diff --git a/Assets/assistent.js b/Assets/assistent.js
index 0e63c82..4a33d0b 100644
--- a/Assets/assistent.js
+++ b/Assets/assistent.js
@@ -720,8 +720,10 @@
         if (/\b(horny|controls?|preference[_\s-]?bias)\b/i.test(t)) {
             return true;
         }
-        return cyrTokenRe('хорни|остынь|вкус|слайдер').test(t)
-            || /\/\s*(остынь|ostyn|horny-game)/i.test(t);
+        // Do not match bare «вкус» — too common in RU chat and was disabling the echo filter.
+        return cyrTokenRe('хорни|остынь|слайдер').test(t)
+            || /\/\s*(остынь|ostyn|horny-game)/i.test(t)
+            || /слайдер\s*вкус|вкус\s*(на|в)\s*\d|поставь\s*вкус|крутани\s*вкус/i.test(t);
     }
 
     function patchLooksLikeGeneration(patch) {
@@ -736,14 +738,17 @@
         return Array.isArray(patch.actions) && patch.actions.map(String).includes('generate');
     }
 
-    /** Drop Generate-patch echo of schema defaults that would wipe a user-tuned slider. */
+    /** Drop Generate-patch control noise; drop default-echo that would wipe a user-tuned slider. */
     function filterControlPatch(incoming, patch) {
         const schema = state.config?.controls || {};
         const out = {};
         if (!incoming || typeof incoming !== 'object') {
             return out;
         }
-        const likeGen = patchLooksLikeGeneration(patch) && !state.lastUserControlIntent;
+        // Image patches must not move Хорни / Вкус unless the user asked this turn.
+        if (patchLooksLikeGeneration(patch) && !state.lastUserControlIntent) {
+            return out;
+        }
         for (const [id, raw] of Object.entries(incoming)) {
             if (!schema[id]) {
                 continue;
@@ -757,7 +762,10 @@
             if (Math.abs(n - cur) < 0.0005) {
                 continue;
             }
-            if (likeGen && Number.isFinite(def) && Math.abs(n - def) < 0.0005 && Math.abs(cur - def) > 0.0005) {
+            if (!state.lastUserControlIntent
+                && Number.isFinite(def)
+                && Math.abs(n - def) < 0.0005
+                && Math.abs(cur - def) > 0.0005) {
                 continue;
             }
             out[id] = n;
@@ -810,6 +818,57 @@
         ).test(t);
     }
 
+    /** «запомни как базовый промпт» — apply/save only, never Generate / auto look_at. */
+    function userAsksNoGenerate(text) {
+        const t = String(text || '').trim();
+        if (!t || userAsksGenerate(t)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (/\b(remember|save\s+(this\s+)?(as\s+)?(the\s+)?(base\s+)?(prompt|template)|don'?t\s+generat|do\s+not\s+generat|no\s+generat|without\s+generat)\b/i.test(t)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        return cyrTokenRe(
+            'запомн|запомни|запомним|сохрани|сохраним|шаблон|'
+            + 'базов(ый|ого|ому|ым|ая|ую|ое)?\\s+промпт|'
+            + 'не\\s+генерир|без\\s+генерац|не\\s+надо\\s+генер|только\\s+запомн|пока\\s+запомн|'
+            + 'не\\s+рисуй|не\\s+запускай\\s+генер',
+        ).test(t);
+    }
+
+    function stripGenerateAction(patch) {
+        if (!patch || typeof patch !== 'object') {
+            return patch;
+        }
+        if (!Array.isArray(patch.actions)) {
+            return patch;
+        }
+        const next = patch.actions.map(String).filter((a) => a !== 'generate');
+        if (next.length === patch.actions.length) {
+            return patch;
+        }
+        const out = { ...patch };
+        if (next.length) {
+            out.actions = next;
+        } else {
+            delete out.actions;
+        }
+        return out;
+    }
+
+    function stripLookAt(patch) {
+        if (!patch || typeof patch !== 'object') {
+            return patch;
+        }
+        if (patch.look_at == null && patch.vision_from == null && patch.vision_slots == null) {
+            return patch;
+        }
+        const out = { ...patch };
+        delete out.look_at;
+        delete out.vision_from;
+        delete out.vision_slots;
+        return out;
+    }
+
     function rememberLastPatch(patch) {
         if (patch && typeof patch === 'object' && !isCardObject(patch)) {
             state.lastPatch = patch;
@@ -1305,10 +1364,15 @@
         return null;
     }
 
