the button floats inside the right
+   edge of the input, so the setting row keeps its single-control look and
+   narrow columns never push it onto a second line. */
+#settingsModal .browse-path-btn.inset {
+    position: absolute;
+    right: 6px;
+    top: 50%;
+    transform: translateY(-50%);
+    width: 24px;
+    height: 24px;
+    border: none;
+    background: transparent;
+    color: var(--text-color);
+    opacity: 0.55;
+}
+
+#settingsModal .browse-path-btn.inset:hover {
+    background: transparent;
+    color: var(--lora-accent);
+    opacity: 1;
+}
+
+#settingsModal input.has-inset-browse {
+    padding-right: 34px;
+}
+
+/* Advisory path validation feedback (wraps below the input row) */
+#settingsModal .text-input-wrapper,
+#settingsModal .path-control {
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
+}
+
+#settingsModal .path-control > .text-input-wrapper {
+    flex: 1;
+    min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.path-validation {
+    display: none;
+    flex-basis: 100%;
+    width: 100%;
+    margin-top: 4px;
+    font-size: 0.8em;
+    line-height: 1.4;
+    color: var(--lora-error);
+}
+
+.path-validation.visible {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 6px;
+}
+
+.path-validation.valid {
+    color: var(--lora-success);
+}
+
 /* Highlight animation for setting items targeted from Doctor actions */
 @keyframes settings-highlight-pulse {
     0%, 100% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(from var(--lora-accent) r g b / 0.4); }
@@ -1780,3 +1861,38 @@ input:checked + .toggle-slider:before {
     opacity: 0.5;
     cursor: not-allowed;
 }
+
+/* Standalone Model Paths: pending-restart cues */
+.settings-nav-item.has-pending-restart {
+    position: relative;
+}
+
+.settings-nav-item.has-pending-restart::after {
+    content: '';
+    position: absolute;
+    right: 10px;
+    top: 50%;
+    transform: translateY(-50%);
+    width: 8px;
+    height: 8px;
+    border-radius: 50%;
+    background: var(--lora-warning, #e67e22);
+}
+
+.model-paths-restart-notice {
+    display: none;
+    margin-top: 8px;
+    padding: 10px 14px;
+    border-radius: var(--border-radius-xs);
+    border: 1px solid var(--lora-warning, #e67e22);
+    background: rgba(230, 126, 34, 0.08);
+    color: var(--lora-warning, #e67e22);
+    font-size: 0.85em;
+    line-height: 1.4;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 8px;
+}
+
+.model-paths-restart-notice.visible {
+    display: flex;
+}

static/css/style.css

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 @import 'components/modal/example-access-modal.css';
 @import 'components/modal/support-modal.css';
 @import 'components/modal/download-modal.css';
+@import 'components/modal/directory-picker-modal.css';
 @import 'components/toast.css';
 @import 'components/loading.css';
 @import 'components/menu.css';

static/js/components/DirectoryPickerModal.js

@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+import { translate } from '../utils/i18nHelpers.js';
+
+/**
+ * Reusable directory picker modal backed by POST /api/lm/browse-directory.
+ * Self-managed (NOT registered with ModalManager): it stacks above the
+ * settings modal, so ModalManager's "close current modal on open" behavior
+ * would kill the modal underneath.
+ */
+class DirectoryPickerModal {
+  constructor() {
+    this.isOpen = false;
+    this.currentPath = '';
+    this.parentPath = null;
+    this.onSelect = null;
+    this.elements = {};
+    this._bindings = [];
+  }
+
+  open({ initialPath = '', onSelect } = {}) {
+    this._cacheElements();
+    if (!this.elements.modal) {
+      console.warn('DirectoryPickerModal: #directoryPickerModal not found in DOM');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this._unbindEvents();
+    this.onSelect = typeof onSelect === 'function' ? onSelect : null;
+    this.currentPath = '';
+    this.parentPath = null;
+    this._clearError();
+    this.elements.folderList.innerHTML = '';
+    this.elements.currentPathEl.textContent = '';
+    this.elements.upBtn.disabled = true;
+    this.elements.pathInput.value = initialPath || '';
+
+    this._bindEvents();
+    document.body.classList.add('modal-open');
+    this.elements.modal.style.display = 'block';
+    this.isOpen = true;
+
+    // An empty path lets the server pick its default (user home).
+    this.loadDirectory(initialPath || '');
+  }
+
+  close() {
+    if (!this.isOpen) return;
+    this.isOpen = false;
+    this._unbindEvents();
+    if (this.elements.modal) {
+      this.elements.modal.style.display = 'none';
+    }
+    this.onSelect = null;
+    // Keep body.modal-open: the settings modal underneath may still be open.
+  }
+
+  async loadDirectory(path) {
+    try {
+      const response = await fetch('/api/lm/browse-directory', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+        body: JSON.stringify({ path })
+      });
+      const data = await response.json();
+
+      if (data.success) {
+        this._clearError();
+        this._renderDirectory(data);
+      } else {
+        this._showError(data.error || translate('settings.directoryPicker.loadError', {}, 'Failed to load directory'));
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Error loading directory:', error);
+      this._showError(translate('settings.directoryPicker.loadError', {}, 'Failed to load directory'));
+    }
+  }
+
+  _cacheElements() {
+    const modal = document.getElementById('directoryPickerModal');
+    this.elements = {
+      modal,
+      closeBtn: document.getElementById('directoryPickerCloseBtn'),
+      pathInput: document.getElementById('directoryPickerPathInput'),
+      goBtn: document.getElementById('directoryPickerGoBtn'),
+      upBtn: document.getElementById('directoryPickerUpBtn'),
+      currentPathEl: document.getElementById('directoryPickerCurrentPath'),
+      folderList: document.getElementById('directoryPickerFolderList'),
+      errorEl: document.getElementById('directoryPickerError'),
+      selectBtn: document.getElementById('directoryPickerSelectBtn')
+    };
+  }
+
+  _bind(target, type, handler, options) {
+    target.addEventListener(type, handler, options);
+    this._bindings.push([target, type, handler, options]);
+  }
+
+  _bindEvents() {
+    const { modal, closeBtn, pathInput, goBtn, upBtn, selectBtn } = this.elements;
+
+    this._bind(closeBtn, 'click', () => this.close());
+    this._bind(goBtn, 'click', () => this.loadDirectory(pathInput.value.trim()));
+    this._bind(pathInput, 'keydown', (event) => {
+      if (event.key === 'Enter') {
+        this.loadDirectory(pathInput.value.trim());
+      }
+    });
+    this._bind(upBtn, 'click', () => {
+      // Server-provided parent_path: Windows paths cannot be derived client-side.
+      if (this.parentPath) {
+        this.loadDirectory(this.parentPath);
+      }
+    });
+    this._bind(selectBtn, 'click', () => this._selectCurrent());
+
+    // Capture phase + stopPropagation so an ESC here never reaches the
+    // settings modal's own ESC handler underneath.
+    this._bind(document, 'keydown', (event) => {
+      if (event.key === 'Escape') {
+        event.stopPropagation();
+        this.close();
+      }
+    }, true);
+
+    // Backdrop click (the .modal element itself, not its content).
+    this._bind(modal, 'click', (event) => {
+      if (event.target === modal) {
+        this.close();
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  _unbindEvents() {
+    for (const [target, type, handler, options] of this._bindings) {
+      target.removeEventListener(type, handler, options);
+    }
+    this._bindings = [];
+  }
+
+  _renderDirectory(data) {
+    this.currentPath = data.current_path || '';
+    this.parentPath = data.parent_path || null;
+
+    this.elements.currentPathEl.textContent = this.currentPath;
+    this.elements.pathInput.value = this.currentPath;
+    this.elements.upBtn.disabled = !this.parentPath;
+
+    const folderList = this.elements.folderList;
+    folderList.innerHTML = '';
+
+    const directories = data.directories || [];
+    if (directories.length === 0) {
+      const empty = document.createElement('div');
+      empty.className = 'directory-picker-empty';
+      empty.textContent = translate('settings.directoryPicker.emptyFolder', {}, 'This folder is empty');
+      folderList.appendChild(empty);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    directories.forEach((entry) => {
+      folderList.appendChild(this._createFolderItem(entry));
+    });
+  }
+
+  // Each entry is { name, path, is_parent }; the server supplies the full
+  // child path, so navigation never joins path segments client-side.
+  _createFolderItem(entry) {
+    const item = document.createElement('div');
+    item.className = 'folder-item';
+    item.innerHTML = `
+      <i class="fas fa-folder"></i>
+      <span class="item-name">${this._escapeHtml(entry.name)}</span>
+    `;
+    item.addEventListener('click', () => {
+      this.loadDirectory(entry.path);
+    });
+    return item;
+  }
+
+  _selectCurrent() {
+    if (!this.currentPath) return;
+    if (this.onSelect) {
+      this.onSelect(this.currentPath);
+    }
+    this.close();
+  }
+
+  _showError(message) {
+    this.elements.errorEl.textContent = message;
+    this.elements.errorEl.style.display = 'block';
+  }
+
+  _clearError() {
+    this.elements.errorEl.textContent = '';
+    this.elements.errorEl.style.display = 'none';
+  }
+
+  _escapeHtml(text) {
+    if (!text) return '';
+    const div = document.createElement('div');
+    div.textContent = text;
+    return div.innerHTML;
+  }
+}
+
+export const directoryPickerModal = new DirectoryPickerModal();
+export { DirectoryPickerModal };

static/js/managers/BannerService.js

@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ class BannerService {
         this.banners = new Map();
         this.container = null;
         this.initialized = false;
+        // Only one banner is rendered at a time; this index selects which of
+        // the active (non-dismissed) banners is currently displayed.
+        this.currentBannerIndex = 0;
         this.recentHistory = this.loadBannerHistory();
         this.bannerHistoryViewedAt = this.loadBannerHistoryViewedAt();
 
@@ -122,11 +125,21 @@ class BannerService {
     registerBanner(id, bannerConfig) {
         this.banners.set(id, bannerConfig);
 
-        // If already initialized, render the banner immediately
-        if (this.initialized && !this.isBannerDismissed(id) && this.container) {
-            this.renderBanner(bannerConfig);
-            this.updateContainerVisibility();
+        if (!this.initialized || !this.container || this.isBannerDismissed(id)) {
+            return;
         }
+
+        // Preempt the currently displayed banner only when the new one has a
+        // strictly higher priority (i.e. sorts earlier).
+        const activeBanners = this.getSortedActiveBanners();
+        const displayedId = this.container.querySelector('.banner-item')
+            ?.getAttribute('data-banner-id');
+        const newIndex = activeBanners.findIndex(banner => banner.id === id);
+        const displayedIndex = activeBanners.findIndex(banner => banner.id === displayedId);
+        if (displayedIndex === -1 || (newIndex !== -1 && newIndex < displayedIndex)) {
+            this.currentBannerIndex = Math.max(newIndex, 0);
+        }
+        this.renderCurrentBanner();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -167,8 +180,7 @@ class BannerService {
 
             bannerElement.style.animation = 'banner-slide-up 0.3s ease-in-out forwards';
             setTimeout(() => {
-                bannerElement.remove();
-                this.updateContainerVisibility();
+                this.renderCurrentBanner();
             }, 300);
         }
 
@@ -193,28 +205,87 @@ class BannerService {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get active (non-dismissed) banners sorted by priority, highest first
+     * @returns {Object[]}
+     */
+    getSortedActiveBanners() {
+        return Array.from(this.banners.values())
+            .filter(banner => !this.isBannerDismissed(banner.id))
+            .sort((a, b) => (b.priority || 0) - (a.priority || 0));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Show all active (non-dismissed) banners
      */
     async showActiveBanners() {
         if (!this.container) return;
 
-        const activeBanners = Array.from(this.banners.values())
-            .filter(banner => !this.isBannerDismissed(banner.id))
-            .sort((a, b) => (b.priority || 0) - (a.priority || 0));
-
-        activeBanners.forEach(banner => {
-            this.renderBanner(banner);
-        });
-
-        this.updateContainerVisibility();
+        this.currentBannerIndex = 0;
+        this.renderCurrentBanner();
     }
 
     /**
-     * Render a banner to the DOM
-     * @param {Object} banner - Banner configuration
+     * Render the currently selected banner into the container. Only one
+     * banner is visible at a time; a pager lets the user cycle through the
+     * remaining active banners.
      */
-    renderBanner(banner) {
+    renderCurrentBanner() {
+        if (!this.container) return;
+
+        const activeBanners = this.getSortedActiveBanners();
+
+        this.container.innerHTML = '';
+
+        if (activeBanners.length === 0) {
+            this.currentBannerIndex = 0;
+            this.updateContainerVisibility();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (this.currentBannerIndex >= activeBanners.length) {
+            this.currentBannerIndex = activeBanners.length - 1;
+        }
+        if (this.currentBannerIndex < 0) {
+            this.currentBannerIndex = 0;
+        }
+
+        // Record every active banner once so dismissed/cycled-away banners
+        // remain reachable through the notification center history.
+        activeBanners.forEach(banner => this.recordBannerAppearance(banner));
+
+        const banner = activeBanners[this.currentBannerIndex];
+        const bannerElement = this.buildBannerElement(banner, activeBanners.length);
+        this.container.appendChild(bannerElement);
+
+        this.updateContainerVisibility();
+
+        // Call onRegister callback if provided
+        if (typeof banner.onRegister === 'function') {
+            banner.onRegister(bannerElement);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Advance the displayed banner by offset, wrapping around
+     * @param {number} offset - +1 for next, -1 for previous
+     */
+    showAdjacentBanner(offset) {
+        const activeBanners = this.getSortedActiveBanners();
+        if (activeBanners.length < 2) return;
+
+        this.currentBannerIndex =
+            (this.currentBannerIndex + offset + activeBanners.length) % activeBanners.length;
+        this.renderCurrentBanner();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Build a banner DOM element
+     * @param {Object} banner - Banner configuration
+     * @param {number} totalCount - Total number of active banners
+     * @returns {HTMLElement}
+     */
+    buildBannerElement(banner, totalCount) {
         const bannerElement = document.createElement('div');
         bannerElement.className = 'banner-item';
         bannerElement.setAttribute('data-banner-id', banner.id);
@@ -235,6 +306,29 @@ class BannerService {
                 <i class="fas fa-times"></i>
             </button>` : '';
 
+        let pagerHtml = '';
+        if (totalCount > 1) {
+            const previousLabel = translate('banners.pager.previous', {}, 'Previous message');
+            const nextLabel = translate('banners.pager.next', {}, 'Next message');
+            const positionLabel = translate('banners.pager.position', {
+                current: this.currentBannerIndex + 1,
+                total: totalCount
+            }, `Message ${this.currentBannerIndex + 1} of ${totalCount}`);
+
+            pagerHtml = `
+                <div class="banner-pager">
+                    <button type="button" class="banner-pager-btn" data-pager="prev"
+                            aria-label="${previousLabel}" title="${previousLabel}">
+                        <i class="fas fa-chevron-left"></i>
+                    </button>
+                    <span class="banner-pager-indicator" aria-label="${positionLabel}">${this.currentBannerIndex + 1} / ${totalCount}</span>
+                    <button type="button" class="banner-pager-btn" data-pager="next"
+                            aria-label="${nextLabel}" title="${nextLabel}">
+                        <i class="fas fa-chevron-right"></i>
+                    </button>
+                </div>`;
+        }
+
         bannerElement.innerHTML = `
             <div class="banner-content">
                 <div class="banner-text">
@@ -244,18 +338,19 @@ class BannerService {
                 <div class="banner-actions">
                     ${actionsHtml}
                 </div>
+                ${pagerHtml}
             </div>
             ${dismissButtonHtml}
         `;
 
-        this.container.appendChild(bannerElement);
+        bannerElement.querySelectorAll('.banner-pager-btn').forEach(button => {
+            button.addEventListener('click', (event) => {
+                event.preventDefault();
+                this.showAdjacentBanner(button.getAttribute('data-pager') === 'next' ? 1 : -1);
+            });
+        });
 
-        this.recordBannerAppearance(banner);
-
-        // Call onRegister callback if provided
-        if (typeof banner.onRegister === 'function') {
-            banner.onRegister(bannerElement);
-        }
+        return bannerElement;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -458,17 +553,18 @@ class BannerService {
      * @param {string} bannerId - Banner ID to remove
      */
     removeBannerElement(bannerId) {
+        // Also remove from banners map
+        this.banners.delete(bannerId);
+
         const bannerElement = document.querySelector(`[data-banner-id="${bannerId}"]`);
         if (bannerElement) {
             bannerElement.style.animation = 'banner-slide-up 0.3s ease-in-out forwards';
             setTimeout(() => {
-                bannerElement.remove();
-                this.updateContainerVisibility();
+                this.renderCurrentBanner();
             }, 300);
+        } else {
+            this.renderCurrentBanner();
         }
-
-        // Also remove from banners map
-        this.banners.delete(bannerId);
     }
 
     prepareCommunitySupportBanner() {

static/js/managers/SettingsManager.js

@@ -15,9 +15,27 @@ import { i18n } from '../i18n/index.js';
 import { configureModelCardVideo } from '../components/shared/ModelCard.js';
 import { validatePriorityTagString, getPriorityTagSuggestionsMap, invalidatePriorityTagSuggestionsCache } from '../utils/priorityTagHelpers.js';
 import { bannerService } from './BannerService.js';
+import { directoryPickerModal } from '../components/DirectoryPickerModal.js';
 
 const VALID_MATURE_BLUR_LEVELS = new Set(['PG13', 'R', 'X', 'XXX']);
 
+const PATH_VALIDATION_ERROR_I18N = {
+    path_not_found: { key: 'settings.pathValidation.pathNotFound', fallback: 'Path does not exist' },
+    not_a_directory: { key: 'settings.pathValidation.notADirectory', fallback: 'Not a directory' },
+    not_readable: { key: 'settings.pathValidation.notReadable', fallback: 'Path is not readable' },
+    not_writable: { key: 'settings.pathValidation.notWritable', fallback: 'Path is not writable' },
+};
+
+// Other-model sub_type -> i18n label key, mirroring the checkbox list in
+// templates/components/modals/settings/library.html.
+const OTHER_SUB_TYPE_LABEL_KEYS = {
+    vae: 'settings.folderSettings.subTypeVae',
+    upscaler: 'settings.folderSettings.subTypeUpscaler',
+    text_encoder: 'settings.folderSettings.subTypeTextEncoder',
+    clip_vision: 'settings.folderSettings.subTypeClipVision',
+    controlnet: 'settings.folderSettings.subTypeControlnet',
+};
+
 export class SettingsManager {
     constructor() {
         this.initialized = false;
@@ -26,6 +44,8 @@ export class SettingsManager {
         this.availableLibraries = {};
         this.activeLibrary = '';
         this.registeredStartupBannerIds = new Set();
+        this.modelPathsSectionInitialized = false;
+        this.modelPathsDirty = false;
 
         // Add initialization to sync with modal state
         this.currentPage = document.body.dataset.page || 'loras';
@@ -78,6 +98,7 @@ export class SettingsManager {
 
         await this.applyLanguageSetting();
         this.applyFrontendSettings();
+        this.setupModelPathsSection();
     }
 
     async applyLanguageSetting() {
@@ -276,6 +297,10 @@ export class SettingsManager {
             case 'open-settings-modal':
                 modalManager.showModal('settingsModal');
                 break;
+            case 'open-model-paths-settings':
+                modalManager.showModal('settingsModal');
+                document.querySelector('.settings-nav-item[data-section="modelPaths"]')?.click();
+                break;
             case 'open-settings-location':
                 this.openSettingsFileLocation();
                 break;
@@ -472,8 +497,11 @@ export class SettingsManager {
                 const sectionId = item.dataset.section;
                 if (!sectionId) return;
 
-                // Hide all sections
-                sections.forEach(section => {
+                // Query live instead of using the captured NodeLists: the
+                // standalone Model Paths section is added after this
+                // initializer runs, and a stale snapshot would leave it
+                // active forever.
+                document.querySelectorAll('.settings-section').forEach(section => {
                     section.classList.remove('active');
                 });
 
@@ -484,7 +512,7 @@ export class SettingsManager {
                 }
 
                 // Update active nav state
-                navItems.forEach(nav => nav.classList.remove('active'));
+                document.querySelectorAll('.settings-nav-item').forEach(nav => nav.classList.remove('active'));
                 item.classList.add('active');
             });
         });
@@ -1160,6 +1188,9 @@ export class SettingsManager {
         // Load extra folder paths
         this.loadExtraFolderPaths();
 
+        // Load standalone model library paths (no-op in plugin mode)
+        this.loadModelPaths();
+
         // Load language setting
         const languageSelect = document.getElementById('languageSelect');
         if (languageSelect) {
@@ -1175,6 +1206,24 @@ export class SettingsManager {
         if (useNewLicenseIconsCheckbox) {
             useNewLicenseIconsCheckbox.checked = state.global.settings.use_new_license_icons !== false;
         }
+
+        // Directory browse buttons + advisory path validation (idempotent,
+        // safe to call on every modal open).
+        this.attachPathField('recipesPath', {
+            onAfterSelect: () => this.saveInputSetting('recipesPath', 'recipes_path'),
+        });
+        this.attachPathField('exampleImagesPath', {
+            onAfterSelect: (pickedPath) => {
+                // Mirror ExampleImagesManager's blur-save flow.
+                window.exampleImagesManager?.updateDownloadButtonState?.(pickedPath.trim() !== '');
+                this.saveSetting('example_images_path', pickedPath)
+                    .then(() => showToast('toast.exampleImages.pathUpdated', {}, 'success'))
+                    .catch((error) => showToast('toast.exampleImages.pathUpdateFailed', { message: error.message }, 'error'));
+            },
+        });
+        this.attachPathField('exampleImagesLocalRoot', {
+            onAfterSelect: () => this.saveInputSetting('exampleImagesLocalRoot', 'example_images_local_root'),
+        });
     }
 
     loadDownloadBackendSettings() {
@@ -1783,6 +1832,11 @@ export class SettingsManager {
                        onblur="settingsManager.updateExtraFolderPaths('${modelType}')"
                        onfocus="settingsManager.clearExtraFolderPathError(this)"
                        onkeydown="if(event.key === 'Enter') { this.blur(); }" />
+                <button type="button" class="browse-path-btn"
+                        onclick="settingsManager.browseForPathRow(this, '${modelType}')"
+                        title="${translate('settings.directoryPicker.title', {}, 'Browse Folders')}">
+                    <i class="fas fa-folder-open"></i>
+                </button>
                 <button type="button" class="remove-path-btn"
                         onclick="settingsManager.removeExtraFolderPathRow(this, '${modelType}')"
                         title="${translate('common.actions.delete', {}, 'Delete')}">
@@ -1942,6 +1996,478 @@ export class SettingsManager {
         }
     }
 
