diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f4fd1f2..1a243a3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -18,4 +18,12 @@ state.json
 state.json.tmp
 failed_urls.txt
 manifest.jsonl
+catalogue.md
+catalogue.jsonl
+catalogue_moves.jsonl
+sorter_applied.jsonl
+sorter_low_confidence.txt
+subscriptions.json
+*.bak
+_logs/
 *.log
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 742f94d..fb7a107 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,11 +50,16 @@ All original Python entry points are ported and live-validated (see below).
 ## CLI
 
 ```
-dlphelper dlp <channel_id> <out_dir> [--subs FILE] [--urls-file FILE] [--token]
+dlphelper dlp <channel_id> <out_dir> [--since WHEN] [--urls-file FILE] [--token]
     [--password] [--retries N] [--retry-delay N] [--cooldown-failures N]
     [--cooldown-seconds N] [--only gofile|0807] [--limit N] [--shuffle]
     [--hash] [--extract] [--fresh|--no-fresh] [--dry-run]
-    [--global-state FILE] [--no-global] [--assume-done FILE]
+    [--global-state FILE] [--no-global]
+
+dlphelper dlp --subs FILE              # alternative mode: iterate every channel
+                                       # in the list (channel_id/out_dir unused)
+
+dlphelper dlp --assume-done FILE       # alternative mode: mark URLs as done, exit
 
 dlphelper catalogue [run_dir] [--scan DIR]... [--manifest FILE]
     [--overrides FILE] [--out-md FILE] [--out-jsonl FILE] [--apply --library DIR]
@@ -78,6 +83,9 @@ Notes:
   (bookkeeping stays out of the library, which may be a seeded torrent).
 - The sorter implements the rules in `docs/SORTING.md` — that document is the
   working agreement; change it first, then the code.
+- `dlp --since` limits a run to recent messages (e.g. `5d`, `12h`,
+  `2026-10-04`); `--subs` and `--assume-done` are alternative modes that ignore
+  `<channel_id>`/`<out_dir>`.
 - Retry loops, cooldowns and the "one gofile guest account per run" rule are
   ported verbatim from `dlp.py`; a failure in one URL never aborts the run.
 - Ctrl-C: state.json is saved after every URL; re-run to resume (the python
diff --git a/docs/SORTING.md b/docs/SORTING.md
index f759bbe..18a075b 100644
--- a/docs/SORTING.md
+++ b/docs/SORTING.md
@@ -70,14 +70,14 @@ graph LR
    (`data/gwshop_catalog.json`) entries within the same faction; best
    sequence-match above `--threshold` (default 0.62) wins. The catalog
    provides canonical names, sub-factions and classes.
-4. **Plan** — default output: a dry-run table `source → target` plus
-   `sorter_plan.jsonl`. Nothing is touched.
+4. **Plan** — default output: a dry-run table `source → target` on stdout
+   (`--json` prints the same plan as JSON). Nothing is touched.
 5. **Apply** — create the target and **hardlink** the file there
-   (`os.link`); if the filesystems differ, fall back to a real copy with a
-   warning. Originals are never modified or deleted — that is what keeps the
-   *arr-style workflow possible (remux/seed/sort independently). Every
-   applied action is appended to `sorter_applied.jsonl` and re-runs skip
-   targets that already exist.
+   (`std::fs::hard_link`); if the filesystems differ, fall back to a real
+   copy with a warning. Originals are never modified or deleted — that is
+   what keeps the *arr-style workflow possible (remux/seed/sort
+   independently). Every applied action is appended to `sorter_applied.jsonl`
+   and re-runs skip targets that already exist.
 
 ## Bookkeeping location
 
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ confidence doc always lands next to the audit file.
   sees. Limitation: hardlinks need source and library on the same
   filesystem; the sorter detects this and copies instead (warned).
 - Zip contents **can** be read without extracting (that is how the sorter
-  peeks). Modifying a member in place is technically possible with
-  `zipfile` but is not useful here.
+  peeks). Modifying a member in place is technically possible with the `zip`
+  crate but is not useful here.
 - Endgame (later stage): unpack archives into the unit folder so the
   library is plain files, easier to sort per-model and to torrent. The
   unpack step will live in the sorter (`--unpack`, 7z binary) but stays off
@@ -142,7 +142,8 @@ already-present duplicates, 0 copied):
   (`noserverino` behavior): two paths to the same hardlinked file show
   different `st_ino`, and the values are stable across calls. To verify a
   link, compare `st_nlink` (and content/size) — never inodes. Server-side
-  links are real: a fresh `os.link` bumps nlink (2→3 in the checked case).
+  links are real: a fresh `std::fs::hard_link` bumps nlink (2→3 in the
+  checked case).
 - Filenames with raw cp437 bytes crash 7z direct-to-CIFS with exit 2
   ("Cannot open output file"); the extractor then extracts to a `/var/tmp`
   temp dir, repairs the names and moves the result over.
diff --git a/src/catalogue.rs b/src/catalogue.rs
index 194f634..c778c53 100644
--- a/src/catalogue.rs
+++ b/src/catalogue.rs
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ pub fn write_reports(
                     format_size(files_size)
                 ));
                 let mut sorted_files = files.clone();
-                sorted_files.sort_by(|a, b| a.name.to_lowercase().cmp(&b.name.to_lowercase()));
+                sorted_files.sort_by_key(|a| a.name.to_lowercase());
                 for e in sorted_files {
                     lines.push(format!(
                         "  - {} ({}){}",
@@ -768,7 +768,8 @@ mod tests {
     /// All 17 CASES from tests/test_catalogue.py; `None` = "don't care".
     #[test]
     fn classify_matches_python_test_catalogue() {
-        let cases: &[(&str, Option<&str>, Option<&str>, Option<&str>)] = &[
+        type Case<'a> = (&'a str, Option<&'a str>, Option<&'a str>, Option<&'a str>);
+        let cases: &[Case] = &[
             // (filename, expected system, expected faction, expected class or None-any)
             // GW naming: chapters are factions, classes are GW unit types.
             (
diff --git a/src/difflib.rs b/src/difflib.rs
index 0b022c1..54cce80 100644
--- a/src/difflib.rs
+++ b/src/difflib.rs
@@ -16,27 +16,32 @@ pub struct Match {
     size: usize,
 }
 
-pub struct SequenceMatcher<'a> {
-    a: &'a str,
-    b: &'a str,
+pub struct SequenceMatcher {
+    /// `a`/`b` as chars, collected once (python works on code points; the
+    /// matching routines index them repeatedly, so collecting here avoids
+    /// re-allocating on every `find_longest_match` call).
