.env.example

@@ -67,13 +67,15 @@ DISCORD_REDIRECT_URI=
 # Set to 0 to turn it off entirely.
 # LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_ENABLED=1
 #
-# Two independent clocks. COOLDOWN is how long one series rests between checks;
+# Two independent clocks. COOLDOWN is how long a plain-TLS series rests between
-# INTERVAL is how often the poller wakes up and looks for series past that
+# checks; BROWSER_COOLDOWN is the longer rest for kagane and novelfull. INTERVAL
-# cooldown. Shortening INTERVAL cannot shorten a COOLDOWN.
+# is how often the poller wakes up and looks for series past their cooldowns.
-# LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_COOLDOWN=1h     # per series, floor 15m
+# Shortening INTERVAL cannot shorten either cooldown.
-# LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_INTERVAL=10m    # how often to wake
+LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_COOLDOWN=1h         # plain-TLS per series, floor 15m
-# LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_BATCH=14        # series per wake
+LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_BROWSER_COOLDOWN=6h # browser-backed per series, floor 15m
-# LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_STAGGER=20s     # delay between fetches in a batch
+LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_INTERVAL=10m        # how often to wake
+LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_BATCH=14            # series per wake
+LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_STAGGER=20s         # delay between fetches in a batch
 #
 # Uses a ticker, not an immediate first run: the first poll happens one
 # INTERVAL after startup, not at startup. A container restarting more often

README.md

@@ -40,8 +40,9 @@ Bromite userscript (isolated world, Shadow DOM UI, localStorage cache)
 | `USERSCRIPT_PATH` | `/userscript/manga-bookmark.user.js` | Bindmounted file served at `/u/{token}/manga-bookmark.user.js`. |
 | `NOVEL_USERSCRIPT_PATH` | `/userscript/novel-bookmark.user.js` | Same, for the novel library. |
 | `LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_ENABLED` | `1` | `0` turns the poller off entirely. |
-| `LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_COOLDOWN` | `1h` | Rest between checks of one series; floor `15m`. |
+| `LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_COOLDOWN` | `1h` | Rest between checks of one plain-TLS series; floor `15m`. |
-| `LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_INTERVAL` | `10m` | How often the poller wakes. Cannot shorten a cooldown. |
+| `LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_BROWSER_COOLDOWN` | `6h` | Rest between checks of one browser-backed series; floor `15m`. |
+| `LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_INTERVAL` | `10m` | How often the poller wakes. Cannot shorten either cooldown. |
 | `LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_BATCH` | `14` | Series per wake. Keep `BATCH × STAGGER` under `INTERVAL`. |
 | `LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_STAGGER` | `20s` | Delay between fetches in a batch — this is the outbound request rate. |
 

backend/AGENTS.md

@@ -118,8 +118,10 @@ Guidance for OpenCode (and Claude Code) working under `backend/`. See root `AGEN
   `_REDIRECT_URI` (required; Discord OAuth for the browser UI),
   `DISCORD_REQUIRED_ROLE` (optional role gate, empty by default),
   `DISCORD_API_BASE` (default `https://discord.com/api/v10`),
-  `LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_ENABLED`/`_COOLDOWN`/`_INTERVAL`/`_BATCH`/`_STAGGER`
+  `LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_ENABLED`/`_COOLDOWN`/`_BROWSER_COOLDOWN`/`_INTERVAL`/
-  (background latest-chapter poller; defaults on, `1h`/`10m`/`14`/`20s`).
+  `_BATCH`/`_STAGGER` (background latest-chapter poller; defaults on,
+  `1h` plain-TLS cooldown, `6h` browser cooldown, `10m`/`14`/`20s`; both
+  cooldowns have a `15m` floor).
   `USERSCRIPT_PATH` and `NOVEL_USERSCRIPT_PATH` (files served at
   `/u/{token}/manga-bookmark.user.js` and `/u/{token}/novel-bookmark.user.js`,
   defaults `/userscript/manga-bookmark.user.js` and

backend/internal/latest/poller.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"log"
 	"net/url"
+	"slices"
 	"time"
 