+    // --- Standalone Model Paths section --------------------------------------
+    // The section only exists in standalone mode, where primary folder_paths
+    // are read from settings.json instead of the ComfyUI host. Editors are
+    // rendered from the backend-provided folder_path_schema so new model
+    // categories appear automatically.
+
+    setupModelPathsSection() {
+        if (this.modelPathsSectionInitialized) return;
+        if (!state.global.settings.standalone_mode) return;
+
+        const navGroup = document.querySelector('.settings-nav-list .settings-nav-group');
+        const settingsForm = document.querySelector('.settings-form');
+        if (!navGroup || !settingsForm) return;
+
+        const navButton = document.createElement('button');
+        navButton.type = 'button';
+        navButton.className = 'settings-nav-item';
+        navButton.dataset.section = 'modelPaths';
+        navButton.textContent = translate('settings.nav.modelPaths', {}, 'Model Paths');
+
+        const section = document.createElement('div');
+        section.className = 'settings-section';
+        section.id = 'section-modelPaths';
+        section.dataset.section = 'modelPaths';
+        section.innerHTML = `
+            <div class="settings-subsection">
+                <div class="settings-subsection-header">
+                    <h4>
+                        ${translate('settings.modelPaths.title', {}, 'Model Library Paths')}
+                        <i class="fas fa-sync-alt restart-required-icon" title="${translate('settings.modelPaths.restartRequired', {}, 'Restart required for changes to take effect')}"></i>
+                    </h4>
+                </div>
+                <div class="setting-item">
+                    <div class="input-help">
+                        ${translate('settings.modelPaths.description', {}, 'Root folders LoRA Manager scans for your models. Changes take effect after restarting the server.')}
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+                <div class="model-paths-restart-notice" id="modelPathsRestartNotice">
+                    <i class="fas fa-exclamation-triangle"></i>
+                    <span>${translate('settings.modelPaths.pendingRestartNotice', {}, 'Path changes saved. Restart LoRA Manager for them to take effect.')}</span>
+                </div>
+                <div class="settings-subsection-header">
+                    <h4>${translate('settings.modelPaths.coreTypes', {}, 'Core Model Types')}</h4>
+                </div>
+                <div id="modelPathsCoreTypes"></div>
+                <div class="settings-subsection-header">
+                    <h4>${translate('settings.modelPaths.otherTypes', {}, 'Other Model Types')}</h4>
+                </div>
+                <div class="setting-item">
+                    <div class="setting-row">
+                        <div class="setting-info">
+                            <label for="modelPathsEnableOtherModels">
+                                ${translate('settings.folderSettings.enableOtherModels', {}, 'Enable Other Models Management')}
+                                <i class="fas fa-info-circle info-icon" data-tooltip="${translate('settings.folderSettings.enableOtherModelsHelp', {}, '')}"></i>
+                            </label>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="setting-control">
+                            <label class="toggle-switch">
+                                <input type="checkbox" id="modelPathsEnableOtherModels" onchange="settingsManager.handleModelPathsEnableOtherModels()">
+                                <span class="toggle-slider"></span>
+                            </label>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+                <div class="setting-item other-subtype-toggles" id="modelPathsSubTypeToggles">
+                    <div class="setting-row">
+                        <div class="setting-info">
+                            <label>
+                                ${translate('settings.folderSettings.otherSubTypes', {}, 'Enabled Model Types')}
+                                <i class="fas fa-info-circle info-icon" data-tooltip="${translate('settings.folderSettings.otherSubTypesHelp', {}, '')}"></i>
+                            </label>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="setting-control other-subtype-checkboxes">
+                            ${this._buildModelPathSubTypeCheckboxes()}
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+                <div class="setting-item" id="modelPathsOtherEmpty">
+                    <div class="input-help">
+                        ${translate('settings.modelPaths.otherTypesDisabledHint', {}, 'No other model types are enabled. Turn on the types you need above to configure their folders.')}
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+                <div id="modelPathsOtherTypes"></div>
+            </div>
+        `;
+
+        // The static nav items were bound by initializeNavigation() before the
+        // backend sync completed, so this dynamically added item carries its
+        // own handler with the same show-section behavior.
+        navButton.addEventListener('click', () => {
+            document.querySelectorAll('.settings-section').forEach((s) => s.classList.remove('active'));
+            section.classList.add('active');
+            document.querySelectorAll('.settings-nav-item').forEach((n) => n.classList.remove('active'));
+            navButton.classList.add('active');
+        });
+
+        navGroup.appendChild(navButton);
+        settingsForm.appendChild(section);
+        this.modelPathsSectionInitialized = true;
+    }
+
+    _buildModelPathSubTypeCheckboxes() {
+        const schema = state.global.settings.folder_path_schema || [];
+        const subTypes = [];
+        schema.forEach((entry) => {
+            if (entry.category === 'other' && entry.sub_type && !subTypes.includes(entry.sub_type)) {
+                subTypes.push(entry.sub_type);
+            }
+        });
+
+        return subTypes.map((subType) => {
+            const labelKey = OTHER_SUB_TYPE_LABEL_KEYS[subType];
+            const label = labelKey ? translate(labelKey, {}, subType) : subType;
+            return `
+                <label class="other-subtype-checkbox">
+                    <input type="checkbox" value="${subType}"
+                           data-model-paths-subtype="${subType}"
+                           onchange="settingsManager.handleModelPathsSubTypeToggles()">
+                    <span>${label}</span>
+                </label>
+            `;
+        }).join('');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Master toggle inside the standalone Model Paths section. Edits the same
+     * enable_other_models key as the Library tab control and keeps both in
+     * sync, then re-renders the other-model path editors in place.
+     */
+    async handleModelPathsEnableOtherModels() {
+        const toggle = document.getElementById('modelPathsEnableOtherModels');
+        if (!toggle) return;
+
+        const enabled = toggle.checked;
+        const previous = !!state.global.settings.enable_other_models;
+
+        try {
+            await this.saveSetting('enable_other_models', enabled);
+            // Mirror the Library tab flow: refresh its controls and roots,
+            // then re-render this section's editors immediately.
+            this.updateOtherModelsControls();
+            await this.loadOtherRoots();
+            this.updateOtherModelsControls();
+            this.updateOtherModelsNavVisibility(enabled);
+            this.removeOtherModelsAnnouncement(enabled);
+            this.loadModelPaths();
+            showToast('toast.settings.settingsUpdated', { setting: 'enable other models' }, 'success');
+        } catch (error) {
+            toggle.checked = previous;
+            state.global.settings.enable_other_models = previous;
+            showToast('toast.settings.settingSaveFailed', { message: error.message }, 'error');
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sub-type checkboxes inside the standalone Model Paths section. Saves the
+     * same enabled_other_sub_types allow-list as the Library tab checkboxes
+     * (which use data-other-subtype-toggle, so the two never mix) and
+     * re-renders the editors without requiring a modal reopen.
+     */
+    async handleModelPathsSubTypeToggles() {
+        const values = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('[data-model-paths-subtype]'))
+            .filter((input) => input.checked)
+            .map((input) => input.value);
+
+        const previous = state.global.settings.enabled_other_sub_types;
+
+        try {
+            await this.saveSetting('enabled_other_sub_types', values);
+            this.updateOtherModelsControls();
+            await this.loadOtherRoots();
+            this.updateOtherModelsControls();
+            this.loadModelPaths();
+            showToast('toast.settings.settingsUpdated', { setting: 'other model types' }, 'success');
+        } catch (error) {
+            state.global.settings.enabled_other_sub_types = previous;
+            this.loadModelPaths();
+            showToast('toast.settings.settingSaveFailed', { message: error.message }, 'error');
+        }
+    }
+
+    loadModelPaths() {
+        if (!state.global.settings.standalone_mode) return;
+
+        const coreHost = document.getElementById('modelPathsCoreTypes');
+        const otherHost = document.getElementById('modelPathsOtherTypes');
+        if (!coreHost || !otherHost) return;
+
+        coreHost.innerHTML = '';
+        otherHost.innerHTML = '';
+
+        const schema = state.global.settings.folder_path_schema || [];
+        const otherModelsEnabled = state.global.settings.enable_other_models === true;
+        const enabledSubTypes = new Set(state.global.settings.enabled_other_sub_types || []);
+
+        // Keep the inline enable controls in sync with the current settings.
+        const masterToggle = document.getElementById('modelPathsEnableOtherModels');
+        if (masterToggle) {
+            masterToggle.checked = otherModelsEnabled;
+        }
+        document.querySelectorAll('[data-model-paths-subtype]').forEach((input) => {
+            input.checked = enabledSubTypes.has(input.value);
+            input.disabled = !otherModelsEnabled;
+        });
+        const subTypeToggles = document.getElementById('modelPathsSubTypeToggles');
+        if (subTypeToggles) {
+            subTypeToggles.classList.toggle('is-disabled', !otherModelsEnabled);
+        }
+
+        let otherCount = 0;
+        schema.forEach((entry) => {
+            if (entry.category === 'core') {
+                this._buildModelPathTypeGroup(coreHost, entry);
+            } else if (otherModelsEnabled && entry.sub_type && enabledSubTypes.has(entry.sub_type)) {
+                otherCount++;
+                this._buildModelPathTypeGroup(otherHost, entry);
+            }
+        });
+
+        const emptyHint = document.getElementById('modelPathsOtherEmpty');
+        if (emptyHint) {
+            emptyHint.style.display = otherCount === 0 ? 'block' : 'none';
+        }
+
+        const folderPaths = state.global.settings.folder_paths || {};
+        schema.forEach((entry) => {
+            const container = document.getElementById(`modelFolderPaths-${entry.key}`);
+            if (!container) return;
+
+            container.innerHTML = '';
+            const paths = folderPaths[entry.key] || [];
+            paths.forEach((path) => {
+                this.addModelFolderPathRow(entry.key, path);
+            });
+            // No trailing empty row on load: an unconfigured type shows just
+            // its Add button, and removing a row never resurrects an empty one.
+        });
+    }
+
+    _buildModelPathTypeGroup(host, entry) {
+        const item = document.createElement('div');
+        item.className = 'setting-item';
+
+        const label = translate(`settings.modelPaths.folderKeys.${entry.key}`, {}, entry.key);
+        item.innerHTML = `
+            <div class="setting-row">
+                <div class="setting-info">
+                    <label>${label}</label>
+                </div>
+                <div class="setting-control">
+                    <button type="button" class="add-mapping-btn" onclick="settingsManager.addModelFolderPathRow('${entry.key}')">
+                        <i class="fas fa-plus"></i>
+                        <span>${translate('common.actions.add', {}, 'Add')}</span>
+                    </button>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="extra-folder-paths-container" id="modelFolderPaths-${entry.key}">
+            </div>
+        `;
+
+        host.appendChild(item);
+    }
+
+    addModelFolderPathRow(key, path = '', shouldFocus = true) {
+        const container = document.getElementById(`modelFolderPaths-${key}`);
+        if (!container) return;
+
+        const row = document.createElement('div');
+        row.className = 'extra-folder-path-row mapping-row';
+
+        row.innerHTML = `
+            <div class="path-controls">
+                <input type="text" class="extra-folder-path-input"
+                       placeholder="${translate('settings.extraFolderPaths.pathPlaceholder', {}, '/path/to/models')}" value="${path}"
+                       onblur="settingsManager.updateModelFolderPaths('${key}')"
+                       onfocus="settingsManager.clearModelFolderPathError(this)"
+                       onkeydown="if(event.key === 'Enter') { this.blur(); }" />
+                <button type="button" class="browse-path-btn"
+                        onclick="settingsManager.browseForPathRow(this, '${key}', true)"
+                        title="${translate('settings.directoryPicker.title', {}, 'Browse Folders')}">
+                    <i class="fas fa-folder-open"></i>
+                </button>
+                <button type="button" class="remove-path-btn"
+                        onclick="settingsManager.removeModelFolderPathRow(this, '${key}')"
+                        title="${translate('common.actions.delete', {}, 'Delete')}">
+                    <i class="fas fa-times"></i>
+                </button>
+            </div>
+            <div class="extra-folder-path-error"></div>
+        `;
+
+        container.appendChild(row);
+
+        if (!path && shouldFocus) {
+            const input = row.querySelector('.extra-folder-path-input');
+            if (input) {
+                setTimeout(() => input.focus(), 0);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    clearModelFolderPathError(input) {
+        input.classList.remove('has-error');
+        const row = input.closest('.extra-folder-path-row');
+        if (row) {
+            const errEl = row.querySelector('.extra-folder-path-error');
+            if (errEl) {
+                errEl.classList.remove('visible');
+                errEl.textContent = '';
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    _clearAllModelFolderPathErrors() {
+        const section = document.getElementById('section-modelPaths');
+        if (!section) return;
+        section.querySelectorAll('.extra-folder-path-input.has-error').forEach((input) => {
+            input.classList.remove('has-error');
+        });
+        section.querySelectorAll('.extra-folder-path-error.visible').forEach((el) => {
+            el.classList.remove('visible');
+            el.textContent = '';
+        });
+    }
+
+    _markModelFolderPathsError(key, overlappingPaths, showMessage = false) {
+        const container = document.getElementById(`modelFolderPaths-${key}`);
+        if (!container) return;
+
+        const inputs = container.querySelectorAll('.extra-folder-path-input');
+        inputs.forEach((input) => {
+            const val = input.value.trim();
+            if (val && overlappingPaths.includes(val)) {
+                input.classList.add('has-error');
+                if (showMessage) {
+                    const row = input.closest('.extra-folder-path-row');
+                    if (row) {
+                        const errEl = row.querySelector('.extra-folder-path-error');
+                        if (errEl) {
+                            errEl.textContent = translate('settings.extraFolderPaths.validation.checkpointUnetOverlapInline', {}, 'This path is also used for a different model type. Use separate folders for checkpoints and diffusion models.');
+                            errEl.classList.add('visible');
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    removeModelFolderPathRow(btn, key) {
+        const row = btn.closest('.extra-folder-path-row');
+        if (row) {
+            row.remove();
+            this.updateModelFolderPaths(key, { fromRemoval: true });
+        }
+    }
+
+    async updateModelFolderPaths(changedKey, { fromRemoval = false } = {}) {
+        this._clearAllModelFolderPathErrors();
+
+        const folderPaths = {};
+
+        const section = document.getElementById('section-modelPaths');
+        if (!section) return;
+
+        section.querySelectorAll('.extra-folder-paths-container[id^="modelFolderPaths-"]').forEach((container) => {
+            const key = container.id.slice('modelFolderPaths-'.length);
+            const paths = [];
+            container.querySelectorAll('.extra-folder-path-input').forEach((input) => {
+                const value = input.value.trim();
+                if (value) {
+                    paths.push(value);
+                }
+            });
+            folderPaths[key] = paths;
+        });
+
+        // Client-side pre-check: checkpoints and unet must not share the same path.
+        const normalise = (p) => p.replace(/[/\\]+$/, '').toLowerCase();
+        const ckptSet = new Set((folderPaths.checkpoints || []).map(normalise));
+        const unetSet = new Set((folderPaths.unet || []).map(normalise));
+        const ckptOverlap = (folderPaths.checkpoints || []).filter(p => p && unetSet.has(normalise(p)));
+        const unetOverlap = (folderPaths.unet || []).filter(p => p && ckptSet.has(normalise(p)));
+        const hasOverlap = ckptOverlap.length > 0 || unetOverlap.length > 0;
+
+        if (hasOverlap) {
+            if (changedKey === 'checkpoints') {
+                this._markModelFolderPathsError('checkpoints', ckptOverlap, true);
+                this._markModelFolderPathsError('unet', unetOverlap, false);
+            } else if (changedKey === 'unet') {
+                this._markModelFolderPathsError('unet', unetOverlap, true);
+                this._markModelFolderPathsError('checkpoints', ckptOverlap, false);
+            } else {
+                this._markModelFolderPathsError('checkpoints', ckptOverlap, false);
+                this._markModelFolderPathsError('unet', unetOverlap, false);
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const currentPaths = state.global.settings.folder_paths || {};
+        const pathsChanged = JSON.stringify(currentPaths) !== JSON.stringify(folderPaths);
+
+        if (!pathsChanged) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        state.global.settings.folder_paths = folderPaths;
+
+        try {
+            await this.saveSetting('folder_paths', folderPaths);
+
+            // The "model folders need setup" startup banner is obsolete once
+            // at least one folder path is configured.
+            const hasAnyPath = Object.values(folderPaths).some(value => {
+                const list = Array.isArray(value) ? value : [value];
+                return list.some(path => typeof path === 'string' && path.trim());
+            });
+            if (hasAnyPath) {
+                bannerService.removeBannerElement('startup-missing-model-paths');
+            }
+
+            this._markModelPathsDirty();
+            showToast('settings.modelPaths.saveSuccessRestart', {}, 'success');
+
+            // Keep the continuous-add flow: after the user fills the trailing
+            // empty row, append a fresh one — but never after a removal.
+            const container = document.getElementById(`modelFolderPaths-${changedKey}`);
+            if (container && !fromRemoval) {
+                const inputs = container.querySelectorAll('.extra-folder-path-input');
+                const hasEmptyRow = Array.from(inputs).some((input) => !input.value.trim());
+
+                if (!hasEmptyRow) {
+                    this.addModelFolderPathRow(changedKey, '');
+                }
+            }
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.error('Failed to save folder paths:', error);
+            showToast('toast.settings.settingSaveFailed', { message: error.message }, 'error');
+
+            state.global.settings.folder_paths = currentPaths;
+            this.loadModelPaths();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Surface a persistent "restart required" cue after folder_paths changes:
+     * a dot on the Model Paths nav item, an inline notice in the section, and
+     * a global banner. The banner id is unique per change because dismissed
+     * banner ids persist across restarts — reusing one would mute future
+     * reminders. The whole state clears on the next page load (i.e. after the
+     * restart the user was asked to do).
+     */
+    _markModelPathsDirty() {
+        if (this.modelPathsDirty) return;
+        this.modelPathsDirty = true;
+
+        document.querySelector('.settings-nav-item[data-section="modelPaths"]')
+            ?.classList.add('has-pending-restart');
+
+        document.getElementById('modelPathsRestartNotice')?.classList.add('visible');
+
+        const bannerId = `model-paths-restart-${Date.now()}`;
+        bannerService.registerBanner(bannerId, {
+            id: bannerId,
+            title: translate('settings.modelPaths.pendingRestartBannerTitle', {}, 'Restart required to apply path changes'),
+            content: translate('settings.modelPaths.pendingRestartBannerMessage', {}, 'Model library paths were updated. Restart the LoRA Manager server to scan the new folders.'),
+            dismissible: true,
+            // Above startup warnings (60), below startup errors (90): a pending
+            // restart is the most actionable state and should preempt prompts.
+            priority: 80,
+        });
+    }
+
     loadBaseModelMappings() {
         const mappingsContainer = document.getElementById('baseModelMappingsContainer');
         if (!mappingsContainer) return;
@@ -2432,6 +2958,11 @@ export class SettingsManager {
             || ['vae', 'upscaler', 'text_encoder']
         );
 
+        const masterToggle = document.getElementById('enableOtherModels');
+        if (masterToggle) {
+            masterToggle.checked = enableOtherModels;
+        }
+
         document.querySelectorAll('[data-other-subtype-toggle]').forEach((input) => {
             input.checked = enabledSubTypes.has(input.value);
             input.disabled = !enableOtherModels;
@@ -3281,6 +3812,161 @@ export class SettingsManager {
         }
     }
 