+    a_chars: Vec<char>,
+    b_chars: Vec<char>,
     /// b[j] -> indices (purged of junk and popular elements, like `b2j`).
     b2j: std::collections::HashMap<char, Vec<usize>>,
     bjunk: std::collections::HashSet<char>,
 }
 
-impl<'a> SequenceMatcher<'a> {
-    pub fn new(a: &'a str, b: &'a str) -> Self {
+impl SequenceMatcher {
+    pub fn new(a: &str, b: &str) -> Self {
         // __chain_b with isjunk=None: no junk, but autojunk purges
         // "popular" characters from long sequences (len(b) >= 200).
+        let a_chars: Vec<char> = a.chars().collect();
+        let b_chars: Vec<char> = b.chars().collect();
         let mut b2j: std::collections::HashMap<char, Vec<usize>> = std::collections::HashMap::new();
-        for (idx, elt) in b.chars().enumerate() {
+        for (idx, &elt) in b_chars.iter().enumerate() {
             b2j.entry(elt).or_default().push(idx);
         }
         let bjunk = std::collections::HashSet::new(); // isjunk is None
-        let mut bpopular = std::collections::HashSet::new();
-        let n = b.chars().count();
+        let n = b_chars.len();
         if n >= 200 {
             let ntest = n / 100 + 1;
+            let mut bpopular = std::collections::HashSet::new();
             for (&elt, idxs) in &b2j {
                 if idxs.len() > ntest {
                     bpopular.insert(elt);
@@ -46,7 +51,12 @@ impl<'a> SequenceMatcher<'a> {
                 b2j.remove(&elt);
             }
         }
-        SequenceMatcher { a, b, b2j, bjunk }
+        SequenceMatcher {
+            a_chars,
+            b_chars,
+            b2j,
+            bjunk,
+        }
     }
 
     fn isbjunk(&self, elt: char) -> bool {
@@ -55,9 +65,10 @@ impl<'a> SequenceMatcher<'a> {
 
     /// CPython SequenceMatcher.find_longest_match(alo, ahi, blo, bhi) over
     /// char indices.
+    #[allow(clippy::needless_range_loop)] // `i` feeds the besti/bestj arithmetic
     fn find_longest_match(&self, alo: usize, ahi: usize, blo: usize, bhi: usize) -> Match {
-        let a_chars: Vec<char> = self.a.chars().collect();
-        let b_chars: Vec<char> = self.b.chars().collect();
+        let a_chars = &self.a_chars;
+        let b_chars = &self.b_chars;
         let nothing: Vec<usize> = Vec::new();
 
         let mut besti = alo;
@@ -129,8 +140,8 @@ impl<'a> SequenceMatcher<'a> {
 
     /// All matching blocks, in order (recursive queue algorithm).
     pub fn get_matching_blocks(&self) -> Vec<Match> {
-        let la = self.a.chars().count();
-        let lb = self.b.chars().count();
+        let la = self.a_chars.len();
+        let lb = self.b_chars.len();
         let mut blocks: Vec<Match> = Vec::new();
         let mut queue: Vec<(usize, usize, usize, usize)> = vec![(0, la, 0, lb)];
         while let Some((alo, ahi, blo, bhi)) = queue.pop() {
@@ -163,12 +174,12 @@ impl<'a> SequenceMatcher<'a> {
     pub fn quick_ratio(&self) -> f64 {
         let mut fullbcount: std::collections::HashMap<char, usize> =
             std::collections::HashMap::new();
-        for elt in self.b.chars() {
+        for &elt in &self.b_chars {
             *fullbcount.entry(elt).or_default() += 1;
         }
         let mut avail: std::collections::HashMap<char, usize> = std::collections::HashMap::new();
         let mut matches = 0usize;
-        for elt in self.a.chars() {
+        for &elt in &self.a_chars {
             let numb = avail
                 .get(&elt)
                 .copied()
@@ -178,13 +189,13 @@ impl<'a> SequenceMatcher<'a> {
                 matches += 1;
             }
         }
-        Self::calculate_ratio(matches, self.a.chars().count(), self.b.chars().count())
+        Self::calculate_ratio(matches, self.a_chars.len(), self.b_chars.len())
     }
 
     /// Trivial upper bound (python `real_quick_ratio`).
     pub fn real_quick_ratio(&self) -> f64 {
-        let la = self.a.chars().count();
-        let lb = self.b.chars().count();
+        let la = self.a_chars.len();
+        let lb = self.b_chars.len();
         Self::calculate_ratio(la.min(lb), la, lb)
     }
 
@@ -192,7 +203,7 @@ impl<'a> SequenceMatcher<'a> {
     /// `SequenceMatcher(None, a, b).ratio()`.
     pub fn ratio(&self) -> f64 {
         let matches: usize = self.get_matching_blocks().iter().map(|m| m.size).sum();
-        Self::calculate_ratio(matches, self.a.chars().count(), self.b.chars().count())
+        Self::calculate_ratio(matches, self.a_chars.len(), self.b_chars.len())
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/extract.rs b/src/extract.rs
index b0c65c7..16fe2e2 100644
--- a/src/extract.rs
+++ b/src/extract.rs
@@ -183,10 +183,10 @@ fn walk_files_sorted(root: &Path) -> Vec<PathBuf> {
                 Ok(meta) if meta.is_dir() => dirs.push(path),
                 Ok(meta) if meta.is_file() => files.push(path),
                 Ok(meta) if meta.is_symlink() => {
-                    if let Ok(target) = fs::metadata(&path) {
-                        if target.is_file() {
-                            files.push(path);
-                        }
+                    if let Ok(target) = fs::metadata(&path)
+                        && target.is_file()
+                    {
+                        files.push(path);
                     }
                 }
                 _ => {}
@@ -369,9 +369,12 @@ impl Extractor {
         // Container formats: trust the magic bytes over the extension (python's
         // 7z CLI sniffs content too). Compressed streams (.gz/.bz2/.xz) and tar
         // stay extension-driven, where the tar-inside logic needs the name.
