feat(m5a): channel manager, tabbed settings panel, per-user sync status

Backend: /api/channels (list + PATCH priority/hidden + attach/detach user tags),
user-tag CRUD on /api/tags, /api/sync/my-status (per-user channel sync counts).
Frontend: feed|channels page nav (URL-synced) from the account menu; a slide-in
tabbed Settings panel (Appearance, Notifications=6b sound+duration, Sync status +
actions + admin pause/resume, Account); a channel manager with priority, hide,
per-channel user tags, sync badges and 'view in feed'. Notifications now honor the
configurable sound + auto-dismiss settings.

backend/app/main.py

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from starlette.middleware.sessions import SessionMiddleware
 
 from app import auth
 from app.config import settings
-from app.routes import feed, health, me, sync, tags
+from app.routes import channels, feed, health, me, sync, tags
 from app.scheduler import shutdown_scheduler, start_scheduler
 
 
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ app.include_router(sync.router)
 app.include_router(tags.router)
 app.include_router(feed.router)
 app.include_router(me.router)
+app.include_router(channels.router)
 
 # The built SPA (populated by the Docker frontend build stage).
 STATIC_DIR = Path(__file__).parent / "static_spa"

backend/app/routes/channels.py

@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+"""Channel manager: the user's subscriptions with their personal overrides (priority,
+hidden, tags) and per-channel sync state. Read + local-write only — YouTube-side writes
+(unsubscribe) live behind the optional write scope and are added in a later phase."""
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException
+from sqlalchemy import and_, func, select
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+
+from app.auth import current_user
+from app.db import get_db
+from app.models import Channel, ChannelTag, Subscription, Tag, User, Video
+
+router = APIRouter(prefix="/api/channels", tags=["channels"])
+
+
+@router.get("")
+def list_channels(
+    user: User = Depends(current_user), db: Session = Depends(get_db)
+) -> list[dict]:
+    rows = db.execute(
+        select(Subscription, Channel)
+        .join(Channel, Channel.id == Subscription.channel_id)
+        .where(Subscription.user_id == user.id)
+        .order_by(Subscription.priority.desc(), func.lower(Channel.title))
+    ).all()
+
+    # Per-channel stored video count (shared data) in one grouped query.
+    channel_ids = [c.id for _, c in rows]
+    stored: dict[str, int] = {}
+    if channel_ids:
+        for cid, count in db.execute(
+            select(Video.channel_id, func.count(Video.id))
+            .where(Video.channel_id.in_(channel_ids))
+            .group_by(Video.channel_id)
+        ).all():
+            stored[cid] = count
+
+    # The user's personal tag links, grouped by channel.
+    tags_by_channel: dict[str, list[int]] = {}
+    for cid, tag_id in db.execute(
+        select(ChannelTag.channel_id, ChannelTag.tag_id).where(
+            ChannelTag.user_id == user.id
+        )
+    ).all():
+        tags_by_channel.setdefault(cid, []).append(tag_id)
+
+    return [
+        {
+            "id": ch.id,
+            "title": ch.title,
+            "handle": ch.handle,
+            "thumbnail_url": ch.thumbnail_url,
+            "subscriber_count": ch.subscriber_count,
+            "video_count": ch.video_count,
+            "stored_videos": stored.get(ch.id, 0),
+            "priority": sub.priority,
+            "hidden": sub.hidden,
+            "tag_ids": tags_by_channel.get(ch.id, []),
+            "details_synced": ch.details_synced_at is not None,
+            "recent_synced": ch.recent_synced_at is not None,
+            "backfill_done": ch.backfill_done,
+        }
+        for sub, ch in rows
+    ]
+
+
+def _user_subscription(db: Session, user: User, channel_id: str) -> Subscription:
+    sub = db.execute(
+        select(Subscription).where(
+            Subscription.user_id == user.id, Subscription.channel_id == channel_id
+        )
+    ).scalar_one_or_none()
+    if sub is None:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Not subscribed to this channel")
+    return sub
+
+
+@router.patch("/{channel_id}")
+def update_channel(
+    channel_id: str,
+    payload: dict,
+    user: User = Depends(current_user),
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+) -> dict:
+    sub = _user_subscription(db, user, channel_id)
+    if "priority" in payload:
+        sub.priority = int(payload["priority"])
+    if "hidden" in payload:
+        sub.hidden = bool(payload["hidden"])
+    db.commit()
+    return {"id": channel_id, "priority": sub.priority, "hidden": sub.hidden}
+
+
+@router.post("/{channel_id}/tags")
+def attach_tag(
+    channel_id: str,
+    payload: dict,
+    user: User = Depends(current_user),
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+) -> dict:
+    _user_subscription(db, user, channel_id)
+    tag_id = payload.get("tag_id")
+    tag = db.get(Tag, tag_id) if tag_id is not None else None
+    # Only the user's own tags may be attached as personal links.
+    if tag is None or tag.user_id != user.id:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Unknown tag")
+    exists = db.execute(
+        select(ChannelTag).where(
+            ChannelTag.channel_id == channel_id,
+            ChannelTag.tag_id == tag_id,
+            ChannelTag.user_id == user.id,
+        )
+    ).scalar_one_or_none()
+    if exists is None:
+        db.add(
+            ChannelTag(
+                channel_id=channel_id,
+                tag_id=tag_id,
+                user_id=user.id,
+                source="user",
+            )
+        )
+        db.commit()
+    return {"channel_id": channel_id, "tag_id": tag_id}
+
+
+@router.delete("/{channel_id}/tags/{tag_id}")
+def detach_tag(
+    channel_id: str,
+    tag_id: int,
+    user: User = Depends(current_user),
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+) -> dict:
+    row = db.execute(
+        select(ChannelTag).where(
+            ChannelTag.channel_id == channel_id,
+            ChannelTag.tag_id == tag_id,
+            ChannelTag.user_id == user.id,
+        )
+    ).scalar_one_or_none()
+    if row is not None:
+        db.delete(row)
+        db.commit()
+    return {"channel_id": channel_id, "tag_id": tag_id}

backend/app/routes/sync.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException
-from sqlalchemy import func, select
+from sqlalchemy import and_, case, func, select
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
 from app import quota, state
@@ -93,6 +93,50 @@ def sync_status(
     }
 
