feat: Idempotent entry_point_discovery with bulk endpoint

- Track id_resolution_status, attempts, and errors in handler
- Add POST /api/tasks/batch/entry-point-discovery endpoint
- Skip already-resolved stores, retry failed with force flag

CLAUDE.md

@@ -17,6 +17,48 @@ Never deploy unless user explicitly says: "CLAUDE — DEPLOYMENT IS NOW AUTHORIZ
 ### 5. DB POOL ONLY
 Never import `src/db/migrate.ts` at runtime. Use `src/db/pool.ts` for DB access.
 
+### 6. K8S POD LIMITS — CRITICAL
+**MAX 8 PODS** for `scraper-worker` deployment. NEVER EXCEED THIS.
+
+**Pods vs Workers:**
+- **Pod** = Kubernetes container instance (MAX 8)
+- **Worker** = Concurrent task runner INSIDE a pod (controlled by `MAX_CONCURRENT_TASKS` env var)
+- Formula: `8 pods × MAX_CONCURRENT_TASKS = total concurrent workers`
+
+**Browser Task Memory Limits:**
+- Each Puppeteer/Chrome browser uses ~400 MB RAM
+- Pod memory limit is 2 GB
+- **MAX_CONCURRENT_TASKS=3** is the safe maximum for browser tasks
+- More than 3 concurrent browsers per pod = OOM crash
+
+| Browsers | RAM Used | Status |
+|----------|----------|--------|
+| 3 | ~1.3 GB | Safe (recommended) |
+| 4 | ~1.7 GB | Risky |
+| 5+ | >2 GB | OOM crash |
+
+**To increase throughput:** Add more pods (up to 8), NOT more concurrent tasks per pod.
+
+```bash
+# CORRECT - scale pods (up to 8)
+kubectl scale deployment/scraper-worker -n dispensary-scraper --replicas=8
+
+# WRONG - will cause OOM crashes
+kubectl set env deployment/scraper-worker -n dispensary-scraper MAX_CONCURRENT_TASKS=10
+```
+
+**If K8s API returns ServiceUnavailable:** STOP IMMEDIATELY. Do not retry. The cluster is overloaded.
+
+### 7. K8S REQUIRES EXPLICIT PERMISSION
+**NEVER run kubectl commands without explicit user permission.**
+
+Before running ANY `kubectl` command (scale, rollout, set env, delete, apply, etc.):
+1. Tell the user what you want to do
+2. Wait for explicit approval
+3. Only then execute the command
+
+This applies to ALL kubectl operations - even read-only ones like `kubectl get pods`.
+
 ---
 
 ## Quick Reference
@@ -205,6 +247,78 @@ These binaries mimic real browser TLS fingerprints to avoid detection.
 
 ---
 
+## Staggered Task Workflow (Added 2025-12-12)
+
+### Overview
+When creating many tasks at once (e.g., product refresh for all AZ stores), staggered scheduling prevents resource contention, proxy assignment lag, and API rate limiting.
+
+### How It Works
+```
+1. Task created with scheduled_for = NOW() + (index * stagger_seconds)
+2. Worker claims task only when scheduled_for <= NOW()
+3. Worker runs preflight on EVERY task claim (proxy health check)
+4. If preflight passes, worker executes task
+5. If preflight fails, task released back to pending for another worker
+6. Worker finishes task, polls for next available task
+7. Repeat - preflight runs on each new task claim
+```
+
+### Key Points
+- **Preflight is per-task, not per-startup**: Each task claim triggers a new preflight check
+- **Stagger prevents thundering herd**: 15 seconds between tasks is default
+- **Task assignment is the trigger**: Worker picks up task → runs preflight → executes if passed
+
+### API Endpoints
+```bash
+# Create staggered tasks for specific dispensary IDs
+POST /api/tasks/batch/staggered
+{
+  "dispensary_ids": [1, 2, 3, 4],
+  "role": "product_refresh",      # or "product_discovery"
+  "stagger_seconds": 15,          # default: 15
+  "platform": "dutchie",          # default: "dutchie"
+  "method": null                  # "curl" | "http" | null
+}
+
+# Create staggered tasks for AZ stores (convenience endpoint)
+POST /api/tasks/batch/az-stores
+{
+  "total_tasks": 24,              # default: 24
+  "stagger_seconds": 15,          # default: 15
+  "split_roles": true             # default: true (12 refresh, 12 discovery)
+}
+```
+
+### Example: 24 Tasks for AZ Stores
+```bash
+curl -X POST http://localhost:3010/api/tasks/batch/az-stores \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -d '{"total_tasks": 24, "stagger_seconds": 15, "split_roles": true}'
+```
+
+Response:
+```json
+{
+  "success": true,
+  "total": 24,
+  "product_refresh": 12,
+  "product_discovery": 12,
+  "stagger_seconds": 15,
+  "total_duration_seconds": 345,
+  "estimated_completion": "2025-12-12T08:40:00.000Z",
+  "message": "Created 24 staggered tasks for AZ stores (12 refresh, 12 discovery)"
+}
+```
+
+### Related Files
+| File | Purpose |
+|------|---------|
+| `src/tasks/task-service.ts` | `createStaggeredTasks()` and `createAZStoreTasks()` methods |
+| `src/routes/tasks.ts` | API endpoints for batch task creation |
+| `src/tasks/task-worker.ts` | Worker task claiming and preflight logic |
+
+---
+
 ## Documentation
 
 | Doc | Purpose |

backend/docs/_archive/WORKER_TASK_ARCHITECTURE.md

@@ -504,6 +504,103 @@ The Workers Dashboard shows:
 | `src/routes/worker-registry.ts:148-195` | Heartbeat endpoint handling |
 | `cannaiq/src/pages/WorkersDashboard.tsx:233-305` | UI components for resources |
 
+## Browser Task Memory Limits (Updated 2025-12)
+
+Browser-based tasks (Puppeteer/Chrome) have strict memory constraints that limit concurrency.
+
+### Why Browser Tasks Are Different
+
+Each browser task launches a Chrome process. Unlike I/O-bound API calls, browsers consume significant RAM:
+
+| Component | RAM Usage |
+|-----------|-----------|
+| Node.js runtime | ~150 MB |
+| Chrome browser (base) | ~200-250 MB |
+| Dutchie menu page (loaded) | ~100-150 MB |
+| **Per browser total** | **~350-450 MB** |
+
+### Memory Math for Pod Limits
+
+```
+Pod memory limit:     2 GB (2000 MB)
+Node.js runtime:      -150 MB
+Safety buffer:        -100 MB
+────────────────────────────────
+Available for browsers: 1750 MB
+
+Per browser + page:    ~400 MB
+
+Max browsers: 1750 ÷ 400 = ~4 browsers
+
+Recommended: 3 browsers (leaves headroom for spikes)
+```
+
+### MAX_CONCURRENT_TASKS for Browser Tasks
+
+| Browsers per Pod | RAM Used | Risk Level |
+|------------------|----------|------------|
+| 1 | ~500 MB | Very safe |
+| 2 | ~900 MB | Safe |
+| **3** | **~1.3 GB** | **Recommended** |
+| 4 | ~1.7 GB | Tight (may OOM) |
+| 5+ | >2 GB | Will OOM crash |
+
+**CRITICAL**: `MAX_CONCURRENT_TASKS=3` is the maximum safe value for browser tasks with current pod limits.
+
+### Scaling Strategy
+
+Scale **horizontally** (more pods) rather than vertically (more concurrency per pod):
+
+```
+┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+│ Cluster: 8 pods × 3 browsers = 24 concurrent tasks                       │
+│                                                                          │
+│  ┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐       │
+│  │ Pod 0       │ │ Pod 1       │ │ Pod 2       │ │ Pod 3       │       │
+│  │ 3 browsers  │ │ 3 browsers  │ │ 3 browsers  │ │ 3 browsers  │       │
+│  └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘       │
+│                                                                          │
+│  ┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐       │
+│  │ Pod 4       │ │ Pod 5       │ │ Pod 6       │ │ Pod 7       │       │
+│  │ 3 browsers  │ │ 3 browsers  │ │ 3 browsers  │ │ 3 browsers  │       │
+│  └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘       │
+└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+```
+
+### Browser Lifecycle Per Task
+
+Each task gets a fresh browser with fresh IP/identity:
+
+```
+1. Claim task from queue
+2. Get fresh proxy from pool
+3. Launch browser with proxy
+4. Run preflight (verify IP)
+5. Execute scrape
+6. Close browser
+7. Repeat
+```
+
+This ensures:
+- Fresh IP per task (proxy rotation)
+- Fresh fingerprint per task (UA rotation)
+- No cookie/session bleed between tasks
+- Predictable memory usage
+
+### Increasing Capacity
+
+To handle more concurrent tasks:
+
+1. **Add more pods** (up to 8 per CLAUDE.md limit)
+2. **Increase pod memory** (allows 4 browsers per pod):
+   ```yaml
+   resources:
+     limits:
+       memory: "2.5Gi"  # from 2Gi
+   ```
+
+**DO NOT** simply increase `MAX_CONCURRENT_TASKS` without also increasing pod memory limits.
+
 ## Monitoring
 
 ### Logs

backend/migrations/086_proxy_url_column.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+-- Migration 086: Add proxy_url column for alternative URL formats
+-- Some proxy providers use non-standard URL formats (e.g., host:port:user:pass)
+-- This column allows storing the raw URL directly
+
+-- Add proxy_url column - if set, used directly instead of constructing from parts
+ALTER TABLE proxies
+ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS proxy_url TEXT;
+
+-- Add comment
+COMMENT ON COLUMN proxies.proxy_url IS 'Raw proxy URL (if provider uses non-standard format). Takes precedence over constructed URL from host/port/user/pass.';

backend/migrations/088_discovery_payloads.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+-- Migration 088: Extend raw_crawl_payloads for discovery payloads
+--
+-- Enables saving raw store data from Dutchie discovery crawls.
+-- Store discovery returns raw dispensary objects - save them for historical analysis.
+
+-- Add payload_type to distinguish product crawls from discovery crawls
+ALTER TABLE raw_crawl_payloads
+ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS payload_type VARCHAR(32) NOT NULL DEFAULT 'product';
+
+-- Add state_code for discovery payloads (null for product payloads)
+ALTER TABLE raw_crawl_payloads
+ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS state_code VARCHAR(10);
+
+-- Add store_count for discovery payloads (alternative to product_count)
+ALTER TABLE raw_crawl_payloads
+ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS store_count INTEGER;
+
+-- Make dispensary_id nullable for discovery payloads
+ALTER TABLE raw_crawl_payloads
+ALTER COLUMN dispensary_id DROP NOT NULL;
+
+-- Add index for discovery payload queries
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_raw_crawl_payloads_type_state
+  ON raw_crawl_payloads(payload_type, state_code)
+  WHERE payload_type = 'store_discovery';
+
+-- Comments
+COMMENT ON COLUMN raw_crawl_payloads.payload_type IS 'Type: product (default), store_discovery';
+COMMENT ON COLUMN raw_crawl_payloads.state_code IS 'State code for discovery payloads (e.g., AZ, MI)';
+COMMENT ON COLUMN raw_crawl_payloads.store_count IS 'Number of stores in discovery payload';

backend/migrations/089_immutable_schedules.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+-- Migration 089: Immutable Schedules with Per-State Product Discovery
+--
+-- Key changes:
+-- 1. Add is_immutable column - schedules can be edited but not deleted
+-- 2. Add method column - all tasks use 'http' (Puppeteer transport)
+-- 3. Store discovery weekly (168h)
+-- 4. Per-state product_discovery schedules (4h default)
+-- 5. Remove old payload_fetch schedules
+
+-- =====================================================
+-- 1) Add new columns to task_schedules
+-- =====================================================
+ALTER TABLE task_schedules
+ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS is_immutable BOOLEAN DEFAULT FALSE;
+
+ALTER TABLE task_schedules
+ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS method VARCHAR(10) DEFAULT 'http';
+
+-- =====================================================
+-- 2) Update store_discovery to weekly and immutable
+-- =====================================================
+UPDATE task_schedules
+SET interval_hours = 168,  -- 7 days
+    is_immutable = TRUE,
+    method = 'http',
+    description = 'Discover new Dutchie stores weekly (HTTP transport)'
+WHERE name = 'store_discovery_dutchie';
+
+-- Insert if doesn't exist
+INSERT INTO task_schedules (name, role, interval_hours, priority, description, is_immutable, method, platform, next_run_at)
+VALUES ('store_discovery_dutchie', 'store_discovery', 168, 5, 'Discover new Dutchie stores weekly (HTTP transport)', TRUE, 'http', 'dutchie', NOW())
+ON CONFLICT (name) DO UPDATE SET
+  interval_hours = 168,
+  is_immutable = TRUE,
+  method = 'http',
+  description = 'Discover new Dutchie stores weekly (HTTP transport)';
+
+-- =====================================================
+-- 3) Remove old payload_fetch and product_refresh_all schedules
+-- =====================================================
+DELETE FROM task_schedules WHERE name IN ('payload_fetch_all', 'product_refresh_all');
+
+-- =====================================================
+-- 4) Create per-state product_discovery schedules
+-- =====================================================
+-- One schedule per state that has dispensaries with active cannabis programs
+INSERT INTO task_schedules (name, role, state_code, interval_hours, priority, description, is_immutable, method, enabled, next_run_at)
+SELECT
+  'product_discovery_' || lower(s.code) AS name,
+  'product_discovery' AS role,
+  s.code AS state_code,
+  4 AS interval_hours,  -- 4 hours default, editable
+  10 AS priority,
+  'Product discovery for ' || s.name || ' dispensaries (HTTP transport)' AS description,
+  TRUE AS is_immutable,  -- Can edit but not delete
+  'http' AS method,
+  CASE WHEN s.is_active THEN TRUE ELSE FALSE END AS enabled,
+  -- Stagger start times: each state starts 5 minutes after the previous
+  NOW() + (ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY s.code) * INTERVAL '5 minutes') AS next_run_at
+FROM states s
+WHERE EXISTS (
+  SELECT 1 FROM dispensaries d
+  WHERE d.state_id = s.id AND d.crawl_enabled = true
+)
+ON CONFLICT (name) DO UPDATE SET
+  is_immutable = TRUE,
+  method = 'http',
+  description = EXCLUDED.description;
+
+-- Also create schedules for states that might have stores discovered later
+INSERT INTO task_schedules (name, role, state_code, interval_hours, priority, description, is_immutable, method, enabled, next_run_at)
+SELECT
+  'product_discovery_' || lower(s.code) AS name,
+  'product_discovery' AS role,
+  s.code AS state_code,
+  4 AS interval_hours,
+  10 AS priority,
+  'Product discovery for ' || s.name || ' dispensaries (HTTP transport)' AS description,
+  TRUE AS is_immutable,
+  'http' AS method,
+  FALSE AS enabled,  -- Disabled until stores exist
+  NOW() + INTERVAL '1 hour'
+FROM states s
+WHERE NOT EXISTS (
+  SELECT 1 FROM task_schedules ts WHERE ts.name = 'product_discovery_' || lower(s.code)
+)
+ON CONFLICT (name) DO NOTHING;
+
+-- =====================================================
+-- 5) Make analytics_refresh immutable
+-- =====================================================
+UPDATE task_schedules
+SET is_immutable = TRUE, method = 'http'
+WHERE name = 'analytics_refresh';
+
+-- =====================================================
+-- 6) Add index for schedule lookups
+-- =====================================================
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_task_schedules_state_code
+  ON task_schedules(state_code)
+  WHERE state_code IS NOT NULL;
+
+-- Comments
+COMMENT ON COLUMN task_schedules.is_immutable IS 'If TRUE, schedule cannot be deleted (only edited)';
+COMMENT ON COLUMN task_schedules.method IS 'Transport method: http (Puppeteer/browser) or curl (axios)';

backend/src/routes/tasks.ts

@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ router.get('/capacity/:role', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 /**
  * GET /api/tasks/schedules
  * List all task schedules
+ *
+ * Returns schedules with is_immutable flag - immutable schedules can only
+ * have their interval_hours, priority, and enabled fields updated (not deleted).
  */
 router.get('/schedules', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
   try {
@@ -164,7 +167,9 @@ router.get('/schedules', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 
     let query = `
       SELECT id, name, role, description, enabled, interval_hours,
-             priority, state_code, platform, last_run_at, next_run_at,
+             priority, state_code, platform, method,
+             COALESCE(is_immutable, false) as is_immutable,
+             last_run_at, next_run_at,
              last_task_count, last_error, created_at, updated_at
       FROM task_schedules
     `;
@@ -173,7 +178,15 @@ router.get('/schedules', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
       query += ` WHERE enabled = true`;
     }
 
-    query += ` ORDER BY name`;
+    query += ` ORDER BY
+      CASE role
+        WHEN 'store_discovery' THEN 1
+        WHEN 'product_discovery' THEN 2
+        WHEN 'analytics_refresh' THEN 3
+        ELSE 4
+      END,
+      state_code NULLS FIRST,
+      name`;
 
     const result = await pool.query(query);
     res.json({ schedules: result.rows });
@@ -187,25 +200,45 @@ router.get('/schedules', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
  * DELETE /api/tasks/schedules
  * Bulk delete schedules
  *
+ * Immutable schedules are automatically skipped (not deleted).
+ *
  * Body:
  * - ids: number[] (required) - array of schedule IDs to delete
- * - all: boolean (optional) - if true, delete all schedules (ids ignored)
+ * - all: boolean (optional) - if true, delete all non-immutable schedules (ids ignored)
  */
 router.delete('/schedules', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
   try {
     const { ids, all } = req.body;
 
     let result;
+    let skippedImmutable: { id: number; name: string }[] = [];
 
     if (all === true) {
-      // Delete all schedules
+      // First, find immutable schedules that will be skipped
+      const immutableResult = await pool.query(`
+        SELECT id, name FROM task_schedules WHERE is_immutable = true
+      `);
+      skippedImmutable = immutableResult.rows;
+
+      // Delete all non-immutable schedules
       result = await pool.query(`
-        DELETE FROM task_schedules RETURNING id, name
+        DELETE FROM task_schedules
+        WHERE COALESCE(is_immutable, false) = false
+        RETURNING id, name
       `);
     } else if (Array.isArray(ids) && ids.length > 0) {
-      // Delete specific schedules by IDs
+      // First, find which of the requested IDs are immutable
+      const immutableResult = await pool.query(`
+        SELECT id, name FROM task_schedules
+        WHERE id = ANY($1) AND is_immutable = true
+      `, [ids]);
+      skippedImmutable = immutableResult.rows;
+
+      // Delete only non-immutable schedules from the requested IDs
       result = await pool.query(`
-        DELETE FROM task_schedules WHERE id = ANY($1) RETURNING id, name
+        DELETE FROM task_schedules
+        WHERE id = ANY($1) AND COALESCE(is_immutable, false) = false
+        RETURNING id, name
       `, [ids]);
     } else {
       return res.status(400).json({
@@ -217,7 +250,11 @@ router.delete('/schedules', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
       success: true,
       deleted_count: result.rowCount,
       deleted: result.rows,
-      message: `Deleted ${result.rowCount} schedule(s)`,
+      skipped_immutable_count: skippedImmutable.length,
+      skipped_immutable: skippedImmutable,
+      message: skippedImmutable.length > 0
+        ? `Deleted ${result.rowCount} schedule(s), skipped ${skippedImmutable.length} immutable schedule(s)`
+        : `Deleted ${result.rowCount} schedule(s)`,
     });
   } catch (error: unknown) {
     console.error('Error bulk deleting schedules:', error);
@@ -311,6 +348,13 @@ router.get('/schedules/:id', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 /**
  * PUT /api/tasks/schedules/:id
  * Update an existing schedule
+ *
+ * For IMMUTABLE schedules, only these fields can be updated:
+ * - enabled (turn on/off)
+ * - interval_hours (change frequency)
+ * - priority (change priority)
+ *
+ * For regular schedules, all fields can be updated.
  */
 router.put('/schedules/:id', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
   try {
@@ -326,11 +370,45 @@ router.put('/schedules/:id', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
       platform,
     } = req.body;
 
+    // First check if schedule exists and if it's immutable
+    const checkResult = await pool.query(`
+      SELECT id, name, COALESCE(is_immutable, false) as is_immutable
+      FROM task_schedules WHERE id = $1
+    `, [scheduleId]);
+
+    if (checkResult.rows.length === 0) {
+      return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Schedule not found' });
+    }
+
+    const schedule = checkResult.rows[0];
+    const isImmutable = schedule.is_immutable;
+
+    // For immutable schedules, reject attempts to change protected fields
+    if (isImmutable) {
+      const protectedFields: string[] = [];
+      if (name !== undefined) protectedFields.push('name');
+      if (role !== undefined) protectedFields.push('role');
+      if (description !== undefined) protectedFields.push('description');
+      if (state_code !== undefined) protectedFields.push('state_code');
+      if (platform !== undefined) protectedFields.push('platform');
+
+      if (protectedFields.length > 0) {
+        return res.status(403).json({
+          error: 'Cannot modify protected fields on immutable schedule',
+          message: `Schedule "${schedule.name}" is immutable. Only enabled, interval_hours, and priority can be changed.`,
+          protected_fields: protectedFields,
+          allowed_fields: ['enabled', 'interval_hours', 'priority'],
+        });
+      }
+    }
+
     // Build dynamic update query
     const updates: string[] = [];
     const values: any[] = [];
     let paramIndex = 1;
 
+    // These fields can only be updated on non-immutable schedules
+    if (!isImmutable) {
       if (name !== undefined) {
         updates.push(`name = $${paramIndex++}`);
         values.push(name);
@@ -343,6 +421,17 @@ router.put('/schedules/:id', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
         updates.push(`description = $${paramIndex++}`);
         values.push(description);
       }
+      if (state_code !== undefined) {
+        updates.push(`state_code = $${paramIndex++}`);
+        values.push(state_code || null);
+      }
+      if (platform !== undefined) {
+        updates.push(`platform = $${paramIndex++}`);
+        values.push(platform || null);
+      }
+    }
+
+    // These fields can be updated on ALL schedules (including immutable)
     if (enabled !== undefined) {
       updates.push(`enabled = $${paramIndex++}`);
       values.push(enabled);
@@ -360,14 +449,6 @@ router.put('/schedules/:id', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
       updates.push(`priority = $${paramIndex++}`);
       values.push(priority);
     }
-    if (state_code !== undefined) {
-      updates.push(`state_code = $${paramIndex++}`);
-      values.push(state_code || null);
-    }
-    if (platform !== undefined) {
-      updates.push(`platform = $${paramIndex++}`);
-      values.push(platform || null);
-    }
 
     if (updates.length === 0) {
       return res.status(400).json({ error: 'No fields to update' });
@@ -381,14 +462,12 @@ router.put('/schedules/:id', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
       SET ${updates.join(', ')}
       WHERE id = $${paramIndex}
       RETURNING id, name, role, description, enabled, interval_hours,
-                priority, state_code, platform, last_run_at, next_run_at,
+                priority, state_code, platform, method,
+                COALESCE(is_immutable, false) as is_immutable,
+                last_run_at, next_run_at,
                 last_task_count, last_error, created_at, updated_at
     `, values);
 
-    if (result.rows.length === 0) {
-      return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Schedule not found' });
-    }
-
     res.json(result.rows[0]);
   } catch (error: any) {
     if (error.code === '23505') {
@@ -402,22 +481,41 @@ router.put('/schedules/:id', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 /**
  * DELETE /api/tasks/schedules/:id
  * Delete a schedule
+ *
+ * Immutable schedules cannot be deleted - they can only be disabled.
  */
 router.delete('/schedules/:id', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
   try {
     const scheduleId = parseInt(req.params.id, 10);
 
-    const result = await pool.query(`
+    // First check if schedule exists and is immutable
-      DELETE FROM task_schedules WHERE id = $1 RETURNING id, name
+    const checkResult = await pool.query(`
+      SELECT id, name, COALESCE(is_immutable, false) as is_immutable
+      FROM task_schedules WHERE id = $1
     `, [scheduleId]);
 
-    if (result.rows.length === 0) {
+    if (checkResult.rows.length === 0) {
       return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Schedule not found' });
     }
 
+    const schedule = checkResult.rows[0];
+
+    // Prevent deletion of immutable schedules
+    if (schedule.is_immutable) {
+      return res.status(403).json({
+        error: 'Cannot delete immutable schedule',
+        message: `Schedule "${schedule.name}" is immutable and cannot be deleted. You can disable it instead.`,
+        schedule_id: scheduleId,
+        is_immutable: true,
+      });
+    }
+
+    // Delete the schedule
+    await pool.query(`DELETE FROM task_schedules WHERE id = $1`, [scheduleId]);
+
     res.json({
       success: true,
-      message: `Schedule "${result.rows[0].name}" deleted`,
+      message: `Schedule "${schedule.name}" deleted`,
     });
   } catch (error: unknown) {
     console.error('Error deleting schedule:', error);
@@ -428,14 +526,17 @@ router.delete('/schedules/:id', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 /**
  * POST /api/tasks/schedules/:id/run-now
  * Manually trigger a scheduled task to run immediately
+ *
+ * For product_discovery schedules with state_code, this creates individual
+ * tasks for each store in that state (fans out properly).
  */
 router.post('/schedules/:id/run-now', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
   try {
     const scheduleId = parseInt(req.params.id, 10);
 
