diff --git a/resources/js/lib/useDeferredSimilarAi.js b/resources/js/lib/useDeferredSimilarAi.js
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+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+
+const REGISTRY = new Map()
+const ROOT_MARGIN = '800px 0px'
+const IDLE_TIMEOUT = 3000
+
+export function __resetDeferredSimilarAiCache() {
+  for (const entry of REGISTRY.values()) {
+    entry.controller?.abort()
+  }
+  REGISTRY.clear()
+}
+
+function scheduleIdle(callback) {
+  if (typeof window.requestIdleCallback === 'function') {
+    const handle = window.requestIdleCallback(callback, { timeout: IDLE_TIMEOUT })
+    return () => window.cancelIdleCallback?.(handle)
+  }
+
+  const handle = window.setTimeout(callback, IDLE_TIMEOUT)
+  return () => window.clearTimeout(handle)
+}
+
+export function useDeferredSimilarAi(artworkId, anchorRef) {
+  const [state, setState] = useState(() => ({
+    id: artworkId,
+    items: REGISTRY.get(Number(artworkId || 0))?.items || [],
+  }))
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false)
+  const [error, setError] = useState(false)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let cancelled = false
+    const id = Number(artworkId || 0)
+    const controller = new AbortController()
+    let attachedEntry = null
+    let triggered = false
+
+    const currentEntry = REGISTRY.get(id)
+    const cached = currentEntry?.status === 'completed' ? currentEntry.items : null
+
+    setState({ id, items: cached || [] })
+    setLoading(false)
+    setError(false)
+
+    if (!id || cached) {
+      return () => controller.abort()
+    }
+
+    let stopIdle = () => {}
+    let observer = null
+    let observationEstablished = false
+
+    const detach = () => {
+      if (!attachedEntry) return
+      attachedEntry.subscribers -= 1
+      const entry = attachedEntry
+      attachedEntry = null
+      if (entry.subscribers === 0 && entry.status === 'in-flight') {
+        entry.controller.abort()
+      }
+    }
+
+    const attach = (entry) => {
+      if (cancelled || attachedEntry === entry) return
+      attachedEntry = entry
+      entry.subscribers += 1
+      setLoading(true)
+
+      entry.promise
+        .then((nextItems) => {
+          if (!cancelled) setState({ id, items: nextItems })
+        })
+        .catch((requestError) => {
+          if (!cancelled && requestError?.name !== 'AbortError') {
+            setState({ id, items: [] })
+            setError(true)
+          }
+        })
+        .finally(() => {
+          if (!cancelled) setLoading(false)
+          if (attachedEntry === entry) {
+            attachedEntry = null
+            entry.subscribers -= 1
+          }
+        })
+    }
+
+    const load = async () => {
+      if (triggered || cancelled) return
+      triggered = true
+      observer?.disconnect()
+      stopIdle()
+
+      let entry = REGISTRY.get(id)
+      if (entry?.status === 'completed') {
+        if (!cancelled) setState({ id, items: entry.items })
+        return
+      }
+      if (entry?.status !== 'in-flight' || entry.controller.signal.aborted) {
+        const requestController = new AbortController()
+        entry = {
+          status: 'in-flight',
+          controller: requestController,
+          promise: null,
+          subscribers: 0,
+        }
+        REGISTRY.set(id, entry)
+        entry.promise = Promise.resolve()
+          .then(() => fetch(`/api/art/${id}/similar-ai`, {
+            credentials: 'same-origin',
+            signal: requestController.signal,
+          }))
+          .then((response) => {
+            if (!response.ok) throw new Error('similar fetch failed')
+            return response.json()
+          })
+          .then((payload) => {
+            const nextItems = Array.isArray(payload?.data) ? payload.data : []
+            if (REGISTRY.get(id) === entry) {
+              REGISTRY.set(id, { status: 'completed', items: nextItems })
+            }
+            return nextItems
+          })
+          .catch((requestError) => {
+            if (REGISTRY.get(id) === entry) REGISTRY.delete(id)
+            throw requestError
+          })
+        entry.promise.catch(() => {})
+      }
+
+      attach(entry)
+    }
+
+    if (typeof window.IntersectionObserver === 'function' && anchorRef?.current) {
+      try {
