diff --git a/backend/server.ts b/backend/server.ts
index d9630d1..90a7978 100644
--- a/backend/server.ts
+++ b/backend/server.ts
@@ -185,9 +185,56 @@ const fetchJson = async (url: string, token: string) => {
 };
 
 const resolveShareLink = async (link: string, token: string) => {
-  const encoded = `u!${b64Url(link)}`;
-  const data = await fetchJson(`https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/shares/${encoded}/driveItem`, token);
-  return { driveId: data.parentReference?.driveId as string, itemId: data.id as string };
+  // Decode the link in case it comes pre-encoded from the database
+  const decodedLink = decodeURIComponent(link);
+  console.log('[resolveShareLink] Decoded link:', decodedLink);
+  
+  // Check if this is a short sharing link (/:f:/ or /:b:/) or a direct document library URL
+  if (decodedLink.includes('/:f:/') || decodedLink.includes('/:b:/')) {
+    // Short sharing link - use shares API
+    const encoded = `u!${b64Url(decodedLink)}`;
+    console.log('[resolveShareLink] Using shares API, encoded:', encoded);
+    const data = await fetchJson(`https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/shares/${encoded}/driveItem`, token);
+    return { driveId: data.parentReference?.driveId as string, itemId: data.id as string };
+  } else {
+    // Direct document library URL - parse it and use drive API
+    // Example: https://czflex.sharepoint.com/sites/Team/Shared Documents/Forms/AllItems.aspx?RootFolder=/sites/Team/Shared Documents/General/...
+    const url = new URL(decodedLink);
+    const pathMatch = url.hostname.match(/^([^.]+)\.sharepoint\.com$/);
+    if (!pathMatch) throw new Error('Invalid SharePoint URL');
+    
+    const hostname = pathMatch[1]; // e.g., 'czflex'
+    const sitePath = url.pathname.split('/Shared')[0]; // e.g., /sites/Team
+    const rootFolderParam = url.searchParams.get('RootFolder');
+    if (!rootFolderParam) throw new Error('RootFolder parameter missing');
+    
+    // Extract the folder path relative to the document library
+    // RootFolder format: /sites/Team/Shared Documents/General/Operations [Server]/...
+    // We need: General/Operations [Server]/...
+    const folderPath = rootFolderParam.split('/Shared Documents/')[1];
+    if (!folderPath) throw new Error('Could not parse folder path');
+    
+    console.log('[resolveShareLink] Hostname:', hostname);
+    console.log('[resolveShareLink] Site path:', sitePath);
+    console.log('[resolveShareLink] Folder path:', folderPath);
+    
+    // Get the site ID first using hostname:sitePath format
+    const siteData = await fetchJson(`https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/sites/${hostname}.sharepoint.com:${sitePath}`, token);
+    const siteId = siteData.id;
+    
+    // Get the default document library drive
+    const driveData = await fetchJson(`https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/sites/${siteId}/drive`, token);
+    const driveId = driveData.id;
+    
+    // Get the folder item by path
+    const itemData = await fetchJson(
+      `https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/drives/${driveId}/root:/${folderPath}`,
+      token
+    );
+    
+    console.log('[resolveShareLink] Resolved to driveId:', driveId, 'itemId:', itemData.id);
+    return { driveId, itemId: itemData.id };
+  }
 };
 
 const listChildrenRecursive = async (
@@ -225,9 +272,12 @@ const filterByCategory = (items: DriveItem[], category?: string, pdfOnly: boolea
       if (i.folder) return false;
       const name = i.name.toLowerCase();
       const mimeType = i.file?.mimeType?.toLowerCase() || '';
-      // Include PDFs and Word documents
+      // Include PDFs, Word documents, and images
       return name.endsWith('.pdf') || mimeType.includes('pdf') ||
-             name.endsWith('.doc') || name.endsWith('.docx') || mimeType.includes('word');
+             name.endsWith('.doc') || name.endsWith('.docx') || mimeType.includes('word') ||
+             name.endsWith('.jpg') || name.endsWith('.jpeg') || name.endsWith('.png') || 
+             name.endsWith('.gif') || name.endsWith('.bmp') || name.endsWith('.tiff') || 
+             name.endsWith('.webp') || mimeType.includes('image');
     });
   }
   
