improve update notifications and add apt-listchanges channel

- add an apt-listchanges notification event that surfaces package-maintainer NEWS forwarded through the PVE mail queue, with its own template, emoji and per-locale label
- emit a single post_install_update event when a tool exposes a newer version, and persist per-tool notified versions on disk so a Monitor restart no longer re-fires the same update announcement
- force AI enrichment to formatting-only on availability notices (update_available / pve_update / proxmenux_update / post_install_update / apt_listchanges / lxc_updates_available / secure_gateway_update_available / nvidia_driver_update_available / coral_driver_update_available / app_update_available / docker_stack_update_available / update_summary) so translations never turn factual inventories into advice
- add the apt_listchanges channel label to Monitor UI strings across the eight locales

AppImage/messages/de/common.json

@@ -1775,6 +1775,7 @@
         "service_fail_batch": "Mehrere Dienstausfälle",
         "cron_output": "Cron-Job-Ausgabe",
         "system_mail": "Smartd / Systemmail",
+        "apt_listchanges": "Pakethinweise von apt-listchanges",
         "webhook_test": "Webhook-Test",
         "update_available": "Verfügbare Updates (Legacy)",
         "unknown_persistent": "Scheck nicht verfügbar",

AppImage/messages/en/common.json

@@ -1774,6 +1774,7 @@
         "service_fail_batch": "Multiple service failures",
         "cron_output": "Cron job output",
         "system_mail": "Smartd / system mail",
+        "apt_listchanges": "apt-listchanges package notices",
         "webhook_test": "Webhook test",
         "update_available": "Updates available (legacy)",
         "unknown_persistent": "Check unavailable",

AppImage/messages/es/common.json

@@ -1775,6 +1775,7 @@
         "service_fail_batch": "Múltiples fallas de servicio",
         "cron_output": "Salida del trabajo cron",
         "system_mail": "Smartd / correo del sistema",
+        "apt_listchanges": "Avisos de paquetes de apt-listchanges",
         "webhook_test": "prueba de webhook",
         "update_available": "Actualizaciones disponibles (heredadas)",
         "unknown_persistent": "Verificar no disponible",

AppImage/messages/fr/common.json

@@ -1775,6 +1775,7 @@
         "service_fail_batch": "Plusieurs échecs de service",
         "cron_output": "Sortie de la tâche Cron",
         "system_mail": "Smartd / messagerie système",
+        "apt_listchanges": "Avis de paquets apt-listchanges",
         "webhook_test": "Test de webhook",
         "update_available": "Mises à jour disponibles (héritées)",
         "unknown_persistent": "Chèque indisponible",

AppImage/messages/it/common.json

@@ -1775,6 +1775,7 @@
         "service_fail_batch": "Diversi errori di servizio",
         "cron_output": "Output del lavoro Cron",
         "system_mail": "Smartd/posta di sistema",
+        "apt_listchanges": "Avvisi sui pacchetti apt-listchanges",
         "webhook_test": "Prova del webhook",
         "update_available": "Aggiornamenti disponibili (legacy)",
         "unknown_persistent": "Controlla non disponibile",

AppImage/messages/pt/common.json

@@ -1775,6 +1775,7 @@
         "service_fail_batch": "Várias falhas de serviço",
         "cron_output": "Saída do cron job",
         "system_mail": "Smartd / correio do sistema",
+        "apt_listchanges": "Avisos de pacotes do apt-listchanges",
         "webhook_test": "Teste de webhook",
         "update_available": "Atualizações disponíveis (legado)",
         "unknown_persistent": "Verifique indisponível",

AppImage/messages/sk/common.json

@@ -1774,6 +1774,7 @@
         "service_fail_batch": "Zlyhanie viacerých služieb",
         "cron_output": "Výstup úlohy cron",
         "system_mail": "Správy Smartd a systému",
+        "apt_listchanges": "Oznámenia o balíkoch apt-listchanges",
         "webhook_test": "Test webhooku",
         "update_available": "Dostupné aktualizácie (starší typ)",
         "unknown_persistent": "Kontrola nie je dostupná",

AppImage/messages/sv/common.json

@@ -1775,6 +1775,7 @@
         "service_fail_batch": "Flera tjänstefel",
         "cron_output": "Cron-jobbutdata",
         "system_mail": "Smartd / systemmail",
+        "apt_listchanges": "Paketmeddelanden från apt-listchanges",
         "webhook_test": "Webhook test",
         "update_available": "Uppdateringar tillgängliga (legacy)",
         "unknown_persistent": "Kontrollera inte tillgänglig",

