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src/lib/ae_core/ae_core__site.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import type { key_val } from '$lib/stores/ae_stores';
+import { ae_loc } from '$lib/stores/ae_stores';
+import { get } from 'svelte/store';
 import { api } from '$lib/api/api';
 
 import { db_save_ae_obj_li__ae_obj } from '$lib/ae_core/core__idb_dexie';
@@ -198,6 +200,25 @@ async function _refresh_site_domain_background({
                 properties_to_save: properties_to_save__site_domain,
                 log_lvl
             });
+
+            // WHY: The fast-path returns stale Dexie cache, then this background refresh
+            // runs after the page renders. If cfg_json changed server-side (e.g. a Novi
+            // API key was added), the stale cfg is already in $ae_loc. We push the fresh
+            // cfg_json into the store here so any layout tracking it (e.g. IDAA Novi
+            // verification) gets notified and can retry with the correct config.
+            if (result.cfg_json) {
+                const current_cfg = get(ae_loc).site_cfg_json;
+                if (
+                    JSON.stringify(current_cfg) !==
+                    JSON.stringify(result.cfg_json)
+                ) {
+                    ae_loc.update((loc) => ({
+                        ...loc,
+                        site_cfg_json: result.cfg_json
+                    }));
+                }
+            }
+
             return result;
         }
     } catch (error: any) {