diff --git a/ui/messages/en.json b/ui/messages/en.json
index 26d202c..8ce3fe4 100644
--- a/ui/messages/en.json
+++ b/ui/messages/en.json
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@
   "admin_nav_image_gen": "Image Gen",
   "admin_nav_text_gen": "Text Gen",
   "admin_nav_catalogue_tools": "Catalogue Tools",
+  "admin_nav_ai_jobs": "AI Jobs",
   "admin_nav_feedback": "Feedback",
   "admin_nav_errors": "Errors",
   "admin_nav_analytics": "Analytics",
diff --git a/ui/messages/fr.json b/ui/messages/fr.json
index 3751c7f..78810ec 100644
--- a/ui/messages/fr.json
+++ b/ui/messages/fr.json
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@
   "admin_nav_image_gen": "Image Gen",
   "admin_nav_text_gen": "Text Gen",
   "admin_nav_catalogue_tools": "Catalogue Tools",
+  "admin_nav_ai_jobs": "Tâches IA",
   "admin_nav_errors": "Erreurs",
   "admin_nav_analytics": "Analytique",
   "admin_nav_logs": "Journaux",
diff --git a/ui/messages/id.json b/ui/messages/id.json
index 9070748..70b71cb 100644
--- a/ui/messages/id.json
+++ b/ui/messages/id.json
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@
   "admin_nav_image_gen": "Image Gen",
   "admin_nav_text_gen": "Text Gen",
   "admin_nav_catalogue_tools": "Catalogue Tools",
+  "admin_nav_ai_jobs": "Tugas AI",
   "admin_nav_errors": "Kesalahan",
   "admin_nav_analytics": "Analitik",
   "admin_nav_logs": "Log",
diff --git a/ui/messages/pt.json b/ui/messages/pt.json
index 64bf8b0..26007d5 100644
--- a/ui/messages/pt.json
+++ b/ui/messages/pt.json
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@
   "admin_nav_image_gen": "Image Gen",
   "admin_nav_text_gen": "Text Gen",
   "admin_nav_catalogue_tools": "Catalogue Tools",
+  "admin_nav_ai_jobs": "Tarefas de IA",
   "admin_nav_errors": "Erros",
   "admin_nav_analytics": "Análise",
   "admin_nav_logs": "Logs",
diff --git a/ui/messages/ru.json b/ui/messages/ru.json
index 88ccac7..3e788ed 100644
--- a/ui/messages/ru.json
+++ b/ui/messages/ru.json
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@
   "admin_nav_image_gen": "Image Gen",
   "admin_nav_text_gen": "Text Gen",
   "admin_nav_catalogue_tools": "Catalogue Tools",
+  "admin_nav_ai_jobs": "Задачи ИИ",
   "admin_nav_errors": "Ошибки",
   "admin_nav_analytics": "Аналитика",
   "admin_nav_logs": "Логи",
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/paraglide/messages/_index.js b/ui/src/lib/paraglide/messages/_index.js
index 5e3d5f7..11a10d0 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/paraglide/messages/_index.js
+++ b/ui/src/lib/paraglide/messages/_index.js
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ export * from './admin_nav_changelog.js'
 export * from './admin_nav_image_gen.js'
 export * from './admin_nav_text_gen.js'
 export * from './admin_nav_catalogue_tools.js'
+export * from './admin_nav_ai_jobs.js'
 export * from './admin_nav_feedback.js'
 export * from './admin_nav_errors.js'
 export * from './admin_nav_analytics.js'
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/paraglide/messages/admin_nav_ai_jobs.js b/ui/src/lib/paraglide/messages/admin_nav_ai_jobs.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7ee273
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/lib/paraglide/messages/admin_nav_ai_jobs.js
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/* eslint-disable */
+import { getLocale, experimentalStaticLocale } from '../runtime.js';
+
+/** @typedef {import('../runtime.js').LocalizedString} LocalizedString */
+
+/** @typedef {{}} Admin_Nav_Ai_JobsInputs */
+
+const en_admin_nav_ai_jobs = /** @type {(inputs: Admin_Nav_Ai_JobsInputs) => LocalizedString} */ () => {
+	return /** @type {LocalizedString} */ (`AI Jobs`)
+};
+
+const ru_admin_nav_ai_jobs = /** @type {(inputs: Admin_Nav_Ai_JobsInputs) => LocalizedString} */ () => {
+	return /** @type {LocalizedString} */ (`Задачи ИИ`)
+};
+
+const id_admin_nav_ai_jobs = /** @type {(inputs: Admin_Nav_Ai_JobsInputs) => LocalizedString} */ () => {
+	return /** @type {LocalizedString} */ (`Tugas AI`)
+};
+
+const pt_admin_nav_ai_jobs = /** @type {(inputs: Admin_Nav_Ai_JobsInputs) => LocalizedString} */ () => {
+	return /** @type {LocalizedString} */ (`Tarefas de IA`)
+};
+
+const fr_admin_nav_ai_jobs = /** @type {(inputs: Admin_Nav_Ai_JobsInputs) => LocalizedString} */ () => {
+	return /** @type {LocalizedString} */ (`Tâches IA`)
+};
+
+/**
+* | output |
+* | --- |
+* | "AI Jobs" |
+*
+* @param {Admin_Nav_Ai_JobsInputs} inputs
+* @param {{ locale?: "en" | "ru" | "id" | "pt" | "fr" }} options
+* @returns {LocalizedString}
+*/
+export const admin_nav_ai_jobs = /** @type {((inputs?: Admin_Nav_Ai_JobsInputs, options?: { locale?: "en" | "ru" | "id" | "pt" | "fr" }) => LocalizedString) & import('../runtime.js').MessageMetadata<Admin_Nav_Ai_JobsInputs, { locale?: "en" | "ru" | "id" | "pt" | "fr" }, {}>} */ ((inputs = {}, options = {}) => {
+	const locale = experimentalStaticLocale ?? options.locale ?? getLocale()
+	if (locale === "en") return en_admin_nav_ai_jobs(inputs)
+	if (locale === "ru") return ru_admin_nav_ai_jobs(inputs)
+	if (locale === "id") return id_admin_nav_ai_jobs(inputs)
+	if (locale === "pt") return pt_admin_nav_ai_jobs(inputs)
+	return fr_admin_nav_ai_jobs(inputs)
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/server/pocketbase.ts b/ui/src/lib/server/pocketbase.ts
index 1b473ca..f4e1508 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/server/pocketbase.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/server/pocketbase.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,23 @@ const PB_PASSWORD = env.POCKETBASE_ADMIN_PASSWORD ?? 'changeme123';
 
