From 29f84b56011da98bf77f8b1fea75fcf83d451eb7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: BoulderBadgeDad <batmanesignal@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:13:51 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] discovery: add Settings -> Discovery -> Adventurousness
 slider + align config key

A 0..1 range slider (Safe <-> Adventurous) in Settings -> Discovery with a live value readout. It
auto-saves via the settings page existing range-input listener, persists to config under
discover.adventurousness (matching the /api/settings "discover" section), and re-populates on load.
The listening-recs route reads that key (fixed from discovery. -> discover. to match the settings
section). Drag it up and "Based On Your Listening" leans harder toward obscure picks on the next load.

64 script-integrity tests green.
---
 web_server.py            |  2 +-
 webui/index.html         | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 webui/static/settings.js | 14 ++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/web_server.py b/web_server.py
index f0b4bfdc..585426ed 100644
--- a/web_server.py
+++ b/web_server.py
@@ -29608,7 +29608,7 @@ def get_discover_listening_recommendations():
         # don't carry it inline, so this works on existing data), then push globally-popular picks
         # down per the user's dial. level 0 -> unchanged. Fail-soft: any hiccup leaves the order.
         try:
-            level = float(config_manager.get('discovery.adventurousness', 0.3) or 0)
+            level = float(config_manager.get('discover.adventurousness', 0.3) or 0)
         except (TypeError, ValueError):
             level = 0.0
         if level > 0 and stored:
diff --git a/webui/index.html b/webui/index.html
index 630c6145..bf4e9d6f 100644
--- a/webui/index.html
+++ b/webui/index.html
@@ -6201,6 +6201,30 @@
                             </div>
                             </div><!-- end Listening Stats body -->
 
+                            <!-- Discovery (collapsible tile) -->
+                            <div class="settings-section-header collapsed" data-stg="library" onclick="this.classList.toggle('collapsed'); const b=this.nextElementSibling; b.classList.toggle('collapsed'); b.style.display=b.classList.contains('collapsed')?'none':''">
+                                <span class="settings-section-arrow">&#9660;</span>
+                                <h3>Discovery</h3>
+                                <span class="settings-section-hint">How adventurous your recommendations are</span>
+                            </div>
+                            <div class="settings-section-body collapsed" data-stg="library" style="display:none">
+                            <div class="settings-group" data-stg="library">
+                                <div class="form-group">
+                                    <label>Adventurousness</label>
+                                    <div style="display:flex; align-items:center; gap:12px; margin-top:8px">
+                                        <span style="font-size:12px; color:#999">Safe</span>
+                                        <input type="range" id="discover-adventurousness" min="0" max="1" step="0.05" value="0.3" style="flex:1"
+                                               oninput="var v=document.getElementById('discover-adventurousness-val'); if(v) v.textContent=parseFloat(this.value).toFixed(2)">
+                                        <span style="font-size:12px; color:#999">Adventurous</span>
+                                        <span id="discover-adventurousness-val" style="min-width:36px; text-align:right; font-weight:700; color:var(--accent)">0.30</span>
+                                    </div>
+                                    <div class="help-text setting-help-body" style="margin-top:10px">
+                                        Higher pushes globally-popular artists down so more obscure, non-obvious picks surface; lower keeps recommendations safe and close to what you already know. Affects <strong>Based On Your Listening</strong>.
+                                    </div>
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+                            </div><!-- end Discovery body -->
+
                             <!-- Security & Access (collapsible tile) -->
                             <div class="settings-section-header collapsed" data-stg="advanced" onclick="this.classList.toggle('collapsed'); const b=this.nextElementSibling; b.classList.toggle('collapsed'); b.style.display=b.classList.contains('collapsed')?'none':''">
                                 <span class="settings-section-arrow">&#9660;</span>
diff --git a/webui/static/settings.js b/webui/static/settings.js
index d1328ae4..d5742b6f 100644
--- a/webui/static/settings.js
+++ b/webui/static/settings.js
@@ -1480,6 +1480,13 @@ async function loadSettingsData() {
         // Populate Listening Stats settings
         document.getElementById('listening-stats-enabled').checked = settings.listening_stats?.enabled === true;
         document.getElementById('listening-stats-interval').value = settings.listening_stats?.poll_interval || 30;
+        const _advEl = document.getElementById('discover-adventurousness');
+        if (_advEl) {
+            const _adv = settings.discover?.adventurousness;
+            _advEl.value = (typeof _adv === 'number') ? _adv : 0.3;
+            const _advVal = document.getElementById('discover-adventurousness-val');
+            if (_advVal) _advVal.textContent = parseFloat(_advEl.value).toFixed(2);
+        }
         document.getElementById('lossy-copy-options').style.display =
             settings.lossy_copy?.enabled ? 'block' : 'none';
 
@@ -3495,6 +3502,13 @@ async function saveSettings(quiet = false) {
             enabled: document.getElementById('listening-stats-enabled').checked,
             poll_interval: parseInt(document.getElementById('listening-stats-interval').value) || 30,
         },
+        discover: {
+            // Adventurousness dial (0 safe .. 1 obscure) — drives the Discover popularity penalty.
+            // Use the slider's value directly (0 is valid; don't `|| 0.3` it away).
+            adventurousness: document.getElementById('discover-adventurousness')
+                ? parseFloat(document.getElementById('discover-adventurousness').value)
+                : 0.3,
+        },
         m3u_export: {
             enabled: document.getElementById('m3u-export-enabled').checked,
             entry_base_path: document.getElementById('m3u-entry-base-path').value || ''