+    // ── Directory picker + live path validation ─────────────────────────
+    // Validation is advisory only: it never blocks or alters save flows.
+
+    attachPathField(inputId, { expect = 'directory', onAfterSelect } = {}) {
+        const input = document.getElementById(inputId);
+        if (!input) {
+            console.warn(`SettingsManager.attachPathField: #${inputId} not found`);
+            return;
+        }
+        if (input.dataset.pathFieldAttached === '1') return;
+        input.dataset.pathFieldAttached = '1';
+
+        const browseBtn = document.createElement('button');
+        browseBtn.type = 'button';
+        browseBtn.className = 'browse-path-btn inset';
+        browseBtn.title = translate('settings.directoryPicker.title', {}, 'Browse Folders');
+        browseBtn.innerHTML = '<i class="fas fa-folder-open"></i>';
+
+        // Inset layout: the button is absolutely positioned inside the right
+        // edge of the input, so the row keeps its original single-control look.
+        const parent = input.parentElement;
+        let wrapper;
+        let statusHost;
+        if (parent && parent.classList.contains('path-control')) {
+            // e.g. #exampleImagesPath sits beside a Download button: wrap only
+            // the input so the button insets into it and Download stays beside it.
+            wrapper = document.createElement('div');
+            wrapper.className = 'text-input-wrapper';
+            parent.insertBefore(wrapper, input);
+            wrapper.appendChild(input);
+            statusHost = parent;
+        } else {
+            // .text-input-wrapper provided by the setting_input macro
+            wrapper = parent;
+            statusHost = parent;
+        }
+        wrapper.appendChild(browseBtn);
+        input.classList.add('has-inset-browse');
+
+        const statusEl = document.createElement('div');
+        statusEl.className = 'path-validation';
+        statusHost.appendChild(statusEl);
+
+        input._pathFieldConfig = { expect, onAfterSelect, statusEl };
+
+        browseBtn.addEventListener('click', () => this.browseForPath(inputId));
+        input.addEventListener('blur', () => {
+            clearTimeout(input._pathValidationTimer);
+            this.validatePath(input, statusEl, expect);
+        });
+        input.addEventListener('input', () => {
+            clearTimeout(input._pathValidationTimer);
+            input._pathValidationTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+                this.validatePath(input, statusEl, expect);
+            }, 500);
+        });
+    }
+
+    async validatePath(input, statusEl, expect = 'directory') {
+        const value = input.value.trim();
+        const seq = input._pathValidationSeq = (input._pathValidationSeq || 0) + 1;
+
+        if (!value) {
+            this._clearPathStatus(statusEl);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        let data;
+        try {
+            const response = await fetch('/api/lm/validate-path', {
+                method: 'POST',
+                headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+                body: JSON.stringify({ path: value, expect }),
+            });
+            if (!response.ok) {
+                throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
+            }
+            data = await response.json();
+        } catch (error) {
+            if (seq === input._pathValidationSeq) {
+                this._clearPathStatus(statusEl);
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Ignore responses overtaken by newer input or validation runs.
+        if (seq !== input._pathValidationSeq || input.value.trim() !== value) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (data.success && !data.error_code) {
+            statusEl.innerHTML = `<i class="fas fa-check-circle"></i><span>${translate('settings.pathValidation.valid', {}, 'Path is valid')}</span>`;
+            statusEl.classList.add('visible', 'valid');
+        } else {
+            const message = this._getPathValidationMessage(data);
+            statusEl.innerHTML = '<i class="fas fa-exclamation-circle"></i><span></span>';
+            statusEl.querySelector('span').textContent = message;
+            statusEl.classList.add('visible');
+            statusEl.classList.remove('valid');
+        }
+    }
+
+    _getPathValidationMessage(data) {
+        const entry = PATH_VALIDATION_ERROR_I18N[data?.error_code];
+        if (entry) {
+            return translate(entry.key, {}, entry.fallback);
+        }
+        return data?.error || translate('settings.pathValidation.pathNotFound', {}, 'Path does not exist');
+    }
+
+    _clearPathStatus(statusEl) {
+        statusEl.classList.remove('visible', 'valid');
+        statusEl.textContent = '';
+    }
+
+    browseForPath(inputId, { onAfterSelect } = {}) {
+        const input = document.getElementById(inputId);
+        if (!input) return;
+        const config = input._pathFieldConfig || {};
+        const afterSelect = onAfterSelect || config.onAfterSelect;
+
+        directoryPickerModal.open({
+            initialPath: input.value.trim(),
+            onSelect: (pickedPath) => {
+                input.value = pickedPath;
+                if (config.statusEl) {
+                    this.validatePath(input, config.statusEl, config.expect || 'directory');
+                }
+                if (typeof afterSelect === 'function') {
+                    afterSelect(pickedPath);
+                }
+            },
+        });
+    }
+
+    // Browse variant for the dynamic extra/model folder path rows: picking a
+    // folder routes through the row's existing validation + save logic.
+    browseForPathRow(btn, key, isModelPath = false) {
+        const row = btn.closest('.extra-folder-path-row');
+        const input = row ? row.querySelector('.extra-folder-path-input') : null;
+        if (!input) return;
+
+        directoryPickerModal.open({
+            initialPath: input.value.trim(),
+            onSelect: (pickedPath) => {
+                input.value = pickedPath;
+                if (isModelPath) {
+                    this.updateModelFolderPaths(key);
+                } else {
+                    this.updateExtraFolderPaths(key);
+                }
+            },
+        });
+    }
+
     async saveInputSetting(elementId, settingKey) {
         const element = document.getElementById(elementId);
         if (!element) return;

static/js/other_disabled.js

@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 import { appCore } from './core.js';
 import { showToast } from './utils/uiHelpers.js';
-import { enableOtherModels, openOtherModelsSettings } from './utils/otherModels.js';
+import { enableOtherModels, openOtherModelsSettings, openModelPathsSettings } from './utils/otherModels.js';
 
 /**
  * Other Models is an opt-in feature. While it is disabled this page renders an
  * empty state whose button turns the feature on; the backend then rebuilds the
  * other-model roots and starts scanning, so a reload lands on the real page.
  *
- * The same module backs the "enabled but no folders found" state, where the
- * only useful action is jumping to Settings instead of enabling anything.
+ * The same module backs the "enabled but no folders found" state: ComfyUI
+ * mode points to the Settings page's Library section, while standalone mode
+ * points to the standalone-only Model Paths section (which edits the primary
+ * folder_paths) and still offers the settings.json location as a fallback.
  */
 async function handleEnableClick() {
     const button = document.getElementById('enableOtherModelsBtn');
@@ -32,6 +34,49 @@ function handleOpenSettingsClick(event) {
     openOtherModelsSettings();
 }
 
+/**
+ * Open Settings on the Model Paths section for the standalone "no folders
+ * found" state, so the missing folders can be added directly.
+ */
+function handleOpenModelPathsSettingsClick(event) {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    openModelPathsSettings();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Open the settings.json location from the standalone no-folders state,
+ * offered as a fallback next to the Model Paths settings button.
+ */
+async function handleOpenSettingsFolderClick() {
+    const button = document.getElementById('openSettingsFolderBtn');
+    if (!button || button.disabled) return;
+
+    button.disabled = true;
+    try {
+        const response = await fetch('/api/lm/settings/open-location', { method: 'POST' });
+        const data = await response.json().catch(() => ({}));
+        if (!response.ok || data.success === false) {
+            throw new Error(data.error || `HTTP ${response.status}`);
+        }
+        if (data.mode === 'clipboard' && data.path) {
+            try {
+                await navigator.clipboard.writeText(data.path);
+                showToast('settings.openSettingsFileLocation.copied', { path: data.path }, 'success');
+            } catch (clipboardError) {
+                console.warn('Clipboard API not available:', clipboardError);
+                showToast('settings.openSettingsFileLocation.clipboardFallback', { path: data.path }, 'info');
+            }
+        } else {
+            showToast('settings.openSettingsFileLocation.success', {}, 'success');
+        }
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Failed to open settings location:', error);
+        showToast('settings.openSettingsFileLocation.failed', {}, 'error');
+    } finally {
+        button.disabled = false;
+    }
+}
+
 async function initializeOtherDisabledPage() {
     // appCore.initialize() wires the shared header (theme, settings modal,
     // language) so this page is not a dead end.
@@ -46,8 +91,18 @@ async function initializeOtherDisabledPage() {
     if (settingsButton) {
         settingsButton.addEventListener('click', handleOpenSettingsClick);
     }
+
+    const modelPathsButton = document.getElementById('openModelPathsSettingsBtn');
+    if (modelPathsButton) {
+        modelPathsButton.addEventListener('click', handleOpenModelPathsSettingsClick);
+    }
+
+    const settingsFolderButton = document.getElementById('openSettingsFolderBtn');
+    if (settingsFolderButton) {
+        settingsFolderButton.addEventListener('click', handleOpenSettingsFolderClick);
+    }
 }
 
 document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', initializeOtherDisabledPage);
 
-export { handleEnableClick as enableOtherModels, initializeOtherDisabledPage };
+export { handleEnableClick as enableOtherModels, handleOpenSettingsFolderClick, initializeOtherDisabledPage };

static/js/state/index.js

@@ -77,6 +77,12 @@ export function createDefaultSettings() {
         priority_tags: { ...DEFAULT_PRIORITY_TAG_CONFIG },
         default_other_roots: {},
         enabled_other_sub_types: ['vae', 'upscaler', 'text_encoder'],
+        // Standalone-only fields populated by GET /api/lm/settings; in plugin
+        // mode the backend omits folder_paths/folder_path_schema and these
+        // defaults apply.
+        standalone_mode: false,
+        folder_paths: {},
+        folder_path_schema: [],
     };
 }
 

static/js/utils/otherModels.js

@@ -50,3 +50,19 @@ export function openOtherModelsSettings() {
         });
     }, 100);
 }
+
+/**
+ * Open the settings modal on the standalone-only Model Paths section, where
+ * primary folder_paths are edited. The section only exists in standalone mode,
+ * so the nav item lookup simply no-ops elsewhere.
+ */
+export function openModelPathsSettings() {
+    const modalManager = window.modalManager;
+    if (modalManager && typeof modalManager.showModal === 'function') {
+        modalManager.showModal('settingsModal');
+    }
+
+    window.setTimeout(() => {
+        document.querySelector('.settings-nav-item[data-section="modelPaths"]')?.click();
+    }, 100);
+}

templates/components/modals.html

@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@
 {% include 'components/modals/move_modal.html' %}
 {% include 'components/modals/bulk_add_tags_modal.html' %}
 {% include 'components/modals/bulk_base_model_modal.html' %}
+{% include 'components/modals/directory_picker_modal.html' %}

templates/components/modals/directory_picker_modal.html

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<!-- Directory Picker Modal (self-managed by DirectoryPickerModal.js, stacked above the settings modal) -->
+<div id="directoryPickerModal" class="modal directory-picker-modal" style="display: none;">
+    <div class="modal-content directory-picker-content">
+        <button class="close" id="directoryPickerCloseBtn">&times;</button>
+        <h3>{{ t('settings.directoryPicker.title') }}</h3>
+
+        <div class="directory-picker-path-row">
+            <input type="text" id="directoryPickerPathInput" placeholder="{{ t('settings.directoryPicker.pathPlaceholder') }}" autocomplete="off">
+            <button class="secondary-btn" id="directoryPickerGoBtn">
+                <i class="fas fa-arrow-right"></i> {{ t('settings.directoryPicker.go') }}
+            </button>
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="directory-browser" id="directoryPickerBrowser">
+            <div class="browser-header">
+                <button class="back-btn" id="directoryPickerUpBtn" title="{{ t('settings.directoryPicker.goUp') }}" disabled>
+                    <i class="fas fa-arrow-up"></i>
+                </button>
+                <div class="current-path" id="directoryPickerCurrentPath"></div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="browser-content">
+                <div class="folder-list" id="directoryPickerFolderList"></div>
+                <div class="directory-picker-error" id="directoryPickerError" style="display: none;"></div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="browser-footer">
+                <button class="primary-btn" id="directoryPickerSelectBtn">
+                    <i class="fas fa-check"></i> {{ t('settings.directoryPicker.selectFolder') }}
+                </button>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</div>

templates/other.html

@@ -51,17 +51,18 @@
         opacity: 0.6;
         cursor: default;
     }
-    .other-no-paths-config {
-        margin: 4px 0 0;
-        padding: 12px 16px;
-        max-width: 520px;
-        overflow-x: auto;
-        text-align: left;
-        font-size: 12px;
-        line-height: 1.5;
-        border-radius: 6px;
+    .other-settings-file {
+        display: flex;
+        align-items: center;
+        gap: 8px;
+        font-size: 13px;
+    }
+    .other-settings-file code {
+        padding: 4px 8px;
+        border-radius: 4px;
         background: rgba(127, 127, 127, 0.15);
         border: 1px solid rgba(127, 127, 127, 0.25);
+        word-break: break-all;
     }
 </style>
 {% endblock %}
@@ -127,21 +128,23 @@
         <h2>{{ t('other.noPaths.title') }}</h2>
         {% if standalone_mode %}
         <p>{{ t('other.noPaths.descriptionStandalone') }}</p>
-        <pre class="other-no-paths-config"><code>"folder_paths": {
-  "vae": ["/path/to/vae"],
-  "upscale_models": ["/path/to/upscale_models"],
-  "text_encoders": ["/path/to/text_encoders"],
-  "clip_vision": ["/path/to/clip_vision"],
-  "controlnet": ["/path/to/controlnet"]
-}</code></pre>
         <p class="other-disabled-hint">{{ t('other.noPaths.hintStandalone') }}</p>
+        <button id="openModelPathsSettingsBtn" type="button">
+            <i class="fas fa-cog"></i> {{ t('other.noPaths.openModelPaths') }}
+        </button>
+        {% if settings_file %}
+        <p class="other-settings-file"><i class="fas fa-file-alt"></i> <code>{{ settings_file }}</code></p>
+        {% endif %}
+        <button id="openSettingsFolderBtn" type="button">
+            <i class="fas fa-folder-open"></i> {{ t('other.noPaths.openSettingsFolder') }}
+        </button>
         {% else %}
         <p>{{ t('other.noPaths.descriptionComfyUI') }}</p>
         <p class="other-disabled-hint">{{ t('other.noPaths.hintComfyUI') }}</p>
-        {% endif %}
         <button id="openOtherModelsSettingsBtn" type="button">
             <i class="fas fa-cog"></i> {{ t('other.noPaths.openSettings') }}
         </button>
+        {% endif %}
     </div>
     {% else %}
     <div class="sticky-topbar">

tests/conftest.py

@@ -333,6 +333,21 @@ def mock_websocket_manager():
     return RecordingWebSocketManager()
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def reset_media_dimension_caches():
+    """Clear path-keyed dimension caches so files reused across tests re-probe."""
+    from py.utils.exif_utils import _get_image_dimensions_cached
+    from py.utils.video_metadata import _clear_video_dimensions_cache
+
+    _get_image_dimensions_cached.cache_clear()
+    _clear_video_dimensions_cache()
+
+    yield
+
+    _get_image_dimensions_cached.cache_clear()
+    _clear_video_dimensions_cache()
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
 def reset_singletons():
     """Reset all singletons before each test to ensure isolation."""

tests/frontend/components/DirectoryPickerModal.test.js

@@ -0,0 +1,257 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+vi.mock('../../../static/js/utils/i18nHelpers.js', () => ({
+  translate: (key, params = {}, fallback = null) => fallback ?? key,
+}));
+
+import { directoryPickerModal } from '../../../static/js/components/DirectoryPickerModal.js';
+
+function buildModalDom() {
+  document.body.innerHTML = `
+    <div id="directoryPickerModal" class="modal directory-picker-modal" style="display: none;">
+      <div class="modal-content directory-picker-content">
+        <button class="close" id="directoryPickerCloseBtn">&times;</button>
+        <h3>Select folder</h3>
+        <div class="directory-picker-path-row">
+          <input type="text" id="directoryPickerPathInput">
+          <button id="directoryPickerGoBtn">Go</button>
+        </div>
+        <div class="directory-browser" id="directoryPickerBrowser">
+          <div class="browser-header">
+            <button class="back-btn" id="directoryPickerUpBtn"></button>
+            <div class="current-path" id="directoryPickerCurrentPath"></div>
+          </div>
+          <div class="browser-content">
+            <div class="folder-list" id="directoryPickerFolderList"></div>
+            <div class="directory-picker-error" id="directoryPickerError" style="display: none;"></div>
+          </div>
+          <div class="browser-footer">
+            <button class="primary-btn" id="directoryPickerSelectBtn">Select</button>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>`;
+}
+
+function okResponse(payload) {
+  return {
+    ok: true,
+    status: 200,
+    json: async () => ({ success: true, ...payload }),
+  };
+}
+
+describe('DirectoryPickerModal', () => {
+  let fetchMock;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    buildModalDom();
+    document.body.classList.remove('modal-open');
+
+    fetchMock = vi.fn(async () => okResponse({
+      current_path: '/home/user',
+      parent_path: '/home',
+      directories: [
+        { name: 'photos', path: '/home/user/photos', is_parent: false },
+        { name: 'models', path: '/home/user/models', is_parent: false },
+      ],
+    }));
+    vi.stubGlobal('fetch', fetchMock);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    directoryPickerModal.close();
+    vi.unstubAllGlobals();
+  });
+
+  function lastRequestBody() {
+    return JSON.parse(fetchMock.mock.calls.at(-1)[1].body);
+  }
+
+  function modalEl() {
+    return document.getElementById('directoryPickerModal');
+  }
+
+  it('open() loads the initial path via POST /api/lm/browse-directory', async () => {
+    directoryPickerModal.open({ initialPath: '/home/user', onSelect: vi.fn() });
+
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(fetchMock).toHaveBeenCalled());
+    const [url, options] = fetchMock.mock.calls[0];
+    expect(url).toBe('/api/lm/browse-directory');
+    expect(options.method).toBe('POST');
+    expect(lastRequestBody().path).toBe('/home/user');
+    expect(modalEl().style.display).toBe('block');
+    expect(document.body.classList.contains('modal-open')).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('renders the folder list and current path', async () => {
+    directoryPickerModal.open({ initialPath: '/home/user', onSelect: vi.fn() });
+
+    await vi.waitFor(() => {
+      expect(document.querySelectorAll('#directoryPickerFolderList .folder-item')).toHaveLength(2);
+    });
+    expect(document.getElementById('directoryPickerCurrentPath').textContent).toBe('/home/user');
+    const names = [...document.querySelectorAll('#directoryPickerFolderList .item-name')].map((el) => el.textContent);
+    expect(names).toEqual(['photos', 'models']);
+  });
+
+  it('drills down on folder click using the server-provided entry path', async () => {
+    directoryPickerModal.open({ initialPath: '/home/user', onSelect: vi.fn() });
+    await vi.waitFor(() => {
+      expect(document.querySelectorAll('#directoryPickerFolderList .folder-item')).toHaveLength(2);
+    });
+    fetchMock.mockClear();
+
+    document.querySelectorAll('#directoryPickerFolderList .folder-item')[0].click();
+
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(fetchMock).toHaveBeenCalled());
+    expect(lastRequestBody().path).toBe('/home/user/photos');
+  });
+
+  it('drills down from a Windows path using the server-provided entry path', async () => {
+    fetchMock.mockImplementation(async () => okResponse({
+      current_path: 'C:\\Users\\miao',
+      parent_path: 'C:\\Users',
+      directories: [
+        { name: 'models', path: 'C:\\Users\\miao\\models', is_parent: false },
+      ],
+    }));
+    directoryPickerModal.open({ initialPath: 'C:\\Users\\miao', onSelect: vi.fn() });
+    await vi.waitFor(() => {
+      expect(document.querySelectorAll('#directoryPickerFolderList .folder-item')).toHaveLength(1);
+    });
+    fetchMock.mockClear();
+
+    document.querySelector('#directoryPickerFolderList .folder-item').click();
+
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(fetchMock).toHaveBeenCalled());
+    expect(lastRequestBody().path).toBe('C:\\Users\\miao\\models');
+  });
+
+  it('navigates up via the server-provided parent_path', async () => {
+    directoryPickerModal.open({ initialPath: '/home/user', onSelect: vi.fn() });
+    await vi.waitFor(() => {
+      expect(document.getElementById('directoryPickerCurrentPath').textContent).toBe('/home/user');
+    });
+    fetchMock.mockClear();
+
+    document.getElementById('directoryPickerUpBtn').click();
+
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(fetchMock).toHaveBeenCalled());
+    expect(lastRequestBody().path).toBe('/home');
+  });
+
+  it('disables the Up button when parent_path is null', async () => {
+    fetchMock.mockImplementation(async () => okResponse({
+      current_path: '/',
+      parent_path: null,
+      directories: [],
+    }));
+    directoryPickerModal.open({ initialPath: '/', onSelect: vi.fn() });
+
+    await vi.waitFor(() => {
+      expect(document.getElementById('directoryPickerCurrentPath').textContent).toBe('/');
+    });
+    const upBtn = document.getElementById('directoryPickerUpBtn');
+    expect(upBtn.disabled).toBe(true);
+    fetchMock.mockClear();
+
+    upBtn.click();
+    expect(fetchMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('shows an empty-folder message for a directory without subfolders', async () => {
+    fetchMock.mockImplementation(async () => okResponse({
+      current_path: '/home/user/empty',
+      parent_path: '/home/user',
+      directories: [],
+    }));
+    directoryPickerModal.open({ initialPath: '/home/user/empty', onSelect: vi.fn() });
+
+    await vi.waitFor(() => {
+      expect(document.querySelector('#directoryPickerFolderList .directory-picker-empty')).not.toBeNull();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('calls onSelect with current_path and closes on Select', async () => {
+    const onSelect = vi.fn();
+    directoryPickerModal.open({ initialPath: '/home/user', onSelect });
+    await vi.waitFor(() => {
+      expect(document.getElementById('directoryPickerCurrentPath').textContent).toBe('/home/user');
+    });
+
+    document.getElementById('directoryPickerSelectBtn').click();
+
+    expect(onSelect).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/home/user');
+    expect(modalEl().style.display).toBe('none');
+  });
+
+  it('shows the backend error message and keeps the previous listing', async () => {
+    directoryPickerModal.open({ initialPath: '/home/user', onSelect: vi.fn() });
+    await vi.waitFor(() => {
+      expect(document.querySelectorAll('#directoryPickerFolderList .folder-item')).toHaveLength(2);
+    });
+
+    fetchMock.mockImplementation(async () => ({
+      ok: false,
+      status: 404,
+      json: async () => ({ success: false, error: 'Directory not found' }),
+    }));
+
+    await directoryPickerModal.loadDirectory('/gone');
+
+    const errorEl = document.getElementById('directoryPickerError');
+    expect(errorEl.textContent).toBe('Directory not found');
+    expect(errorEl.style.display).toBe('block');
+    expect(document.querySelectorAll('#directoryPickerFolderList .folder-item')).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(document.getElementById('directoryPickerCurrentPath').textContent).toBe('/home/user');
+  });
+
+  it('closes on ESC and stops propagation to modals underneath', async () => {
+    const underlyingEscSpy = vi.fn();
+    document.addEventListener('keydown', underlyingEscSpy);
+
+    directoryPickerModal.open({ initialPath: '/home/user', onSelect: vi.fn() });
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(fetchMock).toHaveBeenCalled());
+
+    const event = new KeyboardEvent('keydown', { key: 'Escape', bubbles: true, cancelable: true });
+    document.getElementById('directoryPickerPathInput').dispatchEvent(event);
+
+    expect(modalEl().style.display).toBe('none');
+    expect(underlyingEscSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    // The settings modal's body lock must survive the picker closing.
+    expect(document.body.classList.contains('modal-open')).toBe(true);
+
+    document.removeEventListener('keydown', underlyingEscSpy);
+  });
+
+  it('loads the typed path on Go click and on Enter', async () => {
+    directoryPickerModal.open({ initialPath: '/home/user', onSelect: vi.fn() });
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(fetchMock).toHaveBeenCalled());
+    fetchMock.mockClear();
+
+    const input = document.getElementById('directoryPickerPathInput');
+    input.value = '/var/models';
+    document.getElementById('directoryPickerGoBtn').click();
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(fetchMock).toHaveBeenCalled());
+    expect(lastRequestBody().path).toBe('/var/models');
+
+    fetchMock.mockClear();
+    input.value = '/tmp/other';
+    input.dispatchEvent(new KeyboardEvent('keydown', { key: 'Enter', bubbles: true, cancelable: true }));
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(fetchMock).toHaveBeenCalled());
+    expect(lastRequestBody().path).toBe('/tmp/other');
+  });
+
+  it('closes on backdrop click but not on content click', async () => {
+    directoryPickerModal.open({ initialPath: '/home/user', onSelect: vi.fn() });
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(fetchMock).toHaveBeenCalled());
+
+    modalEl().querySelector('.directory-picker-content').click();
+    expect(modalEl().style.display).toBe('block');
+
+    modalEl().click();
+    expect(modalEl().style.display).toBe('none');
+  });
+});

tests/frontend/managers/BannerService.test.js

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ describe('BannerService', () => {
         // Reset banner service state
         bannerService.banners.clear();
         bannerService.initialized = false;
+        bannerService.currentBannerIndex = 0;
         bannerService.recentHistory = []; // Clear history for each test
         