 // ─── Types ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
+export interface AIJob {
+	id: string;
+	kind: string;
+	slug: string;
+	status: 'pending' | 'running' | 'done' | 'failed' | 'cancelled';
+	from_item: number;
+	to_item: number;
+	items_done: number;
+	items_total: number;
+	model: string;
+	payload: string;
+	error_message?: string;
+	started?: string;
+	finished?: string;
+	heartbeat_at?: string;
+}
+
 export interface Book {
 	id: string;
 	slug: string;
@@ -2162,3 +2179,13 @@ export async function getUserStats(
 		streak
 	};
 }
+
+// ─── AI Jobs ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/**
+ * List all AI jobs from PocketBase, sorted by started descending.
+ * No caching — admin views always want fresh data.
+ */
+export async function listAIJobs(): Promise<AIJob[]> {
+	return listAll<AIJob>('ai_jobs', '', '-started');
+}
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/server/scraper.ts b/ui/src/lib/server/scraper.ts
index f5871a5..f5548ec 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/server/scraper.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/server/scraper.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 import { error } from '@sveltejs/kit';
 import { env } from '$env/dynamic/private';
+import * as cache from '$lib/server/cache';
 
 export const BACKEND_URL = env.BACKEND_API_URL ?? 'http://localhost:8080';
 
@@ -33,6 +34,50 @@ export async function backendFetch(path: string, init?: RequestInit): Promise<Re
 	}
 }
 
