Include animating to prevent toggle showing early

TagSerializer.get_children() built a full nested TagSerializer(many=True)
for every tag, even when it had zero children, likely the common case for
most tags and maybe even most installs. Constructing a DRF ModelSerializer isn't
free (field introspection, deepcopy of declared fields, i18n lookups
all re-run per instantiation), so this scaled GET /api/tags/ linearly
with tag count in pure Python overhead, unrelated to SQL query count.

.github/workflows/issue-bot.yml

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
                 'You are welcome to open a new issue that describes the problem you observed in your own words.'
               : 'This issue was automatically closed because it was not opened using our bug report form. ' +
                 'Issues have to be created through the form so that the details we need to investigate are included.\n\n' +
-                `If the problem is still there, please [open a new issue](${newIssue}) using the form. No other action is needed here.\n\n' +
+                `If the problem is still there, please [open a new issue](${newIssue}) using the form. No other action is needed here.\n\n` +
                 'If any part of your report was written by an AI tool or agent, you must say so: undisclosed AI-generated ' +
                 `contributions are a violation of our [Code of Conduct](${codeOfConduct}).`;
 

.github/workflows/pr-bot.yml

@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ jobs:
   pr-bot:
     name: Automated PR Bot
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # Runs after Anti-slop so the welcome comment can see whether the PR was closed
+    # instead of racing it. Still runs if that job fails, so labeling is not lost.
+    needs: Anti-slop
+    if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
     permissions:
       contents: read
       pull-requests: write
@@ -99,8 +103,25 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
         with:
           script: |
-            const pr = context.payload.pull_request;
-            const user = pr.user.login;
+            const user = context.payload.pull_request.user.login;
+
+            // Re-read the PR: Anti-slop may have closed and labeled it after the webhook
+            const { data: pr } = await github.rest.pulls.get({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              pull_number: context.payload.pull_request.number,
+            });
+
+            if (pr.state === 'closed') {
+              core.info('Skipping comment: PR is already closed');
+              return;
+            }
+
+            const labels = pr.labels.map((label) => (typeof label === 'string' ? label : label.name));
+            if (labels.includes('ai')) {
+              core.info('Skipping comment: PR is labeled ai');
+              return;
+            }
 
             const { data: members } = await github.rest.orgs.listMembers({
               org: 'paperless-ngx',

docker/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-compile-bytecode/run

@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-#!/command/with-contenv /usr/bin/bash
-# shellcheck shell=bash
-declare -r log_prefix="[init-compile-bytecode]"
-
-# PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 is set for the whole container. This unit compiles a
-# scoped set of libraries anyway, to speed up startup without bloating image size.
-
-# Handle the people using a read only file system
-if [[ "${S6_READ_ONLY_ROOT}" == "1" ]]; then
-	echo "${log_prefix} S6_READ_ONLY_ROOT=1, skipping (nothing to write bytecode to)"
-	exit 0
-fi
-
-# When running as a non-root user, site-packages is still root-owned and unwritable,
-# so this step would just fail loudly on every container start. Skip it.
-if [[ -n "${USER_IS_NON_ROOT}" ]]; then
-	echo "${log_prefix} USER_IS_NON_ROOT is set, skipping (site-packages is not writable)"
-	exit 0
-fi
-
-declare -r site_packages="$(python3 -c 'import site; print(site.getsitepackages()[0])')"
-
-# Deliberately scoped to packages that paperless.settings/paperless/__init__.py import
-# unconditionally on every manage.py invocation (Django itself, the always-loaded
-# INSTALLED_APPS, and celery). This is NOT "compile everything" - the optional AI stack
-# (torch, llama-index, sentence-transformers, ...) is intentionally excluded since it is
-# lazy-imported and large.
-declare -a scope=(
-	"${PAPERLESS_SRC_DIR}"
-	"${site_packages}/django"
-	"${site_packages}/celery"
-	"${site_packages}/kombu"
-	"${site_packages}/rest_framework"
-	"${site_packages}/django_filters"
-	"${site_packages}/whitenoise"
-	"${site_packages}/corsheaders"
-	"${site_packages}/django_extensions"
-	"${site_packages}/guardian"
-	"${site_packages}/allauth"
-	"${site_packages}/drf_spectacular"
-	"${site_packages}/drf_spectacular_sidecar"
-	"${site_packages}/treenode"
-	"${site_packages}/compression_middleware"
-)
-
-declare -a existing_scope=()
-for path in "${scope[@]}"; do
-	[[ -d "${path}" ]] && existing_scope+=("${path}")
-done
-
-echo "${log_prefix} Compiling bytecode for: ${existing_scope[*]}"
-declare -r start_seconds=${SECONDS}
-
-if ! PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE= python3 -m compileall -q "${existing_scope[@]}"; then
-	echo "${log_prefix} WARNING: compileall reported errors (read-only filesystem or unwritable site-packages?); continuing without a bytecode cache"
-fi
-
-echo "${log_prefix} Done in $((SECONDS - start_seconds))s"

docker/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-compile-bytecode/type

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-oneshot

docker/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-compile-bytecode/up

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-compile-bytecode/run

docs/advanced_usage.md

@@ -138,7 +138,9 @@ for suggested generation and embedding models.
 With AI enabled, Paperless-ngx can suggest a title, tags, correspondent, document type,
 storage path and dates by sending the document to the LLM. This is **opt-in per request**
 and surfaces through the "Suggest" control on the document detail page, alongside the
-classic classifier-based suggestions — it does not disable them. Suggestion output
+classic classifier-based suggestions — it does not disable them. Suggestions are requested
+automatically when you open a document that carries an inbox tag unless "Automatically request
+suggestions for inbox documents" under Settings > Documents is disabled. Suggestion output
 language can be steered with
 [`PAPERLESS_AI_LLM_OUTPUT_LANGUAGE`](configuration.md#PAPERLESS_AI_LLM_OUTPUT_LANGUAGE)
 (otherwise it follows the user's UI language).

docs/usage.md

@@ -317,6 +317,8 @@ a "document already exists" message.
 
 Paperless-ngx can suggest tags, correspondents, document types and storage paths for documents based on the content of the document. This is done using a (non-LLM) machine learning model that is trained on the documents in your database. The suggestions are shown in the document detail page and can be accepted or rejected by the user.
 
+Suggestions are requested automatically when you open a document that still has an inbox tag. To only request them by pressing the "Suggest" button instead, turn off "Automatically request suggestions for inbox documents" under Settings > Documents.
+
 ## AI Features
 
 Paperless-ngx includes several features that use AI to enhance the document management experience. These features are optional and can be enabled or disabled in the settings. If you are using the AI features, you may want to also enable the "LLM index" feature, which supports Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) designed to improve the quality of AI responses. The LLM index feature is not enabled by default and requires additional configuration.
@@ -684,7 +686,8 @@ It requires [AI features](configuration.md#ai) to be enabled. You can specify:
   never replace the document's existing tags.
 
 The action works with every trigger **except Consumption Started**, because suggestions are made from
-the document's text, which does not exist until after the document has been processed.
+the document's text, which does not exist until after the document has been processed. Documents whose
+processed text is empty or contains only whitespace are skipped.
 
 Because the query to the AI service is slow, the action is queued and runs in the background rather
 than as part of the workflow run itself. The document is updated once the suggestions come back.