 	"bookmarkmanager/backend/internal/store"
@@ -23,12 +24,12 @@ type Fetcher interface {
 // Two clocks, deliberately independent:
 //
 //   - Interval is how often this goroutine wakes up and looks.
-//   - Cooldown is how long one series rests since its own last check.
+//   - Cooldowns are how long a series rests since its own last check. Browser-
+//     backed sites use the longer BrowserCooldown.
 //
-// Only the cooldown is per series, and it is enforced by the WHERE clause in
+// Cooldowns are enforced by the WHERE clause in DueForLatestCheck rather than
-// DueForLatestCheck rather than by any timer. Shortening Interval therefore
+// by any timer. Shortening Interval therefore cannot shorten anyone's cooldown;
-// cannot shorten anyone's cooldown; it only makes the poller wake up and find
+// it only makes the poller wake up and find nothing due more often.
-// nothing due more often.
 type Poller struct {
 	Store *store.Store
 	Fetch Fetcher
@@ -38,19 +39,21 @@ type Poller struct {
 	BrowserFetch    Fetcher
 	Now             func() time.Time // injected so tests can freeze it
 	Cooldown        time.Duration
+	BrowserCooldown time.Duration
 	Interval        time.Duration
 	Stagger         time.Duration
 	Batch           int
 }
 
+var browserBackedSites = []string{"kagane", "novelfull"}
+
 // fetcherFor returns the fetcher a site needs, or nil when the site cannot be
 // fetched at all right now. kagane and novelfull both sit behind a Cloudflare
 // JavaScript challenge that no TLS fingerprint clears — kagane verified
 // 2026-08-03, novelfull verified 2026-08-05, both against the same Chrome_133
 // profile TLSFetcher uses — so they are browser-only or nothing.
 func (p *Poller) fetcherFor(site string) Fetcher {
-	switch site {
+	if slices.Contains(browserBackedSites, site) {
-	case "kagane", "novelfull":
 		return p.BrowserFetch
 	}
 	return p.Fetch
@@ -63,8 +66,8 @@ func (p *Poller) fetcherFor(site string) Fetcher {
 // failure mode for a misconfigured batch x stagger: a slower cadence, never
 // concurrent fetch storms.
 func (p *Poller) Run(ctx context.Context) {
-	log.Printf("latest-chapter poller: interval=%s cooldown=%s batch=%d stagger=%s",
+	log.Printf("latest-chapter poller: interval=%s cooldown=%s browser-cooldown=%s batch=%d stagger=%s",
-		p.Interval, p.Cooldown, p.Batch, p.Stagger)
+		p.Interval, p.Cooldown, p.BrowserCooldown, p.Batch, p.Stagger)
 	t := time.NewTicker(p.Interval)
 	defer t.Stop()
 	for {
@@ -80,8 +83,10 @@ func (p *Poller) Run(ctx context.Context) {
 
 // runOnce processes one batch of due series.
 func (p *Poller) runOnce(ctx context.Context) {
-	cutoff := p.Now().Add(-p.Cooldown).UnixMilli()
+	now := p.Now()
-	due, err := p.Store.DueForLatestCheck(cutoff, p.Batch)
+	cutoff := now.Add(-p.Cooldown).UnixMilli()
+	browserCutoff := now.Add(-p.BrowserCooldown).UnixMilli()
+	due, err := p.Store.DueForLatestCheck(cutoff, browserCutoff, browserBackedSites, p.Batch)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("latest poll: due query: %v", err)
 		return

