diff --git a/eslint.config.js b/eslint.config.js
index f86a3c1..3567f65 100644
--- a/eslint.config.js
+++ b/eslint.config.js
@@ -28,6 +28,21 @@ module.exports = defineConfig([
       },
     },
     rules: {
+      // #809: Require a justification comment on every @ts-ignore or @ts-expect-error.
+      // @ts-ignore suppresses ALL type errors on the next line without verifying they
+      // still exist; it is easy to forget and leaves dead suppressions in the codebase.
+      // @ts-expect-error is safer (fails if the suppression is no longer needed) but
+      // still requires a minimum-length reason so reviewers can evaluate legitimacy.
+      '@typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment': [
+        'error',
+        {
+          'ts-ignore': 'allow-with-description',
+          'ts-expect-error': 'allow-with-description',
+          'ts-nocheck': true,
+          'ts-check': false,
+          minimumDescriptionLength: 10,
+        },
+      ],
       'import/order': [
         'warn',
         {
diff --git a/src/services/api/axios.config.ts b/src/services/api/axios.config.ts
index dd6c6d2..ff8d20d 100644
--- a/src/services/api/axios.config.ts
+++ b/src/services/api/axios.config.ts
@@ -106,6 +106,50 @@ function invalidateSuccessfulMutationCache(config: InternalAxiosRequestConfig):
   invalidateCacheForMutation(method, url);
 }
 
+// ─── Batched cache statistics (#811) ──────────────────────────────────────────
+//
+// Computing cache hit-rate on every successful response adds JS-thread overhead
+// proportional to request frequency. Instead, we keep two integer counters and
+// flush aggregated stats to the logger on a 60-second interval, reducing
+// per-response work to a single increment.
+
+interface CacheStats {
+  hits: number;
+  misses: number;
+}
+
+const _cacheStats: CacheStats = { hits: 0, misses: 0 };
+const CACHE_STATS_INTERVAL_MS = 60_000;
+
+/** Call when the SWR cache serves a response without a network round-trip. */
+export function recordCacheHit(): void {
+  _cacheStats.hits++;
+}
+
+/** Call when a full network request was needed (no usable cached value). */
+export function recordCacheMiss(): void {
+  _cacheStats.misses++;
+}
+
+function flushCacheStats(): void {
+  const { hits, misses } = _cacheStats;
+  const total = hits + misses;
+  if (total === 0) return;
+  const hitRate = ((hits / total) * 100).toFixed(1);
+  appLogger.infoSync(
+    `[CacheStats] ${hitRate}% hit rate over last 60 s (${hits}/${total} requests served from cache)`,
+    { cacheHits: hits, cacheMisses: misses, hitRatePct: parseFloat(hitRate) }
+  );
+  _cacheStats.hits = 0;
+  _cacheStats.misses = 0;
+}
+
+/** Flush immediately (e.g. on app background). */
+export const flushCacheStatsNow = flushCacheStats;
+
+// Start the periodic flush loop once when the module loads.
+setInterval(flushCacheStats, CACHE_STATS_INTERVAL_MS);
+
 // ─── Rate Limit Backoff (Issue #141) ──────────────────────────────────────
 
 /**
@@ -240,6 +284,10 @@ apiClient.interceptors.response.use(
       statusCode: response.status,
     });
     invalidateSuccessfulMutationCache(cfg);
+    // #811: every response that reaches this interceptor was a network round-trip
+    // (SWR cache hits are returned before the request is dispatched and never arrive
+    // here). Increment the miss counter so the 60 s flush captures real network usage.
+    recordCacheMiss();
 
     // Successful login clears the client-side lockout counter
     if (cfg.url?.includes('/auth/login')) {
diff --git a/src/services/socket/index.ts b/src/services/socket/index.ts
index 2475c22..4579983 100644
--- a/src/services/socket/index.ts
+++ b/src/services/socket/index.ts
@@ -153,9 +153,13 @@ class SocketService {
     if (this.isBackgrounded) return;
 
     this.clearReconnectTimer();
-    const delay = BACKOFF_DELAYS[this.backoffIndex] ?? BACKOFF_DELAYS[BACKOFF_DELAYS.length - 1];
-    const jitter = 0.9 + Math.random() * 0.2;
-    const actualDelay = Math.round(delay * jitter);
+    const ceiling = BACKOFF_DELAYS[this.backoffIndex] ?? BACKOFF_DELAYS[BACKOFF_DELAYS.length - 1];
+    // #810: Full jitter — pick a random value between 0 and the full backoff ceiling
+    // instead of ±10 % around a fixed value. When a server restarts and many clients
+    // reconnect simultaneously, fixed jitter clusters all delays near the same point
+    // (thundering herd). Full jitter spreads reconnects uniformly over [0, ceiling],
+    // distributing server load across the entire window.
+    const actualDelay = Math.round(Math.random() * ceiling);
 
     appLogger.info(`Socket reconnecting in ${actualDelay}ms (backoff index: ${this.backoffIndex})`);