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cmdnat/pipe.py

@@ -869,13 +869,9 @@ def _run(result: Any, args: Sequence[str], config: Dict[str, Any]) -> int:
 
         start_opts: Dict[str, Any] = {"borderless": borderless, "mpv_log_path": mpv_log_path}
 
-        # Initialize Store registry for detecting Hydrus instance names
+        # Store registry is only needed for certain playlist listing/inference paths.
+        # Keep it lazy so a simple `.pipe <url> -play` doesn't trigger Hydrus/API calls.
         file_storage = None
-        try:
-            from Store import Store
-            file_storage = Store(config)
-        except Exception as e:
-            debug(f"Warning: Could not initialize Store registry: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
 
         # Initialize mpv_started flag
         mpv_started = False
@@ -1313,6 +1309,13 @@ def _run(result: Any, args: Sequence[str], config: Dict[str, Any]) -> int:
                 debug("MPV playlist is empty.")
                 return 0
 
+            if file_storage is None:
+                try:
+                    from Store import Store
+                    file_storage = Store(config)
+                except Exception as e:
+                    debug(f"Warning: Could not initialize Store registry: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+
             # Use the loaded playlist name if available, otherwise default
             # Note: current_playlist_name is defined in the load_mode block if a playlist was loaded
             try: