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API/hifi.py

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class HifiApiClient:
     - GET /search/ with exactly one of s, a, v, p
     - GET /track/ with id (and optional quality)
     - GET /info/ with id
+    - GET /album/ with id
     - GET /lyrics/ with id
     """
 
@@ -68,6 +69,18 @@ class HifiApiClient:
 
         return self._get_json("info/", params={"id": track_int})
 
+    def album(self, album_id: int) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """Fetch album details, including track list when provided by the backend."""
+
+        try:
+            album_int = int(album_id)
+        except Exception as exc:
+            raise HifiApiError(f"album_id must be int-compatible: {exc}") from exc
+        if album_int <= 0:
+            raise HifiApiError("album_id must be positive")
+
+        return self._get_json("album/", params={"id": album_int})
+
     def lyrics(self, track_id: int) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         """Fetch lyrics (including subtitles/LRC) for a track."""
 

CLI.py

@@ -2168,6 +2168,20 @@ class PipelineExecutor:
                 table if current_table and hasattr(current_table,
                                                    "table") else None
             )
+
+            # Prefer an explicit provider hint from table metadata when available.
+            # This keeps @N selectors working even when row payloads don't carry a
+            # provider key (or when they carry a table-type like hifi.album).
+            try:
+                meta = (
+                    current_table.get_table_metadata()
+                    if current_table is not None and hasattr(current_table, "get_table_metadata")
+                    else getattr(current_table, "table_metadata", None)
+                )
+            except Exception:
+                meta = None
+            if isinstance(meta, dict):
+                _add(meta.get("provider"))
         except Exception:
             pass
 
@@ -2187,6 +2201,23 @@ class PipelineExecutor:
             get_provider = None  # type: ignore
             is_known_provider_name = None  # type: ignore
 
+        # If we have a table-type like "hifi.album", also try its provider prefix ("hifi")
+        # when that prefix is a registered provider name.
+        if is_known_provider_name is not None:
+            try:
+                for key in list(candidates):
+                    if not isinstance(key, str):
+                        continue
+                    if "." not in key:
+                        continue
+                    if is_known_provider_name(key):
+                        continue
+                    prefix = str(key).split(".", 1)[0].strip().lower()
+                    if prefix and is_known_provider_name(prefix):
+                        _add(prefix)
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+
         if get_provider is not None:
             for key in candidates:
                 try:
@@ -2401,15 +2432,37 @@ class PipelineExecutor:
         if not selection_indices:
             return True, None
 
+        # Selection should operate on the *currently displayed* selectable table.
+        # Some navigation flows (e.g. @.. back) can show a display table without
+        # updating current_stage_table. Provider selectors rely on current_stage_table
+        # to detect table type (e.g. hifi.album -> tracks), so sync it here.
+        display_table = None
         try:
-            if not ctx.get_current_stage_table_source_command():
-                display_table = (
-                    ctx.get_display_table() if hasattr(ctx,
-                                                       "get_display_table") else None
+            display_table = (
+                ctx.get_display_table() if hasattr(ctx, "get_display_table") else None
+            )
+        except Exception:
+            display_table = None
+
+        current_stage_table = None
+        try:
+            current_stage_table = (
+                ctx.get_current_stage_table()
+                if hasattr(ctx, "get_current_stage_table") else None
+            )
+        except Exception:
+            current_stage_table = None
+
+        try:
+            if display_table is not None and hasattr(ctx, "set_current_stage_table"):
+                ctx.set_current_stage_table(display_table)
+            elif current_stage_table is None and hasattr(ctx, "set_current_stage_table"):
+                last_table = (
+                    ctx.get_last_result_table()
+                    if hasattr(ctx, "get_last_result_table") else None
                 )
-                table_for_stage = display_table or ctx.get_last_result_table()
-                if table_for_stage:
-                    ctx.set_current_stage_table(table_for_stage)
+                if last_table is not None:
+                    ctx.set_current_stage_table(last_table)
         except Exception:
             pass
 
@@ -2600,6 +2653,67 @@ class PipelineExecutor:
                     print("No items matched selection in pipeline\n")
                     return False, None
 
+                # Provider selection expansion (non-terminal): allow certain provider tables
+                # (e.g. hifi.album) to expand to multiple downstream items when the user
+                # pipes into another stage (e.g. @N | .mpv or @N | add-file).
+                table_type_hint = None
+                try:
+                    table_type_hint = (
+                        stage_table.table
+                        if stage_table is not None and hasattr(stage_table, "table")
+                        else None
+                    )
+                except Exception:
+                    table_type_hint = None
+
+                if stages and isinstance(table_type_hint, str) and table_type_hint.strip().lower() == "hifi.album":
+                    try:
+                        from ProviderCore.registry import get_provider
+
+                        prov = get_provider("hifi", config)
+                    except Exception:
+                        prov = None
+
+                    if prov is not None and hasattr(prov, "_extract_album_selection_context") and hasattr(prov, "_tracks_for_album"):
+                        try:
+                            album_contexts = prov._extract_album_selection_context(filtered)  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+                        except Exception:
+                            album_contexts = []
+
+                        track_items: List[Any] = []
+                        seen_track_ids: set[int] = set()
+                        for album_id, album_title, artist_name in album_contexts or []:
+                            try:
+                                track_results = prov._tracks_for_album(  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+                                    album_id=album_id,
+                                    album_title=album_title,
+                                    artist_name=artist_name,
+                                    limit=500,
+                                )
+                            except Exception:
+                                track_results = []
+                            for tr in track_results or []:
+                                try:
+                                    md = getattr(tr, "full_metadata", None)
+                                    tid = None
+                                    if isinstance(md, dict):
+                                        raw_id = md.get("trackId") or md.get("id")
+                                        try:
+                                            tid = int(raw_id) if raw_id is not None else None
+                                        except Exception:
+                                            tid = None
+                                    if tid is not None:
+                                        if tid in seen_track_ids:
+                                            continue
+                                        seen_track_ids.add(tid)
+                                except Exception:
+                                    pass
+                                track_items.append(tr)
+
+                        if track_items:
+                            filtered = track_items
+                            table_type_hint = "hifi.track"
+
                 if PipelineExecutor._maybe_run_class_selector(
                         ctx,
                         config,
@@ -2634,11 +2748,20 @@ class PipelineExecutor:
                         current_table = ctx.get_last_result_table()
                 except Exception:
                     current_table = None
-                table_type = (
-                    current_table.table
-                    if current_table and hasattr(current_table,
-                                                 "table") else None
-                )
+                table_type = None
+                try:
+                    if isinstance(table_type_hint, str) and table_type_hint.strip():
+                        table_type = table_type_hint
+                    else:
+                        table_type = (
+                            current_table.table
+                            if current_table and hasattr(current_table, "table") else None
+                        )
+                except Exception:
+                    table_type = (
+                        current_table.table
+                        if current_table and hasattr(current_table, "table") else None
+                    )
 
                 def _norm_cmd(name: Any) -> str:
                     return str(name or "").replace("_", "-").strip().lower()
@@ -2981,11 +3104,27 @@ class PipelineExecutor:
                             display_table = None
 
