diff --git a/src/app/mod.rs b/src/app/mod.rs
index 7276b59..8e57e3f 100644
--- a/src/app/mod.rs
+++ b/src/app/mod.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ pub struct Runtime {
     pub similarity: Arc<crate::similarity::Manager>,
     /// When the last Federation-tab status snapshot was requested.
     pub fed_status_at: Option<std::time::Instant>,
+    /// Keeps the last successful local-data snapshot visible while a newer
+    /// one is calculated and collapses bursts of library-change events.
+    pub local_library_stats_refreshing: Arc<std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool>,
+    pub local_library_stats_refresh_requested: Arc<std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool>,
     pub library_network_refresh_at: Option<std::time::Instant>,
     pub library_network_refreshing: Arc<std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool>,
     pub library_network_cursors:
@@ -102,11 +106,35 @@ fn refresh_local_content_ids(runtime: &Runtime) {
 }
 
 fn refresh_local_library_stats(runtime: &Runtime) {
+    runtime
+        .local_library_stats_refresh_requested
+        .store(true, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Release);
+    if runtime
+        .local_library_stats_refreshing
+        .swap(true, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::AcqRel)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
     let library = Arc::clone(&runtime.library);
     let tx = runtime.event_tx.clone();
+    let refreshing = Arc::clone(&runtime.local_library_stats_refreshing);
+    let requested = Arc::clone(&runtime.local_library_stats_refresh_requested);
     tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
-        let result = library.local_stats().map_err(err_string);
-        let _ = tx.send(AppEvent::LocalLibraryStatsLoaded(result));
+        loop {
+            requested.store(false, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Release);
+            let result = library.local_stats().map_err(err_string);
+            let _ = tx.send(AppEvent::LocalLibraryStatsLoaded(result));
+            if requested.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Acquire) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            refreshing.store(false, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Release);
+            if requested.swap(false, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::AcqRel)
+                && !refreshing.swap(true, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::AcqRel)
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+            break;
+        }
     });
 }
 
@@ -303,6 +331,8 @@ pub async fn run(
         federation,
         similarity,
         fed_status_at: None,
+        local_library_stats_refreshing: Arc::new(std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool::new(false)),
+        local_library_stats_refresh_requested: Arc::new(std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool::new(false)),
         library_network_refresh_at: None,
         library_network_refreshing: Arc::new(std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool::new(false)),
         library_network_cursors: Arc::new(std::sync::Mutex::new(std::collections::HashMap::new())),
@@ -2746,7 +2776,12 @@ fn on_library_changed(state: &mut AppState, runtime: &mut Runtime) {
     // until then.
     state.likes_loaded = false;
     state.local_content_ids_loaded = false;
-    state.local_library_stats = None;
+    // Refresh in place: status cards keep the last successful snapshot
+    // instead of flashing `loading` for every background library event.
+    if state.local_library_stats.is_none() {
+        state.local_library_stats = Some(state::Loadable::Loading);
+    }
+    refresh_local_library_stats(runtime);
 