+// ─── Cached admin model lists ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+const MODELS_CACHE_TTL = 10 * 60; // 10 minutes — model lists rarely change
+
+/**
+ * Fetch image-gen model list from the Go backend with a 10-minute cache.
+ * Returns an empty array on error (callers should surface a warning).
+ */
+export async function listImageModels<T>(): Promise<T[]> {
+	const key = 'backend:models:image-gen';
+	const cached = await cache.get<T[]>(key);
+	if (cached) return cached;
+	try {
+		const res = await backendFetch('/api/admin/image-gen/models');
+		if (!res.ok) return [];
+		const data = await res.json();
+		const models = (data.models ?? []) as T[];
+		await cache.set(key, models, MODELS_CACHE_TTL);
+		return models;
+	} catch {
+		return [];
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Fetch text-gen model list from the Go backend with a 10-minute cache.
+ * Returns an empty array on error.
+ */
+export async function listTextModels<T>(): Promise<T[]> {
+	const key = 'backend:models:text-gen';
+	const cached = await cache.get<T[]>(key);
+	if (cached) return cached;
+	try {
+		const res = await backendFetch('/api/admin/text-gen/models');
+		if (!res.ok) return [];
+		const data = await res.json();
+		const models = (data.models ?? []) as T[];
+		await cache.set(key, models, MODELS_CACHE_TTL);
+		return models;
+	} catch {
+		return [];
+	}
+}
+
 // ─── Response types ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 /**
diff --git a/ui/src/routes/admin/+layout.svelte b/ui/src/routes/admin/+layout.svelte
index e022fd0..a04138f 100644
--- a/ui/src/routes/admin/+layout.svelte
+++ b/ui/src/routes/admin/+layout.svelte
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
 		{ href: '/admin/changelog', label: () => m.admin_nav_changelog() },
 		{ href: '/admin/image-gen', label: () => m.admin_nav_image_gen() },
 		{ href: '/admin/text-gen', label: () => m.admin_nav_text_gen() },
-		{ href: '/admin/catalogue-tools', label: () => m.admin_nav_catalogue_tools() }
+		{ href: '/admin/catalogue-tools', label: () => m.admin_nav_catalogue_tools() },
+		{ href: '/admin/ai-jobs', label: () => m.admin_nav_ai_jobs() }
 	];
 