         // Clear DOM
@@ -331,6 +332,116 @@ describe('BannerService', () => {
         });
     });
 
+    describe('Banner Rotation', () => {
+        const registerTestBanner = (id, priority) => {
+            bannerService.registerBanner(id, {
+                id,
+                title: `Banner ${id}`,
+                content: `Content ${id}`,
+                dismissible: true,
+                priority
+            });
+        };
+
+        const displayedBannerId = () =>
+            document.querySelector('#banner-container .banner-item')
+                ?.getAttribute('data-banner-id');
+
+        let dismissedStore;
+
+        beforeEach(() => {
+            dismissedStore = [];
+            storageHelpers.getStorageItem.mockImplementation((key, defaultValue) => {
+                if (key === 'dismissed_banners') {
+                    return dismissedStore;
+                }
+                return defaultValue;
+            });
+            storageHelpers.setStorageItem.mockImplementation((key, value) => {
+                if (key === 'dismissed_banners') {
+                    dismissedStore = value;
+                }
+            });
+            bannerService.container = document.getElementById('banner-container');
+            bannerService.initialized = true;
+        });
+
+        it('renders only the highest priority banner when multiple are active', () => {
+            registerTestBanner('low', 1);
+            registerTestBanner('high', 10);
+
+            const rendered = document.querySelectorAll('#banner-container .banner-item');
+            expect(rendered).toHaveLength(1);
+            expect(displayedBannerId()).toBe('high');
+        });
+
+        it('shows a pager with position indicator when multiple banners are active', () => {
+            registerTestBanner('a', 1);
+            registerTestBanner('b', 2);
+
+            const pager = document.querySelector('.banner-pager');
+            expect(pager).not.toBeNull();
+            expect(pager.querySelector('.banner-pager-indicator').textContent.trim())
+                .toBe('1 / 2');
+        });
+
+        it('does not show a pager for a single banner', () => {
+            registerTestBanner('only', 1);
+
+            expect(document.querySelector('.banner-pager')).toBeNull();
+        });
+
+        it('cycles to the next banner and wraps around', () => {
+            registerTestBanner('a', 1);
+            registerTestBanner('b', 2);
+
+            document.querySelector('[data-pager="next"]')
+                .dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true }));
+            expect(displayedBannerId()).toBe('a');
+            expect(document.querySelector('.banner-pager-indicator').textContent.trim())
+                .toBe('2 / 2');
+
+            document.querySelector('[data-pager="next"]')
+                .dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true }));
+            expect(displayedBannerId()).toBe('b');
+            expect(document.querySelector('.banner-pager-indicator').textContent.trim())
+                .toBe('1 / 2');
+        });
+
+        it('cycles backwards with the previous button', () => {
+            registerTestBanner('a', 1);
+            registerTestBanner('b', 2);
+
+            document.querySelector('[data-pager="prev"]')
+                .dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true }));
+            expect(displayedBannerId()).toBe('a');
+        });
+
+        it('shows the next banner after the displayed one is dismissed', async () => {
+            vi.useFakeTimers();
+            try {
+                registerTestBanner('a', 1);
+                registerTestBanner('b', 2);
+                expect(displayedBannerId()).toBe('b');
+
+                await bannerService.dismissBanner('b');
+                vi.advanceTimersByTime(300);
+
+                expect(displayedBannerId()).toBe('a');
+            } finally {
+                vi.useRealTimers();
+            }
+        });
+
+        it('records all active banners in history, not just the displayed one', () => {
+            registerTestBanner('a', 1);
+            registerTestBanner('b', 2);
+
+            const historyIds = bannerService.recentHistory.map(entry => entry.id);
+            expect(historyIds).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining(['a', 'b']));
+        });
+    });
+
     describe('Banner History', () => {
         const testBanner = {
             id: 'test-banner',

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

@@ -665,6 +665,22 @@ describe('SettingsManager other-model root selects', () => {
             expect(container.classList.contains('is-disabled')).toBe(false);
         });
 
+        it('restores the master toggle checked state from settings', () => {
+            const manager = createManager();
+            const masterToggle = document.createElement('input');
+            masterToggle.type = 'checkbox';
+            masterToggle.id = 'enableOtherModels';
+            document.body.appendChild(masterToggle);
+
+            state.global.settings = { enable_other_models: true };
+            manager.updateOtherModelsControls();
+            expect(masterToggle.checked).toBe(true);
+
+            state.global.settings = { enable_other_models: false };
+            manager.updateOtherModelsControls();
+            expect(masterToggle.checked).toBe(false);
+        });
+
         it('persists the checked sub_types as the whole allow-list', async () => {
             const manager = createManager();
             appendToggles('vae', 'upscaler', 'controlnet');

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

@@ -0,0 +1,489 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+vi.mock('../../../static/js/managers/ModalManager.js', () => ({
+    modalManager: {
+        closeModal: vi.fn(),
+        showModal: vi.fn(),
+    },
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../../../static/js/utils/uiHelpers.js', () => ({
+    showToast: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../../../static/js/state/index.js', () => {
+    return {
+        state: {
+            global: {
+                settings: {},
+            },
+        },
+        createDefaultSettings: () => ({
+            language: 'en',
+            standalone_mode: false,
+            folder_paths: {},
+            folder_path_schema: [],
+        }),
+    };
+});
+
+vi.mock('../../../static/js/api/modelApiFactory.js', () => ({
+    resetAndReload: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../../../static/js/utils/constants.js', () => ({
+    DOWNLOAD_PATH_TEMPLATES: {},
+    DEFAULT_PATH_TEMPLATES: {},
+    MAPPABLE_BASE_MODELS: [],
+    PATH_TEMPLATE_PLACEHOLDERS: {},
+    DEFAULT_PRIORITY_TAG_CONFIG: {},
+    getMappableBaseModelsDynamic: () => [],
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../../../static/js/utils/i18nHelpers.js', () => ({
+    translate: (_key, _params, fallback) => fallback ?? '',
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../../../static/js/i18n/index.js', () => ({
+    i18n: {
+        getCurrentLocale: () => 'en',
+        setLanguage: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(),
+    },
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../../../static/js/components/shared/ModelCard.js', () => ({
+    configureModelCardVideo: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+import { SettingsManager } from '../../../static/js/managers/SettingsManager.js';
+import { bannerService } from '../../../static/js/managers/BannerService.js';
+import { state } from '../../../static/js/state/index.js';
+
+const CORE_SCHEMA = [
+    { key: 'loras', category: 'core', sub_type: null },
+    { key: 'checkpoints', category: 'core', sub_type: null },
+    { key: 'unet', category: 'core', sub_type: null },
+    { key: 'embeddings', category: 'core', sub_type: null },
+];
+
+const OTHER_SCHEMA = [
+    { key: 'vae', category: 'other', sub_type: 'vae' },
+    { key: 'controlnet', category: 'other', sub_type: 'controlnet' },
+];
+
+const createManager = () => {
+    const initSettingsSpy = vi
+        .spyOn(SettingsManager.prototype, 'initializeSettings')
+        .mockResolvedValue();
+    const initializeSpy = vi
+        .spyOn(SettingsManager.prototype, 'initialize')
+        .mockImplementation(() => {});
+
+    const manager = new SettingsManager();
+
+    initSettingsSpy.mockRestore();
+    initializeSpy.mockRestore();
+
+    return manager;
+};
+
+const buildModalDom = () => {
+    document.body.innerHTML = `
+        <nav class="settings-nav">
+            <ul class="settings-nav-list">
+                <li class="settings-nav-group">
+                    <button type="button" class="settings-nav-item active" data-section="general">General</button>
+                </li>
+            </ul>
+        </nav>
+        <div class="settings-form">
+            <div class="settings-section active" id="section-general" data-section="general"></div>
+        </div>
+    `;
+};
+
+const setStandaloneSettings = (overrides = {}) => {
+    state.global.settings = {
+        standalone_mode: true,
+        folder_paths: {},
+        folder_path_schema: [...CORE_SCHEMA, ...OTHER_SCHEMA],
+        enable_other_models: false,
+        enabled_other_sub_types: [],
+        ...overrides,
+    };
+};
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+    document.body.innerHTML = '';
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    bannerService.banners.clear();
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+    delete global.fetch;
+});
+
+describe('SettingsManager Model Paths section', () => {
+    it('does not create the section in plugin mode', () => {
+        buildModalDom();
+        state.global.settings = { standalone_mode: false };
+
+        const manager = createManager();
+        manager.setupModelPathsSection();
+
+        expect(document.querySelector('.settings-nav-item[data-section="modelPaths"]')).toBeNull();
+        expect(document.getElementById('section-modelPaths')).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it('creates nav item and section in standalone mode', () => {
+        buildModalDom();
+        setStandaloneSettings();
+
+        const manager = createManager();
+        manager.setupModelPathsSection();
+
+        expect(document.querySelector('.settings-nav-item[data-section="modelPaths"]')).not.toBeNull();
+        expect(document.getElementById('section-modelPaths')).not.toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it('switches sections when the nav item is clicked', () => {
+        buildModalDom();
+        setStandaloneSettings();
+
+        const manager = createManager();
+        manager.setupModelPathsSection();
+
+        document.querySelector('.settings-nav-item[data-section="modelPaths"]').click();
+
+        expect(document.getElementById('section-modelPaths').classList.contains('active')).toBe(true);
+        expect(document.getElementById('section-general').classList.contains('active')).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('static nav clicks clear the Model Paths active state (regression)', () => {
+        buildModalDom();
+        setStandaloneSettings();
+
+        const manager = createManager();
+        manager.setupModelPathsSection();
+        // Static nav items were bound before the Model Paths button existed;
+        // their handler must still clear its active state.
+        manager.initializeNavigation();
+
+        const modelPathsNav = document.querySelector('.settings-nav-item[data-section="modelPaths"]');
+        modelPathsNav.click();
+        expect(modelPathsNav.classList.contains('active')).toBe(true);
+
+        document.querySelector('.settings-nav-item[data-section="general"]').click();
+
+        expect(modelPathsNav.classList.contains('active')).toBe(false);
+        expect(document.getElementById('section-modelPaths').classList.contains('active')).toBe(false);
+        expect(document.getElementById('section-general').classList.contains('active')).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('renders core editors and only enabled other-model editors', () => {
+        buildModalDom();
+        setStandaloneSettings({
+            enable_other_models: true,
+            enabled_other_sub_types: ['vae'],
+            folder_paths: { loras: ['/models/loras'] },
+        });
+
+        const manager = createManager();
+        manager.setupModelPathsSection();
+        manager.loadModelPaths();
+
+        // Core editors always rendered
+        CORE_SCHEMA.forEach(({ key }) => {
+            expect(document.getElementById(`modelFolderPaths-${key}`)).not.toBeNull();
+        });
+
+        // Only the enabled other-model sub-type is rendered
+        expect(document.getElementById('modelFolderPaths-vae')).not.toBeNull();
+        expect(document.getElementById('modelFolderPaths-controlnet')).toBeNull();
+        expect(document.getElementById('modelPathsOtherEmpty').style.display).toBe('none');
+
+        // Existing values populate rows
+        const loraInput = document.querySelector('#modelFolderPaths-loras .extra-folder-path-input');
+        expect(loraInput.value).toBe('/models/loras');
+    });
+
+    it('shows the empty hint when no other-model types are enabled', () => {
+        buildModalDom();
+        setStandaloneSettings();
+
+        const manager = createManager();
+        manager.setupModelPathsSection();
+        manager.loadModelPaths();
+
+        expect(document.getElementById('modelPathsOtherEmpty').style.display).toBe('block');
+        expect(document.getElementById('modelFolderPaths-vae')).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it('renders inline enable controls synced with current settings', () => {
+        buildModalDom();
+        setStandaloneSettings({
+            enable_other_models: true,
+            enabled_other_sub_types: ['vae'],
+        });
+
+        const manager = createManager();
+        manager.setupModelPathsSection();
+        manager.loadModelPaths();
+
+        const master = document.getElementById('modelPathsEnableOtherModels');
+        expect(master).not.toBeNull();
+        expect(master.checked).toBe(true);
+
+        const vaeBox = document.querySelector('[data-model-paths-subtype="vae"]');
+        const controlnetBox = document.querySelector('[data-model-paths-subtype="controlnet"]');
+        expect(vaeBox.checked).toBe(true);
+        expect(vaeBox.disabled).toBe(false);
+        expect(controlnetBox.checked).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('inline master toggle saves the setting and re-renders editors', async () => {
+        buildModalDom();
+        setStandaloneSettings({
+            enable_other_models: true,
+            enabled_other_sub_types: ['vae'],
+        });
+
+        const manager = createManager();
+        manager.saveSetting = vi.fn().mockImplementation(async (key, value) => {
+            state.global.settings[key] = value;
+        });
+        manager.loadOtherRoots = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue();
+        manager.setupModelPathsSection();
+        manager.loadModelPaths();
+
+        expect(document.getElementById('modelFolderPaths-vae')).not.toBeNull();
+
+        const master = document.getElementById('modelPathsEnableOtherModels');
+        master.checked = false;
+        await manager.handleModelPathsEnableOtherModels();
+
+        expect(manager.saveSetting).toHaveBeenCalledWith('enable_other_models', false);
+        expect(state.global.settings.enable_other_models).toBe(false);
+        // Editors removed in place, empty hint back
+        expect(document.getElementById('modelFolderPaths-vae')).toBeNull();
+        expect(document.getElementById('modelPathsOtherEmpty').style.display).toBe('block');
+    });
+
+    it('inline sub-type checkboxes save the allow-list and re-render editors', async () => {
+        buildModalDom();
+        setStandaloneSettings({
+            enable_other_models: true,
+            enabled_other_sub_types: ['vae'],
+        });
+
+        const manager = createManager();
+        manager.saveSetting = vi.fn().mockImplementation(async (key, value) => {
+            state.global.settings[key] = value;
+        });
+        manager.loadOtherRoots = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue();
+        manager.setupModelPathsSection();
+        manager.loadModelPaths();
+
+        document.querySelector('[data-model-paths-subtype="controlnet"]').checked = true;
+        await manager.handleModelPathsSubTypeToggles();
+
+        expect(manager.saveSetting).toHaveBeenCalledWith('enabled_other_sub_types', ['vae', 'controlnet']);
+        expect(document.getElementById('modelFolderPaths-controlnet')).not.toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it('saves collected folder paths via saveSetting', async () => {
+        buildModalDom();
+        setStandaloneSettings();
+
+        const manager = createManager();
+        manager.saveSetting = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue();
+        manager.setupModelPathsSection();
+        manager.loadModelPaths();
+
+        // No rows exist until the user clicks Add
+        expect(document.querySelector('#modelFolderPaths-loras .extra-folder-path-input')).toBeNull();
+
+        manager.addModelFolderPathRow('loras');
+        document.querySelector('#modelFolderPaths-loras .extra-folder-path-input').value = '/data/loras';
+
+        await manager.updateModelFolderPaths('loras');
+
+        expect(manager.saveSetting).toHaveBeenCalledWith('folder_paths', {
+            loras: ['/data/loras'],
+            checkpoints: [],
+            unet: [],
+            embeddings: [],
+        });
+        expect(state.global.settings.folder_paths.loras).toEqual(['/data/loras']);
+    });
+
+    it('blocks saving when checkpoints and unet share a path', async () => {
+        buildModalDom();
+        setStandaloneSettings();
+
+        const manager = createManager();
+        manager.saveSetting = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue();
+        manager.setupModelPathsSection();
+        manager.loadModelPaths();
+
+        manager.addModelFolderPathRow('checkpoints');
+        manager.addModelFolderPathRow('unet');
+        document.querySelector('#modelFolderPaths-checkpoints .extra-folder-path-input').value = '/same/dir';
+        document.querySelector('#modelFolderPaths-unet .extra-folder-path-input').value = '/same/dir';
+
+        await manager.updateModelFolderPaths('checkpoints');
+
+        expect(manager.saveSetting).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        const ckptInput = document.querySelector('#modelFolderPaths-checkpoints .extra-folder-path-input');
+        expect(ckptInput.classList.contains('has-error')).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('appends a trailing empty row after filling one, but not after a removal', async () => {
+        buildModalDom();
+        setStandaloneSettings({ folder_paths: { loras: ['/data/a'] } });
+
+        const manager = createManager();
+        manager.saveSetting = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue();
+        manager.setupModelPathsSection();
+        manager.loadModelPaths();
+
+        // Fill the trailing empty row -> save appends a fresh empty row
+        manager.addModelFolderPathRow('loras');
+        const rows = () => document.querySelectorAll('#modelFolderPaths-loras .extra-folder-path-row');
+        expect(rows()).toHaveLength(2);
+        rows()[1].querySelector('.extra-folder-path-input').value = '/data/b';
+        await manager.updateModelFolderPaths('loras');
+        expect(rows()).toHaveLength(3);
+
+        // Removing a row never resurrects an empty row
+        const removeBtn = rows()[0].querySelector('.remove-path-btn');
+        manager.removeModelFolderPathRow(removeBtn, 'loras');
+        await vi.waitFor(() => {
+            expect(manager.saveSetting).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+        });
+        // Two rows left: the saved '/data/b' plus the pre-existing trailing
+        // empty row — removal must not append yet another empty row.
+        expect(rows()).toHaveLength(2);
+        const emptyRows = Array.from(rows()).filter(
+            (row) => row.querySelector('.extra-folder-path-input').value === '',
+        );
+        expect(emptyRows).toHaveLength(1);
+    });
+
+    it('restores previous state when saving fails', async () => {
+        buildModalDom();
+        setStandaloneSettings({ folder_paths: { loras: ['/original'] } });
+
+        const manager = createManager();
+        manager.saveSetting = vi.fn().mockRejectedValue(new Error('nope'));
+        manager.setupModelPathsSection();
+        manager.loadModelPaths();
+
+        const input = document.querySelector('#modelFolderPaths-loras .extra-folder-path-input');
+        input.value = '/changed';
+
+        await manager.updateModelFolderPaths('loras');
+
+        expect(state.global.settings.folder_paths).toEqual({ loras: ['/original'] });
+        // Rows reloaded from restored state
+        const reloaded = document.querySelector('#modelFolderPaths-loras .extra-folder-path-input');
+        expect(reloaded.value).toBe('/original');
+    });
+
+    it('marks pending-restart cues after a successful save', async () => {
+        buildModalDom();
+        setStandaloneSettings();
+
+        const manager = createManager();
+        manager.saveSetting = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue();
+        manager.setupModelPathsSection();
+        manager.loadModelPaths();
+
+        const navItem = document.querySelector('.settings-nav-item[data-section="modelPaths"]');
+        expect(navItem.classList.contains('has-pending-restart')).toBe(false);
+
+        manager.addModelFolderPathRow('loras');
+        document.querySelector('#modelFolderPaths-loras .extra-folder-path-input').value = '/data/loras';
+        await manager.updateModelFolderPaths('loras');
+
+        expect(navItem.classList.contains('has-pending-restart')).toBe(true);
+        expect(document.getElementById('modelPathsRestartNotice').classList.contains('visible')).toBe(true);
+
+        // A unique-per-change banner id: dismissing it once must not mute
+        // future reminders (dismissed ids persist across restarts).
+        const restartBanners = Array.from(bannerService.banners.keys())
+            .filter((id) => id.startsWith('model-paths-restart-'));
+        expect(restartBanners).toHaveLength(1);
+    });
+
+    it('gives the restart banner a higher priority than startup warnings', async () => {
+        buildModalDom();
+        setStandaloneSettings();
+
+        const manager = createManager();
+        manager.saveSetting = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue();
+        manager.setupModelPathsSection();
+        manager.loadModelPaths();
+
+        manager.addModelFolderPathRow('loras');
+        document.querySelector('#modelFolderPaths-loras .extra-folder-path-input').value = '/data/loras';
+        await manager.updateModelFolderPaths('loras');
+
+        const restartBanner = Array.from(bannerService.banners.values())
+            .find((banner) => banner.id.startsWith('model-paths-restart-'));
+        // Startup warnings map to 60; the restart cue must outrank them so it
+        // preempts the "model folders need setup" prompt in the banner pager.
+        expect(restartBanner.priority).toBeGreaterThan(60);
+    });
+
+    it('removes the "model folders need setup" startup banner once a path is saved', async () => {
+        buildModalDom();
+        setStandaloneSettings();
+
+        bannerService.registerBanner('startup-missing-model-paths', {
+            id: 'startup-missing-model-paths',
+            title: 'Model folders need setup',
+            content: 'stub',
+            dismissible: false,
+            priority: 60,
+        });
+
+        const manager = createManager();
+        manager.saveSetting = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue();
+        manager.setupModelPathsSection();
+        manager.loadModelPaths();
+
+        manager.addModelFolderPathRow('loras');
+        document.querySelector('#modelFolderPaths-loras .extra-folder-path-input').value = '/data/loras';
+        await manager.updateModelFolderPaths('loras');
+
+        expect(bannerService.banners.has('startup-missing-model-paths')).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('keeps the setup banner when the saved paths are all empty', async () => {
+        buildModalDom();
+        setStandaloneSettings({ folder_paths: { loras: ['/data/loras'] } });
+
+        const manager = createManager();
+        manager.saveSetting = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue();
+        manager.setupModelPathsSection();
+        manager.loadModelPaths();
+
+        bannerService.registerBanner('startup-missing-model-paths', {
+            id: 'startup-missing-model-paths',
+            title: 'Model folders need setup',
+            content: 'stub',
+            dismissible: false,
+            priority: 60,
+        });
+
+        // Clear every row and save: an all-empty path set must not retire the
+        // setup prompt.
+        document.querySelectorAll('#modelFolderPaths-loras .extra-folder-path-input')
+            .forEach((input) => { input.value = ''; });
+        await manager.updateModelFolderPaths('loras');
+
+        expect(manager.saveSetting).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(bannerService.banners.has('startup-missing-model-paths')).toBe(true);
+    });
+});

