fix(app): harden account and workflow state

JobTrackerApi.Tests/BackgroundWorkerTenantTests.cs

@@ -290,6 +290,45 @@ public sealed class BackgroundWorkerTenantTests
         Assert.All(jobs, job => Assert.Equal(FixedNow.DateTime, job.LastReminderEmailSentAt));
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Reminder_worker_respects_each_owners_persisted_email_opt_out()
+    {
+        var email = new Mock<IAppEmailSender>();
+        await using var fixture = await Fixture.CreateAsync(
+            new Dictionary<string, string?>
+            {
+                ["Workers:FollowUpRemindersEnabled"] = "true",
+                ["Email:FollowUpReminders:Enabled"] = "true",
+                ["App:PublicBaseUrl"] = "http://localhost:3000",
+            },
+            services => services.AddSingleton(email.Object));
+        await fixture.SeedJobsAsync(includeUsers: true);
+        await using (var scope = fixture.Provider.CreateAsyncScope())
+        {
+            var user = await scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<UserManager<ApplicationUser>>().FindByIdAsync("user-2");
+            Assert.NotNull(user);
+            user!.EmailFollowUpRemindersEnabled = false;
+            Assert.True((await scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<UserManager<ApplicationUser>>().UpdateAsync(user)).Succeeded);
+        }
+
+        var worker = new FollowUpReminderHostedService(
+            fixture.Runner,
+            fixture.Configuration,
+            NullLogger<FollowUpReminderHostedService>.Instance,
+            Mock.Of<IStartupReadiness>(),
+            ExternalOrigin.FromConfiguration(fixture.Configuration),
+            new MutableTimeProvider(FixedNow));
+        Assert.Equal(new BackgroundWorkerRunResult(true, 2, 2, 0), await worker.RunOnceAsync(default));
+
+        email.Verify(x => x.SendAsync("one@example.test", It.IsAny<string>(), It.IsAny<string>(), It.IsAny<CancellationToken>()), Times.Once);
+        email.Verify(x => x.SendAsync("two@example.test", It.IsAny<string>(), It.IsAny<string>(), It.IsAny<CancellationToken>()), Times.Never);
+        await using var verificationScope = fixture.Provider.CreateAsyncScope();
+        var jobs = await verificationScope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<JobTrackerContext>().JobApplications
+            .IgnoreQueryFilters().AsNoTracking().OrderBy(job => job.OwnerUserId).ToListAsync();
+        Assert.Equal(FixedNow.DateTime, jobs[0].LastReminderEmailSentAt);
+        Assert.Null(jobs[1].LastReminderEmailSentAt);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task Rules_worker_uses_injected_clock_across_threshold_and_restart()
     {

JobTrackerApi.Tests/JobImportServiceTests.cs

@@ -64,6 +64,26 @@ public sealed class JobImportServiceTests
         Assert.Equal("No JobPosting schema found.", result.Error);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Preview_stops_reading_a_chunked_response_at_the_download_limit()
+    {
+        var resolver = new Mock<IHostAddressResolver>();
+        resolver.Setup(x => x.ResolveAsync("example.com", It.IsAny<CancellationToken>()))
+            .ReturnsAsync([IPAddress.Parse("93.184.216.34")]);
+        var contentStream = new GeneratedStream(10_000_000);
+        var handler = new StubHttpMessageHandler(_ => new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK)
+        {
+            Content = new StreamContent(contentStream)
+        });
+        var service = CreateService(resolver.Object, handler);
+
+        var result = await service.PreviewAsync("https://example.com/job", CancellationToken.None);
+
+        Assert.False(result.Success);
+        Assert.Equal("fetch", result.Parser);
+        Assert.InRange(contentStream.BytesRead, 4_000_001, 4_065_536);
+    }
+
     private static JobImportService CreateService(IHostAddressResolver resolver, HttpMessageHandler? handler = null)
     {
         handler ??= new StubHttpMessageHandler(_ => new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK)
@@ -95,4 +115,37 @@ public sealed class JobImportServiceTests
         protected override Task<HttpResponseMessage> SendAsync(HttpRequestMessage request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
             => Task.FromResult(_handler(request));
     }
+
+    private sealed class GeneratedStream(long length) : Stream
+    {
+        private long _position;
+        public long BytesRead { get; private set; }
+        public override bool CanRead => true;
+        public override bool CanSeek => false;
+        public override bool CanWrite => false;
+        public override long Length => length;
+        public override long Position { get => _position; set => throw new NotSupportedException(); }
+        public override void Flush() { }
+        public override int Read(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
+        {
+            var read = (int)Math.Min(count, length - _position);
+            if (read <= 0) return 0;
+            Array.Fill<byte>(buffer, (byte)'x', offset, read);
+            _position += read;
+            BytesRead += read;
+            return read;
+        }
+        public override ValueTask<int> ReadAsync(Memory<byte> buffer, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+        {
+            var read = (int)Math.Min(buffer.Length, length - _position);
+            if (read <= 0) return ValueTask.FromResult(0);
+            buffer.Span[..read].Fill((byte)'x');
+            _position += read;
+            BytesRead += read;
+            return ValueTask.FromResult(read);
+        }
+        public override long Seek(long offset, SeekOrigin origin) => throw new NotSupportedException();
+        public override void SetLength(long value) => throw new NotSupportedException();
+        public override void Write(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count) => throw new NotSupportedException();
+    }
 }

JobTrackerApi.Tests/NotificationSettingsControllerTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+using System.Security.Claims;
+using JobTrackerApi.Controllers;
+using JobTrackerApi.Models;
+using JobTrackerApi.Tests.TestSupport;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Moq;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace JobTrackerApi.Tests;
+
+public sealed class NotificationSettingsControllerTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Get_returns_the_authenticated_users_preference()
+    {
+        var user = new ApplicationUser { Id = "user-1", EmailFollowUpRemindersEnabled = false };
+        var users = TestHostFactory.CreateUserManager(user);
+        users.Setup(x => x.GetUserAsync(It.IsAny<ClaimsPrincipal>())).ReturnsAsync(user);
+
+        var result = await CreateController(users).Get();
+
+        var ok = Assert.IsType<OkObjectResult>(result.Result);
+        var settings = Assert.IsType<NotificationSettingsController.NotificationSettingsDto>(ok.Value);
+        Assert.False(settings.EmailFollowUpRemindersEnabled);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Put_persists_the_authenticated_users_preference()
+    {
+        var user = new ApplicationUser { Id = "user-1", EmailFollowUpRemindersEnabled = true };
+        var users = TestHostFactory.CreateUserManager(user);
+        users.Setup(x => x.GetUserAsync(It.IsAny<ClaimsPrincipal>())).ReturnsAsync(user);
+        users.Setup(x => x.UpdateAsync(user)).ReturnsAsync(IdentityResult.Success);
+
+        var result = await CreateController(users).Put(new(false));
+
+        var ok = Assert.IsType<OkObjectResult>(result.Result);
+        var settings = Assert.IsType<NotificationSettingsController.NotificationSettingsDto>(ok.Value);
+        Assert.False(settings.EmailFollowUpRemindersEnabled);
+        users.Verify(x => x.UpdateAsync(It.Is<ApplicationUser>(candidate => !candidate.EmailFollowUpRemindersEnabled)), Times.Once);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Put_does_not_update_when_the_request_has_no_authenticated_user()
+    {
+        var users = TestHostFactory.CreateUserManager();
+        users.Setup(x => x.GetUserAsync(It.IsAny<ClaimsPrincipal>())).ReturnsAsync((ApplicationUser?)null);
+
+        var result = await CreateController(users).Put(new(false));
+
+        Assert.IsType<UnauthorizedResult>(result.Result);
+        users.Verify(x => x.UpdateAsync(It.IsAny<ApplicationUser>()), Times.Never);
+    }
+
+    private static NotificationSettingsController CreateController(Mock<UserManager<ApplicationUser>> users) => new(users.Object)
+    {
+        ControllerContext = new ControllerContext
+        {
+            HttpContext = new DefaultHttpContext
+            {
+                User = new ClaimsPrincipal(new ClaimsIdentity([new Claim(ClaimTypes.NameIdentifier, "user-1")], "local"))
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}