@@ -274,6 +324,7 @@ app.get('/api/job-files', async (c) => {
     // Filter to show only PDFs by default (can be disabled with pdfOnly=false query param)
     const pdfOnly = c.req.query('pdfOnly') !== 'false';
     const filtered = filterByCategory(items, category, pdfOnly);
+    console.log(`[job-files] Found ${items.length} total items, ${filtered.length} after filtering`);
 
     const mapped = filtered.map((i) => ({
       id: i.id,
@@ -291,6 +342,7 @@ app.get('/api/job-files', async (c) => {
   } catch (err) {
     const message = (err as Error)?.message || String(err);
     const status = (err as any)?.status || 500;
+    console.error('[job-files] ERROR:', message);
     logLine('logs/error.log', `/api/job-files error: ${message}`);
     return c.json({ error: message }, status);
   }
diff --git a/frontend/index.html b/frontend/index.html
index b23c83a..22de787 100644
--- a/frontend/index.html
+++ b/frontend/index.html
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
   <div class="relative mb-2">
     <input id="searchBox" placeholder="Search jobs (just start typing or use voice)" class="w-full p-2.5 pr-12 rounded-lg border border-gray-300 text-lg placeholder:text-gray-400">
     <button id="voiceSearchBtn" class="absolute right-2 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 w-8 h-8 rounded-full flex items-center justify-center hover:bg-gray-100 transition-colors" title="Voice search">
-      <svg id="micIcon" class="w-5 h-5 text-gray-600" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+      <svg id="micIcon" class="w-5 h-5 text-gray-600 transition-colors" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
         <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M19 11a7 7 0 01-7 7m0 0a7 7 0 01-7-7m7 7v4m0 0H8m4 0h4m-4-8a3 3 0 01-3-3V5a3 3 0 116 0v6a3 3 0 01-3 3z"></path>
       </svg>
       <svg id="micRecordingIcon" class="hidden w-5 h-5 text-red-600 animate-pulse" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
@@ -374,8 +374,17 @@
   // Load version from backend /version endpoint so UI matches package.json
   async function loadVersion(){
     if(!versionLabel) return;
-    // Display "Redis" for the Redis implementation branch
-    versionLabel.textContent = 'Redis';
+    try{
+      const res = await fetch('/version');
+      if(!res.ok) {
+        console.warn(`Version endpoint returned ${res.status}. Using default version.`);
+        return;
+      }
+      const data = await res.json().catch(()=>null);
+      if(data?.version) versionLabel.textContent = `v${data.version}`;
+    }catch(err){ 
+      console.debug('Version load failed (non-critical):', err.message);
+    }
   }
   loadVersion();
 
@@ -478,7 +487,32 @@
   }
 
   function applyFiltersAndRender(){
-    const q = safeLower(searchBox.value||'');
+    let q = safeLower(searchBox.value||'');
+    
+    // Check for recency keywords
+    const recencyKeywords = ['most recent', 'newest', 'latest', 'current', 'recent'];
+    let sortByRecent = false;
+    
+    // Check if query contains any recency keywords (check longer phrases first)
+    for (const keyword of recencyKeywords) {
+      if (q.includes(keyword)) {
+        sortByRecent = true;
+        // Remove the keyword from search query (use global replace)
+        const regex = new RegExp(keyword, 'gi');
+        q = q.replace(regex, ' ');
+      }
+    }
+    
+    // Clean up multiple spaces and trim
+    q = q.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim();
+    
+    // Update the display to show cleaned query
+    if (sortByRecent && searchBox.value !== q) {
+      searchBox.value = q.split(' ').map(word => 
+        word.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + word.slice(1)
+      ).join(' ');
+    }
+    
     const divisionVals = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('.filter-division:checked')).map(i=>i.value);
     const activeVals = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('.filter-active:checked')).map(i=>i.value);
     const activeWanted = activeVals.map(v=>toBool(v)).filter(v=>v!==null);
@@ -503,11 +537,31 @@
       return true;
     });
 