src-ui/messages.xlf

@@ -501,15 +501,43 @@
           <context context-type="linenumber">30</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="7057826840809102816" datatype="html">
+        <source>This value overrides <x id="INTERPOLATION" equiv-text="{{option.config_key}}"/>, which is set outside Paperless.</source>
+        <context-group purpose="location">
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/admin/config/config.component.html</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">35</context>
+        </context-group>
+      </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="7221396516204435584" datatype="html">
+        <source><x id="INTERPOLATION" equiv-text="{{option.config_key}}"/> is set outside Paperless. Enter a value here to override it.</source>
+        <context-group purpose="location">
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/admin/config/config.component.html</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">37</context>
+        </context-group>
+      </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="8318849619178340389" datatype="html">
+        <source>Use the externally configured value</source>
+        <context-group purpose="location">
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/admin/config/config.component.html</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">42</context>
+        </context-group>
+      </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="6032629623003430385" datatype="html">
+        <source>Reset to external</source>
+        <context-group purpose="location">
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/admin/config/config.component.html</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">43</context>
+        </context-group>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="7808756054397155068" datatype="html">
         <source>Reset</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/admin/config/config.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">34</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">46</context>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/admin/config/config.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">35</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">47</context>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/admin/settings/settings.component.html</context>
@@ -520,7 +548,7 @@
         <source>Enable</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/admin/config/config.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">43</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">56</context>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/profile-edit-dialog/profile-edit-dialog.component.html</context>
@@ -531,11 +559,11 @@
         <source>Cancel</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/admin/config/config.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">67,68</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">80,81</context>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/admin/settings/settings.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">401,402</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">407,408</context>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/confirm-dialog/confirm-dialog.component.ts</context>
@@ -610,11 +638,11 @@
         <source>Save</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/admin/config/config.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">70,71</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">83,84</context>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/admin/settings/settings.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">402,403</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">408,409</context>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/edit-dialog/correspondent-edit-dialog/correspondent-edit-dialog.component.html</context>
@@ -681,42 +709,42 @@
         <source>Error retrieving config</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/admin/config/config.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">117</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">118</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="1172622527269118932" datatype="html">
         <source>Invalid JSON</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/admin/config/config.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">143</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">144</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="5103146006962696736" datatype="html">
         <source>Configuration updated</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/admin/config/config.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">187</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">193</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="1664963291286452273" datatype="html">
         <source>An error occurred updating configuration</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/admin/config/config.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">192</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">198</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="2653081282186526824" datatype="html">
         <source>File successfully updated</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/admin/config/config.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">214</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">220</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="5902783625859504265" datatype="html">
         <source>An error occurred uploading file</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/admin/config/config.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">219</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">225</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="4804785061014590286" datatype="html">
@@ -1226,53 +1254,67 @@
           <context context-type="linenumber">236</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="1043449647727456069" datatype="html">
+        <source>Automatically request suggestions for inbox documents</source>
+        <context-group purpose="location">
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/admin/settings/settings.component.html</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">242</context>
+        </context-group>
+      </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="460700039378563125" datatype="html">
+        <source>If un-checked, suggestions must be requested via the Suggest button.</source>
+        <context-group purpose="location">
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/admin/settings/settings.component.html</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">242</context>
+        </context-group>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="8793267604636304297" datatype="html">
         <source>Show document thumbnail during loading</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/admin/settings/settings.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">242</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">248</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="1783600598811723080" datatype="html">
         <source>Built-in fields to show:</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/admin/settings/settings.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">248,249</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">254,255</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="3467966318201103991" datatype="html">
         <source>Uncheck fields to hide them on the document details page.</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/admin/settings/settings.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">260,261</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">266,267</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="8508424367627989968" datatype="html">
         <source>Bulk editing</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/admin/settings/settings.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">266,267</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">272,273</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="8158899674926420054" datatype="html">
         <source>Show confirmation dialogs</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/admin/settings/settings.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">269</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">275</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="290238406234356122" datatype="html">
         <source>Apply on close</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/admin/settings/settings.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">270</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">276</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="5084275925647254161" datatype="html">
         <source>PDF Editor</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/admin/settings/settings.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">274,275</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">280,281</context>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.html</context>
@@ -1280,21 +1322,21 @@
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">1800</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">1808</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="1577733187050997705" datatype="html">
         <source>Default editing mode</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/admin/settings/settings.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">277,278</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">283,284</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="7273640930165035289" datatype="html">
         <source>Create new document(s)</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/admin/settings/settings.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">281,282</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">287,288</context>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/pdf-editor/pdf-editor.component.html</context>
@@ -1305,7 +1347,7 @@
         <source>Add document version</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/admin/settings/settings.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">282,283</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">288,289</context>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/pdf-editor/pdf-editor.component.html</context>
@@ -1316,7 +1358,7 @@
         <source>Notes</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/admin/settings/settings.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">287,288</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">293,294</context>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/document-list/document-list.component.html</context>
@@ -1335,14 +1377,14 @@
         <source>Enable notes</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/admin/settings/settings.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">290</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">296</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="7314814725704332646" datatype="html">
         <source>Permissions</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/admin/settings/settings.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">299,300</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">305,306</context>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/edit-dialog/group-edit-dialog/group-edit-dialog.component.html</context>
@@ -1397,28 +1439,28 @@
         <source>Default Permissions</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/admin/settings/settings.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">302,304</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">308,310</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="1267490156259885391" datatype="html">
         <source> Settings apply to this user account for objects (Tags, Mail Rules, etc.) created via the web UI. These settings do not apply to documents. </source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/admin/settings/settings.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">307</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">313</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="4292903881380648974" datatype="html">
         <source>Default Owner</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/admin/settings/settings.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">313,314</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">319,320</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="734147282056744882" datatype="html">
         <source>Objects without an owner can be viewed and edited by all users</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/admin/settings/settings.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">317,318</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">323,324</context>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/input/permissions/permissions-form/permissions-form.component.html</context>
@@ -1429,18 +1471,18 @@
         <source>Default View Permissions</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/admin/settings/settings.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">322,323</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">328,329</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="2191775412581217688" datatype="html">
         <source>Users:</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/admin/settings/settings.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">327,328</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">333,334</context>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/admin/settings/settings.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">354,355</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">360,361</context>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/edit-dialog/workflow-edit-dialog/workflow-edit-dialog.component.html</context>
@@ -1471,11 +1513,11 @@
         <source>Groups:</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/admin/settings/settings.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">337,338</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">343,344</context>
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         <context-group purpose="location">
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         <source>Error executing password removal operation</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">1892</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">1900</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="3740891324955700797" datatype="html">
         <source>Print failed.</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">1942</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">1950</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="6457245677384603573" datatype="html">
         <source>Error loading document for printing.</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">1951</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">1959</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="6085793215710522488" datatype="html">
         <source>An error occurred loading tiff: <x id="PH" equiv-text="err.toString()"/></source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">2034</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">2042</context>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">2040</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">2048</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="4958946940233632319" datatype="html">

src-ui/src/app/components/admin/config/config.component.html

@@ -23,17 +23,30 @@
                                     <div class="col">
                                         <div class="card bg-light">
                                             <div class="card-body">
-                                                <div class="card-title d-flex align-items-center">
+                                                <div class="card-title d-flex align-items-center flex-wrap">
                                                     <h6 class="mb-0">
                                                       {{option.title}}
                                                     </h6>
                                                     <a class="btn btn-sm btn-link" title="Read the documentation about this setting" i18n-title [href]="getDocsUrl(option.config_key)" target="_blank" referrerpolicy="no-referrer">
                                                         <i-bs name="info-circle"></i-bs>
                                                     </a>
+                                                    @if (isExternallyConfigured(option.config_key)) {
+                                                      @if (isSet(option.key)) {
+                                                        <span class="badge rounded-pill bg-body-secondary text-dark fw-normal" title="This value overrides {{option.config_key}}, which is set outside Paperless." i18n-title>Overrides external</span>
+                                                      } @else {
+                                                        <span class="badge rounded-pill bg-body-secondary text-dark fw-normal" title="{{option.config_key}} is set outside Paperless. Enter a value here to override it." i18n-title>Set externally</span>
+                                                      }
+                                                    }
                                                     @if (isSet(option.key)) {
-                                                      <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-link text-danger ms-auto pe-0" title="Reset" i18n-title (click)="resetOption(option.key)">
-                                                          <i-bs class="me-1" name="x"></i-bs><ng-container i18n>Reset</ng-container>
-                                                      </button>
+                                                      @if (isExternallyConfigured(option.config_key)) {
+                                                        <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-link text-danger ms-auto pe-0" title="Use the externally configured value" i18n-title (click)="resetOption(option.key)">
+                                                            <i-bs class="me-1" name="x"></i-bs><ng-container i18n>Reset to external</ng-container>
+                                                        </button>
+                                                      } @else {
+                                                        <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-link text-danger ms-auto pe-0" title="Reset" i18n-title (click)="resetOption(option.key)">
+                                                            <i-bs class="me-1" name="x"></i-bs><ng-container i18n>Reset</ng-container>
+                                                        </button>
+                                                      }
                                                     }
                                                 </div>
                                                 <div class="mb-n3">

src-ui/src/app/components/admin/config/config.component.spec.ts

@@ -163,6 +163,19 @@ describe('ConfigComponent', () => {
     expect(component.configForm.get('barcodes_enabled').value).toBeNull()
   })
 
+  it('should identify externally configured options', () => {
+    component.externallyConfiguredVariables = new Set([
+      'PAPERLESS_OCR_LANGUAGE',
+    ])
+
+    expect(
+      component.isExternallyConfigured('PAPERLESS_OCR_LANGUAGE')
+    ).toBeTruthy()
+    expect(
+      component.isExternallyConfigured('PAPERLESS_OCR_OUTPUT_TYPE')
+    ).toBeFalsy()
+  })
+
   it('should group options into sections within a category, or not', () => {
     const sections = component.getCategorySections(ConfigCategory.OCR)
     expect(sections).toEqual([null, ConfigSection.RemoteOCR])

src-ui/src/app/components/admin/config/config.component.ts

@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ export class ConfigComponent
   public configForm = new FormGroup({})
 
   public errors = {}
+  public externallyConfiguredVariables = new Set<string>()
 
   get optionCategories(): string[] {
     return Object.values(ConfigCategory)
@@ -152,6 +153,9 @@ export class ConfigComponent
   }
 
   private initialize(config: PaperlessConfig) {
+    this.externallyConfiguredVariables = new Set(
+      config.externally_configured_variables ?? []
+    )
     if (!this.store) {
       this.store = new BehaviorSubject(config)
 
@@ -162,7 +166,9 @@ export class ConfigComponent
           this.configForm.patchValue(state, { emitEvent: false })
         })
 
-      this.isDirty$ = dirtyCheck(this.configForm, this.store.asObservable())
+      this.isDirty$ = dirtyCheck(this.configForm, this.store.asObservable(), {
+        excludeKeys: ['externally_configured_variables'],
+      })
     }
     this.configForm.patchValue(config)
 
@@ -227,6 +233,10 @@ export class ConfigComponent
     return this.configForm.get(key).value != null
   }
 
+  public isExternallyConfigured(configKey: string): boolean {
+    return this.externallyConfiguredVariables.has(configKey)
+  }
+
   public resetOption(key: string) {
     this.configForm.get(key).setValue(null)
   }

src-ui/src/app/components/admin/settings/settings.component.html

@@ -112,6 +112,22 @@
 
                 <pngx-input-check i18n-title title="Use 'slim' sidebar (icons only)" formControlName="slimSidebarEnabled"></pngx-input-check>
 
+                <p class="mb-2 mt-3" i18n>Sidebar items to show:</p>
+                @for (option of sidebarItemOptions; track option.id) {
+                  <div class="form-check">
+                    <input
+                      class="form-check-input"
+                      type="checkbox"
+                      [id]="'sidebar-item-setting-' + option.id"
+                      [checked]="isSidebarItemShown(option.id)"
+                      (change)="toggleSidebarItem(option.id, $event.target.checked)"
+                    />
+                    <label class="form-check-label" [for]="'sidebar-item-setting-' + option.id">
+                      {{ option.label }}
+                    </label>
+                  </div>
+                }
+
               </div>
             </div>
 
