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CLI.py

@@ -3824,9 +3824,28 @@ class PipelineExecutor:
                         # Fall back to default selection rendering on any failure.
                         pass
 
+                    items = piped_result if isinstance(piped_result, list) else [piped_result]
+
+                    # Special-case: selecting notes should show the text content directly.
+                    note_like_items = [
+                        i for i in items
+                        if isinstance(i, dict) and ("note_text" in i or "note" in i)
+                    ]
+                    if note_like_items:
+                        for idx, item in enumerate(note_like_items, 1):
+                            note_name = str(
+                                item.get("note_name")
+                                or item.get("name")
+                                or f"note {idx}"
+                            ).strip()
+                            note_text = str(item.get("note_text") or item.get("note") or "")
+                            note_text = note_text[:999]
+                            stdout_console().print()
+                            stdout_console().print(f"{note_name}:\n{note_text}")
+                        ctx.set_last_result_items_only(items)
+                        return
+
                     table = ResultTable("Selection Result")
-                    items = piped_result if isinstance(piped_result,
-                                                       list) else [piped_result]
                     for item in items:
                         table.add_result(item)
                     ctx.set_last_result_items_only(items)

SYS/cmdlet_api.py

@@ -0,0 +1,220 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import contextlib
+import io
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Sequence
+
+from SYS import pipeline as ctx
+from SYS.models import PipelineStageContext
+from SYS.rich_display import capture_rich_output
+
+
+CmdletCallable = Callable[[Any, Sequence[str], Dict[str, Any]], int]
+
+
+@dataclass(slots=True)
+class CmdletRunResult:
+    """Programmatic result for a single cmdlet invocation."""
+
+    name: str
+    args: Sequence[str]
+    exit_code: int = 0
+    emitted: List[Any] = field(default_factory=list)
+
+    # Best-effort: cmdlets can publish tables/items via pipeline state even when
+    # they don't emit pipeline items.
+    result_table: Optional[Any] = None
+    result_items: List[Any] = field(default_factory=list)
+    result_subject: Optional[Any] = None
+
+    stdout: str = ""
+    stderr: str = ""
+    error: Optional[str] = None
+
+
+def _normalize_cmd_name(name: str) -> str:
+    return str(name or "").replace("_", "-").strip().lower()
+
+
+def resolve_cmdlet(cmd_name: str) -> Optional[CmdletCallable]:
+    """Resolve a cmdlet callable by name from the registry (aliases supported)."""
+    try:
+        from SYS.cmdlet_catalog import ensure_registry_loaded
+
+        ensure_registry_loaded()
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+
+    try:
+        import cmdlet as cmdlet_pkg
+
+        return cmdlet_pkg.get(cmd_name)
+    except Exception:
+        return None
+
+
+def run_cmdlet(
+    cmd: str | CmdletCallable,
+    args: Sequence[str] | None,
+    config: Dict[str, Any],
+    *,
+    piped: Any = None,
+    isolate: bool = True,
+    capture_output: bool = True,
+    stage_index: int = 0,
+    total_stages: int = 1,
+    pipe_index: Optional[int] = None,
+    worker_id: Optional[str] = None,
+) -> CmdletRunResult:
+    """Run a single cmdlet programmatically and return structured results.
+
+    This is intended for TUI/webapp consumers that want cmdlet behavior without
+    going through the interactive CLI loop.
+
+    Notes:
+    - When `isolate=True` (default) this runs inside `ctx.new_pipeline_state()` so
+      global CLI pipeline state is not mutated.
+    - Output capturing covers both normal `print()` and Rich output via
+      `capture_rich_output()`.
+    """
+
+    normalized_args: Sequence[str] = list(args or [])
+
+    if isinstance(cmd, str):
+        name = _normalize_cmd_name(cmd)
+        cmd_fn = resolve_cmdlet(name)
+    else:
+        name = getattr(cmd, "__name__", "cmdlet")
+        cmd_fn = cmd
+
+    result = CmdletRunResult(name=name, args=normalized_args)
+
+    if not callable(cmd_fn):
+        result.exit_code = 1
+        result.error = f"Unknown command: {name}"
+        result.stderr = result.error
+        return result
+
+    stage_ctx = PipelineStageContext(
+        stage_index=int(stage_index),
+        total_stages=int(total_stages),
+        pipe_index=pipe_index,
+        worker_id=worker_id,
+    )
+
+    stdout_buffer = io.StringIO()
+    stderr_buffer = io.StringIO()
+
+    stage_text = " ".join([name, *list(normalized_args)]).strip()
+
+    state_cm = ctx.new_pipeline_state() if isolate else contextlib.nullcontext()
+
+    with state_cm:
+        # Keep behavior predictable: start from a clean slate.
+        try:
+            ctx.reset()
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+        try:
+            ctx.set_stage_context(stage_ctx)
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+        try:
+            ctx.set_current_cmdlet_name(name)
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+        try:
+            ctx.set_current_stage_text(stage_text)
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+        try:
+            ctx.set_current_command_text(stage_text)
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+        try:
+            run_cm = (
+                capture_rich_output(stdout=stdout_buffer, stderr=stderr_buffer)
+                if capture_output
+                else contextlib.nullcontext()
+            )
+            with run_cm:
+                with (
+                    contextlib.redirect_stdout(stdout_buffer)
+                    if capture_output
+                    else contextlib.nullcontext()
+                ):
+                    with (
+                        contextlib.redirect_stderr(stderr_buffer)
+                        if capture_output
+                        else contextlib.nullcontext()
+                    ):
+                        result.exit_code = int(cmd_fn(piped, list(normalized_args), config))
+        except Exception as exc:
+            result.exit_code = 1
+            result.error = f"{type(exc).__name__}: {exc}"
+        finally:
+            result.stdout = stdout_buffer.getvalue()
+            result.stderr = stderr_buffer.getvalue()
+
+        # Prefer cmdlet emits (pipeline semantics).
+        try:
+            result.emitted = list(stage_ctx.emits or [])
+        except Exception:
+            result.emitted = []
+
+        # Mirror CLI behavior: if cmdlet emitted items and there is no overlay table,
+        # make emitted items the last result items for downstream consumers.
+        try:
+            has_overlay = bool(ctx.get_display_table())
+        except Exception:
+            has_overlay = False
+
+        if result.emitted and not has_overlay:
+            try:
+                ctx.set_last_result_items_only(list(result.emitted))
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+
+        # Best-effort snapshot of visible results.
+        try:
+            result.result_table = (
+                ctx.get_display_table() or ctx.get_current_stage_table() or ctx.get_last_result_table()
+            )
+        except Exception:
+            result.result_table = None
+
+        try:
+            result.result_items = list(ctx.get_last_result_items() or [])
+        except Exception:
+            result.result_items = []
+
+        try:
+            result.result_subject = ctx.get_last_result_subject()
+        except Exception:
+            result.result_subject = None
+
+        # Cleanup stage-local markers.
+        try:
+            ctx.clear_current_stage_text()
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+        try:
+            ctx.clear_current_cmdlet_name()
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+        try:
+            ctx.clear_current_command_text()
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+        try:
+            ctx.set_stage_context(None)
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+    return result

