diff --git a/src/PageManager.tsx b/src/PageManager.tsx
index 43d77d8b..411b8d14 100644
--- a/src/PageManager.tsx
+++ b/src/PageManager.tsx
@@ -39,16 +39,21 @@ import { KeyboardShortcutsHelpProvider } from '@/components/KeyboardShortcutsHel
 import {
   PrimaryPageContext,
   usePrimaryPage,
+  usePrimaryPageOptional,
   type PrimaryPageContextValue
 } from '@/contexts/primary-page-context'
 import { normalizeUrl } from './lib/url'
 import modalManager from './services/modal-manager.service'
 import { decodeRssArticlePathSegment, encodeRssArticlePathSegment } from '@/lib/rss-article'
 import { routes } from './routes'
-import { useScreenSize } from './providers/ScreenSizeProvider'
-import { NoteDrawerContext, useNoteDrawer } from '@/contexts/note-drawer-context'
-import { PrimaryNoteViewContext, usePrimaryNoteView } from '@/contexts/primary-note-view-context'
-import { SecondaryPageContext, useSecondaryPage } from '@/contexts/secondary-page-context'
+import { useScreenSize, useScreenSizeOptional } from './providers/ScreenSizeProvider'
+import { NoteDrawerContext, useNoteDrawer, useNoteDrawerOptional } from '@/contexts/note-drawer-context'
+import {
+  PrimaryNoteViewContext,
+  usePrimaryNoteView,
+  usePrimaryNoteViewOptional
+} from '@/contexts/primary-note-view-context'
+import { SecondaryPageContext, useSecondaryPage, useSecondaryPageOptional } from '@/contexts/secondary-page-context'
 
 /** Lazy-loaded so PageManager does not synchronously import SpellsPage (avoids HMR cycle: SpellsPage → PrimaryPageLayout → PageManager → SpellsPage). */
 const SpellsPageLazy = lazy(() => import('./pages/primary/SpellsPage'))
@@ -366,6 +371,59 @@ export function useSmartNoteNavigation() {
   return { navigateToNote }
 }
 
+/** Safe variant for createRoot trees (e.g. AsciidocArticle embedded notes). Returns no-op navigation when outside providers. */
+export function useSmartNoteNavigationOptional() {
+  const pushSecondaryPage = useSecondaryPageOptional()
+  const noteDrawer = useNoteDrawerOptional()
+  const screenSize = useScreenSizeOptional()
+  const primaryPage = usePrimaryPageOptional()
+
+  if (!pushSecondaryPage || !noteDrawer || !screenSize || !primaryPage) {
+    return {
+      navigateToNote: (url: string, _event?: Event, _relatedEvents?: Event[]) => {
+        window.location.href = url
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  const { push } = pushSecondaryPage
+  const { openDrawer, isDrawerOpen } = noteDrawer
+  const { isSmallScreen } = screenSize
+  const { current: currentPrimaryPage } = primaryPage
+
+  const navigateToNote = (url: string, event?: Event, relatedEvents?: Event[]) => {
+    const { noteId } = parseNoteUrl(url)
+    if (event) {
+      navigationEventStore.setEvent(event)
+      client.addEventToCache(event)
+    }
+    if (relatedEvents?.length) {
+      for (const ev of relatedEvents) {
+        if (ev && ev !== event) client.addEventToCache(ev)
+      }
+    }
+    const contextualUrl = buildNoteUrl(noteId, currentPrimaryPage)
+    if (isSmallScreen) {
+      push(contextualUrl)
+      openDrawer(noteId, event)
+    } else {
+      const currentPanelMode = storage.getPanelMode()
+      if (currentPanelMode === 'single') {
+        if (isDrawerOpen) {
+          push(contextualUrl)
+          openDrawer(noteId, event)
+        } else {
+          window.history.pushState(null, '', contextualUrl)
+          openDrawer(noteId, event)
+        }
+      } else {
+        push(contextualUrl)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return { navigateToNote }
+}
+
 // Fixed: Relay navigation now uses primary note view on mobile, secondary routing (drawer in single-pane, side panel in double-pane) on desktop
 export function useSmartRelayNavigation() {
   const { setPrimaryNoteView } = usePrimaryNoteView()
@@ -396,6 +454,35 @@ export function useSmartRelayNavigation() {
   return { navigateToRelay }
 }
 
+/** Safe variant for createRoot trees. Returns fallback navigation when outside providers. */
+export function useSmartRelayNavigationOptional() {
+  const primaryNoteView = usePrimaryNoteViewOptional()
+  const secondaryPage = useSecondaryPageOptional()
+  const screenSize = useScreenSizeOptional()
+  const primaryPage = usePrimaryPageOptional()
+  if (!primaryNoteView || !secondaryPage || !screenSize || !primaryPage) {
+    return { navigateToRelay: (url: string) => { window.location.href = url } }
+  }
+  const { setPrimaryNoteView } = primaryNoteView
+  const { push: pushSecondaryPage } = secondaryPage
+  const { isSmallScreen } = screenSize
+  const { current: currentPrimaryPage } = primaryPage
+  const navigateToRelay = (url: string) => {
+    const relayUrlMatch =
+      url.match(/\/(discussions|search|profile|home|feed|spells|explore)\/relays\/(.+)$/) ||
+      url.match(/\/relays\/(.+)$/)
+    const relayUrl = relayUrlMatch ? decodeURIComponent(relayUrlMatch[relayUrlMatch.length - 1]) : decodeURIComponent(url.replace(/.*\/relays\//, ''))
+    const contextualUrl = buildRelayUrl(relayUrl, currentPrimaryPage)
+    if (isSmallScreen) {
+      window.history.pushState(null, '', contextualUrl)
+      setPrimaryNoteView(<SecondaryRelayPage url={relayUrl} index={0} hideTitlebar={true} />, 'relay')
+    } else {
+      pushSecondaryPage(contextualUrl)
+    }
+  }
+  return { navigateToRelay }
+}
+
 // Fixed: Profile navigation now uses primary note view on mobile, secondary routing on desktop
 export function useSmartProfileNavigation() {
   const { setPrimaryNoteView } = usePrimaryNoteView()
@@ -437,6 +524,51 @@ export function useSmartProfileNavigation() {
   return { navigateToProfile }
 }
 
+/** Safe variant for createRoot trees (e.g. AsciidocArticle embedded mentions). Returns fallback navigation when outside providers. */
+export function useSmartProfileNavigationOptional() {
+  const primaryNoteView = usePrimaryNoteViewOptional()
+  const secondaryPage = useSecondaryPageOptional()
+  const screenSize = useScreenSizeOptional()
+  const noteDrawer = useNoteDrawerOptional()
+
+  if (!primaryNoteView || !secondaryPage || !screenSize || !noteDrawer) {
+    return {
+      navigateToProfile: (url: string) => {
+        window.location.href = url
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  const { setPrimaryNoteView } = primaryNoteView
+  const { push: pushSecondaryPage } = secondaryPage
+  const { isSmallScreen } = screenSize
+  const { closeDrawer, isDrawerOpen } = noteDrawer
+
+  const navigateToProfile = (url: string) => {
+    if (isDrawerOpen) {
+      closeDrawer()
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        if (isSmallScreen) {
+          const profileId = url.replace('/users/', '')
+          window.history.pushState(null, '', url)
+          setPrimaryNoteView(<SecondaryProfilePage id={profileId} index={0} hideTitlebar={true} />, 'profile')
+        } else {
+          pushSecondaryPage(url)
+        }
+      }, 400)
+    } else {
+      if (isSmallScreen) {
+        const profileId = url.replace('/users/', '')
+        window.history.pushState(null, '', url)
+        setPrimaryNoteView(<SecondaryProfilePage id={profileId} index={0} hideTitlebar={true} />, 'profile')
+      } else {
+        pushSecondaryPage(url)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return { navigateToProfile }
+}
+
 // Fixed: Hashtag navigation now uses primary note view since secondary panel is disabled
 export function useSmartHashtagNavigation() {
   const { setPrimaryNoteView, getNavigationCounter } = usePrimaryNoteView()
@@ -471,6 +603,31 @@ export function useSmartHashtagNavigation() {
   return { navigateToHashtag }
 }
 
