diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fda177f..b0ac3ed 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 .aider*
-*/.DS_Store
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 9575d51..406729f 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.6.1
+3.10.1-exp
diff --git a/airflow/config/airflow_local_settings.py b/airflow/config/airflow_local_settings.py
index 240a8ea..c963cb9 100644
--- a/airflow/config/airflow_local_settings.py
+++ b/airflow/config/airflow_local_settings.py
@@ -1,7 +1,26 @@
 import logging
+import os
+import sys
 from copy import deepcopy
 from airflow.config_templates.airflow_local_settings import DEFAULT_LOGGING_CONFIG
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+# Add the config directory to the path to allow for local imports like `custom_task_hooks`.
+# This is necessary because this file is executed by the Airflow scheduler in a context
+# where the config directory is not automatically on the Python path.
+config_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+if config_dir not in sys.path:
+    sys.path.insert(0, config_dir)
+    logger.info(f"Added '{config_dir}' to sys.path for local imports.")
+
+
 LOGGING_CONFIG = deepcopy(DEFAULT_LOGGING_CONFIG)
+
+# The task_instance_mutation_hook is now self-registering to be robust
+# against different loading configurations. See custom_task_hooks.py for details.
+try:
+    import custom_task_hooks
+    logger.info(f"Successfully imported custom_task_hooks module (Version: {getattr(custom_task_hooks, '__version__', 'unknown')}).")
+except ImportError as e:
+    logger.warning(f"Could not import custom_task_hooks: {e}. Worker pinning will not function.", exc_info=True)
diff --git a/airflow/config/custom_task_hooks.py b/airflow/config/custom_task_hooks.py
index fdb8176..47c2a97 100644
--- a/airflow/config/custom_task_hooks.py
+++ b/airflow/config/custom_task_hooks.py
@@ -1,28 +1,55 @@
-# Version: 2025-08-20-02
+# Version: 2025-09-22-08
+__version__ = "2025-09-22-08"
 # This file contains custom hooks for the Airflow environment.
+import logging
 from airflow import settings
-from airflow.models.dagrun import DagRun
-from airflow.utils.session import provide_session
+from airflow.configuration import conf
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-@provide_session
-def task_instance_mutation_hook(ti, session=None):
+def task_instance_mutation_hook(ti):
+    """
+    This hook modifies the task instance queue at runtime for worker pinning.
+    It relies exclusively on parsing the queue from the run_id, which is guaranteed
+    to be set by the dispatcher DAG. This avoids database race conditions.
+    """
+    logger.debug(f"MUTATION HOOK: Running for dag '{ti.dag_id}', task '{ti.task_id}'.")
     if ti.dag_id == 'ytdlp_ops_worker_per_url':
-        # Query the DagRun from the DB using run_id to reliably get the conf.
-        # The ti.dag_run attribute is not always populated when the hook is called.
-        dag_run = session.query(DagRun).filter(DagRun.run_id == ti.run_id).first()
-        conf = dag_run.conf if dag_run else {}
-        worker_queue = conf.get('worker_queue')
+        # If the run_id isn't populated yet, just return. The hook may be called again.
+        if not ti.run_id:
+            logger.debug(f"MUTATION HOOK: run_id not yet available for task '{ti.task_id}'. Skipping this invocation.")
+            return
+
+        logger.debug(f"MUTATION HOOK: Matched DAG '{ti.dag_id}'. Attempting to pin task '{ti.task_id}' for run_id '{ti.run_id}'.")
+        worker_queue = None
+        # The dispatcher embeds the queue in the run_id like: ..._q_queue-dl-worker-hostname
+        if ti.run_id and '_q_' in ti.run_id:
+            try:
+                parsed_queue = ti.run_id.split('_q_')[-1]
+                if parsed_queue.startswith('queue-dl-'):
+                    worker_queue = parsed_queue
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.error(f"MUTATION HOOK: CRITICAL: Error parsing queue from run_id '{ti.run_id}': {e}.", exc_info=True)
 
         if worker_queue:
-            print(f"MUTATION HOOK: For dag '{ti.dag_id}', pinning task '{ti.task_id}' (run_id: {ti.run_id}) to queue '{worker_queue}'.")
+            logger.debug(f"MUTATION HOOK: Pinning task '{ti.task_id}' (run_id: {ti.run_id}) to queue '{worker_queue}' from run_id.")
             ti.queue = worker_queue
         else:
-            print(f"MUTATION HOOK: For dag '{ti.dag_id}', no 'worker_queue' in conf for run_id '{ti.run_id}'. Falling back to 'queue-dl'.")