JobTrackerApi.Tests/UsersControllerTests.cs

@@ -57,6 +57,51 @@ public sealed class UsersControllerTests
         users.Verify(x => x.RemoveFromRolesAsync(admin, It.IsAny<IEnumerable<string>>()), Times.Once);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task SetRoles_revokes_existing_sessions_and_trusted_devices_when_roles_change()
+    {
+        await using var connection = new SqliteConnection("Data Source=:memory:");
+        await connection.OpenAsync();
+        var currentUser = new Mock<ICurrentUserService>();
+        currentUser.SetupGet(service => service.UserId).Returns("admin-1");
+        var options = new DbContextOptionsBuilder<JobTrackerContext>()
+            .UseSqlite(connection)
+            .Options;
+        await using var db = new JobTrackerContext(options, currentUser.Object);
+        await db.Database.EnsureCreatedAsync();
+
+        var member = User("user-1");
+        db.Users.Add(member);
+        db.UserSessions.Add(new UserSession
+        {
+            Id = "member-session",
+            UserId = member.Id,
+            CreatedAtUtc = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow,
+            LastSeenAtUtc = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow,
+            ExpiresAtUtc = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.AddDays(1)
+        });
+        db.TrustedDevices.Add(new TrustedDevice
+        {
+            UserId = member.Id,
+            TokenHash = "device-hash",
+            CreatedAtUtc = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow,
+            ExpiresAtUtc = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.AddDays(30)
+        });
+        await db.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        var users = TestHostFactory.CreateUserManager(member);
+        users.Setup(x => x.GetRolesAsync(member)).ReturnsAsync([]);
+        users.Setup(x => x.AddToRoleAsync(member, "Admin")).ReturnsAsync(IdentityResult.Success);
+        var controller = CreateController(users, "admin-1", db);
+
+        var result = await controller.SetRoles(member.Id, new UsersController.SetRolesRequest(["Admin"]), CancellationToken.None);
+
+        Assert.IsType<NoContentResult>(result);
+        var session = await db.UserSessions.IgnoreQueryFilters().SingleAsync(x => x.Id == "member-session");
+        Assert.NotNull(session.RevokedAtUtc);
+        Assert.Empty(await db.TrustedDevices.IgnoreQueryFilters().Where(x => x.UserId == member.Id).ToListAsync());
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task Delete_rejects_deleting_the_final_administrator()
     {
@@ -159,6 +204,7 @@ public sealed class UsersControllerTests
             new UpperInvariantLookupNormalizer(),
             new IdentityErrorDescriber(),
             new NullLogger<RoleManager<IdentityRole>>());
+        roles.Setup(manager => manager.RoleExistsAsync(It.IsAny<string>())).ReturnsAsync(true);
 
         var controller = new UsersController(
             users.Object,

JobTrackerApi/Controllers/JobApplicationsController.cs

@@ -473,6 +473,7 @@ Canonical profile:
             [FromQuery] int? companyId = null,
             [FromQuery] string? location = null,
             [FromQuery] bool needsFollowUp = false,
+            [FromQuery] string? readiness = null,
             [FromQuery] bool includeDeleted = false,
             [FromQuery] bool deletedOnly = false,
             [FromQuery] string? sortBy = null,
@@ -482,6 +483,9 @@ Canonical profile:
         {
             if (page < 1) page = 1;
             if (pageSize is not (15 or 20 or 25)) pageSize = 15;
+            var readinessFilter = (readiness ?? string.Empty).Trim().ToLowerInvariant();
+            if (readinessFilter is not ("" or "needs-work" or "interview"))
+                return BadRequest("Readiness must be 'needs-work' or 'interview'.");
 
             var query = _db.JobApplications
                 .AsNoTracking()
@@ -542,16 +546,25 @@ Canonical profile:
             var dirDesc = string.Equals(sortDir, "desc", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
             var key = (sortBy ?? "dateApplied").Trim();
 
-            if (needsFollowUp)
+            if (needsFollowUp || readinessFilter.Length > 0)
             {
-                // NeedsFollowUp depends on rules + last correspondence date; evaluate in memory so filtering is correct.
+                // Both filters depend on rule evaluation and workflow signals that include normalized
+                // note content, so evaluate before pagination to keep totals/pages correct.
                 var pre = await query.ToListAsync(cancellationToken);
                 var filtered = new List<JobApplication>();
                 foreach (var j in pre)
                 {
                     lastMsg.TryGetValue(j.Id, out var lm);
                     var d = RulesEngine.Evaluate(settings, j, now, lm);
-                    if (d.NeedsFollowUp) filtered.Add(j);
+                    var signal = BuildWorkflowSignal(j, d);
+                    var matchesFollowUp = !needsFollowUp || d.NeedsFollowUp;
+                    var matchesReadiness = readinessFilter switch
+                    {
+                        "interview" => signal.NeedsInterviewPrep,
+                        "needs-work" => signal.HasPackageGap || signal.NeedsInterviewPrep,
+                        _ => true,
+                    };
+                    if (matchesFollowUp && matchesReadiness) filtered.Add(j);
                 }
 
                 filtered = key switch

JobTrackerApi/Controllers/NotificationSettingsController.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+using JobTrackerApi.Models;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+
+namespace JobTrackerApi.Controllers;
+
+[ApiController]
+[Route("api/notification-settings")]
+[Authorize(AuthenticationSchemes = "local")]
+public sealed class NotificationSettingsController(UserManager<ApplicationUser> users) : ControllerBase
+{
+    public sealed record NotificationSettingsDto(bool EmailFollowUpRemindersEnabled);
+    public sealed record SaveNotificationSettingsRequest(bool EmailFollowUpRemindersEnabled);
+
+    [HttpGet]
+    public async Task<ActionResult<NotificationSettingsDto>> Get()
+    {
+        var user = await users.GetUserAsync(User);
+        return user is null ? Unauthorized() : Ok(new NotificationSettingsDto(user.EmailFollowUpRemindersEnabled));
+    }
+
+    [HttpPut]
+    public async Task<ActionResult<NotificationSettingsDto>> Put([FromBody] SaveNotificationSettingsRequest request)
+    {
+        var user = await users.GetUserAsync(User);
+        if (user is null) return Unauthorized();
+        user.EmailFollowUpRemindersEnabled = request.EmailFollowUpRemindersEnabled;
+        var result = await users.UpdateAsync(user);
+        if (!result.Succeeded)
+            return Problem("Notification settings could not be saved.", statusCode: StatusCodes.Status500InternalServerError);
+        return Ok(new NotificationSettingsDto(user.EmailFollowUpRemindersEnabled));
+    }
+}

JobTrackerApi/Controllers/UsersController.cs

@@ -179,6 +179,13 @@ public sealed class UsersController : ControllerBase
             if (!removeRoles.Succeeded) return IdentityFailure(removeRoles);
         }
 
+        // Role claims are embedded in issued JWTs. Without revoking the target user's live
+        // sessions, a removed Admin role would remain effective until those tokens expired.
+        // The application DI path always supplies the context; the null branch only supports
+        // isolated controller construction in older tests.
+        if (_db is not null && (toAdd.Count > 0 || toRemove.Count > 0))
+            await SessionRevocation.RevokeAllAsync(_db, u.Id, trustedDeviceHashToKeep: null, cancellationToken);
+
         return NoContent();
     }
 

JobTrackerApi/Data/JobTrackerContext.cs

@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ namespace JobTrackerApi.Data
             .HasMaxLength(32)
             .HasDefaultValue(AccountDeletionStatuses.Active);
 
+        modelBuilder.Entity<ApplicationUser>()
+            .Property(x => x.EmailFollowUpRemindersEnabled)
+            .HasDefaultValue(true);
+
         modelBuilder.Entity<AccountDeletionRequest>().Property(x => x.OwnerUserId).HasMaxLength(255);
         modelBuilder.Entity<AccountDeletionRequest>().Property(x => x.OwnerKey).HasMaxLength(64);
         modelBuilder.Entity<AccountDeletionRequest>().Property(x => x.RequestedByUserId).HasMaxLength(255);

JobTrackerApi/Migrations/20260824090000_AddNotificationPreferences.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+using JobTrackerApi.Data;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Infrastructure;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Migrations;
+
+#nullable disable
+
+namespace JobTrackerApi.Migrations;
+
+[DbContext(typeof(JobTrackerContext))]
+[Migration("20260824090000_AddNotificationPreferences")]
+public sealed class AddNotificationPreferences : Migration
+{
+    protected override void Up(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+    {
+        migrationBuilder.AddColumn<bool>(
+            name: "EmailFollowUpRemindersEnabled",
+            table: "AspNetUsers",
+            type: ActiveProvider.Contains("MySql", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ? "tinyint(1)" : "INTEGER",
+            nullable: false,
+            defaultValue: true);
+    }
+
+    protected override void Down(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+    {
+        migrationBuilder.DropColumn(name: "EmailFollowUpRemindersEnabled", table: "AspNetUsers");
+    }
+}