-    function isGenerateUnavailable() {
-        if (state.generating || state.busy) {
-            return true;
-        }
+    function isSwarmGenerateRunning() {
+        try {
+            if (typeof num_live_gens === 'number' && num_live_gens > 0) {
+                return true;
+            }
+            if (typeof num_waiting_gens === 'number' && num_waiting_gens > 0) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        } catch (e) { /* ignore */ }
         try {
             if (typeof mainGenHandler !== 'undefined' && mainGenHandler) {
                 if (mainGenHandler.isGenerating === true || mainGenHandler.running === true) {
@@ -1328,10 +1392,20 @@
         return false;
     }
 
+    function isGenerateUnavailable() {
+        if (state.generating || state.busy) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        return isSwarmGenerateRunning();
+    }
+
     function syncGenerateBusy() {
         const overlay = document.querySelector('.sa-slot-gen .sa-slot-busy');
         if (overlay) {
-            overlay.hidden = !state.generating && state.busyPhase !== 'generating';
+            // If Swarm already finished but our waiter is stuck on same URL, drop the overlay
+            // as soon as the live frame is on the board.
+            const stuck = state.generating && !isSwarmGenerateRunning();
+            overlay.hidden = (!state.generating && state.busyPhase !== 'generating') || stuck;
         }
     }
 
@@ -1658,6 +1732,15 @@
                 empty.hidden = true;
             }
             frame?.classList.add('sa-has-image');
+        } else if (src && slot.src === src) {
+            // Same URL, possibly new bytes after overwrite — nudge <img> once Swarm is idle.
+            if (state.generating && !isSwarmGenerateRunning()) {
+                const img = document.querySelector('.sa-slot-gen img');
+                if (img) {
+                    const bump = src.includes('?') ? `${src}&sa_t=${Date.now()}` : `${src}?sa_t=${Date.now()}`;
+                    img.src = bump;
+                }
+            }
         } else if (!src && !slot.src) {
             const empty = document.querySelector('.sa-slot-gen .sa-image-empty');
             const frame = document.querySelector('.sa-slot-gen');
@@ -3911,21 +3994,46 @@
     function waitForNewImage(prevSrc, timeoutMs = 180000) {
         cancelWaitForNewImage();
         const epoch = state.chatEpoch;
+        const prev = String(prevSrc || '');
         return new Promise((resolve) => {
             const start = Date.now();
+            let sawRunning = false;
+            let idleTicks = 0;
+            let candidate = null;
             state.waitImageTimer = setInterval(() => {
                 if (epoch !== state.chatEpoch) {
                     cancelWaitForNewImage();
                     resolve(null);
                     return;
                 }
-                const src = findCurrentGenerateSrc();
-                if (src && src !== prevSrc && !looksLikeModelPreview(src)) {
+                const running = isSwarmGenerateRunning();
+                if (running) {
+                    sawRunning = true;
+                    idleTicks = 0;
+                } else if (sawRunning) {
+                    idleTicks += 1;
+                }
+                const raw = findCurrentGenerateSrc();
+                const src = raw && !looksLikeModelPreview(raw) ? raw : null;
+                if (src && src !== prev) {
+                    candidate = src;
+                }
+                // Primary: Swarm finished after we saw it run — accept current/changed frame
+                // even when ViewImage URL was reused (same string, new bytes).
+                if (sawRunning && !running && idleTicks >= 2) {
                     cancelWaitForNewImage();
-                    resolve(src);
-                } else if (Date.now() - start > timeoutMs) {
+                    resolve(candidate || src || null);
+                    return;
+                }
+                // Missed the running flag (very fast Turbo): URL changed and Swarm is idle.
+                if (candidate && !running && Date.now() - start > 500) {
                     cancelWaitForNewImage();
-                    resolve(null);
+                    resolve(candidate);
+                    return;
+                }
+                if (Date.now() - start > timeoutMs) {
+                    cancelWaitForNewImage();
+                    resolve(candidate || src || null);
                 }
             }, 400);
         });
@@ -4771,6 +4879,10 @@
         if (!data || data.error) {
             return;
         }
+        const prevPersona = state.config?.persona || $('sa_persona')?.value || '';
+        const prevControls = state.config?.control_values && typeof state.config.control_values === 'object'
+            ? { ...state.config.control_values }
+            : null;
         state.config = data;
         if (data.exact && typeof data.exact === 'object') {
             state.exact = data.exact;
@@ -4849,7 +4961,17 @@
         if (applyDefaults || data.exact) {
             fillEmptyParamsFromExact();
         }
-        renderPersonaControls(data.controls || {}, data.control_values || data.exact?.controls || {});
+        const nextPersona = data.persona || $('sa_persona')?.value || '';
+        let controlValues = data.control_values || data.exact?.controls || {};
+        // Same persona refresh must not wipe in-flight slider drags / optimistic saves with disk defaults.
+        if (!applyDefaults && prevControls && nextPersona === prevPersona) {
+            controlValues = { ...controlValues, ...prevControls };
+            state.config.control_values = controlValues;
+            if (state.exact) {
+                state.exact.controls = { ...(state.exact.controls || {}), ...prevControls };
+            }
+        }
+        renderPersonaControls(data.controls || {}, controlValues);
         syncPersonaDeleteButton(data.persona_source || data.personas?.find((p) => p.id === (data.persona || $('sa_persona')?.value))?.source);
     }
 