+/** Safe variant for createRoot trees. Returns fallback navigation when outside providers. */
+export function useSmartHashtagNavigationOptional() {
+  const primaryNoteView = usePrimaryNoteViewOptional()
+  if (!primaryNoteView) {
+    return { navigateToHashtag: (url: string) => { window.location.href = url.startsWith('/') ? url : `/${url}` } }
+  }
+  const { setPrimaryNoteView, getNavigationCounter } = primaryNoteView
+  const navigateToHashtag = (url: string) => {
+    const parsedUrl = url.startsWith('/') ? url : `/${url}`
+    window.history.pushState(null, '', parsedUrl)
+    const searchParams = new URLSearchParams(parsedUrl.includes('?') ? parsedUrl.split('?')[1] : '')
+    const hashtag = searchParams.get('t') || ''
+    const counter = getNavigationCounter()
+    const key = `hashtag-${hashtag}-${counter + 1}`
+    setPrimaryNoteView(
+      <Suspense fallback={primaryPageLazyFallback}>
+        <SecondaryNoteListPageLazy key={key} hideTitlebar={true} />
+      </Suspense>,
+      'hashtag'
+    )
+    window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('hashtag-navigation', { detail: { url: parsedUrl } }))
+  }
+  return { navigateToHashtag }
+}
+
 // Fixed: Following list navigation now uses primary note view on mobile, secondary routing on desktop
 export function useSmartFollowingListNavigation() {
   const { setPrimaryNoteView } = usePrimaryNoteView()
diff --git a/src/components/BookmarkButton/index.tsx b/src/components/BookmarkButton/index.tsx
index 5c850b09..b051545f 100644
--- a/src/components/BookmarkButton/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/BookmarkButton/index.tsx
@@ -1,17 +1,21 @@
 import { Skeleton } from '@/components/ui/skeleton'
 import { getReplaceableCoordinateFromEvent, isReplaceableEvent } from '@/lib/event'
-import { useBookmarks } from '@/providers/BookmarksProvider'
-import { useNostr } from '@/providers/NostrProvider'
+import { NostrContext } from '@/providers/nostr-context'
+import { useBookmarksOptional } from '@/providers/BookmarksProvider'
 import { BookmarkIcon } from 'lucide-react'
 import { Event } from 'nostr-tools'
-import { useMemo, useState } from 'react'
+import { useContext, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import { toast } from 'sonner'
 
 export default function BookmarkButton({ event }: { event: Event }) {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
-  const { pubkey: accountPubkey, bookmarkListEvent, checkLogin } = useNostr()
-  const { addBookmark, removeBookmark } = useBookmarks()
+  const nostrContext = useContext(NostrContext)
+  const bookmarksContext = useBookmarksOptional()
+  const accountPubkey = nostrContext?.pubkey ?? null
+  const bookmarkListEvent = nostrContext?.bookmarkListEvent ?? null
+  const checkLogin = nostrContext?.checkLogin ?? (async () => {})
+  const { addBookmark, removeBookmark } = bookmarksContext ?? { addBookmark: async () => {}, removeBookmark: async () => {} }
   const [updating, setUpdating] = useState(false)
   const isBookmarked = useMemo(() => {
     const isReplaceable = isReplaceableEvent(event.kind)
@@ -22,7 +26,7 @@ export default function BookmarkButton({ event }: { event: Event }) {
     )
   }, [bookmarkListEvent, event])
 
-  if (!accountPubkey) return null
+  if (!bookmarksContext || !accountPubkey) return null
 
   const handleBookmark = async (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
     e.stopPropagation()
diff --git a/src/components/ClientSelect/index.tsx b/src/components/ClientSelect/index.tsx
index 317bf7fe..5ca579de 100644
--- a/src/components/ClientSelect/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ClientSelect/index.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { Separator } from '@/components/ui/separator'
 import { ExtendedKind } from '@/constants'
 import { getReplaceableEventIdentifier, getNoteBech32Id } from '@/lib/event'
 import { toChachiChat } from '@/lib/link'
-import { useScreenSize } from '@/providers/ScreenSizeProvider'
+import { useScreenSizeOptional } from '@/providers/ScreenSizeProvider'
 import clientService from '@/services/client.service'
 import { ExternalLink } from 'lucide-react'
 import { Event, kinds, nip19 } from 'nostr-tools'
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ export default function ClientSelect({
   event?: Event
   originalNoteId?: string
 }) {
-  const { isSmallScreen } = useScreenSize()
+  const screenSize = useScreenSizeOptional()
+  const isSmallScreen = screenSize?.isSmallScreen ?? false
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(false)
   const { t } = useTranslation()
 
diff --git a/src/components/ContentPreview/index.tsx b/src/components/ContentPreview/index.tsx
index f425bd99..babfc8ed 100644
--- a/src/components/ContentPreview/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ContentPreview/index.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { ExtendedKind } from '@/constants'
 import { isMentioningMutedUsers } from '@/lib/event'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
-import { useContentPolicy } from '@/providers/ContentPolicyProvider'
-import { useMuteList } from '@/contexts/mute-list-context'
+import { useContentPolicyOptional } from '@/providers/ContentPolicyProvider'
+import { useMuteListOptional } from '@/contexts/mute-list-context'
 import { Event, kinds } from 'nostr-tools'
 import { useMemo } from 'react'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@ export default function ContentPreview({
   className?: string
 }) {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
-  const { mutePubkeySet } = useMuteList()
-  const { hideContentMentioningMutedUsers } = useContentPolicy()
+  const muteList = useMuteListOptional()
+  const mutePubkeySet = muteList?.mutePubkeySet ?? new Set<string>()
+  const contentPolicy = useContentPolicyOptional()
+  const hideContentMentioningMutedUsers = contentPolicy?.hideContentMentioningMutedUsers ?? false
   const isMuted = useMemo(
     () => (event ? mutePubkeySet.has(event.pubkey) : false),
     [mutePubkeySet, event]
diff --git a/src/components/Embedded/EmbeddedNote.tsx b/src/components/Embedded/EmbeddedNote.tsx
index c7fce2a6..9a7df6cf 100644
--- a/src/components/Embedded/EmbeddedNote.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Embedded/EmbeddedNote.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { Search } from 'lucide-react'
 import logger from '@/lib/logger'
 import { extractBookMetadata } from '@/lib/bookstr-parser'
 import { contentParserService } from '@/services/content-parser.service'
-import { useSmartNoteNavigation } from '@/PageManager'
+import { useSmartNoteNavigationOptional } from '@/PageManager'
 import { toNote } from '@/lib/link'
 import {
   type EmbeddedNoteIdValidation,
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ function EmbeddedNoteNotFound({
 function EmbeddedBookstrEvent({ event, originalNoteId, className }: { event: Event; originalNoteId?: string; className?: string }) {
   const [parsedContent, setParsedContent] = useState<string | null>(null)
   const bookMetadata = extractBookMetadata(event)
-  const { navigateToNote } = useSmartNoteNavigation()
+  const { navigateToNote } = useSmartNoteNavigationOptional()
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const parseContent = async () => {
diff --git a/src/components/FavoriteRelaysActiveStrip/RelayPulseActiveNpubsSheet.tsx b/src/components/FavoriteRelaysActiveStrip/RelayPulseActiveNpubsSheet.tsx
index 82683d6e..a8db5982 100644
--- a/src/components/FavoriteRelaysActiveStrip/RelayPulseActiveNpubsSheet.tsx
+++ b/src/components/FavoriteRelaysActiveStrip/RelayPulseActiveNpubsSheet.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   SheetTitle
 } from '@/components/ui/sheet'
 import { getProfileFromEvent } from '@/lib/event-metadata'
+import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 import { toProfile } from '@/lib/link'
 import {
   collectAggregatedNip05sFromKind0,
@@ -73,20 +74,35 @@ export function RelayPulseActiveNpubsOpenButton({
 
   if (totalCount === 0) return null
 
+  const countLabel = (
+    <span className="tabular-nums font-medium">
+      {totalCount > 99 ? '99+' : totalCount}
+    </span>
+  )
+
   return (
     <Button
       type="button"
       variant={variant}
       size={size}
-      className={className}
+      className={cn(className, 'relative')}
       aria-label={t('Relay pulse active npubs')}
       title={t('Relay pulse active npubs')}
       onClick={() => setActiveNpubsDrawerOpen(true)}
     >
       <Users className={size === 'icon' ? 'size-4' : 'size-3.5 shrink-0'} />
-      {size !== 'icon' ? (
-        <span className="ml-1.5 text-xs font-medium">{t('Relay pulse active npubs')}</span>
-      ) : null}
+      {size === 'icon' ? (
+        <span className="absolute -right-1 -top-1 flex h-4 min-w-4 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary px-1 text-[0.6rem] font-medium text-primary-foreground">
+          {countLabel}
+        </span>
+      ) : (
+        <>
+          <span className="ml-1.5 text-xs font-medium">{countLabel}</span>
+          <span className="ml-1 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+            {t('Relay pulse active npubs')}
+          </span>
+        </>
+      )}
     </Button>
   )
 }
diff --git a/src/components/FavoriteRelaysActiveStrip/index.tsx b/src/components/FavoriteRelaysActiveStrip/index.tsx
index 9e799fd8..2937bbc3 100644
--- a/src/components/FavoriteRelaysActiveStrip/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/FavoriteRelaysActiveStrip/index.tsx
@@ -1,18 +1,22 @@
 import UserAvatar from '@/components/UserAvatar'
 import { SimpleUsername } from '@/components/Username'
+import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
 import { HoverCard, HoverCardContent, HoverCardTrigger } from '@/components/ui/hover-card'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
+import { useNostr } from '@/providers/NostrProvider'
+import { usePrimaryPage } from '@/contexts/primary-page-context'
 import { useMuteList } from '@/contexts/mute-list-context'
 import { useFavoriteRelaysActivity } from '@/providers/favorite-relays-activity-context'
 import { RelayPulseActiveNpubsOpenButton } from './RelayPulseActiveNpubsSheet'
 import type { TFunction } from 'i18next'
+import { FileText } from 'lucide-react'
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 
-const MOBILE_MAX_FOLLOW = 8
-const MOBILE_MAX_OTHER = 8
-const SIDEBAR_MAX_FOLLOW = 5
-const SIDEBAR_MAX_OTHER = 5
+const MOBILE_MAX_FOLLOW = 30
+const MOBILE_MAX_OTHER = 30
+const SIDEBAR_MAX_FOLLOW = 50
+const SIDEBAR_MAX_OTHER = 50
 
