diff --git a/apps/web/src/assets/styles/global-tokens.scss b/apps/web/src/assets/styles/global-tokens.scss
index ad37e98..e50c62b 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/assets/styles/global-tokens.scss
+++ b/apps/web/src/assets/styles/global-tokens.scss
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   --color-success-500: #12a150;
   --color-warning-500: #d88a00;
   --color-danger-500: #e5484d;
+  --color-danger-solid: #b4232b;
   --color-info-500: #1683c4;
   --color-success-text: #08783a;
   --color-warning-text: #8a5700;
diff --git a/apps/web/src/assets/styles/global.scss b/apps/web/src/assets/styles/global.scss
index be18879..6f3761d 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/assets/styles/global.scss
+++ b/apps/web/src/assets/styles/global.scss
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ h1 { max-width: 760px; margin: var(--space-3) 0 var(--space-4); font-size: var(-
 .button { min-height: 44px; border: var(--border-thin) solid transparent; border-radius: var(--radius-md); padding: var(--space-3) var(--space-4); font-weight: var(--weight-bold); }
 .button--primary { background: var(--color-interactive); color: var(--color-on-interactive); }
 .button--secondary { border-color: var(--color-border-strong); background: var(--color-surface); color: var(--color-text); }
-.button--danger { background: var(--color-danger-text); color: var(--color-white); }
+.button--danger { background: var(--color-danger-solid); color: var(--color-white); }
 .button:disabled { cursor: not-allowed; opacity: 0.45; }
 .swatch { display: grid; gap: var(--space-2); color: var(--color-text-muted); font-size: var(--text-xs); }
 .swatch__chip { width: 72px; height: 44px; border-radius: var(--radius-md); }
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/organisms/AdminImageManager.stories.js b/apps/web/src/components/organisms/AdminImageManager.stories.js
index de29cf3..9fe84f6 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/organisms/AdminImageManager.stories.js
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/organisms/AdminImageManager.stories.js
@@ -44,3 +44,14 @@ export const RetryFailedImage = {
     await expect(canvas.getByRole('button', { name: 'Retry processing' })).toBeInTheDocument();
   },
 };
+
+export const DisabledAfterRefreshFailure = {
+  args: { images, disabled: true },
+  play: async ({ canvasElement }) => {
+    const canvas = within(canvasElement);
+    await expect(canvas.getByLabelText('Add images')).toBeDisabled();
+    for (const button of canvas.getAllByRole('button', { name: /Edit alt text|Make primary|Move up|Move down|Delete image/ })) {
+      await expect(button).toBeDisabled();
+    }
+  },
+};
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/organisms/AdminImageManager.vue b/apps/web/src/components/organisms/AdminImageManager.vue
index c69a5b2..80faa6b 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/organisms/AdminImageManager.vue
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/organisms/AdminImageManager.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script setup>
-import { computed, reactive, ref } from 'vue';
+import { computed, reactive, ref, watch } from 'vue';
 
 import ConditionBadge from '@/components/atoms/ConditionBadge.vue';
 import ImageGallery from '@/components/molecules/ImageGallery.vue';
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import StatusBadge from '@/components/atoms/StatusBadge.vue';
 
 const props = defineProps({
   images: { type: Array, required: true },
+  disabled: { type: Boolean, default: false },
   isSaving: { type: Boolean, default: false },
 });
 const emit = defineEmits(['upload', 'move', 'primary', 'alt-text', 'retry', 'delete']);
@@ -17,16 +18,21 @@ const altTextDrafts = reactive({});
 const isDragging = ref(false);
 
 function beginEditAltText(image) {
-  altTextDrafts[image.id] = image.altText ?? '';
+  altTextDrafts[image.id] ??= image.altText ?? '';
   editingImageId.value = image.id;
 }
 
 function saveAltText(imageId) {
   emit('alt-text', { id: imageId, altText: altTextDrafts[imageId] ?? '' });
-  editingImageId.value = null;
 }
 