     // Fresh copies of whatever sits in the queue. Federated placeholders
     // and ephemeral tracks (negative ids) are not library rows and keep
@@ -3792,15 +3827,17 @@ fn handle_app_event(state: &mut AppState, runtime: &mut Runtime, event: AppEvent
                 tracing::warn!(%message, "local content id load failed");
             }
         },
-        AppEvent::LocalLibraryStatsLoaded(result) => {
-            state.local_library_stats = Some(match result {
-                Ok(stats) => state::Loadable::Ready(stats),
-                Err(message) => {
-                    tracing::warn!(%message, "local library stats load failed");
-                    state::Loadable::Failed(message)
+        AppEvent::LocalLibraryStatsLoaded(result) => match result {
+            Ok(stats) => {
+                state.local_library_stats = Some(state::Loadable::Ready(stats));
+            }
+            Err(message) => {
+                tracing::warn!(%message, "local library stats load failed");
+                if !matches!(state.local_library_stats, Some(state::Loadable::Ready(_))) {
+                    state.local_library_stats = Some(state::Loadable::Failed(message));
                 }
-            });
-        }
+            }
+        },
         AppEvent::LocalContentAvailable { content_id } => {
             if let Some(content_id) = music_dht::normalize_content_id(&content_id) {
                 state.local_content_ids.insert(content_id);
diff --git a/src/similarity.rs b/src/similarity.rs
index 4a90370..4c732a8 100644
--- a/src/similarity.rs
+++ b/src/similarity.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 use std::collections::{HashMap, VecDeque};
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
-use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, AtomicUsize, Ordering};
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicU64, AtomicUsize, Ordering};
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex, RwLock};
 use std::time::Instant;
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ impl Phase {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct SimilarityStatus {
     pub phase: Phase,
     pub active_profile: Option<String>,
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ pub struct Manager {
     settings: Mutex<SimilaritySettings>,
     workers: AtomicUsize,
     generation: AtomicU64,
+    pipeline_running: AtomicBool,
+    rescan_requested: AtomicBool,
     status: Mutex<SimilarityStatus>,
     index: RwLock<Index>,
     model: Mutex<Option<(String, RunnableModel)>>,
@@ -169,13 +171,20 @@ impl Manager {
                 Err(err) => tracing::warn!(%err, "similarity index restore failed"),
             }
         }
+        let target_profile = model_by_id(&settings.model)
+            .filter(|_| profile_by_id(&settings.profile).is_some())
+            .map(|model| profile_fingerprint(model, &settings.profile));
+        let restored_profile_is_current = index.profile_id == target_profile;
         let status = SimilarityStatus {
-            phase: if settings.enabled {
-                Phase::Loading
-            } else {
+            phase: if !settings.enabled {
                 Phase::Disabled
+            } else if restored_profile_is_current {
+                Phase::Ready
+            } else {
+                Phase::Loading
             },
             active_profile: index.profile_id.clone(),
+            target_profile,
             model: settings.model.clone(),
             ..SimilarityStatus::default()
         };
@@ -184,6 +193,8 @@ impl Manager {
             event_tx,
             workers: AtomicUsize::new(settings.workers.clamp(1, 16)),
             generation: AtomicU64::new(0),
+            pipeline_running: AtomicBool::new(false),
+            rescan_requested: AtomicBool::new(false),
             settings: Mutex::new(settings),
             status: Mutex::new(status),
             index: RwLock::new(index),
@@ -223,23 +234,51 @@ impl Manager {
             || previous.model != settings.model
             || previous.profile != settings.profile
         {
+            self.generation.fetch_add(1, Ordering::AcqRel);
             self.start();
         }
     }
 
