diff --git a/API/HydrusNetwork.py b/API/HydrusNetwork.py
index f184214..a5c2c07 100644
--- a/API/HydrusNetwork.py
+++ b/API/HydrusNetwork.py
@@ -907,10 +907,13 @@ class HydrusNetwork:
         file_ids: Sequence[int] | None = None,
         hashes: Sequence[str] | None = None,
         include_service_keys_to_tags: bool = True,
+        include_tag_services: bool = False,
+        include_file_services: bool = False,
         include_file_url: bool = False,
         include_duration: bool = True,
         include_size: bool = True,
         include_mime: bool = False,
+        include_is_trashed: bool = False,
         include_notes: bool = False,
     ) -> dict[str,
               Any]:
@@ -929,6 +932,16 @@ class HydrusNetwork:
                 include_service_keys_to_tags,
                 lambda v: "true" if v else None,
             ),
+            (
+                "include_tag_services",
+                include_tag_services,
+                lambda v: "true" if v else None,
+            ),
+            (
+                "include_file_services",
+                include_file_services,
+                lambda v: "true" if v else None,
+            ),
             ("include_file_url",
              include_file_url, lambda v: "true" if v else None),
             ("include_duration",
@@ -937,6 +950,11 @@ class HydrusNetwork:
              include_size, lambda v: "true" if v else None),
             ("include_mime",
              include_mime, lambda v: "true" if v else None),
+            (
+                "include_is_trashed",
+                include_is_trashed,
+                lambda v: "true" if v else None,
+            ),
             ("include_notes",
              include_notes, lambda v: "true" if v else None),
         ]
@@ -1831,6 +1849,48 @@ def get_tag_service_key(client: HydrusNetwork,
     if not isinstance(services, dict):
         return None
 
+    def _normalize_name(value: Any) -> str:
+        if isinstance(value, bytes):
+            try:
+                return value.decode("utf-8", errors="ignore").strip().lower()
+            except Exception:
+                return ""
+        try:
+            return str(value or "").strip().lower()
+        except Exception:
+            return ""
+
+    def _normalize_service_key(value: Any) -> Optional[str]:
+        if value is None:
+            return None
+        if isinstance(value, bytes):
+            # Hydrus service keys are raw bytes; API expects hex.
+            try:
+                hex_text = value.hex()
+            except Exception:
+                return None
+            return hex_text if (len(hex_text) == 64 and all(ch in "0123456789abcdef" for ch in hex_text)) else None
+        if isinstance(value, str):
+            text = value.strip().lower()
+            if text.startswith("0x"):
+                text = text[2:]
+            if len(text) == 64 and all(ch in "0123456789abcdef" for ch in text):
+                return text
+            return None
+        try:
+            text = str(value).strip().lower()
+        except Exception:
+            return None
+        if text.startswith("0x"):
+            text = text[2:]
+        if len(text) == 64 and all(ch in "0123456789abcdef" for ch in text):
+            return text
+        return None
+
+    target_name = _normalize_name(fallback_name)
+    if not target_name:
+        target_name = "my tags"
+
     # Hydrus returns services grouped by type; walk all lists and match on name
     for group in services.values():
         if not isinstance(group, list):
@@ -1838,10 +1898,13 @@ def get_tag_service_key(client: HydrusNetwork,
         for item in group:
             if not isinstance(item, dict):
                 continue
-            name = str(item.get("name") or "").strip().lower()
-            key = item.get("service_key") or item.get("key")
-            if name == fallback_name.lower() and key:
-                return str(key)
+            name = _normalize_name(item.get("name"))
+            if name != target_name:
+                continue
+            key_raw = item.get("service_key") or item.get("key")
+            normalized_key = _normalize_service_key(key_raw)
+            if normalized_key:
+                return normalized_key
 
     return None
 
diff --git a/SYS/pipeline.py b/SYS/pipeline.py
index d22f148..1610d0b 100644
--- a/SYS/pipeline.py
+++ b/SYS/pipeline.py
@@ -2234,6 +2234,25 @@ class PipelineExecutor:
 