@@ -237,6 +253,12 @@
               </div>
             </div>
 
+            <div class="row">
+              <div class="col">
+                <pngx-input-check i18n-title title="Automatically request suggestions for inbox documents" i18n-hint hint="If un-checked, suggestions must be requested via the Suggest button." formControlName="documentEditingAutoSuggest"></pngx-input-check>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+
             <div class="row">
               <div class="col">
                 <pngx-input-check i18n-title title="Show document thumbnail during loading" formControlName="documentEditingOverlayThumbnail"></pngx-input-check>

src-ui/src/app/components/admin/settings/settings.component.spec.ts

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import {
   SystemStatus,
   SystemStatusItemStatus,
 } from 'src/app/data/system-status'
-import { SETTINGS_KEYS } from 'src/app/data/ui-settings'
+import { HideableSidebarItemID, SETTINGS_KEYS } from 'src/app/data/ui-settings'
 import { IfOwnerDirective } from 'src/app/directives/if-owner.directive'
 import { IfPermissionsDirective } from 'src/app/directives/if-permissions.directive'
 import { PermissionsGuard } from 'src/app/guards/permissions.guard'
@@ -209,6 +209,45 @@ describe('SettingsComponent', () => {
     fixture.detectChanges()
   }
 
+  it('supports configuring sidebar items and canceling changes', () => {
+    completeSetup()
+
+    component.toggleSidebarItem(HideableSidebarItemID.Workflows, false)
+    fixture.detectChanges()
+
+    expect(component.settingsForm.value.sidebarHiddenItems).toContain(
+      HideableSidebarItemID.Workflows
+    )
+
+    settingsService.updateSidebarItemVisibility(
+      HideableSidebarItemID.Mail,
+      false
+    )
+
+    expect(component.settingsForm.value.sidebarHiddenItems).toContain(
+      HideableSidebarItemID.Mail
+    )
+
+    component.reset()
+
+    expect(component.settingsForm.value.sidebarHiddenItems).not.toContain(
+      HideableSidebarItemID.Workflows
+    )
+    expect(component.settingsForm.value.sidebarHiddenItems).not.toContain(
+      HideableSidebarItemID.Mail
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('enables sidebar item controls on general settings until destroyed', () => {
+    completeSetup()
+
+    expect(settingsService.organizingSidebarItems()).toBe(true)
+
+    component.ngOnDestroy()
+
+    expect(settingsService.organizingSidebarItems()).toBe(false)
+  })
+
   it('should support tabbed settings & change URL, prevent navigation if dirty confirmation rejected', async () => {
     completeSetup()
     const navigateSpy = jest.spyOn(router, 'navigate')
@@ -249,6 +288,7 @@ describe('SettingsComponent', () => {
 
   it('should support save local settings updating appearance settings and calling API, show error', () => {
     completeSetup()
+    component.toggleSidebarItem(HideableSidebarItemID.Workflows, false)
     const toastErrorSpy = jest.spyOn(toastService, 'showError')
     const toastSpy = jest.spyOn(toastService, 'show')
     const storeSpy = jest.spyOn(settingsService, 'storeSettings')
@@ -267,7 +307,10 @@ describe('SettingsComponent', () => {
     expect(toastErrorSpy).toHaveBeenCalled()
     expect(storeSpy).toHaveBeenCalled()
     expect(appearanceSettingsSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
-    expect(setSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(32)
+    expect(setSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(34)
+    expect(setSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(SETTINGS_KEYS.SIDEBAR_HIDDEN_ITEMS, [
+      HideableSidebarItemID.Workflows,
+    ])
 
     // succeed
     storeSpy.mockReturnValueOnce(of(true))

src-ui/src/app/components/admin/settings/settings.component.ts

@@ -39,7 +39,12 @@ import {
   SystemStatus,
   SystemStatusItemStatus,
 } from 'src/app/data/system-status'
-import { GlobalSearchType, SETTINGS_KEYS } from 'src/app/data/ui-settings'
+import {
+  GlobalSearchType,
+  HIDEABLE_SIDEBAR_ITEM_IDS,
+  HideableSidebarItemID,
+  SETTINGS_KEYS,
+} from 'src/app/data/ui-settings'
 import { User } from 'src/app/data/user'
 import { IfPermissionsDirective } from 'src/app/directives/if-permissions.directive'
 import { CustomDatePipe } from 'src/app/pipes/custom-date.pipe'
@@ -102,6 +107,14 @@ const documentDetailFieldOptions = [
   { id: DocumentDetailFieldID.Tags, label: $localize`Tags` },
 ]
 
+const sidebarItemLabels: Record<HideableSidebarItemID, string> = {
+  [HideableSidebarItemID.Dashboard]: $localize`Dashboard`,
+  [HideableSidebarItemID.SavedViews]: $localize`Saved Views`,
+  [HideableSidebarItemID.Workflows]: $localize`Workflows`,
+  [HideableSidebarItemID.Mail]: $localize`Mail`,
+  [HideableSidebarItemID.Documentation]: $localize`Documentation`,
+}
+
 @Component({
   selector: 'pngx-settings',
   templateUrl: './settings.component.html',
@@ -149,6 +162,7 @@ export class SettingsComponent
     bulkEditApplyOnClose: new FormControl(null),
     documentListItemPerPage: new FormControl(null),
     slimSidebarEnabled: new FormControl(null),
+    sidebarHiddenItems: new FormControl<HideableSidebarItemID[]>([]),
     darkModeUseSystem: new FormControl(null),
     darkModeEnabled: new FormControl(null),
     darkModeInvertThumbs: new FormControl(null),
@@ -168,6 +182,7 @@ export class SettingsComponent
     pdfEditorDefaultEditMode: new FormControl(null),
     documentEditingRemoveInboxTags: new FormControl(null),
     documentEditingOverlayThumbnail: new FormControl(null),
+    documentEditingAutoSuggest: new FormControl(null),
     documentDetailsHiddenFields: new FormControl([]),
     searchDbOnly: new FormControl(null),
     searchLink: new FormControl(null),
@@ -185,6 +200,7 @@ export class SettingsComponent
 
   store: BehaviorSubject<any>
   storeSub: Subscription
+  sidebarItemsSub: Subscription
   isDirty$: Observable<boolean>
   isDirty: boolean = false
   unsubscribeNotifier: Subject<any> = new Subject()
@@ -202,6 +218,10 @@ export class SettingsComponent
   public readonly PdfEditorEditMode = PdfEditorEditMode
 
   public readonly documentDetailFieldOptions = documentDetailFieldOptions
+  public readonly sidebarItemOptions = HIDEABLE_SIDEBAR_ITEM_IDS.map((id) => ({
+    id,
+    label: sidebarItemLabels[id],
+  }))
 
   get systemStatusHasErrors(): boolean {
     const status = this.systemStatus()
@@ -229,6 +249,10 @@ export class SettingsComponent
 
   constructor() {
     super()
+    this.sidebarItemsSub =
+      this.settings.sidebarHiddenItemsEditingChanged.subscribe((hiddenItems) =>
+        this.settingsForm.controls.sidebarHiddenItems.setValue(hiddenItems)
+      )
     this.settings.settingsSaved.subscribe(() => {
       if (!this.savePending) this.initialize()
       this.savedViewsService.maybeRefreshDocumentCounts()
@@ -278,14 +302,21 @@ export class SettingsComponent
 
     this.activatedRoute.paramMap.subscribe((paramMap) => {
       const section = paramMap.get('section')
+      let navID = SettingsNavIDs.General
       if (section) {
         const navIDKey: string = Object.keys(SettingsNavIDs).find(
           (navID) => navID.toLowerCase() == section
         )
         if (navIDKey) {
-          this.activeNavID.set(SettingsNavIDs[navIDKey])
+          navID = SettingsNavIDs[navIDKey]
         }
       }
+      this.activeNavID.set(navID)
+      this.settings.sidebarHiddenItemsEditing.set(
+        navID === SettingsNavIDs.General
+          ? [...this.settingsForm.controls.sidebarHiddenItems.value]
+          : null
+      )
     })
   }
 
@@ -309,6 +340,7 @@ export class SettingsComponent
         SETTINGS_KEYS.DOCUMENT_LIST_SIZE
       ),
       slimSidebarEnabled: this.settings.get(SETTINGS_KEYS.SLIM_SIDEBAR),
+      sidebarHiddenItems: this.settings.get(SETTINGS_KEYS.SIDEBAR_HIDDEN_ITEMS),
       darkModeUseSystem: this.settings.get(SETTINGS_KEYS.DARK_MODE_USE_SYSTEM),
       darkModeEnabled: this.settings.get(SETTINGS_KEYS.DARK_MODE_ENABLED),
       darkModeInvertThumbs: this.settings.get(
@@ -368,6 +400,9 @@ export class SettingsComponent
       documentEditingOverlayThumbnail: this.settings.get(
         SETTINGS_KEYS.DOCUMENT_EDITING_OVERLAY_THUMBNAIL
       ),
+      documentEditingAutoSuggest: this.settings.get(
+        SETTINGS_KEYS.DOCUMENT_EDITING_AUTO_SUGGEST
+      ),
       documentDetailsHiddenFields: this.settings.get(
         SETTINGS_KEYS.DOCUMENT_DETAILS_HIDDEN_FIELDS
       ),
@@ -432,6 +467,12 @@ export class SettingsComponent
       this.settingsForm.patchValue(currentFormValue)
     }
 
