chore: bump version to v0.2.0

feat: failure journal and bounded retries (F11)
docs: mark F11 accepted and log manager decision
2026-10-30 10:27:11 +03:00 · 2026-10-30 10:27:10 +03:00 · 2026-10-30 10:22:34 +03:00 · 2026-10-30 10:22:29 +03:00 · 2026-10-30 10:22:27 +03:00 · 2026-10-30 09:18:59 +03:00
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--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ node_modules
 dist
 dev/extension
 dev/.smoke.env
+.opencode/tmp/
--- a/.opencode/feature_list.json
+++ b/.opencode/feature_list.json
@ -201,6 +201,54 @@
        "Promotion to prod is a human action; the loop proposes, a human deploys.",
        "Record the exact cron entry, the scoped grants, and the rollback commands verbatim."
      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "feature_id": "F11",
+      "title": "Persistent failure journal, bounded retry, failure API and module view",
+      "acceptance_steps": [
+        "Every failed (file, preset, format) task from the upload hook, manual `/generate`, and backfill appends an event to `<state-dir>/failures.jsonl`; replay derives the latest state per key across restarts and PM2 workers.",
+        "Default retry policy is max 3 attempts (initial + 2 retries) with 5 min then 15 min backoff; a failed task gets at least one automatic retry when the scheduler next runs with no active backfill inside the maintenance window.",
+        "Due retries run under the existing `run.lock`, process only the targeted file/preset/format pairs (bounded batch, default 50), and never trigger a full-library sweep; a manual `Run now` may ignore the window.",
+        "A recovered task appends a normal `state.jsonl` completion and is marked `recovered`; an exhausted task stays `failed` with attempts, last error, and timestamps, and is not retried again.",
+        "`GET /image-previews/failures?status=&limit=&offset=` returns persisted records plus file metadata (`filename_download`, `type`, `folder` when available), attempts, first/last failure, next retry, status, and error text; admin-only and read-only.",
+        "The admin module shows a \"Failed previews\" table with file, preset, format, attempts, last error, next retry, and status; no toasts or user-facing notifications are added.",
+        "Every failure logs a structured warn with `fileId`, `preset_key`, `format`, `attempt`, `next_retry_at`, and `error`; recovery logs at info. No file contents are logged.",
+        "Journal compaction under the run lock retains unresolved rows plus the last 1,000 recovered rows, so the file cannot grow without bound.",
+        "Targeted unit tests cover journal append/replay/idempotency, backoff schedule, max-attempt exhaustion, due-retry selection, and the failure endpoint response shape."
+      ],
+      "passes": true,
+      "blocked_by": [
+        "F08"
+      ],
+      "notes": [
+        "Root cause: `/ops` is an in-memory 200-entry ring buffer per PM2 worker; after a long run the 17 failure details were unrecoverable.",
+        "Do not reuse `/ops` for persistence; keep it as the live view. Journal is append-only for cluster safety; compact only under `run.lock`.",
+        "Retry policy starts with constants; expose settings only if tuning is needed after the first real run.",
+        "No user-facing notifications; logs and the read-only API/module table are the observability surface.",
+        "Accepted 2026-10-30 on code + test evidence (79/79, tsc clean, build OK) after three review rounds; browser module render and live PM2 scheduler/retry tick were waived by the user and remain unverified."
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "feature_id": "F12",
+      "title": "Host fix: `uploaded_on` integrity for TUS and legacy files (no Directus upgrade)",
+      "acceptance_steps": [
+        "Before change, record `count(*)`, `count(*) filter (where uploaded_on is null)`, and `count(*) filter (where created_on is null)` for `directus_files`; confirm the legacy null block explains the file-library ordering.",
+        "In a transaction after a table backup, run `update directus_files set uploaded_on = coalesce(created_on, now()) where uploaded_on is null;` and verify only `uploaded_on` changed (`modified_on`/`modified_by` unchanged, no new activity/revisions).",
+        "Set the column default to `(now() at time zone 'utc')` when absent, so future TUS inserts that omit `uploaded_on` receive a date.",
+        "Upload one test file with `TUS_ENABLED=true`; confirm `uploaded_on` is non-null, `tus_id`/`tus_data` are null after finish, and the file appears at the top of the unfiltered folder with `-uploaded_on`.",
+        "Keep `TUS_ENABLED=true`; no Directus upgrade and no extension code change required for this fix.",
+        "Document latent 11.17.4 TUS defects not changed here: client-declared `type`/`filesize`, and stale `tus_id` placeholders hidden from `/files` if finish/cleanup fails."
+      ],
+      "passes": true,
+      "blocked_by": [],
+      "notes": [
+        "Source: v11.17.4 `api/src/services/tus/{data-store,server}.ts` omits `uploaded_on`; only `/files` (`FilesService.uploadOne`) sets it. Upstream #28042 fixed in 12.4.0, not backported to 11.x.",
+        "Raw SQL is the only way to avoid bumping `modified_on`/`modified_by`; `ItemsService.updateOne` always runs payload specials even with `emitEvents:false`.",
+        "TUS row insert omits `uploaded_on` entirely, so a DB default applies to future inserts. Host `TimeZone=Etc/UTC`; `(now() at time zone 'utc')::timestamptz` matches Directus's UTC writes.",
+        "Verified 2026-10-30: 2,836 null rows backfilled from `created_on`; 39,350/39,350 dated; latest 5 TUS rows have non-null `uploaded_on`, `tus_id=null`, delta vs `created_on` 0–0.24s; zero `idle in transaction`.",
+        "Apparent inverted sort is a UI icon issue, not data: Directus cards `header.vue` flips the sort glyph for descending, opposite to tabular. Network `sort[]=-uploaded_on` = newest first; `sort[]=uploaded_on` = oldest first. No server/data fix needed.",
+        "This is host data remediation, not extension code; keep it separate from the preview warmer."
+      ]
    }
  ]
 }
--- a/.opencode/goal.md
+++ b/.opencode/goal.md
@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 Status: SCAFFOLDED — opened 2026-10-25. Standalone extension project (independent of any host
 application).
 Location: `/home/rawman/Projects/DirectusExtensions/directus-extension-generate-image-previews`
+Branch: `goal/image-previews` (created from master 2026-10-30).
 Target: self-hosted Directus **11.17.4** (PM2 cluster, local disk storage).
 Project type: Directus **bundle** extension (app module + api hook + api endpoint).

@ -112,6 +113,48 @@ Our registry (`src/lib/presets.ts`) mirrors this exact list:
 - `debug` setting enables verbose structured logs; logs carry ids/metadata only, never file contents.
 - Everything except `/generate` is read-only.

+## Failure journal & bounded retries (2026-10-30)
+
+Backfill failures are currently only counted in `run.json` and held in the in-memory `/ops` ring
+buffer (last 200 entries, per PM2 worker). After a long run the details are lost. Add a durable
+failure journal and a bounded retry path.
+
+- `failures.jsonl` under the state dir = append-only events `{type:'failed'|'retry'|'recovered',
+  ts, file_id, preset_key, format, attempt, next_retry_at?, error?, ms?}`. Replay derives the latest
+  state per `(file_id, preset_key, format)`; append-only so PM2 workers can write safely.
+- Every failure (upload hook, manual `/generate`, backfill) is journaled. Default retry policy:
+  max 3 attempts (initial + 2 retries), backoff 5 min then 15 min. Due retries run only while enabled,
+  inside the maintenance window (manual `Run now` may ignore it), with no active backfill, under the
+  same `run.lock`; targeted file/preset/format retries — never a full-library sweep.
+- Success after retry appends a normal `state.jsonl` completion and marks the failure `recovered`.
+  Exhausted retries stay `failed` with the last error and remain readable.
+- `GET /image-previews/failures?status=&limit=&offset=` returns persisted records + file metadata,
+  attempts, timestamps, next retry and error text. Admin-only, read-only.
+- Module: "Failed previews" table (file, preset, format, attempts, last error, next retry, status).
+  No toasts or user-facing notifications.
+- Log every failure at warn with ids/metadata + error; log recoveries at info. No file contents.
+- Journal is compacted under the run lock: keep unresolved rows + last 1,000 recovered; never grow
+  unbounded. `/ops` remains the live in-memory view.
+
+## Host data fix: `uploaded_on` for TUS uploads (2026-10-30)
+
+Scope split (user decision): DB access and execution stay with the user; this repo only ships the SQL
+script + runbook. No extension code change for this item.
+
+Directus 11.17.4 TUS uploads omit `uploaded_on` (`TusDataStore.create` + `onUploadFinish`); the
+regular `POST /files` path sets it. Upstream issue #28042 is fixed only in 12.4.0; this host stays on
+11.17.4.
+
+- Fix existing rows directly in Postgres: `update directus_files set uploaded_on =
+  coalesce(created_on, now()) where uploaded_on is null;` in a transaction, after a table backup.
+  Raw SQL touches only `uploaded_on`; it does not bump `modified_on`/`modified_by`, emit events, or
+  create revisions.
+- Add a UTC column default so future TUS inserts get a date:
+  `alter table directus_files alter column uploaded_on set default (now() at time zone 'utc');`
+  Confirm one new TUS upload has non-null `uploaded_on` and `tus_id = null`.
+- Keep `TUS_ENABLED=true`; no Directus upgrade and no extension code required. Latent TUS defects
+  (client-declared `type`/`filesize`, stale `tus_id` placeholders) are documented, not changed.
+
 ## Safe deployment & staging (must not crash prod)

 - **Fail-open, inert by default**: every entrypoint is tiny, bodies wrapped in try/catch, hooks never
@ -157,6 +200,8 @@ src/
    warmer.ts            in-process getAsset(x, { transformationParams, acceptFormat }) + concurrency
    backfill.ts          enumerate directus_files (image/*), window-aware, resumable
    state.ts             state.jsonl read/append/resume
+    failures.ts          failures.jsonl append/replay/compact
+    retry.ts             due-retry selection + backoff/max-attempt policy
    settings.ts          config file read/write + env defaults
    disk.ts              sum sizes of __<hash> files (driver.list + stat)
    window.ts            maintenance-window logic (is-now-in-window, next-window)
--- a/.opencode/progress.txt
+++ b/.opencode/progress.txt
@ -146,3 +146,169 @@ Built the full extension locally and smoke-tested against an **isolated** Direct
  maintenance window, no external cron/token, pauses when the window closes and resumes next night.
 - UI now shows last-run errors and `paused (window closed)`.
 - Tests 43/43, typecheck clean.
+
+## 2026-10-30 — file-library ordering / TUS `uploaded_on` / failure observability
+
+- User report: fresh files absent from folder list unless filtered by `uploaded_on`; 4,649-item Documents
+  folder; page size raised to 1000 remained slow.
+- Directus 11.17.4 source check: filtered result is an `_and` subset of unfiltered; no app item cache.
+  Postgres `ORDER BY uploaded_on DESC` = NULLS FIRST, so a large null-date block fills every page before
+  fresh rows. TUS (`TusDataStore.create` + `onUploadFinish`) never sets `uploaded_on`; regular
+  `POST /files` does. Upstream #28042 fixed only in 12.4.0; host stays 11.17.4.
+- Host checks (pgAdmin): `created_on IS NULL` = **0**; `directus_files` total **39,350**,
+  `uploaded_on IS NULL` = **2,836**, dated = **36,514**.
+- `uploaded_on` default added successfully: `DEFAULT (now() AT TIME ZONE 'utc')`.
+- **Backfill UPDATE was not applied**: `uploaded_on IS NULL` still 2,836. Defaults do not backfill
+  history. Re-run `UPDATE directus_files SET uploaded_on = created_on WHERE uploaded_on IS NULL;`
+  (transaction, backup) and verify null count = 0.
+- Slow thumbnails: backfill only ~95,744 / 661,232 tasks done (~14%); loading 1,000 cards issues 1,000
+  transform requests, most cold → on-demand sharp. Use 25–100 page size; let backfill finish or run
+  outside-window with low concurrency.
+- Added feature specs F11 (durable `failures.jsonl` + bounded retry + `/failures` + module table) and
+  F12 (host `uploaded_on` remediation). F12 remains `passes:false` until the backfill UPDATE is
+  actually applied and one new TUS upload is verified.
+
+## 2026-10-30 — production outage: uncommitted pgAdmin DDL held lock (resolved)
+
+- Symptom: Directus UI/API slow, 500s, health timeouts, container unhealthy. `directus.log` showed
+  repeated `KnexTimeoutError: Timeout acquiring a connection`, `Can't connect to the database`, and
+  60s request aborts.
+- Root cause: pgAdmin backend **PID 674331** (`pgAdmin 4 - CONN:4204762`) was `idle in transaction`
+  holding a granted `AccessExclusiveLock` on `public.directus_files`. Its last query was the
+  `ALTER TABLE ... ALTER COLUMN uploaded_on SET DEFAULT ...`; it was never committed. All 80 Directus
+  pool connections (4 workers × 20) were active waiting on `Lock/relation` for `directus_files`, so the
+  API pool was exhausted.
+- A `commit;` from a different pgAdmin connection (PID 674244) does not commit another session's
+  transaction. DDL must be run with auto-commit on or `BEGIN; ...; COMMIT;` in the same session.
+- Recovery: terminated PID 674331 (`pg_terminate_backend`). Its uncommitted ALTER rolled back; lock
+  released; Directus pool drained; `/server/health` returned `{"status":"ok"}` and container health
+  returned `healthy`.
+- Re-applied default safely with `lock_timeout=3s`:
+  `DEFAULT (now() AT TIME ZONE 'utc')`. Verified in `information_schema.columns`.
+- Applied backfill in one transaction with `lock_timeout=5s`, `statement_timeout=30s`:
+  `UPDATE directus_files SET uploaded_on = created_on WHERE uploaded_on IS NULL;` → **UPDATE 2836**,
+  COMMIT. Verified `null_dates = 0`, `dated = 39,350`, zero `Lock` waiters afterwards.
+- No code/config deploy involved. Raw SQL did not touch `modified_on`/`modified_by`.
+- Remaining verification: upload one TUS file and confirm non-null `uploaded_on` + `tus_id = null`;
+  then confirm the folder list shows it at top with `-uploaded_on`.
+- Verified on 2026-10-30 after recovery:
+  - latest 5 TUS uploads all have non-null `uploaded_on`, `tus_id = null`, correct `folder`
+  - `uploaded_on - created_on` ≈ 0–0.24s (default is applied at INSERT, finish is immediate)
+  - `show timezone` = `Etc/UTC`, so `(now() AT TIME ZONE 'utc')` cast to `timestamptz` is correct
+  - zero rows `state = 'idle in transaction'`; no lock waiters
+- DB/TUS acceptance for F12 is done. Only remaining check: browser Files view shows a fresh TUS file
+  at the top of the unfiltered folder with `sort=-uploaded_on` and `page=1`.
+- F12 passes. Browser shows fresh files at top when the cards sort control sends `-uploaded_on`.
+- Apparent "inverted sorting" is a Directus cards UI icon bug, not data. v11.17.4
+  `app/src/layouts/cards/components/header.vue` flips the `sort` glyph for descending, while tabular
+  flips it for ascending. Query semantics are correct: `sort[]=uploaded_on` = ascending (oldest first),
+  `sort[]=-uploaded_on` = descending (newest first). Selecting a field resets direction to ascending.
+  Workaround: toggle until DevTools shows `-uploaded_on`, ignore glyph; or use tabular.