backend/internal/latest/poller_test.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"errors"
+	"log"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ func newTestPoller(t *testing.T, s *store.Store, f Fetcher, at time.Time) *Polle
 		Fetch:           f,
 		Now:             func() time.Time { return at },
 		Cooldown:        time.Hour,
+		BrowserCooldown: 6 * time.Hour,
 		Interval:        10 * time.Minute,
 		Stagger:         0,
 		Batch:           14,
@@ -304,6 +306,26 @@ func TestRunOnceOneBadSeriesDoesNotStallBatch(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestRunLogsCooldowns(t *testing.T) {
+	var logs strings.Builder
+	previous := log.Writer()
+	log.SetOutput(&logs)
+	t.Cleanup(func() { log.SetOutput(previous) })
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	cancel()
+	(&Poller{
+		Cooldown:        time.Hour,
+		BrowserCooldown: 6 * time.Hour,
+		Interval:        time.Hour,
+	}).Run(ctx)
+
+	if got := logs.String(); !strings.Contains(got, "cooldown=1h") ||
+		!strings.Contains(got, "browser-cooldown=6h") {
+		t.Fatalf("startup log = %q, want both cooldowns", got)
+	}
+}
+
 // The cooldown is enforced by the due query, so a second immediate pass must do
 // nothing at all — this is what makes the tick interval independent of it.
 func TestRunOnceHonoursCooldownAcrossPasses(t *testing.T) {
@@ -334,6 +356,44 @@ func TestRunOnceHonoursCooldownAcrossPasses(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestRunOnceUsesBrowserCooldown(t *testing.T) {
+	s, _ := newTestStore(t)
+	const browserKey = "kagane:019f84bc-9ba0-7ed9-86f5-8b905ec7c28b"
+	seedForCheck(t, s, "asura:plain", "https://asurascans.com/comics/plain", 0)
+	seedForCheck(t, s, browserKey, "https://kagane.to/series/019f84bc-9ba0-7ed9-86f5-8b905ec7c28b", 0)
+
+	hour := time.Hour
+	now := time.Unix(2*int64(hour/time.Second), 0)
+	tls := &fakeFetcher{status: 200}
+	browser := &fakeFetcher{status: 200}
+	p := &Poller{
+		Store:           s,
+		Fetch:           tls,
+		BrowserFetch:    browser,
+		Now:             func() time.Time { return now },
+		Cooldown:        hour,
+		BrowserCooldown: 6 * hour,
+		Batch:           10,
+	}
+
+	p.runOnce(context.Background())
+	if got := tls.callCount(); got != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("plain-TLS fetches after 2h = %d, want 1", got)
+	}
+	if got := browser.callCount(); got != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("browser fetches after 2h = %d, want 0", got)
+	}
+
+	now = time.Unix(7*int64(hour/time.Second), 0)
+	p.runOnce(context.Background())
+	if got := tls.callCount(); got != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("plain-TLS fetches after 7h = %d, want 2", got)
+	}
+	if got := browser.callCount(); got != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("browser fetches after 7h = %d, want 1", got)
+	}
+}
+
 // A site that retracts a chapter should correct the stored number downward,
 // mirroring the userscript's equality check (L427) rather than a >.
 func TestRunOnceCorrectsDownward(t *testing.T) {
@@ -465,12 +525,14 @@ func TestKaganeSkippedWhenNoBrowserFetcher(t *testing.T) {
 	}); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("seed: %v", err)
 	}
-
 	f := &fakeFetcher{body: kaganeAPIFixture, status: 200}
+
 	p := &Poller{
-		Store: s, Fetch: f,
+		Store:    s,
+		Fetch:    f,
 		Now:      func() time.Time { return time.UnixMilli(5_000_000) },
-		Cooldown: time.Hour, Interval: time.Hour, Batch: 10,
+		Cooldown: time.Hour, BrowserCooldown: time.Hour,
+		Interval: time.Hour, Batch: 10,
 	}
 	p.runOnce(context.Background())
 
@@ -498,7 +560,8 @@ func TestKaganeUsesBrowserFetcher(t *testing.T) {
 	p := &Poller{
 		Store: s, Fetch: tlsF, BrowserFetch: browserF,
 		Now:      func() time.Time { return time.UnixMilli(5_000_000) },
-		Cooldown: time.Hour, Interval: time.Hour, Batch: 10,
+		Cooldown: time.Hour, BrowserCooldown: time.Hour,
+		Interval: time.Hour, Batch: 10,
 	}
 	p.runOnce(context.Background())
 

backend/internal/store/store.go

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgtype"
 	_ "github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/stdlib"
 )
 
@@ -689,16 +690,17 @@ func (s *Store) Delete(readerID int64, key string) error {
 }
 