+    if (this.settings.organizingSidebarItems()) {
+      this.settings.sidebarHiddenItemsEditing.set([
+        ...this.settingsForm.controls.sidebarHiddenItems.value,
+      ])
+    }
+
     if (this.canViewSystemStatus) {
       this.systemStatusService.get().subscribe((status) => {
         this.systemStatus.set(status)
@@ -440,8 +481,18 @@ export class SettingsComponent
   }
 
   ngOnDestroy() {
+    this.settings.sidebarHiddenItemsEditing.set(null)
     if (this.isDirty) this.settings.updateAppearanceSettings() // in case user changed appearance but didn't save
     this.storeSub && this.storeSub.unsubscribe()
+    this.sidebarItemsSub.unsubscribe()
+  }
+
+  isSidebarItemShown(item: HideableSidebarItemID): boolean {
+    return !(this.settingsForm.value.sidebarHiddenItems || []).includes(item)
+  }
+
+  toggleSidebarItem(item: HideableSidebarItemID, checked: boolean): void {
+    this.settings.updateSidebarItemVisibility(item, checked)
   }
 
   public saveSettings() {
@@ -469,6 +520,10 @@ export class SettingsComponent
       SETTINGS_KEYS.SLIM_SIDEBAR,
       this.settingsForm.value.slimSidebarEnabled
     )
+    this.settings.set(
+      SETTINGS_KEYS.SIDEBAR_HIDDEN_ITEMS,
+      this.settingsForm.value.sidebarHiddenItems
+    )
     this.settings.set(
       SETTINGS_KEYS.DARK_MODE_USE_SYSTEM,
       this.settingsForm.value.darkModeUseSystem
@@ -565,6 +620,10 @@ export class SettingsComponent
       SETTINGS_KEYS.DOCUMENT_EDITING_OVERLAY_THUMBNAIL,
       this.settingsForm.value.documentEditingOverlayThumbnail
     )
+    this.settings.set(
+      SETTINGS_KEYS.DOCUMENT_EDITING_AUTO_SUGGEST,
+      this.settingsForm.value.documentEditingAutoSuggest
+    )
     this.settings.set(
       SETTINGS_KEYS.DOCUMENT_DETAILS_HIDDEN_FIELDS,
       this.settingsForm.value.documentDetailsHiddenFields
@@ -624,6 +683,11 @@ export class SettingsComponent
 
   reset() {
     this.settingsForm.patchValue(this.store.getValue())
+    if (this.settings.organizingSidebarItems()) {
+      this.settings.sidebarHiddenItemsEditing.set([
+        ...this.settingsForm.controls.sidebarHiddenItems.value,
+      ])
+    }
   }
 
   clearThemeColor() {

src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.html

@@ -86,12 +86,15 @@
       }
       <div class="sidebar-sticky pt-3 pb-1 d-flex flex-column justify-space-around">
         <ul class="nav flex-column">
-          <li class="nav-item app-link">
-            <a class="nav-link" routerLink="dashboard" routerLinkActive="active" (click)="closeMenu()"
+          <li class="nav-item app-link position-relative" [class.d-none]="settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.Dashboard) && !settingsService.organizingSidebarItems()">
+            <a class="nav-link" [class.opacity-50]="settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.Dashboard)" [class.pe-5]="settingsService.organizingSidebarItems() && !slimSidebarEnabled && !slimSidebarAnimating()" routerLink="dashboard" routerLinkActive="active" (click)="closeMenu()"
               ngbPopover="Dashboard" i18n-ngbPopover [disablePopover]="!slimSidebarPopoversEnabled" placement="end"
               container="body" triggers="mouseenter:mouseleave" popoverClass="popover-slim">
               <i-bs class="me-2" name="house"></i-bs><span class="nav-link-label"><ng-container i18n>Dashboard</ng-container></span>
             </a>
+            @if (settingsService.organizingSidebarItems()) {
+              <pngx-input-switch class="position-absolute top-50 end-0 translate-middle-y me-1" [class.d-none]="slimSidebarEnabled || slimSidebarAnimating()" [compact]="true" title="Dashboard" i18n-title [ngModel]="!settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.Dashboard)" (ngModelChange)="toggleSidebarItem(HideableSidebarItemID.Dashboard, $event)"></pngx-input-switch>
+            }
           </li>
           <li class="nav-item app-link" *pngxIfPermissions="{ action: PermissionAction.View, type: PermissionType.Document }">
             <a class="nav-link" routerLink="documents" routerLinkActive="active"
@@ -237,29 +240,38 @@
                 </div>
               </li>
             }
-            <li class="nav-item app-link" *pngxIfPermissions="{ action: PermissionAction.View, type: PermissionType.SavedView }">
-              <a class="nav-link" routerLink="savedviews" routerLinkActive="active" (click)="closeMenu()"
+            <li class="nav-item app-link position-relative" [class.d-none]="settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.SavedViews) && !settingsService.organizingSidebarItems()" *pngxIfPermissions="{ action: PermissionAction.View, type: PermissionType.SavedView }">
+              <a class="nav-link" [class.opacity-50]="settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.SavedViews)" [class.pe-5]="settingsService.organizingSidebarItems() && !slimSidebarEnabled && !slimSidebarAnimating()" routerLink="savedviews" routerLinkActive="active" (click)="closeMenu()"
                 ngbPopover="Saved Views" i18n-ngbPopover [disablePopover]="!slimSidebarPopoversEnabled" placement="end"
                 container="body" triggers="mouseenter:mouseleave" popoverClass="popover-slim">
                 <i-bs class="me-2" name="window-stack"></i-bs><span class="nav-link-label"><ng-container i18n>Saved Views</ng-container></span>
               </a>
+              @if (settingsService.organizingSidebarItems()) {
+                <pngx-input-switch class="position-absolute top-50 end-0 translate-middle-y me-1" [class.d-none]="slimSidebarEnabled || slimSidebarAnimating()" [compact]="true" title="Saved Views" i18n-title [ngModel]="!settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.SavedViews)" (ngModelChange)="toggleSidebarItem(HideableSidebarItemID.SavedViews, $event)"></pngx-input-switch>
+              }
             </li>
-            <li class="nav-item app-link"
+            <li class="nav-item app-link position-relative" [class.d-none]="settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.Workflows) && !settingsService.organizingSidebarItems()"
               *pngxIfPermissions="{ action: PermissionAction.View, type: PermissionType.Workflow }"
               tourAnchor="tour.workflows">
-              <a class="nav-link" routerLink="workflows" routerLinkActive="active" (click)="closeMenu()"
+              <a class="nav-link" [class.opacity-50]="settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.Workflows)" [class.pe-5]="settingsService.organizingSidebarItems() && !slimSidebarEnabled && !slimSidebarAnimating()" routerLink="workflows" routerLinkActive="active" (click)="closeMenu()"
                 ngbPopover="Workflows" i18n-ngbPopover [disablePopover]="!slimSidebarPopoversEnabled" placement="end"
                 container="body" triggers="mouseenter:mouseleave" popoverClass="popover-slim">
                 <i-bs class="me-2" name="boxes"></i-bs><span class="nav-link-label"><ng-container i18n>Workflows</ng-container></span>
               </a>
+              @if (settingsService.organizingSidebarItems()) {
+                <pngx-input-switch class="position-absolute top-50 end-0 translate-middle-y me-1" [class.d-none]="slimSidebarEnabled || slimSidebarAnimating()" [compact]="true" title="Workflows" i18n-title [ngModel]="!settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.Workflows)" (ngModelChange)="toggleSidebarItem(HideableSidebarItemID.Workflows, $event)"></pngx-input-switch>
+              }
             </li>
-            <li class="nav-item app-link" *pngxIfPermissions="{ action: PermissionAction.View, type: PermissionType.MailAccount }"
+            <li class="nav-item app-link position-relative" [class.d-none]="settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.Mail) && !settingsService.organizingSidebarItems()" *pngxIfPermissions="{ action: PermissionAction.View, type: PermissionType.MailAccount }"
               tourAnchor="tour.mail">
-              <a class="nav-link" routerLink="mail" routerLinkActive="active" (click)="closeMenu()" ngbPopover="Mail"
+              <a class="nav-link" [class.opacity-50]="settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.Mail)" [class.pe-5]="settingsService.organizingSidebarItems() && !slimSidebarEnabled && !slimSidebarAnimating()" routerLink="mail" routerLinkActive="active" (click)="closeMenu()" ngbPopover="Mail"
                 i18n-ngbPopover [disablePopover]="!slimSidebarPopoversEnabled" placement="end" container="body"
                 triggers="mouseenter:mouseleave" popoverClass="popover-slim">
                 <i-bs class="me-2" name="envelope"></i-bs><span class="nav-link-label"><ng-container i18n>Mail</ng-container></span>
               </a>
+              @if (settingsService.organizingSidebarItems()) {
+                <pngx-input-switch class="position-absolute top-50 end-0 translate-middle-y me-1" [class.d-none]="slimSidebarEnabled || slimSidebarAnimating()" [compact]="true" title="Mail" i18n-title [ngModel]="!settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.Mail)" (ngModelChange)="toggleSidebarItem(HideableSidebarItemID.Mail, $event)"></pngx-input-switch>
+              }
             </li>
             <li class="nav-item app-link" *pngxIfPermissions="{ action: PermissionAction.Delete, type: PermissionType.Document }">
               <a class="nav-link" routerLink="trash" routerLinkActive="active" (click)="closeMenu()" ngbPopover="Trash"
@@ -322,13 +334,16 @@
                 </a>
               </li>
             }
-            <li class="nav-item mt-2" tourAnchor="tour.outro">
-              <a class="text-muted small d-flex align-items-center flex-wrap text-decoration-none nav-anchor"
+            <li class="nav-item mt-2 position-relative" [class.d-none]="settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.Documentation) && !settingsService.organizingSidebarItems()" tourAnchor="tour.outro">
+              <a class="text-muted small d-flex align-items-center flex-wrap text-decoration-none nav-anchor" [class.opacity-50]="settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.Documentation)" [class.pe-5]="settingsService.organizingSidebarItems() && !slimSidebarEnabled && !slimSidebarAnimating()"
                 target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://docs.paperless-ngx.com" ngbPopover="Documentation"
                 i18n-ngbPopover [disablePopover]="!slimSidebarPopoversEnabled" placement="end" container="body"
                 triggers="mouseenter:mouseleave" popoverClass="popover-slim">
                 <i-bs class="d-flex me-2" name="question-circle"></i-bs><span><ng-container i18n>Documentation</ng-container></span>
               </a>
+              @if (settingsService.organizingSidebarItems()) {
+                <pngx-input-switch class="position-absolute top-50 end-0 translate-middle-y me-1" [class.d-none]="slimSidebarEnabled || slimSidebarAnimating()" [compact]="true" title="Documentation" i18n-title [ngModel]="!settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.Documentation)" (ngModelChange)="toggleSidebarItem(HideableSidebarItemID.Documentation, $event)"></pngx-input-switch>
+              }
             </li>
             <li class="nav-item" [class.visually-hidden]="slimSidebarEnabled">
               <div class="text-muted small d-flex align-items-center flex-wrap nav-label">