+    /// Requests a scan without cancelling useful work already in progress.
+    /// Bursts of library-change notifications collapse into one follow-up
+    /// pass, so metadata refreshes cannot repeatedly restart the model.
     pub fn start(self: &Arc<Self>) {
-        let generation = self.generation.fetch_add(1, Ordering::AcqRel) + 1;
+        self.rescan_requested.store(true, Ordering::Release);
+        if self.pipeline_running.swap(true, Ordering::AcqRel) {
+            return;
+        }
         let this = Arc::clone(self);
         tokio::spawn(async move {
-            if let Err(err) = this.run_pipeline(generation).await
-                && this.generation.load(Ordering::Acquire) == generation
-            {
-                tracing::error!(%err, "similarity pipeline failed");
-                this.update_status(|status| {
-                    status.phase = Phase::Error;
-                    status.current_track = None;
-                    status.last_error = Some(format!("{err:#}"));
-                });
+            loop {
+                // This pass covers every notification received before it
+                // starts. A notification during the pass requests one more.
+                this.rescan_requested.store(false, Ordering::Release);
+                let generation = this.generation.load(Ordering::Acquire);
+                if let Err(err) = this.run_pipeline(generation).await
+                    && this.generation.load(Ordering::Acquire) == generation
+                {
+                    tracing::error!(%err, "similarity pipeline failed");
+                    this.update_status(|status| {
+                        status.phase = Phase::Error;
+                        status.current_track = None;
+                        status.last_error = Some(format!("{err:#}"));
+                    });
+                }
+
+                if this.rescan_requested.load(Ordering::Acquire) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                this.pipeline_running.store(false, Ordering::Release);
+                // Close the small race between checking the request flag and
+                // releasing ownership of the worker. If another worker has
+                // already claimed it, that worker owns the pending pass.
+                if this.rescan_requested.swap(false, Ordering::AcqRel)
+                    && !this.pipeline_running.swap(true, Ordering::AcqRel)
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                break;
             }
         });
     }
@@ -431,7 +470,6 @@ impl Manager {
         )?;
         let stats = self.library.similarity_storage_stats(&profile_id)?;
         self.update_status(|status| {
-            status.phase = Phase::Downloading;
             status.target_profile = Some(profile_id.clone());
             status.model = spec.id.to_string();
             status.total_tracks = stats.total_tracks;
@@ -442,21 +480,18 @@ impl Manager {
             status.current_track = None;
             status.last_error = None;
         });
-        let model_path = self.ensure_model(spec, generation).await?;
-        self.ensure_generation(generation)?;
-        self.update_status(|status| status.phase = Phase::Loading);
-        let model = self.load_model(&profile_id, &model_path).await?;
-        self.ensure_generation(generation)?;
 
         let mut pending: VecDeque<_> = self.library.pending_similarity_tracks(&profile_id)?.into();
-        let pending_total = pending.len();
-        self.update_status(|status| {
-            status.phase = if pending_total == 0 {
-                Phase::Loading
-            } else {
-                Phase::Processing
-            };
-        });
+        if pending.is_empty() {
+            self.ensure_generation(generation)?;
+            return self.activate_profile(profile_id);
+        }
+
+        let model_path = self.ensure_model(spec, generation).await?;
+        self.ensure_generation(generation)?;
+        let model = self.load_model(&profile_id, &model_path).await?;
+        self.ensure_generation(generation)?;
+        self.update_status(|status| status.phase = Phase::Processing);
 
         let mut jobs = tokio::task::JoinSet::new();
         while !pending.is_empty() || !jobs.is_empty() {
@@ -506,6 +541,10 @@ impl Manager {
             }
         }
         self.ensure_generation(generation)?;
+        self.activate_profile(profile_id)
+    }
+
+    fn activate_profile(&self, profile_id: String) -> Result<()> {
         let entries = self.library.load_similarity_index(&profile_id)?;
         let total_tracks = self
             .library
@@ -519,7 +558,12 @@ impl Manager {
             profile_id: Some(profile_id.clone()),
             entries,
         };
-        lock(&self.settings).active_profile = Some(profile_id.clone());
+        let profile_changed = {
+            let mut settings = lock(&self.settings);
+            let changed = settings.active_profile.as_deref() != Some(&profile_id);
+            settings.active_profile = Some(profile_id.clone());
+            changed
+        };
         let stats = self.library.similarity_storage_stats(&profile_id)?;
         self.update_status(|status| {
             status.phase = Phase::Ready;
@@ -531,9 +575,11 @@ impl Manager {
             status.stored_bytes = stats.stored_bytes;
             status.current_track = None;
         });
-        let _ = self
-            .event_tx
-            .send(AppEvent::SimilarityProfileActivated(Some(profile_id)));
+        if profile_changed {
+            let _ = self
+                .event_tx
+                .send(AppEvent::SimilarityProfileActivated(Some(profile_id)));
+        }
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -561,6 +607,7 @@ impl Manager {
             tokio::fs::remove_file(&path).await?;
         }
 