 /** Slight overlap so faces stay recognizable */
 const AVATAR_OVERLAP = '-ml-1'
@@ -45,26 +49,18 @@ function OverlappingAvatars({
   pubkeys,
   max,
   avatarSize,
-  rowClassName,
-  scrollableRow = false
+  rowClassName
 }: {
   pubkeys: string[]
   max: number
   avatarSize: 'small' | 'xSmall' | 'tiny'
   rowClassName?: string
-  /** Narrow screens: horizontal scroll inside the viewport instead of overflowing the page */
-  scrollableRow?: boolean
 }) {
   const slice = pubkeys.slice(0, max)
   const extra = pubkeys.length - slice.length
 
   const row = (
-    <div
-      className={cn(
-        'flex flex-row items-center pl-0.5',
-        scrollableRow && 'w-max max-w-none'
-      )}
-    >
+    <div className="flex w-full min-w-0 max-w-full flex-row flex-wrap items-center gap-y-1 pl-0.5">
       {slice.map((pk, i) => (
         <HoverCard key={pk} openDelay={180} closeDelay={80}>
           <HoverCardTrigger asChild>
@@ -97,26 +93,8 @@ function OverlappingAvatars({
     </div>
   )
 
-  if (scrollableRow) {
-    return (
-      <div
-        className={cn(
-          'w-full min-w-0 overflow-x-auto overscroll-x-contain [-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch]',
-          rowClassName
-        )}
-      >
-        {row}
-      </div>
-    )
-  }
-
   return (
-    <div
-      className={cn(
-        'flex min-w-0 flex-1 items-center justify-end sm:justify-start',
-        rowClassName
-      )}
-    >
+    <div className={cn('flex w-full min-w-0 max-w-full flex-1 items-start', rowClassName)}>
       {row}
     </div>
   )
@@ -132,7 +110,8 @@ function ActiveAvatarGroups({
   avatarSize,
   labelClassName,
   stackClassName,
-  variant = 'default'
+  variant = 'default',
+  onOpenFollowsNotes
 }: {
   /** Subset with kind 0 only (shown as circles); counts use full totals */
   followPubkeysForAvatars: string[]
@@ -146,6 +125,8 @@ function ActiveAvatarGroups({
   stackClassName?: string
   /** Mobile home: label above avatars + scrollable rows; sidebar/default keeps compact rows on wider mini breakpoints */
   variant?: 'default' | 'mobileBar'
+  /** Opens search page and expands the notes-from-follows section */
+  onOpenFollowsNotes?: () => void
 }) {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
   const mobileBar = variant === 'mobileBar'
@@ -153,24 +134,67 @@ function ActiveAvatarGroups({
     ? 'flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col gap-1.5'
     : 'flex min-w-0 flex-col gap-1 min-[380px]:flex-row min-[380px]:items-center min-[380px]:gap-2'
 
+  const followsLabelBlock = (
+    <div className="flex shrink-0 flex-col gap-1">
+      <span className={cn('tabular-nums', labelClassName)}>
+        {t('Relay pulse follows', { count: followCount })}
+      </span>
+      {onOpenFollowsNotes && mobileBar ? (
+        <Button
+          variant="ghost"
+          size="icon"
+          className="size-6 shrink-0 self-start"
+          aria-label={t('See the newest notes from your follows')}
+          title={t('See the newest notes from your follows')}
+          onClick={onOpenFollowsNotes}
+        >
+          <FileText className="size-3.5" />
+        </Button>
+      ) : null}
+    </div>
+  )
+
+  const sidebarSectionClass = 'flex min-w-0 flex-col gap-1'
+
   return (
     <div className={cn('flex min-w-0 flex-col gap-2', stackClassName)}>
       {followCount > 0 ? (
-        <div className={groupRowClass}>
-          <span className={cn('min-w-0 shrink-0 tabular-nums', labelClassName)}>
-            {t('Relay pulse follows', { count: followCount })}
-          </span>
+        <div
+          className={
+            mobileBar ? groupRowClass : sidebarSectionClass
+          }
+        >
+          {mobileBar ? (
+            <span className="flex min-w-0 shrink-0 items-center gap-1">
+              <span className={cn('tabular-nums', labelClassName)}>
+                {t('Relay pulse follows', { count: followCount })}
+              </span>
+              {onOpenFollowsNotes ? (
+                <Button
+                  variant="ghost"
+                  size="icon"
+                  className="size-6 shrink-0"
+                  aria-label={t('See the newest notes from your follows')}
+                  title={t('See the newest notes from your follows')}
+                  onClick={onOpenFollowsNotes}
+                >
+                  <FileText className="size-3.5" />
+                </Button>
+              ) : null}
+            </span>
+          ) : (
+            followsLabelBlock
+          )}
           <OverlappingAvatars
             pubkeys={followPubkeysForAvatars}
             max={maxFollow}
             avatarSize={avatarSize}
-            scrollableRow={mobileBar}
-            rowClassName={mobileBar ? undefined : 'min-[380px]:justify-start'}
+            rowClassName={mobileBar ? undefined : 'justify-start'}
           />
         </div>
       ) : null}
       {otherCount > 0 ? (
-        <div className={groupRowClass}>
+        <div className={mobileBar ? groupRowClass : sidebarSectionClass}>
           <span className={cn('min-w-0 shrink-0 tabular-nums', labelClassName)}>
             {t('Relay pulse others', { count: otherCount })}
           </span>
@@ -178,8 +202,7 @@ function ActiveAvatarGroups({
             pubkeys={otherPubkeysForAvatars}
             max={maxOther}
             avatarSize={avatarSize}
-            scrollableRow={mobileBar}
-            rowClassName={mobileBar ? undefined : 'min-[380px]:justify-start'}
+            rowClassName={mobileBar ? undefined : 'justify-start'}
           />
         </div>
       ) : null}
@@ -190,6 +213,8 @@ function ActiveAvatarGroups({
 /** Home feed / mobile: full label above the page title */
 export function FavoriteRelaysActiveStripMobileBar({ className }: { className?: string }) {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
+  const { navigate } = usePrimaryPage()
+  const { pubkey } = useNostr()
   const { mutePubkeySet } = useMuteList()
   const {
     followPubkeys,
@@ -221,7 +246,16 @@ export function FavoriteRelaysActiveStripMobileBar({ className }: { className?:
   const relativeLabel = useRelativePastPhrase(lastFetchedAtMs, t)
 
   if (!relayActivityReady && !loading) {
-    return null
+    return (
+      <div
+        className={cn(
+          'w-full min-w-0 max-w-full border-b border-border/60 bg-muted/15 px-3 py-2 sm:px-4 animate-pulse',
+          className
+        )}
+      >
+        <p className="text-xs font-medium text-foreground">{t('Relay pulse')}</p>
+      </div>
+    )
   }
 
   if (relayActivityReady && !loading && totalCount === 0) {
@@ -276,6 +310,7 @@ export function FavoriteRelaysActiveStripMobileBar({ className }: { className?:
           avatarSize="small"
           labelClassName="text-[0.7rem] font-medium text-muted-foreground"
           stackClassName="w-full min-w-0 max-w-full"
+          onOpenFollowsNotes={pubkey ? () => navigate('search', { expandFollows: true }) : undefined}
         />
       </div>
     </div>
@@ -285,6 +320,8 @@ export function FavoriteRelaysActiveStripMobileBar({ className }: { className?:
 /** Desktop sidebar: compact row under nav */
 export function FavoriteRelaysActiveStripSidebar({ className }: { className?: string }) {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
+  const { navigate } = usePrimaryPage()
+  const { pubkey } = useNostr()
   const { mutePubkeySet } = useMuteList()
   const {
     followPubkeys,
@@ -316,7 +353,19 @@ export function FavoriteRelaysActiveStripSidebar({ className }: { className?: st
   const relativeLabel = useRelativePastPhrase(lastFetchedAtMs, t)
 