+        // The OUTERMOST suffix decides how the file is wrapped: for
+        // `x.tar.gz` that is ".gz" (decompress, then untar). `archive_suffixes`
+        // returns outer-first, so the outer suffix is `first()`, not `last()`.
         let kind: Option<String> = sniff_container(archive)
             .map(str::to_string)
-            .or_else(|| sfx.last().cloned());
+            .or_else(|| sfx.first().cloned());
         let res: Result<(), String> = match kind.as_deref() {
             Some(".7z") => extract_7z(archive, &actual),
             Some(".zip") => extract_zip(archive, &actual),
@@ -674,10 +677,10 @@ pub fn load_done(manifest_path: &Path) -> HashSet<String> {
         if line.is_empty() {
             continue;
         }
-        if let Ok(value) = serde_json::from_str::<serde_json::Value>(line) {
-            if let Some(dest) = value.get("dest").and_then(|d| d.as_str()) {
-                done.insert(dest.to_string());
-            }
+        if let Ok(value) = serde_json::from_str::<serde_json::Value>(line)
+            && let Some(dest) = value.get("dest").and_then(|d| d.as_str())
+        {
+            done.insert(dest.to_string());
         }
     }
     done
@@ -899,7 +902,7 @@ mod tests {
         block[148..156].copy_from_slice(chk.as_bytes());
         let mut out = block;
         out.extend_from_slice(data);
-        while out.len() % 512 != 0 {
+        while !out.len().is_multiple_of(512) {
             out.push(0);
         }
         out.extend(std::iter::repeat_n(0u8, 1024));
@@ -1044,7 +1047,7 @@ mod tests {
         let extractor = Extractor {
             out_root: out.clone(),
         };
-        extractor.run(&[src.clone()]).unwrap();
+        extractor.run(std::slice::from_ref(&src)).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(
             fs::read_to_string(out.join("src/Pack/unit/part.txt")).unwrap(),
             "payload"
@@ -1062,7 +1065,7 @@ mod tests {
         let extractor = Extractor {
             out_root: out.clone(),
         };
-        extractor.run(&[src.clone()]).unwrap();
+        extractor.run(std::slice::from_ref(&src)).unwrap();
 
         let s = src.as_path();
         let o = out.as_path();
@@ -1192,13 +1195,13 @@ mod tests {
         let extractor = Extractor {
             out_root: out.clone(),
         };
-        extractor.run(&[src.clone()]).unwrap();
+        extractor.run(std::slice::from_ref(&src)).unwrap();
 
         let manifest_before = fs::read_to_string(out.join("extract_manifest.jsonl")).unwrap();
         let inv_before = inventory(&out);
         assert!(!manifest_before.is_empty());
 
-        extractor.run(&[src.clone()]).unwrap();
+        extractor.run(std::slice::from_ref(&src)).unwrap();
 
         let manifest_after = fs::read_to_string(out.join("extract_manifest.jsonl")).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(
diff --git a/src/globalstore.rs b/src/globalstore.rs
index 04aeb44..a6e23ca 100644
--- a/src/globalstore.rs
+++ b/src/globalstore.rs
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ impl GlobalRecord {
 /// `~/.local/share/dlphelper/urls.json`. An empty XDG_DATA_HOME falls back to
 /// home, matching the python version.
 pub fn default_global_path() -> Option<PathBuf> {
-    if let Ok(xdg) = std::env::var("XDG_DATA_HOME") {
-        if !xdg.is_empty() {
-            return Some(PathBuf::from(xdg).join("dlphelper").join("urls.json"));
-        }
+    if let Ok(xdg) = std::env::var("XDG_DATA_HOME")
+        && !xdg.is_empty()
+    {
+        return Some(PathBuf::from(xdg).join("dlphelper").join("urls.json"));
     }
     dirs::home_dir().map(|home| {
         home.join(".local")
diff --git a/src/gwshop.rs b/src/gwshop.rs
index a46797d..f00678d 100644
--- a/src/gwshop.rs
+++ b/src/gwshop.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 //! Credentials are read from (first hit wins):
 //!   1. env ALGOLIA_APP_ID + ALGOLIA_API_KEY
 //!   2. algolia.json next to the repo root (gitignored):
-//!        {"app_id": "...", "api_key": "..."}
+//!      {"app_id": "...", "api_key": "..."}
 //!
 //! The key is the *search-only* public key (never an admin key). Treat any
 //! key found in algolia.json as still secret: never log or commit it.
@@ -125,10 +125,10 @@ impl GwShopClient {
                         return r.json().context("decoding Algolia response");
                     }
                     let text = r.text().unwrap_or_default();
-                    last_err = Some(format!(
-                        "Algolia {method} {path} -> {status}: {}",
-                        &text[..text.len().min(200)]
-                    ));
+                    // Truncate by chars, not bytes: a byte slice could split a
+                    // multi-byte character and panic (python sliced `text[:200]`).
+                    let snippet: String = text.chars().take(200).collect();
+                    last_err = Some(format!("Algolia {method} {path} -> {status}: {snippet}"));
                     if status == 401 || status == 403 {
                         // credentials: no point retrying
                         break;
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ impl GwShopClient {
         ))
     }
 
+    /// Enumerate the application's indices (python `list_indices`). Kept as
+    /// a client capability even though the CLI does not use it yet.