                         stage_table = ctx.get_current_stage_table()
+                        # Selection should operate on the table the user sees.
+                        # If a display overlay table exists, force it as the current-stage table
+                        # so provider selectors (e.g. hifi.album -> tracks) behave consistently.
+                        try:
+                            if display_table is not None and hasattr(ctx, "set_current_stage_table"):
+                                ctx.set_current_stage_table(display_table)
+                                stage_table = display_table
+                        except Exception:
+                            pass
+
                         if not stage_table and display_table is not None:
                             stage_table = display_table
                         if not stage_table:
                             stage_table = ctx.get_last_result_table()
 
+                        try:
+                            if hasattr(ctx, "debug_table_state"):
+                                ctx.debug_table_state(f"selection {selection_token}")
+                        except Exception:
+                            pass
+
                         if display_table is not None and stage_table is display_table:
                             items_list = ctx.get_last_result_items() or []
                         else:

MPV/portable_config/script-opts/medeia.conf

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # Medeia MPV script options
-store=default
+store=tutorial

Provider/HIFI.py

@@ -29,10 +29,22 @@ _DELIMITERS_RE = re.compile(r"[;,]")
 _SEGMENT_BOUNDARY_RE = re.compile(r"(?=\b\w+\s*:)")
 
 
+def _format_total_seconds(seconds: Any) -> str:
+    try:
+        total = int(seconds)
+    except Exception:
+        return ""
+    if total <= 0:
+        return ""
+    mins = total // 60
+    secs = total % 60
+    return f"{mins}:{secs:02d}"
+
+
 class HIFI(Provider):
 
-    TABLE_AUTO_PREFIXES = {
-        "hifi": ["download-file"],
+    TABLE_AUTO_STAGES = {
+        "hifi.track": ["download-file"],
     }
     """Provider that targets the HiFi-RestAPI (Tidal proxy) search endpoint.
 
@@ -62,6 +74,7 @@ class HIFI(Provider):
     ) -> List[SearchResult]:
         if limit <= 0:
             return []
+        view = self._get_view_from_query(query)
         params = self._build_search_params(query)
         if not params:
             return []
@@ -82,17 +95,34 @@ class HIFI(Provider):
             return []
 
         data = payload.get("data") or {}
-        items = self._extract_track_items(data)
+        if view == "artist":
+            items = self._extract_artist_items(data)
+        else:
+            items = self._extract_track_items(data)
         results: List[SearchResult] = []
         for item in items:
             if limit and len(results) >= limit:
                 break
-            result = self._item_to_result(item)
+            if view == "artist":
+                result = self._artist_item_to_result(item)
+            else:
+                result = self._item_to_result(item)
             if result is not None:
                 results.append(result)
 