   if (!relayActivityReady && !loading) {
-    return null
+    return (
+      <div
+        className={cn(
+          'px-1 py-2 xl:px-0 animate-pulse',
+          className
+        )}
+      >
+        <p className="text-[0.65rem] font-medium leading-snug text-foreground">
+          {t('Relay pulse')}
+        </p>
+        <div className="mt-0.5 h-4 w-16 rounded bg-muted/50" aria-hidden />
+      </div>
+    )
   }
 
   if (relayActivityReady && !loading && totalCount === 0) {
@@ -350,15 +399,41 @@ export function FavoriteRelaysActiveStripSidebar({ className }: { className?: st
         <p className="min-w-0 flex-1 text-[0.65rem] font-medium leading-snug text-foreground">
           {t('Relay pulse')}
         </p>
-        <RelayPulseActiveNpubsOpenButton size="icon" variant="ghost" className="size-7 shrink-0" />
+        <div className="flex shrink-0 items-center gap-0.5">
+          <RelayPulseActiveNpubsOpenButton size="icon" variant="ghost" className="size-7 shrink-0" />
+          {pubkey && followCount > 0 ? (
+            <Button
+              variant="ghost"
+              size="icon"
+              className="size-7 shrink-0"
+              aria-label={t('See the newest notes from your follows')}
+              title={t('See the newest notes from your follows')}
+              onClick={() => navigate('search', { expandFollows: true })}
+            >
+              <FileText className="size-3.5" />
+            </Button>
+          ) : null}
+        </div>
       </div>
       {lastFetchedAtMs != null && relativeLabel ? (
         <p className="max-xl:hidden mb-1.5 px-1 text-[0.6rem] text-muted-foreground tabular-nums">
           {t('Relay pulse updated', { relative: relativeLabel })}
         </p>
       ) : null}
-      <div className="mb-1 flex justify-center xl:hidden">
+      <div className="mb-1 flex justify-center gap-0.5 xl:hidden">
         <RelayPulseActiveNpubsOpenButton size="icon" variant="ghost" className="size-8 shrink-0" />
+        {pubkey && followCount > 0 ? (
+          <Button
+            variant="ghost"
+            size="icon"
+            className="size-8 shrink-0"
+            aria-label={t('See the newest notes from your follows')}
+            title={t('See the newest notes from your follows')}
+            onClick={() => navigate('search', { expandFollows: true })}
+          >
+            <FileText className="size-4" />
+          </Button>
+        ) : null}
       </div>
       <div className="max-xl:flex max-xl:justify-center">
         <ActiveAvatarGroups
@@ -371,6 +446,7 @@ export function FavoriteRelaysActiveStripSidebar({ className }: { className?: st
           avatarSize="xSmall"
           labelClassName="text-[0.6rem] font-medium text-muted-foreground xl:px-1"
           stackClassName="w-full max-xl:items-center"
+          onOpenFollowsNotes={pubkey ? () => navigate('search', { expandFollows: true }) : undefined}
         />
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/components/LatestFromFollowsSection/index.tsx b/src/components/LatestFromFollowsSection/index.tsx
index 1cceee76..ab720045 100644
--- a/src/components/LatestFromFollowsSection/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/LatestFromFollowsSection/index.tsx
@@ -85,11 +85,11 @@ function recommendedCuratorHexPubkey(): string | null {
   }
 }
 
-export default function LatestFromFollowsSection() {
+export default function LatestFromFollowsSection({ defaultOpen = false }: { defaultOpen?: boolean } = {}) {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
   const { push } = useSecondaryPage()
   const { pubkey, followListEvent, isInitialized } = useNostr()
-  const { blockedRelays } = useFavoriteRelays()
+  const { favoriteRelays, blockedRelays } = useFavoriteRelays()
   const { mutePubkeySet } = useMuteList()
   const { isEventDeleted } = useDeletedEvent()
   const { hideUntrustedNotes, isUserTrusted } = useUserTrust()
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export default function LatestFromFollowsSection() {
   const [postsByPubkey, setPostsByPubkey] = useState<Map<string, NostrEvent[]>>(() => new Map())
   const [batchBusy, setBatchBusy] = useState(false)
   /** Search page: start collapsed so the bar doesn’t push the search field; data still prefetches in the background. */
-  const [sectionOpen, setSectionOpen] = useState(false)
+  const [sectionOpen, setSectionOpen] = useState(defaultOpen)
   const abortedRef = useRef(false)
 
   const followPubkeys = pubkey ? (loggedInFollowPubkeys ?? []) : guestFollowPubkeys
@@ -195,12 +195,18 @@ export default function LatestFromFollowsSection() {
           allLists.push(...lists)
         }
         if (cancelled) return
-        const urls = buildFollowOutboxAggregateReadUrls(allLists, blockedRelays)
+        const urls = buildFollowOutboxAggregateReadUrls(
+          allLists,
+          blockedRelays,
+          favoriteRelays
+        )
         setAggregateRelayUrls(urls)
       } catch (err) {
         logger.warn('[LatestFromFollows] Failed to build follow outbox aggregate relays', err)
         if (!cancelled) {
-          setAggregateRelayUrls(buildFollowOutboxAggregateReadUrls([], blockedRelays))
+          setAggregateRelayUrls(
+            buildFollowOutboxAggregateReadUrls([], blockedRelays, favoriteRelays)
+          )
         }
       } finally {
         if (!cancelled) setAggregateRelaysReady(true)
@@ -210,7 +216,7 @@ export default function LatestFromFollowsSection() {
     return () => {
       cancelled = true
     }
-  }, [followPubkeys, blockedRelays, isInitialized, loadingFollowList])
+  }, [followPubkeys, favoriteRelays, blockedRelays, isInitialized, loadingFollowList])
 
   // Batch-fetch posts per slice of authors against the aggregate relay set.
   useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/src/components/Note/AsciidocArticle/AsciidocArticle.tsx b/src/components/Note/AsciidocArticle/AsciidocArticle.tsx
index 7a127c73..d83b828f 100644
--- a/src/components/Note/AsciidocArticle/AsciidocArticle.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Note/AsciidocArticle/AsciidocArticle.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useSecondaryPage, useSmartHashtagNavigation, useSmartRelayNavigation } from '@/PageManager'
+import { useSecondaryPageOptional, useSmartHashtagNavigationOptional, useSmartRelayNavigationOptional } from '@/PageManager'
 import Image from '@/components/Image'
 import MediaPlayer from '@/components/MediaPlayer'
 import YoutubeEmbeddedPlayer from '@/components/YoutubeEmbeddedPlayer'
@@ -344,9 +344,10 @@ export default function AsciidocArticle({
   hideImagesAndInfo?: boolean
   parentImageUrl?: string
 }) {
-  const { push } = useSecondaryPage()
-  const { navigateToHashtag } = useSmartHashtagNavigation()
-  const { navigateToRelay } = useSmartRelayNavigation()
+  const secondaryPage = useSecondaryPageOptional()
+  const push = secondaryPage?.push ?? ((url: string) => { window.location.href = url })
+  const { navigateToHashtag } = useSmartHashtagNavigationOptional()
+  const { navigateToRelay } = useSmartRelayNavigationOptional()
   const metadata = useMemo(() => getLongFormArticleMetadataFromEvent(event), [event])
   const bookMetadata = useMemo(() => extractBookMetadata(event), [event])
   const isBookstrEvent = (event.kind === ExtendedKind.PUBLICATION || event.kind === ExtendedKind.PUBLICATION_CONTENT) && !!bookMetadata.book
diff --git a/src/components/Note/CommunityDefinition.tsx b/src/components/Note/CommunityDefinition.tsx
index 673aef3a..deb1e89d 100644
--- a/src/components/Note/CommunityDefinition.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Note/CommunityDefinition.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { getCommunityDefinitionFromEvent } from '@/lib/event-metadata'
-import { useContentPolicy } from '@/providers/ContentPolicyProvider'
+import { useContentPolicyOptional } from '@/providers/ContentPolicyProvider'
 import { Event } from 'nostr-tools'
 import { useMemo } from 'react'
 import ClientSelect from '../ClientSelect'
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ export default function CommunityDefinition({
   event: Event
   className?: string
 }) {
-  const { autoLoadMedia } = useContentPolicy()
+  const contentPolicy = useContentPolicyOptional()
+  const autoLoadMedia = contentPolicy?.autoLoadMedia ?? true
   const metadata = useMemo(() => getCommunityDefinitionFromEvent(event), [event])
 