SYS/metadata.py

@@ -512,36 +512,46 @@ def import_pending_sidecars(db_root: Path, db: Any) -> None:
                 if not base_path.exists():
                     continue
 
-                # Ensure file entry exists
-                file_id: Optional[int] = None
+                # Ensure file entry exists (folder store schema is keyed by hash).
+                file_hash_value: Optional[str] = None
+                if sha256_file and base_path.exists():
                     try:
-                    cursor = db.connection.cursor() if db.connection else None
-                    if cursor:
-                        cursor.execute(
-                            "SELECT id FROM files WHERE file_path = ?",
-                            (str(base_path),
-                             )
-                        )
-                        result = cursor.fetchone()
-                        file_id = result[0] if result else None
+                        file_hash_value = sha256_file(base_path)
                     except Exception:
-                    file_id = None
+                        file_hash_value = None
 
-                if not file_id:
-                    try:
-                        cursor = db.connection.cursor() if db.connection else None
-                        if cursor:
-                            cursor.execute(
-                                'INSERT INTO files (file_path, indexed_at, updated_at) VALUES (?, datetime("now"), datetime("now"))',
-                                (str(base_path),
-                                 ),
-                            )
-                            db.connection.commit()
-                            file_id = cursor.lastrowid
-                    except Exception:
+                if not file_hash_value:
                     continue
 
-                if not file_id:
+                try:
+                    db_file_path = (
+                        db._to_db_file_path(base_path)  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+                        if hasattr(db, "_to_db_file_path")
+                        else str(base_path)
+                    )
+                except Exception:
+                    db_file_path = str(base_path)
+
+                try:
+                    file_modified = float(base_path.stat().st_mtime)
+                except Exception:
+                    file_modified = None
+
+                try:
+                    cursor = db.connection.cursor() if db.connection else None
+                    if cursor:
+                        cursor.execute(
+                            "SELECT hash FROM file WHERE file_path = ?",
+                            (str(db_file_path),),
+                        )
+                        result = cursor.fetchone()
+                        if not result:
+                            cursor.execute(
+                                "INSERT INTO file (hash, file_path, file_modified) VALUES (?, ?, ?)",
+                                (file_hash_value, str(db_file_path), file_modified),
+                            )
+                            db.connection.commit()
+                except Exception:
                     continue
 
                 if sidecar_path.suffix == ".tag":
@@ -557,15 +567,9 @@ def import_pending_sidecars(db_root: Path, db: Any) -> None:
                         try:
                             cursor = db.connection.cursor() if db.connection else None
                             if cursor:
-                                file_hash_value: Optional[str] = None
-                                if hasattr(db, "get_file_hash"):
-                                    try:
-                                        file_hash_value = db.get_file_hash(file_id)
-                                    except Exception:
-                                        file_hash_value = None
                                 for tag in tags:
                                     cursor.execute(
-                                        "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO tags (hash, tag) VALUES (?, ?)",
+                                        "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO tag (hash, tag) VALUES (?, ?)",
                                         (file_hash_value,
                                          tag),
                                     )
@@ -608,13 +612,15 @@ def import_pending_sidecars(db_root: Path, db: Any) -> None:
                         except Exception:
                             pass
 
+                    if not hash_value:
+                        hash_value = file_hash_value
+
                     try:
                         cursor = db.connection.cursor() if db.connection else None
                         if cursor:
                             cursor.execute(
-                                'INSERT OR REPLACE INTO metadata (file_id, hash, url, relationships, time_imported, time_modified) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, datetime("now"), datetime("now"))',
+                                'INSERT OR REPLACE INTO metadata (hash, url, relationships, time_imported, time_modified) VALUES (?, ?, ?, datetime("now"), datetime("now"))',
                                 (
-                                    file_id,
                                     hash_value,
                                     json.dumps(url),
                                     json.dumps(relationships),
@@ -634,9 +640,8 @@ def import_pending_sidecars(db_root: Path, db: Any) -> None:
                             cursor = db.connection.cursor() if db.connection else None
                             if cursor:
                                 cursor.execute(
-                                    'INSERT INTO notes (file_id, note, created_at, updated_at) VALUES (?, ?, datetime("now"), datetime("now")) ON CONFLICT(file_id) DO UPDATE SET note = excluded.note, updated_at = datetime("now")',
-                                    (file_id,
-                                     content),
+                                    'INSERT INTO note (hash, name, note, created_at, updated_at) VALUES (?, ?, ?, datetime("now"), datetime("now")) ON CONFLICT(hash, name) DO UPDATE SET note = excluded.note, updated_at = datetime("now")',
+                                    (file_hash_value, "default", content),
                                 )
                                 db.connection.commit()
                         except Exception:

SYS/worker_manager.py

@@ -263,6 +263,9 @@ class WorkerManager:
         self.refresh_thread: Optional[Thread] = None
         self._stop_refresh = False
         self._lock = Lock()
+        # Reuse the DB's own lock so there is exactly one lock guarding the
+        # sqlite connection (and it is safe for re-entrant/nested DB usage).
+        self._db_lock = self.db._db_lock
         self.worker_handlers: Dict[str,
                                    WorkerLoggingHandler] = {}  # Track active handlers
         self._worker_last_step: Dict[str,
@@ -272,6 +275,7 @@ class WorkerManager:
         """Close the database connection."""
         if self.db:
             try:
+                with self._db_lock:
                     self.db.close()
             except Exception:
                 pass
@@ -317,6 +321,7 @@ class WorkerManager:
             Count of workers updated.
         """
         try:
+            with self._db_lock:
                 return self.db.expire_running_workers(
                     older_than_seconds=older_than_seconds,
                     status=status,
@@ -419,6 +424,7 @@ class WorkerManager:
             True if worker was inserted successfully
         """
         try:
+            with self._db_lock:
                 result = self.db.insert_worker(
                     worker_id,
                     worker_type,
@@ -473,6 +479,7 @@ class WorkerManager:
                 kwargs["last_updated"] = datetime.now().isoformat()
                 if "current_step" in kwargs and kwargs["current_step"]:
                     self._worker_last_step[worker_id] = str(kwargs["current_step"])
+                with self._db_lock:
                     return self.db.update_worker(worker_id, **kwargs)
             return True
         except Exception as e:
@@ -510,6 +517,7 @@ class WorkerManager:
             if result_data:
                 kwargs["result_data"] = result_data
 
+            with self._db_lock:
                 success = self.db.update_worker(worker_id, **kwargs)
             logger.info(f"[WorkerManager] Worker finished: {worker_id} ({result})")
             self._worker_last_step.pop(worker_id, None)
@@ -528,6 +536,7 @@ class WorkerManager:
             List of active worker dictionaries
         """
         try:
+            with self._db_lock:
                 return self.db.get_active_workers()
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(
@@ -546,6 +555,7 @@ class WorkerManager:
             List of finished worker dictionaries
         """
         try:
+            with self._db_lock:
                 all_workers = self.db.get_all_workers(limit=limit)
             # Filter to only finished workers
             finished = [
@@ -570,6 +580,7 @@ class WorkerManager:
             Worker data or None if not found
         """
         try:
+            with self._db_lock:
                 return self.db.get_worker(worker_id)
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(
@@ -583,6 +594,7 @@ class WorkerManager:
                           limit: int = 500) -> List[Dict[str,
                                                          Any]]:
         """Fetch recorded worker timeline events."""
+        with self._db_lock:
             return self.db.get_worker_events(worker_id, limit)
 
     def log_step(self, worker_id: str, step_text: str) -> bool:
@@ -596,6 +608,7 @@ class WorkerManager:
             True if successful
         """
         try:
+            with self._db_lock:
                 success = self.db.append_worker_steps(worker_id, step_text)
             if success:
                 self._worker_last_step[worker_id] = step_text
@@ -621,6 +634,7 @@ class WorkerManager:
             Steps text or empty string if not found
         """
         try:
+            with self._db_lock:
                 return self.db.get_worker_steps(worker_id)
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(
@@ -705,6 +719,7 @@ class WorkerManager:
             Number of workers deleted
         """
         try:
+            with self._db_lock:
                 count = self.db.cleanup_old_workers(days)
             if count > 0:
                 logger.info(f"[WorkerManager] Cleaned up {count} old workers")
@@ -729,6 +744,7 @@ class WorkerManager:
         """
         try:
             step_label = self._get_last_step(worker_id)
+            with self._db_lock:
                 return self.db.append_worker_stdout(
                     worker_id,
                     text,
@@ -749,6 +765,7 @@ class WorkerManager:
             Worker's stdout or empty string
         """
         try:
+            with self._db_lock:
                 return self.db.get_worker_stdout(worker_id)
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"[WorkerManager] Error getting stdout: {e}", exc_info=True)
@@ -773,6 +790,7 @@ class WorkerManager:
             True if clear was successful
         """
         try:
+            with self._db_lock:
                 return self.db.clear_worker_stdout(worker_id)
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"[WorkerManager] Error clearing stdout: {e}", exc_info=True)
@@ -781,5 +799,6 @@ class WorkerManager:
     def close(self) -> None:
         """Close the worker manager and database connection."""
         self.stop_auto_refresh()
+        with self._db_lock:
             self.db.close()
         logger.info("[WorkerManager] Closed")

Store/Folder.py

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class Folder(Store):
         if location is None and PATH is not None:
             location = str(PATH)
 
-        self._location = location
+        self._location = str(location) if location is not None else ""
         self._name = name
 
         # Scan status (set during init)
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ class Folder(Store):
                             # Ensure DB points to the renamed path (update by hash).
                             try:
                                 cursor.execute(
-                                    "UPDATE files SET file_path = ?, updated_at = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP WHERE hash = ?",
+                                    "UPDATE file SET file_path = ?, updated_at = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP WHERE hash = ?",
                                     (db._to_db_file_path(hash_path),
                                      file_hash),
                                 )
@@ -269,9 +269,9 @@ class Folder(Store):
                 cursor.execute(
                     """
                     SELECT f.hash, f.file_path 
-                    FROM files f 
+                    FROM file f 
                     WHERE NOT EXISTS (
-                        SELECT 1 FROM tags t WHERE t.hash = f.hash AND LOWER(t.tag) LIKE 'title:%'
+                        SELECT 1 FROM tag t WHERE t.hash = f.hash AND LOWER(t.tag) LIKE 'title:%'
                     )
                 """
                 )
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ class Folder(Store):
 
                 # Third pass: discover files on disk that aren't in the database yet
                 # These are hash-named files that were added after initial indexing
-                cursor.execute("SELECT LOWER(hash) FROM files")
+                cursor.execute("SELECT LOWER(hash) FROM file")
                 db_hashes = {row[0]
                              for row in cursor.fetchall()}
 
@@ -484,10 +484,17 @@ class Folder(Store):
             except Exception:
                 duration_value = None
 
-            # Save to database
+            # Save to database (metadata + tag/url updates share one connection)
             with API_folder_store(Path(self._location)) as db:
-                db.get_or_create_file_entry(save_file)
-                # Save metadata including extension
+                conn = getattr(db, "connection", None)
+                if conn is None:
+                    raise RuntimeError("Folder store DB connection unavailable")
+                cursor = conn.cursor()
+
+                debug(
+                    f"[Folder.add_file] saving metadata for hash {file_hash}",
+                    file=sys.stderr,
+                )
                 ext_clean = file_ext.lstrip(".") if file_ext else ""
                 db.save_metadata(
                     save_file,
@@ -498,14 +505,77 @@ class Folder(Store):
                         "duration": duration_value,
                     },
                 )
+                debug(
+                    f"[Folder.add_file] metadata stored for hash {file_hash}",
+                    file=sys.stderr,
+                )
 
