0.55.5

changedetectionio/__init__.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Read more https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io/wiki
 # Semver means never use .01, or 00. Should be .1.
-__version__ = '0.55.4'
+__version__ = '0.55.5'
 
 from changedetectionio.strtobool import strtobool
 from json.decoder import JSONDecodeError

changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/__init__.py

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ def construct_blueprint(datastore: ChangeDetectionStore):
             'llm_provider_kind':                 _stored_llm.get('provider_kind', ''),
             'llm_local_token_multiplier':        _stored_llm.get('local_token_multiplier', 5),
             'llm_change_summary_default':        datastore.data['settings']['application'].get('llm_change_summary_default', ''),
+            'llm_enabled':                       datastore.data['settings']['application'].get('llm_enabled', True),
             'llm_override_diff_with_summary':    datastore.data['settings']['application'].get('llm_override_diff_with_summary', True),
             'llm_restock_use_fallback_extract':  datastore.data['settings']['application'].get('llm_restock_use_fallback_extract', True),
             'llm_debug':                         datastore.data['settings']['application'].get('llm_debug', False),
@@ -120,6 +121,9 @@ def construct_blueprint(datastore: ChangeDetectionStore):
                 datastore.data['settings']['application']['llm_change_summary_default'] = (
                     llm_data.get('llm_change_summary_default') or ''
                 ).strip()
+                datastore.data['settings']['application']['llm_enabled'] = (
+                    bool(llm_data.get('llm_enabled', True))
+                )
                 datastore.data['settings']['application']['llm_override_diff_with_summary'] = (
                     bool(llm_data.get('llm_override_diff_with_summary', True))
                 )

changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html

@@ -69,6 +69,17 @@
   {% call stab_pane('provider') %}
   <p class="stab-section-title">{{ _('AI Provider') }}</p>
 
+  <div class="pure-control-group">
+    <label></label>
+    {{ form.llm.form.llm_enabled() }}
+    <label for="{{ form.llm.form.llm_enabled.id }}" style="display:inline; font-weight:normal;">
+      {{ form.llm.form.llm_enabled.label.text }}
+    </label>
+    <span class="pure-form-message-inline">
+      {{ _('Master switch — when off, all AI lookups are skipped even if a provider is configured below.') }}
+    </span>
+  </div>
+
   {% if not llm_env_configured and not (llm_config and llm_config.get('model')) %}
   <div class="stab-overview-disclaimer">
     <div class="stab-disclaimer-icon">⚠</div>

changedetectionio/forms.py

@@ -1193,6 +1193,14 @@ class globalSettingsLLMForm(Form):
             "style": "width: 10em;",
         },
     )
+    # Master on/off switch for ALL LLM lookups at runtime. When False, every entry point
+    # in evaluator.py (and the restock fallback) short-circuits with a logger.debug
+    # message — even if a provider+model is still configured. Saved config and the
+    # "configured" badge remain visible so the user can toggle back on without re-entering.
+    llm_enabled = BooleanField(
+        _l('Enable AI / LLM features'),
+        default=True,
+    )
     llm_override_diff_with_summary = BooleanField(
         _l('Replace {{diff}} notification token with AI summary'),
         default=True,

changedetectionio/llm/evaluator.py

@@ -228,6 +228,28 @@ def llm_configured_via_env() -> bool:
     return bool(os.getenv('LLM_MODEL', '').strip())
 
 
+def _runtime_llm_config(datastore) -> dict | None:
+    """
+    Runtime gate used by every LLM entry point in this module (and the restock
+    fallback). Returns the resolved config dict only when both:
+      - the master 'llm_enabled' toggle is on (default True)
+      - a provider+model is actually configured
+
+    When the toggle is off but a config exists, logs a debug message and returns
+    None so callers fall through their existing "not configured" early-return path.
+
+    The settings UI deliberately still calls get_llm_config() directly so the
+    "AI / LLM configured: ..." badge keeps showing the saved provider even while
+    the toggle is off.
+    """
+    cfg = get_llm_config(datastore)
+    if not bool(datastore.data['settings']['application'].get('llm_enabled', True)):
+        if cfg:
+            logger.debug("LLM features disabled via settings (llm_enabled=False) — skipping LLM lookup")
+        return None
+    return cfg
+
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Global monthly token budget
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -379,7 +401,7 @@ def run_setup(watch, datastore, snapshot_text: str) -> None:
     Stores result in watch['llm_prefilter'] (str selector or None).
     Called once when intent is first set, and again if pre-filter returns zero matches.
     """
-    cfg = get_llm_config(datastore)
+    cfg = _runtime_llm_config(datastore)
     if not cfg:
         return
 