AppImage/scripts/notification_events.py

@@ -196,6 +196,20 @@ def _hostname() -> str:
     return resolved
 
 
+def _new_post_install_update_versions(
+    updates: list[dict[str, Any]],
+    notified_versions: dict[str, set[str]],
+) -> dict[str, str]:
+    """Return only optimization versions that have never been announced."""
+    available: dict[str, str] = {}
+    for update in updates:
+        key = str(update.get('key', '') or '').strip()
+        version = str(update.get('available_version', '') or '').strip()
+        if key and version and version not in notified_versions.get(key, set()):
+            available[key] = version
+    return available
+
+
 def capture_journal_context(keywords: list, lines: int = 30,
                             since: str = "5 minutes ago") -> str:
     """Capture relevant journal lines for AI context enrichment.
@@ -2567,11 +2581,9 @@ class PollingCollector:
         self._last_ai_model_check = 0
         # Sprint 12D: post-install function updates check, on the same
         # 24h cooldown as the Proxmox/ProxMenux update checks. Notify
-        # once per *changed set* of update keys — repeating the same
+        # once for each genuinely new available version. The persistent
-        # notification every 24h forever would be noisy, so we de-dupe
+        # history is stored in updates_available.json beside the scan.
-        # against the previously-notified set.
         self._last_post_install_check = 0
-        self._notified_post_install_keys: set[str] = set()
         # Sprint 14.7: fingerprint (item_id → latest_version) of the
         # last managed-installs update notification, across all types
         # in the registry. A new notification fires when the
@@ -3503,11 +3515,9 @@ class PollingCollector:
         Sprint 12A's detector runs at AppImage startup and writes
         ``updates_available.json``. This check refreshes the snapshot
         every 24h (matching the other update channels), and emits a
-        single ``post_install_update`` event the first time the *set* of
+        single ``post_install_update`` event when a tool exposes an available
-        available updates changes. Repeating the same notification every
+        version that has never been announced. Applying one item merely
-        24h forever would be noisy, so we de-dupe against the previously
+        shrinks the pending set and must not produce a second notification.
-        notified set of tool keys: only when a new tool joins the list
-        (or an existing one disappears) does a fresh notification fire.
         """
         now = time.time()
         if now - self._last_post_install_check < self.UPDATE_CHECK_INTERVAL:
@@ -3523,16 +3533,12 @@ class PollingCollector:
             return
 
         if not updates:
-            # All caught up. Reset so a future bump triggers a fresh
-            # notification instead of being suppressed by stale state.
-            self._notified_post_install_keys = set()
             return
 
-        new_keys = {u.get('key', '') for u in updates if u.get('key')}
+        notified_versions = post_install_versions.load_notified_versions()
-        if new_keys == self._notified_post_install_keys:
+        new_versions = _new_post_install_update_versions(updates, notified_versions)
-            return  # already notified about this exact set
+        if not new_versions:
-
+            return
-        self._notified_post_install_keys = new_keys
 
         # Pre-format the bullet list here so the template can drop it
         # straight in with `{tool_list}` (the renderer is plain
@@ -3567,6 +3573,9 @@ class PollingCollector:
             'post_install_update', 'INFO', data,
             source='polling', entity='node', entity_id='',
         ))
+        for key, version in new_versions.items():
+            notified_versions.setdefault(key, set()).add(version)
+        post_install_versions.save_notified_versions(notified_versions)
 
