diff --git a/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/linting/page.tsx b/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/linting/page.tsx
index c603226..d53547d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/linting/page.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/linting/page.tsx
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ const RULE_CATALOG = [
   { code: 'REMOTE_CONFLICT',            severity: 'ERROR',   label: 'Remote conflict',         desc: 'The video was modified on YouTube after the last sync — local and remote diverged.' },
 ] as const;
 
-type RuleCode = typeof RULE_CATALOG[number]['code'];
-
 // ── Helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 function SevBadge({ sev }: { sev: string }) {
@@ -156,7 +154,7 @@ export default function LintingPage() {
   function toggleSelect(id: string) {
     setSelected((prev) => {
       const next = new Set(prev);
-      next.has(id) ? next.delete(id) : next.add(id);
+      if (next.has(id)) next.delete(id); else next.add(id);
       return next;
     });
   }
@@ -172,7 +170,7 @@ export default function LintingPage() {
   function toggleFix(id: string) {
     setExpandedFix((prev) => {
       const next = new Set(prev);
-      next.has(id) ? next.delete(id) : next.add(id);
+      if (next.has(id)) next.delete(id); else next.add(id);
       return next;
     });
   }
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/settings/page.tsx b/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/settings/page.tsx
index 6f402f4..332f362 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/settings/page.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/settings/page.tsx
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ export default function SettingsPage() {
       <section className={styles.section}>
         <h2 className={styles.sectionTitle}>Publishing Schedule</h2>
         <p className={styles.sectionDesc}>
-          Define the time slots when videos are allowed to publish. Used by the "Next free slot" feature in the video editor.
+          Define the time slots when videos are allowed to publish. Used by the &quot;Next free slot&quot; feature in the video editor.
         </p>
 
         <div className={styles.scheduleBox}>
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ export default function SettingsPage() {
                 />
                 <span>Show Canva link in video editor</span>
                 <span className={styles.toggleDesc}>
-                  Adds a link next to YouTube Studio that searches Canva for the video's Game Title.
+                  Adds a link next to YouTube Studio that searches Canva for the video&apos;s Game Title.
                 </span>
               </label>
             ) : (
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ export default function SettingsPage() {
                 />
                 <span>Show deleted videos tab</span>
                 <span className={styles.toggleDesc}>
-                  Reveals a "Deleted" tab in the video list for videos removed from YouTube. They are kept locally for 30 days before being permanently deleted.
+                  Reveals a &quot;Deleted&quot; tab in the video list for videos removed from YouTube. They are kept locally for 30 days before being permanently deleted.
                 </span>
               </label>
             ) : (
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/videos/PushPendingModal.tsx b/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/videos/PushPendingModal.tsx
index 2630ff6..3f9a9c5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/videos/PushPendingModal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/videos/PushPendingModal.tsx
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ function TagsDiff({ before, after }: { before: string[]; after: string[] }) {
 
 function DiffRow({ field, item }: { field: string; item: PushPendingPreviewItem }) {
   const label = FIELD_LABELS[field] ?? field;
-  const diff = item.diff as any;
-  const d = diff[field];
+  const d = item.diff[field as keyof typeof item.diff];
   if (!d) return null;
 