+watch(() => props.images, (images) => {
+  const edited = images.find((image) => image.id === editingImageId.value);
+  if (edited && edited.altText === altTextDrafts[edited.id]) editingImageId.value = null;
+});
+
 function queueUpload(fileList) {
+  if (props.isSaving || props.disabled) return;
   const files = Array.from(fileList ?? []);
   if (files.length > 0) emit('upload', files);
 }
@@ -61,15 +67,15 @@ function handleDrop(event) {
     >
       <p>Drag and drop images here, or choose files below.</p>
       <label class="fixture-label" for="admin-image-upload">Add images</label>
-      <input id="admin-image-upload" class="fixture-input" type="file" accept="image/jpeg,image/png,image/webp" multiple :disabled="isSaving" @change="handleFileChange" />
+      <input id="admin-image-upload" class="fixture-input" type="file" accept="image/jpeg,image/png,image/webp" multiple :disabled="isSaving || disabled" @change="handleFileChange" />
     </div>
 
     <ImageGallery :images="orderedImages" />
 
     <p v-if="isSaving" class="state state--loading" role="status">Saving image changes...</p>
-    <p v-else-if="orderedImages.length === 0" class="state" role="status">No images uploaded yet.</p>
+    <p v-if="!isSaving && orderedImages.length === 0" class="state" role="status">No images uploaded yet.</p>
 
-    <ul v-else class="admin-image-manager__list">
+    <ul v-if="orderedImages.length" class="admin-image-manager__list">
       <li v-for="(image, index) in orderedImages" :key="image.id" class="admin-image-manager__item">
         <div class="admin-image-manager__row">
           <ConditionBadge :label="image.altText || `Image ${index + 1}`" :selected="image.isPrimary" />
@@ -79,17 +85,17 @@ function handleDrop(event) {
 
         <div class="admin-image-manager__row">
           <label class="fixture-label" :for="`admin-alt-text-${image.id}`">Alt text</label>
-          <input :id="`admin-alt-text-${image.id}`" v-model="altTextDrafts[image.id]" class="fixture-input" :disabled="editingImageId !== image.id" />
-          <button v-if="editingImageId !== image.id" class="button button--secondary" type="button" @click="beginEditAltText(image)">Edit alt text</button>
-          <button v-else class="button button--primary" type="button" @click="saveAltText(image.id)">Save alt text</button>
+          <input :id="`admin-alt-text-${image.id}`" v-model="altTextDrafts[image.id]" class="fixture-input" :disabled="isSaving || disabled || editingImageId !== image.id" />
+          <button v-if="editingImageId !== image.id" class="button button--secondary" type="button" :disabled="isSaving || disabled" @click="beginEditAltText(image)">Edit alt text</button>
+          <button v-else class="button button--primary" type="button" :disabled="isSaving || disabled" @click="saveAltText(image.id)">Save alt text</button>
         </div>
 
         <div class="admin-image-manager__row">
-          <button class="button button--secondary" type="button" :disabled="image.isPrimary" @click="emit('primary', image.id)">Make primary</button>
-          <button class="button button--secondary" type="button" :disabled="index === 0" @click="emit('move', { id: image.id, direction: 'up' })">Move up</button>
-          <button class="button button--secondary" type="button" :disabled="index === orderedImages.length - 1" @click="emit('move', { id: image.id, direction: 'down' })">Move down</button>
-          <button v-if="image.processingStatus === 'FAILED'" class="button button--secondary" type="button" @click="emit('retry', image.id)">Retry processing</button>
-          <button class="button button--danger" type="button" @click="emit('delete', image.id)">Delete image</button>
+          <button class="button button--secondary" type="button" :disabled="isSaving || disabled || image.isPrimary" @click="emit('primary', image.id)">Make primary</button>
+          <button class="button button--secondary" type="button" :disabled="isSaving || disabled || index === 0" @click="emit('move', { id: image.id, direction: 'up' })">Move up</button>
+          <button class="button button--secondary" type="button" :disabled="isSaving || disabled || index === orderedImages.length - 1" @click="emit('move', { id: image.id, direction: 'down' })">Move down</button>
+          <button v-if="image.processingStatus === 'FAILED'" class="button button--secondary" type="button" :disabled="isSaving || disabled" @click="emit('retry', image.id)">Retry processing</button>
+          <button class="button button--danger" type="button" :disabled="isSaving || disabled" @click="emit('delete', image.id)">Delete image</button>
         </div>
       </li>
     </ul>
diff --git a/apps/web/src/composables/useAdminImages.js b/apps/web/src/composables/useAdminImages.js
index 565dd34..e470737 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/composables/useAdminImages.js
+++ b/apps/web/src/composables/useAdminImages.js
@@ -19,21 +19,32 @@ export function useAdminImages(inventoryItemId) {
   const isLoading = ref(false);
   const isSaving = ref(false);
   const error = ref(null);
+  const loadError = ref(null);
+  const hasLoaded = ref(false);
 