+        self.update_status(|status| status.phase = Phase::Downloading);
         let response = reqwest::get(spec.url).await?.error_for_status()?;
         let tmp = path.with_extension(format!("part-{}-{generation}", std::process::id()));
         let mut file = tokio::fs::File::create(&tmp).await?;
@@ -603,6 +650,7 @@ impl Manager {
         {
             return Ok(Arc::clone(model));
         }
+        self.update_status(|status| status.phase = Phase::Loading);
         let path = path.to_path_buf();
         let model = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || load_onnx(&path))
             .await
@@ -614,10 +662,13 @@ impl Manager {
     fn update_status(&self, update: impl FnOnce(&mut SimilarityStatus)) {
         let snapshot = {
             let mut status = lock(&self.status);
+            let previous = status.clone();
             update(&mut status);
-            status.clone()
+            (*status != previous).then(|| status.clone())
         };
-        let _ = self.event_tx.send(AppEvent::SimilarityStatus(snapshot));
+        if let Some(snapshot) = snapshot {
+            let _ = self.event_tx.send(AppEvent::SimilarityStatus(snapshot));
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -977,6 +1028,14 @@ fn write<T>(lock: &RwLock<T>) -> std::sync::RwLockWriteGuard<'_, T> {
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
+    fn unique_test_dir(label: &str) -> PathBuf {
+        let unique = std::time::SystemTime::now()
+            .duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)
+            .unwrap()
+            .as_nanos();
+        std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("furumi-{label}-{}-{unique}", std::process::id()))
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn profile_fingerprint_changes_with_contract() {
         let model = &MODELS[0];
@@ -1010,6 +1069,43 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(!is_near_duplicate(&distinct, &[&query]));
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn repeated_rescans_keep_an_up_to_date_profile_ready() {
+        let directory = unique_test_dir("similarity-stable-status");
+        let library = Arc::new(Library::open(&directory.join("library.db")).unwrap());
+        let profile_id = profile_fingerprint(&MODELS[0], DEFAULT_PROFILE_ID);
+        let settings = SimilaritySettings {
+            enabled: true,
+            active_profile: Some(profile_id),
+            ..SimilaritySettings::default()
+        };
+        let (event_tx, mut event_rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::unbounded_channel();
+        let manager = Manager::new(Arc::clone(&library), event_tx, settings);
+
+        assert_eq!(manager.status().phase, Phase::Ready);
+        for _ in 0..32 {
+            manager.start();
+        }
+        tokio::time::timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(2), async {
+            while manager.pipeline_running.load(Ordering::Acquire) {
+                tokio::task::yield_now().await;
+            }
+        })
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(manager.status().phase, Phase::Ready);
+        while let Ok(event) = event_rx.try_recv() {
+            if let AppEvent::SimilarityStatus(status) = event {
+                assert_eq!(status.phase, Phase::Ready);
+            }
+        }
+
+        drop(manager);
+        drop(library);
+        std::fs::remove_dir_all(directory).unwrap();
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn resampling_keeps_a_constant_signal() {
         let output = resample_sinc(&vec![0.25; 441], 44_100, 16_000);
diff --git a/src/ui/federation.rs b/src/ui/federation.rs
index bd76676..29ade78 100644
--- a/src/ui/federation.rs
+++ b/src/ui/federation.rs
@@ -541,21 +541,20 @@ fn short_id(id: &str) -> String {
 }
 
 fn draw_status_column(frame: &mut Frame, area: Rect, state: &AppState) {
-    if area.height < 12 {
-        draw_status(frame, area, state);
-        return;
-    }
-    let [similarity_area, _, federation_area] = Layout::vertical([
-        Constraint::Length(8),
-        Constraint::Length(1),
-        Constraint::Min(0),
-    ])
-    .areas(area);
-    draw_similarity_status(frame, similarity_area, state);
-    draw_status(frame, federation_area, state);
+    draw_status(frame, area, state);
 }
 
