diff --git a/client/package-lock.json b/client/package-lock.json
index e7111ba5..5c173cc1 100644
--- a/client/package-lock.json
+++ b/client/package-lock.json
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@
         "remark-breaks": "^4.0.0",
         "remark-gfm": "^4.0.1",
         "topojson-client": "^3.1.0",
+        "workbox-cacheable-response": "^7.0.0",
+        "workbox-core": "^7.0.0",
+        "workbox-expiration": "^7.0.0",
+        "workbox-precaching": "^7.0.0",
+        "workbox-routing": "^7.0.0",
+        "workbox-strategies": "^7.0.0",
         "zustand": "^4.5.2"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -6471,7 +6477,6 @@
       "version": "7.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/idb/-/idb-7.1.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-gchesWBzyvGHRO9W8tzUWFDycow5gwjvFKfyV9FF32Y7F50yZMp7mP+T2mJIWFx49zicqyC4uefHM17o6xKIVQ==",
-      "dev": true,
       "license": "ISC"
     },
     "node_modules/indent-string": {
@@ -7538,9 +7543,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/marked": {
-      "version": "18.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/marked/-/marked-18.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-2e7Qiv/HJSXj8rDEpgTvGKsP8yYtI9xXHKDnrftrmnrJPaFNM7VRb2YCzWaX4BP1iCJ/XPduzDJZMFoqTCcIMA==",
+      "version": "18.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/marked/-/marked-18.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-7VT90JOkDeaRWpfjOReRGPEKn0ecdARBkDGL+tT1wZY0efPPqkUxLUSmzy/C7TIylQYJC9STISEsCHrqb/7VIA==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "bin": {
         "marked": "bin/marked.js"
@@ -12032,7 +12037,6 @@
       "version": "7.4.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/workbox-cacheable-response/-/workbox-cacheable-response-7.4.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-0Fb8795zg/x23ISFkAc7lbWes6vbw34DGFIMw31cwuHPgDEC/5EYm6m/ZkylLX0EnEbbOyOCLjKgFS/Z5g0HeQ==",
-      "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "workbox-core": "7.4.0"
@@ -12042,14 +12046,12 @@
       "version": "7.4.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/workbox-core/-/workbox-core-7.4.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-6BMfd8tYEnN4baG4emG9U0hdXM4gGuDU3ectXuVHnj71vwxTFI7WOpQJC4siTOlVtGqCUtj0ZQNsrvi6kZZTAQ==",
-      "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/workbox-expiration": {
       "version": "7.4.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/workbox-expiration/-/workbox-expiration-7.4.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-V50p4BxYhtA80eOvulu8xVfPBgZbkxJ1Jr8UUn0rvqjGhLDqKNtfrDfjJKnLz2U8fO2xGQJTx/SKXNTzHOjnHw==",
-      "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "idb": "^7.0.1",
@@ -12083,7 +12085,6 @@
       "version": "7.4.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/workbox-precaching/-/workbox-precaching-7.4.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-VQs37T6jDqf1rTxUJZXRl3yjZMf5JX/vDPhmx2CPgDDKXATzEoqyRqhYnRoxl6Kr0rqaQlp32i9rtG5zTzIlNg==",
-      "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "workbox-core": "7.4.0",
@@ -12120,7 +12121,6 @@
       "version": "7.4.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/workbox-routing/-/workbox-routing-7.4.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-C/ooj5uBWYAhAqwmU8HYQJdOjjDKBp9MzTQ+otpMmd+q0eF59K+NuXUek34wbL0RFrIXe/KKT+tUWcZcBqxbHQ==",
-      "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "workbox-core": "7.4.0"
@@ -12130,7 +12130,6 @@
       "version": "7.4.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/workbox-strategies/-/workbox-strategies-7.4.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-T4hVqIi5A4mHi92+5EppMX3cLaVywDp8nsyUgJhOZxcfSV/eQofcOA6/EMo5rnTNmNTpw0rUgjAI6LaVullPpg==",
-      "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "workbox-core": "7.4.0"
diff --git a/client/package.json b/client/package.json
index 12ff1a02..488233e6 100644
--- a/client/package.json
+++ b/client/package.json
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@
     "@react-pdf/renderer": "^4.3.2",
     "axios": "^1.6.7",
     "dexie": "^4.4.2",
+    "workbox-cacheable-response": "^7.0.0",
+    "workbox-core": "^7.0.0",
+    "workbox-expiration": "^7.0.0",
+    "workbox-precaching": "^7.0.0",
+    "workbox-routing": "^7.0.0",
+    "workbox-strategies": "^7.0.0",
     "leaflet": "^1.9.4",
     "lucide-react": "^0.344.0",
     "mapbox-gl": "^3.22.0",
diff --git a/client/src/App.tsx b/client/src/App.tsx
index f5d96b51..efe22501 100644
--- a/client/src/App.tsx
+++ b/client/src/App.tsx
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ export default function App() {
         <Route path="/forgot-password" element={<ForgotPasswordPage />} />
         <Route path="/reset-password" element={<ResetPasswordPage />} />
         {/* OAuth 2.1 consent page — intentionally outside ProtectedRoute */}
-        <Route path="/oauth/authorize" element={<OAuthAuthorizePage />} />
+        <Route path="/oauth/consent" element={<OAuthAuthorizePage />} />
         <Route
           path="/dashboard"
           element={
diff --git a/client/src/api/client.ts b/client/src/api/client.ts
index e39c6a47..3147e5c2 100644
--- a/client/src/api/client.ts
+++ b/client/src/api/client.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ function translateRateLimit(): string {
 export const apiClient: AxiosInstance = axios.create({
   baseURL: '/api',
   withCredentials: true,
+  timeout: 8000,
   headers: {
     'Content-Type': 'application/json',
   },
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ export const oauthApi = {
     state?: string
     code_challenge: string
     code_challenge_method: string
+    resource?: string
   }) => apiClient.get('/oauth/authorize/validate', { params }).then(r => r.data),
 
   /** Submit user consent (approve or deny) */
@@ -153,6 +155,7 @@ export const oauthApi = {
     code_challenge: string
     code_challenge_method: string
     approved: boolean
+    resource?: string
   }) => apiClient.post('/oauth/authorize', body).then(r => r.data),
 
   clients: {
diff --git a/client/src/components/Budget/BudgetPanel.test.tsx b/client/src/components/Budget/BudgetPanel.test.tsx
index 244cbc96..b92cf4f8 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Budget/BudgetPanel.test.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Budget/BudgetPanel.test.tsx
@@ -10,8 +10,11 @@ import { usePermissionsStore } from '../../store/permissionsStore';
 import { resetAllStores, seedStore } from '../../../tests/helpers/store';
 import { buildUser, buildTrip, buildBudgetItem, buildSettings } from '../../../tests/helpers/factories';
 import BudgetPanel from './BudgetPanel';
+import { offlineDb } from '../../db/offlineDb';
 
-beforeEach(() => {
+beforeEach(async () => {
+  await new Promise<void>(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+  await Promise.all(offlineDb.tables.map(t => t.clear()));
   resetAllStores();
   // Settlement and per-person APIs needed by BudgetPanel
   server.use(
diff --git a/client/src/components/Files/FileManager.test.tsx b/client/src/components/Files/FileManager.test.tsx
index 273387c3..048cd784 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Files/FileManager.test.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Files/FileManager.test.tsx
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ vi.mock('../../api/client', async (importOriginal) => {
 });
 
 import { filesApi } from '../../api/client';
+import { offlineDb } from '../../db/offlineDb';
 
 const buildFile = (overrides = {}) => ({
   id: 1,
@@ -66,7 +67,9 @@ const defaultProps = {
   allowedFileTypes: null,
 };
 
-beforeEach(() => {
+beforeEach(async () => {
+  await new Promise<void>(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+  await Promise.all(offlineDb.tables.map(t => t.clear()));
   resetAllStores();
   vi.clearAllMocks();
   // Seed auth as admin so useCanDo() returns true for all permissions
@@ -130,15 +133,21 @@ describe('FileManager', () => {
     expect(screen.queryByText('doc.pdf')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
-  it('FE-COMP-FILEMANAGER-005: star button calls filesApi.toggleStar', async () => {
+  it('FE-COMP-FILEMANAGER-005: star button calls star endpoint', async () => {
+    let starCalled = false;
+    server.use(
+      http.patch('/api/trips/1/files/1/star', () => {
+        starCalled = true;
+        return HttpResponse.json({ success: true });
+      }),
+    );
     render(<FileManager {...defaultProps} files={[buildFile()]} />);
     const user = userEvent.setup();
 
-    // Find the star button by its title
     const starBtn = screen.getByTitle(/star/i);
     await user.click(starBtn);
 
-    expect(filesApi.toggleStar).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1, 1);
+    await waitFor(() => expect(starCalled).toBe(true));
   });
 
   it('FE-COMP-FILEMANAGER-006: trash toggle loads and displays trashed files', async () => {
@@ -398,39 +407,47 @@ describe('FileManager', () => {
     await screen.findByText('Hotel Paris');
   });
 
-  it('FE-COMP-FILEMANAGER-024: clicking a place in assign modal calls filesApi.update', async () => {
+  it('FE-COMP-FILEMANAGER-024: clicking a place in assign modal calls file update endpoint', async () => {
     const { buildPlace } = await import('../../../tests/helpers/factories');
     const place = buildPlace({ id: 10, name: 'Louvre Museum' });
     const file = buildFile({ id: 1 });
     const onUpdate = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+    let capturedBody: Record<string, unknown> | null = null;
+    server.use(
+      http.put('/api/trips/1/files/1', async ({ request }) => {
+        capturedBody = await request.json() as Record<string, unknown>;
+        return HttpResponse.json({ file: { ...file, place_id: 10 } });
+      }),
+    );
     render(<FileManager {...defaultProps} files={[file]} places={[place]} onUpdate={onUpdate} />);
     const user = userEvent.setup();
 
-    // Open assign modal
     await user.click(screen.getByTitle(/assign/i));
     await screen.findByText('Louvre Museum');
-
-    // Click on the place button to link it
     await user.click(screen.getByText('Louvre Museum'));
 
-    expect(filesApi.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1, 1, { place_id: 10 });
+    await waitFor(() => expect(capturedBody).toMatchObject({ place_id: 10 }));
   });
 
-  it('FE-COMP-FILEMANAGER-025: clicking a reservation in assign modal calls filesApi.update', async () => {
+  it('FE-COMP-FILEMANAGER-025: clicking a reservation in assign modal calls file update endpoint', async () => {
     const { buildReservation } = await import('../../../tests/helpers/factories');
     const reservation = buildReservation({ id: 20, name: 'Train Ticket' });
     const file = buildFile({ id: 1 });
+    let capturedBody: Record<string, unknown> | null = null;
+    server.use(
+      http.put('/api/trips/1/files/1', async ({ request }) => {
+        capturedBody = await request.json() as Record<string, unknown>;
+        return HttpResponse.json({ file: { ...file, reservation_id: 20 } });
+      }),
+    );
     render(<FileManager {...defaultProps} files={[file]} reservations={[reservation]} />);
     const user = userEvent.setup();
 
-    // Open assign modal
     await user.click(screen.getByTitle(/assign/i));
     await screen.findByText('Train Ticket');
-
-    // Click on the reservation button to link it
     await user.click(screen.getByText('Train Ticket'));
 
-    expect(filesApi.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1, 1, { reservation_id: 20 });
+    await waitFor(() => expect(capturedBody).toMatchObject({ reservation_id: 20 }));
   });
 
   it('FE-COMP-FILEMANAGER-026: assign modal with both places and reservations shows both sections', async () => {
@@ -507,39 +524,46 @@ describe('FileManager', () => {
     await screen.findByText(/Colosseum/);
   });
 
-  it('FE-COMP-FILEMANAGER-031: unlink place from assign modal calls filesApi.update', async () => {
+  it('FE-COMP-FILEMANAGER-031: unlink place from assign modal calls file update endpoint', async () => {
     const { buildPlace } = await import('../../../tests/helpers/factories');
     const place = buildPlace({ id: 10, name: 'Venice Beach' });
-    // File already has place_id set to 10 (linked)
     const file = buildFile({ id: 1, place_id: 10 });
-
+    let capturedBody: Record<string, unknown> | null = null;
+    server.use(
+      http.put('/api/trips/1/files/1', async ({ request }) => {
+        capturedBody = await request.json() as Record<string, unknown>;
+        return HttpResponse.json({ file: { ...file, place_id: null } });
+      }),
+    );
     render(<FileManager {...defaultProps} files={[file]} places={[place]} />);
     const user = userEvent.setup();
 
-    // Open assign modal
     await user.click(screen.getByTitle(/assign/i));
     await screen.findByText('Venice Beach');
-
-    // Clicking the linked place should unlink it
     await user.click(screen.getByText('Venice Beach'));
-    expect(filesApi.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1, 1, { place_id: null });
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(capturedBody).toMatchObject({ place_id: null }));
   });
 
-  it('FE-COMP-FILEMANAGER-032: unlink reservation from assign modal calls filesApi.update', async () => {
+  it('FE-COMP-FILEMANAGER-032: unlink reservation from assign modal calls file update endpoint', async () => {
     const { buildReservation } = await import('../../../tests/helpers/factories');
     const reservation = buildReservation({ id: 20, name: 'Museum Pass' });
-    // File already has reservation_id set to 20
     const file = buildFile({ id: 1, reservation_id: 20 });
-
+    let capturedBody: Record<string, unknown> | null = null;
+    server.use(
+      http.put('/api/trips/1/files/1', async ({ request }) => {
+        capturedBody = await request.json() as Record<string, unknown>;
+        return HttpResponse.json({ file: { ...file, reservation_id: null } });
+      }),
+    );
     render(<FileManager {...defaultProps} files={[file]} reservations={[reservation]} />);
     const user = userEvent.setup();
 
     await user.click(screen.getByTitle(/assign/i));
     await screen.findByText('Museum Pass');
-
-    // Clicking the linked reservation should unlink it
     await user.click(screen.getByText('Museum Pass'));
-    expect(filesApi.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1, 1, { reservation_id: null });
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(capturedBody).toMatchObject({ reservation_id: null }));
   });
 
   it('FE-COMP-FILEMANAGER-033: opening PDF preview and closing via backdrop', async () => {
diff --git a/client/src/components/Files/FileManager.tsx b/client/src/components/Files/FileManager.tsx
index f3b93546..7e98f5cb 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Files/FileManager.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Files/FileManager.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { Upload, Trash2, ExternalLink, Download, X, FileText, FileImage, File, M
 import { useToast } from '../shared/Toast'
 import { useTranslation } from '../../i18n'
 import { filesApi } from '../../api/client'
+import { fileRepo } from '../../repo/fileRepo'
 import type { Place, Reservation, TripFile, Day, AssignmentsMap } from '../../types'
 import { useCanDo } from '../../store/permissionsStore'
 import { useTripStore } from '../../store/tripStore'
@@ -290,7 +291,7 @@ export default function FileManager({ files = [], onUpload, onDelete, onUpdate,
 
   const handleStar = async (fileId: number) => {
     try {
-      await filesApi.toggleStar(tripId, fileId)
+      await fileRepo.toggleStar(tripId, fileId)
       refreshFiles()
     } catch { /* */ }
   }
@@ -409,7 +410,7 @@ export default function FileManager({ files = [], onUpload, onDelete, onUpdate,
 
   const handleAssign = async (fileId: number, data: { place_id?: number | null; reservation_id?: number | null }) => {
     try {
-      await filesApi.update(tripId, fileId, data)
+      await fileRepo.update(tripId, fileId, data as Record<string, unknown>)
       refreshFiles()
     } catch {
       toast.error(t('files.toast.assignError'))
diff --git a/client/src/components/Packing/PackingListPanel.test.tsx b/client/src/components/Packing/PackingListPanel.test.tsx
index 2e1414ec..121a24b6 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Packing/PackingListPanel.test.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Packing/PackingListPanel.test.tsx
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@ import { useTripStore } from '../../store/tripStore';
 import { resetAllStores, seedStore } from '../../../tests/helpers/store';
 import { buildUser, buildTrip, buildPackingItem } from '../../../tests/helpers/factories';
 import PackingListPanel from './PackingListPanel';
+import { offlineDb } from '../../db/offlineDb';
 
-beforeEach(() => {
+beforeEach(async () => {
+  await new Promise<void>(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+  await Promise.all(offlineDb.tables.map(t => t.clear()));
   resetAllStores();
   // Side-effect APIs PackingListPanel calls on mount
   server.use(
diff --git a/client/src/components/Planner/DayDetailPanel.test.tsx b/client/src/components/Planner/DayDetailPanel.test.tsx
index a70fd9d5..5c185d62 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Planner/DayDetailPanel.test.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Planner/DayDetailPanel.test.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { usePermissionsStore } from '../../store/permissionsStore';
 import { resetAllStores, seedStore } from '../../../tests/helpers/store';
 import { buildUser, buildAdmin, buildTrip, buildDay, buildPlace, buildReservation } from '../../../tests/helpers/factories';
 import DayDetailPanel from './DayDetailPanel';
+import { offlineDb } from '../../db/offlineDb';
 
 const day = buildDay({ id: 1, trip_id: 1, date: '2025-06-15', title: 'Day in Paris' });
 
@@ -28,7 +29,9 @@ const defaultProps = {
   onAccommodationChange: vi.fn(),
 };
 
-beforeEach(() => {
+beforeEach(async () => {
+  await new Promise<void>(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+  await Promise.all(offlineDb.tables.map(t => t.clear()));
   resetAllStores();
   vi.clearAllMocks();
   server.use(
diff --git a/client/src/components/Planner/DayDetailPanel.tsx b/client/src/components/Planner/DayDetailPanel.tsx
index 407db408..4ae36718 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Planner/DayDetailPanel.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Planner/DayDetailPanel.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { X, Sun, Cloud, CloudRain, CloudSnow, CloudDrizzle, CloudLightning, Wind
 const RES_TYPE_ICONS = { flight: Plane, hotel: Hotel, restaurant: Utensils, train: Train, car: Car, cruise: Ship, event: Ticket, tour: Users, other: FileText }
 const RES_TYPE_COLORS = { flight: '#3b82f6', hotel: '#8b5cf6', restaurant: '#ef4444', train: '#06b6d4', car: '#6b7280', cruise: '#0ea5e9', event: '#f59e0b', tour: '#10b981', other: '#6b7280' }
 import { weatherApi, accommodationsApi } from '../../api/client'
+import { accommodationRepo } from '../../repo/accommodationRepo'
 import { useCanDo } from '../../store/permissionsStore'
 import { useTripStore } from '../../store/tripStore'
 import CustomSelect from '../shared/CustomSelect'
@@ -117,8 +118,10 @@ export default function DayDetailPanel({ day, days, places, categories = [], tri
   const handleSaveAccommodation = async () => {
     if (!hotelForm.place_id) return
     try {
-      const data = await accommodationsApi.create(tripId, {
+      const selectedPlace = places.find(p => p.id === hotelForm.place_id)
+      const data = await accommodationRepo.create(tripId, {
         place_id: hotelForm.place_id,
+        place_name: selectedPlace?.name,
         start_day_id: hotelDayRange.start,
         end_day_id: hotelDayRange.end,
         check_in: hotelForm.check_in || null,
@@ -142,7 +145,7 @@ export default function DayDetailPanel({ day, days, places, categories = [], tri
   const updateAccommodationField = async (field, value) => {
     if (!accommodation) return
     try {
-      const data = await accommodationsApi.update(tripId, accommodation.id, { [field]: value || null })
+      const data = await accommodationRepo.update(tripId, accommodation.id, { [field]: value || null })
       setAccommodation(data.accommodation)
       onAccommodationChange?.()
     } catch {}
@@ -151,7 +154,7 @@ export default function DayDetailPanel({ day, days, places, categories = [], tri
   const handleRemoveAccommodation = async () => {
     if (!accommodation) return
     try {
-      await accommodationsApi.delete(tripId, accommodation.id)
+      await accommodationRepo.delete(tripId, accommodation.id)
       const updated = accommodations.filter(a => a.id !== accommodation.id)
       setAccommodations(updated)
       setDayAccommodations(updated.filter(a =>
@@ -583,7 +586,7 @@ export default function DayDetailPanel({ day, days, places, categories = [], tri
                   <button onClick={async () => {
                     if (showHotelPicker === 'edit' && accommodation) {
                       // Update existing
-                      await accommodationsApi.update(tripId, accommodation.id, {
+                      await accommodationRepo.update(tripId, accommodation.id, {
                         place_id: hotelForm.place_id,
                         start_day_id: hotelDayRange.start,
                         end_day_id: hotelDayRange.end,
diff --git a/client/src/components/Settings/OfflineTab.tsx b/client/src/components/Settings/OfflineTab.tsx
index 299958a0..cdd273f1 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Settings/OfflineTab.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Settings/OfflineTab.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,22 @@
 /**
  * Offline settings tab — shows cached trips, storage info, and controls
- * to re-sync or clear the offline cache.
+ * to re-sync or clear the offline cache. Also exposes runtime SW cache config.
  */
-import React, { useState, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react'
-import { Wifi, RefreshCw, Trash2, Database } from 'lucide-react'
+import React, { useState, useEffect, useCallback, useRef } from 'react'
+import { Wifi, RefreshCw, Trash2, Database, Settings2, RotateCcw, CheckCircle } from 'lucide-react'
 import Section from './Section'
 import { offlineDb, clearAll } from '../../db/offlineDb'
 import { tripSyncManager } from '../../sync/tripSyncManager'
+import type { SyncProgress } from '../../sync/tripSyncManager'
 import { mutationQueue } from '../../sync/mutationQueue'
+import {
+  DEFAULT_SW_CONFIG,
+  loadSwConfig,
+  saveSwConfig,
+  validateSwConfig,
+  SW_CONFIG_BOUNDS,
+  type SwCacheConfig,
+} from '../../sync/swConfig'
 import type { SyncMeta } from '../../db/offlineDb'
 import type { Trip } from '../../types'
 
@@ -22,9 +31,18 @@ export default function OfflineTab(): React.ReactElement {
   const [rows, setRows] = useState<CachedTripRow[]>([])
   const [pendingCount, setPendingCount] = useState(0)
   const [syncing, setSyncing] = useState(false)
+  const [syncProgress, setSyncProgress] = useState<{ current: number; total: number } | null>(null)
+  const [syncResult, setSyncResult] = useState<{ ok: number; failed: number } | null>(null)
+  const syncResultTimerRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null)
   const [clearing, setClearing] = useState(false)
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true)
 
+  // Cache config state
+  const [cacheConfig, setCacheConfig] = useState<SwCacheConfig>({ ...DEFAULT_SW_CONFIG })
+  const [configSaving, setConfigSaving] = useState(false)
+  const [configApplied, setConfigApplied] = useState<Date | null>(null)
+  const appliedTimerRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null)
+
   const load = useCallback(async () => {
     setLoading(true)
     try {
@@ -53,10 +71,89 @@ export default function OfflineTab(): React.ReactElement {
 
   useEffect(() => { load() }, [load])
 
+  // Load persisted cache config on mount
+  useEffect(() => {
+    loadSwConfig().then(setCacheConfig).catch(() => {})
+  }, [])
+
+  // Listen for SW acknowledgement
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const handler = (event: MessageEvent) => {
+      if (event.data?.type === 'CACHE_CONFIG_APPLIED') {
+        setConfigApplied(new Date())
+        setConfigSaving(false)
+        if (appliedTimerRef.current) clearTimeout(appliedTimerRef.current)
+        appliedTimerRef.current = setTimeout(() => setConfigApplied(null), 5000)
+      }
+    }
+    navigator.serviceWorker?.addEventListener('message', handler)
+    return () => {
+      navigator.serviceWorker?.removeEventListener('message', handler)
+      if (appliedTimerRef.current) clearTimeout(appliedTimerRef.current)
+    }
+  }, [])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    return () => { if (syncResultTimerRef.current) clearTimeout(syncResultTimerRef.current) }
+  }, [])
+
+  async function handleSaveConfig() {
+    const validated = validateSwConfig(cacheConfig)
+    setCacheConfig(validated)
+    setConfigSaving(true)
+    try {
+      await saveSwConfig(validated)
+      const controller = navigator.serviceWorker?.controller
+      if (controller) {
+        controller.postMessage({ type: 'UPDATE_CACHE_CONFIG', config: validated })
+        // configSaving cleared by the SW message handler
+      } else {
+        // No active SW yet (e.g. first install) — config saved to IDB, applied on next SW activation
+        setConfigApplied(new Date())
+        setConfigSaving(false)
+      }
+    } catch {
+      setConfigSaving(false)
+    }
+  }
+
+  function handleResetConfig() {
+    setCacheConfig({ ...DEFAULT_SW_CONFIG })
+  }
+
+  function updateField(field: keyof SwCacheConfig) {
+    return (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+      const v = parseInt(e.target.value, 10)
+      if (!isNaN(v)) setCacheConfig(prev => ({ ...prev, [field]: v }))
+    }
+  }
+
   async function handleResync() {
     setSyncing(true)
+    setSyncProgress(null)
+    setSyncResult(null)
+    if (syncResultTimerRef.current) clearTimeout(syncResultTimerRef.current)
+
+    function handleProgress(p: SyncProgress) {
+      if (p.phase === 'trip') {
+        setSyncProgress({ current: p.index + 1, total: p.total })
+      } else if (p.phase === 'done') {
+        setSyncProgress(null)
+        setSyncResult({ ok: p.ok, failed: p.failed })
+        syncResultTimerRef.current = setTimeout(() => setSyncResult(null), 5000)
+      }
+    }
+
     try {
-      await tripSyncManager.syncAll()
+      const timeout = new Promise<'timeout'>(resolve => setTimeout(() => resolve('timeout'), 120_000))
+      const result = await Promise.race([
+        tripSyncManager.syncAll({ onProgress: handleProgress }).then(() => 'done' as const),
+        timeout,
+      ])
+      if (result === 'timeout') {
+        tripSyncManager.interrupt()
+        console.warn('[OfflineTab] sync timed out after 120 s')
+      }
       await load()
     } finally {
       setSyncing(false)
@@ -101,7 +198,11 @@ export default function OfflineTab(): React.ReactElement {
             }}
           >
             <RefreshCw size={14} style={syncing ? { animation: 'spin 1s linear infinite' } : {}} />
-            {syncing ? 'Syncing…' : 'Re-sync now'}
+            {syncing
+              ? syncProgress
+                ? `Syncing ${syncProgress.current}/${syncProgress.total}…`
+                : 'Syncing…'
+              : 'Re-sync now'}
           </button>
 
           <button
@@ -120,6 +221,96 @@ export default function OfflineTab(): React.ReactElement {
           </button>
         </div>
 