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

@@ -0,0 +1,433 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+vi.mock('../../../static/js/managers/ModalManager.js', () => ({
+    modalManager: {
+        closeModal: vi.fn(),
+    },
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../../../static/js/utils/uiHelpers.js', () => ({
+    showToast: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../../../static/js/state/index.js', () => ({
+    state: {
+        global: {
+            settings: {},
+        },
+        loadingManager: {
+            showSimpleLoading: vi.fn(),
+            hide: vi.fn(),
+        },
+    },
+    createDefaultSettings: () => ({
+        language: 'en',
+    }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../../../static/js/api/modelApiFactory.js', () => ({
+    resetAndReload: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../../../static/js/utils/constants.js', () => ({
+    DOWNLOAD_PATH_TEMPLATES: {},
+    DEFAULT_PATH_TEMPLATES: {},
+    MAPPABLE_BASE_MODELS: [],
+    PATH_TEMPLATE_PLACEHOLDERS: {},
+    DEFAULT_PRIORITY_TAG_CONFIG: {},
+    getMappableBaseModelsDynamic: () => [],
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../../../static/js/utils/i18nHelpers.js', () => ({
+    translate: (_key, _params, fallback) => fallback ?? '',
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../../../static/js/i18n/index.js', () => ({
+    i18n: {
+        getCurrentLocale: () => 'en',
+        setLanguage: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(),
+    },
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../../../static/js/components/shared/ModelCard.js', () => ({
+    configureModelCardVideo: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../../../static/js/components/DirectoryPickerModal.js', () => ({
+    directoryPickerModal: {
+        open: vi.fn(),
+        close: vi.fn(),
+    },
+}));
+
+import { SettingsManager } from '../../../static/js/managers/SettingsManager.js';
+import { directoryPickerModal } from '../../../static/js/components/DirectoryPickerModal.js';
+
+const createManager = () => {
+    const initSettingsSpy = vi
+        .spyOn(SettingsManager.prototype, 'initializeSettings')
+        .mockResolvedValue();
+    const initializeSpy = vi
+        .spyOn(SettingsManager.prototype, 'initialize')
+        .mockImplementation(() => {});
+
+    const manager = new SettingsManager();
+
+    initSettingsSpy.mockRestore();
+    initializeSpy.mockRestore();
+
+    return manager;
+};
+
+const appendPathInput = (id = 'recipesPath') => {
+    const wrapper = document.createElement('div');
+    wrapper.className = 'text-input-wrapper';
+    const input = document.createElement('input');
+    input.type = 'text';
+    input.id = id;
+    wrapper.appendChild(input);
+    document.body.appendChild(wrapper);
+    return input;
+};
+
+const validResponse = (path) => ({
+    ok: true,
+    json: async () => ({
+        success: true,
+        path,
+        exists: true,
+        is_directory: true,
+        readable: true,
+        writable: true,
+        error_code: null,
+    }),
+});
+
+const invalidResponse = (errorCode) => ({
+    ok: true,
+    json: async () => ({
+        success: true,
+        path: '/missing',
+        exists: false,
+        is_directory: false,
+        readable: false,
+        writable: false,
+        error_code: errorCode,
+        error: `server: ${errorCode}`,
+    }),
+});
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+    document.body.innerHTML = '';
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+    delete global.fetch;
+});
+
+describe('SettingsManager.attachPathField', () => {
+    it('keeps the input in its wrapper and injects an inset browse button and a status element', () => {
+        const manager = createManager();
+        const input = appendPathInput();
+
+        manager.attachPathField('recipesPath');
+
+        const wrapper = input.parentElement;
+        expect(wrapper.classList.contains('text-input-wrapper')).toBe(true);
+        const browseBtn = wrapper.querySelector('.browse-path-btn.inset');
+        expect(browseBtn).not.toBeNull();
+        expect(browseBtn.querySelector('i.fas.fa-folder-open')).not.toBeNull();
+        expect(input.classList.contains('has-inset-browse')).toBe(true);
+        expect(wrapper.querySelector('.path-validation')).not.toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it('is idempotent — a second call does not duplicate the button', () => {
+        const manager = createManager();
+        const input = appendPathInput();
+
+        manager.attachPathField('recipesPath');
+        manager.attachPathField('recipesPath');
+
+        expect(document.querySelectorAll('.browse-path-btn')).toHaveLength(1);
+        expect(document.querySelectorAll('.path-validation')).toHaveLength(1);
+        expect(input.dataset.pathFieldAttached).toBe('1');
+    });
+
+    it('wraps only the input for insetting when inside .path-control, leaving siblings in place', () => {
+        const manager = createManager();
+        const container = document.createElement('div');
+        container.className = 'setting-control path-control';
+        const input = document.createElement('input');
+        input.type = 'text';
+        input.id = 'exampleImagesPath';
+        const downloadBtn = document.createElement('button');
+        downloadBtn.id = 'exampleImagesDownloadBtn';
+        container.appendChild(input);
+        container.appendChild(downloadBtn);
+        document.body.appendChild(container);
+
+        manager.attachPathField('exampleImagesPath');
+
+        const wrapper = input.parentElement;
+        expect(wrapper.classList.contains('text-input-wrapper')).toBe(true);
+        expect(wrapper.parentElement).toBe(container);
+        const browseBtn = wrapper.querySelector('.browse-path-btn.inset');
+        expect(browseBtn).not.toBeNull();
+        expect(wrapper.nextElementSibling).toBe(downloadBtn);
+        expect(container.querySelector('.path-validation')).not.toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it('warns and no-ops when the input is missing', () => {
+        const manager = createManager();
+        const warnSpy = vi.spyOn(console, 'warn').mockImplementation(() => {});
+
+        manager.attachPathField('doesNotExist');
+
+        expect(warnSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        warnSpy.mockRestore();
+    });
+});
+
+describe('SettingsManager.validatePath', () => {
+    it('posts to /api/lm/validate-path on blur with expect directory', async () => {
+        const manager = createManager();
+        const input = appendPathInput();
+        input.value = '/data/recipes';
+        global.fetch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(validResponse('/data/recipes'));
+
+        manager.attachPathField('recipesPath');
+        input.dispatchEvent(new Event('blur'));
+        await vi.waitFor(() => expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1));
+
+        const [url, options] = global.fetch.mock.calls[0];
+        expect(url).toBe('/api/lm/validate-path');
+        expect(options.method).toBe('POST');
+        expect(JSON.parse(options.body)).toEqual({ path: '/data/recipes', expect: 'directory' });
+    });
+
+    it('debounces rapid input events into a single validation call', async () => {
+        vi.useFakeTimers();
+        const manager = createManager();
+        const input = appendPathInput();
+        global.fetch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(validResponse('/data'));
+
+        manager.attachPathField('recipesPath');
+        input.value = '/d';
+        input.dispatchEvent(new Event('input'));
+        input.value = '/da';
+        input.dispatchEvent(new Event('input'));
+        input.value = '/data';
+        input.dispatchEvent(new Event('input'));
+
+        await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(499);
+        expect(global.fetch).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(1);
+        expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
+    it('renders a valid status for a valid path', async () => {
+        const manager = createManager();
+        const input = appendPathInput();
+        input.value = '/data/recipes';
+        global.fetch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(validResponse('/data/recipes'));
+
+        manager.attachPathField('recipesPath');
+        input.dispatchEvent(new Event('blur'));
+        await vi.waitFor(() => {
+            expect(document.querySelector('.path-validation').classList.contains('visible')).toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        const statusEl = document.querySelector('.path-validation');
+        expect(statusEl.classList.contains('valid')).toBe(true);
+        expect(statusEl.textContent).toContain('Path is valid');
+        expect(statusEl.querySelector('i.fas.fa-check-circle')).not.toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it('renders an error status mapped from error_code', async () => {
+        const manager = createManager();
+        const input = appendPathInput();
+        input.value = '/missing';
+        global.fetch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(invalidResponse('path_not_found'));
+
+        manager.attachPathField('recipesPath');
+        input.dispatchEvent(new Event('blur'));
+        await vi.waitFor(() => {
+            expect(document.querySelector('.path-validation').classList.contains('visible')).toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        const statusEl = document.querySelector('.path-validation');
+        expect(statusEl.classList.contains('valid')).toBe(false);
+        expect(statusEl.textContent).toContain('Path does not exist');
+    });
+
+    it('ignores stale responses overtaken by a newer value', async () => {
+        const manager = createManager();
+        const input = appendPathInput();
+
+        const deferreds = [];
+        global.fetch = vi.fn().mockImplementation(() => new Promise((resolve) => {
+            deferreds.push(resolve);
+        }));
+
+        manager.attachPathField('recipesPath');
+
+        input.value = '/old-path';
+        input.dispatchEvent(new Event('blur'));
+        input.value = '/new-path';
+        input.dispatchEvent(new Event('blur'));
+        expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+
+        // Newer request resolves first and renders valid status.
+        deferreds[1](validResponse('/new-path'));
+        await vi.waitFor(() => {
+            expect(document.querySelector('.path-validation').classList.contains('valid')).toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        // Older request resolves late and must not overwrite the status.
+        deferreds[0](invalidResponse('path_not_found'));
+        await Promise.resolve();
+        await Promise.resolve();
+
+        const statusEl = document.querySelector('.path-validation');
+        expect(statusEl.classList.contains('valid')).toBe(true);
+        expect(statusEl.textContent).toContain('Path is valid');
+    });
+
+    it('clears the status and skips fetch when the value is empty', async () => {
+        const manager = createManager();
+        const input = appendPathInput();
+        input.value = '/data';
+        global.fetch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(validResponse('/data'));
+
+        manager.attachPathField('recipesPath');
+        input.dispatchEvent(new Event('blur'));
+        await vi.waitFor(() => {
+            expect(document.querySelector('.path-validation').classList.contains('visible')).toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        global.fetch.mockClear();
+        input.value = '';
+        input.dispatchEvent(new Event('blur'));
+        await Promise.resolve();
+
+        const statusEl = document.querySelector('.path-validation');
+        expect(global.fetch).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(statusEl.classList.contains('visible')).toBe(false);
+        expect(statusEl.textContent).toBe('');
+    });
+
+    it('clears the status silently on network failure', async () => {
+        const manager = createManager();
+        const input = appendPathInput();
+        input.value = '/data';
+        global.fetch = vi.fn().mockRejectedValue(new Error('network down'));
+
+        manager.attachPathField('recipesPath');
+        input.dispatchEvent(new Event('blur'));
+        await vi.waitFor(() => expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1));
+        await Promise.resolve();
+        await Promise.resolve();
+
+        const statusEl = document.querySelector('.path-validation');
+        expect(statusEl.classList.contains('visible')).toBe(false);
+    });
+});
+
+describe('SettingsManager.browseForPath', () => {
+    it('opens the picker with the current value and applies the selection', async () => {
+        const manager = createManager();
+        const input = appendPathInput();
+        input.value = '/initial';
+        const onAfterSelect = vi.fn();
+        global.fetch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(validResponse('/picked'));
+
+        manager.attachPathField('recipesPath', { onAfterSelect });
+        manager.browseForPath('recipesPath');
+
+        expect(directoryPickerModal.open).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+        const openArgs = directoryPickerModal.open.mock.calls[0][0];
+        expect(openArgs.initialPath).toBe('/initial');
+
+        openArgs.onSelect('/picked');
+
+        expect(input.value).toBe('/picked');
+        expect(onAfterSelect).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/picked');
+        await vi.waitFor(() => expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1));
+        expect(JSON.parse(global.fetch.mock.calls[0][1].body)).toEqual({
+            path: '/picked',
+            expect: 'directory',
+        });
+    });
+});
+
+describe('SettingsManager dynamic path rows', () => {
+    const appendExtraFolderContainer = (modelType = 'loras') => {
+        const container = document.createElement('div');
+        container.id = `extraFolderPaths-${modelType}`;
+        document.body.appendChild(container);
+        return container;
+    };
+
+    it('renders a browse button in extra folder path rows', () => {
+        const manager = createManager();
+        appendExtraFolderContainer('loras');
+
+        manager.addExtraFolderPathRow('loras', '/models/loras', false);
+
+        const row = document.querySelector('.extra-folder-path-row');
+        const browseBtn = row.querySelector('.browse-path-btn');
+        expect(browseBtn).not.toBeNull();
+        expect(browseBtn.querySelector('i.fas.fa-folder-open')).not.toBeNull();
+        // Browse button sits before the remove button.
+        expect(browseBtn.nextElementSibling.classList.contains('remove-path-btn')).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('picker selection routes through updateExtraFolderPaths', () => {
+        const manager = createManager();
+        appendExtraFolderContainer('loras');
+        const updateSpy = vi
+            .spyOn(manager, 'updateExtraFolderPaths')
+            .mockResolvedValue();
+
+        manager.addExtraFolderPathRow('loras', '/models/loras', false);
+        const row = document.querySelector('.extra-folder-path-row');
+        const input = row.querySelector('.extra-folder-path-input');
+        const browseBtn = row.querySelector('.browse-path-btn');
+
+        manager.browseForPathRow(browseBtn, 'loras');
+
+        expect(directoryPickerModal.open).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+        const openArgs = directoryPickerModal.open.mock.calls[0][0];
+        expect(openArgs.initialPath).toBe('/models/loras');
+
+        openArgs.onSelect('/picked/loras');
+
+        expect(input.value).toBe('/picked/loras');
+        expect(updateSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('loras');
+    });
+
+    it('model path rows route through updateModelFolderPaths', () => {
+        const manager = createManager();
+        const container = document.createElement('div');
+        container.id = 'modelFolderPaths-loras';
+        document.body.appendChild(container);
+        const updateSpy = vi
+            .spyOn(manager, 'updateModelFolderPaths')
+            .mockResolvedValue();
+
+        manager.addModelFolderPathRow('loras', '/models/loras', false);
+        const row = container.querySelector('.extra-folder-path-row');
+        const input = row.querySelector('.extra-folder-path-input');
+        const browseBtn = row.querySelector('.browse-path-btn');
+        expect(browseBtn).not.toBeNull();
+
+        manager.browseForPathRow(browseBtn, 'loras', true);
+        const openArgs = directoryPickerModal.open.mock.calls[0][0];
+        openArgs.onSelect('/picked/loras');
+
+        expect(input.value).toBe('/picked/loras');
+        expect(updateSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('loras');
+    });
+});

tests/frontend/pages/otherDisabledPage.test.js

@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ describe('Other Models disabled page', () => {
         document.body.innerHTML = [
             '<button id="enableOtherModelsBtn"></button>',
             '<button id="openOtherModelsSettingsBtn"></button>',
+            '<button id="openModelPathsSettingsBtn"></button>',
+            '<button id="openSettingsFolderBtn"></button>',
         ].join('');
 
         Object.defineProperty(window, 'location', {
@@ -64,6 +66,73 @@ describe('Other Models disabled page', () => {
         expect(showModal).toHaveBeenCalledWith('settingsModal');
     });
 
+    it('opens the Model Paths settings from the standalone no-folders state', async () => {
+        const showModal = vi.fn();
+        window.modalManager = { showModal };
+
+        const navItem = document.createElement('button');
+        navItem.className = 'settings-nav-item';
+        navItem.dataset.section = 'modelPaths';
+        const navClick = vi.fn();
+        navItem.addEventListener('click', navClick);
+        document.body.appendChild(navItem);
+
+        document.getElementById('openModelPathsSettingsBtn').dispatchEvent(
+            new MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true }),
+        );
+
+        expect(showModal).toHaveBeenCalledWith('settingsModal');
+
+        await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 150));
+        expect(navClick).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
+    it('reveals the settings.json location from the standalone no-folders state', async () => {
+        global.fetch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+            ok: true,
+            json: async () => ({ success: true, message: 'Opened settings folder' }),
+        });
+
+        const button = document.getElementById('openSettingsFolderBtn');
+        button.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true }));
+        await vi.waitFor(() => expect(showToastMock).toHaveBeenCalled());
+
+        expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+            '/api/lm/settings/open-location',
+            expect.objectContaining({ method: 'POST' }),
+        );
+        expect(showToastMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+            'settings.openSettingsFileLocation.success',
+            {},
+            'success',
+        );
+        expect(button.disabled).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('copies the settings path to the clipboard in Docker mode', async () => {
+        const writeText = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+        Object.defineProperty(navigator, 'clipboard', {
+            value: { writeText },
+            configurable: true,
+        });
+        global.fetch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+            ok: true,
+            json: async () => ({ success: true, mode: 'clipboard', path: '/data/settings.json' }),
+        });
+
+        document.getElementById('openSettingsFolderBtn').dispatchEvent(
+            new MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true }),
+        );
+        await vi.waitFor(() => expect(showToastMock).toHaveBeenCalled());
+
+        expect(writeText).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/data/settings.json');
+        expect(showToastMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+            'settings.openSettingsFileLocation.copied',
+            { path: '/data/settings.json' },
+            'success',
+        );
+    });
+
     it('enables Other Models through the settings API and reloads', async () => {
         global.fetch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
             ok: true,

tests/routes/__snapshots__/test_api_snapshots.ambr

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
       'language': 'en',
       'llm_api_key_set': False,
       'other_models_paths_available': False,
+      'standalone_mode': False,
       'theme': 'dark',
     }),
     'success': True,

tests/routes/test_filesystem_paths.py

@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+import json
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+
+import pytest
+
+from py.routes.handlers.misc_handlers import FileSystemHandler
+
+
+def _make_handler() -> FileSystemHandler:
+    # browse_directory/validate_path never touch the settings service
+    return FileSystemHandler(settings_service=SimpleNamespace())
+
+
+class _Request:
+    def __init__(self, body: dict) -> None:
+        self._body = body
+
+    async def json(self):
+        return self._body
+
+
+async def _browse(handler: FileSystemHandler, path: str):
+    response = await handler.browse_directory(_Request({"path": path}))
+    return response, json.loads(response.text)
+
+
+async def _validate(handler: FileSystemHandler, path: str, expect: str = "directory"):
+    response = await handler.validate_path(
+        _Request({"path": path, "expect": expect})
+    )
+    return response, json.loads(response.text)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_browse_directory_empty_path_defaults_to_home(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(Path, "home", lambda: tmp_path)
+
+    response, payload = await _browse(_make_handler(), "")
+
+    assert response.status == 200
+    assert payload["success"] is True
+    assert payload["current_path"] == str(tmp_path)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_browse_directory_lists_subdirs_sorted_and_filters(tmp_path):
+    (tmp_path / "zeta").mkdir()
+    (tmp_path / "alpha").mkdir()
+    (tmp_path / ".hidden").mkdir()
+    (tmp_path / "node_modules").mkdir()
+    (tmp_path / "__pycache__").mkdir()
+
+    response, payload = await _browse(_make_handler(), str(tmp_path))
+
+    assert response.status == 200
+    assert payload["success"] is True
+    assert [d["name"] for d in payload["directories"]] == ["alpha", "zeta"]
+    assert payload["directory_count"] == 2
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_browse_directory_missing_returns_404(tmp_path):
+    response, payload = await _browse(_make_handler(), str(tmp_path / "nope"))
+
+    assert response.status == 404
+    assert payload["success"] is False
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_browse_directory_file_path_returns_400(tmp_path):
+    file_path = tmp_path / "file.txt"
+    file_path.write_text("x")
+
+    response, payload = await _browse(_make_handler(), str(file_path))
+
+    assert response.status == 400
+    assert payload["success"] is False
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_browse_directory_relative_path_returns_403(monkeypatch):
+    # resolve() normally absolutizes relative paths against the cwd; bypass it
+    # to exercise the access-denied branch directly.
+    monkeypatch.setattr(Path, "resolve", lambda self: self)
+
+    response, payload = await _browse(_make_handler(), "relative/path")
+
+    assert response.status == 403
+    assert payload["success"] is False
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_validate_path_existing_directory(tmp_path):
+    response, payload = await _validate(_make_handler(), str(tmp_path))
+
+    assert response.status == 200
+    assert payload == {
+        "success": True,
+        "path": os.path.abspath(str(tmp_path)),
+        "exists": True,
+        "is_directory": True,
+        "readable": True,
+        "writable": True,
+        "error_code": None,
+    }
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_validate_path_not_found(tmp_path):
+    response, payload = await _validate(_make_handler(), str(tmp_path / "missing"))
+
+    assert response.status == 200
+    assert payload["success"] is True
+    assert payload["exists"] is False
+    assert payload["error_code"] == "path_not_found"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_validate_path_file_when_directory_expected(tmp_path):
+    file_path = tmp_path / "file.txt"
+    file_path.write_text("x")
+
+    response, payload = await _validate(_make_handler(), str(file_path))
+
+    assert response.status == 200
+    assert payload["error_code"] == "not_a_directory"
+    assert payload["exists"] is True
+    assert payload["is_directory"] is False
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_validate_path_expect_file_on_file(tmp_path):
+    file_path = tmp_path / "file.txt"
+    file_path.write_text("x")
+
+    response, payload = await _validate(_make_handler(), str(file_path), expect="file")
+
+    assert response.status == 200
+    assert payload["error_code"] is None
+    assert payload["exists"] is True
+    assert payload["is_directory"] is False
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    not hasattr(os, "geteuid") or os.geteuid() == 0,
+    reason="root bypasses permission checks",
+)
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_validate_path_unreadable_directory(tmp_path):
+    locked = tmp_path / "locked"
+    locked.mkdir()
+    locked.chmod(0o000)
+    try:
+        response, payload = await _validate(_make_handler(), str(locked))
+    finally:
+        locked.chmod(0o755)
+
+    assert response.status == 200
+    assert payload["error_code"] == "not_readable"
+    assert payload["readable"] is False
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_validate_path_empty_path_returns_400():
+    response, payload = await _validate(_make_handler(), "")
+
+    assert response.status == 400
+    assert payload["success"] is False
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_validate_path_expands_user(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    subdir = tmp_path / "subdir"
+    subdir.mkdir()
+    monkeypatch.setenv("HOME", str(tmp_path))
+
+    response, payload = await _validate(_make_handler(), "~/subdir")
+
+    assert response.status == 200
+    assert payload["error_code"] is None
+    assert payload["path"] == os.path.abspath(str(subdir))