 	const externalLinks = [
diff --git a/ui/src/routes/admin/ai-jobs/+page.server.ts b/ui/src/routes/admin/ai-jobs/+page.server.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c37bff7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/routes/admin/ai-jobs/+page.server.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import type { PageServerLoad } from './$types';
+import { listAIJobs, type AIJob } from '$lib/server/pocketbase';
+import { log } from '$lib/server/logger';
+
+export type { AIJob };
+
+export const load: PageServerLoad = async () => {
+	// Parent layout already guards admin role.
+	const jobs = await listAIJobs().catch((e): AIJob[] => {
+		log.warn('admin/ai-jobs', 'failed to load ai jobs', { err: String(e) });
+		return [];
+	});
+	return { jobs };
+};
diff --git a/ui/src/routes/admin/ai-jobs/+page.svelte b/ui/src/routes/admin/ai-jobs/+page.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7920c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/routes/admin/ai-jobs/+page.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,326 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { untrack } from 'svelte';
+	import { invalidateAll } from '$app/navigation';
+	import type { PageData } from './$types';
+	import type { AIJob } from '$lib/server/pocketbase';
+	import { cn } from '$lib/utils';
+
+	let { data }: { data: PageData } = $props();
+
+	let jobs = $state<AIJob[]>(untrack(() => data.jobs));
+
+	// Keep in sync on server reloads
+	$effect(() => {
+		jobs = data.jobs;
+	});
+
+	// ── Live-poll while any job is in-flight ─────────────────────────────────────
+	let hasInFlight = $derived(jobs.some((j) => j.status === 'pending' || j.status === 'running'));
+
+	$effect(() => {
+		if (!hasInFlight) return;
+		const id = setInterval(() => {
+			invalidateAll();
+		}, 3000);
+		return () => clearInterval(id);
+	});
+
+	// ── Filter / search ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+	let query = $state('');
+	let statusFilter = $state<string>('all');
+
+	const STATUS_OPTIONS = ['all', 'pending', 'running', 'done', 'failed', 'cancelled'] as const;
+
+	let filteredJobs = $derived(
+		jobs.filter((j) => {
+			const q = query.trim().toLowerCase();
+			const matchesQ =
+				!q ||
+				j.slug.toLowerCase().includes(q) ||
+				j.kind.toLowerCase().includes(q) ||
+				j.model.toLowerCase().includes(q) ||
+				(j.error_message ?? '').toLowerCase().includes(q);
+			const matchesStatus = statusFilter === 'all' || j.status === statusFilter;
+			return matchesQ && matchesStatus;
+		})
+	);
+
+	// ── Stats ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+	let stats = $derived({
+		total: jobs.length,
+		running: jobs.filter((j) => j.status === 'running').length,
+		pending: jobs.filter((j) => j.status === 'pending').length,
+		done: jobs.filter((j) => j.status === 'done').length,
+		failed: jobs.filter((j) => j.status === 'failed').length
+	});
+
+	// ── Cancel ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+	let cancellingId = $state<string | null>(null);
+	let cancelError = $state('');
+
+	async function cancelJob(id: string) {
+		if (cancellingId) return;
+		cancellingId = id;
+		cancelError = '';
+		try {
+			const res = await fetch(`/api/admin/ai-jobs/${id}/cancel`, { method: 'POST' });
+			if (!res.ok) {
+				const body = await res.json().catch(() => ({}));
+				cancelError = body.error ?? `Error ${res.status}`;
+			} else {
+				await invalidateAll();
+			}
+		} catch {
+			cancelError = 'Network error.';
+		} finally {
+			cancellingId = null;
+		}
+	}
+
+	// ── Helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+	function statusColor(status: string) {
+		if (status === 'done') return 'text-green-400';
+		if (status === 'running') return 'text-(--color-brand) animate-pulse';
+		if (status === 'pending') return 'text-sky-400 animate-pulse';
+		if (status === 'failed') return 'text-(--color-danger)';
+		if (status === 'cancelled') return 'text-(--color-muted)';
+		return 'text-(--color-text)';
+	}
+
+	function statusBg(status: string) {
+		if (status === 'done') return 'bg-green-400/10 text-green-400';
+		if (status === 'running') return 'bg-(--color-brand)/10 text-(--color-brand)';
+		if (status === 'pending') return 'bg-sky-400/10 text-sky-400';
+		if (status === 'failed') return 'bg-(--color-danger)/10 text-(--color-danger)';
+		if (status === 'cancelled') return 'bg-zinc-700/50 text-(--color-muted)';
+		return 'bg-zinc-700/50 text-(--color-text)';
+	}
+
+	function kindLabel(kind: string) {
+		const labels: Record<string, string> = {
+			'chapter-names': 'Chapter Names',
+			'batch-covers': 'Batch Covers',
+			'chapter-covers': 'Chapter Covers',
+			'refresh-metadata': 'Refresh Metadata'
+		};
+		return labels[kind] ?? kind;
+	}
+
+	function fmtDate(s: string | undefined) {
+		if (!s) return '—';
+		return new Date(s).toLocaleString(undefined, {
+			month: 'short',
+			day: 'numeric',
+			hour: '2-digit',
+			minute: '2-digit'
+		});
+	}
+
+	function duration(started: string | undefined, finished: string | undefined) {
+		if (!started || !finished) return '—';
+		const ms = new Date(finished).getTime() - new Date(started).getTime();
+		if (ms < 0) return '—';
+		const s = Math.floor(ms / 1000);
+		if (s < 60) return `${s}s`;
+		const m = Math.floor(s / 60);
+		return `${m}m ${s % 60}s`;
+	}
+
+	function progress(job: AIJob) {
+		if (!job.items_total) return null;
+		return Math.round((job.items_done / job.items_total) * 100);
+	}
+</script>
+
+<div class="max-w-6xl mx-auto space-y-6">
+	<!-- Header -->
+	<div class="flex items-center justify-between gap-4">
+		<div>
+			<h1 class="text-2xl font-bold text-(--color-text)">AI Jobs</h1>
+			<p class="text-sm text-(--color-muted) mt-0.5">Background AI generation tasks</p>
+		</div>
+		<button
+			onclick={() => invalidateAll()}
+			class="flex items-center gap-1.5 px-3 py-1.5 rounded-md text-sm text-(--color-muted) hover:text-(--color-text) hover:bg-(--color-surface-2) transition-colors"
+		>
+			<svg class="w-3.5 h-3.5" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+				<path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2"
+					d="M4 4v5h.582m15.356 2A8.001 8.001 0 004.582 9m0 0H9m11 11v-5h-.581m0 0a8.003 8.003 0 01-15.357-2m15.357 2H15" />
+			</svg>
+			Refresh
+		</button>
+	</div>
+
+	<!-- Stats bar -->
+	<div class="grid grid-cols-2 sm:grid-cols-5 gap-3">
+		{#each [
+			{ label: 'Total', value: stats.total, color: 'text-(--color-text)' },
+			{ label: 'Running', value: stats.running, color: 'text-(--color-brand)' },
+			{ label: 'Pending', value: stats.pending, color: 'text-sky-400' },
+			{ label: 'Done', value: stats.done, color: 'text-green-400' },
+			{ label: 'Failed', value: stats.failed, color: 'text-(--color-danger)' }
+		] as stat}
+			<div class="rounded-lg border border-(--color-border) bg-(--color-surface-2) px-4 py-3">