                 # After inserting/appending an auto-stage, continue processing so later
                 # selection-expansion logic can still run (e.g., for example selectors).
+                if (not stages) and selection_indices and len(selection_indices) == 1:
+                    # Selection-only invocation (e.g. user types @1 with no pipe).
+                    # Show the item details panel so selection feels actionable.
+                    try:
+                        selected_item = filtered[0] if filtered else None
+                        if selected_item is not None and not isinstance(selected_item, dict):
+                            to_dict = getattr(selected_item, "to_dict", None)
+                            if callable(to_dict):
+                                selected_item = to_dict()
+                        if isinstance(selected_item, dict):
+                            from SYS.rich_display import render_item_details_panel
+
+                            render_item_details_panel(selected_item)
+                            try:
+                                ctx.set_last_result_items_only([selected_item])
+                            except Exception:
+                                pass
+                    except Exception:
+                        logger.exception("Failed to render selection-only item details")
                 return True, piped_result
             else:
                 debug(f"@N: No items to select from (items_list empty)")
diff --git a/Store/HydrusNetwork.py b/Store/HydrusNetwork.py
index 7876342..2230500 100644
--- a/Store/HydrusNetwork.py
+++ b/Store/HydrusNetwork.py
@@ -364,6 +364,18 @@ class HydrusNetwork(Store):
         except Exception:
             return False
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _has_current_file_service(meta: Dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
+        services = meta.get("file_services")
+        if not isinstance(services, dict):
+            return False
+        current = services.get("current")
+        if isinstance(current, dict):
+            return any(bool(v) for v in current.values())
+        if isinstance(current, list):
+            return len(current) > 0
+        return False
+
     def add_file(self, file_path: Path, **kwargs: Any) -> str:
         """Upload file to Hydrus with full metadata support.
 
@@ -411,25 +423,50 @@ class HydrusNetwork(Store):
             if client is None:
                 raise Exception("Hydrus client unavailable")
 
-            # Check if file already exists in Hydrus
+            # Check if file already exists in Hydrus.
+            # IMPORTANT: some Hydrus deployments can return a metadata record (file_id)
+            # even when the file is not in any current file service (e.g. trashed/missing).
+            # Only treat as a real duplicate if it is in a current file service.
             file_exists = False
             try:
                 metadata = client.fetch_file_metadata(
                     hashes=[file_hash],
                     include_service_keys_to_tags=False,
+                    include_file_services=True,
+                    include_is_trashed=True,
                     include_file_url=True,
                     include_duration=False,
-                    include_size=False,
-                    include_mime=False,
+                    include_size=True,
+                    include_mime=True,
                 )
                 if metadata and isinstance(metadata, dict):
                     metas = metadata.get("metadata", [])
                     if isinstance(metas, list) and metas:
                         # Hydrus returns placeholder rows for unknown hashes.
-                        # Only treat as a real duplicate if it has a concrete file_id.
+                        # Only treat as a real duplicate if it has a concrete file_id AND
+                        # appears in a current file service.
                         for meta in metas:
-                            if isinstance(meta,
-                                          dict) and meta.get("file_id") is not None:
+                            if not isinstance(meta, dict):
+                                continue
+                            if meta.get("file_id") is None:
+                                continue
+                            # Preferred: use file_services.current.
+                            if isinstance(meta.get("file_services"), dict):
+                                if self._has_current_file_service(meta):
+                                    file_exists = True
+                                    break
+                                continue
+
+                            # Fallback: if Hydrus doesn't return file_services, only treat as
+                            # existing when the metadata looks like a real file (non-zero size).
+                            size_val = meta.get("size")
+                            if size_val is None:
+                                size_val = meta.get("size_bytes")
+                            try:
+                                size_int = int(size_val) if size_val is not None else 0
+                            except Exception:
+                                size_int = 0
+                            if size_int > 0:
                                 file_exists = True
                                 break
                 if file_exists:
@@ -440,13 +477,54 @@ class HydrusNetwork(Store):
                 debug(f"{self._log_prefix()} metadata fetch failed: {exc}")
 
             # If Hydrus reports an existing file, it may be in trash. Best-effort restore it to 'my files'.
-            # This keeps behavior aligned with user expectation: "use API only" and ensure it lands in my files.
+            # Then re-check that it is actually in a current file service; if not, we'll proceed to upload.
             if file_exists:
                 try:
                     client.undelete_files([file_hash])
                 except Exception:
                     pass
 
+                try:
+                    metadata2 = client.fetch_file_metadata(
+                        hashes=[file_hash],
+                        include_service_keys_to_tags=False,
+                        include_file_services=True,
+                        include_is_trashed=True,
+                        include_file_url=False,
+                        include_duration=False,
+                        include_size=False,
+                        include_mime=False,
+                    )
+                    metas2 = metadata2.get("metadata", []) if isinstance(metadata2, dict) else []
+                    if isinstance(metas2, list) and metas2:
+                        still_current = False
+                        for meta in metas2:
+                            if not isinstance(meta, dict):
+                                continue
+                            if meta.get("file_id") is None:
+                                continue
+                            if isinstance(meta.get("file_services"), dict):
+                                if self._has_current_file_service(meta):
+                                    still_current = True
+                                    break
+                                continue
+
+                            size_val = meta.get("size")
+                            if size_val is None:
+                                size_val = meta.get("size_bytes")
+                            try:
+                                size_int = int(size_val) if size_val is not None else 0
+                            except Exception:
+                                size_int = 0
+                            if size_int > 0:
+                                still_current = True
+                                break
+                        if not still_current:
+                            file_exists = False
+                except Exception:
+                    # If re-check fails, keep prior behavior (avoid forcing uploads in unknown states)
+                    pass
+
             # Upload file if not already present
             if not file_exists:
                 debug(
@@ -1199,48 +1277,15 @@ class HydrusNetwork(Store):
 
                                 file_id = meta.get("file_id")
                                 hash_hex = meta.get("hash")
-                                size = meta.get("size", 0)
+                                size_val = meta.get("size")
+                                if size_val is None:
+                                    size_val = meta.get("size_bytes")
+                                try:
+                                    size = int(size_val) if size_val is not None else 0
+                                except Exception:
+                                    size = 0
 
-                                tags_set = meta.get("tags",
-                                                    {})
-                                all_tags: list[str] = []
-                                title = f"Hydrus File {file_id}"
-                                if isinstance(tags_set, dict):
-
-                                    def _collect(tag_list: Any) -> None:
-                                        nonlocal title
-                                        if not isinstance(tag_list, list):
-                                            return
-                                        for tag in tag_list:
-                                            tag_text = str(tag) if tag else ""
-                                            if not tag_text:
-                                                continue
-                                            tag_l = tag_text.strip().lower()
-                                            if not tag_l:
-                                                continue
-                                            all_tags.append(tag_l)
-                                            if (tag_l.startswith("title:") and title
-                                                    == f"Hydrus File {file_id}"):
-                                                title = tag_l.split(":", 1)[1].strip()
-
-                                    for _service_name, service_tags in tags_set.items():
-                                        if not isinstance(service_tags, dict):
-                                            continue
-                                        storage_tags = service_tags.get(
-                                            "storage_tags",
-                                            {}
-                                        )
-                                        if isinstance(storage_tags, dict):
-                                            for tag_list in storage_tags.values():
-                                                _collect(tag_list)
-                                        display_tags = service_tags.get(
-                                            "display_tags",
-                                            []
-                                        )
-                                        _collect(display_tags)
-
-                                # Unique tags
-                                all_tags = sorted(list(set(all_tags)))
+                                title, all_tags = self._extract_title_and_tags(meta, file_id)
 
                                 # Use known URLs (source URLs) from Hydrus if available (matches get-url cmdlet)
                                 item_url = meta.get("known_urls") or meta.get("urls") or meta.get("url") or []
@@ -1340,55 +1385,15 @@ class HydrusNetwork(Store):
 
                 file_id = meta.get("file_id")
                 hash_hex = meta.get("hash")
-                size = meta.get("size", 0)
+                size_val = meta.get("size")
+                if size_val is None:
+                    size_val = meta.get("size_bytes")
+                try:
+                    size = int(size_val) if size_val is not None else 0
+                except Exception:
+                    size = 0
 
-                # Get tags for this file and extract title
-                tags_set = meta.get("tags",
-                                    {})
-                all_tags = []
-                title = f"Hydrus File {file_id}"  # Default fallback
-                all_tags_str = ""  # For substring matching
-
-                # debug(f"[HydrusBackend.search] Processing file_id={file_id}, tags type={type(tags_set)}")
-
-                if isinstance(tags_set, dict):
-                    # Collect both storage_tags and display_tags to capture siblings/parents and ensure title: is seen
-                    def _collect(tag_list: Any) -> None:
-                        nonlocal title, all_tags_str
-                        if not isinstance(tag_list, list):
-                            return
-                        for tag in tag_list:
-                            tag_text = str(tag) if tag else ""
-                            if not tag_text:
-                                continue
-                            tag_l = tag_text.strip().lower()
-                            if not tag_l:
-                                continue
-                            all_tags.append(tag_l)
-                            all_tags_str += " " + tag_l
-                            if tag_l.startswith("title:"
-                                                ) and title == f"Hydrus File {file_id}":
-                                title = tag_l.split(":", 1)[1].strip()
-
-                    for _service_name, service_tags in tags_set.items():
-                        if not isinstance(service_tags, dict):
-                            continue
-
-                        storage_tags = service_tags.get("storage_tags",
-                                                        {})
-                        if isinstance(storage_tags, dict):
-                            for tag_list in storage_tags.values():
-                                _collect(tag_list)
-
-                        display_tags = service_tags.get("display_tags", [])
-                        _collect(display_tags)
-
-                    # Also consider top-level flattened tags payload if provided (Hydrus API sometimes includes it)
-                    top_level_tags = meta.get("tags_flat", []) or meta.get("tags", [])
-                    _collect(top_level_tags)
-                
-                # Unique tags
-                all_tags = sorted(list(set(all_tags)))
+                title, all_tags = self._extract_title_and_tags(meta, file_id)
 