   const communityNameComponent = (
diff --git a/src/components/Note/GroupMetadata.tsx b/src/components/Note/GroupMetadata.tsx
index bff5d407..519ec31a 100644
--- a/src/components/Note/GroupMetadata.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Note/GroupMetadata.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { getGroupMetadataFromEvent } from '@/lib/event-metadata'
-import { useContentPolicy } from '@/providers/ContentPolicyProvider'
+import { useContentPolicyOptional } from '@/providers/ContentPolicyProvider'
 import { Event } from 'nostr-tools'
 import { useMemo } from 'react'
 import ClientSelect from '../ClientSelect'
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ export default function GroupMetadata({
   originalNoteId?: string
   className?: string
 }) {
-  const { autoLoadMedia } = useContentPolicy()
+  const contentPolicy = useContentPolicyOptional()
+  const autoLoadMedia = contentPolicy?.autoLoadMedia ?? true
   const metadata = useMemo(() => getGroupMetadataFromEvent(event), [event])
 
   const groupNameComponent = (
diff --git a/src/components/Note/Highlight/index.tsx b/src/components/Note/Highlight/index.tsx
index 2b62f9a5..eecf2da1 100644
--- a/src/components/Note/Highlight/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Note/Highlight/index.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import logger from '@/lib/logger'
 import HighlightSourcePreview from '@/components/UniversalContent/HighlightSourcePreview'
 import UserAvatar from '@/components/UserAvatar'
 import Username from '@/components/Username'
-import { useSmartNoteNavigation } from '@/PageManager'
+import { useSmartNoteNavigationOptional } from '@/PageManager'
 import { toNote } from '@/lib/link'
 import { useFetchEvent } from '@/hooks'
 import { useEffect, useState, useMemo } from 'react'
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ function HighlightAuthorCard({
   eventId?: string
   onClick?: () => void
 }) {
-  const { navigateToNote } = useSmartNoteNavigation()
+  const { navigateToNote } = useSmartNoteNavigationOptional()
   
   const handleNoteClick = (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
     e.stopPropagation()
diff --git a/src/components/Note/LiveEvent.tsx b/src/components/Note/LiveEvent.tsx
index e9409d15..af27699c 100644
--- a/src/components/Note/LiveEvent.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Note/LiveEvent.tsx
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 import { Badge } from '@/components/ui/badge'
 import { getLiveEventMetadataFromEvent } from '@/lib/event-metadata'
-import { useContentPolicy } from '@/providers/ContentPolicyProvider'
-import { useScreenSize } from '@/providers/ScreenSizeProvider'
+import { useContentPolicyOptional } from '@/providers/ContentPolicyProvider'
+import { useScreenSizeOptional } from '@/providers/ScreenSizeProvider'
 import { Event } from 'nostr-tools'
 import { useMemo } from 'react'
 import ClientSelect from '../ClientSelect'
 import Image from '../Image'
 
 export default function LiveEvent({ event, className }: { event: Event; className?: string }) {
-  const { isSmallScreen } = useScreenSize()
-
-  const { autoLoadMedia } = useContentPolicy()
+  const screenSize = useScreenSizeOptional()
+  const isSmallScreen = screenSize?.isSmallScreen ?? false
+  const contentPolicy = useContentPolicyOptional()
+  const autoLoadMedia = contentPolicy?.autoLoadMedia ?? true
   const metadata = useMemo(() => getLiveEventMetadataFromEvent(event), [event])
 
   const liveStatusComponent =
diff --git a/src/components/Note/LongFormArticlePreview.tsx b/src/components/Note/LongFormArticlePreview.tsx
index dd7d84a3..85975558 100644
--- a/src/components/Note/LongFormArticlePreview.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Note/LongFormArticlePreview.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { getLongFormArticleMetadataFromEvent } from '@/lib/event-metadata'
 import { toNote, toNoteList } from '@/lib/link'
-import { useSecondaryPage } from '@/PageManager'
+import { useSecondaryPageOptional } from '@/PageManager'
 import client from '@/services/client.service'
-import { useContentPolicy } from '@/providers/ContentPolicyProvider'
-import { useScreenSize } from '@/providers/ScreenSizeProvider'
+import { useContentPolicyOptional } from '@/providers/ContentPolicyProvider'
+import { useScreenSizeOptional } from '@/providers/ScreenSizeProvider'
 import { Event, kinds } from 'nostr-tools'
 import { useMemo } from 'react'
 import Image from '../Image'
@@ -15,9 +15,12 @@ export default function LongFormArticlePreview({
   event: Event
   className?: string
 }) {
-  const { isSmallScreen } = useScreenSize()
-  const { push } = useSecondaryPage()
-  const { autoLoadMedia } = useContentPolicy()
+  const screenSize = useScreenSizeOptional()
+  const isSmallScreen = screenSize?.isSmallScreen ?? false
+  const secondaryPage = useSecondaryPageOptional()
+  const push = secondaryPage?.push ?? ((url: string) => { window.location.href = url })
+  const contentPolicy = useContentPolicyOptional()
+  const autoLoadMedia = contentPolicy?.autoLoadMedia ?? true
   const metadata = useMemo(() => getLongFormArticleMetadataFromEvent(event), [event])
 
   const handleCardClick = (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
diff --git a/src/components/Note/MarkdownArticle/MarkdownArticle.tsx b/src/components/Note/MarkdownArticle/MarkdownArticle.tsx
index 28d24e55..676d08ef 100644
--- a/src/components/Note/MarkdownArticle/MarkdownArticle.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Note/MarkdownArticle/MarkdownArticle.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useSecondaryPage, useSmartHashtagNavigation, useSmartRelayNavigation } from '@/PageManager'
+import { useSecondaryPageOptional, useSmartHashtagNavigationOptional, useSmartRelayNavigationOptional } from '@/PageManager'
 import Image from '@/components/Image'
 import MediaPlayer from '@/components/MediaPlayer'
 import Wikilink from '@/components/UniversalContent/Wikilink'
@@ -3225,9 +3225,10 @@ export default function MarkdownArticle({
   /** When viewing a kind-24 invite, render full calendar card with RSVP in place of the naddr embed */
   fullCalendarInvite?: { naddr: string; event: Event }
 }) {
-  const { push } = useSecondaryPage()
-  const { navigateToHashtag } = useSmartHashtagNavigation()
-  const { navigateToRelay } = useSmartRelayNavigation()
+  const secondaryPage = useSecondaryPageOptional()
+  const push = secondaryPage?.push ?? ((url: string) => { window.location.href = url })
+  const { navigateToHashtag } = useSmartHashtagNavigationOptional()
+  const { navigateToRelay } = useSmartRelayNavigationOptional()
   const metadata = useMemo(() => getLongFormArticleMetadataFromEvent(event), [event])
   const iArticleUrl = useMemo(() => getHttpUrlFromITags(event), [event])
   const iArticleCleaned = useMemo(
diff --git a/src/components/Note/Poll.tsx b/src/components/Note/Poll.tsx
index e30c6249..0c8f4b09 100644
--- a/src/components/Note/Poll.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Note/Poll.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { useFetchPollResults } from '@/hooks/useFetchPollResults'
 import { createPollResponseDraftEvent } from '@/lib/draft-event'
 import { getPollMetadataFromEvent } from '@/lib/event-metadata'
 import { cn, isPartiallyInViewport } from '@/lib/utils'
-import { useNostr } from '@/providers/NostrProvider'
+import { useNostrOptional } from '@/providers/nostr-context'
 import pollResultsService from '@/services/poll-results.service'
 import dayjs from 'dayjs'
 import { Skeleton } from '@/components/ui/skeleton'
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ import { showPublishingFeedback, showSimplePublishSuccess } from '@/lib/publishi
 