+				<p class="text-xs text-(--color-muted) mb-1">{stat.label}</p>
+				<p class={cn('text-xl font-bold tabular-nums', stat.color)}>{stat.value}</p>
+			</div>
+		{/each}
+	</div>
+
+	<!-- Filters -->
+	<div class="flex flex-wrap gap-3 items-center">
+		<input
+			type="search"
+			placeholder="Search slug, kind, model…"
+			bind:value={query}
+			class="flex-1 min-w-48 px-3 py-1.5 rounded-md bg-(--color-surface-2) border border-(--color-border) text-sm text-(--color-text) placeholder:text-(--color-muted) focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-(--color-brand)"
+		/>
+		<div class="flex gap-1 flex-wrap">
+			{#each STATUS_OPTIONS as s}
+				<button
+					onclick={() => (statusFilter = s)}
+					class={cn(
+						'px-2.5 py-1 rounded-md text-xs font-medium transition-colors capitalize',
+						statusFilter === s
+							? 'bg-(--color-brand) text-black'
+							: 'bg-(--color-surface-2) text-(--color-muted) hover:text-(--color-text)'
+					)}
+				>
+					{s}
+				</button>
+			{/each}
+		</div>
+	</div>
+
+	<!-- Cancel error -->
+	{#if cancelError}
+		<p class="text-sm text-(--color-danger) bg-(--color-danger)/10 rounded-lg px-3 py-2">{cancelError}</p>
+	{/if}
+
+	<!-- Jobs table -->
+	{#if filteredJobs.length === 0}
+		<div class="rounded-lg border border-(--color-border) bg-(--color-surface-2) px-6 py-12 text-center">
+			<p class="text-(--color-muted) text-sm">
+				{jobs.length === 0 ? 'No AI jobs found.' : 'No jobs match your filters.'}
+			</p>
+		</div>
+	{:else}
+		<div class="rounded-lg border border-(--color-border) overflow-hidden">
+			<table class="w-full text-sm">
+				<thead>
+					<tr class="border-b border-(--color-border) bg-(--color-surface-2)">
+						<th class="px-4 py-2.5 text-left text-xs font-semibold text-(--color-muted) uppercase tracking-wider">Status</th>
+						<th class="px-4 py-2.5 text-left text-xs font-semibold text-(--color-muted) uppercase tracking-wider">Kind</th>
+						<th class="px-4 py-2.5 text-left text-xs font-semibold text-(--color-muted) uppercase tracking-wider">Slug</th>
+						<th class="px-4 py-2.5 text-left text-xs font-semibold text-(--color-muted) uppercase tracking-wider hidden sm:table-cell">Model</th>
+						<th class="px-4 py-2.5 text-left text-xs font-semibold text-(--color-muted) uppercase tracking-wider hidden md:table-cell">Progress</th>
+						<th class="px-4 py-2.5 text-left text-xs font-semibold text-(--color-muted) uppercase tracking-wider hidden lg:table-cell">Started</th>
+						<th class="px-4 py-2.5 text-left text-xs font-semibold text-(--color-muted) uppercase tracking-wider hidden lg:table-cell">Duration</th>
+						<th class="px-4 py-2.5 text-right text-xs font-semibold text-(--color-muted) uppercase tracking-wider">Actions</th>
+					</tr>
+				</thead>
+				<tbody class="divide-y divide-(--color-border)">
+					{#each filteredJobs as job (job.id)}
+						<tr class="bg-(--color-surface) hover:bg-(--color-surface-2)/40 transition-colors">
+							<!-- Status badge -->
+							<td class="px-4 py-3">
+								<span class={cn('inline-flex items-center px-2 py-0.5 rounded text-xs font-medium', statusBg(job.status))}>
+									{job.status}
+								</span>
+							</td>
+
+							<!-- Kind -->
+							<td class="px-4 py-3 font-medium text-(--color-text)">
+								{kindLabel(job.kind)}
+							</td>
+
+							<!-- Slug -->
+							<td class="px-4 py-3 max-w-[12rem]">
+								{#if job.slug}
+									<a
+										href="/admin/image-gen?slug={job.slug}"
+										class="text-(--color-brand) hover:underline truncate block font-mono text-xs"
+									>
+										{job.slug}
+									</a>
+								{:else}
+									<span class="text-(--color-muted) text-xs">—</span>
+								{/if}
+							</td>
+
+							<!-- Model -->
+							<td class="px-4 py-3 hidden sm:table-cell">
+								<span class="font-mono text-xs text-(--color-muted) truncate block max-w-[10rem]" title={job.model}>
+									{job.model || '—'}
+								</span>
+							</td>
+
+							<!-- Progress -->
+							<td class="px-4 py-3 hidden md:table-cell">
+								{#if job.items_total > 0}
+									{@const pct = progress(job)}
+									<div class="flex items-center gap-2">
+										<div class="w-20 h-1.5 rounded-full bg-(--color-border) overflow-hidden">
+											<div
+												class={cn(
+													'h-full rounded-full transition-all',
+													job.status === 'done' ? 'bg-green-400' :
+													job.status === 'failed' ? 'bg-(--color-danger)' :
+													'bg-(--color-brand)'
+												)}
+												style="width: {pct}%"
+											></div>
+										</div>
+										<span class="text-xs text-(--color-muted) tabular-nums whitespace-nowrap">
+											{job.items_done}/{job.items_total}
+										</span>
+									</div>
+								{:else}
+									<span class="text-(--color-muted) text-xs">—</span>
+								{/if}
+							</td>
+
+							<!-- Started -->
+							<td class="px-4 py-3 hidden lg:table-cell">
+								<span class="text-xs text-(--color-muted) whitespace-nowrap">{fmtDate(job.started)}</span>
+							</td>
+
+							<!-- Duration -->
+							<td class="px-4 py-3 hidden lg:table-cell">
+								<span class="text-xs text-(--color-muted) whitespace-nowrap tabular-nums">
+									{duration(job.started, job.finished)}
+								</span>
+							</td>
+
+							<!-- Actions -->
+							<td class="px-4 py-3 text-right">
+								<div class="flex items-center justify-end gap-2">
+									{#if job.status === 'pending' || job.status === 'running'}
+										<button
+											onclick={() => cancelJob(job.id)}
+											disabled={cancellingId === job.id}
+											class="px-2 py-1 rounded text-xs font-medium bg-(--color-danger)/10 text-(--color-danger) hover:bg-(--color-danger)/20 disabled:opacity-50 transition-colors"
+										>
+											{cancellingId === job.id ? 'Cancelling…' : 'Cancel'}
+										</button>
+									{/if}
+									{#if job.error_message}
+										<span
+											class="text-xs text-(--color-danger) max-w-[12rem] truncate"
+											title={job.error_message}
+										>
+											{job.error_message}
+										</span>
+									{/if}
+								</div>
+							</td>
+						</tr>
+					{/each}
+				</tbody>
+			</table>
+		</div>
+		<p class="text-xs text-(--color-muted)">
+			Showing {filteredJobs.length} of {jobs.length} jobs
+		</p>
+	{/if}
+</div>
diff --git a/ui/src/routes/admin/catalogue-tools/+page.server.ts b/ui/src/routes/admin/catalogue-tools/+page.server.ts
index 4cc1ad0..49915e5 100644
--- a/ui/src/routes/admin/catalogue-tools/+page.server.ts
+++ b/ui/src/routes/admin/catalogue-tools/+page.server.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { PageServerLoad } from './$types';
-import { backendFetch } from '$lib/server/scraper';
+import { listImageModels } from '$lib/server/scraper';
 import { log } from '$lib/server/logger';
 