   async function load() {
     isLoading.value = true;
-    error.value = null;
-    try { images.value = await listAdminImages(inventoryItemId); }
-    catch (requestError) { error.value = requestError; }
+    loadError.value = null;
+    try {
+      images.value = await listAdminImages(inventoryItemId);
+      hasLoaded.value = true;
+    }
+    catch (requestError) { loadError.value = requestError; }
     finally { isLoading.value = false; }
   }
 
   async function apply(action) {
+    if (!hasLoaded.value || isSaving.value || isLoading.value || loadError.value) return;
     isSaving.value = true;
     error.value = null;
-    try { await action(csrfToken()); await load(); }
+    try { await action(csrfToken()); }
     catch (requestError) { error.value = requestError; }
-    finally { isSaving.value = false; }
+    finally {
+      // Multi-file uploads and reordering can partially succeed. Reconcile even
+      // on failure, without replaying any mutation.
+      await load();
+      isSaving.value = false;
+    }
   }
 
   async function uploadOne(file, isPrimary, token) {
@@ -83,6 +94,8 @@ export function useAdminImages(inventoryItemId) {
     isLoading,
     isSaving,
     error,
+    loadError,
+    hasLoaded,
     load,
     upload,
     move: moveImage,
diff --git a/apps/web/src/pages/AdminImagePage.stories.js b/apps/web/src/pages/AdminImagePage.stories.js
index f402d73..b7ffc47 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/pages/AdminImagePage.stories.js
+++ b/apps/web/src/pages/AdminImagePage.stories.js
@@ -1,5 +1,139 @@
+import { expect, userEvent, within, waitFor } from '@storybook/test';
 import AdminImagePage from './AdminImagePage.vue';
 
