diff --git a/src/lib/components/EventInput.svelte b/src/lib/components/EventInput.svelte
index 1b9cb6b..cc2e2a3 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/EventInput.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/EventInput.svelte
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   import { get } from "svelte/store";
   import { ndkInstance } from "$lib/ndk";
   import { userPubkey } from "$lib/stores/authStore.Svelte";
+  import { userStore } from "$lib/stores/userStore";
   import { NDKEvent as NDKEventClass } from "@nostr-dev-kit/ndk";
   import type { NDKEvent } from "$lib/utils/nostrUtils";
   import { prefixNostrAddresses } from "$lib/utils/nostrUtils";
@@ -99,8 +100,12 @@
 
   function validate(): { valid: boolean; reason?: string } {
     const currentUserPubkey = get(userPubkey as any);
-    if (!currentUserPubkey) return { valid: false, reason: "Not logged in." };
-    const pubkey = String(currentUserPubkey);
+    const userState = get(userStore);
+    
+    // Try userPubkey first, then fallback to userStore
+    const pubkey = currentUserPubkey || userState.pubkey;
+    if (!pubkey) return { valid: false, reason: "Not logged in." };
+    
     if (!content.trim()) return { valid: false, reason: "Content required." };
     if (kind === 30023) {
       const v = validateNotAsciidoc(content);
@@ -137,14 +142,18 @@
     try {
       const ndk = get(ndkInstance);
       const currentUserPubkey = get(userPubkey as any);
-      if (!ndk || !currentUserPubkey) {
+      const userState = get(userStore);
+      
+      // Try userPubkey first, then fallback to userStore
+      const pubkey = currentUserPubkey || userState.pubkey;
+      if (!ndk || !pubkey) {
         error = "NDK or pubkey missing.";
         loading = false;
         return;
       }
-      const pubkey = String(currentUserPubkey);
+      const pubkeyString = String(pubkey);
 
-      if (!/^[a-fA-F0-9]{64}$/.test(pubkey)) {
+      if (!/^[a-fA-F0-9]{64}$/.test(pubkeyString)) {
         error = "Invalid public key: must be a 64-character hex string.";
         loading = false;
         return;
@@ -158,7 +167,7 @@
         return;
       }
 
-      const baseEvent = { pubkey, created_at: createdAt };
+      const baseEvent = { pubkey: pubkeyString, created_at: createdAt };
       let events: NDKEvent[] = [];
 
       console.log("Publishing event with kind:", kind);
@@ -235,7 +244,7 @@
           kind,
           content: prefixedContent,
           tags: eventTags,
-          pubkey,
+          pubkey: pubkeyString,
           created_at: createdAt,
         };
 
@@ -520,7 +529,7 @@
           Event ID: <span class="font-mono">{lastPublishedEventId}</span>
           <Button
             onclick={viewPublishedEvent}
-            class="text-primary-600 dark:text-primary-500 hover:underline ml-2"
+            class="text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-500 hover:underline ml-2"
           >
             View your event
           </Button>
diff --git a/src/lib/components/EventSearch.svelte b/src/lib/components/EventSearch.svelte
index cb71ade..10f888b 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/EventSearch.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/EventSearch.svelte
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
   import { activeInboxRelays, activeOutboxRelays } from "$lib/ndk";
   import { getMatchingTags, toNpub } from "$lib/utils/nostrUtils";
   import type { SearchResult } from '$lib/utils/search_types';
+  import { userStore } from "$lib/stores/userStore";
+  import { get } from "svelte/store";
 
   // Props definition
   let {
@@ -492,7 +494,7 @@
     
     // Wait for relays to be available (with timeout)
     let retryCount = 0;
-    const maxRetries = 10; // Wait up to 5 seconds (10 * 500ms)
+    const maxRetries = 20; // Wait up to 10 seconds (20 * 500ms) for user login to complete
     
     while ($activeInboxRelays.length === 0 && $activeOutboxRelays.length === 0 && retryCount < maxRetries) {
       console.debug(`EventSearch: Waiting for relays... (attempt ${retryCount + 1}/${maxRetries})`);
@@ -500,6 +502,19 @@
       retryCount++;
     }
     