-            # Add tags if provided
                 if tag_list:
-                self.add_tag(file_hash, tag_list)
+                    try:
+                        debug(
+                            f"[Folder.add_file] merging {len(tag_list)} tags for {file_hash}",
+                            file=sys.stderr,
+                        )
+                        from SYS.metadata import compute_namespaced_tag_overwrite
+
+                        existing_tags = [
+                            t for t in (db.get_tags(file_hash) or [])
+                            if isinstance(t, str) and t.strip()
+                        ]
+                        _to_remove, _to_add, merged = compute_namespaced_tag_overwrite(
+                            existing_tags, tag_list or []
+                        )
+                        if _to_remove or _to_add:
+                            cursor.execute("DELETE FROM tag WHERE hash = ?",
+                                           (file_hash,))
+                            for t in merged:
+                                tag_val = str(t).strip().lower()
+                                if tag_val:
+                                    cursor.execute(
+                                        "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO tag (hash, tag) VALUES (?, ?)",
+                                        (file_hash, tag_val),
+                                    )
+                            conn.commit()
+                            debug(
+                                f"[Folder.add_file] tags rewritten for {file_hash}",
+                                file=sys.stderr,
+                            )
+                            try:
+                                db._update_metadata_modified_time(file_hash)
+                            except Exception:
+                                pass
+                    except Exception as exc:
+                        debug(f"Local DB tag merge failed: {exc}", file=sys.stderr)
 
-            # Add url if provided
                 if url:
-                self.add_url(file_hash, url)
+                    try:
+                        debug(
+                            f"[Folder.add_file] merging {len(url)} URLs for {file_hash}",
+                            file=sys.stderr,
+                        )
+                        from SYS.metadata import normalize_urls
+
+                        existing_meta = db.get_metadata(file_hash) or {}
+                        existing_urls = normalize_urls(existing_meta.get("url"))
+                        incoming_urls = normalize_urls(url)
+                        changed = False
+                        for entry in list(incoming_urls or []):
+                            if not entry:
+                                continue
+                            if entry not in existing_urls:
+                                existing_urls.append(entry)
+                                changed = True
+                        if changed:
+                            db.update_metadata_by_hash(
+                                file_hash,
+                                {"url": existing_urls},
+                            )
+                            debug(
+                                f"[Folder.add_file] URLs merged for {file_hash}",
+                                file=sys.stderr,
+                            )
+                    except Exception as exc:
+                        debug(f"Local DB URL merge failed: {exc}", file=sys.stderr)
 
             ##log(f"✓ Added to local storage: {save_file.name}", file=sys.stderr)
             return file_hash
@@ -1373,6 +1443,34 @@ class Folder(Store):
             debug(f"Failed to get metadata for hash {file_hash}: {exc}")
             return None
 
+    def set_relationship(self, alt_hash: str, king_hash: str, kind: str = "alt") -> bool:
+        """Persist a relationship in the folder store DB.
+
+        This is a thin wrapper around the folder DB API so cmdlets can avoid
+        backend-specific branching.
+        """
+        try:
+            if not self._location:
+                return False
+
+            alt_norm = _normalize_hash(alt_hash)
+            king_norm = _normalize_hash(king_hash)
+            if not alt_norm or not king_norm or alt_norm == king_norm:
+                return False
+
+            from API.folder import API_folder_store
+
+            with API_folder_store(Path(self._location).expanduser()) as db:
+                db.set_relationship_by_hash(
+                    alt_norm,
+                    king_norm,
+                    str(kind or "alt"),
+                    bidirectional=False,
+                )
+            return True
+        except Exception:
+            return False
+
     def get_tag(self, file_identifier: str, **kwargs: Any) -> Tuple[List[str], str]:
         """Get tags for a local file by hash.
 
@@ -1432,14 +1530,14 @@ class Folder(Store):
                     # Folder DB tag table is case-sensitive and add_tags_to_hash() is additive.
                     # To enforce lowercase-only tags and namespace overwrites, rewrite the full tag set.
                     cursor = db.connection.cursor()
-                    cursor.execute("DELETE FROM tags WHERE hash = ?",
+                    cursor.execute("DELETE FROM tag WHERE hash = ?",
                                    (hash,
                                     ))
                     for t in merged:
                         t = str(t).strip().lower()
                         if t:
                             cursor.execute(
-                                "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO tags (hash, tag) VALUES (?, ?)",
+                                "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO tag (hash, tag) VALUES (?, ?)",
                                 (hash,
                                  t),
                             )
@@ -1953,7 +2051,7 @@ class Folder(Store):
                     placeholders = ",".join(["?"] * len(chunk))
                     try:
                         cursor.execute(
-                            f"SELECT hash, file_path FROM files WHERE hash IN ({placeholders})",
+                            f"SELECT hash, file_path FROM file WHERE hash IN ({placeholders})",
                             chunk,
                         )
                         rows = cursor.fetchall() or []
@@ -1987,13 +2085,13 @@ class Folder(Store):
                 # Prefer upsert when supported, else fall back to INSERT OR REPLACE.
                 try:
                     cursor.executemany(
-                        "INSERT INTO notes (hash, name, note) VALUES (?, ?, ?) "
+                        "INSERT INTO note (hash, name, note) VALUES (?, ?, ?) "
                         "ON CONFLICT(hash, name) DO UPDATE SET note = excluded.note, updated_at = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP",
                         inserts,
                     )
                 except Exception:
                     cursor.executemany(
-                        "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO notes (hash, name, note) VALUES (?, ?, ?)",
+                        "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO note (hash, name, note) VALUES (?, ?, ?)",
                         inserts,
                     )
 

Store/HydrusNetwork.py

@@ -218,6 +218,23 @@ class HydrusNetwork(Store):
     def get_name(self) -> str:
         return self.NAME
 
+    def set_relationship(self, alt_hash: str, king_hash: str, kind: str = "alt") -> bool:
+        """Persist a relationship via the Hydrus client API for this backend instance."""
+        try:
+            alt_norm = str(alt_hash or "").strip().lower()
+            king_norm = str(king_hash or "").strip().lower()
+            if len(alt_norm) != 64 or len(king_norm) != 64 or alt_norm == king_norm:
+                return False
+
+            client = getattr(self, "_client", None)
+            if client is None or not hasattr(client, "set_relationship"):
+                return False
+
+            client.set_relationship(alt_norm, king_norm, str(kind or "alt"))
+            return True
+        except Exception:
+            return False
+
     def add_file(self, file_path: Path, **kwargs: Any) -> str:
         """Upload file to Hydrus with full metadata support.
 