+
+## 2026-10-30 — F11 persistent failure journal + bounded retry + /failures + module table
+
+Applicant: coder
+Feature: F11 — Persistent failure journal, bounded retry, failure API and module view
+Branch: feat/F11 @ de25e50 (base goal/image-previews @ 7951f82)
+
+RUN: 2026-10-30T06:26:28Z | coder | /home/rawman/Projects/DirectusExtensions/directus-extension-generate-image-previews | feat/F11 @ de25e50 | npx tsc --noEmit; npm test; npm run build | specs=0 | exit=0 | pass=55 | log=.opencode/tmp/runs/f11-test.log
+
+Summary:
+- Added `src/lib/failures.ts`: append-only `<state-dir>/failures.jsonl`, replay of the latest record per
+  `(file_id,preset_key,format)` (key = `completedKeyOf`), corrupt-line tolerance, atomic compaction
+  (unresolved + last 1,000 recovered), and `listFailures` with status filter + limit/offset.
+- Added `src/lib/retry.ts`: MAX_ATTEMPTS=3, 5m/15m backoff, `nextRetryAt`, `dueRetries`,
+  `journalFailure`/`markRecovered`, and `runDueRetries` (enabled/window/lock gated, targeted bounded
+  batch default 50, grouped by file, full preset + acceptFormat via `warmVariant`, completion + recovered
+  on success, attempt+1 + next retry on failure, compaction under `run.lock`, never throws).
+- Hooked failure journaling into the upload warm hook, `POST /generate`, and the backfill; successes mark
+  prior failures recovered. Journal writes never alter responses or hook behavior.
+- Hook scheduler tick now runs due retries first, then the existing backfill.
+- Added admin-only `GET /image-previews/failures?status=&limit=&offset=` with one batched
+  `directus_files` metadata query (`filename_download`, `type`, `folder`) and ISO/human timestamps.
+- Module: “Failed previews” table + Refresh (no toasts); API reference includes `/failures`; polling
+  interval unchanged.
+- Types added; README/AGENTS/project SKILL state-file docs updated.
+- Tests: `failures.test.ts` (append/replay/latest-state/corrupt/idempotent/compaction/list) and
+  `retry.test.ts` (backoff/exhaustion/due selection/bounded batch/grouping/missing preset/recovered/
+  failure/disabled).
+
+Files changed:
+- src/lib/failures.ts (new), src/lib/failures.test.ts (new)
+- src/lib/retry.ts (new), src/lib/retry.test.ts (new)
+- src/lib/types.ts, src/lib/warmer.ts, src/lib/backfill.ts
+- src/hook/index.ts, src/endpoint/index.ts, src/module/module.vue
+- README.md, AGENTS.md, .opencode/skills/directus-image-previews/SKILL.md, .gitignore
+- .opencode/progress.txt
+
+Commands:
+- `npx tsc --noEmit` → exit 0, 0 errors (`.opencode/tmp/runs/f11-tsc.log`)
+- `npm test` → exit 0, 55/55 pass (`.opencode/tmp/runs/f11-test.log`)
+- `npm run build` → exit 0, `dist/app.js` + `dist/api.js` emitted (`.opencode/tmp/runs/f11-build.log`)
+
+Manual verification steps:
+1. Cause a failure (unsupported preset format or missing file) from upload, `POST /generate`, and backfill;
+   confirm one line per failure in `<state-dir>/failures.jsonl` and a warn log with `fileId`,
+   `preset_key`, `format`, `attempt`, `next_retry_at`, `error`.
+2. Inside the maintenance window with no backfill active, wait for the next 15-minute tick; confirm a due
+   pair is retried, success writes `state.jsonl` + a `recovered` event and logs info, failure writes
+   `attempt+1` with 15m backoff (or exhausted at 3).
+3. `GET /image-previews/failures?status=failed&limit=50&offset=0` as admin: records include file metadata,
+   attempts, first/last failure, next retry raw+ISO/human, status, error, ms; non-admin gets 403.
+4. Module “Failed previews” table renders and Refresh reloads; no toast/notification appears.
+
+Not verified locally:
+- Browser rendering of the new module table (no live Directus/admin session in this run).
+- Live PM2 `schedule('*/15 * * * *')` tick and maintenance-window retry execution.
+- Concurrent PM2 append behavior and compaction race with upload-hook appends.
+
+## 2026-10-30 — F11 review fixes
+
+- Head: `feat/F11` @ `e10819c`.
+- Replay now derives attempts from `event.attempt`; fail→recover→fail starts a fresh cycle (attempt 1) and duplicate failed events are idempotent.
+- Journal writer lock (`failures.lock`, 20×10 ms, 30 s stale): appends serialize, compaction returns `false` if it cannot lock, and append still falls back to writing.
+- Backfill loads the journal once, skips unresolved failures per pair, and caps journal attempts at `MAX_ATTEMPTS`; recovered pairs still append `recovered`.
+- Added `/failures` shape/validation tests, retry lock/window tests, fail→recover→fail, attempt cap, and 50-append compaction race tests.
+
+## 2026-10-30 — F11 second review fixes
+
+- Implementation head: `feat/F11` @ `7f46493` (progress commit follows).
+- Journal writes now require the `failures.lock` directory (`owner.json` with random token + pid) and never append unlocked. Blocking acquisition defaults to 10 s / 10 ms poll; timeout drops the event with `image-previews: could not journal failure` and `fileId`/`preset_key`/`format`.
+- Stale locks are broken only when the owner pid is dead (`process.kill(pid, 0)` → `ESRCH`); mtime staleness removed. Release only removes the lock when `owner.json.token` still matches.
+- `compactFailures` uses the same lock across read→write temp→rename, returns `false` when it cannot acquire, and uses a pid+token-unique temp filename.
+- Tests now cover live-owner append refusal, dead-pid recovery, foreign-token release, live-lock compaction refusal, temporarily-held-lock 50-append race, and `planFileTasks` total/resume/skip counting.
+- `npx tsc --noEmit` 0 errors; `npm test` 69/69 pass; `npm run build` emits both bundles. Logs: `.opencode/tmp/runs/f11-fix2-{tsc,test,build}.log`.
+- Remaining manual checks: live PM2 scheduler retry tick, browser module rendering, and a real multi-worker compaction/append run.
+
+## 2026-10-30 — F11 final lock hardening
+
+- Implementation head: `feat/F11` @ `bc20c6a` (progress commit follows).
+- Lock is now an atomic `failures.lock` file written with `flag:'wx'`; owner carries `token`, `pid`, `bootId`, `startTime`, `ts`. Identity readers use `/proc/sys/kernel/random/boot_id` and `/proc/<pid>/stat` field 22, with injectable readers for tests.
+- Dead-lock reclaim runs only under `failures.lock.reclaim` (mkdir guard). Inside the guard it re-stats/re-reads the current owner and unlinks only a dead owner or an unreadable owner older than the 2 s grace. Live owners are never broken; stale guards older than 30 s are removed.
+- Release unlinks only when the current `owner.token` matches; no unlink on mismatch or read error.
+- Tests added: concurrent reclaim of a dead lock, missing/corrupt owner grace, PID reuse by bootId and startTime, guard-held reclaim and stale-guard recovery. Existing live-owner timeout, foreign-token release, 50-append race, and compaction-blocked tests stay green.
+- `npx tsc --noEmit` 0 errors; `npm test` 76/76 pass; `npm run build` emits both bundles. Logs: `.opencode/tmp/runs/f11-lock-{test,build}.log` and `f11-lock-final-*`.
+- Remaining manual checks: live PM2 multi-worker append/compaction, live scheduler retry tick, browser module rendering.
+
+## 2026-10-30 — F11 reclaim-guard lifecycle fix
+
+- Implementation head: `feat/F11` @ `cd973ca` (progress commit follows).
+- Stale guard removal is now atomic: `rename(guardPath, guardPath.stale.<staleKey>)` with a marker inside the quarantined dir; losers retry instead of deleting a successor guard. Guard writes `owner.json` `{token,pid,ts}` and its `finally` only removes the guard when the token matches.
+- Added injectable `now` clock. Tests: two waiters on one stale guard (both events survive), foreign-token guard release keeps the successor, plus existing lock/race/compaction tests.
+- `npx tsc --noEmit` 0; `npm test` 78/78 pass; `npm run build` emits both bundles. Logs: `.opencode/tmp/runs/f11-guard2-{test,build}.log` and `f11-guard-final-*`.
+- Remaining manual checks: live PM2 multi-worker append/compaction, live scheduler retry tick, browser module rendering.
+
+## 2026-10-30 — F11 stale-guard snapshot verification
+
+- Implementation head: `feat/F11` @ `4bd69dd` (progress commit follows).
+- Stale-guard branch now snapshots `observedMtime` + `observedOwner` before any re-read, quarantines with `guardPath.stale.<pid>.<uuid>`, then verifies the moved directory's owner token (or both null) and mtime against the snapshot. Mismatch restores the successor guard and retries; restore failure returns false without running the action.
+- Added deterministic successor-replacement test via guard hooks; both appends survive and the successor guard is restored.
+- `npx tsc --noEmit` 0; `npm test` 79/79 pass; `npm run build` emits both bundles. Logs: `.opencode/tmp/runs/f11-guard3-{test,build}.log` and `f11-guard3-final-*`.
+- Remaining manual checks: live PM2 multi-worker append/compaction, live scheduler retry tick, browser module rendering.
+
+## 2026-10-30 — Manager: F11 accepted, F12 host fix recorded
+
+- Decision: squash-merged `feat/F11` into `goal/image-previews` after reviewer APPROVE (79/79 tests, tsc clean, build OK) and flipped F11 passes=true. User waived the manual browser/live-PM2 checks; recorded as unverified in the F11 note.
+- Context: three review rounds hardened replay attempts, compaction-vs-append locking, exhausted-retry handling, and reclaim-guard identity. Residual fs-lock scheduling windows are documented and accepted.
+- Outcome: accepted. F12 passes=true came from the user's own host verification (2,836 null rows backfilled, column default set) and was committed unchanged. Extension repo still owns no DB code for F12.
+- Learning: journal locking is the hard part, not the retry logic — plan the lock protocol before writing the journal. Browser + live-cluster checks remain the only gaps; deploy requires a human.
--- a/.opencode/skills/directus-image-previews/SKILL.md
+++ b/.opencode/skills/directus-image-previews/SKILL.md
@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ cache files:
  settings.json   effective config
  run.json        progress (running/done/total/generated/hits/failed/rate/eta/paused/cancelled/error)
  state.jsonl     completed {file_id,preset_key,format} → resume
+  failures.jsonl  append-only failure events; replay = latest per task; compacted under run.lock
  run.lock        cluster-wide run lock
  cancel.flag     cancellation request
 ```
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ pacing).
  (default `/directus/uploads/.image-previews`; override `IMAGE_PREVIEWS_STATE_DIR`). Do NOT default to
  `/directus/extensions/...` — that path is a root-owned volume and the API runs as `node` → EACCES.
 - `state.jsonl` = append-only completed `{file_id,preset_key,format}` → resume.
+- `failures.jsonl` = append-only failure events; replay derives the latest state per
+  `(file_id,preset_key,format)`. Compacted under `run.lock` (unresolved + last 1,000 recovered).
 - All state is **file-backed** (PM2 cluster, 8 workers — never in-memory).

 ## Nightly scheduling
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ All require a Directus admin session or admin token. Human-readable fields accom
 - `POST /image-previews/generate` — one file (`{fileId, keys?, formats?, dryRun?}`)
 - `GET /image-previews/resolve-plan?fileId=&key=` — predicted cache filename, no write
 - `GET /image-previews/ops?limit=` — recent operations with timing + error messages
+- `GET /image-previews/failures?status=&limit=&offset=` — persisted failures with file metadata, attempts,
+  timestamps, next retry and error (`status` = `failed`, `recovered`, or `retry`; limit max 200)

 The admin module includes a full API reference with curl examples.

@ -115,10 +117,24 @@ The extension schedules itself **inside Directus** — no external cron, no toke
 - every 15 minutes it checks whether it is inside the maintenance window;
 - if enabled, inside the window, and no run is active, it starts/resumes the backfill;
 - the backfill **pauses when the window closes** and resumes the next night (it is resumable);
- once all tasks are done, it stays idle until the next day.
+- once all tasks are done, it stays idle until the next day;
+- before starting the backfill it runs any due failure retries (targeted pairs only, bounded batch).

 `Run now` in the admin module ignores the window.

+## Failures and retries
+
+Every failed `(file, preset, format)` task from the upload hook, `POST /generate`, and the backfill is
+appended to `<state-dir>/failures.jsonl`. Replay derives the latest state per task, so details survive
+restarts and PM2 workers. The journal is append-only; it is compacted under `run.lock` to keep unresolved
+tasks plus the last 1,000 recovered ones.
+
+Retry policy: max 3 attempts (initial + 2 retries), backoff 5 minutes then 15 minutes. Due retries run
+inside the maintenance window only when no backfill is active, under the same `run.lock`, and process only
+the targeted file/preset/format pairs (default batch 50). A success appends the normal `state.jsonl`
+completion and marks the task `recovered`; an exhausted task stays `failed` with its last error and is not
+retried again. Failures are logged at warn with ids/metadata only; recoveries at info.
+
 ## Safe testing & deployment

 Never test against a production instance.