+            # If the queue is not found, it's a critical failure in the dispatching logic.
+            # We fall back to the default queue but log it as a high-severity warning.
+            logger.warning(f"MUTATION HOOK: Could not find worker queue in run_id '{ti.run_id}'. Falling back to 'queue-dl'. Pinning will fail.")
             ti.queue = 'queue-dl'
 
-# Register the hook only in appropriate contexts
-# This hook can cause issues with the Triggerer, which does not have a `dag_run` context
-# when it runs its own maintenance tasks.
-if not settings.CONFIG.get('core', 'executor').lower().startswith('debug'):
-    settings.task_instance_mutation_hook = task_instance_mutation_hook
+
+# --- Hook Registration ---
+# This registration logic is placed here to work around environments where this file
+# might be loaded directly as the local settings file via AIRFLOW__CORE__LOCAL_SETTINGS_PATH.
+try:
+    if not conf.get('core', 'executor').lower().startswith('debug'):
+        settings.task_instance_mutation_hook = task_instance_mutation_hook
+        logger.info(f"Successfully self-registered task_instance_mutation_hook (Version: {__version__}) for worker pinning.")
+    else:
+        logger.info("Skipping self-registration of task_instance_mutation_hook due to DebugExecutor.")
+except Exception as e:
+    logger.warning(f"Could not self-register custom_task_hooks: {e}. Worker pinning may not function.", exc_info=True)
+
diff --git a/airflow/dags/ytdlp_mgmt_queues.py b/airflow/dags/ytdlp_mgmt_queues.py
index be3b573..fef9f76 100644
--- a/airflow/dags/ytdlp_mgmt_queues.py
+++ b/airflow/dags/ytdlp_mgmt_queues.py
@@ -251,6 +251,8 @@ def dump_redis_data_to_csv(redis_client, dump_dir, patterns):
 def clear_queue_callable(**context):
     """Dumps Redis data to CSV and/or clears specified Redis keys based on selection."""
     params = context['params']
+    ti = context['task_instance']
+    logger.info(f"Task '{ti.task_id}' running on queue '{ti.queue}'.")
     redis_conn_id = params['redis_conn_id']
     queue_base_name = params['queue_base_name']
     queues_to_clear_options = params.get('queues_to_clear_options', [])
@@ -302,6 +304,8 @@ def clear_queue_callable(**context):
 def list_contents_callable(**context):
     """Lists the contents of the specified Redis key(s) (list or hash)."""
     params = context['params']
+    ti = context['task_instance']
+    logger.info(f"Task '{ti.task_id}' running on queue '{ti.queue}'.")
     redis_conn_id = params['redis_conn_id']
     queues_to_list_str = params.get('queue_to_list')
     max_items = params.get('max_items', 10)
@@ -379,6 +383,8 @@ def list_contents_callable(**context):
 def check_status_callable(**context):
     """Checks the status (type and size) of all standard Redis queues for a given base name."""
     params = context['params']
+    ti = context['task_instance']
+    logger.info(f"Task '{ti.task_id}' running on queue '{ti.queue}'.")
     redis_conn_id = params['redis_conn_id']
     queue_name = params.get('queue_base_name', DEFAULT_QUEUE_NAME)
     queue_suffixes = ['_inbox', '_progress', '_result', '_fail']
@@ -414,6 +420,8 @@ def requeue_failed_callable(**context):
     Copies all URLs from the fail hash to the inbox list and optionally clears the fail hash.
     """
     params = context['params']
+    ti = context['task_instance']
+    logger.info(f"Task '{ti.task_id}' running on queue '{ti.queue}'.")
     redis_conn_id = params['redis_conn_id']
     queue_name = params['queue_base_name']
     clear_fail_queue = params['clear_fail_queue_after_requeue']
@@ -468,6 +476,8 @@ def add_videos_to_queue_callable(**context):
     normalizes them to URLs, and adds them to a Redis queue.
     """
     params = context["params"]
+    ti = context['task_instance']
+    logger.info(f"Task '{ti.task_id}' running on queue '{ti.queue}'.")
     queue_name = params["queue_base_name"]
     redis_conn_id = params["redis_conn_id"]
     dry_run = params["dry_run"]
diff --git a/airflow/dags/ytdlp_ops_dispatcher.py b/airflow/dags/ytdlp_ops_dispatcher.py
index 82daaa1..a6f50fa 100644
--- a/airflow/dags/ytdlp_ops_dispatcher.py
+++ b/airflow/dags/ytdlp_ops_dispatcher.py
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ def dispatch_url_to_worker(**context):
     Pulls one URL from Redis, determines the current worker's dedicated queue,
     and triggers the main worker DAG to process the URL on that specific queue.
