Changelog/PR: note the Spotify Free budget→free bridge in the 2.6.7 entry

pr.md

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+# 2.6.6 → 2.6.7
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+big release. headline stuff:
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+**spotify free (#798)** — new no-credentials spotify metadata source. pick it in settings → metadata and you get spotify search + enrichment without connecting an account (uses the public web-player data). for connected users it also bridges rate-limit bans automatically: if your real auth gets banned, enrichment keeps running through the free source instead of stalling, then snaps back to your real auth once the ban lifts. resumable mid-ban, shows "running (spotify free)" instead of looking stuck, and the daily api budget never pauses a spotify-free user — free work isn't counted against it, and once the real-api budget is spent for the day it switches to free (uncapped) instead of stopping, back to real auth on the daily reset.
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+**import ids from file tags** — your files already carry the spotify/musicbrainz/itunes/deezer/etc ids picard or soulsync embedded, but the media-server scan can't see them. this reads them straight into the db so the enrichment workers skip those lookups — big api savings on an already-tagged library. gap-fill only, never overwrites a match. new tracks get it automatically as the last phase of every library scan too.
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+**library re-tag** — proper re-tag job, replaces the old retag tool. matches each file to its source tracklist and rewrites tags + cover art + the embedded source ids, with a per-track old→new diff and a dry run before anything's written.
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+**paste a link (#775)** — paste a spotify/itunes/deezer artist/album/track url on the search page and it opens that exact item instead of running a name search.
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+**mobile v2 (#793, #795)** — full responsive pass. artist page, enhanced track table, player + now-playing, sync buttons, discover carousels, downloads, notification panel — all usable on a phone now.
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+**reconcile sync mode (#792)** — new playlist sync mode that edits the server playlist in place (keeps your custom image/description) instead of delete-and-recreate.
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+## fixes
+- **#758** manual album match now LOCKS the edition — the auto canonical resolver can't drag it back to the deluxe
+- **#800** write tags won't overwrite a correct file with placeholder junk (various artists / [unknown album])
+- **#797** acoustid stops false-quarantining correct downloads of non-english artists
+- **#799** manual playlist fixes stop reverting to "wing it" on the next mirrored sync
+- **#787** find & add matches survive a library rescan
+- **#789** navidrome respects the selected music library (and survives renames)
+- **#785** file/csv playlists match raw "artist - title" titles
+- **#790** torrent client url without http:// connects
+- **#796** soulseek album bundle stops leaving completed files in the slskd folder
+- streamed tracks no longer play silent (suspended web-audio context)
+- wrong artist on duplicated/ambiguous source ids fixed (the kendrick/jorja class of bug) + a one-time startup repair
+- candidate_pool spotify-sync crash already squashed
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+~69 commits since 2.6.6. full changelog lives in the what's new panel. suite's clean — only the pre-existing soundcloud /app env failures remain.

webui/static/helper.js

@@ -3415,7 +3415,7 @@ function closeHelperSearch() {
 const WHATS_NEW = {
     '2.6.7': [
         { date: 'June 5, 2026 — 2.6.7 release' },
-        { title: 'Spotify Free — Spotify metadata with no credentials, and a rate-limit bridge (#798)', desc: 'a new "Spotify Free (no credentials)" metadata source. Pick it in Settings → Metadata to get Spotify search + enrichment without connecting a Spotify account (it uses the public web-player data via the optional spotapi package). It also works as a rate-limit bridge for connected users: if your real Spotify auth gets rate-limited, enrichment automatically falls through to the free source instead of stalling, then returns to your real auth once the ban lifts. The worker can be resumed mid-ban, the dashboard now shows "Running (Spotify Free)" instead of looking stuck, and the daily-API budget no longer blocks free work (it only ever capped real-API calls). Opt-in — nothing changes unless you select it.', page: 'settings' },
+        { title: 'Spotify Free — Spotify metadata with no credentials, and a rate-limit bridge (#798)', desc: 'a new "Spotify Free (no credentials)" metadata source. Pick it in Settings → Metadata to get Spotify search + enrichment without connecting a Spotify account (it uses the public web-player data via the optional spotapi package). It also works as a rate-limit bridge for connected users: if your real Spotify auth gets rate-limited, enrichment automatically falls through to the free source instead of stalling, then returns to your real auth once the ban lifts. The worker can be resumed mid-ban, the dashboard now shows "Running (Spotify Free)" instead of looking stuck, and the daily-API budget never pauses a Spotify-Free user — free work isn\'t counted against it, and once your real-API budget for the day is spent the worker switches to free (uncapped) for the rest of the day instead of pausing, reverting to your real auth on the daily reset. Opt-in — nothing changes unless you select it.', page: 'settings' },
         { title: 'Import IDs from File Tags — recover the provider IDs already in your files', desc: 'a new "Import IDs from File Tags" tool (Tools → Database & Scanning) reads the Spotify / iTunes / MusicBrainz / Deezer / Tidal / AudioDB / Genius / Last.fm IDs that SoulSync (or MusicBrainz Picard) already embedded in your files and fills them into the database. The media-server API never exposes these IDs, so the only way to get them is from the files themselves — and once they\'re in the DB, the enrichment workers skip every entity that already has an ID, saving a large amount of API traffic on an already-tagged library. Gap-fill only: it never overwrites an existing match, and it\'s atomically guarded so it can\'t clobber a match a worker makes at the same moment. New tracks also get this automatically as the final phase of every library scan, so it stays current without re-running the tool.', page: 'dashboard' },
         { title: 'Library Re-tag — rewrite your library\'s tags from the source, safely', desc: 'a proper Library Re-tag job replaces the old Retag tool. It matches each file to its source tracklist and rewrites the tags — title, artist, album, track / disc numbers, cover art, and the embedded source IDs — and shows you a per-track old→new diff before anything is written. Standard dry-run pattern (you see exactly what would change and opt in to apply), Light / Full depth settings, and it pulls cover art + metadata from your configured source order.', page: 'dashboard' },
         { title: 'Paste a metadata link to open an artist, album, or track (#775)', desc: 'the Search page now accepts a pasted metadata link. Paste a Spotify / iTunes / Deezer / etc. artist, album, or track URL and SoulSync resolves it and opens that exact item instead of running a name search — handy when a name search is ambiguous or you already have the link. Bare IDs are rejected as ambiguous (a link carries the entity type), and a clear not-found hint shows when nothing resolves.', page: 'search' },
@@ -3600,7 +3600,7 @@ const VERSION_MODAL_SECTIONS = [
             "pick \"Spotify Free (no credentials)\" in Settings → Metadata to use it without a Spotify account",
             "automatic rate-limit bridge for connected users — no more enrichment stalling out during a ban",
             "the worker resumes mid-ban, the dashboard shows \"Running (Spotify Free)\" instead of looking stuck",
-            "the daily-API budget no longer blocks free work — it only ever capped real-API calls",
+            "the daily-API budget never pauses a Spotify-Free user — when the real-API budget is spent it switches to free (uncapped) for the rest of the day instead of stopping",
             "opt-in; requires the optional spotapi package",
         ],
         usage_note: "Settings → Metadata → Spotify Free",