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
 	"name": "directus-extension-generate-image-previews",
-	"version": "0.1.0",
+	"version": "0.2.0",
 	"lockfileVersion": 3,
 	"requires": true,
 	"packages": {
 		"": {
 			"name": "directus-extension-generate-image-previews",
-			"version": "0.1.0",
+			"version": "0.2.0",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"object-hash": "^3.0.0"
 			},
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
    "url": "https://code.at.locus.im/Rawman/directus-extension-generate-image-previews/issues"
  },
  "icon": "extension",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.2.0",
  "keywords": [
    "directus",
    "directus-extension",
--- a/src/endpoint/index.ts
+++ b/src/endpoint/index.ts
@ -2,12 +2,15 @@ import { defineEndpoint } from '@directus/extensions-sdk';
 import type { Request, Response, NextFunction } from 'express';
 import { runBackfill, requestCancel } from '../lib/backfill';
 import { computePlan, getOps, recordOp } from '../lib/diagnostics';
+import { enrichFailures, listFailures, parseFailureQuery, replayFailureMap } from '../lib/failures';
 import { humanBytes, humanDuration, humanMs, toIso } from '../lib/format';
 import { buildRegistry, effectiveFormatsForPreset, formatsForPreset, loadCustomPresets } from '../lib/presets';
+import { journalFailure, markRecovered } from '../lib/retry';
 import { mergeSettings, readSettings, writeSettings } from '../lib/settings';
 import { isLocked, readRun } from '../lib/state';
 import { previewExists, storageUsage } from '../lib/storage';
 import { SYSTEM_PRESETS } from '../lib/system-presets';
+import type { FailureFileMeta, FailureListQuery } from '../lib/types';
 import { isInWindow, nextWindow } from '../lib/window';
 import { warmFile } from '../lib/warmer';

@ -195,6 +198,44 @@ export default defineEndpoint({
 			}),
 		);

+		router.get(
+			'/failures',
+			asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
+				let query: FailureListQuery;
+
+				try {
+					query = parseFailureQuery({
+						status: req.query.status,
+						limit: req.query.limit,
+						offset: req.query.offset,
+					});
+				} catch (error) {
+					res.status(400).json({ error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error) });
+					return;
+				}
+
+				const result = await listFailures(env, query);
+				const ids = [ ...new Set(result.records.map((record) => record.file_id)) ];
+				const files = new Map<string, FailureFileMeta>();
+
+				if (ids.length > 0) {
+					const schema = await getSchema();
+					const items = new services['ItemsService']('directus_files', { schema });
+					const rows = await items.readByQuery({
+						filter: { id: { _in: ids } },
+						fields: [ 'id', 'filename_download', 'type', 'folder' ],
+						limit: ids.length,
+					});
+
+					for (const row of Array.isArray(rows) ? rows : []) {
+						files.set(String(row.id), row as FailureFileMeta);
+					}
+				}
+
+				res.json({ ...result, records: enrichFailures(result.records, files) });
+			}),
+		);
+
 		router.post(
 			'/generate',
 			asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
@ -253,6 +294,35 @@ export default defineEndpoint({
 						}),
 				});

+				const failureRecords = await replayFailureMap(env);
+
+				for (const result of summary.results) {
+					if (result.ok) {
+						await markRecovered(
+							env,
+							{
+								file_id: fileId,
+								preset_key: result.key,
+								format: result.format,
+								ms: result.ms,
+							},
+							{ records: failureRecords, logger },
+						);
+					} else {
+						await journalFailure(
+							env,
+							{
+								file_id: fileId,
+								preset_key: result.key,
+								format: result.format,
+								error: result.error,
+								ms: result.ms,
+							},
+							{ records: failureRecords, logger },
+						);
+					}
+				}
+
 				res.json({
 					fileId,
 					ms: Date.now() - started,
--- a/src/hook/index.ts
+++ b/src/hook/index.ts
@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import { defineHook } from '@directus/extensions-sdk';
 import { runBackfill } from '../lib/backfill';
 import { recordOp } from '../lib/diagnostics';
+import { replayFailureMap } from '../lib/failures';
 import { buildRegistry, isImageType, loadCustomPresets } from '../lib/presets';
+import { journalFailure, markRecovered, runDueRetries } from '../lib/retry';
 import { readSettings } from '../lib/settings';
 import { readRun } from '../lib/state';
 import { warmFile } from '../lib/warmer';
@ -60,6 +62,35 @@ export default defineHook(({ action, schedule }, { services, database, getSchema
 				}),
 		});

+		const failureRecords = await replayFailureMap(env);
+
+		for (const result of summary.results) {
+			if (result.ok) {
+				await markRecovered(
+					env,
+					{
+						file_id: fileId,
+						preset_key: result.key,
+						format: result.format,
+						ms: result.ms,
+					},
+					{ records: failureRecords, logger },
+				);
+			} else {
+				await journalFailure(
+					env,
+					{
+						file_id: fileId,
+						preset_key: result.key,
+						format: result.format,
+						error: result.error,
+						ms: result.ms,
+					},
+					{ records: failureRecords, logger },
+				);
+			}
+		}
+
 		if (settings.debug) logger.info({ fileId, summary }, 'image-previews: warmed upload');
 	}

@ -73,6 +104,12 @@ export default defineHook(({ action, schedule }, { services, database, getSchema

 		if (run?.running) return;

+		const retryOutcome = await runDueRetries({ services, database, getSchema, env, logger }, {});
+
+		if (retryOutcome.status === 'completed' && retryOutcome.processed > 0) {
+			logger.info(retryOutcome, 'image-previews: due retries processed');
+		}
+
 		const finishedToday = run?.finishedAt
 			? new Date(run.finishedAt).toDateString() === new Date().toDateString()
 			: false;
--- a/src/lib/backfill.ts
+++ b/src/lib/backfill.ts
@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 import { computePlan, recordOp } from './diagnostics';
-import { buildRegistry, effectiveFormatsForPreset, isImageType, loadCustomPresets, tasksPerFile } from './presets';
+import { replayFailureMap } from './failures';
+import {
+	buildRegistry,
+	effectiveFormat,
+	formatsForPreset,
+	isImageType,
+	loadCustomPresets,
+	tasksPerFile,
+} from './presets';
+import { journalFailure, markRecovered } from './retry';
 import { readSettings } from './settings';
 import {
 	acquireLock,
@ -13,8 +22,8 @@ import {
 	requestCancel,
 	writeRun,
 } from './state';
-import type { Preset, RunState } from './types';
-import { errorMessage, warmFile } from './warmer';
+import type { FailureRecord, Preset, RunState } from './types';
+import { errorMessage, warmTasks, type WarmTaskSpec } from './warmer';
 import { isInWindow } from './window';
 import { listFileNames } from './storage';

@ -39,6 +48,45 @@ export interface BackfillOutcome {

 const PAGE_SIZE = 100;

+export interface FileTaskPlan {
+	tasks: WarmTaskSpec[];
+	completed: number;
+	skipped: number;
+}
+
+export function planFileTasks(
+	fileId: string,
+	presets: Preset[],
+	formats: string[],
+	completed: Set<string>,
+	failures: Map<string, FailureRecord>,
+): FileTaskPlan {
+	const tasks: WarmTaskSpec[] = [];
+	let completedCount = 0;
+	let skipped = 0;
+
+	for (const preset of presets) {
+		for (const variant of formatsForPreset(preset, formats)) {
+			const format = effectiveFormat(preset, variant);
+			const key = completedKeyOf(fileId, preset.key, format);
+
+			if (completed.has(key)) {
+				completedCount += 1;
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			if (failures.get(key)?.status === 'failed') {
+				skipped += 1;
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			tasks.push({ preset, format: variant });
+		}
+	}
+
+	return { tasks, completed: completedCount, skipped };
+}
+
 let inProcessRunning = false;

 async function countImageFiles(database: any): Promise<number> {
@ -95,6 +143,7 @@ export async function runBackfill(deps: BackfillDeps, options: BackfillOptions =
 		await writeRun(run, deps.env);

 		const completed = await loadCompleted(deps.env);
+		const failureRecords = await replayFailureMap(deps.env);

 		let existingFiles = new Set<string>();
 		try {
@ -132,24 +181,20 @@ export async function runBackfill(deps: BackfillDeps, options: BackfillOptions =

 				if (!isImageType(file.type)) continue;

-				const pending = presets.filter((preset) =>
-					effectiveFormatsForPreset(preset, formats).some(
-						(format) => !completed.has(completedKeyOf(file.id, preset.key, format)),
-					),
-				);
+				const planned = planFileTasks(file.id, presets, formats, completed, failureRecords);
+				const tasks = planned.tasks;

-				const pendingTasks = pending.reduce(
-					(total, preset) => total + effectiveFormatsForPreset(preset, formats).length,
-					0,
-				);
-				const alreadyDone = perFile - pendingTasks;
-
-				if (alreadyDone > 0) {
-					run.hits += alreadyDone;
-					run.done += alreadyDone;
+				if (planned.completed > 0) {
+					run.hits += planned.completed;
+					run.done += planned.completed;
 				}

-				if (pending.length === 0) {
+				if (planned.skipped > 0) {
+					run.failed += planned.skipped;
+					run.done += planned.skipped;
+				}
+
+				if (tasks.length === 0) {
 					await writeRun(run, deps.env);
 					continue;
 				}
@ -173,7 +218,7 @@ export async function runBackfill(deps: BackfillDeps, options: BackfillOptions =
 					}
 				};

-				const summary = await warmFile(assets, file.id, pending, {
+				const summary = await warmTasks(assets, file.id, tasks, {
 					concurrency: settings.concurrency,
 					formats,
 					isCached,
@ -199,11 +244,32 @@ export async function runBackfill(deps: BackfillDeps, options: BackfillOptions =
 							{ file_id: file.id, preset_key: result.key, format: result.format, ts: Date.now() },
 							deps.env,
 						);
+						await markRecovered(
+							deps.env,
+							{
+								file_id: file.id,
+								preset_key: result.key,
+								format: result.format,
+								ms: result.ms,
+							},
+							{ records: failureRecords, logger: deps.logger },
+						);

 						if (result.cached) run.hits += 1;
 						else run.generated += 1;
 					} else {
 						run.failed += 1;
+						await journalFailure(
+							deps.env,
+							{
+								file_id: file.id,
+								preset_key: result.key,
+								format: result.format,
+								error: result.error,
+								ms: result.ms,
+							},
+							{ records: failureRecords, logger: deps.logger },
+						);
 					}

 					run.done += 1;
--- a/src/lib/failures.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/failures.test.ts
@ -0,0 +1,649 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { spawn } from 'node:child_process';
+import { appendFile, mkdir, mkdtemp, readFile, readdir, rename, rm, utimes, writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
+import { tmpdir } from 'node:os';
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+import { test } from 'node:test';
+import {
+	acquireFailureLock,
+	appendFailure,
+	compactFailures,
+	enrichFailures,
+	failuresFilePath,
+	failuresLockPath,
+	failuresReclaimPath,
+	listFailures,
+	parseFailureQuery,
+	releaseReclaimGuard,
+	replayFailures,
+} from './failures';
+import { ensureStateDir } from './state';
+import type { FailureEvent, FailureRecord } from './types';
+
+async function withTempEnv(run: (env: Record<string, string>) => Promise<void>): Promise<void> {
+	const dir = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), 'image-previews-failures-'));
+
+	try {
+		await run({ IMAGE_PREVIEWS_STATE_DIR: dir });
+	} finally {
+		await rm(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+	}
+}
+
+async function deadPid(): Promise<number> {
+	const child = spawn(process.execPath, [ '-e', '' ], { stdio: 'ignore' });
+	const pid = child.pid;
+
+	if (!pid) throw new Error('child process has no pid');
+
+	await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+		child.once('exit', () => resolve());
+		child.once('error', reject);
+	});
+
+	return pid;
+}
+
+async function sleep(ms: number): Promise<void> {
+	await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
+}
+
+function event(overrides: Partial<FailureEvent> & Pick<FailureEvent, 'type' | 'ts' | 'file_id'>): FailureEvent {
+	return {
+		type: overrides.type,
+		ts: overrides.ts,
+		file_id: overrides.file_id,
+		preset_key: overrides.preset_key ?? 'system-medium-cover',
+		format: overrides.format === undefined ? 'avif' : overrides.format,
+		attempt: overrides.attempt ?? 1,
+		next_retry_at: overrides.next_retry_at,
+		error: overrides.error,
+		ms: overrides.ms,
+	};
+}
+
+async function waitForGuardOwner(env: Record<string, string>, token: string): Promise<void> {
+	const guard = failuresReclaimPath(env);
+	const deadline = Date.now() + 1000;
+
+	while (Date.now() < deadline) {
+		try {
+			const owner = JSON.parse(await readFile(`${guard}/owner.json`, 'utf8')) as { token?: string };
+			if (owner.token === token) return;
+		} catch {
+			await sleep(5);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		await sleep(5);
+	}
+
+	throw new Error(`guard owner ${token} was not restored`);
+}
+
+async function writeLock(env: Record<string, string>, owner: Record<string, unknown> = {}): Promise<void> {
+	await writeFile(
+		failuresLockPath(env),
+		JSON.stringify({
+			token: 'test-owner',
+			pid: process.pid,
+			bootId: null,
+			startTime: null,
+			ts: Date.now(),
+			...owner,
+		}),
+		'utf8',
+	);
+}
+
+test('appendFailure + replayFailures derive the latest state per task', async () => {
+	await withTempEnv(async (env) => {
+		await appendFailure(
+			event({ type: 'failed', ts: 1000, file_id: 'f1', attempt: 1, next_retry_at: 2000, error: 'boom', ms: 10 }),
+			env,
+		);
+		await appendFailure(
+			event({ type: 'failed', ts: 3000, file_id: 'f1', attempt: 2, next_retry_at: null, error: 'boom2', ms: 20 }),
+			env,
+		);
+		await appendFailure(event({ type: 'recovered', ts: 4000, file_id: 'f1', attempt: 3, ms: 5 }), env);
+		await appendFailure(event({ type: 'failed', ts: 5000, file_id: 'f2', format: null }), env);
+
+		const records = await replayFailures(env);
+		assert.equal(records.length, 2);
+
+		const recovered = records.find((record) => record.file_id === 'f1');
+		assert.equal(recovered?.status, 'recovered');
+		assert.equal(recovered?.attempts, 3);
+		assert.equal(recovered?.first_failed_at, 1000);
+		assert.equal(recovered?.last_failed_at, 3000);
+		assert.equal(recovered?.next_retry_at, null);
+		assert.equal(recovered?.error, 'boom2');
+		assert.equal(recovered?.ms, 5);
+
+		const failed = records.find((record) => record.file_id === 'f2');
+		assert.equal(failed?.status, 'failed');
+		assert.equal(failed?.attempts, 1);