JobTrackerApi/Migrations/JobTrackerContextModelSnapshot.cs

@@ -393,6 +393,11 @@ namespace JobTrackerApi.Migrations
                     b.Property<bool>("ExternalAiProcessingAllowed")
                         .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
 
+                    b.Property<bool>("EmailFollowUpRemindersEnabled")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER")
+                        .HasDefaultValue(true);
+
                     b.Property<string>("FirstName")
                         .HasColumnType("TEXT");
 

JobTrackerApi/Models/ApplicationUser.cs

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ public sealed class ApplicationUser : IdentityUser
     public DateTime? StripeLastEventCreatedUtc { get; set; }
     public bool AiEnabled { get; set; } = true;
     public bool ExternalAiProcessingAllowed { get; set; }
+    public bool EmailFollowUpRemindersEnabled { get; set; } = true;
     public string DeletionStatus { get; set; } = AccountDeletionStatuses.Active;
     public DateTimeOffset? DeletionRequestedAtUtc { get; set; }
 }

JobTrackerApi/Services/FollowUpReminderHostedService.cs

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public sealed class FollowUpReminderHostedService(
             if (!decision.NeedsFollowUp && !upcoming) continue;
 
             var owner = await users.FindByIdAsync(job.OwnerUserId);
-            if (owner is null || !owner.EmailConfirmed || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(owner.Email)) continue;
+            if (owner is null || !owner.EmailFollowUpRemindersEnabled || !owner.EmailConfirmed || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(owner.Email)) continue;
 
             var followMode = SuggestFollowUpMode(job.Status);
             var detailsUrl = externalOrigin.BuildPath($"/jobs?open={job.Id}&tab=4&followMode={Uri.EscapeDataString(followMode)}");

JobTrackerApi/Services/JobImport/JobImportService.cs

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ namespace JobTrackerApi.Services.JobImport;
 
 public sealed class JobImportService
 {
+    private const int MaxDownloadBytes = 4_000_000;
     private readonly IHttpClientFactory _httpClientFactory;
     private readonly UniversalJobParser _universal;
     private readonly IEnumerable<IJobSitePlugin> _plugins;
@@ -124,10 +125,25 @@ public sealed class JobImportService
             // Still read: many sites omit content-type. Best-effort.
         }
 
-        // Cap to avoid huge downloads.
+        // Enforce the cap while streaming. Checking after ReadAsByteArrayAsync allowed an
-        var bytes = await res.Content.ReadAsByteArrayAsync(cancellationToken);
+        // arbitrarily large (and automatically decompressed) response to consume memory first.
-        if (bytes.Length > 4_000_000) return null;
+        if (res.Content.Headers.ContentLength is > MaxDownloadBytes) return null;
-        return System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetString(bytes);
+        await using var body = await res.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync(cancellationToken);
+        using var bounded = new MemoryStream(capacity: res.Content.Headers.ContentLength is > 0
+            ? (int)Math.Min(res.Content.Headers.ContentLength.Value, MaxDownloadBytes)
+            : 0);
+        var buffer = new byte[64 * 1024];
+        var total = 0;
+        while (true)
+        {
+            var remainingWithSentinel = MaxDownloadBytes - total + 1;
+            var read = await body.ReadAsync(buffer.AsMemory(0, Math.Min(buffer.Length, remainingWithSentinel)), cancellationToken);
+            if (read == 0) break;
+            total += read;
+            if (total > MaxDownloadBytes) return null;
+            await bounded.WriteAsync(buffer.AsMemory(0, read), cancellationToken);
+        }
+        return System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetString(bounded.GetBuffer(), 0, total);
     }
 
     private async Task<UrlValidationResult> ValidateUrlAsync(string? url, CancellationToken cancellationToken)

job-tracker-ui/src/App.tsx

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import ShieldIcon from "@mui/icons-material/Shield";
 import SearchIcon from "@mui/icons-material/Search";
 import MemoryIcon from "@mui/icons-material/Memory";
 import DescriptionOutlinedIcon from "@mui/icons-material/DescriptionOutlined";
+import MailOutlineIcon from "@mui/icons-material/MailOutline";
 
 import { Navigate, Route, Routes, useLocation, useNavigate, useParams, createBrowserRouter, RouterProvider } from "react-router-dom";
 
@@ -94,11 +95,11 @@ function breadcrumbsFor(path: string, t: (k: any) => string): string[] {
   if (path.startsWith("/correspondence/review")) return [t("home"), "Gmail review queue"];
   if (path.startsWith("/correspondence")) return [t("home"), "Correspondence inbox"];
   if (path.startsWith("/trash")) return [t("home"), t("trash")];
+  if (path.startsWith("/settings/connected-accounts")) return [t("home"), t("settings"), "Connected accounts"];
   if (path.startsWith("/settings")) return [t("home"), t("settings")];
   if (path.startsWith("/profile")) return [t("home"), t("account"), t("profile")];
   if (path.startsWith("/career/builder")) return [t("home"), "Career Workspace", "CV Builder"];
   if (path.startsWith("/career")) return [t("home"), "Career Workspace"];
-  if (path.startsWith("/settings/connected-accounts")) return [t("home"), t("settings"), "Connected accounts"];
   if (path.startsWith("/admin/audit")) return [t("home"), t("admin"), t("auditLog")];
   if (path.startsWith("/admin/users")) return [t("home"), t("admin"), t("users")];
   if (path.startsWith("/admin/system")) return [t("home"), t("admin"), t("system")];
@@ -117,11 +118,11 @@ function titleFor(path: string, t: (k: any) => string): string {
   if (path.startsWith("/correspondence/review")) return "Gmail review queue";
   if (path.startsWith("/correspondence")) return "Correspondence inbox";
   if (path.startsWith("/trash")) return t("trash");
+  if (path.startsWith("/settings/connected-accounts")) return "Connected accounts";
   if (path.startsWith("/settings")) return t("settings");
   if (path.startsWith("/profile")) return t("profile");
   if (path.startsWith("/career/builder")) return "CV Builder";
   if (path.startsWith("/career")) return "Career Workspace";
-  if (path.startsWith("/settings/connected-accounts")) return "Connected accounts";
   if (path.startsWith("/admin/audit")) return t("auditLog");
   if (path.startsWith("/admin/users")) return t("users");
   if (path.startsWith("/admin/system")) return t("systemStatus");
@@ -282,6 +283,7 @@ function Shell({ jobPageSize, setJobPageSize, jobColumns, setJobColumns, themeMo
     { to: "/reminders", label: t("reminders"), icon: <AlarmIcon fontSize="small" />, badgeCount: reminderCount, section: t("manage") },
     { to: "/kanban", label: t("kanbanBoard"), icon: <ViewKanbanIcon fontSize="small" />, section: t("manage") },
     { to: "/companies", label: t("companies"), icon: <BusinessIcon fontSize="small" />, section: t("manage") },
+    { to: "/correspondence", label: t("correspondenceInbox"), icon: <MailOutlineIcon fontSize="small" />, section: t("manage") },
     { to: "/career", label: "Career Workspace", icon: <DescriptionOutlinedIcon fontSize="small" />, section: t("manage") },
     { to: "/career/builder", label: "CV Builder", icon: <DescriptionOutlinedIcon fontSize="small" />, section: t("manage") },
     { to: "/trash", label: t("trash"), icon: <DeleteOutlineIcon fontSize="small" />, section: t("manage") },

job-tracker-ui/src/account-scoped-state.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import React from "react";
+import "@testing-library/jest-dom";
+import { fireEvent, render, screen, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
+
+import { api } from "./api";
+import { setAuthUserKey } from "./auth";
+import SavedViewsMenu from "./components/SavedViewsMenu";
+import { useCompanies } from "./hooks/useCompanies";
+import { I18nProvider } from "./i18n/I18nProvider";
+
+const mockedApi = api as jest.Mocked<typeof api>;
+
+function CompaniesProbe() {
+  const { companies } = useCompanies();
+  return <div>{companies.map((company) => company.name).join(", ") || "No companies"}</div>;
+}
+
+describe("account-scoped browser state", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    window.localStorage.clear();
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it("keeps saved views private to the account that created them", async () => {
+    setAuthUserKey("user-a", false);
+    const first = render(
+      <I18nProvider>
+        <SavedViewsMenu current={{ status: "Interview" }} onApply={jest.fn()} />
+      </I18nProvider>,
+    );
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Saved views" }));
+    fireEvent.change(screen.getByLabelText("Name"), { target: { value: "User A interviews" } });
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Save current" }));
+    expect(screen.getByText("User A interviews")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    first.unmount();
+
+    setAuthUserKey("user-b", false);
+    render(
+      <I18nProvider>
+        <SavedViewsMenu current={{}} onApply={jest.fn()} />
+      </I18nProvider>,
+    );
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Saved views" }));
+
+    expect(screen.queryByText("User A interviews")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("No saved views yet.")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("does not show a previous account's cached companies after account switching", async () => {
+    setAuthUserKey("user-a", false);
+    mockedApi.get.mockResolvedValueOnce({ data: [{ id: 1, name: "User A Company" }] } as any);
+    render(<CompaniesProbe />);
+    expect(await screen.findByText("User A Company")).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    mockedApi.get.mockResolvedValueOnce({ data: [{ id: 2, name: "User B Company" }] } as any);
+    setAuthUserKey("user-b", false);
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByText("User B Company")).toBeInTheDocument());
+    expect(screen.queryByText("User A Company")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});

