diff --git a/src/anki-integration.test.ts b/src/anki-integration.test.ts
index 519d3e3..5060ed7 100644
--- a/src/anki-integration.test.ts
+++ b/src/anki-integration.test.ts
@@ -316,3 +316,33 @@ test('FieldGroupingMergeCollaborator deduplicates identical sentence, audio, and
   assert.equal(merged.Picture, '<img data-group-id="202" src="same.png">');
   assert.equal(merged.ExpressionAudio, merged.SentenceAudio);
 });
+
+test('AnkiIntegration.formatMiscInfoPattern avoids leaking Jellyfin api_key query params', () => {
+  const integration = new AnkiIntegration(
+    {
+      metadata: {
+        pattern: '[SubMiner] %f (%t)',
+      },
+    } as never,
+    {} as never,
+    {
+      currentSubText: '',
+      currentVideoPath:
+        'stream?static=true&api_key=secret-token&MediaSourceId=a762ab23d26d4347e3cacdb83aaae405&AudioStreamIndex=3',
+      currentTimePos: 426,
+      currentSubStart: 426,
+      currentSubEnd: 428,
+      currentAudioStreamIndex: 3,
+      currentMediaTitle: '[Jellyfin/direct] Bocchi the Rock! - S01E02',
+      send: () => true,
+    } as unknown as never,
+  );
+
+  const privateApi = integration as unknown as {
+    formatMiscInfoPattern: (fallbackFilename: string, startTimeSeconds?: number) => string;
+  };
+  const result = privateApi.formatMiscInfoPattern('audio_123.mp3', 426);
+
+  assert.equal(result, '[SubMiner] [Jellyfin/direct] Bocchi the Rock! - S01E02 (00:07:06)');
+  assert.equal(result.includes('api_key='), false);
+});
diff --git a/src/anki-integration.ts b/src/anki-integration.ts
index c03b2c5..9cf0da8 100644
--- a/src/anki-integration.ts
+++ b/src/anki-integration.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,56 @@ interface NoteInfo {
 
 type CardKind = 'sentence' | 'audio';
 
+function trimToNonEmptyString(value: unknown): string | null {
+  if (typeof value !== 'string') return null;
+  const trimmed = value.trim();
+  return trimmed.length > 0 ? trimmed : null;
+}
+
+function decodeURIComponentSafe(value: string): string {
+  try {
+    return decodeURIComponent(value);
+  } catch {
+    return value;
+  }
+}
+
+function extractFilenameFromMediaPath(rawPath: string): string {
+  const trimmedPath = rawPath.trim();
+  if (!trimmedPath) return '';
+
+  if (/^[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z\d+\-.]*:\/\//.test(trimmedPath)) {
+    try {
+      const parsed = new URL(trimmedPath);
+      return decodeURIComponentSafe(path.basename(parsed.pathname));
+    } catch {
+      // Fall through to separator-based handling below.
+    }
+  }
+
+  const separatorIndex = trimmedPath.search(/[?#]/);
+  const pathWithoutQuery =
+    separatorIndex >= 0 ? trimmedPath.slice(0, separatorIndex) : trimmedPath;
+  return decodeURIComponentSafe(path.basename(pathWithoutQuery));
+}
+
+function shouldPreferMediaTitleForMiscInfo(rawPath: string, filename: string): boolean {
+  const loweredPath = rawPath.toLowerCase();
+  const loweredFilename = filename.toLowerCase();
+  if (loweredPath.includes('api_key=')) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (loweredPath.startsWith('http://') || loweredPath.startsWith('https://')) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  return (
+    loweredFilename === 'stream' ||
+    loweredFilename === 'master.m3u8' ||
+    loweredFilename === 'index.m3u8' ||
+    loweredFilename === 'playlist.m3u8'
+  );
+}
+
 export class AnkiIntegration {
   private client: AnkiConnectClient;
   private mediaGenerator: MediaGenerator;
@@ -729,8 +779,12 @@ export class AnkiIntegration {
     }
 
     const currentVideoPath = this.mpvClient.currentVideoPath || '';
-    const videoFilename = currentVideoPath ? path.basename(currentVideoPath) : '';
-    const filenameWithExt = videoFilename || fallbackFilename;
+    const videoFilename = extractFilenameFromMediaPath(currentVideoPath);
+    const mediaTitle = trimToNonEmptyString(this.mpvClient.currentMediaTitle);
+    const filenameWithExt =
+      (shouldPreferMediaTitleForMiscInfo(currentVideoPath, videoFilename)
+        ? mediaTitle || videoFilename
+        : videoFilename || mediaTitle) || fallbackFilename;
     const filenameWithoutExt = filenameWithExt.replace(/\.[^.]+$/, '');
 
     const currentTimePos =
diff --git a/src/core/services/mpv.test.ts b/src/core/services/mpv.test.ts
index 153a8a4..7f18d5e 100644
--- a/src/core/services/mpv.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/services/mpv.test.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,26 @@ test('MpvIpcClient handles sub-text property change and broadcasts tokenized sub
   assert.equal(events[0]!.isOverlayVisible, false);
 });
 
+test('MpvIpcClient clears cached media title when media path changes', async () => {
+  const client = new MpvIpcClient('/tmp/mpv.sock', makeDeps());
+
+  await invokeHandleMessage(client, {
+    event: 'property-change',
+    name: 'media-title',
+    data: '[Jellyfin/direct] Episode 1',
+  });
+  assert.equal(client.currentMediaTitle, '[Jellyfin/direct] Episode 1');
+
+  await invokeHandleMessage(client, {
+    event: 'property-change',
+    name: 'path',
+    data: '/tmp/new-episode.mkv',
+  });
+
+  assert.equal(client.currentVideoPath, '/tmp/new-episode.mkv');
+  assert.equal(client.currentMediaTitle, null);
+});
+
 test('MpvIpcClient parses JSON line protocol in processBuffer', () => {
   const client = new MpvIpcClient('/tmp/mpv.sock', makeDeps());
   const seen: Array<Record<string, unknown>> = [];
diff --git a/src/core/services/mpv.ts b/src/core/services/mpv.ts
index 5bab9a8..50c0e74 100644
--- a/src/core/services/mpv.ts
+++ b/src/core/services/mpv.ts
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ export class MpvIpcClient implements MpvClient {
   private firstConnection = true;
   private hasConnectedOnce = false;
   public currentVideoPath = '';
+  public currentMediaTitle: string | null = null;
   public currentTimePos = 0;
   public currentSubStart = 0;
   public currentSubEnd = 0;
@@ -330,6 +331,7 @@ export class MpvIpcClient implements MpvClient {
         this.emit('media-path-change', payload);
       },
       emitMediaTitleChange: (payload) => {
+        this.currentMediaTitle = payload.title;
         this.emit('media-title-change', payload);
       },
       emitSubtitleMetricsChange: (patch) => {
@@ -364,6 +366,7 @@ export class MpvIpcClient implements MpvClient {
       },
       setCurrentVideoPath: (value: string) => {
         this.currentVideoPath = value;
+        this.currentMediaTitle = null;
       },
       emitSecondarySubtitleVisibility: (payload) => {
         this.emit('secondary-subtitle-visibility', payload);
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 8d28650..bc4d6e1 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ export interface NotificationOptions {
 export interface MpvClient {
   currentSubText: string;
   currentVideoPath: string;
+  currentMediaTitle?: string | null;
   currentTimePos: number;
   currentSubStart: number;
   currentSubEnd: number;