         return results[:limit]
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_view_from_query(query: str) -> str:
+        text = str(query or "").strip()
+        if not text:
+            return "track"
+        if re.search(r"\bartist\s*:", text, flags=re.IGNORECASE):
+            return "artist"
+        if re.search(r"\balbum\s*:", text, flags=re.IGNORECASE):
+            return "album"
+        return "track"
+
     @staticmethod
     def _safe_filename(value: Any, *, fallback: str = "hifi") -> str:
         text = str(value or "").strip()
@@ -126,6 +156,478 @@ class HIFI(Provider):
                 return self._parse_track_id(m.group(1))
         return None
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _parse_int(value: Any) -> Optional[int]:
+        if value is None:
+            return None
+        try:
+            num = int(value)
+        except Exception:
+            return None
+        return num if num > 0 else None
+
+    def _extract_artist_selection_context(self, selected_items: List[Any]) -> List[Tuple[int, str]]:
+        contexts: List[Tuple[int, str]] = []
+        seen: set[int] = set()
+
+        for item in selected_items or []:
+            payload: Dict[str, Any] = {}
+            if isinstance(item, dict):
+                payload = item
+            else:
+                try:
+                    payload = item.to_dict() if hasattr(item, "to_dict") and callable(getattr(item, "to_dict")) else {}
+                except Exception:
+                    payload = {}
+                if not payload:
+                    try:
+                        payload = {
+                            "title": getattr(item, "title", None),
+                            "path": getattr(item, "path", None),
+                            "full_metadata": getattr(item, "full_metadata", None),
+                        }
+                    except Exception:
+                        payload = {}
+
+            meta = payload.get("full_metadata") if isinstance(payload.get("full_metadata"), dict) else payload
+            if not isinstance(meta, dict):
+                meta = {}
+
+            artist_id = self._parse_int(meta.get("artistId") or meta.get("id") or payload.get("artistId") or payload.get("id"))
+            if not artist_id:
+                # Try to parse from path.
+                raw_path = str(payload.get("path") or "").strip()
+                if raw_path:
+                    m = re.search(r"hifi:(?://)?artist[\\/](\d+)", raw_path, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
+                    if m:
+                        artist_id = self._parse_int(m.group(1))
+
+            if not artist_id or artist_id in seen:
+                continue
+            seen.add(artist_id)
+
+            name = (
+                payload.get("title")
+                or meta.get("name")
+                or meta.get("title")
+                or payload.get("name")
+            )
+            name_text = str(name or "").strip() or f"Artist {artist_id}"
+            contexts.append((artist_id, name_text))
+
+        return contexts
+
+    def _extract_album_selection_context(self, selected_items: List[Any]) -> List[Tuple[Optional[int], str, str]]:
+        """Return (album_id, album_title, artist_name) for selected album rows."""
+
+        contexts: List[Tuple[Optional[int], str, str]] = []
+        seen_ids: set[int] = set()
+        seen_keys: set[str] = set()
+
+        for item in selected_items or []:
+            payload: Dict[str, Any] = {}
+            if isinstance(item, dict):
+                payload = item
+            else:
+                try:
+                    payload = item.to_dict() if hasattr(item, "to_dict") and callable(getattr(item, "to_dict")) else {}
+                except Exception:
+                    payload = {}
+                if not payload:
+                    try:
+                        payload = {
+                            "title": getattr(item, "title", None),
+                            "path": getattr(item, "path", None),
+                            "full_metadata": getattr(item, "full_metadata", None),
+                        }
+                    except Exception:
+                        payload = {}
+
+            meta = payload.get("full_metadata") if isinstance(payload.get("full_metadata"), dict) else payload
+            if not isinstance(meta, dict):
+                meta = {}
+
+            album_title = self._stringify(payload.get("title") or meta.get("title") or meta.get("name"))
+            if not album_title:
+                album_title = self._stringify(meta.get("album") or meta.get("albumTitle"))
+            if not album_title:
+                continue
+
+            artist_name = self._stringify(meta.get("_artist_name") or meta.get("artist") or meta.get("artistName"))
+            if not artist_name:
+                # Some album payloads include nested artist objects.
+                artist_obj = meta.get("artist")
+                if isinstance(artist_obj, dict):
+                    artist_name = self._stringify(artist_obj.get("name"))
+
+            # Prefer albumId when available; some payloads carry both id/albumId.
+            album_id = self._parse_int(meta.get("albumId") or meta.get("id"))
+
+            if not album_id:
+                raw_path = self._stringify(payload.get("path"))
+                if raw_path:
+                    m = re.search(r"hifi:(?://)?album[\\/](\d+)", raw_path, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
+                    if m:
+                        album_id = self._parse_int(m.group(1))
+
+            if album_id:
+                if album_id in seen_ids:
+                    continue
+                seen_ids.add(album_id)
+            else:
+                key = f"{album_title.lower()}::{artist_name.lower()}"
+                if key in seen_keys:
+                    continue
+                seen_keys.add(key)
+
+            contexts.append((album_id, album_title, artist_name))
+
+        return contexts
+
+    def _track_matches_artist(self, track: Dict[str, Any], *, artist_id: Optional[int], artist_name: str) -> bool:
+        if not isinstance(track, dict):
+            return False
+        wanted = str(artist_name or "").strip().lower()
+
+        primary = track.get("artist")
+        if isinstance(primary, dict):
+            if artist_id and self._parse_int(primary.get("id")) == artist_id:
+                return True
+            name = str(primary.get("name") or "").strip().lower()
+            if wanted and name == wanted:
+                return True
+
+        artists = track.get("artists")
+        if isinstance(artists, list):
+            for a in artists:
+                if not isinstance(a, dict):
+                    continue
+                if artist_id and self._parse_int(a.get("id")) == artist_id:
+                    return True
+                name = str(a.get("name") or "").strip().lower()
+                if wanted and name == wanted:
+                    return True
+
+        # Fallback: string-match extracted display.
+        if wanted:
+            try:
+                names = [n.lower() for n in self._extract_artists(track)]
+            except Exception:
+                names = []
+            return wanted in names
+
+        return False
+
+    def _albums_for_artist(self, *, artist_id: Optional[int], artist_name: str, limit: int = 200) -> List[SearchResult]:
+        name = str(artist_name or "").strip()
+        if not name:
+            return []
+
+        payload: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None
+        for base in self.api_urls:
+            endpoint = f"{base.rstrip('/')}/search/"
+            try:
+                client = self._get_api_client_for_base(base)
+                payload = client.search({"s": name}) if client else None
+                if payload is not None:
+                    break
+            except Exception as exc:
+                log(f"[hifi] Album lookup failed for {endpoint}: {exc}", file=sys.stderr)
+                continue
+
+        if not payload:
+            return []
+
+        data = payload.get("data") or {}
+        tracks = self._extract_track_items(data)
+        if not tracks:
+            return []
+
+        albums_by_id: Dict[int, Dict[str, Any]] = {}
+        albums_by_key: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] = {}
+        for track in tracks:
+            if not self._track_matches_artist(track, artist_id=artist_id, artist_name=name):
+                continue
+            album = track.get("album")
+            if not isinstance(album, dict):
+                continue
+            # Prefer albumId when available; some payloads carry both id/albumId.
+            album_id = self._parse_int(album.get("albumId") or album.get("id"))
+            title = self._stringify(album.get("title"))
+            if not title:
+                continue
+            if album_id:
+                albums_by_id.setdefault(album_id, album)
+                continue
+            key = f"{title.lower()}::{name.lower()}"
+            albums_by_key.setdefault(key, album)
+
+        album_items: List[Dict[str, Any]] = list(albums_by_id.values()) + list(albums_by_key.values())
+        results: List[SearchResult] = []
+        for album in album_items:
+            if limit and len(results) >= limit:
+                break
+            res = self._album_item_to_result(album, artist_name=name)
+            if res is not None:
+                results.append(res)
+        return results
+
+    def _tracks_for_album(self, *, album_id: Optional[int], album_title: str, artist_name: str = "", limit: int = 200) -> List[SearchResult]:
+        title = str(album_title or "").strip()
+        if not title:
+            return []
+
+        def _norm_album(text: str) -> str:
+            # Normalize album titles for matching across punctuation/case/spacing.
+            # Example: "either/or" vs "Either Or" or "Either/Or (Expanded Edition)".
+            s = str(text or "").strip().lower()
+            if not s:
+                return ""
+            s = re.sub(r"&", " and ", s)
+            s = re.sub(r"[^a-z0-9]+", "", s)
+            return s
+
+        search_text = title
+        artist_text = str(artist_name or "").strip()
+        if artist_text:
+            # The proxy only supports s/a/v/p. Use a combined s= query to bias results