@@ -7110,7 +7232,15 @@
                 downloadCivitaiLoRA(pick, null);
             }
         }
-        if (effective && !fromVisionHop && !fromAutoCritique) {
+        const suppressGen = !fromVisionHop && !fromAutoCritique && userAsksNoGenerate(opts.userText || '');
+        if (suppressGen && effective) {
+            effective = stripLookAt(stripGenerateAction(effective));
+            state.pendingSilentGen = false;
+            if (effective) {
+                rememberLastPatch(effective);
+            }
+        }
+        if (effective && !fromVisionHop && !fromAutoCritique && !suppressGen) {
             const hopped = await maybeVisionHop(effective, opts.attachedSlotIds || []);
             if (hopped) {
                 return;
@@ -7121,7 +7251,7 @@
             state.pendingSilentGen = false;
             return;
         }
-        const wantsGen = !!(opts.userWantsGenerate || state.pendingSilentGen
+        const wantsGen = !suppressGen && !!(opts.userWantsGenerate || state.pendingSilentGen
             || (Array.isArray(effective?.actions) && effective.actions.map(String).includes('generate')));
         const doApply = !!(effective && (wantsGen || $('sa_auto_apply')?.checked));
         if (doApply) {
@@ -7133,7 +7263,9 @@
             await applyPatch(effective, 'all');
             syncLiveParamsBar();
             updateTasteFromPatch(effective, opts.userText || '');
-            if (!fromAutoCritique && (wantsGen || $('sa_auto_generate')?.checked)) {
+            // Auto-Generate must not fire on «запомни / шаблон» turns — even if the model
+            // echoed a prompt patch or sneaked actions:["generate"].
+            if (!fromAutoCritique && !suppressGen && (wantsGen || $('sa_auto_generate')?.checked)) {
                 const src = await runGenerateFromPatch(
                     { ...effective, actions: Array.isArray(effective.actions) ? effective.actions : ['generate'] },
                     { force: wantsGen },
@@ -7143,7 +7275,7 @@
                     await maybeAutoVisionLook(src);
                 }
             } else if (!state.generating) {
-                stopBusyUi(wantsGen ? 'Применено' : '');
+                stopBusyUi(suppressGen ? 'Запомнил · без Generate' : (wantsGen ? 'Применено' : ''));
             }
         } else if (replyMissingJsonPatch(reply) && !fromAutoCritique && !fromVisionHop) {
             setStatus('Ответ без JSON-патча — ничего не применено');
@@ -7569,6 +7701,9 @@
             state.lastUserParamIntent = userTextMentionsParams(text);
             state.lastUserControlIntent = userTextMentionsControls(text);
             state.pendingSilentGen = userAsksGenerate(text) || isSameButAspectRequest(text);
+            if (userAsksNoGenerate(text)) {
+                state.pendingSilentGen = false;
+            }
         }
 