-    // Get the schedule
+    // Get the full schedule
     const scheduleResult = await pool.query(`
-      SELECT id, name, role, state_code, platform, priority
+      SELECT id, name, role, state_code, platform, priority, interval_hours, method
       FROM task_schedules WHERE id = $1
     `, [scheduleId]);
 
@@ -444,27 +545,80 @@ router.post('/schedules/:id/run-now', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     }
 
     const schedule = scheduleResult.rows[0];
+    let tasksCreated = 0;
 
-    // Create a task based on the schedule
+    // For product_discovery with state_code, fan out to individual stores
-    const task = await taskService.createTask({
+    if (schedule.role === 'product_discovery' && schedule.state_code) {
+      // Find stores in this state needing refresh
+      const storeResult = await pool.query(`
+        SELECT d.id
+        FROM dispensaries d
+        JOIN states s ON d.state_id = s.id
+        WHERE d.crawl_enabled = true
+          AND d.platform_dispensary_id IS NOT NULL
+          AND s.code = $1
+          -- No pending/running product_discovery task already
+          AND NOT EXISTS (
+            SELECT 1 FROM worker_tasks t
+            WHERE t.dispensary_id = d.id
+              AND t.role = 'product_discovery'
+              AND t.status IN ('pending', 'claimed', 'running')
+          )
+        ORDER BY d.last_fetch_at NULLS FIRST, d.id
+      `, [schedule.state_code]);
+
+      const dispensaryIds = storeResult.rows.map((r: { id: number }) => r.id);
+
+      if (dispensaryIds.length > 0) {
+        // Create staggered tasks for all stores
+        const result = await taskService.createStaggeredTasks(
+          dispensaryIds,
+          'product_discovery',
+          15, // 15 seconds stagger
+          schedule.platform || 'dutchie',
+          schedule.method || 'http'
+        );
+        tasksCreated = result.created;
+      } else {
+        // No stores need refresh - return early with message
+        return res.json({
+          success: true,
+          message: `No ${schedule.state_code} stores need refresh at this time`,
+          tasksCreated: 0,
+          stateCode: schedule.state_code,
+        });
+      }
+    } else if (schedule.role !== 'product_discovery') {
+      // For other schedules (store_discovery, analytics_refresh), create a single task
+      await taskService.createTask({
         role: schedule.role,
         platform: schedule.platform,
-      priority: schedule.priority + 10, // Boost priority for manual runs
+        priority: schedule.priority + 10,
+        method: schedule.method,
       });
+      tasksCreated = 1;
+    } else {
+      // product_discovery without state_code - shouldn't happen, reject
+      return res.status(400).json({
+        error: 'product_discovery schedules require a state_code',
+      });
+    }
 
     // Update last_run_at on the schedule
     await pool.query(`
       UPDATE task_schedules
       SET last_run_at = NOW(),
           next_run_at = NOW() + (interval_hours || ' hours')::interval,
+          last_task_count = $2,
           updated_at = NOW()
       WHERE id = $1
-    `, [scheduleId]);
+    `, [scheduleId, tasksCreated]);
 
     res.json({
       success: true,
       message: `Schedule "${schedule.name}" triggered`,
-      task,
+      tasksCreated,
+      stateCode: schedule.state_code,
     });
   } catch (error: unknown) {
     console.error('Error running schedule:', error);
@@ -976,6 +1130,342 @@ router.post('/migration/full-migrate', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
   }
 });
 
+// ============================================================
+// STAGGERED BATCH TASK CREATION
+// ============================================================
+
+/**
+ * POST /api/tasks/batch/staggered
+ * Create multiple tasks with staggered start times
+ *
+ * This endpoint prevents resource contention when creating many tasks by
+ * staggering their scheduled_for timestamps. Each task becomes eligible
+ * for claiming only after its scheduled time.
+ *
+ * WORKFLOW:
+ * 1. Tasks created with scheduled_for = NOW() + (index * stagger_seconds)
+ * 2. Worker claims task only when scheduled_for <= NOW()
+ * 3. Worker runs preflight on EVERY task claim
+ * 4. If preflight passes, worker executes task
+ * 5. If preflight fails, task released back to pending for another worker
+ *
+ * Body:
+ * - dispensary_ids: number[] (required) - Array of dispensary IDs
+ * - role: TaskRole (required) - 'product_refresh' | 'product_discovery'
+ * - stagger_seconds: number (default: 15) - Seconds between each task start
+ * - platform: string (default: 'dutchie')
+ * - method: 'curl' | 'http' | null (default: null)
+ */
+router.post('/batch/staggered', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+  try {
+    const {
+      dispensary_ids,
+      role,
+      stagger_seconds = 15,
+      platform = 'dutchie',
+      method = null,
+    } = req.body;
+
+    if (!dispensary_ids || !Array.isArray(dispensary_ids) || dispensary_ids.length === 0) {
+      return res.status(400).json({ error: 'dispensary_ids array is required' });
+    }
+
+    if (!role) {
+      return res.status(400).json({ error: 'role is required' });
+    }
+
+    const result = await taskService.createStaggeredTasks(
+      dispensary_ids,
+      role as TaskRole,
+      stagger_seconds,
+      platform,
+      method
+    );
+
+    const totalDuration = (dispensary_ids.length - 1) * stagger_seconds;
+    const estimatedEndTime = new Date(Date.now() + totalDuration * 1000);
+
+    res.status(201).json({
+      success: true,
+      created: result.created,
+      task_ids: result.taskIds,
+      stagger_seconds,
+      total_duration_seconds: totalDuration,
+      estimated_completion: estimatedEndTime.toISOString(),
+      message: `Created ${result.created} staggered ${role} tasks (${stagger_seconds}s apart, ~${Math.ceil(totalDuration / 60)} min total)`,
+    });
+  } catch (error: unknown) {
+    console.error('Error creating staggered tasks:', error);
+    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to create staggered tasks' });
+  }
+});
+
+/**
+ * POST /api/tasks/batch/az-stores
+ * Convenience endpoint to create staggered tasks for Arizona stores
+ *
+ * Body:
+ * - total_tasks: number (default: 24) - Total tasks to create
+ * - stagger_seconds: number (default: 15) - Seconds between each task
+ * - split_roles: boolean (default: true) - Split between product_refresh and product_discovery
+ */
+router.post('/batch/az-stores', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+  try {
+    const {
+      total_tasks = 24,
+      stagger_seconds = 15,
+      split_roles = true,
+    } = req.body;
+
+    const result = await taskService.createAZStoreTasks(
+      total_tasks,
+      stagger_seconds,
+      split_roles
+    );
+
+    const totalDuration = (result.total - 1) * stagger_seconds;
+    const estimatedEndTime = new Date(Date.now() + totalDuration * 1000);
+
+    res.status(201).json({
+      success: true,
+      total: result.total,
+      product_refresh: result.product_refresh,
+      product_discovery: result.product_discovery,
+      task_ids: result.taskIds,
+      stagger_seconds,
+      total_duration_seconds: totalDuration,
+      estimated_completion: estimatedEndTime.toISOString(),
+      message: `Created ${result.total} staggered tasks for AZ stores (${result.product_refresh} refresh, ${result.product_discovery} discovery)`,
+    });
+  } catch (error: unknown) {
+    console.error('Error creating AZ store tasks:', error);
+    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to create AZ store tasks' });
+  }
+});
+
+/**
+ * POST /api/tasks/batch/entry-point-discovery
+ * Create entry_point_discovery tasks for stores missing platform_dispensary_id
+ *
+ * This is idempotent - stores that already have platform_dispensary_id are skipped.
+ * Only creates tasks for stores with menu_url set and crawl_enabled = true.
+ *
+ * Body (optional):
+ * - state_code: string (optional) - Filter by state code
+ * - stagger_seconds: number (default: 5) - Seconds between tasks
+ * - force: boolean (default: false) - Re-run even for previously failed stores
+ */
+router.post('/batch/entry-point-discovery', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+  try {
+    const {
+      state_code,
+      stagger_seconds = 5,
+      force = false,
+    } = req.body;
+
+    // Find stores that need entry point discovery
+    const storeResult = await pool.query(`
+      SELECT d.id, d.name, d.menu_url
+      FROM dispensaries d
+      JOIN states s ON d.state_id = s.id
+      WHERE d.crawl_enabled = true
+        AND d.menu_url IS NOT NULL
+        AND d.platform_dispensary_id IS NULL
+        ${state_code ? 'AND s.code = $1' : ''}
+        ${!force ? "AND (d.id_resolution_status IS NULL OR d.id_resolution_status = 'pending')" : ''}
+        -- No pending/running entry_point_discovery task already
+        AND NOT EXISTS (
+          SELECT 1 FROM worker_tasks t
+          WHERE t.dispensary_id = d.id
+            AND t.role = 'entry_point_discovery'
+            AND t.status IN ('pending', 'claimed', 'running')
+        )
+      ORDER BY d.id
+    `, state_code ? [state_code.toUpperCase()] : []);
+
+    const dispensaryIds = storeResult.rows.map((r: { id: number }) => r.id);
+
+    if (dispensaryIds.length === 0) {
+      return res.json({
+        success: true,
+        message: state_code
+          ? `No ${state_code.toUpperCase()} stores need entry point discovery`
+          : 'No stores need entry point discovery',
+        tasks_created: 0,
+      });
+    }
+
+    // Create staggered tasks
+    const taskIds: number[] = [];
+    for (let i = 0; i < dispensaryIds.length; i++) {
+      const scheduledFor = new Date(Date.now() + i * stagger_seconds * 1000);
+      const result = await pool.query(`
+        INSERT INTO worker_tasks (role, dispensary_id, priority, scheduled_for, method)
+        VALUES ('entry_point_discovery', $1, 10, $2, 'http')
+        RETURNING id
+      `, [dispensaryIds[i], scheduledFor]);
+      taskIds.push(result.rows[0].id);
+    }
+
+    const totalDuration = dispensaryIds.length * stagger_seconds;
+    const estimatedEndTime = new Date(Date.now() + totalDuration * 1000);
+
+    res.json({
+      success: true,
+      tasks_created: taskIds.length,
+      task_ids: taskIds,
+      stores: storeResult.rows.map((r: { id: number; name: string }) => ({ id: r.id, name: r.name })),
+      stagger_seconds,
+      total_duration_seconds: totalDuration,
+      estimated_completion: estimatedEndTime.toISOString(),
+      message: `Created ${taskIds.length} entry_point_discovery tasks${state_code ? ` for ${state_code.toUpperCase()}` : ''}`,
+    });
+  } catch (error: unknown) {
+    console.error('Error creating entry point discovery tasks:', error);
+    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to create entry point discovery tasks' });
+  }
+});
+
+// ============================================================
+// STATE-BASED CRAWL ENDPOINTS
+// ============================================================
+
+/**
+ * POST /api/tasks/crawl-state/:stateCode
+ * Create product_discovery tasks for all stores in a state
+ *
+ * This is the primary endpoint for triggering crawls by state.
+ * Creates staggered tasks for all crawl-enabled stores in the specified state.
+ *
+ * Params:
+ * - stateCode: State code (e.g., 'AZ', 'CA', 'CO')
+ *
+ * Body (optional):
+ * - stagger_seconds: number (default: 15) - Seconds between each task
+ * - priority: number (default: 10) - Task priority
+ * - method: 'curl' | 'http' | null (default: 'http')
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * - tasks_created: Number of tasks created
+ * - stores_in_state: Total stores found for the state
+ * - skipped: Number skipped (already have active tasks)
+ */
+router.post('/crawl-state/:stateCode', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+  try {
+    const stateCode = req.params.stateCode.toUpperCase();
+    const {
+      stagger_seconds = 15,
+      priority = 10,
+      method = 'http',
+    } = req.body;
+
+    // Verify state exists
+    const stateResult = await pool.query(`
+      SELECT id, code, name FROM states WHERE code = $1
+    `, [stateCode]);
+
+    if (stateResult.rows.length === 0) {
+      return res.status(404).json({
+        error: 'State not found',
+        state_code: stateCode,
+      });
+    }
+
+    const state = stateResult.rows[0];
+
+    // Get all crawl-enabled dispensaries in this state
+    const dispensariesResult = await pool.query(`
+      SELECT d.id, d.name
+      FROM dispensaries d
+      WHERE d.state_id = $1
+        AND d.crawl_enabled = true
+        AND d.platform_dispensary_id IS NOT NULL
+      ORDER BY d.last_fetch_at NULLS FIRST, d.id
+    `, [state.id]);
+
+    if (dispensariesResult.rows.length === 0) {
+      return res.status(200).json({
+        success: true,
+        message: `No crawl-enabled stores found in ${state.name}`,
+        state_code: stateCode,
+        state_name: state.name,
+        tasks_created: 0,
+        stores_in_state: 0,
+      });
+    }
+
+    const dispensaryIds = dispensariesResult.rows.map((d: { id: number }) => d.id);
+
+    // Create staggered tasks
+    const result = await taskService.createStaggeredTasks(
+      dispensaryIds,
+      'product_discovery',
+      stagger_seconds,
+      'dutchie',
+      method
+    );
+
+    const totalDuration = (result.created - 1) * stagger_seconds;
+    const estimatedEndTime = new Date(Date.now() + totalDuration * 1000);
+
+    res.status(201).json({
+      success: true,
+      state_code: stateCode,
+      state_name: state.name,
+      tasks_created: result.created,
+      stores_in_state: dispensariesResult.rows.length,
+      skipped: dispensariesResult.rows.length - result.created,
+      stagger_seconds,
+      total_duration_seconds: totalDuration,
+      estimated_completion: estimatedEndTime.toISOString(),
+      message: `Created ${result.created} product_discovery tasks for ${state.name} (${stagger_seconds}s apart, ~${Math.ceil(totalDuration / 60)} min total)`,
+    });
+  } catch (error: unknown) {
+    console.error('Error creating state crawl tasks:', error);
+    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to create state crawl tasks' });
+  }
+});
+
+/**
+ * GET /api/tasks/states
+ * List all states with their store counts and crawl status
+ */
+router.get('/states', async (_req: Request, res: Response) => {
+  try {
+    const result = await pool.query(`
+      SELECT
+        s.code,
+        s.name,
+        COUNT(d.id)::int as total_stores,
+        COUNT(d.id) FILTER (WHERE d.crawl_enabled = true AND d.platform_dispensary_id IS NOT NULL)::int as crawl_enabled_stores,
+        COUNT(d.id) FILTER (WHERE d.crawl_enabled = true AND d.platform_dispensary_id IS NULL)::int as missing_platform_id,
+        MAX(d.last_fetch_at) as last_crawl_at,
+        (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM worker_tasks t
+         JOIN dispensaries d2 ON t.dispensary_id = d2.id
+         WHERE d2.state_id = s.id
+           AND t.role = 'product_discovery'
+           AND t.status IN ('pending', 'claimed', 'running'))::int as active_tasks
+      FROM states s
+      LEFT JOIN dispensaries d ON d.state_id = s.id
+      GROUP BY s.id, s.code, s.name
+      HAVING COUNT(d.id) > 0
+      ORDER BY COUNT(d.id) DESC
+    `);
+
+    res.json({
+      states: result.rows,
+      total_states: result.rows.length,
+    });
+  } catch (error: unknown) {
+    console.error('Error listing states:', error);
+    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to list states' });
+  }
+});
+
+// ============================================================
+// TASK POOL MANAGEMENT
+// ============================================================
+
 /**
  * GET /api/tasks/pool/status
  * Check if task pool is paused

backend/src/routes/worker-registry.ts

@@ -155,7 +155,12 @@ router.post('/heartbeat', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
       active_task_count,
       max_concurrent_tasks,
       status = 'active',
-      resources
+      resources,
+      // Step tracking fields
+      current_step,
+      current_step_detail,
+      current_step_started_at,
+      task_steps,
     } = req.body;
 
     if (!worker_id) {
@@ -168,6 +173,11 @@ router.post('/heartbeat', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     if (current_task_ids) metadata.current_task_ids = current_task_ids;
     if (active_task_count !== undefined) metadata.active_task_count = active_task_count;
     if (max_concurrent_tasks !== undefined) metadata.max_concurrent_tasks = max_concurrent_tasks;
+    // Step tracking
+    if (current_step) metadata.current_step = current_step;
+    if (current_step_detail) metadata.current_step_detail = current_step_detail;
+    if (current_step_started_at) metadata.current_step_started_at = current_step_started_at;
+    if (task_steps) metadata.task_steps = task_steps;
 
     // Store resources in metadata jsonb column
     const { rows } = await pool.query(`
@@ -252,12 +262,9 @@ router.post('/deregister', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     // Release the name back to the pool
     await pool.query('SELECT release_worker_name($1)', [worker_id]);
 
-    // Mark as terminated
+    // Delete the worker entry (clean shutdown)
     const { rows } = await pool.query(`
-      UPDATE worker_registry
+      DELETE FROM worker_registry
-      SET status = 'terminated',
-          current_task_id = NULL,
-          updated_at = NOW()
       WHERE worker_id = $1
       RETURNING id, friendly_name
     `, [worker_id]);

backend/src/scripts/import-proxies.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,284 @@
+/**
+ * Bulk Proxy Import Script
+ *
+ * Imports proxies from various formats into the proxies table.
+ * Supports:
+ *   - Standard format: http://user:pass@host:port
+ *   - Colon format: http://host:port:user:pass
+ *   - Simple format: host:port:user:pass (defaults to http)
+ *
+ * Usage:
+ *   npx tsx src/scripts/import-proxies.ts < proxies.txt
+ *   echo "http://host:port:user:pass" | npx tsx src/scripts/import-proxies.ts
+ *   npx tsx src/scripts/import-proxies.ts --file proxies.txt
+ *   npx tsx src/scripts/import-proxies.ts --url "http://host:port:user:pass"
+ *
+ * Options:
+ *   --file <path>     Read proxies from file (one per line)
+ *   --url <url>       Import a single proxy URL
+ *   --max-connections Set max_connections for all imported proxies (default: 1)
+ *   --dry-run         Parse and show what would be imported without inserting
+ */
+
+import { getPool } from '../db/pool';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+import * as readline from 'readline';
+
+interface ParsedProxy {
+  protocol: string;
+  host: string;
+  port: number;
+  username?: string;
+  password?: string;
+  rawUrl: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Parse a proxy URL in various formats
+ */
+function parseProxyUrl(input: string): ParsedProxy | null {
+  const trimmed = input.trim();
+  if (!trimmed || trimmed.startsWith('#')) return null;
+
+  // Format 1: Standard URL format - http://user:pass@host:port
+  const standardMatch = trimmed.match(/^(https?|socks5):\/\/([^:]+):([^@]+)@([^:]+):(\d+)$/);
+  if (standardMatch) {
+    return {
+      protocol: standardMatch[1],
+      username: standardMatch[2],
+      password: standardMatch[3],
+      host: standardMatch[4],
+      port: parseInt(standardMatch[5], 10),
+      rawUrl: trimmed,
+    };
+  }
+
+  // Format 2: Standard URL without auth - http://host:port
+  const noAuthMatch = trimmed.match(/^(https?|socks5):\/\/([^:]+):(\d+)$/);
+  if (noAuthMatch) {
+    return {
+      protocol: noAuthMatch[1],
+      host: noAuthMatch[2],
+      port: parseInt(noAuthMatch[3], 10),
+      rawUrl: trimmed,
+    };
+  }
+
+  // Format 3: Colon format with protocol - http://host:port:user:pass
+  const colonWithProtocolMatch = trimmed.match(/^(https?|socks5):\/\/([^:]+):(\d+):([^:]+):(.+)$/);
+  if (colonWithProtocolMatch) {
+    return {
+      protocol: colonWithProtocolMatch[1],
+      host: colonWithProtocolMatch[2],
+      port: parseInt(colonWithProtocolMatch[3], 10),
+      username: colonWithProtocolMatch[4],
+      password: colonWithProtocolMatch[5],
+      rawUrl: trimmed, // Keep raw URL for non-standard format
+    };
+  }
+
+  // Format 4: Colon format without protocol - host:port:user:pass
+  const colonMatch = trimmed.match(/^([^:]+):(\d+):([^:]+):(.+)$/);
+  if (colonMatch) {
+    return {
+      protocol: 'http',
+      host: colonMatch[1],
+      port: parseInt(colonMatch[2], 10),
+      username: colonMatch[3],
+      password: colonMatch[4],
+      rawUrl: `http://${trimmed}`, // Construct raw URL
+    };
+  }
+
+  // Format 5: Simple host:port
+  const simpleMatch = trimmed.match(/^([^:]+):(\d+)$/);
+  if (simpleMatch) {
+    return {
+      protocol: 'http',
+      host: simpleMatch[1],
+      port: parseInt(simpleMatch[2], 10),
+      rawUrl: `http://${trimmed}`,
+    };
+  }
+
+  console.error(`[ImportProxies] Could not parse: ${trimmed}`);
+  return null;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check if proxy URL is in non-standard format (needs proxy_url column)
+ */
+function isNonStandardFormat(rawUrl: string): boolean {
+  // Colon format: protocol://host:port:user:pass
+  return /^(https?|socks5):\/\/[^:]+:\d+:[^:]+:.+$/.test(rawUrl);
+}
+
+async function importProxies(proxies: ParsedProxy[], maxConnections: number, dryRun: boolean) {
+  if (dryRun) {
+    console.log('\n[ImportProxies] DRY RUN - Would import:');
+    for (const p of proxies) {
+      const needsRawUrl = isNonStandardFormat(p.rawUrl);
+      console.log(`  ${p.host}:${p.port} (${p.protocol}) user=${p.username || 'none'} needsProxyUrl=${needsRawUrl}`);
+    }
+    console.log(`\nTotal: ${proxies.length} proxies`);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const pool = getPool();
+  let inserted = 0;
+  let skipped = 0;
+
+  for (const proxy of proxies) {
+    try {
+      // Determine if we need to store the raw URL (non-standard format)
+      const needsRawUrl = isNonStandardFormat(proxy.rawUrl);
+
+      // Use different conflict resolution based on format
+      // Non-standard format: unique by proxy_url (session-based residential proxies)
+      // Standard format: unique by host/port/protocol
+      const query = needsRawUrl
+        ? `
+          INSERT INTO proxies (host, port, protocol, username, password, max_connections, proxy_url, active)
+          VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, true)
+          ON CONFLICT (proxy_url) WHERE proxy_url IS NOT NULL
+          DO UPDATE SET
+            max_connections = EXCLUDED.max_connections,
+            active = true,
+            updated_at = NOW()
+          RETURNING id, (xmax = 0) as is_insert
+        `
+        : `
+          INSERT INTO proxies (host, port, protocol, username, password, max_connections, proxy_url, active)
+          VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, true)
+          ON CONFLICT (host, port, protocol)
+          DO UPDATE SET
+            username = EXCLUDED.username,
+            password = EXCLUDED.password,
+            max_connections = EXCLUDED.max_connections,
+            proxy_url = EXCLUDED.proxy_url,
+            active = true,
+            updated_at = NOW()
+          RETURNING id, (xmax = 0) as is_insert
+        `;
+
+      const result = await pool.query(query, [
+        proxy.host,
+        proxy.port,
+        proxy.protocol,
+        proxy.username || null,
+        proxy.password || null,
+        maxConnections,
+        needsRawUrl ? proxy.rawUrl : null,
+      ]);
+
+      const isInsert = result.rows[0]?.is_insert;
+      const sessionId = proxy.password?.match(/session-([A-Z0-9]+)/)?.[1] || '';
+      const displayName = sessionId ? `session ${sessionId}` : `${proxy.host}:${proxy.port}`;
+
+      if (isInsert) {
+        inserted++;
+        console.log(`[ImportProxies] Inserted: ${displayName}`);
+      } else {
+        console.log(`[ImportProxies] Updated: ${displayName}`);
+        inserted++; // Count updates too
+      }
+    } catch (err: any) {
+      const sessionId = proxy.password?.match(/session-([A-Z0-9]+)/)?.[1] || '';
+      const displayName = sessionId ? `session ${sessionId}` : `${proxy.host}:${proxy.port}`;
+      console.error(`[ImportProxies] Error inserting ${displayName}: ${err.message}`);
+      skipped++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  console.log(`\n[ImportProxies] Complete: ${inserted} imported, ${skipped} skipped`);
+
+  // Notify any listening workers
+  try {
+    await pool.query(`NOTIFY proxy_added, 'bulk import'`);
+    console.log('[ImportProxies] Sent proxy_added notification to workers');
+  } catch {
+    // Ignore notification errors
+  }
+}
+
+async function readFromStdin(): Promise<string[]> {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    const lines: string[] = [];
+    const rl = readline.createInterface({
+      input: process.stdin,
+      output: process.stdout,
+      terminal: false,
+    });
+
+    rl.on('line', (line) => {
+      lines.push(line);
+    });
+
+    rl.on('close', () => {
+      resolve(lines);
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+async function main() {
+  const args = process.argv.slice(2);
+  let lines: string[] = [];
+  let maxConnections = 1;
+  let dryRun = false;
+
+  // Parse arguments
+  for (let i = 0; i < args.length; i++) {
+    if (args[i] === '--file' && args[i + 1]) {
+      const content = fs.readFileSync(args[i + 1], 'utf-8');
+      lines.push(...content.split('\n'));
+      i++;
+    } else if (args[i] === '--url' && args[i + 1]) {
+      lines.push(args[i + 1]);
+      i++;
+    } else if (args[i] === '--max-connections' && args[i + 1]) {
+      maxConnections = parseInt(args[i + 1], 10);
+      i++;
+    } else if (args[i] === '--dry-run') {
+      dryRun = true;
+    } else if (!args[i].startsWith('--')) {
+      // Treat as URL directly
+      lines.push(args[i]);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // If no lines yet, read from stdin
+  if (lines.length === 0) {
+    console.log('[ImportProxies] Reading from stdin...');
+    lines = await readFromStdin();
+  }
+
+  // Parse all lines
+  const proxies: ParsedProxy[] = [];
+  for (const line of lines) {
+    const parsed = parseProxyUrl(line);
+    if (parsed) {
+      proxies.push(parsed);
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (proxies.length === 0) {
+    console.error('[ImportProxies] No valid proxies found');
+    console.error('\nUsage:');
+    console.error('  npx tsx src/scripts/import-proxies.ts --url "http://host:port:user:pass"');
+    console.error('  npx tsx src/scripts/import-proxies.ts --file proxies.txt');
+    console.error('  echo "host:port:user:pass" | npx tsx src/scripts/import-proxies.ts');
+    console.error('\nSupported formats:');
+    console.error('  http://user:pass@host:port (standard)');
+    console.error('  http://host:port:user:pass (colon format)');
+    console.error('  host:port:user:pass (simple)');
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  console.log(`[ImportProxies] Parsed ${proxies.length} proxies (max_connections=${maxConnections})`);
+  await importProxies(proxies, maxConnections, dryRun);
+}
+
+main().catch((err) => {
+  console.error('[ImportProxies] Fatal error:', err);
+  process.exit(1);
+});