+        observer = new window.IntersectionObserver((entries) => {
+          if (entries.some((entry) => entry.isIntersecting)) load()
+        }, { rootMargin: ROOT_MARGIN })
+        observer.observe(anchorRef.current)
+        observationEstablished = true
+      } catch {
+        observer?.disconnect()
+        observer = null
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (!observationEstablished) {
+      stopIdle = scheduleIdle(load)
+    }
+
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true
+      observer?.disconnect()
+      stopIdle()
+      detach()
+      controller.abort()
+    }
+  }, [artworkId, anchorRef])
+
+  return {
+    items: Number(state.id || 0) === Number(artworkId || 0) ? state.items : [],
+    loading: Number(state.id || 0) === Number(artworkId || 0) ? loading : false,
+    error: Number(state.id || 0) === Number(artworkId || 0) ? error : false,
+  }
+}
diff --git a/resources/js/lib/useDeferredSimilarAi.test.jsx b/resources/js/lib/useDeferredSimilarAi.test.jsx
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+import React, { useRef } from 'react'
+import { act, cleanup, render, screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react'
+import {
+  __resetDeferredSimilarAiCache,
+  useDeferredSimilarAi,
+} from './useDeferredSimilarAi'
+
+function Harness({ artworkId, instance = '' }) {
+  const anchorRef = useRef(null)
+  const { items, loading, error } = useDeferredSimilarAi(artworkId, anchorRef)
+  const suffix = instance ? `-${instance}` : ''
+
+  return (
+    <div ref={anchorRef}>
+      <output data-testid={`state${suffix}`}>{loading ? 'loading' : error ? 'error' : 'ready'}</output>
+      <output data-testid={`items${suffix}`}>{items.map((item) => item.title).join('|')}</output>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+function response(data, ok = true) {
+  return { ok, json: async () => ({ data }) }
+}
+
+describe('useDeferredSimilarAi', () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    cleanup()
+    vi.restoreAllMocks()
+    delete window.IntersectionObserver
+    delete window.requestIdleCallback
+    delete window.cancelIdleCallback
+    __resetDeferredSimilarAiCache()
+  })
+
+  it('does not fetch during initial render', async () => {
+    global.fetch = vi.fn()
+    window.IntersectionObserver = vi.fn(() => ({ observe: vi.fn(), disconnect: vi.fn() }))
+
+    render(<Harness artworkId={10} />)
+    await act(async () => {})
+
+    expect(global.fetch).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('loads once when the section approaches the viewport', async () => {
+    let callback
+    window.IntersectionObserver = vi.fn((next) => {
+      callback = next
+      return { observe: vi.fn(), disconnect: vi.fn() }
+    })
+    global.fetch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(response([{ title: 'Near rail' }]))
+
+    render(<Harness artworkId={11} />)
+    await act(async () => callback([{ isIntersecting: true }]))
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId('items').textContent).toBe('Near rail'))
+    expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(window.IntersectionObserver).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.any(Function), { rootMargin: '800px 0px' })
+    expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/art/11/similar-ai', expect.objectContaining({ signal: expect.any(AbortSignal) }))
+  })
+
+  it('does not use the idle fallback when observation is established', async () => {
+    const observe = vi.fn()
+    window.IntersectionObserver = vi.fn(() => ({ observe, disconnect: vi.fn() }))
+    window.requestIdleCallback = vi.fn()
+    window.cancelIdleCallback = vi.fn()
+    global.fetch = vi.fn()
+
+    vi.useFakeTimers()
+    try {
+      render(<Harness artworkId={12} />)
+      await act(async () => vi.advanceTimersByTime(3100))
+
+      expect(observe).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+      expect(window.requestIdleCallback).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+      expect(global.fetch).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    } finally {
+      vi.useRealTimers()
+    }
+  })
+
+  it('uses the idle fallback once when IntersectionObserver is unavailable', async () => {
+    let idleCallback
+    window.requestIdleCallback = vi.fn((callback) => { idleCallback = callback; return 1 })