job-tracker-ui/src/application-workflow-assist.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import '@testing-library/jest-dom';
+import { fireEvent, render, screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
+
+import { api } from './api';
+import { AccountPlanProvider } from './accountPlan';
+import { ApplicationStatusSuggestion, ApplicationStrategySnapshot } from './components/ApplicationWorkflowAssist';
+import { I18nProvider } from './i18n/I18nProvider';
+import { ToastProvider } from './toast';
+
+jest.mock('./api', () => ({
+  api: { get: jest.fn(), post: jest.fn(), patch: jest.fn() },
+  getApiErrorMessage: (_error: unknown, fallback?: string) => fallback || 'Request failed.',
+}));
+
+const mockedApi = api as jest.Mocked<typeof api>;
+
+beforeEach(() => jest.clearAllMocks());
+
+test('recruiter status suggestions require an explicit apply action', async () => {
+  const applied = jest.fn();
+  mockedApi.get.mockResolvedValue({ data: { hasSuggestion: true, currentStatus: 'Applied', suggestedStatus: 'Interview' } } as any);
+  mockedApi.patch.mockResolvedValue({ data: {} } as any);
+  render(<ToastProvider><ApplicationStatusSuggestion jobId={42} onApplied={applied} /></ToastProvider>);
+
+  const button = await screen.findByRole('button', { name: 'Apply Interview' });
+  expect(mockedApi.patch).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  fireEvent.click(button);
+  await waitFor(() => expect(mockedApi.patch).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/jobapplications/42/status', { status: 'Interview' }));
+  expect(applied).toHaveBeenCalled();
+});
+
+test('strategy snapshot shows saved output and queues regeneration only on request', async () => {
+  mockedApi.get.mockImplementation((url: string) => {
+    if (url.endsWith('/focus-plan')) return Promise.resolve({ data: {
+      strategicSummary: 'Lead with delivery evidence.',
+      immediatePriorities: ['Tailor the summary'],
+      proofPointsToLeadWith: ['Reduced lead time'],
+      cvBulletIdeas: ['Quantify the migration'],
+      coverLetterAngles: ['Public-service impact'],
+      followUpApproach: ['Follow up after five days'],
+    } } as any);
+    return Promise.reject(new Error('no operation'));
+  });
+  mockedApi.post.mockResolvedValue({ data: {
+    created: true,
+    statusUrl: '/operations/op-1',
+    operation: { id: 'op-1', taskType: 'focus-plan', status: 'queued', createdAtUtc: '', canCancel: true, canRetry: false },
+  } } as any);
+
+  render(<I18nProvider><ToastProvider><AccountPlanProvider value={{ plan: 'pro', canUseAi: true, canUseProThemes: true }}><ApplicationStrategySnapshot jobId={42} /></AccountPlanProvider></ToastProvider></I18nProvider>);
+  expect(await screen.findByText('Lead with delivery evidence.')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  expect(mockedApi.post).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Regenerate' }));
+  await waitFor(() => expect(mockedApi.post).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/jobapplications/42/focus-plan/operations', { attachmentIds: null }));
+  expect(await screen.findByText('queued')).toBeInTheDocument();
+});

job-tracker-ui/src/auth.ts

@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ export function getAuthUserKey(): string {
   return safeGet(window.localStorage, AUTH_USER_KEY) ?? "anon";
 }
 
+export function getUserScopedStorageKey(baseKey: string, userKey = getAuthUserKey()): string {
+  const normalizedUser = userKey.trim() || "anon";
+  return `${baseKey}:${encodeURIComponent(normalizedUser)}`;
+}
+
 export function setAuthUserKey(value: string | null | undefined, emit = true) {
   const previous = getAuthUserKey();
   const next = typeof value === "string" ? value.trim() : "";

job-tracker-ui/src/components/ApplicationAssets.tsx

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { getApiErrorMessage } from "../api";
 import {
   ApplicationCv, CoverLetter, TailoringPlan, applicationAssetsApi,
 } from "../applicationWorkspace";
+import { cvBuilderApi } from "../cvBuilder";
 
 // Phase 5.4 — Application Assets sections for the workspace.
 //
@@ -100,6 +101,20 @@ export function ApplicationCvSection({ jobId }: { jobId: number }) {
 
   const attached = data?.attachedVariantId ?? "";
 
+  const duplicateForJob = async () => {
+    if (!data?.attachedVariantId) return;
+    setBusy(true);
+    try {
+      const copy = await cvBuilderApi.duplicate(data.attachedVariantId, `${data.attachedVariantName || "CV"} — tailored copy`);
+      setData(await applicationAssetsApi.attachVariant(jobId, copy.id));
+      window.location.assign(`/career/builder/${copy.id}`);
+    } catch (err) {
+      setError(getApiErrorMessage(err, "Could not create a tailored CV copy."));
+    } finally {
+      setBusy(false);
+    }
+  };
+
   return (
     <Stack spacing={2}>
       <Shell
@@ -155,6 +170,9 @@ export function ApplicationCvSection({ jobId }: { jobId: number }) {
                   >
                     Edit, preview and export
                   </Button>
+                  <Button size="small" variant="contained" disabled={busy} onClick={() => void duplicateForJob()}>
+                    Duplicate for this job
+                  </Button>
                 </Stack>
               </Stack>
             </Paper>