 // DueForLatestCheck returns series whose server-side latest-chapter check has
-// aged past cutoffMs, ordered by how many bookmarks reference them (descending)
+// aged past the appropriate cutoff, ordered by how many bookmarks reference
-// then least-recently-checked first, at most limit of them.
+// them (descending) then least-recently-checked first, at most limit of them.
+// Browser-backed sites use browserCutoffMs; every other site uses cutoffMs.
 //
 // The reader_count ordering is the point of the split (ADR-0003): a series
 // shared by several readers is fetched once per due cycle, and the popular
 // ones stay freshest while the long tail absorbs any shortfall. Within one
-// reader count, oldest-first keeps the poll fair when the backlog outgrows its
+// reader count, oldest-first keeps the poll fair when the backlog outgrows
 // throughput: the most neglected series is always next, so a large collection
-// refreshes uniformly slower rather than leaving a tail that never refreshes at
+// refreshes uniformly slower rather than leaving a tail that never refreshes
-// all. The userscript sorts its own queue the same way (L453).
+// at all. The userscript sorts its own queue the same way (L453).
 //
 // Series with no series_url are skipped — there is nothing to fetch, which is
 // the same filter the userscript applies at L452. Series whose only bookmarks
@@ -706,17 +708,20 @@ func (s *Store) Delete(readerID int64, key string) error {
 // burns requests. Archived bookmarks still count — knowing what a shelved
 // series is up to is the whole reason for archiving instead of deleting.
 // A series with no bookmarks at all never appears: the join excludes it.
-func (s *Store) DueForLatestCheck(cutoffMs int64, limit int) ([]Series, error) {
+func (s *Store) DueForLatestCheck(cutoffMs, browserCutoffMs int64, browserSites []string, limit int) ([]Series, error) {
 	rows, err := s.db.Query(`SELECT `+seriesColumns+`, COUNT(*) AS reader_count
 		FROM series s
 		JOIN bookmarks b ON b.site = s.site AND b.series_id = s.series_id
 		WHERE s.series_url <> ''
-		  AND s.latest_checked_at <= $1
+		  AND s.latest_checked_at <= CASE
+			WHEN s.site = ANY($3::text[]) THEN $2::bigint
+			ELSE $1::bigint
+		  END
 		GROUP BY s.site, s.series_id, s.title, s.series_url, s.cover,
 		         s.kind, s.latest_chapter, s.latest_chapter_num, s.latest_checked_at
 		HAVING COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE b.status <> 'finished') > 0
 		ORDER BY reader_count DESC, s.latest_checked_at ASC
-		LIMIT $2`, cutoffMs, limit)
+		LIMIT $4`, cutoffMs, browserCutoffMs, pgtype.FlatArray[string](browserSites), limit)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("query due series: %w", err)
 	}

backend/internal/store/store_test.go

@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ func TestDueForLatestCheck(t *testing.T) {
 			s := newTestStore(t)
 			seedForCheck(t, s, "asura:x", tt.seriesURL, tt.checkedAt)
 
-			due, err := s.DueForLatestCheck(now-hour, 10)
+			due, err := s.DueForLatestCheck(now-hour, now-hour, nil, 10)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("DueForLatestCheck: %v", err)
 			}
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ func TestDueForLatestCheckOldestFirstAndLimited(t *testing.T) {
 	seedForCheck(t, s, "asura:b", "https://asurascans.com/comics/b", 200)
 	seedForCheck(t, s, "asura:a", "https://asurascans.com/comics/a", 100)
 
-	due, err := s.DueForLatestCheck(1000, 2)
+	due, err := s.DueForLatestCheck(1000, 1000, nil, 2)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("DueForLatestCheck: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ func TestDueForLatestCheckSkipsFinishedKeepsArchived(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	due, err := store.DueForLatestCheck(time.Now().UnixMilli(), 10)
+	due, err := store.DueForLatestCheck(time.Now().UnixMilli(), time.Now().UnixMilli(), nil, 10)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("DueForLatestCheck: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ func TestDueForLatestCheckOrdersByReaderCountThenAge(t *testing.T) {
 	seedSecondReader(t, s, "asura:pop:2", "asura", "pop", 1001)
 	seedForCheck(t, s, "asura:solo", "https://asurascans.com/comics/solo", 100)
 
