diff --git a/SharepointToolbox/Core/Helpers/ExecuteQueryRetryHelper.cs b/SharepointToolbox/Core/Helpers/ExecuteQueryRetryHelper.cs
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+using Microsoft.SharePoint.Client;
+using SharepointToolbox.Core.Models;
+
+namespace SharepointToolbox.Core.Helpers;
+
+public static class ExecuteQueryRetryHelper
+{
+    private const int MaxRetries = 5;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Executes a SharePoint query with automatic retry on throttle (429/503).
+    /// Surfaces retry events via progress for user visibility ("Throttled — retrying in 30s…").
+    /// </summary>
+    public static async Task ExecuteQueryRetryAsync(
+        ClientContext ctx,
+        IProgress<OperationProgress>? progress = null,
+        CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        int attempt = 0;
+        while (true)
+        {
+            ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+            try
+            {
+                await ctx.ExecuteQueryAsync();
+                return;
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex) when (IsThrottleException(ex) && attempt < MaxRetries)
+            {
+                attempt++;
+                int delaySeconds = (int)Math.Pow(2, attempt) * 5; // 10, 20, 40, 80, 160s
+                progress?.Report(OperationProgress.Indeterminate(
+                    $"Throttled by SharePoint — retrying in {delaySeconds}s (attempt {attempt}/{MaxRetries})…"));
+                await Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(delaySeconds), ct);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static bool IsThrottleException(Exception ex)
+    {
+        var msg = ex.Message;
+        return msg.Contains("429") || msg.Contains("503") ||
+               msg.Contains("throttl", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/SharepointToolbox/Core/Helpers/SharePointPaginationHelper.cs b/SharepointToolbox/Core/Helpers/SharePointPaginationHelper.cs
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+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using Microsoft.SharePoint.Client;
+using SharepointToolbox.Core.Models;
+
+namespace SharepointToolbox.Core.Helpers;
+
+public static class SharePointPaginationHelper
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Enumerates all items in a SharePoint list, bypassing the 5,000-item threshold.
+    /// Uses CamlQuery with RowLimit=2000 and ListItemCollectionPosition for pagination.
+    /// Never call ExecuteQuery directly on a list — always use this helper.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static async IAsyncEnumerable<ListItem> GetAllItemsAsync(
+        ClientContext ctx,
+        List list,
+        CamlQuery? baseQuery = null,
+        [EnumeratorCancellation] CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        var query = baseQuery ?? CamlQuery.CreateAllItemsQuery();
+        query.ViewXml = BuildPagedViewXml(query.ViewXml, rowLimit: 2000);
+        query.ListItemCollectionPosition = null;
+
+        do
+        {
+            ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+            var items = list.GetItems(query);
+            ctx.Load(items);
+            await ctx.ExecuteQueryAsync();
+
+            foreach (var item in items)
+                yield return item;
+
+            query.ListItemCollectionPosition = items.ListItemCollectionPosition;
+        }
+        while (query.ListItemCollectionPosition != null);
+    }
+
+    private static string BuildPagedViewXml(string? existingXml, int rowLimit)
+    {
+        // Inject or replace RowLimit in existing CAML, or create minimal view
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(existingXml))
+            return $"<View><RowLimit>{rowLimit}</RowLimit></View>";
+
+        // Simple replacement approach — adequate for Phase 1
+        if (existingXml.Contains("<RowLimit>", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+        {
+            return System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.Replace(
+                existingXml, @"<RowLimit[^>]*>\d+</RowLimit>",
+                $"<RowLimit>{rowLimit}</RowLimit>",
+                System.Text.RegularExpressions.RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);
+        }
+        return existingXml.Replace("</View>", $"<RowLimit>{rowLimit}</RowLimit></View>",
+            StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/SharepointToolbox/Infrastructure/Logging/LogPanelSink.cs b/SharepointToolbox/Infrastructure/Logging/LogPanelSink.cs
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+using Serilog.Core;
+using Serilog.Events;
+using System.Windows;
+using System.Windows.Documents;
+using System.Windows.Media;
+using System.Windows.Controls;
+
+namespace SharepointToolbox.Infrastructure.Logging;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Custom Serilog sink that writes timestamped, color-coded entries to a WPF RichTextBox.
+/// Format: HH:mm:ss [LEVEL] Message — green=info/success, orange=warning, red=error.
+/// All writes dispatch to the UI thread via Application.Current.Dispatcher.
+/// </summary>
+public class LogPanelSink : ILogEventSink
+{
+    private readonly RichTextBox _richTextBox;
+
+    public LogPanelSink(RichTextBox richTextBox)
+    {
+        _richTextBox = richTextBox;
+    }
+
+    public void Emit(LogEvent logEvent)
+    {
+        var message = logEvent.RenderMessage();
+        var timestamp = logEvent.Timestamp.ToString("HH:mm:ss");
+        var level = logEvent.Level.ToString().ToUpperInvariant()[..4]; // INFO, WARN, ERRO, FATL
+        var text = $"{timestamp} [{level}] {message}";
+        var color = GetColor(logEvent.Level);
+
+        Application.Current?.Dispatcher.InvokeAsync(() =>
+        {
+            var para = new Paragraph(new Run(text) { Foreground = new SolidColorBrush(color) })
+            {
+                Margin = new Thickness(0)
+            };
+            _richTextBox.Document.Blocks.Add(para);
+            _richTextBox.ScrollToEnd();
+        });
+    }
+
+    private static Color GetColor(LogEventLevel level) => level switch
+    {
+        LogEventLevel.Warning => Colors.Orange,
+        LogEventLevel.Error or LogEventLevel.Fatal => Colors.Red,
+        _ => Colors.LimeGreen
+    };
+}