+		assert.equal(failed?.format, null);
+	});
+});
+
+test('replayFailures tolerates corrupt lines and is idempotent', async () => {
+	await withTempEnv(async (env) => {
+		await ensureStateDir(env);
+		await appendFile(failuresFilePath(env), 'not-json\n{"type":"nope"}\n', 'utf8');
+		await appendFailure(event({ type: 'failed', ts: 1000, file_id: 'f1' }), env);
+
+		const first = await replayFailures(env);
+		const second = await replayFailures(env);
+
+		assert.equal(first.length, 1);
+		assert.deepEqual(first, second);
+	});
+});
+
+test('compactFailures keeps unresolved rows and the last 1,000 recovered rows', async () => {
+	await withTempEnv(async (env) => {
+		await ensureStateDir(env);
+		const lines: string[] = [];
+
+		for (let index = 0; index < 1002; index += 1) {
+			lines.push(
+				JSON.stringify(
+					event({
+						type: 'recovered',
+						ts: index + 1,
+						file_id: `recovered-${index}`,
+						attempt: 2,
+					}),
+				),
+			);
+		}
+
+		lines.push(JSON.stringify(event({ type: 'failed', ts: 5000, file_id: 'unresolved-a', next_retry_at: null })));
+		lines.push(JSON.stringify(event({ type: 'failed', ts: 5001, file_id: 'unresolved-b', next_retry_at: 6000 })));
+		await appendFile(failuresFilePath(env), `${lines.join('\n')}\n`, 'utf8');
+
+		const stats = await compactFailures(env);
+		const records = await replayFailures(env);
+
+		assert.notEqual(stats, false);
+		if (stats === false) throw new Error('compaction did not acquire the lock');
+		assert.equal(stats.kept, 1002);
+		assert.equal(stats.dropped, 2);
+		assert.equal(records.length, 1002);
+		assert.ok(records.some((record) => record.file_id === 'unresolved-a' && record.status === 'failed'));
+		assert.ok(records.some((record) => record.file_id === 'unresolved-b' && record.status === 'failed'));
+		assert.ok(!records.some((record) => record.file_id === 'recovered-0'));
+		assert.ok(!records.some((record) => record.file_id === 'recovered-1'));
+		assert.ok(records.some((record) => record.file_id === 'recovered-2'));
+		assert.ok(records.some((record) => record.file_id === 'recovered-1001'));
+	});
+});
+
+test('listFailures filters by derived status and paginates', async () => {
+	await withTempEnv(async (env) => {
+		await appendFailure(event({ type: 'failed', ts: 1000, file_id: 'exhausted', next_retry_at: null, error: 'a' }), env);
+		await appendFailure(event({ type: 'failed', ts: 2000, file_id: 'pending', next_retry_at: 3000, error: 'b' }), env);
+		await appendFailure(event({ type: 'recovered', ts: 3000, file_id: 'done', attempt: 2 }), env);
+
+		const exhausted = await listFailures(env, { status: 'failed', limit: 50, offset: 0 });
+		assert.equal(exhausted.total, 1);
+		assert.equal(exhausted.records[0]?.file_id, 'exhausted');
+		assert.equal(exhausted.records[0]?.status, 'failed');
+
+		const pending = await listFailures(env, { status: 'retry', limit: 50, offset: 0 });
+		assert.equal(pending.total, 1);
+		assert.equal(pending.records[0]?.file_id, 'pending');
+		assert.equal(pending.records[0]?.status, 'retry');
+
+		const recovered = await listFailures(env, { status: 'recovered', limit: 50, offset: 0 });
+		assert.equal(recovered.total, 1);
+		assert.equal(recovered.records[0]?.file_id, 'done');
+
+		const all = await listFailures(env, { limit: 2, offset: 0 });
+		assert.equal(all.total, 3);
+		assert.equal(all.limit, 2);
+		assert.equal(all.offset, 0);
+		assert.equal(all.records.length, 2);
+		assert.equal(all.records[0]?.file_id, 'done');
+
+		const page = await listFailures(env, { limit: 1, offset: 1 });
+		assert.equal(page.total, 3);
+		assert.equal(page.records.length, 1);
+		assert.equal(page.records[0]?.file_id, 'pending');
+
+		const clamped = await listFailures(env, { limit: 999, offset: 0 });
+		assert.equal(clamped.limit, 200);
+	});
+});
+
+test('replay resets a new failure cycle and ignores duplicate failed events', async () => {
+	await withTempEnv(async (env) => {
+		await appendFailure(event({ type: 'failed', ts: 1000, file_id: 'f1', attempt: 1, next_retry_at: 2000 }), env);
+		await appendFailure(event({ type: 'recovered', ts: 2000, file_id: 'f1', attempt: 2 }), env);
+		await appendFailure(
+			event({ type: 'failed', ts: 3000, file_id: 'f1', attempt: 1, next_retry_at: 4000, error: 'again' }),
+			env,
+		);
+		await appendFailure(
+			event({ type: 'failed', ts: 3000, file_id: 'f1', attempt: 1, next_retry_at: 4000, error: 'again' }),
+			env,
+		);
+
+		const records = await replayFailures(env);
+		const record = records.find((candidate) => candidate.file_id === 'f1');
+
+		assert.equal(record?.attempts, 1);
+		assert.equal(record?.status, 'failed');
+		assert.equal(record?.first_failed_at, 3000);
+		assert.equal(record?.last_failed_at, 3000);
+		assert.equal(record?.next_retry_at, 4000);
+	});
+});
+
+test('compactFailures returns false and leaves the file untouched when a live owner holds the lock', async () => {
+	await withTempEnv(async (env) => {
+		await appendFailure(event({ type: 'failed', ts: 1000, file_id: 'f1' }), env);
+		const held = await acquireFailureLock(env);
+		const before = await readFile(failuresFilePath(env), 'utf8');
+
+		try {
+			const result = await compactFailures(env, { timeoutMs: 30, waitMs: 5 });
+			assert.equal(result, false);
+			assert.equal(await readFile(failuresFilePath(env), 'utf8'), before);
+		} finally {
+			await held.release();
+		}
+	});
+});
+
+test('appendFailure returns false and leaves the file unchanged when a live owner holds the lock', async () => {
+	await withTempEnv(async (env) => {
+		await appendFailure(event({ type: 'failed', ts: 1000, file_id: 'f1' }), env);
+		const held = await acquireFailureLock(env);
+		const before = await readFile(failuresFilePath(env), 'utf8');
+		const warnings: Array<Record<string, unknown>> = [];
+
+		try {
+			const result = await appendFailure(
+				event({ type: 'failed', ts: 2000, file_id: 'f2' }),
+				env,
+				{
+					timeoutMs: 30,
+					waitMs: 5,
+					logger: { warn: (payload: Record<string, unknown>) => warnings.push(payload) },
+				},
+			);
+
+			assert.equal(result, false);
+			assert.equal(await readFile(failuresFilePath(env), 'utf8'), before);
+			assert.equal(warnings[0]?.['fileId'], 'f2');
+			assert.equal(warnings[0]?.['preset_key'], 'system-medium-cover');
+			assert.equal(warnings[0]?.['format'], 'avif');
+		} finally {
+			await held.release();
+		}
+	});
+});
+
+test('appendFailure breaks a dead-pid lock and appends', async () => {
+	await withTempEnv(async (env) => {
+		const pid = await deadPid();
+		await writeLock(env, { token: 'dead-owner', pid });
+
+		const result = await appendFailure(event({ type: 'failed', ts: 1000, file_id: 'f1' }), env, {
+			timeoutMs: 500,
+			waitMs: 5,
+		});
+
+		assert.equal(result, true);
+		assert.equal((await replayFailures(env)).length, 1);
+	});
+});
+
+test('release with a foreign token does not remove the lock', async () => {
+	await withTempEnv(async (env) => {
+		const held = await acquireFailureLock(env);
+		await writeLock(env, { token: 'foreign-owner' });
+
+		await held.release();
+
+		const owner = JSON.parse(await readFile(failuresLockPath(env), 'utf8')) as {
+			token?: string;
+		};
+		assert.equal(owner.token, 'foreign-owner');
+		await rm(failuresLockPath(env), { force: true });
+	});
+});
+
+test('missing owner younger than grace is not reclaimed', async () => {
+	await withTempEnv(async (env) => {
+		await writeFile(failuresLockPath(env), '', 'utf8');
+
+		const result = await appendFailure(event({ type: 'failed', ts: 1000, file_id: 'f1' }), env, {
+			timeoutMs: 30,
+			waitMs: 5,
+			graceMs: 100,
+		});
+
+		assert.equal(result, false);
+		assert.equal(await readFile(failuresLockPath(env), 'utf8'), '');
+	});
+});
+
+test('missing owner older than grace is reclaimed', async () => {
+	await withTempEnv(async (env) => {
+		await writeFile(failuresLockPath(env), '', 'utf8');
+		await utimes(failuresLockPath(env), new Date(0), new Date(0));
+
+		const result = await appendFailure(event({ type: 'failed', ts: 1000, file_id: 'f1' }), env, {
+			timeoutMs: 500,
+			waitMs: 5,
+			graceMs: 10,
+		});
+
+		assert.equal(result, true);
+		assert.equal((await replayFailures(env)).length, 1);
+	});
+});
+
+test('corrupt owner older than grace is treated like a missing owner', async () => {
+	await withTempEnv(async (env) => {
+		await writeFile(failuresLockPath(env), '{not-json', 'utf8');
+		await utimes(failuresLockPath(env), new Date(0), new Date(0));
+
+		const result = await appendFailure(event({ type: 'failed', ts: 1000, file_id: 'f1' }), env, {
+			timeoutMs: 500,
+			waitMs: 5,
+			graceMs: 10,
+		});
+
+		assert.equal(result, true);
+		assert.equal((await replayFailures(env)).length, 1);
+	});
+});
+
+test('PID reuse with a foreign bootId is reclaimed', async () => {
+	await withTempEnv(async (env) => {
+		await writeLock(env, { token: 'reused-boot', bootId: 'foreign-boot' });
+
+		const result = await appendFailure(event({ type: 'failed', ts: 1000, file_id: 'f1' }), env, {
+			timeoutMs: 500,
+			waitMs: 5,
+			readBootId: async () => 'current-boot',
+			readStartTime: async () => 'current-start',
+		});
+
+		assert.equal(result, true);
+		assert.equal((await replayFailures(env)).length, 1);
+	});
+});
+
+test('PID reuse with a foreign startTime is reclaimed', async () => {
+	await withTempEnv(async (env) => {
+		await writeLock(env, { token: 'reused-start', startTime: 'foreign-start' });
+
+		const result = await appendFailure(event({ type: 'failed', ts: 1000, file_id: 'f1' }), env, {
+			timeoutMs: 500,
+			waitMs: 5,
+			readBootId: async () => null,
+			readStartTime: async () => 'current-start',
+		});
+
+		assert.equal(result, true);
+		assert.equal((await replayFailures(env)).length, 1);
+	});
+});
+
+test('reclaim waits for the guard and a stale guard is removed', async () => {
+	await withTempEnv(async (env) => {
+		const pid = await deadPid();
+		await writeLock(env, { token: 'dead-owner', pid });
+		const guard = failuresReclaimPath(env);
+		await mkdir(guard);
+
+		const blocked = await appendFailure(event({ type: 'failed', ts: 1000, file_id: 'f1' }), env, {
+			timeoutMs: 30,
+			waitMs: 5,
+			graceMs: 0,
+			guardStaleMs: 30_000,
+		});
+
+		assert.equal(blocked, false);
+		assert.match(await readFile(failuresLockPath(env), 'utf8'), /dead-owner/);
+
+		const recovered = await appendFailure(event({ type: 'failed', ts: 2000, file_id: 'f2' }), env, {
+			timeoutMs: 500,
+			waitMs: 5,
+			graceMs: 0,
+			guardStaleMs: 30_000,
+			now: () => Date.now() + 31_000,
+		});
+
+		assert.equal(recovered, true);
+		assert.equal((await replayFailures(env)).length, 1);
+
+		const names = await readdir(env['IMAGE_PREVIEWS_STATE_DIR'] as string);
+		assert.ok(!names.some((name) => name.startsWith('failures.lock.reclaim')));
+	});
+});
+
+test('two waiters over the same stale guard reclaim once and keep both events', async () => {
+	await withTempEnv(async (env) => {
+		const pid = await deadPid();
+		await writeLock(env, { token: 'dead-owner', pid });
+		const guard = failuresReclaimPath(env);
+		await mkdir(guard);
+		await utimes(guard, new Date(0), new Date(0));
+
+		const options = { timeoutMs: 2000, waitMs: 5, graceMs: 0, guardStaleMs: 30_000 };
+		const results = await Promise.all([
+			appendFailure(event({ type: 'failed', ts: 1000, file_id: 'f1' }), env, options),
+			appendFailure(event({ type: 'failed', ts: 2000, file_id: 'f2' }), env, options),
+		]);
+
+		assert.deepEqual(results, [ true, true ]);
+		assert.equal((await replayFailures(env)).length, 2);
+
+		const names = await readdir(env['IMAGE_PREVIEWS_STATE_DIR'] as string);
+		assert.ok(!names.some((name) => name.startsWith('failures.lock.reclaim')));
+	});
+});
+
+test('a successor guard replaced between observation and rename is restored', async () => {
+	await withTempEnv(async (env) => {
+		const pid = await deadPid();
+		await writeLock(env, { token: 'dead-owner', pid });
+		const guard = failuresReclaimPath(env);
+		await mkdir(guard);
+		await writeFile(
+			`${guard}/owner.json`,
+			JSON.stringify({ token: 'stale-guard', pid: process.pid, ts: 0 }),
+			'utf8',
+		);
+		await utimes(guard, new Date(0), new Date(0));
+
+		let observedResolve: () => void = () => {};
+		const observed = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+			observedResolve = resolve;
+		});
+		let resumeResolve: () => void = () => {};
+		const resume = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+			resumeResolve = resolve;
+		});
+		let rejectedResolve: () => void = () => {};
+		const rejected = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+			rejectedResolve = resolve;
+		});
+		let releaseResolve: () => void = () => {};
+		const release = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+			releaseResolve = resolve;
+		});
+
+		const first = appendFailure(event({ type: 'failed', ts: 1000, file_id: 'f1' }), env, {
+			timeoutMs: 2000,
+			waitMs: 5,
+			graceMs: 0,
+			guardStaleMs: 30_000,
+			onStaleGuardObserved: async () => {
+				observedResolve();
+				await resume;
+			},
+			onGuardRejected: async () => {
+				rejectedResolve();
+				await release;
+			},
+		});
+
+		await observed;
+
+		const replaced = `${guard}.replaced`;
+		await rename(guard, replaced);
+		await mkdir(guard);
+		await writeFile(
+			`${guard}/owner.json`,
+			JSON.stringify({ token: 'successor-guard', pid: process.pid, ts: Date.now() }),
+			'utf8',
+		);
+
+		resumeResolve();
+		await rejected;
+		await waitForGuardOwner(env, 'successor-guard');
+
+		const second = appendFailure(event({ type: 'failed', ts: 2000, file_id: 'f2' }), env, {
+			timeoutMs: 2000,
+			waitMs: 5,
+			graceMs: 0,
+			guardStaleMs: 30_000,
+		});
+
+		await rm(guard, { recursive: true, force: true });
+		releaseResolve();
+
+		const results = await Promise.all([ first, second ]);
+
+		assert.deepEqual(results, [ true, true ]);
+		assert.equal((await replayFailures(env)).length, 2);
+		await rm(replaced, { recursive: true, force: true });
+	});
+});
+
+test('foreign-token guard release does not remove a successor guard', async () => {
+	await withTempEnv(async (env) => {
+		const guard = failuresReclaimPath(env);
+		await mkdir(guard);
+		await writeFile(
+			`${guard}/owner.json`,
+			JSON.stringify({ token: 'successor-guard', pid: process.pid, ts: Date.now() }),
+			'utf8',
+		);
+
+		await releaseReclaimGuard(env, 'old-guard');
+
+		const owner = JSON.parse(await readFile(`${guard}/owner.json`, 'utf8')) as { token?: string };
+		assert.equal(owner.token, 'successor-guard');
+
+		await releaseReclaimGuard(env, 'successor-guard');
+		await assert.rejects(readFile(`${guard}/owner.json`, 'utf8'));
+	});
+});
+
+test('concurrent reclaim of a dead lock loses no event', async () => {