 export default function Poll({ event, className }: { event: Event; className?: string }) {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
-  const { pubkey, publish, startLogin } = useNostr()
+  const nostr = useNostrOptional()
+  const pubkey = nostr?.pubkey ?? null
+  const publish = nostr?.publish ?? (async () => { throw new Error('Not logged in') })
+  const startLogin = nostr?.startLogin ?? (() => {})
   const [isVoting, setIsVoting] = useState(false)
   const [selectedOptionIds, setSelectedOptionIds] = useState<string[]>([])
   const pollResults = useFetchPollResults(event.id)
diff --git a/src/components/Note/PublicationCard.tsx b/src/components/Note/PublicationCard.tsx
index e6539cd2..dc594539 100644
--- a/src/components/Note/PublicationCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Note/PublicationCard.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { getLongFormArticleMetadataFromEvent } from '@/lib/event-metadata'
 import { toNote, toNoteList } from '@/lib/link'
-import { useSecondaryPage } from '@/PageManager'
-import { useContentPolicy } from '@/providers/ContentPolicyProvider'
-import { useScreenSize } from '@/providers/ScreenSizeProvider'
+import { useSecondaryPageOptional } from '@/PageManager'
+import { useContentPolicyOptional } from '@/providers/ContentPolicyProvider'
+import { useScreenSizeOptional } from '@/providers/ScreenSizeProvider'
 import { Event, kinds } from 'nostr-tools'
 import { useMemo } from 'react'
 import Image from '../Image'
@@ -16,9 +16,12 @@ export default function PublicationCard({
   event: Event
   className?: string
 }) {
-  const { isSmallScreen } = useScreenSize()
-  const { push } = useSecondaryPage()
-  const { autoLoadMedia } = useContentPolicy()
+  const screenSize = useScreenSizeOptional()
+  const isSmallScreen = screenSize?.isSmallScreen ?? false
+  const secondaryPage = useSecondaryPageOptional()
+  const push = secondaryPage?.push ?? ((url: string) => { window.location.href = url })
+  const contentPolicy = useContentPolicyOptional()
+  const autoLoadMedia = contentPolicy?.autoLoadMedia ?? true
   const metadata = useMemo(() => getLongFormArticleMetadataFromEvent(event), [event])
   const bookMetadata = useMemo(() => extractBookMetadata(event), [event])
   const isBookstrEvent = (event.kind === ExtendedKind.PUBLICATION || event.kind === ExtendedKind.PUBLICATION_CONTENT) && !!bookMetadata.book
diff --git a/src/components/Note/PublicationIndex/PublicationIndex.tsx b/src/components/Note/PublicationIndex/PublicationIndex.tsx
index 12a180f2..be9a3d73 100644
--- a/src/components/Note/PublicationIndex/PublicationIndex.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Note/PublicationIndex/PublicationIndex.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { Skeleton } from '@/components/ui/skeleton'
 import { RefreshCw, ArrowUp } from 'lucide-react'
 import indexedDb from '@/services/indexed-db.service'
 import { isReplaceableEvent } from '@/lib/event'
-import { useSecondaryPage } from '@/PageManager'
+import { useSecondaryPageOptional } from '@/PageManager'
 import { extractBookMetadata } from '@/lib/bookstr-parser'
 import { dTagToTitleCase } from '@/lib/event-metadata'
 import Image from '@/components/Image'
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ export default function PublicationIndex({
   isNested?: boolean
   parentImageUrl?: string
 }) {
-  const { push } = useSecondaryPage()
+  const secondaryPage = useSecondaryPageOptional()
+  const push = secondaryPage?.push ?? ((url: string) => { window.location.href = url })
   // Parse publication metadata from event tags
   const metadata = useMemo<PublicationMetadata>(() => {
     const meta: PublicationMetadata = { tags: [] }
diff --git a/src/components/Note/RelayReview.tsx b/src/components/Note/RelayReview.tsx
index fc9e2279..d5685704 100644
--- a/src/components/Note/RelayReview.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Note/RelayReview.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { getRelayUrlFromRelayReviewEvent, getStarsFromRelayReviewEvent } from '@/lib/event-metadata'
 import { toRelay } from '@/lib/link'
 import { simplifyUrl } from '@/lib/url'
-import { useSmartRelayNavigation } from '@/PageManager'
+import { useSmartRelayNavigationOptional } from '@/PageManager'
 import { Link2 } from 'lucide-react'
 import { Event } from 'nostr-tools'
 import { useMemo } from 'react'
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import Content from '../Content'
 import Stars from '../Stars'
 
 export default function RelayReview({ event, className }: { event: Event; className?: string }) {
-  const { navigateToRelay } = useSmartRelayNavigation()
+  const { navigateToRelay } = useSmartRelayNavigationOptional()
   const stars = useMemo(() => getStarsFromRelayReviewEvent(event), [event])
   const relayUrl = useMemo(() => getRelayUrlFromRelayReviewEvent(event), [event])
 
diff --git a/src/components/Note/WikiCard.tsx b/src/components/Note/WikiCard.tsx
index ab5ce7ba..1ac5f999 100644
--- a/src/components/Note/WikiCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Note/WikiCard.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { getLongFormArticleMetadataFromEvent } from '@/lib/event-metadata'
 import { toNote, toNoteList } from '@/lib/link'
-import { useSecondaryPage } from '@/PageManager'
-import { useContentPolicy } from '@/providers/ContentPolicyProvider'
-import { useScreenSize } from '@/providers/ScreenSizeProvider'
+import { useSecondaryPageOptional } from '@/PageManager'
+import { useContentPolicyOptional } from '@/providers/ContentPolicyProvider'
+import { useScreenSizeOptional } from '@/providers/ScreenSizeProvider'
 import { Event, kinds } from 'nostr-tools'
 import { useMemo } from 'react'
 import Image from '../Image'
@@ -14,9 +14,12 @@ export default function WikiCard({
   event: Event
   className?: string
 }) {
-  const { isSmallScreen } = useScreenSize()
-  const { push } = useSecondaryPage()
-  const { autoLoadMedia } = useContentPolicy()
+  const screenSize = useScreenSizeOptional()
+  const isSmallScreen = screenSize?.isSmallScreen ?? false
+  const secondaryPage = useSecondaryPageOptional()
+  const push = secondaryPage?.push ?? ((url: string) => { window.location.href = url })
+  const contentPolicy = useContentPolicyOptional()
+  const autoLoadMedia = contentPolicy?.autoLoadMedia ?? true
   const metadata = useMemo(() => getLongFormArticleMetadataFromEvent(event), [event])
 
   const handleCardClick = (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
diff --git a/src/components/Note/Zap.tsx b/src/components/Note/Zap.tsx
index bb1862b5..4504ff17 100644
--- a/src/components/Note/Zap.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Note/Zap.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { Zap as ZapIcon } from 'lucide-react'
 import { Event } from 'nostr-tools'
 import { useMemo } from 'react'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
-import { useSmartNoteNavigation, useSecondaryPage } from '@/PageManager'
+import { useSmartNoteNavigationOptional, useSecondaryPageOptional } from '@/PageManager'
 import Username from '../Username'
 import UserAvatar from '../UserAvatar'
 
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ export default function Zap({ event, className }: { event: Event; className?: st
     return null
   }
   const { t } = useTranslation()
-  const { navigateToNote } = useSmartNoteNavigation()
-  const { push } = useSecondaryPage()
+  const { navigateToNote } = useSmartNoteNavigationOptional()
+  const secondaryPage = useSecondaryPageOptional()
+  const push = secondaryPage?.push ?? ((url: string) => { window.location.href = url })
 
   if (!zapInfo || !zapInfo.senderPubkey || !zapInfo.amount) {
     return (
diff --git a/src/components/Note/index.tsx b/src/components/Note/index.tsx
index aeaf8677..4e10ca80 100644
--- a/src/components/Note/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Note/index.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-import { useSmartNoteNavigation } from '@/PageManager'
+import { useSmartNoteNavigationOptional } from '@/PageManager'
 import { ExtendedKind } from '@/constants'
 import { isRenderableNoteKind } from '@/lib/note-renderable-kinds'
 import { getHttpUrlFromITags, getParentBech32Id, isNsfwEvent } from '@/lib/event'
 import { toNote } from '@/lib/link'
 import logger from '@/lib/logger'
 import client from '@/services/client.service'
-import { useContentPolicy } from '@/providers/ContentPolicyProvider'
-import { useMuteList } from '@/contexts/mute-list-context'
-import { useScreenSize } from '@/providers/ScreenSizeProvider'
+import { useContentPolicyOptional } from '@/providers/ContentPolicyProvider'
+import { useMuteListOptional } from '@/contexts/mute-list-context'
+import { useScreenSizeOptional } from '@/providers/ScreenSizeProvider'
 import type { HighlightData } from '@/components/PostEditor/HighlightEditor'
 import { Event, kinds } from 'nostr-tools'
 import { useCallback, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
@@ -71,15 +71,18 @@ export default function Note({
   fullCalendarInvite?: { event: Event; naddr: string }
 }) {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
-  const { navigateToNote } = useSmartNoteNavigation()
-  const { isSmallScreen } = useScreenSize()
+  const { navigateToNote } = useSmartNoteNavigationOptional()
+  const screenSize = useScreenSizeOptional()
+  const isSmallScreen = screenSize?.isSmallScreen ?? false
   const parentEventId = useMemo(
     () => (hideParentNotePreview ? undefined : getParentBech32Id(event)),
     [event, hideParentNotePreview]
   )
-  const { defaultShowNsfw } = useContentPolicy()
+  const contentPolicy = useContentPolicyOptional()
+  const defaultShowNsfw = contentPolicy?.defaultShowNsfw ?? true
   const [showNsfw, setShowNsfw] = useState(false)
-  const { mutePubkeySet } = useMuteList()
+  const muteList = useMuteListOptional()
+  const mutePubkeySet = muteList?.mutePubkeySet ?? new Set<string>()
   const [showMuted, setShowMuted] = useState(false)
   const [highlightData, setHighlightData] = useState<HighlightData | undefined>(undefined)
   const [highlightDefaultContent, setHighlightDefaultContent] = useState<string>('')
diff --git a/src/components/NoteCard/MainNoteCard.tsx b/src/components/NoteCard/MainNoteCard.tsx
index 3bb4a5da..c977ff90 100644
--- a/src/components/NoteCard/MainNoteCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/NoteCard/MainNoteCard.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Separator } from '@/components/ui/separator'
 import { toNote } from '@/lib/link'
-import { useSmartNoteNavigation } from '@/PageManager'
+import { useSmartNoteNavigationOptional } from '@/PageManager'
 import client from '@/services/client.service'
 import { Pin } from 'lucide-react'
 import { Event } from 'nostr-tools'
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export default function MainNoteCard({
   pinned?: boolean
 }) {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
-  const { navigateToNote } = useSmartNoteNavigation()
+  const { navigateToNote } = useSmartNoteNavigationOptional()
 