@@ -509,7 +531,7 @@ def summarise_change(watch, datastore, diff: str, current_snapshot: str = '') ->
     The result replaces {{ diff }} in notifications so the user gets a
     readable description instead of raw +/- diff lines.
     """
-    cfg = get_llm_config(datastore)
+    cfg = _runtime_llm_config(datastore)
     if not cfg:
         return ''
 
@@ -597,7 +619,7 @@ def preview_extract(watch, datastore, content: str) -> dict | None:
 
     Returns {'found': bool, 'answer': str} or None if LLM not configured / no intent.
     """
-    cfg = get_llm_config(datastore)
+    cfg = _runtime_llm_config(datastore)
     if not cfg:
         return None
 
@@ -648,7 +670,7 @@ def evaluate_change(watch, datastore, diff: str, current_snapshot: str = '') ->
 
     Results are cached by (intent, diff) hash — each unique diff is evaluated exactly once.
     """
-    cfg = get_llm_config(datastore)
+    cfg = _runtime_llm_config(datastore)
     if not cfg:
         return None
 

changedetectionio/model/App.py

@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ class model(dict):
                     'shared_diff_access': False,
                     'strip_ignored_lines': False,
                     'tags': None,  # Initialized in __init__ with real datastore_path
+                    'llm_enabled': True,
                     'llm_thinking_budget': LLM_DEFAULT_THINKING_BUDGET,
                     'llm_max_summary_tokens': LLM_DEFAULT_MAX_SUMMARY_TOKENS,
                     'webdriver_delay': None , # Extra delay in seconds before extracting text

changedetectionio/notification/handler.py

@@ -364,6 +364,10 @@ def process_notification(n_object: NotificationContextData, datastore):
         # Should always be false for 'text' mode or its too hard to read
         # But otherwise, this could be some setting
         word_diff=False if requested_output_format_original == 'text' else True,
+        # HTML-format notifications must escape diff content (GHSA-q8xq-qg4x-wphg).
+        # FormattableDiff/Extract escape internally so {{ diff(...) }} stays callable —
+        # the post-Jinja escape loop below would otherwise convert them to plain str.
+        escape_output='html' in requested_output_format,
         )
     )
 
@@ -394,10 +398,19 @@ def process_notification(n_object: NotificationContextData, datastore):
     # so they survive escape and are still replaced with <span> tags later.
     if 'html' in requested_output_format:
         from markupsafe import escape as html_escape
+        from changedetectionio.notification_service import FormattableDiff, FormattableExtract
         _page_content_keys = {'raw_diff', 'current_snapshot', 'prev_snapshot', 'triggered_text'}
         for key in [k for k in notification_parameters if k.startswith('diff') or k in _page_content_keys]:
-            if notification_parameters.get(key):
-                notification_parameters[key] = str(html_escape(str(notification_parameters[key])))
+            value = notification_parameters.get(key)
+            if not value:
+                continue
+            # FormattableDiff / FormattableExtract are callable str subclasses — {{ diff(lines=5) }}
+            # etc. relies on __call__. Wrapping them with str(html_escape(...)) here would lose
+            # __call__ and break those tokens. They escape internally via escape_output=True
+            # (set by add_rendered_diff_to_notification_vars above) for both __str__ and __call__.
+            if isinstance(value, (FormattableDiff, FormattableExtract)):
+                continue
+            notification_parameters[key] = str(html_escape(str(value)))
 
     with (apprise.LogCapture(level=apprise.logging.DEBUG) as logs):
         for url in n_object['notification_urls']:

changedetectionio/notification_service.py

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class FormattableExtract(str):
     Multiple changed fragments are joined with newlines.
     Being a str subclass means it is natively JSON serializable.
     """
-    def __new__(cls, prev_snapshot, current_snapshot, extract_fn):
+    def __new__(cls, prev_snapshot, current_snapshot, extract_fn, escape_output=False):
         if prev_snapshot or current_snapshot:
             from changedetectionio import diff as diff_module
             # word_diff=True is required — placemarker extraction regexes only exist in word-diff output
@@ -107,6 +107,12 @@ class FormattableExtract(str):
             extracted = extract_fn(raw)
         else:
             extracted = ''
+        if escape_output and extracted:
+            # Placemarkers (@removed_PLACEMARKER_OPEN etc) contain no HTML chars,
+            # so html_escape leaves them intact — they still get swapped to <span>
+            # tags later by apply_service_tweaks. See GHSA-q8xq-qg4x-wphg.
+            from markupsafe import escape as html_escape
+            extracted = str(html_escape(extracted))
         instance = super().__new__(cls, extracted)
         return instance
 
@@ -128,16 +134,23 @@ class FormattableDiff(str):
 
     Being a str subclass means it is natively JSON serializable.
     """
-    def __new__(cls, prev_snapshot, current_snapshot, **base_kwargs):
+    def __new__(cls, prev_snapshot, current_snapshot, escape_output=False, **base_kwargs):
         if prev_snapshot or current_snapshot:
             from changedetectionio import diff as diff_module
             rendered = diff_module.render_diff(prev_snapshot, current_snapshot, **base_kwargs)
         else:
             rendered = ''
+        if escape_output and rendered:
+            # Placemarkers (@removed_PLACEMARKER_OPEN etc) contain no HTML chars,
+            # so html_escape leaves them intact — they still get swapped to <span>
+            # tags later by apply_service_tweaks. See GHSA-q8xq-qg4x-wphg.
+            from markupsafe import escape as html_escape
+            rendered = str(html_escape(rendered))
         instance = super().__new__(cls, rendered)
         instance._prev = prev_snapshot
         instance._current = current_snapshot
         instance._base_kwargs = base_kwargs
+        instance._escape_output = escape_output
         return instance
 
     def __call__(self, lines=None, added_only=False, removed_only=False, context=0,
@@ -163,6 +176,10 @@ class FormattableDiff(str):
         if lines is not None:
             result = '\n'.join(result.splitlines()[:int(lines)])
 
+        if self._escape_output and result:
+            from markupsafe import escape as html_escape
+            result = str(html_escape(result))
+
         return result
 
 
@@ -236,7 +253,7 @@ class NotificationContextData(dict):
 
         super().__setitem__(key, value)
 
-def add_rendered_diff_to_notification_vars(notification_scan_text:str, prev_snapshot:str, current_snapshot:str, word_diff:bool):
+def add_rendered_diff_to_notification_vars(notification_scan_text:str, prev_snapshot:str, current_snapshot:str, word_diff:bool, escape_output:bool=False):
     """
     Efficiently renders only the diff placeholders that are actually used in the notification text.
 
@@ -249,6 +266,9 @@ def add_rendered_diff_to_notification_vars(notification_scan_text:str, prev_snap
         prev_snapshot: Previous version of content for diff comparison
         current_snapshot: Current version of content for diff comparison
         word_diff: Whether to use word-level (True) or line-level (False) diffing
+        escape_output: If True, the rendered diff output is HTML-escaped. Used for HTML-format
+            notifications so attacker-controlled page content can't inject live markup.
+            Both the cached str representation and the result of {{ diff(...) }} calls are escaped.
 