+    window.cancelIdleCallback = vi.fn()
+    global.fetch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(response([{ title: 'Idle rail' }]))
+
+    render(<Harness artworkId={12} />)
+    expect(global.fetch).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    await act(async () => idleCallback())
+    await act(async () => idleCallback())
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId('items').textContent).toBe('Idle rail'))
+    expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+  })
+
+  it('ignores repeated observer callbacks and preserves error behavior', async () => {
+    let callback
+    window.IntersectionObserver = vi.fn((next) => {
+      callback = next
+      return { observe: vi.fn(), disconnect: vi.fn() }
+    })
+    global.fetch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ ok: false, json: async () => ({}) })
+
+    render(<Harness artworkId={13} />)
+    await act(async () => {
+      callback([{ isIntersecting: true }])
+      callback([{ isIntersecting: true }])
+    })
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId('state').textContent).toBe('error'))
+    expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+  })
+
+  it('does not request the same artwork again after unmount and remount', async () => {
+    let callback
+    window.IntersectionObserver = vi.fn((next) => {
+      callback = next
+      return { observe: vi.fn(), disconnect: vi.fn() }
+    })
+    global.fetch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(response([{ title: 'Persisted rail' }]))
+
+    const first = render(<Harness artworkId={16} />)
+    await act(async () => callback([{ isIntersecting: true }]))
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId('items').textContent).toBe('Persisted rail'))
+    first.unmount()
+
+    render(<Harness artworkId={16} />)
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('items').textContent).toBe('Persisted rail')
+    expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+  })
+
+  it('reuses artwork A when navigating A to B and back to A', async () => {
+    const callbacks = []
+    window.IntersectionObserver = vi.fn((next) => {
+      callbacks.push(next)
+      return { observe: vi.fn(), disconnect: vi.fn() }
+    })
+    global.fetch = vi.fn()
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(response([{ title: 'Artwork A' }]))
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(response([{ title: 'Artwork B' }]))
+
+    const view = render(<Harness artworkId={17} />)
+    await act(async () => callbacks[0]([{ isIntersecting: true }]))
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId('items').textContent).toBe('Artwork A'))
+    view.rerender(<Harness artworkId={18} />)
+    await act(async () => callbacks[1]([{ isIntersecting: true }]))
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId('items').textContent).toBe('Artwork B'))
+    view.rerender(<Harness artworkId={17} />)
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('items').textContent).toBe('Artwork A')
+    expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+  })
+
+  it('shares one in-flight request between hook instances', async () => {
+    const callbacks = []
+    window.IntersectionObserver = vi.fn((next) => {
+      callbacks.push(next)
+      return { observe: vi.fn(), disconnect: vi.fn() }
+    })
+    global.fetch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(response([{ title: 'Shared rail' }]))
+
+    render(<><Harness artworkId={19} /><Harness artworkId={19} /></>)
+    await act(async () => {
+      callbacks[0]([{ isIntersecting: true }])
+      callbacks[1]([{ isIntersecting: true }])
+    })
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1))
+  })
+
+  it('keeps the shared request alive when one consumer unmounts', async () => {
+    const callbacks = []
+    let resolveRequest
+    window.IntersectionObserver = vi.fn((next) => {
+      callbacks.push(next)
+      return { observe: vi.fn(), disconnect: vi.fn() }
+    })
+    global.fetch = vi.fn().mockReturnValue(new Promise((resolve) => { resolveRequest = resolve }))
+
+    const first = render(<Harness artworkId={22} instance="a" />)
+    render(<Harness artworkId={22} instance="b" />)
+    await act(async () => {
+      callbacks[0]([{ isIntersecting: true }])
+      callbacks[1]([{ isIntersecting: true }])
+    })