+            # toward the target album's tracks.
+            search_text = f"{artist_text} {title}".strip()
+
+        # Prefer /album when we have a numeric album id.
+        # The proxy returns the album payload including a full track list in `data.items`.
+        # When this endpoint is available, it is authoritative for an album id, so we do
+        # not apply additional title/artist filtering.
+        if album_id:
+            for base in self.api_urls:
+                endpoint = f"{base.rstrip('/')}/album/"
+                try:
+                    client = self._get_api_client_for_base(base)
+                    album_payload = client.album(int(album_id)) if client else None
+                except Exception as exc:
+                    log(f"[hifi] Album lookup failed for {endpoint}: {exc}", file=sys.stderr)
+                    continue
+
+                if not isinstance(album_payload, dict) or not album_payload:
+                    continue
+
+                try:
+                    album_data = album_payload.get("data")
+                    album_tracks = self._extract_track_items(album_data if album_data is not None else album_payload)
+                except Exception:
+                    album_tracks = []
+
+                if not album_tracks:
+                    # Try the next configured base URL (some backends return an error-shaped
+                    # JSON object with 200, or omit tracks for certain ids).
+                    continue
+
+                ordered: List[Tuple[int, int, Dict[str, Any]]] = []
+                for tr in album_tracks:
+                    if not isinstance(tr, dict):
+                        continue
+                    disc_val = self._parse_int(tr.get("volumeNumber") or tr.get("discNumber") or 0) or 0
+                    track_val = self._parse_int(tr.get("trackNumber") or 0) or 0
+                    ordered.append((disc_val, track_val, tr))
+
+                ordered.sort(key=lambda t: (t[0], t[1]))
+                try:
+                    debug(f"hifi album endpoint tracks: album_id={album_id} extracted={len(album_tracks)}")
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+
+                results: List[SearchResult] = []
+                for _disc, _track, tr in ordered:
+                    if limit and len(results) >= limit:
+                        break
+                    res = self._item_to_result(tr)
+                    if res is not None:
+                        results.append(res)
+                if results:
+                    return results
+
+        # Reduce punctuation in the raw search string to improve /search/ recall.
+        try:
+            search_text = re.sub(r"[/\\]+", " ", search_text)
+            search_text = re.sub(r"\s+", " ", search_text).strip()
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+        payload: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None
+        for base in self.api_urls:
+            endpoint = f"{base.rstrip('/')}/search/"
+            try:
+                client = self._get_api_client_for_base(base)
+                payload = client.search({"s": search_text}) if client else None
+                if payload is not None:
+                    break
+            except Exception as exc:
+                log(f"[hifi] Track lookup failed for {endpoint}: {exc}", file=sys.stderr)
+                continue
+
+        if not payload:
+            return []
+
+        data = payload.get("data") or {}
+        tracks = self._extract_track_items(data)
+        if not tracks:
+            return []
+
+        try:
+            debug(f"hifi album search tracks: album_id={album_id} extracted={len(tracks)} query={repr(search_text)}")
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+        wanted_album = title.lower()
+        wanted_album_norm = _norm_album(title)
+        wanted_artist = artist_text.lower()
+        seen_ids: set[int] = set()
+        candidates: List[Tuple[int, int, Dict[str, Any]]] = []
+
+        for track in tracks:
+            if not isinstance(track, dict):
+                continue
+            tid = self._parse_int(track.get("id") or track.get("trackId"))
+            if not tid or tid in seen_ids:
+                continue
+
+            album = track.get("album")
+            album_ok = False
+            if isinstance(album, dict):
+                if album_id and self._parse_int(album.get("albumId") or album.get("id")) == album_id:
+                    album_ok = True
+                else:
+                    at = self._stringify(album.get("title")).lower()
+                    if at:
+                        if at == wanted_album:
+                            album_ok = True
+                        else:
+                            at_norm = _norm_album(at)
+                            if wanted_album_norm and at_norm and (
+                                    at_norm == wanted_album_norm
+                                    or wanted_album_norm in at_norm
+                                    or at_norm in wanted_album_norm):
+                                album_ok = True
+            else:
+                # If album is not a dict, fall back to string compare.
+                at = self._stringify(track.get("album")).lower()
+                if at:
+                    if at == wanted_album:
+                        album_ok = True
+                    else:
+                        at_norm = _norm_album(at)
+                        if wanted_album_norm and at_norm and (
+                                at_norm == wanted_album_norm
+                                or wanted_album_norm in at_norm
+                                or at_norm in wanted_album_norm):
+                            album_ok = True
+            if not album_ok:
+                continue
+
+            if wanted_artist:
+                if not self._track_matches_artist(track, artist_id=None, artist_name=artist_name):
+                    continue
+            seen_ids.add(tid)
+
+            disc_val = self._parse_int(track.get("volumeNumber") or track.get("discNumber") or 0) or 0
+            track_val = self._parse_int(track.get("trackNumber") or 0) or 0
+            candidates.append((disc_val, track_val, track))
+
+        candidates.sort(key=lambda t: (t[0], t[1]))
+
+        # If strict matching found nothing, relax title matching (substring) while still
+        # keeping artist filtering when available.
+        if not candidates:
+            for track in tracks:
+                if not isinstance(track, dict):
+                    continue
+                tid = self._parse_int(track.get("id") or track.get("trackId"))
+                if not tid or tid in seen_ids:
+                    continue
+
+                album = track.get("album")
+                if isinstance(album, dict):
+                    at = self._stringify(album.get("title")).lower()
+                else:
+                    at = self._stringify(track.get("album")).lower()
+
+                if not at:
+                    continue
+                at_norm = _norm_album(at)
+                if wanted_album_norm and at_norm:
+                    if not (wanted_album_norm in at_norm or at_norm in wanted_album_norm):
+                        continue
+                else:
+                    if wanted_album not in at:
+                        continue
+                if wanted_artist:
+                    if not self._track_matches_artist(track, artist_id=None, artist_name=artist_name):
+                        continue
+
+                seen_ids.add(tid)
+                disc_val = self._parse_int(track.get("volumeNumber") or track.get("discNumber") or 0) or 0
+                track_val = self._parse_int(track.get("trackNumber") or 0) or 0
+                candidates.append((disc_val, track_val, track))
+
+            candidates.sort(key=lambda t: (t[0], t[1]))
+
+        try:
+            debug(f"hifi album search tracks: album_id={album_id} matched={len(candidates)} title={repr(title)} artist={repr(artist_name)}")
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+        results: List[SearchResult] = []
+        for _disc, _track, track in candidates:
+            if limit and len(results) >= limit:
+                break
+            res = self._item_to_result(track)
+            if res is not None:
+                results.append(res)
+
+        return results
+
+    def _album_item_to_result(self, album: Dict[str, Any], *, artist_name: str) -> Optional[SearchResult]:
+        if not isinstance(album, dict):
+            return None
+        title = self._stringify(album.get("title"))
+        if not title:
+            return None
+        # Prefer albumId when available; some payloads carry both id/albumId.
+        album_id = self._parse_int(album.get("albumId") or album.get("id"))
+        path = f"hifi://album/{album_id}" if album_id else f"hifi://album/{self._safe_filename(title)}"
+
+        columns: List[tuple[str, str]] = [("Album", title)]
+        if artist_name:
+            columns.append(("Artist", str(artist_name)))
+
+        # Album stats (best-effort): show track count and total duration when available.
+        track_count = self._parse_int(album.get("numberOfTracks") or album.get("trackCount") or album.get("tracks") or 0)
+        if track_count:
+            columns.append(("Tracks", str(track_count)))
+        total_time = _format_total_seconds(album.get("duration") or album.get("durationSeconds") or album.get("duration_sec") or 0)
+        if total_time:
+            columns.append(("Total", total_time))
+
+        release_date = self._stringify(album.get("releaseDate") or album.get("release_date") or album.get("date"))
+        if release_date:
+            columns.append(("Release", release_date))
+
+        # Preserve the original album payload but add a hint for downstream.
+        md: Dict[str, Any] = dict(album)
+        if artist_name and "_artist_name" not in md:
+            md["_artist_name"] = artist_name
+
+        return SearchResult(
+            table="hifi",
+            title=title,
+            path=path,
+            detail="album",
+            annotations=["tidal", "album"],
+            media_kind="audio",
+            columns=columns,
+            full_metadata=md,
+        )
+
     @staticmethod
     def _find_ffmpeg() -> Optional[str]:
         exe = shutil.which("ffmpeg")
@@ -475,20 +977,56 @@ class HIFI(Provider):
 