     Returns:
         dict: Only the diff placeholders that were found in notification_scan_text, with rendered content
@@ -287,10 +307,10 @@ def add_rendered_diff_to_notification_vars(notification_scan_text:str, prev_snap
         if not re.search(pattern, notification_scan_text, re.IGNORECASE):
             continue
         if key in diff_specs:
-            ret[key] = FormattableDiff(prev_snapshot, current_snapshot, **diff_specs[key])
+            ret[key] = FormattableDiff(prev_snapshot, current_snapshot, escape_output=escape_output, **diff_specs[key])
             rendered_count += 1
         elif key in extract_specs:
-            ret[key] = FormattableExtract(prev_snapshot, current_snapshot, extract_fn=extract_specs[key])
+            ret[key] = FormattableExtract(prev_snapshot, current_snapshot, extract_fn=extract_specs[key], escape_output=escape_output)
             rendered_count += 1
 
     if rendered_count:

changedetectionio/processors/restock_diff/plugins/llm_restock.py

@@ -203,15 +203,17 @@ def get_itemprop_availability_override(content, fetcher_name, fetcher_instance,
         return None
 
     try:
-        from changedetectionio.llm.evaluator import get_llm_config, accumulate_global_tokens
+        from changedetectionio.llm.evaluator import _runtime_llm_config, accumulate_global_tokens
         from changedetectionio.llm import client as llm_client
     except ImportError as e:
         logger.debug(f"LLM restock fallback: LLM libraries not available ({e})")
         return None
 
-    llm_cfg = get_llm_config(datastore)
+    # _runtime_llm_config returns None (with a debug log) when the master 'llm_enabled'
+    # toggle is off, so this path is gated for free.
+    llm_cfg = _runtime_llm_config(datastore)
     if not llm_cfg or not llm_cfg.get('model'):
-        logger.debug("LLM restock fallback: no LLM model configured, skipping")
+        logger.debug("LLM restock fallback: no LLM model configured or LLM disabled, skipping")
         return None
 
     text_content = _strip_html(content) if content else ''

changedetectionio/tests/test_notification.py

@@ -634,6 +634,12 @@ def _test_color_notifications(client, notification_body_token, datastore_path):
 def test_html_color_notifications(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage, datastore_path):
     _test_color_notifications(client, '{{diff}}',datastore_path=datastore_path)
     _test_color_notifications(client, '{{diff_full}}',datastore_path=datastore_path)
+    # Regression: the html-output escape pass in handler.py used to convert
+    # FormattableDiff into a plain str, stripping its __call__ and breaking any
+    # {{ diff(...) }} / {{ diff_added(...) }} token on htmlcolor/html notifications
+    # with 'str' object is not callable (see commit 08d30c6 + #3923).
+    # word_diff=false reproduces the exact form the user-reported failure used.
+    _test_color_notifications(client, '{{diff(word_diff=false)}}', datastore_path=datastore_path)
 
 
 def _test_custom_html_in_notification_body_not_escaped(client, datastore_path, content_type=None):

changedetectionio/translations/cs/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po

@@ -842,6 +842,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "AI Provider"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Master switch — when off, all AI lookups are skipped even if a provider is configured below."
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Third-party data transfer — please read"
 msgstr ""
@@ -3178,6 +3182,10 @@ msgstr "Měsíční rozpočet tokenů"
 msgid "Max input characters"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/forms.py
+msgid "Enable AI / LLM features"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/forms.py
 msgid "Replace {{diff}} notification token with AI summary"
 msgstr ""

changedetectionio/translations/de/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po

@@ -858,6 +858,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "AI Provider"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Master switch — when off, all AI lookups are skipped even if a provider is configured below."
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Third-party data transfer — please read"
 msgstr ""
@@ -3230,6 +3234,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Max input characters"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/forms.py
+msgid "Enable AI / LLM features"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/forms.py
 msgid "Replace {{diff}} notification token with AI summary"
 msgstr ""

changedetectionio/translations/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po

@@ -840,6 +840,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "AI Provider"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Master switch — when off, all AI lookups are skipped even if a provider is configured below."
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Third-party data transfer — please read"
 msgstr ""
@@ -3172,6 +3176,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Max input characters"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/forms.py
+msgid "Enable AI / LLM features"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/forms.py
 msgid "Replace {{diff}} notification token with AI summary"
 msgstr ""

changedetectionio/translations/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po

