diff --git a/src/lib/feed-relay-urls.ts b/src/lib/feed-relay-urls.ts
index dc013db6..65a15798 100644
--- a/src/lib/feed-relay-urls.ts
+++ b/src/lib/feed-relay-urls.ts
@@ -65,3 +65,53 @@ export function pinHttpIndexRelaysInRelayCap(
 
   return out.slice(0, maxRelays)
 }
+
+/**
+ * Keep global mention / read aggregators in a capped stack (notifications `#p` REQs).
+ * Long NIP-65 lists otherwise fill {@link FAUX_SPELL_MAX_RELAYS} before index relays are reached.
+ */
+export function pinMentionRelaysInRelayCap(
+  capped: readonly string[],
+  mentionSources: readonly string[],
+  maxRelays: number,
+  minPinned: number
+): string[] {
+  const pinKeys = new Set(
+    mentionSources
+      .slice(0, Math.max(0, minPinned))
+      .map((u) => relayDedupeKey(u))
+      .filter(Boolean)
+  )
+  if (pinKeys.size === 0) return [...capped]
+
+  const mentionKeySet = new Set(mentionSources.map((u) => relayDedupeKey(u)).filter(Boolean))
+  const out = [...capped]
+  const outKeys = new Set(out.map(relayDedupeKey))
+
+  for (const raw of mentionSources) {
+    const key = relayDedupeKey(raw)
+    if (!key || outKeys.has(key)) continue
+
+    while (out.length >= maxRelays) {
+      let dropped = false
+      for (let i = out.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+        const candidate = out[i]!
+        const ck = relayDedupeKey(candidate)
+        if (pinKeys.has(ck) || mentionKeySet.has(ck)) continue
+        out.splice(i, 1)
+        outKeys.delete(ck)
+        dropped = true
+        break
+      }
+      if (!dropped) break
+    }
+
+    if (out.length >= maxRelays) continue
+    out.push(raw)
+    outKeys.add(key)
+    pinKeys.add(key)
+    if ([...pinKeys].every((k) => outKeys.has(k))) break
+  }
+
+  return out.slice(0, maxRelays)
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/metadata-policy-curated-relays.ts b/src/lib/metadata-policy-curated-relays.ts
index 384fb6d5..93fa911a 100644
--- a/src/lib/metadata-policy-curated-relays.ts
+++ b/src/lib/metadata-policy-curated-relays.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import {
   BOOKSTR_RELAY_URLS,
   DOCUMENT_RELAY_URLS,
+  FAST_READ_RELAY_URLS,
   FOLLOWS_HISTORY_RELAY_URLS,
   GIF_RELAY_URLS,
   NIP42_POOL_AUTOMATIC_AUTH_RELAY_URLS,
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ function relayKeyForCuratedSet(url: string): string {
 /** Relays grantable for the duration of an active read query/subscribe (not general feed widening). */
 const METADATA_POLICY_ACTIVE_READ_GRANT_RELAY_LISTS: readonly (readonly string[])[] = [
   ...METADATA_POLICY_OPERATION_SCOPED_RELAY_LISTS,
+  FAST_READ_RELAY_URLS,
   SEARCHABLE_RELAY_URLS,
   READ_ONLY_RELAY_URLS,
   NIP66_DISCOVERY_RELAY_URLS
diff --git a/src/pages/primary/SpellsPage/fauxSpellFeeds.test.ts b/src/pages/primary/SpellsPage/fauxSpellFeeds.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a2bbd7d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pages/primary/SpellsPage/fauxSpellFeeds.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import {
+  buildNotificationSpellRelayUrls,
+  FAUX_SPELL_MAX_RELAYS,
+  notificationMentionIndexRelayUrls
+} from './fauxSpellFeeds'
+
+describe('buildNotificationSpellRelayUrls', () => {
+  it('pins mention index relays even when personal inbox fills the cap', () => {
+    const personal = Array.from({ length: 12 }, (_, i) => `wss://personal-inbox-${i}.example/`)
+    const out = buildNotificationSpellRelayUrls(personal)
+    expect(out.length).toBeLessThanOrEqual(FAUX_SPELL_MAX_RELAYS)
+    const mentionKeys = new Set(
+      notificationMentionIndexRelayUrls().map((u) => u.replace(/\/$/, '').toLowerCase())
+    )
+    const pinned = out.filter((u) => mentionKeys.has(u.replace(/\/$/, '').toLowerCase()))
+    expect(pinned.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(3)
+  })
+
+  it('returns mention index relays when personal stack is empty', () => {
+    const out = buildNotificationSpellRelayUrls([])
+    expect(out.length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+    expect(out.some((u) => u.includes('theforest.nostr1.com') || u.includes('nostr.land'))).toBe(true)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/pages/primary/SpellsPage/fauxSpellFeeds.ts b/src/pages/primary/SpellsPage/fauxSpellFeeds.ts
index 1a3d3bce..926269cf 100644
--- a/src/pages/primary/SpellsPage/fauxSpellFeeds.ts
+++ b/src/pages/primary/SpellsPage/fauxSpellFeeds.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import {
   ExtendedKind,
   FAST_READ_RELAY_URLS,
   PROFILE_MEDIA_TAB_KINDS,
+  READ_ONLY_RELAY_URLS,
+  SEARCHABLE_RELAY_URLS
 } from '@/constants'
 import { RENDERABLE_NOTE_KINDS_SORTED } from '@/lib/note-renderable-kinds'
 import { buildProfileAugmentedReadRelayUrls } from '@/lib/favorites-feed-relays'
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ import {
   parseThreadWatchListRefs
 } from '@/lib/notification-thread-watch'
 import { userIdToPubkey } from '@/lib/pubkey'
-import { pinHttpIndexRelaysInRelayCap } from '@/lib/feed-relay-urls'
+import { pinHttpIndexRelaysInRelayCap, pinMentionRelaysInRelayCap } from '@/lib/feed-relay-urls'
 import { normalizeAnyRelayUrl, normalizeUrl } from '@/lib/url'
 import type { TFeedSubRequest } from '@/types'
 import { type Event, type Filter } from 'nostr-tools'
@@ -38,6 +40,54 @@ import { type Event, type Filter } from 'nostr-tools'
 export const FAUX_SPELL_MAX_RELAYS = 10
 export const FAUX_SPELL_EVENT_LIMIT = 200
 
