diff --git a/.rubocop_todo.yml b/.rubocop_todo.yml
index cd91918aa..8badbab31 100644
--- a/.rubocop_todo.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_todo.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # This configuration was generated by
 # `rubocop --auto-gen-config --auto-gen-only-exclude --exclude-limit 400`
-# on 2025-06-09 17:04:01 UTC using RuboCop version 1.76.0.
+# on 2025-11-17 17:32:59 UTC using RuboCop version 1.81.7.
 # The point is for the user to remove these configuration records
 # one by one as the offenses are removed from the code base.
 # Note that changes in the inspected code, or installation of new
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Layout/MultilineMethodArgumentLineBreaks:
     - 'db/migrate/20240314031221_create_good_job_labels_index.rb'
     - 'db/migrate/20240314031223_create_index_good_job_jobs_for_candidate_lookup.rb'
 
-# Offense count: 9
+# Offense count: 10
 # This cop supports unsafe autocorrection (--autocorrect-all).
 # Configuration parameters: AllowedMethods, AllowedPatterns, IgnoredClasses.
 # AllowedMethods: ago, from_now, second, seconds, minute, minutes, hour, hours, day, days, week, weeks, fortnight, fortnights, in_milliseconds
@@ -71,8 +71,9 @@ Metrics/PerceivedComplexity:
     - 'db/migrate/20240314031219_recreate_good_job_cron_indexes_with_conditional.rb'
 
 # Offense count: 3
-# Configuration parameters: Mode, AllowedMethods.
+# Configuration parameters: Mode, AllowedMethods, AllowedPatterns, AllowBangMethods, WaywardPredicates.
 # AllowedMethods: call
+# WaywardPredicates: nonzero?
 Naming/PredicateMethod:
   Exclude:
     - 'app/utils/sample_story.rb'
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ RSpec/DescribeClass:
   Exclude:
     - 'spec/integration/feed_importing_spec.rb'
 
-# Offense count: 34
+# Offense count: 35
 # Configuration parameters: Max, CountAsOne.
 RSpec/ExampleLength:
   Exclude:
@@ -130,6 +131,16 @@ RSpec/ExampleLength:
     - 'spec/utils/feed_discovery_spec.rb'
     - 'spec/utils/opml_parser_spec.rb'
 
+# Offense count: 16
+RSpec/LeakyLocalVariable:
+  Exclude:
+    - 'spec/commands/feed/import_from_opml_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/integration/feed_importing_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/requests/feeds_controller_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/requests/imports_controller_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/requests/stories_controller_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/utils/feed_discovery_spec.rb'
+
 # Offense count: 17
 # Configuration parameters: EnforcedStyle.
 # SupportedStyles: allow, expect
@@ -169,27 +180,27 @@ RSpec/NestedGroups:
   Exclude:
     - 'spec/integration/feed_importing_spec.rb'
 
-# Offense count: 26
+# Offense count: 5
 # Configuration parameters: IgnoreNameless, IgnoreSymbolicNames.
 RSpec/VerifiedDoubles:
   Exclude:
-    - 'spec/commands/feed/create_spec.rb'
     - 'spec/commands/feed/fetch_one_spec.rb'
     - 'spec/commands/feed/find_new_stories_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/repositories/story_repository_spec.rb'
     - 'spec/tasks/remove_old_stories_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/utils/feed_discovery_spec.rb'
 
 # Offense count: 2
-# Configuration parameters: IgnoreScopes, Include.
-# Include: **/app/models/**/*.rb
+Rails/Env:
+  Exclude:
+    - 'config/routes.rb'
+    - 'spec/rails_helper.rb'
+
+# Offense count: 2
+# Configuration parameters: IgnoreScopes.
 Rails/InverseOf:
   Exclude:
     - 'app/models/feed.rb'
 
 # Offense count: 3
-# Configuration parameters: Include.
-# Include: db/**/*.rb
 Rails/ReversibleMigrationMethodDefinition:
   Exclude:
     - 'db/migrate/20130423001740_drop_email_from_user.rb'
@@ -217,8 +228,6 @@ Rails/SkipsModelValidations:
     - 'db/migrate/20141102103617_fix_invalid_titles_with_unicode_line_endings.rb'
 
 # Offense count: 5
-# Configuration parameters: Include.
-# Include: db/**/*.rb
 Rails/ThreeStateBooleanColumn:
   Exclude:
     - 'db/migrate/20130412185253_add_new_fields_to_stories.rb'
@@ -240,8 +249,6 @@ Rails/TimeZone:
 
 # Offense count: 1
 # This cop supports safe autocorrection (--autocorrect).
-# Configuration parameters: Include.
-# Include: **/app/models/**/*.rb
 Rails/Validation:
   Exclude:
     - 'app/models/story.rb'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 7c756c4fa..d6f46a851 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ GEM
     bcrypt (3.1.20)
     bigdecimal (3.3.1)
     bindex (0.8.1)
-    bootsnap (1.18.6)
+    bootsnap (1.19.0)
       msgpack (~> 1.2)
     builder (3.3.0)
     byebug (12.0.0)
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ GEM
       railties (>= 6.1)
     drb (2.2.3)
     dumb_delegator (1.1.0)
-    erb (5.1.3)
+    erb (6.0.0)
     erubi (1.13.1)
     et-orbi (1.4.0)
       tzinfo
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ GEM
       psych (>= 4.0.0)
       tsort
     regexp_parser (2.11.3)
-    reline (0.6.2)
+    reline (0.6.3)
       io-console (~> 0.5)
     rexml (3.4.4)
     rspec (3.13.2)
@@ -327,10 +327,10 @@ GEM
     rubocop-capybara (2.22.1)
       lint_roller (~> 1.1)
       rubocop (~> 1.72, >= 1.72.1)
-    rubocop-factory_bot (2.27.1)
+    rubocop-factory_bot (2.28.0)
       lint_roller (~> 1.1)
       rubocop (~> 1.72, >= 1.72.1)
-    rubocop-rails (2.33.4)
+    rubocop-rails (2.34.0)
       activesupport (>= 4.2.0)
       lint_roller (~> 1.1)
       rack (>= 1.1)
@@ -339,10 +339,10 @@ GEM
     rubocop-rake (0.7.1)
       lint_roller (~> 1.1)
       rubocop (>= 1.72.1)
-    rubocop-rspec (3.7.0)
+    rubocop-rspec (3.8.0)
       lint_roller (~> 1.1)
-      rubocop (~> 1.72, >= 1.72.1)
-    rubocop-rspec_rails (2.31.0)
+      rubocop (~> 1.81)
+    rubocop-rspec_rails (2.32.0)
       lint_roller (~> 1.1)
       rubocop (~> 1.72, >= 1.72.1)
       rubocop-rspec (~> 3.5)
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ GEM
       actionpack (>= 6.1)
       activesupport (>= 6.1)
       sprockets (>= 3.0.0)
-    stringio (3.1.7)
+    stringio (3.1.8)
     stripe (17.2.0)
     sync (0.5.0)
     term-ansicolor (1.11.3)
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ GEM
     thread (0.2.2)
     thread_safe (0.3.6)
     timeout (0.4.4)
-    tins (1.45.0)
+    tins (1.47.0)
       bigdecimal
       mize (~> 0.6)
       sync