@@ -284,9 +301,8 @@ class HydrusNetwork(Store):
                                 file_exists = True
                                 break
                 if file_exists:
-                    log(
-                        f"ℹ️  Duplicate detected - file already in Hydrus with hash: {file_hash}",
-                        file=sys.stderr,
+                    debug(
+                        f"{self._log_prefix()} Duplicate detected - file already in Hydrus with hash: {file_hash}"
                     )
             except Exception:
                 pass
@@ -301,9 +317,8 @@ class HydrusNetwork(Store):
 
             # Upload file if not already present
             if not file_exists:
-                log(
-                    f"{self._log_prefix()} Uploading: {file_path.name}",
-                    file=sys.stderr
+                debug(
+                    f"{self._log_prefix()} Uploading: {file_path.name}"
                 )
                 response = client.add_file(file_path)
 
@@ -320,7 +335,7 @@ class HydrusNetwork(Store):
                     raise Exception(f"Hydrus response missing file hash: {response}")
 
                 file_hash = hydrus_hash
-                log(f"{self._log_prefix()} hash: {file_hash}", file=sys.stderr)
+                debug(f"{self._log_prefix()} hash: {file_hash}")
 
             # Add tags if provided (both for new and existing files)
             if tag_list:
@@ -335,9 +350,8 @@ class HydrusNetwork(Store):
                         f"{self._log_prefix()} Adding {len(tag_list)} tag(s): {tag_list}"
                     )
                     client.add_tag(file_hash, tag_list, service_name)
-                    log(
-                        f"{self._log_prefix()} Tags added via '{service_name}'",
-                        file=sys.stderr
+                    debug(
+                        f"{self._log_prefix()} Tags added via '{service_name}'"
                     )
                 except Exception as exc:
                     log(
@@ -347,9 +361,8 @@ class HydrusNetwork(Store):
 
             # Associate url if provided (both for new and existing files)
             if url:
-                log(
-                    f"{self._log_prefix()} Associating {len(url)} URL(s) with file",
-                    file=sys.stderr
+                debug(
+                    f"{self._log_prefix()} Associating {len(url)} URL(s) with file"
                 )
                 for url in url:
                     if url:

cmdlet/_shared.py

@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ class SharedArgs:
         name="path",
         type="string",
         choices=[],  # Dynamically populated via get_store_choices()
-        description="Selects store",
+        description="selects store",
     )
 
     URL = CmdletArg(
@@ -194,6 +194,11 @@ class SharedArgs:
         type="string",
         description="http parser",
     )
+    PROVIDER = CmdletArg(
+        name="provider",
+        type="string",
+        description="selects provider",
+    )
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_store_choices(config: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None) -> List[str]:

cmdlet/add_note.py

@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ from SYS.utils import sha256_file
 
 
 class Add_Note(Cmdlet):
+    DEFAULT_QUERY_HINTS = (
+        "title:",
+        "text:",
+        "hash:",
+        "caption:",
+        "sub:",
+        "subtitle:",
+    )
 
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         super().__init__(
@@ -124,6 +132,45 @@ class Add_Note(Cmdlet):
         note_text = text_match.group(1).strip() if text_match else ""
         return (note_name or None, note_text or None)
 
+    @classmethod
+    def _looks_like_note_query_token(cls, token: Any) -> bool:
+        text = str(token or "").strip().lower()
+        if not text:
+            return False
+        return any(hint in text for hint in cls.DEFAULT_QUERY_HINTS)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _default_query_args(cls, args: Sequence[str]) -> List[str]:
+        tokens: List[str] = list(args or [])
+        lower_tokens = {str(tok).lower() for tok in tokens if tok is not None}
+        if "-query" in lower_tokens or "--query" in lower_tokens:
+            return tokens
+
+        for idx, tok in enumerate(tokens):
+            token_text = str(tok or "")
+            if not token_text or token_text.startswith("-"):
+                continue
+            if not cls._looks_like_note_query_token(token_text):
+                continue
+
+            combined_parts = [token_text]
+            end = idx + 1
+            while end < len(tokens):
+                next_text = str(tokens[end] or "")
+                if not next_text or next_text.startswith("-"):
+                    break
+                if not cls._looks_like_note_query_token(next_text):
+                    break
+                combined_parts.append(next_text)
+                end += 1
+
+            combined_query = " ".join(combined_parts)
+            tokens[idx:end] = [combined_query]
+            tokens.insert(idx, "-query")
+            return tokens
+
+        return tokens
+
     def _resolve_hash(
         self,
         raw_hash: Optional[str],
@@ -153,11 +200,14 @@ class Add_Note(Cmdlet):
             log(f"Cmdlet: {self.name}\nSummary: {self.summary}\nUsage: {self.usage}")
             return 0
 
-        parsed = parse_cmdlet_args(args, self)
+        parsed_args = self._default_query_args(args)
+        parsed = parse_cmdlet_args(parsed_args, self)
 
         store_override = parsed.get("store")
         hash_override = normalize_hash(parsed.get("hash"))
         note_name, note_text = self._parse_note_query(str(parsed.get("query") or ""))
+        note_name = str(note_name or "").strip()
+        note_text = str(note_text or "").strip()
         if not note_name or not note_text:
             log(
                 "[add_note] Error: -query must include title:<title> and text:<text>",
@@ -173,7 +223,6 @@ class Add_Note(Cmdlet):
             return 1
 
         explicit_target = bool(hash_override and store_override)
-
         results = normalize_result_input(result)
         if results and explicit_target:
             # Direct targeting mode: apply note once to the explicit target and
@@ -194,13 +243,21 @@ class Add_Note(Cmdlet):
                         f"✓ add-note: 1 item in '{store_override}'",
                         file=sys.stderr
                     )
-            except Exception as exc:
-                log(f"[add_note] Error: Failed to set note: {exc}", file=sys.stderr)
-                return 1
-
+                    log(
+                        "[add_note] Updated 1/1 item(s)",
+                        file=sys.stderr
+                    )
                     for res in results:
                         ctx.emit(res)
                     return 0
+                log(
+                    "[add_note] Warning: Note write reported failure",
+                    file=sys.stderr
+                )
+                return 1
+            except Exception as exc:
+                log(f"[add_note] Error: Failed to set note: {exc}", file=sys.stderr)
+                return 1
 
         if not results:
             if explicit_target:
@@ -217,7 +274,7 @@ class Add_Note(Cmdlet):
                 return 1
 
         store_registry = Store(config)
-        updated = 0
+        planned_ops = 0
 
         # Batch write plan: store -> [(hash, name, text), ...]
         note_ops: Dict[str,
@@ -271,12 +328,12 @@ class Add_Note(Cmdlet):
                                 []).append((resolved_hash,
                                             note_name,
                                             item_note_text))
-            updated += 1
+            planned_ops += 1
 
             ctx.emit(res)
 