     # ── Managed-installs update check (Sprint 14.7) ─────────────────
 
@@ -4178,26 +4187,33 @@ class ProxmoxHookWatcher:
         # smartd and other system mail contains verbose boilerplate.
         # Extract just the actionable warning/error lines.
         if pve_type == 'system-mail' and message:
-            clean_lines = []
+            # apt-listchanges is package-maintainer NEWS, not diagnostic
-            for line in message.split('\n'):
+            # boilerplate. Preserve it verbatim (including paragraphs and
-                stripped = line.strip()
+            # signatures) so ProxMenux only attributes the source and never
-                # Skip boilerplate lines
+            # silently edits or truncates the upstream notice.
-                if not stripped:
+            if event_type == 'apt_listchanges':
-                    continue
+                data['reason'] = message.strip()
-                if stripped.startswith('This message was generated'):
+            else:
-                    continue
+                clean_lines = []
-                if stripped.startswith('For details see'):
+                for line in message.split('\n'):
-                    continue
+                    stripped = line.strip()
-                if stripped.startswith('You can also use'):
+                    # Skip boilerplate lines
-                    continue
+                    if not stripped:
-                if stripped.startswith('The original message'):
+                        continue
-                    continue
+                    if stripped.startswith('This message was generated'):
-                if stripped.startswith('Another message will'):
+                        continue
-                    continue
+                    if stripped.startswith('For details see'):
-                if stripped.startswith('host name:') or stripped.startswith('DNS domain:'):
+                        continue
-                    continue
+                    if stripped.startswith('You can also use'):
-                clean_lines.append(stripped)
+                        continue
-            data['reason'] = '\n'.join(clean_lines).strip() if clean_lines else message.strip()[:500]
+                    if stripped.startswith('The original message'):
+                        continue
+                    if stripped.startswith('Another message will'):
+                        continue
+                    if stripped.startswith('host name:') or stripped.startswith('DNS domain:'):
+                        continue
+                    clean_lines.append(stripped)
+                data['reason'] = '\n'.join(clean_lines).strip() if clean_lines else message.strip()[:500]
         
         # Extract VMID and VM name from message for vzdump events
         if pve_type == 'vzdump' and message:
@@ -4319,6 +4335,14 @@ class ProxmoxHookWatcher:
             msg_lower = (message or '').lower()
             title_lower_sm = (title or '').lower()
 
+            # apt-listchanges forwards legitimate upstream package NEWS through
+            # PVE's generic system-mail bucket. Keep it, but classify it as an
+            # update notice of its own so the template can identify the source
+            # clearly instead of making package-maintainer prose look like a
+            # recommendation written by ProxMenux.
+            if 'apt-listchanges' in title_lower_sm or 'apt-listchanges' in msg_lower[:500]:
+                return 'apt_listchanges', 'node', ''
+
             # ── Record disk observation regardless of noise filter ──
             # Even "noise" events are recorded as observations so the user
             # can see them in the Storage UI.  We just don't send notifications.

AppImage/scripts/notification_manager.py

@@ -1350,6 +1350,20 @@ class NotificationManager:
                 # If AI is enabled AND rich_format is on, AI will include emojis directly
                 # Pass channel_type so AI knows whether to append original (email only)
                 channel_ai_config = {**ai_config, 'channel_type': ch_name}
+                # Availability notices are factual inventories, not advice.
+                # Even when the user enables experimental AI suggestions for
+                # diagnostic alerts, update announcements must only translate
+                # and format the versions/actions already supplied by the
+                # deterministic template.
+                if event_type in {
+                    'update_available', 'update_summary', 'pve_update',
+                    'proxmenux_update', 'post_install_update', 'apt_listchanges',
+                    'lxc_updates_available', 'secure_gateway_update_available',
+                    'nvidia_driver_update_available',
+                    'coral_driver_update_available', 'app_update_available',
+                    'docker_stack_update_available',
+                }:
+                    channel_ai_config['ai_allow_suggestions'] = False
 
                 # Isolate the AI/enrich block in its own try so a failure
                 # here (raised from enrich_context_for_ai or any other
@@ -1979,7 +1993,6 @@ class NotificationManager:
         # cooldown resumes after that first post-restart send.
         'update_summary',
         'proxmenux_update',
-        'post_install_update',
         'pve_update',
         'update_available',
         'nvidia_driver_update_available',