+	await withTempEnv(async (env) => {
+		const pid = await deadPid();
+		await writeLock(env, { token: 'dead-owner', pid });
+
+		const results = await Promise.all([
+			appendFailure(event({ type: 'failed', ts: 1000, file_id: 'f1' }), env, {
+				timeoutMs: 1000,
+				waitMs: 5,
+			}),
+			appendFailure(event({ type: 'failed', ts: 2000, file_id: 'f2' }), env, {
+				timeoutMs: 1000,
+				waitMs: 5,
+			}),
+		]);
+
+		assert.deepEqual(results, [ true, true ]);
+		assert.equal((await replayFailures(env)).length, 2);
+	});
+});
+
+test('50 appends racing one compaction with a temporarily held lock keep every key', async () => {
+	await withTempEnv(async (env) => {
+		const held = await acquireFailureLock(env);
+		const appends = Array.from({ length: 50 }, (_, index) =>
+			appendFailure(event({ type: 'failed', ts: 1000 + index, file_id: `race-${index}`, next_retry_at: null }), env),
+		);
+		const compaction = compactFailures(env);
+
+		await sleep(50);
+		await held.release();
+		await Promise.all([ compaction, ...appends ]);
+
+		const records = await replayFailures(env);
+		assert.equal(records.length, 50);
+
+		for (let index = 0; index < 50; index += 1) {
+			assert.ok(records.some((record) => record.file_id === `race-${index}`));
+		}
+
+		const names = await readdir(env['IMAGE_PREVIEWS_STATE_DIR'] as string);
+		assert.ok(!names.some((name) => name.endsWith('.tmp')));
+	});
+});
+
+test('parseFailureQuery validates status and clamps limit/offset', () => {
+	assert.deepEqual(parseFailureQuery({ status: 'failed', limit: '999', offset: '-3' }), {
+		status: 'failed',
+		limit: 200,
+		offset: 0,
+	});
+	assert.deepEqual(parseFailureQuery({}), { status: null, limit: 50, offset: 0 });
+	assert.deepEqual(parseFailureQuery({ status: 'retry', limit: '0', offset: '2' }), {
+		status: 'retry',
+		limit: 1,
+		offset: 2,
+	});
+	assert.throws(() => parseFailureQuery({ status: 'bogus' }), /status must be failed, recovered or retry/);
+});
+
+test('enrichFailures adds file metadata, timestamps and human durations', () => {
+	const records: FailureRecord[] = [
+		{
+			file_id: 'f1',
+			preset_key: 'system-medium-cover',
+			format: 'avif',
+			attempts: 2,
+			status: 'failed',
+			first_failed_at: 1000,
+			last_failed_at: 2000,
+			next_retry_at: 3000,
+			error: 'boom',
+			ms: 12,
+		},
+	];
+	const files = new Map([
+		[ 'f1', { filename_download: 'photo.jpg', type: 'image/jpeg', folder: 'folder-1' } ],
+	]);
+	const enriched = enrichFailures(records, files);
+	const record = enriched[0];
+
+	assert.deepEqual(record?.file, {
+		filename_download: 'photo.jpg',
+		type: 'image/jpeg',
+		folder: 'folder-1',
+	});
+	assert.equal(record?.attempts, 2);
+	assert.equal(record?.first_failed_at, 1000);
+	assert.equal(record?.last_failed_at, 2000);
+	assert.equal(record?.next_retry_at, 3000);
+	assert.equal(record?.status, 'failed');
+	assert.equal(record?.error, 'boom');
+	assert.equal(record?.first_failed_at_iso, new Date(1000).toISOString());
+	assert.equal(record?.last_failed_at_iso, new Date(2000).toISOString());
+	assert.equal(record?.next_retry_at_iso, new Date(3000).toISOString());
+	assert.equal(record?.next_retry_at_human, new Date(3000).toLocaleString());
+	assert.equal(record?.ms_human, '12 ms');
+});
--- a/src/lib/failures.ts
+++ b/src/lib/failures.ts
@ -0,0 +1,584 @@
+import { randomUUID } from 'node:crypto';
+import { appendFile, mkdir, readFile, rename, rm, stat, unlink, writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
+import { humanMs, toIso } from './format';
+import type { EnvLike } from './settings';
+import { completedKeyOf, ensureStateDir, stateFilePath } from './state';
+import type {
+	FailureEnrichedRecord,
+	FailureEvent,
+	FailureFileMeta,
+	FailureListQuery,
+	FailureListResult,
+	FailureRecord,
+	FailureStatus,
+} from './types';
+
+const FAILURES_FILE = 'failures.jsonl';
+const FAILURES_LOCK = 'failures.lock';
+const RECOVERED_KEEP = 1000;
+const LOCK_TIMEOUT_MS = 10_000;
+const LOCK_WAIT_MS = 10;
+const LOCK_GRACE_MS = 2_000;
+const GUARD_STALE_MS = 30_000;
+const FAILURE_STATUSES: FailureStatus[] = [ 'failed', 'recovered', 'retry' ];
+
+export interface FailureLockOptions {
+	timeoutMs?: number;
+	waitMs?: number;
+	graceMs?: number;
+	guardStaleMs?: number;
+	now?: () => number;
+	onStaleGuardObserved?: () => Promise<void>;
+	onGuardRejected?: () => Promise<void>;
+	logger?: any;
+	readBootId?: () => Promise<string | null>;
+	readStartTime?: (pid: number) => Promise<string | null>;
+}
+
+export interface FailureLock {
+	acquired: boolean;
+	token: string;
+	release: () => Promise<void>;
+}
+
+interface LockOwner {
+	token: string;
+	pid: number;
+	bootId: string | null;
+	startTime: string | null;
+	ts: number;
+}
+
+export function failuresFilePath(env: EnvLike): string {
+	return stateFilePath(env, FAILURES_FILE);
+}
+
+export function failuresLockPath(env: EnvLike): string {
+	return stateFilePath(env, FAILURES_LOCK);
+}
+
+export function failuresReclaimPath(env: EnvLike): string {
+	return `${failuresLockPath(env)}.reclaim`;
+}
+
+async function sleep(ms: number): Promise<void> {
+	await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
+}
+
+async function fileMtime(path: string): Promise<number | null> {
+	try {
+		return (await stat(path)).mtimeMs;
+	} catch {
+		return null;
+	}
+}
+
+async function defaultReadBootId(): Promise<string | null> {
+	try {
+		const value = (await readFile('/proc/sys/kernel/random/boot_id', 'utf8')).trim();
+		return value.length > 0 ? value : null;
+	} catch {
+		return null;
+	}
+}
+
+async function defaultReadStartTime(pid: number): Promise<string | null> {
+	try {
+		const raw = await readFile(`/proc/${pid}/stat`, 'utf8');
+		const close = raw.lastIndexOf(')');
+		if (close < 0) return null;
+
+		const fields = raw.slice(close + 1).trim().split(/\s+/);
+		return fields[19] ?? null;
+	} catch {
+		return null;
+	}
+}
+
+async function readLockOwner(path: string): Promise<LockOwner | null> {
+	try {
+		const parsed = JSON.parse(await readFile(path, 'utf8')) as Record<string, unknown>;
+		const token = parsed['token'];
+		const pid = parsed['pid'];
+
+		if (typeof token !== 'string' || typeof pid !== 'number') return null;
+
+		const bootId = typeof parsed['bootId'] === 'string' ? parsed['bootId'] : null;
+		const startTime = typeof parsed['startTime'] === 'string' ? parsed['startTime'] : null;
+		const ts = typeof parsed['ts'] === 'number' ? parsed['ts'] : 0;
+
+		return { token, pid, bootId, startTime, ts };
+	} catch {
+		return null;
+	}
+}
+
+function isOwnerAlive(owner: LockOwner, bootId: string | null, startTime: string | null): boolean {
+	if (!Number.isInteger(owner.pid) || owner.pid <= 0) return false;
+
+	try {
+		process.kill(owner.pid, 0);
+	} catch (error) {
+		if ((error as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code === 'ESRCH') return false;
+	}
+
+	if (owner.bootId && bootId && owner.bootId !== bootId) return false;
+	if (owner.startTime && startTime && owner.startTime !== startTime) return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+async function unlinkLock(path: string): Promise<boolean> {
+	try {
+		await unlink(path);
+		return true;
+	} catch {
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+
+async function releaseFailureLock(env: EnvLike, token: string): Promise<void> {
+	const owner = await readLockOwner(failuresLockPath(env));
+
+	if (!owner || owner.token !== token) return;
+
+	await unlinkLock(failuresLockPath(env));
+}
+
+export async function releaseReclaimGuard(env: EnvLike, token: string): Promise<void> {
+	const guardPath = failuresReclaimPath(env);
+	const owner = await readLockOwner(`${guardPath}/owner.json`);
+
+	if (!owner || owner.token !== token) return;
+
+	try {
+		await rm(guardPath, { recursive: true, force: true });
+	} catch {
+		return;
+	}
+}
+
+async function withReclaimGuard(
+	env: EnvLike,
+	options: FailureLockOptions,
+	action: () => Promise<boolean>,
+): Promise<boolean> {
+	const guardPath = failuresReclaimPath(env);
+	const timeoutMs = options.timeoutMs ?? LOCK_TIMEOUT_MS;
+	const waitMs = options.waitMs ?? LOCK_WAIT_MS;
+	const guardStaleMs = options.guardStaleMs ?? GUARD_STALE_MS;
+	const now = options.now ?? (() => Date.now());
+	const token = randomUUID();
+	const deadline = now() + timeoutMs;
+	const quarantined: string[] = [];
+	let owned = false;
+
+	try {
+		while (true) {
+			try {
+				await mkdir(guardPath);
+
+				try {
+					await writeFile(
+						`${guardPath}/owner.json`,
+						JSON.stringify({ token, pid: process.pid, ts: now() }),
+						'utf8',
+					);
+				} catch (error) {
+					await rm(guardPath, { recursive: true, force: true });
+					throw error;
+				}
+
+				owned = true;
+				break;
+			} catch (error) {
+				if ((error as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code !== 'EEXIST') return false;
+
+				const observedMtime = await fileMtime(guardPath);
+				const observedOwner =
+					observedMtime === null ? null : await readLockOwner(`${guardPath}/owner.json`);
+
+				if (observedMtime !== null && now() - observedMtime > guardStaleMs) {
+					await options.onStaleGuardObserved?.();
+
+					const stalePath = `${guardPath}.stale.${process.pid}.${randomUUID()}`;
+
+					try {
+						await rename(guardPath, stalePath);
+					} catch {
+						if (now() >= deadline) return false;
+						await sleep(waitMs);
+						continue;
+					}
+
+					const movedMtime = await fileMtime(stalePath);
+					const movedOwner = await readLockOwner(`${stalePath}/owner.json`);
+					const ownerMatches =
+						(observedOwner?.token ?? null) === (movedOwner?.token ?? null);
+					const mtimeMatches =
+						observedMtime !== null && movedMtime !== null && movedMtime === observedMtime;
+
+					if (!ownerMatches || !mtimeMatches) {
+						try {
+							await rename(stalePath, guardPath);
+						} catch {
+							quarantined.push(stalePath);
+							return false;
+						}
+
+						await options.onGuardRejected?.();
+
+						if (now() >= deadline) return false;
+
+						await sleep(waitMs);
+						continue;
+					}
+
+					quarantined.push(stalePath);
+					continue;
+				}
+
+				if (now() >= deadline) return false;
+
+				await sleep(waitMs);
+			}
+		}
+
+		return await action();
+	} finally {
+		if (owned) await releaseReclaimGuard(env, token);
+
+		for (const path of quarantined) {
+			try {
+				await rm(path, { recursive: true, force: true });
+			} catch {
+				continue;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+async function reclaimLock(env: EnvLike, options: FailureLockOptions): Promise<boolean> {
+	const lockPath = failuresLockPath(env);
+	const graceMs = options.graceMs ?? LOCK_GRACE_MS;
+
+	return withReclaimGuard(env, options, async () => {
+		const mtime = await fileMtime(lockPath);
+		if (mtime === null) return false;
+
+		const owner = await readLockOwner(lockPath);
+
+		if (!owner) {
+			if (Date.now() - mtime <= graceMs) return false;
+			return unlinkLock(lockPath);
+		}
+
+		const bootId = await (options.readBootId ?? defaultReadBootId)();
+		const startTime = await (options.readStartTime ?? defaultReadStartTime)(owner.pid);
+
+		if (isOwnerAlive(owner, bootId, startTime)) return false;
+
+		return unlinkLock(lockPath);
+	});
+}
+
+export async function acquireFailureLock(
+	env: EnvLike,
+	options: FailureLockOptions = {},
+): Promise<FailureLock> {
+	await ensureStateDir(env);
+
+	const timeoutMs = options.timeoutMs ?? LOCK_TIMEOUT_MS;
+	const waitMs = options.waitMs ?? LOCK_WAIT_MS;
+	const graceMs = options.graceMs ?? LOCK_GRACE_MS;
+	const token = randomUUID();
+	const bootId = await (options.readBootId ?? defaultReadBootId)();
+	const startTime = await (options.readStartTime ?? defaultReadStartTime)(process.pid);
+	const owner: LockOwner = { token, pid: process.pid, bootId, startTime, ts: Date.now() };
+	const deadline = Date.now() + timeoutMs;
+
+	while (true) {
+		try {
+			await writeFile(failuresLockPath(env), JSON.stringify(owner), { flag: 'wx' });
+			return {
+				acquired: true,
+				token,
+				release: async () => {
+					await releaseFailureLock(env, token);
+				},
+			};
+		} catch (error) {
+			if ((error as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code !== 'EEXIST') {
+				return { acquired: false, token, release: async () => {} };
+			}
+
+			const existing = await readLockOwner(failuresLockPath(env));
+
+			if (existing) {
+				const existingStartTime = await (options.readStartTime ?? defaultReadStartTime)(existing.pid);
+
+				if (!isOwnerAlive(existing, bootId, existingStartTime)) {
+					const reclaimed = await reclaimLock(env, options);
+
+					if (Date.now() >= deadline) return { acquired: false, token, release: async () => {} };
+					if (!reclaimed) await sleep(waitMs);
+					continue;
+				}
+			} else {
+				const mtime = await fileMtime(failuresLockPath(env));
+
+				if (mtime !== null && Date.now() - mtime > graceMs) {
+					const reclaimed = await reclaimLock(env, options);
+
+					if (Date.now() >= deadline) return { acquired: false, token, release: async () => {} };
+					if (!reclaimed) await sleep(waitMs);
+					continue;
+				}
+			}
+
+			if (Date.now() >= deadline) return { acquired: false, token, release: async () => {} };
+
+			await sleep(waitMs);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+export async function appendFailure(
+	event: FailureEvent,
+	env: EnvLike,
+	options: FailureLockOptions = {},
+): Promise<boolean> {
+	await ensureStateDir(env);
+	const lock = await acquireFailureLock(env, options);
+
+	if (!lock.acquired) {
+		options.logger?.warn?.(
+			{ fileId: event.file_id, preset_key: event.preset_key, format: event.format },
+			'image-previews: could not journal failure',
+		);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	try {
+		await appendFile(failuresFilePath(env), `${JSON.stringify(event)}\n`, 'utf8');
+		return true;
+	} finally {
+		await lock.release();
+	}
+}
+
+function isFailureEvent(value: unknown): value is FailureEvent {
+	if (!value || typeof value !== 'object') return false;
+
+	const event = value as Record<string, unknown>;
+	const type = event['type'];
+
+	if (type !== 'failed' && type !== 'retry' && type !== 'recovered') return false;
+	if (typeof event['ts'] !== 'number' || !Number.isFinite(event['ts'])) return false;
+	if (typeof event['file_id'] !== 'string' || event['file_id'].length === 0) return false;
+	if (typeof event['preset_key'] !== 'string' || event['preset_key'].length === 0) return false;
+	if (event['format'] !== null && typeof event['format'] !== 'string') return false;
+	if (typeof event['attempt'] !== 'number' || !Number.isFinite(event['attempt'])) return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+export async function readFailureEvents(env: EnvLike): Promise<FailureEvent[]> {
