diff --git a/lib/bds/desktop/shell_commands.ex b/lib/bds/desktop/shell_commands.ex
index 9718cc0..80bf887 100644
--- a/lib/bds/desktop/shell_commands.ex
+++ b/lib/bds/desktop/shell_commands.ex
@@ -262,6 +262,30 @@ defmodule BDS.Desktop.ShellCommands do
     end)
   end
 
+  defp dispatch("apply_site_validation", project, params) do
+    report = normalize_apply_validation_report(BDS.MapUtils.attr(params, :report, %{}))
+
+    queue_task(
+      project,
+      "apply_site_validation",
+      "Apply Site Validation",
+      "Generation",
+      fn report_fn ->
+        {:ok, _apply} =
+          Generation.apply_validation(project.id, report,
+            on_progress: scaled_progress_reporter(report_fn, 0.0, 0.85)
+          )
+
+        {:ok, validation} =
+          Generation.validate_site(project.id, @site_sections,
+            on_progress: scaled_progress_reporter(report_fn, 0.85, 1.0)
+          )
+
+        site_validation_result(project.id, validation)
+      end
+    )
+  end
+
   defp dispatch("metadata_diff", project, _params) do
     queue_task(project, "metadata_diff", "Metadata Diff", "Maintenance", fn report ->
       {:ok, metadata_diff} = Maintenance.metadata_diff(project.id, on_progress: report)
@@ -640,6 +664,20 @@ defmodule BDS.Desktop.ShellCommands do
     "http://#{server.host}:#{server.port}/"
   end
 
+  defp normalize_apply_validation_report(report) when is_map(report) do
+    %{
+      sitemap_path: BDS.MapUtils.attr(report, :sitemap_path),
+      sitemap_changed: BDS.MapUtils.attr(report, :sitemap_changed, false),
+      missing_url_paths: BDS.MapUtils.attr(report, :missing_url_paths, []),
+      extra_url_paths: BDS.MapUtils.attr(report, :extra_url_paths, []),
+      updated_post_url_paths: BDS.MapUtils.attr(report, :updated_post_url_paths, []),
+      expected_url_count: BDS.MapUtils.attr(report, :expected_url_count, 0),
+      existing_html_url_count: BDS.MapUtils.attr(report, :existing_html_url_count, 0)
+    }
+  end
+
+  defp normalize_apply_validation_report(_report), do: %{}
+
   defp normalize_site_validation(report) do
     %{
       sitemap_path: report.sitemap_path,
diff --git a/lib/bds/desktop/shell_live/bridges.ex b/lib/bds/desktop/shell_live/bridges.ex
index f307b06..0d309f2 100644
--- a/lib/bds/desktop/shell_live/bridges.ex
+++ b/lib/bds/desktop/shell_live/bridges.ex
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ defmodule BDS.Desktop.ShellLive.Bridges do
   import Phoenix.LiveView, only: [connected?: 1, send_update: 2]
 
   alias BDS.Desktop.ShellData
-  alias BDS.Desktop.ShellLive.{ChatEditor, PostEditor}
+  alias BDS.Desktop.ShellLive.{ChatEditor, MediaEditor, PostEditor}
   alias BDS.Desktop.ShellLive.{CliSync, SessionUtil}
   alias BDS.UI.Workbench
 
@@ -216,6 +216,26 @@ defmodule BDS.Desktop.ShellLive.Bridges do
     {:noreply, socket}
   end
 
+  def handle_info({:editor_translation_completed, :post, post_id, language}, socket, _callbacks) do
+    send_update(PostEditor,
+      id: "post-editor-#{post_id}",
+      action: :translation_completed,
+      language: language
+    )
+
+    {:noreply, socket}
+  end
+
+  def handle_info({:editor_translation_completed, :media, media_id, language}, socket, _callbacks) do
+    send_update(MediaEditor,
+      id: "media-editor-#{media_id}",
+      action: :translation_completed,
+      language: language
+    )
+
+    {:noreply, socket}
+  end
+
   def handle_info({:post_editor_apply_ai_suggestions, post_id, fields}, socket, _callbacks) do
     send_update(PostEditor,
       id: "post-editor-#{post_id}",
diff --git a/lib/bds/desktop/shell_live/media_editor.ex b/lib/bds/desktop/shell_live/media_editor.ex
index 2155fa9..f00dc18 100644
--- a/lib/bds/desktop/shell_live/media_editor.ex
+++ b/lib/bds/desktop/shell_live/media_editor.ex
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ defmodule BDS.Desktop.ShellLive.MediaEditor do
 
   alias BDS.Desktop.{FilePicker}
   alias BDS.Desktop.ShellLive.Notify
-  alias BDS.{AI, I18n, Media}
+  alias BDS.{AI, I18n, Media, Tasks}
   alias BDS.Media.Media, as: MediaRecord
   alias BDS.Media.Translation
   alias BDS.Posts.Post
@@ -57,6 +57,17 @@ defmodule BDS.Desktop.ShellLive.MediaEditor do
     {:ok, socket}
   end
 