+    // Additional wait for user-specific relays if user is logged in
+    const currentUser = get(userStore);
+    if (currentUser.signedIn && currentUser.pubkey) {
+      console.debug(`EventSearch: User is logged in (${currentUser.pubkey}), waiting for user-specific relays...`);
+      retryCount = 0;
+      while ($activeOutboxRelays.length <= 9 && retryCount < maxRetries) {
+        // If we still have the default relay count (9), wait for user-specific relays
+        console.debug(`EventSearch: Waiting for user-specific relays... (attempt ${retryCount + 1}/${maxRetries})`);
+        await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 500));
+        retryCount++;
+      }
+    }
+    
     // Check if we have any relays available
     if ($activeInboxRelays.length === 0 && $activeOutboxRelays.length === 0) {
       console.warn("EventSearch: No relays available after waiting, failing search");
diff --git a/src/lib/components/util/Profile.svelte b/src/lib/components/util/Profile.svelte
index ad52084..cc5ff4a 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/util/Profile.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/util/Profile.svelte
@@ -114,12 +114,24 @@
     console.log("Profile component - activeInboxRelays:", inboxRelays);
   });
 
-  // Manual trigger to refresh profile when user signs in
+  // Track if we've already refreshed the profile for this session
+  let hasRefreshedProfile = $state(false);
+  
+  // Reset the refresh flag when user logs out
+  $effect(() => {
+    const currentUser = userState;
+    if (!currentUser.signedIn) {
+      hasRefreshedProfile = false;
+    }
+  });
+  
+  // Manual trigger to refresh profile when user signs in (only once)
   $effect(() => {
     const currentUser = userState;
     
-    if (currentUser.signedIn && currentUser.npub && !isRefreshingProfile) {
+    if (currentUser.signedIn && currentUser.npub && !isRefreshingProfile && !hasRefreshedProfile) {
       console.log("Profile: User signed in, triggering profile refresh...");
+      hasRefreshedProfile = true;
       // Add a small delay to ensure relays are ready
       setTimeout(() => {
         refreshProfile();
@@ -131,12 +143,13 @@
   $effect(() => {
     const currentUser = userState;
     
-    if (currentUser.signedIn && currentUser.npub && currentUser.loginMethod) {
+    if (currentUser.signedIn && currentUser.npub && currentUser.loginMethod && !isRefreshingProfile) {
       console.log("Profile: Login method detected:", currentUser.loginMethod);
       
       // If switching to read-only mode (npub), refresh profile
-      if (currentUser.loginMethod === "npub" && !isRefreshingProfile) {
+      if (currentUser.loginMethod === "npub" && !hasRefreshedProfile) {
         console.log("Profile: Switching to read-only mode, refreshing profile...");
+        hasRefreshedProfile = true;
         setTimeout(() => {
           refreshProfile();
         }, 500);
@@ -150,12 +163,13 @@
   $effect(() => {
     const currentUser = userState;
     
-    if (currentUser.signedIn && currentUser.loginMethod !== previousLoginMethod) {
+    if (currentUser.signedIn && currentUser.loginMethod !== previousLoginMethod && !isRefreshingProfile) {
       console.log("Profile: Login method changed from", previousLoginMethod, "to", currentUser.loginMethod);
       
       // If switching from Amber to npub (read-only), refresh profile
-      if (previousLoginMethod === "amber" && currentUser.loginMethod === "npub") {
+      if (previousLoginMethod === "amber" && currentUser.loginMethod === "npub" && !hasRefreshedProfile) {
         console.log("Profile: Switching from Amber to read-only mode, refreshing profile...");
+        hasRefreshedProfile = true;
         setTimeout(() => {
           refreshProfile();
         }, 1000);
diff --git a/src/lib/ndk.ts b/src/lib/ndk.ts
index 6e1120e..7b9745e 100644
--- a/src/lib/ndk.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ndk.ts
@@ -386,10 +386,13 @@ function createRelayWithAuth(url: string, ndk: NDK): NDKRelay {
  */
 export async function getActiveRelaySet(ndk: NDK): Promise<{ inboxRelays: string[]; outboxRelays: string[] }> {
   const user = get(userStore);
+  console.debug('[NDK.ts] getActiveRelaySet: User state:', { signedIn: user.signedIn, hasNdkUser: !!user.ndkUser, pubkey: user.pubkey });
   
   if (user.signedIn && user.ndkUser) {
+    console.debug('[NDK.ts] getActiveRelaySet: Building relay set for authenticated user:', user.ndkUser.pubkey);
     return await buildCompleteRelaySet(ndk, user.ndkUser);
   } else {
+    console.debug('[NDK.ts] getActiveRelaySet: Building relay set for anonymous user');
     return await buildCompleteRelaySet(ndk, null);
   }
 }
@@ -400,25 +403,33 @@ export async function getActiveRelaySet(ndk: NDK): Promise<{ inboxRelays: string
  */
 export async function updateActiveRelayStores(ndk: NDK): Promise<void> {
   try {
+    console.debug('[NDK.ts] updateActiveRelayStores: Starting relay store update');
+    
     // Get the active relay set from the relay management system
     const relaySet = await getActiveRelaySet(ndk);
+    console.debug('[NDK.ts] updateActiveRelayStores: Got relay set:', relaySet);
     