         # Execute bulk writes per store.
-        wrote_any = False
+        successful_writes = 0
         for store_name, ops in note_ops.items():
             if not ops:
                 continue
@@ -285,16 +342,23 @@ class Add_Note(Cmdlet):
             except Exception:
                 continue
 
+            store_success = 0
             bulk_fn = getattr(backend, "set_note_bulk", None)
             if callable(bulk_fn):
                 try:
                     ok = bool(bulk_fn(list(ops), config=config))
-                    wrote_any = wrote_any or ok or True
+                    if ok:
+                        store_success += len(ops)
                         ctx.print_if_visible(
                             f"✓ add-note: {len(ops)} item(s) in '{store_name}'",
                             file=sys.stderr
                         )
+                        successful_writes += store_success
                         continue
+                    log(
+                        f"[add_note] Warning: bulk set_note returned False for '{store_name}'",
+                        file=sys.stderr,
+                    )
                 except Exception as exc:
                     log(
                         f"[add_note] Warning: bulk set_note failed for '{store_name}': {exc}; falling back",
@@ -305,12 +369,23 @@ class Add_Note(Cmdlet):
             for file_hash, name, text in ops:
                 try:
                     ok = bool(backend.set_note(file_hash, name, text, config=config))
-                    wrote_any = wrote_any or ok
+                    if ok:
+                        store_success += 1
                 except Exception:
                     continue
 
-        log(f"[add_note] Updated {updated} item(s)", file=sys.stderr)
-        return 0 if (updated > 0 and wrote_any) else (0 if updated > 0 else 1)
+            if store_success:
+                successful_writes += store_success
+                ctx.print_if_visible(
+                    f"✓ add-note: {store_success} item(s) in '{store_name}'",
+                    file=sys.stderr
+                )
+
+        log(
+            f"[add_note] Updated {successful_writes}/{planned_ops} item(s)",
+            file=sys.stderr
+        )
+        return 0 if successful_writes > 0 else 1
 
 
 CMDLET = Add_Note()

cmdlet/download_file.py

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ from rich.prompt import Confirm
 from tool.ytdlp import (
     YtDlpTool,
     _best_subtitle_sidecar,
+    _SUBTITLE_EXTS,
     _download_with_timeout,
     _format_chapters_note,
     _read_text_file,
@@ -2413,7 +2414,7 @@ class Download_File(Cmdlet):
                             except Exception:
                                 continue
                             try:
-                                if p_path.suffix.lower() in _best_subtitle_sidecar.__defaults__[0]:
+                                if p_path.suffix.lower() in _SUBTITLE_EXTS:
                                     continue
                             except Exception:
                                 pass
@@ -2936,6 +2937,223 @@ class Download_File(Cmdlet):
             "media_kind": "video" if opts.mode == "video" else "audio",
         }
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def download_streaming_url_as_pipe_objects(
+        url: str,
+        config: Dict[str, Any],
+        *,
+        mode_hint: Optional[str] = None,
+        ytdl_format_hint: Optional[str] = None,
+    ) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        """Download a yt-dlp-supported URL and return PipeObject-style dict(s).
+
+        This is a lightweight helper intended for cmdlets that need to expand streaming URLs
+        into local files without re-implementing yt-dlp glue.
+        """
+        url_str = str(url or "").strip()
+        if not url_str:
+            return []
+
+        if not is_url_supported_by_ytdlp(url_str):
+            return []
+
+        try:
+            from SYS.config import resolve_output_dir
+
+            out_dir = resolve_output_dir(config)
+            if out_dir is None:
+                return []
+        except Exception:
+            return []
+
+        cookies_path = None
+        try:
+            cookie_candidate = YtDlpTool(config).resolve_cookiefile()
+            if cookie_candidate is not None and cookie_candidate.is_file():
+                cookies_path = cookie_candidate
+        except Exception:
+            cookies_path = None
+
+        quiet_download = False
+        try:
+            quiet_download = bool((config or {}).get("_quiet_background_output"))
+        except Exception:
+            quiet_download = False
+
+        mode = str(mode_hint or "").strip().lower() if mode_hint else ""
+        if mode not in {"audio", "video"}:
+            mode = "video"
+            try:
+                cf = (
+                    str(cookies_path)
+                    if cookies_path is not None and cookies_path.is_file() else None
+                )
+                fmts_probe = list_formats(
+                    url_str,
+                    no_playlist=False,
+                    playlist_items=None,
+                    cookiefile=cf,
+                )
+                if isinstance(fmts_probe, list) and fmts_probe:
+                    has_video = False
+                    for f in fmts_probe:
+                        if not isinstance(f, dict):
+                            continue
+                        vcodec = str(f.get("vcodec", "none") or "none").strip().lower()
+                        if vcodec and vcodec != "none":
+                            has_video = True
+                            break
+                    mode = "video" if has_video else "audio"
+            except Exception:
+                mode = "video"
+
+        fmt_hint = str(ytdl_format_hint).strip() if ytdl_format_hint else ""
+        chosen_format: Optional[str]
+        if fmt_hint:
+            chosen_format = fmt_hint
+        else:
+            chosen_format = None
+            if mode == "audio":
+                chosen_format = "bestaudio/best"
+
+        opts = DownloadOptions(
+            url=url_str,
+            mode=mode,
+            output_dir=Path(out_dir),
+            cookies_path=cookies_path,
+            ytdl_format=chosen_format,
+            quiet=quiet_download,
+            embed_chapters=True,
+            write_sub=True,
+        )
+
+        try:
+            result_obj = _download_with_timeout(opts, timeout_seconds=300)
+        except Exception as exc:
+            log(f"[download-file] Download failed for {url_str}: {exc}", file=sys.stderr)
+            return []
+
+        results: List[Any]
+        if isinstance(result_obj, list):
+            results = list(result_obj)
+        else:
+            paths = getattr(result_obj, "paths", None)
+            if isinstance(paths, list) and paths:
+                results = []
+                for p in paths:
+                    try:
+                        p_path = Path(p)
+                    except Exception:
+                        continue
+                    if not p_path.exists() or p_path.is_dir():
+                        continue
+                    try:
+                        hv = sha256_file(p_path)
+                    except Exception:
+                        hv = None
+                    try:
+                        results.append(
+                            DownloadMediaResult(
+                                path=p_path,
+                                info=getattr(result_obj, "info", {}) or {},
+                                tag=list(getattr(result_obj, "tag", []) or []),
+                                source_url=getattr(result_obj, "source_url", None) or url_str,
+                                hash_value=hv,
+                            )
+                        )
+                    except Exception:
+                        continue
+            else:
+                results = [result_obj]
+
+        out: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
+        for downloaded in results:
+            try:
+                info = (
+                    downloaded.info
+                    if isinstance(getattr(downloaded, "info", None), dict) else {}
+                )
+            except Exception:
+                info = {}
+
+            try:
+                media_path = Path(str(getattr(downloaded, "path", "") or ""))
+            except Exception:
+                continue
+            if not media_path.exists() or media_path.is_dir():
+                continue
+
+            try:
+                hash_value = getattr(downloaded, "hash_value", None) or sha256_file(media_path)
+            except Exception:
+                hash_value = None
+
+            title = None
+            try:
+                title = info.get("title")
+            except Exception:
+                title = None
+            title = title or media_path.stem
+
+            tags = list(getattr(downloaded, "tag", []) or [])
+            if title and f"title:{title}" not in tags:
+                tags.insert(0, f"title:{title}")
+
+            final_url = None
+            try:
+                page_url = info.get("webpage_url") or info.get("original_url") or info.get("url")
+                if page_url:
+                    final_url = str(page_url)
+            except Exception:
+                final_url = None
+            if not final_url:
+                final_url = url_str
+
+            po: Dict[str, Any] = {
+                "path": str(media_path),
+                "hash": hash_value,
+                "title": title,
+                "url": final_url,
+                "tag": tags,
+                "action": "cmdlet:download-file",
+                "is_temp": True,
+                "ytdl_format": getattr(opts, "ytdl_format", None),
+                "store": getattr(opts, "storage_name", None) or getattr(opts, "storage_location", None) or "PATH",
+                "media_kind": "video" if opts.mode == "video" else "audio",
+            }
+
+            try:
+                chapters_text = _format_chapters_note(info)
+            except Exception:
+                chapters_text = None
+            if chapters_text:
+                notes = po.get("notes")
+                if not isinstance(notes, dict):
+                    notes = {}
+                notes.setdefault("chapters", chapters_text)
+                po["notes"] = notes
+
+            try:
+                sub_path = _best_subtitle_sidecar(media_path)
+            except Exception:
+                sub_path = None
+            if sub_path is not None:
+                sub_text = _read_text_file(sub_path)
+                if sub_text:
+                    notes = po.get("notes")
+                    if not isinstance(notes, dict):
+                        notes = {}
+                    notes["sub"] = sub_text
+                    po["notes"] = notes
+                try:
+                    sub_path.unlink()
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+
+            out.append(po)
+
+        return out
+
     @staticmethod
     def _normalise_hash_hex(value: Optional[str]) -> Optional[str]:
         if not value or not isinstance(value, str):