job-tracker-ui/src/components/ApplicationWorkflowAssist.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+
+import { Alert, Box, Button, CircularProgress, Paper, Stack, Typography } from "@mui/material";
+
+import { api, getApiErrorMessage } from "../api";
+import { useAccountPlan } from "../accountPlan";
+import type { FocusPlanResponse, StatusSuggestion, StrategySnapshotOperationResponse, UserOperation } from "../types";
+import { useToast } from "../toast";
+import { DraftCard, ListCard, TwoColumnSection } from "./JobDetailsPanels";
+
+const terminal = (status: UserOperation["status"]) => ["succeeded", "failed", "cancelled"].includes(status);
+
+export function ApplicationStatusSuggestion({ jobId, onApplied }: { jobId: number; onApplied: () => void }) {
+  const [suggestion, setSuggestion] = useState<StatusSuggestion | null>(null);
+  const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false);
+  const { toast } = useToast();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let active = true;
+    api.get<StatusSuggestion>(`/jobapplications/${jobId}/status-suggestion`)
+      .then(({ data }) => { if (active) setSuggestion(data.hasSuggestion ? data : null); })
+      .catch(() => { if (active) setSuggestion(null); });
+    return () => { active = false; };
+  }, [jobId]);
+
+  if (!suggestion?.suggestedStatus) return null;
+
+  const apply = async () => {
+    setBusy(true);
+    try {
+      await api.patch(`/jobapplications/${jobId}/status`, { status: suggestion.suggestedStatus });
+      setSuggestion(null);
+      onApplied();
+      toast("Application status updated from the latest message.", "success");
+    } catch (error) {
+      toast(getApiErrorMessage(error, "Could not apply the suggested status."), "error");
+    } finally {
+      setBusy(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <Alert
+      severity="info"
+      action={<Button color="inherit" size="small" disabled={busy} onClick={() => void apply()}>Apply {suggestion.suggestedStatus}</Button>}
+    >
+      A recent recruiter message suggests moving this application from {suggestion.currentStatus || "its current stage"} to {suggestion.suggestedStatus}.
+    </Alert>
+  );
+}
+
+export function ApplicationStrategySnapshot({ jobId }: { jobId: number }) {
+  const { canUseAi } = useAccountPlan();
+  const { toast } = useToast();
+  const [plan, setPlan] = useState<FocusPlanResponse | null>(null);
+  const [operation, setOperation] = useState<UserOperation | null>(null);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+  const announced = useRef<string | null>(null);
+
+  const loadPlan = useCallback(async () => {
+    try {
+      const { data } = await api.get<FocusPlanResponse>(`/jobapplications/${jobId}/focus-plan`);
+      setPlan(data);
+    } catch {
+      setPlan(null);
+    }
+  }, [jobId]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let active = true;
+    setLoading(true);
+    Promise.all([
+      loadPlan(),
+      api.get<UserOperation>(`/jobapplications/${jobId}/focus-plan/operation`)
+        .then(({ data }) => { if (active) setOperation(data); })
+        .catch(() => { if (active) setOperation(null); }),
+    ]).finally(() => { if (active) setLoading(false); });
+    return () => { active = false; };
+  }, [jobId, loadPlan]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!operation || terminal(operation.status)) return;
+    const timer = window.setTimeout(() => {
+      api.get<UserOperation>(`/operations/${operation.id}`)
+        .then(({ data }) => setOperation(data))
+        .catch(() => undefined);
+    }, 1000);
+    return () => window.clearTimeout(timer);
+  }, [operation]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!operation || !terminal(operation.status)) return;
+    const key = `${operation.id}:${operation.status}`;
+    if (announced.current === key) return;
+    announced.current = key;
+    if (operation.status === "succeeded") {
+      void loadPlan();
+      toast("Strategy snapshot completed.", "success");
+    } else if (operation.status === "failed") toast("Strategy snapshot failed. You can retry safely.", "error");
+    else toast("Strategy snapshot cancelled.", "info");
+  }, [loadPlan, operation, toast]);
+
+  const generate = async () => {
+    setLoading(true);
+    try {
+      const { data } = await api.post<StrategySnapshotOperationResponse>(`/jobapplications/${jobId}/focus-plan/operations`, { attachmentIds: null });
+      announced.current = null;
+      setOperation(data.operation);
+      toast(data.created ? "Strategy snapshot queued." : "Strategy snapshot is already queued.", "info");
+    } catch (error) {
+      toast(getApiErrorMessage(error, "Could not queue the strategy snapshot."), "error");
+    } finally {
+      setLoading(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const mutateOperation = async (action: "cancel" | "retry") => {
+    if (!operation) return;
+    try {
+      announced.current = null;
+      const { data } = await api.post<UserOperation>(`/operations/${operation.id}/${action}`);
+      setOperation(data);
+    } catch (error) {
+      toast(getApiErrorMessage(error, `Could not ${action} the strategy snapshot.`), "error");
+    }
+  };
+
+  const working = !!operation && !terminal(operation.status);
+  return (
+    <Paper sx={{ p: { xs: 2, sm: 2.5 }, borderRadius: 3 }}>
+      <Stack direction="row" justifyContent="space-between" alignItems="center" gap={1} sx={{ mb: 2 }}>
+        <Box>
+          <Typography variant="subtitle2" sx={{ fontWeight: 800 }}>Strategy snapshot</Typography>
+          <Typography variant="caption" color="text.secondary">An on-demand plan grounded in this advert and your saved career data.</Typography>
+        </Box>
+        <Button variant="outlined" size="small" disabled={!canUseAi || loading || working} onClick={() => void generate()}>
+          {!canUseAi ? "Pro required" : plan ? "Regenerate" : "Generate"}
+        </Button>
+      </Stack>
+      {operation && operation.status !== "succeeded" ? (
+        <Alert severity={operation.status === "failed" ? "error" : operation.status === "cancelled" ? "warning" : "info"} sx={{ mb: 2 }} action={<>
+          {operation.canCancel ? <Button size="small" color="inherit" onClick={() => void mutateOperation("cancel")}>Cancel</Button> : null}
+          {operation.canRetry ? <Button size="small" color="inherit" onClick={() => void mutateOperation("retry")}>Retry</Button> : null}
+        </>}>
+          {operation.progressStage || operation.status.replaceAll("_", " ")}{operation.progressPercent != null ? ` · ${operation.progressPercent}%` : ""}
+        </Alert>
+      ) : null}
+      {loading && !plan ? <Box sx={{ py: 4, display: "flex", justifyContent: "center" }}><CircularProgress size={28} /></Box> : plan ? (
+        <Stack spacing={2}>
+          <DraftCard title="Strategic summary" content={plan.strategicSummary} />
+          <TwoColumnSection leftTitle="Immediate priorities" leftItems={plan.immediatePriorities} rightTitle="Proof points" rightItems={plan.proofPointsToLeadWith} />
+          <TwoColumnSection leftTitle="CV bullet ideas" leftItems={plan.cvBulletIdeas} rightTitle="Cover letter angles" rightItems={plan.coverLetterAngles} />
+          <ListCard title="Follow-up approach" items={plan.followUpApproach} />
+        </Stack>
+      ) : <Typography color="text.secondary">No strategy snapshot yet. Generate one when you want AI-assisted planning.</Typography>}
+    </Paper>
+  );
+}

job-tracker-ui/src/components/JobTable.tsx

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ import { useDialogActions } from "../dialogs";
 import { useI18n } from "../i18n/I18nProvider";
 import { JobApplication } from "../types";
 import { useViewResource } from "../hooks/useViewResource";
-import { getWorkflowAction, needsInterviewPrep, needsWorkflowWork } from "../jobWorkflowSignals";
+import { getWorkflowAction } from "../jobWorkflowSignals";
 
 interface PagedResult<T> {
   items: T[];
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ export default function JobTable({ refreshToken, pageSize, onPageSizeChange, col
     setCompanyFilterId(nextCompany);
     setLocationFilter(view.location ?? "");
     setNeedsFollowUpOnly(Boolean(view.needsFollowUp));
+    setReadinessFilter(view.readiness ?? "all");
     setPage(0);
     updateListRoute({
       q: view.q || null,
@@ -283,6 +284,7 @@ export default function JobTable({ refreshToken, pageSize, onPageSizeChange, col
       companyId: nextCompany === "All" ? null : String(nextCompany),
       location: view.location || null,
       needsFollowUp: view.needsFollowUp ? "1" : null,
+      readiness: view.readiness ?? null,
       page: null,
     });
   };
@@ -303,7 +305,8 @@ export default function JobTable({ refreshToken, pageSize, onPageSizeChange, col
     sortBy,
     sortDir,
     needsFollowUp: needsFollowUpOnly ? true : undefined,
-  }), [page, pageSize, debouncedSearch, statusFilter, companyFilterId, debouncedLocation, includeDeleted, mode, sortBy, sortDir, needsFollowUpOnly]);
+    readiness: readinessFilter === "all" ? undefined : readinessFilter,
+  }), [page, pageSize, debouncedSearch, statusFilter, companyFilterId, debouncedLocation, includeDeleted, mode, sortBy, sortDir, needsFollowUpOnly, readinessFilter]);
 
   const jobsResource = useViewResource(
     async () => {
@@ -333,11 +336,7 @@ export default function JobTable({ refreshToken, pageSize, onPageSizeChange, col
     updateListRoute({ sortBy: key === "dateApplied" ? null : key, sortDir: key === "dateApplied" && nextDirection === "desc" ? null : nextDirection, page: null });
   };
 
-  const filteredJobs = useMemo(() => {
+  const filteredJobs = jobs;
-    if (readinessFilter === "all") return jobs;
-    if (readinessFilter === "interview") return jobs.filter((job) => needsInterviewPrep(job));
-    return jobs.filter((job) => needsWorkflowWork(job));
-  }, [jobs, readinessFilter]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const focusJobId = (location.state as { focusJobId?: unknown } | null)?.focusJobId;
@@ -532,7 +531,7 @@ export default function JobTable({ refreshToken, pageSize, onPageSizeChange, col
 
