diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 65b5f99..a23a31f 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -86,4 +86,4 @@ Tests use `database.NewTestDB(t)` for in-memory SQLite with full schema. Test au
 
 ## Git Workflow
 
-Direct push to `main` is blocked by lefthook — use feature branches and PRs. Pre-commit runs vet, lint, codegen check, and frontend typecheck in parallel. Pre-push runs the full test suite.
+Feature branches and PRs are the norm, but direct pushes to `main` are allowed. Pre-commit runs vet, lint, codegen check, and frontend typecheck in parallel. Pre-push runs the full test suite.
diff --git a/backend/app.go b/backend/app.go
index da78050..aa740ee 100644
--- a/backend/app.go
+++ b/backend/app.go
@@ -253,6 +253,12 @@ func (yj *YellowJacketApp) OnStartup(ctx context.Context) {
 			// with no API calls.  Deep discographies stay lazy.
 			yj.explore.PopulateLocalCrossReferences()
 
+			// Enrich any owned artists whose discography hasn't been
+			// fetched yet so their wider catalogue is searchable offline
+			// right after the scan.  Background, bounded, resumable, and a
+			// no-op once every owned artist is covered.
+			yj.explore.BackfillLibraryDiscographies()
+
 			// Start (or resume) the dump-based index build.  Skips
 			// itself once the one-time import has completed, so this
 			// is cheap on every startup.
@@ -438,6 +444,11 @@ func (yj *YellowJacketApp) OnDomReady(ctx context.Context) {
 			// to fill any remaining gaps.
 			yj.explore.RebuildLyricsIndexIfNeeded()
 			yj.explore.BackfillLibraryLyrics()
+
+			// Continue enriching any owned artists still missing their
+			// discography (e.g. a prior run was capped or interrupted).
+			// Cheap no-op once every owned artist is covered.
+			yj.explore.BackfillLibraryDiscographies()
 		}
 
 		// Kick off the autotag prefetch worker so any unscored
diff --git a/backend/explore/explore.go b/backend/explore/explore.go
index 419361e..e368f4c 100644
--- a/backend/explore/explore.go
+++ b/backend/explore/explore.go
@@ -177,6 +177,15 @@ func (e *Service) PopulateLocalCrossReferencesIfNeeded() {
 	e.index.PopulateLocalCrossReferences()
 }
 
+// BackfillLibraryDiscographies enriches owned artists that have not had
+// their discography fetched yet, in the background.  Idempotent and
+// bounded — the query only returns unenriched artists and each is marked
+// discog_fetched on success, so this is cheap (an empty query) once every
+// owned artist is covered and safe to call on every scan and launch.
+func (e *Service) BackfillLibraryDiscographies() {
+	go e.index.BackfillLibraryDiscographies(e.ctx)
+}
+
 // InvalidateLibrarySync clears the "ready" markers guarding the gated
 // library-sync steps so they re-run on the next launch.  Call after a
 // mutation that changes owned content outside a scan (e.g. removing a
diff --git a/backend/explore/searchindex.go b/backend/explore/searchindex.go
index 86f9988..354f417 100644
--- a/backend/explore/searchindex.go
+++ b/backend/explore/searchindex.go
@@ -86,6 +86,13 @@ const (
 	// indexer's dedicated rate limiter (LB allows 30/10s).
 	indexerRate = 3
 
+	// discogBackfillMaxPerRun bounds how many owned artists a single
+	// post-scan discography backfill run enriches before yielding.  The
+	// remainder stay unenriched (discog_fetched = 0) and are picked up by
+	// the next run, so a large first-scan library spreads its enrichment
+	// across launches instead of running for the better part of an hour.
+	discogBackfillMaxPerRun = 2000
+
 	// indexSimilarPerArtist is how many similar artists to store
 	// per library artist in similar_artist_map.
 	indexSimilarPerArtist = 20
@@ -345,6 +352,98 @@ func (si *SearchIndex) artistDiscogFetched(mbid string) bool {
 	return rows.Next()
 }
 