src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.spec.ts

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { provideUiTour } from 'ngx-ui-tour-ng-bootstrap'
 import { of, throwError } from 'rxjs'
 import { routes } from 'src/app/app-routing.module'
 import { SavedView } from 'src/app/data/saved-view'
-import { SETTINGS_KEYS } from 'src/app/data/ui-settings'
+import { HideableSidebarItemID, SETTINGS_KEYS } from 'src/app/data/ui-settings'
 import { IfPermissionsDirective } from 'src/app/directives/if-permissions.directive'
 import { PermissionsGuard } from 'src/app/guards/permissions.guard'
 import {
@@ -287,6 +287,82 @@ describe('AppFrameComponent', () => {
     jest.useRealTimers()
   })
 
+  it('should hide configured sidebar items', () => {
+    settingsService.set(SETTINGS_KEYS.SIDEBAR_HIDDEN_ITEMS, [
+      HideableSidebarItemID.Dashboard,
+      HideableSidebarItemID.Workflows,
+    ])
+    fixture.detectChanges()
+
+    expect(
+      fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('[routerLink="dashboard"]')
+        .parentElement.classList
+    ).toContain('d-none')
+    expect(
+      fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('[routerLink="workflows"]')
+        .parentElement.classList
+    ).toContain('d-none')
+    expect(
+      fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('[routerLink="mail"]').parentElement
+        .classList
+    ).not.toContain('d-none')
+  })
+
+  it('should show hidden items and visibility switches while customizing', () => {
+    settingsService.set(SETTINGS_KEYS.SIDEBAR_HIDDEN_ITEMS, [
+      HideableSidebarItemID.Dashboard,
+    ])
+    settingsService.sidebarHiddenItemsEditing.set([
+      HideableSidebarItemID.Dashboard,
+    ])
+    fixture.detectChanges()
+
+    expect(
+      fixture.nativeElement.querySelectorAll('pngx-input-switch').length
+    ).toBe(5)
+    expect(
+      fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('[routerLink="dashboard"]')
+        .parentElement.classList
+    ).not.toContain('d-none')
+    expect(
+      fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('[routerLink="dashboard"]').classList
+    ).toContain('opacity-50')
+
+    settingsService.set(SETTINGS_KEYS.SLIM_SIDEBAR, true)
+    fixture.detectChanges()
+
+    expect(
+      Array.from(
+        fixture.nativeElement.querySelectorAll('pngx-input-switch')
+      ).every((toggle: HTMLElement) => toggle.classList.contains('d-none'))
+    ).toBe(true)
+    expect(
+      fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('[routerLink="dashboard"]').classList
+    ).not.toContain('pe-5')
+
+    settingsService.set(SETTINGS_KEYS.SLIM_SIDEBAR, false)
+    component.slimSidebarAnimating.set(true)
+    fixture.detectChanges()
+
+    expect(
+      Array.from(
+        fixture.nativeElement.querySelectorAll('pngx-input-switch')
+      ).every((toggle: HTMLElement) => toggle.classList.contains('d-none'))
+    ).toBe(true)
+
+    component.slimSidebarAnimating.set(false)
+    fixture.detectChanges()
+
+    expect(
+      Array.from(
+        fixture.nativeElement.querySelectorAll('pngx-input-switch')
+      ).every((toggle: HTMLElement) => !toggle.classList.contains('d-none'))
+    ).toBe(true)
+    expect(
+      fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('[routerLink="dashboard"]').classList
+    ).toContain('pe-5')
+  })
+
   it('should show error on toggle slim sidebar if store settings fails', () => {
     jest.spyOn(console, 'warn').mockImplementation(() => {})
     const toastSpy = jest.spyOn(toastService, 'showError')

src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
 } from '@angular/cdk/drag-drop'
 import { NgClass } from '@angular/common'
 import { Component, HostListener, inject, OnInit, signal } from '@angular/core'
+import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms'
 import { ActivatedRoute, Router, RouterModule } from '@angular/router'
 import {
   NgbCollapseModule,
@@ -21,7 +22,11 @@ import { Observable } from 'rxjs'
 import { first } from 'rxjs/operators'
 import { Document } from 'src/app/data/document'
 import { SavedView } from 'src/app/data/saved-view'
-import { CollapsibleSection, SETTINGS_KEYS } from 'src/app/data/ui-settings'
+import {
+  CollapsibleSection,
+  HideableSidebarItemID,
+  SETTINGS_KEYS,
+} from 'src/app/data/ui-settings'
 import { IfPermissionsDirective } from 'src/app/directives/if-permissions.directive'
 import { ComponentCanDeactivate } from 'src/app/guards/dirty-doc.guard'
 import { DocumentTitlePipe } from 'src/app/pipes/document-title.pipe'
@@ -48,6 +53,7 @@ import { ChatComponent } from '../chat/chat/chat.component'
 import { BrandMarkComponent } from '../common/logo/brand-mark/brand-mark.component'
 import { LogoComponent } from '../common/logo/logo.component'
 import { ProfileEditDialogComponent } from '../common/profile-edit-dialog/profile-edit-dialog.component'
+import { SwitchComponent } from '../common/input/switch/switch.component'
 import { DocumentDetailComponent } from '../document-detail/document-detail.component'
 import { ComponentWithPermissions } from '../with-permissions/with-permissions.component'
 import { GlobalSearchComponent } from './global-search/global-search.component'
@@ -76,6 +82,8 @@ const SCROLL_THRESHOLD = 16
     NgxBootstrapIconsModule,
     DragDropModule,
     TourNgBootstrap,
+    FormsModule,
+    SwitchComponent,
   ],
 })
 export class AppFrameComponent
@@ -98,6 +106,7 @@ export class AppFrameComponent
   readonly isMenuCollapsed = signal(true)
   readonly slimSidebarAnimating = signal(false)
   readonly mobileSearchHidden = signal(false)
+  readonly HideableSidebarItemID = HideableSidebarItemID
   private readonly versionSetting = this.settingsService.getSignal<string>(
     SETTINGS_KEYS.VERSION
   )
@@ -195,6 +204,10 @@ export class AppFrameComponent
     }, 200) // slightly longer than css animation for slim sidebar
   }
 
+  toggleSidebarItem(item: HideableSidebarItemID, visible: boolean): void {
+    this.settingsService.updateSidebarItemVisibility(item, visible)
+  }
+
   toggleAttributesSections(event?: Event): void {
     event?.preventDefault()
     event?.stopPropagation()

src-ui/src/app/components/common/input/switch/switch.component.html

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-<div class="mb-3">
-  <div class="row">
-    @if (!horizontal) {
+<div [class.mb-3]="!compact">
+  <div [class.row]="!compact">
+    @if (!horizontal && !compact) {
       <div class="d-flex align-items-center position-relative hidden-button-container col-md-3">
         <label class="form-label" [for]="inputId" [ngbTooltip]="showUnsetNote && isUnset ? tipContent: null" placement="end">
           {{title}}
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
     }
     <div [ngClass]="{'align-items-center': horizontal, 'd-flex': horizontal}">
       <div class="form-check form-switch">
-        <input #inputField type="checkbox" class="form-check-input" [id]="inputId" [(ngModel)]="value" [ngModelOptions]="{standalone: true}" (change)="onChange(value)" (blur)="onTouched()" [disabled]="disabled">
-        @if (horizontal) {
+        <input #inputField type="checkbox" class="form-check-input" [id]="inputId" [(ngModel)]="value" [ngModelOptions]="{standalone: true}" (change)="onChange(value)" (blur)="onTouched()" [disabled]="disabled" [attr.aria-label]="compact ? title : null">
+        @if (horizontal && !compact) {
           <label class="form-check-label" [class.text-muted]="showUnsetNote && isUnset" [for]="inputId" [ngbTooltip]="showUnsetNote && isUnset ? tipContent: null" placement="end">
             {{title}}
             @if (showUnsetNote && isUnset) {

src-ui/src/app/components/common/input/switch/switch.component.spec.ts

@@ -48,4 +48,14 @@ describe('SwitchComponent', () => {
     component.value = undefined
     expect(component.isUnset).toBeTruthy()
   })
+
+  it('should support a compact layout', () => {
+    component.compact = true
+    component.title = 'Test switch'
+    fixture.detectChanges()
+
+    expect(fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('.mb-3')).toBeNull()
+    expect(fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('.row')).toBeNull()
+    expect(input.getAttribute('aria-label')).toEqual('Test switch')
+  })
 })

src-ui/src/app/components/common/input/switch/switch.component.ts

@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ export class SwitchComponent extends AbstractInputComponent<boolean> {
   @Input()
   showUnsetNote: boolean = false
 
+  @Input()
+  compact: boolean = false
+
   constructor() {
     super()
   }

src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.spec.ts

@@ -1473,6 +1473,35 @@ describe('DocumentDetailComponent', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  it('should not automatically get suggestions if auto-suggest is disabled', () => {
+    settingsService.set(SETTINGS_KEYS.DOCUMENT_EDITING_AUTO_SUGGEST, false)
+    const suggestionsSpy = jest.spyOn(documentService, 'getSuggestions')
+    suggestionsSpy.mockReturnValue(of({ tags: [42] }))
+    initNormally()
+    expect(suggestionsSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+
+    // still available on demand
+    component.getSuggestions()
+    expect(suggestionsSpy).toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('should not automatically get AI suggestions if auto-suggest is disabled', () => {
+    settingsService.set(SETTINGS_KEYS.DOCUMENT_EDITING_AUTO_SUGGEST, false)
+    const getSetting = settingsService.get.bind(settingsService)
+    jest
+      .spyOn(settingsService, 'get')
+      .mockImplementation((key) =>
+        key === SETTINGS_KEYS.AI_ENABLED ? true : getSetting(key)
+      )
+    const aiSuggestionsSpy = jest.spyOn(documentService, 'getAiSuggestions')
+    aiSuggestionsSpy.mockReturnValue(of({ tags: [42] }))
+    initNormally()
+    expect(aiSuggestionsSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+
+    component.getSuggestions()
+    expect(aiSuggestionsSpy).toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
   it('should reset the suggestions loading state if the document changes mid-request', () => {
     const getSetting = settingsService.get.bind(settingsService)
     jest

src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts

@@ -237,6 +237,9 @@ export class DocumentDetailComponent
     this.settings.getSignal<boolean>(
       SETTINGS_KEYS.DOCUMENT_EDITING_OVERLAY_THUMBNAIL
     )
+  private readonly autoSuggestSetting = this.settings.getSignal<boolean>(
+    SETTINGS_KEYS.DOCUMENT_EDITING_AUTO_SUGGEST
+  )
   private readonly hiddenFieldsSetting = this.settings.getSignal<
     DocumentDetailFieldID[]
   >(SETTINGS_KEYS.DOCUMENT_DETAILS_HIDDEN_FIELDS)
@@ -357,6 +360,10 @@ export class DocumentDetailComponent
     return this.aiEnabledSetting()
   }
 
+  get autoSuggest(): boolean {
+    return this.autoSuggestSetting()
+  }
+
   get archiveContentRenderType(): ContentRenderType {
     const hasArchiveVersion =
       this.metadata()?.has_archive_version ??
@@ -904,6 +911,7 @@ export class DocumentDetailComponent
     this.updateFormForCustomFields()
     this.loadMetadataForSelectedVersion()
     if (
+      this.autoSuggest &&
       this.permissionsService.currentUserHasObjectPermissions(
         PermissionAction.Change,
         doc

src-ui/src/app/data/paperless-config.ts

@@ -422,6 +422,7 @@ export const PaperlessConfigOptions: ConfigOption[] = [
 ]
 
 export interface PaperlessConfig extends ObjectWithId {
+  externally_configured_variables: string[]
   output_type: OutputTypeConfig
   pages: number
   language: string

src-ui/src/app/data/ui-settings.ts

@@ -24,6 +24,16 @@ export enum CollapsibleSection {
   ATTRIBUTES = 'attributes',
 }
 
+export enum HideableSidebarItemID {
+  Dashboard = 'dashboard',
+  SavedViews = 'saved_views',
+  Workflows = 'workflows',
+  Mail = 'mail',
+  Documentation = 'documentation',
+}
+
+export const HIDEABLE_SIDEBAR_ITEM_IDS = Object.values(HideableSidebarItemID)
+
 export const PAPERLESS_GREEN_HEX = '#17541f'
 
 export const SETTINGS_KEYS = {
@@ -56,6 +66,7 @@ export const SETTINGS_KEYS = {
   NOTES_ENABLED: 'general-settings:notes-enabled',
   AUDITLOG_ENABLED: 'general-settings:auditlog-enabled',
   SLIM_SIDEBAR: 'general-settings:slim-sidebar',
+  SIDEBAR_HIDDEN_ITEMS: 'general-settings:sidebar:hidden-items',
   ATTRIBUTES_SECTIONS_COLLAPSED:
     'general-settings:attributes-sections-collapsed',
   UPDATE_CHECKING_ENABLED: 'general-settings:update-checking:enabled',
@@ -84,6 +95,8 @@ export const SETTINGS_KEYS = {
     'general-settings:document-editing:remove-inbox-tags',
   DOCUMENT_EDITING_OVERLAY_THUMBNAIL:
     'general-settings:document-editing:overlay-thumbnail',
+  DOCUMENT_EDITING_AUTO_SUGGEST:
+    'general-settings:document-editing:auto-suggest',
   DOCUMENT_DETAILS_HIDDEN_FIELDS:
     'general-settings:document-details:hidden-fields',
   SEARCH_DB_ONLY: 'general-settings:search:db-only',
@@ -125,6 +138,11 @@ export const SETTINGS: UiSetting[] = [
     type: 'boolean',
     default: false,
   },
+  {
+    key: SETTINGS_KEYS.SIDEBAR_HIDDEN_ITEMS,
+    type: 'array',
+    default: [],
+  },
   {
     key: SETTINGS_KEYS.ATTRIBUTES_SECTIONS_COLLAPSED,
     type: 'array',
@@ -300,6 +318,11 @@ export const SETTINGS: UiSetting[] = [
     type: 'boolean',
     default: true,
   },
+  {
+    key: SETTINGS_KEYS.DOCUMENT_EDITING_AUTO_SUGGEST,
+    type: 'boolean',
+    default: true,
+  },
   {
     key: SETTINGS_KEYS.DOCUMENT_DETAILS_HIDDEN_FIELDS,
     type: 'array',

src-ui/src/app/services/settings.service.spec.ts

@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ import { CustomFieldDataType } from '../data/custom-field'
 import { DEFAULT_DISPLAY_FIELDS, DisplayField } from '../data/document'
 import { SavedView } from '../data/saved-view'
 import { RemoteOCRModeConfig } from '../data/paperless-config'
-import { SETTINGS_KEYS, UiSettings } from '../data/ui-settings'
+import {
+  HideableSidebarItemID,
+  SETTINGS_KEYS,
+  UiSettings,
+} from '../data/ui-settings'
 import { PermissionsService } from './permissions.service'
 import { CustomFieldsService } from './rest/custom-fields.service'
 import { SettingsService } from './settings.service'
@@ -230,6 +234,35 @@ describe('SettingsService', () => {
     expect(notesEnabled()).toBeFalsy()
   })
 
+  it('updates sidebar item visibility', () => {
+    httpTestingController
+      .expectOne(`${environment.apiBaseUrl}ui_settings/`)
+      .flush(ui_settings)
+
+    expect(
+      settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.Workflows)
+    ).toBe(false)
+
+    settingsService.updateSidebarItemVisibility(
+      HideableSidebarItemID.Workflows,
+      false
+    )
+
+    expect(
+      settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.Workflows)
+    ).toBe(true)
+    expect(settingsService.get(SETTINGS_KEYS.SIDEBAR_HIDDEN_ITEMS)).toEqual([])
+
+    settingsService.updateSidebarItemVisibility(
+      HideableSidebarItemID.Workflows,
+      true
+    )
+
+    expect(
+      settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.Workflows)
+    ).toBe(false)
+  })
+
   it('updates setting signals when settings are reinitialized', () => {
     let req = httpTestingController.expectOne(
       `${environment.apiBaseUrl}ui_settings/`

src-ui/src/app/services/settings.service.ts

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { DEFAULT_DISPLAY_FIELDS, DisplayField } from '../data/document'
 import { RemoteOCRModeConfig } from '../data/paperless-config'
 import { SavedView } from '../data/saved-view'
 import {
+  HideableSidebarItemID,
   PAPERLESS_GREEN_HEX,
   SETTINGS,
   SETTINGS_KEYS,
@@ -313,6 +314,18 @@ export class SettingsService {
   readonly globalDropzoneEnabled = signal(true)
   readonly globalDropzoneActive = signal(false)
   readonly organizingSidebarSavedViews = signal(false)
+  readonly sidebarHiddenItemsEditing = signal<HideableSidebarItemID[] | null>(
+    null
+  )
+  readonly organizingSidebarItems = computed(
+    () => this.sidebarHiddenItemsEditing() !== null
+  )
+  readonly sidebarHiddenItemsEditingChanged = new EventEmitter<
+    HideableSidebarItemID[]
+  >()
+  readonly hiddenSidebarItems = this.getSignal<HideableSidebarItemID[]>(
+    SETTINGS_KEYS.SIDEBAR_HIDDEN_ITEMS
+  )
 
   readonly allDisplayFields = signal<Array<{ id: DisplayField; name: string }>>(
     DEFAULT_DISPLAY_FIELDS
@@ -749,6 +762,29 @@ export class SettingsService {
     return this.storeSettings()
   }
 