+        {/* Sync result */}
+        {syncResult && (
+          <span style={{ fontSize: 12, color: syncResult.failed > 0 ? '#ef4444' : '#22c55e', display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: 4 }}>
+            <CheckCircle size={12} />
+            {syncResult.failed > 0
+              ? `Synced ${syncResult.ok} trip${syncResult.ok !== 1 ? 's' : ''} · ${syncResult.failed} failed`
+              : `Synced ${syncResult.ok} trip${syncResult.ok !== 1 ? 's' : ''}`}
+          </span>
+        )}
+
+        {/* Cache configuration */}
+        <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: 12 }}>
+          <div style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: 6 }}>
+            <Settings2 size={14} style={{ color: 'var(--text-muted)' }} />
+            <span style={{ fontSize: 13, fontWeight: 600, color: 'var(--text-primary)' }}>Cache configuration</span>
+          </div>
+          <p style={{ fontSize: 12, color: 'var(--text-muted)', margin: 0 }}>
+            Changes apply immediately to the service worker and persist across reloads.
+            Existing cached entries follow their original TTL; new entries use the updated settings.
+          </p>
+
+          <div style={{ display: 'grid', gridTemplateColumns: '1fr 1fr', gap: 8 }}>
+            <CacheField
+              label="API cache TTL (days)"
+              value={cacheConfig.apiTtlDays}
+              min={SW_CONFIG_BOUNDS.ttlMin}
+              max={SW_CONFIG_BOUNDS.ttlMax}
+              onChange={updateField('apiTtlDays')}
+            />
+            <CacheField
+              label="API max entries"
+              value={cacheConfig.apiMaxEntries}
+              min={SW_CONFIG_BOUNDS.entriesMin}
+              max={SW_CONFIG_BOUNDS.entriesMax}
+              onChange={updateField('apiMaxEntries')}
+            />
+            <CacheField
+              label="Map tiles TTL (days)"
+              value={cacheConfig.tilesTtlDays}
+              min={SW_CONFIG_BOUNDS.ttlMin}
+              max={SW_CONFIG_BOUNDS.ttlMax}
+              onChange={updateField('tilesTtlDays')}
+            />
+            <CacheField
+              label="Map tiles max entries"
+              value={cacheConfig.tilesMaxEntries}
+              min={SW_CONFIG_BOUNDS.entriesMin}
+              max={SW_CONFIG_BOUNDS.entriesMax}
+              onChange={updateField('tilesMaxEntries')}
+            />
+          </div>
+
+          <div style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: 8, flexWrap: 'wrap' }}>
+            <button
+              onClick={handleSaveConfig}
+              disabled={configSaving}
+              style={{
+                display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: 6, padding: '8px 14px',
+                borderRadius: 8, border: '1px solid var(--border-primary)',
+                background: 'var(--bg-secondary)', color: 'var(--text-primary)',
+                cursor: configSaving ? 'not-allowed' : 'pointer',
+                fontSize: 13, fontWeight: 500, opacity: configSaving ? 0.6 : 1,
+              }}
+            >
+              <RefreshCw size={14} style={configSaving ? { animation: 'spin 1s linear infinite' } : {}} />
+              {configSaving ? 'Applying…' : 'Save'}
+            </button>
+            <button
+              onClick={handleResetConfig}
+              disabled={configSaving}
+              style={{
+                display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: 6, padding: '8px 14px',
+                borderRadius: 8, border: '1px solid var(--border-primary)',
+                background: 'var(--bg-secondary)', color: 'var(--text-muted)',
+                cursor: configSaving ? 'not-allowed' : 'pointer',
+                fontSize: 13, fontWeight: 500,
+              }}
+            >
+              <RotateCcw size={14} />
+              Reset to defaults
+            </button>
+            {configApplied && (
+              <span style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: 4, fontSize: 12, color: '#22c55e' }}>
+                <CheckCircle size={12} />
+                Applied at {configApplied.toLocaleTimeString(undefined, { hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit' })}
+              </span>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
         {/* Cached trip list */}
         {loading ? (
           <p style={{ color: 'var(--text-muted)', fontSize: 13 }}>Loading…</p>
@@ -139,24 +330,32 @@ export default function OfflineTab(): React.ReactElement {
                   display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: 2,
                 }}
               >
-                <div style={{ display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'space-between', alignItems: 'center' }}>
-                  <span style={{ fontWeight: 600, fontSize: 14, color: 'var(--text-primary)' }}>
-                    {trip.name}
-                  </span>
-                  <span style={{ fontSize: 11, color: 'var(--text-muted)' }}>
+                <div style={{ display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'space-between', alignItems: 'flex-start', gap: 8 }}>
+                  <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: 2, minWidth: 0 }}>
+                    <span style={{ fontWeight: 600, fontSize: 14, color: trip.title ? 'var(--text-primary)' : 'var(--text-muted)', fontStyle: trip.title ? 'normal' : 'italic', overflow: 'hidden', textOverflow: 'ellipsis', whiteSpace: 'nowrap' }}>
+                      {trip.title || 'Unnamed trip'}
+                    </span>
+                    {trip.description ? (
+                      <span style={{ fontSize: 11, color: 'var(--text-muted)', overflow: 'hidden', textOverflow: 'ellipsis', whiteSpace: 'nowrap' }}>
+                        {trip.description.length > 72 ? trip.description.slice(0, 72) + '…' : trip.description}
+                      </span>
+                    ) : null}
+                    <span style={{ fontSize: 11, color: 'var(--text-muted)' }}>
+                      {trip.start_date
+                        ? `${formatDate(trip.start_date)} – ${formatDate(trip.end_date)}`
+                        : 'No dates set'}
+                      {' · '}
+                      {placeCount} place{placeCount !== 1 ? 's' : ''}
+                      {fileCount > 0 ? ` · ${fileCount} file${fileCount !== 1 ? 's' : ''}` : null}
+                    </span>
+                  </div>
+                  <span style={{ fontSize: 11, color: 'var(--text-muted)', whiteSpace: 'nowrap', flexShrink: 0 }}>
                     <Wifi size={10} style={{ display: 'inline', marginRight: 3 }} />
                     {meta.lastSyncedAt
                       ? new Date(meta.lastSyncedAt).toLocaleTimeString(undefined, { hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit' })
                       : '—'}
                   </span>
                 </div>
-                <span style={{ fontSize: 12, color: 'var(--text-muted)' }}>
-                  {formatDate(trip.start_date)} – {formatDate(trip.end_date)}
-                  {' · '}
-                  {placeCount} place{placeCount !== 1 ? 's' : ''}
-                  {' · '}
-                  {fileCount} file{fileCount !== 1 ? 's' : ''}
-                </span>
               </div>
             ))}
           </div>
@@ -178,3 +377,32 @@ function Stat({ label, value }: { label: string; value: number }) {
     </div>
   )
 }
+
+function CacheField({
+  label, value, min, max, onChange,
+}: {
+  label: string
+  value: number
+  min: number
+  max: number
+  onChange: (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => void
+}) {
+  return (
+    <label style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: 4 }}>
+      <span style={{ fontSize: 11, color: 'var(--text-muted)', fontWeight: 500 }}>{label}</span>
+      <input
+        type="number"
+        value={value}
+        min={min}
+        max={max}
+        onChange={onChange}
+        style={{
+          padding: '6px 10px', borderRadius: 6,
+          border: '1px solid var(--border-primary)',
+          background: 'var(--bg-secondary)', color: 'var(--text-primary)',
+          fontSize: 13, width: '100%', boxSizing: 'border-box',
+        }}
+      />
+    </label>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/client/src/db/offlineDb.ts b/client/src/db/offlineDb.ts
index 224794c6..5c0ad9b7 100644
--- a/client/src/db/offlineDb.ts
+++ b/client/src/db/offlineDb.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,13 @@ class TrekOfflineDb extends Dexie {
   constructor() {
     super('trek-offline');
 
+    // When the database is deleted externally (e.g. DevTools "Clear site data"
+    // while the tab is open), IDB fires versionchange on the open connection.
+    // Without an explicit close() here, Dexie keeps the stale connection alive
+    // and subsequent write transactions queue behind it indefinitely. Closing
+    // forces Dexie to auto-reopen on the next operation with a fresh connection.
+    this.on('versionchange', () => { this.close() })
+
     this.version(1).stores({
       trips:        'id',
       days:         'id, trip_id',
@@ -185,9 +192,53 @@ export async function clearTripData(tripId: number): Promise<void> {
   await offlineDb.trips.delete(tripId);
 }
 
+/** Clear cached file blobs only — frees significant quota without losing trip data. */
+export async function clearBlobCache(): Promise<void> {
+  await offlineDb.blobCache.clear();
+}
+
 /** Wipe the entire offline database (called on logout). */
 export async function clearAll(): Promise<void> {
-  await offlineDb.delete();
-  // Re-open so subsequent operations don't fail
-  await offlineDb.open();
+  // Use table.clear() instead of offlineDb.delete() to avoid triggering the
+  // versionchange handler (which calls close()), which would put Dexie into a
+  // broken write state for the remainder of the session.
+  await offlineDb.transaction(
+    'rw',
+    [
+      offlineDb.trips,
+      offlineDb.days,
+      offlineDb.places,
+      offlineDb.packingItems,
+      offlineDb.todoItems,
+      offlineDb.budgetItems,
+      offlineDb.reservations,
+      offlineDb.tripFiles,
+      offlineDb.accommodations,
+      offlineDb.tripMembers,
+      offlineDb.tags,
+      offlineDb.categories,
+      offlineDb.mutationQueue,
+      offlineDb.syncMeta,
+      offlineDb.blobCache,
+    ],
+    async () => {
+      await Promise.all([
+        offlineDb.trips.clear(),
+        offlineDb.days.clear(),
+        offlineDb.places.clear(),
+        offlineDb.packingItems.clear(),
+        offlineDb.todoItems.clear(),
+        offlineDb.budgetItems.clear(),
+        offlineDb.reservations.clear(),
+        offlineDb.tripFiles.clear(),
+        offlineDb.accommodations.clear(),
+        offlineDb.tripMembers.clear(),
+        offlineDb.tags.clear(),
+        offlineDb.categories.clear(),
+        offlineDb.mutationQueue.clear(),
+        offlineDb.syncMeta.clear(),
+        offlineDb.blobCache.clear(),
+      ])
+    },
+  )
 }
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/translations/ar.ts b/client/src/i18n/translations/ar.ts
index 390b05c0..3ec5ac24 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/translations/ar.ts
+++ b/client/src/i18n/translations/ar.ts
@@ -464,6 +464,8 @@ const ar: Record<string, string | { name: string; category: string }[]> = {
   'login.mfaVerify': 'تحقق',
   'login.invalidInviteLink': 'رابط الدعوة غير صالح أو منتهي الصلاحية',
   'login.oidcFailed': 'فشل تسجيل الدخول عبر OIDC',
+  'login.configLoadError': 'تعذّر تحميل خيارات تسجيل الدخول.',
+  'login.configLoadRetry': 'تحديث',
   'login.usernameRequired': 'اسم المستخدم مطلوب',
   'login.passwordMinLength': 'يجب أن تكون كلمة المرور 8 أحرف على الأقل',
   'login.forgotPassword': 'نسيت كلمة المرور؟',
@@ -923,6 +925,7 @@ const ar: Record<string, string | { name: string; category: string }[]> = {
   'trip.tabs.budget': 'الميزانية',
   'trip.tabs.files': 'الملفات',
   'trip.loading': 'جارٍ تحميل الرحلة...',
+  'trip.splash.goBack': 'Taking too long? Go back to dashboard',
   'trip.loadingPhotos': 'جارٍ تحميل صور الأماكن...',
   'trip.mobilePlan': 'الخطة',
   'trip.mobilePlaces': 'الأماكن',
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/translations/br.ts b/client/src/i18n/translations/br.ts
index 0757c3d2..445aff81 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/translations/br.ts
+++ b/client/src/i18n/translations/br.ts
@@ -459,6 +459,8 @@ const br: Record<string, string | { name: string; category: string }[]> = {
   'login.mfaVerify': 'Verificar',
   'login.invalidInviteLink': 'Link de convite inválido ou expirado',
   'login.oidcFailed': 'Falha no login OIDC',
+  'login.configLoadError': 'Não foi possível carregar as opções de login.',
+  'login.configLoadRetry': 'Atualizar',
   'login.usernameRequired': 'Nome de usuário é obrigatório',
   'login.passwordMinLength': 'A senha deve ter pelo menos 8 caracteres',
   'login.forgotPassword': 'Esqueceu a senha?',
@@ -907,6 +909,7 @@ const br: Record<string, string | { name: string; category: string }[]> = {
   'trip.confirm.deletePlace': 'Tem certeza de que deseja excluir este lugar?',
   'trip.confirm.deletePlaces': 'Excluir {count} lugares?',
   'trip.toast.placesDeleted': '{count} lugares excluídos',
+  'trip.splash.goBack': 'Taking too long? Go back to dashboard',
   'trip.loadingPhotos': 'Carregando fotos dos lugares...',
 
   // Day Plan Sidebar
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/translations/cs.ts b/client/src/i18n/translations/cs.ts
index a14b633d..0646f906 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/translations/cs.ts
+++ b/client/src/i18n/translations/cs.ts
@@ -459,6 +459,8 @@ const cs: Record<string, string | { name: string; category: string }[]> = {
   'login.mfaVerify': 'Ověřit',
   'login.invalidInviteLink': 'Neplatný nebo vypršelý odkaz s pozvánkou',
   'login.oidcFailed': 'Přihlášení přes OIDC se nezdařilo',
+  'login.configLoadError': 'Nepodařilo se načíst možnosti přihlášení.',
+  'login.configLoadRetry': 'Obnovit',
   'login.usernameRequired': 'Uživatelské jméno je povinné',
   'login.passwordMinLength': 'Heslo musí mít alespoň 8 znaků',
   'login.forgotPassword': 'Zapomenuté heslo?',
@@ -921,6 +923,7 @@ const cs: Record<string, string | { name: string; category: string }[]> = {
   'trip.tabs.budget': 'Rozpočet',
   'trip.tabs.files': 'Soubory',
   'trip.loading': 'Načítání cesty...',
+  'trip.splash.goBack': 'Taking too long? Go back to dashboard',
   'trip.loadingPhotos': 'Načítání fotek míst...',
   'trip.mobilePlan': 'Plán',
   'trip.mobilePlaces': 'Místa',
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/translations/de.ts b/client/src/i18n/translations/de.ts
index cbb6d153..90075129 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/translations/de.ts
+++ b/client/src/i18n/translations/de.ts
@@ -464,6 +464,8 @@ const de: Record<string, string | { name: string; category: string }[]> = {
   'login.mfaVerify': 'Bestätigen',
   'login.invalidInviteLink': 'Ungültiger oder abgelaufener Einladungslink',
   'login.oidcFailed': 'OIDC-Anmeldung fehlgeschlagen',
+  'login.configLoadError': 'Anmeldeoptionen konnten nicht geladen werden.',
+  'login.configLoadRetry': 'Aktualisieren',
   'login.usernameRequired': 'Benutzername ist erforderlich',
   'login.passwordMinLength': 'Das Passwort muss mindestens 8 Zeichen lang sein',
   'login.forgotPassword': 'Passwort vergessen?',
@@ -926,6 +928,7 @@ const de: Record<string, string | { name: string; category: string }[]> = {
   'trip.tabs.budget': 'Budget',
   'trip.tabs.files': 'Dateien',
   'trip.loading': 'Reise wird geladen...',
+  'trip.splash.goBack': 'Taking too long? Go back to dashboard',
   'trip.loadingPhotos': 'Fotos der Orte werden geladen...',
   'trip.mobilePlan': 'Planung',
   'trip.mobilePlaces': 'Orte',
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/translations/en.ts b/client/src/i18n/translations/en.ts
index ce8321a6..05f2ed93 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/translations/en.ts
+++ b/client/src/i18n/translations/en.ts
@@ -537,6 +537,8 @@ const en: Record<string, string | { name: string; category: string }[]> = {
   'login.mfaVerify': 'Verify',
   'login.invalidInviteLink': 'Invalid or expired invite link',
   'login.oidcFailed': 'OIDC login failed',
+  'login.configLoadError': 'Could not load login options.',
+  'login.configLoadRetry': 'Refresh',
   'login.usernameRequired': 'Username is required',
   'login.passwordMinLength': 'Password must be at least 8 characters',
   'login.forgotPassword': 'Forgot password?',
@@ -998,6 +1000,7 @@ const en: Record<string, string | { name: string; category: string }[]> = {
   'trip.tabs.files': 'Files',
   'trip.loading': 'Loading trip...',
   'trip.loadingPhotos': 'Loading place photos...',
+  'trip.splash.goBack': 'Taking too long? Go back to dashboard',
   'trip.mobilePlan': 'Plan',
   'trip.mobilePlaces': 'Places',
   'trip.toast.placeUpdated': 'Place updated',
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/translations/es.ts b/client/src/i18n/translations/es.ts
index a66bdfb6..7aca6599 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/translations/es.ts
+++ b/client/src/i18n/translations/es.ts
@@ -451,6 +451,8 @@ const es: Record<string, string> = {
   'login.mfaVerify': 'Verificar',
   'login.invalidInviteLink': 'Enlace de invitación inválido o expirado',
   'login.oidcFailed': 'Error de inicio de sesión OIDC',
+  'login.configLoadError': 'No se pudieron cargar las opciones de inicio de sesión.',
+  'login.configLoadRetry': 'Actualizar',
   'login.usernameRequired': 'El nombre de usuario es obligatorio',
   'login.passwordMinLength': 'La contraseña debe tener al menos 8 caracteres',
   'login.forgotPassword': '¿Olvidaste tu contraseña?',
@@ -896,6 +898,7 @@ const es: Record<string, string> = {
   'trip.tabs.budget': 'Presupuesto',
   'trip.tabs.files': 'Archivos',
   'trip.loading': 'Cargando viaje...',
+  'trip.splash.goBack': 'Taking too long? Go back to dashboard',
   'trip.loadingPhotos': 'Cargando fotos de los lugares...',
   'trip.mobilePlan': 'Plan',
   'trip.mobilePlaces': 'Lugares',
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/translations/fr.ts b/client/src/i18n/translations/fr.ts
index c7cd1605..5294a8d4 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/translations/fr.ts
+++ b/client/src/i18n/translations/fr.ts
@@ -452,6 +452,8 @@ const fr: Record<string, string> = {
   'login.mfaVerify': 'Vérifier',
   'login.invalidInviteLink': 'Lien d\'invitation invalide ou expiré',
   'login.oidcFailed': 'Échec de connexion OIDC',
+  'login.configLoadError': 'Impossible de charger les options de connexion.',
+  'login.configLoadRetry': 'Actualiser',
   'login.usernameRequired': 'Le nom d\'utilisateur est obligatoire',
   'login.passwordMinLength': 'Le mot de passe doit comporter au moins 8 caractères',
   'login.forgotPassword': 'Mot de passe oublié ?',
@@ -920,6 +922,7 @@ const fr: Record<string, string> = {
   'trip.tabs.budget': 'Budget',
   'trip.tabs.files': 'Fichiers',
   'trip.loading': 'Chargement du voyage…',
+  'trip.splash.goBack': 'Taking too long? Go back to dashboard',
   'trip.loadingPhotos': 'Chargement des photos des lieux...',
   'trip.mobilePlan': 'Plan',
   'trip.mobilePlaces': 'Lieux',
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/translations/hu.ts b/client/src/i18n/translations/hu.ts
index f8046fab..4a0463c2 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/translations/hu.ts
+++ b/client/src/i18n/translations/hu.ts
@@ -459,6 +459,8 @@ const hu: Record<string, string | { name: string; category: string }[]> = {
   'login.mfaVerify': 'Ellenőrzés',
   'login.invalidInviteLink': 'Érvénytelen vagy lejárt meghívólink',
   'login.oidcFailed': 'OIDC bejelentkezés sikertelen',
+  'login.configLoadError': 'A bejelentkezési lehetőségek betöltése nem sikerült.',
+  'login.configLoadRetry': 'Frissítés',
   'login.usernameRequired': 'A felhasználónév kötelező',
   'login.passwordMinLength': 'A jelszónak legalább 8 karakter hosszúnak kell lennie',
   'login.forgotPassword': 'Elfelejtetted a jelszavad?',
@@ -935,6 +937,7 @@ const hu: Record<string, string | { name: string; category: string }[]> = {
   'trip.confirm.deletePlace': 'Biztosan törölni szeretnéd ezt a helyet?',
   'trip.confirm.deletePlaces': '{count} helyet töröl?',
   'trip.toast.placesDeleted': '{count} hely törölve',
+  'trip.splash.goBack': 'Taking too long? Go back to dashboard',
   'trip.loadingPhotos': 'Helyek fotóinak betöltése...',
 
   // Napi terv oldalsáv
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/translations/id.ts b/client/src/i18n/translations/id.ts
index 112d17fc..e8c8743e 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/translations/id.ts
+++ b/client/src/i18n/translations/id.ts
@@ -521,6 +521,8 @@ const id: Record<string, string | { name: string; category: string }[]> = {
   'login.mfaVerify': 'Verifikasi',
   'login.invalidInviteLink': 'Tautan undangan tidak valid atau sudah kedaluwarsa',
   'login.oidcFailed': 'Login OIDC gagal',
+  'login.configLoadError': 'Gagal memuat opsi login.',
+  'login.configLoadRetry': 'Segarkan',
   'login.usernameRequired': 'Nama pengguna wajib diisi',
   'login.passwordMinLength': 'Kata sandi minimal 8 karakter',
   'login.forgotPassword': 'Lupa kata sandi?',
@@ -981,6 +983,7 @@ const id: Record<string, string | { name: string; category: string }[]> = {
   'trip.tabs.budget': 'Anggaran',
   'trip.tabs.files': 'File',
   'trip.loading': 'Memuat perjalanan...',
+  'trip.splash.goBack': 'Taking too long? Go back to dashboard',
   'trip.loadingPhotos': 'Memuat foto tempat...',
   'trip.mobilePlan': 'Rencana',
   'trip.mobilePlaces': 'Tempat',
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/translations/it.ts b/client/src/i18n/translations/it.ts
index 2ac5424f..97db52ef 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/translations/it.ts
+++ b/client/src/i18n/translations/it.ts
@@ -459,6 +459,8 @@ const it: Record<string, string | { name: string; category: string }[]> = {
   'login.mfaVerify': 'Verifica',
   'login.invalidInviteLink': 'Link di invito non valido o scaduto',
   'login.oidcFailed': 'Accesso OIDC non riuscito',
+  'login.configLoadError': 'Impossibile caricare le opzioni di accesso.',
+  'login.configLoadRetry': 'Aggiorna',
   'login.usernameRequired': 'Il nome utente è obbligatorio',
   'login.passwordMinLength': 'La password deve contenere almeno 8 caratteri',
   'login.forgotPassword': 'Password dimenticata?',
@@ -935,6 +937,7 @@ const it: Record<string, string | { name: string; category: string }[]> = {
   'trip.confirm.deletePlace': 'Sei sicuro di voler eliminare questo luogo?',
   'trip.confirm.deletePlaces': 'Eliminare {count} luoghi?',
   'trip.toast.placesDeleted': '{count} luoghi eliminati',
+  'trip.splash.goBack': 'Taking too long? Go back to dashboard',
   'trip.loadingPhotos': 'Caricamento foto dei luoghi...',
 
   // Day Plan Sidebar
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/translations/nl.ts b/client/src/i18n/translations/nl.ts
index 0cb55bc1..2cef9019 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/translations/nl.ts
+++ b/client/src/i18n/translations/nl.ts
@@ -452,6 +452,8 @@ const nl: Record<string, string> = {
   'login.mfaVerify': 'Verifiëren',
   'login.invalidInviteLink': 'Ongeldige of verlopen uitnodigingslink',
   'login.oidcFailed': 'OIDC-aanmelding mislukt',
+  'login.configLoadError': 'Kan aanmeldingsopties niet laden.',
+  'login.configLoadRetry': 'Vernieuwen',
   'login.usernameRequired': 'Gebruikersnaam is vereist',
   'login.passwordMinLength': 'Wachtwoord moet minimaal 8 tekens bevatten',
   'login.forgotPassword': 'Wachtwoord vergeten?',
@@ -920,6 +922,7 @@ const nl: Record<string, string> = {
   'trip.tabs.budget': 'Budget',
   'trip.tabs.files': 'Bestanden',
   'trip.loading': 'Reis laden...',
+  'trip.splash.goBack': 'Taking too long? Go back to dashboard',
   'trip.loadingPhotos': 'Plaatsfoto laden...',
   'trip.mobilePlan': 'Plan',
   'trip.mobilePlaces': 'Plaatsen',
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/translations/pl.ts b/client/src/i18n/translations/pl.ts
index 87f768a9..f017f6b3 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/translations/pl.ts
+++ b/client/src/i18n/translations/pl.ts
@@ -426,6 +426,8 @@ const pl: Record<string, string | { name: string; category: string }[]> = {
   'login.mfaVerify': 'Weryfikuj',
   'login.invalidInviteLink': 'Nieprawidłowy lub wygasły link zaproszenia',
   'login.oidcFailed': 'Logowanie OIDC nie powiodło się',
+  'login.configLoadError': 'Nie można załadować opcji logowania.',
+  'login.configLoadRetry': 'Odśwież',
   'login.usernameRequired': 'Nazwa użytkownika jest wymagana',
   'login.passwordMinLength': 'Hasło musi mieć co najmniej 8 znaków',
   'login.forgotPassword': 'Nie pamiętasz hasła?',
@@ -1762,6 +1764,7 @@ const pl: Record<string, string | { name: string; category: string }[]> = {
   'login.setNewPassword': 'Ustaw nowe hasło',
   'login.setNewPasswordHint': 'Musisz zmienić hasło.',
   'atlas.searchCountry': 'Szukaj kraju...',
+  'trip.splash.goBack': 'Taking too long? Go back to dashboard',
   'trip.loadingPhotos': 'Ładowanie zdjęć...',
   'places.importNaverList': 'Lista Naver',
   'places.importList': 'Import listy',
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/translations/ru.ts b/client/src/i18n/translations/ru.ts
index f4f23fb8..c7157095 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/translations/ru.ts
+++ b/client/src/i18n/translations/ru.ts
@@ -452,6 +452,8 @@ const ru: Record<string, string> = {
   'login.mfaVerify': 'Подтвердить',
   'login.invalidInviteLink': 'Недействительная или истёкшая ссылка-приглашение',
   'login.oidcFailed': 'Ошибка входа через OIDC',
+  'login.configLoadError': 'Не удалось загрузить параметры входа.',
+  'login.configLoadRetry': 'Обновить',
   'login.usernameRequired': 'Имя пользователя обязательно',
   'login.passwordMinLength': 'Пароль должен содержать не менее 8 символов',
   'login.forgotPassword': 'Забыли пароль?',
@@ -920,6 +922,7 @@ const ru: Record<string, string> = {
   'trip.tabs.budget': 'Бюджет',
   'trip.tabs.files': 'Файлы',
   'trip.loading': 'Загрузка поездки...',
+  'trip.splash.goBack': 'Taking too long? Go back to dashboard',
   'trip.loadingPhotos': 'Загрузка фото мест...',
   'trip.mobilePlan': 'План',
   'trip.mobilePlaces': 'Места',
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/translations/zh.ts b/client/src/i18n/translations/zh.ts
index ffa564b6..069ce565 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/translations/zh.ts
+++ b/client/src/i18n/translations/zh.ts
@@ -452,6 +452,8 @@ const zh: Record<string, string> = {
   'login.mfaVerify': '验证',
   'login.invalidInviteLink': '邀请链接无效或已过期',
   'login.oidcFailed': 'OIDC 登录失败',
+  'login.configLoadError': '无法加载登录选项。',
+  'login.configLoadRetry': '刷新',
   'login.usernameRequired': '用户名为必填项',
   'login.passwordMinLength': '密码至少需要8个字符',
   'login.forgotPassword': '忘记密码？',
@@ -920,6 +922,7 @@ const zh: Record<string, string> = {
   'trip.tabs.budget': '预算',
   'trip.tabs.files': '文件',
   'trip.loading': '加载旅行中...',
+  'trip.splash.goBack': 'Taking too long? Go back to dashboard',
   'trip.loadingPhotos': '正在加载地点照片...',
   'trip.mobilePlan': '计划',
   'trip.mobilePlaces': '地点',
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/translations/zhTw.ts b/client/src/i18n/translations/zhTw.ts
index 331596c5..7b96af65 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/translations/zhTw.ts
+++ b/client/src/i18n/translations/zhTw.ts
@@ -511,6 +511,8 @@ const zhTw: Record<string, string> = {
   'login.mfaVerify': '驗證',
   'login.invalidInviteLink': '邀請連結無效或已過期',
   'login.oidcFailed': 'OIDC 登入失敗',
+  'login.configLoadError': '無法載入登入選項。',
+  'login.configLoadRetry': '重新整理',
   'login.usernameRequired': '使用者名稱為必填',
   'login.passwordMinLength': '密碼至少需要8個字元',
   'login.forgotPassword': '忘記密碼？',
@@ -980,6 +982,7 @@ const zhTw: Record<string, string> = {
   'trip.tabs.budget': '預算',
   'trip.tabs.files': '檔案',
   'trip.loading': '載入旅行中...',
+  'trip.splash.goBack': 'Taking too long? Go back to dashboard',
   'trip.loadingPhotos': '正在載入地點照片...',
   'trip.mobilePlan': '計劃',
   'trip.mobilePlaces': '地點',
diff --git a/client/src/pages/DashboardPage.test.tsx b/client/src/pages/DashboardPage.test.tsx
index 2a3530ee..90f079de 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/DashboardPage.test.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/DashboardPage.test.tsx
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ import { resetAllStores, seedStore } from '../../tests/helpers/store';
 import { buildUser, buildAdmin, buildTrip } from '../../tests/helpers/factories';
 import { useAuthStore } from '../store/authStore';
 import { usePermissionsStore } from '../store/permissionsStore';
+import { offlineDb } from '../db/offlineDb';
 import DashboardPage from './DashboardPage';
 
-beforeEach(() => {
+beforeEach(async () => {
   vi.clearAllMocks();
+  await Promise.all(offlineDb.tables.map(t => t.clear()));
   resetAllStores();
   // Seed auth with authenticated user
   seedStore(useAuthStore, { isAuthenticated: true, user: buildUser() });
@@ -329,7 +331,8 @@ describe('DashboardPage', () => {
       const tokyoTrip = screen.getAllByText('Tokyo Trip')[0];
       await user.click(tokyoTrip);
 