-    // Data already sorted from PocketBase, only re-sort if filters applied
-    if(q || divisionVals.length || activeVals.length || statusVals.length || estimatorVals.length){
+    // If recency keyword used, show only THE most recent match
+    if(sortByRecent && visibleJobs.length > 0){
+      console.log('Before sorting, visibleJobs count:', visibleJobs.length);
+      
+      // Sort by Job_Number (higher number = newer job)
+      visibleJobs.sort((a, b) => {
+        const numA = jobNumberValue(a) || 0;
+        const numB = jobNumberValue(b) || 0;
+        return numB - numA; // Higher job number first (newest)
+      });
+      
+      console.log('After sorting, newest job:', visibleJobs[0]?.Job_Number);
+      // Keep only the most recent
+      visibleJobs = visibleJobs.slice(0, 1);
+      console.log('✓ Showing only the most recent match');
+    } else if(q || divisionVals.length || activeVals.length || statusVals.length || estimatorVals.length){
       sortJobsDescending(visibleJobs);
     }
-    console.log('Filter summary', { q, divisionVals, activeWanted, statusVals, estimatorValsLower, total: jobsCache.length, visible: visibleJobs.length });
+    
+    console.log('Filter summary', { 
+      originalSearch: searchBox.value, 
+      cleanedQ: q, 
+      sortByRecent, 
+      resultsCount: visibleJobs.length 
+    });
     renderCards(visibleJobs);
   }
 
@@ -600,9 +654,17 @@
 
     let autoStopTimer = null;
     let silenceTimer = null;
+    let lastResultIndex = 0;
+    let baseSearchText = '';
 
     recognition.onstart = () => {
       isListening = true;
+      lastResultIndex = 0;
+      baseSearchText = searchBox.value.trim();
+      
+      // Change mic icon to filled maroon/red
+      micIcon.style.fill = '#991b1b'; // Tailwind red-800
+      micIcon.style.stroke = '#991b1b';
       
       // Auto-stop after 10 seconds as a safety measure
       autoStopTimer = setTimeout(() => {
@@ -619,17 +681,40 @@
         silenceTimer = null;
       }
       
-      const last = event.results.length - 1;
-      const transcript = event.results[last][0].transcript;
-      const isFinal = event.results[last].isFinal;
+      // Process only new final results
+      for (let i = lastResultIndex; i < event.results.length; i++) {
+        if (event.results[i].isFinal) {
+          let transcript = event.results[i][0].transcript.trim();
+          
+          // Remove trailing punctuation (period, comma, etc.)
+          transcript = transcript.replace(/[.,!?;:]+$/, '');
+          
+          // Capitalize each word (title case)
+          transcript = transcript.split(' ').map(word => 
+            word.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + word.slice(1).toLowerCase()
+          ).join(' ');
+          
+          if (transcript) {
+            // Add space if base text exists and doesn't end with space
+            if (baseSearchText && !baseSearchText.endsWith(' ')) {
+              baseSearchText += ' ';
+            }
+            baseSearchText += transcript;
+          }
+          
+          lastResultIndex = i + 1;
+        }
+      }
       
-      searchBox.value = transcript.trim();
+      // Update search box with accumulated text
+      searchBox.value = baseSearchText;
       
       // Trigger search with results
       applyFiltersAndRender();
       
-      // Stop after final result with short delay
-      if (isFinal) {
+      // Check if all results are final, if so prepare to stop
+      const allFinal = Array.from(event.results).every(r => r.isFinal);
+      if (allFinal && event.results.length > 0) {
         silenceTimer = setTimeout(() => {
           recognition.stop();
         }, 1500);
@@ -663,6 +748,10 @@
       if (autoStopTimer) clearTimeout(autoStopTimer);
       if (silenceTimer) clearTimeout(silenceTimer);
       
+      // Reset mic icon to normal
+      micIcon.style.fill = 'none';
+      micIcon.style.stroke = '';
+      
       isListening = false;
     };
 
@@ -1310,7 +1399,11 @@
   window.openFileInViewer = openFileInViewer;
 
   async function renderPdfPage() {
-    const { doc, page, scale } = currentPdf;
+    const { doc, page, scale, isImage } = currentPdf;
+    if (isImage) {
+      renderImageOnCanvas();
+      return;
+    }
     if (!doc) return;
     const pageObj = await doc.getPage(page);
     const viewport = pageObj.getViewport({ scale });
@@ -1328,10 +1421,33 @@
     pdfZoomReset.textContent = `${Math.round(currentPdf.scale * 100)}%`;
   }
 