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub fn list_indices(&self) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<Value>> {
         let v = self.request("GET", "/1/indexes", None)?;
         Ok(v.get("items")
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 36d1f8a..c6f43e1 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ struct DlpArgs {
     #[arg(long, default_value_t = 60)]
     cooldown_seconds: u64,
     /// process only one host class
-    #[arg(long)]
+    #[arg(long, value_parser = ["gofile", "0807"])]
     only: Option<String>,
     /// only URLs posted at/after this point: e.g. 5d, 12h, 2026-10-04
     #[arg(long, value_name = "WHEN")]
@@ -219,10 +219,10 @@ fn resolve_token(cli_value: Option<&str>) -> anyhow::Result<String> {
     if let Some(t) = cli_value {
         return Ok(t.to_string());
     }
-    if let Ok(t) = std::env::var("DISCORD_TOKEN") {
-        if !t.is_empty() {
-            return Ok(t);
-        }
+    if let Ok(t) = std::env::var("DISCORD_TOKEN")
+        && !t.is_empty()
+    {
+        return Ok(t);
     }
     log::info!("No Discord token given ($DISCORD_TOKEN); prompting (input hidden).");
     if !std::io::stdin().is_terminal() {
@@ -354,11 +354,11 @@ fn cmd_catalogue(args: &CatalogueArgs) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
             .unwrap_or_default()
     };
     let mut scan_dirs = args.scan.clone();
-    if let Some(rd) = run_dir {
-        if args.manifest.is_none() {
-            // run dir is scanned as a whole (covers files not yet in the manifest)
-            scan_dirs.push(rd.to_path_buf());
-        }
+    if let Some(rd) = run_dir
+        && args.manifest.is_none()
+    {
+        // run dir is scanned as a whole (covers files not yet in the manifest)
+        scan_dirs.push(rd.to_path_buf());
     }
 
     if manifests.is_empty() && scan_dirs.is_empty() {
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ fn cmd_catalogue(args: &CatalogueArgs) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         let Some(library) = &args.library else {
             parser_error("--apply needs --library DIR");
         };
-        let Some(run_dir) = run_dir else {
+        let Some(_run_dir) = run_dir else {
             parser_error("--apply needs a run_dir (files are moved out of it)");
         };
         let moved = catalogue::apply_moves(
@@ -431,7 +431,6 @@ fn cmd_catalogue(args: &CatalogueArgs) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         );
         // rewrite reports with updated paths
         catalogue::write_reports(&entries, &out_md, &out_jsonl)?;
-        let _ = run_dir;
     }
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -474,7 +473,7 @@ fn cmd_sorter(args: &SorterArgs) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     } else {
         // hidden trees like .broken/ must never reach the plan
         let mut out = Vec::new();
-        collect_visible(source, source, &mut out)?;
+        collect_visible(source, &mut out)?;
         out.sort();
         out
     };
@@ -568,9 +567,9 @@ fn cmd_sorter(args: &SorterArgs) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-/// Recursively collect files under `root`, skipping any path whose parts
-/// (relative to root) start with '.' (python rglob filter).
-fn collect_visible(root: &Path, dir: &Path, out: &mut Vec<PathBuf>) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+/// Recursively collect files under `dir`, skipping any path whose file name
+/// starts with '.' (python rglob filter).
+fn collect_visible(dir: &Path, out: &mut Vec<PathBuf>) -> std::io::Result<()> {
     for entry in std::fs::read_dir(dir)? {
         let entry = entry?;
         let path = entry.path();
@@ -579,7 +578,7 @@ fn collect_visible(root: &Path, dir: &Path, out: &mut Vec<PathBuf>) -> std::io::
             continue;
         }
         if path.is_dir() {
-            collect_visible(root, &path, out)?;
+            collect_visible(&path, out)?;
         } else {
             out.push(path);
         }
diff --git a/src/orchestrate.rs b/src/orchestrate.rs
index b0cec91..9506581 100644
--- a/src/orchestrate.rs
+++ b/src/orchestrate.rs
@@ -224,17 +224,15 @@ pub struct SourceInfo {
     pub message_id: Option<Value>,
     pub timestamp: Option<String>,
     pub author: Option<String>,
-    pub manifest: PathBuf,
 }
 
-fn source_of(channel_id: &str, f: &FoundUrl, manifest: &Path) -> SourceInfo {
+fn source_of(channel_id: &str, f: &FoundUrl) -> SourceInfo {
     SourceInfo {
         channel: channel_id.to_string(),
         host: Some(f.host.to_string()),
         message_id: f.message_id.clone().map(Value::String),
         timestamp: f.timestamp.clone(),
         author: f.author.clone(),
-        manifest: manifest.to_path_buf(),
     }
 }
 
@@ -386,13 +384,11 @@ pub fn process_channel(
         .filter(|f| {
             if is_torrent_url(&f.url) {
                 log::info!("Skip torrent (never downloaded): {}", f.url);
-                if let Err(e) = state.mark(&f.url, |r| {
+                state.mark_logged(&f.url, |r| {
                     r.status = "ok".into();
                     r.extra
                         .insert("note".into(), Value::from("torrent link skipped (policy)"));
-                }) {
-                    log::error!("Could not record torrent skip for {}: {e}", f.url);
-                }
+                });
                 return false;
             }
             true
@@ -440,20 +436,20 @@ pub fn process_channel(
             // classify() already filtered, but be defensive
             _ => {
                 log::warn!("Skipping unsupported URL: {}", f.url);
-                state.mark(&f.url, |r| {
+                state.mark_logged(&f.url, |r| {
                     r.status = "failed".into();
                     r.error = Some("unsupported host".into());
-                })?;
+                });
             }
         }
     }
 
     let mut source_by_url: HashMap<String, SourceInfo> = HashMap::new();
     for f in &gofile_urls {
-        source_by_url.insert(f.url.clone(), source_of(channel_id, f, &manifest));
+        source_by_url.insert(f.url.clone(), source_of(channel_id, f));
     }
     for f in &z0807_urls {
-        source_by_url.insert(f.url.clone(), source_of(channel_id, f, &manifest));
+        source_by_url.insert(f.url.clone(), source_of(channel_id, f));
     }
 
     // --limit applies per host class to the *pending* URLs, so a test run
@@ -527,7 +523,7 @@ pub fn process_channel(
             out_dir,
             &mut state,
             &source_by_url,
-            gstore.as_deref_mut(),
+            gstore,
             &manifest,
         )?;
     }
@@ -613,11 +609,11 @@ pub fn run_gofile(
             if is_done(state, gstore.as_deref(), &f.url) {
                 continue;
             }
-            state.mark(&f.url, |r| {
+            state.mark_logged(&f.url, |r| {
                 r.status = "failed".into();
                 r.error = Some(exc.to_string());
                 r.files = Vec::new();
-            })?;
+            });
         }
         return Ok(());
     }
@@ -680,21 +676,23 @@ pub fn run_gofile(
             match files {
                 Ok(files) => {
                     log::info!("OK {} ({} files)", f.url, files.len());
-                    record_files(
+                    if let Err(e) = record_files(
                         state,
                         gstore.as_deref_mut(),
                         &f.url,
                         &files,
                         &source,
                         manifest,
-                    )?;
+                    ) {
+                        log::error!("Could not record download for {}: {e:#}", f.url);
+                    }
                     if files.is_empty() {
-                        state.mark(&f.url, |r| {
+                        state.mark_logged(&f.url, |r| {
                             r.extra.insert(
                                 "note".into(),
                                 Value::from("only .torrent files - skipped"),
                             );
-                        })?;
+                        });
                     }
                     if opts.extract {
                         extract_zips(&files);
@@ -708,10 +706,10 @@ pub fn run_gofile(
                         // a bug must not stop the run
                         log::error!("Unexpected error for {}: {err:#}", f.url);
                         let msg = format!("unexpected: {err}");
-                        state.mark(&f.url, |r| {
+                        state.mark_logged(&f.url, |r| {
                             r.error = Some(msg);
                             r.files = Vec::new();
-                        })?;
+                        });
                         if attempt < opts.retries {
                             thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(opts.retry_delay * attempt as u64));
                         }
@@ -721,43 +719,43 @@ pub fn run_gofile(
                         GoFileError::PasswordRequired(msg) => {