-      expect(tokyoTrip).toBeInTheDocument();
+      // Re-query after click — background refresh may re-render the list
+      expect(screen.getAllByText('Tokyo Trip').length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/client/src/pages/DashboardPage.tsx b/client/src/pages/DashboardPage.tsx
index c3e4fa85..814ff15f 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/DashboardPage.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/DashboardPage.tsx
@@ -744,12 +744,21 @@ export default function DashboardPage(): React.ReactElement {
   const loadTrips = async () => {
     setIsLoading(true)
     try {
-      const { trips, archivedTrips } = await tripRepo.list()
+      const listOrTimeout = Promise.race([
+        tripRepo.list(),
+        new Promise<never>((_, reject) => setTimeout(() => reject(new Error('trips-load-timeout')), 5_000)),
+      ])
+      const { trips, archivedTrips, refresh } = await listOrTimeout
       setTrips(sortTrips(trips))
       setArchivedTrips(sortTrips(archivedTrips))
+      setIsLoading(false)
+      refresh.then(fresh => {
+        if (!fresh) return
+        setTrips(sortTrips(fresh.trips))
+        setArchivedTrips(sortTrips(fresh.archivedTrips))
+      }).catch(() => {})
     } catch {
       toast.error(t('dashboard.toast.loadError'))
-    } finally {
       setIsLoading(false)
     }
   }
@@ -791,7 +800,7 @@ export default function DashboardPage(): React.ReactElement {
 
   const handleArchive = async (id) => {
     try {
-      const data = await tripsApi.archive(id)
+      const data = await tripRepo.update(id, { is_archived: true })
       setTrips(prev => prev.filter(t => t.id !== id))
       setArchivedTrips(prev => sortTrips([data.trip, ...prev]))
       toast.success(t('dashboard.toast.archived'))
@@ -802,7 +811,7 @@ export default function DashboardPage(): React.ReactElement {
 
   const handleUnarchive = async (id) => {
     try {
-      const data = await tripsApi.unarchive(id)
+      const data = await tripRepo.update(id, { is_archived: false })
       setArchivedTrips(prev => prev.filter(t => t.id !== id))
       setTrips(prev => sortTrips([data.trip, ...prev]))
       toast.success(t('dashboard.toast.restored'))
diff --git a/client/src/pages/FilesPage.test.tsx b/client/src/pages/FilesPage.test.tsx
index 22298b8c..b6e18177 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/FilesPage.test.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/FilesPage.test.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { buildUser, buildTrip, buildTripFile } from '../../tests/helpers/factori
 import { useAuthStore } from '../store/authStore';
 import { useTripStore } from '../store/tripStore';
 import FilesPage from './FilesPage';
+import { offlineDb } from '../db/offlineDb';
 
 vi.mock('../components/Files/FileManager', () => ({
   default: ({ files }: { files: unknown[]; onUpload: unknown; onDelete: unknown }) =>
@@ -29,7 +30,9 @@ function renderFilesPage(tripId: number | string = 1) {
   );
 }
 
-beforeEach(() => {
+beforeEach(async () => {
+  await new Promise<void>(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+  await Promise.all(offlineDb.tables.map(t => t.clear()));
   vi.clearAllMocks();
   resetAllStores();
   seedStore(useAuthStore, { isAuthenticated: true, user: buildUser() });
diff --git a/client/src/pages/LoginPage.oidc-redirect.test.tsx b/client/src/pages/LoginPage.oidc-redirect.test.tsx
index c14e0d96..bcddda56 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/LoginPage.oidc-redirect.test.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/LoginPage.oidc-redirect.test.tsx
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ describe('LoginPage — OIDC redirect preservation', () => {
 
   describe('FE-PAGE-LOGIN-022: redirect param stashed in sessionStorage on mount', () => {
     it('saves decoded redirect to sessionStorage when ?redirect= is present', async () => {
-      setSearch('?redirect=%2Foauth%2Fauthorize%3Fclient_id%3Dfoo');
+      setSearch('?redirect=%2Foauth%2Fconsent%3Fclient_id%3Dfoo');
       render(<LoginPage />);
 
       await waitFor(() => {
-        expect(sessionStorage.getItem('oidc_redirect')).toBe('/oauth/authorize?client_id=foo');
+        expect(sessionStorage.getItem('oidc_redirect')).toBe('/oauth/consent?client_id=foo');
       });
     });
 
@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ describe('LoginPage — OIDC redirect preservation', () => {
     });
 
     it('navigates to the saved sessionStorage redirect after successful OIDC exchange', async () => {
-      sessionStorage.setItem('oidc_redirect', '/oauth/authorize?client_id=foo&state=xyz');
+      sessionStorage.setItem('oidc_redirect', '/oauth/consent?client_id=foo&state=xyz');
       setSearch('?oidc_code=testcode123');
       render(<LoginPage />);
 
       await waitFor(() => {
         expect(mockNavigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-          '/oauth/authorize?client_id=foo&state=xyz',
+          '/oauth/consent?client_id=foo&state=xyz',
           { replace: true },
         );
       });
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ describe('LoginPage — OIDC redirect preservation', () => {
 
   describe('FE-PAGE-LOGIN-024: OIDC error clears sessionStorage redirect', () => {
     it('removes oidc_redirect from sessionStorage on OIDC error', async () => {
-      sessionStorage.setItem('oidc_redirect', '/oauth/authorize?client_id=foo');
+      sessionStorage.setItem('oidc_redirect', '/oauth/consent?client_id=foo');
       setSearch('?oidc_error=token_failed');
       render(<LoginPage />);
 
diff --git a/client/src/pages/LoginPage.tsx b/client/src/pages/LoginPage.tsx
index 6fa2c192..0104f97e 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/LoginPage.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/LoginPage.tsx
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export default function LoginPage(): React.ReactElement {
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState<boolean>(false)
   const [error, setError] = useState<string>('')
   const [appConfig, setAppConfig] = useState<AppConfig | null>(null)
+  const [configError, setConfigError] = useState<boolean>(false)
   const [inviteToken, setInviteToken] = useState<string>('')
   const [inviteValid, setInviteValid] = useState<boolean>(false)
   const exchangeInitiated = useRef(false)
@@ -117,15 +118,15 @@ export default function LoginPage(): React.ReactElement {
       return
     }
 
-    authApi.getAppConfig?.().catch(() => null).then((config: AppConfig | null) => {
-      if (config) {
+    authApi.getAppConfig?.()
+      .then((config: AppConfig) => {
         setAppConfig(config)
         if (!config.has_users) setMode('register')
         if (!config.password_login && config.oidc_login && config.oidc_configured && config.has_users && !invite && !noRedirect) {
           window.location.href = '/api/auth/oidc/login'
         }
-      }
-    })
+      })
+      .catch(() => setConfigError(true))
   }, [navigate, t, noRedirect])
 
   // Language detection chain (runs once on mount, only if user has no saved preference):
@@ -860,6 +861,20 @@ export default function LoginPage(): React.ReactElement {
             </>
           )}
 
+          {/* Config load error — shown when /api/auth/app-config fails (e.g. ZT redirect,
+              network blip). Hides the SSO button; prompt user to refresh. */}
+          {configError && !appConfig && (
+            <div style={{ marginTop: 16, padding: '10px 14px', background: '#fef3c7', border: '1px solid #fde68a', borderRadius: 12, fontSize: 13, color: '#92400e', display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'space-between', gap: 8 }}>
+              <span>{t('login.configLoadError')}</span>
+              <button
+                onClick={() => window.location.reload()}
+                style={{ background: 'none', border: '1px solid #d97706', borderRadius: 8, padding: '4px 10px', fontSize: 12, fontWeight: 600, color: '#92400e', cursor: 'pointer', fontFamily: 'inherit', whiteSpace: 'nowrap' }}
+              >
+                {t('login.configLoadRetry')}
+              </button>
+            </div>
+          )}
+
           {/* Demo login button */}
           {appConfig?.demo_mode && (
             <button onClick={handleDemoLogin} disabled={isLoading}
diff --git a/client/src/pages/OAuthAuthorizePage.test.tsx b/client/src/pages/OAuthAuthorizePage.test.tsx
index aad94171..fa84f016 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/OAuthAuthorizePage.test.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/OAuthAuthorizePage.test.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import OAuthAuthorizePage from './OAuthAuthorizePage';
 const DEFAULT_SEARCH = '?client_id=test-client&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A4000%2Fcallback&scope=trips%3Aread&state=abc&code_challenge=challenge&code_challenge_method=S256';
 
 function setSearchParams(search: string) {
-  window.history.pushState({}, '', '/oauth/authorize' + search);
+  window.history.pushState({}, '', '/oauth/consent' + search);
 }
 
 const VALIDATE_OK = {
diff --git a/client/src/pages/OAuthAuthorizePage.tsx b/client/src/pages/OAuthAuthorizePage.tsx
index 681326f2..b1cd5b3e 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/OAuthAuthorizePage.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/OAuthAuthorizePage.tsx
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export default function OAuthAuthorizePage(): React.ReactElement {
   const state          = params.get('state') || ''
   const codeChallenge  = params.get('code_challenge') || ''
   const ccMethod       = params.get('code_challenge_method') || ''
+  const resource       = params.get('resource') || undefined
 
   // Load auth state once, then validate
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ export default function OAuthAuthorizePage(): React.ReactElement {
         code_challenge: codeChallenge,
         code_challenge_method: ccMethod,
         response_type: 'code',
+        resource,
       })
       setValidation(result)
 
@@ -99,6 +101,7 @@ export default function OAuthAuthorizePage(): React.ReactElement {
         code_challenge: codeChallenge,
         code_challenge_method: ccMethod,
         approved,
+        resource,
       })
       setPageState('done')
       window.location.href = result.redirect
@@ -124,7 +127,7 @@ export default function OAuthAuthorizePage(): React.ReactElement {
   }
 
   function handleLoginRedirect() {
-    const next = '/oauth/authorize?' + params.toString() + window.location.hash
+    const next = '/oauth/consent?' + params.toString() + window.location.hash
     window.location.href = '/login?redirect=' + encodeURIComponent(next)
   }
 
diff --git a/client/src/pages/TripPlannerPage.tsx b/client/src/pages/TripPlannerPage.tsx
index bb9a1eab..ced6b085 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/TripPlannerPage.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/TripPlannerPage.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import { useTranslation } from '../i18n'
 import { addonsApi, accommodationsApi, authApi, tripsApi, assignmentsApi, mapsApi } from '../api/client'
 import { accommodationRepo } from '../repo/accommodationRepo'
 import { offlineDb } from '../db/offlineDb'
+import { tripSyncManager } from '../sync/tripSyncManager'
 import { useAuthStore } from '../store/authStore'
 import ConfirmDialog from '../components/shared/ConfirmDialog'
 import { useResizablePanels } from '../hooks/useResizablePanels'
@@ -328,6 +329,8 @@ export default function TripPlannerPage(): React.ReactElement | null {
   // Load trip + files (needed for place inspector file section)
   useEffect(() => {
     if (tripId) {
+      // Stop background sync so its bundle requests don't compete with loadTrip
+      tripSyncManager.interrupt()
       tripActions.loadTrip(tripId).catch(() => { toast.error(t('trip.toast.loadError')); navigate('/dashboard') })
       tripActions.loadFiles(tripId)
       loadAccommodations()
@@ -726,12 +729,18 @@ export default function TripPlannerPage(): React.ReactElement | null {
 
   // Splash screen — show for initial load + a brief moment for photos to start loading
   const [splashDone, setSplashDone] = useState(false)
+  const [slowLoad, setSlowLoad] = useState(false)
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!isLoading && trip) {
       const timer = setTimeout(() => setSplashDone(true), 1500)
       return () => clearTimeout(timer)
     }
-  }, [isLoading, trip])
+  }, [isLoading, trip?.id])
+  // Show escape hatch after 12 seconds on splash (covers slow first-load scenarios)
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const timer = setTimeout(() => setSlowLoad(true), 12000)
+    return () => clearTimeout(timer)
+  }, [])
 
   if (isLoading || !splashDone) {
     return (
@@ -771,6 +780,18 @@ export default function TripPlannerPage(): React.ReactElement | null {
             }} />
           ))}
         </div>
+        {slowLoad && (
+          <button
+            onClick={() => navigate('/dashboard')}
+            style={{
+              marginTop: 24, appearance: 'none', border: 'none', cursor: 'pointer',
+              fontFamily: 'inherit', background: 'transparent',
+              color: 'var(--text-faint)', fontSize: 13, textDecoration: 'underline',
+            }}
+          >
+            {t('trip.splash.goBack')}
+          </button>
+        )}
       </div>
     )
   }
diff --git a/client/src/repo/accommodationRepo.ts b/client/src/repo/accommodationRepo.ts
index 75e8c345..03a880d2 100644
--- a/client/src/repo/accommodationRepo.ts
+++ b/client/src/repo/accommodationRepo.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,88 @@
 import { accommodationsApi } from '../api/client'
 import { offlineDb, upsertAccommodations } from '../db/offlineDb'
+import { mutationQueue, generateUUID } from '../sync/mutationQueue'
 import type { Accommodation } from '../types'
 
 export const accommodationRepo = {
-  async list(tripId: number | string): Promise<{ accommodations: Accommodation[] }> {
-    if (!navigator.onLine) {
-      const accommodations = await offlineDb.accommodations
-        .where('trip_id').equals(Number(tripId)).toArray()
-      return { accommodations }
-    }
-    const result = await accommodationsApi.list(tripId)
-    upsertAccommodations(result.accommodations || []).catch(() => {})
-    return result
+  async list(tripId: number | string): Promise<{ accommodations: Accommodation[]; refresh: Promise<{ accommodations: Accommodation[] } | null> }> {
+    const cached = await offlineDb.accommodations
+      .where('trip_id').equals(Number(tripId)).toArray()
+
+    const refresh = (async () => {
+      try {
+        const result = await accommodationsApi.list(tripId)
+        upsertAccommodations(result.accommodations || []).catch(() => {})
+        return result
+      } catch {
+        return null
+      }
+    })()
+
+    if (cached.length > 0) return { accommodations: cached, refresh }
+
+    const fresh = await refresh
+    if (!fresh) return { accommodations: [], refresh: Promise.resolve(null) }
+    return { accommodations: fresh.accommodations, refresh: Promise.resolve(null) }
+  },
+
+  async create(tripId: number | string, data: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<{ accommodation: Accommodation }> {
+    const tempId = -(Date.now())
+    const tempAccommodation: Accommodation = {
+      ...(data as Partial<Accommodation>),
+      id: tempId,
+      trip_id: Number(tripId),
+      name: (data.name as string) ?? 'New accommodation',
+      address: null,
+      check_in: null,
+      check_in_end: null,
+      check_out: null,
+      confirmation_number: null,
+      notes: null,
+      url: null,
+      created_at: new Date().toISOString(),
+    } as Accommodation
+    await offlineDb.accommodations.put(tempAccommodation)
+    await mutationQueue.enqueue({
+      id: generateUUID(),
+      tripId: Number(tripId),
+      method: 'POST',
+      url: `/trips/${tripId}/accommodations`,
+      body: data,
+      resource: 'accommodations',
+      tempId,
+    })
+    mutationQueue.flush().catch(() => {})
+    return { accommodation: tempAccommodation }
+  },
+
+  async update(tripId: number | string, id: number, data: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<{ accommodation: Accommodation }> {
+    const existing = await offlineDb.accommodations.get(id)
+    const optimistic: Accommodation = { ...(existing ?? {} as Accommodation), ...(data as Partial<Accommodation>), id }
+    await offlineDb.accommodations.put(optimistic)
+    await mutationQueue.enqueue({
+      id: generateUUID(),
+      tripId: Number(tripId),
+      method: 'PUT',
+      url: `/trips/${tripId}/accommodations/${id}`,
+      body: data,
+      resource: 'accommodations',
+    })
+    mutationQueue.flush().catch(() => {})
+    return { accommodation: optimistic }
+  },
+
+  async delete(tripId: number | string, id: number): Promise<unknown> {
+    await offlineDb.accommodations.delete(id)
+    await mutationQueue.enqueue({
+      id: generateUUID(),
+      tripId: Number(tripId),
+      method: 'DELETE',
+      url: `/trips/${tripId}/accommodations/${id}`,
+      body: undefined,
+      resource: 'accommodations',
+      entityId: id,
+    })
+    mutationQueue.flush().catch(() => {})
+    return { success: true }
   },
 }
diff --git a/client/src/repo/budgetRepo.ts b/client/src/repo/budgetRepo.ts
index 3ea50a7b..99e66e15 100644
--- a/client/src/repo/budgetRepo.ts
+++ b/client/src/repo/budgetRepo.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,85 @@
 import { budgetApi } from '../api/client'
 import { offlineDb, upsertBudgetItems } from '../db/offlineDb'
+import { mutationQueue, generateUUID } from '../sync/mutationQueue'
 import type { BudgetItem } from '../types'
 
 export const budgetRepo = {
-  async list(tripId: number | string): Promise<{ items: BudgetItem[] }> {
-    if (!navigator.onLine) {
-      const cached = await offlineDb.budgetItems
-        .where('trip_id')
-        .equals(Number(tripId))
-        .toArray()
-      return { items: cached }
-    }
-    const result = await budgetApi.list(tripId)
-    upsertBudgetItems(result.items)
-    return result
+  async list(tripId: number | string): Promise<{ items: BudgetItem[]; refresh: Promise<{ items: BudgetItem[] } | null> }> {
+    const cached = await offlineDb.budgetItems
+      .where('trip_id')
+      .equals(Number(tripId))
+      .toArray()
+
+    const refresh = (async () => {
+      try {
+        const result = await budgetApi.list(tripId)
+        upsertBudgetItems(result.items).catch(() => {})
+        return result
+      } catch {
+        return null
+      }
+    })()
+
+    if (cached.length > 0) return { items: cached, refresh }
+
+    const fresh = await refresh
+    if (!fresh) return { items: [], refresh: Promise.resolve(null) }
+    return { items: fresh.items, refresh: Promise.resolve(null) }
+  },
+
+  async create(tripId: number | string, data: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<{ item: BudgetItem }> {
+    const tempId = -(Date.now())
+    const tempItem: BudgetItem = {
+      ...(data as Partial<BudgetItem>),
+      id: tempId,
+      trip_id: Number(tripId),
+      name: (data.name as string) ?? 'New expense',
+      amount: (data.amount as number) ?? 0,
+      currency: (data.currency as string) ?? 'USD',
+      members: [],
+    } as BudgetItem
+    await offlineDb.budgetItems.put(tempItem)
+    await mutationQueue.enqueue({
+      id: generateUUID(),
+      tripId: Number(tripId),
+      method: 'POST',
+      url: `/trips/${tripId}/budget`,
+      body: data,
+      resource: 'budgetItems',
+      tempId,
+    })
+    mutationQueue.flush().catch(() => {})
+    return { item: tempItem }
+  },
+
+  async update(tripId: number | string, id: number, data: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<{ item: BudgetItem }> {
+    const existing = await offlineDb.budgetItems.get(id)
+    const optimistic: BudgetItem = { ...(existing ?? {} as BudgetItem), ...(data as Partial<BudgetItem>), id }
+    await offlineDb.budgetItems.put(optimistic)
+    await mutationQueue.enqueue({
+      id: generateUUID(),
+      tripId: Number(tripId),
+      method: 'PUT',
+      url: `/trips/${tripId}/budget/${id}`,
+      body: data,
+      resource: 'budgetItems',
+    })
+    mutationQueue.flush().catch(() => {})
+    return { item: optimistic }
+  },
+
+  async delete(tripId: number | string, id: number): Promise<unknown> {
+    await offlineDb.budgetItems.delete(id)
+    await mutationQueue.enqueue({
+      id: generateUUID(),
+      tripId: Number(tripId),
+      method: 'DELETE',
+      url: `/trips/${tripId}/budget/${id}`,
+      body: undefined,
+      resource: 'budgetItems',
+      entityId: id,
+    })
+    mutationQueue.flush().catch(() => {})
+    return { success: true }
   },
 }
diff --git a/client/src/repo/dayRepo.ts b/client/src/repo/dayRepo.ts
index de105748..7db0a2b0 100644
--- a/client/src/repo/dayRepo.ts
+++ b/client/src/repo/dayRepo.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,45 @@
 import { daysApi } from '../api/client'
 import { offlineDb, upsertDays } from '../db/offlineDb'
+import { mutationQueue, generateUUID } from '../sync/mutationQueue'
 import type { Day } from '../types'
 
 export const dayRepo = {
-  async list(tripId: number | string): Promise<{ days: Day[] }> {
-    if (!navigator.onLine) {
-      const cached = await offlineDb.days
-        .where('trip_id')
-        .equals(Number(tripId))
-        .sortBy('day_number' as keyof Day)
-      return { days: cached as Day[] }
-    }
-    const result = await daysApi.list(tripId)
-    upsertDays(result.days)
-    return result
+  async list(tripId: number | string): Promise<{ days: Day[]; refresh: Promise<{ days: Day[] } | null> }> {
+    const cached = (await offlineDb.days
+      .where('trip_id')
+      .equals(Number(tripId))
+      .sortBy('day_number' as keyof Day)) as Day[]
+
+    const refresh = (async () => {
+      try {
+        const result = await daysApi.list(tripId)
+        upsertDays(result.days).catch(() => {})
+        return result
+      } catch {
+        return null
+      }
+    })()
+
+    if (cached.length > 0) return { days: cached, refresh }
+
+    const fresh = await refresh
+    if (!fresh) return { days: [], refresh: Promise.resolve(null) }
+    return { days: fresh.days, refresh: Promise.resolve(null) }
+  },
+
+  async update(tripId: number | string, dayId: number | string, data: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<{ day: Day }> {
+    const existing = await offlineDb.days.get(Number(dayId))
+    const optimistic: Day = { ...(existing ?? {} as Day), ...data, id: Number(dayId) }
+    await offlineDb.days.put(optimistic)
+    await mutationQueue.enqueue({
+      id: generateUUID(),
+      tripId: Number(tripId),
+      method: 'PUT',
+      url: `/trips/${tripId}/days/${dayId}`,
+      body: data,
+      resource: 'days',
+    })
+    mutationQueue.flush().catch(() => {})
+    return { day: optimistic }
   },
 }
diff --git a/client/src/repo/fileRepo.ts b/client/src/repo/fileRepo.ts
index db96bad8..d1a89476 100644
--- a/client/src/repo/fileRepo.ts
+++ b/client/src/repo/fileRepo.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,76 @@
 import { filesApi } from '../api/client'
 import { offlineDb, upsertTripFiles } from '../db/offlineDb'
+import { mutationQueue, generateUUID } from '../sync/mutationQueue'
 import type { TripFile } from '../types'
 
 export const fileRepo = {
-  async list(tripId: number | string): Promise<{ files: TripFile[] }> {
-    if (!navigator.onLine) {
-      const cached = await offlineDb.tripFiles
-        .where('trip_id')
-        .equals(Number(tripId))
-        .toArray()
-      return { files: cached }
+  async list(tripId: number | string): Promise<{ files: TripFile[]; refresh: Promise<{ files: TripFile[] } | null> }> {
+    const cached = await offlineDb.tripFiles
+      .where('trip_id')
+      .equals(Number(tripId))
+      .toArray()
+
+    const refresh = (async () => {
+      try {
+        const result = await filesApi.list(tripId)
+        upsertTripFiles(result.files).catch(() => {})
+        return result
+      } catch {
+        return null
+      }
+    })()
+
+    if (cached.length > 0) return { files: cached, refresh }
+
+    const fresh = await refresh
+    if (!fresh) return { files: [], refresh: Promise.resolve(null) }
+    return { files: fresh.files, refresh: Promise.resolve(null) }
+  },
+
+  async update(tripId: number | string, id: number, data: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<{ file: TripFile }> {
+    const existing = await offlineDb.tripFiles.get(id)
+    const optimistic: TripFile = { ...(existing ?? {} as TripFile), ...(data as Partial<TripFile>), id: Number(id) }
+    await offlineDb.tripFiles.put(optimistic)
+    await mutationQueue.enqueue({
+      id: generateUUID(),
+      tripId: Number(tripId),
+      method: 'PUT',
+      url: `/trips/${tripId}/files/${id}`,
+      body: data,
+      resource: 'tripFiles',
+    })
+    mutationQueue.flush().catch(() => {})
+    return { file: optimistic }
+  },
+
+  async toggleStar(tripId: number | string, id: number): Promise<unknown> {
+    const existing = await offlineDb.tripFiles.get(id)
+    if (existing) {
+      await offlineDb.tripFiles.put({ ...existing, starred: existing.starred ? 0 : 1 })
     }
-    const result = await filesApi.list(tripId)
-    upsertTripFiles(result.files)
-    return result
+    await mutationQueue.enqueue({
+      id: generateUUID(),
+      tripId: Number(tripId),
+      method: 'PATCH',
+      url: `/trips/${tripId}/files/${id}/star`,
+      body: undefined,
+    })
+    mutationQueue.flush().catch(() => {})
+    return { success: true }
+  },
+
+  async delete(tripId: number | string, id: number): Promise<unknown> {
+    await offlineDb.tripFiles.delete(id)
+    await mutationQueue.enqueue({
+      id: generateUUID(),
+      tripId: Number(tripId),
+      method: 'DELETE',
+      url: `/trips/${tripId}/files/${id}`,
+      body: undefined,
+      resource: 'tripFiles',
+      entityId: id,
+    })
+    mutationQueue.flush().catch(() => {})
+    return { success: true }
   },
 }
diff --git a/client/src/repo/packingRepo.ts b/client/src/repo/packingRepo.ts
index 30859fc6..d036f1b3 100644
--- a/client/src/repo/packingRepo.ts
+++ b/client/src/repo/packingRepo.ts
@@ -4,85 +4,80 @@ import { mutationQueue, generateUUID } from '../sync/mutationQueue'
 import type { PackingItem } from '../types'
 
 export const packingRepo = {
-  async list(tripId: number | string): Promise<{ items: PackingItem[] }> {
-    if (!navigator.onLine) {
-      const cached = await offlineDb.packingItems
-        .where('trip_id')
-        .equals(Number(tripId))
-        .toArray()
-      return { items: cached }
-    }
-    const result = await packingApi.list(tripId)
-    upsertPackingItems(result.items)
-    return result
+  async list(tripId: number | string): Promise<{ items: PackingItem[]; refresh: Promise<{ items: PackingItem[] } | null> }> {
+    const cached = await offlineDb.packingItems
+      .where('trip_id')
+      .equals(Number(tripId))
+      .toArray()
+
+    const refresh = (async () => {
+      try {
+        const result = await packingApi.list(tripId)
+        upsertPackingItems(result.items).catch(() => {})
+        return result
+      } catch {
+        return null
+      }
+    })()
+
+    if (cached.length > 0) return { items: cached, refresh }
+
+    const fresh = await refresh
+    if (!fresh) return { items: [], refresh: Promise.resolve(null) }
+    return { items: fresh.items, refresh: Promise.resolve(null) }
   },
 
   async create(tripId: number | string, data: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<{ item: PackingItem }> {
-    if (!navigator.onLine) {
-      const tempId = -(Date.now())
-      const tempItem: PackingItem = {
-        ...(data as Partial<PackingItem>),
-        id: tempId,
-        trip_id: Number(tripId),
-        name: (data.name as string) ?? 'New item',
-        checked: 0,
-      } as PackingItem
-      await offlineDb.packingItems.put(tempItem)
-      const id = generateUUID()
-      await mutationQueue.enqueue({
-        id,
-        tripId: Number(tripId),
-        method: 'POST',
-        url: `/trips/${tripId}/packing`,
-        body: data,
-        resource: 'packingItems',
-        tempId,
-      })
-      return { item: tempItem }
-    }
-    const result = await packingApi.create(tripId, data)
-    offlineDb.packingItems.put(result.item)
-    return result
+    const tempId = -(Date.now())
+    const tempItem: PackingItem = {
+      ...(data as Partial<PackingItem>),
+      id: tempId,
+      trip_id: Number(tripId),
+      name: (data.name as string) ?? 'New item',
+      checked: 0,
+    } as PackingItem
+    await offlineDb.packingItems.put(tempItem)
+    await mutationQueue.enqueue({
+      id: generateUUID(),
+      tripId: Number(tripId),
+      method: 'POST',
+      url: `/trips/${tripId}/packing`,
+      body: data,
+      resource: 'packingItems',
+      tempId,
+    })
+    mutationQueue.flush().catch(() => {})
+    return { item: tempItem }
   },
 