   return (
     <div
diff --git a/src/components/UserAvatar/index.tsx b/src/components/UserAvatar/index.tsx
index 5ace6e9d..f62b449e 100644
--- a/src/components/UserAvatar/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/UserAvatar/index.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { useFetchProfile } from '@/hooks'
 import { generateImageByPubkey, userIdToPubkey } from '@/lib/pubkey'
 import { toProfile } from '@/lib/link'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
-import { useSmartProfileNavigation } from '@/PageManager'
+import { useSmartProfileNavigationOptional } from '@/PageManager'
 import { useMemo, useState, useEffect } from 'react'
 
 const UserAvatarSizeCnMap = {
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export default function UserAvatar({
   size?: 'large' | 'big' | 'semiBig' | 'normal' | 'medium' | 'small' | 'xSmall' | 'tiny'
 }) {
   const { profile } = useFetchProfile(userId)
-  const { navigateToProfile } = useSmartProfileNavigation()
+  const { navigateToProfile } = useSmartProfileNavigationOptional()
   
   // Extract pubkey from userId if it's npub/nprofile format
   const pubkey = useMemo(() => {
diff --git a/src/components/Username/index.tsx b/src/components/Username/index.tsx
index dd691249..7cf7e341 100644
--- a/src/components/Username/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Username/index.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { useFetchProfile } from '@/hooks'
 import { toProfile } from '@/lib/link'
 import { formatPubkey, userIdToPubkey, pubkeyToNpub, formatNpub } from '@/lib/pubkey'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
-import { useSmartProfileNavigation } from '@/PageManager'
+import { useSmartProfileNavigationOptional } from '@/PageManager'
 import { useMemo } from 'react'
 
 export default function Username({
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export default function Username({
   style?: React.CSSProperties
 }) {
   const { profile, isFetching } = useFetchProfile(userId)
-  const { navigateToProfile } = useSmartProfileNavigation()
+  const { navigateToProfile } = useSmartProfileNavigationOptional()
 
   // Get pubkey from userId (works even if profile isn't loaded)
   const pubkey = useMemo(() => {
diff --git a/src/components/YoutubeEmbeddedPlayer/index.tsx b/src/components/YoutubeEmbeddedPlayer/index.tsx
index a90f7812..17823062 100644
--- a/src/components/YoutubeEmbeddedPlayer/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/YoutubeEmbeddedPlayer/index.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
-import { useContentPolicy } from '@/providers/ContentPolicyProvider'
+import { useContentPolicyOptional } from '@/providers/ContentPolicyProvider'
 import mediaManager from '@/services/media-manager.service'
 import { YouTubePlayer } from '@/types/youtube'
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react'
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ export default function YoutubeEmbeddedPlayer({
   mustLoad?: boolean
 }) {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
-  const { autoLoadMedia } = useContentPolicy()
+  const contentPolicy = useContentPolicyOptional()
+  const autoLoadMedia = contentPolicy?.autoLoadMedia ?? true
   const [display, setDisplay] = useState(autoLoadMedia)
   const { videoId, isShort } = useMemo(() => parseYoutubeUrl(url), [url])
   const [initSuccess, setInitSuccess] = useState(false)
diff --git a/src/contexts/mute-list-context.tsx b/src/contexts/mute-list-context.tsx
index 57badfe4..a12e6d5e 100644
--- a/src/contexts/mute-list-context.tsx
+++ b/src/contexts/mute-list-context.tsx
@@ -25,3 +25,8 @@ export function useMuteList(): TMuteListContext {
   }
   return context
 }
+
+/** Returns undefined when outside provider (e.g. embedded notes in createRoot trees). */
+export function useMuteListOptional(): TMuteListContext | undefined {
+  return useContext(MuteListContext)
+}
diff --git a/src/contexts/note-drawer-context.tsx b/src/contexts/note-drawer-context.tsx
index 51ca906b..bf087535 100644
--- a/src/contexts/note-drawer-context.tsx
+++ b/src/contexts/note-drawer-context.tsx
@@ -22,3 +22,8 @@ export function useNoteDrawer(): NoteDrawerContextValue {
   }
   return context
 }
+
+/** Returns undefined when outside provider (e.g. embedded notes in createRoot trees). */
+export function useNoteDrawerOptional(): NoteDrawerContextValue | undefined {
+  return useContext(NoteDrawerContext)
+}
diff --git a/src/contexts/primary-note-view-context.tsx b/src/contexts/primary-note-view-context.tsx
index 60a90608..a05d4404 100644
--- a/src/contexts/primary-note-view-context.tsx
+++ b/src/contexts/primary-note-view-context.tsx
@@ -36,3 +36,8 @@ export function usePrimaryNoteView(): PrimaryNoteViewContextValue {
   }
   return context
 }
+
+/** Returns undefined when outside provider (e.g. embedded notes in createRoot trees). */
+export function usePrimaryNoteViewOptional(): PrimaryNoteViewContextValue | undefined {
+  return useContext(PrimaryNoteViewContext)
+}
diff --git a/src/contexts/primary-page-context.tsx b/src/contexts/primary-page-context.tsx
index aa01a516..2fb6eb83 100644
--- a/src/contexts/primary-page-context.tsx
+++ b/src/contexts/primary-page-context.tsx
@@ -24,3 +24,8 @@ export function usePrimaryPage(): PrimaryPageContextValue {
   }
   return context
 }
+
+/** Returns undefined when outside provider (e.g. embedded notes in createRoot trees). */
+export function usePrimaryPageOptional(): PrimaryPageContextValue | undefined {
+  return useContext(PrimaryPageContext)
+}
diff --git a/src/contexts/secondary-page-context.tsx b/src/contexts/secondary-page-context.tsx
index fff50cf3..8ad25e4a 100644
--- a/src/contexts/secondary-page-context.tsx
+++ b/src/contexts/secondary-page-context.tsx
@@ -23,3 +23,8 @@ export function useSecondaryPage(): SecondaryPageContextValue {
   }
   return context
 }
+
+/** Returns undefined when outside provider (e.g. embedded notes in createRoot trees). */
+export function useSecondaryPageOptional(): SecondaryPageContextValue | undefined {
+  return useContext(SecondaryPageContext)
+}
diff --git a/src/hooks/useFetchProfile.tsx b/src/hooks/useFetchProfile.tsx
index 0632fea4..67b50c14 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useFetchProfile.tsx
+++ b/src/hooks/useFetchProfile.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { PROFILE_FETCH_PROMISE_TIMEOUT_MS } from '@/constants'
 import { getProfileFromEvent } from '@/lib/event-metadata'
 import { userIdToPubkey } from '@/lib/pubkey'
-import { useNostr } from '@/providers/NostrProvider'
+import { useNostrOptional } from '@/providers/nostr-context'
 import { useNoteFeedProfileContext } from '@/providers/NoteFeedProfileContext'
 import { replaceableEventService } from '@/services/client.service'
 import { TProfile } from '@/types'
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ export function useFetchProfile(id?: string, skipCache = false) {
   //   stack: new Error().stack?.split('\n').slice(1, 4).join('\n')
   // })
   