   if (field === 'tags') {
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ function DiffRow({ field, item }: { field: string; item: PushPendingPreviewItem
       <tr>
         <td className={styles.diffField}>{label}</td>
         <td className={styles.diffBefore}>{(d.before as string[]).join(', ') || '—'}</td>
-        <td className={styles.diffAfter}><TagsDiff before={d.before} after={d.after} /></td>
+        <td className={styles.diffAfter}><TagsDiff before={d.before as string[]} after={d.after as string[]} /></td>
       </tr>
     );
   }
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ function DiffRow({ field, item }: { field: string; item: PushPendingPreviewItem
       </tr>
     );
   }
-  const fmt = (v: any) => {
+  const fmt = (v: string | number | boolean | string[] | null | undefined) => {
     if (v === null || v === undefined) return '—';
     if (typeof v === 'boolean') return v ? 'Yes' : 'No';
     return String(v);
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/videos/[id]/page.tsx b/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/videos/[id]/page.tsx
index 9b2bece..20de68d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/videos/[id]/page.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/videos/[id]/page.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { SortableContext, verticalListSortingStrategy, arrayMove } from '@dnd-ki
 import {
   ArrowLeft, ExternalLink, Loader2, AlertCircle, CheckCircle2,
   Save, Tag, Shield, Calendar, Hash, RefreshCw, RotateCcw,
-  Plus, Minus, Layers3, X, Upload, CloudOff, Eye, EyeOff, Search, CalendarPlus,
+  Layers3, X, Upload, CloudOff, Eye, EyeOff, Search, CalendarPlus,
   ChevronDown, ChevronUp,
 } from 'lucide-react';
 import { formatDistanceToNow } from 'date-fns';
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import SortableSection from '@/components/shared/SortableSection';
 import f from '@/components/shared/FormField.module.css';
 import styles from './page.module.css';
 
-const PRIVACY_LABELS = { PUBLIC: 'Public', PRIVATE: 'Private', UNLISTED: 'Unlisted' } as const;
+const PRIVACY_LABELS: Record<string, string> = { PUBLIC: 'Public', PRIVATE: 'Private', UNLISTED: 'Unlisted' };
 
 function utcToLocalInput(utcIso: string): string {
   const d = new Date(utcIso);
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/videos/page.tsx b/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/videos/page.tsx
index 62a7d9c..fd98e76 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/videos/page.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/videos/page.tsx
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 import { useState, useEffect, useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
 import { useQuery, useMutation, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 import { useSearchParams, useRouter } from 'next/navigation';
-import { Download, Loader2, AlertCircle, RefreshCw, CheckCircle2, X, Plus } from 'lucide-react';
-import { type SortingState, type ColumnVisibilityState } from '@tanstack/react-table';
+import { Download, Loader2, AlertCircle, RefreshCw, CheckCircle2, Plus } from 'lucide-react';
+import { type SortingState, type VisibilityState } from '@tanstack/react-table';
 import VideoTable, { VideoRow, VIDEO_COLUMN_DEFS } from '@/components/video-table/VideoTable';
 import ColumnPicker from '@/components/shared/ColumnPicker';
 import SavedViewManager from '@/components/shared/SavedViewManager';
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ function parseExtraFilters(searchParams: URLSearchParams): Partial<VideosQuery>
     const v = searchParams.get(k);
     if (v !== null) {
       if (k === 'embeddable' || k === 'selfDeclaredMadeForKids') {
-        (result as any)[k] = v === 'true';
+        (result as Record<string, string | boolean>)[k] = v === 'true';
       } else {
-        (result as any)[k] = v;
+        (result as Record<string, string | boolean>)[k] = v;
       }
     }
   }
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ export default function VideosPage() {
 
   const { visible, order, setColumns } = useColumnPreferences('videos');
 
-  const columnVisibility = useMemo<ColumnVisibilityState>(() => {
+  const columnVisibility = useMemo<VisibilityState>(() => {
     const allIds = VIDEO_COLUMN_DEFS.map((c) => c.id);
     return Object.fromEntries(allIds.map((id) => [id, visible.includes(id)]));
   }, [visible]);
@@ -193,14 +193,6 @@ export default function VideosPage() {
     setPage(1);
   }, [searchParams, router]);
 