+	const events: FailureEvent[] = [];
+
+	try {
+		const raw = await readFile(failuresFilePath(env), 'utf8');
+
+		for (const line of raw.split('\n')) {
+			if (!line.trim()) continue;
+
+			try {
+				const parsed = JSON.parse(line) as unknown;
+				if (isFailureEvent(parsed)) events.push(parsed);
+			} catch {
+				continue;
+			}
+		}
+	} catch {
+		return events;
+	}
+
+	return events;
+}
+
+function eventKey(event: FailureEvent): string {
+	return completedKeyOf(event.file_id, event.preset_key, event.format);
+}
+
+export function replayFailureEvents(events: FailureEvent[]): FailureRecord[] {
+	const records = new Map<string, FailureRecord>();
+
+	for (const event of events) {
+		const key = eventKey(event);
+		const previous = records.get(key);
+		const startsCycle = previous === undefined || previous.status === 'recovered';
+		const firstFailedAt = startsCycle ? event.ts : previous.first_failed_at;
+		const lastFailedAt = startsCycle ? event.ts : previous.last_failed_at;
+		const nextRetryAt = event.next_retry_at ?? null;
+		const error = event.error ?? previous?.error ?? null;
+		const ms = event.ms ?? previous?.ms ?? null;
+
+		if (event.type === 'failed') {
+			records.set(key, {
+				file_id: event.file_id,
+				preset_key: event.preset_key,
+				format: event.format,
+				attempts: event.attempt,
+				status: 'failed',
+				first_failed_at: firstFailedAt,
+				last_failed_at: event.ts,
+				next_retry_at: nextRetryAt,
+				error,
+				ms,
+			});
+		} else if (event.type === 'retry') {
+			records.set(key, {
+				file_id: event.file_id,
+				preset_key: event.preset_key,
+				format: event.format,
+				attempts: event.attempt,
+				status: previous?.status === 'recovered' ? 'failed' : (previous?.status ?? 'failed'),
+				first_failed_at: firstFailedAt,
+				last_failed_at: lastFailedAt,
+				next_retry_at: nextRetryAt,
+				error,
+				ms,
+			});
+		} else {
+			records.set(key, {
+				file_id: event.file_id,
+				preset_key: event.preset_key,
+				format: event.format,
+				attempts: event.attempt,
+				status: 'recovered',
+				first_failed_at: firstFailedAt,
+				last_failed_at: lastFailedAt,
+				next_retry_at: null,
+				error,
+				ms,
+			});
+		}
+	}
+
+	return [ ...records.values() ];
+}
+
+export async function replayFailures(env: EnvLike): Promise<FailureRecord[]> {
+	return replayFailureEvents(await readFailureEvents(env));
+}
+
+export async function replayFailureMap(env: EnvLike): Promise<Map<string, FailureRecord>> {
+	const records = await replayFailures(env);
+	return new Map(records.map((record) => [ completedKeyOf(record.file_id, record.preset_key, record.format), record ]));
+}
+
+export function failureStatusOf(record: FailureRecord): FailureRecord['status'] {
+	if (record.status === 'recovered') return 'recovered';
+	return record.next_retry_at !== null ? 'retry' : 'failed';
+}
+
+function withDerivedStatus(record: FailureRecord): FailureRecord {
+	const status = failureStatusOf(record);
+	return status === record.status ? record : { ...record, status };
+}
+
+export async function listFailures(env: EnvLike, query: FailureListQuery): Promise<FailureListResult> {
+	const limit = Math.max(1, Math.min(200, Math.trunc(query.limit) || 50));
+	const offset = Math.max(0, Math.trunc(query.offset) || 0);
+	const records = (await replayFailures(env))
+		.map(withDerivedStatus)
+		.sort((a, b) => b.last_failed_at - a.last_failed_at || eventKeyLike(a).localeCompare(eventKeyLike(b)));
+	const filtered = query.status ? records.filter((record) => record.status === query.status) : records;
+
+	return {
+		records: filtered.slice(offset, offset + limit),
+		total: filtered.length,
+		limit,
+		offset,
+	};
+}
+
+function eventKeyLike(record: FailureRecord): string {
+	return completedKeyOf(record.file_id, record.preset_key, record.format);
+}
+
+export function parseFailureQuery(input: { status?: unknown; limit?: unknown; offset?: unknown }): FailureListQuery {
+	const rawStatus = typeof input.status === 'string' ? input.status : null;
+
+	if (rawStatus && !FAILURE_STATUSES.includes(rawStatus as FailureStatus)) {
+		throw new Error('status must be failed, recovered or retry');
+	}
+
+	const limitRaw = Number(input.limit);
+	const offsetRaw = Number(input.offset);
+
+	return {
+		status: (rawStatus as FailureStatus | null) ?? null,
+		limit: Number.isFinite(limitRaw) ? Math.min(200, Math.max(1, Math.trunc(limitRaw))) : 50,
+		offset: Number.isFinite(offsetRaw) ? Math.max(0, Math.trunc(offsetRaw)) : 0,
+	};
+}
+
+export function enrichFailures(
+	records: FailureRecord[],
+	files: Map<string, FailureFileMeta>,
+): FailureEnrichedRecord[] {
+	return records.map((record) => {
+		const file = files.get(record.file_id);
+
+		return {
+			...record,
+			file: {
+				filename_download: file?.filename_download ?? null,
+				type: file?.type ?? null,
+				folder: file?.folder ?? null,
+			},
+			first_failed_at_iso: toIso(record.first_failed_at),
+			first_failed_at_human: new Date(record.first_failed_at).toLocaleString(),
+			last_failed_at_iso: toIso(record.last_failed_at),
+			last_failed_at_human: new Date(record.last_failed_at).toLocaleString(),
+			next_retry_at_iso: toIso(record.next_retry_at),
+			next_retry_at_human: record.next_retry_at ? new Date(record.next_retry_at).toLocaleString() : null,
+			ms_human: record.ms === null ? null : humanMs(record.ms),
+		};
+	});
+}
+
+export async function compactFailures(
+	env: EnvLike,
+	options: FailureLockOptions = {},
+): Promise<false | { kept: number; dropped: number }> {
+	const lock = await acquireFailureLock(env, options);
+	if (!lock.acquired) return false;
+
+	try {
+		const events = await readFailureEvents(env);
+		const records = replayFailureEvents(events);
+		const unresolved = records.filter((record) => record.status !== 'recovered');
+		const recovered = records
+			.filter((record) => record.status === 'recovered')
+			.sort((a, b) => b.last_failed_at - a.last_failed_at)
+			.slice(0, RECOVERED_KEEP);
+		const keep = new Set([ ...unresolved, ...recovered ].map(eventKeyLike));
+		const keptEvents = events.filter((event) => keep.has(eventKey(event)));
+		const content = keptEvents.map((event) => JSON.stringify(event)).join('\n');
+		const target = failuresFilePath(env);
+
+		await ensureStateDir(env);
+		const temp = `${target}.${process.pid}.${lock.token}.tmp`;
+		await writeFile(temp, keptEvents.length > 0 ? `${content}\n` : '', 'utf8');
+		await rename(temp, target);
+
+		return {
+			kept: keep.size,
+			dropped: Math.max(0, records.length - keep.size),
+		};
+	} finally {
+		await lock.release();
+	}
+}
--- a/src/lib/retry.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/retry.test.ts
@ -0,0 +1,588 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { mkdtemp, readFile, rm } from 'node:fs/promises';
+import { tmpdir } from 'node:os';
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+import { test } from 'node:test';
+import { planFileTasks } from './backfill';
+import { appendFailure, failuresFilePath, replayFailures } from './failures';
+import {
+	MAX_ATTEMPTS,
+	dueRetries,
+	journalFailure,
+	nextRetryAt,
+	runDueRetries,
+	type RetryDeps,
+} from './retry';
+import { envDefaults, writeSettings } from './settings';
+import { tasksPerFile } from './presets';
+import { acquireLock, appendCompleted, completedKeyOf, isLocked, loadCompleted, releaseLock } from './state';
+import type { FailureRecord, Preset } from './types';
+
+async function withTempEnv(run: (env: Record<string, string>) => Promise<void>): Promise<void> {
+	const dir = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), 'image-previews-retry-'));
+
+	try {
+		await run({ IMAGE_PREVIEWS_STATE_DIR: dir });
+	} finally {
+		await rm(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+	}
+}
+
+interface DepsHarness {
+	deps: RetryDeps;
+	getAssetCalls: Array<{ id: string; transformation: Record<string, unknown> }>;
+	readOneCalls: number;
+	warnings: Array<Record<string, unknown>>;
+	infos: Array<Record<string, unknown>>;
+}
+
+function makeDeps(
+	env: Record<string, string>,
+	files: Record<string, { id: string; type: string }>,
+	options: { fail?: boolean } = {},
+): DepsHarness {
+	const getAssetCalls: Array<{ id: string; transformation: Record<string, unknown> }> = [];
+	const warnings: Array<Record<string, unknown>> = [];
+	const infos: Array<Record<string, unknown>> = [];
+	const harness = {
+		getAssetCalls,
+		readOneCalls: 0,
+		warnings,
+		infos,
+	} as DepsHarness;
+
+	class SettingsService {
+		constructor(_options: Record<string, unknown>) {}
+
+		async readSingleton(): Promise<Record<string, unknown>> {
+			return { storage_asset_presets: [] };
+		}
+	}
+
+	class ItemsService {
+		constructor(_options: Record<string, unknown>) {}
+
+		async readOne(id: string): Promise<{ id: string; type: string }> {
+			harness.readOneCalls += 1;
+			const file = files[id];
+			if (!file) throw new Error('not found');
+			return file;
+		}
+	}
+
+	class AssetsService {
+		constructor(_options: Record<string, unknown>) {}
+
+		async getAsset(id: string, transformation: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<{ stream: { destroy(): void } }> {
+			getAssetCalls.push({ id, transformation });
+			if (options.fail) throw new Error('boom');
+			return { stream: { destroy() {} } };
+		}
+	}
+
+	harness.deps = {
+		services: { SettingsService, ItemsService, AssetsService },
+		database: null,
+		getSchema: async () => ({}),
+		env,
+		logger: {
+			warn: (payload: Record<string, unknown>) => warnings.push(payload),
+			info: (payload: Record<string, unknown>) => infos.push(payload),
+			error: () => {},
+		},
+	};
+
+	return harness;
+}
+
+function failedRecord(overrides: Partial<FailureRecord> & Pick<FailureRecord, 'file_id'>): FailureRecord {
+	return {
+		file_id: overrides.file_id,
+		preset_key: overrides.preset_key ?? 'system-medium-cover',
+		format: overrides.format === undefined ? 'avif' : overrides.format,
+		attempts: overrides.attempts ?? 1,
+		status: overrides.status ?? 'failed',
+		first_failed_at: overrides.first_failed_at ?? 1000,
+		last_failed_at: overrides.last_failed_at ?? 1000,
+		next_retry_at: overrides.next_retry_at === undefined ? 2000 : overrides.next_retry_at,
+		error: overrides.error ?? null,
+		ms: overrides.ms ?? null,
+	};
+}
+
+test('nextRetryAt uses 5 then 15 minute backoff and stops after 3 attempts', () => {
+	const now = 1_000_000;
+
+	assert.equal(nextRetryAt(1, now), now + 5 * 60 * 1000);
+	assert.equal(nextRetryAt(2, now), now + 15 * 60 * 1000);
+	assert.equal(nextRetryAt(3, now), null);
+	assert.equal(nextRetryAt(4, now), null);
+	assert.equal(nextRetryAt(0, now), now + 5 * 60 * 1000);
+	assert.equal(MAX_ATTEMPTS, 3);
+});
+
+test('dueRetries selects only retryable failures whose next retry is due', () => {
+	const now = 10_000;
+	const records = [
+		failedRecord({ file_id: 'due', next_retry_at: now - 1 }),
+		failedRecord({ file_id: 'future', next_retry_at: now + 1 }),
+		failedRecord({ file_id: 'exhausted', attempts: 3, next_retry_at: now - 1 }),
+		failedRecord({ file_id: 'no-schedule', next_retry_at: null }),
+		failedRecord({ file_id: 'recovered', status: 'recovered', next_retry_at: null }),
+	];
+
+	assert.deepEqual(
+		dueRetries(records, now).map((record) => record.file_id),
+		[ 'due' ],
+	);
+});
+
+test('runDueRetries recovers a due pair and appends completion + recovered event', async () => {
+	await withTempEnv(async (env) => {
+		const now = Date.now();
+
+		await appendFailure(
+			{
+				type: 'failed',
+				ts: now - 1000,
+				file_id: 'f1',
+				preset_key: 'system-medium-cover',
+				format: 'avif',
+				attempt: 1,
+				next_retry_at: now - 1,
+				error: 'boom',
+				ms: 10,
+			},
+			env,
+		);
+
+		const harness = makeDeps(env, { f1: { id: 'f1', type: 'image/jpeg' } });
+		const outcome = await runDueRetries(harness.deps, { ignoreWindow: true });
+
+		assert.equal(outcome.status, 'completed');
+		assert.equal(outcome.processed, 1);
+		assert.equal(outcome.recovered, 1);
+		assert.equal(outcome.failed, 0);
+		assert.equal(harness.getAssetCalls.length, 1);
+
+		const transformation = harness.getAssetCalls[0]?.transformation;
+		assert.equal((transformation?.['transformationParams'] as { key?: string } | undefined)?.key, 'system-medium-cover');
+		assert.equal(transformation?.['acceptFormat'], 'avif');
+
+		const completed = await loadCompleted(env);
+		assert.ok(completed.has(completedKeyOf('f1', 'system-medium-cover', 'avif')));
+
+		const records = await replayFailures(env);
+		const record = records.find((candidate) => candidate.file_id === 'f1');
+		assert.equal(record?.status, 'recovered');
+		assert.equal(record?.attempts, 2);
+		assert.equal(record?.next_retry_at, null);
+		assert.equal(await isLocked(env), false);
+	});
+});
+
+test('runDueRetries bumps the attempt and schedules 15 minutes on failure', async () => {
+	await withTempEnv(async (env) => {
+		const now = Date.now();
+
+		await appendFailure(
+			{
+				type: 'failed',
+				ts: now - 1000,
+				file_id: 'f1',
+				preset_key: 'system-medium-cover',
+				format: 'avif',
+				attempt: 1,
+				next_retry_at: now - 1,
+				error: 'first',
+				ms: 10,
+			},
+			env,
+		);
+
+		const harness = makeDeps(env, { f1: { id: 'f1', type: 'image/jpeg' } }, { fail: true });
+		const outcome = await runDueRetries(harness.deps, { ignoreWindow: true });
+
+		assert.equal(outcome.status, 'completed');
+		assert.equal(outcome.processed, 1);
+		assert.equal(outcome.recovered, 0);
+		assert.equal(outcome.failed, 1);
+
+		const records = await replayFailures(env);
+		const record = records.find((candidate) => candidate.file_id === 'f1');
+		assert.equal(record?.status, 'failed');
+		assert.equal(record?.attempts, 2);
+		assert.equal(record?.error, 'boom');
+		assert.ok(record?.next_retry_at !== null);
+		assert.ok((record?.next_retry_at ?? 0) >= now + 14 * 60 * 1000);
+		assert.ok((record?.next_retry_at ?? 0) <= now + 16 * 60 * 1000);
+
+		const completed = await loadCompleted(env);
+		assert.equal(completed.size, 0);
+
+		const warning = harness.warnings.find((entry) => entry['fileId'] === 'f1');
+		assert.equal(warning?.['preset_key'], 'system-medium-cover');
+		assert.equal(warning?.['format'], 'avif');
+		assert.equal(warning?.['attempt'], 2);
+		assert.equal(warning?.['error'], 'boom');
+		assert.equal(warning?.['next_retry_at'], record?.next_retry_at);
+		assert.equal(await isLocked(env), false);
+	});
+});
+
+test('runDueRetries is bounded and groups pairs by file', async () => {
+	await withTempEnv(async (env) => {
+		const now = Date.now();
+
+		for (let index = 0; index < 5; index += 1) {
+			await appendFailure(
+				{
+					type: 'failed',
+					ts: now - 1000,
+					file_id: `f${index}`,