@@ -840,6 +840,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "AI Provider"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Master switch — when off, all AI lookups are skipped even if a provider is configured below."
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Third-party data transfer — please read"
 msgstr ""
@@ -3172,6 +3176,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Max input characters"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/forms.py
+msgid "Enable AI / LLM features"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/forms.py
 msgid "Replace {{diff}} notification token with AI summary"
 msgstr ""

changedetectionio/translations/es/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po

@@ -878,6 +878,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "AI Provider"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Master switch — when off, all AI lookups are skipped even if a provider is configured below."
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Third-party data transfer — please read"
 msgstr ""
@@ -2314,11 +2318,11 @@ msgstr "Último Comprobado"
 
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/watchlist/templates/watch-overview.html
 msgid "Changed"
-msgstr "Cambiadp"
+msgstr "Cambiado"
 
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/watchlist/templates/watch-overview.html
 msgid "Last Changed"
-msgstr "Último Cambiadp"
+msgstr "Último Cambiado"
 
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/watchlist/templates/watch-overview.html
 msgid "No web page change detection watches configured, please add a URL in the box above, or"
@@ -3245,6 +3249,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Max input characters"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/forms.py
+msgid "Enable AI / LLM features"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/forms.py
 msgid "Replace {{diff}} notification token with AI summary"
 msgstr ""

changedetectionio/translations/fr/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po

@@ -846,6 +846,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "AI Provider"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Master switch — when off, all AI lookups are skipped even if a provider is configured below."
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Third-party data transfer — please read"
 msgstr ""
@@ -3185,6 +3189,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Max input characters"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/forms.py
+msgid "Enable AI / LLM features"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/forms.py
 msgid "Replace {{diff}} notification token with AI summary"
 msgstr ""

changedetectionio/translations/it/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po

@@ -842,6 +842,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "AI Provider"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Master switch — when off, all AI lookups are skipped even if a provider is configured below."
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Third-party data transfer — please read"
 msgstr ""
@@ -3174,6 +3178,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Max input characters"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/forms.py
+msgid "Enable AI / LLM features"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/forms.py
 msgid "Replace {{diff}} notification token with AI summary"
 msgstr ""

changedetectionio/translations/ja/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po

@@ -847,6 +847,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "AI Provider"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Master switch — when off, all AI lookups are skipped even if a provider is configured below."
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Third-party data transfer — please read"
 msgstr ""
@@ -3191,6 +3195,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Max input characters"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/forms.py
+msgid "Enable AI / LLM features"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/forms.py
 msgid "Replace {{diff}} notification token with AI summary"
 msgstr ""

changedetectionio/translations/ko/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po

@@ -844,6 +844,10 @@ msgstr "AI 프로바이더 설정"
 msgid "AI Provider"
 msgstr "AI 프로바이더"
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Master switch — when off, all AI lookups are skipped even if a provider is configured below."
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Third-party data transfer — please read"
 msgstr "제3자 데이터 전송 - 읽어 주세요"
@@ -3182,6 +3186,10 @@ msgstr "월간 토큰 예산"
 msgid "Max input characters"
 msgstr "최대 입력 문자 수"
 
+#: changedetectionio/forms.py
+msgid "Enable AI / LLM features"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/forms.py
 msgid "Replace {{diff}} notification token with AI summary"
 msgstr "{{diff}} 알림 토큰을 AI 요약으로 대체"

changedetectionio/translations/messages.pot

@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 #, fuzzy
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
-"Project-Id-Version: changedetection.io 0.55.4\n"
+"Project-Id-Version: changedetection.io 0.55.5\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: EMAIL@ADDRESS\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-05-19 11:38+0200\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-05-19 19:05+0200\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
@@ -839,6 +839,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "AI Provider"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Master switch — when off, all AI lookups are skipped even if a provider is configured below."
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Third-party data transfer — please read"
 msgstr ""
@@ -3171,6 +3175,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Max input characters"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/forms.py
+msgid "Enable AI / LLM features"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/forms.py
 msgid "Replace {{diff}} notification token with AI summary"
 msgstr ""

changedetectionio/translations/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po

@@ -865,6 +865,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "AI Provider"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Master switch — when off, all AI lookups are skipped even if a provider is configured below."
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Third-party data transfer — please read"
 msgstr ""
@@ -3222,6 +3226,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Max input characters"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/forms.py
+msgid "Enable AI / LLM features"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/forms.py
 msgid "Replace {{diff}} notification token with AI summary"
 msgstr ""

changedetectionio/translations/tr/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po