 export interface ImageModelInfo {
@@ -12,13 +12,10 @@ export const load: PageServerLoad = async () => {
 	// Parent layout already guards admin role.
 	let imgModels: ImageModelInfo[] = [];
 	try {
-		const res = await backendFetch('/api/admin/image-gen/models');
-		if (res.ok) {
-			const data = await res.json();
-			imgModels = (data.models ?? []) as ImageModelInfo[];
-		}
+		imgModels = await listImageModels<ImageModelInfo>();
 	} catch (e) {
 		log.warn('admin/catalogue-tools', 'failed to load image models', { err: String(e) });
 	}
 	return { imgModels };
 };
+
diff --git a/ui/src/routes/admin/changelog/+page.server.ts b/ui/src/routes/admin/changelog/+page.server.ts
index 01d6e79..afaa7e3 100644
--- a/ui/src/routes/admin/changelog/+page.server.ts
+++ b/ui/src/routes/admin/changelog/+page.server.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { PageServerLoad } from './$types';
+import * as cache from '$lib/server/cache';
 
 export interface Release {
 	id: number;
@@ -13,7 +14,15 @@ export interface Release {
 const GITEA_RELEASES_URL =
 	'https://gitea.kalekber.cc/api/v1/repos/kamil/libnovel/releases?limit=50&page=1';
 