tests/routes/test_misc_routes.py

@@ -532,6 +532,62 @@ async def test_open_backup_location_uses_settings_directory(tmp_path, monkeypatc
     assert calls == [["xdg-open", str(backup_dir)]]
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_open_settings_location_headless_returns_clipboard_mode(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    """Without a GUI session xdg-open cannot work; the handler must hand the
+    path to the browser instead of reporting a success that never happened."""
+    settings_file = tmp_path / "settings" / "settings.json"
+    settings_file.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    settings_file.write_text("{}", encoding="utf-8")
+
+    handler = FileSystemHandler(settings_service=SimpleNamespace(settings_file=str(settings_file)))
+
+    monkeypatch.delenv("DISPLAY", raising=False)
+    monkeypatch.delenv("WAYLAND_DISPLAY", raising=False)
+    monkeypatch.setattr("py.routes.handlers.misc_handlers._is_docker", lambda: False)
+    monkeypatch.setattr("py.routes.handlers.misc_handlers._is_wsl", lambda: False)
+
+    popen_calls = []
+    monkeypatch.setattr(subprocess, "Popen", lambda *args, **kwargs: popen_calls.append(args))
+
+    response = await handler.open_settings_location(FakeRequest())  # pyright: ignore[reportArgumentType]
+    payload = _json_payload(response)
+
+    assert response.status == 200
+    assert payload["success"] is True
+    assert payload["mode"] == "clipboard"
+    assert payload["path"] == str(settings_file)
+    assert popen_calls == []
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_open_settings_location_with_display_opens_folder(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    settings_file = tmp_path / "settings" / "settings.json"
+    settings_file.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    settings_file.write_text("{}", encoding="utf-8")
+
+    handler = FileSystemHandler(settings_service=SimpleNamespace(settings_file=str(settings_file)))
+
+    monkeypatch.setenv("DISPLAY", ":0")
+    monkeypatch.setattr("py.routes.handlers.misc_handlers._is_docker", lambda: False)
+    monkeypatch.setattr("py.routes.handlers.misc_handlers._is_wsl", lambda: False)
+
+    calls = []
+
+    def fake_popen(args):
+        calls.append(args)
+        return MagicMock()
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(subprocess, "Popen", fake_popen)
+
+    response = await handler.open_settings_location(FakeRequest())  # pyright: ignore[reportArgumentType]
+    payload = _json_payload(response)
+
+    assert response.status == 200
+    assert payload["success"] is True
+    assert calls == [["xdg-open", str(settings_file.parent)]]
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_open_wildcards_location_creates_and_opens_directory(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
     wildcards_dir = tmp_path / "settings" / "wildcards"
@@ -2369,3 +2425,135 @@ async def test_get_init_status_reports_pending_scanners():
     assert "embedding" in payload["details"]
     assert "recipe" in payload["details"]
     assert "lora" not in payload["details"]
+
+
+class StaticMetadataProvider:
+    """Metadata provider returning one fixed CivitAI model payload."""
+
+    def __init__(self, payload):
+        self.payload = payload
+
+    async def get_model_versions(self, _model_id):
+        return self.payload
+
+    async def get_user_models(self, _username, cursor=None):
+        return {"items": [], "nextCursor": None}
+
+    async def get_creator_model_count(self, _username):
+        return None
+
+
+def _versions_status_handler(payload, *, other_scanner=None):
+    async def metadata_factory():
+        return StaticMetadataProvider(payload)
+
+    async def other_factory():
+        return other_scanner
+
+    return ModelLibraryHandler(
+        ServiceRegistryAdapter(
+            get_lora_scanner=fake_scanner_factory,
+            get_checkpoint_scanner=fake_scanner_factory,
+            get_embedding_scanner=fake_scanner_factory,
+            get_other_scanner=other_factory,
+            get_downloaded_version_history_service=fake_download_history_service_factory,
+        ),
+        metadata_provider_factory=metadata_factory,
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_get_model_versions_status_unsupported_type_is_read_only():
+    """A type with no scanner answers 200 with a read-only list + reason."""
+    handler = _versions_status_handler(
+        {
+            "name": "Wildcards pack",
+            "type": "Wildcards",
+            "modelVersions": [
+                {"id": 11, "name": "v1", "images": [{"url": "https://img/1.png"}]},
+                {"id": 12, "name": "v2", "images": []},
+            ],
+        }
+    )
+
+    response = await handler.get_model_versions_status(
+        FakeRequest(query={"modelId": "45448"})  # pyright: ignore[reportArgumentType]
+    )
+    payload = _json_payload(response)
+
+    assert response.status == 200
+    assert payload["success"] is True
+    assert payload["supported"] is False
+    assert payload["reason"] == "model_type_unsupported"
+    assert payload["modelType"] == "wildcards"
+    assert payload["versions"] == [
+        {
+            "id": 11,
+            "name": "v1",
+            "thumbnailUrl": "https://img/1.png",
+            "inLibrary": False,
+            "hasBeenDownloaded": False,
+        },
+        {
+            "id": 12,
+            "name": "v2",
+            "thumbnailUrl": None,
+            "inLibrary": False,
+            "hasBeenDownloaded": False,
+        },
+    ]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_get_model_versions_status_other_disabled_is_read_only():
+    """The opt-in gate keeps its own reason instead of the permanent one."""
+    _set_other_models_enabled(False)
+    handler = _versions_status_handler(
+        {
+            "name": "SDXL VAE",
+            "type": "VAE",
+            "modelVersions": [{"id": 333245, "name": "SDXL-VAE", "images": []}],
+        }
+    )
+
+    response = await handler.get_model_versions_status(
+        FakeRequest(query={"modelId": "296576"})  # pyright: ignore[reportArgumentType]
+    )
+    payload = _json_payload(response)
+
+    assert response.status == 200
+    assert payload["success"] is True
+    assert payload["supported"] is False
+    assert payload["reason"] == "other_models_disabled"
+    assert payload["modelType"] == "vae"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_get_model_versions_status_supported_type_stays_interactive():
+    """A managed type keeps the existing enriched, fully interactive payload."""
+    handler = _versions_status_handler(
+        {
+            "name": "Some LoRA",
+            "type": "LORA",
+            "modelVersions": [{"id": 1, "name": "v1", "images": []}],
+        }
+    )
+
+    response = await handler.get_model_versions_status(
+        FakeRequest(query={"modelId": "5"})  # pyright: ignore[reportArgumentType]
+    )
+    payload = _json_payload(response)
+
+    assert response.status == 200
+    assert payload["success"] is True
+    assert payload["supported"] is True
+    assert "reason" not in payload
+    assert payload["versions"] == [
+        {
+            "id": 1,
+            "name": "v1",
+            "thumbnailUrl": None,
+            "inLibrary": False,
+            "hasBeenDownloaded": False,
+        }
+    ]

tests/routes/test_other_routes.py

@@ -121,6 +121,25 @@ def test_page_context_reports_feature_state(monkeypatch):
     assert provider(None) == {"other_disabled": True, "other_no_paths": False}
 
 
+def test_page_context_exposes_settings_file_in_standalone(monkeypatch):
+    """Standalone users must edit settings.json by hand; the empty state
+    needs the real file path to point them at."""
+    from py.config import config
+    from py.services.settings_manager import get_settings_manager
+
+    manager = get_settings_manager()
+    handler = OtherRoutes()
+    provider = handler._get_page_context_provider()
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(config, "other_roots", [], raising=False)
+    monkeypatch.setenv("LORA_MANAGER_STANDALONE", "1")
+
+    context = provider(None)
+    assert context["other_no_paths"] is True
+    assert context["standalone_mode"] is True
+    assert context["settings_file"] == manager.settings_file
+
+
 def test_get_expected_model_types_mentions_supported_types():
     expected = OtherRoutes()._get_expected_model_types()
     for name in ("VAE", "Upscaler", "TextEncoder", "CLIPVision", "Controlnet"):

tests/routes/test_settings_handler.py

@@ -160,3 +160,134 @@ async def test_activate_library_unexpected_error_returns_500(monkeypatch):
     assert response.status == 500
     assert payload["success"] is False
     assert payload["error"] == "bad things"
+
+
+class DummySettingsForGet:
+    def __init__(self, values=None):
+        self._values = dict(values or {})
+        self.settings_file = "/tmp/settings.json"
+        self.set_calls = []
+
+    def keys(self):
+        return self._values.keys()
+
+    def get(self, key, default=None):
+        return self._values.get(key, default)
+
+    def set(self, key, value):
+        self.set_calls.append((key, value))
+        self._values[key] = value
+
+    def get_startup_messages(self):
+        return []
+
+
+def make_get_handler(values=None) -> SettingsHandler:
+    return SettingsHandler(
+        settings_service=DummySettingsForGet(values),
+        metadata_provider_updater=noop_async,
+        downloader_factory=dummy_downloader_factory,
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def patch_other_models_availability(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        config,
+        "get_other_models_availability",
+        lambda: {"available": False},
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_get_settings_plugin_mode_hides_folder_paths(
+    monkeypatch, patch_other_models_availability
+):
+    monkeypatch.delenv("LORA_MANAGER_STANDALONE", raising=False)
+    handler = make_get_handler(
+        {
+            "language": "en",
+            "folder_paths": {"loras": ["/models/loras"]},
+        }
+    )
+
+    response = await handler.get_settings(FakeRequest())
+    payload = json_payload(response)
+
+    assert response.status == 200
+    settings = payload["settings"]
+    assert settings["standalone_mode"] is False
+    assert "folder_paths" not in settings
+    assert "folder_path_schema" not in settings
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_get_settings_standalone_exposes_folder_paths_and_schema(
+    monkeypatch, patch_other_models_availability
+):
+    monkeypatch.setenv("LORA_MANAGER_STANDALONE", "1")
+    folder_paths = {"loras": ["/models/loras"], "vae": ["/models/vae"]}
+    handler = make_get_handler({"language": "en", "folder_paths": folder_paths})
+
+    response = await handler.get_settings(FakeRequest())
+    payload = json_payload(response)
+
+    assert response.status == 200
+    settings = payload["settings"]
+    assert settings["standalone_mode"] is True
+    assert settings["folder_paths"] == folder_paths
+
+    schema = settings["folder_path_schema"]
+    core_keys = [entry["key"] for entry in schema if entry["category"] == "core"]
+    assert core_keys == ["loras", "checkpoints", "unet", "embeddings"]
+    other_entries = {entry["key"]: entry for entry in schema if entry["category"] == "other"}
+    assert other_entries["vae"]["sub_type"] == "vae"
+    assert other_entries["text_encoders"]["sub_type"] == "text_encoder"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_update_settings_passes_folder_paths_through(
+    monkeypatch, patch_other_models_availability
+):
+    monkeypatch.setenv("LORA_MANAGER_STANDALONE", "1")
+    handler = make_get_handler({"folder_paths": {}})
+    new_paths = {"loras": ["/models/loras"]}
+
+    response = await handler.update_settings(
+        FakeRequest(json_data={"folder_paths": new_paths})
+    )
+    payload = json_payload(response)
+
+    assert response.status == 200
+    assert payload["success"] is True
+    assert handler._settings.set_calls == [("folder_paths", new_paths)]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_get_settings_standalone_filters_template_placeholders(
+    monkeypatch, patch_other_models_availability
+):
+    """Fresh installs are seeded from settings.json.example; its placeholder
+    paths must not show up as real values in the Model Paths UI."""
+    monkeypatch.setenv("LORA_MANAGER_STANDALONE", "1")
+    handler = make_get_handler(
+        {
+            "folder_paths": {
+                "loras": ["C:/path/to/your/loras_folder", "/real/loras"],
+                "vae": ["C:/path/to/another/vae_folder"],
+            }
+        }
+    )
+    handler._settings.get_template_folder_path_placeholders = lambda: {
+        "C:/path/to/your/loras_folder",
+        "C:/path/to/another/vae_folder",
+    }
+
+    response = await handler.get_settings(FakeRequest())
+    payload = json_payload(response)
+
+    assert response.status == 200
+    assert payload["settings"]["folder_paths"] == {
+        "loras": ["/real/loras"],
+        "vae": [],
+    }

tests/services/test_portable_mode_flag.py

@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+"""Tests for the portable-mode flag lifecycle (issue #1114 follow-up).
+
+``LORA_MANAGER_PORTABLE=1`` persists ``use_portable_settings: true`` into the
+plugin''s own settings.json. That is convenient for repeat runs, but it used to
+be a one-way trip: the flag made every instance sharing that plugin folder read
+(and write) the portable settings directory, and the only way back was editing
+settings.json by hand. ``LORA_MANAGER_PORTABLE=0`` is now the explicit exit.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+
+import pytest
+
+from py.services import settings_manager as settings_manager_module
+from py.services.settings_manager import SettingsManager
+
+
+def _write_settings(path, **extra):
+    payload = {
+        "folder_paths": {"loras": ["/loras"]},
+    }
+    payload.update(extra)
+    path.write_text(json.dumps(payload), encoding="utf-8")
+    return payload
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def isolated_settings_path(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    """Point SettingsManager at a settings.json we control."""
+    settings_path = tmp_path / "settings.json"
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "py.services.settings_manager.ensure_settings_file",
+        lambda logger=None: str(settings_path),
+    )
+    settings_manager_module.reset_settings_manager()
+    yield settings_path
+    settings_manager_module.reset_settings_manager()
+
+
+def test_portable_env_enables_and_persists_the_flag(
+    isolated_settings_path, monkeypatch
+):
+    _write_settings(isolated_settings_path)
+    monkeypatch.setenv("LORA_MANAGER_PORTABLE", "1")
+
+    manager = SettingsManager()
+
+    assert manager.get("use_portable_settings") is True
+    persisted = json.loads(isolated_settings_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    assert persisted["use_portable_settings"] is True
+
+
+def test_explicit_zero_clears_the_persisted_flag(
+    isolated_settings_path, monkeypatch
+):
+    """`=0` must undo a previous `=1`, without hand-editing settings.json."""
+    _write_settings(isolated_settings_path, use_portable_settings=True)
+    monkeypatch.setenv("LORA_MANAGER_PORTABLE", "0")
+
+    manager = SettingsManager()
+
+    assert manager.get("use_portable_settings") is False
+    persisted = json.loads(isolated_settings_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    # A default value is omitted from disk, so the key is gone entirely.
+    assert persisted.get("use_portable_settings") is None
+
+
+def test_unset_env_keeps_the_persisted_flag(
+    isolated_settings_path, monkeypatch
+):
+    """Portable mode must persist across runs when the variable is unset."""
+    _write_settings(isolated_settings_path, use_portable_settings=True)
+    monkeypatch.delenv("LORA_MANAGER_PORTABLE", raising=False)
+
+    manager = SettingsManager()
+
+    assert manager.get("use_portable_settings") is True
+
+
+def test_zero_is_a_noop_when_portable_was_never_enabled(
+    isolated_settings_path, monkeypatch
+):
+    _write_settings(isolated_settings_path)
+    monkeypatch.setenv("LORA_MANAGER_PORTABLE", "0")
+
+    manager = SettingsManager()
+
+    assert manager.get("use_portable_settings") in (False, None)
+
+
+def test_pinned_settings_dir_wins_over_portable_env(
+    isolated_settings_path, monkeypatch
+):
+    """LORA_MANAGER_SETTINGS_DIR still takes precedence, as documented."""
+    _write_settings(isolated_settings_path)
+    monkeypatch.setenv("LORA_MANAGER_PORTABLE", "1")
+    monkeypatch.setenv("LORA_MANAGER_SETTINGS_DIR", str(isolated_settings_path.parent))
+
+    manager = SettingsManager()
+
+    # The pinned directory already decides the location, so the portable flag
+    # is deliberately left alone.
+    assert not manager.get("use_portable_settings")

tests/services/test_recipe_cache_prune_guard.py

@@ -0,0 +1,300 @@
+"""Regression tests for the recipe empty-prune guard (issue #1116).
+
+A scan that finds no recipe files at all is not a trustworthy deletion signal:
+an unmounted drive, a ``recipes_path`` that silently fell back to another LoRA
+root, or a cache shared with a second instance all look identical to a real
+wipe. Before this guard, such a scan overwrote the persistent cache with an
+empty one, destroying the user's only record of their recipes.
+
+Covered contracts:
+
+1. ``_reconcile_recipe_cache`` reports the "every persisted file vanished"
+   condition and does not treat an empty directory as a trustworthy prune.
+2. ``_initialize_recipe_cache_sync`` keeps the stored cache in that case
+   instead of persisting the empty result.
+3. A partial orphan (some files still present) still prunes normally, so
+   ordinary manual deletions keep working.
+4. ``PersistentRecipeCache.save_cache(skip_if_empty=True)`` is the
+   storage-level backstop and a manual rebuild can still clear the cache.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import logging
+from pathlib import Path
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+
+import pytest
+
+from py.config import config
+from py.services import recipe_scanner as recipe_scanner_module
+from py.services import settings_manager as settings_manager_module
+from py.services.persistent_recipe_cache import (
+    PersistedRecipeData,
+    PersistentRecipeCache,
+)
+from py.services.recipe_cache import RecipeCache
+from py.services.recipe_scanner import RecipeScanner
+
+
+def _write_recipe_json(path: Path, recipe_id: str) -> None:
+    path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    path.write_text(
+        json.dumps(
+            {
+                "id": recipe_id,
+                "file_path": str(path.with_suffix(".png")),
+                "title": f"Recipe {recipe_id}",
+                "modified": 0.0,
+                "created_date": 0.0,
+                "loras": [],
+            }
+        ),
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+
+
+def _persisted_for(paths: list[Path]) -> PersistedRecipeData:
+    """Build persisted cache state describing *paths* as known recipe files."""
+    raw_data = []
+    file_stats = {}
+    for path in paths:
+        recipe_id = path.name[: -len(".recipe.json")]
+        raw_data.append({"id": recipe_id, "title": f"Recipe {recipe_id}"})
+        stat = path.stat()
+        file_stats[str(path)] = (stat.st_mtime, stat.st_size)
+    return PersistedRecipeData(
+        raw_data=raw_data, file_stats=file_stats, image_id_map={}
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def guard_scanner(tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch):
+    """RecipeScanner wired to a real persistent cache, without a ComfyUI app."""
+    RecipeScanner._instance = None
+    settings_manager_module.reset_settings_manager()
+    monkeypatch.setattr(config, "loras_roots", [str(tmp_path / "loras-root")])
+
+    scanner = RecipeScanner.__new__(RecipeScanner)
+    scanner._persistent_cache = PersistentRecipeCache(
+        db_path=str(tmp_path / "recipe_cache.sqlite")
+    )
+    scanner._cache = None
+    scanner._json_path_map = {}
+    scanner._lora_scanner = SimpleNamespace()
+
+    yield scanner, scanner._persistent_cache
+
+    RecipeScanner._instance = None
+    settings_manager_module.reset_settings_manager()
+
+
+def test_reconcile_flags_prune_when_every_persisted_file_is_gone(
+    guard_scanner, tmp_path: Path
+):
+    """An empty recipes dir must not be reported as a trustworthy prune."""
+    scanner, _cache = guard_scanner
+    recipes_dir = tmp_path / "recipes"
+    recipes_dir.mkdir()
+
+    # The files used to live at another root (a changed recipes_path) and are
+    # all gone from the directory the scanner resolved this time.
+    old_files = [tmp_path / "elsewhere" / f"r{idx}.recipe.json" for idx in range(3)]
+    for path in old_files:
+        _write_recipe_json(path, path.name[: -len(".recipe.json")])
+    persisted = _persisted_for(old_files)
+    for path in old_files:
+        path.unlink()
+
+    recipes, changed, json_paths, skipped_prune_reason = (
+        scanner._reconcile_recipe_cache(persisted, str(recipes_dir))
+    )
+
+    assert recipes == []
+    assert json_paths == {}
+    assert changed is True
+    assert skipped_prune_reason is not None
+    assert str(recipes_dir) in skipped_prune_reason
+    assert "3" in skipped_prune_reason
+
+
+def test_reconcile_prunes_normally_when_only_some_files_disappear(
+    guard_scanner, tmp_path: Path
+):
+    """A partial orphan is an ordinary deletion and keeps its old behaviour."""
+    scanner, _cache = guard_scanner
+    recipes_dir = tmp_path / "recipes"
+
+    survivor = recipes_dir / "survivor.recipe.json"
+    _write_recipe_json(survivor, "survivor")
+    vanished = recipes_dir / "vanished.recipe.json"
+    _write_recipe_json(vanished, "vanished")
+    persisted = _persisted_for([survivor, vanished])
+    vanished.unlink()
+
+    recipes, changed, _json_paths, skipped_prune_reason = (
+        scanner._reconcile_recipe_cache(persisted, str(recipes_dir))
+    )
+
+    assert skipped_prune_reason is None
+    assert changed is True
+    assert [recipe["id"] for recipe in recipes] == ["survivor"]
+
+
+def test_reconcile_ignores_empty_persisted_cache(guard_scanner, tmp_path: Path):
+    """A genuinely empty cache has nothing to lose and must not be guarded."""
+    scanner, _cache = guard_scanner
+    recipes_dir = tmp_path / "recipes"
+    recipes_dir.mkdir()
+
+    persisted = PersistedRecipeData(raw_data=[], file_stats={}, image_id_map={})
+
+    _recipes, changed, _json_paths, skipped_prune_reason = (
+        scanner._reconcile_recipe_cache(persisted, str(recipes_dir))
+    )
+
+    assert changed is False
+    assert skipped_prune_reason is None
+
+
+def test_reconcile_prunes_when_stored_metadata_is_inconsistent(
+    guard_scanner, tmp_path: Path
+):
+    """A stale row set must not masquerade as a fresh mass disappearance.
+
+    Leftover rows (rows without a recorded file stat) mean the stored cache is
+    already out of date; guarding them would preserve orphans forever.
+    """
+    scanner, _cache = guard_scanner
+    recipes_dir = tmp_path / "recipes"
+    recipes_dir.mkdir()
+
+    gone = tmp_path / "old-location" / "kept.recipe.json"
+    _write_recipe_json(gone, "kept")
+    persisted = _persisted_for([gone])
+    gone.unlink()
+    # A row with no matching file record: the cache diverged at some point.
+    persisted.raw_data.append({"id": "orphan-row", "title": "Orphan"})
+
+    recipes, changed, _json_paths, skipped_prune_reason = (
+        scanner._reconcile_recipe_cache(persisted, str(recipes_dir))
+    )
+
+    assert recipes == []
+    assert changed is True
+    assert skipped_prune_reason is None
+
+
+def test_sync_init_keeps_stored_cache_when_scan_finds_nothing(
+    guard_scanner, tmp_path: Path, caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture
+):
+    """The startup path must not overwrite the stored cache with an empty one."""
+    scanner, cache = guard_scanner
+    recipes_dir = Path(config.loras_roots[0]) / "recipes"
+    gone = tmp_path / "old-location" / "kept.recipe.json"
+    _write_recipe_json(gone, "kept")
+
+    assert cache.save_cache(
+        [{"id": "kept", "title": "Recipe kept"}], {"kept": str(gone)}
+    )
+    gone.unlink()
+
+    with caplog.at_level(logging.WARNING, logger=recipe_scanner_module.__name__):
+        scanner._initialize_recipe_cache_sync()
+
+    assert "Recipe cache prune skipped" in caplog.text
+    assert scanner._prune_skipped is True
+    # The stored cache survived, so the recipes remain recoverable.
+    persisted = cache.load_cache()
+    assert persisted is not None
+    assert [recipe["id"] for recipe in persisted.raw_data] == ["kept"]
+
+
+def test_skipped_prune_leaves_fts_index_untouched(guard_scanner, tmp_path: Path):
+    """A skipped prune must not rebuild the FTS index from the empty view."""
+    scanner, cache = guard_scanner
+    gone = tmp_path / "old-location" / "kept.recipe.json"
+    _write_recipe_json(gone, "kept")
+    assert cache.save_cache(
+        [{"id": "kept", "title": "Recipe kept"}], {"kept": str(gone)}
+    )
+    gone.unlink()
+
+    schedule_calls = []
+    scanner._schedule_fts_index_build = lambda: schedule_calls.append(True)
+
+    scanner._initialize_recipe_cache_sync()
+
+    assert scanner._prune_skipped is True
+    assert schedule_calls == []
+
+
+def test_sync_init_persists_when_recipes_are_found(guard_scanner, tmp_path: Path):
+    """The guard must not block a normal successful scan."""
+    scanner, cache = guard_scanner
+    recipes_dir = Path(config.loras_roots[0]) / "recipes"
+    _write_recipe_json(recipes_dir / "fresh.recipe.json", "fresh")
+
+    scanner._initialize_recipe_cache_sync()
+
+    persisted = cache.load_cache()
+    assert persisted is not None
+    assert [recipe["id"] for recipe in persisted.raw_data] == ["fresh"]
+
+
+def test_force_refresh_scan_persists_an_empty_result(guard_scanner, tmp_path: Path):
+    """A manual rebuild stays the escape hatch from a skipped prune.
+
+    The startup guard deliberately keeps a stale cache, which leaves the in-memory
+    view empty until the files come back. An explicit rebuild must be able to land
+    on the real (empty) filesystem state instead, otherwise there is no way out.
+    The route to it is `refresh_cache(force=True)`, which clears the stored cache
+    first and then does a full directory scan.
+    """
+    scanner, cache = guard_scanner
+    gone = tmp_path / "old-location" / "kept.recipe.json"
+    _write_recipe_json(gone, "kept")
+    assert cache.save_cache(
+        [{"id": "kept", "title": "Recipe kept"}], {"kept": str(gone)}
+    )
+    gone.unlink()
+
+    # Simulate the explicit rebuild: clear the stored cache, then full scan.
+    assert cache.save_cache([], {}) is True
+    scanner._initialize_recipe_cache_sync()
+
+    assert scanner._prune_skipped is False
+    persisted = cache.load_cache()
+    assert persisted is None or persisted.raw_data == []
+
+
+def test_save_cache_skip_if_empty_preserves_existing_rows(tmp_path: Path):
+    """The storage-level backstop refuses to empty a populated cache."""
+    cache = PersistentRecipeCache(db_path=str(tmp_path / "recipe_cache.sqlite"))
+    assert cache.save_cache([{"id": "r1", "title": "One"}], {"r1": "/tmp/r1.json"})
+
+    written = cache.save_cache([], {}, skip_if_empty=True)
+
+    assert written is False
+    persisted = cache.load_cache()
+    assert persisted is not None
+    assert [recipe["id"] for recipe in persisted.raw_data] == ["r1"]
+
+
+def test_save_cache_skip_if_empty_allows_clearing_an_empty_cache(tmp_path: Path):
+    """Nothing to protect: an already-empty cache still returns success."""
+    cache = PersistentRecipeCache(db_path=str(tmp_path / "recipe_cache.sqlite"))
+
+    assert cache.save_cache([], {}, skip_if_empty=True) is True
+
+
+def test_save_cache_default_still_allows_intentional_full_clear(tmp_path: Path):
+    """A manual rebuild passes skip_if_empty=False and must clear the cache."""
+    cache = PersistentRecipeCache(db_path=str(tmp_path / "recipe_cache.sqlite"))
+    assert cache.save_cache([{"id": "r1", "title": "One"}], {"r1": "/tmp/r1.json"})
+
+    assert cache.save_cache([], {}) is True
+
+    persisted = cache.load_cache()
+    assert persisted is None or persisted.raw_data == []