+  function renderImageOnCanvas() {
+    const { scale, imageElement, imageWidth, imageHeight } = currentPdf;
+    if (!imageElement) return;
+    const canvas = pdfCanvas;
+    const context = canvas.getContext('2d');
+    const scaledWidth = imageWidth * scale;
+    const scaledHeight = imageHeight * scale;
+    canvas.width = scaledWidth;
+    canvas.height = scaledHeight;
+    context.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
+    context.drawImage(imageElement, 0, 0, scaledWidth, scaledHeight);
+    // re-apply pan transform after render
+    pdfCanvas.style.transform = `translate(${pdfPan.x}px, ${pdfPan.y}px)`;
+    pdfZoomLabel.textContent = `${Math.round(scale * 100)}%`;
+    pdfZoomReset.textContent = `${Math.round(scale * 100)}%`;
+  }
+
   function showPdfViewer() {
     iframeViewer.classList.add('hidden');
     pdfViewer.classList.remove('hidden');
     iframeLoader.classList.add('hidden');
+    // Ensure PDF controls are visible (might be hidden for images)
+    pdfControls.style.display = '';
+    // Show page navigation for PDFs
+    pdfPrev.parentElement.style.display = '';
+    pdfNext.parentElement.style.display = '';
+    pdfPageNum.parentElement.style.display = '';
   }
 
   pdfPrev.addEventListener('click', async () => {
@@ -1347,18 +1463,18 @@
     await renderPdfPage();
   });
   pdfZoomIn.addEventListener('click', async () => {
-    if (!currentPdf.doc) return;
+    if (!currentPdf.doc && !currentPdf.isImage) return;
     currentPdf.scale = Math.min(currentPdf.scale + 0.1, MAX_PDF_SCALE);
     await renderPdfPage();
   });
   pdfZoomOut.addEventListener('click', async () => {
-    if (!currentPdf.doc) return;
+    if (!currentPdf.doc && !currentPdf.isImage) return;
     currentPdf.scale = Math.max(currentPdf.scale - 0.1, MIN_PDF_SCALE);
     await renderPdfPage();
   });
   pdfZoomReset.addEventListener('click', async () => {
-    if (!currentPdf.doc) return;
-    currentPdf.scale = DEFAULT_PDF_SCALE;
+    if (!currentPdf.doc && !currentPdf.isImage) return;
+    currentPdf.scale = currentPdf.isImage ? 1 : DEFAULT_PDF_SCALE;
     pdfPan = { x: 0, y: 0, dragging: false, startX: 0, startY: 0, baseX: 0, baseY: 0 };
     pdfCanvas.style.transform = 'translate(0px, 0px)';
     await renderPdfPage();
@@ -1383,7 +1499,7 @@
   };
 
   pdfCanvas.addEventListener('wheel', async (e) => {
-    if (!currentPdf.doc) return;
+    if (!currentPdf.doc && !currentPdf.isImage) return;
     e.preventDefault();
     const delta = e.deltaY;
     const step = 0.1;
@@ -1403,7 +1519,7 @@
     fileListContainer.classList.remove('hidden');
   });
   pdfCanvas.addEventListener('pointerdown', (e) => {
-    if (!currentPdf.doc) return;
+    if (!currentPdf.doc && !currentPdf.isImage) return;
     activePointers.set(e.pointerId, { x: e.clientX, y: e.clientY });
 
     if (activePointers.size === 2) {
@@ -1423,7 +1539,7 @@
   });
 
   pdfCanvas.addEventListener('pointermove', (e) => {
-    if (!currentPdf.doc) return;
+    if (!currentPdf.doc && !currentPdf.isImage) return;
 
     if (activePointers.has(e.pointerId)) {
       activePointers.set(e.pointerId, { x: e.clientX, y: e.clientY });
@@ -1523,6 +1639,9 @@
 