     """
+    ti = context['task_instance']
+    logger.info(f"Dispatcher task '{ti.task_id}' running on queue '{ti.queue}'.")
+
     # --- Check for worker pause lock file ---
     # This path must be consistent with the Ansible playbook.
     lock_file_path = '/opt/airflow/inputfiles/AIRFLOW.PREVENT_URL_PULL.lockfile'
@@ -65,7 +68,9 @@ def dispatch_url_to_worker(**context):
     # We add the specific URL and the determined worker queue to the configuration.
     conf_to_pass = {**params, 'url_to_process': url_to_process, 'worker_queue': worker_queue}
     
-    run_id = f"worker_run_{context['dag_run'].run_id}_{context['ts_nodash']}"
+    # Embed the worker queue in the run_id to avoid DB race conditions in the mutation hook.
+    # The hook will parse the queue name from the run_id itself.
+    run_id = f"worker_run_{context['dag_run'].run_id}_{context['ts_nodash']}_q_{worker_queue}"
 
     logger.info(f"Triggering 'ytdlp_ops_worker_per_url' with run_id '{run_id}'")
     trigger_dag(
diff --git a/airflow/dags/ytdlp_ops_orchestrator.py b/airflow/dags/ytdlp_ops_orchestrator.py
index 526130c..b7feff1 100644
--- a/airflow/dags/ytdlp_ops_orchestrator.py
+++ b/airflow/dags/ytdlp_ops_orchestrator.py
@@ -96,12 +96,15 @@ def orchestrate_workers_ignition_callable(**context):
     to initiate self-sustaining processing loops.
     """
     params = context['params']
+    ti = context['task_instance']
+    logger.info(f"Orchestrator task '{ti.task_id}' running on queue '{ti.queue}'.")
     logger.info("Starting dispatcher ignition sequence.")
 
     dispatcher_dag_id = 'ytdlp_ops_dispatcher'
     dag_model = DagModel.get_dagmodel(dispatcher_dag_id)
     if dag_model and dag_model.is_paused:
-        raise AirflowException(f"Dispatcher DAG '{dispatcher_dag_id}' is paused. Cannot start dispatcher loops.")
+        logger.warning(f"Dispatcher DAG '{dispatcher_dag_id}' is paused. Skipping dispatcher ignition.")
+        raise AirflowSkipException(f"Dispatcher DAG '{dispatcher_dag_id}' is paused.")
 
     total_workers = int(params['total_workers'])
     workers_per_bunch = int(params['workers_per_bunch'])
@@ -264,7 +267,7 @@ with DAG(
         ),
         'queue_name': Param(DEFAULT_QUEUE_NAME, type="string", description="[Worker Param] Base name for Redis queues."),
         'redis_conn_id': Param(DEFAULT_REDIS_CONN_ID, type="string", description="[Worker Param] Airflow Redis connection ID."),
-        'clients': Param('web', type="string", description="[Worker Param] Comma-separated list of clients for token generation. Full list: web, web_safari, web_embedded, web_music, web_creator, mweb, web_camoufox, web_safari_camoufox, web_embedded_camoufox, web_music_camoufox, web_creator_camoufox, mweb_camoufox, android, android_music, android_creator, android_vr, ios, ios_music, ios_creator, tv, tv_simply, tv_sample, tv_embedded"),
+        'clients': Param('tv_sample,mweb,web_camoufox', type="string", description="[Worker Param] Comma-separated list of clients for token generation. Full list: web, web_safari, web_embedded, web_music, web_creator, mweb, web_camoufox, web_safari_camoufox, web_embedded_camoufox, web_music_camoufox, web_creator_camoufox, mweb_camoufox, android, android_music, android_creator, android_vr, ios, ios_music, ios_creator, tv, tv_simply, tv_sample, tv_embedded"),
         'account_pool': Param('ytdlp_account', type="string", description="[Worker Param] Account pool prefix or comma-separated list."),
         'account_pool_size': Param(10, type=["integer", "null"], description="[Worker Param] If using a prefix for 'account_pool', this specifies the number of accounts to generate (e.g., 10 for 'prefix_01' through 'prefix_10'). Required when using a prefix."),
         'service_ip': Param(DEFAULT_YT_AUTH_SERVICE_IP, type="string", description="[Worker Param] IP of the ytdlp-ops-server. Default is from Airflow variable YT_AUTH_SERVICE_IP or hardcoded."),
diff --git a/airflow/dags/ytdlp_ops_worker_per_url.py b/airflow/dags/ytdlp_ops_worker_per_url.py
index d931522..050ef1a 100644
--- a/airflow/dags/ytdlp_ops_worker_per_url.py
+++ b/airflow/dags/ytdlp_ops_worker_per_url.py
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ DEFAULT_YT_AUTH_SERVICE_IP = Variable.get("YT_AUTH_SERVICE_IP", default_var="172
 DEFAULT_YT_AUTH_SERVICE_PORT = Variable.get("YT_AUTH_SERVICE_PORT", default_var=9080)
 
 # The queue is set to a fallback here. The actual worker-specific queue is
-# assigned just-in-time by the task_instance_mutation_hook in airflow_local_settings.py,
-# which reads the 'worker_queue' from the DAG run configuration.