 
+@router.get("/my-status")
+def my_status(
+    user: User = Depends(current_user), db: Session = Depends(get_db)
+) -> dict:
+    """Per-user sync progress: how far the channels *this* user subscribes to have synced."""
+    sub_join = and_(
+        Subscription.channel_id == Channel.id, Subscription.user_id == user.id
+    )
+    total, details_synced, recent_synced, deep_done = db.execute(
+        select(
+            func.count(Channel.id),
+            func.count(Channel.details_synced_at),
+            func.count(Channel.recent_synced_at),
+            func.sum(case((Channel.backfill_done.is_(True), 1), else_=0)),
+        )
+        .select_from(Channel)
+        .join(Subscription, sub_join)
+    ).one()
+    total = total or 0
+    deep_done = int(deep_done or 0)
+    my_videos = db.scalar(
+        select(func.count(Video.id)).join(
+            Subscription,
+            and_(
+                Subscription.channel_id == Video.channel_id,
+                Subscription.user_id == user.id,
+                Subscription.hidden.is_(False),
+            ),
+        )
+    )
+    return {
+        "channels_total": total,
+        "channels_details_synced": details_synced,
+        "channels_recent_synced": recent_synced,
+        "channels_deep_done": deep_done,
+        "channels_recent_pending": total - recent_synced,
+        "channels_deep_pending": total - deep_done,
+        "my_videos": my_videos or 0,
+        "quota_used_today": quota.units_used_today(db),
+        "quota_remaining_today": quota.remaining_today(db),
+        "paused": state.is_sync_paused(db),
+    }
+
+
 @router.post("/pause")
 def pause_sync(
     user: User = Depends(current_user), db: Session = Depends(get_db)

backend/app/routes/tags.py

@@ -32,6 +32,66 @@ def list_tags(user: User = Depends(current_user), db: Session = Depends(get_db))
     ]
 
 
+@router.post("")
+def create_tag(
+    payload: dict,
+    user: User = Depends(current_user),
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+) -> dict:
+    name = (payload.get("name") or "").strip()
+    if not name:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="name is required")
+    category = payload.get("category") or "other"
+    tag = Tag(
+        user_id=user.id,
+        name=name,
+        color=payload.get("color"),
+        category=category if category in ("language", "topic", "other") else "other",
+    )
+    db.add(tag)
+    db.commit()
+    return {"id": tag.id, "name": tag.name, "color": tag.color, "category": tag.category}
+
+
+def _own_tag(db: Session, user: User, tag_id: int) -> Tag:
+    tag = db.get(Tag, tag_id)
+    if tag is None or tag.user_id != user.id:
+        # System tags (user_id NULL) are not user-editable.
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Unknown tag")
+    return tag
+
+
+@router.patch("/{tag_id}")
+def update_tag(
+    tag_id: int,
+    payload: dict,
+    user: User = Depends(current_user),
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+) -> dict:
+    tag = _own_tag(db, user, tag_id)
+    if "name" in payload:
+        name = (payload.get("name") or "").strip()
+        if not name:
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="name cannot be empty")
+        tag.name = name
+    if "color" in payload:
+        tag.color = payload.get("color")
+    db.commit()
+    return {"id": tag.id, "name": tag.name, "color": tag.color, "category": tag.category}
+
+
+@router.delete("/{tag_id}")
+def delete_tag(
+    tag_id: int,
+    user: User = Depends(current_user),
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+) -> dict:
+    tag = _own_tag(db, user, tag_id)
+    db.delete(tag)  # ChannelTag rows cascade on tag delete.
+    db.commit()
+    return {"deleted": tag_id}
+
+
 @router.post("/recompute")
 def recompute(
     user: User = Depends(current_user),

frontend/src/App.tsx

@@ -8,17 +8,20 @@ import {
   saveLocalTheme,
   type ThemePrefs,
 } from "./lib/theme";
-import { hasFilterParams, paramsToFilters, syncUrl } from "./lib/urlState";
+import { hasFilterParams, paramsToFilters, readPage, syncUrl, type Page } from "./lib/urlState";
 import {
   loadLayout,
   normalizeLayout,
   saveLayoutLocal,
   type SidebarLayout,
 } from "./lib/sidebarLayout";
+import { configureNotifications } from "./lib/notifications";
 import Login from "./components/Login";
 import Header from "./components/Header";
 import Sidebar from "./components/Sidebar";
 import Feed from "./components/Feed";
+import Channels from "./components/Channels";
+import SettingsPanel from "./components/SettingsPanel";
 import Toaster from "./components/Toaster";
 
 const DEFAULT_FILTERS: FeedFilters = {
@@ -54,11 +57,18 @@ export default function App() {
   const [filters, setFiltersState] = useState<FeedFilters>(loadInitialFilters);
   const [view, setView] = useState<"grid" | "list">("grid");
   const [sidebarLayout, setSidebarLayoutState] = useState<SidebarLayout>(loadLayout);
+  const [page, setPageState] = useState<Page>(readPage);
+  const [settingsOpen, setSettingsOpen] = useState(false);
 
   function setFilters(next: FeedFilters) {
     setFiltersState(next);
     localStorage.setItem(FILTERS_KEY, JSON.stringify(next));
-    syncUrl(next);
+    syncUrl(next, page);
+  }
+
+  function setPage(next: Page) {
+    setPageState(next);
+    syncUrl(filters, next);
   }
 
   function setSidebarLayout(next: SidebarLayout) {
@@ -69,9 +79,8 @@ export default function App() {
 
   useEffect(() => applyTheme(theme), [theme]);
 