             <Box sx={{ display: "grid", gridTemplateColumns: "minmax(0, 1fr) auto", gap: 0.75, alignItems: "center", pt: 0.25 }}>
               <Box sx={{ minWidth: 0 }}>
-                <SavedViewsMenu current={{ q: search.trim() || undefined, status: statusFilter !== "All" ? statusFilter : undefined, companyId: companyFilterId === "All" ? undefined : (companyFilterId as number), location: locationFilter.trim() || undefined, needsFollowUp: needsFollowUpOnly ? true : undefined }} onApply={applySavedView} />
+                <SavedViewsMenu current={{ q: search.trim() || undefined, status: statusFilter !== "All" ? statusFilter : undefined, companyId: companyFilterId === "All" ? undefined : (companyFilterId as number), location: locationFilter.trim() || undefined, needsFollowUp: needsFollowUpOnly ? true : undefined, readiness: readinessFilter === "all" ? undefined : readinessFilter }} onApply={applySavedView} />
               </Box>
               <Button variant="text" size="small" startIcon={<ViewColumnIcon />} onClick={(e) => setColumnsAnchor(e.currentTarget)} sx={{ justifySelf: "end", minHeight: 40, px: 1 }}>
                 {t("jobTableColumns")}
@@ -588,7 +587,7 @@ export default function JobTable({ refreshToken, pageSize, onPageSizeChange, col
               </FormControl>
             ) : null}
             {mode === "jobs" ? <FormControlLabel control={<Checkbox checked={includeDeleted} onChange={(e) => changeIncludeDeleted(e.target.checked)} />} label={t("jobTableShowDeleted")} sx={{ mr: 0 }} /> : null}
-            <SavedViewsMenu current={{ q: search.trim() || undefined, status: statusFilter !== "All" ? statusFilter : undefined, companyId: companyFilterId === "All" ? undefined : (companyFilterId as number), location: locationFilter.trim() || undefined, needsFollowUp: needsFollowUpOnly ? true : undefined }} onApply={applySavedView} />
+            <SavedViewsMenu current={{ q: search.trim() || undefined, status: statusFilter !== "All" ? statusFilter : undefined, companyId: companyFilterId === "All" ? undefined : (companyFilterId as number), location: locationFilter.trim() || undefined, needsFollowUp: needsFollowUpOnly ? true : undefined, readiness: readinessFilter === "all" ? undefined : readinessFilter }} onApply={applySavedView} />
             {!isMobile ? <Tooltip title={t("jobTableColumns")}><IconButton aria-label={t("jobTableColumns")} onClick={(e) => setColumnsAnchor(e.currentTarget)}><ViewColumnIcon /></IconButton></Tooltip> : null}
           </Box>
         </Box>

job-tracker-ui/src/components/SavedViewsMenu.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { useMemo, useState } from "react";
+import React, { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 
 import {
   Button,
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import BookmarkBorderIcon from "@mui/icons-material/BookmarkBorder";
 import DeleteOutlineIcon from "@mui/icons-material/DeleteOutline";
 
 import { useI18n } from "../i18n/I18nProvider";
+import { AUTH_USER_CHANGED_EVENT, getUserScopedStorageKey } from "../auth";
 
 export type SavedViewParams = {
   q?: string;
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ export type SavedViewParams = {
   companyId?: number;
   location?: string;
   needsFollowUp?: boolean;
+  readiness?: "needs-work" | "interview";
 };
 
 type SavedView = {
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ const KEY = "jt_saved_views_v1";
 
 function loadViews(): SavedView[] {
   try {
-    const raw = window.localStorage.getItem(KEY);
+    const raw = window.localStorage.getItem(getUserScopedStorageKey(KEY));
     if (!raw) return [];
     const v = JSON.parse(raw);
     if (!Array.isArray(v)) return [];
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ function loadViews(): SavedView[] {
 }
 
 function saveViews(views: SavedView[]) {
-  window.localStorage.setItem(KEY, JSON.stringify(views));
+  window.localStorage.setItem(getUserScopedStorageKey(KEY), JSON.stringify(views));
 }
 
 export default function SavedViewsMenu({
@@ -61,6 +63,16 @@ export default function SavedViewsMenu({
   const [name, setName] = useState("");
   const [views, setViews] = useState<SavedView[]>(() => loadViews());
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const reloadForAccount = () => {
+      setViews(loadViews());
+      setName("");
+      setAnchor(null);
+    };
+    window.addEventListener(AUTH_USER_CHANGED_EVENT, reloadForAccount);
+    return () => window.removeEventListener(AUTH_USER_CHANGED_EVENT, reloadForAccount);
+  }, []);
+
   const hasAny = views.length > 0;
 
   const canSave = useMemo(() => name.trim().length > 0, [name]);

job-tracker-ui/src/components/SettingsView.tsx

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 
 import {
   Box,
+  Alert,
   Button,
   Checkbox,
   FormControl,
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   MenuItem,
   Paper,
   Select,
+  Skeleton,
   Tab,
   Tabs,
   Typography,
@@ -26,6 +28,8 @@ import AiUsageCard from "./AiUsageCard";
 import AiPrivacySettingsCard from "./AiPrivacySettingsCard";
 import { ThemeModePref } from "../themePrefs";
 import { useI18n } from "../i18n/I18nProvider";
+import { api, getApiErrorMessage } from "../api";
+import { useToast } from "../toast";
 
 interface Props {
   pageSize: 15 | 20 | 25;
@@ -51,39 +55,10 @@ function SectionCard({ title, subtitle, children }: { title: string; subtitle?:
   );
 }
 
-const NOTIFICATION_PREFS_KEY = "settings.notificationPrefs";
-
 type NotificationPrefs = {
-  emailFollowUpReminders: boolean;
+  emailFollowUpRemindersEnabled: boolean;
-  emailGhostedJobAlerts: boolean;
-  inAppReminderHighlights: boolean;
 };
 
-function loadNotificationPrefs(): NotificationPrefs {
-  try {
-    const raw = window.localStorage.getItem(NOTIFICATION_PREFS_KEY);
-    if (!raw) {
-      return {
-        emailFollowUpReminders: true,
-        emailGhostedJobAlerts: true,
-        inAppReminderHighlights: true,
-      };
-    }
-    return {
-      emailFollowUpReminders: true,
-      emailGhostedJobAlerts: true,
-      inAppReminderHighlights: true,
-      ...JSON.parse(raw),
-    };
-  } catch {
-    return {
-      emailFollowUpReminders: true,
-      emailGhostedJobAlerts: true,
-      inAppReminderHighlights: true,
-    };
-  }
-}
-
 export default function SettingsView({
   pageSize,
   onPageSizeChange,
@@ -95,11 +70,31 @@ export default function SettingsView({
   const navigate = useNavigate();
   const [tab, setTab] = useState(0);
   const { language, setLanguage, t } = useI18n();
-  const [notificationPrefs, setNotificationPrefs] = useState<NotificationPrefs>(() => loadNotificationPrefs());
+  const { toast } = useToast();
+  const [notificationPrefs, setNotificationPrefs] = useState<NotificationPrefs | null>(null);
+  const [notificationError, setNotificationError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [savingNotifications, setSavingNotifications] = useState(false);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    window.localStorage.setItem(NOTIFICATION_PREFS_KEY, JSON.stringify(notificationPrefs));
+    let active = true;
-  }, [notificationPrefs]);
+    api.get<NotificationPrefs>("/notification-settings")
+      .then(({ data }) => { if (active) setNotificationPrefs(data); })
+      .catch((error) => { if (active) setNotificationError(getApiErrorMessage(error, "Notification settings could not be loaded.")); });
+    return () => { active = false; };
+  }, []);
+
+  const saveNotifications = async () => {
+    if (!notificationPrefs) return;
+    setSavingNotifications(true);
+    setNotificationError(null);
+    try {
+      const { data } = await api.put<NotificationPrefs>("/notification-settings", notificationPrefs);
+      setNotificationPrefs(data);
+      toast("Notification settings saved.", "success");
+    } catch (error) {
+      setNotificationError(getApiErrorMessage(error, "Notification settings could not be saved."));
+    } finally { setSavingNotifications(false); }
+  };
 
   return (
     <Paper sx={{ mt: 0, p: 2.5, borderRadius: 4, border: "none", boxShadow: "0px 1px 2px 0px rgba(15,23,42,0.04), 0px 8px 24px -12px rgba(15,23,42,0.12)" }}>
@@ -214,20 +209,15 @@ export default function SettingsView({
 