                             // Retrying without a password never helps
                             log::error!("PASSWORD REQUIRED {}: {msg}", f.url);
-                            state.mark(&f.url, |r| {
+                            state.mark_logged(&f.url, |r| {
                                 r.status = "failed".into();
                                 r.error = Some(msg.clone());
                                 r.files = Vec::new();
-                            })?;
+                            });
                             resolved = true;
                             break;
                         }
                         GoFileError::NotFound(msg) => {
                             // Dead links never come back - no retry
                             log::error!("DEAD LINK {}: {msg}", f.url);
-                            state.mark(&f.url, |r| {
+                            state.mark_logged(&f.url, |r| {
                                 r.status = "failed".into();
                                 r.error = Some(msg.clone());
                                 r.files = Vec::new();
-                            })?;
+                            });
                             resolved = true;
                             break;
                         }
                         GoFileError::Empty(msg) => {
                             // Emptied content is stable - no retry
                             log::error!("EMPTY CONTENT {}: {msg}", f.url);
-                            state.mark(&f.url, |r| {
+                            state.mark_logged(&f.url, |r| {
                                 r.status = "failed".into();
                                 r.error = Some(msg.clone());
                                 r.files = Vec::new();
-                            })?;
+                            });
                             resolved = true;
                             break;
                         }
                         GoFileError::AuthError(msg) => {
                             // Token may have died mid-run (rate limit); re-auth
                             log::warn!("Auth error for {}: {msg} - re-authenticating", f.url);
-                            state.mark(&f.url, |r| {
+                            state.mark_logged(&f.url, |r| {
                                 r.error = Some(msg.clone());
                                 r.files = Vec::new();
-                            })?;
+                            });
                             client.reset();
                             if let Err(reauth) = client.ensure_token() {
                                 log::error!("Re-authentication failed: {reauth}");
@@ -775,10 +773,10 @@ pub fn run_gofile(
                                 opts.retries,
                                 f.url
                             );
-                            state.mark(&f.url, |r| {
+                            state.mark_logged(&f.url, |r| {
                                 r.error = Some(msg.clone());
                                 r.files = Vec::new();
-                            })?;
+                            });
                             if attempt < opts.retries {
                                 thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(
                                     opts.retry_delay * attempt as u64,
@@ -795,11 +793,11 @@ pub fn run_gofile(
                 .get(&f.url)
                 .and_then(|r| r.error.clone())
                 .unwrap_or_else(|| "unknown".into());
-            state.mark(&f.url, |r| {
+            state.mark_logged(&f.url, |r| {
                 r.status = "failed".into();
                 r.error = Some(err);
                 r.files = Vec::new();
-            })?;
+            });
             consecutive_failures += 1;
             log::error!("FAILED {} after {} attempts", f.url, opts.retries);
             if consecutive_failures >= opts.cooldown_failures {
@@ -890,14 +888,16 @@ pub fn run_0807(
                         format_size(size),
                         entries.len()
                     );
-                    record_files(
+                    if let Err(e) = record_files(
                         state,
                         gstore.as_deref_mut(),
                         &f.url,
                         &entries,
                         &source,
                         manifest,
-                    )?;
+                    ) {
+                        log::error!("Could not record download for {}: {e:#}", f.url);
+                    }
                     if opts.extract {
                         extract_zips(&entries);
                     }
@@ -910,10 +910,10 @@ pub fn run_0807(
                         // a bug must not stop the run
                         log::error!("Unexpected error for {}: {err:#}", f.url);
                         let msg = format!("unexpected: {err}");
-                        state.mark(&f.url, |r| {
+                        state.mark_logged(&f.url, |r| {
                             r.error = Some(msg);
                             r.files = Vec::new();
-                        })?;
+                        });
                         if attempt < opts.retries {
                             thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(opts.retry_delay * attempt as u64));
                         }
@@ -923,11 +923,11 @@ pub fn run_0807(
                         Zero807Error::NotFound(msg) => {
                             // Dead links never come back - no retry
                             log::error!("DEAD LINK {}: {msg}", f.url);
-                            state.mark(&f.url, |r| {
+                            state.mark_logged(&f.url, |r| {
                                 r.status = "failed".into();
                                 r.error = Some(msg.clone());
                                 r.files = Vec::new();
-                            })?;
+                            });
                             resolved = true;
                             break;
                         }
@@ -938,10 +938,10 @@ pub fn run_0807(
                                 opts.retries,
                                 f.url
                             );
-                            state.mark(&f.url, |r| {
+                            state.mark_logged(&f.url, |r| {
                                 r.error = Some(msg.clone());
                                 r.files = Vec::new();
-                            })?;
+                            });
                             if attempt < opts.retries {
                                 thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(
                                     opts.retry_delay * attempt as u64,
@@ -958,11 +958,11 @@ pub fn run_0807(
                 .get(&f.url)
                 .and_then(|r| r.error.clone())
                 .unwrap_or_else(|| "unknown".into());
-            state.mark(&f.url, |r| {
+            state.mark_logged(&f.url, |r| {
                 r.status = "failed".into();
                 r.error = Some(err);
                 r.files = Vec::new();
-            })?;
+            });
             consecutive_failures += 1;
             log::error!("FAILED {} after {} attempts", f.url, opts.retries);
             if consecutive_failures >= opts.cooldown_failures {
@@ -1107,7 +1107,6 @@ mod tests {
             message_id: Some(Value::from(42)),
             timestamp: Some("2024-01-01".into()),
             author: Some("ben".into()),
-            manifest: manifest.clone(),
         };
         let files = vec![serde_json::json!({"path": "/tmp/x.7z", "size": 10, "name": "x.7z"})];
         record_files(
diff --git a/src/sorter.rs b/src/sorter.rs
index aabe518..c42227a 100644
--- a/src/sorter.rs
+++ b/src/sorter.rs
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ pub fn list_zip(path: &Path, limit: usize) -> Vec<String> {
             return Vec::new();
         }
     };
-    let mut zf = match zip::ZipArchive::new(file) {
+    let zf = match zip::ZipArchive::new(file) {
         Ok(zf) => zf,
         Err(exc) => {
             log::debug!("zip listing failed for {}: {exc}", path.display());
@@ -190,10 +190,10 @@ pub fn list_zip(path: &Path, limit: usize) -> Vec<String> {
     };
     let mut names = Vec::new();
     for i in 0..zf.len() {
-        if let Some(name) = zf.name_for_index(i) {
-            if !name.ends_with('/') {
-                names.push(name.to_string());
-            }
+        if let Some(name) = zf.name_for_index(i)
+            && !name.ends_with('/')
+        {
+            names.push(name.to_string());
         }
         if names.len() >= limit {
             break;
@@ -228,12 +228,6 @@ pub fn list_7z(path: &Path, limit: usize) -> Vec<String> {
     names
 }
 
-fn is_archive_name(name: &str) -> bool {
-    ARCHIVE_SUFFIXES
-        .iter()
-        .any(|s| py_suffix(name).eq_ignore_ascii_case(s))
-}
-
 /// python `Path.suffix`: the last dot-suffix, or "" (dotfiles have none).
