internal/config/config.go

@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ func applyDefaults(cfg *Config) {
 	if cfg.Scanner.FuzzyThreshold == 0 {
 		cfg.Scanner.FuzzyThreshold = 0.85
 	}
+	if cfg.MusicBrainz.CacheTTL == 0 {
+		cfg.MusicBrainz.CacheTTL = 24 * time.Hour
+	}
 }
 
 // validate checks that required fields are set and values are within acceptable ranges.

internal/musicbrainz/api.go

@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ func (c *MusicBrainzClient) GetArtistReleaseGroups(ctx context.Context, artistMB
 
 		allGroups = append(allGroups, parsed.ReleaseGroups...)
 
-		// If we got fewer results than the limit, we've reached the end
+		// If we've fetched all results, we've reached the end.
-		if len(parsed.ReleaseGroups) < limit {
+		if offset+len(parsed.ReleaseGroups) >= parsed.Count {
 			break
 		}
 		offset += limit

internal/musicbrainz/api_test.go

@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ func TestGetArtistReleaseGroups_Pagination(t *testing.T) {
 			// First page: return 100 results (full page, matching limit) to trigger pagination
 			xml := `<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <metadata xmlns="http://musicbrainz.org/ns/mmd-2.0#">
-  <release-group-list count="150">`
+  <release-group-list count="101">`
 			for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
 				xml += `
     <release-group id="rg-page1-` + string(rune('0'+i%10)) + `" type="Album">
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ func TestGetArtistReleaseGroups_Pagination(t *testing.T) {
 			// Second page: return only 1 result (< limit, signaling last page)
 			w.Write([]byte(`<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <metadata xmlns="http://musicbrainz.org/ns/mmd-2.0#">
-  <release-group-list count="150">
+  <release-group-list count="101">
     <release-group id="rg-page2" type="Album">
       <title>Page 2 Album</title>
       <first-release-date>2021-01-01</first-release-date>

internal/musicbrainz/sync.go

@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ func SyncArtistDiscography(
 
 	// Step 2: If we have cached data, return it.
 	if cachedCount > 0 {
+		if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("sync artist discography: %w", err)
+		}
 		return database.GetExternalReleasesByArtistWithCache(db, artistMBID, ttl)
 	}
 
@@ -59,6 +62,23 @@ func SyncArtistDiscography(
 	}
 	defer tx.Rollback()
 
+	// Read existing ignore states before deleting to preserve user-set flags.
+	ignoredMap := map[string]bool{}
+	rows, err := tx.Query("SELECT rgid, is_ignored FROM external_releases WHERE artist_id = ?", artistMBID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("sync artist discography: query existing releases: %w", err)
+	}
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var rgid string
+		var ignored bool
+		if err := rows.Scan(&rgid, &ignored); err != nil {
+			rows.Close()
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("sync artist discography: scan existing release: %w", err)
+		}
+		ignoredMap[rgid] = ignored
+	}
+	rows.Close()
+
 	// Delete old entries for this artist to avoid stale records.
 	if _, err := tx.Exec("DELETE FROM external_releases WHERE artist_id = ?", artistMBID); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("sync artist discography: delete old releases: %w", err)
@@ -73,6 +93,10 @@ func SyncArtistDiscography(
 
 		ext := rg.ToExternalRelease()
 		ext.CachedAt = now
+		// Preserve user-set ignore flag from previous sync.
+		if ignored, ok := ignoredMap[ext.RGID]; ok {
+			ext.IsIgnored = ignored
+		}
 
 		cachedAtStr := ext.CachedAt.Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05")
 		if _, err := tx.Exec(