+					preset_key: 'system-medium-cover',
+					format: 'avif',
+					attempt: 1,
+					next_retry_at: now - 1,
+					error: 'boom',
+				},
+				env,
+			);
+		}
+
+		const harness = makeDeps(
+			env,
+			{
+				f0: { id: 'f0', type: 'image/jpeg' },
+				f1: { id: 'f1', type: 'image/jpeg' },
+				f2: { id: 'f2', type: 'image/jpeg' },
+				f3: { id: 'f3', type: 'image/jpeg' },
+				f4: { id: 'f4', type: 'image/jpeg' },
+			},
+		);
+		const outcome = await runDueRetries(harness.deps, { ignoreWindow: true, limit: 2 });
+
+		assert.equal(outcome.processed, 2);
+		assert.equal(outcome.recovered, 2);
+		assert.equal(harness.getAssetCalls.length, 2);
+		assert.equal((await replayFailures(env)).filter((record) => record.status === 'recovered').length, 2);
+	});
+});
+
+test('runDueRetries reads each file once for multiple due formats', async () => {
+	await withTempEnv(async (env) => {
+		const now = Date.now();
+
+		for (const format of [ 'avif', 'webp' ]) {
+			await appendFailure(
+				{
+					type: 'failed',
+					ts: now - 1000,
+					file_id: 'f1',
+					preset_key: 'system-medium-cover',
+					format,
+					attempt: 1,
+					next_retry_at: now - 1,
+					error: 'boom',
+				},
+				env,
+			);
+		}
+
+		const harness = makeDeps(env, { f1: { id: 'f1', type: 'image/jpeg' } });
+		const outcome = await runDueRetries(harness.deps, { ignoreWindow: true });
+
+		assert.equal(outcome.processed, 2);
+		assert.equal(harness.readOneCalls, 1);
+		assert.equal(harness.getAssetCalls.length, 2);
+	});
+});
+
+test('runDueRetries marks a missing preset non-retryable without calling assets', async () => {
+	await withTempEnv(async (env) => {
+		const now = Date.now();
+
+		await appendFailure(
+			{
+				type: 'failed',
+				ts: now - 1000,
+				file_id: 'f1',
+				preset_key: 'gone',
+				format: 'avif',
+				attempt: 1,
+				next_retry_at: now - 1,
+				error: 'boom',
+			},
+			env,
+		);
+
+		const harness = makeDeps(env, { f1: { id: 'f1', type: 'image/jpeg' } });
+		const outcome = await runDueRetries(harness.deps, { ignoreWindow: true });
+
+		assert.equal(outcome.processed, 1);
+		assert.equal(outcome.failed, 1);
+		assert.equal(harness.getAssetCalls.length, 0);
+
+		const record = (await replayFailures(env)).find((candidate) => candidate.file_id === 'f1');
+		assert.equal(record?.status, 'failed');
+		assert.equal(record?.attempts, MAX_ATTEMPTS);
+		assert.equal(record?.next_retry_at, null);
+		assert.match(record?.error ?? '', /unknown preset/);
+	});
+});
+
+test('runDueRetries is skipped when disabled', async () => {
+	await withTempEnv(async (env) => {
+		await writeSettings({ ...envDefaults(env), enabled: false }, env);
+
+		const harness = makeDeps(env, {});
+		const outcome = await runDueRetries(harness.deps, { ignoreWindow: true });
+
+		assert.equal(outcome.status, 'skipped');
+		assert.equal(outcome.reason, 'disabled');
+		assert.equal(outcome.processed, 0);
+	});
+});
+
+test('runDueRetries does not run or write while run.lock is held', async () => {
+	await withTempEnv(async (env) => {
+		const now = Date.now();
+
+		await appendFailure(
+			{
+				type: 'failed',
+				ts: now - 1000,
+				file_id: 'f1',
+				preset_key: 'system-medium-cover',
+				format: 'avif',
+				attempt: 1,
+				next_retry_at: now - 1,
+				error: 'boom',
+			},
+			env,
+		);
+
+		const harness = makeDeps(env, { f1: { id: 'f1', type: 'image/jpeg' } });
+		assert.equal(await acquireLock(env), true);
+		const before = await readFile(failuresFilePath(env), 'utf8');
+
+		try {
+			const outcome = await runDueRetries(harness.deps, { ignoreWindow: true });
+			assert.equal(outcome.status, 'skipped');
+			assert.equal(outcome.reason, 'already-running');
+			assert.equal(outcome.processed, 0);
+			assert.equal(harness.getAssetCalls.length, 0);
+			assert.equal(await readFile(failuresFilePath(env), 'utf8'), before);
+			assert.equal((await loadCompleted(env)).size, 0);
+		} finally {
+			await releaseLock(env);
+		}
+	});
+});
+
+test('runDueRetries is skipped outside the maintenance window', async () => {
+	await withTempEnv(async (env) => {
+		const now = new Date();
+		const current = now.getHours() * 60 + now.getMinutes();
+		const start = (current + 60) % 1440;
+		const end = (start + 1) % 1440;
+		const time = (minutes: number): string =>
+			`${String(Math.floor(minutes / 60)).padStart(2, '0')}:${String(minutes % 60).padStart(2, '0')}`;
+
+		await writeSettings(
+			{ ...envDefaults(env), windowStart: time(start), windowEnd: time(end) },
+			env,
+		);
+		await appendFailure(
+			{
+				type: 'failed',
+				ts: Date.now() - 1000,
+				file_id: 'f1',
+				preset_key: 'system-medium-cover',
+				format: 'avif',
+				attempt: 1,
+				next_retry_at: Date.now() - 1,
+				error: 'boom',
+			},
+			env,
+		);
+
+		const harness = makeDeps(env, { f1: { id: 'f1', type: 'image/jpeg' } });
+		const outcome = await runDueRetries(harness.deps, {});
+
+		assert.equal(outcome.status, 'skipped');
+		assert.equal(outcome.reason, 'outside-window');
+		assert.equal(harness.getAssetCalls.length, 0);
+		assert.equal((await loadCompleted(env)).size, 0);
+	});
+});
+
+test('fail -> recover -> fail starts a new retry cycle', async () => {
+	await withTempEnv(async (env) => {
+		const now = Date.now();
+
+		await appendFailure(
+			{
+				type: 'failed',
+				ts: now - 10_000,
+				file_id: 'f1',
+				preset_key: 'system-medium-cover',
+				format: 'avif',
+				attempt: 1,
+				next_retry_at: now - 9_000,
+				error: 'first',
+			},
+			env,
+		);
+		await appendFailure(
+			{
+				type: 'recovered',
+				ts: now - 8_000,
+				file_id: 'f1',
+				preset_key: 'system-medium-cover',
+				format: 'avif',
+				attempt: 2,
+			},
+			env,
+		);
+		await appendFailure(
+			{
+				type: 'failed',
+				ts: now - 1_000,
+				file_id: 'f1',
+				preset_key: 'system-medium-cover',
+				format: 'avif',
+				attempt: 1,
+				next_retry_at: now - 1,
+				error: 'again',
+			},
+			env,
+		);
+
+		const due = dueRetries(await replayFailures(env), now);
+		assert.equal(due.length, 1);
+		assert.equal(due[0]?.attempts, 1);
+
+		const harness = makeDeps(env, { f1: { id: 'f1', type: 'image/jpeg' } });
+		const outcome = await runDueRetries(harness.deps, { ignoreWindow: true });
+
+		assert.equal(outcome.processed, 1);
+		assert.equal(outcome.recovered, 1);
+
+		const record = (await replayFailures(env)).find((candidate) => candidate.file_id === 'f1');
+		assert.equal(record?.status, 'recovered');
+		assert.equal(record?.attempts, 2);
+	});
+});
+
+test('journalFailure never writes an attempt above MAX_ATTEMPTS', async () => {
+	await withTempEnv(async (env) => {
+		const now = Date.now();
+
+		await appendFailure(
+			{
+				type: 'failed',
+				ts: now - 1000,
+				file_id: 'f1',
+				preset_key: 'system-medium-cover',
+				format: 'avif',
+				attempt: MAX_ATTEMPTS,
+				next_retry_at: null,
+				error: 'terminal',
+			},
+			env,
+		);
+
+		const record = await journalFailure(env, {
+			file_id: 'f1',
+			preset_key: 'system-medium-cover',
+			format: 'avif',
+			error: 'again',
+		});
+
+		assert.equal(record?.attempts, MAX_ATTEMPTS);
+		assert.equal(record?.next_retry_at, null);
+		assert.equal((await replayFailures(env))[0]?.attempts, MAX_ATTEMPTS);
+	});
+});
+
+test('planFileTasks skips unresolved failures and warms recovered ones', () => {
+	const presets: Preset[] = [ { key: 'system-medium-cover', format: 'auto' } ];
+	const key = completedKeyOf('f1', 'system-medium-cover', 'avif');
+	const failed = new Map<string, FailureRecord>([
+		[ key, failedRecord({ file_id: 'f1', attempts: MAX_ATTEMPTS, next_retry_at: null }) ],
+	]);
+	const blocked = planFileTasks('f1', presets, [ 'avif' ], new Set(), failed);
+
+	assert.equal(blocked.tasks.length, 0);
+	assert.equal(blocked.skipped, 1);
+	assert.equal(blocked.completed, 0);
+
+	const recovered = new Map<string, FailureRecord>([
+		[ key, failedRecord({ file_id: 'f1', status: 'recovered', next_retry_at: null }) ],
+	]);
+	const allowed = planFileTasks('f1', presets, [ 'avif' ], new Set(), recovered);
+
+	assert.equal(allowed.tasks.length, 1);
+	assert.equal(allowed.skipped, 0);
+});
+
+test('planFileTasks keeps totals stable, resumes state.jsonl, and skips unresolved pairs', async () => {
+	await withTempEnv(async (env) => {
+		const presets: Preset[] = [
+			{ key: 'system-medium-cover', format: 'auto' },
+			{ key: 'custom-fixed', format: 'webp' },
+		];
+		const formats = [ 'avif', 'webp' ];
+		const total = tasksPerFile(presets, formats);
+
+		await appendCompleted(
+			{ file_id: 'f1', preset_key: 'system-medium-cover', format: 'avif', ts: 1 },
+			env,
+		);
+		const completed = await loadCompleted(env);
+		const failures = new Map<string, FailureRecord>([
+			[
+				completedKeyOf('f1', 'system-medium-cover', 'webp'),
+				failedRecord({ file_id: 'f1', format: 'webp', attempts: 1, next_retry_at: Date.now() + 1000 }),
+			],
+			[
+				completedKeyOf('f1', 'custom-fixed', 'webp'),
+				failedRecord({
+					file_id: 'f1',
+					preset_key: 'custom-fixed',
+					format: 'webp',
+					attempts: MAX_ATTEMPTS,
+					next_retry_at: null,
+				}),
+			],
+		]);
+
+		const plan = planFileTasks('f1', presets, formats, completed, failures);
+
+		assert.equal(total, 3);
+		assert.equal(plan.completed, 1);
+		assert.equal(plan.skipped, 2);
+		assert.equal(plan.tasks.length, 0);
+		assert.equal(plan.completed + plan.skipped + plan.tasks.length, total);
+
+		const retryableOnly = new Map<string, FailureRecord>([
+			[
+				completedKeyOf('f1', 'custom-fixed', 'webp'),
+				failedRecord({
+					file_id: 'f1',
+					preset_key: 'custom-fixed',
+					format: 'webp',
+					attempts: MAX_ATTEMPTS,
+					next_retry_at: null,
+				}),
+			],
+		]);
+		const mixed = planFileTasks('f1', presets, formats, completed, retryableOnly);
+
+		assert.equal(mixed.completed, 1);
+		assert.equal(mixed.skipped, 1);
+		assert.equal(mixed.tasks.length, 1);
+		assert.equal(mixed.completed + mixed.tasks.length + mixed.skipped, total);
+	});
+});
--- a/src/lib/retry.ts
+++ b/src/lib/retry.ts
@ -0,0 +1,417 @@
+import { recordOp } from './diagnostics';
+import { appendFailure, compactFailures, replayFailureMap } from './failures';
+import { buildRegistry, isImageType, loadCustomPresets } from './presets';
+import { readSettings } from './settings';
+import { acquireLock, appendCompleted, completedKeyOf, readRun, releaseLock } from './state';
+import type { FailureRecord, Preset } from './types';
+import { errorMessage, warmVariant } from './warmer';
+import { isInWindow } from './window';
+
+export const MAX_ATTEMPTS = 3;
+export const RETRY_BACKOFF_MS = [ 5 * 60 * 1000, 15 * 60 * 1000 ];
+export const DEFAULT_RETRY_BATCH = 50;
+
+export function nextRetryAt(attempt: number, now = Date.now()): number | null {
+	if (!Number.isFinite(attempt) || attempt >= MAX_ATTEMPTS) return null;
+
+	const index = Math.max(0, Math.min(Math.trunc(attempt) - 1, RETRY_BACKOFF_MS.length - 1));
+	return now + (RETRY_BACKOFF_MS[index] as number);
+}
+
+export function dueRetries(records: FailureRecord[], now = Date.now()): FailureRecord[] {
+	return records.filter(
+		(record) =>
+			record.status === 'failed' &&
+			record.attempts < MAX_ATTEMPTS &&
+			record.next_retry_at !== null &&
+			record.next_retry_at <= now,
+	);
+}
+
+export interface FailureInput {
+	file_id: string;
+	preset_key: string;
+	format: string | null;
+	error?: string;
+	ms?: number;
+	ts?: number;
+}
+
+interface JournalOptions {
+	records?: Map<string, FailureRecord>;
+	logger?: any;
+}
+
+export async function journalFailure(
+	env: Record<string, any>,
+	input: FailureInput,
+	options: JournalOptions = {},
+): Promise<FailureRecord | null> {
+	try {
+		const records = options.records ?? (await replayFailureMap(env));
+		const key = completedKeyOf(input.file_id, input.preset_key, input.format);
+		const previous = records.get(key);
+		const ts = input.ts ?? Date.now();
+		const attempt =
+			previous && previous.status === 'failed' ? Math.min(MAX_ATTEMPTS, previous.attempts + 1) : 1;
+		const next = nextRetryAt(attempt, ts);
+
+		await appendFailure(
+			{
+				type: 'failed',
+				ts,
+				file_id: input.file_id,
+				preset_key: input.preset_key,
+				format: input.format,
+				attempt,
+				next_retry_at: next,
+				error: input.error,
+				ms: input.ms,
+			},
+			env,
+			{ logger: options.logger },
+		);
+
+		const record: FailureRecord = {
+			file_id: input.file_id,
+			preset_key: input.preset_key,
+			format: input.format,
+			attempts: attempt,
+			status: 'failed',
+			first_failed_at: previous && previous.status === 'failed' ? previous.first_failed_at : ts,
+			last_failed_at: ts,
+			next_retry_at: next,
+			error: input.error ?? null,
+			ms: input.ms ?? null,
+		};
+
+		records.set(key, record);
+		options.logger?.warn?.(
+			{
+				fileId: input.file_id,
+				preset_key: input.preset_key,
+				format: input.format,
+				attempt,
+				next_retry_at: next,
+				error: input.error,
+			},
+			'image-previews: preview failed',
+		);
+
+		return record;
+	} catch (error) {
+		options.logger?.error?.(error, 'image-previews: could not append failure journal');
+		return null;
+	}
+}
+
+export async function markRecovered(
+	env: Record<string, any>,
+	input: FailureInput,
+	options: JournalOptions = {},
+): Promise<void> {
+	try {
+		const records = options.records ?? (await replayFailureMap(env));
+		const key = completedKeyOf(input.file_id, input.preset_key, input.format);
+		const previous = records.get(key);
+
+		if (!previous || previous.status === 'recovered') return;
+
+		const ts = input.ts ?? Date.now();
+		const attempt = Math.min(MAX_ATTEMPTS, previous.attempts + 1);
+
+		await appendFailure(
+			{
+				type: 'recovered',
+				ts,
+				file_id: input.file_id,
+				preset_key: input.preset_key,
+				format: input.format,
+				attempt,
+				next_retry_at: null,
+				ms: input.ms,
+			},
+			env,
+			{ logger: options.logger },
+		);
+
+		records.set(key, {
+			...previous,
+			attempts: attempt,
+			status: 'recovered',
+			next_retry_at: null,
+			ms: input.ms ?? previous.ms,
+		});
+
+		options.logger?.info?.(
+			{
+				fileId: input.file_id,
+				preset_key: input.preset_key,
+				format: input.format,
+				attempt,
+				ms: input.ms,
+			},
+			'image-previews: preview recovered',
+		);
+	} catch (error) {
+		options.logger?.error?.(error, 'image-previews: could not append recovery journal');
+	}
+}
+
+export interface RetryDeps {
+	services: Record<string, any>;
+	database: any;
+	getSchema: () => Promise<any>;
+	env: Record<string, any>;
+	logger: any;
+}
+
+export interface RetryTarget {
+	file_id: string;
+	preset_key: string;
+	format: string | null;
+}
+
+export interface RetryOptions {
+	now?: number;
+	ignoreWindow?: boolean;
+	limit?: number;