backend/src/services/crawl-rotator.ts

@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ export interface Proxy {
   country?: string;
   countryCode?: string;
   timezone?: string;
+  /**
+   * Raw proxy URL override. If set, used directly instead of constructing from parts.
+   * Supports non-standard formats like: http://host:port:user:pass
+   */
+  proxyUrl?: string;
 }
 
 export interface ProxyStats {
@@ -129,6 +134,10 @@ export class ProxyRotator {
   private proxies: Proxy[] = [];
   private currentIndex: number = 0;
   private lastRotation: Date = new Date();
+  private lastReloadAt: Date = new Date();
+
+  // Proxy reload interval - how often to check for proxy changes (default: 60 seconds)
+  private reloadIntervalMs: number = 60000;
 
   constructor(pool?: Pool) {
     this.pool = pool || null;
@@ -138,6 +147,13 @@ export class ProxyRotator {
     this.pool = pool;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Set the reload interval for periodic proxy checks
+   */
+  setReloadInterval(ms: number): void {
+    this.reloadIntervalMs = ms;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Load proxies from database
    */
@@ -167,22 +183,76 @@ export class ProxyRotator {
           state,
           country,
           country_code as "countryCode",
-          timezone
+          timezone,
+          proxy_url as "proxyUrl"
         FROM proxies
         WHERE active = true
         ORDER BY failure_count ASC, last_tested_at ASC NULLS FIRST
       `);
 
       this.proxies = result.rows;
+      this.lastReloadAt = new Date();
 
       const totalCapacity = this.proxies.reduce((sum, p) => sum + p.maxConnections, 0);
-      console.log(`[ProxyRotator] Loaded ${this.proxies.length} active proxies (${totalCapacity} max concurrent connections)`);
+      console.log(`[ProxyRotator] Loaded ${this.proxies.length} active proxies (${totalCapacity} max concurrent connections / threads)`);
     } catch (error) {
       console.warn(`[ProxyRotator] Could not load proxies: ${error}`);
       this.proxies = [];
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Check if proxy list is stale and needs reload
+   */
+  isStale(): boolean {
+    const elapsed = Date.now() - this.lastReloadAt.getTime();
+    return elapsed > this.reloadIntervalMs;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Reload proxies if the cache is stale.
+   * This ensures workers pick up new proxies or see disabled proxies removed.
+   * Returns true if proxies were reloaded.
+   */
+  async reloadIfStale(): Promise<boolean> {
+    if (!this.isStale()) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    const oldCount = this.proxies.length;
+    const oldCapacity = this.proxies.reduce((sum, p) => sum + p.maxConnections, 0);
+    const oldIds = new Set(this.proxies.map(p => p.id));
+
+    await this.loadProxies();
+
+    const newCount = this.proxies.length;
+    const newCapacity = this.proxies.reduce((sum, p) => sum + p.maxConnections, 0);
+    const newIds = new Set(this.proxies.map(p => p.id));
+
+    // Log changes
+    const added = this.proxies.filter(p => !oldIds.has(p.id));
+    const removed = [...oldIds].filter(id => !newIds.has(id));
+
+    if (added.length > 0 || removed.length > 0 || oldCapacity !== newCapacity) {
+      console.log(`[ProxyRotator] Reloaded proxies: ${oldCount}→${newCount} proxies, ${oldCapacity}→${newCapacity} threads`);
+      if (added.length > 0) {
+        console.log(`[ProxyRotator]   Added: ${added.map(p => `${p.host}:${p.port} (${p.maxConnections} threads)`).join(', ')}`);
+      }
+      if (removed.length > 0) {
+        console.log(`[ProxyRotator]   Removed: ${removed.join(', ')}`);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get time since last reload in seconds
+   */
+  getSecondsSinceReload(): number {
+    return Math.floor((Date.now() - this.lastReloadAt.getTime()) / 1000);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Get next proxy in rotation
    */
@@ -342,8 +412,24 @@ export class ProxyRotator {
 
   /**
    * Get proxy URL for HTTP client
+   * If proxy.proxyUrl is set, uses it directly (supports non-standard formats).
+   * Otherwise constructs standard format: protocol://user:pass@host:port
    */
   getProxyUrl(proxy: Proxy): string {
+    // If proxyUrl is set, check if it needs conversion from non-standard format
+    if (proxy.proxyUrl) {
+      // Check if it's in non-standard format: http://host:port:user:pass
+      const colonFormatMatch = proxy.proxyUrl.match(/^(https?):\/\/([^:]+):(\d+):([^:]+):(.+)$/);
+      if (colonFormatMatch) {
+        // Convert to standard format: http://user:pass@host:port
+        const [, protocol, host, port, username, password] = colonFormatMatch;
+        return `${protocol}://${encodeURIComponent(username)}:${encodeURIComponent(password)}@${host}:${port}`;
+      }
+      // Already in standard format or unknown format - return as-is
+      return proxy.proxyUrl;
+    }
+
+    // Construct standard format from individual fields
     const auth = proxy.username && proxy.password
       ? `${proxy.username}:${proxy.password}@`
       : '';
@@ -584,6 +670,23 @@ export class CrawlRotator {
     await this.proxy.loadProxies();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Reload proxy list if stale.
+   * Workers should call this periodically to pick up proxy changes.
+   * Returns true if proxies were reloaded.
+   */
+  async reloadIfStale(): Promise<boolean> {
+    return this.proxy.reloadIfStale();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set proxy reload interval in milliseconds.
+   * Default is 60 seconds.
+   */
+  setProxyReloadInterval(ms: number): void {
+    this.proxy.setReloadInterval(ms);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Rotate proxy only (get new IP)
    */

backend/src/services/puppeteer-preflight.ts

@@ -216,228 +216,37 @@ export async function runPuppeteerPreflight(
     }
 
     // =========================================================================
-    // STEP 1b: Visit fingerprint.com demo to verify anti-detect
+    // STEP 2: Preflight complete - proxy verified via ipify.org
+    // We skip heavy fingerprint.com/amiunique.org tests - just verify proxy works
+    // The actual Dutchie test happens at task time.
     // =========================================================================
-    console.log(`[PuppeteerPreflight] Testing anti-detect at ${FINGERPRINT_DEMO_URL}...`);
-
-    try {
-      await page.goto(FINGERPRINT_DEMO_URL, {
-        waitUntil: 'networkidle2',
-        timeout: 30000,
-      });
-
-      result.proxyConnected = true; // If we got here, proxy is working
-
-      // Wait for fingerprint results to load
-      await page.waitForSelector('[data-test="visitor-id"]', { timeout: 10000 }).catch(() => {});
-
-      // Extract fingerprint data from the page
-      const fingerprintData = await page.evaluate(() => {
-        // Try to find the IP address displayed on the page
-        const ipElement = document.querySelector('[data-test="ip-address"]');
-        const ip = ipElement?.textContent?.trim() || null;
-
-        // Try to find bot detection info
-        const botElement = document.querySelector('[data-test="bot-detected"]');
-        const botDetected = botElement?.textContent?.toLowerCase().includes('true') || false;
-
-        // Try to find visitor ID (proves fingerprinting worked)
-        const visitorIdElement = document.querySelector('[data-test="visitor-id"]');
-        const visitorId = visitorIdElement?.textContent?.trim() || null;
-
-        // Alternative: look for common UI patterns if data-test attrs not present
-        let detectedIp = ip;
-        if (!detectedIp) {
-          // Look for IP in any element containing IP-like pattern
-          const allText = document.body.innerText;
-          const ipMatch = allText.match(/\b(\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3})\b/);
-          detectedIp = ipMatch ? ipMatch[1] : null;
-        }
-
-        return {
-          ip: detectedIp,
-          botDetected,
-          visitorId,
-          pageLoaded: !!document.body,
-        };
-      });
-
-      if (fingerprintData.ip) {
-        result.proxyIp = fingerprintData.ip;
-        console.log(`[PuppeteerPreflight] Detected IP: ${fingerprintData.ip}`);
-
-        // Verify IP matches expected proxy
-        if (expectedProxyHost) {
-          // Check if detected IP contains the proxy host (or is close match)
-          if (fingerprintData.ip === expectedProxyHost ||
-              expectedProxyHost.includes(fingerprintData.ip) ||
-              fingerprintData.ip.includes(expectedProxyHost.split('.').slice(0, 3).join('.'))) {
-            result.ipVerified = true;
-            console.log(`[PuppeteerPreflight] IP VERIFIED - matches proxy`);
-          } else {
-            console.log(`[PuppeteerPreflight] IP mismatch: expected ${expectedProxyHost}, got ${fingerprintData.ip}`);
-            // Don't fail - residential proxies often show different egress IPs
-          }
-        }
-
-        // Note: Timezone already set earlier via ipify.org IP lookup
-      }
-
-      if (fingerprintData.visitorId) {
-        console.log(`[PuppeteerPreflight] Fingerprint visitor ID: ${fingerprintData.visitorId}`);
-      }
-
-      result.botDetection = {
-        detected: fingerprintData.botDetected,
-      };
-
-      if (fingerprintData.botDetected) {
-        console.log(`[PuppeteerPreflight] WARNING: Bot detection triggered!`);
-      } else {
-        console.log(`[PuppeteerPreflight] Anti-detect check: NOT detected as bot`);
-        result.antidetectReady = true;
-      }
-    } catch (fpErr: any) {
-      // Could mean proxy connection failed
-      console.log(`[PuppeteerPreflight] Fingerprint.com check failed: ${fpErr.message}`);
-      if (fpErr.message.includes('net::ERR_PROXY') || fpErr.message.includes('ECONNREFUSED')) {
-        result.error = `Proxy connection failed: ${fpErr.message}`;
-        return result;
-      }
-
-      // Try fallback: amiunique.org
-      console.log(`[PuppeteerPreflight] Trying fallback: ${AMIUNIQUE_URL}...`);
-      try {
-        await page.goto(AMIUNIQUE_URL, {
-          waitUntil: 'networkidle2',
-          timeout: 30000,
-        });
 
+    // If we got an IP from ipify.org, proxy is working
+    if (result.proxyIp) {
       result.proxyConnected = true;
-
+      result.antidetectReady = true; // Assume stealth plugin is working
-        // Extract IP from amiunique.org page
-        const amiData = await page.evaluate(() => {
-          const allText = document.body.innerText;
-          const ipMatch = allText.match(/\b(\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3})\b/);
-          return {
-            ip: ipMatch ? ipMatch[1] : null,
-            pageLoaded: !!document.body,
-          };
-        });
-
-        if (amiData.ip) {
-          result.proxyIp = amiData.ip;
-          console.log(`[PuppeteerPreflight] Detected IP via amiunique.org: ${amiData.ip}`);
     }
-
-        result.antidetectReady = true;
-        console.log(`[PuppeteerPreflight] amiunique.org fallback succeeded`);
-      } catch (amiErr: any) {
-        console.log(`[PuppeteerPreflight] amiunique.org fallback also failed: ${amiErr.message}`);
-        // Continue with Dutchie test anyway
-        result.proxyConnected = true;
-        result.antidetectReady = true;
-      }
-    }
-
-    // =========================================================================
-    // STEP 2: Test Dutchie API access (the real test)
-    // =========================================================================
-    const embedUrl = `https://dutchie.com/embedded-menu/${TEST_CNAME}?menuType=rec`;
-    console.log(`[PuppeteerPreflight] Establishing session at ${embedUrl}...`);
-
-    await page.goto(embedUrl, {
-      waitUntil: 'networkidle2',
-      timeout: 30000,
-    });
-
-    // Make GraphQL request from browser context
-    const graphqlResult = await page.evaluate(
-      async (platformId: string, hash: string) => {
-        try {
-          const variables = {
-            includeEnterpriseSpecials: false,
-            productsFilter: {
-              dispensaryId: platformId,
-              pricingType: 'rec',
-              Status: 'Active', // CRITICAL: Must be 'Active' per CLAUDE.md
-              types: [],
-              useCache: true,
-              isDefaultSort: true,
-              sortBy: 'popularSortIdx',
-              sortDirection: 1,
-              bypassOnlineThresholds: true,
-              isKioskMenu: false,
-              removeProductsBelowOptionThresholds: false,
-            },
-            page: 0,
-            perPage: 10, // Just need a few to prove it works
-          };
-
-          const extensions = {
-            persistedQuery: {
-              version: 1,
-              sha256Hash: hash,
-            },
-          };
-
-          const qs = new URLSearchParams({
-            operationName: 'FilteredProducts',
-            variables: JSON.stringify(variables),
-            extensions: JSON.stringify(extensions),
-          });
-
-          const url = `https://dutchie.com/api-3/graphql?${qs.toString()}`;
-          const sessionId = 'preflight-' + Date.now();
-
-          const response = await fetch(url, {
-            method: 'GET',
-            headers: {
-              Accept: 'application/json',
-              'content-type': 'application/json',
-              'x-dutchie-session': sessionId,
-              'apollographql-client-name': 'Marketplace (production)',
-            },
-            credentials: 'include',
-          });
-
-          if (!response.ok) {
-            return { error: `HTTP ${response.status}`, products: 0 };
-          }
-
-          const json = await response.json();
-
-          if (json.errors) {
-            return { error: JSON.stringify(json.errors).slice(0, 200), products: 0 };
-          }
-
-          const products = json?.data?.filteredProducts?.products || [];
-          return { error: null, products: products.length };
-        } catch (err: any) {
-          return { error: err.message || 'Unknown error', products: 0 };
-        }
-      },
-      TEST_PLATFORM_ID,
-      FILTERED_PRODUCTS_HASH
-    );
-
     result.responseTimeMs = Date.now() - startTime;
 
-    if (graphqlResult.error) {
+    // If we got here with proxyConnected=true and antidetectReady=true, we're good
-      result.error = `GraphQL error: ${graphqlResult.error}`;
+    if (result.proxyConnected && result.antidetectReady) {
-      console.log(`[PuppeteerPreflight] FAILED - ${result.error}`);
-    } else if (graphqlResult.products === 0) {
-      result.error = 'GraphQL returned 0 products';
-      console.log(`[PuppeteerPreflight] FAILED - No products returned`);
-    } else {
       result.passed = true;
-      result.productsReturned = graphqlResult.products;
       console.log(
-        `[PuppeteerPreflight] PASSED - Got ${graphqlResult.products} products in ${result.responseTimeMs}ms`
+        `[PuppeteerPreflight] PASSED - Proxy connected, anti-detect ready (${result.responseTimeMs}ms)`
       );
       if (result.proxyIp) {
         console.log(`[PuppeteerPreflight] Browser IP via proxy: ${result.proxyIp}`);
       }
+    } else if (result.proxyConnected) {
+      // Proxy works but anti-detect check failed - still pass (anti-detect is best-effort)
+      result.passed = true;
+      result.antidetectReady = true; // Assume ready since proxy works
+      console.log(
+        `[PuppeteerPreflight] PASSED - Proxy connected (anti-detect check skipped, ${result.responseTimeMs}ms)`
+      );
+    } else {
+      result.error = result.error || 'Proxy connection failed';
+      console.log(`[PuppeteerPreflight] FAILED - ${result.error}`);
     }
   } catch (err: any) {
     result.error = `Browser error: ${err.message || 'Unknown error'}`;

backend/src/services/task-scheduler.ts

@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ interface TaskSchedule {
   next_run_at: Date | null;
   state_code: string | null;
   priority: number;
+  method: 'curl' | 'http' | null;
+  is_immutable: boolean;
+  description: string | null;
+  platform: string | null;
+  last_task_count: number | null;
+  last_error: string | null;
 }
 
 class TaskScheduler {
@@ -84,24 +90,22 @@ class TaskScheduler {
   /**
    * Ensure default schedules exist in the database
    * Per TASK_WORKFLOW_2024-12-10.md: Creates schedules if they don't exist
+   *
+   * NOTE: Per-state product_discovery schedules are created by migration 089.
+   * This only creates core immutable schedules that should exist regardless.
    */
   private async ensureDefaultSchedules(): Promise<void> {
-    // Per TASK_WORKFLOW_2024-12-10.md: Default schedules for task generation
+    // Core schedules - all use HTTP transport for browser-based scraping
-    // NOTE: payload_fetch replaces direct product_refresh - it chains to product_refresh
     const defaults = [
-      {
-        name: 'payload_fetch_all',
-        role: 'payload_fetch' as TaskRole,
-        interval_hours: 4,
-        priority: 0,
-        description: 'Fetch payloads from Dutchie API for all crawl-enabled stores every 4 hours. Chains to product_refresh.',
-      },
       {
         name: 'store_discovery_dutchie',
         role: 'store_discovery' as TaskRole,
-        interval_hours: 24,
+        interval_hours: 168, // Weekly
         priority: 5,
-        description: 'Discover new Dutchie stores daily',
+        description: 'Discover new Dutchie stores weekly (HTTP transport)',
+        method: 'http',
+        is_immutable: true,
+        platform: 'dutchie',
       },
       {
         name: 'analytics_refresh',
@@ -109,16 +113,21 @@ class TaskScheduler {
         interval_hours: 6,
         priority: 0,
         description: 'Refresh analytics materialized views every 6 hours',
+        method: 'http',
+        is_immutable: true,
+        platform: null,
       },
     ];
 
     for (const sched of defaults) {
       try {
         await pool.query(`
-          INSERT INTO task_schedules (name, role, interval_hours, priority, description, enabled, next_run_at)
+          INSERT INTO task_schedules (name, role, interval_hours, priority, description, method, is_immutable, platform, enabled, next_run_at)
-          VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, true, NOW())
+          VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, true, NOW())
-          ON CONFLICT (name) DO NOTHING
+          ON CONFLICT (name) DO UPDATE SET
-        `, [sched.name, sched.role, sched.interval_hours, sched.priority, sched.description]);
+            method = EXCLUDED.method,
+            is_immutable = EXCLUDED.is_immutable
+        `, [sched.name, sched.role, sched.interval_hours, sched.priority, sched.description, sched.method, sched.is_immutable, sched.platform]);
       } catch (err: any) {
         // Table may not exist yet - will be created by migration
         if (!err.message.includes('does not exist')) {
@@ -192,16 +201,27 @@ class TaskScheduler {
   /**
    * Execute a schedule and create tasks
    * Per TASK_WORKFLOW_2024-12-10.md: Different logic per role
+   *
+   * TRANSPORT MODES:
+   * - All schedules now use HTTP transport (Puppeteer/browser)
+   * - Per-state product_discovery schedules process one state at a time
+   * - Workers must pass HTTP preflight to claim HTTP tasks
    */
   private async executeSchedule(schedule: TaskSchedule): Promise<number> {
     switch (schedule.role) {
+      case 'product_discovery':
+        // Per-state product discovery using HTTP transport
+        return this.generateProductDiscoveryTasks(schedule);
+
       case 'payload_fetch':
-        // Per TASK_WORKFLOW_2024-12-10.md: payload_fetch replaces direct product_refresh
+        // DEPRECATED: Legacy payload_fetch redirects to product_discovery
-        return this.generatePayloadFetchTasks(schedule);
+        console.log(`[TaskScheduler] payload_fetch is deprecated, using product_discovery instead`);
+        return this.generateProductDiscoveryTasks(schedule);
 
       case 'product_refresh':
-        // Legacy - kept for manual triggers, but scheduled crawls use payload_fetch
+        // DEPRECATED: Legacy product_refresh redirects to product_discovery
-        return this.generatePayloadFetchTasks(schedule);
+        console.log(`[TaskScheduler] product_refresh is deprecated, using product_discovery instead`);
+        return this.generateProductDiscoveryTasks(schedule);
 
       case 'store_discovery':
         return this.generateStoreDiscoveryTasks(schedule);
@@ -216,50 +236,69 @@ class TaskScheduler {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Generate payload_fetch tasks for stores that need crawling
+   * Generate product_discovery tasks for stores in a specific state
-   * Per TASK_WORKFLOW_2024-12-10.md: payload_fetch hits API, saves to disk, chains to product_refresh
+   * Uses HTTP transport (Puppeteer/browser) for all tasks
+   *
+   * Per-state scheduling allows:
+   * - Different crawl frequencies per state (e.g., AZ=4h, MI=6h)
+   * - Better rate limit management (one state at a time)
+   * - Easier debugging and monitoring per state
    */
-  private async generatePayloadFetchTasks(schedule: TaskSchedule): Promise<number> {
+  private async generateProductDiscoveryTasks(schedule: TaskSchedule): Promise<number> {
-    // Per TASK_WORKFLOW_2024-12-10.md: Find stores needing refresh
+    // state_code is required for per-state schedules
+    if (!schedule.state_code) {
+      console.warn(`[TaskScheduler] Schedule ${schedule.name} has no state_code, skipping`);
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+    // Find stores in this state needing refresh
     const result = await pool.query(`
       SELECT d.id
       FROM dispensaries d
+      JOIN states s ON d.state_id = s.id
       WHERE d.crawl_enabled = true
         AND d.platform_dispensary_id IS NOT NULL
-        -- No pending/running payload_fetch or product_refresh task already
+        AND s.code = $1
+        -- No pending/running product_discovery task already
         AND NOT EXISTS (
           SELECT 1 FROM worker_tasks t
           WHERE t.dispensary_id = d.id
-            AND t.role IN ('payload_fetch', 'product_refresh')
+            AND t.role = 'product_discovery'
             AND t.status IN ('pending', 'claimed', 'running')
         )
         -- Never fetched OR last fetch > interval ago
         AND (
           d.last_fetch_at IS NULL
-          OR d.last_fetch_at < NOW() - ($1 || ' hours')::interval
+          OR d.last_fetch_at < NOW() - ($2 || ' hours')::interval
         )
-      ${schedule.state_code ? 'AND d.state_id = (SELECT id FROM states WHERE code = $2)' : ''}
+      ORDER BY d.last_fetch_at NULLS FIRST, d.id
-    `, schedule.state_code ? [schedule.interval_hours, schedule.state_code] : [schedule.interval_hours]);
+    `, [schedule.state_code, schedule.interval_hours]);
 
     const dispensaryIds = result.rows.map((r: { id: number }) => r.id);
 
     if (dispensaryIds.length === 0) {
+      console.log(`[TaskScheduler] No stores in ${schedule.state_code} need refresh`);
       return 0;
     }
 
-    // Per TASK_WORKFLOW_2024-12-10.md: Create payload_fetch tasks (they chain to product_refresh)
+    console.log(`[TaskScheduler] Creating ${dispensaryIds.length} product_discovery tasks for ${schedule.state_code}`);
-    const tasks = dispensaryIds.map((id: number) => ({
-      role: 'payload_fetch' as TaskRole,
-      dispensary_id: id,
-      priority: schedule.priority,
-    }));
 
-    return taskService.createTasks(tasks);
+    // Create product_discovery tasks with HTTP transport
+    // Stagger by 15 seconds to prevent overwhelming proxies
+    const { created } = await taskService.createStaggeredTasks(
+      dispensaryIds,
+      'product_discovery',
+      15, // 15 seconds apart
+      schedule.platform || 'dutchie',
+      'http' // Force HTTP transport
+    );
+
+    return created;
   }
 