-export default { title: 'Pages/AdminImagePage', component: AdminImagePage };
-
+export default {
+  title: 'Pages/AdminImagePage', component: AdminImagePage,
+  decorators: [() => ({ template: '<div style="background: var(--color-background); color: var(--color-text)"><story /></div>' })],
+  beforeEach: (context) => {
+    const originalFetch = globalThis.fetch;
+    const scenario = context.parameters.imageScenario;
+    let reads = 0;
+    let writes = 0;
+    let images = [{ id: 'image-1', altText: 'Front of card', sortOrder: 0, isPrimary: true, processingStatus: 'COMPLETED' }];
+    const reply = (data) => new Response(JSON.stringify({ data }), { headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' } });
+    const fail = (message) => new Response(JSON.stringify({ error: { message } }), { status: 503 });
+    globalThis.fetch = async (url, options = {}) => {
+      if (!String(url).includes('/admin/')) return originalFetch(url, options);
+      if (options.method === 'GET') {
+        reads += 1;
+        if (scenario === 'loading') return new Promise(() => {});
+        if (scenario === 'load-error' || (scenario === 'retry-load' && reads === 1) || (scenario === 'refresh-error' && reads === 2)) return fail('Image list unavailable.');
+        return reply(images);
+      }
+      writes += 1;
+      if (scenario === 'saving') return new Promise(() => {});
+      if (scenario === 'partial-upload' && writes === 2) return fail('Second upload failed.');
+      if (options.body instanceof FormData) images = [...images, { id: `uploaded-${writes}`, altText: options.body.get('altText'), sortOrder: images.length, isPrimary: false, processingStatus: 'COMPLETED' }];
+      if ((scenario === 'edit-error' || scenario === 'delete-error') && writes === 1) return fail('Image action failed. Try again.');
+      if (options.method === 'DELETE') images = [];
+      if (String(url).endsWith('/alt-text')) images = images.map((image) => ({ ...image, altText: JSON.parse(options.body).altText }));
+      return reply(null);
+    };
+    return () => { globalThis.fetch = originalFetch; };
+  },
+};
 export const Overview = {};
+export const Loading = {
+  parameters: { imageScenario: 'loading' },
+  play: async ({ canvasElement }) => {
+    const canvas = within(canvasElement);
+    await expect(canvas.getByRole('status')).toHaveTextContent('Loading images...');
+    await expect(canvas.queryByLabelText('Add images')).toBeNull();
+  },
+};
+export const LoadError = {
+  parameters: { imageScenario: 'load-error' },
+  play: async ({ canvasElement }) => {
+    const canvas = within(canvasElement);
+    await canvas.findByRole('alert');
+    await expect(canvas.queryByLabelText('Add images')).toBeNull();
+    const reload = canvas.getByRole('button', { name: 'Reload images' });
+    reload.focus();
+    await userEvent.keyboard('{Enter}');
+    await waitFor(() => expect(canvas.getByRole('button', { name: 'Reload images' })).toHaveFocus());
+  },
+};
+export const RetryLoad = {
+  parameters: { imageScenario: 'retry-load' },
+  play: async ({ canvasElement }) => {
+    const canvas = within(canvasElement);
+    await userEvent.click(await canvas.findByRole('button', { name: 'Reload images' }));
+    await expect(await canvas.findByLabelText('Add images')).toBeEnabled();
+    await expect(canvas.getByRole('region', { name: 'Image manager workspace' })).toHaveFocus();
+    await expect(canvas.queryByRole('alert')).toBeNull();
+  },
+};
+export const AltTextFailureAndRetry = {
+  parameters: { imageScenario: 'edit-error' },
+  play: async ({ canvasElement }) => {
+    const canvas = within(canvasElement);
+    await userEvent.click(await canvas.findByRole('button', { name: 'Edit alt text' }));
+    const field = canvas.getByLabelText('Alt text');
+    await userEvent.clear(field);
+    await userEvent.type(field, 'Updated card front');
+    await userEvent.click(canvas.getByRole('button', { name: 'Save alt text' }));
+    await expect(await canvas.findByRole('alert')).toHaveTextContent('Image action failed. Try again.');
+    await waitFor(() => expect(field).toBeEnabled());
+    await expect(field).toHaveValue('Updated card front');
+    await expect(canvas.getByLabelText('Add images')).toBeEnabled();
+    await userEvent.click(canvas.getByRole('button', { name: 'Save alt text' }));
+    await waitFor(() => expect(canvas.getByRole('button', { name: 'Edit alt text' })).toBeEnabled());
+    await expect(canvas.queryByRole('alert')).toBeNull();
+    await expect(field).toHaveValue('Updated card front');
+  },
+};
+export const DeleteFailureAndRetry = {
+  parameters: { imageScenario: 'delete-error' },
+  play: async ({ canvasElement }) => {
+    const canvas = within(canvasElement);
+    await userEvent.click(await canvas.findByRole('button', { name: 'Delete image' }));
+    await canvas.findByRole('alert');
+    await waitFor(() => expect(canvas.getByRole('button', { name: 'Delete image' })).toBeEnabled());
+    await userEvent.click(canvas.getByRole('button', { name: 'Delete image' }));
+    await expect(await canvas.findByText('No images uploaded yet.')).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(canvas.queryByRole('alert')).toBeNull();
+  },
+};
+export const RefreshFailureAfterDelete = {
+  parameters: { imageScenario: 'refresh-error' },
+  play: async ({ canvasElement }) => {
+    const canvas = within(canvasElement);
+    await userEvent.click(await canvas.findByRole('button', { name: 'Delete image' }));
+    await expect(await canvas.findByRole('alert')).toHaveTextContent('Could not refresh images.');
+    await expect(canvas.getByRole('button', { name: 'Delete image' })).toBeDisabled();
+    await expect(canvas.getByLabelText('Add images')).toBeDisabled();
+    await userEvent.click(canvas.getByRole('button', { name: 'Reload images' }));
+    await expect(await canvas.findByText('No images uploaded yet.')).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(canvas.queryByRole('alert')).toBeNull();
+  },
+};
+export const SavingKeepsGallery = {
+  parameters: { imageScenario: 'saving' },
+  play: async ({ canvasElement }) => {
+    const canvas = within(canvasElement);
+    await userEvent.click(await canvas.findByRole('button', { name: 'Delete image' }));
+    await expect(canvas.getByRole('status')).toHaveTextContent('Saving image changes...');
+    await expect(canvas.getByRole('button', { name: 'Delete image' })).toBeDisabled();
+    await expect(canvas.getByRole('button', { name: 'Edit alt text' })).toBeDisabled();
+    await expect(canvas.getByLabelText('Add images')).toBeDisabled();
+  },
+};
+export const MobileRetryLoad = { ...RetryLoad };
+export const DarkAltTextRecovery = {
+  ...AltTextFailureAndRetry,
+  globals: { theme: 'dark' },
+};
+
+export const PartialUploadFailure = {
+  parameters: { imageScenario: 'partial-upload' },
+  play: async ({ canvasElement }) => {
+    const canvas = within(canvasElement);
+    const bytes = Uint8Array.from(atob('iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNk+A8AAQUBAScY42YAAAAASUVORK5CYII='), (char) => char.charCodeAt(0));
+    const input = await canvas.findByLabelText('Add images');
+    await userEvent.upload(input, [new File([bytes], 'front.png', { type: 'image/png' }), new File([bytes], 'back.png', { type: 'image/png' })]);
+    await expect(await canvas.findByRole('alert')).toHaveTextContent('Second upload failed.');
+    await waitFor(() => expect(input).toBeEnabled());
+    await expect(canvas.getAllByRole('button', { name: 'Delete image' })).toHaveLength(2);
+    await expect(canvas.getByRole('button', { name: 'front.png' })).toBeVisible();
+  },
+};
diff --git a/apps/web/src/pages/AdminImagePage.vue b/apps/web/src/pages/AdminImagePage.vue
index 9172061..a7a8f64 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/pages/AdminImagePage.vue
+++ b/apps/web/src/pages/AdminImagePage.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script setup>
-import { onMounted } from 'vue';
+import { nextTick, onMounted, ref } from 'vue';
 import { RouterLink, useRoute } from 'vue-router';
 