 fn py_suffix(name: &str) -> &str {
     let stem_end = py_stem_split(name);
@@ -241,6 +235,9 @@ fn py_suffix(name: &str) -> &str {
 }
 
 /// Byte index where python's stem ends (start of the suffix, or len).
+///
+/// Matches pathlib: the split dot must satisfy `0 < i < len(name) - 1`, so a
+/// leading dot (dotfile) and a trailing dot are not suffixes.
 fn py_stem_split(name: &str) -> usize {
     let base = match name.rfind('/') {
         Some(i) => i + 1,
@@ -248,8 +245,8 @@ fn py_stem_split(name: &str) -> usize {
     };
     let base_str = &name[base..];
     match base_str.rfind('.') {
-        Some(0) | None => name.len(),
-        Some(i) => base + i,
+        Some(i) if i > 0 && i < base_str.len() - 1 => base + i,
+        _ => name.len(),
     }
 }
 
@@ -280,7 +277,7 @@ pub fn inspect(path: &Path) -> SortItem {
             Vec::new()
         };
         if item.inner_names.is_empty() && size > 0 {
-            let head_is_html = fs::File::open(path).map_or(false, |mut fh| {
+            let head_is_html = fs::File::open(path).is_ok_and(|mut fh| {
                 use std::io::Read;
                 let mut head = Vec::with_capacity(512);
                 let _ = fh.by_ref().take(512).read_to_end(&mut head);
@@ -309,7 +306,7 @@ pub fn inspect(path: &Path) -> SortItem {
 /// fellaz catachan jungle fighters x") - the file stem alone loses the
 /// archive's own folder structure.
 pub fn clean_inner(name: &str) -> String {
-    clean_name(&name.replace('/', " ").replace('\\', " "))
+    clean_name(&name.replace(['/', '\\'], " "))
 }
 
 /// True for directory names that must never be match candidates.
@@ -728,15 +725,15 @@ fn apply_entry(
     item.match_kind = kind.to_string();
     item.confidence = confidence.to_string();
     let entry_faction = entry.faction.clone();
-    if let Some(f) = entry_faction {
-        if !matches!(
+    if let Some(f) = entry_faction
+        && !matches!(
             f.as_str(),
             "Unit Type" | "Heroes" | "Warriors" | "Character"
-        ) {
-            let e = &ctx.catalog[entry_idx];
-            item.system = e.system.clone().unwrap_or_else(|| item.system.clone());
-            item.faction = f;
-        }
+        )
+    {
+        let e = &ctx.catalog[entry_idx];
+        item.system = e.system.clone().unwrap_or_else(|| item.system.clone());
+        item.faction = f;
     }
 }
 
@@ -846,10 +843,10 @@ fn match_name(
 ) -> Option<(f64, usize, bool)> {
     let key = (clean.to_string(), system.to_string(), faction.to_string());
     if let Some(hit) = cache.dir_matches.get(&key) {
-        return hit.clone();
+        return *hit;
     }
     let result = compute_match_name(clean, ctx, system, faction, threshold, cache);
-    cache.dir_matches.insert(key, result.clone());
+    cache.dir_matches.insert(key, result);
     result
 }
 
@@ -864,17 +861,17 @@ fn compute_match_name(
     if system == "Unknown" {
         let pool: Vec<usize> = (0..ctx.catalog.len()).collect();
         let full = best_in_pool_str(clean, &pool, ctx, false, cache);
-        if let Some((score, idx)) = full {
-            if score >= CROSS_SYSTEM_MIN {
-                let entry = &ctx.catalog[idx];
-                let contained = token_contained(clean, &entry.clean)
-                    || entry
-                        .clean_aliases
-                        .iter()
-                        .any(|a| token_contained(clean, a));
-                if contained {
-                    return Some((score, idx, false));
-                }
+        if let Some((score, idx)) = full
+            && score >= CROSS_SYSTEM_MIN
+        {
+            let entry = &ctx.catalog[idx];
+            let contained = token_contained(clean, &entry.clean)
+                || entry
+                    .clean_aliases
+                    .iter()
+                    .any(|a| token_contained(clean, a));
+            if contained {
+                return Some((score, idx, false));
             }
         }
         None
@@ -918,10 +915,10 @@ fn compute_match_name(
                     continue;
                 }
                 if winner.as_ref().is_none_or(|w| c.0 > w.0) {
-                    winner = Some(c.clone());
+                    winner = Some(*c);
                 }
             }
-            return winner;
+            winner
         } else {
             pool_best(clean, &pool, ctx, threshold, cache)
         }
@@ -933,20 +930,16 @@ fn best_in_pool_str(
     clean: &str,
     pool: &[usize],
     ctx: &SorterCtx,
-    use_inner: bool,
+    _use_inner: bool,
     cache: &mut MatchCache,
 ) -> Option<(f64, usize)> {
     let mut best: Option<(f64, usize)> = None;
     for &idx in pool {
-        let mut score = best_ratio(clean, ctx, idx, true, cache);
-        if use_inner {
-            // bare-string variant never has inner names; kept for shape parity
-        }
+        let score = best_ratio(clean, ctx, idx, true, cache);
         if best.is_none_or(|b| score > b.0) {
             best = Some((score, idx));
         }
     }
-    let _ = use_inner;
     best
 }
 
@@ -1011,10 +1004,7 @@ fn rehome_from_dirs(
     }
     let own = item.match_kind == "catalog" || item.match_kind == "weak";
     let own_score = if own { item.match_score } else { 0.0 };
-    let Some((score, idx, weak, real_dir)) = best_dir_match(item, dirs, ctx, threshold, cache)
-    else {
-        return None;
-    };
+    let (score, idx, weak, real_dir) = best_dir_match(item, dirs, ctx, threshold, cache)?;
     if own && score < own_score {
         return None;
     }
@@ -1140,12 +1130,10 @@ fn find_best(
         if best.is_none_or(|b| b.0 < threshold) {
             best = best_in_pool(item, &all, ctx, true, cache);
         }
-        if let Some((score, idx)) = best {
-            if score < CROSS_SYSTEM_MIN {
-                best = None;
-            } else if !contained_somewhere(item, idx, ctx) {
-                best = None;
-            }
+        if let Some((score, idx)) = best
+            && (score < CROSS_SYSTEM_MIN || !contained_somewhere(item, idx, ctx))
+        {
+            best = None;
         }
         best
     }
@@ -1191,11 +1179,11 @@ fn apply_best(