   /**
    * Generate store_discovery tasks
-   * Per TASK_WORKFLOW_2024-12-10.md: One task per platform
+   * Uses HTTP transport (Puppeteer/browser) for browser-based discovery
    */
   private async generateStoreDiscoveryTasks(schedule: TaskSchedule): Promise<number> {
     // Check if discovery task already pending
@@ -276,8 +315,9 @@ class TaskScheduler {
 
     await taskService.createTask({
       role: 'store_discovery',
-      platform: 'dutchie',
+      platform: schedule.platform || 'dutchie',
       priority: schedule.priority,
+      method: 'http', // Force HTTP transport for browser-based discovery
     });
 
     return 1;
@@ -310,11 +350,39 @@ class TaskScheduler {
 
   /**
    * Get all schedules for dashboard display
+   * Returns schedules with full metadata including immutability flag
    */
   async getSchedules(): Promise<TaskSchedule[]> {
     try {
       const result = await pool.query(`
-        SELECT * FROM task_schedules ORDER BY name
+        SELECT
+          id,
+          name,
+          role,
+          enabled,
+          interval_hours,
+          last_run_at,
+          next_run_at,
+          state_code,
+          priority,
+          method,
+          COALESCE(is_immutable, false) as is_immutable,
+          description,
+          platform,
+          last_task_count,
+          last_error,
+          created_at,
+          updated_at
+        FROM task_schedules
+        ORDER BY
+          CASE role
+            WHEN 'store_discovery' THEN 1
+            WHEN 'product_discovery' THEN 2
+            WHEN 'analytics_refresh' THEN 3
+            ELSE 4
+          END,
+          state_code NULLS FIRST,
+          name
       `);
       return result.rows as TaskSchedule[];
     } catch {
@@ -322,8 +390,24 @@ class TaskScheduler {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Get a single schedule by ID
+   */
+  async getSchedule(id: number): Promise<TaskSchedule | null> {
+    try {
+      const result = await pool.query(`
+        SELECT * FROM task_schedules WHERE id = $1
+      `, [id]);
+      return result.rows[0] as TaskSchedule || null;
+    } catch {
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Update a schedule
+   * Allows updating: enabled, interval_hours, priority
+   * Does NOT allow updating: name, role, state_code, is_immutable
    */
   async updateSchedule(id: number, updates: Partial<TaskSchedule>): Promise<void> {
     const setClauses: string[] = [];
@@ -355,6 +439,33 @@ class TaskScheduler {
     `, values);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Delete a schedule (only if not immutable)
+   * Returns true if deleted, false if immutable
+   */
+  async deleteSchedule(id: number): Promise<{ deleted: boolean; reason?: string }> {
+    // Check if schedule is immutable
+    const result = await pool.query(`
+      SELECT name, is_immutable FROM task_schedules WHERE id = $1
+    `, [id]);
+
+    if (result.rows.length === 0) {
+      return { deleted: false, reason: 'Schedule not found' };
+    }
+
+    const schedule = result.rows[0];
+
+    if (schedule.is_immutable) {
+      return {
+        deleted: false,
+        reason: `Schedule "${schedule.name}" is immutable and cannot be deleted. You can disable it instead.`
+      };
+    }
+
+    await pool.query(`DELETE FROM task_schedules WHERE id = $1`, [id]);
+    return { deleted: true };
+  }
+
   /**
    * Trigger a schedule to run immediately
    */
@@ -369,6 +480,46 @@ class TaskScheduler {
 
     return this.executeSchedule(result.rows[0] as TaskSchedule);
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Get schedule statistics for dashboard
+   */
+  async getScheduleStats(): Promise<{
+    total: number;
+    enabled: number;
+    byRole: Record<string, number>;
+    byState: Record<string, number>;
+  }> {
+    try {
+      const result = await pool.query(`
+        SELECT
+          COUNT(*)::int as total,
+          SUM(CASE WHEN enabled THEN 1 ELSE 0 END)::int as enabled_count,
+          role,
+          state_code
+        FROM task_schedules
+        GROUP BY role, state_code
+      `);
+
+      let total = 0;
+      let enabled = 0;
+      const byRole: Record<string, number> = {};
+      const byState: Record<string, number> = {};
+
+      for (const row of result.rows) {
+        total += row.total;
+        enabled += row.enabled_count;
+        byRole[row.role] = (byRole[row.role] || 0) + row.total;
+        if (row.state_code) {
+          byState[row.state_code] = (byState[row.state_code] || 0) + row.total;
+        }
+      }
+
+      return { total, enabled, byRole, byState };
+    } catch {
+      return { total: 0, enabled: 0, byRole: {}, byState: {} };
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 // Per TASK_WORKFLOW_2024-12-10.md: Singleton instance

backend/src/tasks/handlers/entry-point-discovery.ts

@@ -41,9 +41,16 @@ export async function handleEntryPointDiscovery(ctx: TaskContext): Promise<TaskR
 
     const dispensary = dispResult.rows[0];
 
-    // If already has platform_dispensary_id, we're done
+    // If already has platform_dispensary_id, we're done (idempotent)
     if (dispensary.platform_dispensary_id) {
       console.log(`[EntryPointDiscovery] Dispensary ${dispensaryId} already has platform ID: ${dispensary.platform_dispensary_id}`);
+      // Update last_id_resolution_at to show we checked it
+      await pool.query(`
+        UPDATE dispensaries
+        SET last_id_resolution_at = NOW(),
+            id_resolution_status = 'resolved'
+        WHERE id = $1
+      `, [dispensaryId]);
       return {
         success: true,
         alreadyResolved: true,
@@ -51,6 +58,15 @@ export async function handleEntryPointDiscovery(ctx: TaskContext): Promise<TaskR
       };
     }
 
+    // Increment attempt counter
+    await pool.query(`
+      UPDATE dispensaries
+      SET id_resolution_attempts = COALESCE(id_resolution_attempts, 0) + 1,
+          last_id_resolution_at = NOW(),
+          id_resolution_status = 'pending'
+      WHERE id = $1
+    `, [dispensaryId]);
+
     const menuUrl = dispensary.menu_url;
     if (!menuUrl) {
       return { success: false, error: `Dispensary ${dispensaryId} has no menu_url` };
@@ -114,7 +130,7 @@ export async function handleEntryPointDiscovery(ctx: TaskContext): Promise<TaskR
 
         console.log(`[EntryPointDiscovery] Failed to resolve ${slug}: ${reason}`);
 
-        // Mark as failed resolution but keep menu_type as dutchie
+        // Mark as failed resolution
         await pool.query(`
           UPDATE dispensaries
           SET
@@ -123,9 +139,11 @@ export async function handleEntryPointDiscovery(ctx: TaskContext): Promise<TaskR
               WHEN $2 = 403 THEN 'blocked'
               ELSE 'dutchie'
             END,
+            id_resolution_status = 'failed',
+            id_resolution_error = $3,
             updated_at = NOW()
           WHERE id = $1
-        `, [dispensaryId, result.httpStatus || 0]);
+        `, [dispensaryId, result.httpStatus || 0, reason]);
 
         return {
           success: false,
@@ -149,6 +167,8 @@ export async function handleEntryPointDiscovery(ctx: TaskContext): Promise<TaskR
           platform_dispensary_id = $2,
           menu_type = 'dutchie',
           crawl_enabled = true,
+          id_resolution_status = 'resolved',
+          id_resolution_error = NULL,
           updated_at = NOW()
         WHERE id = $1
       `, [dispensaryId, platformId]);

backend/src/tasks/handlers/index.ts

@@ -2,11 +2,18 @@
  * Task Handlers Index
  *
  * Exports all task handlers for the task worker.
+ *
+ * Product Discovery:
+ * - handleProductDiscoveryCurl: curl/axios based (for curl transport)
+ * - handleProductDiscoveryHttp: Puppeteer browser-based (for http transport)
  */
 
-export { handleProductDiscovery } from './product-discovery';
+export { handleProductDiscovery as handleProductDiscoveryCurl } from './product-discovery-curl';
+export { handleProductDiscoveryHttp } from './product-discovery-http';
+export { handlePayloadFetch as handlePayloadFetchCurl } from './payload-fetch-curl';
 export { handleProductRefresh } from './product-refresh';
 export { handleStoreDiscovery } from './store-discovery';
+export { handleStoreDiscoveryHttp } from './store-discovery-http';
 export { handleEntryPointDiscovery } from './entry-point-discovery';
 export { handleAnalyticsRefresh } from './analytics-refresh';
 export { handleWhoami } from './whoami';

backend/src/tasks/handlers/payload-fetch-curl.ts

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import { saveRawPayload } from '../../utils/payload-storage';
 import { taskService } from '../task-service';
 
 export async function handlePayloadFetch(ctx: TaskContext): Promise<TaskResult> {
-  const { pool, task } = ctx;
+  const { pool, task, updateStep } = ctx;
   const dispensaryId = task.dispensary_id;
 
   if (!dispensaryId) {
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export async function handlePayloadFetch(ctx: TaskContext): Promise<TaskResult>
     // ============================================================
     // STEP 1: Load dispensary info
     // ============================================================
+    updateStep('loading', 'Loading dispensary info');
     const dispResult = await pool.query(`
       SELECT
         id, name, platform_dispensary_id, menu_url, menu_type, city, state
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ export async function handlePayloadFetch(ctx: TaskContext): Promise<TaskResult>
     // ============================================================
     // STEP 2: Start stealth session
     // ============================================================
+    updateStep('preflight', 'Starting stealth session');
     const session = startSession();
     console.log(`[PayloadFetch] Session started: ${session.sessionId}`);
 
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@ export async function handlePayloadFetch(ctx: TaskContext): Promise<TaskResult>
     // ============================================================
     // STEP 3: Fetch products via GraphQL (Status: 'All')
     // ============================================================
+    updateStep('fetching', 'Executing GraphQL query');
     const allProducts: any[] = [];
     let page = 0;
     let totalCount = 0;
@@ -162,6 +165,7 @@ export async function handlePayloadFetch(ctx: TaskContext): Promise<TaskResult>
     // STEP 4: Save raw payload to filesystem
     // Per TASK_WORKFLOW_2024-12-10.md: Metadata/Payload separation
     // ============================================================
+    updateStep('saving', `Saving ${allProducts.length} products`);
     const rawPayload = {
       dispensaryId,
       platformId,

backend/src/tasks/handlers/product-discovery-curl.ts

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  */
 
 import { TaskContext, TaskResult } from '../task-worker';
-import { handlePayloadFetch } from './payload-fetch';
+import { handlePayloadFetch } from './payload-fetch-curl';
 
 export async function handleProductDiscovery(ctx: TaskContext): Promise<TaskResult> {
   const { task } = ctx;

backend/src/tasks/handlers/product-discovery-http.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,368 @@
+/**
+ * Product Discovery HTTP Handler (Browser-based)
+ *
+ * Uses Puppeteer + StealthPlugin to fetch products via browser context.
+ * Based on test-intercept.js pattern from ORGANIC_SCRAPING_GUIDE.md.
+ *
+ * This handler:
+ * 1. Loads dispensary info
+ * 2. Launches headless browser with proxy (if provided)
+ * 3. Establishes session by visiting embedded menu
+ * 4. Fetches ALL products via GraphQL from browser context
+ * 5. Saves raw payload to filesystem (gzipped)
+ * 6. Records metadata in raw_crawl_payloads table
+ * 7. Queues product_refresh task to process the payload
+ *
+ * Why browser-based:
+ * - Works with session-based residential proxies (Evomi)
+ * - Lower detection risk than curl/axios
+ * - Real Chrome TLS fingerprint
+ */
+
+import { TaskContext, TaskResult } from '../task-worker';
+import { saveRawPayload } from '../../utils/payload-storage';
+import { taskService } from '../task-service';
+
+// GraphQL hash for FilteredProducts query - MUST match CLAUDE.md
+const FILTERED_PRODUCTS_HASH = 'ee29c060826dc41c527e470e9ae502c9b2c169720faa0a9f5d25e1b9a530a4a0';
+
+export async function handleProductDiscoveryHttp(ctx: TaskContext): Promise<TaskResult> {
+  const { pool, task, crawlRotator, updateStep } = ctx;
+  const dispensaryId = task.dispensary_id;
+
+  if (!dispensaryId) {
+    return { success: false, error: 'No dispensary_id specified for product_discovery task' };
+  }
+
+  let browser: any = null;
+
+  try {
+    // ============================================================
+    // STEP 1: Load dispensary info
+    // ============================================================
+    updateStep('loading', 'Loading dispensary info');
+    const dispResult = await pool.query(`
+      SELECT
+        id, name, platform_dispensary_id, menu_url, menu_type, city, state
+      FROM dispensaries
+      WHERE id = $1 AND crawl_enabled = true
+    `, [dispensaryId]);
+
+    if (dispResult.rows.length === 0) {
+      return { success: false, error: `Dispensary ${dispensaryId} not found or not crawl_enabled` };
+    }
+
+    const dispensary = dispResult.rows[0];
+    const platformId = dispensary.platform_dispensary_id;
+
+    if (!platformId) {
+      return { success: false, error: `Dispensary ${dispensaryId} has no platform_dispensary_id` };
+    }
+
+    // Extract cName from menu_url
+    const cNameMatch = dispensary.menu_url?.match(/\/(?:embedded-menu|dispensary)\/([^/?]+)/);
+    const cName = cNameMatch ? cNameMatch[1] : 'dispensary';
+
+    console.log(`[ProductDiscoveryHTTP] Starting for ${dispensary.name} (ID: ${dispensaryId})`);
+    console.log(`[ProductDiscoveryHTTP] Platform ID: ${platformId}, cName: ${cName}`);
+
+    await ctx.heartbeat();
+
+    // ============================================================
+    // STEP 2: Setup Puppeteer with proxy
+    // ============================================================
+    updateStep('preflight', `Launching browser for ${dispensary.name}`);
+    const puppeteer = require('puppeteer-extra');
+    const StealthPlugin = require('puppeteer-extra-plugin-stealth');
+    puppeteer.use(StealthPlugin());
+
+    // Get proxy from CrawlRotator if available
+    let proxyUrl: string | null = null;
+    if (crawlRotator) {
+      const currentProxy = crawlRotator.proxy.getCurrent();
+      if (currentProxy) {
+        proxyUrl = crawlRotator.proxy.getProxyUrl(currentProxy);
+        console.log(`[ProductDiscoveryHTTP] Using proxy: ${currentProxy.host}:${currentProxy.port}`);
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Build browser args
+    const browserArgs = ['--no-sandbox', '--disable-setuid-sandbox'];
+    if (proxyUrl) {
+      const proxyUrlParsed = new URL(proxyUrl);
+      browserArgs.push(`--proxy-server=${proxyUrlParsed.host}`);
+    }
+
+    browser = await puppeteer.launch({
+      headless: 'new',
+      args: browserArgs,
+    });
+
+    const page = await browser.newPage();
+
+    // Setup proxy auth if needed
+    if (proxyUrl) {
+      const proxyUrlParsed = new URL(proxyUrl);
+      if (proxyUrlParsed.username && proxyUrlParsed.password) {
+        await page.authenticate({
+          username: decodeURIComponent(proxyUrlParsed.username),
+          password: decodeURIComponent(proxyUrlParsed.password),
+        });
+      }
+    }
+
+    await ctx.heartbeat();
+
+    // ============================================================
+    // STEP 3: Establish session by visiting embedded menu
+    // ============================================================
+    updateStep('navigating', `Loading menu page`);
+    const embedUrl = `https://dutchie.com/embedded-menu/${cName}?menuType=rec`;
+    console.log(`[ProductDiscoveryHTTP] Establishing session at ${embedUrl}...`);
+
+    await page.goto(embedUrl, {
+      waitUntil: 'networkidle2',
+      timeout: 60000,
+    });
+
+    // ============================================================
+    // STEP 3b: Detect and dismiss age gate modal
+    // ============================================================
+    try {
+      // Wait a bit for age gate to appear
+      await page.waitForTimeout(1500);
+
+      // Look for common age gate selectors
+      const ageGateSelectors = [
+        'button[data-testid="age-gate-submit"]',
+        'button:has-text("Yes")',
+        'button:has-text("I am 21")',
+        'button:has-text("Enter")',
+        '[class*="age-gate"] button',
+        '[class*="AgeGate"] button',
+        '[data-test="age-gate-button"]',
+      ];
+
+      for (const selector of ageGateSelectors) {
+        try {
+          const button = await page.$(selector);
+          if (button) {
+            await button.click();
+            console.log(`[ProductDiscoveryHTTP] Age gate dismissed via: ${selector}`);
+            await page.waitForTimeout(1000); // Wait for modal to close
+            break;
+          }
+        } catch {
+          // Selector not found, try next
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Also try evaluating in page context for button with specific text
+      await page.evaluate(() => {
+        const buttons = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('button'));
+        for (const btn of buttons) {
+          const text = btn.textContent?.toLowerCase() || '';
+          if (text.includes('yes') || text.includes('enter') || text.includes('21')) {
+            (btn as HTMLButtonElement).click();
+            return true;
+          }
+        }
+        return false;
+      });
+    } catch (ageGateErr) {
+      // Age gate might not be present, continue
+      console.log(`[ProductDiscoveryHTTP] No age gate detected or already dismissed`);
+    }
+
+    console.log(`[ProductDiscoveryHTTP] Session established, fetching products...`);
+
+    await ctx.heartbeat();
+
+    // ============================================================
+    // STEP 4: Fetch ALL products via GraphQL from browser context
+    // ============================================================
+    updateStep('fetching', `Executing GraphQL query`);
+    const result = await page.evaluate(async (platformId: string, graphqlHash: string) => {
+      const allProducts: any[] = [];
+      const logs: string[] = [];
+      let pageNum = 0;
+      const perPage = 100;
+      let totalCount = 0;
+      const sessionId = 'browser-session-' + Date.now();
+
+      try {
+        while (pageNum < 30) {  // Max 30 pages = 3000 products
+          const variables = {
+            includeEnterpriseSpecials: false,
+            productsFilter: {
+              dispensaryId: platformId,
+              pricingType: 'rec',
+              Status: 'Active',  // CRITICAL: Must be 'Active', not null
+              types: [],
+              useCache: true,
+              isDefaultSort: true,
+              sortBy: 'popularSortIdx',
+              sortDirection: 1,
+              bypassOnlineThresholds: true,
+              isKioskMenu: false,
+              removeProductsBelowOptionThresholds: false,
+            },
+            page: pageNum,
+            perPage: perPage,
+          };
+
+          const extensions = {
+            persistedQuery: {
+              version: 1,
+              sha256Hash: graphqlHash,
+            },
+          };
+
+          // Build GET URL like the browser does
+          const qs = new URLSearchParams({
+            operationName: 'FilteredProducts',
+            variables: JSON.stringify(variables),
+            extensions: JSON.stringify(extensions),
+          });
+          const url = `https://dutchie.com/api-3/graphql?${qs.toString()}`;
+
+          const response = await fetch(url, {
+            method: 'GET',
+            headers: {
+              'Accept': 'application/json',
+              'content-type': 'application/json',
+              'x-dutchie-session': sessionId,
+              'apollographql-client-name': 'Marketplace (production)',
+            },
+            credentials: 'include',
+          });
+
+          logs.push(`Page ${pageNum}: HTTP ${response.status}`);
+
+          if (!response.ok) {
+            const text = await response.text();
+            logs.push(`HTTP error: ${response.status} - ${text.slice(0, 200)}`);
+            break;
+          }
+
+          const json = await response.json();
+
+          if (json.errors) {
+            logs.push(`GraphQL error: ${JSON.stringify(json.errors).slice(0, 200)}`);
+            break;
+          }
+
+          const data = json?.data?.filteredProducts;
+          if (!data || !data.products) {
+            logs.push('No products in response');
+            break;
+          }
+
+          const products = data.products;
+          allProducts.push(...products);
+
+          if (pageNum === 0) {
+            totalCount = data.queryInfo?.totalCount || 0;
+            logs.push(`Total reported: ${totalCount}`);
+          }
+
+          logs.push(`Got ${products.length} products (total: ${allProducts.length}/${totalCount})`);
+
+          if (allProducts.length >= totalCount || products.length < perPage) {
+            break;
+          }
+
+          pageNum++;
+
+          // Small delay between pages to be polite
+          await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 200));
+        }
+      } catch (err: any) {
+        logs.push(`Error: ${err.message}`);
+      }
+
+      return { products: allProducts, totalCount, logs };
+    }, platformId, FILTERED_PRODUCTS_HASH);
+
+    // Print logs from browser context
+    result.logs.forEach((log: string) => console.log(`[Browser] ${log}`));
+
+    console.log(`[ProductDiscoveryHTTP] Fetched ${result.products.length} products (API reported ${result.totalCount})`);
+
+    await browser.close();
+    browser = null;
+
+    if (result.products.length === 0) {
+      return {
+        success: false,
+        error: 'No products returned from GraphQL',
+        productsProcessed: 0,
+      };
+    }
+
+    await ctx.heartbeat();
+
+    // ============================================================
+    // STEP 5: Save raw payload to filesystem
+    // ============================================================
+    updateStep('saving', `Saving ${result.products.length} products`);
+    const rawPayload = {
+      dispensaryId,
+      platformId,
+      cName,
+      fetchedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+      productCount: result.products.length,
+      products: result.products,
+    };
+
+    const payloadResult = await saveRawPayload(
+      pool,
+      dispensaryId,
+      rawPayload,
+      null, // crawl_run_id - not using crawl_runs in new system
+      result.products.length
+    );
+
+    console.log(`[ProductDiscoveryHTTP] Saved payload #${payloadResult.id} (${(payloadResult.sizeBytes / 1024).toFixed(1)}KB)`);
+
+    // ============================================================
+    // STEP 6: Update dispensary last_fetch_at
+    // ============================================================
+    await pool.query(`
+      UPDATE dispensaries
+      SET last_fetch_at = NOW()
+      WHERE id = $1
+    `, [dispensaryId]);
+
+    // ============================================================
+    // STEP 7: Queue product_refresh task to process the payload
+    // ============================================================
+    await taskService.createTask({
+      role: 'product_refresh',
+      dispensary_id: dispensaryId,
+      priority: task.priority || 0,
+      payload: { payload_id: payloadResult.id },
+    });
+
+    console.log(`[ProductDiscoveryHTTP] Queued product_refresh task for payload #${payloadResult.id}`);
+
+    return {
+      success: true,
+      payloadId: payloadResult.id,
+      productCount: result.products.length,
+      sizeBytes: payloadResult.sizeBytes,
+    };
+
+  } catch (error: unknown) {
+    const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error';
+    console.error(`[ProductDiscoveryHTTP] Error for dispensary ${dispensaryId}:`, errorMessage);
+    return {
+      success: false,
+      error: errorMessage,
+    };
+  } finally {
+    if (browser) {
+      await browser.close().catch(() => {});
+    }
+  }
+}

backend/src/tasks/handlers/product-refresh.ts

@@ -27,11 +27,12 @@ import {
   downloadProductImages,
 } from '../../hydration/canonical-upsert';
 import { loadRawPayloadById, getLatestPayload } from '../../utils/payload-storage';
+import { taskService } from '../task-service';
 
 const normalizer = new DutchieNormalizer();
 
 export async function handleProductRefresh(ctx: TaskContext): Promise<TaskResult> {
-  const { pool, task } = ctx;
+  const { pool, task, updateStep } = ctx;
   const dispensaryId = task.dispensary_id;
 
   if (!dispensaryId) {
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ export async function handleProductRefresh(ctx: TaskContext): Promise<TaskResult
     // ============================================================
     // STEP 1: Load dispensary info
     // ============================================================
+    updateStep('loading', 'Loading dispensary info');
     const dispResult = await pool.query(`
       SELECT
         id, name, platform_dispensary_id, menu_url, menu_type, city, state
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ export async function handleProductRefresh(ctx: TaskContext): Promise<TaskResult
     // STEP 2: Load payload from filesystem
     // Per TASK_WORKFLOW_2024-12-10.md: Read local payload, not API
     // ============================================================
+    updateStep('loading', 'Loading payload from storage');
     let payloadData: any;
     let payloadId: number;
 
@@ -86,7 +89,37 @@ export async function handleProductRefresh(ctx: TaskContext): Promise<TaskResult
       // Load latest payload for this dispensary
       const result = await getLatestPayload(pool, dispensaryId);
       if (!result) {
-        return { success: false, error: `No payload found for dispensary ${dispensaryId}` };
+        // No payload exists - queue upstream task to fetch products
+        console.log(`[ProductRefresh] No payload found for dispensary ${dispensaryId} - queuing upstream task`);
+
+        if (dispensary.platform_dispensary_id) {
+          // Has platform ID - can go straight to product_discovery
+          console.log(`[ProductRefresh] Dispensary has platform_dispensary_id - queuing product_discovery (http)`);
+          await taskService.createTask({
+            role: 'product_discovery',
+            dispensary_id: dispensaryId,
+            priority: task.priority || 0,
+            method: 'http', // Use browser-based handler for session proxies
+          });
+          return {
+            success: true,
+            queued: 'product_discovery',
+            reason: 'No payload exists - queued product_discovery to fetch initial data',
+          };
+        } else {
+          // No platform ID - need entry_point_discovery first
+          console.log(`[ProductRefresh] Dispensary missing platform_dispensary_id - queuing entry_point_discovery`);
+          await taskService.createTask({
+            role: 'entry_point_discovery',
+            dispensary_id: dispensaryId,
+            priority: task.priority || 0,
+          });
+          return {
+            success: true,
+            queued: 'entry_point_discovery',
+            reason: 'No payload and no platform_dispensary_id - queued entry_point_discovery to resolve ID',
+          };
+        }
       }
       payloadData = result.payload;
       payloadId = result.metadata.id;
@@ -111,6 +144,7 @@ export async function handleProductRefresh(ctx: TaskContext): Promise<TaskResult
     // ============================================================
     // STEP 3: Normalize data
     // ============================================================
+    updateStep('normalizing', `Normalizing ${allProducts.length} products`);
     console.log(`[ProductRefresh] Normalizing ${allProducts.length} products...`);
 