cmdlet/merge_file.py

@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ def _run(result: Any, args: Sequence[str], config: Dict[str, Any]) -> int:
                 mode_hint = None
                 forced_format = None
 
-            from cmdlet.add_file import Add_File
+            from cmdlet.download_file import Download_File
 
             expanded: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
             downloaded_any = False
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ def _run(result: Any, args: Sequence[str], config: Dict[str, Any]) -> int:
                     expanded.append(it)
                     continue
 
-                downloaded = Add_File._download_streaming_url_as_pipe_objects(
+                downloaded = Download_File.download_streaming_url_as_pipe_objects(
                     u,
                     config,
                     mode_hint=mode_hint,

cmdnat/help.py

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from typing import Any, Dict, Sequence, List, Optional
+from typing import Any, Dict, Sequence, List, Optional, Tuple
 import shlex
 import sys
 
 from cmdlet._shared import Cmdlet, CmdletArg, parse_cmdlet_args
+from cmdlet import REGISTRY as CMDLET_REGISTRY, ensure_cmdlet_modules_loaded
 from SYS.logger import log
 from SYS.result_table import ResultTable
 from SYS import pipeline as ctx
@@ -27,6 +28,118 @@ def _examples_for_cmd(name: str) -> List[str]:
     return lookup.get(key, [])
 