             Some("Unit Type") | Some("Heroes") | Some("Warriors") | Some("Character")
         );
         if item.faction == UNSORTED {
-            if let Some(ef) = &entry.faction {
-                if !generic {
-                    item.system = entry.system.clone().unwrap_or_else(|| item.system.clone());
-                    item.faction = ef.clone();
-                }
+            if let Some(ef) = &entry.faction
+                && !generic
+            {
+                item.system = entry.system.clone().unwrap_or_else(|| item.system.clone());
+                item.faction = ef.clone();
             }
             if let Some(g) = &entry.group {
                 if g != "Unit Type" {
@@ -1238,10 +1226,10 @@ fn apply_best(
                         .unwrap_or_else(|| UNSORTED.into());
                 }
             }
-        } else if let Some(g) = &entry.group {
-            if g != "Unit Type" {
-                item.group = g.clone();
-            }
+        } else if let Some(g) = &entry.group
+            && g != "Unit Type"
+        {
+            item.group = g.clone();
         }
     } else if *score >= WEAK_MIN && weak_tier_shared(item, *idx, ctx) {
         // Weak tier: a same-system hit below the threshold with at least one
@@ -1298,9 +1286,9 @@ pub fn build_target(item: &SortItem, library: &Path, inner_rel: Option<&Path>) -
     let mut parts: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
     if item.system == "Unknown" {
         parts.push(UNSORTED.into());
-        if inner_rel.is_some() && item.unit.is_some() {
+        if let (Some(_), Some(unit)) = (inner_rel, &item.unit) {
             // extracted archives keep their unit folder even when unplaced
-            parts.push(display_name(item.unit.as_ref().unwrap()));
+            parts.push(display_name(unit));
         }
     } else {
         parts.push(item.system.clone());
@@ -1384,28 +1372,27 @@ pub fn sort_plan(
         let mut inner_rel: Option<PathBuf> = None;
         let prov = provenance;
         let rootp = root;
-        if let (Some(rootp), Some(prov)) = (rootp, prov) {
-            if let Ok(rel) = f.strip_prefix(rootp) {
-                let mut p = rel.parent().unwrap_or_else(|| Path::new(""));
-                loop {
-                    if p.as_os_str().is_empty() {
-                        break;
-                    }
-                    if let Some(unit) = prov.get(&p.to_string_lossy().into_owned()) {
-                        dest_key = Some(p.to_string_lossy().into_owned());
-                        unit_name = Some(unit.clone());
-                        // dirs-only relative path (the file name itself is
-                        // appended by build_target; keeping it here would
-                        // duplicate it in the target path)
-                        let rest = rel.strip_prefix(p).unwrap();
-                        inner_rel =
-                            Some(rest.parent().unwrap_or_else(|| Path::new("")).to_path_buf());
-                        break;
-                    }
-                    match p.parent() {
-                        Some(par) => p = par,
-                        None => break,
-                    }
+        if let (Some(rootp), Some(prov)) = (rootp, prov)
+            && let Ok(rel) = f.strip_prefix(rootp)
+        {
+            let mut p = rel.parent().unwrap_or_else(|| Path::new(""));
+            loop {
+                if p.as_os_str().is_empty() {
+                    break;
+                }
+                if let Some(unit) = prov.get(&p.to_string_lossy().into_owned()) {
+                    dest_key = Some(p.to_string_lossy().into_owned());
+                    unit_name = Some(unit.clone());
+                    // dirs-only relative path (the file name itself is
+                    // appended by build_target; keeping it here would
+                    // duplicate it in the target path)
+                    let rest = rel.strip_prefix(p).unwrap();
+                    inner_rel = Some(rest.parent().unwrap_or_else(|| Path::new("")).to_path_buf());
+                    break;
+                }
+                match p.parent() {
+                    Some(par) => p = par,
+                    None => break,
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -1435,14 +1422,13 @@ pub fn sort_plan(
                     dirs.push((d, dir_parts[i].to_string_lossy().into_owned()));
                 }
                 let winner = rehome_from_dirs(&mut item, &dirs, &ctx, threshold, &mut cache, false);
-                if let Some(winner) = winner {
-                    if let Ok(inner) = f
+                if let Some(winner) = winner
+                    && let Ok(inner) = f
                         .parent()
                         .unwrap_or_else(|| Path::new(""))
                         .strip_prefix(&winner)
-                    {
-                        inner_rel = Some(inner.to_path_buf());
-                    }
+                {
+                    inner_rel = Some(inner.to_path_buf());
                 }
             }
             item.target = Some(build_target(&item, library, inner_rel.as_deref()));
@@ -1451,8 +1437,9 @@ pub fn sort_plan(
         } else {
             // one classification per extraction directory, reused for every
             // file inside it
-            let dk = dest_key.unwrap();
-            let un = unit_name.unwrap();
+            let (Some(dk), Some(un)) = (dest_key, unit_name) else {
+                unreachable!("dest_key and unit_name are set together")
+            };
             if !unit_cache.contains_key(&dk) {
                 let listing: Vec<String> = {
                     let mut all: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
@@ -1492,30 +1479,27 @@ pub fn sort_plan(
             item.match_score = fields.match_score;
             item.match_kind = fields.match_kind;
             item.confidence = fields.confidence;
-            if let Some(ir) = &inner_rel {
-                if ir.iter().count() > 0 {
-                    // extracted archives: inner dir names may claim subtrees
-                    let mut dirs: Vec<(PathBuf, String)> = Vec::new();
-                    let parts: Vec<std::ffi::OsString> =