+// unenrichedLibraryArtistMBIDs returns MBIDs for owned artists whose
+// discography has not yet been fetched — either they have no index row
+// or their row is still discog_fetched = 0.  The LEFT JOIN keys off the
+// persistent flag, so an artist enriched on a prior run (interactively or
+// by an earlier backfill) never reappears, giving "new artists only" for
+// free.  Ordered by owned-track count so the artists the user has most of
+// are enriched first.  The limit bounds a single run (see
+// discogBackfillMaxPerRun).
+func (si *SearchIndex) unenrichedLibraryArtistMBIDs(limit int) []string {
+	rows, err := si.db.QueryContext(`
+		SELECT a.mbid
+		FROM artists a
+		LEFT JOIN explore_index ei
+		  ON ei.entity_type = 'artist' AND ei.mbid = a.mbid
+		WHERE a.mbid IS NOT NULL AND a.mbid != ''
+		  AND (ei.id IS NULL OR ei.discog_fetched = 0)
+		GROUP BY a.mbid
+		ORDER BY COUNT(*) DESC
+		LIMIT ?
+	`, limit)
+	if err != nil {
+		si.logger.Warn("discography backfill: query failed", "error", err)
+
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	defer func() { _ = rows.Close() }()
+
+	var mbids []string
+
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var mbid string
+		if err := rows.Scan(&mbid); err == nil {
+			mbids = append(mbids, mbid)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return mbids
+}
+
+// BackfillLibraryDiscographies fetches top release groups and recordings
+// for every owned artist that has not been enriched yet, so an artist's
+// wider catalogue is searchable offline right after a scan instead of
+// only on first artist-page view.  It is bounded (discogBackfillMaxPerRun)
+// and resumable — each artist is marked discog_fetched on success, so a
+// cancelled or capped run simply continues on the next call.  Runs through
+// discogSF so it never double-fetches an artist a concurrent interactive
+// EnsureArtistDiscography is already handling.
+func (si *SearchIndex) BackfillLibraryDiscographies(ctx context.Context) {
+	if si.lb == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	mbids := si.unenrichedLibraryArtistMBIDs(discogBackfillMaxPerRun)
+	if len(mbids) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+
+	// One shared rate limiter paces the whole run, unlike the per-call
+	// client EnsureArtistDiscography builds for interactive fetches.
+	indexLB := NewListenBrainzClient(
+		NewRateLimiterN(indexerRate), si.lb.cache, si.logger.WithGroup("indexer"),
+	)
+
+	done := 0
+
+	for _, mbid := range mbids {
+		if ctx.Err() != nil {
+			return
+		}
+
+		_, _, _ = si.discogSF.Do(mbid, func() (any, error) {
+			// Re-check under the singleflight: an interactive fetch may
+			// have enriched this artist since the query above.
+			if si.artistDiscogFetched(mbid) {
+				return nil, nil
+			}
+
+			si.indexOneArtist(ctx, indexLB, lbSitewideArtist{
+				ArtistMBID: mbid,
+				ArtistName: si.artistDisplayName(mbid),
+			})
+
+			return nil, nil
+		})
+
+		done++
+	}
+
+	si.logger.Info("discography backfill complete", "artists", done)
+}
+
 // artistDisplayName resolves a human-readable name for an artist MBID,
 // preferring the index title, then the local library, then the MBID
 // itself.  Used to seed the discography fetch's artist entry.
diff --git a/lefthook.yml b/lefthook.yml
index fb2f309..b05cce6 100644
--- a/lefthook.yml
+++ b/lefthook.yml
@@ -31,17 +31,6 @@ pre-commit:
 pre-push:
   parallel: true
   commands:
-    protect-main:
-      run: |
-        branch=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
-        if [ "$branch" = "main" ]; then
-          echo "Direct push to main is not allowed. Use a pull request instead."
-          exit 1
-        fi
-      skip:
-        - merge
-        - rebase
-
     go-test:
       glob: "*.go"
       run: go test -tags webkit2_41 -race -count=1 -timeout 120s ./...