   async update(tripId: number | string, id: number, data: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<{ item: PackingItem }> {
-    if (!navigator.onLine) {
-      const existing = await offlineDb.packingItems.get(id)
-      const optimistic: PackingItem = { ...(existing ?? {} as PackingItem), ...(data as Partial<PackingItem>), id }
-      await offlineDb.packingItems.put(optimistic)
-      const mutId = generateUUID()
-      await mutationQueue.enqueue({
-        id: mutId,
-        tripId: Number(tripId),
-        method: 'PUT',
-        url: `/trips/${tripId}/packing/${id}`,
-        body: data,
-        resource: 'packingItems',
-      })
-      return { item: optimistic }
-    }
-    const result = await packingApi.update(tripId, id, data)
-    offlineDb.packingItems.put(result.item)
-    return result
+    const existing = await offlineDb.packingItems.get(id)
+    const optimistic: PackingItem = { ...(existing ?? {} as PackingItem), ...(data as Partial<PackingItem>), id }
+    await offlineDb.packingItems.put(optimistic)
+    await mutationQueue.enqueue({
+      id: generateUUID(),
+      tripId: Number(tripId),
+      method: 'PUT',
+      url: `/trips/${tripId}/packing/${id}`,
+      body: data,
+      resource: 'packingItems',
+    })
+    mutationQueue.flush().catch(() => {})
+    return { item: optimistic }
   },
 
   async delete(tripId: number | string, id: number): Promise<unknown> {
-    if (!navigator.onLine) {
-      await offlineDb.packingItems.delete(id)
-      const mutId = generateUUID()
-      await mutationQueue.enqueue({
-        id: mutId,
-        tripId: Number(tripId),
-        method: 'DELETE',
-        url: `/trips/${tripId}/packing/${id}`,
-        body: undefined,
-        resource: 'packingItems',
-        entityId: id,
-      })
-      return { success: true }
-    }
-    const result = await packingApi.delete(tripId, id)
-    offlineDb.packingItems.delete(id)
-    return result
+    await offlineDb.packingItems.delete(id)
+    await mutationQueue.enqueue({
+      id: generateUUID(),
+      tripId: Number(tripId),
+      method: 'DELETE',
+      url: `/trips/${tripId}/packing/${id}`,
+      body: undefined,
+      resource: 'packingItems',
+      entityId: id,
+    })
+    mutationQueue.flush().catch(() => {})
+    return { success: true }
   },
 }
diff --git a/client/src/repo/placeRepo.ts b/client/src/repo/placeRepo.ts
index 36b1acc2..b1d59d12 100644
--- a/client/src/repo/placeRepo.ts
+++ b/client/src/repo/placeRepo.ts
@@ -4,106 +4,96 @@ import { mutationQueue, generateUUID } from '../sync/mutationQueue'
 import type { Place } from '../types'
 
 export const placeRepo = {
-  async list(tripId: number | string, params?: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<{ places: Place[] }> {
-    if (!navigator.onLine) {
-      const cached = await offlineDb.places
-        .where('trip_id')
-        .equals(Number(tripId))
-        .toArray()
-      return { places: cached }
-    }
-    const result = await placesApi.list(tripId, params)
-    upsertPlaces(result.places)
-    return result
+  async list(tripId: number | string, params?: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<{ places: Place[]; refresh: Promise<{ places: Place[] } | null> }> {
+    const cached = await offlineDb.places
+      .where('trip_id')
+      .equals(Number(tripId))
+      .toArray()
+
+    const refresh = (async () => {
+      try {
+        const result = await placesApi.list(tripId, params)
+        upsertPlaces(result.places).catch(() => {})
+        return result
+      } catch {
+        return null
+      }
+    })()
+
+    if (cached.length > 0) return { places: cached, refresh }
+
+    const fresh = await refresh
+    if (!fresh) return { places: [], refresh: Promise.resolve(null) }
+    return { places: fresh.places, refresh: Promise.resolve(null) }
   },
 
   async create(tripId: number | string, data: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<{ place: Place }> {
-    if (!navigator.onLine) {
-      const tempId = -(Date.now())
-      const tempPlace: Place = {
-        ...(data as Partial<Place>),
-        id: tempId,
-        trip_id: Number(tripId),
-        name: (data.name as string) ?? 'New place',
-      } as Place
-      await offlineDb.places.put(tempPlace)
-      const id = generateUUID()
-      await mutationQueue.enqueue({
-        id,
-        tripId: Number(tripId),
-        method: 'POST',
-        url: `/trips/${tripId}/places`,
-        body: data,
-        resource: 'places',
-        tempId,
-      })
-      return { place: tempPlace }
-    }
-    const result = await placesApi.create(tripId, data)
-    offlineDb.places.put(result.place)
-    return result
+    const tempId = -(Date.now())
+    const tempPlace: Place = {
+      ...(data as Partial<Place>),
+      id: tempId,
+      trip_id: Number(tripId),
+      name: (data.name as string) ?? 'New place',
+    } as Place
+    await offlineDb.places.put(tempPlace)
+    await mutationQueue.enqueue({
+      id: generateUUID(),
+      tripId: Number(tripId),
+      method: 'POST',
+      url: `/trips/${tripId}/places`,
+      body: data,
+      resource: 'places',
+      tempId,
+    })
+    mutationQueue.flush().catch(() => {})
+    return { place: tempPlace }
   },
 
   async update(tripId: number | string, id: number | string, data: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<{ place: Place }> {
-    if (!navigator.onLine) {
-      const existing = await offlineDb.places.get(Number(id))
-      const optimistic: Place = { ...(existing ?? {} as Place), ...(data as Partial<Place>), id: Number(id) }
-      await offlineDb.places.put(optimistic)
-      const mutId = generateUUID()
-      await mutationQueue.enqueue({
-        id: mutId,
-        tripId: Number(tripId),
-        method: 'PUT',
-        url: `/trips/${tripId}/places/${id}`,
-        body: data,
-        resource: 'places',
-      })
-      return { place: optimistic }
-    }
-    const result = await placesApi.update(tripId, id, data)
-    offlineDb.places.put(result.place)
-    return result
+    const existing = await offlineDb.places.get(Number(id))
+    const optimistic: Place = { ...(existing ?? {} as Place), ...(data as Partial<Place>), id: Number(id) }
+    await offlineDb.places.put(optimistic)
+    await mutationQueue.enqueue({
+      id: generateUUID(),
+      tripId: Number(tripId),
+      method: 'PUT',
+      url: `/trips/${tripId}/places/${id}`,
+      body: data,
+      resource: 'places',
+    })
+    mutationQueue.flush().catch(() => {})
+    return { place: optimistic }
   },
 
   async delete(tripId: number | string, id: number | string): Promise<unknown> {
-    if (!navigator.onLine) {
-      await offlineDb.places.delete(Number(id))
-      const mutId = generateUUID()
+    await offlineDb.places.delete(Number(id))
+    await mutationQueue.enqueue({
+      id: generateUUID(),
+      tripId: Number(tripId),
+      method: 'DELETE',
+      url: `/trips/${tripId}/places/${id}`,
+      body: undefined,
+      resource: 'places',
+      entityId: Number(id),
+    })
+    mutationQueue.flush().catch(() => {})
+    return { success: true }
+  },
+
+  async deleteMany(tripId: number | string, ids: number[]): Promise<unknown> {
+    await offlineDb.places.bulkDelete(ids)
+    for (const id of ids) {
       await mutationQueue.enqueue({
-        id: mutId,
+        id: generateUUID(),
         tripId: Number(tripId),
         method: 'DELETE',
         url: `/trips/${tripId}/places/${id}`,
         body: undefined,
         resource: 'places',
-        entityId: Number(id),
+        entityId: id,
       })
-      return { success: true }
     }
-    const result = await placesApi.delete(tripId, id)
-    offlineDb.places.delete(Number(id))
-    return result
-  },
-
-  async deleteMany(tripId: number | string, ids: number[]): Promise<unknown> {
-    if (!navigator.onLine) {
-      await offlineDb.places.bulkDelete(ids)
-      for (const id of ids) {
-        const mutId = generateUUID()
-        await mutationQueue.enqueue({
-          id: mutId,
-          tripId: Number(tripId),
-          method: 'DELETE',
-          url: `/trips/${tripId}/places/${id}`,
-          body: undefined,
-          resource: 'places',
-          entityId: id,
-        })
-      }
-      return { deleted: ids, count: ids.length }
-    }
-    const result = await placesApi.bulkDelete(tripId, ids)
-    await offlineDb.places.bulkDelete(ids)
-    return result
+    mutationQueue.flush().catch(() => {})
+    return { deleted: ids, count: ids.length }
   },
 }
diff --git a/client/src/repo/reservationRepo.ts b/client/src/repo/reservationRepo.ts
index 575b8075..2b23395d 100644
--- a/client/src/repo/reservationRepo.ts
+++ b/client/src/repo/reservationRepo.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,90 @@
 import { reservationsApi } from '../api/client'
 import { offlineDb, upsertReservations } from '../db/offlineDb'
+import { mutationQueue, generateUUID } from '../sync/mutationQueue'
 import type { Reservation } from '../types'
 
 export const reservationRepo = {
-  async list(tripId: number | string): Promise<{ reservations: Reservation[] }> {
-    if (!navigator.onLine) {
-      const cached = await offlineDb.reservations
-        .where('trip_id')
-        .equals(Number(tripId))
-        .toArray()
-      return { reservations: cached }
-    }
-    const result = await reservationsApi.list(tripId)
-    upsertReservations(result.reservations)
-    return result
+  async list(tripId: number | string): Promise<{ reservations: Reservation[]; refresh: Promise<{ reservations: Reservation[] } | null> }> {
+    const cached = await offlineDb.reservations
+      .where('trip_id')
+      .equals(Number(tripId))
+      .toArray()
+
+    const refresh = (async () => {
+      try {
+        const result = await reservationsApi.list(tripId)
+        upsertReservations(result.reservations).catch(() => {})
+        return result
+      } catch {
+        return null
+      }
+    })()
+
+    if (cached.length > 0) return { reservations: cached, refresh }
+
+    const fresh = await refresh
+    if (!fresh) return { reservations: [], refresh: Promise.resolve(null) }
+    return { reservations: fresh.reservations, refresh: Promise.resolve(null) }
+  },
+
+  async create(tripId: number | string, data: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<{ reservation: Reservation }> {
+    const tempId = -(Date.now())
+    const tempReservation: Reservation = {
+      ...(data as Partial<Reservation>),
+      id: tempId,
+      trip_id: Number(tripId),
+      name: (data.name as string) ?? 'New reservation',
+      type: (data.type as string) ?? 'other',
+      status: 'pending',
+      date: (data.date as string) ?? null,
+      time: null,
+      confirmation_number: null,
+      notes: null,
+      url: null,
+      created_at: new Date().toISOString(),
+    } as Reservation
+    await offlineDb.reservations.put(tempReservation)
+    await mutationQueue.enqueue({
+      id: generateUUID(),
+      tripId: Number(tripId),
+      method: 'POST',
+      url: `/trips/${tripId}/reservations`,
+      body: data,
+      resource: 'reservations',
+      tempId,
+    })
+    mutationQueue.flush().catch(() => {})
+    return { reservation: tempReservation }
+  },
+
+  async update(tripId: number | string, id: number, data: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<{ reservation: Reservation }> {
+    const existing = await offlineDb.reservations.get(id)
+    const optimistic: Reservation = { ...(existing ?? {} as Reservation), ...(data as Partial<Reservation>), id }
+    await offlineDb.reservations.put(optimistic)
+    await mutationQueue.enqueue({
+      id: generateUUID(),
+      tripId: Number(tripId),
+      method: 'PUT',
+      url: `/trips/${tripId}/reservations/${id}`,
+      body: data,
+      resource: 'reservations',
+    })
+    mutationQueue.flush().catch(() => {})
+    return { reservation: optimistic }
+  },
+
+  async delete(tripId: number | string, id: number): Promise<unknown> {
+    await offlineDb.reservations.delete(id)
+    await mutationQueue.enqueue({
+      id: generateUUID(),
+      tripId: Number(tripId),
+      method: 'DELETE',
+      url: `/trips/${tripId}/reservations/${id}`,
+      body: undefined,
+      resource: 'reservations',
+      entityId: id,
+    })
+    mutationQueue.flush().catch(() => {})
+    return { success: true }
   },
 }
diff --git a/client/src/repo/todoRepo.ts b/client/src/repo/todoRepo.ts
index e284b23a..7b37ea62 100644
--- a/client/src/repo/todoRepo.ts
+++ b/client/src/repo/todoRepo.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,88 @@
 import { todoApi } from '../api/client'
 import { offlineDb, upsertTodoItems } from '../db/offlineDb'
+import { mutationQueue, generateUUID } from '../sync/mutationQueue'
 import type { TodoItem } from '../types'
 
 export const todoRepo = {
-  async list(tripId: number | string): Promise<{ items: TodoItem[] }> {
-    if (!navigator.onLine) {
-      const cached = await offlineDb.todoItems
-        .where('trip_id')
-        .equals(Number(tripId))
-        .toArray()
-      return { items: cached }
-    }
-    const result = await todoApi.list(tripId)
-    upsertTodoItems(result.items)
-    return result
+  async list(tripId: number | string): Promise<{ items: TodoItem[]; refresh: Promise<{ items: TodoItem[] } | null> }> {
+    const cached = await offlineDb.todoItems
+      .where('trip_id')
+      .equals(Number(tripId))
+      .toArray()
+
+    const refresh = (async () => {
+      try {
+        const result = await todoApi.list(tripId)
+        upsertTodoItems(result.items).catch(() => {})
+        return result
+      } catch {
+        return null
+      }
+    })()
+
+    if (cached.length > 0) return { items: cached, refresh }
+
+    const fresh = await refresh
+    if (!fresh) return { items: [], refresh: Promise.resolve(null) }
+    return { items: fresh.items, refresh: Promise.resolve(null) }
+  },
+
+  async create(tripId: number | string, data: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<{ item: TodoItem }> {
+    const tempId = -(Date.now())
+    const tempItem: TodoItem = {
+      ...(data as Partial<TodoItem>),
+      id: tempId,
+      trip_id: Number(tripId),
+      name: (data.name as string) ?? 'New todo',
+      checked: 0,
+      sort_order: 0,
+      due_date: null,
+      description: null,
+      assigned_user_id: null,
+      priority: 0,
+    } as TodoItem
+    await offlineDb.todoItems.put(tempItem)
+    await mutationQueue.enqueue({
+      id: generateUUID(),
+      tripId: Number(tripId),
+      method: 'POST',
+      url: `/trips/${tripId}/todo`,
+      body: data,
+      resource: 'todoItems',
+      tempId,
+    })
+    mutationQueue.flush().catch(() => {})
+    return { item: tempItem }
+  },
+
+  async update(tripId: number | string, id: number, data: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<{ item: TodoItem }> {
+    const existing = await offlineDb.todoItems.get(id)
+    const optimistic: TodoItem = { ...(existing ?? {} as TodoItem), ...(data as Partial<TodoItem>), id }
+    await offlineDb.todoItems.put(optimistic)
+    await mutationQueue.enqueue({
+      id: generateUUID(),
+      tripId: Number(tripId),
+      method: 'PUT',
+      url: `/trips/${tripId}/todo/${id}`,
+      body: data,
+      resource: 'todoItems',
+    })
+    mutationQueue.flush().catch(() => {})
+    return { item: optimistic }
+  },
+
+  async delete(tripId: number | string, id: number): Promise<unknown> {
+    await offlineDb.todoItems.delete(id)
+    await mutationQueue.enqueue({
+      id: generateUUID(),
+      tripId: Number(tripId),
+      method: 'DELETE',
+      url: `/trips/${tripId}/todo/${id}`,
+      body: undefined,
+      resource: 'todoItems',
+      entityId: id,
+    })
+    mutationQueue.flush().catch(() => {})
+    return { success: true }
   },
 }
diff --git a/client/src/repo/tripRepo.ts b/client/src/repo/tripRepo.ts
index 082e346a..53dcd0be 100644
--- a/client/src/repo/tripRepo.ts
+++ b/client/src/repo/tripRepo.ts
@@ -1,33 +1,88 @@
 import { tripsApi } from '../api/client'
 import { offlineDb, upsertTrip } from '../db/offlineDb'
+import { mutationQueue, generateUUID } from '../sync/mutationQueue'
 import type { Trip } from '../types'
 
+type TripsRefresh = Promise<{ trips: Trip[]; archivedTrips: Trip[] } | null>
+type TripRefresh = Promise<{ trip: Trip } | null>
+
 export const tripRepo = {
-  async list(): Promise<{ trips: Trip[]; archivedTrips: Trip[] }> {
-    if (!navigator.onLine) {
-      const all = await offlineDb.trips.toArray()
+  async list(): Promise<{ trips: Trip[]; archivedTrips: Trip[]; refresh: TripsRefresh }> {
+    // Guard: if Dexie is in a bad state (e.g. externally deleted while tab was
+    // open and the versionchange close() races with this read), fall back to the
+    // cold/network path rather than throwing or hanging.
+    const all = await Promise.race([
+      offlineDb.trips.toArray().catch(() => [] as Trip[]),
+      new Promise<Trip[]>(resolve => setTimeout(() => resolve([]), 2000)),
+    ])
+
+    const refresh: TripsRefresh = (async () => {
+      try {
+        const [active, archived] = await Promise.all([
+          tripsApi.list(),
+          tripsApi.list({ archived: 1 }),
+        ])
+        // Fire-and-forget IDB writes: returning data immediately unblocks the cold
+        // path even when Dexie write transactions stall after an external DB clear.
+        Promise.all([
+          ...active.trips.map(t => upsertTrip(t)),
+          ...archived.trips.map(t => upsertTrip(t)),
+        ]).catch(() => {})
+        return { trips: active.trips, archivedTrips: archived.trips }
+      } catch {
+        return null
+      }
+    })()
+
+    if (all.length > 0) {
       return {
         trips: all.filter(t => !t.is_archived),
         archivedTrips: all.filter(t => t.is_archived),
+        refresh,
       }
     }
-    const [active, archived] = await Promise.all([
-      tripsApi.list(),
-      tripsApi.list({ archived: 1 }),
-    ])
-    active.trips.forEach(t => upsertTrip(t))
-    archived.trips.forEach(t => upsertTrip(t))
-    return { trips: active.trips, archivedTrips: archived.trips }
+
+    const fresh = await refresh
+    if (!fresh) return { trips: [], archivedTrips: [], refresh: Promise.resolve(null) }
+    return { ...fresh, refresh: Promise.resolve(null) }
   },
 
-  async get(tripId: number | string): Promise<{ trip: Trip }> {
-    if (!navigator.onLine) {
-      const cached = await offlineDb.trips.get(Number(tripId))
-      if (cached) return { trip: cached }
-      throw new Error('No cached trip data available offline')
-    }
-    const result = await tripsApi.get(tripId)
-    upsertTrip(result.trip)
-    return result
+  async get(tripId: number | string): Promise<{ trip: Trip; refresh: TripRefresh }> {
+    const cached = await Promise.race([
+      offlineDb.trips.get(Number(tripId)).catch(() => undefined),
+      new Promise<undefined>(resolve => setTimeout(() => resolve(undefined), 2000)),
+    ])
+
+    const refresh: TripRefresh = (async () => {
+      try {
+        const result = await tripsApi.get(tripId)
+        upsertTrip(result.trip).catch(() => {})
+        return result
+      } catch {
+        return null
+      }
+    })()
+
+    if (cached) return { trip: cached, refresh }
+
+    const fresh = await refresh
+    if (!fresh) throw new Error('No cached trip data available offline')
+    return { trip: fresh.trip, refresh: Promise.resolve(null) }
+  },
+
+  async update(tripId: number | string, data: Partial<Trip>): Promise<{ trip: Trip }> {
+    const existing = await offlineDb.trips.get(Number(tripId))
+    const optimistic: Trip = { ...(existing ?? {} as Trip), ...(data as Partial<Trip>), id: Number(tripId) }
+    await offlineDb.trips.put(optimistic)
+    await mutationQueue.enqueue({
+      id: generateUUID(),
+      tripId: Number(tripId),
+      method: 'PUT',
+      url: `/trips/${tripId}`,
+      body: data as Record<string, unknown>,
+      resource: 'trips',
+    })
+    mutationQueue.flush().catch(() => {})
+    return { trip: optimistic }
   },
 }
diff --git a/client/src/store/authStore.ts b/client/src/store/authStore.ts
index 8d8c342d..6237cd6d 100644
--- a/client/src/store/authStore.ts
+++ b/client/src/store/authStore.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { authApi } from '../api/client'
 import { connect, disconnect } from '../api/websocket'
 import type { User } from '../types'
 import { getApiErrorMessage } from '../types'
-import { tripSyncManager } from '../sync/tripSyncManager'
 import { clearAll } from '../db/offlineDb'
 import { useSystemNoticeStore } from './systemNoticeStore.js'
 
@@ -100,7 +99,6 @@ export const useAuthStore = create<AuthState>()(
         error: null,
       })
       connect()
-      tripSyncManager.syncAll().catch(console.error)
       if (!data.user?.must_change_password) {
         useSystemNoticeStore.getState().fetch()
       }
@@ -124,7 +122,6 @@ export const useAuthStore = create<AuthState>()(
         error: null,
       })
       connect()
-      tripSyncManager.syncAll().catch(console.error)
       if (!data.user?.must_change_password) {
         useSystemNoticeStore.getState().fetch()
       }
@@ -148,7 +145,6 @@ export const useAuthStore = create<AuthState>()(
         error: null,
       })
       connect()
-      tripSyncManager.syncAll().catch(console.error)
       useSystemNoticeStore.getState().fetch()
       return data
     } catch (err: unknown) {
diff --git a/client/src/store/slices/assignmentsSlice.ts b/client/src/store/slices/assignmentsSlice.ts
index 8d44fb50..a8cc4f5e 100644
--- a/client/src/store/slices/assignmentsSlice.ts
+++ b/client/src/store/slices/assignmentsSlice.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import { assignmentsApi } from '../../api/client'
+import { offlineDb } from '../../db/offlineDb'
+import { mutationQueue, generateUUID } from '../../sync/mutationQueue'
 import type { StoreApi } from 'zustand'
 import type { TripStoreState } from '../tripStore'
 import type { Assignment, AssignmentsMap } from '../../types'
@@ -40,6 +42,23 @@ export const createAssignmentsSlice = (set: SetState, get: GetState): Assignment
       }
     }))
 
+    if (!navigator.onLine) {
+      const day = await offlineDb.days.get(parseInt(String(dayId)))
+      if (day) {
+        const updated = [...(day.assignments || [])]
+        updated.splice(insertIdx, 0, tempAssignment)
+        await offlineDb.days.put({ ...day, assignments: updated })
+      }
+      await mutationQueue.enqueue({
+        id: generateUUID(),
+        tripId: Number(tripId),
+        method: 'POST',
+        url: `/trips/${tripId}/days/${dayId}/assignments`,
+        body: { place_id: placeId },
+      })
+      return tempAssignment
+    }
+
     try {
       const data = await assignmentsApi.create(tripId, dayId, { place_id: placeId })
       const newAssignment: Assignment = {
@@ -99,6 +118,24 @@ export const createAssignmentsSlice = (set: SetState, get: GetState): Assignment
       }
     }))
 
+    if (!navigator.onLine) {
+      const day = await offlineDb.days.get(parseInt(String(dayId)))
+      if (day) {
+        await offlineDb.days.put({
+          ...day,
+          assignments: (day.assignments || []).filter(a => a.id !== assignmentId),
+        })
+      }
+      await mutationQueue.enqueue({
+        id: generateUUID(),
+        tripId: Number(tripId),
+        method: 'DELETE',
+        url: `/trips/${tripId}/days/${dayId}/assignments/${assignmentId}`,
+        body: undefined,
+      })
+      return
+    }
+
     try {
       await assignmentsApi.delete(tripId, dayId, assignmentId)
     } catch (err: unknown) {
diff --git a/client/src/store/slices/budgetSlice.test.ts b/client/src/store/slices/budgetSlice.test.ts
index 371dd682..48033d69 100644
--- a/client/src/store/slices/budgetSlice.test.ts
+++ b/client/src/store/slices/budgetSlice.test.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ import { server } from '../../../tests/helpers/msw/server';
 import { resetAllStores, seedStore } from '../../../tests/helpers/store';
 import { buildBudgetItem } from '../../../tests/helpers/factories';
 import { useTripStore } from '../tripStore';
+import { offlineDb } from '../../db/offlineDb';
 
-beforeEach(() => {
+beforeEach(async () => {
+  await new Promise<void>(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+  await Promise.all(offlineDb.tables.map(t => t.clear()));
   resetAllStores();
   server.resetHandlers();
 });
@@ -34,25 +37,28 @@ describe('budgetSlice', () => {
     expect(useTripStore.getState().budgetItems).toEqual([]);
   });
 
-  it('FE-STORE-BUDGET-003: addBudgetItem appends to store and returns item', async () => {
-    const newItem = buildBudgetItem({ name: 'Hotel', trip_id: 1 });
+  it('FE-STORE-BUDGET-003: addBudgetItem appends to store optimistically', async () => {
     server.use(
       http.post('/api/trips/1/budget', () =>
-        HttpResponse.json({ item: newItem })
+        HttpResponse.json({ item: buildBudgetItem({ name: 'Hotel', trip_id: 1 }) })
       )
     );
     const result = await useTripStore.getState().addBudgetItem(1, { name: 'Hotel' });
-    expect(result.id).toBe(newItem.id);
-    expect(useTripStore.getState().budgetItems).toContainEqual(newItem);
+    expect(result.name).toBe('Hotel');
+    const items = useTripStore.getState().budgetItems;
+    expect(items).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(items[0].name).toBe('Hotel');
   });
 
-  it('FE-STORE-BUDGET-004: addBudgetItem throws on API error', async () => {
+  it('FE-STORE-BUDGET-004: addBudgetItem adds item optimistically even on API error', async () => {
     server.use(
       http.post('/api/trips/1/budget', () =>
         HttpResponse.json({ error: 'Validation failed' }, { status: 422 })
       )
     );
-    await expect(useTripStore.getState().addBudgetItem(1, {})).rejects.toThrow();
+    const result = await useTripStore.getState().addBudgetItem(1, { name: 'Item' });
+    expect(result.name).toBe('Item');
+    expect(useTripStore.getState().budgetItems).toHaveLength(1);
   });
 
   it('FE-STORE-BUDGET-005: updateBudgetItem replaces item in store', async () => {
@@ -71,24 +77,21 @@ describe('budgetSlice', () => {
     expect(items[0].name).toBe('New');
   });
 
-  it('FE-STORE-BUDGET-006: updateBudgetItem calls loadReservations when reservation_id + total_price provided', async () => {
-    const existing = buildBudgetItem({ id: 20, trip_id: 1 });
+  it('FE-STORE-BUDGET-006: updateBudgetItem resolves and updates store optimistically', async () => {
+    const existing = buildBudgetItem({ id: 20, trip_id: 1, amount: 100 });
     seedStore(useTripStore, { budgetItems: [existing] });
 
-    const loadReservations = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
-    seedStore(useTripStore, { loadReservations });
-
-    const itemWithReservation = { ...existing, reservation_id: 99 };
     server.use(
       http.put('/api/trips/1/budget/20', () =>
-        HttpResponse.json({ item: itemWithReservation })
+        HttpResponse.json({ item: { ...existing, amount: 50 } })
       )
     );
-    await useTripStore.getState().updateBudgetItem(1, 20, { total_price: 50 });
-    expect(loadReservations).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1);
+    const result = await useTripStore.getState().updateBudgetItem(1, 20, { amount: 50 });
+    expect(result.amount).toBe(50);
+    expect(useTripStore.getState().budgetItems[0].amount).toBe(50);
   });
 
-  it('FE-STORE-BUDGET-007: deleteBudgetItem optimistically removes and rolls back on error', async () => {
+  it('FE-STORE-BUDGET-007: deleteBudgetItem removes item permanently even on API error', async () => {
     const item = buildBudgetItem({ id: 5, trip_id: 1 });
     seedStore(useTripStore, { budgetItems: [item] });
 
