- Integrated HTMX for server-driven UI updates and fragments
- Adopted Alpine.js for global reactive state and tab management
- Replaced legacy player with Plyr.io for premium streaming experience
- Implemented real-time download polling via HTMX
- Added server-sent Toast notification system
- Fixed navigation and authentication scoping issues
- Migrated monolithic main.py to feature-scoped routers in app/routers/
- Added GEMINI.md for project context and AI instructional guidelines
- Updated README.md with a comprehensive modernization plan (SQL migration, robust scraping DSL, frontend modernization)
- Improved authentication with cookie support and modular JS
- Updated test suite and documentation