                 # Prefer Hydrus-provided extension (e.g. ".webm"); fall back to MIME map.
                 mime_type = meta.get("mime")
@@ -1694,21 +1699,19 @@ class HydrusNetwork(Store):
 
             # Extract title from tags
             title = f"Hydrus_{file_hash[:12]}"
-            tags_payload = meta.get("tags",
-                                    {})
-            if isinstance(tags_payload, dict):
-                for service_data in tags_payload.values():
-                    if isinstance(service_data, dict):
-                        display_tags = service_data.get("display_tags",
-                                                        {})
-                        if isinstance(display_tags, dict):
-                            current_tags = display_tags.get("0", [])
-                            if isinstance(current_tags, list):
-                                for tag in current_tags:
-                                    if str(tag).lower().startswith("title:"):
-                                        title = tag.split(":", 1)[1].strip()
-                                        break
-                    if title != f"Hydrus_{file_hash[:12]}":
+            extracted_tags = self._extract_tags_from_hydrus_meta(
+                meta,
+                service_key=None,
+                service_name="my tags",
+            )
+            for raw_tag in extracted_tags:
+                tag_text = str(raw_tag or "").strip()
+                if not tag_text:
+                    continue
+                if tag_text.lower().startswith("title:"):
+                    value = tag_text.split(":", 1)[1].strip()
+                    if value:
+                        title = value
                         break
 
             # Hydrus may return mime as an int enum, or sometimes a human label.
@@ -1777,9 +1780,9 @@ class HydrusNetwork(Store):
             if size_val is None:
                 size_val = meta.get("size_bytes")
             try:
-                size_int: int | None = int(size_val) if size_val is not None else None
+                size_int: int | None = int(size_val) if size_val is not None else 0
             except Exception:
-                size_int = None
+                size_int = 0
 
             dur_val = meta.get("duration")
             if dur_val is None:
@@ -2157,7 +2160,7 @@ class HydrusNetwork(Store):
                 try:
                     if service_key:
                         # Mutate tags for many hashes in a single request
-                        client.mutate_tags_by_key(hashes=hashes, service_key=service_key, add_tags=list(tag_tuple))
+                        client.mutate_tags_by_key(hash=hashes, service_key=service_key, add_tags=list(tag_tuple))
                         any_success = True
                         continue
                 except Exception as exc:
@@ -2295,28 +2298,128 @@ class HydrusNetwork(Store):
         if not isinstance(tags_payload, dict):
             return []
 
-        svc_data = None
-        if service_key:
-            svc_data = tags_payload.get(service_key)
-        if not isinstance(svc_data, dict):
-            return []
+        desired_service_name = str(service_name or "").strip().lower()
+        desired_service_key = str(service_key).strip() if service_key is not None else ""
 
-        # Prefer display_tags (Hydrus computes siblings/parents)
-        display = svc_data.get("display_tags")
-        if isinstance(display, list) and display:
-            return [
-                str(t) for t in display
-                if isinstance(t, (str, bytes)) and str(t).strip()
-            ]
+        def _append_tag(out: List[str], value: Any) -> None:
+            text = ""
+            if isinstance(value, bytes):
+                try:
+                    text = value.decode("utf-8", errors="ignore")
+                except Exception:
+                    text = str(value)
+            elif isinstance(value, str):
+                text = value
+            if not text:
+                return
+            cleaned = text.strip()
+            if cleaned:
+                out.append(cleaned)
 