-  // Reflect the initial filters (from localStorage or URL) into the address bar
+  // Reflect the initial filters + page into the address bar so the URL is always shareable.
-  // so the URL is always shareable, even before the first filter change.
+  useEffect(() => syncUrl(filters, page), []); // eslint-disable-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-  useEffect(() => syncUrl(filters), []); // eslint-disable-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
 
   const meQuery = useQuery({ queryKey: ["me"], queryFn: api.me });
 
@@ -90,6 +99,7 @@ export default function App() {
       setSidebarLayoutState(l);
       saveLayoutLocal(l);
     }
+    if (prefs.notifications) configureNotifications(prefs.notifications);
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
   }, [meQuery.data?.id]);
 
@@ -124,18 +134,42 @@ export default function App() {
         setFilters={setFilters}
         view={view}
         setView={changeView}
+        page={page}
+        setPage={setPage}
+        onOpenSettings={() => setSettingsOpen(true)}
       />
       <div className="flex flex-1 min-h-0">
+        {page === "feed" && (
           <Sidebar
             filters={filters}
             setFilters={setFilters}
             layout={sidebarLayout}
             setLayout={setSidebarLayout}
           />
+        )}
         <main className="flex-1 min-w-0 overflow-y-auto">
+          {page === "feed" ? (
             <Feed filters={filters} setFilters={setFilters} view={view} />
+          ) : (
+            <Channels
+              onViewChannel={(id, name) => {
+                setFilters({ ...filters, channelId: id, channelName: name, show: "all" });
+                setPage("feed");
+              }}
+            />
+          )}
         </main>
       </div>
+      {settingsOpen && (
+        <SettingsPanel
+          me={meQuery.data!}
+          theme={theme}
+          setTheme={setTheme}
+          view={view}
+          setView={changeView}
+          onClose={() => setSettingsOpen(false)}
+        />
+      )}
       <Toaster />
     </div>
   );