     def _extract_track_items(self, data: Any) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
         if isinstance(data, list):
-            return [item for item in data if isinstance(item, dict)]
+            items: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
+            for item in data:
+                if not isinstance(item, dict):
+                    continue
+                # Some endpoints return wrapper objects like {"item": {...}}.
+                nested = item.get("item")
+                if isinstance(nested, dict):
+                    items.append(nested)
+                    continue
+                nested = item.get("track")
+                if isinstance(nested, dict):
+                    items.append(nested)
+                    continue
+                items.append(item)
+            return items
         if not isinstance(data, dict):
             return []
 
         items: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
         direct = data.get("items")
         if isinstance(direct, list):
-            items.extend(item for item in direct if isinstance(item, dict))
+            for item in direct:
+                if not isinstance(item, dict):
+                    continue
+                nested = item.get("item")
+                if isinstance(nested, dict):
+                    items.append(nested)
+                    continue
+                nested = item.get("track")
+                if isinstance(nested, dict):
+                    items.append(nested)
+                    continue
+                items.append(item)
 
         tracks_section = data.get("tracks")
         if isinstance(tracks_section, dict):
             track_items = tracks_section.get("items")
             if isinstance(track_items, list):
-                items.extend(item for item in track_items if isinstance(item, dict))
+                for item in track_items:
+                    if not isinstance(item, dict):
+                        continue
+                    nested = item.get("item")
+                    if isinstance(nested, dict):
+                        items.append(nested)
+                        continue
+                    nested = item.get("track")
+                    if isinstance(nested, dict):
+                        items.append(nested)
+                        continue
+                    items.append(item)
 
         top_hits = data.get("topHits")
         if isinstance(top_hits, list):
@@ -563,20 +1101,121 @@ class HIFI(Provider):
             if value:
                 key_values[key] = value
 
-        params: Dict[str, str] = {}
+        # The proxy API only accepts exactly one of s/a/v/p. If the user mixes
+        # free text with a structured key (e.g. artist:foo bar), treat the free
+        # text as part of the same query instead of creating an additional key.
+        mapped_values: Dict[str, List[str]] = {}
         for key, value in key_values.items():
             if not value:
                 continue
             mapped = _KEY_TO_PARAM.get(key)
-            if mapped:
-                params[mapped] = value
+            if not mapped:
+                continue
+            mapped_values.setdefault(mapped, []).append(value)
 
-        general = " ".join(part for part in free_text if part).strip()
-        if general:
-            params.setdefault("s", general)
-        elif not params:
-            params["s"] = cleaned
-        return params
+        # Choose the search key in priority order.
+        chosen_key = None
+        for candidate in ("a", "v", "p", "s"):
+            if mapped_values.get(candidate):
+                chosen_key = candidate
+                break
+        if chosen_key is None:
+            chosen_key = "s"
+
+        chosen_parts: List[str] = []
+        chosen_parts.extend(mapped_values.get(chosen_key, []))
+
+        # If the user provided free text and a structured key (like artist:),
+        # fold it into the chosen key instead of forcing a second key.
+        extra = " ".join(part for part in free_text if part).strip()
+        if extra:
+            chosen_parts.append(extra)
+
+        chosen_value = " ".join(p for p in chosen_parts if p).strip()
+        if not chosen_value:
+            chosen_value = cleaned
+
+        return {chosen_key: chosen_value} if chosen_value else {}
+
+    def _extract_artist_items(self, data: Any) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        if isinstance(data, list):
+            return [item for item in data if isinstance(item, dict)]
+        if not isinstance(data, dict):
+            return []
+
+        items: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
+        direct = data.get("items")
+        if isinstance(direct, list):
+            items.extend(item for item in direct if isinstance(item, dict))
+
+        artists_section = data.get("artists")
+        if isinstance(artists_section, dict):
+            artist_items = artists_section.get("items")
+            if isinstance(artist_items, list):
+                items.extend(item for item in artist_items if isinstance(item, dict))
+
+        top_hits = data.get("topHits")
+        if isinstance(top_hits, list):
+            for hit in top_hits:
+                if not isinstance(hit, dict):
+                    continue
+                hit_type = str(hit.get("type") or "").upper()
+                if hit_type != "ARTISTS":
+                    continue
+                value = hit.get("value")
+                if isinstance(value, dict):
+                    items.append(value)
+
+        seen: set[int] = set()
+        deduped: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
+        for item in items:
+            raw_id = item.get("id") or item.get("artistId")
+            if raw_id is None:
+                continue
+            try:
+                artist_int = int(raw_id)
+            except Exception:
+                artist_int = None
+            if artist_int is None or artist_int in seen:
+                continue
+            seen.add(artist_int)
+            deduped.append(item)
+
+        return deduped
+
+    def _artist_item_to_result(self, item: Dict[str, Any]) -> Optional[SearchResult]:
+        if not isinstance(item, dict):
+            return None
+
+        name = str(item.get("name") or item.get("title") or "").strip()
+        if not name:
+            return None
+
+        raw_id = item.get("id") or item.get("artistId")
+        if raw_id is None:
+            return None
+        try:
+            artist_id = int(raw_id)
+        except (TypeError, ValueError):
+            return None
+
+        path = f"hifi://artist/{artist_id}"
+
+        columns: List[tuple[str, str]] = [("Artist", name), ("Artist ID", str(artist_id))]
+        popularity = self._stringify(item.get("popularity"))
+        if popularity:
+            columns.append(("Popularity", popularity))
+
+        return SearchResult(
+            table="hifi",
+            title=name,
+            path=path,
+            detail="artist",
+            annotations=["tidal", "artist"],
+            media_kind="audio",
+            columns=columns,
+            full_metadata=item,
+        )
 