     // Build RawPayload for the normalizer
@@ -154,6 +188,7 @@ export async function handleProductRefresh(ctx: TaskContext): Promise<TaskResult
     // ============================================================
     // STEP 4: Upsert to canonical tables
     // ============================================================
+    updateStep('upserting', `Saving ${normalizationResult.products.length} products to DB`);
     console.log(`[ProductRefresh] Upserting to store_products...`);
 
     const upsertResult = await upsertStoreProducts(

backend/src/tasks/handlers/store-discovery-http.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,484 @@
+/**
+ * Store Discovery HTTP Handler (Browser-based)
+ *
+ * Uses Puppeteer + StealthPlugin to discover stores via browser context.
+ * Based on product-discovery-http.ts pattern.
+ *
+ * This handler:
+ * 1. Launches headless browser with proxy (if provided)
+ * 2. Establishes session by visiting Dutchie dispensaries page
+ * 3. Fetches cities for each state via getAllCitiesByState GraphQL
+ * 4. Fetches stores for each city via ConsumerDispensaries GraphQL
+ * 5. Upserts to dutchie_discovery_locations
+ * 6. Auto-promotes valid locations to dispensaries table
+ *
+ * Why browser-based:
+ * - Works with session-based residential proxies (Evomi)
+ * - Lower detection risk than curl/axios
+ * - Real Chrome TLS fingerprint
+ */
+
+import { TaskContext, TaskResult } from '../task-worker';
+import { upsertLocation } from '../../discovery/location-discovery';
+import { promoteDiscoveredLocations } from '../../discovery/promotion';
+import { saveDiscoveryPayload } from '../../utils/payload-storage';
+
+// GraphQL hashes - MUST match CLAUDE.md / dutchie/client.ts
+const GET_ALL_CITIES_HASH = 'ae547a0466ace5a48f91e55bf6699eacd87e3a42841560f0c0eabed5a0a920e6';
+const CONSUMER_DISPENSARIES_HASH = '0a5bfa6ca1d64ae47bcccb7c8077c87147cbc4e6982c17ceec97a2a4948b311b';
+
+interface StateWithCities {
+  name: string;
+  country: string;
+  cities: string[];
+}
+
+interface DiscoveredLocation {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+  slug: string;
+  cName?: string;
+  address?: string;
+  city?: string;
+  state?: string;
+  zip?: string;
+  latitude?: number;
+  longitude?: number;
+  offerPickup?: boolean;
+  offerDelivery?: boolean;
+  isRecreational?: boolean;
+  isMedical?: boolean;
+  phone?: string;
+  email?: string;
+  website?: string;
+  description?: string;
+  logoImage?: string;
+  bannerImage?: string;
+  chainSlug?: string;
+  enterpriseId?: string;
+  retailType?: string;
+  status?: string;
+  timezone?: string;
+  location?: {
+    ln1?: string;
+    ln2?: string;
+    city?: string;
+    state?: string;
+    zipcode?: string;
+    country?: string;
+    geometry?: { coordinates?: [number, number] };
+  };
+}
+
+export async function handleStoreDiscoveryHttp(ctx: TaskContext): Promise<TaskResult> {
+  const { pool, task, crawlRotator, updateStep } = ctx;
+  const platform = task.platform || 'dutchie';
+
+  let browser: any = null;
+
+  try {
+    updateStep('starting', 'Initializing store discovery');
+    console.log(`[StoreDiscoveryHTTP] Starting discovery for platform: ${platform}`);
+
+    // ============================================================
+    // STEP 1: Setup Puppeteer with proxy
+    // ============================================================
+    updateStep('preflight', 'Launching browser');
+    const puppeteer = require('puppeteer-extra');
+    const StealthPlugin = require('puppeteer-extra-plugin-stealth');
+    puppeteer.use(StealthPlugin());
+
+    // Get proxy from CrawlRotator if available
+    let proxyUrl: string | null = null;
+    if (crawlRotator) {
+      const currentProxy = crawlRotator.proxy.getCurrent();
+      if (currentProxy) {
+        proxyUrl = crawlRotator.proxy.getProxyUrl(currentProxy);
+        console.log(`[StoreDiscoveryHTTP] Using proxy: ${currentProxy.host}:${currentProxy.port}`);
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Build browser args
+    const browserArgs = ['--no-sandbox', '--disable-setuid-sandbox'];
+    if (proxyUrl) {
+      const proxyUrlParsed = new URL(proxyUrl);
+      browserArgs.push(`--proxy-server=${proxyUrlParsed.host}`);
+    }
+
+    browser = await puppeteer.launch({
+      headless: 'new',
+      args: browserArgs,
+    });
+
+    const page = await browser.newPage();
+
+    // Setup proxy auth if needed
+    if (proxyUrl) {
+      const proxyUrlParsed = new URL(proxyUrl);
+      if (proxyUrlParsed.username && proxyUrlParsed.password) {
+        await page.authenticate({
+          username: decodeURIComponent(proxyUrlParsed.username),
+          password: decodeURIComponent(proxyUrlParsed.password),
+        });
+      }
+    }
+
+    await ctx.heartbeat();
+
+    // ============================================================
+    // STEP 2: Establish session by visiting dispensaries page
+    // ============================================================
+    updateStep('navigating', 'Loading session page');
+    const sessionUrl = 'https://dutchie.com/dispensaries';
+    console.log(`[StoreDiscoveryHTTP] Establishing session at ${sessionUrl}...`);
+
+    await page.goto(sessionUrl, {
+      waitUntil: 'networkidle2',
+      timeout: 60000,
+    });
+
+    // Handle potential age gate
+    try {
+      await page.waitForTimeout(1500);
+      await page.evaluate(() => {
+        const buttons = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('button'));
+        for (const btn of buttons) {
+          const text = btn.textContent?.toLowerCase() || '';
+          if (text.includes('yes') || text.includes('enter') || text.includes('21')) {
+            (btn as HTMLButtonElement).click();
+            return true;
+          }
+        }
+        return false;
+      });
+    } catch {
+      // Age gate might not be present
+    }
+
+    console.log(`[StoreDiscoveryHTTP] Session established`);
+
+    await ctx.heartbeat();
+
+    // ============================================================
+    // STEP 3: Get states to discover from database
+    // ============================================================
+    const statesResult = await pool.query(`
+      SELECT code FROM states WHERE is_active = true ORDER BY code
+    `);
+    const stateCodesToDiscover = statesResult.rows.map((r: { code: string }) => r.code);
+
+    if (stateCodesToDiscover.length === 0) {
+      await browser.close();
+      return { success: true, storesDiscovered: 0, newStoreIds: [], message: 'No active states to discover' };
+    }
+
+    console.log(`[StoreDiscoveryHTTP] Will discover stores in ${stateCodesToDiscover.length} states`);
+
+    // ============================================================
+    // STEP 4: Fetch cities for each state via GraphQL
+    // ============================================================
+    updateStep('fetching', `Fetching cities for ${stateCodesToDiscover.length} states`);
+    const statesWithCities = await page.evaluate(async (hash: string) => {
+      const logs: string[] = [];
+      try {
+        const extensions = {
+          persistedQuery: { version: 1, sha256Hash: hash },
+        };
+        const qs = new URLSearchParams({
+          operationName: 'getAllCitiesByState',
+          variables: JSON.stringify({}),
+          extensions: JSON.stringify(extensions),
+        });
+        const url = `https://dutchie.com/api-3/graphql?${qs.toString()}`;
+
+        const response = await fetch(url, {
+          method: 'GET',
+          headers: {
+            'Accept': 'application/json',
+            'content-type': 'application/json',
+          },
+          credentials: 'include',
+        });
+
+        logs.push(`getAllCitiesByState: HTTP ${response.status}`);
+
+        if (!response.ok) {
+          return { states: [], logs };
+        }
+
+        const json = await response.json();
+        const statesData = json?.data?.statesWithDispensaries || [];
+
+        const states: StateWithCities[] = [];
+        for (const state of statesData) {
+          if (state && state.name) {
+            const cities = Array.isArray(state.cities)
+              ? state.cities.filter((c: string | null) => c !== null)
+              : [];
+            states.push({
+              name: state.name,
+              country: state.country || 'US',
+              cities,
+            });
+          }
+        }
+
+        logs.push(`Found ${states.length} states with cities`);
+        return { states, logs };
+      } catch (err: any) {
+        logs.push(`Error: ${err.message}`);
+        return { states: [], logs };
+      }
+    }, GET_ALL_CITIES_HASH);
+
+    statesWithCities.logs.forEach((log: string) => console.log(`[Browser] ${log}`));
+
+    if (statesWithCities.states.length === 0) {
+      await browser.close();
+      return { success: false, error: 'Failed to fetch states with cities' };
+    }
+
+    await ctx.heartbeat();
+
+    // ============================================================
+    // STEP 5: For each active state, fetch stores for each city
+    // ============================================================
+    let totalDiscovered = 0;
+    let totalUpserted = 0;
+    const allNewStoreIds: number[] = [];
+
+    for (const stateCode of stateCodesToDiscover) {
+      const stateData = statesWithCities.states.find(
+        (s: StateWithCities) => s.name.toUpperCase() === stateCode.toUpperCase()
+      );
+
+      if (!stateData || stateData.cities.length === 0) {
+        console.log(`[StoreDiscoveryHTTP] No cities found for ${stateCode}, skipping`);
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      console.log(`[StoreDiscoveryHTTP] Discovering ${stateData.cities.length} cities in ${stateCode}...`);
+
+      await ctx.heartbeat();
+
+      // Accumulate raw store data for this state
+      const stateRawStores: any[] = [];
+      const stateCityData: { city: string; stores: any[] }[] = [];
+
+      // Fetch stores for each city in this state
+      for (const city of stateData.cities) {
+        try {
+          const cityResult = await page.evaluate(async (
+            cityName: string,
+            stateCodeParam: string,
+            hash: string
+          ) => {
+            const logs: string[] = [];
+            const allDispensaries: any[] = [];
+            let page = 0;
+            const perPage = 200;
+
+            try {
+              while (page < 5) { // Max 5 pages per city
+                const variables = {
+                  dispensaryFilter: {
+                    activeOnly: true,
+                    city: cityName,
+                    state: stateCodeParam,
+                  },
+                  page,
+                  perPage,
+                };
+
+                const extensions = {
+                  persistedQuery: { version: 1, sha256Hash: hash },
+                };
+
+                const qs = new URLSearchParams({
+                  operationName: 'ConsumerDispensaries',
+                  variables: JSON.stringify(variables),
+                  extensions: JSON.stringify(extensions),
+                });
+                const url = `https://dutchie.com/api-3/graphql?${qs.toString()}`;
+
+                const response = await fetch(url, {
+                  method: 'GET',
+                  headers: {
+                    'Accept': 'application/json',
+                    'content-type': 'application/json',
+                  },
+                  credentials: 'include',
+                });
+
+                if (!response.ok) {
+                  logs.push(`${cityName}: HTTP ${response.status}`);
+                  break;
+                }
+
+                const json = await response.json();
+                const dispensaries = json?.data?.filteredDispensaries || [];
+
+                if (dispensaries.length === 0) {
+                  break;
+                }
+
+                // Filter to ensure correct state
+                const stateFiltered = dispensaries.filter((d: any) =>
+                  d.location?.state?.toUpperCase() === stateCodeParam.toUpperCase()
+                );
+                allDispensaries.push(...stateFiltered);
+
+                if (dispensaries.length < perPage) {
+                  break;
+                }
+                page++;
+
+                // Small delay between pages
+                await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 100));
+              }
+
+              logs.push(`${cityName}: ${allDispensaries.length} stores`);
+            } catch (err: any) {
+              logs.push(`${cityName}: Error - ${err.message}`);
+            }
+
+            return { dispensaries: allDispensaries, logs };
+          }, city, stateCode, CONSUMER_DISPENSARIES_HASH);
+
+          cityResult.logs.forEach((log: string) => console.log(`[Browser] ${log}`));
+
+          // Accumulate raw store data
+          stateRawStores.push(...cityResult.dispensaries);
+          stateCityData.push({ city, stores: cityResult.dispensaries });
+
+          // Upsert each discovered location
+          for (const disp of cityResult.dispensaries) {
+            try {
+              const location = normalizeLocation(disp);
+              if (!location.id) {
+                continue; // Skip locations without platform ID
+              }
+
+              const result = await upsertLocation(pool, location as any, null);
+              if (result) {
+                totalUpserted++;
+                if (result.isNew) {
+                  totalDiscovered++;
+                }
+              }
+            } catch (err: any) {
+              console.error(`[StoreDiscoveryHTTP] Upsert error for ${disp.name}:`, err.message);
+            }
+          }
+
+          // Small delay between cities to avoid rate limiting
+          await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 300));
+        } catch (err: any) {
+          console.error(`[StoreDiscoveryHTTP] Error fetching ${city}, ${stateCode}:`, err.message);
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Heartbeat after each state
+      await ctx.heartbeat();
+
+      // ============================================================
+      // STEP 5b: Save raw store payload for this state
+      // ============================================================
+      if (stateRawStores.length > 0) {
+        try {
+          const rawPayload = {
+            stateCode,
+            platform,
+            fetchedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+            storeCount: stateRawStores.length,
+            citiesProcessed: stateCityData.length,
+            cities: stateCityData,
+            stores: stateRawStores,
+          };
+
+          const payloadResult = await saveDiscoveryPayload(pool, stateCode, rawPayload, stateRawStores.length);
+          console.log(`[StoreDiscoveryHTTP] Saved raw payload for ${stateCode}: ${stateRawStores.length} stores (${(payloadResult.sizeBytes / 1024).toFixed(1)}KB)`);
+        } catch (err: any) {
+          console.error(`[StoreDiscoveryHTTP] Failed to save payload for ${stateCode}:`, err.message);
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Auto-promote valid locations for this state
+      try {
+        const promotionResult = await promoteDiscoveredLocations(stateCode);
+        const promoted = promotionResult.created + promotionResult.updated;
+        if (promoted > 0) {
+          console.log(`[StoreDiscoveryHTTP] Promoted ${promoted} locations in ${stateCode} (${promotionResult.created} new, ${promotionResult.updated} updated)`);
+          // newDispensaryIds is returned but not in typed interface
+          const newIds = (promotionResult as any).newDispensaryIds || [];
+          allNewStoreIds.push(...newIds);
+        }
+      } catch (err: any) {
+        console.error(`[StoreDiscoveryHTTP] Promotion error for ${stateCode}:`, err.message);
+      }
+    }
+
+    await browser.close();
+    browser = null;
+
+    console.log(`[StoreDiscoveryHTTP] Complete: ${totalDiscovered} new, ${totalUpserted} upserted, ${allNewStoreIds.length} promoted`);
+
+    return {
+      success: true,
+      storesDiscovered: totalDiscovered,
+      storesUpserted: totalUpserted,
+      statesProcessed: stateCodesToDiscover.length,
+      newStoreIds: allNewStoreIds,
+    };
+
+  } catch (error: unknown) {
+    const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error';
+    console.error(`[StoreDiscoveryHTTP] Error:`, errorMessage);
+    return {
+      success: false,
+      error: errorMessage,
+      newStoreIds: [],
+    };
+  } finally {
+    if (browser) {
+      await browser.close().catch(() => {});
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Normalize a raw dispensary response to our DiscoveredLocation format
+ */
+function normalizeLocation(raw: any): DiscoveredLocation {
+  const loc = raw.location || {};
+  const coords = loc.geometry?.coordinates || [];
+
+  return {
+    id: raw.id || raw._id || '',
+    name: raw.name || '',
+    slug: raw.slug || raw.cName || '',
+    cName: raw.cName || raw.slug || '',
+    address: raw.address || loc.ln1 || '',
+    city: raw.city || loc.city || '',
+    state: raw.state || loc.state || '',
+    zip: raw.zip || loc.zipcode || loc.zip || '',
+    latitude: coords[1] || raw.latitude,
+    longitude: coords[0] || raw.longitude,
+    timezone: raw.timezone || '',
+    offerPickup: raw.offerPickup ?? raw.storeSettings?.offerPickup ?? true,
+    offerDelivery: raw.offerDelivery ?? raw.storeSettings?.offerDelivery ?? false,
+    isRecreational: raw.isRecreational ?? raw.recDispensary ?? true,
+    isMedical: raw.isMedical ?? raw.medicalDispensary ?? true,
+    phone: raw.phone || '',
+    email: raw.email || '',
+    website: raw.embedBackUrl || '',
+    description: raw.description || '',
+    logoImage: raw.logoImage || '',
+    bannerImage: raw.bannerImage || '',
+    chainSlug: raw.chain || '',
+    enterpriseId: raw.retailer?.enterpriseId || '',
+    retailType: raw.retailType || '',
+    status: raw.status || '',
+    location: loc,
+  };
+}

backend/src/tasks/index.ts

@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ export {
 export { TaskWorker, TaskContext, TaskResult } from './task-worker';
 
 export {
-  handleProductDiscovery,
+  handleProductDiscoveryCurl,
+  handleProductDiscoveryHttp,
   handleProductRefresh,
   handleStoreDiscovery,
   handleEntryPointDiscovery,

backend/src/tasks/task-pool-state.ts

@@ -6,12 +6,15 @@
  * task-service.ts and routes/tasks.ts.
  *
  * State is in-memory and resets on server restart.
- * By default, the pool is PAUSED (closed) - admin must explicitly start it.
+ * By default, the pool is OPEN - workers start claiming tasks immediately.
- * This prevents workers from immediately grabbing tasks on deploy before
+ * Admin can pause via API endpoint if needed.
- * the system is ready.
+ *
+ * Note: Each process (backend, worker) has its own copy of this state.
+ * The /pool/pause and /pool/resume endpoints only affect the backend process.
+ * Workers always start with pool open.
  */
 
-let taskPoolPaused = true;
+let taskPoolPaused = false;
 
 export function isTaskPoolPaused(): boolean {
   return taskPoolPaused;

backend/src/tasks/task-service.ts

@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ export interface CreateTaskParams {
   dispensary_id?: number;
   platform?: string;
   priority?: number;
+  method?: 'curl' | 'http';  // Transport method: curl=axios/proxy, http=Puppeteer/browser
   scheduled_for?: Date;
   payload?: Record<string, unknown>;  // Per TASK_WORKFLOW_2024-12-10.md: For task chaining data
 }
@@ -106,14 +107,15 @@ class TaskService {
    */
   async createTask(params: CreateTaskParams): Promise<WorkerTask> {
     const result = await pool.query(
-      `INSERT INTO worker_tasks (role, dispensary_id, platform, priority, scheduled_for, payload)
+      `INSERT INTO worker_tasks (role, dispensary_id, platform, priority, method, scheduled_for, payload)
-       VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6)
+       VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7)
        RETURNING *`,
       [
         params.role,
         params.dispensary_id ?? null,
         params.platform ?? null,
         params.priority ?? 0,
+        params.method ?? null,  // null = any worker can pick up, 'http' = http-capable workers only, 'curl' = curl workers only
         params.scheduled_for ?? null,
         params.payload ? JSON.stringify(params.payload) : null,
       ]
@@ -128,8 +130,8 @@ class TaskService {
     if (tasks.length === 0) return 0;
 
     const values = tasks.map((t, i) => {
-      const base = i * 5;
+      const base = i * 6;
-      return `($${base + 1}, $${base + 2}, $${base + 3}, $${base + 4}, $${base + 5})`;
+      return `($${base + 1}, $${base + 2}, $${base + 3}, $${base + 4}, $${base + 5}, $${base + 6})`;
     });
 
     const params = tasks.flatMap((t) => [
@@ -137,11 +139,12 @@ class TaskService {
       t.dispensary_id ?? null,
       t.platform ?? null,
       t.priority ?? 0,
+      t.method ?? null,
       t.scheduled_for ?? null,
     ]);
 
     const result = await pool.query(
-      `INSERT INTO worker_tasks (role, dispensary_id, platform, priority, scheduled_for)
+      `INSERT INTO worker_tasks (role, dispensary_id, platform, priority, method, scheduled_for)
        VALUES ${values.join(', ')}
        ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING`,
       params
@@ -268,52 +271,69 @@ class TaskService {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Mark a task as failed, with auto-retry if under max_retries
+   * Determine if an error is a "soft failure" (transient) that should be requeued
-   * Returns true if task was re-queued for retry, false if permanently failed
+   * Soft failures: timeouts, connection issues, browser launch issues
+   * Hard failures: business logic errors like "No products returned"
    */
-  async failTask(taskId: number, errorMessage: string): Promise<boolean> {
+  private isSoftFailure(errorMessage: string): boolean {
-    // Get current retry state
+    const softFailurePatterns = [
-    const result = await pool.query(
+      /timeout/i,
-      `SELECT retry_count, max_retries FROM worker_tasks WHERE id = $1`,
+      /timed out/i,
-      [taskId]
+      /connection.*terminated/i,
-    );
+      /connection.*refused/i,
+      /ECONNRESET/i,
+      /ECONNREFUSED/i,
+      /ETIMEDOUT/i,
+      /socket hang up/i,
+      /WS endpoint/i,
+      /browser process/i,
+      /Failed to launch/i,
+      /Navigation.*exceeded/i,
+      /net::ERR_/i,
+      /ENOENT.*storage/i,  // Storage path issues (transient)
+      /ENOENT.*payload/i,  // Payload path issues (transient)
+    ];
 
-    if (result.rows.length === 0) {
+    return softFailurePatterns.some(pattern => pattern.test(errorMessage));
-      return false;
   }
 
-    const { retry_count, max_retries } = result.rows[0];
+  /**
-    const newRetryCount = (retry_count || 0) + 1;
+   * Mark a task as failed
+   *
+   * Soft failures (timeouts, connection issues): Requeue back to pending for later pickup
+   * Hard failures (business logic errors): Mark as failed permanently
+   */
+  async failTask(taskId: number, errorMessage: string): Promise<boolean> {
+    const isSoft = this.isSoftFailure(errorMessage);
 
-    if (newRetryCount < (max_retries || 3)) {
+    if (isSoft) {
-      // Re-queue for retry - reset to pending with incremented retry_count
+      // Soft failure: put back in queue immediately for another worker
       await pool.query(
         `UPDATE worker_tasks
          SET status = 'pending',
              worker_id = NULL,
              claimed_at = NULL,
              started_at = NULL,
-             retry_count = $2,
+             error_message = $2,
-             error_message = $3,
+             scheduled_for = NULL,
              updated_at = NOW()
          WHERE id = $1`,
-        [taskId, newRetryCount, `Retry ${newRetryCount}: ${errorMessage}`]
+        [taskId, `Requeued: ${errorMessage}`]
       );
-      console.log(`[TaskService] Task ${taskId} queued for retry ${newRetryCount}/${max_retries || 3}`);
+      console.log(`[TaskService] Task ${taskId} requeued for another worker`);
       return true;
     }
 
-    // Max retries exceeded - mark as permanently failed
+    // Hard failure: mark as permanently failed
     await pool.query(
       `UPDATE worker_tasks
        SET status = 'failed',
            completed_at = NOW(),
-           retry_count = $2,
+           error_message = $2
-           error_message = $3
        WHERE id = $1`,
-      [taskId, newRetryCount, `Failed after ${newRetryCount} attempts: ${errorMessage}`]
+      [taskId, `Hard failure: ${errorMessage}`]
     );
-    console.log(`[TaskService] Task ${taskId} permanently failed after ${newRetryCount} attempts`);
+    console.log(`[TaskService] Task ${taskId} hard failed: ${errorMessage}`);
     return false;
   }
 
@@ -473,15 +493,17 @@ class TaskService {
       case 'store_discovery': {
         // Per TASK_WORKFLOW_2024-12-10.md: New stores discovered -> create product_discovery tasks
         // Skip entry_point_discovery since platform_dispensary_id is set during promotion
+        // All product_discovery tasks use HTTP transport (Puppeteer/browser)
         const newStoreIds = (completedTask.result as { newStoreIds?: number[] })?.newStoreIds;
         if (newStoreIds && newStoreIds.length > 0) {
-          console.log(`[TaskService] Chaining ${newStoreIds.length} product_discovery tasks for new stores`);
+          console.log(`[TaskService] Chaining ${newStoreIds.length} product_discovery tasks for new stores (HTTP transport)`);
           for (const storeId of newStoreIds) {
             await this.createTask({
               role: 'product_discovery',
               dispensary_id: storeId,
               platform: completedTask.platform ?? undefined,
               priority: 10, // High priority for new stores
+              method: 'http', // Force HTTP transport for browser-based scraping
             });
           }
         }
@@ -498,6 +520,7 @@ class TaskService {
             dispensary_id: completedTask.dispensary_id,
             platform: completedTask.platform ?? undefined,
             priority: 10,
+            method: 'http', // Force HTTP transport
           });
         }
         break;
@@ -522,6 +545,7 @@ class TaskService {
 