+	targets?: RetryTarget[];
+}
+
+export interface RetryOutcome {
+	status: 'completed' | 'skipped' | 'failed';
+	reason?: string;
+	processed: number;
+	recovered: number;
+	failed: number;
+}
+
+async function markNonRetryable(
+	env: Record<string, any>,
+	record: FailureRecord,
+	error: string,
+	records: Map<string, FailureRecord>,
+	logger: any,
+): Promise<void> {
+	const ts = Date.now();
+
+	try {
+		await appendFailure(
+			{
+				type: 'retry',
+				ts,
+				file_id: record.file_id,
+				preset_key: record.preset_key,
+				format: record.format,
+				attempt: MAX_ATTEMPTS,
+				next_retry_at: null,
+				error,
+			},
+			env,
+			{ logger },
+		);
+	} catch (journalError) {
+		logger?.error?.(journalError, 'image-previews: could not append retry journal');
+	}
+
+	records.set(completedKeyOf(record.file_id, record.preset_key, record.format), {
+		...record,
+		attempts: MAX_ATTEMPTS,
+		status: 'failed',
+		next_retry_at: null,
+		error,
+	});
+
+	logger?.warn?.(
+		{
+			fileId: record.file_id,
+			preset_key: record.preset_key,
+			format: record.format,
+			attempt: MAX_ATTEMPTS,
+			next_retry_at: null,
+			error,
+		},
+		'image-previews: retry skipped',
+	);
+}
+
+export async function runDueRetries(deps: RetryDeps, options: RetryOptions = {}): Promise<RetryOutcome> {
+	const outcome: RetryOutcome = { status: 'skipped', processed: 0, recovered: 0, failed: 0 };
+
+	try {
+		const settings = await readSettings(deps.env);
+
+		if (!settings.enabled) return { ...outcome, reason: 'disabled' };
+		if (!options.ignoreWindow && !isInWindow(settings.windowStart, settings.windowEnd)) {
+			return { ...outcome, reason: 'outside-window' };
+		}
+
+		const run = await readRun(deps.env);
+		if (run?.running) return { ...outcome, reason: 'already-running' };
+		if (!(await acquireLock(deps.env))) return { ...outcome, reason: 'already-running' };
+
+		try {
+			const now = options.now ?? Date.now();
+			const schema = await deps.getSchema();
+			const custom = await loadCustomPresets(new deps.services['SettingsService']({ schema }));
+			const presets = buildRegistry(custom, null);
+			const presetByKey = new Map<string, Preset>(presets.map((preset) => [ preset.key, preset ]));
+			const records = await replayFailureMap(deps.env);
+			const targets = options.targets
+				? new Set(options.targets.map((target) => completedKeyOf(target.file_id, target.preset_key, target.format)))
+				: null;
+			const limit = Math.max(1, Math.min(200, Math.trunc(options.limit ?? DEFAULT_RETRY_BATCH)));
+			const candidates = dueRetries([ ...records.values() ], now)
+				.filter((record) => !targets || targets.has(completedKeyOf(record.file_id, record.preset_key, record.format)))
+				.sort(
+					(a, b) =>
+						(a.next_retry_at ?? 0) - (b.next_retry_at ?? 0) ||
+						a.last_failed_at - b.last_failed_at ||
+						completedKeyOf(a.file_id, a.preset_key, a.format).localeCompare(
+							completedKeyOf(b.file_id, b.preset_key, b.format),
+						),
+				)
+				.slice(0, limit);
+			const grouped = new Map<string, FailureRecord[]>();
+
+			for (const record of candidates) {
+				const group = grouped.get(record.file_id);
+				if (group) group.push(record);
+				else grouped.set(record.file_id, [ record ]);
+			}
+
+			const items = new deps.services['ItemsService']('directus_files', { schema });
+			const assets = new deps.services['AssetsService']({ schema });
+
+			for (const [ fileId, group ] of grouped) {
+				let file: { id?: string; type?: string | null } | null = null;
+
+				try {
+					file = await items.readOne(fileId, { fields: [ 'id', 'type' ] });
+				} catch {
+					file = null;
+				}
+
+				if (!file || !isImageType(file.type)) {
+					for (const record of group) {
+						await markNonRetryable(deps.env, record, 'file not found or not an image', records, deps.logger);
+						outcome.processed += 1;
+						outcome.failed += 1;
+					}
+
+					continue;
+				}
+
+				for (const record of group) {
+					const preset = presetByKey.get(record.preset_key);
+
+					if (!preset) {
+						await markNonRetryable(deps.env, record, `unknown preset: ${record.preset_key}`, records, deps.logger);
+						outcome.processed += 1;
+						outcome.failed += 1;
+						continue;
+					}
+
+					const variant = preset.format === 'auto' ? record.format : null;
+
+					if (preset.format === 'auto' && !variant) {
+						await markNonRetryable(deps.env, record, 'missing format', records, deps.logger);
+						outcome.processed += 1;
+						outcome.failed += 1;
+						continue;
+					}
+
+					const result = await warmVariant(assets, fileId, preset, variant);
+					const ts = Date.now();
+
+					recordOp({
+						ts,
+						fileId,
+						key: result.key,
+						format: result.format,
+						ok: result.ok,
+						ms: result.ms,
+						error: result.error,
+					});
+
+					if (result.ok) {
+						await appendCompleted(
+							{ file_id: fileId, preset_key: record.preset_key, format: result.format, ts },
+							deps.env,
+						);
+						await markRecovered(
+							deps.env,
+							{
+								file_id: fileId,
+								preset_key: record.preset_key,
+								format: result.format,
+								ms: result.ms,
+								ts,
+							},
+							{ records, logger: deps.logger },
+						);
+						outcome.recovered += 1;
+					} else {
+						const attempt = Math.min(MAX_ATTEMPTS, record.attempts + 1);
+						const next = nextRetryAt(attempt, ts);
+
+						try {
+							await appendFailure(
+								{
+									type: 'failed',
+									ts,
+									file_id: fileId,
+									preset_key: record.preset_key,
+									format: result.format,
+									attempt,
+									next_retry_at: next,
+									error: result.error,
+									ms: result.ms,
+								},
+								deps.env,
+								{ logger: deps.logger },
+							);
+						} catch (journalError) {
+							deps.logger?.error?.(journalError, 'image-previews: could not append retry journal');
+						}
+
+						records.set(completedKeyOf(fileId, record.preset_key, record.format), {
+							...record,
+							attempts: attempt,
+							status: 'failed',
+							last_failed_at: ts,
+							next_retry_at: next,
+							error: result.error ?? null,
+							ms: result.ms,
+						});
+
+						deps.logger?.warn?.(
+							{
+								fileId,
+								preset_key: record.preset_key,
+								format: result.format,
+								attempt,
+								next_retry_at: next,
+								error: result.error,
+							},
+							'image-previews: retry failed',
+						);
+
+						outcome.failed += 1;
+					}
+
+					outcome.processed += 1;
+				}
+			}
+
+			await compactFailures(deps.env);
+			return { ...outcome, status: 'completed' };
+		} finally {
+			await releaseLock(deps.env);
+		}
+	} catch (error) {
+		deps.logger?.error?.(error, 'image-previews: retry run failed');
+		return { ...outcome, status: 'failed', reason: errorMessage(error) };
+	}
+}
--- a/src/lib/types.ts
+++ b/src/lib/types.ts
@ -35,6 +35,69 @@ export interface CompletedRecord {
 	ts: number;
 }

+export type FailureEventType = 'failed' | 'retry' | 'recovered';
+
+export type FailureStatus = 'failed' | 'recovered' | 'retry';
+
+export interface FailureEvent {
+	type: FailureEventType;
+	ts: number;
+	file_id: string;
+	preset_key: string;
+	format: string | null;
+	attempt: number;
+	next_retry_at?: number | null;
+	error?: string;
+	ms?: number;
+}
+
+export interface FailureRecord {
+	file_id: string;
+	preset_key: string;
+	format: string | null;
+	attempts: number;
+	status: FailureStatus;
+	first_failed_at: number;
+	last_failed_at: number;
+	next_retry_at: number | null;
+	error: string | null;
+	ms: number | null;
+}
+
+export interface FailureListQuery {
+	status?: FailureStatus | null;
+	limit: number;
+	offset: number;
+}
+
+export interface FailureListResult {
+	records: FailureRecord[];
+	total: number;
+	limit: number;
+	offset: number;
+}
+
+export interface FailureFileMeta {
+	filename_download?: string | null;
+	type?: string | null;
+	folder?: string | null;
+}
+
+export interface FailureEnrichedRecord extends FailureRecord {
+	file: {
+		filename_download: string | null;
+		type: string | null;
+		folder: string | null;
+	};
+	first_failed_at_iso: string | null;
+	first_failed_at_human: string;
+	last_failed_at_iso: string | null;
+	last_failed_at_human: string;
+	next_retry_at_iso: string | null;
+	next_retry_at_human: string | null;
+	ms_human: string | null;
+}
+
 export interface RunState {
 	running: boolean;
 	startedAt: number | null;
--- a/src/lib/warmer.ts
+++ b/src/lib/warmer.ts
@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export interface WarmOptions {
 	onResult?: (result: WarmResultItem) => void;
 }

-interface WarmTask {
+export interface WarmTaskSpec {
 	preset: Preset;
 	format: string | null;
 }
@ -43,13 +43,41 @@ function releaseStream(stream: unknown): void {
 	}
 }

+export async function warmVariant(
+	assets: AssetsLike,
+	fileId: string,
+	preset: Preset,
+	format: string | null,
+	options: { isCached?: (preset: Preset, format: string | null) => boolean | Promise<boolean> } = {},
+): Promise<WarmResultItem> {
+	const transformation: Record<string, unknown> = { transformationParams: preset };
+
+	if (format) transformation['acceptFormat'] = format;
+
+	const started = Date.now();
+	const outputFormat = effectiveFormat(preset, format);
+	const cached = options.isCached ? await options.isCached(preset, format) : false;
+
+	if (cached) {
+		return { key: preset.key, format: outputFormat, ok: true, ms: Date.now() - started, cached: true };
+	}
+
+	try {
+		const asset = await assets.getAsset(fileId, transformation);
+		releaseStream(asset?.stream);
+		return { key: preset.key, format: outputFormat, ok: true, ms: Date.now() - started, cached: false };
+	} catch (error) {
+		return { key: preset.key, format: outputFormat, ok: false, ms: Date.now() - started, error: errorMessage(error) };
+	}
+}
+
 export async function warmFile(
 	assets: AssetsLike,
 	fileId: string,
 	presets: Preset[],
 	options: WarmOptions,
 ): Promise<WarmSummary> {
-	const tasks: WarmTask[] = [];
+	const tasks: WarmTaskSpec[] = [];

 	for (const preset of presets) {
 		for (const format of formatsForPreset(preset, options.formats)) {
@ -57,6 +85,15 @@ export async function warmFile(
 		}
 	}

+	return warmTasks(assets, fileId, tasks, options);
+}
+
+export async function warmTasks(
+	assets: AssetsLike,
+	fileId: string,
+	tasks: WarmTaskSpec[],
+	options: WarmOptions,
+): Promise<WarmSummary> {
 	const results: WarmResultItem[] = new Array(tasks.length);
 	let cursor = 0;

--- a/src/module/module.vue
+++ b/src/module/module.vue
@ -195,6 +195,34 @@
 				</table>
 			</section>

+			<section class="ip__card">
+				<header class="ip__head">
+					<h2>Failed previews</h2>
+					<v-button @click="loadFailures">Refresh</v-button>
+				</header>
+				<p class="ip__hint">
+					Persisted failure journal. Retries run automatically inside the maintenance window with no
+					active backfill: up to 3 attempts, then 5 and 15 minute backoff.
+				</p>
+				<table class="ip__table">
+					<thead>
+						<tr><th>file</th><th>preset</th><th>format</th><th>attempts</th><th>last error</th><th>next retry</th><th>status</th></tr>
+					</thead>
+					<tbody>
+						<tr v-for="failure in failures" :key="failure.file_id + failure.preset_key + (failure.format ?? '')">
+							<td class="ip__mono">{{ failure.file?.filename_download ?? failure.file_id.slice(0, 8) }}</td>
+							<td>{{ failure.preset_key }}</td>
+							<td>{{ failure.format ?? 'original' }}</td>
+							<td>{{ failure.attempts }}</td>
+							<td class="ip__error">{{ failure.error ?? '' }}</td>
+							<td>{{ failure.next_retry_at_human ?? '—' }}</td>
+							<td>{{ failure.status }}</td>
+						</tr>
+					</tbody>
+				</table>
+				<p v-if="failures.length === 0" class="ip__hint">No failures recorded.</p>
+			</section>
+
 			<section class="ip__card">
 				<header class="ip__head"><h2>API reference</h2></header>
 				<p class="ip__hint">
@ -250,11 +278,23 @@ interface PresetInfo {
 	enabled: boolean;
 }

+interface FailureRecord {
+	file_id: string;
+	preset_key: string;
+	format: string | null;
+	attempts: number;
+	status: string;
+	error: string | null;
+	next_retry_at_human: string | null;
+	file: { filename_download: string | null; type: string | null; folder: string | null } | null;
+}
+
 const base = '/image-previews';
 const status = ref<Status | null>(null);
 const config = ref<Record<string, any> | null>(null);
 const disk = ref<{ previews: Bucket; originals: Bucket; total: Bucket } | null>(null);
 const ops = ref<any[]>([]);
+const failures = ref<FailureRecord[]>([]);
 const presets = ref<PresetInfo[]>([]);
 const shadowedKeys = ref<string[]>([]);
 const fileId = ref('');
@ -351,6 +391,13 @@ const endpoints = [
 		description: 'In-memory ring buffer of the last 200 generation attempts with timing and error messages.',
 		example: 'curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" "$BASE/image-previews/ops?limit=50"',
 	},
+	{
+		method: 'GET',
+		path: '/failures',
+		summary: 'persisted failures',
+		description: 'Failure journal records with file metadata, attempts, timestamps, next retry and status. Filter with status=failed|recovered|retry, limit (max 200) and offset.',
+		example: 'curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" "$BASE/image-previews/failures?status=failed&limit=50&offset=0"',
+	},
 ];

 async function api(path: string, init?: RequestInit) {
@ -389,6 +436,15 @@ async function loadPresets() {
 	shadowedKeys.value = result.shadowedKeys ?? [];
 }

+async function loadFailures() {
+	try {
+		const result = await api('/failures?limit=100');
+		failures.value = result.records ?? [];
+	} catch {
+		/* ignore polling errors */
+	}
+}
+
 async function saveConfig() {
 	if (!config.value) return;

@ -456,7 +512,7 @@ async function generate(dryRun: boolean) {
 }

 onMounted(async () => {
-	await Promise.all([ loadStatus(), loadConfig(), loadDisk(), loadPresets() ]);
+	await Promise.all([ loadStatus(), loadConfig(), loadDisk(), loadPresets(), loadFailures() ]);
 	timer = setInterval(loadStatus, 3000);
 });
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Rawman Grey	73da969ab7	chore: bump version to v0.2.0	2026-10-30 10:27:11 +03:00
Rawman Grey	ed1b625c1c	feat: failure journal and bounded retries (F11)	2026-10-30 10:27:10 +03:00
Rawman Grey	3d9ed8de51	docs: mark F11 accepted and log manager decision	2026-10-30 10:22:34 +03:00
Rawman Grey	871182d6d5	feat: persist failure journal and bounded retries (F11)	2026-10-30 10:22:29 +03:00
Rawman Grey	ec3e0c16e0	docs: record F12 uploaded_on verification (host fix)	2026-10-30 10:22:27 +03:00
Rawman Grey	7951f82dd5	docs: add failure journal + uploaded_on features to goal artifacts	2026-10-30 09:18:59 +03:00