     @staticmethod
     def _format_duration(seconds: Any) -> str:
@@ -649,6 +1288,12 @@ class HIFI(Provider):
         columns: List[tuple[str, str]] = []
         if title:
             columns.append(("Title", title))
+        disc_no = self._stringify(item.get("volumeNumber") or item.get("discNumber") or item.get("disc_number"))
+        track_no = self._stringify(item.get("trackNumber") or item.get("track_number"))
+        if disc_no:
+            columns.append(("Disc #", disc_no))
+        if track_no:
+            columns.append(("Track #", track_no))
         if album_title:
             columns.append(("Album", album_title))
         if artist_display:
@@ -670,6 +1315,12 @@ class HIFI(Provider):
                 if isinstance(tag, str) and tag.strip():
                     tags.add(tag.strip().lower())
 
+        # IMPORTANT: do not retain a shared reference to the raw API dict.
+        # Downstream playback (MPV) mutates metadata to cache the decoded Tidal
+        # manifest path/URL. If multiple results share the same dict reference,
+        # they can incorrectly collapse to a single playable target.
+        full_md: Dict[str, Any] = dict(item)
+
         return SearchResult(
             table="hifi",
             title=title,
@@ -679,7 +1330,7 @@ class HIFI(Provider):
             media_kind="audio",
             tag=tags,
             columns=columns,
-            full_metadata=item,
+            full_metadata=full_md,
         )
 
     def _extract_track_selection_context(
@@ -814,11 +1465,133 @@ class HIFI(Provider):
             current_table = ctx.get_current_stage_table()
         except Exception:
             current_table = None
+        if current_table is None:
+            try:
+                current_table = ctx.get_last_result_table()
+            except Exception:
+                current_table = None
         table_type = (
             current_table.table
             if current_table and hasattr(current_table, "table")
             else None
         )
+
+        # Artist selection: selecting @N should open an albums list.
+        if isinstance(table_type, str) and table_type.strip().lower() == "hifi.artist":
+            contexts = self._extract_artist_selection_context(selected_items)
+            if not contexts:
+                return False
+
+            artist_id, artist_name = contexts[0]
+            album_results = self._albums_for_artist(artist_id=artist_id, artist_name=artist_name, limit=200)
+            if not album_results:
+                return False
+
+            try:
+                from SYS.rich_display import stdout_console
+                from SYS.result_table import ResultTable
+            except Exception:
+                return False
+
+            table = ResultTable(f"HIFI Albums: {artist_name}").set_preserve_order(False)
+            table.set_table("hifi.album")
+            try:
+                table.set_table_metadata({"provider": "hifi", "view": "album", "artist_id": artist_id, "artist_name": artist_name})
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+
+            results_payload: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
+            for res in album_results:
+                table.add_result(res)
+                try:
+                    results_payload.append(res.to_dict())
+                except Exception:
+                    results_payload.append({"table": "hifi", "title": getattr(res, "title", ""), "path": getattr(res, "path", "")})
+
+            try:
+                ctx.set_last_result_table(table, results_payload)
+                ctx.set_current_stage_table(table)
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+
+            try:
+                suppress = bool(getattr(ctx, "_suppress_provider_selector_print", False))
+            except Exception:
+                suppress = False
+
+            if not suppress:
+                try:
+                    stdout_console().print()
+                    stdout_console().print(table)
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+
+            return True
+
+        # Album selection: selecting @N should open the track list for that album.
+        if isinstance(table_type, str) and table_type.strip().lower() == "hifi.album":
+            contexts = self._extract_album_selection_context(selected_items)
+            if not contexts:
+                return False
+
+            album_id, album_title, artist_name = contexts[0]
+            track_results = self._tracks_for_album(album_id=album_id, album_title=album_title, artist_name=artist_name, limit=200)
+            if not track_results:
+                return False
+
+            try:
+                from SYS.rich_display import stdout_console
+                from SYS.result_table import ResultTable
+            except Exception:
+                return False
+
+            label = album_title
+            if artist_name:
+                label = f"{artist_name} - {album_title}"
+            # Preserve album order (disc/track) rather than sorting by title.
+            table = ResultTable(f"HIFI Tracks: {label}").set_preserve_order(True)
+            table.set_table("hifi.track")
+            try:
+                table.set_table_metadata(
+                    {
+                        "provider": "hifi",
+                        "view": "track",
+                        "album_id": album_id,
+                        "album_title": album_title,
+                        "artist_name": artist_name,
+                    }
+                )
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+
+            results_payload: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
+            for res in track_results:
+                table.add_result(res)
+                try:
+                    results_payload.append(res.to_dict())
+                except Exception:
+                    results_payload.append({"table": "hifi", "title": getattr(res, "title", ""), "path": getattr(res, "path", "")})
+
+            try:
+                ctx.set_last_result_table(table, results_payload)
+                ctx.set_current_stage_table(table)
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+
+            try:
+                suppress = bool(getattr(ctx, "_suppress_provider_selector_print", False))
+            except Exception:
+                suppress = False
+
+            if not suppress:
+                try:
+                    stdout_console().print()
+                    stdout_console().print(table)
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+
+            return True
+
         if isinstance(table_type, str) and table_type.strip().lower() == "hifi.track":
             try:
                 meta = (

Provider/openlibrary.py

@@ -780,9 +780,9 @@ class OpenLibrary(Provider):
             elif isinstance(collection, str):
                 values = [collection.strip().lower()]
 
-            if any(v in {"inlibrary",
-                         "printdisabled",
-                         "lendinglibrary"} for v in values):
+            # Treat borrowable as "inlibrary" (and keep "lendinglibrary" as a safe alias).
+            # IMPORTANT: do NOT treat "printdisabled" alone as borrowable.
+            if any(v in {"inlibrary", "lendinglibrary"} for v in values):
                 return True, "archive-collection"
             return False, "archive-not-lendable"
         except Exception:
@@ -1312,11 +1312,11 @@ class OpenLibrary(Provider):
             if lendable_local:
                 return "borrow", reason_local, archive_id_local, ""
 