frontend/src/components/Channels.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,261 @@
+import { useState } from "react";
+import { useMutation, useQuery, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import {
+  ArrowDown,
+  ArrowUp,
+  Eye,
+  EyeOff,
+  Plus,
+  RefreshCw,
+  Search,
+  X,
+} from "lucide-react";
+import { api, type ManagedChannel, type Tag } from "../lib/api";
+import { notify } from "../lib/notifications";
+
+export default function Channels({
+  onViewChannel,
+}: {
+  onViewChannel: (id: string, name: string) => void;
+}) {
+  const qc = useQueryClient();
+  const channelsQuery = useQuery({ queryKey: ["channels"], queryFn: api.channels });
+  const tagsQuery = useQuery({ queryKey: ["tags"], queryFn: api.tags });
+  const statusQuery = useQuery({ queryKey: ["my-status"], queryFn: api.myStatus });
+  const [q, setQ] = useState("");
+  const [newTag, setNewTag] = useState("");
+
+  const invalidate = () => {
+    qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["channels"] });
+    qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["tags"] });
+    qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["my-status"] });
+  };
+
+  const userTags = (tagsQuery.data ?? []).filter((t) => !t.system);
+
+  const patch = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: (v: { id: string; body: { priority?: number; hidden?: boolean } }) =>
+      api.updateChannel(v.id, v.body),
+    onSuccess: () => qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["channels"] }),
+  });
+  const attach = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: (v: { id: string; tagId: number }) => api.attachChannelTag(v.id, v.tagId),
+    onSuccess: () => qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["channels"] }),
+  });
+  const detach = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: (v: { id: string; tagId: number }) => api.detachChannelTag(v.id, v.tagId),
+    onSuccess: () => qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["channels"] }),
+  });
+  const syncSubs = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: () => api.syncSubscriptions(),
+    onSuccess: (r: { subscriptions?: number }) => {
+      invalidate();
+      notify({ level: "success", message: `Synced ${r.subscriptions ?? 0} subscriptions` });
+    },
+    onError: () => notify({ level: "error", message: "Subscription sync failed" }),
+  });
+  const createTag = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: (name: string) => api.createTag({ name, category: "other" }),
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      setNewTag("");
+      qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["tags"] });
+    },
+  });
+  const deleteTag = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: (id: number) => api.deleteTag(id),
+    onSuccess: () => invalidate(),
+  });
+
+  const channels = (channelsQuery.data ?? []).filter(
+    (c) => !q || (c.title ?? "").toLowerCase().includes(q.toLowerCase())
+  );
+  const s = statusQuery.data;
+
+  return (
+    <div className="p-4 max-w-4xl mx-auto">
+      {/* Per-user sync status */}
+      {s && (
+        <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-5 gap-y-1 text-sm text-muted mb-4">
+          <Stat label="Channels" value={s.channels_total} />
+          <Stat label="Recent synced" value={`${s.channels_recent_synced}/${s.channels_total}`} />
+          <Stat label="Full history" value={`${s.channels_deep_done}/${s.channels_total}`} />
+          <Stat label="My videos" value={s.my_videos.toLocaleString()} />
+          <Stat label="Quota left" value={s.quota_remaining_today.toLocaleString()} />
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      {/* Toolbar */}
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mb-4">
+        <div className="relative flex-1">
+          <Search className="w-4 h-4 absolute left-3 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 text-muted" />
+          <input
+            value={q}
+            onChange={(e) => setQ(e.target.value)}
+            placeholder="Filter channels…"
+            className="w-full bg-card border border-border rounded-full pl-9 pr-4 py-2 text-sm outline-none focus:border-accent"
+          />
+        </div>
+        <button
+          onClick={() => syncSubs.mutate()}
+          disabled={syncSubs.isPending}
+          className="flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-2 rounded-lg border border-border text-sm hover:border-accent disabled:opacity-50 transition"
+        >
+          <RefreshCw className={`w-4 h-4 ${syncSubs.isPending ? "animate-spin" : ""}`} />
+          Sync subscriptions
+        </button>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Your tags */}
+      <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-1.5 mb-4">
+        <span className="text-xs uppercase tracking-wide text-muted mr-1">Your tags</span>
+        {userTags.map((t) => (
+          <span
+            key={t.id}
+            className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 text-xs px-2 py-1 rounded-full bg-card border border-border"
+          >
+            {t.name}
+            <button onClick={() => deleteTag.mutate(t.id)} className="text-muted hover:text-red-400">
+              <X className="w-3 h-3" />
+            </button>
+          </span>
+        ))}
+        <form
+          onSubmit={(e) => {
+            e.preventDefault();
+            if (newTag.trim()) createTag.mutate(newTag.trim());
+          }}
+          className="inline-flex items-center gap-1"
+        >
+          <input
+            value={newTag}
+            onChange={(e) => setNewTag(e.target.value)}
+            placeholder="new tag"
+            className="w-24 bg-card border border-border rounded-full px-2.5 py-1 text-xs outline-none focus:border-accent"
+          />
+          <button type="submit" className="text-muted hover:text-accent" title="Create tag">
+            <Plus className="w-4 h-4" />
+          </button>
+        </form>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Channel list */}
+      {channelsQuery.isLoading ? (
+        <div className="text-muted py-8">Loading channels…</div>
+      ) : channels.length === 0 ? (
+        <div className="text-muted py-8">No channels.</div>
+      ) : (
+        <div className="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
+          {channels.map((c) => (
+            <ChannelRow
+              key={c.id}
+              c={c}
+              userTags={userTags}
+              onView={() => onViewChannel(c.id, c.title ?? "This channel")}
+              onPriority={(d) => patch.mutate({ id: c.id, body: { priority: c.priority + d } })}
+              onHide={() => patch.mutate({ id: c.id, body: { hidden: !c.hidden } })}
+              onToggleTag={(tagId) =>
+                c.tag_ids.includes(tagId)
+                  ? detach.mutate({ id: c.id, tagId })
+                  : attach.mutate({ id: c.id, tagId })
+              }
+            />
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function Stat({ label, value }: { label: string; value: string | number }) {
+  return (
+    <span>
+      <span className="text-fg font-semibold">{value}</span> {label}
+    </span>
+  );
+}
+
+function SyncBadge({ ok, label }: { ok: boolean; label: string }) {
+  return (
+    <span
+      className={`text-[10px] px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded-full border ${
+        ok ? "border-accent/40 text-accent" : "border-border text-muted"
+      }`}
+    >
+      {label}
+    </span>
+  );
+}
+
+function ChannelRow({
+  c,
+  userTags,
+  onView,
+  onPriority,
+  onHide,
+  onToggleTag,
+}: {
+  c: ManagedChannel;
+  userTags: Tag[];
+  onView: () => void;
+  onPriority: (delta: number) => void;
+  onHide: () => void;
+  onToggleTag: (tagId: number) => void;
+}) {
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={`flex items-center gap-3 p-2.5 rounded-xl border border-border bg-card/30 ${
+        c.hidden ? "opacity-60" : ""
+      }`}
+    >
+      <div className="flex flex-col items-center">
+        <button onClick={() => onPriority(1)} className="text-muted hover:text-accent" title="Raise priority">
+          <ArrowUp className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+        </button>
+        <span className="text-xs text-muted tabular-nums">{c.priority}</span>
+        <button onClick={() => onPriority(-1)} className="text-muted hover:text-accent" title="Lower priority">
+          <ArrowDown className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+        </button>
+      </div>
+
+      {c.thumbnail_url ? (
+        <img src={c.thumbnail_url} alt="" className="w-10 h-10 rounded-full shrink-0" />
+      ) : (
+        <div className="w-10 h-10 rounded-full bg-card shrink-0" />
+      )}
+
+      <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
+        <button onClick={onView} className="text-sm font-semibold truncate hover:text-accent block max-w-full text-left">
+          {c.title ?? c.id}
+        </button>
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-[11px] text-muted">
+          <span>{c.stored_videos.toLocaleString()} stored</span>
+          {c.subscriber_count != null && <span>· {c.subscriber_count.toLocaleString()} subs</span>}
+        </div>
+        <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-1 mt-1">
+          <SyncBadge ok={c.recent_synced} label="recent" />
+          <SyncBadge ok={c.backfill_done} label="full" />
+          {userTags.map((t) => {
+            const on = c.tag_ids.includes(t.id);
+            return (
+              <button
+                key={t.id}
+                onClick={() => onToggleTag(t.id)}
+                className={`text-[10px] px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded-full border transition ${
+                  on
+                    ? "bg-accent text-accent-fg border-accent"
+                    : "bg-card border-border text-muted hover:border-accent"
+                }`}
+              >
+                {t.name}
+              </button>
+            );
+          })}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <button onClick={onHide} className="text-muted hover:text-fg shrink-0" title={c.hidden ? "Unhide" : "Hide from feed"}>
+        {c.hidden ? <EyeOff className="w-4 h-4" /> : <Eye className="w-4 h-4" />}
+      </button>
+    </div>
+  );
+}

frontend/src/components/Header.tsx

@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
 import { useRef, useState } from "react";
 import {
+  Home,
   LayoutGrid,
   List,
   LogOut,
   Moon,
   Palette,
   Search,
+  Settings,
   Shield,
   Sun,
+  Tv,
 } from "lucide-react";
 import { SCHEMES, type Scheme, type ThemePrefs } from "../lib/theme";
 import type { FeedFilters, Me } from "../lib/api";
+import type { Page } from "../lib/urlState";
 import SyncStatus from "./SyncStatus";
 import NotificationCenter from "./NotificationCenter";
 