       <TabPanel value={tab} index={2}>
         <SectionCard title={t("settingsNotificationsTitle")} subtitle={t("settingsNotificationsBody")}>
-          <Box sx={{ display: "grid", gap: 1 }}>
+          {notificationError ? <Alert severity="error" sx={{ mb: 1.5 }}>{notificationError}</Alert> : null}
+          {!notificationPrefs ? <Skeleton variant="rounded" height={70} /> : <Box sx={{ display: "grid", gap: 1 }}>
             <FormControlLabel
-              control={<Checkbox checked={notificationPrefs.emailFollowUpReminders} onChange={(e) => setNotificationPrefs((prev) => ({ ...prev, emailFollowUpReminders: e.target.checked }))} />}
+              control={<Checkbox checked={notificationPrefs.emailFollowUpRemindersEnabled} onChange={(e) => setNotificationPrefs({ emailFollowUpRemindersEnabled: e.target.checked })} />}
               label={t("settingsNotificationsFollowUpReminders")}
             />
-            <FormControlLabel
+            <Typography variant="caption" color="text.secondary">Disabling this prevents the background reminder worker from sending follow-up email to your account. In-app reminders remain available.</Typography>
-              control={<Checkbox checked={notificationPrefs.emailGhostedJobAlerts} onChange={(e) => setNotificationPrefs((prev) => ({ ...prev, emailGhostedJobAlerts: e.target.checked }))} />}
+            <Box><Button variant="contained" disabled={savingNotifications} onClick={() => void saveNotifications()}>{savingNotifications ? "Saving…" : "Save notification settings"}</Button></Box>
-              label={t("settingsNotificationsGhostedJobs")}
+          </Box>}
-            />
-            <FormControlLabel
-              control={<Checkbox checked={notificationPrefs.inAppReminderHighlights} onChange={(e) => setNotificationPrefs((prev) => ({ ...prev, inAppReminderHighlights: e.target.checked }))} />}
-              label={t("settingsNotificationsInAppReminders")}
-            />
-          </Box>
           <Typography variant="caption" sx={{ color: "text.secondary", display: "block", mt: 1.5 }}>
             {t("settingsNotificationsDelivery")}
           </Typography>

job-tracker-ui/src/confirm.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { createContext, useCallback, useContext, useMemo, useState } from "react";
+import React, { createContext, useCallback, useContext, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { Alert, Button, Dialog, DialogActions, DialogContent, DialogTitle, Typography } from "@mui/material";
 
 type ConfirmOptions = {
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ type ConfirmContextValue = {
 
 type ConfirmState = ConfirmOptions & {
   open: boolean;
-  resolver?: (value: boolean) => void;
 };
 
 const ConfirmContext = createContext<ConfirmContextValue | null>(null);
 
 export function ConfirmProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
+  const resolverRef = useRef<((value: boolean) => void) | null>(null);
   const [state, setState] = useState<ConfirmState>({
     open: false,
     message: "",
@@ -31,14 +31,15 @@ export function ConfirmProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
   });
 
   const closeWith = useCallback((value: boolean) => {
-    setState((prev) => {
+    const resolve = resolverRef.current;
-      prev.resolver?.(value);
+    resolverRef.current = null;
-      return { ...prev, open: false, resolver: undefined };
+    setState((prev) => ({ ...prev, open: false }));
-    });
+    resolve?.(value);
   }, []);
 
   const confirm = useCallback((options: ConfirmOptions) => {
     return new Promise<boolean>((resolve) => {
+      resolverRef.current = resolve;
       setState({
         open: true,
         title: options.title ?? "Confirm action",
@@ -46,7 +47,6 @@ export function ConfirmProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
         confirmLabel: options.confirmLabel ?? "Confirm",
         cancelLabel: options.cancelLabel ?? "Cancel",
         destructive: options.destructive ?? false,
-        resolver: resolve,
       });
     });
   }, []);

job-tracker-ui/src/hooks/useCompanies.ts

@@ -1,31 +1,50 @@
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 
 import { api } from "../api";
+import { AUTH_USER_CHANGED_EVENT, getAuthUserKey } from "../auth";
 import { Company } from "../types";
 import { useViewResource, ViewResourceError } from "./useViewResource";
 
 let cachedCompanies: Company[] | null = null;
 let inflight: Promise<Company[]> | null = null;
+let cacheOwner = "";
+
+function resetForOwner(owner: string) {
+  if (cacheOwner === owner) return;
+  cacheOwner = owner;
+  cachedCompanies = null;
+  inflight = null;
+}
+
+function cachedForCurrentOwner() {
+  const owner = getAuthUserKey();
+  resetForOwner(owner);
+  return cachedCompanies;
+}
 
 async function fetchCompanies(): Promise<Company[]> {
+  const owner = getAuthUserKey();
+  resetForOwner(owner);
   if (cachedCompanies) return cachedCompanies;
   if (inflight) return inflight;
 
-  inflight = api
+  const request = api
     .get<Company[]>('/companies')
     .then((r) => {
-      cachedCompanies = r.data;
+      if (cacheOwner === owner && getAuthUserKey() === owner) cachedCompanies = r.data;
       return r.data;
     })
     .finally(() => {
-      inflight = null;
+      if (inflight === request) inflight = null;
     });
+  inflight = request;
 
   return inflight;
 }
 
 export function invalidateCompaniesCache() {
   cachedCompanies = null;
+  inflight = null;
 }
 
 export function useCompanies(): {
@@ -37,7 +56,7 @@ export function useCompanies(): {
 } {
   const [cacheBust, setCacheBust] = useState(0);
   const resource = useViewResource(fetchCompanies, {
-    initialData: cachedCompanies ?? [],
+    initialData: cachedForCurrentOwner() ?? [],
     errorMessage: 'Unable to load companies right now.',
     deps: [cacheBust],
   });
@@ -48,6 +67,15 @@ export function useCompanies(): {
     }
   }, [resource.data, resource.error]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const reloadForAccount = () => {
+      resetForOwner(getAuthUserKey());
+      setCacheBust((value) => value + 1);
+    };
+    window.addEventListener(AUTH_USER_CHANGED_EVENT, reloadForAccount);
+    return () => window.removeEventListener(AUTH_USER_CHANGED_EVENT, reloadForAccount);
+  }, []);
+
   return {
     companies: resource.data,
     loading: resource.loading,

job-tracker-ui/src/hooks/useViewResource.ts

@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ export function useViewResource<T>(
   const [error, setError] = useState<ViewResourceError | null>(null);
   const hasLoadedRef = useRef(hasLoaded);
   const loadRef = useRef(load);
+  const requestSequence = useRef(0);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     hasLoadedRef.current = hasLoaded;
@@ -78,18 +79,22 @@ export function useViewResource<T>(
   const reload = useCallback(async () => {
     if (!enabled) return;
 
+    const requestId = ++requestSequence.current;
     const alreadyLoaded = hasLoadedRef.current;
     setLoading(!alreadyLoaded);
     setRefreshing(alreadyLoaded);
     try {
       const next = await loadRef.current();
+      if (requestId !== requestSequence.current) return;
       setData(next);
       setError(null);
       setHasLoaded(true);
     } catch (err: any) {
+      if (requestId !== requestSequence.current) return;
       setError(normalizeError(err, errorMessage));
       setHasLoaded(true);
     } finally {
+      if (requestId !== requestSequence.current) return;
       setLoading(false);
       setRefreshing(false);
     }
@@ -97,6 +102,7 @@ export function useViewResource<T>(
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!enabled) {
+      requestSequence.current += 1;
       setLoading(false);
       return;
     }

job-tracker-ui/src/settings-view.test.tsx

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const mockedApi = api as jest.Mocked<typeof api>;
 
 function renderView() {
   return render(
-    <MemoryRouter future={{ v7_startTransition: true, v7_relativeSplatPath: true }}>
+    <MemoryRouter>
       <ToastProvider>
         <I18nProvider>
           <SettingsView
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ beforeEach(() => {
         },
       } as any);
     }
+    if (url === '/notification-settings') return Promise.resolve({ data: { emailFollowUpRemindersEnabled: true } } as any);
     return Promise.resolve({ data: {} } as any);
   });
   window.localStorage.clear();
@@ -110,11 +111,14 @@ test('settings view has no accent picker and uses one follow-up section, one not
   expect(screen.queryAllByText(/open reminders/i)).toHaveLength(0);
 
   fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('tab', { name: /notifications/i }));
-  expect(screen.getByText(/notification settings/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+  expect(screen.getByText(/^notification settings$/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
   // SMTP status now lives under Admin → System → Settings (the old "check system status" link was removed).
   expect(screen.getAllByText(/smtp delivery and test mail live under/i).length).toBe(1);
   expect(screen.getByLabelText(/email reminders for follow-ups/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
-  expect(screen.getByLabelText(/email alerts for ghosted jobs/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+  expect(screen.queryByLabelText(/email alerts for ghosted jobs/i)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  fireEvent.click(screen.getByLabelText(/email reminders for follow-ups/i));
+  fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /save notification settings/i }));
+  expect(mockedApi.put).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/notification-settings', { emailFollowUpRemindersEnabled: false });
 });
 
 test('AI privacy settings are server-backed and external processing is local-only by default', async () => {