tests/test_standalone_settings.py

@@ -52,12 +52,18 @@ def test_missing_settings_creates_defaults_and_emits_warnings(tmp_path):
 
     actions = warning.get("actions") or []
     assert actions == [
+        {
+            "action": "open-model-paths-settings",
+            "label": "Configure model folders",
+            "type": "primary",
+            "icon": "fas fa-cog",
+        },
         {
             "action": "open-settings-location",
             "label": "Open settings folder",
             "type": "primary",
             "icon": "fas fa-folder-open",
-        }
+        },
     ]
 
 
@@ -155,3 +161,13 @@ def test_apply_settings_dir_from_argv():
             os.environ.pop("LORA_MANAGER_SETTINGS_DIR", None)
         else:
             os.environ["LORA_MANAGER_SETTINGS_DIR"] = previous
+
+
+def test_template_folder_path_placeholders_are_exposed():
+    manager = get_settings_manager()
+
+    placeholders = manager.get_template_folder_path_placeholders()
+
+    assert "C:/path/to/your/loras_folder" in placeholders
+    assert "C:/path/to/another/embeddings_folder" in placeholders
+    assert len(placeholders) == 8

tests/utils/test_cache_db.py

@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+"""Tests for the shared cache SQLite connection settings (:mod:`py.utils.cache_db`).
+
+Two LoRA Manager processes can share one settings directory, so cache
+connections must tolerate a competing writer instead of failing immediately
+with "database is locked".
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import sqlite3
+import threading
+import time
+
+from py.utils.cache_db import CONCURRENT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS, connect_cache_db
+
+
+def test_busy_timeout_pragma_is_applied(tmp_path):
+    """The connection must retry inside SQLite, not just at connect() time."""
+    conn = connect_cache_db(str(tmp_path / "cache.sqlite"))
+    try:
+        value = conn.execute("PRAGMA busy_timeout").fetchone()[0]
+    finally:
+        conn.close()
+    assert value == int(CONCURRENT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS * 1000)
+
+
+def test_waiting_writer_succeeds_after_competing_writer_commits(tmp_path):
+    """A blocked writer waits for the lock instead of raising."""
+    db_path = str(tmp_path / "cache.sqlite")
+
+    holder = connect_cache_db(db_path)
+    holder.execute("CREATE TABLE t (v INTEGER)")
+    holder.commit()
+    holder.execute("BEGIN IMMEDIATE")
+
+    def release_after_delay() -> None:
+        time.sleep(0.5)
+        holder.commit()
+
+    releaser = threading.Thread(target=release_after_delay)
+    releaser.start()
+    try:
+        waiter = connect_cache_db(db_path)
+        try:
+            # Under the old 5s default this still worked, but an immediate
+            # failure is what low-timeout connections produced; assert the
+            # write lands rather than propagating "database is locked".
+            waiter.execute("INSERT INTO t VALUES (1)")
+            waiter.commit()
+        finally:
+            waiter.close()
+    finally:
+        releaser.join()
+        holder.close()
+
+    check = connect_cache_db(db_path)
+    try:
+        assert check.execute("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM t").fetchone()[0] == 1
+    finally:
+        check.close()
+
+
+def test_readwrite_connection_uses_row_factory(tmp_path):
+    conn = connect_cache_db(str(tmp_path / "cache.sqlite"), row_factory=sqlite3.Row)
+    try:
+        conn.execute("CREATE TABLE t (v INTEGER)")
+        conn.execute("INSERT INTO t VALUES (7)")
+        conn.commit()
+        row = conn.execute("SELECT v FROM t").fetchone()
+        assert row["v"] == 7
+    finally:
+        conn.close()
+
+
+def test_readonly_connection_reads_without_writing(tmp_path):
+    db_path = str(tmp_path / "cache.sqlite")
+    writer = connect_cache_db(db_path)
+    writer.execute("CREATE TABLE t (v INTEGER)")
+    writer.execute("INSERT INTO t VALUES (1)")
+    writer.commit()
+    writer.close()
+
+    conn = connect_cache_db(db_path, readonly=True)
+    try:
+        assert conn.execute("SELECT v FROM t").fetchone()[0] == 1
+    finally:
+        conn.close()
+
+
+def test_readonly_connection_rejects_writes(tmp_path):
+    db_path = str(tmp_path / "cache.sqlite")
+    writer = connect_cache_db(db_path)
+    writer.execute("CREATE TABLE t (v INTEGER)")
+    writer.commit()
+    writer.close()
+
+    conn = connect_cache_db(db_path, readonly=True)
+    try:
+        try:
+            conn.execute("INSERT INTO t VALUES (1)")
+            conn.commit()
+        except sqlite3.OperationalError:
+            pass
+        else:  # pragma: no cover - would mean mode=ro was not applied
+            raise AssertionError("read-only connection accepted a write")
+    finally:
+        conn.close()

tests/utils/test_constants.py

@@ -43,3 +43,35 @@ class TestIsEmptyPlaceholderHash:
     def test_rejects_non_strings(self):
         assert not is_empty_placeholder_hash(None)
         assert not is_empty_placeholder_hash(123)
+
+class TestFolderPathSchema:
+    def test_core_keys_first_in_canonical_order(self):
+        from py.utils.constants import CORE_FOLDER_PATH_KEYS, folder_path_schema
+
+        schema = folder_path_schema()
+        core = [entry for entry in schema if entry["category"] == "core"]
+
+        assert [entry["key"] for entry in core] == CORE_FOLDER_PATH_KEYS
+        assert all(entry["sub_type"] is None for entry in core)
+        assert schema[: len(core)] == core
+
+    def test_other_entries_derive_from_subtypes_table(self):
+        from py.utils.constants import OTHER_MODEL_FOLDER_SUBTYPES, folder_path_schema
+
+        schema = folder_path_schema()
+        other = {entry["key"]: entry for entry in schema if entry["category"] == "other"}
+
+        assert set(other) == set(OTHER_MODEL_FOLDER_SUBTYPES)
+        for folder_key, sub_type in OTHER_MODEL_FOLDER_SUBTYPES.items():
+            assert other[folder_key]["sub_type"] == sub_type
+
+    def test_text_encoder_exposes_both_folder_keys(self):
+        from py.utils.constants import folder_path_schema
+
+        text_encoder_keys = [
+            entry["key"]
+            for entry in folder_path_schema()
+            if entry["sub_type"] == "text_encoder"
+        ]
+
+        assert text_encoder_keys == ["text_encoders", "clip"]

tests/utils/test_example_images_metadata.py

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from typing import Any, Dict, List, Tuple
 import pytest
 
 from py.utils import example_images_metadata as metadata_module
+from tests.utils.test_video_dimension_probe import build_mp4, build_webm
 
 
 class StubScanner:
@@ -217,3 +218,127 @@ async def test_update_metadata_from_local_examples_generates_entries(monkeypatch
     )
     assert success is True
     assert model_data["civitai"]["images"]
+
+
+async def test_update_metadata_after_import_uses_real_video_dimensions(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch, tmp_path, patch_metadata_manager
+):
+    """Regression: imported videos must not fall back to the 720x1280 default.
+
+    See issue #1115 — landscape videos were stored as portrait, so the showcase
+    viewer letterboxed them into a 9:16 container.
+    """
+
+    model_hash = "d" * 64
+    model_file = tmp_path / "video-model.safetensors"
+    model_file.write_text("content", encoding="utf-8")
+    model_data = {
+        "model_name": "VideoExample",
+        "file_path": str(model_file),
+        "civitai": {},
+    }
+    scanner = StubScanner([model_data])
+
+    video_path = tmp_path / "custom_abc.mp4"
+    video_path.write_bytes(build_mp4(1280, 720))
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(metadata_module.ExifUtils, "extract_image_metadata", staticmethod(lambda _path: None))
+
+    _regular, custom = await metadata_module.MetadataUpdater.update_metadata_after_import(
+        model_hash,
+        model_data,
+        scanner,
+        [(str(video_path), "abc")],
+    )
+
+    assert custom[0]["type"] == "video"
+    assert (custom[0]["width"], custom[0]["height"]) == (1280, 720)
+    assert patch_metadata_manager[-1][1]["civitai"]["customImages"][0]["width"] == 1280
+
+
+async def test_update_metadata_after_import_uses_real_webm_dimensions(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch, tmp_path, patch_metadata_manager
+):
+    model_hash = "e" * 64
+    model_file = tmp_path / "webm-model.safetensors"
+    model_file.write_text("content", encoding="utf-8")
+    model_data = {
+        "model_name": "WebmExample",
+        "file_path": str(model_file),
+        "civitai": {},
+    }
+
+    video_path = tmp_path / "custom_def.webm"
+    video_path.write_bytes(build_webm(480, 832))
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(metadata_module.ExifUtils, "extract_image_metadata", staticmethod(lambda _path: None))
+
+    _regular, custom = await metadata_module.MetadataUpdater.update_metadata_after_import(
+        model_hash,
+        model_data,
+        StubScanner([model_data]),
+        [(str(video_path), "def")],
+    )
+
+    assert (custom[0]["width"], custom[0]["height"]) == (480, 832)
+
+
+async def test_update_metadata_after_import_falls_back_for_unreadable_video(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch, tmp_path, patch_metadata_manager
+):
+    """An unparsable video keeps the legacy placeholder rather than failing."""
+
+    model_hash = "f" * 64
+    model_file = tmp_path / "broken-model.safetensors"
+    model_file.write_text("content", encoding="utf-8")
+    model_data = {
+        "model_name": "BrokenExample",
+        "file_path": str(model_file),
+        "civitai": {},
+    }
+
+    video_path = tmp_path / "custom_ghi.mp4"
+    video_path.write_bytes(b"\x00\x00\x00\x20ftypisom" + b"\xff" * 32)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(metadata_module.ExifUtils, "extract_image_metadata", staticmethod(lambda _path: None))
+
+    _regular, custom = await metadata_module.MetadataUpdater.update_metadata_after_import(
+        model_hash,
+        model_data,
+        StubScanner([model_data]),
+        [(str(video_path), "ghi")],
+    )
+
+    assert (custom[0]["width"], custom[0]["height"]) == (720, 1280)
+
+
+async def test_update_metadata_from_local_examples_uses_real_video_dimensions(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch, tmp_path
+):
+    model_hash = "1" * 64
+    model_dir = tmp_path / model_hash
+    model_dir.mkdir()
+    (model_dir / "clip.mp4").write_bytes(build_mp4(1920, 1080))
+    model_data: Dict[str, Any] = {
+        "model_name": "LocalVideo",
+        "civitai": {},
+        "file_path": str(tmp_path / "model.safetensors"),
+    }
+
+    async def fake_save(path, metadata):
+        return True
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(metadata_module.MetadataManager, "save_metadata", staticmethod(fake_save))
+
+    success = await metadata_module.MetadataUpdater.update_metadata_from_local_examples(
+        model_hash,
+        model_data,
+        "lora",
+        StubScanner([model_data]),
+        str(model_dir),
+    )
+
+    assert success is True
+    entry = model_data["civitai"]["images"][0]
+    assert entry["type"] == "video"
+    assert (entry["width"], entry["height"]) == (1920, 1080)

tests/utils/test_example_images_migration.py

@@ -177,3 +177,156 @@ async def test_migrations_run_and_update_progress(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
     update_args = lora_scanner.update_calls[0]
     assert update_args[0] == str(metadata_path)
     assert update_args[2]["civitai"]["customImages"][0]["id"] == "short1234"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_v2_to_v3_migration_repairs_video_dimensions(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    """Upgrading a library already at v2 backfills local video dimensions once.
+
+    This mirrors the real upgrade path for issue #1115: the naming migration is
+    already done, but imported videos still carry the 720x1280 placeholder.
+    """
+
+    from tests.utils.test_video_dimension_probe import build_mp4
+
+    example_root = tmp_path / "example_images"
+    library_root = example_root / "main"
+    library_root.mkdir(parents=True)
+
+    progress_path = library_root / ".download_progress.json"
+    progress_path.write_text(json.dumps({"naming_version": 2}))
+
+    model_hash = "d" * 64
+    model_folder = library_root / model_hash
+    model_folder.mkdir()
+    # Landscape clip stored during the buggy import path.
+    (model_folder / "custom_land1.mp4").write_bytes(build_mp4(1280, 720))
+
+    model_file = tmp_path / "models" / "video.safetensors"
+    model_file.parent.mkdir()
+    model_file.write_text("weights", encoding="utf-8")
+
+    scanner = FakeScanner(
+        {
+            model_hash: {
+                "sha256": model_hash,
+                "file_path": str(model_file),
+                "civitai": {
+                    "images": [
+                        {"url": "https://example.com/remote.jpg", "type": "image", "width": 512, "height": 512}
+                    ],
+                    "customImages": [
+                        {"url": "", "id": "land1", "type": "video", "width": 720, "height": 1280}
+                    ],
+                },
+            }
+        }
+    )
+
+    async def fake_get_lora_scanner(cls):
+        return scanner
+
+    async def fake_get_checkpoint_scanner(cls):
+        return FakeScanner({})
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        migration_module.ServiceRegistry, "get_lora_scanner", classmethod(fake_get_lora_scanner)
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        migration_module.ServiceRegistry,
+        "get_checkpoint_scanner",
+        classmethod(fake_get_checkpoint_scanner),
+    )
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        migration_module.settings,
+        "get",
+        lambda key, default=None: str(example_root) if key == "example_images_path" else default,
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        migration_module,
+        "iter_library_roots",
+        lambda: [("main", str(library_root))],
+    )
+
+    saved_metadata = []
+
+    async def fake_save_metadata(path, metadata):
+        saved_metadata.append((path, metadata))
+        return True
+
+    async def fake_load_payload(path):
+        return {
+            "model_name": "Video",
+            "civitai": {
+                "images": [
+                    {"url": "https://example.com/remote.jpg", "type": "image", "width": 512, "height": 512}
+                ],
+                "customImages": [
+                    {"url": "", "id": "land1", "type": "video", "width": 720, "height": 1280}
+                ],
+            },
+        }
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        migration_module.MetadataManager, "save_metadata", staticmethod(fake_save_metadata)
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        migration_module.MetadataManager, "load_metadata_payload", staticmethod(fake_load_payload)
+    )
+
+    scheduled = []
+    original_create_task = asyncio.create_task
+
+    def capture_create_task(coro, *args, **kwargs):
+        task = original_create_task(coro, *args, **kwargs)
+        scheduled.append(task)
+        return task
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(migration_module.asyncio, "create_task", capture_create_task)
+
+    await migration_module.ExampleImagesMigration.check_and_run_migrations()
+    await asyncio.gather(*scheduled)
+
+    assert len(saved_metadata) == 1
+    _path, payload = saved_metadata[0]
+    entry = payload["civitai"]["customImages"][0]
+    assert (entry["width"], entry["height"]) == (1280, 720)
+    # Remote-backed entry is untouched.
+    assert payload["civitai"]["images"][0]["width"] == 512
+
+    assert json.loads(progress_path.read_text())["naming_version"] == 3
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_v3_migration_does_not_run_twice(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    """The version gate keeps the repair off the startup path after one run."""
+
+    example_root = tmp_path / "example_images"
+    library_root = example_root / "main"
+    library_root.mkdir(parents=True)
+    (library_root / ".download_progress.json").write_text(json.dumps({"naming_version": 3}))
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        migration_module.settings,
+        "get",
+        lambda key, default=None: str(example_root) if key == "example_images_path" else default,
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        migration_module,
+        "iter_library_roots",
+        lambda: [("main", str(library_root))],
+    )
+
+    called = []
+
+    async def spy_run_migrations(*args, **kwargs):
+        called.append(args)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        migration_module.ExampleImagesMigration, "run_migrations", staticmethod(spy_run_migrations)
+    )
+
+    await migration_module.ExampleImagesMigration.check_and_run_migrations()
+
+    assert called == []