         if (!opts.fromAutoCritique && !opts.fromDownload && !opts.fromVisionHop && !opts.skipSlash) {
diff --git a/AssistentChatPipeline.cs b/AssistentChatPipeline.cs
index 1402c81..3ec6702 100644
--- a/AssistentChatPipeline.cs
+++ b/AssistentChatPipeline.cs
@@ -1003,23 +1003,30 @@ public partial class SwarmAssistentExtension
                     patch["_persona_written"] = target;
                 }
             }
-            // Control values from model patch (Exact). Ignore default-echo inside Generate patches.
+            // Control values from model patch (Exact). Generate patches never touch sliders.
             if (patch["controls"] is JObject ctrlVals)
             {
-                string ctrlPid = AssistentConfig.SafeId(patch["persona"]?.ToString()) ?? personaId;
-                JObject schema = Config.LoadControlsSchema(ctrlPid);
-                JObject current = Config.LoadControlValues(ctrlPid);
-                JObject filtered = AssistentConfig.FilterEchoedControlDefaults(
-                    schema, current, ctrlVals, AssistentConfig.PatchLooksLikeGeneration(patch));
-                if (filtered.Count > 0)
+                if (AssistentConfig.PatchLooksLikeGeneration(patch))
                 {
-                    Config.SaveControlValues(ctrlPid, filtered);
-                    patch["controls"] = filtered;
-                    patch["_controls_saved"] = true;
+                    patch.Remove("controls");
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    patch.Remove("controls");
+                    string ctrlPid = AssistentConfig.SafeId(patch["persona"]?.ToString()) ?? personaId;
+                    JObject schema = Config.LoadControlsSchema(ctrlPid);
+                    JObject current = Config.LoadControlValues(ctrlPid);
+                    JObject filtered = AssistentConfig.FilterEchoedControlDefaults(
+                        schema, current, ctrlVals, patchLooksLikeGen: false);
+                    if (filtered.Count > 0)
+                    {
+                        Config.SaveControlValues(ctrlPid, filtered);
+                        patch["controls"] = filtered;
+                        patch["_controls_saved"] = true;
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        patch.Remove("controls");
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/AssistentConfig.cs b/AssistentConfig.cs
index 16cc2d4..aa2105d 100644
--- a/AssistentConfig.cs
+++ b/AssistentConfig.cs
@@ -468,10 +468,11 @@ public sealed class AssistentConfig
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Drop control keys that merely restate schema defaults while the user already has a
-    /// different saved value — models often echo Exact defaults inside Generate patches and
-    /// that was resetting Хорни / Вкус after every reply.
-    /// Keep intentional changes: non-default values, or default when it matches current, or
-    /// when the patch is controls-only (e.g. /horny-game).
+    /// different saved value — models often echo Exact defaults inside patches and that was
+    /// resetting Хорни / Вкус after every reply.
+    /// Always ignore default-echo when current differs (Generate or not). Intentional resets
+    /// go through AssistentSaveControls / controls-only patches with a non-default target, or
+    /// Generate patches are stripped of controls entirely in ApplyPersonaActions.
     /// </summary>
     public static JObject FilterEchoedControlDefaults(JObject schema, JObject current, JObject incoming, bool patchLooksLikeGen)
     {
@@ -480,6 +481,11 @@ public sealed class AssistentConfig
         {
             return result;
         }
+        // Generate patches must not mutate persona sliders — strip everything.
+        if (patchLooksLikeGen)
+        {
+            return result;
+        }
         current ??= new JObject();
         foreach (JProperty prop in incoming.Properties())
         {
@@ -503,8 +509,8 @@ public sealed class AssistentConfig
             {
                 continue;
             }
-            if (patchLooksLikeGen
-                && !double.IsNaN(defVal)
+            // Default echo while the user has a tuned value — ignore even on controls-only patches.
+            if (!double.IsNaN(defVal)
                 && Math.Abs(incomingVal - defVal) < 0.0005
                 && !double.IsNaN(curVal)
                 && Math.Abs(curVal - defVal) > 0.0005)
diff --git a/Config/_base/core/core.md b/Config/_base/core/core.md
index 9308f10..c36a8f6 100644
--- a/Config/_base/core/core.md
+++ b/Config/_base/core/core.md
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ Never write a “JSON Patch” section in prose without an actual fenced ```json
 ### Actions / hops
 