+    expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+
+    first.unmount()
+    expect(global.fetch.mock.calls[0][1].signal.aborted).toBe(false)
+
+    await act(async () => resolveRequest(response([{ title: 'Surviving rail' }])))
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId('items-b').textContent).toBe('Surviving rail'))
+    expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+  })
+
+  it('aborts the shared request after the final consumer unmounts', async () => {
+    const callbacks = []
+    let requestOptions
+    window.IntersectionObserver = vi.fn((next) => {
+      callbacks.push(next)
+      return { observe: vi.fn(), disconnect: vi.fn() }
+    })
+    global.fetch = vi.fn().mockImplementation((url, options) => {
+      requestOptions = options
+      return new Promise(() => {})
+    })
+
+    const first = render(<Harness artworkId={23} instance="a" />)
+    const second = render(<Harness artworkId={23} instance="b" />)
+    await act(async () => {
+      callbacks[0]([{ isIntersecting: true }])
+      callbacks[1]([{ isIntersecting: true }])
+    })
+    expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+
+    first.unmount()
+    expect(requestOptions.signal.aborted).toBe(false)
+    second.unmount()
+    expect(requestOptions.signal.aborted).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it('allows an aborted request to be fetched again later', async () => {
+    let callback
+    window.IntersectionObserver = vi.fn((next) => {
+      callback = next
+      return { observe: vi.fn(), disconnect: vi.fn() }
+    })
+    global.fetch = vi.fn()
+      .mockImplementationOnce((url, { signal }) => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        signal.addEventListener('abort', () => reject(Object.assign(new Error('aborted'), { name: 'AbortError' })))
+      }))
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(response([{ title: 'Retried rail' }]))
+
+    const first = render(<Harness artworkId={20} />)
+    await act(async () => callback([{ isIntersecting: true }]))
+    first.unmount()
+    await act(async () => {})
+
+    render(<Harness artworkId={20} />)
+    await act(async () => callback([{ isIntersecting: true }]))
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId('items').textContent).toBe('Retried rail'))
+    expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+  })
+
+  it('allows a failed request to be retried after remount', async () => {
+    let callback
+    window.IntersectionObserver = vi.fn((next) => {
+      callback = next
+      return { observe: vi.fn(), disconnect: vi.fn() }
+    })
+    global.fetch = vi.fn()
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ ok: false, json: async () => ({}) })
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(response([{ title: 'Recovered rail' }]))
+
+    const first = render(<Harness artworkId={21} />)
+    await act(async () => callback([{ isIntersecting: true }]))
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId('state').textContent).toBe('error'))
+    first.unmount()
+
+    render(<Harness artworkId={21} />)
+    await act(async () => callback([{ isIntersecting: true }]))
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId('items').textContent).toBe('Recovered rail'))
+    expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+  })
+
+  it('resets for a new artwork ID and ignores the stale response', async () => {
+    let callback
+    let resolveOld
+    window.IntersectionObserver = vi.fn((next) => {
+      callback = next
+      return { observe: vi.fn(), disconnect: vi.fn() }
+    })
+    global.fetch = vi.fn()
+      .mockReturnValueOnce(new Promise((resolve) => { resolveOld = resolve }))
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(response([{ title: 'New rail' }]))
+
+    const view = render(<Harness artworkId={14} />)
+    await act(async () => callback([{ isIntersecting: true }]))
+    view.rerender(<Harness artworkId={15} />)
+    await act(async () => callback([{ isIntersecting: true }]))
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId('items').textContent).toBe('New rail'))
+    await act(async () => resolveOld(response([{ title: 'Old rail' }])))
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('items').textContent).toBe('New rail')
+    expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+  })
+})