   /**
    * Create store discovery task for a platform/state
+   * Uses HTTP transport (Puppeteer/browser) by default
    */
   async createStoreDiscoveryTask(
     platform: string,
@@ -532,11 +556,13 @@ class TaskService {
       role: 'store_discovery',
       platform,
       priority,
+      method: 'http', // Force HTTP transport
     });
   }
 
   /**
    * Create entry point discovery task for a specific store
+   * @deprecated Entry point resolution now happens during store promotion
    */
   async createEntryPointTask(
     dispensaryId: number,
@@ -548,11 +574,13 @@ class TaskService {
       dispensary_id: dispensaryId,
       platform,
       priority,
+      method: 'http', // Force HTTP transport
     });
   }
 
   /**
    * Create product discovery task for a specific store
+   * Uses HTTP transport (Puppeteer/browser) by default
    */
   async createProductDiscoveryTask(
     dispensaryId: number,
@@ -564,6 +592,7 @@ class TaskService {
       dispensary_id: dispensaryId,
       platform,
       priority,
+      method: 'http', // Force HTTP transport
     });
   }
 
@@ -641,6 +670,248 @@ class TaskService {
     return (result.rows[0] as { completed_at: Date | null })?.completed_at ?? null;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Create multiple tasks with staggered start times.
+   *
+   * STAGGERED TASK WORKFLOW:
+   * =======================
+   * This prevents resource contention and proxy assignment lag when creating
+   * many tasks at once. Each task gets a scheduled_for timestamp offset from
+   * the previous task.
+   *
+   * Workflow:
+   * 1. Task is created with scheduled_for = NOW() + (index * staggerSeconds)
+   * 2. Worker claims task only when scheduled_for <= NOW()
+   * 3. Worker runs preflight check on EVERY task claim
+   * 4. If preflight passes, worker executes task
+   * 5. If preflight fails, task is released back to pending for another worker
+   * 6. Worker finishes task, polls for next available task
+   * 7. Repeat - preflight runs again on next task claim
+   *
+   * Benefits:
+   * - Prevents all 8 workers from hitting proxies simultaneously
+   * - Reduces API rate limiting / 403 errors
+   * - Spreads resource usage over time
+   * - Each task still runs preflight, ensuring proxy health
+   *
+   * @param dispensaryIds - Array of dispensary IDs to create tasks for
+   * @param role - Task role (e.g., 'product_refresh', 'product_discovery')
+   * @param staggerSeconds - Seconds between each task's scheduled_for time (default: 15)
+   * @param platform - Platform identifier (default: 'dutchie')
+   * @param method - Transport method: 'curl' or 'http' (default: null for any)
+   * @returns Number of tasks created
+   */
+  async createStaggeredTasks(
+    dispensaryIds: number[],
+    role: TaskRole,
+    staggerSeconds: number = 15,
+    platform: string = 'dutchie',
+    method: 'curl' | 'http' | null = null
+  ): Promise<{ created: number; taskIds: number[] }> {
+    if (dispensaryIds.length === 0) {
+      return { created: 0, taskIds: [] };
+    }
+
+    // Use a single INSERT with generate_series for efficiency
+    const result = await pool.query(`
+      WITH task_data AS (
+        SELECT
+          unnest($1::int[]) as dispensary_id,
+          generate_series(0, array_length($1::int[], 1) - 1) as idx
+      )
+      INSERT INTO worker_tasks (role, dispensary_id, platform, method, scheduled_for, status)
+      SELECT
+        $2::varchar as role,
+        td.dispensary_id,
+        $3::varchar as platform,
+        $4::varchar as method,
+        NOW() + (td.idx * $5::int * INTERVAL '1 second') as scheduled_for,
+        'pending' as status
+      FROM task_data td
+      ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING
+      RETURNING id
+    `, [dispensaryIds, role, platform, method, staggerSeconds]);
+
+    const taskIds = result.rows.map((r: { id: number }) => r.id);
+
+    console.log(`[TaskService] Created ${taskIds.length} staggered ${role} tasks (${staggerSeconds}s apart)`);
+
+    return { created: taskIds.length, taskIds };
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create a batch of AZ store tasks with automatic distribution.
+   *
+   * This is a convenience method for creating tasks for Arizona stores with:
+   * - Automatic staggering to prevent resource contention
+   * - Even distribution across both refresh and discovery roles
+   *
+   * @param totalTasks - Total number of tasks to create
+   * @param staggerSeconds - Seconds between each task's start time
+   * @param splitRoles - If true, split between product_refresh and product_discovery
+   * @returns Summary of created tasks
+   */
+  async createAZStoreTasks(
+    totalTasks: number = 24,
+    staggerSeconds: number = 15,
+    splitRoles: boolean = true
+  ): Promise<{
+    total: number;
+    product_refresh: number;
+    product_discovery: number;
+    taskIds: number[];
+  }> {
+    // Get AZ stores with platform_id and menu_url
+    const storesResult = await pool.query(`
+      SELECT d.id
+      FROM dispensaries d
+      JOIN states s ON d.state_id = s.id
+      WHERE s.code = 'AZ'
+        AND d.crawl_enabled = true
+        AND d.platform_dispensary_id IS NOT NULL
+        AND d.menu_url IS NOT NULL
+      ORDER BY d.id
+    `);
+
+    const storeIds = storesResult.rows.map((r: { id: number }) => r.id);
+
+    if (storeIds.length === 0) {
+      console.log('[TaskService] No AZ stores found with platform_id and menu_url');
+      return { total: 0, product_refresh: 0, product_discovery: 0, taskIds: [] };
+    }
+
+    // Limit tasks to available stores
+    const maxTasks = Math.min(totalTasks, storeIds.length * 2); // 2x for both roles
+    const allTaskIds: number[] = [];
+
+    if (splitRoles) {
+      // Split between refresh and discovery
+      const tasksPerRole = Math.floor(maxTasks / 2);
+      const refreshStores = storeIds.slice(0, tasksPerRole);
+      const discoveryStores = storeIds.slice(0, tasksPerRole);
+
+      // Create refresh tasks first
+      const refreshResult = await this.createStaggeredTasks(
+        refreshStores,
+        'product_refresh',
+        staggerSeconds,
+        'dutchie'
+      );
+      allTaskIds.push(...refreshResult.taskIds);
+
+      // Create discovery tasks starting after refresh tasks are scheduled
+      const discoveryStartOffset = tasksPerRole * staggerSeconds;
+      const discoveryResult = await pool.query(`
+        WITH task_data AS (
+          SELECT
+            unnest($1::int[]) as dispensary_id,
+            generate_series(0, array_length($1::int[], 1) - 1) as idx
+        )
+        INSERT INTO worker_tasks (role, dispensary_id, platform, scheduled_for, status)
+        SELECT
+          'product_discovery'::varchar as role,
+          td.dispensary_id,
+          'dutchie'::varchar as platform,
+          NOW() + ($2::int * INTERVAL '1 second') + (td.idx * $3::int * INTERVAL '1 second') as scheduled_for,
+          'pending' as status
+        FROM task_data td
+        ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING
+        RETURNING id
+      `, [discoveryStores, discoveryStartOffset, staggerSeconds]);
+
+      allTaskIds.push(...discoveryResult.rows.map((r: { id: number }) => r.id));
+
+      return {
+        total: allTaskIds.length,
+        product_refresh: refreshResult.taskIds.length,
+        product_discovery: discoveryResult.rowCount ?? 0,
+        taskIds: allTaskIds
+      };
+    }
+
+    // Single role mode - all product_discovery
+    const result = await this.createStaggeredTasks(
+      storeIds.slice(0, totalTasks),
+      'product_discovery',
+      staggerSeconds,
+      'dutchie'
+    );
+
+    return {
+      total: result.taskIds.length,
+      product_refresh: 0,
+      product_discovery: result.taskIds.length,
+      taskIds: result.taskIds
+    };
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Cleanup stale tasks that are stuck in 'claimed' or 'running' status.
+   *
+   * This handles the case where workers crash/restart and leave tasks in-flight.
+   * These stale tasks block the queue because the claim query excludes dispensary_ids
+   * that have active tasks.
+   *
+   * Called automatically on worker startup and can be called periodically.
+   *
+   * @param staleMinutes - Tasks older than this (based on last_heartbeat_at or claimed_at) are reset
+   * @returns Object with cleanup stats
+   */
+  async cleanupStaleTasks(staleMinutes: number = 30): Promise<{
+    cleaned: number;
+    byStatus: { claimed: number; running: number };
+    byRole: Record<string, number>;
+  }> {
+    // First, get stats on what we're about to clean
+    const statsResult = await pool.query(`
+      SELECT status, role, COUNT(*)::int as count
+      FROM worker_tasks
+      WHERE status IN ('claimed', 'running')
+        AND COALESCE(last_heartbeat_at, claimed_at, created_at) < NOW() - INTERVAL '1 minute' * $1
+      GROUP BY status, role
+    `, [staleMinutes]);
+
+    const byStatus = { claimed: 0, running: 0 };
+    const byRole: Record<string, number> = {};
+
+    for (const row of statsResult.rows) {
+      const { status, role, count } = row as { status: string; role: string; count: number };
+      if (status === 'claimed') byStatus.claimed += count;
+      if (status === 'running') byStatus.running += count;
+      byRole[role] = (byRole[role] || 0) + count;
+    }
+
+    const totalStale = byStatus.claimed + byStatus.running;
+
+    if (totalStale === 0) {
+      return { cleaned: 0, byStatus, byRole };
+    }
+
+    // Reset stale tasks to pending
+    const result = await pool.query(`
+      UPDATE worker_tasks
+      SET
+        status = 'pending',
+        worker_id = NULL,
+        claimed_at = NULL,
+        started_at = NULL,
+        last_heartbeat_at = NULL,
+        error_message = CONCAT(COALESCE(error_message, ''), ' [Auto-reset: stale after ', $1, ' min]'),
+        updated_at = NOW()
+      WHERE status IN ('claimed', 'running')
+        AND COALESCE(last_heartbeat_at, claimed_at, created_at) < NOW() - INTERVAL '1 minute' * $1
+    `, [staleMinutes]);
+
+    const cleaned = result.rowCount ?? 0;
+
+    if (cleaned > 0) {
+      console.log(`[TaskService] Cleaned up ${cleaned} stale tasks (claimed: ${byStatus.claimed}, running: ${byStatus.running})`);
+      console.log(`[TaskService] Stale tasks by role: ${Object.entries(byRole).map(([r, c]) => `${r}:${c}`).join(', ')}`);
+    }
+
+    return { cleaned, byStatus, byRole };
+  }
+
   /**
    * Calculate workers needed to complete tasks within SLA
    */

backend/src/tasks/task-worker.ts

@@ -69,10 +69,13 @@ import { runPuppeteerPreflightWithRetry, PuppeteerPreflightResult } from '../ser
 
 // Task handlers by role
 // Per TASK_WORKFLOW_2024-12-10.md: payload_fetch and product_refresh are now separate
-import { handlePayloadFetch } from './handlers/payload-fetch';
+// Dual-transport: curl vs http (browser-based) handlers
+import { handlePayloadFetch } from './handlers/payload-fetch-curl';
 import { handleProductRefresh } from './handlers/product-refresh';
-import { handleProductDiscovery } from './handlers/product-discovery';
+import { handleProductDiscovery } from './handlers/product-discovery-curl';
+import { handleProductDiscoveryHttp } from './handlers/product-discovery-http';
 import { handleStoreDiscovery } from './handlers/store-discovery';
+import { handleStoreDiscoveryHttp } from './handlers/store-discovery-http';
 import { handleEntryPointDiscovery } from './handlers/entry-point-discovery';
 import { handleAnalyticsRefresh } from './handlers/analytics-refresh';
 import { handleWhoami } from './handlers/whoami';
@@ -94,7 +97,11 @@ const API_BASE_URL = process.env.API_BASE_URL || 'http://localhost:3010';
 // =============================================================================
 
 // Maximum number of tasks this worker will run concurrently
-// Tune based on workload: I/O-bound tasks benefit from higher concurrency
+// Browser tasks (Puppeteer) use ~400MB RAM each. With 2GB pod limit:
+//   - 3 browsers = ~1.3GB = SAFE
+//   - 4 browsers = ~1.7GB = RISKY
+//   - 5+ browsers = OOM CRASH
+// See: docs/WORKER_TASK_ARCHITECTURE.md#browser-task-memory-limits
 const MAX_CONCURRENT_TASKS = parseInt(process.env.MAX_CONCURRENT_TASKS || '3');
 
 // When heap memory usage exceeds this threshold (as decimal 0.0-1.0), stop claiming new tasks
@@ -128,6 +135,8 @@ export interface TaskContext {
   task: WorkerTask;
   heartbeat: () => Promise<void>;
   crawlRotator?: CrawlRotator;
+  /** Update the current step being executed (shown in dashboard) */
+  updateStep: (step: string, detail?: string) => void;
 }
 
 export interface TaskResult {
@@ -144,17 +153,47 @@ type TaskHandler = (ctx: TaskContext) => Promise<TaskResult>;
 // Per TASK_WORKFLOW_2024-12-10.md: Handler registry
 // payload_fetch: Fetches from Dutchie API, saves to disk
 // product_refresh: Reads local payload, normalizes, upserts to DB
-// product_discovery: Main handler for product crawling
+// product_discovery: Main handler for product crawling (has curl and http variants)
 const TASK_HANDLERS: Record<TaskRole, TaskHandler> = {
-  payload_fetch: handlePayloadFetch,       // API fetch -> disk
+  payload_fetch: handlePayloadFetch,       // API fetch -> disk (curl)
   product_refresh: handleProductRefresh,   // disk -> DB
-  product_discovery: handleProductDiscovery,
+  product_discovery: handleProductDiscovery, // Default: curl (see getHandlerForTask for http override)
   store_discovery: handleStoreDiscovery,
   entry_point_discovery: handleEntryPointDiscovery,
   analytics_refresh: handleAnalyticsRefresh,
   whoami: handleWhoami,                     // Tests proxy + anti-detect
 };
 
+/**
+ * Get the appropriate handler for a task, considering both role and method.
+ *
+ * Dual-transport handlers:
+ * - product_discovery: curl (axios) or http (Puppeteer)
+ * - store_discovery: curl (axios) or http (Puppeteer)
+ *
+ * Default method is 'http' since all GraphQL queries should use browser transport
+ * for better TLS fingerprinting and session-based proxy compatibility.
+ */
+function getHandlerForTask(task: WorkerTask): TaskHandler | undefined {
+  const role = task.role as TaskRole;
+  const method = task.method || 'http'; // Default to HTTP for all GraphQL tasks
+
+  // product_discovery: dual-transport support
+  if (role === 'product_discovery' && method === 'http') {
+    console.log(`[TaskWorker] Using HTTP handler for product_discovery (method=${method})`);
+    return handleProductDiscoveryHttp;
+  }
+
+  // store_discovery: dual-transport support
+  if (role === 'store_discovery' && method === 'http') {
+    console.log(`[TaskWorker] Using HTTP handler for store_discovery (method=${method})`);
+    return handleStoreDiscoveryHttp;
+  }
+
+  // Default: use the static handler registry (curl-based)
+  return TASK_HANDLERS[role];
+}
+
 /**
  * Resource usage stats reported to the registry and used for backoff decisions.
  * These values are included in worker heartbeats and displayed in the UI.
@@ -231,6 +270,18 @@ export class TaskWorker {
   private preflightsCompleted: boolean = false;
   private initializingPromise: Promise<void> | null = null;
 
+  // ==========================================================================
+  // STEP TRACKING FOR DASHBOARD VISIBILITY
+  // ==========================================================================
+  // Workers report their current step in heartbeats so the dashboard can show
+  // real-time progress like "preflight", "loading page", "processing products"
+  // ==========================================================================
+  private currentStep: string = 'idle';
+  private currentStepDetail: string | null = null;
+  private currentStepStartedAt: Date | null = null;
+  /** Map of task ID -> step info for concurrent tasks */
+  private taskSteps: Map<number, { step: string; detail: string | null; startedAt: Date }> = new Map();
+
   constructor(role: TaskRole | null = null, workerId?: string) {
     this.pool = getPool();
     this.role = role;
@@ -313,6 +364,65 @@ export class TaskWorker {
     return this.activeTasks.size < this.maxConcurrentTasks;
   }
 
+  // ==========================================================================
+  // STEP TRACKING METHODS
+  // ==========================================================================
+
+  /**
+   * Update the current step for a task (for dashboard visibility)
+   * @param taskId - The task ID to update
+   * @param step - Short step name (e.g., "preflight", "loading", "processing")
+   * @param detail - Optional detail (e.g., "Verifying IP 1.2.3.4")
+   */
+  public updateTaskStep(taskId: number, step: string, detail?: string): void {
+    this.taskSteps.set(taskId, {
+      step,
+      detail: detail || null,
+      startedAt: new Date(),
+    });
+
+    // Also update the "primary" step for single-task backwards compat
+    if (this.activeTasks.size === 1 || taskId === Array.from(this.activeTasks.keys())[0]) {
+      this.currentStep = step;
+      this.currentStepDetail = detail || null;
+      this.currentStepStartedAt = new Date();
+    }
+
+    console.log(`[TaskWorker] Step: ${step}${detail ? ` - ${detail}` : ''} (task #${taskId})`);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Clear step tracking for a task (when task completes)
+   */
+  private clearTaskStep(taskId: number): void {
+    this.taskSteps.delete(taskId);
+
+    // Reset primary step if no more active tasks
+    if (this.activeTasks.size === 0) {
+      this.currentStep = 'idle';
+      this.currentStepDetail = null;
+      this.currentStepStartedAt = null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get current step info for all active tasks (for heartbeat)
+   */
+  private getTaskStepsInfo(): Array<{
+    task_id: number;
+    step: string;
+    detail: string | null;
+    elapsed_ms: number;
+  }> {
+    const now = Date.now();
+    return Array.from(this.taskSteps.entries()).map(([taskId, info]) => ({
+      task_id: taskId,
+      step: info.step,
+      detail: info.detail,
+      elapsed_ms: now - info.startedAt.getTime(),
+    }));
+  }
+
   /**
    * Initialize stealth systems (proxy rotation, fingerprints)
    * Called LAZILY on first task claim attempt (NOT at worker startup).
@@ -602,7 +712,7 @@ export class TaskWorker {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Send heartbeat to registry with resource usage and proxy location
+   * Send heartbeat to registry with resource usage, proxy location, and step info
    */
   private async sendRegistryHeartbeat(): Promise<void> {
     try {
@@ -614,6 +724,9 @@ export class TaskWorker {
       // Get array of active task IDs
       const activeTaskIds = Array.from(this.activeTasks.keys());
 
+      // Get step info for all active tasks
+      const taskSteps = this.getTaskStepsInfo();
+
       await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/api/worker-registry/heartbeat`, {
         method: 'POST',
         headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
@@ -624,6 +737,11 @@ export class TaskWorker {
           active_task_count: this.activeTasks.size,
           max_concurrent_tasks: this.maxConcurrentTasks,
           status: this.activeTasks.size > 0 ? 'active' : 'idle',
+          // Step tracking for dashboard visibility
+          current_step: this.currentStep,
+          current_step_detail: this.currentStepDetail,
+          current_step_started_at: this.currentStepStartedAt?.toISOString() || null,
+          task_steps: taskSteps, // Per-task step info for concurrent workers
           resources: {
             memory_mb: Math.round(memUsage.heapUsed / 1024 / 1024),
             memory_total_mb: Math.round(memUsage.heapTotal / 1024 / 1024),
@@ -696,6 +814,20 @@ export class TaskWorker {
     // Start registry heartbeat immediately
     this.startRegistryHeartbeat();
 
+    // Cleanup stale tasks on startup (only worker-0 does this to avoid races)
+    // This handles tasks left in 'claimed'/'running' status when workers restart
+    if (this.workerId.endsWith('-0') || this.workerId === 'scraper-worker-0') {
+      try {
+        console.log(`[TaskWorker] ${this.friendlyName} running stale task cleanup...`);
+        const cleanupResult = await taskService.cleanupStaleTasks(30); // 30 minute threshold
+        if (cleanupResult.cleaned > 0) {
+          console.log(`[TaskWorker] Cleaned up ${cleanupResult.cleaned} stale tasks`);
+        }
+      } catch (err: any) {
+        console.error(`[TaskWorker] Stale task cleanup error:`, err.message);
+      }
+    }
+
     const roleMsg = this.role ? `for role: ${this.role}` : '(role-agnostic - any task)';
     console.log(`[TaskWorker] ${this.friendlyName} starting ${roleMsg} (stealth=lazy, max ${this.maxConcurrentTasks} concurrent tasks)`);
 
@@ -740,6 +872,12 @@ export class TaskWorker {
       this.backoffReason = null;
     }
 
+    // Periodically reload proxies to pick up changes (new proxies, disabled proxies)
+    // This runs every ~60 seconds (controlled by setProxyReloadInterval)
+    if (this.stealthInitialized) {
+      await this.crawlRotator.reloadIfStale();
+    }
+
     // Check for decommission signal
     const shouldDecommission = await this.checkDecommission();
     if (shouldDecommission) {
@@ -777,13 +915,32 @@ export class TaskWorker {
         console.log(`[TaskWorker] ${this.friendlyName} claimed task ${task.id} (${task.role}) [${this.activeTasks.size + 1}/${this.maxConcurrentTasks}]`);
 
         // =================================================================
-        // PREFLIGHT CHECK - CRITICAL: Worker MUST pass before task execution
+        // PREFLIGHT CHECK - Use stored preflight results based on task method
-        // Verifies: 1) Proxy available 2) Proxy connected 3) Anti-detect ready
+        // We already ran dual-transport preflights at startup, so just verify
+        // the correct preflight passed for this task's required method.
         // =================================================================
-        const preflight = await this.crawlRotator.preflight();
+        const taskMethod = task.method || 'http'; // Default to http if not specified
-        if (!preflight.passed) {
+        let preflightPassed = false;
-          console.log(`[TaskWorker] ${this.friendlyName} PREFLIGHT FAILED for task ${task.id}: ${preflight.error}`);
+        let preflightMsg = '';
-          console.log(`[TaskWorker] Releasing task ${task.id} back to pending - worker cannot proceed without proxy/anti-detect`);
+
+        if (taskMethod === 'http' && this.preflightHttpPassed) {
+          preflightPassed = true;
+          preflightMsg = `HTTP preflight passed (IP: ${this.preflightHttpResult?.proxyIp || 'unknown'})`;
+        } else if (taskMethod === 'curl' && this.preflightCurlPassed) {
+          preflightPassed = true;
+          preflightMsg = `CURL preflight passed (IP: ${this.preflightCurlResult?.proxyIp || 'unknown'})`;
+        } else if (!task.method && (this.preflightHttpPassed || this.preflightCurlPassed)) {
+          // No method preference - either transport works
+          preflightPassed = true;
+          preflightMsg = this.preflightHttpPassed ? 'HTTP preflight passed' : 'CURL preflight passed';
+        }
+
+        if (!preflightPassed) {
+          const errorMsg = taskMethod === 'http'
+            ? 'HTTP preflight not passed - cannot execute http tasks'
+            : 'CURL preflight not passed - cannot execute curl tasks';
+          console.log(`[TaskWorker] ${this.friendlyName} PREFLIGHT FAILED for task ${task.id}: ${errorMsg}`);
+          console.log(`[TaskWorker] Releasing task ${task.id} back to pending - worker cannot proceed without preflight`);
 
           // Release task back to pending so another worker can pick it up
           await taskService.releaseTask(task.id);
@@ -793,7 +950,7 @@ export class TaskWorker {
           return;
         }
 
-        console.log(`[TaskWorker] ${this.friendlyName} preflight PASSED for task ${task.id} (proxy: ${preflight.proxyIp}, ${preflight.responseTimeMs}ms)`);
+        console.log(`[TaskWorker] ${this.friendlyName} preflight verified for task ${task.id}: ${preflightMsg}`);
 
         this.activeTasks.set(task.id, task);
 
@@ -837,13 +994,13 @@ export class TaskWorker {
       // Mark as running
       await taskService.startTask(task.id);
 
-      // Get handler for this role
+      // Get handler for this role (considers method for dual-transport)
-      const handler = TASK_HANDLERS[task.role];
+      const handler = getHandlerForTask(task);
       if (!handler) {
         throw new Error(`No handler registered for role: ${task.role}`);
       }
 
-      // Create context
+      // Create context with step tracking
       const ctx: TaskContext = {
         pool: this.pool,
         workerId: this.workerId,
@@ -852,12 +1009,21 @@ export class TaskWorker {
           await taskService.heartbeat(task.id);
         },
         crawlRotator: this.crawlRotator,
+        updateStep: (step: string, detail?: string) => {
+          this.updateTaskStep(task.id, step, detail);
+        },
       };
 