@@ -72,6 +76,9 @@ export default function Header({
   setFilters,
   view,
   setView,
+  page,
+  setPage,
+  onOpenSettings,
 }: {
   me: Me;
   theme: ThemePrefs;
@@ -80,6 +87,9 @@ export default function Header({
   setFilters: (f: FeedFilters) => void;
   view: "grid" | "list";
   setView: (v: "grid" | "list") => void;
+  page: Page;
+  setPage: (p: Page) => void;
+  onOpenSettings: () => void;
 }) {
   const [menuOpen, setMenuOpen] = useState(false);
 
@@ -90,12 +100,17 @@ export default function Header({
 
   return (
     <header className="h-14 shrink-0 border-b border-border bg-surface/80 backdrop-blur flex items-center gap-3 px-4 z-20">
-      <div className="text-xl font-bold tracking-tight select-none">
+      <button
+        onClick={() => setPage("feed")}
+        className="text-xl font-bold tracking-tight select-none"
+        title="Feed"
+      >
         Sub<span className="text-accent">feed</span>
-      </div>
+      </button>
 
       <SyncStatus />
 
+      {page === "feed" ? (
         <div className="flex-1 max-w-xl mx-auto relative">
           <Search className="w-4 h-4 absolute left-3 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 text-muted" />
           <input
@@ -105,14 +120,19 @@ export default function Header({
             className="w-full bg-card border border-border rounded-full pl-9 pr-4 py-2 text-sm outline-none focus:border-accent"
           />
         </div>
+      ) : (
+        <div className="flex-1 text-center text-sm font-semibold">Channel manager</div>
+      )}
 
       <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
+        {page === "feed" && (
           <IconBtn
             onClick={() => setView(view === "grid" ? "list" : "grid")}
             title={view === "grid" ? "List view" : "Grid view"}
           >
             {view === "grid" ? <List className="w-5 h-5" /> : <LayoutGrid className="w-5 h-5" />}
           </IconBtn>
+        )}
         <IconBtn
           onClick={() => setTheme({ ...theme, mode: theme.mode === "dark" ? "light" : "dark" })}
           title="Toggle dark / light"
@@ -134,7 +154,13 @@ export default function Header({
         <NotificationCenter filters={filters} setFilters={setFilters} />
 
         <div className="pl-1">
-          <AccountMenu me={me} logout={logout} />
+          <AccountMenu
+            me={me}
+            logout={logout}
+            page={page}
+            setPage={setPage}
+            onOpenSettings={onOpenSettings}
+          />
         </div>
       </div>
     </header>
@@ -151,7 +177,19 @@ function Avatar({ me, className = "" }: { me: Me; className?: string }) {
   );
 }
 
-function AccountMenu({ me, logout }: { me: Me; logout: () => void }) {
+function AccountMenu({
+  me,
+  logout,
+  page,
+  setPage,
+  onOpenSettings,
+}: {
+  me: Me;
+  logout: () => void;
+  page: Page;
+  setPage: (p: Page) => void;
+  onOpenSettings: () => void;
+}) {
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
   const closeTimer = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null);
 
@@ -163,6 +201,9 @@ function AccountMenu({ me, logout }: { me: Me; logout: () => void }) {
     closeTimer.current = setTimeout(() => setOpen(false), 220);
   }
 
+  const itemClass =
+    "w-full flex items-center gap-2 text-sm px-2 py-2 rounded-lg text-muted hover:text-fg hover:bg-card transition";
+
   return (
     <div
       className="relative"
@@ -196,14 +237,28 @@ function AccountMenu({ me, logout }: { me: Me; logout: () => void }) {
             </div>
           )}
 
-          <button
+          <div className="mt-2 flex flex-col">
-            onClick={logout}
+            {page === "channels" ? (
-            className="mt-2 w-full flex items-center gap-2 text-sm px-2 py-2 rounded-lg text-muted hover:text-fg hover:bg-card transition"
+              <button onClick={() => { setPage("feed"); setOpen(false); }} className={itemClass}>
-          >
+                <Home className="w-4 h-4" />
+                Feed
+              </button>
+            ) : (
+              <button onClick={() => { setPage("channels"); setOpen(false); }} className={itemClass}>
+                <Tv className="w-4 h-4" />
+                Channels
+              </button>
+            )}
+            <button onClick={() => { onOpenSettings(); setOpen(false); }} className={itemClass}>
+              <Settings className="w-4 h-4" />
+              Settings
+            </button>
+            <button onClick={logout} className={itemClass}>
               <LogOut className="w-4 h-4" />
               Sign out
             </button>
           </div>
+        </div>
       )}
     </div>
   );