     // Update the stores with the new relay configuration
     activeInboxRelays.set(relaySet.inboxRelays);
     activeOutboxRelays.set(relaySet.outboxRelays);
+    console.debug('[NDK.ts] updateActiveRelayStores: Updated stores with inbox:', relaySet.inboxRelays.length, 'outbox:', relaySet.outboxRelays.length);
     
     // Add relays to NDK pool (deduplicated)
     const allRelayUrls = deduplicateRelayUrls([...relaySet.inboxRelays, ...relaySet.outboxRelays]);
+    console.debug('[NDK.ts] updateActiveRelayStores: Adding', allRelayUrls.length, 'relays to NDK pool');
+    
     for (const url of allRelayUrls) {
       try {
         const relay = createRelayWithAuth(url, ndk);
         ndk.pool?.addRelay(relay);
       } catch (error) {
-        // Silently ignore relay addition failures
+        console.debug('[NDK.ts] updateActiveRelayStores: Failed to add relay', url, ':', error);
       }
     }
+    
+    console.debug('[NDK.ts] updateActiveRelayStores: Relay store update completed');
   } catch (error) {
-    // Silently ignore relay store update errors
+    console.warn('[NDK.ts] updateActiveRelayStores: Error updating relay stores:', error);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/stores/userStore.ts b/src/lib/stores/userStore.ts
index 4e2b067..376367c 100644
--- a/src/lib/stores/userStore.ts
+++ b/src/lib/stores/userStore.ts
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ import {
   NDKRelay,
 } from "@nostr-dev-kit/ndk";
 import { getUserMetadata } from "$lib/utils/nostrUtils";
-import { ndkInstance, activeInboxRelays, activeOutboxRelays } from "$lib/ndk";
+import { ndkInstance, activeInboxRelays, activeOutboxRelays, updateActiveRelayStores } from "$lib/ndk";
 import { loginStorageKey } from "$lib/consts";
 import { nip19 } from "nostr-tools";
+import { userPubkey } from "$lib/stores/authStore.Svelte";
 
 export interface UserState {
   pubkey: string | null;
@@ -209,6 +210,15 @@ export async function loginWithExtension() {
   
   console.log("Login with extension - setting userStore with:", userState);
   userStore.set(userState);
+  
+  // Update relay stores with the new user's relays
+  try {
+    console.debug('[userStore.ts] loginWithExtension: Updating relay stores for authenticated user');
+    await updateActiveRelayStores(ndk);
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.warn('[userStore.ts] loginWithExtension: Failed to update relay stores:', error);
+  }
+  
   clearLogin();
   localStorage.removeItem("alexandria/logout/flag");
   persistLogin(user, "extension");
@@ -266,6 +276,16 @@ export async function loginWithAmber(amberSigner: NDKSigner, user: NDKUser) {
   
   console.log("Login with Amber - setting userStore with:", userState);
   userStore.set(userState);
+  userPubkey.set(user.pubkey);
+  
+  // Update relay stores with the new user's relays
+  try {
+    console.debug('[userStore.ts] loginWithAmber: Updating relay stores for authenticated user');
+    await updateActiveRelayStores(ndk);
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.warn('[userStore.ts] loginWithAmber: Failed to update relay stores:', error);
+  }
+  
   clearLogin();
   localStorage.removeItem("alexandria/logout/flag");
   persistLogin(user, "amber");
@@ -330,6 +350,16 @@ export async function loginWithNpub(pubkeyOrNpub: string) {
   
   console.log("Login with npub - setting userStore with:", userState);
   userStore.set(userState);
+  userPubkey.set(user.pubkey);
+  
+  // Update relay stores with the new user's relays
+  try {
+    console.debug('[userStore.ts] loginWithNpub: Updating relay stores for authenticated user');
+    await updateActiveRelayStores(ndk);
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.warn('[userStore.ts] loginWithNpub: Failed to update relay stores:', error);
+  }
+  
   clearLogin();
   localStorage.removeItem("alexandria/logout/flag");
   persistLogin(user, "npub");
@@ -393,6 +423,7 @@ export function logoutUser() {
     signer: null,
     signedIn: false,
   });
+  userPubkey.set(null);
 