-            # Not lendable: check whether it's directly downloadable (public domain uploads, etc.).
+            # OpenLibrary API can be a false-negative; fall back to Archive metadata.
             try:
-                can_direct, pdf_url = self._archive_check_direct_download(archive_id_local)
-                if can_direct and pdf_url:
-                    return "download", reason_local, archive_id_local, str(pdf_url)
+                lendable2, reason2 = self._archive_is_lendable(archive_id_local)
+                if lendable2:
+                    return "borrow", reason2 or reason_local, archive_id_local, ""
             except Exception:
                 pass
 
@@ -1401,6 +1401,11 @@ class OpenLibrary(Provider):
             if 0 <= idx < len(availability_rows):
                 availability, availability_reason, archive_id, direct_url = availability_rows[idx]
 
+            # UX requirement: OpenLibrary provider should ONLY show borrowable books.
+            # Ignore printdisabled-only and non-borrow items.
+            if availability != "borrow":
+                continue
+
             # Patch the display column.
             for idx, (name, _val) in enumerate(columns):
                 if name == "Avail":

SYS/pipeline.py

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from contextvars import ContextVar
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Sequence
 from SYS.models import PipelineStageContext
-from SYS.logger import log
+from SYS.logger import log, debug, is_debug_enabled
 
 
 def set_live_progress(progress_ui: Any) -> None:
@@ -696,8 +696,11 @@ def restore_previous_result_table() -> bool:
         # If an underlying table exists, we're done.
         # Otherwise, fall through to history restore so @.. actually returns to the last table.
         if state.last_result_table is not None:
+            # Ensure subsequent @N selection uses the table the user sees.
+            state.current_stage_table = state.last_result_table
             return True
         if not state.result_table_history:
+            state.current_stage_table = state.last_result_table
             return True
 
     if not state.result_table_history:
@@ -723,6 +726,15 @@ def restore_previous_result_table() -> bool:
     state.display_table = None
     state.display_subject = None
 
+    # Sync current stage table to the restored view so provider selectors run
+    # against the correct table type.
+    state.current_stage_table = state.last_result_table
+
+    try:
+        debug_table_state("restore_previous_result_table")
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+
     return True
 
 
@@ -740,8 +752,11 @@ def restore_next_result_table() -> bool:
         # If an underlying table exists, we're done.
         # Otherwise, fall through to forward restore when available.
         if state.last_result_table is not None:
+            # Ensure subsequent @N selection uses the table the user sees.
+            state.current_stage_table = state.last_result_table
             return True
         if not state.result_table_forward:
+            state.current_stage_table = state.last_result_table
             return True
 
     if not state.result_table_forward:
@@ -769,6 +784,15 @@ def restore_next_result_table() -> bool:
     state.display_table = None
     state.display_subject = None
 
+    # Sync current stage table to the restored view so provider selectors run
+    # against the correct table type.
+    state.current_stage_table = state.last_result_table
+
+    try:
+        debug_table_state("restore_next_result_table")
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+
     return True
 
 
@@ -819,6 +843,78 @@ def get_last_result_items() -> List[Any]:
     return []
 
 
+def debug_table_state(label: str = "") -> None:
+    """Dump pipeline table and item-buffer state (debug-only).
+
+    Useful for diagnosing cases where `@N` selection appears to act on a different
+    table than the one currently displayed.
+    """
+
+    if not is_debug_enabled():
+        return
+
+    state = _get_pipeline_state()
+
+    def _tbl(name: str, t: Any) -> None:
+        if t is None:
+            debug(f"[table] {name}: None")
+            return
+        try:
+            table_type = getattr(t, "table", None)
+        except Exception:
+            table_type = None
+        try:
+            title = getattr(t, "title", None)
+        except Exception:
+            title = None
+        try:
+            src_cmd = getattr(t, "source_command", None)
+        except Exception:
+            src_cmd = None
+        try:
+            src_args = getattr(t, "source_args", None)
+        except Exception:
+            src_args = None
+        try:
+            no_choice = bool(getattr(t, "no_choice", False))
+        except Exception:
+            no_choice = False
+        try:
+            preserve_order = bool(getattr(t, "preserve_order", False))
+        except Exception:
+            preserve_order = False
+        try:
+            row_count = len(getattr(t, "rows", []) or [])
+        except Exception:
+            row_count = 0
+        try:
+            meta = (
+                t.get_table_metadata() if hasattr(t, "get_table_metadata") else getattr(t, "table_metadata", None)
+            )
+        except Exception:
+            meta = None
+        meta_keys = list(meta.keys()) if isinstance(meta, dict) else []
+
+        debug(
+            f"[table] {name}: id={id(t)} class={type(t).__name__} title={repr(title)} table={repr(table_type)} rows={row_count} "
+            f"source={repr(src_cmd)} source_args={repr(src_args)} no_choice={no_choice} preserve_order={preserve_order} meta_keys={meta_keys}"
+        )
+
+    if label:
+        debug(f"[table] state: {label}")
+    _tbl("display_table", getattr(state, "display_table", None))
+    _tbl("current_stage_table", getattr(state, "current_stage_table", None))
+    _tbl("last_result_table", getattr(state, "last_result_table", None))
+
+    try:
+        debug(
+            f"[table] buffers: display_items={len(state.display_items or [])} last_result_items={len(state.last_result_items or [])} "
+            f"history={len(state.result_table_history or [])} forward={len(state.result_table_forward or [])} last_selection={list(state.last_selection or [])}"
+        )
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+
+
 def get_last_selectable_result_items() -> List[Any]:
     """Get items from the last *selectable* result table, ignoring display-only items.
 

cmdlet/download_file.py

@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ class Download_File(Cmdlet):
                 elif isinstance(collection, str):
                     values = [collection.strip().lower()] if collection.strip() else []
 
-                lendable = any(v in {"inlibrary", "printdisabled", "lendinglibrary"} for v in values)
+                lendable = any(v in {"inlibrary", "lendinglibrary"} for v in values)
             except Exception:
                 lendable = False
 

cmdlet/search_file.py

@@ -280,6 +280,49 @@ class search_file(Cmdlet):
                 results = provider.search(query, limit=limit)
             debug(f"[search-file] {provider_name} -> {len(results or [])} result(s)")
 