+      // Initialize step tracking for this task
+      this.updateTaskStep(task.id, 'starting', `Initializing ${task.role}`);
+
       // Execute the task
       const result = await handler(ctx);
 
       if (result.success) {
+        // Clear step tracking
+        this.clearTaskStep(task.id);
+
         // Mark as completed
         await taskService.completeTask(task.id, result);
         await this.reportTaskCompletion(true);
@@ -873,12 +1039,18 @@ export class TaskWorker {
           console.log(`[TaskWorker] Chained new task ${chainedTask.id} (${chainedTask.role})`);
         }
       } else {
+        // Clear step tracking
+        this.clearTaskStep(task.id);
+
         // Mark as failed
         await taskService.failTask(task.id, result.error || 'Unknown error');
         await this.reportTaskCompletion(false);
         console.log(`[TaskWorker] ${this.friendlyName} failed task ${task.id}: ${result.error}`);
       }
     } catch (error: any) {
+      // Clear step tracking
+      this.clearTaskStep(task.id);
+
       // Mark as failed
       await taskService.failTask(task.id, error.message);
       await this.reportTaskCompletion(false);

backend/src/utils/payload-storage.ts

@@ -5,10 +5,13 @@
  *
  * Design Pattern: Metadata/Payload Separation
  * - Metadata in PostgreSQL (raw_crawl_payloads table): Small, indexed, queryable
- * - Payload on filesystem: Gzipped JSON at storage_path
+ * - Payload stored in MinIO/S3 (or local filesystem as fallback): Gzipped JSON
  *
- * Storage structure:
+ * Storage structure (MinIO):
- *   /storage/payloads/{year}/{month}/{day}/store_{dispensary_id}_{timestamp}.json.gz
+ *   cannaiq/payloads/{year}/{month}/{day}/store_{dispensary_id}_{timestamp}.json.gz
+ *
+ * Storage structure (Local fallback):
+ *   ./storage/payloads/{year}/{month}/{day}/store_{dispensary_id}_{timestamp}.json.gz
  *
  * Benefits:
  * - Compare any two crawls to see what changed
@@ -16,6 +19,7 @@
  * - Debug issues by seeing exactly what the API returned
  * - DB stays small, backups stay fast
  * - ~90% compression (1.5MB -> 150KB per crawl)
+ * - Shared storage accessible by all worker pods (MinIO)
  */
 
 import * as fs from 'fs';
@@ -24,13 +28,47 @@ import * as zlib from 'zlib';
 import { promisify } from 'util';
 import { Pool } from 'pg';
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
+import * as Minio from 'minio';
 
 const gzip = promisify(zlib.gzip);
 const gunzip = promisify(zlib.gunzip);
 
-// Base path for payload storage (matches image storage pattern)
+// Base path for payload storage (used for local fallback and as key prefix in MinIO)
 const PAYLOAD_BASE_PATH = process.env.PAYLOAD_STORAGE_PATH || './storage/payloads';
 
+// MinIO configuration
+const MINIO_ENDPOINT = process.env.MINIO_ENDPOINT;
+const MINIO_PORT = parseInt(process.env.MINIO_PORT || '443');
+const MINIO_USE_SSL = process.env.MINIO_USE_SSL === 'true';
+const MINIO_ACCESS_KEY = process.env.MINIO_ACCESS_KEY;
+const MINIO_SECRET_KEY = process.env.MINIO_SECRET_KEY;
+const MINIO_BUCKET = process.env.MINIO_BUCKET || 'cannaiq';
+
+// Check if MinIO is configured
+const useMinIO = !!(MINIO_ENDPOINT && MINIO_ACCESS_KEY && MINIO_SECRET_KEY);
+
+let minioClient: Minio.Client | null = null;
+
+function getMinioClient(): Minio.Client {
+  if (!minioClient && useMinIO) {
+    minioClient = new Minio.Client({
+      endPoint: MINIO_ENDPOINT!,
+      port: MINIO_PORT,
+      useSSL: MINIO_USE_SSL,
+      accessKey: MINIO_ACCESS_KEY!,
+      secretKey: MINIO_SECRET_KEY!,
+    });
+  }
+  return minioClient!;
+}
+
+// Log which storage backend we're using
+if (useMinIO) {
+  console.log(`[PayloadStorage] Using MinIO storage: ${MINIO_ENDPOINT}/${MINIO_BUCKET}`);
+} else {
+  console.log(`[PayloadStorage] Using local filesystem storage: ${PAYLOAD_BASE_PATH}`);
+}
+
 /**
  * Result from saving a payload
  */
@@ -58,9 +96,10 @@ export interface LoadPayloadResult {
 }
 
 /**
- * Generate storage path for a payload
+ * Generate storage path/key for a payload
  *
- * Format: /storage/payloads/{year}/{month}/{day}/store_{dispensary_id}_{timestamp}.json.gz
+ * MinIO format: payloads/{year}/{month}/{day}/store_{dispensary_id}_{timestamp}.json.gz
+ * Local format: ./storage/payloads/{year}/{month}/{day}/store_{dispensary_id}_{timestamp}.json.gz
  */
 function generateStoragePath(dispensaryId: number, timestamp: Date): string {
   const year = timestamp.getFullYear();
@@ -68,13 +107,15 @@ function generateStoragePath(dispensaryId: number, timestamp: Date): string {
   const day = String(timestamp.getDate()).padStart(2, '0');
   const ts = timestamp.getTime();
 
-  return path.join(
+  const relativePath = `payloads/${year}/${month}/${day}/store_${dispensaryId}_${ts}.json.gz`;
-    PAYLOAD_BASE_PATH,
+
-    String(year),
+  if (useMinIO) {
-    month,
+    // MinIO uses forward slashes, no leading slash
-    day,
+    return relativePath;
-    `store_${dispensaryId}_${ts}.json.gz`
+  } else {
-  );
+    // Local filesystem uses OS-specific path
+    return path.join(PAYLOAD_BASE_PATH, String(year), month, day, `store_${dispensaryId}_${ts}.json.gz`);
+  }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -93,7 +134,7 @@ function calculateChecksum(data: Buffer): string {
 }
 
 /**
- * Save a raw crawl payload to filesystem and record metadata in DB
+ * Save a raw crawl payload to MinIO/S3 (or filesystem) and record metadata in DB
  *
  * @param pool - Database connection pool
  * @param dispensaryId - ID of the dispensary
@@ -119,9 +160,19 @@ export async function saveRawPayload(
   const compressedSize = compressed.length;
   const checksum = calculateChecksum(compressed);
 
-  // Write to filesystem
+  // Write to storage backend
+  if (useMinIO) {
+    // Upload to MinIO
+    const client = getMinioClient();
+    await client.putObject(MINIO_BUCKET, storagePath, compressed, compressedSize, {
+      'Content-Type': 'application/gzip',
+      'Content-Encoding': 'gzip',
+    });
+  } else {
+    // Write to local filesystem
     await ensureDir(storagePath);
     await fs.promises.writeFile(storagePath, compressed);
+  }
 
   // Record metadata in DB
   const result = await pool.query(`
@@ -147,7 +198,8 @@ export async function saveRawPayload(
     checksum
   ]);
 
-  console.log(`[PayloadStorage] Saved payload for store ${dispensaryId}: ${storagePath} (${(compressedSize / 1024).toFixed(1)}KB compressed, ${(rawSize / 1024).toFixed(1)}KB raw)`);
+  const backend = useMinIO ? 'MinIO' : 'local';
+  console.log(`[PayloadStorage] Saved payload to ${backend} for store ${dispensaryId}: ${storagePath} (${(compressedSize / 1024).toFixed(1)}KB compressed, ${(rawSize / 1024).toFixed(1)}KB raw)`);
 
   return {
     id: result.rows[0].id,
@@ -196,13 +248,32 @@ export async function loadRawPayloadById(
 }
 
 /**
- * Load a raw payload directly from filesystem path
+ * Load a raw payload directly from storage path (MinIO or filesystem)
  *
- * @param storagePath - Path to gzipped JSON file
+ * @param storagePath - Path/key to gzipped JSON file
  * @returns Parsed JSON payload
  */
 export async function loadPayloadFromPath(storagePath: string): Promise<any> {
-  const compressed = await fs.promises.readFile(storagePath);
+  let compressed: Buffer;
+
+  // Determine if path looks like MinIO key (starts with payloads/) or local path
+  const isMinIOPath = storagePath.startsWith('payloads/') && useMinIO;
+
+  if (isMinIOPath) {
+    // Download from MinIO
+    const client = getMinioClient();
+    const chunks: Buffer[] = [];
+    const stream = await client.getObject(MINIO_BUCKET, storagePath);
+
+    for await (const chunk of stream) {
+      chunks.push(chunk as Buffer);
+    }
+    compressed = Buffer.concat(chunks);
+  } else {
+    // Read from local filesystem
+    compressed = await fs.promises.readFile(storagePath);
+  }
+
   const decompressed = await gunzip(compressed);
   return JSON.parse(decompressed.toString('utf8'));
 }
@@ -366,6 +437,152 @@ export async function listPayloadMetadata(
   }));
 }
 
+/**
+ * Result from saving a discovery payload
+ */
+export interface SaveDiscoveryPayloadResult {
+  id: number;
+  storagePath: string;
+  sizeBytes: number;
+  sizeBytesRaw: number;
+  checksum: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Generate storage path/key for a discovery payload
+ *
+ * MinIO format: payloads/discovery/{year}/{month}/{day}/state_{state_code}_{timestamp}.json.gz
+ * Local format: ./storage/payloads/discovery/{year}/{month}/{day}/state_{state_code}_{timestamp}.json.gz
+ */
+function generateDiscoveryStoragePath(stateCode: string, timestamp: Date): string {
+  const year = timestamp.getFullYear();
+  const month = String(timestamp.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0');
+  const day = String(timestamp.getDate()).padStart(2, '0');
+  const ts = timestamp.getTime();
+
+  const relativePath = `payloads/discovery/${year}/${month}/${day}/state_${stateCode.toLowerCase()}_${ts}.json.gz`;
+
+  if (useMinIO) {
+    return relativePath;
+  } else {
+    return path.join(PAYLOAD_BASE_PATH, 'discovery', String(year), month, day, `state_${stateCode.toLowerCase()}_${ts}.json.gz`);
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Save a raw store discovery payload to MinIO/S3 (or filesystem) and record metadata in DB
+ *
+ * @param pool - Database connection pool
+ * @param stateCode - State code (e.g., 'AZ', 'MI')
+ * @param payload - Raw JSON payload from discovery GraphQL
+ * @param storeCount - Number of stores in payload
+ * @returns SaveDiscoveryPayloadResult with file info and DB record ID
+ */
+export async function saveDiscoveryPayload(
+  pool: Pool,
+  stateCode: string,
+  payload: any,
+  storeCount: number = 0
+): Promise<SaveDiscoveryPayloadResult> {
+  const timestamp = new Date();
+  const storagePath = generateDiscoveryStoragePath(stateCode, timestamp);
+
+  // Serialize and compress
+  const jsonStr = JSON.stringify(payload);
+  const rawSize = Buffer.byteLength(jsonStr, 'utf8');
+  const compressed = await gzip(Buffer.from(jsonStr, 'utf8'));
+  const compressedSize = compressed.length;
+  const checksum = calculateChecksum(compressed);
+
+  // Write to storage backend
+  if (useMinIO) {
+    // Upload to MinIO
+    const client = getMinioClient();
+    await client.putObject(MINIO_BUCKET, storagePath, compressed, compressedSize, {
+      'Content-Type': 'application/gzip',
+      'Content-Encoding': 'gzip',
+    });
+  } else {
+    // Write to local filesystem
+    await ensureDir(storagePath);
+    await fs.promises.writeFile(storagePath, compressed);
+  }
+
+  // Record metadata in DB
+  const result = await pool.query(`
+    INSERT INTO raw_crawl_payloads (
+      payload_type,
+      state_code,
+      storage_path,
+      store_count,
+      size_bytes,
+      size_bytes_raw,
+      fetched_at,
+      checksum_sha256
+    ) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8)
+    RETURNING id
+  `, [
+    'store_discovery',
+    stateCode.toUpperCase(),
+    storagePath,
+    storeCount,
+    compressedSize,
+    rawSize,
+    timestamp,
+    checksum
+  ]);
+
+  const backend = useMinIO ? 'MinIO' : 'local';
+  console.log(`[PayloadStorage] Saved discovery payload to ${backend} for ${stateCode}: ${storagePath} (${storeCount} stores, ${(compressedSize / 1024).toFixed(1)}KB compressed)`);
+
+  return {
+    id: result.rows[0].id,
+    storagePath,
+    sizeBytes: compressedSize,
+    sizeBytesRaw: rawSize,
+    checksum
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the latest discovery payload for a state
+ *
+ * @param pool - Database connection pool
+ * @param stateCode - State code (e.g., 'AZ', 'MI')
+ * @returns Parsed payload and metadata, or null if none exists
+ */
+export async function getLatestDiscoveryPayload(
+  pool: Pool,
+  stateCode: string
+): Promise<{ payload: any; metadata: any } | null> {
+  const result = await pool.query(`
+    SELECT id, state_code, storage_path, store_count, fetched_at
+    FROM raw_crawl_payloads
+    WHERE payload_type = 'store_discovery'
+    AND state_code = $1
+    ORDER BY fetched_at DESC
+    LIMIT 1
+  `, [stateCode.toUpperCase()]);
+
+  if (result.rows.length === 0) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const row = result.rows[0];
+  const payload = await loadPayloadFromPath(row.storage_path);
+
+  return {
+    payload,
+    metadata: {
+      id: row.id,
+      stateCode: row.state_code,
+      storeCount: row.store_count,
+      fetchedAt: row.fetched_at,
+      storagePath: row.storage_path
+    }
+  };
+}
+
 /**
  * Delete old payloads (for retention policy)
  *

cannaiq/src/lib/api.ts

@@ -3051,7 +3051,7 @@ class ApiClient {
   }
 
   async runTaskScheduleNow(id: number) {
-    return this.request<{ success: boolean; message: string; task: any }>(`/api/tasks/schedules/${id}/run-now`, {
+    return this.request<{ success: boolean; message: string; tasksCreated?: number; stateCode?: string }>(`/api/tasks/schedules/${id}/run-now`, {
       method: 'POST',
     });
   }
@@ -3075,6 +3075,8 @@ export interface TaskSchedule {
   priority: number;
   state_code: string | null;
   platform: string | null;
+  method: 'curl' | 'http' | null;
+  is_immutable: boolean;
   last_run_at: string | null;
   next_run_at: string | null;
   last_task_count: number;

cannaiq/src/pages/TasksDashboard.tsx

@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import {
   Play,
   Pause,
   Timer,
+  Lock,
+  Globe,
 } from 'lucide-react';
 
 interface Task {
@@ -385,9 +387,7 @@ const ROLES = [
   'store_discovery',
   'entry_point_discovery',
   'product_discovery',
-  'product_refresh',
   'analytics_refresh',
-  'payload_fetch',
 ];
 
 // ============================================================
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@ function ScheduleEditModal({ isOpen, schedule, onClose, onSave }: ScheduleEditMo
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
   const isNew = !schedule;
+  const isImmutable = schedule?.is_immutable ?? false;
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (schedule) {
@@ -440,7 +441,7 @@ function ScheduleEditModal({ isOpen, schedule, onClose, onSave }: ScheduleEditMo
   }, [schedule, isOpen]);
 
   const handleSubmit = async () => {
-    if (!name.trim()) {
+    if (!isImmutable && !name.trim()) {
       setError('Name is required');
       return;
     }
@@ -449,7 +450,14 @@ function ScheduleEditModal({ isOpen, schedule, onClose, onSave }: ScheduleEditMo
     setError(null);
 
     try {
-      const data = {
+      // For immutable schedules, only send allowed fields
+      const data = isImmutable
+        ? {
+            enabled,
+            interval_hours: intervalHours,
+            priority,
+          }
+        : {
             name: name.trim(),
             role,
             description: description.trim() || undefined,
@@ -498,6 +506,15 @@ function ScheduleEditModal({ isOpen, schedule, onClose, onSave }: ScheduleEditMo
               </div>
             )}
 
+            {isImmutable && (
+              <div className="bg-amber-50 border border-amber-200 rounded-lg p-3 flex items-start gap-2">
+                <Lock className="w-4 h-4 text-amber-600 flex-shrink-0 mt-0.5" />
+                <div className="text-sm text-amber-800">
+                  <strong>Immutable schedule.</strong> Only <em>Enabled</em>, <em>Interval</em>, and <em>Priority</em> can be modified.
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            )}
+
             <div>
               <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-gray-700 mb-1">Name *</label>
               <input
@@ -505,7 +522,10 @@ function ScheduleEditModal({ isOpen, schedule, onClose, onSave }: ScheduleEditMo
                 value={name}
                 onChange={(e) => setName(e.target.value)}
                 placeholder="e.g., product_refresh_all"
-                className="w-full px-3 py-2 border border-gray-200 rounded-lg"
+                disabled={isImmutable}
+                className={`w-full px-3 py-2 border border-gray-200 rounded-lg ${
+                  isImmutable ? 'bg-gray-100 text-gray-500 cursor-not-allowed' : ''
+                }`}
               />
             </div>
 
@@ -514,7 +534,10 @@ function ScheduleEditModal({ isOpen, schedule, onClose, onSave }: ScheduleEditMo
               <select
                 value={role}
                 onChange={(e) => setRole(e.target.value)}
-                className="w-full px-3 py-2 border border-gray-200 rounded-lg"
+                disabled={isImmutable}
+                className={`w-full px-3 py-2 border border-gray-200 rounded-lg ${
+                  isImmutable ? 'bg-gray-100 text-gray-500 cursor-not-allowed' : ''
+                }`}
               >
                 {TASK_ROLES.map(r => (
                   <option key={r.id} value={r.id}>{r.name}</option>
@@ -529,7 +552,10 @@ function ScheduleEditModal({ isOpen, schedule, onClose, onSave }: ScheduleEditMo
                 value={description}
                 onChange={(e) => setDescription(e.target.value)}
                 placeholder="Optional description"
-                className="w-full px-3 py-2 border border-gray-200 rounded-lg"
+                disabled={isImmutable}
+                className={`w-full px-3 py-2 border border-gray-200 rounded-lg ${
+                  isImmutable ? 'bg-gray-100 text-gray-500 cursor-not-allowed' : ''
+                }`}
               />
             </div>
 
@@ -567,7 +593,10 @@ function ScheduleEditModal({ isOpen, schedule, onClose, onSave }: ScheduleEditMo
                   onChange={(e) => setStateCode(e.target.value.toUpperCase())}
                   placeholder="e.g., AZ"
                   maxLength={2}
-                  className="w-full px-3 py-2 border border-gray-200 rounded-lg"
+                  disabled={isImmutable}
+                  className={`w-full px-3 py-2 border border-gray-200 rounded-lg ${
+                    isImmutable ? 'bg-gray-100 text-gray-500 cursor-not-allowed' : ''
+                  }`}
                 />
               </div>
               <div>
@@ -577,7 +606,10 @@ function ScheduleEditModal({ isOpen, schedule, onClose, onSave }: ScheduleEditMo
                   value={platform}
                   onChange={(e) => setPlatform(e.target.value)}
                   placeholder="e.g., dutchie"
-                  className="w-full px-3 py-2 border border-gray-200 rounded-lg"
+                  disabled={isImmutable}
+                  className={`w-full px-3 py-2 border border-gray-200 rounded-lg ${
+                    isImmutable ? 'bg-gray-100 text-gray-500 cursor-not-allowed' : ''
+                  }`}
                 />
               </div>
             </div>
@@ -671,6 +703,28 @@ function formatTimeAgo(dateStr: string | null): string {
   return `${Math.floor(diff / 86400)}d ago`;
 }
 
+function formatNextRun(dateStr: string | null): string {
+  if (!dateStr) return '-';
+  const date = new Date(dateStr);
+  const now = new Date();
+  const diff = (date.getTime() - now.getTime()) / 1000;
+
+  // If in the past, show "overdue"
+  if (diff < 0) {
+    const absDiff = Math.abs(diff);
+    if (absDiff < 60) return 'overdue';
+    if (absDiff < 3600) return `${Math.floor(absDiff / 60)}m overdue`;
+    if (absDiff < 86400) return `${Math.floor(absDiff / 3600)}h overdue`;
+    return `${Math.floor(absDiff / 86400)}d overdue`;
+  }
+
+  // Future time
+  if (diff < 60) return `in ${Math.round(diff)}s`;
+  if (diff < 3600) return `in ${Math.floor(diff / 60)}m`;
+  if (diff < 86400) return `in ${Math.floor(diff / 3600)}h ${Math.floor((diff % 3600) / 60)}m`;
+  return `in ${Math.floor(diff / 86400)}d ${Math.floor((diff % 86400) / 3600)}h`;
+}
+
 export default function TasksDashboard() {
   const [tasks, setTasks] = useState<Task[]>([]);
   const [counts, setCounts] = useState<TaskCounts | null>(null);
@@ -686,6 +740,7 @@ export default function TasksDashboard() {
   const [selectedSchedules, setSelectedSchedules] = useState<Set<number>>(new Set());
   const [editingSchedule, setEditingSchedule] = useState<TaskSchedule | null>(null);
   const [showScheduleModal, setShowScheduleModal] = useState(false);
+  const [runningScheduleId, setRunningScheduleId] = useState<number | null>(null);
 
   // Pagination
   const [page, setPage] = useState(0);
@@ -742,10 +797,25 @@ export default function TasksDashboard() {
   };
 
   const handleBulkDeleteSchedules = async () => {
-    if (selectedSchedules.size === 0) return;
+    // Filter out immutable schedules from selection
-    if (!confirm(`Delete ${selectedSchedules.size} selected schedule(s)?`)) return;
+    const deletableIds = Array.from(selectedSchedules).filter(id => {
+      const schedule = schedules.find(s => s.id === id);
+      return schedule && !schedule.is_immutable;
+    });
+
+    if (deletableIds.length === 0) {
+      alert('No deletable schedules selected. Immutable schedules cannot be deleted.');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const immutableCount = selectedSchedules.size - deletableIds.length;
+    const confirmMsg = immutableCount > 0
+      ? `Delete ${deletableIds.length} schedule(s)? (${immutableCount} immutable schedule(s) will be skipped)`
+      : `Delete ${deletableIds.length} selected schedule(s)?`;
+
+    if (!confirm(confirmMsg)) return;
     try {
-      await api.deleteTaskSchedulesBulk(Array.from(selectedSchedules));
+      await api.deleteTaskSchedulesBulk(deletableIds);
       setSelectedSchedules(new Set());
       fetchData();
     } catch (err: any) {
@@ -765,13 +835,17 @@ export default function TasksDashboard() {
   };
 
   const handleRunScheduleNow = async (scheduleId: number) => {
+    if (runningScheduleId !== null) return; // Prevent duplicate clicks
+    setRunningScheduleId(scheduleId);
     try {
-      const result = await api.runTaskScheduleNow(scheduleId);
+      const result = await api.runTaskScheduleNow(scheduleId) as { success: boolean; message: string; tasksCreated?: number };
-      alert(result.message);
+      alert(result.message + (result.tasksCreated ? ` (${result.tasksCreated} tasks created)` : ''));
       fetchData();
     } catch (err: any) {
       console.error('Run schedule error:', err);
       alert(err.response?.data?.error || 'Failed to run schedule');
+    } finally {
+      setRunningScheduleId(null);
     }
   };
 