@@ -97,11 +100,9 @@ describe('budgetSlice', () => {
         HttpResponse.json({ error: 'forbidden' }, { status: 403 })
       )
     );
-    // The item is removed immediately (optimistic), then restored on error
-    const deletePromise = useTripStore.getState().deleteBudgetItem(1, 5);
-    await expect(deletePromise).rejects.toThrow();
-    // After rollback, item is back
-    expect(useTripStore.getState().budgetItems).toContainEqual(item);
+    await useTripStore.getState().deleteBudgetItem(1, 5);
+    // Permanently removed (queued for sync, no rollback)
+    expect(useTripStore.getState().budgetItems).toHaveLength(0);
   });
 
   it('FE-STORE-BUDGET-008: setBudgetItemMembers updates members on matching item', async () => {
diff --git a/client/src/store/slices/budgetSlice.ts b/client/src/store/slices/budgetSlice.ts
index 9f63bc45..35b1dc44 100644
--- a/client/src/store/slices/budgetSlice.ts
+++ b/client/src/store/slices/budgetSlice.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ export const createBudgetSlice = (set: SetState, get: GetState): BudgetSlice =>
     try {
       const data = await budgetRepo.list(tripId)
       set({ budgetItems: data.items })
+      data.refresh.then(fresh => {
+        if (fresh) set({ budgetItems: fresh.items })
+      }).catch(() => {})
     } catch (err: unknown) {
       console.error('Failed to load budget items:', err)
     }
@@ -31,7 +34,7 @@ export const createBudgetSlice = (set: SetState, get: GetState): BudgetSlice =>
 
   addBudgetItem: async (tripId, data) => {
     try {
-      const result = await budgetApi.create(tripId, data)
+      const result = await budgetRepo.create(tripId, data as Record<string, unknown>)
       set(state => ({ budgetItems: [...state.budgetItems, result.item] }))
       return result.item
     } catch (err: unknown) {
@@ -41,7 +44,7 @@ export const createBudgetSlice = (set: SetState, get: GetState): BudgetSlice =>
 
   updateBudgetItem: async (tripId, id, data) => {
     try {
-      const result = await budgetApi.update(tripId, id, data)
+      const result = await budgetRepo.update(tripId, id, data as Record<string, unknown>)
       set(state => ({
         budgetItems: state.budgetItems.map(item => item.id === id ? result.item : item)
       }))
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ export const createBudgetSlice = (set: SetState, get: GetState): BudgetSlice =>
     const prev = get().budgetItems
     set(state => ({ budgetItems: state.budgetItems.filter(item => item.id !== id) }))
     try {
-      await budgetApi.delete(tripId, id)
+      await budgetRepo.delete(tripId, id)
     } catch (err: unknown) {
       set({ budgetItems: prev })
       throw new Error(getApiErrorMessage(err, 'Error deleting budget item'))
diff --git a/client/src/store/slices/dayNotesSlice.ts b/client/src/store/slices/dayNotesSlice.ts
index 53ab0c6d..f48d8b1d 100644
--- a/client/src/store/slices/dayNotesSlice.ts
+++ b/client/src/store/slices/dayNotesSlice.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-import { daysApi, dayNotesApi } from '../../api/client'
+import { dayNotesApi } from '../../api/client'
+import { offlineDb } from '../../db/offlineDb'
+import { dayRepo } from '../../repo/dayRepo'
+import { mutationQueue, generateUUID } from '../../sync/mutationQueue'
 import type { StoreApi } from 'zustand'
 import type { TripStoreState } from '../tripStore'
 import type { DayNote } from '../../types'
@@ -19,7 +22,7 @@ export interface DayNotesSlice {
 export const createDayNotesSlice = (set: SetState, get: GetState): DayNotesSlice => ({
   updateDayNotes: async (tripId, dayId, notes) => {
     try {
-      await daysApi.update(tripId, dayId, { notes })
+      await dayRepo.update(tripId, dayId, { notes })
       set(state => ({
         days: state.days.map(d => d.id === parseInt(String(dayId)) ? { ...d, notes } : d)
       }))
@@ -30,7 +33,7 @@ export const createDayNotesSlice = (set: SetState, get: GetState): DayNotesSlice
 
   updateDayTitle: async (tripId, dayId, title) => {
     try {
-      await daysApi.update(tripId, dayId, { title })
+      await dayRepo.update(tripId, dayId, { title })
       set(state => ({
         days: state.days.map(d => d.id === parseInt(String(dayId)) ? { ...d, title } : d)
       }))
@@ -48,6 +51,22 @@ export const createDayNotesSlice = (set: SetState, get: GetState): DayNotesSlice
         [String(dayId)]: [...(state.dayNotes[String(dayId)] || []), tempNote],
       }
     }))
+
+    if (!navigator.onLine) {
+      const day = await offlineDb.days.get(Number(dayId))
+      if (day) {
+        await offlineDb.days.put({ ...day, notes_items: [...(day.notes_items || []), tempNote] })
+      }
+      await mutationQueue.enqueue({
+        id: generateUUID(),
+        tripId: Number(tripId),
+        method: 'POST',
+        url: `/trips/${tripId}/days/${dayId}/notes`,
+        body: data as Record<string, unknown>,
+      })
+      return tempNote
+    }
+
     try {
       const result = await dayNotesApi.create(tripId, dayId, data)
       set(state => ({
@@ -69,6 +88,32 @@ export const createDayNotesSlice = (set: SetState, get: GetState): DayNotesSlice
   },
 
   updateDayNote: async (tripId, dayId, id, data) => {
+    if (!navigator.onLine) {
+      const existing = get().dayNotes[String(dayId)]?.find(n => n.id === id)
+      const optimistic: DayNote = { ...(existing ?? {} as DayNote), ...(data as Partial<DayNote>), id }
+      set(state => ({
+        dayNotes: {
+          ...state.dayNotes,
+          [String(dayId)]: (state.dayNotes[String(dayId)] || []).map(n => n.id === id ? optimistic : n),
+        }
+      }))
+      const day = await offlineDb.days.get(Number(dayId))
+      if (day) {
+        await offlineDb.days.put({
+          ...day,
+          notes_items: (day.notes_items || []).map(n => n.id === id ? optimistic : n),
+        })
+      }
+      await mutationQueue.enqueue({
+        id: generateUUID(),
+        tripId: Number(tripId),
+        method: 'PUT',
+        url: `/trips/${tripId}/days/${dayId}/notes/${id}`,
+        body: data as Record<string, unknown>,
+      })
+      return optimistic
+    }
+
     try {
       const result = await dayNotesApi.update(tripId, dayId, id, data)
       set(state => ({
@@ -91,6 +136,25 @@ export const createDayNotesSlice = (set: SetState, get: GetState): DayNotesSlice
         [String(dayId)]: (state.dayNotes[String(dayId)] || []).filter(n => n.id !== id),
       }
     }))
+
+    if (!navigator.onLine) {
+      const day = await offlineDb.days.get(Number(dayId))
+      if (day) {
+        await offlineDb.days.put({
+          ...day,
+          notes_items: (day.notes_items || []).filter(n => n.id !== id),
+        })
+      }
+      await mutationQueue.enqueue({
+        id: generateUUID(),
+        tripId: Number(tripId),
+        method: 'DELETE',
+        url: `/trips/${tripId}/days/${dayId}/notes/${id}`,
+        body: undefined,
+      })
+      return
+    }
+
     try {
       await dayNotesApi.delete(tripId, dayId, id)
     } catch (err: unknown) {
diff --git a/client/src/store/slices/filesSlice.ts b/client/src/store/slices/filesSlice.ts
index 13617515..322e8882 100644
--- a/client/src/store/slices/filesSlice.ts
+++ b/client/src/store/slices/filesSlice.ts
@@ -35,10 +35,12 @@ export const createFilesSlice = (set: SetState, get: GetState): FilesSlice => ({
   },
 
   deleteFile: async (tripId, id) => {
+    const prev = get().files
+    set(state => ({ files: state.files.filter(f => f.id !== id) }))
     try {
-      await filesApi.delete(tripId, id)
-      set(state => ({ files: state.files.filter(f => f.id !== id) }))
+      await fileRepo.delete(tripId, id)
     } catch (err: unknown) {
+      set({ files: prev })
       throw new Error(getApiErrorMessage(err, 'Error deleting file'))
     }
   },
diff --git a/client/src/store/slices/placesSlice.ts b/client/src/store/slices/placesSlice.ts
index 224a0488..53ec214e 100644
--- a/client/src/store/slices/placesSlice.ts
+++ b/client/src/store/slices/placesSlice.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ export const createPlacesSlice = (set: SetState, get: GetState): PlacesSlice =>
     try {
       const data = await placeRepo.list(tripId)
       set({ places: data.places })
+      data.refresh.then(fresh => {
+        if (fresh) set({ places: fresh.places })
+      }).catch(() => {})
     } catch (err: unknown) {
       console.error('Failed to refresh places:', err)
     }
diff --git a/client/src/store/slices/reservationsSlice.ts b/client/src/store/slices/reservationsSlice.ts
index c020a593..ace7ddf0 100644
--- a/client/src/store/slices/reservationsSlice.ts
+++ b/client/src/store/slices/reservationsSlice.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { reservationsApi } from '../../api/client'
 import { reservationRepo } from '../../repo/reservationRepo'
 import type { StoreApi } from 'zustand'
 import type { TripStoreState } from '../tripStore'
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ export const createReservationsSlice = (set: SetState, get: GetState): Reservati
 
   addReservation: async (tripId, data) => {
     try {
-      const result = await reservationsApi.create(tripId, data)
+      const result = await reservationRepo.create(tripId, data as Record<string, unknown>)
       set(state => ({ reservations: [result.reservation, ...state.reservations] }))
       return result.reservation
     } catch (err: unknown) {
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ export const createReservationsSlice = (set: SetState, get: GetState): Reservati
 
   updateReservation: async (tripId, id, data) => {
     try {
-      const result = await reservationsApi.update(tripId, id, data)
+      const result = await reservationRepo.update(tripId, id, data as Record<string, unknown>)
       set(state => ({
         reservations: state.reservations.map(r => r.id === id ? result.reservation : r)
       }))
@@ -57,17 +56,19 @@ export const createReservationsSlice = (set: SetState, get: GetState): Reservati
       reservations: state.reservations.map(r => r.id === id ? { ...r, status: newStatus } : r)
     }))
     try {
-      await reservationsApi.update(tripId, id, { status: newStatus })
+      await reservationRepo.update(tripId, id, { status: newStatus })
     } catch {
       set({ reservations: prev })
     }
   },
 
   deleteReservation: async (tripId, id) => {
+    const prev = get().reservations
+    set(state => ({ reservations: state.reservations.filter(r => r.id !== id) }))
     try {
-      await reservationsApi.delete(tripId, id)
-      set(state => ({ reservations: state.reservations.filter(r => r.id !== id) }))
+      await reservationRepo.delete(tripId, id)
     } catch (err: unknown) {
+      set({ reservations: prev })
       throw new Error(getApiErrorMessage(err, 'Error deleting reservation'))
     }
   },
diff --git a/client/src/store/slices/todoSlice.ts b/client/src/store/slices/todoSlice.ts
index 58070a85..abdaf3d8 100644
--- a/client/src/store/slices/todoSlice.ts
+++ b/client/src/store/slices/todoSlice.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { todoApi } from '../../api/client'
+import { todoRepo } from '../../repo/todoRepo'
 import type { StoreApi } from 'zustand'
 import type { TripStoreState } from '../tripStore'
 import type { TodoItem } from '../../types'
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export interface TodoSlice {
 export const createTodoSlice = (set: SetState, get: GetState): TodoSlice => ({
   addTodoItem: async (tripId, data) => {
     try {
-      const result = await todoApi.create(tripId, data)
+      const result = await todoRepo.create(tripId, data as Record<string, unknown>)
       set(state => ({ todoItems: [...state.todoItems, result.item] }))
       return result.item
     } catch (err: unknown) {
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export const createTodoSlice = (set: SetState, get: GetState): TodoSlice => ({
 
   updateTodoItem: async (tripId, id, data) => {
     try {
-      const result = await todoApi.update(tripId, id, data)
+      const result = await todoRepo.update(tripId, id, data as Record<string, unknown>)
       set(state => ({
         todoItems: state.todoItems.map(item => item.id === id ? result.item : item)
       }))
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export const createTodoSlice = (set: SetState, get: GetState): TodoSlice => ({
     const prev = get().todoItems
     set(state => ({ todoItems: state.todoItems.filter(item => item.id !== id) }))
     try {
-      await todoApi.delete(tripId, id)
+      await todoRepo.delete(tripId, id)
     } catch (err: unknown) {
       set({ todoItems: prev })
       throw new Error(getApiErrorMessage(err, 'Error deleting todo'))
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export const createTodoSlice = (set: SetState, get: GetState): TodoSlice => ({
       )
     }))
     try {
-      await todoApi.update(tripId, id, { checked })
+      await todoRepo.update(tripId, id, { checked })
     } catch {
       set(state => ({
         todoItems: state.todoItems.map(item =>
diff --git a/client/src/store/tripStore.ts b/client/src/store/tripStore.ts
index 5168c078..2b88c4e3 100644
--- a/client/src/store/tripStore.ts
+++ b/client/src/store/tripStore.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { create } from 'zustand'
 import type { StoreApi } from 'zustand'
-import { tripsApi, tagsApi, categoriesApi } from '../api/client'
-import { offlineDb } from '../db/offlineDb'
+import { tagsApi, categoriesApi } from '../api/client'
+import { offlineDb, upsertTags, upsertCategories } from '../db/offlineDb'
 import { tripRepo } from '../repo/tripRepo'
 import { dayRepo } from '../repo/dayRepo'
 import { placeRepo } from '../repo/placeRepo'
@@ -89,27 +89,38 @@ export const useTripStore = create<TripStoreState>((set, get) => ({
   loadTrip: async (tripId: number | string) => {
     set({ isLoading: true, error: null })
     try {
-      const [tripData, daysData, placesData, packingData, todoData, tagsData, categoriesData] = await Promise.all([
+      // Fire tags/categories network refresh immediately — they're global (not trip-specific)
+      // and must be in-flight before the await below so MSW resolves them during the wait
+      const tagsRefresh = tagsApi.list()
+        .then(fresh => { upsertTags(fresh.tags).catch(() => {}); return fresh })
+        .catch(() => null)
+      const categoriesRefresh = categoriesApi.list()
+        .then(fresh => { upsertCategories(fresh.categories).catch(() => {}); return fresh })
+        .catch(() => null)
+
+      // All reads from IndexedDB — instant, no network wait
+      const [tripData, daysData, placesData, packingData, todoData, cachedTags, cachedCategories] = await Promise.all([
         tripRepo.get(tripId),
         dayRepo.list(tripId),
         placeRepo.list(tripId),
         packingRepo.list(tripId),
         todoRepo.list(tripId),
-        navigator.onLine
-          ? tagsApi.list().catch(() => offlineDb.tags.toArray().then(tags => ({ tags })))
-          : offlineDb.tags.toArray().then(tags => ({ tags })),
-        navigator.onLine
-          ? categoriesApi.list().catch(() => offlineDb.categories.toArray().then(categories => ({ categories })))
-          : offlineDb.categories.toArray().then(categories => ({ categories })),
+        offlineDb.tags.toArray(),
+        offlineDb.categories.toArray(),
       ])
 
-      const assignmentsMap: AssignmentsMap = {}
-      const dayNotesMap: DayNotesMap = {}
-      for (const day of daysData.days) {
-        assignmentsMap[String(day.id)] = day.assignments || []
-        dayNotesMap[String(day.id)] = day.notes_items || []
+      const buildMaps = (days: Day[]) => {
+        const assignmentsMap: AssignmentsMap = {}
+        const dayNotesMap: DayNotesMap = {}
+        for (const day of days) {
+          assignmentsMap[String(day.id)] = day.assignments || []
+          dayNotesMap[String(day.id)] = day.notes_items || []
+        }
+        return { assignmentsMap, dayNotesMap }
       }
 
+      const { assignmentsMap, dayNotesMap } = buildMaps(daysData.days)
+
       set({
         trip: tripData.trip,
         days: daysData.days,
@@ -118,10 +129,36 @@ export const useTripStore = create<TripStoreState>((set, get) => ({
         dayNotes: dayNotesMap,
         packingItems: packingData.items,
         todoItems: todoData.items,
-        tags: tagsData.tags,
-        categories: categoriesData.categories,
+        tags: cachedTags,
+        categories: cachedCategories,
         isLoading: false,
       })
+
+      // Apply background refreshes — update state when fresh data arrives
+      Promise.all([
+        tripData.refresh,
+        daysData.refresh,
+        placesData.refresh,
+        packingData.refresh,
+        todoData.refresh,
+        tagsRefresh,
+        categoriesRefresh,
+      ]).then(([freshTrip, freshDays, freshPlaces, freshPacking, freshTodo, freshTags, freshCategories]) => {
+        const updates: Partial<TripStoreState> = {}
+        if (freshTrip) updates.trip = freshTrip.trip
+        if (freshDays) {
+          const { assignmentsMap: am, dayNotesMap: dm } = buildMaps(freshDays.days)
+          updates.days = freshDays.days
+          updates.assignments = am
+          updates.dayNotes = dm
+        }
+        if (freshPlaces) updates.places = freshPlaces.places
+        if (freshPacking) updates.packingItems = freshPacking.items
+        if (freshTodo) updates.todoItems = freshTodo.items
+        if (freshTags) updates.tags = freshTags.tags
+        if (freshCategories) updates.categories = freshCategories.categories
+        if (Object.keys(updates).length > 0) set(updates)
+      }).catch(() => {})
     } catch (err: unknown) {
       const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Unknown error'
       set({ isLoading: false, error: message })
@@ -146,16 +183,18 @@ export const useTripStore = create<TripStoreState>((set, get) => ({
 
   updateTrip: async (tripId: number | string, data: Partial<Trip>) => {
     try {
-      const result = await tripsApi.update(tripId, data)
+      const result = await tripRepo.update(tripId, data)
       set({ trip: result.trip })
-      const daysData = await dayRepo.list(tripId)
-      const assignmentsMap: AssignmentsMap = {}
-      const dayNotesMap: DayNotesMap = {}
-      for (const day of daysData.days) {
-        assignmentsMap[String(day.id)] = day.assignments || []
-        dayNotesMap[String(day.id)] = day.notes_items || []
+      if (navigator.onLine) {
+        const daysData = await dayRepo.list(tripId)
+        const assignmentsMap: AssignmentsMap = {}
+        const dayNotesMap: DayNotesMap = {}
+        for (const day of daysData.days) {
+          assignmentsMap[String(day.id)] = day.assignments || []
+          dayNotesMap[String(day.id)] = day.notes_items || []
+        }
+        set({ days: daysData.days, assignments: assignmentsMap, dayNotes: dayNotesMap })
       }
-      set({ days: daysData.days, assignments: assignmentsMap, dayNotes: dayNotesMap })
       return result.trip
     } catch (err: unknown) {
       throw new Error(getApiErrorMessage(err, 'Error updating trip'))
diff --git a/client/src/sw.ts b/client/src/sw.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..92fa1a1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/sw.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+/// <reference lib="webworker" />
+
+import { clientsClaim } from 'workbox-core';
+import {
+  precacheAndRoute,
+  cleanupOutdatedCaches,
+  matchPrecache,
+} from 'workbox-precaching';
+import { registerRoute, NavigationRoute } from 'workbox-routing';
+import { NetworkFirst, CacheFirst, NetworkOnly } from 'workbox-strategies';
+import { ExpirationPlugin } from 'workbox-expiration';
+import { CacheableResponsePlugin } from 'workbox-cacheable-response';
+import {
+  DEFAULT_SW_CONFIG,
+  readSwConfigFromIDB,
+  validateSwConfig,
+  type SwCacheConfig,
+} from './sync/swConfig';
+
+declare const self: ServiceWorkerGlobalScope;
+
+self.skipWaiting();
+clientsClaim();
+
+// Inject precache manifest (replaced by vite-plugin-pwa at build time)
+precacheAndRoute(self.__WB_MANIFEST);
+cleanupOutdatedCaches();
+
+// ── Static routes (not user-configurable) ─────────────────────────────────────
+
+// Network-first navigations so reverse-proxy auth redirects (Cloudflare Zero
+// Trust, Pangolin, etc.) reach the browser instead of being swallowed by the
+// precached app shell. `redirect: 'manual'` produces an opaqueredirect Response
+// which, per Fetch spec, the browser follows for navigation requests returned
+// from FetchEvent.respondWith. Falls back to precached app shell offline.
+registerRoute(
+  new NavigationRoute(
+    async ({ request }) => {
+      try {
+        return await fetch(request, { redirect: 'manual' });
+      } catch {
+        const cached = await matchPrecache('index.html');
+        return cached ?? Response.error();
+      }
+    },
+    { denylist: [/^\/api/, /^\/uploads/, /^\/mcp/] },
+  ),
+);
+
+registerRoute(
+  /^https:\/\/unpkg\.com\/.*/i,
+  new CacheFirst({
+    cacheName: 'cdn-libs',
+    plugins: [
+      new ExpirationPlugin({ maxEntries: 30, maxAgeSeconds: 365 * 24 * 60 * 60 }),
+      new CacheableResponsePlugin({ statuses: [0, 200] }),
+    ],
+  }),
+  'GET',
+);
+
+registerRoute(
+  /\/uploads\/(?:covers|avatars)\/.*/i,
+  new CacheFirst({
+    cacheName: 'user-uploads',
+    plugins: [
+      new ExpirationPlugin({ maxEntries: 300, maxAgeSeconds: 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 }),
+      new CacheableResponsePlugin({ statuses: [200] }),
+    ],
+  }),
+  'GET',
+);
+
+// ── Configurable routes ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// Routes are registered once. Strategy instances are replaced on config change
+// so the stable handler wrapper always delegates to the current instance.
+
+const DAY = 24 * 60 * 60;
+
+// Detects when an upstream reverse-proxy auth gate (Cloudflare Zero Trust,
+// Pangolin, etc.) redirects a mid-session API call to an external SSO login
+// page. Uses redirect:'manual' so the response stays as opaqueredirect instead
+// of being silently followed; converts it to a 401 that the Axios interceptor
+// in api/client.ts already handles (→ window.location.href = '/login').
+const authRedirectPlugin = {
+  async requestWillFetch({ request }: { request: Request }): Promise<Request> {
+    return new Request(request, { redirect: 'manual' });
+  },
+  async fetchDidSucceed({ response }: { response: Response }): Promise<Response> {
+    if (response.type === 'opaqueredirect') {
+      return new Response(JSON.stringify({ code: 'AUTH_REQUIRED' }), {
+        status: 401,
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+      });
+    }
+    return response;
+  },
+};
+
+function buildApiStrategy(cfg: SwCacheConfig): NetworkFirst {
+  return new NetworkFirst({
+    cacheName: 'api-data',
+    networkTimeoutSeconds: 2,
+    plugins: [
+      authRedirectPlugin,
+      new ExpirationPlugin({
+        maxEntries: cfg.apiMaxEntries,
+        maxAgeSeconds: cfg.apiTtlDays * DAY,
+      }),
+      new CacheableResponsePlugin({ statuses: [200] }),
+    ],
+  });
+}
+
+function buildTilesStrategy(cfg: SwCacheConfig): CacheFirst {
+  return new CacheFirst({
+    cacheName: 'map-tiles',
+    plugins: [
+      new ExpirationPlugin({
+        maxEntries: cfg.tilesMaxEntries,
+        maxAgeSeconds: cfg.tilesTtlDays * DAY,
+      }),
+      new CacheableResponsePlugin({ statuses: [0, 200] }),
+    ],
+  });
+}
+
+let apiStrategy = buildApiStrategy(DEFAULT_SW_CONFIG);
+let cartoStrategy = buildTilesStrategy(DEFAULT_SW_CONFIG);
+let osmStrategy = buildTilesStrategy(DEFAULT_SW_CONFIG);
+
+function applyConfig(cfg: SwCacheConfig): void {
+  apiStrategy    = buildApiStrategy(cfg);
+  cartoStrategy  = buildTilesStrategy(cfg);
+  osmStrategy    = buildTilesStrategy(cfg);
+}
+
+// Apply authRedirectPlugin to the public app-config endpoint so a ZT redirect
+// surfaces as AUTH_REQUIRED (401) instead of causing a silent JSON parse failure
+// on the login page, which would hide the SSO button.
+registerRoute(
+  /\/api\/auth\/app-config$/i,
+  new NetworkOnly({ plugins: [authRedirectPlugin] }),
+  'GET',
+);
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+registerRoute(/\/api\/(?!auth|admin|backup|settings).*/i,  { handle: (o: any) => apiStrategy.handle(o) },   'GET');
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+registerRoute(/^https:\/\/[a-d]\.basemaps\.cartocdn\.com\/.*/i, { handle: (o: any) => cartoStrategy.handle(o) }, 'GET');
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+registerRoute(/^https:\/\/[a-c]\.tile\.openstreetmap\.org\/.*/i, { handle: (o: any) => osmStrategy.handle(o) },  'GET');
+
+// Load persisted config asynchronously; replaces defaults if user has saved settings
+readSwConfigFromIDB()
+  .then(cfg => { if (cfg) applyConfig(cfg); })
+  .catch(() => {});
+
+// ── Message handler ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+self.addEventListener('message', (event: ExtendableMessageEvent) => {
+  const data = event.data as { type?: string; config?: unknown };
+  if (data?.type !== 'UPDATE_CACHE_CONFIG' || !data.config) return;
+
+  const validated = validateSwConfig(data.config as Partial<SwCacheConfig>);
+  applyConfig(validated);
+
+  // Acknowledge back to the sending client
+  (event.source as WindowClient | null)?.postMessage({ type: 'CACHE_CONFIG_APPLIED' });
+});
diff --git a/client/src/sync/mutationQueue.ts b/client/src/sync/mutationQueue.ts
index 0b68826c..93dc0f1c 100644
--- a/client/src/sync/mutationQueue.ts
+++ b/client/src/sync/mutationQueue.ts
@@ -13,12 +13,15 @@ import type { Table } from 'dexie'
 // Map Dexie table names used in `resource` field → actual Dexie tables.
 function getTable(resource: string): Table | undefined {
   const map: Record<string, Table> = {
-    places:       offlineDb.places,
-    packingItems: offlineDb.packingItems,
-    todoItems:    offlineDb.todoItems,
-    budgetItems:  offlineDb.budgetItems,
-    reservations: offlineDb.reservations,
-    tripFiles:    offlineDb.tripFiles,
+    trips:          offlineDb.trips,
+    days:           offlineDb.days,
+    places:         offlineDb.places,
+    packingItems:   offlineDb.packingItems,
+    todoItems:      offlineDb.todoItems,
+    budgetItems:    offlineDb.budgetItems,
+    reservations:   offlineDb.reservations,
+    accommodations: offlineDb.accommodations,
+    tripFiles:      offlineDb.tripFiles,
   }
   return map[resource]
 }
@@ -70,12 +73,14 @@ export const mutationQueue = {
     if (_flushing || !navigator.onLine) return
     _flushing = true
     try {
-      const pending = await offlineDb.mutationQueue
-        .where('status')
-        .equals('pending')
-        .sortBy('createdAt')
+      while (true) {
+        const pending = await offlineDb.mutationQueue
+          .where('status')
+          .equals('pending')
+          .sortBy('createdAt')
+        const mutation = pending[0]
+        if (!mutation) break
 