 - `"generate"` — Apply + start generation when the user wants a new image.
+- If the user only asks to **remember / save** a prompt as base/template («запомни», «как базовый промпт», «шаблон») and did **not** ask for a new image: **omit** `actions: ["generate"]`, do **not** `look_at`. Prefer `memory_upsert` (kind `note`, key like `base_prompt`) or a short ack; you may echo `prompt` in the patch only to sync the SwarmUI box — the UI will not Generate on remember turns.
 - `"search_civitai"` + **required** short `search_query` — Civitai hop (user Confirms downloads). Without `search_query` the hop is skipped (never search the whole user message).
 - `"interrupt"` — stop generation.
 - `"memory_get"` / `"memory_search"` / `"lookup_tags"` — read hops.
diff --git a/Config/personas/leonid/rules.json b/Config/personas/leonid/rules.json
index 30fc3e9..2e4a227 100644
--- a/Config/personas/leonid/rules.json
+++ b/Config/personas/leonid/rules.json
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
     "Craft first: triggers, aspect, Turbo — horny never replaces technique",
     "Scale appearance/outfits by controls.preference_bias (−1…1)",
     "Scale sexual tone + roleplay fetishes by controls.horny (0…100)",
-    "Never re-emit controls.horny / preference_bias in a Generate patch unless the user asked to change them — echoing defaults resets the UI",
+    "Never re-emit controls.horny / preference_bias in a Generate patch — UI sliders are authoritative; echoing defaults resets them",
     "Explicit user look/outfit/plot beats personal taste",
     "«девушка которая тебе нравится» = YOUR (Leonid) taste, not the user's — unless they said otherwise",
     "High horny / NSFW plot / craft detail: persona_read shelves [\"roleplay\"] (and humor/craft if needed) — they are not always-on",
-    "/horny-game: score taste match → patch controls.horny (0–100), say new % in prose; no generate unless asked"
+    "If user asks to remember/save a base prompt/template without asking for a new image: no actions generate, no look_at — memory_upsert or ack only",
   ],
   "never": [
     "Call the user Leonid/Леонид just because that is your persona title",
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 63520b8..6f1c2cd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 SwarmUI extension for **collaborative Krea 2** prompting via **Ollama**: chat + board (Generate | Refs tabs), LoRA chips, **persona presets** (`Config/personas/`), **About the user** prefs + craft vector memory, model cards with Civitai fetch, img2img/inpaint, slash commands, auto Generate.
 
+**Version 0.10.21** — Board Generate spinner clears when Swarm finishes (`num_live_gens`), not only when the image URL string changes. Builds on 0.10.20 remember-without-gen.
+
+**Version 0.10.20** — «Запомни / базовый промпт» no longer triggers Auto-Generate or auto look_at (even if the model sneaks `actions:["generate"]`). Builds on 0.10.19 slider echo fix.
+
+**Version 0.10.19** — Вкус/Хорни no longer reset: Generate patches never apply `controls`; default-echo filtered always; bare «вкус» no longer disables the filter. Builds on 0.10.18 settings tab.
+
 **Version 0.10.18** — Settings is a full subtab (Чат | Карточки | Настройки), not a header overlay. Builds on 0.10.17 post-Generate warm.
 
 ## Layout
diff --git a/SwarmAssistentExtension.cs b/SwarmAssistentExtension.cs
index ac07ff7..62597a6 100644
--- a/SwarmAssistentExtension.cs
+++ b/SwarmAssistentExtension.cs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public partial class SwarmAssistentExtension : Extension
         ExtensionAuthor = "mrleo1nid";
         Description = "Collaborative Krea 2 assistant: Ollama chat, persona presets, vector memory, model cards, Generate loop.";
         License = "MIT";
-        Version = "0.10.18";
+        Version = "0.10.21";
         Tags = ["tabs", "ui", "llm", "ollama", "krea", "inpaint", "memory"];
     }