 import AdminImageManager from '@/components/organisms/AdminImageManager.vue';
@@ -7,8 +7,15 @@ import { useAdminImages } from '@/composables/useAdminImages.js';
 
 const route = useRoute();
 const inventoryItemId = route.params.id;
-const { images, isLoading, isSaving, error, load, upload, move, setPrimary, updateAltText, retry, remove } = useAdminImages(inventoryItemId);
+const { images, isLoading, isSaving, error, loadError, hasLoaded, load, upload, move, setPrimary, updateAltText, retry, remove } = useAdminImages(inventoryItemId);
 
+const retryButton = ref(null);
+const managerRegion = ref(null);
+async function reloadImages() {
+  await load();
+  await nextTick();
+  (loadError.value ? retryButton.value : managerRegion.value)?.focus();
+}
 onMounted(load);
 </script>
 
@@ -17,18 +24,28 @@ onMounted(load);
     <RouterLink class="detail-back" :to="{ name: 'catalog' }">Back to catalog</RouterLink>
     <p class="catalog-kicker">Admin inventory</p>
     <h1>Manage images</h1>
-    <p v-if="isLoading" class="catalog-state" role="status">Loading images...</p>
-    <p v-else-if="error" class="catalog-state catalog-state--error" role="alert">{{ error.message }}</p>
-    <AdminImageManager
-      v-else
-      :images="images"
-      :is-saving="isSaving"
-      @upload="upload"
-      @move="({ id, direction }) => move(id, direction)"
-      @primary="setPrimary"
-      @alt-text="({ id, altText }) => updateAltText(id, altText)"
-      @retry="retry"
-      @delete="remove"
-    />
+    <p v-if="isLoading" class="catalog-state" role="status">{{ hasLoaded ? 'Refreshing images...' : 'Loading images...' }}</p>
+    <p v-if="error" class="catalog-state catalog-state--error" role="alert">{{ error.message }}</p>
+    <div v-if="loadError" role="alert" class="catalog-state catalog-state--error">
+      <p>{{ hasLoaded ? 'Could not refresh images. Reload before making more changes.' : 'Could not load images.' }} {{ loadError.message }}</p>
+      <button ref="retryButton" class="button button--primary" type="button" :disabled="isLoading || isSaving" @click="reloadImages">Reload images</button>
+    </div>
+    <div v-if="hasLoaded" ref="managerRegion" tabindex="-1" aria-label="Image manager workspace" role="region" class="image-manager-region">
+      <AdminImageManager
+        :images="images"
+        :is-saving="isSaving"
+        :disabled="isLoading || Boolean(loadError)"
+        @upload="upload"
+        @move="({ id, direction }) => move(id, direction)"
+        @primary="setPrimary"
+        @alt-text="({ id, altText }) => updateAltText(id, altText)"
+        @retry="retry"
+        @delete="remove"
+      />
+    </div>
   </main>
 </template>
+
+<style scoped>
+.image-manager-region:focus-visible { outline: var(--border-strong) solid var(--color-focus); outline-offset: 3px; }
+</style>
diff --git a/docs/IMAGES.md b/docs/IMAGES.md
index 49920ea..4c4b734 100644
--- a/docs/IMAGES.md
+++ b/docs/IMAGES.md
@@ -108,3 +108,14 @@ Public galleries must support:
 - screen-reader-friendly state
 