-	due, err := s.DueForLatestCheck(1000, 10)
+	due, err := s.DueForLatestCheck(1000, 1000, nil, 10)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("DueForLatestCheck: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ func TestDueForLatestCheckExcludesOrphanSeries(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("seed orphan series: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	due, err := s.DueForLatestCheck(1000, 10)
+	due, err := s.DueForLatestCheck(1000, 1000, nil, 10)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("DueForLatestCheck: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@ func TestTwoReadersShareOneSeriesWithIndependentProgress(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("series rows = %d, want 1 shared row for two bookmarks", series)
 	}
 
-	due, err := s.DueForLatestCheck(time.Now().UnixMilli(), 10)
+	due, err := s.DueForLatestCheck(time.Now().UnixMilli(), time.Now().UnixMilli(), nil, 10)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("DueForLatestCheck: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@ func TestTwoReadersShareOneSeriesWithIndependentProgress(t *testing.T) {
 	if b, ok, err := s.Get(s.OwnerID(), "asura:solo"); err != nil || !ok || b.LastChapterNum != 200 {
 		t.Fatalf("owner's bookmark after the other's delete = %+v ok=%v err=%v, want it intact", b, ok, err)
 	}
-	due, err = s.DueForLatestCheck(time.Now().UnixMilli(), 10)
+	due, err = s.DueForLatestCheck(time.Now().UnixMilli(), time.Now().UnixMilli(), nil, 10)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("DueForLatestCheck after delete: %v", err)
 	}

backend/main.go

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ type Config struct {
 type LatestPoll struct {
 	Enabled         bool
 	Cooldown        time.Duration
+	BrowserCooldown time.Duration
 	Interval        time.Duration
 	Stagger         time.Duration
 	Batch           int
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ type LatestPoll struct {
 
 const (
 	defaultPollCooldown        = time.Hour
+	defaultBrowserPollCooldown = 6 * time.Hour
 	defaultPollInterval        = 10 * time.Minute
 	defaultPollStagger         = 20 * time.Second
 	defaultPollBatch           = 14
@@ -129,20 +131,27 @@ func envInt(key string, def int) int {
 	return n
 }
 
+func clampPollCooldown(name string, d time.Duration) time.Duration {
+	if d < minPollCooldown {
+		log.Printf("config: %s %s is below the %s floor, clamping", name, d, minPollCooldown)
+		return minPollCooldown
+	}
+	return d
+}
+
 // loadLatestPoll reads the poller's settings, clamping anything that would make
 // it antisocial.
 func loadLatestPoll() LatestPoll {
 	p := LatestPoll{
 		Enabled:         envBool("LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_ENABLED", true),
 		Cooldown:        envDuration("LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_COOLDOWN", defaultPollCooldown),
+		BrowserCooldown: envDuration("LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_BROWSER_COOLDOWN", defaultBrowserPollCooldown),
 		Interval:        envDuration("LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_INTERVAL", defaultPollInterval),
 		Stagger:         envDuration("LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_STAGGER", defaultPollStagger),
 		Batch:           envInt("LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_BATCH", defaultPollBatch),
 	}
-	if p.Cooldown < minPollCooldown {
+	p.Cooldown = clampPollCooldown("cooldown", p.Cooldown)
-		log.Printf("config: cooldown %s is below the %s floor, clamping", p.Cooldown, minPollCooldown)
+	p.BrowserCooldown = clampPollCooldown("browser cooldown", p.BrowserCooldown)
-		p.Cooldown = minPollCooldown
-	}
 	// batch x stagger has to fit inside one tick or a batch is still running
 	// when the next one is due. Run() serialises them, so this degrades to a
 	// slower cadence rather than to overlapping fetches — worth a warning, not
@@ -324,6 +333,21 @@ func main() {
 	}
 }
 