tests/utils/test_example_images_video_repair.py

@@ -0,0 +1,299 @@
+"""Tests for the one-shot repair of locally imported video dimensions (issue #1115)."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any, Dict
+
+import pytest
+
+from py.utils import example_images_migration as migration_module
+from py.utils import example_images_metadata as metadata_module
+from tests.utils.test_video_dimension_probe import build_mp4
+
+
+def _metadata_payload(**civitai: Any) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    return {"model_name": "Example", "civitai": civitai}
+
+
+def test_repair_backfills_landscape_video_dimensions(tmp_path: Path):
+    video = tmp_path / "custom_abc123.mp4"
+    video.write_bytes(build_mp4(1280, 720))
+
+    payload = _metadata_payload(
+        customImages=[
+            {
+                "url": "",
+                "id": "abc123",
+                "type": "video",
+                "width": 720,
+                "height": 1280,
+            }
+        ]
+    )
+
+    repaired = metadata_module.repair_local_video_dimensions(
+        payload, {"abc123": str(video)}
+    )
+
+    assert repaired == 1
+    entry = payload["civitai"]["customImages"][0]
+    assert (entry["width"], entry["height"]) == (1280, 720)
+
+
+def test_repair_handles_index_marked_images_array(tmp_path: Path):
+    video = tmp_path / "image_3.mp4"
+    video.write_bytes(build_mp4(1920, 1080))
+
+    payload = _metadata_payload(
+        images=[
+            {"url": "https://example.com/remote.png", "type": "image"},
+            {"url": "", "type": "video", "width": 720, "height": 1280},
+            {"url": "", "type": "video", "width": 720, "height": 1280},
+            {"url": "", "type": "video", "width": 720, "height": 1280},
+        ]
+    )
+
+    repaired = metadata_module.repair_local_video_dimensions(
+        payload, {"3": str(video)}
+    )
+
+    assert repaired == 1
+    # Position 3 (index 3) is the one carrying the local file.
+    assert payload["civitai"]["images"][3]["width"] == 1920
+    assert payload["civitai"]["images"][3]["height"] == 1080
+    # The remote entry keeps its API-provided shape.
+    assert payload["civitai"]["images"][0].get("width") is None
+
+
+def test_repair_never_touches_remote_entries(tmp_path: Path):
+    """Remote entries keep API-provided dimensions even if a file exists."""
+
+    video = tmp_path / "custom_remote.mp4"
+    video.write_bytes(build_mp4(1280, 720))
+
+    payload = _metadata_payload(
+        customImages=[
+            {
+                "url": "https://civitai.com/1234.mp4",
+                "id": "remote",
+                "type": "video",
+                "width": 720,
+                "height": 1280,
+            }
+        ]
+    )
+    before = json.dumps(payload, sort_keys=True)
+
+    repaired = metadata_module.repair_local_video_dimensions(
+        payload, {"remote": str(video)}
+    )
+
+    assert repaired == 0
+    assert json.dumps(payload, sort_keys=True) == before
+
+
+def test_repair_is_idempotent(tmp_path: Path):
+    video = tmp_path / "custom_abc.mp4"
+    video.write_bytes(build_mp4(1280, 720))
+
+    payload = _metadata_payload(
+        customImages=[{"url": "", "id": "abc", "type": "video", "width": 720, "height": 1280}]
+    )
+    files = {"abc": str(video)}
+
+    assert metadata_module.repair_local_video_dimensions(payload, files) == 1
+    # Second run finds nothing to do and leaves the entry byte-identical.
+    snapshot = json.dumps(payload, sort_keys=True)
+    assert metadata_module.repair_local_video_dimensions(payload, files) == 0
+    assert json.dumps(payload, sort_keys=True) == snapshot
+
+
+def test_repair_dry_run_does_not_mutate(tmp_path: Path):
+    video = tmp_path / "custom_abc.mp4"
+    video.write_bytes(build_mp4(1280, 720))
+
+    payload = _metadata_payload(
+        customImages=[{"url": "", "id": "abc", "type": "video", "width": 720, "height": 1280}]
+    )
+    before = json.dumps(payload, sort_keys=True)
+
+    repaired = metadata_module.repair_local_video_dimensions(
+        payload, {"abc": str(video)}, dry_run=True
+    )
+
+    assert repaired == 1
+    assert json.dumps(payload, sort_keys=True) == before
+
+
+def test_repair_skips_missing_file(tmp_path: Path):
+    payload = _metadata_payload(
+        customImages=[{"url": "", "id": "gone", "type": "video", "width": 720, "height": 1280}]
+    )
+
+    repaired = metadata_module.repair_local_video_dimensions(
+        payload, {"gone": str(tmp_path / "does-not-exist.mp4")}
+    )
+
+    assert repaired == 0
+    assert payload["civitai"]["customImages"][0]["width"] == 720
+
+
+def test_repair_leaves_correct_entries_untouched(tmp_path: Path):
+    video = tmp_path / "custom_ok.mp4"
+    video.write_bytes(build_mp4(1280, 720))
+
+    payload = _metadata_payload(
+        customImages=[{"url": "", "id": "ok", "type": "video", "width": 1280, "height": 720}]
+    )
+
+    assert metadata_module.repair_local_video_dimensions(payload, {"ok": str(video)}) == 0
+
+
+def test_local_file_map_keys_strip_naming_prefix(tmp_path: Path):
+    (tmp_path / "custom_abc.mp4").write_bytes(build_mp4(1280, 720))
+    (tmp_path / "image_2.png").write_bytes(b"not-a-real-image")
+    (tmp_path / "notes.txt").write_text("ignore me", encoding="utf-8")
+
+    mapping = migration_module.ExampleImagesMigration._build_local_file_map(str(tmp_path))
+
+    assert set(mapping) == {"abc", "2"}
+
+
+async def test_migrate_to_v3_repairs_and_syncs_cache(tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch):
+    model_hash = "a" * 64
+    folder = tmp_path / model_hash
+    folder.mkdir()
+    (folder / "custom_xyz.mp4").write_bytes(build_mp4(1080, 1920))
+
+    model_file = tmp_path / "model.safetensors"
+    model_file.write_text("weights", encoding="utf-8")
+
+    payload = _metadata_payload(
+        customImages=[{"url": "", "id": "xyz", "type": "video", "width": 720, "height": 1280}]
+    )
+    saved: list[tuple[str, Dict[str, Any]]] = []
+
+    async def fake_load(file_path):
+        return dict(payload, civitai=dict(payload["civitai"]))
+
+    async def fake_save(file_path, data):
+        saved.append((file_path, data))
+        return True
+
+    synced: list[tuple[str, Dict[str, Any]]] = []
+
+    async def fake_sync(scanner, file_path, data):
+        synced.append((file_path, data))
+        return True
+
+    class StubScanner:
+        def has_hash(self, _hash):
+            return True
+
+        async def get_cached_data(self):
+            from types import SimpleNamespace
+
+            return SimpleNamespace(raw_data=[{"sha256": model_hash, "file_path": str(model_file)}])
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(migration_module.MetadataManager, "load_metadata_payload", fake_load)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(migration_module.MetadataManager, "save_metadata", fake_save)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(migration_module, "update_cache_from_metadata", fake_sync)
+
+    async def fake_lora():
+        return StubScanner()
+
+    async def fake_none():
+        return None
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(migration_module.ServiceRegistry, "get_lora_scanner", fake_lora)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(migration_module.ServiceRegistry, "get_checkpoint_scanner", fake_none)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(migration_module.ServiceRegistry, "get_embedding_scanner", fake_none)
+
+    await migration_module.ExampleImagesMigration._migrate_to_v3(
+        str(tmp_path), [str(folder)]
+    )
+
+    assert len(saved) == 1
+    saved_entry = saved[0][1]["civitai"]["customImages"][0]
+    assert (saved_entry["width"], saved_entry["height"]) == (1080, 1920)
+    assert len(synced) == 1
+    assert synced[0][1]["civitai"]["customImages"][0]["width"] == 1080
+
+
+async def test_migrate_to_v3_skips_when_nothing_to_repair(tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch):
+    model_hash = "b" * 64
+    folder = tmp_path / model_hash
+    folder.mkdir()
+    (folder / "custom_ok.mp4").write_bytes(build_mp4(1080, 1920))
+
+    model_file = tmp_path / "model.safetensors"
+    model_file.write_text("weights", encoding="utf-8")
+
+    payload = _metadata_payload(
+        customImages=[{"url": "", "id": "ok", "type": "video", "width": 1080, "height": 1920}]
+    )
+    saved: list[Any] = []
+
+    async def fake_load(file_path):
+        return dict(payload, civitai=dict(payload["civitai"]))
+
+    async def fake_save(file_path, data):
+        saved.append(data)
+        return True
+
+    class StubScanner:
+        def has_hash(self, _hash):
+            return True
+
+        async def get_cached_data(self):
+            from types import SimpleNamespace
+
+            return SimpleNamespace(raw_data=[{"sha256": model_hash, "file_path": str(model_file)}])
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(migration_module.MetadataManager, "load_metadata_payload", fake_load)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(migration_module.MetadataManager, "save_metadata", fake_save)
+
+    async def fake_lora():
+        return StubScanner()
+
+    async def fake_none():
+        return None
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(migration_module.ServiceRegistry, "get_lora_scanner", fake_lora)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(migration_module.ServiceRegistry, "get_checkpoint_scanner", fake_none)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(migration_module.ServiceRegistry, "get_embedding_scanner", fake_none)
+
+    await migration_module.ExampleImagesMigration._migrate_to_v3(str(tmp_path), [str(folder)])
+
+    # Correctly-sized entries are never rewritten.
+    assert saved == []
+
+
+async def test_migrate_to_v3_skips_unindexed_model(tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch):
+    """A folder whose model is absent from every scanner cache is skipped, not fatal."""
+
+    model_hash = "c" * 64
+    folder = tmp_path / model_hash
+    folder.mkdir()
+    (folder / "custom_zzz.mp4").write_bytes(build_mp4(1080, 1920))
+
+    class EmptyScanner:
+        def has_hash(self, _hash):
+            return False
+
+        async def get_cached_data(self):
+            from types import SimpleNamespace
+
+            return SimpleNamespace(raw_data=[])
+
+    async def fake_scanner():
+        return EmptyScanner()
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(migration_module.ServiceRegistry, "get_lora_scanner", fake_scanner)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(migration_module.ServiceRegistry, "get_checkpoint_scanner", fake_scanner)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(migration_module.ServiceRegistry, "get_embedding_scanner", fake_scanner)
+
+    # Must not raise.
+    await migration_module.ExampleImagesMigration._migrate_to_v3(str(tmp_path), [str(folder)])

tests/utils/test_file_lock.py

@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+"""Tests for the cross-process advisory lock (:mod:`py.utils.file_lock`)."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+import time
+
+import pytest
+
+from py.utils.file_lock import (
+    CrossProcessLock,
+    FileLockUnavailable,
+    exclusive_lock,
+    lock_path_for,
+)
+
+
+def test_lock_path_is_a_sibling_of_the_resource(tmp_path):
+    db_path = str(tmp_path / "recipe" / "default.sqlite")
+    lock_path = lock_path_for(db_path)
+
+    assert os.path.dirname(lock_path) == os.path.dirname(db_path)
+    assert os.path.basename(lock_path) == ".default.sqlite.lock"
+
+
+def test_acquire_and_release_round_trip(tmp_path):
+    lock = exclusive_lock(str(tmp_path / "cache.sqlite"))
+
+    assert lock.acquire() is True
+    lock.release()
+    # Releasing twice must be safe.
+    lock.release()
+    # ...and the lock is reusable afterwards.
+    assert lock.acquire() is True
+    lock.release()
+
+
+def test_second_lock_holder_waits_until_release(tmp_path):
+    """A held lock blocks a competing holder for the same resource."""
+    db_path = str(tmp_path / "cache.sqlite")
+    first = exclusive_lock(db_path)
+    second = CrossProcessLock(lock_path_for(db_path), timeout=0.2)
+
+    assert first.acquire() is True
+    try:
+        started = time.monotonic()
+        assert second.acquire() is False
+        # It must have waited for the timeout rather than failing instantly.
+        assert time.monotonic() - started >= 0.15
+    finally:
+        first.release()
+
+    # Once released, the contender gets the lock.
+    assert second.acquire() is True
+    second.release()
+
+
+def test_context_manager_releases_on_exception(tmp_path):
+    lock = exclusive_lock(str(tmp_path / "cache.sqlite"))
+    contender = CrossProcessLock(lock.path, timeout=0.2)
+
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError):
+        with lock:
+            raise RuntimeError("boom")
+
+    assert contender.acquire() is True
+    contender.release()
+
+
+def test_lock_file_is_not_deleted(tmp_path):
+    """Deleting the lock file would let a second process lock a fresh inode."""
+    lock = exclusive_lock(str(tmp_path / "cache.sqlite"))
+    assert lock.acquire() is True
+    lock.release()
+
+    assert os.path.exists(lock.path)
+
+
+def test_unsupported_platform_degrades_gracefully(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    """Without a platform primitive the lock reports failure instead of raising."""
+    import py.utils.file_lock as file_lock_module
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(file_lock_module, "fcntl", None)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(file_lock_module, "msvcrt", None)
+
+    lock = exclusive_lock(str(tmp_path / "cache.sqlite"))
+    assert lock.acquire() is False
+    # Callers use it as a context manager and continue without the lock.
+    with exclusive_lock(str(tmp_path / "cache.sqlite")):
+        pass
+
+
+def test_file_lock_unavailable_is_exported():
+    assert issubclass(FileLockUnavailable, RuntimeError)
+
+
+def test_save_cache_creates_lock_next_to_database(tmp_path):
+    """The recipe cache write path actually takes the cross-process lock."""
+    from py.services.persistent_recipe_cache import PersistentRecipeCache
+
+    db_path = tmp_path / "recipe_cache.sqlite"
+    cache = PersistentRecipeCache(db_path=str(db_path))
+    assert cache.save_cache([{"id": "r1", "title": "One"}], {"r1": "/tmp/r1.json"})
+
+    assert os.path.exists(lock_path_for(str(db_path)))
+
+
+def test_save_cache_releases_lock_after_write(tmp_path):
+    """A second writer must not be blocked once the first has finished."""
+    from py.services.persistent_recipe_cache import PersistentRecipeCache
+
+    db_path = tmp_path / "recipe_cache.sqlite"
+    cache = PersistentRecipeCache(db_path=str(db_path))
+    cache.save_cache([{"id": "r1", "title": "One"}], {"r1": "/tmp/r1.json"})
+
+    contender = CrossProcessLock(lock_path_for(str(db_path)), timeout=0.2)
+    assert contender.acquire() is True
+    contender.release()

tests/utils/test_settings_paths.py

@@ -34,10 +34,12 @@ class TestShouldUsePortableSettings:
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         "env_value, settings_flag, expected",
         [
-            ("1", False, True),   # env = 1 overrides settings.json false
+            ("1", False, True),   # env = 1 forces portable on
             ("1", True, True),    # env = 1 matches settings.json true
-            ("0", False, False),  # env = 0 → rely on settings.json
-            ("0", True, True),    # env = 0 → rely on settings.json
+            ("0", False, False),  # env = 0 forces portable off
+            ("0", True, False),   # env = 0 overrides a persisted true
+            ("yes", False, False),  # unrecognised value → rely on settings.json
+            ("yes", True, True),    # unrecognised value → rely on settings.json
             ("", False, False),   # unset → rely on settings.json
             ("", True, True),     # unset → rely on settings.json
         ],
@@ -58,6 +60,21 @@ class TestShouldUsePortableSettings:
             result = _should_use_portable_settings(str(settings_file), logging.getLogger())
             assert result == expected
 
+    def test_explicit_zero_is_the_documented_opt_out(self, tmp_path, caplog):
+        """`=0` must be honoured even against a persisted true flag."""
+        settings_file = tmp_path / "settings.json"
+        settings_file.write_text(json.dumps({"use_portable_settings": True}))
+
+        with pytest.MonkeyPatch.context() as mp:
+            mp.setenv("LORA_MANAGER_PORTABLE", "0")
+            with caplog.at_level(logging.INFO):
+                result = _should_use_portable_settings(
+                    str(settings_file), logging.getLogger()
+                )
+
+        assert result is False
+        assert "Portable mode disabled" in caplog.text
+
     def test_missing_file_without_env(self, tmp_path):
         """Without env var, missing settings file returns False."""
         missing = tmp_path / "nonexistent.json"

tests/utils/test_video_dimension_probe.py

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+"""Tests for the container-level video dimension probe."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import struct
+
+from py.utils.video_metadata import get_video_dimensions
+
+
+def _box(box_type: bytes, payload: bytes) -> bytes:
+    return struct.pack(">I", len(payload) + 8) + box_type + payload
+
+
+def _full_box(box_type: bytes, payload: bytes) -> bytes:
+    """Build a box with a 4-byte version/flags header."""
+
+    return _box(box_type, b"\x00\x00\x00\x00" + payload)
+
+
+def build_mp4(width: int, height: int, *, with_stsd: bool = False) -> bytes:
+    """Build a minimal but structurally valid MP4 holding one video track."""
+
+    mvhd = _full_box(b"mvhd", b"\x00" * 96)
+
+    hdlr = _full_box(b"hdlr", b"\x00" * 4 + b"vide" + b"\x00" * 12)
+
+    tkhd_payload = struct.pack(">IIII", 0, 0, 0, 0) + b"\x00" * 52
+    tkhd_payload += struct.pack(">II", width << 16, height << 16)
+    tkhd = _full_box(b"tkhd", tkhd_payload)
+
+    stbl_children = b""
+    if with_stsd:
+        sample_entry = (
+            b"\x00" * 6 + struct.pack(">H", 1) + struct.pack(">HH", width, height)
+        )
+        stsd = _full_box(b"stsd", struct.pack(">I", 1) + _box(b"avc1", sample_entry))
+        stbl_children = stsd
+
+    minf = _box(b"minf", _box(b"stbl", stbl_children))
+    mdia = _box(b"mdia", hdlr + minf)
+    trak = _box(b"trak", tkhd + mdia)
+    moov = _box(b"moov", mvhd + trak)
+    ftyp = _box(b"ftyp", b"isom" + b"\x00\x00\x02\x00" + b"isomiso2avc1mp41")
+
+    return ftyp + moov
+
+
+def _ebml_vint(value: int) -> bytes:
+    """Encode a value as a minimal-length EBML variable length integer."""
+
+    for length in range(1, 9):
+        if value < (1 << (7 * length)):
+            encoded = value | (1 << (7 * length))
+            return encoded.to_bytes(length, "big")
+    raise ValueError("value too large for an EBML vint")
+
+
+def _ebml_element(element_id: bytes, payload: bytes) -> bytes:
+    return element_id + _ebml_vint(len(payload)) + payload
+
+
+def _uint_element(element_id: int, value: int) -> bytes:
+    length = max(1, (value.bit_length() + 7) // 8)
+    return _ebml_element(
+        element_id.to_bytes(2, "big") if element_id > 0xFF else element_id.to_bytes(1, "big"),
+        value.to_bytes(length, "big"),
+    )
+
+
+def build_webm(width: int, height: int, *, track_type: int = 1) -> bytes:
+    """Build a minimal WebM file holding one TrackEntry."""
+
+    video = _ebml_element(b"\xe0", _uint_element(0xB0, width) + _uint_element(0xBA, height))
+    track_entry = _ebml_element(
+        b"\xae", _uint_element(0x83, track_type) + video
+    )
+    tracks = _ebml_element(b"\x16\x54\xae\x6b", track_entry)
+
+    segment = _ebml_element(b"\x18\x53\x80\x67", tracks)
+    ebml_header = _ebml_element(
+        b"\x1a\x45\xdf\xa3",
+        _uint_element(0x4286, 1) + _ebml_element(b"\x42\x82", b"webm"),
+    )
+
+    return ebml_header + segment
+
+
+def test_mp4_dimensions_come_from_tkhd(tmp_path):
+    video = tmp_path / "landscape.mp4"
+    video.write_bytes(build_mp4(1280, 720))
+
+    assert get_video_dimensions(str(video)) == (1280, 720)
+
+
+def test_mp4_uses_stsd_when_tkhd_is_empty(tmp_path):
+    video = tmp_path / "stsd-only.mp4"
+    video.write_bytes(build_mp4(640, 480, with_stsd=True))
+
+    assert get_video_dimensions(str(video)) == (640, 480)
+
+
+def test_mp4_without_video_track_returns_none(tmp_path):
+    # A moov whose only trak has no mdia box at all.
+    tkhd = _full_box(b"tkhd", b"\x00" * 60)
+    moov = _box(b"moov", _box(b"trak", tkhd))
+    video = tmp_path / "audio-only.mp4"
+    video.write_bytes(moov)
+
+    assert get_video_dimensions(str(video)) is None
+
+
+def test_webm_dimensions(tmp_path):
+    video = tmp_path / "portrait.webm"
+    video.write_bytes(build_webm(720, 1280))
+
+    assert get_video_dimensions(str(video)) == (720, 1280)
+
+
+def test_webm_non_video_track_is_ignored(tmp_path):
+    video = tmp_path / "audio.webm"
+    video.write_bytes(build_webm(720, 1280, track_type=2))
+
+    assert get_video_dimensions(str(video)) is None
+
+
+def test_container_signature_wins_over_extension(tmp_path):
+    """A WebM file named ``.mp4`` is still parsed as WebM."""
+
+    video = tmp_path / "actually-webm.mp4"
+    video.write_bytes(build_webm(480, 832))
+
+    assert get_video_dimensions(str(video)) == (480, 832)
+
+
+def test_webp_renamed_to_mp4_is_read(tmp_path):
+    """Animated WebP examples are frequently saved with a video extension."""
+
+    vp8_payload = b"\x30\x36\x02" + b"\x9d\x01\x2a" + struct.pack("<HH", 450, 800)
+    chunk = b"VP8 " + struct.pack("<I", len(vp8_payload)) + vp8_payload
+    body = b"WEBP" + chunk
+    riff = b"RIFF" + struct.pack("<I", len(body)) + body
+
+    video = tmp_path / "animated.mp4"
+    video.write_bytes(riff)
+
+    assert get_video_dimensions(str(video)) == (450, 800)
+
+
+def test_webp_vp8x_canvas_dimensions(tmp_path):
+    vp8x_payload = b"\x00" * 4 + (449).to_bytes(3, "little") + (799).to_bytes(3, "little")
+    chunk = b"VP8X" + struct.pack("<I", len(vp8x_payload)) + vp8x_payload
+    body = b"WEBP" + chunk
+    riff = b"RIFF" + struct.pack("<I", len(body)) + body
+
+    video = tmp_path / "canvas.mp4"
+    video.write_bytes(riff)
+
+    assert get_video_dimensions(str(video)) == (450, 800)
+
+
+def test_missing_file_returns_none(tmp_path):
+    assert get_video_dimensions(str(tmp_path / "nope.mp4")) is None
+
+
+def test_corrupt_file_returns_none(tmp_path):
+    video = tmp_path / "corrupt.mp4"
+    video.write_bytes(b"\x00\x00\x00\x20ftypisom" + b"\xff" * 64)
+
+    assert get_video_dimensions(str(video)) is None
+
+
+def test_unsupported_extension_without_video_signature_returns_none(tmp_path):
+    """A non-video file is not probed just because of a video-like name."""
+
+    video = tmp_path / "clip.avi"
+    video.write_bytes(b"RIFF\x00\x00\x00\x00AVI LIST\x00\x00\x00\x00")
+
+    assert get_video_dimensions(str(video)) is None