frontend/src/components/SettingsPanel.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,312 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { useMutation, useQuery, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { Bell, Monitor, Pause, Play, RefreshCw, User, X } from "lucide-react";
+import { SCHEMES, type Scheme, type ThemePrefs } from "../lib/theme";
+import { api, type Me } from "../lib/api";
+import {
+  configureNotifications,
+  getNotifSettings,
+  notify,
+  type NotifSettings,
+} from "../lib/notifications";
+
+type TabId = "appearance" | "notifications" | "sync" | "account";
+const TABS: { id: TabId; label: string; icon: typeof Monitor }[] = [
+  { id: "appearance", label: "Appearance", icon: Monitor },
+  { id: "notifications", label: "Notifications", icon: Bell },
+  { id: "sync", label: "Sync", icon: RefreshCw },
+  { id: "account", label: "Account", icon: User },
+];
+
+export default function SettingsPanel({
+  me,
+  theme,
+  setTheme,
+  view,
+  setView,
+  onClose,
+}: {
+  me: Me;
+  theme: ThemePrefs;
+  setTheme: (t: ThemePrefs) => void;
+  view: "grid" | "list";
+  setView: (v: "grid" | "list") => void;
+  onClose: () => void;
+}) {
+  const [tab, setTab] = useState<TabId>("appearance");
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    function onKey(e: KeyboardEvent) {
+      if (e.key === "Escape") onClose();
+    }
+    document.addEventListener("keydown", onKey);
+    return () => document.removeEventListener("keydown", onKey);
+  }, [onClose]);
+
+  return (
+    <div className="fixed inset-0 z-40 flex justify-end">
+      <div className="absolute inset-0 bg-black/40" onClick={onClose} />
+      <div className="relative w-[min(92vw,440px)] h-full bg-surface border-l border-border shadow-2xl flex flex-col animate-[fadeIn_0.15s_ease]">
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-between px-4 h-14 border-b border-border shrink-0">
+          <div className="text-base font-semibold">Settings</div>
+          <button onClick={onClose} className="p-2 rounded-lg text-muted hover:text-fg hover:bg-card transition">
+            <X className="w-5 h-5" />
+          </button>
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="flex gap-1 px-3 py-2 border-b border-border shrink-0 overflow-x-auto">
+          {TABS.map((t) => (
+            <button
+              key={t.id}
+              onClick={() => setTab(t.id)}
+              className={`flex items-center gap-1.5 px-3 py-1.5 rounded-lg text-sm whitespace-nowrap transition ${
+                tab === t.id ? "bg-card text-fg" : "text-muted hover:text-fg"
+              }`}
+            >
+              <t.icon className="w-4 h-4" />
+              {t.label}
+            </button>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto p-4">
+          {tab === "appearance" && (
+            <Appearance theme={theme} setTheme={setTheme} view={view} setView={setView} />
+          )}
+          {tab === "notifications" && <Notifications />}
+          {tab === "sync" && <Sync me={me} />}
+          {tab === "account" && <Account me={me} />}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function Section({ title, children }: { title: string; children: React.ReactNode }) {
+  return (
+    <div className="mb-6">
+      <div className="text-xs uppercase tracking-wide text-muted mb-2">{title}</div>
+      {children}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function Row({ label, children }: { label: string; children: React.ReactNode }) {
+  return (
+    <label className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3 py-1.5 text-sm">
+      <span>{label}</span>
+      {children}
+    </label>
+  );
+}
+
+function Switch({ checked, onChange }: { checked: boolean; onChange: (v: boolean) => void }) {
+  return (
+    <button
+      type="button"
+      onClick={() => onChange(!checked)}
+      className={`w-9 h-5 rounded-full transition relative shrink-0 ${checked ? "bg-accent" : "bg-border"}`}
+    >
+      <span
+        className={`absolute top-0.5 w-4 h-4 rounded-full bg-white transition-all ${
+          checked ? "left-[18px]" : "left-0.5"
+        }`}
+      />
+    </button>
+  );
+}
+
+const PERF_KEY = "subfeed.perfMode";
+
+function Appearance({
+  theme,
+  setTheme,
+  view,
+  setView,
+}: {
+  theme: ThemePrefs;
+  setTheme: (t: ThemePrefs) => void;
+  view: "grid" | "list";
+  setView: (v: "grid" | "list") => void;
+}) {
+  const [perf, setPerf] = useState(() => localStorage.getItem(PERF_KEY) === "1");
+  useEffect(() => {
+    document.documentElement.dataset.perf = perf ? "1" : "";
+  }, [perf]);
+  function togglePerf(v: boolean) {
+    setPerf(v);
+    localStorage.setItem(PERF_KEY, v ? "1" : "0");
+    api.savePrefs({ performanceMode: v }).catch(() => {});
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <Section title="Color scheme">
+        <div className="grid grid-cols-4 gap-2">
+          {SCHEMES.map((s) => (
+            <button
+              key={s.id}
+              onClick={() => setTheme({ ...theme, scheme: s.id as Scheme })}
+              title={s.name}
+              className={`h-9 rounded-lg border-2 transition ${
+                theme.scheme === s.id ? "border-fg" : "border-transparent"
+              }`}
+              style={{ background: s.swatch }}
+            />
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      </Section>
+
+      <Section title="Display">
+        <Row label="Dark mode">
+          <Switch
+            checked={theme.mode === "dark"}
+            onChange={(v) => setTheme({ ...theme, mode: v ? "dark" : "light" })}
+          />
+        </Row>
+        <Row label="List view">
