diff --git a/lua/pending/buffer.lua b/lua/pending/buffer.lua
index 8c0433e..b731262 100644
--- a/lua/pending/buffer.lua
+++ b/lua/pending/buffer.lua
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ local function apply_inline_row(bufnr, row, m, icons)
     vim.api.nvim_buf_set_extmark(bufnr, ns_inline, row, 0, {
       end_col = #line,
       hl_group = 'PendingFilter',
+      invalidate = true,
     })
   elseif m.type == 'task' then
     if m.status == 'done' then
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ local function apply_inline_row(bufnr, row, m, icons)
       vim.api.nvim_buf_set_extmark(bufnr, ns_inline, row, col_start, {
         end_col = #line,
         hl_group = 'PendingDone',
+        invalidate = true,
       })
     elseif m.status == 'blocked' then
       local line = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_lines(bufnr, row, row + 1, false)[1] or ''
@@ -143,6 +145,7 @@ local function apply_inline_row(bufnr, row, m, icons)
       vim.api.nvim_buf_set_extmark(bufnr, ns_inline, row, col_start, {
         end_col = #line,
         hl_group = 'PendingBlocked',
+        invalidate = true,
       })
     end
     local line = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_lines(bufnr, row, row + 1, false)[1] or ''
@@ -167,6 +170,7 @@ local function apply_inline_row(bufnr, row, m, icons)
       virt_text = { { '[' .. icon .. ']', icon_hl } },
       virt_text_pos = 'overlay',
       priority = 100,
+      invalidate = true,
     })
     if m.forge_spans then
       local forge = require('pending.forge')
@@ -178,6 +182,7 @@ local function apply_inline_row(bufnr, row, m, icons)
           virt_text = { { label_text, hl_group } },
           virt_text_pos = 'inline',
           priority = 90,
+          invalidate = true,
         })
       end
     end
@@ -186,11 +191,13 @@ local function apply_inline_row(bufnr, row, m, icons)
     vim.api.nvim_buf_set_extmark(bufnr, ns_inline, row, 0, {
       end_col = #line,
       hl_group = 'PendingHeader',
+      invalidate = true,
     })
     vim.api.nvim_buf_set_extmark(bufnr, ns_inline, row, 0, {
       virt_text = { { icons.category .. ' ', 'PendingHeader' } },
       virt_text_pos = 'overlay',
       priority = 100,
+      invalidate = true,
     })
   end
 end
@@ -541,6 +548,7 @@ local function apply_extmarks(bufnr, line_meta)
         vim.api.nvim_buf_set_extmark(bufnr, ns_eol, row, 0, {
           virt_text = virt_parts,
           virt_text_pos = 'eol',
+          invalidate = true,
         })
       end
     end
diff --git a/lua/pending/forge.lua b/lua/pending/forge.lua
index 9b32655..5ed9b5b 100644
--- a/lua/pending/forge.lua
+++ b/lua/pending/forge.lua
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ local log = require('pending.log')
 ---@field default_host string
 ---@field cli string
 ---@field auth_cmd string
+---@field auth_status_args string[]
 ---@field default_icon string
 ---@field default_issue_format string
 ---@field _warned boolean
@@ -231,17 +232,29 @@ function M.fetch_metadata(ref, callback)
 
   vim.system(args, { text = true }, function(result)
     if result.code ~= 0 or not result.stdout or result.stdout == '' then
-      vim.schedule(function()
-        local forge_cfg = config.get().forge or {}
-        local backend = _by_name[ref.forge]
-        if backend and forge_cfg.warn_missing_cli ~= false and not backend._warned then
-          backend._warned = true
-          log.warn(
-            ('%s not found or not authenticated — run `%s`'):format(backend.cli, backend.auth_cmd)
-          )
-        end
-        callback(nil)
-      end)
+      local forge_cfg = config.get().forge or {}
+      local backend = _by_name[ref.forge]
+      if
+        backend
+        and forge_cfg.warn_missing_cli ~= false
+        and not backend._warned
+      then
+        backend._warned = true
+        vim.system(backend.auth_status_args, { text = true }, function(auth_result)
+          vim.schedule(function()
+            if auth_result.code ~= 0 then
+              log.warn(
+                ('%s not authenticated — run `%s`'):format(backend.cli, backend.auth_cmd)
+              )
+            end
+            callback(nil)
+          end)
+        end)
+      else
+        vim.schedule(function()
+          callback(nil)
+        end)
+      end
       return
     end
     local ok, decoded = pcall(vim.json.decode, result.stdout)
@@ -277,6 +290,10 @@ end
 
 ---@param s pending.Store
 function M.refresh(s)
+  local forge_cfg = config.get().forge or {}
+  if not forge_cfg.auto_close then
+    return
+  end
   local tasks = s:tasks()
   local pending_fetches = 0
   local any_changed = false
@@ -328,7 +345,7 @@ function M.refresh(s)
   end
 end
 
----@param opts {name: string, shorthand: string, default_host: string, cli?: string, auth_cmd?: string, default_icon?: string, default_issue_format?: string}
+---@param opts {name: string, shorthand: string, default_host: string, cli?: string, auth_cmd?: string, auth_status_args?: string[], default_icon?: string, default_issue_format?: string}
 ---@return pending.ForgeBackend
 function M.gitea_backend(opts)
   return {
@@ -337,6 +354,7 @@ function M.gitea_backend(opts)
     default_host = opts.default_host,
     cli = opts.cli or 'tea',
     auth_cmd = opts.auth_cmd or 'tea login add',
+    auth_status_args = opts.auth_status_args or { opts.cli or 'tea', 'login', 'list' },
     default_icon = opts.default_icon or '',
     default_issue_format = opts.default_issue_format or '%i %o/%r#%n',
     _warned = false,
@@ -387,6 +405,7 @@ M.register({
   default_host = 'github.com',
   cli = 'gh',
   auth_cmd = 'gh auth login',
+  auth_status_args = { 'gh', 'auth', 'status' },
   default_icon = '',
   default_issue_format = '%i %o/%r#%n',
   _warned = false,
@@ -437,6 +456,7 @@ M.register({
   default_host = 'gitlab.com',
   cli = 'glab',
   auth_cmd = 'glab auth login',
+  auth_status_args = { 'glab', 'auth', 'status' },
   default_icon = '',
   default_issue_format = '%i %o/%r#%n',
   _warned = false,
@@ -492,6 +512,7 @@ M.register({
   default_host = 'codeberg.org',
   cli = 'tea',
   auth_cmd = 'tea login add',
+  auth_status_args = { 'tea', 'login', 'list' },
   default_icon = '',
   default_issue_format = '%i %o/%r#%n',
   _warned = false,