+            # HIFI artist UX: if there is exactly one artist match, auto-expand
+            # directly to albums without requiring an explicit @1 selection.
+            if (
+                provider_lower == "hifi"
+                and table_meta.get("view") == "artist"
+                and isinstance(results, list)
+                and len(results) == 1
+            ):
+                try:
+                    artist_res = results[0]
+                    artist_name = str(getattr(artist_res, "title", "") or "").strip()
+                    artist_md = getattr(artist_res, "full_metadata", None)
+                    artist_id = None
+                    if isinstance(artist_md, dict):
+                        raw_id = artist_md.get("artistId") or artist_md.get("id")
+                        try:
+                            artist_id = int(raw_id) if raw_id is not None else None
+                        except Exception:
+                            artist_id = None
+
+                    album_results = []
+                    if hasattr(provider, "_albums_for_artist") and callable(getattr(provider, "_albums_for_artist")):
+                        try:
+                            album_results = provider._albums_for_artist(  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+                                artist_id=artist_id,
+                                artist_name=artist_name,
+                                limit=max(int(limit or 0), 200),
+                            )
+                        except Exception:
+                            album_results = []
+
+                    if album_results:
+                        results = album_results
+                        table_type = "hifi.album"
+                        table.set_table(table_type)
+                        table_meta["view"] = "album"
+                        try:
+                            table.set_table_metadata(table_meta)
+                        except Exception:
+                            pass
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+
             if not results:
                 log(f"No results found for query: {query}", file=sys.stderr)
                 if db is not None:

cmdnat/pipe.py

@@ -1109,18 +1109,27 @@ def _queue_items(
                     }
                     _send_ipc_command(ytdl_cmd, silent=True)
 
+            # For memory:// M3U payloads (used to carry titles), use loadlist so mpv parses
+            # the content as a playlist and does not expose #EXTINF lines as entries.
+            command_name = "loadfile"
+            try:
+                if isinstance(target_to_send, str) and target_to_send.startswith("memory://") and "#EXTM3U" in target_to_send:
+                    command_name = "loadlist"
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+
             cmd = {
-                "command": ["loadfile",
+                "command": [command_name,
                             target_to_send,
                             mode],
                 "request_id": 200
             }
             try:
-                debug(f"Sending MPV loadfile: {target_to_send} mode={mode}")
+                debug(f"Sending MPV {command_name}: {target_to_send} mode={mode}")
                 resp = _send_ipc_command(cmd, silent=True)
-                debug(f"MPV loadfile response: {resp}")
+                debug(f"MPV {command_name} response: {resp}")
             except Exception as e:
-                debug(f"Exception sending loadfile to MPV: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+                debug(f"Exception sending {command_name} to MPV: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
                 resp = None
 
             if resp is None:

cmdnat/table.py

@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+from typing import Any, Dict, Sequence
+
+from cmdlet._shared import Cmdlet, CmdletArg
+from SYS.logger import log
+
+
+def _run(piped_result: Any, args: Sequence[str], config: Dict[str, Any]) -> int:
+    # Debug utility: dump current pipeline table state (display/current/last + buffers)
+    try:
+        from SYS import pipeline as ctx
+    except Exception as exc:
+        log(f"Failed to import pipeline context: {exc}")
+        return 1
+
+    state = None
+    try:
+        state = ctx.get_pipeline_state() if hasattr(ctx, "get_pipeline_state") else None
+    except Exception:
+        state = None
+
+    def _summarize_table(name: str, t: Any) -> None:
+        if t is None:
+            print(f"{name}: None")
+            return
+        try:
+            table_type = getattr(t, "table", None)
+        except Exception:
+            table_type = None
+        try:
+            title = getattr(t, "title", None)
+        except Exception:
+            title = None
+        try:
+            src_cmd = getattr(t, "source_command", None)
+        except Exception:
+            src_cmd = None
+        try:
+            src_args = getattr(t, "source_args", None)
+        except Exception:
+            src_args = None
+        try:
+            no_choice = bool(getattr(t, "no_choice", False))
+        except Exception:
+            no_choice = False
+        try:
+            preserve_order = bool(getattr(t, "preserve_order", False))
+        except Exception:
+            preserve_order = False
+        try:
+            row_count = len(getattr(t, "rows", []) or [])
+        except Exception:
+            row_count = 0
+        try:
+            meta = (
+                t.get_table_metadata() if hasattr(t, "get_table_metadata") else getattr(t, "table_metadata", None)
+            )
+        except Exception:
+            meta = None
+        meta_keys = list(meta.keys()) if isinstance(meta, dict) else []
+
+        print(
+            f"{name}: id={id(t)} class={type(t).__name__} title={repr(title)} table={repr(table_type)} rows={row_count} "
+            f"source={repr(src_cmd)} source_args={repr(src_args)} no_choice={no_choice} preserve_order={preserve_order} meta_keys={meta_keys}"
+        )
+
+    label = ""
+    try:
+        label = str(args[0]) if args else ""
+        if label:
+            print(f"Table State: {label}")
+        else:
+            print("Table State")
+    except Exception:
+        print("Table State")
+
+    try:
+        _summarize_table("display_table", getattr(state, "display_table", None) if state is not None else None)
+        _summarize_table("current_stage_table", getattr(state, "current_stage_table", None) if state is not None else None)
+        _summarize_table("last_result_table", getattr(state, "last_result_table", None) if state is not None else None)
+
+        display_items = getattr(state, "display_items", None) if state is not None else None
+        last_result_items = getattr(state, "last_result_items", None) if state is not None else None
+        hist = getattr(state, "result_table_history", None) if state is not None else None
+        fwd = getattr(state, "result_table_forward", None) if state is not None else None
+        last_sel = getattr(state, "last_selection", None) if state is not None else None
+
+        print(
+            "buffers: "
+            f"display_items={len(display_items or [])} "
+            f"last_result_items={len(last_result_items or [])} "
+            f"history={len(hist or [])} "
+            f"forward={len(fwd or [])} "
+            f"last_selection={list(last_sel or [])}"
+        )
+    except Exception as exc:
+        log(f"Failed to summarize table state: {exc}")
+        return 1
+
+    # If debug logging is enabled, also emit the richer debug dump.
+    try:
+        if hasattr(ctx, "debug_table_state"):
+            ctx.debug_table_state(label or ".table")
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+
+    return 0
+
+
+CMDLET = Cmdlet(
+    name=".table",
+    summary="Dump pipeline table state for debugging",
+    usage=".table [label]",
+    arg=[
+        CmdletArg(
+            name="label",
+            type="string",
+            description="Optional label to include in the dump",
+            required=False,
+        ),
+    ],
+)
+
+CMDLET.exec = _run