feat(web): old covers from the Wayback Machine start off

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

docs/DECISIONS.md

@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ the repo every session — measurably slower and more tokens).
 **Consequences:** Rule changes happen in one file; pointer files must stay thin. Plans are working
 artefacts: kept after merge they go stale and contradict the code, so the spec is the record.
 
+## 2026-10-15 — Wayback history starts off
+**Status:** accepted (amends spec 001 §4.9 "include history (on)")
+**Context:** First user review: a Wayback run takes minutes at the 10 s pace, while the current covers
+come back in seconds.
+**Decision:** "Old covers from the Wayback Machine" is unticked by default; the granularity stays 6 months.
+**Alternatives:** Keep it on and rely on "Skip the rest of the history".
+**Consequences:** Historical covers need one extra click.
+
 ## 2026-10-15 — Use our own dark theme when Dark Reader is on
 **Status:** accepted
 **Context:** With a light system theme the page is light, so the Dark Reader extension restyled it with

docs/plans/002-download-and-history.md

@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ checked in headless Chrome. The userscript only gains the shared download button
 
 ---
 
+### Task 0: Wayback off by default
+
+- [x] `src/web/template.ts`: drop `checked` from `#history-on`; amend spec 001 §4.9 and spec 002; DECISIONS.
+  Commit `feat(web): old covers from the Wayback Machine start off`.
+
 ### Task 1: ZIP writer (`src/core/zip.ts`)
 
 **Files:** Create `src/core/zip.ts`, `test/zip.test.ts`.

docs/specs/001-webtoons-covers.md

@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ language: series.language, type, note, content_rating, is_default }`.
 **Static page** (`src/web/`, served by our server):
 
 1. Two inputs: MangaBaka series link, Webtoons series link. Optional: "include
-   history" (on), granularity (every 1 / 3 / 6 / 12 months, default 6).
+   history" (off since 2026-10-15, spec 002 §1), granularity (every 1 / 3 / 6 / 12 months, default 6).
 2. Runs the pipeline and shows one card per new cover (thumbnail, dimensions,
    suggested type, language, note, content-rating selector, checkbox), plus
    "already present" and skipped covers.

docs/specs/002-download-and-history.md

@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ Two additions from the first user review (2026-10-15). Design approved by the us
 with these answers: history restores instantly (images kept in the browser); download everywhere, history on
 the page only; one ZIP. Builds on [001](001-webtoons-covers.md).
 
+Also from the review: **"Old covers from the Wayback Machine" starts off** (it was on, spec 001 §4.9).
+A Wayback run takes minutes at the polite pace; the current covers come back in seconds, and the user
+ticks it when they want the history.
+
 ## 1. Goals and non-goals
 
 **Goals**

src/web/template.ts

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export const APP_HTML = /* html */ `
         <span class="mbseed-slip-hint">The series page on the manga, manhwa or webcomic site. WEBTOON for now.</span>
       </label>
       <div class="mbseed-settings">
-        <label class="mbseed-check"><input id="history-on" type="checkbox" checked> Old covers from the Wayback Machine</label>
+        <label class="mbseed-check"><input id="history-on" type="checkbox"> Old covers from the Wayback Machine</label>
         <label class="mbseed-setting"><span>Check the archive</span> <select id="history-every"></select></label>
         <label class="mbseed-setting"><span>Rating for new covers</span> <select id="rating-all"></select></label>
       </div>