job-tracker-ui/src/use-view-resource.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import React from "react";
+import "@testing-library/jest-dom";
+import { act, render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+
+import { useViewResource } from "./hooks/useViewResource";
+
+function deferred<T>() {
+  let resolve!: (value: T) => void;
+  const promise = new Promise<T>((next) => { resolve = next; });
+  return { promise, resolve };
+}
+
+it("ignores an older request that completes after a newer dependency load", async () => {
+  const first = deferred<string>();
+  const second = deferred<string>();
+  const load = jest.fn((key: string) => key === "first" ? first.promise : second.promise);
+
+  function Probe({ query }: { query: string }) {
+    const resource = useViewResource(() => load(query), {
+      initialData: "empty",
+      errorMessage: "Unable to load.",
+      deps: [query],
+    });
+    return <div>{resource.data}</div>;
+  }
+
+  const view = render(<Probe query="first" />);
+  view.rerender(<Probe query="second" />);
+
+  await act(async () => { second.resolve("new result"); });
+  expect(screen.getByText("new result")).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+  await act(async () => { first.resolve("stale result"); });
+  expect(screen.getByText("new result")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  expect(screen.queryByText("stale result")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+});

job-tracker-ui/src/views/ApplicationWorkspacePage.tsx

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {
 } from "../components/ApplicationAssets";
 import { ApplicationInterviewPrep } from "../components/InterviewPrep";
 import EditJobDialog from "../components/EditJobDialog";
+import { ApplicationStatusSuggestion, ApplicationStrategySnapshot } from "../components/ApplicationWorkflowAssist";
 import { useConfirm } from "../confirm";
 import {
   WORKSPACE_SECTIONS, WorkspaceOverview, WorkspaceSectionKey, applicationWorkspaceApi, workspaceSection,
@@ -189,10 +190,12 @@ export function ApplicationWorkspace({
 
       <Box sx={{ display: "grid", gap: 2 }}>
         <WorkspaceHeader overview={overview} onEdit={() => setEditOpen(true)} />
+        {section === "overview" && jobId > 0 && <ApplicationStatusSuggestion jobId={jobId} onApplied={load} />}
         {section === "overview" && <OverviewSection overview={overview} onGo={go} onReload={load} />}
         {section === "job-details" && <JobDetailsSection overview={overview} onEdit={() => setEditOpen(true)} />}
         {/* Deterministic answer first, then the AI panel below it — the page never generates on load. */}
         {section === "analysis" && jobId > 0 && <ApplicationAnalysis jobId={jobId} />}
+        {section === "analysis" && jobId > 0 && <ApplicationStrategySnapshot jobId={jobId} />}
         {section === "match" && jobId > 0 && <ApplicationMatch jobId={jobId} />}
         {section === "timeline" && jobId > 0 && <ApplicationTimeline jobId={jobId} />}
         {section === "interview" && jobId > 0 && <ApplicationInterviewPrep jobId={jobId} />}

job-tracker-ui/src/views/ProfilePage.tsx

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import {
   StructuredCvProfile,
 } from "../profileCv";
 import { JobApplication } from "../types";
+import { getUserScopedStorageKey } from "../auth";
 
 
 type CvSectionOption = "" | "Professional Summary" | "Core Skills" | "Experience Highlights" | "Selected Achievements" | "Projects";
@@ -273,7 +274,9 @@ export default function ProfilePage() {
       setLastName(r.data?.lastName ?? "");
       setDisplayName(r.data?.displayName ?? "");
       setProfileCvText(r.data?.profileCvText ?? "");
-      setHeadline(window.localStorage.getItem("profileHeadline") ?? "");
+      const persistedHeadline = parseStructuredCvJson(r.data?.profileCvStructureJson).contact.headline;
+      const userKey = r.data?.id || r.data?.email || r.data?.userName || "anon";
+      setHeadline(persistedHeadline ?? window.localStorage.getItem(getUserScopedStorageKey("profileHeadline", userKey)) ?? "");
       if (r.data?.provider === "local") {
         const pending = await api.get<PendingEmailChange>("/auth/email-change");
         setPendingEmail(pending.data?.pendingEmail ?? null);
@@ -489,7 +492,8 @@ export default function ProfilePage() {
                 // /profile saves identity only. The backend does partial updates, so omitting the
                 // master-profile fields leaves them untouched (they are owned by /career).
                 await api.put("/auth/profile", { userName, firstName, lastName, displayName });
-                window.localStorage.setItem("profileHeadline", headline.trim());
+                const userKey = me?.id || me?.email || me?.userName;
+                if (userKey) window.localStorage.setItem(getUserScopedStorageKey("profileHeadline", userKey), headline.trim());
                 await loadProfile();
                 toast(t("profileUpdated"), "success");
               } catch (e: any) {

job-tracker-ui/src/workflow-trust-signals.test.tsx

@@ -70,10 +70,18 @@ function buildJob(overrides: Partial<JobApplication>): JobApplication {
 }
 
 function setupApiMocks({ reminders, jobs }: { reminders?: JobApplication[]; jobs?: JobApplication[] }) {
-  mockedApi.get.mockImplementation((url: string) => {
+  mockedApi.get.mockImplementation((url: string, config?: any) => {
     if (url === '/companies') return Promise.resolve({ data: [{ id: 1, name: 'Acme' }, { id: 2, name: 'Beta' }] } as any);
     if (url === '/jobapplications/reminders') return Promise.resolve({ data: reminders ?? [] } as any);
-    if (url === '/jobapplications') return Promise.resolve({ data: { items: jobs ?? [], total: jobs?.length ?? 0, page: 1, pageSize: 15 } } as any);
+    if (url === '/jobapplications') {
+      const readiness = config?.params?.readiness;
+      const filtered = (jobs ?? []).filter((job) => readiness === 'interview'
+        ? job.workflowSignal?.needsInterviewPrep
+        : readiness === 'needs-work'
+          ? job.workflowSignal?.hasPackageGap || job.workflowSignal?.needsInterviewPrep
+          : true);
+      return Promise.resolve({ data: { items: filtered, total: filtered.length, page: 1, pageSize: 15 } } as any);
+    }
     if (url === '/jobapplications/stats') return Promise.resolve({ data: { total: reminders?.length ?? 0, active: reminders?.length ?? 0, deleted: 0, byStatus: {}, appliedLast30Days: reminders?.length ?? 0, averageDaysSinceApplied: 7 } } as any);
     if (url === '/jobapplications/analytics-overview') return Promise.resolve({ data: { funnel: [], responseRateBySource: [], topCompanies: [], totalResponses: 1, totalActive: reminders?.length ?? 0 } } as any);
     if (url === '/jobapplications/analytics' || url === '/jobapplications/tags') return Promise.resolve({ data: [] } as any);
@@ -270,5 +278,8 @@ test('job table readiness filter follows workflow signals instead of raw notes o
   fireEvent.click(await screen.findByRole('option', { name: /needs work/i }));
 
   expect(await screen.findByText(/application engineer/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
-  expect(screen.queryByText(/operations analyst/i)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  await waitFor(() => expect(screen.queryByText(/operations analyst/i)).not.toBeInTheDocument());
+  expect(mockedApi.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/jobapplications', expect.objectContaining({
+    params: expect.objectContaining({ readiness: 'needs-work' }),
+  }));
 });

tools/summarizer/app.py

@@ -1096,7 +1096,13 @@ def _extract_plain_text(data: bytes) -> str:
 async def extract_text(file: UploadFile = File(...)):
     filename = file.filename or "document"
     extension = "." + filename.rsplit(".", 1)[1].lower() if "." in filename else ""
-    data = await file.read()
+    data = bytearray()
+    while len(data) <= MAX_EXTRACT_FILE_BYTES:
+        chunk = await file.read(min(64 * 1024, MAX_EXTRACT_FILE_BYTES - len(data) + 1))
+        if not chunk:
+            break
+        data.extend(chunk)
+    data = bytes(data)
     if not data:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="The uploaded file was empty.")
     if len(data) > MAX_EXTRACT_FILE_BYTES:

tools/summarizer/tests/test_app.py

@@ -510,6 +510,18 @@ def test_health_stays_open_so_probes_and_healthchecks_work(monkeypatch):
     assert client.get("/health").status_code == 200
 
 
+def test_extract_text_rejects_oversized_upload_before_parsing(monkeypatch):
+    module = load_app_module(monkeypatch)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(module, "MAX_EXTRACT_FILE_BYTES", 32)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(module, "_extract_plain_text", lambda data: (_ for _ in ()).throw(AssertionError("parser must not run")))
+    client = TestClient(module.app)
+
+    response = client.post("/extract-text", files={"file": ("large.txt", b"x" * 64, "text/plain")})
+
+    assert response.status_code == 400
+    assert "too large" in response.json()["detail"].lower()
+
+
 def test_cache_purge_requires_service_token_and_clears_content(monkeypatch):
     module = load_app_module(monkeypatch, service_token="s3cret")
     module.cache["synthetic-key"] = "synthetic-summary"