+  def update(%{action: :translation_completed} = assigns, socket) do
+    socket =
+      socket
+      |> assign(Map.drop(assigns, [:action, :language]))
+      |> assign(:quick_actions_open?, false)
+      |> assign(:editing_translation, nil)
+      |> build_data()
+
+    {:ok, socket}
+  end
+
   def update(assigns, socket) do
     socket =
       socket
@@ -552,25 +563,34 @@ defmodule BDS.Desktop.ShellLive.MediaEditor do
       media = socket.assigns.media
       normalized_language = normalize_language(language)
       source_language = normalize_language(media.language)
+      parent = self()
 
-      case AI.translate_media(media.id, normalized_language, source_language: source_language) do
-        {:ok, translation} ->
-          case Media.upsert_media_translation(media.id, normalized_language, translation) do
-            {:ok, _saved_translation} ->
-              socket
-              |> assign(:quick_actions_open?, false)
-              |> assign(:editing_translation, nil)
-              |> build_data()
+      {:ok, _task} =
+        Tasks.submit_task(
+          "Translate Media to #{normalized_language}",
+          fn report ->
+            report.(0.1, "Translating media to #{normalized_language}")
 
-            {:error, reason} ->
-              notify_output(socket, dgettext("ui", "Translate"), inspect(reason), "error")
-              |> build_data()
-          end
+            with {:ok, translation} <-
+                   AI.translate_media(media.id, normalized_language,
+                     source_language: source_language
+                   ),
+                 {:ok, _saved_translation} <-
+                   Media.upsert_media_translation(media.id, normalized_language, translation) do
+              report.(1.0, "Media translation complete")
+              send(parent, {:editor_translation_completed, :media, media.id, normalized_language})
+              %{media_id: media.id, language: normalized_language}
+            else
+              {:error, reason} -> {:error, reason}
+            end
+          end,
+          %{group_id: media.project_id, group_name: "AI"}
+        )
 
-        {:error, reason} ->
-          notify_output(socket, dgettext("ui", "Translate"), inspect(reason), "error")
-          |> build_data()
-      end
+      socket
+      |> assign(:quick_actions_open?, false)
+      |> assign(:editing_translation, nil)
+      |> build_data()
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/bds/desktop/shell_live/misc_editor.ex b/lib/bds/desktop/shell_live/misc_editor.ex
index 5b8eaf2..a079ccf 100644
--- a/lib/bds/desktop/shell_live/misc_editor.ex
+++ b/lib/bds/desktop/shell_live/misc_editor.ex
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ defmodule BDS.Desktop.ShellLive.MiscEditor do
   import Phoenix.HTML, only: [raw: 1]
   import Ecto.Query
 
-  alias BDS.{Embeddings, Generation, Git, HelpDocs, Posts, Repo}
+  alias BDS.{Embeddings, Git, HelpDocs, Posts, Repo}
   alias BDS.Desktop.ShellLive.Notify
   alias BDS.MapUtils
   alias BDS.Settings.Setting
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ defmodule BDS.Desktop.ShellLive.MiscEditor do
   def handle_event("apply_site_validation", _params, socket) do
     meta = meta(socket.assigns)
     payload = Map.get(meta, :payload, %{})
-    project_id = Map.get(meta, :project_id, socket.assigns.project_id)
 
     report = %{
       sitemap_path: Map.get(payload, :sitemap_path),
@@ -89,21 +88,8 @@ defmodule BDS.Desktop.ShellLive.MiscEditor do
       existing_html_url_count: Map.get(payload, :existing_html_url_count, 0)
     }
 
-    case Generation.apply_validation(project_id, report) do
-      {:ok, result} ->
-        notify_output(
-          dgettext("ui", "Site Validation"),
-          dgettext("ui", "Validation changes applied"),
-          inspect(result)
-        )
-
-        notify_command("validate_site")
-        {:noreply, socket}
-    end
-  rescue
-    error ->
-      notify_output(dgettext("ui", "Site Validation"), inspect(error), nil, "error")
-      {:noreply, socket}
+    notify_command("apply_site_validation", %{report: report})
+    {:noreply, socket}
   end
 
   def handle_event("fix_translation_validation", _params, socket) do
diff --git a/lib/bds/desktop/shell_live/post_editor.ex b/lib/bds/desktop/shell_live/post_editor.ex
index 234089c..fd153bf 100644
--- a/lib/bds/desktop/shell_live/post_editor.ex
+++ b/lib/bds/desktop/shell_live/post_editor.ex
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ defmodule BDS.Desktop.ShellLive.PostEditor do
 
   use Phoenix.LiveComponent
 
-  alias BDS.{AI, Embeddings, Metadata, Posts, Preview}
+  alias BDS.{AI, Embeddings, Metadata, Posts, Preview, Tasks}
   alias BDS.Desktop.ShellData
   alias BDS.Desktop.ShellLive.{EditorImageDrop, Notify}
   alias BDS.Desktop.ShellLive.PostEditor.{DraftManagement, ListValues, Persistence, PostMetadata}
@@ -131,6 +131,15 @@ defmodule BDS.Desktop.ShellLive.PostEditor do
     {:ok, socket}
   end
 