   const ndk = get(ndkInstance);
   if (ndk) {
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/nostrUtils.ts b/src/lib/utils/nostrUtils.ts
index f70d139..da8bb1b 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/nostrUtils.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/nostrUtils.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { npubCache } from "./npubCache";
 import NDK, { NDKEvent, NDKRelaySet, NDKUser } from "@nostr-dev-kit/ndk";
 import type { NDKFilter, NDKKind } from "@nostr-dev-kit/ndk";
 import { communityRelays, secondaryRelays, anonymousRelays } from "$lib/consts";
-import { activeInboxRelays } from "$lib/ndk";
+import { activeInboxRelays, activeOutboxRelays } from "$lib/ndk";
 import { NDKRelaySet as NDKRelaySetFromNDK } from "@nostr-dev-kit/ndk";
 import { sha256 } from "@noble/hashes/sha256";
 import { schnorr } from "@noble/curves/secp256k1";
@@ -439,19 +439,22 @@ export async function fetchEventWithFallback(
   filterOrId: string | NDKFilter<NDKKind>,
   timeoutMs: number = 3000,
 ): Promise<NDKEvent | null> {
-  // Use the active inbox relays from the relay management system
+  // Use both inbox and outbox relays for better event discovery
   const inboxRelays = get(activeInboxRelays);
+  const outboxRelays = get(activeOutboxRelays);
+  const allRelays = [...(inboxRelays || []), ...(outboxRelays || [])];
   
   console.log("fetchEventWithFallback: Using inbox relays:", inboxRelays);
+  console.log("fetchEventWithFallback: Using outbox relays:", outboxRelays);
   
   // Check if we have any relays available
-  if (inboxRelays.length === 0) {
-    console.warn("fetchEventWithFallback: No inbox relays available for event fetch");
+  if (allRelays.length === 0) {
+    console.warn("fetchEventWithFallback: No relays available for event fetch");
     return null;
   }
   
-  // Create relay set from active inbox relays
-  const relaySet = NDKRelaySetFromNDK.fromRelayUrls(inboxRelays, ndk);
+  // Create relay set from all available relays
+  const relaySet = NDKRelaySetFromNDK.fromRelayUrls(allRelays, ndk);
 
   try {
     if (relaySet.relays.size === 0) {
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/relay_management.ts b/src/lib/utils/relay_management.ts
index 09aa5ac..2787938 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/relay_management.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/relay_management.ts
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ export async function getUserBlockedRelays(ndk: NDK, user: NDKUser): Promise<str
  */
 export async function getUserOutboxRelays(ndk: NDK, user: NDKUser): Promise<string[]> {
   try {
+    console.debug('[relay_management.ts] Fetching outbox relays for user:', user.pubkey);
     const relayList = await ndk.fetchEvent(
       {
         kinds: [10002],
@@ -300,16 +301,29 @@ export async function getUserOutboxRelays(ndk: NDK, user: NDKUser): Promise<stri
     );
 
     if (!relayList) {
+      console.debug('[relay_management.ts] No relay list found for user');
       return [];
     }
 
+    console.debug('[relay_management.ts] Found relay list event:', relayList.id);
+    console.debug('[relay_management.ts] Relay list tags:', relayList.tags);
+
     const outboxRelays: string[] = [];
     relayList.tags.forEach((tag) => {
+      console.debug('[relay_management.ts] Processing tag:', tag);
       if (tag[0] === 'w' && tag[1]) {
         outboxRelays.push(tag[1]);
+        console.debug('[relay_management.ts] Added outbox relay:', tag[1]);
+      } else if (tag[0] === 'r' && tag[1]) {
+        // Some relay lists use 'r' for both inbox and outbox
+        outboxRelays.push(tag[1]);
+        console.debug('[relay_management.ts] Added relay (r tag):', tag[1]);
+      } else {
+        console.debug('[relay_management.ts] Skipping tag:', tag[0], 'value:', tag[1]);
       }
     });
 