+/** Minimum global mention/index relays pinned for the notifications spell (`#p` REQ). */
+export const NOTIFICATION_MENTION_RELAY_PIN_COUNT = 5
+
+/** Relays that index `#p` mentions and recent social events for the notifications spell. */
+export function notificationMentionIndexRelayUrls(): string[] {
+  return dedupeNormalizeRelayUrlsOrdered([
+    ...FAST_READ_RELAY_URLS,
+    ...SEARCHABLE_RELAY_URLS,
+    ...READ_ONLY_RELAY_URLS
+  ])
+}
+
+/**
+ * Notifications need global mention aggregators, not only the viewer's NIP-65 inbox (which may not store `#p`).
+ * Pins {@link NOTIFICATION_MENTION_RELAY_PIN_COUNT} index relays under {@link FAUX_SPELL_MAX_RELAYS}.
+ */
+export function buildNotificationSpellRelayUrls(
+  personalUrls: readonly string[],
+  blockedRelays: readonly string[] = []
+): string[] {
+  const blocked = new Set(
+    blockedRelays
+      .map((b) => (normalizeAnyRelayUrl(b) || b.trim()).toLowerCase())
+      .filter(Boolean)
+  )
+  const allow = (u: string) => !blocked.has((normalizeAnyRelayUrl(u) || u.trim()).toLowerCase())
+  const mentionIndex = notificationMentionIndexRelayUrls().filter(allow)
+  const personal = dedupeNormalizeRelayUrlsOrdered([...personalUrls]).filter(allow)
+  const capped = feedRelayPolicyUrls(
+    [
+      { source: 'search', urls: mentionIndex },
+      { source: 'viewer-read', urls: personal }
+    ],
+    {
+      operation: 'read',
+      maxRelays: FAUX_SPELL_MAX_RELAYS,
+      applySocialKindBlockedFilter: false,
+      allowThirdPartyLocalRelays: true
+    }
+  )
+  return pinMentionRelaysInRelayCap(
+    capped,
+    mentionIndex,
+    FAUX_SPELL_MAX_RELAYS,
+    Math.min(NOTIFICATION_MENTION_RELAY_PIN_COUNT, mentionIndex.length)
+  )
+}
+
 /** Profile Media tab: single REQ `limit` (matches merged cap in NoteList one-shot). */
 export const PROFILE_MEDIA_REQ_LIMIT = 200
 
diff --git a/src/pages/primary/SpellsPage/useSpellsPageFeed.ts b/src/pages/primary/SpellsPage/useSpellsPageFeed.ts
index 705e8255..e9acb469 100644
--- a/src/pages/primary/SpellsPage/useSpellsPageFeed.ts
+++ b/src/pages/primary/SpellsPage/useSpellsPageFeed.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import {
   MEDIA_SPELL_KINDS,
   NOTIFICATION_SPELL_KINDS,
   applyFauxSpellCapsToSubRequests,
+  buildNotificationSpellRelayUrls,
   ensureFauxSpellRelayStackTouchesFastRead
 } from './fauxSpellFeeds'
 import { getRelaysForSpell, spellEventToFilter } from '@/services/spell.service'
@@ -414,8 +415,11 @@ export function useSpellsPageFeed(a: UseSpellsPageFeedArgs) {
     )
 
     if (selectedFauxSpell === 'notifications') {
-      if (!notificationsFeedPubkey || !feedUrls.length) return []
-      const notificationUrls = appendMoneroNostrRelays(feedUrls)
+      if (!notificationsFeedPubkey) return []
+      const notificationUrls = appendMoneroNostrRelays(
+        buildNotificationSpellRelayUrls(feedUrls, blockedRelays)
+      )
+      if (!notificationUrls.length) return []
       const base = buildNotificationsSpellSubRequests(notificationUrls, notificationsFeedPubkey)
       const extra = buildNotificationsFollowedThreadSubRequests(
         notificationUrls,