-      for (const mutation of pending) {
         // Mark as syncing so UI can show progress
         await offlineDb.mutationQueue.update(mutation.id, { status: 'syncing' })
 
diff --git a/client/src/sync/swConfig.ts b/client/src/sync/swConfig.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7a1604b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/sync/swConfig.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/**
+ * SW cache configuration — shared between the service worker and the main thread.
+ * Uses a dedicated 'trek-sw-config' IndexedDB database (separate from trek-offline)
+ * so the SW can read it without needing to know the full trek-offline schema versions.
+ */
+import Dexie, { type Table } from 'dexie';
+
+export interface SwCacheConfig {
+  apiTtlDays: number;
+  apiMaxEntries: number;
+  tilesTtlDays: number;
+  tilesMaxEntries: number;
+}
+
+export const DEFAULT_SW_CONFIG: SwCacheConfig = {
+  apiTtlDays: 7,
+  apiMaxEntries: 500,
+  tilesTtlDays: 30,
+  tilesMaxEntries: 1000,
+};
+
+export const SW_CONFIG_BOUNDS = {
+  ttlMin: 1,
+  ttlMax: 365,
+  entriesMin: 10,
+  entriesMax: 5000,
+};
+
+export function validateSwConfig(raw: Partial<SwCacheConfig>): SwCacheConfig {
+  const clamp = (v: unknown, min: number, max: number, def: number): number => {
+    const n = Number(v);
+    return Number.isFinite(n) && n > 0 ? Math.max(min, Math.min(max, Math.round(n))) : def;
+  };
+  return {
+    apiTtlDays:     clamp(raw.apiTtlDays,     SW_CONFIG_BOUNDS.ttlMin, SW_CONFIG_BOUNDS.ttlMax, DEFAULT_SW_CONFIG.apiTtlDays),
+    apiMaxEntries:  clamp(raw.apiMaxEntries,   SW_CONFIG_BOUNDS.entriesMin, SW_CONFIG_BOUNDS.entriesMax, DEFAULT_SW_CONFIG.apiMaxEntries),
+    tilesTtlDays:   clamp(raw.tilesTtlDays,   SW_CONFIG_BOUNDS.ttlMin, SW_CONFIG_BOUNDS.ttlMax, DEFAULT_SW_CONFIG.tilesTtlDays),
+    tilesMaxEntries:clamp(raw.tilesMaxEntries, SW_CONFIG_BOUNDS.entriesMin, SW_CONFIG_BOUNDS.entriesMax, DEFAULT_SW_CONFIG.tilesMaxEntries),
+  };
+}
+
+// ── Dedicated IDB for SW config ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+interface SwConfigRow extends SwCacheConfig {
+  id: 'singleton';
+  updatedAt: number;
+}
+
+class SwConfigDb extends Dexie {
+  config!: Table<SwConfigRow, 'singleton'>;
+  constructor() {
+    super('trek-sw-config');
+    this.version(1).stores({ config: 'id' });
+  }
+}
+
+let _db: SwConfigDb | null = null;
+
+function getDb(): SwConfigDb {
+  if (!_db) _db = new SwConfigDb();
+  return _db;
+}
+
+export async function readSwConfigFromIDB(): Promise<SwCacheConfig | null> {
+  try {
+    const row = await getDb().config.get('singleton');
+    return row ? validateSwConfig(row) : null;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+export async function saveSwConfig(cfg: SwCacheConfig): Promise<void> {
+  const validated = validateSwConfig(cfg);
+  await getDb().config.put({ id: 'singleton', ...validated, updatedAt: Date.now() });
+}
+
+export async function loadSwConfig(): Promise<SwCacheConfig> {
+  return (await readSwConfigFromIDB()) ?? { ...DEFAULT_SW_CONFIG };
+}
diff --git a/client/src/sync/syncTriggers.ts b/client/src/sync/syncTriggers.ts
index 2c84afe1..7680fcfc 100644
--- a/client/src/sync/syncTriggers.ts
+++ b/client/src/sync/syncTriggers.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 /**
  * Sync triggers — register event listeners that flush the mutation queue
- * and/or run a full trip sync based on the connectivity trigger source.
+ * based on the connectivity trigger source.
  *
  * Trigger matrix:
- *   window 'online'          → flush mutations + full syncAll (network truly back)
+ *   window 'online'          → flush mutations (network truly back)
  *   visibilitychange visible → flush mutations only (avoid hammering server on tab switch)
  *   periodic 30s             → flush mutations only
- *   WS reconnect             → flush mutations only (no syncAll — avoids rate-limiter
- *                              on server restart / socket timeout while already online)
+ *   WS reconnect             → flush mutations only
+ *
+ * Full trip sync (syncAll) is manual-only via the Offline settings tab.
  *
  * Call `registerSyncTriggers()` once on app mount.
  * Call `unregisterSyncTriggers()` on unmount / logout.
  */
 import { mutationQueue } from './mutationQueue'
-import { tripSyncManager } from './tripSyncManager'
 import { setPreReconnectHook } from '../api/websocket'
 
 const PERIODIC_MS = 30_000
@@ -21,10 +21,9 @@ const PERIODIC_MS = 30_000
 let _intervalId: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null = null
 let _registered = false
 
-/** Network came back — flush mutations AND re-seed Dexie for all cacheable trips. */
+/** Network came back — flush any pending mutations. */
 function onOnline() {
   mutationQueue.flush().catch(console.error)
-  tripSyncManager.syncAll().catch(console.error)
 }
 
 /** Tab became visible — flush only; don't trigger a potentially expensive syncAll. */
diff --git a/client/src/sync/tripSyncManager.ts b/client/src/sync/tripSyncManager.ts
index 4129469b..18c441fd 100644
--- a/client/src/sync/tripSyncManager.ts
+++ b/client/src/sync/tripSyncManager.ts
@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@
  * Eviction: trips where end_date < today - 7 days.
  * File blobs: all non-photo files (MIME type != image/*) for cached trips.
  *
- * Call syncAll() on:
- *   - login success
- *   - trip list refresh (DashboardPage)
- *   - WS reconnect (phase 7)
+ * syncAll() is manual-only — triggered via Settings → Offline tab.
+ * No automatic sync on login, dashboard load, or WS reconnect.
  */
 import { tripsApi, tagsApi, categoriesApi } from '../api/client'
 import {
@@ -27,6 +25,8 @@ import {
   upsertCategories,
   upsertSyncMeta,
   clearTripData,
+  clearBlobCache,
+  clearAll,
 } from '../db/offlineDb'
 import { prefetchTilesForTrip } from './tilePrefetcher'
 import { useSettingsStore } from '../store/settingsStore'
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ import type { Trip, Day, Place, PackingItem, TodoItem, BudgetItem, Reservation,
 
 // ── Types ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
+export type SyncProgress =
+  | { phase: 'start'; total: number }
+  | { phase: 'trip'; tripId: number; index: number; total: number }
+  | { phase: 'done'; ok: number; failed: number }
+
 interface TripBundle {
   trip: Trip
   days: Day[]
@@ -69,6 +74,14 @@ function isPhoto(file: TripFile): boolean {
   return file.mime_type.startsWith('image/')
 }
 
+function isQuotaError(err: unknown): boolean {
+  if (!(err instanceof Error)) return false
+  if (err.name === 'QuotaExceededError') return true
+  // Dexie wraps IDB errors: AbortError with inner QuotaExceededError
+  const inner = (err as { inner?: unknown }).inner
+  return inner instanceof Error && inner.name === 'QuotaExceededError'
+}
+
 // ── Core logic ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 /** Fetch bundle + write all entities for one trip into Dexie. */
@@ -125,54 +138,136 @@ async function cacheFilesForTrip(files: TripFile[]): Promise<void> {
 
 // ── Public API ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
+const SYNC_TIMEOUT_MS = 90_000
+const SYNC_STALE_MS = 120_000
+
 let _syncing = false
+let _interrupted = false
+let _syncStartedAt = 0
 
 export const tripSyncManager = {
   /**
    * Sync all cache-eligible trips.
    * Evicts stale trips. Caches file blobs in the background.
-   * No-ops when offline.
+   * No-ops when offline or already syncing (unless stale flag).
    */
-  async syncAll(): Promise<void> {
-    if (_syncing || !navigator.onLine) return
+  async syncAll(opts?: { onProgress?: (p: SyncProgress) => void }): Promise<void> {
+    // Treat a _syncing flag that's been set for >2 minutes as stale (e.g. page unload mid-sync)
+    if (_syncing && Date.now() - _syncStartedAt < SYNC_STALE_MS) return
+    if (!navigator.onLine) return
     _syncing = true
+    _syncStartedAt = Date.now()
+    _interrupted = false
+
+    const timeout = new Promise<never>((_, reject) =>
+      setTimeout(() => reject(new Error('syncAll timeout')), SYNC_TIMEOUT_MS)
+    )
+
     try {
-      const { trips } = await tripsApi.list() as { trips: Trip[] }
-
-      // Evict stale trips first
-      const stale = trips.filter(isStale)
-      await Promise.all(stale.map(t => clearTripData(t.id).catch(console.error)))
-
-      // Sync eligible trips
-      const toSync = trips.filter(shouldCache)
-      for (const trip of toSync) {
-        try {
-          await syncTrip(trip.id)
-        } catch (err) {
-          console.error(`[tripSync] failed for trip ${trip.id}:`, err)
-        }
-      }
-
-      // Cache global user data (tags + categories) — fire-and-forget
-      tagsApi.list().then(d => upsertTags(d.tags)).catch(() => {})
-      categoriesApi.list().then(d => upsertCategories(d.categories)).catch(() => {})
-
-      // Cache file blobs + map tiles in background (don't block syncAll)
-      const tileUrl = useSettingsStore.getState().settings.map_tile_url || undefined
-      for (const trip of toSync) {
-        const files = await offlineDb.tripFiles.where('trip_id').equals(trip.id).toArray()
-        cacheFilesForTrip(files).catch(console.error)
-
-        const places = await offlineDb.places.where('trip_id').equals(trip.id).toArray()
-        prefetchTilesForTrip(trip.id, places, tileUrl).catch(console.error)
+      await Promise.race([this._doSync(opts?.onProgress), timeout])
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (err instanceof Error && err.message === 'syncAll timeout') {
+        console.warn('[tripSync] syncAll timed out after 90 s — interrupting')
+        _interrupted = true
       }
     } finally {
       _syncing = false
     }
   },
 
+  async _doSync(onProgress?: (p: SyncProgress) => void): Promise<void> {
+    const { trips } = await tripsApi.list() as { trips: Trip[] }
+
+    // Evict stale trips first
+    const stale = trips.filter(isStale)
+    await Promise.all(stale.map(t => clearTripData(t.id).catch(console.error)))
+
+    // Sync eligible trips — stop early if interrupted (e.g. user navigated to a trip page)
+    const toSync = trips.filter(shouldCache)
+    onProgress?.({ phase: 'start', total: toSync.length })
+
+    let ok = 0
+    let failed = 0
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < toSync.length; i++) {
+      const trip = toSync[i]
+      if (_interrupted) return
+      onProgress?.({ phase: 'trip', tripId: trip.id, index: i, total: toSync.length })
+      let tripOk = false
+      try {
+        await Promise.race([
+          syncTrip(trip.id),
+          new Promise<never>((_, reject) =>
+            setTimeout(() => reject(new Error('syncTrip timeout')), 30_000)
+          ),
+        ])
+        tripOk = true
+      } catch (err) {
+        if (isQuotaError(err)) {
+          console.warn(`[tripSync] quota exceeded for trip ${trip.id}, clearing trip data and retrying`)
+          try {
+            await clearTripData(trip.id)
+            await syncTrip(trip.id)
+            tripOk = true
+          } catch (retryErr) {
+            if (isQuotaError(retryErr)) {
+              console.warn('[tripSync] quota still exceeded — clearing blob cache and retrying')
+              await clearBlobCache()
+              try {
+                await syncTrip(trip.id)
+                tripOk = true
+              } catch {
+                console.warn('[tripSync] quota still exceeded after blob eviction — clearing all IDB data')
+                await clearAll()
+                onProgress?.({ phase: 'done', ok, failed: failed + 1 })
+                return
+              }
+            } else {
+              console.error(`[tripSync] failed for trip ${trip.id} after eviction:`, retryErr)
+            }
+          }
+        } else {
+          console.error(`[tripSync] failed for trip ${trip.id}:`, err)
+        }
+      }
+      if (tripOk) ok++; else failed++
+    }
+
+    if (_interrupted) return
+
+    // Cache global user data (tags + categories) — fire-and-forget
+    tagsApi.list().then(d => upsertTags(d.tags)).catch(() => {})
+    categoriesApi.list().then(d => upsertCategories(d.categories)).catch(() => {})
+
+    // Cache file blobs + map tiles for all synced trips in parallel (fire-and-forget)
+    const tileUrl = useSettingsStore.getState().settings.map_tile_url || undefined
+    const prefetchWork = toSync
+      .filter(() => !_interrupted)
+      .map(async trip => {
+        const [files, places] = await Promise.all([
+          offlineDb.tripFiles.where('trip_id').equals(trip.id).toArray(),
+          offlineDb.places.where('trip_id').equals(trip.id).toArray(),
+        ])
+        cacheFilesForTrip(files).catch(console.error)
+        prefetchTilesForTrip(trip.id, places, tileUrl).catch(console.error)
+      })
+    await Promise.allSettled(prefetchWork)
+
+    onProgress?.({ phase: 'done', ok, failed })
+  },
+
+  /**
+   * Signal syncAll to stop after the current in-flight bundle request.
+   * Call when the user navigates to a trip page so loadTrip gets priority.
+   */
+  interrupt(): void {
+    _interrupted = true
+  },
+
   /** Reset syncing flag — useful in tests. */
   _resetSyncing(): void {
     _syncing = false
+    _interrupted = false
+    _syncStartedAt = 0
   },
 }
diff --git a/client/src/types.ts b/client/src/types.ts
index 8c9c3039..0faf351a 100644
--- a/client/src/types.ts
+++ b/client/src/types.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export interface User {
 
 export interface Trip {
   id: number
-  name: string
+  title: string
   description: string | null
   start_date: string
   end_date: string
diff --git a/client/tests/unit/repo/packingRepo.test.ts b/client/tests/unit/repo/packingRepo.test.ts
index 4c25ada2..855e0100 100644
--- a/client/tests/unit/repo/packingRepo.test.ts
+++ b/client/tests/unit/repo/packingRepo.test.ts
@@ -58,46 +58,38 @@ describe('packingRepo.list', () => {
     expect(restCalled).toBe(false);
   });
 
-  it('offline — returns empty array when nothing cached', async () => {
-    Object.defineProperty(navigator, 'onLine', { value: false });
+  it('offline — returns empty array when nothing cached and network fails', async () => {
+    server.use(
+      http.get('/api/trips/99/packing', () => HttpResponse.error()),
+    );
     const result = await packingRepo.list(99);
     expect(result.items).toHaveLength(0);
   });
 });
 
 describe('packingRepo.create', () => {
-  it('calls REST and caches created item in Dexie', async () => {
-    const item = buildPackingItem({ trip_id: 1, name: 'Sunscreen' });
-    server.use(
-      http.post('/api/trips/1/packing', () => HttpResponse.json({ item })),
-    );
-
+  it('writes item optimistically to Dexie immediately', async () => {
     const result = await packingRepo.create(1, { name: 'Sunscreen' });
     expect(result.item.name).toBe('Sunscreen');
+    // tempId is negative (-(Date.now()))
+    expect(result.item.id).toBeLessThan(0);
 
-    await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 0));
-    const cached = await offlineDb.packingItems.get(item.id);
-    expect(cached).toBeDefined();
-    expect(cached!.name).toBe('Sunscreen');
+    const cached = await offlineDb.packingItems.where('trip_id').equals(1).toArray();
+    expect(cached).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(cached[0].name).toBe('Sunscreen');
   });
 });
 
 describe('packingRepo.update', () => {
-  it('calls REST and updates Dexie cache', async () => {
+  it('writes optimistic update to Dexie immediately', async () => {
     const original = buildPackingItem({ trip_id: 1, name: 'Jacket', checked: 0 });
     await offlineDb.packingItems.put(original);
 
-    const updated = { ...original, checked: 1 };
-    server.use(
-      http.put(`/api/trips/1/packing/${original.id}`, () => HttpResponse.json({ item: updated })),
-    );
-
     const result = await packingRepo.update(1, original.id, { checked: true });
-    expect(result.item.checked).toBe(1);
+    expect(result.item.checked).toBeTruthy();
 
-    await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 0));
     const cached = await offlineDb.packingItems.get(original.id);
-    expect(cached!.checked).toBe(1);
+    expect(cached!.checked).toBeTruthy();
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/client/tests/unit/repo/placeRepo.test.ts b/client/tests/unit/repo/placeRepo.test.ts
index 45387841..d88f2dfe 100644
--- a/client/tests/unit/repo/placeRepo.test.ts
+++ b/client/tests/unit/repo/placeRepo.test.ts
@@ -59,27 +59,25 @@ describe('placeRepo.list', () => {
     expect(restCalled).toBe(false);
   });
 
-  it('offline — returns empty array when nothing cached', async () => {
-    Object.defineProperty(navigator, 'onLine', { value: false });
+  it('offline — returns empty array when nothing cached and network fails', async () => {
+    server.use(
+      http.get('/api/trips/99/places', () => HttpResponse.error()),
+    );
     const result = await placeRepo.list(99);
     expect(result.places).toHaveLength(0);
   });
 });
 
 describe('placeRepo.create', () => {
-  it('calls REST and caches created place in Dexie', async () => {
-    const place = buildPlace({ trip_id: 1, name: 'Eiffel Tower' });
-    server.use(
-      http.post('/api/trips/1/places', () => HttpResponse.json({ place })),
-    );
-
+  it('writes place optimistically to Dexie immediately', async () => {
     const result = await placeRepo.create(1, { name: 'Eiffel Tower' });
     expect(result.place.name).toBe('Eiffel Tower');
+    // tempId is negative (-(Date.now()))
+    expect(result.place.id).toBeLessThan(0);
 
-    await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 0));
-    const cached = await offlineDb.places.get(place.id);
-    expect(cached).toBeDefined();
-    expect(cached!.name).toBe('Eiffel Tower');
+    const cached = await offlineDb.places.where('trip_id').equals(1).toArray();
+    expect(cached).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(cached[0].name).toBe('Eiffel Tower');
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/client/tests/unit/slices/budgetSlice.test.ts b/client/tests/unit/slices/budgetSlice.test.ts
index e847dd86..6a9074f2 100644
--- a/client/tests/unit/slices/budgetSlice.test.ts
+++ b/client/tests/unit/slices/budgetSlice.test.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, vi } from 'vitest';
 import { http, HttpResponse } from 'msw';
 import { useTripStore } from '../../../src/store/tripStore';
 import { resetAllStores, seedStore } from '../../helpers/store';
-import { buildBudgetItem, buildReservation } from '../../helpers/factories';
+import { buildBudgetItem } from '../../helpers/factories';
 import { server } from '../../helpers/msw/server';
+import { offlineDb } from '../../../src/db/offlineDb';
 
 vi.mock('../../../src/api/websocket', () => ({
   connect: vi.fn(),
@@ -17,7 +18,9 @@ vi.mock('../../../src/api/websocket', () => ({
   setPreReconnectHook: vi.fn(),
 }));
 
-beforeEach(() => {
+beforeEach(async () => {
+  await new Promise<void>(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+  await Promise.all(offlineDb.tables.map(t => t.clear()));
   resetAllStores();
 });
 
@@ -49,16 +52,18 @@ describe('budgetSlice', () => {
       expect(useTripStore.getState().budgetItems).toHaveLength(2);
     });
 
-    it('FE-BUDGET-003: addBudgetItem on failure throws', async () => {
+    it('FE-BUDGET-003: addBudgetItem always adds item optimistically (no throw on API error)', async () => {
       server.use(
         http.post('/api/trips/1/budget', () =>
           HttpResponse.json({ message: 'Error' }, { status: 500 })
         ),
       );
 
-      await expect(
-        useTripStore.getState().addBudgetItem(1, { name: 'Fail' })
-      ).rejects.toThrow();
+      const result = await useTripStore.getState().addBudgetItem(1, { name: 'Fail' });
+
+      expect(result.name).toBe('Fail');
+      expect(useTripStore.getState().budgetItems).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(useTripStore.getState().budgetItems[0].name).toBe('Fail');
     });
   });
 
@@ -80,38 +85,26 @@ describe('budgetSlice', () => {
       expect(useTripStore.getState().budgetItems[0].name).toBe('Updated');
     });
 
-    it('FE-BUDGET-005: updateBudgetItem with total_price triggers loadReservations when reservation_id present', async () => {
-      const item = buildBudgetItem({ id: 10, trip_id: 1, amount: 100 });
-      const initialReservation = buildReservation({ trip_id: 1 });
-      const newReservation = buildReservation({ trip_id: 1, name: 'Refreshed Reservation' });
-      seedStore(useTripStore, {
-        budgetItems: [item],
-        reservations: [initialReservation],
-      });
+    it('FE-BUDGET-005: updateBudgetItem resolves and updates store optimistically', async () => {
+      const item = buildBudgetItem({ id: 10, trip_id: 1, name: 'Old', amount: 100 });
+      seedStore(useTripStore, { budgetItems: [item] });
 
       server.use(
         http.put('/api/trips/1/budget/10', async ({ request }) => {
           const body = await request.json() as Record<string, unknown>;
-          // Return item with reservation_id to trigger loadReservations
           return HttpResponse.json({ item: { ...item, ...body, reservation_id: 42 } });
         }),
-        http.get('/api/trips/1/reservations', () =>
-          HttpResponse.json({ reservations: [newReservation] })
-        ),
       );
 
-      await useTripStore.getState().updateBudgetItem(1, 10, { total_price: 200 } as Record<string, unknown>);
+      const result = await useTripStore.getState().updateBudgetItem(1, 10, { amount: 200 } as Record<string, unknown>);
 
-      // Wait for the async loadReservations to complete
-      await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 50));
-
-      expect(useTripStore.getState().reservations).toHaveLength(1);
-      expect(useTripStore.getState().reservations[0].name).toBe('Refreshed Reservation');
+      expect(result.amount).toBe(200);
+      expect(useTripStore.getState().budgetItems[0].amount).toBe(200);
     });
   });
 
   describe('deleteBudgetItem', () => {
-    it('FE-BUDGET-006: deleteBudgetItem optimistically removes item, rolls back on failure', async () => {
+    it('FE-BUDGET-006: deleteBudgetItem removes item permanently even on API error', async () => {
       const item = buildBudgetItem({ id: 10, trip_id: 1 });
       seedStore(useTripStore, { budgetItems: [item] });
 
@@ -121,10 +114,10 @@ describe('budgetSlice', () => {
         ),
       );
 
-      await expect(useTripStore.getState().deleteBudgetItem(1, 10)).rejects.toThrow();
+      await useTripStore.getState().deleteBudgetItem(1, 10);
 
-      expect(useTripStore.getState().budgetItems).toHaveLength(1);
-      expect(useTripStore.getState().budgetItems[0].id).toBe(10);
+      // Permanently removed (queued for sync, no rollback)
+      expect(useTripStore.getState().budgetItems).toHaveLength(0);
     });
 
     it('FE-BUDGET-006b: deleteBudgetItem success removes item', async () => {
diff --git a/client/tests/unit/slices/filesSlice.test.ts b/client/tests/unit/slices/filesSlice.test.ts
index 7f5adc8c..814eceaa 100644
--- a/client/tests/unit/slices/filesSlice.test.ts
+++ b/client/tests/unit/slices/filesSlice.test.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ describe('filesSlice', () => {
       expect(files[0].id).toBe(20);
     });
 
-    it('FE-FILES-006: deleteFile on failure throws', async () => {
+    it('FE-FILES-006: deleteFile removes file permanently even on API error', async () => {
       const file = buildTripFile({ id: 10, trip_id: 1 });
       seedStore(useTripStore, { files: [file] });
 
@@ -110,10 +110,10 @@ describe('filesSlice', () => {
         ),
       );
 
-      await expect(useTripStore.getState().deleteFile(1, 10)).rejects.toThrow();
+      await useTripStore.getState().deleteFile(1, 10);
 
-      // File remains since server-first (only removes after success)
-      expect(useTripStore.getState().files).toHaveLength(1);
+      // Permanently removed (queued for sync, no rollback)
+      expect(useTripStore.getState().files).toHaveLength(0);
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/client/tests/unit/slices/packingSlice.test.ts b/client/tests/unit/slices/packingSlice.test.ts
index 901c0a08..587b8379 100644
--- a/client/tests/unit/slices/packingSlice.test.ts
+++ b/client/tests/unit/slices/packingSlice.test.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { useTripStore } from '../../../src/store/tripStore';
 import { resetAllStores, seedStore } from '../../helpers/store';
 import { buildPackingItem } from '../../helpers/factories';
 import { server } from '../../helpers/msw/server';
+import { offlineDb } from '../../../src/db/offlineDb';
 
 vi.mock('../../../src/api/websocket', () => ({
   connect: vi.fn(),
@@ -17,7 +18,9 @@ vi.mock('../../../src/api/websocket', () => ({
   setPreReconnectHook: vi.fn(),
 }));
 
-beforeEach(() => {
+beforeEach(async () => {
+  await new Promise<void>(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+  await Promise.all(offlineDb.tables.map(t => t.clear()));
   resetAllStores();
 });
 
@@ -36,16 +39,18 @@ describe('packingSlice', () => {
       expect(items[items.length - 1].name).toBe('Toothbrush');
     });
 
-    it('FE-PACKING-002: addPackingItem on failure throws', async () => {
+    it('FE-PACKING-002: addPackingItem always adds item optimistically (no throw on API error)', async () => {
       server.use(
         http.post('/api/trips/1/packing', () =>
           HttpResponse.json({ message: 'Error' }, { status: 500 })
         ),
       );
 
-      await expect(
-        useTripStore.getState().addPackingItem(1, { name: 'Fail item' })
-      ).rejects.toThrow();
+      const result = await useTripStore.getState().addPackingItem(1, { name: 'Fail item' });
+
+      expect(result.name).toBe('Fail item');
+      expect(useTripStore.getState().packingItems).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(useTripStore.getState().packingItems[0].name).toBe('Fail item');
     });
   });
 
@@ -69,7 +74,7 @@ describe('packingSlice', () => {
   });
 
   describe('deletePackingItem', () => {
-    it('FE-PACKING-004: deletePackingItem optimistically removes item, rollback on failure', async () => {
+    it('FE-PACKING-004: deletePackingItem removes item permanently even on API error', async () => {
       const item = buildPackingItem({ id: 10, trip_id: 1 });
       seedStore(useTripStore, { packingItems: [item] });
 
@@ -79,10 +84,9 @@ describe('packingSlice', () => {
         ),
       );
 
-      await expect(useTripStore.getState().deletePackingItem(1, 10)).rejects.toThrow();
+      await useTripStore.getState().deletePackingItem(1, 10);
 
-      expect(useTripStore.getState().packingItems).toHaveLength(1);
-      expect(useTripStore.getState().packingItems[0].id).toBe(10);
+      expect(useTripStore.getState().packingItems).toHaveLength(0);
     });
 
     it('FE-PACKING-004b: deletePackingItem success removes item', async () => {
@@ -115,7 +119,7 @@ describe('packingSlice', () => {
       expect(useTripStore.getState().packingItems[0].checked).toBe(1);
     });
 
-    it('FE-PACKING-006: togglePackingItem rolls back checked on API failure', async () => {
+    it('FE-PACKING-006: togglePackingItem preserves optimistic checked state even on API failure', async () => {
       const item = buildPackingItem({ id: 10, trip_id: 1, checked: 0 });
       seedStore(useTripStore, { packingItems: [item] });
 
@@ -125,11 +129,10 @@ describe('packingSlice', () => {
         ),
       );
 
-      // toggle does NOT throw on error (silent rollback)
       await useTripStore.getState().togglePackingItem(1, 10, true);
 
-      // Should be rolled back to original value
-      expect(useTripStore.getState().packingItems[0].checked).toBe(0);
+      // Optimistic state preserved — no rollback (queued for sync)
+      expect(useTripStore.getState().packingItems[0].checked).toBe(1);
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/client/tests/unit/slices/placesSlice.test.ts b/client/tests/unit/slices/placesSlice.test.ts
index 93a9310e..8a90e363 100644
--- a/client/tests/unit/slices/placesSlice.test.ts
+++ b/client/tests/unit/slices/placesSlice.test.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { useTripStore } from '../../../src/store/tripStore';
 import { resetAllStores, seedStore } from '../../helpers/store';
 import { buildPlace, buildAssignment } from '../../helpers/factories';
 import { server } from '../../helpers/msw/server';
+import { offlineDb } from '../../../src/db/offlineDb';
 
 vi.mock('../../../src/api/websocket', () => ({
   connect: vi.fn(),
@@ -17,7 +18,9 @@ vi.mock('../../../src/api/websocket', () => ({
   setPreReconnectHook: vi.fn(),
 }));
 
-beforeEach(() => {
+beforeEach(async () => {
+  await new Promise<void>(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+  await Promise.all(offlineDb.tables.map(t => t.clear()));
   resetAllStores();
 });
 
@@ -35,7 +38,7 @@ describe('placesSlice', () => {
       expect(places[0].name).toBe('New Place'); // prepended
     });
 
-    it('FE-PLACES-002: addPlace on failure throws and places remain unchanged', async () => {
+    it('FE-PLACES-002: addPlace always adds place optimistically (no throw on API error)', async () => {
       const existing = buildPlace({ trip_id: 1 });
       seedStore(useTripStore, { places: [existing] });
 
@@ -45,8 +48,11 @@ describe('placesSlice', () => {
         ),
       );
 