+# assigned just-in-time by the task_instance_mutation_hook (see: airflow/config/custom_task_hooks.py),
+# which parses the target queue from the DAG run_id.
 DEFAULT_ARGS = {
     'owner': 'airflow',
     'retries': 0,
@@ -151,6 +151,32 @@ def get_url_and_assign_account(**context):
     This is the first task in the pinned-worker DAG.
     """
     params = context['params']
+    ti = context['task_instance']
+
+    # --- Worker Pinning Verification ---
+    # This is a safeguard against a known Airflow issue where clearing a task
+    # can cause the task_instance_mutation_hook to be skipped, breaking pinning.
+    # See: https://github.com/apache/airflow/issues/20143
+    expected_queue = None
+    if ti.run_id and '_q_' in ti.run_id:
+        expected_queue = ti.run_id.split('_q_')[-1]
+    
+    if not expected_queue:
+        # Fallback to conf if run_id parsing fails for some reason
+        expected_queue = params.get('worker_queue')
+
+    if expected_queue and ti.queue != expected_queue:
+        error_msg = (
+            f"WORKER PINNING FAILURE: Task is running on queue '{ti.queue}' but was expected on '{expected_queue}'. "
+            "This usually happens after manually clearing a task, which is not the recommended recovery method for this DAG. "
+            "To recover a failed URL, let the DAG run fail, use the 'ytdlp_mgmt_queues' DAG to requeue the URL, "
+            "and use the 'ytdlp_ops_orchestrator' to start a new worker loop if needed."
+        )
+        logger.error(error_msg)
+        raise AirflowException(error_msg)
+    elif expected_queue:
+        logger.info(f"Worker pinning verified. Task is correctly running on queue '{ti.queue}'.")
+    # --- End Verification ---
     
     # The URL is passed by the dispatcher DAG.
     url_to_process = params.get('url_to_process')
diff --git a/ansible/playbook-dags.yml b/ansible/playbook-dags.yml
index 92b7b1a..473c8a5 100644
--- a/ansible/playbook-dags.yml
+++ b/ansible/playbook-dags.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
   hosts: airflow_master
   gather_facts: no
   vars_files:
-    - group_vars/all.yml
+    - "{{ inventory_dir }}/group_vars/all/generated_vars.yml"
+    - "{{ inventory_dir }}/group_vars/all/vault.yml"
   tasks:
     - name: Sync DAGs to MASTER server
       ansible.posix.synchronize:
@@ -33,7 +34,8 @@
   hosts: airflow_workers
   gather_facts: no
   vars_files:
-    - group_vars/all.yml
+    - "{{ inventory_dir }}/group_vars/all/generated_vars.yml"
+    - "{{ inventory_dir }}/group_vars/all/vault.yml"
   tasks:
     - name: Sync DAGs to WORKER server
       ansible.posix.synchronize:
diff --git a/ansible/playbook-dl.yml b/ansible/playbook-dl.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/ansible/playbook-full.yml b/ansible/playbook-full.yml
index 6123cb5..d9ec167 100644
--- a/ansible/playbook-full.yml
+++ b/ansible/playbook-full.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
   hosts: all
   gather_facts: true
   vars_files:
-    - group_vars/all.yml
-    - group_vars/all/vault.yml
+    - "{{ inventory_dir }}/group_vars/all/generated_vars.yml"
+    - "{{ inventory_dir }}/group_vars/all/vault.yml"
   pre_tasks:
     - name: Announce fast deploy mode if enabled
       debug:
diff --git a/ansible/playbook-hook.yml b/ansible/playbook-hook.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25629b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/playbook-hook.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+---
+- name: Deploy and Reload Airflow Task Hook
+  hosts: all
+  gather_facts: no
+  vars_files:
+    - "{{ inventory_dir }}/group_vars/all/generated_vars.yml"
+    - "{{ inventory_dir }}/group_vars/all/vault.yml"
+  tasks:
+    - name: Sync custom_task_hooks.py to MASTER server
+      when: inventory_hostname in groups['airflow_master']
+      synchronize:
+        src: "../airflow/config/custom_task_hooks.py"
+        dest: "{{ airflow_master_dir }}/config/"