 fn draw_similarity_status(frame: &mut Frame, area: Rect, state: &AppState) {
+    draw_summary_card(
+        frame,
+        area,
+        state,
+        " Similarity Processing ",
+        similarity_summary_lines(state),
+    );
+}
+
+fn similarity_summary_lines(state: &AppState) -> Vec<Line<'static>> {
     let status = &state.similarity.status;
     let progress = if status.total_tracks == 0 {
         "0 / 0".to_string()
@@ -572,34 +571,28 @@ fn draw_similarity_status(frame: &mut Frame, area: Rect, state: &AppState) {
         .as_deref()
         .map(short_id)
         .unwrap_or_else(|| "—".to_string());
-    draw_summary_card(
-        frame,
-        area,
-        state,
-        " Similarity Processing ",
-        vec![
-            status_line("State", status.phase.label().to_string()),
-            status_line("Progress", progress),
-            status_line("Active", active),
-            status_line("Processing", target),
-            status_line(
-                "Stored",
-                format!(
-                    "{} vectors / {}",
-                    status.stored_vectors,
-                    short_bytes_label(status.stored_bytes)
-                ),
+    vec![
+        summary_line("State", status.phase.label().to_string()),
+        summary_line("Progress", progress),
+        summary_line("Active", active),
+        summary_line("Processing", target),
+        summary_line(
+            "Stored",
+            format!(
+                "{} vectors / {}",
+                status.stored_vectors,
+                short_bytes_label(status.stored_bytes)
             ),
-            status_line(
-                "Current / errors",
-                status
-                    .current_track
-                    .clone()
-                    .or_else(|| status.last_error.clone())
-                    .unwrap_or_else(|| format!("{} errors", status.failed_tracks)),
-            ),
-        ],
-    );
+        ),
+        summary_line(
+            "Current",
+            status
+                .current_track
+                .clone()
+                .or_else(|| status.last_error.clone())
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| format!("{} errors", status.failed_tracks)),
+        ),
+    ]
 }
 
 fn draw_status(frame: &mut Frame, area: Rect, state: &AppState) {
@@ -616,69 +609,81 @@ fn draw_status(frame: &mut Frame, area: Rect, state: &AppState) {
         return;
     }
 
-    if area.width >= 60 && area.height >= 20 {
-        let protocols_height =
-            protocol_card_height(state, area.width.saturating_sub(2), area.height);
-        let [top_area, _, bottom_area, _, protocols_area, _] = Layout::vertical([
-            Constraint::Length(7),
-            Constraint::Length(1),
-            Constraint::Length(7),
-            Constraint::Length(1),
-            Constraint::Length(protocols_height),
-            Constraint::Min(0),
-        ])
-        .areas(area);
-        let [status_area, _, local_area] = Layout::horizontal([
-            Constraint::Percentage(50),
-            Constraint::Length(1),
-            Constraint::Percentage(50),
-        ])
-        .areas(top_area);
-        let [transport_area, _, devices_area] = Layout::horizontal([
-            Constraint::Percentage(50),
-            Constraint::Length(1),
-            Constraint::Percentage(50),
-        ])
-        .areas(bottom_area);
-        draw_summary_card(
-            frame,
-            status_area,
-            state,
-            " Status ",
-            node_summary_lines(state),
-        );
-        draw_summary_card(
-            frame,
-            local_area,
-            state,
-            " Local Data ",
-            local_data_summary_lines(state),
-        );
-        draw_summary_card(
-            frame,
-            transport_area,
-            state,
-            " Iroh Transport ",
-            transport_summary_lines(state),
-        );
-        draw_summary_card(
-            frame,
-            devices_area,
-            state,
-            " Connected Devices ",
-            device_summary_lines(state),
-        );
-        draw_summary_card(
-            frame,
-            protocols_area,
-            state,
-            " Protocol Versions ",
-            protocol_summary_lines(state, protocols_area.width.saturating_sub(2)),
-        );
-        return;
+    if area.width >= 60 {
+        let paired_width = area.width.saturating_sub(1) / 2;
+        let paired_height =
+            protocol_card_height(state, paired_width.saturating_sub(2), area.height).max(8);
+        if area.height >= 16 + paired_height {
+            let [top_area, _, middle_area, _, paired_area, _] = Layout::vertical([
+                Constraint::Length(7),
+                Constraint::Length(1),
+                Constraint::Length(7),
+                Constraint::Length(1),
+                Constraint::Length(paired_height),
+                Constraint::Min(0),
+            ])
+            .areas(area);
+            let [status_area, _, local_area] = Layout::horizontal([
+                Constraint::Percentage(50),
+                Constraint::Length(1),
+                Constraint::Percentage(50),
+            ])
+            .areas(top_area);
+            let [transport_area, _, devices_area] = Layout::horizontal([
+                Constraint::Percentage(50),
+                Constraint::Length(1),
+                Constraint::Percentage(50),
+            ])
+            .areas(middle_area);
+            let [similarity_area, _, protocols_area] = Layout::horizontal([
+                Constraint::Percentage(50),
+                Constraint::Length(1),
+                Constraint::Percentage(50),
+            ])
+            .areas(paired_area);
+            draw_summary_card(
+                frame,
+                status_area,
+                state,
+                " Status ",
+                node_summary_lines(state),
+            );
+            draw_summary_card(
+                frame,
+                local_area,
+                state,
+                " Local Data ",
+                local_data_summary_lines(state),
+            );
+            draw_summary_card(
+                frame,
+                transport_area,
+                state,
+                " Iroh Transport ",
+                transport_summary_lines(state),
+            );
+            draw_summary_card(
+                frame,
+                devices_area,
+                state,
+                " Connected Devices ",
+                device_summary_lines(state),
+            );
+            draw_similarity_status(frame, similarity_area, state);
+            draw_summary_card(
+                frame,
+                protocols_area,
+                state,
+                " Protocol Versions ",
+                protocol_summary_lines(state, protocols_area.width.saturating_sub(2)),
+            );
+            return;
+        }
     }
 
