disappearing interface after link safe

backend/app/api/links.py

@@ -76,7 +76,12 @@ def create_link_endpoint(payload: LinkCreate, response: Response, authorization:
         mark_mastodon_posted(record['id'], info['user_id'], mastodon_result.get('post_id'))
     if any(result.get('status') == 'failed' for result in plugin_results):
         logger.warning('One or more plugins failed for link_id=%s results=%s', record['id'], plugin_results)
-    return {**record, 'duplicate': duplicate}
+    plugin_errors = [
+        {'plugin': result.get('plugin', 'unknown'), 'reason': result.get('reason', 'Plugin failed')}
+        for result in plugin_results
+        if result.get('status') == 'failed'
+    ]
+    return {**record, 'duplicate': duplicate, 'plugin_errors': plugin_errors}
 
 
 @router.put('/links/{link_id}')

backend/tests/test_api.py

@@ -454,6 +454,18 @@ def test_duplicate_link_check_is_authenticated_and_detects_existing_entry():
     assert check.json()['exists'] is True
 
 
+def test_link_save_reports_plugin_posting_errors():
+    with patch('backend.app.api.links.plugin_manager.dispatch', return_value=[
+        {'status': 'failed', 'plugin': 'mastodon', 'reason': 'HTTP 503: unavailable'},
+    ]):
+        response = client.post('/api/links', headers=login_headers(), json={
+            'title': 'Plugin error report',
+            'url': 'https://example.com/plugin-error-report',
+        })
+    assert response.status_code == 201
+    assert response.json()['plugin_errors'] == [{'plugin': 'mastodon', 'reason': 'HTTP 503: unavailable'}]
+
+
 def test_links_support_tags_and_tag_filtering():
     headers = login_headers()
     response = client.post('/api/links', headers=headers, json={