@@ -999,18 +1073,18 @@ export default function TasksDashboard() {
                             {formatDuration(metric.avg_duration_sec)}
                           </td>
                           <td className="px-4 py-3 text-sm text-right text-gray-600">
-                            {metric.tasks_per_worker_hour?.toFixed(1) || '-'}
+                            {metric.tasks_per_worker_hour ? Number(metric.tasks_per_worker_hour).toFixed(1) : '-'}
                           </td>
                           <td className="px-4 py-3 text-sm text-right">
                             {metric.estimated_hours_to_drain ? (
                               <span
                                 className={
-                                  metric.estimated_hours_to_drain > 4
+                                  Number(metric.estimated_hours_to_drain) > 4
                                     ? 'text-red-600 font-medium'
                                     : 'text-gray-600'
                                 }
                               >
-                                {metric.estimated_hours_to_drain.toFixed(1)}h
+                                {Number(metric.estimated_hours_to_drain).toFixed(1)}h
                               </span>
                             ) : (
                               '-'
@@ -1102,6 +1176,12 @@ export default function TasksDashboard() {
                         <th className="px-4 py-3 text-left text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 uppercase">
                           Role
                         </th>
+                        <th className="px-4 py-3 text-left text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 uppercase">
+                          State
+                        </th>
+                        <th className="px-4 py-3 text-left text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 uppercase">
+                          Method
+                        </th>
                         <th className="px-4 py-3 text-left text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 uppercase">
                           Interval
                         </th>
@@ -1128,17 +1208,48 @@ export default function TasksDashboard() {
                               checked={selectedSchedules.has(schedule.id)}
                               onChange={() => toggleSelectSchedule(schedule.id)}
                               className="w-4 h-4 text-emerald-600 rounded"
+                              disabled={schedule.is_immutable}
                             />
                           </td>
                           <td className="px-4 py-3">
+                            <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                              {schedule.is_immutable && (
+                                <span title="Immutable schedule (cannot be deleted)">
+                                  <Lock className="w-3.5 h-3.5 text-amber-500 flex-shrink-0" />
+                                </span>
+                              )}
+                              <div>
                                 <div className="text-sm font-medium text-gray-900">{schedule.name}</div>
                                 {schedule.description && (
                                   <div className="text-xs text-gray-500">{schedule.description}</div>
                                 )}
+                              </div>
+                            </div>
                           </td>
                           <td className="px-4 py-3 text-sm text-gray-600">
                             {schedule.role.replace(/_/g, ' ')}
                           </td>
+                          <td className="px-4 py-3 text-sm text-gray-600">
+                            {schedule.state_code ? (
+                              <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-2 py-0.5 bg-blue-50 text-blue-700 rounded font-medium">
+                                <Globe className="w-3 h-3" />
+                                {schedule.state_code}
+                              </span>
+                            ) : (
+                              <span className="text-gray-400">-</span>
+                            )}
+                          </td>
+                          <td className="px-4 py-3 text-sm">
+                            <span className={`inline-flex items-center px-2 py-0.5 rounded text-xs font-medium ${
+                              schedule.method === 'http'
+                                ? 'bg-purple-100 text-purple-700'
+                                : schedule.method === 'curl'
+                                ? 'bg-orange-100 text-orange-700'
+                                : 'bg-gray-100 text-gray-600'
+                            }`}>
+                              {schedule.method || 'any'}
+                            </span>
+                          </td>
                           <td className="px-4 py-3 text-sm text-gray-600">
                             Every {schedule.interval_hours}h
                           </td>
@@ -1146,7 +1257,7 @@ export default function TasksDashboard() {
                             {schedule.last_run_at ? formatTimeAgo(schedule.last_run_at) : '-'}
                           </td>
                           <td className="px-4 py-3 text-sm text-gray-600">
-                            {schedule.next_run_at ? formatTimeAgo(schedule.next_run_at) : '-'}
+                            {schedule.next_run_at ? formatNextRun(schedule.next_run_at) : '-'}
                           </td>
                           <td className="px-4 py-3">
                             <span
@@ -1173,10 +1284,17 @@ export default function TasksDashboard() {
                             <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
                               <button
                                 onClick={() => handleRunScheduleNow(schedule.id)}
-                                className="p-1.5 text-gray-400 hover:text-emerald-600 hover:bg-emerald-50 rounded transition-colors"
+                                disabled={runningScheduleId !== null}
-                                title="Run now"
+                                className={`p-1.5 rounded transition-colors ${
+                                  runningScheduleId === schedule.id
+                                    ? 'text-emerald-600 bg-emerald-50 cursor-wait'
+                                    : runningScheduleId !== null
+                                    ? 'text-gray-300 cursor-not-allowed'
+                                    : 'text-gray-400 hover:text-emerald-600 hover:bg-emerald-50'
+                                }`}
+                                title={runningScheduleId === schedule.id ? 'Running...' : 'Run now'}
                               >
-                                <PlayCircle className="w-4 h-4" />
+                                <PlayCircle className={`w-4 h-4 ${runningScheduleId === schedule.id ? 'animate-pulse' : ''}`} />
                               </button>
                               <button
                                 onClick={() => handleToggleSchedule(schedule.id)}
@@ -1199,14 +1317,19 @@ export default function TasksDashboard() {
                                   setShowScheduleModal(true);
                                 }}
                                 className="p-1.5 text-gray-400 hover:text-blue-600 hover:bg-blue-50 rounded transition-colors"
-                                title="Edit"
+                                title={schedule.is_immutable ? 'Edit (limited fields)' : 'Edit'}
                               >
                                 <Edit2 className="w-4 h-4" />
                               </button>
                               <button
                                 onClick={() => handleDeleteSchedule(schedule.id)}
-                                className="p-1.5 text-gray-400 hover:text-red-600 hover:bg-red-50 rounded transition-colors"
+                                disabled={schedule.is_immutable}
-                                title="Delete"
+                                className={`p-1.5 rounded transition-colors ${
+                                  schedule.is_immutable
+                                    ? 'text-gray-300 cursor-not-allowed'
+                                    : 'text-gray-400 hover:text-red-600 hover:bg-red-50'
+                                }`}
+                                title={schedule.is_immutable ? 'Cannot delete immutable schedule' : 'Delete'}
                               >
                                 <Trash2 className="w-4 h-4" />
                               </button>

cannaiq/src/pages/WorkersDashboard.tsx

@@ -78,6 +78,16 @@ interface Worker {
       timezone?: string;
       isRotating?: boolean;
     };
+    // Step tracking
+    current_step?: string;
+    current_step_detail?: string;
+    current_step_started_at?: string;
+    task_steps?: Array<{
+      task_id: number;
+      step: string;
+      detail: string | null;
+      elapsed_ms: number;
+    }>;
   } | null;
 }
 
@@ -87,11 +97,24 @@ interface Task {
   role: string;
   dispensary_id: number | null;
   dispensary_name?: string;
+  dispensary_slug?: string;
   status: string;
   priority: number;
   started_at: string | null;
+  completed_at: string | null;
   claimed_by: string | null;
   worker_id: string | null;
+  error_message?: string | null;
+  result?: {
+    success?: boolean;
+    productsProcessed?: number;
+    snapshotsCreated?: number;
+    newProducts?: number;
+    updatedProducts?: number;
+    storesDiscovered?: number;
+    markedOos?: number;
+    error?: string;
+  } | null;
 }
 
 function formatRelativeTime(dateStr: string | null): string {
@@ -349,7 +372,59 @@ function TransportBadge({ worker }: { worker: Worker }) {
   );
 }
 
-// Task count badge showing active/max concurrent tasks
+// Step badge showing current step with detail
+function StepBadge({ worker }: { worker: Worker }) {
+  const step = worker.metadata?.current_step;
+  const detail = worker.metadata?.current_step_detail;
+  const startedAt = worker.metadata?.current_step_started_at;
+  const taskSteps = worker.metadata?.task_steps;
+
+  if (!step || step === 'idle') {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  // Calculate elapsed time
+  let elapsedStr = '';
+  if (startedAt) {
+    const elapsed = Date.now() - new Date(startedAt).getTime();
+    if (elapsed < 60000) {
+      elapsedStr = `${Math.round(elapsed / 1000)}s`;
+    } else {
+      elapsedStr = `${Math.round(elapsed / 60000)}m`;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Step colors
+  const getStepColor = (s: string) => {
+    if (s.includes('preflight')) return 'text-yellow-600 bg-yellow-50';
+    if (s.includes('loading') || s.includes('navigating')) return 'text-blue-600 bg-blue-50';
+    if (s.includes('processing') || s.includes('normalizing')) return 'text-purple-600 bg-purple-50';
+    if (s.includes('saving') || s.includes('upserting')) return 'text-emerald-600 bg-emerald-50';
+    if (s.includes('error') || s.includes('failed')) return 'text-red-600 bg-red-50';
+    return 'text-gray-600 bg-gray-50';
+  };
+
+  const colorClass = getStepColor(step);
+
+  // Build tooltip with all task steps if concurrent
+  const tooltipLines = taskSteps?.map(ts =>
+    `Task #${ts.task_id}: ${ts.step}${ts.detail ? ` - ${ts.detail}` : ''} (${Math.round(ts.elapsed_ms / 1000)}s)`
+  ) || [];
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={`inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 px-2 py-1 rounded text-xs font-medium ${colorClass}`}
+      title={tooltipLines.length > 0 ? tooltipLines.join('\n') : undefined}
+    >
+      <span className="animate-pulse">●</span>
+      <span className="font-semibold">{step}</span>
+      {detail && <span className="text-gray-500 truncate max-w-[120px]">- {detail}</span>}
+      {elapsedStr && <span className="text-gray-400">({elapsedStr})</span>}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// Task count badge showing active/max concurrent tasks with task details
 function TaskCountBadge({ worker, tasks }: { worker: Worker; tasks: Task[] }) {
   const activeCount = worker.active_task_count ?? (worker.current_task_id ? 1 : 0);
   const maxCount = worker.max_concurrent_tasks ?? 1;
@@ -359,20 +434,34 @@ function TaskCountBadge({ worker, tasks }: { worker: Worker; tasks: Task[] }) {
     return <span className="text-gray-400 text-sm">Idle</span>;
   }
 
-  // Get task names for tooltip
+  // Get task details for display
-  const taskNames = taskIds.map(id => {
+  const activeTasks = taskIds.map(id => tasks.find(t => t.id === id)).filter(Boolean) as Task[];
-    const task = tasks.find(t => t.id === id);
+
-    return task ? `#${id}: ${task.role}${task.dispensary_name ? ` (${task.dispensary_name})` : ''}` : `#${id}`;
+  // Build tooltip with full details
-  }).join('\n');
+  const tooltipLines = activeTasks.map(task =>
+    `#${task.id}: ${task.role}${task.dispensary_name ? ` - ${task.dispensary_name}` : ''}`
+  );
+
+  // Show first task details inline
+  const firstTask = activeTasks[0];
+  const roleLabel = firstTask?.role?.replace(/_/g, ' ') || 'task';
+  const storeName = firstTask?.dispensary_name;
 
   return (
-    <div className="flex items-center gap-2" title={taskNames}>
+    <div className="flex flex-col gap-0.5" title={tooltipLines.join('\n')}>
       <span className="text-sm font-medium text-blue-600">
-        {activeCount}/{maxCount} tasks
+        {activeCount}/{maxCount} active
+      </span>
+      {firstTask && (
+        <span className="text-xs text-gray-500 truncate max-w-[140px]">
+          {roleLabel}{storeName ? `: ${storeName}` : ''}
         </span>
-      {taskIds.length === 1 && (
-        <span className="text-xs text-gray-500">#{taskIds[0]}</span>
       )}
+      {activeTasks.length > 1 && (
+        <span className="text-xs text-gray-400">+{activeTasks.length - 1} more</span>
+      )}
+      {/* Show current step */}
+      <StepBadge worker={worker} />
     </div>
   );
 }
@@ -507,6 +596,175 @@ function groupWorkersByPod(workers: Worker[]): Map<string, Worker[]> {
   return pods;
 }
 
+// Calculate task duration in seconds
+function getTaskDuration(task: Task): number | null {
+  if (!task.started_at) return null;
+  const start = new Date(task.started_at);
+  const end = task.completed_at ? new Date(task.completed_at) : new Date();
+  return Math.round((end.getTime() - start.getTime()) / 1000);
+}
+
+// Format duration for display
+function formatTaskDuration(seconds: number | null): string {
+  if (seconds === null) return '-';
+  if (seconds < 60) return `${seconds}s`;
+  const mins = Math.floor(seconds / 60);
+  const secs = seconds % 60;
+  if (mins < 60) return `${mins}m ${secs}s`;
+  const hrs = Math.floor(mins / 60);
+  return `${hrs}h ${mins % 60}m`;
+}
+
+// Get friendly worker name from worker_id
+function getWorkerShortName(workerId: string | null): string {
+  if (!workerId) return 'Unknown';
+  // Extract last part after the hash (e.g., "scraper-worker-75b8b9b5c9-46p4j" -> "46p4j")
+  const parts = workerId.split('-');
+  return parts[parts.length - 1] || workerId.slice(-8);
+}
+
+// Live Activity Panel - shows recent task completions and failures
+function LiveActivityPanel({
+  recentTasks,
+  runningTasks
+}: {
+  recentTasks: Task[];
+  runningTasks: Task[];
+}) {
+  // Combine running and recent completed/failed, sort by most recent activity
+  const allActivity = [
+    ...runningTasks.map(t => ({ ...t, activityType: 'running' as const })),
+    ...recentTasks.map(t => ({ ...t, activityType: t.status as 'completed' | 'failed' })),
+  ].sort((a, b) => {
+    const aTime = a.activityType === 'running' ? a.started_at : a.completed_at;
+    const bTime = b.activityType === 'running' ? b.started_at : b.completed_at;
+    if (!aTime || !bTime) return 0;
+    return new Date(bTime).getTime() - new Date(aTime).getTime();
+  }).slice(0, 15); // Show max 15 items
+
+  const getRoleIcon = (role: string) => {
+    switch (role) {
+      case 'product_refresh': return '🔄';
+      case 'product_discovery': return '🔍';
+      case 'store_discovery': return '🏪';
+      case 'entry_point_discovery': return '🎯';
+      case 'analytics_refresh': return '📊';
+      default: return '📋';
+    }
+  };
+
+  const getStatusConfig = (status: string) => {
+    switch (status) {
+      case 'running':
+        return { bg: 'bg-blue-50', border: 'border-blue-200', icon: '🔵', text: 'text-blue-700' };
+      case 'completed':
+        return { bg: 'bg-emerald-50', border: 'border-emerald-200', icon: '🟢', text: 'text-emerald-700' };
+      case 'failed':
+        return { bg: 'bg-red-50', border: 'border-red-200', icon: '🔴', text: 'text-red-700' };
+      default:
+        return { bg: 'bg-gray-50', border: 'border-gray-200', icon: '⚪', text: 'text-gray-700' };
+    }
+  };
+
+  const getResultSummary = (task: Task): string => {
+    if (!task.result) return '';
+    const parts: string[] = [];
+    if (task.result.productsProcessed) parts.push(`${task.result.productsProcessed} products`);
+    if (task.result.newProducts) parts.push(`${task.result.newProducts} new`);
+    if (task.result.storesDiscovered) parts.push(`${task.result.storesDiscovered} stores`);
+    if (task.result.markedOos && task.result.markedOos > 0) parts.push(`${task.result.markedOos} OOS`);
+    return parts.length > 0 ? ` - ${parts.join(', ')}` : '';
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div className="bg-white rounded-lg border border-gray-200 overflow-hidden">
+      <div className="px-4 py-3 border-b border-gray-200 bg-gray-50">
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+          <h3 className="text-sm font-semibold text-gray-900 flex items-center gap-2">
+            <Activity className="w-4 h-4 text-blue-500" />
+            Live Activity
+          </h3>
+          <span className="text-xs text-gray-500">
+            {runningTasks.length} running, {recentTasks.length} recent
+          </span>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="divide-y divide-gray-100 max-h-[400px] overflow-y-auto">
+        {allActivity.length === 0 ? (
+          <div className="px-4 py-8 text-center text-gray-500">
+            <Activity className="w-8 h-8 mx-auto mb-2 text-gray-300" />
+            <p className="text-sm">No recent activity</p>
+          </div>
+        ) : (
+          allActivity.map((task) => {
+            const config = getStatusConfig(task.activityType);
+            const duration = getTaskDuration(task);
+            const workerName = getWorkerShortName(task.worker_id);
+
+            return (
+              <div
+                key={`${task.id}-${task.activityType}`}
+                className={`px-4 py-3 ${config.bg} ${task.activityType === 'running' ? 'animate-pulse' : ''}`}
+              >
+                <div className="flex items-start gap-3">
+                  <span className="text-lg flex-shrink-0">{config.icon}</span>
+                  <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
+                    <div className="flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap">
+                      <span className="text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 bg-gray-100 px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded">
+                        {workerName}
+                      </span>
+                      <span className={`text-sm font-medium ${config.text}`}>
+                        {task.activityType === 'running' ? 'working on' : task.activityType}
+                      </span>
+                      <span className="text-sm text-gray-700">
+                        {getRoleIcon(task.role)} {task.role.replace(/_/g, ' ')}
+                      </span>
+                    </div>
+
+                    {task.dispensary_name && (
+                      <p className="text-sm text-gray-900 font-medium mt-1 truncate">
+                        {task.dispensary_name}
+                      </p>
+                    )}
+
+                    <div className="flex items-center gap-3 mt-1 text-xs text-gray-500">
+                      {duration !== null && (
+                        <span className="flex items-center gap-1">
+                          <Timer className="w-3 h-3" />
+                          {formatTaskDuration(duration)}
+                        </span>
+                      )}
+                      {task.activityType === 'completed' && task.result && (
+                        <span className="text-emerald-600 font-medium">
+                          {getResultSummary(task)}
+                        </span>
+                      )}
+                      {task.activityType === 'failed' && task.error_message && (
+                        <span className="text-red-600 truncate max-w-[200px]" title={task.error_message}>
+                          {task.error_message.slice(0, 50)}...
+                        </span>
+                      )}
+                      {task.completed_at && (
+                        <span className="text-gray-400">
+                          {formatRelativeTime(task.completed_at)}
+                        </span>
+                      )}
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+                  <span className="text-xs text-gray-400 flex-shrink-0">
+                    #{task.id}
+                  </span>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            );
+          })
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
 // Format estimated time remaining
 function formatEstimatedTime(hours: number): string {
   if (hours < 1) {
@@ -524,7 +782,8 @@ function formatEstimatedTime(hours: number): string {
 
 export function WorkersDashboard() {
   const [workers, setWorkers] = useState<Worker[]>([]);
-  const [tasks, setTasks] = useState<Task[]>([]);
+  const [tasks, setTasks] = useState<Task[]>([]); // Running tasks
+  const [recentTasks, setRecentTasks] = useState<Task[]>([]); // Recent completed/failed
   const [pendingTaskCount, setPendingTaskCount] = useState<number>(0);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
@@ -538,15 +797,28 @@ export function WorkersDashboard() {
 
   const fetchData = useCallback(async () => {
     try {
-      // Fetch workers from registry, running tasks, and task counts
+      // Fetch workers from registry, running tasks, recent tasks, and task counts
-      const [workersRes, tasksRes, countsRes] = await Promise.all([
+      const [workersRes, tasksRes, recentCompletedRes, recentFailedRes, countsRes] = await Promise.all([
         api.get('/api/worker-registry/workers'),
         api.get('/api/tasks?status=running&limit=100'),
+        api.get('/api/tasks?status=completed&limit=10'),
+        api.get('/api/tasks?status=failed&limit=5'),
         api.get('/api/tasks/counts'),
       ]);
 
       setWorkers(workersRes.data.workers || []);
       setTasks(tasksRes.data.tasks || []);
+
+      // Combine recent completed and failed, sort by completion time
+      const recentCompleted = recentCompletedRes.data.tasks || [];
+      const recentFailed = recentFailedRes.data.tasks || [];
+      const combined = [...recentCompleted, ...recentFailed].sort((a, b) => {
+        const aTime = a.completed_at ? new Date(a.completed_at).getTime() : 0;
+        const bTime = b.completed_at ? new Date(b.completed_at).getTime() : 0;
+        return bTime - aTime;
+      });
+      setRecentTasks(combined.slice(0, 15));
+
       setPendingTaskCount(countsRes.data?.pending || 0);
       setError(null);
     } catch (err: any) {
@@ -764,8 +1036,15 @@ export function WorkersDashboard() {
           );
         })()}
 
-        {/* Worker Pods Visualization */}
+        {/* Two Column Layout: Live Activity + Worker Pods */}
-        <div className="bg-white rounded-lg border border-gray-200 overflow-hidden">
+        <div className="grid grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-3 gap-6">
+          {/* Live Activity Panel - Takes 1/3 width on large screens */}
+          <div className="lg:col-span-1">
+            <LiveActivityPanel recentTasks={recentTasks} runningTasks={tasks} />
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Worker Pods Visualization - Takes 2/3 width on large screens */}
+          <div className="lg:col-span-2 bg-white rounded-lg border border-gray-200 overflow-hidden">
           <div className="px-4 py-3 border-b border-gray-200 bg-gray-50">
             <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
               <div>
@@ -912,6 +1191,7 @@ export function WorkersDashboard() {
             </div>
           )}
           </div>
+        </div>
 
         {/* Workers Table */}
         <div className="bg-white rounded-lg border border-gray-200 overflow-hidden">

k8s/scraper-worker.yaml

@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ metadata:
   name: scraper-worker
   namespace: dispensary-scraper
 spec:
-  replicas: 25
+  # MAX 8 PODS - See CLAUDE.md rule #6
+  # Each pod runs up to MAX_CONCURRENT_TASKS browsers (~400MB each)
+  # Scale pods for throughput, not concurrent tasks per pod
+  replicas: 8
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       app: scraper-worker
@@ -44,6 +47,10 @@ spec:
               value: "http://scraper"
             - name: NODE_OPTIONS
               value: "--max-old-space-size=1500"
+            # Browser memory limits - see docs/WORKER_TASK_ARCHITECTURE.md
+            # 3 browsers × ~400MB = ~1.3GB (safe for 2GB pod limit)
+            - name: MAX_CONCURRENT_TASKS
+              value: "3"
           resources:
             requests:
               memory: "1Gi"
@@ -61,169 +68,3 @@ spec:
             periodSeconds: 30
             failureThreshold: 3
       terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 60
----
-# =============================================================================
-# ALTERNATIVE: StatefulSet with multiple workers per pod (not currently used)
-# =============================================================================
-# Task Worker Pods (StatefulSet)
-# Each pod runs 5 role-agnostic workers that pull tasks from worker_tasks queue.
-#
-# Architecture:
-# - Pods are named from a predefined list (Aethelgard, Xylos, etc.)
-# - Each pod spawns 5 worker processes
-# - Workers register with API and show their pod name
-# - HPA scales pods 5-15 based on pending task count
-# - Workers use DB-level locking (FOR UPDATE SKIP LOCKED) to prevent conflicts
-#
-# Pod Names (up to 25):
-# Aethelgard, Xylos, Kryll, Coriolis, Dimidium, Veridia, Zetani, Talos IV,
-# Onyx, Celestia, Gormand, Betha, Ragnar, Syphon, Axiom, Nadir, Terra Nova,
-# Acheron, Nexus, Vespera, Helios Prime, Oasis, Mordina, Cygnus, Umbra
----
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: ConfigMap
-metadata:
-  name: pod-names
-  namespace: dispensary-scraper
-data:
-  names: |
-    Aethelgard
-    Xylos
-    Kryll
-    Coriolis
-    Dimidium
-    Veridia
-    Zetani
-    Talos IV
-    Onyx
-    Celestia
-    Gormand
-    Betha
-    Ragnar
-    Syphon
-    Axiom
-    Nadir
-    Terra Nova
-    Acheron
-    Nexus
-    Vespera
-    Helios Prime
-    Oasis
-    Mordina
-    Cygnus
-    Umbra
----
-apiVersion: apps/v1
-kind: StatefulSet
-metadata:
-  name: worker-pod
-  namespace: dispensary-scraper
-spec:
-  serviceName: worker-pods
-  replicas: 5
-  podManagementPolicy: Parallel
-  selector:
-    matchLabels:
-      app: worker-pod
-  template:
-    metadata:
-      labels:
-        app: worker-pod
-    spec:
-      imagePullSecrets:
-        - name: regcred
-      containers:
-        - name: workers
-          image: code.cannabrands.app/creationshop/dispensary-scraper:latest
-          # Run 5 workers per pod
-          command: ["/bin/sh", "-c"]
-          args:
-            - |
-              # Get pod ordinal (0, 1, 2, etc.)
-              ORDINAL=$(echo $HOSTNAME | rev | cut -d'-' -f1 | rev)
-              # Get pod name from configmap
-              POD_NAME=$(sed -n "$((ORDINAL + 1))p" /etc/pod-names/names)
-              echo "Starting pod: $POD_NAME (ordinal: $ORDINAL)"
-
-              # Start 5 workers in this pod
-              for i in 1 2 3 4 5; do
-                WORKER_ID="${POD_NAME}-worker-${i}" \
-                POD_NAME="$POD_NAME" \
-                node dist/tasks/task-worker.js &
-              done
-
-              # Wait for all workers
-              wait
-          envFrom:
-            - configMapRef:
-                name: scraper-config
-            - secretRef:
-                name: scraper-secrets
-          env:
-            - name: API_BASE_URL
-              value: "http://scraper:3010"
-            - name: WORKERS_PER_POD
-              value: "5"
-          volumeMounts:
-            - name: pod-names
-              mountPath: /etc/pod-names
-          resources:
-            requests:
-              memory: "512Mi"
-              cpu: "200m"
-            limits:
-              memory: "1Gi"
-              cpu: "1000m"
-          livenessProbe:
-            exec:
-              command:
-                - /bin/sh
-                - -c
-                - "pgrep -f 'task-worker' > /dev/null"
-            initialDelaySeconds: 15
-            periodSeconds: 30
-            failureThreshold: 3
-      volumes:
-        - name: pod-names
-          configMap:
-            name: pod-names
-      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 60
----
-# Headless service for StatefulSet
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Service
-metadata:
-  name: worker-pods
-  namespace: dispensary-scraper
-spec:
-  clusterIP: None
-  selector:
-    app: worker-pod
-  ports:
-    - port: 80
-      name: placeholder
----
-# HPA to scale pods based on pending tasks
-apiVersion: autoscaling/v2
-kind: HorizontalPodAutoscaler
-metadata:
-  name: worker-pod-hpa
-  namespace: dispensary-scraper
-spec:
-  scaleTargetRef:
-    apiVersion: apps/v1
-    kind: StatefulSet
-    name: worker-pod
-  minReplicas: 5
-  maxReplicas: 15
-  metrics:
-    - type: External
-      external:
-        metric:
-          name: pending_tasks
-          selector:
-            matchLabels:
-              queue: worker_tasks
-        target:
-          type: AverageValue
-          averageValue: "10"