diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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## [Unreleased]
### Changed
+- **Settings namespace migration.** Settings state, backend catalogs, help rendering, and provider configuration now use
+ a private scope with live compatibility accessors and a `window.TTVC.settings` API.
- **Character library namespace migration.** SQLite-backed character persistence, identity merging, image updates, and
rendering now use a private scope with explicit compatibility exports and a `window.TTVC.characters` API.
- **Studio namespace migration.** Four-phase navigation, DOM borrowing, resume state, and cast-footer coordination now
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 3dacc6b..01d9cc8 100644
--- a/VERSION
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@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.24.73
+1.24.74
diff --git a/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md b/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md
index acbd066..107ef27 100644
--- a/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md
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@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ Done incrementally as global-scope ordered files (no ES-module change needed)
- ✅ Rehearser cast rendering uses a private scope with explicit view/filter/sort compatibility exports.
- ✅ Studio navigation and DOM-borrowing coordination use a private scope with explicit compatibility exports.
- ✅ Character library persistence and rendering use a private scope with explicit identity/image compatibility exports.
+- ✅ Settings state and backend configuration use a private scope with live compatibility accessors and a namespace API.
- ✅ `static/css/resource-diagnostics.css` — isolated Performance/resource diagnostic panel styles.
- ✅ `static/css/background-jobs.css` — isolated background-job history and retry-panel styles.
- ✅ `static/css/voice-design.css` — isolated Voice Design form, samples, and preview-match styles.
diff --git a/static/index.html b/static/index.html
index f73127b..07e2654 100644
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