       // Word docs are converted to PDF, so treat them as PDFs
       const isPdf = isWordDoc || (contentType || '').toLowerCase().includes('pdf') || (name || '').toLowerCase().endsWith('.pdf');
+      const isImage = (contentType || '').toLowerCase().includes('image') || 
+                      /\.(jpg|jpeg|png|gif|bmp|tiff|webp)$/i.test(name || '');
+      
       if (isPdf && window['pdfjsLib']) {
         const data = await blob.arrayBuffer();
         pdfjsLib.GlobalWorkerOptions.workerSrc = 'https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/pdf.js/3.11.174/pdf.worker.min.js';
@@ -1533,8 +1652,39 @@
         pdfCanvas.style.transform = 'translate(0px, 0px)';
         await renderPdfPage();
         showPdfViewer();
+      } else if (isImage) {
+        // Show images in the PDF viewer area for consistency
+        pdfViewer.classList.remove('hidden');
+        iframeViewer.classList.add('hidden');
+        iframeLoader.classList.add('hidden');
+        
+        // Store original image for re-rendering at different scales
+        const img = new Image();
+        img.onload = () => {
+          currentPdf = { 
+            doc: null, 
+            page: 1, 
+            pages: 1, 
+            scale: 1,
+            isImage: true,
+            imageElement: img,
+            imageWidth: img.width,
+            imageHeight: img.height
+          };
+          pdfPan = { x: 0, y: 0, dragging: false, startX: 0, startY: 0, baseX: 0, baseY: 0 };
+          pdfCanvas.style.transform = 'translate(0px, 0px)';
+          renderImageOnCanvas();
+          
+          // Show PDF controls (zoom works for images too)
+          pdfControls.style.display = '';
+          // Hide page navigation for images
+          pdfPrev.parentElement.style.display = 'none';
+          pdfNext.parentElement.style.display = 'none';
+          pdfPageNum.parentElement.style.display = 'none';
+        };
+        img.src = currentPreviewUrl;
       } else {
-        // fallback to iframe blob view (images, etc.)
+        // fallback to iframe blob view
         iframeViewer.src = 'about:blank';
         setTimeout(() => {
           iframeViewer.src = currentPreviewUrl;
@@ -1554,13 +1704,16 @@
     const term = (fileListState.filter || '').toLowerCase().trim();
     const filtered = fileListState.items
       .filter((f) => {
-        // Show PDF files and Word documents (which will be converted to PDF)
+        // Show PDF files, Word documents (which will be converted to PDF), and images
         if (f.isFolder) return false;
         const name = f.name.toLowerCase();
         const contentType = (f.contentType || '').toLowerCase();
         const isPdfOrWord = name.endsWith('.pdf') || contentType.includes('pdf') ||
                            name.endsWith('.doc') || name.endsWith('.docx') || contentType.includes('word');
-        if (!isPdfOrWord) return false;
+        const isImage = name.endsWith('.jpg') || name.endsWith('.jpeg') || name.endsWith('.png') || 
+                       name.endsWith('.gif') || name.endsWith('.bmp') || name.endsWith('.tiff') || 
+                       name.endsWith('.webp') || contentType.includes('image');
+        if (!isPdfOrWord && !isImage) return false;
         // Apply search term filter if present
         return name.includes(term);
       });
@@ -1665,6 +1818,7 @@
     if (cached) {
       console.log('Using cached files for job', job.Job_Number);
       fileListState.items = cached.items;
+      iframeLoader.classList.add('hidden');
       renderFileGroups(link);
       return;
     }
@@ -1683,7 +1837,7 @@
 
     try {
       const controller = new AbortController();
-      const timeout = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), 15000);
+      const timeout = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), 30000); // 30 seconds for large folders
       let resp = await fetch(`/api/job-files?link=${encodeURIComponent(link)}`, { headers, signal: controller.signal });
       clearTimeout(timeout);
 
@@ -1713,10 +1867,11 @@
       fileCache.set(link, { items, driveId: rootDriveId });
       fileListState.items = items;
       
+      console.log(`✓ Loaded ${items.length} files for job ${job.Job_Number}`);
       iframeLoader.classList.add('hidden');
       renderFileGroups(link);
     } catch (err) {
-      console.error('job-files error', err);
+      console.error('❌ job-files error for', job.Job_Number, err);
       const authExpired = err?.message === 'AUTH_EXPIRED' || String(err || '').includes('401');
       const timedOut = err?.name === 'AbortError';
       const friendly = authExpired
@@ -1786,6 +1941,8 @@
       URL.revokeObjectURL(currentPreviewUrl);
       currentPreviewUrl = null;
     }
+    // Clear file cache when closing to ensure fresh data on next open
+    fileCache.clear();
     // Clear iframe src to stop any loading/video/audio and prevent stacking
     setTimeout(() => {
       iframeViewer.src = 'about:blank';