+  sidebarItemIsHidden(item: HideableSidebarItemID): boolean {
+    return (
+      this.sidebarHiddenItemsEditing() ?? this.hiddenSidebarItems()
+    ).includes(item)
+  }
+
+  updateSidebarItemVisibility(
+    item: HideableSidebarItemID,
+    visible: boolean
+  ): void {
+    const hiddenItems = new Set(
+      this.sidebarHiddenItemsEditing() ?? this.hiddenSidebarItems()
+    )
+    if (visible) {
+      hiddenItems.delete(item)
+    } else {
+      hiddenItems.add(item)
+    }
+    const updatedHiddenItems = [...hiddenItems]
+    this.sidebarHiddenItemsEditing.set(updatedHiddenItems)
+    this.sidebarHiddenItemsEditingChanged.emit(updatedHiddenItems)
+  }
+
   updateSavedViewsVisibility(
     dashboardVisibleViewIds: number[],
     sidebarVisibleViewIds: number[]

src/documents/filters.py

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 from typing import Any
 
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
-from django.core.exceptions import FieldError
 from django.db.models import Case
 from django.db.models import CharField
 from django.db.models import Count
@@ -53,6 +52,7 @@ from documents.models import StoragePath
 from documents.models import Tag
 from documents.permissions import permitted_document_ids
 from documents.permissions import permitted_object_ids
+from documents.versioning import annotate_effective_content
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from collections.abc import Callable
@@ -182,14 +182,9 @@ class TitleContentFilter(Filter):
             logger.warning(
                 "Deprecated document filter parameter 'title_content' used; use `text` instead.",
             )
-            try:
-                return qs.filter(
-                    Q(title__icontains=value) | Q(effective_content__icontains=value),
-                )
-            except FieldError:
-                return qs.filter(
-                    Q(title__icontains=value) | Q(content__icontains=value),
-                )
+            return annotate_effective_content(qs).filter(
+                Q(title__icontains=value) | Q(effective_content__icontains=value),
+            )
         else:
             return qs
 
@@ -200,14 +195,9 @@ class EffectiveContentFilter(Filter):
         value = value.strip() if isinstance(value, str) else value
         if not value:
             return qs
-        try:
-            return qs.filter(
-                **{f"effective_content__{self.lookup_expr}": value},
-            )
-        except FieldError:
-            return qs.filter(
-                **{f"content__{self.lookup_expr}": value},
-            )
+        return annotate_effective_content(qs).filter(
+            **{f"effective_content__{self.lookup_expr}": value},
+        )
 
 
 @extend_schema_field(serializers.BooleanField)

src/documents/serialisers.py

@@ -674,6 +674,9 @@ class TagSerializer(MatchingModelSerializer, OwnedObjectSerializer):
             ordering = ordering or (Lower("name"),)
             children = children.order_by(*ordering)
 
+        if not children:
+            return []
+
         serializer = TagSerializer(
             children,
             many=True,

src/documents/tests/test_api_app_config.py

@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ class TestApiAppConfig(DirectoriesMixin, APITestCase):
         THEN:
             - Existing config
         """
-        response = self.client.get(self.ENDPOINT, format="json")
+        with patch.dict("os.environ", {}, clear=True):
+            response = self.client.get(self.ENDPOINT, format="json")
 
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
 
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ class TestApiAppConfig(DirectoriesMixin, APITestCase):
             response.data[0],
             {
                 "id": 1,
+                "externally_configured_variables": [],
                 "output_type": None,
                 "pages": None,
                 "language": None,
@@ -91,6 +93,31 @@ class TestApiAppConfig(DirectoriesMixin, APITestCase):
             },
         )
 
+    def test_api_get_config_reports_external_configuration_without_values(self) -> None:
+        with patch.dict(
+            "os.environ",
+            {
+                "PAPERLESS_OCR_LANGUAGE": "eng",
+                "PAPERLESS_REMOTE_OCR_API_KEY": "secret-value",
+                "PAPERLESS_FUTURE_SETTING": "future-value",
+                "UNRELATED_SETTING": "unrelated-value",
+            },
+            clear=True,
+        ):
+            response = self.client.get(self.ENDPOINT, format="json")
+
+        self.assertCountEqual(
+            response.data[0]["externally_configured_variables"],
+            [
+                "PAPERLESS_FUTURE_SETTING",
+                "PAPERLESS_OCR_LANGUAGE",
+                "PAPERLESS_REMOTE_OCR_API_KEY",
+            ],
+        )
+        self.assertNotContains(response, "secret-value")
+        self.assertNotContains(response, "future-value")
+        self.assertNotContains(response, "UNRELATED_SETTING")
+
     def test_api_get_ui_settings_with_config(self) -> None:
         """
         GIVEN:

src/documents/tests/test_api_document_versions.py

@@ -2,14 +2,12 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import datetime
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
-from unittest import TestCase
 from unittest import mock
 
 from auditlog.models import LogEntry  # type: ignore[import-untyped]
 from django.contrib.auth.models import Permission
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
-from django.core.exceptions import FieldError
 from django.core.files.uploadedfile import SimpleUploadedFile
 from django.test import TestCase as DjangoTestCase
 from django.utils import timezone
@@ -22,6 +20,7 @@ from documents.filters import TitleContentFilter
 from documents.models import Document
 from documents.tests.utils import DirectoriesMixin
 from documents.tests.utils import read_streaming_response
+from documents.versioning import annotate_effective_content
 from documents.views import DocumentSelectionMixin
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -892,32 +891,104 @@ class TestDocumentVersioningApi(DirectoriesMixin, APITestCase):
         )
 
 
-class TestVersionAwareFilters(TestCase):
-    def test_title_content_filter_falls_back_to_content(self) -> None:
-        queryset = mock.Mock()
-        fallback_queryset = mock.Mock()
-        queryset.filter.side_effect = [FieldError("missing field"), fallback_queryset]
+class TestVersionAwareFilters(DjangoTestCase):
+    """
+    The filters annotate effective_content themselves rather than relying on
+    the caller's queryset carrying it, so they stay version-aware on a plain
+    Document queryset (e.g. the bulk-edit "select all matching" path).
+    """
 
-        result = TitleContentFilter().filter(queryset, " latest ")
+    def setUp(self) -> None:
+        super().setUp()
+        self.root = Document.objects.create(
+            title="root",
+            checksum="root",
+            mime_type="application/pdf",
+            content="superseded-content",
+        )
+        Document.objects.create(
+            title="version",
+            checksum="version",
+            mime_type="application/pdf",
+            root_document=self.root,
+            version_index=1,
+            content="latest-content",
+        )
+        self.unversioned = Document.objects.create(
+            title="unversioned",
+            checksum="unversioned",
+            mime_type="application/pdf",
+            content="latest-content",
+        )
 
-        self.assertIs(result, fallback_queryset)
-        self.assertEqual(queryset.filter.call_count, 2)
-
-    def test_effective_content_filter_falls_back_to_content_lookup(self) -> None:
-        queryset = mock.Mock()
-        fallback_queryset = mock.Mock()
-        queryset.filter.side_effect = [FieldError("missing field"), fallback_queryset]
-
-        result = EffectiveContentFilter(lookup_expr="icontains").filter(
-            queryset,
+    def test_title_content_filter_matches_latest_version_content(self) -> None:
+        result = TitleContentFilter().filter(
+            Document.objects.filter(root_document__isnull=True),
             " latest ",
         )
 
-        self.assertIs(result, fallback_queryset)
-        first_kwargs = queryset.filter.call_args_list[0].kwargs
-        second_kwargs = queryset.filter.call_args_list[1].kwargs
-        self.assertEqual(first_kwargs, {"effective_content__icontains": "latest"})
-        self.assertEqual(second_kwargs, {"content__icontains": "latest"})
+        self.assertCountEqual(
+            [doc.id for doc in result],
+            [self.root.id, self.unversioned.id],
+        )
+
+    def test_effective_content_filter_matches_latest_version_content(self) -> None:
+        result = EffectiveContentFilter(lookup_expr="icontains").filter(
+            Document.objects.filter(root_document__isnull=True),
+            " latest ",
+        )
+
+        self.assertCountEqual(
+            [doc.id for doc in result],
+            [self.root.id, self.unversioned.id],
+        )
+
+    def test_effective_content_filter_ignores_superseded_content(self) -> None:
+        result = EffectiveContentFilter(lookup_expr="icontains").filter(
+            Document.objects.filter(root_document__isnull=True),
+            "superseded",
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(list(result), [])
+
+    def test_filters_reuse_an_existing_annotation(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Annotating twice under the same alias is an error, so an already
+        annotated queryset (the search path) has to be left alone.
+        """
+        annotated = annotate_effective_content(
+            Document.objects.filter(root_document__isnull=True),
+        )
+        self.assertIs(annotate_effective_content(annotated), annotated)
+
+        result = EffectiveContentFilter(lookup_expr="icontains").filter(
+            annotated,
+            "latest",
+        )
+
+        self.assertCountEqual(
+            [doc.id for doc in result],
+            [self.root.id, self.unversioned.id],
+        )
+
+    def test_bulk_selection_does_not_match_superseded_content(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Bulk edit's "select all matching" builds its own queryset, so before
+        the filters annotated for themselves it matched the root document's
+        superseded content -- selecting documents the list view, filtered by
+        the same term, does not show.
+        """
+        user = User.objects.create_superuser(username="bulk_selection")
+
+        selected = DocumentSelectionMixin()._resolve_document_ids(
+            user=user,
+            validated_data={
+                "all": True,
+                "filters": {"content__icontains": "superseded"},
+            },
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(selected, [])
 
     def test_effective_content_filter_returns_input_for_empty_values(self) -> None:
         queryset = mock.Mock()

src/documents/tests/test_api_search.py

@@ -1947,6 +1947,29 @@ class TestDocumentSearchApi(DirectoriesMixin, APITestCase):
         self.assertEqual(len(response.data["documents"]), 1)
         self.assertEqual(response.data["documents"][0]["id"], title_match.id)
 