+          <Switch checked={view === "list"} onChange={(v) => setView(v ? "list" : "grid")} />
+        </Row>
+        <Row label="Performance mode">
+          <Switch checked={perf} onChange={togglePerf} />
+        </Row>
+      </Section>
+
+      <Section title="Text size">
+        <input
+          type="range"
+          min={0.9}
+          max={1.3}
+          step={0.02}
+          value={theme.fontScale}
+          onChange={(e) => setTheme({ ...theme, fontScale: Number(e.target.value) })}
+          className="w-full accent-accent"
+        />
+        <div className="text-right text-xs text-muted">{Math.round(theme.fontScale * 100)}%</div>
+      </Section>
+    </>
+  );
+}
+
+function Notifications() {
+  const [cfg, setCfg] = useState<NotifSettings>(() => getNotifSettings());
+  function update(p: Partial<NotifSettings>) {
+    const next = { ...cfg, ...p };
+    setCfg(next);
+    configureNotifications(next);
+    api.savePrefs({ notifications: next }).catch(() => {});
+  }
+  return (
+    <Section title="Notifications">
+      <Row label="Sound on attention-needing alerts">
+        <Switch checked={cfg.sound} onChange={(v) => update({ sound: v })} />
+      </Row>
+      <div className="py-1.5 text-sm">
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+          <span>Auto-dismiss</span>
+          <span className="text-muted text-xs">{(cfg.durationMs / 1000).toFixed(0)}s</span>
+        </div>
+        <input
+          type="range"
+          min={3000}
+          max={15000}
+          step={1000}
+          value={cfg.durationMs}
+          onChange={(e) => update({ durationMs: Number(e.target.value) })}
+          className="w-full accent-accent mt-1"
+        />
+      </div>
+      <button
+        onClick={() => notify({ level: "info", message: "This is a test notification." })}
+        className="mt-2 text-sm text-accent hover:underline"
+      >
+        Send a test notification
+      </button>
+    </Section>
+  );
+}
+
+function Sync({ me }: { me: Me }) {
+  const qc = useQueryClient();
+  const status = useQuery({ queryKey: ["my-status"], queryFn: api.myStatus });
+  const s = status.data;
+  const syncSubs = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: () => api.syncSubscriptions(),
+    onSuccess: (r: { subscriptions?: number }) => {
+      qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["my-status"] });
+      qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["channels"] });
+      notify({ level: "success", message: `Synced ${r.subscriptions ?? 0} subscriptions` });
+    },
+    onError: () => notify({ level: "error", message: "Sync failed" }),
+  });
+  const pauseResume = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: (paused: boolean) => (paused ? api.resumeSync() : api.pauseSync()),
+    onSuccess: () => qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["my-status"] }),
+  });
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <Section title="My sync status">
+        {s ? (
+          <div className="space-y-1.5 text-sm">
+            <Row label="Channels">{s.channels_total}</Row>
+            <Row label="Recent synced">{`${s.channels_recent_synced}/${s.channels_total}`}</Row>
+            <Row label="Full history">{`${s.channels_deep_done}/${s.channels_total}`}</Row>
+            <Row label="My videos">{s.my_videos.toLocaleString()}</Row>
+            <Row label="Quota left today">{s.quota_remaining_today.toLocaleString()}</Row>
+          </div>
+        ) : (
+          <div className="text-muted text-sm">Loading…</div>
+        )}
+      </Section>
+
+      <Section title="Actions">
+        <button
+          onClick={() => syncSubs.mutate()}
+          disabled={syncSubs.isPending}
+          className="flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-2 rounded-lg border border-border text-sm hover:border-accent disabled:opacity-50 transition"
+        >
+          <RefreshCw className={`w-4 h-4 ${syncSubs.isPending ? "animate-spin" : ""}`} />
+          Sync subscriptions
+        </button>
+      </Section>
+
+      {me.role === "admin" && s && (
+        <Section title="Admin">
+          <button
+            onClick={() => pauseResume.mutate(s.paused)}
+            className="flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-2 rounded-lg border border-border text-sm hover:border-accent transition"
+          >
+            {s.paused ? <Play className="w-4 h-4" /> : <Pause className="w-4 h-4" />}
+            {s.paused ? "Resume background sync" : "Pause background sync"}
+          </button>
+        </Section>
+      )}
+    </>
+  );
+}
+
+function Account({ me }: { me: Me }) {
+  return (
+    <Section title="Account">
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-3 mb-3">
+        {me.avatar_url ? (
+          <img src={me.avatar_url} alt="" className="w-12 h-12 rounded-full" />
+        ) : (
+          <div className="w-12 h-12 rounded-full bg-card grid place-items-center font-semibold">
+            {(me.display_name?.[0] ?? me.email[0] ?? "?").toUpperCase()}
+          </div>
+        )}
+        <div className="min-w-0">
+          <div className="font-semibold truncate">{me.display_name ?? me.email.split("@")[0]}</div>
+          <div className="text-xs text-muted truncate">{me.email}</div>
+          <div className="text-xs text-muted capitalize">{me.role}</div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <p className="text-xs text-muted leading-relaxed">
+        Playlist editing &amp; YouTube export, and the admin approval queue, arrive in the next
+        phases of this milestone.
+      </p>
+    </Section>
+  );
+}