 
+def _normalize_cmdlet_key(name: Optional[str]) -> str:
+    return str(name or "").replace("_", "-").lower().strip()
+
+
+def _cmdlet_aliases(cmdlet_obj: Cmdlet) -> List[str]:
+    aliases: List[str] = []
+    for attr in ("alias", "aliases"):
+        raw_aliases = getattr(cmdlet_obj, attr, None)
+        if isinstance(raw_aliases, (list, tuple, set)):
+            candidates = raw_aliases
+        else:
+            candidates = (raw_aliases,)
+        for alias in candidates or ():
+            text = str(alias or "").strip()
+            if text:
+                aliases.append(text)
+    seen: set[str] = set()
+    deduped: List[str] = []
+    for alias in aliases:
+        key = alias.lower()
+        if key in seen:
+            continue
+        seen.add(key)
+        deduped.append(alias)
+    return deduped
+
+
+def _cmdlet_arg_to_dict(arg: CmdletArg) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    return {
+        "name": str(getattr(arg, "name", "") or ""),
+        "type": str(getattr(arg, "type", "") or ""),
+        "required": bool(getattr(arg, "required", False)),
+        "description": str(getattr(arg, "description", "") or ""),
+        "choices": [str(c) for c in list(getattr(arg, "choices", []) or [])],
+        "alias": str(getattr(arg, "alias", "") or ""),
+        "variadic": bool(getattr(arg, "variadic", False)),
+        "usage": str(getattr(arg, "usage", "") or ""),
+        "query_key": getattr(arg, "query_key", None),
+        "query_aliases": [str(c) for c in list(getattr(arg, "query_aliases", []) or [])],
+        "query_only": bool(getattr(arg, "query_only", False)),
+        "requires_db": bool(getattr(arg, "requires_db", False)),
+    }
+
+
+def _build_alias_map_from_metadata(metadata: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]]) -> Dict[str, str]:
+    mapping: Dict[str, str] = {}
+    for name, meta in metadata.items():
+        canonical = _normalize_cmdlet_key(name)
+        if canonical:
+            mapping[canonical] = name
+        for alias in meta.get("aliases", []) or []:
+            alias_key = _normalize_cmdlet_key(alias)
+            if alias_key:
+                mapping[alias_key] = name
+    return mapping
+
+
+def _gather_metadata_from_cmdlet_classes() -> Tuple[Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]], Dict[str, str]]:
+    metadata: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] = {}
+    alias_map: Dict[str, str] = {}
+    try:
+        ensure_cmdlet_modules_loaded()
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+
+    for module in list(sys.modules.values()):
+        mod_name = getattr(module, "__name__", "") or ""
+        if not (mod_name.startswith("cmdlet.") or mod_name == "cmdlet" or mod_name.startswith("cmdnat.")):
+            continue
+        cmdlet_obj = getattr(module, "CMDLET", None)
+        if not isinstance(cmdlet_obj, Cmdlet):
+            continue
+        canonical_key = _normalize_cmdlet_key(getattr(cmdlet_obj, "name", None) or "")
+        if not canonical_key:
+            continue
+        entry = {
+            "name": str(getattr(cmdlet_obj, "name", "") or canonical_key),
+            "summary": str(getattr(cmdlet_obj, "summary", "") or ""),
+            "usage": str(getattr(cmdlet_obj, "usage", "") or ""),
+            "aliases": _cmdlet_aliases(cmdlet_obj),
+            "details": list(getattr(cmdlet_obj, "detail", []) or []),
+            "args": [_cmdlet_arg_to_dict(a) for a in getattr(cmdlet_obj, "arg", []) or []],
+            "raw": getattr(cmdlet_obj, "raw", None),
+        }
+        metadata[canonical_key] = entry
+        alias_map[canonical_key] = canonical_key
+        for alias in entry["aliases"]:
+            alias_key = _normalize_cmdlet_key(alias)
+            if alias_key:
+                alias_map[alias_key] = canonical_key
+
+    for registry_name in CMDLET_REGISTRY.keys():
+        normalized = _normalize_cmdlet_key(registry_name)
+        if not normalized or normalized in alias_map:
+            continue
+        alias_map[normalized] = normalized
+        metadata.setdefault(
+            normalized,
+            {
+                "name": normalized,
+                "aliases": [],
+                "usage": "",
+                "summary": "",
+                "details": [],
+                "args": [],
+                "raw": None,
+            },
+        )
+
+    return metadata, alias_map
+
+
 def _find_cmd_metadata(name: str,
                        metadata: Dict[str,
                                       Dict[str,
@@ -148,17 +261,90 @@ def _render_detail(meta: Dict[str, Any], args: Sequence[str]) -> None:
 
 
 def _run(result: Any, args: Sequence[str], config: Dict[str, Any]) -> int:
+    catalog: Any | None = None
+    cmdlet_names: List[str] = []
+    metadata: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] = {}
+    alias_map: Dict[str, str] = {}
+
     try:
         import cmdlet_catalog as _catalog
 
-        CMDLET.arg[0].choices = _normalize_choice_list(
-            _catalog.list_cmdlet_names(config=config)
-        )
-        metadata = _catalog.list_cmdlet_metadata(config=config)
+        catalog = _catalog
+    except Exception:
+        catalog = None
+
+    if catalog is not None:
+        try:
+            cmdlet_names = catalog.list_cmdlet_names(config=config)
+        except Exception:
+            cmdlet_names = []
+        try:
+            metadata = catalog.list_cmdlet_metadata(config=config)
         except Exception:
-        CMDLET.arg[0].choices = []
             metadata = {}
 
+    if metadata:
+        alias_map = _build_alias_map_from_metadata(metadata)
+    else:
+        metadata, alias_map = _gather_metadata_from_cmdlet_classes()
+
+    if not metadata:
+        fallback_names = sorted(set(cmdlet_names or list(CMDLET_REGISTRY.keys())))
+        if fallback_names:
+            base_meta: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] = {}
+            for cmdname in fallback_names:
+                canonical = str(cmdname or "").replace("_", "-").lower()
+                entry: Dict[str, Any]
+                candidate: Dict[str, Any] | None = None
+                if catalog is not None:
+                    try:
+                        candidate = catalog.get_cmdlet_metadata(cmdname, config=config)
+                    except Exception:
+                        candidate = None
+                if candidate:
+                    canonical = candidate.get("name", canonical)
+                    entry = candidate
+                else:
+                    entry = {
+                        "name": canonical,
+                        "aliases": [],
+                        "usage": "",
+                        "summary": "",
+                        "details": [],
+                        "args": [],
+                        "raw": None,
+                    }
+                base = base_meta.setdefault(
+                    canonical,
+                    {
+                        "name": canonical,
+                        "aliases": [],
+                        "usage": "",
+                        "summary": "",
+                        "details": [],
+                        "args": [],
+                        "raw": entry.get("raw"),
+                    },
+                )
+                if entry.get("aliases"):
+                    base_aliases = set(base.get("aliases", []))
+                    base_aliases.update([a for a in entry.get("aliases", []) if a])
+                    base["aliases"] = sorted(base_aliases)
+                if not base.get("usage") and entry.get("usage"):
+                    base["usage"] = entry["usage"]
+                if not base.get("summary") and entry.get("summary"):
+                    base["summary"] = entry["summary"]
+                if not base.get("details") and entry.get("details"):
+                    base["details"] = entry["details"]
+                if not base.get("args") and entry.get("args"):
+                    base["args"] = entry["args"]
+                if not base.get("raw") and entry.get("raw"):
+                    base["raw"] = entry["raw"]
+            metadata = base_meta
+            alias_map = _build_alias_map_from_metadata(metadata)
+
+    choice_candidates = list(alias_map.keys()) if alias_map else list(metadata.keys())
+    CMDLET.arg[0].choices = _normalize_choice_list(choice_candidates)
     parsed = parse_cmdlet_args(args, CMDLET)
 
     filter_text = parsed.get("filter")