+    def test_global_search_returns_latest_version_content(self) -> None:
+        root = Document.objects.create(
+            title="bank statement",
+            content="superseded content",
+            checksum="GSV1",
+            pk=23,
+        )
+        Document.objects.create(
+            title="bank statement v2",
+            content="latest content",
+            checksum="GSV2",
+            pk=24,
+            root_document=root,
+            version_index=1,
+        )
+
+        self.client.force_authenticate(self.user)
+
+        response = self.client.get("/api/search/?query=bank&db_only=true")
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
+        returned = {doc["id"]: doc["content"] for doc in response.data["documents"]}
+        self.assertEqual(returned.get(root.id), "latest content")
+
     def test_global_search_filters_owned_mail_objects(self) -> None:
         user1 = User.objects.create_user("mail-search-user")
         user2 = User.objects.create_user("other-mail-search-user")

src/documents/tests/test_workflows.py

@@ -5711,6 +5711,39 @@ class TestApplyAISuggestionsWorkflowAction(
         self.assertEqual(changed, [])
         self.assertIn("AI is not enabled", "".join(cm.output))
 
+    def test_document_without_content_does_nothing(self) -> None:
+        """
+        GIVEN:
+            - A document whose OCR content is empty or whitespace-only
+        WHEN:
+            - AI suggestions are applied by a workflow
+        THEN:
+            - The classifier is not called and the document is left unchanged
+        """
+        action = self.make_action(ai_overwrite_existing=True)
+
+        for content in ("", " \n\t"):
+            with self.subTest(content=content):
+                self.doc.content = content
+                self.doc.save(update_fields=["content"])
+
+                with (
+                    mock.patch(
+                        "documents.workflows.ai.get_ai_document_classification",
+                    ) as get_classification,
+                    self.assertLogs(
+                        "paperless.workflows.ai",
+                        level="WARNING",
+                    ) as cm,
+                ):
+                    changed = apply_ai_suggestions_to_document(action, self.doc)
+
+                self.assertEqual(changed, [])
+                get_classification.assert_not_called()
+                self.assertIn("has no content", "".join(cm.output))
+                self.doc.refresh_from_db()
+                self.assertEqual(self.doc.title, "original.pdf")
+
     def test_invalid_configuration_leaves_document_untouched(self) -> None:
         """
         GIVEN:

src/documents/versioning.py

@@ -27,10 +27,13 @@ def versions_newest_first(documents: QuerySet[Document]) -> QuerySet[Document]:
 
 def annotate_effective_content(documents: QuerySet[Document]) -> QuerySet[Document]:
     """
-    Annotates documents with the content of their newest version, falling back
-    to their own, so get_effective_content() can answer from the row rather
-    than querying for the versions of each document
+    Annotates documents with the content of their newest version unless the
+    queryset already carries the annotation, falling back to their own, so
+    get_effective_content() can answer from the row rather than querying for
+    the versions of each document.
     """
+    if "effective_content" in documents.query.annotations:
+        return documents
     return documents.annotate(
         effective_content=Coalesce(
             Subquery(

src/documents/views.py

@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ from documents.tasks import train_classifier
 from documents.tasks import update_document_parent_tags
 from documents.utils import get_boolean
 from documents.versioning import VersionResolutionError
+from documents.versioning import annotate_effective_content
 from documents.versioning import get_latest_version_for_root
 from documents.versioning import get_request_version_param
 from documents.versioning import get_root_document
@@ -3632,8 +3633,13 @@ class GlobalSearchView(PassUserMixin):
         OBJECT_LIMIT = 3
         docs = []
         if request.user.has_perm("documents.view_document"):
-            all_docs = Document.objects.filter(
-                id__in=permitted_document_ids(request.user),
+            # Never more than OBJECT_LIMIT rows come back here, so annotating
+            # is cheap -- and without it these results show the root
+            # document's superseded content.
+            all_docs = annotate_effective_content(
+                Document.objects.filter(
+                    id__in=permitted_document_ids(request.user),
+                ),
             )
             if db_only:
                 docs = all_docs.filter(title__icontains=query)[:OBJECT_LIMIT]

src/documents/workflows/ai.py

@@ -138,6 +138,16 @@ def apply_ai_suggestions_to_document(
         )
         return []
 
+    if not document.content.strip():
+        logger.warning(
+            "Document %s has no content, skipping AI suggestions for workflow "
+            "action %s",
+            document.pk,
+            action.pk,
+            extra={"group": logging_group},
+        )
+        return []
+
     # Workflows run without a user, so we use the document owner
     owner = document.owner
 

src/locale/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/django.po

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: paperless-ngx\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-09-07 20:47+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-09-08 15:56+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2022-02-17 04:17\n"
 "Last-Translator: \n"
 "Language-Team: English\n"
@@ -21,39 +21,39 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Documents"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: documents/filters.py:473
+#: documents/filters.py:463
 msgid "Value must be valid JSON."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: documents/filters.py:492
+#: documents/filters.py:482
 msgid "Invalid custom field query expression"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: documents/filters.py:502
+#: documents/filters.py:492
 msgid "Invalid expression list. Must be nonempty."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: documents/filters.py:523
+#: documents/filters.py:513
 msgid "Invalid logical operator {op!r}"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: documents/filters.py:537
+#: documents/filters.py:527
 msgid "Maximum number of query conditions exceeded."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: documents/filters.py:601
+#: documents/filters.py:591
 msgid "{name!r} is not a valid custom field."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: documents/filters.py:638
+#: documents/filters.py:628
 msgid "{data_type} does not support query expr {expr!r}."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: documents/filters.py:757 documents/models.py:136
+#: documents/filters.py:747 documents/models.py:136
 msgid "Maximum nesting depth exceeded."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: documents/filters.py:1119
+#: documents/filters.py:1109
 msgid "Custom field not found"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1631,49 +1631,49 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "workflow runs"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: documents/serialisers.py:524 documents/serialisers.py:878
-#: documents/serialisers.py:2838 documents/views.py:314 documents/views.py:2624
+#: documents/serialisers.py:524 documents/serialisers.py:881
+#: documents/serialisers.py:2841 documents/views.py:315 documents/views.py:2625
 #: paperless_mail/serialisers.py:156
 msgid "Insufficient permissions."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: documents/serialisers.py:714
+#: documents/serialisers.py:717
 msgid "Invalid color."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: documents/serialisers.py:2315
+#: documents/serialisers.py:2318
 #, python-format
 msgid "File type %(type)s not supported"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: documents/serialisers.py:2359
+#: documents/serialisers.py:2362
 #, python-format
 msgid "Custom field id must be an integer: %(id)s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: documents/serialisers.py:2366
+#: documents/serialisers.py:2369
 #, python-format
 msgid "Custom field with id %(id)s does not exist"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: documents/serialisers.py:2383 documents/serialisers.py:2393
+#: documents/serialisers.py:2386 documents/serialisers.py:2396
 msgid ""
 "Custom fields must be a list of integers or an object mapping ids to values."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: documents/serialisers.py:2388
+#: documents/serialisers.py:2391
 msgid "Some custom fields don't exist or were specified twice."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: documents/serialisers.py:2535
+#: documents/serialisers.py:2538
 msgid "Invalid variable detected."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: documents/serialisers.py:2894
+#: documents/serialisers.py:2897
 msgid "Duplicate document identifiers are not allowed."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: documents/serialisers.py:2924 documents/views.py:4626
+#: documents/serialisers.py:2927 documents/views.py:4632
 #, python-format
 msgid "Documents not found: %(ids)s"
 msgstr ""
@@ -1941,36 +1941,36 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Unable to parse URI {value}"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: documents/views.py:307 documents/views.py:2621
+#: documents/views.py:308 documents/views.py:2622
 msgid "Invalid more_like_id"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: documents/views.py:1591
+#: documents/views.py:1592
 msgid "Invalid AI configuration."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: documents/views.py:1602
+#: documents/views.py:1603
 msgid "AI backend request timed out."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: documents/views.py:2446 documents/views.py:2767
+#: documents/views.py:2447 documents/views.py:2768
 msgid "Specify only one of text, title_search, query, or more_like_id."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: documents/views.py:4639
+#: documents/views.py:4645
 #, python-format
 msgid "Insufficient permissions to share document %(id)s."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: documents/views.py:4685
+#: documents/views.py:4691
 msgid "Bundle is already being processed."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: documents/views.py:4749
+#: documents/views.py:4755
 msgid "The share link bundle is still being prepared. Please try again later."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: documents/views.py:4763
+#: documents/views.py:4769
 msgid "The share link bundle is unavailable."
 msgstr ""
 

src/paperless/serialisers.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import logging
+import os
 from io import BytesIO
 
 import magic
@@ -212,6 +213,7 @@ class ProfileSerializer(PasswordValidationMixin, serializers.ModelSerializer[Use
 class ApplicationConfigurationSerializer(
     serializers.ModelSerializer[ApplicationConfiguration],
 ):
+    externally_configured_variables = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
     user_args = serializers.JSONField(binary=True, allow_null=True)
     barcode_tag_mapping = serializers.JSONField(binary=True, allow_null=True)
     llm_api_key = ObfuscatedPasswordField(
@@ -227,6 +229,12 @@ class ApplicationConfigurationSerializer(
 
     OBFUSCATED_FIELDS = ("llm_api_key", "remote_ocr_api_key")
 
+    def get_externally_configured_variables(
+        self,
+        instance: ApplicationConfiguration,
+    ) -> list[str]:
+        return sorted(name for name in os.environ if name.startswith("PAPERLESS_"))
+
     def run_validation(self, data):
         # Empty strings treated as None to avoid unexpected behavior
         if "user_args" in data and data["user_args"] == "":