frontend/src/lib/api.ts

@@ -133,6 +133,35 @@ export interface SyncStatus {
   is_admin: boolean;
 }
 
+export interface MyStatus {
+  channels_total: number;
+  channels_details_synced: number;
+  channels_recent_synced: number;
+  channels_deep_done: number;
+  channels_recent_pending: number;
+  channels_deep_pending: number;
+  my_videos: number;
+  quota_used_today: number;
+  quota_remaining_today: number;
+  paused: boolean;
+}
+
+export interface ManagedChannel {
+  id: string;
+  title: string | null;
+  handle: string | null;
+  thumbnail_url: string | null;
+  subscriber_count: number | null;
+  video_count: number | null;
+  stored_videos: number;
+  priority: number;
+  hidden: boolean;
+  tag_ids: number[];
+  details_synced: boolean;
+  recent_synced: boolean;
+  backfill_done: boolean;
+}
+
 export const api = {
   me: (): Promise<Me> => req("/api/me"),
   tags: (): Promise<Tag[]> => req("/api/tags"),
@@ -147,6 +176,24 @@ export const api = {
   resumeSync: () => req("/api/sync/resume", { method: "POST" }),
   savePrefs: (p: Record<string, any>) =>
     req("/api/me/preferences", { method: "PUT", body: JSON.stringify(p) }),
+
+  // --- channel manager ---
+  myStatus: (): Promise<MyStatus> => req("/api/sync/my-status"),
+  channels: (): Promise<ManagedChannel[]> => req("/api/channels"),
+  updateChannel: (id: string, patch: { priority?: number; hidden?: boolean }) =>
+    req(`/api/channels/${id}`, { method: "PATCH", body: JSON.stringify(patch) }),
+  attachChannelTag: (id: string, tagId: number) =>
+    req(`/api/channels/${id}/tags`, { method: "POST", body: JSON.stringify({ tag_id: tagId }) }),
+  detachChannelTag: (id: string, tagId: number) =>
+    req(`/api/channels/${id}/tags/${tagId}`, { method: "DELETE" }),
+  syncSubscriptions: () => req("/api/sync/subscriptions", { method: "POST" }),
+
+  // --- user tags ---
+  createTag: (t: { name: string; color?: string; category?: string }) =>
+    req("/api/tags", { method: "POST", body: JSON.stringify(t) }),
+  updateTag: (id: number, patch: { name?: string; color?: string }) =>
+    req(`/api/tags/${id}`, { method: "PATCH", body: JSON.stringify(patch) }),
+  deleteTag: (id: number) => req(`/api/tags/${id}`, { method: "DELETE" }),
 };
 
 export { HttpError };

frontend/src/lib/notifications.ts

@@ -44,10 +44,58 @@ export interface NotifyInput {
 }
 
 const HISTORY_KEY = "subfeed.notifications";
+const SETTINGS_KEY = "subfeed.notifSettings";
 const MAX_HISTORY = 100;
-const DEFAULT_TTL = 6000;
 const ERROR_TTL = 15000;
 
+// 6b: per-account notification settings (persisted by the Settings panel into the
+// server `preferences`, mirrored to localStorage so they apply before login).
+export interface NotifSettings {
+  sound: boolean; // play a short tone on attention-needing notifications
+  durationMs: number; // auto-dismiss time for info/success toasts
+}
+const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: NotifSettings = { sound: false, durationMs: 6000 };
+let config: NotifSettings = loadSettings();
+
+function loadSettings(): NotifSettings {
+  try {
+    return { ...DEFAULT_SETTINGS, ...JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(SETTINGS_KEY) || "{}") };
+  } catch {
+    return DEFAULT_SETTINGS;
+  }
+}
+
+export function getNotifSettings(): NotifSettings {
+  return config;
+}
+
+export function configureNotifications(p: Partial<NotifSettings>): void {
+  config = { ...config, ...p };
+  try {
+    localStorage.setItem(SETTINGS_KEY, JSON.stringify(config));
+  } catch {
+    /* ignore */
+  }
+}
+
+let audioCtx: AudioContext | null = null;
+function beep(): void {
+  try {
+    const Ctx = window.AudioContext || (window as unknown as { webkitAudioContext: typeof AudioContext }).webkitAudioContext;
+    audioCtx = audioCtx || new Ctx();
+    const osc = audioCtx.createOscillator();
+    const gain = audioCtx.createGain();
+    osc.connect(gain);
+    gain.connect(audioCtx.destination);
+    osc.frequency.value = 660;
+    gain.gain.value = 0.04;
+    osc.start();
+    osc.stop(audioCtx.currentTime + 0.12);
+  } catch {
+    /* autoplay blocked or unsupported — ignore */
+  }
+}
+
 let items: Notification[] = load();
 let listeners: Array<() => void> = [];
 let counter = items.reduce((m, n) => Math.max(m, n.id), 0) + 1;
@@ -107,7 +155,7 @@ export function notify(input: NotifyInput): number {
     ? undefined
     : level === "error" || level === "fatal"
       ? ERROR_TTL
-      : DEFAULT_TTL;
+      : config.durationMs;
   items = [
     ...items,
     {
@@ -125,6 +173,9 @@ export function notify(input: NotifyInput): number {
     },
   ];
   emit();
+  if (config.sound && (requiresInteraction || level === "error" || level === "fatal")) {
+    beep();
+  }
   if (duration) setTimeout(() => dismiss(id), duration);
   return id;
 }

frontend/src/lib/urlState.ts

@@ -74,9 +74,19 @@ export function hasFilterParams(params: URLSearchParams): boolean {
   return KEYS.some((k) => params.has(k));
 }
 
-/** Reflect the current filters into the address bar without adding history entries. */
+export type Page = "feed" | "channels";
-export function syncUrl(f: FeedFilters): void {
+
-  const qs = filtersToParams(f).toString();
+export function readPage(): Page {
+  return new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).get("page") === "channels"
+    ? "channels"
+    : "feed";
+}
+
+/** Reflect the current filters + page into the address bar without adding history entries. */
+export function syncUrl(f: FeedFilters, page: Page = "feed"): void {
+  const params = filtersToParams(f);
+  if (page !== "feed") params.set("page", page);
+  const qs = params.toString();
   const url = qs ? `${window.location.pathname}?${qs}` : window.location.pathname;
   window.history.replaceState(null, "", url);
 }