AppImage/scripts/notification_templates.py

@@ -1033,6 +1033,17 @@ TEMPLATES = {
         # /etc/aliases or removing MAILTO from the cron job. Audit Tier 6
         # — `system_mail` toggle no visible en UI / reportado por usuario.
     },
+    'apt_listchanges': {
+        'title': '{hostname}: {pve_title}',
+        'body': (
+            'Upstream package information forwarded by Proxmox VE through '
+            'apt-listchanges. The following text comes from the package '
+            'maintainer and is not a ProxMenux recommendation.\n\n{reason}'
+        ),
+        'label': 'apt-listchanges package notices',
+        'group': 'updates',
+        'default_enabled': True,
+    },
     'webhook_test': {
         'title': '{hostname}: Webhook test received',
         'body': 'PVE webhook connectivity test successful.\n{reason}',
@@ -1272,9 +1283,9 @@ TEMPLATES = {
     'post_install_update': {
         'title': '{hostname}: {count} ProxMenux optimization update(s) available',
         'body': (
-            '{count} optimization update(s) detected on this host.\n\n'
+            '{count} ProxMenux optimization update(s) available on this host.\n\n'
-            '🛠️ Tools:\n{tool_list}\n\n'
+            '🛠️ Available versions:\n{tool_list}\n\n'
-            '💡 How to apply:\n'
+            '💡 Apply from:\n'
             '  • ProxMenux Monitor → Settings → ProxMenux Optimizations\n'
             '  • Or run the post-install menu (option 2) → "Apply available updates"'
         ),
@@ -1733,6 +1744,7 @@ CATEGORY_EMOJI = {
 EVENT_EMOJI = {
     # VM / CT
     'lxc_updates_available': '\U0001F4E6',     # \uD83D\uDCE6 package \u2014 pending CT updates
+    'apt_listchanges': '\U0001F4E6',           # package-maintainer NEWS via PVE mail
     'lxc_update_applied':   '\u2705',           # \u2705 check \u2014 update applied
     'app_update_available': '\U0001F195',  # \ud83c\udd95 NEW \u2014 upstream app release
     'docker_stack_update_available': '\U0001F433',

AppImage/scripts/post_install_versions.py

@@ -92,6 +92,73 @@ def _read_text(path: Path) -> str:
         return ""
 
 
+def _load_notified_versions_from_disk() -> dict[str, set[str]]:
+    """Read the versions already announced for each optimization.
+
+    Notification history lives beside the existing update snapshot so no
+    additional runtime file is introduced. Older snapshots simply have no
+    ``notified_versions`` member and therefore start with an empty history.
+    """
+    try:
+        payload = json.loads(_read_text(_UPDATES_JSON) or "{}")
+    except json.JSONDecodeError:
+        return {}
+    raw = payload.get("notified_versions", {})
+    if not isinstance(raw, dict):
+        return {}
+    normalized: dict[str, set[str]] = {}
+    for key, versions in raw.items():
+        if isinstance(versions, str):
+            versions = [versions]
+        if not isinstance(versions, list):
+            continue
+        clean = {str(version).strip() for version in versions if str(version).strip()}
+        if clean:
+            normalized[str(key)] = clean
+    return normalized
+
+
+def _write_persisted_snapshot(
+    scanned_at: float,
+    updates: list[dict[str, Any]],
+    notified_versions: dict[str, set[str]],
+) -> None:
+    """Atomically persist the update snapshot and notification history."""
+    payload = {
+        "scanned_at": scanned_at,
+        "updates": updates,
+        "notified_versions": {
+            key: sorted(versions)
+            for key, versions in sorted(notified_versions.items())
+            if versions
+        },
+    }
+    _UPDATES_JSON.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    temporary = _UPDATES_JSON.with_suffix(_UPDATES_JSON.suffix + ".tmp")
+    temporary.write_text(json.dumps(payload, indent=2), encoding="utf-8")
+    temporary.replace(_UPDATES_JSON)
+
+
+def load_notified_versions() -> dict[str, set[str]]:
+    """Return a defensive copy of optimization versions already announced."""
+    return {
+        key: set(versions)
+        for key, versions in _load_notified_versions_from_disk().items()
+    }
+
+
+def save_notified_versions(history: dict[str, set[str]]) -> None:
+    """Persist notification history without changing the current scan."""
+    with _cache_lock:
+        scanned_at = float(_cache.get("scanned_at", 0.0) or 0.0)
+        updates = list(_cache.get("updates", []))
+    try:
+        _write_persisted_snapshot(scanned_at, updates, history)
+    except OSError:
+        # Notification de-duplication remains best-effort on read-only hosts.
+        pass
+
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Bash script parser
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -353,13 +420,10 @@ def scan(persist: bool = True) -> dict[str, Any]:
 
     if persist:
         try:
-            _UPDATES_JSON.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+            _write_persisted_snapshot(
-            _UPDATES_JSON.write_text(
+                snapshot["scanned_at"],
-                json.dumps(
+                updates,
-                    {"scanned_at": snapshot["scanned_at"], "updates": updates},
+                _load_notified_versions_from_disk(),
-                    indent=2,
-                ),
-                encoding="utf-8",
             )
         except OSError:
             # Writing the on-disk cache is best-effort. If /usr/local