-      await expect(useTripStore.getState().addPlace(1, { name: 'Fail' })).rejects.toThrow();
-      expect(useTripStore.getState().places).toEqual([existing]);
+      const result = await useTripStore.getState().addPlace(1, { name: 'Fail' });
+
+      expect(result.name).toBe('Fail');
+      expect(useTripStore.getState().places).toHaveLength(2);
+      expect(useTripStore.getState().places[0].name).toBe('Fail');
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/client/tests/unit/slices/reservationsSlice.test.ts b/client/tests/unit/slices/reservationsSlice.test.ts
index b0b5e134..021b8e21 100644
--- a/client/tests/unit/slices/reservationsSlice.test.ts
+++ b/client/tests/unit/slices/reservationsSlice.test.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { useTripStore } from '../../../src/store/tripStore';
 import { resetAllStores, seedStore } from '../../helpers/store';
 import { buildReservation } from '../../helpers/factories';
 import { server } from '../../helpers/msw/server';
+import { offlineDb } from '../../../src/db/offlineDb';
 
 vi.mock('../../../src/api/websocket', () => ({
   connect: vi.fn(),
@@ -17,7 +18,9 @@ vi.mock('../../../src/api/websocket', () => ({
   setPreReconnectHook: vi.fn(),
 }));
 
-beforeEach(() => {
+beforeEach(async () => {
+  await new Promise<void>(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+  await Promise.all(offlineDb.tables.map(t => t.clear()));
   resetAllStores();
 });
 
@@ -58,16 +61,18 @@ describe('reservationsSlice', () => {
       expect(reservations[0].name).toBe('New Hotel');
     });
 
-    it('FE-RESERV-003: addReservation on failure throws', async () => {
+    it('FE-RESERV-003: addReservation always adds optimistically (no throw on API error)', async () => {
       server.use(
         http.post('/api/trips/1/reservations', () =>
           HttpResponse.json({ message: 'Error' }, { status: 500 })
         ),
       );
 
-      await expect(
-        useTripStore.getState().addReservation(1, { name: 'Fail' })
-      ).rejects.toThrow();
+      const result = await useTripStore.getState().addReservation(1, { name: 'Fail' });
+
+      expect(result.name).toBe('Fail');
+      expect(useTripStore.getState().reservations).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(useTripStore.getState().reservations[0].name).toBe('Fail');
     });
   });
 
@@ -123,7 +128,7 @@ describe('reservationsSlice', () => {
       expect(useTripStore.getState().reservations[0].status).toBe('confirmed');
     });
 
-    it('FE-RESERV-007: toggleReservationStatus rolls back on API failure (silent)', async () => {
+    it('FE-RESERV-007: toggleReservationStatus preserves optimistic status even on API failure', async () => {
       const reservation = buildReservation({ id: 10, trip_id: 1, status: 'confirmed' });
       seedStore(useTripStore, { reservations: [reservation] });
 
@@ -133,10 +138,10 @@ describe('reservationsSlice', () => {
         ),
       );
 
-      // Does NOT throw (silent rollback)
       await useTripStore.getState().toggleReservationStatus(1, 10);
 
-      expect(useTripStore.getState().reservations[0].status).toBe('confirmed');
+      // Optimistic state preserved — no rollback (queued for sync)
+      expect(useTripStore.getState().reservations[0].status).toBe('pending');
     });
 
     it('FE-RESERV-008: toggleReservationStatus does nothing if reservation not found', async () => {
@@ -162,7 +167,7 @@ describe('reservationsSlice', () => {
       expect(reservations[0].id).toBe(20);
     });
 
-    it('FE-RESERV-010: deleteReservation on failure throws (no optimistic, server-first)', async () => {
+    it('FE-RESERV-010: deleteReservation removes permanently even on API error', async () => {
       const reservation = buildReservation({ id: 10, trip_id: 1 });
       seedStore(useTripStore, { reservations: [reservation] });
 
@@ -172,10 +177,10 @@ describe('reservationsSlice', () => {
         ),
       );
 
-      await expect(useTripStore.getState().deleteReservation(1, 10)).rejects.toThrow();
+      await useTripStore.getState().deleteReservation(1, 10);
 
-      // Still in state since server-first (only removes after success)
-      expect(useTripStore.getState().reservations).toHaveLength(1);
+      // Permanently removed (queued for sync, no rollback)
+      expect(useTripStore.getState().reservations).toHaveLength(0);
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/client/tests/unit/slices/todoSlice.test.ts b/client/tests/unit/slices/todoSlice.test.ts
index 123426bc..257f02cf 100644
--- a/client/tests/unit/slices/todoSlice.test.ts
+++ b/client/tests/unit/slices/todoSlice.test.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { useTripStore } from '../../../src/store/tripStore';
 import { resetAllStores, seedStore } from '../../helpers/store';
 import { buildTodoItem } from '../../helpers/factories';
 import { server } from '../../helpers/msw/server';
+import { offlineDb } from '../../../src/db/offlineDb';
 
 vi.mock('../../../src/api/websocket', () => ({
   connect: vi.fn(),
@@ -17,7 +18,9 @@ vi.mock('../../../src/api/websocket', () => ({
   setPreReconnectHook: vi.fn(),
 }));
 
-beforeEach(() => {
+beforeEach(async () => {
+  await new Promise<void>(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+  await Promise.all(offlineDb.tables.map(t => t.clear()));
   resetAllStores();
 });
 
@@ -34,16 +37,18 @@ describe('todoSlice', () => {
       expect(items).toHaveLength(2);
     });
 
-    it('FE-TODO-002: addTodoItem on failure throws', async () => {
+    it('FE-TODO-002: addTodoItem always adds item optimistically (no throw on API error)', async () => {
       server.use(
         http.post('/api/trips/1/todo', () =>
           HttpResponse.json({ message: 'Error' }, { status: 500 })
         ),
       );
 
-      await expect(
-        useTripStore.getState().addTodoItem(1, { name: 'Fail' })
-      ).rejects.toThrow();
+      const result = await useTripStore.getState().addTodoItem(1, { name: 'Fail' });
+
+      expect(result.name).toBe('Fail');
+      expect(useTripStore.getState().todoItems).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(useTripStore.getState().todoItems[0].name).toBe('Fail');
     });
   });
 
@@ -69,7 +74,7 @@ describe('todoSlice', () => {
   });
 
   describe('deleteTodoItem', () => {
-    it('FE-TODO-004: deleteTodoItem optimistically removes item, rollback on failure', async () => {
+    it('FE-TODO-004: deleteTodoItem removes item permanently even on API error', async () => {
       const item = buildTodoItem({ id: 10, trip_id: 1 });
       seedStore(useTripStore, { todoItems: [item] });
 
@@ -79,10 +84,9 @@ describe('todoSlice', () => {
         ),
       );
 
-      await expect(useTripStore.getState().deleteTodoItem(1, 10)).rejects.toThrow();
+      await useTripStore.getState().deleteTodoItem(1, 10);
 
-      expect(useTripStore.getState().todoItems).toHaveLength(1);
-      expect(useTripStore.getState().todoItems[0].id).toBe(10);
+      expect(useTripStore.getState().todoItems).toHaveLength(0);
     });
 
     it('FE-TODO-004b: deleteTodoItem success removes item from array', async () => {
@@ -115,7 +119,7 @@ describe('todoSlice', () => {
       expect(useTripStore.getState().todoItems[0].checked).toBe(1);
     });
 
-    it('FE-TODO-006: toggleTodoItem rolls back checked on API failure (silent)', async () => {
+    it('FE-TODO-006: toggleTodoItem preserves optimistic checked state even on API failure', async () => {
       const item = buildTodoItem({ id: 10, trip_id: 1, checked: 0 });
       seedStore(useTripStore, { todoItems: [item] });
 
@@ -125,10 +129,10 @@ describe('todoSlice', () => {
         ),
       );
 
-      // Does NOT throw
       await useTripStore.getState().toggleTodoItem(1, 10, true);
 
-      expect(useTripStore.getState().todoItems[0].checked).toBe(0);
+      // Optimistic state preserved — no rollback (queued for sync)
+      expect(useTripStore.getState().todoItems[0].checked).toBe(1);
     });
 
     it('FE-TODO-007: toggleTodoItem preserves sort_order field', async () => {
diff --git a/client/tests/unit/tripStore.test.ts b/client/tests/unit/tripStore.test.ts
index 8d35c9eb..0aefe291 100644
--- a/client/tests/unit/tripStore.test.ts
+++ b/client/tests/unit/tripStore.test.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { useTripStore } from '../../src/store/tripStore';
 import { resetAllStores } from '../helpers/store';
 import { buildTrip, buildDay, buildPlace, buildPackingItem, buildTodoItem, buildTag, buildCategory, buildAssignment, buildDayNote } from '../helpers/factories';
 import { server } from '../helpers/msw/server';
+import { offlineDb } from '../../src/db/offlineDb';
 
 vi.mock('../../src/api/websocket', () => ({
   connect: vi.fn(),
@@ -17,7 +18,11 @@ vi.mock('../../src/api/websocket', () => ({
   setPreReconnectHook: vi.fn(),
 }));
 
-beforeEach(() => {
+beforeEach(async () => {
+  // Flush pending macro tasks so any in-flight repo IIFEs from the previous test
+  // finish writing to IDB before we wipe it (prevents stale IDB data in next test).
+  await new Promise<void>(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+  await Promise.all(offlineDb.tables.map(t => t.clear()));
   resetAllStores();
 });
 
@@ -75,6 +80,10 @@ describe('tripStore', () => {
       const tag = buildTag();
       const category = buildCategory();
 
+      // Seed IDB so tags/categories are available for the immediate IDB read in loadTrip
+      await offlineDb.tags.put(tag);
+      await offlineDb.categories.put(category);
+
       server.use(
         http.get('/api/trips/1', () => HttpResponse.json({ trip })),
         http.get('/api/trips/1/days', () => HttpResponse.json({ days: [] })),
@@ -210,8 +219,8 @@ describe('tripStore', () => {
 
       const result = await useTripStore.getState().updateTrip(1, { name: 'Updated Trip' });
 
-      expect(result).toEqual(updatedTrip);
-      expect(useTripStore.getState().trip).toEqual(updatedTrip);
+      expect(result.name).toBe('Updated Trip');
+      expect(useTripStore.getState().trip?.name).toBe('Updated Trip');
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/client/vite.config.js b/client/vite.config.js
index 8a5334b6..bca18320 100644
--- a/client/vite.config.js
+++ b/client/vite.config.js
@@ -7,65 +7,12 @@ export default defineConfig({
     react(),
     VitePWA({
       registerType: 'autoUpdate',
-      workbox: {
-        maximumFileSizeToCacheInBytes: 10 * 1024 * 1024,
+      strategies: 'injectManifest',
+      srcDir: 'src',
+      filename: 'sw.ts',
+      injectManifest: {
         globPatterns: ['**/*.{js,css,html,svg,png,woff,woff2,ttf}'],
-        navigateFallback: 'index.html',
-        navigateFallbackDenylist: [/^\/api/, /^\/uploads/, /^\/mcp/],
-        runtimeCaching: [
-          {
-            // Carto map tiles (default provider)
-            urlPattern: /^https:\/\/[a-d]\.basemaps\.cartocdn\.com\/.*/i,
-            handler: 'CacheFirst',
-            options: {
-              cacheName: 'map-tiles',
-              expiration: { maxEntries: 1000, maxAgeSeconds: 30 * 24 * 60 * 60 },
-              cacheableResponse: { statuses: [0, 200] },
-            },
-          },
-          {
-            // OpenStreetMap tiles (fallback / alternative)
-            urlPattern: /^https:\/\/[a-c]\.tile\.openstreetmap\.org\/.*/i,
-            handler: 'CacheFirst',
-            options: {
-              cacheName: 'map-tiles',
-              expiration: { maxEntries: 1000, maxAgeSeconds: 30 * 24 * 60 * 60 },
-              cacheableResponse: { statuses: [0, 200] },
-            },
-          },
-          {
-            // Leaflet CSS/JS from unpkg CDN
-            urlPattern: /^https:\/\/unpkg\.com\/.*/i,
-            handler: 'CacheFirst',
-            options: {
-              cacheName: 'cdn-libs',
-              expiration: { maxEntries: 30, maxAgeSeconds: 365 * 24 * 60 * 60 },
-              cacheableResponse: { statuses: [0, 200] },
-            },
-          },
-          {
-            // API calls — prefer network, fall back to cache
-            // Exclude sensitive endpoints (auth, admin, backup, settings)
-            urlPattern: /\/api\/(?!auth|admin|backup|settings).*/i,
-            handler: 'NetworkFirst',
-            options: {
-              cacheName: 'api-data',
-              expiration: { maxEntries: 200, maxAgeSeconds: 24 * 60 * 60 },
-              networkTimeoutSeconds: 5,
-              cacheableResponse: { statuses: [200] },
-            },
-          },
-          {
-            // Uploaded files (photos, covers — public assets only)
-            urlPattern: /\/uploads\/(?:covers|avatars)\/.*/i,
-            handler: 'CacheFirst',
-            options: {
-              cacheName: 'user-uploads',
-              expiration: { maxEntries: 300, maxAgeSeconds: 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 },
-              cacheableResponse: { statuses: [200] },
-            },
-          },
-        ],
+        maximumFileSizeToCacheInBytes: 10 * 1024 * 1024,
       },
       manifest: {
         name: 'TREK \u2014 Travel Planner',
@@ -110,7 +57,30 @@ export default defineConfig({
       '/mcp': {
         target: 'http://localhost:3001',
         changeOrigin: true,
-      }
+      },
+      // OAuth 2.1 endpoints handled by backend (SDK authorize handler + token/revoke)
+      // /oauth/authorize goes to backend so the SDK can redirect to /oauth/consent
+      // /oauth/consent is served by Vite as a SPA route (no proxy entry needed)
+      '/oauth/authorize': {
+        target: 'http://localhost:3001',
+        changeOrigin: true,
+      },
+      '/oauth/token': {
+        target: 'http://localhost:3001',
+        changeOrigin: true,
+      },
+      '/oauth/register': {
+        target: 'http://localhost:3001',
+        changeOrigin: true,
+      },
+      '/oauth/revoke': {
+        target: 'http://localhost:3001',
+        changeOrigin: true,
+      },
+      '/.well-known': {
+        target: 'http://localhost:3001',
+        changeOrigin: true,
+      },
     }
   }
 })
diff --git a/server/src/app.ts b/server/src/app.ts
index cc83b645..38e70c36 100644
--- a/server/src/app.ts
+++ b/server/src/app.ts
@@ -43,11 +43,18 @@ import journeyPublicRoutes from './routes/journeyPublic';
 import publicConfigRoutes from './routes/publicConfig';
 import systemNoticesRoutes from './routes/systemNotices';
 import { mcpHandler } from './mcp';
+import { trekOAuthProvider, trekClientsStore } from './mcp/oauthProvider';
 import { Addon } from './types';
 import { getPhotoProviderConfig } from './services/memories/helpersService';
 import { getCollabFeatures } from './services/adminService';
 import { isAddonEnabled } from './services/adminService';
 import { ADDON_IDS } from './addons';
+import { ALL_SCOPES } from './mcp/scopes';
+import { getAppUrl } from './services/oidcService';
+import { mcpAuthMetadataRouter } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/auth/router';
+import { authorizationHandler } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/auth/handlers/authorize';
+import { clientRegistrationHandler } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/auth/handlers/register';
+import type { OAuthMetadata } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/shared/auth';
 
 export function createApp(): express.Application {
   const app = express();
@@ -88,10 +95,27 @@ export function createApp(): express.Application {
   const hstsActive = shouldForceHttps || process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production';
   const hstsIncludeSubdomains = process.env.HSTS_INCLUDE_SUBDOMAINS === 'true';
 
-  // RFC 8414 / RFC 9728: discovery docs are world-readable — open CORS regardless of deployment config
+  // RFC 8414 / RFC 9728 / RFC 7591: discovery docs and DCR are world-readable/writable.
+  // /mcp needs open CORS so external MCP clients (ChatGPT, Claude.ai, Inspector) can call it
+  // with Bearer tokens from any origin. /oauth/register and /oauth/authorize need it for
+  // browser-based DCR/authorization preflights — the global cors({ origin: false }) would
+  // answer OPTIONS without Access-Control-Allow-Origin before the SDK's own cors() runs.
+  // All /.well-known/* paths get open CORS so clients probing openid-configuration or the
+  // RFC 8414 path-suffixed AS metadata form don't get CORS-blocked (they get 404 JSON instead).
   app.use(
-    ['/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server', '/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource'],
-    cors({ origin: '*', credentials: false }),
+    (req: Request, _res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
+      if (
+        req.path.startsWith('/.well-known/') ||
+        req.path === '/oauth/register' ||
+        req.path === '/oauth/authorize' ||
+        req.path === '/oauth/userinfo' ||
+        req.path === '/mcp'
+      ) {
+        cors({ origin: '*', credentials: false })(req, _res, next);
+      } else {
+        next();
+      }
+    },
   );
   app.use(cors({ origin: corsOrigin, credentials: true }));
   app.use(helmet({
@@ -340,16 +364,103 @@ export function createApp(): express.Application {
   app.use('/api/notifications', notificationRoutes);
   app.use('/api', shareRoutes);
 
-  // OAuth 2.1 — public endpoints (/.well-known, /oauth/token, /oauth/revoke)
-  app.use('/', oauthPublicRouter);
+  // OAuth 2.1 — public endpoints
+  // Gate: 404 when MCP addon is disabled (M2 — prevents feature fingerprinting)
+  const mcpAddonGate = (_req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
+    if (!isAddonEnabled(ADDON_IDS.MCP)) return res.status(404).end();
+    next();
+  };
+
   // OAuth 2.1 — SPA-facing authenticated endpoints (/api/oauth/*)
+  // Mounted first: per-route 403 checks inside oauthApiRouter are the gate, not mcpAddonGate
   app.use('/api/oauth', oauthApiRouter);
 
+  // SDK metadata router — built lazily on first request so getAppUrl() (which queries the DB)
+  // is not called at createApp() time, before test tables have been created.
+  // mcpAuthMetadataRouter serves:
+  //   /.well-known/oauth-authorization-server   — RFC 8414 AS metadata
+  //   /.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp — RFC 9728 path-based PRM (fixes issue #959 bug 1)
+  let _oauthMetadata: OAuthMetadata | null = null;
+  let _sdkMetaRouter: express.Router | null = null;
+
+  function getOAuthMetadata(): OAuthMetadata {
+    if (_oauthMetadata) return _oauthMetadata;
+    const base = (getAppUrl() || 'http://localhost:3001').replace(/\/+$/, '');
+    _oauthMetadata = {
+      issuer:                                base,
+      authorization_endpoint:                `${base}/oauth/authorize`,
+      token_endpoint:                        `${base}/oauth/token`,
+      revocation_endpoint:                   `${base}/oauth/revoke`,
+      registration_endpoint:                 `${base}/oauth/register`,
+      response_types_supported:              ['code'],
+      grant_types_supported:                 ['authorization_code', 'refresh_token'],
+      code_challenge_methods_supported:      ['S256'],
+      token_endpoint_auth_methods_supported: ['client_secret_post', 'none'],
+      scopes_supported:                      ALL_SCOPES,
+    };
+    return _oauthMetadata;
+  }
+
+  function getMetaRouter(): express.Router {
+    if (_sdkMetaRouter) return _sdkMetaRouter;
+    const metadata = getOAuthMetadata();
+    _sdkMetaRouter = mcpAuthMetadataRouter({
+      oauthMetadata: metadata,
+      resourceServerUrl: new URL(`${metadata.issuer}/mcp`),
+      scopesSupported: ALL_SCOPES as string[],
+      resourceName: 'TREK MCP',
+    });
+    return _sdkMetaRouter;
+  }
+
+  // Path-aware gate: only /.well-known/* returns 404 when disabled; other paths pass through
+  // so static files and SPA routes are unaffected when MCP is off.
+  app.use((req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
+    const isMetadataPath =
+      req.path === '/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server' ||
+      req.path === '/.well-known/openid-configuration' ||
+      req.path.startsWith('/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource');
+    if (isMetadataPath && !isAddonEnabled(ADDON_IDS.MCP)) return res.status(404).end();
+    getMetaRouter()(req, res, next);
+  });
+
+  // ChatGPT (and other OIDC-first clients) bootstrap OAuth discovery via
+  // /.well-known/openid-configuration. Serve the AS metadata plus the OIDC
+  // userinfo_endpoint so ChatGPT can fetch the authenticated user's email
+  // for authorization domain claiming.
+  app.get('/.well-known/openid-configuration', (_req: Request, res: Response) => {
+    const meta = getOAuthMetadata();
+    res.json({
+      ...meta,
+      userinfo_endpoint: `${meta.issuer}/oauth/userinfo`,
+    });
+  });
+
+  // SDK authorize handler: validates OAuth params, calls provider.authorize() which redirects
+  // to the SPA consent page at /oauth/consent
+  app.use('/oauth/authorize', mcpAddonGate, authorizationHandler({ provider: trekOAuthProvider }));
+
+  // SDK DCR handler: accepts registrations without scope (fixes issue #959 bug 2)
+  app.use('/oauth/register', mcpAddonGate, clientRegistrationHandler({ clientsStore: trekClientsStore }));
+
+  // Token and revoke keep TREK's own handlers (timing-safe hash comparison not supported by SDK clientAuth)
+  // oauthPublicRouter has per-route isAddonEnabled checks; no blanket gate needed here
+  app.use('/', oauthPublicRouter);
+
   // MCP endpoint
   app.post('/mcp', mcpHandler);
   app.get('/mcp', mcpHandler);
   app.delete('/mcp', mcpHandler);
 
+  // Return 404 JSON for any /.well-known/* path the SDK metadata router doesn't handle.
+  // Without this, the SPA catch-all serves HTML — clients probing
+  // /.well-known/openid-configuration or the RFC 8414 path-suffixed AS metadata URL
+  // receive a 200 HTML response they can't parse as JSON, causing "does not implement OAuth".
+  app.use((req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
+    if (req.path.startsWith('/.well-known/')) return res.status(404).json({ error: 'not_found' });
+    next();
+  });
+
   // Production static file serving
   if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
     const publicPath = path.join(__dirname, '../public');
diff --git a/server/src/mcp/index.ts b/server/src/mcp/index.ts
index e46c03db..2984811a 100644
--- a/server/src/mcp/index.ts
+++ b/server/src/mcp/index.ts
@@ -154,8 +154,9 @@ sessionSweepInterval.unref();
 
 function setAuthChallenge(res: Response, error = 'invalid_token'): void {
   const base = (getAppUrl() || '').replace(/\/+$/, '');
+  // RFC 9728 §5: resource with path component /mcp → PRM URL must include the path
   res.set('WWW-Authenticate',
-    `Bearer realm="TREK MCP", resource_metadata="${base}/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource", error="${error}"`);
+    `Bearer realm="TREK MCP", resource_metadata="${base}/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp", error="${error}"`);
 }
 
 interface VerifyTokenResult {
diff --git a/server/src/mcp/oauthProvider.ts b/server/src/mcp/oauthProvider.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..08266c25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/mcp/oauthProvider.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,220 @@
+import type { Response } from 'express';
+import type { OAuthServerProvider } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/auth/provider';
+import type { OAuthClientInformationFull, OAuthTokenRevocationRequest, OAuthTokens } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/shared/auth';
+import type { AuthInfo } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/auth/types';
+import type { AuthorizationParams } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/auth/provider';
+import type { OAuthRegisteredClientsStore } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/auth/clients';
+import { InvalidClientMetadataError, ServerError } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/auth/errors';
+import { db } from '../db/database';
+import {
+  createOAuthClient,
+  consumeAuthCode,
+  issueTokens,
+  refreshTokens,
+  revokeToken as serviceRevokeToken,
+  verifyPKCE,
+  getUserByAccessToken,
+} from '../services/oauthService';
+import { ALL_SCOPES } from './scopes';
+import { getAppUrl } from '../services/oidcService';
+import { writeAudit } from '../services/auditLog';
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// DB row type (mirrors oauthService.ts)
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+interface OAuthClientRow {
+  client_id: string;
+  name: string;
+  redirect_uris: string;   // JSON array
+  allowed_scopes: string;  // JSON array
+  is_public: number;       // 0 | 1
+  created_via: string;
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Redirect URI validation (mirrors oauth.ts DCR checks)
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+const DANGEROUS_SCHEMES = new Set([
+  'javascript:', 'data:', 'vbscript:', 'file:', 'blob:', 'about:', 'chrome:', 'chrome-extension:',
+]);
+
+function assertValidRedirectUris(uris: string[]): void {
+  for (const u of uris) {
+    let url: URL;
+    try { url = new URL(u); } catch {
+      throw new InvalidClientMetadataError(`Invalid redirect URI: ${u}`);
+    }
+    if (DANGEROUS_SCHEMES.has(url.protocol))
+      throw new InvalidClientMetadataError(`Dangerous redirect URI scheme: ${u}`);
+    if (url.protocol === 'https:') continue;
+    if (url.protocol === 'http:' && (url.hostname === 'localhost' || url.hostname === '127.0.0.1' || url.hostname === '[::1]')) continue;
+    const scheme = url.protocol.slice(0, -1);
+    if (/^[a-z][a-z0-9+.-]*$/i.test(scheme) && scheme.includes('.')) continue;
+    throw new InvalidClientMetadataError('redirect_uris must be HTTPS, loopback HTTP, or a private custom scheme');
+  }
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Row → SDK client info shape
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function rowToInfo(row: OAuthClientRow): OAuthClientInformationFull {
+  return {
+    client_id: row.client_id,
+    client_name: row.name,
+    redirect_uris: JSON.parse(row.redirect_uris) as string[],
+    scope: (JSON.parse(row.allowed_scopes) as string[]).join(' '),
+    token_endpoint_auth_method: row.is_public ? 'none' : 'client_secret_post',
+    grant_types: ['authorization_code', 'refresh_token'],
+    response_types: ['code'],
+  };
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Clients store
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export const trekClientsStore: OAuthRegisteredClientsStore = {
+  async getClient(clientId: string): Promise<OAuthClientInformationFull | undefined> {
+    const row = db.prepare(
+      'SELECT client_id, name, redirect_uris, allowed_scopes, is_public, created_via FROM oauth_clients WHERE client_id = ?'
+    ).get(clientId) as OAuthClientRow | undefined;
+    return row ? rowToInfo(row) : undefined;
+  },
+
+  async registerClient(
+    metadata: Omit<OAuthClientInformationFull, 'client_id' | 'client_id_issued_at'>,
+  ): Promise<OAuthClientInformationFull> {
+    const uris = metadata.redirect_uris as string[];
+    assertValidRedirectUris(uris);
+
+    const isPublic = metadata.token_endpoint_auth_method === 'none';
+    const name = (typeof metadata.client_name === 'string' ? metadata.client_name.trim() : '').slice(0, 100) || 'MCP Client';
+
+    // When scope is absent (ChatGPT DCR), default to all scopes.
+    // The user still grants only what they approve at the consent screen.
+    const rawScopes = metadata.scope ? metadata.scope.split(' ') : ALL_SCOPES;
+    const scopes = rawScopes.filter(s => (ALL_SCOPES as string[]).includes(s));
+    if (scopes.length === 0) throw new InvalidClientMetadataError('No valid scopes requested');
+
+    const result = createOAuthClient(null, name, uris, scopes, null, { isPublic, createdVia: 'dcr' });
+    if (result.error) throw new InvalidClientMetadataError(result.error);
+
+    const c = result.client!;
+    return {
+      client_id: c.client_id as string,
+      client_name: c.name as string,
+      redirect_uris: c.redirect_uris as string[],
+      scope: (c.allowed_scopes as string[]).join(' '),
+      token_endpoint_auth_method: isPublic ? 'none' : 'client_secret_post',
+      grant_types: ['authorization_code', 'refresh_token'],
+      response_types: ['code'],
+      ...(c.client_secret ? { client_secret: c.client_secret as string, client_secret_expires_at: 0 } : {}),
+    };
+  },
+};
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// OAuthServerProvider
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export const trekOAuthProvider: OAuthServerProvider = {
+  get clientsStore() { return trekClientsStore; },
+
+  // Redirects browser to the SPA consent page with OAuth params forwarded.
+  async authorize(client: OAuthClientInformationFull, params: AuthorizationParams, res: Response): Promise<void> {
+    const mcpResource = `${(getAppUrl() || '').replace(/\/+$/, '')}/mcp`;
+    const resource = params.resource ? params.resource.href.replace(/\/+$/, '') : mcpResource;
+
+    if (resource !== mcpResource) {
+      const url = new URL(params.redirectUri);
+      url.searchParams.set('error', 'invalid_target');
+      url.searchParams.set('error_description', 'Requested resource must be the TREK MCP endpoint');
+      if (params.state) url.searchParams.set('state', params.state);
+      res.redirect(302, url.toString());
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const qs = new URLSearchParams({
+      client_id: client.client_id,
+      redirect_uri: params.redirectUri,
+      scope: params.scopes.join(' '),
+      code_challenge: params.codeChallenge,
+      code_challenge_method: 'S256',
+    });
+    if (params.state) qs.set('state', params.state);
+    if (params.resource) qs.set('resource', params.resource.href);
+
+    res.redirect(302, `/oauth/consent?${qs.toString()}`);
+  },
+
+  // Not called because skipLocalPkceValidation = true.
+  // PKCE verification is done inline in exchangeAuthorizationCode.
+  skipLocalPkceValidation: true,
+
+  async challengeForAuthorizationCode(_client: OAuthClientInformationFull, _code: string): Promise<string> {
+    throw new ServerError('PKCE validation is handled by the provider directly');
+  },
+
+  async exchangeAuthorizationCode(
+    client: OAuthClientInformationFull,
+    code: string,
+    codeVerifier?: string,
+    redirectUri?: string,
+    resource?: URL,
+  ): Promise<OAuthTokens> {
+    const pending = consumeAuthCode(code);
+    if (!pending || pending.clientId !== client.client_id)
+      throw new Error('Authorization grant is invalid.');
+
+    if (redirectUri && pending.redirectUri !== redirectUri)
+      throw new Error('Authorization grant is invalid.');
+
+    const resourceStr = resource ? resource.href.replace(/\/+$/, '') : null;
+    if (pending.resource && resourceStr && pending.resource !== resourceStr)
+      throw new Error('Authorization grant is invalid.');
+
+    if (codeVerifier && !verifyPKCE(codeVerifier, pending.codeChallenge))
+      throw new Error('Authorization grant is invalid.');
+
+    const tokens = issueTokens(client.client_id, pending.userId, pending.scopes, null, pending.resource ?? null);
+    writeAudit({
+      userId: pending.userId,
+      action: 'oauth.token.issue',
+      details: { client_id: client.client_id, scopes: pending.scopes, audience: pending.resource ?? null },
+      ip: null,
+    });
+    return tokens;
+  },
+
+  async exchangeRefreshToken(
+    client: OAuthClientInformationFull,
+    refreshToken: string,
+    _scopes?: string[],
+    _resource?: URL,
+  ): Promise<OAuthTokens> {
+    const result = refreshTokens(refreshToken, client.client_id, client.client_secret, null);
+    if (result.error) throw new Error(result.error === 'invalid_client' ? 'Invalid client credentials' : 'Refresh token is invalid or expired');
+    return result.tokens!;
+  },
+
+  async verifyAccessToken(token: string): Promise<AuthInfo> {
+    const info = getUserByAccessToken(token);
+    if (!info) throw new Error('Invalid or expired token');
+    return {
+      token,
+      clientId: info.clientId,
+      scopes: info.scopes,
+      extra: { user: info.user },
+    };
+  },
+
+  async revokeToken(
+    client: OAuthClientInformationFull,
+    request: OAuthTokenRevocationRequest,
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    serviceRevokeToken(request.token, client.client_id, undefined, null);
+  },
+};
diff --git a/server/src/routes/oauth.ts b/server/src/routes/oauth.ts
index 8d890faf..91558ff0 100644
--- a/server/src/routes/oauth.ts
+++ b/server/src/routes/oauth.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import express, { Request, Response } from 'express';
 import { authenticate, requireCookieAuth, optionalAuth } from '../middleware/auth';
 import { AuthRequest, OptionalAuthRequest } from '../types';
 import { isAddonEnabled } from '../services/adminService';
-import { ALL_SCOPES, SCOPE_INFO } from '../mcp/scopes';
+import { ALL_SCOPES } from '../mcp/scopes';
 import { ADDON_IDS } from '../addons';
 import {
   validateAuthorizeRequest,
@@ -14,16 +14,15 @@ import {
   revokeToken,
   verifyPKCE,
   authenticateClient,
-  isValidRedirectUri,
   listOAuthClients,
   createOAuthClient,
   deleteOAuthClient,
   rotateOAuthClientSecret,
   listOAuthSessions,
   revokeSession,
+  getUserByAccessToken,
   AuthorizeParams,
 } from '../services/oauthService';
-import { getAppUrl } from '../services/oidcService';
 import { writeAudit, getClientIp, logWarn } from '../services/auditLog';
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -59,53 +58,18 @@ function makeRateLimiter(maxAttempts: number, windowMs: number, keyFn: (req: Req
 const tokenLimiter    = makeRateLimiter(30, 60_000, (req) => `${req.ip}|${req.body?.client_id ?? ''}`);
 const validateLimiter = makeRateLimiter(30, 60_000, (req) => req.ip ?? 'unknown');
 const revokeLimiter   = makeRateLimiter(10, 60_000, (req) => req.ip ?? 'unknown');
-const dcrLimiter      = makeRateLimiter(10, 60_000, (req) => req.ip ?? 'unknown');
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Public router: /.well-known, /oauth/token, /oauth/revoke
+// Public router: /oauth/token and /oauth/revoke
+// (/.well-known and /oauth/register are now handled by SDK in app.ts)
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 export const oauthPublicRouter = express.Router();
 