-  const { profile: currentAccountProfile } = useNostr()
+  const nostr = useNostrOptional()
+  const currentAccountProfile = nostr?.profile ?? null
   const noteFeed = useNoteFeedProfileContext()
   /** Hex/npub ids can show npub fallback immediately; avoid a skeleton frame before the first effect. */
   const [isFetching, setIsFetching] = useState(() => {
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/de.ts b/src/i18n/locales/de.ts
index fdac6d13..4cf1e1fc 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/de.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/de.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export default {
     'Relay pulse drawer following': 'Folge ich',
     'Relay pulse drawer others': 'Andere',
     'Relay pulse drawer no profiles': 'Für diese Stichprobe wurden noch keine Kind-0-Profile geladen.',
+    'See the newest notes from your follows': 'Neueste Notizen von deinen Abos anzeigen',
     'All favorite relays': 'Alle Lieblingsrelais',
     'Pinned note': 'Angehefteter Beitrag',
     'Relay settings': 'Relay-Einstellungen',
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/en.ts b/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
index 23481ca6..c90a1ddb 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export default {
     'Relay pulse drawer following': 'Following',
     'Relay pulse drawer others': 'Others',
     'Relay pulse drawer no profiles': 'No kind 0 profiles loaded for this sample yet.',
+    'See the newest notes from your follows': 'See the newest notes from your follows',
     'All favorite relays': 'All favorite relays',
     'Pinned note': 'Pinned note',
     'Relay settings': 'Relays and Storage Settings',
diff --git a/src/lib/follow-outbox-aggregate-relays.ts b/src/lib/follow-outbox-aggregate-relays.ts
index cdd5a6ee..009632c4 100644
--- a/src/lib/follow-outbox-aggregate-relays.ts
+++ b/src/lib/follow-outbox-aggregate-relays.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-import { READ_ONLY_RELAY_URLS } from '@/constants'
+import {
+  DEFAULT_FAVORITE_RELAYS,
+  FAST_READ_RELAY_URLS,
+  READ_ONLY_RELAY_URLS
+} from '@/constants'
 import { normalizeUrl } from '@/lib/url'
 import { relayUrlsLocalsFirst } from '@/lib/relay-url-priority'
 import type { TRelayList } from '@/types'
@@ -11,13 +15,29 @@ function isNonPublicWsRelayUrl(normalizedUrl: string): boolean {
   return normalizedUrl.toLowerCase().startsWith('ws://')
 }
 
+function addLayer(
+  out: string[],
+  seen: Set<string>,
+  blocked: Set<string>,
+  urls: readonly string[]
+): void {
+  for (const u of urls) {
+    const n = normalizeUrl(u) || u
+    if (!n || isNonPublicWsRelayUrl(n) || blocked.has(n) || seen.has(n)) continue
+    seen.add(n)
+    out.push(n)
+  }
+}
+
 /**
- * Merge each author's outboxes (capped per author) with {@link READ_ONLY_RELAY_URLS}:
- * normalized, blocked-stripped, deduped (first occurrence wins).
+ * Merge each author's outboxes (capped per author) with {@link READ_ONLY_RELAY_URLS},
+ * {@link FAST_READ_RELAY_URLS}, and user favorites: normalized, blocked-stripped,
+ * deduped (first occurrence wins).
  */
 export function buildFollowOutboxAggregateReadUrls(
   relayLists: readonly TRelayList[],
-  blockedRelays: readonly string[]
+  blockedRelays: readonly string[],
+  favoriteRelays: readonly string[] = []
 ): string[] {
   const blocked = new Set(blockedRelays.map((b) => normalizeUrl(b) || b).filter(Boolean))
   const seen = new Set<string>()
@@ -33,12 +53,9 @@ export function buildFollowOutboxAggregateReadUrls(
     }
   }
 
-  for (const u of READ_ONLY_RELAY_URLS) {
-    const n = normalizeUrl(u) || u
-    if (!n || isNonPublicWsRelayUrl(n) || blocked.has(n) || seen.has(n)) continue
-    seen.add(n)
-    out.push(n)
-  }
+  addLayer(out, seen, blocked, READ_ONLY_RELAY_URLS)
+  addLayer(out, seen, blocked, FAST_READ_RELAY_URLS)
+  addLayer(out, seen, blocked, favoriteRelays.length > 0 ? favoriteRelays : DEFAULT_FAVORITE_RELAYS)
 
   return out
 }
diff --git a/src/pages/primary/SearchPage/index.tsx b/src/pages/primary/SearchPage/index.tsx
index 79f7c926..48623a85 100644
--- a/src/pages/primary/SearchPage/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/primary/SearchPage/index.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ import { BookOpen } from 'lucide-react'
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
 import { forwardRef, useCallback, useEffect, useImperativeHandle, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react'
 
-const SearchPage = forwardRef<TPageRef>((_, ref) => {
+type SearchPageProps = { expandFollows?: boolean }
+const SearchPage = forwardRef<TPageRef>((props: SearchPageProps, ref) => {
+  const { expandFollows } = props ?? {}
   const { current, display } = usePrimaryPage()
   const { pubkey, relayList } = useNostr()
   const [input, setInput] = useState('')
@@ -88,11 +90,11 @@ const SearchPage = forwardRef<TPageRef>((_, ref) => {
         <div key={resultRefreshKey} className="min-w-0">
           {searchParams ? (
             <SearchResult searchParams={searchParams} />
-          ) : (
+          ) : pubkey ? (
             <div className="mb-4 min-w-0 space-y-2">
-              <LatestFromFollowsSection />
+              <LatestFromFollowsSection defaultOpen={expandFollows} />
             </div>
-          )}
+          ) : null}
         </div>
       </div>
     </PrimaryPageLayout>
diff --git a/src/providers/BookmarksProvider.tsx b/src/providers/BookmarksProvider.tsx
index 9962efc5..86f3f2d6 100644
--- a/src/providers/BookmarksProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/providers/BookmarksProvider.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ export const useBookmarks = () => {
   return context
 }
 
+/** Returns undefined when outside BookmarksProvider (e.g. embedded notes in createRoot trees). */
+export const useBookmarksOptional = () => useContext(BookmarksContext)
+
 export function BookmarksProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
   const { pubkey: accountPubkey, publish, updateBookmarkListEvent } = useNostr()
   const { favoriteRelays, blockedRelays } = useFavoriteRelays()
diff --git a/src/providers/ContentPolicyProvider.tsx b/src/providers/ContentPolicyProvider.tsx
index a51a4a36..ccf0bdd6 100644
--- a/src/providers/ContentPolicyProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/providers/ContentPolicyProvider.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ export const useContentPolicy = () => {
   return context
 }
 
+/** Returns undefined when outside provider (e.g. embedded notes in createRoot trees). */
+export function useContentPolicyOptional(): TContentPolicyContext | undefined {
+  return useContext(ContentPolicyContext)
+}
+
 export function ContentPolicyProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
   const [autoplay, setAutoplay] = useState(storage.getAutoplay())
   const [defaultShowNsfw, setDefaultShowNsfw] = useState(storage.getDefaultShowNsfw())
diff --git a/src/providers/FavoriteRelaysActivityProvider.tsx b/src/providers/FavoriteRelaysActivityProvider.tsx
index f5c8c24e..d2662b5d 100644
--- a/src/providers/FavoriteRelaysActivityProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/providers/FavoriteRelaysActivityProvider.tsx
@@ -116,11 +116,12 @@ export function FavoriteRelaysActivityProvider({ children }: { children: React.R
   const fetchRef = useRef(fetchActive)
   fetchRef.current = fetchActive
 
-  /** Favorite relay set changed after initial hydration — refresh snapshot (not the hourly cadence). */
+  /** Initial fetch on mount and when relay set changes (refresh snapshot, not hourly cadence). */
   const prevRelayKeyRef = useRef<string | undefined>(undefined)
   useEffect(() => {
     if (prevRelayKeyRef.current === undefined) {
       prevRelayKeyRef.current = relayKey
+      void fetchRef.current()
       return
     }
     if (prevRelayKeyRef.current === relayKey) return
diff --git a/src/providers/ScreenSizeProvider.tsx b/src/providers/ScreenSizeProvider.tsx
index b96f0e26..a0477a8d 100644
--- a/src/providers/ScreenSizeProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/providers/ScreenSizeProvider.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ export const useScreenSize = () => {
   return context
 }
 
+/** Returns undefined when outside provider (e.g. embedded notes in createRoot trees). */
+export function useScreenSizeOptional(): TScreenSizeContext | undefined {
+  return useContext(ScreenSizeContext)
+}
+
 export function ScreenSizeProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
   const [isSmallScreen, setIsSmallScreen] = useState(() => window.innerWidth <= 768)
   const [isLargeScreen, setIsLargeScreen] = useState(() => window.innerWidth >= 1280)
diff --git a/src/providers/nostr-context.tsx b/src/providers/nostr-context.tsx
index e14819b3..bd938608 100644
--- a/src/providers/nostr-context.tsx
+++ b/src/providers/nostr-context.tsx
@@ -75,3 +75,8 @@ export function useNostr(): TNostrContext {
   }
   return context
 }
+
+/** Returns undefined when outside NostrProvider (e.g. embedded notes in createRoot trees). */
+export function useNostrOptional(): TNostrContext | undefined {
+  return useContext(NostrContext)
+}