+const CACHE_KEY = 'admin:changelog:releases';
+const CACHE_TTL = 5 * 60; // 5 minutes
+
 export const load: PageServerLoad = async ({ fetch }) => {
+	const cached = await cache.get<Release[]>(CACHE_KEY);
+	if (cached) {
+		return { releases: cached };
+	}
+
 	try {
 		const res = await fetch(GITEA_RELEASES_URL, {
 			headers: { Accept: 'application/json' }
@@ -22,7 +31,9 @@ export const load: PageServerLoad = async ({ fetch }) => {
 			return { releases: [], error: `Gitea API returned ${res.status}` };
 		}
 		const releases: Release[] = await res.json();
-		return { releases: releases.filter((r) => !r.draft) };
+		const filtered = releases.filter((r) => !r.draft);
+		await cache.set(CACHE_KEY, filtered, CACHE_TTL);
+		return { releases: filtered };
 	} catch (e) {
 		return { releases: [], error: String(e) };
 	}
diff --git a/ui/src/routes/admin/image-gen/+page.server.ts b/ui/src/routes/admin/image-gen/+page.server.ts
index da09808..11996e3 100644
--- a/ui/src/routes/admin/image-gen/+page.server.ts
+++ b/ui/src/routes/admin/image-gen/+page.server.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { PageServerLoad } from './$types';
-import { backendFetch } from '$lib/server/scraper';
+import { listImageModels } from '$lib/server/scraper';
 import { log } from '$lib/server/logger';
 import { listBooks } from '$lib/server/pocketbase';
 
@@ -21,23 +21,18 @@ export interface BookSummary {
 
 export const load: PageServerLoad = async () => {
 	// parent layout already guards admin role
-	const [modelsResult, books] = await Promise.allSettled([
-		(async () => {
-			const res = await backendFetch('/api/admin/image-gen/models');
-			if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`status ${res.status}`);
-			const data = await res.json();
-			return (data.models ?? []) as ImageModelInfo[];
-		})(),
+	const [models, booksResult] = await Promise.allSettled([
+		listImageModels<ImageModelInfo>(),
 		listBooks()
 	]);
 
-	if (modelsResult.status === 'rejected') {
-		log.warn('admin/image-gen', 'failed to load models', { err: String(modelsResult.reason) });
+	if (models.status === 'rejected') {
+		log.warn('admin/image-gen', 'failed to load models', { err: String(models.reason) });
 	}
 
 	return {
-		models: modelsResult.status === 'fulfilled' ? modelsResult.value : ([] as ImageModelInfo[]),
-		books: (books.status === 'fulfilled' ? books.value : []).map((b) => ({
+		models: models.status === 'fulfilled' ? models.value : ([] as ImageModelInfo[]),
+		books: (booksResult.status === 'fulfilled' ? booksResult.value : []).map((b) => ({
 			slug: b.slug,
 			title: b.title,
 			summary: b.summary ?? '',
diff --git a/ui/src/routes/admin/image-gen/+page.svelte b/ui/src/routes/admin/image-gen/+page.svelte
index a45d0ba..ed73329 100644
--- a/ui/src/routes/admin/image-gen/+page.svelte
+++ b/ui/src/routes/admin/image-gen/+page.svelte
@@ -355,7 +355,13 @@
 
 			const body = await res.json().catch(() => ({}));
 			if (!res.ok) {
-				genError = body.error ?? body.message ?? `Error ${res.status}`;
+				if (res.status === 502 || res.status === 504) {
+					genError =
+						body.error ??
+						`Generation timed out (${res.status}). FLUX models can take 60–120 s on Cloudflare Workers AI — try reducing steps or switching to a faster model.`;
+				} else {
+					genError = body.error ?? body.message ?? `Error ${res.status}`;
+				}
 				return;
 			}
 