-                        ir.iter().map(|p| p.to_os_string()).collect();
-                    for i in (0..parts.len()).rev() {
-                        let mut d = rootp.unwrap().join(&dk);
-                        for part in &parts[..=i] {
-                            d = d.join(part);
-                        }
-                        dirs.push((d, parts[i].to_string_lossy().into_owned()));
-                    }
-                    let winner =
-                        rehome_from_dirs(&mut item, &dirs, &ctx, threshold, &mut cache, true);
-                    if let Some(winner) = winner {
-                        if let Ok(inner) = f
-                            .parent()
-                            .unwrap_or_else(|| Path::new(""))
-                            .strip_prefix(&winner)
-                        {
-                            inner_rel = Some(inner.to_path_buf());
-                        }
+            if let Some(ir) = &inner_rel
+                && ir.iter().count() > 0
+            {
+                // extracted archives: inner dir names may claim subtrees
+                let mut dirs: Vec<(PathBuf, String)> = Vec::new();
+                let parts: Vec<std::ffi::OsString> = ir.iter().map(|p| p.to_os_string()).collect();
+                for i in (0..parts.len()).rev() {
+                    let mut d = rootp.unwrap().join(&dk);
+                    for part in &parts[..=i] {
+                        d = d.join(part);
                     }
+                    dirs.push((d, parts[i].to_string_lossy().into_owned()));
+                }
+                let winner = rehome_from_dirs(&mut item, &dirs, &ctx, threshold, &mut cache, true);
+                if let Some(winner) = winner
+                    && let Ok(inner) = f
+                        .parent()
+                        .unwrap_or_else(|| Path::new(""))
+                        .strip_prefix(&winner)
+                {
+                    inner_rel = Some(inner.to_path_buf());
                 }
             }
             item.target = Some(build_target(&item, library, inner_rel.as_deref()));
@@ -1551,10 +1535,10 @@ fn collect_relative_files(dir: &Path, out: &mut Vec<String>) {
         if p.is_dir() {
             let rel = p.strip_prefix(dir).unwrap();
             collect_relative_files_prefixed(&p, rel, out);
-        } else if p.is_file() {
-            if let Ok(rel) = p.strip_prefix(dir) {
-                out.push(rel.to_string_lossy().into_owned());
-            }
+        } else if p.is_file()
+            && let Ok(rel) = p.strip_prefix(dir)
+        {
+            out.push(rel.to_string_lossy().into_owned());
         }
     }
 }
@@ -1624,21 +1608,39 @@ pub fn apply_plan(
             skipped += 1;
             continue;
         }
-        if let Some(parent) = dest.parent() {
-            fs::create_dir_all(parent)?;
+        if let Some(parent) = dest.parent()
+            && let Err(e) = fs::create_dir_all(parent)
+        {
+            log::error!("Cannot create {}: {e}", parent.display());
+            skipped += 1;
+            continue;
         }
-        if same_device(src, dest.parent().unwrap()) {
-            fs::hard_link(src, &dest)?;
-            item.action = "link".into();
-            linked += 1;
+        // A single unplaceable file must not abort the whole apply: log it,
+        // count it as skipped, and keep going (the download pipeline has the
+        // same never-abort contract).
+        let placed = if same_device(src, dest.parent().unwrap()) {
+            fs::hard_link(src, &dest).map(|()| true)
         } else {
             log::warn!(
                 "Different filesystem - COPYING instead of hardlinking {}",
                 item.name
             );
-            fs::copy(src, &dest)?;
-            item.action = "copy".into();
-            copied += 1;
+            fs::copy(src, &dest).map(|_| false)
+        };
+        match placed {
+            Ok(true) => {
+                item.action = "link".into();
+                linked += 1;
+            }
+            Ok(false) => {
+                item.action = "copy".into();
+                copied += 1;
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                log::error!("Cannot place {} -> {}: {e}", src.display(), dest.display());
+                skipped += 1;
+                continue;
+            }
         }
         if item.match_kind == "weak" {
             weak += 1;
diff --git a/src/state.rs b/src/state.rs
index 585ae97..1d02a8e 100644
--- a/src/state.rs
+++ b/src/state.rs
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ impl State {
     }
 
     /// The URLs from `urls` whose status is not "ok".
+    #[allow(dead_code)] // python `pending`; kept as a store capability
     pub fn pending<'a>(&self, urls: &'a [String]) -> Vec<&'a str> {
         urls.iter()
             .map(String::as_str)
@@ -131,6 +132,16 @@ impl State {
         Ok(self.records.get(url).expect("entry just inserted"))
     }
 
+    /// Like [`mark`](Self::mark), but a save failure is logged instead of
+    /// propagated: recording one URL's outcome must never abort the whole run
+    /// (AGENTS.md §6.5). The in-memory record is still updated, so a later
+    /// successful save persists it.
+    pub fn mark_logged(&mut self, url: &str, f: impl FnOnce(&mut Record)) {
+        if let Err(e) = self.mark(url, f) {
+            log::error!("Could not persist state for {url}: {e}");
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Atomic save: write `*.json.tmp`, then rename over state.json.
     pub fn save(&self) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         save_sorted(&self.path, &self.records)
diff --git a/src/warhammer_data.rs b/src/warhammer_data.rs
index a89e9eb..2e51e35 100644
--- a/src/warhammer_data.rs
+++ b/src/warhammer_data.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ struct Raw {
 }
 
 pub struct Data {
+    /// Parsed SYSTEMS table (kept for tests/inspection; matching uses
+    /// `faction_aliases` below).
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub systems: Systems,
     /// system -> (alias, faction), insertion order of first occurrence,
     /// value = last faction seen (python dict semantics).