 Primary images power cards, search results, homepage previews, and social/share metadata.
+
+## Admin error recovery
+
+Keep the loaded gallery and alt-text drafts mounted during image actions and
+refreshes. Show action failures separately from list-read failures. After every
+action, including a failed multi-file upload or reorder, reload image metadata to
+reconcile any partial success without replaying writes. If that refresh fails,
+retain the last loaded gallery but disable mutations until an explicit reload
+succeeds. Failed initial loads show a reload action instead of an empty manager.
+Reload restores keyboard focus to the manager or the retry control. Pending
+operations block conflicting writes and uploads, including drag-and-drop.
diff --git a/docs/IMPLEMENTATION-STATUS.md b/docs/IMPLEMENTATION-STATUS.md
index 76a0112..7adf667 100644
--- a/docs/IMPLEMENTATION-STATUS.md
+++ b/docs/IMPLEMENTATION-STATUS.md
@@ -162,14 +162,22 @@ Verified locally: `npm test` passes 167 tests with no failures (23 domain, 79 ap
 - Storybook covers loading, load errors, successful/repeated retry, save failure/retry, saving/disabled states, mobile retry and dark-theme save recovery.
 - Validation: 167 API tests, 11 web tests, production web build, Storybook build, and 32 Storybook suites / 102 tests. Frontend-only change; no API or persistence changes.
 
-### Latest Vertical Slice: Saved Views Error Recovery
+### Saved Views Error Recovery
 
 - Failed list reads no longer show an empty-list message or create form; Retry restores keyboard focus on success or repeated failure.
 - Create/delete actions clear stale feedback, announce progress, and block conflicting actions. Create failures preserve drafts; delete failures preserve the view and focus; successful deletion announces completion and focuses the list heading.
 - Storybook covers populated/empty/loading/error states, load retries, create/delete recovery, invalid JSON, pending disabled states, mobile retry and dark-theme recovery.
 - Validation: 167 API tests, 11 web tests, production web build, Storybook build, and 32 Storybook suites / 113 tests. Frontend-only change; API and persistence unchanged.
 
-Next bounded slice: admin image-manager error recovery. A mutation error currently replaces the whole gallery with an error message. Keep loaded images and controls available after failed edits/uploads, distinguish initial-load failure, provide reload retry, and cover retry/failure states with Storybook interactions.
+### Latest Vertical Slice: Image Manager Error Recovery
+
+- Loaded images and alt-text drafts survive action failures and refreshes. Initial-load errors offer Reload; refresh errors retain the gallery with writes disabled until reload succeeds.
+- Every action reconciles metadata even on failure, exposing partial multi-upload/reorder success without replaying mutations. Pending actions block overlapping writes and file drops.
+- Added page/component stories covering load/retry, edit/delete failure and retry, successful deletion followed by refresh failure, pending/disabled states, partial upload failure, mobile and dark-theme recovery.
+- Dark-theme coverage also fixed destructive-button contrast by separating its solid background token from error-text color.
+- Validation: 167 API tests, 11 web tests, production web build, Storybook build, and 32 Storybook suites / 124 tests. No API or persistence changes.
+
+Next bounded slice: atomic image reordering. Move up/down currently sends two separate order updates; failure between them can leave a partial reorder. Add a seller-scoped API operation that updates both positions transactionally, connect the controls to it, and verify rollback and ownership with integration tests.
 
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