@@ -754,6 +760,13 @@
 
 				{#if showAdvanced}
 					<div class="px-4 py-4 bg-(--color-surface) space-y-4">
+						<!-- Cloudflare AI timeout warning -->
+						{#if selectedModelInfo?.provider === 'cloudflare' || selectedModelInfo?.id.toLowerCase().includes('flux')}
+							<p class="text-xs text-amber-400/80 bg-amber-400/10 rounded px-2.5 py-1.5">
+								Cloudflare Workers AI has a ~100 s timeout. High step counts on FLUX models may result in a 502 error. Keep steps ≤ 20 to stay within limits.
+							</p>
+						{/if}
+
 						<!-- num_steps -->
 						<div class="space-y-1">
 							<div class="flex justify-between">
diff --git a/ui/src/routes/admin/text-gen/+page.server.ts b/ui/src/routes/admin/text-gen/+page.server.ts
index 165f5ac..cc04677 100644
--- a/ui/src/routes/admin/text-gen/+page.server.ts
+++ b/ui/src/routes/admin/text-gen/+page.server.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { PageServerLoad } from './$types';
-import { backendFetch } from '$lib/server/scraper';
+import { listTextModels } from '$lib/server/scraper';
 import { log } from '$lib/server/logger';
 import { listBooks } from '$lib/server/pocketbase';
 
@@ -18,23 +18,18 @@ export interface TextModelInfo {
 
 export const load: PageServerLoad = async () => {
 	// Parent layout already guards admin role.
-	const [modelsResult, books] = await Promise.allSettled([
-		(async () => {
-			const res = await backendFetch('/api/admin/text-gen/models');
-			if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`status ${res.status}`);
-			const data = await res.json();
-			return (data.models ?? []) as TextModelInfo[];
-		})(),
+	const [models, booksResult] = await Promise.allSettled([
+		listTextModels<TextModelInfo>(),
 		listBooks()
 	]);
 
-	if (modelsResult.status === 'rejected') {
-		log.warn('admin/text-gen', 'failed to load models', { err: String(modelsResult.reason) });
+	if (models.status === 'rejected') {
+		log.warn('admin/text-gen', 'failed to load models', { err: String(models.reason) });
 	}
 
 	return {
-		models: modelsResult.status === 'fulfilled' ? modelsResult.value : ([] as TextModelInfo[]),
-		books: (books.status === 'fulfilled' ? books.value : []).map((b) => ({
+		models: models.status === 'fulfilled' ? models.value : ([] as TextModelInfo[]),
+		books: (booksResult.status === 'fulfilled' ? booksResult.value : []).map((b) => ({
 			slug: b.slug,
 			title: b.title
 		})) as BookSummary[]
diff --git a/ui/src/routes/api/admin/ai-jobs/[id]/cancel/+server.ts b/ui/src/routes/api/admin/ai-jobs/[id]/cancel/+server.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc5e5db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/routes/api/admin/ai-jobs/[id]/cancel/+server.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/**
+ * POST /api/admin/ai-jobs/[id]/cancel
+ *
+ * Admin-only proxy to the Go backend's AI job cancel endpoint.
+ */
+
+import { json, error } from '@sveltejs/kit';
+import type { RequestHandler } from './$types';
+import { log } from '$lib/server/logger';
+import { backendFetch } from '$lib/server/scraper';
+
+export const POST: RequestHandler = async ({ params, locals }) => {
+	if (!locals.user || locals.user.role !== 'admin') {
+		throw error(403, 'Forbidden');
+	}
+
+	const { id } = params;
+
+	let res: Response;
+	try {
+		res = await backendFetch(`/api/admin/ai-jobs/${id}/cancel`, { method: 'POST' });
+	} catch (e) {
+		log.error('admin/ai-jobs/cancel', 'backend proxy error', { id, err: String(e) });
+		throw error(502, 'Could not reach backend');
+	}
+
+	const data = await res.json().catch(() => ({}));
+	return json(data, { status: res.status });
+};