diff --git a/internal/lua/plugins/quota.lua b/internal/lua/plugins/quota.lua
index c72ce47..6317b21 100644
--- a/internal/lua/plugins/quota.lua
+++ b/internal/lua/plugins/quota.lua
@@ -682,6 +682,23 @@ PLUGIN.ui = {
     if(meta.length) h+='<div class="qa-meta">'+meta.map(escH).join(" · ")+'</div>';
     return h+"</div>";
   }
+  // paintSnapshot renders the persisted snapshot WITHOUT touching the network.
+  // Called on load so the page has content immediately.
+  async function showSnapshot(){
+    try{
+      var st = await pluginAPI.fetchState("quota");
+      var rs = (st && st.reports) || [];
+      if(!rs.length) return false;
+      var real = rs.filter(function(r){ return r && !r.skipped; });
+      var skipped = rs.filter(function(r){ return r && r.skipped; }).map(function(r){ return r.name; });
+      render(real, skipped);
+      var sub=document.getElementById("qa-sub");
+      if(sub && st.updated_at){
+        sub.textContent = real.length+" 个源 · 快照 "+new Date(st.updated_at).toLocaleTimeString()+"（点刷新取实时）";
+      }
+      return true;
+    }catch(e){ return false; }
+  }
   function render(reports, skipped){
     var host=document.getElementById("qa-list"); if(!host) return;
     var real=(reports||[]).filter(function(r){return !r.skipped;});
@@ -754,7 +771,18 @@ PLUGIN.ui = {
     var b=document.getElementById("qa-refresh");
     if(b && !b.__qaWired){ b.__qaWired=true; b.addEventListener("click",refresh); }
   }
-  mount(); refresh();
+  mount();
+  showSnapshot();
+  // Do NOT auto-refresh on load.
+  //
+  // Probing is network-bound and every request takes the plugin's write lock, so
+  // a page open that fires one call per source serialises them: measured 19s to
+  // first paint and 22-100s to finish, with the whole WebUI held in its loading
+  // state meanwhile. A balance the operator did not ask for is not worth the
+  // first paint of the page they opened.
+  //
+  // What IS shown automatically is the last snapshot, so an operator who hits
+  // refresh once sees a card immediately and a fresh number behind it.
   if (window.pluginAPI && pluginAPI.onTabShown) pluginAPI.onTabShown(mount);
   window.__qaRefresh=refresh; window.__qaRender=render;
 })();