@@ -875,6 +875,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "AI Provider"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Master switch — when off, all AI lookups are skipped even if a provider is configured below."
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Third-party data transfer — please read"
 msgstr ""
@@ -3225,6 +3229,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Max input characters"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/forms.py
+msgid "Enable AI / LLM features"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/forms.py
 msgid "Replace {{diff}} notification token with AI summary"
 msgstr ""

changedetectionio/translations/uk/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po

@@ -855,6 +855,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "AI Provider"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Master switch — when off, all AI lookups are skipped even if a provider is configured below."
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Third-party data transfer — please read"
 msgstr ""
@@ -3204,6 +3208,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Max input characters"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/forms.py
+msgid "Enable AI / LLM features"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/forms.py
 msgid "Replace {{diff}} notification token with AI summary"
 msgstr ""

changedetectionio/translations/zh/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po

@@ -844,6 +844,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "AI Provider"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Master switch — when off, all AI lookups are skipped even if a provider is configured below."
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Third-party data transfer — please read"
 msgstr ""
@@ -3177,6 +3181,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Max input characters"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/forms.py
+msgid "Enable AI / LLM features"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/forms.py
 msgid "Replace {{diff}} notification token with AI summary"
 msgstr ""

changedetectionio/translations/zh_Hant_TW/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po

@@ -843,6 +843,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "AI Provider"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
+msgid "Master switch — when off, all AI lookups are skipped even if a provider is configured below."
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/blueprint/settings/templates/settings_llm_tab.html
 msgid "Third-party data transfer — please read"
 msgstr ""
@@ -3176,6 +3180,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Max input characters"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: changedetectionio/forms.py
+msgid "Enable AI / LLM features"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: changedetectionio/forms.py
 msgid "Replace {{diff}} notification token with AI summary"
 msgstr ""

changedetectionio/worker.py

@@ -432,9 +432,13 @@ async def async_update_worker(worker_id, q, notification_q, app, datastore, exec
                         update_obj['_llm_result'] = None
                         update_obj['_llm_intent'] = ''
                         update_obj['_llm_change_summary'] = ''
-                        # skip_check: when budget exceeded, don't run LLM or the check
+                        # skip_check: when budget exceeded, don't run LLM or the check.
+                        # Also gated on llm_enabled — a disabled LLM can't be spending tokens,
+                        # so the budget enforcement shouldn't suppress changes when the user
+                        # has explicitly switched LLM off.
+                        _llm_master_enabled = bool(datastore.data['settings']['application'].get('llm_enabled', True))
                         _llm_budget_action = datastore.data['settings']['application'].get('llm_budget_action', 'skip_llm')
-                        if _llm_budget_action == 'skip_check':
+                        if _llm_master_enabled and _llm_budget_action == 'skip_check':
                             from changedetectionio.llm.evaluator import is_global_token_budget_exceeded
                             if is_global_token_budget_exceeded(datastore):
                                 logger.info(f"LLM monthly budget exceeded — skipping check for {uuid} (budget_action=skip_check)")
@@ -444,9 +448,14 @@ async def async_update_worker(worker_id, q, notification_q, app, datastore, exec
                             try:
                                 from changedetectionio.llm.evaluator import (
                                     evaluate_change, resolve_intent, resolve_llm_field,
-                                    summarise_change, get_llm_config,
+                                    summarise_change, _runtime_llm_config,
                                 )
-                                _llm_cfg = get_llm_config(datastore)
+                                # _runtime_llm_config returns None (and logs a debug skip
+                                # message) when the master 'llm_enabled' toggle is off, so
+                                # the whole block — diff computation, status minitext, and
+                                # the two executor dispatches — is skipped, not just the
+                                # inner LLM lookups.
+                                _llm_cfg = _runtime_llm_config(datastore)
                                 if _llm_cfg:
                                     # Compute unified diff once — used by both intent and summary
                                     _watch_dates = list(watch.history.keys())