-  const clearExtraFilters = useCallback(() => {
-    const params = new URLSearchParams(searchParams.toString());
-    for (const k of EXTRA_FILTER_KEYS) params.delete(k);
-    params.delete('pendingSync'); params.delete('remoteConflict');
-    params.delete('lintStatus'); params.delete('privacyStatus'); params.delete('search');
-    router.replace(`/videos?${params.toString()}`);
-  }, [searchParams, router]);
-
   // Build combined filters for API (base tab query + extra overlays)
   const urlSearch = searchParams.get('search') ?? undefined;
   const urlLintStatus = searchParams.get('lintStatus') ?? undefined;
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/shared/SavedViewManager.tsx b/frontend/src/components/shared/SavedViewManager.tsx
index a17b61c..ee52f39 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/shared/SavedViewManager.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/shared/SavedViewManager.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { useQuery, useMutation, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 import { X, Plus, Pin, PinOff, Trash2, ChevronUp, ChevronDown, Loader2 } from 'lucide-react';
 import {
   fetchSavedViews, createSavedView, updateSavedView, deleteSavedView,
-  type SavedView, type VideosQuery, type UserPreferences,
+  type SavedView, type VideosQuery,
 } from '@/lib/api';
 import styles from './SavedViewManager.module.css';
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/video-table/VideoTable.tsx b/frontend/src/components/video-table/VideoTable.tsx
index fca997b..41e94da 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/video-table/VideoTable.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/video-table/VideoTable.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ import {
   createColumnHelper,
   type SortingState,
   type OnChangeFn,
-  type ColumnVisibilityState,
+  type VisibilityState,
+  type Updater,
 } from '@tanstack/react-table';
 import { useRouter } from 'next/navigation';
 import {
@@ -522,8 +523,8 @@ export default function VideoTable({
   data: VideoRow[];
   sorting: SortingState;
   onSortingChange: OnChangeFn<SortingState>;
-  columnVisibility?: ColumnVisibilityState;
-  onColumnVisibilityChange?: (v: ColumnVisibilityState) => void;
+  columnVisibility?: VisibilityState;
+  onColumnVisibilityChange?: (v: VisibilityState) => void;
   columnOrder?: string[];
   filters?: Partial<VideosQuery>;
   onFiltersChange?: (patch: Partial<VideosQuery>) => void;
@@ -542,7 +543,10 @@ export default function VideoTable({
       columnOrder: columnOrder ?? [],
     },
     onSortingChange,
-    onColumnVisibilityChange: onColumnVisibilityChange as any,
+    onColumnVisibilityChange: ((updater: Updater<VisibilityState>) => {
+      const next = typeof updater === 'function' ? updater(columnVisibility ?? {}) : updater;
+      onColumnVisibilityChange?.(next);
+    }) as OnChangeFn<VisibilityState>,
     onColumnOrderChange: undefined,
     getCoreRowModel: getCoreRowModel(),
     manualSorting: true,
@@ -561,7 +565,7 @@ export default function VideoTable({
 
   const clearFilters = () => {
     const clear: Partial<VideosQuery> = {};
-    ACTIVE_FILTER_KEYS.forEach((k) => { (clear as any)[k] = undefined; });
+    ACTIVE_FILTER_KEYS.forEach((k) => { (clear as Record<string, undefined>)[k] = undefined; });
     onFiltersChange?.(clear);
   };
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/useColumnPreferences.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/useColumnPreferences.ts
index b3c1ecf..b5afd6c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/useColumnPreferences.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/useColumnPreferences.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use client';
 
 import { useQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
-import { fetchPreferences, patchPreferences } from '@/lib/api';
+import { fetchPreferences, patchPreferences, type UserPreferences } from '@/lib/api';
 import { useCallback } from 'react';
 
 export type TableKey = 'videos' | 'linting';
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export function useColumnPreferences(tableKey: TableKey) {
           [tableKey]: { visible: nextVisible, order: nextOrder },
         },
       };
-      qc.setQueryData(['preferences'], (old: any) => ({ ...old, ...patch }));
+      qc.setQueryData(['preferences'], (old: UserPreferences | undefined) => ({ ...old, ...patch }));
       await patchPreferences(patch);
     },
     [prefs, tableKey, qc],
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/api.ts b/frontend/src/lib/api.ts
index bb90421..3e1f900 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/api.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/api.ts
@@ -630,6 +630,8 @@ export interface UserPreferences {
     systemOrder?:  string[];
     hiddenSystem?: string[];
   };
+  videoEditLeftCol?: string[];
+  videoEditRightCol?: string[];
 }
 
 export const fetchSavedViews = () =>