+    console.debug('[relay_management.ts] Final outbox relays:', outboxRelays);
     return outboxRelays;
   } catch (error) {
     console.info('[relay_management.ts] Error fetching user outbox relays:', error);
@@ -317,6 +331,56 @@ export async function getUserOutboxRelays(ndk: NDK, user: NDKUser): Promise<stri
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Gets browser extension's relay configuration by querying the extension directly
+ * @returns Promise that resolves to array of extension relay URLs
+ */
+export async function getExtensionRelays(): Promise<string[]> {
+  try {
+    // Check if we're in a browser environment with extension support
+    if (typeof window === 'undefined' || !window.nostr) {
+      console.debug('[relay_management.ts] No window.nostr available');
+      return [];
+    }
+
+    console.debug('[relay_management.ts] Extension available, checking for getRelays()');
+    const extensionRelays: string[] = [];
+    
+    // Try to get relays from the extension's API
+    // Different extensions may expose their relay config differently
+    if (window.nostr.getRelays) {
+      console.debug('[relay_management.ts] getRelays() method found, calling it...');
+      try {
+        const relays = await window.nostr.getRelays();
+        console.debug('[relay_management.ts] getRelays() returned:', relays);
+        if (relays && typeof relays === 'object') {
+          // Convert relay object to array of URLs
+          const relayUrls = Object.keys(relays);
+          extensionRelays.push(...relayUrls);
+          console.debug('[relay_management.ts] Got relays from extension:', relayUrls);
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.debug('[relay_management.ts] Extension getRelays() failed:', error);
+      }
+    } else {
+      console.debug('[relay_management.ts] getRelays() method not found on window.nostr');
+    }
+
+    // If getRelays() didn't work, try alternative methods
+    if (extensionRelays.length === 0) {
+      // Some extensions might expose relays through other methods
+      // This is a fallback for extensions that don't expose getRelays()
+      console.debug('[relay_management.ts] Extension does not expose relay configuration');
+    }
+
+    console.debug('[relay_management.ts] Final extension relays:', extensionRelays);
+    return extensionRelays;
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.debug('[relay_management.ts] Error getting extension relays:', error);
+    return [];
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Tests a set of relays in batches to avoid overwhelming them
  * @param relayUrls Array of relay URLs to test
@@ -361,37 +425,55 @@ export async function buildCompleteRelaySet(
   ndk: NDK,
   user: NDKUser | null
 ): Promise<{ inboxRelays: string[]; outboxRelays: string[] }> {
+  console.debug('[relay_management.ts] buildCompleteRelaySet: Starting with user:', user?.pubkey || 'null');
+  
   // Discover local relays first
   const discoveredLocalRelays = await discoverLocalRelays(ndk);
+  console.debug('[relay_management.ts] buildCompleteRelaySet: Discovered local relays:', discoveredLocalRelays);
 
   // Get user-specific relays if available
   let userOutboxRelays: string[] = [];
   let userLocalRelays: string[] = [];
   let blockedRelays: string[] = [];
+  let extensionRelays: string[] = [];
 
   if (user) {
+    console.debug('[relay_management.ts] buildCompleteRelaySet: Fetching user-specific relays for:', user.pubkey);
+    
     try {
       userOutboxRelays = await getUserOutboxRelays(ndk, user);
+      console.debug('[relay_management.ts] buildCompleteRelaySet: User outbox relays:', userOutboxRelays);
     } catch (error) {
       console.debug('[relay_management.ts] Error fetching user outbox relays:', error);
     }
 
     try {
       userLocalRelays = await getUserLocalRelays(ndk, user);
+      console.debug('[relay_management.ts] buildCompleteRelaySet: User local relays:', userLocalRelays);
     } catch (error) {
       console.debug('[relay_management.ts] Error fetching user local relays:', error);
     }
 
     try {
       blockedRelays = await getUserBlockedRelays(ndk, user);
+      console.debug('[relay_management.ts] buildCompleteRelaySet: User blocked relays:', blockedRelays);
     } catch (error) {
       // Silently ignore blocked relay fetch errors
     }
+
+    try {
+      extensionRelays = await getExtensionRelays();
+      console.debug('[relay_management.ts] Extension relays gathered:', extensionRelays);
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.debug('[relay_management.ts] Error fetching extension relays:', error);
+    }
+  } else {
+    console.debug('[relay_management.ts] buildCompleteRelaySet: No user provided, skipping user-specific relays');
   }
 
   // Build initial relay sets and deduplicate
   const finalInboxRelays = deduplicateRelayUrls([...discoveredLocalRelays, ...userLocalRelays]);
-  const finalOutboxRelays = deduplicateRelayUrls([...discoveredLocalRelays, ...userOutboxRelays]);
+  const finalOutboxRelays = deduplicateRelayUrls([...discoveredLocalRelays, ...userOutboxRelays, ...extensionRelays]);
 
   // Test relays and filter out non-working ones
   let testedInboxRelays: string[] = [];
@@ -441,5 +523,9 @@ export async function buildCompleteRelaySet(
     };
   }
 
+  console.debug('[relay_management.ts] buildCompleteRelaySet: Final relay sets - inbox:', finalRelaySet.inboxRelays.length, 'outbox:', finalRelaySet.outboxRelays.length);
+  console.debug('[relay_management.ts] buildCompleteRelaySet: Final inbox relays:', finalRelaySet.inboxRelays);
+  console.debug('[relay_management.ts] buildCompleteRelaySet: Final outbox relays:', finalRelaySet.outboxRelays);
+  
   return finalRelaySet;
 } 
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