-    if area.height < 39 {
+    let protocols_height = protocol_card_height(state, area.width.saturating_sub(2), area.height);
+    let required_vertical_height = 41u16.saturating_add(protocols_height);
+    if area.height < required_vertical_height {
         frame.render_widget(
             Paragraph::new(compact_status_lines(state))
                 .wrap(ratatui::widgets::Wrap { trim: false }),
@@ -696,6 +701,8 @@ fn draw_status(frame: &mut Frame, area: Rect, state: &AppState) {
         _,
         local_area,
         _,
+        similarity_area,
+        _,
         protocols_area,
         _,
     ] = Layout::vertical([
@@ -707,11 +714,9 @@ fn draw_status(frame: &mut Frame, area: Rect, state: &AppState) {
         Constraint::Length(1),
         Constraint::Length(7),
         Constraint::Length(1),
-        Constraint::Length(protocol_card_height(
-            state,
-            area.width.saturating_sub(2),
-            area.height,
-        )),
+        Constraint::Length(8),
+        Constraint::Length(1),
+        Constraint::Length(protocols_height),
         Constraint::Min(0),
     ])
     .areas(area);
@@ -744,6 +749,7 @@ fn draw_status(frame: &mut Frame, area: Rect, state: &AppState) {
         " Local Data ",
         local_data_summary_lines(state),
     );
+    draw_similarity_status(frame, similarity_area, state);
     draw_summary_card(
         frame,
         protocols_area,
@@ -767,6 +773,12 @@ fn compact_status_lines(state: &AppState) -> Vec<Line<'static>> {
     lines.push(Line::styled("Connected Devices", theme::header_for(state)));
     lines.extend(device_summary_lines(state).into_iter().take(2));
     lines.push(Line::default());
+    lines.push(Line::styled(
+        "Similarity Processing",
+        theme::header_for(state),
+    ));
+    lines.extend(similarity_summary_lines(state).into_iter().take(3));
+    lines.push(Line::default());
     lines.push(Line::styled("Protocol Versions", theme::header_for(state)));
     lines.extend(protocol_summary_lines(state, 0).into_iter().take(3));
     lines