+        archive: yes
+        rsync_path: "sudo rsync"
+
+    - name: Sync airflow_local_settings.py to MASTER server
+      when: inventory_hostname in groups['airflow_master']
+      synchronize:
+        src: "../airflow/config/airflow_local_settings.py"
+        dest: "{{ airflow_master_dir }}/config/"
+        archive: yes
+        rsync_path: "sudo rsync"
+
+    - name: Sync custom_task_hooks.py to WORKER server
+      when: inventory_hostname in groups['airflow_workers']
+      synchronize:
+        src: "../airflow/config/custom_task_hooks.py"
+        dest: "{{ airflow_worker_dir }}/config/"
+        archive: yes
+        rsync_path: "sudo rsync"
+
+    - name: Sync airflow_local_settings.py to WORKER server
+      when: inventory_hostname in groups['airflow_workers']
+      synchronize:
+        src: "../airflow/config/airflow_local_settings.py"
+        dest: "{{ airflow_worker_dir }}/config/"
+        archive: yes
+        rsync_path: "sudo rsync"
+
+    - name: Restart Airflow services on MASTER
+      when: inventory_hostname in groups['airflow_master']
+      ansible.builtin.command:
+        cmd: "docker compose restart airflow-scheduler airflow-webserver airflow-master-worker airflow-triggerer"
+        chdir: "{{ airflow_master_dir }}"
+      become: yes
+
+    - name: Restart Airflow worker on WORKER
+      when: inventory_hostname in groups['airflow_workers']
+      ansible.builtin.command:
+        cmd: "docker compose restart airflow-worker"
+        chdir: "{{ airflow_worker_dir }}"
+      become: yes
diff --git a/ansible/playbook-master.yml b/ansible/playbook-master.yml
index cae26f9..0ed92f2 100644
--- a/ansible/playbook-master.yml
+++ b/ansible/playbook-master.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
   hosts: airflow_master
   gather_facts: yes
   vars_files:
-    - group_vars/all.yml
-    - group_vars/all/vault.yml
+    - "{{ inventory_dir }}/group_vars/all/generated_vars.yml"
+    - "{{ inventory_dir }}/group_vars/all/vault.yml"
   pre_tasks:
     - name: Announce master deployment
       debug:
diff --git a/ansible/playbook-worker.yml b/ansible/playbook-worker.yml
index 23dcd80..d8fe17b 100644
--- a/ansible/playbook-worker.yml
+++ b/ansible/playbook-worker.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
   hosts: airflow_workers
   gather_facts: yes
   vars_files:
-    - group_vars/all.yml
-    - group_vars/all/vault.yml
+    - "{{ inventory_dir }}/group_vars/all/generated_vars.yml"
+    - "{{ inventory_dir }}/group_vars/all/vault.yml"
   pre_tasks:
     - name: Announce worker deployment
       debug:
diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/pause_worker.yml b/ansible/playbooks/pause_worker.yml
index 5235379..27dca8a 100644
--- a/ansible/playbooks/pause_worker.yml
+++ b/ansible/playbooks/pause_worker.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 - hosts: airflow_workers
   gather_facts: no
   vars_files:
-    - ../group_vars/all.yml
+    - "{{ inventory_dir }}/group_vars/all/generated_vars.yml"
+    - "{{ inventory_dir }}/group_vars/all/vault.yml"
   tasks:
     - name: "Create lock file to pause worker"
       file:
diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/resume_worker.yml b/ansible/playbooks/resume_worker.yml
index 8b0b7ce..0ac778f 100644
--- a/ansible/playbooks/resume_worker.yml
+++ b/ansible/playbooks/resume_worker.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 - hosts: airflow_workers
   gather_facts: yes
   vars_files:
-    - ../group_vars/all.yml
+    - "{{ inventory_dir }}/group_vars/all/generated_vars.yml"
+    - "{{ inventory_dir }}/group_vars/all/vault.yml"
   tasks:
     - name: "Archive lock file to resume worker"
       command: >
diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a728fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+echo "Generating inventory..."
+./tools/generate-inventory.py cluster.test.yml
+
+echo "Deploying full cluster..."
+cd ansible
+ansible-playbook playbook-full.yml