+  def update(%{action: :translation_completed, language: language} = assigns, socket) do
+    socket =
+      socket
+      |> assign(Map.drop(assigns, [:action, :language]))
+      |> apply_translation_completed(language)
+
+    {:ok, socket}
+  end
+
   def update(%{action: :apply_ai_suggestions, fields: fields} = assigns, socket) do
     socket =
       socket
@@ -808,34 +817,56 @@ defmodule BDS.Desktop.ShellLive.PostEditor do
       post_id = socket.assigns.post_id
       normalized_language = normalize_language(language, "")
       source_language = socket.assigns.canonical_language
+      project_id = socket.assigns.post.project_id
+      parent = self()
 
-      case AI.translate_post(post_id, normalized_language, source_language: source_language) do
-        {:ok, translation} ->
-          with {:ok, _saved_translation} <-
-                 Posts.upsert_post_translation(post_id, normalized_language, %{
-                   title: translation.title,
-                   excerpt: translation.excerpt,
-                   content: translation.content
-                 }) do
-            socket =
-              socket
-              |> assign(:active_language, normalized_language)
-              |> assign(:drafts, Map.delete(socket.assigns.drafts, normalized_language))
-              |> assign(:quick_actions_open?, false)
-              |> build_data()
+      {:ok, _task} =
+        Tasks.submit_task(
+          "Translate Post to #{normalized_language}",
+          fn report ->
+            report.(0.1, "Translating post to #{normalized_language}")
 
-            Notify.dirty(:post, post_id, false)
-            socket
-          else
-            {:error, reason} ->
-              notify_output(socket, dgettext("ui", "Translate"), inspect(reason), "error")
-              |> build_data()
-          end
+            with {:ok, translation} <-
+                   AI.translate_post(post_id, normalized_language,
+                     source_language: source_language
+                   ),
+                 {:ok, _saved_translation} <-
+                   Posts.upsert_post_translation(post_id, normalized_language, %{
+                     title: translation.title,
+                     excerpt: translation.excerpt,
+                     content: translation.content
+                   }) do
+              report.(1.0, "Post translation complete")
+              send(parent, {:editor_translation_completed, :post, post_id, normalized_language})
+              %{post_id: post_id, language: normalized_language}
+            else
+              {:error, reason} -> {:error, reason}
+            end
+          end,
+          %{group_id: project_id, group_name: "AI"}
+        )
 
-        {:error, reason} ->
-          notify_output(socket, dgettext("ui", "Translate"), inspect(reason), "error")
+      socket
+      |> assign(:quick_actions_open?, false)
+      |> build_data()
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp apply_translation_completed(socket, language) do
+    case Posts.get_post(socket.assigns.post_id) do
+      nil ->
+        build_data(socket)
+
+      %Post{} = post ->
+        socket =
+          socket
+          |> assign(:post, post)
+          |> assign(:active_language, language)
+          |> assign(:drafts, Map.delete(socket.assigns.drafts, language))
           |> build_data()
-      end
+
+        Notify.dirty(:post, post.id, false)
+        socket
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/bds/generation.ex b/lib/bds/generation.ex
index 1b006a1..fb8a6c1 100644
--- a/lib/bds/generation.ex
+++ b/lib/bds/generation.ex
@@ -224,6 +224,14 @@ defmodule BDS.Generation do
   end
 
   def apply_validation(project_id, report) when is_binary(project_id) and is_map(report) do
+    apply_validation(project_id, report, [])
+  end
+
+  @spec apply_validation(String.t(), map(), generation_opts()) :: {:ok, map()} | {:error, term()}
+  def apply_validation(project_id, report, opts)
+      when is_binary(project_id) and is_map(report) and is_list(opts) do
+    on_progress = callback(opts)
+
     with {:ok, plan} <- plan_generation(project_id, @core_sections) do
       expected_outputs = build_outputs(plan)
       expected_output_map = Map.new(expected_outputs)
@@ -247,11 +255,19 @@ defmodule BDS.Generation do
           )
         end)
 
-      Enum.each(outputs_to_render, fn {relative_path, content} ->
+      total_to_render = length(outputs_to_render)
+      :ok = report_generation_started(on_progress, total_to_render, "validation routes")
+
+      outputs_to_render
+      |> Enum.with_index(1)
+      |> Enum.each(fn {{relative_path, content}, index} ->
         _ =
           write_generated_file(project_id, relative_path, content,
             refresh_timestamp_on_unchanged: route_html_path?(relative_path)
           )
+
+        :ok =
+          report_generation_progress(on_progress, index, total_to_render, "validation routes")
       end)
 
       {deleted_url_count, removed_empty_dir_count} =