+// newLatestPoller wires the configured cooldowns and fetchers into the poller.
+func newLatestPoller(s *store.Store, cfg LatestPoll, fetch, browser latest.Fetcher) *latest.Poller {
+	return &latest.Poller{
+		Store:           s,
+		Fetch:           fetch,
+		BrowserFetch:    browser,
+		Now:             time.Now,
+		Cooldown:        cfg.Cooldown,
+		BrowserCooldown: cfg.BrowserCooldown,
+		Interval:        cfg.Interval,
+		Stagger:         cfg.Stagger,
+		Batch:           cfg.Batch,
+	}
+}
+
 // startLatestPoller launches the background poller unless it is disabled or its
 // HTTP client cannot be built. Any problem here is logged and skipped: this
 // feature going missing degrades the service to userscript-only latest-chapter
@@ -341,16 +365,7 @@ func startLatestPoller(ctx context.Context, s *store.Store, cfg LatestPoll, brow
 	// Nil browser: sites behind a JavaScript challenge are simply not polled,
 	// and their latest_chapter comes from the userscript alone — which is how
 	// the service behaved before the sidecar existed.
-	p := &latest.Poller{
+	p := newLatestPoller(s, cfg, f, browser)
-		Store:        s,
-		Fetch:        f,
-		BrowserFetch: browser,
-		Now:          time.Now,
-		Cooldown:     cfg.Cooldown,
-		Interval:     cfg.Interval,
-		Stagger:      cfg.Stagger,
-		Batch:        cfg.Batch,
-	}
 
 	go p.Run(ctx)
 }

backend/main_test.go

@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ import (
 func TestLoadLatestPollDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, k := range []string{
 		"LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_ENABLED", "LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_COOLDOWN",
-		"LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_INTERVAL", "LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_STAGGER",
+		"LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_BROWSER_COOLDOWN", "LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_INTERVAL",
-		"LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_BATCH",
+		"LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_STAGGER", "LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_BATCH",
 	} {
 		t.Setenv(k, "")
 	}
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ func TestLoadLatestPollDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 	want := LatestPoll{
 		Enabled:         true,
 		Cooldown:        time.Hour,
+		BrowserCooldown: 6 * time.Hour,
 		Interval:        10 * time.Minute,
 		Stagger:         20 * time.Second,
 		Batch:           14,
@@ -74,6 +75,30 @@ func TestLoadLatestPollClampsAndFallsBack(t *testing.T) {
 			wantFrom: func(p LatestPoll) any { return p.Cooldown },
 			want:     15 * time.Minute,
 		},
+		{
+			name:     "browser cooldown below the floor is clamped up",
+			env:      map[string]string{"LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_BROWSER_COOLDOWN": "1m"},
+			wantFrom: func(p LatestPoll) any { return p.BrowserCooldown },
+			want:     15 * time.Minute,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "browser cooldown at the floor is kept",
+			env:      map[string]string{"LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_BROWSER_COOLDOWN": "15m"},
+			wantFrom: func(p LatestPoll) any { return p.BrowserCooldown },
+			want:     15 * time.Minute,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "browser cooldown override is honoured",
+			env:      map[string]string{"LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_BROWSER_COOLDOWN": "8h"},
+			wantFrom: func(p LatestPoll) any { return p.BrowserCooldown },
+			want:     8 * time.Hour,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "browser cooldown unparseable value falls back",
+			env:      map[string]string{"LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_BROWSER_COOLDOWN": "six hours"},
+			wantFrom: func(p LatestPoll) any { return p.BrowserCooldown },
+			want:     6 * time.Hour,
+		},
 		{
 			name:     "a valid override is honoured",
 			env:      map[string]string{"LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_INTERVAL": "5m"},
@@ -123,6 +148,16 @@ func TestLoadLatestPollClampsAndFallsBack(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestNewLatestPollerWiresCooldowns(t *testing.T) {
+	p := newLatestPoller(nil, LatestPoll{
+		Cooldown:        time.Hour,
+		BrowserCooldown: 6 * time.Hour,
+	}, nil, nil)
+	if p.Cooldown != time.Hour || p.BrowserCooldown != 6*time.Hour {
+		t.Fatalf("poller cooldowns = %s/%s, want 1h/6h", p.Cooldown, p.BrowserCooldown)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestPutStatusValidation(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := []struct {
 		name   string

docker-compose.yml

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ services:
       # switch; it only takes effect because these are listed here.
       LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_ENABLED: ${LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_ENABLED:-1}
       LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_COOLDOWN: ${LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_COOLDOWN:-1h}
+      LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_BROWSER_COOLDOWN: ${LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_BROWSER_COOLDOWN:-6h}
       LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_INTERVAL: ${LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_INTERVAL:-10m}
       LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_BATCH: ${LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_BATCH:-14}
       LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_STAGGER: ${LATEST_CHAPTER_POLL_STAGGER:-20s}