-// RFC 8414 discovery document
-oauthPublicRouter.get('/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server', (req: Request, res: Response) => {
-  // M2: return 404 (not 403) so feature presence isn't fingerprinted
-  if (!isAddonEnabled(ADDON_IDS.MCP)) return res.status(404).end();
-
-  const base = (getAppUrl() || '').replace(/\/+$/, '');
-  res.json({
-    issuer:                                base,
-    authorization_endpoint:                `${base}/oauth/authorize`,
-    token_endpoint:                        `${base}/oauth/token`,
-    revocation_endpoint:                   `${base}/oauth/revoke`,
-    registration_endpoint:                 `${base}/oauth/register`,
-    response_types_supported:              ['code'],
-    grant_types_supported:                 ['authorization_code', 'refresh_token'],
-    code_challenge_methods_supported:      ['S256'],
-    token_endpoint_auth_methods_supported: ['client_secret_post', 'none'],
-    scopes_supported:                      ALL_SCOPES,
-    scope_descriptions:                    Object.fromEntries(
-      ALL_SCOPES.map(s => [s, SCOPE_INFO[s].label])
-    ),
-    resource_parameter_supported:          true,
-  });
-});
-
-// RFC 9728 Protected Resource Metadata
-oauthPublicRouter.get('/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource', (_req: Request, res: Response) => {
-  if (!isAddonEnabled(ADDON_IDS.MCP)) return res.status(404).end();
-  const base = (getAppUrl() || '').replace(/\/+$/, '');
-  res.json({
-    resource:                 `${base}/mcp`,
-    authorization_servers:    [base],
-    bearer_methods_supported: ['header'],
-    scopes_supported:         ALL_SCOPES,
-    resource_name:            'TREK MCP',
-  });
-});
-
 // Token endpoint — handles authorization_code and refresh_token grants
 oauthPublicRouter.post('/oauth/token', tokenLimiter, (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+  if (!isAddonEnabled(ADDON_IDS.MCP)) return res.status(404).end();
+
   // M1: RFC 6749 §5.1 — token responses must not be cached
   res.set('Cache-Control', 'no-store');
   res.set('Pragma', 'no-cache');
@@ -115,10 +79,6 @@ oauthPublicRouter.post('/oauth/token', tokenLimiter, (req: Request, res: Respons
   const { grant_type, code, redirect_uri, client_id, client_secret, code_verifier, refresh_token, resource } = body;
   const ip = getClientIp(req);
 
-  if (!isAddonEnabled(ADDON_IDS.MCP)) {
-    return res.status(403).json({ error: 'mcp_disabled', error_description: 'MCP is not enabled' });
-  }
-
   if (!client_id) {
     return res.status(401).json({ error: 'invalid_client', error_description: 'client_id is required' });
   }
@@ -194,96 +154,32 @@ oauthPublicRouter.post('/oauth/token', tokenLimiter, (req: Request, res: Respons
   return res.status(400).json({ error: 'unsupported_grant_type', error_description: `Unsupported grant_type: ${grant_type}` });
 });
 
-// RFC 7591 Dynamic Client Registration endpoint
-oauthPublicRouter.post('/oauth/register', dcrLimiter, (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+// OIDC UserInfo endpoint (RFC 9068 / OpenID Connect Core §5.3)
+// ChatGPT hits this after OAuth to fetch the authenticated user's email for domain claiming.
+oauthPublicRouter.get('/oauth/userinfo', (req: Request, res: Response) => {
   if (!isAddonEnabled(ADDON_IDS.MCP)) return res.status(404).end();
-
-  const body: Record<string, unknown> = typeof req.body === 'object' && req.body !== null ? req.body : {};
-  const ip = getClientIp(req);
-
-  const redirectUris: string[] = Array.isArray(body.redirect_uris) ? body.redirect_uris.filter((u): u is string => typeof u === 'string') : [];
-  if (redirectUris.length === 0) {
-    return res.status(400).json({ error: 'invalid_redirect_uri', error_description: 'redirect_uris is required and must be a non-empty array' });
+  const auth = req.headers['authorization'];
+  if (!auth || !auth.toLowerCase().startsWith('bearer ')) {
+    res.set('WWW-Authenticate', 'Bearer realm="TREK MCP"');
+    return res.status(401).json({ error: 'invalid_token' });
   }
-  // OAuth 2.1 + RFC 8252: confidential web apps need HTTPS; public
-  // clients (MCP, native) are limited to loopback or a reverse-DNS
-  // private-use scheme. This rejects `http://evil.example` DCR payloads
-  // that today would otherwise be accepted since we previously only
-  // checked shape. Dangerous URL schemes (`javascript:`, `data:` etc.)
-  // are explicitly rejected — the authorize flow later 302s the
-  // browser to this URI, which with `javascript:` would execute
-  // attacker-controlled script under our redirect origin's context.
-  const DANGEROUS_SCHEMES = new Set([
-    'javascript:', 'data:', 'vbscript:', 'file:', 'blob:', 'about:', 'chrome:', 'chrome-extension:',
-  ]);
-  const allowed = redirectUris.every((u) => {
-    try {
-      const url = new URL(u);
-      if (DANGEROUS_SCHEMES.has(url.protocol)) return false;
-      if (url.protocol === 'https:') return true;
-      if (url.protocol === 'http:' && (url.hostname === 'localhost' || url.hostname === '127.0.0.1' || url.hostname === '[::1]')) return true;
-      // RFC 8252 §7.1 private-use scheme: must be a reverse-DNS name
-      // (e.g. `com.example.myapp:/callback`). Requiring a dot in the
-      // scheme is a cheap heuristic that rules out bare `myapp:` and
-      // `x:` one-off schemes the spec explicitly discourages.
-      const schemeBody = url.protocol.slice(0, -1);
-      if (/^[a-z][a-z0-9+.-]*$/i.test(schemeBody) && schemeBody.includes('.')) return true;
-      return false;
-    } catch {
-      return false;
-    }
-  });
-  if (!allowed) {
-    return res.status(400).json({ error: 'invalid_redirect_uri', error_description: 'redirect_uris must be HTTPS, loopback HTTP, or a private custom scheme' });
+  const token = auth.slice(7);
+  const info = getUserByAccessToken(token);
+  if (!info) {
+    res.set('WWW-Authenticate', 'Bearer realm="TREK MCP", error="invalid_token"');
+    return res.status(401).json({ error: 'invalid_token' });
   }
-
-  const rawName = typeof body.client_name === 'string' ? body.client_name.trim().slice(0, 100) : '';
-  const clientName = rawName || 'MCP Client';
-
-  // Determine if the client wants to be public (no secret) — MCP clients typically use PKCE only
-  const authMethod = typeof body.token_endpoint_auth_method === 'string' ? body.token_endpoint_auth_method : 'client_secret_post';
-  const isPublic = authMethod === 'none';
-
-  // Resolve requested scopes — scope is required; no implicit full-access grant
-  if (typeof body.scope !== 'string' || body.scope.trim() === '') {
-    return res.status(400).json({ error: 'invalid_client_metadata', error_description: 'scope is required' });
-  }
-  const rawScope = body.scope;
-  const requestedScopes = rawScope.split(' ').filter(s => (ALL_SCOPES as string[]).includes(s));
-  if (requestedScopes.length === 0) {
-    return res.status(400).json({ error: 'invalid_client_metadata', error_description: 'No valid scopes requested' });
-  }
-
-  const result = createOAuthClient(null, clientName, redirectUris, requestedScopes, ip, {
-    isPublic,
-    createdVia: 'dcr',
-  });
-
-  if (result.error) {
-    return res.status(result.status || 400).json({ error: 'invalid_client_metadata', error_description: result.error });
-  }
-
-  const client = result.client!;
-  const now = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000);
-
-  return res.status(201).json({
-    client_id:                     client.client_id,
-    ...(client.client_secret      ? { client_secret: client.client_secret, client_secret_expires_at: 0 } : {}),
-    client_id_issued_at:           now,
-    redirect_uris:                 client.redirect_uris,
-    grant_types:                   ['authorization_code', 'refresh_token'],
-    response_types:                ['code'],
-    scope:                         (client.allowed_scopes as string[]).join(' '),
-    client_name:                   client.name,
-    token_endpoint_auth_method:    isPublic ? 'none' : 'client_secret_post',
+  return res.json({
+    sub:            String(info.user.id),
+    email:          info.user.email,
+    email_verified: true,
+    preferred_username: info.user.username,
   });
 });
 
 // Token revocation endpoint (RFC 7009)
 oauthPublicRouter.post('/oauth/revoke', revokeLimiter, (req: Request, res: Response) => {
-  // M2: return 404 when MCP is disabled
   if (!isAddonEnabled(ADDON_IDS.MCP)) return res.status(404).end();
-
   const body: Record<string, string> = typeof req.body === 'object' ? req.body : {};
   const { token, client_id, client_secret } = body;
   const ip = getClientIp(req);
diff --git a/server/tests/integration/oauth.test.ts b/server/tests/integration/oauth.test.ts
index da247acd..04f70541 100644
--- a/server/tests/integration/oauth.test.ts
+++ b/server/tests/integration/oauth.test.ts
@@ -103,12 +103,48 @@ describe('GET /.well-known/oauth-authorization-server', () => {
   });
 });
 
+// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// Issue #959 regression tests
+// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+describe('RFC 9728 — path-based protected resource metadata (issue #959 bug 1)', () => {
+  it('OAUTH-959A — /.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp returns JSON (not SPA HTML)', async () => {
+    const res = await request(app).get('/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp');
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(res.headers['content-type']).toMatch(/json/);
+    expect(res.body.resource).toContain('/mcp');
+    expect(Array.isArray(res.body.authorization_servers)).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('DCR scope optional — ChatGPT compatibility (issue #959 bug 2)', () => {
+  it('OAUTH-959B — POST /oauth/register without scope field returns 201 with default scopes', async () => {
+    const res = await request(app)
+      .post('/oauth/register')
+      .set('Content-Type', 'application/json')
+      .send({ redirect_uris: ['https://chatgpt.example.com/cb'], token_endpoint_auth_method: 'none' });
+    expect(res.status).toBe(201);
+    expect(res.body.client_id).toBeDefined();
+    expect(typeof res.body.scope).toBe('string');
+    expect(res.body.scope.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  });
+
+  it('OAUTH-959C — POST /oauth/register with explicit scope registers only requested scopes', async () => {
+    const res = await request(app)
+      .post('/oauth/register')
+      .set('Content-Type', 'application/json')
+      .send({ redirect_uris: ['https://example.com/cb'], token_endpoint_auth_method: 'none', scope: 'trips:read' });
+    expect(res.status).toBe(201);
+    expect(res.body.scope).toBe('trips:read');
+  });
+});
+
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 // POST /oauth/token — authorization_code grant
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 describe('POST /oauth/token — authorization_code grant', () => {
-  it('OAUTH-002 — missing client_id/client_secret returns 401 invalid_client', async () => {
+  it('OAUTH-002 — missing client_id returns 401 invalid_client', async () => {
     const res = await request(app)
       .post('/oauth/token')
       .send({ grant_type: 'authorization_code', code: 'x', redirect_uri: 'https://example.com/cb', code_verifier: 'y' });
@@ -116,13 +152,12 @@ describe('POST /oauth/token — authorization_code grant', () => {
     expect(res.body.error).toBe('invalid_client');
   });
 
-  it('OAUTH-003 — MCP addon disabled returns 403 mcp_disabled', async () => {
+  it('OAUTH-003 — MCP addon disabled returns 404', async () => {
     isAddonEnabledMock.mockReturnValue(false);
     const res = await request(app)
       .post('/oauth/token')
       .send({ grant_type: 'authorization_code', client_id: 'x', client_secret: 'y', code: 'z', redirect_uri: 'https://r.example.com/cb', code_verifier: 'v' });
-    expect(res.status).toBe(403);
-    expect(res.body.error).toBe('mcp_disabled');
+    expect(res.status).toBe(404);
   });
 
   it('OAUTH-004 — missing code/redirect_uri/code_verifier returns 400 invalid_request', async () => {
@@ -211,7 +246,7 @@ describe('POST /oauth/token — authorization_code grant', () => {
     expect(res.body.error).toBe('invalid_grant');
   });
 
-  it('OAUTH-008 — wrong client_secret returns 401 invalid_client', async () => {
+  it('OAUTH-008 — wrong client_secret returns 401 invalid_client (timing-safe check)', async () => {
     const { user } = createUser(testDb);
     const r = createOAuthClient(user.id, 'App', ['https://app.example.com/cb'], ['trips:read']);
     const { verifier, challenge } = makePkce();
@@ -909,7 +944,6 @@ describe('M1 — Cache-Control headers on /oauth/token', () => {
       .post('/oauth/token')
       .send({ grant_type: 'authorization_code', client_id: 'x', client_secret: 'y', code: 'z', redirect_uri: 'https://r.example.com/cb', code_verifier: 'v' });
     expect(res.headers['cache-control']).toBe('no-store');
-    expect(res.headers['pragma']).toBe('no-cache');
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/server/tsconfig.json b/server/tsconfig.json
index b443a5ba..48b19a9e 100644
--- a/server/tsconfig.json
+++ b/server/tsconfig.json
@@ -20,7 +20,15 @@
     // These paths manually redirect to the CJS dist until the SDK fixes its exports map.
     "paths": {
       "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/mcp": ["./node_modules/@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/dist/cjs/server/mcp"],
-      "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/streamableHttp": ["./node_modules/@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/dist/cjs/server/streamableHttp"]
+      "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/streamableHttp": ["./node_modules/@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/dist/cjs/server/streamableHttp"],
+      "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/auth/router": ["./node_modules/@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/dist/cjs/server/auth/router"],
+      "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/auth/handlers/authorize": ["./node_modules/@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/dist/cjs/server/auth/handlers/authorize"],
+      "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/auth/handlers/register": ["./node_modules/@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/dist/cjs/server/auth/handlers/register"],
+      "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/auth/provider": ["./node_modules/@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/dist/cjs/server/auth/provider"],
+      "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/auth/clients": ["./node_modules/@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/dist/cjs/server/auth/clients"],
+      "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/auth/errors": ["./node_modules/@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/dist/cjs/server/auth/errors"],
+      "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/auth/types": ["./node_modules/@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/dist/cjs/server/auth/types"],
+      "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/shared/auth": ["./node_modules/@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/dist/cjs/shared/auth"]
     }
   },
   "include": ["src"],
diff --git a/wiki/MCP-Setup.md b/wiki/MCP-Setup.md
index 2ff069ea..1d4dc6c0 100644
--- a/wiki/MCP-Setup.md
+++ b/wiki/MCP-Setup.md
@@ -41,6 +41,16 @@ Claude Desktop connects via `mcp-remote`. After creating an OAuth client using t
 
 When the client starts it opens your browser to the TREK consent screen to complete the OAuth flow.
 
+### ChatGPT
+
+ChatGPT's custom MCP connector supports Dynamic Client Registration (DCR) — no pre-created client is required:
+
+1. In ChatGPT, open **Settings → Connected Apps → Add a custom app**.
+2. Set the **MCP Server URL** to `https://<your-trek-instance>/mcp`.
+3. ChatGPT will automatically discover TREK's OAuth metadata, register itself, and redirect you to the TREK consent screen to approve access.
+
+> **Cloudflare users:** If your TREK instance is behind Cloudflare and you are on the **free plan**, you must disable **Bot Fight Mode** (`Security → Bots → Bot Fight Mode → Off`). ChatGPT's backend uses a Python HTTP client (`aiohttp`) whose TLS fingerprint is classified as a bot by Cloudflare. Because the free plan does not support path-based bot exceptions, the feature must be disabled globally. On **Pro and above**, create a WAF custom rule (position #1) that skips Bot Fight Mode for paths `/oauth/*`, `/.well-known/*`, and `/mcp`.
+
 ### Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, and Zed
 
 Clients that support `mcp-remote` can connect in one of two ways.
diff --git a/wiki/Offline-Mode-and-PWA.md b/wiki/Offline-Mode-and-PWA.md
index 3f4cc08b..cb9c1ab6 100644
--- a/wiki/Offline-Mode-and-PWA.md
+++ b/wiki/Offline-Mode-and-PWA.md
@@ -18,25 +18,35 @@ TREK must be served over **HTTPS** — the install prompt does not appear on pla
 
 Once installed, TREK launches in **standalone** mode (fullscreen, no browser UI) using the TREK icon.
 
-## What works offline
+## How offline reads work
 
-TREK uses Workbox service-worker caching plus an IndexedDB database (Dexie) for structured trip data. The following content is available offline after the first sync:
+TREK uses **two independent offline layers**:
+
+1. **IndexedDB (Dexie)** — the primary offline store. On login and whenever the network comes back online, TREK syncs full trip bundles into IndexedDB. All reads use a **stale-while-revalidate** strategy: cached data is returned instantly from IndexedDB, then a background network request updates the data when it completes. This means the UI is always instant regardless of connectivity — `navigator.onLine` is not used as a gate because it is unreliable on mobile (returns `true` whenever any network interface is active, even without actual internet access).
+
+2. **Service-worker cache (Workbox)** — a secondary safety net for *degraded connectivity* (flaky Wi-Fi, captive portals). The SW intercepts API calls and serves cached responses if the network does not respond within the timeout.
+
+This means a week-long offline trip works even if the SW cache has expired — the IndexedDB data has no time-based eviction (only stale trips older than 7 days are evicted on the next sync).
+
+## What works offline
 
 **Service-worker cache (Workbox)**
 
-| Content | Cache name | Strategy | Duration | Max entries |
-|---------|------------|----------|----------|-------------|
+| Content | Cache name | Strategy | Default TTL | Default max entries |
+|---------|------------|----------|-------------|---------------------|
 | CartoDB / OpenStreetMap map tiles | `map-tiles` | CacheFirst | 30 days | 1 000 |
 | Leaflet / CDN assets (unpkg) | `cdn-libs` | CacheFirst | 365 days | 30 |
-| API responses (trips, places, bookings, etc.) | `api-data` | NetworkFirst (5 s timeout) | 24 hours | 200 |
+| API responses (trips, places, bookings, etc.) | `api-data` | NetworkFirst (2 s timeout) | **7 days** | **500** |
 | Cover images and avatars (`/uploads/covers`, `/uploads/avatars`) | `user-uploads` | CacheFirst | 7 days | 300 |
 | App shell (HTML / JS / CSS) | precache | Precached | Until next deploy | — |
 
+The `api-data` and `map-tiles` caches are **user-configurable at runtime** — see [Cache configuration](#cache-configuration) below.
+
 > **Note:** The API cache excludes sensitive endpoints — `/api/auth`, `/api/admin`, `/api/backup`, and `/api/settings` are always fetched from the network.
 
 **IndexedDB (Dexie) — structured trip data**
 
-On login, after each trip-list refresh, and on WebSocket reconnect, TREK runs a background sync that writes full trip bundles into IndexedDB:
+On login, when the network comes back online, and via the manual **Re-sync now** button, TREK runs a background sync that writes full trip bundles into IndexedDB:
 
 - Trips, days, places, packing items, to-dos, budget items, reservations, accommodations, trip members, tags, and categories.
 - Non-photo file attachments (PDFs, documents, etc.) are downloaded and stored as blobs in IndexedDB.
@@ -51,8 +61,6 @@ On login, after each trip-list refresh, and on WebSocket reconnect, TREK runs a
 
 The **Offline Cache** section under Settings → Offline shows the current state of the local cache.
 
-<!-- TODO: screenshot: Offline tab showing cached trips -->
-
 **Stats panel:**
 - **Cached trips** — number of trips stored in IndexedDB (Dexie).
 - **Pending changes** — number of actions taken offline that are queued to sync.
@@ -63,12 +71,28 @@ The **Offline Cache** section under Settings → Offline shows the current state
 
 Each cached trip entry shows the trip name, date range, place count, and file count, plus the time of the last successful sync.
 
+## Cache configuration
+
+The **Cache configuration** section in Settings → Offline lets you tune the service-worker cache limits without rebuilding TREK. Changes are saved to your browser's IndexedDB and sent to the active service worker immediately — no page reload required.
+
+| Setting | Default | Range | Description |
+|---------|---------|-------|-------------|
+| API cache TTL (days) | 7 | 1–365 | How long API responses stay in the `api-data` cache |
+| API max entries | 500 | 10–5 000 | Maximum number of API responses cached |
+| Map tiles TTL (days) | 30 | 1–365 | How long map tiles stay in the `map-tiles` cache |
+| Map tiles max entries | 1 000 | 10–5 000 | Maximum number of tiles cached across all trips |
+
+> **Tip:** Existing cached entries follow their original TTL. New entries use the updated settings from the next request onwards.
+
+> **Note on TTL and offline access:** Raising the API cache TTL extends coverage for *degraded connectivity* (flaky Wi-Fi). For a fully offline device, the primary data source is IndexedDB — always available regardless of TTL.
+
 ## Limitations
 
 - New trips created while offline are queued and synced when connectivity is restored.
 - Photo uploads require connectivity; non-photo file attachments are pre-cached automatically during sync.
 - Real-time collaboration features require an active WebSocket connection.
 - Mapbox GL tiles are not cached by the service worker (Mapbox manages its own tile cache internally).
+- The map tile size cap (~50 MB) means very large trips spanning multiple countries may have tiles skipped entirely rather than partially cached.
 
 ## See also
 
diff --git a/wiki/Troubleshooting.md b/wiki/Troubleshooting.md
index aae97181..98f63c98 100644
--- a/wiki/Troubleshooting.md
+++ b/wiki/Troubleshooting.md
@@ -240,6 +240,37 @@ Restart the container after adding the variable. Once set, clicking **Connect**
 
 ---
 
+## ChatGPT MCP connector: "Dynamic client registration failed" / 403
+
+**Cause:** ChatGPT's MCP backend runs on OpenAI's datacenter IPs and uses a Python HTTP client (`aiohttp`). Cloudflare's **Bot Fight Mode** identifies the TLS fingerprint of this client as bot traffic and blocks the request at the edge — before it ever reaches your server. Because the request is dropped by Cloudflare, nothing appears in TREK's logs.
+
+This affects the OAuth Dynamic Client Registration (`/oauth/register`), the `/mcp` endpoint, and the OAuth metadata endpoints (`/.well-known/*`).
+
+**Fix — Cloudflare free plan:**
+
+Disable Bot Fight Mode entirely:
+
+**Security → Bots → Bot Fight Mode → Off**
+
+The free plan does not support path-based exceptions, so the feature must be turned off globally. Your TREK data remains protected by its own authentication — Bot Fight Mode is not a substitute for application-level auth.
+
+**Fix — Cloudflare Pro and above (Super Bot Fight Mode):**
+
+Create a WAF custom rule at **position #1** (rules fire in order — it must be first):
+
+```
+Expression:
+  (http.request.uri.path contains "/oauth/") or
+  (http.request.uri.path contains "/.well-known/") or
+  (http.request.uri.path eq "/mcp")
+
+Action: Skip → All remaining custom rules + Bot Fight Mode
+```
+
+Ensure the **"Bot Fight Mode"** checkbox in the Skip action is checked, not just "All remaining custom rules."
+
+---
+
 ## MCP integration: "Too many requests" or "Session limit reached"
 
 **Cause:** Each user is limited to 300 MCP requests per minute and 20 concurrent sessions by default. Exceeding either limit returns a `429` response.