-        # Fallback to storage_tags status '0' (current)
-        storage = svc_data.get("storage_tags")
-        if isinstance(storage, dict):
-            current_list = storage.get("0") or storage.get(0)
-            if isinstance(current_list, list):
-                return [
-                    str(t) for t in current_list
-                    if isinstance(t, (str, bytes)) and str(t).strip()
-                ]
+        def _collect_current(container: Any, out: List[str]) -> None:
+            if isinstance(container, list):
+                for tag in container:
+                    _append_tag(out, tag)
+                return
+            if isinstance(container, dict):
+                current = container.get("0")
+                if current is None:
+                    current = container.get(0)
+                if isinstance(current, list):
+                    for tag in current:
+                        _append_tag(out, tag)
 
-        return []
+        def _collect_service_data(service_data: Any, out: List[str]) -> None:
+            if not isinstance(service_data, dict):
+                return
+
+            display = (
+                service_data.get("display_tags")
+                or service_data.get("display_friendly_tags")
+                or service_data.get("display")
+            )
+            _collect_current(display, out)
+
+            storage = (
+                service_data.get("storage_tags")
+                or service_data.get("statuses_to_tags")
+                or service_data.get("tags")
+            )
+            _collect_current(storage, out)
+
+        collected: List[str] = []
+
+        if desired_service_key:
+            _collect_service_data(tags_payload.get(desired_service_key), collected)
+
+        if not collected and desired_service_name:
+            for maybe_service in tags_payload.values():
+                if not isinstance(maybe_service, dict):
+                    continue
+                svc_name = str(
+                    maybe_service.get("service_name")
+                    or maybe_service.get("name")
+                    or ""
+                ).strip().lower()
+                if svc_name and svc_name == desired_service_name:
+                    _collect_service_data(maybe_service, collected)
+
+        names_map = tags_payload.get("service_keys_to_names")
+        statuses_map = tags_payload.get("service_keys_to_statuses_to_tags")
+        if isinstance(statuses_map, dict):
+            keys_to_collect: List[str] = []
+            if desired_service_key:
+                keys_to_collect.append(desired_service_key)
+            if desired_service_name and isinstance(names_map, dict):
+                for raw_key, raw_name in names_map.items():
+                    if str(raw_name or "").strip().lower() == desired_service_name:
+                        keys_to_collect.append(str(raw_key))
+            keys_filter = {k for k in keys_to_collect if k}
+
+            for raw_key, status_payload in statuses_map.items():
+                raw_key_text = str(raw_key)
+                if keys_filter and raw_key_text not in keys_filter:
+                    continue
+                _collect_current(status_payload, collected)
+
+        if not collected:
+            for maybe_service in tags_payload.values():
+                _collect_service_data(maybe_service, collected)
+
+        top_level_tags = meta.get("tags_flat")
+        if isinstance(top_level_tags, list):
+            _collect_current(top_level_tags, collected)
+
+        deduped: List[str] = []
+        seen: set[str] = set()
+        for tag in collected:
+            key = str(tag).strip().lower()
+            if not key or key in seen:
+                continue
+            seen.add(key)
+            deduped.append(tag)
+        return deduped
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _extract_title_and_tags(meta: Dict[str, Any], file_id: Any) -> Tuple[str, List[str]]:
+        title = f"Hydrus File {file_id}"
+        tags = HydrusNetwork._extract_tags_from_hydrus_meta(
+            meta,
+            service_key=None,
+            service_name="my tags",
+        )
+
+        normalized_tags: List[str] = []
+        seen: set[str] = set()
+        for raw_tag in tags:
+            text = str(raw_tag or "").strip().lower()
+            if not text or text in seen:
+                continue
+            seen.add(text)
+            normalized_tags.append(text)
+            if text.startswith("title:") and title == f"Hydrus File {file_id}":
+                value = text.split(":", 1)[1].strip()
+                if value:
+                    title = value
+
+        return title, normalized_tags
diff --git a/cmdlet/_shared.py b/cmdlet/_shared.py
index f7645b4..a43f149 100644
--- a/cmdlet/_shared.py
+++ b/cmdlet/_shared.py
@@ -585,11 +585,11 @@ def parse_cmdlet_args(args: Sequence[str],
             result = parse_cmdlet_args(["value1", "-count", "5"], cmdlet)
             # result = {"path": "value1", "count": "5"}
     """
-        try:
+    try:
         from SYS.cmdlet_spec import parse_cmdlet_args as _parse_cmdlet_args_fast
 
         return _parse_cmdlet_args_fast(args, cmdlet_spec)
-        except Exception:
+    except Exception:
         # Fall back to local implementation below to preserve behavior if the
         # lightweight parser is unavailable.
         pass